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| AB00004 | Madaniyyih (The Secret of Divine Civilization) | 20800 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Secret of Divine Civilization | Secret of Divine Civilization (book) | بدایع حمد و ثنا و جوامع شکر و سپاس درگاه احدیت پروردگاریرا سزاست که از بین کافه | Praise and thanksgiving be unto Providence that out of all the realities in existence He has chosen the reality of man | BLIB_Or.08686, IOM.100, BLIB_Or.08117, | SDCP, AVK3.336.14x, AVK3.222.07x, AVK3.290.13x, AVK3.292.05x, AVK3.324.05x, AVK4.317bx, AVK4.328x, AVK4.339x, MSHR3.097x, OOL.C019 | SDC, WOB.037-038x, WOB.192x, LOG#1061 ¶1x, LOG#1417x, LOG#1682x, LOG#1882x, LOG#1883x, BSC.424 #767.1x, SW_v07#18 p.181-182x, BLO_PT#057, STAB#044, STAB#064 | Treatise addressed anonymously to the entire Persian nation, outlining both the secular and the religious bases of true civilization. Identified by Shoghi Effendi as Abdu'l-Baha's "outstanding contribution to the future reorganization of the world." Presents a defense of Western-style modernization in the face of opposition to the Shah's reforms. Explores the qualities of the spiritually learned through the lens of an Islamic tradition that the learned "must guard himself, defend his faith, oppose his passions and obey the commandments of his Lord". Presents the essential outlines of the Lesser Peace. Argues that religion is the greatest instrument for achieving true civilization, but warns that it can be diverted to the wrong ends. Rejects the possibility of a secular morality based on an "innate sense of human dignity", since "self-love is kneaded into the very clay of man". Issues a call for education reform, borrowing from other cultures as necessary, to restore the ancient glory of Persia. | Bribery and corruption; Call to action; Christ; Christianity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Justice and wrath of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Muhammad; Islam; Parliaments; constitutional government; Past, present and future of Iran; Power of the mind over nature; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Promotion of commerce and industry; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Universal education; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace | * | * | MMAH.234 | ||
| AB00023 | Lawh-i-Aflakiyyih (Tablet of the Celestial Spheres) | 3020 | Tablet of the Universe (Lawh-i-Aflákiyyih); Abdu'l-Bahá — de l'Univers | Lawh-i-Aflakiyyih (Tablet of the Universe) | الحمد لله الذی جعل اسمائه و صفاته لم یزل نافذه احکامها فی مراتب الوجود | Praise be to God Who hath ever caused His Names and Attributes to penetrate the degrees of existence | INBA55:048, INBA59:027b, UMich962.036-050, UMich991.150-170 | MKT1.013, MNMK#006 p.047, MILAN.001, AVK2.150.10x, MAS5.147x, ADH2.093x, ADH2_2#16 p.121x, MMG2#122 p.140x, YHA1.375x, DLS.319, OOL.C005 | BLO_PT#142 | Treatise highlighting the intimate connection between physical and spiritual realities and laws. Opens with an exordium on the names and attributes of God, which move "in the firmament of perfection in descending and ascending arcs", and "in the orbits of sanctity and circles of glorification", occupying "spiritual spheres" which are "subtle", "fluid", and "vibrating". Explains that since motion is intrinsic to existence, and this motion must be governed that order and perfection may be maintained, a universal attractive force was brought into being between the "holy and resplendent suns" and their planets and satellites. Emphasizes that the creation of God has no limits. Clarifies that the preceding are "spiritual truths pertaining to the spiritual world" and that material truths can also be inferred from this, for "physical things are signs and imprints of spiritual things". Describes the interconnected and relative nature of "earthly" and "heavenly", "material" and "spiritual", "accidental" and "essential", "particular" and "universal", "foundation" and "structure". States, quoting a Hadith, that particular and universal realities in both the physical and spiritual realms are infinite. Explains that the divine grace is manifested according to capacity, both individually in the human reality and collectively in this new cycle: thus "in this most great manifestation ... the gates of revelation and discovery have been thrown wide open". Clarifies that it is not possible that God's grace should have appeared all at once, but that a gradual and progressive revelation is necessary. Warns that the knowledge and sciences of past ages are "superstitious fancies" compared to those realities which have become unveiled in this Revelation, and so all matters must be weighed in the balance of this Cause. Directs that all things be investigated "in a methodical and scientific way", and that conventional wisdom be rejected, in order "to discover the undisclosed verities and the hidden mysteries, which are concealed in the inmost heart of the universal realities". Reiterates that the discoveries and opinions of earlier philosophers, including those regarding the celestial spheres, were unsound, since it is only in this age that the mathematical sciences have been systematized. Defends the statements of the Prophets about the celestial spheres, that they merely referred to the orbits of the planets. Affirms that the planets move within a subtle, fluid and vibrating substrate, and that "the heavens are a restrained wave because a void is impossible and inconceivable". Rejects the notion that the celestial spheres are solid and glassy. Returns to the topic of the errors of the ancient philosophers, in relation to the orbit of the Earth around the sun: while Pythagoras, Plato and Aristarchus affirmed the correct theory, their opinions were based on presentiment and not on evidence; while most of the sages, including al-Farabi, followed the erroneous theory of Ptolemy (in contradiction to the explicit text of Qur'an 36:38). Reiterates that sound scientific theories are supported by logical proofs and careful observation, as well as being "in conformity with the principles of the universal themes expounded in the divine sciences". Praises the careful observations of Copernicus. Closes with a prayer in praise of God and this Day and asking for steadfastness. | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Infinity and eternity; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | * | - | |||
| AB00099 | Some Answered Questions #078 Strikes | 1120 | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | از مسئله اعتصاب سؤال نمودید . در این مسئله مشکلات عظیمه حاصل شده و میشود | You have asked about strikes. Great difficulties have arisen and will continue to arise from this issue. | MFD#78, OOL.C022.78 | SAQ#78, BWF.280-284x | Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Relationship between government and people; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||
| AB00114 | 1010 | ای مونس سفر من هر چند جواب نامه مرقوم و ارسال گردید ولی حال دوباره از شدت محبت | O companion of my travels! … The great Qa’im-Maqam has said, “The body of the mulla is the object of God’s ridicule,” | INBA84:371 | RRT.127x, SFI18.279ax | LOIR20.175ax | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00130 | 960 | ای حضرت شهید و ایادی امرالله نامه ایکه بتاریخ ۱۹ ربیع الاول ۱۳۳۷ مرقوم نموده | O illustrious martyr and Hand of the Cause of God! Thy letter dated the nineteenth of Rabi'u'l-Avval 1337 [3.5s] | MMK6#344x, AVK4.479ax, AVK4.479bx, PYK.282, MSHR2.162x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00132 | 960 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List | ای یاران رحمانی عبدالبهاء نامه شما که بتاریخ سنبله ۱۳۰۰ نمرو ۱۲۳۳ مورخ بود | O ye loving friends of Abdu'l-Baha! Your letter, dated Sunbulih 1300, number 1233, was received [3.5s]... ...In short, O ye beloved of the Lord! Regard ye not the tyranny and iniquity of the ignorant | BRL_DAK#0580, MMK6#203, PYM.114bx, MSHR4.398x, MUH1.0526x, MJDF.122 | BRL_ATE#157x, ADMS#065i11x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| AB00137 | 940 | الهی الهی لک الحمد بما رفعت رایه فردانیتک و اریت الکل ایات رحمانیتک و هدیت هولاء | O God! O God! Praise be unto Thee for Thou hast unfurled the Flag of Thy Singleness, caused everyone to witness the signs of Thy Mercifulness | INBA87:135, INBA52:132 | SFI17.014-015 | DAS.1913-11-22x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Praise of Western values; culture; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00138 | 940 | ای میر وفا در عالم وجود صفتی بهتر و خوشتر و شیرینتر از وفا نیست این منقبت از | O faithful one! In all the world of existence there is no attribute more excellent, more pleasing and sweeter than faithfulness. This virtue [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0709, AKHB.258x, YARP2.567 p.402 | Critique of Western values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00141 | 940 | یا من تحمل کل مشقة فى سبیل الله حضرت اسم اعظم | O thou who bearest every hardship in the path of God, O thou bearer of the Most Great Name [3.5s] | INBA13:286 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Education of children; moral education; Growth of the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00146 | 930 | خداوندیرا ستاایم و پرستش نماایم که جهان هستی را بپرتو بخشایش زینت و آرایش | All praise and worship be unto God, Who hath adorned the world of being with the resplendent rays of His grace [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0572, MMK3#152 p.104, PYB#112-113 p.05 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Human reality created in the image of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity of governments; political unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00192 | 830 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Translation List | ایها المطلع باسرار الکتاب المقدس انی قرئت مکتوبک المسهب و اطلعت بالمحاوره | O thou who art versed in the mysteries of the Holy Book! I have perused thy detailed letter and taken note of its discourse [3.5s]... ...Follow thou the way of thy Lord, and say not that which the ears cannot bear to hear, for such speech is like luscious food given to small children | MNMK#012 p.077, MMK1#214 p.258x, KKD2.066 | SWAB#214x | Christ; Christianity; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| AB00200 | 820 | ای یاران عزیزان هر فردی از افراد انسانی چون از خاور زندگانی در جهان هستی | O beloved friends, every member of the human race, as they emerge from the dawning-place of life into the realm of existence [4o] | INBA75:132 | AMK.086-089, DWNP_v3#06 p.042-044, YARP2.310 p.256 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Past, present and future of Iran; Unity; oneness of humanity; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00221 | 780 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما را با وجود آنکه بجان عزیزت فرصت قرائت یکسطر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Though I have not the time to read even a single line, thy detailed letter [3.5s] | INBA85:353 | AVK3.319.01x, SFI06.015bx, ANDA#67-68 p.36, YMM.042-044 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Past, present and future of Iran | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00233 | 770 | یا من یسمع یناحی و صیاحی و نوحی و حنینی الیه فی جنح اللیالی و صباحی و اسحاری | O Thou Who hearest my lamentation and my cry, my weeping and my yearning toward Thee in the depths of night, at daybreak and in the morning hours [3.5s]... ...You wrote that the renovation of the House [of the Bab] might produce a great tumult. Indeed, the illustrious Áqa Mírza Aqay-i-Afnan, upon him be the Glory of God | INBA87:287, INBA52:291 | MMK6#549x, MSHR3.052x | AFNAN.178-180x | Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| AB00234 | 760 | الحمد لله الذی ذرء دره بیضاء و فریده نوراء و جوهره غراء و یتیمه عصماء متلئلئه | Praise be unto Him Who hath brought forth a lustrous pearl, a radiant gem, a brilliant jewel, and a singular and immaculate treasure, resplendent in its light [3.5s] | INBA21:053 | Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00236 | 760 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده حضرت یزدان در خصوص تربیت صبیان و تعلیم کودکان سوال نموده بودی اطفالی | O thou servant of God! Thou didst ask as to the education of children. Those children who, sheltered by the Blessed Tree, have set foot upon the world | BRL_DAK#0391, AKHB.220, TRBB.060, MJTB.101, ANDA#26 p.56 | BRL_ATE#151, COC#0627 | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB00245 | 750 | O thou honorable martyr and the pioneer of the Cause of God! The letter which you had written on the 19th of December 1918 | SW_v10#06 p.105-107 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise of Western values; culture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teachings as spirit of the age | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00251 | 740 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Social Action | ای یار قدیم ای ثابت بر پیمان اگر چه مدتیست مدید که از کثرت موانع فرصتی نیافتم | O ancient friend and steadfast one in the Covenant! Although for a considerable time, due to numerous obstacles, I have found no opportunity [3.5s]... ...The root cause of wrongdoing is ignorance, and we must therefore hold fast to the tools of perception and knowledge… The subjects to be taught in children's school are many | BRL_DAK#0970, MKT1.403, MNMK#109 p.205, MMK1#111 p.132x, AVK3.330.15x, MJTB.067x | SWAB#111x, BRL_SOCIAL#191x, COC#0628x, COC#2221x, LOG#0494x, LOG#0503x, BW_v16p036-037x | MANA | Educational curricula; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB00269 | 720 | دوست محترم من نامه شما رسید از آن روابط روحانی که منبعث از جان و وجدان بود | O esteemed friend! Your letter was received, and from those spiritual bonds which sprang from the soul and conscience [3.5s]... ...During this journey it has become manifest and evident to me that the Western world has made extraordinary progress... In the world of nature the greatest dominant note is the struggle for existence--the result of which is the survival of the fittest...Praise be to God that the Sun of Reality has shone forth with the utmost brilliancy from the eastern horizon.... Spiritual education consists in the inculcation of the ideals of divine morality | MNMK#115 p.222, MJDF.080, KHF.054, KHAB.031? (040), KHTB3.030, NJB_v04#02 p.001 | SW_v07#15 p.133-134x, SW_v08#01 p.015x, SW_v08#08 p.101-102x, SW_v11#01 p.010-011x, BNE.156x | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Oneness; unity of religion; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00305 | 680 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | انّ الظّهورات فی الأدوار السّابقة کان لکلّ واحد منهم شأن فی الوجود و رتبة فی نشأة الأنسان | ...Verily, each one of the Manifestations in former ages possessed a certain station in existence and a certain rank in human development [3.5s]... ...Were it not for tests genuine gold could not be distinguished from the counterfeit.... In cycles gone by, each one of the Manifestations of God hath had His own rank in the world of existence... Intellect and the faculty of comprehension are God's gifts | MNMK#063 p.142x, MMK1#027 p.054x | SWAB#027x, COC#1790x, SW_v08#19 p.238-239x, SW_v14#02 p.041-042x, SW_v14#12 p.353x, BSTW#438 | Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Role and station of women; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB00328 | Sharh-i-Fass-i-Nigin (on the Ringstone Symbol) | 660 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablet on the Greatest Name (Lawh-i Ism-i A'zám) | Sharh-i-Fass-i-Nigin (on the Ringstone Symbol) | مدتی شد که آنجناب در پاریس بخدمت مشغولید هر چند زحمت و مشقت بسیار است ولی خدمت | For some time you have been engaged in service in Paris and although there is much hardship and difficulty, it is service [3.5s]... ...As regards the explanation of Monsieur Angelmann(?) concerning the writing of the Greatest Name on the ringstone | BRL_DAK#0571, MMK6#166x, AKHA_103BE #12 p.05, AKHA_117BE #01-04 p.v, AVK3.079.05x, MAS2.100-103, OOL.C023 | LOG#0910x, BSC.478 #914x, PN_various p010x, RESP.072x, RBB.143-144, BLO_PT#160 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Ringstone symbol | * | - | |||||
| AB00341 | 640 | ای دوستان معنوی و یاران حقیقی عبدالبهاء هر چند آفت وبا جمیع انحاء اقلیم مقدس | O spiritual friends and true companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though the affliction of plague hath encompassed all regions of the Holy Land [3.5s] | INBA16:056 | MKT4.068, MILAN.088 | Civil courts; Critique of Western values; culture; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00351 | 630 | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The | ای ابناء ملکوت نامه شما رسید در وقتیکه حال صعب و عسیر بود و وصول نامه مشکل و مستحیل | O ye sons of the Kingdom! At a time when conditions were most difficult and oppressive and the reception of letters hard and impracticable… In the future, God willing, there will be erected throughout all the regions | BRL_DAK#0714, COMP_MASHRIQP#15x | BRL_MASHRIQ#15x, TAB.435-438, BWF.414-415x, BSTW#078 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB00381 | Some Answered Questions #022 The Miracles of Christ | 620 | Answered Questions, Some | مظاهر مقدسهء الهیه مصدر معجزاتند و مظهر آثار عجیبه هر امر مشکلی و غیر ممکنی | The Manifestations of God are sources of miraculous deeds and marvellous signs. | MFD#22, OOL.C022.22 | SAQ#22, PN_1905 p007, BAVA.017-019x, BLO_PN#021x | Life and death; Miracles and their interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | ||||||
| AB00386 | 610 | ای بنده یزدان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید مفهوم و معلوم گردید حمد خدا را که دلالت | O servant of God! That which thou didst write was understood and comprehended. Praise be to God that guidance [3.5s] | YBN.075-076 | Critique of Western values; culture; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00391 | 610 | ای عین الاحباء و زین الاودآء حمد کن خدا را که نهایت سیاحت یعنی خاتمه الالطاف فاتحه | O thou who art the essence of the beloved ones and the adornment of the pure-hearted! Render thanks unto God that the ultimate journey signifieth the culmination of bounties and the beginning [3.5s] | MKT4.084, MILAN.113 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00395 | Some Answered Questions #059 Man's Comprehension of God | 610 | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | این مسئله را زمان فرصت لازم و در سر ناهار بیان مشکل است | This subject requires ample time, and to explain it at table will be difficult. | MFD#59, OOL.C022.59 | SAQ#59, BWF.321-323 | Human reality created in the image of God; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||
| AB00455 | 580 | ای دوست محترم مهربان مدتی است که بهیچوجه از آن یار دیرین خبری نرسیده و نور | O revered kind friend, For a long time no news at all has come from that friend of many years... Although the line of amity is unbroken and heartfelt attachment endures, what came to pass | CMB_F66#19a, | BRL_DAK#0586, MAS9.094, MSHR5.040-041, MSHR5.379ax, YHA1.183-184 (1.377) | EGBBF.104-105x | Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Praise of Western values; culture; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| AB00582 | 510 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان از صعود حضرت آقا موسی حزن و اندوه رخ نمود و مشکلات واقعه از | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The news of the ascension of his honor Aqa Musa | BRL_DAK#0008 | BRL_ATE#008, MAAN#25 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Critique of Western values; culture; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00590 | 510 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها المخلصون ایها المقربون ایها المبتهلون ایها المتضرعون انی اضع جبهتی علی | O ye sincere ones! O ye favored ones! O ye beseeching ones! O ye supplicating ones!... O friends! It is the wish of ‘Abdu'l-Baha that the friends may establish general unity and not a particular meeting of unity | BRL_DAK#0894, MKT3.233, HDQI.297 | TAB.392-395, BSC.458 #843, TCI#1 | Importance of community building; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00607 | 500 | ای دوست عزیز آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه چنانست که گفتی ایران در | O dearly cherished friend! That which thou hast written hath been observed. In truth, as thou hast stated, Iran is [3.5s] | MSHR4.282-283 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Nationalism; love of country; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00648 | 490 | ولکن مشکلات اینجاست که هر بدبختی خطاای کند این صادقان که اطاعت و صداقت و خیر | Verily, the difficulty lies herein: whenever a hapless soul errs, it is those who are sincere, obedient, and virtuous who bear the burden [4o] | QT108.123-124 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00689 | Two Kinds of Prophecy | 470 | Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | انبیا را استفاضه از فیض عمومی نامتناهی الهی و همچنین استفاضه از فیض | The Prophets of God draw upon both His boundless universal grace and upon His particular grace, that is, upon divine revelation and inspiration. | BRL_TTTP#02 | BRL_TTT#02 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prophecy and fulfillment; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||
| AB00742 | 460 | ای یار سفر کرده بعد از مدتی مدیده مراسله مختصره وارد و بر تفصیل سفر و ورود و | O thou wayfarer who hast embarked upon a journey! After a long period, a brief letter arrived concerning the particulars of thy travels and arrival [3.5s] | MSHR3.224-225 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00763 | 450 | River of Life, The | O Heavenly Friends! Your letter arrived and its subject afforded me joy and gladness. Thanks be to God! that such an assembly | ROL.055-057 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00803 | 440 | ای مدیر محترم معارف پرور و خیرخواه عموم بشر ایران وقتی بهشت برین بود و | O thou noble editor, cherisher of knowledge and the well-wisher of the world of humanity! Persia at one time was the delectable paradise | MMK4#187 p.231, PYB#086 p.03 | DAS.1914-10-13 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Martyrs and martyrdom; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00808 | 440 | ای یار روحانی بواسطه جناب آقا میرزا احمد سهراب نامه شما رسید و از مضمون | O spiritual friend! Through Jináb-i-Mírzá Ahmad Sohrab thy letter was received, and from its contents [3.5s] | NJB_v03#01 p.004-005 | Agriculture; Excellence; distinction; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Non-participation in politics; Promotion of commerce and industry; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00824 | 430 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید اجازه حضور خواسته بودید حال آنجناب الحمد لله در قمرود | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived wherein thou hadst sought permission to attain His presence. Now, praise be to God, thou art in Qamrud [3.5s]... ...As to the organization of the schools: if possible the children should all wear the same kind of clothing, even if the fabric is varied | MMK1#110 p.131x, AKHB.215, MJTB.080x, ANDA#57 p.59x, QUM.259-260, KASH.443x | SWAB#110x, LOG#0487x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Education of children; moral education; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB00835 | 430 | ای منادی میثاق حمد کن خدا را که ناشر نفحاتی و خادم کلمه الله بعد از صعود جمال | O herald of the Covenant! Praise God that thou art a diffuser of divine fragrances and a servant of the Word of God after the ascension of the Beauty [3.5s] | MMK3#300 p.221 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise of Western values; culture; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00852 | 420 | الهی الهی انی اغبر جبینی بتراب عتبه قدسک الطاهره و امرغ وجهی بتلک التربه | O my God, my God! I humble my brow with the dust of Thy sacred and immaculate threshold, and lay low my countenance upon that hallowed soil [4o] | TSS.137 | Education of children; moral education; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00889 | 410 | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت الله نامه مبارکی که ارسال نموده بودید رسید مضمون تاسیس محفل | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom of God! The blessed letter that ye have forwarded was received. Its contents indicate | NJB_v01#09 p.001-002 | TEW.017-018 | Consultation; Importance of community building; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00955 | 400 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ای متشبث بذیل اطهر فرع سدره مبارکه در جهان و جهانیان بدیده بینا نظر نما که | O Thou who art holding fast to the Pure Hem; thou who art the twig of the Blessed Tree! Look thou with seeing eyes at the world about thee, and at the inhabitants thereof. Upon the stage of this immense theatre most spectacular plays are being enacted. | BRL_DAK#0376, MMK3#055 p.035, HDQI.196x, ANDA#07 p.07x | DAS.1913-09-08, BSC.344 #671x, SW_v04#16 p.273x, ABIE.295, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#123d | Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| AB00957 | 400 | ای منجذب نفحات قدس تا بحال دو سه مکتوب مفصل و مختصر ارسال گردیده و رسیده و | O thou who art attracted by the sacred fragrances! Two or three letters, both detailed and brief, have thus far been dispatched and received [3.5s] | INBA88:329 | MAS5.172, MSHR4.404-405, MUH2.0766, NSS.234-235 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Contention and conflict; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01035 | 390 | یا امینی الامین نامه بیست و دوم شوال سنه حالیه رسید و از مضمون نهایت انشراح و | O thou trusted and faithful Amini! Thy letter dated the twenty-second of Shawwal of this year hath been received, and from its contents the utmost gladness and joy [3.5s] | INBA16:166 | MMK6#348x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise of Western values; culture; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01046 | 380 | ای امین عبدالبهاء دو مکتوب از شما رسید و مضامین معلوم گردید حمد خدا را که | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Two letters from you were received and their contents became known. Praise be to God that [3.5s] | INBA16:159 | Business; financial; property matters; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Personal instructions; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01050 | 380 | ای بنده الهی دو نامه شما واصل و بر مضامین وقوف حاصل شد نظر تو باید باینعبد | O servant of the True One! Thy two letters were received and the contents thereof were noted... True paradise for the soul is to enjoy near access to the eternal Beauty, while hell is to be far removed from that radiant Light | INBA89:166b | MAS2.016x, YMM.273x, YMM.284x, VUJUD.111x | VUJUDE.202x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Differences in human capacity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| AB01059 | 380 | Trustworthiness | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضمون معلوم گردید از کثرت مشاغل و غوائل فرصت | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents became known. Due to the multitude of occupations and difficulties, time is [3.5s]... ...If a man were to perform every good work, yet fail in the least scruple to be entirely trustworthy and honest, his good works would become as dry tinder | COMP_TRUSTP#47x, AVK3.158.06x, MSHR3.198 | BRL_TRUST#46x, COC#2058x | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Imam Husayn; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| AB01068 | 380 | Translation List | ای رفیق مهربان نامه که بتاریخ ۲۲ آپریل ۱۹۱۹ از لندن مرقوم نموده بودی رسید ولی مکتوب پیش | O loving friend! Your letter dated 22 April 1919, written from London, was received, as was your previous missive [3.5s]... ...Bahaʼuʼllah and the Bab were both Iranians, and some twenty-thousand Iranians have sacrificed themselves in this path. I, too, am an Iranian | AKHA_137BE #04 p.52, PYM.113-114x, KHSH12.009, MAS5.044 | ADMS#065i16x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||
| AB01122 | 370 | ای دوستان الهی و منجذبان ملکوت رحمانی از عادات الهی و حکمتهای بالغه صمدانی | O divine friends and ye who are attracted to the Kingdom of the All-Merciful! Among the divine ways and consummate wisdoms of the Eternal Lord [3.5s] | INBA55:257, INBA88:352 | BRL_DAK#1015, MKT1.447, AKHA_118BE #03-04 p.d, AKHA_128BE #01 p.b, AKHA_121BE #01 p.b, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.253, YHA1.369 (2.740) | Bringing forth results; fruit; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01150 | 370 | O thou son of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its contents were in the utmost sweetness | SW_v11#08 p.122, BSTW#366 | Critique of Western values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Nationalism; love of country; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01170 | 360 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ادیبان ای طبیبان جناب امین و یاران ستایش از همت بی پایان نموده اند... تعليم اطفال و پرورش کودکان اعظم مناقب عالم انسان | O men of learning and physicians! His honor the Trustee and his companions have praised your boundless endeavor [3.5s]... ...The education and training of children is among the most meritorious acts of humankind and draweth down the grace and favor of the All-Merciful | MMK1#103 p.126x, AKHA_131BE #10 p.270, YMM.205x | SWAB#103x | Arcs of ascent and descent; Educational curricula; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | |||||||
| AB01183 | 360 | Light of the World | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه دوازدهم ذی القعده ۳۳۷ رسید اما نامه سابق نرسید مرقوم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter of 12 Dhi’l-Qa‘dih 1337 was received, but the earlier one hath not arrived | NURA#29, MKT9.101b, MMK3#153 p.106x, MMK4#038 p.043x, MAS2.083x | LOTW#29 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| AB01198 | 360 | ای مبتلای در سبیل الهی بلایای آنجناب در سبیل رحمن چون دریای بی پایان موجها | O thou who art sore afflicted in the path of God! The tribulations that beset thee in the pathway of the All-Merciful are as waves upon an endless sea [3.5s] | NANU_AB#41 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01223 | 360 | Bahá'í Scriptures | 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 | BSC.434 #787-789, SW_v12#12 p.194, BSTW#104 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01246 | 350 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای خانم محترمه نامه شما رسید آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید حق با شماست البته بر | O thou respected lady! They letter hath arrived. Thou art right in what thou hast written | BRL_DAK#0006, PZHN v1#2 p.43 | BRL_ATE#006, MAAN#23 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Review of publications; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| AB01288 | 350 | قال الله تعالی رب المشرقین و رب المغربین الی آخر الایه یا ایها الناظر الی الجمال الأنور | God, exalted is He, saith: "Lord of the two Easts and Lord of the two Wests," unto the end of the verse. O thou who gazest upon the Most Luminous Beauty [3.5s] | INBA55:188, INBA59:161, UMich962.132-133, UMich991.081-083 | BRL_DAK#1012, MKT1.243 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01317 | 340 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه های متعدد شما رسید انشاء الله یک یک جواب نگاشته میشود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy numerous letters have arrived. God willing | BRL_DAK#0027, PZHN v1#2 p.38 | BRL_ATE#028, MAAN#14 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Petitions to authorities; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB01331 | 340 | ای ساعی در نشر نفحات الله ترویج معارف و تعمیم تعالیم و نشر علوم نافعه و | O thou who strivest to diffuse the divine fragrances of God, to promote knowledge, to extend the teachings, and to spread beneficial sciences [3.5s] | MMK6#451, AHB.128BE #04-05 p.133, AVK3.333.03, MJTB.123 | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01358 | 340 | ایها الفرع المنجذب بنفحات القدس المنتسب الی السدره المبارکه آنچه مرقوم نموده | O branch attracted by the holy fragrances, who art related to the Blessed Tree! That which thou didst write [3.5s]... ...You wrote about the Eminent House and the Point of Adoration of the world, may my life be a sacrifice unto its dust. This issue is most important; nay, it stands as the most momentous of all matters | INBA87:313, INBA52:318 | AFNAN.173-174x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Law of pilgrimage; Martyrdom of the Bab; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01360 | Some Answered Questions #074 The Relativity of Good and Evil | 340 | Answered Questions, Some | بیان حقیقت اینمسئله بسیار مشکل است بدانکه کائنات بر دو قسم است | To explain the truth of this matter is difficult indeed. Know that created things are of two kinds | MFD#74, OOL.C022.74 | SAQ#74 | Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB01396 | 330 | ای دو مومن موقن اموری در اینجهان فانی ظهور و بروز نماید که بظاهر سبب هیجان | O ye two assured believers! Affairs shall arise and become manifest in this mortal world which outwardly cause agitation [3.5s] | BSHN.140.116, BSHN.144.116, MHT2.140 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01399 | 330 | ای دوستان ثابتان عبدالبهاء چندیست که بشارتی از آنجهات نرسید راه مقطوع بود و | O steadfast friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! For some time now, no glad tidings have reached Us from those regions, as the path hath been cut off [3.5s] | MKT5.082 | Prayer for tests and difficulties; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01424 | 330 | ای یار قدیم و همدم و ندیم عبدالبهاء نامه رسید در این روزها مصمم حرکت امریکا | O ancient companion and intimate confidant of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter hath arrived, and in these days I am resolved to journey unto America [3.5s] | INBA85:387 | BRL_DAK#0176, MKT4.144, MMK5#056 p.052, YHA1.132x, YHA1.132x (1.270), YIA.335 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; Power of prayer; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01437 | 330 | ای یاوران عبدالبهاء بخارا وقتی عقل افزا بود و مرکز علم و دانش نفوسی در آنجا | O ye supporters of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Bukhárá was once a place that enhanced wisdom, a center of learning and knowledge where souls [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1035, MKT2.152, AKHA_088BE #07 p.01, ASAT2.027x, AHB.107BE #15 p.328, AVK2.134, PYM.096x, GTB.122 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01449 | 330 | مکتوب شما واصل گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل گشت امثال آنجناب سزاوار چنانست که | Your letter was received and its contents were noted. It behoveth one such as you to [3.5s] | INBA89:232 | AVK3.245 | Consultation; Contention and conflict; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01473 | 320 | Translation List | ای بنده جمال ابهی سوال از ایه مبارکه نموده بودی که میفرماید عنقریب صرافان | O servant of the Abha Beauty! Thou hadst asked about this blessed verse: “Ere long the assayers of mankind shall, in the holy presence of the Adored | MKT2.305, AVK3.004.12x, AVK3.026.07x, AVK3.359.03x, AVK4.068.12x, YARP2.437 p.329 | ADMS#070x | Astrology and numerology; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Goodly deeds; actions; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB01632 | 310 | تعالیت و تقدست یا من تجلی بالاسماء الحسنی من افق الهدی فی الشجره المبارکه علی | Exalted and sanctified art Thou, O Thou Who hast manifested through the Most Beauteous Names from the horizon of guidance in the Blessed Tree [3.5s] | TABN.287 | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01665 | 300 | ای اماء رحمن الحمد لله ورقات سدره رحمانیتید و ازهار حدیقه هدایت و روحانیت | O handmaidens of the Merciful! Praise be unto God, ye are the leaves of the Tree of Divine mercy and the blossoms of the garden of guidance and spirituality [3.5s] | MKT7.008b, FRH.087-088 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01686 | 650 | Social Action | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما که بتاریخ ۷ شهر ذی الحجه ۳۳۹ بود وصول یافت عالم... باری مرقوم نموده بوديد خلق عموماً گرفتارند | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated 7 Dhi’l-Hajjih 1339, was received. The world particularly Iran is in commotion… The friends must engage in the work of developing Persia | BRL_DAK#0673, MMK6#520x, MSHR3.235x | BRL_SOCIAL#016x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB01691 | 300 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل رسید و وقایع معلوم گردید اگرچه از اول معلوم بود و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was received and its contents were made known, though they were known from the beginning [3.5s] | INBA84:408 | MKT4.041, MILAN.230, AVK3.185.10x | Call to action; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving community spirit in teaching the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01693 | 300 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه نهم سبتمبر ۱۹۰۹ وصول یافت از حوادث واقعه محزون و مگدر | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter of September 9, 1909, was received. The grievous events that have transpired have brought sorrow and distress [3.5s]... ...Thou didst ask as to the transfiguration of Jesus, with Moses and Elias and the Heavenly Father on Mount Tabor, as referred to in the Bible | MNMK#138 p.253x, MNMK#161 p.295x, MMK1#140 p.158x, MMK1#196 p.230x | SWAB#140x; SWAB#196x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||
