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| AB00007
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Tafsir Ghulibatu'r-Rum (Commentary on the Hadith "Rome was Overthrown")
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6630
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Arabic
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Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the Qur'ánic Verses Concerning the Overthrow of the Byzantines
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Tafsir Ghulibatu'r-Rum (Commentary on the Hadith 'Rome was Overthrown')
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God's love for His own Essence; Higher encompasses the lower; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
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| AB00013
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Tafsir-i-Bismillah
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4760
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Arabic
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Creation
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Tafsír-i-Bismilláh ar-Raḥmán ar-Raḥím (Commentary on the opening verse of the Quran)
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Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Names and attributes of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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| AB00014
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Tafsir-i-Hadith لا یسعنی (Commentary on the Tradition "Heaven and Earth cannot contain me…")
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4700
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Arabic
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Blind imitation [taqlid]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| AB00021
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Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Jinn (Commentary on the Surah of the Jinn)
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3270
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Arabic
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Absolute freedom; independence of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| AB00028
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2110
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Arabic
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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| AB00039
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1660
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Arabic
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Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mystical themes; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| AB00338
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640
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Persian
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Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation
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| AB00381
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Some Answered Questions #022 The Miracles of Christ
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620
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Persian
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Answered Questions, Some
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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
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| AB00585
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510
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mixed
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A Tablet from 'Abduʼl-Bahá regarding the Twelfth Imám
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Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im
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| AB00632
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490
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mixed
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Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; House of Justice; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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| AB00645
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490
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Persian
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Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá
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Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Suffering; rejection of Christ
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| AB00650
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480
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Persian
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Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts
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| AB00917
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410
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Arabic
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Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
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Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prophecy and fulfillment
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| AB01022
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390
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Arabic
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Power of prayer; Prayer for women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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| AB01034
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390
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Arabic
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Apocalyptic imagery; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The Imamate; the Caliphate
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| AB01590
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310
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Growth of the Cause; Knowledge of self; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ
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| AB02699
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230
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mixed
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Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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| AB03527
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390
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Arabic
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Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Law of pilgrimage; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Shrines and Holy places; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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| AB03666
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190
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mixed
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Consolation and comfort; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Past, present and future of Iran
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| AB03841
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190
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Arabic
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Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Nature and God's will; Rejection, opposition and persecution
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| AB04985
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160
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Arabic
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Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; The concourse on high
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| AB05119
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150
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Persian
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Importance of prayer; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
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| AB05679
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140
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mixed
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Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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| AB05780
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140
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mixed
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Being a source of light; guidance; Manifestation of God as sun; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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| AB05900
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140
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
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| AB07757
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110
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Persian
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Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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| AB11304
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40
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Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prophecy and fulfillment
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| AB12278
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200
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Persian
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Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture
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| ABU0017
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On the creation of the world: words to Miss St. and others in summer of 1910
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2200
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Absolute freedom; independence of God; Creation of the world; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Evolution; human evolution; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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| ABU0147
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Public address given on 1912-06-23
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1050
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Promulgation of Universal Peace, The
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Christ; Christianity; Education of children; moral education; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Oneness; unity of religion; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment
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| ABU0251
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Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-30
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820
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Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Knowledge; recognition of God; Limits of the intellect; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Rejection of Muhammad; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Suffering; rejection of Christ
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| ABU0305
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Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-22
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730
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Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings
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| ABU0898
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Words to Mary Lucas and other pilgrims, spoken on 1905-02-04
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340
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Christ; Christianity; Miracles and their interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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| ABU1043
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Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901
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300
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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
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| ABU1115
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Words to Mr. Reed, spoken on 1912-10-08
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290
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John the Baptist; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Stories; anecdotes
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| ABU1181
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Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-12-01
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270
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Contention and conflict; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations; Unity; oneness of humanity
