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| AB08405 | 100 | Persian | منشور نجم باختر سبب فرح و سرور یارانست زیرا آئینه صافیست که صور حوادث و وقایع | The appearance of the Star of the West is a source of joy and gladness to the friends, for it is a burnished mirror reflecting the images of events and happenings [3.5s] | NJB_v01#19 p.001 | Review of publications; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1038 | Words spoken on 1911-09-08 in London | 300 | Persian | منزل کوچک نیست باید قلوب وسعت داشته باشد | This is not a small house – it is the hearts that must be enlarged. When we first arrived in Akka… His Holiness Solomon said, "When I was a child I used to think that happiness was riding a horse or going on an outing. | KHAB.052 (060), KHTB1.016 | STAB#039x, ABS#04 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12840 | 270 | mixed | منجذبا و مشتعلا در سبیل رب جلیل قدم نهادی و طی مسافه بعیده نمودی تا آنکه | BRL_DAK#1244 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for service; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Presence of; reunion with God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10726 | 60 | Turkish | منجذبا صباح پر فلاحدر و گون دوغوب آفاقه پرتو نثاردر طیور و وحوش کوهسارده همدم | O thou who art enraptured! The morn is full of felicity, and the sun, rising upon the horizons, lavishly bestoweth its radiance upon the birds and beasts of the mountainside [3.5s] | MJT.089a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10238 | 70 | Persian | مناجات بملکوت ابهی کن محبوب مهربانا تشنه زلال عنایتم از چشمه محبتت جرعه | A supplication to the Abhá Kingdom: O Kind Beloved! I am thirsting for the pure crystal waters of Thy bounty; grant me from the fountain of Thy love a draught [3.5s] | MMK5#287 p.215 | Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2858 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-05-15 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من وقتی باحبای ایران نوشتم که اعضای کانفرانسهای صلح اگر باجرای انچه میگویند | Once I wrote to the friends in Persia in regard to peace congresses and conferences | BDA1.095.07 | SW_v19#06 p.180-181, MHMD1.102 | Goodly deeds; actions; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB12529 | 110 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من همیشه در حق آنها بملکوت ابهی تضرع و زاری مینمایم و طلب تأیید و توفیق | Humbly and ardently, I supplicate constantly the Abha Kingdom on their behalf, praying that they may be confirmed | BDA2.185.13 | MHMD2.236 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3714 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 80 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من میخواهم شما کرهٴ نار شوید و از هر قیدی آزاد این امر بهآئی چشمهٴ ایّوبی است | I wish for you all to become balls of fire, freed from every chain and fetter. This Baha'I Cause is a fountain of healing that purges people of every defilement | BDA2.254 | MHMD2.330 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0756 | Words spoken on 1913-03-09 in Paris | 390 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من میخواهم از پاریس بروم و میخواهم شماها را یادگار بگذارم و بدانم که شما را | I wish to leave Paris and leave you as my memento in this city. Strive day and night to illumine this city | BDA2.174x | MHMD2.220x | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0423 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-13 | 600 | Persian | من میخواستم یک سری بشما بگویم در خانه ممکن نشد لهذا اینجا میگویم و آن اینست که من اینروزها در خطر عظیم هستم | I have wanted to share a secret with you but was unable to do so [earlier] at My home and, therefore, I disclose it now: These days, I am in the utmost danger. Perhaps I will be martyred. | KHH1.237-239 (1.332-334) | KHHE.350-353 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08704 | 90 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | من منتظر آنم که نیویورک مبروک گردد و آوازهٴ ثبوت بر عهد و میثاق از آن شهر بآفاق رسد | ...I eagerly anticipate the day when New York will become a blessed spot… Bless Thou, O King of Kings, the city of New York! | SCT.294x | BRL_ATE#047x | The Descendants, B. Marks, L. Slott | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3313 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-05-30 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من مبین آیات جمال مبارکم و منصوص قلم اعلی کل باید اطاعت نمایند جمیع امور | I am the interpreter of the Writings of the Blessed Beauty, as explicitly designated by the Supreme Pen. | BDA1.111.05 | MHMD1.118 | House of Justice; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1215 | Words spoken on 1915-11-10 in Bahji | 260 | Persian | من کار لازمی دارم در عکا می روم و برمی گردم، شماها باشید. سوار الاغ شده تشریف بردند. نزدیک ظهر اسفندیار | Lo, I have pressing work in 'Akká, and shall go forth and return; remain ye here. Thus did He mount upon the donkey and depart. It was nigh unto noon [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-11-10 | Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2755 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-19 | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من عربی را تحصیل نکردهام وقتی طفل بودم کتابی از مناجاتهای حضرت باب را بخط جمال مبارک | All the Baha'ís know that I have never studied Arabic.... I will tell you how I came to know Arabic. When I was very, very young, I found in our house in Tihran a large voluminous book containing many prayers in Arabic revealed by the Bab and copied by Baha'u'llah. | HHA.004x, BDA2.308 | DAS.1913-05-19, MHMD2.407-408, STAB#093, KSHK#31 | Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Power of prayer; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| AB11057 | Cablegram | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من عبدالبهاء هستم حضرت بهاء الله بی مثل و نظیر است کل باید توجه به بهاء الله | I AM SERVANT OF BAHA HIS HOLINESS BAHAULLAH IS UNIQUE AND PEERLESS ALL MUST TURN | MMK5#169 p.131, AMK.288-288, YHA1.015, YHA1.116 (1.240), BDA2.139 | SW_v03#19 p.008, SW_v06#12 p.094, MHMD2.173, BSTW#073b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1266 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 250 | Persian | من عادة الحکومه العنمانیه هوانها تقرٴ حکم الفرمان بحضور المذنب حتی یعلم تکلیفه و یتبع القوانین | ASAT4.349, KHH1.325-326 (1.453-454) | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in 'Akka | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1312 | Words spoken on 1913-03-29 in Paris | 240 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من طفل بودم بسن نُه سالگی در بحبوحه بلایا و هجوم اعداء از بس سنگ بخانه ما | I was a child, nine years old. In the thick of those calamities, when the enemy attacked, they stoned our house | BDA2.205-206 | MHMD2.263-264, BW_v13p1188, ABCC.009-010 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1378 | Words spoken on 1915-05-05 in Abu Sinan | 230 | Persian | من شما را بجهت خدمت امرالله میخواهم میخواهم شما در جمیع آنچه میبینید و تجربه کرده اید | I wish for you consecrated services to the Cause of God. I wish for you to manifest radiant attributes under all conditions and to raise the Word of God. | KHH1.221-222 (1.309-310) | KHHE.324, DAS.1915-05-05, BSR_v13 p.102 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3733 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-07 | 80 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من سر میز خواهم آمد ولی چند روز میخواهم قناعت داشته باشم والّا شرقیها تحکّمی ندارد | Since the people of the East have not treated the attendants of this ship well... I shall come to the table… It is possible that the Europeans believe themselves to be superior to us, but we consider all people the servants of God and regard all humanity the same way | BDA2.012 | MHMD2.014 | East and West; communication between East and West; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1134 | Words spoken on 1915-03-02 in Abu Sinan | 280 | Persian | من زوفا میخورم در طب جدید هم استعمال میکنید ... مدراست و باین واسطه مفید است از برای تنگ نفس خیلی مفید است | I use hyssop. Is it used in modern medicine?... It has a diuretic effect, and therefore it is beneficial. | KHH1.186 (1.261-262) | KHHE.272-273, BSR_v13 p.093 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0580 | Words spoken on 1914-06-15 in Haifa | 480 | Persian | من رفتم بطبریه این دفعه رفتن خیلی طول کشید طبریه نقطه ئی است که در کوشه ئی واقع شده | I went to Tiberias, but I stayed there longer than I expected. Tiberias is situated in an out-of-the-way place. | NJB_v05#17 p.003x | DAS.1914-06-15, SW_v09#10 p.116-117 | Christ; Christianity; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Shrines and Holy places; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3707 | Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-02 | 90 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من دیشب خیلی مسرُور بودم زیرا میدیدم در قلوب شما نار محبّت اللّٰه شعلهور است و نفثات روح القدس | I was very happy last night because I saw that your hearts are ablaze with the fire of the love of God… Those in attendance were baptized with the divine spirit and the fire of the love of God | BDA2.212-213 | MHMD2.274 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0310 | Words spoken on 1913-01-19 in London | 360 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من دو روز دیگر اینجا هستمبعد بپاریس میروم مجبورم که زودتر بشرق بروم دو سال است | I will be here for two more days, after which I shall depart for Paris. I must go to the East soon. | BDA2.091-092 | MHMD2.110-111 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3761 | 280 | Persian | من دعا میکنم و از برای خلق گشایش می طلبم اما خلق خودشان سبب تنگی میشوند مثل | I call out in prayer and seek relief for humanity, yet people themselves become the cause of constriction, like [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1145 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1133 | Words spoken on 1915-09-12 in Haifa | 280 | Persian | من دعا می کنم و برای خلق گشایش می طلبم اما خلق خودشان سبب تنگی می شوند. مثل اینست که | I prithee and do seek relief for all creation, yet the people themselves become the cause of their own constraint. It is as though [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-12 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Past, present and future of Iran | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1449 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-25 | 220 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من در هیچ مدرسه ای داخل نشدم معهذا در ایام طفولیت وقتی در بغداد برای جمعی صحبت میکردم | I was only fifteen. One day in the Mosque of Baghdad I was surrounded by a number of Mohammadan clergy. They were asking many questions about jurisprudence | BDA2.260 | DAS.1913-04-25, MHMD2.338-339 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0596 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-12-02 | 470 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | من در نیو یورک خیلی در مجامع شما بودم اقامت من در سایر شهرها عشر این نبود | I have been in your gatherings many times. I have not attended one-tenth | KHTB2.328, BDA1.399.10 | PUP#138 (p.460-461), SW_v07#13 p.123-124, MHMD1.418-420 | Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1311 | Words to Nuru'd-Din Mumtazi et al in May 1920 | 240 | Persian | من در مجالس سانفرانسیسکو خیلی میرفتم یک روز یک جمعیتی پیش من | [He spoke one night about when He visited San Francisco, where He went to various meetings and gatherings of the friends and others.] | KNR.064-065 | KNRE.073 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0994 | Conversation with Dr Finkelstein, Abu Sinan, 1915-03-01 | 310 | Persian | من در جمیع کنائس و مجامع بصوت بلند فریاد میزدم که ای قوم عالم انسانی در خطر است | In the loudest voice, I cried out in all the synagogues, and churches: O people! The world of humanity is in peril | AVK4.464.08, KHH1.178-179 (1.249-251) | KHHE.259-260, DAS.1915-03-01, BSR_v13 p.091 | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Nationalism; love of country; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3718 | Words to Mr Schweizer, spoken on 1913-04-29 in Stuttgart | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من در تو استعدادی میبینم که اگر قیام بر تبلیغ امر کنی چنان تأییدی یابی | In you I see such ability that if you should arise to teach the Cause… The Revelation of Baha'u'llah is for action; peruse The Hidden Words and see what He has said therein | BDA2.270 | MHMD2.353-354 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3573 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-13 | 10 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من در امریکا گفتم که جنگ بالکان مقدمهٴ آن حرب عمومی است | In America, I stated that the Balkan War was the beginning of the world war to which you refer | BDA2.019 | MHMD2.022 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1991 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-01 | 140 | Persian | من در اروپا همیشه میگفتم که امر حضرت بهاٌالله جامع جمیع ادیان قبل است و دارای جمیع فواید | While in Europe, I always proclaimed, ‘The Cause of Baha'u'llah embraces all the past Dispensations and manifests all their benefits to human society. It is like a tree that has many strong branches. | KHH1.268 (1.374-375) | KHHE.392, DAS.1914-12-01 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0678 | Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-08 | 430 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من خیلی میخواهم با شماها صحبت بدارم لکن صحتم مساعد نیست دعا کنید صحت تامه ای حاصل شود | I wish very much to speak with you all, but I am not feeling well… I have been travelling for two years and a half. Nowhere was I ill except here. | BDA2.172-173 | DAS.1913-03-08x, MHMD2.217-218, ABCC.012x, STAB#092x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Mystical themes; Personal instructions; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3155 | Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-05-09 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من خیلی رعایت نفوس میکنم که فرار ننمایند و ادنی اعتراضی نتوانند با وجود این | Although I pay great respect to the feelings of people in order that they may not run away or make the least objection, yet the religious ministers of Washington have denounced us | BDA1.078.x | MHMD1.086 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2167 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 120 | Persian | من خیلی جاها را دیده ام هیچ جا صافی هوا و صفای مقام اعلی را ندارد | I have seen many places, but none has the vivifying air and the beauty of the Shrine of the Bab. Ere long this mountain will be developed. | KHH1.057-058 (1.081) | KHHE.099-100, COB.225-226 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Predictions and prophecies; Shrines and Holy places; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1754 | Words spoken on 1913-03-09 in Paris | 170 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من خواستم شما از الواح و رسائل اخیرهٴ حضرت بهآءالله مطلع شوید بدانید که در ایام ظهور | I wanted you to become acquainted with Baha'u'llah's latter Tablets and epistles. Know that, in the scriptures of every dispensation | BDA2.175 | MHMD2.221-222 | Contention and conflict; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Religion as source of love and unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3154 | Words spoken on 1913-03-30 in Stuttgart | 40 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من خواستم بیخبر بیایم احبای استتکارت را خیلی دوست دارم همه | I wished to come without apprising anyone. I love the Baha'is of Stuttgart very much. | BDA2.208-209 | MHMD2.268 | Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0422 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-08 | 600 | Persian | من حالم خوبست مرضی در کار نیست فقط اعصاب است ... امیدوارم خاتمه حیاتم چون مشک معطر | Of what use is good health to me? I want to wholly sacrifice myself... I wish the end of my life to be musk-laden. That is, I wish to drink from the chalice of martyrdom | KHH1.206-208 (1.289-291) | KHHE.302-305, DAS.1915-04-08, BSR_v13 p.097 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2470 | Words spoken on 1915-10-27 in Akka | 90 | Persian | من چهل و پنج سال در عکا بودم. کسی نبود که بگرید و من با او نگریم و یا اینکه بقدر امکان معاونت ننمایم | I was in 'Akká for forty and five years. There was none who wept but I wept with them, nor any who sought assistance but I rendered whatsoever aid lay within my power [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-27 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2753 | Farewell words to some friends, spoken on 1913-06-11 | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من چندی در میان شما بودم نهایت محبت را بشماها داشته و دارم همیشه قلبم در محبت شما | I have been in your midst for a few months. Only God knows how much I have grown to love you. Your love beats in my heart like the artery of life. | BDA2.346-347x | DAS.1913-06-11, MHMD2.460x | Love of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1753 | Words spoken on 1915-10-21 in Akka | 170 | Persian | من جمله اینکه مناظر آنجا اصطناعی و مناظر اینجا خلقی است. اگر آن تجملات در اینجا بود آن وقت معلوم می شد | Among these matters lies the truth that those vistas are artificial whilst these scenes are divine creations. Were such splendors to be found herein, then verily would it become evident [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-21 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2857 | Words to Nuru'd-Din Mumtazi et al in May 1920 | 60 | Persian | من تمام کارهای خود را در این جهان تمام کردم و باید از این عالم بروم فقط بیت مبارک | [He said that He has completed His work in this world and must leave this mortal plane. But the only matter He has been unable to take care of is the House of Baha’u’llah in Baghdad] | KNR.079 | KNRE.087 | Call to action; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1922 | 150 | Persian | من بیشتر مکاتیب بدست خود مینوشتم ولکن چون سه انگشتان دستم از کثرت کتابت از کار افتاد مجتاج شدم که کاتبی بگیرم | Most of My epistles did I pen with Mine own hand, yet when three fingers of Mine hand became disabled through the profusion of writing, I found Myself compelled to take a scribe [3.5s] | ASAT5.010-011 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Eulogies; reminiscences; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1685 | Words spoken on 1915-08-26 in Haifa | 180 | Persian | مِن بعد خیلی معرکه می شود. ملوک ارض کوزه های گل بر سرشان از مقام اعلی یک سر مناجات کنان به روضهٴ مبارکه | Ere long shall there come to pass mighty upheavals. The kings of the earth, with earthen vessels upon their heads, shall, with suppliant voices raised in prayer, hasten together from the Most Exalted Station unto the Sacred Court [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-26 | Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2856 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-06-24 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من بعد از صعود مبارک امری نماند مگر انکه در اعلآء کلمة الله بآن تشبث نمودم | After the Ascension of Baha'u'llah I did everything within my power to promote the Cause of God. I clung to spiritual methods and rendered such servitude | BDA1.133.11 | MHMD1.143 | Growth of the Cause; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1447 | Words to Ethel Fraser, spoken on 1913-05-06 | 220 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من بصحت جسمانی اهمیت نمیدهم همین قدر باشد که انسان در بستر نخوابد | I do not give any importance to physical health. The real health is spiritual and that is eternal. The spirit of man must become reinforced. | BDA2.287 | DAS.1913-05-06, MHMD2.378 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1997 | Words to some Theosophists, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 150 | other/unknown lang | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من بسیار مسرُورم از اینکه در این انجمن حاضر شدم این انجمنیست که اعضایش معتقد بروحانیّاتند | I was most pleased to present myself in your midst and speak with you; a meeting which believes in the spiritual power | BDA2.248-249 | DAS.1913-04-20, MHMD2.322-323 | Call to action; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Theosophy | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1990 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-08 | 140 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من بسیار از ملاقات شماها مسرورم از الطاف جمال مبارک امید است که سبب عزت امرالله و انتشار کلمة الله گردید تا این شهر بر جمیع بلاد امریکا تقدم یابد | I am very happy to have met you. I hope that through the favors of the Blessed Beauty you shall become the instruments for the glorification of the divine Cause | BDA1.360.01 | MHMD1.378-379 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3018 | Words to a newspaper publisher, spoken on 1912-04-04 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من بر حسب دعوتهای محافل صلح بامریکا میروم زیرا اساس این امر بر صلح عمومیست و وحدت عالم | I am going to America at the invitation of peace congresses, as the fundamental principles of this Cause are universal peace | BDA1.022.06 | DAS.1913-07-20, MHMD1.030, ABIE.089, BLO_PN#007 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universality of the Cause; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2043 | Words spoken on 1912-12-18 in London to E.G. Browne | 110 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من بدایتاً نوشتم که تا دولت و ملّت مانند شهد و شیر ... باید کوشید تا اخلاق ملت تبدیل شود و استعداد مشروطه و امور سائره حاصل گردد | I have previously written that, for as long as the government and the people are not mingled together like milk and honey, prosperity shall remain unattainable… You must strive to change the characters of the people | BDA2.029 | MHMD2.034, EGBBF.097x | Critique of Western values; culture; Development of capacity and readiness; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2166 | Words spoken on 1913-02-25 in Paris | 430 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من بايد و ذکر آن نفوس مبارکه خوشنود... وقتی در مجلس معتمد از حضرت نقطه | In the meeting of Mu'tamid, the Bab was asked whether the Qur'an was an authority and a proof for those who were present… I strove to the utmost so that Mirza 'Ali-Asghar Khan | BDA2.158 | MHMD2.198-199, STAB#117x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Justice and wrath of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3017 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-20 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من باو نوشتم تو اول کسی بودی از معلمین و مولفین اروپا که بساحت اقدس مشرف شدی | I wrote to him [E.G. Browne], saying 'You are the first European teacher and author to have attained His Blessed Presence. Do not lose this distinction.' He did not understand me | BDA1.259.13 | MHMD1.278 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2596 | Words spoken en route to Salt Lake City, 1912-10-27 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من بامریکا آمدم تا علم صلح عمومی بلند کنم آمده ام ترویج وحدت عالم انسانی نمایم مقصدم الفت و محبت | I have come to America to raise the standard of universal peace and to promote the unity of mankind. My aim is to create love and harmony among the religions. | BDA1.335.16 | MHMD1.354 | Oneness; unity of religion; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0179 | Words spoken on 1911-11-02 in Paris | 960 | Persian | من باروپا بپاریس آمدم ملاحظه کردم اروپا در مادیات نهایت ترقی را کرده ولکن | When I arrived in Paris from Europe, I observed that while Europe had achieved the utmost progress in material civilization, yet [3.5s] | AMK.243-246, BSHN.140.521x, BSHN.144.509x, MHT1a.164x, MHT1b.122x, KHF.160, KHAB.115 (125), KHTB1.100, KHTP.074 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Critique of Western values; culture; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Human reality created in the image of God; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2855 | Words spoken on 1913-03-05 in Paris | 60 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من باحبای آلمان آنقدر محبت دارم که اگر شعله ئی از این محبت بانها خور | The love I cherish for the German friends is so intense that were a flame of this love to touch them, they would be set ablaze completely | BDA2.169 | MHMD2.213 | Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3153 | Words spoken at 227 Riverside Drive in New York, 1912-11-12 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من با فقرا کار دارم و بمحل فقرا میروم نه اغنیا جمیع را من دوست دارم علی الخصوص فقرا را | I deal with the poor and visit them, not the rich. I love all, especially the poor. All sorts of people come here and I meet them | BDA1.369.03 | MHMD1.387 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3722 | Words to Mr Schweizer, spoken on 1913-04-29 in Stuttgart | 60 | other/unknown lang | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من او را خیلی دوست میدارم این شخص بجهت اینکه در خدمت امر اللّٰه آزاد باشد تأهل ننمود | I love him [Mirza Abu'l-Fadl] very much. In order to leave himself free to serve the Cause of God, he has not married | BDA2.270 | MHMD2.354 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2244 | Words to some children, spoken on 1912-11-24 | 110 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من امیدوارم چنانچه باید و شاید تربیت شوید و هر یک سبب فخر خاندان خویش گردید خدا شما را تأیید کند | I hope that you will be educated as you ought to be and that each of you will become the pride of your family. May God assist you to acquire divine knowledge | BDA1.389.03 | MHMD1.407-408 | Education of children; moral education; Parents and children; youth; families; Praise and encouragement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0595 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-13 | 470 | Persian | من امروز ماست خوردم چون آقا میرزا حبیب را دوست میدارم هر چه میگوید میشنوم من ماست | Today I had some yogurt... God forbid if a person is overtaken with pride. During His last days, the Blessed Beauty was greatly annoyed [with Mírza Áqa Jan] to the point that I wanted to punish him physically.... Mírza Áqa Jan did not have a good end. | KHH1.240-242 (1.336-339) | KHHE.355-357, STAB#122 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1214 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 260 | Persian | من امروز خیلی خسته هستم امروز مفتی قنسول و دیگران آمدند چقدر بد گذشت | Today I am greatly wearied, for the Mufti, the Consul and others came, and how grievously did the day pass [3.5s] | KHH2.265-267 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2469 | Words spoken on 1913-04-11 in Budapest | 90 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من اعظم آمالم ارتباط بین شرق و غرب است چه این اعظم خدمت بعالم انسانی است | My greatest hope is that the East and West may be united, for this is the greatest service that can be rendered to the world of humanity | BDA2.231 | MHMD2.299 | East and West; communication between East and West; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0030 | Public address given on 1912-06-09 | 1860 | mixed | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | من از مملکت بعیده شرق میایم مملکتی که همیشه نور آسمان در آن طلوع نموده مملکتی | I come here from distant countries, from Oriental climes… O Thou forgiving Lord! Thou art the shelter of all these Thy servants… Baha’u’llah hath proclaimed the universality of education, which is essential to the unity of mankind | BRL_DAK#0184, KHF.228, KHAB.303 (312), KHTB2.129, NJB_v04#12 p.001 | BRL_ATE#107x, BPRY.082-083x, LOG#0492x, LOG#2097x, PUP#062 (p.172-176), SW_v05#07 p.099-102, SW_v09#07 p.085 | S. Tirandaz | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Manifestation of God as mirror; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for protection; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0399 | Public address to Advanced Thought Center, spoken on 1912-04-14 | 620 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | من از ممالک بعیده آمدم تا این مجامع را ببینم از مشاهده | I have come from distant lands in order to visit the assemblies and meetings.... the greatest bestowal of God is love | KHTB2.021, NJB_v04#11 p.001, BDA1.034n | BWF.217-220, PUP#006 (p.014-016), SW_v03#10 p.005-006, SW_v14#02 p.060 | Love of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | MHMD1.043-044 | ||||||
| ABU1849 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-26 | 160 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من از ملاقات شماها کمال سرور حاصل مینمایم همیشه این محافل را در خاطر خواهم داشت ابداً فراموش نخواهم نمود | I always derive great pleasure from being with you. I shall always remember these gatherings. I shall never forget them. | BDA1.391.04 | MHMD1.410 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0245 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-15 | 830 | Persian | من از ملاقات شما خیلی مسرورم شکر می کنم خدارا که | I rejoice exceedingly at meeting you and render thanksgiving unto God that [3.5s] | KHTB2.240, NJB_v03#17 p.004 | Christ; Christianity; East and West; communication between East and West; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0082 | Public address given on 1912-07-31 | 1350 | Persian | من از مسس پارسنز بسیار ممنونم که سبب شده با شماها ملاقات و معاشرت میکنم | You are all welcome. It is a source of great pleasure and we are indebted to Mrs. Parsons. I am a visitor from the Orient | KHF.171, KHAB.350 (357), KHTB2.190, NJB_v03#19 p.001-2 | PN_1912_heh p019x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; East and West; communication between East and West; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2243 | Words spoken on 1912-09-23 in Denver | 110 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من از طول راه کلیفورنیا در ابتدای حرکت متأثر می شدم ولی چون لله و محض نشر نفحات الله حرکت کردیم | In the early stages of our long journey to California my health was affected... It is written in the Hadith that cities shall draw nearer to each other. | BDA1.265.01 | MHMD1.283 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2468 | Words to the president of the university, spoken on 1912-05-23 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من از شما بسیار راضی هستم و از دارالفنون شما خیلی خوشنود فی الحقیقه خدمت بعالم انسانی مینمائی و بنوع بشر جانفشانی | I am very pleased with you and delighted to see your university. You are, indeed, serving the world of humanity and expending your life for mankind | BDA1.102.14 | SW_v19#06 p.183, MHMD1.109 | High station of learning; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0555 | Spiritual Aspiration in the West: Words spoken on 1911-11-06 in Paris | 500 | Persian | Paris Talks | من از شرق آمدم بغرب در شرق میشنیدم که | You are very welcome! From Eastern lands I have come to the West to sojourn awhile among you. In the East it is often said | KHAB.128 (139), KHTB1.113 | PT#23 p.066 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; High station of learning; Man's distinction from the animal; Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3311 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-01 | 30 | Persian | من از سن سی سالگی نبضم مطئی است هر کس دیگر باشد ٧٥ - ٨٠ خواهد بود | From the age of 30 I have had a slow pulse. All others have a pulse rate of about 75 to 80 and therefore greatly wonder about my pulse rate. | KHH1.269 (1.376) | KHHE.393, DAS.1914-12-01, BSR_v13 p.084 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1499 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-30 | 210 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من از خدمات شماها بسیار ممنونم فی الحقیقه مرا خدمت کردید مهمان نوازی نمودید | I am most grateful for your services; in truth you have served me. You have extended hospitality. | MSBH8.208-209, YHA1.309, KHTB2.326, BDA1.396.08 | MHMD1.415-416, VLAB.014-015 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Hospitality; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2751 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-04-13 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من از تعالیم جمال مبارک در اینجا یکی را موضوع صحبت قرار داده ام هنوز مسائل | I have made the subject of my talks here only one of the principles of the Blessed Beauty. I have not as yet touched upon others of greater importance. | BDA1.033.02 | MHMD1.042 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2340 | Words spoken to Baha'is of Stuttgart, Hotel Marquardt, 1913-04-27 | 100 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من از برای شما تأییدات الهیه و عزت ابدیه میخواهم که چنان مؤید گردید که از جمیع شئون عالم طبیعت فارغ | I beseech for you divine confirmation and imperishable glory, so that ye may be so strengthened by His grace as to become wholly detached | BDA2.266 | BBBD.207, MHMD2.347-348 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1848 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at port, 1912-12-13 | 160 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من از امریکا میآیم نه ماه در آن ممالک مسافر بودم در اکثر کنائس و مجامع نطق کردم | I come from America, where I spent nine months as a traveller. I spoke at many churches and synagogues | BDA2.020 | MHMD2.023 | East and West; communication between East and West; Methods of teaching the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1265 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 250 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | من از امریکا منتظر ظهور چند نفر هستم ... احبای ایران ممتحن اند تمکن حاصل کرده اند جاهای دیگر اینطور نمی شود | From America, I await the appearance of a few people.... The Persian friends have been tested and therefore they are firmly established. This will not happen in other places. | KNSA.163-164 | MNYA.221-222 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1690 | Words spoken on 1913-01-13 in London | 180 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من از احساسات شماها بسیار ممنونم زیرا این احساسات عمومیه الهیه است و امور خصوصیه بشریه | I am most grateful to you all for your sentiments, inasmuch as universal feelings are divine, whereas particular matters are born of humankind | BDA2.082 | MHMD2.099-100 | Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2750 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-20 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من ابداً شما ها را فراموش نمیکنم همیشه در یاد و خاطر من هستید بجمیع یاران مهربانی ابلاغ دارید | I shall never forget you. You are always in my mind... If you sacrifice yourself for the rich, they think you do it because you are obliged | MAS5.266-267, BDA1.258.15 | MHMD1.277 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0389 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Haifa, 1915-02-07 | 630 | Persian | من ابدا سبب فصل نشدم خودشان خود را از یکدیگر جدا کردند جمال مبارک عهدی گرفتند | I never caused their separation. They separated themselves. The Blessed Beauty established a Covenant | KHH1.166 (1.228)x | KHHE.240-241x, DAS.1915-02-07, BSR_v13 p.089x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Creativity in art; Goodly deeds; actions; Methods of teaching the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0319 | Words to various people, spoken on 1912-11-01 | 710 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من ابداً بنیهٴ سفر نداشتم ولی تأیید جمال مبارک مدد نمود هر امری بتأیید از پیش میرود اگر تأیید نباشد هیچ نمیشود | My health was absolutely not up to traveling but the assistance of the Blessed Beauty helped me. All affairs advance with His aid. Without His aid, all would come to naught.... Baha'u'llah has delivered us from all prejudices... If the socialists succeed they would seize the world's wealth and then divide it... I have said in America and Europe that there is only the question of votes in which women have been held back | BDA1.345.02 | MHMD1.363-365 | Equality of men and women; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2064 | Words spoken in 1915 in Akka | 130 | Persian | من آنچه باید بروم در جمیع اطراف و اکناف فریاد بزنم زدم در جمیع شهرها ندا | I who must needs journey forth to every region and corner have raised My call and issued My summons in all cities [3.5s] | AVK4.463.03 | Call to action; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3743 | Words spoken on 1912-12-27 in London | 30 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من آمدهام تا مدنیّت الهیّه را ترویج نمایم مدنیّتیکه حضرت بهٓاءاللّٰه در شرق تأسیس فرمود | I have come to promote divine civilization. This is a civilization that Baha'u'llah established in the East. It is a civilization that tends to the domain of character | BDA2.044 | MHMD2.053 | Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB03464 | 200 | Persian | ملکوت الهی بقوّهء کلمة اللّه و تأييد روح القدس در عالم وجود تأسيس شد و انوار صلح و سلام از شمس حقيقت | The Kingdom of God hath been established in the world of existence through the power of the Word of God and the confirmations of the Holy Spirit, and the lights of peace and tranquillity have shone forth from the Sun of Reality [3.5s] | MMK3#115 p.078x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2339 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-24 | 100 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ملاحظهٴ قدرت و تأیید جمال مبارک نمائید که کشیش خود میآید و بتمام خضوع ما را دعوت می کند | Behold the power and confirmation of the Blessed Beauty: The pastor comes in person with all humility to invite us | BDA1.268.05 | MHMD1.286-287 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2594 | Words spoken during filming of motion picture on 1912-06-18 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ملاحظهٴ قدرت جمال قدم و نفوذ اسم اعظم نمائید که ما را با اهل امریکا باین نحو الفت و اتحاد داده | Observe the power of the Ancient Beauty and the influence of the Greatest Name through which He has united us with the people of America in this way | BDA1.126.14 | SW_v19#08 p.253, MHMD1.135-136 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB02091 | 270 | mixed | ملاحظه مينمائی که نور حقيقت شرق و غرب را روشن نموده شمع ايران آن ممالک بعيده را منوّر کرده | Thou dost observe how the Light of Truth hath illumined both East and West, and how the Candle of Iran hath brightened those distant lands [3.5s] | MMK2#088 p.068x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection of Muhammad | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05422 | 150 | Persian | ملاحظه کنید انبیا و رسل و هداة سیل مطالع انوار مقدسه چه بلا ها و مشقات شدیده کشیدند حضرت نوح | Observe how the Prophets, the Messengers, and the heavenly Guides—those dawning-places of sacred light—suffered grievous afflictions and severe trials. Consider Noah [3.5s] | AVK2.307.17x, RHQM2.1190-1191 (663) (408-409) | Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1689 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 180 | Arabic | ملاحظه جنون دولت ایران و دولت عثمانی را بفرمائید که به چه طرزی حضرت بهاءالله | Consider the foolishness of the governments of Iran and the Ottoman Empire in how they banished His Holiness Baha'u'llah from Iran | KHH1.322 (1.448-449) | KHHE.459-460, COB.226x | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Growth of the Cause; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2467 | Words to Mirza Muhammad Ali Khan, ca. 1906 | 90 | Persian | ملاحطه نمائید که در سنهٴ ماضیه اعداء و بدخواهان این مظلوم بنهایت فساد برخاستند | Consider ye how in the bygone year the enemies and ill-wishers of this Wronged One arose with consummate mischief [3.5s] | ASAT5.110 | Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1173 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 270 | Persian | مکه در صحرای گرم غیر ذیزرع کوهستانی واقع شده باوجود این طالبین بچه شوق و سروری آنجا | Mecca is situated in midst of a hot, sterile, mountainous desert, yet it is sought after with great joy and bliss | KHH1.313-314 (1.436-437) | KHHE.449-450 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05940 | 190 | mixed | مکتوبی که مرقوم نموده بودید واصل در کمال اختصار معانی مفصل داشت... ياران فاران را مژده به موهبت کبری ده که نظر عنايت آن مهر تابان | The letter which you had written hath been received, and though most brief, it contained detailed meanings... Give thou the glad-tidings of this supreme bounty unto the friends of Faran, for the glance of providence from that radiant Sun [3.5s] | MMK4#134 p.136x, FRH.208 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03277 | 210 | mixed | مکتوبی که بحضرات محرمین کعبه رحمان مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید روح و ریحان | Your letter, which you had addressed to the sanctified confidants of the Sanctuary of the All-Merciful, was perused with joy and delight [3.5s] | AYBY.406 #114, TRZ1.161 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02306 | 260 | mixed | مکتوبی که بجناب آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم فرموده بودید ملاحظه شد حمد حضرت حقیقی | The letter that ye addressed to his honor Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah hath been perused. Praise be unto the True One [3.5s] | INBA88:270 | TISH.210 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3152 | Words spoken on 1915-10-14 in Haifa | 40 | Persian | مکتوبی از توپوکیان قنسول ایران در امریکا رسیده است. نوشته است که علی قلی خان به وی ابلاغ کرده | A missive hath been received from Topakian, Consul of Iran in America. He hath written that 'Ali-Quli Khan communicated unto him [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-14 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Past, present and future of Iran | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11161 | 40 | Persian | مکتوب یاران غرب باحبّای شرق ملاحظه گردید مضمون مشحون معانی گوناگون بود | The letter of the friends of the West addressed to the beloved ones of the East was perused, and its contents were replete with diverse meanings [3.5s] | NJB_v01#19a p.008x | East and West; communication between East and West; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00781 | 450 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | مکتوب مورخه ۵ ذی القعده ۱۳۲۴ رسید ای بنده جمال ابهی عنوان نامه یا عبدالبهاء | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Your letter dated the 5th of Dhi'l-Qa'dih 1324 was received, bearing the address "O 'Abdu'l-Bahá" [3.5s]... ...We have previously written and sent out a detailed letter regarding the education of children in faith, certitude, learning and spiritual knowledge, and their being taught to call upon the Heavenly Kingdom with suppliant hearts | BRL_DAK#0509, MMK5#175 p.136 | BRL_ATE#164x, COC#0599x | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11352 | 30 | mixed | مکتوب مطبوع که از بهائیان غرب به بهائیان شرق مرقوم شده بود ملاحظه گردید مضمون مشحون به حقائق و اسرار حضرت بیچون بود یقین است که احبّای ایران را سبب روح و ریحان گردد | The pleasing letter that was written by the Bahá'ís of the West to the Bahá'ís of the East was perused. Its contents were replete with the verities and mysteries of the Incomparable Lord. Assuredly it shall be a source of joy and delight to the beloved ones in Iran [3.5s] | NJB_v01#19a p.008x | Prophecy and fulfillment; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11985 | 90 | Persian | مکتوب شما واصل و تصاویری که ارسال فرموده بودید واصل گردید مگر صد و چهل عدد | Thy letter was received, as were the photographs that thou hadst sent, save one hundred and forty [3.5s] | INBA79.037a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01449 | 330 | Persian | مکتوب شما واصل گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل گشت امثال آنجناب سزاوار چنانست که | Your letter was received and its contents were noted. It behoveth one such as you to [3.5s] | INBA89:232 | AVK3.245 | Consultation; Contention and conflict; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07088 | 120 | Persian | مکتوب شما و نامه آقا شیخ علی اکبر هر دو رسید و بدقت تمام ملاحظه گردید | Your letter and the letter of Aqa Shaykh 'Alí-Akbar were both received and perused with the utmost attention [3.5s] | TSS.380 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03857 | 190 | mixed | مکتوب شما که دلالت بر توجه الی الله و توسل بحبل عنایت و تشبث بر ذیل رحمت | Your letter, which betokeneth your turning unto God, your taking hold of the cord of His grace, and your clinging to the hem of His mercy [3.5s] | MMK6#120 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07770 | 110 | mixed | مکتوب شما رسید ولی ابدا فرصت شرح و تفسیر نه سوالات از اطراف بیحد و پایان لهذا | Your letter has reached me, yet I find myself utterly devoid of the opportunity to enter into an exposition or interpretation thereof, for inquiries from every direction abound without end [3.5s] | MMK6#503x, YMM.425 | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03856 | 190 | mixed | مکتوب اخیر نیز ملاحظه گردید از عدم مراوده احباء با بیگانگان مرقوم نموده بودید | The recent letter was likewise perused, wherein you had written about the lack of association between the friends and strangers [3.5s] | INBA16:088 | PYK.249 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00675 | 480 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب واصل گشت گویا نسیم صبای جان بود که از سبای حب محبوب عالمیان مرور | Your epistle was received, and it was as the morning breeze wafting from Sheba with the love of the Beloved of all the worlds [3.5s] | MMK6#342 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01094 | 380 | Persian | مکاتیب منعدده شما رسید و از شدت طوفان بلا در جواب تاخیر افتاد مختصر اینست که | Your numerous letters were received, and due to the severity of the tempest of trials there was a delay in reply. In brief, it is this [3.5s] | PYK.251 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00924 | 410 | mixed | مکاتیب متعدده شما واصل و فرح و سرور حاصل گشت امروز روز فیروز است هر پروانه که | Your numerous letters were received and joy and delight were attained. Today is a victorious day, every moth that [3.5s] | YIK.100-101 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01872 | 290 | Persian | مکاتیب متعدده از شما رسید که سروران کامکار اولیای امور در خصوصی امری میفرمایند | Numerous letters have been received from you, wherein the prosperous and distinguished leaders of affairs express their views regarding a certain matter [3.5s] | MKT6.197, AKHA_125BE #05 p.b | Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Relationship between government and people; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09051 | 90 | Persian | مکاتیب شما رسید سفره ها را بفرستید برات میرزا اسحق خان قبوضاتش از پیش ارسال گشت برات قائممقامی | Your letters arrived. Send the cheques. The draft of Mírzá Isḥáq Khán - his receipts were previously dispatched - as well as the draft of Qá'im-Maqámí [3.5s] | INBA17:216 | Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09050 | 90 | Persian | مکاتیب شما رسید الحمد لله در جمیع موارد موید و موفق بوده و خواهید بود از خدا | Your letters arrived and, praise be to God, in all matters you have been, and shall ever remain, confirmed and successful [3.5s] | INBA89:197 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00623 | 500 | mixed | مکاتیب آنجناب ملاحظه گردید و ناله های شدید که در هویت کلمات مندرج و مندمج | Your letters were perused, and the intense lamentations embedded and interwoven within the words were noted [3.5s] | AYBY.346 #027 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1617 | Words to a physician, spoken on 1912-11-05 | 190 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مقصود من الفت بین احزابست و ترک تعصب و ضغینه و بغضا تا ملل و امم عالم با یکدیگر براد?? شوند جمیع خیر خواه جنس بشر گردند | My aim is to create harmony and concord among the different groups and to eradicate prejudice, hatred and enmity | BDA1.355.16 | MHMD1.374-375 | East and West; communication between East and West; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1989 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-27 | 140 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مقصود مظاهر مقدسه الهیه تربیت نفوس مقدسه بوده بعضی چنان گمان نمودند که مقصد | The purpose of the divine Manifestations has been the education of holy souls. | MSBH8.207, BDA1.392.11 | MHMD1.411-412 | Call to action; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0802 | Words to some students, spoken on 1914-10-12 | 370 | Persian | مقصود اینست که الحمد الله تلامذه بهائی در بیروت بحسن اخلاق بحسن اطوار | Praise be to God, that the Bahai students in Beirut are well known for the beauty | NSS.161x, KHH1.110-111 (1.155) | COC#0798x, LOG#0719x, KHHE.168fn, DAS.1914-10-12, SW_v09#09 p.099-100x, PN_1914 p072, SEIO.011x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; High station of learning | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10156 | 70 | mixed | مقصود از ولد بکر ارشد اولاد ذکور باقی است شمول بأرشد اناث ندارد ولو اکبر اناث باشد | The intention of "first-born son" referreth to the eldest surviving male offspring; it embraceth not the eldest female, even should she be the senior among the children [3.5s] | AVK4.218.10x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of inheritance; Rights of the eldest son; primogeniture | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01290 | Some Answered Questions #025 The Holy Spirit | 350 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | مقصود از روح القدس فیض الهی است و اشعهء ساطعهٴ از مظهر ظهور | By the Holy Spirit is meant the outpouring grace of God and the effulgent rays that emanate from His Manifestation. | MFD#25, OOL.C022.25 | SAQ#25 | Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Predictions and prophecies; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2749 | Words to Mr Kinney's students, spoken on 1912-12-04 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مقصود از تلاوت و قرائت پی بردن بحقائق آیات و اسرار کتابست اگر تنها خواندن بود بایستی ملت یهود جمیع مؤمن مسیح شده باشند | The object of reading and reciting is to understand the inner significance of the verses and mysteries of the Book. Had reading sufficed | BDA1.404.08 | MHMD1.423 | Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| AB09218 | 80 | Persian | مقصود از تحمّل جمیع صدمات و حمل بلیّات و انفاق جان و ریختن خون هزاران نفوس مبارکه | The purpose underlying the endurance of every affliction, the bearing of all tribulations, the sacrifice of life itself, and the shedding of the blood of countless blessed souls [3.5s] | NJB_v01#08 p.005-006x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Equality of men and women; House of Justice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3151 | Words spoken on 1915-10-17 in Haifa | 40 | Persian | مقصود از امتداد زمانی است یعنی قوانین و احکام این دوره اگر هم چند هزار سال بگیرد بدون شک در عالم ظهور جلوه خواهد نمود | The purpose of temporal extension signifieth that the laws and ordinances of this Dispensation shall, without doubt, be made manifest in the realm of creation, even should it endure for thousands of years [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-17 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10616 | 60 | Persian | مقصود از آمدن در عالم وجود تحصيل نتيجهء محمود است و آن ايمان و ايقان و محبّت حضرت يزدان | The purpose of coming into the world of existence is the attainment of a praiseworthy outcome, and that is faith and certitude and love for the Lord God [3.5s] | MMK3#180 p.126x | Bringing forth results; fruit; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1616 | Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-04-11 | 190 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مقصد ما صلح عمومی و وحدت انسانی است سفری در پاریس و لندن بودم | Our object is universal peace and the unity of humankind. I have traveled to Paris and London and now I have come to America... One of these ills is the people's restlessness and discontent under the yoke of the war expenditures of the world's governments.... It is the war which is today the cause of all trouble. | BDA1.027.02 | DAS.1913-07-20, MHMD1.035-036, ABIE.091, BLO_PN#007 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3150 | Words to visitors, spoken on 1912-05-02 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مقصد از طی مصافت و تحمل صعوبت سطوع نورانیت در عالم غرب بوده زیرا در ممالک | The object of my undertaking such a long journey with all its inconveniences has been to bring about spiritual illumination in the Occident | BDA1.064.16 | SW_v19#04 p.112, MHMD1.073 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1847 | Words spoken on 1915-10-26 in Bahji | 160 | Persian | مقصد از سوزاندن چراغ نه برای روضه است، بل برای نفوسی که وارد می شوند است که به آن واسطه ذکر کنند والا خود روضه مقدس است | The purpose of kindling the lamp is not for the shrine itself, but rather for such souls as enter therein, that through this means they may be moved to remembrance; for in truth the shrine itself is sanctified [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-26 | Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11056 | The Meaning of the "Mysteries" | 50 | Persian | Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | مقصد از سر مطالب و مسائلی که از عقول و ادراک خلق دور و مستور بعد چون شخص کاملی | By “mysteries” is meant such matters and questions as are remote and hidden from the minds | BRL_TTTP#07 | BRL_TTT#07, TTCT.09 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prophecy and fulfillment; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||
