search results for 'BSTW'

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Judas; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای احباء و اماء الرحمن نامه ای از محفل روحانی لازانجلیز رسید دلیل بر آن بود که

O ye friends and maidservants of the Merciful! From the Spiritual Assembly of Los Angeles a letter hath been received... ...In accordance with the explicit text of the Kitab-i-Aqdas Baha'u'llah hath made the Center of the Covenant

MKT3.084, MNMK#124 p.239, MMK1#185 p.204, AKHA_126BE #03p.b, AKHA_117BE #05-06 p.b, HMQ.090

SWAB#185, GPB.238x, WOB.136x, COC#0223x, SW_v10#14 p.265-267, BSTW#030, BSTW#042, ECN.509, ACOA.058-061

AB00210

Tablet of the Divine Plan (Western states II)

800

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای یاران و اماء رحمن مختارین ملکوت خطه مبارکه کالیفورنیا نهایت مشابهت بارض

O ye friends and the maidservants of the Merciful, the chosen ones of the Kingdom! The blessed state of California... O God! O God! This is a broken-winged bird and his flight is very slow

MKT3.049, RRT.147, ADH2.105x, ADH2_3#01 p.140x, MJMJ1.014x, MMG2#060 p.064x, MJH.062x, FRTB.082

TDP#12, BPRY.216-217x, BSC.520 #979, SW_v10#10 p.198-200, BSTW#012x

W. Heath, G. Sky, Nabil and Karim, D. Stollar, D. E. Walker, Strong Steep, C. Zein, R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 7], A. & M. Zemke [track 2]

Call to action; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

UDP.031

AB00217

790

O thou attracted Maid servant of God, Mrs Brittingham. Convey the following- To Susan Isabel Moody: The greeting of the Kingdom from Abdul-Baha.

BSTW#503

Praise and encouragement

AB00219

790

Call to action; Methods of teaching the Cause; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat]

یا من انجذب الی الملکوت و شرب الکاس التی مزاجها کافور در این ایام که فیوضات

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom and hast quaffed from the cup whose essence is of camphor! In these days when the outpourings [3.5s]... ...Indifference breeds deterioration. Silence is the cause of retrogression. Thoughtlessness leads to forgetfulness. Passivity, inaction, produce oblivion.... Consider the story of Simon the Rock [Peter]: Two of the Apostles of His Holiness, the Spirit [Jesus], went to the city of Antioch to teach the Cause of God

INBA72:041, INBA88:116

BRL_DAK#0570, MKT1.471

BSC.439 #798x, SW_v13#07 p.180-181x, BSTW#271d, BTO#05x

AB00224

770

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Universal House of Justice, The; Light of the World

ای کنیز الهی نامه شما رسید مضامین دلالت بر ثبوت بر میثاق داشت لهذا امید چنان

O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received, and its contents testified to thy firmness in the Covenant… Now one must either say that the Blessed Beauty erred and led the people astray

NURA#58, BRL_CUHJP#86x, MMK4#148 p.156

BRL_ATE#068x, BRL_CUHJ#86x, LOTW#58, SW_v10#14 p.268-270, BSTW#013, BSTW#269

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Soul; spirit after death; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB00232

770

Your last letter was received and I was informed of all its contents. You had written concerning the beloved of God and the slight difference of opinions.

CUPAB.012x, BSTW#164, BSTW#199, BSTW#309, BSTW#448

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations; Words vs deeds

AB00238

760

...Mr. Mountfort Mills, Mrs. Alice Breed... displayed selfless effort... Mrs. Rohanna Bogislav and her daughter, Elfrida Martin, sang such a melody

BSTW#086x

Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00240

760

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Mahmúd's Diary

ای یاران جانی عبدالبهاء شرق معطر نما غرب منور نما نور ببلغار ده روح بسقلاب

O ye close and dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! In the Orient scatter perfumes, And shed splendours on the West. Carry light unto the Bulgar… Make haste to love!

MKT2.273, MNMK#101 p.185, MMK1#218 p.260, MILAN.146, AKHA_110BE #12 p.02, AKHA_120BE #11 p.b, AMK.045-046, AVK3.167.13x, AVK3.477.17x, BCH.065, ABB.180x, MAS5.144, ADH2.094x, ADH2_2#17 p.122x, MSHR4.053x, MMG2#286 p.317x, MSBH4.036x, YHA1.379x, BDA1.357.06x, KHH2.081 (2.151)x

SWAB#218, TAB.566-570, BSC.305 #623-628, SW_v04#01 p.020-021, MHMD1.376x, TEW.007-010, BSTW#125

B. Weber, N. Hamilton, Nickole & Alexander

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for peace and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00252

740

Abdu'l-Bahá in London; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء مکتوب مفصل که مرقوم نموده بودید رسید و بکمال دقت

O ye beloved friends of Abdul-Baha! The detailed letter which you have written was received and it was read with the greatest attention… You have written that there is a difference among the believers concerning the 'Second Coming of Christ'... O friends of God! ‘Abdu’l‑Baha is the embodiment of servitude and is not Christ... That which is true and real is this: that we become united and agreed in our purpose... My name is Abdu'l-Baha…

BRL_DAK#0064, MMK4#167 p.188, MMK5#181 p.140, AHB.117BE #11 p.334, AVK4.287ax, AVK4.288cx, AYT.447x, MAS9.145x

BRL_ATE#093x, TAB.429-433, WOB.139x, AIL.109x, DWN_v3#01 p.011bx, BSTW#174

S. and S. Toloui-Wallace, D. Sylvester, B. Weber

Contention and conflict; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

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

AB00305

680

Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Role and station of women; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

انّ الظّهورات فی الأدوار السّابقة کان لکلّ واحد منهم شأن فی الوجود و رتبة فی نشأة الأنسان

...Verily, each one of the Manifestations in former ages possessed a certain station in existence and a certain rank in human development [3.5s]... ...Were it not for tests genuine gold could not be distinguished from the counterfeit.... In cycles gone by, each one of the Manifestations of God hath had His own rank in the world of existence... Intellect and the faculty of comprehension are God's gifts

MNMK#063 p.142x, MMK1#027 p.054x

SWAB#027x, COC#1790x, SW_v08#19 p.238-239x, SW_v14#02 p.041-042x, SW_v14#12 p.353x, BSTW#438

AB00306

680

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy numerous and successive

SW_v10#06 p.107-108, BSTW#264, BSTW#265

Contention and conflict; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Naming of children; of individuals; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Race unity; racial issues; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00308

680

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents became evident... O thou daughter of the Kingdom! The Lord of the Kingdom and the sun of Truth hath sent forth a splendor

SW_v08#10 p.123x, BSTW#479

Importance of prayer; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00322

660

Light of the World

ای دوستان الهی و یاران معنوی خداوند عالمیان در قرآن حکیم میفرماید و لکم فی

O ye beloved of God! O ye spiritual friends! The Lord of the worlds hath said in the Qur’an: “A noble pattern have ye in God’s Apostle.”

INBA13:406, INBA55:167, INBA88:197

NURA#56, MKT1.417, MNMK#102 p.187, MMK4#135 p.137, DWNP_v6#09 p.002-003, BCH.155, DUR1.281x

LOTW#56, SW_v04#04 p.071+074, BSTW#080, BSTW#361, BSTW#367

R. Yazhari

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human reality created in the image of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00351

630

Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The

ای ابناء ملکوت نامه شما رسید در وقتیکه حال صعب و عسیر بود و وصول نامه مشکل و مستحیل

O ye sons of the Kingdom! At a time when conditions were most difficult and oppressive and the reception of letters hard and impracticable… In the future, God willing, there will be erected throughout all the regions

BRL_DAK#0714, COMP_MASHRIQP#15x

BRL_MASHRIQ#15x, TAB.435-438, BWF.414-415x, BSTW#078

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00366

620

Bahá'í World Faith

O thou my dear affectionate son! Two letters from thee have arrived. Exercise

BWF.384-385x, SW_v11#15 p.257-258, BSTW#258

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00398

610

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Life of Thomas Breakwell, The

Tablet of Visitation for Thomas Breakwell

ایها المستبشر ببشارات الله قد وصلنی تحریرک الجدید و حمدت الله علی وصولک

O thou who art gladdened by the tidings of God! Thy latest letter hath reached me, and I have offered praise unto God for thy safe arrival [3.5s]... ...Grieve thou not over the ascension of my beloved Breakwell, for he hath risen unto a rose garden of splendors within the Abha Paradise

BRL_DAK#0187, MNMK#040 p.126x, MNMK#054 p.137x, MMK1#158 p.182x, MMK1#159 p.184x, DSDS.110x

SWAB#158x, SWAB#159x, TAB.450-453, BWF.387-388x, SW_v05#19 p.296-297, SW_v03#13 p.016, BSTW#043ax, BSTW#052kx

L. Slott

Consolation and comfort; Differences in human capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; 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; Unity in diversity

AB00430

590

East and West; communication between East and West; Evolution; human evolution; Love of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Soul; spirit after death; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Universality of the Cause

از حقيقت سؤال نموده بوديد . حقيقت کلمة اللّه است که محيی عالم انسانی است کوران را بينا کند

O seeker of the Kingdom! Your letter has arrived and its contents became known. You asked: What is Truth? ...As to progress after death: know that after death it is the divine world. Progress is possible, but it depends upon the generosity of God...

MMK3#111 p.074x, YMM.256x, YMM.384x, VUJUD.103.20x

BSC.494 #954x, BSTW#139, VUJUDE.189x

AB00431

590

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای منجذب بنفحات ریاض ملکوت نامه روحانی قرایت شد و مضامین محبت... ای پروردگار مستمندانیم مرحمتی کن و فقیرانیم از بحر غنا نصیبی بخش

O maidservant of God! There are two kinds of disease, spiritual and physical....Lord! Pitiful are we, grant us Thy favour; poor, bestow upon us a share... As to thy question regarding palmistry

INBA75:052x, NLAI_BH_AB.005b

BRL_DAK#0953, MKT1.487ax, MKT2.093, MILAN.063, AVK3.025.16x, AVK3.365.13x, DUR2.129x, MJMJ1.056x, MMG2#307 p.344x, MJH.015x

BPRY.022-023x, BSC.429 #777, SW_v13#12 p.332x, SW_v08#18 p.229x, BP1926.020-021x, BSTW#002x, BSTW#183x, BSTW#369ax

The Dutch Youth, Reza & Anthony, E. Mensah

Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Prayer for prosperity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB00448

590

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou who art esteemed in the Threshold of the Almighty! Praise thou God... Thou hast written concerning the impersonality of the Divinity. Personality is in the Manifestation of the Divinity... As to the question whether the souls will recognize each other

TAB.203-206, BWF.367-367x, BSC.482 #921-922x, SDW v01#03 p.046-047, NRMM.170-173, BSTW#043a-043b

Manifestation of God as mirror; Nearness and remoteness; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00460

580

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ایها الزائر لمطاف الارواح المخلص فی دین الله طوبی لام ولدتک و طوبی لثدی رضعت لبنه

O visitant to the Resort of spirits (who are) sincere in the Religion of God! Blessed is the mother who bore thee

UMich962.120-122, UMich991.061-065

MKT1.127, MNMK#020 p.097, ASAT3.233, AVK2.175.05x

TAB.114-118, BWF.370-371x, BSC.447 #815-816x, BSTW#273a, BSTW#276f

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; John the Baptist; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The cross and the trinity

AB00465

570

Light of the World

ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن شمس حقیقت که از افق تقدیس بر آفاق اشراق نمود انوار

O ye beloved of the Lord and handmaids of the All-Merciful! No sooner had the Sun of Truth shone forth from the heaven of sanctity

NURA#46, MMK4#083 p.097, MAS5.183

LOTW#46, DAS.1914-04-17x, SW_v06#12 p.096x, SW_v08#17 p.225x, SW_v09#01 p.013x, BSTW#073f, BSTW#098

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00492

560

Tablet Concerning Covenant-Breakers

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مورخ یازدهم جولای رسید و دو تلغراف از شما رسید یکی ... این مسائل مثل کف دریا است

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the eleventh of July and two telegrams from thee were received [3.5s]... ...These issues (violations of the Covenant) are like the froth of the sea – they come and then disappear...But if a person does some injury to me, myself, not to the Cause of God, even if he cuts off one of my limbs

MAS2.037-040, YHA1.107-108x, NJB_v05#14 p.004x, KHH1.258-260 (1.361-363)x

KHHE.377-379, BLO_PT#104x, BSTW#052dx

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00527

540

Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

اللهم یا الهی و محبوبی هولاء عبادک الذین سمعوا ندائک و لبو الخطابک و اجابوا

O Lord, my God, my Well-Beloved! These are servants of Thine that have heard Thy Voice

INBA21:090b

BRL_DAK#1183, MKT1.223, AHB.118BE #03 p.62, BCH.042x, MJMJ2.069, MMG2#081 p.088

BPRY.236-237, DAS.1915-04-07, SW_v14#01 p.033, DWN_v3#06 p.044, BP1926.015-016, BSTW#106

Samira & Sara

Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00537

540

...Four letters have been received from you, the last dated April 18th, 1919. All

SW_v10#14 p.263x, BSTW#240

Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Soul; spirit after death; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB00563

520

Business; financial; property matters; Growth of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Parliaments; constitutional government; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Universal language

ای بنده آستان بهاء الله نامه مورخ به ۱۴ جون ۱۹۲۰ رسید و نامه بعضی از اعضای

O Servant of the Threshold of Baha'u'llah! Thy letter dated 14 June 1920 hath been received. A letter from some of the members of the Peace Committee

MKT3.447, MNMK#120 p.230, MMK1#228 p.297, ASAT5.060x, YHA1.426-427x (2.840)

SWAB#228, WOB.046x, BSTW#203x

AB00583

510

O thou dear heavenly daughter! The services of His honour, Fazel, to the Kingdom of God are well known. It is my hope that he may be confirmed

BSTW#371

Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Race unity; racial issues

AB00597

510

O ye beloved and ideal friends of God! The divine voice from the invisible Kingdom of Abha is reaching those who are asleep

SW_v08#15 p.208-209, BSTW#261

Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00620

500

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

O thou who art rejoiced at the explanation of the maidservant of God...! Thank thou God... It behooveth him to seek only the divine bounties... ...As to the critical period (1901): Know though, that verily, Abdu'l-Baha dominates every critical period

TAB.610-612, BSC.464 #863x, SW_v08#15 p.211x, TOR.203-204x, VTRM.025-026, BSTW#043b, BSTW#043c, BSTW#501

AB00661

480

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thou hast written regarding the death of thy mother. Praise be to God, she hath attained to the desire

TAB.591-593x, BWF.370-370x, BWF.396-396x, BSC.463 #859x, BSC.491 #944x, BSTW#075

Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB00662

480

...Know thou that hardship and privation shall increase day by day, and the people shall thereby be afflicted. The doors of joy and happiness shall be closed on all sides

LOG#0438x, SW_v12#08 p.148x, BSTW#446x, BSTW#504ax

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00666

480

Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

فيوضات ملکوت ابهی مشروط به استعداد و قابليّت نيست نفس فيض عين قابليّت گردد چنانکه نفس فعل چون از فاعل

O herald of the Kingdom! Thy long letter has been carefully read and the contents understood. It proved that thou art not reposing in heart... ...Know that the blessings of the Kingdom of Abha are not dependent upon the capacity and the worthiness of any one; the blessings themselves are the worthiness.

