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Tag: "Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys)"

tag name Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys) type: Writings, Bahá'u'lláh
web link bahai-library.com/tags/Haft_Vadi_(Seven_Valleys)
inventory # BH00047
related tags - Authoritative English translations on bahai.org, Bahá'u'lláh; - Best known Writings of Bahá'u'lláh (Bahá'í World list); Bahá'u'lláh, Poetry of; Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of (2. Baghdad); Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of (before Declaration); Call of the Divine Beloved (book); Metaphors and allegories; Mystical themes; Contentment; Journey (spiritual); Knowledge; Love; Nothingness; Search after truth; Sufism; True poverty and absolute nothingness; Unity; Valleys; Wonder and amazement
referring tags Poets quoted in the Seven Valleys and Four Valleys; Chahar Vadi (Four Valleys); Conference of the Birds (book)
notes

Mystical work of Bahá'u'lláh, written around 1857-1858

Official version is online at bahai.org/library.
Ebook (ePub format available at bahaiebooks.org.
Version on oceanlibrary.com (includes audio)
Bahá'í Library Online version is here.

See also:

Covenant Library Unified Index

selected quotations
(authoritative sources)

These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts:

"... a treatise that may well be regarded as His greatest mystical composition, designated as the “Seven Valleys,” which He wrote in answer to the questions of Shaykh Muḥyi’d-Dín, the Qáḍí of Khániqayn, in which He describes the seven stages which the soul of the seeker must needs traverse ere it can attain the object of its existence."

– Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By, p. 140

references en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Valleys; bahaipedia.org/The_Seven_Valleys; bahai9.com/wiki/Seven_Valleys; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/seven-valleys-four-valleys

"Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys)" has been tagged in:

