Index by Opening Phrase
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The first duty prescribed by God for His servants is the recognition of ... |
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They whom God hath endued with insight will readily recognise that the precepts ... |
| 3 |
O ye peoples of the world! Know assuredly that My commandments are the ... |
| 4 |
Say: From My laws the sweet-smelling savor of My garment can be ... |
| 5 |
Think not that We have revealed unto you a mere code of laws. |
| 6 |
We have enjoined obligatory prayer upon you, with nine rak'ahs, to be offered ... |
| 7 |
Everything that is hath come to be through His irresistable decree. Whenever My ... |
| 8 |
We have set forth the details of obligatory prayer in another Tablet. Blessed ... |
| 9 |
Hair doth not invalidate your prayer, nor aught from which the spirit has ... |
| 10 |
We have commanded you to pray and fast from the beginning of maturity; ... |
| 11 |
We have absolved you from the requirements of performing the Prayer of the ... |
| 12 |
It hath been ordained that obligatory prayer is to be performed by each ... |
| 13 |
God hath exempted women who are in their courses from obligatory prayer and ... |
| 14 |
When travelling, if ye should stop and rest in some safe spot, perform ... |
| 15 |
Say: God hath made My hidden love the key to the Treasure; would ... |
| 16 |
O Pen of the Most High! Say: O people of the world! We ... |
| 17 |
These are the ordinances of God that have been set down in the ... |
| 18 |
It hath been ordained that every believer in God, the Lord of Judgement, ... |
| 19 |
Ye have been forbidden to commit murder or adultery, or to engage in ... |
| 20 |
We have divided inheritance into seven catagories: to the children, We have allotted ... |
| 21 |
Should the deceased leave no offspring, their share shall revert to the House ... |
| 22 |
Should the deceased leave offspring, but none of the other catagories of heirs ... |
| 23 |
If the deceased leave none of the specified heirs, but have among his ... |
| 24 |
Should the deceased be survived by none of those whose names have been ... |
| 25 |
We have assigned the residence and personal clothing of the deceased to the ... |
| 26 |
Should the son of the deceased have passed away in the days of ... |
| 27 |
If the deceased should leave children who are under age, their share of ... |
| 28 |
Division of the estate should take place only after the Huqúqu'lláh hath been ... |
| 29 |
Say: This is that hidden knowledge which shall never change, since its beginning ... |
| 30 |
The Lord hath ordained that in every city a House of Justice be ... |
| 31 |
O people of the world! Build ye houses of worship throughout the lands ... |
| 32 |
The Lord hath ordained that those of you who are able shall make ... |
| 33 |
O people of Bahá! It is incumbent upon each one of you to ... |
| 34 |
The kissing of hands hath been forbidden in the Book. This practice is ... |
| 35 |
O ye servants of the Merciful One! Arise to serve the Cause of ... |
| 36 |
Amongst the people is he who seateth himself amid the sandals by the ... |
| 37 |
Whoso layeth claim to a Revelation direct from God ere the expiration of ... |
| 38 |
Be not dismayed, O peoples of the World, when the daystar of My ... |
| 39 |
The peoples of the world are fast asleep. Were they to wake from ... |
| 40 |
Say: Rejoice not in the things ye possess; tonight they are yours, tomorrow ... |
| 41 |
Amongst the people is he whose learning hath made him proud, and who ... |
| 42 |
Endowments dedicated to charity revert to God, the Revealer of Signs. None hath ... |
| 43 |
Lament not in your hours of trial, neither rejoice therein; seek ye the ... |
| 44 |
Shave not your heads; God hath adorned them with hair, and in this ... |
| 45 |
Exile and imprisonment are decreed for the thief, and, on the third offence, ... |
| 46 |
Whoso wisheth to make use of vessels of silver and gold is at ... |
| 47 |
He Who is the Dawning-place of God's Cause hath no partner in ... |