MMK3#137 p.095x

BSC.496 #957x, BSTW#444

AB00746

460

...There is no wonder when a soul advances to God, but (there is) when he remains firm

SW_v14#09 p.275x, BSTW#440

Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00754

450

Education and the development of capacity; House of Justice; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Review of publications; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

و امّا تفاوت بين مدنيّت طبيعيّه که اليوم منتشر است و بين مدنيّت الهيّه

O Thou Servant of the Beauty of Abha! I received thy letter, and the books... As to the difference between the natural civilization which is, in the present day

MMK1#105 p.129x

SWAB#105x, SW_v02#03 p.003-004, SW_v07#07 p.055x, SW_v07#15 p.134x, SW_v14#05 p.146x, BSTW#299

AB00765

450

ای سائل جلیل از افق اعلی و ملکوت ابهی سوال نموده بودید حضرت اعلی اننی انا حی

O honored questioner! Thou hast asked about the Supreme Horizon and the Kingdom of Abha. His Holiness the Bab hath stated

MKT9.134b, ASAT5.156, BSHN.140.364, BSHN.144.362, MHT1a.074, MHT1b.032, YMM.418

BSTW#186

False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Unity of thought and belief

AB00785

450

O thou two attracted ones to the fragrances of God and enkindled by the fire of the love of God

BSTW#121a

Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for pilgrims; Shrines and Holy places

AB00799

440

Paris Talks

ای دختر عزیز من نامه فصیح و بلیغ در کمال سرور در باغی در زیر سایه درختی

O Thou my beloved daughter! Thine eloquent and fluent letter was perused in a garden, under the cool shade of a tree

BRL_DAK#0737

LOG#2075x, PT#59 p.195, DAS.1913-08-28, ABIE.249, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#099, BSTW#108b

Equality of men and women; House of Justice; Predictions and prophecies; Role and station of women; War and peace

AB00833

430

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Two of your letters were received, one after the other; the first dated Oct. 22, 1918

BSTW#222

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of governments; political unity

AB00845

430

O thou eloquent and fluent poetess! Be thou not discouraged nor become thou dispirited on account of the unavoidable events

BSTW#190

Consolation and comfort; Knowledge; recognition of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00890

410

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای احبای الهی اساس ملکوت الهی بر عدل و انصاف و رحم و مروت و مهربانی بهر نفسی

O ye beloved of the Lord! The Kingdom of God is founded upon equity and justice, and also upon mercy, compassion

MKT3.211, MMK1#138 p.155, AVK3.091, MAS5.154, GHA.440

SWAB#138, BWF.373-374x, BWF.412-413x, COC#0697x, LOG#0527x, SW_v11#16 p.273-274, PN_1920 p081, BW_v09p544x, BSTW#019, BSTW#184

Compassion; kindness; Education of children; moral education; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Kindness to and rights of animals

AB00903

410

O friends of God! Your letter was received through Mrs. Stannard... A profession, a trade, farming, these are worshipping God.

SW_v10#12 p.226, SW_v14#06 p.168, PN_various p019, BSTW#179, BSTW#242

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Work as worship

AB00915

410

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای یاران نورانی و اماء رحمن چون ظلمات نادانی و غفلت از عالم یزدانی و احتجاب

O ye illumined loved ones and ye handmaids of the Merciful! At a time when the sombre night of ignorance, of neglect of the divine world

MNMK#096 p.176, MMK1#016 p.031, AKHA_122BE #06 p.b, NJB_v01#13 p.001

SWAB#016, TAB.502-504, BWF.352-353x, TOR.205-208, BSTW#145

Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00945

880

Bahá'í Scriptures; Peace; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما با نامه های مختصر جمیع رسید و بنظر دقت... در خصوص احبّای پیتسبرگ مرقوم نموده بودی

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter and the brief ones have all been received and attentively perused.

BRL_DAK#0589, COMP_COVP#43x, COMP_PEACEP#25x, MMK4#151 p.162x

BRL_ATE#168, BRL_COV#43x, BRL_PEACE#25x, COC#0254x, COC#1586x, BSC.547 #988, SW_v10#12 p.234-236, BSTW#177, BSTW#268

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight; Universal peace; world unity

AB00955

400

Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ای متشبث بذیل اطهر فرع سدره مبارکه در جهان و جهانیان بدیده بینا نظر نما که

O Thou who art holding fast to the Pure Hem; thou who art the twig of the Blessed Tree! Look thou with seeing eyes at the world about thee, and at the inhabitants thereof. Upon the stage of this immense theatre most spectacular plays are being enacted.

BRL_DAK#0376, MMK3#055 p.035, HDQI.196x, ANDA#07 p.07x

DAS.1913-09-08, BSC.344 #671x, SW_v04#16 p.273x, ABIE.295, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#123d

AB00958

400

O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of God! I have considered thy letter, and have answered the letters thou hast sent. Praise be to God!

BSTW#440

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00973

400

Love of God; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of God! I read thy letter of graceful composition...As to thy question, "Why pray? What is the wisdom thereof..." Know thou, verily, it is becoming of a weak one to supplicate to the strong One

COC#1753x, BSC.491 #945x, SW_v08#04 p.044-045x, BNE.092-093x, VLAB.129-130, BSTW#060a, BSTW#111

AB00998

390

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که بمستر دیلی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید بسیار رای

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant, and staunch! The letter which thou didst write ... hath been shown to me, and the opinions expressed therein

MMK1#041 p.080

SWAB#041, TAB.124-125, BWF.413-414x, BSC.479 #915x, BSTW#349

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB01007

390

ای متحری حقیقت نامه شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودی که آقا میرزا احمد خان یزدانی

O thou who art searching for truth! Thy letter has been received. Thou has written that Agha Mirza Ahmed Khan Yazdani... Thou hast asked how it is possible to grasp the nature of life after death?

MKT3.388, BQA.075

SW_v11#19 p.315-316, BSTW#500a

Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Relationship between government and people; Soul; spirit after death

AB01053

380

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

O thou faithful servant of the True One! I received thy letter and its contents caused the utmost joy and fragrance within me

TAB.157-159, BSTW#276o

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

AB01091

380

جمیع احزاب در زمان راحت و امان و سکون و اطمینان جشن شادمانی نمایند و بزم

All the peoples hold their banquets at the time of peace, comfort and joy. They are merry and marry when in happiness and peace.

DUR4.406

BSTW#149

Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for married couples; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB01126

370

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Resurrection of Christ; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

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

AB01150

370

O thou son of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its contents were in the utmost sweetness

SW_v11#08 p.122, BSTW#366

Critique of Western values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Nationalism; love of country; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

AB01161

370

O servant of the True One! What thou hadst written was known. It was a clear evidence of thy thoughtfulness

SW_v02#16 p.014-015, BSTW#112

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB01184

360

Bahá'í World Faith; Center of the Covenant; Light of the World

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از مضمون اطلاع حاصل گردید بموجب دستورالعملی

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents noted. Speak in accordance with the instructions written herein

NURA#61, MMK4#156 p.168, MMK5#208 p.158, AMK.259-261

BWF.358-359x, COC#0217x, LOTW#61, SW_v03#07 p.016-017, SW_v06#14 p.106-107, SW_v08#14 p.186-187, BLO_PT#021, BSTW#052ox

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB01189

360

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

ای دو کنیز مقرب پروردگار نامه امة الله مادر بیچر بنظر گذشت و فی الحقیقه لسان

O ye two favoured handmaids of the Lord! The letter from Mother Beecher hath been received, and truly it spoke for you both... It is hoped that all the maidservants of the Merciful, in those regions, will be (united) like unto the waves of one boundless sea.

MNMK#105 p.192, MMK1#036 p.073

SWAB#036, BSTW#504a

D. Stevenson

AB01202

360

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of Abha! Thy letter was received. Its details concerning those two persons

SW_v06#12 p.095-096, BSTW#073c

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB01214

Lawh-i-Mahabbat (Tablet of Love)

360

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله قد وصلنی تحریرک الاخیر الدال علی فرط محبتک لعبدالبهاء

O thou who art attracted by the fragrant breezes of God... Know thou of a certainty that Love is the secret of God's holy Dispensation

INBA89:262

MKT1.159, MNMK#036 p.121, MMK1#012 p.024x, MMK1#147 p.171x, MMK1#179 p.200x, MMK1#180 p.201x, AVK3.207.19, NSR_1978.137, NSR_1993.150, KNSA.219 (412), OOL.C016

SWAB#012x, TAB.524-526, MNYA.306-307, BSC.435 #790, AELT.209-210x, BSTW#025, BSTW#250, BSTW#502a

A. Youssefi, Choir of the Baha'i Temple of South America, K. Porray, SKY, Ladjamaya [track 13], E. Mahony

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01223

360

Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Evolution; human evolution; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Oneness; unity of religion; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who art seeking for Truth! Your letter has been forwarded. I have no opportunity to write a detailed answer... As to life, however, it has had no beginning

BSC.434 #787-789, SW_v12#12 p.194, BSTW#104

AB01248

350

Convey this message to each and all the believers in New York: Any person who comes to America

SW_v06#12 p.096, BSTW#073e

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01263

350

ای متوجه بملکوت الله نامه ات رسید و معانی دلیل بر احساسات روحانی بود که

Praise be to God that thou has obtained thy portion through the grace of the All merciful and that thou hast witnessed the illuminations

BRL_DAK#0796, MMK2#117 p.090

BSTW#347

Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01293

350

O thou revered one! Verily, I always remember thee, and forget thee not; I invoke God to ordain for thee good in this world and in the Kingdom

BSTW#033

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Power of prayer; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01294

350

Thank God that you have come and attained to this visit! I hope, as you have received physical health, you will receive your spiritual health

SW_v08#18 p.232x, PN_1905 p007, BSTW#369a

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01355

340

Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قد قرات نمیقتک البدیعه المعانی

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I have indeed read thy letter with its wondrous meanings [3.5s]... O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! I have read thy beautiful letter containing beautiful significances

YMM.460-461x

TAB.658-660, BSC.472 #890-891x, CUPAB.011x, BSTW#110b, BSTW#207b

AB01366

340

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering; rejection of Christ

یا من یخاطبه فوادی اعلم ان المیثاق کوکب یلوح و یضای علی الافاق و ان انواره

O thou whom my heart addresses! Know thou, verily, the Covenant is an Orb

BRL_DAK#0793

BSC.320 #641, SW_v04#10 p.170, SW_v06#14 p.107, SW_v08#16 p.218, BSTW#052a

AB01375

330

O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your joint letter was received

SW_v10#07 p.136-137, BSTW#214

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity of thought and belief; Universal peace; world unity

AB01389

330

Naming of children; of individuals; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written regarding thy trip to the Holy Land.... Say on my behalf to the maidservant of God, Mrs. Claudi Coles: 'The end of every material work is without result

TAB.218-219, BSC.484 #927x, BSTW#449x

AB01472

320

O thou servant of the Beauty of Abha! What thou hadst written was perused. I was informed of the details. His Holiness Christ said... Had each one of the beloved of God in America engaged in teaching the Cause of God, like unto the beloved in Persia, now they would have guided several millions of souls

BSTW#453, BSTW#504b

Growth of the Cause; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB01474

320

O thou servant of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh! Thy letter was received. As there is no time for a detailed answer I will give it briefly.... Regarding the Spiritual Assembly, this is not the House of Justice. It is a purely spiritual assembly and belongs to spiritual matters

DAS.1913-10-18, DAS.1913-10-19x, BSTW#094

House of Justice; Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

AB01590

310

O thou seeker for truth! Whatever thou hast heretofore heard was fancy, not truth; was tradition, not vision

BSTW#144, BSTW#451

Growth of the Cause; Knowledge of self; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ

AB01593

310

O dear maidservant of God! I remember thee in all circumstances and mention thy name in the luminous assembly, asking confirmation

BSTW#352

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01641

310

Your detailed letter has been received, and has been the cause of the utmost joy and gladness. Praise be to God! The loved ones are all astir and active, but you have rent the veil too widely asunder.

BSTW#608

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Methods of teaching the Cause; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB01653

310

...Thou hast had the intention of going out into the woods and the country for change of weather... Judas Iscariot must not be forgotten

BSTW#052fx, BSTW#131x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01701

300

ای جوان نورانی و عزیز روحانی من نامه تو رسید و از قرائتش چنان مسرتی حاصل شد

O thou illumined youth and my spiritual beloved! Thy letter was received and its perusal imparted happiness... Awaken the friends, for ere long a test shall come. Perchance some persons

INBA87:401, INBA52:412b

MKT3.232, NJB_v04#02 p.004

SW_v04#03 p.056, SW_v06#12 p.093, SW_v07#16 p.163, BSTW#073ax

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB01747

300

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art ignited through the brilliant Flame which is blazing in this blessed spot!... The blessed ones of God whose eyes are brightened

TAB.060-061, BSTW#355

AB01759

300

نسخه خطابه شما در کونگرس رسید فی الحقیقه فداای جمال مبارکی هیچ فکری و ذکری

The copy of the address which you delivered before the Peace Congress was received. Truly, I way thou art a ransom

NJB_v02#10 p.003x

CHU.078x, BSTW#312

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

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

AB01793

290

Translation List

ای اهل ملکوت نامه ای که بعد از جشن نوروز مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید فرح و سرور

O ye people of the Kingdom! The letter ye have written after the feast of Naw-Ruz

BRL_DAK#1237, MKT8.010, AKHA_135BE #03 p.46, PYB#256 p.04

SW_v08#19 p.242x, BSTW#450, ADMS#048

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB01850

290

O ye real friends and heartfelt beloved of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá! Your petition full of prayer and supplication was received... Not one soul has the right to say one word on his own account... ...For this Divine Covenant is an institution of the Lord. The Blessed Perfection in all the Tablets, Books, Epistles and supplications, has begged confirmations

BSTW#310, BSTW#416, BSTW#052h

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB01870

290

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

Your three reports, together with the public announcement, were received. Praise be to God! all the contents indicated firmness, spirituality and goodness.... Souls are like unto mirrors

TAB.019-020, BWF.367-367x, BSC.473 #893x, CUPAB.011-012x, BSTW#305x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB01873

290

Thy letter was received and its contents noted. In truth thou hast been thrown amidst dire ordeals

BSTW#188

Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Effort; striving; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB01963

280

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter written Aug. 3 1920 gas been received. Praise be unto God, the friends at Los Angeles

BSTW#029

Education of children; moral education; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB02000

280

Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude, The Importance of; Prayer for Fathers; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

پروردگارا آمرزگارا بنده درگاهت ویندست توجه بملکوت ابهی مینماید و از برای پدر

O Thou Almighty! O Thou Forgiver! The servant of Thy Threshold, Windust... O Lord! In this Most Great Dispensation Thou dost accept the intercession of children

BRL_DAK#0213

BRL_PMDA#25x, BPRY.064x, COC#0844x, COC#1747x, LOG#0770x, SW_v11#19 p.319, BLO_PT#066, BSTW#011

S. Rowshan, Anke & Armin

Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death

AB02067

270

With regard to the violator (Nakez) thou hast treated him most appropriately. It is necessary for the believing souls to associate with the righteous

BSTW#052ex

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant

AB02074

270

ای ثابتان بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید نامه در پانزده ماه قبل

O firm ones in the Covenant! Your letter was received and its contents became known.

MKT4.037, YHA1.143x, YHA1.427-428x, VUJUD.014

DAS.1915-02-14, SW_v05#16 p.242, BSTW#213b, VUJUDE.020-021

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02099

270

O thou propagator of the Religion of God! A few days ago an epistle was written... Now the believers must engage their time in teaching the Cause... O thou servant of His Holiness Baha'u'llah! Inform all the believers that a number of calumnious articles will be written in those parts

DAS.1914-08-04, SW_v05#09 p.138, SW_v09#14 p.161x, BSTW#175, BSTW#461

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02117

270

Continual renewal of creation; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای نفوس محترمه جهان از تقالید پوسیده قدیمه چون شب تاریک گشته اساس تعالیم الهی

O ye respected souls! From the continual imitation of ancient and worn-out ways, the world had grown dark as darksome night.

