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| AB12065 | 160 | Persian | ای دو شمع روشن محفل محبت الله صنوان دو شجر نابت از یک ریشه را گویند و ثابت | O ye two bright candles in the gathering of the love of God! Ye siblings are as two trees that spring forth from one root, and it is evident [3.5s] | YQAZ.055 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10498 | 60 | Persian | ای دو افنان سدره مبارکه الحمد لله از سفر سه سال در ممالک وسیعهٌ | O ye two branches of the Blessed Tree, praised be God that for three years in vast domains [3.5s] | INBA84:450a | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03155 | 210 | Persian | ای دو نفس مومن مبارکه چند سال است که مخابره مقطوع و مراوده ممنوع بظاهر نه خبری | O ye two blessed, believing souls! It is now some years that correspondence | MKT3.091 | SW_v09#14 p.153-154 | Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04757 | 160 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دو نفس مبارک نامه های شما رسید دلیل بر آن بود که تحری حقیقت نمودید و از | O ye two blessed souls! Your letters were received. They showed that ye have investigated the truth and have been freed from imitations | MMK1#014 p.026 | SWAB#014 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02082 | 270 | Persian | ای دو نفس مبارک نامه های شما رسید مختصر جواب مرقوم میگردد فی الحقیقه خدمت | O ye two blessed souls! Your letters arrived and a brief answer is being written. In reality ye are contributing a great deal through your distinguished service | BRL_DAK#0615, MKT3.313, BBBD.432 | BBBD.433-434 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12232 | 230 | O ye two blessed souls! Your letter was received. You have asked about the resurrection and ascension of His Holiness Christ | BBBD.628 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Resurrection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00093 | 1140 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | امروز ربّ الجنود حامی میثاق است و قوای ملکوت محافظ میثاق و نفوس آسمانی خادم میثاق و فرشتههای ملکوتی | O ye two blessed souls! Your letter was received. Praise be to God… Today, the Lord of Hosts is the defender of the Covenant | MNMK#127 p.243x, MMK1#192 p.221x, MAS9.150x, BSMR.039, HMQ.085 | SWAB#192x, SW_v11#14 p.240-243 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12426 | 130 | O ye two blessed souls! Your letter dated July 27, 1919, did not arrive, but the latest one from August 5 was delivered by Riad Selim | BBBD.454 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03421 | 200 | Persian | ای دو نفس مبارک آفتاب حقیقت در نهایت اشراق از فجر احدیت طلوع نمود و پرتو | O ye two blessed souls! The Sun of Truth hath risen with utmost radiance from the dayspring of divine Unity, and its rays [3.5s] | KHAZ.i005 | Call to action; Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12179 | 290 | O ye two blessed souls! The esteemed visitors to Stuttgart, the highly honored Khans | BBBD.462-463 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12585 | 90 | Persian | ای دو نفس مبارک از قرار مسموع در فلباخ محفلی بیاراستید و جمعی از دوستان حاضر | O ye two blessed souls! As I hear ye have established a meeting in Fellbach and a group of friends attend it. | BBBD.408 | BBBD.409 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04366 | 170 | mixed | ای دو بنده فرخنده اسم اعظم هر چند تا بحال نامه ای مرقوم نگردید ولی هر دم شما را | O ye two blessed servants of the Most Great Name! Though until now no letter hath been written, yet at every moment ye are [3.5s] | MKT8.083 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08081 | 100 | Persian | ای دو ورقهٌ مبارکه چون آن دوورقه از شجرهٌ مبارکه روئیده ورشحات سحاب | O ye two blessed leaves! Even as these two leaves have sprung forth from the sacred Tree, and the dewdrops of the clouds [3.5s] | INBA84:417b | Living waters; water of life; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05399 | 150 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye two birds warbling in the Garden of Wisdom. Verily, I saw your photographs, whose beauty proved the turning of your hearts | TAB.070 | Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08717 | 90 | Persian | انسان در ظلمت ضلالت جز غم و کدورت نيابد هميشه مأيوس و محزون و دلخون است ولی چون نور | O ye two birds of the rose-garden of Faith! In the darkness of error man does not find anything save affliction and distress. | MMK3#142 p.098x | DAS.1914-07-17 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08716 | 90 | Persian | ای دو مرغ آشیانه عرفان حمد کنید خدا را که در لانه عرفان هم آغوشید و در جنت | O ye two birds of the nest of mystic knowledge! Render praise unto God, for ye are enfolded in close embrace within the sanctuary of divine wisdom and in paradise [3.5s] | INBA17:164 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09955 | 70 | Persian | ای دو مرغ گلشن راز و نیاز نامه شما تغنی مرغ سحر بود و ترنی هزار هزار آواز | O ye two birds of the mystic garden of prayer and supplication! Your letter was as the melody of the dawn-bird and the warbling of a thousand nightingales [3.5s] | INBA84:258 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09361 | 80 | Persian | ای دو مرغ چمن عرفان موسم دی و بهمن بگذشت فصل بهار جانپرور رسید دشت و صحرا | O ye two birds of the meadow of mystic knowledge! The season of Dey and Bahman hath passed away, and the soul-nurturing springtime hath come unto the fields and plains [3.5s] | YARP2.331 p.273 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12317 | 170 | O ye two birds of the heavenly Nest! Praise be to God, through the love and affection and treatment of Mr. Gohring Mr. Kustner obtained cure | BBBD.597 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07404 | 110 | mixed | ای دو طیر حدیقه محبت الله در ریاض عنایت بر شاخسار سدره محبت و موهبت آشیانه | O ye two birds of the garden of the love of God, who have made your nest upon the branches of the divine Lote-Tree of love and bounty in the paradise of His grace [3.5s] | MMK3#006 p.003 | Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Power of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12843 | 120 | Persian | ای دو مرغ حدائق روحانی حمد کنید موفق باقتران با یکدیگر شدید و آرزوی آن دارید که | O ye two birds of the celestial gardens! Render thanks unto God that ye were graciously enabled to enter into matrimony | BRL_SWOP#017 | BRL_SWO#017 | Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12545 | 100 | O ye two birds in the same nest! For every bird there is a nest and a resting place. Your nest is the Kingdom of the Merciful | BBBD.412-413 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07727 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye two birds in the open-space of the Love of God! Verily I read your letter and I inhaled therefrom a spiritual fragrance | TAB.079-080 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12626 | 90 | O ye two birds in the Kingdom! Thank God that you have built a nest and a home in the garden of great bounties | BBBD.373-374 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01325 | 340 | mixed | ای دو یار عزیز هیچ میدانید که عبدالبهاء غرق چه دریاایست قسم باسم اعظم روحی | O ye two beloved friends! Know ye not in what ocean 'Abdu'l-Bahá is immersed? I swear by the Most Great Name, my spirit [3.5s] | INBA17:162 | MMK6#329x, ASAT5.136-137x, AVK4.142.09x, MAS2.083-084 | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Law of pilgrimage; Personal instructions; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04637 | 160 | Turkish | ای اللهک ایکی سوگلی دوستلری سزک هر نقدر مشقتنز چوقالدی و درلو درلو مصیبت تکرر | O ye two beloved friends of God! Though your hardships have multiplied and diverse tribulations have recurred [3.5s] | TSAY.494 | Consolation and comfort; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09363 | 80 | Persian | ای دو مومن بالله طفل عزیز شما هر چند از این جهان فانی درگذشت ولی الحمد لله در | O ye two believers in God! Though your precious child hath departed from this fleeting world, yet, praise be unto God [3.5s] | DRM.012c | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06767 | 120 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دو مومن بالله خداوند بی مانند زن و مرد را آفریده که با یکدیگر در نهایت | O ye two believers in God! The Lord, peerless is He, hath made woman and man to abide with each other in the closest companionship | MMK1#092 p.119, AKHB.196, YARP2.627 p.432 | SWAB#092, LOG#0755x | Chastisement and requital; Marriage as means of spiritual progress | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12100 | 120 | Persian | ای دو ناظر بملکوت الله حمد وشکر رب ملکوت را که آن دو مفتون حقیقت را بجهان | O ye two beholders of the Kingdom of God! Praise and thanksgiving be unto the Lord of the Kingdom, Who hath guided those two lovers of truth unto the realm of [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0491 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03154 | 210 | O ye two attracted ones to the reality! Your letter was received together… ...I am hopeful by divine bounty and grace that the beloved ones of God may be confirmed in the building of the Mashrak-el-Azkar | SW_v06#17 p.136, SW_v01#07 p.009-010x, BW_v01p060x | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06768 | 120 | Persian | ای دو نفس مطمئنه نامهٌ شما رسید از مضمون مفهوم شد که الحمد لله | O ye two assured souls! Your letter was received and from its contents it was understood that, praise be unto God [3.5s] | INBA84:385 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07412 | 110 | Persian | ای دو ورقه مطمئنه موهبت الهی تخصیص بذکور و اناث ندارد و فیض ابدی شامل جمیع | O ye two assured leaves! The divine bestowal maketh no distinction betwixt male and female, and the eternal grace encompasseth all [3.5s] | MMK3#145 p.100 | Chastity and purity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10503 | 60 | Persian | ای دو ورقه موقنه شکر خدا را که از بحر اعظم اغتراف نمودید و از الطاف جمال قدم | O ye two assured leaves! Render thanks unto God that ye have drawn from the Most Great Ocean and [partaken of] the favors of the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | INBA16:008 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01396 | 330 | mixed | ای دو مومن موقن اموری در اینجهان فانی ظهور و بروز نماید که بظاهر سبب هیجان | O ye two assured believers! Affairs shall arise and become manifest in this mortal world which outwardly cause agitation [3.5s] | BSHN.140.116, BSHN.144.116, MHT2.140 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09353 | 80 | Persian | ای دو بنده دیرین نور مبین از بدایت تصدیق در ایام الله بر خدمت امر الله قیام | O ye two ancient servants of the manifest Light! From the very beginning of your acceptance of the Faith in the Days of God, ye have arisen to serve His Cause [3.5s] | INBA84:410 | Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05671 | 140 | Persian | ای دو یار دیرین جناب امین زبان شیرین بستایش آن دو دوست نازنین بگشود که این دو جان | O ye two ancient companions! Jinab-i-Amin hath, with sweet tongue, sung the praise of those two cherished friends, these two souls [3.5s] | YARP2.503 p.367, RMT.157e | Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04003 | 180 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای دو مقبل بملکوت الله از خدا خواهم که هر دو مانند شمع بنور محبت الله روشن | O ye two advancers towards the Kingdom of God! I supplicate to God that ye may be enkindled, like unto two candles, with the light of the love of God | BRL_DAK#0685 | TAB.511 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07409 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye two accepted ones in the Kingdom of God! Your letter was read and its contents caused joy and happiness. Thank God that in such a cycle | TAB.049 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Naming of children; of individuals; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02385 | 250 | mixed | ای دو قضیب رطیب سدره مبارکه نامه شما رسید و از اتمام بیت مکرم و انتهای حساب | O ye twin verdant twigs of the Sacred Tree! Your missive hath been received, and the news of the completion of the Exalted House and the conclusion of the accounts | INBA87:347c, INBA52:356b | GEN.180 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Eulogies; reminiscences; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08711 | 90 | Persian | ای دو شاخ خرم سدره مبارکه فی الحقیقه روزگار بشما بسیار تلخ میگذرد و ایام در | O ye twin verdant branches of the blessed Lote-Tree! In truth, most bitter are the days that pass over you, and the times [3.5s] | INBA87:331b, INBA52:338b | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07052 | 120 | Arabic | ایها النجمان البازغان فی افق محبه الله قد حمی الوطیس و فار التنور و تشهق | O ye twin stars gleaming in the horizon of God's love! The furnace hath been heated, the kiln is ablaze, and its heat ascendeth [3.5s] | INBA21:103b, INBA88:175 | MKT2.234b | Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07401 | 110 | Persian | Light of the World | ای دو ستاره فرقدان الحمد لله بنور هدایت روی تابان دارید و خوی مشکین و مقبول | O ye twin shining stars! Praise be to God, for your faces are resplendent with the light of guidance, and your dispositions are pleasing and favoured | NURA#34, MMK4#057 p.065 | LOTW#34 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04755 | 160 | Persian | ای دو کوکب ساطع مطلع محبت الله جناب یوسفخان نهایت ستایش را از خلوص و حسن | O ye twin shining stars in the dayspring of the love of God! O Joseph Khan! The utmost praise hath been bestowed upon the sincerity and excellence [3.5s] | MKT5.053 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04001 | 180 | Persian | ای دو شمع روشن محبت الله در بین جمع محفل روحانی برافروزید و باتش عشق بسوزید و | O ye twin shining candles of the love of God! Kindle ye the flame in the gathering of the spiritual assembly and burn with the fire of divine love [3.5s] | MMK2#285 p.206, HDQI.254, ANDA#26 p.04, ABDA.378 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08720 | 90 | Persian | ای دو نهال بوستان الهی شکر کنید خدا را که از شجره مبارکه انبات شدید و برشحات | O ye twin saplings of the divine garden! Give thanks unto God that ye were nurtured from the blessed Tree and sustained by its outpourings [3.5s] | INBA87:375, INBA52:384 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08376 | 100 | Arabic | ایها النجلین النجیبین لمن اقبل بکلیته الی الله فاشکرا ربکما بما ایدکما باب صالح | O ye twin noble lights who have wholly turned towards God! Render thanks unto your Lord for having graciously aided you through a righteous gate [3.5s] | DRM.011c | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04040 | 180 | mixed | ای فرقدان دو کوکب نورانی سماء محبت الله در کل حین تضرع و ابتهال بملکوت جمال | O ye twin luminous stars in the heaven of the love of God, at all times supplicate and entreat the Kingdom of Beauty [3.5s] | INBA84:312 | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09355 | 80 | Persian | ای دو چراغ روشن نامه شما شادمانی داد زیرا ساغری بود سرشار از باده شناساای | O ye twin luminous lamps! Your letter brought joy, for it was a goblet brimming with the wine of understanding [3.5s] | YARP2.705 p.470 | Being a source of light; guidance; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04370 | 170 | Persian | ای دو شمع محبت الله در کشور مصر در وقت عصر اوقات خویش را بتحریر حصر نمودم تا | O ye twin luminaries of the love of God in the land of Egypt! At the evening hour have I confined my moments to the task of writing, so that [3.5s] | INBA17:252 | MKT8.094 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Past, present and future of Iran; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00761 | 450 | mixed | ای دو شمع جمع بهائیان نامه مشترک رسید و در هر دو یک مسئله مهمی مرقوم بود و آن | O ye twin luminaries of the assemblage of Bahá'ís! Your joint letter was received, wherein an important matter was detailed, and it concerned [3.5s] | AYBY.378 #060, TRZ1.358, YQAZ.143-144, YQAZ.279-280 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05664 | 140 | mixed | ای دو شمع افروخته محبت الله الحمد لله کشف سبحات جلال شد و هتک الستر بغلبه السر | O ye twin luminaries kindled with the love of God! Praise be unto God, for the veils of glory have been rent asunder and the mysteries unveiled through the ascendancy of the secret [3.5s] | MMK6#021, AADA.044 | Chastisement and requital; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02711 | 230 | Persian | ای دو مبلغ امرالله حضرت حاجی نبیل نهایت تعریف و توصیف از درس تبلیغ شما نموده | O ye twin heralds of the Cause of God! His Holiness Haji Nabil hath highly praised and extolled your teaching work [3.5s] | AHB.118BE #08-09 p.01, YQAZ.123, YQAZ.259-260 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09359 | 80 | Persian | ای دو صبیه آن شهید سبیل الهی چون در سحرگاهان عنوان تسبیح حضرت رحمن نمااید | O ye twin daughters of that martyr in the path of God, when in the early dawn ye intone the praises of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | MKT5.020a | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for morning; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06757 | 120 | mixed | ای دو برادر سرور شهداء آن پاک جان در محبت روی جانان جانفشان بود و مانند دریا | O ye twin brothers, princes of martyrs! That pure soul sacrificed his life in love for the Beloved's countenance, and was like unto an ocean [3.5s] | AHB.129BE #03-04 p.32, TAH.294a | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03703 | 190 | mixed | ای دو نجم باهر افق محبت الله خبر جشن روحانی و بزم رحمانی سبب سرور و حبور نفوس | O ye twin brilliant stars in the horizon of the love of God! The tidings of that spiritual celebration and heavenly feast have brought joy and gladness to all souls [3.5s] | PYB#201 p.18, KNJ.034c | Music and singing; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07403 | 110 | Persian | ای دو شمع روشن محبت الله قسم بروی و موی حضرت دوست و آن تبسمهای جان افزای او | O ye twin bright candles of the love of God! I adjure you by the face and flowing locks of the Best-Beloved and His soul-stirring smiles [3.5s] | MKT9.131 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10695 | 60 | Persian | ایها الفرعان النابتان من السدره الرحمانیه ورقه مسطوره وارد و مضامین معلوم و | O ye twin branches sprung from the divine Lote-Tree! Your letter hath arrived and its contents became known [3.5s] | INBA87:349a, INBA52:357 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08074 | 100 | Persian | ای دو صنوان شجره محبت الله شما دو شاخ در آن کاخ از | O ye twin branches of the Tree of God's Love! Ye are two boughs of that mansion [3.5s] | INBA13:306a | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01066 | 380 | mixed | ای دو مرغ حدائق میثاق شکر کنید حضرت حی توانا را که ثابت بر عهد و پیمان حضرت | O ye twin birds of the gardens of the Covenant! Give thanks unto the Ever-Living, the All-Powerful, that ye are steadfast in the Covenant of His Holiness [3.5s] | INBA13:015, INBA72:135b, INBA88:189 | MMK6#068 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01519 | 320 | mixed | ایها الفرعان من السدره المبارکه نامه شما رسید از مضمون مفهوم گردید که الحمد لله در این | O ye twain branches of the Blessed Tree! Your letter was received and its contents were understood. Praise be to God that in this [3.5s] | INBA87:350, INBA52:359 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Soul; spirit after death; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11174 | 40 | Persian | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02884 | 220 | Persian | ای بندگان صادق رب الجنود خدماتیکه در اعانه مدرسه تایید نموده و مینمااید | O ye true servants of the Lord of Hosts! The services ye are rendering in support of the Ta'yíd School merit the highest praise. | INBA16:129 | AMK.110-111, TAH.302, TRBB.054 | COC#0620 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03158 | 210 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دوستان حقیقی نامه شما رسید و از مضمون روح و ریحان حاصل گردید الحمد لله بزمی | O ye true friends! Your letter hath been received and it brought great joy. God be praised, ye had made ready an entertainment | MMK1#047 p.086 | SWAB#047 | Nineteen-Day Feast; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00084 | 1170 | mixed | ای دوستان حقیقی شما آگاهید که در ایران حاسدان و علمای رسوم بهم پیوستند | O ye true friends! Ye well know that in Persia the jealous ones and the divines of empty ritual have joined together [3.5s] | INBA16:096 | BRL_DAK#0581, MMK5#012 p.007, QT105.2.271x, QT108.144-145x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00413 | 600 | mixed | Light of the World; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای یاران حقیقی الواح مسطوره و اوراق منشوره و اسماء مذکوره کل ببقعه مبارکه | O ye true friends! The letters ye wrote, the pages ye penned, and the names ye mentioned were all received in the Holy Land | INBA13:001, INBA59:272 | NURA#35, MMK4#063 p.072, MSHR2.062x | LOTW#35 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| AB00080 | 1190 | mixed | ای دوستان راستان صبحست و دلبر امرالله در نهایت صباحت و ملاحت جلوه بافاق نموده | O ye true friends! Morn hath broken, and the beloved of God's Cause have appeared on the horizons in supreme grace and beauty [3.5s] | INBA16:091, INBA89:176 | BRL_DAK#0724, MKT4.061, MILAN.091b, AVK2.239.07x, YHA1.370 (2.743) | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement; Unity of thought and belief; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12054 | 30 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | O ye true friends! Make ye a mighty effort, that this world may become another world, and this darksome earth | BRL_ATE#072 | Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01285 | 350 | mixed | ای دوستان حقیقی در آیهٴ مبارکه میفرماید انّ الّذین قالوا ربّنا اللّه ثمّ استقاموا تتنزّل علیهم الملائکه | O ye true friends! In the blessed verse He saith: "As to those who say 'Our Lord is God' and then stand steadfast, the angels descend upon them." [3.5s] | MMK3#159 p.111x | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04766 | 160 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی هر چند در ارسال رسائل فتوری حاصل ولی همواره بیاد شما هستم و | O ye true friends! Although correspondence has come to a standstill yet do I continually think of you, asking for you the confirmations of the Kingdom | BBBD.346, KHH1.328-329 (1.457) | BBBD.347-348, KHHE.465-466, DAS.1915-05-09x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01610 | 310 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی جمال ابهی خوشا بحال شما که در مقام عبودیت جمال قدم با این عبد | O ye true friends of the Abhá Beauty! Blessed are ye that in the station of servitude to the Ancient Beauty ye are with this servant [3.5s] | INBA72:123 | YBN.035-036 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12080 | 230 | Persian | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای دوستان حقیقی عبدالبهاء این دم بیاد شما افتادم یعنی قریب غروبست و از کثرت | O ye true friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! At this moment my thoughts are turned towards you | BRL_DAK#0886, COMP_MASHRIQP#09 | BRL_MASHRIQ#09 | Angels; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05196 | 150 | O ye true friends and ye who are firm in the love of God! Although it has been a long time since I have written | BBBD.365, SW_v07#17 p.173-174 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for peace and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00360 | 630 | Persian | Light of the World | ای یاران حقیقی و دوستان الهی شمع روشن است و قرن جمال ابهی گلزار و گلشن فجر | O ye true friends and loved ones of God! The Candle shineth resplendent, and the century of the Abha Beauty is even as a flowering rose-garden | NURA#03, MMK4#037 p.041 | LOTW#03 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04895 | 160 | Persian | ای یاران حق و فداایان جمال مبارک قسم بان روی و خوی او که جهان غیب و شهود را | O ye true companions and devoted souls of the Blessed Beauty, by His countenance and character do I swear, Who hath encompassed both the seen and unseen realms [3.5s] | MMK5#135 p.105 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09409 | 80 | Persian | ای سه مفتون دلبر بیچون نامه مختصر بسیار مفصل بود و پر اثر و دلیل بکمال تضرع و | O ye three who are enraptured by the peerless Beloved! Your brief letter was most detailed and full of influence, betokening utter humility [3.5s] | INBA17:174 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03468 | 200 | Persian | ای متفکران چون کشف حقایق کائنات شود جمیع اعیان در حیز افتقار مشاهده گردد عناصر | O ye thinkers! When the realities of creation are unveiled, all beings shall be perceived in a state of utter dependence, and the elements [3.5s] | MAS9.079 | Ether; the phenomenon of light; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Man's distinction from the animal; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04797 | 160 | mixed | ای عبید رشید و اماء رب مجید قرنها بگذرد و دهرها بسراید و هزاران اعصار منقضی | O ye the valiant servants and handmaids of the All-Glorious! Ages, cycles, nay thousands of generations must pass away | MKT8.127 | GPB.099x2x, WOB.110x2x, WOB.167x, COC#0221x, SW_v14#01 p.019, BP1926.026-027 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02709 | 230 | Persian | ای دو حمامه حدیقه محبه الله نامه مفصل شما رسید خدمات شما در این بساط مذکور و | O ye the two doves nestling in the garden of the Love of God! Your detailed letter was received. Your services at this spot are recognized… | MKT3.096 | JWTA.019-020 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12393 | 140 | Persian | ای دو شمع روشن محبت الله فی الحقیقه روشنید و در هر محفلی که حضور یابید شعاع | O ye the two bright candles of the Love of God! Verily, verily ye are luminous and in every meeting ye make yourselves present | BBBD.386-397 | BBBD.397 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02936 | 220 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دوستان حقیقی جمال ابهی امرالله در این ایام در جمیع اقطار قوت گرفته و روز | O ye the sincere loved ones of the Abha Beauty! In these days the Cause of God, the world over, is fast growing in power | MMK1#194 p.226, HDQI.229, ANDA#19 p.05 | SWAB#194, SW_v15#01 p.021, DWN_v6#09 p.002bx | Call to action; Consultation; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06331 | 130 | Persian | ای منتسبین آن بنده الهی حمد کنید خدا را که موفق بر تقسیم میراث بما انزله الله | O ye the relatives of that servant of God! Give thanks unto God that ye have been successful in distributing the inheritance in the manner laid down by Him. | INBA17:079 | BRL_UHJ1996-07-01#1 | Law of inheritance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08278 | 100 | O ye the honored souls! Your letter of congratulation arrived and imparted joy, because its contents indicated that the Sun of Reality hath begun Its radiation | JWTA.037 | Being a source of light; guidance; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00056 | 1420 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء چندیست که از بعضی بلاد یک آهنگ دلربا بگوش جان نرسیده | O ye the cherished loved ones of Abdu'l-Baha! It is a long time now since my inward ear hath heard any sweet melodies out of certain regions | MNMK#123 p.235, MMK1#188 p.210, ASAT4.356x, BSHI.111-116 | SWAB#188, TAB.375-382 | S. Toloui-Wallace | Ottoman commissions of investigation; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB00177 | 860 | mixed | ای یاران دل و جان جهانرا ظلمت غفلت احاطه نموده و افق عالم را ابرهای تاریک | O ye the beloved of my heart and soul! The world of being is encompassed by mankind's heedlessness and all horizons are hidden by dark clouds. The world of humanity has become afflicted by hardship | MKT4.114, PYM.264x, MSHR5.210x, YHA1.144x, YHA1.425-426x, KHH1.333-335 (1.464) | KHHE.471-474 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06159 | 130 | O ye that stand fast and firm in the Covenant! The faithful servant of the Ever-Blest beauty, Shoghi Effendi, hath written a letter, and therein hath praised you | TDD.020a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01253 | 350 | Persian | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای دوستان حضرت رحمن و ای طیور فردوس ایقان و ای سراجهای محفل امکان و ای اشجار | O ye that are enamoured of the divine Beauty! O ye that are enraptured by the true Beloved! In this day when the fierce gales of tests | INBA13:125 | BRL_CONF2018P#20x, MMK2#012 p.007, MMG2#174 p.201x | BRL_CONF2018#20x | Love of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB04105 | 180 | Persian | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای نونهالان گلشن محبت الله و ای سبزهای نوخیز چمن معرفت الله در فصل بهار در | O ye tender seedlings in the garden of the love of God! O ye fresh saplings in the meadows of the knowledge of God! The sight of the flowering plants | MMK2#375 p.268, MMG2#436 p.480x, HUV2.022, NJB_v05#06 p.004 | BRL_APAB#08, BRL_CHILD#37 | Power of prayer; Spiritual springtime; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04839 | 160 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای معلمه های مدرسه تربیت بنات نامه شما رسید از قرائتش نهایت مسرت حاصل گشت | O ye teachers of the Tarbíat School for girls! Your letter hath been received and its perusal brought infinite joy | BRL_DAK#0839, MKT7.124b, MJTB.031ax | BRL_ATE#176x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03286 | 210 | Persian | یا بقایاء الشهداء اهل ملاء اعلی آرزوی این شهادت کبری نمایند و اهل ملکوت ابهی | O ye survivors of the martyrs! The denizens of the Supreme Concourse yearn for this supreme martyrdom, and so too do the dwellers in the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | MMK2#313 p.229 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02044 | 270 | mixed | ای بازماندگان آن سرور آزادگان حضرت سید مصطفی شهپر تقدیس گشود و باشیان الهی | O ye survivors of that noble leader of the free, His Holiness Siyyid Mustafa, who hath spread the wings of sanctity and ascended unto the divine Kingdom [3.5s] | TZH8.0313 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03926 | 180 | Persian | ای بازماندگان آن صدرالمقربین جناب عزیزالله خان در نزد مشتاقان نام آن عزیزان | O ye survivors of that most exalted one among the near ones, the honored 'Azízu'lláh Khán, cherished in the hearts of them that long for you [3.5s] | TSS.212a | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as educator | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01047 | 380 | mixed | ای بازماندگان آن نفس قدسی?? نجم ساطع لامع حضرت سمندر غضنفر اجمه لاهوت در مدت | O ye surviving remnants of that sanctified soul, that resplendent and radiant star, His Holiness Samandar, Lion of the celestial realms, during the time [3.5s] | AYBY.416 #129, TRZ1.354b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Eulogies; reminiscences; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01437 | 330 | Persian | ای یاوران عبدالبهاء بخارا وقتی عقل افزا بود و مرکز علم و دانش نفوسی در آنجا | O ye supporters of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Bukhárá was once a place that enhanced wisdom, a center of learning and knowledge where souls [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1035, MKT2.152, AKHA_088BE #07 p.01, ASAT2.027x, AHB.107BE #15 p.328, AVK2.134, PYM.096x, GTB.122 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09565 | 80 | Persian | ای ورقات مبتهلات در صبح ابداع و شفق اختراع نوری الهی چنان سطوع نمود که پرتوش | O ye supplicating leaves! At the dawn of creation and the daybreak of divine invention, a celestial light shone forth with such radiance that its rays [3.5s] | MKT7.134a | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06860 | 120 | mixed | ای متضرعان بملکوت ابهی ید عنایت تاج گران گوهری بر سر آن یاران نهاده که در | O ye suppliants at the Kingdom of Abhá! The hand of divine grace hath placed upon the heads of those companions a crown adorned with precious gems [3.5s] | INBA72:099 | MKT6.158a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10472 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابتان هر چند انسانرا خداوند پاک از مشتی خاک خلق فرمود ولی در این صدف دری | O ye steadfast ones! Though the Lord, the Pure One, created man from a handful of dust, yet within this shell a pearl [3.5s] | MMK2#127 p.098, YARP2.175.3 p.179 | Human reality created in the image of God; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00454 | 580 | mixed | ای ثابتان ای راسخان در روز غوغا و ضوضاء که جمعی بدون بینه و برهان هجوم بمحل | O ye steadfast ones! O ye firm ones! On this day of tumult and commotion, when a group without proof or evidence made an assault upon [3.5s] | INBA87:378, INBA52:387 | MKT3.208, AKHA_121BE #05 p.b, ANDA#87 p.06 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01569 | 310 | Persian | ای ثابتان ای صادقان نامهای مبارک شما در نامه حضرت سمی معنوی عبدالبهاء مرقوم و | O ye steadfast ones, O ye sincere ones! Your blessed names were written in the letter of his holiness, the spiritual namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | MMK4#085 p.101 | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God as sun; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03686 | 190 | mixed | ای ثابتان ای راسخان آفتاب عهد بر شرق و غرب تجلی نموده خاور و باختر روشن گشته | O ye steadfast ones, O ye firm ones! The Sun of the Covenant hath cast its rays upon East and West, and Orient and Occident are illumined [3.5s] | YBN.060 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04730 | 160 | mixed | ای ثابتان ایراسخان فیض میثاق آفاق را زنده کرد و اهل اشراق را بشوق و شعف آورد | O ye steadfast ones, O ye firm ones! The outpouring of the Covenant hath quickened the horizons and filled the people of enlightenment with joy and ecstasy [3.5s] | INBA87:204a, INBA52:205b | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10887 | 50 | Persian | ای ثابتان ای راسخان صبح است و در پاریس بقرائت این نامه نفیس پرداختم ولی افسوس | O ye steadfast ones, O ye firm ones! It is dawn, and in Paris I have begun reading this precious letter. Yet alas [3.5s] | AYBY.380 #061b | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01319 | 340 | mixed | ای ثابتان ای راسخان جناب ادیب الهی لسان بستایش شما گشوده و در توصیف و تعریف | O ye steadfast ones, O ye firm ones! His honor the divine Adib hath loosened his tongue in praise of you, in description and commendation [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1060, MKT9.069 | Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02375 | 250 | mixed | ای ثابتان ای راسخان نسیم معطری و نفحه معنبری از خطه کرمان بمشام مشتاقان میرسد | O ye steadfast ones, O ye firm and unwavering ones! A fragrant breeze, a musk-laden zephyr, wafteth from the region of Kirman unto the senses of the yearning ones [3.5s] | MKT9.070 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02544 | 240 | Persian | ای ثابتین ای ثابتات شکر کنید خدا را که مومنید و مومنات و موقنید و موقنات | O ye steadfast ones, men and women! Give thanks unto God that ye are among the faithful, both men and women, and among those endowed with certitude, both men and women [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0472, MMK2#015 p.009, QUM.133 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11735 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابتان پیمان نامه های پر آه و فغان شما رسید حق با شماست زیرا آن طائره طیبه | O ye steadfast ones in the Covenant! Your letters, laden with lamentation and grief, were received. You speak rightly, for that blessed bird [3.5s] | YIA.420 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00408 | 600 | mixed | Translation List | ای ثابتان پیمان حضرت اسم الله المهدی علیه بهاء الله الابهی و علیه ثناء الله | O ye steadfast ones in the Covenant of His Holiness Ismu'llah al-Mihdi, upon him be the Most Glorious Glory of God and upon him be the praise of God [3.5s]... ...O Thou Who art Self-Sufficient! Set those birds of the meadow on their flight; make those nightingales of the rose-garden | MJMJ3.057x, MMG2#244 p.274x, YBN.033-034 | ADMS#234x | Call to action; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01663 | 300 | mixed | ای احبای با وفای جمال ابهی چهار صد نفس مبارک از دوستان غرب بالاتفاق این نامه | O ye steadfast lovers of the Abhá Beauty! Four hundred blessed souls from among the friends of the West have, with one accord, this letter [3.5s] | AYBY.420 #131, PYB#146 p.15, KHSH09.046, TRZ1.278 | Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10471 | 210 | Persian | ای ثابتان بر پیمان همیشه در نظرید و پیش بصرید و حاضر محضرید و آنی فراغت از یاد | O ye steadfast in the Covenant! Ye are ever present in my thoughts, before my vision, and in my presence, and not for a moment do I cease to remember you [3.5s]... ...O Thou Provider, O Thou Forgiver! A noble soul hath ascended unto the Kingdom of reality | BRL_DAK#0094, BRL_MON#011x, BSHN.140.491x, PYB#036 p.20x, MHT1b.151x | BRL_POAB#11x, ADMS#029x | S. Tirandaz | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04334 | 170 | Persian | Social Action | ای ثابتان بر پیمان الحمد لله موفق بآن شدید که در مهدی آباد تاسیس مدرسه تربیت | O ye steadfast in the Covenant! God be praised that ye have succeeded in establishing a school in Mihdíyabad and are, with great energy and enthusiasm, engaged in educating the children. | BRL_DAK#0392, TRBB.058 | BRL_SOCIAL#193, COC#0624 | Call to action; Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Universal education | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08976 | 90 | mixed | ای یاران ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و چون حضرت منشادی علیه بهاء الله الابهی از | O ye steadfast friends in the Covenant! Your letter hath arrived, and as his honour Manshádí, upon him rest the Glory of God, the Most Glorious [3.5s] | ANDA#82 p.38x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01419 | 330 | Persian | ای نفوس ثابت راسخ نامه شما رسید برهان انجذاب بود و دلیل ثبوت و اطمینان | O ye steadfast and immovable souls! Your letter was received, serving as a testament to attraction and a proof of constancy and certitude [3.5s] | MKT5.039, NJB_v12#01 p.032 | Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Methods of teaching the Cause; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Religion as source of love and unity; Supreme tribunal; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04367 | 170 | Persian | ای دو ثابت نابت هر چند بلایا و محن از برای بشر عذاب گرانست ولی چون جام لبریز | O ye steadfast and immovable ones! Though trials and tribulations be a grievous torment for mankind, yet when the cup is brimming over [3.5s] | MKT8.084b, MSBH5.058-059 | Call to action; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Universal education | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02922 | 220 | mixed | ای ثابتان ای راسخان خیرالقری انشاء الله ام القری گردد یعنی مرکز انتشار انوار | O ye steadfast and firm ones! The most excellent of cities shall, God willing, become the Mother of Cities—that is, the center for the diffusion of light [3.5s] | MMK3#183 p.127 | Call to action; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01245 | 350 | Persian | ای جوانان روحانی هر جوانی از اهل این خاکدان در فکر این جهان و منهمک در شهوات | O ye spiritual youths! Many a youth inhabiting this mound of earth is only thinking of this material plane | KHMT.192x, RHQM2.0892-893 (313) (195-196x), TISH.035-036, MAS5.244 | DAS.1914-07-25 | High station of the true believer; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06782 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye spiritual ones! O ye heavenly ones! The assembly which you have established in that city is a splendor from the congregation of the Supreme Concourse | TAB.593 | Consultation; Love of God; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05480 | 150 | O ye spiritual friends! Thank ye God His Highness the Almighty, who has granted ye such a gift and conferred such a Bestowal! | DAS.1913-10-17 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11767 | 120 | Persian | ای یاران رحمانی الحمد لله آنچه از کلک میثاق جاری ظاهر و عیان شد و آنچه تا بحال نشده | O ye spiritual friends! Praise be to God that whatsoever flowed from the Pen of the Covenant became manifest and evident, and as to that which had not yet come to pass [3.5s] | FRH.108 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00394 | Lawh-i-Mahfil-i-Shawr? | 610 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای یاران رحمانی من در این ایام خبری پر روح و ریحان از آنسامان رسید که الحمد لله | O ye spiritual friends! In these days, most soul-uplifting tidings have reached from that region, for which praise be to God [3.5s]... ...the first condition is absolute love and harmony amongst the members of the assembly. | MKT3.505, MMK1#045 p.084x, MILAN.153, AKHA_134BE #14 p.548, AVK3.409.04x, AVK4.311x, MMG2#373 p.416x, HYB.094, YARD.054x | SWAB#045x, BADM.022-023x, COC#0176x, COC#1372x, COC#1373x | Consultation; Non-participation in politics; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | x | * | - | ||||||