| AB00329 | Some Answered Questions #021 The Bread and the Wine | 660 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | مقصد از این نان مائدهء آسمانی کمالات الهی است یعنی هر کس از این مائده | By this bread is meant the heavenly sustenance of divine perfections. In other words | MFD#21, OOL.C022.21 | SAQ#21 | Christ; Christianity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1615 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 190 | Persian | مقصد از اصحاب کهف نفوسی بودند که از احوال دنیا گذشتند آن اشخاصی که از شدت انجذب بنفحات الهی استغال بحق | The purpose of the Companions of the Cave were they who had detached themselves from worldly conditions, those souls who, through their intense attraction to the divine fragrances, became occupied with the True One [3.5s] | KHH2.290 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04958 | Lawh-i-'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyat | 160 | Persian | Tablet to 'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyát (Lawh-i-'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyát) | Lawh-i-Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyat (Tablet to Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyat) | مقام اطمینان اعظم درجه بر ایمانست لیزدادوا ایمانا فوق ایمانهم هر چند حضرت ابراهیم | ...The station of assurance is greater in degree than that of mere faith. It is the station denoted by “that they should add faith upon faith.” | MAS9.100-101x, YMM.319bx, VUJUD.142x | BLO_PT#167x, VUJUDE.126x | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Degrees of faith; certitude; Fire and light; fire and water; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| ABU2466 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-11 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | معلوم است ما بین روح انسانی و حقایق موجودات ارتباطی عظیم است | It is obvious that a very deep relationship exists between the spirit of man | AVK1.243, MAS2.025-026x, BDA1.120.07 | SW_v14#07 p.211, SW_v19#07 p.219, MHMD1.128 | Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mind as intermediary between soul and body | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2465 | Words to a Jewish lady, spoken on 1912-10-26 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | معلوم است فطرت تو پاک است لذا من میخواهم بحقیقت مسائل الهیه آگاه شوی در زمان هر یک از مظاهر مقدسه الهیه | It is obvious that you have a pure character, so I want you to become aware of the truth of divine matters. At the time of each Manifestation of God | BDA1.334.12 | MHMD1.352-353 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Study; deepening | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1310 | Words spoken on 1916-06-07 in Haifa | 240 | Persian | معلوم است بعضی الوان هستند که مفرح قلب است و سبب ترقی احساسات، مثلاً رنگ سبز سبب سکون | Be thou assured that certain colors exist which gladden the heart and conduce to the elevation of feelings; as, for example, the hue of green which bringeth tranquility [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-06-07 | Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism of color and light; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1498 | Words to a vistor, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 210 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | معلم یعنی مربی حقیقی که مظهر صفات الهیه است و یکی از صفات او صفت ربوبیت است | By Father we mean the Educator. Just as the Father is tender to his children, likewise the instructor teaches them.... Generally, there are three kinds of teachers | BDA2.249 | DAS.1913-04-20, MHMD2.323 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; High station of learning; Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1988 | Words spoken at German hostel in Tiberias, 1916-09-26 | 140 | Persian | معلم نمی تواند کامل بکند. معلم نمی تواند شمع عالم انسانی بکند. البته طفلی که تربیت نشده باشد ولو بتواند بخواند بهتر از نفسی است | The teacher cannot perfect. The teacher cannot make one the candle of the human world. Verily, an untutored child who can yet read is better than a soul [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-09-26 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0359 | Words spoken on 1914-08-03 in Haifa | 660 | Persian | معرکه شده است دنیا بهم خورده است در کارند که همه بجان یکدیگر بریزند در امریکا و اروپا | A resurrection is set up! The world is topsy-turvy! The wrong side of human character is up! [KHH: A great tumult is ensuing. The whole world is in cataclysm. They are determined to cause universal upheaval.] | KHH1.291-293 (1.405-408) | KHHE.420-423, DAS.1914-08-03, SW_v05#11 p.163-166, SW_v07#15 p.136, SW_v13#12 p.324 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The animal kingdom; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0348 | Words spoken on 1915-03-28 | 680 | Persian | معرکه شده است دنیا بهم خورده است در کارند که همه بجان همدیگر بریزند | Tumult hath seized the earth, chaos reigneth, and all souls are moved to rise up one against another [3.5s] | KHF.071, KHAB.455 (456), KHTB3.040, NJB_v05#12 p.003 | Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Supreme tribunal; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3572 | Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-12 | 10 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | معانی شرع قدیم را حضرت مسیح نشئهٴ واثر جدید داد | By this is meant that Christ imbued the meanings of the ancient law with new life and invested them with a fresh effect | AVK2.183.02, BDA2.297 | DAS.1913-05-12, MHMD2.393 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Christ; Christianity; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||
| AB00381 | Some Answered Questions #022 The Miracles of Christ | 620 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | مظاهر مقدسهء الهیه مصدر معجزاتند و مظهر آثار عجیبه هر امر مشکلی و غیر ممکنی | The Manifestations of God are sources of miraculous deeds and marvellous signs. | MFD#22, OOL.C022.22 | SAQ#22, PN_1905 p007, BAVA.017-019x, BLO_PN#021x | Life and death; Miracles and their interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1377 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-16 | 230 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مظاهر مقدسه تحمل بلایا و مصائب عظیمه فرمودند و قبول زجر و جفا در هر دمی نمودند حضرت مسیح مبتلای بلایا شدیده گردید | The holy Manifestations endured great afflictions and persecutions and at every moment accepted torment and oppression.... Divine religions consist of two parts... Gracious God! Although people see with their own eyes that in the dispensation of Christ the eleven disciples were ordinary men | BDA1.376.16 | MHMD1.395-396 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0090 | Words spoken at Hotel Victoria in Ramleh, 1912-03-05 | 1290 | Persian | مظاهر مقدسه الهیه هر یک عالم امکان را شمسی در نهایت اشراق بودند هر یک وقت | The sacred Manifestations of God were each, in the world of existence, even as a sun in its utmost splendor, each in its time [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0599, KHF.001, KHAB.221 (231), KHTB3.001 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Call to action; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Fewness of numbers not regarded in teaching the Cause; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Growth of the Cause; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Muhammad; Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1172 | Words spoken on 1915-03-26 in Abu Sinan | 270 | Persian | مظاهر مقدسه الهی بقوه ملکوتی نفوس بشری را | Through the power of the Kingdom, human beings are saved from the grip of nature by the sanctified Manifestations of God and are illumined by the light of divinity. | KHH1.197-198 (1.276-277) | KHHE.288-289, BSR_v13 p.095 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Transcending the material condition; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1309 | 240 | Persian | مظاهر الهیه گاهی حکم میکنند به موجب ادله ظاهره یعنی مسائل را ظاهرا میگیرند | The Divine Manifestations do at times pronounce judgement according to outward proofs, that is to say, They take matters in their apparent aspect [3.5s] | YIK.301, ZIAB2.211-212 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0445 | Words spoken at St. John Westminster, 1911-09-16 | 580 | mixed | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | مظاهر الهیه حکایت از فیوضات غیبیه مینمایند و انعکاس شمس حقیقتند زیرا حقیقت | O Noble Friends! O Seekers for the Kingdom of God! Man all over the world is seeking for God. All that exists is God; but the Reality of Divinity is holy above all understanding. | AKHA_133BE #16 p.514x, AMK.242-243, DUR1.154x, MMG2#350 p.391x, BHQ.162, KHTB1.026, KHTP.001, NJB_v02#12-13 p.010 | AIL.022, SW_v02#12 p.002+12, ABCC.147-148, ABS#08 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Prayer for forgiveness; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1376 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-16 | 230 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مطران کشیش نصاری پیش من آمد و گفت که میرزا محمد علی مرا ملاقات کرد | He related the story of a judge of Acca, a priest of an Orthodox sect and Muhammad 'Ali. The judge was the Master's friend | BDA2.142-143 | DAS.1913-02-16, MHMD2.177-178 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0176 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-11-24 | 970 | Persian | مصطفی افندی نامی بود مدیر تحریرات لاینقطع اذیت میکرد ومردم را بر علیه ما میشوراند بطوری متصرف " کرده " | There was a certain Mustafa Effendi in charge of the newspaper, who persistently caused us difficulties and incited people against us, including the Mutasarrif Kurdih | KHH1.298-301 (1.415-419) | KHHE.429-433 | Bribery and corruption; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0831 | Words spoken on 1915-09-24 in Haifa | 360 | Persian | مشکلی و آسانی اکثرش بفکر است. مثلاً حالا از برای ما وقتی فکر بکنیم که در صحرای بادیة العرب توی آن شنزارها | Hardship and ease depend mostly upon thought. For example, when we now imagine ourselves amidst the desert sands of the Arabian wilderness [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-24 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2854 | Words to some engineers, spoken on 1912-11-03 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مشرق الاذکار مدور و دائره شکل است ٩ خیابان ٩ باغچه ٩ حوض با فواره های آب و ٩ دروازه در اطراف دارد | The Mashriqu'l-Adhkar is circular in shape. It has nine paths, nine gardens, nine pools with fountains and nine gates. | BDA1.352.03 | MHMD1.370-371 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB00963 | 400 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | مشرق الأذکار هر چند بظاهر بنيان جسمانيست ولی تأثير روحانی دارد و سبب الفت قلوب و اجتماع نفوس گردد | His honor… presented the map of the land… Although to outward seeming the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar is a material structure, yet it hath a spiritual effect | MMK1#060 p.093x | SWAB#060x, SW_v05#05 p.068+73x, SW_v06#07 p.052x, SW_v06#17 p.135x, SW_v07#07 p.057x, BW_v01p060 | Call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Importance of community building; Power of prayer; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00802 | 440 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | مشرق الأذکار از اعظم تأسيسات عالم انسانيست و تفرّعاتش بسيار است مشرق الأذکار اگر چه محلّ عبادتست | O thou favored maidservant of the Kingdom of God! The letter, which thou hast written, was received. Its contents evinced high aspiration…. The Temple is the most great foundation of the world of humanity and it has many branches | MMK1#064 p.097x, MMK1#065 p.098x, AVK4.151.04x | SWAB#064x, TAB.626-627, BWF.416-416x, LOG#2056x, BSC.465 #866-867x, SW_v06#17 p.142-143x, SW_v09#01 p.005x, PN_unsorted p073x | High station of teachers of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3016 | Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-09-18 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مسائل و احکام دین الله بر دو قسم است قسمی اساس اصلی احکام روحانیه و اصول سعادت بشریه و تحسین اخلاق | The laws and commandments of God are of two kinds: one set is composed of those essential spiritual principles which are the basis for human prosperity | BDA1.255.03 | MHMD1.273 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1921 | Words spoken on 1916-07-12 in Haifa | 150 | Persian | مسائل تاریخی تورات از حضرت موسی نیست، از عزراء است. احکامش از موسی است و برهان بر | The matters of history in the Torah are not from Moses, but from Ezra. Its laws are from Moses, and the proof lieth in [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-07-12 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0277 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-06 | 770 | Persian | مسائل الهیه مطابقت تام با عقل و علم دارد ولی مسئله در بیان شیئی است مبین لازم دارد همان مسئله را میشود بچندین | Spiritual teachings are completely consistent with rational thought and science, but it is a question of how they are presented. An interpreter is needed. The same issue can be presented in multiple ways. | KHH1.224-227 (1.312-317) | KHHE.327-329, STAB#052, STAB#108 | Maintainance of degrees in society; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02587 | 240 | mixed | Man of Courage, The; Translation List; Various Interpretations of Dhu'l-Qarnayn | مسئله عزير عليه السّلام حقيقتش اينست که مقصود ملّت حضرت موسی بود که به هجوم بختالنّصر | ...Qa’im-Maqamí is, in truth, the foremost servant of the Cause of the All-Merciful… As to the verses concerning Dhu’l-Qarnayn, these are of the ambiguous sort that have an inner meaning. The objectors made this account a snare of deceit | MMK6#283x, AHB.130BE #09-10 p.027x, AVK2.201-202x, MAS2.042-043x | BLO_courage.30x, ADMS#328x | Imam 'Ali; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0205 | Public address given on 1912-05-26 | 900 | Persian | مسئله بقای روح را نقلا در کتب مقدسه خوانده اید دیگر لازم نیست که من مجددا | As regards the matter of the immortality of the spirit, you have already studied this in the Holy Books, and there is no need for me to expound upon it anew [3.5s] | KHF.129, KHAB.346 (353), KHTB2.185, NJB_v04#19 p.004 | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2593 | Words to a Unitarian woman, spoken on 1912-03-26 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مژده مژده که علم ملکوت بلند شد مژده مژده بهار الهی ظاهر گردید مژده مژده ابر رحمت ببارید | The most important of all intentions is to spread the love of God.... Glad tidings, glad tidings, the Sun of love has dawned | BDA1.011.12 | DAS.1913-07-15, SW_v14#05 p.129, MHMD1.016-017, ABIE.066, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1688 | Words spoken during filming of motion picture on 1912-06-18 | 180 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مژده باد مژده باد که نور شمس حقیقت طلوع نمود مژده باد مژده باد که صهیون برقص | Glad-tidings, glad-tidings! The sun of Truth has arisen! Glad-tidings, glad-tidings! The New Jerusalem has descended from heaven! | DWNP_v2#09 p.078x, ANDA#43-44 p.76, KHF.001, KHTB2.153, NJB_v03#06-08 p.001 , BDA1.127.08 | SW_v19#08 p.253-254, MHMD1.136-137, BW_v07p421, BSTW#056 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2592 | Words spoken on 1915-10-19 in Akka | 80 | Persian | مرکز نقض سعی می کند که سبب شهادت من بشود. از برای او چه خواهد شد. این نهایت آمال و آرزوی من است | The Center of Violation striveth to compass my martyrdom. What shall befall him? This is the utmost aim and desire of mine own self [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-19 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3149 | 40 | Persian | مرکز میثاق را محور شرک نامید و نقطه نفی شمرد که معاذ الله در عدد چنین است | He designated the Center of the Covenant as the pivot of idolatry and regarded it as the Point of Negation—God forbid that such should be reckoned in numbers [3.5s] | AVK3.358.06 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria) | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10173 | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مرقوم نموده بودید که خدمتی بانجمن ارتباط شرق و غرب نمائید البته | ...You have written that you desire to assist the Orient-Occident Unity. Undoubtedly the Orient and the Occident must assist each other; especially in the question of the school of Tarbiat. | BDA2.294x | DAS.1913-05-06x, MHMD2.388x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07480 | 110 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá' | مرقوم نموده بودی که از احبّا شنيدی که انسان اگر ترقّی ننمايد محو و نابود گردد مقصد عدم صرف نيست | Thou hast written that some of the friends have informed thee that if man does not progress, he will perish and become nonexistent. | MMK3#047 p.029x | BLO_PT#080.47x | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Differences in human capacity; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09831 | 70 | Persian | مرقوم نموده بودی که احبّای بوستون و مالدن نهایت سرور داشتند که شاید من به امریک خواهم آمد | Thou didst write that the friends in Boston and Malden were filled with utmost joy at the prospect that I might come to America [3.5s] | NJB_v02#02 p.003x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1497 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 210 | Persian | مرشد که یکی از اصحاب قلعه بود در طهران با بزرگان و رجال مراوده داشت تصدیق امر کرد روزی | Murshid was close to the notables and the prominent figures of Tihran. He embraced the Faith and became one of companions at the fort [Tabarsi]. | NJB_v12#05 p.109, KHH1.321-322 (1.447-448) | KHHE.458-459, STAB#034 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12755 | 50 | Persian | مرسله جنابان اخوان ندافان علیهما بهاء الرحمن مبلغ بیست و پنج لیره انگلیزی معادل یکصد | O ye two respected brothers, recipients of the mercy of the All-Merciful, twenty-five English pounds, equivalent to one hundred [3.5s] | QUM.113 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2853 | 60 | Persian | مردی عرب با زنش بالای بام خفته بود نیمه شب تعدادی از طیور قطا را زن دید | A man of Arabia lay sleeping with his wife upon the rooftop, when, in the midnight hour, the woman beheld a flock of sand grouse passing overhead [3.5s] | YIK.303, ZIAB1.167-168 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2464 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 90 | Persian | مردم در صدد اطفای سراج الهی هستند ردیه ای نوشته اند نمیدانند که این ردیه ها باعث انتشار کلمة الله | People are exerting [great efforts] to extinguish the Light of God. They have written and will write many polemics, as they recently wrote in Tihran. | KHH1.024 (1.035) | KHHE.050 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2242 | Words spoken on 1913-02-24 in Paris | 110 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مردم خیلی غافلند باید آنها را بزور فهماند که در زمان مسیح چه قدر مضطرب | The people are oblivious indeed. One must take great pains to help them appreciate the degree of agitation that had seized the apostles of Christ | BDA2.157-158 | MHMD2.198 | Christ; Christianity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3015 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-07-29 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مردم چه قدر اسیر اوهامند محض شهرت و نام چه زحمتها می کشند این اوهام چه انجا می خواهد داشت جمیع شئون محو و فانی و نابود | What captives of superstitions people are! What troubles they endure for the sake of name and fame! What fruit will these superstitions bear? | BDA1.171.01 | MHMD1.185-186 | Development of capacity and readiness; Empty learning; false spirituality; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3310 | Words spoken on 1915-07-21 in Haifa | 30 | Persian | مردم بر سنگهائی که حواریین برآن نشسته بودند سجده می کردند و این از اثر نسبت الی الله و از قوهٴ بقای حقیقت آنها است که حتی جلوسشان بر سنگ این تأثیر را دارد | The people prostrated themselves before the stones whereon the apostles had been seated, and this proceedeth from their connection with God and from the potency of their enduring reality, such that even their mere act of sitting upon a stone hath produced such an effect [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-21 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Power of faith; power of the spirit | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1613 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-12 | 190 | Persian | مردم از قول حق خاضع نمیشوند ولی اگر عمل حق ببینند خاضع میشوند | People do not become submissive because of virtuous dictums; but rather, when they observe righteous deeds, they grow submissive. (DAS: Generally the people are not impressed by the words of the Divine Manifestation but if they hear about His actions they will humble themselves immediately.) | KHH1.212 (1.297) | KHHE.310-311, DAS.1915-04-12, BSR_v13 p.100 | Martyrs and martyrdom; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00033 | 1760 | mixed | مراسله آنجناب واصل و بر وقوعات و هذیان مفتریان اطلاع حاصل گردید از اینگونه | Thy letter was received, and the doings and ravings of the calumniators described therein have been noted [4o] | INBA59:254 | BRL_DAK#0725, MKT5.118, MSHR3.097x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3148 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-10 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مراد لوحی از الواح مبارکست و کنایه از اینکه الواح الهیه را باید بر سنگهای گرانبها نقش نمود | What is meant is one of the holy Tablets. But it also alludes to the fact that the divine Tablets should be engraved on precious stones. In addition, there is a saying in the East by which the color white symbolizes divine will | ASAT5.040, MAS2.021, BDA1.152.02 | MHMD1.164 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2063 | Words spoken on 1913-06-07 in Paris | 130 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مراد شجرهٴ حیات انسانیست در منهیات یعنی تجاوزات و مشتهیات آن نشان را مسئول میدارد | What is meant is the tree of human life. A person will be held accountable for his unlawful acts--that is, his transgressions and the desires that drove him to commit them | BDA2.338-339 | MHMD2.449-450 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2591 | Words to a Rabbi, spoken on 1912-12-04 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مراد از خلق آسمانها و زمینها در شش روز آن روز الهی است و خلق روحانی | What is intended by the creation of heaven and earth in six days is a spiritual creation and a divine day | BDA1.403.12 | MHMD1.422 | Creation of the world; Human reality created in the image of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2463 | Words to a Christian Scientist, spoken on 1912-11-14 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مراد از اینکه در وجود شر نیست اینست که انچه از مبدء عالم هستی و وجود است مفید است | By saying there is no evil in existence is meant that what has come from the Origin of existence and being is good and useful. It is good in its time and place and not evil. | BDA1.373.16 | MHMD1.392 | Law of transformation and change; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Things are known by their opposites | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2241 | 110 | Persian | مذکور که حکایت کردند پادشاهی بوزیرش گفت بادنجان را مخالف صحت و سلامت دانستند گفت بلی | A king told his minister that eggplant was reported to be bad for one's health. | ASAT2.022 | STAB#158 | Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3014 | Public address given on 1912-09-02 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مدنیت مادی صنایع ترقی نموده علوم و فنون توسیع یافته همین قسم اسباب حرب و قتال و خونریزی و هدم بنیان انسانی | Because of material civilization, industry has progressed and sciences and arts have burgeoned but at the same time weapons of war and bloodshed | BDA1.222.15 | MHMD1.239 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | |||||||
| AB11519 | 20 | Persian | مدرسه تربیت باید اطفال جناب مارکار معلم را در نهایت مهربانی تعلیم نمایند زیرا | The Tarbiyat School must teach the children of the esteemed Mr. Marcar with utmost kindness, for [3.5s] | AHB.136BE #02-03 p.90 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06394 | 130 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | مدرسه اطفال در روز يکشنبه و قرائت الواح و تعاليم حضرت بهآءاللّه و القآء کلمة اللّه | ...The Sunday school for the children in which the Tablets and Teachings of Baha'u'llah are read | MMK1#124 p.140x | SWAB#124x, SW_v09#08 p.092-093 | Education of children; moral education; 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00328 | Sharh-i-Fass-i-Nigin (on the Ringstone Symbol) | 660 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablet on the Greatest Name (Lawh-i Ism-i A'zám) | Sharh-i-Fass-i-Nigin (on the Ringstone Symbol) | مدتی شد که آنجناب در پاریس بخدمت مشغولید هر چند زحمت و مشقت بسیار است ولی خدمت | For some time you have been engaged in service in Paris and although there is much hardship and difficulty, it is service [3.5s]... ...As regards the explanation of Monsieur Angelmann(?) concerning the writing of the Greatest Name on the ringstone | BRL_DAK#0571, MMK6#166x, AKHA_103BE #12 p.05, AKHA_117BE #01-04 p.v, AVK3.079.05x, MAS2.100-103, OOL.C023 | LOG#0910x, BSC.478 #914x, PN_various p010x, RESP.072x, RBB.143-144, BLO_PT#160 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Ringstone symbol | x | * | - | |||||
| ABU2748 | 70 | Persian | محمود نامی بود که بحق مردم بد میگفت جمال مبارک نصیحتش فرمودند | There was a man by the name of Mahmud who used to speak ill of people. | NJB_v11#19 p.341 | STAB#149 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Humor; jokes; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1612 | 190 | Persian | محمد جواد برادری داشت که در اسلامبول تضرع و زاری میکرد که غنی بشود | Muhammad-Javad had a brother in Istanbul who was supplicating and entreating God to become rich. | NJB_v12#06 p.126 | STAB#087 | Business; financial; property matters; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3712 | Words to a group of Persian students, spoken on 1913-02-19 | 80 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | محصّلین مشهور سابقین که کاری از پیش نبردند بلکه انشآءاللّٰه شما خدمتی بایران نمائید | The well-known Persian students of the past were unable to bring about any advancements in their native land | BDA2.147 | MHMD2.184 | Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||
| AB09683 | 80 | Persian | محرم خلوتگاه الهی و امین خزائن اسرار ربانی سرور کامکاریست که مرکز سنوحات | That inviolate sanctuary of the Divine, that trusted custodian of the treasuries of heavenly secrets, is the sovereign of felicity who is the center of divine inspirations [3.5s] | PYK.234 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10064 | 70 | Persian | محرّک لسان محبّت اللّه است و وله و انجذاب ، محبّت اللّه زبان لال را گويا کند و گوش کر را شنوا نمايد | That which moveth the tongue is the love of God and rapture and attraction; the love of God maketh the mute to speak and causeth the deaf to hear [3.5s] | MMK3#141 p.098x | Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11404 | 220 | Persian | محررات شما پیاپی میرسد و جمیع مژده اشتعال نار محبت الله میدهد که الحمد لله... اطفال را بسیار باید تربیت نمود و نهایت همّت در مشق و درسشان مبذول داشت | Your letters arrive in succession, and all give glad tidings of the enkindling of the fire of the love of God, for which praise be to God.... Children must be greatly educated, and the utmost effort must be expended in their training and instruction [3.5s] | MJTB.109ax, FRH.422-423 | Education of children; moral education; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12730 | 60 | Turkish | محترم قزم نوری بیک افندی کلبه آوارگانه کلدی و عاشقانه ملاقات و موانست ایلدی | O esteemed Qazam Nuri Bey Effendi! Thou didst visit this refuge of exile and engaged in loving fellowship and intimate companionship [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0524 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00717 | 470 | Arabic | محبوبی محبوبی لک الحمد و العزه و العلی و لک الجود و الفضل و الندی و لک ایادی | O My Beloved, My Beloved! Unto Thee be praise and glory and exaltation; unto Thee be bounty and grace and munificence; unto Thee be all bestowals [3.5s] | PYK.254 | Eulogies; reminiscences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3708 | Words spoken in Vienna on 1913-04-19 | 90 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | محبّت شما سبب آمدن من باینجا شد من برای دیدن شما آمدم نه برای سیر و سیاحت | Your love is the reason I have come here. I have come to see you, not to go on leisurely excursions | BDA2.246 | MHMD2.320 | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2165 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-27 | 120 | Persian | محبت دو نوع است یکی محبتی است عن علیه و یک محبتی بلا علیه مثلا این مردم بسیار | There are two kinds of love. The first love is based on a motive; the second love is motiveless. People, as a general rule love each other, show kindness towards each other but such manifestations of kindliness are based upon ulterior motives | KHH1.260 (1.363) | KHHE.380, DAS.1914-11-27 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0993 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 310 | Persian | Translation List; Pilgrim's Note of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Words, A | محبت ، محبت ، محبت ، محبت جاذب قلوب است محبت جالب نفوس است . حتی این کرات جسیمه | Love, love, love. Love attracts the hearts, love captivates the souls. Even these massive globes revolve through the power of gravity | KHMT.083-084 | ADMS#294 | Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; One universal law; attractive power of love; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1264 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 250 | Persian | مجلس مبعوثان سوخته است آتش زده اند یا یانغین یعنی حریق واقع شده است | The Assembly of Deputies hath been consumed in flames - whether by deliberate conflagration or by an accidental fire that hath broken forth therein [3.5s] | KHH2.281-283 | Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09682 | 80 | Arabic | مثل کلمه طیبه لشجره طیبه اصلها ثابت و فرعها فی السماء اعلم ان حسن الاخلاق و | Like unto a goodly tree is the goodly word, its roots firmly fixed and its branches reaching unto heaven. Know thou that goodly character [3.5s] | INBA87:222b, INBA52:227b | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3571 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-04 | 10 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مثل تعلق آفتاب بمرآتست و موت عبارت از انقطاع این ارتباط | It has the same connection as the sun has with the mirror. Death is the name for the dissolution of this connection. | BDA1.146.08 | SW_v14#02 p.037, MHMD1.157 | Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0189 | Words spoken on 1911-01-21 | 930 | Persian | مثل ایران مثل حاصل سبز و خرم خوبی است که گرفتار برودت شده و برف فراوان بروی آن فرود آمده باشد... وقتی که کاروان مکه وارد بریه الشام | The likeness of Iran is as a verdant and fertile field that hath been seized by bitter cold, and upon which abundant snow hath descended [3.5s]... ...Once a trading caravan from Mecca was passing through Syrian lands. The Egyptian king ordered that the leader of the expedition | NJB_v02#06-07 p.008-009, YFY.266-267 | STAB#065 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Past, present and future of Iran; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02952 | 220 | Persian | مثل انسان مثل شجر است و اشجار متنوّع الاثمار ، شجره طيّبه البتّه بايد ثمره جنيّه ببار آرد تا آنکه هويّت و ماهيّتش | Man is even as a tree, and trees yield diverse fruits; verily, a goodly tree must needs bring forth delectable fruit that its true nature [3.5s] | MMK3#169 p.119x | Bringing forth results; fruit; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Law of pilgrimage; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2590 | Words spoken en route in train in Chicago, 1912-10-31 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | متجاوز از دو سال است که از جوار روضهٴ مبارکه دورم حال باید مراجعت کنم اگر باز مقدر شود | It is now more than two years that I have been far from the Holy Shrine of Baha'u'llah. Now I must return. If God wills it, I shall make another journey in another direction | BDA1.341.08 | MHMD1.359-360 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1846 | Words to Otto Häfner, spoken on 1913-04-04 | 160 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مبلغی در طفولیت خوبست من باین سن که بودم تبلیغ میکردم شخصی از احباب برادری داشت | It is good to be a spreader of the Teachings of God in childhood. I was a teacher | BDA2.218 | DAS.1913-04-05, SW_v09#18 p.201, MHMD2.281, VLAB.103, STAB#114 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0992 | Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, ca. 1913(1911?) | 310 | Persian | Translation List | مبلغ باید مدارا داشته باشد جوهر تقدیس باشد اطلاعات داشته | Teachers of the Cause must have courtesy and forbearance. They must be the essence of sanctity—informed, moved by the divine teachings, knowledgeable and well apprised | INBA06:629-632 | RRT.086-088 | ADMS#158 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1445 | Words spoken on 1916-07-29 in Haifa | 220 | Persian | مبدأ این از اسلام است، شفاخانه می گفتند. حضرات اروپائیها آمدند اینجا، لویز سابع رفت در فرانسه تأسیس نمود | The origin of this was from Islam, where it was known as a house of healing. The Europeans came hither, and Louis the Seventh established it in France [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-07-29 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3013 | Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-27 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مبدء و مأب من آستان مقدس است انچه داریم از ان درگاهست و عودمان باو اگر عون و عنایت او نبود این نفوس | My beginning and my end, the place from which I start and the place to which I return is the Holy Threshold. What I have is from that Threshold | BDA1.136.14 | SW_v19#08 p.256, MHMD1.147 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | |||||||
| AB12596 | 90 | Persian | مبالغی که تا بحال ارسال گشته چه از طهران و چه از عشق آباد رسید مطمئن باش | Rest assured that all sums hitherto dispatched, whether from Tehran or from 'Ishqabad, have been received [3.5s] | AMIN.108-109 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2462 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-14 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مبارکترین اوقات وقتی است که با احبای الهی ملاقات مینمایم این بهترین اوقاتست | The most blessed moments of my life are those which I spend in the company of the friends of God. These are the best times. | BDA1.372.11 | MHMD1.391 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2747 | Words to some clergymen, spoken on 1912-04-13 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مادیات و روحانیات همیشه همعنان بوده ولی حال مادیات غلبه نموده و اساس الهی فراموش شده | Materialism and spirituality have always kept pace together. Now materialism has gone ahead, the divine foundation is forgotten and is being left behind.... The appearance of the divine Manifestation is like the coming of springtime. | BDA1.031.01 | SW_v19#02 p.053, MHMD1.040 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Harmony of science and religion; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual springtime | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3309 | Words spoken on 1912-08-20 in Green Acre | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مادام مظاهر الهیه بین خلق هستند و مثل این خیمه نشنینان بیرون گرین عکا شیدا میشود حتی کلمبوس | While the Manifestations of God are still alive, the people do not appreciate their value, they curse and execrate them; but after their ascension they worship them. | BDA1.199.09 | SW_v19#11 p.349, MHMD1.215 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB10237 | 70 | Persian | ماء نطفه را که ماده وجود انسانست از پیش علماشیعه مانند اوساخ کثیفه میدانستند | The seminal water, which is the substance of man's existence, was regarded by the Shia divines of old as vile and unclean [3.5s] | AVK3.301.10x, AVK4.094.06x | Cleanliness and refinement | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1687 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 180 | Persian | ما نه استبداد صرف را میخواهیم و نه آزادی بحت ما بامور روحانی و تعلقات | We desire neither absolute despotism, nor unbounded liberty. We are concerned with the spiritual teachings and matters pertaining to the world above. | KHH1.048-049 (1.068-069) | KHHE.086-087 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Freedom of thought and action; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3478 | Words spoken on board the SS Cedric at sea, 1912-04-06 | 20 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما مداخله در طعام جسمانی آنها نمی کنیم مداخلهٴ ما در طعام روحانی است | At the table on board the Cedric Abdu'l-Baha spoke about simple diet - how much better | BDA1.023.02 | DAS.1913-07-20, SW_v08#02 p.018, MHMD1.031, ABIE.090, BLO_PN#007 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3012 | Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-19 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما محافل وفا را دوست داریم نه مناظر با صفا و اما وفا اول باید بخدا و اوامر و عهد او نمود | We love meetings of fidelity and not picturesque scenes. We must first be faithful to God, to His ordinances and Covenant and to His servants | BDA1.128.08 | SW_v19#08 p.254, MHMD1.137 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2062 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-02-02 | 130 | Persian | ما مبلغ خیای لازم داریم باید جمیع احباء مبلغ باشند و تبلیغ بزبان تنها نیست ... هر یکی از احبای الهی باید در سال اقلا یکی را تبلیغ کنند | We are sorely in need of many teachers. But all the believers of God must be teachers of the Cause. Teaching the Cause is not only through the tongue...Every one of the believers of God must, at the very least, teach one new soul in a year. | AVK3.496.18x, MAS5.163 | DAS.1914-02-02 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0738 | Words spoken on 1913-06-08 in Paris | 400 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ما قرب روحانی داریم قرب و ارتباطی که آن را بُعد و انفصالی | There exists between us a spiritual bond and closenes that will never be followed by remoteness and separation. Praised be God, the light of guidance is shining brightly | BDA2.340-342 | MHMD2.452-454 | Love of God; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3011 | Words spoken in Dec. 1919 | 50 | Persian | ما دولت عادله را دوست داریم هر دولتی باشد پادشاه قدیم ایران انوشروان اگر چه | Verily we cherish every just government, whatsoever it may be, even as the ancient Persian sovereign Anoshirvan, though he was [3.5s] | NJB_v11#19 p.342 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2746 | Words to some spiritualists, spoken on 1912-08-17 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما دعا می کنیم خدا شفا میدهد ما اهل ادعا نیستیم اهل بیانیم جمیع منادی بامر بهآءالله هستیم من عبدالبهاء هستم و حضرت بهاءالله مطلع تقدیس است | We pray but God bestows healing. We do not make claims for ourselves. We are only the expounders of the Word. | BDA1.195.07 | MHMD1.211 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1611 | Public address given on 1912-10-02 | 190 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما در دنیا عقب انسان می گردیم انسان بحیات روحانی انسانست و سبب این حیات کمالات معنوی و صفات رحمانی است | We aspire to find true human beings in this world. Man becomes human only through spiritual life, and the foundation of such a life is made up of heavenly perfections. | BDA1.284.05 | MHMD1.301-302 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Man's distinction from the animal; Purpose; goal of creation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3010 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-08-23 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما در اینجا کارتان را تمام کردیم تخمی کشتیم نفوس خیلی منجذب شدند و منقلب گشتند | We have finished our work here. We have sown a seed. Many souls have been attracted and transformed. | BDA1.203.10 | SW_v19#11 p.350, MHMD1.219-220 | Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1308 | Words spoken on 1915-10-03 in Haifa | 240 | Persian | ما تسلیمیم، اگر انسان تسلیم نباشد آن وقت گیر امتحانات می افتد. لنبلونکم بشئ من الخوف و الجوع و نقص | We are submissive. Should man fail to submit, he will verily fall into the trials and tribulations. We shall surely try you with something of fear and hunger and loss [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-03 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0521 | Words to some newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-04-30 | 520 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما بهاءالله را اول مربی عالم انسانی میدانیم در زمانی که شرق را ظلمت اختلاف احاطه | We believe Baha'u'llah to be the supreme educator of humanity. When the gloom of contention | KHTB2.054, BDA1.060.06 | MHMD1.068-070 | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Manifestation of God as educator; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2745 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-07-25 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما برای کار و خدمت آمدیم نه برای هوا خوری باید بعبودیت آستان جمال مبارک پرداخت و چنین بندگی را سبب راحت و مسرت جان و دل | We have come for work and service and not for leisure. We must render service to the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty | BDA1.166.14 | MHMD1.181 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Methods of teaching the Cause; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2589 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 80 | Persian | ما با گذشته کاری نداریم ما مضی مضی و ما سیاءتیک فاین قم فاغتنم الغرصه بین العدمین | We have nothing to do with the past. “What has passed is past. And what is to come has not appeared. Therefore do not compare two vacuities.” | KHH1.041 (1.057) | KHHE.075 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1686 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 180 | Persian | ما این را می گوئیم نه تنها حضرت داود اگر خدا به عدل رفتار کند | This do We proclaim: were God to act with justice, not David alone [3.5s] | KHH2.249-250 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2852 | Words spoken on 1913-02-18 in Paris | 60 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ما آنچه خیر وصلاح ایران و ایرانیان بود گفتیم و نوشتیم ولی گوش ندادند حتی در بدایت | We have spoken and written about such things as will conduce to the good and betterment of Persia and its peoples | BDA2.146 | MHMD2.182-183 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Parliaments; constitutional government; Past, present and future of Iran; Relationship between government and people | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3020 | Words spoken on 1913-01-16 in London | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مؤثر و مفید است ولی ما بجهت ملاقات فقرا آمدیم نه دیدن ملوک و اُمرا با هر طالبی بکمال محبت | Such a meeting would prove effective and useful. However, we have come to meet with the poor, not to consort with kings and rulers | BDA2.087 | MHMD2.105-106 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Non-participation in politics; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1132 | 280 | Persian | لهذا انسان هر چیزی را باید بعین خودش نظر کند نه بدیده دیگران باید خودش تحری حقیقت نماید تا | For this reason must every soul regard all things with his own eyes and not through the eyes of others, and must himself search after truth, until [3.5s] | NJB_v05#14 p.004 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Imam Husayn; Independent investigation of truth; reality | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00478 | 570 | Arabic | لم ادر یا الهی ان اشکو الیک ای بلائی و ابث ای حزنی و ابتلائی ارایت یا محبوبی | I know not, O my God, which of my afflictions I shall bewail before Thee, nor how I should pour forth my grief and tribulation. Behold, O my Beloved One [3.5s] | INBA87:460, INBA52:477 | BRL_DAK#0748, KHAF.067 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1496 | Words spoken on 1913-06-20 in Port Said | 210 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | لِله خرق العوائد خرق عادات و رسومات بَرازندهٴ قدرت و ارادهٴ الهی است | It is the prerogative of God to contravene the rules of humanity. Indeed, it befits and power and purpose of God to violate the customs and practices of humankind | BDA2.357 | MHMD2.476-477 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0955 | Words spoken on 1915-11-25 in Haifa | 320 | Persian | للذاهبین الاولین من القرون لنا بصائر . در اسلاف نظر کنیم، در روش آنها، در نجاح و فلاح و موفقیت دنیویه آنها | PYB#218 p.18-20x, ZSM.1915-11-25 | STAB#040, STAB#045 | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12580 | 90 | Arabic | لک العطاء یا ربی الاعلی علی کل عبد سلک سبیل الهدی و خاض غمار الوفاء و قام علی | Gracious art Thou, O my exalted Lord, to every servant who treads the path of guidance, immerses himself in the stream of fidelity, and rises to exalt Your word | BBBD.208 | BBBD.209 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00126 | 980 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی و لک الشکر یا منائی علی ما مننت به علی اصفیائک و انعمت به | All praise be unto Thee, O my God, and all thanksgiving be unto Thee, O my Heart's Desire, for Thy gracious favors bestowed upon Thy chosen ones and the blessings Thou hast granted [3.5s] | MMK5#158 p.123 | Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00327 | 660 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی و لک الشکر یا محبوبی علی ما علت کلمتک و تمت نعمتک و سبقت | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, and thanksgiving be unto Thee, O my Beloved, for Thou hast exalted Thy Word and perfected Thy bounty and caused it to precede [3.5s] | INBA16:046, INBA89:198 | MKT4.171, MILAN.186, ASAT5.126x | Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01758 | 300 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی علی جزیل العطاء و لک الشکر یا محبوبی علی الهدی و لک الثناء یا | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for Thy bountiful gifts, and gratitude be unto Thee, O my Beloved, for Thy guidance, and praise be unto Thee, O [3.5s] | TAH.300x, MSHR5.410x | Education of children; moral education; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04560 | 170 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما ماج بحر الغفران علی اهل العصیان و لک الشکر یا منائی بما | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for that the ocean of forgiveness hath surged upon the people of rebellion, and thanksgiving be unto Thee, O Thou my heart's Desire [3.5s] | BSHN.140.257, BSHN.144.257, MHT2.072b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00082 | 1190 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما کشفت الغطاء و هتکت الحجاب و اوقدت سراج الهدی فی قلوب | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having rent asunder the veil, torn away the shroud and kindled the lamp of guidance within the hearts [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0063, MKT1.347 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Prophecy and fulfillment; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00300 | 690 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما کشفت الغطاء و رفعت النقاب عن وجه الحقیقه لعبدک المبتهل | All praise be unto Thee, O my God, for Thou hast lifted the veil and removed the covering from the face of truth for Thy suppliant servant [3.5s] | MMK4#178 p.219, ASAT5.356x, DUR4.798 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00041 | 1600 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما فتحت ابواب ملکوت العظمه و الجلال علی وجوه احبائک و ظللت | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! For Thou hast opened the Doors of the Kingdom of Grandeur | INBA16:076 | MKT4.162b, MMK5#094 p.075, AMK.187-194, BBBD.332-334, MAS5.287x, MJMJ2.026x, MMG2#076 p.083x, YHA1.280-281x, NJB_v05#12 p.001 | BBBD.334-339, DAS.1914-10-04, SW_v05#14 p.211-215+218, BSTW#348 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00270 | 720 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما شغفت الاحباء حبا بجمالک و تجلیت علی الاصفیاء فی یوم | All praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having enraptured Thy loved ones with a love for Thy beauty, and for having manifested Thyself unto the pure-hearted in this Day [3.5s] | INBA87:445, INBA52:460 | Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03555 | 200 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما خرقت ابصار القلوب حجبات النور و سبحات الظلام الدیجور | O my God, unto Thee be praise for having rent asunder before the eyes of all hearts the veils of light and the shadows of impenetrable darkness [3.5s] | MJMJ3.102, MMG2#379 p.424 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01093 | 380 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما بعثت نفوسا نورانیه من مراقدها و حشرت عصبه رحمانیه و | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, inasmuch as Thou hast raised up luminous souls from their resting-places and hast gathered together a company possessed of divine mercy [3.5s] | AKHA_123BE #03 p.d | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01871 | 290 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اوقدت فی زجاج القلوب سراج الهدی و نورت الابصار بسطوع | Unto Thee be praise, O my God, for Thou hast kindled the lamp of guidance within the glass of hearts and illumined all eyes with radiance [3.5s] | MSBH3.405 | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00647 | 490 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما انزلت الماء الطهور و سقیت به اراض هامده خامده خاویه قبل | To Thee be praise, O my God, for Thou hast sent down the pure water and with it hast watered the barren, lifeless, desolate lands of old [3.5s] | AYBY.370 #056 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12184 | 290 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اشرقت شمس الحقیقه من الافق المبین و تلوح علی هیاکل | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for that the Sun of Truth hath shone forth from the manifest horizon and doth illumine the temples of being [3.5s] | INBA85:331 | Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00257 | 730 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اشرقت الارض بنور ساطع من نیر الافاق و تجلیت علی الشجره | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having caused the earth to shine with a brilliant light from the Daystar of the horizons, and for having manifested Thyself upon the Tree [3.5s] | ABDA.020-021 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01289 | 350 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اخترت الاخیار و اجتبیت الابرار و انتخبت الاحرار و | Thine be the praise, O my God, for having chosen the righteous, selected the pure in heart, and singled out the free-spirited [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0049, SFI20.018-019 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0144 | Words spoken on 1915-09-28 in Haifa | 1050 | Persian | لشگر تا در میدان حرب نباشد معلوم نیست که چقدر پادشاه به آن مهربانی و محبت دارد. عساکری که در اوطانشان هستند | Until an army enters the field of battle, the extent of the sovereign's loving-kindness and affection toward it remaineth unknown. Those soldiers who abide in their homelands [3.5s] | NJB_v14#02 p.063, ZSM.1915-09-28 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of example; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3009 | Words spoken at Golden Circle Club in Boston, 1912-07-24 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | لسان عربی لسان عمومی نمیشود ولی چند هفته پیش نامه ئی از نیویورک بیکی از رؤسای اسپرانتو نوشتم که اگر مجمعی از وکلای اجناس و ملوک فراهم کنند | A few weeks ago, I wrote a letter from New York to one of the promoters of Esperanto | BDA1.165.06 | SW_v19#10 p.309, MHMD1.179-180 | Universal language | - | - | |||||||