MMK1#205 p.244

SWAB#205, BSTW#038, BSTW#253, ACOA.064-065

AB02141

270

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O ye dear friends and maidservants of God! A good fragrance is coming from the rose-garden of Kenosha and a pleasing breeze is blowing

TAB.146-147, BSTW#068

AB02196

260

ای بنت ملکوت نامه ۲۷ فبرواری ۱۹۱۰ وصول یافت و از مضمون مشهود گردید که شب و

O daughter of the Kingdom. Thy letter dated 27 February 1910 hath arrived, and from its contents it became evident... Whatever is contrary to the teachings of Baha'u'llah is false

BBBD.098-100

BBBD.100-101, BBBD.169, BSTW#052e, BSTW#131

Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB02230

260

ای خیرخواه عالم انسانی نامه فصیح و بلیغ شما رسید و بکمال سرور قرائت گردید و همچنین

O thou who art the well-wisher of humanity - felicitations! Your epistle concerning

PYB#159 p.33

SW_v10#17 p.315-316, BSTW#243

Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Supreme tribunal; Universal peace; world unity

AB02290

260

Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art advancing toward God! The letter of that divine maidservant was received and contents were apprehended.

TAB.251-252, BWF.388-389x, BSTW#052yx, BSTW#073gx

AB02291

260

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of god! Thy letter dated December 26th

SW_v10#06 p.110, BSTW#262, BSTW#263

Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB02317

260

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Prayer for unity

O my God, my beloved, my assistant and my chosen! ...Bring them together again, O Lord, by the Power of Thy Covenant, and gather their dispersion by the Might of Thy Promise

BSC.263 #549x, SW_v05#15 p.225x, SW_v04#14 p.240x, SW_v09#19 p.221x, SW_v10#07 p.119x, BSTW#062

AB02342

250

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای خداوند مهربان شکر ترا که بيدار نمودی و هشيار کردی چشم بينا دادی و گوش شنوا احسان نمودی

O thou advancing maidservant of God! Thy letter was received... O compassionate God! Thanks be unto Thee for Thou hast awakened me and made me conscious…. Bestow upon me a heart which, like unto glass

BRL_DAK#1193, MMK3#011 p.006x, MMG2#102 p.116x

BPRY.071x, TAB.640-641, BSC.431 #782x, SW_v02#04 p.012, BSTW#293ex

MJ Cyr, T. Nosrat, A. Youssefi

Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02382

250

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای خانم ملکوتی نامه شما از نیویورک رسید از مضمون خوشنودی حاصل شد زیرا دلیل

O thou lady of the Kingdom! Thy letter sent from New York hath been received. Its contents imparted joy and gladness

MMK1#067 p.099

SWAB#067, BSTW#251

AB02430

250

ای یاران رحمانی عبدالبهاء هر چند شبانگاهست ولی صبحگاهی ملکوت الهی است یعنی

O ye merciful friends of Abdul Baha! Although it is night, yet it is the morn of the dawn of the divine Kingdom.... The ancient bestowal of the beauty of Abha is the companion of every pure heart

MKT8.184b, MKT9.245, AKHA_119BE #03-04 p.j, BSHN.140.375, BSHN.144.370, MHT1a.188, MHT1b.146

DAS.1913-07-21, ABIE.094, PN_various p013x, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#110a

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment

AB02445

250

O thou who art advancing into the Kingdom of God! Verily, I read thy eloquent letter... Know verily that Abdu'l-Baha has spiritual speech, heavenly conversations

SW_v14#07 p.210x, CUPAB.014-015x, BSTW#171

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB02447

250

ایتها المنجذبه بانوار ساطعه من ملکوت الله انی قرئت رقیمتک البلیغه و نمیقتک

O thou who art attracted by the lights shining from the Kingdom of God! Verily I have read thy eloquent letter and wonderful epistle... Know thou, verily, I say unto thee that the conditions of this mortal world

INBA89:221

DAS.1913-07-14, SW_v04#15 p.252-153x, ABIE.064, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#110a

High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB02456

250

O thou who art attracted to God, may God uphold thee! I implore God, the Ever-Living

SW_v14#09 p.263, SW_v08#18 p.233, BSTW#176, BSTW#182

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech

AB02457

250

The meeting thou hast called at Mr. Bowen's and hast lectured therein was a spiritual gathering

BSTW#364

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02463

250

یا امه الله نامه تو رسید مرا مقصد چنانست که تو سبب ثبوت و استقامت نفوسی بر

O thou maid servant of God! Thy letter was received. My desire is that thou mayst become the cause of the firmness and steadfastness of the souls... ...Firmness in the covenant contains an odor like unto the fragrance of the musk

YHA1.107 (1.219), NJB_v05#14 p.002

SW_v08#16 p.219x, BSTW#052r, BSTW#073e, BSTW#192x

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers

AB02478

250

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

O Thou Pure God! Gaze providently at the beloved ones and the dear maidservants

TAB.355-356, BSTW#054

AB02505

240

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! The letter thou hadst written on January 22nd

SW_v10#09 p.184-185, BSTW#426

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB02507

240

Letter to Corinne True re Women on the House of Justice

ای بنت ملکوت نامه رسید و اجتماع مبعوثان مشرق الاذکار در روز نوروز در شیکاغو

O daughter of the Kingdom! The epistle was received and the Convention of the delegates of the Mashrek-el-Azkar on the day of Naurooz, at Chicago, proved a cause of joy

BRL_DAK#0624, MSHR4.102-103, QT108.046x

BLO_PT#050, BSTW#196

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Role and station of women; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab

AB02526

240

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Four letters from thee have been successively received

BSTW#363

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

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

AB02573

240

Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts

O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written

SW_v10#12 p.233-234, BLO_PT#028n, BSTW#267

AB02630

240

O ye dear friends and maidservants of God! Your epistle was received.** You have expressed joy and happiness

SW_v01#16 p.001-002, BSTW#388

Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB02641

230

حمد خدا را که شفق صبح صلح و سلام دميده اميدواريم که در مستقبل آفتاب سلام عامّ‌ از افق عالم

O, thou son of the Kingdom! Your letter dated Dec. 14 1918 was received. Praise be to God, it was indicative of zeal and of happiness

MMK4#184 p.226x

BSTW#231

Law of pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Universal peace; world unity

AB02652

230

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای امه الله نامه ات رسید خبر تشکیل انجمن در آن بلد مرقوم نموده بودید نظر بقلت

O handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been received, bringing its news that an Assembly hath been established in that city. Look ye not upon the fewness of thy numbers

MMK1#039 p.078

SWAB#039, TAB.508-509, BWF.409-410x, BSTW#353

Angels; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB02658

230

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای بندگان حق و کنیزان الهی همچو گمان منمااید که دقیقه ای فراموش گردید همواره

O servants of God and handmaids of the Lord! Think not that ye are forgotten for even a moment. ‘Abdu’l-Baha maketh mention of you at all times

BRL_DAK#0715, NJB_v01#14 p.001

BRL_ATE#173, TAB.593-594, BSTW#069, BSTW#077

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Manifestation of God as educator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02673

230

O Divine Providence, O Forgiving Lord! Mrs. Hearst has hastened from this dark and dreary world to the realm of Light

BSTW#198, BSTW#241, BSTW#454

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed

AB02710

230

O ye two dear maidservants of God! Your letter dated December 4th

SW_v10#07 p.144, BSTW#425

House of Justice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

AB02712

230

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

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

AB02719

230

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle

ای دوستان رحمانی هیچ میدانید که در چه کوری مبعوث شده اید و در چه دوری موجود

O ye friends of God! Do ye know in what cycle ye are created and in what age ye exist? This is the age of the Blessed Perfection… If we are not happy and joyous at this season

INBA13:145

PYB#172 p.03

TAB.641-642, BWF.351-352x, BSTW#300

A. Youssefi

AB02845

230

O true friends! Separation from the friends causes the burning of heart and soul

SW_v10#07 p.142, BSTW#230b

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause

AB02846

230

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

O ye crying voices in the region of America! Make level the path of the Covenant of God!... I know, verily, that the universal, never ending, eternal

TAB.032-033, BSC.473 #894x, BSTW#276l

AB02848

230

O thou my heavenly son! Several letters and cards are received from you and

SW_v09#14 p.164, BSTW#249

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB02870

540

Family Life

ای احبای الهی جهان هنوز پر موج و اضطرابست و امم عالم با یکدیگر در باطن رقیب

O ye friends of God! The world is still filled with tribulations and agitation… In short, the foundation of the Kingdom of God is based upon harmony and love, oneness, relationship and union… Formerly in Persia divorce was very easily obtained

BRL_DAK#0619, COMP_FAMP#08x, BRL_SWOP#044x, AVK4.187.09x, SFI22.015-016

BRL_FAM#08x, BRL_SWO#044x, COC#0530x, COC#0840x, COC#2308x, LOG#0753x, LOG#1306x, SW_v11#16 p.272-273, BSTW#500b

Law of divorce; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB02880

220

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Your letter dated March 5th, 1919, was received... ...Today the pulsating power in the arteries of the body of the world is the spirit of the Covenant

COC#0251x, SW_v10#14 p.263-264, SW_v14#08 p.225x, BSTW#233

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02928

220

O thou respected maidservant! The letter that thou hast written to his honor Sohrab

SW_v07#10 p.095, BSTW#109

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02963

220

O thou who art turning thy face to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst written concerning the discussion thou hadst with Mr. Naylor.

BSTW#244

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition

AB02978

220

O ye heralds of the Covenant. Your letter was received and its contents conducive to the utmost joy for it indicated that ye have arisen with all your heart and soul

BSTW#252

Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02985

220

O thou who art guided by the Light of Guidance! Thy letter was received. Its contents were of the utmost beauty and its significances far-reaching.

BSTW#423

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03005

220

ای یاران حقیقی و مشتاقان جمال الهی چون حی قیوم بجمیع اسما و صفات و کمالات و

O ye friends who long for the Beauty of God! When the self-subsistent living God manifested Himself...The Divine Minstrel held the stringed instrument in His Hand, and preluded a melody and tune

INBA13:141, INBA88:176

MKT1.413, AKHA_120BE #05 p.j, AHB.125BE #01-02 p.02, PYB#125 p.06, DUR1.213, YHA1.377x

SW_v05#14 p.209x, PN_1900_heh p077, BSTW#387

God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB03015

420

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت تحریرک مورخ ۱ ایلول سنه ۱۹۰۳ و اطلعت... و اما ما سئلت من بدء الخلق

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! I have received thy letter... Know thou that the distinction between male and female is an exigency of the physical world

BRL_DAK#0231, MMK3#014 p.007x, YMM.154x

BRL_ATE#043x, BSTW#143, BSTW#286

Creation of the world; Equality of men and women; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Second birth

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]

AB03118

210

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou near servant to the Threshold of God! Thy letter was received and thy desire became known. Thou wishest to serve the Threshold... ...Thou hast written concerning the organization of a Council for the building of the Mashrak-el-Azkar

TAB.633-634, BWF.418-419x, LOG#2053x, SW_v06#17 p.134x, BSTW#193x

AB03122

210

O thou dear Son: Thy letter dated about one month ago was duly received today…. I have repeatedly written that any Persian - although he be my relative

SW_v06#12 p.095x, BSTW#073c

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis

AB03151

210

O thou daughter of the kingdom! Thy letter dated July 15th, 1916, received. Its contents indicated... All the individuals of humanity are farmers.

JWTA.013-014, SW_v08#05 p.055-056+053, BSTW#291

Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

AB03159

210

A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

ای دوستان عزیز عبدالبهاء سه سال است که مانند مرغ بی لانه و آشیانه سرگشته کوه و

O ye friends of Abdul Baha: It is now three years that, like unto a nestless and shelterless bird, I have been wandering through mountains and plains and flying over the wilderness and Sahara.

MMK5#082 p.066, MJDF.111

DAS.1913-08-08, ABIE.170, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#460, MHMD2s.327bx

Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

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

AB03299

210

...Thou hast written concerning love, marriage and divorce. Love is the moving principle of all phenomena. It is the first Divine Grace and its effects are apparent

BSTW#192

Law of divorce; Laws of marriage and dowry; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion

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

AB03452

200

ای طالب حقیقت نامه شما رسید و انجذابات قلبیه معلوم گردید فی الحقیقه مجذوب

O thou who seekest the truth! Thy letter was received and the emotions of thy heart were known. Verily thou hast been attracted

MMK2#208 p.148

BSTW#298

Justice and mercy; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03461

200

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

عقد بهائی ارتباط بين طرفين است و تعلّق خاطر بين جهتين ولی بايد نهايت دقّت بنمايند

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter ... was received and its contents became known. In this most Merciful Age the ignorant prejudices are entirely removed... Baha'í marriage is union and cordial affection between the two parties.

MMK1#086 p.115x

SWAB#086x, BPRY.117x, TAB.325-326, BWF.372-372x, BSC.457 #840x, BSTW#150

Laws of marriage and dowry; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Personal instructions

AB03528

200

O thou who art cheered in soul by the fragrances of God! Verily I read thy words of thanksgiving

BSTW#046

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03550

200

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Translation List

عاشقان خلعت هستی از بر افکنند و قبای سرخی از خون شهادت در بر کنند عارفان ردای

The lovers cast off the garment of existence and don the crimson robe dyed in the blood of martyrdom... O my friend! The undying Fire which the Lord of the Kingdom hath kindled in the midst of the holy Tree is burning fiercely in the midmost heart of the world.

SFI11.024-025, MUH1.0175x, YQAZ.227-228x

TAB.405-406x, BWF.354-354x, WOB.111-112x, BSC.491 #943x, BSTW#070x, ADMS#323

Call to action; Effort; striving; Growth of the Cause; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03556

200

نامه مفصل آن بنت ملکوت ملاحظه گردید و بدقت تمام مطالعه شد

The long letter of that daughter of the Kingdom was perused and given great attention... Whenever any soul explains any matter, he must have authority from the verses of God, and the words of the Supreme

YMM.415x

BSTW#052gx, BSTW#189x, BSTW#416x, BSTW#443x

Importance of authoritative interpretation; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB03576

200

O thou who art attracted to the breath of God! Verily I read thy detailed letter... Know that there are two kinds of happiness--spiritual and material... As to spiritual happiness

SW_v07#16 p.163x, PN_1900_heh p070, VLAB.112x, BSTW#195

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Purpose; goal of creation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03577

200

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who art turned to the Kingdom! Thou shouldst establish a divine and heavenly transaction

TAB.154-155, BSTW#274a

AB03580

200

O ye real friends! This is the period of attraction and acclamation; the period of rejoicing and merry-making. This is the morn of glad-tidings. Is it not suffused with lights?

BSTW#137x

Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment

AB03581

200

O my dear beloved! Trust thou in the favor of thy Master and be not saddened by anything. In all affairs be thou patient, dignified, thankful, calm

BSTW#434

Consolation and comfort; Contention and conflict; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03589

200

Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts

...Thy letter contained most cheering good news and indicated the oneness of spiritual state that exists

DAS.1914-04-17x, BLO_PT#028p, BSTW#097

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03629

190

O thou servant of God! Thy letters are received. Praise be to God, the convention of this year has been held with the utmost magnificence

BSTW#266

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief

AB03653

190

O thou dear son! I hope from the divine Bestowals that day unto day thou mayest become more illumined and, like unto the candle

SW_v06#12 p.094, BSTW#073b

Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB03655

190

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of Abha!

SW_v11#07 p.112-113, BSTW#254

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03739

190

O thou beloved maidservant of God! In thy letter thou hast intimated that thou art colored.

SW_v12#05 p.106, AHV.030b, BLO_PN#045, BSTW#362

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Race unity; racial issues; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03779

190

ای نفوس مبارکه محافل در هر دیار موجود و آشکار ولی نام این محفل آرزوی اهل دل

O ye blessed souls! Many assemblies are formed and organized in this world… Assembly means the diffusion of the fragrances of God.