| AB01730 | 300 | O Thou who art aflame by the Fire of the Love of God. The letter you had sent dated June 26th 1916 was received. | MAB.091x | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01854 | 290 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء در بین افواج امواج در محیط اعظم در وقت طوفان نامه یاران | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Amidst the surging waves upon the most great ocean, in the hour of tempest, the letter of the friends [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0896, MKT4.134, YHA1.144, YHA1.419x (1.297) | East and West; communication between East and West; Praise of Western values; culture; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01869 | 290 | رب رب ترانی غریقا فی بحور المشاغل و المتاعب و اسیرا تحت سلاسل المشاکل و | O Lord, O Lord! Thou beholdest me drowning in the seas of occupations and troubles, captive beneath the chains of difficulties [3.5s] | MMK6#066 | Growth of the Cause; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01908 | 350 | ای بنده صادق جمال قدم نامه رسید و تفاصیل جناب زعیم معلوم گردید از نشریات | O true servant of the Ancient Beauty! Thy letter was received and the details concerning his eminence the leader were ascertained from the publications [3.5s] | MAS5.157-158x, MAS9.114x, MUH1.0004-00005x, NSS.225-226x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01991 | 280 | O thou who art tested with calamities and ordeals! Verily, I became exceedingly saddened for thy sadness | SW_v10#19 p.341 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01995 | 280 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ایها الفاضل الجلیل قد وردنی رقیم کریم بل کتاب مبین ینطق بالحق فی صدق الولاء و | As for your desire to publish a monthly magazine in the Arabic and Persian languages that would have a circulation in a number of countries—it would be unwise to embark on such a project at the present time | BRL_DAK#0431, MKT3.225, AVK3.348.11x | BRL_ATE#143x | Exhortations and counsels; High station of the arts and sciences; Newspapers and the media; publications; Non-participation in politics | - | - | |||||||
| AB02017 | 280 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! It was a long time since the thread of correspondence had been entirely broken | SW_v09#15 p.169-170 | Consolation and comfort; Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Praise of Western values; culture; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02094 | 270 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای قارئین محترم جریده اسپک تی تر عبدالبهاء هزاران فرسنگ طی نمود و در محیط اعظم | O readers of the [Pittsburgh] Spectator newspaper! ‘Abdu’l-Baha traveled thousands of leagues and crossed a vast ocean to reach the land of the free | BRL_DAK#0895, MMK5#092 p.072, YHA2.989, NJB_v05#08 p.003 | MHMD2s.328-329 | East and West; communication between East and West; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Praise of Western values; culture; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB02122 | 270 | ای یار دیرین و همدم قدیم زندان عکا ایوان کسری بود و جنت علیا زیرا آن سجن و | O ancient friend and companion of old! The Prison of 'Akká was as the palace of Chosroes and a sublime paradise, for that prison [3.5s] | INBA85:178b | MSHR4.207 | Critique of Western values; culture; Growth of the Cause; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02191 | 260 | ای ادیب دبستان محبت الله مکتوبت واصل و مضمون معلوم شد دستورالعملی از برای | O thou learned one in the school of divine love! Thy letter was received and its contents became known. Instructions were [3.5s] | AKHA_103BE #09-10 p.07, MJTB.126, HDQI.305 | Educational curricula; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02210 | 260 | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید از | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to Jináb-i-Áqá Siyyid Taqí hath been perused [3.5s] | MMK6#084, ABDA.343x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02228 | 260 | ای جوان روحانی نامه ات رسید اظهار فرط سرور از محبت موفور احبای استتگارت نموده | O spiritual youth! Thy letter was received, expressing intense joy at the abundant love of the friends in Stuttgart [3.5s] | AMK.302-303, ANDA#63 p.16 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02250 | 260 | Social Action | ای صاحبان همت بلند و مقاصد ارجمند نامه شما فصیح بود و بلیغ و مضمون بدیع | O ye of high resolve and noble aims! Your letter was eloquent, its contents original and sensitively expressed, and it betokened your great and praiseworthy efforts to educate the children… Devote ye particular attention to the school for girls | BRL_DAK#0413, COMP_WOMENP#048x, MKT3.301, TRBB.053, MJTB.120ax | BRL_SOCIAL#189, BRL_WOMEN#048x, COC#0618, COC#2139x | Education of children; moral education; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||
| AB02395 | 250 | ای طبیب روحانی امراض جسمانی هر چند شدید است ولی صعوبت در معالجات امراض | O Divine Physician! Though bodily ailments be severe, yet the difficulty lies in treating the diseases [3.5s] | TZH8.0390, YQAZ.566-567x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02408 | 250 | ای منادی میثاق مکتوب اخیر شما ملاحظه گردید در خصوص سفر یزد بسیار موافق ولی | O herald of the Covenant! Your recent letter was perused. Concerning the journey to Yazd, it is most agreeable, but [3.5s] | INBA85:419 | BRL_DAK#0178, YIA.318, ABDA.218-219 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02438 | 250 | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء از خطه هندوستان علی الخصوص بمبای خبر خوش میرسد و | O beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! From the realm of Hindustan, particularly from Bombay, glad tidings are reaching us [3.5s] | YARP2.478 p.353 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02464 | 250 | یا امه الله نامه رسید و از پیش طلب غفران شد حال بلسان فارسی تاکید میشود تا | O handmaiden of God! Your letter was received, and previously forgiveness was sought. Now in the Persian tongue, emphasis is placed, so that [3.5s]... ...Thou didst write about the believers' daughters who attend the schools of other faiths. It is true that, while these children do learn a little in such schools | BRL_DAK#0390, AMK.052-053, AVK3.339.01x, MAS5.063x | COC#0636x | Critique of Western values; culture; Education of children; moral education; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02477 | 250 | یا هاشم الثرید لکل حبیب مجید نامه شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودی که عبدالبهاء | O Hashim, the delectable feast for every cherished and glorious friend! Thy letter hath been received. Thou didst write that 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | INBA17:003 | MMK5#039 p.039 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02499 | 240 | ای احبای رحمن و مظاهر ایقان علیکم بهاء ربکم و ثناء بارئکم و تحیه مولاکم و | O ye beloved of the All-Merciful and manifestations of certitude! Upon you be the glory of your Lord, the praise of your Creator, and the salutations of your Master [3.5s] | MKT9.019, TSAY.474-475 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02512 | 240 | Translation List | ای بنده آستان مقدس با وجود عدم فرصت نامه های متتابع شما را بقدر امکان همت در | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Despite lack of time, I am striving to the extent possible to respond to your successive letters [3.5s]... ...As to the matter of the conjuring of spirits which is now mentioned among the people, this is mere superstition, and certain displays are brought about by contrivances | ANDA#81 p.07, YARP2.454 p.339 | ADMS#223x | Astrology and numerology; Essential; necessary relationships; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||||
| AB02523 | 240 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای تشنه حقیقت ایران ویرانست و جمیع احزاب فی الحقیقه تیشه بدست گرفته بریشه این | O ye who thirst for the truth! Iran is in ruins; indeed, all parties have taken an axe in hand | BRL_DAK#0078, PYB#086 p.04 | BRL_ATE#065 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB02646 | 230 | ای احبای حضرت سلطان عرصه توحید ایام ظهور مجلی طور اشراق نور بود و یوم سرور | O beloved ones of the Sovereign Lord of the realm of oneness! The days of the Manifestation were as the radiance of Mount Sinai, when the light shone forth, a time of joy [3.5s] | MKT5.004 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02753 | 230 | O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter dated September 7th 1914 was duly received. Its contents was an indication to thy faith, assurance and firmness | DAS.1914-12-10 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02789 | 230 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء الحمد لله آنچه از کلک پیمان در سنین هیجان و نهایت نفوذ و | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be unto God that whatsoever hath flowed from the Pen of the Covenant in those days of fervor and consummate influence [3.5s] | INBA16:210 | MMK6#226, MILAN.229, MSHR4.067x | Consultation; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of prayer | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02805 | 230 | Translation List; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ایران بقوای مادیه هزار سال میخواهد که مانند دول و ملل اورپ گردد ولی | A thousand years must elapse before Persia can, by the aid of material power, rise to the height of the peoples and governments of Europe. | PYM.117x, KHSH12.009, KHH1.301 (1.419-420) | BPRY.1923.031, KHHE.433-434, BP1926.031-032, BLO_PT#159x, ADMS#065i07x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise of Western values; culture; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| AB02858 | 220 | اللهم یا غافر الذنوب و کاشف الکروب و ساتر العیوب انی ابسط الیک اکف الضراعه و | O Lord, Thou Forgiver of sins, Remover of difficulties, and Concealer of faults! I spread before Thee these hands of supplication [3.5s] | TZH8.0133 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Generosity [kirama]; Prayer for the departed; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02886 | 220 | ای بنده الهی چون بقلبی نورانی توجه بدرگاه رحمانی نمودی البته مقبول خواهید | O servant of God! When with an illumined heart thou didst turn to the threshold of the All-Merciful, thou wert assuredly accepted [3.5s] | MMK6#174, MSHR4.008x | Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Testing God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02890 | 220 | ای بنده آستان جمال مبارک اگرچه چندیست تحریری ارسال نگشت و بیان حسیات محبتی | O servant of the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty! Though for some time no letter hath been dispatched expressing sentiments of love [3.5s] | MMK5#124 p.097 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for tests and difficulties | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02897 | 220 | ای پارسیان کشور پارس مشرق زمین است و اهل پارس عزیز و نازنین ملک ایران اقلیم | O Persians! The land of Persia is the Orient of the earth, and the people of Persia are beloved and noble denizens of the realm of Iran [3.5s] | INBA88:257b | YARP2.156 p.166 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02961 | 220 | ای مبتلای صد هزار مشکلات خداوند ترا از طهران آواره بوینه نمود که تلخی غربت | O thou who art beset by a hundred thousand difficulties, God hath made thee a wanderer from Tehran that thou mayest taste the bitterness of exile [3.5s] | MMK3#302 p.224 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03050 | 220 | واشوقی یا الهی الی باهی جمالک و ضاحی وجهک و شهی وصالک و ظماء قلبی لمعین | O my God! How I yearn for Thy resplendent beauty, Thy radiant face, the sweetness of reunion with Thee, and my heart thirsts for the wellspring [3.5s] | PR20.004 | MKT2.162, ASAT4.395x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03055 | 220 | یا ایها المتعارج الی ملکوت العرفان قد سمع هذا العبد ضجیجک و صریخک و حنینک و | O thou who dost ascend unto the Kingdom of divine knowledge! This servant hath heard thy outcry, thy pleading cry, and thy yearning [3.5s] | MMK6#154 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03068 | 220 | ...The line of progress is perpendicular and it has no end. Progress is infinite but there are many degrees. Each animate or inanimate organism advances along its own degree. | DAS.1914-03-14 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others; Manifestation of God as educator; Power of the Manifestation of God; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03153 | 210 | ای دو کنیز عزیز الهی جناب آقا میرزا حبیب الله در نامه خویش نام شما برده و | O ye two cherished handmaidens of God, Jináb-i-Áqá Mírzá Habíbu'lláh hath made mention of your names in his letter [3.5s] | MKT7.093, PYM.231x, MAS5.293 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Praise and encouragement; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03192 | 210 | ای مستضای از انوار شمس حقیقت از قرار مسموع بل از آثار مبثوت بل استغفرالله مشهود | O thou who art illumined by the rays of the Sun of Truth! According to what hath been heard, nay rather, from what hath been widely circulated, nay, I beg God's forgiveness, from what is plainly evident [3.5s] | HDQI.246, MAS9.072 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03212 | 210 | ای هائی من چندیست که از هاای هوای بگوش نرسیده و از گلزار محبتش بوای نیامده | O my Ha'i! For some time no breeze from Thy paradise hath reached mine ear, nor hath any fragrance wafted from the garden of Thy love [3.5s] | MKT9.212, TABN.091 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03220 | 210 | ای یادگار آن دو بزرگوار الحمد لله که مانند جد عزیز و پدر با فرهنگ و تمیز ثابت | O thou remembrance of those two noble souls! Praise be to God that, like thy cherished grandfather and cultured, discerning father, thou art steadfast [3.5s] | AHB.128BE #12 p.374, MSHR5.268a | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03248 | 210 | ای یاران مهربان مهتر سروش بهرام خرمشاهی نامه ای نوشته و از آن یاران دل و | O loving friends! Mihtar Soroush Bahram Khorramshahi hath written a letter concerning those dear companions [3.5s] | YARP2.128 p.147 | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03249 | 210 | ای یاران مهربان نامه ای محرمانه از شاگردان مدرسه تربیت رسید هر چند مضمون | O kind friends! A confidential letter hath been received from the pupils of the Tarbiyat School. Although the contents [3.5s] | INBA16:226 | MKT4.142, AMK.179-179 | Critique of Western values; culture; Education of children; moral education; Knowledge of self; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03251 | 210 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یاران و اماء رحمن باوفا انصاف اینست که در سبیل ملکوت جانفشانید و جز انتشار | O ye faithful friends and maidservants of the Merciful! Verily ye are self-sacrificing… the skillful farmer always hath an abundance of crops and harvests | BRL_DAK#0785, MKT3.082, AKHA_133BE #17 p.560, ANDA#01 p.48 | BRL_ATE#202x, SW_v10#13 p.247-248 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||
| AB03281 | 210 | و انت یا الهی تعلم حزنی و وجدی و احتراقی و شجنی فی ایامی و لااقدر ان ابث بثی | O my God! Thou knowest well my grief and yearning, my burning anguish and my sorrow in these days, and I am powerless to give voice to my lamentations [3.5s] | INBA21:157 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03298 | 210 | یار موافقا در جان و دل ایران شعله اشتیاق افروخته و قلب مشتاق هر مصلح حقیقی | O thou intimate companion! The flame of reformation is ignited in the heart and soul of Persia | NJB_v02#08-09 p.001 | SW_v02#10 p.003 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise of Western values; culture; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03303 | 210 | ...We only attain to these spiritual stations through the Bounty and Favor of the Blessed Perfection. When I look to myself, I realize that I am an infinitesimal atom. | DAS.1914-06-24 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Manifestation of God as sun; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03354 | 200 | ای بنده جمال ابهی در این بساط عزیزی و در درگاه احدیت مقبول و مقرب و پر فرهنگ | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Thou art cherished in this court, accepted and drawn nigh at the threshold of oneness, and richly adorned with culture [3.5s] | MSHR5.189 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Eulogies; reminiscences; Humor; jokes; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03394 | 200 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God that the divine friends in Boston are in the utmost attraction and enkindlement... Regarding the Convention of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar in Washington... In those public meetings, universal and not particular principles must be discussed | DAS.1914-03-03x, SW_v09#15 p.172x | Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03444 | 200 | ای سرهنگ با فرهنگ آهنگ ملکوت ابهی الیوم هنیئا للثابتین است و بشری للفائزین و | O cultured Colonel! The melody of the Abhá Kingdom is, in this day, a joy to them that are steadfast and glad-tidings to them that have attained [3.5s] | RAHA.279 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03604 | 190 | الهی الهی قد خلقت جوهره نورانیه و فریده عصما رحمانیه و خریده غراء ربانیه | O my God, my God! Thou hast created a luminous essence, an immaculate and divine gem, and a radiant heavenly jewel [3.5s] | MSBH4.536 | Justice and wrath of God; Petitions to authorities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03635 | 190 | Translation List | ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه شما رسید ابدا فرصت تحریر یک کلمه نیست با وجود این جواب | O servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! Thy letter was received. Though there is not a moment's respite to pen even a single word, yet this reply is given [3.5s]... ...The celestial orbs are each endowed with its own particular creation. This terrestrial sphere, which from a relative point of view is exceedingly small | MMK6#480, AVK1.145x, MAS2.087 | ADMS#319x | Apocalyptic imagery; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Education of children; moral education; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB03652 | 190 | O thou spiritual son! The letter of September 8th 1920, which thou hast written to Mirza Lotfullah, has been received. Praise be unto God that that city | TDD.015 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03737 | 190 | ای کنیز الهی هر نفسی از اینجهان فانی رهاای یابد باید که جشن و سرور گرفت نه آه | O handmaid of God! When any soul findeth release from this mortal world, it behooveth all to celebrate and rejoice, not to sigh in grief [3.5s] | MMK3#009 p.004 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03774 | 190 | ای ناشر نفحات الله میدانم در این سفر در زحمت و مشقتی ولی چون نظر بنتیجه و اثر | O thou diffuser of the divine fragrances! I know that in this journey thou art encompassed by hardship and difficulty, but when thou considerest the outcome and effect [3.5s] | MMK6#037 | Effort; striving; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03924 | 180 | ای آواره دیار الهی از حضور در مجمع قسوس اخبار نموده بودید آن نفوس مشکلست که | O thou wanderer in the divine realms! Thou hadst mentioned thy presence in the congregation of priests. It is difficult for such souls to [3.5s] | YIK.084-084 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03947 | 180 | ای بنده دیرین جمال مبین سالها در گذر است و دهرهای مستمر که از قمصر شما ثمر | O ancient servant of the Manifest Beauty! Years have passed and ages succeeded each other since from Qamsar thou didst yield fruit [3.5s] | ANDA#65 p.15, KASH.423x | Call to action; Love as fire; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04021 | 180 | ای سرگشته و سودائی حق و مشهور بشیداای دلبر آفاق اهل ایران بخواب غفلت گرفتار | O thou bewildered and impassioned seeker after Truth, known as the enraptured one! O thou beloved throughout all regions! The people of Iran lie captive in the slumber of heedlessness [3.5s] | MKT5.183, MKT3.215 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Praise of Western values; culture; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04105 | 180 | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای نونهالان گلشن محبت الله و ای سبزهای نوخیز چمن معرفت الله در فصل بهار در | O ye tender seedlings in the garden of the love of God! O ye fresh saplings in the meadows of the knowledge of God! The sight of the flowering plants | MMK2#375 p.268, MMG2#436 p.480x, HUV2.022, NJB_v05#06 p.004 | BRL_APAB#08, BRL_CHILD#37 | Power of prayer; Spiritual springtime; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||
| AB04117 | 180 | ای یار قدیم گویند که هر بلائی عمومی گردد خصوصی را حکم نماند و مدار تسلی شود | O ancient friend! It is said that when a calamity becometh universal, particular instances lose their distinction and this bringeth solace [3.5s] | YARP2.548 p.390 | Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04125 | 180 | ای یاران دیرین آن دلبر دلنشین پایان این گشایش بیکرانرا چرخ برین خوانند | O ancient friends of that enchanting Beloved, the celestial sphere proclaimeth the culmination of this boundless unfolding [3.5s] | YARP2.241 p.215 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04166 | 180 | حبیبا شمس حقیقت تابان و ابر بهاری در فیضان و اریاح بهار الهی از کل جهات در | O beloved! The Sun of Truth is shining bright, the spring clouds are outpouring their bounty, and the divine breezes of springtime are wafting from every direction [3.5s] | INBA15:246, INBA26:248 | HDQI.050a, ANDA#19 p.03 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04213 | 180 | ...Praise be to God that the believers of ... are in the utmost of happiness and poise | DAS.1913-11-04 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Hospitality; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04290 | 170 | ای بنده حق نامه روحانی آن یار رحمانی ملاحظه گردید و بر مضامین اطلاع حاصل گشت | O servant of the True One! The spiritual letter of that divine friend was perused, and its contents were duly noted [3.5s] | MKT4.035, YMM.062, DMSB.039 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04358 | 170 | O my dear daughter! ... Indeed the separation from thy dear husband is very hard and difficult for thee. | SW_v14#02 p.039-040 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04399 | 170 | ای سلیله آن شخص جلیل نامه با چکامه هر دو وارد فصیح است و بلیغ بدیع است و ملیح | O scion of that glorious personage! Thy letter and verse, both of which were received, are eloquent and articulate, novel and pleasing [3.5s] | AKHT1.330-331 | Consolation and comfort; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04417 | 170 | ای عندلیب گلشن اسرار هر چند بر شما سخت است و دشوار صعب است و گران ولی محض خاطر | O Nightingale of the Garden of Mysteries! Though it be difficult and arduous for thee, grievous and burdensome, yet for the sake of [3.5s] | MMK6#082 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04434 | 170 | ای مخموران باده میثاق در عالم وجود و تاسیسات ملیه و ترویج تعالیم الهی و تربیت | O ye who are intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant in the realm of existence, ye builders of national institutions and promoters of divine teachings and education [3.5s] | MMK6#281 | Education of children; moral education; Effort; striving; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04524 | 170 | ایها التذکار من سید الابرار و قدوه الاخیار تو یادگار آن سرور ابراری و بقیه آن | O thou remembrance of the Lord of the righteous and exemplar of the chosen ones! Thou art the token of that Master of the righteous and the remnant of that [3.5s] | DUR4.657, DUR1.410 | Exhortations and counsels; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04555 | 170 | سرور عزیز محترما مضمون نامه شما در نهایت حلاوت بود زیرا دلالت بر وفا میکرد و | Dearly cherished and esteemed friend, the content of your letter was imbued with an exquisite sweetness, for it bore witness to loyalty and fidelity [3.5s] | MSHR4.069-070 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04587 | 170 | یا من جعله الله من ایادی امره از شدت حرکت امواج محیط تحریر مشکل و عسیر و این | O thou whom God hath made one of the Hands of His Cause! Due to the intensity of the surging waves of this vast ocean, writing is difficult and arduous [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0289, MMK5#057 p.053 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Hands of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04609 | Words to Miss Buckton | 170 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ...To tamper with the psychic forces while in this world interferes with the condition of the soul in the world to come. | BSC.442 #806, SW_v10#19 p.344x, PN_1912 p110, BSTW#148, BSTW#356 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Development of capacity and readiness; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04627 | 160 | الهی و ربی و رجائی ان هولاء اشجار فی حدیقه محبتک مغروسه فی شاطی انهار موهبتک | O my God, my Lord and my Hope! These are trees planted in the garden of Thy love, growing by the streams of Thy bounteous grace [3.5s] | AYBY.442 #176 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04634 | 160 | ای احبای الهی و مظاهر و مطالع مواهب غیرمتناهی افاض علیکم محبوبکم من افقه | O ye beloved of God and manifestations and dawning-places of His infinite bounties, may your Beloved shower upon you from His horizon [3.5s] | BSHN.140.279, BSHN.144.279, MHT1b.193 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Education and the development of capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04669 | 160 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده الهی نامه ات رسید مضامین بدیع و بلیغ بود و مقاصد بلند و رفیع عالم | O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received. Its contents were lofty and sublime, and its aim high and far-reaching. | MMK1#224 p.271 | SWAB#224, SW_v11#05 p.091 | Importance of community building; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB04718 | 160 | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب شما بدون تاریخ واصل و دال بر وصول نامه های مخصوص که | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter, bearing no date, hath been received, and attesteth to the arrival of special letters which [3.5s] | MUH3.299-300 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Critique of Western values; culture; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04749 | 160 | ای دو بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا مدتیست که با شما مخابره ننموده ام و راز درون | O ye two servants who are near unto the celestial court! For some time I have not corresponded with you nor shared the secrets within [3.5s] | KHSK.030 | Agriculture; Business; financial; property matters; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04772 | 160 | ای سرگشته جمال ابهی و مفتون آن دلبر یکتا ورق مسطور چون رق منشور تلاوتش سبب | O thou who art bewildered by the Beauty of the Abhá and captivated by that Peerless Beloved! The written leaf, like unto an unfurled scroll, its recitation is the cause of [3.5s] | MSHR5.183a, MUH3.294 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04828 | 160 | Poetry in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Writings and Utterances | ای مشتاق ملکوت ابهی انوار حق رخشان شده دریای حق جوشان شده وجه هدی تابان شده | The lights of God glisten. The sea of God surges. His guidance shines brightly. | INBA13:410, INBA55:132, INBA88:313a | BLO_PT#064 | Ahdieh | Love of God; Mystical themes; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||
| AB04839 | 160 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای معلمه های مدرسه تربیت بنات نامه شما رسید از قرائتش نهایت مسرت حاصل گشت | O ye teachers of the Tarbíat School for girls! Your letter hath been received and its perusal brought infinite joy | BRL_DAK#0839, MKT7.124b, MJTB.031ax | BRL_ATE#176x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | |||||||
| AB04908 | 160 | ای یاران عزیز و کنیزان بافرهنگ و تمیز پرتو حقیقت بر دل و دیده زد آنرا روشن | O beloved friends and discerning, cultured handmaidens! The light of truth hath shone upon heart and sight, illuminating them [3.5s] | YARP2.489 p.361 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04959 | 160 | میر فندرسکی میگوید چرخ گردون کین چنین نغز و خوش و زیباستی صورتی در زیر دارد | Mir Findiríski declareth: This celestial sphere, with its exquisite grace and beauteous form, hath an image hidden beneath [3.5s] | MSHR3.061 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04977 | 160 | یا من اختاره عبدالبهاء لنشر نفحات الله نامه شما رسید الحمد لله در مراغه موفق و | O thou who art chosen by Abdu'l-Baha for the diffusion of the fragrances | MKT6.205 | DAS.1913-10-31, SW_v07#10 p.096 | Agriculture; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05039 | 230 | ای ادیب دبستان الهی در خصوص مکتب یعنی دارالتعلیم بجهت اطفال مرقوم نموده بودید | O thou erudite one of the divine school! Thou hadst written concerning the school, that is, the house of learning for children [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0294, AVK3.281.04x | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05067 | 150 | Translation List | ای بنده الهی در خصوص چشم پاک و ناپاک یعنی اصابت عین مرقوم نموده بودید | O servant of God! Thou hadst written about the benevolent gaze and the malevolent glare | BRL_DAK#0453, MKT3.257b, AVK1.332x, AVK3.359.10x, PYB#094 p.03, ANDA#81 p.06, YARP2.472 p.350, GHA.454-455 | ADMS#152 | Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Superstition | - | - | |||||||
| AB05132 | 150 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه تو رسید حمد خدا را که مژده صحت و عافیت تو داد و خبر این | Thy letter was received. Praise be to God it imparted the good news of thy health and safety and indicated that thou art ready to enter an agricultural school. | MMK1#126 p.141 | SWAB#126, BWF.377-378x, LOG#1857x | Agriculture; High station of the arts and sciences; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||
| AB05140 | 150 | O thou who art in the Covenant! Thy detailed latter was received. It was the incarnation of pure joy for it contained the particulars of thy trip to Augusta | DAS.1914-04-17 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Growth of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05169 | 150 | Mahmúd's Diary | احبای شهرهای کالیفورنیا علی الخصوص سانفرانسیسکو از بس ناله و فریاد کردند | ...It is because the friends of California, and particularly those of San Francisco, have so frequently called and pleaded | BDA1.231.05x | MHMD1.247-248x | Business; financial; property matters; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB05170 | 150 | ای دختر عزیز نامه ات واصل و از مضمون نهایت سرور حاصل گردید حمد خدا را که آن دختر عزیز | O thou my dear daughter! Thy letter was received. It imparted great happiness. Praise be to God, that that dear daughter is sacrificing herself in the path of Baha'o'llah | MYD.720-721 | JWTA.012, SW_v07#05 p.035 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05203 | 150 | در فضل و موهبت الهيّه نظر نما و به لطف و عنايت حضرت کبريا تفکّر کن که درمان هر درد است | Consider thou the grace and bestowal of God, and reflect upon the loving-kindness and favour of His exalted Presence, which is healing for every pain [3.5s] | MMK6#575x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05364 | 150 | ای یاران الهی دست تضرع و نیاز بساحت قدس خداوند بی انباز بلند کنید و مناجات | O Thou incomparable God! We are Thy humble servants, and Thou art the All-Glorious. We are sinners | BRL_DAK#0093, BRL_MON#024, MKT5.043, LMA2.432, MJMJ2.019x, MMG2#149 p.167x | BRL_POAB#24 | S. Tirandaz | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for protection; Prayer for tests and difficulties | - | - | |||||||
| AB05368 | 150 | ای یاران رحمانی چون نظر در عالم وجود نماایم ملاحظه کنیم که چون موسم باران رسد | O ye companions of the All-Merciful! When we cast our gaze upon the realm of existence, we observe that as the season of rain draweth nigh [3.5s] | MMK2#147 p.109, AKHA_122BE #01 p.b | Agriculture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05373 | 150 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء نغماتی که از حنجر روحانی آن یاران الهی صادر قلوب مشتاقانرا | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The melodies that issue forth from the spiritual throats of those divine companions cause the hearts of the yearning ones [3.5s] | MMK3#293 p.215 | Love of God; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05409 | 150 | پروردگارا آمرزگارا بنده شرمنده یی امیدوار ایله نیکوکار ایله فیض احدیتدن | O Lord, O Forgiver! Make of this abashed servant one filled with hope, make him beneficent through the outpouring of Thy oneness [3.5s] | MJT.041 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for forgiveness; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05421 | 150 | Translation List | همچنين جناب پروفسر برکتاللّه هندی را از قبل من نهايت اشتياق ابلاغ دار... در خصوص تحصیل لسان فارسی مرقوم نموده بودید فیالحقیقه... فی الحقيقه ترجمه بسيار مشکل است | ...Thou hadst written about studying Persian. In truth, this is very necessary. If it would be possible for Professor Barakatu’llah to make an effort and teach some people the Persian language… Truly translation is very difficult | MMK6#532x, ANDA#79 p.05x, MAS9.147x | ADMS#203dx | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||