| AB02431 | 250 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye spiritual friends of this prisoner! According to what is heard and is evident, you have arranged an assembly in the utmost beauty | TAB.632-633 | Power of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02796 | 230 | Persian | ای یاران معنوی اهل ملا اعلی و سکان ملکوت الابهی در صباح میثاق بشکرانه الطاف | O ye spiritual friends of the Concourse on High and dwellers in the Abhá Kingdom! In the morn of the Covenant, in gratitude for His favours [3.5s] | INBA87:248, INBA52:252 | MMK5#282 p.213 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Thankfulness; gratitude; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01614 | 310 | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye spiritual friends of Abdul-Baha! Your long letter was considered and its contents were a source of happiness. Thank God that ye, western friends | TAB.020-022, BWF.413-413x | Grammar and orthography; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01432 | 330 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید مضامین بسیار | O ye spiritual friends of Abdu'l-Baha! The letter ye had written hath been noted; its contents were most pleasing and bespoke your firmness | MNMK#104 p.191, MMK1#174 p.197 | SWAB#174, TAB.022-023, BWF.365-366x | Nadia, Zaynab, Fritz & Earl | Being a source of light; guidance; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB00189 | 830 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء پیک امین رسید و پیام یاران الهی را در عالم روحانی | O ye spiritual friends of Abdu'l-Baha! A trusted messenger hath arrived and hath, in the world of the spirit, delivered a message from God's loved ones.... In every dispensation the command of friendship and the law of love have been revealed... Now the believers of God must live in accord with these divine teachings.... O God, my God! Aid Thou Thy trusted servants to have loving and tender hearts. | MKT1.303, MNMK#090 p.162, MMK1#007 p.017, MILAN.141, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.255, BCH.110, MJMJ2.020ax, MMG2#074 p.081x, YHA1.371-372x (2.746) | SWAB#007, BPRY.201x, DAS.1913-07-26, SW_v08#11 p.140x, SW_v08#12 p.142x, ABIE.111, BLO_PN#007 | C. Serrano, G.H. Miller, Soulrise Melodies, R. Johnston-Garvin [track 1] | Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving community spirit in teaching the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00178 | 860 | mixed | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء نامه شما رسید الحمد لله بشارت صحت و سلامت دوستان حقیقی | O ye spiritual friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your letter was received. Praise be to God that it brought tidings of the health and well-being of the true friends [3.5s] | MKT3.283, AVK4.202.08x, AVK4.325ax | Law of burial and cremation; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Supreme tribunal; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04501 | 170 | Persian | ای یاران رحمانی عبدالبهاء الحمد لله بفضل بی منتهی محفلی تازه برپا نمودید انجمن | O ye spiritual friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God, through His infinite bounty ye have established a new gathering [3.5s] | MMK2#188 p.136 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06414 | 130 | Persian | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء تا چند ساکتید و تا کی صامت هر چند ناطقید ولی در این | O ye spiritual friends of 'Abdu'l-Baha! How long will ye stay still? How long will ye be silent? And when ye speak forth in this century | MMK2#041 p.032, DUR1.135 | BBBD.107, SW_v01#05 p.001, SW_v07#16 p.159 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01613 | 310 | Persian | ای یاران رحمانی و اماء الرحمن این خاکدان فانی جغدان نادان را سزاوار و این | O ye spiritual friends and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! This transient heap of dust befitteth none but ignorant owls, and this [3.5s] | DUR4.811 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00163 | 890 | mixed | ای یاران جان و وجدان عبدالبهاء جناب نصرالله خان الحمد لله در صون حمایت جمال | O ye spiritual friends and companions in conscience of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jináb-i-Naṣru'lláh Khán, praised be God, under the sheltering protection [3.5s] | MSHR2.319 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00514 | 550 | Persian | Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای یاران رحمانی و دوستان حقیقی مدتی بود که از آنسامان خطه مبارکه زنجان رائحه مشک | O ye spiritual companions and true friends! For some time from that blessed land of Zanjan the fragrant musk-scent [3.5s] | MMK3#287 p.209, MSBH5.131x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09735 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye spiritual assembly! As ye were gathered in the meeting of hospitality | TAB.554-555 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02272 | 260 | mixed | ای نفوس منجذبه بنفحات الله کور کور خداوند یکتاست و عصر عصر حضرت کبریاء جسم | O ye souls who are attracted by the divine fragrances! This is the age of the one true Lord, and this is the era of His Most Great Glory [3.5s] | MMK2#214 p.153 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07736 | 110 | Arabic | ایها النفوس الملتهبه بالنار الموقده انی لاشکر ربی و اثنی علیه بما هدیکم الی | O ye souls enkindled with the blazing fire! I render thanks unto my Lord and praise Him for having guided you unto [3.5s] | INBA21:004, INBA79.017 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00351 | 630 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01547 | 310 | mixed | ای ابناء عبدالبهاء حقا که سبب روح و ریحانید و مورث شادمانی و کامرانی یاران شب | O ye sons of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Truly ye are the cause of spiritual fragrance and the source of joy and felicity to the friends [3.5s] | TSS.150, RRT.123 | Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01165 | 360 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت نامه شما که بالهام آسمانی مرقوم وصول یافت مضامین دلنشین | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter, which was surely inspired of heaven, hath been received. | BLIB_Or.08117.032, | MKT3.438, MMK1#219 p.263, ASAT5.071x | SWAB#219, SW_v02#05 p.006, CHH.147-148, BLO_PN#022 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| AB02185 | 260 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت نامه شما رسید از مضمون مفهوم گردید که الحمد لله قلوب در | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter was received. From its contents it was known that | MKT3.072, MMK1#223 p.270 | SWAB#223, SW_v10#04 p.076-077 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03610 | 190 | Persian | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت نامه شما رسید از مضمون حقیقت بیان حضرت مسیح تحقق یافت | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter was received. From | MKT3.078 | SW_v10#04 p.077 | Praise and encouragement; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03319 | 200 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت نامه ایکه بتاریخ۳۰ سبتمبر سنه حالیه بود رسید از | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter dated September 30 of this year hath been received, and from the contents it became clear and evident | BBBD.274 | BRL_ATE#044, BBBD.275, DAS.1913-10-20 | High station of the true believer; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02186 | 260 | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! You brief and interesting letter | SW_v01#06 p.002-003 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02642 | 230 | Persian | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت دختر ملکوتی مس نوبلاک نهایت ستایش از ایمان و محبت شما | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! The heavenly daughter, Miss Knoblock, has given the utmost praise about your Faith and Love | MMK3#131 p.092x, BBBD.264-265 | BBBD.265-267, DAS.1913-09-22, ABIE.346, BLO_PN#007 | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02868 | 220 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت طیور مبارک شکور همواره پرواز در اوج اعلی خواهند و آرزوی | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Thankful, the birds of the spirit seek only to fly in the high heavens | MMK1#148 p.172 | SWAB#148 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06571 | 120 | Persian | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت حمد کنید خدا را که در این امر عظیم که نورانیت آفاق و | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Praise ye God for having | MKT3.081 | SW_v10#04 p.076 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00530 | 540 | Persian | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت الحمد لله بفیض نامتناهی الهی آفاق باهتزاز آمده و شرق و | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Praise be to God! The infinite bounty... O ye beloved of ‘Abdu'l-Baha! The beloved of God and the maidservants of the Merciful intend to found a Mashrak-el-Azkar | MMK3#269 p.193, NJB_v01#19a p.017-019 | SW_v01#04 p.008-009, SW_v06#17 p.140x | Call to action; Constitutional revolution in Iran; Exhortations and counsels; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03318 | 200 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Praise be to God, that the Friends and Maidservants of the Merciful gathered together | TAB.440-441 | Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03906 | 180 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت ایام استتگارت چه ایام خوشی بود و محافل چه قدر نورانی | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Oh, how happy were the days of My stay in Stuttgart, and how radiant were the meetings of the friends | MMK5#070 p.060, BBBD.214 | BBBD.215, DAS.1913-05-06, MHMD2s.331-332 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03907 | 180 | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! It is some time since news has | SW_v02#05 p.005, SW_v05#07 p.098 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00936 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Western states I) | 400 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت شب و روز جز یاد یاران و دعای خیر در حق ایشان و طلب تایید | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Day and night I have no other occupation | MKT3.010, FRTB.043 | TDP#04, BSC.518 #978, SW_v07#10 p.088-089, SW_v07#10 p.085, SW_v09#14 p.160 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | UDP.029 | ||||||
| AB12286 | 190 | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom of God! Your letter arrived. It brought me the news that you had united in a gathering and turned your attention to the Kingdom | BBBD.482 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00889 | 410 | Persian | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت الله نامه مبارکی که ارسال نموده بودید رسید مضمون تاسیس محفل | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom of God! The blessed letter that ye have forwarded was received. Its contents indicate | NJB_v01#09 p.001-002 | TEW.017-018 | Consultation; Importance of community building; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03317 | 200 | mixed | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02455 | 250 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye sincere, O ye firm and steadfast in the Testament of God! I have read your letter signed by you, which shows your steadfastness | TAB.350-352 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01554 | 310 | mixed | ای بندگان صادق جمال مبارک محفل روحانی آن سامان گلشن حضرت یزدانست لهذا نفسی | O ye sincere servants of the Blessed Beauty! The Spiritual Assembly of that region is a rose-garden of the Lord. Therefore no soul [3.5s] | INBA17:081 | MKT8.040, MJMJ2.052x, MMG2#366 p.408x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Scarcity of receptive souls | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00581 | 510 | Persian | ای بندگان صمیمی جمال مبارک روحی لذکرکم الفدا و نفسی لحبکم الفدا نامه آقا | O ye sincere servants of the Blessed Beauty! My spirit is a sacrifice unto your remembrance, and my soul a ransom for your love. The letter [3.5s] | MMK5#029 p.030, TABN.031 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Personal instructions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04540 | 170 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye sincere ones! O ye firm ones! O ye heralds of the Kingdom of God! Fly away with joy! | TAB.348 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00590 | 510 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها المخلصون ایها المقربون ایها المبتهلون ایها المتضرعون انی اضع جبهتی علی | O ye sincere ones! O ye favored ones! O ye beseeching ones! O ye supplicating ones!... O friends! It is the wish of ‘Abdu'l-Baha that the friends may establish general unity and not a particular meeting of unity | BRL_DAK#0894, MKT3.233, HDQI.297 | TAB.392-395, BSC.458 #843, TCI#1 | Importance of community building; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00874 | 420 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها المخلصون ایها المنجذبون ایها المشتاقون ایها القائمون علی خدمه امر الله و | O ye sincere ones, ye longing ones, ye who are drawn as if magnetized, ye who have risen up to serve the Cause of God… As for you, O ye lovers of God, make firm your steps in His Cause | MNMK#034 p.119, MMK1#199 p.232 | SWAB#199, TAB.003-005, PN_1901 p088 | MJ Cyr, The Friends in Stockholm, Sabin, Laticia & Aysher | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB00916 | 410 | mixed | ایها المخلصون ایها الراسخون ایها السابقون الی الخیرات ایها المتمسکون بذیل رب | O ye sincere ones, O ye steadfast souls, O ye who hasten unto good deeds, O ye who hold fast to the hem of your Lord [3.5s] | RAHA.017 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03032 | 220 | Arabic | ایها المخلصون ایها الثابتون ایها المنجذبون اننی اشکر الله بما حفظکم فی صون حمایته | O ye sincere ones, O ye steadfast ones, O ye enraptured souls! I render thanks unto God for having preserved you within the shelter of His protection [3.5s] | MKT3.427 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03030 | 220 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye sincere ones and ye who are attracted and moved by the breeze of the favor of God! Verily, I have read the names of your beloved assembly | TAB.082-083 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05682 | 140 | Persian | ای دوستان راستان جناب جمشید وارد و نام برادران خویش برد و خواهش یاد آنمشتاقان | O ye sincere friends! The honoured Jamshíd hath arrived and made mention of his brethren, yearning for the remembrance of those eager souls [3.5s] | ANDA#65 p.58, YARP2.158 p.167, PPAR.094 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02558 | 240 | mixed | ای دوستان خالص حضرت یزدان جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی لاحبائه الفدا بجمیع اسماء | O ye sincere friends of the Lord of Hosts! The Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name—may my spirit be sacrificed for His loved ones—by all His names [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1205, SFI09.017b | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05513 | 140 | mixed | ای اخوان صفا حضرت برادر بزرگوار را بستااید و خدمت بنمااید و شب و روز بکوشید | O ye sincere brethren! Praise ye the honored elder brother and render service unto him, and strive ye by day and by night [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0910, VAA.120-120 | Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Pain of love; love as veil; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02318 | 260 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye shining faces and spiritual beings! Verily I was rejoiced at beholding | TAB.270-271 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03619 | 190 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye shining Assembly! The meeting that you organized hath attracted the divine gaze and the subject of your conversation was the divine commemoration. | TAB.253-254 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01470 | 320 | mixed | ای بندگان جانفشان جمال ابهی صفحه نورانی و نقشه شمائل رحمانی یاران روحانی | O ye servants who sacrifice your lives for the Beauty of the All-Glorious, O luminous pages and divine portraits, spiritual friends [3.5s] | INBA87:367a, INBA52:376 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06058 | 130 | mixed | ای بندگان حق مکاتیب شما رسید فرصت جوابهای منفرد نیست لهذا بیک نامه جواب داده | O ye servants of Truth! Your letters were received. There is no opportunity for individual replies; therefore one letter hath been written in response [3.5s] | MMK6#105 | Personal instructions; Prayer for prosperity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04661 | 160 | Persian | ای بندگان آستان جمال ابهی حمد خدا را که بحر الطاف پر هیجانست و سیل فیض و | O ye servants of the Threshold of the Most Glorious Beauty! Praise be to God that the ocean of favors is surging high and the flood of bounties [3.5s] | INBA13:047 | MKT9.049a, BSHN.140.277, BSHN.140.309, BSHN.144.277, BSHN.144.307, MHT1a.107, MHT1b.065, MHT1b.195 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04266 | 170 | mixed | ای بندگان آستان جمال ابهی حمد کنید خدا را که در این قرن عظیم و عصر مجید قدم | O ye servants of the Threshold of the Most Glorious Beauty, render thanks unto God that in this mighty century and this glorious age [3.5s] | MKT9.043, MMK2#145 p.108, FRH.088 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04735 | 160 | Persian | ای خادمان درگاه احدیت محفل روحانی صرف مجمع رحمانیست و مقبول درگاه حضرت یزدانی | O ye servants of the Threshold of Oneness! The Spiritual Assembly is none other than a heavenly gathering, and acceptable at the Threshold of the Divine One [3.5s] | AVK4.318, MJTB.086x | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05650 | 140 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye servants of the Threshold of God! The weekly reports of ... were received and I was informed of their beautiful meanings which proved firmness | TAB.009 | Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07241 | 110 | Persian | ای بندگان شمس حقیقت در صوامع ملکوتی ترتیل ایات توحید نمااید و در مجامع | O ye servants of the Sun of Truth! Within the celestial sanctuaries chant ye the verses of Divine Unity, and in the assemblies [3.5s] | INBA13:054 | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Knowledge; recognition of God; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05546 | 140 | mixed | ای بندگان نیر حقیقت نامه مشکین تلاوت گردید و از مضامین فرح و مسرت حاصل شد | O ye servants of the Sun of Truth! The perfumed letter was read, and from its contents joy and gladness were obtained [3.5s] | MMK3#267 p.191 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12120 | 520 | mixed | ای بندگان آستان مقدس نامه مفصل شما که بتاریخ ۱۴ کانون ثانی ۱۹۲۰ بود رسید از | O ye servants of the Sacred Threshold! Your detailed letter dated 14th January 1920 hath been received [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0774 | Eulogies; reminiscences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00531 | 540 | mixed | Prayer and Devotional Life | ای بندگان آستان مقدس الهی شمس حقیقت از افق عالم اشراق فرمود و در قطب آفاق در | O ye servants of the Sacred Divine Threshold! The Sun of Truth hath shone forth from the horizon of the world and ascended to the zenith of the heavens [3.5s]... ...A Baha'í is known by the attributes manifested by him, not by his name: he is recognized by his character, not by his person... We should memorize the Hidden Words, follow the exhortations of the Incomparable Lord, and conduct ourselves in a manner | INBA16:035 | BRL_DAK#0696, COMP_PDLP#83x, MKT2.113, MILAN.149, AMK.009-010, AVK4.240.09x, BSHN.140.360, BSHN.144.358, MHT1b.153, YHA1.382x#2 | BRL_PDL#83x, COC#0155x, COC#0396x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB00187 | 830 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای بندگان جمال ابهی بکرات و مرات بجمیع اطراف حتی بافراد احباء مرقوم گردید که ما | O ye servants of the Most Glorious Beauty! Time and again missives have been dispatched to every region, even to individual believers, that We [3.5s]... ...The teaching work should under all conditions be actively pursued by the believers because divine confirmations are dependent upon it. | INBA16:212 | MMK1#213 p.258x, MMK2#283 p.204 | SWAB#213x | Importance of authoritative interpretation; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB04268 | 170 | mixed | ای بندگان جمال ابهی جناب مومن در نامه خویش ذکر شما را نموده و ستایش بی نهایت | O ye servants of the Most Glorious Beauty! Jináb-i-Mu'min hath, in his letter, made mention of you and offered boundless praise [3.5s] | MKT9.052a | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Praise and encouragement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12346 | 160 | O ye servants of the Kingdom of God! Offer your thanks to God, who has chosen you to serve His Kingdom and confirmed you to be the cause of enlightening and uplifting humanity | BBBD.571-572 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02508 | 240 | Persian | ای بندگان حضرت دوست در ظل شجره انیسا در فردوس اعلی در بساط موهبت جمال ابهی | O ye servants of the Friend! Beneath the shade of the Tree of companionship in the supreme Paradise, upon the carpet of the Blessed Beauty's bounty [3.5s] | INBA13:189 | BRL_DAK#1122, HDQI.278, RHQM2.0633 (011x) (009x), ANDA#39 p.05 | 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; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08557 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده الهی شکر ایزد دانا را که تو را بظل سدره منتهی دلالت فرمود و در سایه | O ye servants of the Divine, Praise be to God the All-Knowing that he hath guided and led thee | LMA2.438 | NYR#118 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01901 | 280 | Persian | ای بندگان آستان الهی حضرت اعلی روحی له الفدا و جمال قدم و اسم اعظم فدیته | O ye servants of the divine Threshold of His Holiness the Exalted One—may my spirit be a sacrifice unto Him—and of the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name, to Whom I offer my life in sacrifice [3.5s] | INBA84:475 | MMK5#119 p.094 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01089 | 380 | mixed | ایها الخادمان لمیثاق الله از قرار اخبار در آن نقطه و سائر نقاط در بین | O ye servants of the Covenant of God! According to reports, in that region and other parts [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0281, MMK5#210 p.161 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05984 | 140 | O ye servants of the Blessed Perfection! In the Day of the Manifestation, you have caught the lights from the Manifestor on the Mount of Sinai | SW_v01#15 p.001 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Knowledge; recognition of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03335 | 200 | Persian | ای بندگان جمال ابهی جناب آقا میرزا باقر نامه نگاشته و خواهش نگارش نامه بهریک | O ye servants of the Blessed Beauty! Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Baqir hath penned a letter, entreating that an epistle be written to each one [3.5s] | LMA2.440 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05545 | 140 | Persian | ای بندگان جمال مبارک در یوم ظهور اقتباس انوار از مجلی طور نمودید و لمعه نور | O ye servants of the Blessed Beauty! In the Day of His Manifestation, ye derived illumination from the Manifestation of Light upon the Mount, and a gleaming ray [3.5s] | INBA72:096 | YQAZ.658 | Fire and light; fire and water; Love of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02883 | 220 | mixed | ای بندگان جمال مبارک جناب طراز و حضرت علی اکبر دو سراج محبت الله نامه ای | O ye servants of the Blessed Beauty! His honor Taraz and his honor 'Alí-Akbar are two luminous lamps of the love of God [3.5s] | INBA84:261 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06056 | 130 | Persian | ای بندگان حضرت دوست صبح است و انوار فیض | O ye servants of the Beloved One! The morn hath dawned and the effulgent rays of grace [3.5s] | INBA13:175 | Differences in human capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01672 | 300 | Persian | ای بندگان جمال قدم نامه شما رسید فرصت جواب مفصل نیست مختصر مرقوم میگردد | O ye servants of the Ancient Beauty! Your letter was received. Time permitteth not a detailed reply; therefore a brief answer is herein written [3.5s] | MSHR2.259 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07909 | 100 | Persian | ای بندگان ایزد دانا نامه شما بواسطه آقا جمشید وصول یافت امیدوارم که مقاصد | O ye servants of the All-Knowing God! Your letter was received through Áqá Jamshíd. I am hopeful that your aims [3.5s] | YARP2.559 p.397 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03931 | 180 | mixed | ای بندگان جمال ابهی روایت کنند که شخص نحریری در اعصار ماضیه که بصفت صدیقی | O ye servants of the Abha Beauty! It is related that in ages past, there lived a learned man who possessed the attribute of truthfulness [3.5s] | MKT2.056, AHB.129BE #09-10 p.02, KHSH13.158, DUR1.137 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11166 | 40 | Turkish | ای جمال ابهی قوللری و گلزار محبت الله بلبللری سز مظهر التفات و عنایت حضرت | O ye servants of the Abhá Beauty and nightingales of the rose-garden of the love of God! Ye are indeed the recipients of His gracious favors and loving-kindness [3.5s] | MJT.130a | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03932 | 180 | Persian | ای بندگان جمال ابهی و اماء الرحمن اسماء شما در آستان حضرت کبریاء مذکور گردید | O ye servants of the Abhá Beauty and handmaidens of the Most Merciful! Your names have been mentioned at the Threshold of His Grandeur [3.5s] | MKT8.039 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07239 | 110 | mixed | ای بندگان حضرت بهاء الله نامه شما در پاریس رسید قرائت گردید مطلبی سوال نموده | O ye servants of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh! Your letter was received in Paris and perused. A question had been posed [3.5s] | MMK6#481 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Purpose; goal of creation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12622 | 90 | Persian | ای بندگان الهی نامه اخیر رسید از عون و عنایت حضرت احدیت امیدم چنانست | O ye servants of God! Your recent letter hath been received, and through the grace and bounty of the One True Lord my hope is thus [3.5s] | KASH.251 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09834 | 70 | Persian | ای بندگان الهی ذکرتان در این انجمن الهی دائم و مستمر و یادتان همدم شب و روز | O ye servants of God! Your mention in this divine assemblage is constant and continuous, and your remembrance is the companion of both night and day [3.5s] | YARP2.671 p.452 | East and West; communication between East and West; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12601 | 90 | Persian | ای بندگان حق پدر مهربان در آستان یزدان بیاد شما افتاد و بذکر شما پرداخت | O ye servants of God! Your affectionate father, at the Threshold of the Lord, hath remembered you and engaged in your mention [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.164-165 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08549 | 90 | Persian | ای بندگان الهی در این ساحت مذکورید و در این انجمن معروف و ثبوت در میثاق | O ye servants of God! Ye are remembered in this sacred realm and are renowned in this assembly, firm in the Covenant [3.5s] | INBA13:170a | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02046 | 270 | Persian | ای بندگان الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید جمیع مضامین و معانی وله و | O ye servants of God! What ye had written was noted. All its contents and meanings [were considered] [3.5s] | YARP2.122 p.143 | Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04264 | 170 | mixed | ای بندگان الهی آثار قدرت الهی در جمیع اشیاء مانند آفتاب آشکار ولی کوران این | O ye servants of God! The signs of divine power are manifest in all things even as the sun, yet the blind [3.5s] | MMK6#171 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03624 | 190 | Persian | ای بندگان الهی جناب میرزا جلال نام نامی کل را در مکتوب خویش نگاشته و استدعای | O ye servants of God! The honored Mirza Jalal hath written all names in his letter and hath requested [3.5s] | MKT9.044 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09977 | 70 | Persian | ای رعایای الهی الحمد لله منجذب بنفحاتید و مشتعل بنار محبت الله در پناه خداوند | O ye servants of God! Praise be unto the Lord that ye are drawn to His divine fragrances and are enkindled with the fire of the love of God, beneath His sheltering care [3.5s] | ALPA.061a, YARP2.070 p.110 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01469 | 320 | mixed | ای بندگان الهی شکر خدا را که بنور هدی مهتدی شدید و منجذب بنفحات قدس از ملا اعلی | O ye servants of God! Praise be to God that ye have been guided by the Light of Guidance, have become attracted | INBA84:263 | MMK3#147 p.101, YARP2.115 p.139 | TEW.011-012 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving community spirit in teaching the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07235 | 110 | Persian | ای بندگان الهی الحمد لله بفیض آسمانی ساحت دلها طراوت و لطافت بیمنتهی یافته و | O ye servants of God! Praise be to God that through heavenly bounties, the realm of hearts hath attained infinite freshness and delicacy [3.5s] | INBA89:165 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02881 | 220 | mixed | ای بندگان الهی زبان بستایش و نیایش خداوند آفرینش بگشااید که از طلوع صبح احدیت | O ye servants of God! Open your tongues in praise and supplication unto the Lord of creation, for from the dawning-point of divine Oneness [3.5s] | MMK3#292 p.215 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01049 | 380 | Persian | ای بندگان الهی عصر است و در کنار حدیقه انیقه بنگارش این وثیقه پرداختم و بذکر | O ye servants of God! It is eventide, and beside this beauteous garden I have taken up my pen to write this testament and to make mention [3.5s] | MMK3#066 p.042 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for the departed; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04269 | 170 | mixed | ای بندگان حق در قرآن عظیم از لسان حضرت کلیم او اجد علی النار هدی بیان مبین | O ye servants of God! In the mighty Qur'án, through the tongue of His Holiness Moses, the words "Verily, I perceive a fire" have been clearly expressed [3.5s] | MMK6#299 | Being a source of light; guidance; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06057 | 130 | Persian | ای بندگان حق جناب میرزا در نامه خویش ذکر شما را نموده که الحمد لله بهدایت | O ye servants of God! His honor Mirza hath made mention of you in his letter, stating that, praise be unto God, ye have attained unto guidance [3.5s] | MKT9.052b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04265 | 170 | Persian | ای بندگان الهی مستبشر ببشارت کبری گردید و منجذب بنفحات ملکوت ابهی در هر دمی | O ye servants of God! Be gladdened by these momentous tidings, and in every breath be drawn unto the fragrances of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | MKT9.047a | Music and singing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01229 | 350 | Turkish | ای اللهک قوللری و جمال ابهانن منجذبلری انوار رحمانیت مشرق احدیتدن تاباندر | O ye servants of God and ye who are attracted to the Beauty of Abha! The rays of divine mercy shine forth from the Dayspring of oneness [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0574, MJT.079 | Chastisement and requital; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00506 | 550 | Persian | Scholarship; Social Action; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای بندگان الهی و یاران من صبح هدی چون از فیوضات بها پرتو بر آفاق انداخت نور | O ye servants of God and my companions! When the morn of guidance, through the outpourings of Glory, cast its radiance upon the horizons [3.5s]... ...Make every effort to acquire the advanced knowledge of the day, and strain every nerve to carry forward the divine civilization. Establish schools that are well organized | INBA59:214b, INBA88:151 | BRL_DAK#0830, MKT4.026, MILAN.184, AKHA_120BE #12 p.b, BSHN.140.488, BSHN.144.481, PYB#101 p.03, MJTB.117x, MHT1b.200 | BRL_SOCIAL#053x, BRL_SOCIAL#185x, BRL_SCHOLAR#03x, COC#0022x, COC#0613x | Hands of the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| AB03102 | 210 | O ye servants of God and Maidservants of the Merciful! Thank ye God that the Divine call reached the ear of the spirit... Praise be to God, that the doors of the Kingdom are opened... In the world of existence the meeting is blessed when the white and colored meet together | SW_v12#05 p.103x, SW_v12#05 p.106x, AHV.030-31, BLO_PN#045 | Praise and encouragement; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03626 | 190 | Persian | ای بندگان یزدان و اماء رحمان قریب غروب است و آفتاب رو به افول و عبدالبهاء بیاد شما | O ye servants of God and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! The sun is nigh unto setting, the orb of day declineth, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá remembereth you [3.5s] | INBA85:044b | BSHN.140.287, BSHN.144.287, MJMJ2.065ax, MMG2#185 p.212x, MHT1b.174 | Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06055 | 130 | Persian | ای بندگان بهاء الله آن ذات سبوح قدوس حی قیوم از سریر ملکوت و سده جبروت در هر | O ye servants of Baha'u'llah! That Essence, sanctified and holy, the Ever-Living and Self-Subsisting One, from the throne of His celestial dominion and the court of His almighty power, in every [3.5s] | HDQI.269, ANDA#35 p.04, ANDA#63 p.05 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10383 | 60 | Persian | ای بندگان درگاه خداوند آگاه عبدالبهاء را ملجاء و پناه آستان جمال ابهی با کمال | O ye servants at the threshold of the All-Knowing Lord! 'Abdu'l-Bahá seeketh refuge and shelter at the Threshold of the Abhá Beauty [3.5s] | YARP2.399 p.309 | Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10290 | 70 | O ye servants and the maidservants of God! Happy, happy are ye, for ye have found the Sovereign of the heavenly Empire | DAS.1913-11-01 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03732 | 190 | Persian | ای غلامان و کنیزان جمال ابهی آنچه نگاشته بودید ملاحظه گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع | O ye servants and handmaids of the Most Glorious Beauty! That which ye had written was perused, and its contents noted [3.5s] | MKT8.128b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03453 | 200 | Persian | ای عباد و اماء رحمان فیض ابدی پرتو اشراق چون بر آفاق زد نفوس مقدسی بهره و | O ye servants and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! When the eternal bounties, like rays of effulgent light, shone forth upon the horizons, sanctified souls partook [3.5s] | MKT9.152b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Thankfulness; gratitude; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12157 | 330 | mixed | ای بندگان و اماء رحمان جناب آقا نورالله و آقا محمد تبریزی نامه ای مرقوم نموده | O ye servants and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! Jinab-i-Aqa Nurullah and Jinab-i-Aqa Muhammad Tabrizi have penned a letter [3.5s] | INBA85:036 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for teaching; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04664 | 160 | Persian | ای بندگان و کنیزان الهی نامه شما را حضرت محسن ارسال فرمودند ملاحظه گردید با | O ye servants and handmaidens of God! Your letter, which His Honour Mohsen sent, hath been received and perused [3.5s] | MKT7.240a | Consolation and comfort; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05065 | 150 | mixed | ای بندگان و کنیزان حق شرق و غرب در حرکت است و جنوب و شمال متضرع بملیک احدیت | O ye servants and handmaidens of God! The East and the West are in motion, and the South and the North supplicate unto the King of Oneness [3.5s] | INBA72:153 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04270 | 170 | Persian | ای بندگان و کنیزان الهی حضرت فروغی نامه مرقوم نموده اند و نهایت ستایش از | O ye servants and handmaidens of God! His Honour Furúghí hath written a letter with utmost praise [3.5s] | MKT8.041a | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07911 | 100 | mixed | ای بندگان و کنیزان الهی هزاران سال و ماه بود که پاکان منتظر اشراق شمس حقیقت | O ye servants and handmaidens of God! For thousands of years and months the pure ones waited for the dawning of the Sun of Truth [3.5s] | YARP2.187 p.184 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04877 | 160 | Persian | ای نفوس مطمئنه الراضیه المرضیه الحمد لله واقف بر آنید که دل و جان عبدالبهاء چگونه | O ye serene, contented and well-pleasing souls! Praise be unto God that ye are well aware how the heart and soul of 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | TAH.362 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08692 | 90 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای خاندان جانفشان در سبیل رحمن صبح مبارک نوروز است و انوار شمس حقیقت در جلوه | O ye self-sacrificing household in the Path of the Merciful! It is the early morn of the Blessed Day of Naw-Ruz | BRL_DAK#0339, KHSK.017, BDA2.194 | DAS.1913-03-21, MHMD2.247 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05666 | 140 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای دو طالب ملکوت مکتوب رسید و مطلب مفهوم گردید ملکوت جدید خیمه بر آفاق زده و | O ye seekers of Truth! Your letter was received and its contents became known. The new Kingdom hath raised its tents in all regions | SFI09.017a | TAB.548-549 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09123 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye seekers of Truth! Your letter was received and a sweet fragrance was inhaled | TAB.550-551 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Life and death; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04794 | 160 | Persian | ای طالبان حق مجاهده و طلب حق حمل ثقیل است و امانت رب جلیل آسمان و زمین تمکین | O ye seekers of truth! Striving and seeking after reality is a weighty burden and a trust from the glorious Lord, before which the heavens and earth were made humble [3.5s] | MMK3#148 p.103 | Condition of search; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05641 | 140 | Persian | ای جویندگان راه خدا و پایندگان سبیل هدی نامه رسید و نامهای شما قرائت گردید | O ye seekers of the path of God and steadfast ones in the way of guidance! Your letter hath arrived and your letters have been read [3.5s] | YARP2.510 p.371 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06821 | 120 | Persian | ای طالبان جمال ذوالجلال ای محرمان کعبه خداوند متعال بکمال سرور و فرح و | O ye seekers of the Beauty of the All-Glorious, O ye confidants of the Sanctuary of the Lord, the All-Possessing, with utmost joy and gladness [3.5s] | MKT9.149, MMK2#136 p.102 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00953 | 400 | Persian | ای طالبان حقیقت الحمد لله نور هدایت در شبستان دل و جان درخشید و بدرقه عنایت | O ye seekers after truth! Praise be to God that the light of guidance hath shone forth in the night-chamber of heart and soul, and the protecting grace of God hath been vouchsafed [3.5s] | PYB#186 p.03 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08788 | 90 | Persian | ای طالبان تحصیل کمال از قراریکه محمد علیخان مرقوم نموده در نهایت شوق اشتغال | O ye seekers after perfection! According to what Muhammad-'Ali Khan hath written, ye are engaged with the utmost enthusiasm [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0076, DRM.020, HUV2.029x | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Excellence; distinction; High station of learning; Past, present and future of Iran; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04478 | 170 | Persian | ای نهالهای حدیقه رحمانی ابوی در نهایت محبت و مهربانی نام آن گلهای گلشن معانی | O ye saplings of the divine garden! Your father, with utmost love and tenderness, names those flowers of the rose-garden of inner meanings [3.5s] | MMK2#336 p.243 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07632 | 110 | mixed | ای نهالهای باغ الهی از فضل قدیم جمال قدم روحی له الفداء امیدوارم که در کنار | O ye saplings of the divine garden! Through the ancient grace of the Ancient Beauty, may my soul be a sacrifice unto Him, I cherish the hope that in the shelter [3.5s] | MKT5.190b | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10134 | 70 | Persian | ای نهالهای باغ الهی شکر خدا را که در چنین روزی محشور شدید و در بوستان الهی | O ye saplings of the divine garden! Render thanks unto God that ye have been gathered together on such a day in His heavenly garden [3.5s] | HUV2.033, QUM.185-186 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03781 | 190 | mixed | ای نهالهای باغ الهی شکر کنید خدا را که در این عصر رحمانی و قرن روحانی قدم | O ye saplings of the divine garden! Give thanks unto God that in this Most Merciful Age and spiritual century ye have set foot [3.5s] | MKT8.165b, MMK2#329 p.239 | Being a source of light; guidance; Bringing forth results; fruit; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04477 | 170 | Persian | ای نهالهای بوستان محبه الله جناب عزیز عزیز در این بقعه مبارکه بیاد شما افتاد | O ye saplings in the garden of the love of God! Dear and cherished friend, in this blessed spot thoughts of you arose [3.5s] | MKT4.108, AKHA_117BE #1-4 p.234x, YMM.066, YMM.095 | Power of prayer; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02959 | 220 | mixed | Translation List | ای گلهای گلشن هدایت جناب موسیو آندره وارد بارض مقدس گشت و الان از حیفا بزیارت | O ye roses in the garden of guidance! Monsieur André arrived in the Holy Land and is now in Haifa, having just gone to make pilgrimage to the Shrine of Baha’u’llah | TAH.353 | ADMS#251 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01594 | 310 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای گلهای گلشن محبت الله و ای سراجهای روشن انجمن معرفت الله علیکم نفحات الله و | O ye roses in the garden of God's love! O ye bright lamps in the assemblage of His knowledge! May the soft breathings of God | INBA59:138 | MKT1.476, MMK1#210 p.256, AKHA_118BE #01-04 p.ب, BSHN.140.368, BSHN.144.366, DWNP_v5#06 p.004, MHT1a.109, MHT1b.067 | SWAB#210 | The Badasht Project | Call to action; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| AB02117 | 270 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | 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 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11705 | 170 | mixed | ای بازماندگان آن دو شخص جلیل هر چند آن دو بزرگوار بملکوت اسرار شتافتند ولی | O ye remnants of those two illustrious souls! Though those two noble beings have ascended to the Kingdom of Mysteries, yet [3.5s] | YIA.407b | Business; financial; property matters; Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05063 | 150 | mixed | ای بقیه فداایان جمال رحمن آن عاشقان روی جانان و آن افتادگان در دام موی دلبر | O ye remnants of them that sacrificed themselves for the Beauty of the All-Merciful, ye lovers of the countenance of the Beloved, ye who are captive in the snares of His tresses [3.5s] | MMK2#322 p.235 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07903 | 100 | Persian | ای بازماندگان آن زین روحانی آنمرغ چمن عرفان از قفس امکان اگرچه پرواز نمود | O ye remnants of that spiritual adornment! Though that bird of the mystic garden hath winged its flight from the cage of contingent existence [3.5s] | TABN.198b | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02657 | 230 | Persian | ای بقایای ان نفس مقدس آن جان پاک از اوج اعلای افلاک در ملکوت ابهی ناظر بشماست | O ye remnants of that sanctified soul! From the highest celestial heights that pure spirit gazeth upon you from the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | BSHN.140.104, BSHN.144.104, MHT2.128, NANU_AB#13x | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Knowledge; recognition of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00857 | 420 | Persian | ای بازماندگان آن شهید سبیل دلبر یکتا حضرت شهید را چون ندای حضرت اعلی بسمع | O ye remnants of that martyr in the path of the Peerless Beloved! As the call of His Holiness the Exalted One reached the ears of that martyr [3.5s] | TISH.118-119, MSBH3.613-615 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Fulfillment of true potential; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02119 | 270 | Persian | ای یادگارهای آن نفس مقدس مبارک جناب سمی حضرت مقصود الحمد لله بمقصود رسیدند و | O ye remnants of that blessed and sacred soul, his honor Samí, namesake of the Most Great Beloved! Praise be to God, they have attained their goal [3.5s] | INBA85:432 | BSHN.140.283, BSHN.144.283, TSS.174, MHT1b.180b | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Exhortations and counsels; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03621 | 190 | Persian | ای بازماندگان حضرت موزون و سراج الشهداء آن دو نفس نفیس بنفس رحمانی زنده و | O ye remnants of His Holiness Mawzún and Siráju'sh-Shuhadá, those two precious souls, quickened by the breath of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | HHA.154 | Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11887 | 160 | Persian | ای بازماندگان آن شهید فرید هر چند آن نفس نفیس به ظاهر غائب گردید ولی در جهان | O ye remaining kin of that peerless martyr! Though that precious soul hath outwardly departed from the world [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0968, TISH.119-120 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03755 | 190 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای مظاهر الطاف الهی درین دور بدیع اساس متین تمهید تعلیم فنون و معارفست و بنص | O ye recipients of the favors of God! In this new and wondrous Age, the unshakable foundation is the teaching of sciences and arts | INBA85.315 | MKT3.217, MMK1#109 p.131, AKHA_125BE #11 p.512, AVK3.332.09x, DWNP_v6#02 p.002bx, TRBB.052, MJTB.112b, ADH2.013x, ADH2_1#05 p.012x, MMG2#182 p.209x | SWAB#109 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Universal education | - | - | |||||||