| 48 |
Unto every father hath been enjoined the instruction of his son and daughter ... |
| 49 |
God hath imposed a fine on every adulterer and adultress, to be paid ... |
| 50 |
Beware lest ye be hindered by the veils of glory from partaking of ... |
| 51 |
We have made it lawful for you to listen to music and singing. ... |
| 52 |
We have decreed that a third part of all fines shall go to ... |
| 53 |
Should differences arise amongst you over any matter, refer it to God while ... |
| 54 |
O peoples of the earth! God, the Eternal Truth, is My witness that ... |
| 55 |
Know ye from what heights your Lord, the All-Glorious, is calling? Think ye ... |
| 56 |
The penalties for wounding or striking a person depend upon the severity of ... |
| 57 |
Verily, it is enjoined upon you to offer a feast, once in every ... |
| 58 |
Beware lest the desires of the flesh and of a corrupt inclination provoke ... |
| 59 |
Consider the mercy of God and His gifts. He enjoineth upon you that ... |
| 60 |
If ye should hunt with beasts or birds of prey, invoke ye the ... |
| 61 |
God hath bidden you to show forth kindliness to My kindred, but He ... |
| 62 |
Should anyone intentionally destroy a house by fire, him also shall ye burn; ... |
| 63 |
God hath prescribed matrimony unto you. Beware that ye take not unto yourselves ... |
| 64 |
O people of the world! Follow not the promptings of the self, for ... |
| 65 |
It hath been laid down in the Bayán that marriage is dependent upon ... |
| 66 |
No marriage may be contracted without payment of a dowry, which hath been ... |
| 67 |
It hath been decreed by God that, should any one of His servants ... |
| 68 |
Should resentment or antipathy arise between husband and wife, he is not to ... |
| 69 |
If the wife accompany her husband on a journey, and differences arise between ... |
| 70 |
Should a woman be divorced in consequence of a proven act of infidelity, ... |
| 71 |
Take heed lest the world beguile you as it beguiled the people who ... |
| 72 |
It is forbidden you to trade in slaves, be they men or women. |
| 73 |
Adorn yourselves with the rainment of goodly deeds. He whose deeds attain unto ... |
| 74 |
God hath decreed, in token of His mercy unto His creatures, that semen ... |
| 75 |
God hath, likewise, as a bounty from His presence, abolished the concept of ... |
| 76 |
God hath enjoined on you to observe the utmost cleanliness, to the extent ... |
| 77 |
God hath relieved you of the ordinance laid down in the Bayán concerning ... |
| 78 |
O kings of the earth! He Who is the sovereign Lord of all ... |
| 79 |
We see you rejoicing in that which ye have amassed for others and ... |
| 80 |
This is the Day in which He Who held converse with God hath ... |
| 81 |
O kings of the earth! The Most Great Law hath been revealed in ... |
| 82 |
Ye are but vassals, O kings of the earth! He Who is the ... |
| 83 |
By the righteousness of God! It is not Our wish to lay hands ... |
| 84 |
How great the blessedness that awaiteth the king who will arise to aid ... |
| 85 |
O Emperor of Austria! He Who is the Dayspring of God's Light dwelt ... |
| 86 |
Say: O King of Berlin! Give ear unto the Voice calling from this ... |
| 87 |
We have asked nothing from you. For the sake of God We, verily, ... |
| 88 |
Hearken ye, O Rulers of America and the presidents of the Republics therein, ... |
| 89 |
O people of Constantinople! Lo, from your midst We hear the baleful hooting ... |
| 90 |
O banks of the Rhine! We have seen you covered with gore, inasmuch ... |
| 91 |
Let nothing grieve thee, O Land of Ta, for God hath chosen thee ... |
| 92 |
Rejoice with great joy, for God hath made thee "the dayspring of His ... |
| 93 |
Erelong will the state of affairs within thee be changed, and the reigns ... |
| 94 |
O Land of Khá! We hear from thee the voice of heroes, raised ... |
| 95 |
None must contend with those who wield authority over the people; leave them ... |
| 96 |