| AB11795 | 70 | Persian | لایحه ای که بحسب اصطلاح این ایام راپورت میگویند در خصوص انتشار امرالله در خطه | The report, which according to the custom of these days is termed a memorandum, concerning the spread of the Cause of God in that region [3.5s] | INBA85:431 | BRL_DAK#0185, YIA.342 | Growth of the Cause; Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06479 | 130 | mixed | لاشکرنک ربی علی ما هدیت المشتاقین الی جنه اللقاء و دعوت المنجذبین الی مشهد | I shall render thanks unto my Lord for guiding them that yearn unto the Paradise of reunion and calling them that are attracted unto the sacred precincts [3.5s] | MSBH4.570-571 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Living waters; water of life; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01757 | 300 | Arabic | لاسبحن بحمدک اللهم عشیا و ابکارا و یدلع لسانی بذکرک اصیلا و اسحارا و ادعوک فی | I shall sing Thy praise, O my God, in the evening and at dawn, and shall let my tongue proclaim Thy remembrance at eventide and at the break of day. I beseech Thee in [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1161, SAHA.000 (ط) | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1171 | Words to Mr Pinchot and others, spoken on 1912-06-04 | 270 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | لابد خواهد شد اما امریکا داخل نمیشود این جنگ در اروپا می شود شما یک گوشه ئی راگرفته اید | It will certainly come about but America will not participate in it. This war will be staged in Europe. You are in a corner | BDA1.113.11 | SW_v19#06 p.184, MHMD1.121 | Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||
| AB00069 | 1250 | mixed | لابتهلن الیک یا الهی و اتضرعن بین یدیک متذللا منکسرا الی ملکوتک الاعلی | I implore Thee, O my God, and beseech Thee with lowliness and contrition, before Thy Most Exalted Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA87:629, INBA52:673 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08680 | 90 | mixed | گويند که ما شاء الله کان ، يعنی هر چه خدا خواهد واقع خواهد شد در آيه قرآن ميفرمايد يا ايّتها النّفس المطمئنّة | They say "What God willeth shall come to pass," meaning that whatsoever God desireth will verily transpire. In the verse of the Qur'án He saith: "O thou soul that art at rest..." [3.5s] | MMK3#135 p.094x | Degrees of faith; certitude; Development of capacity and readiness; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11856 | 220 | mixed | گل مولا گر بگویم ز اشتیاق جان و دل ناله و افغان براید ز آب و گل | O rose of the Lord! Were I to speak of the yearning of my heart and soul, lamentations and cries would arise from water and clay [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0451 | Degrees of faith; certitude; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3650 | Words spoken at the Shrine of the Bab | 120 | Persian | گل بسیار است ولی این گل سرخ حتایت دیگریست واقعا سلطتان گلها است | There are many flowers but this rose is another story. Truly, it is the sultan of flowers | MAS5.200x | KSHK#32 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Baha'u'llah; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00477 | Some Answered Questions #039 The Human and the Divine Station of the Manifestations | 570 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | گفتیم که در مظاهر ظهور سه مقام هست اول حقیقت جسمانیه که تعلق باین جسد | We stated before that the Manifestations of God have three stations: First, the material reality | MFD#39, OOL.C022.39 | SAQ#39 | Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0533 | Words to some students, spoken on 1914-10-12 | 510 | Persian | گفتند شما ها امروز میخواهید بروید گفتم پس بروم وداع کنم علی العجاله در تابستان | I have been informed that you are leaving today... When the Commission of Inquiry came [in 1904], they made matters difficult for us. | KHH1.108-110 (1.151-154) | KHHE.164-169, DAS.1914-10-12, PN_1914 p068 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Mystery of the great reversal; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0888 | Words to Nuru'd-Din Mumtazi et al in May 1920 | 340 | Persian | گفتم میزان سوم میزان عقل است چیزی را که انسان میخواهد درک کند | How many means of knowledge does humankind possess?... [He explained to them that] there are three means of knowing things. One is the through the senses, such as vision | KNR.065-066 | KNRE.074 | Limits of the intellect; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Rational arguments | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3308 | Words spoken on 1912-12-20 in London | 30 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | گریه مکن مویه منما فریاد بر میار اشک از دیده مبار سُرور و حُزن دنیا هر دو در گذر است و عزت و ذلت آن هر دو فانی | Do not cry or lament! Do not wail or let tears rain from your eyes! The happiness and sorrow of this world last only for a time, and its glory and abasement are both fleeting | BDA2.032 | MHMD2.038 | Consolation and comfort; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1752 | Words spoken on 1915-09-23 in Haifa | 170 | Persian | گرسنگی صدمه است از برای انسان، غذا دافع آن است، نه اینکه لذتی است در غذا. تشنگی صدمه است از برای انسان | Hunger is an affliction unto man, and food doth ward it off; not that there be pleasure in food. Thirst is an affliction unto man [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-23 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09049 | 90 | Turkish | کیم که بو درگاهده دربان اولور کشور جان و دله سلطان اولور مور ضعیف اولسه بیله | He who becometh the doorkeeper at this divine threshold, though he be but a feeble ant, shall be made sovereign ruler over the realm of heart and soul [3.5s] | INBA13:405, INBA55:239, INBA59:153b, INBA88:056a | Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3477 | 20 | Persian | کیفیة شهادة قرة العین هو انهم اخبروها ان زوجةالصدر الاعظم تحب ان تلاقیها فی البستان | The manner of the martyrdom of Qurratu'l-Ayn was that they informed her that the wife of the Grand Vizier desired to meet with her in the garden [3.5s] | ASAT4.496b | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01219 | 360 | Arabic | کیف اذکرک یا رب السموات العلی و افتح شفتی بذکرک بین الوری و قد احاطنی البلاء | How can I remember Thee, O Lord of the exalted heavens, and open my lips with Thy praise amidst humanity, when trials have encompassed me [3.5s] | HHA.290-291 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04559 | 170 | Persian | کیخسروا همنامت بجهان راز پی برد لهذا از تخت و تاج بیزار شد خیل و حشم و چتر و | O Kay-Khosrow! Thy namesake in the world of mystery found his way; therefore did he turn away from throne and crown, from retinue and royal canopy [3.5s] | ALPA.092, YARP2.108 p.130 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1684 | Words spoken on 1913-05-23 in Paris | 180 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | کمال انسان در اینست که بقدر وسع اولاد فقرا و اطفال سائرین را هم تربیت نماید | A person's perfection lies in this -- that he also rear, to the extent that he is able, the offspring of the poor and other children | BDA2.314 | MHMD2.417 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2850 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-10 | 60 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | کم است نسبت بامریکا هر چند مصارف انگلند کمتر است ولی باز اُجرت مزدوران | This is little compared to America. Though expenses are lower in England, still their workers' wages are too low | BDA2.015 | MHMD2.018 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing | - | - | |||||||
| AB00347 | Some Answered Questions #043 The Two Kinds of Prophets | 640 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | کلیهء انبیا بر دو قسمند قسمی نبی بالاستقلالند و متبوع و قسمی دیگر غیر مستقل و تابع | Prophets are in general of two kinds. Some are independent Prophets Who are followed, while others are not independent and are themselves followers. | MFD#43, OOL.C022.43 | SAQ#43 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Categories of Prophets (major; minor; village); Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0006 | Public address given on 1912-06-02 | 2430 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | کلیسا را بیعه نامیده اند یعنی محل بیعت این اصطلاح کتاب مقدس است | In the terminology of the Holy Books, the church has been called the "House of the Covenant".... Temples are symbols... There is no doubt that if the world of the Occident should abandon dogmas.... The law of God is a collective center | BRL_DAK#0643, BDA1.112.x | LOG#0739x, LOG#2078x, LOG#2096x, PUP#060 (p.163-171), SW_v03#10 p.025-029, SW_v05#16 p.246-247+248, SW_v06#17 p.146-148, SW_v08#10 p.125, SW_v14#05 p.145, SW_v14#05 p.147, MHMD1.120, BW_v01p060x | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Equality of men and women; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1845 | Words spoken on 1914-02-08 | 160 | Persian | کلمه عزت و نجات بنی اسرائیل وقتی نازل شد که جمیع انها در ذلت بودند بدرجه | The Word of glory and deliverance was sent down upon the children of Israel at a time when all of them had sunk to such depths of abasement [3.5s] | MAS5.187-188x | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3147 | Words spoken on 1915-06-19 in Haifa | 40 | Persian | کلمات مکنونه بعد از سفر سلیمانیه نازل شد. رشح عما در سنهٴ شصت و هفت نازل شد. شهرت جمال مبارک به بهاء الله آنوقت شد. هیکلی که حضرت اعلی نوشته اند در شصت و هفت بود در آخر ایام حضرت اعلی | The Hidden Words were revealed after the sojourn in Sulaymaniyyih. The Most Great Effusion was revealed in the year sixty and seven. The Blessed Beauty became renowned as Bahá'u'lláh at that time. The Temple which the Exalted One had penned was in sixty and seven, in the latter days of His ministry [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-06-19 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11479 | 20 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | کلّ مأمور بمعالجه و متابعت حکما هستند اين محض اطاعت امر اللّه است و الّا شافی خدا | ...It is incumbent upon everyone to seek medical treatment and to follow the doctor’s instructions, for this is in compliance with the divine ordinance | MMK1#136 p.153x | SWAB#136x, LOG#0959x | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1548 | Words spoken on 1915-02-08 in Abu Sinan | 200 | Persian | کثبف طالب کثیف است پاکی تاثیر کلی در روح دارد و لو خود پاکیزگی عرض است | Cleanliness has a profound effect upon the spirit. Even though cleanliness is related to worldly affairs, yet its effect is manifested in the soul. | KHH1.169-170 (1.237-238) | KHHE.249-250, DAS.1915-02-08, BSR_v13 p.090 | Cleanliness and refinement | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3476 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-05-23 | 20 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | کاش جمال مبارک باین صفحات تشریف آورده بودند از بس جمال مبارک اینگونه مناظر را دوست میداشتند | Would that the Blessed Beauty could have come to these regions! He loved such scenery very much. | BDA1.101.13 | SW_v19#06 p.183, MHMD1.108 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2059 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-05 | 130 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | کاریکه خدا در جلو انسان میگذارد لابد طاقت هم میدهد ما نباید همیشه بآسایش تن ناظر باشیم | When God entrusts one to do something, He also gives one the capacity to endure it | BDA2.009.09 | MHMD2.011 | Disregarding bodily comfort; High station of the true believer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2744 | Words to Nuru'd-Din Mumtazi et al in May 1920 | 70 | Persian | کار بدست اطفال افتاده کار به دست بی سر و پاها افتاده از برای سلطان قدری باقی نمانده است | The affairs of Íran have fallen into the hands of children and those who have no moral compass. Their behavior is such that there is no value or merit in the station of kingship. | KNR.082-083 | KNRE.091 | Call to action; Past, present and future of Iran; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2588 | Words to Mr and Mrs Austin, spoken on 1912-04-01 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | کاتولیکها هر قدر تعصب نمودند ذلیل تر گشتند تا حال که بترتیب جدید راضی شدند و الا این اشخاص متعصب ترین مذاهب عالمند | The more the Catholics showed prejudice, the more they were debased. Only now have they shown willingness | BDA1.018.17 | MHMD1.025 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | |||||||
| AB00575 | Some Answered Questions #023 The Resurrection of Christ | 520 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | قیام مظاهر الهیه بجسد نیست جمیع شئونات و حالات و اعمال | The resurrection of the Manifestations of God is not of the body. All that pertains to them | MFD#23, OOL.C022.23 | SAQ#23 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Harmony of science and religion; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Resurrection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1751 | Words spoken on 1913-06-10 in Paris | 170 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | قیام بر تبلیغ امر الله و خدمت کلمة الله در هر عصری سبب حیات سرمدیهٴ نفوس بوده | In every age, the act of arising to teach the Cause of God and exalt His Word has enabled humanity to achieve eternal life. Through this service | BDA2.344-345 | MHMD2.457-458 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Contention and conflict; Generosity [kirama]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3715 | Words to Ms Richard and others, spoken on 1913-05-12 in Paris | 80 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | قوّهٴ روح القدس هر ضعیفی را قوی نماید بهبینید قوم ذلیل اسرائیل را چگونه عزیز نمود ماهیگیر را شهیر آفاق کرد | The power of the Holy Spirit makes every weak one strong. Observe how it exalted the abased people of Israel! | BDA2.297-298 | MHMD2.393 | Call to action; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB09681 | 80 | Arabic | قولی لک الحمد یا الهی بما انعمت علی بفضلک و جودک و هدیتنی الی ملکوتک | Say: All praise be unto Thee, O my God, for that which Thou hast bestowed upon me through Thy grace and bounty, and hast guided me unto Thy Kingdom [3.5s] | ADH2.124, ADH2_4#03 p.155, MMG2#412 p.458 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11243 | 40 | mixed | قوله روح الوجود له الفدا بامه الله المنجذبهه فائزه تحیت ابدع ابهی ابلاغ دار | The spirit of existence, may my life be a sacrifice unto Him, conveys unto the enraptured handmaiden of God, Fa'izih, most glorious greetings [3.5s] | MKT6.174a | Exhortations and counsels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3146 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-04 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | قول منجمین اکثر اشتباه و غیر معتبر است ولی جمیع کائنات بهم مرتبط مثل اعضآء هیکل انسان که ارتباط تام دارد | The words of the astrologers are for the most part doubtful and unreliable. But the whole of creation is interrelated like the different parts of the human body which have a complete affinity from the toenail to the hair on the head. | BDA1.146.05 | MHMD1.157 | Astrology and numerology; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1170 | Words spoken on 1916-08-17 in Haifa | 270 | Persian | قوانین طبیعت در مجرائی جاری است، هیچ کائنی نیست که بتواند ذره تجاوز از قانون طبیعی نماید. [انسان] به قانون طبیعت | The laws of nature flow in their ordained course, and no created thing can transgress by even an atom's weight from the natural law [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-08-17 | Man's distinction from the animal; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of the mind over nature | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10882 | 50 | mixed | قناعت در هر موردی محبوبست حتّی در تجارت. مقصد سهولت معيشت است زيرا ثروت موقّت است | Contentment in all things is praiseworthy, even in trade and commerce. The aim is the ease of livelihood, for wealth is but transitory [3.5s] | MMK6#251x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Conduct in finance and business; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12482 | 120 | Arabic | قل سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لک الحمد و لک الشکر بما خلقتنی من طین عجن بماء محبتک | Say: Glory be to Thee, O my God! All praise and gratitude be unto Thee for having created me from clay kneaded with the water of Thy love [3.5s] | INBA85:141 | Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05420 | Some Answered Questions #068 Two Kinds of Fate | 150 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | قضا دو قسم است یکی محتوم است و دیگری مشروط که معلق گفته میشود | Fate is of two kinds: one is irrevocable and the other is conditional, or, as it is said, impending. | MFD#68, OOL.C022.68 | SAQ#68 | Free will and predestination; fate; Law of cause and effect; Life and death; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1263 | 250 | Persian | قصر مدت سی سال اجاره اش را دادیم تا آنکه خریدیم وناقضین ازما گرفتند | For the span of thirty years did We pay its rent, until We purchased it, and then the Covenant-breakers wrested it from Us [3.5s] | ASAT4.501-502 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Business; financial; property matters; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1683 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 180 | Persian | قصد از عدد نیست دوازده ساعت زیاد است یعنی ششماه بر نورانیت افزود | By these numbers it is not meant the twelve hours excessive be, rather it signifieth that six months were added unto the luminosity [3.5s] | KHH2.276-277 | Freedom of thought and action; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Miracles and their interpretation; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12114 | 600 | Persian | قریب پنجاه شصت سال پیش در زمانیکه آتش حرب در میان دول و ملل در نهایت اشتعال | Nearly fifty to sixty years ago, at a time when the flame of war between nations and peoples blazed with utmost intensity [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0755 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1082 | Words spoken on 1911-02-04 | 290 | Persian | قریب پنجاه امری بروح و ریحان با هم بودیم از شما خیلی راضیم | Nearly fifty of us were together in a spirit of joy and fragrance; with thee am I well pleased [3.5s] | MSBH4.243-245 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3007 | 50 | Persian | قرة العین که معروف آفاق است وقتی که مؤمن بخدا شد منجذب بنفحات الهی گشت | The Point of the Eye, who became renowned throughout all regions, when she believed in God, was drawn unto the divine fragrances [3.5s] | ASAT4.496a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01528 | Some Answered Questions #028 The Pre-existence of Christ | 320 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | قدم بر دو قسم است قدم ذاتیست که مسبوق بعلت نباشد بلکه وجودش بذاته | Pre-existence is of two kinds. One is essential pre-existence, which is not preceded by a cause | MFD#28, OOL.C022.28 | SAQ#28 | Christ; Christianity; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Manifestation of God as mediator; Word of God sanctified from time and place | - | - | |||||||
| AB04558 | 170 | Arabic | قد لاحت انوار المیثاق ساطعه الفجر شدیده الاشراق سبحان العاقد و العاهد و الموکد | The lights of the Covenant have dawned resplendent, brilliant as the morn in their effulgence. Glorified be He Who maketh the Covenant, Who fulfilleth it, and Who confirmeth it [3.5s] | INBA59:225 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03554 | 200 | mixed | قد کشف الحجاب و رفع النقاب و اتاء علی السحاب... ای یار موافق | The veil hath been lifted, and the covering removed, and He hath come upon the clouds... O thou harmonious friend [3.5s] | MSHR5.265x | Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11242 | 40 | Arabic | قد شهد الوجود بان ربک فضال علی عباده و من اسمائه الرحمن الرحیم فاطمئن بفضل | All existence beareth witness that thy Lord doth bestow grace upon His servants, and among His names are the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Therefore, be thou confident [3.5s] | MKT5.157a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03553 | 200 | Arabic | قد رتل اهل الفردوس بالحان القدس تلک القصیده الفریده الغراء الفصحی التی خریده | The denizens of Paradise have chanted, in sacred melodies, that unique and resplendent ode, that eloquent and matchless gem [3.5s] | INBA87:067, INBA52:066 | Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00326 | 660 | Arabic | قد خلقت یا الهی کونا جامعا و کیانا واسعا بفضاء غیر متناه قصرت عن حدوده العقول | Thou hast created, O my God, an all-encompassing universe and a vast existence within an infinite expanse, before whose bounds all minds stand powerless [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0458, MKT1.191 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07769 | 760 | mixed | قد خلقت یا الهی حقیقه الانسان و انشئت یا محبوبی ذاتیه الاکوان لظهور آثار | The loved ones of God must, in accordance with the Divine Texts, show forth the utmost obedience and submission unto government [3.5s]... ...It is incumbent upon every one not to take any step without consulting the Spiritual Assembly | BRL_DAK#1236, AVK3.270.12x | GPB.332x, BADM.021bx | Justice and wrath of God; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Review of publications; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03047 | 220 | Arabic | قد حی الحیا من الرحمه و الرضوان علی تربتک النوراء و بقعتک البیضاء و جدثک | May the breath of mercy and good-pleasure descend upon thy radiant dust, thy hallowed spot, and thy resting-place [3.5s] | ABDA.318 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11055 | 50 | Arabic | قد تشهق الطاوس فی فردوس ملکوت الابهی و هدرت الورقاء فی حدیقه القدس ایکه البقاء | The peacock hath cried out in the paradise of the Abhá Kingdom, and the dove hath warbled in the sacred garden, the eternal bower [3.5s] | INBA59:103b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10724 | 60 | Arabic | قد اهتز قلوب من فى العالم من نفحات عبقت فى حدیقة الامم من ملکوت | The hearts of all that are in the world have been stirred by the fragrant breezes that have wafted from the garden of nations, from the Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA21:138a | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11054 | 50 | Arabic | قد انقطعت الظهورات الی الظهور الاعظم و الرمز المنمنم و نور القدم و مالک الامم | The Manifestations have been cut off [culminated] in this Most Great Manifestation, the hidden Symbol, the Ancient Light, and the Lord of Nations [3.5s] | INBA59:122b | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12846 | 150 | Arabic | قد انشرح القلوب لاقترانکما فی یوم مبارک سعید فی هذا العصر المجید | ...The hearts were cheered by your marriage on a blessed and happy day in this glorious age. In the estimation of true believers | BRL_SWOP#022 | BRL_SWO#022 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09048 | 90 | Arabic | قد انتشرت نفحات رب السبوح القدوس فی ارض النفوس و تفحت اجنحه الطاوس فی هواء | The sweet savors of the Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most Holy, have wafted over the realm of souls, and the wings of the peacock have unfolded in the air [3.5s] | INBA59:079 | MKT2.233 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09680 | 80 | Arabic | قد انتشر اجنحه طاوس حدیقه القدس فی بحبوحه الفردوس فطوبی للناظرین قد اثمرت | The wings of the peacock of the sacred garden are outspread in the heart of Paradise; blessed, then, are they that behold [3.5s] | MSBH6.038-039 | Mystical themes; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07087 | 120 | Arabic | قد القیت نفسی یا الهی علی عتبتک الطاهره و مرغت وجهی و ناصیتی علی تلک الحضره | I have cast myself, O my God, upon Thy sacred threshold, and pressed my face and brow upon that hallowed court [3.5s] | INBA87:508b, INBA52:533b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02159 | 270 | Arabic | قد اطلعت بمضمون الخطاب و حزنت علی ما اصابک من شدید العقاب | I have perused the contents of the letter and am deeply grieved by the severe tribulations that have befallen thee [3.5s] | INBA84:461 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00025 | Lawh-i-'Ammih (Tablet to the Aunt) | 2740 | mixed | Lawh-i-'Ammih (Tablet to the Aunt) | قد اشرقت الانوار و القوم فی عمه عظیم قد ظهرت الاسرار و الناس فی دهش قدیم | O kind aunt! The world hath been stirred into motion by the life-giving breezes of the disposition of thy august Brother | CMB_F60, CMB_F61, CMB_F62, PR20.008 | MKT2.168, YHA1.374x, OOL.C007 | LTDT.289-291x | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 1 | * | - | Tablet written by 'Abdu'l-Bahá to His unfaithful aunt Shah Sultan Khanum, after the ascension of Bahá'u'lláh. | ||||
| AB07768 | 110 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures | قد اشرق الافاق من انوار نیر الاشراق طوبی للفائزین قد ارتفع الندآء من الشجره | The rays of the Day-star of the world have illumined every land—blessed are they that have beheld! | INBA55:459, INBA59:135, UMich962.151-152, UMich991.101 | MKT2.218, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.023a, BCH.023, DUR1.189, MJH.070 | BSC.432 #785 | Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2587 | Words spoken on 1915-07-31 in Haifa | 80 | Persian | قتلگاه کربلا و نجف را با خاک یکسان کردند، بعد شخم زدند. قریب هشتاد سال شخم می زدند و زراعت می کردند | They razed the holy sites of Karbila and Najaf to the ground, and thereafter did they plough the earth. For nigh upon fourscore years did they till and cultivate that soil [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-31 | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1169 | Words spoken on 1913-01-18 in London | 270 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | قبل از ظهور موعود چگونه خلق حالت طلب و انتظار داشتند و بدرگاه پروردگار دعا و تضرع | Whenever the promised Manifestations had yet to appear, the masses sought after them desperately and eagerly awaited their appearance | BDA2.090 | MHMD2.108-109 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3725 | Words spoken on 1913-01-30 in Paris | 60 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | قبل از تسلّط و نفوذ اروپائیها حتّی بسلطان عبدالحمید نوشتم که چنین خواهد شد | At a time when the Europeans did not yet enjoy this ascendancy and influence, I had written to 'Abdu'l-Hamid, indicating to him what would come to pass | BDA2.113-114 | MHMD2.140 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Past, present and future of Iran; Predictions and prophecies; Relationship between government and people | - | - | |||||||
| AB08010 | 100 | mixed | قبل از بلا بايد نهايت احتياط و احتراز نمود و دقّت در معامله کرد ولی چون قضيّه واقع شد | Before calamity befalleth, one must needs exercise the utmost care and vigilance, and observe diligence in all transactions; but when the matter cometh to pass [3.5s] | MMK3#032 p.021x | Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3006 | Words spoken on 1913-03-21 in Paris | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | قبل از بعثت رسول الله ص تعدد زوجات بین اعراب چنان رواج و کثرتی داشت که دفعةً ممکن نبود | Prior to the revelation of the Prophet Muhammad, the Apostle of God, the practice of polygamy was so prevalent | BDA2.193 | MHMD2.246 | Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Laws of marriage and dowry | - | - | |||||||
| AB03854 | 190 | Arabic | قال الله سبحانه و تعالی فی کتابه الحکیم یوم یقوم الناس لرب العالمین اعلم یا ایها السالک | God, glorified and exalted be He, hath declared in His Mighty Book: "On the Day when mankind shall arise before the Lord of the worlds." Know thou, O wayfarer [3.5s] | INBA13:385, INBA72:073, INBA59:156, UMich962.139-140, UMich991.096-097 | MMK6#585, YMM.420 | Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01030 | 390 | Arabic | قال الله تعالی و اعتصموا بحبل الله جمیعا اعلموا یا احباء الله و اصفیائه و | God, exalted be He, hath spoken: "And hold ye fast, all together, by the cord of God." Know ye, O beloved of God and His chosen ones [3.5s] | INBA13:344, INBA59:304 | MMK6#075 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity of thought and belief; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00814 | 440 | Arabic | قال الله تعالی فی القرآن المبین و الذکر الحکیم اذ الشمس کورت و اذ النجوم انکدرت | In the words of Almighty God, as revealed in the perspicuous Qur'an: "When the sun shall be folded up, and when the stars shall fall, darkened" [4o] | PR20.006 | BRL_DAK#0867, MKT2.165, MNMK#028 p.110 | Apocalyptic imagery; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Realms of being; three realms; five realms | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01288 | 350 | Arabic | قال الله تعالی رب المشرقین و رب المغربین الی آخر الایه یا ایها الناظر الی الجمال الأنور | God, exalted is He, saith: "Lord of the two Easts and Lord of the two Wests," unto the end of the verse. O thou who gazest upon the Most Luminous Beauty [3.5s] | INBA55:188, INBA59:161, UMich962.132-133, UMich991.081-083 | BRL_DAK#1012, MKT1.243 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0244 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 830 | Persian | قائم مقام حیفا در نهایت عداوت مانع ساختمان مقام اعلی شد بمامور طاپو دستور داده بودند | With the utmost enmity, Haifa's Qa'im-maqam rose to prevent the construction of the Shrine of the Bab. The official in charge of the Land Registry received instructions | QT108.067-069, KHH1.314-317 (1.437-441) | KHHE.450-454 | Prayer for assistance; intercession; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1036 | 300 | Persian | قائم مقام حیفا به نهایت عداوت منع عمارت مقام اعلی کرد | The Governor of Haifa, with utmost enmity, forbade the construction of the Most Exalted Shrine [3.5s] | YIK.300-301, ZIAB2.074-075 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0830 | Words spoken on 1916-08-16 in Bahji | 360 | Persian | فیض الهی عام است فیوضات رحمانیه متتابعاً بر جمیع کائنات نازل می شود ولی هر کائنی به حسب قابلیت و استعداد | Divine bounty is universal; the outpourings of divine mercy descend successively upon all created things, yet each creature receiveth according to its capacity and worthiness [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-08-16 | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Education and the development of capacity; Essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others; Maintainance of degrees in society; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01364 | 340 | Arabic | فیا نسیم ریاض الوفاء و یا ریح الصبا سیری الی التربة النوراء | O gentle breeze of the gardens of fidelity, O morning zephyr, waft thou towards the luminous soil [3.5s] | HHA.161, MSBH5.110-111 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2058 | Words spoken on 1913-02-17 in Paris | 130 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | فی الحقیقه یک نفر کاردان دانا در ایران نبود و نفس آگاهی یافت نشد حال باُمید | In truth, there is not a single person in Persia today who is adept and knowledgeable, nor can any individual keely aware be found | BDA2.144 | MHMD2.180 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1987 | 140 | Persian | فی الحقیقه هزار و سیصد سال عذاب کشیدند مظلوم هستند اخلاقشان خوب است | In truth, for thirteen hundred years they have endured tribulation, they are the oppressed, and their conduct is virtuous [3.5s] | YIK.302-303, ZIAB2.210 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0594 | Words spoken on 1914-01-24 | 470 | Persian | فی الحقیقه مصیب جناب ابو الفضائل مصیب عظیمه است هر چند انسان میخواهد | The calamity of his honor, Mirza Abul-Fazl is indeed great. No matter how much | MSBH2.351-353, NJB_v05#01 p.004-005 | DAS.1914-01-24, SW_v09#03 p.026, ABCC.404x | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humor; jokes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0444 | Words spoken on 1914-02-13 | 580 | Persian | فی الحقیقه صعود حضرت ابی الفضائل بلیه ای بود از برای اهل بها در جمیع ممالک دنیا | Truly I say the departure of Mirza Abdu'l-Fazl is an irretrievable loss for the people of Baha. | NJB_v05#01 p.005 | DAS.1914-02-13 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; High station of learning; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0801 | Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-08 | 370 | Persian | فی الحقیقه شما امسال در ابوسنان خیلی زحمت کشیدید هیچ مقصودی جز رضای الهی نداشتید | You truly worked hard in Abú-Sínan this year. You had no other purpose save the good-pleasure of God | KHH1.230-231 (1.321-323) | KHHE.338-339, DAS.1915-05-08 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3651 | Words spoken on 1915-11-05 | 120 | Persian | فی الحقیقه در وقتی که خلق بر آن بودند که قائم مروج قرآن است صریحا فرمود | In truth, at the time when the people were maintaining that the Qa'im would promote the Qur'an, He explicitly declared [3.5s] | NSS.160a | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0009 | Public address given on 1912-11-06 | 2320 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | فی الحقیقه در این سفر نهایت انصاف و محبت را از اهالی امریکا دیدم و ملاحظه نمودم که از هر جهت حریت افکار | Praise be to God! The standard of liberty is held aloft in this land. You enjoy political liberty... O Thou compassionate Lord, Thou who art generous and able! | BDA1.359.01x | BPRY.112x, PUP#118 (p.390-397), FWU.079, SW_v05#13 p.195-199, SW_v05#13 p.200, MHMD1.377-378x | Emily Price & Van Gilmer | Being a source of light; guidance; Equality of men and women; Freedom of thought and action; Harmony of science and religion; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; Unity in diversity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0482 | Words to travellers from the East, Port Said, 1913-06-27 | 550 | mixed | Translation List | فی الحقیقه خوب مجلسی است بهتر از این نمیشود حاضرین از احبای الهی در کمال توجه | This is indeed a good gathering; it does not get any better than this. With rapt attention to God, His loved ones in attendance here are seated next to one another | BRL_DAK#0771, AMK.293-295, AVK2.205.12x, KHF.051, KHAB.447 (447), KHTB3.029, NJB_v04#10 p.002 | ADMS#219 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| AB12176 | 300 | mixed | فی الحقیقه حکومت حاضره ایران در خصوص احبای رحمن بهیچوجه قصور ندارد و بقدر | In truth, the present government of Iran is in no way remiss with respect to the loved ones of the All-Merciful, and to the extent of [3.5s] | INBA85:406 | Contention and conflict; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0640 | 450 | Persian | فی الحقیقه چه اماری ایران داشته عجب تمدنی داشته دول فرس بر آن سنگها نوشته است | In truth, what remarkable chronicles hath Persia possessed, what wondrous civilization it hath attained! The Persian sovereigns have carved their deeds upon those stones [3.5s] | NJB_v15#01 p.056 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0921 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-11 | 330 | Persian | فی الحقیقه این مدت بیفایده گذشت باز در امریکا که بودیم مشغول بودیم | How spiritual and glorious were those divine days spent amongst the believers of God in the Western world!... Truly, this period has not been productive. At least when we were in America, we were busy and constantly met with people | KHH1.209-210 (1.293-295) | KHHE.307-308, DAS.1915-04-11, BSR_v13 p.099 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2164 | Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-27 | 120 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | فی الحقیقه این آیات دلیل جلیل بر غنا و بزرگواری و عظمت رسول الله که با آن غلبه و قدرت بخطاب ما کنت تدری ما الکتاب و لا الایمان | In reality these verses [of the Qur'an] are the most convincing proof of the all-sufficing greatness and nobility of the Prophet of God, Who, triumphant and powerful, yet sets forth God's address to Him with the words: 'Thou didst not understand, ere this | BDA1.136.17 | MHMD1.147-148 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1844 | Words spoken at Hearst estate in Pleasanton, 1912-10-15 | 160 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | فی الحقیقه اطفال زینت سفره اند علی الخصوص این اطفال که خیلی ملیحند قلوب اطفال بسیار صاف و ساده است | In reality, children are the ornaments at the table... How can we render Thee thanks, O Lord? Thy bounties are endless and our gratitude cannot equal them.... When in the city of Zor the lamp of his life was extinguished | AVK4.070, MAS5.256, MMJA.010, BDA1.311.07 | MHMD1.329, ABCC.308x | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Prayer to be recited at table; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB04177 | 180 | mixed | فی الحقیقه آنجناب در سبیل الهی منتهای زحمات را کشیده اند و نهایت مشقات را | In truth, that honoured one hath endured the utmost of hardships and borne the greatest of tribulations in the divine path [3.5s] | MKT1.235 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05254 | 150 | Persian | فی الحقيقه در راه حقّ بنهايت مشقّت و بلايا گرفتار شدی و صدمه زياد خوردی مال و منال بتاراج و تالان دادی | In truth, thou hast been caught up in utmost hardship and tribulation in the path of God, and hast suffered grievous injuries. Thy wealth and possessions were given over to plunder and pillage [3.5s] | MMK3#208 p.150x | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00666 | 480 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures | فيوضات ملکوت ابهی مشروط به استعداد و قابليّت نيست نفس فيض عين قابليّت گردد چنانکه نفس فعل چون از فاعل | O herald of the Kingdom! Thy long letter has been carefully read and the contents understood. It proved that thou art not reposing in heart... ...Know that the blessings of the Kingdom of Abha are not dependent upon the capacity and the worthiness of any one; the blessings themselves are the worthiness. | MMK3#137 p.095x | BSC.496 #957x, BSTW#444 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1444 | Words spoken in 1915 in Abu Sinan | 220 | mixed | فوالله الذی لا اله الا هو اگر احباب بوصایای جمال مبارک عمل نمایند ملوک خاضع | By Him Who is, in truth, the One God, and there is none other God but Him! Should the loved ones act in accordance with the counsels of the Blessed Beauty, verily the kings shall bow down in submission [3.5s] | AKHA_118BE #08-09 p.b | Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06263 | 130 | mixed | فو اللّه الّذی لا اله الّا هو الیوم خدمتی بامر الله اعظم از تخلّق باخلاق نیست | By God, besides Whom there is no other God! Today there is no service to the Cause of God greater than the acquisition of divine qualities [3.5s] | AVK3.004.04x, AVK3.151.06x | Business; financial; property matters; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Justice and mercy; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2461 | Words spoken on 1913-05-14 in Paris | 90 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | فلاسفه هم هر یک قوه و با حقیقت کلیه ای را مصدر کائنات گویند با انبیا اختلافشان | The philosophers, too, each maintain that a power or Universal Reality is the source of all beings. Their only difference with the prophets | BDA2.300 | MHMD2.397 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2240 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-08-10 | 110 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | فقیر صابر بهتر از غنی شاکر است اما فقیر شاکر بهتر از فقیر صابر است و بهتر از همه غنی نتفق است | The patient poor are better than the thankful rich. But the thankful poor are better than the patient poor. And the best of all is the rich-giver who is free from temptations or tests, who becomes the cause of the happiness of mankind.... At the time of his death a king longed for the station of a poor man | KHMT.194x, MAS5.227, BDA1.185.10 | SW_v19#12 p.379-380, MHMD1.201, ROB2.281, STAB#042 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1843 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-08 | 160 | Persian | فقر از هر جهت بر ناس غلبه نموده ما هم امور مان وضعی است که نمیتوانیم | Poverty has become widespread amongst all the inhabitants of Syria and our affairs are in such a confused state... the station of such a wealthy man is greater than the poor who is patient | KHH1.233 (1.325-326) | KHHE.342-343, DAS.1915-05-08 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Christ; Christianity; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1547 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 200 | Persian | فضل است لکن فضل استعداد لازم دارد که قبول کند مثلا آمدن باران | Grace abideth, yet grace requireth capacity that it may be received, even as the coming of rain [3.5s] | KHH2.280-281 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Development of capacity and readiness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08404 | 100 | mixed | فضائل مابا دوست عزیزا نامه نامی رسید و معانی مفهوم گردید | O cherished friend! Thy gracious letter was received and its meaning became evident [3.5s] | MSHR1.073x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2460 | Words to Mrs Parsons, spoken on 1912-04-28 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | فصل بهار بود و در منزل شما مجامع خوبی داشتیم من هیچوقت فراموش | This was the springtime; we had good meetings at your home... This material world has an outer appearance. It has also a hidden aspect. | BDA1.057.14 | SW_v14#07 p.209x, SW_v19#03 p.092x, MHMD1.066 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1443 | Words spoken on 1921-01-13 | 220 | Persian | فرمودند بنویس این را در کتب و صحف الهی ذکر خلق جدید است افعیینا بالخلق الاول | Say: Write thou this in the divine Books and Tablets: The mention of a new creation. Were We then wearied by the first creation? [3.5s] | SFI07.033 | Continual renewal of creation; Metallurgical metaphors; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1986 | Words spoken on 1915-08-06 in Haifa | 140 | Persian | فرمایشی که میرزا ابوالفضل کرده به بیان ثابت می شود. در احسن القصص که کتاب اول حضرت اعلی است | That which Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl hath uttered is proven through the exposition in the Aḥsanu'l-Qiṣaṣ, which is the first Book of His Holiness the Exalted One [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-06 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03552 | 200 | mixed | فرصت نیست پاداش دو قسم است خصوصی آن جزای اعمال خصوصیست مانند ظلم و طغیان | There is no opportunity [to write at length]. Retribution is of two kinds: personal retribution is the requital of individual deeds, such as oppression and transgression [3.5s] | MMK6#146 | Chastisement and requital; Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Music and singing; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11375 | 30 | Persian | فرصت تفسير آيه حضرت يونس نيست. مختصر اينست که بطن حوت عبارت از ظلمات عالم طبيعت | There is no time to expound the verse concerning His Holiness Jonah. Briefly stated: the belly of the whale signifieth the darkness of the world of nature [3.5s] | MMK6#316x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3145 | Words spoken on board the SS Cedric at sea, 1912-04-09 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | فردای دیگر مسافر دریا هستیم واقعاً قوهٴ بخار چیز عجیبی است اگر این قوه نبود بحر محیط را | We shall be at sea for another day. Steam power is truly a wonderful thing. | BDA1.025.02 | DAS.1913-07-20, MHMD1.033, ABIE.090, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0736 | Words spoken on 1912-06-19 in New York | 400 | mixed | فردا من میخواهم بمونت کلر بروم امروز روز آخر است باز مراجعت خواهم کرد لهذا | Tomorrow I wish to go to Montclair. Today is the last day in which we gather together with you... In former cycles no distinct Covenant has been made… | AMK.261-262, AVK4.288ax | COC#0224x, SW_v04#14 p.237-238, SW_v03#14 p.009-010, SW_v05#15 p.227-228, SW_v08#14 p.187-188, SW_v09#13 p.139+147, SW_v12#14 p.227-228, BSTW#052q | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; House of Justice; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2336 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-30 | 100 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | فردا ما از استتکارت حرکت خواهیم کرد الحمدلله باینجا آمدیم شماها را ملاقات نمودیم | I will leave Stuttgart tomorrow. Praised be God that we came here and met with you all, and that sentiments of the utmost spiritual affection | BDA2.272 | DAS.1913-04-30, MHMD2.356-357 | East and West; communication between East and West; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| AB03848 | 190 | Arabic | فرجعت یا الهی عن الثّنآء الی طلب المغفرة و العفو و العطآء لمن انتسب بک و توکّل علیک | I turn, O my God, from glorification unto beseeching forgiveness, pardon and bounty for whomsoever hath claimed relationship with Thee and placed his trust in Thee [3.5s] | NNY.086x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03551 | 2680 | Arabic | فاعلم یا ایها السائل الجلیل بان هذا الطیر قد وقع بین مخالب المنکرین | O thou noble inquirer, know thou of a certainty that this bird hath fallen into the clutches of the deniers [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0648, YMM.329x | Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03517 | 200 | Persian | غضنفر نامه محرر نموده و ستایشی بیحصر از شما کرده ... الحمد للّه در اين ايّام بخدمت کلمة اللّه و نشر نفحات اللّه | Ghazanfar hath penned an epistle and offered boundless praise of thee... praise be to God that in these days thou art occupied with service to the Word of God and the diffusion of the divine fragrances [3.5s] | MMK3#072 p.046x, MMK6#336x | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12847 | 80 | Persian | غصّه مخور صدمه مکش توکّل بر خدا کن و توسّل بذیل کبریا جو | …Grieve thou not, and sorrow not. Place thy whole trust in God, and hold fast unto the hem of the Almighty | BRL_SWOP#042x | BRL_SWO#042x | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1542 | Words spoken on 1913-03-24 in Paris | 200 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | عین این عبارات را برای ایشان بخوانید و بگوئید که چهل سال پیش ازین انقلابات قلم ابهی بکمال صراحت | Read for him these passages exactly as they were revealed; then say to him that Baha'u'llah had predicted these upheavals | BDA2.196-197 | MHMD2.251-252 | Non-participation in politics; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2239 | Words spoken on 1913-04-04 in Germany | 110 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | عنقریب صحت تامه خواهی یافت مطمئن بفضلِ الهی باش این شیطان نفس انسان است | You will soon make a full recovery; be assured of the grace of God. That Satan is none other than the human self. Each person has a Satan | BDA2.217 | MHMD2.280 | Living waters; water of life; Satan; the Evil One; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB07086 | 120 | Persian | عندلیبا حبیبا ادیبا لبیبا از کثرت مشاغل موفق الی الان بقرائت جمیع اشعار نشدم | O thou nightingale, beloved, wise and discerning! Due to the multitude of engagements, I have not yet succeeded in perusing all the poems [3.5s] | INBA87:591a, INBA52:629 | MKT5.213a | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03046 | 220 | Arabic | علیکم ایها النجوم الزاهره و البدور الباهره و الشموس الساطعه التحیه و الثناء | Upon you, O resplendent stars, radiant moons, and shining suns, be greetings and praise [3.5s] | ABDA.316-317, NJB_v05#19 p.006 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05419 | 150 | Arabic | علیک نفحات الله و علیک جذبات الله و علیک فیوضات الله و علیک تحیات الله ایها | Upon thee be the fragrances of God, upon thee be the attractions of God, upon thee be the outpourings of God, upon thee be the greetings of God, O thou [3.5s] | MAS9.117 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04956 | 160 | Arabic | علیک نفحات الله و علیک تحیات الله و علیک صلوات الله و علیک برکات الله و علیک | Upon thee be the fragrances of God, upon thee be the greetings of God, upon thee be the prayers of God, upon thee be the blessings of God, upon thee be His grace [3.5s] | TSHA3.577 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07767 | 110 | Arabic | علیک نفحات الله علیک جذبات ایات الله ایتها الورقه النورانیه و الفریده | Upon thee be the fragrances of God, upon thee the raptures of God's verses, O luminous and unique leaf [3.5s] | PYK.288 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04176 | 180 | Persian | علیک بهائه و نوره و ضیائه و عزه و ثنائه و | Upon thee be His glory, His light, His radiance, His might and His praise [3.5s] | LEID.Or4971-3 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09046 | 90 | Arabic | علیک بهاء الله و علیک سلام الله یا من آمن بالله و آیاته و صدق بکلماته و تشبث بذیل | Upon thee be the glory of God and upon thee be the peace of God, O thou who hast believed in God and His signs, and hast testified to His words, and hast clung to His hem [3.5s] | TISH.209, ANDA#67-68 p.122 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07085 | 120 | mixed | علیک بهاء الله و ضیائه یا من اشتعل قلبه من نار محبه الله | Upon thee be the Glory of God and His effulgence, O thou whose heart is set ablaze with the fire of the love of God [3.5s] | MSHR3.195x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05938 | 140 | Arabic | علیک بهاء الله و ثنائه و رحمته و رضوانه یا من آمن بالله و ایقن بایاته و صدق | Upon thee be the Glory of God and His praise, and His mercy, and His favor | LMA1.432, NYMG.138 | NYR#103 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02621 | 240 | Arabic | علیک الثناء و علیک البهاء و علیک التحیه من الجمال الابهی اشهد بانک صدقت | Upon thee be praise and upon thee be glory, and upon thee be greetings from the Most Glorious Beauty. I testify that thou hast spoken the truth [3.5s] | INBA13:153 | TISH.279 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Visitation Tablets | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03275 | Tablet of Visitation for Manuchihr Khan | 210 | Arabic | Translation List | علیک التحیه و علیک الثناء و علیک الصلاه و علیک البهاء یا سید الوزراء و ملیک | Upon thee be salutations and praise, and on thee rest blessings and glory, O leader of the ministers and sovereign of the rulers, O resplendent sun among the officials | AHB.126BE #05-06 p.140, AYT.195, DLH3.430 | ADMS#260 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for martyrs | - | - | |||||||
| AB03853 | 190 | Arabic | علیک التحیه و الثناء یا نظام الشریعه السمحه البیضاء و نظام الطریقه القویمه | Upon thee be greetings and praise, O thou embodiment of the luminous and gracious Law, and exemplar of the straight Path [3.5s] | ABDA.315-316 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Visitation Tablets; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02620 | 240 | Arabic | علیک التحیه و الثناء یا فخر النساء المنتسبه الی الشجره المبارکه الثابته الاصل | Upon thee be salutations and praise, O pride of the female kindred of that Blessed Tree whose Root is firmly established | ASAT4.289, IQN.111 | LTDT.278-279 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11747 | 130 | Arabic | علیک التحیه و الثناء و علیک الموهبه و الصلاه ایتها الحقیقه المنجذبه الی الله | Upon thee be greetings and praise, and upon thee be heavenly gifts and prayers, O thou who art attracted to the divine Truth [3.5s] | YIA.395a | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00594 | 510 | Arabic | علیک التحیه و الثناء و علیک البهاء و علیک السناء یا من خلق من جوهر الوفاء | Upon thee be greetings and praise, and upon thee be glory and splendor, O thou who art created from the essence of fidelity [3.5s] | INBA89:249 | TISH.115-116, MSBH3.603-605, MSBH3.587x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07084 | 120 | Arabic | علیک التحیه الوفیه و الثناء الجمیل ایها الجلیل الذی فدا روحه فی سبیل ربه تحت | Upon thee be the most faithful greetings and most beauteous praise, O thou noble one who hast sacrificed thy soul in the path of thy Lord [3.5s] | TSHA3.572, MSBH1.245 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1842 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 160 | Persian | علویه خانم عیال ملا علی جان شهید خوابی دیده بود و برای جمال بروجردی نقل کرده بود | ‘Alaviyyih Khanum, the wife of the martyred Mulla ‘Alí Jan [Mafuzaki], had a dream which she recounted to Jamal Burújirdí. She said, “I dreamt that Jamal Mubarak came to this room and graciously spoke in praise of me.” | KHH1.022 (1.031) | KHHE.045, STAB#121 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10417 | 60 | mixed | علم ذاتی مختصّ به حقّ است يعنی جمال قدم اسم اعظم ليس له شريک فی ذلک چنانکه نور ذاتی از خصائص شمس است | Inherent knowledge belongeth exclusively unto the True One - that is, unto the Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name, Who hath no partner in this attribute - even as essential light is a distinctive quality of the sun [3.5s] | MMK6#303x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3711 | Words spoken on 1913-02-07 in Paris | 80 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | علم حقوق قدیم است مادام خدا بوده خلق بوده مادام خلق بوده علم حقوق هم بوده | The concept of law is ancient. Just as God and His creation have always co-existed, so too have humankind and law | BDA2.125 | MHMD2.156 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Justice and mercy; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Reward and punishment | - | - | |||||||