| AB05493 | 140 | اللهم یا الهی هولاء عباد هدیتهم الی معین رحمانیتک و اوردتهم علی شریعه | O my God! These servants Thou hast guided to the wellspring of Thy mercy, and led them unto the shores [3.5s] | MKT6.003 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05521 | 140 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou attracted maidservant of God! A few days ago the photograph of thyself and sister was received and a tablet was revealed and forwarded. | TAB.479-480 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05684 | 140 | ای دوستان عزیز این مشتاق امیدوارم که پونه لانه و آشیانه مرغان چمن گردد و گل و | O dearly beloved friends! This yearning one hopeth that Poona may become as a nest and shelter for the birds of the meadow and flower-garden [3.5s] | YARP2.350 p.282 | Call to action; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Hospitality; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05742 | 140 | ...O thou esteemed one: This world is like unto a forest, and its trees are fruitless. Now the Divine Gardener hath come | PN_1906 p096x | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05762 | 140 | ای کنیزان الهی نساء در شرق ضعفاء بودند حتی ضعیفه لقب نساء بود از بس که در | O handmaidens of God! In the East, women were deemed weak, to such degree that the very word for 'woman' became 'the weak one', so great was their [3.5s] | MMK2#352 p.254 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Equality of men and women; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05781 | 140 | ای مسجون محزون آشفته مباش و آزرده مگرد پژمرده منشین و افسرده مباش زیرا زندان | O thou sorrowful captive! Be thou neither dismayed nor distressed; sit not withered in despondency, neither be thou weighed down with grief, for the prison [3.5s] | MKT8.136b, MNMK#139 p.253, MMK2#307 p.224, MSBH3.492 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05836 | 140 | ای ناظم فصیح بلیغ شعرای آفاق آنچه گفتند و در سفتند اکثر مخالف واقع بود لهذا | O eloquent and articulate poet, what the poets of the world have uttered and strung together hath, for the most part, been contrary to reality; therefore [3.5s] | MMK6#359x, ANDA#84 p.65 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05839 | 140 | ای نهال بیهمال بوستان محبت الله حمد کن خدا را که در این فردوس الهی غرس شدی | O incomparable sapling in the garden of the love of God! Render thanks unto the Lord that thou hast been planted in this celestial paradise [3.5s] | HUV2.049 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05866 | 140 | ای یاران الهی روزنامه نجم باختر با وجود مشکلات عظیمه در ایام حرب دوام نمود تا | O friends of God! The magazine of the Star of the West, notwithstanding great difficulties during the days of the war | INBA16:237 | NJB_v10#07 p.131, NJB_v12#12 p.207 | SW_v10#07 p.131, SW_v11#11 p.197 | Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB05883 | 140 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء کون در ترقی بی پایانست و عالم امکان مطلع انوار فیض رحمن و | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The universe is in endless progress, and the world of existence is the dawning-place of the lights of the All-Merciful's bounty [3.5s] | MMK3#230 p.166 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Purpose; goal of creation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05982 | 140 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ...After my return from America and Europe, owing to the difficulties of the long voyage and the innumerable inconveniences... When the teacher delivers an address | DAS.1913-07-28, BSC.452 #827x, SW_v07#10 p.097x, ABIE.121, BLO_PN#007 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06032 | 130 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای امه الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید قدر امة الله بریتنگهام را | O handmaiden of God! That which thou hadst written was perused. Value thou the maidservant of God, Mrs. Brittingham [3.5s]... ...if you seek immunity from the sway of the forces of the contingent world, hang the Most Great Name in your dwelling | BRL_DAK#0044, SFI07.022a | BRL_ATE#105x, LOG#1769x | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Importance of prayer; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Photographs and recordings; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB06078 | 130 | ای بنده جمال ابهی از شئون این جهان دون محزون مشو و از غوائل این عالم زائل | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Be thou not grieved by the affairs of this base world, nor dismayed by the tribulations of this fleeting realm [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0327, MMK3#225 p.164 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06092 | 130 | ای بنده حق مکتوب شما بجناب آقا سید تقی ملاحظه گردید از حوادث آن جهات کمال روح | O servant of the Truth! Thy letter addressed to his honour Áqá Siyyid Taqí hath been perused. From the events in those regions, the utmost joy [3.5s] | MKT9.058a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06101 | 130 | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی رقیم مشکین آن یار دیرین در نهایت بلاغت و فصاحت و | O thou faithful servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! The musk-scented missive of that ancient friend, possessed of consummate eloquence and fluency [3.5s] | PYB#119 p.04 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Visitation Tablets | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06107 | 130 | ای بنده مبتهل الی الله --- و آفتاب جهان افروز متوجه غرب و این عبد ناظر بشرق | O thou who art ardently supplicating unto God! While the world-illumining Sun doth gaze upon the West, this servant's eyes are fixed upon the East [3.5s] | INBA13:070b | East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise of Western values; culture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06109 | 130 | ای بنده یزدان پسر پاک گهرت بادیه پیمود تا رخ بخاک پاک آستان مقدس بسود و مشام | O servant of God! Thy pure-hearted son traversed the desert that his face might touch the hallowed dust of the sacred Threshold, and might breathe its sanctified fragrance [3.5s] | INBA87:258b, INBA52:262 | Law of pilgrimage; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Prayer for parents | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06169 | 130 | ای جوان نورانی در این محضر مذکوری و در این انجمن مشکور چه که روای از پرتو | O illumined youth! Thou art mentioned in this gathering and praised in this assembly, for thou art from the light [3.5s] | MKT8.071 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consolation and comfort; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06178 | 130 | ای دو برادر چون دو فرقد از مشاکل و مصائب و مشقات در اینجهان ملول و محزون | O ye two brothers, who are like unto the twin stars, wearied and saddened by the difficulties, tribulations and hardships of this world [3.5s] | MKT5.018 | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06182 | 130 | ای دو بنده آستان الهی الطاف نامتناهی شامل گشت تا حامل امانت عظمای الهی گردیدید | O ye two servants of the Divine Threshold! Infinite favors have encompassed you, that ye might become the bearers of God's supreme trust [3.5s] | INBA87:390c, INBA52:401b | MMK2#121 p.093, RAHA.279-280 | Development of capacity and readiness; High station of the true believer; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06223 | 130 | ای ساعی در خدمات امر الهی جمیع زحمات و مشقات و متاعب و مصاعب و مصائب آنجناب | O thou who strivest in the services of the divine Cause, all thy labours, hardships, trials, difficulties and tribulations [3.5s] | MKT5.147b, AKHA_129BE #09 p.a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06225 | 130 | ای سالک سبیل رشاد صد هزار مرشد در جهان پدیدار شد هر یک مدعی رشد و فلاح و زهد و | O thou who treadest the path of divine guidance! A hundred thousand guides have appeared in the world, each claiming to be the source of righteousness, prosperity and detachment [3.5s] | MAS5.241 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06412 | 130 | ای یاران دو نفر امریکانی که صاحب جریده در امریکا هستند محض اطلاع از حال ایران | O friends! Two Americans who publish a newspaper in America, seeking information about the condition of Iran [3.5s] | AMK.125-125a | Agriculture; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Newspapers and the media; publications; Promotion of commerce and industry | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06502 | 130 | یا مغیث الملهوفین و مجیب المضطرین و مجیر اللائذین اغثنی | O Thou, the Succorer of the despondent, the Answerer of the distressed, the Protector of those who seek refuge, come to my aid [3.5s] | UMich962.142a, UMich991.100 | MKT3.512, ADH2.091, ADH2_2#15 p.119, MMG2#351 p.392 | Prayer for protection; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06589 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou attracted maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Its contents were redolent with spiritual emotion. | TAB.506 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06590 | 120 | ای امه الله الناطقه جوهر محامد و نعوت و ستایش این عبد بیان عبودیت باستان مقدس | O articulate handmaid of God! The essence of all praise, glorification and commendation of this servant is to express servitude at the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | INBA17:044 | MKT7.038 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06654 | 120 | ای بنده حق نامه آنجناب رسید و از بلایا و مشکلات اطلاع حاصل گشت امیدواریم که | O servant of the Truth! Thy letter was received, and knowledge was obtained of the tribulations and difficulties. We cherish the hope [3.5s] | AHB.126BE #03-04 p.90 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06693 | 120 | در خصوص اعتراض شيخ عبدالرّحيم مرقوم نموده بوديد. در احاديث معصومين تبديل بعضی کلمات و بعضی حروف قرآن | Concerning that which thou hadst written regarding the objections of Shaykh 'Abdu'r-Rahim, in the traditions of the immaculate ones there are alterations of certain words and certain letters of the Qur'án [3.5s] | MMK6#270x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Hands of the Cause; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06702 | 120 | ای ثابت بر عهد و پیمان پاکتی باسم شباهنگ ارسال گردید ارسال دارند ولی قسمیکه | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant and Testament! A packet was sent addressed to Shabahang [3.5s] | MMK6#144 | Business; financial; property matters; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06704 | 120 | Trustworthiness; Social Action | ای ثابت بر میثاق آنچه بمرحوم جمال افندی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! I have perused that which thou didst write to the late Jamal Effendi [3.5s]... ...Commerce, agriculture and industry should not, in truth, be a bar to service of the one true God. Indeed, such occupations are most potent instruments and clear proofs | COMP_TRUSTP#52x, MSHR4.079x | BRL_SOCIAL#205x, BRL_TRUST#51x, COC#2063x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||
| AB06730 | 120 | ای خاک در کبریاء رجولیت و انوثیت بجانست نه بجسم بدلست نه بگل زیرا این دو صفت | O dust in the realm of grandeur! Masculinity and femininity pertain to the spirit, not to the body; to the heart, not to clay, for these two qualities [3.5s] | INBA13:187 | MKT7.100 | Chastity and purity; Role and station of women; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06746 | 120 | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written concerning the organization of the Bahá'í Assembly in Vienna. | DAS.1914-07-13 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06759 | 120 | ای دو بنده آستان جمال مبارک مکتوب مختصر شما بغایت مفصل بود این ایجاز اعجاز | O ye two servants of the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty! Your brief letter was indeed most detailed - this concision is truly miraculous [3.5s] | INBA87:007, INBA52:007 | Shrines and Holy places; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06799 | 120 | ای شاعر فصیح و بلیغ قصیده ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه اگر خواهی مذاق عبدالبهاء | O eloquent and articulate poet! The ode hath been perused. Verily, if thou desirest the taste of 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | INBA87:128, INBA52:126a | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06811 | 120 | ای شمع محبت الله در این عالم نیستی که هستی نماست یک وجود حقیقی بجو و در این | O candle of the love of God! In this world of nothingness which presenteth the semblance of being, seek thou a true existence and in this [3.5s] | MKT9.145a, BSHN.140.200, BSHN.144.200, MHT2.133 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06843 | 120 | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای کنیز الهی آنچه نگاشتی منظور نظر من گردید و بر مضمون وقوف یافتم اگر از جام | O thou maidservant of God! What thou hast written was perused and I am aware of all its contents. If thou desirest to drink and be inebriated | MMK2#106 p.083 | TAB.511-512, BWF.362-362x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||
| AB06888 | 120 | ای مفتون حقیقت از نامه ای که عبارت از گلدسته گلشن معانی بود رایحه طیبه اش | O thou who art enamored of truth! From that epistle, which was even as a bouquet culled from the rose-garden of inner meanings, its sweet fragrance [3.5s] | DRM.013b | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06918 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art guided by the Light of Guidance! The material world is gloomy. Praise be to God! thou hast been led to the illumined realm. | TAB.536 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Being a source of light; guidance; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07005 | 120 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء تجلی کلمه الله مانند پرتو آفتابست که کون وامکانرا تسخیر | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The manifestation of the Word of God is even as the rays of the sun, which conquer the contingent world [3.5s] | MKT8.190 | Praise and encouragement; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07126 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter was read and I am very happy that thou art active | TAB.105 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07217 | 110 | ای آبیار در جویبار توحید هر نهال بیهمالیرا آبیاری کن و میاه عرفانرا در مجاری قلوب | O thou who waterest the stream of Divine Unity, tend every peerless sapling and cause the waters of divine knowledge to flow through the channels of hearts [3.5s] | INBA84:267 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07224 | 110 | ای آیت هدی چون در این جنت ابهی بفضل خدا نهال مغروس دست عنایتی بکوش تا بطراوت | O sign of guidance! Since thou art, by God's grace, a sapling planted in this Most Glorious Paradise, strive beneath the hand of divine favor to attain freshness [3.5s] | MMK3#232 p.167 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07232 | 110 | ای بلبل خوش آهنگ بانکی از جان و دل بر آر تا صاحبان فرهنگ را حیران کنی و از | O melodious nightingale, raise a cry from heart and soul, that thou mayest astonish the possessors of culture and learning [3.5s] | BSHN.140.523, BSHN.144.511, MHT1b.203 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07295 | 110 | ای بنده صادق حق زحمات و مشقاتی که در خدمت پدر و برادر خان و احبای الهی کشیدی | O thou true servant of God! The hardships and difficulties thou didst endure in service to thy father and Khan brother and the beloved ones of God [3.5s] | MKT8.036a | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07308 | 110 | ای تازه نهال بوستان الهی خوشا خوشا که از فیض سحاب هدایت کبری نشو و نما نمودی | O thou tender plant in the Garden of God! Happy art thou, Happy art thou! That thou art nurtured and developed by the outpouring of the Cloud | DRM.011d | LABC.014 | Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07371 | 110 | ای خداجو جمیع خلق خدا گویند ولی نجویند متهیا سیر و سلوکند ولی نپویند مستفیض | O seeker after God! All creation uttereth the name of God, yet seeketh Him not. They stand prepared for spiritual wayfaring, yet tread not its path [3.5s] | INBA84:409 | SFI07.021a | Condition of search; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07374 | 110 | ای خدای مهربان این نوگل گلستان محبت را از شبنم عنایت تر و تازه بفرما و این | O compassionate God! Make this new rosebud from the garden of love fresh and verdant through the dewdrops of Thy grace, and this [3.5s] | MJMJ2.078, MMG2#434 p.479, HUV2.003 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Prayer for children and youth; Prayer for prosperity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07375 | 110 | ای خدای مهربان هر چند کودکانیم بینوا و طفلانیم ناتوان پریشانیم و بیسر و سامان | O compassionate God! Though we are but destitute children and helpless infants, distressed and bereft of all order [3.5s] | MMG2#441 p.485 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Prayer for children and youth; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07455 | 110 | ای شاعر ماهر اشعار بمثابه لئالی پرتو نثار بود و نتیجه قریحه آن یار وفادار | O skilled poet! Thy verses are even as luminous pearls outpoured, the fruit of that faithful friend's innate genius [3.5s] | MKT6.151a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07458 | 110 | O thou man of the Kingdom, Thy letter was received. Praise be to God that in Manchester the Fire of the Love of God is ignited | DAS.1914-08-02, TDD.009-010 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07481 | 110 | ای طالب رضای حق مقام رضا بسیار مشکل است و اعظم آرزوی اهل بها سالک در این مقام | O seeker of divine good-pleasure! The station of contentment is exceedingly difficult, and to tread this path is the highest aspiration of the people of Bahá [3.5s] | AVK3.404.09, BSHN.140.265, BSHN.144.265, MHT2.084a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07514 | 110 | Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts | O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter arrived. Thou hast, very highly, praised Mr. and Mrs. Randall and their eloquent speeches. | BLO_PT#028l | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07555 | 110 | ای مظهر رحمت رحمت بر دو قسم است خاصه و عامه روحانی جسمانی رحمت عامه جسمانی | O Manifestation of Mercy! Mercy is of two kinds: particular and universal, spiritual and physical. The universal physical mercy [3.5s] | MMK6#011 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07627 | 110 | ای نهال باغ الهی امیدوارم که همواره از رشحات ابر عنایت تر و تازه باشی و طراوت | O thou sapling of the divine Garden! I cherish the hope that thou mayest ever remain fresh and verdant through the dewdrops from the cloud of grace [3.5s] | INBA87:035b, INBA52:035b | Bringing forth results; fruit; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07672 | 110 | ای یار دیرین نامه شیرین حلاوت بخش مذاق روحانیان گردید الحمد لله موید و موفقی | O ancient friend! Thy sweet letter brought delight to the taste of spiritual souls. Praise be to God, thou art confirmed and successful [3.5s] | MKT6.183a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07677 | 110 | The Cloud of Providence hath poured down the rain of guidance upon the East and the West; the rays of the Sun of Reality | DAS.1913-08-03, ABIE.146, BLO_PN#007 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07720 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye two doves, flying in the verdant Gardens of the Kingdom! Thank ye your Lord for that by reason of which He hath guided you into the Path | TAB.188 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07772 | 110 | یا اباالروحی مدتیست که میخواهم بان فتی الرحمانی نامه نگارم ولی متاعب و مصائب | O spiritual father! For some time I have desired to write unto that youth of the All-Merciful, but difficulties and tribulations [3.5s] | AYBY.432 #151 | Naming of children; of individuals | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07809 | 110 | یا من یختص الله برحمته من یشاء ابواب مسدود لهذا مکاتبه موقوف بقول خواجه حافظ | O thou upon whom God bestoweth His mercy as He willeth! The gates are barred, and hence correspondence is suspended, as Khwajeh Hafiz sayeth [3.5s] | PYK.282, MSHR3.343 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07821 | 110 | ...But regarding teaching the Truth: One must teach with wisdom, amiability, good-naturedness and kindness | SW_v02#06 p.005-006 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Study; deepening; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07918 | 100 | ای بنده الهی تا توانی در هدایت خلق کوش و سقایت بوستان حق نما ید عنایت در | O servant of God! Strive with all thy might to guide humanity and water the garden of the Lord [3.5s] | INBA87:076a, INBA52:075a | MMK2#231 p.166, AKHA_133BE #18 p.a, RRT.032 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07948 | 100 | ای بنده جمال ابهی منظومه ملاحظه گردید فصیح و بلیغ بود ولی مطابق آاین | O servant of the Abha Beauty! The poem was perused. It was eloquent and articulate [3.5s] | MMK5#172 p.134 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Baha'u'llah; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08006 | 100 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and thy services in the meeting became known. Today whosoever is engaged in the service | DAS.1914-07-13x | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08011 | 100 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصلی از جناب ثابت وارد و از مشاکل حاصله تفاصیل مشروحه | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A detailed letter hath arrived from his honour Thábit, containing elaborate particulars of the difficulties encountered [3.5s] | AYBY.443 #179 | Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08153 | 100 | ای عبد صغیر فقیر جمال مبارک اگرچه نهال تازه گلشن محبت حضرت احدیتی لکن از فضل | O thou humble and lowly servant of the Blessed Beauty! Though thou art but a tender sapling in the garden of love of the Lord of Oneness, yet through His grace [3.5s] | HUV1.036 | The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08179 | 100 | ای کنیز عزیز الهی خبر مشقت و زحمتی که در راه بر تو وارد شد بسیار سبب حزن | O Handmaiden of God! The news of your trouble and difficulty on the way caused Us great sorrows. In truth the trouble was very hard to bear. | BRL_DAK#0541 | DJT.220, BLO_PN#027 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08205 | 100 | ای مستشار روحانی تعلیم اطفال نورسیده بمثابه باغبانی در حدائق رحمانیست اطفال | O spiritual counsellor! The education of young children is even as the work of a gardener in the gardens of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | MKT9.171 | Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08286 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای نهال بیهمال ریاض محبت الله حمد کن خدا را که در این جویبار رحمانی غرس شدی | O thou incomparable plant in the garden of the love of God! Give thanks unto God that thou wert planted in this meadow | MMK2#369 p.263 | TAB.447 | Call to action; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | |||||||
| AB08336 | 100 | Translation List | ای یاران پارسیان هر قومی از اقوام روز فیروزی داشتند و در آن روز جشن عظیم برپا نمودند | O Parsí friends! Every people hath had an auspicious day, on which they have held great festivals and celebrations filled with joy and delight | PYB#244 p.04, YARP2.650 p.442 | ADMS#094 | Praise of Eastern values; culture; Predictions and prophecies; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||
| AB08347 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou honorable lady! Verily, I received thy excellent letter and read it and my heart was gladdened with its content, which shows thy guidance. | TAB.240 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08448 | 100 | ...The long journey over sea and land, the innumerable difficulties in the morn and at eve, the lack of rest and sleep | DAS.1913-08-01, ABIE.138, BLO_PN#007 | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08453 | 100 | ...Thou hast questioned concerning ordeals and difficulties and catastrophes: "Are these | SW_v08#18 p.235 | Prayer for tests and difficulties; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08484 | 90 | الهی الهی ان امتک العصماء سمی معصومه بین الاماء المنتسبه الی حضیض عتبتک العلیا | O my God, O my God! Verily, Thy immaculate handmaiden, named Ma'súmih among the maidservants who are associated with the threshold of Thy most exalted dominion [3.5s] | MSBH6.079 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08511 | 90 | ای امه الله المهیمن القیوم محزون مباش این راه خداست البته چنین مشکلات حاصل | O handmaid of God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting! Be thou not sorrowful. This is the pathway of God, and such difficulties must needs arise [3.5s] | DUR4.677 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08629 | 90 | ای ثابت بر پیمان انصاف اینست که خیلی در مشقت و زحمت افتادی ولی رحمتست زیرا | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! In truth, thou hast fallen into great hardship and difficulty, yet this is a mercy, for [3.5s] | KHML.014x, KHML.267 | Consolation and comfort; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08632 | 90 | ای ثابت بر پیمان جناب جمشید داراب و جناب شاپورجی و جناب فرامرز از طائفه | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! O honoured Jamshíd Dáráb, and revered Shápúrjí, and noble Farámarz of the community [3.5s] | INBA17:228 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Hospitality | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08674 | 200 | ای جان من ای یار مهربان من در هر هفته نامه ای در نهایت فصاحت و بلاغت... ای پروردگار ياران شيراز محرم رازند و در عبوديت آستان مقدس | O my soul, O my kind companion! Every week a letter, in utmost eloquence and articulateness... O Lord! The friends of Shiraz are confidants of mysteries, and in servitude at Thy sacred Threshold [3.5s] | BSHI.096-097, MJMJ2.014x, MMG2#451 p.498x | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08693 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای خداوند بی مانند کودکی بینوا را پناه باش و بیچاره پر گناه را آمرزنده | O Peerless Lord! Be Thou a shelter for this poor child and a kind and forgiving Master | BRL_DAK#1201, MMG2#427 p.474, HUV1.020, ABMH.010 | BRL_CHILD#12, BPRY.030-031, TAB.588, DAS.1915-03-03 | S. Toloui-Wallace | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Prayer for children and youth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| AB08699 | 90 | ای خورشید پرتو کوکب آسمانی جهان جسمانیرا نورانی نماید اما نور اختران یزدانی | O Sun of Splendour! The celestial orb illumineth the physical world, but the light of God's stars [3.5s] | YARP2.292 p.241 | Manifestation of God as sun; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08929 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای نهال بوستان محبت الله زبان شکرانه بافق ابهی بگشا که ترا در سن طفولیت نور | O thou sapling which hast grown in the garden of the love of God! Unloose thy tongue in thanksgiving to the Kingdom of glory | DRM.009b, HUV1.038 | BRL_CHILD#34, TAB.068 | Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; High station of the arts and sciences; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||
| AB09055 | 90 | نامه شما رسید ذکر مطلوب خویش را نموده بودی که هزار و پانصد تومان سند در دست | Your letter was received. You had mentioned your desired matter concerning a bond of one thousand five hundred tumans in hand [3.5s] | INBA87:205a, INBA52:207a | Business; financial; property matters; Courtesy; culture [adab] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09105 | 90 | ...If you question regarding the trials and difficulties of Abdu'l-Baha - that is a sea boundless | SW_v12#16 p.254x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09112 | 90 | ...The more difficulties one sees in the world the more perfect one becomes. The more you plough and dig the ground | SW_v14#02 p.041, PN_unsorted p046, BSTW#380 | A. Grammer | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09186 | 80 | ای آزادگان الحمد لله از بیگانگی رهیدید و باشنای یگانه رسیدید دل از ما سوی | O ye liberated souls! Praise be to God that ye have been delivered from estrangement and have attained unto the companionship of the One True Friend. Ye have severed your hearts from all else [3.5s] | MUH3.320 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09226 | 80 | ای بنده پارسی الهی الحمد لله که پارسیان زائر آستانند و زردشتیان مقرب درگاه | O Persian servant of God! Praise be unto the Lord that the Persians are pilgrims at the Threshold and the Zoroastrians draw nigh unto the Court [3.5s] | YARP2.299 p.245 | Praise and encouragement; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09273 | 460 | ای بنده مقرب جمال مبارک نامه مفصل رسید و بدقت ملاحظه گردید در خصوص جناب حاجی | O thou near servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy detailed letter was received and carefully considered, regarding His Honor Haji [3.5s]... ...O Divine Providence! Perplexing difficulties have arisen and formidable obstacles have appeared | BRL_DAK#0105, BRL_MON#06x, MMK2#010 p.006x | BRL_POAB#06x | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09347 | 80 | ای دهقان رحمانی اگر توانی زرعی در این کشتزار الهی نما تا موید بایه مبارکه | O heavenly husbandman! If thou art able, sow seeds in this divine field, that thou mayest be confirmed by the blessed verse [3.5s] | MMK6#063 | Agriculture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09441 | 80 | 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] | ALPA.074a, YARP2.086 p.117 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise of Eastern values; culture | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09462 | 80 | ای کنیز عزیز خدا و دلیل بر این عزت آنست که بخدمات مشغولی و بتحمل زحمات مالوف | O beloved handmaiden of God! The proof of this glory lieth in thy occupation with service and thy familiarity with bearing difficulties [3.5s] | INBA84:322a | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09481 | 80 | ای محمود روحانیان مدرسه خویش را دبستان الهی کن و ادیب فیض نامتناهی شو و حقایق | O Mahmúd! Make of thy school a divine academy, and become thou a teacher of infinite bounty and truth [3.5s] | INBA84:398 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09500 | 80 | ای مظهر عزت ابدیه سلطنت دو جهان خدمت یارانست علی الخصوص بزائرین کعبه رحمان | O manifestation of eternal glory! The sovereignty of both worlds lies in service to the friends, particularly to the pilgrims of the Most-Merciful Lord's Sanctuary [3.5s] | PYB#238 p.51, ANDA#57 p.53 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Predictions and prophecies; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09517 | 540 | ای منادی ملکوت الهی نامه اخیر شما رسید و از مشاکل و صعوبات در امر انتخاب | O herald of God's Kingdom! Thy latest letter was received, and concerning the challenges and difficulties in the matter of election [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0164, MSHR5.429x, YIA.304-305 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Elections; Non-participation in politics; Parliaments; constitutional government; Past, present and future of Iran; Poems and quotation from poetry; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09532 | 80 | ای مهربان در این کور بهائی رافت و رحمت و مهربانی از اس اساس تعالیم الهی است | O kind one! In this Bahá'í Dispensation, loving-kindness, mercy and tenderness constitute the very foundation of the divine teachings [3.5s] | YARP2.474 p.351 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Compassion; kindness; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09542 | 80 | ای ناظم بلیغ و شاعر فصیح قصیده موزون بود و بجواهر ثمینه مشحون و بسرور | O eloquent composer and articulate poet! The ode was harmonious and laden with precious gems, bringing joy [3.5s] | AYBY.450 #188, TSQA3.403, YQAZ.461-462 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09559 | 80 | ای همایون اختر پسر عزیزت با فرهنگ و تمیز است لهذا باین اقلیم مبارک شتافت و | O Humayun-Akhtar! Thy dear son, possessed of culture and refinement, hath therefore hastened to this blessed clime [3.5s] | YARP2.418 p.317 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09611 | 80 | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | الهی الهی انّ هذا الزّرع قد اخرج شطأه و استوی علی سوقه قد اعجب الزّراع | ...O my God, O my God! Verily this plant hath yielded its fruit and standeth upright upon its stalk. | LMA2.438x | BRL_APAB#13x, NYR#142 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Petitions to authorities; Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||
| AB09672 | 80 | دوست عزیز محترم کرمنامه عالی وصول یافت مژده تشریف بلندن داشت ولی افسوس که | I have received your esteemed letter which gave the tidings of your visit to London. But, alas, the date of your arrival is the fourth of the month | CMB_F66f34.1, | MSHR4.297 | EGBBF.096x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Poems and quotation from poetry; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB09718 | 80 | یا من نشر نفحات الحق استقم علی امر الله کشجره ثابته الاصل غلیظه الدوحه منشعبه | O thou who diffuseth the fragrances of truth! Stand thou firm in the Cause of God, even as a tree firmly rooted, with mighty trunk and spreading branches [3.5s] | INBA59:199b, UMich962.114b, UMich991.052-053 | MJZ.024 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Mosaic imagery; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09738 | 80 | ...Thou hast written regarding the results of my trip to America. Its importance is not now manifest. Erelong you shall behold that these pure seeds have grown | DAS.1913-03-17 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09837 | 70 | ای بنده الهی اگر رضای الهی جوای شب و روز با یاران الهی الفت جو و موانست نما | O servant of God! If thou seekest divine good-pleasure, cultivate, both night and day, fellowship and companionship with the friends of God [3.5s] | MKT9.040a, TABN.251a | Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09874 | 70 | ای بنده حق صد هزار فرسنگ را قوت فرهنگ در دمی طی نماید و باورنگ سلطنت الهیه | O servant of the Truth! The power of culture can traverse a hundred thousand leagues in a single breath, adorned with the splendour of divine sovereignty [3.5s] | INBA88:079 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10033 | 70 | ای فریدون فریدون پرورنده سپهر هوش دانایان را بفرهنگ و دانش رهنمونست تو | O Farídún, Farídún's own, raised by the sphere of wisdom! Thou art the one who leadeth the wise to culture and learning [3.5s] | INBA88:340c | YARP2.173 p.178 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10038 | 70 | ای کنیز پرتمیز پاکیزه خداوند دریای بخشش پروردگار بی مانند بجوش آمد مروارید | O thou immaculate handmaiden of God, pure and refined, the ocean of the bounties of the peerless Lord hath surged forth with pearls [3.5s] | YARP2.518 p.376 | Knowledge; recognition of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10128 | 70 | ای نهال باغ عرفان چقدر خوش بخت و همایون طالعی که در کنار جویبار روئدی و در این بوستان | O sapling of the garden of divine knowledge! How fortunate and blessed is thy destiny that thou hast grown up beside the stream in this garden [3.5s] | LMA2.443 | The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10215 | 70 | جناب آقا سید اسدالله چشم نوازل دارد تحریر نمیتوان نمود با وجود این مختصر | Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah's eyes are dimmed with tears, making it difficult to write; nevertheless, this brief [3.5s] | INBA17:211 | Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10258 | 390 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | یا من اختصه الله بالموهبه الکبری نامه مفصل واصل شد و تفاصیل قادیانی معلوم | O thou whom God hath singled out through His great bestowal! Thy detailed letter was received and the particulars regarding the Qadiani became known [3.5s]... ...When a speaker's brow shineth with the radiance of the love of God, at the time of his exposition of a subject, and he is exhilarated with the wine of true understanding, he becometh the centre of a potent force | BRL_DAK#0560 | BRL_ATE#166x, COC#1920x | Growth of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||
| AB10291 | 70 | ...Your letter was received; but Abdul Baha, owing to the infirmity of the body; the difficulty of voyaging over seas and lands, the lack of rest, the striving and exerting day and night | DAS.1913-07-28, ABIE.123, BLO_PN#007 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10304 | 70 | Thy letter was received. From its contents it became evident that a report is circulated in those parts that I am departing for India. | DAS.1913-11-07 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10374 | 60 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای امین عبدالبهاء باز آمدیم باز آمدیم از راه فرنگستان آمدیم بنده آستان آمدیم | O trusted one [Amín] of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá! I have returned, I have returned! By way of Europe have I come back, a servant at the threshold, returning from flowering rose-gardens | INBA16:153 | MMK5#076 p.063 | MHMD2s.333b | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Praise of Western values; culture; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||
| AB10395 | 280 | Light of the World | آن مظلوم آفاق با جميع خلق در نهايت خضوع و خشوع معامله ميفرمود . اين مدّت مديده | O thou servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter dated 23 May 1921 was received and its contents were noted. The complaints of the two parties are continuous | NURA#20, MMK4#024 p.024x | LOTW#20 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | |||||||
| AB10488 | 60 | ای خدابخش نخستین بخشش ایزد دانا فرهنگ و خرد آسمانی و هوش و دانش یزدانیست و | O Khudabakhsh! The first bestowal of the all-knowing Lord is heavenly culture and divine wisdom, celestial intelligence and godly knowledge [3.5s] | YARP2.570 p.406 | Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10517 | 60 | ای سبزه نوخیز باغ عنایت باغبان احدیت تو را نهال دست نشان موهبت فرمود و بوستانی | O verdant seedling, freshly sprung in the garden of divine favor! The Gardener of Oneness hath planted thee with His bounteous hand as a sapling [3.5s] | INBA17:063 | HUV2.041 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10519 | 60 | ای سرهنگ با فرهنگ آهنگ ملا اعلی نما و باهنگ ملکوت ابهی ترانه ساز کن و چنگ | O cultured Colonel! Make melody like unto the Most High and compose thy strains with the harmony of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | MKT8.113a | Music and singing | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10520 | 60 | ای سرهنگ عاشقان اهنگ ملاٌ اعلی نما وفرهنگ اهل ملکوت ابهی بنما | O colonel of the lovers! Make melody with the Concourse on High, and manifest the culture of the people of the Kingdom of Abhá [3.5s] | INBA84:549b | Call to action; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10582 | 60 | ای مشتعل بنار عشق هر راحتی مبدل بزحمت گردد و هر عزتی منتهی بذلت تاج کوهر | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of love! Every comfort shall be transformed into hardship, and every honor shall culminate in abasement [3.5s] | MKT9.173, MMK3#064 p.041 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10630 | 60 | ای نهال بوستان معرفت الهی از فضل و موهبت شمس رحمانی و فیض غمام صمدانی و لواقح | O thou sapling in the divine garden of knowledge, favored by the grace and bounty of the All-Merciful Sun and the outpouring of the heavenly clouds [3.5s] | HUV2.040, QUM.097-098 | The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10671 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou tree planted in the Vineyard of God! Verily, the clouds of the mercy of thy Lord have poured forth the rain of His greatest gift | TAB.686 | Manifestation of God as sun; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10884 | 50 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از مضمون ممنون | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst address to Jináb-i-Manshádí was perused, and its contents brought joy [3.5s] | MSHR1.057x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Limits of the intellect; Outward and inward meanings; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10909 | 50 | ای دوست من مرغان چمن آهنگی بنواختند که غلغله در آفاق انداختند و ولوله در جهان | O My friend! The birds of the meadow have struck up such a melody that they cast their tumult throughout all regions and their clamour throughout the world [3.5s] | YARP2.285 p.239 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11013 | 50 | ای پاک پروردگار مهربان ستايش ترا لايق و سزا که از ماء مهين خلق نمودی | O pure and compassionate Lord! All praise befitteth Thee and becometh Thee, for Thou didst create from a humble drop of water [3.5s] | MJMJ2.029x, MMG2#119 p.135x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11039 | 50 | O thou kind Friend! Your telegram was received. I was made very happy and most pleased with the susceptibilities of the conscience. | ECN.749 | Educational curricula | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11054 | 50 | قد انقطعت الظهورات الی الظهور الاعظم و الرمز المنمنم و نور القدم و مالک الامم | The Manifestations have been cut off [culminated] in this Most Great Manifestation, the hidden Symbol, the Ancient Light, and the Lord of Nations [3.5s] | INBA59:122b | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11152 | 40 | امّا مسألهٴ طلاق لابد باید باطّلاع حکومت یا معرفت ارباب نفوذ باشد و الّا محاذیر | As to the question of divorce, it must needs be undertaken with the cognizance of the government or other persons of influence, otherwise difficulties arise [3.5s] | AVK4.186.02x | Law of divorce; Laws of marriage and dowry; Obedience to and respect for government authority | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11162 | 40 | ایّامی که اشتغال حرام است فلّاح آبیاری را بروز بعد تأخیر نماید امّا چوپان معذور است | On those days wherein work is forbidden, let the farmer defer his irrigation until the following day; yet the shepherd is excused [3.5s] | AVK4.012.14x | Agriculture; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11283 | 40 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ...There are before you so many temptations, trials, afflictions, calamities and difficulties because you have to be purified through fire and sifted through the sieve in order to separate the wheat from the tares. Verily, I say unto you: none will be saved but the believers, and from the believers only the sincere, and even those are in great danger, especially in such a time. | BSC.443 #808 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11286 | 40 | ...May America become the distributing center of spiritual enlightenment, and all the world receive this heavenly blessing | TDH#158.17x | Being a source of light; guidance; Praise of Western values; culture; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11293 | 40 | ...It is difficult for the weak ones to endure the tests but for souls like you, it is very easy | SW_v08#19 p.240x | Consolation and comfort; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11337 | 80 | To Set the World in Order | ای بنت ملکوت نامه شما رسید مختصر و مفید بود نامه باید چنین باشد الفاظ مختصر و | ...Endeavour that the black and the white may gather in one meeting place, and with the utmost love, fraternally associate with each other...This question of the union of the white and the black is very important For if it is not realized, erelong great difficulties will arise, and harmful results will follow | BRL_SWOP#011x | BRL_SWO#011x, ADJ.039x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Exhortations and counsels; Race