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| AB00147 | 930 | mixed | ایها الابتهاج کن کالسراج الوهاج فی زجاج محبت الله با ابتهاج روحانیان گردی | O thou who art radiant! Be thou even as a resplendent lamp within the glass of the love of God, that thou mayest be among those who are spiritually joyous [3.5s] | MKT5.222, BSHN.140.472ax, BSHN.144.465ax, DUR4.805x, MHT1a.085x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00199 | 820 | mixed | ای مظلوم علماء سوء و اسیر طلاب جهل و نادانی تفصیل اردبیل و صدمات ضرب شدید | O Thou Who art oppressed by the ill-intentioned divines and held captive by students of ignorance and folly! The account of Ardibil and the grievous blows inflicted therein [3.5s] | INBA88:185b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00248 | 740 | mixed | ای خادم درگاه حضرت پروردگار اگر صد هزار زبان بشکرانه بگشاای و بستایش این | O thou servant at the threshold of the Lord! Though thou shouldst unloose a hundred thousand tongues in thanksgiving and in praise [3.5s] | INBA88:090 | DUR1.543x | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00391 | 610 | mixed | ای عین الاحباء و زین الاودآء حمد کن خدا را که نهایت سیاحت یعنی خاتمه الالطاف فاتحه | O thou who art the essence of the beloved ones and the adornment of the pure-hearted! Render thanks unto God that the ultimate journey signifieth the culmination of bounties and the beginning [3.5s] | MKT4.084, MILAN.113 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00673 | 480 | mixed | ایها الفرع البدیع من السدره المبارکه قد وصل الندآء الی شرق الارض و غربها و | O wondrous branch of the blessed Tree! The call hath reached unto the East of the earth and the West thereof [3.5s] | YBN.260-261 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00692 | 470 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه های متعدد شما پی در پی رسید ولی تحریر جواب ممکن نشد | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your numerous letters arrived in succession, yet it proved impossible to pen a reply [3.5s] | AMK.181-182 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00777 | 450 | Arabic | ایها الفتی الرحمانی انی اطلعت بمضمون الخطاب و تضرعت الی الله ان یویدک بشدید | O thou youth of the All-Merciful! I have perused the contents of the letter and have supplicated unto God that He may strengthen thee [3.5s] | YMM.414x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00788 | 440 | mixed | الهی الهی انی اذکرک بصمیم قلبی منجذبا الی ملکوتک و خاضعا لجبروتک مبتهلا الی | O my God, O my God! I remember Thee with the depths of my heart, drawn unto Thy Kingdom, submissive before Thy might, beseeching Thee [3.5s] | DUR4.645 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01060 | 380 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مرقوم بجناب آقا سید تقی ملحوظ گردید از مضمون مفهوم شد که | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter addressed to his honour Áqá Siyyid Taqí was noted. From its contents it became apparent that [3.5s] | MSBH5.495 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01120 | 370 | ...Today it is incumbent upon the believers to forget and lay aside every thought and every preoccupation save the diffusion of the Fragrances of God | PN_various p016x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB01159 | 370 | Every Manifestation is the Adam of His time... There were one hundred thousand Adams before the Adam of biblical records each being the Manifestation of his own time or cycle. | PN_unsorted p087 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB01356 | 340 | Persian | این آفتاب فلک اثیر را اشراق بر آفاق است و جمیع کائنات ارضیه بفیض تربیتش در نشو | The Sun of the ethereal firmament doth shed its radiance upon all horizons, and through its nurturing grace all earthly beings are growing and developing [3.5s] | MKT4.100, AVK1.138x, KHF.013, KHAB.029? (038), KHTB3.014, NJB_v05#02 p.001 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01373 | 330 | Arabic | الهی الهی لم ادر بای عبارة النطق بذکرک و ثنائک و | O Lord, O my God! I am at a loss as to which words to employ in recounting Thy remembrance and extolling Thy praise [3.5s] | DUR4.616, DUR4.675 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01613 | 310 | Persian | ای یاران رحمانی و اماء الرحمن این خاکدان فانی جغدان نادان را سزاوار و این | O ye spiritual friends and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! This transient heap of dust befitteth none but ignorant owls, and this [3.5s] | DUR4.811 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01698 | 300 | Persian | ای ثابت نابت... تزلزل امر الله در طهران.... | O steadfast and faithful one... the upheaval of the Cause of God in Tehran [3.5s] | KSHF3.199 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01735 | 300 | Persian | ای ورقه موقنه جناب حاجی هر چند در غربتند و پرزحمت و مشقت و متعلقین | O leaf of certitude! Though the honoured Haji is in exile, beset with hardship and tribulation, far from his kindred [3.5s] | NKHD.121-122 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02016 | 280 | ...Now you must engage in the service of the Cause of God with the utmost firmness, steadfastness and resolution, and expend day and night in the promotion of the Religion of God. | DAS.1913-10-21x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB02032 | 270 | mixed | الهی الهی هذا عبدک الذی استخلصته لباب احدیتک و اصطفیته لظهور الطاف ربوبیتک و | O my God, O my God! This is Thy servant whom Thou hast singled out for the gate of Thy oneness and chosen for the manifestation of the bounties of Thy Lordship [3.5s] | SFI03.041, NSS.235-236 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02201 | 260 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء حمد کن خدا را که سفر دریا نمودی تا باستان جمال الهی وارد شدی خاک | O servant of Bahá! Render thanks unto God that thou didst journey upon the sea until thou didst arrive at the threshold of the Divine Beauty [3.5s] | YARP2.244 p.216 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02280 | 260 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی و دوستان صمیمی در این سالهای چند که نائره جنگ باوج اعلی میرسید | O true friends and intimate companions! During these several years when the flames of war reached their highest apex [3.5s] | MKT9.239, ABDA.082x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02517 | 240 | Persian | جميع طوائف و قبائل بر قلع و قمع اين نخل باسق بتمام همّت برخاستند و عبدالبهاء فريداً وحيداً | All peoples and tribes arose with the utmost determination to uproot and destroy this lofty Tree, while 'Abdu'l-Bahá stood alone [3.5s] | MMK3#026 p.016x | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02987 | 220 | Persian | ای مومنین و مومنات و ثابتین و ثابتات جناب حیدر علی بدرگاه حضرت کبریا پناه | O ye believers and steadfast ones, men and women alike, Haidar-'Alí hath sought refuge at the threshold of the Almighty [3.5s] | INBA87:436, INBA52:450 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03028 | 220 | mixed | ایها الفرع الکریم من سدره المنتهی از کثرت مشاغل و قوت مصائب و عدم فراغت جواب | O noble branch of the Divine Lote-Tree! Due to the multitude of occupations, the intensity of tribulations, and the absence of respite, no reply [3.5s]... ...Your letter of 22 Safar AH 1319 [10 June 1901] was received, and its contents closely considered. You had written about the equity and justice of the victorious ruler | INBA87:292, INBA52:296 | GEN.268x | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03335 | 200 | Persian | ای بندگان جمال ابهی جناب آقا میرزا باقر نامه نگاشته و خواهش نگارش نامه بهریک | O ye servants of the Blessed Beauty! Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Baqir hath penned a letter, entreating that an epistle be written to each one [3.5s] | LMA2.440 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03594 | 190 | Arabic | الاشعة الساطعة من الرفرف الاعلی و الانوار اللامعة من ملکوت الابهی تغشی ارضا سفک فیها ثارک | The luminous rays streaming from the all-highest Realm and the resplendent lights emanating from the Abha Kingdom envelop the land where Thy blood was shed [3.5s] | ABDA.269-270 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03612 | 190 | Persian | ای احبای الهی حق بایات ملکوتى و آثار جبروتى و رایات ایات تدوینى و اعلام آثار تکوینى | O ye beloved of God! By the signs of the Kingdom and the traces of the Dominion, by the standards of the revealed verses and the banners of creation [3.5s] | INBA88:192a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03794 | 190 | Persian | ای یار مهربان صبح است و در کنار گلستان با جناب عزیزالله خان همدم و همنشینم و | O kind friend! It is morning and I am beside the rose-garden, a companion and associate of Jináb-i-'Azízu'lláh Khán [3.5s] | MKT4.147, YMM.055, DMSB.034 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03884 | 190 | O ye friends of His Highness the Merciful! A hundred thousand glad tidings are descending at every moment | DAS.1913-10-17 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04225 | 170 | Arabic | البلد الطیب یخرج نباته باذن ربه یا ایها المستشرق من انوار سطعت و ابرقت و لاحت | The goodly land brings forth its verdure by the permission of its Lord, O thou who art illumined by lights that have shone forth, flashed and gleamed [3.5s] | UMich962.139, UMich991.094-095 | MKT1.234 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04525 | 170 | Arabic | ایها الثابت علی العهد و المیثاق، ان الجمال المبارک روحی لاحبائه الثابتین الراسخین فداء، شید فی هذا | O thou who art firm in the Covenant and Testament! Verily, the Blessed Beauty—may my spirit be a sacrifice unto His steadfast and firmly-rooted loved ones—hath established in this [3.5s] | AHDW.034 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04563 | 170 | Persian | هر چند یاران قم را نامه های متعدد مرقوم شده ولی کیخسرو پارسی آرزوی یاد تازه ای | Although numerous letters have been penned to the friends in Qom, yet Kay Khosrow, the Parsee, yearns for fresh tidings [3.5s] | INBA16:090 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04705 | 160 | Persian | ای پروردگار ای آمرزگار کیخسرو وفادار را تاج مغفرت عظمی بر سر نه شیرین گشتاسب | O Lord, O Forgiver! Place upon the head of Kai-Khosrow, the faithful one, the crown of Thy supreme forgiveness. Sweet Gushtasp [3.5s] | YARP2.575 p.408 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04746 | 160 | mixed | ای دو برادر اخوت و برادری چون در دو برادر روحانی حاصل همه اش شهد و شکر است و | O ye two brothers! When spiritual brotherhood and fellowship are established between two brethren, all is honeyed sweetness [3.5s] | INBA17:165 | MMK6#205 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04800 | 160 | Persian | ای فارسیان راستان نامه شما رسید نیاکان پیشینیان آرزوی یک آن ازین زمان داشتند | O true-hearted Persians! Your letter was received. Your forebears and ancestors yearned for but a single moment of this time [3.5s] | ALPA.082a, YARP2.096 p.123 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04897 | 160 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی دست شکرانه بساحت اقدس دلبر یگانه بلند کنید و آغاز این راز و | O true friends! Raise your hands in thanksgiving to the sacred threshold of the incomparable Beloved, and begin this mystery [3.5s] | INBA88:141, INBA75:028 | AKHA_130BE #05 p.a, DUR1.238, ADH2_1#42 p.064, MJMJ1.097x, MMG2#098 p.112, MMG2#110 p.122, MJH.040 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05003 | 160 | ...The time has arrived for the world of humanity to hoist the standard of the oneness | SW_v14#04 p.097 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB05009 | 150 | Arabic | اللهم یا الهی هذا عبد منتسب الی عبدک الذی اخترته لحبک و اجتبیته لعرفانک و | O God, my God! This is a servant associated with Thy servant whom Thou didst choose for Thy love and single out for Thy knowledge [3.5s] | INBA84:464b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05202 | 150 | Persian | ای رفیق روحانی من قریب غروب و صدای توب کروپ رمضان است اما چه رمضان با زمستان | O My spiritual friend! The twilight approacheth, and the drum-beat of Ramadan resoundeth, but what a Ramadan this is, with winter [3.5s] | INBA75:069 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05209 | 150 | O thou visitor of the Holy Place around which the Supreme Concourse revolve! Were there time I would have written a special epistle to each one | DAS.1913-06-25 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB05217 | 150 | Persian | ای سلیل آن شهید جلیل در این دم که آفتاب قریب افول | O scion of that glorious martyr, in this hour when the sun is nigh unto setting [3.5s] | DUR4.660 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05504 | 140 | Arabic | الهی الهی هولاء عبید دخلوا فی ظل شجره رحمانیتک و التجاوا الی کهف قدس رحمانیتک | O my God, O my God! These servants have entered beneath the shade of the tree of Thy mercy and have taken refuge in the sanctuary of Thy divine compassion [3.5s] | INBA59:169 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05583 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده میثاق الحمد لله استفاضه از مقام محمود نمودی و مظهر فیوضات شاهد مشهود | O thou servant of the Covenant! Praise be unto God, thou hast drawn illumination from the Praiseworthy Station and become a manifestation of the outpouring favors of the Witnessed Beauty [3.5s] | INBA85:045 | MMK6#590 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05605 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان عبدالبهاء زبان بشکرانه خداوند یگانه گشوده که ترا موید بایمان | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! 