INBA85:169a

SW_v08#10 p.096-097x, BSTW#228x

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03780

190

Contention and conflict; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ای نفوس مبارکه هر چند شما در امتحان شدیدی افتاده اید زیرا بعضی بمنتهای قوت

O ye blessed souls! Although ye are undergoing crucial tests in view of the repeated and assiduous attempts of some people to shake the faith of the friends in Los Angeles

MKT3.080, MNMK#129 p.244, MMK1#184 p.204

SWAB#184, COC#1926x, LOG#0594x, SW_v10#14 p.264-265, BSTW#234, ACOA.062-063

AB03823

190

O ye who are firm in the Testament and the Covenant! I supplicate to God that He may cause ye to become two lamps resplendent... Convey my greeting and my longing to all the friends. I am fully pleased and satisfied with the friends in California and its dependencies

BSTW#227

Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03845

190

در خصوص اجتماع سلاله اسراایل در اورشلیم بموجب نصوص انبیاء سوال نموده بودید

You have asked Me a question with regard to the gathering of the children of Israel in Jerusalem in accordance with the prophecy.

AVK4.469x, RHQM2.1169-1170 (638) (393), MAS2.022-023, QT108.086

LOG#1677x, BSTW#192

Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Outward and inward meanings; Predictions and prophecies; Shrines and Holy places

AB03882

190

O thou who art advancing toward God! Know verily that the reign of Jesus is a spiritual reign, penetrative in the hearts and the spirits

BSTW#207c

Christ; Christianity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03888

190

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! I have read thy recent letter and noted... This day is not a day of seclusion and solitude

TAB.520-521, BSC.460 #849x, BSTW#301

AB03896

180

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

الهی الهی ان عبدک الخاضع لعزه ربوبیتک الخاشع بباب احدیتک قد آمن بک و بایاتک

O my God! O my God! Verily Thy servant, humble before the majesty of Thy divine supremacy, lowly at the door of Thy oneness

MMK1#165 p.191

SWAB#165, BPRY.041-042x, BSTW#436

D. Stevenson

Consolation and comfort; Presence of; reunion with God; Soul; spirit after death

AB03912

180

Tablet to Ismael on Annihilation in God (Lawh-i-Ismael)

Lawh-i-Ismael (Tablet to Ismael on Annihilation in God)

ای اسمعیل جلیل جمیع یاران الهی باید ذبیح الهی باشند یعنی جمیع شئون خویش را

O illustrious Ismael! All the friends of God should be as a sacrifice unto the One true God. This means that they should sacrifice and immolate

INBA13:082, INBA55:463

MKT4.014, AKHA_119BE #08 p.b, AKHB.133, AKHB.135, PYB#097 p.12, DUR1.529, MAS5.151, YHA1.397 (2.788), YIK.389-390

BLO_PT#180, BSTW#290

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB03929

180

Free will and predestination; fate; Law of cause and effect

ای بنت ملکوت نامه ات رسید از قضا و قدر و اراده سوال نموده بودی قضا و قدر

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst asked about fate, predestination and will.

MMK1#167 p.192, RAHA.318, SFI01.061

SWAB#167, SW_v10#17 p.318, BSTW#429

AB03970

180

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید بنص کتاب اقدس و صریح کتاب عهد عبدالبهاء مبین

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. According to the clear text of the Book of Akdas... ...According to the text of the Book of Akdas and the explicit Book of Ahd, Abdu'l-Baha is the interpreter

MMK5#211 p.163, YHA1.016x, NJB_v05#14 p.005

DAS.1914-07-07, SW_v05#09 p.137, SW_v08#17 p.222-223, SW_v09#12 p.136x, BSTW#416, BSTW#442

Importance of authoritative interpretation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03987

180

Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts

O my spiritual associate! Since the day thou didst leave the Holy Land for America up to the present, I have at every dawn

BLO_PT#028c, BSTW#257

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB03989

180

...Thank thou the Lord that thou hast winged thy way into this limitless heaven, and art journeying in the world of God.

PN_1913 p012, BSTW#052n, BSTW#073bx

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB04142

180

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art firm in the love of God! Verily I read thy recent letter*** and I praised God for His glorious mercy and His blessings

TAB.269-270, BSTW#354

AB04146

180

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات ریاض الملکوت قد اتانی تحریرک الاخیر و ادرکت من معانیها

O thou attracted by the fragrances of the gardens of the Kingdom! I received thy last letter, and, from the inner significances therein mentioned

ABB.109

BSTW#282

Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04207

180

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

To him who is looking unto God! O thou who art gazing unto the Center of the Covenant -- may God confirm thee!

TAB.161, BSTW#274b

AB04210

180

What thou hast written was perused. In reality thou hast a good intention and lofty desire.... It is stated in the Gospel

BSTW#197, BSTW#457

Christ; Christianity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB04211

180

O thou maidservant of God! Praise be to God that thou together with thy daughter

BSTW#247

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Shrines and Holy places; Soul; spirit after death

AB04221

180

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O ye who are turned towards the Kingdom and drawn unto the Holy Fragrance diffused from the Garden of El-ABHA!

TAB.162, TAB.433-434, BWF.362-363x, BSTW#275c

AB04239

170

الهی الهی تری وجوها نضره مستبشره بنفحات ازهار ریاض ملکوتک الابهی و مستضیئه

O God! O God! Behold Thou these radiant faces made joyous through the Fragrances of the flowers of Thy Kingdom... O my Lord! O my Lord! Intoxicate them with the wine of knowledge; sweeten their tastes

AKHA_119BE #01-02 p.j, AHB.121BE #01 p.000

DAS.1913-07-18, SW_v08#16 p.217x, ABIE.081, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#123a

Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for governments and rulers; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04305

170

O thou enlightened beloved son! Praise be unto God, that thou didst arrive

BBBD.538-539, SW_v11#13 p.229-230, BSTW#384

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04311

170

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Today the glance of the favor of His Holiness, Bahá'u'lláh is directed to those souls who are full of the love of God

BSTW#018

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

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

AB04422

170

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter has been received. Verily, thy sister has lighted a lamp in Germany… It may be that the government in these regions will check thee.

BBBD.533, SW_v11#17 p.282, BSTW#256x

Non-participation in politics; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04539

170

Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

O Spiritual Assembly! Everything produces an impression in existence and results in the course of ages. The (earthly) assemblies

TAB.069, BSTW#372

AB04541

170

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O thou who art advancing unto the Kingdom of God! Verily I noted thy writing and was made glad by thy letter. I pray God to cause thee to attain

TAB.137-138, BSC.478 #913x, BSTW#207ax

AB04600

170

O thou who art shining with the Light of the Love of God! Verily I read thy confession of the Oneness of God

BSTW#034, BSTW#452

Role and station of women; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04601

170

O thou servant of the Threshold of God! Thy letter dated August 17th, 1920 received. Truly I say, his honor Randall is engaged in service with all his power.

BSTW#100

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; The power of words; of speech

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

AB04609

Words to Miss Buckton

170

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Development of capacity and readiness; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena

...To tamper with the psychic forces while in this world interferes with the condition of the soul in the world to come.

BSC.442 #806, SW_v10#19 p.344x, PN_1912 p110, BSTW#148, BSTW#356

AB04644

160

Call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

O attracted maidservant of God! The epistle written (and sent) through Mirza Enayat was received. The account of the land designated

TAB.101-102, BSTW#065

AB04808

160

O thou dear maidservant of God! Blessed art thou, for having been the cause of unity and love among the beloved ones of God.

BSTW#443

Contention and conflict; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement

AB04820

160

Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

ای متوجه بملکوت الله نامه شما رسید در خصوص اعانه باطفال مدرسه تربیت سوال

O thou who hast turned thy face towards the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast asked regarding the contribution

BDA2.294x

DAS.1913-05-06x, MHMD2.388x, BSTW#459

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Importance of community building; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04863

160

ای مهتدی بنور هدی چشم بینا داشتی که مشاهده انوار نمودی گوش شنوا داشتی که ندای

O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! Thou possessed the perceptive eye to have perceived the lights. Thou possessed an attentive ear

ANDA#62 p.05

BSTW#293e

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

AB04918

160

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

O thou who art rejoicing at the Glad-tidings of God! Thank thou God for that by reason

TAB.159-160, BSTW#276m

AB05049

150

O maidservant of God! Thy letter was read. If thou seekest information of the future turn thyself to the Kingdom of Abha, and ask for confirmation

BSTW#016

Knowledge of self; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Predictions and prophecies

AB05059

150

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O ye two merciful assemblies! Praise be to God! that through the outpouring of guidance, India is rapidly becoming a Rose-garden of Abha

TAB.634-635, BSTW#079

AB05204

150

O thou old friend! One or two letters have been received from thee and an answer has been written. At present it seems

BSTW#260

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05228

150

O thou who art seeking the Kingdom of God! Thy letters were received. Praise thou God that thou art continually engaged in the commemoration of God

BSTW#245

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05231

150

O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received, on account of the lack of time I will write a brief answer

BSTW#081

Music and singing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05248

150

Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه تو رسید حمد کن خدا را که ندای ملکوت شنیدی و بیدار گشتی

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Praise God! for thou didst hear the call of the Kingdom, wast awakened

BRL_DAK#0686

TAB.631, BSTW#066

AB05299

150

Being a source of light; guidance; Personal instructions; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ای مهتدی بنور هدی حمد کن خدا را که تو را بنور حقیقت دلالت نمود و بدخول در

O thou who hast sought illumination from the light of guidance! Praise thou God that He hath directed thee to the light of truth

MMK1#066 p.099

SWAB#066, SW_v10#02 p.031-032, BSTW#225

AB05403

150

ایها القضیب الریان المغروس بالید الرحمانیه فی کرم الله انی اذکرک لیلا نهارا و

O thou tender branch who is planted by the Merciful Hand in the Vineyard of God! I mention thee day and night

DRM.014a

BSTW#427

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05481

150

Consider thou that Abdul Baha is proving the validity of Christ through divine argument, brilliant traces and infinite outpouring

Christ; Christianity; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith

AB05646

140

O thou truthful servant of Him the Most High, Bahá'u'lláh! Thy letter has been received. Praise be unto God that the House of Spirituality

BSTW#383

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

AB05670

140

O ye two blessed souls! The letter was received. Its text indicated that the days of interview are still in memory and have not been forgotten.

BSTW#238

Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05676

140

O thou real friend! Your letter was received. Its content was very effective. The heart and the soul were moved. It was my hope to come to California... But know thou, verily, that I associate with heart and conscience with firm friends

BSTW#351fx

Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB05683

140

O ye friends of Abdu'l-Baha! The supplication which ye have offered to the Kingdom of Abha was in reality a flame

BSTW#102

Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05753

140

Bahá'í Scriptures; Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou maidservant of God! Thy writing was considered. I ask God that thy mind may be illumined with the light of knowledge and faith… Fasting is the cause of the elevation of one’s spiritual station

BRL_IOPF#2.27x, TAB.056-057, BSC.474 #897x, BSTW#289

Law of fasting; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05755

140

O thou maidservant of God! Be thou not sad on account of past vicissitudes and troubles, neither be thou discouraged

MAB.029, BSTW#048

Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB05789

140

ای مفتون دلبر آفاق شمس حقیقت بمحض اشراق انوارش مانند بارقه سحری این فضای وسیع

O thou who art the wooer of the Beloved the Regions! As soon as the Sun of Truth dawned in the East of Eternity, its rays like unto the lightening

MMK3#289 p.212

BSTW#315

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB05807

140

O thou attracted to the Abha Kingdom: Thy letter arrived. It indicated that thy nostrils have been perfumed

BSTW#235

Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05895

140

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله استبشری بفضل مولاک و افرحی بالطاف ربک الرحمن

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Be rejoiced through the grace of thy Lord and happy through the bounties of thy God

BRL_DAK#0617

TAB.095-096, BSTW#128

AB05939

140

Know this of a certainty: Verily, the Bounty of God will pour upon ye (all the friends) and the confirmations of Heaven will encircle ye from all sides

BSTW#052rx

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05946

140

O thou maidservant of God! Verily, I received thy letter and was informed of its contents. I beg of God to strengthen thee

BSTW#284

Interpretation of dreams and visions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB06162

130

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای ثابتان بر عهد هر محفل روحانی که بعنایت الهیه تشکیل گردد و اعضا در نهایت

O ye who are firm in the Covenant! Abdu'l-Baha is constantly engaged in ideal communication with any Spiritual Assembly

MMK1#046 p.086

SWAB#046, BWF.410-411x, COC#0178x, SW_v12#01 p.028, BSTW#197, BSTW#458

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for morning; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB06206

130

O ye faithful friends! The maidservant of the Kingdom of Baha'o'llah has written the joyful news

SW_v02#10 p.004, BSTW#118

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB06239

130

O thou candle of the love of God! Thy letter was sweet, and was as honey and sugar to the friends

BSTW#279

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Suffering and imprisonment

AB06271

130

O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. From its contents it became known that thou art seeking nearness to God

BSTW#246

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition

AB06272

130

O maidservant of His Holiness Baha'o'llah! Thy letter dated September

SW_v10#02 p.031, SEIO.023x, BSTW#435

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech; Words vs deeds

AB06292

130

ای ماهی دریای بی پایان حضرت یونس علیه السلام چون مونس درون حوت طبایع و عناصر

O thou fish of the fathomless ocean! As his highness Jonah (upon him be peace!) became familiar with the interior

INBA13:361a

MMK6#314, YMM.446

BSTW#116

Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes

AB06313

130

O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the Love of God! Your letter was received. The vision of Mrs. Nash for you was absolutely true!

BSTW#170

Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

AB06339

130

O thou who art attracted to the light of the Kingdom! What thou hast written caused joy

BSTW#283

Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB06427

130

O thou kindled with the fire of the love of God! I have read thy beautiful and spiritual letter in which thou dost supplicate

BSTW#281

Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB06437

130

O thou who art drawn by the fragrances of God! Blessed art thou for that by reason of which thou hast been kindled by the fire of the love of God

BSTW#285

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB06488

130

O maidservant of God! If at every instant thou tenderest thy thanks to Mrs. Brittingham, thou shalt not be able to acquit thyself

BSTW#223

Being a source of light; guidance; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB06567

120

I supplicate God to perfume thy nostrils with the fragrances of holiness wafting from this Paradise of Abha!

BSTW#452

Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB06673

120

ای پروردگار این نفس پاک توجه بملکوت تو نمود و تضرع و زاری کرد تا حال اسیر

O thou creator! This pure soul advanced toward Thy Kingdom and humbly lamented and supplicated before Thee. Heretofore he was a captive

MMG2#455 p.507

BSTW#063

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Living waters; water of life; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB06676

120

ای پروردگار گنه کارم و تو آمرزگار قاصرم و تو غافر در ظملت عصیانم و تو نور

O Thou Almighty! I am a sinner, but Thou art the Forgiver! I am full of shortcomings, but Thou art the Compassionate!

MMG2#262 p.292

BNE.099, BSTW#061

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for healing; Prayers (general or uncategorized)

AB06734

120

ای خداوند بی نیاز این دلها را براز خویش دمساز کن و از بیگانه و خویش بی نیاز

O Thou Incomparable God! Make Thou these hearts intimate with Thy Mystery; suffer them to be detached from the known and from the unknown

INBA21:141a, INBA75:053

DWNP_v5#02-3 p.002-003, DUR2.130, DUR1.191, ADH2.049, ADH2_1#25 p.042, ADH2_1#47 p.071, MJMJ1.057, MMG2#298 p.331, MJH.016a

DAS.1913-07-18, ABIE.082, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#123b

S. Tirandaz

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God

AB06804

120

Praise be to God that in this glorious manifestation thou hast been made of the chosen and not of the called.

BSTW#259

Many are called but few are chosen; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB06846

120

O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received; now I answer it. Remain thou in the church and impress the Truth upon the priest

BSTW#314

Kindliness; humility; self-effacement in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB06889

120

O thou wooer of Truth! From the letter, which was a nose-gay from the Rose-Garden of significance, a sweet fragrance was inhaled.