unity; racial issues; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB11347 | 30 | ...Make ye inquiries as to a woman teacher. She must be extremely modest, even-tempered, forbearing, and well bred, and she must be expert in the English language | COC#0611x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11390 | 210 | ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله انی تلوت نمیقتک النورا الخریده الفریده العصماء ... و اترک شیئاً فشیئاً بالتدریج ما هوداء مسکن موقت لبعض داء و مضعف للعروق | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! I have perused thy luminous, unique and immaculate letter... Gradually abandon, step by step, that which is but a temporary palliative for some ailment and causeth a weakening of the constitution [3.5s] | AVK3.039.08x, YFY.224 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11398 | 30 | جناب منادی الهی خطه طبرستان علی الخصوص نور موطن مبارک مجلی | O esteemed Herald of God in the realm of Ṭabaristan, particularly in Núr, the blessed birthplace [3.5s] | TZH8.0857, NJB_v05#12 p.005 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11434 | 30 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | To the servant of God! I ask God to make thee a growing, developing branch in His vineyard | TAB.653 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11441 | 30 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou tree, developed in the garden of the Love of God! Be well watered | TAB.131 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11487 | 20 | ای سلیل جلیل ابراهیم عنقریب ملاحظه فرمائی که وعدهٴ الٓهیّه در حقّ سلالهٴ ابراهیم بالاخصّ تحقّق یابد و فرح رخ بگشاید | O illustrious scion of Abraham! Soon shalt thou witness how the divine promise concerning the seed of Abraham shall be fulfilled in particular, and joy shall unveil its face [3.5s] | AVK4.472x | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11539 | 20 | ...Man is endowed with superior reasoning power and the faculty of perception | ADJ.038x | Human reality created in the image of God; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11549 | 20 | ...The American continent giveth signs and evidences of very great advancement. Its future | GPB.254x | Praise of Western values; culture; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11557 | 20 | ...Knowledge is love. Study, listen to exhortations, think, try to understand the wisdom and greatness of God… The soil must be fertilised before the seed be sown | COC#0426x, SW_v20#10 p.314, BLO_PN#002 | Bass Adjustment | High station of learning; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Study; deepening; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11568 | 20 | ...As to the matter of the Mashrak-el-Azkar: This is very important. All the believers must most decidedly exert their collective effort in this particular | SW_v04#09 p.160x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11645 | 370 | دو طغرا مکتوب آنجناب وارد ولی هیچیک تاریخ نداشت مکتوب اول حکایت جناب استاد | Two letters with your letterhead arrived, but neither had a date. The first letter tells the story of Jinab-i-Ustad [3.5s] | INBA85:400 | BRL_DAK#0199, YIA.340-341 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise of Western values; culture; Smoking; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11684 | 210 | ای دوستان حضرت سبحان باغستان را اشجار رشیقه و اثمار بدیعه و ازهار لطیفه و | O friends of the All-Glorious Lord! The garden is adorned with graceful trees, wondrous fruits and delicate flowers [3.5s] | FRH.095-096 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11714 | 160 | ای متوجه الی الله هر چند مدتی بود مخابره منقطع ولی رابطه محکم زیرا کلمه جامعه قلوبرا | O thou who hast turned thy face toward God! Though communication was interrupted for a time, yet the connection remaineth firm, for the unifying Word doth bind hearts together [3.5s] | YIA.412 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11754 | 130 | ای مجنون جمال ابهی الحمد لله مظهر رکوع و سجودی و مستریح در ظل ممدود و محشور | O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of the All-Glorious! Praise be to God, the manifestation of thy homage and adoration, and thy resting beneath His outstretched shade [3.5s] | FRH.100 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11757 | 130 | ای یار مهربان در تورات و انجیل ملکوت الهیه را به باغستان و تاکستان تشبیه | O kind friend! In the Torah and the Gospel, the divine Kingdom hath been likened unto a garden and a vineyard [3.5s] | FRH.117 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11769 | 110 | ای بنده الهی همواره مشمول نظر عنایت بوده و خواهی بود الطاف حق شامل و موهبت | O servant of God! You have ever been, and shall forever remain, encompassed by divine favors and loving-kindness. The bestowals and bounties of the Lord embrace you [3.5s] | YIA.310a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11787 | 90 | ای شاه خلیل وارث حقیقی آن میر جلیل باش و سبب شفای هر قلب علیل | O Shah Khalil! Be thou the true heir of that noble prince and become the cause of healing for every ailing heart [3.5s] | FRH.204 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11803 | 50 | ای امین جمال مبارک نامه ۱۵ شهر ذی قعده ۱۳۳٨ رسید مختصر جواب مرقوم میگردد | O trusted one of the Blessed Beauty! Your letter dated 12 August 1919 was received, and a brief reply is included herewith | SFI18.275ax | LOIR20.170x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11815 | 390 | بشخص محترم عرض نمااید که مدتیست در ایران اسباب ویرانی مهیا و مشکلات عظیمه در | Please convey to the esteemed individual that for some time now, the conditions for havoc have been prepared in Iran, and immense difficulties have arisen [4o] | BRL_DAK#0259 | Parliaments; constitutional government; Past, present and future of Iran; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Promotion of commerce and industry; Relationship between government and people; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11846 | 230 | ای احبای حقیقی رحمانی در آن صبحدم که شمس حقیقت از افق عالم بر هیاکل امم | O true and merciful friends! At that dawning hour when the Sun of Truth rose above the horizon of creation upon the temples of the nations [3.5s] | TISH.543-544 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Love as fire; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11863 | 200 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای طبیب جسمانی و روحانی نامه ات که بتاریخ ١٢ ابریل ١٩١٩ بود رسید | O physician of the body and the spirit! Thy letter dated 12 April 1919 was received and renewed our old covenant | BRL_DAK#0424 | BRL_ATE#117 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Praise of Western values; culture; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB11881 | 170 | ای بنده جمال ابهی صد کرور کحال های حاذق و طبیب های موافق صرف انفاس حیات نمودند | O servant of the All-Glorious Beauty! A hundred myriad skilled oculists and able physicians have expended their life's breath [3.5s] | TISH.200 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11973 | 100 | Meetings, Bahá'í | ...The hearts of all the friends rejoiced, and in particular, the heart of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, when we heard of thy rising up to serve the Cause of God | BRL_MEET.AB#10x | Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12015 | 50 | Social Action | ای طالب تایید چون طفل عزیزت را امتحان کنند از درگاه الهی رجا نمایم که موفق و و مؤید گردد | O seeker after confirmation! Since thy dear child is taking his examinations, my fervent wish at the divine Threshold is that | BRL_DAK#0420 | BRL_SOCIAL#204x | Agriculture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||
| AB12090 | 40 | سعادتلو افندم حضرتلری عزتلو خلیل بیک شمدی تشریف بیوردیلر یوقارده کی اوتله | The esteemed and noble presence of His Excellency, Khaleel Bey, hath now graciously arrived [4o] | BRL_DAK#0475 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Petitions to authorities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12098 | 80 | ای ابن ملکوت کلمه اسکات بعربی خواموش نمودن است ولی تو ناطقی و فصیح و بلیغ | O son of the Kingdom! The word "uskat" [Scott] in Arabic means to be quiet, yet thou art eloquent, articulate and expressive [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0489 | Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12128 | 440 | ای بنده آستان مقدس و ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما رسید و جواب مرقوم میگردد | O servant steadfast at the sacred threshold, your detailed letter hath been received, and the answer is herein written [4o] | BRL_DAK#0818 | Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Loving community spirit in teaching the Cause; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Praise and encouragement; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12163 | 310 | یا من ادبه الله و احسن ادبه آنچه از خامه محبت الله بر صفحه تحریر ترقیم یافت | O thou whom God hath educated and imbued with refinement! That which flowed from the pen of divine love was written down [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1062 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12244 | 220 | ای بشیر من آنچه به جناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید رکاب همایون | O my herald! I have considered what thou didst write to Jinab-i-Manshadi in the presence of [3.5s] | BSHI.052-053 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12246 | 220 | ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله قد قرئت تحریرک الاخیر و اطلعت بما نطقت عند ملاقات | O thou who art attracted by the sweet-scented breezes of God! I have read thy recent letter and learned of that which thou didst utter during the meeting [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0947 | Critique of Western values; culture; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12256 | 210 | ای بلبل خوش الحان نامه شما رسید از واقعه محزنه تاثر شدید حاصل گردیده لکن صبر | O sweetly singing nightingale! Thy letter was received, and from this sorrowful event profound grief was occasioned; yet patience [3.5s] | INBA85:020 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12346 | 160 | O ye servants of the Kingdom of God! Offer your thanks to God, who has chosen you to serve His Kingdom and confirmed you to be the cause of enlightening and uplifting humanity | BBBD.571-572 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12373 | 150 | ای مظلوم آن اقلیم فی الحقیقه کار بر آن مظلومان تنگ شده زیرا جمعی بی نام و ننگ | O wronged one of that land! Indeed, circumstances have become most difficult for those oppressed souls, for a group bereft of honor and dignity [3.5s] | QUM.151a | Business; financial; property matters; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12570 | 100 | O thou hyacinth of the Spiritual Garden! …Mayest thou grow and develop in the meadow of graces and become green and verdant in the orchard of understanding | LABC.014x | Prayer for children and youth; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0010 | Words spoken at Unitarian church in Dublin, 1912-08-11 | 2300 | در نزد عموم عقلا مسلم است که عالم طبیعت ناقص است و محتاج تربیت ملاحظه میکنید | That the world of nature is imperfect and needs education is to the wise beyond question. Consider, man uneducated is in utmost barbarism | BRL_DAK#0639, AMK.248-258, MJMJ1.090x, MMG2#163 p.185x, MJH.036x, KHF.042, KHAB.355 (362), KHTB2.212, NJB_v03#16 p.001, YFY.141x | SW_v14#02 p.042-045 | Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Need for an educator; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0020 | Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-18 | 2100 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | حمد میکنم خدا را که با شما هستم باسباب ظاهره و قوه ملکی چنین مجلسی فراهم نمودن | I praise God that I am with you. Such an assembly would be utterly impossible to hold through worldly power and outward means | BDA1.380.10x | PUP#131 (p.442-447), FWU.104, SW_v06#08 p.059-061+064, DWN_v6#08 p.001-002x, MHMD1.399x | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise of Western values; culture; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Second birth; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0036 | Words spoken at Westminster Palace Hotel in London, 1912-12-20 | 1800 | Scientists tell us that the world of matter is made up of constellation of molecules which hold it in its various forms; each molecule consists | SW_v03#17 p.006-009, SW_v08#10 p.121-122, SW_v12#06 p.122-123 | Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment; Supreme tribunal; Universal education; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0098 | Public address given on 1912-05-20 | 1240 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Today questions of the utmost importance are facing humanity, questions peculiar to this radiant century | LOG#2080x, LOG#2082x, LOG#2099x, LOG#2103x, LOG#2104x, PUP#051 (p.133-137), SW_v03#08 p.018-020, STAB#129, STAB#130 | Equality of men and women; Role and station of women; The animal kingdom; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0104 | Public address given on 1912-09-03 | 1200 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | ساعتی پیش جوانی اینجا آمد با او مذاکره کردیم که طبیعت کامل است یا ناقص روشن | Nature is the material world. When we look upon it, we see that it is dark and imperfect. For instance | BRL_DAK#0655, KHF.014, KHAB.375 (381), KHTB2.233, NJB_v05#06 p.001 | LOG#0485x, PUP#101 (p.308-312), ABIC.008-010 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Universal education | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0116 | Words spoken at East Putney in London, 1912-12-29 | 1160 | Are you all well? Are you all happy? Are you all joyous? You must be exceedingly joyous | DAS.1912-12-29x | Critique of Western values; culture; Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Transcending the material condition; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0124 | Words spoken on 1912-07-09 in New York | 1100 | ...Tell Mrs. D. there are only two ways of correcting the social conditions; it cannot be done by force. | PN_1912 p109x, BSTW#351ax | Agriculture; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0155 | Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-16 | 1030 | Here is the Holy Land. It is a very good place. From all parts of the world people desire to come here... When I associate with pure and sanctified souls, my fatigue passes away | PN_1919 p018, PN_1919 p097, LAT.018-024 | Critique of Western values; culture; Education of children; moral education; Predictions and prophecies; Universality of the Cause; War and peace; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0159 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-19 | 1010 | The above verses are very clear and explicit that we are living in the time of their fulfillment. The globe is encircled with the fire of God's wrath | DAS.1915-04-19 | Critique of Western values; culture; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Martyrdom of the Bab; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0173 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-28 | 980 | If we could appreciate more the bounties of this age, and the marvels of this century, we would be more thankful to God than ever. | DAS.1913-04-28 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Baha'u'llah; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0176 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-11-24 | 970 | مصطفی افندی نامی بود مدیر تحریرات لاینقطع اذیت میکرد ومردم را بر علیه ما میشوراند بطوری متصرف " کرده " | There was a certain Mustafa Effendi in charge of the newspaper, who persistently caused us difficulties and incited people against us, including the Mutasarrif Kurdih | KHH1.298-301 (1.415-419) | KHHE.429-433 | Bribery and corruption; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0179 | Words spoken on 1911-11-02 in Paris | 960 | من باروپا بپاریس آمدم ملاحظه کردم اروپا در مادیات نهایت ترقی را کرده ولکن | When I arrived in Paris from Europe, I observed that while Europe had achieved the utmost progress in material civilization, yet [3.5s] | AMK.243-246, BSHN.140.521x, BSHN.144.509x, MHT1a.164x, MHT1b.122x, KHF.160, KHAB.115 (125), KHTB1.100, KHTP.074 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Critique of Western values; culture; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Human reality created in the image of God; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0208 | Words to Mr. Reed, at dinner, spoken on 1912-10-08 | 900 | There we do not have any Sunday. Whenever we get tired we simply withdraw…. When we were in Rumelia, in the Jewish quarter there was one of the grandees among the Jews, a very wealthy man | ECN.614+1030 | Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Day of rest; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0219 | Words spoken on 1912-10-23 in Oakland | 880 | I am very grateful that this meeting has been made possible, for it is extraordinary that after forty years' imprisonment, and the consequent infirmity | ECN.207+499x | Christ; Christianity; East and West; communication between East and West; Oneness; unity of religion; Praise of Western values; culture; Religion as source of love and unity; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0250 | Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-09-29 | 820 | Mahmúd's Diary | چون من وارد این شهر شدم دیدم همهمه است پرسیدم چه خبر است گفتند کنگرهٴ زراعت تشکیل میشود | When I entered this city, I saw there was quite a stir. I asked the reason and was told that an agricultural convention was being held. | BDA1.277.04x | MHMD1.295x | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0272 | Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-12-02 | 780 | Truly God has created all the beings, but has created them that they may be educated. And every existing being is endowed with two perfections - creative and educative. | PN_1900 p027, PN_1900 p050, BSTW#169h | Education and the development of capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Man's distinction from the animal; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Need for an educator; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Universal education | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0297 | Words to Ethel Rosenberg et al, spoken around July 1904 | 740 | As I said before, you must be sure whether the gardener is the True Gardener or not - if he is a true gardener what he does is right.... A wise schoolmaster should send his scholars out to play or to practice gymnastics | LOG#0491x, SW_v09#08 p.091x, PN_1900 p033 | Manifestation of God as divine physician; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0326 | Words to Anna Kunz, spoken on 1921-03-28 | 710 | They have bright faces... Science does not know; but the Manifestation makes discoveries... There will always be some. Only a special number will have this attainment.... Everything must be done moderately. | SW_v13#06 p.142-144, VLAB.028x, VLAB.099x | Educational curricula; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Rational arguments; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Soul; spirit after death; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0365 | Interview with W. A. Lawson of the Sacramento Bee, 1912-10-26 | 660 | The papers write that up themselves. I do not claim to be a prophet at all… He is founding the basis of all the religions by declaring that the fundamental basis of divine religions are one and the same. It is not a new religion in that sense at all. | ECN.913, ECN.409+526x | Critique of Western values; culture; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity in diversity; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0376 | Words spoken on Mt Carmel in June 1909 | 650 | Die Gesegnete Vollkommenheit Bahá'u'lláh hat in allen Seinen geheiligten Schriften, im Kitab-i-Aqdas, im Eschrakat | SDW v11#12 p.134-135 | Christ; Christianity; Differences in human capacity; Educational curricula; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0384 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14 | 630 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | انسان دو قسم استعداد دارد فطری و اکتسابی مانند سایر کائنات که هر یک استعداد و خاصیت | Personality is of two kinds. One is the natural or God-given personality which the western thinkers call individuality | BDA2.138x | DAS.1913-02-14, SW_v04#02 p.038-040, MHMD2.172x, ADP.130-134 | Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0404 | Public address to Congress of East-West Relations, spoken on 1912-04-20 | 610 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List | امشب من نهایت سرور دارم که در همچو مجمع و محفلی وارد شدم من شرقی هستم | Tonight I am most happy, for I have presented myself to an audience like unto this | BRL_DAK#0711, AMK.309-311, PYB#159 p.44, DUR4.034x, DUR1.100x, MJMJ1.093x, MMG2#178 p.206x, MJH.038ax, KHF.033, KHTB2.030, BDA1.040n | BRL_ATE#185x, PUP#014 (p.035-037), SW_v03#03 p.008-009, SW_v15#08 p.235-236, SW_v19#03 p.087, ADMS#052 | unknown | Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Praise of Western values; culture; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity | - | - | MHMD1.049 | ||||
| ABU0415 | Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Feb 1910 | 610 | Mein Bruder, du frägst viel auf einmal! Zweck und Ziel des menschlichen Leidens ist mannigfaltig, und wenn wir bis in die sinkende Nach | SDW v13#09 p.095-096 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0426 | Words to some Christians, spoken on 1914-12-26 | 600 | The deeds which are perpetrated by the present civilized Christian nations of Europe are opposite to the commandments of Christ. He shuns their association | DAS.1914-12-26 | Call to action; Christian doctrine and practice; Critique of Western values; culture; Justice and wrath of God; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0429 | Words spoken at the house of Consul A. in Haifa, July 1909 | 600 | Mein Freund, darauf könnte man mit Ja und Nein antworten, nämlich: die gesegnete Schönheit (Bahá'u'lláh) hat wohl die elementaren Moralgesetze des heiligen Propheten Musa (Moses) | SDW v12#03 p.027-028 | Critique of Western values; culture; East and West; communication between East and West; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0455 | 570 | حاجی فرجی کحال در بغداد بود خودش میگفت سه هزار چشم کور کردم تا کحال شدم | There was in Baghdad a man by the name of Haji Faraj Kahhal [oculist]. | AHDA.509-510 | STAB#077x | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Newspapers and the media; publications; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0487 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-11-08 | 550 | The tempest in the Atlantic ocean is very spectacular. It is a world of water.... When I was a very young child in Tihran, there was a man by the name of Abbas Quli Khan | DAS.1914-11-08 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0488 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-10 | 550 | What dost thou want with a room of stone and clay! I have prepared for thee such glorious rooms the walls, the roofs, the floors and the furniture of which are of purest deeds | DAS.1914-12-10, SW_v13#06 p.152x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise of Western values; culture; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0496 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-11 | 540 | This afternoon we passed by the nunnery and entered into its garden. The government forced the nuns to leave the country | DAS.1915-02-11 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Critique of Western values; culture; Monasticism; asceticism; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0504 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-18 | 530 | I am straining my ears toward the city of Shiraz--the sacred birthplace of the Báb--that perchance I may hear the sweet rapturous songs of its inhabitants. | DAS.1915-03-18 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0505 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-16 | 530 | هارون الرشید خواست حفر کند نتوانست بعد مامون باین خیال افتاد بعد از زحمت | Harum ar-Rashid wanted to excavate [the Pyramids] but was unsuccessful.... One thing that has enabled European civilization to advance so considerably is the aptitude for accepting the truth | KHH1.218-220 (1.305-307) | KHHE.319-321, BSR_v13 p.102 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power of the mind over nature; Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0507 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 530 | The justice of God is a difficult subject and requires much reflection upon our Lord's Words... Paraclete means the Holy Spirit... Regarding the use of beads | PN_1900_heh p040, BSTW#305x | Chastisement and requital; Differences in human capacity; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Justice and mercy; Maintainance of degrees in society; Many are called but few are chosen | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0508 | Words to Agnew, Chase, Sheffler, spoken on 1907-04-12 | 530 | Today is a beautiful day. I have been longing to see such a day. I am very happy. My happiness is from the point that the Power of God has gathered us together…. If there should not be decomposition, composition would not be. | PN_1907 p073x, TTAG.008-011, BLO_PN#101 | Composition and decomposition; Critique of Western values; culture; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity in diversity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0515 | Words to some Zoroastrian friends, spoken on 1915-04-18 | 530 | The Blessed Perfection expressed always great love for the Parsee friends. When Manikchi came to Baghdad and stood in His spiritual Presence he related many stories concerning the humiliation of the Parsees | DAS.1915-04-18 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Predictions and prophecies; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0517 | Words to Prof. E. A. Rogers, spoken on 1912-10-22 | 530 | I longed very much to visit you at your school in Los Gatos but there was not the time | ECN.758 | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0533 | Words to some students, spoken on 1914-10-12 | 510 | گفتند شما ها امروز میخواهید بروید گفتم پس بروم وداع کنم علی العجاله در تابستان | I have been informed that you are leaving today... When the Commission of Inquiry came [in 1904], they made matters difficult for us. | KHH1.108-110 (1.151-154) | KHHE.164-169, DAS.1914-10-12, PN_1914 p068 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Mystery of the great reversal; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0535 | Words to Mrs Bernard, spoken on 1913-03-18 | 510 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ولی انقطاع بعدم اسباب نیست بلکه بعدم تعلق قلب است ما در طهران شب دارای هر چیز | You have travelled through India... When the Persian government imprisoned Baha'u'llah in Teheran... Detachment does not imply lack of means; it is marked by the freedom of the heart. In Tihran, we possessed everything… There were once two friends, one rich but free of heart | BDA2.187 | DAS.1913-03-18, MHMD2.238-239, ABCC.009x, BW_v13p1187-1188x, VLAB.144x, STAB#028x | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Excellence; distinction; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0548 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 500 | حضرات مسافرین رفتند اگر راه ها کلاً و کاملاً باز شود مسافرتها آسان میگردد انسان در مدت قلیلی وارد ایران میشود | The honored wayfarers have departed. Should the pathways be wholly and completely opened, journeys shall become easy, such that man may enter Persia in but a brief span [3.5s] | KHMT.078-079 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Critique of Western values; culture; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; War and peace; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0555 | Spiritual Aspiration in the West: Words spoken on 1911-11-06 in Paris | 500 | Paris Talks | من از شرق آمدم بغرب در شرق میشنیدم که | You are very welcome! From Eastern lands I have come to the West to sojourn awhile among you. In the East it is often said | KHAB.128 (139), KHTB1.113 | PT#23 p.066 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; High station of learning; Man's distinction from the animal; Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0568 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-10 | 490 | It will be capital accomplishment if a school conducted on Bahá'í lines could be built. In the Bahá'í movement a system of education is outlined, whose value is not for the present appreciated.... Every little child will have a slate before him on his small desk. | DAS.1914-11-10 | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Methods of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0574 | Words spoken on 1912-10-05 in San Francisco | 490 | We have been driving in your lovely park. I found it so charming that I alighted from the automobile and walked along the pathways. | ECN.092 | Critique of Western values; culture; Development of capacity and readiness; Education and the development of capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0599 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-18 | 470 | In the seventy fourth chapter of the Koran called 'The Greeks' the following verse occurs significant of the present situation: 'Destruction hath appeared by land and by sea | DAS.1914-11-18 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0605 | Words to H.E.H et al, spoken on 1913-11-03 | 470 | Today I am going to speak to you on the object of the appearance of the prophets. It is evident that the world of humanity is in need of educators. | DAS.1913-11-03 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Need for an educator; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0658 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 440 | امروز در احوال بعضی از نفوس سیر میکردم که دهقان آسمانی آمد و اراضی را از خس و خاشاک پاک کرد | Today I was pondering the deeds of certain people. The heavenly Farmer comes and clears the earth of deadwood and debris. The divine Cultivator withstands every grievous trial | YHA1.109-110 (1.224), NJB_v05#14 p.004, KHH1.293-294 (1.408-410) | KHHE.423-425 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0680 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-04 | 430 | Yesterday was very pleasant with Arthur... Jerusalem is Jerusalem, but the real Jerusalem is spiritual | PN_1920_heh_haifa p065 | Critique of Western values; culture; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Shrines and Holy places; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0684 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-27 | 430 | Amongst the believers of God there must exist the utmost cooperation, equality and the solidarity of rights. Through their deeds and lives | DAS.1915-04-27 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0688 | Words spoken on 1910-11-24 | 420 | ایران در هر صورت خوب میشود فلاح و نجاح ایران مقرر است | In all circumstances, Iran shall prosper; verily, the success and triumph of Iran is foreordained [3.5s] | MSBH4.239-241 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Growth of the Cause; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0695 | Words to some young Bahá'í women, spoken on 1912-10-17 | 420 | Be seated! How are you? We have been for a walk. San Francisco is a good city. San Francisco is a good garden, fresh and verdant. | MAB.059-061 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0697 | Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-02 | 420 | Here we do not have much talking, but there [in America) they speak so much that nobody can follow what they say. | PN_1919 p062 | Critique of Western values; culture; Law of divorce; Laws of marriage and dowry; Marriage as means of spiritual progress | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0728 | Words spoken on 1912-12-17 in London | 410 | God willing! If I go to America another time I will go differently; but it is very difficult | DAS.1912-12-17, SW_v03#19 p.003-004 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Praise of Western values; culture; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0743 | Words spoken on 1914-01-18 | 400 | Truly I say if at every moment we praise Baha'o'llah a hundred thousand times for His bounties and gifts, we shall be unable to express adequately | DAS.1914-01-18 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise of Western values; culture; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0746 | Words to pilgrims in June 1906 | 400 | See, how for the sake of a trifling gain, people subject themselves to terrible difficulties and suffering and trial... When we were in Tihran, Mirza Aqa Khan of Nur was the Prime Minister | PN_1906 p041, SUR.244-245, BLO_PN#001 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0754 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-01 | 390 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | این روز آخر اقامت ماست در اسستتکارت و اول روز ورود شما در ملکوت ابهی | Praise be to God that you have attained. This is our last day in Stuttgart and the first day of your entrance into the Kingdom... It is easy to enter into the Kingdom but it is difficult to remain in it firm and steadfast. | BDA2.278-279 | DAS.1913-05-01, MHMD2.364-365 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0765 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-02-09 | 390 | Mirza Anayatullah has brought us some very interesting news from Acca. He says Mirza Badi'u'llah has circulated a wild report that I am going to be arrested | DAS.1915-02-09 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0771 | Words spoken on 1916-05-15 in Haifa | 380 | این تو را گول می زند. چطور باغ را به او می سپاری. مثل اینست که گوشت را بدست گربه بسپاری | This doth beguile thee. How canst thou entrust the garden unto him? 'Tis as though thou wouldst commit the meat unto the care of the cat [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-05-15 | Four pillars; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Humor; jokes; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Praise of Western values; culture; Shaykhis; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0803 | Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909 | 370 | I wished to see you early this morning but so many things engaged Me... Now give Me news from America. | AHF.007-009 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Critique of Western values; culture; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0809 | Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-07 | 370 | The first entrance into light and into belief is extremely difficult. The spiritual birth is troublesome and painful in the same degree as the physical birth. | PN_1904 p004, PN_1904 p037, TTAW.006-008, BLO_PN#102 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0823 | Words to Abdu'l-Ghaffar, spoken on 1915-04-08 | 360 | این را بدانید جمال مبارک امر اکید برجوع بحکیم فر موده انسان باید جزئیاترا هم از حکیم سئوال نماید | You must clearly understand that the Blessed Perfection has commanded most emphatically that in case of sickness, one must refer to the skilled physician and abide by his prescription | KHH1.205-206 (1.287-288) | KHHE.300-302, DAS.1915-04-08 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Praise of Western values; culture; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0832 | Words spoken on 1915-08-05 in Haifa | 360 | هوای اینجا بسیار خوب است. صفای اینجا بسیار خوب است. در جوار مقام اعلی محل راحتی است | The air in this place is most excellent. The purity herein is surpassing fair. In the vicinity of the Most Exalted Shrine lieth a place of repose [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-05 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0835 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 360 | Live so as to be in peace with all your environment... The more obstacles one has to overcome, the more difficulties one meets successfully... Certainly one may belong to a church... Prayer is communion, aspiration, soul contact with God. | PN_1900 p009, PN_1906 p012, PN_1909 p023 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0836 | Words to Mrs Stannard, spoken on 1913-10-11 | 360 | The Principles of the Bahá'í Cause are the pure seeds which we are sowing in the fertile ground. | DAS.1913-10-11 | Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Non-participation in politics; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy; Unity; oneness of humanity; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0866 | Words to H.E. Warmeke, spoken on 1913-05-01 | 350 | The American people are not satisfied with their present day civilization. It is true that they have built a marvellous civilization of their own through giant-like forces | DAS.1913-05-01 | Independent investigation of truth; reality; Man's distinction from the animal; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0867 | Words spoken on 1914-01-12 | 350 | Most wonderful! Mirza Mahmoud Foroughi has a marvellous memory. He has memorized so many Tablets! Every faculty of the faculties of man | DAS.1914-01-12 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0870 | Words to Mon. Richard, spoken on 1913-05-10 | 350 | the Persian Bahá'í women ... are being educated and new ideals spread amongst them. Their hearts and consciences are free. | DAS.1913-05-10, BSTW#360 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Equality of men and women; Law of transformation and change; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0871 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 350 | There were 60 stages from Bagdad to Samsun and the trip was made under the most difficult circumstances. It was a time of famine | DAS.1913-04-26 | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0873 | Words spoken ca. 1913-03-29 in Paris | 350 | Paris is a city of adornment. I hope that, as this century is a radiant century and this age a merciful age | ADP.185-188 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Harmony of science and religion; Literal interpretation; Praise of Western values; culture; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0878 | Interview with reporter from "Die Leit", Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-22 | 350 | We are Bahá'ís but on certain questions we find ourselves in agreement with the Theosophists.... | DAS.1913-04-22 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Praise of Western values; culture; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0887 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 340 | طهران بسیار مغشوش است واقعا مرحوم مظفرالدینشاه در باره رعایای خود ابدا کوتاهی نکرد | Tihran is in great agitation. In truth, the late Muzaffari'd-Din Shah did all he could for his subjects. But it would have been better to first educate the people of Iran | KHH1.035-036 (1.050-051) | KHHE.067-068, STAB#014 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Non-participation in politics; True liberty; freedom | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0893 | Words to May Maxwell et al, spoken around 1898-02-23 | 340 | All the sufferings you pass through in gaining the Kingdom of God will be obliterated when you attain its perfect happiness. It is as a man who has been ill and helpless | AEP.026-029, NRMM.166, BLO_PN#031 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0901 | Public address given on 1912-05-03 | 340 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | I was in the Orient, and from the Orient to this part of the world is a long distance | BDA1.067n | PUP#036 (p.083-084), SW_v03#04 p.017-018, PN_1912 p085, BSTW#311x | Praise of Western values; culture; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | MHMD1.075 | ||||||