O Most Mighty Ocean! Sprinkle upon the nations that with which Thou hast ... |
| 97 |
Should anyone aquire one hundred mithqáls of gold, nineteen mithqáls thereof are God's |
| 98 |
Various petitions have come before Our throne from the believers, concerning laws from ... |
| 99 |
Say: O leaders of religion! Weigh not the Book of God with such ... |
| 100 |
The eye of My loving-kindness weepeth sore over you, inasmuch as ye ... |
| 101 |
O ye leaders of religion! Who is the man amongst you that can ... |
| 102 |
We have decreed, O people, that the highest and last end of all ... |
| 103 |
Say: This, verily, is the heaven in which the Mother Book is treasured, ... |
| 104 |
We have not entered any school, nor read any of your dissertations. Incline ... |
| 105 |
Whoso interpreteth what hath been sent down from the heaven of Revelation, and ... |
| 106 |
It hath been enjoined upon you to pare your nails, to bathe yourselves ... |
| 107 |
It is forbidden you to wed your fathers' wives. We shrink, for very ... |
| 108 |
To none is it permitted to mutter sacred verses before the public gaze ... |
| 109 |
Unto everyone hath been enjoined the writing of a will. The testator should ... |
| 110 |
All Feasts have attained their consummation in the two Most Great Festivals, and ... |
| 111 |
Happy the one who entereth upon the first day of the month of ... |
| 112 |
Say: The Most Great Festival is, indeed, the King of Festivals. Call ye ... |
| 113 |
Resort ye, in times of sickness, to competent physicians; We have not set ... |
| 114 |
God had formerly laid upon each one of the believers the duty of ... |
| 115 |
Blessed is he who, at the hour of dawn, centering his thoughts on ... |
| 116 |
They who recite the verses of the All-Merciful in the most melodious ... |
| 117 |
Assist ye, O my people, My chosen servants who have risen to make ... |
| 118 |
The Lord hath granted leave to whosoever desireth it that he be instructed ... |
| 118 |
It is inadmissible that man, who hath been endowed with reason, should consume ... |
| 120 |
Adorn your heads with the garlands of trustworthiness and fidelity, your hearts with ... |
| 121 |
When the ocean of My presence hath ebbed and the Book of My Revelation is ... |
| 122 |
Consider the pettiness of men's minds. They ask for that which injureth them, ... |
| 123 |
Liberty must, in the end, lead to sedition, whose flames none can quench. |
| 124 |
Regard men as a flock of sheep that need a shepherd for their ... |
| 125 |
Say: True liberty consisteth in man's submission unto My commandments, little as ye ... |
| 126 |
In the Bayán it had been forbidden you to ask Us questions. The ... |
| 127 |
The number of months in a year, appointed in the Book of God, ... |
| 128 |
The Lord hath decreed that the dead should be interred in coffins made ... |
| 129 |
The inscription on these rings should read, for men: "Unto God belongeth all ... |
| 130 |
The Lord hath decreed, moreover, that the deceased should be enfolded in five ... |
| 131 |
God hath removed the restrictions on travel that had been imposed in the ... |
| 132 |
O peoples of the world! Give ear unto the call of Him Who ... |
| 133 |
Raise up and exalt the two Houses in the Twin Hallowed Spots, and ... |
| 134 |
Be watchful lest the concerns and preoccupations of this world prevent you from ... |
| 135 |
Call then to mind these words which have streamed forth, in tribute to ... |
| 136 |
Such are the words with which My Forerunner hath extolled My Being, could ... |
| 137 |
O people of the Bayán! Fear ye the Most Merciful and consider what ... |
| 138 |
Let none, in this Day, hold fast to aught save that which hath ... |
| 139 |
And now consider what hath been revealed in yet another passage, that perchance ... |
| 140 |
O people of the Bayán, I adjure you by your Lord, the God ... |
| 141 |
Say: By the righteousness of God! I, verily, am His Best-Beloved; and ... |
| 142 |
Verily, He revealed certain laws so that, in this Dispensation, the Pen of ... |
| 143 |
