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| AB00006 | Tafsir-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfiyyan (Commentary on the Hadith of the Hidden Treasure) | 8270 | Commentary on the Islamic Tradition "I Was a Hidden Treasure..." (Tafsír-i-Hadith-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfíyyan) | Sharh-i Kuntu Kanzan Makhfiyan (Commentary on the tradition of the Hidden Treasure) | الحمد لله الذی قد حرک افلاک الذوات بحرکه جذب صمدانیه و قد موج ابحر الکینونات | Praise be to God Who hath stirred up the celestial spheres of being through the movement of divine attraction, and hath caused the oceans of existence to surge [3.5s]... ...And to continue: To him who looks at these lines and understands these indications, it is well known with respect to the request of that traveller… O Lord so rich in bounty, so replete with grace | INBA13:411x | BRL_MON#26x, MKT2.002, BMT.174, ADH2.070x, ADH2_2#09 p.101x, MMG2#120 p.135x, MJH.051x, HUV1.004x, OOL.C028, VUJUD.139.18x | BRL_POAB#26x, BRL_Aqdas.n023x, SW_v08#06 p.062-063x, BLO_PT#024, VUJUDE.146x, JHT_A#005x | S. Rezaei and M. Vahman, Ahdieh, S. Tirandaz, S. Taefi [track 13], unknown, L. Slott | Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Eternal archetypes [a'yan-i-thabitah]; Knowledge of attributes same as knowledge of God; Mystical themes; Names and attributes of God; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | * | - | Makatib v.2 p.55 mentions that this was written in Edirne; see also BMT.178. For brief commentary by Baha'u'llah see BH04769. | ||
| AB00009 | Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Kahf (Commentary on a Verse from the Surih of the Cave) | 5500 | Translation List; Various Interpretations of Dhu'l-Qarnayn; As to what is meant by Gog and Magog, these were two factions that were in constant strife…" | Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Kahf (Commentary on a Verse from the Surih of the Cave) | الحمد لله الذی نزل الایات من ملکوت العظمه و الاقتدار و جعلها حجه لاهل | Praise be to God Who hath sent down verses from the Kingdom of grandeur and power, and made them a proof for the people [3.5s]... ...As to the intended meaning of Dhu’l-Qarnayn in this verse, it is none other than Muḥammad Himself—may the spirits of them that are nigh unto God be a sacrifice for Him | BMT.059 | ADMS#329x, ADMS#345x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God as mediator; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||
| AB00012 | Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Ra'd (Commentary on a Verse from the Surih of the Thunder) | 4830 | الحمد لله تنطق السن البلغاء ببدایع جوامع منابع اذکار الحمد و الثناء و مظهر | Praise be to God! The tongues of the eloquent ones give utterance to wondrous and comprehensive wellsprings of praise and thanksgiving [3.5s] | INBA56:043 | BMT.045 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| AB00015 | Tafsir-i-Suriy-i-Qalam (Commentary on the Surih of the Pen) | 4670 | الحمد لله الذی جعل النقطه البارزه فی کتاب الابداع طراز جداول الاختراع و فصل | Praised be to God Who made the Point to be outstretched within the Book of Origination, an Ornament through which is the Genesis of Creativity | INBA56:023 | BMT.119 | HURQ.BH48 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||
| AB00021 | Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Jinn (Commentary on the Surah of the Jinn) | 3270 | الحمد لله الاول بلا اول و الاخر بلا آخر الذی خلق الارض و السماء و ابدع | Praise be to God, the First without beginning and the Last without end, Who hath created the earth and the heavens and brought forth through His power of creation [3.5s] | BMT.153, NSS.157bx | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00027 | 1080 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای یاران رحمانی من در حالتیکه دریای امتحان پرموج گشته و موج بلایا باوج رسیده | O my spiritual loved ones! At a time when an ocean of trials and tribulations was surging up and flinging its waves to the heavens | MKT4.123, MNMK#094 p.172, MMK1#200 p.234, MILAN.138, KHSH10.03x, YHA1.098 (1.199), NJB_v01#14 p.001x | SWAB#200, TAB.035-038, BWF.356-357x | N. Best & A. Vedovi, D. & R. Saberi | Compassion; kindness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| AB00028 | 2110 | الحمد لله الذی نزل الایات بالحق و جعلها کالبحر المتلاطم المواج تقذف دراری | Praise be to God Who hath sent down the verses in truth and made them even as a surging and tempestuous ocean casting forth pearls [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0647, MMK6#282, MSHR1.128x | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00031 | Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Furqan | 1950 | الحمد لله الذی تجلی علی اهل الامکان و افاض انوار الجمال لمن فی الاکوان بطراز | Praise be to God Who hath revealed Himself unto the peoples of the contingent world and shed the effulgent lights of His beauty upon all created things [3.5s] | BMT.073 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00032 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (U.S. and Canada III) | 1770 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای حواریون بهاء الله روحی لکم الفداء نفس مبارک موعود در کتاب مقدس رب الجنود | O ye apostles of Baha'o'llah - may my life be a ransom to you! The blessed person of the promised One... It behooveth the loved ones of God to be enamoured of one another and to sacrifice themselves... O God, my God! Thou seest how black darkness is enshrouding all regions... O Lord! The ocean of rebellion is surging | MKT3.027, AKHA_107BE #07 p.04x, AKHA_107BE #07 p.02x, AKHA_105BE #01 p.01x, QT105.1.374, HHA.258x, ADH2.072x, ADH2_2#10 p.102x, MMG2#056 p.056x, FRTB.060 | TDP#08, BPRY.209-212x, BWF.423-429, ADJ.050x, ADJ.061-062x, ADJ.062x, BADM.035x, COF.007x, COF.020x, COF.028x, COF.069x, GPB.238x, GPB.254x, TDH#158.5x, TDH#158.17x, TDH#158.23x, COC#0252x, BSC.539 #985, SW_v11#02 p.032-037, SW_v10#06 p.104, SW_v12#14 p.228+236, SW_v14#03 p.085, DWN_v2#05 p.034, DWN_v5#09 p.002-003x | B. Lisbeth, Nadia, Zaynab & Earl, R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 3] | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | UDP.055 | ||||
| AB00075 | 1210 | ای منجذبه ملکوت الله نامه مفصل رسید از قرائتش نهایت سرور حاصل گردید زیرا دلیل | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy detailed letter was received.... Evil spirits are deprived of eternal life…. That the Most Great Name exerciseth influence over both physical and spiritual matters is sure and certain | BRL_DAK#0225, MKT3.184, AVK2.230.01x, DWNP_v6#03 p.001-003x, YHA1.015x | COC#1025x, LOG#0925x, LOG#1732x, LOG#1762x, SW_v02#15 p.005-007+016, SW_v08#18 p.236, SW_v14#07 p.210, DLA.077, BLO_PN#026 | Demons and evil spirits; Love of God; Rejection of Muhammad; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00204 | 810 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران باوفا ای بندگان صادق حضرت بهاء الله نیمه شب است و جمیع چشمها آسوده | O ye faithful friends, O ye sincere servants of Baha'u'llah! Now, in the midwatches of the night... O Thou kind and loving Providence! The east is astir and the west surgeth... Study the Tablet of the Holy Mariner that ye may know the truth… Pitiful are we, grant us Thy succour; homeless and wanderers... | INBA16:064 | MKT3.423, MNMK#099 p.182, MMK1#233 p.302, AYT.522x, HDQI.207, ANDA#02 p.54x, ANDA#14 p.04x, ADH2.086x, ADH2_1#31 p.049x, ADH2_2#13 p.114x, MJMJ1.109x, MMG2#277 p.310x, MMG2#347 p.386x, MUH1.0532, YHA1.101-102x (1.207) | SWAB#233, BPRY.155-157x, BPRY.319x, BSC.548 #993, SW_v12#14 p.229-231, BSTW#103 | M.C. Kennedy | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00273 | 710 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | امه الله مس بارنی سوال از حکمت دفن اموات در تراب نموده بود و نیز گفته بود که | The handmaid of God, Miss Barney, had asked a question as to the wisdom of burying the dead in the earth. | BRL_DAK#0387 | BRL_ATE#142, SUR.174-176, BSTW#000x | Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of burial and cremation; Progress only takes place within its own degree | - | - | |||||||
| AB00293 | 690 | ای متضرع الی الله نفوسیکه در تحت میثاق نیر اعظم آفاق داخل و بعروه الوثقای عهد | O thou who art supplicating unto God! Those souls who have entered beneath the Covenant of the Most Great Luminary of the horizons and laid hold of the sure handle of His Testament [3.5s] | INBA13:215, INBA55:307, INBA88:384x | BRL_DAK#0551 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Constitutional revolution in Iran; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for governments and rulers; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00301 | 680 | ای ثابت بر پیمان تحریرت واصل و تقریر در نهایت حلاوت از عنایت جمال قدم ملتمسم که | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and its words were of surpassing sweetness. I beseech the Ancient Beauty that [3.5s] | INBA88:354 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00309 | 670 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith | ای اهل عالم طلوع شمس حقیقت محض نورانیت عالم است و ظهور رحمانیت در انجمن بنی‌آدم | O people of the world! The dawn of the Sun of Reality is assuredly for the illumination of the world | BLIB_Or.08117.006, | DWNP_v5#02-3 p.003-004x | BWF.215-217x, BSC.422 #766x, SW_v11#09 p.133-134x | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| AB00331 | 650 | اللهم یا ربی المجلی علی الطور و مالک یوم النشور نور السموات باعث الکائنات | O my Lord, Thou Who didst manifest Thyself upon Sinai and art the Lord of Resurrection Day, Light of the heavens, Quickener of all created things [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0050, MKT9.005, SFI18.016-017 | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00421 | 600 | یا احباء الرحمن و امناء الاسرار لعمر الحق ان قلزم المیثاق قد هاج و ماج و | O beloved ones of the All-Merciful and trustees of divine mysteries! By the life of Truth, verily the ocean of the Covenant hath surged and billowed [3.5s] | INBA59:116 | MKT2.215 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00450 | 580 | الهی و موید المخلصین و الثابتین علی عهدک و المطمئنین بوعدک وفق عبیدک هولاء | O my God and Helper of them that are sincere and steadfast in Thy Covenant and assured in Thy Promise, assist these Thy servants [3.5s] | MJMJ3.049a, MMG2#115 p.127, DBR.051 | Petitions to authorities; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00467 | 570 | ای بازماندگان دو نفس مقدس مبارک نامه شما رسید از مضامین واضح و مبرهن بود که | O ye who survive those two sacred and blessed souls! Your letter was received, and from its contents it was clear and evident that [3.5s] | DUR4.457, NNY.062-064, NNY.208-210, NNY.309 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00480 | 570 | یا من ادخره الله لحفظ المیثاق بانک بانک میثاقست و نور شعله اشراق شمع روشن است | O thou whom God hath treasured for the preservation of the Covenant! Thou art indeed the guardian of the Covenant, and a light whose flame doth shine with luminous radiance like unto a bright lamp [3.5s] | INBA13:009, INBA85:416 | BRL_DAK#0177, MMK6#487, YIA.353-354 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00482 | Some Answered Questions #071 Spiritual Discoveries | 560 | Answered Questions, Some | اکتشافات روحانیه بر دو قسم است یک نوع اندکی اوهامست که مصطلح اقوام سائره است | Spiritual disclosures are of two kinds: one, which is commonly referred to among other peoples, is mere imagination | MFD#71, OOL.C022.71 | SAQ#71 | Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||
| AB00484 | 560 | Light of the World | اللهم یا موید من یشاء بما یشاء علی ما یشاء ان معدن الرضا و منبع الوفا | O Lord! O Thou Who graciously aidest whomsoever Thou willest, with whatsoever Thou willest, unto whatsoever Thou willest. Verily, that treasury of resignation | NURA#69, MKT9.009, MMK4#172 p.196x, TSHA3.570, MSBH1.243, YMM.473x, QUM.115x | LOTW#69 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00494 | 560 | Family Life | ای دو مومن موقن ثابت حمد خدا را که از شعله نور هدی سینای دل و جان روشن شد | O ye two steadfast believers assured in faith! Praise be to God that the flame of the light of guidance hath illumined the Sinai of your hearts and souls [3.5s]... ...God’s wisdom hath decreed that partners to a marriage should be of distant origins | BRL_DAK#0826, COMP_FAMP#11x, MKT3.370, MMK6#339, AVK3.509.09x, AVK4.155.03x, AVK4.192.03x, AVK4.209.05x, DWNP_v3#05 p.031-033 | BRL_FAM#11x | Law of divorce; Law of inheritance; Laws of marriage and dowry; Praise and encouragement; Unchastity and adultery | - | - | |||||||
| AB00515 | 550 | ای یاران عزیز مهربان بلسان قلم هر قدر تحریر و تقریر مراتب اشتیاق نمایم از | O dearly beloved and kindly friends! However much I may strive, with the tongue of the pen, to express the measure of my longing [3.5s] | MKT8.193 | Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00545 | 530 | Translation List | ای سلاله شخصی خطیر راضی و مرضی درگاه حضرت رب قدیر وقت ضحی و هنگام حرکت و | O scion of that illustrious personage who attained the good-pleasure of the All-Powerful Lord, at the hour of morn and at the time of departure [3.5s]... ...O divine Providence! These friends are Thy companions, and this gathering of ardent lovers is enamored of Thee | INBA75:058x, Ghazi3072.137-141 | MKT8.107b, TABN.196, ADH2.023x, ADH2_1#11 p.021x, MJMJ1.062x, MMG2#194 p.220x, MJH.021cx | ADMS#185x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||
| AB00575 | Some Answered Questions #023 The Resurrection of Christ | 520 | Answered Questions, Some | قیام مظاهر الهیه بجسد نیست جمیع شئونات و حالات و اعمال | The resurrection of the Manifestations of God is not of the body. All that pertains to them | MFD#23, OOL.C022.23 | SAQ#23 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Harmony of science and religion; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Resurrection of Christ | - | - | ||||||
| AB00619 | 500 | ایتها الاماء المنجذبه بنفحات الله تا بحال در میان اماء رحمان تاسیس درس تبلیغ | O ye handmaidens attracted by the fragrances of God! For the first time among the maidservants of the Most Merciful, a teaching class hath been established [3.5s]... ...Confirmations from the kingdom of God will assuredly be received, enabling some radiant leaves to appear resplendent in the assemblage of this world with clear proofs | INBA16:121 | COMP_WOMENP#097x, MKT7.079, PYK.309, DUR1.321x, QIRT.004 | BRL_WOMEN#097x, COC#2188x | Equality of men and women; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00627 | 490 | Fire and Light | ای اسیران مظلومان علمای آنسامان دست تطاول گشودند و از فرعون ذی الاوتاد و قوم | O ye wronged captives! The divines in that land have put forth the hand of aggression and have surpassed in cruelty the Pharaohs | NANU_AB#42 | BRL_FIRE_AB#16 | Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB00684 | 470 | الحمد لله الذی قد فتح باب الکنز المخفی و افاض بالفیض الجلی و الخفی علی | Praise be unto God, Who hath unlocked the door of the hidden treasure and hath showered forth His grace, both manifest and concealed [3.5s] | INBA84:537b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00688 | 470 | الهی الهی ادرکنی فی غمار بحار البلایاء و انقذنی من غمرات طمطام الرزایاء و | O my God, my God! Deliver me from the surging seas of tribulation, and save me from the engulfing depths of calamities [3.5s] | MSBH3.428 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00719 | 470 | یا اماء الرحمن از قرار مسموع محفلی آراستید و بخدمت آستان مقدس برخواستید طوبی | O handmaidens of the Most Merciful! I have heard how you have adorned a gathering and have arisen to serve the Sacred Threshold. Blessed are ye [3.5s]... ...The effulgence of the rays of the Sun of Truth is abundant and the favours of the Blessed Beauty surround the women believers and the handmaidens who have attained unto certitude | INBA87:106, INBA52:104 | BRL_DAK#0833, COMP_WOMENP#095x, MKT7.218, AKHA_135BE #04 p.71, RRT.043x, QIRT.08bx | BRL_WOMEN#095x, COC#2186x | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00766 | 450 | ای عارف اعراف البته در داستان راستان ملاحظه نموده اید... البتّه در داستان راستان ملاحظه نموده‌ايد | O thou who art learned in divine mysteries! Assuredly thou hast observed in the chronicles of truth [3.5s] | MMK6#271x, MSHR4.008-009x | Imam 'Ali; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Miracles and their interpretation; Muhammad; Islam; Proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00796 | 440 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Rest thou assured in the bounty of the | SW_v10#18 p.329-330 | Business; financial; property matters; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Naming of children; of individuals; Predictions and prophecies; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00849 | 420 | اللهم یا من سبقت رحمته کل شیء و کملت نعمته علی کل شیء و تمت حجته علی عباده | O Lord! Thou Whose mercy hath surpassed all things, Whose bounty hath been perfected upon all things, and Whose proof hath been completed unto Thy servants [3.5s] | INBA85:321 | AHT.014, TSS.213, MSBH3.159 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00887 | 410 | الهی و ملاذی و کهف صونی و عونی فی شدائدی و بلائی انی أبسط الیک | O my God and my Refuge! My safe and sure Stronghold, and my Stay in my afflictions and trials! To Thee I raise | MKT1.265, MJMJ2.032, MMG2#019 p.018 | BP1926.009-011 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Prayer for unity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00899 | 410 | ای ثابت راسخ بر عهد و میثاق آنچه مسطور بود ملحوظ گشت و هر چه مرقوم بود منظور | O thou steadfast and firm in the Covenant and Testament! That which was written hath been noted, and whatsoever was recorded hath been considered [3.5s] | MMK5#213 p.164, NANU_AB#35x, YIA.381x | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00941 | 500 | Fire and Light | ای ثابت بر پیمان در جمیع اوقات چه در شیراز و چه در آذربایجان از گلشن ایمان... از ربّ کريم اميد چنين است که روز بروز رخ برافروزی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! At all times, whether in Shiraz or in Azerbaijan, from the rose-garden of faith [3.5s]... ...The legions of the world cannot withstand this mighty Army. Its weapons are divine knowledge and assurance, and its sword is its world-encircling light | BRL_DAK#0992, MMK3#124 p.085x, NANU_AB#68x, NSS.227-229 | BRL_FIRE_AB#19x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB00959 | 400 | ای ورقه متضرعه الی الله در این عالم نساای بی حد و بیحساب خارج از حد و شمار | O leaf supplicating unto God! In this world women are limitless and beyond reckoning, surpassing all count and measure [3.5s] | MKT7.153, MSHR4.304x, NANU_AB#44 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00992 | 390 | ای آقا غلامعلی تو غلام جمال ابهائی و بنده حضرت اعلی قدر این فضل را بدان و | O Aqa Ghulam-'Ali, thou art the servant of the Abhá Beauty and the bondsman of His Holiness the Exalted One. Know thou, then, the measure of this bounty [3.5s] | MMK6#363 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01009 | 390 | ای مشرف بمطاف ملا اعلی حمد کن حی قیومرا که بجمال اعلی موقن شدی و از کوثر | O thou who hast attained the sacred precincts of the Concourse on High! Render praise unto the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting, that thou hast become assured of the Most Exalted Beauty and hast partaken of the Kawthar [3.5s] | INBA55:196, INBA72:131 | RAHA.091-092 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01027 | 390 | ربی و رجائی و موئلی و ملاذی قد بسطت اکف الضراعه و الابتهال الی عزه قیومیتک و | O my Lord, my Hope, my Refuge and my Haven! I have lifted up the hands of supplication and ardent prayer unto the glory of Thy Self-Subsisting Dominion [3.5s]... ...O thou who art surrounded by immeasurable calamity! Verily, those souls who joined | INBA21:105 | NYR#104 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01037 | 380 | الحمد لله در ظل حفظ و عنایت الهیه در نهایت سکون و قرار و اطمینان و استقرار | Praise be to God that under the sheltering care and divine providence we dwell in utmost peace, composure, assurance and tranquility [3.5s] | MMK5#026 p.019, QT108.072 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01047 | 380 | ای بازماندگان آن نفس قدسی?? نجم ساطع لامع حضرت سمندر غضنفر اجمه لاهوت در مدت | O ye surviving remnants of that sanctified soul, that resplendent and radiant star, His Holiness Samandar, Lion of the celestial realms, during the time [3.5s] | AYBY.416 #129, TRZ1.354b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Eulogies; reminiscences; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01054 | 380 | ای پروردگار در این کور عظیم بسلطان مبین تجلی فرمودی و در حشر اکبر بجمال انور | O Lord! In this mighty Dispensation Thou didst manifest Thyself through the evident Sovereign, and in the Great Resurrection through the luminous Beauty [3.5s] | INBA55:314, INBA72:038, INBA88:062, INBA75:013 | BRL_DAK#0614, MKT1.467, ADH2_1#41 p.060, MMG2#097 p.109, NJB_v05#14 p.001 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity of governments; political unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01062 | 380 | ای خداوند بخشنده کوکب بخشایشت بر جهان آفرینش درخشیده و دریای احسانت مواج بر | O Forgiving Lord! The star of Thy compassion hath shone forth upon the world of creation, and the surging ocean of Thy bounty [3.5s] | INBA75:002 | MILAN.211, TAH.261x, DUR2.002, ADH2_1#40 p.057, MJMJ1.031, MMG2#196 p.222, MJH.001 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01065 | Words spoken ca. Jul. 1914 | 380 | الحمد للّه بحقیقت مسئلهٴ ازل اطّلاع یافتی البتّه در اظهار حقیقت آن بکوش تا این ابرهای تاریک | Praise be to God that thou hast discovered the truth concerning the matter of Azal. Strive thou, assuredly, to manifest this truth, that these dark clouds [3.5s]... Praised be God that you have now understood the reality of Azal. You must assuredly strive to propagate this truth | RHQM2.0633-634 (012x) (009-010x), KHH1.264-265 (1.368-370) | KHHE.386-387 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrdom of the Bab; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB01086 | 380 | O thou who art rejoiced at the Glad Tidings of God! I have received thy recent letter, and I am, thereby, informed of thy pleasure in the Good Pleasure | BSTW#003 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Personal instructions; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01119 | 370 | O thou kind and beloved daughter! The letter dated November 2nd was duly received. As its contents indicated faith, assurance... ...My spiritual and material Physician is His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh. His Graces and Bestowals are sufficient for me. | DAS.1913-11-20x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Personal instructions; Review of publications; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01126 | 370 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing toward the Divine Kingdom! What thou hast written was understood and noted. Thou hast asked concerning the station of this servant. | TAB.191-193, SW_v13#06 p.148x, BSTW#163, BSTW#207b | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Resurrection of Christ; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01134 | 370 | ای یاران جانی جناب امین همواره ستایش از نفوسیکه در معیت حضرت ارباب جمشیدند | O true friends! His honor the Trusted One ever praises those souls who accompany His Excellency Arbab Jamshid [3.5s] | ALPA.041, YARP2.048 p.095, PPAR.139, RMT.056-057, YARD.047-048, YARD.090x | Attaining good pleasure of God; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01163 | 360 | O God! O God! Verily these intelligent souls are assured in Thy mentioning, are enkindled with the fire of Thy love | DAS.1914-10-17x | Business; financial; property matters; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01165 | 360 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت نامه شما که بالهام آسمانی مرقوم وصول یافت مضامین دلنشین | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter, which was surely inspired of heaven, hath been received. | BLIB_Or.08117.032, | MKT3.438, MMK1#219 p.263, ASAT5.071x | SWAB#219, SW_v02#05 p.006, CHH.147-148, BLO_PN#022 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||
| AB01194 | 360 | Translation List | ای سرگشته کوی الهی ترا که گفت که در زمره آواره گان آای و در انجمن دلداده گان | O thou wanderer enamored of God! Who bade thee join the company of the homeless and enter the assemblage of the heart-surrendered | INBA55:161, INBA88:331 | MSHR4.151-152 | ADMS#344 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| AB01197 | 360 | ای فرع جلیل سدره مبارکه اریاح مخالف سراج میثاق را احاطه نموده است و امواج نقض ... امر عظیم است عظیم و مقاومت و مهاجمهٴ جمیع ملل | O noble branch of the Blessed Tree! The winds of opposition have surrounded the Lamp of the Covenant, and the waves of violation [3.5s]... ...How great, how very great is the Cause! How very fierce the onslaught of all the peoples and kindreds of the earth. | INBA88:208 | AVK4.478cx, PYB#224 p.41, RAHA.130-131 | BADM.123x, GPB.354-355x, WOB.017x, COC#1531x, COC#1681x, DWN_v6#03 p.001x, ABCC.111x | Growth of the Cause; House of Justice; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| AB01230 | 350 | ای اماء جمال قدم و ورقات سدره موهبت اکنون که چشم امکان بمشاهده ایات کبری روشن | O handmaidens of the Ancient Beauty and leaves of the Tree of Bounty! Now, when the eye of creation hath been illumined by beholding the Most Great Signs [3.5s]... ...Exert yourselves, that haply ye may be enabled to acquire such virtues as shall honour and distinguish you amongst all women. Of a surety, there is no greater pride and glory | BRL_DAK#0885, MMK6#401, MSHR1.078x, HYB.048 | COC#0846x, COC#0916x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Education of children; moral education; Role and station of women; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01291 | 350 | یا الهی و منتهی مقصد المشتاقین المتدفقه بحور افئدتهم باریاح قدس توحیدک و | O my God and Ultimate Goal of yearning souls whose hearts' oceans surge with the holy breezes of Thy oneness [3.5s] | ABDA.319 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01296 | 340 | الهی الهی کیف یدلع لسانی و کیف یتحرک بنانی و ان احزانی تموج موج القلزم | O my God, O my God! How can my tongue move forth and how can my fingers stir, when my sorrows surge like the waves of the Crimson Sea [3.5s] | INBA88:376 | BRL_DAK#1031, MKT2.216 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01332 | 340 | ای سرگشته کوه و هامون و شیفته روی و آشفته موی دلبر انجمن الهی یوم یبعثون لوح | O wanderer of mountain and plain, enamoured of the countenance and disheveled tresses of the Beloved of the divine concourse on the Day of Resurrection [3.5s] | INBA55:370 | Ahdieh, A. Bryan | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01418 | 330 | ای نفس مطمئنه جناب مطلق لسان ستایش گشوده و نیایش فرموده که الحمد لله آن وجود | O thou assured soul! His Holiness the Absolute One hath loosed His tongue in praise and prayer, saying: "Praise be to God, that existence..." [3.5s] | INBA85:238 | MKT3.297 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01456 | 330 | Every season hath its own condition. Every place hath its own beauties. In the time of spring the blossoming of the wilderness gives loving pleasure. | CHH.113-114, BLO_PN#022 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01462 | 320 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Family Life | ای امه الله المنجذبه از جشن عید نوروز مسرور شدم ملاحظه نما که این انجمن | O thou attracted maidservant of God! The celebration of the Feast of Naw-Rúz made me glad…. Surely, all must today be called to love, to unity and to kindness | BRL_DAK#0384, COMP_FAMP#12x | BRL_ATE#136, BRL_FAM#12x, TAB.323-325 | Being a source of light; guidance; Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB01467 | 320 | Light of the World | ای بشیرالهی نامه تو چون دیوان محامد و نعوت جمال مبارک بود نهایت فرح و سرور | O Bashír-i-Ilahí! Thy letter was like unto a treasury of poems in glorification and praise of the Blessed Beauty. It hath imparted the utmost joy and gladness | INBA85:086 | NURA#16, MMK4#016 p.015, AHB.121BE #10 p.333, AHB.131BE #1-2 p.44, BSHI.038-039, BSHI.161-162 | LOTW#16 | Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||
| AB01551 | 310 | ای بشیر روحانی نامه شما رسید و البته تا بحال عکس فانی بدست مبارک آنحبیب | O spiritual herald! Your letter was received, and assuredly by now my photograph will have reached the blessed hands of that beloved one [3.5s] | INBA85:459b | AVK3.099, BSHI.046-047 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Photographs and recordings; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01598 | 310 | ای منتسبین جناب زائر آقا مرتضی برضای الهی فائز و بفضل و موهبت ربانی حائز از | O ye who are associated with the revered pilgrim, Aqa Murtaza, who hath attained unto divine good-pleasure and acquired heavenly grace and bounty [3.5s] | INBA87:185, INBA52:186 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Naming of children; of individuals; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01745 | 300 | ای یاران مهربان الحمد لله الطاف جمال ابهی مانند دریا موج میزند و فیوضات ملکوت | O kind friends! Praise be to God, the favours of the Abhá Beauty surge like an ocean, and the outpourings of the Kingdom [3.5s] | MKT6.185, MSHR5.018-019 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01770 | 300 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Faith and assurance are like unto trees of the orchards, and praiseworthy deeds and actions are like unto the fruits thereof. A lamp is in need of the illuminating light | DAS.1913-12-28x, BSTW#288 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Kindliness; humility; self-effacement in teaching the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01783 | 290 | الهی الهی قد ماج بحر البلا و هاج اریاح الضراء و اشتدت قواصف الباساء و وقعت الرزیه | O my God, my God! The sea of tribulation hath surged, and the winds of adversity have blown fierce, and the storms of affliction have intensified, and calamity hath befallen [3.5s] | INBA84:497b | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01790 | 290 | ای امه الله ای ورقه موقنه جناب معلوم هر چند مدتی غائب و غارب بودند انشاء الله | O handmaid of God, O assured leaf! Though thy honoured presence hath been absent and withdrawn for a time, God willing [3.5s] | INBA13:172, INBA85:218 | MSHR2.353 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humor; jokes; Petitions to authorities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01809 | 290 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از لطائف معانی آن عواطف قلب روحانی فوران یافت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and from its delicate meanings surged forth the emotions of a spiritual heart [3.5s]... ...In regard to the Star of the West which in Rasht fell into the hands of strangers | AYBY.410 #121, TRZ1.350, NJB_v02#08-09 p.001x | SW_v02#10 p.008x | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01845 | 290 | ای یار قدیم آنچه بجناب حیدر قبل علی مرقوم نموده بودید معلوم و مفهوم شد و | O ancient friend! That which thou didst write unto Haydar-Qiblih-'Alí became known and understood [3.5s] | MKT5.197 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01866 | 290 | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها المقبل الی روح المسیح فی ملکوت الله ان الجسد مرکب من عناصر جسمانیه و لابد | O thou who hast drawn nigh unto the spirit of Christ in the Kingdom of God! Verily the body is composed of physical elements | MNMK#043 p.129, MMK1#143 p.164 | SWAB#143, TAB.316-317, BWF.389-389x, SW_v13#06 p.148 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Resurrection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| AB01954 | 280 | ای فرع رفیع سدره مبارکه شکر کن حضرت پروردگار را که ثابت و راسخ بر عهد و | O exalted branch of the Blessed Tree! Render thanks unto the Lord that thou art firm and steadfast in the Covenant and [3.5s]... ...O Lord! Grant me a measure of Thy grace and loving-kindness, Thy care and protection | BRL_DAK#0096, BRL_MON#010x, MMK6#478, ANDA#67-68 p.61, MJMJ3.076x, MMG2#456 p.508x, MUH2.1097x | BRL_POAB#10x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01966 | 280 | ای ورقات مهتزات منجذبات در این قیامت کبری میدانی ترتیب شد که از یک جهه حد | O ye fluttering, enraptured leaves! In this Most Great Resurrection a field hath been arranged such that, from one direction, the [3.5s] | INBA13:179 | MKT7.133, BSHN.140.459, BSHN.144.453, MHT1b.235 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02009 | 280 | یا من تشبث بالعروه الوثقی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملحوظ گردید و مضامین شکرینش | O thou who hast clung to the Sure Handle! That which thou didst write was noted, and its sweet contents [3.5s] | PYK.229 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02034 | 270 | الهی الهی هذه امتک الموقنه بایاتک المشتعله بنار محبتک قد صعد شقیقها الی | O my God, my God! This is Thy handmaid, assured in Thy signs and enkindled with the fire of Thy love, whose brother hath ascended unto [3.5s] | MKT7.002b | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02044 | 270 | ای بازماندگان آن سرور آزادگان حضرت سید مصطفی شهپر تقدیس گشود و باشیان الهی | O ye survivors of that noble leader of the free, His Holiness Siyyid Mustafa, who hath spread the wings of sanctity and ascended unto the divine Kingdom [3.5s] | TZH8.0313 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02060 | 270 | ای ثابت بر پیمان دو نامه آنجناب وارد مضامین دلیل بر استقامت و تمکین بود الیوم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Two letters from thee have been received, the contents of which testify to thy steadfastness and submission [3.5s] | MMK6#352, MSHR3.361 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Freedom of thought and action; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02061 | 320 | ای ثابت بر پیمان کسیکه پیمانه پیمان پیمود و در صحرای محبه الله بادپیما گشت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant, who hast measured out the cup of the Covenant and become a swift traveler in the desert of the love of God [3.5s] | INBA85:209 | MSHR4.377-378x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02110 | 270 | ای منصور مظفر سپاه ملاء اعلی مصفوف است و جنود ملکوت ابهی چون صفوف الوف و | O victorious Mansur! The hosts of the Supreme Concourse stand arrayed, and the legions of the Abhá Kingdom are marshalled in countless ranks [3.5s] | INBA88:167 | MSHR1.036x | Call to action; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02111 | 270 | ای موقن بایات الله آنچه بجناب حاجی مرقوم نموده بودید ملحوظ گردید و بی نهایت | O thou who art assured of the signs of God! That which thou didst address to His Honour Haji was noted and infinitely [3.5s] | MKT5.031 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02112 | 270 | ای موقن بایات الله یکی از احبای خالص الهی یعنی ثابت بر عهد و میثاق نهایت | O thou who art assured of the verses of God! One of the sincere loved ones of God, that is, one firm and steadfast in the Covenant and Testament [3.5s] | INBA85:100b | MKT9.194 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02126 | 270 | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای یاران الهی اینعصر عصر رحمانیست و این قرن قرن روحانی ذرات اشیا در وجد و | ...Each soul must consider where the good-pleasure of God resideth and what conduct, manners, and words will draw him nigh unto his Lord | BRL_CONF2018P#03x, MMK2#244 p.175, HDQI.261, ANDA#31 p.05 | BRL_CONF2018#03x | Attaining good pleasure of God; Education and the development of capacity; Fulfillment of true potential; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB02183 | 260 | امتحانات هر امرى بقدر عظمت آن امر است چون تا بحال چنین میثاقى صریح بقلم اعلى وقوع نیافته | The trials faced by each Cause are commensurate with the greatness of that Cause, for never before hath such an explicit Covenant been penned by the Supreme Pen [3.5s] | AKHA_117BE #05-06 p.b, AKHA_126BE #03 p.b | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Judas; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02257 | 260 | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O dear servant of God! The tests of God are surrounding you from all directions and many afflictions have occurred; but thanks be to God | TAB.263-264, BWF.363-364x | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02270 | 260 | ای مومنان ای موقنان ای صادقان ای عاشقان معشوق حقیقت که دهرها در پس پرده غیرت | O ye believers, O ye assured ones, O ye sincere ones, O ye lovers of the True Beloved, Who for ages hath remained behind the veil of divine jealousy [3.5s] | INBA13:181, INBA59:171 | BRL_DAK#0902, MKT1.462, BCH.199, YHA1.379-380x | Belief and denial; Martyrs and martyrdom; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02274 | 260 | ای ورقه موقنه و امة الله المومنه مصیبت وارده سبب حزن قلوب طاهره گردیده و فی | O assured leaf and faithful handmaid of God! The calamity that hath befallen hath caused grief to pure hearts and [3.5s] | BSHN.140.159, BSHN.144.159, MHT2.074 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02308 | 260 | نامه ای بحضرت اجل از پیش در جواب ارسال گشت البته تا بحال رسیده است جمیع احزاب | A letter was sent forth in response to His Excellency, which assuredly hath by now reached its destination [3.5s] | MUH3.197 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02369 | 250 | در خصوص جناب آقا موسی نهايت سعی و کوشش خواهد گشت. مطمئن باشيد که ذرّه‌ای فتور نخواهد | Concerning Jináb-i-Áqá Músá, the utmost endeavour and effort shall be exerted. Rest ye assured that not an iota of lassitude shall [3.5s] | MMK6#153x | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02383 | 250 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای خواهر عزیز نامه ات در وقتی وارد که الحمد لله بلایا و محن در سبیل الهی از هر | O thou dear sister! The letter arrived at a time when—praise be to God!—calamities and sufferings in the path of God have surrounded us | MMK3#200 p.143 | TAB.723-724, BSC.469 #878x | Consolation and comfort; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB02387 | 250 | ای دوستان باوفای جمال مبارک ایام زندگانی البته در این جهان فانی پایان یابد | O faithful friends of the Blessed Beauty! The days of earthly life in this transient world must assuredly come to an end [3.5s] | MMK3#279 p.202 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02442 | 250 | ای یاران و یاوران عبدالبهاء از کران تا کران آبست و در موج و اضطرابست و طوفان | O companions and helpers of Abdu'l-Baha! From shore to shore the ocean is surging and heaving, tumultuous and tempestuous [3.5s]... ...You have asked in whose name the real estate and buildings donated should be registered with the Government and the legal deeds issued: they should be registered in the name of Mirza Shoghi Rabbani | MSHR2.223x | PPRL.047x | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02521 | 240 | ای پروردگار بزرگوار شهریار سروش زیرک و باهوش بود دولت اردشیر از پستان محبتت | O Benevolent Lord! Surúsh was indeed wise and astute; Ardashír's fortune flowed from the breast of Thy love [3.5s] | YARP2.465 p.347 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02554 | 240 | O thou my dear heavenly friend and old associate! Although communication and correspondence has not been continuous, yet be assured | BSTW#433 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02555 | 240 | ای دوست عزیز نامه از پیش ارسال گشت البته تا بحال رسیده از ورود مستر ریمی و | O dearly cherished friend! The letter was dispatched aforetime and assuredly hath by now reached thee. As to the arrival of Mr. Remey [3.5s] | DAUD.30 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02594 | 240 | ای ورقه مطمئنه حضرت نقطه اولی و جمال اعلی روحی و کینونتی و ذاتی و هویتی له | O assured leaf of the Primal Point and the Most Exalted Beauty, unto Whom my spirit, my essence, my being and my very identity belong [3.5s] | PYB#210 p.05, MUH3.394 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02595 | 240 | ای ورقه موقنه بایات الله حمد کن خدا را که در ظل سدره منتهی وارد گشتی و از اثمار | O leaf assured in the verses of God, render thanks unto the Lord that thou hast entered beneath the shade of the Divine Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing, and hast partaken of its fruits [3.5s] | INBA55:416 | MKT7.169, FRH.176-177 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02699 | 230 | ای ثابت نابت نامه هاای که خواستی مرقوم گردید و ارسال خواهد شد اگر چه مجال | O steadfast and firm one! The letters thou didst request have been penned and will be dispatched, although time be limited [3.5s] | INBA89:211 | MKT6.121b | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02700 | 230 | ای جواد من مراد فواد هر هوشمند ازدیاد تقرب درگاه کبریاست و آرزوی هر دانشمند | O Javad! The desire in the heart of every discerning one is to increase in nearness to the Divine Threshold, and the aspiration of every person of learning [3.5s] | MKT9.116, MMK6#030 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Nearness and remoteness; Prayer for healing; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02702 | 230 | ای حبیب روحانی ورقه لطیفه که ناطق بجواهر اذکار و بدایع اسرار بود ببصر روح | O spiritual beloved! The delicate leaf which spoke forth jewels of remembrance and wondrous mysteries was beheld through the eye of the spirit [3.5s] | MMK2#169 p.125 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Attaining good pleasure of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02712 | 230 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دو نفس مومن موقن نامه رسید الحمد لله خبرهای خوشی داشت کلیفورنیا استعداد | O ye two faithful and assured souls! The letter was received. Praise be to God, it imparted good tidings…. Those souls who during the war have served the poor and have been in the Red Cross Mission work | MMK1#081 p.113x, MMK1#164 p.190x | SWAB#081x, SWAB#164x, SW_v10#19 p.339-340, BSTW#039 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB02728 | 230 | ای سمندر نار موقده الهیه چندیست که در ارسال محررات قدری فتور و قصور حاصل | O thou phoenix of the divine enkindled fire! For some time past there hath been manifested a measure of tardiness and shortcoming in the sending of letters [3.5s] | AYBY.328 #009 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02746 | 230 | ای کنیزان حق ورقه مطمئنه روحانی مکتوب مفصلی از لسان شما نگاشته و از هر جهت | O handmaidens of God! A detailed letter hath been received from your tongue, spiritual and assured, touching upon every matter [3.5s] | MMK2#349 p.251, RSR.049-050 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02755 | 230 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای منجذب بملکوت الهی آنچه نوشتید ملاحظه گردید وجد و سرور بود و بشارت و حبور و | O thou who art turning unto the Kingdom of God! Thy letter is received and perused. It afforded us joy and pleasure, gave us good news and is the token of the wealth of thy love. This period of time is the Promised Age, | PYB#172 p.03, PYB#233 p.04 | TAB.318-319, BSC.456 #838, SW_v07#01 p.001-002x | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual springtime; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB02762 | 230 | ای موقن بایات الله نفوسی بجوهر فواد توجه بافق تقدیس نمودند و در ظل کلمه توحید | O thou who art assured of the signs of God! Souls have, with the essence of their hearts, turned unto the horizon of sanctification and beneath the shade of the Word of Unity [3.5s] | MMK6#418 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02839 | 230 | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله قد تموج بحر ودادی و اشتد قواء فوادی لما تخطرت ذکر | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! The ocean of my love surgeth, and the powers of my heart grow strong, when I call thee to mind [3.5s] | INBA85:191b | AHT.007 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02855 | 220 | الحمد لله الذی موج بحر الامکان باریاح عاصفه فی ملکوت الابهی فقذفت الامواج | Praise be to God, Who hath stirred the ocean of existence with tempestuous winds in the Kingdom of Abhá, causing the waves to surge forth [3.5s] | INBA89:173 | The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02892 | 220 | ای بنده جمال ابهی قضیه احترام و رعایت و معاونت بحضرت سفیر بسیار مقبول افتاد | O servant of the Abha Beauty! The matter of respect, consideration, and assistance rendered unto the esteemed Ambassador hath been highly pleasing and acceptable [3.5s] | ANDA#75 p.75, YIK.088-089 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Exhortations and counsels; Personal instructions; Review of publications; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02894 | 220 | ای بنده حق در حالتیکه مصائب و بلا مانند امواج دریا از هر طرف در هجوم با وجود | O servant of Truth! While calamities and tribulations, like unto the waves of the sea, surge from every direction [3.5s] | MMK6#026 | Consolation and comfort; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02956 | 220 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou dear maidservant of God! In reality thou art faithful and assured, thoughtful and mentioning the name of thy Lord. All the inhabitants of the Kingdom | TAB.264-265 | Angels; Consolation and comfort; Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02967 | 220 | ای مستقیمین و ثابتین بر امر جمال قدم و متشبثین بالعروه الوثقی التی لا انفصام | O ye who are steadfast and firmly established in the Cause of the Ancient Beauty, who hold fast to the sure handle that cannot be broken [3.5s] | INBA55:107 | MMK4#142 p.144 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02984 | 220 | ای منجذبان جمال ابهی در هویه قلب بحور محبت یاران پر موج و هیجان … ای قوی قدیر کل در قبضه قدرت اسیریم تو مجیر تو دستگیر عنایتی کن | O ye who are attracted to the Beauty of the All-Glorious! In the depths of the heart, the seas of love for the friends surge with waves and fervor [3.5s]... ...O Thou Omnipotent Lord! We are all held within the mighty grasp of Thy power | INBA13:208, INBA21:194 (244), INBA88:111 , INBA75:045 | BRL_DAK#0090, BRL_MON#016x, MILAN.212, AKHA_128BE #05 p.a, ADH2_1#45 p.067, MJMJ1.051x, MMG2#205 p.233x, MMG2#239 p.268, MJH.012b, NJB_v12#08 p.151x | BRL_POAB#16x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||
| AB03035 | 220 | ایها المومنون ایها الموقنون ایها المنجذبون ایها المخلصون ایها الثابتون ایها | O ye faithful ones, O ye assured ones, O ye who are enraptured, O ye sincere ones, O ye steadfast ones [3.5s] | MMK6#574 | Chastisement and requital; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03047 | 220 | قد حی الحیا من الرحمه و الرضوان علی تربتک النوراء و بقعتک البیضاء و جدثک | May the breath of mercy and good-pleasure descend upon thy radiant dust, thy hallowed spot, and thy resting-place [3.5s] | ABDA.318 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03067 | 220 | O thou who art steadfast in the covenant! What thou hast written is perused. It is a clear proof of thy belief and assurance | BSTW#200, BSTW#456 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03099 | 210 | ای بشیرالهی اگر بدانی که در چه حالتی بیاد تو مشغولم البته زبان بشکرانه الهی | O Divine Herald! If thou couldst but fathom the state in which I am engaged in remembrance of thee, surely thy tongue would be moved to divine thanksgiving [3.5s] | MMK5#154 p.119, BSHI.034-035 | Consolation and comfort; Pain of love; love as veil; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03127 | 210 | از شماتت بيخردان فتور نياريد ملامت عين سعادتست و حقيقت موهبت و چون بتهوّر سخن رانند | Let not the reproaches of the foolish cause you to waver. Censure is the very essence of felicity and the reality of heavenly bestowal, though they speak with reckless impetuosity [3.5s] | MMK3#201 p.144x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Newspapers and the media; publications; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03172 | 210 | ای طالب رضای حضرت کبریاء وقت ندارم مشغول ذکر و فکر و ماتم حضرات شهداء روحی | O thou who art seeking the good-pleasure of the Lord of Glory! I have no time to spare. | NANU_AB#23 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03182 | 210 | O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy numerous letters have been received. All were indicative of faith, assurance | BSTW#200, BSTW#455 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03258 | 210 | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art assured by the grace of thy Lord! I have perused thy excellent letter which shows that thou art turning thy face | TAB.097-098, BWF.374-375x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Importance of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for prosperity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03268 | 210 | جناب حاجی از خدا طلب استقامت نما در کتب و الواح البته ذکر امتحان و افتتانرا | O esteemed Haji, beseech thy Lord for steadfastness. In the sacred Books and Tablets, there is assuredly mention of trials and tribulations [3.5s] | MKT6.191 | Business; financial; property matters; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03286 | 210 | یا بقایاء الشهداء اهل ملاء اعلی آرزوی این شهادت کبری نمایند و اهل ملکوت ابهی | O ye survivors of the martyrs! The denizens of the Supreme Concourse yearn for this supreme martyrdom, and so too do the dwellers in the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | MMK2#313 p.229 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03317 | 200 | Translation List | ای ابن و بنت ملکوت از قرار مسموع روابطی در میان شما حاصل و با یکدیگر میخواهید اقتران | O ye son and daughter of the Kingdom! According to what you have written… O God, my God! We are wedded in love of Thy beauty, in hope of Thy good-pleasure, and in eagerness to be of service to Thee | NJB_v11#04 p.078 | SW_v11#05 p.088-089, BSTW#217, ADMS#102 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; East and West; communication between East and West; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Prayer for married couples; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB03322 | 200 | ای احبای الهی فیض نامتناهی الهی گنج روانست و دریای | O ye beloved of God! The infinite bounty of the Lord is even as a flowing treasure and a boundless ocean [3.5s] | INBA89:144 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03358 | 200 | ای بنده حق گرگان در عهد و زمان پیشینیان وقتی کان سیماب بیتاب بود و حوالی در | O servant of the True One! In the age and time of those who came before, when quicksilver lay restless and the surroundings [3.5s] | INBA84:403b | MAS5.240 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03370 | 200 | ای پسر ملکوت اگر اراده تزویج نمودی باید یک دختر بهائی گیری که مؤمن و موقن باشد و ثابت و راسخ و حائز کمالات مادیّه و معنویّه | O son of the Kingdom! If thou desirest to marry, thou must choose a Bahá'í maiden who is believing and assured, firm and steadfast, and possessed of both material and spiritual perfections [3.5s]... ...Thou hast written regarding the four canine teeth in man, saying that these teeth, two in the upper jaw and two in the lower, are for the purpose of eating meat | AVK4.163.08x | COC#1029x, LOG#1007x | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03413 | 200 | ای حفیده شهید سبیل الهی محبت عبدالبهاء ببازماندگان شهداء بدرجه ایست که ملا | O descendant of the martyr in the path of God! The love of 'Abdu'l-Bahá for the survivors of the martyrs is of such a degree that [3.5s] | DUR4.679, NNY.210-211 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03443 | 200 | ای سرگشته و سودائیان حق جناب سروش شهریار چون باین دیار رسید شما را یار وفادار | O ye bewildered ones and them that are enraptured by truth! When Jenáb-i-Surúsh Shahryár arrived in this land, he proved a faithful friend unto you [3.5s] | YARP2.464 p.346 | Music and singing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03549 | 200 | طالب حقیقتا چون از زمره الذین جاهدوا فینا بودی الحمد لله از حزب لنهدینهم سبلنا | O seeker of truth! Since thou wert among those who strive in Our path, praise be to God thou art assuredly of those whom We guide unto Our ways [3.5s] | MMK4#055 p.062 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03565 | 200 | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله ان الرب المجلی علی الطور بقوه الظهور مرج البحرین بحر | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Verily the Lord Who revealed Himself upon the Mount through the power of Manifestation hath caused the two seas to surge forth [3.5s]... ...Concerning the Manifestations that will come down in the future 'in the shadows of the clouds,' know verily that in so far as their relation to the source of their inspiration | INBA59:112a | MMK6#514, YMM.204x | GPB.099x, WOB.111x, WOB.167x | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||