| AB02449 | 250 | Arabic | ایها الحقائق المنجذبه بنفحات ریاض المیثاق فو عزه ربکم و جلاله و عظمته و علائه | O ye realities that are drawn to the fragrances of the gardens of the Covenant! By the majesty of your Lord, His glory, His grandeur and His exaltation [3.5s] | INBA13:041 | AYBY.388 #073 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10781 | 60 | O ye real friends! Whosoever belongs to the company of the elect, his head is at the Threshold. | DAS.1913-11-01 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03809 | 190 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی الیوم یوم فیوضات جلیله ملکوت غیب ابهاست و تموجات بحور الطاف | O ye real friends! This day is the day of the Glorious Bounties of the Invisible Kingdom of Abha and of the tumultuous waving of the seas | MKT6.078 | DAS.1913-07-13, ABIE.061, BLO_PN#007 | Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03584 | 200 | O ye real friends! In every country and city of the world innumerable meetings are organized. | DAS.1913-11-04 | Goodly deeds; actions; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05974 | 140 | O ye real friends! And ye who are drawn to the Beauty of God! This is the time of attraction and acclamation, and the period of rejoicing and merrymaking. | DAS.1913-09-08, ABIE.294, BLO_PN#007 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00241 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Northeastern states II) | 750 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای دوستان حقیقی جمیع اقالیم در نزد حق اقلیم واحد است و جمیع مدائن و قری یکسان | O ye real friends! All countries, in the estimation of the True One are but one country and all the cities and villages... O Thou kind Lord! Praise be unto Thee that Thou hast shown us the highway of guidance | MKT3.037, DWNP_v5#09 p.001-002x, DUR1.027x, ANDA#79 p.05x, MJMJ1.102x, MMG2#075 p.082x, MJH.044x, FRTB.070, NJB_v10#10 p.204x | TDP#09, BPRY.212-214x, ADJ.006x, COF.027-028x, COF.035x2x, GPB.254x, GPB.396x, TDH#158.5x, WOB.053x, WOB.077x, BSC.507 #973, SW_v10#04 p.069-071 | R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 4], Ladjamaya [track 8] | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | UDP.007 | |||||
| AB11447 | 30 | O ye real friends, O ye people of unity! His honor Mahmood Khan is a true friend and is firm and steadfast | SW_v07#11 p.108 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB04499 | 170 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye real friends of Abdul-Baha! From the gathering of those illuminated faces and flowers of the rose-garden (of God) in Camp Mineola | TAB.428-429 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00826 | 430 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی عبدالبهاء نامه مس دورینگ قرائت گردید الحمد لله بشارت ثبوت | O ye real friends of Abdu'l-Baha! The letter of Miss Doring was perused. Praise be to God, it had the glad-tidings of your firmness | BBBD.508-509 | BBBD.509-511, SW_v11#13 p.230-231 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01707 | 300 | O ye real friends and the favored maidservants of His highness Baha'u'llah! The maidservant of God Mrs. A. Parmerton | DAS.1914-08-20 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02785 | 230 | O ye real friends and the daughters of the Kingdom!...Today the magnetic power that attracts heavenly blessings is teaching the Cause... The three conditions of teaching the Cause of God are the science of sociability... | DAS.1914-08-01, SW_v12#11 p.177x, VLAB.104x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The state of enkindlement in teaching | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08094 | 100 | O ye real friends and lovers of the Kingdom of God! In these days the scroll of the | SW_v07#13 p.121 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00861 | 420 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی و کنیزان عزیزان الهی نامه ای که بواسطه امه الله دکتور کلوک | O ye real friends and beloved maidservants of God! Your letter, through the maidservant of God, Dr. Clock | BRL_DAK#0856, MKT7.247, AMK.129-130, DUR1.487x | BBBD.173-174, DAS.1913-12-29x, SW_v01#17 p.001-002 | Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Saddening another soul; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12314 | 170 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی الهی نامه شما مانند شعله ای بود که از دل و جان افروخته بود | O ye real divine friends! Your letter was like unto a torch which was enkindled with the fire of the heart and the spirit. Therefore it displayed great effect | BBBD.185x | BBBD.186 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00049 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (U.S. and Canada II) | 1460 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای بهائیان حقیقی امریک شکر حضرت مقصود را که موفق ...از راحت و آسایش جسمانی و تنپروری ...انسان بجهت زندگانی این حیات دنیا خلق نشده است | O ye real Bahais of America! Praise be to His Highness the desired One... O God, my God! Thou seest me enraptured and attracted toward Thy glorious kingdom | MKT3.020, BSHN.140.476.08x, DUR1.594x, RRT.145x, ADH2.106x, ADH2_3#02 p.141x, MJMJ1.018x, MMG2#063 p.067x, MJH.065x, FRTB.053 | TDP#07, BPRY.206-207x, ADJ.013x, ADJ.050x, ADJ.062x2x, ADJ.065ax, ADJ.073-074x, ADJ.074x8x, COF.020x, COF.028-029x, COF.031x4x, COF.113x, GPB.254x, GPB.255x, GPB.389x, GPB.397x, MBW.038x, TDH#037.1x, TDH#158.5x, TDH#158.17x, BSC.534 #984, SW_v10#17 p.307-311 | Sarah & Nava, C. Signori, R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 2], S. Peyman, J. Bryan & A. Youssefi, almunajat.com [item 11], K. Porray | Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | UDP.048 | |||||
| AB05584 | 140 | O ye radiant Baha'is! I am ever anticipating that you make Minneapolis the Paradise of Abha | DAS.1914-08-20 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03496 | 200 | Persian | ای ورقات طیبات در محفل تبلیغ بکوشید تا یرلیغ از ملیک مقتدر باشید لسان بلیغ بگشااید | O ye pure leaves! Strive ye in the gathering of teaching, that ye may become a token from the mighty King. Open ye eloquent tongues [3.5s] | AKHA_103BE #09-10 p.05 | Being a source of light; guidance; Goodly deeds; actions; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04648 | 160 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای اهل ملکوت چقدر از نفوس که مدت حیات عبادت نمودند و ریاضت کشیدند و آرزوی | O ye peoples of the Kingdom! How many a soul expended all its span of life in worship, endured the mortification of the flesh | MKT3.457, MMK1#006 p.017, DAUD.25 | SWAB#006 | Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Monasticism; asceticism; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01793 | 290 | Persian | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12806 | 230 | Persian | ای اهل ملکوت نامه رسید و دلالت بر این مینمود که جوان ژاپونی کوانسکی یاماموتو | O ye people of the Kingdom! The letter was received and indicated that the Japanese youth, Kwanichi Yamamoto [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1144 | Suicide | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12579 | 90 | Persian | ای اهل ملکوت الحمد لله بعون و عنایت بهاء الله بپاریس رسیدیم و این سفر بپاریس | O ye people of the Kingdom! Praise be to God that through the Favor and bounty of Baha'u'llah I have reached Paris. This trip to Paris was just for your sake. | BBBD.198x | BBBD.198 | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00184 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Central states II) | 840 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای احبای قدیم و یاران ندیم در قرآن عظیم میفرماید یختص برحمه من یشاء این | O ye old believers and intimate friends! God says in the great Qur'an... These twelve Central states of the United States... O Lord, my God! Praise and thanksgiving be unto Thee for Thou hast guided me to the highway | MKT3.045, AHB.110BE #06-07 p.102, RRT.146x, ADH2.110x, ADH2_3#04 p.144x, MMG2#208 p.236x, MJH.063x, FRTB.078 | TDP#11, BPRY.215-216x, TDH#158.5x, COF.031x2x, COF.069x, COF.121x, GPB.254-255x, GPB.351x, GPB.397x, BSC.515 #977, SW_v10#07 p.124-126 | R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 6] | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | UDP.023 | |||||
| AB02495 | 240 | Persian | ای ابناء خلیل الهی آن جان پاک اکلیلی از ذهب ملکوتی و جواهر زواهر دریای الهی | O ye offspring of the Friend of God! That pure soul is a diadem of celestial gold and gleaming jewels from the divine ocean [3.5s] | QT108.087-088 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01408 | 330 | Persian | ای فروع شجره شهادت کبری هر چند در این ایام مصیبت جدیده رخ نموده و رزیه شدیده | O ye offshoots of the mighty tree of martyrdom! Though in these days a fresh calamity hath appeared and a grievous affliction [3.5s] | DUR4.640, DUR4.813, NNY.211-212 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Shrines and Holy places; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05902 | 140 | Persian | ایها الافنون من السدره المبارکه مکاتیب شما رسید و ملاحظه گردید همیشه کمال | O ye offshoots of the Blessed Tree! Your letters were received and perused. Ever [...] [3.5s] | INBA87:338b, INBA52:346a | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02250 | 260 | Persian | Social Action | ای صاحبان همت بلند و مقاصد ارجمند نامه شما فصیح بود و بلیغ و مضمون بدیع | O ye of high resolve and noble aims! Your letter was eloquent, its contents original and sensitively expressed, and it betokened your great and praiseworthy efforts to educate the children… Devote ye particular attention to the school for girls | BRL_DAK#0413, COMP_WOMENP#048x, MKT3.301, TRBB.053, MJTB.120ax | BRL_SOCIAL#189, BRL_WOMEN#048x, COC#0618, COC#2139x | Education of children; moral education; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03649 | 190 | Persian | ای پارسیان بلندآشیان سالهای دراز است و دهرهای بیشمار که از حوادث روزگار و | O ye noble Persians! For long years and countless ages, through the vicissitudes of time [3.5s] | INBA59:247, INBA75:144 | AMK.090-090, ALPA.003, YARP2.001 p.065, RMT.210-211 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03933 | 180 | Persian | ای بندگان مقرب درگاه جمال مبارک شکر کنید خدا را که در موطن حضرت اعلی روحی له | O ye near servants at the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty, render thanks unto God that ye are in the native land of His Holiness the Exalted One, may my spirit be sacrificed for Him [3.5s] | INBA87:368b, INBA52:378 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05176 | 150 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دو اولاد عزیز من اقتران شما چون بسمع من رسید بی نهایت ممنون و مسرور شدم که | O ye my two beloved children! The news of your union, as soon as it reached me, imparted infinite joy and gratitude. | MMK1#088 p.117 | SWAB#088 | Education of children; moral education; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Marriage as means of spiritual progress | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09103 | 90 | O ye my soldiers of the Kingdom! Be ye valiant and fearless! Day by day add to your spiritual victories | COC#1685x, LOG#1935x, SW_v13#05 p.113 | A.R. Cundall | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03418 | 200 | O ye my heavenly daughters and son! Your letters were received. I intended to write an individual answer for each but I have no time. | DAS.1914-09-07 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02795 | 230 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای یاران عزیز من نامه شما رسید و مضمون بسیار ملیح و بدیع بود زیرا دلالت بر انتشار | O ye my dear friends! Your letter was received and its contents were wonderful and beautiful for it evinced the spreading of the light of Guidance. | NJB_v01#15 p.001 | TAB.444-445 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03007 | 220 | mixed | ای یاران رحمانی نامه شما که تفصیل جشن رضوان و بزم روح و ریحان بود با نهایت | O ye merciful friends! The letter containing the details of the Feast of Ridvan and the banquet of joy and fragrance | MKT9.246, MJMJ3.029x, MMG2#180 p.207x | DAS.1914-09-04 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10166 | 70 | O ye merciful friends! It is now three years that this enamored wanderer has been a traveller over mountains and deserts and a wayfarer over lands and seas | DAS.1913-06-24 | Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02430 | 250 | Persian | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03515 | 200 | O ye merciful friends and the respected spiritual maidservants! Your blessed | SW_v01#06 p.001-002 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03332 | 200 | Persian | ای انجمن رحمانی مستر استرون منادی ملکوت شد و بچین و هند و ژاپون شتافت توفیقات | O ye Merciful Assembly! Mr. Struven became the herald of the Kingdom and | NJB_v01#19a p.011x | SW_v01#09 p.001-002 | Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The ephemeral and the eternal; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04869 | 160 | Persian | ای موقنین ای موقنات فیض قدیم خداوند رحمن رحیم را مشاهده نمااید که چه قدر | O ye men and women of certitude! Behold ye the ancient bounty of the All-Merciful, the Compassionate Lord, how abundant [3.5s] | MMK3#134 p.094 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03088 | 210 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye members of the shining assembly! The letter which was written by you | TAB.480-481 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01787 | 290 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | O ye members of the radiant Assembly! Praise be to God that the lights of the Sun of Reality show forth from the horizon of Urbana… When saying the Obligatory Prayer, one must turn towards the Holy Reality of Bahá’u’lláh, that Reality which encompasseth all things | BRL_IOPF#2.20x, DAS.1914-07-30 | Importance of prayer; Manifestation of God as educator; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02831 | 230 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye maidservants of the Merciful! Leaves of the Tree of Life! Thank ye the Lord | TAB.143-145 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05944 | 140 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | یا اماء الرحمن استبشرن ببشارات الله و اشکرن ربکن بما جمعکن فی محفل نورانی | O ye maidservants of the Merciful! Be rejoiced with the glad-tidings of God and thank your Lord for that He assembled you | BRL_DAK#0705 | BRL_ATE#188x, TAB.031-032 | Living waters; water of life; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech; Unity of thought and belief; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01892 | 280 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye maidservants of His Majesty, the Lord—daughters and sons of the Kingdom! The meeting of the Lord's Supper | TAB.675-676 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12161 | 320 | Persian | ای اماء منجذبه ملکوت ابهی شب است و دل و جان بذکر حضرت یزدان در نهایت روح | O ye maidservants of God, drawn to the Abhá Kingdom! It is night, and heart and soul are in a state of utmost joy, engaged in the remembrance of the Lord [3.5s] | AMIN.149-151 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04965 | 160 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye maidservants of God and leaves of the Tree of Eternal Life! Blessed are ye for attaining to that which was the greatest hope of Mary | TAB.662 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Call to action; Mary Magdalene; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01985 | 280 | mixed | ای یاران نورانی عبدالبهاء در ایام نیر آفاق در آنخطه و دیار تخم پاکی افشانده | O ye luminous friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! In the days of the Day-Star of the horizons, in those regions and realms, pure seeds were scattered [3.5s] | MMK6#495 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Mystical themes; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02048 | 270 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بندگان صادقان جمال قدم در هر کوری و دوری ضیافت مقبول و محبوب و تمدید | O ye loyal servants of the Ancient Beauty! In every cycle and dispensation, the feast hath been favored and loved | MMK1#048 p.087, AKHA_133BE #18 p.611, GHA.157 | SWAB#048 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00132 | 960 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List | ای یاران رحمانی عبدالبهاء نامه شما که بتاریخ سنبله ۱۳۰۰ نمرو ۱۲۳۳ مورخ بود | O ye loving friends of Abdu'l-Baha! Your letter, dated Sunbulih 1300, number 1233, was received [3.5s]... ...In short, O ye beloved of the Lord! Regard ye not the tyranny and iniquity of the ignorant | BRL_DAK#0580, MMK6#203, PYM.114bx, MSHR4.398x, MUH1.0526x, MJDF.122 | BRL_ATE#157x, ADMS#065i11x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00416 | 600 | Persian | Translation List; Light of the World | ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء صبح است و از مقام اعلی روحی لتربته الفداء بحیفا | O ye loving friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! It is early morning and I have returned to Haifa from the Shrine of the Bab | NURA#27, MKT3.199, AKHA_104BE #10 p.00اوّل, AVK4.451ax, KHSH12.009 | LOTW#27, ADMS#065i01x | Growth of the Cause; Martyrdom of the Bab; Past, present and future of Iran; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03820 | 190 | Persian | ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء قهقهه از رائحه گلشن ابهی الحمد لله معطر است و نفوس | O ye loving friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The very air resoundeth with joyous laughter from the fragrant garden of the All-Glorious, and souls, praised be God, are perfumed thereby [3.5s] | NJB_v04#15 p.004 | Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00197 | 820 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Letter to Martha Root; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای عاشقان حقیقت و خادمان عالم انسانی چون از گلشن افکار و نوایای شما بوی خوشی | O ye lovers of truth! O ye servants of mankind! Out of the flowering of your thoughts and hopes, fragrant emanations | MKT3.065, MNMK#114 p.219, MMK1#202 p.238, AHB.124BE #06-09 p.35, DWNP_v2#06 p.050-052, PYB#047 p.23 | SWAB#202, ADJ.088-089x, PDC.186x, WOB.030x, SW_v14#12 p.355-356, BLO_PT#051 | Equality of men and women; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Predictions and prophecies; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Prophecy and fulfillment; Religion as source of love and unity; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Supreme tribunal; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03728 | 190 | mixed | ای عاشقان روی دوست هنگام شادمانیست و وقت استفاضه و کامرانی زیرا فیض جمال قدم | O ye lovers of the countenance of the Beloved! This is the hour of gladness and the time of grace and felicity, for the bounties of the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | MSHR5.263-264 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01718 | 300 | Persian | ای عاشقان جمال رحمانی و ای مخموران صهبای روحانی مشامتان از نفحات گلشن الهی | O ye lovers of the Beauty of the All-Merciful, and ye who are intoxicated with the spiritual wine, your senses are filled with the fragrances of the divine rose-garden [3.5s] | INBA21:099c, INBA55:124, INBA88:190 | MKT5.151, AKHA_105BE #12 p.09 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00830 | 430 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá' | ای عاشقان جمال ابهی اهل مجاز چون تعلق خاطری باب و رنگ در عالم خاک یابند از | O ye lovers of the Abha Beauty! When souls become attracted to the variegated colours and physical beauty of this contingent existence | MMK2#072 p.056 | BLO_PT#081.72x | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03914 | 180 | Turkish | ای اللهک ارنلری شمس حقیقت افق عنایتدن طالع و بدر منیر مطلع عاطفتدن ساطع اولدی | O ye lovers of God! The Sun of Truth hath risen from the horizon of divine favor, and the luminous Moon hath shone forth from the dawning-place of loving-kindness [3.5s] | MJT.076 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12803 | 240 | Persian | ای احبای الهی در آستان مقدس مذکورید و در درگاه احدیت منعوت و موصوف کاس | O ye loved ones of God! Ye are mentioned at the sacred Threshold and praised and described at the gate of oneness [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1134 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03908 | 180 | mixed | ای احبای الهی اگر چه از سنان و سهام قضا در این مصیبه کبری دریای خون در قلب و | O ye loved ones of God! Though from the spears and arrows of fate, in this most great calamity, a sea of blood surgeth in the heart [3.5s] | INBA88:316 | BSHN.140.149, BSHN.144.149, MHT2.132 | Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11853 | 220 | Persian | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای یاران رحمانی خبر تاسیس مشرق الاذکار رسید که در آن دیار محامد و نعوت الهی | O ye loved ones of God! The news was received that a Mashriqu’l-Adhkar hath been established | BRL_DAK#0417, COMP_MASHRIQP#30 | BRL_MASHRIQ#30 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Power of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07184 | 110 | Persian | ای احبای الهی شکر خدا را که آن جانهای پاک از عالم خاک رستند و بفرشتگان جهان | O ye loved ones of God! Praise be to God that those pure souls have been freed from the world of dust and have joined the angels of the celestial realm [3.5s] | YARP2.639 p.437 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06021 | 130 | Persian | ای احبای الهی در این کور رحمانی که قطرات بفضل الهی موج دریا یافته و ذرات باوج | O ye loved ones of God! In this divine Dispensation, wherein drops have, through the grace of God, been transformed into surging oceans, and atoms have risen to the zenith [3.5s] | MMK2#014 p.008, MJMJ2.044ax, MMG2#128 p.145x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07687 | 110 | Persian | ای یاران الهی و اماء رحمن نامه شما رسید جمیع الفاظ و معانی احساسات وجدانی بود | O ye loved ones of God and handmaids of the Merciful! Your letter hath been received. Every word and thought expressed was indicative of your spiritual susceptibilities. | BBBD.288 | BBBD.289, DAS.1914-03-08 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00844 | 430 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye longing ones! O ye cheered ones! O ye attracted ones! O ye who are beseeching | TAB.273-275 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09186 | 80 | Persian | ای آزادگان الحمد لله از بیگانگی رهیدید و باشنای یگانه رسیدید دل از ما سوی | O ye liberated souls! Praise be to God that ye have been delivered from estrangement and have attained unto the companionship of the One True Friend. Ye have severed your hearts from all else [3.5s] | MUH3.320 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03784 | 190 | Persian | ای ورقات منجذبات جناب میرزا حاجی آقا خواهش نگارش نامه نمود که این ورقات | O ye leaves who are attracted! His honor Mírzá Ḥájí Áqá requested the writing of a letter to these leaves [3.5s] | INBA87:124, INBA52:122 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03096 | 210 | Persian | ای اوراق شجره حیات جناب میرزا ایوب در کمال ثبوت و رسوخ و بنهایت انجذاب و | O ye leaves of the Tree of Life! His honour Mírzá Ayyúb, with utmost steadfastness and firmness, and in a state of complete attraction [3.5s] | TAH.356b | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00741 | 460 | mixed | ای ورقات منجذبه بنفحات الله مرا مقصد چنان بود که بهر یک نامه مخصوص نگارم ولی | O ye leaves attracted by the fragrances of God! It had been my intention to pen a separate letter unto each one, yet [3.5s] | MMK6#530 | Role and station of women; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00410 | 600 | Persian | ای زجاجات سراج وهاج پیمان حقائق مقدسه که ثابت میثاق و مقتبس از اشراقند | O ye lamps enkindled with the resplendent light of the Covenant, ye sacred realities that are steadfast in the Testament and illumined by its effulgence [3.5s] | MKT3.366b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11796 | 70 | Persian | ای منتسبین خلیل سلیل میر جلیل آن خاندان در ایام الله به ایمان و ایقان مشهور عالمیان | O ye kinsmen of that noble descendant of an illustrious house, a family renowned throughout all ages for its faith and certitude in the days of God [3.5s] | FRH.101b | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12560 | 100 | Persian | ای خویشان حاجی ایمان شما یاران و خویش منید و مرهم زخم و ریش عالمید درد | O ye kindred of Haji Iman! Ye are verily the companions and kin of mine own heart, and a healing balm for the wounds and afflictions of the world [3.5s] | INBA85:264a | Growth of the Cause; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03583 | 200 | O ye kind friends! When I returned from the Western regions to the Eastern clime, I met the Zoroastrian believers. | DAS.1913-06-27 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Fulfillment of true potential; Praise and encouragement; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06543 | 130 | O ye kind friends! Today in the world of existence the most honorable profession is the promotion of education. | DAS.1913-11-18 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; High station of the arts and sciences; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03822 | 190 | O ye kind friends! A letter was received from Kerman giving you utmost praise and saying | DAS.1913-07-12, ABIE.057, BLO_PN#007 | East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12267 | 200 | Persian | ای یاران مهربان و کنیزان عزیز حضرت یزدان نامه که در یوم عید ظهور نقطه اولی | O ye kind friends, and the beloved maid-servants of His Holiness the Almighty! Your letter which was written on the day of the manifestation of the First Point | BBBD.328 | BBBD.329 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00169 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Canada and Greenland II) | 880 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | یاران مهربانا و اماء رحمانا لن تری فی خلق الرحمن من تفاوت در قرآن عظیم | O ye kind friends and the maidservants of the Merciful: In the great Qur'an God says... ...Be not concerned with the smallness of your numbers, neither be oppressed by the multitude... Praise be to Thee, O my God! These are Thy servants who are attracted by the fragrances... O God, my God! Thou beholdest this weak one begging for celestial strength | MKT3.054, RRT.148x, ANDA#03 p.71, ADH2.108x, ADH2_3#03 p.143x, MJMJ1.015x, MJH.064ax, NSR_1978.115x, NSR_1993.128x, FRTB.087 | TDP#13, BPRY.217-218x, BPRY.218-219x, ADJ.055x, ADJ.058x2x, ADJ.062x, COF.012bx, GPB.397x, TDH#158.17x, WOB.077-078x, LOG#1985x, BSC.524 #981, SW_v10#12 p.227-229 | R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 9], almunajat.com [item 3, 14] | Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | UDP.038 | |||||
| AB01885 | 290 | O ye kind friends and the beloved maidservants of His Holiness the Incomparable One! The letter that you have written on the anniversary day of the Declaration of the First Point | DAS.1914-08-11 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01020 | 390 | Persian | ای یاران مهربان و دختران عزیز من عبدالبهاء با وجود ضعف جسمانی و عدم تحمل سفری | O ye kind friends and dearly cherished daughters! I, 'Abdu'l-Bahá, despite physical frailty and inability to endure a journey [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0990, MMK5#051 p.047 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06052 | 130 | Persian | Family Life | ای برادران مهربان در سبیل یزدان شکر کنید که اخوت جسمانی با اخوت روحانی جمع | O ye kind brothers who tread the path of God! Render thanks to Him that ye have combined both physical and spiritual brotherhood | BRL_DAK#0804, COMP_FAMP#90, MMK2#338 p.244 | BRL_FAM#90 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02460 | 250 | mixed | حضرت افنان مناجاتی چند ماه پیش طلب عون و الطاف بجهت عموم افنان سدره تقدیس و | O ye illustrious Afnan! A few months ago, a prayer was revealed beseeching protection and divine favors for all the Afnan of the sanctified Tree | INBA87:359, INBA52:368 | GEN.253, AFNAN.187-188 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00659 | 480 | mixed | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای روشندلان از پرتو عهد و پیمان شصت سال است که محفل الست آراسته گشته | O ye illumined ones! For sixty years hath the assemblage of "Am I not your Lord?" been adorned through the effulgence of the Covenant [3.5s]... ...O God, my God! Lowly, humble, and tearful, I turn my face unto the Kingdom of Thy mercy and the realm of Thy singleness | BRL_DAK#0543, COMP_MASHRIQP#83x, DUR1.236 | BRL_MASHRIQ#83x | Call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00915 | 410 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03593 | 200 | O ye illumined Friends of Abdul-Baha! Praise be to God, that you have organized | SW_v01#14 p.001 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Importance of community building; Knowledge; recognition of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01139 | 370 | Persian | ای یاران نورانی عبدالبهاء سه سال است که در بادیه های وسیع مانند باد بادیه | O ye illumined friends of Abdu'l-Baha: It is well-nigh three years since, like unto the wind I have been crossing vast deserts and like unto the nestless and shelterless bird | INBA17:149 | YHA1.257 (2.995), MJDF.101, NJB_v04#15 p.001 | DAS.1913-08-02, ABIE.145, BLO_PN#007 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04939 | 160 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye illumined faces! O ye divine souls! and O ye spiritual temples! Verily, I read your letter which uttered your extreme love and entire attraction | TAB.141-142 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07717 | 110 | O ye illumined faces! It was in truth with great pleasure that I looked upon the picture which portrayed your noble selves. | MAX.176 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01376 | 330 | Persian | Light of the World; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای آوارگان عبدالبهاء آواره اید آزرده اید بی سر و سامانید زیرا خانه و | O ye homeless ones of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! Ye are homeless and afflicted; ye are displaced and dispossessed of all | NURA#48, MMK4#046 p.050, NANU_AB#52 | LOTW#48 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04651 | 160 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای آوارگان سبیل حق سر و سامان آسودگی و آزادگی هر چند کام دل و راحت جانست ولی | O ye homeless and wanderers in the Path of God! Prosperity, contentment, and freedom | MKT9.037b, MMK1#222 p.269, AKHA_102BE #04 p.04, HDQI.180, DUR1.211, ANDA#08 p.06, NFQ.016, YFY.082 | SWAB#222, LOG#1934x, SW_v14#03 p.087 | K. Porray | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB12697 | 60 | O ye holy souls! Your letter was received. Its contents created the utmost happiness. | BBBD.136 | Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01505 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Southern states I) | 320 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan | ای منادیان بملکوت الله چند روز پیش بان یاران الهی نامه نگاشته گشت ولی چون این | O ye heralds of the Kingdom of God! A few days ago an epistle was written | MKT3.006, AKHA_121BE #01 p.j, AKHA_134BE #01 p.8, AHB.119BE #01 p.000, FRTB.038 | TDP#02, ADJ.062x, BSC.510 #974, SW_v07#10 p.090, SW_v09#14 p.166-167 | R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 5] | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | UDP.012 | |||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07565 | 110 | Abdu'l-Baha Writes to Kansas City | O ye Herald of the Kingdom of God. Happiness be upon thee for thou hast become free from every fetter and bondage of this transitory world | BLO_PT#003e | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03523 | 200 | mixed | ای یاوران عبدالبهاء دوستان قدیمید و یاران دیرین شب و روز خلوتخانه دل این | O ye helpers of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Ye are friends of old standing and companions of ancient days. Night and day, the sanctuary of this heart [3.5s] | MMK3#297 p.220, PYB#196 p.03 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for teaching | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00094 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (U.S. and Canada IV) | 1140 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای نفوس آسمانی و ابناء و بنات ملکوت خداوند در قرآن میفرماید و اعتصموا بحبل | O ye heavenly souls, sons and daughters of the Kingdom! God says in the Qur'an... O God! O God! Thou seest my weakness, lowliness and humility before Thy creatures | MKT3.058, RRT.148x?, RRT.155x?, ANDA#03 p.73, ADH2.113x, ADH2_3#06 p.147x, MMG2#209 p.237x, FRTB.091 | TDP#14, BPRY.207-209x, BWF.419-423, ADJ.070-071x, COF.017x, BSC.530 #983, SW_v10#15 p.283-285, SW_v11#12 p.215x | Seals and Crofts, Chicago Baha'i Community, Heroes Teaching Conference | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | UDP.066 | |||||
| AB04443 | 170 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye heavenly ones! Organize ye spiritual assemblies. Lay ye the foundation of union | TAB.553-554, BWF.409-409x, BSC.461 #855x, SW_v05#09 p.129, SW_v13#12 p.324 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01269 | 350 | mixed | ای ورقات رحمانیه اماء رحمان نامه های شما نفحه مشکبار بود و نافه اسرار زیرا | O ye heavenly leaves of the Most Merciful, the maidservants of the All-Merciful! Your letters were as fragrant musk-laden breezes and as repositories of mysteries, for [3.5s] | INBA16:136 | MKT7.127b, PYK.310 | Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00956 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Northeastern states I) | 400 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای منادیان آسمانی ایام نوروز است همیشه بیاد آن یاران مهربان هستم و از درگاه | O ye heavenly heralds! These are the days of Naurooz. I am always thinking of those kind | MKT3.003, AHB.120BE #01 p.01, FRTB.036, NJB_v10#10 p.204 | TDP#01, ADJ.057x, BSC.505 #972, SW_v07#10 p.087-088, SW_v09#14 p.159-160 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | 3 | * | * | UDP.005 | |||||
| AB00577 | 510 | Persian | ای احبای الهی جناب لبیب زائر چون بعتبه مقدسه وارد و بزیارت مطاف ملا اعلی فائز | O ye heavenly friends! When the esteemed Jináb-i-Labíb arrived at the Sacred Threshold as a pilgrim and was blessed with circumambulating the Most Exalted Realm [3.5s] | MKT3.334, YHA1.281x, YQAZ.540-541 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03229 | 210 | mixed | ای یاران الهی تربیت اطفال ذکور و اناث از اعظم اساس این امر بدیع و نبا عظیم | O ye heavenly friends! The education of children, both male and female, is among the mightiest foundations of this wondrous Cause and momentous Announcement [3.5s] | AVK3.340.04x, ABMH.029 | Education of children; moral education; House of Justice; Prayer for children and youth; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01348 | 340 | mixed | ای یاران رحمانی در بغداد جمیع اهالی بر بیت محترم هجوم دمبدم کردند علما و | O ye heavenly friends! In Baghdad, all the inhabitants made repeated attacks upon the sacred House - the divines and [3.5s] | QT105.2.313, RHQM1.324-325 (395) (239), MAS5.093 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06413 | 130 | Persian | ای یاران رحمانی عبدالبهاء اگر بیان اشتیاق خواهم اوراق کفایت ننماید اگر آرزوی | O ye heavenly friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Were I to express my longing, no pages would suffice; were I to convey my yearning [3.5s] | MKT8.184a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01171 | 360 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye heavenly Assemblage! Your letter was received and its contents became known. Ye have written concerning the printing and the publication of the Tablets. | TAB.000:iii-v | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03327 | 200 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای اماء رحمن مدرسه بنات اهم از مدرسه ذکور است زیرا دوشیزگان این قرن مجید باید | O ye handmaids of the Merciful! The school for girls taketh precedence over the school for boys, for it is incumbent upon the girls of this glorious era | BRL_DAK#0389, COMP_WOMENP#042x, MKT4.013, PYB#002-003 p.03, TAH.316, TRBB.066, MJTB.132, ANDA#41-42 p.97 | BRL_ATE#150, BRL_WOMEN#042x, COC#0631, COC#2133x | Education of children; moral education; Importance of community building; Parents and children; youth; families; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07871 | 100 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای اماء رحمن در این قرن رب عظیم آفتاب علیین نور حقیقت در شدت اشراقست و شمس در | O ye handmaids of the Lord! In this century -- the century of the Almighty Lord -- the Day-Star of the Realms above, the Light of Truth | MKT7.000, MMK1#032 p.064 | SWAB#032, SW_v14#03 p.087 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02403 | 250 | mixed | ای کنیزان مقرب درگاه کبریا بجمیع مصائب و بلایا و محن و رزایا که بر شما وارد | O ye handmaidens, who are near-drawn to the Court of the All-Glorious! Upon you have descended manifold afflictions and calamities, trials and tribulations [3.5s] | MMK3#192 p.135 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09466 | 80 | Persian | ای کنیزان عزیزان درگاه احدیت عبدالبهاء بدرگاه کبریا عجز و نیاز آرد و طلب عون | O ye handmaidens, beloved at the Threshold of Divine Unity! 'Abdu'l-Bahá turneth in lowliness and supplication to the Court of the All-Glorious, seeking heavenly aid [3.5s] | MKT7.106 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10051 | 70 | Persian | ای کنیزان عزیزان خدا برادر مهرپرور را ملاحظه نمااید که چه قدر وفادار و خوش | O ye handmaidens of God's beloved ones! Behold your loving brother, how faithful and joyous he is [3.5s] | YARP2.619 p.428 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00619 | 500 | Persian | ایتها الاماء المنجذبه بنفحات الله تا بحال در میان اماء رحمان تاسیس درس تبلیغ | O ye handmaidens attracted by the fragrances of God! For the first time among the maidservants of the Most Merciful, a teaching class hath been established [3.5s]... ...Confirmations from the kingdom of God will assuredly be received, enabling some radiant leaves to appear resplendent in the assemblage of this world with clear proofs | INBA16:121 | COMP_WOMENP#097x, MKT7.079, PYK.309, DUR1.321x, QIRT.004 | BRL_WOMEN#097x, COC#2188x | Equality of men and women; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05478 | 150 | O ye godlike Nasser and Mansour! His honor your father has traversed through the desert and crossed the ocean until he reached the Holy Land and attained | DAS.1913-06-21 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09144 | 80 | Persian | ای اثمار و ورقات دوحه شهادت کبری آن روح مصور بمیدان جانفشانی شتافت و آن نور | O ye fruits and leaves of the mighty Tree of Martyrdom! That embodied Spirit hastened to the field of sacrifice, and that Light [3.5s] | DUR4.679, NNY.210 | Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03495 | 200 | mixed | ای نهالهای بارور بوستان محبت الله در جمیع احیان مستغرق دریای خلق و خوی حضرت | O ye fruitful saplings in the garden of the love of God, immersed at all times in the ocean of His divine character [3.5s] | INBA88:272 | AHB.127BE #03-04 p.111 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00641 | 490 | mixed | ای یاران الیوم یوم اتحاد و اتفاقست و خلوص در امر نیر آفاق وقت جانفشانیست و | O ye friends! This is the day of unity and concord, and of sincerity in the Cause of the resplendent Orb of all horizons. This is the time to offer up one's life in sacrifice [3.5s] | INBA13:112, INBA88:105, INBA89:020b, Ghazi3072.131-136 | MMK5#188 p.148 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Prayer for nearness to God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; The ephemeral and the eternal | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06411 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye Friends! Thank God that the Light of Truth shone in that city, the bounty of guidance was granted, the fire of the love of God was ignited | TAB.555 | Being a source of light; guidance; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08975 | 90 | Persian | ای یاران بانک بانک میثاق است و نغمه نغمه وفاق بر اهل اشراق افق وجود روشن است | O ye friends! Hark! The Call of the Covenant resoundeth, and the melody of unity ringeth out. Unto the people of illumination, the horizon of being is bright and clear [3.5s] | MKT8.183a | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01821 | 290 | mixed | ای دوستان ثابتان بر عهد و پیمان صد بشارت که قوه جندیه ملکوت ابهی و سپاه و | O ye friends who stand firm in the Covenant and Testament! A hundredfold glad tidings that the hosts of the Abhá Kingdom and the legions [3.5s] | INBA13:053b, INBA13:242, INBA59:223b | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03005 | 220 | mixed | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12302 | 180 | Persian | ای یاران حق و دوستان الهی صبح رمضان است و روزه روز و بیداری شبانست صد هزار کلفت | O ye friends of Truth and companions of God! This is the morn of Ramadan, the time for fasting by day and vigilance by night, amidst myriad hardships [3.5s] | BSHI.110 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04495 | 170 | mixed | ای یاران این مشتاق هر چند مسافت بعید است و دریای بی پایان در میان ولی یار و | O ye friends of this yearning one! Though the distance be vast and the boundless ocean lieth between [3.5s] | YARP2.123 p.144 | East and West; communication between East and West; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05989 | 130 | mixed | ای ياران اين بنده درگاه کبريا، حمد کنيد خدا را که قلوب از ظلمت ضلالت نجات يافت و جان و وجدان | O ye friends of this servant at the Threshold of the All-Glorious! Give praise unto God that hearts have been delivered from the darkness of waywardness and souls and conscience have found deliverance [3.5s] | MMK3#277 p.200x, MMG2#050 p.050x | Being a source of light; guidance; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12075 | 160 | Persian | ای یاران این عبد مسجون حضرت طراز و حضرت علی اکبر ایام رضوانرا در آن قریه | O ye friends of this captive servant! His honor Taraz and his honor Ali-Akbar spent the days of Ridvan in that village [3.5s] | INBA85:071 | YQAZ.655b | Exhortations and counsels; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03006 | 220 | mixed | ای یاران رحمانی فیض وجدانی و فوز نورانی از نتائج ثبوت بر محبت الهی و استقامت | O ye friends of the Merciful. Spiritual bounties and the illumination of divine grace result from steadfastness in the love of God | MMK2#065 p.050, MMK6#470 | DAS.1914-09-11 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03807 | 190 | mixed | ای یاران حضرت یزدان در این دم شبنمی از دریای عنایت جمال قدم بر مزارع قلوب این | O ye friends of the Lord God! At this moment a dewdrop from the ocean of the Ancient Beauty's grace hath descended upon the fields of these hearts [3.5s] | MMK6#328 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04996 | 160 | O ye friends of the heart and soul of Abdu'l-Baha! The violators of the Covenant have raised a new cry | DAS.1914-08-10, SW_v05#12 p.184 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Hands of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00362 | 630 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای یاران شرق و غرب از اعظم اساس دین الله و معانی کلمه الله و تکلیف احباء الله | O ye friends of the East and the West! Among the foundations of the religion of God, the inner significances of the Word of God, and the duties of the friends of God... O God, my God! Illumine the brows of Thy true lovers | COMP_MASHRIQP#22x, MKT4.128, MNMK#084 p.152x, MMK1#235 p.306x, AMK.057-058, AVK3.261.19x, MJMJ2.030ax, MMG2#327 p.365x | SWAB#235x, BRL_MASHRIQ#22x, BPRY.084-085x, LOG#0836x, LOG#0840x, SW_v06#17 p.138-139, SW_v08#11 p.137-138, DWN_v5#09 p.007x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03707 | 190 | mixed | ای دوستان