'Abdu'l-Bahá hath raised his tongue in gratitude to the one true God, that He hath confirmed thee in faith [3.5s] | TSQA1.075 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05635 | 140 | Persian | ای جناب نیاز بی نیاز از غیر خدا احسنت الف احسنت که عبدالبهاء را مسرور و خوشنود نمودی | O thou who art in need of none save God! Well done, well done, for thou hast made 'Abdu'l-Bahá glad and delighted [3.5s] | MSHR2.027-028 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05658 | 140 | Persian | ای دو برادر مانند دوپیکر جوزا را بفارسی دوپیکر نامند و آن برجی است در آسمان | O twin brothers, like unto the twin constellation of Gemini - which in Persian is called the Two Figures - a sign in the celestial sphere [3.5s] | INBA16:146 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05680 | 140 | mixed | ای دوستان حقیقی عبدالبهاء آهنگ ملکوت ابهی بمسامع روحانیان در صوامع شرق و غرب | O true friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The melody of the Abhá Kingdom reacheth the spiritual ears in the sanctuaries of East and West [3.5s] | SFI14.034-035 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05750 | 140 | Persian | ای فرع مجید آن فرید شهید مدتی است که از کثرت موانع | O noble branch of that unique martyr! For some time, owing to the multitude of obstacles [3.5s] | DUR4.480 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06374 | 130 | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | O thou who art looking to the Kingdom of God: In this Great Century the Powers of the Lord of Might | PN_various p020 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06635 | 120 | mixed | ای بنده پروردگار از خدا بخواه که در این عالم پرمحنت نفس راحتی کشی و در این | O servant of the Lord! Beseech God that thou mayest draw a breath of tranquility in this world of tribulation, and in this [3.5s] | AKHA_128BE #03-04 p.j, AHB.133BE #01-02 p.70, RRT.015, MAS5.084, MSBH9.567-568 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06689 | 120 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان عواطف جلیله حضرت یزدان را ملاحظه نما که پی در پی شما را موفق بر خدمت آستان میفرناید | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Behold the noble sentiments of the Lord, Who succeedingly enableth thee to serve at His Threshold [3.5s] | MKT9.095b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06716 | 120 | Persian | ای جانفشان این عصر مقدس قرن عظیم است و عهد خداوند کریم انوار بخشش یزدان از | O thou who hast sacrificed thy life in this sacred age! This is a mighty century and the Covenant of the All-Bountiful Lord. The rays of divine bounty from [3.5s] | YARP2.202 p.193 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06801 | 120 | Persian | ای شاعر یگانه قصیده غراای چون فریده نوراء در ذکر عبودیت این عبد بهاء بدرگاه | O peerless poet! Thou hast composed a sublime ode, like unto a radiant pearl, in praise of the servitude of this servant, Bahá, at the Threshold [3.5s] | MKT6.023a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06857 | 120 | mixed | ای کوکب برج بلاغت اهل نجوم گویند یعنی ریاضیون قدیم که کوکب بلاغت و فصاحت و | O Star of the constellation of eloquence! The astrologers -- that is to say, the ancient mathematicians -- assert that the star of eloquence and fluency [3.5s] | INBA13:023, INBA21:086a, INBA59:341a, INBA88:381 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06952 | 120 | Persian | ای ناظم در و گهر منظوم و منثور چون ستایش و محامد شمس ظهور و رب غفور بود | O thou who arrangest pearls of verse and prose, as thy praise and commendation is of the Sun of Manifestation and the Forgiving Lord [3.5s] | MKT9.204b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06966 | 120 | Persian | ای هائی بهائی هاء هویت دو چشم روشن بیناء دارد و دو گوش شنوا یک چشم متوجه و | O thou Jinab-i-Haʼí, who art a Bahaʼí! The letter “Ha” of the word “Huvíyyat” consisteth of two eyes luminous and discerning | MKT9.211b, TABN.253a | ADMS#031 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07218 | 110 | mixed | ای آثار اسلاف و ملحوظ بعین الطاف تو از قدمای احبابی و از اسلاف دوستان و یاران از بدایت | O remnants of generations past and ye who are regarded with the eye of divine favor! Ye are among the early beloved ones and numbered with the devoted friends of old [3.5s] | TSHA2.171 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07235 | 110 | Persian | ای بندگان الهی الحمد لله بفیض آسمانی ساحت دلها طراوت و لطافت بیمنتهی یافته و | O ye servants of God! Praise be to God that through heavenly bounties, the realm of hearts hath attained infinite freshness and delicacy [3.5s] | INBA89:165 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07248 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده الهی تو عبدالله و من عبد بهآء بیا هر دو همتی بنمائیم و بآستان مقدس خدمتی | O servant of the Divine! Thou art 'Abdu'llah and I am 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Come, let us both arise with steadfast resolve and render service at the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | INBA88:115a | PYB#175 p.45, PYB#178 p.33, QUM.258 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07267 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی مکتوب واصل شد و فریاد و فغانت مسموع گشت جمیع مراتب و شئون | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter was received, and thy cry and lamentation was heard [3.5s] | INBA87:192b, INBA52:193b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07913 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده الهی از خدا بخواه که در این کور اعظم فرج قلوب احبای الهی گردی و سبب | O servant of God! Beseech thou the Lord that thou mayest, in this Most Great Cycle, become a source of joy to the hearts of the loved ones of God, and the cause [3.5s] | AHB.111BE #07 p.02 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07977 | 100 | Persian | ای بهرام خوش کام جز در ظل فرخ درخت بارور یزدان آرام مجو و جز در انجمن یاران | O Bahram, who art content in spirit, seek repose beneath none other than the blessed, fruit-laden Tree of the Lord, and nowhere else save in the company of His loved ones [3.5s] | AHB.127BE #05-06 p.000, YARP2.220 p.203 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08266 | 100 | mixed | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی اگرچه خلیل جلیل ندای جبریل شنید و افاضه باین واسطه شد لکن | O thou observer of the Abhá Kingdom! Though Khalíl, the Exalted One, hearkened unto the voice of Gabriel and received divine effusion through this intermediary, yet [3.5s] | MKT9.203a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08294 | 100 | Persian | ای وارث جام جم چندی بود از انقطاع اخبار در خمار بودیم حال الحمد لله دوباره | O inheritor of the Cup of Jamshíd! For a time We were languishing in yearning due to the cessation of tidings. Now, praise be to God, once again [3.5s] | YARP2.411 p.315 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08415 | 100 | Arabic | یا امه الله المنجذبه قد فرح قلبی و انشرح صدری و استبشر روحی بما دعوت الله ان | O thou attracted maidservant of God! The prayer which thou hast offered to God that he might ordain unto Abdu'l-Baha the greatest martyrdom | ABB.109 | BSTW#278 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08423 | 100 | Persian | یا شقیقتی الروحیه و شقیقتی الوجدانیه آب و هوای حیفا انشاء الله موافق آمده و | O my sister in the spirit, and the companion of my heart! God willing, the climate of Haifa hath proved favourable. | BHKP_2#19x, PPRP.025x | BHK_2#19x | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09234 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده جمال الهی عبدالبهاء را نهایت محبت با شماست و از خدا خواهم... جمال مبارک در طهران صبح در نهایت ثروت و فنا بودند و شامگاه به کلی | O servant of the Divine Beauty! 'Abdu'l-Bahá cherishes the utmost love for thee and beseecheth God... The Blessed Beauty, in Ṭihrán, was at the height of wealth and splendor at dawn, yet by eventide was utterly [3.5s] | MMK5#002 p.001 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09303 | 80 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و مقاله لورد کروزن نیز وصول یافت معلوم شد که | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and Lord Curzon's article hath likewise reached us. It became evident that [3.5s] | BLIB_Or.08117.022, | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09746 | 80 | O God, my aim, my hope! With hearts full of longing and breast full of yearning, we beg of Thee | SW_v01#13 p.013, SW_v06#17 p.142 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB09750 | 80 | ...In this age His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh has breathed the Holy Spirit into the dead body of the world... A new era of divine consciousness is upon us. | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| AB09797 | 70 | mixed | ای امه الله المنجذبه یقین گوای و میدانم چه گوای پس بهتر آنست که سد باب عتاب | O handmaid of God who is attracted to Him! Indeed, I bear witness and know - what witness! - therefore it is better to close the door of reproach [3.5s] | MMK6#176 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09799 | 70 | Persian | ای امه الله پدر مهربان همی یاد تو کرد و از درگاه حضرت دوست استدعای عون و | O handmaid of God! Thy loving father hath remembered thee, and from the threshold of the Divine Friend hath sought succour and [3.5s] | TAH.232a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09819 | 70 | Persian | ای امه موقنه فضل جمال قدم بمثابه بحر پر موجست ولی رشحاتش بساحل امکان متصل اگر | O assured maidservant, the bounty of the Ancient Beauty is even as a surging ocean, yet its drops reach unto the shore of contingent being [3.5s] | MKT7.028a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09846 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده آستان جمال ابهی نامه شما ملاحظه گردید از کثرت کار و مشغولی بال جواب | O servant of the Threshold of the Abhá Beauty! Thy letter was perused. Due to the press of work and manifold occupations, the reply hath been delayed [3.5s] | INBA17:110 | YQAZ.538a | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09871 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده حق راضی به قضا باش و بانچه او مقدر فرموده خشنود گرد همچو گمان مدار که | O servant of the True One, be thou resigned to divine decree and content with whatsoever He hath ordained. Harbor not the thought that [3.5s] | MNHB.029 | S. Tirandaz, unknown | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09880 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده خالص جمال ابهی یار قدیمی و حبیب دیرین نامه ات سبب سرور و حبور شد | O sincere servant of the Abha Beauty, ancient companion and cherished friend! Thy letter was the cause of joy and gladness [3.5s] | YIK.312 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09891 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده یزدان جناب بامس مهربان در این آستان بیاد تو پر روح و ریحان بود هر دم | O servant of God! Beloved Bamis, in this sanctuary the remembrance of thee is fraught with spirit and sweet perfume [3.5s] | YARP2.617 p.428 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09900 | 70 | O Thou kind father, your son Musa, like unto His Holines Kalim, attained the Sacred Valley, that Blessed Spot. | NYR#109 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB09957 | 70 | Persian | ای دو یار مهربان نامه شما رسید گلبانگ بلبل محبت الله بود و آهنگ صلصل معرفت | O two loving friends! Your letter was received. It was as the melody of the nightingale of the love of God and the song of the dove of divine knowledge [3.5s] | MKT9.132b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09959 | 70 | Persian | ای دوست حقیقی نامه آنجناب ملاحظه گردید از مضمون نهایت سرور حاصل گردید بسیار | O true friend! Thy letter was perused, and from its contents the utmost joy was obtained [3.5s] | NJB_v02#14-16 p.007 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09960 | 70 | Persian | ای دوست روحانی مس ثپل و مس بکتن وارد گردیدند نظر | O spiritual friend! Miss Sepal and