| AB03574 | 200 | یا من هو نصر من الله نصرت حقیقیه و خدمت ملکوتیه قیام برضای ملیک ایامست و بذل | O thou who art divine victory from God and heavenly service! Arise in accordance with the good-pleasure of the Sovereign of Days, and give freely [3.5s] | MKT5.202 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03687 | 190 | O thou Pure Spirit, Amalie Knobloch! Although thou didst soar away from this terrestrial world, yet thou didst enter into the immeasurable, illumined Universe of the Almighty. | BBBD.091, FRGA.039-040 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03724 | 190 | ای طالب رضای الهی لم یزل نظر عنایت شامل تو بوده و خواهد بود از الطاف جلیله | O seeker of Divine good-pleasure! The gaze of providential favour hath ever encompassed thee and shall continue to do so through His glorious bounties [3.5s] | INBA17:101 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03725 | 190 | ای طائره صابره روح محبت الله قوه قاهره است و قدرت باهره البته شنیده ای که | O patient bird! The power of the love of God is a conquering force and a brilliant might. Assuredly thou hast heard [3.5s] | QT108.182 | Power of faith; power of the spirit; Stories; anecdotes; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03757 | 190 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای مقبل الی الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید در خصوص دیدار حضرت مسیح | O thou who art advancing toward God! What thou hast written was perused | YMM.366 | TAB.193-194, SW_v07#10 p.097x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Resurrection of Christ; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB03770 | 190 | ای موقن بایات الله و منجذب بنفحات الله در این قرن اعظم و دور اکرم که حقائق | O thou who art assured of the signs of God and drawn to His fragrances in this most great century and most glorious cycle, wherein the realities [3.5s] | MMK3#100 p.065, MMK4#095 p.107, AKHA_130BE #07 p.a | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03796 | 190 | ای یار نازنین آنچه نگاشتی و در دل داشتی پدیدار و خواهش آشکار گشت هرچه ناله و | O cherished friend! That which thou didst pen and treasure within thy heart hath become manifest, and thy fervent supplication hath been unveiled. Whatever lamentation [3.5s] | MKT5.199, ALPA.051b, YARP2.061 p.102, PPAR.143 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03829 | 190 | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت نمیقتک الجدیده المورخ ۳۰ اکتوبر سنه ۱۹۰۲ | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy recent letter, dated October 30, 1902, and noted its contents... As to thy question regarding the 'Minor Resurrection' and the first creation | YMM.357x | DLA.091x, MAB.007, BLO_PN#026x | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03834 | 190 | ایها الفاضل الجلیل انی لازال لا انسی ذکری الایام التی سلفت و انا متلذذ باللقاء متمتع بحدیث | O esteemed and noble one! I shall never forget the memory of the days that have passed, when I delighted in our meeting and found pleasure in discourse [3.5s] | MKT3.432, ABB.130 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Newspapers and the media; publications; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03851 | 190 | طالب حقیقتا جمهور ناس بزبان مفتون حقیقتند و مخمور باده محبت ولی چون میدان | O seeker of truth! Verily, the multitudes are enchanted by the tongue of truth and intoxicated with the wine of love. Yet when [3.5s] | MMK2#036 p.024 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Condition of search; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03859 | 190 | یا الهی و رجائی تعلم سری و علانیتی و خفاای و جهاری و تعرف مبلغ حبی و شغف ودی | O my God and my Hope! Thou knowest my secret and my manifest self, my hidden and my visible being, and art aware of the measure of my love and the fervor of my devotion [3.5s] | INBA87:480, INBA52:502 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03874 | 190 | یا من فتح الله بصیرته بنور معرفته بین الوری فاعلم بان قلزم الکبریاء مواج طافح | O thou whose insight hath been opened by the light of God's knowledge amidst all peoples, know thou that the ocean of grandeur surgeth and overfloweth [3.5s] | INBA17:021 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03908 | 180 | ای احبای الهی اگر چه از سنان و سهام قضا در این مصیبه کبری دریای خون در قلب و | O ye loved ones of God! Though from the spears and arrows of fate, in this most great calamity, a sea of blood surgeth in the heart [3.5s] | INBA88:316 | BSHN.140.149, BSHN.144.149, MHT2.132 | Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03926 | 180 | ای بازماندگان آن صدرالمقربین جناب عزیزالله خان در نزد مشتاقان نام آن عزیزان | O ye survivors of that most exalted one among the near ones, the honored 'Azízu'lláh Khán, cherished in the hearts of them that long for you [3.5s] | TSS.212a | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as educator | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03938 | 180 | ای بنده پروردگار نفحه مشکبار از نافه اسرار بر جمیع اقطار نثار گشت مشام ابرار | O servant of the Lord! The musk-laden breeze from the hidden treasury of mysteries hath been wafted upon all regions and the senses of the righteous [3.5s] | MMK2#150 p.113, MMK6#556 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03942 | 180 | ای بنده حق ثابت بر عهد خوشا بحال تو که مومن بطلعت اعلی و موقن بجمال ابهی روحی | O servant of Truth, steadfast in the Covenant! Blessed art thou, for thou hast believed in the Exalted One and art assured of the Most Glorious Beauty [3.5s] | MKT5.012b | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03966 | 180 | ای ثابت بر پیمان محررات شما رسید و مژده اتمام صندوق سبب سرور شدید گشت الحمد | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and the glad-tidings of the completion of the treasury brought intense joy. Praise be to God [3.5s] | MLK.048, QT108.044, HNU.358 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03980 | 180 | ای ثابت بر میثاق الیوم ثبوت و رسوخ میزان ملا اعلی و ملکوت ابهی و اما من ثقلت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! In this day, firmness and constancy are the standard whereby the Supreme Concourse and the Abhá Kingdom do measure [3.5s] | INBA84:276b | MMK6#613 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04023 | 180 | ای سلاله حضرت ابراهیم جناب خطاط خطی مرقوم نموده اند و ستایش زائدالوصف از محبت | O scion of Abraham! The esteemed calligrapher hath written a letter, extolling with unsurpassed praise the love [3.5s] | MMK6#006 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04027 | 180 | ای سیدالعابدین هر چند آن کتب و صحائف صفائح جواهر بود و کنزی عظیم ولی اصل آن | O Seyyed of the Worshippers! Although those books and tablets were jewel-laden scrolls and a mighty treasure, yet their essence [3.5s] | YMM.392 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04058 | 180 | ای مستبشر ببشارات الله و مطمئن بفضل و موهبت سلطان احدیت ذکرت در سجن اعظم در انجمن | O thou who art gladdened by the glad-tidings of God and assured of the grace and bounty of the Sovereign of Oneness! Thy mention was made in the Most Great Prison in the gathering [3.5s] | INBA88:276 | MMK2#265 p.191 | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04064 | 180 | ای مطمئن بفضل و عنایت حضرت یزدان الیوم عین رحمانیت از ملکوت ابهی متوجه دوستان | O thou who art assured in the grace and bounty of the Lord of Creation! Today the eye of divine mercy from the Abhá Kingdom is turned towards the friends [3.5s] | MMK3#236 p.169, HDQI.274, ANDA#37 p.04 | Apocalyptic imagery; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; John the Baptist; Mosaic imagery; Mystical themes; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04071 | 180 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advanced toward the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents created joy, for it showed thy faith and assurance. | TAB.504-505, LOG#0539x | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04093 | 370 | ای مهتدی بنور هدی نامه شما رسید هر چند من فرصت ندارم ولی جواب مختصر مینگارم | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! Thy letter was received. Though I have not the leisure, yet I pen this brief reply [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0989, AVK2.224 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Letters of the Living; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Imamate; the Caliphate; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04101 | 180 | ای نفوس مطمئنه جناب صبحی فیض الله در ستایش شما دردانه مدح و ثنا سفت و راز | O ye confident souls! His honor Subhi Faydullah hath strung pearls of praise and commendation in your honor [3.5s] | MKT4.103 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Importance of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04145 | 180 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye who are attracted! O ye who are united! O ye who are believers and assured! Glad-tidings unto you for that ye believed in God | TAB.272 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04159 | 180 | ایها المخلصون الموقنون المومنون الممتحنون تالله لقد آثرکم الله علی کثیر من | O ye who are sincere, assured and faithful, ye who have been tested! By God, He hath truly preferred you above many [3.5s] | MMK6#583 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04162 | 180 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | چون جهان انسانی را ظلمات بيگانگی و تفرقه و اختلاف و اجتناب و بغض و عداوت و جهل | What thou hast written is understood. In reply I will elucidate briefly, the purport of which you, with your intelligence, will surely comprehend. | MMK2#102 p.079x | TAB.653-654 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB04251 | 170 | ای افتاده کوی الهی بحر عنایت موج خیز است و نار محبت شررانگیز تجلیات خاصه و | O thou who art fallen upon the path of God! The ocean of bounty is surging with waves, and the fire of love doth cast forth its sparks. These are the special manifestations [3.5s] | ANDA#67-68 p.09 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love as fire; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04272 | 170 | ای بنده الهی نامه شما رسید جوابی بملا جهان زیر مرقوم گردید البته خواهد رسید | O servant of God! Thy letter was received, and an answer hath been penned to Mullá Jahán. Assuredly it will reach him [3.5s] | INBA87:263, INBA52:267 | MMK6#173, MSHR4.009x | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Testing God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04307 | 170 | ای ثابت بر پیمان از صعود ورقه موقنه بجوار رحمت کبری محزون و متاثر مباش و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Be thou not sorrowful or grief-stricken at the ascension of the assured leaf unto the precincts of the Most Great Mercy [3.5s] | INBA84:471 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04359 | 170 | O my heavenly daughter! Thy letter has been received. Its content showed that thou art a true believer and assured and firm in the Covenant and Testament. | BSTW#424 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04406 | 170 | ای شعله محبت الله حضرت ابی الفضائل را نچنان حسن توجه و فرط محبت بانجنابست که | O flame of the love of God! Such is the excellence of regard and surpassing affection that His Holiness Abú'l-Faḍá'il beareth toward your honoured self that [3.5s] | INBA13:386, INBA59:157 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04436 | 170 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fire of the Love of God! I am cognizant of all thou hast written in thy letters. To attain the pleasure of God | TAB.456-457 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Effort; striving; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04480 | 170 | ای هوشیار بیدار سروش یار بود که بهوش آمدی و ندا بگوش رسید سمع اصم البته ندای | O thou awakened and vigilant one! It was the angel's melody that brought thee to consciousness, and the call reached thine ear. The deaf ear shall surely hear the call [3.5s] | INBA87:096, INBA52:095 | YMM.372x, AADA.045 | Development of capacity and readiness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04553 | 170 | رب و رجائی و مهربی و ملاذی ان هولاء الموقنین المدون اسمائهم بالهام منک فی هذه | O Lord, my Hope and my Beloved, my Refuge! These assured souls, whose names through Thine inspiration were written in this [3.5s] | INBA21:026 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04560 | 170 | لک الحمد یا الهی بما ماج بحر الغفران علی اهل العصیان و لک الشکر یا منائی بما | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for that the ocean of forgiveness hath surged upon the people of rebellion, and thanksgiving be unto Thee, O Thou my heart's Desire [3.5s] | BSHN.140.257, BSHN.144.257, MHT2.072b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04561 | 170 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | از اجتماع احبّا مرقوم نموده بوديد که در نهايت روح و ريحانست البتّه چنين است زيرا در مجامع روحانيان | From what thou didst write concerning the gathering of the loved ones which was filled with the utmost joy and fragrance, this assuredly is so, for in spiritual gatherings [3.5s]... ...Ye have written as to the meetings of the friends, and how filled they are with peace and joy. Of course this is so… Thou hast written about the Fast. This is a most weighty matter and thou shouldst exert thine utmost in its observance | MMK1#054 p.090x, AADA.158-159x | SWAB#054x, BRL_IOPF#2.25x | Luna, Anais & Marie, C. Haskell | Law of fasting; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| AB04571 | 170 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou servant of God! I was assuredly informed of thy confessing the unity of God and that thou hast drawn from the ocean | TAB.638-639, BSC.486 #933x | Growth of the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04602 | 170 | Whenever entering a meeting read the following supplication: O Thou kind God! We have gathered together with the utmost humility and submission in this spiritual assembly. We have turned our faces | PN_various p003, BSTW#191 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Prayer for unity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04621 | 160 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | الهی الهی تری ان عبادک المخلصین لجمیع الوری حتی الاعداء و یخدمون کل البشر | O God, my God! Thou beholdest Thy servants who are sincere towards all humanity | INBA16:238 | BRL_DAK#0081, MJMJ1.027, MMG2#346 p.385, MJH.071 | BRL_ATE#060 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||
| AB04652 | 160 | ای آواره دیار در راه پروردگار آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی بدقت ملاحظه گردید و از وقایع انجا | O wanderer in the path of the Lord! That which thou hadst written was carefully perused, and the events occurring there [3.5s]... ...Be thou assured in thyself that if thou dost conduct thyself in accordance with the Hidden Words revealed in Persian and in Arabic, thou shalt become a torch of the fire of the love of God | MSHR5.371-372x | COC#0397x | Being a source of light; guidance; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of example; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04653 | 340 | ای بسا اماء که در سبیل الهی گوی سبقت و پیشی را از رجال در میدان ثبوت و رسوخ | How often have maidservants in the path of God outstripped and surpassed the men in the arena of constancy and steadfastness [3.5s] | MSHR2.325x, MSHR5.322b, MSHR5.322b, YIA.415-416 | Consolation and comfort; High station of the true believer; Mary Magdalene; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04661 | 160 | ای بندگان آستان جمال ابهی حمد خدا را که بحر الطاف پر هیجانست و سیل فیض و | O ye servants of the Threshold of the Most Glorious Beauty! Praise be to God that the ocean of favors is surging high and the flood of bounties [3.5s] | INBA13:047 | MKT9.049a, BSHN.140.277, BSHN.140.309, BSHN.144.277, BSHN.144.307, MHT1a.107, MHT1b.065, MHT1b.195 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04675 | 160 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده آستان مقدس رضای حق ممکن الحصول است بلکه بنهایت آسانی بمجرد خلوص رضای | O thou servant of the sacred Threshold! It is possible, nay most easy, to please God, for if only one is pure in heart | BRL_DAK#0137, HDQI.295 | BRL_ATE#097 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB04679 | 160 | ای بنده بهاء در خبر است که در یوم رستخیز زمین بیکدیگر نزدیک گردد اما ندانستند | O servant of Bahá! It is mentioned in tradition that on the Day of Resurrection the earth shall be drawn close together, yet they comprehend it not [3.5s] | INBA87:006a, INBA52:006a | MKT4.033, AKHA_118BE #01-02 p.a, AKHA_124BE #06 p.z, MAS5.096 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04779 | 160 | Social Action | ای سمی سید حصور بحر الطاف بی پایان چنان برجی باوج زد که سواحل کائنات از فیض | O namesake of the Chaste One! The sea of bounty hath surged so high as to flood the shores of existence | INBA17:103 | BRL_DAK#0889, MKT4.076, AKHA_128BE #08 p.a, ANDA#66 p.06 | BRL_SOCIAL#025 | Call to action; Power of the mind over nature; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB04937 | 160 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art assuredly believing in God! Verily, I read thy letter which showed how thou art believing in God, assured of the signs of God | TAB.649-650, BSC.432 #783x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for protection; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04958 | Lawh-i-'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyat | 160 | Tablet to 'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyát (Lawh-i-'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyát) | Lawh-i-Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyat (Tablet to Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyat) | مقام اطمینان اعظم درجه بر ایمانست لیزدادوا ایمانا فوق ایمانهم هر چند حضرت ابراهیم | ...The station of assurance is greater in degree than that of mere faith. It is the station denoted by “that they should add faith upon faith.” | MAS9.100-101x, YMM.319bx, VUJUD.142x | BLO_PT#167x, VUJUDE.126x | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Degrees of faith; certitude; Fire and light; fire and water; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||
| AB04971 | 160 | یا امه الله قد فازت الاماء المومنات الموقنات بالموهبه العظمی فی هذا الکور | O handmaid of God! Verily, the believing and assured maidservants have attained unto the supreme gift in this Dispensation [3.5s] | YMM.472 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05036 | 150 | ای احبای رحمن و منجذبان جمال یزدان بحر بلایا از جمیع جهات بر شما هیجان و نهر | O beloved ones of the All-Merciful and ye who are attracted to the Beauty of the All-Glorious! The sea of tribulations surgeth upon you from every direction [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.183-185 | AKHA_129BE #15 p.a, BSHN.140.460, BSHN.144.454, MHT1b.218, NANU_AB#58 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05076 | 150 | ای بنده الهی وفات کیخسرو سبب اندوه و احزان شد ولی مطمئن باش که این وفات عین | O servant of God, the passing of Kai Khosrow hath caused sorrow and grief, yet rest thou assured that this departure is verily [3.5s] | YARP2.715 p.474 | Consolation and comfort; Education of children; moral education; Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05090 | 150 | ای بنده جانفشان جمال ابهی در قرآن حضرت رحمان میفرماید ان تنصروا الله ینصرکم و | O self-sacrificing servant of the Abhá Beauty! In the Qur'án the All-Merciful declareth: "If ye assist God, He will assuredly assist you" [3.5s] | INBA17:042 | MMK6#490, ANDA#58 p.04 | Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Predictions and prophecies; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05092 | 150 | Translation List | ای بنده حضرت بی نیاز شیراز در بدایت طلوع صبح حقیقت خلوتگه راز شد و آهنگ | O servant of the Self-Sufficient! At the earliest dawn of the Morn of Truth, Shíraz became a retreat of mysteries, and the song of the Concourse on High began to play | INBA85:466 | AKHA_134BE #07 p.273, AVK3.417.08x, BSHI.059-060, BSHN.140.464, BSHN.144.458, MJMJ2.041ax, MMG2#355 p.397x, MHT1b.183 | ADMS#297 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||
| AB05095 | 150 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O servant of God! The content of thy letter was replete with spiritual feelings and was a source of pleasure and of joy. Of my freedom | TAB.151, SW_v19#04 p.121 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcending the material condition; True liberty; freedom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05142 | 150 | ای ثابت بر پیمان هر چند بلا و محن و رزایا بیحد و شمار بر شما وارد ولی چون در | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Though trials and tribulations and afflictions beyond measure have descended upon thee, yet since [3.5s] | MMK2#292 p.212 | Chastisement and requital; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05167 | 150 | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای خدا تو شاهدی و گواهی که در دل و جان آرزوای ندارم جز آنکه برضایت موفق گردم | Thou knowest, O God, and art my witness that I have no desire in my heart save to attain Thy good pleasure | BRL_DAK#0221, MMK2#004 p.002, MMG2#401 p.447 | BPRY.203-204 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB05188 | 150 | O ye two faithful and assured souls! Praise be to God, your son, George | SW_v11#10 p.159+163 | Love of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05226 | 150 | ای طالب رضای الهی در این جهان فانی کسی را بقاای نه و نفسی را ثبات حیاتی نیست | O seeker of divine good-pleasure! In this fleeting world, none is granted permanence, nor hath any soul constancy of life [3.5s] | MMK2#174 p.127, KASH.269 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05239 | 150 | ای عکاس جمیع کائنات هر یک آاینه یکدیگرند و صور هر یک در دیگری مرتسم ولی صفحات | O thou who art the photographer! All created things are mirrors one of another, and the image of each is reflected in all others, while their surfaces [3.5s] | AKHB.180x, AHB.106BE #02 p.02 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Inmost heart [fu'ad]; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05261 | 150 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art honored and dear! Thy letter was received and was the source of pleasure, for thou hast not forgotten this imprisoned one | TAB.357-358 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Love of God; Photographs and recordings; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05336 | 150 | ای ورقه مطمئنه چون در جهان حوادث و اخبار و تاریخ قرون و دهور و اعصار نگری اعظم | O assured leaf! As thou surveyest the happenings, tidings and chronicles of ages, centuries and epochs in this world [3.5s] | INBA85:305 | MKT7.160 | Free will and predestination; fate; Prayer for women; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05338 | 150 | ای ورقه مطمئنه منجذبه تحریر بلیغ و مسطور فصیح رسید معانی دلالت بر استغراق در | O assured and enraptured leaf! Thy eloquent missive and fluent letter hath reached me, its meanings betokening immersion in [3.5s] | INBA85:204b | MKT7.164 | Call to action; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05344 | 150 | ای ورقه موقنه خدماتت در زمان زندان حضرت اسم الله در ملکوت قبول مقبول افتاد و | O assured leaf! Thy services during the imprisonment of his honor Ismu'llah were accepted and approved in the Kingdom of God [3.5s] | INBA84:299 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05387 | 150 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who are illuminated by the Light of Knowledge! Verily, I beseech God and supplicate Him to increase thine assurance | TAB.599-600, VTRM.012-013 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05391 | 150 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of the Kingdom of El-ABHA! I read thy letter which was beautifully composed | TAB.300 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05437 | 150 | یا امه الله قد اتتنی الورقه الناطقه بتوجهک الی الله فکونی مطمئنه بفضله راضیه | O handmaid of God! The speaking leaf that telleth of thy turning unto God hath reached me. Be thou assured through His grace and content [3.5s] | INBA87:077, INBA52:076 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05443 | 150 | یا غلام در صقع رضا هر کس محشور گشت در یوم نشور جام فرح و سرور از دست ساقی | O servant! Whoso is gathered in the realm of divine good-pleasure shall, on the Day of Resurrection, receive from the hand of the Cupbearer the chalice of joy and delight [3.5s] | INBA17:010 | MKT8.216, BSHN.140.452, BSHN.144.446, MHT1b.159 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05467 | 150 | ...Praise be to God, that you have a blessed Assembly surnamed by the name of the Center | SW_v08#17 p.223x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05500 | 140 | الهی الهی قد ماج بحر الغفران فی کل آن بفضلک علی اهل العصیان و هاج اریاح الفضل | O my God, my God! The ocean of forgiveness hath surged at every moment through Thy grace upon the people of rebellion, and the winds of bounty have stirred [3.5s] | TABN.280 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05501 | 140 | الهی الهی قد ماج طمطام رحمانیتک و هاج اریاح شطر روحانیتک قد اشرق نیر الغفران | O my God, my God! The ocean of Thy mercy hath surged, and the winds from the realm of Thy spirituality have stirred. The orb of forgiveness hath dawned forth [3.5s] | INBA17:251 | BSHN.140.102, BSHN.144.102, MHT2.081 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05522 | 140 | ای امه الله ای ورقه موقنه در این قرن عظیم و عصر بدیع و کور جمال قدم روحی | O handmaid of God, O assured leaf! In this mighty century and wondrous age—the Dispensation of the Ancient Beauty, may my spirit be sacrificed for Him— [3.5s] | MKT7.041b, AYBY.397 #093, TRZ1.059b | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05551 | 140 | ای بنده آستان الهی از کثرت مشاغل فرصت تحاریر مستمره نیست مبادا گمان کنی که | O servant of the Divine Threshold! Due to a multitude of occupations, there remaineth not the leisure for continuous correspondence. Let it not be imagined that [3.5s] | MUH3.284-285 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05571 | 140 | ای بنده حق نامه شما ملاحظه گردید و مطلب معلوم شد ولی عبدالبهاء باید خیر شما | O servant of the Truth! Your letter was perused and its purport understood, but 'Abdu'l-Bahá must ensure your well-being [3.5s] | INBA87:237a, INBA52:242a | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05649 | 140 | ای خانواده موقنین بالله شکر کنید که از ندای حق بیدار شدید و از وساوس بیزار از | O ye family of them that are assured of God! Give thanks that ye were awakened by the divine call and freed from vain imaginings [3.5s] | INBA17:163 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05695 | 140 | ای زین الموقنین و قره عین الطالبین عالمی در جوش و خروش است و جهانی مست و | O adornment of the assured ones and solace of the seekers, a world is in tumult and ferment, and a universe in intoxication [3.5s] | MSHR4.021 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05701 | 140 | ای سرمست جام الست الهی یوم الست یوم ظهور است ساعت حشر و نشور است هنگام تجلی | O thou who art intoxicated with the divine cup of Alast! The Day of Alast is the Day of Manifestation, the hour of resurrection and gathering, the time of effulgence [3.5s] | INBA88:164b | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05729 | 140 | ای طالب رضای حضرت دوست آفتاب سپهر کیهان متواری شده است و کیوان از افق ایوان | O seeker of the good-pleasure of the Friend! The sun of the celestial sphere hath become hidden, and Saturn hath vanished from the horizon of its mansion [3.5s] | MKT4.082, YMM.056 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05744 | 140 | ای فاضل نامه شما رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که با بازماندگان من ادرک عند ربک | O learned one! Thy letter was received, and from its contents it became evident that thou art in contact with the survivors of one who hath attained unto his Lord [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1101, AADA.150-151 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05771 | 140 | ای متوجه بملکوت الهی اگرچه رشحات قلم اعلی و طفحات بحر نون که در فرقان مذکور | O thou who art turned towards the Kingdom of God! Although the outpourings of the Supreme Pen and the surging waves of the Ocean of Nún, which are mentioned in the Qur'án [3.5s] | MSHR5.170 | Poems and quotation from poetry; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05817 | 140 | ای موقن بایات الله در این گلشن با رخی روشن محشور شدی و لوحی منشور گشتی در | O thou who art assured of the signs of God! In this rose-garden thou hast appeared with a radiant countenance and become as an unfurled scroll [3.5s] | MKT9.196a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05818 | 140 | ای موقن بایات الله همچنانکه خیاط قماش و اثواب حریر و صوف اول ملاحظه هیکل و | O thou who art assured in the verses of God! Even as a tailor first considereth the form and measureth the silk and woolen garments [3.5s] | INBA84:480 | Differences in human capacity; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05838 | 140 | ای نفحه ریاض ایقان هنگام سطوع و نشور است و وقت مرور و هبوب عنایت رب جلیل | O fragrant breath from the gardens of certitude! The time of effulgence and resurrection hath come, and the hour of the passing and wafting of the favors of the Glorious Lord [3.5s] | MKT9.206 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05849 | 140 | ای ورقه طیبه مطمئنه امه الله المهیمن القیوم شکر کن خدا را که در تحت عصمت بنده | O pure and assured leaf, handmaid of God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, render thanks unto God, that thou art beneath the protection of His servant [3.5s] | MKT7.231b | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05851 | 140 | ای ورقه موقنه مطمئنه علیکما بالصبر الجمیل و علیکما بالصبر الجمیل آن ارواح | O assured and confident leaf! Upon thee be gracious patience, and upon thee be gracious patience [3.5s] | BSHN.140.468, BSHN.144.461, MHT1a.174, MHT1b.132 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05947 | 140 | یا امین الامین توکل بالطاف الهی نما و در نهایت آسایش و اطمینان زندگانی کن در | O trusted trustee, repose thy trust in the divine bounties and live in utmost peace and assurance [3.5s] | MMK6#550, YIK.486 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05952 | 140 | یا من اتعظ من الموعظه الحسنه تالله الحق ان القیامه قامت و الطامه ظهرت و الشمس | O thou who hast taken heed of the goodly counsel! By the truth of God, verily the Resurrection hath come to pass, the Great Catastrophe hath appeared, and the Sun [3.5s] | INBA72:024 | Apocalyptic imagery; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06021 | 130 | ای احبای الهی در این کور رحمانی که قطرات بفضل الهی موج دریا یافته و ذرات باوج | O ye loved ones of God! In this divine Dispensation, wherein drops have, through the grace of God, been transformed into surging oceans, and atoms have risen to the zenith [3.5s] | MMK2#014 p.008, MJMJ2.044ax, MMG2#128 p.145x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06087 | 130 | ای بنده حق آنچه بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید مطمئن بفضل و | O servant of the True One, that which thou didst address to His honor Áqá Siyyid Taqí hath been perused. Rest thou assured in the bounty [3.5s] | INBA87:362a, INBA52:371a | Consolation and comfort; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06122 | 130 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای تلامیذ دبستان حمد خدا را که در امتحان حسن استعداد و قابلیت ظاهر و عیان | O students of the school! Praise be to God that in your tests ye have manifested and demonstrated excellence of capacity and capability [3.5s]... ...It is incumbent upon Baha’í children to surpass other children in the acquisition of sciences and arts | INBA87:150b, INBA52:148a | MMK1#119 p.137x, MJTB.075x, HUV2.027 | SWAB#119x, LOG#0481x, DAS.1914-10-26x | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Education of children; moral education | - | - | ||||||
| AB06170 | 130 | ای حاتم دیار شوق و اشتیاق حاتم طاای درهم و دینار و اسب و بختی و دیبا و | O Hatem of the realms of ardor and longing, thou art even as Hatem-i-Tai in thy bestowal of coins and treasures, of steeds and fortune, of silks and precious things [3.5s] | BSHN.140.407, BSHN.144.402, MHT1b.221 | Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06173 | 130 | ای خادم احباء الله ای غاصب حق این عبدالبهاء زیرا خدمت یاران و خادمی دوستان | O servant of the beloved of God, O usurper of the right of this 'Abdu'l-Bahá, in service to the friends and ministration to the companions [3.5s] | INBA72:120, INBA88:240 | AKHB.132-133, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.209, AHB.134BE #09-10 p.49, PYB#192 p.30, ANDA#16 p.60, ANDA#33 p.14, MAS5.031, MSBH3.539 | Humor; jokes; Personal instructions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06174 | 130 | ای خدمت تو مقبول و ای زحمت تو مشکور نظارت صندوق مقدس نمودی که مشکوه سراج هیکل | O thou whose service is accepted and whose efforts are praiseworthy! Thou hast kept watch over the sacred treasury, which is the niche of the Temple's Lamp [3.5s] | INBA13:185, INBA59:174c | QT108.085 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06196 | 130 | ای دو موقن بالله شکر کنید خدا را که منظور نظر عنایتید و موفق بموهبت حضرت | O ye two who are assured in God! Give thanks unto the Lord that ye are the objects of His gracious regard and are blessed with His heavenly bounty [3.5s] | MMK2#123 p.095 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual springtime | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06200 | 130 | ای دوست حقیقی الحمد لله فراغتی داری و از مناصب بیزاری و از هر آلایشی در کنار | O true friend! Praise be to God that thou art at leisure, detached from worldly ranks, and free from every defilement [3.5s] | MSHR4.042 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Non-participation in politics; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06247 | 130 | ای طائف کعبه عرفان چندیست که در این صفحات در بقعه مبارکه و اطراف آن و ماحول | O thou who circlest round the Ka'bih of divine knowledge! For some time now in these regions, in the blessed Spot and its surroundings and vicinity [3.5s] | MKT8.119a | Call to action; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06302 | 130 | Translation List | ای متوسل و متشبث بعروه وثقی اگر عزت قدیمه خواهی در سبیل الهی ذلت شدیده طلب و | O Thou who cleavest tenaciously to the Sure Handle! If thou wishest for eternal glory, seek grievous abasement in the path of God. | SFI10.020a, SFI14.034b | ADMS#054 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB06307 | 130 | ای مستقر بر کرسی رضا از مقتضای روح رضا تسلیم و انقیاد بسلطان قضاء و محویت | O thou who art seated upon the throne of contentment! In accordance with the spirit of resignation, thou must submit and surrender unto the Sovereign of destiny, and efface thyself [3.5s] | MMK2#168 p.124 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06317 | 130 | ای مظلوم مظلومیت عبدالبهاء بر مظلومیت کل غلبه نمود زیرا مظلومین آفاق اگر هدف | O thou who art oppressed! The oppression visited upon 'Abdu'l-Bahá hath surpassed the oppression endured by all others, for if the oppressed ones of the world [3.5s] | MMK5#149 p.115 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06334 | 130 | ای منجذب الطاف رب قدیم در این حشر اعظم که آفتاب فلک قدم در نقطه احتراق طلوع | O thou who art enraptured by the favors of the Ancient Lord! In this Most Great Resurrection, when the Sun of the Heaven of Eternity hath risen at the point of radiance [3.5s] | INBA59:208, INBA79.006 | MMK6#482, AKHA_133BE #13 p.a, AMK.055-056 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06346 | 130 | ای منظور نظر عنایت حضرت احدیت چون بصفت رحمانیت تجلی فرمود حقیقت وجود در حیز | O thou who art the object of the favoring glance of the Lord of Oneness! When He manifested Himself through His attribute of the All-Merciful, the reality of existence came into the realm [3.5s] | MMK6#426 | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06356 | 130 | ای موقن بایات الله از قرار اخبار وارده اخوی زاده آنجناب یعنی بنتشان وفات | O thou who art assured in the divine verses, according to the received tidings, the daughter of thy brother hath ascended [3.5s] | MMK6#054 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06357 | 130 | ای مومن بالله و موقن بایات الله اهالی زنجان در بدو ظهور از جلوه طور و لمعه | O thou who art firm in God and assured of His signs! The people of Zanjan, at the dawning of the Manifestation, were illumined by the effulgence of Sinai and the gleaming of [3.5s] | INBA72:074, INBA72:154 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06358 | 130 | ای مومن بجمال بی زوال و موقن بظهور حضرت لایزال علیک بهاء الله من ملکوت الجمال | O thou who believest in the Beauty that perisheth not and art assured of the Manifestation of the Ever-Abiding Lord! Upon thee be the Glory of God from the Kingdom of Beauty [3.5s] | INBA13:111 | Nearness and remoteness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06372 | 130 | ای ناظر الی الله در سبیل دوست معنوی و یار حقیقی جان و روان و آسایش وجدان را | O thou who gazest toward God! In the path of the spiritual Friend and true Beloved, surrender thou thy soul and spirit and peace of conscience [3.5s] | MSHR3.087, YQAZ.534, YQAZ.663 | Fire and light; fire and water; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06373 | 130 | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی آنچه قلم تحریر نماید و لسان تقریر کند رشحی از بحر متموج در | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! Whatsoever the Pen inscribeth and the tongue proclaimeth is but a drop from the surging ocean [3.5s] | MMK6#246 | Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Nearness and remoteness; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06383 | 130 | ای واثق بفضل و عنایت حق شکر بی پایان حضرت رب جلیل را که آفتاب فلک احدیتش از | O thou who art assured of God's grace and bounty! Boundless praise be unto the sublime Lord, Whose Sun in the heaven of oneness [3.5s] | MKT8.167a | Martyrs and martyrdom; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06396 | 130 | ای ورقه موقنه در کور مسیحائی و دور عیسوی بعد از صعود روح وجود بمقام محمود جمیع یاران | O leaf assured! In the Dispensation of Christ and the Christian Cycle, following the ascension of the Spirit of Being to the glorious and praised station, all the friends [3.5s] | MKT7.172b, ASAT5.124 | Call to action; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Eulogies; reminiscences; Mary Magdalene | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06440 | 130 | ایتها الورقه المطمئنه نفوس بسیارند ولی نفس مطمئنه قلیل و کمیاب زیرا اطمینان | O thou confident leaf! Though souls be many, those possessing true confidence are few and rare, for assurance [3.5s] | MMK2#171 p.126 | Degrees of faith; certitude; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06564 | 120 | الهی هذه کریمه العقائل و عقیله القبائل و امة من امائک و رقیقه من الموقنات | O my God! This is a noble lady of exalted lineage, a distinguished one among the tribes, a handmaiden among Thy handmaidens, and one assured in faith [3.5s] | KNJ.022e | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06568 | 120 | ای ابن ملکوت انسان چه قدر بزرگوار است اگر در ره پروردگار بپوید و چه قدر جمیل | O son of the Kingdom! How noble is man, should he walk in the pathway of his Lord, and how surpassing fair [3.5s] | MMK2#115 p.089, AHB.122BE #05-06 p.244 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06601 | 120 | ای امه الله ورقه موقنه حقا که از نسیم جانبخش ملکوت ابهی زنده شدی و در امر | O handmaiden of God, thou assured leaf! Verily thou hast been quickened by the life-bestowing breeze of the Abhá Kingdom, and in the Cause [3.5s] | MKT9.026 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06607 | 120 | ای بازماندگان حضرت شهید مجید فی الحقیقه این ماتم مورث درد و الم است زیرا آن | O ye who survive the illustrious martyr! In truth, this bereavement is the cause of pain and anguish, for that [3.5s] | HHA.299x, KHMT.096x, NANU_AB#12x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06608 | 120 | ای بحر پر موج موجی برآر که باوج ملا اعلی رسد و طوفانی کن که فیضانش شرق و غرب | O surging sea, raise up a wave that shall reach the highest summit of the Supreme Concourse, and create such a tempest that its flood shall encompass both East and West [3.5s] | INBA85:102 | MKT9.038, AKHA_129BE #04 p.a, BSHN.140.415, BSHN.144.409, MHT1b.243 | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06630 | 120 | Translation List | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه ایکه بتاریخ ۲۵ شهر رجب ۳۳۹ نمره ۳۲۵ بود رسید | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter dated the 25th of the month of Rajab 339, numbered 325, hath been received [3.5s]... ...It is my hope that means may be devised for Iran that would lead to universal comfort and assurance, that justice and equity may prevail | PYM.113bx, KHSH12.009, DBR.078 | ADMS#065i12x | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Non-participation in politics; Promotion of commerce and industry | - | - | |||||||
| AB06664 | 120 | ای بنده مبتهل الی الله از خدا بخواه که برضای جمال مبارک موفق و موید گردی و | O thou servant who is supplicating God! Beseech God that you may attain the good pleasure of the Blessed Beauty | MKT8.041b | NYR#106 and 161 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06667 | 120 | ای بهاءالله شکر ترا که این کنیزان منجذب تواند و متوجه بملکوت تو مقصدی جز رضای تو ندارند | O Baha'u'llah! Thanks be unto Thee that these handmaidens are attracted to Thee and are turned toward Thy Kingdom, having no purpose save Thy good-pleasure [3.5s] | DUR1.451 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for women; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06683 | 120 | ای ثابت بر پیمان در ایه فرقان ید الله فوق ایدیهم نازل و این محقق و ثابت و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! In the verse of the Qur'án, "The hand of God is above their hands" - this is manifest and assured [3.5s] | MMK6#493 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06690 | 120 | ای ثابت بر پیمان گویند اسفندیار رواین تن بود ولی پایان از تیر پران چشم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! They tell of Isfandiyár, who, though possessing a body of bronze, met his end from an arrow to the eye [3.5s] | MMK3#132 p.093, ALPA.064, YARP2.074 p.111 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06703 | 120 | ای ثابت بر میثاق اهل فتور هر چند شرورند و بی شرم و پرغرور ولی ایشانرا تو | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Though the people of neglect be steeped in wickedness, shamelessness and pride, yet thou [3.5s] | INBA88:237b | Compassion; kindness; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Justice and wrath of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06705 | 120 | ای ثابت بر میثاق خوشا بحال تو که متشبث بعروه الوثقاای و متمسک بحبل المتین | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Blessed art thou, for thou hast clung to the Most Firm Handle and laid fast hold on the Sure Cord [3.5s] | INBA17:049 | ANDA#73 p.45 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06718 | 120 | ای جلال فضل جمال ابهی در حق احبایش اعظم از وصف و بیان قلم و رقمست ملاحظه نما | O Jalál! The grace of the Most Glorious Beauty towards His loved ones transcendeth description and surpasseth what pen and ink can express. Behold thou this [3.5s] | MKT9.163b | Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06725 | 120 | ای جوینده حق یابنده شو تا پاینده گردی زنهار امتحان منما زیرا کفه میزان تحمل | O seeker of truth, become thou a finder, that thou mayest attain unto everlasting life. Beware, test not through trials, for the measure of endurance [3.5s] | MKT8.076 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06768 | 120 | ای دو نفس مطمئنه نامهٌ شما رسید از مضمون مفهوم شد که الحمد لله | O ye two assured souls! Your letter was received and from its contents it was understood that, praise be unto God [3.5s] | INBA84:385 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06781 | 260 | ای رفیق روحانی اگر بدانی که مشغولیت بچه درجه است البته بیک کلمه کفایت فرماای | O spiritual companion! If thou didst but know the measure of my occupations, thou wouldst surely be content with but a single word [3.5s] | INBA85:226 | MSHR2.134x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06790 | 120 | ای سرگشته سودائی وقت آزادگی و شیداای بلکه آمادگی و رسواایست تا چند سرگشته و | O thou bewildered and passionate one! The time of liberation and rapture, nay rather, of preparation and exposure, hath come. How long wilt thou remain bewildered [3.5s] | SFI16.023b | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06792 | 120 | ای سرمست باده عشق ذی الجلال مجنون لیلی میگوید لقد لامنی فی حبها کل اقاربی ابی | O thou who art enraptured by the wine of the love of the All-Glorious! Majnún of Laylí declareth: "Verily, all my kindred did censure me for my love of her..." [3.5s] | MMK6#415, MSHR1.104x | Pain of love; love as veil; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06874 | 120 | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله در این بساط ذکرت مذکور و نامت موجود و یادت محتوم در | O thou who art ablaze with the fire of the love of God! Upon this plane thy mention is recorded, thy name is preserved, and thy remembrance is assured [3.5s] | INBA84:478b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06887 | 120 | ای خداوند تو شاهد و آگاهی که در دل و جان جز آرزوی رضای تو مرادی ندارم و جز در بزم ميثاق راهی و کامی نجويم | O Lord! Thou art witness and well aware that in my heart and soul I cherish no desire save the yearning for Thy good-pleasure, and seek no path nor solace but in the feast of Thy Covenant [3.5s] | MMK3#007 p.003x, ADH2_2#26 p.136x, MMG2#041 p.041x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06922 | 120 | ای موقن بایات الله و ثمره آن شجره محبت الله مصیبت کبری و رزیه عظمی هر حزنی را | O thou who art assured of the verses of God and art a fruit of that Tree of Divine Love! The great calamity and grievous affliction surpasseth every sorrow [3.5s] | BSHN.140.440, BSHN.144.434, MHT1a.112, MHT1b.070 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as sun; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06923 | 120 | ای موقن بکلمه الهی جناب اخوی هزار فرسنگ طی نمود و از درندگان صحرا و چنگ نهنگ | O thou who art assured of the Divine Word! His honour, the Brother, traversed a thousand leagues through the wilderness, [facing] wild beasts and the claws of the leviathan [3.5s] | INBA84:249b | BRL_DAK#1181, MSHR3.194 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06978 | 120 | ای ورقه موقنه اگر بکنه الطاف که از حضرت رحمن در حق تو مبذول گشته پی بری پری | O assured leaf! Shouldst thou fathom the depth of the bounties bestowed upon thee by the Lord of Mercy, thou wouldst soar aloft [3.5s] | MMK6#170 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06979 | 120 | ای ورقه موقنه تمنائی که از امة الله ورقه طیبه مجاوره والده حضرت اسم الله علیه | O assured leaf! My desire concerning the handmaiden of God, that pure leaf who resideth near the mother of Him Who beareth the Most Great Name, is [3.5s] | MKT7.170 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06982 | 120 | ای ورقه موقنه مکتوب شما رسید مضمون مفهوم و معلوم گردید از خدا میطلبم اماء | O assured leaf! Thy letter was received, and its contents were understood and comprehended. I beseech God that the handmaidens [3.5s] | MKT7.175a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06983 | 120 | ای ورقه موقنه نامه ات که بجناب حاجی مرقوم نموده بودی رسید مضمون تبتل بملکوت | O assured leaf! Thy letter, which thou hadst written to Jináb-i-Hájí, hath arrived, its contents reflecting devotion to the Kingdom [3.5s] | KHML.321-322 | Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07006 | 180 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء فریاد و فغان شما بملاء اعلی رسیده و آه و انین شما یقین است | O friends of Abdu'l-Baha! Your outcry and lamentation hath reached the Concourse on High, and assuredly your sighs and moaning [3.5s]... ...O Lord, our God! We are helpless; Thou art the Lord of strength and power. We are wretched; Thou art the Almighty | BRL_DAK#0095, BRL_MON#018x, MMG2#058 p.061x | BRL_POAB#18 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for detachment; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for service; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07070 | 120 | در ساحل دریااید و در شاطی بحر پرهیجان چون بان بحر نظر کنید بحر میثاق بخواطر | You stand upon the ocean's shore, and as ye gaze upon those surging waters, let the Sea of the Covenant surge within your hearts [3.5s] | HDQI.288, ANDA#43-44 p.05 | Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07105 | 120 | یا من استوقد سراج الهدایه فی زجاجه المنشاد لعمری ان عرمرم التایید مقبل من | O thou who hast kindled the lamp of guidance within the crystal of aspiration! By my life, the hosts of divine confirmation are assuredly advancing [3.5s] | INBA59:218b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07163 | 110 | الهی الهی ان امتک الرحمانیه المومنه الموقنه بکلمتک الفردانیه المشتعله بالنار | O my God, O my God! Verily, this faithful and assured handmaiden of Thine, firm in Thy Oneness, is enkindled with the fire [3.5s] | BSHN.140.219, BSHN.144.219, MHT2.145b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07180 | 110 | الهی و رجائی هذا عبد قد تضرع الی ملکوت رحمانیتک و جبروت فردانیتک متمنیا رضاک | O my God and my Hope! This servant hath turned with supplication unto the kingdom of Thy mercy and the dominion of Thy oneness, yearning for Thy good-pleasure [3.5s] | MJMJ3.044b, MMG2#322 p.360 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07196 | 110 | ای امه الله ای ورقه موقنه در این دور بدیع از جمال ابهی روحی لاحبائه الفداء | O handmaid of God, O assured leaf, in this wondrous Dispensation of the Most Glorious Beauty, may my spirit be offered up for His loved ones [3.5s] | MKT9.024b | Role and station of women; Thankfulness; gratitude; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07203 | 110 | ای امه الله در این دور که منتها آمال عباد مخلصین و منتها آرزوی اماء موقنات | O handmaid of God! In this Dispensation, which is the ultimate hope of sincere servants and the supreme aspiration of assured maidservants [3.5s] | INBA17:192 | MKT7.050a | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07204 | 110 | ای امه الله شکر کن خدا را که منتسب بمومن بالله و موقن بایات الله شدی و جام | O maidservant of God! Give thanks unto God that thou hast become numbered among them that believe in God and are assured of His signs, and hast drunk from the chalice [3.5s] | INBA17:248 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07207 | 110 | ای امه الله مطمئن بفضل حضرت یزدان باش و مسرور بموهبت حضرت رحمان که رشته تعلق | O handmaid of God! Rest thou assured in the bounty of the Lord God, and rejoice in the bestowals of the All-Merciful, for the cord of attachment [3.5s] | BSHN.140.398, BSHN.144.393, MHT1b.190 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07212 | 110 | ای امه الله ورقه موقنه حضرت آقا سید نصرالله چون پیک سباء بمرکز سریر جمال ابهی | O handmaid of God, O assured leaf! His honor Áqá Siyyid Naṣru'lláh, like the messenger of Saba, to the central seat of the Abhá Beauty [3.5s] | MKT5.140b, KHSK.053 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07213 | 110 | ای امه الله ورقه موقنه روحاء خانه که وقف مسافرخانه نمودید مقبول گردید باید | O handmaiden of God, steadfast and assured leaf! The house which thou didst dedicate as a pilgrim house hath been accepted [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0959, MKT7.070a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Cleanliness and refinement; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07214 | 110 | ای امه الله ورقه موقنه متضرعه الی الله ذکرت در این بساط گذشت بکمال نشاط و انبساط | O handmaid of God, assured leaf who supplicateth unto the Lord, thy mention hath passed through this assembly with utmost joy and delight [3.5s] | MKT7.071a | Fire and light; fire and water; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07243 | 110 | ای بنده الهی اثر خامه دوست حقیقی ملاحظه گردید بحر الطاف پر موج و آن موج رو | O servant of God! The work penned by the true friend hath been perused. The ocean of bounties surgeth, and its waves [3.5s] | TAH.244b | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07294 | 110 | ای بنده صادق جمال الله الیوم میزان صدق ثبوت بر پیمان حضرت رحمن است چه که صد | O thou true servant of the Beauty of God! Today the measure of sincerity is steadfastness in the Covenant of the All-Merciful, for verily [3.5s] | MKT8.035a, AKHA_118BE #605 p.h, AKHA_117BE #11-12 p.692, AKHA_104BE #08 p.3 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07319 | 110 | ای ثابت بر پیمان حقا که مومنی و موقن و مستقیمی و مقبل این توجه و اقبال | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Verily, thou art firm in faith, assured and upright, turning thy face toward this divine grace and acceptance [3.5s] | MKT9.076 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07378 | 110 | ای خسرو کشور شناساای خسروان گیتی ستان سالهای سال بکوشند و بجوشند و بخروشند | O sovereign seer of the realm, O monarchs who conquer the world, for years and years shall they strive and surge and roar [3.5s] | INBA88:335b | MKT1.449, ALPA.056a, ALPA.079b, YARP2.065 p.106 | High station of learning; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07412 | 110 | ای دو ورقه مطمئنه موهبت الهی تخصیص بذکور و اناث ندارد و فیض ابدی شامل جمیع | O ye two assured leaves! The divine bestowal maketh no distinction betwixt male and female, and the eternal grace encompasseth all [3.5s] | MMK3#145 p.100 | Chastity and purity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07440 | 110 | ای سرمستان جام الطاف یزدان دریای احسان حضرت یزدان پرموج است و جنود ملکوت در | O ye who are intoxicated with the chalice of divine favors! The ocean of the Lord's bounty is surging, and the hosts of the Kingdom are [3.5s] | INBA13:168 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07522 | 110 | ای متمسک بعروه وثقی جهانی در جهد و کوشش است و عالمی در سعی و کشاکش هر سری را | O thou who clingest to the Sure Handle! A world is in striving and struggle, and all mankind in mighty exertion and conflict [3.5s] | MMK2#095 p.073, DUR1.546 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07525 | 110 | ای متوجه الی الله از فیوضات یوم نشور از ماء طهور نوشیدی و مظهر و الابرار | O thou who art turned towards God! From the outpourings of the Day of Resurrection thou hast drunk of the pure water and art among the righteous ones [3.5s] | MKT9.167, MMK6#572 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Fire and light; fire and water; Imagery in the Qur'an; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07534 | 110 | ای متوکله علی الله نامه شما رسید دلیل بر ایمان و ایقان شما بود عبدالبهاء را دل | O thou who placest thy trust in God! Thy letter was received, bearing testimony to thy faith and certitude. It brought joy to the heart of 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s]... O thou who art trusting in God! Thy letter was received. It was a proof to thy faith and assurance,,,, ...Thou hast asked regarding the means of livelihood | SFI07.022b | BWF.375-375ax, LOG#2112x | Business; financial; property matters; Education of children; moral education; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07562 | 110 | ای مقبل الی الله دریای بخشایش پرجوش گشت و بخروش آمد موجی بر سواحل وجود زد | O thou who turnest thy face towards God! The ocean of forgiveness hath surged and risen in tumult, casting its waves upon the shores of existence [3.5s] | MMK3#136 p.095 | Differences in human capacity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07585 | 110 | ای مهتز از نسایم الطاف در این حشر اعظم که خدمات جمال قدم قلب عالمرا بحرکت | O thou who art stirred by the breezes of divine favors in this Most Great Resurrection, wherein