جمال قدم عصر عصر انجذابست و قرن قرن حضرت رب الارباب شرق و غرب | O ye friends of the Blessed Perfection! This century is the century of attraction. This Cycle is the Cycle of His Highness the Lord of Lords | INBA13:046 | MKT5.019, MJMJ3.001ax, MMG2#222a p.249x, NJB_v01#19a p.034 | DAS.1913-07-13, ABIE.059, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12097 | 120 | mixed | ای یاران جمال مبارک حضرت بیچون چون از افق لامکان بر اهل امکان اشراق فرمود | O ye friends of the Blessed Beauty! When the Peerless Lord shed the radiance of His grace from the horizon of the placeless realm upon the world of existence [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0485 | Chastisement and requital; Human reality created in the image of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02935 | 220 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای دوستان حضرت دوست شمع هدی روشن است و نور افق اعلی جلوه هر انجمن غمام فیض در | O ye friends of the Beloved! The candle of guidance is burning, and the light shining from the Supreme Horizon adorneth every assemblage | INBA55:432b, INBA89:025b | BRL_DAK#0067, MKT1.470, AHB.123BE #05 p.000, AHB.124BE #05 p.138 | BRL_ATE#090 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB00513 | 550 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures | ای یاران جمال ابهی ای ثابتان بر میثاق طلعت اعلی ای بندگان آستان مقدس حضرت | O ye friends of the Beauty of Abha! O ye firm ones in the Testament of the Covenant of Baha! O ye servants of the Holy Threshold | MKT9.234, AVK3.092.11x, YBN.034-035 | BSC.493 #952x | Contention and conflict; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00222 | 780 | mixed | ای یاران رحمانی از ایران حوادثی متتابع میرسد که سبب تاسف و احزانست و یاران | O ye friends of the All-Merciful! From Iran come successive calamities that cause sorrow and lamentation among the friends [3.5s] | INBA16:031 | MKT4.118, MILAN.097, AVK3.228.15x, MAS9.133x | Imam Husayn; Love of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03884 | 190 | O ye friends of His Highness the Merciful! A hundred thousand glad tidings are descending at every moment | DAS.1913-10-17 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB00752 | 450 | mixed | ای احبای الهی هر چند مدتیست که مکاتیب مخصوصه بان سامان مرقوم نگشته اما سبب | O ye friends of God! Though for some time no special letters have been dispatched to that region, the cause [3.5s] | MMK6#039x, ABDA.018-019 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05365 | 150 | mixed | ای یاران الهی قفقاز اقلیمنی کوه قاف درلر کوه قاف ایسه سیمرغ شهیرن لانه و | O ye friends of God! They call the region of Caucasia Mount Qaf, and it is said that Mount Qaf is the nest and abode of the well-known Símurgh. | MJT.113 | BTO#07x | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Mosaic imagery; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02870 | 540 | Persian | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03086 | 210 | Persian | ای احبای الهی وقت جانفشانیست و هنگام دست افشانی دم حیات جاودانیست و روز جلوه | O ye friends of God! The time for sacrifice of life is at hand, and the moment for joyous celebration hath come. This is the breath of life everlasting and the day of manifestation [3.5s] | INBA13:010x, INBA21:151b, INBA88:172b | MMK2#069 p.053 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04916 | 160 | Persian | ای یاران یزدان پرتو الطاف جمال قدیم بر فرق مباهات آن قوم نجیب زد در قطب | O ye friends of God! The rays of the Ancient Beauty's grace have shed their radiance upon the exalted brows of that noble people [3.5s] | YARP2.545 p.388 | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1382 | 230 | O ye friends of God! The morn of guidance is radiant and the hearts of the people of faithfulness are like unto a garden | DAS.1914-06-25, SW_v13#07 p.186-187 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01510 | 320 | O ye friends of God! The innate desire of this humble servant is to write to each one of those blessed souls a manifest book … | BRL_DAK#1220 | DAS.1914-10-25 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03797 | 320 | Persian | Excellence in all Things; Scholarship; Social Action; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای یاران الهی اول وصیت این عبد اینست که در عبودیت آستان یزدان سهیم و شریک | O ye friends of God! The first counsel of this servant is this: that ye share fully and be partners in servitude at the Divine Threshold [3.5s]... ...Make ye every effort to improve the Tarbiyat School and to develop order and discipline in this institution. Utilize every means to make this School a garden of the All- Merciful… Good behaviour and high moral character must come first | BRL_DAK#0695, AKHA_131BE #08 p.a, MJTB.118x, MJTB.131bx | BRL_SOCIAL#054x, BRL_SOCIAL#190x, BRL_EXCEL#27x, BRL_SCHOLAR#60x, COC#0622x, COC#0792x | Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04247 | 170 | mixed | ای احبای الهی عنایات و فیوضات جمال قدم چون بحر اعظم ملکوت وجود را از غیب و | O ye friends of God! The bestowals and outpourings of the Ancient Beauty, like unto a vast ocean, have flooded the Kingdom of existence from the unseen realm [3.5s] | MMK4#107 p.117 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03799 | 190 | Persian | Excellence in all Things; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Social Action; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای یاران الهی حضرت رحمن انسانرا بجهت تزیین عالم امکان خلق فرمود تا بانواع | O ye friends of God! The All-Merciful hath created humankind for the adornment of this contingent world, so that men may array the earth with the manifold blessings… It is clear that learning is the greatest bestowal of God | BRL_DAK#0364, TRBB.057 | BRL_ATE#103, BRL_SOCIAL#056x, BRL_EXCEL#25x, COC#0623, COC#0790x, LOG#0713x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Purpose; goal of creation; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02189 | 260 | Persian | ای احبای الهی شکر کنید خدا را که در چنین قرن عظیمی و عصر نورانی بعالم وجود | O ye friends of God! Thank God ye that in such great century and luminous Era ye have stepped in the Universe of Existence | BBBD.384, PYB#265 p.03 | BBBD.385 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Thankfulness; gratitude; The mind's power of discovery; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10789 | 60 | O ye friends of God! Show ye an endeavor that all the nations and communities of the world | SW_v07#18 p.187-188 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11080 | 50 | O ye friends of God! Praise be to God that those pure souls are released from the world of matter and enlisted in the rank of the angels | DAS.1913-11-01 | Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01100 | 380 | O ye friends of God! O ye manifestors of bounties and favors of the Beauty of ABHA! That illumined Orb | SW_v02#06 p.003-004, SW_v07#10 p.098 | Call to action; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00743 | 460 | Persian | Fire and Light | ای یاران الهی ای مقبولان درگاه حضرت غیرمتناهی حضرت شهید چون نور سعید از مطلع | O ye friends of God! O ye favoured ones at the Threshold of the One Who transcendeth all limitations! That distinguished martyr, like unto a lucky star | MMK4#165 p.181, NANU_AB#07 | BRL_FIRE_AB#06 | Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11864 | 200 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یاران الهی از قرار معلوم زمین قبرستان بمبئی را مدتیست حصار کشیده اند و حال | O ye Friends of God! It is understood that a wall has been put up around the Bombay Cemetery, and that water supply is now available. | BRL_DAK#0397 | BRL_ATE#134 | Law of burial and cremation; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02824 | 230 | mixed | ای ياران الهی در اين دم در حديقه رضوان با سائر دوستان مألوفيم و مأنوس معروفيم و محسوس | O ye friends of God! In this moment in the Garden of Ridván We are intimate companions with the other friends, united in fellowship and communion [3.5s] | MMK2#261 p.188x | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01427 | 330 | Persian | Excellence in all Things; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Social Action | ای یاران الهی شما را فراموش ننموده و نخواهم نمود دائما گوش هوش منتظر استماع | O ye friends of God! I have not forgotten you and will not forget you. The ear of mind is constantly waiting...Exert every effort to acquire the various branches of knowledge and true understanding. Strain every nerve to achieve both material and spiritual accomplishments | INBA85:033 | BRL_DAK#0276, MKT8.227, AKHA_133BE #10 p.224, AKHA_135BE #13 p.209, BSHN.140.344, BSHN.144.342, TRBB.041x, MHT1b.172 | BRL_ATE#178x, BRL_SOCIAL#188x, BRL_EXCEL#26x, COC#0601x, COC#0791x, LOG#0480x, TCI#3 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Education of children; moral education; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| AB09145 | 80 | Persian | ای احبای الهی جناب دکتر ضیاء و امة الله زینت مدت مدیده در ارض مقدسه اقامت | O ye friends of God! His honor Dr. Zia (M. Bagdadi) and the maidservant | NJB_v11#12 p.209 | SW_v11#12 p.208 | Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11585 | 10 | O ye friends of God! His honor Ardeshir and his brother Bahman have permission | DAS.1914-06-21 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05193 | 150 | Persian | Consultation | ای دوستان الهی جناب آقا سید اسدالله نامه ارسال داشته و ستایش و توصیف و تعریف زیاد از | O ye friends of God! His honor Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah hath sent a letter conveying abundant praise, commendation and tribute regarding [3.5s]... ...The question of consultation is of the utmost importance, and is one of the most potent instruments conducive to the tranquillity | INBA21:197 (247a) | BRL_DAK#1243, AVK3.411.08x, AVK3.413.10x, GHA.228 | BRL_CONSULT#13x, COC#0179x | Consultation; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||
| AB01041 | 380 | mixed | ای احبای الهی از جواهر کلمات رب الایات البینات معین معانی جاری و از هویت کلام | O ye friends of God! From the gems of the words of the Lord of manifest signs doth flow the spring of inner meanings, and from the essence of utterance [3.5s] | INBA88:138 | RHQM1.536-538 (668) (410-411), RAHA.090-091, MSHR1.112x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02719 | 230 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | 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 | 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB03801 | 190 | O ye friends of God! At this moment, while the sun of the elemental world is setting behind the western horizon | DAS.1913-10-12 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12083 | 240 | Persian | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای یاران الهی نامتان در ایندم در این محضر مذکور شد و ذکر خلق و خویتان بمیان | O ye friends of God! At this moment your names were mentioned in this gathering, and your character and conduct became the subject of discourse [3.5s]... ...As to the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar, it is of the utmost importance. The purpose is this: A spot should be designated, even if it is a small place beneath layers of earth and stone | BRL_DAK#0884, COMP_MASHRIQP#35x | BRL_MASHRIQ#35x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00974 | 400 | O ye friends of God! All the people of the world today are workmen of destruction and ruin | SW_v05#09 p.130, SW_v08#10 p.136, PN_1909 p061 | Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00024 | Lawh-i-'Ahd va Mithaq (Last Tablet to America) | 2840 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith | Commentary on the Tablet of the Branch and the Covenant | ای یاران الهی عبدالبهاء شب و روز بیاد شما و بذکر شما مشغول زیرا یاران الهی | O ye friends of God! Abdu'l-Baha is day and night thinking of you and mentioning... Consider! The Divine Gardener cuts off the dry or weak branch | BRL_DAK#0951, MKT3.410, AKHA_106BE #03 p.02x, AVK3.092.04x, AVK3.090.06x, AYT.488x, HHA.335x, RHQM1.131 (168x) (099-099x), OOL.C006 | BWF.429-438, GPB.250x, GPB.251x, GPB.309-310x, PDC.024x, BSC.551 #994x, SW_v13#01 p.019-025, ABCC.450-451x | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | 3 | * | - | |||||
| AB07700 | 110 | Persian | ای یاران یزدان جناب عبدالحسین تالان و تاراج دیده در سبیل جانان با لسانی در | O ye friends of God! `Abdu'l-Husayn, who hath witnessed tribulation and despoliation in the path of the Best-Beloved, with a tongue that [3.5s] | MKT5.044 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02239 | 260 | Persian | ای دوستان حضرت یزدان هر چند بابدان هزاران فرسنگ دورید و مهجور ولی بدل و جان | O ye friends of God, though ye be distant by countless leagues and far removed, yet in heart and soul [3.5s] | MMK5#220 p.169 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02190 | 260 | Persian | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن نامه مفصل شما بر ثبوت و استقامت بیان مفصل بود هرچند | O ye friends of God and the maidservants of the Merciful! Your detailed | MKT3.077 | SW_v10#04 p.077-078 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04120 | 180 | O ye friends of God and the maidservants of the Merciful! The Congratulations for the Day of the Declaration of the Báb | DAS.1914-07-17 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02015 | 280 | O ye friends of God and the maidservants of God! Praise be to God that during the season of divine Spring | DAS.1914-04-20 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04633 | 160 | Persian | ای احبای الهی و کنیزان عزیز حق عبدالبهاء را نهایت اشتیاق بملاقات ولی مجبور بمراجعت | O ye friends of God and the beloved maidservants of the True One! 'Abdu'l-Baha has the utmost longing to meet you | ANDA#43-44 p.85, NJB_v02#14-16 p.005 | SW_v02#16 p.008 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08459 | 100 | O ye friends of God and maidservants of the Merciful! The congratulations for the declaration of the anniversary | SW_v09#11 p.125 | Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03803 | 190 | mixed | ای یاران الهی و اماء رحمن شکر کنید خدا را که در ظل عنایت حضرت مقصود در آمدید | O ye friends of God and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! Render thanks unto God that ye have entered beneath the canopy of the loving-kindness of the Lord of all desire [3.5s] | AKHA_121BE #07 p.b, AKHA_121BE #11-12 p.j | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04378 | 170 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye friends of God and daughters of the Kingdom! The letter you have written was considered. It caused abundant spirit and fragrance. | TAB.353 | Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03889 | 190 | O ye friends of God and assistants of Abdu'l-Baha! What can I write, and what can I say? That which is in the heart can be neither translated into words nor written on paper... The world is black; the divine bestowal is radiant. This blackness must be changed | DAS.1913-08-26, SW_v08#10 p.135-136x, ABIE.242, BLO_PN#007 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05884 | 140 | Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts | O ye friends of Abdul-Baha! Your letter was received and from its meaning the reality of firmness and steadfastness | BLO_PT#028k | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02135 | 270 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای یاران عبدالبهاء از پیش خبر جذب و وله و وجد و طرب شما رسید و مکتوبی مخصوص ارسال | O ye friends of Abdul-Baha! The glad-tidings of your attraction and enkindlement, ecstasy and exhilaration, hath reached us before and a special Tablet | PYB#116 p.01, NJB_v01#12 p.001 | TAB.558-559 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11719 | 160 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء عصر است و کوکب اثیر رو بغروب و افول ولی پرتو فیض جلیل از نیر | O ye friends of Abdul-Baha! The afternoon sun is sinking toward the horizon and setting, yet the effulgent rays of sublime bounty from the Luminary [3.5s] | FRH.112-113 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00764 | 450 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای دوستان عبدالبهاء جناب مستر وودکاک نامه نگاشت و نامهای شما را در آن نامه ذکر | O ye friends of Abdul-Baha! His honor Mr. Woodcock wrote a letter and in that letter he mentioned your names, asking divine favor on your behalf. | BRL_DAK#0797 | TAB.531-533, MAX.237-239 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02437 | 250 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء یاران جسمانی مارانند زیرا هر محبتی که لله نباشد عاقبت | O ye friends of Abdul Baha! Material friendship is not permanent; for every kind of love which is not purely for the sake of God is ended in hatred. | MMK3#286 p.208, MJMJ3.079ax, MMG2#011 p.010x, YHA2.999-1000x, NJB_v04#15 p.003x | DAS.1913-07-16, SW_v08#11 p.141-142x, ABIE.072, BLO_PN#007 | Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01743 | 300 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء در این دور الهی و عصر ربانی اساس اصلی و مقصد حقیقی وحدت | O ye friends of Abdul Baha! In this Divine Dispensation and lordly Cycle the fundamental principle and the supreme object is the establishment of the oneness of the world of humanity | MKT3.510, AKHA_134BE #18 p.694, AKHA_125BE #03 p.j, TAH.298, ADH2.089x, ADH2_2#14 p.118x, MMG2#044 p.044x | DAS.1913-09-16, ABIE.322, BLO_PN#007 | A. Akhavan | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for unity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01275 | 350 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب آقا سید اسدالله باسکندریه وارد و ملاقات حاصل و چون | O ye friends of Abdul Baha! His Honor Sayad Assadullah arrived in Alexandria and a meeting was obtained. When he received permission for his departure he mentioned your names | MMK5#044 p.042, MJDF.117 | DAS.1913-08-09, ABIE.173, BLO_PN#007 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03159 | 210 | Persian | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04215 | 180 | O ye friends of Abdu'l-Baha and the daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter informing me that a memorial meeting was held in behalf of his holiness Abdu'l-Fadl | DAS.1914-02-28x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05372 | 150 | Persian | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای یاران عبدالبهاء ضوضاء ملل و غوغای امم در یوم ظهور اسم اعظم محتوم و مسلمست | O ye friends of ‘Abdu’l‑Baha! The tumult of the nations and the clamour of their peoples are certain and inevitable in the Day of the Manifestation of the Most Great Name | BRL_CONF2018P#21, MMK2#203 p.145 | BRL_CONF2018#21 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12030 | 160 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | O ye friends of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá! The tumult of the nations and the clamour of their peoples are certain and inevitable | BRL_ATE#087 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00961 | 400 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá' | ای یاران عبدالبهاء هر چند مدتیست که بواسطه قلم و مداد با شما گفتگوای ننمودم | O ye friends of ‘Abdu'l-Baha! Though some time has passed since I wrote you letters with pen and ink, yet in the world of spirit | INBA87:432, INBA52:445 | BRL_DAK#0870, MMK2#073 p.056 | BLO_PT#081.73 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB03582 | 200 | O ye friends of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá! The East is illumined, the West is perfumed, and the world is in motion and acceleration. The fame of the Grandeur of the Word of God | PN_1907 p070 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06416 | 130 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء برادر پاک گهر شما قطع دریا نمود و ببقعه مبارکه نوراء وارد | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your pure-hearted brother hath crossed the ocean and arrived at the blessed and luminous Spot [3.5s] | PPAR.194 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05885 | 140 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء نامه شما مشکین بود و معانی شیرین و انکبین زیرا دلیل بر | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your letter was musk-laden, and its meanings were sweet as honey, for it gave proof of [3.5s] | MSHR5.430-431 | Being a source of light; guidance; Music and singing; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02792 | 230 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء هر چند انقلاب ایران شدید است و محن و بلایا مستولی بر هر | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though the upheaval in Persia is severe and trials and tribulations have overtaken all [3.5s] | MSHR4.345-346 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Non-participation in politics; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04902 | 160 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء بوی خوشی که از گلشن دلهای ان یاران مهربان منتشر گشته مشام | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The sweet fragrance that hath wafted from the rose-garden of those loving friends' hearts doth perfume the senses [3.5s] | MKT9.255a, ALPA.023a, YARP2.028 p.080, PPAR.116, RMT.028-029, QUM.212-213, YARD.029-030 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01018 | 390 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء شمس حقیقت نیر ملکوت اعلی بجهت اتحاد عقاید و آراء... عبدالبهآء را به جان و دل گوش نمائید | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The Sun of Truth, the Luminary of the Supreme Kingdom, for the unity of thoughts and opinions... hearken with heart and soul unto 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | MMK2#183 p.132, AKHA_118BE #05-06 p.b, BSHN.140.480.04x, BSHN.144.473bx, PYB#096 p.03 | Contention and conflict; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03816 | 190 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء حقیقت ملکوت که در این عصر مقدس در قطب امکان جلوه نموده | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The Reality of the Kingdom, which in this sacred age hath manifested itself in the realm of contingent being [3.5s] | SFI09.012b | Call to action; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as educator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05373 | 150 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء نغماتی که از حنجر روحانی آن یاران الهی صادر قلوب مشتاقانرا | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The melodies that issue forth from the spiritual throats of those divine companions cause the hearts of the yearning ones [3.5s] | MMK3#293 p.215 | Love of God; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02790 | 230 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب رستم خداداد از شدت محبت و وداد خواهش نگارش نامه از | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The esteemed Rustam Khudadad, in the fervor of his love and devotion, hath earnestly requested the writing of a letter [3.5s] | YARP2.426 p.321 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08340 | 100 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء تا توانید عقد الفت بندید و از محبت یکدیگر چون جام سرشار | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Strive ye, as far as ye are able, to bind fast the cords of fellowship, and be ye like unto a brimming cup with love for one another [3.5s] | PYB#251 p.03 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05881 | 140 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جهدی کنید که در محفل روحانی مصدر سنوحات رحمانی شوید و باعث | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Strive ye to become, in the spiritual gathering, the source of divine inspirations and the cause [3.5s] | MKT8.188c, AKHA_136BE #04 p.59, AKHA_132BE #07 p.a, AKHA_127BE #13 p.b | Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02791 | 230 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء حمد کنید خدا را که در یوم اشراق مشتاق نیر آفاق شدید و توجه | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Render thanks unto God that ye have become eager, in this Day of Radiance, for the resplendent Orb of the horizons and have turned [3.5s] | MKT9.259, TAH.322 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01855 | 290 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء شکر کنید خدا را که بنور هدی روی روشن و خوی مشکبار شد | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Render thanks unto God that through the light of guidance your countenances have been illumined and your dispositions made fragrant [3.5s] | INBA16:137 | AMK.111-112, PYK.337x, TAH.336, AMIN.199b | Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02432 | 250 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء الحمد لله از سروستان نفحات گلستان محبت الله منتشر و رایحه | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be unto God that from Sarvistán the sweet fragrances of the rose-garden of the love of God are wafting [3.5s] | INBA87:426, INBA52:439 | BRL_DAK#0918, MMK6#494 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04128 | 180 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء الحمد لله خاندانی از مظاهر محبت الله تشکیل شده و خانواده از | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God, a family hath been formed of the manifestations of the love of God, and a household is [3.5s] | MMK2#325 p.237 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Parents and children; youth; families; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02282 | 260 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء حضرات افنان سدره مبارکه زبان بستایش دوستان پارسی و یاران | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! O ye kindred of the blessed Tree! The tongue is moved to praise the friends and companions of Persia [3.5s] | YARP2.562 p.398 | Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00095 | 1140 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب میرزا عبدالحسین نامه ای نگاشته و ذکر آن یاران روحانی | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jinab-i-Mírzá 'Abdu'l-Ḥusayn hath written a letter making mention of those spiritual friends [3.5s] | MKT4.132, MILAN.151, AKHA_134BE #13 p.512x, AVK3.229.03x, YHA1.378x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01349 | 340 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب غلامحسین زبان بستایش شما گشوده و حمد و ثنا گفته که | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jináb-i-Ghulám-Ḥusayn hath loosed his tongue in praise of you, offering words of glorification and praise [3.5s] | TAH.239a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03516 | 200 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب اردشیر جمشید فصلی مشبع در تعریف و توصیف آن یاران | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jináb-i-Ardishír-i-Jamshíd hath written an eloquent account in praise and commendation of those friends [3.5s] | YARP2.394 p.307 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03814 | 190 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب آقا حسینعلی بزیارت آستان مقدس مشرف و از طرف همه شماها | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jináb-i-Áqá Ḥusayn-'Alí hath attained unto pilgrimage at the Sacred Threshold, and on behalf of you all [3.5s] | MSHR2.352 | Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01436 | 330 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء در نامه جناب اسمعیل نامهای مبارک شما تلاوت گردید آرزوی دل | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! In the letter from his honor Isma'íl, your blessed names were recited. The heart's desire [3.5s] | AADA.156-157 | Growth of the Cause; Importance of community building; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02435 | 250 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء چندیست که از آن دوستان باوفا بحسب ظاهر شعله ای بعتبه مقدسه | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! For some time past no flame from those faithful friends hath outwardly appeared at the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | MKT9.255b | Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Music and singing; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01854 | 290 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء در بین افواج امواج در محیط اعظم در وقت طوفان نامه یاران | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Amidst the surging waves upon the most great ocean, in the hour of tempest, the letter of the friends [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0896, MKT4.134, YHA1.144, YHA1.419x (1.297) | East and West; communication between East and West; Praise of Western values; culture; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01852 | 290 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء حمد کنید خدا را که صبح صادقید روشن و پر انوار و نخل باسقید | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, render thanks unto God that ye are the true dawn, luminous and effulgent, and a towering palm tree [3.5s] | INBA88:367, INBA89:119 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02136 | 270 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء و بندگان جمال ابهی اکنون که قلب این محزون چون فلک مشحون | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and servants of the Abhá Beauty! Now that the heart of this sorrowful one is, like the firmament, laden [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0514, MKT2.310 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02798 | 230 | Persian | Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts | ای یاران و اماء رحمن نامه شما فی الحقیقه سرور و شادمانی بخشید و سبب امیدواری | O ye friends and the maidservants of the Merciful!...If a person reads the Hidden Words, the Ishrakat, Tajallayat, the Glad Tidings | MMK3#167 p.117x, HDQI.239, ANDA#28 p.05 | DAS.1914-07-17, SW_v08#02 p.025x, SW_v09#10 p.118x, BLO_PT#028o | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05383 | 150 | O ye friends and the maidservants of the Merciful! Your letter which was an evidence of your firmness in the Path of guidance was duly received. | DAS.1914-05-30 | Exhortations and counsels; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07697 | 110 | O ye friends and the maidservants of the Merciful! Your letter was received. Its contents conformed with the reality; for it was the song of the heart | DAS.1914-05-30 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00182 | 850 | mixed | ای یاران و اماء رحمن چون پادشاه مخلوع عثمانیان عبدالحمید بظلم و طغیان قیام | O ye friends and the maidservants of the Merciful! When the deposed Sultan | QT105.2.206, AVK3.185.01x, RHQM1.437-438 (534) (326x), ANDA#43-44 p.87, YHA1.099-100 (1.202), MLK.056, QT108.071, DLH2.190, NJB_v02#03 p.001-002 | SW_v02#04 p.006-007, BSTW#052lx | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07015 | 120 | Persian | ای یاران و اماء رحمن اگر مقصد شما چنان که در نوروز محفل عمومی در شیکاغو | O ye friends and the maidservants of the Merciful! If it is your intention | NJB_v01#19a p.013-014 | SW_v01#01 p.011-012 | Exhortations and counsels; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00210 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Western states II) | 800 | mixed | 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 | |||||
| AB00618 | 500 | O ye friends and maidservants of the Merciful! Your letter was received. Its perusal conveyed the utmost supplication | SW_v08#16 p.218 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00208 | 800 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | 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 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Judas; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07698 | 110 | Persian | ای یاران و کنیزان الهی هر چند در آنسامانید و ما در این سامان ولی همسایه ایم و | O ye friends and handmaids of God! Though ye dwell in that region and we in this, yet are we neighbours [3.5s] | YARP2.638 p.436 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02797 | 230 | Persian | ای یاران و اماء رحمن دو مفتون محبت الهی حاجی خان و خان بابا نامه ای نگاشتند و | O ye friends and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! Two souls enamoured of divine love, Haji Khan and Khan Baba, have penned a letter [3.5s] | INBA87:242, INBA52:247 | Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12368 | 150 | O ye fresh saplings in the Rose Garden of the Kingdom! His Holiness Christ—may my soul be a sacrifice for Him—praised the children, that is, the children who enter the Kingdom | BBBD.567 | Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01966 | 280 | Persian | ای ورقات مهتزات منجذبات در این قیامت کبری میدانی ترتیب شد که از یک جهه حد | O ye fluttering, enraptured leaves! In this Most Great Resurrection a field hath been arranged such that, from one direction, the [3.5s] | INBA13:179 | MKT7.133, BSHN.140.459, BSHN.144.453, MHT1b.235 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12119 | 550 | Persian | ای گلهای گلشن حقیقت نامه شما رسید از مضمون معلوم گردید که الحمد لله در یوم | O ye flowers of the rose-garden of Truth! Your letter has been received. From its contents it was understood that, praise be unto God, ye celebrated a heavenly feast | BBBD.577-578 | BBBD.578-580 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06291 | 130 | Persian | ای گلهای گلشن محبت الله الحمد لله در این حدیقه انیقه انبات شدید و بحرارت و | O ye flowers of the rose-garden of God's love! Praise be to God that ye have sprouted forth in this beauteous garden, and through the warmth [3.5s] | MMK2#157 p.118 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11916 | 130 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای اغنام حضرت بهاء خوشا بحال نفوسیکه در ماه صیام روزه گرفتند و بکمال اتحاد و اتفاق | O ye flock of the Lord of glory! Blessed are they who have observed the fast during its appointed month | BRL_DAK#0419 | BRL_ATE#132 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Law of fasting; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04220 | 180 | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye firm, steadfast, and faithful Believers! Verily, I, from this brilliant and Blessed Spot | TAB.145-146, BWF.360-360x | Apocalyptic imagery; Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06541 | 130 | O ye firm ones! O ye steadfast ones! The publication of the Star of the West is conducive to the happiness | SW_v01#18 p.008-009 | East and West; communication between East and West; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Newspapers and the media; publications; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04339 | 170 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye firm ones in the Covenant! The report of [your meeting] was noted. All the arrangements of the meeting are suitable and acceptable. | TAB.015-016, TAB.000:i | Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08880 | 90 | Persian | ای مقبلان ای مقبولا درگاه الهی در ظل کلمة توحید در آئید | O ye favored ones, O ye who are accepted at the divine threshold, enter ye beneath the sheltering shadow of the Word of Unity [3.5s] | INBA13:222b | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05791 | 140 | mixed | ای مقبلان ای عارفان ای عاشقان حمد کنید خدا را که بملکوت وجود اقبال نمودید و | O ye favored ones, O ye mystics, O ye lovers, praise ye God that ye have turned your faces toward the Kingdom of existence [3.5s] | INBA85:061b | MKT8.228, AKHA_127BE #01 p.a, AKHA_129BE #02 p.a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05649 | 140 | Persian | ای خانواده موقنین بالله شکر کنید که از ندای حق بیدار شدید و از وساوس بیزار از | O ye family of them that are assured of God! Give thanks that ye were awakened by the divine call and freed from vain imaginings [3.5s] | INBA17:163 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03620 | 190 | Persian | ای اهل وفا هر چند اهل جفا دست تطاول گشودند و لانه و آشیانه یاران ویران نمودند | O ye faithful ones! Though the oppressors have stretched forth the hand of tyranny and laid waste the nests and dwellings of the friends [3.5s] | NANU_AB#64 | Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02771 | 230 | Persian | ای وفاداران در عالم وجود نزد اهل سجود وفا نور ساطع و شهاب لامع عالم انسانى است و اعظم | O ye faithful ones! In the world of existence, amongst them that bow down in prayer, faithfulness is a radiant light and a gleaming meteor in the human realm, and is the most [3.5s] | INBA13:194 | MSHR2.298 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for governments and rulers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03771 | 190 | Persian | ای موقنان ای مقبلان نامه شما ملاحظه گشت و بر حال حزین غمگین شدیم ولی امید | O ye faithful ones, O ye who have advanced towards God! Your letter was perused, and We were saddened at your grievous state. Yet there is hope [3.5s] | MMK3#291 p.214 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03536 | 200 | Arabic | ایها المخلصون ایها المنجذبون ایها المقربون انی لفی مسمع من ایات الهدی التی | O ye faithful ones, O ye who are attracted, O ye who are near, verily I am within hearing of the verses of guidance which [3.5s] | MMK6#009 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03540 | 200 | Arabic | ایها المومنون ایها المخلصون ان عبدالبهاء یناجی ربه فی جنح اللیالی و یدعوه | O ye faithful ones, O ye sincere ones! 'Abdu'l-Bahá communes with his Lord in the depths of night and supplicates unto Him [3.5s] | MNMK#052 p.136, AVK4.314bx, ABB.103 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03035 | 220 | Arabic | ایها المومنون ایها الموقنون ایها المنجذبون ایها المخلصون ایها الثابتون ایها | O ye faithful ones, O ye assured ones, O ye who are enraptured, O ye sincere ones, O ye steadfast ones [3.5s] | MMK6#574 | Chastisement and requital; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04365 | 170 | O ye faithful one of the Holy Threshold! Your letter, which was expressive | SW_v14#06 p.168 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Things are known by their opposites | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02986 | 220 | mixed | ای مومنین ای مومنات در این دم که قریب غروب آفتاب آسمانست و عبدالبهاء از غفلت | O ye faithful men and women! At this moment when the sun in the firmament draweth nigh unto setting, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá, from heedlessness [3.5s] | INBA84:358 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03087 | 210 | mixed | ای احبای باوفای جمال قدیم چون شمس حقیقت از افق مبین افول فرمود و بافق اعلی | O ye faithful lovers of the Ancient Beauty! When the Sun of Truth set beneath the manifest horizon and ascended unto the Supreme Horizon [3.5s] | MMK6#541 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11420 | 30 | O ye faithful friends! This Assembly was organized at the right time. It is my hope | SW_v13#08 p.204 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00204 | 810 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای یاران باوفا ای بندگان صادق حضرت بهاء الله نیمه شب است و جمیع چشمها آسوده | O ye faithful friends, O ye sincere servants of Baha'u'llah! Now, in the midwatches of the night... O Thou kind and loving Providence! The east is astir and the west surgeth... Study the Tablet of the Holy Mariner that ye may know the truth… Pitiful are we, grant us Thy succour; homeless and wanderers... | INBA16:064 | MKT3.423, MNMK#099 p.182, MMK1#233 p.302, AYT.522x, HDQI.207, ANDA#02 p.54x, ANDA#14 p.04x, ADH2.086x, ADH2_1#31 p.049x, ADH2_2#13 p.114x, MJMJ1.109x, MMG2#277 p.310x, MMG2#347 p.386x, MUH1.0532, YHA1.101-102x (1.207) | SWAB#233, BPRY.155-157x, BPRY.319x, BSC.548 #993, SW_v12#14 p.229-231, BSTW#103 | M.C. Kennedy | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||
| AB03805 | 190 | Persian | ای یاران باوفای جمال ابهی بچه لسانی شما را بستایم و مدح و ثنا گویم و تحسین و | O ye faithful friends of the Abhá Beauty! With what tongue shall I praise you, sing your glorification and express my admiration [3.5s] | AKHA_123BE #04 p.a, AKHA_130BE #17 p.a, AKHA_135BE #09 p.189, AVK3.492-493 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01353 | 340 | Persian | ای یاران وفادار عبدالبهاء نامه شما دمی رسید که همدم محن و بلا بودم و غرق در | O ye faithful friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your letter reached me at a time when I was beset by trials and tribulations and immersed in [3.5s] | ALPA.020b, YARP2.026 p.079 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03251 | 210 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یاران و اماء رحمن باوفا انصاف اینست که در سبیل ملکوت جانفشانید و جز انتشار | O ye faithful friends and maidservants of the Merciful! Verily ye are self-sacrificing… the skillful farmer always hath an abundance of crops and harvests | BRL_DAK#0785, MKT3.082, AKHA_133BE #17 p.560, ANDA#01 p.48 | BRL_ATE#202x, SW_v10#13 p.247-248 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00120 | 990 | mixed | ای یاران باوفای جمال مبارک هر چند مصائبی که در نیریز بر یاران عزیز وارد رستخیز بود | O ye faithful companions of the Blessed Beauty! Although the tribulations which befell the dear friends in Nayríz are recent | LMA2.413-417, MSHR4.321-322x, MSHR5.319x, NANU_AB#33, MLK.089, TAN.137-139, NYMG.177 | NYR#123 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07596 | 110 | Persian | ای مومنان موقنان و ای مومنات موقنات الحمد لله آن خانواده آزاده از بدایت طلوع | O ye faithful believers and steadfast women of faith! Praise be to God, that noble family hath, from the very dawn of its rising, been liberated and free [3.5s] | MKT7.231a | Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01377 | 330 | Persian | ای آوارگان کوی دوست آندلبر آفاق چون در انجمن اهل وفاق اشراق نمود آغاز رازی کرد | O ye exiles in the path of the Friend! When that Beloved of all horizons shone forth in the gathering of the faithful ones, He began to unveil a mystery [3.5s] | MMK2#037 p.025 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00016 | Lawh-i-Lahih (Tablet to the Hague) | 4540 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablet to the Central Organization for a Durable Peace, The Hague (Lawh-i-Hague); Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | Tablet to The Hague | ای اول اشخاص خیرخواه محترم عالم انسانی نامه های شما که درین مدت حرب ارسال | O ye esteemed ones who are pioneers among the well-wishers of the world | BRL_HAGP1, MKT3.101, MNMK#112 p.210, MMK1#227 p.285x, AKHA_134BE #13 p.495x, AVK3.401.05x, AVK3.409.08x, AVK4.324ax, AVK4.324bx, AVK4.326x, AVK4.331ax, AVK4.334bx, DWNP_v2#12 p.095-99x, HDQI.211, ANDA#16 p.06x, KHAB.034 (043), OOL.C014 | BRL_HAG1, SWAB#227x, BWF.284-296, LOG#1075x, BSC.410 #745, FWU.028x, SW_v11#08 p.123-127+129-134, DWN_v2#05 p.005x, ABCC.438-439x, BLO_PT#192, BLO_PT#193 | Call to action; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as source of love and unity; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | 3 | * | * | MMAH.271 | ||||