| AB03274 | Some Answered Questions #035 Free Will and Foreknowledge | 210 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | علم بشیء سبب حصول شیء نیست زیرا علم ذاتی حق محیط بر حقائق اشیاء قبل وجود اشیاء | The knowledge of a thing is not the cause of its occurrence; for the essential knowledge of God encompasses the realities | MFD#35, OOL.C022.35 | SAQ#35 | Free will and predestination; fate; God's knowledge; Predictions and prophecies; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00780 | Some Answered Questions #040 The Knowledge of the Divine Manifestations | 450 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | علم بر دو قسم است علم وجودی و علم صوری یعنی علم تحققی و علم تصوری | Knowledge is of two kinds: existential knowledge and formal knowledge—that is, intuitive knowledge and conceptual knowledge. | MFD#40, OOL.C022.40 | SAQ#40 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||
| AB00090 | Some Answered Questions #077 The Punishment of Criminals | 1150 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | عقوبات جزائیه بر دو قسم است یک قسم انتقام است | There are two kinds of retributive actions: One is revenge and retaliation | MFD#77, OOL.C022.77 | SAQ#77, ADJ.028bx | Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Reward and punishment; Universal education | - | - | |||||||
| AB03461 | 200 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | عقد بهائی ارتباط بين طرفين است و تعلّق خاطر بين جهتين ولی بايد نهايت دقّت بنمايند | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter ... was received and its contents became known. In this most Merciful Age the ignorant prejudices are entirely removed... Baha'í marriage is union and cordial affection between the two parties. | MMK1#086 p.115x | SWAB#086x, BPRY.117x, TAB.325-326, BWF.372-372x, BSC.457 #840x, BSTW#150 | Laws of marriage and dowry; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3307 | Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-04 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | عظمت تعالیم حضرت بهآءالله وقتی معلوم می شود که بموقع عمل و اجرا آید هنوز از صد یکی اجرا نشده | The greatness of the teachings of Baha'u'llah will be known when they are acted upon and practiced. | BDA1.226.08 | MHMD1.242 | Exhortations and counsels; Goodly deeds; actions; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1750 | Words spoken on 1913-03-25 | 240 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | عظمت اين امر بدرجهءي است که منکرين شهادت بر قدرت و بزرگواري | The grandeur of this Cause is such that even its disbelievers have testified to its power and greatness… In 'Akka the first person to throw himself at the feet of Baha’u’llah and kiss His garment was its Mufti. | BDA2.197-198 | MHMD2.253-254, STAB#086x | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1035 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-06-29 | 300 | Persian | عشق اباد محال خوب مرکزی است مرو در زمان قدیم مرکز خراسان بود | Ishkabad is now a good center. In the past, Merv was the center | AVK4.434.06x | DAS.1914-06-29, SW_v09#12 p.133-134 | Education of children; moral education; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11938 | 120 | Turkish | عزیزم مکتوب خوش اسلوب وفا پرورانه لری مطالعه گذار مشتاقانه م اولدی مضمونندن | O thou dear one! Thy gracefully-penned and loving letter was perused with eager anticipation, and from its contents [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0302 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12337 | 170 | Turkish | عزیزا حضرت احدیتک لطف و عنایتی بر بنده صادقه شامل و پرتو هدایتی بر طالب | O beloved, may the Grace and Favor of the Lord of Oneness envelop His devoted servant, and may the Light of Guidance shine upon the earnest seeker [4o] | INBA85:024 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11984 | 90 | mixed | عزیزا تحریر تسریر ایلدی حضره بدرک غیابی موقت در عون و عنایت حق موبد در عین | O thou dear one! Thou hast written with joy. The absence of thy father is but temporary, while the aid and bounty of God is eternal and constant [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0250 | Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Personal instructions; Poems and quotation from poetry; Silence; fewness of words; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01149 | 370 | mixed | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | عزیز مهربان من نامه که باسید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گشت دلالت بر | My dear beloved one, the letter which you had written to Siyyid Asadu'llah was perused, and it indicated [3.5s]... ...For some time, even as birds without a nest or shelter, I wandered vast lands. At one time I was on the peaks of mountains and hills | INBA79.074b | MMK5#085 p.067 | MHMD2s.321-322x | Call to action; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2237 | 110 | Persian | عزمی دده رئیس طائفهٴ مولویه در اسلامبول از علماء بود و خدیو اسمعیل پاشا | Azmi Dede, who was among the divines and served as chief of the Mevlevi Order in Istanbul, and the Khedive Isma'il Pasha [3.5s] | ASAT3.237-238 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12707 | 60 | Turkish | عزت قدیمه و علویت الهیه احبای ربانیه یه مخصوص و صحائف سماایه ده منصوص در قران ده | The ancient glory and the divine exaltation of the heavenly loved ones are specifically assured and written in the heavenly scriptures as affirmed in the Qur'an [4o] | BRL_DAK#0536 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04693 | 160 | Persian | عرصه بر ياران در جميع اقاليم تنگ است و هر بی نام و ننگ سرکش و بی پالهنک ديگر معلوم است | Straitened indeed is the field for the friends throughout all regions, and every shameless and unbridled one, devoid of honor, hath now become manifest [3.5s] | MMK3#205 p.147x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3005 | 50 | Persian | عرس العرب فی البادیة بسیط جداًالعرس یقف علی حجرٍ والعروس تقف علی حجراٍ | The marriage of the Bedouin in the desert is exceedingly simple: the bridegroom standeth upon one stone and the bride upon another [3.5s] | ASAT4.071 | Equality of men and women; Moderation; frugality; simplicity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3717 | Words spoken on 1913-04-13 in Budapest | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | عدم احساس و وجدان عالم مادون اگر دلیل بر وجود عالم مافوق باشد نزدیک حیوان جمیع مراتب عقول | If the inability of a thing which occupies a lower rank of existence to perceive that which occupies a higher rank was itself indicative of the [non-]existence of that higher rank | BDA2.237 | MHMD2.307 | Limits of the intellect; Man's distinction from the animal; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0829 | 360 | Persian | عداوت دو نوع است یک عداوت دینی و یک عداوت شخصی نفس مسلم که دشمنی در حق دوستان دارد | Two kinds of enmity there are: one is religious enmity, and one is personal enmity of the self that beareth rancor against the friends [3.5s] | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0368 | Words spoken on 1914-07-10 in Haifa | 650 | Persian | عداوت دو نوع است یک عداوت دینی و یک عداوت شخصی نفس مسلم | A person animated by religious enmity subjects us to harsh treatment and persecution. By doing this he thinks he is serving his religion | YHA1.108-109, NJB_v05#14 p.003 | DAS.1914-07-10 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0135 | 1070 | Persian | عجیب است جمیع مردم مضطربند ده پانزده روز قبل با قنسول آلمان در مسئلهٴ | Strange indeed it is that all people are in a state of agitation. Some ten to fifteen days ago, with the German Consul regarding the matter of [3.5s] | KHF.068, KHAB.458 (459), KHTB3.037, NJB_v05#13 p.003 | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Nationalism; love of country; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Transcending the material condition; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11843 | 230 | Arabic | عجز و نیاز به درگاه حضرت بیانباز و طلب مغفرت از برای کلّ متصاعدین به ملکوت احدیّت، علیهم بهاءالله الابهی اللهمّ يا غافرَ الذّنوب العفوّ الغفور | A fervent and humble supplication at the threshold of God, the Peerless One… O Lord, O Absolver of our sins, Thou Who showest pardon and forgiveness, compassion and mercy | ADMS#191 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2743 | Words spoken on 1913-03-16 in Paris | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | عثمانیها هنوز نمیدانند چه باید کرد با آنکه حال بخوبی میتوانند مخالفین خود را در حالت | The Ottomans still do not know what must be done, despite their full knowledge that their present position affords them | BDA2.183 | MHMD2.233 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB08683 | 90 | Persian | عبدالبهآء را نهایت آرزو عبودیّت این مظاهر مقدّسهٴ الهی است و نهایت آمال جانفشانی و شهادت کبری در سبیل آنان | ...The lecture delivered by Monsieur ... was perused. It is a good lecture; but he has mentioned the appearance of three Manifestations | NJB_v05#14 p.005x | DAS.1914-06-24x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3649 | 130 | Persian | عبدالبافی افندی یکی از شعراء و فضلای مشهور موصل بود. در ذمان خود | Abdu'l-Baqi Effendi was among the renowned poets and scholars of Mosul in his time [3.5s] | MUH2.1024, NSS.133 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0690 | Words spoken at Sanderson home in Paris, 1911-10-15 | 420 | Persian | عالم وجود مثل هیکل انسان است قوای مادیه مانند | The world of existence can be compared to the human body, and the forces of nature are like the limbs and organs of that body | KHF.041, KHAB.073 (083), KHTB1.043, KHTP.025 | ABS#14 | Man's distinction from the animal; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Soul; spirit after death; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1034 | Public address given on 1912-06-16 | 300 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | عالم مادی هر قدر ترقی کند لکن باز محتاج تعلیمات روح القدس است زیرا کمالات | No matter how much the world of humanity advances in material civilization | BRL_DAK#1036, AMK.258-259, KHF.035, KHAB.320 (328), KHTB2.151, KHTB3.028 | PUP#073 (p.205-206), SW_v04#05 p.086-087, SW_v19#08 p.253 | Christ; Christianity; Education of children; moral education; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1375 | From a talk quoted in a Denver newspaper, 1912-09-26 | 230 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | عالم امکان یعنی این عالم نامتناهی مثل عالم انسان میماند همانطوری که عالم انسان از مقام جنینی ترقی کرد تا به عالم بلوغ و کمال رسید همینطور این عالم کون نامتناهی رو به ترقی است | The contingent world is like the human body that has grown from the embryonic state and reached maturity and perfection. | BDA1.273.08x | MHMD1.291x | Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0264 | Words spoken on 1912-07-12 in Brooklyn | 790 | Persian | عالم امکان نظیر انسان است انسان مقام نطفه مقام شیرخواری اوقات نشو و نما وقت | The contingent world is like unto the life of man: as man traverseth from the station of the embryo unto infancy and thence through the periods of growth and maturity [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0782, KHF.031, KHAB.343 (350), KHTB2.181, NJB_v04#03 p.001 | Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of the mind over nature; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2459 | Words spoken in 1919 in Haifa | 90 | Persian | عاکور همین عکا است که فرنگیها عاکر میگویند عکاء اسامی مختلفه پیدا نمود | Akko is indeed that same Akka which the Franks call Acre. Akka hath acquired diverse names throughout the ages [3.5s] | ASAT4.345-346 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03550 | 200 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Translation List | عاشقان خلعت هستی از بر افکنند و قبای سرخی از خون شهادت در بر کنند عارفان ردای | The lovers cast off the garment of existence and don the crimson robe dyed in the blood of martyrdom... O my friend! The undying Fire which the Lord of the Kingdom hath kindled in the midst of the holy Tree is burning fiercely in the midmost heart of the world. | SFI11.024-025, MUH1.0175x, YQAZ.227-228x | TAB.405-406x, BWF.354-354x, WOB.111-112x, BSC.491 #943x, BSTW#070x, ADMS#323 | Call to action; Effort; striving; Growth of the Cause; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3757 | 20 | Persian | ظهور مولوی وکتاب مثنوی مثل شمعی (ستونی) بودکه به زیرآن دیوارمتمایل نصب شد ودوره دیانت اسلام به ١٢٠٠ سال بالغ گردید | The appearance of Rumi and his book, the Masnavi, was like unto a column erected to buttress a tilting wall, enabling the dispensation of Islam to extend twelve hundred years | KHSH06.024 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Muhammad; Islam | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1681 | 180 | Persian | ظن دو ظن است ظن سؤ ظن حسن و در جائی ظن معنی یقین و علم آمده یظنون انهم | Know that suspicion is of two kinds - evil suspicion and virtuous suspicion. And in one sense suspicion signifieth certitude and knowledge, even as they believe that they [3.5s] | AVK2.207.05 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2849 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 60 | Persian | ظلمت عدم نور است وجودی ندارد یهدی من یشاء و یضل من یشا | Darkness hath no existence in truth, for it is but the absence of light. He guideth whom He willeth and leadeth astray whom He pleaseth [3.5s] | KHH2.281 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09045 | 90 | Turkish | طوغدی گون آفاق عالم مشرق انواردر صبحه دوندی شام فرقت نوبت دیداردر لوحه دلدن | The sun hath risen, the horizons of the world are radiant with light, and the night of separation hath turned to dawn, for the moment of reunion is at hand [3.5s] | INBA88:311a | Living waters; water of life; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03852 | 190 | Persian | طوبی لمن یدخل البستان و یذکر الله ربه الرحمن یا حزب المظلوم اذا بلغتم بابه و قولوا السمات المعطره | Blessed is he who entereth the garden and remembereth God, his Lord, the All-Merciful. O party of the Wronged One! When ye attain unto His gate, recite ye the fragrant verses [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-27 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02619 | 240 | Arabic | طوبی لک یا من استبشر ببشارات الله بشری لک یا من استضا بنور یلوح من ملکوت الله | Blessed art thou, O thou who hast rejoiced in the glad-tidings of God! Blessed art thou, O thou who hast been illumined by the light that shineth from the Kingdom of God [3.5s] | INBA59:206b | MJZ.049 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Non-participation in politics; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02826 | 230 | mixed | طوبی لک یا طوبی بشری لک یا طوبی روحا لک یا طوبی فخرا لک یا طوبی در این دور | Blessed art thou! O blessed one! Glad tidings unto thee! O blessed in spirit! O blessed in glory! O blessed one in this Dispensation [3.5s] | KHML.044-045 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0887 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 340 | Persian | طهران بسیار مغشوش است واقعا مرحوم مظفرالدینشاه در باره رعایای خود ابدا کوتاهی نکرد | Tihran is in great agitation. In truth, the late Muzaffari'd-Din Shah did all he could for his subjects. But it would have been better to first educate the people of Iran | KHH1.035-036 (1.050-051) | KHHE.067-068, STAB#014 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Non-participation in politics; True liberty; freedom | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11053 | 50 | Arabic | طهر النفوس یا سبوح یا قدوس عن شئون النفس و الهوی و ثبت الاقدام علی صراطک | O Most Pure, O Most Holy One, purify the souls from the dross of self and desire, and make firm their footsteps upon Thy path [3.5s] | INBA17:064 | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3004 | Words spoken on 1915-07-24 in Haifa | 50 | Persian | طهارت و نظافت از لوازم ایمان است. انسان وقتی که لباسش نظیف است، لطیف است، روحانیت پیدا می کند | Cleanliness and purity are among the requisites of faith. When man's garments are clean, his soul becometh refined and a spiritual condition is made manifest [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-24 | Cleanliness and refinement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0578 | Words spoken on 1915-10-20 in Akka | 480 | Persian | طفل باهوشی است. اطفال از کوچکی پیدا است که باهوشند یا نه. در مازندران برادری داشتیم میرزا علی محمد، فوت شد | He is a gifted child. From their earliest years children reveal whether they are gifted or not. In Mazandaran We had a brother, Mirza 'Ali-Muhammad, who hath passed away [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-20 | Business; financial; property matters; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0639 | Words to Shaykh Salih, spoken on 1915-04-05 | 450 | Persian | طبیعیون هم منتظرند ولی انتظار شان نه بمثل الهیو نست که از شهر غیر معلوم بیاید و باخیل و حشم | The adherents of all the religions of the world are expecting the coming of a Promised One and they pray for his advent.... In principle they agree with the religionists, but in the mode of expression and phraseology they differ from each other. (KHH: Even the naturalists [are expectant]. However, their expectation is not like the religionists who claim, ‘He will come from some unknown city,,,') | KHH1.200-203 (1.280-282) | KHHE.293-298, DAS.1915-04-05, SW_v13#06 p.145-146 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01029 | Some Answered Questions #001 Nature is Governed by a Universal Law | 390 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | طبیعت کیفیتیست و یا حقیقتیست که بظاهر حیات و ممات و بعبارت اخری ترکیب و تحلیل | Nature is that condition or reality which outwardly is the source of the life and death, or, in other words, of the composition and decomposition | MFD#01, OOL.C022.01 | SAQ#01 | Composition and decomposition; Law of cause and effect; Man's distinction from the animal; Nature and God's will; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of the mind over nature | 1 | * | * | The first of 84 chapters of the book "Some Answered Questions", a compilation of table talks of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, collected by Laura Clifford Barney. | |||||
| AB10235 | 70 | Turkish | طبیبا جسم عالمک صحتی مختل و علتی مزمن و مکمل اولمشدر طبیب حاذق و حکیم فائق و | O physician! The body of thy world hath fallen grievously ill, its malady chronic and complete. O skilled physician and surpassing sage [3.5s] | MJT.073b | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03549 | 200 | mixed | طالب حقیقتا چون از زمره الذین جاهدوا فینا بودی الحمد لله از حزب لنهدینهم سبلنا | O seeker of truth! Since thou wert among those who strive in Our path, praise be to God thou art assuredly of those whom We guide unto Our ways [3.5s] | MMK4#055 p.062 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03851 | 190 | Persian | طالب حقیقتا جمهور ناس بزبان مفتون حقیقتند و مخمور باده محبت ولی چون میدان | O seeker of truth! Verily, the multitudes are enchanted by the tongue of truth and intoxicated with the wine of love. Yet when [3.5s] | MMK2#036 p.024 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Condition of search; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02618 | Some Answered Questions #079 The Reality of the World of Being | 240 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | طائفهء سوفسطائیه بر آنند که موجودات عبارت از اوهامات است هر موجود وهم محض است | The sophists hold that all existence is illusory, indeed, that each and every being is an absolute illusion | MFD#79, OOL.C022.79 | SAQ#79 | Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Life and death; Material world a reflection of the spiritual | - | - | |||||||
| AB10951 | 50 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ضیافت نوزده روزه بسیار سبب فرح و سرور قلوبست اگر چنانکه باید و شاید | ...As to the Nineteen Day Feast, it rejoiceth mind and heart. If this feast be held in the proper fashion | MMK1#051 p.089x | SWAB#051x, LOG#0799x | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Nineteen-Day Feast; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2163 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-07-19 | 120 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ضعف مزاج وکثرت اشتغال مانع است و الا ممکن بود نفوسی خارق العاده در میان این احباء مبعوث شوند | My weakened condition and excessive work hamper me, otherwise many extraordinary souls would have arisen among these friends. | BDA1.159.12 | SW_v19#11 p.348, MHMD1.173-174 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2162 | Words spoken on 1915-07-01 in Haifa | 120 | Persian | ضعف جسم باندک اسبابی زائل می شود. چند روزی در هوای خوب و غذای خوب زائل می شود، لکن ضعف روح مشکل است | Physical weakness is banished by modest means. It vanisheth after a few days through wholesome air and nourishing food, but the weakness of the spirit is a matter most difficult [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-01 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3738 | Words spoken on 1913-01-12 in London | 40 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ضرب برای حیوان هم جائز نه حُسن تربیت حیوان را در تحت تعلیم | It is not permissible even to strike an animal. When an animal is trained properly, it becomes domesticated | BDA2.080 | MHMD2.096 | Education of children; moral education; Kindness to and rights of animals; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1610 | Words spoken on 1916-07-19 | 190 | Persian | صوفى بود من مکتوب خط خود او را بفتح عليشاه ديدهام وقتى شاه دويست ترکمان را گرفت بکشد | I was acquainted with a Sufi who wrote a letter with his own hand to Fath-'Ali-Shah [3.5s]... ...Fath-'Ali Shah had jailed some 200 Turkomans he intended to kill. Mirza Abu'l-Qasim | MUH1.0571-0572, QUM.013 | STAB#017 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00153 | Commentary on the Unity of Existence | 920 | mixed | Tablet on the Unity of Existence (Sharh Wahdat al-Wujúd); Abdu'l-Bahá's Response to the Doctrine of the Unity of Existence | Commentary on the Unity of Existence | صنادید متصوفه که تاسیس عقیده وحدت الوجود نموده اند مرادشان از آن وجود وجود | Those pre-eminent Sufis who founded the doctrine of the “unity of existence” never intended by this term the universally predicated existence | MKT3.354, MNMK#148 p.274, DWNP_v1#06 p.001-004 | BLO_PT#164 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Manifestation of God as sun; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | ||||||
| AB02020 | 270 | mixed | صفی علی شاه مطّلع بر سرّ و حکمت این مسئله هستند ولی نظر بحکمتی این سؤال را نمودهاند | Ṣafí-'Alí-Sháh is well aware of the mystery and wisdom of this matter, yet hath posed this question in accordance with wisdom [3.5s] | AKHA_124BE #06 p.tx, MAS9.046x | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The Imamate; the Caliphate | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09044 | 90 | Persian | صدر اعظم میرزا آقا خان وقتیکه ایران را در تحت استیلا داشت | The Prime Minister, Mírzá Áqá Khán, when he held dominion over Persia [3.5s] | IQN.234 | Exhortations and counsels; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1840 | Words to a Sufi, spoken on 1912-10-30 | 160 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | صحیح است ولی یک آدمی انقدر عزیز است که مسجود امم میشود مانند حضرت مسیح و موسی داعی بوحدانیت الهیه و سبب تربیت ملتی می گردد | Yes, this is true, but one man is so exalted that others bow down before Him and He is adored by them like Christ or Moses | BDA1.340.09 | MHMD1.358-359 | Christ; Christianity; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Moses; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3475 | Answer to questions, New York, 1912-05-30 | 20 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | صحت و مسرت من در پیشرفت امر الله است امور سائره قابل توجه نه این سرور سرور ابدیست و این حیات حیات سرمدی | My health and happiness depend on the progress of the Cause of God. Nothing else merits attention. This happiness is eternal, and this life is life everlasting. | BDA1.110.11 | SW_v19#06 p.184, MHMD1.117 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Disregarding bodily comfort; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3003 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-24 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | صحت جسمانی اهمیت ندارد اهمیت در صحت روحانیست که تأثیر و لذت ابدی دارد | Bodily health is not important. What is more important is spiritual health which gives eternal pleasure and has everlasting effect. | BDA1.133.16 | SW_v19#08 p.256, MHMD1.144 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Disregarding bodily comfort; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3144 | Words spoken on board the SS Cedric at sea, 1912-04-06 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | صحبتشان در مجلس این خواهد بود که مسیح خود را برای رفع گناهان قربان نمود اما معانی آن را نفهمیده اند | Their speeches in the meeting will be to the effect that Christ sacrificed Himself in order to redeem us from our sins. But they do not understand the inner meaning... The redemption of sins depends on our acting upon the admonitions of Christ, and the martyrdom of Christ was to cause us to attain praiseworthy morals and supreme stations. | BDA1.023.16 | MHMD1.032 | Christian doctrine and practice; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Outward and inward meanings; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB00073 | 1230 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | صبح است و نور احدیت از مطلع غیب رحمانیت ساطع و لامع و فیض جلیل ملیک فردانیت | It is daybreak, and from the rising-point of the invisible realms of God, the light of unity is dawning... O Thou kind Lord! We are servants of Thy Threshold, taking shelter at Thy holy Door. | INBA88:324b, INBA89:060 | MKT1.362, MNMK#091 p.163, MMK1#193 p.221, AVK3.184.14x, DWNP_v1#10-11 p.003-005x, ADH2_1#30 p.048x, MJMJ1.118x, MMG2#389 p.436x, YHA1.101x, GHA.307x, HYB.175x, MMJA.018x | SWAB#193, BPRY.023-024x, LOG#0323x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3143 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 40 | Persian | شیطان یکی نفس اماره است که ببغی و فحشا میکند و دیگری بعض نفوس بظاهر آراسته | Satan is the base self, which provokes destruction and impetuosity. Outwardly some individuals are refined and presentable, but in their essence they remain base. | KHH1.037 (1.051-052) | KHHE.068-069 | Outward and inward meanings; Satan; the Evil One | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0552 | 500 | Persian | شیخ عبدالله برای من حکایت کرد که جمال مبارک در سفر سلیمانیه در خانه نقشبندی اطاقی داشتند بسیار کم بیرون میآمدند | Sheikh Abdullah recounted unto me that the Blessed Beauty, during His sojourn in Sulaymaniyyih, occupied a chamber in the house of the Naqshbandi, wherefrom He would but rarely venture forth [3.5s] | YIK.367-370, ZIAB2.221 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06478 | 130 | mixed | شیخ الاسلام تفلیس بخیال خویش رد نفیسی بر این امر تحریر نموده و برهان واضح | The Shaykhu'l-Islam of Tiflis, in his own estimation, composed a learned refutation of this Cause, and manifest proof [3.5s] | MMK6#242 | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0800 | Words spoken on 1916-05-06 in | 370 | Persian | شيخ عبدالحميد در اياميکه جمال مبارک در بغداد تشريف داشتند محبت زيادى داشت شيعه بود ولى بى نهايت محبت | When the Blessed Beauty was residing in Baghdad, there was a Shi'I Muslim by the name of Shaykh 'Abdu'l-Hamid | MUH1.0120-0122 | STAB#136 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10234 | 70 | Persian | شوقیا آنچه نگاشتی و راز درون داشتی معلوم و مشهود گردید مضمون مشحون بتوجه | O Shoghi! What thou hast written and the inner secret thou didst cherish have become known and manifest. The contents are replete with attention [3.5s] | AHB.117BE #08-10 p.284 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09679 | 80 | Persian | شوقی من این خواب بسیار خوبست مطمئن باش تشرف بحضور حضرت اعلی روحی له الفدا | Shoghi Mine, this dream is a good one. Rest assured that to have attained the presence of His Holiness the Exalted One | AKHA_116BE #01-03 p.52, AHB.117BE #08-10 p.284, AHB.131BE #326 p.52, YHA2.584, PPRP.025, RMT.194-195 | PPRL.016 | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0706 | The Two Natures in Man: Words spoken on 1911-11-01 in Paris | 410 | mixed | Paris Talks | شنیده ام امروز در پاریس عید است عید جمیع قدیسین چرا این ها را شماها قدیس | Today is a day of rejoicing in Paris! They are celebrating the Festival of 'All Saints'. Why do you think that these people were called 'Saints'? | KHAB.113 (123), KHTB1.097 | PT#18 p.055 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB06477 | 130 | mixed | Poetry in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Writings and Utterances | شمع شبستان حق نور بافاق بخش مقتبس از شمس شو شعله و اشراق بخش شرق منور نما غرب | O torch in the divine chapel, illumine the world. Take light from the sun | INBA13:404, INBA55:237, INBA59:153a, INBA88:055 | DWNP_v5#07-8 p.006-007x, MJH.049 | BLO_PT#064 | Call to action; East and West; communication between East and West; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| AB04557 | 170 | mixed | شمع روشن است و انجمن روحانیان گلزار و گلشن نفحات قدس منتشر است و نسائم حدآئق | The lamp is ablaze, and the assembly of the spiritual ones is a rose garden in full bloom. The holy fragrances are diffused, and the breezes of paradise waft [3.5s] | INBA13:402, INBA55:234, INBA59:151, INBA88:053 | MMK2#050 p.039, AHB.120BE #07 p.000, SFI17.016 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02527 | 240 | mixed | شمس حقيقت چون از افق ابداع به فيض نامتناهی اشراق بر آفاق نمود قلوب صافيه انطباعات رحمانيّه يافت | When the Sun of Truth shone forth with infinite bounty from the horizon of creation upon all regions, pure hearts received divine impressions [3.5s] | MMK6#111x | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0666 | Address to the children at Plaza Hotel in Chicago, 1912-05-05 | 440 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | شماها بفرموده حضرت مسیح اطفال ملکوتید و بفرمایش حضرت بهاءالله شمعهای عالم انسانی | You are the children of whom His Holiness Christ has said, you are the denizens of the Kingdom | KHTB2.057, NJB_v11#15 p.263, BDA1.071.09 | PUP#039 (p.091-093), SW_v03#04 p.022, SW_v03#07 p.006-007, SW_v08#09 p.112-114, SW_v09#08 p.095, SW_v19#04 p.114-115, MHMD1.080-081 | MANA (1), MANA (2) | Education of children; moral education; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||
| ABU1680 | Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-20 | 180 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | شماها باید باباتفاق بر خدمت امر الله برخیزید دست بدست یکدیگر دهید و مشغول تبلیغ امر الله باشید | You must all arise in unison to serve the Cause of God. You must work hand in hand to teach the Cause and know that the confirmations of Baha'u'llah will descend upon you. | BDA1.382.10 | MHMD1.401-402 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3305 | Words to Mr Maxwell and others, spoken on 1912-09-06 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | شماها باید بآنچه سبب آسایش عالم انسانی است تشبث نمائید یتیمها را نوازش کنید گرسنه ها را سیر نمائید | You must cling to those things which prove to be the cause of happiness for the world of man. You must show kindness to the orphans | BDA1.231.02 | SW_v19#12 p.381, MHMD1.247 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2003 | Words to Mr Herrigel, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 140 | other/unknown lang | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | شماها باید از استتکارت باین حدود بیائید و بنشر نفحات اللّٰه بپردازید | The city of Vienna will become a center for the Cause of God: only after my departure the friends must not remain inactive. They must work with greater zeal | BDA2.249 | DAS.1913-04-20, MHMD2.324 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2848 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-20 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | شما ها بیکدیگر خیلی محبت داشته باشید دیدن همدیگر نمائید غمخوار کل باشید | You must have deep love for one another. Go to see each other and be consoling friends to all. | BDA1.258.08 | MHMD1.276 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2585 | Words spoken on 1915-09-11 in Haifa | 80 | Persian | شما ملاحظه نمائید که این ازلیها تا بحال جز ضرر و فساد و خرابی و انقلاب چه ثمری از برای ایران و ایرانیان داشتند | Consider ye how these followers of Azal have, until this day, yielded naught but harm and corruption, ruin and upheaval as their fruits for Iran and its people [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-11 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1609 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 190 | Persian | شما که به ایران میروید بهر جا وارد شدید باید روح مجسم باشید . با انجذابی رحمانی و انعکاس ملکوتی | O ye who journey unto Iran! Whithersoever ye enter, ye must be embodied spirits, with divine attraction and heavenly radiance [3.5s] | KHMT.098-099 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1985 | Words spoken on 1914-11-02 in Abu Sinan | 140 | Persian | شما طوفان بلایا ندیده اید اگر دیده بودید این وقائع بشما چندان تاثیری نمیکرد ما شب دارای عمارت | You have not experienced genuinely difficult times, for if you had, such occurrences would not perturb you. | KHH1.137 (1.189-190) | KHHE.206-207, DAS.1914-11-02, BSR_v13 p.082 | Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0665 | The Perfect Human Sentiments and Virtues: Words spoken on 1911-11-23 in Paris | 440 | Persian | Paris Talks | شما باید بسیار مسرور باشید و شکر کنید که در چنین | You should all be very happy and thankful to God for the great privilege that is yours. This is purely a spiritual meeting! | AVK4.478.08x, KHAB.195 (205), KHTB1.201 | PT#36 p.113 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Human reality created in the image of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB00838 | 690 | mixed | Light of the World | شما بايد هوشيار باشيد و نفوس را از نفثات خفيّه و همسات سرّيّه محافظه نمائيد و ثابت بر ميثاق به نصّ صريح الهی | O friend! It is a long time since any news hath been received from thee. Although, earlier, a letter arrived in which thou hadst asked a question | NURA#64, MMK4#159 p.173x, MMK5#099 p.081x | LOTW#64 | Christ; Christianity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2584 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 80 | Persian | شما این را تطبیق کنید به قواعد از قدرت الهی بعید نیست ولکن اینها معنی دارد | Ye shall align this with the ordinances - far be it from the Divine Power [to withhold it] - yet verily in these are profound meanings [3.5s] | KHH2.276 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2235 | Words to people invited for lunch, spoken on 1912-09-02 | 110 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | شکر نعمآء الهیه هنگام سختی و زحمت لازم زیرا در بحبوبهٴ نعمت هر نفسی میتواند شاکر باشد حکایتیست که سلطان محمود خربزه ئی را برید | To be grateful for the blessings of God in time of want and trouble is necessary | BDA1.222.04 | MHMD1.238, STAB#019 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0432 | Words to Ramona Brown, Marie Barr and Betty Vent, spoken on 1912-10-24 | 590 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | شکر کنید خدا را که فیض الهی بشما رسیده شمس حقیقت بر شما تابیده و آب حیوان و حیات آسمانی | Thank God that the divine bounty has reached you, that the Sun of Truth is shining upon you and that the water of everlasting life has been provided for you. | BDA1.328.06 | MHMD1.346-347, MAB.079-080 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1679 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-21 | 180 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | شکر کنید خدا را بالطاف باقیه فائز شدید و دیدهٴ بینا یافتید همه کورند و شما بینا جمیع زمینی هستند | Thank the Lord that you have attained His eternal favors and have been blessed with seeing eyes. All are blind but you are endowed with sight. | BDA1.324.04 | MHMD1.342-343 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||
| AB10261 | 70 | Persian | شکر کن خدا را که در اين عصر جديد و قرن بديع موجود و مولود شدی تا ندای حضرت موعود شنيدی | Give thanks unto God that thou wert born and brought into being in this new age and wondrous cycle, and didst hearken unto the call of the Promised One [3.5s] | MMK3#140 p.097x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08945 | 90 | Persian | شکر کن خدا را که حضرت فاضل مبلّغ کامل است و موفّق بخدمت جمال مبارک | Give thanks unto God that His eminence Fádil is a consummate teacher, confirmed in service to the Blessed Beauty [3.5s] | AVK1.000.16x, MSBH7.135x | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0799 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-24 | 370 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | شکر کن خدا را زیرا اول کسی که خود را پسندید شیطان بود انسان نباید خود را بر تر از دیگران داند | Thank God, because the first self-conceited one was Satan. A man must never consider himself greater than others.... Act in accordance with the teachings of Baha'u'llah. Do not only read His teachings but put into practice in your lives the Hidden Words... It [mind-to-mind communication] is evident. If a lover holds the hand of a beloved, it is obvious what feelings ensue... I have not come for rest and diversion. | BDA1.266.15 | MHMD1.285-286 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1374 | Words to Mrs Holley, spoken on 1913-05-04 | 230 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | شفا دو قسم است جسمانی و روحانی خدا دوا را بی سبب خلق نکرده... چون در اجزآء بدن مانند جزء شکری یا نشوی | For healing, prayer and medicine both are necessary. God has created the herbs and the plants with their useful properties.... We have been talking about healing | BDA2.284-285x | DAS.1913-05-04, MHMD2.374x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3304 | Words spoken on 1912-09-22 in Lincoln | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | شعاع ظلمانی بالصراحه بپدرش نوشته که من در صدد تحصیل پول و متاع دنیوی هستم | Shu'a of darkness wrote to his father quite openly that his purpose was to amass wealth and worldly property | BDA1.262.08 | MHMD1.281 | Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0367 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 650 | Persian | شریعت الله بر دو قسم است یک قسم اساس دین الله و آن تعلق بروحانیات دارد | The Law of God is of two kinds: One kind is the foundation of the Religion of God and pertaineth unto spiritual things [3.5s] | KHH2.262-265 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10922 | 50 | mixed | شروط آمدن من را به امریک ملاحظه نمودی از خدا خواهم که یاران امریک چنان روشن گردند | O thou candle of the Love of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast | NJB_v02#01 p.004x | SW_v01#19 p.002 | Growth of the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1748 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 170 | Persian | شرکت خبرگزاری رویتر تلگراف نموده که مستر داد بهائی عازم هندوستان است | The Reuters news agency telegraphed that a Baha'í by the name of Mr. Dodd was proceeding for India. Reuters only sends telegrams for such prominent personages | KHH1.026-027 (1.037-038) | KHHE.052-053 | East and West; communication between East and West; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2458 | Words spoken on 1915-11-20 in Haifa | 90 | Persian | شرایع الهی و ادیان الهی اجزاخانهٴ الهی است. دوای هر دردی در آن موجود است. یک طبیب حاذق می خواهد | The divine laws and celestial religions are as the Divine Dispensary, wherein existeth the remedy for every malady. A skilled physician is needed [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-11-20 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00476 | Some Answered Questions #015 True Felicity | 570 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | شرافت و علویت هر کائنی از موجودات بامری مشروط و بکیفیتی مربوط | The honour and exaltation of every existing thing is contingent upon certain causes and conditions. | MFD#15, OOL.C022.15 | SAQ#15 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB01218 | Some Answered Questions #018 The Greatness of Christ | 360 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | شخصی بزرگوار خواه بیپدر خواه باپدر یکسانست بیپدری اگر فضیلت است | A great man is a great man whether or not he is born of a human father. If being without a father were a virtue | MFD#18, OOL.C022.18 | SAQ#18 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as recipient of divine revelation; Holy Spirit; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1081 | Words spoken on 1915-08-03 in Haifa | 290 | Persian | شخصی از او از [شخص] کاملی پرسید، او هم اشاره به شخصی در نیشابور کرد. حسب الاشاره از حال شخص مذکور | A certain one inquired of him concerning a perfect one, whereupon he made mention of a person in Nishábúr. According to that which was indicated regarding the state of the aforementioned person [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-03 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04955 | 160 | Persian | شخص محترما نامه شما رسید و از قرائتش امیدواری عظیم حاصل شد زیرا از مضمون | O thou respected personage: Thy letter was received. Its perusal imparted to me great hopefulness, for from its contents it became manifest | MMK3#160 p.112, PYB#304 p.03 | DAS.1914-06-24, PTF.239-240 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07766 | 110 | Persian | شخص محترما مقاصد خیریه آنجناب فی الحقیقه سزاوار ستایش است و ما را نیز مقاصد | Your benevolent intentions, O esteemed one, are indeed worthy of praise, and our purposes too [3.5s] | MKT4.162a, NJB_v02#14-16 p.006 | The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01148 | 370 | Persian | شخص محترما کونفرانس صلح ملل اعظم نتائج این قرن عظیم است این قرن نورانی در | O thou perfect man! The Conference on International Arbitration and Peace is the greatest results of this great age. | BRL_DAK#0995, MKT4.160, ANDA#43-44 p.93, NJB_v02#10 p.004x | SW_v02#15 p.004-005 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03850 | 190 | Persian | شخص محترما سرور مهربانا از پاریس بخطه مصر رسیدم ولی مانند آنحضرت مونس و انیس | O illustrious personage, kind friend! From Paris I arrived in the land of Egypt, but found none here like your presence as companion and intimate associate [3.5s] | MSHR2.304-305 | BLO_PT#217.001x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03273 | 210 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | شخص محترما تالیف شما بشارت غنی را مطالعه نمودم فی الحقیقه آراء سدیدی در آن | O respected personage! I have read your work, The Gospel of Wealth, and noted therein truly apposite and sound recommendations | MMK1#079 p.111, AVK3.258.03x, NJB_v12#04 p.094 | SWAB#079, LOG#1863x, DAS.1913-01-10 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01217 | 360 | Persian | شخص عزیز محترما الحمد لله که مدتیست مدیده در ایران بخدمات فائقه موفق شده اید و | Dear and respected friend! Praise be to God that for a considerable time thou hast been enabled to render outstanding services in Iran [3.5s] | MSHR4.047-048 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2161 | Words spoken on 1913-02-07 in Paris | 30 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | شخص عامل و قوهٴ فاعله لازمست و امروز تأئید و مدد الهی واجب والا قول و گفتگو | A person of action and an active force are needed, and in this day the confirmations and assistance of God are likewise essential | BDA2.125 | MHMD2.156 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | |||||||
| AB04175 | 180 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | شخص شهیر محترما هر چند بظاهر مفارقت حاصل ولی بحقیقت همیشه با یکدیگر بدل موانس | O renowned and respected personage! Though to outward seeming it appears we are far removed from one another | HHA.228, BDA2.167-168 | MHMD2.211 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Review of publications; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04009 | 180 | Persian | شب و روز بکوشید تا عَلَم میثاق چنانکه باید و شاید در آن آفاق موج زند زیرا الیوم بقوّهٴ میثاق نفوس باهتزاز آیند | O thou real friend! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written concerning Dr. Leon H. Harvey, 4th Unitarian Church.... ...The believers must respect and love Doctor Harvey, because he has invited them in such a willing, spontaneous way to his church. | NJB_v05#14 p.003x | DAS.1914-07-17, DAS.1914-06-18x | Importance of community building; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10233 | 70 | Persian | شاهویر با رخی منیر در این انجمن یزدانی حاضر شد و سر بخاک آستان پاک نهاد | Shahvír, with a radiant countenance, entered this divine assembly and bowed his head to the sacred threshold [3.5s] | YARP2.733 p.484 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0443 | Words spoken on 1915-10-29 in Akka | 580 | Persian | شاه کاووس مرد متکبری بود. سیاوش از او مقبول تر است. کاووس دختر پادشاه یمن را گرفت و او را خیلی دوست داشت | King Kavous was a man of pride and arrogance. Siyavash was more favored than he. Kavoús took to wife the daughter of the King of Yemen, and cherished her with exceeding love [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-29 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Justice and wrath of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1494 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1915-06-24 | 210 | Persian | شامل هر دو است مثل بنی اسرائیل و بنی حشام و بنی امیه و بنی یافث و بنی سام و بنی عباس ، این اصطلاح شرق است | It encompasseth them both, even as the Children of Israel, the Children of Hashim, the Children of Umayyah, the Children of Japheth, the Children of Shem, and the Children of Abbas - this is the designation of the East [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-06-24 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Role and station of women; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11052 | 50 | Persian | شاپور پور شاه بود امیدوارم که تو پرتو آسمان شوی اگر او تاجدار کشور خاک بود تو شهریار جهان تابناک گردی | Shapur was the son of a king. I cherish the hope that thou mayest become a radiant star of the heavens. If he was a crown-bearer of the earthly realm, mayest thou become a sovereign of the luminous world [3.5s] | INBA88:336c | YARP2.317 p.268 | Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11051 | 50 | Arabic | سیدی و سندی و اعتمادی ابتهل الی افقک الابهی سائلا آملا متضرعا ان تجعل عبدک | O my Lord, my Support, my Trust! I humbly entreat Thy most glorious horizon, imploring, hoping, and beseeching, that Thou wouldst make Thy servant [3.5s] | MMK5#308 p.225 | Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2234 | Words spoken on 1915-07-23 in Haifa | 110 | Persian | سیاسیون عالم برآنند که چیزی که سبب ترقیات مادی و عقلی است حرب است. ولی خودشان عربان بادیه را حقیر | The politicians of the world maintain that war is the cause of material and intellectual progress [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-23 | War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2742 | Words spoken on 1915-07-21 in Haifa | 70 | Persian | سی و شش نفر بر تخت خلافت نشستند و همه مقید بنام و نشان و از هیچ کدام نام و نشانی نمانده ولی بهلول | Six and thirty souls ascended unto the throne of dominion, and though each was bound to name and sign, of none remaineth now a name or trace save Bahlúl [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-21 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08403 | 100 | Turkish | سوگلی یارانم و نورانی دوستانم حضرت احدیت عالم بشریتی پرتو نور تجلی ایله و فیض | O My beloved and radiant friends! The Lord of Oneness hath illumined the world of humanity with the light of His manifestation and grace [3.5s] | INBA72:148, INBA88:128a | Power of the Manifestation of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12125 | 450 | Turkish | سوگلی یارانم دوستمز محمد خان حضرتلری ارض مقدسه دن ایرانه عودت ایدرایکن | O beloved friends, His Excellency Muhammad Khan, upon his return from the Holy Land to Persia [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0575 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08402 | 100 | Turkish | سوگلی یارانم حضرت کبریانک فضل و عنایتنی باقن و لطف و احساننی دقت ایدن یاران | O beloved friends! Behold ye the grace and bounty of the Most Glorious Lord, and observe ye His loving-kindness and favor [3.5s] | INBA89:265a | Power of prayer; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11983 | 90 | Turkish | سوگلی یارانم جناب حقه شکر ایدرم زیرا اول قریه ده نور حقیقت پارلادی شمس هدایت | O beloved friends! I render thanks unto the Lord for, in that village, the light of truth hath shed its radiant beams and the Sun of guidance hath shone forth [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0321 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09043 | 90 | Turkish | سوگلی یار مهربانم مکتوبنی کمال مسرت ایله اوقودم گوکلم خوشنود اولدی زیرا | My beloved and cherished friend, I read thy letter with the utmost joy and my heart was gladdened, for [3.5s] | MJT.111 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12381 | 150 | Turkish | سوگلی یار غارم صبح احدیت آچلدی شمس احدیت افق حقیقتدن دوغدی جهانی نور هدایت | O my cherished companion! The morn of eternity hath dawned, and the Sun of oneness hath arisen from the horizon of truth, flooding the world with the light of guidance [3.5s] | INBA85:022 | Nearness and remoteness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12088 | 80 | Turkish | سوگلی یار عزیزم قریحه موهبت صریحه عاشقانه لرندن صدور ایدن اشعار آبدار شایان | O my cherished and beloved friend! The exquisite and resplendent verses that have flowed forth from thy clear, God-given and loving poetic talent are truly worthy [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0470 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09042 | 90 | Turkish | سودیکم دوستم پرتو صباح هدایت افق حقیقتدن بارقه نثار هدایت اولنجه ضمیر منیر | O My dear friend! When the rays of the Morn of Guidance shed their effulgence from the horizon of truth, the luminous mind [3.5s] | MJT.118 | Being a source of light; guidance; Love as fire; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00969 | 400 | mixed | سوال حاجی میرزا یحیای دولت آبادی بموجب کاغذیکه در چهره نما مندرجست کلیا خود | With regard to the question of Ḥájí Mírzá Yaḥyá Dawlatábádí, as set forth in the article written in Chihrih-Nama [3.5s] | MSHR1.046x, MSHR5.372-373x | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Non-participation in politics; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0240 | Words spoken at Parsons home in Dublin, 1912-08-15 | 840 | Persian | سه هفته است که من در دوبلین هستم در حقیقت دوبلین جای بسیار خوشیست جای بسیار | For three weeks have I dwelt in Dublin, which is, in truth, a most delightful place, a place most pleasing [3.5s] | AVK4.325bx, AVK4.331bx, AVK4.332x, AVK4.340ax, KHF.088, KHAB.365 (371), KHTB2.202, NJB_v03#15 p.002 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Praise and encouragement; Proofs for the existence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2847 | Words to Nuru'd-Din Mumtazi et al in May 1920 | 60 | Persian | سنگلاخ های این کوه مبدل به گل و ریاحین خواهد شد و گردش گاه ملل | At present rocks and thornbushes surround the Shrine of the Bab, but in the future this place will be encompassed by an abundance of trees and flowers | KNR.041 | KNRE.051 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07083 | 120 | mixed | سنای محبت الله حمد خدا را نیر انجذاب مقارن از عنایات خفیه و جلیه جمال ابهی | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! Praise be unto Him that the radiance of divine attraction hath dawned amidst His hidden and manifest bounties [3.5s] | INBA55:119 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1984 | 140 | Persian | سلیمان مردی صادق بود یکوقتی شخصی باو پناه آورد و خواهش کرد | King Solomon was a truthful man. One day a person sought his protection | NJB_v12#03 p.061 | STAB#009 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12753 | 50 | Persian | سلیل نجیب آقا حسن و نجل کریم آقا عبدالله و ولد محبوب آقا فیض الله و امه الله خدیجه | O noble descendant of Aqa Hasan, distinguished son of Aqa Abdullah, beloved child of Aqa Faydullah, and handmaiden of God, Khadijih [3.5s] | INBA85:121b | Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3569 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-07-03 | 10 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | سلطنت الهی قدیم است و مادام خالق بوده خلق هم داشته | The Kingdom of God is pre-existent and, since He is the Creator; without doubt He has always had a creation. | BDA1.144.16 | MHMD1.155-156 | Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Infinity and eternity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2457 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-19 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | سلسلهٴ موجودات بیک قانون عمومی و نظام الهی مربوطست و جمیع کائنات بهم مرتبط نمی شود | The chain of creation is interwoven in a natural law and divine order. Everything is interlinked. A link cannot be broken without affecting that natural order. | BDA1.130.02 | SW_v19#08 p.254-255, MHMD1.139 | Composition and decomposition; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of cause and effect; One universal law; attractive power of love | - | - | |||||||
