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BH01419 Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Zahra Bagum 610 mixed یا اوراق سدرتی علیکن بهاء الله رب العالمین یا اثمار شجر عنایتی علیکن نور الله O ye Leaves of My Divine Lote-Tree! Upon ye be the Glory of God, the Lord of both worlds. O ye fruits of My Tree of Bounty! Upon ye rest the Light of God, the Luminous, the Radiant, the Effulgent! INBA51:343, BLIB_Or15716.034.12, KHAF.188 GEN.121-122 Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Prayer for forgiveness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of - - LL#166
BH02188 Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Um al-Uliya Madar-i-Aqa Muh. Karim 'Attar 400 Arabic الذکر اللائح من افق الملکوت و النور الساطع من افق سماء الجبروت علیک یا امتی The resplendent mention shining forth from the horizon of the Kingdom and the radiant light beaming from the firmament of might be upon thee, O My handmaiden [3.5s] ASAT1.189x, ASAT3.281x, ASAT4.082x, AKHT1.377 Eulogies; reminiscences; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life - -
BH00537 Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Siyyidu'sh-Shuhada 1380 Arabic Tablet of Visitation for Imám Husayn (Lawh-i-Zíyárat-Namih-i-Imám Husayn); Translation List; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh Lawh-i-Ziyarat-Namih-i-Imam Husayn (Tablet of Visitation for Imam Husayn) شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی اتی انه هو الموعود فی الکتب و الصحف و God testifieth that there is no God but Him! And He that hath appeared is the One promised in all the Books and sacred Scrolls…. Glory be unto Thee O my God, O Thou the Lord of Manifestation, Whose shed the glory of His effulgence upon the branch of Sinai! INBA65:001, BLIB_Or15696.175bx, , BLIB_Or15714.112, BRL_DA#158, ADM2#010 p.024x, MJMM.202, AYT.235, ASAT3.100x, DLH3.422x, OOL.B154 BRL_ATBH#59x, BLO_PT#149, ADMS#003x, JHT_S#173x Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Visitation Tablets x * - ROB3.303, MMAH.226, GSH.144, LL#347, LL#350 Tablet of Visitation for Imam Husayn.
BH00478 Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Maryam 1510 Arabic Bahá'u'lláh's Four Tablets to Maryam Ziyarat-Namih-i-Maryam (Tablet of Visitation for Maryam) ان یا قلم الاعلی مااخذک السرور فی ایام ربک العلی الاعلی لتغن به علی افنان O Pen of Glory! Thou hast never been seized with transports of joy during the days of Thy Lord, the Exalted, the Most High INBA38:311, INBA48:052, INBA49:260, BLIB_Or15714.119, , BLIB_Or15739.108, , NLAI_BH2.336, Majlis210461.104-111 BRL_DA#568, TAHR.336-339, ASAT4.080x, AKHT1.093-094x, AKHT1.366, HYK.334x, OOL.B153 LTDT.298-299x, BLO_PT#015, HURQ.BH85 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Visitation Tablets x * - ROB1.013, GSH.205, LL#348 Stephen Lambden states that this Tablet of Visitation was "apparently primarily written by Baha'u'llah for Tahirih and utilized also for various other eminent female Bahá'ís, including Maryam".