the services rendered unto the Ancient Beauty have set the heart of the world in motion [3.5s] | MSHR4.221 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07590 | 110 | ای موقن بجمال موعود جناب اخوی بمطاف ملا مقربین فائز و جناب ابوی در جوار رحمه | O thou who art assured in the Beauty of the Promised One! Thy noble brother hath attained unto the circle of the near ones, and thy revered father dwelleth in the precincts of mercy [3.5s] | MMK6#323 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07594 | 110 | ای مومن موقن از جمله اسماء الهی در قرآن مومن است چنانچه فرموده است یعنی در | O thou assured believer! Among the names of God revealed in the Qur'án is "the Faithful," as He hath declared [3.5s] | MMK6#547, YIA.358-359 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07595 | 110 | ای مومنان ای موقنان ایمان و ایقانتان در آستان حضرت یزدان مانند مه تابان | O believers, O assured ones! Your faith and certitude at the threshold of the Lord God shineth even as the radiant moon [3.5s] | MKT8.155b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07597 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou believer in God! Thy letter was received and from its contents happiness was realized. It was a proof of faith and assurance | TAB.241-242 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07641 | 110 | ای ورقات مخضره موقنه جناب آقا محمد اسمعیل دو مرتبه بزیارت عتبه مقدسه فائز و | O verdant leaves, assured in faith! His honor Aqa Muhammad Isma'il hath twice attained unto the sacred Threshold [3.5s] | INBA17:094 | Law of pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07646 | 110 | ای ورقه طیبه موقنه در این کور جدید بموهبتی اختصاص یافتی که جمیع اماء در جمیع | O pure and assured leaf! In this new Dispensation thou hast been singled out for a bounty with which none of the handmaidens in all [3.5s] | MKT7.151a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07652 | 110 | ای ورقه مطمئنه بسا روزها گذشت و شبها بپایان رسید و قانتات مشغول بعبادت بودند | O assured leaf! Many days have passed and nights have drawn to their close while devoted handmaidens were engaged in worship [3.5s] | MKT7.204b, KNJ.025d | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07660 | 110 | ای ورقه موقنه نظم و نثر که از کلک و قریحه آن سرگشته و سودائی دلبر آفاق جاری | O thou assured leaf! The prose and verse that flow from thy pen and from the enraptured and impassioned soul of that Beloved of the horizons [3.5s] | INBA87:189, INBA52:191a | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07717 | 110 | O ye illumined faces! It was in truth with great pleasure that I looked upon the picture which portrayed your noble selves. | MAX.176 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07745 | 110 | جناب آقا سید اسدالله اگر بدانی مشغولیت عبدالبهاء بچه درجه است البته حیران | O esteemed Siyyid Asadullah! If you knew to what degree 'Abdu'l-Bahá is occupied, you would surely be astonished [3.5s] | INBA17:216 | MKT8.210a | Growth of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07751 | 110 | جناب طائف مطاف ملا اعلی این ایام امتحانات الهیه چون بحر مواج کشتیهای وجود از | The revered Ta'if-i-Mataf of the Most Exalted Realm, in these days of divine tests, is like unto a surging ocean whereon the vessels of existence [3.5s] | MUH3.203b | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07798 | 110 | یا من تمتع من نسیم عرار حدیقه الرحمن چه نگارم که بحر معانی چون محیط اکبر پر | O thou who hast inhaled the fragrance from the flowers of the All-Merciful's garden! How shall I write, when the ocean of inner meanings surgeth like the mighty deep [3.5s] | INBA17:265 | MKT8.223a | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07890 | 100 | ای امه الله همیشه در این ساحت مذکور بوده و هستی مطمئن باش زیرا بخدمت جناب | O handmaid of God! Thou hast ever been, and art still, remembered in this sacred court. Be thou assured, for in service to His Excellency [3.5s] | MKT7.075a | Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07892 | 100 | ای امه الله ورقه زکیه لحاظ عین الله الناظره شامل آن ورقه مطمئنه است و الطاف | O maidservant of God, O pure leaf! The gaze of God's all-seeing Eye encompasseth that assured leaf, and His favors [3.5s] | INBA16:106 | MKT7.069, PYK.305 | High station of the true believer | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07933 | 100 | ای بنده آستان حضرت احدیت عریضه واصل و ملاحظه گردید عریضه نبود حدیقه انیقه بود | O thou servant at the Threshold of the One God! Thy letter was received and perused. It was not a mere petition, but rather a garden of surpassing beauty [3.5s] | INBA87:444, INBA52:459 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07940 | 100 | ای بنده بهاء تا تواناای خداوند بیمانند از جهان بیچون و چند ظاهر و آشکار گردد | O servant of Bahá! Insofar as thou art able, let the peerless Lord be made manifest and resplendent from the realm that transcendeth all measure and limitation [3.5s] | AHB.121BE #05 p.152, YARP2.245 p.217 | Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07979 | 100 | ای بهرام شادکام تو در هندوستانی و ما در سورستان و صد بلکه هزار فرسنگ مسافت | O joyous Bahram! Thou art in India whilst We are in Suristan, separated by a hundred, nay, a thousand leagues [3.5s] | YARP2.266 p.230 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07981 | 100 | O Thou Almighty! O Thou Forgiving Lord! Endear Thou this believing, assured maidservant of God in Thy Kingdom and submerge her | DAS.1914-07-29 | Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08003 | 100 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مطمئن بفضل الهی باش و در نهایت سرور و ثبوت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Rest thou assured in God's grace, and be in the utmost joy and steadfastness [3.5s] | MKT5.069a | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of example | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08146 | 100 | ای طالب رضای الهی در حدیث است من لم یرض بقضاای فلیطلب ربا سواای رضای بقضا | O seeker of divine good-pleasure! In the Tradition it is recorded: "Whoso is not content with My decree, let him seek another Lord besides Me." Be thou content with His decree [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0300, BSHN.140.386, BSHN.144.381, MAS5.262, MHT1a.113, MHT1b.071 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08151 | 100 | ای عاشق جانسوخته جمال رحمانی ایدک ربک علی ابتغاء مرضاته و اعلاء ذکره در سبیل | O thou ardent lover of the Beauty of the All-Merciful! May thy Lord aid thee in seeking His good-pleasure and in exalting His mention in His path [3.5s] | INBA87:170b, INBA52:170a | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08156 | 100 | O thou my beloved! Be not unhappy. Let not thy thoughts be scattered. Man under the circumstances of tests must be patient | DAS.1913-02-27, BSTW#015 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08214 | 100 | ای مطمئن بفضل و عنایت حق الحمد لله در خدمت احبای خدا بتحریر اوراق مشغولی و | O thou who art assured in the grace and bounty of God! Praise be unto Him that thou art occupied with penning pages in service to the friends of God [3.5s] | TABN.253b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08218 | 100 | ای مظهر وفای حق زحماتی که در خدمات بازماندگان آن شهید سبیل الهی کشیدی روی تو | O thou manifestation of divine faithfulness! The pains thou hast borne in service to the survivors of that martyr in the path of God are reflected in thy countenance [3.5s] | MKT5.027 | Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08246 | 100 | ای موقن بالله در جمیع اوقات ملحوظ نظر عنایت جمال مبارک بوده و هستی مطمئن باش | O thou who art assured in God! Rest thou confident that at all times thou hast been, and shalt ever remain, the object of the tender gaze of the Blessed Beauty [3.5s] | MKT8.154a | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08247 | 100 | ای موقن بالله در کتاب مبین عسی ان یبعثک ربک مقاما محمودا نازل مقام محمود را | O thou who art assured in God! In the Manifest Book it is revealed: "Perchance thy Lord will raise thee to a praiseworthy station." The praiseworthy station hath been revealed [3.5s] | MMK6#259 | Manifestation of God as sun; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08248 | 100 | ای موقن بالله ملاحظه نما که دارو و دوا چگونه جلد متعفن را پاک و طیب و طاهر | O thou who art assured in God! Consider how medicine and remedy cleanse and purify the putrid skin [3.5s] | INBA17:167 | Manifestation of God as divine physician | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08250 | 100 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای موقن بایات الله جناب شیخ سلمان در سجن اعظم وارد و بزیارت رمس مطهر فائز از | O thou who art assured by the signs of God! The honorable Shaykh Salman hath arrived at the Most Great Prison and attained the blessing of visiting the sacred and hallowed shrine [3.5s]... ...In this day, no greater manifestation of love and kindness can be conceived in the world of existence than this | INBA55:140, INBA84:268a | BRL_DAK#0032x | BRL_ATE#033x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power of prayer; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||
| AB08251 | 100 | ای موقن بایات الله در روایت است که در یوم قیامت لواء حمد مرتفع گردد و علم | O thou who art assured of the signs of God! It is recounted in the sacred traditions that on the Day of Resurrection, the banner of praise shall be uplifted, and the standard [3.5s] | MAS5.242 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08252 | 100 | ای موقنه حضرت زین علیه بهاء الله الابهی حاضر شدند و در حق آن ورقه موقنه ذکری | O assured one! His Holiness Zein, upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious, was present and made mention concerning that assured leaf [3.5s] | TABN.176 | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08254 | 100 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای مونس من نامه ای بخط خویش مرقوم نموده ارسال داشتم البته تا بحال رسیده از | O thou my companion! I sent thee a letter written in mine own hand, which assuredly | BRL_DAK#0010 | BRL_ATE#010, MAAN#27 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||
| AB08276 | 100 | ای نفس موقنه حضرت سیدالساجدین لیلا و نهارا در رکوع و سجود و بمناجات با سلطان | O assured soul! Like unto the revered Prince of Worshippers, remain thou, by night and by day, in a state of bowing and prostration, communing with the Sovereign Lord [3.5s] | ANDA#78 p.19 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08290 | 100 | ای هاشم عبدالبهاء تو از یاران قدیمی مطمئن باش فسخ محفل اتحاد از شدت اعتماد | O Hashim! 'Abdu'l-Bahá regardeth thee as one of His trusted and longstanding friends. Be thou assured that the dissolution of the Assembly of Unity stemmed from an excess of trust [3.5s] | INBA17:002 | Non-participation in politics | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08295 | 100 | ای واقف اسرار یوم نشور عارفان در زمره جاهلان محشور شدند و مدعیان معرفت و | O Thou Who art privy to the mysteries of the Day of Resurrection! The mystics have been numbered among the ignorant, and they who claim to possess knowledge [3.5s] | MKT5.155b | Empty learning; false spirituality; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08304 | 100 | ای ورقه مبتهله موقنه قومی بر آنند که رجال افضل از نساء و بایه مبارکه الرجال | O thou leaf who supplicates and is assured! Some believe that men are superior to women, based on the blessed verse concerning men [3.5s] | INBA55:178a, INBA87:589b , INBA52:627 | BRL_DAK#0301, MKT7.225 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08306 | 100 | ای ورقه مطمئنه در عوالم الهی و در جهان غیرمتناهی عنوان ربوبیت و القاب الوهیت | O assured leaf! In the divine realms and the infinite universe, titles of Lordship and appellations of Divinity [3.5s] | MMK5#178 p.138, PYK.298 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08309 | 100 | ای ورقه موقنه الحمد لله از بدایت حیات هدایت یافتی و جمیع خویش و پیوند را در | O assured leaf! Praise be to God that from the inception of life thou hast been guided, and all thy kith and kin [3.5s] | MKT7.168 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08311 | 100 | ای ورقه موقنه حضرت امین از افق مبین بتو ناظر و متوجه و با رخی چون نجم بازغ | O assured leaf! His Holiness the Trusted One gazeth upon thee from the manifest horizon, with a countenance like unto a brilliant star [3.5s] | MMK5#255 p.198 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08313 | 100 | ای ورقه موقنه شاخ و برگ هر شجری برشحات سحاب تر و تازه گردد و سبز و خرم شود | O assured leaf! The branches and leaves of every tree are refreshed and made verdant through the drops of the cloud, becoming green and flourishing [3.5s] | INBA17:244 | MKT7.174a | Exhortations and counsels | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08352 | 100 | …Be well assured of the favours of thy Lord, be resigned unto Him, and cross the ocean in full tranquillity… Give my greetings to thine honourable husband | MAX.191x, MAX.209x | Consolation and comfort; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08359 | 100 | ایها الخل الوفی لو اطلعت علی ما یختلج بقلبی من هواجس الحب الخالص و الود | O thou faithful friend! Couldst thou but know what stirrings of pure love and devotion surge within my heart [3.5s] | INBA59:110b, INBA89:043b | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08372 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art sincere in the Religion of God! Verily, the maidservant of God, the assured leaf [thy wife] hath presented herself in the Sacred Spot | TAB.173 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08379 | 100 | بعضی از احباء در سر سر مذمت یاران دیگر نمایند و اساس غیبت را در نهایت متانت | Some of the friends, with utmost composure, engage in censure of other friends and lay the foundations of backbiting [3.5s] | INBA72:058, INBA88:324a, INBA89:059 | AVK3.183.12x, GHA.306 | Exhortations and counsels; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Knowledge of self | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08424 | 100 | یا من ادخره الله لترویج میثاقه از عالم اشتیاق بیان نتوان لهذا حواله بضمیر و وجدان خوشتر | O thou whom God hath treasured for the promotion of His Covenant! From the realm of longing no utterance can be made; therefore it is best to entrust it to the heart and conscience [3.5s] | INBA21:192b, INBA88:180a | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08478 | 90 | الحمد لله الذی اظهر امره و اشرق نوره و لاح فجره و طلع بدره و سطع نجمه | Praise be to God, Who hath manifested His Cause, shed abroad His light, made His dawn to break, unveiled His full moon, and caused His star to shine forth [3.5s] | INBA59:214a | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08485 | 90 | الهی الهی ان امتک المومنه بایاتک الموقنه بکلماتک المبتهله الی ملکوتک و | O my God, O my God! Verily, this maidservant of Thine, who believeth in Thy signs, is assured of Thy words, and imploreth Thy Kingdom [3.5s] | BSHN.140.177, BSHN.144.177, MHT2.190 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08513 | 90 | ای امه الله ای ورقه موقنه فضل و جود سلطان وجود را ملاحظه کن که جمیع ممکنات را | O handmaid of God, O assured leaf, behold the grace and bounty of the Sovereign of existence, Who hath encompassed all created things [3.5s] | MKT7.042a | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08541 | 90 | ای بقائی ای روحانی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی نظمی بود در نهایت بلاغت و فصاحت | O thou who art enduring, O thou who art spiritual! That which thou hadst written was a composition of surpassing eloquence and lucidity [3.5s] | TSQA4.019 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08543 | 90 | ای بلبل معانی قصیده غراء و فریده نوراء ملاحظه گردید در نهایت فصاحت و بلاغت بود | O nightingale of inner meanings! Thy brilliant and peerless ode was noted, and was found to be of surpassing eloquence and grace [3.5s] | INBA87:582, INBA52:619 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08607 | 90 | ای بنده مخلص حق از فضل جمال ابهی کنز ملکوت بجهت احباء مهیا لهذا انفاق سبب | O sincere servant of the True One! Through the grace of the Abhá Beauty, the treasury of the Kingdom hath been made ready for the loved ones [3.5s] | INBA87:088, INBA52:087 | MMK6#073 | Generosity [kirama]; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08633 | 90 | ای ثابت بر پیمان جناب جوان نورانی آقا محمد علی حاضر و عازم منصوره مصرند و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The radiant youth, Áqá Muḥammad-'Alí, is present and ready to depart for Manṣúriyyih, Egypt [3.5s] | INBA89:046b | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08642 | 90 | ای ثابت بر پیمان فی الحقیقه ثابت و راسخی و بخدمت بازماندگان شهدا قائم قامت و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! In truth thou art firm and resolute, and art standing steadfast in service to the survivors of the martyrs [3.5s] | KHML.273-274 | Education of children; moral education; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08691 | 90 | ای خادمه عتبه مقدسه چون در مزرعه قاسم آباد بتربیت دوشیزگان مالوفی یقین بدان | O handmaid of the sacred Threshold! Since thou art occupied with the education of young women in Qasimabad, be thou assured [3.5s] | YARP2.125 p.145, PPAR.178 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08709 | 90 | ای دو خادمه احباء الله سزاوار این است که افتخار و مباهات بر ملکه های اقطار | O ye two handmaidens of the loved ones of God! It behooveth you to attain such honor and glory as to surpass the queens of all lands [3.5s] | INBA87:518a, INBA52:545 | High station of the true believer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08773 | 90 | ای شمع طراز رخی در نهایت حسن و جمال افروخته داری صبیح و ملیح و جمیل و جلیلی | O thou candle of radiant countenance! Thou hast kindled a light of surpassing beauty and grace, resplendent, beauteous and sublime [3.5s] | AYBY.409 #119, TRZ1.344, MYD.539 | Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08780 | 90 | ای طالب جمال مختار بذیل تقی تشبث نما و بعروه وثقی تمسک کن توجه بملکوت ابهی کن | O seeker of the Chosen Beauty! Cling thou to the hem of piety and lay fast hold on the sure handle. Turn thy gaze unto the Kingdom of Abhá [3.5s] | MMK2#061 p.048 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; High station of the true believer; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08805 | 90 | ای غلام درگاه رضا در ایندم که همدم یاد توام قلم برداشتم و بنگاشتن پرداختم تا | O thou servant at the threshold of divine good-pleasure! In this moment, when I am companioned by thy remembrance, I have taken up my pen and begun to write [3.5s] | MKT9.157b | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08810 | 90 | ای فیروزه فیروز گوهریان بر آنند که فیروزه گوهریست گرانبها و از هر گوهری برتر و | O Turquoise, triumphant among the jewel-bearers! They hold that turquoise is a precious gem, surpassing every other jewel [3.5s] | YARP2.188 p.184 | Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08813 | 90 | ای کاظم خدا در قران عظیم میفرماید الکاظمین الغیظ و این را صفت موقنین میشمارد | O Kazim! God, in the glorious Qur'án, declareth: "Those who restrain their anger," and accounteth this among the attributes of them that are assured in faith [3.5s] | MMK6#077 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08824 | 90 | ای کنیز عزیز الهی جناب خان عازم ایران شد البته دل شما تنگ و تنها مانده اید | O dearly cherished handmaiden of God! Jináb-i-Khán hath departed for Iran, and assuredly thy heart is constricted and thou art left alone [3.5s] | YIK.102b | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08864 | 90 | ای مشتعل بنار موقده ربانیه در قیامت کبری و طامه عظمی و حشر اعظم هر نفسیکه بر | O thou who art enkindled with the divine kindled Fire! In the Great Resurrection, the overwhelming Catastrophe, and the supreme Gathering, every soul that [3.5s] | MMK6#610 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08901 | 90 | ای موقن بایات الله از خدا بخواه که در درگاه احدیتش خادم گردی و در ساحت حقیقت | O thou who art assured in the signs of God, beseech Him that thou mayest become a servant at His Threshold of Oneness and in the Court of Truth [3.5s] | MMK2#275 p.198 | Love as fire; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08902 | 90 | ای موقنان حضرت احدیت چنان اشراق و تجلی فرمود که امکان را ایئنه لامکان فرمود | O ye who are assured of the Divine Unity! Such radiance and effulgence hath He vouchsafed that He hath transformed contingent existence into a mirror of the realm of the infinite [3.5s] | INBA84:423b | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08927 | 90 | ای نفوس مطمئنه جناب زائر رجوع بوطن مالوف مینماید و از برای شما ارمغانی میطلبد | O assured souls! The distinguished visitor returneth to his familiar homeland and seeketh for you a gift [3.5s] | YARP2.537 p.384 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08950 | 90 | ای ورقه طیبه مطمئنه در چنین عهدی که اریاح امتحان جهانرا احاطه نموده و طوفان | O pure and assured leaf! In this age when the winds of tests and trials have encompassed the world and tempests [3.5s] | MKT7.148 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08952 | 90 | ای ورقه مبتهله مطمئنه شکر کن حی قدیمرا که در ظل جمال مبین وارد گشتی و از کاس | O supplicating and assured leaf! Give thanks unto the Ancient and Ever-Living One, that thou hast entered beneath the shade of the Manifest Beauty and hast drunk from the cup [3.5s] | INBA16:123 | MKT7.152b, PYK.294 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08953 | 90 | Translation List | ای ورقه مطمئنه از فوت پسر مکدر مباش و اشک مریز محزون مگرد مغموم مشو زیرا آن | O well-assured leaf! Grieve not the death of thy son. Shed thou no tears—sorrow not, neither be thou sad | BSHN.140.347, BSHN.140.363, BSHN.144.345, BSHN.144.361, MHT1b.020a, MHT1b.206 | ADMS#161 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| AB08956 | 90 | ای ورقه موقنه مطمئنه مرضیه در ملکوت ابهی ذکرت ورد لسان اهل وفا و در جبروت | O leaf assured, steadfast and well-pleasing! In the Abhá Kingdom thy remembrance floweth from the tongues of the faithful, and in the realm of might [3.5s] | MKT9.211a | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08969 | 90 | ای یار مهربان از کثرت مشاغل مجبور بر اختصارم بیقین بدان که اشتیاق عبدالبهاء | O kind friend! Due to the multitude of occupations I am compelled to be brief. Be thou well assured of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's yearning [3.5s] | INBA87:593b, INBA52:632a | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08986 | 90 | ایتها الریحانه المخضره النابته فی جنه التقدیس قد تعطر مشام اهل البهاء | O thou verdant myrtle planted in the Paradise of Sanctity! The smelling of the people of Baha is assuredly perfumed through the pure fragrance | DRM.010d | LABC.012 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for parents; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09028 | 90 | جناب آقا سید اسدالله البته تفاصیل مجامع عظمی و کنائس کبری را حضرات مرقوم | O Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah! Assuredly, the distinguished ones have written concerning the details of the great assemblies and mighty churches [3.5s] | INBA17:204 | Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09082 | 90 | یا من تعلق باهداب رداء الکبریاء سبح و قدس و هلل باسم ربک الحی القدیم و قل | O thou who clingest to the hem of the robe of Glory! Glorify, sanctify, and praise in the name of thy Lord, the Ever-Living, the Ancient, and say [3.5s] | INBA87:175b, INBA52:175b | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09095 | 90 | یزدان مهربانا آن کنیز شورانگیز را روز رستخیز برانگیختی و باده شادمانی در کام | O compassionate Providence! Thou hast raised up that enchanting handmaiden on the Day of Resurrection and poured the wine of gladness into her soul [3.5s] | YARP2.255 p.222 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09148 | 80 | ای اختر خاوری آنچه در نامه های آسمانی پدیدار خواهد شد مطمئن باش دانه چون | O radiant star of the East, rest assured that what shall manifest in the celestial letters will be akin to the seed [3.5s] | ALPA.027, MSHR3.192, MSBH4.446, YARP2.035 p.086 | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09169 | 80 | ای امه الله در ظل عصمت مومن بالله و موقن بایات الله در آمدی و از کاس عطا | O handmaid of God! Thou hast come beneath the shadow of divine protection as one who hath believed in God and is assured of His signs, and from the cup of bounty [3.5s] | INBA87:519a, INBA52:547 | High station of the true believer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09180 | 80 | ای امه الله ورقه موقنه توجهی بجمال قدم نما و یاد آن الطاف و عنایات اسم اعظم | O handmaid of God, assured leaf! Turn thy gaze toward the Ancient Beauty and remember those bounties and bestowals of the Most Great Name [3.5s] | MMK2#277 p.199 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09183 | 80 | ای امه موقنه در ظل جمال قدیم و نباء عظیم اماای تربیت گردند و نشو و نما نمایند | O assured handmaiden! Under the shadow of the Ancient Beauty and the Great Announcement may the maidservants be nurtured and grow to full stature [3.5s] | MKT7.027, AYBY.435 #159 | Education of children; moral education | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09192 | 80 | ای بلند همت بلندی همت را میزانی و سمو مقصد را برهانی عقاب اوج عزت در | O high-minded one! Thou art thyself the measure of lofty aspiration and the proof of an exalted aim. The eagle of soaring glory in [3.5s] | INBA13:011a | MSHR2.267 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09246 | 80 | ای بنده حق فتح بدو قسم است فتوح قلاع و فتوح قلوب فتح قلاع آسانست زیرا بمقداری | O servant of the Truth! Victory is of two kinds: the conquest of fortresses and the conquest of hearts. The vanquishing of fortresses is easily accomplished, for it requireth but a measure of [3.5s] | MMK6#190 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09292 | 80 | ...In brief, after having deducted the yearly expenses, if there is still any surplus left, then Huquq will be applicable to this surplus at the rate of 19% | COC#1164x | Business; financial; property matters; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of Huququ'llah; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09318 | 80 | ای جمشید رشید چون برکن شدید پناه بردی الطاف رب مجید البته شامل حال پدر مهربان | O valiant Jamshíd, when thou wert uprooted, thou didst seek refuge in the grace of the Glorious Lord. Surely the tender mercies of the All-Loving Father encompass thee [3.5s] | YARP2.271 p.233 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for parents | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09344 | 260 | Meetings, Bahá'í; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دختر عزیز نامه تو رسید مضمون بی نهایت شیرین بود زیرا دلیل بر ثبوت و | O dear daughter! Your letter has arrived. Its contents were of the highest sweetness, for it shows steadfastness and firmness. ...Rest assured that the breathings of the Holy Spirit will loosen thy tongue. Speak, therefore; speak out with great courage at every meeting | MMK1#216 p.259x | BRL_MEET.AB#19x, SWAB#216x, COC#0932x, BBBD.262-263 | Nineteen-Day Feast; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| AB09374 | 80 | ای رب ترانی هائما فی بیداء الاشتیاق و محترقا بنیران الفراق و قامت قیامه | O Lord, Thou seest me wandering in the wilderness of yearning and consumed by the fires of separation, and resurrection's hour hath come [3.5s] | INBA21:059 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09403 | 80 | ای سلیل حضرت منصور ورق مسطور مانند رق منشور مورث فرح و سرور گردید | O scion of His Holiness Mansur! Thy missive, like unto an unfurled scroll, brought forth joy and gladness [3.5s] | MUH3.314bx | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Naming of children; of individuals; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09421 | 80 | ای طالب رضای الهی حسن روی بندگان حق بعضی در مقام حسن است و برخی احسن حسن از | O seeker of divine good-pleasure! The beauty that adorns the countenance of God's servants is, in some, mere comeliness, while in others it manifesteth as the most sublime and exalted beauty [3.5s] | MMK6#045 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09454 | 80 | ای کنیز عزیز الهی مطمئن باش که در آستان مقدس مقربه ای و مشمول نظر عنایت | O cherished handmaiden of God! Rest thou assured that thou art near and dear at the Sacred Threshold, and art encompassed by the gaze of His loving-kindness [3.5s] | INBA85:090a | MKT7.116a | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09472 | 80 | ای متمسک بمیثاق مطمئن از الطاف حق باش که بمیمنت ثبوت بر میثاق موفق خواهی شد | O thou who clingest to the Covenant! Rest thou assured of the bounties of God, for through thy steadfastness in the Covenant thou shalt attain success [3.5s] | MKT8.132b | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09479 | 80 | Prayer for Steadfastness; Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای محبوب جان و وجدان من جز تو پناهی ندارم و بغیر از ذکر تو فریاد صبحگاهی بر | O Thou beloved of my heart and soul! I have no refuge save Thee. I raise no voice at dawn | MMK2#024 p.016 | BRL_APAB#15x, BLO_PT#071 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB09497 | 80 | ای مشعوق این شیدائیان و مقصود این سودائیان پریشانیم جمعیت خاطری عطا فرما | O Beloved of these enraptured ones and Goal of these ardent seekers, we are scattered - bestow upon us composure of mind [3.5s] | MMG2#268 p.299 | Prayer for protection; Prayer for service; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09526 | 80 | ای منیر بجانان و جانت قسم که بقدر نفسی فرصت ندارم و مهلت تحریر سطری نه مختصر | O thou who art illumined by the Beloved! By thy soul do I swear that I possess not even a moment's respite, nor the leisure to pen a single brief line [3.5s] | AYBY.441 #175 | Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09573 | 80 | ای ورقه طیبه زکیه الطاف حق چون دریای بی پایان موج بر سر عباد و اماء میزند و | O pure and sanctified leaf! The favors of God, even as a boundless ocean, surge in waves over His servants and handmaidens [3.5s] | MKT7.146b | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Praise and encouragement; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09580 | 80 | ای ورقه مطمئنه جام صفا را از باده وفا لبریز نما و بعشق خداوند عزیز سرمست شو | O assured leaf! Fill the cup of purity to overflowing with the wine of faithfulness, and become intoxicated with the love of thy glorious Lord [3.5s] | MKT7.159b | Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09581 | 80 | ای ورقه مطمئنه ذکرت در آستان مبارک مذکور و معروف و مشهور و نعتت در السن و | O assured leaf! Thy mention hath been recorded at the Sacred Threshold, renowned and celebrated, and thy praise is upon the tongues [3.5s] | MKT7.161b | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09586 | 80 | ای ورقه موقنه حلاوت و شیرینی حقیقی در هدایت و دلنشینی معنویست هر حلاوتی | O assured leaf! True sweetness and delight lie in divine guidance and spiritual attraction; every sweetness [3.5s] | MKT7.171a | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09591 | 80 | ای ورقه موقنه فائزه از شما حکایتی دارد و روایتی گوید که ماه سلطان در کهف امان | O assured and triumphant leaf! Tales are told concerning thee, and it is related that the moon of sovereignty dwelleth in the cave of safety [3.5s] | MKT6.176, MSHR3.229 | Pain of love; love as veil; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09594 | 80 | ای ورقه موقنه یک تجلی از تجلیات جمال قدیم نور مبین بود که آفاق اقالیمرا روشن | O assured leaf! One effulgence from among the effulgences of the Ancient Beauty was the manifest light that illumined the horizons of all regions [3.5s] | AYBY.450 #189 | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09600 | 80 | ای یار عبدالبهاء چشمه خورشید عنایت پرجوش است چشمت روشن باد و از این فیض رحمت | O friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The fountain of the Sun of bounty surgeth forth; may thine eyes be illumined, and mayest thou partake of this grace [3.5s] | BSHN.140.343, BSHN.144.341, MHT1b.207a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09625 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art supplicating unto the Kingdom of God! Rest assured in the mercy of thy Lord; be rejoiced for my remembering thee | TAB.053-054 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for healing | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09635 | 80 | ایتها الموقنه الملکوتیه و الایه الرحمانیه زادک الله انجذابا الی الملاء الاعلی | O thou who art assured in the celestial Kingdom and divine sign of the All-Merciful, may God increase thy attraction to the Supreme Concourse [3.5s] | INBA59:181a | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09636 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art assuredly believing in God! Verily, I am informed of thy letter which showeth how thou art praising God | TAB.475-476 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09679 | 80 | شوقی من این خواب بسیار خوبست مطمئن باش تشرف بحضور حضرت اعلی روحی له الفدا | Shoghi Mine, this dream is a good one. Rest assured that to have attained the presence of His Holiness the Exalted One | AKHA_116BE #01-03 p.52, AHB.117BE #08-10 p.284, AHB.131BE #326 p.52, YHA2.584, PPRP.025, RMT.194-195 | PPRL.016 | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09683 | 80 | محرم خلوتگاه الهی و امین خزائن اسرار ربانی سرور کامکاریست که مرکز سنوحات | That inviolate sanctuary of the Divine, that trusted custodian of the treasuries of heavenly secrets, is the sovereign of felicity who is the center of divine inspirations [3.5s] | PYK.234 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09719 | 80 | یا ورقه مطمئنه قمی علی ذکرک ربک الابهی و اطلقی اللسان بالثناء علی ذی الاسماء | O assured leaf! Arise in remembrance of thy Lord, the Most Glorious, and loose thy tongue in praise of Him Who possesseth all names [3.5s] | AYBY.437 #164 | Angels; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09784 | 70 | ای اردشیر خداداد هر نفسی را مرادی الحمد لله تو را مراد رضای الهی و مقصد الطاف | O Ardeshir Khodadad! Every soul hath a desire; praise be to God, thy desire is the good-pleasure of God, and thy purpose the attainment of His favours [3.5s] | ALPA.058, YARP2.067 p.108 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09817 | 70 | ای امه الله ورقه موقنه فائزه باستان حضرت رحمن وارد و بروح و قلب و قالب مطاف | O handmaid of God, thou assured leaf! Thou hast attained the threshold of the All-Merciful and become, in spirit, heart and frame, a place of circling worship [3.5s] | MKT6.026a | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09819 | 70 | ای امه موقنه فضل جمال قدم بمثابه بحر پر موجست ولی رشحاتش بساحل امکان متصل اگر | O assured maidservant, the bounty of the Ancient Beauty is even as a surging ocean, yet its drops reach unto the shore of contingent being [3.5s] | MKT7.028a | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09821 | 70 | ای قوم ، انوار حقّ ساطع شده آيات حقّ ظاهر شده دريای فضل بموج آمده و آفتاب حقيقت پرتو عنايت بخشيده | O people! The lights of Truth have shone forth, the verses of Truth have been made manifest, the ocean of grace hath surged, and the Sun of Reality hath shed its radiant beams [3.5s] | MMK3#107 p.072x | Love of God; Spiritual springtime; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09824 | 70 | ای باغ عرفانک نهال بیهمالی رستخیز روح انگیزدر قیامت پرکرامت در ترک قریب اولور | O peerless sapling in the garden of divine knowledge! The spirit-quickening resurrection on that Day of abundant grace is drawing nigh [3.5s] | INBA88:354a | MJT.048 | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09973 | 70 | ای رستم یزدان الحمد لله در میدان جانفشانی تفوق بتهمتن زابلستانی نمودی و بر | O Rustam of the Almighty! Praise be to God, for in the arena of self-sacrifice thou hast surpassed the prowess of the mighty hero of Zabulistan [3.5s] | MMK2#163 p.122, PPAR.193 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10011 | 70 | ای طالب رضای الهی الیوم اکبر نفوس ملکوتی آن کسست که بعهد و پیمان الهی بعزمی | O seeker of divine good-pleasure! Today, the greatest among celestial souls is one who, with resolute purpose, [remains faithful to God's Covenant] [3.5s] | INBA17:184 | MMK2#202 p.145, MSHR3.337 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10050 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای کنیز مهربان الهی نامه ات مانند گل دسته معطری بود از آنگلدسته رایحه ایمان و | O thou kind maidservant of God! Thy letter was like a perfumed nosegay and from that nosegay the fragrance of faith and assurance was inhaled. | DRM.008a | TAB.530 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| AB10058 | 70 | ای متمسک بعروه وثقی چشم بصیرت گشا نور حقیقت بین آثار فیوضات ملکوت ابهی از جهان | O thou who holdest fast to the sure handle, open the eye of insight and behold the light of truth, and see the outpourings of the Abhá Kingdom manifested in the world [3.5s] | MKT8.131, YQAZ.213a | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10094 | 70 | ای منجذب بکلمه الله اگر در این حشر عظیم و نشر بدیع رخی روشن طلبی و دلی چون | O thou who art attracted to the Word of God! If thou seekest in this mighty resurrection and wondrous dispensation an illumined countenance and a heart [3.5s] | MMK2#274 p.198 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10105 | 70 | ای موقن بیوم قیام در یوم ظهور نفخ صور شد و نقر ناقور گشت موقن و مرتاب هر دو | O thou who art steadfast in the Day of Resurrection! In the Day of Manifestation hath the Trumpet been sounded and the Clarion been blown, both for the steadfast and the doubtful [3.5s] | INBA13:163a, INBA59:165 | MMK6#465, AKHA_119BE #05-06 p.d | Life and death; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10106 | 70 | ای موقنه بایات الله از فراق نوردیدگان ناله و فغان منما و از هجران جگرپارها آه | O thou who art assured in the Signs of God, raise not thy voice in lamentation at separation from those dear to thee, nor heave sighs of sorrow at thy heart's bereavement [3.5s] | INBA87:510b, INBA52:536a | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10120 | 70 | ای ناظر بحق قد تلجلج طمطام الکبریاء و تبلج فجر الهدی و تاجج النار الموقده فی | O thou who gazest upon Truth! The surging ocean of grandeur hath swelled, and the dawn of guidance hath broken forth, and the kindled fire hath blazed forth in [3.5s] | INBA88:045a | Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10147 | 70 | ای ورقه مطمئنه الیوم شرف و منقبتی و میمنت و سعادتی اعظم از خدمت بندگان الهی | O assured leaf! Today there is no glory or distinction, no felicity or blessing, greater than service to the servants of God [3.5s] | MKT7.201a, MKT5.111a | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10152 | 70 | ای ورقه موقنه آن خاندان دودمان ایمانند و سلاله ایقان از بدایت طلوع نیر تابان | O assured leaf! That household is of the family of faith and the progeny of certitude, from the dawning of the radiant Orb [3.5s] | PYK.292 | Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10153 | 70 | ای ورقه موقنه در کمال وجد و سرور زبان بستایش رب غفور بگشا که ای خداوند | O assured leaf! In utmost rapture and joy, raise thy tongue in praise of the All-Forgiving Lord, exclaiming: O God [3.5s] | MKT9.210b | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10156 | 70 | مقصود از ولد بکر ارشد اولاد ذکور باقی است شمول بأرشد اناث ندارد ولو اکبر اناث باشد | The intention of "first-born son" referreth to the eldest surviving male offspring; it embraceth not the eldest female, even should she be the senior among the children [3.5s] | AVK4.218.10x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of inheritance; Rights of the eldest son; primogeniture | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10163 | 70 | ای یار مهربان هر چند مکتوب مرقوم شد اما خواستم که بخط خویش نیز چیزی بنگارم تا | O kind friend! Though a letter hath already been penned, I wished to write something in mine own hand, so that [3.5s] | INBA16:013 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10186 | 70 | Verily thy letter reached Me, and I noted its contents, and the severe trials which surround thee from all sides. Be not sorrowful on this account | BSTW#445x | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mary Magdalene; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10187 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art assured in God! Verily we read thy letter and asked for thee confirmation. Verily thy Lord will strengthen thee in great spirituality | TAB.121-122 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10230 | 70 | رب و رجائی ان هذه امة موقنه مومنه مطمئنه اقبلت الیک و وفدت علیک و آمنت من | O my Lord and my Hope! Verily this is a community assured in faith, believing, serene, that hath turned unto Thee and drawn nigh unto Thee and believed [3.5s] | BSHN.140.487, BSHN.144.480, MHT1a.179a, MHT1b.137a | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10235 | 70 | طبیبا جسم عالمک صحتی مختل و علتی مزمن و مکمل اولمشدر طبیب حاذق و حکیم فائق و | O physician! The body of thy world hath fallen grievously ill, its malady chronic and complete. O skilled physician and surpassing sage [3.5s] | MJT.073b | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10265 | 70 | یا من تمسک بالعره الوثقی بدان عروه وثقی که از اول ابداع در زبر و الواح و صحف | O thou who hast clung to the Most Firm Handle! [3.5s]... ...Know thou that the 'Sure Handle' mentioned from the foundation of the world in the Books, the Tablets and the Scriptures of old is naught else but the Covenant and the Testament | MMK6#050, ASAT4.333 | GPB.238x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10279 | 70 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art cheered through the Fragrances of God! When thou desirest and yearnest for meeting in the world of vision | TAB.104, BSC.477 #907x, RBB.125ax | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10288 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art assuredly believing in God! Verily, I read thy brilliant letter | TAB.113 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10294 | 70 | ...Rest ye assured that the Breaths of the Holy Spirit shall inspire you with the power of speech. Consequently, loosen your tongues and speak in every meeting | DAS.1913-09-23, ABIE.349, BLO_PN#007 | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10333 | 60 | انیسا بحر قدم فیضان اعظم و طوفان دمادم باشلدیغی گوندن امواج فیوضات ساحل | O My companion! From the day the Ancient Ocean commenced its mighty effusion and successive surging, the waves of bounties reached the shore [3.5s] | MJT.098a | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10347 | 60 | ای امه الله اگر بدانی این خطاب چه قدر مبارک است البته پیریرا فراموش نماای و | O maidservant of God! If thou knewest how blessed this title is, thou wouldst assuredly forget old age [3.5s] | MKT7.029b | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10351 | 60 | ای امه الله الموقنه آن خانواده الحمد لله از کاس هدی سرمستند و در ظل شجره مبارکه مستریح | O assured handmaid of God! That family, praise be to God, is intoxicated with the chalice of guidance and resteth beneath the shade of the Blessed Tree [3.5s] | YIK.289b | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10353 | 60 | Whilst passing some days in the East, thou wert a flame of the love of God. Now, assuredly, thou art even more aglow and illumined. | MAX.264b | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10372 | 60 | ای امه الله ورقه موقنه زائره نهایت ستایش از استقامت و ثبوت شما مینماید پس | O handmaid of God, assured and steadfast leaf, utmost praise is rendered for thy constancy and firmness. Therefore [3.5s] | INBA17:066 | MKT7.070b | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10422 | 60 | ای بنده خدا جان بجانان تسلیم کن و سر در ره یزدان فداکن هر جان که فدای جانان | O servant of God! Surrender thy soul unto the Beloved and sacrifice thy head in the path of the Lord. Every soul that is sacrificed unto the Beloved [3.5s] | MMK2#316 p.231, NANU_AB#05 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10475 | 60 | ای جان نثار جمال قدم در سایه اسم اعظمی و در ظل شجره اکرم دیگر چه غم این بخشش | O soul that hath surrendered to the Ancient Beauty! Under the shadow of the Most Great Name and beneath the sheltering Tree Most Glorious, what cause for grief remaineth [3.5s] | ALPA.019b, YARP2.024 p.078 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10482 | 60 | ای حبیب چه قدر با نصیب بودی که پدر مومن و مادر موقنه و برادر مشتعل و اخوات | O beloved one, how bountifully art thou blessed, having a believing father, an assured mother, a brother enkindled with the fire of faith, and sisters [3.5s] | ANDA#57 p.22 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10501 | 60 | ای دو طفل خوردسال اگرچه خوردسالید ولی از پیران سالخورده برترید و بهتر چه که | O ye two young children! Though young in years, ye surpass the aged and hoary-headed ones [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0286, HUV1.030 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10503 | 60 | ای دو ورقه موقنه شکر خدا را که از بحر اعظم اغتراف نمودید و از الطاف جمال قدم | O ye two assured leaves! Render thanks unto God that ye have drawn from the Most Great Ocean and [partaken of] the favors of the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | INBA16:008 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10540 | 60 | ای شیرین شیرینی و حلاوت در مائده آسمانیست و لذت در طعام روحانی زیرا شیرینی | O Shirin! Sweetness and delight are found in the heavenly feast, and pleasure in the spiritual repast, for sweetness [3.5s] | YARP2.185 p.183 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10547 | 60 | ای طفل صغیر در ملکوت الهی کبیری زیرا مومنی و موقن و این اول دلیل بلوغست و از | O little child! In the divine Kingdom thou art great, for thou art a believer and assured in faith, and this is the foremost proof of maturity [3.5s] | AYBY.416 #128, HUV1.027 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10567 | 60 | ای متوجه الی الله خوشا بحال تو که بحبل عنایت تشبث نمودى و بعروة وثقى تمسک جستى | O thou who art turned towards God! Happy art thou, for thou hast clung to the cord of divine favor and laid hold on the sure handle [3.5s] | INBA13:222a | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10591 | 60 | ای مفتون عهد و پیمان با وجود عدم امکان تحریر از غلیان حب شدید بشما نامه | O thou who art enraptured by the Covenant! Despite the impossibility of writing, such is the surging love that I pen thee this letter [3.5s] | INBA84:425 | YFY.015 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10611 | 60 | ای موقن بایات الله در سبیل حق چالاک شو و قصد معارج افلاک کن توجه بمنظر ابهی | O thou who art assured in the verses of God! Be swift in the path of Truth and aim for the celestial ascents. Turn thy gaze toward the Most Glorious Horizon [3.5s] | MKT8.154b, AHB.129BE #05-06 p.01 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10612 | 60 | ای موقن بایات الله صبح است و قلم در جریانست و قلب در هیجان نفحات ملکوت ابهی | O thou who art assured of the signs of God! The morn hath dawned, the Pen is in motion, and the heart is stirred by the fragrances of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | AYBY.434 #157 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10613 | 60 | ای موقن بایات الله علیک بهاء الله چند جواب مرقوم شد لهذا حال اختصار میشود | O thou who art assured of the verses of God! Upon thee be the Glory of God! Several replies have already been written, therefore this one shall be brief [3.5s] | MKT6.018a | Exhortations and counsels; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10614 | 60 | ای موقن بظهور الهی حضرت سید الشهداء روح العالمین فداء در مشهد فداء | O thou who art assured of the divine Manifestation! His Holiness the Prince of Martyrs - may the souls of all be sacrificed in his path - in the place of sacrifice [3.5s] | INBA88:264b | Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10626 | 60 | ای نامدار نامداران در جهان بسی پدیدار شدند ولی پرتو شکوهشان دمی بود و دریای خروش شان شبنمی | O illustrious one among the renowned! Many have appeared in the world, yet the radiance of their glory lasted but a moment, and their surging ocean proved but a dewdrop [3.5s] | INBA88:339a | YARP2.323 p.270 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10647 | 60 | ای ورقه موقنه اگرچه در دیار غربت بفرقت خویش و پیوند گرفتار شدی ولی بخدمت | O thou assured leaf! Although in the land of exile thou hast been caught in separation from kith and kin, yet in service [3.5s] | MKT5.191a | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10648 | 60 | ای ورقه موقنه توجه بملکوت ابهی کن و توسل بعروه وثقی نما نظر بمنظر اعلی کن و | O assured leaf! Turn thy gaze unto the Abhá Kingdom and cleave unto the firm Handle. Fix thine eyes upon the Most Exalted Horizon [3.5s] | AYBY.429 #144 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10649 | 60 | ای ورقه موقنه در هر صبحگاهی فیوضات نامتناهی طلب و در هر مساای انوار تایید | O assured leaf! At every dawn, seek thou infinite bounties, and at every eventide the lights of confirmation [3.5s] | MKT7.173 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10650 | 60 | ای ورقه موقنه ذکر خیر الیوم ثبوت و رسوخست و اعظم اوصاف و نعوت در هر فصلی اصلی | O assured leaf! Today goodly mention is steadfastness and firmness, and in every season these are the greatest of attributes and qualities [3.5s] | MKT7.202b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10651 | 60 | ای ورقه موقنه شاد باش و آزاد باش و مطمئن بفضل و موهبت پروردگار که ترا هدایت | O assured leaf! Be joyous and free, and rest confident in the grace and bounty of the Lord, Who hath guided thee [3.5s] | YARP2.501 p.366 | Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10652 | 60 | ای ورقه موقنه لیلی هر نه قدر ملاحت رخساره مالک ایسه ده هدایت پروردگاره مظهر | O assured leaf! However comely the countenance of Layli, it is the guidance of the Almighty that is the true manifestation [3.5s] | MJT.090 | Beauty; grace; aesthetics; Role and station of women; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10655 | 60 | ای یادگار منصور منصور جلیل خلیل چونکه کل رفت و گلستان شد خراب بوی کل را از | O remnant of the glorious Mansúr! O noble and beloved one, when all had departed and the rose-garden lay in ruins [3.5s] | MSHR3.123 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10668 | 60 | ایتها الامه لله الموقنه بملکوت الله اوقدک الله بنار المحبه و الانجذاب توجهی | O handmaiden of God, thou who art assured of God's Kingdom! May God ignite thee with the fire of love and attraction [3.5s] | YMM.199 | Love as fire; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10683 | 60 | ایتها الورقه الموقنه اشکرى ربک بما هداک الى الصراط المستقیم | O leaf assured in faith, render thanks unto thy Lord for having guided thee to the straight path [3.5s] | INBA21:131d | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10689 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou shining ray! Verily, the ray, being transmitted from the etheric sphere, rends the space and reaches the surface of the earth | TAB.249 | Ether; the phenomenon of light; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10708 | 60 | جناب آقا میرزا عبدالله یقین است که از قبل عبدالبهاء آستان مقدس حضرت دوست را | O Jinab-i-Mirza 'Abdu'llah! Rest assured that, from 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the sacred threshold of the Beloved [3.5s] | AYBY.394 #084 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10711 | 60 | جناب رشید جمشید نامهای دوستان را حرز جان نموده حتی در این سامان نیز همراه | Verily, Jinab-i-Rashid Jamshid hath treasured the names of the friends as an amulet of the soul, bearing them even in these parts [3.5s] | ALPA.088, YARP2.105 p.126 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10748 | 60 | یا رب السموات العلی ان عبدک المبتلی فی سبیلک غلامرضا یطلب الرضا فی الصباح و | O Lord of the exalted heavens! Verily, Thy servant Ghulám-Riḍá, who hath been tried in Thy path, seeketh Thy good-pleasure in the morning [3.5s] | INBA87:125b, INBA52:123b | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10749 | 60 | O Thou my Lord the Merciful and my Beloved, the Clement! Verily these intelligent souls are assured in Thy mention | DAS.1914-04-27 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10772 | 60 | Praise be to God that the Treasury of the Kingdom is inexhaustible and the holy, divine graces a fathomless sea. | DAS.1914-09-07 | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10802 | 50 | الهی الهی ان عبدتک هذه تسترضیک بکل عجز و ذل و انکسار مبتهله الیک فی خفیات | O my God, my God! This handmaiden of Thine seeketh Thy good pleasure with all lowliness, humility and contrition, supplicating unto Thee in her heart [3.5s] | INBA87:086b, INBA52:085b | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10864 | 50 | ای بنده صادق رحمانی از فضل و موهبت جمال قدیم مطمئن باش و بفضل حضرت رحمن در | O thou sincere servant of the All-Merciful! Rest thou assured in the grace and bounty of the Ancient Beauty, and in the favor of the All-Merciful Lord [3.5s] | MKT5.166 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10896 | 50 | ای جوان نورانی نامه که بتاریخ ۱۰ فبرواری ۱۹۲۱ مرقوم نموده بودید رسید | O radiant youth! Thy letter dated 10 February 1921 was received [3.5s] | MSHR2.021x | Call to action; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10904 | 50 | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. In regard to thy dear father, rest assured that in the Kingdom of God | MAX.304x | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10930 | 50 | ای طالب سر اخت النبوه این سر عظیم کنز مکنون حضرت قیوم است و حفظش امر محتوم | O seeker after the mystery of the sister of prophecy! This mighty secret is the hidden treasure of the Self-Subsisting Lord, and its preservation is a binding command [3.5s] | YMM.388 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10939 | 50 | ای فائزه ای ورقه مطمئنه در این روز روشن مولد حضرت موجود جهان وجود مستغرق بحر | O Fa'izih, O assured leaf! On this radiant Day, the Birth of His Holiness, the Source of all existence, immersed in the sea [3.5s] | MKT6.155 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10984 | 50 | ای موقنهٴ بآیات اللّه جزع و فزع منما و گریه و زاری مکن روی مخراش و سرشک چشم گریان | O thou who art assured by the signs of God! Yield not to grief and distress, neither give way to lamentation and weeping. Rend not thy face, nor let tears stream from thine eyes [3.5s] | BSHN.140.191x, BSHN.144.191x, MHT2.069ax | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10985 | 50 | ای ورقه مطمئنه شکر حضرت رب جلیل را که در ظل سدره عنایت مستظل گشتی و بنسائم | O assured leaf! Render thanks unto the glorious Lord that thou hast found shelter beneath the shade of the Tree of His providence and [art carried upon] the breezes [3.5s] | MKT7.163a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10987 | 50 | ای ورقه موقنه ستاره نفسیست که نور محبت الله در رخش تابان و از افق عرفان چون | O assured leaf! Thou art a star whose face shineth with the light of the love of God, and from the horizon of divine knowledge [3.5s] | MKT7.203b, KNJ.043b, YQAZ.473-474, YQAZ.482a | Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10988 | 50 | ای ورقه موقنه نظر عنایت متوجه اماء رحمن است و سایه رحمت افکنده بر فرق کنیزان | O assured leaf! The gaze of divine favor is directed towards the handmaidens of the All-Merciful, and the shadow of His mercy is cast over the heads of His maidservants [3.5s] | MKT7.176a | Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11021 | 50 | جناب آقا سید اسدالله آنچه نزد حاجی میرزا عبدالله ارسال میشود میفرستد و قبض | Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadullah will dispatch that which is intended for Haji Mirza Abdullah and ensure the receipt thereof [3.5s] | INBA17:232 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11025 | 50 | جناب آقا میرزا حبیب الله سلیل شخص جلیل سعیدالملک در بیروتست در حق او نهایت | O honored Áqa Mírza Habíbu'llah! The son of the illustrious Sa‘idu'l-Mulk is in Beirut, and you must make every effort to ensure his well-being. | KHH1.064 (1.089) | KHHE.108 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11032 | 50 | حضرت افنان کار جناب میرزا حسن علیه بهاء الله بطول انجامید البته زود اتمام | The endeavors of the honored Afnán, Mírzá Ḥasan, upon whom be the Glory of God, have been prolonged; assuredly they shall soon be completed [3.5s] | INBA87:409a, INBA52:421a | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11043 | 50 | رب و رجائی ان عبدک هذا یرجو الالطاف و یتمنی الوصول الی رضاک و یستغیث الی | O my Lord and my Hope! This, Thy servant, implores Thy bountiful favors and ardently desires to attain unto Thy good-pleasure. He crieth out in supplication unto Thee [3.5s] | INBA17:220 | MJMJ3.091a, MMG2#282 p.314 | Prayer for service; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11064 | 50 | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | یا ربی الرحمن هذا ریحان فی حدیقه الرضوان و غصن فی ریاض العرفان اجعلها مهتزا | O my merciful Lord! This is a hyacinth which hath grown in the garden of Thy good pleasure and a twig | HUV2.017, MMTF.014 | BRL_APAB#02, BRL_CHILD#11 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||