| AB12090 | 40 | Turkish | سعادتلو افندم حضرتلری عزتلو خلیل بیک شمدی تشریف بیوردیلر یوقارده کی اوتله | The esteemed and noble presence of His Excellency, Khaleel Bey, hath now graciously arrived [4o] | BRL_DAK#0475 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Petitions to authorities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08401 | 100 | Persian | Translation List | سعادت در علم است و علم در تقوی و تقوی در انقطاع و تنفر از جمیع زخارف دنیا | Happiness lieth in knowledge, and knowledge in piety, and piety in detachment and contempt for all the vanities of this world | AHB.125BE #11-12 p.315, AHB.134BE #05-06 p.69, PYB#108-109 p.04 | ADMS#162 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1168 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 270 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | سطوع نور و حرارت شمس و ریزش باران رحمت الهی مشروط بهیچ شرطی نیست و منظوری | Rays of sunlight, the heat of the sun, or the falling rain of divine bounty are bestowed unconditionally and without any ulterior motive. | KNSA.201 | MNYA.279-280 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Generosity [kirama]; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB11050 | 50 | Persian | سرورکامگارا نامه مبارک شما رسید مضمون مشحون بحجت و مهربانی بود | O joyous bearer of success! Your blessed letter arrived, and its contents were replete with proofs and loving-kindness [3.5s] | CMB_F66f33.2, | EGBBF.110n | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1373 | Words spoken on 1913-02-02 in Paris | 230 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | سُرور قلب من همه جا با من است انفکاک ندارد و دیگر آنکه اسباب سُرور | I am happy wherever I go; this happiness is never separated from me… If the love of Baha'u'llah is present in a heart, it will be endowed with capacity | BDA2.118 | MHMD2.147 | Critique of Western values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Mary Magdalene; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB04555 | 170 | Persian | سرور عزیز محترما مضمون نامه شما در نهایت حلاوت بود زیرا دلالت بر وفا میکرد و | Dearly cherished and esteemed friend, the content of your letter was imbued with an exquisite sweetness, for it bore witness to loyalty and fidelity [3.5s] | MSHR4.069-070 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02504 | 240 | mixed | سرگشته کوه و بيابانی و گمگشته باديه و صحرا بی سر و سامانی و سودائی و شيدائی حضرت رحمن | Lost and bewildered in mountain and wilderness, wandering through desert and plain, distraught and yearning, intoxicated with love for the All-Merciful [3.5s] | MMK3#198 p.142x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07765 | 110 | Persian | سرکار ماطوشقف صاحب در صون حمایت پروردگار محفوظ و مصون باشند و بالطاف کردگار | May our esteemed Sir Maṭūshaqaf remain safeguarded and protected beneath the shelter of the Lord, and blessed by His divine favors [3.5s] | TZH8.0465 | Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3660 | Words spoken on 1915-12-25 | 60 | Persian | سر التنکیس این عبارت از خود شیخ مرحوم است و دو معنی دارد | The Secret of Inversion is this utterance from the departed Sheikh himself, and it possesseth twofold meaning [3.5s] | NSS.160b | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00011 | Siyasiyyih (The Art of Divine Polity - Treatise on Politics) | 5110 | Persian | Treatise on Leadership (Risáliy-i-Síyásíyyih); Treatise on Leadership; La Politique; Takfir, declaration of unbelief | Risaliy-i-Siyasiyyih (Treatise on Leadership) | ستایش و نیایش پاک یزدانیرا سزا که بنیان آفرینش را بر ظهورات کمالات مقدسه عالم | Adoration and praise beseem the Spirit of Purity that has laid the foundation of creation with the sole object | INBA88:001, BLIB_Or.08117#4, | AVK3.275.13x, AVK3.279.14x, AVK3.282.02x, AVK3.287.17x, DWNP_v4#01 p.004-008x, OOL.C025 | BLO_PT#203x, BLO_PT#206, BLO_PT#207x | Justice and wrath of God; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual springtime; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | 1 | * | - | MMAH.236 | |||
| AB10723 | 60 | Persian | ستایش پاک یزدانرا که ببخشایش آسمانی جهان دل و جان آدمیرا روشن و کیهان جاودان | Praise be to the pure Lord, who through His celestial bounty hath illumined the realm of the human heart and soul, and made resplendent the eternal universe [3.5s] | INBA88:336a | MSBH10.016, YARP2.315 p.267, PPAR.161, NVJ.040 | Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01028 | 390 | Persian | ستایش پاک یزدانرا سزاست که بقدرت کامله و اراده محیطه اعلام امریه | Praise be unto the pure Lord, Who through His consummate power and all-encompassing will hath proclaimed His Cause [3.5s] | CMB_F66f28, | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12330 | 170 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی و محیی فوادی و مجیر ذاتی و مجیب دعواتی و غافر خطیئاتی | Glorified art Thou, O my God, O Quickener of my heart, O Protector of my being, O Answerer of my prayers, and O Forgiver of my sins! [3.5s] | QUM.125b | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11850 | 230 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی اشهدک و ملائکه قدسک و ملا افقک الاعلی و سکان ملکوتک الابهی | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I bear witness, and so too do Thy holy angels, the dwellers of Thy Most Exalted Realm, and the inhabitants of Thy Most Glorious Kingdom [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0256 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for protection; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04174 | 180 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا مجیر المضطرین و سمیر المشتاقین و نصیر المتوکلین و ملجاء | Glorified art Thou, O my God, Protector of the distressed, Companion of the yearning ones, Helper of those who place their trust in Thee, and Refuge [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.181-183 | ABDA.019-020 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12089 | 590 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی و مبدعی و مبدای و حرزی و موئلی انت الفائض بانوار الحب | Glorified art Thou, O my God, my Creator, my Origin, my Protector and my Refuge! Thou art the One Who sheddeth the effulgent rays of love [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0471 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00299 | 690 | mixed | Light of the World | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی و سیدی و مولائی ترانی موردا لکل بلاء و هدفا لکل سهام | Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God, my Master, and my Ruler! Thou seest me a victim of every tribulation, a target for every shaft, and exposed to every spear | NURA#45, MMK2#038 p.027x, MMK4#032 p.030 | LOTW#45 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00202 | 820 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هولاء عباد مکرمون و اماء قانتات سرعوا الی معین رحمانیتک | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! These are honoured servants and devoted handmaidens who have hastened to the Wellspring of Thy mercy [3.5s] | INBA85:067 | MMK6#062 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02825 | 230 | mixed | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذا قضیب نسیب نصبته فی ریاض محبتک و ربیته بایادی ربوبیتک | Praise and glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! This is a choice sapling which Thou hast planted in the meads of Thy love | BRL_DAK#1200, HUV2.011, MMTF.008 | BRL_CHILD#13, BPRY.254-255 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02003 | 280 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذا عبدک المنبثق من ظهر من آمن بک و بایاتک و المنشعب من | Glorified art Thou, O my God! This is Thy servant, sprung from the loins of one who hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and branched forth from [3.5s] | INBA84:329 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Eulogies; reminiscences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00201 | 820 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لم تزل کنت بارء الوجود بادع الاکوان بدیع الانسان متجلیا | Glorified art Thou, O my God! From time immemorial Thou hast been the Creator of existence, the Originator of all beings, the Fashioner of humankind, resplendent in Thy manifestation [3.5s] | AMK.101-105 | Call to action; High station of the true believer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00194 | 830 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لک الحمد و لک الشکر علی ما انعمت و آتیت و والیت و اعطیت | Praise be unto Thee, O my God! Thanks be unto Thee O my Beloved!... O ye friends of God! The joy and happiness of the people of faithfulness | BRL_DAK#0587, MKT1.288, AMK.073-076, AMK.079-082, HHA.109x, RHQM2.0700 (090x) (056-057x), LMA2.409, MAS5.186, MJMJ2.050, MMG2#085 p.093, YHA1.341x, YHA1.348x, YHA1.380x (2.689), MLK.087, QT108.045x, NYMG.142x?, NYMG.175x | SW_v01#03 p.001-004, SW_v08#18 p.235-236, NYR#124x and 202, BSTW#031, BSTW#373 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00089 | 1150 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لک الحمد بما اشرقت انوار الفلاح و النجاح و تبلج صباح | Glorified art Thou, O my God! All praise be unto Thee for causing the lights of success and prosperity to shine, and the dawn to break forth in splendor [3.5s] | MMK6#396, YMM.402x | Chastisement and requital; Literal interpretation; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00716 | 470 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی کیف اذکرک و عین الذکر تدل علی البقاء و حقیقه الثناء | Praise be unto Thee, O my God! How can I make mention of Thee when the very essence of remembrance testifieth to perpetuity, and the reality of praise [3.5s] | INBA21:179 (220) | MMK6#197 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01527 | 320 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی کم من نفوس طارت الی افق التقدیس | Glorified art Thou, O my God! How many souls have soared to the horizon of sanctity [3.5s] | MKT1.431 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00007 | Tafsir Ghulibatu'r-Rum (Commentary on the Hadith "Rome was Overthrown") | 6630 | Arabic | Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the Qur'ánic Verses Concerning the Overthrow of the Byzantines | Tafsir Ghulibatu'r-Rum (Commentary on the Hadith 'Rome was Overthrown') | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی قد نزلت من سماء عز احدیتک میاه الوجود بجودک و رحمانیتک | Praise be to Thee, O Lord! O my God! Out of Thy Bounty and Mercy, Thou hast caused the waters of existence to descend from the heaven of Thy Oneness | PCH.1237#14, , UMich962.001-034, UMich991.104-147 | MKT1.062, MNMK#004 p.012, BMT.086, DLS.317 | LOIR02.099 | God's love for His own Essence; Higher encompasses the lower; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | Baha’u’llah's assigning ‘Abdu’l-Baha to write this is mentioned in AQA5#036 p.045. | ||||
| AB12123 | 490 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی قد قطعت النظر عن کل الجهات و وجهت وجهی لحضره رحمانیتک | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, I have turned away mine eyes from all else but Thee and directed my face towards the sanctuary of Thy all-merciful Presence [4o] | BRL_DAK#0727 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00463 | 580 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی تری هجوم الاغبیاء علی الاصفیاء و تعرض الزنماء بالخلص من | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou beholdest the onslaught of the ignorant upon the chosen ones, and the assaults of the treacherous upon the pure [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0360, AYBY.371 #057, MUH2.0897 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00205 | 810 | mixed | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی ترانی مکبا بوجهی علی تراب الذل و الانکسار و اتذلل الی | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Thou seest me rolling my face in the dust of humility and contrition, supplicating toward the Kingdom of Thy Might | INBA16:073, INBA84:529 | BRL_DAK#0559, MKT4.156, MILAN.100, DUR3.258x, MJMJ2.027, MMG2#237 p.265 | TAB.570-574 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00574 | 520 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی ترانی فی هذه البلاد الشاسعه الارجاء القاصیه عن عتبتک | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou beholdest me in this vast and distant land, far removed from Thy sacred threshold [3.5s] | KHAF.155 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00445 | 590 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی ترانی تحت مخالب سباع کاسره و براثن ذاب ضاریه و هجوم | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou beholdest me beneath the claws of ravenous beasts and the talons of fierce wolves [3.5s] | INBA13:100 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Prayer for protection; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08400 | 100 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انی استغفرک من کل وصف و نعت فی حقی الا العبودیه لعتبتک | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thy forgiveness for every attribute and quality ascribed unto me, save that of servitude at Thy threshold [3.5s] | MSHR4.185x | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05937 | 140 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انی اخفض جناحی و اتذلل علی تراب العبودیه لعزه الوهیتک و | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I lower my wing and humble myself upon the dust of servitude before the glory of Thy Divinity [3.5s] | BSHN.140.173, BSHN.144.173, MHT2.194 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Prayer for the departed; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00212 | 800 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انی اتوجه الیک بوجه ناظر الی ملکوت رحمانیتک و قلب خافق | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I turn my face unto Thee with a countenance fixed upon the Kingdom of Thy mercy and a throbbing heart [3.5s] | INBA16:141 | BRL_DAK#0515, PYK.288 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03847 | 190 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انی اتوجه الی ملکوت رحمانیتک و اتضرع الی جبروت فردانیتک | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I turn my face toward the Kingdom of Thy mercy and supplicate before the dominion of Thy singleness [3.5s] | AYBY.368 #053 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07081 | 120 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انی اتضرع الیک ان تجعل عبدک هذا قواما للممالک و ملاذا | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I humbly beseech Thee to establish this servant of Thine as a guardian of the realms and a refuge [3.5s] | INBA17:026 | Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00922 | 410 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اننی اضع وجهی علی الثری و اعفر جبینی بتراب الذل و | Praise be unto Thee, O my God! Verily, I lay my face upon the dust and humble my brow in the soil of lowliness [3.5s] | INBA17:027 | MKT4.154 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02305 | 260 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انک لتعلم ذلی و افتقاری و تری اضطرامی و اضطراری و تسمع | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Thou verily knowest my degradation and poverty, and Thou beholdest my burning anguish and desperation, and Thou hearest [3.5s] | INBA87:146, INBA52:143 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for protection; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04954 | 160 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انت الذی تمت حجتک و سبقت رحمتک و سبغت نعمتک و کملت | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou art He whose proof is consummate, whose mercy hath preceded all else, whose bounties are abundant, and whose grace is perfected [3.5s] | INBA84:278 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06476 | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انت الذی بتجلی من انوار احدیتک احییت الموجودات و باشراق | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou art He Who, through the radiance of the lights of Thine oneness, hath quickened all created things, and through the effulgence [3.5s] | INBA55:382, INBA87:163a, INBA52:160b | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01756 | 300 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انت الذی ایدت الملوک العادله و السلاطین الباذله و الدول | Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou art He Who hath sustained the just monarchs, the munificent sovereigns, and the states [3.5s] | INBA59:136 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Justice and mercy; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for governments and rulers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00559 | 530 | Arabic | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اناجیک فی سری و ذاتی و کینونتی و حقیقتی و اذکرک بروحی و | Praise be unto Thee, O my Lord! O my Lord! I cry unto Thee from within the depths of my heart | BRL_DAK#0070, AKHT2.509, AKHT2.509a | BRL_APAB#23 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the departed; Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04554 | 170 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اناجیک بصمیم قلبی و هویه روحی بکورا و اصیلا و اضع وجهی | Glorified art Thou, O my God! I commune with Thee from the depths of my heart and the essence of my spirit, at dawn and eventide, and I lay my face [3.5s] | BSHN.140.131, BSHN.144.131, MHT2.186 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12327 | 170 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی ان هاتین النفسین المومنتین بک و بایاتک المعترفتین بظهور اثارک | Glorified art Thou, O my Lord! These two souls have believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and have recognized the manifestation of Thy tokens [3.5s] | INBA85:437 | Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02461 | 250 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم يا إلهی انی اتذلل اليک و ابتهل الی ملکوت رحمانيتک... ای پروردگار هر چند گنه کاريم ولی غفران تو | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I humble myself before Thee and beseech the Kingdom of Thy mercy... O Lord! Though I am a sinner, yet Thy forgiveness [3.5s] | MJMJ3.108x, MMG2#213 p.241x, MMG2#261 p.290x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02304 | 260 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم و بحمدک جلت قدرتک و عظم سلطانک و وضح برهانک و ظهر سلطانک و سبقت | Glorified art Thou, O God, and praise be unto Thee! Exalted is Thy power, sublime Thy sovereignty, manifest Thy proof, and evident Thy dominion [3.5s] | PYK.297 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01639 | 310 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم و بحمدک تقدست اسمائک و تنزهت صفاتک تعالیت و تجلیت عن ادراک | Glorified art Thou, O God, and praised be Thou! Sacred are Thy names and sanctified are Thy attributes! Exalted and manifest art Thou beyond comprehension [3.5s] | FDDB.025 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Manifestation of God as mediator; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for protection; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00116 | 1200 | mixed | Light of the World | سبحانک اللهم تقدس ادنی ایه من ایات ملکوتک عن المحامد و النعوت فی جمیع الشئون... درین ایام صنادید شیطانرا اسیر خذلان کرد و فسادشانرا واضح و عیان | Glorified art Thou, O God! The least of the signs of Thy Kingdom is, under all conditions, sanctified above all description and praise | UMich962.140-141x, UMich991.097-098x | NURA#41, MMK4#081 p.090x, ASAT3.041-042x, ASAT4.058x, AVK1.009.10x, AVK4.015.13x, AVK4.308x | LOTW#41 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Impossibility of true worship of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB04173 | 180 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم تبارکت و تعالیت و تقدست و تنزهت عن کل ذکر و ثناء و کل نعت لم | Glorified art Thou, O God! Blessed and exalted, sanctified and holy art Thou above all praise and laudation, and every mention and attribute [3.5s] | MJMJ3.101, MMG2#417 p.463 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for women; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00444 | Lawh-i-Ayat (Tablet of the Signs) | 590 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | Lawh-i-Ayat (Tablet of the Signs) | سبحان من انشا الوجود و ابدع کل موجود و بعث المخلصین مقاما محمود و اظهر الغیب | Praise be to Him Who hath made the world of being, and hath fashioned all that is, Him Who hath raised up the sincere to a station of honour | INBA13:398, INBA55:229, INBA59:148, INBA88:051, UMich962.092-094, UMich991.047-051 | BRL_DAK#0958, MKT1.137, MNMK#021 p.099, MMK1#004 p.013, AKHA_124BE #02-03 p.v, BCH.130, DLH2.223, OOL.C008 | SWAB#004, SW_v09#03 p.032-034, DWN_v3#08 p.070-073, STYLE.043x | Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | x | * | * | ||||
| AB00231 | 770 | Arabic | سبحان من اشرق عن افق التوحید سبحان من لاح عن مطلع التفرید سبحان من نطق بالحق | Glorified be He Who hath shone forth from the horizon of unity! Glorified be He Who hath dawned from the dayspring of oneness! Glorified be He Who hath spoken forth with truth! [3.5s] | TZH8.0507-511 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3474 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 20 | Persian | سبب هدایت فضل است سبب عنایت فضل است مثلا این چشم را عنایت کرده این گوش را فضل عنایت | The cause of guidance is grace, the cause of bounty is grace. For example, He hath bestowed this eye by His bounty, and this ear He hath graciously granted [3.5s] | KHH2.279b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3697 | Words spoken on 1913-03-12 in Paris | 110 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | سبب نفرت آنها از دیانت و روحانیّت مداخله کشیشهای کاتولیک در امور سیاسی بود که چون مخالفت مشروطیّت | Their [the people of Paris'] contempt for religion and spirituality stems from the meddling of the Catholic clergy in political affairs | BDA2.179 | MHMD2.226-227 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Priestcraft | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3001 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 50 | Persian | سبب خذلانش گردید چون برای خاک میجنگید خاک که انزل موجودات است ولی | It caused his demise, because he was fighting for soil, which is the least worthy thing in creation. However, the migration and wandering of Abraham | KHH1.019 (1.027) | KHHE.040-041 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0104 | Public address given on 1912-09-03 | 1200 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada | ساعتی پیش جوانی اینجا آمد با او مذاکره کردیم که طبیعت کامل است یا ناقص روشن | Nature is the material world. When we look upon it, we see that it is dark and imperfect. For instance | BRL_DAK#0655, KHF.014, KHAB.375 (381), KHTB2.233, NJB_v05#06 p.001 | LOG#0485x, PUP#101 (p.308-312), ABIC.008-010 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Universal education | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2456 | Words to the American friends, spoken on 1912-04-02 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | سابق طی بحر محیط باین سهولت ممکن نبود و تا کنون این نحو مسافر هم از ایران بامریکا نرفته | In past ages crossing the ocean was not as easy as it is now. Up to the present time no one has traveled, with a purpose like ours, from Persia to America. | BDA1.020.15 | DAS.1913-07-20, MHMD1.028, ABIE.089, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1983 | Words spoken on 1913-05-30 in Paris | 140 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | سابق بعضی باین ملاحظه بریاضت مشغول می شدند که ترک لذائذ نفسانی نمایند و منع غضب | In the past, some would engage in mortification of the flesh with the aim of renouncing carnal delights and suppressing feelings of anger and passion | BDA2.323 | MHMD2.428-429 | Monasticism; asceticism; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| AB00923 | 410 | Persian | سئوال از رئیس که در آیه مبارکه مذکور است نموده بودید این رئیس عالی پاشاست که سبب نقل از عراق | You had asked concerning the Chief mentioned in the Blessed Verse - this Chief is Ali Pasha who occasioned the banishment from Iraq [3.5s]... ...By the crimson land and the crimson hill the station of Fate/Decree is intended, for in the terminology of the people of God, white indicates the station of the Will, while green signifies the station of Predestination. | MAS2.048-049x | BLO_PT#216.027x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02983 | 220 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá' | سؤال نموده بودی که سبب امراض و بلايا چه چيز است ؟ اسباب متنوّع ، از برای بعضی نفوس امراض و بلايا | ...Thou didst ask a question: what is the cause of illnesses and afflictions? The causes are many and various. For some souls, illnesses and afflictions are as a punishment for deeds perpetrated | MMK3#048 p.030x | BLO_PT#080.48x | Composition and decomposition; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11172 | 40 | Persian | سؤال فرموده بودید که اگر قصوری سرّی از نفس صادر و شخصی دیگر تشهیر دهد | Thou didst ask regarding a circumstance wherein one soul committeth a hidden fault and another person discloseth it [3.5s] | AVK3.185.14x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09920 | 70 | Persian | سؤال از عالم روح نموده بوديد که بعد از صعود از اين جهان بجهان پنهان چگونه و چسانست | Thou didst ask concerning the realm of spirit and how it is, after ascension from this world to the hidden realm [3.5s] | MMK3#041 p.025x | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Soul; spirit after death; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09864 | 70 | mixed | سؤال از روح بعد از صعود نموده بوديد که آيا روح بعوالم جسمانی و آنچه بر او وارد شده منتبه است يا نه | Thou didst ask concerning the spirit after its ascension, whether it is conscious of the physical worlds and that which hath come upon it, or not [3.5s] | MMK3#049 p.031x | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Soul; spirit after death; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00336 | Some Answered Questions #067 Eternal Life and Entrance into the Kingdom of God | 650 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | سؤال از حیات ابدیه و دخول در ملکوت مینمائید ملکوت باصطلاح ظاهری آسمان گفته | You have asked concerning eternal life and entrance into the Kingdom. The Kingdom is outwardly referred to as “heaven” | MFD#67, BSHN.140.504x, BSHN.144.492x, MHT1a.158x, MHT1b.116x, OOL.C022.67 | SAQ#67 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Knowledge; recognition of God; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||
| AB07077 | 120 | mixed | سؤال از تکلیف فرموده بودی تکلیف اینست که شریک و سهیم عبدالبهآء گردی | Thou didst ask concerning thy duty. Thy duty is this: that thou shouldst become a partner and associate of 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | AHB.118BE #10 p.000x, MSBH5.129-130x, YQAZ.124x | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2056 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 130 | Persian | زیارت در وجود خود انسان است تا چقدر فیض ببرد و استفاده کند اگر بکمال توجه و تضرع زیارت نمود | Pilgrimage has to do with one's soul and, depending on one's approach, one benefits accordingly. If one was to approach pilgrimage with the utmost devotion and consecration | KHH1.020 (1.028-029) | KHHE.042-043 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Development of capacity and readiness; Poems and quotation from poetry; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0920 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-10-28 | 330 | Persian | زیارت باید در نهایت تضرع و ابتهال باشد والا زیارت نیست تماشا است اینهمه نفوس | The pilgrimage to the Holy Tomb must be done with spiritual concentration, attention and humility; it must not be like the automaton pilgrimage of Mohamedans or Christians | KHH1.122-123 (1.171-172) | KHHE.185-186, DAS.1914-10-28 | Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11322 | 30 | mixed | زنهار زنهار که خاطری بیازارید و قلبی را شکسته نمائید و دلی را دردمند کنید و جانیرا افسرده نمائید | Beware, beware, lest ye harm any souls, or cause any heart to be broken, or fill any mind with pain, or render any spirit despondent [3.5s] | AVK3.207.14x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Non-participation in politics; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual springtime | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06475 | 130 | Turkish | زنجیر سجن یوسفی چون گردنه احسان اولور مصر حقیقتده عزیز هر کشوره سلطان اولور | The chains of Joseph's prison become as a mount of bounty; in truth, in Egypt he becometh beloved and in every land a sovereign [3.5s] | INBA13:389, INBA59:159, INBA88:311b | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Pain of love; love as veil; Poems and quotation from poetry; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2846 | Words spoken on 1915-09-08 | 60 | Persian | زن و مرد باید فی الحقیقه رفیق باشند غمخوار یکدیگر باشند موافقنشان از روی حقیقت باشد | Verily, man and woman must in truth be companions, consoling one another, and their concord must be founded upon reality [3.5s] | GHA.160 | Equality of men and women; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02002 | 280 | Turkish | زلف دلبر دام در خال سیاهی دانه در مرغ دل هر تارنه آرامی یوق دیوانه در خوشه | The tresses of the Beloved are a snare, and within the dark mole lies the seed; in every strand, no peace hath the heart-bird, and the lover findeth no rest therein [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0252, MAS9.070-071 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08191 | 100 | Persian | زحمات آنجناب در این سفر بی حدّ و پایان و مشکلات عظیمه ظاهر و نمایان | The labours of your honour in this journey were boundless and infinite, and mighty were the tribulations, manifest and evident [3.5s] | AVK1.000.20x, MSBH7.101x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08399 | 100 | Persian | زبان بستایش خداوند بیچون و بی نشان باز کن و آغاز سپایش نما چندی بود ایران | Open thy tongue in praise of the peerless and traceless Lord, and begin thy tribute of glorification. For some time Iran [3.5s] | YARP2.653 p.443 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0532 | Words spoken on 1911-11-27 in Paris | 510 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | روسای ادیان امروز گمان میکنند که دین عبارت از تقلید آبا و اجداد است لهذا هر قومی تشبث | Religious leaders nowadays are of the opinion that religion consists of blindly following parental and ancestral beliefs… The greatest bounty of God to man is knowledge.... If religious beliefs should contradict science and reason, they are assuredly ignorance... Religion and science are linked together; they cannot be separated | BRL_DAK#0827, KHTB1.225, KHTP.171 | BRL_ATE#207x, BRL_ATE#208x | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Harmony of science and religion; Idolatry; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Rational arguments | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0503 | The Last Meeting: Words spoken on 1911-12-01 in Paris | 530 | Persian | Paris Talks | روزیکه بپاریس آمدم دیدم مزرعه ایست | When I arrived in Paris some time ago for the first time, I looked around me with much interest, and in my mind I likened this beautiful city to a large garden. | KHTB1.239 | PT#53 p.177, SAS.109x | Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2334 | Words to Nuru'd-Din Mumtazi et al in May 1920 | 100 | Persian | روزی در آلمان در کوچه ای می رفتم دختری دیدم به قدر نصف این فوزیتا | [Then He said that] one day He was walking on a street in Germany when He noticed that a short woman—shorter even than our Fujita | KNR.059-060 | KNRE.069 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2160 | 120 | Persian | روزی جمال قدم قصد کردند که در برج عکا مشی نمایند مردم از هر طرف مجتمع | One day the Ancient Beauty resolved to walk upon the ramparts of Akka, whereupon the people gathered from every direction [3.5s] | YIK.303-304, ZIAB1.159 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3142 | Words to some Jewish visitors, spoken on 1912-10-07 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | روزی آمده و زمانی ظاهر شده که انبیای الهی بان وعده داده اند یوم یومی است که صهیون برقص آید | The day and age promised by the divine Prophets has appeared. This is the day in which Zion dances with joy. | BDA1.292.11 | MHMD1.310 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3302 | Words to the editor of the Police Journal, spoken on 1912-09-17 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | روزنامه باید اول وسیلهٴ الفت بین نفوس باشد این اعظم وظائف صاحبان جرائد است که سوء تفاهم | A newspaper must in the first instance be the means of creating harmony among the people. | BDA1.252.04 | MHMD1.270, ABCC.273 | Newspapers and the media; publications; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0991 | 310 | Persian | Translation List | روز عید نوروز است اعیاد ما خیلی عظیم است در میان جمیع ملل نظیری ندارد | It is the day of the Festival of Naw-Rúz. Our festivals are exceedingly great; among all the peoples of the world, they are without peer | NJB_v14#12 p.384 | ADMS#296 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03045 | 220 | Arabic | روحی لکم الفدا یا احباء الله چون حجبات عالم عنصرى و پرده تیره جهان خاکى از | May my spirit be a sacrifice for you, O beloved of God! As the veils of the elemental world and the dark curtain of this earthly realm [3.5s] | INBA55:217 | RMT.162-163 | High station of the true believer; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11493 | 20 | Persian | روحی لأحبّائه الفدآء نفسی بر این عبد اعتراض نتواند جمیع اعتراضها بر جمال قدم است که نفس بیعصمتی را مرکز میثاق قرار داد | May my spirit be a sacrifice for His loved ones! No objection can be raised against this servant; all objections are to be directed towards the Ancient Beauty, Who [they say] appointed one bereft of infallibility as the Center of the Covenant [3.5s] | INBA21:151.03ax | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00558 | 530 | mixed | روحانیا نورانیا ربانیا مدتیست که تحریری از آنشخص خطیر مشتاقانرا تسریر ننمود و | O spiritual, luminous and divinely-guided one! For some time that distinguished personage hath not penned any letter to bring joy to those who eagerly await it [3.5s] | MKT8.213 | Being a source of light; guidance; Bringing forth results; fruit; Growth of the Cause; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10232 | 70 | Turkish | روح و ریحانم بنم تحریرکز آلندی مضمونی نهایت لطیف اولوب در معانی ایله مشحون | O my spirit and my joy! Thy letter was received. Its contents were of utmost delicacy and replete with meaning [3.5s] | MJT.124 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0551 | Words spoken on 1916-08-10 in Haifa | 500 | Persian | روح در عالم تجرد از بدن مستغنی است. دارای جمیع شئون است. به نفسه بدون احتیاج بدن می بیند، می شنود | The spirit, in its realm of abstraction, is wholly independent of the body. It possesseth all attributes and, of itself, without need of the body, doth see and hear [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-08-10 | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Relationship of the soul to the body | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1213 | Words spoken ca. 1915 | 260 | Persian | رفتیم با آقا میرزا حیدر علی بگردیم دیدیم جمعیت زیادی روبه کوه میروند فردا شب عید مارالیاس است | Together with Áqa Mírza Haydar-‘Alí, we went for a stroll. We saw a large multitude going up the mountain, as the next evening was a festivity in honor of Saint Elijah | KHH1.288 (1.401-402) | KHHE.415-416 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11606 | Cablegram | 10 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | رضایت الهی خواهید نه عضویت پارلمان | Wish for the good-pleasure of God, not membership in the parliament | BDA2.370 | MHMD2.494 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3657 | Words spoken on 1919-12-30 | 90 | Persian | رسمیت در یک مملکت بخصوص که بهائیان در آن جمع شوند نمی شود در هر جا | Recognition will not occur in a specific country where the Baha'ís should gather. In every land, the friends will progress and the Cause of God will be recognized without warfare or conflict. Christianity in France was emancipated in this manner. | ISA.002-003 | ISAE.1919-12-30 | Christ; Christianity; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Growth of the Cause; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04593 | 170 | mixed | رسائلی که در جواب نفوس ناقضه ميثاق تا به حال احبّای الهی مرقوم نمودند محض اينکه شايد ناقضين منتبه میشوند | The letters which the loved ones of God have until now addressed in reply to the violators of the Covenant were solely that perchance these violators might become awakened [3.5s] | MMK6#238x | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Business; financial; property matters; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04172 | 180 | Persian | رحمانا رحیما کریما شرق و غرب از انوار مشرق جمال منور است و مشام روحانیان از | O Most Merciful, Most Compassionate, Most Generous! The East and the West are illumined by the effulgent rays of His Beauty, and the senses of the spiritually-minded inhale the fragrance [3.5s] | INBA75:077, NLAI_BH_AB.013 | ADH2_1#51 p.079, MJMJ1.072, MMG2#228 p.255, MJH.026 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for healing; Prayer for prosperity; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11049 | 50 | Arabic | ربی و منتهی املی و غایه رجائی انی ارجوک متضرعا الی عتبتک السامیه و ساحتک | O my Lord and ultimate Object of my desire and pinnacle of my hopes! I beseech Thee, in humble supplication at Thy exalted threshold and court [3.5s] | MJMJ2.076, MMG2#080 p.087 | Prayer for teaching | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07080 | 120 | Arabic | ربی و منائی و رجائی ترانی و ذلی و هوانی و فقری و بلائی و کربتی و ابتلائی و | O my Lord, my Hope and my Aspiration! Thou beholdest my lowliness and abasement, my poverty, my tribulation, my anguish and my trials [3.5s] | MAS5.142 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10769 | 70 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ربی و محبوبی و مقصودی آنسنی فی وحدتی و رافقنی فی غربتی و اکشف کربتی و هیمنی | O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire! Befriend me in my loneliness and accompany me in my exile | BRL_DAK#0238 | BPRY.248-249, TAB.618, VTRM.032 | E. Mahony, KC Porter, R. Johnston-Garvin [track 5] | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | |||||||
| AB10231 | 70 | Arabic | ربی و سلطانی و ملیکی و مالکی انی ادعوک بلسانی و جنانی و وجدانی ان تلبس عبدک | O my Lord, my King, my Ruler, and my Sovereign! I call upon Thee with my tongue, my heart, and my soul | BRL_DAK#0097, BRL_MON#020, MJMJ3.098a, MMG2#144 p.162 | BRL_POAB#20 | Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01027 | 390 | mixed | ربی و رجائی و موئلی و ملاذی قد بسطت اکف الضراعه و الابتهال الی عزه قیومیتک و | O my Lord, my Hope, my Refuge and my Haven! I have lifted up the hands of supplication and ardent prayer unto the glory of Thy Self-Subsisting Dominion [3.5s]... ...O thou who art surrounded by immeasurable calamity! Verily, those souls who joined | INBA21:105 | NYR#104 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01286 | 350 | mixed | ربی و رجائی و ملجای و منائی ان عبدک الذی اضفته الی اسمک الجلیل و نسبته الی | O my Lord, my Hope, my Refuge and my Goal! Verily, Thy servant whom Thou hast joined unto Thy glorious Name and attributed to [3.5s] | MMK6#089 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03044 | 220 | Arabic | ربی و رجائی و غایه املی و حرزی و موئلی انی بکل ذل و انکسار اترامی فی عتبه | O my Lord, my Hope, the Ultimate Goal of my desire, my Shield and my Refuge! With all lowliness and contrition I cast myself upon Thy threshold [3.5s] | INBA88:207 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04171 | 180 | mixed | ربی و رجائی و حرزی و ملاذی بعزتک قد مللت من مشاهده الاثار | O my Lord, my Hope, my Shield and my Refuge! By Thy might, I have grown weary of beholding mere traces [3.5s] | MSHR3.365x, MSHR4.165x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Mystical themes; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11048 | 50 | Arabic | ربی و رجائی هذه امه آمنت بک و بایاتک و ابتلت بمصائب السفر فی سبیلک و اشتاقت | My Lord and my Hope! This is a handmaid who hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and hath been afflicted with the hardships of journeying in Thy path, and longeth ardently [3.5s] | INBA87:079, INBA52:078 | Prayer for women; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05402 | 150 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Translation List | ربّی و رجائی لک الحمد علی ما انزلت علینا هذه المائدة الرّوحانیّة ... ربّ و رجائی لک الشّکر علی هذه النّعمآء | ...Praise be unto Thee, O my Lord and my Hope, for what Thou hast sent down upon us—this spiritual sustenance | AVK4.069.08x, AVK4.070x, MAS9.074x, MJMJ2.106x, MJMJ2.107ax, MMG2#442 p.486x, MMG2#443 p.487x, NSR_1978.136x, NSR_1978.135ax, NSR_1993.149x, NSR_1993.147bx | TAB.167-168x, BSC.427 #772x, RBB.120ax, RBB.120bx, ADMS#011x, ADMS#012x | Growth of the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer to be recited at table; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05418 | 150 | Arabic | ربی ربی و ملاذی و موئلی و معتمدی انی اتضرع الیک بروحی و قلبی و فوادی ان تدرک | O my Lord, my Lord, my refuge, my sanctuary, and my reliance! With my spirit, my heart and my inmost being do I earnestly implore Thee to grant [3.5s] | INBA87:183a, INBA52:184 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07763 | 110 | Arabic | ربی ربی هولاء عبیدک الارقاء اجتبیتهم لحبک و انتخبتهم لعرفانک و ارتضیت لهم | O Lord, my Lord! These servants, Thine abased thralls, have been chosen by Thee for Thy love, selected by Thee for Thy knowledge, and Thou hast accepted them [3.5s] | NJB_v05#05 p.006 | High station of learning; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09040 | 90 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ربی ربی کودکم خوردسال از پستان عنایت شیر ده و در آغوش محبتت پرورش بخش و در | O my Lord! O my Lord! I am a child of tender years. Nourish me from the breast of Thy mercy | BRL_DAK#1190, DRM.018b, ADH2.127, ADH2_5#03 p.160, MJMJ1.106, MMG2#438 p.482, MJH.046b, HUV1.015 | BRL_CHILD#08, BPRY.029-030, TAB.595, SW_v09#10 p.114, LABC.016, BSTW#071 | T. Ellis, G.H. Miller, Ine | Prayer for children and youth; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB01004 | 380 | mixed | ربی ربی قد اتقدت نیران الاشتیاق فی قلوب اهل الوفاق شوقا للقائک… ای زهراء بهراء خداوند عالمیان میفرماید که از شروط محبت الله وقوع در امتحان | O my Lord, my Lord! The flames of yearning have been kindled within the hearts of the people of concord in their longing to attain Thy presence... O resplendent and radiant one, the Lord of all worlds declareth that among the conditions of the love of God is to fall into trials [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0328, MMK3#224 p.163x | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01755 | 300 | mixed | ربی ربی تقدست و تعالیت عن ذکری و ثناای و تنزهت عن محامدی و نعوتی قد کلت السن | O my Lord, my Lord! Exalted and glorified art Thou beyond my praise and commendation, sanctified and purged art Thou from my descriptions and attributes; verily, tongues have faltered [3.5s] | YBN.117 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12156 | 340 | mixed | ربی ربی تری وجوه احبائک مستبشره بالطافک ناضره بلوائح حبک منیره بشعاع معرفتک | O my Lord! O my Lord! Behold how the faces of Thy loved ones are radiant with Thy bounties, resplendent with the light of Thy love, and illumined by the rays of Thy knowledge [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1029 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03548 | 200 | Arabic | ربی ربی ترانی مرتجف الاعضاء مترعرع الارکان متزعزع الاجزاء لحزنی من المصائب | O my Lord, O my Lord! Thou seest me trembling in my every limb, my pillars shaken, my members quaking, in my grief from tribulations [3.5s] | MKT6.196 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Prayer for the departed; Presence of; reunion with God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02158 | 270 | Arabic | ربی ربی ترانی لا یمر علی عام و لا ایام الا استمع الناعی ینعی و ینادی ان اریاح | O my Lord, my Lord! Thou beholdest me, as no year nor day passeth by, save that I hear the lamentation of the mourner, crying out that the winds [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0897, HHA.293, MSBH1.366 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03043 | 220 | Arabic | ربی ربی ترانی ان اقصی اربی و اعظم آمالی التبتل الیک و ترتیل ایات رحمتک بین | O my Lord, my Lord! I behold Thee as the utmost of my yearnings and the greatest of my hopes. Unto Thee do I turn in devoted supplication, and chant the verses of Thy mercy [3.5s] | INBA87:585, INBA52:622 | MSBH7.188-189 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01026 | 390 | mixed | ربی ربی انی ادعوک بلسانی و روحی و جنانی ان تفتح ابواب الاسرار علی وجوه | O my Lord, my Lord! With my tongue, my spirit, and my innermost heart do I call upon Thee, beseeching Thee to unlock the portals of mysteries before my face [3.5s] | MSBH8.106-108 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12727 | 60 | Arabic | ربی ربی ان هذا عبد توجه الی وجه رحمانیتک و قصد باب فضل ربانیتک و تمسک بحبل | O my Lord, my Lord! This servant hath turned his face toward the countenance of Thy mercy, hath sought the gate of Thy divine bounty, and hath clung to the cord [3.5s] | INBA85:260b | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11403 | 30 | Arabic | ربی انی ابتهل الی ملکوت وحدانیتک و جبروت فردانیتک ان تصون هذا العبد فی ظل | O Lord! I beseech Thee, by Thy Kingdom of Oneness and the Dominion of Thy Singleness, to shelter this servant beneath the shadow [3.5s] | MJMJ2.107b, MMG2#138 p.154 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10722 | 60 | Arabic | ربى و مقصودى و منتهى املى و موئلى لا افزع الا الیک و لا اتوکل الا علیک و لا اجزع | O my Lord, my Goal, the ultimate object of my hopes and my Refuge! I fear none but Thee, I place my trust in none but Thee, and I turn in trepidation to none save Thee [3.5s] | INBA21:137f | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00573 | 520 | mixed | ربنا ترانا ننشر اجنحه الذل و الانکسار و نبتهل الی ملکوت الانوار و نخضع خضوع | O our Lord! Behold us as we spread the wings of abasement and contrition, supplicating unto the Kingdom of Lights, submitting with utter humility [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0743, MKT1.226, DWNP_v3#11 p.017-019, YHA1.375x | Consolation and comfort; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00841 | 430 | Arabic | ربنا انا نتوجه الیک و نتضرع بین یدیک نذکرک بالتهلیل و التکبیر و نثنی علیک | O our Lord! Unto Thee do we turn, and before Thy presence do we humbly supplicate. We remember Thee with glorification and praise, and offer unto Thee our adoration [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0986, MKT1.220, MJMJ2.010b, MMG2#118 p.131 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10113 | 70 | mixed | ربنا أنزل علی هذا المستجير بفناء باب احديتک من فيوضات سماء | O Lord! Send down upon this suppliant who seeketh shelter at the threshold of Thy oneness, from the outpourings of heaven [3.5s] | MJMJ3.098bx, MMG2#323 p.361x | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11047 | 50 | Turkish | ربم رحمانم آرام جانم هر سحرگاه اسیر درد و آهم و هر شبانگاه دستگیر بیداد حال | O my Lord, my All-Merciful One, Solace of my soul! At every daybreak I am captive to pain and lamentation, and every eventide I am in the grip of cruel affliction [3.5s] | MJT.125, MJT.071 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01147 | 370 | mixed | رب یا قیوم الارض و السموات و مسخر الممکنات و المحیط بکل الموجودات تری عبادک | O Lord, Sustainer of earth and heaven, Subduer of all contingent things, Who encompasseth all created beings, Thou beholdest Thy servants [3.5s] | INBA13:085 | MKT1.411 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02823 | 230 | mixed | رب یا غایه مقصدی و رجائی هولاء عباد اقروا بوحدانیتک و صدقوا بکلماتک التامات | O Lord, O Ultimate Goal of my desire and hope! These are Thy servants who have acknowledged Thy oneness and have believed in Thy perfect Words [3.5s] | INBA17:172 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09678 | 80 | Arabic | رب یا ذا المغفره و العفو و الاحسان ان هذا عبد انتسب لمن شملته بلحظات اعین حمانیتک | O Lord, Thou Who art the Possessor of forgiveness, clemency, and benevolence! Verily, this is a servant who hath associated himself with one whom Thou didst encompass with the glances of Thine all-merciful eyes [3.5s] | INBA21:024 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04953 | 160 | Arabic | رب یا ذا المغفره العظمی و الموهبه الکبری تغفر لمن تشاء و تعفو عمن تشاء و تبدل | O Lord, Possessor of supreme forgiveness and greatest bounty! Thou forgivest whomsoever Thou willest, and pardonest whomsoever Thou pleasest, and transformest [3.5s] | INBA87:003b, INBA52:003b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11497 | 20 | mixed | Translation List | رب يسر الأمور و اشرح الصدور و اسمح بالفضل الموفور و ادخلنا فی جنة السرور و الحبور برحمتک يا عزيز و يا غفور | ...Ease our affairs, O Lord, and gladden our hearts. Show us such beneficence as is born of Thine abundant bounty | MMG2#264 p.294x | ADMS#051 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for assistance; intercession | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07762 | 110 | Arabic | رب وفق هولاء المنفقین علی کل خیر فی الملک و الملکوت بما انفقوا اموالهم فی تاسیس | O my Lord! Assist these benefactors to achieve every good in the kingdoms of earth and heaven, for they have spent their wealth on the establishment of a Mashriqu’l-Adhkar | INBA17:187, INBA87:008a, INBA87:213c, INBA52:008a, INBA52:217a, INBA89:270 | TSAY.340, QUM.274, AMIN.152-153 | ADMS#113 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11402 | 30 | Arabic | رب وفق عبدک هذا علی اعلاء کلمتک و نشر آثارک بین عبادک و اشرح صدره ببیان حججک و | O Lord! Aid this servant of Thine to exalt Thy Word and to diffuse Thy signs amongst Thy servants, and expand his breast through the elucidation of Thy proofs [3.5s] | SAAF.000 | Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11517 | 20 | Arabic | رب وفق امتک علی کل عمل مقبول فی باب احدیتک انک انت الکریم الرحیم | O Lord! Aid Thy handmaiden to perform every deed that is acceptable at the threshold of Thine oneness. Verily, Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Most Merciful [3.5s] | HUV1.022 | S. Jaberi | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power of prayer; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10721 | 60 | Arabic | رب ورجائی ان هذه امتک المظلومه الصابره فی البلاء المبتهله الی ملکوتک الابهی | O my Lord and my Hope! This is Thy maidservant, oppressed, patient in tribulation, who supplicateth unto Thy most glorious Kingdom [3.5s] | DUR4.403 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01526 | 320 | mixed | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | رب و موید کل جمع انعقد لاعلاء کلمه رحمانیتک و موفق کل عصبه اتفقت علی خدمه | O Lord! Support every gathering formed for the exaltation of Thy Word of grace, and assist every company united in service to Thee [3.5s]... ...The members thereof must take counsel together in such wise that no occasion for ill-feeling or discord may arise | INBA16:215, INBA59:291, INBA88:285, INBA89:016b | MKT4.152, MMK1#044 p.084x, MILAN.081, AMK.047-048, ADH2.035, ADH2_1#18 p.030, MJMJ1.024a, MMG2#186 p.212, MJH.068b, NSR_1978.116, NSR_1993.129 | SWAB#044x, BWF.406-407x, BADM.021-022cx, GPB.332x, DAS.1913-10-21x | Consultation; Non-participation in politics; Prayer for governments and rulers; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||