BH00275 Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Khadijih Bagum 2300 mixed Tablet of Visitation for the wife of the Bab, Khadijih Begum; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Khadijih Begum (Tablet of Visitation for the wife of the Báb, Khadijih Begum) ان القلم ینوح و اللوح یبکی بما صعدت زفرات اهل الوفاء و نزلت عبرات الفردوس... ان یا قلم قد اتتک مصیبة کبری O Pen! Verily a great tribulation and mighty calamity hath come upon Thee, one that hath caused the denizens of the Exalted Paradise and the dwellers of the Concourse on High INBA31:074, BLIB_Or15704.218, , BLIB_Or15714.095x, , Majlis210461.114-116x BRL_DA#273x, AQA4#100 p.339, AQA4a.201, AVK3.133.02x, AYT.029x, KHAF.184 (285), ASAT4.080x, AKHT1.364x, OOL.B179a, MATA.154-155x BRL_ATBH#16x, EBTB.379, LTDT.055x, LTDT.057x, BLO_PT#151, GEN.099-102 Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Visitation Tablets - - LL#139
BH06979 Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Jinab-i-Ukht 140 Arabic اول ذکر خرج من لسان العظمه و الکبریاء علیک یا ایتها الورقه العلیا و المشرقه The first remembrance uttered by the Tongue of Majesty and Grandeur rest upon thee, O thou exalted leaf shining from the horizon of Command Majlis210461.101-102 NNY.090, ASAT4.079x, AKHT1.376 LTDT.269 Chastisement and requital; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Visitation Tablets - -
BH11598 Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Haji Mulla Mihdiy-i-'Atri unknown - - ROB4.051, LL#346
BH01536 Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Bayt (Lawh-i-Hajj Baghdad) 570 Arabic Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Translation List یا ایها الناظر الی المنظر الاکبر اسمع ندآء جمال القدم من شطر سجنه الاعظم O thou who gazest upon the Most Great Scene! Hearken unto the call of the Ancient Beauty from the direction of His Most Great Prison [3.5s]... ...When thou art departed out of the court of My presence, O Muḥammad, direct thy steps towards My House (Baghdád House), and visit it on behalf of thy Lord INBA34:136, INBA49:283, BLIB_Or15707.058, , BLIB_Or15735.225, , NLAI_BH1.007x BRL_DA#712, GWBP#057 p.079x, AQA1#019, AHM.097, TSBT.090, RHQM2.0805-807 (214) (133-134x), ASAT2.111x, HYK.255, OOL.B152 GWB#057x, GPB.110x9x, GPB.149x2x, GPB.360x, MBW.168x, PDC.026x, ADMS#107 Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places; Suffering and imprisonment x * - MMAH.206, GSH.206, LL#114, LL#345 Tablet to be recited when making pilgrimage to Bahá'u'lláh's House in Baghdad
BH11296 Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Bahiyyih Khanum 40 Arabic کتاب من لدنا للتی سمعت و فازت و انها تورقت من هذالاصل القدیم ظهرت باسمی This is My testimony for her who hath heard My voice and drawn nigh unto Me. Verily, she is a leaf that hath sprung BHKP_093, AKHT1.375, QALAM.010 DAS.1914-09-12, BHK_v, GPB.347x4x Knowledge; recognition of God; Living waters; water of life - -
BH00704 Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Babu'l-Bab va Quddus 1100 Arabic Translation List; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh Ziyarat-Namih-i-Mulla Muhammad `Ali-i-Barfurushi (Tablets of Visitation for Mulla Muhammad `Ali-i-Barfurushi (Quddus)) السلام الظاهر من مطلع فم اراده الله مولی الوری و النور المشرق من افق سماء The peace that hath shone forth from the Dayspring of the Will of God, the Lord of all being, and the light that hath dawned above the horizon BLIB_Or15714.077, BRL_DA#535, GANJP.009-010x BRL_ATBH#82, ADMS#153 Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Hands of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life x * - LL#344 Baha’u’llah’s Tablet of Visitation for Mulla Husayn and Quddus.
BH02591 Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Awliya (Vahid) 340 Arabic Tablet of Visitation for Vahid-i Darabi (Lawh-i-Ziyarát-i-Vahíd-i-Darabí) Lawh-i-Ziyarat-i-Vahid-i-Darabi (Tablet of Visitation for Vahid-i Darabi) اول موج علا من بحر رحمه ربک الرحمن علیک یا سر الفرقان و مستسر البیان اشهد The first wave of exaltation from the ocean of grace of thy Lord, the Compassionate, be upon thee, who art the essence of the Qur'án BLIB_Or15714.092, , Majlis210461.091-092 LMA1.347 (207), ASAT4.079x, OOL.B150 BLO_PT#152, NYR#126 Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Visitation Tablets x * - MMAH.230, GSH.065, LL#343, LL#351 Tablet of Visitation for Vahid-i Darabi.