| ABU0902 | 340 | Bahá'í Scriptures | God in his wisdom has created all things. Nothing has been created without a special destiny... The greatest gift of man is universal love | BSC.501 #965x, ADP.110-112 | Fulfillment of true potential; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0924 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-20 | 330 | Very welcome! Are you all well? You must be very happy, very happy, very grateful, for it was very difficult for me to come and reach this part.... One act soul is preferable to a thousand inactive and useless souls | BSTW#155b, ECN.144+178 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0927 | Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 | 330 | GOD has created all things wisely and with a purpose. For everything He has ordered a heaven and a hell; its heaven is its place of high degree | AELT.205-207 | Education and the development of capacity; Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Need for an educator; Perfection; imperfection of nature; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0936 | The Benefits of God to Man: Words spoken on 1911-10-27 in Paris | 330 | Paris Talks | God alone ordereth all things and is all-powerful. Why then does He send trials to His servants? | LOG#2041x, PT#14 p.041 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0938 | Words spoken on 1914-02-15 | 330 | The schools should be free from all religious and racial prejudices.... Never let the friends be separated from other people and nations | SW_v09#03 p.029-030, SW_v15#01 p.037 | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0949 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 320 | این مدرسه خیلی اهمیت دارد در عالم وجود اعظم از دانائی چیزی نیست | This school holdeth great import in the world of existence, for nothing is more exalted than knowledge [3.5s] | KHH2.253-255 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Knowledge; recognition of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Universal education | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0954 | Words spoken on 1915-11-13 in Haifa | 320 | حضرت مسیح اینها را نصیحت می کند بصلح و سکون. می فرماید: شمشیر را غلاف کن، این دول | His Holiness Christ counseleth these peoples unto peace and tranquility. He saith: "Sheathe thy sword, O nations..." [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-11-13 | Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Suffering; rejection of Christ; War and peace; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0966 | Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-12 | 320 | It must be so. Twelve thousand now must be as one. Everything will be obtained by unity and harmony... Today I met some people who were very difficult to meet | PN_1907 p074, PN_1907 p078, TTAG.011-013, BLO_PN#101 | Composition and decomposition; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0967 | Words to English and American tourists, spoken on 1914-02-23 | 320 | We must be just: The American college at Beirut is carrying on a sacred mission of education and enlightenment... Years ago I went to Beirut and visited the college in its infancy | DAS.1914-02-23 | Oneness; unity of religion; Praise of Western values; culture; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1005 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-16 | 310 | Whosoever schemes in this Cause will come to no good end. Above all other things we must be honest to our consciences and not dissimulate. We must not speak against each other | DAS.1913-05-16 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1008 | Words to some children spoken in Oct. 1912 | 310 | You are all my grandchildren. I feel the utmost joy to be present here with you, especially to be surrounded with such radiant children. | MAB.051-052 | East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1024 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-06-29 | 300 | O let me weep like unto the vernal showers of the Spring!... This day is the day of parting. The farewell hour is most difficult to bear. | DAS.1914-06-29, SW_v09#12 p.134-135 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1043 | Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901 | 300 | The word 'Devil' or Satan is used in St. John 8 - 'Ye are of your father the devil.' This means that the Pharisees were not the true children of Abraham | PN_1901 p009, NRMM.217-218 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Satan; the Evil One; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1044 | Words to Latimer, Remey et al, spoken on 1914-10-19 | 300 | One of the things that Dr. Farid has circulated in London is that 'I have grown old and weak...' My power consists of the Bestowals of the Blessed Beauty. | DAS.1914-10-19, SW_v05#14 p.217-218, PN_1914 p104 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1068 | Words spoken at home of Lady Blomfield, 1911-09-08 | 300 | I have journeyed by sea and land for the pleasure of seeing you all. I needed a change | SW_v02#12 p.003-004 | Goodly deeds; actions; Nationalism; love of country; Praise of Western values; culture; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1089 | Words to Saidol Molk, spoken on 1913-12-04 | 290 | In the coming of every prophet and messenger of God, this objection was uttered by the people of negation. Even Pharaoh | DAS.1913-12-04 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1093 | Words to some Arabs, spoken on 1914-02-09 | 290 | Reason works through the instrumentality of the five senses. The faculty of hearing is more important than the faculty of seeing... The throne of reason is the brain. | DAS.1914-02-09 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1099 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-12-11 | 290 | Only in America such brilliant ideas are born. This will be a most effective token of America's attitude in the matter of brotherhood... The axis around which the consolation of the hearts revolves is Faith in God. | DAS.1914-12-11 | Consolation and comfort; God as personal vs. impersonal reality; Nationalism; love of country; Praise of Western values; culture; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1106 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-05 | 290 | The life of the Arabs in the interior is most simple. Their principal food consists of | DAS.1914-05-05, SW_v08#02 p.018-019 | Critique of Western values; culture; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1113 | Words spoken in Oct. 1911 in London to Mrs. Enthoven | 290 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Abdu'l-Bahá sent his greetings to all, begging all to go on acquiring strength in their belief and courage… Let the light of truth and honesty shine in your faces | AIL.124, SW_v08#02 p.026x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Praise of Western values; culture; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1164 | Words spoken on 1913-06-04 in Paris | 270 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | حسن نیت بجهت اعمال حسنه لازم است تا نیت خیر که بمنزلهٴ ریشه و اصل محکم متین است | In order to do good things, one must have good intentions. So long as good intentions, which are even as a firmly planted root | BDA2.331-332 | MHMD2.440-441 | Hypocrisy; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Praise of Western values; culture; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1166 | Words to Mr Maxwell, spoken on 1912-08-31 | 270 | Mahmúd's Diary | در اینگونه مدارس چون تنها درس مادیات و حکمت طبیعی خوانده میشود لهذا نفوس تحریری که ذی فنون باشند | Every city in which the remembrance of God is raised... As only material education is imparted and only natural philosophy is taught, these universities do not produce highly talented scholars... Behold what eleven disciples of Christ have accomplished, how they sacrificed themselves!... On our way to Baghdad | BDA1.210.16 | SW_v19#12 p.380, MHMD1.228-229 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Educational curricula; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1193 | Words to a telegraph officer, spoken on 1913-10-29 | 270 | When I was in America, I was most busy... Once upon a time, there was a poor fellah (farmer) who cultivated a patch of ground with cotton. | DAS.1913-10-29, SW_v09#18 p.210x, STAB#120 | Growth of the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1210 | Words to some Persians living in Paris, spoken on 1913-05-05 | 260 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | حیات انسان خیلی عزیز است انسان باید این حیات عزیز را در امری عظیم صرف نماید | The life of man is very precious; so he must spend it in a precious cause. To study the sciences of commerce, agriculture and medicine is very praiseworthy but to concentrate all our time on such things is not good. | BDA2.285 | DAS.1913-05-05, MHMD2.375-376 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1226 | Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-28 | 260 | Prayer and Devotional Life | انسان در متعالی ترین شکل نیایش خود فقط به منظور ابراز عشق و محبت به حضرت | Man becomes like a stone unless he continually supplicates to God. The heart of man is like a mirror... There are many subjects which are difficult for man to solve... In the highest prayer... When a man falls in love with a human being | COMP_PDLP#28x | BRL_PDL#28x, COC#1756x, LOG#1512x, SW_v08#04 p.042-043x, SW_v14#06 p.167x, AELT.216-217x, PN_1900 p023, PN_1900 p053, PN_1900 p124, PN_1900_heh p009, BNE.095x, BSTW#169e, BSTW#326x | MANA | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Importance of prayer; Love of God; Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||
| ABU1227 | Words to Zoroastrian pilgrims, spoken on 1913-11-10 | 260 | Persia will become luminous. Her future grandeur shall by far eclipse her past recorded glory. | DAS.1913-11-10 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Past, present and future of Iran | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1230 | Words spoken on 1913-11-12 in Port Said | 260 | Belief without the test is not worth having.... Give your children a manual profession, something by which they may be able to | DAS.1913-11-12, SW_v09#09 p.097x, SW_v07#15 p.144x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Empty learning; false spirituality; Oneness; unity of religion; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1240 | Words spoken on 1913-08-25 in Ramleh | 260 | The thoughts of the statesmen of the East are atrophied, and their hearts devoid of desire for the progress of the nation. Their ideas are petty | DAS.1913-08-25, ABIE.237, BLO_PN#007 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1241 | Address to the Baha'is at Sanatorium of Dr. Swingle in Cleveland, 1912-05-06 | 260 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | This is a beautiful city; the climate is pleasant; the views are charming. All the cities of America... Now this American nation is a revered nation, and presents great and deserved | BDA1.074n | PUP#043 (p.104), SW_v03#06 p.005-006, SW_v13#12 p.343 | Development of capacity and readiness; Praise of Western values; culture; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | MHMD1.082 | ||||||
| ABU1246 | Words spoken to Bishop Burg at Hotel Ansonia in New York, 1912-04-15 | 250 | الحمد لله ترقیات مادیه در این بلاد حاصل است ولکن مدنیت مادیه تنها کفایت نکند | Praise be unto God that material progress hath been achieved in these lands; yet material civilization alone sufficeth not [3.5s] | AMK.292-293, KHTB2.025, NJB_v04#10 p.001 | Critique of Western values; culture; East and West; communication between East and West; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1267 | 250 | نوشته اند که میخواهند بعضی از سنگهای تاج ایران را بفروشند تاج ایران عدل است نه سنگ | They have written that they wish to sell certain jewels of Iran's crown. The crown of Iran is justice, not stones [3.5s] | NJB_v05#06 p.003, KHH2.154 (2.284) | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Manifestation of God as sun; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1270 | Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909 | 250 | In Europe and America many colleges and universities were founded; many plays, as comedies, have been written for the purpose of improving morality | AHF.021-022 | Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1286 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-28 | 250 | Once a servant went to a rich man and asked for a position. He had many certificates from his former masters regarding his conduct and manners. | DAS.1914-11-28 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1287 | Conversation with the English Consul, ca. Feb. 1901 | 250 | It was a very long time since the coming of a Prophet, and they needed a new one to give them a fresh start! | PN_1901 p012, NRMM.224 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1353 | Words to Bishop Birch, spoken on 1912-04-17 | 240 | Praise be to God, that stupendous material developments are obtained in this country | DAS.1913-07-15, SW_v07#17 p.175-176, ABIE.067, BLO_PN#007 | East and West; communication between East and West; Harmony of science and religion; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Praise of Western values; culture; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1363 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-22 | 230 | The physical body has also a share. When I was in America a number of Christians came to me and asked a most subtle and difficult question. | DAS.1915-05-22 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Martyrs and martyrdom; Physical limitations of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Christian clergy | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1373 | Words spoken on 1913-02-02 in Paris | 230 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | سُرور قلب من همه جا با من است انفکاک ندارد و دیگر آنکه اسباب سُرور | I am happy wherever I go; this happiness is never separated from me… If the love of Baha'u'llah is present in a heart, it will be endowed with capacity | BDA2.118 | MHMD2.147 | Critique of Western values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Mary Magdalene; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1381 | 230 | و بعد بیاناتی فرمودند که منتهی شد به رجال بیت العدل که حال حکمة محفل روحانی | And thereafter He made utterances that culminated in reference to the men of the House of Justice, which is at this time represented in the wisdom of the Spiritual Assembly [3.5s] | AHB.125BE #01-02 p.21-22 | Consultation; House of Justice; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1390 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-30 | 230 | From 8am to 6pm I was speaking to them. They asked many questions peculiar to their sects... Now the answer must be given in such a manner as to establish a conciliation between these two schools | DAS.1914-03-29 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Realms of being; three realms; five realms | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1397 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-23 | 230 | As much as possible we must make our lives simple and reduce its accumulated complexities. Our necessary wants were originally very few | DAS.1915-04-23 | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Critique of Western values; culture; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1418 | 230 | It is most difficult to stand unshaken during the days of trials. When we were living in Baghdad | SW_v14#06 p.166 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1433 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1913-05-04 | 220 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | باز ما مراجعت بپاریس نمودیم بهبینیم احباب چه کردهاند... تخمی افشاندیم و برگشتیم حال شما میتوانید بروید آبیاری کنید؟ | We have returned to Paris to see what the believers have done… We have come to Paris and are sowing the seeds. Can you arise and irrigate them? When the divine farmer ploughs the ground and scatters the seeds | BDA2.283 | DAS.1913-05-04, MHMD2.373-374 | Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1440 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-12-01 | 220 | Mahmúd's Diary | چون از اغلب مشکلات سیاسی دورند و در گوشه ای آسوده و نسبت بسایر قطعات اهالی امریکا هم بیشتر طالب صلح و صلاح | As Americans are removed from most political difficulties they live at ease in isolation and, compared to most other regions | BDA1.398.01 | MHMD1.417 | Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1441 | Words spoken on 1913-05-24 in Paris | 490 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | جمیع را قانع و شاکر نمود و اجمال بعضی از بیانات مبارکه در این خصوص این بود که باید پی بحقایق | One must understand the truth of such matters. Are you at all aware of the age in which Muhammad lived | BDA2.317 | MHMD2.419-421 | Critique of Western values; culture; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Muhammad; Islam; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1452 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-12 | 220 | یک ترتیبی از برای تربیت اطفال در ذهن من هست که هنوز اسبابش فراهم نشده که آن را مجری دارم | When people invite me alone to their houses I ask them to prepare only one dish... I have carried in my mind for some time an educational system | ZSM.1914-12-12 | LOG#0483x, DAS.1914-12-12, SW_v13#07 p.171-173, SW_v14#01 p.006 | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1467 | Words to Arab villagers from Adasiyyah, spoken on 1914-05-07 | 220 | Consider that Abdu'r-Rahman Pasha receives one forth of the entire crop and produce from the farmers in his village | DAS.1914-05-07 | Agriculture; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1475 | Words spoken ca. 1912-10-20 in Los Angeles | 220 | The believers must not expect anything from one another... I have traveled and come as far as here... Look at the people of the world | BSTW#357 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1478 | Words to some visitors, spoken on 1913-02-27 | 220 | There was once a Sufi in Baghdad who on a hot summer day went to the Euphrates river with his water pitcher | DAS.1913-02-27 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1480 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 220 | It is well with a country when the magistrates are as fathers to the people. There is a great spiritual light in London... A certain Pasha, having most unjustly and cruelly beaten one of his servants | BW_v04p383, CHH.164, BLO_PN#022 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1484 | Words spoken on 11 Jun 1910 | 220 | O meine Tochter, du meinst, die Einheit der Religion sei nicht als Notwendigkeit zu beweisen und zu verlangen, im Gegenteil, ihr Abendländer sagt | SDW v13#05 p.056-057 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Relativity of religious truth; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1495 | Words spoken on 1913-10-25 in Ramleh | 210 | The Arabs are a hardy race. Their physical constitutions are like iron. The Arabs of the interior of the Peninsula still preserve | DAS.1913-10-25 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1515 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-10-23 | 210 | America is the home of the ideals of Peace; its people are peace-loving and its democratic leaders the spreaders of the seeds of Peace. | DAS.1914-10-23, SW_v13#11 p.293 | Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Parliaments; constitutional government; Praise of Western values; culture; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1517 | Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-25 | 210 | The Arabs we met today were deprived of civilization, and yet they think they are not in need of civilization or knowledge. | PN_1909F p066, PN_1909F p125, AKL.010 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1523 | Words spoken to Baha'is of the World at Bahji, 1913-12-25 | 210 | You are all welcome. How are you? It is part of the Divine Wisdom that I should keep silent for a time! All that was required of me | DAS.1913-12-25, SW_v05#01 p.003, BSTW#344 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1525 | Words to Florence Khan, spoken on 1906-06-13 | 210 | Whatever good deeds man performs in this world have been originally inculcated by the Prophets and Manifestations of God. Were it not for the Prophets' teachings | PN_1906 p035, SUR.232, BLO_PN#001 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1547 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 200 | فضل است لکن فضل استعداد لازم دارد که قبول کند مثلا آمدن باران | Grace abideth, yet grace requireth capacity that it may be received, even as the coming of rain [3.5s] | KHH2.280-281 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Development of capacity and readiness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1555 | Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-11-21 | 200 | The Kingdom of God is likened unto a garden and the gardener is a blessed Manifestation. The gardener comes and finds the trees unfruitful and the garden in disorder. | PN_1901 p075, BLO_PN#109 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1571 | Words to the Turkish Consul General, spoken on 1913-04-14 | 200 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امروز شرق بهیچوجه مقابلی یا غرب نتواند و با هیچ قوّهٴئی نه برابری بلکه محافظهٴ خود | Today the armies of Europe, well-drilled, well-provisioned, phalanx-like, are similar unto the waves of the ocean pounding against the shores of Asia…. The East today cannot compete with the West in any way… | BDA2.238 | DAS.1913-04-14, MHMD2.308x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1600 | Words spoken at Mrs Jack's Unity Meeting, 1911-09-22 | 190 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Although the day is cold for me to go out, yet I have come to see you | KHAB.063 (072) | AIL.048, SW_v02#12 p.005-006 | East and West; communication between East and West; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Praise of Western values; culture; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1604 | 190 | حجاب نسوان مانع از تعلیم و تعلم است فقهاء درینخصوص مبالغه نمودند که حتی صوت نساء | The veiling of women preventeth learning and instruction. The divines have, in this matter, gone to such extremes that even the voice of women [is forbidden] [3.5s] | AVK3.341.18x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Role and station of women; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1608 | Words spoken on 1914-06-20 in Haifa | 190 | Dr. Ardasheer has learned osteopathy very well. He desires to give you a massage.... They investigate every question.... They go to self-interested strangers | DAS.1914-06-19, SW_v09#10 p.119-120 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Praise of Western values; culture; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1628 | Words spoken in 1900 | 190 | Every material thing we see around us, represents some spiritual idea. As there is an outward, material reality, so there is also an inward, spiritual reality. | PTIM.062, BSTW#201 | Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Manifestation of God as sun; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Need for an educator | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1644 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-01-14 | 190 | The constitution of some people is kneaded with the water of loyalty. They are like unto a pure soil in which the seeds of loyalty are planted | DAS.1915-01-14 | Stories; anecdotes; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1645 | Words to Miss E. Goodall, Kheirallah et al in March 1899 | 190 | It would be very difficult to speak of the spiritual Kingdom in any way... You will retain your individuality and will not be swallowed up in one vast spirit. | PN_unsorted p041 | Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1650 | Words spoken on 1914-02-15 | 190 | In this age the college which is dominated by a denominational spirit is an anomaly.... The universities and colleges of the world must hold fast to three cardinal principles | LOG#0716x, DAS.1914-02-15, SW_v09#09 p.098, SW_v14#01 p.007, SW_v18#06 p.181, SW_v19#02 p.058 | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1660 | Words spoken on 1913-06-03 in Paris | 180 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امروز جنود توفیق و تأیید ظهیر نفوسی است که بر خدمت کلمهٴ علیا قیام کنند و باعلآء امر الله | In this day, the hosts of success and confirmation are the supporters of those who arise to promote the Most Sublime Word | BDA2.330 | MHMD2.438-439 | Call to action; Critique of Western values; culture; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1673 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 180 | Now Europe in reality is in the utmost beauty and adornment. Material civilization has advanced greatly. It is a body in the utmost of comeliness, but regrettable it is that it is not animated by the spirit. | DAS.1913-02-20 | Call to action; Critique of Western values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1678 | Words to Mr and Mrs Hollback, spoken on 1914-04-10 | 180 | My happiness comes from the Kingdom of Abha! My joy is from the Delectable Paradise! | DAS.1914-04-10, SW_v13#04 p.102x, PN_1914 p009 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love as fire; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1690 | Words spoken on 1913-01-13 in London | 180 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من از احساسات شماها بسیار ممنونم زیرا این احساسات عمومیه الهیه است و امور خصوصیه بشریه | I am most grateful to you all for your sentiments, inasmuch as universal feelings are divine, whereas particular matters are born of humankind | BDA2.082 | MHMD2.099-100 | Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1706 | Words to Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-09 | 180 | Are you happy? Have the people of Germany the capacity to receive?... The Kingdom of God is like a tailor, and nations and sects are like pieces of cloth or materials; each nation or sect is a special material | FRGA.014 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1727 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 180 | This power is neither heavenly nor spiritual; neither is it an influence from disembodied spirits. It is the human spirit-magnetism | LOG#1753x, DLA.037-038, BLO_PN#026 | Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Power of imagination; thought; right intention | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1764 | Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909 | 170 | The people who come here are divided into two classes. One comes here as dead and returns alive | AHF.005-006 | Differences in human capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1781 | Words to some children, spoken on 1912-10-12 | 170 | What radiant children these are! How radiant! What radiant and beautiful children! These will become very good | MAB.050-051, ECN.126+477+495n | Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1837 | 160 | در این دور حجاب محکمتر از سابق میباشد در دوره اسلام حجاب چنان شده بود | In this Dispensation the veil hath grown more impenetrable than in former times. During the Islamic Dispensation the veil had become such [3.5s] | AVK3.340.15x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Critique of Western values; culture; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1894 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 160 | Der Engländer hat ein unerschutterliches Staatsbewußtsein, welches mit seinem Geschäftssinn ganz verwachsen ist; deswegen ist er der geborene Eroberer und Kolonisator | SDW v14#01 p.008 | Critique of Western values; culture; Growth of the Cause; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1920 | Words spoken on 1913-09-21 in Ramleh | 150 | How complex is the life of the present age and how much more complex we | DAS.1913-09-21, SW_v08#02 p.017-018, ABIE.343, BLO_PN#007 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Critique of Western values; culture; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Praise of Eastern values; culture | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1926 | Words to Percy Grant, spoken around 1912-07-12 | 150 | Man thinks too much of perfecting the body, but of what use is it to him without the perfecting of the spirit? | DJT.341-343, BLO_PN#027 | Critique of Western values; culture; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1927 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-10-11 | 150 | Praise be to God you had a spiritual time in Germany... Paris is the jungle of nature... The German people are religious. | DAS.1914-10-11, PN_1914 p060 | Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; War and peace; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1931 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Akka, 1915-04-17 | 150 | Doest thou see the farmers furrowing the fields for the sowing of new seeds? Are they not working with tireless exertion? | DAS.1915-04-17 | Effort; striving; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1947 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-15 | 150 | During our stay in Baghdad there lived in that city one of the Ameers of Afghanistan. He was reputed to be very wealthy and cultured. He used to frequent our house | DAS.1915-02-15 | Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1949 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11 | 150 | There are three paths through which man attains spiritual happiness. The first path is the path of ordeals, trials and difficulties. | DAS.1913-05-11 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Attainment to faith in the twinkling of an eye; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1957 | 150 | I have been asked this question: In the Gospels one finds only spiritual directions, not particular directions for conduct as in the old testament. | ADP.068-069 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Christ; Christianity; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Relativity of religious truth | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1958 | Words spoken on 1913-07-02 in Port Said | 150 | It is not my duty to command particular persons to arise and teach the Cause | DAS.1913-07-02, SW_v04#15 p.251, ABIE.009, BLO_PN#007 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1985 | Words spoken on 1914-11-02 in Abu Sinan | 140 | شما طوفان بلایا ندیده اید اگر دیده بودید این وقائع بشما چندان تاثیری نمیکرد ما شب دارای عمارت | You have not experienced genuinely difficult times, for if you had, such occurrences would not perturb you. | KHH1.137 (1.189-190) | KHHE.206-207, DAS.1914-11-02, BSR_v13 p.082 | Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2002 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Budapest, 1913-04-13 | 140 | For nine years He [Bahá'u'lláh] did not see a green leaf. He loved nature. His sensibilities and powers of observation were miraculous. The tips of His fingers were the most sensitive parts of His holy temple. | DAS.1913-04-13 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2004 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-11 | 140 | If you have the perceptive power, as soon as you look in the faces of the people, you can observe what ideals are reigning in their hearts. | DAS.1913-05-11 | Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2043 | Words spoken on 1912-12-18 in London to E.G. Browne | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من بدایتاً نوشتم که تا دولت و ملّت مانند شهد و شیر ... باید کوشید تا اخلاق ملت تبدیل شود و استعداد مشروطه و امور سائره حاصل گردد | I have previously written that, for as long as the government and the people are not mingled together like milk and honey, prosperity shall remain unattainable… You must strive to change the characters of the people | BDA2.029 | MHMD2.034, EGBBF.097x | Critique of Western values; culture; Development of capacity and readiness; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2047 | Words spoken ca. 1903 | 130 | بلی صهبای بلا در سبیل جمال اقدس ابهی باید رنگارنگ باشد تا نشئه کامل ببخشد | Yes, in the path of the Blessed Beauty one must drink heartily from the overflowing cup of difficulties and afflictions in order to experience its consummate intoxicating effect. | KNSA.136-137 | MNYA.184 | Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2050 | Words spoken on 1915-08-08 in Haifa | 130 | خوب جائی است از برای طبابت و شهرت می کند. حاجی فرج الله بود کحال که هیچ نمی دانست و هزاران چشم | A goodly place it is for the healing arts and renowned it hath become. Haji Farajullah was an oculist who knew naught, yet thousands of eyes [he treated] [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-08 | Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2053 | Words to a minister, spoken on 1913-04-28 | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در عالم کشیش بسیار است اما کشیش موفق کم است در زمان مسیح رؤسای روحانی خیلی بودند | Ordained ministers are many, confirmed ministers are few. During the days of Christ there were many Rabbis and high-priests but none of them was confirmed except Paul. | BDA2.268 | DAS.1913-04-29, MHMD2.350-351 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Christian clergy; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2054 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-29 | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در میان این اطفال نفوس مبارکی مبعوث خواهد شد نهالهائی که بدست تربیت باغبان کامل افتد | Among the children many blessed souls will arise, if they be trained according to the Bahai Teaching. | BDA2.271 | COC#0696, LOG#0490x, DAS.1913-04-28, SW_v07#15 p.142, SW_v09#08 p.090-091, MHMD2.354, PN_1913 p006, PN_1913 p013, BW_v09p543 | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2058 | Words spoken on 1913-02-17 in Paris | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | فی الحقیقه یک نفر کاردان دانا در ایران نبود و نفس آگاهی یافت نشد حال باُمید | In truth, there is not a single person in Persia today who is adept and knowledgeable, nor can any individual keely aware be found | BDA2.144 | MHMD2.180 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2099 | Words spoken on 1913-08-08 in Ramleh | 130 | When we left Bagdad, a Darvish came to me and begged to be a member of the party. I told him the trip would be most difficult. | DAS.1913-08-08, ABIE.169, BLO_PN#007, STAB#084 | Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2107 | Words to Mr and Mrs Kinney et al around Aug. 1909 | 130 | The more one falls into difficulties the more he finds help so that he will find those difficulties very easy tasks. | PN_1909C p120 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2111 | Words spoken on 1914-05-17 in Tiberias | 130 | Praise be to God that you have come into this desert and exalted the name of God | DAS.1914-05-17, SW_v08#02 p.021 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Development of capacity and readiness; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2124 | Words to Genevieve Coy spoken in Sept. 1920 | 130 | Mr. Vail is a good man… Some people are ready for education. They are like the fertile ground.... | SW_v12#11 p.182-183, BLO_PN#111 | Differences in human capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2128 | Words to black Baha'is and others, spoken on 1912-09-13 | 120 | Mahmúd's Diary | اگر انسانی صورت و مثال رحمانی داشته باشد سیاه یا سفید نزد خدا مقرب است بعضی بمن اعتراض نموده اند | If a man has spiritual characteristics, be he white or black, he is near to God. Some have protested to me, asking why I seek to cultivate love between the whites and the blacks. | BDA1.243.17 | MHMD1.261 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Kindness to and rights of animals; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2130 | Words spoken on 1913-03-10 in Paris | 120 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امروز قدری احوالم بهتر