| AB05936 | 140 | mixed | رب و مولای تری الصدور منشرحه بایات عز قدسک و القلوب مستبشره بانفاس طیب عبقت من | O Lord and my Master! Thou seest how breasts are dilated through Thy verses of holy glory, and hearts made joyous by the sweet-scented breaths wafted from [3.5s] | MSHR5.248 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05417 | 150 | Arabic | رب و منائی و الهی و رجائی هولاء عباد سمعوا الندآء و لبوا بکل ولاء و وفاء و | O my Lord, my Master, my God, my Hope! These are servants who have heard the Call and have responded with all loyalty and fidelity [3.5s] | INBA87:274, INBA52:278 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Shrines and Holy places; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10720 | 60 | Arabic | رب و مقصودى هذا رقیقک قد هدیته الى معین رحمانیتک و ینبوع | O my Lord and my Desire! This, Thy lowly servant, hath been guided to the wellspring of Thy mercy and the fountain [3.5s] | INBA21:095a, INBA84:457a | Love of God; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03042 | 220 | mixed | رب و محبوبی لک الحمد علی ما اولیت و لک الشکر علی ما اعطیت توتی من تشاء و توید | O God and my Beloved! Praise be upon Thee for Thy greatness and thanks be unto Thee for Thy generosity. Thou grantest what Thou dost wish | INBA84:319 | ASAT4.380, AHB.110BE #17-18 p.356, AHB.121BE #07 p.247, MUH2.1117, YHA1.128 (1.261), MLK.112, QT108.054, DSDS.071, QUM.253-254x, KHH1.330 (1.460) | KHHE.467-468 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09677 | 80 | Arabic | رب و رجائی یا غافر الذنوب و یا کاشف الکروب و یا ساتر العیوب استغفرک لامتک | O my Lord and my Hope! O Forgiver of sins, O Remover of afflictions, O Concealer of faults! I implore Thy forgiveness for Thy handmaiden [3.5s] | MJMJ3.097, MMG2#418 p.464 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04952 | 160 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و مویدی و موفقی قد رجعت عن کل شیء الی مرکز رحمانیتک و غفیفت النظر | O Lord, my Hope, my Support and my Guide! I have turned away from all else unto the Center of Thy mercy and have cast down my gaze [3.5s] | INBA84:452 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for prosperity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04553 | 170 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و مهربی و ملاذی ان هولاء الموقنین المدون اسمائهم بالهام منک فی هذه | O Lord, my Hope and my Beloved, my Refuge! These assured souls, whose names through Thine inspiration were written in this [3.5s] | INBA21:026 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07078 | 120 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و منتهی املی و غایه منائی ان عبدک المنتصر منتظر لبدایع الطافک | O Lord, my Hope, ultimate Object of my longing and Goal of my aspirations! Thy victorious servant awaiteth the wondrous tokens of Thy grace [3.5s] | INBA17:043 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pain of love; love as veil; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07079 | 120 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و منتهی آمالی و غایه رجائی اسئلک بسلطان غفرانک الذی احاط الموجودات | O Lord, my Hope and Ultimate Aspiration, Goal of my yearning! I beseech Thee, by the sovereignty of Thy forgiveness which encompasseth all created things [3.5s] | MMK6#456 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and mercy; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07761 | 110 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و منائی انی امرغ جبینی بمعفر جباه المقربین و مقبل شفاه المخلصین | O Lord, my Hope and my Aspiration! Verily do I lay my brow in the dust trodden by the countenances of them that are near unto Thee, and I kiss the lips of them that are sincere [3.5s] | DUR4.662 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00230 | 770 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و ملجای و منائی و مهربی و ملاذی و مامنی و معاذی انی ابتهل الیک | O Lord, my Hope, my Refuge, my Desire, my Sanctuary, my Shelter, my Haven, and my protecting Guardian! Verily, I turn in earnest supplication unto Thee [4o] | BRL_DAK#0473, TSHA3.579 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness; Prayer for opponents; enemies of the Faith; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02303 | 260 | mixed | رب و رجائی و ملجای و منائی و برد لوعتی و رواء غلتی و شفاء علتی ان هولاء عباد | O my Lord, my Hope, my Refuge, and my Desire, Thou Who art the Solace of my anguish, the Healer of my thirst, and the Remedy of my affliction! Verily these are Thy servants [3.5s] | AKHA_122BE #05 p.j | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02157 | 270 | mixed | رب و رجائی و ملجای و ملاذی و مهربی و معاذی انی اعفر جبینی بتراب عتبتک المقدسه | O Lord, my Hope and my Refuge, my Shelter and my Shield, my Dwelling-place and my Protector! I press my brow to the sacred dust of Thy threshold [3.5s] | INBA84:325 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01525 | 320 | mixed | رب و رجائی و ملجای و ملاذی و مهربی و معاذی | O my Lord, my Hope, my Refuge, my Shelter, my Sanctuary, my Shield [3.5s] | MSHR3.202x | Prayer for service; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12835 | 240 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و ملجای و ملاذی و مرجعی و معاذی لک الحمد و لک الفضل و لک المن و لک الشکر | BRL_DAK#1207 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03040 | 220 | mixed | رب و رجائی و ملجای و رجائی انی بکل ذل و انکسار ابتهل الی ملکوت قدسک و افق نیر | O Lord, my Hope and my Refuge and my Hope! With all humility and contrition I supplicate unto the Kingdom of Thy sanctity and the luminous horizon [3.5s] | INBA21:023 | MJMJ3.092, MMG2#387 p.434 | Goodly deeds; actions; Prayer for purity; chastity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06474 | 130 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و مقدری و مصوری و ملاذی و معاذی ان عبدک عزیز قد تذلل الی جبروت | O Lord, my Hope, my Destiny, my Fashioner, my Refuge, and my Sanctuary! Behold, Thy servant 'Azíz hath abased himself before Thy celestial dominion [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0312, MKT4.151, AKHA_102BE #05-06 p.18, TZH8.0400, YMM.064, DMSB.042 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12084 | 570 | Arabic | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The Institution of the | رب و رجائی و مطلبی و منائی تری عبدک الخاضع لسلطنتک الخاشع لباب احدیتک المتشبث | O my Lord, my Hope, my Aim, my Heart's Desire! Thou seest Thy servant, who hath bowed down before Thy sovereignty, who hath prostrated himself at the gate of Thy oneness, who hath clung fast [3.5s]... ...Verily, with a sincere heart, I have rendered thanks unto God for His having aided the friends, despite their poverty and lowliness, to contribute to the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar | BRL_DAK#0823, COMP_MASHRIQP#33x | BRL_MASHRIQ#33x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03846 | 190 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و مجیری و مغیثی و مامنی و ملاذی ان هولاء عباد قد سمعوا الندآء | O Lord, my Hope, my Protector, my Succorer, my Shelter, and my Refuge! Behold, these servants have hearkened to the Call [3.5s] | MJMJ2.099, MMG2#344 p.382 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00840 | 430 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و مجیری و سمیری فی جنح اللیالی ترانی خافضا جناح الذل و الانکسار | O Lord, my Hope, my Shelter and my Companion in the depth of night, behold me with wings lowered in meekness and contrition [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0873, AMK.091-092 | Prayer for peace and unity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00749 | 460 | mixed | رب و رجائی و غیاثی و ملاذی ان احبائک الاصفیاء و اودائک النجباء اسلاء عبدک | O my Lord! My Hope! My Helper and my Refuge! Verily, Thy pure beloved ones and Thy aspiring wooers | AVK3.093.04x, MJMJ3.096, MMG2#448 p.494 | TEW.015-016 | Call to action; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12335 | 170 | mixed | رب و رجائی و غایه منائی و ملجای و ملاذی و مرجعی و معاذی انی اتضرع الیک بقلب | O my Lord, my Hope, my utmost Desire, my Refuge, my Haven, my Destination and my Shelter! With a heart full of supplication, I beseech Thee [3.5s] | INBA85:125 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01448 | 330 | mixed | رب و رجائی و غایه منائی و مغیثی و معینی ادعوک بقلب متاجج بنار محبتک و صدر | O Lord, my Hope, my ultimate Desire, my Protector and my Helper! I beseech Thee with a heart enkindled with the fire of Thy love and a breast [3.5s] | AMK.034-035 | Non-participation in politics; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02822 | 230 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و غایه منائی ان عبدک الخاضع لسلطنتک الخاشع لعظمتک المومن بک و | O Lord, my Hope and ultimate Aspiration! Verily, Thy servant, submissive before Thy sovereignty, lowly before Thy grandeur, believing in Thee [3.5s] | BSHN.140.127, BSHN.144.127, MHT2.136 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03546 | 200 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و غایه مطلبی و منائی و ملاذی و ملجای و مهربی و مجیری و معینی و | O Lord, my Hope, Ultimate Goal of my desire, my Aspiration, my Refuge, my Shelter, my Haven, my Protector and my Helper [3.5s] | INBA87:601, INBA52:641 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06473 | 130 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و غایه املی و منائی قد مس الضر عبدک الخاضع الی جبروت الجلال | O Lord, my Hope, ultimate Object of my desire and aspiration! Affliction hath touched Thy servant who boweth low before Thy glorious Majesty [3.5s] | INBA87:006b, INBA52:006b | Love of God; Prayer for protection; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08093 | 100 | mixed | رب و رجائی و غاية آمالی هؤلاء عباد التجئوا الی کهفک المنيع و آووا الی ملاذک | O my Lord, my Hope and ultimate Aspiration! These are servants who have sought shelter in Thy mighty stronghold and have taken refuge in Thy sanctuary [3.5s] | MJMJ3.093bx, MMG2#224 p.251x | Development of capacity and readiness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06141 | 130 | mixed | رب و رجائی و غاية آمالی تری عبادک المخلصين قاموا علی خدمتک | O my Lord, my Hope and Ultimate Goal of my aspirations! Thou seest Thy sincere servants who have arisen to serve Thee [3.5s] | MJMJ3.094x, MMG2#184 p.210x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03039 | 220 | Arabic | رب و رجائی و غافری و عفوی و عالم بغیوبی و ساتر لعیوبی و کاشف لکروبی هذه ورقه | O Lord, my Hope and my Redeemer, my Forgiver and my Pardon, Knower of mine inmost mysteries and Concealer of my faults, Dispeller of mine afflictions, this is a leaf [3.5s] | KHSH13.036 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00253 | 740 | mixed | رب و رجائی و حرزی و ملاذی لک الحمد بما خلقت نفوسا رحمانیه و قلوبا نورانیه | O Lord, my hope, my stronghold, and my refuge! Praise be unto Thee for having brought into being souls endowed with divine compassion and hearts illumined with celestial light [3.5s] | INBA85:349 | MSHR5.263x, YMM.050 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Growth of the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00748 | 460 | mixed | رب و رجائی هولاء عباد انتعشت افئدتهم من اریاح لواقح ربیعک البدیع و اهتزت ارواحهم | O my Lord and my Hope! These are servants whose hearts have been quickened by the fecundating winds of Thy wondrous springtime, and whose spirits have been stirred [3.5s] | AKHA_123BE #01-02 p.j | Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04951 | 160 | mixed | رب و رجائی هذا عبدک الرقیق الذی ارتبط عنقه بسلسله عبودیه عتبتک السامیه | O Lord and my Hope! This, Thy lowly servant, whose neck is bound with the chain of servitude to Thy sacred Threshold [3.5s] | INBA13:017 | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09676 | 80 | Arabic | رب و رجائی هذا عبدک الذی خضع لملیک سلطان احدیتک و خشع لحضره وحدانیتک و آمن | O my Lord and my Hope! This is Thy servant, who hath bowed himself before the King of Thy oneness in humility, and hath submitted himself in lowliness before the presence of Thy singleness, and hath believed [3.5s] | INBA88:089a | MJMJ2.100x, MMG2#314 p.353 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12850 | 100 | Arabic | رب و رجائی قد قدرت لحکمتک البالغه الالفه بین خلقک و الانس بین البرایا من | O my Lord and my Hope! Thou hast, through Thy consummate wisdom, enjoined harmony upon Thy creation and prescribed companionship | BRL_SWOP#098x | BRL_SWO#098x | Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12852 | 70 | Arabic | رب و رجائی قد اقترن عبدک هذا بأمة من امائک اطاعة لأمرک اجرآء لأحکامک | O my Lord and my Hope! This Thy servant hath, in obedience to Thy bidding and in fulfilment of Thy laws, wed one of Thy handmaidens | BRL_SWOP#102x | BRL_SWO#102x | Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11046 | 50 | mixed | ربّ و رجائی ترانی ... ای یار روحانی نامهٴ نورانی منظوماً و منثوراً ارسال نموده بودی بنهایت روح و ریحان | O my Lord and my Hope! Thou seest me... O spiritual friend! Thou didst send a luminous letter, both in verse and in prose, with utmost joy and fragrance [3.5s] | ASAT5.258x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10663 | 60 | mixed | رب و رجائی ايد هؤلاء الابرار علی نشر الانوار من ملکوت الاسرار فی تلک الاقطار | O my Lord and my Hope! Aid these righteous ones to spread the lights from the Kingdom of Mysteries throughout all regions [3.5s] | MJMJ3.091bx, MMG2#090 p.100x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08398 | 100 | Arabic | رب و رجائی انی مع فرط عصیانی و وفور خطیئاتی و کثره ذنوبی اتضرع الی رحبه باب | O Lord, my Hope! Despite my excessive disobedience, my abundant transgressions and my manifold sins, I do earnestly supplicate at the threshold of Thy door [3.5s] | INBA87:087b, INBA52:086b | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00229 | 770 | mixed | رب و رجائی انی امرغ جبینی بتراب عتبتک العلیا و اضعه علی الثری راکعا ساجدا | O my Lord and my Hope! I press my brow to the dust of Thy most exalted threshold, and lay it upon the earth in humble prostration [3.5s] | MKT5.113b, MSHR2.130x | Business; financial; property matters; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11045 | 50 | Arabic | رب و رجائی انی اتوسل الیک بنقطة فردانیتک و حجاب | O my Lord and my Hope! I beseech Thee by the Point of Thy Singleness and the veil [3.5s] | MKT1.175, MJMJ2.023a, MMG2#290 p.322 | Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09039 | 90 | Arabic | رب و رجائی انی اتوسل الی ملکوت غیبک الابهی و جبروت عظمتک الظاهره فی علانیه | O Lord and my Hope! I implore the Kingdom of Thine invisible glory and the Dominion of Thy manifest grandeur [3.5s] | INBA17:034 | MJMJ3.093a, MMG2#343 p.381 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09038 | 90 | Arabic | رب و رجائی انی اتضرع الی ملکوت رحمانیتک ان تغفر لعبدک المتصاعد الیک المتذلل | O Lord and my Hope! I humbly beseech Thy Kingdom of mercy to forgive Thy servant who, in utter lowliness, hath ascended unto Thee [3.5s] | BSHN.140.249, BSHN.144.249, MHT2.111 | unknown | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01447 | 330 | mixed | رب و رجائی انت المقدس عن ثناای و المنزه عن محامدی و نعوتی و بیانی لک الحمد | O Lord, my Hope! Thou art sanctified above my praise and exalted beyond my tributes, my attributes and my utterance. Unto Thee be praise [3.5s] | MMK4#033 p.033 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Mystical themes; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00462 | 580 | mixed | رب و رجائی انادیک فی العشی و الابکار و بطون اللیالی و الاسحار و ادعوک بقلبی | O Lord, my Hope! I call upon Thee at eventide and at dawn, through the watches of night and at daybreak, and with my heart I supplicate Thee [3.5s] | MKT3.273, ASAT5.259, SAAF.367x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11044 | 50 | Arabic | رب و رجائی ان هولاء ارقائک و امائک قد توجهوا الی ملکوت رحمانیتک و ابته??وا الی | O my Lord and my Hope! These servants and handmaidens of Thine have turned their faces toward the Kingdom of Thy mercy and have earnestly supplicated [3.5s] | INBA85:100a | MJMJ2.043, MMG2#306 p.343 | Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09675 | 80 | Arabic | رب و رجائی ان هذه امه من امائک و ورقه من ورقات شجره رحمانیتک نبتت من سدره | O my Lord and my Hope! This is a handmaid from among Thy handmaids and a leaf from among the leaves of the tree of Thy mercy, sprung forth from the Lote-Tree [3.5s] | INBA87:347b, INBA52:356a | Prayer for children and youth; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03545 | 200 | Arabic | رب و رجائی ان هذه امه من امائک و ورقه من ورقات شجره رحمانیتک آمنت بک و بایاتک | O Lord and my Hope! Verily, this is a handmaiden from among Thy maidservants and a leaf from among the leaves of the tree of Thy mercy, who hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs [3.5s] | RSR.043-044 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10230 | 70 | Arabic | رب و رجائی ان هذه امة موقنه مومنه مطمئنه اقبلت الیک و وفدت علیک و آمنت من | O my Lord and my Hope! Verily this is a community assured in faith, believing, serene, that hath turned unto Thee and drawn nigh unto Thee and believed [3.5s] | BSHN.140.487, BSHN.144.480, MHT1a.179a, MHT1b.137a | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06472 | 130 | Arabic | رب و رجائی ان هذا العبد تذکار من عبدک الذی کان لم یزل ملحوظا بلحظات عین | O Lord, my Hope! This servant is a remembrance of Thy servant who hath ever been beneath the gaze of Thine eye [3.5s] | INBA89:006 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11043 | 50 | Arabic | رب و رجائی ان عبدک هذا یرجو الالطاف و یتمنی الوصول الی رضاک و یستغیث الی | O my Lord and my Hope! This, Thy servant, implores Thy bountiful favors and ardently desires to attain unto Thy good-pleasure. He crieth out in supplication unto Thee [3.5s] | INBA17:220 | MJMJ3.091a, MMG2#282 p.314 | Prayer for service; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11240 | 40 | Arabic | رب و رجائی اسئلک بسیطرتک المحیطة المستولیة علی الکائنات ان تنصر عبادک | O Lord and my Hope! I beseech Thee, by Thy all-encompassing and all-subduing sovereignty over every contingent being, to aid Thy servants [3.5s] | MJMJ2.001, MMG2#399 p.445 | Living waters; water of life; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12720 | 60 | Arabic | رب و رجائی اسئلک بسلطان غفرانک الذی احاط اهل العصیان بان تغفر لوالد عبدک الذی | O my Lord and my Hope! I implore Thee, by the sovereignty of Thy forgiveness which encompasseth all sinners, to forgive the father of this servant [3.5s] | INBA85:262a | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03038 | 220 | Arabic | رب و رجائی ادعوک فی غدوی و آصالی و اذکرک فی صباحی و مساای و اتضرع الیک فی | O Lord and my Hope! I beseech Thee in my mornings and evenings, and remember Thee at daybreak and nightfall, and I humbly supplicate unto Thee in [3.5s] | MKT3.266 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11401 | 30 | Arabic | رب نور وجه عبدک الذی توجه الی وجهه رحمانیتک الی ملکوتک الابهی و اجعله اسوه | O Lord! Illumine the face of this servant who hath turned his countenance toward the face of Thy Most Merciful One and unto Thy Most Glorious Kingdom, and make him an example [3.5s] | INBA84:281a | Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07076 | 120 | Arabic | رب مولائی و سیدی و منائی انت رجائی و انت بهائی فضلک غایه آمالی و جودک اعظم | O my Lord, my Master, and my Goal! Thou art my Hope and Thou art my Glory. Thy grace is the summit of my aspirations, and Thy bounty supreme [3.5s] | INBA87:469, INBA52:488 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05935 | 140 | Arabic | رب لک الحمد علی ما اشرق شمس الغفران من مطلع احدیتک علی اهل العصیان و لک الشکر | O Lord, unto Thee be praise for the dawning of the Sun of Forgiveness from the dayspring of Thine Oneness upon the people of transgression, and unto Thee be thanks [3.5s] | INBA17:250 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04950 | 160 | Arabic | رب لک الحمد بما اشرق نیر الاحسان من افق العفو و الغفران و اضاء و ازال ظلام | O Lord! All praise be unto Thee, for the Daystar of divine favors hath dawned from the horizon of pardon and forgiveness, hath shed its radiance and dispelled the darkness [3.5s] | INBA87:123, INBA52:121 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10719 | 60 | Arabic | رب قو عبادک الضعفاء علی حمل الامانه الکبری لئلا یودهم حفظ میثاقک الذی اخذته | O Lord, strengthen Thy feeble servants to bear the Most Great Trust, lest they falter in preserving Thy Covenant which Thou hast taken [3.5s] | INBA21:117d | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11239 | 40 | Persian | رب قدس ذیلی عن کل ما لا یلیق لتقدیسک | O Lord! Sanctify my self from all that is unworthy of Thy holiness [3.5s] | NSR_1978.133a, NSR_1993.146a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for purity; chastity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07075 | 120 | Arabic | رب قد انبت من سدره فردانیتک افنانا و فروعا ممتده فی اوج رحمانیتک مظلله | O Lord! From the Lote-Tree of Thy Oneness Thou hast caused branches and offshoots to spring forth, extending unto the heights of Thy mercy, beneath its sheltering shade [3.5s] | INBA84:448 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12849 | 70 | Arabic | رب رب وفق بینهما و ثبت اقدامهما علی الحبّ الأبدی و الارتباط السّرمدی حتّی یکون کل واحد | ...O God, my God! Join in accord these two souls and set firm their feet in eternal love and everlasting union | BRL_SWOP#096x | BRL_SWO#096x | Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07074 | 120 | Arabic | رب رب نحن فقراء و انت الغنی الکریم و نحن عجزاء و انت القوی القدیر و نحن اذلاء | O Lord, O Lord! We are poor and Thou art the All-Rich, the All-Bountiful. We are powerless and Thou art the All-Strong, the Almighty. We are abased [3.5s] | BSHN.140.424, BSHN.144.418, ADH2.051, ADH2_1#27 p.044, MJMJ1.001, MJH.055, MHT1a.048, MHT1b.006, NSR_1978.118, NSR_1993.131 | Ahdieh | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00715 | 470 | Arabic | رب رب قد اشتد الظلام و خرب الخیام علی روس الانام و حجبت الابصار غشاوه | O Lord, O my Lord! The darkness hath indeed grown intense, and the pavilions covering the heads of men have been laid waste, and a veil hath obscured their sight [3.5s] | MMK6#486 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Literal interpretation; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01869 | 290 | mixed | رب رب ترانی غریقا فی بحور المشاغل و المتاعب و اسیرا تحت سلاسل المشاکل و | O Lord, O Lord! Thou beholdest me drowning in the seas of occupations and troubles, captive beneath the chains of difficulties [3.5s] | MMK6#066 | Growth of the Cause; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02302 | 260 | mixed | رب رب ترانی ان صلاتی و نسکی لک یا ملجای و معاذی انی ابتهل الیک متضرعا بعتبه | O Lord, O Lord, Thou beholdest me, verily my prayers and my sacrifice are for Thee alone, O my Refuge and my Shelter. In utmost humility I turn imploringly to Thy threshold [3.5s] | INBA87:388b, INBA52:399 | MMK3#084 p.056x, MMK3#252 p.180x | High station of the true believer; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Prayer for prosperity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12789 | 80 | Arabic | رب رب اید عبدک الفاضل و اجعله نور حدیقه الفضائل و نور حدقه اعین الفواضل و | O Lord, my Lord! Aid this distinguished servant of Thine and make him a light in the garden of divine excellences, and a radiance to the eyes of those endowed with heavenly bounties [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1106 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for teaching | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04949 | 160 | Arabic | رب رب انی اشکرک بلسان ناطق بذکرک و قلب ثابت علی عهدک و روح مترصد لانجاز وعدک | O Lord, O Lord! I render thanks unto Thee with a tongue that speaketh Thy praise, and a heart steadfast in Thy Covenant, and a spirit watchful for the fulfillment of Thy promise [3.5s] | MJMJ3.089, MMG2#078 p.085 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05934 | 140 | Arabic | رب رب اننی بکل ضراعه ابسط اکف الابتهال الی ملکوت العفو و الغفران و اناجیک | O Lord, O Lord! With utmost humility I stretch forth my suppliant hands toward the Kingdom of pardon and forgiveness, and commune with Thee [3.5s] | YMM.059 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02156 | 270 | mixed | رب رب ان هولاء عباد مکرمون مخلصون لک فی جمیع الشئون قد ثبتت اقدامهم و استضائت | O Lord, O Lord! These are Thy honored servants, sincere unto Thee in all affairs. Their steps have been made firm, and they have been illumined [3.5s] | MKT8.211b, AKHA_105BE #05 p.02 | Consolation and comfort; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04170 | 180 | Arabic | رب رب ان عبدک هذا ملا علی بابا الصغیر کان جلیلا فی عبودیتک و کبیرا فی عبادتک | O Lord, O Lord! This servant of Thine, Mulla Ali Baba Saghir, was exalted in his servitude unto Thee and great in his worship of Thee [3.5s] | IQN.070-071 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08397 | 100 | Arabic | رب رب ان امتک الطیبه الروحانیه ودعت الحیاه الدنیا و ودعت ذوی القربی و قصدت | O Lord, O Lord! Verily, Thy pure and spiritual handmaiden hath forsaken this earthly life, bade farewell to her kindred, and directed her steps toward [3.5s] | INBA17:014 | BSHN.140.178, BSHN.144.178, MHT2.197 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10229 | 70 | Arabic | رب تعلم و تری عبدک اسد الوغی و لیث غیض الوفاء قد زئر بذکرک و اهتدی بنور الهدی | O Lord! Thou knowest and beholdest how Thy servant, the lion of the battlefield and the champion in the arena of faithfulness, hath roared with Thy remembrance and been guided by the light of guidance [3.5s] | INBA17:220 | Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12778 | 30 | Persian | رب اید هذا العبد علی ما یحب و یرضی و علی رضائک فی هذه النشئه الاولی | O Lord! Aid Thou this servant in accordance with what Thou lovest and approvest, and in accordance with Thy pleasure in this, the first life [4o] | INBA85:122a | Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11400 | 30 | Arabic | رب اید کل من توجه الی مطلع وحدانیتک بتاییدات قدس رحمانیتک و افتح علیه ابواب | O Lord, aid through the holy confirmations of Thy divine mercy all who have turned unto the Dayspring of Thy oneness, and open before them the gates [3.5s] | INBA87:417a, INBA52:429b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10718 | 60 | Arabic | رب اید احبتک بحراسه حصنک الحصین و التوجه الی نورک المبین و ثبتهم علی صراطک | O Lord, assist Thy loved ones to guard Thy mighty stronghold and to turn towards Thy resplendent light, and make them steadfast upon Thy path [3.5s] | INBA21:121a | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10856 | 50 | mixed | رب ايدنی علی خدمة احبائک و شرح صدور أرقائک و تطييب قلوب اصفيائک | O Lord! Aid me to serve Thy loved ones, to expand the breasts of Thy servants, and to gladden the hearts of Thy chosen ones [3.5s] | MJMJ3.087x, MMG2#284 p.316x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for service | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10717 | 60 | Arabic | Translation List | رب انی اتوسل الیک بالنفوس التی سرعت الی مشهد الفدا و البیوت التی استاصلت فی | O my Lord! I beseech Thee by those souls who have hastened in self-sacrifice to the field of martyrdom, by the houses that have been uprooted in the path of their devotion | MJMJ3.086b, MMG2#324 p.362 | ADMS#184 | Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12019 | 30 | Arabic | رب انی اتضرع الی ملکوت رحمانیتک ان تغرق هولاء العباد فی بحر رحمانیتک انک انت | O my Lord! I implore Thee by Thy Most Glorious Kingdom to immerse these servants in the ocean of Thy mercy. Verily, Thou art [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0314 | Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11238 | 40 | Arabic | رب انت رجائی و غایه آمالی اسئلک بعزه قیومیتک التی احاطت الموجودات و سلطان | O Lord! Thou art my hope and the ultimate goal of my aspirations. I beseech Thee, by the majesty of Thy divine sovereignty which hath encompassed all created things [3.5s] | INBA21:137d | Prayer for nearness to God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07759 | 110 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | رب انت تعلم بان النفوس محفوفه بالنواب و الافات و محاطه بالمصائب و الرزیات کل بلاء | Thou knowest that the people are encircled with pain and calamities and are environed with hardships and trouble. Every trial doth attack man | BRL_DAK#1186, ADH2.065, ADH2_2#06 p.097, MJMJ1.020, MMG2#348 p.389, MJH.066a, NSR_1978.135b, NSR_1993.148 | BPRY.154, TAB.619, BSC.431 #781, RBB.139-140x | J. Cavanagh | Prayer for protection; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB10228 | 70 | mixed | رب انت الحکیم و انت الرحمن الرحیم قدر لعبدک هذا کل خیر قدرته فی ملکوتک و | O Lord! Thou art the All-Wise, and Thou art the All-Merciful, the Ever-Compassionate. Ordain for this Thy servant all the good Thou hast destined in Thy Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA89:013b | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11041 | 50 | Arabic | رب ان عبدک مهدی الهادی الی صراطک المستقیم المومن بنورک المبین المنجذب الی | O Lord, verily Thy servant Mahdi, who guideth unto Thy straight Path, who believeth in Thy manifest Light, who is attracted unto [3.5s] | MKT6.172b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10716 | 60 | Arabic | رب ان ابن شفیع رضیع ثدی عنایتک و وضیع باب رحمانیتک یحمدک و یشکرک علی فیض | O Lord! Verily Shafie is a babe drinking the milk of Thy Providence and a child at the Door of Thy Mercifulness! | TSS.288 | DAS.1913-12-01 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09037 | 90 | Arabic | رب اقطع حبل تعلقی عن کل شیء و قدسنی عن کل شیء و جردنی عن کل شیء و اخلص | O Lord! Sever the cord of my attachment from all things, sanctify me from all things, strip me bare of all things, and make me pure [3.5s] | MKT6.195b, MNMK#083 p.152, MJMJ3.086a, MMG2#035 p.036 | S. Akhavan | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for detachment; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05933 | 140 | mixed | رب افتح ابواب ملکوت رحمتک علی وجوه احبائک و اشرح صدور اودائک بظهور آثار | O Lord! Open the gates of the Kingdom of Thy mercy unto the faces of Thy loved ones, and expand the breasts of Thy faithful servants through the manifestation of Thy signs [3.5s] | INBA21:029 | Love of God; Naming of children; of individuals; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09036 | 90 | mixed | رب اشف بصر عبدک و نور بصیرته بمشاهده ایات قدسک و اسمعه من الحان طیور التسبیح | O Lord! Heal the sight of Thy servant and illumine his vision that he may behold the signs of Thy holiness, and cause him to hear the melodies of the birds of glorification [3.5s] | INBA21:034 | Personal instructions; Prayer for healing | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12771 | 40 | Arabic | رب احتکم فی من احتشم و اعتذل و اعتزل من غیر رضائک راجیا صونک و عونک و حسن | O Lord! I have submitted my cause to Thee, abstaining from all that is contrary to Thy good pleasure, and have withdrawn from the affairs of this world, hoping for Thy protection, Thy succor, and Thy grace [4o] | INBA85:308 | Prayer for protection; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12851 | 40 | Arabic | رب اجعل هذا الاقتران متیمنا و مسعودا و مبارکا و محمودا و قوّ الرّوابط و الالتیام | Grant, O my Lord, that this marriage may be auspicious, joyous, blessed, and praiseworthy. Strengthen Thou the union and increase the harmony | BRL_SWOP#099x | BRL_SWO#099x | Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10715 | 60 | Arabic | رب اجعل صدر هذا الافنون منشرحا من کل الشئون بنفحات قدسک یا حی یا قیوم و نور | O Lord, make the breast of this branch to be dilated in all things through the holy fragrances of Thy sanctity, O Thou Ever-Living, Self-Subsisting One [3.5s] | INBA87:221b, INBA52:226a | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2055 | Words spoken on 1915-08-02 in Haifa | 130 | Persian | راحتی از این جنگ، نعمت بزرگی است ولی آنها اصرار کردند که تا ما سرباز نشویم با مسلمانان مساوی نشویم | Relief from this conflict is a great blessing, but they insisted that until we become soldiers we shall not be equal with the Muslims [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-02 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Gambling and games of chance; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Personal instructions; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3303 | Words spoken on 1914-12-16 in Julis | 30 | Persian | رؤیا بر سه قسم است رؤیای صادقه، رؤیای تعبیریه و اضغاث و احلام. اول عین واقع، دوم چون مخلوط با خطورات قلبیه می شود محتاج تعبیر است، اما اضغاث و احلام اوهام است | Visions are of three kinds: true visions, interpretive visions, and confused dreams. The first is reality itself, the second, being mingled with the heart's promptings, requireth interpretation, while confused dreams are but vain imaginings [3.5s] | ZSM.1914-12-16 | Meaning; importance of dreams and visions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03941 | 180 | mixed | ذکر بلايا و مصائب و رزايا نموده بودی و فرياد و فغان کرده بودی حقّ با شماست اگر خون بگريی سزاوار است | Thou didst make mention of tribulations, calamities and afflictions, and didst raise a cry of lamentation and wailing. Thou art in the right - if thou shouldst weep tears of blood, it would be fitting [3.5s] | MMK3#207 p.149x, NANU_AB#50x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05932 | 140 | mixed | ذبیح ملیحا ترتیب پوسته و برید در اینعصر جدید تنظیم گردیده اگر چه چاپار در | The organization of the postal and courier system in this new age has indeed been arranged, even though couriers in [3.5s] | AKHA_129BE #12 p.a, MAS5.067 | Predictions and prophecies; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3751 | 20 | Persian | دین و علم دو دائره است که به مرکز واحد سیر میکنند و ان مرکز حقیقت است | Religion and science are as two concentric circles that revolve around one common point, which is reality | AVK2.129.13x, VUJUD.123.18 | VUJUDE.164 | Harmony of science and religion | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0531 | Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-11-03 | 510 | mixed | دین الله فی الحقیقه عبارت از اعمال است عبارت از الفاظ نیست زیرا دین الله | The Religion of God, in truth, consisteth in deeds and not in mere words, for verily the Religion of God [3.5s] | KHF.283, KHAB.119 (129), KHTB1.105, KHTP.082 | Christian doctrine and practice; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; War and peace; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3141 | Words spoken in Dec. 1907 | 40 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | دیشت خوابی دیدم که به عکا کشتی ای وارد شد ایستاد ملاحظه شد طیوری چند به شکل دینامیت | Last night in a dream I witnessed the arrival of a ship at 'Akka. As it dropped anchor, I saw a number of birds in the shape of grenades fly up from the ship and over the city. They soared from one part of town to another, yet the grenades did not detonate, and the birds returned to the ship. | KNSA.258-259 | GPB.270, MNYA.358 | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1372 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-17 | 230 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | دیشب وضع مجلس خیلی موافق حکمت و مورث محبت بود که عقد و ازدواج اهل بها در مجلس بقانون مسیحی هم جاری شود تا نفوس بدانند که اهل بها در بند این رسومات جزئیه نیستند | The holding of last night's meeting was done with wisdom... My discourses in various gatherings have been founded on principles that are in conformity with reality | BDA1.158.12 | MHMD1.172-173 | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2159 | Words spoken on 1913-05-07 in Paris | 120 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیشب من خیلی میل داشتم بمجلس بیایم افسوس که نتوانستم الحمد لله شما گل پاریس | I very much wished to attend the gathering last night, but alas, I was unable to do this | BDA2.289 | MHMD2.381 | Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3693 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 120 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیشب من ابداً شام میل نکردم و شب هیچ نخوابیدم تا نزدیک صبح چیز مینوشتم | I did not have any dinner whatsoever last night, nor did I sleep at all. I was engaged in writing until morning approached | BDA2.148-149 | MHMD2.186 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2158 | Words spoken on 1913-04-13 in Budapest | 120 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیشب شرح حیات حضرت بهآءالله را برای شما گفتم آن را درست یاد نمائید حالا در اروپا | Last night, I spoke to you of the life of Baha'u'llah; remember it well. This Cause is just beginning to dawn in Europe | BDA2.235-236 | MHMD2.304-305 | Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Growth of the Cause; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3744 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14 | 30 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیشب رئیس مجلس گفت حضرت بهآءاللّٰه اعظم مظاهر الهیّه است و ذکر عظمت امر اللّٰه را نمود | The president of last night's gathering stated that Baha'u'llah was the greatest of God's Manfiestations… Yet, the inhabitants of Paris do not share the spirituality and zeal of the Americans, who are truly something else | BDA2.138 | MHMD2.171 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Baha'u'llah; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0919 | Words spoken on 1915-10-04 in Haifa | 330 | Persian | دیشب در عالم رؤیا جناب ملا علی اکبر را می دیدم. هیکلشان جسیم بود ولکن در عالم رویا می بینم جسیم تر و فربه تر | Last night in the realm of dreams did I behold His honor Mulla Ali-Akbar. Though of stately frame was he, yet in the world of vision did I perceive him even more imposing and corpulent [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-04 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Eulogies; reminiscences; Hands of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3701 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-11 | 100 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیشب در خیال فلاسفه بودم که این نفوس چه قدر غافلند با وجود آنکه خطایای فلاسفهٴ سابقین | My mind was preoccupied last night with the materialist philosophers, and how oblivious they are | BDA2.017 | MHMD2.020 | Ether; the phenomenon of light; Limits of the intellect; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2157 | Words spoken on 1915-08-07 in Haifa | 120 | Persian | دیشب خوابم نبرد. در غلام گردش نشسته بودم فکر می کردم. می دیدم که خدا چه موهبتی در حق ما کرده | Sleep did not visit me last night. I sat in contemplation within the garden's enclosure, reflecting upon how God had bestowed such bountiful favor upon us [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-07 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Shrines and Holy places; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3140 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-06-22 | 40 | Persian | دیشب خواب دیدم که روی شتری سوارم و این شتر مرا اذیت می کرد. از گردن او پیاده شدم. بعد این شتر پیراهن مرا دندان گرفته و بزمین می مالید و گمان می کرد من در پیراهن هستم و حال آنکه من ایستاده تماشا می کردم | Last night I dreamt I was riding on a dromedary, going fast through a desert. The animal became wild and beyond my control. | ZSM.1915-06-22 | DAS.1915-06-22 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1546 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-05-06 | 200 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیشب جمال مبارک را در خواب دیدم که بلسانی غیر از السن موجوده تکلم میفرمایند | Last night I had a dream. In this dream I saw the Blessed Perfection standing before a large gathering. I was also amongst these people. | BDA2.290x | DAS.1913-05-06, MHMD2.382 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Jabulqa and Jabarsa; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; The concourse on high; Universal language | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0421 | Words spoken on 1912-12-21 in London | 600 | Persian | Translation List | دیشب تشخیص ولادت حضرت مسیح بود فی الحقیقه در نهایت اتقان بود ولکن محل عبرت | Last night, there was a theatrical performance about the birth of Jesus Christ. It was truly skillful to the utmost | KHF.187, KHAB.393 (398), KHTB3.074, NJB_v05#17 p.001 | ADMS#235 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1371 | Words to a group of friends, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 230 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیشب با آنکه حالت قدم برداشتن نبود با وجود این بمجلس رفتیم گفتیم میرویم ولو خطر باشد | Although I could not walk one step last night and it was quite dangerous to go out, I said, I will go. The utmost is that I will become a sacrifice to the friends of God. | BDA2.262x | DAS.1913-04-26, MHMD2.342 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1130 | Words spoken on 1912-12-21 in London | 280 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیشب از محبت و اخوت صحبت مینمودیم محبت بر چند قسم است یک قسم محبت عائله ای است | Last night, we discussed the subjects of love and brotherhood. Love is of several kinds. One of these is the love a person feels for his immediate family | BDA2.035 | MHMD2.041 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3724 | Words spoken on 1912-12-25 in London | 60 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیروز نظر بخواهش مدیر جریدهٴ کرسچن کامن ولت من برای آن روزنامه چیزی نوشتم که بسبب منازعهٴ | Yesterday, the editor-in-chief of the Christian Commonwealth requested that I write something for publication in his newspaper | BDA2.041 | MHMD2.048-049 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Contention and conflict; Satan; the Evil One | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0282 | The First Principle—Search after Truth: Words spoken on 1911-11-10 in Paris | 760 | Persian | Paris Talks | دیروز رفتیم در جمعیت روحانیون چون آنجمع | If a man would succeed in his search after truth, he must, in the first place, shut his eyes to all the traditional superstitions of the past. | DWNP_v5#07-8 p.006x, KHAB.146 (157), KHTB1.137 | PT#41 p.138x, SW_v03#01 p.003-004x, DWN_v2#08 p.061-063x | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0457 | The Second Principle—The Unity of Mankind: Words spoken on 1911-11-11 in Paris | 570 | Persian | Paris Talks | دیروز ذکر کردیم اول چیزی که برای انسان لازم تحری حقیقت است و در تحری حقیقت | Yesterday I spoke to you of the First Principle of the Teaching of Baha'o'llah, the Search after Truth | BRL_DAK#1226, DWNP_v6#02 p.002-004, KHAB.157 (168), KHTB1.151, KHTP.103 | PT#42 p.141, SW_v03#01 p.004-005, DWN_v3#01 p.010x | Differences in human capacity; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00646 | Some Answered Questions #073 Healing by Material Means | 490 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | دیروز در سر ناهار در مسئلهء طب و علاج روحانی ذکر شد که بقوای معنویه معالجهء امراض میشود | Yesterday at table we mentioned, in connection with the question of spiritual medicine and healing, how illnesses can be cured through spiritual powers. | MFD#73, OOL.C022.73 | SAQ#73, LOG#1011x | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; The animal kingdom | - | - | |||||||
| AB00228 | Some Answered Questions #061 The Immortality of the Spirit (2) | 770 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | دیروز در بحث بقای روح بودیم بدان که تصرف و ادراک روح انسانی بر دو نوع است | Yesterday we were discussing the immortality of the spirit. Know that the influence and perception of the human spirit is of two kinds | MFD#61, BSHN.140.509x, BSHN.144.497x, MHT1a.152x, MHT1b.110x, OOL.C022.61 | SAQ#61, BWF.326-328 | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0493 | The Fourth Principle—The Acceptance of the Relation between Religion and Science: Words spoken on 1911-11-12 in Paris | 540 | Persian | Paris Talks | دیروز بیان کردیم اساس ثانی وحدت عالم انسانی است سوم دین و علم توام است اگر | Yesterday I spoke to you of the Second Principle of the Teaching of Baha'o'llah, the Unity of Mankind | BRL_DAK#1227, KHAB.160 (171), KHTB1.155, KHTP.108 | PT#44 p.145, SW_v03#01 p.005, DWN_v3#03-4 p.024-027 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Differences in human capacity; Empty learning; false spirituality; Harmony of science and religion; Idolatry; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3000 | Words spoken on 1913-02-03 in Paris | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیروز بدیدن اطفال فقرا رفتیم جای بسیار محقری داشتند ولی چون مراجعت میکردیم | We went to visit the children of some poor souls yesterday and saw their pitiful living conditions. As we were returning | BDA2.120 | MHMD2.149-150 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1129 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-28 | 280 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیروز با آنکه هیچ حالت نداشتم محض خاطر شما بمجلس آمدم زیرا که مجمع احباء محفل روحانیان است | Your meeting yesterday afternoon was very good. I did not feel well but for your sake I came. The gathering of the believers is the assembly of the spiritual ones. | BDA2.268-269 | DAS.1913-04-28, MHMD2.351-352 | Christ; Christianity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0677 | Words spoken at hotel in Denver, 1912-09-25 | 430 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | دیدید چه آتشی بقلوب زدم انسان باید اول خود مسرور و منجذب باشد تا تواند | Did you see what a fire was set aglow in the hearts?... I have come to your city and found tall buildings and advancement in material civilization... Man must take flight from the cage of the body... The Persian friends travel mostly on foot. | BDA1.270.01 | MHMD1.288-290, STAB#032 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2333 | Words spoken on 1913-02-11 in Paris | 100 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیده عبرت باید اگر انسان چشم عبرت باز ننماید چه فائده دارد هر روز دو کرور | One must look at things with a view to learning from them. Should he fail to open the eye of receptivity to such lessons | BDA2.129-130 | MHMD2.162, STAB#068 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spirit and form in the administration; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB04552 | 170 | Persian | دی شیخ با چراغ همی گشت گرد شهر کز دیو و دد ملولم انسانم آرزوست یک دست جام | The Shaykh, with lamp in hand, roamed the city's expanse, lamenting the company of demons and beasts, yearning for the fellowship of man [3.5s] | MSHR3.282 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02155 | 270 | mixed | دوستانا یارانا نفوس و اشخاص بر سه قسم منقسم گشته اند قسمی ظالم علی نفسه یعنی | Friends and companions! Souls and individuals are divided into three categories. The first category consisteth of those who are unjust unto themselves, meaning [3.5s] | INBA13:261b | MMK3#179 p.125 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Degrees of faith; certitude; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10227 | 70 | Persian | دوستانا نامه نگارش خامه راستی بود و نشانه خداپرستی جهان هستی ویرانی نیستیت | O friends! Your letter was penned with the quill of truth and was a sign of the worship of God. The world of existence [3.5s] | YARP2.487 p.360 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01546 | 310 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | دوستان را محفلی باید و مجمعی شاید که در آن مجامع و محافل | ...It befitteth the friends to hold a gathering, a meeting, where they shall glorify God and fix their hearts upon Him | INBA13:338, INBA59:298b, INBA88:254b, INBA89:187 | MMK1#055 p.091x, AVK4.148.03x, AVK3.142.10x | SWAB#055x | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB01637 | 310 | mixed | دوستان حقیقی من جناب امین نامه خویش را بذکر شما مشکین نمود و یاران دولت آباد | My true friends, Jinab-i-Amin perfumed his letter with the mention of you and the friends of Dawlatabad [3.5s] | MMK6#102 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01636 | 310 | mixed | دوست مهربانا نامه شما رسید و از مضمون نهایت سرور حاصل گردید زیرا دلیل بر وفا | My dear friend, your letter has arrived, and its contents brought the utmost joy, for it was evidence of fidelity [3.5s] | MMK5#049 p.046, MSHR3.208, MSHR4.298-299 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02154 | 270 | mixed | دوست مهربانا حضرت سفیر جلیل جناب میرزا فتح الله خان دام اقباله بکاشانه این | O kind friend! His Excellency, the illustrious ambassador, Mirza Fathullah Khan—may his prosperity continue—to this dwelling [3.5s] | MMK6#377 | Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Newspapers and the media; publications; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07758 | 110 | Persian | دوست مهربان من تا کنون با آن بنده خدای بیچون گفتگوای ننمودم و نامه ننگاشتم | O my kind friend! Until now I have neither held discourse with, nor penned a letter to, that servant of the peerless God [3.5s] | ALPA.043, YARP2.050 p.097 | Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05931 | 140 | Persian | دوست ملکوتی محترم من نامه شما رسید و از مضمون نهایت سرور حاصل گردید زیرا دلیل | My esteemed heavenly friend, your letter arrived and its contents brought the utmost joy, for it was evidence [3.5s] | MKT3.463 | Call to action; East and West; communication between East and West; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09673 | 80 | Persian | دوست مکرم و سرور مهربان هر چند محررات از شما نرسید و ما باید گله کنیم و آغاز | O cherished friend and benevolent companion! Though no letters have been received from you—and we ought to voice our complaint— [3.5s] | MSHR3.043 | Personal instructions; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02821 | 230 | mixed | دوست مکرم مهربان مراسله شما واصل و از مشقات و گرفتاری و ناچاری شما نهایت تاسف | Esteemed and cherished friend, your letter has been received, and I am deeply grieved by your hardships, trials and privations [3.5s] | MMK6#234 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00572 | 520 | mixed | دوست محترم مهربانا نامه نامی شما رسید مضمون مشحون بحقائق و معانی بود معلوم | Your esteemed letter arrived and its essence was filled with realities and meaning…. Praise belongs to God that the Baha’ís are the utmost well-wishers of the entire world, and you are well aware of that. | MSHR3.354-355, PZHN v1#2 p.07 | RIDA.015-016x | Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Martyrs and martyrdom; Newspapers and the media; publications; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01524 | 320 | mixed | دوست محترم مهربانا نامه شما که بتاریخ ۲۱ شهر ربیع الثانی سنه ۱۳۳۹ بود رسید | O esteemed and kindly friend! Your letter dated 21 Rabi' al-Thani 1339 was received [3.5s] | MMK6#565 | Newspapers and the media; publications; Past, present and future of Iran; Poems and quotation from poetry; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00269 | 720 | mixed | دوست محترم من نامه شما رسید از آن روابط روحانی که منبعث از جان و وجدان بود | O esteemed friend! Your letter was received, and from those spiritual bonds which sprang from the soul and conscience [3.5s]... ...During this journey it has become manifest and evident to me that the Western world has made extraordinary progress... In the world of nature the greatest dominant note is the struggle for existence--the result of which is the survival of the fittest...Praise be to God that the Sun of Reality has shone forth with the utmost brilliancy from the eastern horizon.... Spiritual education consists in the inculcation of the ideals of divine morality | MNMK#115 p.222, MJDF.080, KHF.054, KHAB.031? (040), KHTB3.030, NJB_v04#02 p.001 | SW_v07#15 p.133-134x, SW_v08#01 p.015x, SW_v08#08 p.101-102x, SW_v11#01 p.010-011x, BNE.156x | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Oneness; unity of religion; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05930 | 140 | Turkish | دوست قدیما محبت اهل هدایت قدیمدر و عظیم در و جهان روحانیتده مستدیمدر آثاری | O ancient friend! The love of the people of guidance is ancient and mighty, and in the spiritual realm its traces are enduring [3.5s] | MJT.119 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00879 | 420 | mixed | دوست قدیما عزیز محترما الحمد لله محفوظا از لندن بپاریس آمدم ولی افسوس که اسباب | O ancient and honoured friend! Praised be God, I arrived safely from London to Paris, yet alas, circumstances [3.5s] | CMB_F66f33.1, | BRL_DAK#0875, AMK.286-288, HHA.220, MAS9.105, MSHR5.150x, MSHR5.247x, EGBBF.102 | EGBBF.110-111n | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Review of publications; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12130 | 430 | Persian | دوست قدیما در ایامیکه در نیویورک بودم اکثر اوقات با تو معاشر و مجالس بودم روزیکه | O dear friend! In the days when I was in New York, I associated and met with thee on numerous occasions. The day when [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0860 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Personal instructions; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02820 | 230 | Turkish | دوست عزیزم جناب کبریا بو عالم ناسوتیده هر بر درلو بلا یراتمشدر امراض و علل | My dear friend, in this earthly realm the All-Glorious One hath created every manner of