Miss Buckton have arrived [3.5s] | BLIB_Or.08117.046, | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09962 | 70 | O thou beloved friend! The letter which thou hast written to Mr. Hannen | SW_v03#12 p.008 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB09965 | 70 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی شب و روز بذکر آن یاران الهی مشغولم و بیاد آن مشتاقان معنوی | O true friends! Night and day am I occupied with the remembrance of those divine companions and am mindful of those spiritual seekers [3.5s] | MKT8.091a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09969 | 70 | Arabic | ای رب هذه امتک التی آمنت بک و بایاتک و تاججت فی قلبها قبسه من نار محبتک و | O Lord! This is Thy handmaiden who hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and within whose heart a spark of the fire of Thy love hath been kindled [3.5s] | MKT3.179 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09981 | 70 | mixed | ای ساذجیه نفحه خوش مشک جان چون بمشام رسد حیات روح بخشد و غبار غفلت از دل ببرد | O Sadhijiyyih! The sweet fragrance of the soul's musk, when it reacheth the senses, bestoweth life upon the spirit and removeth the dust of heedlessness from the heart [3.5s] | AYBY.389 #075 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10010 | 70 | O thou seeker of truth! All the people are submerged in the ocean of superstition and know nothing of the appearance of the Sun of Reality. | BBBD.273, DAS.1913-10-19x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB10017 | 70 | Persian | ای طراز بدیع طراز در لغت جامه بدیع را گویند و شهر شهیر پس تو قامت دلجوی دلبر | O unique Taraz! In the dictionary, 'taráz' signifieth a wondrous garment and a renowned city. Thus art thou the graceful stature of the Beloved [3.5s] | AYBY.402 #105, PYB#183 p.50, TRZ1.135 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10022 | 70 | Persian | ای عاشق جمال ذوالجلال چشمی بگشا که نور ملا اعلی مشاهده نماید گوشی باز کن که | O lover of the Beauty of the All-Glorious, open thine eyes that thou mayest behold the light of the Supreme Concourse; open thine ear that [3.5s] | MKT8.125a, AHB.130BE #05-06 p.02 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10026 | 70 | Persian | ای عطاء نظام حمد کن خدا را که عطاء عزیز علام گردیدی و شهد بقا چشیدی صبح هدی | O thou 'Atá-Nizám! Render praise unto God that thou hast become a cherished gift of the All-Knowing, and hast tasted the honey of immortality at the dawn of guidance [3.5s] | INBA87:235, INBA52:240a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10034 | 70 | Persian | ای فضل الله آیت فضل حقی و علامت رحمت حق زیرا در ظل عنایت متولد گشتی و از پستان | O Fadlu'llah! Thou art indeed a token of divine grace and a sign of the mercy of God, for thou wert born beneath the shadow of His loving-kindness and at the breast [3.5s] | LMA2.440 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10041 | 70 | Persian | ای کنیز خدا قرین محترمت را آرزو چنین که این خامه و آمه نامه نگارد و ترا بجهان | O maidservant of God! Thy respected companion yearneth thus: that this pen and this letter may indite and convey unto thee [3.5s] | YARP2.327 p.271 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10042 | 70 | Persian | ای کنیز خدا لعل بدخشان هر چند تلئلا ظاهری دارد الحمد لله تو بنور محبت الله | O handmaiden of God! Though the ruby of Badakhshan possesseth outward brilliance, praise be to God, thou art illumined with the light of His love [3.5s] | YARP2.722 p.478 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10045 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou thrall in the Lord of the Kingdom! Thy photograph was considered with utmost insight. This picture is an emblem of an enlightened face | TAB.479 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10051 | 70 | Persian | ای کنیزان عزیزان خدا برادر مهرپرور را ملاحظه نمااید که چه قدر وفادار و خوش | O ye handmaidens of God's beloved ones! Behold your loving brother, how faithful and joyous he is [3.5s] | YARP2.619 p.428 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10052 | 70 | Persian | ای کنیزک خدا امیدوارم در آغوش محبت الله پرورش یابی و بنسیم ریاض ملکوت اعلی | O little handmaiden of God! I hope that thou mayest be nurtured in the embrace of God's love and by the breezes from the gardens of the Kingdom on high [3.5s]... O thou little handmaid of God! I earnestly hope that thou wilt be nurtured in the bosom of the love of God | DRM.012b, HUV1.047 | BRL_CHILD#29 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10081 | 70 | Persian | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله پری بگشا و پرواز نما و در اوج عنایت اسم اعظم جمال | O thou who art kindled with the fire of the love of God! Spread thy wings and soar, and ascend unto the heights of the bounty of the Most Great Name [3.5s] | LMA2.425, MLK.075, NYMG.152 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10082 | 70 | Persian | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله در این عصر عظیم که تاییدات ملکوت ابهی جمیع جهات را | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God in this great age, when the confirmations of the Abhá Kingdom encompass all directions [3.5s] | INBA88:212a | MMK2#031 p.021 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10087 | 70 | Persian | ای مفتون جمال کبریاء دلبر آفاق کوکب اشراق جمال ابهی ترا منجذب نمود تا فتنه | O thou who art enamored of the Beauty of the Most Great Glory! The Beloved of all horizons and Day Star of effulgence, the Abhá Beauty, hath enthralled thee [3.5s] | MKT9.100b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10094 | 70 | Persian | ای منجذب بکلمه الله اگر در این حشر عظیم و نشر بدیع رخی روشن طلبی و دلی چون | O thou who art attracted to the Word of God! If thou seekest in this mighty resurrection and wondrous dispensation an illumined countenance and a heart [3.5s] | MMK2#274 p.198 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10101 | 70 | Persian | ای مهتدی بنور هدی دست نیاز ببارگاه حضرت بی انباز بر افراز | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance, raise thou the hands of supplication unto the court of the Peerless Lord [3.5s] | INBA89:025a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10118 | 70 | Persian | ای ناظر بافق اعلی راه رضا پیما و بفضای جانفزای ملکوت ابهی روی نما و باده | O thou who gazest toward the most exalted horizon! Tread thou the path of resignation, and turn thy face unto the soul-reviving realm of the Abhá Kingdom, and quaff the wine [3.5s] | MKT8.160a, ANDA#58 p.05 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10119 | 70 | Persian | ای ناظر بحق چشم جان و دل بگشا و مشاهده نوازش جانان نما الطاف حضرت مقصود از | O thou who gazest upon the Truth! Open wide the eyes of thy soul and heart, and behold the tender care of the Beloved. The bounties of the All-Desired One [3.5s] | KNJ.034b, YQAZ.618b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10125 | 70 | Persian | ای ناظرین بملکوت ابهی عون و عنایت هویت مقدسه شاملست و فیض هدایت احدیت منزهه | O ye who gaze upon the Abhá Kingdom! The aid and bounties of the Sacred Essence encompass all, and the grace of guidance from the sanctified Unity doth embrace all [3.5s] | MKT6.017b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10130 | 70 | Persian | ای نهال باغ محبت الله از باران نیسان عنایت نشو و نما جو و از فیض بهار هدایت | O thou sapling of God's garden of love! Seek growth from the April showers of His grace, and draw thy sustenance from the springtime bounty of guidance [3.5s] | MKT6.167, HUV1.031 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10133 | 70 | Persian | ای نهال گلشن عرفان حمد کن خدا را که در اصلاب و ارحام طیبه پرورش یافتی و از | O sapling of the rose-garden of divine knowledge, render thanks unto God that thou wert nurtured in pure and goodly lineage [3.5s] | HUV1.042 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10134 | 70 | Persian | ای نهالهای باغ الهی شکر خدا را که در چنین روزی محشور شدید و در بوستان الهی | O ye saplings of the divine garden! Render thanks unto God that ye have been gathered together on such a day in His heavenly garden [3.5s] | HUV2.033, QUM.185-186 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10143 | 70 | Persian | ای ورقه طیبه نونهال بوستان الهی جناب میرزا طرازالله دائما در قلب بذکر تو | O pure leaf, sapling of the divine garden! Jinab-i-Mirza Tarazullah is ever present in my heart with thoughts of thee [3.5s] | INBA17:109 | YQAZ.537a | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10157 | 70 | Persian | ای یار این بنده بها یار و یاوری هشیار و مهرپرور چون بخاطر آای ساحت دل گلستان | O thou companion of this servant of Bahá, wise and beloved friend! When thou comest to mind, the garden of the heart doth bloom [3.5s] | YARP2.290 p.241 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10164 | 70 | Persian | ای یاران جمال قدم اسم اعظم چون اشراق بر آفاق نمود انوار تقدیس جهان را روشن کرد | O friends of the Ancient Beauty! When the Most Great Name shed its effulgence upon the horizons, the lights of sanctity illumined the world [3.5s] | LMA2.452 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10165 | 70 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی عبدالبهاء حضرت ابن اصدق ببقعه مبارکه وارد و بطواف مطاف ملا اعلی | O true friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! His honor Ibn-i-Aṣdaq hath arrived at the Sacred Spot and circumambulated the Most Exalted Shrine [3.5s] | INBA16:059 | MILAN.091a | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10167 | 70 | Persian | ای یاران روحانی من حقیقت انسانیت بمثابه خاک پاک است که آنچه زخم بیل | O my spiritual friends, human reality is even as pure soil that [is tilled] [3.5s] | AVK3.019 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10171 | 70 | Persian | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء جناب عضدالسلطان عازم طهران گشت قدری پژمرده و پریشانند | O beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! His Honour 'Aḍudu's-Sulṭán hath departed for Ṭihrán in a somewhat weary and troubled state [3.5s] | INBA16:220 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10175 | 70 | Arabic | ایتها الجوهره المتلئلئه الروحیه زادک الله تضرعا و ابتهالا ان ایات الملکوت | O resplendent spiritual gem, may God increase thy supplications and devotions unto the signs of the Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA59:178b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10183 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing toward God! Blessed are thou, for the lights of guidance have shone forth upon thee and the bounty of the Supreme Kingdom | TAB.196-197 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10187 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art assured in God! Verily we read thy letter and asked for thee confirmation. Verily thy Lord will strengthen thee in great spirituality | TAB.121-122 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10191 | 70 | Arabic | ایتها الورقه المخضره من شجره الحیات استبشری ببشارات روح القدس و اهتزی من نسیم | O verdant leaf of the Tree of Life, rejoice in the glad-tidings of the Holy Spirit and be stirred by the breeze [3.5s] | INBA59:186a, UMich962.114-115, UMich991.053 | MJZ.037 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10209 | 70 | Arabic | ایها المنجذب الی ملکوت الله زادک رب الجنود تاییدا توجه الی الافق الابهی و | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! May the Lord of Hosts increase thee in confirmations, and turn thou towards the Most Glorious Horizon [3.5s] | INBA59:189c | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10224 | 70 | Persian | حمد کن خدا را که در این کور اعظم بر شاطی بحر احدیت وارد و در گلشن قدس محبت | Praise be to God that in this Most Great Dispensation thou hast attained unto the shores of the ocean of oneness and entered the sacred garden of love [3.5s] | INBA13:091 | MMK3#039 p.025x | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10247 | 70 | Persian | یا امه الله المحترمه نامه شما رسید از عدم فرصت مختصر جواب مرقوم میگردد از | O esteemed handmaid of God! Your letter was received. Due to lack of time, a brief reply is herein written [3.5s] | YIK.102a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10255 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O my tender friend! Verily, the union between myself and thee is on a solid foundation and a well made basis. Neither the winds can remove it | TAB.072-073 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10266 | 70 | Persian | یا من تمسک بالعروة الوثقى شکر کن حی قدیم را که از کأس تسنیم | O thou who holdest fast to the Most Great Handle, render thanks unto the Ancient One, for from the chalice of Tasním [3.5s] | INBA13:212 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10296 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou fresh, slender branch saturated with the abundant rain of His bounty! I ask God | TAB.154, BSTW#276f | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10313 | 70 | O thou heavenly person! Praise be unto God, that having rent asunder the veils and having seen the rays of the Sun of Reality, thou didst turn thine attention to the Center of the Covenant. | JWTA.038 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB10337 | 60 | Persian | ای اختر خاوری بهرام اختریست که از خاور میدمد و بباختر میدود و اگرچه تابانست | O Akhtar-i-Khavari! Bahram is a star that riseth from the East and hasteneth toward the West, and though it shineth bright [3.5s] | INBA88:342c | ALPA.035a, YARP2.041 p.090, PPAR.082?, RMT.198-199b | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10340 | 60 | Persian | ای استاد امداد الهی جو و آزادی دو جهان طلب فواد را آاینه ممتاز کن تا پرتو | O teacher, seek thou divine assistance and crave freedom in both worlds. Make thy heart a distinguished mirror that [may reflect] [3.5s] | INBA72:098a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10347 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله اگر بدانی این خطاب چه قدر مبارک است البته پیریرا فراموش نماای و | O maidservant of God! If thou knewest how blessed this title is, thou wouldst assuredly forget old age [3.5s] | MKT7.029b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10357 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله حمد کن جمال قدمرا که در ظل سدره منتهی داخل گشتی و از شجره طوبی | O handmaid of God, render thanks unto the Ancient Beauty, that thou hast entered beneath the shadow of the Ultimate Tree and partaken of the Tree of Blessedness [3.5s] | MKT7.045 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10366 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله شکر کن حضرت احدیت را که باین ریاض رضوان پی بردی و از این حیاض | O handmaid of God, render thanks unto the Lord of Oneness that thou hast discovered these gardens of bliss and from these fountains [3.5s] | MKT7.057b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10377 | 60 | Persian | ای آشفته موی دوست اگر چه در بادیه حرمان مدتی سرگشته و سرگردان شدی ولی شکر که | O thou with disheveled locks of the Friend! Though for a time thou didst wander distracted in the wilderness of deprivation, yet praise be that [3.5s] | INBA55:337b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10393 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده آستان جمال مبارک الحمد لله صحیح و سالم در صون حمایت الهیه رجوع بایران | O servant of the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty! Praise be unto God that, safe and sound, beneath divine protection, thou hast returned to Iran [3.5s] | INBA16:196 | DBR.084 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10408 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حق بهرام هر چند کوکبی درخشنده است ولی محدود بحدود است چون از آن حدود | O servant of the Truth! Though Bahram is a brilliant star, yet is it bound within limitations, when from these bounds [3.5s] | YARP2.291 p.241 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10414 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حق دست شکرانه بدرگاه خداوند یگانه بلند نما و بگو ای بها جان جانم به فدایت | O servant of God! Raise thou thy hands in gratitude to the Threshold of the peerless Lord and say: O dear Baha, may my life be offered up for Thee! | MJMJ3.053, MMG2#289 p.321 | ADMS#148 | Ahdieh, unknown | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10419 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی الهی نظر عنایت شاملست و لطف و موهبت کامل احسان الهی ملاحظه نما | O true servant of God! The glance of divine favor encompasses thee, and His grace and bounty are complete. Behold thou the bestowal of God [3.5s] | MKT8.030 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10420 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی بهاء الله نامه مختصر را معانی مفصل بود بلکه سفری جلیل بود و | O true servant of Bahá'u'lláh! Though thy letter was brief, its meanings were profound; nay, it was a mighty journey [3.5s] | INBA85:381b | YMM.058, MYD.629 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10428 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه جمال ابهی انوار هدایت کبری چون از افق اعلی بتافت در اوج سماء | O servant at the threshold of the All-Glorious Beauty! When the rays of Supreme Guidance shone forth from the Most Exalted Horizon unto the zenith of heaven [3.5s] | MKT8.034a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10435 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال مبارک الحمدالله بفضل محبوب آفاق در این طوفان عظیم محفوظ | O thou faithful servant of the Blessed Beauty! Praise be to God, through the grace of the Beloved of the horizons, thou art preserved amidst this mighty tempest [3.5s] | NJB_v05#18 p.003 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10442 | 60 | Persian | ای بهرام روز تو به باد که در این روز در جهان هستی پا نهادی و بگلستان راستی | O Bahram! Blessed be thy day, for on this day thou didst set foot upon the realm of existence and enter the rose-garden of truth [3.5s] | INBA88:337c | YARP2.320 p.269 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10451 | 60 | mixed | ای تازه نهال حدیقه الهی از فضل محبوب عالم جمال قدم روحی و کینونتی و ذاتی | O tender sapling of the divine garden! Through the grace of the Beloved of the worlds, the Ancient Beauty - my spirit, my very being, my essence [3.5s] | INBA87:339b, INBA52:347a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10503 | 60 | Persian | ای دو ورقه موقنه شکر خدا را که از بحر اعظم اغتراف نمودید و از الطاف جمال قدم | O ye two assured leaves! Render thanks unto God that ye have drawn from the Most Great Ocean and [partaken of] the favors of the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | INBA16:008 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10536 | 60 | mixed | ای شیدای جمال الهی مکتوب قرائت گردید معانی بدیع بود و مضامین دلنشین ولی خطاب | O enraptured lover of the Divine Beauty! Thy letter was read, its meanings were wondrous and its themes delightful [3.5s] | INBA87:501b, INBA52:524b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10545 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou yearner after the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. It was brief and expressive of meaning. I ask from God that thy name be registered | TAB.590 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10554 | 60 | Persian | ای کنیز خدا فیروزه از کان سنگ در اید و چون لطافت و رنگ دارد در تاج شهریاران | O handmaiden of God! The turquoise cometh forth from the mine of stone, yet, possessed of such delicacy and hue, findeth its place in the crowns of sovereigns [3.5s] | YARP2.352 p.284 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10578 | 60 | Persian | ای مستبشره ببشارات الله ورقات سدره وقتی نسبت حقیقتشان ثابت و محقق گردد | O thou who art gladdened by the glad-tidings of God! When the true relationship of the leaves of the Lote-Tree is confirmed and established [3.5s] | INBA84:536b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10579 | 60 | Persian | ای مستشرق بانوار هدایت شکر کن حضرت رب قیوم را که در وادی طوی | O wayfarer illumined by the rays of guidance, render thanks unto the Sovereign Lord, the Self-Subsisting, for thou art in the Vale of Tuwa [3.5s] | INBA88:262a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10591 | 60 | Persian | ای مفتون عهد و پیمان با وجود عدم امکان تحریر از غلیان حب شدید بشما نامه | O thou who art enraptured by the Covenant! Despite the impossibility of writing, such is the surging love that I pen thee this letter [3.5s] | INBA84:425 | YFY.015 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10603 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and I supplicated and implored at the Divine Kingdom | TAB.668 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10612 | 60 | Persian | ای موقن بایات الله صبح است و قلم در جریانست و قلب در هیجان نفحات ملکوت ابهی | O thou who art assured of the signs of God! The morn hath dawned, the Pen is in motion, and the heart is stirred by the fragrances of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | AYBY.434 #157 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10620 | 60 | Persian | ای ناطق بذکر حق چشمی بگشا که حجبات نور را کشف نماید و ستر عالم وجود را هتک | O thou who speakest in praise of the True One! Open thine eyes, that they may pierce the veils of light and rend asunder the coverings of the world of being [3.5s] | INBA13:201b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10633 | 60 | Persian | ای نونهال باغ محبت الله خوشا بحال تو که در جنت ابهی شاخ تازه | O tender sapling of the garden of God's love! Blessed art thou, for in the Abhá Paradise thou art a fresh branch [3.5s] | INBA72:170a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10635 | 60 | Persian | ای هم حرفه نجی الله حضرت نوح علیه السلام چون طوفان اعظم را مشاهده نمود سفینه | O thou who sharest the craft of God's confidant! When Noah—peace be upon him—beheld the mighty deluge, he built the Ark [3.5s] | INBA55:146 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10645 | 60 | Persian | ای ورقه منجذبه امه الله فائزه نامه شما وصول یافت و اطلاع حصول گشت الحمد لله | O leaf attracted by the grace of God, Fa'izih! Thy letter hath been received, and its contents noted. Praise be unto God [3.5s] | MKT6.171 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10688 | 60 | Arabic | ایها السلیل لذلک الاب الجلیل المحترم قد ساقک الالطاف الی تلک الاطراف حتی | O scion of that illustrious and honored father! Divine favors have guided thee to those distant parts [3.5s] | INBA59:188d | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10711 | 60 | Persian | جناب رشید جمشید نامهای دوستان را حرز جان نموده حتی در این سامان نیز همراه | Verily, Jinab-i-Rashid Jamshid hath treasured the names of the friends as an amulet of the soul, bearing them even in these parts [3.5s] | ALPA.088, YARP2.105 p.126 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10712 | 60 | Persian | جناب زائر الحمد لله بفضل و عنایت جمال مبارک بارض مقدسه رسیدی و بشرف زیارت | O honored pilgrim! Praise be to God, through the grace and bounties of the Blessed Beauty thou hast attained unto the Holy Land and been honored with pilgrimage [3.5s] | KHMT.099-100 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10725 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O maid-servant of God! Thy letter reached me and I prayed God to bless thee by His heavenly blessing in thy marriage | TAB.058-059, BLO_PT#052.05 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10734 | 60 | [refers to reports indicating that Munirih Khanum's condition was the same as before and says that the Exalted Leaves were of the opinion that she should go to Egypt] | LTDT.337-338x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB10755 | 60 | Arabic | یا من انجذب بنفحات عبقت من حدائق القدس لعمرک ان لیوث الحق قد زئرت فی غیاض | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances that wafted from the sacred gardens, by thy life, verily the lions of truth have roared in the thickets [3.5s] | INBA17:214 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10820 | 50 | Persian | ای اخگر سوخته پیکر جمشید اگر چه چون خورشید در خشیه لکن ماه و هور | O ember-scorched figure of Jamshid! Though thou shinest like the sun in the firmament, yet art thou both moon and sun [3.5s] | INBA88:342b | YARP2.326 p.271 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10830 | 50 | Persian | ای امه الله المقربه درگاه احدیت را کنیز عزیزی و آستان مقدس را منتسب قدیم | O thou maidservant nigh unto the threshold of Divine Unity! Thou art indeed a cherished handmaiden and an ancient adherent of the Sacred Court [3.5s] | MKT7.034b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10835 | 50 | Persian | ای امه الله در این دور بدیع و فصل ربیع نهال وجود بعضى اماء الله از فیضان نیسان عنایت | O maidservant of God! In this wondrous Dispensation and vernal season, the sapling of being hath been nourished, in the case of certain handmaidens of God, through the rains of heavenly grace [3.5s] | TSS.211b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10846 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده الهی دل بعنایت جمال قدم بربند و دست بذیل اسم اعظم زن تا از هر جهت عون و صون و عنایت | O servant of God, bind thy heart to the grace of the Ancient Beauty and grasp the hem of the Most Great Name, that from every direction thou mayest be aided, protected and encompassed by grace [3.5s] | LMA2.446 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10861 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده حق در سبیل الهی جانفشانی کن و در محبت محبوب آفاق شادمانی نما و در ظل | O servant of the Truth! Sacrifice thyself in the path of God, and find joy in the love of the Beloved of all horizons. Abide under the shade [3.5s] | MKT8.029a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10863 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده حق نامه شما رسید و بدرگاه جمال مبارک لابه و انابه گردید تا بعنایت حق | O servant of the Truth! Thy letter arrived and was laid before the threshold of the Blessed Beauty with supplications and entreaties, that through divine grace [3.5s] | INBA87:249a, INBA52:253 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10864 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده صادق رحمانی از فضل و موهبت جمال قدیم مطمئن باش و بفضل حضرت رحمن در | O thou sincere servant of the All-Merciful! Rest thou assured in the grace and bounty of the Ancient Beauty, and in the favor of the All-Merciful Lord [3.5s] | MKT5.166 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10878 | 50 | Persian | ای پی رو پیغمبر یار قدیمی و در محفل قلوب انیس و ندیم بذکر تو مشغولم و بیاد تو | O thou cherished companion of the Prophet, intimate friend in the assembly of hearts, I am engaged in thy remembrance and mindful of thee [3.5s] | INBA85:260a, INBA72:170b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10900 | 50 | Persian | ای حکاک معنوی فص نگین قلب را بنقش یا بهاالابهی بیارآ تا سطر آیت کبری را در صفحه صدر | O spiritual engraver! Adorn the seal-stone of the heart with the inscription 'Ya Baha'u'l-Abha', that this most great verse may adorn the page of thy breast [3.5s] | INBA72:169 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10907 | 50 | Persian | ای دو بنده پارسی آسمانی خداوند آفرینش شما را بخشش و دانش و بینش داد تا در | O ye two heavenly Persian servants of the Lord of Creation! He hath endowed you with bounty, knowledge and vision, that ye may [3.5s] | YARP2.349 p.282 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10913 | 50 | Persian | ای رخشنده بنور محبت الله تابنده باش و در گلشن معرفت الله سازنده و خواننده شو | O thou who art illumined with the light of the love of God! Be thou ever radiant, and in the garden of divine knowledge become thou a builder and a singer [3.5s] | INBA87:117b, INBA52:116a | MKT7.222a | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10935 | 50 | Persian | ای عبدالباقی خوشا بحال تو که موفق بخدمت پدر شدی و سبب آسایش آن مقرب جلیل اکبر | O 'Abdu'l-Báqí! Blessed art thou that thou hast succeeded in serving thy father and become the cause of comfort to that illustrious and near one [3.5s] | INBA13:228b, INBA85:175b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10960 | 50 | Persian | ای مسجون جمال قدم احرام کعبه مقصود بند الا فاسقینها و قل | O thou who art imprisoned for the sake of the Ancient of Days! Don the sacred pilgrim's garb for the Kaaba of divine purpose, and say [3.5s] | MSBH1.210 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10967 | 50 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الله در هنگام عزیمت از ارض اقدس و عزیمت | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! At the time of thy departure from the Holy Land and thy journey [3.5s] | AHB.132BE #05-06 p.16 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10974 | 50 | Persian | ای ناظر الی ملکوت الله هر چند غائبی ولی در محفل حاضری و بعین اشتیاق ملحوظی و در | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of God! Though absent, yet art thou present in this gathering, beheld with the eyes of longing and in [3.5s] | LMA2.429 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10982 | 50 | Persian | ای ورقه جلیله پرتو شمس حقیقت شامل است و فیوضات جمال مبارک متواصل لهذا بنهایت | O noble leaf! The radiance of the Sun of Truth doth encompass thee, and the bounties of the Blessed Beauty are continuous; therefore with utmost [3.5s] | INBA87:016b, INBA52:016b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10991 | 50 | Persian | ای یار قدیم و رفیق و ندیم اگر بدانی که عبدالبهاء الان بچه حالتی و شوق و ولهی | O ancient companion and intimate friend, if thou couldst but know in what state 'Abdu'l-Bahá now findeth himself, and with what fervor and rapture [3.5s] | MKT8.205a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11000 | 50 | Arabic | ایتها الجوهره النفیسه الملکوتیه انعش الله قلبک بنسیم من الاقلیم المقدس | O precious and celestial gem, may God revitalize thy heart with a breeze from the sacred realm [3.5s] | INBA59:178d | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11006 | 50 | Arabic | ایتها الورقه المفتحة فی ریاض محبة الله قد رایت شمالک المرتسمه بضیاء الشمس و | O leaf unfolded in the garden of God's love! Thou hast beheld thy left side illumined by the radiance of the sun and [3.5s] | DRM.016d | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11014 | 50 | Persian | ایها الفرع الجلیل من السدره المبارکه یک نسخه از بیان بجناب آقا سید مهدی بدهید | O noble branch of the blessed Tree, give a copy of the Bayán to Áqá Siyyid Mihdí [3.5s] | INBA87:282b, INBA52:287a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11019 | 50 | Persian | جناب امین در مازندران بعضی آثار در سرای خانه موجود اگرچه لشکر ظلم خراب نمود | In Mazandaran, certain sacred writings remain extant in Jinab-i-Amin's household, though the hosts of tyranny have wrought destruction [3.5s] | INBA16:177 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11029 | 50 | Persian | جناب میرزا خلیل خان جناب امین الله خان و جناب میرزا جلال الله خان و حرم جناب | The esteemed Mírza Khalíl Khán, the honored Amínu'lláh Khán, the distinguished Mírza Jalálu'lláh Khán, and the honored consort [3.5s] | MKT6.173b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11032 | 50 | Persian | حضرت افنان کار جناب میرزا حسن علیه بهاء الله بطول انجامید البته زود اتمام | The endeavors of the honored Afnán, Mírzá Ḥasan, upon whom be the Glory of God, have been prolonged; assuredly they shall soon be completed [3.5s] | INBA87:409a, INBA52:421a | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11059 | 50 | The song and anthem that Louise R. Waite raised in the Assembly of the Unity of Bahá'ís reached to the ears of the people of the Kingdom. | SW_v14#09 p.278, PN_1909E p117 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11068 | 50 | Arabic | یا من اشتعل بالنار الموقده قم من حدث الامکان مرقد الذل و الهوان و استنشق | O thou who art set ablaze by the kindled fire! Arise from the couch of abasement and ignominy in this contingent world, and inhale [3.5s] | INBA21:118c | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11113 | 50 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ...When the foundation of the Mashrekol-Azkar is laid... a most wonderful and thrilling motion will appear in the world of existence... From that point of light the spirit of teaching ... will permeate to all parts of the world | COF.069x2x, BSC.547 #989 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11139 | 40 | Persian | ای بخشش یزدان انسان بخشش صرفست و موهبت محض اگر بانچه باید و شاید تمسک جوید | O Divine Bounty! Man is pure grace and sheer gift, should he but hold fast to that which is meet and befitting [3.5s] | YARP2.166.6 p.174 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11142 | 40 | Persian | ای بنده الهی مکاتیب جناب آقا سید نصرالله و حاجی و دیگران جمیع رسید مطمئن باش | O servant of God! The letters of Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Nasru'llah, Haji and the others have all been received. Rest thou assured [3.5s] | INBA16:196 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11149 | 40 | Persian | ای بنده حق نیر عنایت حضرت احدیت چنان جلوه نمود و درخشید که شرق و غرب را | O servant of the Truth! The luminary of divine favor hath so radiantly shone forth and gleamed that East and West [3.5s] | MKT6.012b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11154 | 40 | Persian | ای بنده یزدان امید بالطاف خداوند مجید دار و تکیه بر رکن شدید کن تا در هر دمی | O servant of God! Place thy hope in the bounties of the All-Glorious Lord, and rely upon His mighty pillar, that in every breath [3.5s] | YARP2.175.1 p.178 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11156 | 40 | Persian | ای پروردگار بزرگوار این بندگان خاکسار را در درگاه خویش پناه ده و از بیگانه و خویش | O Most Gracious Lord! Grant refuge to these lowly servants at Thy threshold, and shield them from stranger and kin [3.5s] | YARP2.645 p.439 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11167 | 40 | Persian | ای حضرت بیچون این نفوس را براه راست رهنمون شو و واقف بر سر مکنون و رمز مصون | O Thou Unknowable Essence, guide these souls to the straight path and make them aware of the hidden mystery and protected secret [3.5s] | YARP2.643 p.438 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11179 | 40 | O thou dear friend! Thy letter was received. God willing, we shall endeavor to reach Washington in time and meet you and renew the Covenant of the ancient love. | AHV.030a, BLO_PN#045 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11184 | 40 | Persian | ای متوجه الی الله تا توانی دست در آغوش دلبر میثاق کن و با چنان گلرخ عریان | O thou who art turned towards God! As far as thou art able, embrace the Beloved of the Covenant and with such an unveiled rose-faced One [3.5s] | DUR3.260 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11185 | 40 | Persian | ای مرد میدان وقت گوی و چوگان است و هنگام اسب تازی و جولان اگر کوی از این میدان رباای رستم دستان و نریمان ایران | O man of the arena! The time for polo and mallet is at hand, and the hour for the swift steed and its charge. If thou wouldst seize the ball from this field, arise as a Rustam of valor and a Nariman of Iran [3.5s] | AHB.102BE #01 p.02, PZHN v3#2 p.intro | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11188 | 40 | mixed | ای مشهدی علی تو را در نهایت مکتوب ذکر کردم تا ختامه مسک مشهود گردد و العاقبه | O Mashhadi 'Ali! I have made mention of thee at the close of this letter, that it may be sealed with musk, and the end [3.5s] | INBA21:008 | MMK6#162 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11193 | 40 | Persian | ای مهربان وقت ظهور مهر در دل و جانست و دم همدمی با سروش آسمان فرصت تحریر | O kind friend! It is the time for the appearance of love in heart and soul, and the moment of communion with the celestial angel - a time for writing [3.5s] | YARP2.217 p.201 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11197 | 40 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای نونهال باغ محبت الله از خدا رجا مینمایم که ترا بباران رحمت و پرتو و حرارت | O thou who art a young tree in the Garden of the Love of God! I supplicate to God that He develop and flourish thee with the shower of mercy | DRM.015c, HUV1.041 | TAB.169 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11203 | 40 | Persian | ای یار پارسی پارسی دری و پهلوی هر دو شیرین و شکرین پس باین زبان با تو گفتگو | O Persian friend! Both Dari and Pahlavi Persian are sweet as sugar; thus in this tongue do I converse with thee [3.5s] | YARP2.175.4 p.179 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11207 | 40 | Persian | ای یاقوت این گوهر کرابها در معدن الهی پرورده گردد پس از دست ایادی اطفال | O Yaqut! This precious gem, nurtured in the divine mine, must be kept beyond the reach of children's hands [3.5s] | BLIB_Or.08687.018, , BLIB_Or.08117.047, | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11208 | 40 | Arabic | ایتها السیده الکریمه الجوهره الثمینه اعلمی ان ابواب الملکوت مفتوحه و انوار | O noble lady, precious gem! Know thou that the gates of the Kingdom are opened wide and the lights [3.5s] | INBA59:181b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11217 | 40 | Persian | ایها الشهید ابن الشهید الجلیل فرصت الان نیست مختصر مرقوم میشود در پوسته اینده | O thou martyr, son of the glorious martyr! Time doth not permit now; I write briefly, and shall write more in a future post [3.5s] | PYK.272 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11219 | 40 | Persian | ایها المتمسک بالعروه الوثقی امة البهاء حرم مستشهد فی سبیل الله عازم و راجع | O thou who holdest fast to the Most Firm Handle, handmaiden of Bahá and consort of one martyred in the path of God, who art resolute and returning [3.5s] | MKT5.191b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11222 | 40 | Arabic | ایها المستبشر ببشارات الله و المستفیض من غمام موهبه الله ایدک الله الافئده | O thou who art rejoicing in the glad-tidings of God and art drawing sustenance from the clouds of His bounty, may God fortify thee [3.5s] | INBA59:193a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11231 | 40 | Persian | جناب مستر دال از من خواهش نگارش چند کلمه بجهت شما نمودند الحمد لله در این شهر | His honor Mr. Dahl requested that I pen a few words to you. Praise be to God, in this city [3.5s] | MKT6.195a | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11247 | 40 | Persian | همشیره زادهها را نهایت محبت و مهربانی بدرجه بحری | The nieces and nephews are to be treated with a love and kindness exceeding even the vastness of the ocean [3.5s] | DUR4.661 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11256 | 40 | Persian | یا شقیقتی العزیزه مدتیست که از ما هجرت بناصره و حیفا نمودید این سفر بطول | O my dear sister! It is quite a while now, since thou hast left us, and gone away to Nazareth and Haifa. | BHKP_2#17x | BHK_2#17x | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11259 | 40 | Arabic | یا مهدی ان الهدی نور مشرق لائح من افق المیثاق فیلوح علی هیاکل اهل الاشراق و | O Mahdi! Verily, guidance is a resplendent light shining forth from the horizon of the Covenant, casting its radiance upon the temples of the people of illumination [3.5s] | HDQI.293, ANDA#43-44 p.00 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11260 | 40 | Persian | یا هاشم از خدا خواهم که در ظل شجره مبارکه نشو و نماای و چنان قائم گردی که چون | O Hashim, I beseech God that thou mayest grow and thrive beneath the shadow of the blessed Tree, and stand so firm that when [3.5s] | INBA17:109 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11318 | 30 | Arabic | اذا امعنت النظر تشخص هذه الصورة مقابلاً لعینیک انساناً | Shouldst thou look carefully, thou wouldst perceive before thee a man in chains and fetters, from whose countenance shineth the radiance of joy and contentment | AHB.133BE #03-04 p.69 | ADMS#353 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11323 | 30 | Arabic | الهی انت الذی ایدت عبادک المخلصین على رضائک اید عبدک المتوجه الیک على ذکرک و ثنائک | O my God! Thou art He Who hath aided Thy sincere servants to attain Thy good-pleasure. Aid, then, this servant who turneth his face toward Thee in Thy remembrance and praise [3.5s] | LMA2.424 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11328 | 30 | Persian | امه الرحمن الرضیه المرضیه المحترمه والده میرزا عنایت الله را تحیت مخصوص برسان | Convey special greetings to the handmaid of the All-Merciful, well-pleased and well-pleasing, the revered mother of Mírzá 'Ináyat'u'lláh [3.5s] | DUR4.404 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11335 | 30 | Persian | ای آتش افروخته آتشی در دل افروختی که خاموشی ندارد و افسردگی نجوید و شعله اش | O enkindled flame! Thou hast ignited a fire within the heart that knoweth no quenching and seeketh no languor, and its flame [3.5s] | YARP2.166.2 p.174 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11355 | 30 | Persian | ای چراغ پر فروغ داناای و بیناای و شنواای روشنی عالم انسانیست الحمد لله که از | O thou lamp resplendent with the light of wisdom, insight and hearing! The illumination of the human world art thou! Praise be to God that [3.5s] | YARP2.166.3 p.174 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11368 | 30 | Persian | ای شیدای روی جانان مهربانی خوشست و مهرپروری دلکش دل باین خوی خوش کن که بد | O thou who art enamored of the Beloved's countenance! Lovingkindness is a wondrous thing, and the nurturing of love doth captivate the heart. Make thy heart acquainted with this goodly trait [3.5s] | YARP2.166.5 p.174 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11379 | 30 | Persian | ای یار روحانی بدان که مناجات و صلوت فرض و واجب است و از انسان هیچ عذرى مقبول نه مگر | O spiritual friend! Know thou that prayer and supplication are incumbent and obligatory, and no excuse shall be accepted from any soul [3.5s] | AVK4.093.09 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11391 | 30 | Persian | باستاد محمد علی بنا در حیفا بنوع خوشی مخابره قطع نمااید | Cease communications with Ustad Muhammad-'Ali Banna in Haifa in a spirit of graciousness [3.5s] | INBA17:232 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11394 | 30 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله چون چشم نوازل شده است جواب شما دو روز بعد با مکاتیب بهر | O Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah! Since mine eyes have been favoured with your letter, the response shall be dispatched in two days' time along with other correspondence [3.5s] | INBA17:232 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11396 | 30 | Persian | جناب دوست حقیقی روحانی این مکتوبرا مستعجلا بنوری بیک برسانید و اگر چنانچه | O true and spiritual friend! Deliver this letter with utmost haste to Núrí Big, and should [3.5s] | AYBY.453 #197, SAM.394 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11398 | 30 | Persian | جناب منادی الهی خطه طبرستان علی الخصوص نور موطن مبارک مجلی | O esteemed Herald of God in the realm of Ṭabaristan, particularly in Núr, the blessed birthplace [3.5s] | TZH8.0857, NJB_v05#12 p.005 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11447 | 30 | O ye real friends, O ye people of unity! His honor Mahmood Khan is a true friend and is firm and steadfast | SW_v07#11 p.108 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11510 | 20 | Persian | جناب مشهدی علی اکبر ناظر بملکوت ابهی باشند که تا دائما مشامرا معطر نمایند | May Jinab-i-Mashhadi 'Ali-Akbar gaze upon the Abhá Kingdom, that he may ever perfume the senses [3.5s] | INBA84:483d | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11511 | 20 | Persian | جناب میرزا عباس در کل اوقات در قلوب این مشتاقان مذکورند و در محفل دوستان مشهور | Jinab-i-Mirza Abbas is, at all times, remembered in the hearts of these longing souls and is renowned in the assembly of friends [3.5s] | INBA84:482c | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11521 | 20 | Persian | ورقه موقنه مقبله امه الله ربابه را از قبل این عبد تکبیر ابدع ابهی ابلاغ | Convey unto Rubábih, that assured and accepted leaf, handmaid of God, the Most Glorious and Most Wondrous greetings from this servant [3.5s] | MKT6.177a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11530 | 20 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ...Say to [Dr.] ... that "he studied physical medicine and he cured physical diseases | TAB.507 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11559 | 20 | Arabic | ان النقطه المجمله للمعانى قد تفصلت على وجه الانحلال باضمحلال انیتها فاصبحت معنى لائحاً | Verily, the Point that containeth all meanings hath, through the dissolution of its selfhood, been fully unfolded, and hath emerged as a manifest truth [3.5s] | RHQM2.1036-1036 (481) (296-297) | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11568 | 20 | ...As to the matter of the Mashrak-el-Azkar: This is very important. All the believers must most decidedly exert their collective effort in this particular | SW_v04#09 p.160x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11569 | 20 | ...So firm and mighty is this Covenant that from the beginning of time until the present day no religious Dispensation hath produced its like. | WOB.146x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11579 | 10 | ...The time has not yet arrived, even in those countries (America) | SW_v01#03 p.004x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11587 | 10 | O God and assister of all! ... Verily, thou art the hearer of prayers, and verily, thou art powerful in all things! | SW_v08#04 p.048x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11588 | 10 | ...This man is an enchanter; perhaps he will perform an enchantment, and then we shall have nothing more to say | PDC.141x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11589 | 10 | ...worthy of being the first to build the Tabernacle of the Most Great Peace and proclaim the oneness of mankind | COF.035x, TDH#158.5x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11590 | 10 | ...We must entirely focus our thoughts upon the diffusion of the divine light and the building of the heavenly foundation | SW_v07#10 p.098x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11594 | 10 | ...Untrustworthiness is a poisonous arrow which mortally wounds the heart, the soul and the spirit of Abdul Baha. | DAS.1913-08-20, ABIE.211, BLO_PN#007 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11595 | 10 | ...Live and act thou in the present as far as possible for thee, according to the divine instructions. | SW_v07#18 p.187 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11596 | 10 | ...You shall soon see in Persia that the people shall believe in this Cause in groups every day. | SW_v12#12 p.215x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11597 | 10 | ...Be not disappointed in thyself; trust thou in the favor and bounty of his highness, the Almighty. | SW_v07#18 p.187 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11607 | 10 | ...We should do little things as well as great things for the love of God. | SW_v14#06 p.167 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11608 | 10 | ...the distributing center of spiritual enlightenment, and all the world received this heavenly blessing | COF.035x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11609 | 10 | ...His light at first had been a star; now it became a mighty sun | GPB.196x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11610 | 10 | ...It is the manifest Standard waving in the center of that great continent | GPB.351x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11611 | 10 | ...Even as the snow, they will melt away in the July sun | PDC.147 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11612 | 10 | ...The Lord of the day of the manifestation is his highness, Baha'o'llah. | SW_v09#01 p.006x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11613 | 10 | ...developed powers and capacities greater and more wonderful than other nations | COF.035x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11614 | 10 | ...heavenly illumination stream to all the peoples of the world | COF.121x, COF.132x, GPB.397x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11615 | 10 | ...on that day will the faithful rejoice with exceeding gladness | MBW.044x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11616 | 10 | ...Assuredly ye will achieve a Conquest in California | SW_v02#13 p.006 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11623 | 10 | ...influence and illumination are far-reaching | COF.035x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11624 | 10 | The greatest prison is the prison of self. | VLAB.009 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB11724 | 150 | mixed | یا من ایده الله علی زیاره البقعه النوراء نامه مفصل شما رسید مختصر جواب مرقوم | O thou whom God hath aided to visit the luminous Shrine! Thy detailed letter was received, and a brief reply [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0933, YIA.361 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11773 | 110 | Persian | ای ناطق بثنای الهی در این ساعت که دل و جان از نفحات رحمن در اهتزاز است | O thou who speakest in praise of God! At this hour when heart and soul are stirred by the sweet fragrances of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | FRH.102-103 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11947 | 110 | Persian | ای دوست قدیم مدتی است که از شما خبری نیست و اثری نه شنیدم که در زاویه خمول | O ancient friend! For some time no word has been received from thee, nor any trace of thy presence [3.5s] | TISH.382 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11965 | 100 | Persian | ای منتسبین آن یار روحانی از خدا خواهم که گلشن ملکوت را نهال بیهمال گردید | O ye who are associated with that spiritual friend! I beseech God that ye may become peerless saplings in the garden of the Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA79.051a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11990 | 80 | Persian | ای امه الله الفائزه بخدمه مولاک مکتوبت واصل گشت تاخیر جواب از عدم فرصت حاصل | O handmaiden of God who hath attained to serving thy Lord! Thy letter was received, and the delay in reply was due to lack of opportunity [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0243 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12049 | 50 | Persian | ای ورقه طیبه همای اوج عزت قدیمه بر سر اماء الرحمن سایه افکنده و آفتاب افق توحید | O blessed leaf! The celestial bird of ancient glory hath cast its shadow upon the handmaidens of the All-Merciful, and the sun from the horizon of divine unity [3.5s] | AKHA_103BE #04 p.04 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12063 | 80 | Persian | ای یاران رحمانی عبدالبهاء جناب امین در تحریر اخیر بعد از ورود بطهران... و همچنین از محافل اماء الرحمن نهایت ستایش | O heavenly companions of Abdu'l-Baha! Jinab-i-Amin, after arriving in Tehran, hath in his recent letter... and likewise hath highly praised the gatherings of the handmaidens of the Most Merciful [3.5s] | QIRT.06ax | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12071 | 50 | Persian | ای خلیل جلیل قربان روی منور که آفاق را روشن نموده و خوی معطر که مشامها معطر کرد | O noble companion! May