BH01106 Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Asiyyih Khanum 760 Arabic یا قلم قد جاء کره بعد اخری ما اخذت به الاحزان اهل البهاء الذین آمنوا بالله O Pen! Time and again have sorrows overtaken the people of Bahá who have believed in God [3.5s]... ...Verily, once again hath occurred that which hath saddened the people of Bahá, who have believed in God INBA65:072 BRL_DA#434, SFI20.015-016, AKHT1.372, FBAH.239x, OOL.B198 TDH#064.4x, TDH#064.13x, TDH#064.16x Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed - -
BH11597 Ziyarat-Namiy-i-'Abdu'r-Rasul unknown - - ROB2.333, LL#342
BH11596 Ziyarat-Namih for the martyrs of Zanjan unknown - - ROB2.229, LL#349
BH02307 Ziyarat-Namih (Tablet of Visitation) 380 Arabic Bahá'í Scriptures; Prayers and Meditations; Days of Remembrance; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] Ziyarat-Namih (Tablet of Visitation for the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh) الثناء الذی ظهر من نفسک الاعلی و البهاء الذی طلع من جمالک الابها علیک یا مظهر الکبریاء و The praise which hath dawned from Thy most august Self, and the glory which hath shone forth from Thy most effulgent Beauty INBA47:245ax, INBA65:065, INBA33:157, Majlis210461.119-120 PMP#180, AHM.092b, AYT.227, TSBT.277, NSR_1993.118, NFF2.003, ABMK.045, OOL.B149, AMB#33 PM#180, DOR#33, BPRY.328, DAS.1914-08-30, SW_v09#19 p.222, SW_v12#15 p.246, BSC.184 #266x, BP1929.013x A. Nakhjavani, Ahdieh, S. Toloui-Wallace, almunajat.com [item 11], K. Towfigh [track 9], unknown Prayer of visitation compiled by Nabíl Zarandí after the passing of Bahá’u’lláh and often recited in His Shrine. Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Presence of; reunion with God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God 3b * - BKOG.427, MMAH.205, GSH.206, LL#341 Consists of four passages selected by Nabil-i-Zarandi at the instruction of Abdu'l-Baha; the source Tablets are BH01728, BH06772, BH04427, and BH09728. Regarding the chant by A. Nakhjavani, he related to the compiler (sp) in 1995 that, to his best recollection from childhood, this is how Shoghi Effendi would chant the Tablet in the Shrines. blog.loomofreality.org
BH01312 Ziyarat-i-Jinab-i-Aba Badi' 650 Arabic قد مضت ایام الفرح و الابتهاج و اتت ایام الاحزان بما غاب نجم الایقان من سماء العرفان The days of joy and exultation have passed away, and the days of sorrow have come, for the Star of Certitude hath vanished from the heaven of divine knowledge [3.5s] INBA97:117, Majlis210461.099-101 BRL_DA#329, MUH2.699x, ASAT3.107x, ASAT4.081x, LDR.193x Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Visitation Tablets - -
BH01570 Ziyarat al-Huruf 550 Arabic اول ذکر البهاء و اول ثناء الکبریاء علیک یا طلعه الاعلی و خالق الاشیاء و رافع السماء The first mention of Glory and the foremost praise of Grandeur be upon Thee, O Most Exalted Countenance, Creator of all things and Raiser of the heavens [3.5s] INBA73:058, Majlis210461.096-098 OOL.B188 Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Visitation Tablets - -
BHU0002 Words spoken in the house of Aqay-i-Kalim to Nabil-i-A'zam 2 1100 Praise be to God that whatever is essential for the believers in this Revelation to be told has been revealed... Be thankful to God for having enabled you to recognise His Cause. BKOG.060x, BKOG.116x, BSTW#403x, DB.582-586 Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life - -
BHU0003 Words spoken in the house of Aqay-i-Kalim to Nabil-i-A'zam 1 700 In a Tablet which We yesterday revealed, We have explained the meaning of the words, 'Turn your eyes away' DB.459-462 Conference of Badasht; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Veiling [hijab] - -
BHU0005 Words spoken in the house of 'Izzat Aqa 520 Persian ما چون در میان وزرای ایران مشهور بودیم همه آنها با ما اظهار دوستی میکردند ولی خائف ازین بودند Since We were well-known among all the ministers of Iran, they would all exhibit friendship towards Us TZH5.025-026 RKS.139-141 Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God - -