| AB11089 | 50 | ...Certain regulations are revealed which in sure the welfare and well-being of all humanity | SW_v07#15 p.133x | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11092 | 50 | ...Consider thy composure, for composure of thought will become the cause of one's confirmation in the service | SW_v07#18 p.187 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11124 | 40 | اگر بدانى که نور ملاء اعلى چگونه بر قلب اماء اشراق نموده البته خود را شعلهء محبت الله کنى و لمعهء معرفت الله | Wouldst thou but know how the light of the Concourse on High doth shed its radiance upon the hearts of His handmaidens, thou wouldst surely become a flame of the love of God and a beam of divine knowledge [3.5s] | DRM.016b | Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11142 | 40 | ای بنده الهی مکاتیب جناب آقا سید نصرالله و حاجی و دیگران جمیع رسید مطمئن باش | O servant of God! The letters of Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Nasru'llah, Haji and the others have all been received. Rest thou assured [3.5s] | INBA16:196 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11194 | 40 | ای مومن موقن حقیقت انسانیه مشکاه نوردر و زجاجه ظهوردر بو حقیقت لطافت و طراوت | O steadfast and assured believer! The human reality is as a niche for the light and a glass for manifestation. This reality possesseth delicacy and freshness [3.5s] | MJT.131 | Human reality created in the image of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11202 | 40 | ای ورقه موقنه در هر کور رجال از بحر فیوضات نصیب اوفر بود و بهره اعظم الرجال | O assured leaf! In every Dispensation men received a more abundant portion from the ocean of divine bounties and the greater share [3.5s] | MMK6#099 | Equality of men and women; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11223 | 40 | ایها النفس النفیسه المطمئنه بملکوت الله اعلم ان بشارات ملکوت الله احاطت | O thou noble and assured soul in the Kingdom of God! Know thou that the glad-tidings of God's Kingdom have encompassed all [3.5s] | INBA59:189b | The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11285 | 40 | ...To be approved of God alone should be one's aim. And has thou realized thy own shortcomings? | SW_v07#18 p.185 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Knowledge of self; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11305 | 40 | ...The full measure of your success is as yet unrevealed, its significance still unapprehended | WOB.077x | Being a source of light; guidance; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11306 | 40 | O thou shining and spiritual Gem! Glad tidings to thee from the Generosity of Thy Lord. Be happy on account of the Gifts of thy God which shall soon surround thee; and Thou art confirmed in the Covenant! | MAB.017 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11323 | 30 | الهی انت الذی ایدت عبادک المخلصین على رضائک اید عبدک المتوجه الیک على ذکرک و ثنائک | O my God! Thou art He Who hath aided Thy sincere servants to attain Thy good-pleasure. Aid, then, this servant who turneth his face toward Thee in Thy remembrance and praise [3.5s] | LMA2.424 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11352 | 30 | مکتوب مطبوع که از بهائیان غرب به بهائیان شرق مرقوم شده بود ملاحظه گردید مضمون مشحون به حقائق و اسرار حضرت بیچون بود یقین است که احبّای ایران را سبب روح و ریحان گردد | The pleasing letter that was written by the Bahá'ís of the West to the Bahá'ís of the East was perused. Its contents were replete with the verities and mysteries of the Incomparable Lord. Assuredly it shall be a source of joy and delight to the beloved ones in Iran [3.5s] | NJB_v01#19a p.008x | Prophecy and fulfillment; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11374 | 30 | ...Supplication and prayer on behalf of others will surely be effective. When hearts are united, when faces are turned towards the kingdom of Abha, surely enlightenment will be the result. | SW_v08#04 p.047x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11376 | 30 | ای ورقه موقنه دست بذیل میثاق زن و تشبث بپیمان کوکب اشراق تا جلوۀ الطاف خداوند جهان جاودان بینی | O assured leaf! Take hold of the hem of the Covenant and cling to the testament of the Day-Star of effulgence, that thou mayest behold the eternal splendor of the favors of the Lord of the world [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0313, MKT4.194a, YMM.057 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11377 | 30 | ای ورقه موقنه نظر الطاف حی قیوم شاملست و فضل و عنایت کامل حال استعداد و | O assured leaf! The glances of favor of the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting Lord encompass thee, and His grace and bounties are complete [3.5s] | INBA89:047b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11406 | 30 | ورقه خیرالنساء بعنایت الهیه مطمئن باشند و بشکرانه الطاف حق متذکر گردند که در ایام الله | Leaf of the most virtuous of women, be thou assured by divine grace, and render gratitude for the favors of the True One, for in these Days of God [3.5s] | INBA84:481b | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11446 | 30 | ...In prayer one must turn his face towards the sanctified Reality of His Holiness Baha'o'llah - that Reality which surrounds all phenomena. | SW_v09#10 p.113x | Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11460 | 30 | O God! Confer thou a shelter upon this person under Thy protection and surround him with Thy infinite Bounties! Verily Thou art the Generous and the Merciful. | DAS.1913-04-05 | Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11461 | 30 | ...Baha'u'llah once compared the colored people to the black pupil of the eye surrounded by the white | ADJ.037bx, MBW.136x | Race unity; racial issues; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11476 | 20 | ...The Hidden Words is a treasury of divine mysteries. When thou ponderest its contents, the doors of the mysteries will open | COC#0398x | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Study; deepening; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11483 | 20 | انقلابات در ایران متتابع و عقبه دارد احبّا باید در نهایت سکون و قرار و وقار سلوک و حرکت نمایند | The upheavals in Iran follow one upon another and have far-reaching consequences; the loved ones must conduct themselves with the utmost composure, steadfastness and dignity [3.5s] | AVK4.443.08x, SHYM.061 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11490 | 20 | ای شوقی عزیز نامه شما در نهایت سرور قرائت گردید ... مطمئن باش تو را خواهم خواست | O beloved Shoghi! With the utmost joy was thy letter perused... Rest assured that I shall summon thee [3.5s] | AKHA_116BE #01-03 p.51x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11505 | 20 | جناب حاجی عبدالله در جمیع احیان چون قلزم عرفان در موج و هیجان باشند | Jinab-i-Haji-'Abdu'llah is at all times even as the ocean of divine knowledge, surging and swelling [3.5s] | INBA84:482a | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11521 | 20 | ورقه موقنه مقبله امه الله ربابه را از قبل این عبد تکبیر ابدع ابهی ابلاغ | Convey unto Rubábih, that assured and accepted leaf, handmaid of God, the Most Glorious and Most Wondrous greetings from this servant [3.5s] | MKT6.177a | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11545 | 20 | ...As thou hast realized thy own shortcomings, rest thou assured that thou art firm | SW_v08#17 p.228x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Knowledge of self; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11586 | 10 | ...All nations were promised by a sure promise and were awaiting with anxiety and longing the coming of the promised one. | SW_v09#01 p.006x | Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11591 | Cablegram dated 1914-10-29 | 10 | Invite speakers men and women having power delivering speeches. Divine confirmations assured. | DAS.1914-10-29 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11606 | Cablegram | 10 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | رضایت الهی خواهید نه عضویت پارلمان | Wish for the good-pleasure of God, not membership in the parliament | BDA2.370 | MHMD2.494 | - | - | |||||||
| AB11616 | 10 | ...Assuredly ye will achieve a Conquest in California | SW_v02#13 p.006 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11733 | 150 | ای یاران رحمان یزدان نام آن مدینه را فاران نهاد تا به نار محبت الله فوران نماید و شعله | O friends of the Most Merciful! God designated that city by the name of Faran, so that it might surge with the fire of the love of God and blaze forth [3.5s] | FRH.110 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Call to action; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11771 | 110 | ای ورقه موقنه هر چند شما دو خواهر از بدایت در نهایت تحمل اذیت از اعداء جمال | O assured leaf! Although you two sisters have, from the very beginning, endured the utmost persecution from the enemies of the Beauty [3.5s] | YIA.408 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11785 | 90 | ای ثابت بر پیمان غزل بلیغ فصیح ملاحظه گردید اشعار مانند آب روان بود و ابیات فائق | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy sublime and eloquent ode was received. The verses flowed like running water, and the lines were surpassing [3.5s] | FRH.263a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Music and singing; Mystical themes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11798 | 60 | ای حضرت ایادی اگر بدانی چه قیامتی برپاست البته معذور داری بجان یاران قسم که | O my esteemed Hands! If ye could know what commotion hath arisen, ye would surely hold me excused. By the life of the friends I swear that [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0161, YIA.242a | Disregarding bodily comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11804 | 40 | جناب ایادی رحمن یکسفر از یزد برفسنجان بسیار لازم زیرا قدری ملال حاصل بلکه | O honored Hand of the Cause of the All-Merciful! A journey from Yazd to Rafsanjan is most essential at this time, for some measure of despondency hath arisen [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0190, YIA.339 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11870 | 190 | ای ثابت بر پیمان از فضل و موهبت رحمن بر میثاق ثابتی و البته ناطق گردی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Through the grace and bounty of the All-Merciful, thou art firm in the Covenant and thou shalt assuredly give voice to divine utterance [3.5s] | INBA79.052 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11884 | 170 | ای طالب رضای حضرت دوست چندی پیش خطی ارسال گردید و حال چون جناب حاجی محمد از | O seeker after the good-pleasure of the Divine Friend! Some time ago a letter was dispatched, and now, as His honor Haji Muhammad from [3.5s] | TISH.380 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11915 | 140 | یا امه البهاء در خصوص درسها مطمئن باش این ایام هر قسم است بتصحیح آنها پردازم | O handmaiden of Bahá! Regarding the lessons [Some Answered Questions], rest assured that in these days I shall, by whatever means possible, undertake their correction [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0255 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11967 | 100 | ای مومنه موقنه از عدم فرصت مختصر مرقوم میگردد امتحانات الهیه شدید است | O well-assured believer! Owing to lack of time, I will write briefly. Divine tests are intense, in order that one’s essence may be clearly manifested | ADMS#181 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11995 | 80 | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که در مدافعه بر مفتریات اهل نجف اشرف مرقوم شده البته | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter which was penned in refutation of the calumnies of the people of most holy Najaf hath surely [3.5s] | INBA79.063 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12038 | 130 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | Whosoever entereth the Kingdom of God is under the protection of Bahá’u’lláh | BRL_ATE#067 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12185 | 280 | ای ثابت بر پیمان ظلم ظالمان مانند بحر بیپایان موج و طوفانی عظیم افکنده و عبدالبهاء | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The tyranny of the oppressors hath surged like unto a boundless sea and a mighty tempest, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0900 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12189 | 280 | ای ثابت بر پیمان مطمئن باش جمال مبارک از تو راضی و عبدالبهاء در نهایت رضا | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Be thou assured that the Blessed Beauty is well-pleased with thee, and Abdul-Baha too is in the utmost [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0854 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12208 | 260 | الهی و سیدی و مولائی ان عبدک الذی آمن بایاتک الکبری و ایقن بظهور نفسک الاعلی | O my God, my Lord and my Master! This, Thy servant, hath believed in Thy most great signs and hath been assured of the manifestation of Thy most exalted Self [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0904 | Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12226 | 240 | ای بنده رضای حق غلامرضا واضع این اسم مقصدش بنده حضرت رضا علیه السلامست | O servant of God's good-pleasure, Ghulam-Rida! The bearer of this name intendeth by it to be a servant of Imam Rida, peace be upon Him [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0674 | Call to action; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12232 | 230 | O ye two blessed souls! Your letter was received. You have asked about the resurrection and ascension of His Holiness Christ | BBBD.628 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Resurrection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12242 | 220 | ای دو شمع روشن محبت الله جناب میرزا عبد الحسین ستایشی زاید الوصف از آن نفسین | O ye two luminous candles of the love of God! Jinab-i-Mirza Abdul-Husayn hath offered praises of you that surpass all description [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0943, BRL_DAK#0972 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12243 | 220 | الهی الهی تعلم و تری امواج البلاء تتلاطم علی عبدالبهاء تتری وجنت نار اعلام | My God, my God! Thou knowest and seest how the waves of tribulation surge one after another upon 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the flames of trials rise high [3.5s] | INBA85:244 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12249 | 220 | الحمد لله الذی موج بحور السرور بأرياح الحب والحبور في هذا اليوم المشکور | Praise be to God, Who hath caused the oceans of joy to surge with the breezes of blissful love on this celebrated day through the union of one of His handmaids | ADMS#320 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12285 | 190 | O thou who art captivated by the Kingdom of Abha! Your letter arrived, in which you reported that you attained a portion from the treasury of divine knowledge | BBBD.478-479 | Spiritual baptism | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12364 | 160 | ای عزیز عبدالبهاء چندی پیش بخط خویش بشما نامه ای در تهنیت عید نگاشتم البته تا | O thou dear one of Abdu'l-Baha! Some time ago I wrote thee a letter in my own hand, offering felicitations for the Festival. Surely by now [3.5s] | INBA85:539a | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12382 | 150 | To Set the World in Order | ای کنیز عزیز جمال ابهی افسرده مباش آزرده مگرد پژمرده مشو آسوده باش زیرا در عتبه | O cherished handmaiden of the Blessed Beauty! Be not sorrowful, be not distressed, be not downcast. Rest assured, for verily at the threshold [3.5s]... ...It has been ordained in this Dispensation that unity and love should increase day by day between husband and wife, so that they become one soul, one spirit and one body | BRL_DAK#0789, BRL_SWOP#008x | BRL_SWO#008x | Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| AB12401 | 140 | ایها الفرع البدیع من السدره الربانیه دع اشارات اهل الشبهات و تمسک بالعروه الوثقی | O distinguished branch of the divine Tree! Abandon the insinuations of the doubters, and hold fast unto the sure handle [3.5s] | INBA85:293 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12446 | 130 | ای عزیز عبدالبهاء جمال ابهی شاهد و واقف که من بچه مثابه بتو محبت دارم و در جمیع | O thou dear one of Abdu'l-Baha! The Blessed Beauty Himself beareth witness and is well aware to what measure I cherish love for thee [3.5s] | INBA85:479 | Personal instructions; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12488 | 120 | ای مومنه موقنه نامه تو قرائت گردید و آرزوی تو سزاوار ستایش است و شایان شمول | O assured believer! Your letter was perused, and your aspiration is worthy of praise and deserving of acceptance [3.5s] | INBA85:039 | Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12547 | 100 | ای امین عبدالبهاء تو در درگاه اسم اعظم عزیز و محترمی مطمئن باش من از تو راضی | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! Thou art cherished and honored at the threshold of the Most Great Name. Rest assured that I am well-pleased with thee [3.5s] | AMIN.161-162 | Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12558 | 100 | اللهم یا واهب العطاء و باذل الندی و معطی الکنز الاوفی و موفق الاصفیاء علی انفاق | O my Lord! O Bestower of gifts, Source of bounties, Granter of the most glorious treasure, and Guide of the chosen ones to the path of sacrifice! [3.5s] | BSHI.031 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; East and West; communication between East and West; Prayer for prosperity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12590 | 90 | O beloved maidservant of God, Praise be to God, for His grace surrounds you, and through it, you have attained the highest guidance. | BBBD.599 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12596 | 90 | مبالغی که تا بحال ارسال گشته چه از طهران و چه از عشق آباد رسید مطمئن باش | Rest assured that all sums hitherto dispatched, whether from Tehran or from 'Ishqabad, have been received [3.5s] | AMIN.108-109 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12608 | 90 | ای ثابت بر پیمان جناب سروش الحمدلله متوجه الی الله و منجذب به نفحات الله و ثابت | O thou who art firm in the Covenant, Jinab-i-Surush! Praise be to God that thou art turned unto Him, art attracted by His sweet fragrances, and art steadfast [3.5s] | BSHI.070 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12623 | 90 | ای یار عزیز البته نامه ها رسیده حال چون یار و ندیم و مونس جان و دل عبدالبهاء | O cherished friend! Assuredly the letters have arrived, and now, as thou art the companion, confidant and heart's consolation of 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | INBA85:538a | Consolation and comfort; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12698 | 60 | O revered daughter of the Kingdom, Thy letter arrived. It indicated Thy Faith and assurance and great desire for service in the Kingdom | BBBD.161 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12707 | 60 | عزت قدیمه و علویت الهیه احبای ربانیه یه مخصوص و صحائف سماایه ده منصوص در قران ده | The ancient glory and the divine exaltation of the heavenly loved ones are specifically assured and written in the heavenly scriptures as affirmed in the Qur'an [4o] | BRL_DAK#0536 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12708 | 60 | ای موقن بایات الله در این حشر اکبر در ظل لواء جلیل اعظم محشور شدی و در تحت | O thou who art assured in the signs of God! In this Most Great Resurrection thou hast been gathered beneath the shelter of the glorious and exalted Banner, and under the [3.5s] | INBA85:105b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12712 | 60 | ای بنده آستان حق نمره ۵۱ رسید مطمئن بفضل و عنایت حق باش روزی خواهد آمد که... مطمئن به فضل و عنایت حق باش | O servant of the Threshold of God! Letter number 51 hath arrived. Rest thou assured of the grace and bounty of God. The day shall come when… Rest thou confident in the grace and bounty of God [3.5s] | INBA85:463a | BSHI.009, BSHI.057b | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12718 | 60 | ای ربانی البته بسرعت تمام منزلی در مصیطبه فوقانی آفتاب گیر از هر طرف هوا گیر | O divine friend! Assuredly, with utmost haste, secure a residence in the upper quarters, one that is sunlit and ventilated from every direction [3.5s] | DVB5.218 | Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12750 | 50 | ای بنده پاینده درگاه الهی سمی بزرگوار حضرت اسحق در قربانگاه سر تسلیم نهاد | O steadfast servant at the Divine Threshold, noble namesake of his holiness Isaac who laid down his head in surrender at the altar of sacrifice [3.5s] | INBA85:061a | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12752 | 50 | ای ورقه مطمئنه خوش باش که بگلشن سرای الهی راه یافتی و در چمنستان هدایت درآمدی | O assured leaf, rejoice, for thou hast found thy way to the celestial rose-garden and hast entered the verdant meadow of divine guidance [3.5s] | QUM.072 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12767 | 40 | ای ثابت بر پیمان جمیع مکاتیب تا بیستم محرم سنه ۱۳۳۱ با جمیع بروات رسید مطمئن | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! All letters, together with all drafts, up to the twentieth of Muharram 1331, have been received; be thou assured [3.5s] | INBA85:547a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12771 | 40 | رب احتکم فی من احتشم و اعتذل و اعتزل من غیر رضائک راجیا صونک و عونک و حسن | O Lord! I have submitted my cause to Thee, abstaining from all that is contrary to Thy good pleasure, and have withdrawn from the affairs of this world, hoping for Thy protection, Thy succor, and Thy grace [4o] | INBA85:308 | Prayer for protection; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12778 | 30 | رب اید هذا العبد علی ما یحب و یرضی و علی رضائک فی هذه النشئه الاولی | O Lord! Aid Thou this servant in accordance with what Thou lovest and approvest, and in accordance with Thy pleasure in this, the first life [4o] | INBA85:122a | Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12783 | 20 | یا امه الله فاطمئنی بذکر الله و طیبی نفسا بموهبه الله و انشرحی صدرا بفضل الله ان فضل ربک علیک عظیم عظیم | O handmaiden of God! Be thou assured in the remembrance of God, let thy soul be gladdened through the bounty of God, and let thy breast be dilated through the grace of God. Verily, the favor of thy Lord upon thee is great, great indeed [3.5s] | INBA85:459a | BSHI.012 | Consolation and comfort; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12787 | 90 | الهی الهی هذه امیمتک المومنه بجمالک الموقنه بایاتک قد قصدت عتبه رحمانیتک و | O my God, my God! This is Thy maidservant who hath believed in Thy Beauty and is assured of Thy signs. She hath turned toward the threshold of Thy mercy and [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1104 | Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0007 | Public address given on 1912-06-08 | 2410 | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | نهایت سرور را امشب دارم که بین جمع محترم حاضر شدم فی الحقیقه جمعی است در | I have the utmost pleasure this evening in being present. Truly this is an assembly | BRL_DAK#0632, MJTB.083x, KHF.243, KHAB.310 (319), KHTB2.138 | BWF.235-242, PUP#063 (p.176-182), FWU.069, SW_v05#07 p.102-103+105-106, SW_v08#08 p.097 | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the mind over nature; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; Universal language | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0051 | Public address given on 1912-05-07 | 1580 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | I have come from the Orient to visit your country. Surely this continent is praiseworthy | BDA1.075n | LOG#0710x, LOG#2101x, PUP#044 (p.105-110), SW_v03#06 p.002-004+08, SW_v15#01 p.038 | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Oneness; unity of religion; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | MHMD1.083 | ||||||
| ABU0078 | Address at Theosophical Society of Edinburgh, 1913-01-09 | 1380 | Some Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | امشب چون در مجلس شما هستم بسیار مسرورم زیرا شما الحمد لله تحری حقیقت می نمااید | It gives me great pleasure to be with you this evening and to take part in your delightful gathering, for you Theosophists, Praise be to God, are always independent investigators | AMK.266-270, DWNP_v5#05 p.006x, MAS5.048x, MJMJ1.094x, MMG2#302 p.336x, MJH.038bx, KHF.135, KHAB.405 (409), KHTB3.053, NJB_v12#04 p.096 | BSTW#463 | S. Tirandaz, Ahdieh, unknown | Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body | - | - | Opening lines of the closing prayer, revealed by Abdu’l-Baha in this Address: "O Thou kind Lord. Illumine the inner eyes and grant attentive ears, revive the lifeless hearts and awaken the heedless from their slumber." | ||||
| ABU0082 | Public address given on 1912-07-31 | 1350 | من از مسس پارسنز بسیار ممنونم که سبب شده با شماها ملاقات و معاشرت میکنم | You are all welcome. It is a source of great pleasure and we are indebted to Mrs. Parsons. I am a visitor from the Orient | KHF.171, KHAB.350 (357), KHTB2.190, NJB_v03#19 p.001-2 | PN_1912_heh p019x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; East and West; communication between East and West; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0119 | Public address given on 1912-10-26 | 1140 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I have visited your Capitol and its gardens. No other Capitol has such beautiful surroundings. | PUP#114 (p.376-380), DAS.1914-09-05x, SW_v05#17 p.259-262, MAB.087-088x, ECN.368+503x+912x | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0134 | Words to Ali Kuli Khan spoken in June 1906 | 1080 | This is one of the conditions of the teachers of the Truth; he must possess pure severance, so that his words may produce such an effect on the hearers | PN_1906 p055, SUR.250-253, BLO_PN#001 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0147 | Public address given on 1912-06-23 | 1050 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | You are always smiling. [Mr. Osborne:] Surely our faces should reflect happiness in this presence. | PUP#075 (p.210-213) | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0191 | Words to MacNutts et al around Jan. 1905 | 930 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Now have we, the beloved of God, gathered together to partake of material and spiritual food... Strive, Strive always that ye may be united... There are two kinds of love... There is something that I especially wish to make you sure of... If you should receive news in America that I have been thrown into the sea | BSC.450 #821x, SW_v12#16 p.254x, SW_v08#10 p.134x, PN_1905 p010, PN_1904 p088x, PN_1905 p011x, BSTW#320 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Nineteen-Day Feast; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0221 | Words spoken on 1914-02-04 | 870 | انبار طهران جائی نبود که کسی بتواند یک ماه زیست کند واقعا محل عجیبی بود زیر زمینی بود | The prison storehouse of Tehran was no place where any soul could survive for even a month. Verily, it was a strange place, situated underground [3.5s] | ASAT1.232-236 | Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0279 | Words to pilgrims in June 1906 | 770 | This was a place for dirt and refuse and loathsome to look upon. During the days when Akka was in confusion and the whirlwind of tests was violent, and a rumor persisted | PN_1906 p066, SUR.256-258, BLO_PN#001 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Need for an educator; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0317 | Words to Shaykh Salman, spoken on 1915-04-12 | 710 | چه لزوم کرده اخبار دروغ انتشار بدهند اگر خبری ندارند اصلا ننویسند حالا که دروغ میگویند | Why do they feel compelled to spread false rumors?... It is said that Nadir Shah once advanced a claim to Baghdad... His Holiness (Imam ‘Alí) was surrounded by enemies and wished to take refuge elsewhere. He said to one of His companions (Salman, the Persian), “Place me in this basket | KHH1.212-215 (1.298-301) | KHHE.312-313, DAS.1915-04-12, STAB#011, STAB#012 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0345 | Words spoken on 1916-03-09 in Haifa | 680 | امروز روز بسیار مبارکی است. متبرک و متمین است. طلوع انوار صبح هدی است. مبدأ و منشأ امر الهی است | This Day is a most blessed Day, sanctified and assured. It is the dawning of the effulgent rays of the Morn of Guidance. It is the Source and Fountainhead of God's Cause [3.5s] | PYB#210 p.16-17x, ZSM.1916-03-09 | Apocalyptic imagery; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0359 | Words spoken on 1914-08-03 in Haifa | 660 | معرکه شده است دنیا بهم خورده است در کارند که همه بجان یکدیگر بریزند در امریکا و اروپا | A resurrection is set up! The world is topsy-turvy! The wrong side of human character is up! [KHH: A great tumult is ensuing. The whole world is in cataclysm. They are determined to cause universal upheaval.] | KHH1.291-293 (1.405-408) | KHHE.420-423, DAS.1914-08-03, SW_v05#11 p.163-166, SW_v07#15 p.136, SW_v13#12 p.324 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The animal kingdom; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0361 | Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 | 660 | Every deed of life is a thought expressing itself in action; it is the actual mirror of the man within. The act sets up a force which is the spirit of the deed. | AELT.143-148 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0363 | Interview with W. H. Short at Hotel Ansonia in New York, 1912-04-15 | 660 | Mahmúd's Diary | You are very welcome; am most happy to greet you. I have looked forward with much pleasure to this meeting | BDA1.035n | SW_v03#07 p.004-005 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; War and peace | - | - | MHMD1.044 | ||||||
| ABU0371 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-27 | 650 | The spiritual food is prepared. Blessed are those who eat therefrom... if you can concoct such delicious dishes with vegetables and nuts I can assure you many people will join your crusade against slaughtering animals and eating their flesh. | DAS.1914-03-27 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0407 | Words to Thornton Chase spoken around 1900 | 610 | It is said in the Gospels that 'ye will known them by their fruits'... The sacred Books of all nations speak of the possibility of the new birth of man. What does this mean?... The Blessed Perfection has likened the new birth, or resurrection, to iron placed in the fire... | PN_1900_heh p056, PN_1907 p072, BSTW#194x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Second birth; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0439 | God’s Greatest Gift to Man: Words spoken on 1911-10-26 in Paris | 580 | Paris Talks | اعظم فضائل عالم انسانی علم است علم سبب ترقی عالم انسانیست علم است که کاشف | The greatest treasure of man is wisdom. Through this he is lifted into great | DWNP_v6#01 p.002-003, KHAB.092 (102), KHTB1.069 | PT#11 p.032, SW_v02#14 p.006-007, PN_1911 p020 | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; High station of learning; Power of the mind over nature; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0458 | Words spoken on 1915-08-11 in Haifa | 570 | موسم عید است و ما نومید از دیدار یار عالمی در عیش و نوش و ما بچشم اشکبار | It is the season of festivities, yet We remain bereft of the vision of Our Beloved; whilst the world exulteth in pleasure and delight, Our eyes are filled with tears [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-11 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0465 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1906-07-06 | 560 | The believers must not be influenced by the conditions in Akka, be Akka in a state of calm or confusion. No matter what happens in Akka | PN_1906 p074, SUR.267-268, BLO_PN#001 | Mary Magdalene; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0467 | Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Florence Khan spoken in June 1906 | 560 | That which is always the cause of inharmony and delays the progress of the Cause of God is love for leadership and self-interest. Those who cherish such tendencies | PN_1906 p052, SUR.249-250, BLO_PN#001 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0474 | Words to Mary Lucas and other pilgrims, spoken on 1905-01-30 | 560 | Arts, Importance of in Promoting the Faith | Voice is the vibration of the air, and is like the waves of the sea. The voice is produced through the instrumentality of the lips… It is natural for the heart and spirit to take pleasure and enjoyment in all things that show forth symmetry, harmony, and perfection | BRL_IOA#24x, COC#1422, BAVA.011-014, BLO_PN#021 | Chastity and purity; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Harmony of science and religion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0479 | Words spoken on 1916-03-31 in Bahji | 550 | اوهام این فقراء خیلی است. مثلاً گمان می کند که اگر روی این قالی بنشیند دیگر لذتی اعظم از این نمی شود | Great is the delusion of these poor ones. For instance, they imagine that should they recline upon this carpet, no greater pleasure could there be than this [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-03-31 | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0489 | Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-20 | 550 | Mirza Taqi, Governor of Amul, with 700 riflemen, surrounded the room of Jamal-i-Mubarak... They looted everything that was there. | PN_1919 p042 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0492 | Words spoken on 1914-02-23 | 550 | We had a person by the name of Estad Esmail. Indeed, he was peerless.... It is the duty of all the friends to help the families of the martyrs.... Indeed, Mullah Bahram is a blessed being.... Unless the souls are believers in God and assured in the verses of God, wealth causes the hearts to be hardened and without light. | SW_v09#09 p.105-106 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0520 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-28 | 520 | Mahmúd's Diary | حضرات الطاف جمال مبارک موج میزند الآن چون نگاه می کنم می بینم بحر عنایتش مواجست | Dear friends, the waves of the bounties of the Blessed Beauty are surging. As I look I see the ocean of His favor swelling | BDA1.276.09x | MHMD1.294x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0532 | Words spoken on 1911-11-27 in Paris | 510 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | روسای ادیان امروز گمان میکنند که دین عبارت از تقلید آبا و اجداد است لهذا هر قومی تشبث | Religious leaders nowadays are of the opinion that religion consists of blindly following parental and ancestral beliefs… The greatest bounty of God to man is knowledge.... If religious beliefs should contradict science and reason, they are assuredly ignorance... Religion and science are linked together; they cannot be separated | BRL_DAK#0827, KHTB1.225, KHTP.171 | BRL_ATE#207x, BRL_ATE#208x | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Harmony of science and religion; Idolatry; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Rational arguments | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0558 | Words to pilgrims in June 1906 | 500 | These Bahá'í Feasts are celebrated in the East according to the lunar calendar. We also celebrate them here in accord with the lunar reckoning. | PN_1906 p070, SUR.262, BLO_PN#001 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0671 | Words to MacNutts et al around Jan. 1905 | 440 | There is something especially I wish to make you sure of…. Until real firmness is established among the believers in New York, individually and together, there will be no result. | PN_1905 p015 | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Mary Magdalene; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0710 | Words spoken on 1914-07-11 | 410 | I greatly hope the students are enjoying their vacation on the slope of Mount Carmel. The surrounding country is most entrancing, the sweeping panorama of land and sea | DAS.1914-07-11 | Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0719 | Words spoken in Jun. 1906 | 410 | See how Mirza Muhammad Ali has said that 'Aqa [‘Abdu'l-Bahá] has abolished and effaced the Cause of God!' By the life of God | PN_1906 p042, SUR.246-247, BLO_PN#001 | Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0747 | Words to E.C. Getsinger, spoken on 1900-10-03 | 400 | Revelation 6: 'Measure of wheat for a penny.' May be fulfilled about 1335 A.H. or 1917 | PN_1900 p041 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0777 | Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Florence Khan spoken in June 1906 | 380 | When man has faith, even the mountains of the world can not oppose him, nay, he bears every trial and calamity | PN_1906 p061, SUR.254-255, BLO_PN#001 | Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0801 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-08 | 370 | فی الحقیقه شما امسال در ابوسنان خیلی زحمت کشیدید هیچ مقصودی جز رضای الهی نداشتید | You truly worked hard in Abú-Sínan this year. You had no other purpose save the good-pleasure of God | KHH1.230-231 (1.321-323) | KHHE.338-339, DAS.1915-05-08 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0822 | Words spoken on 1913-03-19 in Paris | 360 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | انسان باید در هر امری بجد و جهد برخیزد تا بشرائط آن عامل گردد و بسر حد کمال رسد | In every affair one undertakes, one must arise to pursue it with great effort, acting in a way commensurate… How many are the impossible things which occupy the minds of certain people | BDA2.188-189 | MHMD2.240-241 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Excellence; distinction; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0840 | Words to pilgrims in June 1906 | 360 | Many a time, a calamity becomes the means to a bounty. Not until man has endured hardship because of a thing will he appreciate the full value of the thing. | PN_1906 p064, SUR.255-256, BLO_PN#001 | Love of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0868 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-11-09 | 350 | If these governments were endowed with deep insight they could see clearly that already all their ships are sunk and disappeared from the surface of [the] water. | DAS.1914-11-09 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0907 | Words to a group of believers, 1906-05-23 | 340 | This is a plain meal, uniform and the same to all. Simplicity and plainness are good, not only in food, but even in dress | SUR.263 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0971 | Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Florence Khan, spoken on 1906-06-13 | 320 | Intuition (or inner perception) is a power or a light by which man comprehends and perceives the realities of things without the mediumship of the outward senses. | PN_1906 p038, SUR.234, BLO_PN#001 | Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Intuition; inspiration; Limits of the intellect; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0997 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1906-06-29 | 310 | Were the whole world to act together in order to prevent these stars from giving light - verily they will fail to do so. Now, see how unwise are the enemies of the Cause | PN_1906 p080, SUR.265-266, BLO_PN#001 | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Martyrdom of the Bab; Oneness; unity of religion; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1029 | Words spoken at a wedding on 1914-06-18 | 300 | It is more than one month and a half that I have not had the pleasure of being present in the meetings of the believers. Now the means have been brought about | DAS.1914-06-18, SW_v09#10 p.118-119 | Fulfillment of true potential; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1032 | Words spoken on 1915-08-22 in Haifa | 300 | جمیع اموری که واقع می شود، مبنی بر حکمت الهی است. هیچ حرکت و سکونی نیست که مبنی بر | All matters that come to pass are founded upon divine wisdom. No movement or stillness existeth except that it resteth upon [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-22 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1052 | Words to Juliet Thompson et al, spoken on 1909-07-10 | 300 | At the time of prayer one must hold in one's mind some object. Then he must turn his face and direct his mind to this picture. | PN_1909 p017, PN_1909 p051, PN_1909C p097, DJT.090-091, BLO_PN#027, STAB#059, STAB#070 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Idolatry; Manifestation of God as mediator; Mary Magdalene; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Resurrection of Christ; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1078 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 290 | جسد عالم مرده است شما باید بسهم خود شرکت کنید همت و فداکاری کنید انشاء الله که سما مسرورا | The spirit of the world is dead. Each of you, in accordance with your own measure, must arise in service and sacrifice. | KHH1.045-046 (1.063-064) | KHHE.081-082 | Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1095 | Words to pilgrims in June 1906 | 290 | A food that is prepared in love and partaken of in love gives one great delight. Nay, whatever is done with love imparts great delight. When we were in Baghdad | PN_1906 p078, SUR.269-270, BLO_PN#001 | Hospitality; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1097 | Words to pilgrims in June 1906 | 290 | Certain officials in the City have requested me to write a petition for them to use before the higher authorities to bring about my release from incarceration. | PN_1906 p072, SUR.242, BLO_PN#001 | Disregarding bodily comfort; Effort; striving; Personal instructions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1110 | Words spoken in Sep. 1913 in Ramleh | 290 | are they happy? If they are not happy, then, in this wide world, who could claim happiness? Happiness is the most natural possession and immanent attribute of every Bahá'í. | ABIE.383, BLO_PN#007 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1112 | Words to Florence Khan, spoken on 1906-06-13 | 290 | In this case, the fact that one had the desire and the intention of helping is enough for him. For 'God judges men's deeds according to the intention which actuated them.' | PN_1906 p036, SUR.233, BLO_PN#001 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Goodly deeds; actions; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1135 | Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1913-12-09 | 280 | As long as a person is not separated from the sacred surroundings of the Threshold of Bahá'u'lláh, he does not realize the magnitude of his loss | DAS.1913-12-09 | Presence of; reunion with God; Shrines and Holy places; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1136 | Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901 | 280 | Jesus Christ had two bodies - one spiritual and one material. The material body is of no importance. It changes and changes always. | PN_1901 p003, PN_unsorted p065, NRMM.206 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mary Magdalene; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Reincarnation; Resurrection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1147 | Words to Florence Khan spoken in June 1906 | 280 | If by punishing is meant striking, no, this is very bad for the child. Children should be trained through love. But if parents show them the utmost love without requiring of them good behavior | PN_1906 p083, SUR.238, BLO_PN#001 | Education of children; moral education; Parents and children; youth; families; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1165 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-04-15 | 270 | While surrounded with all these innumerable sufferings and calamities my mind and spirit have been working day and night gathering brilliant pearls of new Ideals... If it is in accord with the Will of God we shall take another journey into the outside world | DAS.1915-04-15 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; East and West; communication between East and West; Martyrs and martyrdom; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Mystical themes; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1185 | Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken on 1909-10-23 | 270 | At this table you will not find material comfort, but you will find spiritual comfort... I praise this fact that women have made progress. They are, in America, to surpass the men. | PN_1909 p086 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Equality of men and women; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Role and station of women; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1198 | Words to Dr. Getsinger, spoken on 1914-08-24 | 270 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Economy is the foundation of human prosperity. The spendthrift is always in trouble | DAS.1914-08-24, BSC.453 #829x, SW_v08#02 p.018, BSTW#303 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Conduct in finance and business; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Wealth inequality and its moderation; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1234 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-04-30 | 260 | I am leaving tomorrow for Tiberias. I am leaving because you have persisted so much... In the Cause we must give up all pleasures and recreation for the sake of service | DAS.1914-04-30 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1239 | Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911 | 260 | Each one has in his environment a treasure. Let him seek that treasure eagerly, search for it with patience | SW_v02#14 p.007+014-015 | Development of capacity and readiness; East and West; communication between East and West; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1250 | Conversation with Hans Springer, Haifa, 1914-06-30 | 250 | آیا تو همیشه روی زمین سفر مینمائی در فکر آن نیستی که سفری بآسمان کنی | Thou art welcome. Where didst thou come from?... Dost thou travel always on the surface of the earth? | ZSM.1914-06-30 | DAS.1914-06-30, SW_v07#03 p.020-022, SW_v07#18 p.178, PN_unsorted p024 | Christ; Christianity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Universal language | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1279 | Words to Miss Rogers, spoken on 1909-07-05 | 250 | This is the third time you have been here. It has been a great pleasure for you... Man must always associate with those from whom he can get light or be with those to whom he can give light. | SW_v07#18 p.188x, PN_1909 p009, PN_1909 p035, PN_1909C p083, DJT.049-050, BLO_PN#027 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1284 | Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-08 | 250 | There is no real pleasure in the world and no real happiness.... I wish for the happiness and prosperity of the believers even in this material world, | SW_v08#06 p.065x, PN_1904 p006, PN_1904 p040, TTAW.009-010, BLO_PN#102 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1285 | Words to pilgrims in June 1906 | 250 | Our shelter is strong; our protector is a Mighty One. He protected us last year when the enemies made such false representations which might have resulted in our destruction. | PN_1906 p079, SUR.270, BLO_PN#001 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1296 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-20 | 240 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اکثر نفوس مانند اطفالند بامور جزئیه محزون یا مسرُور بشوند اما امور عظیمه را اهمیت نمید‌هند | Some people are like unto the children. The most unimportant event gives them happiness and the most trifling incident saddens their hearts. For example, if you give one Franc to a child | BDA2.309x | DAS.1913-05-20, MHMD2.409x | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Differences in human capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Knowledge; recognition of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1308 | Words spoken on 1915-10-03 in Haifa | 240 | ما تسلیمیم، اگر انسان تسلیم نباشد آن وقت گیر امتحانات می افتد. لنبلونکم بشئ من الخوف و الجوع و نقص | We are submissive. Should man fail to submit, he will verily fall into the trials and tribulations. We shall surely try you with something of fear and hunger and loss [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-03 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1310 | Words spoken on 1916-06-07 in Haifa | 240 | معلوم است بعضی الوان هستند که مفرح قلب است و سبب ترقی احساسات، مثلاً رنگ سبز سبب سکون | Be thou assured that certain colors exist which gladden the heart and conduce to the elevation of feelings; as, for example, the hue of green which bringeth tranquility [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-06-07 | Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism of color and light; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1317 | Words to Mary Hanford Ford around Oct. 1911 | 240 | Bahá'í Scriptures | The utterances of Bahá'u'lláh are to be translated into deeds... It is possible to so adjust oneself to the practice of nobility that its atmosphere surrounds us and colors all our acts | BSC.450 #822x, SW_v07#18 p.188x, PN_1911 p023, BSTW#084x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1326 | Words to Florence Khan spoken in June 1906 | 240 | Children are of two kinds: Those capable of distinguishing and those incapable of distinguishing (right and wrong). Now, this child is too young to have the power of distinguishing | PN_1906 p085, SUR.238-239, BLO_PN#001 | Education of children; moral education; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Parents and children; youth; families | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1334 | Words to Ali Kuli Khan spoken in June 1906 | 240 | Infallibility is of two kinds; 1) Intrinsic or immediate Infallibility, 2) conferred, extrinsic or mediate Infallibility. Intrinsic or immediate Infallibility means that of God | PN_1906 p046, SUR.248, BLO_PN#001 | House of Justice; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1347 | Words to students of Beirut College, 1914-04-15 | 240 | From now on you must strive to beautify the moral aspect of your lives. Advise each other with the utmost consideration | DAS.1914-04-15, SW_v07#18 p.183-184 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Compassion; kindness; Excellence; distinction; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1355 | Words spoken ca. 1911 in London | 240 | Love, that potent magnet, will surely reunite all those whom physical death has parted…. The mineral kingdom is distinct in its conditions from the vegetable | SAS.104-105 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Higher encompasses the lower; Man's distinction from the animal; Power of the mind over nature; 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1405 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-23 | 230 | A Bahá'í must conform all his great and small affairs in accord with the good-pleasure of the Blessed Perfection. This is the unerring criterion. | DAS.1915-05-23 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1428 | Words spoken on 1913-10-02 in Ramleh | 220 | God, through His Grace, in the course of the life of every man opens a wide door of golden opportunity before his face. | DAS.1913-10-02 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1429 | Words spoken on 1915-03-03 in Abu Sinan | 220 | این ایام وقت سکون و وقاراست و تک اطمینان | In these days, it is time for calmness and dignity; it is time for confidence and assurance. We must rely upon God. | KHH1.190-191 (1.267-268) | KHHE.277-278, BSR_v13 p.094, STAB#049 | Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1432 | Words spoken on 1913-06-04 in