است چند روز بود که با شما در نهایت اختصار گفتگو میکردم | I am feeling a bit better today. For the past few days, I have had to keep my discussions with you all very brief, as it was difficult for me to converse | BDA2.177 | MHMD2.224-225 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Personal instructions; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2132 | Words spoken on 1915-08-19 in Haifa | 120 | انشاء الله می شوند، لیس علی الله بعزیز. آنکه به میرزا ابوالفضل داد، [به] اینها هم می دهد. میرزا ابوالفضل لسان اجنبی نمی دانست، اینها می دانند | God willing, this shall come to pass, for naught is difficult for God. He Who bestowed this gift upon Mirza Abu'l-Fadl shall likewise bestow it upon these souls. Though Mirza Abu'l-Fadl knew not foreign tongues, these do possess such knowledge [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-19 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Effort; striving; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2136 | Words spoken on 1914-06-15 in Tiberias | 120 | The Cause appeared in Persia. The blood of so many martyrs was shed in Persia that, unquestionably, signs will appear. | DAS.1914-06-14, SW_v09#10 p.116 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2138 | Public address given on 1912-10-05 | 120 | Mahmúd's Diary | این ممالک در مادیات کمال ترقی حاصل نموده مانند هیکلی است که در نهایت صباحت و ملاحت است | These countries have reached the apex of material progress. They are like bodies in the utmost health... The people of America have a great capacity for the acquisition of spiritual qualities but they are immersed in material affairs | BDA1.288.11 | MHMD1.306 | Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2162 | Words spoken on 1915-07-01 in Haifa | 120 | ضعف جسم باندک اسبابی زائل می شود. چند روزی در هوای خوب و غذای خوب زائل می شود، لکن ضعف روح مشکل است | Physical weakness is banished by modest means. It vanisheth after a few days through wholesome air and nourishing food, but the weakness of the spirit is a matter most difficult [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-01 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2177 | Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-04 | 120 | I hope that each one of you may become a divine farmer and each one may cultivate a large blessed farm. The real Bahá'í farming is through deeds. | DAS.1913-04-04 | Being a source of light; guidance; Bringing forth results; fruit; Goodly deeds; actions; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2180 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-06 | 120 | One of the most necessary and at the same time difficult things in this Cause is amicable association with the outsiders. Only through the constant widening of the circle of one's acquaintances and friends the Truth will be made known | DAS.1915-05-06 | Being a source of light; guidance; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2186 | Words spoken in May 1911 in Ramleh | 120 | "Mirror" is the whole body, the brain in particular. Body has many elements in its composition | SW_v14#02 p.037, PN_1911 p003 | Differences in human capacity; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2197 | Words spoken on 1913-10-25 in Ramleh | 120 | This power is not verbal. It must be actual, demonstrative, dynamic. This power has gone out of the body of Islam. | DAS.1913-10-25, SW_v08#08 p.102 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2216 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-19 | 110 | Mahmúd's Diary | باز اهل غرب چون ثروت و مالشان زیاد می شود آثار عتیقه جمع می کنند که خدمتی بعالم صنایع نمایند | When people of the West become wealthy, they begin to collect antique objects in order to render a service to the world of art. But when Persians become wealthy | BDA1.256.08 | MHMD1.274 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Critique of Western values; culture; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2251 | Words spoken on 1914-04-06 | 110 | Although the Western nations have perfected the machinery of natural civilization, yet they are left behind in divine civilization. My object in taking that long journey | DAS.1914-04-06 | Critique of Western values; culture; Exhortations and counsels; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2261 | Words to a friend from England, spoken on 1913-03-29 | 110 | You say you are from England? In reality we are all one nation: England, France, Germany, Persia, America, they are all one country. However, this much can be said | DAS.1913-03-29 | Growth of the Cause; Praise of Western values; culture; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2275 | Words spoken on 1913-01-01 in London | 110 | Civilization is like unto a moving hill of sands: Today it is here, tomorrow it is many thousand miles away. It is subject to constant transferences. | DAS.1913-01-01 | Means of establishment of future civilization; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2281 | Words to Howard MacNutt spoken around 1913 | 110 | According to the record of three Gospels, His Holiness Jesus Christ went into the Temple | SW_v04#01 p.018 | Praise of Western values; culture; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2282 | Words spoken in 1912 in the United States | 110 | The heart of man is a garden. The real garden is in order, well planted, watered and cultivated | SW_v04#06 p.105.1, SW_v15#06 p.157.2 | Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2299 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | I find England awake; there is spiritual life here. But your poor are so very poor! This should not be. | LOG#0729x, AIL.091 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Critique of Western values; culture; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2304 | 110 | This wonderful age has rent asuner the veils of superstition…. Music is most important. Music is the heart's own language. Its vibrations uplift the spirit | SW_v15#05 p.131 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Music and singing | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2319 | Conversation with Dr Finkelstein, Abu Sinan, 1915-02-28 | 100 | اینگونه مجالس بصرف فضل و اراده الهیه تشکیل میشود و الا ما کجا و شما کجا چه نسبتی در میان است | Such gatherings are only possible through the divine bounties and favours... Yes, indeed. The relationship between the East and the West must be like that | KHH1.180-182 (1.252) | KHHE.262-265, BSR_v13 p.092 | Critique of Western values; culture; East and West; communication between East and West; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Praise of Western values; culture; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity in diversity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2354 | Words spoken in Feb. 1910 | 100 | You must be very thankful to God for He brought you to this Holy Land to visit the Blessed Tomb... The Essence of Divinity holds the station of the sun | PN_1910 p002 | Differences in human capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Many are called but few are chosen; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2358 | Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-03 | 100 | Education is the bedrock of the modern civilization of Europe and America. From childhood the mothers train the minds of their children with noble ideals | DAS.1913-12-03 | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2360 | Words spoken on 1914-01-29 | 100 | God has prepared for us all the convenient ways of voyage, so that we may travel far and wide and spread the Case. The American civilization has done much toward the progress | DAS.1914-01-29 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Methods of teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Praise of Western values; culture; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2374 | Words spoken ca. 1916 | 100 | Ridvaniyyih, there is a Garden of God. Human beings are trees growing therein. The Gardener is Our Father. When He sees a little tree in a place too small | CHH.216, BLO_PN#022 | Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2381 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-29 | 100 | We have come to Paris striking the first note. But we find Paris is very cold. I was anticipating that in this trip I shall behold in this city the luminous torch of the love of God. Now having arrived I find that the inhabitants are steeped deeper in the darkness of materialism. | DAS.1913-01-29 | Critique of Western values; culture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2385 | Words to two Persians, spoken on 1913-05-18 | 100 | The dawning-point of these lights have been always in the East.... There is an ineffable something in the atmosphere of the Orient that causes the increase of spiritual susceptibilities. | DAS.1913-05-18 | Critique of Western values; culture; Human reality created in the image of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Purpose; goal of creation; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2415 | 100 | This universe is not created through the fortuitous concurrences of atoms; it is created by a great law which decrees that the tree bring forth certain definite fruit. | ADP.140-140 | Creation of the world; Critique of Western values; culture; Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Law of cause and effect; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2438 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14 | 90 | The people of Paris are of two kinds. First, the followers of a dogmatic religion; second, the free-thinkers. The former follow blindly the priests; the latter does not like to hear the word of religion mentioned. | DAS.1913-02-14 | Critique of Western values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2453 | Words to Miss Fraser, spoken on 1912-12-16 | 90 | You have written excellent articles in the papers in regard to the Cause, I will never forget | DAS.1912-12-16, SW_v03#19 p.003 | Critique of Western values; culture; Newspapers and the media; publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2471 | Words spoken on 1913-05-02 in Paris | 90 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | هر نفسی در ظل حضرت بهآءالله در آید روز بروز استعدادش بیشتر میشود مانند درختی | The abilities of anyone who enters beneath the shade of Baha'u'llah will increase with every passing day, even as a tree | BDA2.281 | MHMD2.369 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Education and the development of capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; 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; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2494 | Words to some Druze friends, spoken on 1914-11-02 | 90 | In America the houses are decorated with costly portraits and pictures of men and women. They pay fabulous prices for these works of art | DAS.1914-11-02 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2523 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 90 | In the olden time, it was not possible for women to sit at table in equality with the men, but in this Day it is different | PN_1908 p007, DLA.016, BLO_PN#026 | Equality of men and women; Praise of Western values; culture; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2531 | Words spoken in Aug. 1913 in Ramleh | 90 | Sacrifice of life is of two kinds. To be killed for the cause is not so difficult as to live for it in absolute obedience to the commands of God. | SW_v08#06 p.065, SW_v07#12 p.116 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2541 | Words spoken on 1914-02-16 | 80 | In the beginning of the Cause, the friends in Nayreez and Serostan were surging in activity | SW_v09#03 p.030 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2546 | Words spoken on 1915-08-06 in Haifa | 80 | الفت از برای انسان هر مشکلی را آسان می کند. این فلاح ها حال به این مشکلی، زندگانی به این سختی، برای اینها | Friendship doth make easy for man every difficulty. These farmers now, with such hardship, with life so arduous, for them [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-06 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2570 | Words spoken on 1913-10-16 in Ramleh | 80 | The future of Germany is very bright. The German people on the whole are religious. They are very noble and progressive. The Cause of God will advance | DAS.1913-10-16 | Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise of Western values; culture; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2574 | Words spoken on 1913-02-09 in Paris | 80 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | چنانچه طیور و وحوش از صبح بفکر دانه و طعمهأند همین طور این مردم متصل در خیال | Just as the birds and other beasts think, from the break of day, only of seeds and prey, so too is it with these people | BDA2.127 | MHMD2.158 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Critique of Western values; culture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2575 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 80 | چه زمستان سردی بود و ما در کاروانسرائی وارد شدیم | How bitterly cold was that winter! We arrived at a caravansary located by a moat. The journey was full of sufferings and difficulties | KHH1.018 (1.025-026) | KHHE.039, STAB#118 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Growth of the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2587 | Words spoken on 1915-07-31 in Haifa | 80 | قتلگاه کربلا و نجف را با خاک یکسان کردند، بعد شخم زدند. قریب هشتاد سال شخم می زدند و زراعت می کردند | They razed the holy sites of Karbila and Najaf to the ground, and thereafter did they plough the earth. For nigh upon fourscore years did they till and cultivate that soil [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-31 | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2607 | Words to Aline Shane-Devin spoken on 1907-10-14 | 80 | It is as difficult for the human mind to understand the Essence of God as for the watch to understand its maker... The only test of its truth lies in the influence this conception has upon our lives | SW_v08#10 p.136x, PN_1907 p016 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Goodly deeds; actions; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Manifestation of God as mediator; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2612 | Words to the minister of the New Congregational Church, spoken on 1913-01-13 | 80 | I am only a servant of God. The station of servitude is very great. It is very difficult for any one to live in accord with the requirements of servitude | DAS.1913-01-13 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2631 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-05 | 80 | The American women as a whole are better educated, more well-informed on classical as well as current subject and the spreaders of the right ideals of education. | DAS.1914-12-05 | Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Praise of Western values; culture; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2632 | Words to Mirza Fazlollah Khan, spoken on 1915-01-29 | 80 | All their theories and opinions have been useless and without result. They have made a trial of this, still they are not warned. They start in words and end in words. Their whole system of philosophy is based on speculations | DAS.1915-01-29 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2634 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-22 | 80 | It is very strange indeed how many particulars of my earliest childhood always stick to my memory. I remember when I was 4 or 5 years old there was a very poor old man in our street | DAS.1915-02-22 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Poems and quotation from poetry; Stories; anecdotes; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2641 | 80 | The Sultan of Turkey had mastered a knowledge of Western music. One day all his ministers were present and a European artist was playing on the Piano the Western classics. | DAS.1913-11-20 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Hypocrisy; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2653 | Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909 | 80 | My gardens are the hearts and souls. The hearts are everlasting rose gardens. Its flowers will never wither | AHF.015 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2711 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-15 | 70 | Mahmúd's Diary | امر الله همیشه از شرق ظاهر شده اما آثارش در غرب شدیدتر بوده وقتی بدری پاشا در مجمعی گفت | The Cause of God has always appeared from the East but it has been more effective in the West. | BDA1.248.16 | MHMD1.266 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; East and West; communication between East and West; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2728 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-12 | 70 | Mahmúd's Diary | تأیید و نصرت ملکوت ابهی اظهر من الشمس است هیچ چشم و گوشی تا حال چنین تأییدی نه دیده | The confirmation and assistance of the Abha Kingdom are more manifest than the sun. No eye or ear has seen or heard of such confirmations. Christ went into the Temple of the Jews | BDA1.240.12 | MHMD1.257 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise of Western values; culture; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2733 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 70 | How dead to all spiritual emotions are the people of Paris! The inhabitants of this city are engrossed in the whirlpool of pleasure and self-gratification. | DAS.1913-02-20 | Critique of Western values; culture; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2743 | Words spoken on 1913-03-16 in Paris | 70 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | عثمانیها هنوز نمیدانند چه باید کرد با آنکه حال بخوبی میتوانند مخالفین خود را در حالت | The Ottomans still do not know what must be done, despite their full knowledge that their present position affords them | BDA2.183 | MHMD2.233 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2745 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-07-25 | 70 | Mahmúd's Diary | ما برای کار و خدمت آمدیم نه برای هوا خوری باید بعبودیت آستان جمال مبارک پرداخت و چنین بندگی را سبب راحت و مسرت جان و دل | We have come for work and service and not for leisure. We must render service to the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty | BDA1.166.14 | MHMD1.181 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Methods of teaching the Cause; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2747 | Words to some clergymen, spoken on 1912-04-13 | 70 | Mahmúd's Diary | مادیات و روحانیات همیشه همعنان بوده ولی حال مادیات غلبه نموده و اساس الهی فراموش شده | Materialism and spirituality have always kept pace together. Now materialism has gone ahead, the divine foundation is forgotten and is being left behind.... The appearance of the divine Manifestation is like the coming of springtime. | BDA1.031.01 | SW_v19#02 p.053, MHMD1.040 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Harmony of science and religion; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual springtime | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2761 | Words spoken on 1913-05-19 in Paris | 70 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | همیشه خوش خبر باشید اخبار خوش را همیشه زود منتشر نمائید | You must always be the bearers of good news. Spread such news quickly, and become the means through which the hearts are made cheerful and vigilant | BDA2.308 | MHMD2.406 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Compassion; kindness; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2773 | Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-23 | 70 | there is a communication between spirits, but [that] the spiritual séances as given in Europe where spirits are supposed to move objects, etc., are phantasmagoria. | PN_1909F p062, PN_1909F p116, AKL.013 | Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2791 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-22 | 70 | Horticulture is one of the most fascinating arts. I love it and watch the growth of the trees and flowers as one watches the growth of the babes. | DAS.1915-04-22 | Agriculture; Creativity in art; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Perfection; imperfection of nature | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2802 | 70 | In spite of all difficulties Baha'o'llah was ever in an exalted state; his face shone | SW_v08#13 p.171 | Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2818 | Words to Latimer, Remey et al, spoken on 1914-10-18 | 60 | از این مکاتب ثمری نیست اطفال در مکاتب الهی هم تحصیل علوم میکنند و هم آداب یاد میگیرند | The children must receive divine and material education at the same time, and be protected from temptations and vices.... In the scheme of human life | KHH1.113 (1.158) | KHHE.173fn, DAS.1914-10-18, SW_v09#08 p.089, SW_v07#15 p.137, SW_v07#15 p.144, PN_1914 p099 | Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2843 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 60 | در این مسافرت بسیار زحمت کشیدید . این اوقات بواسطه حرب عمومی مسافرت بسیار صعب و مشگل | In this journey ye have endured manifold hardships. At this time, by reason of the universal conflagration, travel hath become most arduous and difficult [3.5s] | KHMT.069 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2854 | Words to some engineers, spoken on 1912-11-03 | 60 | Mahmúd's Diary | مشرق الاذکار مدور و دائره شکل است ٩ خیابان ٩ باغچه ٩ حوض با فواره های آب و ٩ دروازه در اطراف دارد | The Mashriqu'l-Adhkar is circular in shape. It has nine paths, nine gardens, nine pools with fountains and nine gates. | BDA1.352.03 | MHMD1.370-371 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2939 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-19 | 60 | A person must be rapid in motion and not slow and tortoise-like. You see, I take always Khosro and Mirza Ahmad with me, because they move rapidly... Train yourselves to be always in time no matter where you are. | DAS.1914-12-19 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Effort; striving | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2943 | Interview with five American teachers, Haifa, 1914-07-21 | 60 | The true, liberal, religious spirit is more in evidence in America…. The Baha'is are a community of cooperative servants, they have no leader. Their only leader is God. | DAS.1914-07-21, SW_v12#01 p.013-014, PN_1914 p005 | Praise of Western values; culture; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2960 | Words spoken on 1913-09-04 in Ramleh | 60 | Chastity and purity of life are the two divine standards of the spiritual and moral law. | DAS.1913-09-04, SW_v08#02 p.026, ABIE.277, BLO_PN#007 | Chastity and purity; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2965 | Words spoken at German hostel in Tiberias, 1916-08-30 | 50 | ادراکات بر دو قسم است، قسمی مبنی بر حواس خمسه و قسمی مبنی بر قوای معقوله. قوای حساسه آلتی است از برای عقل | Perceptions are of two kinds: the one founded upon the five senses, and the other founded upon the rational faculties. The powers of sensation are but instruments for the mind [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-08-30 | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2975 | Words spoken on 1913-03-15 in Paris | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اهالی پاریس را مثل زنبور و موری میبینم که فوج فوج میآیند و میروند و مانند موج در حرکت | I regard the people of Paris even as bees or ants, coming and going in clusters, surging to and fro like a wave | BDA2.183 | MHMD2.232 | Critique of Western values; culture; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2993 | Public address given on 1912-09-02 | 50 | Mahmúd's Diary | چون نفوس تربیت یافته می بینند که کشیشها نان و شراب را در دست گرفته نفسی بآن می دمند و می گویند | When educated people see the priests taking bread and wine in their hands, blowing a few breaths over them and saying | BDA1.221.15 | MHMD1.238 | Christian doctrine and practice; Confession of sins; Critique of Western values; culture; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3000 | Words spoken on 1913-02-03 in Paris | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیروز بدیدن اطفال فقرا رفتیم جای بسیار محقری داشتند ولی چون مراجعت میکردیم | We went to visit the children of some poor souls yesterday and saw their pitiful living conditions. As we were returning | BDA2.120 | MHMD2.149-150 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3019 | Words to Sepahdar Azam, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 50 | After the ascent of Bahá'u'lláh I was all alone. Enemies within and enemies without had attacked me and a thousand difficulties surrounded me. | DAS.1913-04-20 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3029 | Words spoken on 1912-04-20 in Washington | 50 | It is true in this country in particular growth in all directions has progressed too rapidly. Moderation should be practiced in all things. Be temperate, even in the size of the ships you build and in their speed; in your railroads and the schedules you expect your trains to maintain. | SW_v19#03 p.087 | Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3038 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 50 | Es gibt nicht nur in lndicn Kasten und Kastengeist. Das Prinzip der Exklusivitat vergiftet auch heute noch die westlichen Kulturstaaten | SDW v13#11 p.112 | Christ; Christianity; Christian doctrine and practice; Critique of Western values; culture; Growth of the Cause; Priestcraft; Race unity; racial issues | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3039 | Words to Mr. Lorge, London, 1912-12-20 | 50 | Europe is steeped in a sea of materialism. People are either agnostics or full of religious superstitions | DAS.1912-12-20, SW_v03#19 p.006 | Critique of Western values; culture; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3053 | Words spoken on 1914-02-27 in Haifa | 50 | The Kingdom of God is like into this garden. It contains many kind of trees. In due season the trees must not only produce leaves and blossoms | DAS.1914-02-27 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3060 | Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-07 | 50 | Through the bounty and favor of God think nothing difficult or impossible. God is so bountiful that He brings fire out from the stone | PN_1904 p007, PN_1904 p039, TTAW.010, BLO_PN#102 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3069 | Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary | 50 | I see the people ... like bees or ants, coming and going by troops, surging past like waves, continually engrossed in their business. | BW_v13p1187 | Critique of Western values; culture; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3074 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-05-06 | 50 | I do not feel happy in Paris. I do not know whether it is its depressing atmosphere or the effect of the indifference of the people to spiritual things. | DAS.1913-05-06 | Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3095 | Words to Persian students, spoken on 1913-09-03 | 50 | You are very welcome. I was longing to see you... It is very strange that when a face is not illumined with the light of the love of God | DAS.1913-09-03, SW_v08#12 p.143x, ABIE.272x, BLO_PN#007 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Critique of Western values; culture; Education of children; moral education | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3110 | 50 | Through the bounty and favor of God think nothing difficult or impossible. God is so bountiful that He brings fire out from the stone; inflammable matter jets out from the interior of the earth | SW_v16#04 p.473 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3122 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-07-12 | 40 | Mahmúd's Diary | این شهر و اطرافش نصف ایران جمعیت دارد اگر ایران چنین جمعیت و ثروتی میداشت و رو بترقی میگذاشت | This city with its suburbs has about half the population of Persia. If Persia had a population and an affluence like this, and had she turned herself to progress | BDA1.154.06 | MHMD1.167 | Praise of Eastern values; culture | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3123 | Words to Mrs Parsons, spoken on 1912-04-25 | 40 | Mahmúd's Diary | این نحو مسافر و مهمان خیلی زحمت دارد و باید خانه را بگذاری و فرار کنی | It is very difficult to have one like me as a guest. Every guest and traveler has a limited number of friends with whom he makes special dates for visits, but you are forced all day long to be the entertainer of all. | BDA1.051.12 | SW_v19#03 p.090, MHMD1.059 | Hospitality; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3129 | Words spoken at home of Shaykh Salih in Abu Sinan, 1914-11-02 | 40 | بی پرگار با دستش دایره میکشید دو خط متساوی و متلاصق مانند پرگار و خطکش | Without [the aid of] a compass, he could draw circles. He did this using two equal, perpendicular lines | KHH1.138 (1.191) | KHHE.207-208 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3138 | Words spoken on 1913-05-03 in Paris | 40 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در شرق ذکر وطن هیچوقت سبب هیجان و اتفاق مشرقیان نشده و منبحْ نتائج عظیمه نگشته | In the East, the mention of one's own native land has never conduced to the excitement or unification of the Easterners, nor has it ever produced any great results | BDA2.282 | MHMD2.370 | Nationalism; love of country; Praise of Eastern values; culture | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3150 | Words to visitors, spoken on 1912-05-02 | 40 | Mahmúd's Diary | مقصد از طی مصافت و تحمل صعوبت سطوع نورانیت در عالم غرب بوده زیرا در ممالک | The object of my undertaking such a long journey with all its inconveniences has been to bring about spiritual illumination in the Occident | BDA1.064.16 | SW_v19#04 p.112, MHMD1.073 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3159 | Public address given on 1912-11-28 | 40 | Mahmúd's Diary | هر چند بمدنیت مادیه و شئون جسمانیه مشغولند ولی مثل بعض بلاد اروپا بکلی از روحانیات غافل نشده اند | Although they are engrossed in material civilization and physical pursuits, still, unlike people in some European countries, they are not wholly devoid of spiritual susceptibilities. | BDA1.394.09 | MHMD1.413 | Critique of Western values; culture; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3168 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 40 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | You wear the cross for remembrance, it concentrates your thoughts; it has no magical power | AIL.093 | Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3192 | Words to Mrs Sanderson, spoken on 1913-01-28 | 40 | Paris is like unto a green meadow, the people are like unto sheep, they are grazing in this meadow, they drink of the flowing streams. The materialists, cow-like, graze also with the rest. | DAS.1913-01-28 | Critique of Western values; culture; Regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3193 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 40 | When Bahá'u'lláh was imprisoned in the barrack of Acca, he could see the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire under the despotic and fanatical rule of the Sultans | DAS.1913-04-26 | Critique of Eastern values; culture | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3195 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-30 | 40 | The Western people think differently, argue differently, and reach the truth from a different standpoint. They are always looking for results. | DAS.1914-03-29 | Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3203 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 40 | Miracles are constantly being performed in the material world about us, yet they make but little impression. Every Prophet has His own particular Mission and function. | TDLA.005, BLO_PN#104 | Miracles and their interpretation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3210 | Words spoken on 1913-11-08 in Ramleh | 40 | I have found a way to gain my living with the sweat of my brow and the labor of my hand. I now must be the candle of severance | DAS.1913-11-08 | Agriculture; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3232 | Words to Mary Hanford Ford in 1910 | 40 | I think we should learn to live in the body as if it were a glass case, through which we can look clearly on all sides. But we must remember that we cannot see through glass unless it is clean, and no one can dust his own case but himself. | TOR.200-201 | Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3233 | Words spoken in May 1911 in Ramleh | 40 | Yes, a planet can lose the bounty of God and be destroyed. As man depends on his elements and the brain in particular, so the 'sent Prophets and Manifestations' are like the brain of a planet | PN_1911 p008 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3235 | Words to some Persian friends, spoken on 1913-03-18 | 40 | Paris is like a very large, clean stable where many millions of horses are well-fed, well-kept and well-trained; but you do not expect to find spirituality. | DAS.1913-03-18 | Critique of Western values; culture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3237 | Words to Latimer, Remey et al, spoken in Oct. 1914 | 40 | You must be very moderate. Consider the taste of the public. This is the best policy. Moderation, moderation. | SW_v05#14 p.216, VLAB.099 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Moses; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3265 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 40 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | ...these rappings, etc., were all material things, and of the body. What is needed is to rise above the material | AIL.072 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3278 | Words spoken on 1913-08-10 in Ramleh | 30 | If these Tablets do not stir and move the hearts out of their sleep and do not spur them to insatiable activity, they are harder than stones | DAS.1913-08-10, ABIE.177, BLO_PN#007 | Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3306 | Words spoken on 1913-10-16 in Ramleh | 30 | The Chinese civilization is very old, and hoary with age. Once they start on the right path, they will reach their destination very quickly. | DAS.1913-10-16 | Praise of Eastern values; culture | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3322 | Words spoken on 1913-01-12 in London | 30 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | بدرجهئیکه جمیع بهائیان شرق بجهت ترویج صلح جان میدهند بیست هزار نفر خود را فدای امر صلح | To the extent that all the Baha'is of the East are ready to give up their lives in their efforts to promote peace. Twenty thousand souls have sacrificed themselves | BDA2.079 | MHMD2.095 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Critique of Western values; culture | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3328 | Words spoken on 1914-06-21 | 30 | In an Arabic poem the Blessed Perfection said about the calamities and allegations | DAS.1914-06-21, SW_v08#13 p.178 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3367 | Words to Mr. Wilkins, spoken on 1913-03-06 | 30 | If such is the case the future of the French Republic is fraught with great danger. It cannot stand on such atheistic foundation. | DAS.1913-03-06 | Critique of Western values; culture; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3397 | Words spoken on 1907-04-15 | 30 | What the people believe regarding the other side and that they receive messages from that place is not quite so, they only feel something within themselves, but they do not perceive; there is a great difference between feeling and perception. | BSTW#211a | Occult sciences; psychic phenomena | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3420 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 30 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Every man walking in the street is free as if he were in his own kingdom. There is a great spiritual light in London. | AIL.109 | Freedom of thought and action; Justice and mercy; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3427 | 30 | riches earned by personal effort with divine assistance, in various trades, agriculture and the arts, and rightly administered | SW_v07#15 p.145 | Agriculture; Conduct in finance and business; Promotion of commerce and industry; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3451 | Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan | 30 | A few hundred years ago, Darzi, a tailor, came from Persia to Syria, where he established the Druze cult. 