BSTW#313

Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB07007

120

ای یاران عبدالبهاء هر محفلی که بیاد جمال ابهی تزیین یابد و بجهت استماع کلمات

O loved ones of ‘Abdu'l-Baha! Whatever meeting is held to celebrate the memory of the Abha Beauty and to listen to the recital of the divine utterances

AKHA_128BE #05 p.b

COC#0391, BSTW#342

Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB07127

120

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

O thou who art drawn unto God and kindled by the Fire which burned on Mt. Sinai! Set aside every mention

TAB.160, BSTW#276d

AB07136

120

...Today the most important thing to be established is the unity of the word of the beloved of God and fellowship, good feelings and love among the faithful ones.

BSTW#504bx

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB07139

120

O thou dear servant of God!... During the time of your visit here the meaning of the words of Christ--'let the dead bury their dead'

TAB.670-671, BSTW#287

Attaining the life of the spirit; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Soul; spirit after death; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB07144

120

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Universal language

The letter no.17 was read. Thou hast written concerning the universal peace, that before long the congress of The Hague

TAB.595-596x, BSTW#154

AB07223

110

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death

O thou sign of the Love of God! Be rejoiced that thou hast held the cup of providence in thy hand and drunk the choice wine of guidance

TAB.179, BSTW#043b

AB07233

110

O thou nightingale in the Rose-garden of Significances! The poetry that thou hast composed on the occasion of the Feast of the Riḍvan

BSTW#297

Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies

AB07304

110

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای پروردگار آمرزگار هر چند نفوسی ایام زندگانی بنادانی بسر برده اند بیگانه

O Thou forgiving Lord! Although some souls have spent the days of their lives in ignorance, and became estranged and contumacious

BRL_DAK#1196, BSHN.140.203, BSHN.144.203, MHT2.185a

BPRY.042-043, TAB.178-179, BSC.427 #773, BSTW#055

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB07321

110

Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ای ثابت بر پیمان در خصوص عنوان هوالله بر مکاتیب مرقوم نموده بودید از این کلمه

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thou has asked regarding the phrase "He is God!" written above the Tablets. By this Word is intended that no one hath any access

MAS9.140

TAB.485, BSC.459 #847, SW_v04#18 p.304, REVS.062, BSTW#210

AB07478

110

O thou seeker of Truth! Thy letter was received. Thou hast complained of thy son and brother. Be thou patient with their defections

BSTW#419

Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB07707

110

O thou who hast advanced toward God! Blessed art thou, for thy heart is attracted to the Love of God, thy breast is filled with the knowledge of God

BSTW#277

Call to action; Praise and encouragement

AB07709

110

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ایتها المقبله الی مشرق الانوار ابسطی کفی الدعاء الی العتبه المقدسه النوراء

O thou who art advancing to the Dawning-point of Lights! Extend the hands of communion… O my God! O my God! Glory be unto Thee for that Thou hast confirmed me… O Lord, help me to be meek and lowly… O God! Sanctify me from all else save Thee

BRL_DAK#0412

BPRY.175-176, TAB.051-052, BSTW#057

The Badasht Project, A Family Affair

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

AB07824

110

O thou spiritual leaf, which is verdant and fresh through the downpourings of the Kingdom of God!... Verily, verily, I say unto thee, the Covenant of God and His Testament is the lamp

DAS.1913-07-18, SW_v08#16 p.218x, ABIE.083, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#105, BSTW#123c

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB07826

110

I ask Thee, O my God -- by Thy power, might and dominion, which have encompassed all who are in Thy heaven and earth -- to point out to Thy servants Thy straight pathway

PN_various p003, BSTW#191

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB07827

110

...I love you tenderly and I know that you are drinking deep of the cup of afflictions. But that ever Christ

BSTW#204

Consolation and comfort; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB07828

110

Today there is no greater service to the Kingdom of God than endeavor in uniting the friends and the maidservants of the Merciful One.

BSTW#504ax

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause

AB07843

110

O Omnipotent God! Verily the pavilion of justice has been raised in the Holy Land extending from East to West.... O Almighty God! Confirm the greatest Emperor George V through Thy divine confirmation

PN_unsorted p056, BSTW#021, BSTW#202

Prayer for governments and rulers; Relationship between government and people

AB07863

100

O thou son of the Kingdom! Praise be to God, that like unto a torch thou hast been

SW_v10#09 p.185, BSTW#447

Being a source of light; guidance; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision

AB08066

100

O thou heavenly daughter! Thy letter was received. I implored and supplicated to the Kingdom of God for whatever is thy utmost desire

BSTW#226

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

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

AB08234

100

O ye who are attracted to the Kingdom of God! Your letter was received. It was a glorious proof to your firmness in the Cause of God.

DAS.1914-08-02, BSTW#040, BSTW#113, ACOA.054-055

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB08415

100

یا امه الله المنجذبه قد فرح قلبی و انشرح صدری و استبشر روحی بما دعوت الله ان

O thou attracted maidservant of God! The prayer which thou hast offered to God that he might ordain unto Abdu'l-Baha the greatest martyrdom

ABB.109

BSTW#278

AB08452

100

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou heavenly, brilliant and precious pearl! I greet thee from this Holy Land... Verily, I say unto thee that the gifts of thy Lord are encircling thee

TAB.156-157, BWF.367-367x, BSC.480 #916x, BSTW#276d

Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB08463

100

Therefore, O ye beloved of God! Now the time has come that in order to show thankfulness for this Gift, ye may arise to perform that which is incumbent upon you... Keep the fast in the month of fasting

BSTW#194

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of fasting; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB08469

100

O thou who art advancing toward God! Inasmuch as the attracted maidservant of God, Mrs. Cochran, hath guided thee unto this great Cause

BSTW#076

Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB08647

...Consider how the signs of the Tablet which was revealed to you on Sept. 1, 1901, have become apparent and manifest. At that time the hurricane of the violation of the Covenant had been extinguished

BSTW#052nx

Being a source of light; guidance; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB08782

O thou yearner after truth! I pray and supplicate at the threshold of God and beg healing for thee.

BSTW#107

Development of capacity and readiness; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB08814

O thou perfect Campbell: Miss Juliet Thompson is extremely kind to thee and loves thee with life and conscience. I also with perfect Spiritual love

BSTW#421

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB09005

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Love of God; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

ایها الرضیع من ثدی ملکوت الله و الربیب فی حضن هدایه الله انی ارجو الله سبحانه و

O thou who art nurtured from the breasts of the Kingdom of God, who wert brought up in the lap of the Guidance of God!

DRM.007b

TAB.155-156, LABC.008, BSTW#276o

AB09008

O thou spiritual young man and merciful youth! Verily, thy father and mother have both of them traversed the seas

BSTW#276n

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Law of pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB09040

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ربی ربی کودکم خوردسال از پستان عنایت شیر ده و در آغوش محبتت پرورش بخش و در

O my Lord! O my Lord! I am a child of tender years. Nourish me from the breast of Thy mercy

BRL_DAK#1190, DRM.018b, ADH2.127, ADH2_5#03 p.160, MJMJ1.106, MMG2#438 p.482, MJH.046b, HUV1.015

BRL_CHILD#08, BPRY.029-030, TAB.595, SW_v09#10 p.114, LABC.016, BSTW#071

T. Ellis, G.H. Miller, Ine

Prayer for children and youth; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB09112

...The more difficulties one sees in the world the more perfect one becomes. The more you plough and dig the ground

SW_v14#02 p.041, PN_unsorted p046, BSTW#380

A. Grammer

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB09194

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. In reality thou art my daughter and a beloved daughter, for thou art supplicating

BSTW#428

Being a source of light; guidance; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB09195

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents indicated that Mrs. Rice Ray has become the Cause of thy guidance

BSTW#418

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB09362

O ye two who are attracted to the Kingdom of God! Your blessed photograph was received and considered. Praise be to God

BSTW#158

Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB09630

O thou who art advancing unto God! Blessed thou art, for that thou hast drawn nigh unto God

BSTW#280

Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB09753

Love as fire; Love of God

O thou spiritual temple whose heart is drawn unto the Horizon of Certainty! Verily, I am now

TAB.156, BSTW#276n

AB10008

O thou seeker of truth! Praise be to God that through the guidance of Mrs Rice-Wray thou hast heart the Divine Call, beheld the Light of Truth

BSTW#420

Call to action; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB10097

O thou who art attracted toward the Kingdom! The Doors of the Kingdom are open; and the sons of the Kingdom are in the utmost joy and happiness.

BSTW#422

The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB10181

O thou who art beseeching God and supplicating before the Kingdom of God! Blessed art thou; again blessed art thou! For thou art attracted

BSTW#008

Praise and encouragement

AB10186

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

AB10276

O thou who art a seeker of reality! Verily I pray God to make thee firm in the love of el-Baha

BSTW#374

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Judas

AB10282

Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture

...As to your question regarding the stars: Know that these brilliant stars are numberless and their existence is not devoid of wisdom both useful and important.

BSC.445 #811, PN_unsorted p088x, PN_unsorted p091, BSTW#017, BSTW#042b

AB10296

O thou fresh, slender branch saturated with the abundant rain of His bounty! I ask God

TAB.154, BSTW#276f

AB10301

O God! I ask of Thee by Thy Supreme Pen and by Thy Name... to forgive me my debts through Thy grace and bounty, and to overlook and pardon my trespasses

BSTW#198

Prayer for forgiveness

AB10306

The difference between Christ and others is this: Christ was the spirit, others are bodies. Christ was the Sun, others are mirrors.

Adam; Adam and Eve; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Christ; Christianity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

AB10307

Knowledge; recognition of God

O thou son of the Kingdom! Consider the bounty of the Lord and the gifts of thy Creator

TAB.159, BSTW#276e

AB10672

...Remember thou that Judas Iscariot was the head of the disciples and their example, How then his feet stumbled and fell in the path

BSTW#073gx

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Judas

AB10680

O thou who art gazing at the Kingdom of God! Verily I supplicate to God to illuminate thy face, by the light of Knowledge

BSTW#001

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

AB10703

470

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

پروردگارا واشنگتونرا سعادت و شگون بخش آن خطه و دیار را بپرتو روی یاران

O Lord! Bestow prosperity and blessedness upon Washington; illumine that region and realm with the radiant light of Thy loved ones [3.5s]... ...As regards the seven qualities which thou hadst requested be enumerated, they are as follows.... truthfulness is the foundation of all the virtues of the human world... O Lord! Make this youth radiant, and confer Thy bounty

BRL_DAK#0186, HUV2.008x, BNEP.101bx, MMJA.030x

BRL_ATE#111x, BRL_CHILD#14x, BPRY.254x, TAB.459-460, BWF.384-384x, ADJ.026x, COC#2052x, COC#2235x, BSC.452 #828x, PN_various p012x, BSTW#402x

Dawnbreaker Collective, Moonshoes, P. Escobar, Choir of the Baha'i Temple of South America, MANA, P. Giomo, S. Zaat, C. Bolton, Soulrise Melodies, QuiqueSaba, R. Johnston-Garvin [track 3], E. Mahony

Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB10766

O servant of God! Know thou, verily, the Fragrances of the Garden of the Covenant

SW_v04#10 p.175, BSTW#045

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB10782

...The believers of God must be kind toward each other; if one commits a mistake the other must forgive. It is not at all befitting to refer their names to a court

BSTW#192

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB10953

390

Bahá'í Scriptures; Peace; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای محب نوع انسانی نامه رسید و از مضامین معانی دلنشین مفهوم گردید حمد کن خدا را

O thou lover of humanity! Thy letter was received and its contents imparted spiritual significances… every great Cause in this world of existence findeth visible expression through three means

BRL_DAK#0087, COMP_PEACEP#24x, NJB_v01#12 p.005x

BRL_ATE#096x, BRL_PEACE#24x, TAB.690-692, COC#1585x, LOG#1142x, BSC.467 #872-873x, BSTW#302

Teachings as spirit of the age; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language

AB11057

Cablegram

Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

من عبدالبهاء هستم حضرت بهاء الله بی مثل و نظیر است کل باید توجه به بهاء الله

I AM SERVANT OF BAHA HIS HOLINESS BAHAULLAH IS UNIQUE AND PEERLESS ALL MUST TURN

MMK5#169 p.131, AMK.288-288, YHA1.015, YHA1.116 (1.240), BDA2.139

SW_v03#19 p.008, SW_v06#12 p.094, MHMD2.173, BSTW#073b

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

AB11090

Any Persian, whether Bahá'í, or belonging to the ancient religions of Persia--in short, any Persian

SW_v06#12 p.095, BSTW#073c

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Personal instructions

AB11100

You have asked concerning the relations and genealogy of the mother of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá. The father and grandfather went to Persia from the regions of Taif

BSTW#020, BSTW#072

Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael

AB11108

O ye beloved of God! Highway robbers are many and hypocrites are innumerable.

SW_v06#12 p.093, BSTW#073a

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations

AB11111

Every soul who sacrifices his life in the service of the Cause of God, all the existing beings will come under his command

BSTW#044x

Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB11118

...These souls who are not vivified and attracted by the Holy Spirit are accounted among the dead

SW_v14#02 p.038x, BSTW#043a

Soul; spirit after death; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB11119

...By the life of Baha! He who is filled with the love of the Glory (of God) and forgets all things, the Holy Spirit will be heard

SW_v07#10 p.099, BSTW#369b

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing

AB11122

Cablegram dated 1914-06-19

AS I HAVE UTMOST LOVE FOR BELIEVERS I AWAKEN THEM DOCTOR FAREED WITH HIS MOTHER AND HIS RELATIONS ARE VIOLATORS OF THE COVENANT....

DAS.1914-06-18n, BSTW#073f

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers

AB11123

Cablegram dated 1913-02-03

We have reached Paris. Greetings to all. Any Persian, be he my own son or daughter, if he comes to America without having a new permission written in my own handwiting or signature, do not meet him at all...

SW_v06#12 p.093-094, BSTW#073a

Personal instructions; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB11174

از سفر من به مصر اظهار سرور نموده بودید از این سفر صیت امر اللّه جهانگیر گردد

O ye true, pure souls! Your letter was received. You have expressed happiness on account of my trip to Egypt. Through this trip the fame of the cause

NJB_v02#06-07 p.008x

BSTW#041

Call to action; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB11274

...Whosoever claims that Abdu'l-Baha has given to him a tablet or sent a cablegram he must prove it

SW_v06#12 p.094-095, BSTW#073c

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB11282

O thou who art athirst for the Water of Life! This manifest book is the fountainhead of the Water of Life Eternal.

SW_v14#05 p.124, BSTW#044

Living waters; water of life; Study; deepening; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB11309

Regarding His Holiness Christ and His birth into this world of matter: speak not of this, if you can, Should anyone ask, answer 'His Holiness Christ was born of the Holy Spirit,' and let that be final.

Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary

AB11439

...Such souls are nothing but pure harm to the Cause of God, and it is very well that they go out

SW_v04#10 p.174x, BSTW#131

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB11458

...Regarding the society of healing of which thou art a member; when it comes under the protection of this Cause, its power will be a hundred fold.

BSTW#369b

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

AB11467

Cablegram dated 1914-06-29

DOCTOR FAREED HIS MOTHER AND RELATIONS ARE GREAT VIOLATORS OF COVENANT. ASSOCIATION WITH THEM TOTALLY FORBIDDEN. INFORM BELIEVERS..

BSTW#073f

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers

AB11468

Cablegram dated 1913-10-11

Hold aloof from Taki Zade, Baba Aga, Assad'o'llah, and whomsoever associates with them. Send cables to the Baha'i Assemblies of America.

BSTW#073e

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers

AB11516

Sing in all gatherings of the love and harmony of the beloved and the maidservants of the Merciful.