BHU0004 Words related on various occasions to Nabil-i-A'zam 620 Persian قل الله یکفی عن کل شئ وعلى الله فلیتوکل المتوکلون All those who were struck down by the storm that raged during that memorable year in Tihran... We were all huddled together in one cell… God is sufficient unto me; He verily is the All-sufficing! In Him let the trusting trust. BKOG.080-081+097, DB.631-634 N. Fani and T. Price, Boston Praise Collective (1), Boston Praise Collective (2), Boston Praise Collective (3), Boston Praise Collective (4), Baha'i World Congress choir, Mea, E. Mahony, TaliaSafa, Ladjamaya [track 3 & 16], almunajat.com [item 44] Accounts of dreams and visions; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment - -
BH00308 Tarazat (Ornaments) 2100 mixed 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 3b * * ROB4.168 et al, BKOG.382, EBTB.062, GSH.158, LL#340
BH00668 Tajalliyat (Effulgences) 1140 mixed Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas Tajalliyat (Effulgences) شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی اتی انه هو السر المکنون و الرمز المخزون و God testifieth that there is none other God but Him and that He Who hath appeared is the Hidden Mystery BLIB_Or07851.011b, , CMB_F32.077, , PR05.038b-042a, OSAI_TC 29v-32r, MKI4523.198, , BN_suppl.1753.054-059 ZYN.201, ISH.198, UAB.040ax, TBP#05, TUM.098-102x, OOL.B147 TB#05, LOG#1881x, GPB.215x3x, GPB.218x3x, BLO_PT#201, BSC.153 #125-137x Emphasizes the importance of belief in the Divine Manifestation and proclaims four ‘effulgences’: the knowledge of God and recognition of His Prophet, steadfastness in the Cause of God, acquiring useful knowledge, and refuting accusations that Bahá’u’lláh had claimed the station of the Godhead. Free will and predestination; fate; High station of learning; Knowledge; recognition of God; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Manifestation of God as mediator; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment 3b * * ROB4.118, EBTB.062, MMAH.101, GSH.159, LL#339 ROB4.124 mentions revelation writing having been sent to recipient.
BH00271 Tafsir-i-Va'sh-Shams (Commentary on the Surih of the Sun) 2340 Arabic 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 3b * - ROB1.032, MMAH.102, GSH.209, LL#338
BH00020 Tafsir-i-Hurufat-i-Muqatta'ih (Commentary on the Disconnected Letters) = Lawh-i-Ayat-i-Nur (Tablet of the Verse of Light) 8280 Arabic 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?
BH00073 Tafsir-i-Hu 6500 Arabic Creation Tafsir-i-Hú (Commentary on the phrase He Is (God)) الحمد لله الذی قد اشرق الشمس بقدرته و الاح النور بقوته… ان یا ذلک الهیکل قد خلقناک علی تلک الأسمآء الحسنی و جعلناک کل شیء فی اسمآء الذی یشیر الینا Praise be to God who has caused the sun to shine through His power and light to gleam through His might [3.5s]... ...O this Temple! We created thee according to these Most Beautiful Names. And We made thee the Pleroma (kulli shay', "All Things") amongst the [Divine] Names which alluded unto Us by means of the mention of "Huwa" … In another station, the names are garments for the attributes... If thou art able to separate anything in heaven or on earth and marry all of it together again Berlin1237#21-22, UMich962.159-182x, UMich968.001-040x, UMich968.053-084x YMM.174x, OOL.B144x BLO_createx, HURQ.BH14x, REVS.173x An intricate commentary on the names and attributes of God, taking as point of departure a statement by the Báb which relates ‘His sacred mirror and eternal light’ to the name of God huwa (‘He’), which has an inner and outer aspect signifying both the unity of opposites and the alchemical fire and water attained of old by the prophet Moses. Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God 1b * - REVS.060-062, LL#336
BH00023 Tablet to Varqa I 8000 mixed حمد مقدس از ذکر تقدیس و تنزیه و فوق آن بساط حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که Sanctified praise, transcendent above all mention of glorification and exaltation, beseemeth the court of that Divine Object of all desire, Who [3.5s]... ...This heedless and prattling have understood this Revelation to be like unto the events of the past. Up to this moment they have not comprehended INBA41:158x, INBA41:379bx MAS4.032x, MAS4.141bx, MAS4.348x, AYI2.003x, ABDA.093-094x, TSAY.472x, MSHR2.027.01x, MSHR5.381bx KFPT#03.1x Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Goodly deeds; actions; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Praise and encouragement; Presence of; reunion with God; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat]; Words vs deeds - - LL#259