tribulation, sickness and affliction [3.5s] | MJT.102 | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01146 | 370 | Persian | دوست عزیز واجب الاحتراما نامه شما رسید دلیل بر آن بود که مجلس بین المللی | Esteemed and honored friend, your letter was received and served as evidence that the International Assembly [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0984, MNMK#118 p.228, MJDF.096, NJB_v04#11 p.002 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00318 | 670 | Persian | دوست عزیز مهربانا نامه شما رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید هر چند با جناب میرزا | O kind and cherished friend! Thy letter was received and its contents were made known. Although with his honor Mirza [3.5s]... ...For seventy years these exiled ones have undergone these untold persecutions and sufferings for the progress of the world of humanity | BRL_DAK#0756 | DAS.1913-11-06 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Newspapers and the media; publications; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10226 | 70 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دوست عزیز مهربانا فردا عازم اسکوتلاند هستیم ولی احوالم ابدا خوب نیست دیشب تب | O dear and kind friend! Tomorrow we shall set off for Scotland, but I am not in good health whatsoever. Last night I developed a high fever and did not sleep at all | MMK5#068 p.059 | MHMD2s.327ax | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05416 | 150 | mixed | دوست عزیز مهربان نامه نامی وارد و مضمون تسلی خاطر گشت فی الحقیقه در چنین وقتی | Dear and cherished friend! Thy noble letter was received and its contents brought solace to my heart. Verily, at such a time [3.5s] | MSHR4.346-347 | Consolation and comfort; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12151 | 360 | mixed | دوست عزیز مهربان نامه مورخ به ۱۷ شهر شوال سنه ۱۳۳۸ رسید ابدا فرصت نگارش | O kind and cherished friend! Thy letter dated the 17th of the month of Shawwál 1338 hath been received, yet no opportunity whatsoever presented itself to pen a reply [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0988 | Growth of the Cause; Newspapers and the media; publications; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07072 | 120 | Persian | دوست عزیز مهربان کارت ویزیت شما بواسطه یکی از احباء الله واصل سبب ذکر و یاد شما شد اگرچه همیشه | Dear and cherished friend, your calling card, conveyed through one of the beloved of God, hath been received and served to bring you to remembrance, though indeed [3.5s] | MSHR5.160 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Prayer for governments and rulers; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12194 | 270 | Persian | دوست عزیز مهربان دستخط شریف که دلیل بر حب صمیمی و خلوص نیت بود ملاحظه گردید | O cherished and affectionate friend! Your noble letter, which bore testimony to your sincere love and purity of intention, was perused [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0898 | Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00813 | 440 | Persian | دوست عزیز مهربان در این ساعت دستخط عالی رسید فورا در کمال سرعت جواب مرقوم | Dear and kindly friend, at this hour your esteemed letter arrived, and with the utmost speed a reply is being penned [3.5s] | CMB_F66#21, | BRL_DAK#0814 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04168 | 180 | Persian | دوست عزیز مهربان اثر کلک گهربار سبب سرور ابرار بود و مضمون مشحون باحساس وجدان | Dear cherished and kind friend! The effect of thy jewel-scattering pen brought joy to the righteous, and its contents were replete with feelings of conscience [3.5s] | MMK2#363 p.259 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Love of God; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01634 | 310 | Persian | دوست عزیز من بعد از خبر وفات والده مرحومه محترمه دیگر از شما نامه ای نرسید | Dear friend, after receiving news of the passing of your honoured mother, no further letters have reached me from you [3.5s] | MMK5#162 p.126 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00279 | 710 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | دوست عزیز محترما نامه شما رسید و مضمون سبب سرور وجدان گردید زیرا دلالت میکرد | My honorable and dear friend: Your kind letter was received and its contents became the means of happiness | MNMK#116 p.224, PYM.164x, MJDF.063, NJB_v04#16 p.001 | DAS.1913-07-08x, BSC.439 #797x, BSC.448 #817x, ABIE.019, ABIE.037, ADP.159-164, CHU.111-112x, BLO_PN#007 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Oneness; unity of religion; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00519 | 550 | Persian | دوست عزیز محترما نامه شما به آقا میرزا احمد رسید من نیز مطالعه کردم از مضمون | O thou beloved and respected friend: Your letter written to Aga Mirza Ahmad was received. I likewise read it. | BRL_DAK#0741, MMK3#184 p.128x, AKHA_125BE #02 p.b, NJB_v04#09 p.001 | ABIE.002, BLO_PN#007 | Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Power of the mind over nature; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09672 | 80 | Persian | دوست عزیز محترم کرمنامه عالی وصول یافت مژده تشریف بلندن داشت ولی افسوس که | I have received your esteemed letter which gave the tidings of your visit to London. But, alas, the date of your arrival is the fourth of the month | CMB_F66f34.1, | MSHR4.297 | EGBBF.096x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Poems and quotation from poetry; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11237 | 40 | Turkish | دوست روحانی بو آن ده یادکله اشتغال ایدنجه نار محبتله اشتعال ایلدم یورک یاندی | O spiritual friend! When engaged in remembering thee, I was set ablaze with the fire of love and my heart was consumed [3.5s] | MJT.091 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fire | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11236 | 40 | Turkish | دوست حقیقیم علی اکبر شمع منورآسا محفل یارانده یوزی پارلاق گوزی بینا سوزی فرح | O my true friend, 'Ali-Akbar! Like unto a luminous candle in the gathering of companions art thou, thy countenance radiant, thine eyes perceiving, thy words joy-giving [3.5s] | MJT.099 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00571 | 520 | Persian | دوست حقیقی مهربان اثر کلک مشکین چون نسائم بهاری مشام مشتاقانرا معطر نمود | O true and loving friend! The effect of thy fragrant pen, like the breezes of spring, hath perfumed the senses of them that long for thee [3.5s]... ...You had referred to history; you should so endeavour that in future centuries your history may become the undisputed authority, nay be considered sacred history | CMB_F66#03, | BRL_DAK#0742, MSHR5.401-402 | EGBBF.098x | Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Nationalism; love of country; Non-participation in politics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00040 | 1630 | Persian | دوست حقیقی مهربان اثر خامه عنبرنثار آن یار وفادار چون نفحه گلشن اسرار مشام | O true and loving friend! The effect of the musk-diffusing pen of that faithful companion was even as a sweet fragrance from the mystic rose garden wafting to the senses [3.5s]... ...You have mentioned Mirza Malkam Khan in that he has been enquiring about the conduct and the attitude of these people, although he has full and complete knowledge of the integrity of purpose | CMB_F66#12, | BRL_DAK#0634, MSHR3.261 | EGBBF.100-103x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01363 | 340 | Persian | دو مکتوب آنجناب در یکهفته واصل و بدقت تمام ملاحظه گردید و از تفاصیلی که مرقوم | Two letters from you were received in one week and were studied with complete attention. From the details which [3.5s] | PYK.250 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3666 | 490 | Persian | دو مسئله است یکی عصمت کبری و یکی مسئله علم باری جمیع اینها بر دو قسم است | Two matters there are: one being the Most Great Infallibility, and the other being the question of divine knowledge. All these are divided into two parts [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0730 | Education of children; moral education; House of Justice; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11399 | 30 | Persian | دو قطعه لوح که عکس اثر قلم اعلی مع عکس حضرت غصن الله الاطهر واصل گردید | Two Tablets - a photographic reproduction of the writing of the Most Exalted Pen, together with a photograph of His Holiness the Most Pure Branch - have been received [3.5s] | INBA17:232 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2845 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-17 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | دو قسم آفاتست یکی را سبب اعمال و اخلاق غیر ممدوحه است مانند کذب و نفاق و خیانت و ظلم وامثال اینها | Calamities are of two kinds. One kind results from bad morals and misconduct such as falsehood, dishonesty | BDA1.157.17 | SW_v19#10 p.309, MHMD1.171 | Law of transformation and change; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB11645 | 370 | Persian | دو طغرا مکتوب آنجناب وارد ولی هیچیک تاریخ نداشت مکتوب اول حکایت جناب استاد | Two letters with your letterhead arrived, but neither had a date. The first letter tells the story of Jinab-i-Ustad [3.5s] | INBA85:400 | BRL_DAK#0199, YIA.340-341 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise of Western values; culture; Smoking; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09035 | 90 | Persian | دو روز است که با امة الله المتقربه المحترمه مسس کوپر در خانه مستر پول در نهایت روح و | For two days I have been with the revered handmaiden of God, Mrs. Cooper, at the home of Mr. Poole, in a state of utmost spirituality [3.5s] | NJB_v02#14-16 p.013 | Growth of the Cause; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2233 | Words spoken on 1912-10-17 in San Francisco | 110 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | دو جواب دارد یکی جواب فلسفی و یکی ملکوتی جواب فلسفی آسان است چه که | This question may be answered in two ways, philosophically as well as spiritually. ...in philosophy the spirit is energy | BDA1.317.06 | MHMD1.335 | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1545 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 200 | Persian | دهقان الهی تخمی می پاشد در اراضی طیبه بعضی از آنها در اراضی شوره | The Divine Husbandman scattereth seeds upon goodly lands, while some fall upon barren soil [3.5s] | KHH2.270-272 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07071 | 120 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | دل آگاها سحرگاهست و انامل و دیده و ظهر و زانو و ساعد حتی هر تار مو چنان خسته | O confidant of the heart, It is dawn, and the fingertips, the eyes, the back, the knees and arms | MMK5#130 p.102, KNSA.225-226 (415) | MNYA.309 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Personal instructions; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04948 | 160 | Persian | دل آگاها دیده بینا شد و سر وجود مشهود و عیان گردید رمز مصون واضح و آشکار گشت | O thou endowed with inner sight! The eye hath gained vision, and the mystery of existence hath become manifest and evident. The hidden secret is now clear and unveiled [3.5s] | AHB.132BE #03-04 p.04 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transmutation of the soul by the divine elixir | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04550 | 170 | Persian | دست کرم بگشا جرم امم بخشا ای ملک انشا نوبت احسان بین | O Sovereign of Creation, extend Thy gracious hand and pardon the transgressions of the nations; behold, the time of bounty is at hand [3.5s] | MJH.018 | Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01284 | 350 | mixed | درویش جهان سوخت از این نغمه جانسوز الهی وقت آنست کنی زنده از این ناله زار ای | O denizen of the spiritual realms, the world-weary dervish is consumed by this soul-stirring divine melody. The time hath come for thee to bring to life through this plaintive cry [3.5s] | HDQI.252, ANDA#25 p.04, MSHR3.231 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0276 | There Can Be No True Happiness and Progress without Spirituality: Words spoken on 1911-11-21 in Paris | 770 | Persian | Paris Talks | درندگی سزاوار حیوانات وحشیه است و سزاوار انسان الفت و محبتست خدا جمیع انبیا | Ferocity and savagery are natural to animals, but men should show forth the qualities of love and affection. God sent all His Prophets into the world with one aim… Oh, trust in God! For His Bounty is everlasting | BRL_DAK#0956, AMK.204-207, KHF.049, KHAB.188 (199), KHTB1.192, KHTP.139 | PT#34 p.106, DWN_v1#12 p.007cx | N. Ma'ani, Friends in Paris | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Harmony of science and religion; Justice and wrath of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Transcending the material condition; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0123 | Words spoken on 1917-11-12 in Haifa | 1110 | Persian | Man of Courage, The | در یوم ثانی محرم سنه ١٢٣٣ در طهران در محله دروازه شمیران | On the second day of Muharram in the year 1233, in Tehran, in the district of the Shimran Gate [3.5s]... ...Ḥají Mírza Áqasí harbored the utmost enmity towards Mírza [ʻAbbas Núrí] | AHB.130BE #09-10 p.20, AYT.062-067, TZH2.012-015, MHA.184-187x | BLO_courage.06a | Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1080 | Words spoken on 1915-07-24 in Haifa | 290 | Persian | در وقتی که ظلمت نادانی افق شرق را تاریک کرده بود در چنین وقتی حضرت بهاء الله ظاهر شد. نورش در شرق | At such time as the darkness of ignorance had enshrouded the horizon of the East, in such an hour did Bahá'u'lláh appear. His light in the East [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-24 | Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09922 | 70 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | در وقت معالجه توجّه بجمال مبارک کن و آنچه بر قلب القا ميشود مجری دار | ...When giving medical treatment turn to the Blessed Beauty, then follow the dictates of thy heart | MMK1#131 p.147x | SWAB#131x, LOG#0964x | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3139 | Answer to questions, Dublin, 1912-08-09 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در وجود شر نیست شر عدم است و انچه در وجود است خیر است جهل شر است و آن عدم علم است | There is no evil in existence. Evil is non-existence. All that is created is good. Ignorance is evil | BDA1.184.11 | SW_v19#12 p.379, MHMD1.200 | Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Things are known by their opposites | - | - | |||||||
| AB10660 | 60 | Persian | Translation List | در هر نفسی سر به تراب عجز و نياز نهم و تضرع و زاری نمايم... ای خداوند بی نيازم و محرم رازم و يار دلنوازم | O my self-sufficient Lord, the Knower of my intimate secrets, my tender Companion! Sweeten Thou the palates of those long-standing friends | MJMJ3.075x, MMG2#312 p.351x, MMG2#331 p.368x | ADMS#174 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2844 | Words spoken on 1914-12-16 in Abu Sinan | 60 | Persian | در هر دوری سه شخص بوده است: در دور موسی، موسی و نار و مکلم طور... باصطلاح فلاسفه | In every Dispensation there have been three persons: In the Dispensation of Moses, there was Moses, and the Fire, and the Speaker on Sinai... in the terminology of the philosophers [3.5s] | ZSM.1914-12-16 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; The cross and the trinity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0798 | Words spoken on 1915-09-02 in Haifa | 370 | Persian | در نیویورک یک روزی به یک کلیسائی دعوت کرده بودند. یکی از خوانین هند به نیویورک آمده و تغییر لباس کرده بود | In the city of New York, upon a certain day, an invitation was extended to a church. One of the nobles of India had journeyed unto that city and had altered his raiment [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-02 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1262 | Words spoken on 1915-07-04 in Haifa | 250 | Persian | در نیویورک کاردینالی بود و اعلان می کرد که این دشمن مسیح است، آمده که دین مسیح را محو کند | I heard that here they have had a great religious procession with much pomp and ceremony: a procession the likes of which was not seen before. | ZSM.1915-07-04, KHH1.327-328 (1.455-457) | KHHE.463-465 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Christian clergy; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06831 | 120 | mixed | Trustworthiness | در نهایت تنزیه و تقدیس ایفای خدمت کنند و ابدا خود را به رشوه و غرض | In the utmost detachment and sanctity must they render service, never yielding to bribery or self-interest [3.5s]... ...Let them perform their services with complete sanctity and detachment, and on no account defile themselves by receiving bribes, harbouring unseemly motives | COMP_TRUSTP#61x | BRL_TRUST#60x, COC#2072x | Bribery and corruption; Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0010 | Words spoken at Unitarian church in Dublin, 1912-08-11 | 2300 | mixed | در نزد عموم عقلا مسلم است که عالم طبیعت ناقص است و محتاج تربیت ملاحظه میکنید | That the world of nature is imperfect and needs education is to the wise beyond question. Consider, man uneducated is in utmost barbarism | BRL_DAK#0639, AMK.248-258, MJMJ1.090x, MMG2#163 p.185x, MJH.036x, KHF.042, KHAB.355 (362), KHTB2.212, NJB_v03#16 p.001, YFY.141x | SW_v14#02 p.042-045 | Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Need for an educator; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00002 | Tadhkiratu'l-Vafa (Memorials of the Faithful) | 42100 | Persian | Memorials of the Faithful | Memorials of the Faithful (book) | در نجف اشرف در دائره شیخ مرتضی انصاری مجتهد شهیر شخصی بی نظیر بود | There was, in the city of Najaf, among the disciples of the widely known mujtahid | MFP, IQN.174x, IQN.193x, MSBH1.496x, MSBH8.141-146x, OOL.C026 | MF, STAB#003, STAB#010, STAB#029, STAB#085, STAB#088, STAB#101, STAB#132, STAB#135 | Smith & Dragoman, R. Peterson [track 7] | Accounts of dreams and visions; Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Hands of the Cause; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; High station of learning; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love as fire; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Methods of teaching the Cause; Mount Carmel; Pain of love; love as veil; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shaykhis; Shrines and Holy places; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Visitation Tablets; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause | 3 | * | * | MMAH.283 | |||
| AB09670 | 80 | Persian | در میان شما و حاجی میرزا عبدالله صحیح فروش شوخی و مزاح بجدی و کدورت خواهد | Between you and Hají Mírza 'Abdu'llah Sahíh-Furúsh, jest and banter will turn to seriousness and ill-feeling [3.5s] | INBA17:203 | Contention and conflict; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2054 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-29 | 130 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در میان این اطفال نفوس مبارکی مبعوث خواهد شد نهالهائی که بدست تربیت باغبان کامل افتد | Among the children many blessed souls will arise, if they be trained according to the Bahai Teaching. | BDA2.271 | COC#0696, LOG#0490x, DAS.1913-04-28, SW_v07#15 p.142, SW_v09#08 p.090-091, MHMD2.354, PN_1913 p006, PN_1913 p013, BW_v09p543 | Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2999 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-05 | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در ممالک امریکا تخمی افشانده شد نفوس خیلی بحرکت و هیجان آمدند دیگر تا خدا چه خواهد | A seed has been planted in the states of America. Many people have become stirred and roused to excitement. | BDA2.011 | MHMD2.013 | Detachment in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3695 | Words to two Theosophists spoken on 1913-04-23 | 120 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در ملکوت بهآء اللّٰه داخل شوید تا از هر جهت مؤیّد گردید در ایران نسآئی هستند | Enter into the Kingdom of Baha'u'llah, that you may be aided in every respect. In Persia, there are women who are entirely bereft of wealth | BDA2.253 | DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.329 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3756 | Words spoken on 1913-05-31 in Paris | 20 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در ملکوت الهی زن و مرد یکسانند جمیع باید ندا بافق اعلی نمایند و نشر نفحات اللّٰه کنند | In the Kingdom of God, women and men are one and the same. It is incumbent on everyone to summon humanity to turn towards the Most Exalted Horizon and to spread the sweet savours of God | BDA2.325 | MHMD2.431 | Equality of men and women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB07082 | 120 | Persian | در مسئله خلقت استفسار نموده بوديد . متصوّفين چنان اعتقاد نمايند که حقائق اشيا از حقّ ظهور يافته | Thou hadst inquired concerning the matter of creation. The mystics thus believe that the realities of all things have become manifest from the True One [3.5s] | MMK3#021 p.014x | Emanation vs. manifestation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2740 | Words spoken on 1913-02-25 in Paris | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در مجامع صحبت کنید مانند شعلهٴ نار شوید مثل ستارهٴ درخشنده گردید تا این شهر را روشن نمائید | Speak at the gatherings! Be as a flame of fire and a brilliant star; thereby you shall illumine this city | BDA2.159 | MHMD2.200 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1370 | Words spoken on 1913-05-16 in Paris | 230 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در مازندران شب حضرت باب الباب چون حضرت قدوس را دید و بیانات فضل و حکمت از لسان ایشان | One night in Mazandaran, when Mulla Husayn saw Quddus and heard his utterances of wisdom and knowledge, he arose at once | BDA2.302 | DAS.1913-05-16, MHMD2.399 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Justice and wrath of God; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1677 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-29 | 180 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در کلیفورنیا دیدم رئیس اساقفه با تبخر و جلال جمعیتی از عقب با خود میبرد گفتم چه خبر است | One day in California I saw a cardinal walking with pomp and ceremony in front of a procession. Inquiring about the occasion, I was told that a new church had been built and the cardinal was to officially open its doors | BDA1.338.07 | MHMD1.356 | Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Christian clergy | - | - | |||||||
| AB00570 | Some Answered Questions #026 The Second Coming of Christ and the Day of Judgement | 520 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در کتب مقدسه مذکور است که مسیح دوباره آید و بعلاماتی مشروط است | It is recorded in the sacred scriptures that Christ will return and that His return is conditioned upon the fulfillment of certain signs | MFD#26, OOL.C022.26 | SAQ#26 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| AB01283 | The Transference of Matter across the Kingdoms of Existence | 350 | Persian | Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | در کائنات نامتناهیه اعظم وسائط تجدد وجود بلکه ترقی قضیۀ اکل و مأکول است | Throughout this endless universe the greatest means for the progress and renewal of existence is that all things are eaters and eaten. | BRL_TTTP#08 | BRL_TTT#08 | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Composition and decomposition; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of transformation and change | - | - | |||||||
| AB08407 | 100 | mixed | در قرآن مذکور که هفت قبيله به حضور سرّ وجود و جوهر مقصود حضرت رسول عليه السّلام آمدند | In the Qur'án it is recorded that seven tribes came into the presence of that Secret of Existence and Essence of Purpose, His Holiness the Prophet [3.5s] | MMK6#272x | Miracles and their interpretation; Muhammad; Islam; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2455 | 90 | Persian | در قرآن کلمهٴ فان خفتم الا تعدلوا فواحدة دلالت بر این مینماید که عند الله حکم واحد مقبول است | Verily, in the Qur'an the words "if ye fear that ye cannot act equitably, then one only" betoken that in the sight of God the decree of unity is acceptable [3.5s] | AVK4.174.09 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Laws of marriage and dowry | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05203 | 150 | mixed | در فضل و موهبت الهيّه نظر نما و به لطف و عنايت حضرت کبريا تفکّر کن که درمان هر درد است | Consider thou the grace and bestowal of God, and reflect upon the loving-kindness and favour of His exalted Presence, which is healing for every pain [3.5s] | MMK6#575x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1442 | Words spoken on 1915-09-19 in Haifa | 220 | Persian | در عکا بیست و پنج سال که جمال مبارک تشریف داشتند هیچ ناخوشی وبا نشد. در جمیع بریة الشام چهار مرتبه | In 'Akká during the five and twenty years when the Blessed Beauty resided therein, no cholera epidemic ever occurred, whilst throughout the whole of Syria it broke forth four times [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-19 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00921 | Some Answered Questions #042 The Power and Perfections of the Divine Manifestations | 410 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در عالم وجود یعنی کائنات جسمانیه ملاحظه نمائید دائرۀ شمسیه مظلم و تاریک | Consider the world of existence, that is, the material creation. The solar system is wrapped in darkness. | MFD#42, DWNP_v3#08 p.069-070, OOL.C022.42 | SAQ#42 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1167 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-10 | 30 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در عالم وجود عجیب روابطی است نغمه و صوت عادی با آنکه عبارت از تموج هوی است | There are strange relationships in the world of creation. Although melody and voice are ordinary phenomena | BDA2.016 | MHMD2.019 | Ether; the phenomenon of light; Four elements; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1982 | Words to a newspaper reporter, spoken on 1912-10-19 | 140 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در عالم وجود دو مدنیت موجود مدنیت مادیه و مدنیت الهیه فلاسفه موًسس مدنیت مادی بوده اند | In the world of existence, civilization is found to be of two kinds: material civilization and spiritual civilization. Philosophers founded the former while the divine Prophets established the latter. | BDA1.319.14 | MHMD1.337 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2331 | Words to Mr Wilhelm and others, spoken on 1912-11-15 | 100 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در عالم وجود تعلیم و تربیت اهم امور است بدون معلم در امور مادی ترقی حاصل نشود تا چه رسد در امور روحانی | Education and training are the most important issues in the world of existence. Without an educator, little progress can be made in material affairs... The whole world is like a physical body and the power of Baha'u'llah may be regarded as the main artery in the body of existence. | BDA1.374.06 | MHMD1.393 | Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Need for an educator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1919 | Words at table to the friends, spoken on 1912-06-07 | 150 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در عالم وجود امری اعظم از اینگونه محافل نیست که محض محبت الله انعقاد گشته ملاحظه نمائید | Nothing in the world of existence is greater than such gatherings as these | KHTB2.127, BDA1.116.11 | SW_v19#06 p.185, MHMD1.124 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0318 | Words spoken on 1911-10-24 in Paris | 710 | Persian | در عالم مادیات هر چند محبت موجود ولی محدود است در عالم جسمانی وسائط و روابط | In the realm of materiality, though love existeth, yet it is limited; in the physical world are there means and bonds [3.5s] | AMK.228-231, KHAB.094 (104), KHTB1.072, KHTP.051 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power of the mind over nature; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcending the material condition; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2053 | Words to a minister, spoken on 1913-04-28 | 130 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در عالم کشیش بسیار است اما کشیش موفق کم است در زمان مسیح رؤسای روحانی خیلی بودند | Ordained ministers are many, confirmed ministers are few. During the days of Christ there were many Rabbis and high-priests but none of them was confirmed except Paul. | BDA2.268 | DAS.1913-04-29, MHMD2.350-351 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Christian clergy; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0577 | Concerning Body, Soul and Spirit: Words spoken on 1911-11-17 in Paris | 480 | Persian | Paris Talks | در عالم انسانی سه مقام است مقام جسم است و آن مقام حیوانی انسانست که با جمیع | There are in the world of humanity three degrees; those of the body, the soul, and spirit. The body is the physical or animal degree of man. | DWNP_v5#11 p.003-004, KHAB.170 (180), KHTB1.167, KHTP.117 | PT#31 p.095, BSTW#321 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Man's distinction from the animal; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0354 | Talk given at Hotel Moderne, Paris, on 1913-02-12 | 670 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در عالم انسانی دو قضیه است عمومی و خصوصی هر امری عمومی فوائدش بی نهایت است و | In the material world of existence, human undertakings are divided into two kinds--universal and specific. | AMK.276-279, AVK3.209.19x, KHF.241, KHTB3.093, NJB_v12#06 p.128, BDA2.133x | SW_v04#02 p.036-037, SW_v17#07 p.216, SW_v11#17 p.287+290-291, MHMD2.167x, ADP.141-146 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0028 | Address at Turanian Society of Budapest, Budapest, 1913-04-14 | 1890 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List | در عالم انسانی این چه قدر مدار افتخار است که در بوداپست مملکت غرب انجمنی تشکیل شود | What a source of pride this is for humanity—that in Budapest, which is in the West, a society should be formed for the advancement and improvement of the condition of the Easterners...Qurratu'l-'Ayn (Tahirih) was eloquent. Her writings and poems are available today. Every one of the learned of the region praised her... In the Christian Dispensation it was Mary Magdalene who was the cause of the steadfastness of the disciples | BRL_DAK#0824, MAS5.247x, KHF.255, KHAB.428 (430), KHTB3.095 | BRL_ATE#206x, STAB#131x, ADMS#109 | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Role and station of women; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3704 | Words spoken on 1913-03-04 in Paris | 100 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در ظهورات سابقه اینگونه اشخاص خود را مستغنی از تعالیم روحانی میگفتند و اصحاب یوم ظهور | In previous dispensations, such people felt that they had no need for spiritual teachings | BDA2.165-166 | MHMD2.208-209 | Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0861 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-10-11 | 350 | Persian | در طول حیات و قصر حیات اهمیتی نیست انسان صد سال در این دنیا بماند | The tragic passing of Bashir was indeed sudden.... The length and shortness of life is not considered important. Whether man lives a few years or a hundred years | KHH1.106-107 (1.148-150) | KHHE.160-162, DAS.1914-10-11, SW_v08#02 p.027x, PN_1914 p062 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3301 | Words to the Master's entourage(?), spoken on 1912-07-06 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در طبیعت انسان باید طلب صعود باشد نه نزول هوای زیر زمین حبس است رفتن از راه بالا بهتر بود | In man's nature there must be a desire to ascend and not to descend. The underground air is suffocating. | BDA1.147.14 | MHMD1.159 | Law of burial and cremation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3138 | Words spoken on 1913-05-03 in Paris | 40 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در شرق ذکر وطن هیچوقت سبب هیجان و اتفاق مشرقیان نشده و منبحْ نتائج عظیمه نگشته | In the East, the mention of one's own native land has never conduced to the excitement or unification of the Easterners, nor has it ever produced any great results | BDA2.282 | MHMD2.370 | Nationalism; love of country; Praise of Eastern values; culture | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0664 | Words spoken in 1916 in Haifa | 440 | Persian | در سویس راه میرفتیم بسمت هتلی که بالای کوه ساختهاند یکدفعه نگاه کردم دیدم هیکل غریبی با کلاه فرنگی | In Switzerland did we traverse the path toward the hotel that had been erected upon the mountain, when suddenly I beheld a strange figure wearing a European hat [3.5s] | NNY.231-233x | Impossibility of true worship of God; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09669 | 80 | Persian | در سنه سابق وقایع عظیمه رخ داد که افق آمال غباری یافت در سیرجان حضرت مقرب | During the past year events of great magnitude unfolded, casting a shadow upon the horizon of aspirations. In Sirjan, that distinguished soul [3.5s] | INBA17:236 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0593 | Words spoken on 1915-09-09 in Haifa | 470 | Persian | در سفر امریکا همیشه ذکر و فکر من روضهٴ مبارکه بود و این شعر سعدی را می خواندمآخر ای کعبهٴ مقصود کجا افتادی | Throughout my journey in America, my thoughts and remembrance ever dwelt upon the Sacred Shrine, and I would recite these words of Sa'di: "O Ka'bih of my heart's desire, where art thou situated?" [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-09 | Humor; jokes; Rational arguments; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1261 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-03-21 | 250 | Persian | در سال دو نقطه اعتدال است که آفتاب از افق آن طلوع مینماید | May this Naw-Ruz be a blessing to all the friends! In the year there are two equinoxes in which the hours of the day and the height are equal. | AYT.347-348, KHH1.196-197 (1.275-276) | KHHE.286-287, DAS.1915-03-21 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Spiritual springtime | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07070 | 120 | Persian | در ساحل دریااید و در شاطی بحر پرهیجان چون بان بحر نظر کنید بحر میثاق بخواطر | You stand upon the ocean's shore, and as ye gaze upon those surging waters, let the Sea of the Covenant surge within your hearts [3.5s] | HDQI.288, ANDA#43-44 p.05 | Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3665 | Words spoken on 1913-06-23 in Port Said | 550 | Persian | در زمانیکه حکومت مستبد ناقضین مانع اشکالات داخلی و خارجی حاضر در بحبوحه | At a time when the government ruled with tyranny, the Covenant-breakers were a hindrance, and problems both internal and external were present—it was in the midst of all this turmoil that I built the Shrine of the Bab | BRL_DAK#0772 | ADMS#256 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; The Christian clergy; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1839 | Words spoken on 1913-03-16 in Paris | 160 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در زمان معاویه شخصی از خاندان اسرائلیان بود | During the reign of Mu'awiyah, the caliph, there was an Israelite who claimed to be a Muslim. | BDA2.185.01 | MHMD2.235, STAB#148 | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0398 | Words to the friends spoken around Dec. 1907 | 620 | Persian | در زمان قدیم طوایف مختلفه بوده اند از جمله سامری ها که امروز نیستند و همچنین فریسیان | There were certain tribes in the old times, which no longer exist, such as Samaris or Pharisiyan.... These people believed that the Logos of that peerless Essence had been made flesh. That is, lahut had become nasut. | KHH1.029-031 (1.040-043) | KHHE.057-059 | Anthropomorphism; Christian doctrine and practice; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Manifestation of God as mediator; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2454 | Words to Nuru'd-Din Mumtazi et al in May 1920 | 90 | Persian | در زمان قبل قرآن یک شأن داشت، انجیل یک شاٌن داشت | in past religions the holy scriptures had been in one style of revelation but in this Faith the Writings were of many styles and kinds, revealed as tablets, prayers, treatises, etc. | KNR.044 | KNRE.054 | Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1307 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 240 | Persian | در زمان فتعلیشاه ذوالفقار خان نامی حاکم سمنان بود بسیار شخص غیور و جسوری بود | During the reign of Fath-'Ali-Shah, one Dhu'l-Faqar Khan governed Simnan, and he was a man possessed of exceeding valor and intrepidity [3.5s] | KHMT.079-080 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Eulogies; reminiscences; Imam Husayn; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3753 | Words spoken on 1913-03-12 in Paris | 20 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در زمان غیبوبت در سلیمانیّه اغلب اوقات شیر میل میفرمودند و نان و شیر برنج فی الحقیقه خوب غذائی است | During Baha'u'llah's seclusion in Sulaymaniyyih, He mostly drank milk and ate bread with rice pudding; this is truly excellent sustenance | BDA2.180 | MHMD2.228 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2330 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-03-25 | 100 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در زمان رومان مشهور بعلم اخلاق بودند ولی حالا مانند یونانیها در نهایت سوء اخلاق مشاهده میشوند | During the last days of our stay in Egypt, we went to Tanta for the repair of the tomb of Haji Abu'l-Qasim | BDA1.009.11 | MHMD1.014 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1544 | Words spoken on 1913-02-28 in Paris | 200 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در زمان حضرت مسیح بظاهر اقبال حواریان اهمیتی نداشت آنها را مردم استهزاء میکردند | When the Apostles of Christ embraced His Cause, this was not seen as a significant development at the time | BDA2.161 | MHMD2.203 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1212 | 260 | Persian | در روز سیزده حزیران پس از زیارت روضه مبارکه در عکا هیکل مبارک مرا با خود بردند به باغ فردوس | On the thirteenth day of June, following the visitation of the Holy Shrine in Akka, the Blessed Beauty took me with Him to the Garden of Paradise [3.5s] | YIK.299, ZIAB2.120-121 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2739 | Words spoken at Goodall home in Oakland, 1912-10-16 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در راه این صحبت را میداشتیم که هیچ بخاطر نمیآمد که بکلیفورنیا بیائیم و این طور با احباء ملاقات کنیم | On the way here we were saying that it never occurred to us that we would come to California and meet with the friends in this manner | BDA1.314.17 | MHMD1.332 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0774 | Words spoken on 1915-11-25 in Haifa | 380 | Persian | در دور حضرت مسیح خیلی اذیت به مسیحیان می شد. دوازده مرتبه قتل عام شد. در فرانسه لویزی | In the Dispensation of Christ, grievous persecution was visited upon the Christians; twelve times were they subjected to mass martyrdom [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-11-25 | Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00622 | 500 | mixed | در خفایای اسرار و سرائر آنچه مناجات بدرگاه جمال مبارک شده امید بفضل مجید است | In the hidden realms of mysteries and secrets, whatsoever hath been supplicated at the threshold of the Blessed Beauty resteth upon hope in His glorious grace [3.5s] | AYBY.345 #026, MSHR4.239x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11351 | 30 | mixed | در خصوص وحی مرقوم نموده بودید ائمّهٴ اطهار مطالع الهام بودند و مظاهر فیض حضرت رحمان وحی اختصاص بحضرت رسول | Thou hast inquired about divine Revelation. The holy Imams were the dawning-places of inspiration and manifested the bounty of the All-Merciful. Divine Revelation was confined to Mubammad, the Messenger of God. Thus, we do not refer to the words of the Imams as the Word of God, but we regard them as divinely inspired | AVK2.032.17x, MAS2.022x, VUJUD.141.02x | VUJUDE.155x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; The Imamate; the Caliphate | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10410 | 60 | Persian | در خصوص مساوات بین الضّلعین که یکی موقنه و دیگری غیر مؤمنه سؤال نموده بودید | Concerning equality between the two parties, one of whom is a believing woman and the other a non-believer, thou hadst asked [3.5s] | AVK4.173.12x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Laws of marriage and dowry; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10518 | 60 | mixed | در خصوص محلّ توجه مرقوم نمودید بنصّ قاطع الٓهی محلّ توجّه مطاف ملا اعلی و آستان مقدّس کبریاء | Concerning the Point of Adoration of which thou didst write, by the decisive Text of God the spot to which one turneth in prayer is the Most Exalted Sanctuary and the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | AVK4.097.12x | Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06401 | 130 | mixed | در خصوص علم هيئت سؤال نموده بوديد. عبدالبهآء چنان مبتلا که فرصت نگاشتن نامه ندارد تا چه رسد | With regard to the science of astronomy concerning which ye had inquired - so grievously afflicted is 'Abdu'l-Bahá that He hath not even time to take up the pen, let alone [3.5s] | MMK6#425x | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02660 | 230 | Persian | در خصوص عالم بعد از موت سؤال نموده بوديد ، آن عالم بتصوّر و عبارات اين عالم مشهود و معلوم نگردد | Concerning the realm after death whereof thou didst inquire, that world cannot be conceived or expressed in terms of this visible realm [3.5s] | MMK3#045 p.027x | Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00003 | Maqaliy-i-Shakhs Sayyah (A Traveller's Narrative) | 22000 | Persian | Traveller's Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb, A; Traveler's Narrative, A | Travelers Narrative, A (book) | در خصوص شخص معروف بباب و حقیقت احوال اینطائفه روایات مختلفه و تفاصیل | Touching the individual known as the Bab and the true nature of this sect diverse tales are on the tongues | CMB_F56, IOM.100-101 | TNP, AVK3.203.01x, AVK3.210.12, AVK3.214.06x, AVK3.223.01x, AVK3.286.11x, AVK3.473.16x, OOL.C021 | TN, GPB.055x, GPB.066x, GPB.075x, GPB.113x, GPB.133x2x, GPB.143x, GPB.159x5x, GPB.197x, GPB.201x, TDH#158.18x, STAB#116 | "The ablest and most valuable presentation of the early history of the Faith and of its tenets." (Shoghi Effendi) Recounts events in the life of the Bab and in the lives of His followers and illustrates the character of the Baha'í revelation with numerous quotations from Baha'u'llah's Writings. | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Empty learning; false spirituality; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Grammatical and other discrepancies in the Sacred Writings; Growth of the Cause; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Letters of the Living; Martyrdom of the Bab; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | 1 | * | - | PN_1919 p023 | ||
| AB11038 | 50 | Persian | در خصوص حقوق سوال نموده بودید که بیت الاذکار بنا شود و اوقاف تعیین گردد حال | You had inquired concerning the Huqúq, that a Mashriqu'l-Adhkár should be built and endowments established [3.5s] | INBA16:240 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11412 | 30 | mixed | در خصوص جناب خادم مرقوم نموده بودید لیس لاحد ان یتکلّم بحقّه شیئاً | Concerning what thou didst write about Jinab-i-Khadim, none hath the right to speak against him [3.5s] | ASAT3.196x | Love of God; Personal instructions; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11037 | 50 | Persian | در خصوص جناب اخوان صفا مرقوم نموده بودی ایشان در نهایت صدق و صفا | In regard to Jinab-i-Ikhvan-i-Safa, you wrote that he possesseth the utmost sincerity and purity [3.5s] | MSBH4.042 | High station of teachers of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12495 | 120 | Persian | در خصوص جناب آقا میرزا حبیب الله این سلیل آقا رضای جلیل است هر قسم باشد همتی | Concerning Jinab-i-Aqa Mírzá Ḥabíbu'lláh, the noble scion of the illustrious Áqá Riḍá, let every manner of effort be exerted [4o] | INBA85:476 | Business; financial; property matters; Hands of the Cause; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02369 | 250 | Persian | در خصوص جناب آقا موسی نهايت سعی و کوشش خواهد گشت. مطمئن باشيد که ذرّهای فتور نخواهد | Concerning Jináb-i-Áqá Músá, the utmost endeavour and effort shall be exerted. Rest ye assured that not an iota of lassitude shall [3.5s] | MMK6#153x | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01064 | 380 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | در خصوص تنظيمات مرقوم نموده بوديد تعاليم الهی و وصايا و نصايح حضرت بهآءاللّه نصّ صريح | O thou beloved daughter! Formerly a cable through the British Government | MMK1#069 p.103x | SWAB#069x, SW_v10#03 p.038-039 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10397 | 60 | Persian | در خصوص تعدّد زوجات سؤال نموده بودی بنصّ کتاب الٓهی جمع بین زوجتین جائز و ابداً این ممنوع نه | As regards plurality of wives, concerning which thou didst inquire, according to the explicit Text of the Divine Book marriage with two wives is permissible and is in no wise prohibited [3.5s] | AVK4.174.03x | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Laws of marriage and dowry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10236 | 70 | mixed | در خصوص ترجمهٴ کتاب اقدس که یکی از احبّآء اللّه نموده مرقوم فرموده بودید اگرچه مقاصد جناب مترجم خیر بوده | Concerning the translation of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas which one of the beloved of God hath made, whereof thou didst write, although the intentions of the translator were good [3.5s] | MAS2.054ax | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12062 | 130 | Persian | در خصوص بیت مکرم و حل و حرم محترم مطاف ملاءعالم بالا روح المخلصین لعتبته | Concerning that exalted House and its sacred precincts, around which circle the Concourse on High - may the spirits of the sincere ones be a sacrifice at its threshold [3.5s] | KHAF.216, MATA.191 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00561 | 520 | mixed | در خصوص اوراقی که نزد آنجناب ارسال شده مرقوم فرموده بودید هر نوع مصلحت بدانید مجری | Concerning the papers that were sent unto you, and regarding which you had written, whatever course you deem advisable may be pursued [3.5s] | MMK6#122x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05929 | 140 | Persian | در خصوص انتخاب محفل روحانی سؤال نمودید در شهری که احبّای الٓهی قلیلاند هر بیست نفر یا سی نفر یا چهل نفر | Concerning thy question regarding the election of the Spiritual Assembly: in a city where the friends of God are few in number, every twenty or thirty or forty persons [3.5s] | AVK4.310 | Elections; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06693 | 120 | mixed | در خصوص اعتراض شيخ عبدالرّحيم مرقوم نموده بوديد. در احاديث معصومين تبديل بعضی کلمات و بعضی حروف قرآن | Concerning that which thou hadst written regarding the objections of Shaykh 'Abdu'r-Rahim, in the traditions of the immaculate ones there are alterations of certain words and certain letters of the Qur'án [3.5s] | MMK6#270x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Hands of the Cause; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05928 | 330 | Persian | در خصوص اطوار و حرکات غیرمناسب شخصیکه واسطه ایصال و ارسال رسائلست مرقوم | Concerning the unseemly conduct and movements of the person who serves as intermediary for the transmission and dispatch of letters, you wrote [3.5s] | INBA13:136x, INBA75:035x | BRL_DAK#0290, BCH.070x, DUR2.086x, ADH2.046x, ADH2_1#23 p.040x, MJMJ1.049x, MMG2#360 p.402x, MJH.011x | Hands of the Cause; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09305 | 80 | Persian | در خصوص ارض طا آنچه بشارت شده بعد تحقّق خواهد یافت امّا در خصوص نهر رین هرچند | Concerning the Land of Ta, whatsoever hath been promised shall in time be fulfilled; but as to the Two Rivers [3.5s] | AVK4.457ax, AVK4.459.06x, MAS9.040x | Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03845 | 190 | mixed | در خصوص اجتماع سلاله اسراایل در اورشلیم بموجب نصوص انبیاء سوال نموده بودید | You have asked Me a question with regard to the gathering of the children of Israel in Jerusalem in accordance with the prophecy. | AVK4.469x, RHQM2.1169-1170 (638) (393), MAS2.022-023, QT108.086 | LOG#1677x, BSTW#192 | Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Outward and inward meanings; Predictions and prophecies; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06691 | 120 | mixed | در خصوص آيه مبارکه در کتاب عهد سؤال نموده بوديد. اين آيه مبارکه کتاب عهد مربوط به آيه مبارکه فرقانست | Concerning the blessed verse in the Kitab-i-'Ahd [Book of the Covenant] about which thou didst inquire: this blessed verse of the Book of the Covenant relateth to the blessed verse of the Furqan [3.5s] | MMK6#410x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of inheritance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00653 | 480 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith | در خصوص آيه انجيل مرقوم نموده بودی که از قرائن واضح ميشود که در يوم ظهور مسيح جميع نفوس استماع | ...Thou hast written of a verse in the Gospels, asking if at the time of Christ all souls did hear His call | MMK3#138 p.096x | BWF.364-364x, SW_v16#10 p.669x | Belief and denial; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Many are called but few are chosen; Power of prayer; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07493 | 110 | mixed | در خصوص آباء و امّهات سؤال نموده بودید آباء بلا فصل و امّهات بلا فصل است | As regards your question concerning fathers and mothers, it refers to immediate fathers and immediate mothers [3.5s] | AVK4.225.04x | Call to action; Law of inheritance; Prayer for forgiveness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2155 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 120 | Persian | در حیز ملکوت مقامی ندارند ولکن بالنسبه بخلق معلوم است آنها از دیگران | In the realm of the Kingdom they possess no station, yet in relation to creation it is known that they differ from others [3.5s] | KHH2.277-278 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1493 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 210 | Persian | در حرب خندق یا معروف بحرب الاحزاب حضرت محمد و اصحاب از شدت گرسنگی سنگ بشکم بسته | Being thoroughly surrounded by the enemies, in the course of the Battle of the Moat, known as Harbu'l-Ahrab, His Holiness Muhammad and His companions were so starved | KHH1.019-020 (1.027-028) | KHHE.041-042, STAB#067 | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2329 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-13 | 100 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در حدیث شیعیان در خصوص ظهور موعود مذکور که علم بیست و هفت حرفست | In the Shi'i tradition concerning this dispensation it is recorded that knowledge is composed of twenty-seven letters and that the divine messengers of the past from first to last have revealed but two letters | BDA1.122.05 | MHMD1.130 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2154 | Words spoken on 1913-03-21 in Paris | 120 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در چنین روزی در ازمنهٴ سابقه ایرانیان جشن عظیم داشتند ولی این زمان پریشانند | In former times, the Persians held grand celebrations on such a day as this… Most of the people are unaware of this Cause | BDA2.192 | MHMD2.244-245 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0235 | Words spoken on 1911-10-21 in Paris | 850 | mixed | در جمیع کتب الهیه از جمیع ملل روزی موعود است که آنروز روزی است که جمیع بشر در | In all the divine Books of every people there is promised a Day, a Day wherein all humanity [3.5s] | DWNP_v4#08-9 p.025-027, DWNP_v5#09 p.006-007x, KHAB.088 (098), KHTB1.064, KHTP.044 | Differences in human capacity; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for unity; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2738 | Public address given on 1912-09-13 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در جمیع تواریخ عالم نظر کنید به بینید چنین حکایتی هست که شخصی شرقی در ممالک غرب وانگهی امریکا حاضر شود | Look at the history of the world and try to find a parallel instance in which a native of the East has come to the countries of the West | BDA1.244.14 | MHMD1.262 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB00100 | Some Answered Questions #030 Adam and Eve | 1110 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در تورات مذکور که خداوند آدم را در جنت عدن نهاد تا عامل و حافظ باشد و فرمود | It is recorded in the Torah that God placed Adam in the garden of Eden to work and tend it, and said to Him | MFD#30, OOL.C022.30 | SAQ#30 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Original sin; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0068 | Words spoken on 1914-06-29 in Haifa | 1420 | mixed | در تمام ایام مبارک همیشه آرزوی من این بود که روزی بیاید بلکه انشاء الله بجهتی | During all the blessed days of Baha'o'llah, my hope always was that a day would come | MAS5.230-236, NJB_v05#10 p.003, KHH1.250 (1.349-357) | KHHE.367-373, DAS.1914-06-28, SW_v09#11 p.127-130 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Martyrs and martyrdom; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2232 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 110 | Persian | در پاریس چنانچه باید و شاید امر الله علو ننموده است و آتش محبت الله در نگرفته البته در این حکمتی است | The Faith of God has not penetrated Paris and the fire of the love of God has not enkindled her people to the depth it should.... Sometimes, a translation is better than the original. A translator must fully comprehend the meaning [and the context] of the words. | KHH1.056-057 (1.079-080) | KHHE.097-098 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Language and the structure of reality; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1368 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 230 | Persian | Memories of Nine Years in Akka | در بیابانی یک نفر عرب مسکین در بالین کلب معلم خود گریه و زاری مینمود راهگذری رسید | Once a poor Arab was weeping and wailing in the wilderness while tending to his dying Dog. | KNSA.202 (371) | MNYA.281-282, STAB#026 | Kindness to and rights of animals; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2997 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 50 | Persian | در بغداد یکروز جمال مبارک از جسر عبور میفرمودند شخصی بحضور مبارک عرض کرد که از | When He had returned to Baghdad, one day the Blessed Perfection was passing over a bridge and someone mentioned to His blessed Person that a letter was received from Mosul | KHH1.035 (1.049) | KHHE.066-067 | Growth of the Cause; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1838 | Words to Tirandaz, spoken on 1914-10-29 | 160 | Persian | در بغداد کارپرداز ایران بقدری عداوت داشت که وقتی که ذکر جمال مبارک می شد چشمهایش تغییر می کرد. من طفل بودم از من پرسید تیر می اندازی | Is this wee bit of an animal your donkey? Your name has just brought to my mind a story of my childhood. At the time of our arrival in Bagdad | ZSM.1914-10-29 | DAS.1914-10-29 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10883 | 50 | mixed | در بغداد شخصی از عرفا به حضور مبارک آمد و خلوت خواست که مشرّف شود و چون فائز شد | In Baghdad there came into His blessed presence a certain mystic who sought a private audience, and when he attained unto this privilege [3.5s] | MMK4#022 p.022x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for opponents; enemies of the Faith; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1367 | Words spoken at Bahji, 1916-05-03 | 230 | Persian | در بغداد زين العالدين خاني بود از نجباي ايران به فلاکت افتاده بود | In Baghdad there was a man of Persian nobility who had fallen on hard times. | PYB#210 p.18, ZSM.1916-05-03 | STAB#013 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3662 | Words spoken on 1919-12-29 | 20 | Persian | در بغداد از اطاقی که مشرف به رودخانه دجله بود و در وقت نزول چهره مبارک برافروخته بود | In Baghdad, in a room overlooking the Tigris River. At the time of its revelation, the Blessed Countenance [of Baha'u'llah] was most excited. | ISA.001 | ISAE.1919-12-29 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0456 | Public address given on 1912-04-17 | 570 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | در بعضی از کتب الهی مذکور است که چون شمس حقیقت طلوع نماید | In the Holy Books it is recorded that when the Sun of Truth dawns it will | SFI07.025, BDA1.037n | PUP#010 (p.023-025), SW_v03#10 p.009-010, SW_v19#02 p.055 | Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity | - | - | MHMD1.046 | ||||||