'Druze' is a corruption of the word 'Darzi. | CHH.195, BLO_PN#022 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3499 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 20 | Everything in life ministers to our development. Our lesson is to study and learn. Money and difficulties are alike advantages to us. | TDLA.010, BLO_PN#104 | Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3524 | Words spoken on 1913-07-02 in Port Said | 20 | The believers must cultivate a beautiful voice so that they may sing the Bahá'í songs or chant | DAS.1913-07-02, ABIE.010, BLO_PN#007 | Music and singing; Power of prayer | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3526 | Words spoken ca. Nov. 1911 in Paris | 20 | Why should you wish to return here? In My Father's House are many mansions--many, many world! Why should you desire to come back to this particular planet? | CHH.181, BLO_PN#022 | Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Reincarnation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3536 | Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens, ca. Sep. 1911 | 20 | That is well. Very well. A day's work done in the spirit of service is in itself an act of worship. Such work is a prayer unto God. | CHH.152, BLO_PN#022 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Stories; anecdotes; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3549 | Words to Aline Shane-Devin spoken on 1907-10-14 | 20 | Yes, but they do not do it through mediums nor in material ways, but in spiritual ways. | PN_1907 p017 | Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3633 | Words spoken on 1914-02-16 | 10 | A cheerful countenance lends consolation to the beholder. | DAS.1914-02-16, SW_v07#18 p.186 | Consolation and comfort; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3641 | Words spoken on 1907-04-15 | 10 | This is but the imagination of mankind. | BSTW#211a | Demons and evil spirits; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3671 | Words spoken on 1913-03-16 in Paris | 300 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اهالی امریکا سیر گرسنهٴاند بالعکس ایرانیها گرسنهٴ سیرند که در حال گرسنگی و احتیاج خود | The Americans are a satiated people who hunger--this in contrast to the Persians… The East has always been able, through the aid of a spiritual power, to withstand the West… In one of the cities between Canada and California, a certain cardinal… Ka'bu'l-Abhar was an Israelite who lived in the time of Mu'aviyyih | BDA2.184-185 | MHMD2.233-234 | Christ; Christianity; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Critique of Western values; culture; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Christian clergy | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3679 | 210 | It had been my earnest wish for you to stay in this region and to see to affairs related to the Holy Land. In particular, now that I am busy with the construction of the Shrine of the Báb | AFNAN.154 | Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Manifestation of God as sun; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3706 | Words spoken on 1912-12-15 in Liverpool | 90 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | از روز حرکت از حیفا تا حال هر روزی تأییدات ملکوت بیشتر احاطه نمود | From the day I left Haifa to the present time, the confirmations of the Kingdom have encompassed me more and more with every passing day | BDA2.023-024 | MHMD2.027 | Critique of Western values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3729 | Words spoken on 1912-12-15 in Liverpool | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | این خوب است که آزادی عمومی دارد و سبب الفت هر فرقه و ملّتی است زیرا هر امر عمومی الهی است و هر امر خصوصی | It is good that this church is open to everyone, and is the cause of fellowship among every sect and creed, inasmuch as whatever is universal is of God, and that which is particular is of humanity | BDA2.024 | MHMD2.028 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Unity in diversity; Universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3741 | Words spoken on 1913-05-03 in Paris | 40 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اگر چنین است این اقتدار اعظم است زیرا ایمان اغنیا و بزرگان مشکل تر است از ایمان فقرا کار مشکل نمودن | If this is indeed the case, then it is an evidence of supreme power, as it is more difficult for the wealthy and noble to profess religious belief than it is for the poor to do this | BDA2.282 | MHMD2.371 | Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3744 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14 | 30 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیشب رئیس مجلس گفت حضرت بهآءاللّٰه اعظم مظاهر الهیّه است و ذکر عظمت امر اللّٰه را نمود | The president of last night's gathering stated that Baha'u'llah was the greatest of God's Manfiestations… Yet, the inhabitants of Paris do not share the spirituality and zeal of the Americans, who are truly something else | BDA2.138 | MHMD2.171 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Baha'u'llah; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3752 | Words spoken on 1913-02-24 in Paris | 20 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | حکمت و نتیجهٴ اقامت در پاریس برای تذکّر مشرقیان و آگاهی ایرانیان بیش از اهالی خود پاریس است | The wisdom of my sojourn here in Paris, as well as the results it will yield, consist in the admonitions I have imparted to the people of the East | BDA2.157 | MHMD2.197 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; East and West; communication between East and West; Past, present and future of Iran | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3761 | 280 | من دعا میکنم و از برای خلق گشایش می طلبم اما خلق خودشان سبب تنگی میشوند مثل | I call out in prayer and seek relief for humanity, yet people themselves become the cause of constriction, like [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1145 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3762 | 280 | ایران تاییدات غیبیه میخواهد امیدوارم همان نوعیکه ممالک سائره از ایرانیان | Iran requireth divine confirmations, and I hope that just as other countries [have received these] from the Iranians [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1146 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Teachings as spirit of the age; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3764 | Words to John D. Barry | 90 | Society is like the army. There must be degrees. There must be officers and there must be soldiers. | Agriculture; Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Maintainance of degrees in society; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00003 | Kitab-i-Asma' (Book of Names) | >500000 | Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Gate of the Heart; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | Kitáb-i-Asma (Book of Names); Tablet of the Báb to the Sherif of Mecca | الباب الاول من الواحد الاول ... بسم الله الاسمم الاسمم. لا اله الا هو الأرشد الأرشد قل الله ارشد فوق کل ذا ارشاد لن يقدر ان يمتنع عن مليک سلطان ارشاده | God, no God is there save Him., the Supremely Guided (al-arshad), the Supremely Guided (al-arshad). Say: God proffers a Guidance (arshad) beyond every possessor of Guidance (irshad)…. O Lord! Enable all the peoples of the earth to gain admittance | INBA60:156-166x, INBA64:025.10-030.01x, INBA82:060-066x, INBA_6002C, INBA29, PR02.069v01-069v20x, PR03.150v08-151v11x, PR24.069r-072vx, PR30.001-344, CMB_F16x, CMB_F18x, CMB_F23.171v04-174r04 (58)x, , CMB_F17x, CMB_F19x, BLIB_Or5278, BLIB_Or5481, BLIB_Or5869, BLIB_Or6255, BN_5806, BN_5807, BN_6141, BN_6142, BLIB_Or5487-5490, , MKI4491, MKI4492, MKI4493, IOL (12:1-18)x, IOM.091-092x, HBH_asma, BYC_asma | MANU.039-045x, TZH2.006x, SWBP#07 (p.018-024x), SWBP#11 (p.092-106x), SWBP#15 (p.109-110x), SWBP#28 (p.121-122x), SWBP#31 (p.124-125x), SWBP#32 (p.125-125(a)x), SWBP#33 (p.125-125(b)x), SWBP#47 (p.136-136x), OOL.A008 | SWB#07 (p.029-037x), SWB#11 (p.129-149x), SWB#15 (p.155-155x), SWB#29 (p.172-172x), SWB#32 (p.176(a)x), SWB#33 (p.176(b)x), SWB#34 (p.177(a)x), SWB#48 (p.191-191x), BPRY.081x, BPRY.234x, GOH.passim (see index), HURQ.BB58x | E. Mahony, A. Bryan, G.H. Miller, K. Key | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others; Excellence; distinction; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's attributes require the existence of objects; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Justice and wrath of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Martyrs and martyrdom; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Predictions and prophecies; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; Proclamation to Muslims; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs for the existence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Relativity of religious truth; Return of the Manifestations of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations; Words vs deeds | * | - | BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, AHDA.447.7, MMAH.065, SRC.091-092, SRC.188, GOH.036 and passim | Note that the Partial Inventory states that the word count is more than 500,000 words. | |
| BB00032 | Tafsir al-Hamd | 5900 | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله المتقدس عن جوهر نعت الموجودات و المتعالی عن مجرد وصف الممکنات و المتکبر عن ذکر کافور اللکینونیات ... قد علمت قد ذکرت ما ذکرت فی ذکر ورقة الطاهرة و ما للناس والاخذ من تلک الثمرة الجنیه قد رکنها ربها لنفسها | Praise be to God, Who is sanctified above the essence of all created things' attributes, exalted beyond mere description by contingent beings, and magnified above mention of the camphor of existences... Indeed thou hast known and made mention of that which thou didst mention concerning the pure Leaf, and what have people to do with partaking of that hidden fruit which her Lord hath reserved for her [3.5s]... ...When it [the Point] appeared there was [also] manifest that which is Unseen, namely, the letter alif | INBA14:005-038, INBA69:120-155, INBA_5019C:084-129, , INBA_6010C:005-041, , Berlin3655.060r-075r, HBH_hamd (=INBA69) | ASAT1.205x, ASAT4.115-120, TZH2.176x | RBB.101-104, HURQ.BB04x | Da'iras and haykals; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Names and attributes of God; Prayer for tests and difficulties; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.64, AHDA.458.11?, MMAH.015, SRC.064, SRC.199, GOH.330 | ||||
| BB00079 | Epistle to Muhammad Shah 3 | 2500 | Selections from the Writings of the Báb | Tablets of the Báb to Muhammad Shah | هو المتکبرالعلی الاعلی. حمد و سپاس بی مثل و قیاس حضرت حی قیوم را سزاست که لم یزل بوده و شیء در ساحت قدس | Praise and glory, beyond comparison and likeness, befit the Supreme, the Ever-Living and Eternal Lord, who hath existed from time immemorial, while naught hath ever approached the sanctified precincts of His holiness [4o]... ...The substance wherewith God hath created Me is not the clay out of which others have been formed | INBA64:103.05-126.08 | RHQM1.709x, ASAT4.368-369x, HNU.239-241x, TZH2.156-165, AHDA.299, SWBP#06 (p.013-018x), OOL.A023.3 | SWB#04 (p.011-017x) | Naim Z, Naim S & Negin | Prophecy and fulfillment; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | * | - | AHDA.460.08, MMAH.023?, SRC.097, SRC.193 | Shoghi Effendi writes in " God Passes By", p. 26: "The Báb was still in Máh-Kú when He wrote the most detailed and illuminating of His Tablets to Muḥammad Sháh. Prefaced by a laudatory reference to the unity of God, to His Apostles and to the twelve Imáms; unequivocal in its assertion of the divinity of its Author and of the supernatural powers with which His Revelation had been invested; precise in the verses and traditions it cites in confirmation of so audacious a claim; severe in its condemnation of some of the officials and representatives of the Sháh’s administration, particularly of the “wicked and accursed” Ḥusayn Khán; moving in its description of the humiliation and hardships to which its writer had been subjected, this historic document resembles, in many of its features, the Lawḥ-i-Sulṭán, the Tablet addressed, under similar circumstances, from the prison-fortress of ‘Akká by Bahá’u’lláh to Náṣiri’d-Dín Sháh, and constituting His lengthiest epistle to any single sovereign." | |
| BB00623 | 40 | Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | هل من مفرج غیر الله قل سبحان الله هو الله کل عباد له و کل بامره قائمون | Is there any remover of difficulties save God? Say: Praised be God! He is God! All are His servants and all abide by His bidding! | Majlis210461.117b | NSR.005, AVK4.061, SWBP#75 (p.156-156) | SWB#75 (p.217(b)), BPRY.226, GPB.119 | S. and S. Toloui-Wallace, Baha'i Youth in Jordan, S. Toloui-Wallace, L. Slott, The Humming Birds, P. Escobar, A. Youssefi, D. Gundry, The Descendants, E. Mahony, E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown, Refuge, T. Nosrat, S. Trick, Charisse et al, Isis, Sheida & Sama, B. Butler, Ladjamaya, B. Parmar, Mathieu, J. Corrie, Alda, Elina & Annika, The Licata Brothers, E. Sabariego & S. Dely, MANA, M. Stamper, M. Levine [track 5], S. Engle and J. White, J. Heath [track 6], J. Heath [track 10], L. Dely & M. Congo [track 5], KC Porter, C. Frith, Zannetta [track 6], Ladjamaya [track 14], almunajat.com [item 2], S. Peyman, A. Haynes & Z. Rolle, Charisse & Laetitia, Nakhjavani & Gaone, E. Amaya | Prayer for protection; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | SFI09.263 | ||||
| BB00630 | 30 | Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | اللهم انک انت مفرج کل هم و منفس کل کرب و مذهب کل غم و مخلص کل عبد و منقذ | O Lord! Thou art the Remover of every anguish and the Dispeller of every affliction | SWBP#51 (p.137-137(b)x) | SWB#52 (p.193-193(b)), BPRY.227-228 | S. Toloui-Wallace, unknown, E. Mahony, Omid & Ariella, K. Porray | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for tests and difficulties | - | - | ||||||
| BB00633 | 20 | Additional Prayers Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | بسم الله البر العطوف. اللهم یا سبوح یا قدوس یا حنان یا منان فرج لنا بالفضل و الاحسان انک انت الرحمن المنان | O Lord, my God! O Thou the Most Lauded, the Most Holy, the Most Tender, the Most Bountiful! Remove our difficulties by Thy grace and bounty. Thou art, verily, the All-Merciful, the All-Bountiful | NSR_1993.005 | BRL_APBH#24, ADMS#056, KSHK#21, KSHK.BWB | Bass Adjustment, L. Robinson, Zannetta [track 9], unknown (1), unknown (2) | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for tests and difficulties | - | - | ||||||
| BH00001 | Kitab-i-Aqdas (The Most Holy Book) | 10520 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Kitáb-i-Aqdas; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Synopsis and Codification of the Laws and Ordinances of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas; Kitáb-i-Aqdas Research Tools | Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book) | ان اول ما کتب الله علی العباد عرفان مشرق وحیه و مطلع امره الذی کان مقام | The first duty prescribed by God for His servants is the recognition of Him Who is the Dayspring of His Revelation and the Fountain of His laws | INBA43:069, BLIB_Or02820.001, , BLIB_Or15691.001, , BLIB_Or15729.002, , BLIB_Or15737a.001, , CMB_F29, CMB_F30, CMB_F31, IOM.095-096, NLAI_22848:006, LEID.Or4969x, BSB.Cod.arab.2644 p001v, CUL.X893.7.B11, MKI4522.002, , BN_6397 | BRL_AqdasA, GWBP#037 p.062bx, GWBP#056 p.078x, GWBP#070 p.093x, GWBP#071 p.094x, GWBP#072 p.095x, GWBP#098 p.130bx, GWBP#105 p.137x, GWBP#155 p.213x, GWBP#159 p.216x, GWBP#166 p.222bx, ROB3.000x, OOL.B015 | AQDS, GWB#037x, GWB#056x, GWB#070x, GWB#071x, GWB#072x, GWB#098x, GWB#105x, GWB#155x, GWB#159x, GWB#166x, BADM.016x, BADM.021ax, COF.018-019x, TDH#082x, TDH#158.3x, GPB.102x2x, GPB.112x, GPB.154x, GPB.170x2x, GPB.176x, GPB.195x, GPB.206x6x, GPB.207x3x, GPB.208x5x, GPB.209x5x, GPB.211x, GPB.214x7x, GPB.215x15x, GPB.215-216x, GPB.216x, GPB.225x, GPB.226x4x, GPB.230-231x, GPB.231x, GPB.242x, GPB.254x, GPB.325x, GPB.331-332x, GPB.376x, GPB.390x, GPB.395-396x, GPB.396x, MBW.166x, MBW.168x, PDC.040x, PDC.040-042x, PDC.042x, PDC.058-059x, PDC.059x, PDC.059-060x, PDC.064-065x, PDC.092x, PDC.092-093x, PDC.095x, PDC.100x, PDC.118-119x, PDC.121x, PDC.133-134x, PDC.134-135x, PDC.161x, PDC.187x, WOB.105x, WOB.109x, WOB.146x, WOB.132x, WOB.134x, WOB.162x, WOB.171-172x, WOB.172x, WOB.176x, SW_v01#05 p.009x, SW_v14#04 p.112 (et al)x, DWN_v1#02 p.002-003x, DWN_v2#09 p.069-070x, BLO_PT#045, BLO_PT#056, BSC.110 #043-044+046x, BSC.156 #138-139x, BSC.262 #547x | unknown (¶1-190), Soulrise Melodies (¶4), S. and S. Toloui-Wallace (¶11), E. Mahony (¶11), Soulrise Melodies (¶16), W. Heath (¶31), Soulrise Melodies (¶33), unknown (¶38), S. Jaberi (¶38), T. Nosrat (¶51), J. Mohajer (¶51), Soulrise Melodies (¶74), G.H. Miller (¶91), E. Mahony (¶182), Sophie, Siria and Ashkan (¶182), Bahareh & Scott (¶182), J. Crone (¶182), B. Khademi (¶182), MANA (¶182), Leona and Larry (¶182) | The ‘mother book’ of the Bahá’í Dispensation, announcing to the kings of the earth the promulgation of the ‘Most Great Law’; formally ordaining the institution of the House of Justice; prescribing the obligatory prayers; designating the time and period of fasting; formulating laws surrounding marriage and inheritance; ordaining the institution of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár (houses of worship); establishing the Nineteen Day Feasts; abolishing the institution of priesthood; and specifying punishments for murder, arson, adultery, and theft. Apart from these laws, He reminds his followers of the twin duties of recognition and obedience; exhorts them to fellowship with the adherents of all religions; warns them to guard against fanaticism, sedition, pride, dispute, and contention; enjoins on them cleanliness, truthfulness, chastity, hospitality, fidelity, courtesy, forbearance, justice, and fairness; and counsels them to be ‘even as the fingers of one hand and the limbs of one body’. | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Call to action; Cleanliness and refinement; Confession of sins; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Law of burial and cremation; Law of fasting; Law of Huququ'llah; Law of inheritance; Law of obligatory prayer; Law of pilgrimage; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Laws of marriage and dowry; Love of God; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Monasticism; asceticism; Murder; causing physical harm; Nineteen-Day Feast; Parents and children; youth; families; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for women; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; Theft; seizing the properties of others; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Twin duties of recognition and obedience; Unchastity and adultery; Words vs deeds; Work as worship | * | * | LAC.213-257, ROB3.275 et al, BKOG.351 et al, GPB.206 et al, EBTB.155, EBTB.189, MMAH.199, GSH.133, LL#027 | |
| BH00002 | Kitab-i-Iqan (The Book of Certitude) | 36200 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Kitáb-i-Íqán; Tablet of the True Seeker" from the Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude), The | Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Tablet of the True Seeker | الباب المذکور فی بیان ان العباد لن یصلن الی شاطی بحر العرفان الا بالانقطاع | No man shall attain the shores of the ocean of true understanding except he be detached from all that is in heaven and on earth.... Verily He Who is the Daystar of Truth and Revealer of the Supreme Being holdeth, for all time, undisputed sovereignty…. But, O my brother, when a true seeker determineth to take the step of search… | BLIB_Or03116.078-127, , BLIB_Or15696.076cx, , CMB_F58, CMB_F59, IOL.440, IOM.092-093, SOAS ms.46696, CUL.X893.7.B111, BN_suppl.1400 | BRL_IqanP, GWBP#013 p.020x, GWBP#019 p.038x, GWBP#022 p.041x, GWBP#090 p.117x, GWBP#091 p.119x, GWBP#125 p.170x, TZH4.214-223x, OOL.B017 | IQAN, GWB#013x, GWB#019x, GWB#022x, GWB#090x, GWB#091x, GWB#125x, GPB.006x, GPB.007x, GPB.022x, GPB.023x, GPB.050x2x, GPB.057x2x, GPB.058x2x, GPB.079x, GPB.079-080x, GPB.098-099x, GPB.118-119x, GPB.119-120x, GPB.120x, GPB.126x, GPB.141x, GPB.175x, GPB.176x2x, PDC.020x, PDC.129x, PDC.129-130x, PDC.130x, PDC.130-131x, PDC.133x2x, PDC.138x, PDC.151x, PDC.162x2x, PDC.163x, PDC.176x, PDC.179x4x, WOB.024-025x, WOB.058x, WOB.062ax, WOB.113x, WOB.113-114x, WOB.114-115x, WOB.115x, WOB.115-116x, WOB.124x, WOB.124-125x, WOB.125x4x, WOB.125-126x, WOB.166x, SW_v03#01 p.003x, SW_v07#16 p.163-164x, BLO_PT#020, BSC.003 #001-035x | R. Dupras (¶1), L. Manifold (¶1), Savva, Danika, Lauren, Adeeb & Jeremy (¶1), Ahdieh (¶64), Mathilde (¶65), R. Peterson (¶107) [track 3], E. Mahony (¶151), Eswatini Baha'i Choir (¶213), Soulrise Melodies (¶214), K. Key (¶214), S. Toloui-Wallace (¶216) | Bahá’u’lláh’s preeminent doctrinal work as well as His second longest, answering four questions from an uncle of the Báb regarding prophetic expectation and fulfilment, affirming the essential unity of the prophets of God while simultaneously acknowledging the distinctiveness of their persons and missions, expounding the concept of progressive revelations from God that are renewed about every thousand years, summarizing the spiritual prerequisites of the seekers on the spiritual path, clarifying the central role in that path of the independent investigation of reality, condemning the clergy for their role in the rejection of the prophets from age to age, and emphasizing, through a commentary on certain verses of the gospels, the need for a symbolic as opposed to a literal understanding of sacred scriptures. | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Belief and denial; Christ; Christianity; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Knowledge; recognition of God; Law of obligatory prayer; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Literal interpretation; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Moses; Noah; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the Manifestation of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Return of the Manifestations of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Seal of the Prophets; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | * | * | LAC.113-174, ROB1.153 et al, BKOG.165, GPB.138, GPB.172, EBTB.121, EBTB.221, EBTB.227, MMAH.071, GSH.013, LL#029, LL#278 | |
| BH00012 | Javahiru'l-Asrar (Gems of Divine Mysteries) | 10360 | Gems of Divine Mysteries | Javáhiru'l-Asrár (Gems of Divine Mysteries) | یا ایها السالک فی سبل العدل و الناظر الی طلعه الفضل قد بلغ کتابک و عرفت سوالک | O thou who treadest the path of justice and beholdest the countenance of mercy! Thine epistle was received, thy question was noted | INBA46:001, INBA66:036, INBA99:001, PR07.015b-029b, LEID.Or4970.1-26, UMich968.041-052x | BRL_Jawahir, AQA3#067 p.004, TZH4.189-190x, TZH4.190-191x, TZH4.191x, ANDA#21 p.04x, OOL.B157 | GDM | D. Stevenson (¶110) | A lengthy commentary in answer to a question on the fulfilment of prophetic expectations in unexpected ways, describing the difficulties encountered in understanding sacred scriptures, offering keys to their symbolic interpretation with reference to a passage in the Gospels, and describing in a manner similar to ‘the Seven Valleys’ the stages traversed by the spiritual wayfarers. | Jabulqa and Jabarsa; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Mystical themes; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Prophecy and fulfillment; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | LOC.062-066, ROB1.151, MMAH.195, GSH.027, LL#023 | |
| BH00034 | Suriy-i-Sabr (=Lawh-i-Ayyub) | 7050 | Tablet of Patience, or Tablet of Job (Súrih-i-Sabr or Lawh-i-Ayyúb); Tablet of Patience, or Tablet of Job (Súrih-i-Sabr or Lawh-i-Ayyúb) | Surih-i-Sabr or Lawh-i-Ayyub (Tablet of Patience or Tablet of Job) | ذکر الله فی مدینه الصبر عبده ایوبا اذ آویناه فی ظل شجره القدس فی فواده و اشهدناه | This is the remembrance of God in the City of Patience regarding Job, Our servant, Whom We sheltered under the shade of that Holy Tree planted in His heart | INBA36:173, INBA73:082, Berlin1237#08 | BRL_DA#726, AYT.262, LMA1.379 (228), MAS4.282, ASAT5.246x, ASAT5.309x, ASAT5.247x, FBAH.160x, OOL.B138 | WOB.116x, BLO_PT#116, HURQ.BH23, NYR#144 | Major work, written on the first day of Riḍván as He was departing Baghdad, praising the Bábís of the Nayriz upheaval of 1850 and in particular their leader, Siyyid Yaḥyáy-i-Dárábí (Vaḥíd), recounting their sufferings and condemning their persecutors; describes the sufferings of the biblical Job, comparing them to those of the recipient of the tablet, who played a key role in supporting the defenders at Nayríz; commends fortitude and patience in the face of suffering; foretells the coming of ‘the birds of darkness’; and proclaims the continuity of divine revelation. | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | * | - | ROB1.263, BKOG.131, BKOG.195, MMAH.203, GSH.055, LL#327 | ||
| BH00111 | Kalimat-i-Firdawsiyyih (Words of Paradise) | 4020 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas | Kalimát-i-Firdawsíyyih (Words of Paradise) | یا مشارق العدل و الانصاف و مطالع الصدق و الالطاف ان المظلوم یبکی و یقول ینوح | O ye the embodiments of justice and equity and the manifestations of uprightness and of heavenly bounties! | INBA33:044x, BLIB_Or07851.049b, , BLIB_Or15692.025, , BLIB_Or15716.042.14x, , KB_262:042-062, CMB_F32.048, , OSAI_TC 2v-8r, , MKI4523.112, , BN_suppl.1753.023-037 | ADM2#008 p.022x, AVK1.212.13x, AVK2.075.04x, AVK3.003.16x, AVK3.164.02x, AVK3.225.12x, AVK3.326.11x, AVK4.282bx, ZYN.147, ISH.112, UAB.007x, UAB.032bx, UAB.036cx, UAB.039cx, UAB.042cx, UAB.043ax, UAB.046ax, UAB.046dx, UAB.050cx, UAB.053ax, UAB.054ax, ADH1.056x, TBP#06, TUM.109-115x, OOL.B012 | TB#06, LOG#0479x, LOG#0785x, ADJ.027-028x, GPB.217x2x, GPB.218x, GPB.219x, PDC.136x, PDC.151x, WOB.023x, WOB.149x, WOB.153x, SW_v01#04 p.021x, SW_v03#01 p.005x, SW_v03#02 p.007x, SW_v09#07 p.081x, SW_v11#18 p.297x, DWN_v3#01 p.009-010x, DWN_v5#04 p.002-003x, DWN_v5#05 p.002-003x, BLO_PT#201, BSC.146 #100-124x, BSC#144-146x, BSC#151-154x | D. E. Walker, Chicago Baha'i Community, C. Oja | Proclaims eleven ‘leaves of paradise’: the fear of God, the importance of religion, the golden rule, that rulers should possess good character and act in justice (in contrast to Muḥammad Sháh, whose deeds in particular are denounced), reward and punishment as the basis of order in the world, justice, the unity of mankind, the education of children, moderation, renouncing asceticism and monasticism, and forbidding religious strife and dissension. | Contention and conflict; Education of children; moral education; Monasticism; asceticism; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | * | * | ROB4.214 et al, BKOG.382, MMAH.161, GSH.161, LL#024 | |
| BH00113 | Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words - Persian) | 3970 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Hidden Words | Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words) | ای صاحبان هوش و گوش اول سروش دوست این است ای بلبل معنوی جز در گلبن معانی جای | O ye people that have minds to know and ears to hear! The first call of the Beloved is this | INBA65:115, INBA36:383, INBA30:014, BLIB_Or15714.131c, , CMB_F33.001, , NLI.32p048v, BLIB_Or.08117, BLIB_Or.08685, CUL.X893.7.B111, Majlis210461.030-045, BN_suppl.1974.001 | BRL_HWP, GWBP#042 p066ax, GWBP#104 p.136bx, ZYN.001, AHM.421, MJMM.373, BSHN.017x, MHT2b.036x, UAB.047dx, UAB.048ax, UAB.048bx, UAB.069ax, UAB.069bx, TZH4.223-224, NFF4.017, OOL.B013b | HWPE, GWB#042x, GWB#104x, LOG#0835x, ADJ.081x, BADM.155-156x, PDC.007x, PDC.148x, PDC.149x, WOB.059-060x, WOB.116x, WOB.201x, SW_v03#02 p.005x, SW_v05#10 p.150-151x, SW_v14#11 p.321x, BLO_PT#061 | S. Toloui-Wallace (#1), S. Taefi (#1) [track 1], R. Johnston-Garvin (#1) [track 7], Baha'i Youth of Japan (#2), S. Taefi (#2) [track 2], L. Dely & M. Congo (#2), S. Toloui-Wallace (#3), K. Key (#3), A. Bridges (#3), L. Slott (#3), Rowshan (#3), SKY (#3), E. Mahony (#3), L. Dely (#3), S. Engle and J. White (#3), Delia Olam (#3), B. Vahdat (#3), Sanale & Xolani (#3), Nora, Sasha & Ann-Sofie (#3), NKAK (#3), Zannetta (#3) [track 10], A.E. Rahbin (#3), B. Silvestre (#3), R. Bennett (#3), S. Kouchekzadeh (#3), L. Dube (#3) [track 6], D. Hunt (#4), A. Youssefi (#4), Bass Adjustment (#4), S. Taefi (#4) [track 4], G.H. Miller (#4), Rowshan (#4) [track 6], Nabil and Karim (#4), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#4), N. Ma'ani (#4), A. Stephen (#4), A. Wood (#4), G. Besungu (#4), Ahdieh (#4), S. Parak (#4), A. Youssefi (#7), G.H. Miller (#7), S. Zahrai (#7), A.E. Rahbin (#7), B. Khademi (#7), G. and M. Smith (#7), S. Zein (#7), The Badasht Project (#8), A. Wensbo (#8), A. Bryan (#8), G.H. Miller (#9), A. Toufighian & A. Youssefi (#9), A. Wensbo (#10), L. Dube (#10) [track 18], S. Taefi (#10) [track 5], G.H. Miller (#11), S. Taefi (#11) [track 7], Naim, Miad & Justus (#11), Z. Rolle (#11), A. Bryan (#12), E. Mahony (#12), J. Sweeting & M. Weigert (#12), Chicago Baha'i Community (#12), MANA (#12), Meredith & Arman (#12), J. Cooper (#12), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#13), G.H. Miller (#13), S. and S. Toloui-Wallace (#14), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#14), MANA (#14), S. Esmaeili (#14), S. Peyman (#14), J. Cooper (#14), Rowshan (#16), A.E. Rahbin (#16), G.H. Miller (#16), L. Dely & M. Congo (#16), G.H. Miller (#18), O. Master (#19), S. Taefi (#20) [track 10], G.H. Miller (#21), Anis & Friends (#21), T. Ellis (#21), S. Taefi (#21) [track 8], R. Johnston-Garvin (#21) [track 6], E. Mahony (#21), N. Ma'ani (#22), D. Stevenson (#26), M. Kerr (#26), A.E. Rahbin (#26), J. Marks and S. Engle (#26), Chicago Baha'i Community (#26), Ashwin & Arhwin (#26), Temple of Light (#29), L. Dube (#30) [track 11], G.H. Miller (#31), TaliaSafa (#31), E. Mahony (#31), Turning Point (#31), S. Taefi (#31) [track 3], A. & M. Zemke (#31) [track 5], N. Ma'ani (#31), G.H. Miller (#32), TaliaSafa (#32), A. Wensbo (#32), MANA (#32), S. Trick (#32), S. and S. Toloui-Wallace (#33), A. Youssefi (#33), L. Dube (#34) [track 4], Carmel, Roya & Maryam (#35), A.E. Rahbin (#36), S. and S. Toloui-Wallace (#38), S. Toloui-Wallace (#38), F. Lionheart (#38), J. Cooper (#38), Seaon, Sasha & Sam (#38), S. Taefi (#38) [track 6], S. Bayan & S. Suggs (#38), L. Dely (#38), N. Hamilton (#38), B. Khademi (#39), A.E. Rahbin (#39), S. Toloui-Wallace (#40), Rasmus & Ann-Sofie (#40), Voices of Baha 2010 (#40), T. Ellis (#40), A Family Affair (#40), A. Youssefi (#40), The Badasht Project (#40), Refuge (#40), R. Peterson (#40) [track 8], Nabil and Karim (#40), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#40), J. Cooper (#40), S. Parak (#40), A. Youssefi (#40), N. Hamilton (#40), Kiskadee (#40), L. Dely (#40), Rasmus & Ann-Sofie (#40), L. Dely & M. Congo (#42), J. Cooper (#42), L. Dely & M. Congo (#44) [track 9], D. E. Walker (#44), S. Cleasby (#44), MANA (#44), M. Sparrow (#45), L. Dube (#63) [track 13], G.H. Miller (#64), G.H. Miller (#70), Bosch Bluegrass Band (#72), Arrayanes (#72) [track 8], A. Youssefi (#73), Friends from Mongolia (#73), N. D. Huening (#76), C. & L. Heggie (#80), K. Key (#80) | The Persian portion of His foremost ethical work, consisting of 82 aphorisms spoken in the voice of the Divine and declaring themselves to be the ‘inner essence’ of what was revealed to ‘the Prophets of old’, affirming the essential nobility and divinity of the human soul, prescribing its intimate communion with its Creator, proclaiming the oneness of the human race, and declaring our consequent responsibility to fellowship, love, fair-mindedness, and mutual aid for one another, especially the poor and downtrodden. | Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Goodly deeds; actions; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice and wrath of God; Love of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | * | * | ROB1.071 et al, BKOG.159 et al, GPB.140, MMAH.092, GSH.016, LL#025 | |
| BH00120 | 3870 | Trustworthiness | شهادت حق جل جلاله از برای نفسش کافیست قال و قوله الحق انه لایوصف بوصف دونه و | He, glorified be His majesty, doth Himself suffice as a witness unto His Own Being. His Word is the Truth: verily, He cannot be described by any attributes save His Own [3.5s]... ...O My loved ones! We charge you to conduct yourselves with trustworthiness and rectitude, that through you the attributes of your Lord may be manifested to His servants | INBA15:132, INBA26:133 | COMP_TRUSTP#31x | BRL_TRUST#30x, COC#2042x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Praise of Western values; culture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||
| BH00140 | Lawh-i-Maqsud | 3650 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas | Lawh-i-Maqsud (Tablet of Maqsud) | حمد مقدس از ذکر و بیان حضرت معبود و مالک غیب و شهودی را لایق و سزاست که از | A praise which is exalted above every mention or description beseemeth the Adored One, the Possessor of all things… Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value… The Word is the master key for the whole world | BLIB_Or15696.091dx, , IOM.099, MKA.06 Mil Yz A 2791 p06, | GWBP#110 p.140x, GWBP#112 p.142x, GWBP#117 p.159x, GWBP#122 p.167x, ADM2#007 p.020x, AVK3.171.04x, AVK3.210.04x, AVK3.213.14x, AVK3.217.04x, AVK4.281.01x, AYI1.335x, DWNP_v5#01 p.002bx, UAB.010bx, UAB.011ax, UAB.013bx, UAB.024bx, UAB.026ax, UAB.028bx, UAB.030ax, UAB.033bx, UAB.037ax, UAB.039dx, UAB.040bx, UAB.041ax, UAB.045bx, UAB.050ax, UAB.050bx, UAB.051bx, UAB.052ax, UAB.053bx, DRD.011x, ASAT5.236x, ANDA#79 p.13x, TBP#11, MMUH#05x, OOL.B057 | TB#11, GWB#110x, GWB#112x, GWB#117x, GWB#122x, ADJ.028ax, ADJ.088x, GPB.217x3x, GPB.218x5x, GPB.219x, PDC.186x, PDC.187x2x, PDC.190x, WOB.032x, WOB.041xx, WOB.198x, WOB.041x, WOB.162x, WOB.187x2x, WOB.198x2x, WOB.202-203x, DWN_v1#10-11 p.001-004, KSHK#20x | Morgane & Samy, E. Kelly, L. Harley | Relates various teachings as prerequisites to world peace: universal education; regarding one another as ‘the fruits of one tree and the leaves of one branch’; reward and punishment as pillars of world stability; rulers acting with justice and wisdom; the gathering of the nations to lay the foundations of the ‘Lesser Peace’; the adoption of a universal language and script; affirming that ‘the earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens’; not allowing religion to become the source of disunity; taking counsel together in all matters; promoting useful branches of knowledge; exercising moderation in all things; inculcating tolerance and righteousness; and having due regard for the power of human utterance, in particular the Word of God, which is the ‘master key for the whole world’. | Consultation; Education of children; moral education; Reward and punishment; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; Work as worship | * | * | ROB4.235 et al, MMAH.138, GSH.213, LL#162, LL#461 | |
| BH00238 | Lawh-i-Dunya (Tablet of the World) | 2590 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas | Lawh-i-Dunya (Tablet of the World) | حمد و ثنا سلطان مبین را لایق و سزاست که سجن متین را بحضور حضرت علی قبل اکبر | Praise and thanksgiving beseem the Lord of manifest dominion Who hath adorned the mighty prison… The betterment of the world can be accomplished | INBA89:190x, BLIB_Or07851.066a, , BLIB_Or15696.107bx, , BLIB_Or15716.198x, , PR05.009a-020a, Majlis934.001-026, BN_suppl.1753.078-089 | GWBP#043 p.066bx, AVK1.021.02x, AVK3.063.14x, AVK3.161.09x, AVK3.203.15x, AVk3.459.04x, AVK4.239.06x, AVK4.255.05x, AVK4.280x, ZYN.212, MJMM.285, AQMJ2.151x, AQMJ2.152x, UAB.051cx, DRD.084, MAS4.120ax, ASAT3.039x, ASAT4.387x, ASAT5.067x, AHB_107BE #03 p.046x, ADH1.080x, SAM.235x, TBP#07, OOL.B036 | TB#07, GWB#043x, ADJ.024x, ADJ.024-025x, ADJ.028x, ADJ.077x, GPB.232x, PDC.196x, PDC.199x, WOB.107x2x, WOB.198x, SW_v09#07 p.082x, SW_v14#06 p.179x, DWN_v3#01 p.009x, DWN_v5#01 p.003-004x, DWN_v6#06-7 p.001-002x, BLO_PT#201, BSC.138 #055-069x | T. Price, T. Ellis, A. Tahirih R. Weiss, MANA, Soulrise Melodies, S. Jaberi | Reiterates many of Bahá’u’lláh’s central social teachings, such as renunciation of self and promoting the good of the entire human race; achieving the betterment of the world ‘through pure and goodly deeds, through commendable and seemly conduct’; consorting with all religions in friendliness and fellowship; avoiding contention and conflict; observing courtesy; promoting the ‘Lesser Peace’; adopting a universal language; championing the universal education of children; and recognizing the importance of agriculture. | Call to action; House of Justice; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | * | * | ROB4.329 et al, BKOG.382, BKOG.399, BKOG.410, BKOG.454, MMAH.131, GSH.168, LL#083 | |