BH09280 Tablet to Badi' in Haifa 100 Persian ای بدیع وقت آنست که قمیص بدعی در بر نمائی و خلعت جدیدی در تن کنی O Peerless One! The time hath come for Thee to don a wondrous raiment and clothe Thyself with a new garment [3.5s] TSHA3.368 Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world - - ROB3.184, LL#068
BH10832 Tablet of the Hair 9 60 Arabic Tablets of the Hair Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair) شعری سفیری فی کل حین ینادی علی غصن النار فی رضوان القدس و الانوار لعل اهل My hair is My Messenger. It is calling aloud at all times upon the branch of Fire within the hallowed and luminous garden of Paradise BLIB_Or11098.029g LHKM3.075b, MUH3.275b, OOL.B191.09 BLO_PT#202 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Fire and light; fire and water; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Nearness and remoteness; Power of the Manifestation of God - - LL#400
BH11496 Tablet of the Hair 8 20 Arabic Tablets of the Hair Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair) شعری شعاری به استر جمالی لئلا تقع علیه عیون الاغیار من عبادی کذالک نستر عن My hair is My Veil whereby I conceal My Beauty, that haply the eyes of the non-believers among My servants may not fall upon it. BLIB_Or11098.029f LHKM3.075a, MUH3.275a, OOL.B191.08 BLO_PT#202 Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment - - LL#400
BH08601 Tablet of the Hair 7 120 Arabic Translation List Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair) یا من جعل النقطه طراز الجمال فی لوح الظهور و علق خیوط الظلمه علی کره النور O Thou Who hast made the Point to be the ornament of the Beauty in the Tablet of Revelation! Thou art He Who attached jet-black strands to the orb of light BLIB_Or11098.029e LHKM3.074, MUH3.274-275, OOL.B191.07 ADMS#171 Fire and light; fire and water; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for unity; Transcendence; unknowability of God - -
BH11127 Tablet of the Hair 6 50 Arabic Translation List Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair) و الحمد لمن جعل الظلمه طراز النور و به زین جمال الظهور و هذا من قدره ماسبقه Praise be to Him Who made the darkness an embellishment of the light, with which He adorned the Beauty of Revelation BLIB_Or11098.029d LHKM3.073, MUH3.274, OOL.B191.06 ADMS#170 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 - -
BH01730 Tablet of the Hair 5 510 Arabic 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 - -
BH06431 Tablet of the Hair 4 150 Arabic Translation List Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair) ان یا اهل السموات و الارض فاعلموا بانا جعلنا کل الاشیا کنائز قدرتی ثم اختصصنا O peoples of heaven and earth! Know ye that We made all things the treasuries of My power, then did We choose from them that which We made the adornment of My face BLIB_Or11098.029b LHKM3.069, MUH3.273, OOL.B191.04 ADMS#168 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God - -
BH11210 Tablet of the Hair 2 40 Arabic Translation List Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair) اظهرت ماء الحیوان من کوثر فمی کما سترت شمس الحیوان خلف شعری ای فی ظلمات شعری I have caused the living waters to issue from the Kawthar of My mouth, even as I have concealed the living sun behind My hair. INBA51:587a, BLIB_Or11098.029k LHKM3.076c, MUH3.276, OOL.B191.02 DAS.1914-09-12, ADMS#167 Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of - -
BH10844 Tablet of the Hair 12 60 Arabic Translation List Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair) فسبحان الله من هذا لخیط الناری و هذا لحبل الربانی مره اشاهد انه نار لان بها Glorified be Thou, O God, for this fiery strand, this lordly cord! At one time I behold it as fire, for by it the hearts of the devoted are consumed INBA51:108a, BLIB_Or11098.029j, KB_620:101-101 LHKM3.076b, MUH3.275-276, KHAF.279, OOL.B191.12 ADMS#172 Fire and light; fire and water; Love as fire; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause - -
BH11483 Tablet of the Hair 11 20 Arabic Tablets of the Hair Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair) جعدی حبلی من تمسک به لن یضل فی ازل الازال لان فیه هدایه الی انوار الجمال A lock of My hair is My Cord. He who layeth fast hold on it shall never to all eternity go astray BLIB_Or11098.029i LHKM3.076a, MUH3.275d, OOL.B191.11 BLO_PT#202, DAS.1914-09-12 Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light - - LL#400
BH11265 Tablet of the Hair 10 40 Arabic Tablets of the Hair Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair) شعری سمندری لذا استقر علی نار خدی و یرعی فی ریاض وجهی و هذا مقام الذی خلع ابن My hair is My Phoenix. Therefore hath it set itself upon the blazing fire of My Face and receiveth sustenance BLIB_Or11098.029h LHKM3.075c, MUH3.275c, OOL.B191.10 BLO_PT#202 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Fire and light; fire and water; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light - - LL#400
BH07147 Tablet of the Hair 1 140 Arabic Tablets of the Hair Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair) شهد شعری لجمالی بانی انا الله لا اله الا انا قد کنت فی ازل القدم الها فردا My hair beareth witness for My Beauty that verily I am God and that there is none other God but Me. BLIB_Or11098.029a LHKM3.068, MUH3.272, ASAT3.023x, OOL.B191.01, OOL.B191.03 BLO_PT#202 God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God - - LL#400
BH00821 Tablet of the Divine Springtime 990 Arabic Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Days of Remembrance Lawh-i-Ridvan (Tablets of Ridvan) ان یا قلم الاعلی قد اتی ربیع البیان بما تقرب عید الرحمن قم بین ملا الانشاء The Divine Springtime is come, O Most Exalted Pen, for the Festival of the All-Merciful is fast approaching. BLIB_Or15692.037, , BLIB_Or15706.061, , BLIB_Or15714.027, GWBP#014 p.027, AYT.254, OOL.B203, AMB#06 GWB#014, DOR#06, ADJ.078x, GPB.154x3x, GPB.154-155x, WOB.206x R. Yazhari (1), R. Yazhari (2), E. Mahony, TaliaSafa (1), TaliaSafa (2), B. Butler, Joel in Real Life, Joel in Real Life Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Proclamation to the people of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God - - ROB1.274, ROB2.397, BKOG.169, LL#221
BH03908 Tablet for Naw-Ruz 240 Arabic Prayers and Meditations; Days of Remembrance; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] لک الحمد یا الهی بما جعلت النیروز عیدا لمن صاموا فی حبک و کفوا انفسهم عما Praised be Thou, O my God, that Thou hast ordained Naw-Ruz as a festival unto those who have observed the fast BLIB_Or15696.099d, PMP#046, NFR.057, AHM.138, AYT.343, NFF5.079, AKHA_134BE #01 p.06, AMB#01 PM#046, DOR#01, BPRY.297, DAS.1915-03-22 R. Yazhari (1), R. Yazhari (2), R. Yazhari (3), R. Yazhari (4), almunajat.com [item 26], unknown Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Law of fasting; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God - - MMAH.105, LL#204
BH00569 Suriy-i-Zuhur nazzala li-'Abdu'r-Rahim 1320 Arabic 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 - -
BH01761 Suriy-i-Zuhur 500 Arabic 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 2c * - LL#332 Not to be confused with Lawh-i-Zuhur (BH00686).
BH00604 Suriy-i-Zubur 1260 Arabic 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 2b * - LL#331
BH00280 Suriy-i-Ziyarih 2280 Arabic 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 2c * - MMAH.204, GSH.196, LL#330
BH00354 Suriy-i-Vafa (=Lawh-i-Vafa) 1870 mixed 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 2c * * ROB4.205, GSH.190, LL#329
BH00061 Suriy-i-Sultan 5370 Arabic 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 2c * - MMAH.170, GSH.193, LL#328
BH00402 Suriy-i-Shahada 1710 Arabic 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 - -
BH00034 Suriy-i-Sabr (=Lawh-i-Ayyub) 7050 Arabic 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 1b * - ROB1.263, BKOG.131, BKOG.195, MMAH.203, GSH.055, LL#327
BH00260 Suriy-i-Ra'is 2450 Arabic 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 2c - - ROB2.411 et al, BKOG.259, MMAH.146, GSH.109, LL#326

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