| AB09288 | 80 | Persian | در بشارات نازل که شدّ رحال برای زیارت قبور جائز نه مقصد اینست از کشوری بکشوری محض | In the Bisharat [Glad-Tidings] it hath been revealed that the undertaking of journeys for the purpose of visiting graves is not permitted. The intention of this concerneth travel from one country to another merely [3.5s] | MAS2.088x | Eulogies; reminiscences; Law of burial and cremation; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00019 | Some Answered Questions #011 Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of the Revelation of John | 4060 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در باب یازدهم آیهء اول از مکاشفات یوحنا میفرماید "و نئی مثل عصا بمن داده شد | In Revelation 11:1–2 it is said: “And there was given me a reed like unto a rod | MFD#11, OOL.C022.11 | SAQ#11, GPB.092x | Apocalyptic imagery; Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| AB00674 | Some Answered Questions #019 True Baptism | 480 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در باب سیم آیهء سیزدهم از انجیل متی میفرماید "آنگاه عیسی از جلیل به اردن | In Matthew 3:13–15, it is said: “Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John | MFD#19, OOL.C022.19 | SAQ#19 | Christ; Christianity; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual baptism; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1166 | Words to Mr Maxwell, spoken on 1912-08-31 | 270 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در اینگونه مدارس چون تنها درس مادیات و حکمت طبیعی خوانده میشود لهذا نفوس تحریری که ذی فنون باشند | Every city in which the remembrance of God is raised... As only material education is imparted and only natural philosophy is taught, these universities do not produce highly talented scholars... Behold what eleven disciples of Christ have accomplished, how they sacrificed themselves!... On our way to Baghdad | BDA1.210.16 | SW_v19#12 p.380, MHMD1.228-229 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Educational curricula; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization | - | - | |||||||
| AB00139 | 940 | mixed | در این وقت که بلبل گلزار بقا قصد آشیان وفا نموده و شاهد انجمن عاشقین عزم دیار | At this hour, when the nightingale of the eternal rose garden hath taken wing toward the nest of faithfulness, and the Beloved of the gathering of lovers hath departed for His realm [3.5s]... ...Such hath been the interposition of God that the joy evinced by them hath been turned to chagrin and sorrow, so much so that the Persian consul-general in Baghdad regrets exceedingly | BRL_DAK#0787, MMK4#035 p.035, AHB.121BE #07 p.226, TZH4.299, HHA.015-020, MSHR2.169x | GPB.150x, ABCC.016-017x | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2843 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 60 | Persian | در این مسافرت بسیار زحمت کشیدید . این اوقات بواسطه حرب عمومی مسافرت بسیار صعب و مشگل | In this journey ye have endured manifold hardships. At this time, by reason of the universal conflagration, travel hath become most arduous and difficult [3.5s] | KHMT.069 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00167 | Some Answered Questions #049 The Evolution of Species | 880 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | در این مسئله روزی دیگر مذاکره شد باز مجدداً نیز صحبتی میشود خلاصهء اینمسئله | We discussed this matter the other day but we will speak of it again. Briefly, this question comes down to | MFD#49, OOL.C022.49 | SAQ#49, BWF.307-310 | Evolution; human evolution; Need for an educator | - | - | |||||||
| AB00920 | Some Answered Questions #017 The Birth of Christ | 410 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در این مسئله در میان الهیون و مادیون اختلاف است الهیون بر آنند | In regard to this question the divine and the material philosophers disagree: The former believe | MFD#17, OOL.C022.17 | SAQ#17 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Creation of the world; Evolution; human evolution; Rational arguments | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2736 | Words spoken on 1913-02-01 in Paris | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در این مدت ولو در غرب بودم ولی همیشه رویم بسوی احبای شرق بود و تأیید ایشان را | Though I have been in the West throughout this span of time, yet my face has ever been turned towards the Baha'is of the East | BDA2.117 | MHMD2.145 | East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1747 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 170 | Persian | در این مدت من تب داشتم و نتوانستم در محفل شما حضور پیدا کنم لذا از ملاقات شما ها محروم بودم | During this period, I was stricken with fever and could not attain unto your gathering; thus was I deprived of meeting with you all [3.5s] | KHMT.090 | Goodly deeds; actions; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2996 | Words spoken on 1913-05-14 in Paris | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در این محل جمیع اشیا در منتها درجهٴ نمایش و لطافت که نتیجه و کمال خلقت آنهاست مشهودند | All things in this place can be seen in their utmost degree of beauty and elegance, and it is evident that they have fulfilled the purpose of their creation | BDA2.300 | MHMD2.396 | Development of capacity and readiness; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Purpose; goal of creation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0223 | Public address given on 1912-04-18 | 870 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | در این محفل میخواهم از حیات حضرت بهاءالله قدری صحبت نمایم از بدایت | Tonight I wish to tell you something of the history of the Bahai Revelation. The Blessed Perfection, Baha'u'llah, belonged to the nobility of Persia | BRL_DAK#0641, SFI07.026-027, BDA1.037n | BWF.220-224, GPB.124x, PUP#011 (p.025-029), BSC.285 #586, SW_v03#09 p.003-005, SW_v08#13 p.159-160, SW_v08#13 p.171 | MANA | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Human reality created in the image of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Suffering and imprisonment; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace | - | - | MHMD1.046-047 | |||||
| ABU2582 | Words spoken on board the SS Cedric at sea, 1912-03-30 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در این قضیه حکمتی است بعد معلوم خواهد شد | There is a wisdom in this matter which will become known later. | BDA1.016.10x | MHMD1.023 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3137 | Words to a reporter from the Post, spoken on 1912-10-04 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در این قرن نورانی جمیع امور تجدید شده علوم تجدد یافته فنون جدید | In this enlightened age everything has been renewed--sciences have been renewed, new arts have come into being | BDA1.287.12 | MHMD1.305 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | |||||||
| AB00010 | Lawh-i-Shuhaday-i-Yazd va Isfahan (Tablet on the Martyrs of Yazd and Isfahan) | 5290 | mixed | Treatise on Persecution of Bahá'ís in 1903 | Lawh-i-Shuhaday-i-Yazd va Isfahan (Tablet on the Martyrs of Yazd and Isfahan) | در این عصر انوار که قرن عظیم حضرت پروردگار است و از پرتو شمس حقیقت انوار | In this enlightened age, which is the century of the Almighty God, by the effulgence of the Sun of Reality, the lights of civilization are diffused | MKT3.122, OOL.C024 | BLO_PT#208 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Past, present and future of Iran; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | 1 | * | - | |||||
| AB00086 | Some Answered Questions #014 Material and Spiritual Cycles | 1170 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در این عالم جسمانی زمان را ادوار است و مکان را اطوار فصول را گردش است | In this material world, time has changing cycles and place is subject to varying conditions | MFD#14, OOL.C022.14 | SAQ#14 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual springtime | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1918 | Words spoken on 1913-06-17 in Port Said | 150 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در این سفر چون بلاس انجلز رسیدیم ١٢ ساعت ریاضی نصف کرهٴ ارض را طی نمودیم | We had crossed half the globe in the span of twelve hours when we arrived at Los Angeles on this journey. Had we returned by way of China, Japan, and India, we would have made a full trip around the world | BDA2.355-356 | MHMD2.473-474 | Heat and motion; Law of cause and effect; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2452 | 90 | Persian | در این سفر باید بعون و عنایت الهی معجز نمائید و صحبت شما باید در نهایت روحانیت باشد بگوئید جمال مبارک | In this journey, through divine aid and grace, ye must manifest miracles, and your speech must needs be imbued with the utmost spirituality. Say: O Blessed Beauty! [3.5s] | NJB_v05#14 p.004, KHH2.096 (2.178) | Christ; Christianity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1837 | 160 | Persian | در این دور حجاب محکمتر از سابق میباشد در دوره اسلام حجاب چنان شده بود | In this Dispensation the veil hath grown more impenetrable than in former times. During the Islamic Dispensation the veil had become such [3.5s] | AVK3.340.15x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Critique of Western values; culture; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0275 | Public address given on 1912-04-14 | 770 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | در این جمع قسیس عبارتی از پولس قدیس ذکر نمود که شما نور را از شیشه های رنگین | I speak from a verse in Corinthians, the substance of which is that though | BRL_DAK#0562, MMG2#171 p.197x, KHF.056, KHAB.241 (251), KHTB2.016, KHTB3.032, BDA1.033n | PUP#005 (p.011-013), SW_v04#01 p.007-008, SW_v03#03 p.005-006, SW_v14#04 p.117, SW_v19#02 p.054, DJT.245-246, BLO_PN#027 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | MHMD1.043 | ||||||
| AB09307 | 80 | mixed | در این ایام خبر رسیده است که جناب حاجی حیدر از اهل نجف آبد را در اصفهان وقت صلاة | In these days news hath reached Us that His honour Hají Haydar, from among the people of Najafábád, at the hour of prayer in Isfahán [3.5s] | TABN.272b, MAS5.255x | Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1211 | Words spoken at home of Shaykh Salih in Abu Sinan, 1914-11-01 | 260 | Persian | در این ایام حسن سیاست و تدابیر لازم است مردمان با تدبیر نیستند در جنگ روس و ایران | In these days, wise and sound policies are needed in political affairs, but leaders are not prudent. In the Russian-Iranian War, Iran was defeated | KHH1.132 (1.182-183) | KHHE.198-199, STAB#145 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11146 | 40 | Persian | در این ایّام اهمیّت حاصل نموده است و فرض عین گشته که در هر دهکده که دو نفر | In these days it hath acquired paramount importance and become an absolute obligation that in every village wherein two souls [3.5s] | AVK4.151.01x | Eulogies; reminiscences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02819 | 230 | Persian | در این ایام استخبار از طهران گشته که احباء بدلالت حضرات ایادی امرالله علیهم | In these days, news hath been received from Ṭihrán that the beloved friends, through the guidance of the Hands of the Cause of God, upon them be His glory [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0945, AVK3.271, RMT.100-101 | Elections; Hands of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0885 | Words spoken on 1916-07-10 in Haifa | 340 | Persian | در این ایام احباب این صفحات باید به خدمت یکدیگر قیام کنند. مردم گمان می کنند که نعمای جسمانی | In these days, must the beloved friends in these regions arise to serve one another. The people imagine that physical bounties [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-07-10 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0196 | Public address given on 1912-04-26 | 910 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | در این انجمن محترم میخواهم در خصوص وحدانیت الهیه تکلم کنم بدیهی است که حقیقت | I wish to speak upon the subject of divine unity, the oneness of God, before this revered assemblage… O Thou kind Lord! O Thou Who art generous and merciful! | BRL_DAK#0573, KHF.114, KHAB.260 (270), KHTB2.049, KHTB3.045, NJB_v05#04 p.001, BDA1.054n | BPRY.112-113x, PUP#046 (p.113-116), SW_v03#07 p.013-014 | D. Djalili, Stevie & Tory, M. Levine [track 6], A. Youssefi | Manifestation of God as mirror; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | MHMD1.062 | |||||
| ABU3297 | Words spoken on 1913-01-12 in London | 30 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در این امر جمعیّت بشر یک عائله و کرّهٴ ارض یکوطن است | In this Cause, all humanity is regarded as a single family, and the whole earth accounted as one country | BDA2.080 | MHMD2.097 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0295 | Words spoken on 1914-07-12 | 740 | Persian | در ایامی که در آمریکا بودم امة الله مسیس پارسنز مرا به محل ییلاقی خود برد | When I was in Dublin the professor of the out-door school invited me to visit the pupils | KHH1.260-263 (1.364-367) | KHHE.381-384, DAS.1914-07-12, SW_v09#09 p.097-098x, STAB#153 | Education of children; moral education; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; High station of learning | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00226 | 770 | mixed | در ایّام نور هدی و سراج ملأ اعلی حضرت رسول محمّد بن عبداللّه علیه آلاف من التّحیّة و الثّنآء | In the days of the Light of Guidance and the Lamp of the Concourse on High, His Holiness Muhammad, the Messenger, Son of 'Abdu'llah—upon Him be a myriad greetings and praise [3.5s] | PYM.383-386x | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04167 | 180 | Persian | در ایام مبارک مرحوم آقاخان تابع میرزا یحیی بعکا آمد و بنهایت عجز و ابتهال استدعا | During the blessed days, the late Aqa Khan, a follower of Mírza Yaḥyá, came to 'Akká and, with the utmost humility and supplication, earnestly besought [3.5s] | RHQM1.615-616 (750a) (460x), MAS5.018 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0481 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 550 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در ایام لکورغه اولاد خود را بقانون و ترتیب مخصوصی تربیت میکردند اولاً در وقت ازدواج | Lycurgus was well-versed in laws and he wished to treat his subjects justly. As he looked over the Spartans, he observed that they were divided into three classes… One day in the company of the Governor | BDA2.149-150x | DAS.1913-02-19, MHMD2.187-188x, STAB#098x | Monasticism; asceticism; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0175 | 970 | Persian | در ایام دقیانوس امپراطور رومان بعد از حضرت مسیح واقع شد دقیانوس بغض و عداوت زیادی | In the days of Decius, Emperor of Rome, who arose after Christ, there transpired events stemming from intense hatred and enmity [3.5s] | AVK2.208.10 | Christ; Christianity; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Outward and inward meanings; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0884 | Words spoken on 1916-05-25 in Haifa | 340 | Persian | در ایام حضرت رسول نعمان نامی بود بسیار شوخ و معیت نامی سیاه چهره. حضرت امیر به محاربهٴ با یکی از قبائل فرمود | In the days of His Holiness the Prophet, there was one named Nu'man, most jovial in spirit, and with him a dark-visaged companion named Ma'iyyat. His Holiness the Prince commanded them to wage battle against one of the tribes [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-05-25 | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Justice and wrath of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2995 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-17 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در ایام جمال مبارک من ابداً مایل به تحریر نبودم بدرجه ئی که از اطراف احباء گله می کردند | In the days of the Blessed Beauty, I never had a desire to write. The friends even complained about it. | BDA1.126.07 | MHMD1.135 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| AB04549 | 170 | Persian | در اين قرن چه قدر از خاندانهای ملوک و امرا که در نهايت عزّت و غنا بودند پريشان و بی سر و سامان و فانی گشتند | In this century, how many families of kings and princes who dwelt in the utmost glory and wealth have been scattered and rendered destitute and brought low [3.5s] | MMK3#076 p.050x | Growth of the Cause; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02109 | 270 | mixed | در اين طوفان اختلاف و فساد و هيجان اهل عناد و فتور حکومت و اغتشاش مملکت تالان و تاراج شديد و مشقّات عظيمه | In this tempest of discord and corruption, amidst the agitation of hostile souls, the decline of government and confusion in the realm, when pillage and plunder run rampant, and grievous trials abound [3.5s] | MMK3#194 p.137x | Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03266 | 210 | Persian | در اين جهان فانی عاقبت هر غنائی فقر است و نهايت هر جمعی تفرقه و پريشانی و غايت هر صحّت | In this transient world, verily the end of all riches is poverty, and the ultimate outcome of every gathering is dispersion and distraction, and the final result of every state of health [3.5s] | MMK3#087 p.057x | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08817 | 90 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | در اين امر مبارک مسئله ايتام بسيار اهميّت دارد ايتام را بايد نهايت نوازش نمود | In this holy Cause the question of orphans hath the utmost importance. The greatest consideration must be shown towards orphans | MMK1#112 p.134x | SWAB#112x, LOG#0472x, DAS.1914-06-17, SW_v07#13 p.122x, SW_v09#07 p.088x, SW_v09#10 p.115-116x | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2451 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 90 | Persian | در اوقاتیکه جمالقدم جل جلاله به سلیمانیه تشریف برده در کوه سرگلو معتکف و منزوی بودند | In those times when the Ancient Beauty, glorified be His majesty, had betaken Himself to Sulaymaniyyih and was secluded and withdrawn upon Mount Sar-Galu [3.5s] | KHMT.072 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; High station of the true believer | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1607 | Words spoken on 1919-12-27 | 190 | Persian | در اوایلی که به عکا و قشله عسکریه وارد شدیم روزی حکومت خبر داد | You see this old man; he has devoted his entire life in service to the Cause of God… In the early days when we came to 'Akka and arrived at the military barracks, one day the governor sent word | ISA.003-004 | ISAE.1919-12-27, STAB#090 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Mount Carmel | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01868 | Some Answered Questions #056 The Outwards and Inward Powers of Man | 290 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | در انسان قوای خمسهء ظاهرهء جسمانیه موجود و این قوی واسطهء ادراک است | There are five outward material powers in man which are the means of perception | MFD#56, OOL.C022.56 | SAQ#56, BWF.317-318 | Mind as intermediary between soul and body | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0735 | The Clouds That Obscure the Sun of Truth: Words spoken on 1911-10-27 in Paris | 400 | Persian | Paris Talks | در انجیل میفرماید هر وقت حضرت مسیح میاید سوار بر ابر است جمال مبارک در تفسیر | The day is fine, the air is pure, the sun shines, no mist nor cloud obscures its radiance. These brilliant rays penetrate into all parts of the city | DWNP_v5#10 p.002-003, KHF.206, KHAB.098 (107), KHTB1.076 | PT#12 p.034, PN_1911 p021 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB12113 | 610 | mixed | در امور سیاسیه هیچ وقت مداخله ننمودیم زیرا حضرت بهاء الله بنص صریح ما را از | In political affairs we have never intervened, for Bahá'u'lláh hath, through the explicit text, forbidden us from [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0758 | East and West; communication between East and West; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Non-participation in politics; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2842 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-13 | 60 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در امرالله محفل سری نباید باشد و لو امروز نفوسی بیغرض و خالص این محفل را تأسیس مینمایند | In this Cause of God there is no secret doctrine or secret society or club or gathering. I want you to be impressed with the importance of this fact that there is no secret doctrine in this Cause at all. | BDA2.298 | DAS.1913-05-13, MHMD2.394 | Contention and conflict; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Empty learning; false spirituality; Secret societies | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3754 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 20 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در امر بهآءاللّٰه داخل شوید و بموجب وصایایش عمل کنید چون در امر بهآءاللّٰه کامل گردید | Enter into the Cause of Baha'u'llah and act in accordance with His counsels. When you have attained to the pinnacle | BDA2.254 | MHMD2.330 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2450 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-12 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در امر بهآءالله بر هر نفسی اشتغال بصنعت و کسبی فرض است مثلاً منه حصیر بافی میدانم و شما صنعت دیگر | In the Cause of Baha'u'llah it is obligatory for the individual to engage in a trade or profession. For instance, I know mat weaving and you know another trade... I have already spoken about this matter | BDA1.121.02 | COC#0016x, SW_v19#07 p.219, MHMD1.129 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1079 | The Spiritual Meetings in Paris: Words spoken on 1911-11-04 in Paris | 290 | Persian | Paris Talks | در اروپا مجامع بسیار تشکیل میشود از قبیل مجالس تجارت زراعت معارف سیاست جغرافیا | All over Europe today one hears of meetings and assemblies, and societies of all kinds are formed. There are those interested in commerce | BRL_DAK#1234, KHAB.124 (135), KHTB1.109 | PT#21 p.062 | Stefan & Marie, K. Porray | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0663 | Words spoken on 1915-07-15 in Haifa | 440 | Persian | در اروپا بمناسبتی ذکر می کردم که آنچه را جمیع ناس نهایت آمال و آرزویشان است و دستشان بآن نمی رسد | While I was in Europe, on a certain occasion, I made mention that whatsoever all souls hold as their highest hopes and aspirations, yet their hands fail to attain thereunto [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-15 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; The animal kingdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04864 | 160 | mixed | در ارض سرّ روزی به تکيّهگاه اهل طريقت از اهل سنّت اتّفاقاً گذر افتاد. ملاحظه گرديد که جمعی محزون | One day in Baghdad, I chanced to pass by a gathering-place of the Sufi mystics from among the Sunni Muslims. There I observed an assemblage of grief-stricken people [3.5s] | MMK6#433x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3472 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-04-13 | 20 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در آینده امریکا ترقی سریع نماید ولی از این عمارتهای بسیار بلند و کثرت نفوس قلبم میگیرد و برای صحت خلق خوب نیست | America will make rapid progress in the future but I am fearful of the effects of these high buildings and such densely populated cities; these are not good for the health. | BDA1.032.07 | SW_v19#02 p.054, MHMD1.041 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2335 | 100 | mixed | در آیات بعضی مسائل بحسب استعداد سائل و اعتقاد آن زمان نازل شده مثلاً در قرآن مسئلهٴ ذوالقرنین و مسئله یأجوع و مأجوج | In the sacred verses certain matters were revealed according to the capacity of the questioner and the beliefs of that time, as for example in the Qur'án the question of Dhu'l-Qarnayn and the matter of Gog and Magog [3.5s] | YMM.230x | Christ; Christianity; Education of children; moral education; Harmony of science and religion; High station of learning; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Literal interpretation; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0918 | 330 | Persian | در آنجا میرزا حسن برادر میرزا آقاخان حضور مبارک عرض کرد اینها همه تسلیم اند اگر | Therein did Mirza Hasan, brother of Mirza Aqa Khan, make petition before His blessed presence, saying: "All these are submissive if..." [3.5s] | TZH2.094-095 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2051 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-06-26 | 130 | Persian | در آنجا [ماردین] بودیم، روزی که حرکت کردیم شخصی آمد و داد و فریاد می زد که من دیشب باطمینان | When We were there [in Mardin], on the day We set forth upon Our journey, a certain man came, crying aloud that he had in truth beheld the night before [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-06-26 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0886 | Words to Horace Holley, spoken on 1913-05-11 | 340 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در آئینهٴ ثانی انوار فضائل و کمالات عالم انسانی جلوه نماید و چنانکه در عالم طبیعت | In the spiritual mirror, the virtues of the world of humanity are visible. Just as the intellectual law unravels the mysteries of phenomena | BDA2.295-296 | DAS.1913-05-11x, MHMD2.389-390 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Word of God sanctified from time and place | - | - | |||||||
| AB00556 | Some Answered Questions #004 Abraham | 530 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | دارندهء این قوه و مؤید این قوه از جمله حضرت ابراهیم بود و برهان بر این | Among those who possessed this divine power and were assisted by it was Abraham. | MFD#04, OOL.C022.04 | SAQ#04, GPB.107-108x | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0561 | Words spoken on 1915-07-24 in Haifa | 490 | Persian | خیلی مطول بود و چهار سال طول کشید. هم چنین بیان اینکه کشتی ها و راه آهن و تراموای مسافرت را آسان کرده | Most prolonged was it, extending over a span of four years. Similarly did the advent of vessels, railways and tramways render travel with facility [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-24 | Development of capacity and readiness; Education of children; moral education; The power of words; of speech; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3136 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-11 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | خیلی مسرورم که شماها بر امر الله ثابت و مستقیم هستید بعضی نفوس مانند گیاههای بی ریشه هستند | I am exceedingly pleased because I see you firm and unwavering in the Cause of God. Some individuals are like rootless plants | BDA1.238.04 | MHMD1.254-255 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1836 | Words spoken on 1915-09-08 in Haifa | 160 | Persian | خیلی مردم در مخمصه هستند. نور ایمان هم که نیست تا سبب صبر و تحمل شود. انسان وقتی که قلبش مطمئن به ایمان است | Verily, multitudes of men are encompassed by tribulation. The light of faith doth not shine forth that it might become the cause of patience and forbearance. When the heart of man is assured through faith [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-08 | Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3716 | Words spoken in the pilgrim house | 80 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خیلی عجیب است این امر از کجا بود و بکجا رسید شیراز کجا طهران کجا بغداد کجا رومیبی کجا عکّا و حیفا کجا | One will find it most strange when he reflects on where this Cause once was and where it has now reached. Consider the cities of Shiraz and Tehran | BDA2.369 | MHMD2.493 | Growth of the Cause; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1980 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-08-09 | 140 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | خیلی زحمت است این نحو گذران در چنین عمارتی بسر بردن در چنین هوا و فضائی سیر کردن با چنین خدام و دوستان محترمه ئی بودن واقعاً خیلی بشما بد میگذرد خدا بفریاد تان برسد | Oh! You are badly off here! May God hear your complaint!... Joking aside, what a wonderful table the Blessed Perfection has spread for His friends! | BDA1.185.02 | MHMD1.200-201 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1917 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-29 | 150 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خیلی خوب است بین دوستان آلمان و امریکا مکاتبه شود تا مزید الفت و ارتباط قلوب گردد | It will be very beneficial to the Cause if a tie of correspondence is established between the German and the American Baha'ís. Spiritual correspondence must be continued | BDA2.271 | DAS.1913-04-28x, MHMD2.355 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0231 | Words spoken on 1913-06-19 in Port Said | 860 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913; Universal peace — in which book is this?' | خیلی امر عجیبی است در پورت سعید چنین مجلس عظیمی عقد شد خوب است ملوک سر از | It is wonderful indeed that a gathering as grand as this one has been convened in Port Sa‘íd…. One night, Shaykh 'Abdu'l-Husayn the mujtahid told his cohorts about a dream he had…. No talk is there in town save of the loved one’s rippling hair; No spell abroad except her eyebrow’s curve—exquisite snare! | BRL_DAK#0822, AYT.379, KHF.189, KHAB.441 (441), KHTB3.076, NJB_v04#08 p.001, BDA2.357x | BRL_ATE#209x, MHMD2.475x, STAB#080x, ADMS#175 | Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1492 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1915-07-19 | 210 | Persian | خیر، هیچ مشتبه نمی شود، غرض بمیان میآید. همه حضرات که راجع شده اند می دانستند که میرزا محمد علی مخالفت | Nay, there remaineth no obscurity, for the intention hath been made manifest. All those who were involved were well aware that Mirza Muhammad Ali opposed [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-10 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2449 | Words spoken on 1912-09-08 in Montreal | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | خیر آن دستگاه پیچیده شد و آن بساط بر هم خورد بقدری آن ایام سخت بود که همه یقین داشتند | Oh no, that organization has been rolled up; that system has been rendered null. Those days were so hard that all had believed | BDA1.233.01 | MHMD1.249-250 | Non-participation in politics; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3471 | Words at table to the Syrian and Greek Relief Society, spoken on 1912-05-23 | 20 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | خوشا بحال شما که بخدمت فقرا مشغولید بزرگترین سعادت من اینست که از فقرا محسوب شوم | Happy are you who are engaged in serving the poor. My greatest happiness is this, that I may be counted among the poor. | BDA1.101.05 | SW_v19#06 p.183, MHMD1.108 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0062 | Words spoken at Morse home in Paris, 1913-03-13 | 1450 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خوش آمدید من وقتی کتاب شما را دیدم خیلی مسرور شدم میخواستم شما را ملاقات و... شما از شرق خیر دارید که چه قدر افق شرق را ظلمت تعصب و نادانی احاطه کرده بود | You are aware of the situation in the East; you know how grievously its horizon was enveloped with the darkness of ignorance and prejudice | KHF.155, KHTB3.068, NJB_v05#13 p.001, BDA2.200-203 | MHMD2.256-258 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Martyrs and martyrdom; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0550 | Words spoken on 1913-12-22 in Haifa | 500 | Persian | خوش آمدید صفا آوردید گفتم احباء را دو قسمت کنیم ولکن باز جا کم است اللهم زدهم | You are welcome, most welcome! We have divided the friends into two groups, but the place is still too small | KHF.159, KHTB3.072 | SW_v09#02 p.023-024 | Growth of the Cause; Past, present and future of Iran; Predictions and prophecies; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0151 | Words spoken on 1912-08-02 in Dublin, NH | 1040 | mixed | خوش آمدید خیلی خوش آمدید از این احساسات که در عالم انسانی پیدا شده است باید | Welcome, most welcome! From these sentiments that have emerged in the world of humanity, it is incumbent [3.5s] | AMK.304-309, KHTB2.197, NJB_v04#11 p.003 | Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0182 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-07 | 950 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | خوش آمدید خوش آمدید انسان دو حیات دارد یک حیات جسمانی یک حیات روحانی حیات | Welcome, welcome! Man possesseth two lives: one life physical, one life spiritual [3.5s] | BSHN.140.530x, BSHN.144.518x, MHT1a.126x, MHT1b.084x, BQA.054, KHF.036, KHAB.334 (341), KHTB2.176, NJB_v03#18 p.001 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Transcending the material condition | - | - | MHMD1.162 | |||||||
| ABU0130 | Address to the Baha'is at 780 West End (Kinney home) in New York, 1912-12-02 | 1090 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Universal peace — in which book is this?' | خوش آمدید خوب مجمعی است الحمد للّه وجوه منجذب بملکوت ابهی رویها متوجّه بآسمان است | You are all welcome. This is a goodly assemblage. Praise be to God! The hearts are directed | BRL_DAK#0651 | BWF.245-248, LOG#0600x, PUP#135 (p.453-457), SW_v04#15 p.253-255+258, SW_v05#02 p.020-021, BSTW#052hx | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; House of Justice; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0618 | Words spoken on 1911-09-13 in London | 460 | Persian | خوش آمدید اهالی ایران بسیار مسرورند از اینکه من آمدم اینجا این | Welcome! Welcome! The people of Iran are very pleased that I have come here. My coming here will foster friendship between Britain and Iran | DWNP_v2#08 p.070-071x, KHTB1.023, NJB_v02#14-16 p.013 | ABS#12 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering and imprisonment; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0230 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1913-11-14 | 860 | Persian | خوش آمدید از وقتیکه از این سفر مراجعت نمودم تا دیروز هیجان شدیدی در اعصاب من... ظلّالسّلطان از برای من در پاریس حکایت کرد | Before my arrival in Denver, I read in the newspapers that there was held in that city a great religious revival | Majlis210461.003-006 | NNY.114-116x | DAS.1913-11-14 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0143 | Words spoken ca. 1913-12-22 in Haifa | 1050 | Persian | خوش آمدید احوال شما چطور است از بس از صبح تا بحال من حرف زده ام دیگر قوت | Welcome! How are you! No strength is left in me because I have talked so much, from morning until now | KHF.194, KHTB3.079, NJB_v04#18 p.001 | DAS.1913-12-22x, SW_v09#02 p.024x | Muhammad; Islam; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Christian clergy | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1606 | Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-12 | 190 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خود مسیح میفرماید منم نان حیات پس آن مائدهٴ کمالات و یوضات آسمانی بود و آن طبقها | His Holiness Christ said: I am the bread which has come down from heaven. Again he said: Whosoever eats of this bread, he shall find a new life. The heavenly food is the divine virtues of the world of humanity | BDA2.297x | DAS.1913-05-12, MHMD2.392-393x | Call to action; Manifestation of God as mediator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0662 | Words spoken on 1915-09-22 in Haifa | 440 | Persian | خوبی جسمانی چه ثمر دارد. اگر در خدمت امرالله و تذکر و تنبه بگذرد صحت اهمیت دارد والا اگر این نباشد چه اهمیت دارد | Of what benefit is physical wellbeing? Should health be expended in service to God's Cause and in remembrance and vigilance, then verily it is of consequence; otherwise, if this be not so, of what import is it? [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-22 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2448 | Words spoken on 1913-04-11 in Budapest | 90 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خوبست ما بشما در کوچه آشنا شدیم بدون واسطه این نحو آشنائی خوبست الحمدلله در بداپست | It is good that we met you in the street without some sort of intermediary; it is good to make one's acquaintance this way | BDA2.231 | MHMD2.298 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0676 | Public address given on 1912-04-16 | 430 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | خوب مجلسی است قوای مادیه نمیتواند این گونه نفوس را | Souls from the East and from the West have been brought to this spot... Christ appeared in this world nineteen hundred years ago | KHF.192, KHAB.244 (255), KHTB2.027, NJB_v04#10 p.001, BDA1.036n | PUP#008 (p.018-020), SW_v03#10 p.006-007, BSTW#209 | Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | MHMD1.045 | ||||||
| ABU0420 | Words to students of Beirut university, spoken on 1914-08-31 | 600 | Persian | خوب مجلسی است بسیار محفل روحانی است مجلسی است مرتب و منظم در اینعالم مجمعهای | This is a delightful gathering. It is very spiritual and is well-organized and orderly. Many gatherings are held in the world | MAS5.135, KHF.279, KHAB.452 (453), KHTB3.105, KHH1.282-284 (1.393-396) | KHHE.407-409, DAS.1914-08-31, STAB#057 | Christ; Christianity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2447 | Words spoken on 1913-01-08 in Edinburgh | 90 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خوب مجلسي بود فقرارا بسيار مسرور ديدم... وقتی در بغداد فقیری در منزل ما آمد قالیچه ي | It was a good gathering. I saw that the poor were very glad… When we were living in Baghdad, and a poor soul came to our home, he noticed a small rug | BDA2.071.02 | MHMD2.085, STAB#096 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1306 | Words spoken on 1915-07-14 in Haifa | 240 | Persian | خوب گفته. اروپا از اینجهت ترقی کرده زیرا کارشان متفرق نیست. مثلاً ساعت سازی، یکی فقط عقربه می سازد | Blessed are they who say: Europe hath advanced on this account - that their labors are not scattered. Consider how in the craft of watchmaking, one fashioneth but the hands alone [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-14 | Excellence; distinction; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1835 | Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-04-29 | 160 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | خوب شهری دارید ندای آلهی اول در این شهر بلند شد امیدوارم که در شیکاغو امر الله نهایت نفوذ حاصل نماید | You have a good city. The call of God was first raised in this city. I hope that in Chicago the Cause of God will progress greatly... The severest tests were in Persia.... This building commands a good view | BDA1.059.05 | SW_v19#04 p.111, MHMD1.067-068 | Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Race unity; racial issues; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2735 | Words spoken at a banquet on 1912-11-04 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | خوب سفره ایست چه که بمحبت بهآءالله ما بر آن مجتمع شده ایم امشب من بسیار مسرورم که در مجلس شما هستم | It is an excellent table for we have assembled here through the love of Baha'u'llah.... O thou kind Lord, we render thanks unto Thee that thou hast brought us from the farthest lands | BDA1.353.16 | MHMD1.372-373 | East and West; communication between East and West; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2050 | Words spoken on 1915-08-08 in Haifa | 130 | Persian | خوب جائی است از برای طبابت و شهرت می کند. حاجی فرج الله بود کحال که هیچ نمی دانست و هزاران چشم | A goodly place it is for the healing arts and renowned it hath become. Haji Farajullah was an oculist who knew naught, yet thousands of eyes [he treated] [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-08 | Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0860 | Words spoken on 1916-07-09 in Haifa | 350 | Persian | خواندن کتب خوب است بر اطلاعات می افزاید اهمیت در این است که علوم و فنون از قلوب انسان نبعان کند. اینهمه علوم و فنون که پیدا شده از این است که از قلوب نبعان | Verily, the reading of books is praiseworthy and increaseth knowledge. Of paramount importance is that sciences and arts should spring forth from the hearts of men. All these sciences and arts that have appeared have emanated from the hearts [3.5s] | SFI14.327-328, ZSM.1916-07-09 | Contemplation; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0243 | 830 | Persian | خلیل پاشا والی بیروت عبدالرحمن الحوت را بوکالت از خود بعکا فرستاد | Khalil Pasha, the Governor of Beirut, dispatched 'Abdu'r-Rahman al-Hut to 'Akka as his deputy [3.5s]... ...Upon their arrival, the Commission of Inquiry invited me to meet with them but I declined. They sent a certain official by the name of Hikmat Big | ASAT4.360-363 | CHC.217-218x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00536 | 540 | Persian | خلق هنوز از قوّهء ميثاق غافلند اين عهد نه روايت است و نه حکايت به قلم اعلی از حضرت بهاء الله در نهايت قوّت | O thou Herald of the Covenant! Thy detailed letters have been received | MMK4#153 p.164x | SW_v11#18 p.306-308 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11515 | 20 | Arabic | خلق الانسان علی صوره الرحمن ای الصفة الرحمانیه فالشمایل الجسمانیه تفنی | Humanity is created in the image of the Merciful [God], that is to say with Divine attributes | KHH1.172 (1.239) | KHHE.252, BSR_v13 p.090 | Human reality created in the image of God; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; Relationship of the soul to the body; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3470 | Words spoken ca. Nov. 1921 in Haifa | 20 | Persian | خط جناب زین سند است جناب زین کاتب جمال مبارک بود هر لوحی که بخط اوست صحیح و درست | This is the writing of his honor Zein, who was a scribe of the Blessed Beauty. Every tablet penned by his hand is authentic and correct [3.5s] | QT105.2.039 | Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11036 | 50 | Persian | خسروا این عنوان از القاب شهریارانست و طغرای تاج داران اما خسروان خاکدانرا | The appellation 'Khusraw' is a title befitting sovereigns and the seal of crowned heads, yet the monarchs of this earthly realm [3.5s] | ALPA.063b, YARP2.073 p.111 | The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0387 | Address to the Baha'is at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-13 | 630 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | خسته بودم قدری خوابیدم در خواب میدیدم که با شماها صحبت میدارم ولی بصوت جلی | I have made you wait for a while, but as I was tired I slept a little. While I was sleeping... I desire distinction for you | BDA1.123.x | LOG#0320x, PUP#068 (p.189-190), SW_v03#10 p.017, SW_v19#07 p.220, DWN_v6#04 p.001x, MHMD1.132 | Differences in human capacity; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Excellence; distinction; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB07757 | 110 | Persian | خدمتت در آستان الهی مقبول و محبوب و زحمتت و سعیت مشکور انشاء الله همواره | May thy service at the Divine Threshold be accepted and beloved, and thy toil and endeavor appreciated, God willing, evermore [3.5s] | TAH.269, SFI01.158 | Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07093 | 120 | Persian | خدمت به آستان مقدّس را شکر عظيمی لازم و مقرّر زيرا تربيت و تعليم بنات مورث عبوديّت | Service at the Sacred Threshold requireth great thanksgiving, for the education and training of young women leadeth to service [3.5s] | MMK3#168 p.118x | Education of children; moral education; High station of the true believer; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00369 | 620 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | خدمت باحبّا خدمت بملکوت اللّه است و رعایت فقرا از تعالیم الهیّه | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Numerous letters have been received | MMK1#011 p.024x | SWAB#011x, SW_v10#06 p.109-110 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11320 | 30 | mixed | خدمات آنجناب در آستان مقدّس مقبول و محبوب و مکث در آن ارض و بنای طبابت بسیار بجا و محبوب | Thy services at the Sacred Threshold are accepted and beloved, and thy sojourn in that land and establishment of medical practice are most fitting and well-pleasing [3.5s] | MSBH4.479x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07069 | 120 | Persian | خدایا یوحنا آواره تو است و بیچاره تو بیگانه از خویش گشته تا آشنای تو گردد | O Lord! Yuhanna is Thy wandering soul and Thy hapless one, estranged from his very self that he may attain to intimacy with Thee [3.5s] | DAUD.08 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3568 | Words spoken on 1913-01-09 in Edinburgh | 10 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خدایا دارندهء این کتاب را موفق فرما | O God! Graciously assist the bearer of this book. | AHB.128BE #06-11 p.356, YHA1.429, BDA2.074 | MHMD2.089 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09668 | 80 | Persian | خدایا جمعی از یاران سوی تو شتافتند و ازین جهان بجهان تو تاختند راه تو تاختند | O Lord! A multitude of Thy friends have hastened unto Thee, and from this world have rushed forth unto Thy realm, galloping upon Thy path [3.5s] | YARP2.396 p.308 | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12001 | 70 | mixed | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | خدایا تو دادی و تو بنزد خویش خواندی هر چه کنی مطاعی و هر چه مقدّر فرمائی عین حکمتست | O Lord! Thou didst bestow and Thou didst summon back unto Thyself. Everything Thou dost purpose is to be obeyed | BRL_DAK#0085 | BRL_APAB#21 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11235 | 40 | Persian | Translation List | خدایا تاریکی نزاع و جدال و قتال بین ادیان و شعوب و اقوام افق حقیقت را پوشیده | O God! The darkness of contention, strife and warfare between the religions, the nations and peoples has beclouded the horizon of Reality | MMG2#054 p.055 | JWTA.050, ADMS#064 | Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08396 | 100 | Persian | خدایا پروردگارا این بنده که از جام لبریز محبتت سرمست است و در بزم اشتیاق ساغر | O Lord, my God! This servant, intoxicated from the brimming cup of Thy love, at the feast of longing with goblet [in hand] [3.5s] | DUR1.488 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06470 | 130 | Persian | خدایا بهرام خسرو آرزوی کوی تو نمود تا روی تو بیند بال و پر بگشود تا سوی تو | O Lord! Bahram Khosrow hath yearned for Thy sacred abode, and in his quest to behold Thy Countenance, he unfurled his wings and soared towards Thee [3.5s] | YARP2.665 p.448 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10108 | 70 | Persian | خدايا اين طير حديقه عرفان را بال و پری عطا فرما و اين پروانهء شمع محبتت را قرب و منزلتی | O God! Bestow wings and pinions upon this bird of the garden of divine knowledge, and grant nearness and station unto this moth of the candle of Thy love [3.5s] | MJMJ2.067x, MJMJ3.100x, MMG2#336 p.371x | unknown | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00146 | 930 | mixed | خداوندیرا ستاایم و پرستش نماایم که جهان هستی را بپرتو بخشایش زینت و آرایش | All praise and worship be unto God, Who hath adorned the world of being with the resplendent rays of His grace [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0572, MMK3#152 p.104, PYB#112-113 p.05 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Human reality created in the image of God; Man's distinction from the animal; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity of governments; political unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10714 | 60 | Persian | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | خداوندا مهربانا این اطفال نازنین صنع دست قدرت تو است و ایات عظمت تو خدایا این | O Thou kind Lord! These lovely children are the handiwork of the fingers of Thy might and the wondrous signs of Thy greatness. | BRL_DAK#0382, AMK.279-279b, HUV2.001, ABMH.020, NJB_v12#04 p.094 | BRL_CHILD#16, BPRY.028 | Soulrise Melodies | Education of children; moral education; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | |||||||
| AB08395 | 100 | Persian | خداوندا رحیما کریما عبادت را بسر چشمه حیات ابدی برسان | O Lord, Most Merciful, Most Bountiful! Lead Thy servants to the wellspring of life eternal [3.5s] | BSHN.140.427, ADH2_1#32 p.049, MMG2#293 p.326, MHT1a.061, MHT1b.019 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09034 | 90 | Persian | خداوندا بیمانندا ماه بانو آهنگ مینوی تو نمود پر بگشاد پرواز نمود و رستم و | O Lord, O peerless One! Mah-Banu hath made melody unto Thy celestial realm, spread wide her wings, and taken flight [3.5s] | YARP2.675 p.455 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11035 | 50 | Persian | خداوندا این خاندان را مبارک فرما و در دو جهان کامران نما این شخص محترم | O Lord! Bless this family and grant them prosperity in both worlds. Make this honored soul triumphant [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0385, ANDA#54 p.39 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07346 | 110 | Persian | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | خداوند مهربانا کودکانیم بینوا و طفلانیم در نهایت فقر و فنا ولی سبزهٴ جویبار توئیم و نهالهای پرشکوفهٴ | ...O Thou kind Lord! We are poor children, needy and insignificant, yet we are plants which have sprouted by Thy heavenly stream | INBA75:067x | DUR1.561x, ADH2.128x, ADH2_5#04 p.160x, MJMJ1.107x, MMG2#439 p.482x, MJH.047ax, HUV1.006x | BRL_APAB#03x, BRL_CHILD#25x | Education of children; moral education; Prayer for children and youth; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| AB06469 | 130 | Persian | Translation List | خداوند مهربانا کریما رحیما ما بندگان آستان توایم و جمیع در ظل | O Lord, Thou Who art kind, generous, and merciful! We are servants at Thy threshold, all abiding beneath the shadow of Thy oneness | AKHA_128BE #01 p.a, AKHA_135BE #15 p.300, MJMJ1.030, MMG2#052 p.052 | ADMS#348 | S. Rezaie | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| AB03037 | 220 | Persian | خداوند مهربانا ستایش ترا که سمندر را وفاپرور نمودی و از پیمانه پیمان سرمست | O kind Lord! Praise be unto Thee, Who hast made the salamander faithful and intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant [3.5s] | AYBY.364 #047a, KHSH09.007, MJMJ2.004x, MMG2#167 p.191x, MSBH7.053x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10713 | 60 | Persian | خداوند مهربانا بنده عزیز را عزیز فرما و بی نهایت فرهنگ و تمیز بخش از باده | O Thou kind Lord! Render Thy dear servant Aziz precious, endow him with unlimited knowledge and discernment. | KHAZ.i020+101 | KHAZE.019, BLO_PN#025 | Prayer for parents; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10225 | 70 | Persian | خداوند مهربانا این نفوسرا در صون حمایت خویش محفوظ و مصون دار و بعون و عنایت | O compassionate Lord! Shield and safeguard these souls within the sanctuary of Thy protection, and through Thy grace and bounty [3.5s] | TAH.367a | Prayer for protection; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - |
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