| BH00386 | Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words - Arabic) | 1750 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Hidden Words | Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words) | هذا ما نزل من جبروت العزه بلسان القدره و القوه علی النبیین من قبل و انا | This is that which hath descended from the realm of glory, uttered by the tongue of power and might, and revealed unto the Prophets of old. | INBA36:440, INBA30:002, BLIB_Or8901, BLIB_Or15714.147, , CMB_F33.033, , PR22.049b-056b, PR23.029a-033a, BLIB_Or.08685, CUL.X893.7.B111, UMich962.143-151 | BRL_HWA, AVK3.161.16x, ZYN.040, MJMM.017, BSHN.013x, MHT2b.030x, MAS4.367bx, NSR_1993.053, NFF4.001, OOL.B013a | HWAE, LOG#0304x, GPB.140x, SW_v03#01 p.004+007x, SW_v03#02 p.004x, SW_v04#18 p.300x2x, SW_v14#10 p.289-290x, BSC.171 #175-262 | L. Slott (#1), S. and S. Toloui-Wallace (#1), almunajat.com (#1) [item 2], D. Gundry (#1), E. Mahony (#1), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#1), Baha'i Youth of Japan (#1), Joel in Real Life (#1), The Daguerreotypes (#1), E. Kelly (#1), L. Dely (#1), Y. Mbazo & Friends (#1), Fleur & Tessa (#1), G.H. Miller (#1), S. Peyman (#1), S. Eblaghi and M. Weigert (#1), K. Porray (#1), R. Johnston-Garvin (#1) [track 6], D. Sylvester (#1), M. Levine (#2), Nicolas & Louis (#2), L. Dely (#2), A.E. Rahbin (#2), R. Peterson (#2) [track 6], A. Wensbo (#3), E. Mahony (#3), S. Sunderland (#3), S. Sunderland (#3), M. Levine (#3) [track 2], L. Dely (#3), Rowshan (#3) [track 8], P. Held & C. Bahia (#3) [track 2], A. Youssefi (#4), E. Lilian (#4), MANA (#4), S. Peyman (#4), J. Cooper (#4), L. Dely (#4), R. Peterson (#4) [track 4], Corinne & Riaz (#4), L. Dube (#4) [track 3], Ladjamaya (#4) [track 7], D. Gundry (#5), W. Heath (#5), E. Mahony and A. Youssefi (#5), Bass Adjustment (#5), Ine (#5), M. Weigert (#5), S. Engle and J. White (#5), S. Gomes (#5), T. Ellis (#5), K. Kuolga (#5), A. Mirra (#5), Rowshan (#5) [track 11], SKY (#5), KC Porter (#5), E. Kelly (#5), M. Levine (#5) [track 7], L. Dely (#5), K. Key (#5), A. Sperandeo (#5), A. Wood (#6), L. Slott (#6), Y. Mesbah (#6), L. Dely (#6), The Descendants (#6), The Joburg Baha'i Choir (#6), Honiara Baha'i Youth (#6), The Badasht Project (1) (#7), The Badasht Project (2) (#7), Nabil and Karim (#7), Matt McGrath (#7), T. Nosrat (#7), L. Dube (#7) [track 12], Ladjamaya (#8) [track 4], almunajat.com (#9) [item 1], E. Mahony (#9), D. Hunt (#9), N. Ma'ani (#9), S. Toloui-Wallace (#9), J. Raj (#9), MJ Cyr (#11), O. Devine (#11), Refuge (#11), L. Dely & M. Congo (#11), Oisin & Bahiyyih Devine (#11), A. Azad (#11), Ahdieh (#11), S. Taborn (#11), S. Sunderland (#11), The Descendants (#12), O. Devine (#12), B. Nakedi (#12), P. Held & C. Bahia (#12) [track 3], M.C. Santillana (#12), M. Levine (#12) [track 2], R. Lea (#13), P. Held & C. Bahia (#13) [track 4], Joel in Real Life (#13), A.E. Rahbin (#13), L. Dube (#13) [track 2], MJ Cyr (#14), S. Taefi (#14) [track 9], L. Slott (#14), SKY (#14), A.E. Rahbin (#14), L. Slott (#15), A. Youssefi (#15), L. Dely (#15), E. Mahony (#15), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#15), L. Dube (#15) [track 14], Chicago Baha'i Community (#15), M. Sparrow (#16), Honiara Baha'i Youth (#16), MANA (#16), S. Jaberi (#16), L. Dely & M. Congo (#16) [track 7], L. Slott (#17), E. Mahony (#17), E. Mahony, E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#17), E. Henrikson (#17), Mona, Dibo & Nachidah (#17), L. Dely & M. Congo (#17) [track 7], E. Lilian (#18), Rowshan (#19) [track 5], J. Heath (#19) [track 9], J. Heath (#19), D. Olam (#19) [track 11], T. Ellis (#19), Sabin & Leticia (#19), A. Youssefi (#20), TaliaSafa & Friends (#20), Ine (#21), M. Saraswati (#21), A. Youssefi (#22), G.H. Miller (#22), NKAK (#22), K. Porray (#22), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#22), Ann-Sofie & Shahram (#22), T. Ellis (#22), The Descendants (#22), Naseem, Michele & Yasmin (#22), Meredth & Arman (#22), E. Tarani (#22), R. Yazhari (#23), L. Dely (#23), L. Dely (#25) [track 5], L. Dube (#26) [track 17], L. Dely (#27), P. Held & C. Bahia (#29) [track 5], L. Slott (#31), jeph.ilosopher (#31), L. Dely (#31), K. Key (#31), A. Youssefi (#32), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#32), Roz, Amelia & Andre (#32), Ahdi (#32), P. Escobar (#33), N. Ma'ani (#33), Laura & Michael (#33), R. Peterson (#33) [track 5], L. Herrmann (#34), Gyenyame (#34), C. Zurek (#34), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#35), L. Dely (#35), S. & H. Fikri (#35), L. Dube (#35) [track 21], A. Tahirih R. Weiss (#36), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#36), J. Marks and S. Engle (#36), K. Porray (#36), Hayden, Alessia & Anis (#36), A. Youssefi (#38), T. Ellis (#38), E. Mahony (#39), Rowshan (#40), A.E. Rahbin (#40), M. Tokuma (#41), L. Dely & M. Congo (#41) [track 1], Calling Waiting Searching (#42), G.H. Miller (#42), L. Dube (#42) [track 19], S. Gomes (#42), E. Mahony (#43), Dawnbreaker Collective (#43), Heroes Teaching Conference (#43), M. Perez (#43), J. Duhart (#43), G.H. Miller (#44), L. Dely (#44), A.E. Rahbin (#44), L. Dube (#44) [track 8], Nabil and Karim (#46), R. Lea (#48), L.Slott (#48), Katie & Faizi (#48), L. Dely (#48), SKY (#48), L. Dube (#48) [track 15], HeartBeat Collective (#48), L. & L. Hosack (#48), S. Acevedo (#48), A. Youssefi (#50), E. Mahony (#50), K. and D. Eckert and A. Youssefi (#50), Leona and Larry (#51), The Baha'i Trio (#51), E. Lilian (#52), L. Dely & M. Congo (#52) [track 6], E. Mahony (#52), N.D. Huening (#52), C. Oja (#52), S. Skiti (#52), J. Heath (#53) [track 7], S. Toloui-Wallace (#55), M. Levine (#55) [track 3], W. Eng & N. Rajan (#55), Qurratul, Ruhiyyih & Verona (#55), O. Devine (#55), R. Orona (#55), T. Bradley (#55), J. Cooper (#55), Seaon & Saman (#55), D. Stevenson (#56), L. Dube (#57) [track 7], K. Porray (#58), K. Porray (#59), O. Devine (#59), Baha'i Youth of Japan (#59), QuiqueSaba (#59), Strong Steep (#59), Ladjamaya (#59) [track 2], Z. Affolter (#60), L. Dely (#60), L. Dube (#61) [track 10], unknown (#62), L. Dube (#62) [track 1], M. Cuvillier (#63), L. Dube (#63) [track 9], P. Held & C. Bahia (#64) [track 6], L. Dube (#66) [track 20], Ine (#66), W. Heath (#68), Chicago Baha'i Community (#68), P. Held & C. Bahia (#68) [track 7], D. E. Walker (#68), S. Jaberi (#68), C. Oja (#68), L. Harley (#68), D. Stevenson (#71), L. Dely (#71), L. Dube (#71) [track 16] | The Arabic portion of His foremost ethical work, consisting of 71 aphorisms spoken in the voice of the Divine and declaring themselves to be the ‘inner essence’ of what was revealed to ‘the Prophets of old’, affirming the essential nobility and divinity of the human soul, prescribing its intimate communion with its Creator, proclaiming the oneness of the human race, and declaring our consequent responsibility to fellowship, love, fair-mindedness, and mutual aid for one another, especially the poor and downtrodden. | Bringing oneself to account each day; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; God's love for His own Essence; Human reality created in the image of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Knowledge of self; Love of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Soul; spirit after death | * | * | ROB1.071 et al, BKOG.159 et al, GPB.140, MMAH.092, GSH.016, LL#025 | |
| BH00479 | 1510 | حق شاهد و هر منصفی گواه که این خادم فانی بعد از ادراک فیض حضور در لیالی و | The Truth beareth witness, and every fair-minded one doth testify, that this evanescent servant, after attaining unto the grace of His presence during the nights and [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.479, | Business; financial; property matters; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00505 | Lawh-i-Aqdas (Tablet to the Christians) | 1470 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas | Lawh-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Tablet) | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذی مامنعته سبحات الاسماء عن الله فاطر الارض و السما | This is an Epistle from Our presence unto him whom the veils of names have failed to keep back from God | INBA34:100, BLIB_Or15735.163, , CMB_F32.085, | AQA1#006, SFI16.025, NSR_1993.024ax, ASAT1.168x, ASAT4.185x, HYK.163, TBP#02, OOL.B026 | TB#02, COF.030ax, TDH#158.3x, GPB.210x8x, GPB.253x, GPB.396x, PDC.166x, PDC.166-167x, PDC.167-168x, PDC.168x, PDC.174x, WOB.078x, SW_v04#01 p.013, SW_v04#01 p.014-020, BSC.124 #049 | Ahdieh | Announces to an unnamed Christian Bahá’u’lláh’s revelation as the fulfilment of Christian prophetic expectations, reproaches the Christians in general and the clergy in particular for failing to recognize it, asks them to consider how Christ was similarly rejected by the people of His day, and concludes with a series of beatitudes reminiscent of the Sermon on the Mount. | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Monasticism; asceticism; Mosaic imagery; Proclamation to Christians; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | * | * | ROB4.227 et al, BKOG.382, GPB.209, WOB.104, MMAH.165, GSH.164-168, LL#060 | |
| BH00616 | 1240 | در جمیع احیان کتاب الله ندا مینماید و میفرماید یا اهل ارض حق جل جلاله مرا از | In all times doth the Book of God call aloud and proclaim: "O inhabitants of earth! The Truth, glorified be His glory..." [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.060, | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00659 | 1160 | حمد مقدس از عرفان ممکنات و ادراک کائنات بساط قرب قدس حضرت مقصودیرا لایق که | Sanctified praise, transcending the recognition of all created things and the comprehension of all beings, befitteth the sacred court of nearness unto the Most Holy Presence of the Desired One [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.100, , BLIB_Or15711.061, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00677 | 1130 | ذلک الکتاب لا ریب فیه تنزیل بالحق من لدن حکیم خبیرا و یهدی الناس الی جوار | This is the Book, wherein there is no doubt, sent down in truth from the presence of One Who is All-Wise, All-Informed, guiding mankind unto nearness [3.5s] | INBA19:023, INBA32:023, INBA36:020, INBA71:177 | LHKM2.026, RSBB.021 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00846 | 970 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | ان یا نبیل الاعظم اسمع ما ینادیک به لسان القدم عن جبروت اسمه الاکرم و انه ینطق | Let thine ear be attentive, O Nabíl-i-A‘ẓam, to the Voice of the Ancient of Days, crying to thee from the Kingdom of His all-glorious Name. | INBA83:108, BLIB_Or15702.018, , ALIB.folder18p207 | BRL_DA#772, GWBP#139 p.194, KHSH07.011 | GWB#139, ADJ.025x, ADJ.060x | T. Ellis | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Words vs deeds | - | - | ROB3.026, LL#198 | ||||
| BH01114 | 750 | Translation List | حمد خدا را که اولیای خود را در سبیل خود بباساء و ضراء تربیت فرمود تا کل در | Praise be unto God Who hath trained His loved ones in His path through tribulation and adversity, that they all may [3.5s]... ...Recite what the All-Merciful hath revealed in the Qur’án: “He who feareth God, God will create for him a way out | BLIB_Or15701.070, | MAS8.110cx | ADMS#132x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Past, present and future of Iran; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| BH01248 | 670 | الحمد لله الذی هدانا و ایاکم الی صراطه المستقیم و علمنا ما یحفظنا عن الشیطان | Praise be to God Who hath guided us and you unto His straight path and hath taught us that which preserveth us from Satan [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.353, | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01310 | 650 | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی ان هذا عبدک و ابن عبدک الذی نزل فی ساحه قدسک و جاء مع | Glorified art Thou, O my God! This is Thy servant and the son of Thy servant, who hath entered within Thy sacred precincts and hath come with [3.5s] | INBA92:082 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01422 | 600 | الحمد لله الذی بدل الغضب و القهر بالرحمه و النصر و قدر لکل قطره من دماء | Praise be unto God Who hath transformed wrath and fury into mercy and victory, and hath ordained for every drop of blood [3.5s] | INBA19:088, INBA32:081 | HDQI.051x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01447 | Subhana Rabbiya'l-A'la | 600 | Subḥána Rabbíya'l-A'lá (Praise to the Exalted Lord) | یا حرف البقاء البس نعلی الانقطاع ثم ارکب علی الرفرف الاعلی فسبحان من خلق | Letter of eternity, put on the bridal trousseau of detachment and walk upon the exalted brocade runner; praised be my Lord, the most high. | INBA15:355, INBA19:029, INBA26:359, INBA36:462, INBA81:139, BLIB_Or15706.102, , BLIB_Or15714.017, , NLAI_BH1.229 | BRL_DA#250, GSH.061, ASAT3.092x, ASAT3.137x, ASAT4.021x, AKHA_124BE #02-03 p.hx, OOL.B100 | WIND#144, HURQ.BH19 | Celebrates, through a vision of the appearance and unveiling of the Maid of Heaven, the renewal of the mystic realm and portends future tests and difficulties. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; 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; Transcending the material condition | * | - | ROB1.211, MMAH.201, LL#287 | |||
| BH01747 | 500 | Huqúqu'lláh; Family Life | الحمد لله الذی خلق الکائنات من الکلمه الاولی و بها اظهر ما عجزت عن احصائها اقلام العالم و السنن الامم | Praised be God Who hath created all things from the Primal Word, and through It hath revealed that which the pens of the world and the tongues of nations have proved powerless to recount [3.5s]... ...That which is of paramount importance for the children, that which must precede all else, is to teach them the oneness of God and the laws of God. For lacking this, the fear of God cannot be inculcated… Nothing that existeth in the world of being hath ever been or will ever be worthy of mention | BRL_HUQUQP#004x, BRL_HUQUQP#32x, COMP_FAMP#43x, AQA7#412x, ADM2#102 p.185x, AVK3.326.06x, GHA.088ax, TAH.262x, PYM.223bx, PYK.033x, YMM.363x | BRL_HUQUQ#004x, BRL_HUQUQ#32x, BRL_FAM#43x, COC#0565x, COC#0819x, COC#1099x, COC#1124x, LOG#0763x, LOG#0786x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| BH01770 | 500 | روحی لاستقامتک الفداء قد تشرف الخادم الفانی بزیاره کتابکم الشریف و خطابکم | My spirit be sacrificed for thy steadfastness! This evanescent servant hath been honored with the receipt of thy noble letter and epistle [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03114.026rx, | Critique of Western values; culture; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; True liberty; freedom; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01780 | 500 | لک الحمد یا الهی و اله العرش و الثری و سلطانی و سلطان الاخره و الاولی بما | Unto Thee be praise, O my God, God of the throne above and of the dust below, my Lord,and the Lord of this world and the world to come, for having awakened me whilst I was slumbering | BLIB_Or15719.086, | ADM3#096 p.110 | JHT_S#200 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||
| BH01972 | 450 | Trustworthiness; Translation List; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | کتابت لدی الوجه حاضر و بلحاظ عنایات مالک اسماء مشرف طوبی لنفس حضر لدی العرش | Thy letter hath attained the Divine Presence and hath been honored with the gaze of loving-kindness of the Lord of all Names. Blessed is the soul that hath attained unto the Throne [3.5s]... ...I counsel you, O friends of God, to comport yourselves with the utmost trustworthiness in your dealings with my servants and people. | INBA51:217, BLIB_Or11096#053, , BLIB_Or15698.223, , BLIB_Or15710.065a, , BLIB_Or15720.220, , BLIB_Or15740.170, , KB_620:210-211 | BRL_DA#278, COMP_TRUSTP#32x, AVK3.058.03x, IQT.223, MAS4.172bx | BRL_ATBH#17x, BRL_TRUST#31x, COC#2043x, PNAK.85, ADMS#001x | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||
| BH02022 | Lawh-i-Ahmad (Arabic) | 440 | Tablet of Ahmad, Arabic (Lawh-i-Ahmad); Tablet of Ahmad (Arabic); Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | Lawh-i-Ahmad (Tablet of Ahmad (Arabic)) | هذه ورقه الفردوس تغنی علی افنان سدره البقا بالحان قدس ملیح و یبشر المخلصین | Lo, the Nightingale of Paradise singeth upon the twigs of the Tree of Eternity, with holy and sweet melodies | INBA19:001, INBA32:002, INBA36:041, INBA71:199, INBA30:076, BN_suppl.1974.067 | BRL_DA#197, AHM.193, RSBB.007, SFI17.008, TZH4.302, TSBT.215, NSR_1993.025, NFF1.016, BSHA.032, ASAT5.103x, ABMK.052, OOL.B023a | BPRY.307 | Ahdieh, L. Slott, G.H. Miller, Seals & Crofts, L. Bergsmo & S. Vadeghani, R. Lehmer-Chang, MANA, N. Hamilton, R. Grammer [track 2], L. Dely, L. Dely & M. Congo, KC Porter, Ladjamaya [track 15], almunajat.com [item 19], F. Dehghan & M. Weigert | Brief words of consolation and encouragement to its recipient, affirming the prophetic station of the Báb, exhorting steadfastness, and assuring the resolution of difficulties and the removal of afflictions to the one who chants it. | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Power of prayer; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | * | ROB2.107, MMAH.183, GSH.074, LL#040 | |
| BH02101 | 420 | Prayers and Meditations | فنعم یا الهی ما استغرد بغاء الداود فی حدیقه الزبور من تغنیات ورقاء الانجذاب... الهی الهی لا تبعد عنّی لأنّ الشّدائد بکلّها احاطتنی | O God, my God! Be Thou not far from me, for tribulation upon tribulation hath gathered about me. | INBA33:022x, INBA30:117.09x, INBA92:035 | BRL_DA#544, PMP#145x, AHM.052x, TZH4.143ax, AQMJ1.013x, ADH1.041, OOL.B159.1 | PM#145x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | LL#492 | |||||
| BH02211 | 400 | ذکر کتاب من العبد الی الذی آمن بالهدی و کان من المهتدین فی لوح القدس مسطورا | The Book maketh mention, from the servant unto him who hath believed in the guidance and was numbered among the guided ones in the Sacred Tablet [3.5s] | INBA27:447 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Personal instructions; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02374 | 370 | امروز جمیع اشیاء باینکلمه علیا ناطق قد اتی من کان موعودا فی کتب الله و مذکورا | In this day all things proclaim this most exalted Word: "He Who was promised in the Books of God and mentioned therein hath indeed come!" [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.118b, | ANDA#66 p.03 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Parents and children; youth; families; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02476 | 360 | کل البهاء و الثناء و العز و العظمة و الرفعة و العلو و السمو لله مالک الاسماء و فاطر | All glory and praise and honour and grandeur and exaltation and loftiness and sublimity be unto God, the Lord of Names and Creator [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.100, | Business; financial; property matters; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02496 | 360 | یا اماء الله جناب امین حاضر و ذکر کنیزان حق را نموده مخصوص امائیکه در ایام | O handmaidens of God! His honour the Trustee was present and made mention of the maidservants of the True One, particularly those handmaidens who in these days [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.304, , BLIB_Or15699.030a, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02699 | 330 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | قلم اعلی در کل حین ندا میفرماید ولکن اهل سمع کمیاب الوان مختلفه دنیا اهل | The Pen of the Most High is unceasingly calling; and yet, how few are those that have inclined their ear to its voice! The dwellers of the kingdom of names have busied themselves with the gay livery of the world | INBA51:453, BLIB_Or15715.253a, | BRL_DA#683, GWBP#096 p.128x, LHKM3.311 | GWB#096x, ADJ.066-67x, ADJ.075x, ADJ.079x, ADJ.083x, ADJ.084x, GPB.377x, WOB.202x | G. Munro, M. Sparrow, L. Dely & M. Congo [track 11] | Critique of Western values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of teachers of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | LL#422 | ||||
| BH03220 | 280 | در هر سنه نفحات قمیص باقیه از شطر احدیه بر تو مرور نموده و آیات الهیه مخصوصا | In every year have the fragrances of the eternal vesture wafted over thee from the realms of oneness, and particularly the divine verses [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#078, , BLIB_Or15710.071, | Knowledge; recognition of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03502 | 260 | سبحان الله ظلم و بغضا بمقامی رسیده که وصف و تاویل از ذکرش منقطع بردباری سبب | Glory be to God! Tyranny and hatred have reached such a station that description and interpretation fall short of their mention; forbearance is the cause [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.131, , BLIB_Or15728.122b, | Law of fasting; Prayer for protection; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03725 | 250 | هذا کوثر البقا قد اظهرناه بالحق و بعثناه علی هیکل اللوح و ارسلناه الیک لتکون | This is the Kawthar of eternity which We have, in truth, made manifest and sent forth in the form of a Tablet, and dispatched unto thee that thou mayest be [3.5s] | INBA34:240 | AQA1#100, AVK3.082.10x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04254 | 220 | قد حضر کتابک و عرضه العبد الحاضر لدی الوجه اجبناک بهذا اللوح المبین نسئل الله | Thy letter hath arrived and was presented by the servant in attendance before the Face. We have answered thee through this perspicuous Tablet. We beseech God [3.5s]... ...The first person who devoted himself to philosophy was Idrís. Thus was he named. Some called him also Hermes. In every tongue he hath a special name. | INBA51:242, KB_620:235-236 | LHKM3.284, YMM.242x | TB#09n3 | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | LL#409 | ||||||
| BH04613 | 200 | الحمد لله الذی ارسل الحبیب و انزل علیه الفرقان و اقامه مقام نفسه فی الامکان | Praise be unto God, Who hath sent forth the Beloved One and sent down unto Him the Qur'an, and established Him as His Own Self in the realm of contingent being [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.272b, , BLIB_Or15711.054a, | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04772 | 1900 | قد اتی الوعد و الموعود یقول یا ایها المذکور لدی العرش و القائم امام الوجه | The Promise hath come, and the Promised One declareth: O thou who art mentioned before the Throne and who standest before the Face [3.5s] | INBA65:064x, INBA30:103x | AVK3.418.06x, AHM.357x, DWNP_v6#09 p.001x, AQMJ1.168ax, MSHR5.297x, YIA.149-154 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and mercy; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | LL#493 | |||||||
| BH05009 | 190 | براستی میگویم هر نفسی در اقبال بافق اعلی باید سمع را از قصص کاذبه که مابین | In truth I say: every soul that turneth in devotion unto the Most Exalted Horizon must needs purge its hearing from false tales that circulate [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15724.020, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05073 | 190 | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی ترانی مشتعلا بنار حبک بعد الذی کنت مسجونا فی اخرب بلادک | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou beholdest me aflame with the fire of Thy love, after having been imprisoned in the most desolate of Thy lands [3.5s] | AQMJ2.053 | Love of God; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05427 | 180 | طوبی از برای نفوسیکه در سبیل دوست از کاس بلا بیاشامند و از جام قضا بنوشند | Blessed are the souls who, in the path of the Beloved, drink from the chalice of tribulation and partake of the cup of destiny [3.5s] | INBA38:074c | ADM2#078 p.145x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05516 | 180 | لعمر الله قد نزلت الآیات علی شان لم یحصها اقلام العالم و لا من عنده علم الحساب | By the life of God! The verses have been sent down in such wise that all the pens in the world, and they that possess knowledge of calculation, cannot reckon them [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.184, | Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05543 | 180 | Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الغلام الذی باسمه زینت الاسما و یذکر فی ملکوت الاعلی | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I give Thee thanks inasmuch as Thou hast called me into being in Thy days… I am, O my God, but a tiny seed | INBA48:162, BLIB_Or15739.289, | BRL_DA#785, PMP#106, AQA7#463 p.285, ADM2#013 p.029x, AQMJ1.122x | PM#106, BPRY.171 | Nabilinho, NKAK, Dawnbreaker Collective | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Living waters; water of life; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||
| BH05778 | 170 | شکر کن که در این سفر مع جمال قدم نبودی تالله الحق آسمان گریست و زمین نوحه نمود | Give thanks that thou wert not present on this journey with the Ancient Beauty. By God, the Truth! The heavens wept and the earth lamented [3.5s] | INBA15:186b, INBA26:187a | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06112 | 190 | Translation List; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | بعضی از احزاب عالم همت بر آن گماشته اند که بلسانهای مخصوصه خود تکلم نمایند و | Certain peoples of the world have endeavored to speak in their own particular languages, and they have deemed this effort to be the cause of their elevation and exaltation | BRL_DA#116, MAS8.116bx, PYB#249-250 p.03 | BRL_ATBH#69, ADMS#211 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| BH06362 | 160 | یا روبین حق مبین میفرماید امروز ربیع رحمن ظاهر و نهالهای جدیده که از ید تربیت | O Rubin! The Manifest Truth proclaimeth: Today the springtime of the All-Merciful hath appeared and fresh saplings have sprouted forth through the hand of cultivation [3.5s] | INBA27:417 | AYI2.021x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual springtime | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06409 | 150 | الحمد لله الذی علمنا کلمه التوحید و عرفنا حکم التفرید و هدانا سوآء الصراط و | Praise be unto God, Who hath taught us the Word of Unity, and made known unto us the decree of Divine Oneness, and guided us unto the straight path [3.5s] | MSHR5.102x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Exhortations and counsels; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06458 | 150 | انشاء الله در این بهار روحانی از باران نیسان رحمت رحمانی خرم و مزین باشی ای | God willing, mayest thou be rendered joyous and adorned in this spiritual springtime by the vernal showers of the All-Merciful's loving-kindness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#164, | HDQI.122, ANDA#26 p.03 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06576 | 150 | Prayers and Meditations | سبحانک یا الهی ترانی تحت ایدی الظالمین کلما اتوجه الی الیمین اسمع ضجیج | Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou beholdest me in the clutches of my oppressors. | INBA92:342a | PMP#005 | PM#005 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||
| BH06912 | 140 | الحمد لله بمبارکی اسم اعظم کوثر عرفان از معین قلم رحمن بین امکان جاری و ساریست | Praise be to God that, through the blessings of the Most Great Name, the Kawthar of divine knowledge floweth forth and circulateth throughout all creation from the Fountainhead of the Pen of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.052a, | Knowledge; recognition of God; Mystery of the great reversal; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07042 | 140 | خدمت حضرت وزیر اعظم و سفیر افخم اکرم دام اقباله العالی عرض میشود که عریضه ای معروض شده | Most great minister, most mighty and noble ambassador, may your prosperity endure, I wish to mention that a petition was written and that, at the time it was sent | CMB_?, | SVB.399-400 | BSB1:4 p34+44 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | BKOG.257-258 | ||||||
| BH07165 | 140 | فسبحانک یا الهی تشهد ما تشهد فیما احاطتنی ذرات السوئیه و اشارات الظنونیه | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou dost witness what Thou dost witness, how I am encompassed by the atoms of evil and allusions of vain imaginings [3.5s] | INBA92:070 | BRL_DA#623 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of prayer; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07571 | 130 | آنچه معروض داشتید مذکور آمد جمیع تفاصیل و آنچه بر شما وارد شده لدی العرش | That which thou didst submit hath been mentioned, with all its particulars, and whatsoever hath befallen thee is known at the Divine Throne [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.255a, , BLIB_Or15730.023d, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07594 | 130 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | حضرت رحمن انسانرا بینا و شنوا خلق فرموده اگرچه بعضی او را عالم اصغر | The All-Merciful hath conferred upon man the faculty of vision, and endowed him with the power of hearing | BLIB_Or15715.254b, | BRL_DA#797, GWBP#162 p.219ax | GWB#162x | Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | LL#440 | |||||
| BH07854 | 130 | ندایت شنیده شد و کتابت مشاهده گشت ان ربک مبدل الشده بالرخاء و العسر بالیسر انه | Thy call hath been heard and Thy letter witnessed. Verily, thy Lord is He Who transformeth hardship into comfort and difficulty into ease. He, verily [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.066a, | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08064 | 120 | ان یا علی کسر الله اعناق الذین بغو علی الله و افسدو فی ارض القدس علی | O Ali! God hath broken the necks of those who rebelled against Him and wrought corruption in the Holy Land [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.128c, | Power of prayer; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08600 | 120 | Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | یا من بلائک دوآء المقربین و سیفک رجاء العاشقین و سهمک محبوب المشتاقین و | O Thou Whose tests are a healing medicine to such as are nigh unto Thee... I am he, O my Lord, that hath set his face towards Thee, and fixed his hope on the wonders of Thy grace | INBA48:192, INBA30:123bx, BLIB_Or15739.330, | PMP#133, PMP#134, AHM.066, AQMJ1.010, NSR_1993.030, ADH1.032 | PM#133, PM#134, BPRY.074x, BPRY.220x | Ahdieh | Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | LL#502 | ||||
| BH08724 | 110 | ای دوستان ارض معرفت رحمن خراب و ویران مشاهده شد لذا زارع بالغ و حکیم حاذق | O friends! The earth of divine knowledge hath been found desolate and in ruins; therefore the Wise and Consummate Husbandman [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#162, | AHM.316 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09088 | 110 | یا الهی و سیدی و سندی و محبوبی و مقصودی و رجائی تری طلعه العدل تحت مخالب | O my God, my Lord, my Support, my Beloved, my Goal and my Hope! Thou beholdest the Countenance of Justice beneath the talons [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.153c, | AQMJ2.134 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09100 | 110 | یا اهل البهاء زینوا هیاکلکم بردآء الامانه و الادب و رؤوسکم باکلیل الصدق و | O peoples of Bahá! Adorn your temples with the garment of trustworthiness and seemly conduct, and your heads with the crown of truthfulness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.060a, | Chastisement and requital; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Exhortations and counsels; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09151 | 110 | یا محمد حسین انسان عند الله بمثابه شجر مشهود اوراقش صبر و تسلیم و اثمارش | O Muhammad-Husayn! Man in the sight of God is even as a manifest tree, whose leaves are patience and resignation, and whose fruits [3.5s] | PYB#114 p.03 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of the Manifestation of God; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09621 | 100 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | یا الهی و سیدی ترانی بین عصاه بریتک و طغاه خلقک کلما دعوتهم الی بحر عرفانک | O my God and my Master! Thou seest me among Thy creatures who have rebelled and transgressed against Thee | INBA19:018a, INBA32:017c | OOL.B090.12 | BRL_IOPF#3.04 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| BH09777 | 90 | انشاء الله از اریاح رحمت رحمن و نیسان فضل سبحان خرم و تازه باشید و در کل | God willing, may ye be refreshed and rendered joyous by the breezes of the All-Merciful's mercy and the springtime showers of the All-Glorious One's bounty, and in all [3.5s] | INBA51:612a, BLIB_Or15696.082a, , BLIB_Or15710.080a, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10099 | 90 | یا غلامعلی عرف محبتت بساحت اقدس رسید ندایت را شنیدیم و اقبالت را بافق اعلی | O Ghulám-'Alí! The fragrance of thy love hath reached the Most Holy Court. We have hearkened unto thy call and beheld thy turning unto the Most Exalted Horizon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.120d, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10138 | 90 | O Lord, deliver us from all temptations, tests and evil suggestions of those who turned their faces from Thee. | BP1929.020 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10178 | 80 | ان یا علی ان ترید ان تدخل فی مجلس العارفین تهذب نفسک عن کل ما یکرهه النفوس و | O 'Alí! If thou desirest to enter the assemblage of them that are endued with mystic knowledge, thou must needs purify thy soul from whatsoever the hearts of men do abhor [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.128b, | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Wisdom [hikmat]; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10328 | 80 | Additional Prayers Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بهذا الاسم الذی احاطته البلایا عن کل الجهات | Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee by this Name that hath been hemmed in by tribulations on every side | BLIB_Or15696.087g, | BRL_DA#090 | BRL_APBH#13 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for tests and difficulties | - | - | ||||||
| BH10578 | 70 | Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الذی به ظهرت الساعه و قامت القیامه و فزع من | Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! I entreat Thee by Thy Name through which the Hour hath struck | INBA27:451a, BLIB_Or15696.073a, | PMP#049, AQA6#191 p.021a, ADM2#032 p.054, NFR.237b | PM#049, BPRY.146 | Apocalyptic imagery; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||
| BH10622 | 70 | فلک الحمد یا الهی علی ما جعلتنی موارد بلائک و مواقع قضائک و وردت علی ما | All praise be to Thee, O my God, for having made me the recipient of Thy trials and the target of Thy decrees, and for all that hath descended upon me [3.5s] | INBA36:113a, INBA71:279a, INBA92:132 | Prayer for tests and difficulties; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10656 | 70 | نمشی الحین و تمشی الوری عن ورآئی ولکن الناس فی حجاب عظیم نذکر و تذکر الاشیاء | I walk now, and all creation walketh behind Me, yet the people remain veiled by a mighty veil. We make mention, and all things make mention [3.5s] | INBA18:104a | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastisement and requital; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10669 | 70 | هذا یوم فیه تشرف البستان بقدوم ربه الرحمن و اذا نزل فیه انزل الآیات علی شان انجذبت | This is the Day whereon the Garden hath been honored by the advent of its Lord, the All-Merciful, and when He descended therein He revealed verses in such wise as to enchant [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15734.1.119b, | LHKM1.089a | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10968 | 60 | یا محمد قبل مهدی سمعت ندائک اجبناک بهدا اللوح المبین قل لک الحمد یا الهی | O Muhammad-Qablí-Mahdí! We have hearkened unto thy call and have answered thee through this perspicuous Tablet. Say: Praise be unto Thee, O my God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.226c, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11133 | 50 | یا اباالقاسم زارعین بتایید و توفیق الهی تخم کشته اند و از آب رحمت رحمانی نمو | O Abu'l-Qásim! The sowers, aided by divine confirmation and grace, have scattered their seeds, and through the waters of the All-Merciful's bounty they have flourished [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.279c, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11488 | 20 | در بعضی از امور باسباب ناظریم لذا در عهدهٴ تأخیر و تعویق میماند والا انه یجری الأمور | In certain matters We look to outward means, wherefore these remain subject to delay and postponement; otherwise, verily He doth order all affairs [3.5s] | MAS8.113cx | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11507 | 20 | فسوف یفتح ما غلق و یفتق ما رتق و یدخل من منع و یفرق من جمع و یسهل ما عسر | Erelong shall that which was sealed be opened, and that which was tightly woven be unraveled, and he who was denied entry shall come in, and that which was gathered shall be scattered, and that which was difficult shall be made easy [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.027 | AVK4.417b | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| BH11527 | 20 | یا احبائی زینوا لسانکم بالصدق و یدکم بالکرم و اجسادکم بالوقار و انفسکم | O My loved ones! Adorn ye your tongues with truthfulness, your hands with generosity, your bodies with dignity, and your souls [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.158f, | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Generosity [kirama]; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Love of God; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11727 | 370 | حسب الامر باید آن محبوبان و اولیا عمل نمایند آنچه را که سبب فرح و سرور دولت | According to the command, those beloved and chosen ones must act in such wise as shall conduce to the joy and exultation of the state [3.5s] | TISH.246-247 | Goodly deeds; actions; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise of Western values; culture; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11754 | 250 | ای مجید بدست خود تو را تربیت فرمودم و در رضوان منیع تو را غرس نمودم | O Majíd! With Mine own hand have I nurtured thee, and within Mine exalted paradise have I planted thee [3.5s] | NLI.32p154v | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11762 | 240 | Social Action | در فقره جناب ملا حسین و ابن ایشان علیهما بهاء الله مرقوم فرموده بودید | Thou hadst made reference in thy letter to agriculture. On this matter He hath laid down the following universal rule | BRL_DA#392 | BRL_SOCIAL#201x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Agriculture; Consolation and comfort; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||
| BH11830 | 121 | ان فی خروج جمال القدم من ارض السر و دخوله فی الحبس الاعظم لایات للامم | Verily, in the departure of the Ancient Beauty from the Land of Mystery and His entrance into the Most Great Prison are signs unto the nations [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.075 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11861 | 50 | ...There is but one reality and one essence that is expounded in the worlds of outer form, and, at each of its stages, is described by a specific name ... in accordance with the degrees of its particular manifestations on the plane of this limited world | JBS#2.3x | Alchemy; the elixir; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11923 | 240 | یا مهدی علیک سلام الله الابدی و بهائه السرمدی این مظلوم خود را در بحر حزن | O Mihdi! Upon thee be God's eternal salutation and His everlasting splendor. This Wronged One findeth himself in an ocean of sorrow [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15738.208.17', | Chastity and purity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BHU0010 | 250 | خلق خوش و بخوشی و همراهی با خلق نمودن راه تبلیغ است. هر چه طرف مقابل میگوید ولو هر قدر وهم و تقلید | A pleasing, kindly disposition and a display of tolerance towards the people are requisites of teaching the Cause. | BSDR.257 | ABCC.027, STDH.109-110 | Contention and conflict; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BHU0022 | 130 | زنجیر در گردن خیلی رنج آور بود ولی بدتر و سخت تر از آن این بود که انگشت ابهام هر دو دست را از پشت سر بیکدیگر | The weight of the chain placed about Our neck was difficult to bear, but having the thumbs of both hands bound together behind the back was even more aggravating. | DHU.040-041 | STOB.108 #142 | Growth of the Cause; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BHU0025 | 100 | آیا صدر اعظم هر ماهی چقدر شهریه و مخارج برای شما معین کرده | How large of a stipend and expenditure does the Sadr A`zam allot you every month… What are you busying yourself with, Kalim? | TZH4.227-228 | KSHK#05 | Alchemy; the elixir; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena | - | - | ||||||||
| BHU0051 | 40 | We did not associate with officials and the people while dwelling in the Most Great Prison but left this difficult task for the Master. | STOB.062 #086 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Personal instructions; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BHU0071 | 140 | O flowers of the rose-garden of the honored Afnán! You are welcome; you are welcome. Your departure from Shiraz was very difficult and tiring | AFNAN.028-029 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BHU0072 | 100 | The Master is Our shield and the shield of everyone else. All live at ease, all know utmost comfort and tranquility. Associating with men such as these is very, very difficult | AFNAN.039-040 | Consolation and comfort; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Stories; anecdotes | - | - |
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