BSTW#009, BSTW#023

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB11553

...Let them (the Bahá'ís) be awake! Let them be mindful! As soon as they see a trace of violation

SW_v04#10 p.174x, BSTW#131

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers

AB11584

Cablegram dated 1912-12-30

Receive no Persian, even my family, without autographic permission. Communicate to all friends.

SW_v06#12 p.093, BSTW#073a

AB11598

Cablegram dated ca. 1914-07-04

Former cablegram correct. Protect Cause according contents. Inform Remey.

BSTW#073g

AB12628

O thou spiritual soul! I transmit unto you the good news that Abdul-Baha has thoroughly perused the contents of your letter

BSTW#276f

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement

ABU0003

Words spoken throughout the day on 1912-06-08

2620

Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

I have come to Philadelphia to breathe into you the spirit of Bahá'u'lláh. My heart led me here. You must continue to keep the Nineteen Day Feast... O God! Dispel all those elements which are the cause of discord

BPRY.093-094x, COC#0933x, LOG#0796x, SW_v05#06 p.083-089, SW_v04#07 p.120x, BSTW#430x

Nineteen-Day Feast; Oneness; unity of religion; Race unity; racial issues; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds

ABU0044

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

1620

Verses 1 to 11. This story needs no explanation. The meaning of it is plainly to be understood. Verse 11. 'Neither do I condemn thee...'

SW_v08#11 p.144x, SW_v08#19 p.241x, PN_unsorted p066, BSTW#135, STAB#043x

Degrees of faith; certitude; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Love of God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The cloud ['ama]; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0046

Address at weekly meeting, 15 Rue de Greuze in Paris, 1913-02-14

1600

Whenever the Holy Manifestations of God appear in this world they establish their validity with certain proofs. One of their proofs is the prophecies

DAS.1913-02-14, BSTW#147

Miracles and their interpretation; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Teachings as spirit of the age; Universal peace; world unity

ABU0048

Public address given on 1912-10-08

1590

امشب الحمد لله در کلیسای موحدینم کلیساایکه منسوب بتوحید است لهذا خواستم ذکری از

In all the religions of God there is an exposition concerning unity. What is the basis of this unity?

KHF.110, KHTB2.280

BSTW#085, ECN.280+1037

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Manifestation of God as mirror; Oneness; unity of religion; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]

ABU0050

Words to Anton Haddad ca. 1900

1590

To live in peace, love, union and agreement, and to overlook the faults and defects of others...

BSTW#037

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Methods of teaching the Cause; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0055

Words spoken at The White Lodge in Wimbledon, 1913-01-03

1510

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the mind over nature

هر جزئی از اجزاء فردیه در صور نامتناهی جمادی نباتی حیوانی انسانی سیر دارد

How beautiful it is to organize such lovely gatherings... When we ponder over the reality of the microcosm, we discover that in the microcosm there are deposited three realities.

AVK1.151.04x

BSC.399 #736x, FWU.051, SW_v07#13 p.117-119+124, BSTW#090, BSTW#365

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."

ABU0079

Public address given on 1912-08-25

1360

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

O Thou kind God! In the utmost state of humility and submission do we entreat and supplicate

PUP#094 (p.276-280), BSC.367 #696, SW_v04#07 p.117-119+122, SW_v08#08 p.099-100, BSTW#485kx

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Continual renewal of creation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Need for an educator; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Status of kings; future of monarchy; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU0093

Address to the Baha'is at True home in Chicago, 1912-09-16

1260

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

Allah-u-Abha! Praise be to God! I have spent a number of days among you, associating with you in love

LOG#0629x, PUP#104 (p.320-324), BSC.279 #577x, SW_v03#15 p.007+008-010, BSTW#052ox

Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

ABU0112

Public address given on 1912-07-06

1170

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

انسان در عالم وجود طی مراتب کرده است تا بعالم انسانی رسیده است در هر رتبه

In the world of existence man has traversed successive degrees until he has attained the human kingdom. In each degree of his progression

BRL_DAK#0550, KHF.132, KHAB.329 (337), KHTB2.170, NJB_v03#17 p.001

BRL_ATE#158x, PUP#081 (p.225-228), BSC.324 #645, FWU.063, SW_v03#11 p.010-012, SW_v07#16 p.153-154, SW_v14#02 p.041, BSTW#391x

Evolution; human evolution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0124

Words spoken on 1912-07-09 in New York

1100

...Tell Mrs. D. there are only two ways of correcting the social conditions; it cannot be done by force.

PN_1912 p109x, BSTW#351ax

Agriculture; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU0130

Address to the Baha'is at 780 West End (Kinney home) in New York, 1912-12-02

1090

Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Universal peace — in which book is this?'

خوش آمدید خوب مجمعی است الحمد للّه وجوه منجذب بملکوت ابهی رویها متوجّه بآسمان است

You are all welcome. This is a goodly assemblage. Praise be to God! The hearts are directed

BRL_DAK#0651

BWF.245-248, LOG#0600x, PUP#135 (p.453-457), SW_v04#15 p.253-255+258, SW_v05#02 p.020-021, BSTW#052hx

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; House of Justice; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0185

Words to Laura Dreyfus-Barney, Feb. 1914

940

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Relationship of the soul to the body; Second birth; Soul; spirit after death; Soul is the essential reality of man; 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; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

Thou hast asked concerning the spirit and its immortality after its departure.... As to the question concerning the soul... Be it known that to know the reality or essence of the soul of man is impossible

DAS.1914-02-??, BSC.403 #740, SW_v14#01 p.011-012x, SW_v07#19 p.189-191, BSTW#381

ABU0191

Words to MacNutts et al around Jan. 1905

930

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

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

ABU0203

Words to Mrs Lesch, Buikema et al, spoken on 1912-10-31

900

Mahmúd's Diary

بکلیفورنیا رفتیم هیجان شدیدی در نفوس افتاد در یونیورستی دارالفنون و کنائس و مجامع خلق بحرکت آمدند

Welcome, exceedingly welcome! We went to California and a great commotion was set up in the souls....

BDA1.342.02x

MHMD1.360x, BSTW#132, BSTW#308

Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0217

880

To begin, let it be understood that the Prophets or Messengers of God are holy souls sent by Him to lead us to a knowledge of God and establish laws

BSTW#138

Adam; Adam and Eve; Evolution; human evolution; Imagery in the Qur'an; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU0233

Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-04-25

860

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

In the world of existence the greatest bestowals of God are His teachings. The other bounties of God

BDA1.051n

PUP#026 (p.061-064), SW_v03#05 p.007-008, BSTW#336c

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The mind's power of discovery; Unity; oneness of humanity

MHMD1.059

ABU0251

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-30

820

All the nations of the world who believe in God are divided into two classes: the agnostics and the true believers... The agnostics are divided into two classes

PN_1900_heh p011, PN_1900 p024, BSTW#169f

Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Knowledge; recognition of God; Limits of the intellect; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Rejection of Muhammad; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU0262

Public address given on 1912-04-25

800

Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

The greatest power in the realm and range of human existence is spirit -- the divine breath

BDA1.051n

BWF.260-263, PUP#024 (p.058-060), SW_v03#03 p.022-023, BSTW#336e

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in 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

MHMD1.059

ABU0270

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-12-05

780

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

این روز آخر و ملاقات آخری است حالا دیگر سوار واپور شده

This is our last day and my last meeting with you. In a few minutes our steamer will leave these shores

ANDA#43-44 p.165, KHF.263, KHAB.390 (395), KHTB2.343, BDA1.412.11

PUP#140 (p.468-470), DAS.1912-12-05, SW_v03#18 p.003-004, SW_v13#04 p.079, MHMD1.429-432, DJT.391-392x, BLO_PN#027x, BSTW#117

Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

ABU0272

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-12-02

780

Truly God has created all the beings, but has created them that they may be educated. And every existing being is endowed with two perfections - creative and educative.

PN_1900 p027, PN_1900 p050, BSTW#169h

Education and the development of capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Man's distinction from the animal; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Need for an educator; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Universal education

ABU0299

Words to Lua Getsinger, Dec. 1900

740

As the world follows a circle, so human beings travel in cycles. This illustration represents the cycle of man. All existence is created by the Infinite Essence.

PN_1900 p015, PN_1900 p052, PN_1900 p106, BLO_PN#033, BSTW#272

Arcs of ascent and descent; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Manifestation of God as mirror; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Reincarnation; Return of the Manifestations of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0340

Words to McNutt, Getsinger and others

690

Muhammad Ali had a great opportunity given him, but through his ambitions he became false and lost it... Let us analyze this paragraph in the Kitab-i-Ahd.... Muhammad Ali has taken the Tablet and separated the pages... and then gilded the pages so as to make the trick invisible

BSTW#087

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU0344

Words to some of the friends, spoken on 1912-05-01

690

The colored meeting was very good. The speech was well done and they understood it well.

PN_1912 p073, BSTW#157

Race unity; racial issues; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0356

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-26

670

Praise be to God! You have attained the visit of the Holy Tomb... The worldly grades of every Manifestation are so different

PN_1900 p020, BSTW#169c

Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God does not act of own volition; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; The cross and the trinity

ABU0360

Lesson given to I. D. Brittingham, Apr. 1909

660

The events mentioned in the first part of chapter 16 of Revelation happened before the coming of the Manifestation. The seven angels signify seven Powers

PN_1909F p051, BSTW#136

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; War and peace

interpretation of Rev ch16.

ABU0373

Address to the Baha'is at Studio Hall in Washington, 1912-04-21

650

Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Harmony of science and religion; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

I have come here to visit you. With the greatest longing I have wished to see you. Realizing it was only with a great deal of trouble... In this cycle there shall be such progress along the lines of civilization

PUP#015 (p.037-039), SW_v03#03 p.009-010, BSTW#337

ABU0388

Address at unity feast, Flynn home in Green Acre, 1912-08-20

630

...that a man from the East encounters a person from the West, and between the two

PN_1912 p023, BSTW#335

Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

ABU0395

Words spoken at The Friends' Meeting House in London, 1913-01-12

630

Bahá'í Scriptures; Paris Talks

About one thousand years ago a Society was formed in Persia called the Society of the Friends, who gathered together for silent communion

PT#54 p.185, BSC.322 #642, BSTW#091

Contemplation; Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Intuition; inspiration; Meditation; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

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

ABU0412

Address to the Baha'is at Hotel Plaza in Chicago, 1912-10-31

610

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Christian doctrine and practice; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

In Los Angeles and San Francisco great interest was manifested in the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh.... After His Holiness Christ, there were many who appeared who were instrumental

PUP#115 (p.381-383), SW_v08#14 p.188-189, SW_v09#13 p.147-148, BSTW#052mx

ABU0413

Words to the friends, spoken on 1921-11-19

610

Although you are here with these assembled friends and cannot speak with them.... When lovers meet it may be that they cannot exchange a single word

SW_v13#07 p.163-164, BSTW#482

Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0427

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-20

600

You are very welcome, very welcome, very welcome! ...And the purpose of being a Baha'i is this, that man should be adorned with all the virtues of the world of humanity.

BSTW#155a, ECN.143+176

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause

ABU0447

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-26

580

Praise be to God, this is a very good gathering! Blessed souls are present... What is the meaning of the image and likeness of God?

PN_various p021x, BSTW#089

Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Human reality created in the image of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0466

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

560

In the Book of the Zend-Avesta the Zoroastrians are awaiting the Coming of two Manifestations.... Moses said that after him should come Joshua. The Christ said, addressing Peter... My assistance is the assistance of the Blessed Perfection.

SW_v08#17 p.221x, SW_v08#15 p.211-212x, TDLA.061-063, BLO_PN#104, BSTW#484x

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations

ABU0483

Address to women's gathering at Krug home in New York, 1912-11-19

550

Undoubtedly you must be happy; if you are not happy, then who should be happy?... In all the former dispensations, men were considered superior to women.

BSTW#108

Call to action; Equality of men and women; Prophecy and fulfillment; Role and station of women; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0485

Words spoken on 1914-02-17

550

When the Blessed Perfection and his family were exiled from Persia, all along our way... In this Cause there is no relationship save the relationship of service

DAS.1914-02-17, SW_v08#13 p.164x, BSTW#096

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

ABU0499

Words to Ethel Rosenberg et al, spoken on 1904-08-30

540

The guidance of God is that which will always guide people in the right way. All human beings are earthly

COC#0795x, LOG#1485x, SW_v08#06 p.067-068, BSTW#370

Bringing oneself to account each day; Effort; striving; Prayer for protection; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU0507

Words spoken ca. 1900

530

The justice of God is a difficult subject and requires much reflection upon our Lord's Words... Paraclete means the Holy Spirit... Regarding the use of beads

PN_1900_heh p040, BSTW#305x

Chastisement and requital; Differences in human capacity; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Justice and mercy; Maintainance of degrees in society; Many are called but few are chosen

ABU0577

Concerning Body, Soul and Spirit: Words spoken on 1911-11-17 in Paris

480

Paris Talks

در عالم انسانی سه مقام است مقام جسم است و آن مقام حیوانی انسانست که با جمیع

There are in the world of humanity three degrees; those of the body, the soul, and spirit. The body is the physical or animal degree of man.

DWNP_v5#11 p.003-004, KHAB.170 (180), KHTB1.167, KHTP.117

PT#31 p.095, BSTW#321

Attaining the life of the spirit; Man's distinction from the animal; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU0579

Address to the Baha'is at Krug home in New York, 1912-07-15

480

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Study; deepening; Thankfulness; gratitude; Words vs deeds

I am greatly pleased to see you. Your hearts are illumined by the lights of Baha

PUP#083 (p.236-237), SW_v04#06 p.103+106, PN_1912 p112, BSTW#351d

ABU0603

Words to some Zoroastrian Bahá’ís, spoken on 1914-05-06

470

The more union and agreement appear amongst the believers of God the greater will be the divine Confirmations, the more uninterrupted will be the descent ... The cause of God is like unto a college. The believers are like unto the students.

COC#0424x, DAS.1914-05-06, SW_v07#18 p.178-179x, BSTW#052X

Bringing forth results; fruit; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; 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; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU0655

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris , 1913-01-30

450

One of the ladies present has asked me to speak on the subject of soul, mind and spirit.

SW_v04#02 p.037-038, BSTW#092

Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in 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

ABU0676

Public address given on 1912-04-16

430

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

خوب مجلسی است قوای مادیه نمیتواند این گونه نفوس را

Souls from the East and from the West have been brought to this spot... Christ appeared in this world nineteen hundred years ago

KHF.192, KHAB.244 (255), KHTB2.027, NJB_v04#10 p.001, BDA1.036n

PUP#008 (p.018-020), SW_v03#10 p.006-007, BSTW#209

Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal peace; world unity

MHMD1.045

ABU0694

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-23

420

In any sort of business, both spiritual and material, the success thereof depends upon the capacity of those attending to it.

PN_1900 p018, PN_1900 p119, BSTW#169b

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU0702

Address at Nineteen-day Feast, home of Mrs Robinson in London, 1912-12-29

820

These delegates who have gathered in the Peace Conference are like merchants. Each strives to compete for victory with his rival…. The Nineteen Day Feast was inaugurated by the Báb and ratified by Bahá'u'lláh, in His holy Book, the Akdas

BDA2.049n

COC#0934, DAS.1912-12-30n, BNEW#33 pp.1-2 Jul 1929, BSTW#032x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0715

Instructions to Mrs. Thornburg Cropper ca. 1900

410

All prophets are messengers from God and all ways lead to Him and all have borne fruit. The great gift is unselfishness, and the loving wish to help others will guide us.