| AB01262 | 350 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye esteemed maidservants of God, and ye revered beloved ones (or men believers) of the Merciful! Your letter was received | TAB.443-444 | Consolation and comfort; Development of capacity and readiness; Eulogies; reminiscences; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03199 | 210 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye elect and chosen ones of the Kingdom! Thank God that the Greatest Name selected and elected that gathering | TAB.434-435 | Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08847 | 90 | Persian | ای مدیران نجم باختر نامه شما رسید و همت شما معلوم گردید امیدوارم که روز بروز | O ye Editors of the Star of the West! Your letter was received an your | NJB_v02#03 p.001 | SW_v02#02 p.008 | Growth of the Cause; Newspapers and the media; publications; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01550 | 310 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای اهل ملکوت شکر کنید خدا را که توجه بملکوت ابهی دارید و آرزوی استفاضه از | O ye dwellers of the Kingdom! Thank ye God that ye have turned your faces toward the Kingdom of Abha, and are yearning | BRL_DAK#0706, PYB#217 p.03 | TAB.353-355 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03434 | 200 | Persian | ای ستمدیدگان محزون مباشید و مغموم مگردید و جگر خون مشوید دل و جان هر چند هدف | O ye downtrodden ones! Be not sorrowful, neither be ye grieved, and let not your hearts be rent asunder; though heart and soul be made the target [3.5s] | MSHR4.339, KHML.103 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01328 | 340 | Persian | ای روحانیان ای نورانیان ظلمات جهل افق عالم را تاریک نموده و نائره جنگ در دور | O ye divines, O ye luminous ones! The darkness of ignorance hath shrouded the horizon of the world, and the flames of war are kindled round about [3.5s] | MKT3.264 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03611 | 190 | Persian | ای احبای الهی این قرن قرن جمال مبارک است و این عهد از اعصار شمس حقیقت طلوعی | O ye divine lovers! This century is the century of the Blessed Beauty, and this age is distinguished among all ages by the dawning of the Sun of Truth [3.5s] | MMK4#160 p.174 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02333 | 250 | mixed | ای احبای الهی حضرت فروغی علیه بهاء الله الابهی از فروغ انوار در آن دیار حکایت | O ye divine loved ones! His Holiness Furúghí—upon him be the Glory of the All-Glorious—telleth of the radiant effulgence in that land [3.5s] | MMK6#181 | Entry by troops; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12224 | 240 | Persian | ای یاران الهی نامه شما در وقتی ملاحظه گردید که جمعی از اماء رحمان امریکا حاضر | O ye divine friends! Your letter was perused at a time when a group of the handmaidens of the Most Merciful from America were present [3.5s] | QUM.134 | Growth of the Cause; Power of prayer | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01848 | 290 | Persian | ای یاران الهی هر چند که بحسب ظاهر دور و مهجورید ولی در حقیقت حاضر انجمنید و | O ye divine friends! Though outwardly far and remote, in reality ye are present in this assembly [3.5s] | MMK2#149 p.111 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01426 | 400 | Persian | ای یاران الهی بعد از عصر است و روزه رمضان کسالت و رخاوت و سستی آورده با وجود | O ye divine friends! Though it is eventide and the fast of Ramadan hath brought weariness and lassitude [3.5s] | MMK3#190 p.133x, TISH.261-262 | Call to action; Martyrdom of the Bab; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03001 | 220 | Persian | ای یاران الهی نفوسیکه بامرالله خدمت نمودند و به نشر نفحات پرداختند و جانفشانی | O ye divine friends! Those souls who have rendered service to the Cause of God, who have occupied themselves with the diffusion of the fragrances of holiness, and who have sacrificed themselves [3.5s] | KHSH13.030, MSBH1.487 | Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01345 | 340 | mixed | ای یاران الهی شمع هدی روشن و ساحت دلها رشک گلزار و چمن افق امکان از پرتو لامکان | O ye divine friends! The lamp of guidance shineth bright, and the garden of hearts hath become the envy of rose-garden and meadow. The horizon of contingent being is illumined by the rays of the Realm Beyond [3.5s] | MMK2#047 p.036 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12154 | 350 | mixed | ای یاران الهی جناب زائر از برای هر یک از شماها نامه مخصوص خواسته ولی این عبد | O ye divine friends! The honored pilgrim hath requested a special letter for each one of you, but this servant [3.5s] | KASH.264 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04119 | 180 | Turkish | ای یاران الهی جناب فیض بخشای عالم و تربیت فرمای طوائف و امم جلت قدرته و عظمت | O ye divine friends! The All-Bountiful Lord, the Educator of all tribes and nations -- glorified be His might and power [3.5s] | INBA72:106 | MJT.154 | Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Need for an educator | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07016 | 120 | Persian | ای یاران یزدانی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید جوهر معانی بود و | O ye divine friends! That which ye had written was perused; it was the essence of meaning [3.5s] | INBA16:084 | ALPA.008a, YARP2.008 p.068, PPAR.109, RMT.063a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11899 | 150 | Persian | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای یاران الهی شکر کنید خدا را که موفق شدید و تاسیس مشرق الاذکار نمودید و در | O ye divine friends! Render ye thanks unto God that ye have been assisted and have established the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár and in [3.5s]... ...Obligatory prayer and supplication cause man to reach the kingdom of mystery, and the worship of the Supreme One | BRL_DAK#0882 | BRL_IOPF#2.13x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of obligatory prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01078 | 380 | mixed | ای یاران الهی حمد کنید خدا را که نفحات قدس روحانی یافتید و زندگی جاودانی شمع | O ye divine friends! Render thanks unto God that ye have found the holy and spiritual fragrances and attained to life everlasting [3.5s] | MSHR3.143, MJMJ2.058x, MMG2#148 p.166x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08344 | 100 | Persian | ای یاران یزدانی ستایش پاک یزدان را که در دل کیهان آتشی برافروخت که گرمیش | O ye divine friends! Praise be to the pure Lord, Who hath kindled within the heart of creation a flame whose warmth [3.5s] | INBA21:148a | YARP2.262 p.228 | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03800 | 190 | O ye divine friends! Praise be to God that the showers of the cloud of Guidance have adorned the plain | DAS.1914-10-26x | Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01042 | 380 | mixed | ای احبای الهی حمد خدا را که در بحبوحه انقلاب و اضطراب و این حرب شدید یاران | O ye divine friends! Praise be to God that in the midst of revolution and turmoil, and in this fierce warfare, the friends [3.5s] | MMK6#060 | Business; financial; property matters; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10336 | 60 | Persian | ای احبای الهی از قرار مسموع در وقت وداع آقا میرزا احمد سهراب محفل عظیمى آراستید | O ye divine friends! It hath reached Our ears that at the time of bidding farewell to Áqá Mírzá Ahmad Suhráb, ye arranged a magnificent gathering [3.5s] | NJB_v02#14-16 p.002 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04892 | 160 | mixed | ای یاران الهی فیض نامتناهیست و موهبت جمال قدیم عزت ابدیه جهان آسمانی پرتو | O ye divine friends! Infinite is the bounty, and the gift of the Ancient Beauty is eternal glory - a heavenly radiance [3.5s] | INBA89:142a | MMK3#298 p.220, PYB#196 p.03 | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02865 | 220 | mixed | ای ياران الهی ، در اين صباح که منادی نجاح از ملکوت ابهی به حيّ علی الفلاح ندا مينمايد عبدالبهاء بذکر آن ياران عزيز مانند | O ye divine friends! In this dawning hour when the Herald of success from the all-glorious Kingdom calleth out "Hasten ye to salvation!", 'Abdu'l-Bahá, in remembrance of those cherished friends [3.5s] | MMK3#193 p.136x, NANU_AB#40x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04246 | 230 | Persian | ای احبای الهی جناب آقا ملا محمد علی علیه بهاء الله در کمال ابتهال بارض مقدس | O ye divine friends! His honour Aqa Mulla Muhammad-'Ali, upon whom rest the glory of God, hath attained the Holy Land in a state of utmost supplication [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.122-124 | MMK3#272 p.197x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02643 | 230 | mixed | ای احبای الهی جمال قدم و اسم اعظم از ملکوت تقدیس بفیض قدیم احبای خویش را بفوز | O ye divine friends! From the Kingdom of Holiness doth the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name, through His ancient grace, bestow upon His loved ones [3.5s] | INBA17:171 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01167 | 360 | mixed | ای احبای الهی از آن خطه و دیار که قربانگاه عاشقان کوی دلدار است نسائم خوشی میوزد | O ye divine friends! From that region and realm - which is the sacrificial ground of the lovers of the Beloved's lane - waft sweet fragrances [3.5s] | INBA85:265, INBA72:165 | BRL_DAK#0530, MJT.008 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05035 | 150 | mixed | ای احبای الهی و مظاهر الطاف نامتناهی و مشارق احسان رحمانی و مطالع نجوم عرفان | O ye divine friends, Manifestations of infinite favours, Dawning-places of the merciful Lord's bounties, and Daysprings of the stars of mystic knowledge [3.5s] | INBA84:435 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00111 | 1030 | mixed | ای یاران الهی و دوستان حقیقی پروردگار عالمیان جمیع کائنات را بفیض رحمانیت از | O ye divine friends and true companions of the Lord of the worlds! Through His all-embracing bounty He hath brought forth all created things [3.5s] | INBA55:295, INBA88:063 | MMK2#122 p.094, MMK3#154 p.107 | Creation of the world; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06574 | 270 | Persian | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمان تلگراف شما که دلالت بر حصول اتحاد و اتفاق مینمود... ای پروردگار اين رجال بندگان تو اند | O ye divine friends and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! Your telegram, which betokened the achievement of unity and concord... O Lord! These souls are Thy servants [3.5s] | SFI20.019-020, MMG2#070 p.077x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02339 | 250 | Persian | ای اسرای الهی چنان بخاطر نگذرد که آنی ان اسیران سبیل الهی نسیان و فراموش شده | O ye divine captives! Let it not pass through your minds, even for a moment, that those prisoners in the pathway of God have been forgotten or forsaken [3.5s] | MMK5#259 p.200 | Consolation and comfort; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03372 | 200 | mixed | ای تلمیذان حق و شاگردان دبستان الهی از قرار معلوم در محفل معانی نزد ادیب عشق | O ye disciples of Truth and students of the divine school! According to what hath been learned, in the gathering-place of inner meanings, before the Teacher of love [3.5s] | MKT8.044, RRT.119, FRH.090 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for teaching; Scarcity of receptive souls; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06382 | 130 | Persian | ای هوشیار جهانیان مدهوش اوهامند و بیهوشان صراحی و جام مدام عکسی از پرتو تجلی | O ye discerning ones! The people of the world are lost in delusions, while the senseless ones are intoxicated with the goblet and wine-cup, a mere reflection of the divine effulgence [3.5s] | MMK4#068 p.077, MSHR4.165 | Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09564 | 80 | Persian | ای هوشیاران پرتو ایزد مهربان بر سر آن یاران زد هوش و گوش بیدار شد و همراز | O ye discerning ones! The effulgent rays of the Compassionate Lord have shone upon those steadfast companions; mind and ear have been awakened and attuned [3.5s] | YARP2.637 p.436 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07237 | 110 | Persian | ای بندگان جانفشان دلبر ابهی محفل تبلیغ بیارااید و بزم تقدیس برپا کنید نشر | O ye devoted servants of the glorious Beloved! Adorn ye the gathering for teaching, and raise aloft the feast of sanctification [3.5s] | MMK2#224 p.160 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07227 | 110 | Persian | ای بازماندگان آن بنده مقرب درگاه الهی آنمرغ چمنستان هدایت بگلستان حقیقت شتافت | O ye descendants of that servant near to the Divine Threshold, that bird from the meadow of guidance hath winged its flight to the rose-garden of truth [3.5s] | BSHN.140.388, BSHN.144.383, PYB#039 p.12, MHT1b.223 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07228 | 110 | Persian | ای بازماندگان آن جان مهربان غمگین مباشید دلشکسته و حزین مگردید همدم آه و انین | O ye descendants of that loving soul! Be not grieved, neither let your hearts be broken or sorrowful. Be not companions to sighs and moaning [3.5s] | YARP2.471.1 p.349 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for forgiveness; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03095 | 210 | O ye denizens of the Kingdom! Your letter was received and caused joy and gladness | DAS.1914-10-13, SW_v06#11 p.083+087, PN_1914 p077, PN_1914 p110 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03124 | 210 | Persian | ای پسران محترم و دختران عزیز عبدالبهاء روزگاری را که با شما همدم و همراز بودم | O ye dear sons and beloved daughters of Abdul-Baha! When the days that I was your associate and intimate pass before the mind, the heart is stirred into cheerfulness | BBBD.223-224, NJB_v04#09 p.002 | BBBD.224-225, SW_v04#09 p.158 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06288 | 130 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | ای کنیزان عزیز الهی نامه رسید و مضمون بسیار موزون بود آنچه آرزوی دل شماست | O ye dear servants of God! Your letter received and the contents proved excellent…. Truly, pure and radiant hearts are the dawning-places of the mention of God | BRL_DAK#0274, COMP_MASHRIQP#21x | BRL_MASHRIQ#21x, TAB.678 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01856 | 290 | O ye dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! The letter which ye had written to the Central | SW_v11#10 p.161-162 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08979 | 90 | O ye dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! Now I am at the Holy Tomb. The vase which | SW_v12#12 p.202 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07011 | 120 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء همواره منتظر ورود اخبار مسره شما هستم که روز بروز | O ye dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! At all times do I await your good news, longing as I do to hear that ye are making progress from day to day | MKT8.191a, MMK1#162 p.187, RMT.158-159 | SWAB#162 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00774 | 450 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه مبارکی که دلالت بر انتخاب محفل روحانی مینمود | O ye dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! A blessed letter hath been received from you, telling of the election of a Spiritual Assembly... O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! Though our bodies be gathered here together, yet our spellbound hearts | MMK1#037 p.074 | SWAB#037, BPRY.301-302x, TAB.023-026, BWF.403-404x, BWF.414-414x | The Bird & The Butterfly | East and West; communication between East and West; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| AB00050 | 1460 | mixed | Light of the World | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء جناب فاروقی بعد از زیارت بعتبه مقدسه و طواف مطاف ملا | O ye dear friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! After his visit to the Sacred Threshold, and the Centre round which circle in adoration the Concourse on high, Jinab-i-Farúqí came to stay with ‘Abdu’l-Baha | INBA87:394, INBA52:405 | NURA#28, MMK4#177 p.214x, ANDA#73 p.46, MSHR2.023x, MSHR3.051x | LOTW#28, LTDT.070x | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| AB02608 | 240 | mixed | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء شمس حقیقت در هر دوری چون از مشرق احدیت اشراق نمود از | O ye dear friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! When in every Dispensation the Sun of Truth did shine forth from the Dayspring of Oneness [3.5s] | INBA89:202 | BRL_DAK#1125 | Importance of community building; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02141 | 270 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | 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 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10790 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye dear children! Your father is compassionate, clement and merciful | TAB.622 | Love of God; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08474 | 100 | O ye daughters of the Kingdom! Your congratulation on the Feast has been received. Its perusal imparted joy and happiness. Through the Bounties of the Supreme Lord | JWTA.038 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10496 | 60 | Persian | ای بهآء آسمانی ما ضعيفيم و تو توانا ما فقيريم و تو کنز غنا تأييدی فرما | O ye daughters of the Kingdom! There is very little time. All the letters which have come from the East and the West have remained without answer | MMG2#133 p.149x | BLO_PT#052.24 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Naming of children; of individuals; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05543 | 140 | O ye daughters of the Kingdom! The reflection of your forms (picture) arrived | JWTA.038-039, SW_v12#02 p.044 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05542 | 140 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنات ملکوت در قرن سابق بنات ایران بکلی از تعلیم محروم نه مکتبی و نه | O ye daughters of the Kingdom! In past centuries the girl children of Persia were deprived of all instruction. | BRL_DAK#0388, MKT4.025a, AHB.120BE #11-12 p.394, TAH.317, TRBB.068, MJTB.134, ANDA#41-42 p.98 | BRL_ATE#149, COC#0633, DAS.1913-11-18 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08545 | 90 | Persian | ای بنات منادی میثاق شمع آفاق بنور عبودیت در آستان شمس حقیقت روشن و شرق و غرب | O ye daughters of the Herald of the Covenant! The candle of the horizons shineth with the light of servitude at the threshold of the Sun of Truth, illumining both East and West [3.5s] | MKT7.076 | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00600 | 500 | Persian | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت چون ندای حق مرتفع شد و در شرق و غرب انتشار یافت نفوسی | O ye daughters and sons of the Kingdom! When the proclamation of God was exalted and spread in the East and the West and the souls became attracted to the Words of God | BBBD.059-060 | BBBD.061-062, BW_v07p737, FRGA.036-038 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Second birth; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01552 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Canada and Greenland I) | 310 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan | ای بنات و ابناء ملکوت هر چند در اکثر ایالات و مدائن متحده الحمد لله نفحات الله | O ye daughters and sons of the Kingdom! Although in most of the states and cities | MKT3.013, ANDA#71 p.06, FRTB.046 | TDP#05, ADJ.055x, ADJ.057-058x, COF.012ax, BSC.523 #980, SW_v07#10 p.089-090, SW_v09#14 p.168 | R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 8] | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | UDP.037 | |||||
| AB02846 | 230 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | 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 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04101 | 180 | Persian | ای نفوس مطمئنه جناب صبحی فیض الله در ستایش شما دردانه مدح و ثنا سفت و راز | O ye confident souls! His honor Subhi Faydullah hath strung pearls of praise and commendation in your honor [3.5s] | MKT4.103 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Importance of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00022 | Lawh-i-Du-Niday-i-Falah va Najah (Two Calls to Success and Prosperity) | 3040 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Abdu'l Bahá's Tablet of the Two Calls; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | Tablet of the Two Calls | ای اهل ملکوت ابهی دو ندای فلاح و نجاح از اوج سعادت عالم انسانی بلند است | O ye concourse of the Kingdom of Abha! Two calls to success and prosperity are being raised from the heights of the happiness of mankind… | MKT1.307, MNMK#106 p.192, MMK1#225 p.272, MILAN.017, AKHA_106BE #08 p.02x, AVK4.288bx, AYT.523bx, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.024-025x, DWNP_v6#09 p.009x, MAS5.109, YHA1.017x, BSDR.506, DLS.082, OOL.C009 | SWAB#225, ADJ.054-055x, GPB.309x, WOB.042x, SW_v06#09 p.065-068+070-072, SW_v13#12 p.324x, SW_v13#09 p.236x, BW_v02p054-055x, BSTW#382 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; War and peace | 1 | * | * | |||||
| AB03232 | 210 | Persian | ای یاران این اسیر زندان هرمزدیار رستم یاران را جان نثار است و دوستانرا مهربان | O ye companions! This Prisoner of Hormuzdiyar's gaol is devoted unto Rustam's companions with his very life, and loving unto the friends [3.5s] | YARP2.311 p.260 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01615 | 310 | Persian | ای یاران زردشتیان و ای دوستان یزدان نام شما را جمشید در نامه خویش یاد نموده و | O ye companions of Zoroaster and friends of Yazdan! Jamshid hath mentioned your names in his letter [3.5s] | YARP2.112 p.137 | Mystical themes; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00868 | 420 | mixed | ای یاران این آواره حضرت یزدان شاهد و گواهست که در دل و جان آنی فراغت از یاد | O ye companions of this wanderer! The Lord of Hosts beareth witness that in heart and soul not for a moment am I forgetful of your remembrance [3.5s] | MMK3#065 p.041x | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08342 | 100 | Persian | ای یاران محفل روحانی جناب آقا میرزا جعفر شیرازی را نهایت آرزو چنین است که | O ye companions of the Spiritual Assembly! The most ardent desire of Jináb-i-Áqá Mírzá Ja'far-i-Shírází is that [3.5s] | MKT5.112 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05871 | 140 | Persian | ای یاران دل و جان این بنده آستان شکر کنید خدا را که مظاهر تایید و توفیقید و | O ye companions of the heart and soul of this servant at the Threshold, render thanks unto God, for ye are the manifestations of confirmation and success [3.5s] | ALPA.065b, YARP2.076 p.112 | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01987 | 280 | mixed | ای یاران وطن جمال قدم الحمد لله شما از مطلع شمس حقیقتید و از مشرق آفتاب احدیت | O ye companions of the Ancient Beauty's homeland! Praise be to God, ye are from the Dayspring of the Sun of Truth and from the Orient of the Sun of Oneness [3.5s] | INBA13:134, INBA72:067 | MKT6.079 | Call to action; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05368 | 150 | Persian | ای یاران رحمانی چون نظر در عالم وجود نماایم ملاحظه کنیم که چون موسم باران رسد | O ye companions of the All-Merciful! When we cast our gaze upon the realm of existence, we observe that as the season of rain draweth nigh [3.5s] | MMK2#147 p.109, AKHA_122BE #01 p.b | Agriculture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11670 | 260 | Persian | ای یاران رحمانی حمد کنید خدا را که در چنین عصر مبارک و قرن بدیع اسم اعظم | O ye companions of the All-Merciful! Render praise unto God for that, in this blessed age and wondrous century, the Most Great Name [4o] | BRL_DAK#1177, SFI21.017-018 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08337 | 100 | Persian | ای یاران رحمانی عبدالبهاء حضرت شقیق شهید جناب حسین نامه ای جدید مرقوم فرموده | O ye companions of the All-Merciful! His Honour Husayn, the martyred brother, hath penned a new letter [3.5s] | YMM.458x | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00361 | 630 | mixed | ای یاران رحمانی حضرت اسم الله مکتوبی مرقوم و مرسول نمودند و ذکر آن یاران الهی | O ye companions of the All-Merciful! His honor Ismu'llah hath penned and dispatched a letter making mention of those divine friends [3.5s] | MKT9.242, MMK6#193, FRH.108-110 | Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03514 | 200 | Persian | ای یاران رحمانی جناب حیدر علی در نهایت عجز و نیاز بدرگاه بی نیاز تضرع و | O ye companions of the All-Merciful! Ḥaydar-'Alí, with the utmost lowliness and need, doth supplicate at the Court of the Self-Sufficient Lord [3.5s] | INBA87:439, INBA52:454a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04139 | 180 | Persian | ای یاران نیک اختر چه خوش بخت بودید و همایون ماه و فرخنده مهر که در این روز | O ye companions of propitious fortune, how blessed were ye, and how auspicious was the moon and felicitous the sun, that on this day [3.5s] | INBA89:028b | ALPA.049, AHB.127BE #05-06 p.000, BSHN.140.448, BSHN.144.442, MHT1b.230, YARP2.058 p.101, RMT.206-207 | Music and singing; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10168 | 70 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء اعظم خدمت در آستان مقدس تشکیل مجلس تبلیغ است پس شما ای | O ye companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The supreme service at the Sacred Threshold is the establishment of an assembly for teaching. Therefore, ye [3.5s] | MKT8.188a, AKHA_104BE #08 p.09, RRT.010 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03241 | 210 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جان جویای جانانست و دل بیزار از عالم آب و گل روح منجذبست | O ye companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The soul yearneth after its Beloved, and the heart hath grown weary of this world of dust and clay. The spirit is enraptured [3.5s] | MMK5#157 p.122 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04905 | 160 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء رستم مهربان در آستان رحمن سر بخاک نیاز نهاد و از عالم راز | O ye companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Rustam, the benevolent, hath bowed his head in humble submission at the threshold of the All-Merciful and hath departed from the realm of mystery [3.5s] | ALPA.047a, YARP2.055 p.099 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04130 | 180 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء حمد خدا را که از کاس عنایت سرمست شدید و در بزم الست محرمان | O ye companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God that ye have become intoxicated from the cup of His bounty, and are among the intimates at the feast of the Covenant [3.5s] | INBA87:156b, INBA52:154a | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02433 | 250 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب استاد عبدالغنی حاضر و ورقه تقدیم نمود که نامهای نامی | O ye companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Master 'Abdu'l-Ghani hath come into presence and presented a scroll bearing illustrious names [3.5s] | MKT9.279 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Humor; jokes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06417 | 130 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب سمی ذبیح نهایت مدح و ثنا از آن یاران باوفا نمایند که | O ye companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! His honor Samíʻ Zabíḥ hath offered high praise and commendation of those faithful friends who [3.5s] | MMK5#280 p.212 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04904 | 160 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء در هر دمی صد هزار شکرانه بآستانه خداوند یگانه تقدیم نمائید که | O ye companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! At every moment offer a hundred thousand thanksgivings at the Threshold of the one true God, for [3.5s] | YBN.122a | Fire and light; fire and water; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09610 | 80 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء محفل انس بیارااید و در انجمن رحمانی آهنگ تسبیح و تقدیس بلند | O ye companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, adorn the gathering of fellowship and in the assemblage of the All-Merciful raise high the melody of praise and sanctification [3.5s] | INBA84:259b | AKHA_134BE #09 p.a | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01512 | 320 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء و بندگان جمال ابهی شمس حقیقت در منطقه البروج دور زد تا در | O ye companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and servants of the Beauty of Abhá! The Sun of Truth hath traversed the zodiacal sphere until [3.5s] | MMK6#612, SFI09.013b, ANDA#65 p.05 | Differences in human capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00044 | 1550 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای حزب الله نامه ای بامضای شما عموما واصل گردید عبارت در نهایت ملاحت و بلاغت | O ye Cohorts of God! A letter which was signed by you in general was received... Today in the world of existence, each community is wandering in a wilderness... Be ye kind to the human world and be ye compassionate to the race of man... O Thou Provider! Thou hast breathed over the friends in the West... Well is it with you, as you have followed the Law of God and arisen to observe the Fast during these blessed days | MKT3.157, MNMK#092 p.166, MMK1#035 p.066, DWNP_v5#05 p.005x, DWNP_v5#12 p.002-004, DWNP_v6#08 p.001-002x, DUR1.173x, MJMJ1.100x, MMG2#049 p.049x, MMG2#370 p.412x, MJH.043bx, KHH2.165 (2.304)x | SWAB#035, BRL_IOPF#2.26x, BPRY.181-182x, TAB.040-048, BWF.400-401x, ADJ.025-026x, COF.030bx, GPB.254x, BSC.488 #939x, SW_v01#14 p.003x, SW_v06#14 p.112x | jeph.ilosopher, S. Peyman, K. Porray | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB01023 | 390 | Arabic | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ایتها العصبه المویده بجنود من ملکوت الابهی طوبی لکم بما اجتمعتم فی ظل کلمه | O ye co-workers who are supported by armies from the realm of the All-Glorious! Blessed are ye, for ye have come together... O God, my God! We are servants of Thine that have turned with devotion to Thy Holy Face | INBA88:382, INBA89:127 | MNMK#030 p.113, MMK1#042 p.082, NSR_1978.120x, NSR_1993.133x, MMJA.021 | SWAB#042, BPRY.300-301x, TAB.001-003, BWF.404-406x, BADM.020-021x, COC#1371x, SW_v01#04 p.007-0008x | Consultation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB00240 | 760 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Mahmúd's Diary; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB12211 | 250 | Persian | ای ابناء ملکوت الله در اقلیم آلمان استعداد ملکوتی بسیار است نفوس قابل فیوضات | O ye children of the Kingdom! There lies great heavenly capacity in that country. The people have receptive minds for the Divine Grace and are ready to embrace | BBBD.602 | BBBD.603-604 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02331 | 250 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای ابناء ملکوت نامه ایکه نگاشته بودید هر چند مختصر و مفید بود ولی کتابی مبین و دلیل | O ye children of the Kingdom! The letter that ye have written, although short and significant, was a manifest book | BRL_DAK#0829 | TAB.689-690, BWF.403-403x | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02184 | 260 | other/unknown lang | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای ابناء ملکوت سال نو عبارت از گردش و حرکت دوره سنوی است | O ye children of the Kingdom! It is New Year; that is to say, the rounding of the cycle of the year. A year is the | DWNP_v4#07 p.040 | TAB.038-040, BSC.475 #899x, SW_v02#01 p.010-011, SW_v04#16 p.266, SW_v08#01 p.009, CHH.217-218, BLO_PN#022 | Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual springtime; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10342 | 140 | Persian | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای خدای مهربان ای ربّ الجنود شکر ترا که این اطفال صغیر را بر بالغان کبیر ترجیح دادی | O ye children of the Kingdom! Give thanks unto God that, at this tender age, ye have entered into the Divine Kingdom… O Compassionate God! O Lord of Hosts! Praise be unto Thee that Thou hast preferred these little children over the full-grown and mature | HUV2.015x | BRL_APAB#14x, BRL_APAB#24, BRL_CHILD#23x, SW_v11#15 p.258 | Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05515 | 140 | Persian | ای اطفال ملکوت نامه های شما با عکسهای شما وصول یافت نامه ها را چون خواندم از | O ye children of the Kingdom: Your letters with your photographs have been received. From the perusal of the letters the utmost heartfelt emotions | TRBB.078 | COC#0647 | Education of children; moral education; Love of God; Manifestation of God as educator; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07868 | 100 | O ye children of the Kingdom, Your letters whose contents were conducive of great happiness were received. Praise be to God that you are studying | DAS.1914-07-25 | Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02038 | 270 | Persian | ای ابناء ملکوت حضرت سلیل اسم الله الاصدق و همچنین یاران دیگر که از آنحدود و | O ye children of the Kingdom, and descendant of the Most Truthful Name of God, and likewise other friends from those regions [3.5s] | INBA16:102 | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Praise and encouragement; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02496 | 240 | Persian | ای ابناء ملکوت الله نامه شما رسید دلیل بر ایمان و ایقان و عرفان و ثبوت و بر | O ye children of the Kingdom of God! Your letter was received and attesteth to your faith, certitude, knowledge and steadfastness [3.5s] | NJB_v01#11 p.001 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03235 | 210 | mixed | ای یاران جانی شمس حقیقت در حلل غیب و نقاب بطون مجلل ولی اشراق از کل جهات | O ye cherished companions! Though enshrined in mystic veils and wrapped in the mantle of concealment, the Sun of Truth nevertheless shineth forth from every direction [3.5s] | INBA88:170b | MMK6#384 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02249 | 260 | Persian | ای شمعهای شبستان محبت الله الحمد لله ابواب فضل مفتوح و صدور اهل فتوح بایات | O ye candles in the nighttime sanctuary of God's love! Praise be unto God, the gates of bounty stand open, and the breasts of those with insight are adorned with signs [3.5s] | INBA85:142 | MKT8.229, MKT6.151b, TSS.177 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04261 | 170 | O ye brothers and sisters of Abdu'l-Baha! Your letter was received. | SW_v01#06 p.003 | Angels; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03014 | 220 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye brilliant realities! Blessed are ye, for that ye believed in the Lord of Hosts, advanced unto the Kingdom of God, with faces rejoicing... Be not sorrowful on account of the affliction of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá | TAB.406-407, SW_v08#19 p.242x, PN_1901 p087 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04523 | 170 | mixed | ایها الافنون المنشعب من الشجره المبارکه اثر کلک آن روح مجرد حکایت از کل شیء | O ye branches sprung from the Blessed Tree! The pen strokes of that abstracted Spirit tell of all things [3.5s] | MSHR1.089x, MSHR2.335x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08509 | 90 | mixed | ای افنون سدره رحمانیه در جمیع احوال و احیان بیاد شما مشغولیم و از فضل حضرت | O ye branches of the divine Lote-Tree! At all times and under all conditions We are occupied with thoughts of you, and through the grace of His Holiness [3.5s] | INBA87:364a, INBA52:373a | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02300 | 260 | Persian | ایها الفروع من السدره الرحمانیه دو نامه شما رسید الحمد لله دلیل جلیل بر ثبوت و | O ye branches of the Divine Lote-Tree of the All-Merciful! Two letters from you were received which, praise be to God, were a mighty proof of steadfastness [3.5s] | INBA87:354, INBA52:363 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06266 | 130 | Persian | ای فروع و اوراق شجره طیبه ربانیه الحمد لله آن نونهال گلشن تقدیس و آن دو ورقه | O ye branches and leaves of the divine and goodly Tree! Praise be to God that tender sapling of the garden of sanctity and those two leaves [3.5s] | YBN.071a | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03467 | 200 | mixed | ای گلهای بوستان عرفان در این اوقات که امم عالم مقاومت با امر اسم اعظم خواهند | O ye blossoms of the garden of divine knowledge! In these times when the nations of the world rise in resistance to the Cause of the Most Great Name [3.5s] | INBA88:269b | MMK4#145 p.154 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00209 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Southern states II) | 800 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای نفوس مبارکه محترمه فلاسفه قرون اولی و علماء قرون وسطی و فلاسفه قرون اخیره | O ye blessed, respected souls! The philosophers of the ancients, the thinkers... O my God! O my God! Thou seest me in my lowliness and weakness | MKT3.041, DUR1.577x, RRT.146x, ADH2.112x, ADH2_3#05 p.145x, MJMJ1.017x, MMG2#062 p.066x, MJH.064bx, FRTB.074 | TDP#10, BPRY.214-215x, BSC.511 #975, SW_v10#06 p.100-102 | K. Key, T. Nosrat, Heroes Teaching Conference, Y. Mesbah, Sasha, Saeon and Sam | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Prayer for teaching; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | UDP.013 | |||||
| AB00376 | 620 | mixed | ای نفوس مبارکه نامه شما رسید و بر تفاصیل اطلاع حاصل گردید الحمد لله بکمال قوت | O ye blessed souls! Your letter was received. I became informed with its details. Praise be to God that you have arisen to serve the Cause of God... The fundamental object is the promulgation of the Cause of God and the exaltation of the word of God. This is the power that will become effective in the very heart of the world... O thou world of humanity! Awake! Awake! | NJB_v05#16 p.006 | DAS.1914-08-04x | Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00615 | 500 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای نفوس مبارکه نامه ای که بجناب رحمت الله مرقوم شده بود ملاحظه گردید مضمون | O ye blessed souls! The letter ye had written to Rahmatu'llah hath been perused. Many and various were the joyful tidings it conveyed | MKT3.291, MMK1#063 p.094, TABN.034b | SWAB#063 | Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05001 | 160 | O ye blessed souls! The beloved pilgrim like unto an overflowing cup has a heart full of your praises. Continually this Servant expects that all the believers unloose their tongues | DAS.1913-09-26, ABIE.360, BLO_PN#007 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07624 | 110 | O ye blessed souls! Thank ye God that ye have heard the Melody of the Kingdom from the Orient. | DAS.1914-04-17x | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08277 | 100 | O ye blessed souls! Thank ye God that the Morn of Guidance hath arisen from the Supreme Horizon | DAS.1914-07-29 | Praise and encouragement; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07623 | 110 | O ye blessed souls! Praise be to God, that ye have been confirmed | SW_v10#12 p.233 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06956 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye blessed souls! On the night of the feast ye entertained the beloved and were occupied in the service of the friends of God | TAB.533-534 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03779 | 190 | Persian | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07823 | 110 | O ye blessed souls! Many assemblies are formed and organized in the world | DAS.1913-10-31, SW_v07#10 p.096x | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03207 | 210 | Persian | ای نفوس مبارکه در عالم وجود هیچ موهبتی باقی و برقرار نه و هیچ نعمتی پایدار | O ye blessed souls! In the world of existence no bounty remains eternal and permanent and no gift continues to be immutable save the Bestowal of 'Divine Guidance'! | NJB_v04#12 p.004 | DAS.1913-08-20, ABIE.210, BLO_PN#007 | Development of capacity and readiness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00218 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (U.S. and Canada I) | 790 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای نفوس مبارکه من از برای شماها فوز و فلاح ابدی میخواهم و موفقیت تامه در جهان | O ye blessed souls! I desire for you eternal success and prosperity... O Thou incomparable God! O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! These souls are Thy heavenly army. | MKT3.015, AKHA_122BE #05 p.383x, AHB.121BE #02 p.000x, PYB#176 p.25x, DUR3.075x, DUR1.301x, ANDA#58 p.19x, ANDA#64 p.12x, MJMJ1.095x, MMG2#071 p.078x, MJH.039ax, FRTB.048, MMJA.027x | TDP#06, BPRY.205-206x, ADJ.049-050x, ADJ.055x, ADJ.070x, COF.010x, COF.016x2x, COF.017x, COF.029x, BSC.527 #982, SW_v10#15 p.280-282 | R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 1] | Call to action; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | UDP.046 | |||||