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  1. n.d.. سیر و سلوک‌ در رساله سلوک (Spiritual Journey of the Mystical Path in the Seven Valleys). Fariduddin Radmehr. — شرحی بر عبارات، اشارات، كلمات، احادیث، اشعار و آیات مب... Books.
  2. n.d.. 七谷书简 (Seven Valleys). Bahá'u'lláh. — Chinese translation of the Seven Valleys by Baha'u'llah. Writings.
  3. 2023. Camphor and Metaphor. Dana Paxson. — The single word ‘camphor’ appears once in the holy Qur’an. It also appears in the Writings of ... Essays.
  4. 2022-08. Les Quatre Vallées, publié dans The Call of the Divine Beloved. Bahá'u'lláh, Pierre Daoust, trans. . — La traduction des Quatre Vallées de Marzieh Gail contient beaucoup de passages exquis et inspirés,... Translations.
  5. 2021. Les sept vallées et les quatre vallées. Bahá'u'lláh, la commission de traduction, trans. . — Traduction de Seven Valleys and Four Valleys. Writings.
  6. 2021. List of Articles by John Hatcher on BahaiTeachings.org. John S. Hatcher. — List of online essays and articles by Dr. John Hatcher. Bibliographies.
  7. 2020-2026. Online Course on the Bahá'í Faith. John S. Hatcher. — Links to 117 Youtube videos on Baha'i history and teachings. Video.
  8. 2019. Seven Valleys and Four Valleys: Interlinear Translation Comparison. Bahá'u'lláh, Adib Masumian, comp, Daniel Azim Pschaida, comp. . — New 2019 translation, side-by-side with the 1945 translation and the Persian original. Compilations-personal.
  9. 2019. Call of the Divine Beloved. Bahá'u'lláh. — Seven Tablets revealed before 1863, including a retranslation of the Seven Valleys and the Four Vall... Writings.
  10. 2018. Study Guide to The Seven Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh, A. Arline J. Bogie. — This book-length study guide was the life's work of Arline Bogie, who recently passed (April 2020). ... Study.
  11. 2018. List of Bahá'í Studies and Translations. Stephen Lambden, A. Bolhuis, comp. . — A list of content available at Lambden's personal website, Hurqalya Publications, with select links ... Resources.
  12. 2018. Ancient Poems as Means of Revelation, in an Early Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh. Julio Savi, Faezeh Mardani. — On the importance of poetry in the history of the Faith and in its Writings, and absolute detachment... Articles.
  13. 2017-09-18. Verge of the New, The: A Series of Talks. Steven Phelps. — Introducing a way of looking at the past and future of religion in the context of the scientific rev... Presentations.
  14. 2016. Memorials of the Faithful: Virtues of Inner and Outer Transformation. Marlene Koswan. — A study of the virtues identified for the faithful individuals mentioned in "Memorials of the Faithf... Articles.
  15. 2015. Insistent Self, The: How to Nurture Our Spirit. Lesley Shams. — The nature of our ego and the effort needed to prevent this lower nature taking over and hindering o... Books.
  16. 2015. Freud's Transference and the Four States of Bahá'u'lláh. Wolfgang A. Klebel. — On the tetrarchic structure of Baha'u'llah's "Firstness and lastness, outwardness and inwardness" an... Articles.
  17. 2014. Finding a Trace of the Traceless Friend: Reflection on Bahá'í Scholarship as a Journey in the Valley of Search. Wolfgang A. Klebel. — Prerequisites of search; independent investigation and the role of the heart, culture and tradition;... Articles.
  18. 2014. Inebriation of His Enrapturing Call (mast-and bulbulán), The. Julio Savi. — Translation of the early mystical Tablet "Nightingales Are Inebriated" and an analysis of its themes... Articles.
  19. 2011. Bahá'u'lláh's Seven Valleys and Developmental Psychology: Toward a Conception of Spiritual Development. Andrew R. Hatala. — Through the lens of the Seven Valleys, this paper creates a dialogue between theories of development... Articles.
  20. 2009-2019. Lists of Articles. Brent Poirier. — Lists of 126 articles at the author's six blog websites. Essays.
  21. 2008. Towards the Summit of Reality, by Julio Savi: Review. Ismael Velasco. Reviews.
  22. 2008. Bahá'u'lláh's "Most Sublime Vision". Wolfgang A. Klebel. — Examines the question: What philosophical viewpoints are necessary to understand what Baha’u’lla... Articles.
  23. 2006. Ineffability in Scripture: A Conversation with 6 Medieval Mystics. Ismael Velasco. — On how the experience of six 13th- and 14th-century Christian mystics was shaped by their language, ... Articles-unpublished.
  24. 2005-11. Collected Essays. John Wiegley. — Dozens of essays on numerous topics of Baha'i thought and practice. Books.
  25. 2005. Bahá'í Faith and the World's Religions. Moojan Momen, ed. — Papers presented at 'Irfan Colloquia. Books.
  26. 2003. Towards the Summit of Reality: Table of Contents and Bibliography. Julio Savi. — Front- and back-matter only of Savi's book Towards the Summit of Reality: An Introduction to the Stu... Resources.
  27. 2002. Journey through the Seven Valleys, A. Ghasem Bayat. — An epistle revealed in an eloquent language and composed in a masterful style, with beauty and brevi... Articles.
  28. 2002. Gems of Divine Mysteries. Bahá'u'lláh. — A lengthy tablet in Arabic on how the Mahdi was Ali Muhammad, The Bab, the Primal Point. Written dur... Writings.
  29. 2002. Seven Cities of Bahá'u'lláh, The. A. Bolhuis, comp. — This is a compilation of only those passages from Baha'u'llah’s Gems of Divine Mysteries that rela... Compilations-personal.
  30. 2002. World Baha'i Institute in New York. Nima Yadollahpour. — An architectural proposal for a Baha'i complex in Manhattan, designed structurally and mathematicall... Theses.
  31. 2002. Seven Valleys and the Scientific Method, The. Robert Sarracino. — The Seven Valleys is both Baha'u'llah's "greatest mystical composition" and a practical and inspirat... Articles.
  32. 2001/2015. Rumi: Quotations from the Mathnáví of Rúmí in the Bahá'í Writings. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, A. Bolhuis, comp. . — Rúmi’s Mathnavi is quoted in many places in the Baha'i Writings, as noted in the footnotes to the... Compilations-personal.
  33. 2001-07. Mystic's Flight, The: The Parable of Majnún and Laylí. Jack McLean. — This classic love tale of the Middle East, quoted by Baha'u'llah in the Seven Valleys, is prized by ... Articles-unpublished.
  34. 2001. Layli, Majnun, and the Infernal Tree. Mark Perry. — Short play dealing with the story of Layli and Majnun and partly inspired by the Seven Valleys. Fiction.
  35. 2001. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the Qur'ánic Verses Concerning the Overthrow of the Byzantines: The Stages of the Soul. Moojan Momen. — Commentary on the first few verses of the Quranic Sura of Rum; nine esoteric or mystical interpretat... Articles.