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| ABU1200
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Words to Mrs C., spoken on 1920-10-23
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270
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Laws of marriage and dowry; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture
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| ABU1268
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Words spoken ca. 1904
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250
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Persian
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Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture
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| ABU1464
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Words spoken in Dec. 1900
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220
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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| ABU1513
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Words spoken on 1914-02-27 in Haifa
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210
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Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation
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| ABU1808
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170
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Abdu'l-Bahá in London
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Knowledge of self; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity
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| ABU1921
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Words spoken on 1916-07-12 in Haifa
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150
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Persian
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Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures
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| ABU2100
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Words spoken ca. 1900
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130
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Bahá'í Scriptures
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Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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| ABU2493
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Words to Mr. N. R. Vakil, spoken on 1914-04-18
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90
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Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture
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| ABU2591
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Words to a Rabbi, spoken on 1912-12-04
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80
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Persian
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Mahmúd's Diary
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Creation of the world; Human reality created in the image of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| ABU2724
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Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-07-22
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70
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Persian
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Mahmúd's Diary
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Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture
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| ABU2884
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Words to Mrs. Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900
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60
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Knowledge; recognition of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
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| ABU3368
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Words to Esmael, spoken on 1914-12-09
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30
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Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Transcending the material condition
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| ABU3429
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Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910
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30
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Christ; Christianity; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Justice and wrath of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible
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| BB00002
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Qayyumu'l-Asma' (Commentary on the Surah of Joseph)
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112000
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Arabic
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Qayyum al-Asma' Sura 93: Chapter of the Bees (Qayyum al-Asma 93: Surat al-nahl); Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Qur'an Commentary of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad, the Báb, The; Terms Remembrance (dhikr) and Gate (bab) in the Bab's Commentary on the Sura of Joseph, The; Gate of the Heart
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Qayyumul-Asma (book)
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Adam; Adam and Eve; Angels; Apocalyptic imagery; Belief and denial; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Call to action; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Chastisement and requital; Creation of the world; Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Development of capacity and readiness; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Empty learning; false spirituality; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Fire and light; fire and water; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Goodly deeds; actions; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; High station of the true believer; Hypocrisy; Idolatry; Imagery in the Qur'an; Imam Husayn; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; John the Baptist; Justice and wrath of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Knowledge; recognition of God; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Language and the structure of reality; Life and death; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mosaic imagery; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Mystical themes; Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr); Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Outward and inward meanings; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proofs for the existence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Satan; the Evil One; Scarcity of receptive souls; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Seven stages of creation; 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; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; 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 Imamate; the Caliphate; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Twin duties of recognition and obedience; Unity; oneness of humanity; Visitation Tablets; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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| BB00006
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Tafsir-i-Suratu'l-Baqarah (2nd Juz') (Commentary on the Surah of the Cow II)
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6300
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Arabic
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Gate of the Heart
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Tafsir surat al-baqara (Commentary on the Surah of the Cow)
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Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The Imamate; the Caliphate
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| BB00023
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Regarding the four pillars
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10100
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Arabic
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Alchemy; the elixir; Four pillars; Language and the structure of reality; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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| BB00075
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Suriy-i-Tawhid (Commentary on the Surah of Unity)
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2600
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Arabic
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Gate of the Heart
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God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| BB00105
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Tafsir-i-Suratu'l-Qadar I
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1700
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Arabic
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Infinity and eternity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God and human limitations
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| BB00165
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Sharh-i-Du’a’-i-Sabah I
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1200
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Arabic
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| BB00171
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Du’a’a’l-Qur’an
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1200
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Arabic
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Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; The Imamate; the Caliphate; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| BB00173
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Fi Istifhamat al-Qur'an
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1100
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Arabic
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Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| BB00175
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Khutba on gematria and its sister (‘ilmi’l-Huruf va Ukhtiha)
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1100
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Arabic
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Alchemy; the elixir; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| BB00226
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Answer to Sayyid Ahmad-i-Aqazadih
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900
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Arabic
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God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| BB00237
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Fi Tafsir-i-Kalimiy-i-Aqul (Commentary on a statement of Siyyid Kazim)
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860
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Arabic
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Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mystical themes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| BB00518
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190
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Arabic
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Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]
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| BB00654
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Tafsir al-Hamd
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2100
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Persian
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Word of God and human limitations
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| BH00004
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Kitab-i-Badi'
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84700
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Persian
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Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh
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Kitáb-i-Badi (Wondrous Book)
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Bahá’u’lláh’s trenchant apologia of His claims, by far His longest single work, written in the voice of one of His supporters, emphasizing the importance of recognizing the truth through the eye of the heart and refuting seven specific accusations levelled by a certain follower of Mírzá Yaḥyá. The answers emphasize the importance of ‘He Whom God shall make manifest’ in the writings of the Báb, declare Bahá’u’lláh’s claim to be the fulfilment of that promise, assert that the relationship between the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh is the same as that between John the Baptist and Jesus Christ, and warn the questioner of the wrath of God.