PN_1900 p007, BSTW#142

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Knowledge; recognition of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0736

Words spoken on 1912-06-19 in New York

400

فردا من میخواهم بمونت کلر بروم امروز روز آخر است باز مراجعت خواهم کرد لهذا

Tomorrow I wish to go to Montclair. Today is the last day in which we gather together with you... In former cycles no distinct Covenant has been made…

AMK.261-262, AVK4.288ax

COC#0224x, SW_v04#14 p.237-238, SW_v03#14 p.009-010, SW_v05#15 p.227-228, SW_v08#14 p.187-188, SW_v09#13 p.139+147, SW_v12#14 p.227-228, BSTW#052q

Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; House of Justice; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0750

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-21

400

I desire to say farewell today as I am going to leave in a few hours. But I do not say goodby. I repeat "Au revoir".

BSTW#155d, ECN.146+180

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0767

Words to Miss Barney, spoken around 1900-10-19

390

Grace and welcome unto you. I wish you not the temporal strength of the passing body... Your faith comes like rain; the first drops are far between

SW_v07#16 p.149-150, PN_1900 p004, BSTW#181

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Living waters; water of life; Second birth; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU0786

Answer to questions from pilgrims, Haifa, 1920-10-26

380

In places where it will be the cause of trouble, such as in Bokhara or Afghanistan, or in some of the towns...

SW_v11#19 p.328-329, PN_1920 p049, PN_1920 p052, PN_1920 p059, PN_1920 p093, PN_1920 p111, PN_1920_heh_haifa p058, BSTW#122

Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Law of fasting; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0791

Words spoken on 1914-02-12 in Haifa

380

We must execute the divine ordinances.... The climate of Mount Carmel is peerless.... They are promulgating matters which are not in accord.... This cycle is the cycle of favor and not of justice

SW_v09#03 p.028-029, SW_v14#05 p.148, VLAB.078x, BSTW#325

Chastisement and requital; Methods of teaching the Cause; Study; deepening; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds

ABU0808

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-24

370

In this morning's lesson we explained redemption. The self-sacrifice of Jesus cause those who believed in Him to have eternal life.... The mystery of it is explained in four ways.

PN_1900 p019, PN_1900 p102, PN_1900 p120, BSTW#169b

Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Return of the Manifestations of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0810

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-12-01

370

A Manifestation of God is first proven by the characteristics of the Divine Essence shining forth from Him... the Bab and the Blessed Perfection said before the appearance of the first Adam, an hundred thousand Adams appeared upon the earth, but in these days the people only know of the Adam who came 5,000 years ago.

PN_1900 p026, BSTW#169g

Adam; Adam and Eve; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Names and attributes of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God

ABU0849

Words to George Latimer

360

Huqúqu'lláh

بعد از آنکه شخص کلیۀ مخارج ضروریّه را پرداخت نمود، نوزده درصد از آنچه باقی مانده را اخذ

After one has paid all his necessary expenses 19% of what is left is then taken by him and given as Huquq.

BRL_HUQUQP#049

BRL_HUQUQ#049, COC#1176, BSTW#007

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of Huququ'llah; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0870

Words to Mon. Richard, spoken on 1913-05-10

350

the Persian Bahá'í women ... are being educated and new ideals spread amongst them. Their hearts and consciences are free.

DAS.1913-05-10, BSTW#360

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Equality of men and women; Law of transformation and change; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0881

Words spoken at 15 Rue de Greuze in Paris, 1913-03-21

340

I am extremely glad to see you on this Nau Rooz occasion. This day is the anniversary of many historical events

LOG#1025x, SW_v05#01 p.004-005, ADP.074-076, BSTW#343

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Past, present and future of Iran; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU0895

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-21

340

Jesus spoke everything in parables because the ideal sense is, in this way, revealed and understood.

PN_1900 p017, PN_1900 p103, BSTW#169a

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU0901

Public address given on 1912-05-03

340

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

I was in the Orient, and from the Orient to this part of the world is a long distance

BDA1.067n

PUP#036 (p.083-084), SW_v03#04 p.017-018, PN_1912 p085, BSTW#311x

Praise of Western values; culture; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

MHMD1.075

ABU0924

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-20

330

Very welcome! Are you all well? You must be very happy, very happy, very grateful, for it was very difficult for me to come and reach this part.... One act soul is preferable to a thousand inactive and useless souls

BSTW#155b, ECN.144+178

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0930

Words to Florence Johnson, spoken on 1912-08-25

330

You are very welcome. The weather is delightful. This is a lovely suburb, perfectly charming... All of these ailments will pass away and you will receive perfect physical and spiritual health… Laugh and talk, don't lament and talk.

SW_v13#04 p.102x, PN_1912 p011, BSTW#345

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Mary Magdalene; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU0931

Words to Sigurd Russell et al, spoken on 1904-04-14

330

His condition, there, in the world of spirit is the same as it was here! While here, his eyes were not opened to the real spiritual light

PN_1904 p020, PN_1904 p028, PN_1904 p093, BSTW#180a

Priestcraft; Soul; spirit after death; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0933

330

My lot has ever been with those who have not the goods of this world. When we look at the poor of humanity, we behold a world of brothers. All are the sheep of God.

BSTW#187

Christ; Christianity; Consolation and comfort; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU0961

Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-04-22

320

You are all welcome. I am very glad to see you all... For six thousand years misunderstandings have kept humanity divided.

BSTW#336a

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

ABU0975

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

320

Abdu'l-Bahá in London

How does one look forward to the goal of any journey? With hope and with expectation. It is even so with the end of this earthly journey.... Those who have passed on through death, have a sphere of their own. It is not removed from ours

AIL.096, SW_v04#19 p.321x, PN_1911 p002x, PN_1911 p011x, VLAB.132x, BSTW#043a

Angels; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The concourse on high; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU1013

Words compiled by Isabella Brittingham, spoken in 1903

310

To live the life. To be no cause of grief to anyone. To be kind to all people and to love them with a pure spirit... To be silent concerning the faults of others

TOR.168-170, ABTM.072-073, BNE.083x, BSTW#036, BSTW#390

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU1022

Words spoken on 1913-03-28 in Paris

300

Although outwardly cataclysms are hard to understand and to endure, yet there lies a great wisdom behind them which appears later.

DAS.1913-03-28, ADP.116-116x, BSTW#093

Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU1065

Words spoken on 1920-05-07

300

His Holiness Jesus says, 'He amongst you who desires to become first must be the last, and he who desires to be a master, must become a servant'.

BSTW#317

Being a source of light; guidance; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause

ABU1091

Words spoken in 1901

450

O people! The Doors of the Kingdom are opened--the Sun of Truth is shining upon the world... These great days are swiftly passing and once gone can never be recalled

SW_v03#14 p.012, SW_v04#15 p.258, SW_v05#01 p.001, SW_v06#14 p.106, SW_v06#15 p.113, SW_v06#15 p.116, SW_v08#14 p.189x, SW_v12#15 p.245x, PN_1901 p086, AHV.032, BLO_PN#045, BSTW#504bx

Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proclamation to Christians; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds

ABU1146

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-27

280

The essence of prophethood is one, just as the effect of one or more lights is that of one. If you want to see the light

PN_1900_heh p008, PN_1900 p022, PN_1900 p049, BSTW#169e

Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU1192

Words spoken in Dec. 1911

270

There is suffering everywhere. The world is a huge hospital, and souls are crying in the dark... There is no such thing as self-development.

BSTW#083

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

ABU1194

Words to Mrs Chase, spoken on 1912-10-19

270

You are very welcome. I have come to pay you a visit. I was exceedingly sad and heartbroken when I heard of the departure of Mr. Chase.

PN_1912 p016, BSTW#346

Bringing forth results; fruit; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1198

Words to Dr. Getsinger, spoken on 1914-08-24

270

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

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

ABU1219

Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-08-13

260

There are many people who enter this Cause with some preconceived ideas and finding that their ideas cannot be engrafted

DAS.1914-08-13, PN_1914 p018, BSTW#295

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1226

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-28

260

Prayer and Devotional Life

انسان در متعالی ترین شکل نیایش خود فقط به منظور ابراز عشق و محبت به حضرت

Man becomes like a stone unless he continually supplicates to God. The heart of man is like a mirror... There are many subjects which are difficult for man to solve... In the highest prayer... When a man falls in love with a human being

COMP_PDLP#28x

BRL_PDL#28x, COC#1756x, LOG#1512x, SW_v08#04 p.042-043x, SW_v14#06 p.167x, AELT.216-217x, PN_1900 p023, PN_1900 p053, PN_1900 p124, PN_1900_heh p009, BNE.095x, BSTW#169e, BSTW#326x

MANA

Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Importance of prayer; Love of God; Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1282

250

There was a very holy man who lived many years ago... 'Your wish is granted. Wherever you go, wherever your shadow falls, behind you or to either side of you, but not in front of you, blessings will fall.

BSTW#010

Angels; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1317

Words to Mary Hanford Ford around Oct. 1911

240

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

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

ABU1402

Words to a delegation of Theosophists, spoken on 1913-04-11

230

Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

الحمدللّٰه که اسباب ملاقات فراهم آمد دیشب خوب مجلسی بود احساسات روحانی قلوب را احاطه نموده بود

Praise be to God that means were brought about that I may come to Budapest and associate with you... As to the coming of the Great Master. His appearance is dependent upon the realization of certain conditions. Investigate the reality

BDA2.230x

DAS.1913-04-11, BSC.300 #608x, MHMD2.298x, BSTW#146, BSTW#327

Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU1406

230

The Manifestation of the Essence of God is like unto the sun, which has different risings. The dawning-places are different, but the sun is always the same.

BSTW#322, BSTW#323

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU1457

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

220

Buddha was a very good man -- a divine philosopher, but not a great Prophet. Many of his moral teachings greatly resemble those of Jesus.... The doctrine of reincarnation, as taught by the Buddhists and some ancient philosophers, is not true

PN_1901 p008, PN_1901 p016, NRMM.216, BSTW#043ax

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Reincarnation; Return of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Theosophy

ABU1461

Words to I. D. Brittingham spoken in Apr. 1909

220

It is very evident that the ten plagues of Egypt cannot be meant or understood literally.

PN_1909 p025, PN_1909F p050, BSTW#134

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU1471

Words spoken ca. 1919-11-18 in Haifa

220

For the black and white in America to associate together in a social way is good. The Government has no objections on political grounds for granting equality

PN_1919 p004, PN_1919 p015, BSTW#319

Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU1475

Words spoken ca. 1912-10-20 in Los Angeles

220

The believers must not expect anything from one another... I have traveled and come as far as here... Look at the people of the world

Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

ABU1490

Words spoken on 1914-04-02

210

ای یاران عنقریب یومی اید که دیگر مرا نخواهید دید آنچه تکلیف من بود بجا آوردم

Friends! The time is coming when I shall be no longer with you. I have done all that could be done

DWNP_v1#03-4 p.005-006, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.025a

GPB.309x, DAS.1914-04-02, SW_v05#07 p.104, SW_v06#06 p.046, DWN_v6#11 p.001, PN_unsorted p025, PAB.026-027, ABCC.405-406, VLAB.027-028, BSTW#052v

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1514

Words spoken on 1912-07-19 in New York

210

There is a spiritual understanding or communication. You are always associating or affiliating with Me.

PN_1912 p113, BSTW#351e

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1523

Words spoken to Baha'is of the World at Bahji, 1913-12-25

210

You are all welcome. How are you? It is part of the Divine Wisdom that I should keep silent for a time! All that was required of me

DAS.1913-12-25, SW_v05#01 p.003, BSTW#344

Bringing forth results; fruit; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1530

Words to the Cooper-Frankland party

210

Abdu'l-Baha advised that all pray for others more than for themselves, as that will help us to become less selfish, and as we pray for the bounties to be showered upon others, we draw them in this way to ourselves.

PN_1914 p020-021, BSTW#205

Law of fasting; Reward and punishment

ABU1561

Words to a stranger, spoken on 1914-05-09

200

The Bahá'ís must be the servants of universal Peace, the workers for the Cause of the Oneness of the world of humanity, the spreaders of heavenly Love amongst the children of men

DAS.1914-05-09, SW_v16#01 p.385x, PN_1914 p002, PN_1914 p004, BSTW#318

Call to action; Compassion; kindness; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1622

Words to Goodall, Wise and Cooper, spoken on 1912-07-20

190

I have come to these parts and I find out that certain people have attributed to me certain statements of which I am innocent… Any one quoting me must have authority written either with my own hand, or Tablets signed with my seal.

SW_v11#14 p.243x, PN_1912 p018, PN_1912 p028, BSTW#129, BSTW#172

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Importance of authoritative interpretation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1625

Words to Mrs Garrett of Boston in Sept. 1911

190

Convey to the friends in Boston affectionate greetings, and tell them that though I am in London, my heart and soul are with them.

BSTW#082

Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU1628

Words spoken in 1900

190

Every material thing we see around us, represents some spiritual idea. As there is an outward, material reality, so there is also an inward, spiritual reality.

PTIM.062, BSTW#201

Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Manifestation of God as sun; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Need for an educator

ABU1642

Words to A.M.Boylan, spoken on 1912-06-07

190

The marriage bond is important. Very, very important. Marriage must be strict and pure. You must all be very careful about this. Women and men must not embrace each other when not married... Do not distress them by saying that they should not have done this or that. They will see for themselves.

LOG#1438x, PN_1912 p026, PN_1912 p119, BSTW#148, BSTW#431

Chastity and purity; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU1688

Words spoken during filming of motion picture on 1912-06-18

180

Mahmúd's Diary

مژده باد مژده باد که نور شمس حقیقت طلوع نمود مژده باد مژده باد که صهیون برقص

Glad-tidings, glad-tidings! The sun of Truth has arisen! Glad-tidings, glad-tidings! The New Jerusalem has descended from heaven!

DWNP_v2#09 p.078x, ANDA#43-44 p.76, KHF.001, KHTB2.153, NJB_v03#06-08 p.001 , BDA1.127.08

SW_v19#08 p.253-254, MHMD1.136-137, BW_v07p421, BSTW#056

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1693

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-20

590

Praise be to God! That this city is progressive; that it is adorned with the existence of the believers... The deceased, his honor Mr. Chase, was a blessed soul; he was a holy reality.

SW_v04#13 p.225-226x, BSTW#155e, ECN.145+182

Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU1708

Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-04-01

180

I praise Thee, O God! For Thou hast made the prison a throne in Thy earth, a heaven in Thy heavens, and Orient amongst Thy Orients

BSTW#052w

Prayer for protection; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1726

Words spoken on 1914-06-01 in Tiberias

180

Live thou in accord with the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh. Do not only read them. There is a vast difference

COC#0423x, DAS.1914-06-01, SW_v07#18 p.178, BSTW#402

Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds

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

ABU1822

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-02

160

Mahmúd's Diary

اول وظیفه اعضا الفت و اتحاد آنهاست که سبب حصول نتائج حسنه گردد

The first duty of the members is to effect their own unity and harmony, in order to

MAS5.276, BDA1.349.05

COC#0187x, SW_v08#09 p.114, MHMD1.367-368, BSTW#248b

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1863

Words to a stranger, spoken on 1914-05-09

160

Authenticity of prayer "O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit"; Historical Context for the Prayer 'O God! Refresh and Gladden My Spirit...'; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

There are two kinds of understanding; objective and subjective... O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit.... Beg everything thou desirest from Baha'o'llah. If thou art asking faith, ask of Him.

BPRY.174-175x, DAS.1914-05-09, SW_v07#18 p.179x, SW_v09#09 p.104x, SW_v13#09 p.251-252x, DWN_v3#05 p.031x, PN_1914 p002, BSTW#318

The Badasht Project, D. Gundry, A. Youssefi, P. Escobar, L. Slott, M. Sparrow, A. Bryan, N. Chiang, K. Bartlett, L. Ghiami, Dechen & Michael, M. Benedetti, E. Lilian, MANA, W. Heath, Soulrise Melodies, M. Levine [track 4], J. Marks and S. Engle, L. Dely & M. Congo, A. & M. Zemke [track 6], Do'a [track 4], T. Ellis, G. and M. Smith, Ladjamaya [track 5]

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

For comments on authenticity see https://bahailibrary.com/uhj_authenticity_refresh_spirit.