Paris | 220 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | این سرور دائمی است و سبب انبساط دل و جان در جمیع عوالم الهی چون انسان سرورش | This happiness is perpetual and results in heartfelt gladness throughout all the realms of God. When a person rejoices at the outpourings of heavenly grace | BDA2.332-333 | MHMD2.441-442 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1449 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-25 | 220 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من در هیچ مدرسه ای داخل نشدم معهذا در ایام طفولیت وقتی در بغداد برای جمعی صحبت میکردم | I was only fifteen. One day in the Mosque of Baghdad I was surrounded by a number of Mohammadan clergy. They were asking many questions about jurisprudence | BDA2.260 | DAS.1913-04-25, MHMD2.338-339 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1453 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-29 | 220 | Mahmúd's Diary | یکی از فیوضات دین و ایمان حصول اطمینان قلب و جنان است و سرور روح و مسرت وجدان | One of the bounties of religion and faith is the attainment of peace of the heart and soul and the joy of spirit and conscience. This station can only be gained through faith and understanding. | BDA1.394.17 | MHMD1.414 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1455 | Words to a number of visitors, spoken on 1914-03-28 | 220 | In the material world perfect composure and tranquility are not destined for man. Somehow, somewhere he is attacked by the depressing condition of the times. | DAS.1914-03-28 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Law of transformation and change; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1474 | Words to Florence Khan, spoken on 1906-06-13 | 220 | This is the exposition of one of the great questions of Divine Wisdom which Christ has couched in this brief and simple utterance. That great question is this: | PN_1906 p033, SUR.231-232, BLO_PN#001 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Effort; striving; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1481 | Words spoken in Jun. 1911 in Egypt | 220 | If one friend feels love for another he will wish to say so. Though he knows that the friend is aware… If there be no love, if there be no pleasure or spiritual enjoyment in prayer, do not pray | COC#1755x, SW_v08#04 p.042, BNE.094x, BLO_PN#002 | Importance of prayer; Love of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1493 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 210 | در حرب خندق یا معروف بحرب الاحزاب حضرت محمد و اصحاب از شدت گرسنگی سنگ بشکم بسته | Being thoroughly surrounded by the enemies, in the course of the Battle of the Moat, known as Harbu'l-Ahrab, His Holiness Muhammad and His companions were so starved | KHH1.019-020 (1.027-028) | KHHE.041-042, STAB#067 | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1521 | Words to Ali Kuli Khan, spoken on 1906-06-11 | 210 | We have wished it to be such. For many reasons, this incarceration is useful for me. One is that this is conducive to protection; for our enemies | PN_1906 p021, PN_1906 p030, SUR.227, BLO_PN#001 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Suffering and imprisonment; 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1554 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-03-12 | 200 | All the efforts of these people in this or other direction are like unto the vanishing traceries made on the mirror-like surface of water. | DAS.1915-03-12 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1557 | Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 | 200 | If for a thousand years a man takes food, and nourishes his body, yet if for two or three days that nourishment ceases, his body will become weakened | PN_1909 p093 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1564 | Words to departing pilgrims spoken in June 1906 | 200 | Ye came and visited the Holy Place and associated with the Beloved of God. It is hoped ye will carry with you the effect and result | PN_1906 p082, SUR.266-267, BLO_PN#001 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1565 | Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909 | 200 | It is just as sure that a camel cannot enter the eye of a needle as that a rich man cannot enter the Kingdom | AHF.017-018 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1568 | Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Florence Khan, spoken on 1906-06-13 | 200 | Sagacity is a power which enables one to become cognizant of the existence of a thing by means of the outward senses, or to feel the presence of a thing through certain outward signs. | PN_1906 p037, SUR.233, BLO_PN#001 | Limits of the intellect; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1578 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-11 | 200 | Today we call on Sheik Ibrahim Akki. As you know his two merchant steamers are sunk by the Russian warship in Beirut harbor. | DAS.1915-01-11 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Conduct in finance and business; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1580 | Words spoken on 1913-04-23 | 200 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امّا اعانت و حمایت نفوس آن نیز در عالم جسمانی و روحانی هر دو لازمست | Assistance is of two kinds: Material assistance and spiritual assistance. Material assistance is limited to one locality and place but spiritual assistance is measureless. | BDA2.256x | DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.328-329x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1594 | Words to an American spoken in 1900, relayed by Ali-Kuli Khan | 200 | There was once an Arab traveler who had lost his way in the desert. He was dying of thirst and, humbly, he begged God for water…. Believing that God is present in nature has never been enough. | SUR.142 | God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Limits of the intellect; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as mediator; Nature and God's will; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1599 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-17 | 190 | Mahmúd's Diary | الحمد لله عون و عنایت مبارک از جمیع جهات رسید و تأیید ملکوت ابهی احاطه نمود امر الله گوشزد عموم گردید | Praise be to God! His divine help and assistance have enveloped us and the confirmations of the Abha Kingdom have surrounded us.... Had there not been this servitude, constancy and confirmation | BDA1.378.03 | MHMD1.397-398 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1671 | Words spoken at German hostel in Tiberias, 1916-08-27 | 180 | چون انسان به خیرات و مبرات پردازد، عیون برکت و فزونی به جوش و خروش آید و از آسمان و زمین فراوانی رخ بگشاید | When man engageth himself in deeds of goodness and charity, the fountains of bounty and abundance shall surge forth, and from heaven and earth shall plenteous blessings be unveiled [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-08-27 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1696 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 180 | God is like the calm and limitless sea. His Bounty is overflowing and illimitable. In our physical selves we are like the animals... The true pleasure and happiness depend upon the spiritual perception and enjoyment. | SW_v07#19 p.196x, TDLA.038-039, VLAB.125x, BLO_PN#104 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1699 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 180 | The history of Mount Carmel is holy history. A spiritual atmosphere surrounds this 'Mountain of God.' Elijah and Jesus spent part of their precious lives upon it. | TDLA.055-056, BLO_PN#104 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places; Universal education | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1700 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 180 | Praise be to God that thou art wealthy through the treasury of the Kingdom. True wealth is the wealth of the Kingdom of God. The heart of man must be rich. | DAS.1914-05-10 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1728 | Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Florence Khan, spoken on 1906-06-10 | 180 | Virtue and excellence consist in true faith in God, not in having a small or a large appetite for food, or in similar matters. Jinab-i-Tahirih had a good appetite. | PN_1906 p020, PN_1906 p028, SUR.229, BLO_PN#001 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love of God; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1738 | Words to the Persian friends, spoken on 1912-12-28 | 170 | If the believers of God had lived in accord with the good pleasure of the Blessed Perfection, all the people of the world would have been Baha'is by now | DAS.1912-12-28 | Growth of the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Manifestation of God as sun; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1752 | Words spoken on 1915-09-23 in Haifa | 170 | گرسنگی صدمه است از برای انسان، غذا دافع آن است، نه اینکه لذتی است در غذا. تشنگی صدمه است از برای انسان | Hunger is an affliction unto man, and food doth ward it off; not that there be pleasure in food. Thirst is an affliction unto man [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-23 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1791 | Words spoken on 1915-04-24 in Haifa | 170 | Now that sacred tent which belonged to the Manifestation of God, the tent under which the Suratu'l-Haykal, the Kitab-i-Aqdas and other glorious Tablets were revealed... is given by the violators of the Covenant to Jamal Pasha | DAS.1915-04-24 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1820 | Words to a French poet, spoken on 1913-03-28 | 160 | Man must spend his talent in a cause the result of which is eternal. If we spend our talent in the Cause of God its outcome will be everlasting, but if we waste it over worldly affairs, it is like drawing pictures over the surface of the water. | DAS.1913-03-28, BSTW#093b | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1836 | Words spoken on 1915-09-08 in Haifa | 160 | خیلی مردم در مخمصه هستند. نور ایمان هم که نیست تا سبب صبر و تحمل شود. انسان وقتی که قلبش مطمئن به ایمان است | Verily, multitudes of men are encompassed by tribulation. The light of faith doth not shine forth that it might become the cause of patience and forbearance. When the heart of man is assured through faith [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-08 | Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1849 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-26 | 160 | Mahmúd's Diary | من از ملاقات شماها کمال سرور حاصل مینمایم همیشه این محافل را در خاطر خواهم داشت ابداً فراموش نخواهم نمود | I always derive great pleasure from being with you. I shall always remember these gatherings. I shall never forget them. | BDA1.391.04 | MHMD1.410 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1854 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 160 | These are precious and wonderful days in ‘Akká. Each day is as a year. Your visit cannot be measured merely by the length of time you have been here. | TDLA.012-013, BLO_PN#104 | Differences in human capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1859 | Words spoken on 1914-04-07 | 160 | My God ever assist and confirm you. Whenever you go to visit the Holy Tomb you must implore and supplicate that God may surround you with His invisible confirmations. | DAS.1914-04-07 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Need for an educator; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1865 | Words spoken on 1914-06-08 in Tiberias | 160 | God willing, ye shall be always under the protection of the Truth. In your behalf, I seek favor and bounty from the Blessed Beauty. Rest ye assured. | DAS.1914-06-08, SW_v09#10 p.109 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1903 | Words to the secretary of the New York Peace Society, New York, 1912 | 160 | You must rest assured and let there be no trace of doubt in your souls that God is your assister and helper | SW_v13#12 p.343-344 | Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1908 | Words spoken on 1912-10-21 in San Francisco | 160 | This morning we were speaking of the fact that God never leaves anything unexplained. He will make everything manifest, even though it may remain hidden for a long time. | ECN.184 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Mary Magdalene; Resurrection of Christ; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1910 | Words to Ali-Kuli Khan spoken in 1900 | 160 | …every morning when the sun comes up, it does not first send out a herald to wake up the townspeople and tell them to rise and go to work. | SUR.141 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Imam 'Ali; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1939 | Words to Mr and Mrs Scott, spoken on 1913-05-07 | 150 | You are the flowers of Paris and the cause of my happiness. All the inhabitants of this city are either thinking of industry or wealth or they are chasing after the worldly pleasures | DAS.1913-05-07 | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1944 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-02-15 | 150 | When I go to bed I lie awake for one or two hours, then I sleep well for four hours. The sleep before twilight is also very invigorating. Taki Menshadi often spoke during the hours of sleep. | DAS.1915-02-15 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Contemplation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1946 | Words spoken on 1913-10-26 in Ramleh | 150 | There are some people who make this short span of life miserable to themselves and others because they harbor envy in their hearts | DAS.1913-10-26, SW_v07#18 p.185x | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1959 | The Seventh Principle—Equality of Men: Words spoken on 1911-11-15 in Paris | 150 | Paris Talks | The Laws of God are not imposition of will, or of power, or pleasure, but the resolutions of truth, reason and justice.' All men are equal before the law, which must reign absolutely | PT#47 p.160 | Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Relationship between government and people; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2021 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-26 | 140 | All the people are negligent, they are not thinking of pleasing God and spreading the word of God. | PN_1920_heh_haifa p057 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2049 | Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-04 | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | حال معلوم نیست که چه موهبتی دربارهٴ استتکارت مبذول شده بعد معلوم خواهد | It is not known as yet what a vast measure of celestial grace hath been bestowed upon Stuttgart. | BDA2.214 | BBBD.630, DAS.1913-04-04, MHMD2.276 | Predictions and prophecies; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Theosophy | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2065 | Words to the friends, spoken around 1914-09-10 | 130 | I am humble. I am meek. The Blessed Perfection has trained and educated me with the power of humility and renunciation. | DAS.1914-09-11 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2157 | Words spoken on 1915-08-07 in Haifa | 120 | دیشب خوابم نبرد. در غلام گردش نشسته بودم فکر می کردم. می دیدم که خدا چه موهبتی در حق ما کرده | Sleep did not visit me last night. I sat in contemplation within the garden's enclosure, reflecting upon how God had bestowed such bountiful favor upon us [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-07 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Shrines and Holy places; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2188 | Words spoken on 1900-11-29 | 120 | There are two kinds of punishment - punishment of love and displeasure. The king punishes his own children because of His love | PN_1900_heh p004 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2206 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 110 | احبا هر روز در انتظار نامه جدیدی هستند که از من به آنها برسد و پس از وصول بخوانند و در جعبه های خود بگذارند | The beloved ones await, day after day, a fresh epistle that shall reach them from Me, that they may peruse it upon its arrival and place it within their treasured boxes [3.5s] | KHMT.072 | Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2239 | Words spoken on 1913-04-04 in Germany | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | عنقریب صحت تامه خواهی یافت مطمئن بفضلِ الهی باش این شیطان نفس انسان است | You will soon make a full recovery; be assured of the grace of God. That Satan is none other than the human self. Each person has a Satan | BDA2.217 | MHMD2.280 | Living waters; water of life; Satan; the Evil One; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2260 | Words spoken in early Sept. 1911 in Vevey | 110 | Bahá'u'lláh says that in this world there is nothing more absurd than divorce. If one has accepted another | PN_1909B p037, DJT.191, BLO_PN#027 | House of Justice; Law of divorce | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2288 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Taken in general, women today have a stronger sense of religion than men. The woman's intuition is more correct | AIL.104 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Equality of men and women; Intuition; inspiration; Mary Magdalene; Resurrection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2292 | 110 | No one can ever imagine even faintly how we were surrounded from all sides by | SW_v08#13 p.164-165 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2307 | Words to Florence Khan spoken in 1906 | 110 | Consider the mole beneath the ground. He constructs galleries and tunnels there… Again look at the spider. | SUR.241 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2325 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-23 | 100 | Mahmúd's Diary | چون در راه سوارهائی که برای حفاظت همراه ایشان بوده‌اند اورا زخمی کرده اموالش را می برند | From the circumstances, as reported, we surmised that because Aqa Abu'l-Qasim-i-Hamadani had previously been with Baha'u'llah and had also set out on a journey... I have now been for some time in these regions. | BDA1.326.12 | MHMD1.345 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2365 | Address to Outlook Tower society on 8 Jan. 1913 | 100 | I have pleasure in presenting myself to this gathering, so that I may explain to you certain of the principles of Bahá'u'lláh. Nearly sixty years ago | ABCC.364-365x | Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2367 | Words to Ali Kuli Khan, spoken on 1906-06-10 | 100 | Paul and Peter, the Apostles, once went into one of the cities of the Greeks and engaged in teaching the Truth. In that city, there was a temple | PN_1906 p021, PN_1906 p029, SUR.230, BLO_PN#001 | Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Growth of the Cause; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2423 | Words to Ali-Kuli Khan spoken in 1900 | 100 | While suffering death on the pathway of God is the highest attainment, still, that dying which continues on throughout life, giving lift to other souls, is the station of 'living martyrdom'. | SUR.134 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2502 | Words to Florence Khan spoken in June 1906 | 90 | Parents must find out as to that calling or profession for the acquisition of which their children show the most aptitude and natural desire | PN_1906 p083, SUR.237-238, BLO_PN#001 | Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2516 | Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 | 90 | This narrative cannot be literally true, as the earth is round and not to be surveyed from any mountain. The meaning is this: Man has two natures | AELT.121-122 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2519 | Words to Private Sinclair, spoken on 1919-02-14 | 90 | From what I can gather from the events of my life, history clearly shows the wars that have been waged, the peace measures that have been subsequently adopted | SW_v11#03 p.050-051 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2539 | 90 | You must not injure yourselves or commit suicide.... It is not permissible to do to yourselves what Mirza Hassan Afnan did to himself. | SW_v12#18 p.280-281 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suicide; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2572 | Words to Latimer, Remey et al, spoken on 1914-10-18 | 80 | چقدر اینها مضطربند ابدا سکون ندارند این علامات عدم ایمان است در قران میفرماید | These people who called on us today were in a state of fright. They are expecting daily | KHH1.113 (1.157-158) | KHHE.172-173fn, DAS.1914-10-18, SW_v08#19 p.241, PN_1914 p098 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Degrees of faith; certitude; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2611 | Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-08-01 | 80 | All the people of the world are sowing their seeds in brackish ground and they write on the surface of the water. Therefore you must consider that all their efforts are fruitless. | PN_1912_heh p023, PN_1912 p009 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; High station of the true believer; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2691 | Words spoken on 1914-01-07 in Haifa | 80 | The world needs more happiness and illumination. The star of happiness is in every heart | DAS.1914-01-07, SW_v07#16 p.162-163, SW_v13#05 p.102, PN_1914 p009, SDW v12#10 p.115 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2693 | Words spoken on 1914-06-05 in Tiberias | 80 | Rest assured in the protection of God. He will preserve his own children under all circumstances. | DAS.1914-06-05, SW_v08#19 p.241 | Consolation and comfort; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Poems and quotation from poetry; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2719 | Words spoken at Hotel Plaza in Minneapolis, 1912-09-19 | 70 | Mahmúd's Diary | با وجود این باز نصاری و مسلمین از ما راضی نیستند و حال انکه انها در خانهٴ خود سر گرم راحت و عشرتند | Notwithstanding this, the Muslims and Christians alike are not satisfied with us. They are engaged in pleasurable diversions and enjoyable pastimes | BDA1.256.01 | MHMD1.274 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2788 | Words to Esmael, spoken on 1914-12-07 | 70 | Now tell me, Esmael, art thou sure that the Messiah will appear in two years? | DAS.1914-12-07, SW_v13#06 p.150-151x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2794 | Words to Dickinson Miller, spoken on 1911-08-24 | 70 | the Master said religion was one truth which the sectarians had divided; however, the Light can be found everywhere... As to mystical experiences: most assuredly the saints and mystics had real experiences. The proof of the reality of the experience was its fruit. If the result was spiritual, we might know the experience was of God. | AIF.1911-08-24, PN_1909B p026, DJT.165, BLO_PN#027 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Mystical themes; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2799 | Words spoken in Jun. 1906 | 70 | Today the world's gaze is extended to the lives of the Bahá'ís: when they find a believer committing an evil deed, they may imagine such to be the deed of all the Bahá'ís | PN_1906 p070, SUR.274, BLO_PN#001 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2847 | Words to Nuru'd-Din Mumtazi et al in May 1920 | 60 | سنگلاخ های این کوه مبدل به گل و ریاحین خواهد شد و گردش گاه ملل | At present rocks and thornbushes surround the Shrine of the Bab, but in the future this place will be encompassed by an abundance of trees and flowers | KNR.041 | KNRE.051 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2864 | Words to Ali-Kuli Khan spoken in 1900 | 60 | The Blessed Perfection, Bahá’u’lláh, has promised to raise up souls who would hasten to the service of the Covenant… Go, and eat this candy. Rest assured, the Blessed Perfection will enable you to translate | SUR.109 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2878 | Words to pilgrims in June 1906 | 60 | Those who first arose to persecute us and plotted against us are now seeking a means for reconciliation. We have no quarrel with anyone | PN_1906 p077, SUR.269, BLO_PN#001 | Contention and conflict; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2897 | Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-08 | 60 | Although our assembly tonight at this table numbers only ten outwardly... Praise be to God, your hearts are overflowing with the Love of God... Rest assured in the fact that the breath of the Holy Spirit will aid you, - provided no doubts obtain in your hearts. Know this for a certainty. | SW_v08#08 p.103x, SW_v07#10 p.099x, PN_1909 p014, PN_1909 p046, PN_1909F p031, DJT.072-073, BLO_PN#027 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2900 | Words to pilgrims in June 1906 | 60 | Bahá'u'lláh has said that whoever has an art or handicraft, it is incumbent upon him to endeavor to develop it to the point of perfection - even though that art be as humble as that of weaving coarse straw matting. | PN_1906 p074, SUR.232, BLO_PN#001 | Excellence; distinction; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2901 | Words to Mr Crewe of Newfoundland, spoken on 1913-03-03 | 60 | O Thou Kind God! We are Thy humble servants; endear us in Thy Kingdom! We are poor; enrich us through Thy heavenly Treasury! We are ignorant, suffer us to become informed | DAS.1913-03-03 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2906 | Words spoken in Jun. 1906 | 60 | The House of Justice is so mighty an organization that no one shall have the right to resist or oppose it. By that is meant the Universal House of Justice. | PN_1906 p045, SUR.248, BLO_PN#001 | House of Justice; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2918 | Words to departing pilgrims spoken in June 1906 | 60 | Though I had not time to answer all the letters you brought from your cities, you are the true letters that I send unto them as answer. For there are two kinds of letters | PN_1906 p073, SUR.274, BLO_PN#001 | Outward and inward meanings | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2928 | Words to the wife of Counsel Schwartz, spoken on 1913-04-04 | 60 | You must let the children study that which they like best. If your daughter loves art, she can devote her time to it and surely she will succeed. | DAS.1913-04-04 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Creativity in art; Education of children; moral education; Humor; jokes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2934 | Words spoken on 1913-10-02 in Ramleh | 60 | I consider him [Tolstoi] a Bahá'í, a real Bahá'í, because he lived and acted in accord with the good-pleasure of Bahá'u'lláh | DAS.1913-10-02 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Review of publications; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3003 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-24 | 50 | Mahmúd's Diary | صحت جسمانی اهمیت ندارد اهمیت در صحت روحانیست که تأثیر و لذت ابدی دارد | Bodily health is not important. What is more important is spiritual health which gives eternal pleasure and has everlasting effect. | BDA1.133.16 | SW_v19#08 p.256, MHMD1.144 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Disregarding bodily comfort; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3055 | Words to Ali Kuli Khan, spoken on 1906-06-09 | 50 | If a man is not happy in his life, death is better than such a life. True joy comes from the tranquility of [the] heart, and this state comes from faith! | PN_1906 p019, PN_1906 p026, SUR.229-230, BLO_PN#001 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3061 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-12-30 | 50 | If a man lives a thousand years or achieves the most wonderful service, this does not avail him. If he becomes the most famous man in the world | DAS.1913-12-30 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Chastisement and requital; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3092 | Words to Ali-Kuli Khan spoken in 1900 | 50 | There was once a blacksmith in Iran, and to keep his fire going and get the iron red hot | SUR.127 | Stories; anecdotes; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3093 | Words to Florence Khan spoken in 1906 | 50 | …the turning toward God in thought, and a prayer-like appeal from the heart, is prayer, and is heard of God. Words are not necessary, the heart is enough. | SUR.241 | Law of obligatory prayer; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3099 | Words spoken on 1912-05-10 in Washington | 50 | And now you, if you act in accordance with the teachings of Baha'o'llah, may rest assured that you will be aided and confirmed. | COC#0309x, COC#1684x, SW_v08#08 p.103 | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3188 | Words to Ali Kuli Khan, spoken on 1906-06-12 | 40 | In the end, all will be well and happy times will come. 'Once again a time will come as sweet as sugar.' The time will come when the procession of pilgrims of all lands will be densely extended | PN_1906 p032, SUR.228, BLO_PN#001 | Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3217 | Words to pilgrims in June 1906 | 40 | Men are trained and developed through these; that is, through poverty, vicissitudes and want. Otherwise, God would have ordered that His friends and Saints become endowed with great wealth | PN_1906 p077, SUR.269, BLO_PN#001 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3231 | Words to Miss Rosenberg, spoken around 1909-01-09 | 40 | All these things - the fish, the honeycomb etc, are symbols and were meant to be understood spiritually, just as the Resurrection itself was a spiritual resurrection. | SW_v07#11 p.108, PN_1909 p072, PN_1909 p104, PN_unsorted p022 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Resurrection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3320 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-24 | 30 | Mahmúd's Diary | هر روزی امری مؤید است و هر وقتی مقصدی مقتضی امروز تبلیغ امر الله و نشر تعالیم الهیه جاذب تأییدات غیبیه است وقت تخم افشانیست و القآء کلمهٴ الهی | Every day confirmations surround some specific pursuit and every hour has a purpose decreed for it. Today, teaching the Cause of God | BDA1.329.13 | MHMD1.348 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3350 | Words spoken at Hotel Ansonia in New York, 1912-04-18 | 30 | Assuredly, give to the poor. If you give them only words, when they put their hands into their pockets after you have gone, they will find themselves none the richer for you! | DJT.266, BLO_PN#027 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Humor; jokes; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3373 | Words to visitors, spoken on 1913-04-05 | 30 | Today if you teach one person it is as though you have resurrected a dead soul into life. It is as though you have changed the black stone into diamond. It is as though you have transmuted metal into gold, Satan into angel, animal into man. | DAS.1913-04-05 | Metallurgical metaphors; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transmutation of the soul by the divine elixir | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3394 | Words spoken in Jun. 1906 | 30 | Man should be intoxicated with the wine of Knowledge and drink from the Chalice of Wisdom. For this joy and exhilaration continues to Eternity. | PN_1906 p070, SUR.274, BLO_PN#001 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3406 | Public address given on 1912-05-14 | 30 | Mahmúd's Diary | ...It is the Holy Spirit of God which insures the safety of humanity, for human thoughts differ, human susceptibilities differ. You cannot make the susceptibilities of all humanity one except through the common channel of the Holy Spirit. | VLAB.060-061x | Differences in human capacity; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity in diversity | - | - | MHMD1.101 | |||||||
| ABU3412 | Words to Dr. Coles and Archdeacon Dowling, spoken on 1914-01-01 | 30 | Imagine a little lamb surrounded by a hundred thousand wolves, threatening to tear it to pieces at every moment. Were it not for the eternal vigilance of the Divine Powers, man could not live for one second. | DAS.1914-01-01 | Angels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3432 | Words spoken on 1914-07-01 | 30 | When I leave the world I want my heart to be assured that the Blessed Beauty has self-sacrificing servants | DAS.1914-07-01, SW_v09#12 p.135 | Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Courage; Encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; Praise and encouragement; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3438 | Words spoken in 1910 | 30 | The (Holy) Spirit is encompassing and surrounding all. It is holy. It is sanctified from attachment to a special place. It is present everywhere and at every time. It exists in all places, yet is placeless. | SW_v08#08 p.098 | God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3450 | Words to Mary Hanford Ford, spoken on 1911-10-18 | 30 | Yes, surely sincere prayer always has its effect and it has a great influence in the other world | SW_v08#04 p.047, PN_1911 p017 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Power of prayer; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3452 | Words to a believer, spoken on 1913-01-02 | 30 | The fragrance of the rose leads man to the garden and faith and assurance are the fragrance of the rose which attract individual believing souls together. | DAS.1913-01-02 | Degrees of faith; certitude; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3460 | 20 | اگر چهار یا پنج نفس مثل میرزا ابوالفضل شوند من از این عالم مسرور و مطمئن میروم خدا مبعوث خواهد کرد | If four or five souls should become even as Mirza Abu'l-Fadl, then would I depart from this world with gladness and assurance, for God shall raise them up [3.5s] | YIK.303, ZIAB2.228 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3464 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-15 | 20 | Mahmúd's Diary | بر حسب استعداد نفوس و اقتضای وقت است بهرطفلک آن پدر تی تی کند گر چه عقلش هندسهٴ گیتی کند | What I have spoken is according to the capacity of the people and the exigency of the time. 'The father makes gurgling sounds for the newborn infant, although his wisdom can measure the universe.' | BDA1.124.05 | SW_v19#07 p.221, MHMD1.133 | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Differences in human capacity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3480 | Words spoken on 1912-10-16 in San Francisco | 20 | Mahmúd's Diary | نطقهای من همه باقتضای وقت و اندازهٴ استعداد نفوس است بهر طفلک آن پدر تی تی کند گر چه عقلش هندسهٴ گیتی کند | I speak according to the demands of the time and the capacity of my listeners. 'The father makes gurgling sounds for the newborn infant, although his wisdom be capable of measuring the universe.' | BDA1.314.05 | MHMD1.332 | Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Relativity of religious truth; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3495 | Words to pilgrims in June 1906 | 20 | Both Peter and Paul suffered martyrdom with all steadfastness by the order of Nero. This is a clear and indisputable fact. | PN_1906 p077, SUR.268, BLO_PN#001 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3497 | 20 | Lydia, Lydia, you cannot put up with this one man, and I have to put up with the whole human race. | SUR.236 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3559 | Words spoken on 1914-07-10 in Haifa | 20 | A material man lets himself be worried and harassed by little things but a spiritual man is always calm and serene under all circumstances | DAS.1914-07-10, SW_v07#16 p.154 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3594 | 10 | I mean the heaven from which Christ descended and to which he ascended--the heaven of divine Will, the heaven of spirituality | SW_v13#06 p.148 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Resurrection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3614 | 10 | Be not grieved on account of poverty for true wealth is surging and inundating like unto the ocean. | SW_v08#02 p.020 | Consolation and comfort; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3628 | Words to Ali-Kuli Khan spoken in 1900 | 10 | Sometimes material food confers spiritual sustenance and strength. | SUR.136 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3667 | 450 | Today the dynamic energy of the Holy Spirit has poured in such volume through the Messenger of God that even the masses of men have received it… The labour saving machines were given to create leisure for all mankind | SW_v24#04 p.106 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Universal education; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3693 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 120 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیشب من ابداً شام میل نکردم و شب هیچ نخوابیدم تا نزدیک صبح چیز می‌نوشتم | I did not have any dinner whatsoever last night, nor did I sleep at all. I was engaged in writing until morning approached | BDA2.148-149 | MHMD2.186 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3708 | Words spoken in Vienna on 1913-04-19 | 90 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | محبّت شما سبب آمدن من باینجا شد من برای دیدن شما آمدم نه برای سیر و سیاحت | Your love is the reason I have come here. I have come to see you, not to go on leisurely excursions | BDA2.246 | MHMD2.320 | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||
| BB00001 | Bayan-i-Farsi (Persian Bayan) | 106000 | Persian Bayan, The; Persian Bayan, The; Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Persian Bayán; Persian Bayan, A Summary; Báb's Bayan, The; Selections from the Bahá'í Writings and from Shaykh Ahmad on the Seven Stages of Creation; Translation List; Le Béyan Persan; Persian Bayan ("Exposition"); Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá; Gate of the Heart; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | Bayan-i-Farsi (Persian Bayan) | تسبیح و تقدیس بساط قدس عز مجد سلطانی را لایق که لم یزل و لا یزال بوجود کینونیت ذات خود بوده | All praise and glory befitteth the sacred and glorious court of the sovereign Lord, Who from everlasting hath dwelt, and unto everlasting will continue to dwell within the mystery of His Own divine Essence… Thou knowest full well, O my God, that tribulations have showered... There is no paradise more wondrous for any soul | INBA62, INBA24, INBA96, INBA_1006C, INBA_4008C, INBA_6015C, INBA_6018C, INBA_6019C, INBA_6021C, CMB_F12, CMB_F13, CMB_Or.34(8), BLIB_Or2819, BLIB_Or5760, BLIB_Or1330, BN_suppl.1070, MKI4518, MKI4519, MKI4524.070, SOAS ms.24255, IOM.088-089, KB_bayan-per, HBH_bayanf, BYC_bayan-per, BYC_bayan-per2 | BAYN, SWBP#09 (p.052-081x), SWBP#71 (p.153-154x), OOL.A001 | SWB#09 (p.077-113x), SWB#71 (p.214-215x), BPRY.226-227x, GPB.029-030x, GPB.097-098x, WOB.062bx, WOB.100-101x, EGB.316-406, GOH.passim (see index), MNP.045-046x, MNP.226-228x, MESSIAH.659-704x, HURQ.BB55x, LOG#0668, LOG#0770, LOG#1480, LOG#1481, LOG#2161, LOG#2162, BLO_PT#049, BLO_PT#062x, BLO_PT#063x, BLO_PT#079.1.4x, BLO_sazedj#01, ADMS#041 | Smith & Dragoman, L. Slott (2:16), J. Heath [track 8], J. Heath | The Mother Book of the Bábí Dispensation. Comprising nine vahids (unities) of nineteen chapters or babs (gates)—with the exception of the last unity, which has only ten gates—the greater part of the work was written in the prison of Mákú, but, contrary to some prevalent assumptions, the last parts may have been written in Chihriq, after the Báb was interrogated by the clerics in Tabriz. The Persian Bayán abrogates Islamic laws and traditions and sets down new laws and teachings. However, the various laws are discussed as symbols referring to deep spiritual meanings and vehicles to prepare the people for the advent of Him Whom God shall make manifest. Both the form and content of the book affirm the underlying metaphysics of unity in which all things are manifestations of an inner reality which is the revelation of God within them. | Attaining good pleasure of God; Chastisement and requital; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; God's knowledge; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Inmost heart [fu'ad]; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Knowledge; recognition of God; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Letters of the Living; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as sun; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Names and attributes of God; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Predictions and prophecies; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Purpose; goal of creation; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Return of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; 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 Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]; Word of God is its own standard; Word of God the cause of creation | * | - | NSS.045-049, BRHL.59, MSBR.204-205, AHDA.442.1, MMAH.007, SRC.083-084, SRC.181-184, SRC.280, GOH.035, GOH.281-298, GOH.308-338, GPB.025x | see also BB00020, Arabic Bayan |
| BB00002 | Qayyumu'l-Asma' (Commentary on the Surah of Joseph) | 112000 | 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 | Qayyumul-Asma (book) | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی نزل الکتاب علی عبده بالحق لیکون للعالمین سراجا وهاجا ان هذا صراط علی | All praise be to God Who hath, through the power of Truth, sent down this Book unto His servant [the Bāb], that it may serve as a shining light for all mankind | INBA03, INBA_6020C, INBA_6016C, PR41.002-192, CMB_F23.150r14-153r11 (53)x, , CMB_F11, , BLIB_Or3539, BLIB_Or6681, BN_6435, BN_5780, MKI4496, , IOM.089-090, KB_qayyum, BYC_qayyum | ASH.055-370, RHQM1.019-021x, MBA.309-314x, SWBP#08 (p.026-050x), OOL.A003 | SWB#08 (p.041-074x), GPB.005-006x, GPB.023x, GPB.376x, WOB.101x, WOB.126x, GOH.passim (see index), MNP.001-027n, MNP.088x, MNP.110-114x, MNP.127-134x, HURQ.BB02x, LOIR06.047x, BLO_PT#074x | T. Ellis, unknown, friends in Jordan | 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 | * | - | FHR#01, NSS.023-024, DB.061x, DB.179x, BRHL.59, MSBR.202-203, AHDA.445.4, MMAH.009, SRC.055-057, SRC.195, GOH.030, GOH.111-159, KKD1.228.08x | ||
| BB00004 | Kitab-i-Jaza' (Book of the Reckoning) | >100000 | Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | فلتسبحن الله فی دین الحق تسبیحاً عظیماً. سبحان الذی فی قبضته ملکوت یاقوتیات السموات و الارض وما بینهما فلتسبحن الله فی دین الحق تسبیحاً عظیماً... شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو قل کل له عابدون شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو قل کل له ساجدون | Glorified be He in Whose grasp lieth the dominion of the ruby-like realms of the heavens and of the earth and whatsoever lieth between them. Therefore glorify ye God in the true Faith with mighty glorification. God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him. Say: All are His worshippers. God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him. Say: All bow down before Him [3.5s]... ...God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His are the kingdoms in the heavens and on the earth and all that is between them | PR09.001-274x, PR40.099v-204vx, CMB_F23.190r10-199r12 (65)x, , MKI4488.029r-133vx, MKI4500.001-119vx, MKI4517, BYC_misc-a.001-203x, BYC_jazax, BYC_misc-b.130a05-162a03x | TZH3.070.12-072.21x, SWBP#13 (p.108-109x), SWBP#14 (p.109-109x), SWBP#49 (p.136-137x) | SWB#13 (p.153-154x), SWB#14 (p.154-155x), SWB#50 (p.192-193x), BPRY.231-232x | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Angels; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastisement and requital; Cleanliness and refinement; Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Continual renewal of creation; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Creation of the world; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Exhortations and counsels; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Fire and light; fire and water; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Free will and predestination; fate; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Imam 'Ali; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Knowledge of self; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Letters of the Living; Life and death; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Limits of the intellect; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Muhammad; Islam; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Outward and inward meanings; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Power of prayer; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for parents; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Predictions and prophecies; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Purpose; goal of creation; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Return of the Manifestations of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Soul; spirit after death; 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; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Symbolism of color and light; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The first and the last; the seen and the hidden; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others; The Imamate; the Caliphate; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | JRAS.482, MSBR.206-207, SRC.095, SRC.102 | ||||
| BB00006 | Tafsir-i-Suratu'l-Baqarah (2nd Juz') (Commentary on the Surah of the Cow II) | 6300 | Gate of the Heart | Tafsir surat al-baqara (Commentary on the Surah of the Cow) | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی بامره تلجلجت اللاهوتیات بکینونیاتها لها بها الیها فاجتمعت المجتمعات و افترقت المتفرقات | Praise be to God, through Whose bidding the divine essences did surge in their inmost realities, by Him, unto Him, and through Him, whereupon the gathered were joined together and the dispersed were scattered [3.5s]... ...Elevate the alphabetical letters of that divine verse unto the sublime station of the manifestation of their heart | INBA69:377-410x, PR04.051v06-052r06x | GOH.050x, GOH.108x | 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 | - | - | GOH.127 | ||||
| BB00007 | Tafsir-i-Suratu'l-Kawthar (Commentary on the Surah of Kawthar) | 49500 | Gate of the Heart | Commentary on the Surih of Kawthar | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم و به نستعین. الحمد لله الذی جعل طراز الواح کتاب الفلق فی کل ما فتق و استفرق و استنطق طراز الازل | Praised be to God, who hath made the Ornament of the scriptural Tablets to be the Book of the Daybreak which is operative within everything such that it is cleft asunder and split apart | INBA53:181-383, INBA_5019C:001-083x, , CMB_F10, , BLIB_Or5080, , HBH_tafkawthar, BYC_kowthar | ASAT2.007-008x, AHDA.466x, OOL.A006 | GOH.069-075x, GOH.111-115x, GOH.177x, MNP.178x, HURQ.BB08x, KSHK#03x | Prophecy and fulfillment; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | NSS.025-029, DB.174x, BRHL.59, MSBR.202-203, AHDA.455.03, MMAH.013, SRC.071, SRC.201, GOH.033 | |||
| BB00008 | Tafsir-i-Suratu'l-Baqarah = Kitab al-Ahmadiyya (Commentary on the Surah of the Cow I) | 43700 | Qur'an Commentary of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad, the Báb, The; Gate of the Heart | Tafsir surat al-baqara (Commentary on the Surah of the Cow) | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الم ذلک الکتاب لا ریب فیه هدی للمتقین هذه الایة لاهل الحقیقة معرفة الله سبحانه | "Alif. Lám. Mím. This is the Book wherein there is no doubt, a guidance unto them that fear God." For the people of truth, this verse signifieth the knowledge of God, glory be unto Him [3.5s]... ...The Primal Adam is the Will, Who is the Primal Utterance, manifested in the primal realm of contingency | INBA69:157-377, INBA_6004C:002-178, , INBA_6014C:001-296, , INBA_6012C.060-257, , PR02.001v21-044v14, PR03.043r-043rx, PR40.003v-095v, CMB_F08, , BLIB_Or5277, , BN_5780, BN_5805, BN_6610, LEID.Or4371-8, , OXF.MS.Arab.e.59-60, IOM.090-091x, HBH_baqarah (=INBA 69) | ASAT2.064x | TAME, BLO_PT#216.019-020, GOH.119-121x, GOH.204x, GOH.251-252x, HURQ.BB01x | - | - | FHR#09, NSS.021-022, BRHL.59, MSBR.202-203, AHDA.455.05, MMAH.011, SRC.046-047, SRC.201, GOH.030, GOH.118 | ||||
| BB00009 | Kitab al-Ruh (Book of the Spirit) | 36000 | Gate of the Heart | Kitáb al-Ruh (Book of the Spirit) | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد نزل الايات بالحق الي عبده لعل الناس بايات ربک يومنون ان اتبع ما اوحينا اليک | Praise be to God, Who hath revealed the verses in truth unto His servant, that perchance mankind might believe in the signs of their Lord. Follow that which We have revealed unto thee [3.5s]... ...This Book is a Dhikr (Remembrance) from God according to the Decree of a wondrous servant [the Bāb]. He is assuredly the True One within the heavens and the earth. | INBA78:069-076x, INBA_4011C.069-100, INBA_7005C, PR04.036r12-038r12x, MKI4507.001x, , IOM.091 | ASAT4.044-45x, AHDA.198x, OOL.A017 | HURQ.BB05x, HURQ.BB15x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God is its own standard | * | - | FHR#10, AHDA.446.5, MMAH.064, SRC.061, SRC.189, GOH.031, GOH.380fn3 | The "Suratu'l-Ridvan" is a part of this work | ||
| BB00010 | Tafsir-i-Surah wa'l-'Asr (Commentary on the Surah of the Afternoon) | 22000 | Gate of the Heart | Tafsir-i-Suriy-i-Va'l-'Asr (Commentary on the Surih of the Afternoon) | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی تجلی للممکنات بظهور آثار ابداعه فی ملکوت الامر والخلق لیتلالئن جوهریات حقائق الموجودات بتلئلأ آیات اللاهوت و یتلجلجن کینونیات مجردات آیات الجبروت بتلجلج ظهورات آیات الملکوت | Praised be to God Who divuged Himself before all realms of Existence through the tokens of His wondrous directives in the Kingdoms of Command and Creation. This to the end that He might illuminate the Essences | INBA14:105-208, INBA40:006-080, INBA69:021-119, INBA_6010C:095-198, , INBA_7009C:005-130, , CMB_F09.001=4005C, , BLIB_Or5112, , BN_6531, HBH_asr, BYC_asr | AADA.138-139x, AVK2.012.04x, MHA.142x, OOL.A007 | GOH.060-061x, MNP.049x, HURQ.BB10x | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Imamate; the Caliphate; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | * | - | DB.201x, BRHL.59, MSBR.202-203, AHDA.455.04, MMAH.066, SRC.076, SRC.202, GOH.034, GOH.115 | |||
| BB00018 | Sahifiy-i-Makhdhumiyyih = Sahifiy-i-Makhzunih (Hidden Treasured Epistle) | 13200 | Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Gate of the Heart; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | Sahifiy-i-Makhzunih (Hidden Treasured Epistle) | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی هو کائن قبل کل شیء و لا یکون شیء معه و کان موجوداً حین لا وجود لشیء لدیه الذی قد قصدت افئده العارفین عن معرفة ادنی وصفه | Praise be to God Who existed ere all things were brought into being, and with Whom nothing can be compared. He was manifest when there was none other to contemplate His reality. He is the One Whose essence the hearts of the knowing have longed to fathom, yet fail utterly to apprehend even the most infinitesimal glimpse of His attributes [4o]... …The glory of glories and the most resplendent light rest upon Thee, O my God. Thy majesty is so transcendent… O my God, my Lord and my Master! I have detached myself… I adjure Thee by Thy might, O my God!... O My God, O my Lord, O my Master! I beg Thee to forgive me | INBA_5006C:284-314, , INBA_6009C:001-171, , PR03.043r-043rx, PR04.058r06-100r11, PR25.001-043, CMB_Add.3704, , MKI4499.043x | SWBP#53 (p.138-139x), SWBP#54 (p.139-141x), SWBP#57 (p.142-144x), SWBP#58 (p.144-145x), SWBP#59 (p.145-146x), SWBP#60 (p.146-147x), SWBP#62 (p.149-149(a)x), SWBP#63 (p.149-149(b)x), SWBP#64 (p.149-150x), SWBP#73 (p.155-155x), OOL.A009 | SWB#54 (p.194-195x), SWB#55 (p.196-198x), SWB#58 (p.200-202x), SWB#59 (p.202-204x), SWB#60 (p.204-205x), SWB#61 (p.205-206x), SWB#63 (p.209-209x), SWB#64 (p.210(a)x), SWB#65 (p.210(b)x), SWB#73 (p.216x), BPRY.022x, BPRY.063x, BPRY.130x, BPRY.141x, BPRY.227x, HURQ.BB29x | The Humming Birds, S. Toloui-Wallace, Kiya & Parya, TaliaSafa, E. Mahony, E. Mahony, E. Mahony, E. Mahony, A. Wensbo, Louis & Eleonore, Z. Johnson, Nahal & Bakang, D. Khavari, Shadi, Hoda & Leif, C. Kinglit, O. Devine, N. Chiang, Soulrise Melodies, Soulrise Melodies, N. Hamilton, L. & L. Hosack, S. Ihsan, P. Held & C. Bahia [track 10], almunajat.com [item 4], E. Tarani, unknown | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Impossibility of true worship of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#02, AHDA.451.1, MMAH.059, SRC.059, SRC.198, GOH.030-031 | Prayer 1 is Du'a-yi sahifa. | |
| BB00035 | Lawh-i-Haykalu'd-Din | 5800 | Gate of the Heart | هو. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو الملک ذو الملاکین قد قدر فی الباب الاول ذکر نفسه نفسه انه لا اله الی هو له الاسماء الملکی ... الابد مثل الابد قد قدر فی الباب الثانی | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, the King, Possessor of the Kingdoms. In the First Gate He hath ordained mention of His Own Self, His Very Self - verily there is none other God but Him. His are the sovereign Names unto all eternity, like unto eternity. In the Second Gate He hath ordained [3.5s]... ...Ye shall assuredly find All Good in the numerical difference between Qá’im and Qayyúm, in nine years | BYC_haykal | GOH.353x, HURQ.BB60x | Cleanliness and refinement; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Grammar and orthography; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | SRC.186 | |||||
| BB00046 | Tafsir-i-Ayati'n-Nur (Commentary on the Verse of Light) | 4200 | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم بسم الله المتعالی المنیع. الحمد لله الذی خلق کل شیء بامره و قدر مقادیر کل شیء بقوله اذ انه هو الحق به یخلق ما خلق و یبدع ما بدع لا راد و لا مره و لا مرد لتقدیره | Praised be to God Who created all things through His Command and decreed the measure of all things through His Utterance, `Wherefore is He, verily, is the Ultimate Reality (al-ḥaqq)' | PR02.063r12-063r19x, PR07.044r-049v, CMB_F21.155.17-171.08#27, | HURQ.BB12x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, AHDA.458.15, MMAH.005 | ||||||