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Alteration of the divine will [bada]; Belief and denial; Blind imitation [taqlid]; Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Chastisement and requital; Contention and conflict; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Empty learning; false spirituality; Exhortations and counsels; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Presence of; reunion with God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Seal of the Prophets; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; 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; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations; Word of God is its own standard; Words vs deeds
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| BH00031
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Suriy-i-Nush
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7310
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Arabic
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Surih of Admonition (Suratu'l-Nus'h); Days of Remembrance
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Suriy-i-Nush (Surih of Counsel)
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A lengthy work recounting the stories of the prophets of God and their rejection by the people and clergy of their day, and exhorting the people of this day not to reject ‘Him Whom God shall make manifest’ upon His appearance.
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Noah; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment
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| BH00066
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Lawh-i-Salman I
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5230
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mixed
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Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Days of Remembrance; Commentary on a Verse of Rumi; Commentary on a Verse of Rumi
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Lawh-i-Salman I (Tablet to Salman I)
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Laments the opposition of Mírzá Yaḥyá; contrasts the stations of belief and disbelief; considers and rejects various theories of the mystics concerning the relationship between God and creation; asserts that, the Godhead itself being unknowable, the means of access to the knowledge of God is through the channel of His prophets; and interprets a line of Rumi’s Mathnaví to the effect that the light of truth is one but that, cast through the glass of different souls, it takes on different tints and colours, which is both the cause of the denial of the religion of God and the source of conflict upon earth.
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Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| BH00172
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3160
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mixed
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Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat]
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| BH00267
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Lawh-i-Kullu't-Ta'am (the Tablet of All Food)
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2370
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Arabic
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Tablet of All Food (Lawh-i Kullu't-Ta'am)
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Lawh-i-Kullu't-Ta'ám (Tablet of All Food)
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A commentary offering several allegorical interpretations of the Qur’anic verse ‘All food was allowed to the children of Israel’ (Qur’an 3:93).
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Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prayer for protection; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| BH00318
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2040
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mixed
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Martyrs and martyrdom; Methods of teaching the Cause; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
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| BH00367
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Suriy-i-Husayn
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1830
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Arabic
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Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| BH00423
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Lawh-i-Haqqu'n-Nas
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1650
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Arabic
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Bahá'u'lláh's Lawh-i Haqqu'n-Nas; Tablet on the Right of the People (Lawh-i haqq al-nas)
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Lawh-i Haqqun-Nas (Tablet of the Right of the People)
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Answers a question about the execution of justice in the next world as a result of actions in this world, explaining that everything in this physical world has a metaphorical counterpart in each of the divine worlds, which guarantees the settling of accounts, and giving three illustrative examples.
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Goodly deeds; actions; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Soul; spirit after death; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization
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| BH00581
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1300
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mixed
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Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| BH00935
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880
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mixed
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Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Law of fasting; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart
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| BH01066
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780
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Arabic
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Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Presence of; reunion with God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| BH01113
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750
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Arabic
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| BH01200
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690
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mixed
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Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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| BH01217
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Lawh-i-Hirtik (Tablet to David Hardegg)
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690
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mixed
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Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh; Lawh-i-Hirtík (Tablet to Hardegg)
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Lawh-i-Hirtik (Tablet to Hardegg)
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Briefly addresses the head of the German Templers of Haifa, calling him to consider with insight the ascendancy and sweetness of the word of God, the mysterious processes by which the abased become exalted and the exalted abased, and the lessons of the past; employs the science of letters and their numerical equivalents in explaining the significance of certain names; and affirms that He and the recipient are moved by the same divine spirit.
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Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mystery of the great reversal; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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| BH01295
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660
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mixed
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Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Review of publications; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
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| BH01744
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500
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Arabic
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Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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| BH01819
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490
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mixed
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Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture
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| BH02610
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340
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Arabic
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
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| BH02664
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330
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mixed
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Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God
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| BH02987
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300
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mixed
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Suffering and imprisonment
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| BH04151
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220
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mixed
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Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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| BH04545
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210
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Arabic
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Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prayer for protection; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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| BH05171
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190
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Arabic
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Belief and denial; High station of the true believer; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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| BH05630
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180
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Persian
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Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| BH07445
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130
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mixed
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Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Business; financial; property matters; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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| BH10820
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1250
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mixed
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Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of
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Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Law of Huququ'llah; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Power of prayer; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Words vs deeds
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