| AB03780 | 190 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | 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 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05168 | 150 | Persian | ای خوشبختان حمد خدا را که بفیض اعظم موفق و بالطاف جمال قدم روحی لاحبائه الفدا | O ye blessed ones! Praise be to God that ye have been confirmed by His supreme bounty and favored by the tender mercies of the Ancient Beauty—may my soul be a sacrifice unto His loved ones [3.5s] | AHB.121BE #07 p.248, YHA1.127 (1.260), DSDS.072, QUM.254 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03743 | 190 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye blessed maidservants of the Beauty of Abha! If ye have written letters to Abdul-Baha and answers to them are delayed | TAB.628 | Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07026 | 120 | Arabic | ایتها الورقات المبارکات من الشجره الرحمانیه یا طوبی لکن بما نبتن من السدره | O ye blessed leaves of the Tree of the All-Merciful! How blessed are ye to have sprung forth from the Divine Tree [3.5s] | MKT7.084a | Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07539 | 110 | O ye birds of the rose-garden of the Kingdom! Your letter of congratulation like unto the song of the nightingale thrilled the hearts | DAS.1914-04-17 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Importance of community building; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10020 | 70 | Persian | ای طیور گلشن محبت الله از قرار مسموع کتابخانه ای تاسیس نموده اید و کتب نفیسه در آنجا | O ye birds of the divine garden of love! It hath been heard that ye have established a library and placed precious volumes therein [3.5s] | BLIB_Or.08687.002, BN_suppl.1974.001 | DAUD.00 | Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03443 | 200 | Persian | ای سرگشته و سودائیان حق جناب سروش شهریار چون باین دیار رسید شما را یار وفادار | O ye bewildered ones and them that are enraptured by truth! When Jenáb-i-Surúsh Shahryár arrived in this land, he proved a faithful friend unto you [3.5s] | YARP2.464 p.346 | Music and singing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03002 | 220 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای یاران ای اماء رحمان چه خوش محفلی آراستید حسن خدمت خواستید و بر نشر نفحات | O ye beloved! O ye maidservants of the Merciful! What a wonderful meeting ye have arranged and longed for the beauty of service | MKT7.249 | TAB.441-442, BSC.490 #942x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08684 | 90 | Turkish | ای حضرت ابهانن سوگلی قوللری جناب آقا محمد اسمعیل نفس جبریله همدم و بو مکتوبک | O ye beloved servants of the Most Glorious One, His honour Aqa Muhammad Isma'il, companion of the Spirit of Gabriel, and this letter [3.5s] | TSAY.225, MJT.126 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02829 | 230 | Arabic | یا احباء الرحمن و مطالع العرفان و مشارق الایقان و منابع ذکر ربکم العزیز | O ye beloved ones of the All-Merciful, dawning-places of divine knowledge, daysprings of certitude, and fountainheads of the remembrance of your mighty Lord [3.5s] | AYBY.324 #002 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mosaic imagery | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00790 | 440 | mixed | Light of the World | ای احبای رحمان جمال ابهی از مطلع آمال بجمیع اسما و صفات اشراق فرمود و این قرن | O ye beloved of the Merciful! The Abha Beauty hath shone forth with His manifold names and attributes from the Dawning-Point of all desires | NURA#04, MMK4#052 p.058 | LOTW#04 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02129 | 270 | Persian | ای یاران الهی نامه شما رسید از مضمون سرور بی پایان حاصل گردید که الحمد لله | O ye beloved of the Lord! Your letter hath been received and the contents thereof have imparted the utmost joy and gladness. | BRL_DAK#0845, MMK2#281 p.201 | SW_v20#09 p.271x, TDD.019 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00890 | 410 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05943 | 140 | Arabic | یا احباء الله و امنائه ان مجامع الملکوت الابهی و صوامع الملا الاعلی یصلون و | O ye beloved of the Lord! O ye His trusted ones! Know ye verily that the denizens of the Realm on High | INBA13:340, INBA59:300 | MNMK#065 p.143, NJB_v12#08 p.151 | SW_v14#03 p.087-088 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00465 | 570 | Persian | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02039 | 270 | mixed | ای احبای جمال الهی در هر عهد و عصر که شمس حقیقت از افق تقدیس طلوع فرمود و | O ye beloved of the Divine Beauty! In every age and cycle, when the Sun of Truth rose above the horizon of sanctity [3.5s] | INBA17:095 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04566 | 170 | Arabic | یا احباء الرحمن و مشارق شموس الایقان و الثابتون الراسخون علی المیثاق و | O ye beloved of the All-Merciful, dawning-places of the suns of certitude, ye who stand firm and immovable in the Covenant [3.5s] | INBA59:134b, INBA88:174 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04963 | 160 | mixed | یا احباء الرحمن فی همدان ان مدینتکم هذه کانت عاصمه عظمی و مقر سریر السلطنه | O ye beloved of the All-Merciful in Hamadan! Verily, your city was once a mighty capital and the seat of the throne of sovereignty [3.5s] | TAH.020 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Living waters; water of life; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12174 | 300 | mixed | ای احبای جمال رحمن و ای امواج بحر ایقان از این زلزله عظمی ملغزید و از این | O ye beloved of the All-Merciful and O ye waves in the ocean of certitude! Be not shaken by this mighty earthquake [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.124-127 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02499 | 240 | mixed | ای احبای رحمن و مظاهر ایقان علیکم بهاء ربکم و ثناء بارئکم و تحیه مولاکم و | O ye beloved of the All-Merciful and manifestations of certitude! Upon you be the glory of your Lord, the praise of your Creator, and the salutations of your Master [3.5s] | MKT9.019, TSAY.474-475 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04631 | 160 | Persian | ای احبای الهی در کره زمین قبائل و شعوب و ملل و دول پر تمکین موجود و مشهود هر | O ye beloved of God! Upon the earthly sphere there exist and are visible tribes and peoples and nations and mighty states [3.5s] | INBA17:022 | MMK6#016, AKHA_130BE #09 p.a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Past, present and future of Iran; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06551 | 120 | mixed | ای احبّای الهی دور دور ثبوت است یوم یوم رسوخست از جهتی نفحات قدس در مرور است و از جهتی سموم شبهات | O ye beloved of God! This is the time of steadfastness, this is the day of unwavering constancy. From one direction waft the holy fragrances, and from another blow the noxious winds of doubt [3.5s] | AKHA_117BE #605 p.261, MAS9.147x | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00984 | 390 | mixed | ای احبای الهی این جهان ترابی و خاکدان فانی آشیان مرغ خاکیست و لانه خفاش | O ye beloved of God! This earthly world, this dusty ephemeral abode, is but the nest of terrestrial birds and the den of bats [3.5s] | INBA13:143, INBA17:096, INBA55:408, INBA59:238, INBA88:128b | BRL_DAK#0474, MKT1.443, MILAN.182, BSHN.140.216, BSHN.140.372, BSHN.144.216, DWNP_v5#11 p.004-005, MAS5.073x, MHT1a.114, MHT1b.072, MHT2.162, YHA1.379x | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Love of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06017 | 130 | mixed | ای احباء الهی کوکب امر الله در جمیع آفاق بشعاعی ساطع لامع و ندای یا بهاء | O ye beloved of God! The orb of God's Cause shineth forth with resplendent rays across all horizons, and the call of "Ya Bahá" resoundeth [3.5s] | INBA13:413, INBA87:047b , INBA52:047b | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03322 | 200 | Persian | ای احبای الهی فیض نامتناهی الهی گنج روانست و دریای | O ye beloved of God! The infinite bounty of the Lord is even as a flowing treasure and a boundless ocean [3.5s] | INBA89:144 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03613 | 190 | mixed | ای احبای الهی حمد حضرت احدیت را که بفیوضات نامتناهیه احبای خویش را فائز | O ye beloved of God! Praise be unto His Divine Unity, Who through His infinite bounties hath favoured His loved ones [3.5s] | MMK6#371 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00985 | 390 | Persian | ای احبای الهی منت خدایرا که آتش جنگ در بلاد فرنگ اندکی خاموش شد و علم پرخاش | O ye beloved of God! Praise be unto God that the fire of war hath somewhat subsided in the lands of the West, and the standard of strife [3.5s] | MSHR3.292x, YARP2.431 p.324 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01298 | 340 | Persian | ای احبای الهی الحمد لله احبای همدان همه دانند و مستقیم و ثابت بر امر حضرت | O ye beloved of God! Praise be to God that the loved ones of Hamadan are all knowing and steadfast, firm in the Cause of His Holiness [3.5s] | PYB#216 p.28, TAH.229, NANU_AB#43 | Call to action; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00322 | 660 | mixed | 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 | - | - | ||||||
| AB12131 | 420 | Persian | ای احبای الهی ای مظاهر الطاف و عنایات جمال ابهی آن نیر نورانی از افق تنزیه | O ye beloved of God! O ye manifestations of divine favors and bounties of the Most Glorious Beauty! That luminous Orb shone forth from the horizon of sanctity [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0863 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03051 | 220 | mixed | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | یا احباء الله و ابناء ملکوت الله ان السماء الجدیده قد اتت و ان الارض الجدیده | O ye beloved of God! O ye children of His Kingdom! Verily, verily, the new heaven and the new earth are come. | INBA21:071, INBA55:333, INBA59:085, INBA59:202b, UMich962.115-116, UMich991.053-055 | MKT2.103, MNMK#048 p.133, MMK1#003 p.012, MILAN.055, QT105.1.240, AVK2.188.01x, TZH8.1188, RHQM1.590-591 (720) (442), MJZ.012 | SWAB#003, BWF.350-351, SW_v14#12 p.358 | Angels; Continual renewal of creation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Presence of; reunion with God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB02188 | 260 | mixed | ای احبای الهی در این کور رحمانی و دور اسم اعظم صمدانی نفوسی فائز شدند که از | O ye beloved of God! In this Most Glorious Cycle and Age of His Greatest Name, souls have attained [3.5s] | MMK6#091, YBN.053 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04632 | 160 | Persian | ای احبای الهی درین صبحدم که نور عنایت جمالقدم دمبدم میدرخشد عبدالبهاء بامید | O ye beloved of God! In this dawning hour, when the light of the Ancient Beauty's grace shineth forth moment by moment, 'Abdu'l-Bahá, with hope [3.5s] | MKT9.020 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00452 | 580 | mixed | Light of the World | ای احبای الهی کور عظیم است و اشراق شدید و عصر خداوند مجید امکان در حرکت است | O ye beloved of God! How great is this Dispensation! How bright the effulgence of this Age, the Age of the All-Glorious Lord | INBA55:288, INBA88:036 | NURA#65, MMK4#161 p.175, QT108.120-121 | LOTW#65 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB02497 | 240 | Persian | ای احبای الهی جناب رستم دستان لسان بستایش شما گشود که احبای یزد آن | O ye beloved of God! His honour Rustam-Dastán hath loosed his tongue in praise of you, that the friends in Yazd [3.5s] | YARP2.370 p.293 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01299 | 340 | Persian | ای احبای الهی جناب آقا میرزا فضل الله پیام شما را بعبدالبهاء رسانید و خواهش | O ye beloved of God! His honour Mirza Fadlullah hath conveyed your message to 'Abdu'l-Bahá, and requested [3.5s] | MKT4.011, YHA1.101x (1.207) | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11845 | 230 | mixed | ای احبای الهی جناب آقا علی عسکر و جناب آقا عبدالجواد علیهما بهاء الله الابهی | O ye beloved of God! His honor Ali-Askar and his honor Abdul-Javad, upon them be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious! [3.5s] | TISH.029-030 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11108 | 50 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01168 | 360 | mixed | ای احبای الهی جناب حاجی غلامحسین نامه ئی از لسان کل یاران نوشته و خامه | O ye beloved of God! Haji Ghulam-Husayn hath penned a letter, speaking with the tongue of all the friends [3.5s] | INBA84:271 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03909 | 180 | mixed | ای احبای الهی شکر کنید که در این بهار الهی در جنت فردوس عرفان در ظل سدره رحمن | O ye beloved of God! Give thanks that in this divine springtime ye dwell in the Paradise of divine knowledge, beneath the shade of the Tree of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | MKT9.022a | Nearness and remoteness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04622 | 160 | mixed | ای ياران الهی ، از شرق شمس حقيقت پرتوی بر غرب زد باختر خاور شد اقليم بعيد قريب گشت | O ye beloved of God! From the East a ray of the Sun of Truth hath cast its radiance upon the West; the Occident hath become as the Orient, and distant climes have drawn nigh [3.5s] | MMK3#105 p.071x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09146 | 80 | Persian | ای احبای الهی قرونی بود که افق ایران تاریک بود و کشور ایران جولانگاه عرب و | O ye beloved of God! For ages the horizon of Iran was darkened, and the realm of Persia was the arena of Arab conquest [3.5s]... O ye divine believers! For many centuries the horizon of Persia was dark and the country of Iran | YARP2.314 p.267 | DAS.1913-11-01 | Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03612 | 190 | Persian | ای احبای الهی حق بایات ملکوتى و آثار جبروتى و رایات ایات تدوینى و اعلام آثار تکوینى | O ye beloved of God! By the signs of the Kingdom and the traces of the Dominion, by the standards of the revealed verses and the banners of creation [3.5s] | INBA88:192a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01753 | 300 | mixed | ای ياران الهی محزون مباشيد مغموم مگرديد دلخون مشويد آزرده مگرديد | O ye beloved of God! Be not sorrowful, be not downcast, be not grieved in heart, be not distressed [3.5s] | MMK6#537x | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01166 | 360 | mixed | ای احبای الهی از آثار فضل و الطاف الهی و خصائص بل اعظم دلائل ظهور ایات قدرت | O ye beloved of God! Among the evidences of divine grace and favor, and the characteristics—nay, rather, the most mighty proofs of the appearance of the signs of power [3.5s] | AKHA_116BE #11-12 p.00b, DUR1.028 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01662 | 300 | mixed | ای احبای الهی و دوستان حقیقی و یاران معنوی و ملحوظین بلحظات عین عنایت رحمانی | O ye beloved of God, true friends, spiritual companions and ye who are observed by the glances of the All-Merciful's eye of providence [3.5s] | MMK6#128 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Power of the Manifestation of God; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04634 | 160 | mixed | ای احبای الهی و مظاهر و مطالع مواهب غیرمتناهی افاض علیکم محبوبکم من افقه | O ye beloved of God and manifestations and dawning-places of His infinite bounties, may your Beloved shower upon you from His horizon [3.5s] | BSHN.140.279, BSHN.144.279, MHT1b.193 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Education and the development of capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00142 | Lawh-i-Tarbiyyat (Tablet of Education) | 930 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | Lawh-i-Tarbiyyat (Tablet of Education) | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن جمهور عقلاء بر آنند که تفاوت عقول و آراء از تفاوت | O ye beloved of God and maidservants of the Merciful! The republic of wise men believes that the difference in minds and opinions is due to the difference of education | INBA16:026 | MKT1.330, MNMK#110 p.207, MMK1#098 p.123x, MMK1#104 p.127x, MILAN.084, AKHA_104BE #06 p.15, AKHB.210x, AVK1.250x, AVK3.326.17x, DWNP_v6#05 p.004-006, PYM.218, MJTB.035, DUR1.574x, YHA1.329-330x, YHA1.382x#7, YHA1.382x#8, NJB_v05#02 p.005, OOL.C018 | SWAB#098x, SWAB#104x, TAB.576-580, BWF.396-399x, LOG#0482x, LOG#0484x, LOG#0486x, BSC.486 #935x, TEW.003-006 | MANA (1), MANA (2) | Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Work as worship | x | * | - | |||
| AB02480 | 250 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye beloved of God and His sincere friends! By the life of God! The hearts are cheered | TAB.346-347 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Many are called but few are chosen; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01151 | 370 | Arabic | یا احباء الله و اودائه انی بقلب مشتعل بنار محبتکم و صدر منشرح بذکرکم و عین ناظره | O ye beloved of God and his friends! With a heart kindled by the fire of your love...If ye be truly united, if ye agree to promote that which is the essential purpose, and to show forth an all-unifying love, I swear by Him Who causeth the seed to split | BRL_DAK#0982, MKT1.162, MNMK#038 p.123 | COF.029-030x, PN_various p020x, BLO_PT#214 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01761 | 300 | mixed | یا احباء الله و اصفیائه ان الارض لفی تزلزل و السماء لفی تفطر و ان البحور لفی | O ye beloved of God and His chosen ones! Verily, the earth is in convulsion, and the heavens are rent asunder, and the seas [3.5s] | MMK6#463 | Apocalyptic imagery; Chastisement and requital; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Differences in human capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04180 | 180 | Arabic | یا احباء الله و اولیائه تالله الحق ان الشموس قد کورت و ان النجوم انتثرت و ان | O ye beloved of God and His chosen ones! By the truth of God, verily the suns have been darkened and the stars scattered [3.5s] | INBA13:350, INBA59:309 | Apocalyptic imagery; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03284 | 210 | Persian | یا احباء الله و اصفیائه و منجذبی نفحاته اگر قدری تفکر نمااید و در حقیقت امور | O ye beloved of God and His chosen ones, who are enraptured by His sweet fragrances! If ye would but pause to reflect upon the reality of things [3.5s] | INBA13:381, INBA89:014b | MMK3#241 p.173, HDQI.277, ANDA#29 p.04, ANDA#38 p.05 | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00578 | 510 | mixed | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن الحمد لله ایامیکه سحاب متراکمه جنگ آفاق عالم را تاریک و | O ye beloved of God and handmaids of the All-Merciful! Praise be unto God that in these days, when the massed clouds of war have darkened the horizons of the world [3.5s] | MKT3.258, AVK3.330x, MAS5.091x, ADH2.008x, ADH2_1#01 p.008x, MMG2#220 p.247x, NSR_1978.127x, NSR_1993.140x | almunajat.com [item 5] | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00986 | 390 | mixed | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمانی حضرت مسجون و مکبول واسیر سلاسل و زنجیر در سبیل | O ye beloved of God and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! This imprisoned One, bound and fettered, enchained in the path [3.5s] | INBA17:265 | MJMJ2.057x, MMG2#159 p.180x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00856 | 420 | mixed | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن الحمد لله بدرقه عنایت رسید و راه بسته باز شد ابواب گشوده گشت | O ye beloved of God and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! Praise be unto God that the guide of divine favor hath arrived, and the path once barred hath opened, the gates have been unlocked [3.5s] | MKT3.309 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02498 | 240 | mixed | ای احبای الهی و دوستان جمال رحمانی از فیوضات مقدسه جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی و | O ye beloved of God and friends of the All-Merciful Beauty! From the sacred outpourings of the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name, my spirit [3.5s] | INBA13:065, INBA13:127 | MMK2#185 p.133 | Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01044 | 380 | mixed | ای احبای الهی و یاران باوفای عبدالبهاء نامه عمومی شما مضمون رحیق مختوم بود | O ye beloved of God and faithful companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your general letter was filled with the essence of the sealed wine [3.5s] | MKT3.295 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00128 | 970 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء و اماء رحمن صبح است و نسیم جانپرور جنت ابهی بجمیع | O ye beloved of Abdu'l-Baha and ye handmaids of the Merciful! It is early morning, and the reviving winds of the Abha Paradise... O God, my God! These are Thy feeble servants | INBA85:270 | MKT8.239b, MNMK#095 p.175, MMK1#008 p.020, AKHA_133BE #14 p.396 | SWAB#008, BPRY.178-179x, TAB.387-390, BSC.492 #949x, DWN_v5#05 p.003-005, TEW.025-027 | E. Mahony, The Bird & The Butterfly, Sophie, Siria & Ashkan | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||
| AB03245 | 210 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء هر چند هدف سهام جفااید الحمد لله مشتاق روی آن میر وفا سرمست | O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though ye be the target of the arrows of oppression, praised be God, ye are intoxicated with longing for the countenance of that Lord of fidelity [3.5s] | INBA17:025 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04901 | 160 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء اخبار همدان سبب روح و ریحان گشت الحمد لله آن یاران باوفا از | O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The tidings from Hamadán have become a source of joy and delight. Praise be unto God that those faithful friends [3.5s] | MKT9.252 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05371 | 150 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء الحمد لله از نفحات ریاض ملکوت ابهی آن کشور مانند مشک و عنبر | O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God that, from the fragrances of the gardens of the Abhá Kingdom, that land is like unto musk and ambergris [3.5s] | PZHN v1#2 p.16 | Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05882 | 140 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء حمد خدا را که نسیم جنت ابهی یاران را بوله و حرکت آورده و | O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God that the breeze from the Abhá Paradise hath stirred and quickened the friends [3.5s] | INBA85:169b | MKT8.234, AKHA_127BE #04 p.a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07691 | 110 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء در این دم بیاد شما افتادم جان و دل شادمان گردید حمد خدا را | O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! In this moment I remembered you and my heart and soul were filled with joy. Praise be unto God [3.5s] | YARP2.587 p.414 | Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05879 | 140 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء امیدوارم که خلخال محل خلخال نسیم رحمانی گردد و در خلال | O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! I earnestly hope that Khalkhal may become the recipient of the breezes of the All-Merciful, and amid [3.5s] | INBA89:219 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01017 | 390 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب حاجی علی سلیل محمد رضا نامه نگاشته و نامهای مبارک | O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Hají 'Alí, scion of Muhammad-Ridá, hath penned a letter and written blessed names [3.5s] | MMG2#358 p.400x, YARP2.304 p.250 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01742 | 300 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء بشارت کبری رسید و خبر پرمسرتی عبدالبهاء شنید مژده الفت | O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Great tidings have arrived, and joyful news hath reached 'Abdu'l-Bahá - the glad announcement of fellowship [3.5s] | INBA87:437, INBA52:451 | MMK2#186 p.134 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01277 | 350 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء چندیست که از کثرت موانع در نگارش نامه تاخیر افتاد ولی در | O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! For some time, owing to numerous impediments, there hath been a delay in the writing of letters, but in [3.5s] | MKT9.257a, MMK6#217x, TABN.039 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10778 | 60 | O ye beloved maidservants of God! In this most wonderful Dispensation God hath clothed the women with a new garment | DAS.1913-11-01 | Equality of men and women; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12312 | 170 | O ye beloved maid servants of God! The beauty of the True One hath chosen you from among the maid servants so that ye may be engaged in the service of the Kingdom | BBBD.038-039 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06207 | 130 | mixed | ای دوستان جانی حضرت احدیت محبت دوستانش را محبت خویش فرمود و نوازش یاران را | O ye beloved friends of His Beauty! God has made the love of his friends as equal to the love of Himself | LMA2.449 | NYR#163 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00340 | 640 | O ye beloved friends of God! Two days ago, through the protection and providence of the | SW_v03#07 p.007-009 | Oneness; unity of religion; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03231 | 210 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یاران الهی و اماء رحمانی نام مبارک محبوب بیهمتا جمال ابهی را در منتهای جذب | O ye beloved friends of God and handmaids of the Merciful! Call ye to mind the blessed Name of our peerless Beloved, the Abha Beauty | BRL_DAK#0069, AHB.132BE #09-10 p.11, BSHN.140.462, BSHN.144.456, MHT1b.189 | BRL_ATE#049, BLO_PT#130 | unknown | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| AB01773 | 300 | O ye Beloved Friends of Abdul-Baha! Today the most important affair is delivering the Cause of God | SW_v01#11 p.001-002 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04224 | 180 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye Beloved Friends of Abdul-Baha! The news of your spiritual assembly reached this Illumined Spot and the heart of this yearning one | TAB.666-667, BSC.472 #889x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00252 | 740 | mixed | Abdu'l-Bahá in London; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB12398 | 140 | O ye beloved friends of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá! Ye have taken upon yourselves the task of publishing the Bahá'í magazine, “Sun of Truth” | BBBD.573-574 | Newspapers and the media; publications; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00775 | 450 | mixed | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء هر چند در سائر جهات ندا بلند است و بشارت الهیه فرح قلوب هر | O ye beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though in diverse directions the call is raised high, and the divine glad-tidings bring joy to every heart [3.5s] | MSHR5.266-267 | Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03547 | 200 | mixed | ای ياران الهی عبدالبهاء ، حمد کنيد خدا را که موفّق بهدايت کبری گشتيد و بآستان مقدّس ربّ الارباب | O ye beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise ye God that ye have been enabled to attain His most great guidance and have drawn nigh unto the sacred threshold of the Lord of Lords [3.5s] | MMK3#059 p.038x | Bringing forth results; fruit; Law of pilgrimage; Prayer for forgiveness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01082 | 380 | mixed | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء جناب محمود محمود نهایت ستایش از شما نموده که | O ye beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jináb-i-Mahmúd Mahmúd hath praised you most highly [3.5s] | MMK6#007 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05385 | 150 | mixed | ای یاران و کنیزان عزیز الهی الحمد لله مویدید و موفق و مقبول در درگاه احدیت | O ye beloved friends and handmaidens of God! Praise be unto God that ye are confirmed, successful and accepted at the Threshold of His oneness [3.5s] | INBA84:260 | Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01511 | 320 | Persian | ای یاران دلجوی خوشخوی مه روی خوشبوی من جناب حاجی نیاز بوصول مصر زبان باوصاف | O ye beloved companions of gentle disposition, fair countenance and sweet fragrance! His honour Haji Niyaz hath arrived in Egypt [3.5s] | MKT2.325, AKHA_133BE #17 p.557x, MJMJ1.098x, MMG2#449 p.496x, MJH.042x, YARP2.171 p.176, YARP2.155 p.166 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03831 | 190 | Persian | ایتها المومنات ایتها القانتات ایتها المنجذبات کشور مازندران موطن حضرت رحمن | O ye believing women, O ye steadfast handmaidens, O ye who are attracted to the divine fragrances! The province of Mazandaran is the homeland of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0454, MKT3.271, ADH2_4#04 p.157x, MMG2#422 p.470x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10176 | 70 | Arabic | ایتها الستات المومنات انی بکل ذل و انکسار ابتهل الی ملکوت العزیز الجبار خافض | O ye believing handmaidens! In all lowliness and contrition do I supplicate unto the Kingdom of the All-Glorious, the Almighty, the All-Compelling [3.5s] | MKT7.081 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05407 | 150 | Persian | ایها الموم??ون ان لله ان یمتحن عباده و لیس للعبد ان یمتحن عبداً مخلصاً لله | O ye believers! Verily, it is for God to test His servants, and it behooveth not any servant to put to the test one who is faithful to God [3.5s] | UMich962.129-130, UMich991.080 | MKT2.318, YHA1.013x | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08907 | 90 | Persian | ای مومنان ایمان چون سراج وهاجست و چون در زجاج قلب برافروزد پرتوش بر ارکان زند | O ye believers! Faith is even as a resplendent lamp which, when enkindled within the crystal glass of the heart, casteth its radiance upon the pillars [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0038, AKHA_129BE #07 p.a, SFI15.020 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Love as fire; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05819 | 140 | Persian | ای مومنان ای موقنان هر چند از شاهرود مهجور شدید ولی الحمد لله در محل مورود | O ye believers, O ye steadfast ones! Though ye were exiled from Shahrood, yet praise be to God, ye have found refuge in your destined place [3.5s] | MKT5.109a | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04870 | 160 | Persian | ای مومنان ای مومنان هر چند در آن دیار دور و مهجورید ولی در عتبه مقدسه حاضر و | O ye believers, O ye believers! Though ye dwell in that distant and forlorn land, yet are ye present at the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | AYBY.451 #191 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02270 | 260 | mixed | ای مومنان ای موقنان ای صادقان ای عاشقان معشوق حقیقت که دهرها در پس پرده غیرت | O ye believers, O ye assured ones, O ye sincere ones, O ye lovers of the True Beloved, Who for ages hath remained behind the veil of divine jealousy [3.5s] | INBA13:181, INBA59:171 | BRL_DAK#0902, MKT1.462, BCH.199, YHA1.379-380x | Belief and denial; Martyrs and martyrdom; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04938 | 160 | O ye believers who are attracted to the Center of Lights! Verily there have been various assemblies in America | SW_v02#01 p.008, BLO_PT#052.16 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11433 | 30 | O ye believers of God! We are sending to America, the maidservant of God, Zeenat Khanum, with Mrs. Wise | SW_v05#04 p.057 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11294 | 40 | O ye believers of God! We are sending to America the maidservant of God Zeenat Khanum with Mrs Wise. | DAS.1914-03-03 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09749 | 80 | O ye believers of God! Supplicate and entreat at the Threshold of the Almighty | DAS.1913-07-21, SW_v04#15 p.253 , ABIE.094, BLO_PN#007 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06018 | 130 | O ye believers of God! It is a long time that his honor Ali Kuli Khan is engaged in the service of the Cause of God | SW_v07#14 p.128 | Compassion; kindness; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Hospitality; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06573 | 120 | O ye believers of God! In the commencement of the dawn of the Morn of Reality Hendeyan caught the splendor of light. The names | DAS.1913-06-21 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Exhortations and counsels; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02849 | 230 | O ye believers of God! Avoid the smell of ignorant prejudices, the blind enmity and hatred and the racial, patriotic and religious superstitions | DAS.1914-03-05 | Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00983 | 390 | Persian | ای احبای الهی ای یاران رحمانی در این سنه امتحانات الهی احاطه نموده شرق و غرب | O ye believers of God, and the friends of the Merciful! By the blowing of the furious gales of trials and ordeal the people, like unto the leaves of the trees, are falling to the ground | MKT9.017 | DAS.1914-10-24? | Nationalism; love of country; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07185 | 110 | Persian | ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن از الطاف حضرت بهاء الله شما را ثبوت و رسوخ بر | O ye believers of God and the maidservants of the Merciful! From the Graces | BRL_DAK#0341, ZSM.1914-10 | DAS.1914-10-19, SW_v05#13 p.201, SW_v05#14 p.217, SW_v08#16 p.215, PN_1914 p107 | 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; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02645 | 230 | O ye believers of God and the maidservants of the Merciful! All your epistles were duly received. From its contents it became evident | DAS.1915-01-05 | Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00975 | 400 | O ye believers of God and friends of Abdul-Baha! If ye knew how the heart of Abdul-Baha is soaring | SW_v01#13 p.001-002 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01158 | 370 | O ye believers in the heart and spirit of Abdul Baha! It has been well-nigh three years since this Servant at the Threshold of Baha has been a wanderer over mountain and desert and a traveler upon plain and sea. | DAS.1913-09-26, ABIE.358, BLO_PN#007 | Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12540 | 100 | Persian | ای احباء و اماء رحمن نامه شما رسید از مضامینش تاثیرات شدیده حاصل شد لهذا | O ye believers and the maid servants of the Merciful! Your letter was received. Its contents created vivid, spiritual impressions | BBBD.247 | BBBD.248 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02987 | 220 | Persian | ای مومنین و مومنات و ثابتین و ثابتات جناب حیدر علی بدرگاه حضرت کبریا پناه | O ye believers and steadfast ones, men and women alike, Haidar-'Alí hath sought refuge at the threshold of the Almighty [3.5s] | INBA87:436, INBA52:450 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07299 | 110 | Persian | ای بهائیان عنوانی اعظم از این نیست تا شما را بان بخوانم زیرا بهائی یعنی شخصی | O ye Baha'ís! There is no greater title in this world so that I may call you; for to be known as a Baha'í, it means to be a heavenly | BBBD.219 | BBBD.220, DAS.1913-05-25 | Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05104 | 150 | Persian | ای بهائیان ای ربانیان شمس حقیقت اشراق بر شرق نمود هزاران فداایان در خاور | O ye Bahá'ís, O ye who are divinely-guided! The Sun of Truth hath shed its radiance upon the East, and thousands in the Orient have sacrificed themselves [3.5s] | INBA13:115 | AKHA_119BE #05-06 p.j, HDQI.233, ANDA#22 p.05 | East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08031 | 100 | O ye assembly of the Bahá'ís! Your letter expressed eloquently your ultimate hope and aspiration: for you are resolved to become the spreaders | DAS.1914-05-26 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06241 | 130 | Persian | ای شیدائیان روی دلبر الهی آن یار دلنشین چون شاهد نازنین در انجمن روحانیین | O ye ardent lovers of the divine Beloved! That heart-entrancing Friend, like a tender and cherished Beauty, in the spiritual gathering [3.5s] | INBA13:071, INBA88:109a | MMK2#033 p.022, TAH.293, ANDA#72 p.30 | Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02567 | 240 | Persian | ای شیدائیان نیر آفاق و ثابتان بر میثاق جناب حیدر علی علیه بهاء الله نامه | O ye ardent admirers of the Luminary of the horizons and steadfast ones in the Covenant! His honor Ḥaydar-'Alí, upon him be the Glory of God, wrote [3.5s] | INBA87:431, INBA52:444 | BRL_DAK#0595 | Call to action; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00032 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (U.S. and Canada III) | 1770 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]; Bahá'í Sacred Writings | ای حواریون بهاء الله روحی لکم الفداء نفس مبارک موعود در کتاب مقدس رب الجنود | O ye apostles of Baha'o'llah - may my life be a ransom to you! The blessed person of the promised One... It behooveth the loved ones of God to be enamoured of one another and to sacrifice themselves... O God, my God! Thou seest how black darkness is enshrouding all regions... O Lord! The ocean of rebellion is surging | MKT3.027, AKHA_107BE #07 p.04x, AKHA_107BE #07 p.02x, AKHA_105BE #01 p.01x, QT105.1.374, HHA.258x, ADH2.072x, ADH2_2#10 p.102x, MMG2#056 p.056x, FRTB.060 | TDP#08, BPRY.209-212x, BWF.423-429, ADJ.050x, ADJ.061-062x, ADJ.062x, BADM.035x, COF.007x, COF.020x, COF.028x, COF.069x, GPB.238x, GPB.254x, TDH#158.5x, TDH#158.17x, TDH#158.23x, COC#0252x, BSC.539 #985, SW_v11#02 p.032-037, SW_v10#06 p.104, SW_v12#14 p.228+236, SW_v14#03 p.085, DWN_v2#05 p.034, DWN_v5#09 p.002-003x | B. Lisbeth, Nadia, Zaynab & Earl, R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 3] | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | UDP.055 | |||||
| AB02346 | 250 | Persian | ای بندگان دیرین خسرو چرخ برین چراغ یزدان روشن است و پرتو مهر آسمان روشنی بخش | O ye ancient servants of the celestial King! The lamp of God is luminous, and the radiance of the heavenly sun doth shed its light [3.5s] | INBA59:251b | BRL_DAK#1126, MKT1.440, ALPA.010, YARP2.012 p.070, RMT.212-213 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05106 | 150 | Persian | ای پارسیان باستان ستایش و نیایش جهان آفرین را باد که یاران دیرین را باین آاین | O ye ancient Persians! Praise and glorification be unto the Creator of the world, Who hath gathered the steadfast companions unto this [3.5s] | YARP2.347 p.281 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01135 | 370 | mixed | ای یاران دیرین مدتیست که مکتوب عمومی بقزوین مرقوم نگشت ولی جمال قدم شاهد و | O ye ancient friends! For some time no general letter hath been penned unto Qazvin, yet the Ancient Beauty standeth witness [3.5s] | AYBY.355 #036 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06209 | 130 | Persian | ای دوستان دیرین پروردگار سپهر برین سالهای دراز و گردشهای بیشمار گذشت و شما در | O ye ancient friends of the Lord of the celestial realm! Long years and countless cycles have passed, and ye remain in [3.5s] | INBA59:251a | YARP2.212 p.198 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01274 | 350 | mixed | ای یاران دیرین الهی آن بلده رعنا از بدایت سطوع نور هدی بنار محبت الله بر | O ye ancient friends of God! That beauteous city hath, from the dawn of guidance, been set ablaze with the fire of the love of God [3.5s] | TABN.036b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01019 | 390 | mixed | ای یاران قدیم و اماء رب کریم علیکم بهاء الله و نوره و الطاف یوم ظهوره و علیکم | O ye ancient friends and the maidservants of the Merciful Lord! Upon ye be Baha'u'llah and His light | MKT9.264, MMK6#527, TABN.041 | DAS.1914-10-21x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for teaching; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04898 | 160 | Persian | ای یاران دیرین و دوستان ثابت مستقیم حضرت اسفندیار شهد شهادت را در راه | O ye ancient companions and firm, steadfast friends! His Honour Isfandiyár hath tasted the honeyed cup of martyrdom in the path [3.5s] | INBA13:257b | MKT1.466, ALPA.013, ALPA.061b, YARP2.015 p.072, RMT.214-215 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01626 | 310 | mixed | ایها الافنان للشجره الرحمانیه نامه شما بتاریخ ۷ ربیع الاول ۳۳۹ وصول یافت ولی | O ye Afnan of the divine Tree of the All-Merciful! Your letter dated 7 Rabí'u'l-Avval 339 hath been received, but [3.5s] | INBA87:358, INBA52:367 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03754 | 190 | O ye afflicted ones! A most terrible news reached my ears and that | SW_v09#06 p.080 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11207 | 40 | Persian | ای یاقوت این گوهر کرابها در معدن الهی پرورده گردد پس از دست ایادی اطفال | O Yaqut! This precious gem, nurtured in the divine mine, must be kept beyond the reach of children's hands [3.5s] | BLIB_Or.08687.018, , BLIB_Or.08117.047, | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07813 | 110 | mixed | یا یحیی خذ الکتاب بقوه از قرار معلوم محزونی و مغموم هذا شان اهل الملک تو | O Yaḥyá, take hold of the Book with strength! According to what is evident, thou art sorrowful and grief-stricken - such is the condition of the people of this realm [3.5s] | MKT6.101a | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03449 | 200 | Persian | ای سیاوش مظلوم آنچه بحضرت اسم الله مرقوم نمودی معلوم گردید در قم بخدمت | O wronged Siyavash! That which thou didst write to his honor Ismu'llah hath become known. In Qum, in service [3.5s] | MSBH4.432x, YARP2.563 p.399 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12373 | 150 | Persian | ای مظلوم آن اقلیم فی الحقیقه کار بر آن مظلومان تنگ شده زیرا جمعی بی نام و ننگ | O wronged one of that land! Indeed, circumstances have become most difficult for those oppressed souls, for a group bereft of honor and dignity [3.5s] | QUM.151a | Business; financial; property matters; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03918 | 180 | Persian | ای امه الله المظلومه زنان توانگران هر چند در بالین پرند و پرنیان پرورش یابند | O wronged handmaid of God! Though wealthy women be reared upon silken cushions and brocades [3.5s] | NANU_AB#11 | Chastity and purity; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05164 | 150 | Persian | ای حقیقت پرست جمیع خلق پرستش اوهام مینمایند و در تقالید آباء و اجداد مستغرقند | O worshipper of truth! People worship their idle fancies, immerse themselves in imitation and are entirely alienated from the hidden secrets of God. | MMK2#099 p.076 | DAS.1914-03-03 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Exhortations and counsels; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10477 | 60 | Persian | ای جهانبخش بخشنده جهان پاک یزدان است درخشنده جهان آسمان خدای مهربان جهان | O World-Bestower, Pure Creator of the Universe, the resplendent world is heaven's radiance, O All-Merciful Lord [3.5s] | INBA88:343b | YARP2.172 p.177 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03986 | 180 | Persian | ای جهان پیما نامه شما رسید از عدم فرصت جواب مختصر مرقوم می گردد در پناه جمال | O world traveler! Thy letter was received and, owing to lack of time, a brief reply is herewith written. Under the shelter of the Beauty [3.5s] | MKT9.115 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05636 | 140 | Persian | ای جهان پیما نامه ایکه بتاریخ ۱۹ شوال ۳۸ مرقوم نموده بودی رسید چندی پیش | O world traveler! Thy letter dated the nineteenth of Shawwal '38 was received some time ago [3.5s] | MKT9.114 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07035 | 120 | Persian | ایها الفرع البدیع من السدره المبارکه از این جهت که در این سفر چنانچه باید و | O wondrous off shoot of the sacred Lote-Tree! I am very sorry and sad that, during thy journey, it was not possible to provide appropriate hospitality | INBA87:328b, INBA52:335a | GEN.342 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01862 | 290 | Persian | ایها الفرع البدیع من السدره الرحمانیه چون صبح میثاق اشراق نمود و احداق بپرتو فیض | O wondrous branch of the Divine Lote-Tree! When the morn of the Covenant shed its radiant light, and eyes were illumined by the rays of grace [3.5s] | INBA13:034 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06445 | 130 | mixed | ایها الفرع البدیع من السدره الالهیه اگرچه بهیچوجه فرصتی نه که بیان محبت و | O wondrous Branch of the divine Lote-Tree! Though no opportunity presents itself to express the love and [3.5s] | INBA87:218a, INBA52:222a | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00673 | 480 | mixed | ایها الفرع البدیع من السدره المبارکه قد وصل الندآء الی شرق الارض و غربها و | O wondrous branch of the blessed Tree! The call hath reached unto the East of the earth and the West thereof [3.5s] | YBN.260-261 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10692 | 60 | Arabic | ایها الفرع البدیع من الشجره المبارکه علیک بالتوکل علی ربک و التوسل بذیل | O wondrous Branch of the Blessed Tree! Place thy trust in thy Lord and cling to the hem [3.5s] | INBA21:137a, INBA87:325b, INBA52:331 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02571 | 240 | Persian | ای فرع بدیع سدره مبارکه در این وقت که در دامنه جبل کرمل در مقام حضرت خضر | O wondrous branch of the blessed Tree! At this hour, upon the slopes of Mount Carmel, at the station of His Holiness Khidr [3.5s] | YBN.045 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06838 | 120 | mixed | ای فرع بدیع لطیف سدره مبارکه اگرچه بظاهر از این سجن اعظم و عتبه مبارکه جمال | O wondrous and delicate Branch of the blessed Lote-Tree! Though outwardly from this Most Great Prison and blessed Threshold of the Beauty [3.5s] | INBA87:215a, INBA52:218a | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06751 | 120 | Persian | ای دردمند خردمند در هر دمی چشم بملکوت ابهی باز نماایم که ای محبوب یکتا و | O wise sufferer! At every moment open thine eyes unto the Kingdom of Abhá, O Thou peerless Beloved One [3.5s] | MMK4#079 p.086, MJMJ3.080x, MMG2#334 p.370x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08041 | 100 | Persian | ای حکیم حکمت نور هدی است و طبابت دریاق حب بها تا توانی این معجون رحمانی را | O wise one! Wisdom is the light of guidance, and healing is the antidote of the love of Bahá. As far as thou art able, [dispense] this divine elixir [3.5s] | MKT8.078b | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Love of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07365 | 110 | Persian | ای حکیم حکمت اصل اساس نبوت و رسالت و ظهور مظاهر احدیت است چه که هیکل امکان | O wise one! Wisdom is the fundamental basis of Prophethood, Apostleship, and the Manifestation of Divine Unity, for the temple of contingent existence [3.5s] | INBA13:184a, INBA59:174a | Manifestation of God as divine physician; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04347 | 170 | Persian | ای حکیم حاذق بقراط حکیم را گویند که اول شخصی بود که بتدوین طب پرداخت و | O wise and skillful physician! It is related that Hippocrates the sage was the first person who set about systematizing medicine [3.5s] | AVK3.360.11x, MSHR5.122-123 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07680 | 110 | Persian | ای یار غربی عبدالبهاء حمد خدا را که در موطن جمال مبارک وارد شدی و در آنجا | O Western friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God that thou hast arrived in the homeland of the Blessed Beauty and there [3.5s] | MUH3.325-326 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04356 | 170 | Persian | Social Action | ای خیرخواه عالم انسانی الحمد لله که نیت خیری داشتی و تحصیل معارف نمودی و آرزو | O well-wisher of the world of humanity! Praised be God that thine intention was good, that thou didst acquire knowledge and learning | BRL_DAK#0800, MMK2#035 p.024 | BRL_SOCIAL#037 | Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01815 | 290 | mixed | ای خیرخواه بریتانیا نامه شما رسید و مقاصد خیریه شما معلوم گردید اتحاد و اتفاق | O well-wisher of Britain! Thy letter was received and thy benevolent intentions became known [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1152, MKT1.409 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Nationalism; love of country; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01247 | 350 | O well-wisher of all humanity! The poem entitled “The Woods of Blavincourt” has been perused. It was eloquent and consummate. | TDD.011-012 | Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11961 | 100 | Turkish | ای دلبر آفاقک مفتونی نامه نامیلری مطالعه اولندی بیان حقیقت ایدی لسان فصاحت | O well-beloved friend! Thy cherished letter was perused. It was an expression of truth in most eloquent language [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0251 | Praise and encouragement; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08953 | 90 | Persian | Translation List | ای ورقه مطمئنه از فوت پسر مکدر مباش و اشک مریز محزون مگرد مغموم مشو زیرا آن | O well-assured leaf! Grieve not the death of thy son. Shed thou no tears—sorrow not, neither be thou sad | BSHN.140.347, BSHN.140.363, BSHN.144.345, BSHN.144.361, MHT1b.020a, MHT1b.206 | ADMS#161 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11967 | 100 | Persian | ای مومنه موقنه از عدم فرصت مختصر مرقوم میگردد امتحانات الهیه شدید است | O well-assured believer! Owing to lack of time, I will write briefly. Divine tests are intense, in order that one’s essence may be clearly manifested | ADMS#181 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06798 | 120 | mixed | ای سیاح آفاق در سبیل میثاق بهر بوم و بر که مرور نمودی عموم ستایش نمودند و | O wayfarer of the horizons! In the path of the Covenant, in every land and region that thou didst traverse, all proclaimed their praise [3.5s] | TZH8.0620, YQAZ.112 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06228 | 130 | mixed | ای سرگشته صحرای الهی آنچه مرقوم نمودی مسموع گردید و هر چه منظور نمودی ملحوظ | O wayfarer of the divine desert, that which thou hast written hath been heard, and all that thou hast intended hath been observed [3.5s] | MSBH4.483-484, MUH1.0173, YQAZ.228 | Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Scarcity of receptive souls; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01403 | 330 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس بامه الله الموقنه خدیجه محترمه و ورقه مبتهله امه الله | O wayfarer of musk-laden breath, respected Khadíjih, handmaid of God who is firm in faith, and supplicating leaf, Amatu'lláh [3.5s] | AYBY.437 #165 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01465 | 320 | mixed | ای آواره حق از تسلط خلق مجبور بر رحلت از گیلان بطهران گشتی و آواره و سرگردان | O wayfarer in the path of Truth! Through the dominion of the people wert thou compelled to journey from Gilan to Tihran, becoming a wanderer and homeless [3.5s] | MKT5.229 | Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06053 | 130 | mixed | ای برید سبیل رب مجید رویت در درگاه احدیت سفید است و خدمتت مقبول در حضرت | O wayfarer in the path of the Lord Most Glorious, thy face is white in the Court of Oneness, and thy service is acceptable in the Presence [3.5s] | MKT8.014a, AKHA_118BE #605 p.j | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01466 | 320 | Persian | ای بادیه پیما در سبیل الهی مکتوبی اول و ثانی و این ثالث است که ارسال میشود | O wayfarer in the path of God! The first and second letters have been dispatched, and this is the third that is sent forth [3.5s] | INBA55:102 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00566 | 520 | mixed | ای صحرانورد سبیل الهی عبدالبهاء شما را گهی بطی صحرا و بیابان اندازد و گهی در | O wayfarer in the divine path! 