He hath previously made known unto you that which would be uttered by ... |
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Consort with all religions with amity and concord, that they may inhale from ... |
| 145 |
Take heed that ye enter no house in the absence of its owner, ... |
| 146 |
It hath been enjoined upon you to purify your means of sustenance and ... |
| 147 |
It is unlawful to beg, and it is forbidden to give to him ... |
| 148 |
Ye have been forbidden in the Book of God to engage in contention ... |
| 149 |
Recite ye the verses of God every morn and eventide. Whoso faileth to ... |
| 150 |
Teach your children the verses revealed from the heaven of majesty and power, ... |
| 151 |
Ye have been enjoined to renew the furnishings of your homes after the ... |
| 152 |
Wash your feet once every day in summer, and once every three days ... |
| 153 |
Should anyone wax angry with you, respond to him with gentleness; and should ... |
| 154 |
Ye have been prohibited from making use of pulpits. Whoso wisheth to recite ... |
| 155 |
Gambling and the use of opium have been forbidden unto you. Eschew them ... |
| 156 |
Whensoever ye be invited to a banquet or festive occasion, respond with joy ... |
| 157 |
Behold, the "mystery of the Great Reversal in the Sign of the Sovereign" ... |
| 158 |
Blessed is the one who discovereth the fragrance of inner meanings from the ... |
| 159 |
It hath been forbidden you to carry arms unless essential, and permitted you ... |
| 160 |
Promote ye the development of the cities of God and His countries, and ... |
| 161 |
Blessed is the man that hath acknowledged his belief in God and in ... |
| 162 |
Were He to decree as lawful the thing which from time immemorial had ... |
| 163 |
Whoso hath not recognized this sublime and fundamental verity, and hath failed to ... |
| 164 |
O Land of Káf and Rá! We, verily, behold thee in a state ... |
| 165 |
O concourse of divines! When My verses were sent down, and My clear ... |
| 166 |
Call ye to mind the shaykh whose name was Muhammad-Hasan, who ranked ... |
| 167 |
Beware lest any name debar you from Him Who is the Possessor of ... |
| 168 |
We, verily, see amongst you him who taketh hold of the Book of ... |
| 169 |
O concourse of divines! Beware lest ye be the cause of strife in ... |
| 170 |
Call ye to mind Karím, and how, when We summoned him unto God, ... |
| 171 |
Tear the veils asunder in such wise that the inmates of the Kingdom ... |
| 172 |
We, of a certainty, have had no purpose in this earthly realm save ... |
| 173 |
Happy are ye, O ye the learned ones in Bahá. By the Lord! |
| 174 |
O people of the world! When the Mystic Dove will have winged its ... |
| 175 |
O Pen of the Most High! Move Thou upon the Tablet at the ... |
| 176 |
O people of the Bayán! We, verily, set foot within the School of ... |
| 177 |
Take heed that ye dispute not idly concerning the Almighty and His Cause, ... |
| 178 |
This is not a Cause which may be made a plaything for your ... |
| 179 |
Beware lest aught that hath been revealed in the Bayán should keep you ... |
| 180 |
Whatsoever ye understand not in the Bayán, ask it of God, your Lord ... |
| 181 |
The world's equilibrium hath been upset through the vibrating influence of this most ... |
| 182 |
Immerse yourselves in the ocean of My words, that ye may unravel its ... |
| 183 |
Say: This is the infallible Balance which the Hand of God is holding, ... |
| 184 |
Say: O source of perversion! Abandon thy wilful blindness, and speak forth the ... |
| 185 |
This is the Counsel of God; would that thou mightest heed it! This ... |
| 186 |
This is a Book which hath become the Lamp of the Eternal unto ... |
| 187 |
Burden not an animal with more than it can bear. We, truly, have ... |
| 188 |
Should anyone unintentionally take another's life, it is incumbent upon him to render ... |
| 189 |
O members of parliaments throughout the world! Select ye a single language for ... |
| 190 |
It hath been forbidden you to smoke opium. We, truly, have prohibited this ... |