my life be a sacrifice to that radiant countenance which hath illumined the horizons, and to that fragrant nature which hath perfumed all senses [3.5s] | YQAZ.211cx | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12121 | 500 | mixed | ای امین الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید بنهایت بهجت قرائت گردید زیرا ذکر روحانیت | O divine Amin! That which thou didst write was read with utmost joy, for it spoke of spirituality [3.5s] | AMIN.154-158 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12161 | 320 | Persian | ای اماء منجذبه ملکوت ابهی شب است و دل و جان بذکر حضرت یزدان در نهایت روح | O ye maidservants of God, drawn to the Abhá Kingdom! It is night, and heart and soul are in a state of utmost joy, engaged in the remembrance of the Lord [3.5s] | AMIN.149-151 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12227 | 240 | Persian | ای سلاله حضرت خلیل جلیل شکر کنید خدا را که اب رحیم حضرت ابراهیم را در ملکوت | O descendant of the illustrious Abraham! Render thanks unto God that thou art of the seed of that Merciful One, the Prophet Abraham, in His celestial Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA85:199 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12236 | 230 | Persian | ای امه الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملحوظ افتاد و از استقامت شما بر محبت الله | O handmaiden of God! That which thou didst write was noted, and thy steadfastness in the love of God [3.5s] | INBA85:344a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12266 | 200 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه هیجدهم جون ۱۹۱۴ رسید مضمون دلیل بر صحت آن بنت ملکوت بود | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated 18 June 1914 hath arrived; its contents indicated the good health of that daughter of the Kingdom | BBBD.301-303 | BBBD.304 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12273 | 200 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی آنچه آقا سید یحیی حواله بدهد برسانید زیرا او فورا میرساند | O faithful servant of the Blessed Beauty! Whatever sum Aqa Siyyid Yahya may remit, do thou forward it, for he will transmit it without delay [3.5s] | AMIN.188-190 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12339 | 170 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی آن هویت مقدسه جناب آقا عبدالوهاب با رخی بنور بشارات چون مه تابان | O true servant of that Sacred Reality! Jinab-i-Aqa Abdul-Vahhab, whose countenance, illumined by the light of glad-tidings, shineth even as the radiant moon [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0927 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12389 | 140 | Persian | ای نوجوان سالخورده هر گاه بظاهر پیری بر تن هجوم کند و ناتوانی غلبه نماید ولی | O thou who art advanced in years yet in the prime of youth! Whilst old age doth outwardly assail the body and weakness taketh over, yet, if the heart be quickened, youth's features shall reappear | VUJUD.011-012 | VUJUDE.016-017 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12427 | 130 | Persian | ای دو نفس زکیه نامه شما رسید مضمون سبب نهایت سرور شد زیرا مناجات بود و طلب | O ye two pure souls! Your letter arrived, and its content brought me great joy because it contained a request in which you ask for the assistance of the power of the Holy Spirit | BBBD.560 | BBBD.561 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12428 | 130 | Persian | جناب امین الهی مناجاتی مفصل در نهایت عجز و زاری ببارگاه بزرگواری حضرت باری | O trusted one of God! A detailed supplication was offered, with utmost humility and lamentation, at the threshold of the All-Glorious Lord [3.5s] | AMIN.087-088 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12431 | 130 | Persian | ای بشیرالهی دیگر شکایت از انقطاع مراسلات مفرما ملاحظه کن که در جوف چند نامه | O Divine Herald! Complain no longer of the cessation in our correspondence. Behold how many letters are enclosed herein! [3.5s] | INBA85:443b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12438 | 130 | Persian | ای چراغ افروخته از نار موقده هر چند بظاهر هزار فرسنگ دوری و مهجوری و از باده | O thou lamp enkindled by the fire divine! Though outwardly thou art distant and remote by a thousand leagues [3.5s] | INBA85:164b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12454 | 120 | Persian | ای فرع بدیع سدره رحمانیه چندی پیش بالنیابه از انجناب حاجی سید جواد ملاقات نمود | O thou wondrous branch of the sanctified Tree! Some time ago, Hájí Siyyid Javád met with Me on thy behalf | KHAF.075 | GEN.345-356 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12470 | 120 | Persian | ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره المبارکه تحریریکه بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده | O exalted branch of the Blessed Tree! Concerning the letter thou didst write to Jinab-i-Áqá Siyyid Taqí [3.5s] | INBA85:301 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12504 | 110 | Persian | ای ندیم قدیم در این ایام مژده رسید که آن بنده نورانی الهی اقتران بورقه محترمه | O ancient companion! In these days glad tidings were received that that illumined servant of God hath joined in marriage with the respected handmaiden [3.5s] | INBA85:250 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12533 | 110 | Arabic | یا من حمد الله علی فیضه الجلیل و شکره علی جوده العظیم ان نمیقتک الغراء و خریدتک | O thou who hast praised God for His abundant grace and rendered thanks for His mighty bounty! Verily, thy radiant missive and thy [3.5s] | UMich962.125, UMich991.071-072 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12556 | 100 | Persian | ای مستبشر به بشارت رب میثاق بامداد است و من بیاد تو افتادم و دل بتو دادم و در میدان | O thou who art gladdened by the tidings of the Lord of the Covenant! The morning hath dawned, and I have remembered thee, given thee my heart, and in the arena [3.5s] | BSHI.106a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12567 | 100 | Persian | ای نهال مغروس در ریاض جود حضرت مقصود اگر چه بظاهر اسباب چنین فراهم آمد | O sapling planted in the gardens of the bounty of the Lord of all desires! Although outwardly circumstances have conspired [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1050 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12571 | 100 | O people of the kingdom! Do offer hearty thanks to God of having heard the Divine Call, and are revived with the breath of the Holy Spirit | BBBD.135 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB12594 | 90 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه‌ها که خواسته بودی مرقوم گردید و ارسال شد از عنایت حصرت احدیت | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! The letters which thou didst request have been written and dispatched through the bounty of His Divine Oneness [3.5s] | AMIN.120-121 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12622 | 90 | Persian | ای بندگان الهی نامه اخیر رسید از عون و عنایت حضرت احدیت امیدم چنانست | O ye servants of God! Your recent letter hath been received, and through the grace and bounty of the One True Lord my hope is thus [3.5s] | KASH.251 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12630 | 80 | O thou Baha'i child! Thank thou God that in the Paradise of Abha thou art a fresh plant. The hand of Providence hath planted thee | BBBD.187-188 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB12636 | 80 | Persian | ای منادی پیمان مکتوب شما رسید مضمون مفهوم گردید از عدم فرصت مختصرا جواب مرقوم | O herald of the Covenant! Your letter was received and its contents were understood. Due to lack of time, I write this brief reply [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1001 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12639 | 80 | Arabic | ایها المنجذب بمغناطیس اسرار الله لعمرک قد طفحت القلوب بملا السرور بما انباء الکتاب | O thou who art attracted by the magnetic power of the divine mysteries! By thy life, hearts have overflowed with abundant joy at the tidings conveyed by thy letter [3.5s] | UMich962.125, UMich991.072 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12656 | 80 | mixed | ای حضرت موید با وجود عدم مجال و تشتت بال و اعتلال احوال مختصر جواب بر سوال | O thou who art confirmed! Despite lack of opportunity, distraction of mind, and indisposition of health, I write this brief response to thy question [3.5s] | INBA85:334a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12672 | 70 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء روز مبارک مولود موعود اسم اعظم است عبدالبهاء بیاد تو افتاد | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! This blessed day is the birth of the Promised One, the Most Great Name. Abdu'l-Baha hath remembered thee [3.5s] | AMIN.159-160 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12682 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ذوالجلال حمد کن حضرت احدیت را که در ظل کلمه وجدانیت | O servant of the All-Glorious Beauty! Render thanks unto the One True God that beneath the shade of the Word of Divine Unity [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.136-137 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12694 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب دکتور فورل که ارسال نموده بودی خود او نیز مکتوبی بمن | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter of Dr. Forel that thou hast forwarded, he himself had already sent me a copy. | VUJUD.011 | VUJUDE.015 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12703 | 60 | unknown | جناب امین امه البهاء ثمره نهایت شکایت از ضیق معیشت و قرض ششهزار تومان | Jinab-i-Amin: Amatu'l-Baha Thamirih laments profoundly the straits of livelihood and the burden of a debt amounting to six thousand tumans [4o] | AMIN.182-183 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12719 | 60 | mixed | ای حضرت موید بعون و عنایت حضرت احدیت موفقی العاقبه للمخلصین در چنین انقلابی | O thou who art confirmed by the aid and bounty of the One True God! Victory ultimately belongeth unto the sincere ones in such a revolution [3.5s] | INBA85:186b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12728 | 60 | mixed | ای بنده مقبول جمال مبارک اگر بدانی چه نظر عنایتی متوجه شماست قسم بجمال قدم | O favored servant of the Blessed Beauty! If thou didst know what glances of grace are directed towards thee, I swear by the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | INBA85:231a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12729 | 60 | Persian | حضرت زائر آقا حسین نهایت خلوص و تعلق باحبای الهی دارند و هر یک را در این محضر | Hadrat-i-Za'ir Aqa Husayn possesseth the utmost sincerity and attachment to the loved ones of God, and remembereth each one of them in this presence [3.5s] | INBA85:123a | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12732 | 60 | Persian | ای سیاوش مظلوم در قم بخدمت امر اللّه پرداختی و در طهران بیار مهربان ارباب جمشید | O Siyavash! In Qum thou didst arise to serve the Cause of God, and in Tehran thou didst befriend that loving soul, Arbab Jamshid [3.5s] | QUM.219.10, YARD.043-044x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12733 | 50 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه تو رسید دلیل بر نهایت انجذاب بملکوت اله بود شکر کن که | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. It was an indication to thy utmost attraction | BBBD.144 | BBBD.145 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12736 | 50 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter has reached me. I do hope that through the attractive power of the Love of God | BBBD.419-420 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB12737 | 50 | Persian | ای امین الهی حضرت ادیب شخصی را بجهت معلمی مکتب بمباای تعیین میفرمایند مصارف راهی | O thou trusted one of God! His honor Adib is appointing an individual for the purpose of teaching at the Bombay school, and the expenses of his journey [3.5s] | AMIN.114-115 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12740 | 50 | Persian | ای امه الله حمد کن خدا را که قرینه مومن بالله هستی و همراز با نفسی از دون حق | O handmaiden of God! Render thanks unto God that thou art joined in marriage with one who believeth in God and art an intimate companion to a soul who is detached from all save Him [3.5s] | QUM.194a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12742 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده حق جناب لورد لامینگتون به شیراز تشریف آورند شخص محترمی است و سیاسی | O servant of Truth! The honorable Lord Lamington hath arrived in Shiraz. He is a distinguished personage, sagacious in matters of statecraft [4o] | INBA85:452a | BSHI.060 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12749 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه مختصر شما ایجار اعجاز است بسیار مقبول گردید زیرا | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Your brief letter, which was a miracle of