| BB00068 | Tafsir-i-Suratu'l-Qadar II | 2700 | بسم الله المتقدس المنیع. سبحان الذی لم یزل و لا یزال کان وجوده قبل القبل بلا ذکر شیء عنده و لایزال انه هو کائن بمثل ماقد کان | Glorified be He Who hath ever been and shall ever be, Whose existence preceded all that was before, with naught beside Him to be mentioned, Who endureth even as He hath always been [3.5s] | BYC_qadar | ASAT4.472x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr); The Imamate; the Caliphate; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | - | - | |||||||
| BB00075 | Suriy-i-Tawhid (Commentary on the Surah of Unity) | 2600 | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی ینزل الامر فی الکتاب علی قدر غیر معدود فاشهد ان لا اله الا الله کما هو اهله و یستحقه من دون ان یقدر احد ان یعرف کیف هو الا هو سبحانه و تعالی عما یصفون | Praise be to God Who sendeth down the Command in His Book in measures beyond count! I testify that there is none other God but Him, as befitteth His glory and as He deserveth, in such wise that none can know His true nature save His own Self - glorified and exalted be He above whatsoever they describe [3.5s]... ...Verily, God hath intended by this exalted word to sanctify His Essence utterly from any attribute of causation | INBA14:209-221, INBA69:002-013, INBA98:165.11-174.01, INBA_6010C:199-211, , Berlin3655.076r-081v, HBH_tawh002 (=INBA69), BYC_towhid | OOL.A018 | GOH.192x | 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 | - | - | AHDA.456.06, MMAH.016, SRC.072, SRC.202, GOH.106 | ||||
| BB00084 | Khutbata’r-Raj’a (Khutba written in Jidda) | 2200 | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد اقام العرش علی الماء والهواء علی وجه الماء و فرق بینهما علی کلمة اللاء ثم قد فتق الاجواء من عالم العماء | Praised be to God! Who raised up the Celestial Throne upon the watery expanse and the atmosphere above the surface of the watery expanse. | INBA91:060.12-073.08, INBA_5006C:330-335, | HNU.143-145x, AHDA.086x | MNP.090-091x, MNP.146-158, HURQ.BB19x, LOIR06.050ff | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mystical themes; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#06.05, SRC.063, SRC.187, GOH.032 | ||||
| BB00087 | Kitabu’l-Bashir | 2100 | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. الله لا اله الا هو الابشر الابشر و انما البهاء من الله ثم من کل شیء علی الواحد الاول و من یشاهد ذالک الواحد الی ان لا یحصی احد لا بما یعد و لا بما لایعد و بعد فلتشهدن علی الله | God, no God is there but Him, the Giver of tidings! Verily, the glory from God, and then from all things, be unto the first Vahid, and unto whoso beholdeth that Vahid, until none can reckon their number, neither by that which can be counted nor by that which cannot be counted. Then ye shall testify unto God [3.5s] | PR03.061r04-063r08 | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Love of God; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Presence of; reunion with God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Purpose; goal of creation; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00090 | Tafsir-i-Hadith-i-Kuntu Kanz (Commentary on the Tradition of the Hidden Treasure) | 2000 | بسم الل الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد تعالی بعلو کبریائیته عن علو اعلی جوهر المجردات و تعظم بذاتیة ازلیته | Praise be to God, Who hath ascended, in the loftiness of His grandeur, above the loftiest essences of the spirit, and hath, by virtue of His eternal essence, manifested His transcendent majesty [4o] | SFI10.057-062 | Impossibility of true worship of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mediator; Muhammad; Islam; Names and attributes of God; Seven stages of creation; The Imamate; the Caliphate; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | SFI10.038 | |||||||
| BB00105 | Tafsir-i-Suratu'l-Qadar I | 1700 | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی ابدع ما فی السموات و الارض بامره ثم الذین آمنوا بالله و آیاته فاولئک هم الی الله یحشرون و الحمد لله الذی ابتدع الجوهریات لا من شیئ قبلها بعلیة نفسها | Praise be to God Who hath brought into being, through His command, whatsoever is in the heavens and on earth, and beyond them those who have believed in God and His signs - these shall verily be gathered unto Him. And praise be to God Who hath originated the essences, not from aught that existed before them, through their own causation [3.5s] | INBA14:221-229, INBA69:014-021, INBA98:158.16-165.07, INBA_6010C:211-219, , Berlin3655.081v-085v, HBH_qadr (=INBA69) | 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 | - | - | MMAH.019, SRC.072, SRC.202 | |||||||
| BB00119 | Letter to Mirza Hasan-‘Ali, uncle of the Bab | 1600 | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. قبله محترم دام عزکم تلاوت آیات کریمه را نموده ولی چه بسیار عجب است که اهل بصیرت ... والسلام خیرالکلام والحمد | O revered uncle, may thy glory endure! I have perused thy kind letter; yet how passing strange it is that the people of insight... Peace be upon the best of utterances, and praise be to [3.5s]... ...This lowly One hath completed the Commentary on the Súrih of Joseph in forty days, during which I wrote parts thereof each day | INBA91:170.11-180.06, PR04.200r05-204r11 | TZH3.283.09-286.11x | GOH.124x, MNP.002x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Literal interpretation; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||
| BB00138 | Prayer in reply to Mulla Ahmad Khurasani, Di'bil, et al | 1300 | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد عرف لعباد نفسه و لو لا تعریفه با لا بداع لکانوا من المنسیین اللهم انی اشهدک فی ذلک الیوم بما تشهد لنفسک | Praise be to God, Who hath made Himself known unto His servants; for, without His revelation and divine guidance, they would assuredly have remained in oblivion. O Lord, I bear witness unto Thee on this day in the very manner that Thou dost bear witness unto Thine own Self [4o] | INBA91:123.04-130.08, INBA_5019C:295-298, | ASAT4.370x | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#12.07, SRC.191 | ||||||
| BB00150 | Fi Yawmi ‘idi’l-Adha | 1300 | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذا یوم قد جعلته من قبل بقول حبیبک محمد عیداً لمن آمن بک و آیاتک وذخراً لمن وفی بعهدک | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! This is a Day which Thou didst aforetime make, through the words of Thy beloved Muhammad, a festival unto them that believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and a treasure for such as were faithful to Thy Covenant [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.180-187, MKI4494.002 | Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Purpose; goal of creation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | AHDA.462.03d? | |||||||
| BB00163 | Du’ayi Layliy-i-thaniyyih | 1200 | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک ببهاء ضیاء علاء رضاء ربوبیتک و جلال و جمال کمال فعال سبوحیتک | O God! I beseech Thee by the splendor, the radiance, the sublimity and the good-pleasure of Thy Lordship, and by the majesty, beauty and perfection of Thy sanctified glory [3.5s] | CMB_F14.174v08-178v04, | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.459, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | |||||||
| BB00164 | Li-Harfi’l-Avval | 1200 | بسم الله الاول الاول. اننی انا الله لا اله الا انا لاصلین علی کل ادلائی من اول الذی لا اول له الی آخر الذی لا آخر له و اننی انا خیرالمصلین | Verily, I am God, no God is there but Me. I shall assuredly shower My blessings upon all My chosen guides, from the Beginning that hath no beginning unto the End that hath no end, and verily I am the most gracious of those who bestow blessings [3.5s] | BYC_pray.021.21-024.23 | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Letters of the Living; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00175 | Khutba on gematria and its sister (‘ilmi’l-Huruf va Ukhtiha) | 1100 | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد عرف ذاته بایاته المتجلیه فی غرا لفواد بغیر تشبیه و لا تفریق لیشهد الکل فی مقعد الفضل | Praise be to God Who hath enabled the gnosis of His Essence to be realized through His verses which express theophanic self-disclosure within the grandeur of the inmost heart | INBA67:228-233, INBA91:030.07-036.06, INBA_5006C:315-317, , INBA_5019C:322-324, , INBA_6004C:209-213, | HURQ.BB20x | Alchemy; the elixir; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#06.09, SRC.063, SRC.187, SRC.191 | ||||||
| BB00183 | 1100 | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. تبارک الذی جعل الیوم یوم العید لم یزل و ان فی شطر من اللیل تقترن الشمس بالجلم تلعت شمس البدیعة فی اوا الایام معتدل و فی لیله التقی الفلکان شمس من السبع | Blessed be He Who hath made this day a festival for all time, when even in the watches of night the sun was conjoined with the celestial sphere; when the sun of wondrous newness rose in balanced measure at the dawning of days, and in its night two heavenly orbs, the sun from among the seven, did meet [3.5s] | CMB_F20.018r09-018v03, | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00201 | Du’ayi Sahar likulli laylin min shahri’llah | 990 | Selections from the Writings of the Báb | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. یا من یقبل من یقبله نقطة البیان و یا من یرد من یرده نقطة البیان و یا من ینظر الی ما ینظر الیه نقطة البیان | O thou who acceptest whomsoever the Point of the Bayan doth accept, and O thou who rejectest whomsoever the Point of the Bayan doth reject, and O thou who beholdest whatsoever the Point of the Bayan doth behold [3.5s]... ...Do Thou ordain for me, O Lord, every good thing Thou hast created or wilt create, and shield me from whatever evil Thou abhorrest | CMB_F14.171v05-174v07, | SWBP#44 (p.133-134x) | SWB#45 (p.187-188x) | Attaining good pleasure of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.459, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | ||||
| BB00214 | Fi Bayani’l-I’tiqad | 930 | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی یهدی من یشاء و یضل من یشاء و الیه کل الخلق یرجعون و ان الصلوة علی محمد رسول الله و اوصیائه الذین قد جعلهم الله ائمة الدین و ارکان اهل الیقین ... و بعد لما سمعت ان بعض الناس قد عرضوا بمحضر حضرة العالی | Praise be to God, Who guideth whom He willeth and leadeth astray whom He willeth, and unto Whom all created things shall return. And blessings rest upon Muhammad, the Apostle of God, and His chosen ones, whom God hath made the Imams of the Faith and the pillars of them that are assured... And further, when I heard that certain ones had made representations in the presence of [3.5s] | INBA14:385-390, INBA40:133-136, INBA69:411-416, INBA_6010C:383-388, , PR02.130v24-131v26, CMB_F21.089.01-093.01#11, , BYC_collect4.017-020, BYC_three.092-097 | ESCH.393, TZH2.082-084 | Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Muhammad; Islam; Names and attributes of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, SRC.077, SRC.193 | ||||||
| BB00236 | Du’a’a’l-Vajib (fi kull laylat-i-jum'ah) | 860 | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم رب لاسئلنک بالوهیتک التی انها هی ممتنعة فوق کل شیء ان تنصرن کل ذات الف یومن بمن تظهرنه یوم القیامة ذات حجتک العظمی | Glorified art Thou, O my Lord! I beseech Thee, by Thy Divinity which transcendeth all things, to aid every soul who believeth in Him Whom Thou shalt make manifest on the Day of Resurrection, the Day of Thy Most Great Testimony [3.5s] | BYC_misc-b.109a01-113a03 | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00240 | Introduction to the Tafsir-i-Suratu'l-Baqara | 830 | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی تجلی للممکنات بطراز النقطة المنفصلة عن لجة الابداع لها بها الیها جلت و علت قبل ما اخترعت | Praise be to God Who hath revealed Himself unto all contingent beings through the ornament of the Point, which was separated from the depths of creation - unto it, through it, and toward it - exalted was it and transcendent before aught came into being [3.5s] | INBA86:065-069, INBA98:023.11-027.07, PR40.001v-003r | Accounts of dreams and visions; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Symbolism of color and light; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00244 | Bayan fi 'Ilm al-Jawamid wa'l-Mushtaqat | 810 | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد تفرد اولیآئه بالمحامد العظمآء و توحد ابوابه فی علم الجوامد الکبریآء الذی قد نعت | Praise be to God Who hath singled out His chosen ones by sublime glorification and hath unified His gates in the knowledge of supreme grandeur [3.5s] | INBA67:130-134, INBA_5006C:350-352, , INBA_6006C:081-083, , PR07.068v-069v | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Mystical themes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | SRC.073, SRC.184 | |||||||
| BB00256 | Du’a’ fi avvali kulli laylin min shahri’llah | 780 | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک یا لا اله الا انت ببهاء لا اله الا انت اذ لا اله الا انت ان تصلین علی حرف الباء بما انت علیه من بها لا اله الا انت انک کنت ذا فضل عظیما | O God! I beseech Thee, O Thou besides Whom there is none other God, by the splendor of "There is no God but Thee"—when there is none other God but Thee—to shower Thy blessings upon the Letter B through that glory which is Thine—There is no God but Thee! Verily, Thou art the Lord of surpassing bounty [3.5s] | CMB_F14.156r10-158v03, | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Manifestation of God as sun; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.458, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | |||||||
| BB00273 | Tawqi’i Qa’imiyyat | 720 | Epistle of Qāʾimiyyat, The | Tawqi’i Qa’imiyyat | هو الاعلی بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له الخلق و الامر یحیی و یمیت ثم یمیت و یحیی و انه هو حی لا یموت فی قبضته ملکوت کلشیء یخلق ما یشآء بأمره انه کان علی کل شیء قدیراً ان یا علی قد اصطفیناک بامرنا و جعلناک ملکاً تنادی بین یدی القائم | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His is the creation and the command. He giveth life and causeth death, then causeth death and giveth life, and verily He is the Ever-Living Who dieth not. In His grasp is the dominion of all things; He createth whatsoever He willeth by His command, and verily, He hath power over all things. O Ali! We have chosen thee through Our command and made thee a king to proclaim before the Qa'im [3.5s] | CMB_F20.010v18-012r07, , BYC_tablets.062.17-065.09 | LDR.291x, TZH3.164.11-166.09, AHDA.472, QISM.014 | HURQ.BB26x | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Muhammad; Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | SRC.095, SRC.276 | |||
| BB00276 | Letter to Mulla Naw-Ruz 'Ali | 710 | بسم الله الاعظم الاعظم. سبحان الذی یسبح له من فی السموات و من فی الارض و ما بینهما قل کل له ساجدون و الحمد لله الذی یسبح ... ان یا یوم النیروز انا قد حققناک من قبل و جعلناک عیداً للعالمین جمیعاً و وعدنا ان نحشرنک یوم القیامة و نعرضک علینا علی صورةالانسان فاذا انا کنا لموفین | Glorified be He Whom all that are in the heavens and all that are on earth and whatsoever lieth between them do magnify, and say: All before Him prostrate themselves in adoration. All praise be unto God Who is extolled... O Day of Naw-Rúz! We have, verily, exalted thee aforetime and ordained thee a festival unto all the peoples, and We have promised to gather thee unto Us on the Day of Resurrection and to present thee before Us in human form, and lo, We are faithful to Our covenant [3.5s] | AHDA.297 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Laws of marriage and dowry; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00296 | 660 | بسم الله المتنور المتعطر المتجب المتعظم. و لله بهاء السموات و الارض و ما بینهما و کان الله ذا بهاء عظیما | Unto God belongeth the splendor of the heavens and of the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and verily God is possessed of surpassing glory [3.5s] | CMB_F20.007v09-009r06, | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00324 | Letter in reply to four questions | 560 | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی نزل الامر فی الکتاب للذین اتبعوا امرالله بالحق فان اولئک هم الصادقون و بعد قد نزل کتابک فی ارض الصاد و اطلعت بخطابک فاعلم فیما سئلت من معنی یوم القیامه | Praise be to God Who hath sent down the Command in the Book unto them that follow the Cause of God in truth, for these are the sincere ones. Thy letter hath reached the Land of Ṣád and I have understood thy message. Know thou, then, concerning that which thou didst inquire about the meaning of the Day of Resurrection [3.5s] | INBA53:398-400, PR02.200v04-201r04, Berlin3655.122v-124r | Chastisement and requital; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | SRC.081, SRC.195 | |||||||
| BB00330 | 550 | و اننی انا القائم الذی کل ینتظرون یومه و کل به یوعدون قد خلقتی الله بامره و جعلنی قائما | Verily I am the Promised One, Whose Day all await and unto Whom all have been promised. God hath created Me through His command and made Me to stand [3.5s] | MBA.327-328x | Chastisement and requital; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00346 | Tafsir-i-Ayat fi Surati'n-Nur | 510 | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله البدیع الذی لا اله الا هو. افتتح سر البیان لاظهار ما جعله الله فی الکیان بالوجود .... و بمثل هذا فلیعمل العاملون و لا حول و لا قوة الا بالله العلی العظیم والحمد لله رب العالمین | The secret of utterance hath been unlocked to manifest that which God hath ordained in the realm of existence.... Even thus must the doers of deeds endeavour, and there is no power nor strength save in God, the Most High, the Most Great, and praise be to God, the Lord of all the worlds [3.5s]... ...Naught is seen in Me in in the station of My heart save God alone, which is the manifestation of Lordship from God | INBA14:491-494, INBA53:075-077, INBA67:155-157, INBA_4011C:134-137, , INBA_5006C:345-347, , INBA_6006C:077-078, , INBA_6010C:485-488, , PR07.065v-066v | GOH.094x, GOH.103x | Inmost heart [fu'ad]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | AHDA.458.15, SRC.072, SRC.198 | |||||
| BB00350 | Tawqi'a Qa'imiyyat | 490 | هو الاعلی بسم الامنع الاقدس. قل هو الظاهر فوق خلقه و هو المهیمن القیوم شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو | Say: He is the One manifest above His creation, and He is the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. God doth testify that there is none other God but Him [3.5s] | CMB_F23.136v13-138r03 (42), , CMB_F20.017r12-018r07, , BYC_tablets.076.09-078.05 | QISM.018 | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Return of the Manifestations of God; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | SRC.096 | ||||||
| BB00364 | Fi Bayani Lawhi’l-Mahfuz (Letter on the Preserved Tablet) (part II) | 460 | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. و قد سئلک السائل عن اللوح الحفیظ اعلمه بما قد علمک الله المحیط و ها انا ذا القیت الیک من رشحات تلک الالواح المستضیئه | The questioner hath assuredly asked thee about al-lawḥ al-maḥfūẓ ("The Preserved Tablet"). Inform him then according to what God, the All-Encompassing, hath taught thee [the Bāb] | INBA67:174-176, INBA_4011C:139-141, , INBA_6004C:202-204, , INBA_6006C:079-080, , PR07.067r-067v | HURQ.BB07x | Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Law of cause and effect; Seven stages of creation; The cross and the trinity | - | - | SRC.190, SRC.192x2 | ||||||
| BB00374 | 440 | Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | هب لی یا الهی کمال حبک و رضاک و اجذب قلوبنا بانجذاب نورک یا برهان یا سبحان و انزل علی نفحاتک | Vouchsafe unto me, O my God, the full measure of Thy love and Thy good-pleasure | HNMJ.132-136, SWBP#48 (p.136-136x) | SWB#49 (p.191-192x), BPRY.173-174 | E. Tarani, S. Jaberi (?) | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||
| BB00454 | 300 | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو العزیز المحبوب هو الاکبر بسم الله الامنع الاقدس شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له الخلق و الامر یحیی و یمیت | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Best-Beloved. He is the Most Great. In the Name of God, the Most Unapproachable, the Most Holy. God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His is the creation and the command. He quickeneth and causeth to die [3.5s] | BYC_tablets.053.02-053.16 | MANU.064-065, TZH3.263?x | Creation of the world; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00455 | Tafsir-i-Suratu'l-Fatiha (prefixed to Tafsir-i-Suratu'l-Baqarah) | 300 | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. هذه السورة المبارکة عندالله سبعة آیات محکمات الآیة الاولی کتاب محمد صلی الله علیه و آله و فقد جعل الله فیها احکام وجوده مما لا بدایة و لا نهایة و هی جنة الفردوس ... | This blessed Surah, in the presence of God, consisteth of seven inviolable verses, the first verse being the Book of Muhammad - peace and blessings of God rest upon Him and His family - wherein God hath ordained the laws of His existence, having neither beginning nor end, and it is the Garden of Paradise [3.5s] | INBA69:156-157, PR02.001v07-001v19, PR40.002, CMB_F08, , BLIB_Or5276, BLIB_Or5277 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The Imamate; the Caliphate | - | - | MSBR.200-201 | |||||||
| BB00474 | Kitab al-Vahid 10 (Tablet to the tenth Letter of the Living) | 270 | بسم الله البهی المتباهی. سبحان الذی یقدر مقادیر کل شیء بأمره کن فیکون هو الذی یعلم ما فی السموات | Glorified be He Who ordaineth the measure of all things by His command "Be, and it is!" He it is Who knoweth that which is in the heavens [3.5s] | DB.xxii.10, LABIB | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00482 | 260 | 238 الله اظهر. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له الملک و الملکوت ثم العز و الجبروت ثم القدرة و اللاهوت ثم القوة و الیاقوت ثم السلطنة و الناسوت یحیی و یمیت ثم یمیت و یحیی و انه هو حی لا یموت و ملک لا یزول و عدل لا یجور و سلطان لا تحول و فرد لا یفوت عن قبضته من شیء لا فی السموات و لا فی الارض و لا ما بینهما یخلق ما یشاء بامره انه کان علی کلشیء قدیرا و بعد ان باسباح | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His is the Kingdom and the Dominion, and then the Glory and the Power, and then the Might and the Empyrean, and then the Strength and the Brilliance, and then the Sovereignty and the human realm. He giveth life and causeth death, then causeth death and giveth life, and verily He is the Ever-Living Who dieth not, and the King Who passeth not away, and the Just One Who wrongeth not, and the Sovereign Who changeth not, and the Single One from Whose grasp nothing escapeth, whether in the heavens or on the earth or whatever lieth between them. He createth whatsoever He willeth by His command. Verily, He hath power over all things. [3.5s] | PR03.081v14-081v23, PR13.072v-073r | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00485 | 250 | Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | سبحانک وتعالیت کیف اذکرک یا محبوب الموجودات وکیف اعترف بحقک یا مرهوب الممکنات | Immeasurably glorified and exalted art Thou. How can I make mention of Thee, O Thou the Beloved of the entire creation… I am aware, O Lord, that my trespasses have covered my face with shame | SWBP#29 (p.122-123), SWBP#39 (p.129-129) | SWB#30 (p.173-174), SWB#40 (p.182-182), BPRY.082x | Nabilinho | Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Mystical themes; Self-description of God; God's self-remembrance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||
| BB00502 | 220 | Tablet of the Ascent of the Soul and the Hour of Departure | فایقن ان فی النوم مثل الروح مثل الشمس فی مقامها لم یخرج من الجسم بل بنوره یشاهد ملکوت السموات | Be assured that in the state of slumber, the soul's condition is akin to that of the sun in its station; though it has not departed from the body, yet through its light, the realms of the celestial kingdom are beheld [4o] | AVK1.323.12 | Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00506 | Answer to Mirza Ahmad Azghandi | 9200 | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحان الذی یسجد له من فی السموات و من فی الارض قل کل له ساجدون و الحمد لله الذی یسبح له من فی السموات و من فی الارض قل کل له قانتون شهد الله | Glorified be He before Whom bow down in adoration all who dwell in the heavens and all who dwell upon the earth. Say: all are prostrate before Him. And praise be unto God, Whom all who dwell in the heavens and all who dwell upon the earth do glorify; say: all are humbly obedient unto Him [3.5s]... ...As the Persian children say, the root principles of religion are five and its derivatives six. This indeed is thy Temple | Berlin3655.136r-155r | GOH.357x, GOH.371x | Angels; Apocalyptic imagery; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mystical themes; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Purpose; goal of creation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||
| BB00589 | 200 | Selections from the Writings of the Báb | و ان بهاء من یظهره الله فوق کل بهاء وان جلاله فوق کل جلال وان جماله فوق کل جمال وان عظمته فوق کل عظمة | The glory of Him Whom God shall make manifest is immeasurably above every other glory | SWBP#18 (p.110-111x), SWBP#19 (p.111-111x) | SWB#18 (p.156-157x), SWB#19 (p.157-158x) | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah | - | - | |||||||
| BB00599 | Du’a’ fihi ismu’l-A’zam | 80 | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک باسمک یا الله یا رب یا رحمن یا منیع یا قدوس یا هو یا عزیز یا محبوب یا قاهر یا ظاهر یا فرد یا ممتنع یا مهیمن یا قیوم یا قائم | O God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name, O God, O Lord, O Most Merciful, O Inaccessible, O Most Holy, O He, O Mighty One, O Best-Beloved, O All-Compelling, O Manifest, O Single, O Inaccessible, O All-Subduing, O Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | CMB_F14.201r07-201r10, | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | JRAS.460, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207 | |||||||
| 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 | |
| BH00003 | Kitab-i-'Ahd (Book of the Covenant) | 920 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Days of Remembrance | Will and Testament of Bahá'u'lláh; Kitáb-i-Ahd (Book of the Covenant) | اگر افق اعلی از زخرف دنیا خالیست ولکن در خزائن توکل و تفویض از برای وراث | Although the Realm of Glory hath none of the vanities of the world, yet within the treasury of trust and resignation | INBA65:101, BLIB_Or15261, , CMB_F25.8, | AVK3.066.10x, AVK3.210.02x, AVK3.424.03x, AHM.410, MJMM.399, AYT.355, DWNP_v4#04 p.021, DWNP_v2#03-4 p.025-027x, UAB.036ax, DRD.176, AYI2.076x, AYI2.275x, RHQM2.0918-921 (350) (214-216), TBP#15, OOL.B014, AMB#32 | TB#15, DOR#32, PUP.382x, GPB.028x, GPB.238x, GPB.239x8x, GPB.240x7x, GPB.242x, GPB.314x, WOB.134x, SW_v03#14 p.006-007+010, SW_v04#14 p.238, SW_v05#15 p.229, SW_v07#16 p.153, SW_v07#18 p.188, SW_v09#12 p.138x, SW_v09#13 p.150, BSC.259 #532-546 | A. Youssefi | Bahá’u’lláh’s last will and testament, appointing ‘Abdu’l-Bahá as His successor by summoning ‘the Aghṣán, the Afnán and My Kindred to turn, one and all, their faces towards the Most Mighty Branch’; categorically forbidding contention and conflict; and cautioning lest the means of order and unity that He brought into the world should become the cause of confusion and discord. | Contention and conflict; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Unity; oneness of humanity | * | * | ROB4.419 et al, BKOG.420, MMAH.213, GSH.150, BSR_v19p03, LL#026 | |
| BH00007 | Suriy-i-Haykal (Surih of the Temple) | 20670 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Summons of the Lord of Hosts; Original Text of the Súriy-i-Haykal, The | Suriy-i-Haykal (Surih of the Temple) | سبحان الذی نزل الایات لقوم یفقهون سبحان الذی ینزل الایات لقوم یشعرون سبحان | Glorified is He Who hath revealed His verses to those who understand. Glorified is He Who sendeth down His verses to those who perceive. | INBA34:001, BLIB_Or15705.001, , BLIB_Or15735.002, , IOM.099 | NRJ#1, AQA1#001, AQA4#090 p.268, HYK.002, YMM.153x, OOL.B121 | SLH#01, COC#0301x, COC#1648x, ADJ.080-081x, ADJ.085ax, ADJ.085x, COF.101bx, GPB.099x2x, GPB.101x3x, GPB.101-102x, GPB.102x, GPB.106x, GPB.143x, GPB.173x2x, GPB.174x, GPB.186x, GPB.206x4x, GPB.207x11x, GPB.207-208x, GPB.208x2x, GPB.209x6x, GPB.210x2x, GPB.211x, GPB.226x, GPB.227x3x, GPB.245x, GPB.331x, PDC.007x, PDC.020x, PDC.042-043x, PDC.046x, PDC.046-047x, PDC.047x2x, PDC.047-048x, PDC.048x, PDC.048-049x, PDC.049x2x, PDC.049-050x, PDC.050x4x, PDC.050-051x, PDC.051x3x, PDC.051-052x, PDC.052x2x, PDC.052-053x, PDC.053x, PDC.054x, PDC.055x2x, PDC.055-057x, PDC.057x, PDC.057-058x, PDC.065-067x, PDC.067x2x, PDC.067-068x, PDC.068x3x, PDC.073x, PDC.075x, PDC.078x, PDC.081x3x, PDC.085x6x, PDC.090x3x, PDC.106-107x, PDC.107x, PDC.119x, PDC.136-137x, PDC.138x, PDC.144-145x, PDC.161-162x, PDC.166x, PDC.168-169x, PDC.169x, PDC.173-174x, PDC.181-182x, PDC.196x, WOB.104x, WOB.107x, WOB.108x, WOB.109x3x, WOB.109-110x, WOB.110x, WOB.117x, WOB.138x, WOB.163x, WOB.169x, WOB.192x, WOB.192x, BLO_PT#140, BSC.209 #392-434 | G. Major and T. Sutton, L. Manifold and P. Weber | The centrepiece of His proclamatory works, originally written in Edirne and recast in ‘Akká, in which Bahá’u’lláh as the embodiment of the promised new Temple is called forth by the Holy Spirit and symbolically raised up limb by limb, with the mission of each part being assigned and sent forth into the world in fulfilment of the prophecy of the Old Testament (Zechariah 6:12). In its final form, it includes His epistles to Pope Pius IX, Emperor Napoleon III, Czar Alexander II, Queen Victoria, and Náṣiru’d-Dín Sháh. | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; High station of the true believer; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Imam Husayn; Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; Justice and wrath of God; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; The concourse on high; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The ephemeral and the eternal; The power of example; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | * | * | ROB3.133, JRAS.292-309, MMAH.179, GSH.131, LL#306 | Epistles to the kings and rulers included in the composite Suriy-i-Haykal have their own catalog entries. |
| BH00020 | Tafsir-i-Hurufat-i-Muqatta'ih (Commentary on the Disconnected Letters) = Lawh-i-Ayat-i-Nur (Tablet of the Verse of Light) | 8280 | Tablet of the 'Light Verse', also known as Commentary on the Disconnected Letters; Tablet of the 'Light Verse' (Lawh-i-Áyiy-i-Núr), also known as Commentary on the Disconnected Letters; Lawh-i-Hikmat | Lawh-i-Ayat-i-Nur or Tafsir-i-Hurufat-i-Muqatta'ih (Tablet of the Verse of Light or Commentary on the Disconnected Letters) | الحمد لله الذی خلق الحروفات فی عوالم العما خلف سرادقات القدس فی رفارف الاسنی | Praise be to God who created the letters in the worlds of the divine Cloud beyond the pavilions of holiness… Know that the first tokens brought into existence by the pre-existent Cause in the worlds of creation are the four elements… Strive therefore to recognize amongst the primary substances those things which are in equilibrium | INBA08:587, INBA36:212, NLAI_BH2.141x, NLAI_BH3.003x, Berlin1237#19, PR19.002b-017b | MAS4.049, ASAT3.090x, ASAT4.068x, ANDA#19 p.32x, OOL.B029, OOL.B145 | BLO_failayn, HURQ.BH08x, BTO#04x, ADMS#199n84x | An extensive commentary on the famous ‘verse of light’ in the Qur’an (24:35) and on the origin and meaning of the enigmatic letters heading many of its surahs, which Bahá’u’lláh relates to different aspects of the person and revelation of the Báb, to the mystical science of letters and numbers, and to stages in the alchemical craft. | Alchemy; the elixir; Four elements; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria) | - | - | ROB1.125, MMAH.099, GSH.021, GSH.045, LL#337, LL#391, LL#405? | ||
| BH00021 | Suriy-i-Muluk | 8150 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Summons of the Lord of Hosts; Days of Remembrance | Suriy-i-Muluk (Surih to the Kings) | هذا کتاب من هذا العبد الذی سمی بالحسین فی ملکوت الاسما الی ملوک الارض کله | This is a Tablet from this Servant, who is called Ḥusayn in the kingdom of names, to the concourse of the kings of the earth. | INBA71:123, BLIB_Or15723.001, , IOM.098-099, PR11.043b-064a, PR19.048a-061b, PR23.016a-029b | NRJ#5, GWBP#065 p.086x, GWBP#066 p.087x, GWBP#113 p.143x, GWBP#114 p.150x, GWBP#116 p.158x, GWBP#118 p.160x, RSBB.040, TZH4.328-353, BCH.008x, PYB#129 p.03x, OOL.B131, AMB#36x | SLH#05, GWB#065x, GWB#066x, GWB#113x, GWB#114x, GWB#116x, GWB#118x, DOR#36x, LOG#1615x, COF.138-139x, GPB.161x4x, GPB.171x, GPB.172x7x, GPB.175x4x, GPB.210x, GPB.230x2x, PDC.007x, PDC.020x, PDC.027-028x, PDC.033-034x, PDC.034x, PDC.034-035x, PDC.035x2x, PDC.035-038x, PDC.038-039x, PDC.043-044x, PDC.060x, PDC.060-062x, PDC.062x, PDC.062-063x, PDC.063-064x, PDC.098x4x, PDC.098-099x, PDC.114-115x, PDC.143x, PDC.146-147x, PDC.182x, WOB.108x, WOB.174x, WOB.177x3x, WOB.177-178x, WOB.178x | E. Mahony | His most momentous proclamatory work, though not yet divulging the totality of His messianic claim, in which He counsels and chastises, in turn, the entire company of the kings of the earth, the kings of Christendom, the French Ambassador in Constantinople, the ministers of the Ottoman Sultan, the inhabitants of Istanbul, the Sultan himself, the Persian Ambassador to the Sultan, the people of Persia, the divines and wise men of Constantinople, and the philosophers of the world. | Chastisement and requital; Justice and wrath of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | * | - | ROB2.301 et al, BKOG.207, BKOG.213, BKOG.330, GPB.171, MMAH.158, GSH.090, LL#319 | |
| BH00031 | Suriy-i-Nush | 7310 | Surih of Admonition (Suratu'l-Nus'h); Days of Remembrance | Suriy-i-Nush (Surih of Counsel) | فسبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق علی النبیین و المرسلین و ینزل حینئذ علی ما کان | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth unto the Prophets and Messengers, and Who doth now send down what hath ever been [3.5s]... ...Announce unto My servants the advent of the One Who came unto them with the power of truth bearing the name of ‘Alí | INBA47:171, INBA36:242, INBA73:181.09x, INBA83:001, PR19.034b-048b | BRL_DA#727, AVK2.228.08x, TZH4.200-202x, LMA1.350 (209), MAS4.135x, ASAT3.024x, YMM.152x, OOL.B133, AMB#35x | DOR#35x, GPB.141x6x, BLO_PT#097, NYR#145x | 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. | 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 | * | - | ROB1.137, MMAH.207, LL#321 | ||
| 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 | ||
| BH00037 | 6990 | حمد و شکر در مقامی حزب الله را لایق و سزاست آنانکه در باطن بمثل بحر مواجند و | Praise and thanksgiving befit the people of God in such wise - they who in their inmost beings surge like an ocean [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15701.291, | AVK3.118.14x, GHA.360bx, MAS4.138ax | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00039 | 6840 | یا ابراهیم قد حضر اسمک فی هذا المقام الاعلی امام حضور مولی الوری ذکرک | O Ibrahim! Indeed thy name hath been mentioned in this most exalted station before the presence of the Lord of all mankind [3.5s]... ...O Lord my God! Thy knowledge of me doth verily surpass my understanding of my own self. I implore Thee to enable me to so rise to serve Thee | INBA81:181.11x, BLIB_Or15715.207x, | AQA6#299 p.292, ADM2#023 p.041x | JHT_S#046x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| BH00042 | 6590 | Translation List | الحمد لله الذی انزل ما کان مکنونا فی سماء مشیته و اظهر ما کان مخزونا فی علمه | Praise be to Him Who hath sent down that which lay concealed in the heaven of His will, and revealed that which was treasured within His knowledge [3.5s]... ...The Afnans arrived in Beirut. After some time they received permission to come in small groups. Finally, they entered the shelter of grace | INBA31:049x, INBA51:150x, BLIB_Or15701.116, , KB_620:143-144x | AQA6#221 p.086, ADM1#020 p.052x, LHKM2.176x, AYI1.265x, AYT.327x, LMA2.016x, ASAT2.098x | LTDT.051-052x, GEN.314.04x, ADMS#077 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for protection; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||
| BH00047 | Haft Vadi (The Seven Valleys) | 6100 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Call of the Divine Beloved | Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys) | الحمد لله الذی اظهر الوجود من العدم و رقم علی لوح الانسان من اسرار القدم و | Praise be to God Who hath made being to come forth from nothingness; graven upon the tablet of man a measure of the mysteries of His eternity | INBA35:293, INBA33:101, BLIB_Or03116.067, , NLI.32p061r, PR19.024b-032b | BRL_Haft, AQA3#068 p.092, AVK1.320x, TZH4.151-153x, YMM.310x, OOL.B006 | CDB#2, BSC.159 #164-174, HURQ.BH12 | MJ Cyr (1), MJ Cyr (2), TaliaSafa & Friends, Rachel, Ethan & Ilia, E. Sabariego, G. Burriston & P. Kay, Ine, Ine, MANA, N. Hamilton, A.E. Rahbin, Gyenyame, E. Kelly, T. Ellis, M. Levine, P. Marin, J. Luckey [track 1], L. Dely & M. Congo, T. Francis | His most important mystical composition, patterned in part after Faríd’u’d-Dín ‘Aṭṭár’s Manṭiqu’l-Ṭayr (‘The Conference of the Birds’), describing seven stages in the path of the spiritual wayfarers—‘search’, ‘love’, ‘knowledge’, ‘unity’, ‘contentment’, ‘wonderment’, and ‘true poverty and absolute nothingness’—and revealing that the source of conflict upon earth can be traced to the wayfarers’ lack of awareness of the relative truths to be found within each of these stages. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love as fire; Love of God; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | * | * | ROB1.096, BKOG.139, BKOG.159-161, GPB.140, MMAH.096, GSH.017, LL#016 | |
| BH00052 | Suriy-i-Qamis | 5750 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | Súriy-i-Qamís (Surah of the Robe) | ان یا اهل البقا فی الملا الاعلی اسمعوا ندآء الله عن هذا النسیم المتحرک فی هذا الهواء | O ye dwellers in the immortal realm on high! Hearken unto the Call of God from this stirring Breeze that moveth in this atmosphere [3.5s]... ...By the righteousness of God! These are the days in which God hath proved the hearts of the entire company of His Messengers and Prophets | BLIB_Or15723.059, , NLAI_BH1.356 | BRL_DA#724, GWBP#008 p.015bx, AQA4#074 p.034, AQA4a.320, ASAT3.281x, OOL.B137 | GWB#008x, ADJ.057x, ADJ.079x, GPB.003x, GPB.099x, GPB.377x, PDC.015x, HURQ.BH34 | Proclamatory tablet taking in part the form of a conversation between the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh; announcing the return of the Báb in the person of Bahá’u’lláh; reproaching the Bábís for their denial; and directing one of the many named recipients to place the tablet, like the shirt of the biblical Joseph, upon his face. | Manifestation of God as sun; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | ROB2.397, BKOG.246?, MMAH.150, GSH.049, LL#325 | ||
| BH00058 | Suriy-i-Hajj I (Shiraz) | 5550 | Tablet of Pilgrimage to the House of the Báb (Suriy-i-Hajj) | Suriy-i-Hajj (Tablet of Pilgrimage to the House of the Báb) | تلک آیات الله قد نزلت حینئذ عن قطب البقاء مقام الذی یطوفن فی حوله اهل سرادق | These are the verses of God which have been sent down in this hour from the Focal Point of eternity, that Station round which circle the dwellers of the pavilion [3.5s]... ...O Muhammad, when the fragrances of holiness have drawn thee unto them and turned thee unto the land of the All-Merciful that thou mayest discover the breezes of divine praise | INBA73:005, INBA83:049, BLIB_Or15723.168, , BLIB_Or15737.006, | AQA4#078 p.075, AVK4.120, GHA.039x, GHA.069ax, TSBT.093x, RHQM2.0809-834 (222) (137-151), ASAT2.113x, ASAT4.426x, ASAT5.029x, OOL.B119 | RBB.154-162x, BLO_PT#118x, HURQ.BH53, GEN.371-380 | Prescribes the rite of pilgrimage to the House of the Báb in Shiraz, codified later in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas as a sacred duty. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | ROB2.240, BKOG.250, MMAH.152, GSH.082, LL#304 | ||
| BH00060 | Lawh-i-Abdu'r-Razzaq | 5390 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; River of Life, The; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh; Lawh-i-Abdu'r-Razzáq | Lawh-i-Abdu'r-Razzáq | مکتوب آنجناب بمنظر اکبر وارد و از قمیص کلماتش نفحات حب مالک اسما و صفات | Thy letter hath attained unto the Most Great Horizon, and from the garment of its words wafted the sweet-scented fragrance of love for the Lord of Names and Attributes [3.5s]... ...As to thy question concerning the origin of creation. Know assuredly that God’s creation hath existed from eternity, and will continue to exist forever… Thou hast asked Me whether man, as apart from the Prophets of God… | INBA38:144, BLIB_Or15698.044, , BLIB_Or15720.046, , BLIB_Or15740.038, , NLAI_BH3.047, BN_suppl.1754.021-030 | BRL_DA#030, GWBP#078 p.101bx, GWBP#080 p.103x, GWBP#087 p.114x, AVK1.113ax, AVK1.213.04x, AVK1.222.10x, AVK1.272x, AVK2.042.10x, AVK2.073.12x, IQT.044, RSBB.104, MAS4.174ax, ASAT1.013x, ASAT2.019x, ASAT2.103x, ASAT4.317x, ASAT4.296x, ASAT4.530x, ASAT5.270x, ASAT5.355x, OOL.B021 | BRL_ATBH#75x, GWB#078x, GWB#080x, GWB#087x, ROL.016-021x, BSC.228 #453-459x, HURQ.BH57x, HURQ.BH58x | Addresses some misconceptions of the Bábís and answers questions concerning the origin of creation, the soul after death, and the absence of historical records prior to Adam. | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Soul; spirit after death; Universal language; Word of God and human limitations | * | - | LL#036, LL#411 | ||
| BH00061 | Suriy-i-Sultan | 5370 | تلک آیات الله قد نزلت بالحق من جبروت البقاء و جعلها الله حجه من عنده و | These are the verses of God, sent down in truth from the dominion of eternity, and God hath made them a testimony from His presence [3.5s] | INBA37:040, BLIB_Or15723.126, | BRL_DA#211, AQA4#082 p.154, AQA4a.261, OOL.B139 | Addresses individually words of praise and encouragement to a number of followers in the town of Sulṭán-Ábád and addresses parenthetically Mírzá Yaḥyá, upbraiding him for his opposition and urging him to repent, while assuring him that Bahá’u’lláh holds no hatred in His heart for him. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | MMAH.170, GSH.193, LL#328 | |||||
| BH00071 | Suriy-i-Hajj II (Baghdad) | 5070 | Tablet of Pilgrimage to the House of Bahá'u'lláh (Suriy-i-Hajj) | Suriy-i-Hajj (Tablet of Pilgrimage to the House of Bahá'u'lláh) | فسبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق و ینزل بامره کیف یشاء لا اله الا هو العزیز | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth and doth send down through His command whatsoever He willeth. There is no God but Him, the Mighty [3.5s]... ...I beg Thy forgiveness, O Lord, with the entirety of my being—my tongue, my heart, my breath, my soul, my spirit, my body... It is incumbent on whomsoever desireth to turn to the most holy direction, to come into the presence of God, the Mighty, the Knowing, to hearken unto the call of God | INBA37:066, INBA66:012, BLIB_Or15723.194, , BLIB_Or15737.033, | BRL_DA#166, AQA4#084 p.192, ADM2#107 p.193x, AVK4.109, GHA.070x, DRD.009x, TSBT.077x, ASAT1.094x, ASAT2.109x, ASAT4.022x, ADH1.082x, OOL.B120 | RBB.163-168x, BLO_PT#117x, HURQ.BH54, JHT_S#193x | Prescribes the rite of pilgrimage to the House of Bahá’u’lláh in Baghdad, codified later in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas as a sacred duty. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Inability of the Manifestation; Prophet to comprehend God; Law of pilgrimage; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | * | - | ROB2.240, MMAH.152, GSH.083, LL#305 | ||
| BH00076 | Suriy-i-Ashab (=Lawh-i-Habib) | 4960 | Surah of the Companions | Suriy-i-Ashab or Lawh-i Habib (Surah of the Companions or Tablet for the Beloved One) | ح ب اسمع ندآء الله عن جهه العرش بایات مهیمن مقدم عظیم لعل تقلب بکلک الی | H.B. Give ear unto the divine summons from the precincts of the Throne, as We recite to thee the verses of God | INBA83:027b, BLIB_Or15723.031b, | AQA4#072b p.001, AQA4a.205, TZH4.354-360, MAS4.355ax, ASAT3.071x, OOL.B039, OOL.B107 | WOB.108-109x, BLO_PT#094, HURQ.BH32 | Proclamatory work playing a major role in the conversion of the followers of the Báb to the cause of Bahá’u’lláh, declaring His prophetic station to a number of receptive individuals while attesting that if it were revealed to humanity to an extent smaller than a needle’s eye, it would cause every mountain to crumble into dust. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | * | - | ROB2.065, MMAH.151, GSH.075, LL#095, LL#293 | ||
| BH00084 | Suriy-i-Amr | 4760 | Suriy-i-Amr (Surih of Command) | سبحان الذی خلق الخلق بأمره و ابدع خلق کلشیء اقرب من ان یحصی ان انتم تعلمون | Glorified be He Who hath created all beings through His command and brought forth the creation of all things in ways beyond reckoning, were ye to comprehend [3.5s] | INBA36:001, INBA71:155, INBA81:108, BLIB_Or07852.093, , BLIB_Or15723.109, , PR19.069b-072bx, PR23.060b-063bx, ROB2.000x | BRL_DA#725, NANU_BH#17x, RSBB.026, RSBB.030, RSBB.033, SFI13.019, ASAT4.303x, ASAT4.326x, YIA.549-553x, OOL.B105 | Major proclamatory work formalizing Bahá’u’lláh’s claim to divine messengership, read aloud at His instruction to Mírzá Yaḥyá and written partly in the voice of God and partly in the voice of Bahá’u’lláh, describing the rivers of paradise and apostrophizing earth and heaven, the trees and clouds, the lands of ‘Iraq and Rumelia, and the followers of the Báb. | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment | * | - | ROB2.161, BKOG.230, MMAH.141, GSH.073, LL#291 | ||||
| BH00088 | Lawh-i-Kimiya 2 (Lawh-i-Mariyyih) | 4710 | Reflection on the Theory of Alchemy as Explained in the Bahá'í Writings, A | Lawh-i-Kímíya II or Lawh-i-Máríyyih (Tablet on Alchemy II or Tablet of Mary) | کتاب مرسله در ساحت احدیه وارد و ما فیه مشاهده شد لله الحمد که در این فجر... و اینکه سئوال از قول ماریه نمودید | The missive was received at the Court of Oneness and its contents perused. Unto God be praise that you were illumined… the treatment is specially designed so that this precious, life-giving substance, which has appeared from the divine mine, may be purified... The appearance of this hidden treasure amongst these people [arbab-i-ulum] is the sign of the coming of age of the world | INBA66:187, NLAI_BH2.164 | MAS1.026-045x, MAS4.024-025x, OOL.B197.2 | BLO_alchemy, HURQ.BH06 | A detailed explanation in symbolic language of an enigmatic statement on alchemy attributed to the legendary figure of Mary the Prophetess, describing the various stages in the creation of the elixir, and warning that the rediscovery of its knowledge by the scientists of the day will herald both the maturity of the world and the threat of a desolating affliction. | Alchemy; the elixir; Composition and decomposition; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Law of cause and effect; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#391 | ||
| BH00101 | 4200 | حمد حامدین و شکر شاکرین و نعت ناعتین را چگونه میتوان بمقامی نسبت داد که از | How can the praise of them that praise, the gratitude of them that render thanks, and the glorification of them that extol, be ascribed unto a station that [3.5s]... ...I swear by God! That which hath been destined for him who aideth My Cause excelleth the treasures of the earth | INBA18:129 | TABN.215ax | ADJ.084x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH00112 | Suriy-i-Asma' (=Lawh-i-Ibn?) | 3990 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; River of Life, The; Tablet of the Son (Jesus) | Suriy-i-Asma' (Surah of Names) | رایحه احزان جمال رحمن را احاطه نموده و ابواب فرح و بهجت از ظلم اهل طغیان من | The fragrance of sorrows hath encompassed the Beauty of the All-Merciful, and the gates of joy and delight have been shut fast through the tyranny of the people of rebellion [3.5s]... ...Know thou that when the Son of Man yielded up His breath to God, the whole creation wept with a great weeping. | INBA38:177, INBA18:468, INBA35:177b, BLIB_Or15698.078, , BLIB_Or15720.080, , BLIB_Or15740.064, , Majlis934.330-368, BN_suppl.1754.131-139 | BRL_DA#031, GWBP#036 p.062ax, AVK2.037.04x, AVK2.098.11x, AVK2.176.05x, IQT.078, NFQ.003x, MAS4.165bx, MAS7.130x, ASAT1.051x, ASAT1.127x, ASAT2.088x, ASAT2.129x, ASAT4.531x, ASAT5.293x, AHB_109BE #08 p.002x, OOL.B108 | GWB#036x, ROL.021-045x, ADJ.060x, ADJ.081x, PDC.004x2x, PDC.179-181x, WOB.185-186x, BLO_PT#139, HURQ.BH45 | Responds to objections to His claims raised by some Bábís, implores them not to be shut out from the truth by the veil of names, acknowledges the outward differences between sacred scriptures while asserting that this derives from the varying capacity of humanity, extols at length the revelation and the crucifixion of Jesus as having infused ‘a fresh capacity into all created things’, compares the Báb to John the Baptist and announces Himself to be the return of Christ, and declares that the purpose of His revelation, like Christ’s, is to bestow eternal life. | Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | LL#294, LL#380 | ||
| BH00127 | Suriy-i-Qahir | 3810 | Suriy-i-Qahir (Tablet to Qahir) | هذا کتاب من لدن نقطه الاولی الی الذی آمن بالله و آیاته و دخل بقعه الروح مقر الذی | This is the Book from the Primal Point unto him who hath believed in God and His verses, and hath entered the sacred precincts of the Spirit, the dwelling-place of Him Who [3.5s]... ...I am not apprehensive for My own self. My fears are for Him Who will be sent down unto you after Me | BLIB_Or15694.471, , Berlin1237#11, ALIB.folder18p018-034 | BRL_DA#542, OOL.B135 | WOB.117x | Affirms Bahá’u’lláh’s mystical identity with the Báb; answers a number of specific objections to His claims advanced by followers of the Báb; and laments His persecution at their hands, while reserving His real fears for ‘Him who will come after Me’, a statement that was reiterated in the Súriy-i-Haykal. | Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | * | - | LL#323 | |||
| BH00133 | 3730 | Prayer for Illumination | اگر نفس ثابت راسخ مطمئن مستقیمی یافت شود و لوجه الله و حبه و رضائه بمثابه علم | If there be found a soul steadfast, firm, assured and upright, which, for the love of God and His good-pleasure, standeth even as a banner [3.5s]... ...Praise be unto Thee, O my God! I render Thee thanks for having rescued me from the abyss of self and passion, led me unto Thy straight path and Thy most great announcement | INBA15:219, INBA26:220, INBA30:112ax | AHM.065x, NSR_1993.021x, ABDA.331-343, ADH1.100x, AKHA_131BE #07 p.ax | GPB.190x, BLO_PT#067x, JHT_S#105x | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| BH00144 | Suriy-i-Bayan | 3580 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | Suriy-i-Bayan (Tablet of Utterance) | ذکر اسم ربک عبده اذ دخل بقعه الفردوس مقر الذی استشرقت علیه انوار الوجه عن مشرق | The remembrance of the name of thy Lord by His servant, when he entered the Garden of Paradise, the seat whereupon shone forth the lights of the Face from the Dayspring [3.5s]... ...Say: Doth it beseem a man while claiming to be a follower of his Lord, the All-Merciful, he should yet in his heart do the very deeds of the Evil One? | INBA37:007, INBA83:203, BLIB_Or15702.254, , BLIB_Or15723.228, , BLIB_Or15737.069, , NLAI_BH2.280, Berlin1237#10, ALIB.folder18p001-018, Majlis934.115.09-125.01x | BRL_DA#736, GWBP#128 p.176x, GWBP#129 p.179x, GWBP#145 p.202ax, AQA4#080 p.108, AQA4a.392, AVK3.095.13x, AVK3.147.08x, AVK3.260.06x, GHA.428x, ASAT2.106x, PYK.032x, YFY.060x, OOL.B109 | GWB#128x, GWB#129x, GWB#145x, ADJ.031x, ADJ.034x, TDH#037.1x, GPB.170x, GPB.376-377x, GPB.404x, MBW.038x, BSTW#037x, HURQ.BH39 | D. E. Walker, MANA (1), MANA (2), C. Signori | Charges the recipient to teach the Cause of God in a state of detachment from the world and enkindlement with the love of God, summons the Maid of Heaven to come to the aid of whoever does so, and instructs him to carry the message to specific people and regions in Iran. | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Exhortations and counsels; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | * | - | ROB2.397, GSH.198, LL#295 | |
| BH00155 | Suriy-i-Ahzan | 3410 | Surah of Sorrows (Suriy-i-Ahzán); Days of Remembrance | Suriy-i-Ahzan (Surih of Sorrows) | ان یا سیاح الاحدیه سبح فی قلزم الکبریاء الذی ظهر باسمی الابهی و جرت علیه سفن | O thou who art the pilgrim of Divine Oneness! Swim thou in the ocean of grandeur which hath been manifested through My Most Glorious Name, whereon sail the barques [3.5s]... ...Would that thou wert standing at this moment before the Throne and couldst hear how the melodies of eternity | INBA37:085, BLIB_Or15694.494, , BLIB_Or15723.212, , BLIB_Or15737.052, , NLAI_BH2.125, NLAI_BH2.265, ALIB.folder18p034-047 | BRL_DA#733, AQA4#086 p.221, AQA4a.075, ASAT5.351x, OOL.B103, AMB#39x | DOR#39x, LTDT.080x, BLO_PT#092 | Expatiates on the sorrows experienced by Bahá’u’lláh and the Báb, taking in part the form of a mystical conversation between the two. | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | ROB2.397, MMAH.155, GSH.114, LL#289 | ||
| BH00217 | 2720 | الحمد لله الذی اظهر المکنون و ابرز المخزون الذی به ظهر اسرار ما کان و ما | Praise be to God Who hath revealed the hidden and brought forth that which was treasured up, whereby the mysteries of what was and what shall be have been made manifest [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.033, , BLIB_Or15711.042, | MAS8.053bx, ASAT5.277.07x, MSHR2.161x, YMM.464x | Call to action; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00248 | Suriy-i-'Ibad | 2520 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Additional Prayers Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | Suriy-i-Ibad (Tablet of the Servants) | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و انا کل له عابدون شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و انا کل | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and verily all are His worshippers. God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and verily all [3.5s]... ...Contemplate with thine inward eye the chain of successive Revelations that hath linked the Manifestation of Adam | INBA47:077x, BLIB_Or15723.050, , BLIB_Or15738.006, , NLAI_BH1.312 | BRL_DA#005x, GWBP#031 p.055bx, AQA4#073 p.023, AQA4a.244, ASAT4.307x, OOL.B124 | BRL_APBH#12x, GWB#031x, GPB.151x5x, HURQ.BH31 | S. Jaberi | Declares the continuity of Bahá’u’lláh’s prophetic claim with the ‘chain of successive Revelations that hath linked the Manifestation of Adam with that of the Báb’, relates the events of His banishment from Baghdad to Edirne, and delivers specific guidance to a number of followers named in the tablet. | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | * | - | ROB2.272, MMAH.154, GSH.112, LL#309 | |