'Abdu'l-Bahá doth at times cast thee into the desert and wilderness, and at times [3.5s] | AYBY.449 #187, MSHR5.022x | Critiques of capitalism, communism, socialism; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; True liberty; freedom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00284 | 700 | mixed | ای سرگشته دشت و صحرا محبه الله اگر تبریز تبخیز بود و اردبیل از باده بلایا و محن جامی | O wayfarer in the desert and wilderness of the love of God! Should Tabriz be in tumult and Ardibíl partake of the wine of tribulations and woes [3.5s] | INBA88:081 | BRL_DAK#0760, MKT2.223, MSHR2.032x, MSBH6.473-476, YIA.382-383x, QUM.045-046x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10579 | 60 | Persian | ای مستشرق بانوار هدایت شکر کن حضرت رب قیوم را که در وادی طوی | O wayfarer illumined by the rays of guidance, render thanks unto the Sovereign Lord, the Self-Subsisting, for thou art in the Vale of Tuwa [3.5s] | INBA88:262a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02656 | 230 | mixed | ای آوارگان سبیل الهی هر چند صدمه در نیریز شدید بود و بلایا غیث هاطل و جام لبریز | O wanders on the path of God, Although the trials in Nayriz were extremely harsh | LMA2.418, MLK.102, TAN.139-140, NYMG.188 | NYR#125 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12112 | 700 | mixed | ای آواره عبدالبهاء بعضی از مکاتیب شما رسید و جواب مرقوم گردید عجیب است | O wandering servant of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Some of thy letters were received and answers were penned. Strange indeed [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0784 | Growth of the Cause; Prayer for teaching; Regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10444 | 440 | mixed | ای بی سر و سامان حق در طور بیا ترک گله کن هر چند آن واله شیداای در صلح و آشتی | O wandering heart! Draw near to the Mount of Truth; relinquish thy sorrow, though that impassioned lover desires unity and concord [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1053, MSHR3.223x | Hands of the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02713 | 230 | mixed | ای دوست آواره الحمد لله در آوارگی شریکی و با وجود مهجوری نزدیک ولی آوارگی شما | O wandering friend! Praise be to God that in thy wandering thou hast a companion, and though far removed, thou art near [3.5s] | MMK6#544 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07220 | 110 | mixed | ای آواره من دشت و صحرا پیمودی و احرام کوی دوست بستی و بقدر مقدور رجوع | O wanderer! Thou hast traversed plain and desert, donned the pilgrim's garb in the path of the Friend, and to the extent possible, returned [3.5s] | INBA87:268, INBA52:272a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08535 | 90 | Persian | ای آواره سبیل الهی پریشانی و بی سر و سامانی در ره عشق کامرانی و شادمانیست | O wanderer on God's path! Distress and waywardness in the pathway of love are verily joy and delight [3.5s] | INBA17:120 | MKT8.008 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03165 | 210 | mixed | ای سرگشته کوه و صحرا و دریا و گمگشته بادیه محبت الله فی الحقیقه از شما بسیار | O wanderer of mountain, desert and sea, O thou who art lost in the wilderness of the love of God! In truth, We are most concerned for thee [3.5s] | MSHR5.083 | Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01332 | 340 | Persian | ای سرگشته کوه و هامون و شیفته روی و آشفته موی دلبر انجمن الهی یوم یبعثون لوح | O wanderer of mountain and plain, enamoured of the countenance and disheveled tresses of the Beloved of the divine concourse on the Day of Resurrection [3.5s] | INBA55:370 | Ahdieh, A. Bryan | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03440 | 200 | Persian | ای سرگشته کوه و صحرا در سبیل جمال ابهی مکاتیب متعدده ارسال شد امید از فضل | O wanderer of mountain and desert in the path of the Most Glorious Beauty! Many letters were sent. We cherish the hope that through divine grace [3.5s] | INBA88:147a | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05698 | 140 | mixed | ای سرگردان کوه و بیابان در سبیل رحمن هر جمعی پریشان گردد و هر سر و سامانی | O wanderer of mountain and desert in the path of the Merciful! Every gathering shall be scattered, and every order and arrangement shall come undone [3.5s] | MMK2#288 p.209 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03437 | 200 | Persian | ای سرگشته دشت و صحرا در سبیل الهى خوشا بحال تو که باسم حق ندا کنى و بشطر اسم | O wanderer of desert and plain in the path of God! Blessed art thou, who callest upon the Name of Truth and turnest toward the sanctuary of His Name [3.5s] | INBA55:293, Ghazi3072.186a-187 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02087 | 270 | mixed | ای سرگشته دشت و صحرا در سبیل الهی هر نفسی در بادیه سرگردان پریشان افتان و | O wanderer of desert and plain in the path of God, every soul in this wilderness wandereth bewildered, stumbling and falling [3.5s] | INBA55:095, INBA88:347 | ASAT4.260, MAS9.010x, YIK.338-339 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03098 | 210 | mixed | ای آواره بادیه محبت الله نامه شما رسید ستایش یاران الهی نموده بودید که در هر | O wanderer in the wilderness of God's love! Thy letter was received, wherein thou didst praise the divine friends who in every [3.5s] | AYBY.391 #079, MSHR3.317, YQAZ.280-281 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03436 | 200 | Persian | ای سرگشته دشت محبت الله از معین حیوان نوشیدی و از شهد عرفان جمال رحمن چشیدی | O wanderer in the wilderness of God's love! Thou hast drunk from the fountain of life and tasted the honeyed sweetness of recognizing the Beauty of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | MKT8.101a, MSBH5.219-220 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04652 | 160 | mixed | ای آواره دیار در راه پروردگار آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی بدقت ملاحظه گردید و از وقایع انجا | O wanderer in the path of the Lord! That which thou hadst written was carefully perused, and the events occurring there [3.5s]... ...Be thou assured in thyself that if thou dost conduct thyself in accordance with the Hidden Words revealed in Persian and in Arabic, thou shalt become a torch of the fire of the love of God | MSHR5.371-372x | COC#0397x | Being a source of light; guidance; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of example; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09188 | 80 | Persian | ای آواره حق اگر از خانمان دور و از خاندان مهجور و بی سر و سامان شدی ولی در | O wanderer in the path of God, though thou art far from hearth and home, and separated from thy kindred, and bereft of peace and shelter, yet [3.5s] | INBA87:068, INBA52:067 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06791 | 120 | Persian | ای سرگشته کوی دوست تا کی دم فرو بسته دلخسته نشینی و بوجد و طرب نیاای و زخم | O wanderer in the Friend's pathway! How long wilt thou remain with sealed lips and a weary heart, sitting in silence? Rise up in ecstasy and joy [3.5s] | MKT8.103a | High station of the true believer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01711 | 300 | mixed | ای سرگشته کوی دوست مکتوب مرسول مخاطبا لاقا مهدی ملاحظه و مطالعه گردید حمد خدا | O wanderer in the Friend's domain! The letter addressed to Aqa Mahdi hath been received and perused. Praise be to God [3.5s] | INBA88:080 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11974 | 90 | Persian | ای سرگشته بادیه محبت الله دست عجز و نیاز بملکوت ابهی دراز کن و آغاز نماز و | O wanderer in the desert of the love of God! Stretch forth thy hands in supplication to the Abhá Kingdom and begin thy prayer [3.5s]... ...O my eternal Beloved and my adored Friend! How long shall I remain bereft of Thy presence | BRL_DAK#0084, BRL_MON#004x | BRL_POAB#04x | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03435 | 200 | Persian | ای سرگشته بادیه محبت الله چندی بود که بظاهر نامه ارسال نشد و پیامی و پیکی | O wanderer in the desert of the love of God! For some time no letter hath outwardly been sent, nor any message or messenger dispatched [3.5s] | MSHR4.330-331 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09397 | 80 | mixed | ای سرگشته صحرای عشق نمیقه غرا که بجناب درویش علیه بهاء الله الابهی مرقوم | O wanderer in the desert of love! Rejoice exceedingly, for unto his honor the dervish—upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious—hath been penned [3.5s] | MSHR4.399x | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Mystical themes; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11138 | 40 | Persian | ای آواره اوطان مکتوب شما واصل و مضمون معلوم شد که از شدت پریشانی محزون هستید | O wanderer from thy homeland! Thy letter was received and its contents noted. From the intensity of thy distress, thou art sorrow-stricken [3.5s] | MSHR2.251x | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00460 | 580 | Arabic | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB06113 | 130 | Persian | ای بینش الحمد لله لقبت بصیرتست و نامت نامی در آستان الهی روز بروز بر اشتعال | O Vision! Praise be to God that thy title signifieth insight, and thy name is renowned in the Divine Threshold. Day by day [thou dost increase in ardour] [3.5s] | INBA84:516a | YBN.197 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06393 | 130 | Persian | ای ورقه منتبه کوهر را جوهر باید و لولو را لمعان شاید چون کوهر صدف الطافی باید | O vigilant leaf! A jewel must needs have its essence, and a pearl its lustre, even as the shell of the pearl must possess divine favors [3.5s] | MKT7.167b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02204 | 260 | Persian | ای بیدار هوشیار ستایش و پرستش یزدان را نما که ترا از گرداب پیمان شکن اهریمنان | O vigilant and discerning one, render praise and adoration unto God, Who hath delivered thee from the whirlpool of the Covenant-breaking demons [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0349, MKT1.446, MKT2.084, MILAN.052, AVK2.215.10x, YARP2.258 p.224 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Four pillars; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02110 | 270 | Persian | ای منصور مظفر سپاه ملاء اعلی مصفوف است و جنود ملکوت ابهی چون صفوف الوف و | O victorious Mansur! The hosts of the Supreme Concourse stand arrayed, and the legions of the Abhá Kingdom are marshalled in countless ranks [3.5s] | INBA88:167 | MSHR1.036x | Call to action; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10517 | 60 | Persian | ای سبزه نوخیز باغ عنایت باغبان احدیت تو را نهال دست نشان موهبت فرمود و بوستانی | O verdant seedling, freshly sprung in the garden of divine favor! The Gardener of Oneness hath planted thee with His bounteous hand as a sapling [3.5s] | INBA17:063 | HUV2.041 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09396 | 80 | Persian | ای سبزه نوخیز جنت ابهی و ای نهال تازه گلشن بقا هر چند در عالم ناسوت صغیری | O verdant plant of the Abha Paradise and fresh sapling of the Garden of Eternity, though thou art young in this mortal realm [3.5s]... O thou verdant plant of the Abha Paradise! O thou tender sapling of the rose-garden of immortality! Although thou art but a tiny creature | HUV2.055 | BRL_CHILD#31 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07641 | 110 | Persian | ای ورقات مخضره موقنه جناب آقا محمد اسمعیل دو مرتبه بزیارت عتبه مقدسه فائز و | O verdant leaves, assured in faith! His honor Aqa Muhammad Isma'il hath twice attained unto the sacred Threshold [3.5s] | INBA17:094 | Law of pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10191 | 70 | Arabic | ایتها الورقه المخضره من شجره الحیات استبشری ببشارات روح القدس و اهتزی من نسیم | O verdant leaf of the Tree of Life, rejoice in the glad-tidings of the Holy Spirit and be stirred by the breeze [3.5s] | INBA59:186a, UMich962.114-115, UMich991.053 | MJZ.037 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02810 | 230 | mixed | ایها الفرع النضیر من السدره الرحمانیه حضرت والد علیه بهاء الله الابهی در یوم | O verdant branch of the divine Lote-Tree! His Holiness the father, upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious, on the day [3.5s] | INBA87:324, INBA52:329 | KHAF.225 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of pilgrimage; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07662 | 110 | Persian | ای ورقه نضره زکیه در این عصر جدید و قرن بدیع که مواهب حضرت محبوب یکتا چون شمس | O verdant and pure leaf! In this new age and wondrous century, when the bestowals of the one Beloved shine forth even as the sun [3.5s] | INBA16:120 | MKT7.188a, PYK.292, QIRT.13ax | Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03208 | 210 | Persian | ای نهال سبز پرطراوت حدیقه محبت سلطان احدیت شکر کن خدا را که در این عصر مجید و | O verdant and flourishing sapling of the garden of love of the sovereign Lord of Oneness, render thanks unto God that in this glorious age [3.5s] | YBN.051 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03532 | 200 | Persian | ایها الفرع الخضر النضر الرفیع من السدره المبارکه آنچه مرقوم بود معلوم شد و | O verdant and flourishing lofty branch of the Blessed Tree, that which was written hath become known [3.5s] | INBA85:298 | MKT8.170 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Personal instructions; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02804 | 230 | mixed | ایتها الورقه الخضله النضره الریانه بفیض سحاب موهبه الله هر چند بظاهر مکاتبه | O verdant and flourishing leaf, freshened by the outpourings of God's bountiful clouds, though outwardly [3.5s] | MMK6#218 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12802 | 240 | mixed | ایتها الورقه المخضره الریانه النضره فی الفردوس تالله الحق ان روح النور المبین | O verdant and flourishing leaf in Paradise! By Him Who is the Truth, verily the Spirit of Manifest Light [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1133 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03839 | 190 | mixed | ایها الفرع النضر الخضل من الشجره المبارکه چندی پیش بنفحات روح و جذبات قلوب | O verdant and flourishing branch of the blessed Tree! Not long ago, through spiritual fragrances and the attractions of hearts [3.5s] | INBA87:312, INBA52:317 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07704 | 110 | O Venerable Lady! I have read thy detailed letter and noted its contents. I immediately wrote a letter to thine esteemed daughter | MAX.180 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05118 | 150 | Persian | ای تهمتن رستم زابلی هر چند شهسوار میدان مردانگی بود و بقوه جسمانی فائق بر هر | O valiant Rostam of Zabul, though thou wert the champion in the field of manliness and in physical might didst excel all [3.5s] | MMK2#159 p.120, PPAR.193 | Being a source of light; guidance; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08740 | 90 | Persian | ای رشید رشادتی بنما و شجاعتی آشکار کن تا حق مردانگی را در میدان پیمان بدهی و | O valiant one, show forth thy fortitude and manifest thy courage, that thou mayest prove thy true manhood in the arena of the Covenant [3.5s] | AKHA_123BE #05-06 p.j, ALPA.086b, YARP2.104 p.126 | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04037 | 180 | Persian | ای فارس میدان الحمد لله بچشم ظاهر مشاهده نمودی که عون و عنایت حق ترا بر کل | O valiant one of the field! Praise be to God that thou hast witnessed with thine outward eye how the aid and grace of the True One encompasseth thee [3.5s] | PYB#229 p.45 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09318 | 80 | Persian | ای جمشید رشید چون برکن شدید پناه بردی الطاف رب مجید البته شامل حال پدر مهربان | O valiant Jamshíd, when thou wert uprooted, thou didst seek refuge in the grace of the Glorious Lord. Surely the tender mercies of the All-Loving Father encompass thee [3.5s] | YARP2.271 p.233 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for parents | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06110 | 130 | Persian | ای بهادر یار و یاورن بهادِر بهادرى و دلیرى و مرد میدانى و شیر گیر ولى ما را | O valiant companion and steadfast supporter! Thou who art distinguished by bravery and courage, a warrior of the field of battle and a lion-hearted champion [3.5s] | INBA55:373 | Alchemy; the elixir; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10914 | 50 | Persian | ای رشید رشید نوبت عیش و عشرت رسید و هنگام زیارت عتبه مقدس آمد پس باید بکمال | O valiant and discerning one! The hour of joy and delight hath come, and the time to visit the sacred Threshold hath drawn nigh. Therefore must thou, with utmost [3.5s] | ALPA.084a, YARP2.100 p.124 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07188 | 110 | Persian | ای استاد آقا در این دم که بیاد حضرت دوست همدمم و در کمال خضوع و خشوع بملکوت | O Ustad Aqa! In this moment when I am companioned by remembrance of the Beloved Friend, and in utter humility and reverence before His Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA13:169, INBA85:217a | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05325 | 150 | O united souls! The letter you sent is perused and by its contents happiness and joy was produced; for it expressed union and harmony | BAVA.036-037, BLO_PN#021 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10017 | 70 | Persian | ای طراز بدیع طراز در لغت جامه بدیع را گویند و شهر شهیر پس تو قامت دلجوی دلبر | O unique Taraz! In the dictionary, 'taráz' signifieth a wondrous garment and a renowned city. Thus art thou the graceful stature of the Beloved [3.5s] | AYBY.402 #105, PYB#183 p.50, TRZ1.135 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08771 | 90 | Persian | ای شاعر یگانه اشعاریکه که چون عقد لئالی در سلک نظم آورده بودی ملاحظه گردید هر | O unique poet! The verses which thou hadst strung like a necklace of pearls have been perused [3.5s] | YARP2.249 p.219 | Call to action; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08942 | 90 | mixed | ای وحید فرید نامه شما رسید وصول جواب اول مرقوم بود ولی وصول جواب ثانی غیر | O unique and peerless one! Thy letter was received. The arrival of the reply to the first was mentioned, but not the arrival of the second reply [3.5s] | INBA17:149 | Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02769 | 230 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای وحید و فرید آندیار نامه پنجم ربیع الاول سنه حالیه رسید از شدت مشقات این | O unique and peerless one of that land! Thy letter dated the fifth of Rabi'u'l-Avval of this year hath arrived. From the severity of trials [3.5s]... ...For successive years, ‘Abdu’l-Baha traveled throughout the West, raising his voice in every assemblage and gathering to teach the Cause of God | INBA17:153 | MMK5#086 p.069, MSHR4.376 | MHMD2s.322x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB07701 | 110 | Persian | ای یگانه شاعر ماهر فرزانه در ستایش جمال رحمانی چنان داد سخن را دادی که عقول | O unique and masterful poet, wise and discerning! In praise of the Beauty of the All-Merciful, thou hast so eloquently given voice to words that minds [3.5s] | MUH3.023-024 | Music and singing; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10794 | 60 | O unequalled God! For this helpless child be a protector! For this weak and sinful one | SW_v09#10 p.114 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08710 | 90 | Persian | ای دو دوست حقیقی نامه شما رسید شکر خدا را که دلیل بر راستی و درستی و خداپرستی بود | O two true friends! Your letter was received. Thanks be to God that it testified to sincerity, uprightness and devotion to God [3.5s] | YARP2.688 p.462 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04363 | 170 | mixed | ای دو بنده حق مکتوب عمومی باحبای الهی در اسکندریه مرقوم شد و در مسوده اسم | O two servants of Truth! A general letter hath been written to the loved ones of God in Alexandria, and in the draft the name [3.5s] | MKT6.028 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12671 | 70 | Persian | ای دو بنده جمال قدم سراج بهاج الطاف در زجاج قلوب اشراق نمود انوار هدایت کبری | O two servants of the Ancient Beauty! The lamp of divine favors hath shed its radiance through the glass of the hearts, and the lights of supreme guidance have shone forth [3.5s] | INBA85:058a | KASH.241a | Differences in human capacity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08070 | 100 | Persian | ای دو بنده و یک کنیز حق ستایش پروردگار را که پاکانید و آزادگان پیروی نیاکان | O two servants and one handmaid of God! Praise be unto the Lord, that ye are pure ones and free souls, following the path of your forebears [3.5s] | YARP2.129 p.148 | Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09957 | 70 | Persian | ای دو یار مهربان نامه شما رسید گلبانگ بلبل محبت الله بود و آهنگ صلصل معرفت | O two loving friends! Your letter was received. It was as the melody of the nightingale of the love of God and the song of the dove of divine knowledge [3.5s] | MKT9.132b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05186 | 150 | Persian | ای دو منادی حق الحمد لله سفر باقطار نمودید و نافه اسرار و نفحه مشکبار بر جهان | O two heralds of Truth! Praise be to God that ye have journeyed through diverse regions and spread the fragrant musk of divine mysteries throughout the world [3.5s] | AYBY.421 #132, PYB#146 p.16, TRZ1.293 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12853 | 370 | mixed | ای دو منادی میثاق تحاریر متعدده از آن دو سراج منیر وارد و مضامین سبب سرور و | O two Heralds of the Covenant! Numerous letters from those two luminous lamps have arrived, and their contents are the cause of joy [3.5s] | AYBY.423 #134, TSS.052, TRZ1.294 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12521 | 110 | Persian | ای دو گل نوبهار محبت الله جناب فروغی علیه بهاء الله ذکر خدمتگذاری شما را باحبای الهی | O two fresh blossoms in the garden of the love of God! His honor Furughi - upon him be the Glory of God - hath mentioned your devoted services to the friends of God [3.5s] | INBA85:323b | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08076 | 100 | Persian | ای دو کنیز عزیز خدا نامه شما رسید نهایت شادمانی حاصل گشت ستایش پاک یزدانرا که | O two cherished handmaidens of God! Your letter was received and brought the utmost joy. Praise be unto the pure Lord that [3.5s] | YARP2.531 p.381 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05672 | 140 | mixed | ای دو یار عزیز سرگونی من در این جهان امن و امان و سر و سامان چه کار اید | O two cherished friends! What purpose can my banishment serve in this world of safety and security [3.5s] | INBA17:083 | BSHN.140.441, BSHN.144.435, MHT1a.183, MHT1b.141, MHT2.117, NFQ.017, QUM.149 | Disregarding bodily comfort; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08083 | 100 | Persian | ای دو یار نازنین الحمد لله بااین شاه بهرام پی بردید و از افسانه های بی پا نجات | O two cherished friends! Praise be to God that through this King Bahram ye have discerned the truth and found deliverance from baseless tales [3.5s] | YARP2.263 p.228 | Praise and encouragement; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00902 | 410 | mixed | ای دو نفس مبارک الحمد لله ایام قطع اخبار منتهی گشت باز پیک مبین و قاصد امین | O two blessed souls! Praise be unto God that the days of being cut off from tidings have come to an end; once again the manifest messenger and trusted courier have arrived [3.5s] | MKT9.125b, MMK6#079 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01939 | 280 | Persian | ای دو نفس مبارک در این ایام حوادثی میرسد که بکلی عبدالبهاء را اسیر فراش نموده | O two blessed souls! In these days events have transpired that have wholly confined 'Abdu'l-Bahá to His sickbed [3.5s] | AYBY.382 #063, KHSH09.049, KHSH09.070 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08075 | 100 | Persian | ای دو فرزند و برادر مهربان مهربان شکر خدا را که دورانرا نزدیک نمود و | O two beloved sons and kindly brother, render thanks unto God that He hath drawn the distant nigh [3.5s] | YARP2.652 p.442 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Past, present and future of Iran | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08713 | 90 | Persian | ای دو فرقدان افق محبت الله حمد خدا را که آن دو برادر مانند دو پیکر یعنی جوزا | O twin stars of the horizon of the love of God! Praise be unto God that these two brothers are even as the twin stars of Gemini [3.5s] | INBA87:004, INBA52:004 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07388 | 110 | Persian | ای دو اختر خاور یار مهربان خوشا بحال شما که پرتوی از آفتاب آسمانی یافتید و | O twin stars of the East, beloved companions! Happy are ye that have received a ray from the celestial Sun [3.5s] | INBA16:085 | YARP2.405 p.312, RMT.063c | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07389 | 110 | Persian | ای دو ایت هدایت شکایت از هجران نباید کرد مخافت از حرمان باید داشت چه که هجران | O twin signs of guidance! Lament not the pangs of separation, but harbor fear for the anguish of deprivation; for verily, separation [3.5s] | INBA13:273 | AKHA_121BE #08 p.7, AKHA_116BE #09 p.249 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06193 | 130 | Persian | ای دو شعاع کوکب محبت الله در سبیل الهی جان و جنان و وجود را انفاق کنید و رو | O twin rays of the celestial orb of God's love! Sacrifice in His divine path your souls, your hearts, and your very being, and turn ye [3.5s] | MKT6.026b, BSHN.140.472bx, BSHN.144.465bx | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05663 | 140 | Persian | ای دو جان پاک ایزد دانا ایران را تاریک یافت و سزاوار الطاف | O twin pure souls! The All-Knowing God found Iran in darkness and worthy of His favors [3.5s] | MKT8.085, ALPA.055, YARP2.064 p.105 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00584 | 510 | Persian | ای دو افنان شجره مقدسه مکاتیب شما رسید ولی جواب تاخیر افتاد زیرا کسالت مزاج | O twin offshoots of the sanctified Tree! Thy letters arrived, but a response was delayed due to a severe illness that rendered writing impossible | INBA87:352, INBA52:360 | GEN.173x, GEN.343x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08722 | 90 | Persian | ای دو همراز نامه مختصر مفصل بود اسرار عشق راز دل است نه محسوس سمع و بصر | O twin confidants! Though brief, thy letter was comprehensive. The mysteries of love are secrets of the heart, beyond the perception of hearing and sight [3.5s] | MKT6.150, YMM.443 | Knowledge of self; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05658 | 140 | Persian | ای دو برادر مانند دوپیکر جوزا را بفارسی دوپیکر نامند و آن برجی است در آسمان | O twin brothers, like unto the twin constellation of Gemini - which in Persian is called the Two Figures - a sign in the celestial sphere [3.5s] | INBA16:146 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06025 | 130 | Persian | ای افنان شجره بقا جناب آقا محمود عصار مکتوبی بواسطه شما ارسال نمودند و | O twig of the Tree of Eternity! Through thee, the honored Áqa Mahmúd ʿAssar sent a letter and, in it, asked for permission to visit the Blessed House | INBA87:361b, INBA52:370 | GEN.343-344 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08810 | 90 | Persian | ای فیروزه فیروز گوهریان بر آنند که فیروزه گوهریست گرانبها و از هر گوهری برتر و | O Turquoise, triumphant among the jewel-bearers! They hold that turquoise is a precious gem, surpassing every other jewel [3.5s] | YARP2.188 p.184 | Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02152 | 270 | mixed | جناب امین نامه شما که بتاریخ ۵ رمضان ۱۳۳۹ بود رسید و بدقت ملاحظه گشت چند روز | O trustworthy one, your letter dated 5 Ramadan 1339 was received and carefully perused. For several days [3.5s] | MAS5.263x | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12701 | 60 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء همشیره و والده جناب آقا سید مهدی ارتحال بدار بقا نمودند | O trustworthy one of Abdu'l-Baha! The sister and mother of Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Mahdi have ascended to the realm of immortality [3.5s] | AMIN.116-117 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04973 | 160 | Arabic | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | یا امین الامین انی تلوت نمیقتک البدیعه الانشاء و اطلعت بمضمونها | O trustworthy one among the trustworthy! I have perused thy wondrous letter and become apprised of its contents [3.5s]... ...The vegetable spirit, the animal spirit, and the human spirit—the rational soul, that is—do not return after death to this world of the “first creation” | BRL_DAK#0426, MMK6#448, YMM.275 | BRL_ATE#141x | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Reincarnation; Soul; spirit after death; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01893 | 280 | Persian | ای امنای حضرت امین جناب امین در مراسلات خویش نهایت ستایش از آن احبای الهی | O trustees of His Holiness Amín! The honoured Amín, in his communications, hath lavished the highest praise upon those loved ones of God [3.5s] | MKT9.028b | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03091 | 210 | Persian | ای امنای عبدالبهاء مستر دریفوس از پاریس مرقوم نموده و بنهایت الحاح اصرار | O trustees of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Mr. Dreyfus hath written from Paris with most urgent entreaty [3.5s] | INBA16:218 | Call to action; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06602 | 120 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه واصل گردید آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی حق است اگر کل بسیرت تو | O trustee of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter was received. That which thou didst write is verily the truth, if all would follow thy way [3.5s] | MMK6#431, AMIN.168-169 | Business; financial; property matters; 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05947 | 140 | mixed | یا امین الامین توکل بالطاف الهی نما و در نهایت آسایش و اطمینان زندگانی کن در | O trusted trustee, repose thy trust in the divine bounties and live in utmost peace and assurance [3.5s] | MMK6#550, YIK.486 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01107 | 370 | Persian | ای امین درگاه آلهی چند روز پیش مکتوبی مرقوم وارسال گردید وامروز نیزاین مسطور | O trusted servant of the Divine Threshold! A few days ago a letter was penned and dispatched, and today this epistle is likewise set forth [3.5s] | INBA88:094b | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04974 | 160 | mixed | یا حضرت امین علیک الطاف ربک الرحمن الرحیم الان که در محیط اعظم آب در کشتی | O trusted one! Upon thee be the favors of thy Lord, the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Now that thou art upon the vast ocean in the ship [3.5s] | INBA16:152 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07895 | 100 | Persian | ای امین من میدانی که حضرت اسم الله الاصدق علیه بهاء الله الابهی چه قدر جان فشان بود | O trusted one! Thou knowest how devoted and self-sacrificing was His Holiness the Most Truthful Name of God, upon him be the Most Glorious Glory of God [3.5s] | INBA16:148 | PYK.337, AMIN.199a | Business; financial; property matters; Eulogies; reminiscences; Visitation Tablets | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09820 | 70 | Persian | ای امین نور مبین فی الحقیقه بجان و دل در خدمات میکوشی در عالم وجود هیچ مقصودی | O trusted one of the manifest light! In truth thou strivest with heart and soul in service. In all existence no purpose [3.5s] | INBA16:155 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01463 | 320 | mixed | ای امین درگاه الهی شکر کن حضرت مقصود و جمال معبود و سلطان غیب و شهود را که | O trusted one of the divine Threshold! Give thanks unto the intended Lord, the Beauty of the Adored One, and the Sovereign of the seen and unseen, that [3.5s] | INBA88:089b | MMK6#354 | Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11803 | 50 | mixed | ای امین جمال مبارک نامه ۱۵ شهر ذی قعده ۱۳۳٨ رسید مختصر جواب مرقوم میگردد | O trusted one of the Blessed Beauty! Your letter dated 12 August 1919 was received, and a brief reply is included herewith | SFI18.275ax | LOIR20.170x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12700 | 60 | Persian | ای امین حق نامه ای جناب قابل ارسال فرمود تفصیل در آن مرقوم آن نامه در طی این مکتوب | O trusted one of God! Jinab-i-Qabil sent a letter containing detailed information which is enclosed with this missive [3.5s] | AMIN.118-119 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12428 | 130 | Persian | جناب امین الهی مناجاتی مفصل در نهایت عجز و زاری ببارگاه بزرگواری حضرت باری | O trusted one of God! A detailed supplication was offered, with utmost humility and lamentation, at the threshold of the All-Glorious Lord [3.5s] | AMIN.087-088 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12271 | 200 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء خدمتت در آستان مقدس جمال ابهی در یوم لقا مقبول و بعد از صعود | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! Your service at the Sacred Threshold of the Blessed Beauty during the day of attainment to the divine Presence was accepted, and after His ascension [3.5s] | AMIN.106-107 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12213 | 250 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه رسید و بر مضامین اطلاع حاصل گردید الحمد لله دلالت بر محبت | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! Thy letter was received and its contents noted. Praise be to God, it bore testimony to thy love [3.5s] | AMIN.145-148 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12347 | 160 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه ات که بتاریخ ۱۷ شهر ربیع الثانی سنه ۱۳۲۳ بود مختصر از | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! Thy letter dated the 17th of Rabi'u'th-Thani 1323 was brief [3.5s] | AMIN.132-134 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12212 | 250 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء فی الحقیقه موفق بثبوت و استقامتی و قائم بخدمت از خدا خواهم که همواره | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! Thou art verily steadfast and firm in constancy and service. I beseech God that thou mayest ever [3.5s] | AMIN.059-062 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12547 | 100 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء تو در درگاه اسم اعظم عزیز و محترمی مطمئن باش من از تو راضی | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! Thou art cherished and honored at the threshold of the Most Great Name. Rest assured that I am well-pleased with thee [3.5s] | AMIN.161-162 | Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12672 | 70 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء روز مبارک مولود موعود اسم اعظم است عبدالبهاء بیاد تو افتاد | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! This blessed day is the birth of the Promised One, the Most Great Name. Abdu'l-Baha hath remembered thee [3.5s] | AMIN.159-160 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12594 | 90 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامهها که خواسته بودی مرقوم گردید و ارسال شد از عنایت حصرت احدیت | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! The letters which thou didst request have been written and dispatched through the bounty of His Divine Oneness [3.5s] | AMIN.120-121 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11768 | 490 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه ای که بتاریخ ۲۱ شهر جمادی الاول سنه ۱۳۳۸ مرقوم نموده | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! The letter thou didst write on the twenty-first day of the month of Jamadi'ul-Avval 1338 [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0734, YIA.248-249x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Law of pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12369 | 150 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء در هر قول و فعل امین صادق بودی و هستی آنچه مرقوم نمائی | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! In every word and deed thou hast been and art a faithful and true trustee. Whatsoever thou writest [3.5s] | AMIN.180-181 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12548 | 100 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء حضرت صدرالصدور بجهان الهی شتافت و در ایام زندگانی باعظم خدمات | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! His honor Sadru's-Sudur hath winged his flight unto the divine realm, and throughout the days of his earthly life rendered services of utmost significance [3.5s] | AMIN.091-092 | Business; financial; property matters; Eulogies; reminiscences; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12272 | 200 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء در خصوص جناب عزیزالله خان مرقوم نموده بودید شما میدانید | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! Concerning what you wrote about his honor Azizu'llah Khan, you know [3.5s] | INBA85:477 | Personal instructions; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12193 | 270 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء هر چند مصارفات ارض مقدسه بقعه بیضاء فزون از حصر و تکالیف | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! Although the expenses of the Holy Land and the Most Holy Shrine pass beyond all reckoning [3.5s] | AMIN.063-066 | Business; financial; property matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12503 | 110 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء جمیع مکاتیب که خواسته بودید مرقوم گردید و ارسال میشود در خصوص | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! All the letters which thou didst request have been written and are being dispatched. Regarding [3.5s] | AMIN.085-086 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Hands of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00692 | 470 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه های متعدد شما پی در پی رسید ولی تحریر جواب ممکن نشد | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your numerous letters arrived in succession, yet it proved impossible to pen a reply [3.5s] | AMK.181-182 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12169 | 300 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه شما رسید ستایش از یاران عراق و همدان نمودی بودید مفهوم | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your letter was received, wherein you had offered praise of the friends in Iraq and Hamadán, and its contents were understood [3.5s] | AMIN.122-124 | Call to action; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02877 | 220 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء دو طغرا مکتوب شما یکی بتاریخ ۲۵ صفر ۱۳۳۷ و دیگری بدون تاریخ | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Two missives bearing thy signature have been received, one dated the 25th of Ṣafar 1337, and the other without date [3.5s] | MMK6#141x, YIA.379a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Prophecy and fulfillment; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01046 | 380 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء دو مکتوب از شما رسید و مضامین معلوم گردید حمد خدا را که | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Two letters from you were received and their contents became known. Praise be to God that [3.5s] | INBA16:159 | Business; financial; property matters; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Personal instructions; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07894 | 100 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه های متعدد شما وصول یافت و با وجود قلت فرصت بنهایت وقت | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy numerous letters were received and, despite the paucity of time, with utmost care [3.5s] | INBA16:155 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04257 | 170 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء رقم مورخ ۱۹ جمادی اول ۳۹ رسید چون نامه دیگر این چند روز | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter dated the nineteenth of Jamádíyu'l-Avval was received, as was another letter these past few days [3.5s] | SHYM.059 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03331 | 200 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه مورخه ۱۴ صفر سنه ۱۳۳۰ وصول یافت از عدم فرصت مختصر جواب | O Trusted One of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter dated the 14th of Ṣafar 1330 was received. Due to lack of time, I pen this brief reply [3.5s] | INBA16:181 | Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01896 | 280 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه شما که بتاریخ ۱۰ جمادی الاولی ۱۳۳۹ بود رسید از خطایا و | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter dated 10 Jamádíyu'l-Avval 1339 hath arrived [3.5s] | MSHR3.128 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05058 | 150 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه ها رسید فی الحقیقه در نهایت زحمتی و متحمل مشقت و آنچه | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The letters arrived. Verily, thou art enduring the utmost hardship and bearing manifold tribulations [3.5s] | INBA16:157 | MKT9.030 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00753 | 450 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء حمد کن خدا را که تمام حیات سالک سبیل نجاتی و مشغول بخدمت رب | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Render thanks unto God that throughout thy life thou hast been a wayfarer on the path of salvation and engaged in service to thy Lord [3.5s] | MKT4.015, AMIN.041-045 | Growth of the Cause; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12593 | 90 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء عنصر ترابی هیکل وفا جوهر صفا بنده بها در تحت حجاب تراب متواری | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! O thou element of dust, embodiment of faithfulness, essence of purity, and servant of Bahá, who lieth concealed beneath the veil of earth [3.5s] | AMIN.186-187 | Business; financial; property matters; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06355 | 130 | Persian | ای موتمن عبدالبهاء حضرت کبریا در حقیقت انسان ایت کبری ودیعه نهاد بعضی موتمن | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! In human reality hath the All-Glorious deposited His most great sign, a trust unto certain faithful ones [3.5s] | MMK6#404 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human reality created in the image of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04184 | 180 | Persian | یا امین عبدالبهاء در اقلیم مصرم و شب و روز بذکر یاران مشغول از مجمع صلح عمومی | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! I am in the land of Egypt, and night and day am I occupied with the remembrance of the friends in the general peace assembly [3.5s] | INBA16:156 | MMK5#042 p.041 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02653 | 230 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء در بدایت ربیع الاول سنه ۱۳۳۰ مبلغ سیصد جنیه که از طهران | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! At the beginning of Rabí'u'l-Avval in the year 1330, a sum of three hundred pounds which from Ṭihrán [3.5s] | INBA16:149 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01464 | 320 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء بجناب آقا سید مهدی نامه مفصل مرقوم گردید و قضیه اسیر زنجیر | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! A detailed letter hath been written to his honour Áqá Siyyid Mahdí regarding the prisoner in chains [3.5s] | INBA16:182 | RMT.064a | Business; financial; property matters; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Martyrs and martyrdom; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07215 | 110 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه پنجم ذی القعده سنه حالیه رسید از اتحاد و یگانگی شما با | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, thy letter of the fifth of Dhi'l-Qa'dih of the present year hath arrived, concerning your unity and fellowship with [3.5s] | INBA16:169 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00352 | 630 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه شما که بتاریخ هشتم رمضان ۳۲۵ مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, thy letter dated 8 Ramaḍán 1325 was received and perused [3.5s] | MMK3#181 p.126x, MSHR2.057x, YBN.065-067, AMIN.125-129 | Growth of the Cause; Poems and quotation from poetry; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02194 | 260 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء قبوضات ارسال میگردد فی الحقیقه زحمات شما و حاجی در آستان | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the receipts are being sent. In truth, your labors and those of Ḥájí at the Threshold [3.5s] | INBA16:147 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00989 | 390 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء این واضح و مشهود است که در هیچوقت از خود خیالی نداشته ای و | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, it is clear and evident that at no time hast thou harbored any thought of self [3.5s] | INBA16:170 | Consolation and comfort; Past, present and future of Iran; Personal instructions; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01791 | 290 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه شما را در دریای محیط بحر آتلانتیک جواب مرقوم مینمایم | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, I pen this reply to your letter upon the vast Atlantic Ocean [3.5s] | INBA16:183 | MMK5#059 p.054, RMT.064b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10374 | 60 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای امین عبدالبهاء باز آمدیم باز آمدیم از راه فرنگستان آمدیم بنده آستان آمدیم | O trusted one [Amín] of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá! I have returned, I have returned! By way of Europe have I come back, a servant at the threshold, returning from flowering rose-gardens | INBA16:153 | MMK5#076 p.063 | MHMD2s.333b | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Praise of Western values; culture; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB03330 | 200 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه بیست و سوم رجب ۳۳۱ رسید خدمات تو همیشه در نظر است... از طول سفر | O trusted one [Amín] of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! . . . As a result of the length of my travels over land and sea, the severe hardships I have suffered night and day | INBA16:158 | MKT9.029, MMK5#074 p.062, YHA2.997-998x, NJB_v04#05 p.002x | MHMD2s.325x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB12233 | 230 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء امروز عازم حیفا هستم ولی شما در آنجا شهرت دهید و مقصدم اینست | O trusted friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Today I am departing for Haifa, yet let it be proclaimed there by your good offices, mine intent being [3.5s] | AMIN.052-053 | Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04800 | 160 | Persian | ای فارسیان راستان نامه شما رسید نیاکان پیشینیان آرزوی یک آن ازین زمان داشتند | O true-hearted Persians! Your letter was received. Your forebears and ancestors yearned for but a single moment of this time [3.5s] | ALPA.082a, YARP2.096 p.123 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07300 | 110 | Persian | ای پارسیان راستان نامه رسید روز فیروز دیدار فراموش نشود ستایش ایزد پاک را که | O true-hearted Persians! The letter arrived; that blessed day of meeting shall not be forgotten. Praise be to the Pure Lord, Who [3.5s] | YARP2.606 p.423 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00651 | 480 | Persian | ای امین حقیقی نامه بتاریخ پنجم شعبان و دیگری بتاریخ یازدهم شعبان و دیگری | O true trustee! The letter dated the fifth of Sha'ban, and another dated the eleventh of Sha'ban, and another [3.5s] | INBA84:524b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00580 | 510 | Persian | ای امین حقیقی مکتوب شما ملاحظه گردید و مضمون مفهوم شد یاران الهی در آن سامان | O true trustee, your letter was examined and its contents were understood. The divine friends in those regions [3.5s] | AVK3.251-254, AMIN.110-113, AMIN.176-179 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02669 | 230 | mixed | ای بنده حقیقی روحانی جمال ابهی مضمون نامه بلیغ مفهوم شد مشحون باحساسات | O true spiritual servant of the Abhá Beauty! The meaning of thy eloquent letter was understood, replete with sentiments [3.5s] | MMK5#143 p.112 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08728 | 90 | mixed | ای دوست حقیقی روحانی جناب میرزا حبیب الان از حیفا وارد و در این ساعت راجع | O true spiritual friend! Mirza Habib hath now arrived from Haifa, and at this hour is returning [3.5s] | MMK6#552 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03446 | 200 | mixed | ای سلاله حقیقی روحانی ملکوتی جمال افندی حضرت یونس چون مونس حوت شد در درون | O true spiritual and celestial scion of Jamal Effendi, even as Jonah became the companion of the whale in its depths [3.5s] | DWNP_v6#04 p.008b | Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06576 | 120 | Persian | ای اخوات حقیقی جناب زائر خوشا بحال شما که در عتبه مقدسه مذکورید خوشا بحال شما | O true sisters of the honored pilgrim! Blessed are ye who are mentioned at the Sacred Threshold; blessed are ye [3.5s] | MKT7.004b | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Importance of prayer; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05100 | 150 | Persian | ای بنده صادق حق آنچه نگاشتی و در ضمیر داشتی معلوم و واضح گردید الحمد لله گواه | O true servant of the Truth! That which thou didst write and harbor in thy heart hath become known and evident. Praise be to God, the Witness [3.5s] | YARP2.126 p.146, PPAR.144 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07287 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی حق دامنی بکمر زن و قدمی محکم کن و همتی بنما و جانفشانی کن در | O true servant of the Truth! Gird up thy loins, make firm thy steps, show forth courage and sacrifice thy life in the path [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0240, CPF.259, MSHR5.108-109 | Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05572 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی جمال مبارک هر چند تا بحال با تو مکاتبه ننمودم ولی در جمیع احوال | O true servant of the Blessed Beauty! Though until now I have not corresponded with thee, yet in all conditions [3.5s] | LMA2.427, MLK.085, TAN.188, NYMG.109 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03362 | 200 | mixed | ای بنده حقیقی جمال مبارک اثر کلک مشکبار مشامرا معطر از بوی دلجوی گلشن محبت | O true servant of the Blessed Beauty! The effect of the musk-laden pen hath perfumed my senses with the heart-entrancing fragrance from the rose-garden of love [3.5s] | INBA84:316 | Prayer for parents; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04292 | 170 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی جمال ابهی بعد از صعود جمال مبارک روحی لاحبائه الفداء نفوس مقدسه | O true servant of the Blessed Beauty! Following the ascension of the Blessed Beauty--may my spirit be a sacrifice for His loved ones--the sanctified souls [3.5s] | MMK3#259 p.185 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00507 | 550 | mixed | ای بنده صادق جمال مبارک همواره محررات آندوست حقیقی سبب مسراتست مکتوبیکه | O true servant of the Blessed Beauty! Ever are the writings of that true friend a source of joy. The letter [3.5s] | INBA89:267 | MMK6#188, AVK3.497.03x, MSHR4.382-384 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07963 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی حضرت جانان خدماتت در پیشگاه حضرت احدیت مقبول و محبوب و ممدوح و | O true servant of the Beloved, thy services are accepted, cherished and praised at the threshold of His Divine Oneness [3.5s] | INBA72:162 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01908 | 350 | mixed | ای بنده صادق جمال قدم نامه رسید و تفاصیل جناب زعیم معلوم گردید از نشریات | O true servant of the Ancient Beauty! Thy letter was received and the details concerning his eminence the leader were ascertained from the publications [3.5s] | MAS5.157-158x, MAS9.114x, MUH1.0004-00005x, NSS.225-226x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10421 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی جمال قدم خلقت انسانی و خلقت رحمانی جناب شیخ نهایت رضامندی را از | O true servant of the Ancient Beauty! The human creation and divine creation of Jinab-i-Shaykh evoked utmost satisfaction [3.5s] | INBA87:061c, INBA52:061a | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12339 | 170 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی آن هویت مقدسه جناب آقا عبدالوهاب با رخی بنور بشارات چون مه تابان | O true servant of that Sacred Reality! Jinab-i-Aqa Abdul-Vahhab, whose countenance, illumined by the light of glad-tidings, shineth even as the radiant moon [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0927 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10419 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی الهی نظر عنایت شاملست و لطف و موهبت کامل احسان الهی ملاحظه نما | O true servant of God! The glance of divine favor encompasses thee, and His grace and bounty are complete. Behold thou the bestowal of God [3.5s] | MKT8.030 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05581 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده صادق حق در عصری بعرصه وجود شتافتی که عصر جمال قدم و در قرنی بمهد مشهود | O True servant of God! The cycle in which thou hast been called to life is truly | SFI09.016 | SW_v14#01 p.018, DWN_v3#08 p.064-065, BP1926.024 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03361 | 200 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی الهی من بعد جمیع مکاتیب را بواسطه آقا احمد یزدی در پورتسعید | O true servant of God! Henceforth send all letters through Aqa Ahmad Yazdi in Port Said [3.5s] | INBA16:021 | Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08597 | 90 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده حق همتی بنما و دامنی بکمر زن و قصد مقامی بلند تر از افلاک نما ای بنده حق رخش | O true servant of God! Gird up thy loins, set firm thy steps, exert a mighty effort, and enter the plane of sacrifice | AKHA_127BE #09 p.a, DUR1.058, ANDA#23 p.54, KNSA.137 | BRL_ATE#099, MNYA.185 | Call to action; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03945 | 180 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی الهی مکتوب ملاحظه گردید و از مضمون اطلاع حاصل گردید حمد خدا را | O true servant of God, thy letter was considered and its contents were noted. Praise be unto God [3.5s] | MKT8.031a | Eulogies; reminiscences; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08604 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده صادق حق شکر کن خدا را که شبستان قلب بایقاد سراج هدی منور گشت و جبین | O true servant of God, render thanks unto the Lord that the dark chamber of thy heart hath been illumined by the kindling of the lamp of guidance, and thy brow [3.5s] | INBA17:121 | MKT8.034b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10420 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی بهاء الله نامه مختصر را معانی مفصل بود بلکه سفری جلیل بود و | O true servant of Bahá'u'lláh! Though thy letter was brief, its meanings were profound; nay, it was a mighty journey [3.5s] | INBA85:381b | YMM.058, MYD.629 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01725 | 300 | mixed | ای مبلغ حقیقی و هادی صمیمی و دلیل جلیل سبیل امر الله در سفر بطهران نهایت زحمت و | O true promoter of the Faith, sincere guide, and glorious proof in the path of the Cause of God! In thy journey to Tehran thou didst endure the utmost hardship [3.5s] | MKT3.267, KHSH13.054x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09899 | 70 | Persian | ای پارسیان راستان صبح است و هوا در نهایت طراوت و لطافت توجه بملکوت ابهی نمایم | O true Persians! It is morning and the air is of utmost freshness and delicacy. Turn ye to the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | ALPA.091, YARP2.107 p.129 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07535 | 110 | mixed | ای محب صادق نجم بازغ باش و سراج باهر و کوکب شارق و نخل باسق از فضل و موهبت | O true lover! Be thou a dawning star, a brilliant lamp, a shining orb, and a towering palm tree, through bounty and grace [3.5s] | MSHR2.304 | Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12375 | 150 | Persian | ای بشیر حقیقی جناب میرزا فضل الله خان با نامه شما رسید مضامین نامه بورود ایشان | O true herald! Jinab-i-Mirza Fadlu'llah Khan arrived with your letter, and its contents indicated his arrival [3.5s] | BSHI.043 | Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05919 | 140 | Arabic | ایها الوریث الحقیقی لذلک الرجل الرشید قد وصلت نمیقتکم الداله علی الوصول محفوظا | O true heir of that sagacious man! Your missive indicating [your] safe arrival hath been received [3.5s] | NJB_v11#17 p.296 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Race unity; racial issues | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04454 | 170 | Persian | ای کنیز صادق الهی محزون مشو ملال و کلال میار دلشکسته مگرد لابدّ از حصول مشکلاتست | O true handmaiden of God! Be thou not sorrowful, neither yield to weariness and despair, let not thy heart be broken, for trials must needs arise [3.5s] | ANDA#54 p.04x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02937 | 220 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی نامه شما رسید مضمون مشحون بتفاصیل سفر عبدالبهاء بود که در | O true friends! Your letter hath been received, its contents replete with the details of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's journey [3.5s] | MMK5#053 p.049, ANDA#43-44 p.95, NJB_v03#02 p.003 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02559 | 240 | mixed | ای دوستان راستان شمس حقیقت چون از افق لامکان بر جهان امکان باشعه ساطعه اشراق | O true friends! When the Sun of Reality shone forth from the horizon of the placeless realm upon the world of being with penetrating rays [3.5s] | INBA13:138, INBA55:425b | AKHA_105BE #05 p.05, QT105.1.461, RHQM2.0632a (010) (008ax), MAS5.258 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01210 | 360 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی این زندانی بشارت جشن و سرور شما در ایام عید رسید نهایت وجد و | O true friends! Unto this Prisoner came the glad-tidings of your festivities and rejoicing during the days of the Feast, reaching the utmost heights of joy [3.5s] | MKT8.183b, MKT9.236 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03810 | 190 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی فرصت و مهلت نگارش مکاتیب متعدده نه مهام امور مانند امواج پیاپی | O true friends! There is neither time nor opportunity for the writing of numerous letters, as pressing matters follow one upon another like waves [3.5s] | MKT9.238 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00870 | 420 | mixed | ای یاران حقیقی مظاهر قدسیه و مشارق انوار رحمانیه کشف نقاب نمودند و هتک | O true friends! The holy Manifestations and Daysprings of merciful lights have lifted the veil and disclosed [3.5s] | INBA13:122 | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01611 | 310 | mixed | ای یاران حقیقی جناب خان محفلی که آراستند محضری بود که تصویر ملا بالا بود | O true friends! The gathering arranged by his excellency Khan was an assembly wherein the vision of the Most Exalted One was manifest [3.5s] | MSHR4.103-104 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06208 | 130 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی جناب زائر خواهش نگارش نامه مینماید ولی عبدالبهاء فرصت و مهلت | O true friends! The esteemed visitor requesteth the writing of a letter, yet 'Abdu'l-Bahá hath neither time nor respite [3.5s] | MSHR3.052, YARP2.642 p.438 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03708 | 190 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی حکمای الهی بر آنند که عالم انسانی را سیر در عالم وجود مانند | O true friends! The divine philosophers maintain that the journey of the human world through the realm of existence resembles [3.5s] | YARP2.305 p.252 | Arcs of ascent and descent; Past, present and future of Iran; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05681 | 140 | Persian | ای دوستان راستان جام عهد بباده میثاق طافح است و صبح عنایت از افق امکان طالع و | O true friends! The chalice of the Covenant brimmeth with the wine of the Testament, and the dawn of bounty hath risen from the horizon of all existence [3.5s] | SFI09.011a | Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00534 | 540 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی شمائل مبارک آن یاران رسید و بنهایت اشتیاق بکرات و مرات دقت | O true friends! The blessed portraits of those companions were received and, with utmost longing, were contemplated time and again [3.5s] | MMK4#010 p.008, AMK.291-292, IQN.050?, MAS5.169x | Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11687 | 200 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی آن بلد در ایام مبارک شعله نار بود و سراج پرانوار یعنی از پرتو | O true friends! That land, during the days of the Blessed Beauty, was a flaming fire and a shining lamp, meaning from the radiance [3.5s] | FRH.308-309 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02389 | 250 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی فرقت یاران حرقت دل و جانست و دوری و مهجوری بادی زیان | O true friends! Separation from loved ones is a consuming fire in the heart and soul, and remoteness and estrangement bring naught but loss [3.5s] | MJAI.010 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04897 | 160 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی دست شکرانه بساحت اقدس دلبر یگانه بلند کنید و آغاز این راز و | O true friends! Raise your hands in thanksgiving to the sacred threshold of the incomparable Beloved, and begin this mystery [3.5s] | INBA88:141, INBA75:028 | AKHA_130BE #05 p.a, DUR1.238, ADH2_1#42 p.064, MJMJ1.097x, MMG2#098 p.112, MMG2#110 p.122, MJH.040 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2977 | Instructions for Baha'is in the United States, 1916-06-25 | 50 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی، ای اهل توحید، جناب محمود خان یار موافقست و بر ایمان ثابت و راسخ به جهت تحصیل علوم | O true friends! O people of divine unity! His honor Mahmud Khan is a faithful companion, steadfast and firm in faith for the acquisition of knowledge [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-06-25 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02240 | 260 | mixed | ای دوستان حقیقی در شب و روز با احتراق آتشی جهانسوز در دامنه این جبل و این کوه | O true friends! Night and day, with the burning of a world-consuming fire, at the foot of this mount and hill [3.5s] | INBA55:434 | MJMJ3.065x, MMG2#113 p.125x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09965 | 70 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی شب و روز بذکر آن یاران الهی مشغولم و بیاد آن مشتاقان معنوی | O true friends! Night and day am I occupied with the remembrance of those divine companions and am mindful of those spiritual seekers [3.5s] | MKT8.091a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11743 | 140 | mixed | ای یاران حقیقی جناب شاه لسان بثنا و ستایش گشاد که یاران ثابت بر پیمانند و مستفیض | O true friends! Jinab-i-Shah hath opened his lips in praise and commendation, for the friends are steadfast in the Covenant and recipients of divine bounties [3.5s] | FRH.106 | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08092 | 100 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی در ایندم که نفس رحمانی از ملکوت ابهی مشام عبدالبهاء را معطر | O true friends! In this moment when the breath of the All-Merciful from the Abhá Kingdom hath perfumed the senses of 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | INBA87:266b, INBA52:270 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08095 | 100 | Persian | ای دوستان راستان در هر عهد و عصر که انوار یزدانى | O true friends! In every age and dispensation when the divine lights [3.5s] | INBA13:272 | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01134 | 370 | Persian | ای یاران جانی جناب امین همواره ستایش از نفوسیکه در معیت حضرت ارباب جمشیدند | O true friends! His honor the Trusted One ever praises those souls who accompany His Excellency Arbab Jamshid [3.5s] | ALPA.041, YARP2.048 p.095, PPAR.139, RMT.056-057, YARD.047-048, YARD.090x | Attaining good pleasure of God; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02429 | 250 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی چندیست خبری از شما نرسید و صبح پیامی از آنجهت ندمید حضرت طیر | O true friends! For some time no word hath come from you, nor hath the morn broken with any message from that direction [3.5s] | INBA55:427, INBA87:421, INBA52:434 | BRL_DAK#1084 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00951 | 400 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی مکاتبات و مخابرات بدو نوعست قسمی بواسطه اوراق و نوع دیگر | O true friends! Correspondence and communication are of two kinds: one through the medium of written pages, and the other [3.5s] | MMK2#103 p.080, ANDA#71 p.05 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Justice and mercy; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02557 | 240 | mixed | ای دوستان حقیقی هر دم باستان جمالقدم لسان بشکرانه گشایم تا کل در عبودیت آستان | O true friends! At every moment I open my tongue in thanksgiving before the Ancient Beauty, that all may abide in servitude at His Threshold [3.5s] | MKT8.090, TAH.022b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04015 | 180 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی انجمن در اقطار عالم بسیار در هر شهری انجمنها در نهایت انتظام | O true friends! Associations throughout the world are numerous; in every city assemblies function with the utmost regularity [3.5s] | TAH.281a, ANDA#41-42 p.97 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01209 | 360 | mixed | ای یاران حقیقی اگرچه مدت مدیدیست که بان یاران معنوی مکاتبه و مخاطبه ننمودم | O true friends! Although a long time hath elapsed since I corresponded and communed with those spiritual companions [3.5s] | INBA16:030, INBA59:287 | MKT4.112, MILAN.191, AVK3.184.03x, YHA1.376x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04896 | 160 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی حمد کنید که در یوم اشراق مظاهر اشفاق نیر آفاق گشتید و بشرف | O true friends, render thanks that in the Day when the Sun of the horizons shed forth its rays of compassion, ye became [the manifestations thereof] and were honored [3.5s] | INBA17:237 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00608 | 500 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی حق مبین الحمد لله بفضل و موهبت کبری انوار حقیقت بر شرق و غرب | O true friends of the manifest Truth! Praise be to God that, through His bounty and supreme grace, the lights of reality have shone upon both East and West [3.5s] | MKT6.145, HDQI.165, ANDA#01 p.00 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; High station of the true believer | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11963 | 100 | mixed | ای دوستان حقیقی جمال مبارک روی شما در ملکوت ابهی روشن و ذکر شما در السن ملا | O true friends of the Blessed Beauty! Your countenances are radiant in the Abha Kingdom and your mention is upon the tongues of the Concourse on high [3.5s] | TISH.037b | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02718 | 230 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی جمال قدم انوار ملکوت ابهی آفاق غبراء را روشن نموده و شرق و | O true friends of the Ancient Beauty, the lights of the Abhá Kingdom have illumined the dusty horizons, and East and [3.5s] | INBA13:330 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00670 | 480 | Persian | Consultation | ای یاران حقیقی عبدالبهاء خدمات شما در آستان مقدس مذکور و محبوب و مقبول پس نهایت | O true friends of Abdu'l-Baha! Your services at the Sacred Threshold are remembered, cherished and accepted, therefore utmost [3.5s]... ...The honoured members of the Spiritual Assembly should exert their efforts so that no differences may occur, and if such differences do occur, they should not reach the point of causing conflict | INBA16:232 | BRL_DAK#0831 | BRL_CONSULT#18x, COC#0184x, LOG#0587x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Elections; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB01191 | 360 | mixed | ای دوستان حقیقی عبدالبهاء از فضل و موهبت کبری حضرت کبریاء نفوسی را برانگیخت تا | O true friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Through the grace and mighty bounty of the Lord of Glory, He hath raised up souls to [3.5s] | MMK2#155 p.116 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04124 | 180 | mixed | ای یاران حقیقی عبدالبهاء شدائد و بلا و اذیت و جفا و ظلم و ستم اعدا هرچند | O true friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though the hardships and trials, the persecution and oppression, the tyranny and cruelty of the enemies [3.5s] | MKT9.237, BSHN.140.167, BSHN.144.167, MHT2.095 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; The power of example | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05680 | 140 | mixed | ای دوستان حقیقی عبدالبهاء آهنگ ملکوت ابهی بمسامع روحانیان در صوامع شرق و غرب | O true friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The melody of the Abhá Kingdom reacheth the spiritual ears in the sanctuaries of East and West [3.5s] | SFI14.034-035 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07420 | 110 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی عبدالبهاء بنیان نقض نسج عنکبوتست و ایوان پیمان بنیان | O true friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The edifice of violation is but a spider's web, while the structure of the Covenant is firmly established [3.5s] | INBA88:219 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10165 | 70 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی عبدالبهاء حضرت ابن اصدق ببقعه مبارکه وارد و بطواف مطاف ملا اعلی | O true friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! His honor Ibn-i-Aṣdaq hath arrived at the Sacred Spot and circumambulated the Most Exalted Shrine [3.5s] | INBA16:059 | MILAN.091a | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01740 | 300 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی عبدالبهاء آن قریه مبارکه همیشه با قوم جهول بمدافعه می پرداخت | O true friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, that blessed village was ever engaged in defending itself against an ignorant people [3.5s] | TABN.036a, MAS5.228 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00617 | 500 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی و ثابتان بر پیمان فجر میثاق بنور اشراق روشن و شاهد پیمان شمع | O true friends and steadfast ones in the Covenant! The dawn of the Covenant is bright with radiant light, and the Witness of the Covenant is a lamp [3.5s] | MSHR4.245-246 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01347 | 340 | mixed | ای یاران حقیقی و اماء ربانی جناب فروغ هر یک از شما را در نامه خویش ببزرگواری | O true friends and maidservants of the Lord! His honor Furúgh hath, in his letter, graciously mentioned each one of you [3.5s] | MMK6#067 | Humor; jokes; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02280 | 260 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی و دوستان صمیمی در این سالهای چند که نائره جنگ باوج اعلی میرسید | O true friends and intimate companions! During these several years when the flames of war reached their highest apex [3.5s] | MKT9.239, ABDA.082x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01612 | 310 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی و دوستان الهی صبح است و مصباح تاییدات فالق الاصباح درخشنده و | O true friends and divine companions! It is dawn, and the lamp of divine confirmations from the Cleaver of Daybreak shineth resplendent [3.5s] | HDQI.263, ANDA#30 p.04, MMG2#309 p.346x | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for prosperity; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01822 | 290 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی و کنیزان عزیزان الهی جناب منیر احرام کعبه حقیقی بربست تا | O true friends and cherished handmaidens of God! Jinab-i-Munir hath donned the pilgrim's robe of the true Ka'bah, that he may [3.5s] | AYBY.444 #181 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Law of pilgrimage; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01273 | 350 | mixed | ای یاران حقیقی و کنیزان عزیزان الهی جناب آقا میرزا عبدالحسین در نهایت شوق و | O true friends and cherished handmaidens of God! His honor Mírzá 'Abdu'l-Ḥusayn, in utmost rapture [3.5s] | AYBY.389 #076 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03236 | 210 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی و عاشقان جمال الهی جناب میرزا فضل الله در مکتوب خویش ذکر جمیع | O true friends and ardent lovers of the divine Beauty! His honour Mirza Fadlu'llah hath in his letter made mention of all [3.5s] | INBA17:023 | MJMJ2.071x, MMG2#036 p.037x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02237 | 260 | mixed | ای دوست حقیقی آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید و بنظر امعان مطالعه شد از ستایش یاران | O true friend! What thou didst write was noted and studied with careful attention [3.5s] | MKT9.128 | Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09366 | 80 | mixed | ای دوست حقیقی آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید و سبب سرور وجدانی گشت الحمد لله بمحبت | O true friend! What thou didst write was noted and became a source of spiritual joy. Praise be to God for this love [3.5s] | YBN.039a | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08730 | 90 | Persian | ای دوست حقیقی نامه شما رسید فی الحقیقه ثابتی و راسخ لهذا امیدوارم که جاذب | O true friend! Thy letter was received. In truth thou art firm and steadfast, wherefore I hope thou mayest draw [3.5s] | MKT9.129 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05675 | 140 | Persian | ای دوست حقیقی نامه رسید و از همتی که در حق حضرت افنان فرمودید نهایت سرور حاصل | O true friend! Thy letter was received, and the utmost joy was obtained from the service thou didst render unto His Honour the Afnán [3.5s] | INBA17:129 | Education of children; moral education; Need for an educator; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08729 | 90 | Persian | ای دوست حقیقی نامه تو رسید و مقصود پدید گردید فتح و نصرت جدید میطلبی و بر عون | O true friend! Thy letter was received and thy purpose became manifest. Thou seekest new triumph and victory, and divine confirmation [3.5s] | INBA84:512a | Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09959 | 70 | Persian | ای دوست حقیقی نامه آنجناب ملاحظه گردید از مضمون نهایت سرور حاصل گردید بسیار | O true friend! Thy letter was perused, and from its contents the utmost joy was obtained [3.5s] | NJB_v02#14-16 p.007 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01001 | 390 | mixed | ای دوست حقیقی نامه رسید و از اثر خامه واضح و مشهود گشت که تمنای فدا داری و | O true friend! Thy letter reached Me, and through the traces of thy pen it became clear and evident that thou dost yearn for sacrifice [3.5s] | INBA79.048b | MKT4.071, MILAN.226, AMK.037-038, AVK3.290.09x, YHA1.340 (2.670) | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02773 | 230 | mixed | ای یار حقیقی نامه مفصل شما ملاحظه گردید عناد و فساد و اضطهاد اهل جفا در | O true friend! Thy detailed letter was perused. The enmity, corruption and persecution of the oppressors [3.5s] | MKT9.277, MSHR3.193 | Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12617 | 90 | Persian | ای یار حقیقی این صحرا وسیع و این دریا هر چند عمیق بود ولی تو عاقبت طی نمودی | O true friend! Though this desert was vast and this ocean was deep, yet thou didst ultimately traverse them [3.5s] | INBA85:120b | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11836 | 260 | Persian | ای یار حقیقی کلک غمگین عبدالبهاء در هر ساعت یاد تو خواهد ولی اهل فتور | O true friend! Though the pen of 'Abdu'l-Bahá is laden with sorrow, in every hour it yearns to remember thee, though beset by the heedless ones [3.5s] | TISH.088-089 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Non-participation in politics; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07415 | 110 | Persian | ای دوست حقیقی اصابع از ضعف سفر پرارتعاش است باوجود این بتحریر پرداختم | O true friend! Though my fingers tremble from the weakness induced by travel, yet have I undertaken to write [3.5s] | ALPA.006b, YARP2.006 p.067 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06773 | 120 | mixed | ای دوست حقیقی هر چند از تقادیر ربانی بامتحان عظیمی افتادی و درد شدیدی کشیدی | O true friend! Though by divine decree thou hast fallen into a grievous trial and suffered intense pain [3.5s] | MMK6#453 | Consolation and comfort; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04008 | 180 | mixed | ای دوست حقیقی خوب تدبیری نمودی حضرت افنان سدره مبارکه را واسطه کردی تا حتما | O true friend! Thou hast indeed devised an excellent plan in making the honoured Afnán of the Sacred Tree an intermediary [3.5s] | MKT8.093, TAH.350b | Hands of the Cause; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02121 | 270 | mixed | ای یار حقیقی لوح مسطور منظور گردید و قلب مشتاق فرح و انبساط یافت الحمد لله آن | O true friend! The written Tablet was received and the longing heart was filled with joy and delight. Praised be God that [3.5s] | INBA87:198, INBA52:199b | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06771 | 120 | Persian | Translation List | ای دوست حقیقی شرط محبت آنست که انسان جان فدای جانان نماید و سرگشته و سوداای | O true friend! The prime requisite of love is that one give up one’s life for the Beloved, becoming an enamored wanderer infamous to the peoples of the world | DUR1.452, DUR1.387 | ADMS#277 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11076 | 50 | Turkish | یار حقیقی احمدک معنای لغوی سی حمد و ستایش ایدرم دیمکدر و ستایش و نیایش وجدانی | O true friend! The literal meaning of Ahmad is "I praise and glorify," and it signifieth praise and heartfelt devotion [3.5s] | MJT.094 | Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01736 | 300 | Persian | ای یار حقیقی نامه ۲۳ شهر شوال سنه حالیه رسید از حصول اتحاد و اتفاق و الفت و | O true friend! The letter of the twenty-third of Shawwal of this year arrived, concerning the achievement of unity, harmony and fellowship [3.5s] | MSHR2.227 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03795 | 190 | Persian | ای دوست حقيقی ، شرق منوّر شده غرب معطّر شده جوش در امريک زد شهره افريک گشت شعله بآفاق | O true friend! The East hath been illumined and the West hath been perfumed; commotion hath stirred in America and fame hath spread to Africa, as the flames reach unto the horizons [3.5s] | MMK3#117 p.079x | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02084 | 270 | mixed | ای دوست حقیقی یاران رحمانی حاضر و جمیع وساطت نگارش این نامه مینمایند این عبد | O true friend! The divine companions are present, and all are interceding for the writing of this letter. This servant [3.5s] | TAH.309b | Power of prayer; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05352 | 150 | mixed | ای یار حقیقی عبدالبهاء را مضمون نامه مسرور نمود زیرا دلالت بر شعله نور هدایت | O true friend! The contents of thy letter brought joy to 'Abdu'l-Bahá, for it betokened the flame of the light of guidance [3.5s] | INBA87:114b, INBA52:113b | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07416 | 110 | Persian | ای دوست حقیقی بعضی از دوستان که حال صفت درویشی را بهانه نموده اند در گوشه و | O true friend! Some of the friends who have now made the attribute of dervishhood their pretext, in seclusion [3.5s] | INBA87:386b, INBA52:397a | AVK3.368.10 | Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Music and singing; Spirit and form in the administration | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02714 | 230 | mixed | ای دوست حقیقی حمد خدا را که بخدمت موفقی و بصداقت و امانت بسریر سلطنت تاجداری | O true friend! Praise be to God that thou art confirmed in service, and with sincerity and trustworthiness dost adorn the throne of sovereignty [3.5s] | INBA89:209 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for governments and rulers; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06200 | 130 | Persian | ای دوست حقیقی الحمد لله فراغتی داری و از مناصب بیزاری و از هر آلایشی در کنار | O true friend! Praise be to God that thou art at leisure, detached from worldly ranks, and free from every defilement [3.5s] | MSHR4.042 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Non-participation in politics; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06990 | 120 | Persian | ای یار حقیقی جناب آقا سید محمد علیه بهاء الله حاضر و خواهش نگارش این ورقه | O true friend! Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Muhammad, upon him be the Glory of God, is present and requesteth the penning of this epistle [3.5s] | INBA13:255a | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04489 | 170 | Persian | ای یار حقیقی گویند که انسان ایت رحمن و مطلع اعظم بخشایش حضرت یزدانست این | O true friend! It is said that man is the sign of the All-Merciful and the supreme dawning-place of the grace of the Lord [3.5s] | INBA13:173, INBA17:043, INBA59:242b | BSHN.140.291, BSHN.144.291, MHT1b.156 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08085 | 100 | Persian | ای دوست حقیقی تا چند اهل نقض در وساوسند و تا چند اهل شقاق مخمور خمر نفاق | O true friend! How long shall the people of violation persist in their delusions, and how long shall the people of dissension remain intoxicated with the wine of discord [3.5s] | INBA87:518b, INBA52:546 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01575 | 310 | Persian | ای دوست حقیقی چندی است که آهنگ جنگ بلند است و شرق و غرب میدان سپاه تیزچنگ | O true friend! For some time now hath the call of war been raised, and East and West have become the battlefield of fierce and formidable hosts [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1219, PYB#040 p.02, HDQI.171, ANDA#04 p.03 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04372 | 170 | mixed | ای دوست حقیقی مدتیست که از شما نه نامه و پیامی و نه پرسشی و سلامی در قران | O true friend! For some time no letter or message, no query or greeting, hath been received from thee [3.5s] | MSHR3.131 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Humor; jokes; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09671 | 80 | mixed | دوست حقیقی کمال رضا از آنحضرت حاصل زیرا در فکر قوت امرالله و اعلاء کلمه الله | O true friend! Complete contentment is attained from that exalted Being, for He is ever occupied with thoughts of strengthening the Cause of God and exalting the Word of God [3.5s] | MMK6#620 | Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Hands of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06989 | 120 | Persian | ای یار حقیقی تا توانی تشویق یاران بر تبلیغ نما و تفریق مابین حق و باطل بیاموز | O true friend! As far as thou art able, encourage the friends in teaching and instruct them in the distinction between truth and falsehood [3.5s] | MMK2#218 p.156 | Manifestation of God as educator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08727 | 90 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای دوست حقیقی در نظری و عزیزی و پیش بصری و محترمی رابطه ای در نشئه انسانی | O true friend! Thou art ever before mine eyes, and dearly cherished; before my gaze, and highly respected. | BRL_DAK#0004 | BRL_ATE#004, MAAN#21 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03222 | 210 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یار حقیقی نامه مرسول ملاحظه گردید این روزها مراجعت از فرنگستان چون گلستان | O true friend! The letter thou didst send hath been perused. In these last few days | BRL_DAK#0019, MSHR2.211x | BRL_ATE#020, MAAN#06 | Praise and encouragement; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08726 | 90 | Persian | ای دوست حقیقی جناب طیفور ستایش موفور از آن مخمور خمر طهور نموده که در نهایت | O true friend, esteemed Taifur! Abundant praise be unto that one intoxicated with the pure wine, who in the utmost [3.5s] | TAH.332 | Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04761 | 160 | Persian | ای دوست حقیقی عبدالبهاء بهمت و خدمت و حسن سلوک و استقامت و حسن سیاست ثابت و | O true friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Through diligence and service, goodly conduct and steadfastness, and excellence of wisdom, remain thou firm [3.5s] | INBA87:121b, INBA52:120a | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02774 | 230 | mixed | ای یار حقیقی و حبیب روحانی جمعی بر آنند که لقب آنجناب ناظر است من میگویم خیر | O true friend and spiritual beloved! Some hold that thy title is "Nazir", but I say nay [3.5s] | MKT9.276, MMK6#195 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01397 | 330 | mixed | ای دوست حقیقی و یار مهربان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه | O true friend and kind companion! What thou didst write was noted. In truth [3.5s] | PYB#063 p.03, ANDA#71 p.31 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity of thought and belief | - | - |
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