  36. 2001. Short Poem by "Darvísh" Muhammad, Bahá'u'lláh: Sáqí az ghayb-i baqá burqa' bar afkan az 'idhár, A: An Introduction and Three Versions of Provisional English Translations. Frank Lewis. — Three alternative renderings of a translation of one of Baha’u’llah’s early poems, writing dur... Articles.
  37. 2000-2024. Covenant Library Unified Index and Glossary. Covenant Library, comp. — A comprehensive glossary and reference index of Baha'i sacred texts and literature, organized in two... Glossaries.
  38. 2000-10. Correlating Mystical Experience to the Knowledge of God. Jack McLean. — Mysticism, "the experience of God," and theology, "the knowledge of God," are both expressions of on... Articles-unpublished.
  39. 2000. Seven Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh and Farid ud-Din Attar. Sheila Banani. — An overview of the similarities between the Seven Valleys by Baha'u'llah and the Conference of the B... Articles.
  40. 1999-03. Comparison of the Seven Valleys and the American Indian Peace Shield. Nina Bailey. — Comparison study between the spiritual teachings of the ancient Native American Indian Peace Shield ... Essays.
  41. 1999-01. How to get out of it: Faná' and baqá' in the Early Writings of Baha'u'llah. Alison Marshall. — Annihilation and the self in the Hidden Words and the Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys. Articles-unpublished.
  42. 1999. Seven Valleys (Haft Vádí): Wilmette Institute faculty notes. Iraj Ayman. Study.
  43. 1999. Seven Valleys (Haft Vádí): Tablet study outline. Jonah Winters. Study.
  44. 1998-03. Mystical Aspects of the Baha'i Faith as presented in the Seven Valleys. LeRoy Jones. — Mystical aspects of the Baha'i Faith are of paramount importance and may sometimes get overlooked in... Essays.
  45. 1998-02. What is Baha'u'llah's Message to the Sufis?. Roberta Law. — Nature of Sufism and Baha'u'llah's teachings for the Sufi community, especially as contained in the ... Essays.
  46. 1998. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume. Robert Stauffer, comp. — List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992. Bibliographies.
  47. 1998. Introduction to the Doctrines of Soul and Enlightenment in Mahayana Buddhism and the Bahá'í Faith, An. Yeo Yew Hock. — The development of Mahayana and how the Chinese people adopted and adapted it; non-self/enlightenmen... Articles.
  48. 1998. Mystic Journey of the Soul, The. Gul Afroz Zaman. — On the journey a soul must make to attain union with the Eternal from the confines of material life ... Articles.
  49. 1998. Symbolic Profile of the Bahá'í Faith, A. Christopher Buck. — A “symbolic profile” of Baha’i consciousness as shaped by the writings of Baha’u’llah and ... Articles.
  50. 1997-98 Winter. Story of Joseph in the Babi and Baha'i Faiths, The. Jim Stokes. — The story of Joseph describes the eternal process by which the most profound kind of new knowledge c... Articles.
  51. 1997. Absolute Poverty and Utter Nothingness. Rodney H. Clarken. — Baha’u’llah’s ideas of poverty as detachment, and nothingness as selflessness. Cites some comm... Articles.
  52. 1997. Background and Centrality of Apophatic Theology in Bábí and Bahá'í Scripture, The. Stephen Lambden. — History of the theological position of the incomprehensibility-unknowability of God in past major Ab... Articles.
  53. 1995. Seasons of the Soul: Reflections on "The Seven Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh" - The Valley of Search. Hedi Moani. Essays.
  54. 1992. Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism. Michael W. Sours. — Baha'u'llah uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the real... Articles.
  55. 1991. Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys, The. Bahá'u'lláh, Marzieh Gail, trans. . — Baha’u’llah's most well-known mystical works, written in Baghdad after his return from Kurdistan... Writings.
  56. 1989. Siete Valles y Los Cuatro Valles, Los. Bahá'u'lláh. — Spanish translation of Seven Valleys and Four Valleys. Books.
  57. 1968. Becoming Your True Self. Daniel C. Jordan. — The nature of human potential, and how the Baha'i Faith can guide the process of spiritual transform... Essays.
  58. 1966. Seven Valleys, The: Notes from a Deepening Class. Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. — Lengthy notes from a deepening led by Hand of the Cause Faizi in Haifa, Israel. Study.
  59. 1957. Introduction to the Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys. Robert L. Gulick. — Essay included as a preface to a 1952 edition of Seven Valleys and published as a stand-alone bookle... Essays.
  60. 1956. Notes on Words of the Guardian. Virginia Orbison. — Ten pages of notes, preserved as an appendix to Orbison's lengthy manuscript "Diary of a Pilgrimage ... Pilgrims.
  61. 1938. Seven Valleys of Baha'u'llah: A Meditation. George Townshend. Essays.
  62. 1923-02. Seven Cities in the Spiritual Journey to God: Gems of Divine Mystersies (Javáhiru'l-Asrár) and Seven Valleys. Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani (published as Jinab-i-Fadil Mazandarani). — Address given to an American audience in 1923, probably translated by Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, who accomp... Talks.
  63. 1912. Bahá'ísm, the religion of brotherhood and its place in the evolution of creeds. Francis Henry Skrine. — An outsider's sympathetic portrayal of the Baha'i history and teachings, written with "express appro... Books.
  64. 1909/1911. Splendour of God, The: Being Extracts from the Sacred Writings of the Bahá'ís. Eric Hammond, comp. — An early overview of Babi and Baha'i history, along with early translations of Seven Valleys, Hidden... Books.

from the Chronology (7 results; expand)

  1. 1858-12-00 — It was in this period that Baha'u'llah revealed the Seven Valleys (Haft Vadi) in response to a reque...
  2. 1860-00-00 — The revelation of Javahiru'l-Asrar, (meaning literally the "gems" or "essences" of mysteries) (in Ar...
  3. 1905-00-00 — The first publication of The Seven Valleys in the West. It was translated from Persian into French ...
  4. 1906-00-00 — The first translation of The Seven Valleys into English was done Ali Kuli Khan and reprinted frequen...
  5. 1936-00-05 — The Seven Valleys was published in revised translation by Ali Kuli Khan by the US Baha'i Publishing ...
  6. 2002-06-26 — The announcement by the Universal House of Justice of the publication of Gems of Divine Mysteries in...
  7. 2019-02-05 — The announcement of the publication of The Call of the Divine Beloved by the Baha'i W
 
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