| BH00249 | Lawh-i-Ahmad (Persian) | 2510 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Provisional Translation of the Persian Tablet of Ahmad | Lawh-i-Ahmad (Tablet of Ahmad (Persian)) | اینست بدایع نصایح الهی که بلسان قدرت در مکمن عظمت و مقعد قدس رفعت خود میفرماید پس بگوش | O banished and faithful friend! Quench the thirst of heedlessness with the sanctified waters of My grace | INBA38:018, INBA65:185, INBA35:073, INBA36:401, NLI.32p145r, PR23.041b-045b, Majlis210461.020-030, BN_suppl.1753.106-115 | BRL_DA#126, GWBP#152 p.207x, GWBP#153 p.208x, AVK1.021.09x, ZYN.070, MJMM.315, DRD.114, MAS8.038bx, ASAT5.106x, PYM.012x, OOL.B023b | GWB#152x, GWB#153x, ADJ.081x, ADJ.082x, PDC.024-025x, SW_v07#06 p.044x, SW_v07#16 p.152x, SW_v14#02 p.040x, BLO_PT#073, BSC.223 #435-443 | L. Slott, A. Youssefi (1), A. Youssefi (2), E. Mahony (1), E. Mahony (2), E. Mahony (3), A. Bryan, Samira & Sara, MANA, Soulrise Melodies (1), Soulrise Melodies (2), A.E. Rahbin, E. Kelly, K. Porray, M. Levine [track 7] | Sets forth the conditions of spiritual search, with purity of heart being foremost; compares His revelation to that of an ocean which yields up its pearls in proportion to the eagerness of the search; and proclaims that ‘this fathomless and surging ocean is near, astonishingly near, unto you’. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge of self; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | * | - | ROB2.137, BKOG.157, BKOG.223, BKOG.245, MMAH.184, LL#041 | |
| BH00258 | Lawh-i-Yusuf | 2460 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablet of Joseph (Lawh-i Yusuf); Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Resurrection and the World to Come | Lawh-i-Yusuf (Tablet of Joseph) | تلک آیات الله قد نزلت بالحق عن جهه ایمن العرش و جعلها الله هدی و ذکری للعالمین... ای یوسف حجّتم بر کلّ من فی السّموات و الارض... انّا قد جعلنا میقاتاً لکم فاذا تمّت المیقات | These are the verses of God which have verily been sent down in truth from the right hand of the Throne, and which God hath made a guidance and a remembrance unto all the worlds [3.5s]... ...We have a fixed time for you, O people. If ye fail, at the appointed hour, to turn towards God, He, verily, will lay violent hold on you | INBA38:139, BLIB_Or15694.465, , ALIB.folder18p199, NLI.32p030vx | BRL_DA#532, GWBP#108 p.139bx, AVK1.279.19x, RSBB.181, GHA.255x, UAB.031cx, MAS4.019bx, MAS8.013x, AYI2.248x, AYI2.250x, ASAT4.378x, OOL.B084b | GWB#108x, LOG#1982x, PDC.007x, WOB.201x, SW_v02#03 p.003x, BLO_PT#113, BSC.199 #339-372, KSHK#28x | Emphasizes the importance of detachment as prerequisite to the recognition of spiritual truth and explains the meaning of ‘paradise’, ‘hellfire’, ‘resurrection’, and similar terms. | Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God and human limitations | * | - | GSH.171, LL#265, LL#395 | ||
| BH00259 | Lawh-i-Napoleon II | 2460 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Summons of the Lord of Hosts | Lawh-i-Napulyun (Tablets to Napoleon III) | قل یا ملک الباریس نبأ القسیس بأن لا یدق النواقیس تالله الحق قد ظهر الناقوس | O King of Paris! Tell the priests to ring the bells no longer. By God, the True One! The Most Mighty Bell hath appeared | INBA34:033, BLIB_Or15705.022, , CMB_F31.034, , PR11.031a-038b | NRJ#1b, GWBP#107 p.139ax, GWBP#158 p.215bx, AQA1#001b, AVK3.203.19x, AKHA_123BE #01-02 p.ax, OOL.B062 | SLH#01b, GWB#107x, GWB#158x, WOB.203x, SW_v03#05 p.007x, DWN_v5#02-3 p.002-004x, DWN_v6#10 p.001bx, BSC.105 #042 | W. Heath, Soulrise Melodies (1), Soulrise Melodies (2) | Summons the Emperor to ‘tell the priests to ring the bells no longer’, announcing that He is the one promised by Christ; bids the monks to come forth from their seclusion; prophesies that his ‘kingdom shall be thrown into confusion’ and his empire ‘shall pass from [his] hands’ for ‘casting behind [his] back’ the first epistle from Bahá’u’lláh; recounts the sufferings of Bahá’u’lláh in His successive exiles; counsels the Emperor to watch over his subjects with justice; and instructs him, and the people of the world in general, to teach the Cause of God through the power of utterance, to be trustworthy, and to conceal the sins of others. | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | * | * | ROB3.110, BKOG.320, BKOG.392, MMAH.124, LL#200 | Included in the Suriy-i-Haykal. |
| BH00260 | Suriy-i-Ra'is | 2450 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Summons of the Lord of Hosts | Suriy-i-Rais (Tablet to Sultan Ali Pasha) | ان یا رئیس اسمع ندآء الله الملک المهیمن القیوم انه ینادی بین الارض و السماء | Hearken, O Chief, to the voice of God, the Sovereign, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. He, verily, calleth aloud between heaven and earth | INBA47:147, INBA34:081, BLIB_Or15735.129, , NLAI_BH2.354, Berlin1237#28, PR11.020b-026a, UMich962.130-132x | NRJ#2, AQA1#003, AVK4.453x, MJMM.087, ASAT3.048x, ASAT4.254x, ASAT5.230x, BCH.104x, YMM.269x, OOL.B070a | SLH#02, GPB.174x, GPB.179-180x, GPB.180x, GPB.181x2x, PDC.099x, PDC.120x, WOB.105-106x, WOB.178x, BLO_PT#194, BSC.088 #039x, BSC.224 #444-445x | Addresses ‘Álí Páshá, the Ottoman Prime Minister, as Bahá’u’lláh and His companions were being transferred from Adrianople to Gallipoli en route to ‘Akká; takes the minister to task for his abuse of power; predicts the downfall of Sulṭán ‘Abdu’l-‘Azíz; announces that He has come to ‘quicken the world and unite all its peoples’; relates the circumstances of His expulsion from Edirne; and parenthetically answers a question from a follower about the origin and nature of the soul. | Chastisement and requital; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ROB2.411 et al, BKOG.259, MMAH.146, GSH.109, LL#326 | ||
| BH00267 | Lawh-i-Kullu't-Ta'am (the Tablet of All Food) | 2370 | Tablet of All Food (Lawh-i Kullu't-Ta'am) | Lawh-i-Kullu't-Ta'ám (Tablet of All Food) | الحمد لله مموج ابحر النور بالماء الناریه الالهیه و مهیج احرف الظهور بنقطه | Praise be to God Who hath caused Oceans of Light to surge in the Divine Fiery Water; excited the Letters of the Dispensation | INBA36:268, Berlin1237#20 | BRL_DA#393, TZH4.132-135x, MAS4.265, RHQM2.0979-989 (416) (256-262), OOL.B052 | GPB.118x2x, BLO_PT#108, HURQ.BH02 | A commentary offering several allegorical interpretations of the Qur’anic verse ‘All food was allowed to the children of Israel’ (Qur’an 3:93). | 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 | * | - | ROB1.050, BKOG.112, MMAH.127, GSH.008, LL#146 | Revealed "in the year nine", see BRL_TTT#11 | |
| BH00271 | Tafsir-i-Va'sh-Shams (Commentary on the Surih of the Sun) | 2340 | Commentary on the Surah of the Sun; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | Tafsír-i-Suriy-i-Vash-Shams (Commentary on the Surih of the Sun) | الحمد لله الذی انطق ورقاء البیان علی افنان دوحه التبیان بفنون الالحان علی انه لا اله الا هو | Praise be to God, Who hath set the dove of eloquence, perched among the twigs of the tree of explanation, to weaving her divers melodies | INBA90:076, BLIB_Or15714.065, , NLAI_BH3.227, Berlin1237#01, MKI4524.278, | BRL_DA#710, GWBP#089 p.116bx, MJMM.001, DLS.107x, ASAT1.253x, ASAT2.171x, ASAT3.116x, ASAT4.205x, ASAT4.208x, ASAT4.366x, ASAT4.375x, ADH1.108x, OOL.B146 | GWB#089x, BLO_PT#025, HURQ.BH78, ADMS#199n02x | W. Heath | Gives a detailed interpretation of a short surah of the Qur’an, relates several symbolic meanings of the word ‘sun’, and tells of the inexhaustible meanings of the Word of God, which are disclosed according to the capacity of the hearers and which must be understood according to both their outward and inward meanings. | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Limits of language; Names and attributes of God; Outward and inward meanings; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | ROB1.032, MMAH.102, GSH.209, LL#338 | |
| BH00280 | Suriy-i-Ziyarih | 2280 | Wronged One, The; Surih of Visitation | Surat az-Ziyarah (Surih of Visitation for Mulla Husayn) | هذا کتاب من لدی المظلوم الذی سمی فی ملکوت البقاء بالبهاء و فی جبروت العلاء | This is a letter from a wronged One, who is known in the kingdom of eternity as Bahá, in the dominion of exaltation… Our God and Beloved! Forgive us, our parents, and such of our relations as have believed in Thee and Thy signs | INBA37:122, INBA83:195, INBA49:289, BLIB_Or15702.239, , NLAI_BH2.297, ALIB.folder18p057-066 | AQA4#091 p.301, ADM2#005 p.017x, MAS8.082, ASAT4.078x, OOL.B141 | LOIR03.083, BLO_PT#098, JHT_S#087x | Visitation tablet for Mullá Ḥusayn, who was the first to embrace the cause of the Báb and was one of its early martyrs and who is implicitly related in the tablet to Bahá’u’lláh (whose given name was also Ḥusayn) and through Him to the persecution and suffering of Abel, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, Imam Ḥusayn, and the Báb. | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Visitation Tablets | * | - | MMAH.204, GSH.196, LL#330 | ||
| BH00281 | 2260 | ایام ایام احزانست و امواج ضغینه و بغضا در افئده دشمنان شراره کبر و غرور | These are days of sorrows, and the waves of malice and hatred surge within the hearts of the enemies with the flames of pride and vainglory [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15717.111, | BRL_DA#462, AYBY.312, MAS8.114ax | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for forgiveness; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00297 | Suriy-i-Dhikr | 2160 | Days of Remembrance | Suriy-i-Dhikr (Surih of Remembrance) | هذا کتاب نقطه الاولی الی الذینهم آمنوا بالله الواحد الفرد العزیز العلیم و فیه یخاطب | This is the Súrih of Remembrance, sent down as a token of grace, that perchance the people of the Bayán might renounce that which they possess | INBA47:001, INBA37:097, BLIB_Or15725.176, , NLAI_BH2.343 | BRL_DA#732, AQA4#087 p.236, AQA4a.108, ASAT3.279x, OOL.B114, AMB#38x | DOR#38x, GPB.137x, HURQ.BH24 | Speaking in the voice of the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh declares His mystical identity with the Báb (one of whose titles was ‘the Remembrance of God’) and the fulfilment of the Báb’s revelation in Him and laments the state of the Bábís in the extremity of their rejection of Bahá’u’lláh. | Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | * | - | MMAH.160, GSH.059, LL#299 | ||
| BH00308 | Tarazat (Ornaments) | 2100 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | Tarazat (Ornaments) | حمد و ثنا مالک اسما و فاطر سما را لایق و سزاست که امواج بحر ظهورش امام وجوه | Praise and glory beseem the Lord of Names and the Creator of the heavens, He, the waves of Whose ocean of Revelation surge… Glory be unto Thee, O Lord of the world | BLIB_Or07851.002a, , KB_262:063-074, CMB_F32.064, , PR05.020a-030b, OSAI_TC 20v-25r, MKA.06 Mil Yz A 2791 p01, , MKI4523.147, , BN_suppl.1753.046-054 | ZYN.182, ISH.147, UAB.045cx, UAB.045dx, UAB.047ax, TBP#04, TUM.087-091x, OOL.B148 | TB#04, BPRY.197x, ADJ.024x, GPB.218-219x, SW_v03#03 p.003x, SW_v08#02 p.027x, BLO_PT#201, BSC.137 #053-054x, BSC#092-099x, BNE.155x | J. Michel | Proclaims six ‘ornaments’: knowledge of self and acquiring a useful profession, fellowship with all religions, possessing a good character, truthfulness and trustworthiness, preserving the station of craftsmanship, and the importance of acquiring knowledge and of fairness in newspaper reporting. | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Limits of the intellect; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | * | * | ROB4.168 et al, BKOG.382, EBTB.062, GSH.158, LL#340 | |
| BH00327 | 2000 | الله ابهی شمس البهاء قد ظهرا و تظهرت عند جمال الغیب عن مخزن السترا و ارتفعت بذلک | God is Most Glorious! The Sun of Splendor hath appeared and been made manifest through the Beauty of the Unseen from the Treasury of Mystery, and thereby was It raised up [3.5s] | ASAT3.178x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00334 | Suriy-i-Qalam | 1970 | Days of Remembrance | Suriy-i-Qalam (Surih of the Pen) | ان یا قلم الاعلی ان اشهد فی نفسک بانه هو الله لا اله الا انا المهیمن القیوم | O Pen of the Most High! Bear thou witness, in thine own self, that verily He is God and that there is none other God but Me | INBA37:115, BLIB_Or15692.012, , BLIB_Or15706.001, , BLIB_Or15714.049, , BLIB_Or15725.239, , NLAI_BH1.083, NLAI_BH2.204 | AQA4#089 p.258, SFI14.036-045n, TZH4.268-270, TSBT.124, ASAT1.111x, ASAT3.015x, ASAT3.136x, ASAT4.508x, OOL.B136, AMB#23 | DOR#23, BLO_PT#095, HURQ.BH47 | A celebration of the festival of Riḍván, taking the form of a series of apostrophes to His Pen, the denizens of earth and heaven, the concourse of monks, and the Maid of Heaven. | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Monasticism; asceticism; Proclamation to Christians; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God the cause of creation | * | * | ROB2.397, SFI14.036-045, MMAH.159, GSH.192, LL#324 | ||
| BH00343 | Suriy-i-Fadl | 1920 | Suriy-i-Fadl | ان یا ذبیح انا ارسلنا الیک من قبل لوحا ممتنعا منیع و فیه ذکر ما جعله الله حجه علی من فی | O Dhabih! We did verily send unto thee aforetime a Tablet, mighty and impregnable, wherein was inscribed that which God hath made a testimony unto all who dwell therein [3.5s]... ...Say: By God! The Sovereign of Words hath assuredly come upon the clouds of the verses, and lo, the words of every contentious polytheist were thunderstruck | INBA83:247, BLIB_Or15725.537, , BLIB_Or15737.173, , ALIB.folder18p081-088 | OOL.B115 | SHHB.135x | Exhorts the recipient to be bold in conveying Bahá’u’lláh’s claim to the followers of the Báb and to sharply challenge those who have repudiated the former’s claim, asking them to consider the infinite grace of God in revealing again the divine verses. | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Idolatry; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | LL#300 | |||
| BH00347 | Lawh-i-Pap (Tablet to Pope Pius IX) | 1900 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Summons of the Lord of Hosts | Lawh-i-Pap (Tablet to Pope Pius IX) | ان یا پاپا ان اخرق الاحجاب قد اتی رب الارباب فی ظلل السحاب و قضی الامر من | O Pope! Rend the veils asunder. He Who is the Lord of Lords is come overshadowed with clouds, and the decree hath been fulfilled by God | INBA34:026, BLIB_Or15705.018, , CMB_F31.032, , PR11.026a-031a | NRJ#1a, AQA1#001a, RHQM1.141-142 (180) (106-106x), OOL.B065 | SLH#01a, BSC.098 #041 | Announces the return of Christ, ‘come down from Heaven even as He came down from it the first time’; warns of the ‘veils of human learning’ that threaten to obscure this truth; calls on the monks to come forth from their seclusion; summons the people of all religions to hasten unto the most great Ocean; asserts the power of His revelation to overcome all opposition; bids the Pope to abandon his worldly riches and adornments; and proclaims to the Christians that John the Baptist has reappeared in the person of the Báb while the promised Father foretold by Isaiah and the Comforter promised by Christ has appeared in the person of Bahá’u’lláh. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Monasticism; asceticism; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to Christians; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment; Universal peace; world unity | * | * | ROB3.116, MMAH.166, MMAH.229, GSH.124, LL#208 | Included in the Suriyi-Haykal. | |
| BH00348 | Suriy-i-Qada | 1900 | ان یا علی اسمع ندآء الله ربک عن یمین العرش بانی انا الله لا اله الا انا المهیمن القیوم | O `Ali! Hearken ye unto the Call of God, thy Lord, from the right-hand side of the Divine Throne, proclaiming "I, verily, I am God, no God is there except I Myself | INBA83:184, BLIB_Or03114.015r, , BLIB_Or15702.218, , ALIB.folder18p088-096 | BRL_DA#555, FBAH.099x | HURQ.BH46x | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| BH00349 | 1900 | یا اسم جود الواج بعدد امطار و کتب علی عدد العلم و الزبر و الصحف و ما دونها ما | O Ism-i-Júd! Thou Who surpasseth the number of raindrops, and art inscribed according to the measure of knowledge, the scriptures, the holy books and whatsoever lieth beneath them [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15718.229, | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00354 | Suriy-i-Vafa (=Lawh-i-Vafa) | 1870 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas | Suriy-i-Vafa (Tablet to Vafa) | ان یا وفاء ان اشکر ربک بما ایدک علی امره و عرفک مظهر نفسه و اقامک علی ثناء ذکره | O Vafa! Render thanks unto thy Lord for having aided thee to embrace His Cause, enabled thee to recognize the Manifestation | INBA28:215, BLIB_Or15694.386, , Berlin1237#26, ALIB.folder18p103-109 | GWBP#079 p.102x, AQA4#103 p.350, AQA4a.418, AVK1.119.07x, AVK1.276bx, AVK1.321.01x, LMA1.418 (253), MAS1.006x, MAS1.063x, ASAT5.300x, TBP#12, OOL.B140 | TB#12, GWB#079x, WOB.138-139x, NYR#143 | Exhorts the recipient to be the essence of faithfulness; asserts Bahá’u’lláh’s mystical identity with the Báb; answers questions about ‘the return’, the worlds of God, the ordinances of God, and paradise; and confirms that, as predicted during the time of His departure from ‘Iraq, the ‘birds of darkness’ have begun to stir. | Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Return of the Manifestations of God | * | * | ROB4.205, GSH.190, LL#329 | ||
| BH00358 | Suriy-i-Dam | 1850 | Tablet of Blood (Súriy-i-Damm); Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | Suriy-i-Damm (Tablet of Blood) | ان یا محمد اسمع ندآء ربک عن هذا المقام الذی لن یصل الله ایدی الممکنات و لا | O Muhammad! Hearken unto the call of thy Lord from this Station whereunto the hands of all created things cannot attain [3.5s]... ...Adorn thyself with My virtues, in such wise that should anyone stretch forth the hand of oppression against thee, thou wouldst neither take notice nor contend with him. | INBA83:066, BLIB_Or15723.156, | BRL_DA#157, GWBP#039 p.064x, AQA4#075 p.059, AQA4a.001, TZH4.360-366, ASAT4.167x, ASAT5.200x, ASAT5.226x, OOL.B111 | BRL_ATBH#61x, GWB#039x, WOB.118-119x, WOB.139x, BLO_PT#109, HURQ.BH42 | Proclamatory work declaring the oneness of the Prophets through a vision of the words of the dying Imám Ḥusayn, who identifies his sufferings with those of Abraham, Moses, Joseph, John the Baptist, Jesus, the Báb, and Bahá’u’lláh. | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Prophecy and fulfillment; Return of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | ROB2.236, MMAH.223, GSH.081, LL#296 | Sometimes spelled as Súriy-i-Damm. | |
| BH00367 | Suriy-i-Husayn | 1830 | شهد الله انه لا اله الا انا الذاکر المهیمن العزیز القدیر و اشهد بانی انا | God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, the Rememberer, the All-Subduing, the Mighty, the Powerful, and I do testify that verily I am [3.5s] | INBA83:043, BLIB_Or15738.174, , Berlin1237#05 | YMM.470x | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| BH00376 | Suriy-i-Fath | 1790 | ان یا فتح الاعظم قد اخذت القلم لننزل علیک ما یسرک و یحدث فی قلبک ما یجذبک الی | O Fatḥ al-A`zam! I took firm hold of the Pen that there might be revealed for thee what will gladden thee and generate within thy heart | INBA18:249, BLIB_Or15694.355, , ALIB.folder18p075-081 | ANDA#79 p.45x, OOL.B116a | HURQ.BH35x | Addresses an intimate early follower, expressing His weariness at the inane questions and vain objections of the uninformed, the defection of former believers, and the opposition of Mírzá Yaḥyá and declaring that He would rather die a thousand deaths than endure the calumny that the latter was spreading. | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment | * | - | LL#301 | ||||
| BH00377 | 1790 | سپاس بیقیاس بساط قدس ملک سبوح لایزالی را سزا است که از پرتو جمال خویش شمس آفریده و از | Immeasurable praise befitteth the holy court of the Ever-Living, All-Glorious King, Who, through the effulgence of His Beauty, hath brought forth the sun and from [3.5s] | PR23.036b-039b | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Nearness and remoteness; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00384 | 1760 | Trustworthiness | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی ینطق امام وجوه العالم انه هو الکنز المخزون و اللوح | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and He Who speaketh before the faces of the world, verily He is the Hidden Treasure and the Tablet [3.5s]... ...Say: O bearer of My Name! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. Thou hast ever been adorned with the fair robe of trustworthiness and piety | INBA15:211, INBA26:211, BLIB_Or15724.011, | COMP_TRUSTP#18x, YIA.197x | BRL_TRUST#17x, COC#2029x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||
| BH00389 | 1740 | حمد بیزوال مقدس از اشباه و امثال مالک وجودیرا لایق و سزاست که اشیای عالم را | Immeasurable praise, sanctified from peer or likeness, befitteth the Lord of existence Who [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.296, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00395 | Lawh-i-Sayyah (=Suratu'l-Widad) | 1720 | Lawh-i-Sayyah (Tablet of the Traveller) | ان یا علی فاشهد بانی ظهور الله فی جبروت البقاء و بطونه فی غیب العماء و جمال | O Ali! Bear thou witness that verily I am the Manifestation of God in the Kingdom of eternity, His concealment in the mystic realm of the divine cloud, and the Beauty [3.5s]... ...Upon Our arrival We were welcomed with banners of light, whereupon the Voice of the Spirit cried out saying | INBA36:052, INBA71:211 | BRL_DA#396, RSBB.075, MUH3.258-262, OOL.B079 | GPB.184x2x, HURQ.BH49 | Declares Bahá’u’lláh’s messianic claim; urges the Bábís to embrace it; relates a mystical journey to different groups of people who, though outwardly pious, were veiled in various ways from recognizing the truth; and foretells His further exile to the ‘vale of Nabíl’, later interpreted as a reference to the city of ‘Akká. | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | ROB2.210, ROB3.013, BKOG.220, BKOG.245, MMAH.220, GSH.079, LL#236 | |||
| BH00402 | Suriy-i-Shahada | 1710 | قد حضر کتابک بین یدی العرش و توجه الیه لحظات الله المهیمن العزیز القدیر و عرفنا ما | Your letter hath attained the presence before the Throne, and the gaze of God, the All-Possessing, the Mighty, the All-Powerful, hath been directed towards it, and We have perceived that which [3.5s] | INBA83:103, BLIB_Or15702.007, , BLIB_Or15723.261, , BLIB_Or15737.106, , ALIB.folder18p109-116 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00413 | 1690 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | سبحان الذی اظهر نفسه کیف شاء و اراد فی حین ماادرکته افئده اولی الحجی و اعترض | Glorified be He Who hath manifested His Self as He hath willed and desired, at a time when the hearts of them that are endowed with understanding could not comprehend Him and raised objection [3.5s]... ...Regard thou the one true God as One Who is apart from, and immeasurably exalted above, all created things. The whole universe reflecteth His glory | INBA35:094, BLIB_Or11096#009, , BLIB_Or15698.143, , BLIB_Or15720.141, , BLIB_Or15740.110, , NLI.32p083v | BRL_DA#597, GWBP#084 p.111ax, ADM1#006 p.021x, IQT.143, AYI1.337x, UAB.031ax, AQMJ1.181x, ASAT4.270x | GWB#084x, SW_v02#05 p.015x, JHT_S#030x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#421 | |||||
| BH00431 | Lawh-i-Ibna' | 1630 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | تلک لآیات الله المهیمن القیوم الی الذینهم آمنوا بالله و آیاته و هم من فزع | These are the verses of God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, unto them that have believed in God and His signs, and who are among those that are in terror [3.5s]... ...And now, concerning thy question regarding the creation of man. Know thou that all men have been created in the nature made by God | INBA35:063 | BRL_DA#109, GWBP#077 p.101ax, RSBB.069, TZH5.148x, MAS1.065x, AHDW.010, YIK.050-054, OOL.B161 | BRL_ATBH#38x, GWB#077x, GPB.242x, SW_v08#14 p.185x | Admonishes the believers not to deny Him, not to forget the Covenant established in the Bayán and in all the sacred Books, and not to contend with His verses. Answers three questions out of more than twenty that were asked: regarding the station of man -- that all were created in God's nature and have been assigned predetermined measures of capacities and capabilities, which manifest according to their individual efforts; regarding His own station, which is greater than the creation of the heavens and the earth; and regarding the station of His sons, one of whom which will be manifested "through the power of the true Faith". | Free will and predestination; fate; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ROB2.259-260, LL#141, LL#384, LL#433 | |||
| BH00434 | Suriy-i-Dhibh | 1620 | Surah of the Sacrifice (Súratu'dh-Dhibh) | Suratudh-Dhibh (Surah of the Sacrifice) | اقر لله علی عرش العظمه و الجلال بانی انا الله لا اله الا انا المهیمن | God hath proclaimed from the throne of grandeur and splendor, "I, verily, am the Lord God, and there is no other god beside Me | INBA18:001, INBA37:003, BLIB_Or15723.188, , BLIB_Or15737.027, | AQA4#079 p.100, AQA4a.029, AVK3.467.01x, MAS4.139ax, ASAT3.267x, OOL.B113 | BLO_PT#096 | Exhorts the recipient to look into the truth of the Cause of God with his own eyes and declares that Bahá’u’lláh has been offered up as a sacrifice at the hands of the wicked at every moment for the past twenty years. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | * | - | MMAH.222, GSH.113, LL#298 | ||
| BH00472 | Lawh-i-Ittihad | 1530 | Tablet of Unity; Tablet of Unity; Creative Word and the Meaning of Unity, The | Lawh-i-Ittihad (Tablet of Unity) | قد حضر لدی المظلوم کتاب احد من السادات الذین اقبلوا الی الله و سمعوا و اجابوا | The letter of one of the Sádát, they who have set themselves towards God and having heard the Call have answered their Lord, the All-Loving | BLIB_Or15738.055, | BRL_DA#707, AVK3.095.10x, AVK3.113.10x, AVK3.258.12x, AVK3.474.02x, AHM.388, UAB.048dx, KHSK.089-093, OOL.B048a | LOIR02.093, BLO_PT#027, BLO_PT#146, BLO_PT#147 | Elucidates the subject of unity in different aspects: unity of religion, unity in speech, unity of deeds, unity in rank and station, unity of souls, and unity in material possessions. | Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; The power of words; of speech; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Wisdom [hikmat] | * | - | ROB4.191, MMAH.090, LL#129 | ||
| BH00491 | 1490 | ستایش بیقیاس ذات بی مثالیرا سزاست که شمس توحید را از افق تجرید ظاهر فرمود و | Immeasurable praise beseemeth that peerless Essence Who hath caused the Sun of Unity to appear from the horizon of detachment [3.5s] | INBA42:207, BLIB_Or15693.042, | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for teaching; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00497 | 1480 | للّه الحمد بما ابتسم ثغر الاطمینان و ظهر لؤلؤ عرفان جمال الرّحمن عن صدف الایقان | Praise be unto God that the lips of certitude have smiled and from the shell of assurance hath appeared the pearl of the knowledge of the All-Merciful Beauty [3.5s]... ...The whole earth, is now in a state of pregnancy. The day is approaching when it will have yielded its noblest fruits, when from it will have sprung forth the loftiest trees | BLIB_Or11096#263x, , BLIB_Or15698.296, , BLIB_Or15720.291, , BLIB_Or15740.226, , NLAI_BH4.039.06-050.13, Majlis934.282-291 | BRL_DA#138, IQT.296, SFI03.157.07x, MAS8.041bx, ASAT5.074x | GPB.212x3x, GPB.217x2x, PDC.007x, PDC.074x2x, PDC.074-075x, PDC.191x, WOB.169x, HURQ.BH59x, HURQ.BH62x | Call to action; Contention and conflict; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | LL#390 | ||||||
| BH00503 | Suriy-i-Khitab | 1470 | ذکر الله علی هیئه النار فی هیکل النور من سدره الانسان باذن الرحمن قد کان فی قطب | The Remembrance of God in the form of Fire, in the Temple of Light, from the Lote-Tree of Man, hath, in very truth, been made manifest with the permission of the All-Merciful | INBA83:154, BLIB_Or15702.144, , BLIB_Or15737.137, | BRL_DA#108, OOL.B128 | HURQ.BH36 | Praises the recipient for recognizing Bahá’u’lláh after failing to do so in an earlier meeting prior to His declaration, calls the Bábís to recognize Bahá’u’lláh as the return of the Báb and their verses as the same in essence, and summons the recipient to teach the Cause of God through his utterance and through his pen, promising that through the power of this tablet, his words will have a penetrating influence. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | * | - | LL#314 | ||||
| BH00512 | Lawh-i-Tawhid | 1450 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Translation List | Lawh-i-Tawhid (Tablet of Divine Unity) | حمد مقدس از عرفان ممکنات و منزه از ادراک مدرکات ملیک عز بی مثالی را سزا است | Praise be to God, the All-Possessing, the King of incomparable glory, a praise which is immeasurably above | INBA38:012, INBA65:167, INBA35:058b, INBA36:396, NLI.32p020v, PR23.039b-041b | BRL_DA#716, GWBP#026 p.047bx, AVK1.113b.02x, AVK2.013.17x, AVK2.072.02x, ZYN.056, MJMM.307, DWNP_v1#01 p.003-007, UAB.006bx, UAB.008ax, DLS.070x, ASAT2.104x, AHB_109BE #07 p.002x, PYM.335-341, OOL.B081 | GWB#026x, WOB.113x2x, ADMS#013 | Discourse on the transcendence of God, Whose signs have pervaded the entire creation and Who is known only through His Manifestations, Who appear from age to age and call the people to recognize His cause as one would recognize a friend: that is, by his own self and not by the garments he may be wearing on any given day. | Creation of the world; Manifestation of God as mirror; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | * | - | GSH.184, LL#250 | ||
| BH00513 | Suriy-i-Dhabih (= Lawh-i-Dhabih) | 1450 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | Suriy-i-Dhabih (Tablets to Dhabih) | روحی و نفسی لک الفداء کتاب مبارک که بطراز حب محبوب عالمیان مزین بود این خادم | My spirit and soul be a sacrifice unto Thee! The blessed Book, which was adorned with the ornament of love for the Best-Beloved of all worlds, reached this servant [3.5s]... ...The Pen of Revelation, O Dhabih, hath, in most of the divinely-revealed Tablets, recorded these words | BLIB_Or11096#242x, , BLIB_Or15698.323, , BLIB_Or15720.315, , BLIB_Or15740.246x, | BRL_DA#141, GWBP#115 p.155, AVK3.269.13x, AVK3.270.08x, IQT.323, GHA.333x, ASAT1.131x, OOL.B112.1 | GWB#115x, ADJ.024x, ADJ.031x, ADJ.077x, GPB.099x, PDC.119-120x | Summons the Bahá’ís to upright conduct, obedience to worldly authority, and high moral character and warns that the greatest harm that can be inflicted upon Bahá’u’lláh’s Cause is not His imprisonment and persecution but the misdeeds of those who claim to be His followers. | Bribery and corruption; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | * | - | ROB2.412, LL#082, LL#297 | ||
| BH00519 | 1420 | الحمد لله الذی نطق بکلمته العلیا اذا ماجت بها البحار و هاجت بها الاریاح و | Praise be unto God, Who hath uttered His most exalted Word, whereupon the seas surged and the winds were stirred [3.5s] | INBA31:004, BLIB_Or11097#006, | AVK3.126.10x, MAS8.128x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00522 | 1420 | حمد مقصود عالم و مولی الامم را لایق و سزاست که اسرار مکنونه مخزونه را محض | Praise be unto Him Who is the Desire of the world and the Lord of all nations, Who hath caused the hidden and treasured mysteries to be revealed [3.5s] | INBA44:146 | BRL_DA#057 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00527 | 1410 | الحمد لله الذی جعل اسمه الابهی نورا و رحمه و شرفا و ذخرا لاصحاب الهدی و نارا | Praise be to God, Who hath made His Most Glorious Name a light and a mercy, an honor and a treasure for the people of guidance, and a fire [3.5s] | MJAN.193, AYBY.272 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Law of Huququ'llah; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00529 | 1410 | Translation List | حمد مقدس از ما عند الناس محبوبی را سزاست که جمیع عالم را بکلمه واحده خلق فرمود | Thou hast, by the grace of God and the limitless mercy of the Lord, attained to the greatest martyrdom, and this station surpasseth physical martyrdom | BLIB_Or15727b.203, , BLIB_Or15732.214, | BRL_DA#598 | ADMS#241x | Chastisement and requital; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||
| BH00532 | Suriy-i-Ismuna'l-Mursil | 1410 | هذا کتاب من لدی البهاء الی من اقر بالله و اعترف بسلطانه ثم استقر علی مقر قدس رفیع | This is the Book from the presence of Bahá unto him who hath acknowledged God and recognized His sovereignty, and hath moreover attained unto a seat of celestial sanctity [3.5s]... ...Among them is the King of Persia, who suspended Him Who is the Temple of the Cause in the air, and put Him to death with such cruelty | INBA37:133, INBA83:118, BLIB_Or15702.037, , BLIB_Or15723.253, , BLIB_Or15737.097, , ALIB.folder18p142-147 | BRL_DA#731, AQA4#092 p.311, OOL.B126 | PDC.111-112x | A meditation on the name of God, ‘the Sender’, and its various present and future manifestations in the world, from the Messengers of God, to individuals such as couriers who may be unaware of their role in propagating the divine message, to the Bábí and Bahá’í kings of the future, to the newly designated ‘people of Bahá’—His own followers, upon whom lies the responsibility of delivering the message to others. | Categories of Prophets (major; minor; village); Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | GSH.201, LL#311 | ||||
| BH00569 | Suriy-i-Zuhur nazzala li-'Abdu'r-Rahim | 1320 | ذکر رحمه ربک عبده لیستقره علی الامر بشان لن یضطربه ندآء کل مشرک بعیدا فطوبی | The mention of thy Lord's mercy upon His servant is such that it establisheth him firmly in the Cause in such wise that the clamorous call of every remote polytheist shall not disquiet him. Blessed indeed is he [3.5s] | INBA83:266, BLIB_Or15725.557, , BLIB_Or15737.182, , ALIB.folder18p176 | AQA4a.099 | Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| BH00586 | 1300 | یوم یوم الله است و کل ما سواه بر هستی و عظمت و اقتدار او گواه بعضی شناخته و | This is the Day of God, and all else besides Him beareth witness to His Being, His Grandeur and His Power. Some have recognized [3.5s]... ...Regard thou the one true God as One Who is apart from, and immeasurably exalted above, all created things. | INBA39:045, BLIB_Or11096#014, , BLIB_Or15698.155, , BLIB_Or15720.152, , BLIB_Or15740.119, | BRL_DA#665, AVK1.015.13x, AVK2.021.02x, AVK3.386.15x, IQT.155, RSBB.100, MAS8.108cx, ASAT5.285x | PDC.133x | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| BH00590 | 1290 | حمد و ثنای لایحصی مالک اسما را لایق و سزاست که از کوثر بیان اهل امکان را زنده | Immeasurable praise and glorification befit the Lord of Names, Who hath quickened the peoples of creation through the waters of utterance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.001, | High station of the true believer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00602 | 1260 | الحمد لله الذی اظهر بکلمته العلیا ما کان مکنونا فی کنائز عظمته و مخزونا | Praise be to God Who, through His most exalted Word, hath revealed that which lay concealed in the treasuries of His grandeur and hidden in His repositories [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.220, | BRL_DA#473 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00604 | Suriy-i-Zubur | 1260 | جمال الرحمن عن افق الرضوان خلف سحاب الاحزان قد کان بالحق مشروقا و ان یرفع السحاب | The Beauty of the All-Merciful hath risen from the horizon of the Divine Good-Pleasure, veiled behind clouds of sorrow, and verily these clouds shall be lifted [3.5s] | INBA83:132, BLIB_Or03114.039r, , BLIB_Or15696.124b, , BLIB_Or15702.070, , BLIB_Or15737.121, , NLAI_BH1.390, ALIB.folder18p147-152 | ASAT1.125x, TISH.269-273, OOL.B142 | Explains the circumstances of His withdrawal from the community, states that He has as a result hidden His reality behind the veils, and calls the recipient to proclaim and defend Bahá’u’lláh’s cause both in person and in his writings, assuring him that divine confirmations will attend his efforts. | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | LL#331 | |||||
| BH00610 | Suriy-i-A'rab | 1250 | Surah of the Arabs | Surat Al-Arab (Surah of the Arabs) | تلک آیات الله قد نزلت بالحق من سماء عز بدیع و جعلها الله حجه من عنده و برهانا | These are the verses of God which have been sent down from the heaven of wondrous glory, and which God has made to be a proof and testament from Him unto the worlds | INBA37:081, BLIB_Or15723.224, , BLIB_Or15725.045, , BLIB_Or15737.064, | BRL_DA#705, AQA4#085 p.215, AQA4a.061, MUH3.267-268x, OOL.B106 | BLO_PT#093, JHT_B#004 | Addresses words of praise and encouragement to the Arabs among His followers, inviting them to remember with gladness the years He spent amongst them in ‘Iraq. | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | MMAH.224, MMAH.237, GSH.204, LL#292 | ||
| BH00629 | 1220 | Lawh-i-Hikmat | فسبحان الذی نزل الایات من قبل الذی لا قبل له و ینزل کیف یشاء بامره و انه لهو المقتدر | Glorified be He Who hath sent down verses from before that which hath no before, and doth send down as He willeth through His command, and verily He is the All-Powerful [3.5s]... ...Know that thy Lord hath ever been a treasure concealed within His invisible Essence and shall remain concealed | INBA81:097 | ANDA#19 p.29x | BLO_failayn | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||
| BH00635 | 1210 | هذا یوم فیه ماج بحر البیان امام وجوه الادیان و نطقت السدره المبارکه بین البریه | This is the Day whereon the Ocean of Utterance hath surged before the faces of all religions, and the Blessed Tree hath spoken amidst all creation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15726.106, | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00638 | 1200 | Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | ای خلیل انشاء الله از نار اعراض مظاهر نمرودیه محفوظ مانی و در کل اعصار بثناء | O Khalil! God willing, mayest thou remain preserved from the fire of rejection kindled by the manifestations of Nimrod-like souls, and in all ages [be engaged] in praise [3.5s]... ...I swear by the incomparable, the one true God! No atom in the heavens and the earth moveth except by the leave of the Ancient Beauty and the good-pleasure of His will | INBA57:062, INBA81:051x | AVK3.192.03x, AVK3.196.11x, RSBB.119, GHA.328x, TZH2.351x, MAS4.155x, MAS8.009bx, AKHA_106BE #10 p.002x | BLO_sazedj#08x | Contention and conflict; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| BH00652 | 1170 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی کیف اذکرک بعد الذی ایقنت بان السن العارفین کلت عن ذکرک | Lauded and glorified art Thou, O Lord, my God! How can I make mention of Thee, assured as I am that no tongue, however deep its wisdom | INBA48:073, INBA83:144b, INBA49:107, INBA92:304, BLIB_Or15702.116, , BLIB_Or15739.131, | BRL_DA#771, GWBP#001 p.010x | GWB#001x | Call to action; Imam Husayn; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#056 | |||||
| BH00654 | 1170 | کتاب انزله المظلوم لیقرب الکل الی الله المهیمن القیوم قد ظهر ما کان مخزونا | This is a Book revealed by this Wronged-One that all may draw nigh unto God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. Verily, there hath appeared that which was treasured in the knowledge of God | INBA51:471 | BRL_DA#449, LHKM3.238 | GEN.113-117 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| BH00662 | Lawh-i-Malikah Victoria (Tablet to Queen Victoria) | 1150 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Summons of the Lord of Hosts | Lawh-i-Malikih (Tablet to Queen Victoria) | یا ایتها الملکه فی اللوندره ان استمعی ندآء ربک مالک البریه من السدره الالهیه | O Queen in London! Incline thine ear unto the voice of thy Lord, the Lord of all mankind, calling from the Divine Lote-Tree | INBA34:044, BLIB_Or15705.029, , PR11.040b-043b | NRJ#1d, GWBP#119 p.162x, GWBP#120 p.164x, AQA1#001d, DLH2.176x, OOL.B053 | SLH#01d, GWB#119x, GWB#120x, WOB.039-040x, WOB.040x, WOB.162x2x, SW_v14#10 p.296, DWN_v5#01 p.004x, BLO_PT#188, BSC.111 #045 | B. Parmar | Announces the fulfilment of ‘all that hath been mentioned in the Gospel’; praises the Queen for forbidding the trading in slaves and for entrusting ‘the reins of counsel into the hands of the representatives of the people’; calls the elected representatives of the people in every land to take counsel together for the sake of mankind; ordains that ‘the mightiest instrument for the healing of all the world is the union of all its peoples in one universal Cause, one common Faith’; and instructs the kings of the earth to cease burdening their subjects with their own wanton expenditures, to be reconciled among themselves, and to enforce a common peace by joining forces against any who would take up arms against another. | Prayer for governments and rulers; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Suffering and imprisonment; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity of thought and belief; Universal peace; world unity | * | * | ROB3.123, MMAH.177, GSH.130, LL#153 | Included in the Suriy-i-Haykal. |
| BH00674 | 1130 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | حمد و ثنا نفوس مطمئنه و افئده قویه را لایق و سزا که سیوف اشرار ایشانرا از | Praise and glory beseem such steadfast souls and mighty hearts whom the swords of the wicked have not [3.5s]... ...Say: O people of God! That which can insure the victory of Him Who is the Eternal Truth, His hosts and helpers on earth, have been set down in the sacred Books and Scriptures… The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable | BLIB_Or15731.145, | BRL_DA#639 | COC#1905x | Soulrise Melodies | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Purpose; goal of creation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||
| BH00679 | 1130 | ستایش بیقیاس یکتای بیهمتائیرا سزاوار که مشارق قلوب مقبله را بانوار شمس توحید | Immeasurable praise beseemeth the peerless and incomparable One, Who hath illumined the dawning-places of devoted hearts with the rays of the Sun of Divine Unity [3.5s] | INBA42:199, BLIB_Or15693.067, , BLIB_Or15718.348x, | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for opponents; enemies of the Faith; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayer for teaching; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00682 | Suriy-i-Hifz | 1130 | هذا کتاب یذکر فیه ما الهمنی الروح و انه لتنزیل من الله و آیه ذکره للذینهم اقروا بالله و | This is a Book wherein is recorded that which the Spirit hath inspired within Me, and verily it is a revelation from God and a token of His remembrance unto them that have acknowledged God [3.5s] | INBA83:139, BLIB_Or03114.047r, , BLIB_Or15702.090, , BLIB_Or15737.129, , ALIB.folder18p152-162 | OOL.B122 | Discusses Bahá’u’lláh’s opposition from Mírzá Yaḥyá and the latter’s intention to have Bahá’u’lláh killed, which was averted through divine protection, and Bahá’u’lláh’s open offer of forgiveness should His half-brother turn to Him in repentance. | Call to action; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | * | - | LL#307 | |||||
| BH00683 | 1130 | یا بزرگ قد ماج بحر البیان و القوم لا یعرفون و ظهرت النار فی السدره و تنطق بالحق | O Thou Great One! The ocean of utterance hath surged, yet the people perceive not. The Fire hath appeared in the Lote-Tree and proclaimeth the truth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.010, , BLIB_Or15718.164.15, | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00685 | 1120 | الحمد لله دستخط عالی بشارتی بود حقیقی چه که مشعر بود بر صحت و سلامتی آنمحبوب | Praise be to God! The exalted missive bore tidings most true, inasmuch as it gave assurance of the health and well-being of that beloved one [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15701.065, | Business; financial; property matters; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00686 | Lawh-i-Zuhur (Tablet of the Manifestation) | 1120 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablet of the Manifestation (Lawh-i-Zuhur); Tablet of the Manifestation, The (Lawh-i-Zuhur) | Lawh-i-Zuhur (Tablet of the Manifestation) | ان یا ایها الناظر الی شطر الله و المتغمس فی بحر قربه و رضاه فاعلم بان الظهور | O thou who art gazing toward the direction of God and submerged in His Nearness and Good-pleasure! Know thou that, verily, the "Manifestation" is not composed of the four elements | BLIB_Or15725.136, , NLAI_BH3.136, Berlin1237#29 | LHKM1.056, MAS4.161x, VUJUD.117x | BLO_PT#134, BSC.204 #373-391, BSTW#124, VUJUDE.167-168x, HURQ.BH67, JHT_B#017 | Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | Not to be confused with Súriy-i-Ẓuhúr (BH01761). | |||
| BH00692 | 1120 | ستایش بیقیاس ساحت حضرت بیمثالیرا سزاست که باشراق انوار شمس معانی قلوب انسانیه | Immeasurable praise beseemeth the sanctified court of the Peerless One, Who through the effulgence of the Sun of inner meanings hath illumined human hearts [3.5s] | INBA19:348, INBA32:300, BLIB_Or15693.109, , BLIB_Or15718.238x, | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00719 | 1080 | ان یا زین المقربین قد حضر کتابک لدی الوجه و سمعنا ما فیه بذلک تموج بحر عنایه | O Zaynu'l-Muqarrabin! Thy letter hath come before Our presence and We have hearkened unto that which it containeth. Thus did the ocean of bounty surge forth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#007, | ADM2#091 p.171x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00726 | 1070 | حمد مقصودی را لایق و سزا که راه درست نمود و راهنما فرستاد در هر مقام کنزی گذاشت | Praise befitteth and is worthy of the Desired One, Who hath shown forth the straight path and sent forth a guide, placing in every station a treasure [3.5s] | INBA15:029, INBA26:028 | Call to action; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00747 | 1050 | قد ذکر ذکره لدی الوجه و ذکرناه بما تهیج به بحر البیان فی ملکوت التبیان و | His mention hath been made before the Face, and We have made mention of him in such wise as to cause the ocean of utterance to surge in the Kingdom of exposition [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#248, , BLIB_Or15710.044, | MAS1.007.1x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00755 | 1040 | حمد مالک رقاب را لایق و سزا که در یوم ماب بی ستر و حجاب احزاب را بافق اعلی | Praise be unto Him Who is the Lord of all necks, Who, on the Day of Return, did guide the multitudes, unveiled and unhindered, unto the Most Exalted Horizon [3.5s]... ...Peace and blessings be upon the lord of the world and the cause of the nations’ existence, by whom God revealed the Qur’an and distinguished between truth and falsehood until the day of resurrection | INBA31:133 | MMUH#08x | KSHK#20x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Justice and wrath of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH00783 | 1020 | هذا کتاب من هذا المفتقر الذی یدعو کل من فی السموات و الارض الی ربه العزیز | This is a Book from this lowly one who summoneth all them that dwell in the heavens and on earth unto His Lord, the Mighty [3.5s] | INBA18:267, INBA51:625, PR03.254a19-256a18 | BRL_DA#251, LHKM3.008 | Chastisement and requital; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Imagery in the Qur'an; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00790 | 1010 | Translation List | حمد مقدس از عرفان اهل امکان مقصود عالمیان را لایق و سزاست که بلا را مخصوص | Praise be to God, the Desire of the World, a praise which is immeasurably above the understanding of all that dwell on earth | INBA31:121 | BRL_DA#423, AQA6#244 p.194, AYI1.274x | ADMS#014b | Love of God; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||
| BH00803 | Suriy-i-Fath 2 | 1000 | ان یا فتح الاعظم انا قد احصینا فی نفسک نصر نفسنا الحق و نفخنا فیک روحا من | O Fath-i-A'zam! We have, verily, encompassed within thy being the triumph of Our Cause, and have breathed into thee a spirit from [3.5s] | INBA18:272, BLIB_Or15725.119, | BRL_DA#470, LHKM1.036, OOL.B116b | Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Idolatry; Law of pilgrimage; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | |||||||
| BH00827 | Lawh-i-Haft Pursish (Tablet of the Seven Questions) | 990 | Tabernacle of Unity, The | Lawh-i-Haft Pursish (Tablet of Seven Questions); - Tabernacle of Unity (book) | ستایش پاک یزدانرا سزاوار که از روشنی آفتاب بخشش جهانرا روشن نمود از با بحر | All praise be to the sanctified Lord Who hath illumined the world through the splendours of the Daystar of His grace. | BLIB_Or15712.229, , IOL, , MKI4523.231, , BN_suppl.1753.063-068 | BRL_TBUP#3, AVK1.300x, AVK2.229.03x, ZYN.246, ISH.231, MJMM.240, YARP1.008, DWNP_v6#03 p.003x, UAB.034cx, DRD.065, TSBT.234bx, AQMJ1.110ax, ASAT1.039x, PYB#166 p.03x, ABMK.063, OOL.B040 | TBU#3, GPB.211x, GPB.230x, PDC.126x, PDC.126-127x, BLO_PT#119 | almunajat.com [item 29] | Briefly addresses a follower of Zoroastrian background, answering seven questions regarding the problem of conflicting religious claims, declaring that His religion is ‘the religion of forbearance’ and that it ‘embraceth all faiths and all religions’, and affirming ‘the reality of Paradise and Hell, for reward and punishment require their existence’. | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Transcendence; unknowability of God | * | * | ROB3.272, BKOG.009, MMAH.221, GSH.172, LL#096, LL#257 | |
| BH00834 | 980 | بیانات عربی که ببدایع نغمات حجازی از سماء سلطنت صمدانی نازل شد زیاده از حد | The Arabic utterances which descended from the heaven of Divine sovereignty with wondrous Hijazi melodies surpass all bounds [3.5s] | INBA38:001, INBA65:256, INBA57:006, BLIB_Or15722.228, , NLI.32p016v | HDQI.072, MAS8.033bx, AYI2.001x, AYI2.206x | Impossibility of true worship of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00845 | Suratu'llah | 970 | Surah of God | Súratu'lláh (Surah of God) | ان یا علی بعد نبیل اسمع ندآء ربک حین الذی یرید ان یخرج عن بینکم بما اکتسبت | O Muhammad-`Ali, hearken to this proclamation from thy Lord, at a time when He desireth to depart out from among ye by reason of what the hands of the oppressors have wrought | BLIB_Or15723.162, , BLIB_Or15737.001, | AQA4#076 p.068, AQA4a.016, ASAT2.111x, OOL.B102 | BLO_PT#091, HURQ.BH25 | Declares the divinity of His station, rebukes the followers of the Báb for plotting against Him, and announces His temporary retirement from the community. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | * | - | ROB1.245, MMAH.153, GSH.060, LL#316 | ||
| BH00917 | 900 | فی الحقیقه حمد این عباد لایق بساط غیب مکنون و سر مخزون و رمز مصون نبوده و | In truth, the praise of these servants is not worthy of the Court of the Hidden Mystery, the Treasured Secret and the Guarded Symbol [3.5s] | MJAN.263, AYBY.306, UAB.056cx | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00922 | Suriy-i-Ma'ani | 890 | سبحان الذی یسبح له کل من فی السموات و الارض و انه کان علی کل شیء محیطا | Praised be He who offereth glory before Him; all, that is, whether they be in the heavens or upon the earth. He indeed hath ever been All-Encompassing of everything | INBA83:136, BLIB_Or03114.044r, , BLIB_Or15702.082, , BLIB_Or15737.126, , NLAI_BH2.118, ALIB.folder18p219 | OOL.B129 | HURQ.BH33 | Praises God and His Messengers, who receive divine inspiration in various ways; declares as a matter of principle that the transcendent Godhead is not the immediate cause of this inspiration; and extols the transformative power of the word of God at the time of its revelation. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | * | - | LL#317 | ||||
| BH00939 | Suriy-i-Ghusn (Tablet of the Branch) | 870 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Days of Remembrance | Suriy-i-Ghusn (Tablet of the Branch) | اتی امر الله علی ظلل من البیان و المشرکون یومئذ فی عذاب عظیم قد نزلت جنود الوحی | The Cause of God hath come down upon the clouds of utterance, while they that have joined partners with Him are afflicted with a sore torment | INBA83:144ax, BLIB_Or03114.089r, , BLIB_Or15702.108, , ALIB.folder18p221 | AQA4#098 p.331, AQA4a.424, AYT.360, HDQI.002, SFI08.012, MAS4.115, HHA.058x, RHQM1.596-600 (728) (447-449), AHDW.005, AHB_128BE #06-11 p.194x, ANDA#03 p.08-09, OOL.B118, AMB#29 | DOR#29, GPB.177x, GPB.242x, WOB.135x, SW_v03#14 p.015, BLO_PT#125, BSC.255 #528-531 | Announces the high station of Bahá’u’lláh’s son ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, titled Ghuṣn-i-A‘ẓam (‘the Greatest Branch’), foreshadowing His later appointment in the Kitáb-i-‘Ahd as successor to Bahá’u’lláh. | Condition of search; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | * | ROB2.388, BKOG.250, EBTB.052, GSH.107, LL#303 | ||
| BH00952 | Suratu'l-Kifaya | 860 | ان یا اهل الهاء استمعوا تغنی ورقه الحمراء فی جو العماء بانه هو النور هیکل | O people of Ha! Hearken unto the melody of the Crimson Leaf in the Paradise of the Divine Cloud, for He, verily, is the Light of the Radiant Temple | INBA36:277 | HURQ.BH03 | Essential vs. actional attributes of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The cloud ['ama]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#315 | ||||||
| BH00964 | 850 | الحمد لله الذی جعل الفصول مظاهر اسمائه بین عباده و بها یاخذ و یعطی لتوقن کل | Praise be to God, Who hath made the seasons manifestations of His names amongst His servants, through which He taketh and giveth, that all may be assured [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.065, | Business; financial; property matters; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Goodly deeds; actions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Purpose; goal of creation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00994 | Suriy-i-Ism | 830 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | Suriy-i-Ism | ان یا اسمی اسمع ندآء الله عن مطلع کل اللسان بانی انا الله ربک و رب کل شیء و | O My Name! Hearken unto the Call of God from the Dawning-Place of every tongue: "Verily, I am God, thy Lord and the Lord of all things." [3.5s]... ...Say: Deliver your souls, O people, from the bondage of self, and purify them from all attachment to anything besides Me… Intone, O My servant, the verses of God | INBA83:124, BLIB_Or15702.051, , ALIB.folder18p214 | BRL_DA#721, GWBP#136 p.189x, AVK2.168.20x, MAS4.026ax, MAS4.045x, MAS8.120bx, ASAT1.242x, ASAT4.156x, PYK.018, OOL.B125 | GWB#136x, ADJ.025x, ADJ.031x, ADJ.032x, BLO_sazedj#12x, HURQ.BH37 | MJ Cyr, L. Slott, Seals & Crofts, MANA, Soulrise Melodies, Soulrise Melodies, L. Dely & M. Congo, K. Key, Sheyda Peyman, Ina Nes | Calls the recipient to cast all names and designations behind him and announce the joyful tidings; states that between God and the creatures there is a ladder with three steps: this world, the hereafter, and ‘the Kingdom of Names’; calls the people to deliver their souls from ‘the bondage of self ’; invites the recipient to ‘intone the verses of God’, promising that the sweetness of their melody will cause ‘the heart of every righteous man to throb’; and counsels the people to truthfulness, generosity, and purity of heart. | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | * | - | LL#143, LL#310 | |