ABU1868

Words spoken ca. 1912-04-22 in Washington

160

In the world of existence there are three stages, the mineral, the vegetable, and the animal.

BSTW#336c

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Limits of the intellect; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher

ABU1869

Words spoken on 1912-07-21 in New York

160

I feel a zephyr blowing from the Supreme Kingdom towards America. It will continue to blow. I hope it brings the utmost strength to the Covenant.

PN_1912 p018, PN_1912 p113, BSTW#351e

Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity

ABU1873

160

Christ was asking of His disciples whom He was, and when Peter answered: 'Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God'... Let me now compare the words of Christ to the lives of the Popes.

BSTW#162

Christ; Christianity; Goodly deeds; actions; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; The Christian clergy

ABU1897

Address to the Baha'is at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-11-16

160

High station of the true believer; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

Wherever the mention of Baha'u'llah rises up, that is the paradise of Abha.

PUP#129 (p.437), BSTW#088

ABU1924

Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-21

150

Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

همیشه ملتفت حال خود باش بهبین چه نقصی داری کوشِش نما تا آن را اصلاح کنی چشم انسان

Thou must look to thyself and within thyself and find thine own errors and weaknesses. If thou hast any imperfection thyself, try to improve it.

BDA2.310

DAS.1913-05-21, SW_v08#11 p.138, MHMD2.410-411, BSTW#338

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge of self; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU1933

Words spoken ca. 1912-04-25 in Washington

150

The difference between animal and man is this, that the animal cannot comprehend the teachings of God.... The teachings say first to investigate reality

BSTW#336d

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Man's distinction from the animal; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU1936

150

...multitudiness, they all emanate from the solar center. May we be like these trees

BSTW#084b

Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

ABU1938

150

Blessed is the soul which is purified, and understands its wickedness and piety.

BSTW#119

Goodly deeds; actions; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1955

150

Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spirit and form in the administration; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

The sun of truth rises in each season from a different point of the horizon... People think religion is confined to an edifice, to be worshipped at an altar... This movement eludes organization... There are many people who have never heard of this Revelation that teach its laws and spiritual truths

BSC.438 #797x, ADP.015-016, BSTW#096

ABU2013

Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-19

140

This time I want to send you with a new spirit, a new strength, to enlighten California

PN_1912 p112, BSTW#351e

Disregarding own capacity in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mary Magdalene; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2024

Words to Remey and Latimer, spoken on 1914-10-14

140

There are two kinds of standing within: the first is as the standing or continuing, as water in an earthen bowl

DAS.1914-10-14, PN_1914 p010, PN_1914 p015, PN_1914 p081, BSTW#368

God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

ABU2074

Words spoken at Krug home in New York, 1912-07-10

130

It is a blessed evening; you are blessed. Blessed souls are gathered here. In reality, this house is illumined... It has become necessary to depart for the Orient... All your efforts must be expended in two ways

PN_1912 p110, BSTW#351b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU2079

Words to Mr MacNutt

130

Say, O people! Can the mosquito of violation withstand the eagle of the Testament? No, by the orb of effulgence!

PN_unsorted p013, BSTW#350

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU2086

Words spoken at Riverside Park in New York, 1912-07-10

130

In every moment you must thank God a hundred thousand times. Consider how today all the worldly people are deprived

PN_1912 p111, BSTW#351c

Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2109

Words to a young believer, spoken on 1914-03-10

130

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

Were it not for the favors of the Blessed Perfection, no one would have given us any importance. There are some who become proud and haughty... Meekness and humility are the hallmarks of faith.... There are no officers in this Cause... The foundation of this Cause is pure, spiritual democracy and not a theocracy.

DAS.1914-03-10, BSC.449 #820, SW_v08#09 p.116x, PN_various p009, BSTW#096

ABU2182

Words to the Kinney party in 1909(?)

120

The Blessed Perfection came for the purpose of uniting the hearts that He might link them together. For this purpose you must prove the means of unity

PN_1909 p002, BSTW#340

Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Unity of thought and belief

ABU2266

Words spoken on 1919-06-08

110

The Temple of Eshkabad is unique in that it is the first Temple of the kind that has been erected. Many such temples shall be constructed

BSTW#237

Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Music and singing

ABU2273

Words spoken at Kinney home in New York, 1912-12-01

110

I desire to go to the Orient... Know this for a certainty that today, the penetrative power in the arteries of the world of humanity, is the power of the Covenant.

SW_v06#14 p.111x, SW_v11#08 p.121x, PN_1912 p025, BSTW#052s

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2348

Words spoken on 1913-08-14 in Ramleh

100

The difference between me and the rest is that I wish the welfare of the people for their own sake, and without any ulterior motive.

DAS.1913-08-14, ABIE.192-193, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#194

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Education of children; moral education; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others

ABU2352

Words to a Mohammedan Sheikh, spoken on 1913-12-16

100

My friends! How long, how long these prejudices? How long this dogmatic superiority? How long this fanatical attitude?

DAS.1913-12-16, BSTW#095

Blind imitation [taqlid]; Fanaticism and hatred; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2355

Words spoken on 1912-07-17 in New York

100

You must always be happy. God is kind. He is more kind than a father. Whenever we experience unhappiness, we must turn our faces to God

PN_1912 p112, BSTW#351d

Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

ABU2373

100

As we find ourselves eating with each other here, so we hope that we shall partake of the Divine Food with each other in the Kingdom

PTIM.036, BSTW#358

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

ABU2477

Words spoken on 1900-10-07

There is no such thing as 'vicarious atonement' as held and taught by theologians and churches.

BSTW#276j

Christian doctrine and practice; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Goodly deeds; actions; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU2489

Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-28

There are two relations between man and wife, one real, the other unreal. The real relation which is based upon spiritual love... When there exists incompatibility of temper

DAS.1913-03-28, BSTW#093d

Law of divorce; Laws of marriage and dowry; Marriage as means of spiritual progress

ABU2501

Words to Mountfort Mills in 1921

In one prayer I could have health the remainder of My life, but it is necessary for Me to suffer to show others that these things can be borne and overcome.

PN_1909 p084, BSTW#339

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of example

ABU2599

Words to Stanwood Cobb, spoken on 1913-03-28

No. In this movement there will never be any paid ministers, no appointed clergy, no bishops, no cardinals, no popes, no ceremonies.

DAS.1913-03-28, BSTW#093c

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Priestcraft; Spirit and form in the administration

ABU2606

Words to Madam J, spoken on 1904-04-15

No, no, one never returns here, for this world is a school where the soul of man learns its first lessons in spirituality

PN_1904 p021, PN_1904 p030, PN_1904 p093, BSTW#180c

Reincarnation; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; 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; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU2637

Words to Albert Vail, spoken on 1919-11-23

Each one of the friends should try to guide one soul--those who are worthy--not the persons who enter the Cause and bring degradation to it; not like Fareed.

PN_1919 p013, BSTW#206

Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2644

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-22

Look at the great and glorious favors of the Blessed Perfection in bringing together these people...

PN_1900 p018, PN_1900 p101, PN_1900 p118, BSTW#169a

Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2682

In this age, Baha'o'llah has breathed the Holy Spirit into the dead body of the world. Consequently every weak soul

SW_v05#04 p.054, SW_v06#15 p.120, SW_v06#16 p.121, SW_v08#01 p.001, SW_v08#12 p.146, SW_v13#01 p.007, BSTW#324

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2688

Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-08-01

O God! Assist me with the hosts of the Supreme Concourse and make me firm and steadfast in the Covenant and Testament

SW_v03#14 p.005, SW_v08#17 p.228, SW_v10#14 p.272, PN_1912 p010, BSTW#074c

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2725

Words to the children, spoken on 1912-04-16

به به چه اطفال مبارکی هستند خیلی نورانیند در وجوهشان

These are blessed children. They are very illumined. In their faces the rays of the love of God can be seen. I pray in their behalf

KHTB2.026, NJB_v04#10 p.004

BSTW#341

Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2786

Words to a stranger, spoken on 1914-05-09

There is no origin of evil. The origin of evil is non-existent. For example darkness is evil. It is the absence of light.

DAS.1914-05-09, PN_1914 p002, BSTW#318

Creation of the world; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

ABU2876

Words to Mountfort Mills in 1921

Jesus was a Manifestation of God. Everything of him pertained to God. To know him was to know God.

SW_v12#11 p.188, SW_v15#08 p.249, SW_v20#05 p.133, PN_1909 p084, BSTW#339

Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as sun; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU2944

Words to a group of Americans spoken in 1913

I have planted the Seeds in America. You must nurture them and care for them.

SW_v04#15 p.256, BSTW#324

Call to action; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Growth of the Cause; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2998

Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-28

The science of aviation will make great progress in the immediate future and people will travel at ease from one city to another

DAS.1913-03-28, BSTW#093d

Predictions and prophecies; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization

ABU3063

Words to Anna Watson spoken around 1904-10-18

I will see what I can do. Finding one, I told him to stay until I brought others to him

BSTW#130, BSTW#173

Accounts of dreams and visions; Music and singing; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3067

Words spoken ca. 1911

You will retain your individuality and will not be swallowed up in one vast spirit. Concerning the condition of the human soul ...It is exclusively luminous; it has no body; it is a dazzling pencil of light; it is a celestial orb of brightness

SW_v14#02 p.038, PN_1911 p002, PN_1911 p007, BSTW#043a

Existence; immortality of the human soul; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; 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

ABU3080

Interview with W.H. Randall, Haifa, 1919-11-18

This question will only be solved through the Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh... From the association of the white friends with the colored friends the others, people outside the Cause, will learn the meaning.

PN_1919 p017x, BSTW#319

Race unity; racial issues

ABU3190

Words spoken ca. 1912-04-22 in Washington

All nations must become socialistic in spirit. People must not be forced by circumstances to help the poor. They must give aid willingly.

BSTW#336b

Critiques of capitalism, communism, socialism; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU3216

If any soul desires to attain to Knowledge, in the moment when that desire had mounted to its apex--a teacher will be sent regardless whether that inquiring one is in a cave in the ground or in any other inaccessible place. The power of divine attraction will bring this Knowledge to that soul.

BSTW#485(p)

Condition of search; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3220

Words to Mr Esslemont and Mrs True, spoken around Nov. 1919

As to the House of Spirituality the first question relates to its election. The election should be carried out with sincerity and goodwill.

PN_1919 p016, BSTW#248a

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Elections; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3240

Baha'u'llah established Christ in the East. He has praised Christ, honored Christ, exalted Him

BSTW#207c

Christ; Christianity; East and West; communication between East and West; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3243

Words spoken on 1914-03-07

The Bible and the Gospels are most honored in the estimation of all Bahais. One of the spiritual utterances

DAS.1914-03-07, SW_v07#04 p.027x, SW_v14#02 p.055x, BSTW#207b

Christ; Christianity; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Study; deepening

ABU3346

Words spoken at Higher Thought center, 1911-11-01

Abdu'l-Bahá in London

...it matters not what name each calls himself -- The Great Work is One. Christ is ever in the world of existence

AIL.040, BSTW#207c

Christ; Christianity; Oneness; unity of religion; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU3397

Words spoken on 1907-04-15

What the people believe regarding the other side and that they receive messages from that place is not quite so, they only feel something within themselves, but they do not perceive; there is a great difference between feeling and perception.

BSTW#211a

Occult sciences; psychic phenomena

ABU3490

Words to Madam J, spoken on 1904-04-15

Of course, they can see us and know everything we are doing for that is the world of real sight and sense.

PN_1904 p021, PN_1904 p030, BSTW#180c

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Soul; spirit after death

ABU3492

Words spoken ca. 1912-10-08 in the United States

We are on the eve of the battle of Armageddon referred to in the sixteenth chapter of Revelation. The time is two years hence when only a spark will set aflame the whole of Europe.

SW_v10#03 p.033, SW_v13#09 p.252-253, SAS.107-108, BSTW#022

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies

ABU3510

Words spoken on 1907-04-15

Hell denotes the heedlessness of people from God. The meaning of 'skin' is doubts

BSTW#211b

Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU3556

Answer to Mrs Brittingham, New York, Jul 1912

They existed before coming to this world, but not as we know personality upon this planet.

PN_unsorted p035, PN_unsorted p089, PN_unsorted p091, BSTW#017, BSTW#042b

Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; Relationship of the soul to the body

ABU3641

Words spoken on 1907-04-15

This is but the imagination of mankind.

BSTW#211a

Demons and evil spirits; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

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

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).

BH00687

Qad Ihtaraqa'l-Mukhlisun (The Fire Tablet)

1120

Fire Tablet; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

Lawh-i-Qad-Ihtaraqal-Mukhlisun (Fire Tablet)

ان یا مهدی ان انظر من افق البدآء انوار وجه ربک العلی الابهی ثم استمع الندآء

Indeed the hearts of the sincere are consumed in the fire of separation: Where is the gleaming of the light of Thy Countenance, O Beloved of the worlds?

INBA33:147x, INBA30:124, INBA81:192, BLIB_Or11095#009, , BLIB_Or15738.124,

BRL_DA#335, AHM.169, TSBT.219, MAS4.236ax, NFF2.007x, ASAT1.064x, ASAT5.255x, ABMK.055, OOL.B091

BPRY.312, BLO_PT#036, BLO_PT#037, BSTW#411

Ahdieh, S. and S. Toloui-Wallace, B. Lisbeth, A. Yanch, Gyenyame, T. Ellis

Written in rhythmic prose and taking the form of a conversation between Bahá’u’lláh and God in verses reminiscent of the biblical Book of Job, Bahá’u’lláh calls to God in His suffering and in God’s apparent absence and receives God’s answer as to the wisdom of this suffering.

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ROB3.226, BKOG.321, MMAH.115, GSH.188, LL#211

BH01208

690

ان یا محمد فاکف بربک و کن مستغنیا عما خلق فی التراب لان التراب و ما یحدث منه

O Muhammad! Be content with thy Lord and detach thyself from whatsoever hath been created in the dust, for verily the dust and all that proceedeth therefrom shall pass away [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I beg of Thee, by the Lights of Thy Beauty, the Exalted, the Supreme

INBA33:020bx, INBA92:219, NLAI_BH1.242

ADM3#139 p.157x

BSTW#035x, JHT_S#067x

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God

BH02080

420

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Proclamation to Jews; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

امروز روزیست که کرسی رب مابین شعب ندا میکند جمیع ساکنین ارض را و امر مینماید

This is the day whereon the Throne of God, established amidst the people, proclaimeth unto all the denizens of the world

BLIB_Or15719.101b, , BLIB_Or15722.189,

AVK2.242.15x, MAS4.097bx, KHAZ.026, ASAT1.250x, KASH.289-290

DAS.1913-10-04, BSC.116 #047, BSTW#141

BH03420

270

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity

Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity

یا بدیع نوصیک بالصبر و السکون و الامانه التی کانت ودیعه الله بین خلقه طوبی

Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity. Be worthy of the trust of thy neighbor

BRL_DA#655, GWBP#130 p.182x, AHB_117BE #12 p.371

GWB#130x, ADJ.025x, DWN_v3#01 p.009x, BSTW#401x

Joel in Real Life, Soulrise Melodies, Soulrise Melodies, D. Desimone

Exhortations and counsels; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

LL#069

BH06296

160

Prayers and Meditations; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

من انهار کافور صمدیتک فاشربنی یا الهی و من اثمار شجره کینونتک فاطعمنی یا

From the sweet-scented streams of Thine eternity give me to drink, O my God, and of the fruits of the tree of Thy being

INBA92:089

PMP#165, LHKM1.005, AQMJ1.017b, OOL.B159.3

PM#165, BPRY.163, BSTW#049

L. Thoresen, S. and S. Toloui-Wallace, almunajat.com [item 14]

Knowledge; recognition of God; Mystical themes; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

BH08919

110