| BH01018 | 820 | نامه آنجناب که ببدایع ذکر رب الارباب مزین بود بر مکمن بلا و مخزن ابتلا واصل | Your letter, which was adorned with wondrous mention of the Lord of Lords, hath reached this Repository of Tribulation and Treasury of Tests [3.5s] | INBA38:096b, BLIB_Or15738.144b, | AVK1.271x, HDQI.068, SFI01.096, MAS1.061x | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Free will and predestination; fate; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01040 | 800 | الحمد لله الذی خلق الخلق لعرفانه بقوله کنت کنزا مخفیا فاحببت ان اعرف فخلقت | Praise be to God Who hath created all things for His recognition, through His word: "I was a Hidden Treasure and loved to be known; therefore I created." [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.076, , BLIB_Or15711.148, | Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Presence of; reunion with God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01057 | Suriy-i-Burhan (not = Lawh-i-Burhan) | 790 | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و ان هذا الغلام لبرهانه لمن فی السموات و الارض و سلطانه | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and that this Youth is His proof unto all who are in the heavens and on the earth, and His sovereign authority [3.5s] | INBA83:150, BLIB_Or15702.132, , BLIB_Or15737.134, , ALIB.folder18p272 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01071 | 780 | Prayers and Meditations | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اشهد انک انت کنت کنزا مکنونا فی غیب ذاتیتک و رمزا | Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! I testify that Thou wast a hidden Treasure wrapped within Thine immemorial Being | PMP#038 | PM#038 | Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH01116 | 750 | هذا کتاب من هذا المسجون الی الذی آمن بالله و اراد ان یتوجه الی شطر رضائه | This is an epistle from this Prisoner unto him who hath believed in God and desireth to turn toward the sanctuary of His good-pleasure [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.067, , NLAI_BH2.052 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01132 | Suriy-i-Qadir | 740 | Surah of the Almighty (Surat al-Qadir) | Surat al-Qadir (Surah of the Almighty) | سبحان الذی قدر مقادیر کل شیء فی الواح عز محفوظا و خلق کل شیء علی شان لو یصفن | Praise be unto him, who foreordained for each thing its portion in mighty, preserved Tablets. He created all things in such a manner that, were they to purify themselves | INBA37:138, INBA83:115, BLIB_Or15702.032, , BLIB_Or15723.250, , BLIB_Or15737.094, , ALIB.folder18p211 | AQA4#093 p.317, AQA4a.373, GSH.051, OOL.B134 | WIND#157, HURQ.BH44 | A meditation on the name of God ‘the Omnipotent’ and its pervasive influence in the world according to the capacities of things and, referring to the opposition of Mírzá Yaḥyá, calling the Bábís and the manifestations of worldly power to recognize Bahá’u’lláh. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | * | - | ROB1.119, MMAH.083, LL#322 | ||
| BH01144 | 730 | الحمد لله الذی اظهر الکنز المخزون و السر المکنون انه لهو الذی اذ اظهر ظهر ملکوت البیان | Praise be to God, Who hath manifested the Hidden Treasure and the Concealed Mystery. Verily, He is the One through Whose appearance was revealed the Kingdom of Utterance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727b.121, , BLIB_Or15732.302, | Belief and denial; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01211 | 690 | حمد خداوند بیمانند را لایق و سزا که بابر رحمت و بیان اراضی نفوس مطمئنه مقدسه | Praise be unto the peerless Lord, Who is worthy and befitting, Who through the rain of mercy and utterance hath watered the sanctified and tranquil ground of assured souls [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.067, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01218 | 690 | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و یدعوا الناس الی محبوب العارفین ولو یظهر علی العباد ما کنز | This is a Book that speaketh with truth and calleth the people unto the Best-Beloved of them that know, were there to be revealed unto the servants that which was treasured [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.495, , NLAI_BH2.092 | YMM.192x | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01221 | 690 | یا امین علیک سلام الله و عنایته نامه شما رسید لله الحمد مشعر بر صحت و سلامتی | O Amin! Upon thee be God's salutation and His loving-kindness! Thy letter hath arrived and, praise be unto God, it beareth tidings of thy health and well-being [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.079, , BLIB_Or15728.206, | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for opponents; enemies of the Faith; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01234 | 680 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | قد ماج بحر السرور و ابتسم ثغر الله المهیمن القیوم بما بلغ الندآء من ارض | The ocean of joy hath surged, and the countenance of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting, hath smiled, inasmuch as the Call hath been raised from the land [3.5s]... ...The vitality of men’s belief in God is dying out in every land; nothing short of His wholesome medicine can ever restore it. The corrosion of ungodliness is eating into the vitals of human society | BLIB_Or15716.066.07x, , BN_suppl.1753.116-118 | BRL_DA#648, GWBP#099 p.131x, LHKM3.375, PYB#156 p.03x | GWB#099x, GPB.217x, PDC.184x, WOB.181x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | LL#459 | |||||
| BH01255 | 670 | تنطق الاشیاء قد اتی مالک الاسماء ولکن الناس فی حجاب مبین قد تموجت البحور من | All things proclaim: "The Lord of Names hath come!" Yet the people remain in a manifest veil. The seas have surged [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#071, | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01319 | 640 | الحمد لله الذی انزل المائده و اظهر النعمه و ابرز ما کان مکنونا فی خزائن | Praise be unto God, Who hath sent down the heavenly table, made manifest His grace, and brought forth that which lay hidden in the treasuries [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727b.321, | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01327 | 640 | ان یا علی قد ماج بحر الاعظم و یسمع من کل قطره منه انه لا اله الا هو الواحد | O Ali! Verily the Most Great Ocean hath surged, and from every drop thereof is heard: "There is none other God but Him, the One" [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#035, | AVK2.201.11x, MAS7.127x, YMM.257x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01343 | Suriy-i-Amin | 640 | Súriy-i-Amín (Tablet to Amín) | هذا کتاب من لدی الله المهیمن القیوم الی الذی منه ظهرت الاستقامه الکبری فی | This is a Book from God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, unto him through whom was manifested the Most Great Steadfastness [3.5s] | INBA34:123, BLIB_Or15707.030, , BLIB_Or15735.202, , LEID.Or4970 item 11, | AQA1#013, AQA4#094 p.320, ASAT1.201x, ASAT2.035x, ASAT4.459x, DLH2.187x, HYK.202, OOL.B104 | Praises the recipient for his steadfastness; calls the followers of the Qur’an to hear ‘the voice of the Crier, Who cried out between heaven and earth’; relates the fallen state of Fu’ád Páshá upon his death; and extols the ultimate sacrifice of the youthful Badí‘, who delivered Bahá’u’lláh’s epistle to Náṣiru’d-Dín Sháh. | Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | * | - | MMAH.157, GSH.200, LL#290 | ||||
| BH01387 | 620 | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی ظهر انه لمظهر القیمه و مبعث الساعه و به | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and He Who hath appeared is verily the Manifestation of the Resurrection and the Herald of the Hour, and through Him [3.5s] | AQA7#445 p.261 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01452 | 600 | یشهد الخادم الفانی انه لا اله الا هو لم یزل کان مکنونا مخزونا فی کنز الغیب | The evanescent servant testifieth that there is none other God but Him, Who hath ever been hidden, treasured in the Repository of the Unseen [3.5s] | INBA19:439 | Personal instructions; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01461 | 590 | ای سمندر نار باسم مختارم تغنی نما چه که هر نفسی الیوم باین اسم مذکور موقن شود | O Samandar! Sing thou praise of My chosen Name, for verily whosoever in this Day becometh assured of this oft-mentioned Name [3.5s] | AYBY.017b, ASAM.000a, MSBH7.051x | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01494 | Suriy-i-Fu'ad (=Lawh-i-Fu'ad) | 580 | Summons of the Lord of Hosts | Lawh-i-Fuad (Tablet to Fuad Pasha) | ک ظ نادیناک عن وراء قلزم الکبریا علی الارض الحمرا من افق البلا انه لا اله | Káf. Ẓá’. We call unto thee from beyond the sea of grandeur, upon the crimson land, above the horizon of tribulation. | INBA34:128, BLIB_Or15707.040, , BLIB_Or15735.210, | NRJ#4, AQA1#015, AYBY.023b, MAS4.246x, RHQM1.592-594 (723) (444-445), ASAM.261-262, SAM.292, DLH2.186x, HYK.210, OOL.B117 | SLH#04, GPB.208-209x, PDC.100x, BLO_PT#172 | Details the divine justice that was meted out to the recently deceased Ottoman Prime Minister in consequence of his abuses of power and foretells the imminent downfall of his colleague, ‘Álí Páshá, as well as the overthrow of the Sultan himself. | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | * | * | ROB3.087 et al, MMAH.225, GSH.192, LL#088, LL#302 | ||
| BH01506 | 570 | الحمد لله الذی توحد بالعظمه و تفرد بالکلمة التی اذا ظهرت ظهرت الحاقة | Praise be unto Him Who standeth alone in His grandeur and is unique through His Word, whereupon its revelation hath manifested the Ultimate Truth [3.5s] | INBA81:148, BLIB_Or15719.139b, | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | LL#227 | ||||||||
| BH01591 | Suriy-i-Dhabih 4 | 550 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | Suriy-i-Dhabih (Tablets to Dhabih) | قلم الامر یقول الملک یومئذ لله لسان القدره یقول السلطنه یومئذ لله ورقاء العماء علی | The Pen of Revelation exclaimeth: “On this Day the Kingdom is God’s!” The Tongue of Power is calling: “On this Day all sovereignty is, in very deed, with God!” | INBA83:270, BLIB_Or15725.561, , NLAI_BH1.445 | BRL_DA#543, GWBP#015 p.031x, OOL.B112.4x | GWB#015x, GPB.155x | Call to action; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | * | - | LL#385 | |||
| BH01597 | Lawh-i-Kimiya 1 | 550 | Lawḥ-i-Kímíya III (Tablet on Alchemy III) | و اما ما سئلت من الحجر فاعلم بأنه مطروح فی کل مکان و فیه قدرنا کنوزاً ما اطلع بها الا من علمناه | And now as regards that which you hast asked about the Stone: Know that it exists in every locality. In it We decreed treasures which none hath fathomed | MAS1.024x, MAS8.107ax, OOL.B197.1 | HURQ.BH07x | Alludes to the identity of the Stone of the Philosophers, declaring that it is "cast down in every place", that it is single in its essence yet diverse in its manifestations, and that the alchemical process is brought to completion solely by that which resides within it. Explains that the water which is extracted from it, which has been called mercury and which is the key of the operation, nurtures the earth of the stone until the red sulfur, which was concealed within the earth, rises to the surface through the power of the water. Reveals that the red sulfur, which has been called by many names, is the essence of the active agent (jawharu'l-fa'il), the activity of which "astounds the hearts of those who have attained". Enjoins those who have discovered the secret not to make it for themselves. Accuses Mirza Yahya of producing false treatises on the subject based on what he had heard, and misunderstood, from Baha'u'llah's many Tablets on the subject. | Alchemy; the elixir; Free will and predestination; fate; Prayer for forgiveness; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||
| BH01611 | 540 | ذکر بلایای احباب شده بود الحمد لله که احبای الهی هر یک علی قدره از کاس بلا در | Mention was made of the tribulations of the loved ones. Praised be God that each of His loved ones hath, in the measure decreed for him, drunk from the chalice of affliction [3.5s]... ...detachment, love and trust in God | BLIB_Or11096#023, , BLIB_Or15710.003, , NLAI_BH1.519, NLAI_BH2.255b | MAS8.005x | GPB.182x | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | LL#388 | ||||||
| BH01615 | 540 | قد ارسل الی حضرتک عریضه من قبل و تلک مره اخری لان کلما یتوجه الیک احد یشتعل | Verily I have sent unto thy presence a petition aforetime, and this is yet another, for whenever anyone turneth unto thee, they are set aflame [3.5s]... ...Blessed the palate that savoreth its sweetness, and the perceiving eye that recognizeth that which is treasured therein | INBA28:046 | BRL_DA#113, AVK1.010bx, AVK1.010.10x | GPB.216x | Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ROB3.279, LL#098 | ||||||
| BH01621 | 540 | نامه آن محبوب رسید وقتیکه فرصت بمثابه عنقا غیر موجود جناب آقا سید تقی علیه | The letter of that beloved one arrived at a time when leisure, like unto the Phoenix, was non-existent, O honored Áqá Siyyid Taqí [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.053, | AYI2.093x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01656 | 530 | قد ماج بحر الاحدیه و سرت السفینه و هاج عرف الله المهیمن القیوم طوبی لمن تمسک | The Ocean of Oneness hath surged, and the Ark hath sailed, and the fragrance of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting, hath wafted. Blessed is he who holdeth fast [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.142, | Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01683 | 520 | حمد خداوند کریم رحیمی را لایق و سزا که دریای عفوش لازال مواج و عمان مغفرت و | Praise be unto the All-Bountiful, All-Merciful Lord, worthy and befitting of praise, Whose Ocean of forgiveness surgeth eternally, and Whose Sea of pardon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.476, | Consultation; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01695 | 520 | شهد المکنون لاسمی القیوم انه لا اله الا انا العزیز المحبوب شهد المخزون و انه | The Hidden One beareth witness unto My Name, the Self-Subsisting, that verily there is no God but Me, the Almighty, the Best-Beloved. The Treasured One beareth witness thereof [3.5s] | INBA19:053, INBA32:050, BLIB_Or15706.249, , BLIB_Or15715.093a, | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01700 | 520 | قد ارتفع ندآء الله عن یمین العرش انی انا الله الواحد الفرد الاحد لاتمنعوا | The Call of God has assuredly been raised up from the right-hand side of the Divine Throne [uttering the words]: “I, verily, am God, the Unique, the Peerless, the One | INBA34:147, BLIB_Or15707.083, , BLIB_Or15735.245, | AQA1#025, HYK.245, YMM.214x, YMM.219x, YMM.250x, YMM.404x | HURQ.BH79x | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| BH01713 | 520 | یا محبوب فوادی و المذکور فی قلبی و القائم لدی باب مولای قد ورد علی الخادم ما | O thou beloved of my heart and remembered in my soul, who standeth before the gate of my Lord! There hath come upon this servant that which [3.5s]... ...I beseech Thee, O Possessor of all names and Creator of the heavens, to ordain for Thy Afnán that which will protect him from all else besides Thee, and to bestow upon him a measure of Thy patience | INBA31:072, BLIB_Or15704.429, | GEN.312-313x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01725 | Suriy-i-Javad | 510 | ذکر اسم ربک عبده جواد الذی آمن و هدی و استقر علی الامر فی یوم الذی زلت فیه اقدام | Make mention of the Name of thy Lord, His servant Jawad, who came to faith and was one guided aright. And he was one established in His Cause on the Day | INBA83:123, BLIB_Or03114.033, , BLIB_Or15702.047, , BLIB_Or15737.114, , ALIB.folder18p318 | OOL.B127 | HURQ.BH40 | Recalls the idol worshippers of ages past and condemns their blind imitation, equates their words and deeds with those of the Bábís, and affirms that most of the people today are similarly worshipping false idols and that when they are gone it will be as if they had never existed, but that none of this will hinder the divine Sun from shining. | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Idolatry; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | |||||
| BH01729 | 510 | فسبحان الذی ینزل الایات بدعا علی لحن تجذب عنه المقربین جمیعا و قدر فیها مقادیر | Glorified be He Who sendeth down verses with wondrous originality, in such melody as doth attract unto Him all them that are nigh, and hath ordained therein their measures [3.5s] | INBA36:130, INBA71:298b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01730 | Tablet of the Hair 5 | 510 | Translation List | Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair) | فلک الحمد یا الهی مما قدرت کنز الحیوان فی جنه الرضوان و فیه جمعت النار و | Praise be to Thee, O my God, for Thou didst ordain that the treasure of life lie within the garden of Paradise, wherein Thou didst gather fire and water | BLIB_Or11098.029c | LHKM3.070, MUH3.273-274, ASAT4.060x, OOL.B191.05 | ADMS#169 | Praises God for creating the "treasure of creation" in Paradise and manifesting fire and water together through His power. Marvels at the serpent He made as the guardian of this treasure, endowed with His divine breath. Requests that through this serpent, God unites the hearts of His loved ones and brings them together, just as He brought together fire and water. Reflects on the wonders of God's creation and His mysterious works, including creating this serpent to test the strength of His devoted followers. Recognizes that despite the hardships caused by this serpent, the believers look to God for solace and continue to seek His divine grace. Acknowledges that God has promised heavenly rewards for the righteous and the punishment of hellfire for the disobedient. Expresses bewilderment at the workings of God and submits oneself to His will, seeking refuge in Him alone. | Fire and light; fire and water; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Pain of love; love as veil; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||
| BH01732 | 510 | قد ماج بحر البلاء و احاطت الامواج فلک الله المهیمن القیوم ان یا ملاح لاتضطرب | The ocean of tribulation hath surged, and the waves have encompassed the Ark of God, the All-Possessing, the Self-Subsisting. O Mariner, be thou not dismayed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#024, | MAS4.239x, RHQM2.0749-751 (147) (092-093x), ASAT4.489x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01761 | Suriy-i-Zuhur | 500 | Súriy-i-Zuhúr (Surah of Revelation) | تلک آیات الکتاب قد نزلت علی احسن النغمات و انها بنفسها لیکون حجه علی من فی | These are the verses of the Book, revealed in the most melodious of tones, and they shall, of themselves, stand as testimony against all who dwell therein [3.5s] | INBA83:113, BLIB_Or15702.028, , ALIB.folder18p316 | PYK.115, OOL.B143 | Declares, at a time when He is beset on all sides, that His revelation is the testimony of God that separates truth from error; asserts that what the people recognize of His cause is but the robe and cloak wherewith He attires Himself; and admonishes the people for failing to recognize Him upon His return, after changing His garb and departing for but a little while from their midst. | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Word of God and human limitations | * | - | LL#332 | Not to be confused with Lawh-i-Zuhur (BH00686). | |||
| BH01774 | Suriy-i-Hijr | 500 | فسبحان الذی خرق حجبات الممکنات بسلطانه و خلق السموات بامره و انزل من مکفهرات | Glorified be He Who hath rent asunder the veils of all contingent beings through His sovereignty, and hath fashioned the heavens by His command, and hath caused to descend from the darkening clouds [3.5s] | INBA37:001, BLIB_Or15723.166, , BLIB_Or15737.004, | AQA4#077 p.072, AQA4a.024, ASAT5.262x, OOL.B123 | Announces His withdrawal from the community and His sorrow at the state of affairs that made this action necessary. | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Proclamation to the people of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | * | - | ROB2.397, GSH.188, LL#308 | |||||
| BH01796 | 490 | الحمد لله الذی اذا اراد ان یفتح الخزینه الاولی التی اودعت فیها الاسرار التی | Praise be to God Who, when He willeth to unlock the First Treasury wherein lie deposited the mysteries that [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727a.002, | Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01824 | 490 | هذا لوح نزل بالحق من لدن عزیز قدیرا و قدر فیه مقادیر الامر من قلم قدس منیعا | This is a Tablet that hath been sent down in truth from the presence of One mighty and powerful, wherein the measures of the Cause have been ordained by a most holy and exalted Pen [3.5s] | INBA36:062, INBA71:221 | RSBB.080 | Oneness; unity of religion; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01850 | Lawh-i-Shaykh Fani | 480 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | Lawh-i-Shaykh Fání (Tablet to Shaykh Fání) | قلم اعلی من فی الانشا را ندا میفرماید و بحق واحد هدایت مینماید ای شیخ فانی حمد کن | The Most Exalted Pen calleth unto all who dwell in creation and guideth them unto the One True God. O mortal elder! Render thou praise [3.5s]... ...He is indeed a true believer in the unity of God who, in this Day, will regard Him as One immeasurably exalted above all the comparisons and likenesses with which men have compared Him | BLIB_Or03116.111r, , BLIB_Or11096#041, , NLI.32p132r, Majlis934.031-036 | BRL_DA#704, GWBP#160 p.217x, AVK1.175ax, OOL.B080 | GWB#160x | Stresses the importance of distinguishing the transcendent reality of God from the signs of God in the world, taking as an example the subject of mystical self-surrender (faná’) and eternal union (baqá’) with God, which should be understood as the act of complete renunciation of worldly desire and not the elevation of the individual will to that of God. | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Empty learning; false spirituality; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Law of fasting; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | * | - | GSH.177, LL#240 | ||
| BH01854 | Suriy-i-Man' | 480 | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و یذکر فیه عبد من عبادنا لیشکر الله رب و یکون من الشاکرین | This is a Book in which He, in very Truth, crieth out and maketh mention of one among Our servants to the end that he render thanks unto God, his Lord, and be numbered among the especially thankful | INBA83:148, BLIB_Or15702.128, , ALIB.folder18p319 | BRL_DA#320 | HURQ.BH41 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | * | - | LL#318 | |||||
| BH01968 | 450 | قد ماج بحر العطاء اذ تحرک القلم الاعلی فی ذکر من صعد الی الافق الابهی فضلا | The ocean of bounty hath surged as the Supreme Pen moved in remembrance of him who ascended unto the Most Glorious Horizon, through grace [3.5s] | PZHN v2#1 p.096, OOL.B180 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02003 | 440 | سبحان الذی باسمه ماج بحر البیان فی الامکان و اشرق نیر الظهور من افق سماء | Glorified is He by Whose Name the ocean of utterance surgeth in the realm of possibility, and the Sun of Manifestation hath shone forth from the horizon of heaven [3.5s] | INBA41:195, BLIB_Or15724.153, | Manifestation of God as sun; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02007 | 440 | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی اتی بالحق انه لهو الغیب المکنون و الکنز | God beareth witness that there is no God but Him, and He Who hath come with the truth is verily the Hidden Mystery and the Treasured Secret [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.049, , BLIB_Or15715.378, | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02009 | 440 | فاعلم بان الغافلین خرجونا عن مدینه الله بظلم مبین و بذلک ارتفع عویل البکاء | Know thou that the heedless ones have expelled Us from the City of God with manifest tyranny, whereupon the wailing of lamentation was raised [3.5s]... ...Praise be unto Thee, O Lord my God, for having chosen us to sustain Thy trials and bear hardships for love of Thee and in acquiescence unto Thy good-pleasure | AQA6#215 p.046, ADM2#031 p.053x, MAS4.356x, ASAT1.105x | JHT_S#124x | Angels; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Martyrs and martyrdom; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | |
| BH02031 | 430 | الحمد لله الذی زین کتاب الوجود باسمه المکنون المخزون المصون الظاهر باسمه | Praise be to God, Who hath adorned the Book of Existence with His Name, the Hidden, the Treasured, the Protected, the One manifest through His Name [3.5s] | INBA31:163, BLIB_Or15732.231, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02043 | 430 | حمد مقدس از الفاظ مالک یوم معاد را لایق و سزاست که باسم اعظم عالم و اممرا | Praise, sanctified from all utterances, beseemeth and is worthy of the Lord of the Day of Resurrection, Who through His Most Great Name hath guided the world and its peoples [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.091, | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02048 | 430 | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له الخلق و الامر و کل له ساجدون یحیی و یمیت ثم یبعث | God beareth witness that there is no God but Him. His is the creation and the command, and all before Him prostrate themselves. He giveth life and causeth death, then shall resurrect [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.516, , ALIB.folder18p360 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02076 | 420 | الحمد لله الذی ظهر بملکوت بیانه و اظهر ما کان مخزونا فی علمه و مکنونا فی کنز | Praise be to God, Who hath manifested Himself through the dominion of His utterance and revealed that which lay treasured within His knowledge and hidden in His storehouse [3.5s] | INBA27:071, BLIB_Or15690.101, , BLIB_Or15728.115, | DMSB.010, YMM.030 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02116 | 420 | هل الایات نزلت قل ای ورب السموات هل اتت الساعه بل قضت ومظهر البینات قد | Hath the verses been sent down? Say: Yea, by the Lord of the heavens! Hath the Hour come? Nay, it hath passed, and He Who is the Manifestation of clear signs hath appeared [3.5s] | INBA72:021, INBA34:171, BLIB_Or15707.134, , BLIB_Or15735.288, , CMB_F31.038a-038b, | AQA1#040, AVK2.228.13x | Apocalyptic imagery; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Power of prayer | - | - | JRAS.288 | |||||||
| BH02132 | 410 | ام الکتاب در یوم ماب میفرماید یا احبار قدر یوم را بدانید این است آن یومیکه | The Mother Book on the Day of Return proclaimeth: O ye divines, know ye the measure of this Day, for this is that Day wherein [3.5s] | INBA28:257, BLIB_Or15690.103, , BLIB_Or15726.099, , BLIB_Or15728.100b, | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02136 | 410 | ان یا قلم الاعلی ان اذکر احباء الله فی ارض الطاء الذین مامنعتهم فی الله لومه | O Most Exalted Pen! Make mention of the loved ones of God in the Land of Ṭá, who were not deterred by the censure of critics [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.061b, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02144 | 410 | حمد مقدس از افئده و عقول مالک الملوکی را لایق و سزاست که از امواج بحر بیان | Praise, sanctified above hearts and minds, befitteth the Sovereign of sovereigns, from Whose ocean of utterance the waves surge forth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.230, , BLIB_Or15711.098, | ANDA#67-68 p.34 | Education of children; moral education; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02167 | 410 | هذا کتاب من لدی الوهاب الی من آمن بالله رب الارباب و فاز بالبحر الاعظم اذ ماج | This is a Book from the All-Bountiful unto him that hath believed in God, the Lord of Lords, and hath attained unto the Most Great Ocean when it surged [3.5s] | INBA51:395, INBA49:359, BLIB_Or11095#105, | LHKM3.108 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02169 | Lawh-i-Baqa | 410 | هذا لوح البقا من لدی البهاء الی الذی فاز بعرفان الله و شرب کوثر الحیوان من | This is the Tablet of Eternity which cometh from the All-Glorious unto he who hath attained the deep knowledge of God and did drink of the Kawthar of Life | INBA34:160, BLIB_Or15707.112, , BLIB_Or15735.270, , NLAI_BH1.005 | AQA1#033, AVK4.437ax, HYK.270, OOL.B031 | HURQ.BH68 | Brief tablet assuring the recipient of a lofty station in the world to come and counselling him to detachment and service to the Cause of God. | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat] | * | - | GSH.185, LL#076 | ||||
| BH02171 | 410 | هذا یوم فیه فتحت ابواب النعمه و العزه و العطاء و ظهر ما کان مکنونا مخزونا فی الکتاب | This is the Day whereon the gates of grace, glory and bounty have been flung open, and that which lay hidden and treasured in the Book hath been made manifest [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.111, | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Proclamation to the people of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02183 | Asl-i-Kullu'l-Khayr (Words of Wisdom) | 400 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas | Asl-i-Kullul-Khayr (Words of Wisdom) | اصل کل الخیر هو الاعتماد علی الله و الانقیاد لامره و الرضاء لمرضاته اصل الحب | The source of all good is trust in God, submission unto His command, and contentment with His holy will and pleasure. | INBA36:170, INBA30:039, BLIB_Or15714.155, , NLI.32p026r, OSAI I.MMS | AVK1.014.09x, AVK3.003.04x, AVK3.161.13x, ZYN.036, AHM.044, MJMM.033, TZH4.224, NSR_1993.083, TBP#10, OOL.B002 | TB#10, SW_v04#10 p.171, SW_v06#16 p.121, SW_v07#18 p.185-186, SW_v14#04 p.099-100, BSC.158 #155-163 | Y. Mesbah, E. Mahony, Pradheep, Shayna, Shafireh & Prasad, Soulrise Melodies | A brief collection of moral maxims, summarizing the essence of faith, love, wisdom, religion, wealth, and others and centring around belief in God and submission to His will. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Love of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | * | * | MMAH.194, GSH.210, LL#008 | |
| BH02208 | 400 | حمد و ثناء مالک اسماء و فاطر سماء را لایق و سزاست که بکلمهٴ علیا نطق فرمود فی الحین ماج | Praise and glory befit the Lord of Names and Creator of the heavens, Who hath uttered the exalted Word, whereupon there was a surging [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.114, | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02312 | 380 | الحمد لله الذی جعل کنز الانسان الکسب و الاقتراف و قدر لکلنفس ما سبق به علمه | Praise be unto God, Who hath made acquisition and labor the treasure of man, and hath ordained for every soul that which His knowledge had foreordained [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.241, , BLIB_Or15711.102, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02410 | 370 | قد سمعنا ندائک و اطلعنا بما ورد علیک لذا تموج بحر عنایه ربک العزیز العظیم | We have hearkened unto thy call and are apprised of that which hath befallen thee. Thus surgeth the ocean of thy Lord's grace, the Mighty, the Great [3.5s] | INBA41:204, BLIB_Or11095#057, | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02431 | 360 | الحمد لله الذی جعل مائده اولیائه ذکره و ثنائه و جنتهم حبه و رضائه انه لهو | Praise be to God Who made His remembrance and praise the feast table of His saints, and His love and good-pleasure their paradise. | BLIB_Or15700.250, , BLIB_Or15711.069, | MMUH#09x | KSHK#20x | Manifestation of God as mirror; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for peace and unity; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH02454 | 360 | حمد مقصود عالمیان را لایق و سزاست که مابین امواج بحور احزان اهل امکانرا بافق ظهور | Praise be unto Him Who is the Goal of all worlds, Who, amidst the surging waves of the ocean of sorrows, guideth the people of the realm of creation unto the horizon of manifestation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15718.035, , BLIB_Or15724.094, | FRH.038-039 | Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized); The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02497 | 360 | یا ایها الساکن فی جوار رحمه ربک قد راینا کتابک و قرانا ما فیه ان ربک لهو | O thou who dwellest in the precincts of thy Lord's mercy! We have beheld thy letter and perused that which was inscribed therein. Verily thy Lord is He Who [3.5s]... ...Whatever competent physicians or surgeons prescribe for a patient should be accepted and complied with, provided that they are adorned with the ornament of justice | BLIB_Or15696.105b, | GHA.243bx | COC#1014x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Murder; causing physical harm | - | - | |||||||
| BH02504 | 350 | اسم اگرچه مدل بموسومست ولکن این در رتبه خلق مشهود و اما حق مقدس از اسم و رسم | Though the Name is signified by symbols, yet this pertaineth to the station of creation; verily God is sanctified above all names and attributes [3.5s]... ...The hour is approaching when the most great convulsion will have appeared.… I swear by God! The promised day is come, the day when tormenting trials will have surged above your heads | INBA81:146 | AVK1.105.11x, AVK4.461ax, RAHA.153x, YMM.170x | ADJ.081x, TDH#058.4x, PDC.004x | Degrees of faith; certitude; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| BH02516 | 350 | ان یا فتح الاعظم کن بکینونتک و حقیقتک و ذاتک سمعا لتسمع ما ینطق ربک العلی | O Greatest Victory! Be thou with thine essence, thy reality and thy very being, an ear, that thou mayest hearken unto that which thy Lord, the Most Exalted, doth speak [3.5s]... ...The Mount dwellers have assuredly swooned away on the Elevated Mount. The denizens of the heavenly Kingdom | INBA23:030, INBA83:242, BLIB_Or03114.080rx, , BLIB_Or15725.532, , ALIB.folder18p376 | SHHB.134-135x | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | LL#086 | |||||||
| BH02538 | 350 | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو لم یزل کان مکنونا فی کینونه ذاته و مخزونا فی | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. He hath ever remained hidden within the Essence of His Being and treasured in [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#089, | RAHA.187-188 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Presence of; reunion with God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02550 | 350 | نامه دوستی بر مخزن نیستی وارد شد و معانی روحانی آن مسرت تازه و فرح بی اندازه | The missive of friendship descended unto the treasury of nothingness, and its spiritual meanings brought fresh joy and boundless delight [3.5s] | INBA38:030 | HDQI.066, SFI15.008-009, MUH3.378-379, MSHR5.038x, OOL.B211 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Outward and inward meanings; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02562 | 350 | یا ایها الناظر الی الله و السالک فی رضاه فاعلم انا نخبرک بما سیکون انه لابد | O thou who gazest towards God and walkest in His good-pleasure! Know thou that We verily inform thee of what shall come to pass, for it is inevitable [3.5s] | INBA34:188 | AQA1#053, AVK4.418bx, MAS8.039cx | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02607 | 340 | ذکر من لدنا لمن اقبل الی افق اشرق منه نیر بیان الله رب العالمین به ماج بحر العرفان | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath turned towards the horizon whence shineth forth the Luminary of divine utterance, the Lord of all worlds, whereby the ocean of true knowledge hath surged [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.232, | Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02618 | 340 | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی اتی بالحق انه لهو السر المکنون و الکنز | God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, and He Who hath come with the truth is verily the Hidden Mystery and the Treasured Secret [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.136a, | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02651 | 340 | یا ستاره امروز روز فرح اکبر است بحر وصال مواج و سماء ظهور مرتفع قلب از برای معرفت | O Sitarih! This is the Day of supreme joy, the Ocean of reunion surgeth, and the heaven of manifestation is upraised. Let the heart be prepared for recognition [3.5s] | KNJ.043, YQAZ.481x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02668 | 330 | الحمد لله الذی کشف الستار عن وجه الاسرار و اظهر الکنز المکنون المخزون باسمه | Praise be to God Who hath lifted the veil from the countenance of mysteries and revealed the hidden, treasured gem through His Name [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.277, , BLIB_Or15715.113a, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Importance of authoritative interpretation; Mystical themes; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02687 | 330 | حمد مالک فضل و عطا را لایق و سزا که بکلمه مبارکه علیا بحر جود مواج و مشرق | Praise be unto the Lord of grace and bounty, Who alone is worthy and befitting, for through His blessed and exalted Word the ocean of generosity surgeth and shineth forth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.173, | BRL_DA#340 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02729 | 320 | اصحاب مجلس را بشارت میدهیم چه که عملشان بطراز قبول مزین و بنور رضا منور طوبی | We give glad tidings unto the members of the assembly, inasmuch as their deeds have been adorned with the ornament of acceptance and illumined with the light of divine good-pleasure [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15703.063, | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02771 | 320 | ذکر من لدنا لمن زین قلبه بطراز الایمان فی ایام ربه الرحمن لیوقن انه یذکر من | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath adorned his heart with the ornament of faith in the days of his Lord, the Most Merciful, that he may be assured that he is remembered [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#056, | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02797 | 320 | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق من جبروت الله المقتدر العزیز الحکیم و فیه قدر مقادیر کل | This is a Book sent down in truth from the dominion of God, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the All-Wise, wherein are decreed the measures of all things [3.5s] | INBA15:266, INBA26:266 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02798 | 320 | هذا کتاب نزل من ملکوت ربک الرحمن خذه بید القدره و الاطمینان کذلک امرک القلم | This is a Book that hath descended from the Kingdom of thy Lord, the Most Merciful. Take hold of it with the hand of might and assurance. Thus doth the Pen command thee [3.5s] | INBA34:192 | AQA1#056 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Living waters; water of life; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02805 | 320 | یا احمد قد سمعت ندائی اذ کنت حاضرا فی محضری و رایت امواج بحر بیانی و ارتفاع | O Ahmad! Thou didst hearken unto My call when thou wert present before Me, and didst witness the surging waves of the Ocean of Mine utterance [3.5s] | BRL_DA#356, SFI12.018 | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02848 | 310 | Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ثم اذکر محمدا الذی اتصل الرکن الاول من اسمه باسم ربه العزیز العظیم... یا الهی لک الحمد بما اخذنی عرف عنایتک و قلّبتنی نفحات رحمتک | Then call thou to mind Muhammad, whose first syllable of his name is joined with the name of his Lord, the Almighty, the All-Glorious [3.5s]... ...I give praise to Thee, O my God, that the fragrance of Thy loving-kindness hath enraptured me… If it be Thy pleasure, make me to grow as a tender herb | INBA51:042b, KB_620:035-036 | BRL_DA#764, PMP#150x, ADM1#004 p.014x, NFR.042, AQMJ2.127 | PM#150x, BPRY.159x | B. Lisbeth, S. Toloui-Wallace, Refuge, Strong Steep, Mea and Mitra, Alicia, C. Serrano, Soulrise Melodies, Zannetta [track 13], V. Leith | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||
| BH02858 | Suriy-i-Dhabih 2 | 310 | Translation List | Suriy-i-Dhabih (Tablets to Dhabih) | ذ ب قد ارسل الیک من یمن السبحان ما نزل لک من سماء رحمه ربک و منه تفوح رایحه | Unto thee hath been sent, from the right hand of the All-Glorious, what was revealed for thee from the heaven of the clemency of thy Lord | INBA34:197, NLAI_BH2.363 | AQA1#060, AVK4.257.11x, ASAT3.010x, ASAT3.267x, OOL.B112.2 | ADMS#243 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | ||||
| BH02865 | 310 | ذکر من لدنا لمن آمن بالله العزیز الحمید لیطمئن بفضل الله و یذکره بین عباده | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath believed in God, the Mighty, the All-Praised, that he may be assured through the grace of God and make mention of Him amongst His servants [3.5s] | INBA34:198 | AQA1#061 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Purpose; goal of creation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02928 | 300 | الحمد لله از فضل رحمن سفینه بیان بر بحر عرفان جاری و ساریست حرکت و سیر آن | Praise be to God! Through the grace of the All-Merciful, the Ark of Utterance surgeth and saileth upon the Ocean of Divine Knowledge [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.163c, | Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02948 | 300 | ای دوستان در این ایام که شمس ظهور مشرق و وجه باقی لائح و بحر اعظم الهی در امواج و | O friends! In these days when the Sun of Manifestation is risen, and the Eternal Countenance is resplendent, and the Most Great Ocean of God surgeth with waves [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.007d, | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02957 | 300 | حسب الامر از وجه ارض خا مبلغ پنجاه تومان بجناب ذبیح ارض ک برسانید و هرچه | According to the command, from the surface of the earth convey the sum of fifty túmáns to his honor Dhabíḥ of the Land of K, and whatsoever [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.210dx, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02975 | 300 | ذکر من لدنا لمن توجه الی الله اذ ماج بحر العطاء و هاجت اریاح الوصال لیطمئن | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath turned towards God, when the ocean of bounty surged and the winds of reunion were stirred, that he might find peace [3.5s] | INBA33:014 | Call to action; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02986 | 300 | ضر بی منتهی وارد بما اکتسبت ایدی الظالمین سرور لایحصی موجود لان النظر الی | Immeasurable harm hath befallen Us through that which the hands of the oppressors have wrought, yet boundless joy resideth therein, inasmuch as the gaze [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.094, , BLIB_Or11096.177, , BLIB_Or15710.010, | MSHR5.151-152 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02992 | 300 | فسبحان الذی قدر لکل شیء مقدارا و انه یقدر ما یشاء بامر من عنده و انه کان علی کل | Glorified be He Who hath ordained for all things their measure, and Who decreeth whatsoever He willeth by His command, and verily He hath power over all things [3.5s] | INBA83:176, BLIB_Or15702.202, , ALIB.folder18p420 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03001 | 300 | قد ظهر المکنون تعالی من اظهره بسلطان مبین قد اتی غیب مخزون تعالی من ارسله بالحق | The Hidden One hath appeared. Exalted be He Who hath revealed Him with manifest sovereignty. The Treasured Mystery hath been made manifest. Glorified be He Who hath sent Him with truth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.145b, | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03002 | 300 | قد ظهر ما کان مکنونا فی ازل الازال و برز من کان مخزونا فی علم الله رب الارباب | That which was hidden throughout all eternity hath been made manifest, and that which was treasured in the knowledge of God, the Lord of Lords, hath appeared [3.5s]... ...Myriad thanks unto the Desire of the Worlds, Who confirmed ye in service to the Cause. Blessed is the one who was not held back | BRL_DA#237, TZH5.376x, USK.088-090, TISH.225-226x, TISH.244-245 | RIDA.038-039x | Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03011 | 300 | کتاب من لدنا لمن حضر کتابه لدی العرش و فاز بمنظر ربه العزیز العلیم لیوقن انه یذکر من نطق | This is a Book from Our presence unto him whose scripture hath appeared before the Throne and who hath attained the presence of his Lord, the Mighty, the All-Knowing, that he may be assured that He Who speaketh doth make mention [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#064, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03062 | Lawh-i-Amvaj (Tablet of the Waves) | 290 | Trustworthiness; Tablet of the Waves (Lawh-i-Amvaj) | Lawh-i-Amvaj (Tablet of the Waves) | امروز ام الکتاب امام وجوه احزاب ذکر مبدا و ماب میفرماید فی الحقیقه ایام | The Mother Book is standing in this Day before the gaze of all the peoples and kindreds of the earth, magnifying the glory of Him | PR05.042a-044b, BN_suppl.1753.075-076 | BRL_DA#132, COMP_TRUSTP#01x, MJMM.362, DWNP_v1#10-11 p.001-002x, DRD.184, AKHA_123BE #09 p.a, OOL.B024 | BRL_TRUST#01x, COC#2013x, BLO_PT#144, HURQ.BH69 | Brief tablet declaring that the ocean of utterance has surged with four ‘waves’: shining the light of unity over the whole earth, being clothed in the garment of trustworthiness, establishing the transcendence of God, and casting away the causes of abasement and embracing that which leads to exaltation. | Prayer for protection; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | * | - | GSH.186, LL#049 | ||
| BH03064 | 290 | امروز مفتاح خزائن ارض و سماء و ابواب هدایت وری قلم اعلی بوده و هست طوبی از | In this day the Supreme Pen hath been and still remaineth the key to the treasuries of earth and heaven and the gates of guidance unto all. Blessed be [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.180a, | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03120 | 290 | قد اتی الوعد و ظهر الموعود و القوم فی اضطراب مبین قد ماج بحر الحیوان و هم الی | The Promise hath come to pass and the Promised One hath appeared, yet the people are in manifest turmoil. The Ocean of Life hath surged forth, while they [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11097.125, , BLIB_Or15696.031a, , BLIB_Or15722.201, , BLIB_Or15734.2.109, | AVK3.454.16 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03131 | 290 | کتاب انزله المظلوم لمن آمن بالله المهیمن القیوم هذا یوم فیه ظهرت کنوز الارض و | This is a Book sent down by the Wronged One unto them that have believed in God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting. This is a Day wherein the treasures of the earth have been made manifest [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15728.107, , BLIB_Or15734.1.025, | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for opponents; enemies of the Faith; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03201 | 280 | ای علی انشاء الله بعنایت الهی و فیوضات حضرت رحمانی در کل احیان بذکر مالک | O Ali! God willing, through divine bounties and the effulgences of the All-Merciful, mayest thou at all times be engaged in the remembrance of the Lord [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.165a, , BLIB_Or15722.162, | Attaining good pleasure of God; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03202 | 280 | بحر معانی از معین قلم رحمانی در کل احیان جاری و ساریست از حق میطلبیم تشنگان | The ocean of inner meanings, flowing forth from the wellspring of the Pen of the All-Merciful, surgeth and courseth through all times. We beseech God that the thirsting ones [3.5s] | INBA35:133, BLIB_Or15719.034c, | HDQI.101, ABDA.017-018, ANDA#47 p.03 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03211 | 280 | ح س الحمد لله عرف قمیص را یافتی و ترا بمطلع غیب مکنون و مشرق کنز مخزون هدایت | Praise be to God, for thou hast discovered the fragrance of His garment and been guided unto the Hidden Mystery and the Dawning-Place of the treasured Secret [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.198a, | NNY.137-138 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03274 | 280 | هذا لوح عظیم نزل من ملکوت ربک العلیم الخبیر و فی کل کلمه تموج بحر الاسماء من | This is a mighty Tablet sent down from the Kingdom of thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed, and in every word thereof surgeth the ocean of names [3.5s] | INBA18:283, INBA34:230 | AQA1#090 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03278 | 280 | هذا یوم فیه غرقت البحور فی البحر الاعظم الذی فاض امام وجوه الامم و نطق کل | This is a day wherein the seas have been drowned in the Most Great Ocean which hath surged before the faces of all peoples, and everything hath spoken forth [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! Thou seest me detached from aught else beside Thee, enraptured by Thy verses, uttering Thy praise and arising to serve Thy Cause | INBA19:115, INBA32:106 | ADM3#120 p.139x | JHT_S#161x | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| BH03316 | 270 | الهی الهی قربک رجائی و عفوک املی و رضائک بغیتی و غفرانک منتهی مطلبی اسئلک | My God, my God! Nearness to Thee is my hope, pardon from Thee my desire, Thy good-pleasure with me my aspiration, and forgiveness from Thee my highest and most cherished aim | INBA61:067 | ADM2#086 p.158 | JHT_S#045 | almunajat.com [item 33] | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||
| BH03357 | 270 | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بهبوب اریاح رحمتک فی ایامک و بتموج ابحر احدیتک و | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by the wafting of the breezes of Thy mercy in Thy days, and by the surging of the seas of Thy oneness [3.5s] | INBA48:141, INBA92:183, BLIB_Or15739.257, | AQMJ2.045x | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for purity; chastity; Prayer for women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03388 | 270 | لازال آثار فضل و رحمت و شفقت و عنایت از خزانه قلم اعلی ظاهر و مشهود هر کلمه از | The traces of grace, mercy, loving-kindness and bounty have ceaselessly been made manifest and evident from the Treasury of the Most Exalted Pen, every word [3.5s] | INBA84:166, INBA84:096, INBA84:036.01 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03436 | 270 | یا محمد یا من اقبلت الی افقی و انفقت ما عندک طلبا لرضائی یذکرک المظلوم بما | O Muhammad! O thou who hast turned thy face towards My horizon and hast expended that which thou didst possess in search of My good-pleasure! The Wronged One maketh mention of thee with that which [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.092, , BLIB_Or15730.033a, | KHAF.058 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03448 | 260 | امواج بحر بیان از قلم رحمن بصورت این کلمات تجلی فرموده کتابت لدی العرش حاضر | The surging waves of the Ocean of Utterance have been made manifest through the Pen of the All-Merciful in the form of these words, which stand inscribed before the Throne [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.204, , BLIB_Or15722.147, , BLIB_Or15730.018b, | AVK3.350.15x | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03667 | 250 | سبحانک یا الهی تری ما ورد علی احبائک و ما مسه عبادک و امائک فی رضائک من کل | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou seest what hath befallen Thy loved ones, and what Thy servants and handmaidens have endured in their path toward Thy good-pleasure [3.5s] | BRL_DA#760, AQA6#238 p.137 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pain of love; love as veil; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03733 | 250 | وجود از کلمة الله موجود و کلمة الله از ظهور ظاهر اوست کتاب مبین و حصن متین | Being hath come into existence through the Word of God, and the Word of God is made manifest through His Revelation that is the perspicuous Book and the impregnable Stronghold [3.5s]... ...All existence is begotten by the Word of God, and the Word is made manifest through His advent. He is the perspicuous Book and the mighty Stronghold. He is the Dayspring of the hidden Mystery and the Dawning Place of the treasured Name | AYI2.284x, AYI2.285x, YMM.200-201x, YMM.381x, VUJUD.140.13x | VUJUDE.147-148x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03774 | 250 | یوم یوم قیام است و جمال قدم بر عرش اعظم مستوی نور مشرق نار مشتعل بحر مواج هوا | This is the Day of Rising, and the Ancient Beauty is established upon the Most Great Throne. The Light hath dawned, the Fire is ablaze, the Ocean surgeth, and the Breeze bloweth [3.5s] | INBA51:455, BLIB_Or15690.139a, , BLIB_Or15728.225, | LHKM3.313 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03833 | 240 | ذکر من لدنا لمن حضر کتابه لدی المظلوم فی هذا السجن المتین لیوقن بانه هو الله | A remembrance from Our presence unto him whose letter hath come before the Wronged One in this mighty prison, that he may be assured that He, verily, is God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.139b, | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03866 | 240 | قد اشرقت الانوار و ظهرت الاسرار و نزلت الایات ولکن الناس فی حجاب مبین قد طلع الکنز | The lights have shone forth, the mysteries have been unveiled, and the verses have descended; yet the people remain behind a manifest veil. The Treasure hath appeared [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.144, | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03879 | 240 | قد فاض بحر العلم و غاض غدیر الوهم اذ انار افق الیقین باسمی العظیم ان الذین توجهوا | The ocean of knowledge hath surged forth and the stream of fancy hath ebbed away, for the horizon of certitude hath been illumined by My Most Great Name. Those who have turned [3.5s] | INBA44:123 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03936 | 240 | یا اهل الامکان و ربکم الرحمن قد فاحت نفحات قمیص السبحان بین العالمین و | O peoples of the contingent realm! Your Lord, the All-Merciful, hath assuredly wafted the fragrances of His glorious Robe throughout all worlds [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#069, | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to the people of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03970 | 230 | الحمد لله الذی جعلنا من الموقنین به و بکل ما یظهر من عنده و وفقنا علی عرفان | Praise be unto God, Who hath made us to be among them that are assured of Him and of whatsoever proceedeth from His presence, and Who hath enabled us to recognize [3.5s] | MSHR3.020x | Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - |
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