concision, proved most acceptable, for [3.5s] | INBA85:099b, INBA85:550a | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12764 | 40 | Persian | ای دو دوست حقیقی سرکار لورد لامینگتون عازم سیاحت ایرانند شخص محترمی هستند | O ye two true friends! Lord Lamington intends to journey to Persia. He is an honoured personage [3.5s] | INBA85:530b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12766 | 40 | Persian | یا حضرت بشیرالهی نصف شب است این چند کلمه مرقوم میگردد روز ابدا دقیقه ای فرصت | O thou divine herald! It is midnight as these few words are being penned. Throughout the day, not a moment's respite was found [3.5s] | INBA85:447a | BSHI.126 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12768 | 40 | Persian | ای دوست قلبی بیاد تو افتادم و نام تو خواندم و از درگاه الهی از برای تو عون و عنایت | O intimate friend! I have remembered thee and called out thy name, beseeching divine assistance and bounty for thee from the Threshold of God [3.5s] | QUM.194b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12772 | 30 | Persian | جناب آقا محمد ابراهیم از تاییدات حضرت قیوم در ملکوت ابهی امیدواریم که از افق | Jinab-i-Aqa Muhammad Ibrahim: We cherish the hope that, through the confirmations of the Self-Subsisting Lord, in the Abha Kingdom, from the horizon [3.5s] | QUM.098 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12776 | 30 | Persian | امه الله المشتعله بنار محبت الله ضجیع منجذبه را بالطاف حق بشارت ده تا از فیض | O maidservant of God! Give thou glad tidings through divine favors to that enkindled one who is set ablaze with the fire of the love of God, that attracted one, so that from His bounty [3.5s] | INBA85:121c | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12782 | 20 | Persian | جناب اخویرا بکمال اشتیاق بابدع اذکار مکبرم بجهت ایشان انشاء الله من بعد مخصوص | I will most joyously and with utmost fervor pray for your esteemed brother. For him, God willing, I will specifically [3.5s] | INBA85:160b | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12786 | 100 | Persian | ای فاضل محترم اگر شما امعان نظر فرمااید جواب نامه واضح و آشکار است همچنانکه | O honoured Fáḍil! If thou wouldst ponder deeply, the answer to thy letter would be clear and evident, even as [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1102 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12788 | 50 | Persian | ای فاضل شیراز در این دم بیاد تو دمساز و بذکرت مشغول و همراز گشتم و آنچه | O distinguished one of Shiraz! At this moment, I became intimately attuned to thy remembrance, occupied with thy praise, and the sharer of thy confidences, and all that [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1105 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12819 | 90 | Persian | ای مقربان درگاه احدیت نامه شما رسید و از بلایای وارده احزان بسیار رخ داد | O ye who are nigh to the Threshold of God! Your letter was received, and the tribulations that have befallen you brought great sorrow | ADMS#340 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12844 | 40 | Persian | از الطاف جمال مبارک امیدوارم که این اقتران مورث روح و ریحان گردد و سبب سرور و حبور یاران | ...It is my fervent hope that, through the bestowals of the Blessed Beauty, this marriage may bring about joy and radiance | BRL_SWOP#018x | BRL_SWO#018x | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12845 | 50 | Persian | تبریک و تهنیت اقتران مینمایم که مبارک و متیمّن باشد و سبب تسلسل سلاله الی‌الأبد | ...I convey my greetings and felicitations on the occasion of thy marriage. May it be blessed and joyous, and may it lead to the continuation of thy lineage forevermore | BRL_SWOP#020x | BRL_SWO#020x | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12848 | 60 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی شکر کن خدا را که اسباب الفت و التیام با قرین محترمت حاصل شد | O thou dear handmaid of God! Render thanks unto God that the means of reconciliation and fellowship with thine esteemed spouse have been established | BRL_SWOP#043x | BRL_SWO#043x | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12853 | 370 | mixed | ای دو منادی میثاق تحاریر متعدده از آن دو سراج منیر وارد و مضامین سبب سرور و | O two Heralds of the Covenant! Numerous letters from those two luminous lamps have arrived, and their contents are the cause of joy [3.5s] | AYBY.423 #134, TSS.052, TRZ1.294 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12854 | 130 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت الله نامه تو رسید از صحت عبدالبهاء استفسار نموده بودی از این | O you whose gaze is fixed on the Kingdom of God! Your letter has arrived. You had asked about the health of ‘Abdu’l-Baha. On account of this three-year journey | MMK5#083 p.067 | MHMD2s.324bx | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12855 | 20 | Seize thy chance, exert every effort, and pay no heed to matters that do not yield any fruit | BRL_ATE#085 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| ABU0545 | 500 | Persian | اینکه این روز نامه از جهت جامعه بحث میکرد اما | Whereas in this day the discourse concerned the community [3.5s] | NJB_v15#09 p.280 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0547 | 500 | Persian | جسمانیات اگر در ظل روحانیات باشد ترقی میکند و الا ایامی چند | Material things, when abiding beneath the shade of spiritual things, advance and progress; else they endure but for a few days [3.5s] | NJB_v15#07 p.216 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0853 | 350 | Persian | الملک لله صاحبی جز خدا ندارد ان الارض لله یورثها لمن یشاء من عباده چه ثمری از برای انسان | Dominion belongeth unto God. None other save Him hath any sovereignty. Verily, the earth is God's; He causeth whomsoever He willeth among His servants to inherit it. What fruit hath man therefrom? [3.5s] | NJB_v15#03 p.088 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1039 | 300 | Persian | وقتی که سنین عمر من به سی و دو سال رسید والده و خویشان اصرار کردند که ازدواج کنم من قبول نکردم | When my years of life had reached two and thirty, my mother and kindred did earnestly entreat me to wed, yet I consented not [3.5s] | YIK.297, ZIAB2.025 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1756 | 170 | Persian | ناقضین قصر را از ما گرفتند و حتی یک اطاق هم به ما ندادند | The Covenant-breakers seized the mansion from Us, and did not grant unto Us even a single chamber [3.5s] | YIK.304, ZIAB1.150-151 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1758 | 170 | Arabic | هم عندهم المساوات و نحن عندنا لیس فقط المساوات بل المواساة هم یطلبون المساوات کرها | They seek equality amongst themselves, while We possess not equality alone but rather fellowship and consolation. They pursue equality with aversion [3.5s] | YIK.315-316, ZIAB2.151 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2045 | 130 | Persian | بعضی نفوس هستند که بدون سبب عداوت میکنند و اهل غرض هستند مثلا مدیر یکی از جراید فارسی | There are certain souls who, without cause, manifest enmity and are possessed of ulterior motives - as, for instance, the editor of one of the Persian newspapers [3.5s] | YIK.302, ZIAB2.210-211 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2577 | 80 | Persian | حاجی عرب در عراق سبب ثهادتش این است که سه چهار سال قبل در عراق یک عائله را شهید | Concerning the Arab pilgrim in Iraq, the cause of his martyrdom was that some three or four years prior, a family was martyred in that land [3.5s] | YIK.302, ZIAB2.211 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2732 | 70 | Mahmúd's Diary | All created phenomena are subject to the law of change and transformation. Youth is followed by old age; a tender plant grows into an aged tree | - | - | |||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3111 | 50 | There was a Protestant who rejected the Bahá’í Faith because of the fact that His Holiness the Bab was martyred. | STAB#074 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| ABU3280 | 30 | Persian | انسان باید از میوههایی که در محل سکونت و اقامتش موجود است | Man must partake of such fruits as are to be found in the place of his habitation and dwelling [3.5s] | YIK.300, ZIAB2.088 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3460 | 20 | Persian | اگر چهار یا پنج نفس مثل میرزا ابوالفضل شوند من از این عالم مسرور و مطمئن میروم خدا مبعوث خواهد کرد | If four or five souls should become even as Mirza Abu'l-Fadl, then would I depart from this world with gladness and assurance, for God shall raise them up [3.5s] | YIK.303, ZIAB2.228 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3469 | 20 | Arabic | حیاة الانسان لازم یحصل منها نتیجة الاهمیة لیست بطول العمر ام بقصره | The life of man must needs yield forth a fruit of consequence; its significance lieth not in the length or brevity of its duration [3.5s] | YIK.298, ZIAB2.130 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3497 | 20 | Lydia, Lydia, you cannot put up with this one man, and I have to put up with the whole human race. | SUR.236 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| ABU3561 | 20 | The withered and faded are refreshed, the joyless becomes happy, the extinct | SW_v08#08 p.103 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| ABU3564 | 10 | Arabic | البلشفیک ستسری من روسیا و متی یعم شرها یتفق العالم علی سحقها | The Bolsheviks shall spread forth from Russia, and when their evil encompasseth all, then shall the world unite to crush them [3.5s] | YIK.304, ZIAB1.105 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3565 | 10 | Arabic | الدنیا قلابة دائما من حال الی حال فالعاقل هو الذی لا یعتمد علی تقلباتها | The world doth ever revolve from state to state, and the wise one is he who placeth not his reliance upon its fluctuations [3.5s] | YIK.298, ZIAB2.141 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3595 | 10 | Give the message with love and joy to those we meet and leave the souls to God. | SW_v13#04 p.090x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| ABU3630 | 10 | I am a servant and this station I have chosen for myself. | SW_v08#15 p.210 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3678 | 220 | The religion of God has now been proclaimed in Germany. When the divine seed takes root in the soil, they will automatically spread and other roots appear and extend | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| AB10870 | Cablegram | 50 | Persian | ای پروردگار ای بی نیاز بندگان خویش را بنواز | O Lord, O Self-Sufficing One! Bestow Thy grace upon Thy servants [3.5s] | DUR1.450b | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11319 | Cablegram | 30 | Persian | از خبر صعود سمندر محزون منتجین ایشانرا تسلیت گواید ورقا در اول بهار بیایند | The news of Samandar's ascension hath brought sorrow to his collaborators. Convey unto them heartfelt condolences. Varqá shall arrive at the onset of spring [3.5s] | AVK4.298bx | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11567 | Cablegram | 20 | Persian | حیفا میرزا محسن افندی الحمدالله وصلنا امس الی طبریا فی صون حمایته الله عباس | Haifa. Mirza Mohsen Effendi. Praise be to God, we arrived yesterday in Tiberias under His divine protection. 'Abbas [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-08-21 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11572 | Cablegram | 10 | Arabic | اسلوا الکروسه سریعاً مرادنا ان نذهب الی العدسیه و ترجع الی حیفا عباس | Send the carriage swiftly; we intend to proceed to 'Addasiyyih and return to Haifa. 'Abbas [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-09-22 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11599 | Cablegram | 10 | Eng | Safely arrived London. Remembered always. Greetings Maxwell. Kiss baby. | MAX.285b | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11620 | Cablegram dated 1892-05-29 | 10 | Eng | The Sun of Baha has set…. | GPB.222x | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11571 | Cablegram dated 1912-08-28 | 10 | Eng | Your letter received. In reality thou art illumined. We leave for Montreal Friday Morning. | MAX.279 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11592 | Cablegram dated 1912-12-14 | 10 | Eng | Thanks to Bahá'u'lláh, we arrived safely at Liverpool. Greeting to the friends. | SW_v03#16 p.002 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11584 | Cablegram dated 1912-12-30 | 10 | Eng | Receive no Persian, even my family, without autographic permission. Communicate to all friends. | SW_v06#12 p.093, BSTW#073a | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11601 | Cablegram dated 1913-04-02 | 10 | Eng | WITH JOY AND HAPPINESS REACHED STUTTGART ABBAS. | DAS.1913-04-01, SW_v04#02 p.041 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11583 | Cablegram dated 1913-04-12 | 10 | Eng | LAMP OF GOD SHINING BRILLIANTLY IN BUDAPEST DETAIL ADDRESSES DELIVERED IN IMPORTANT MEETINGS. | DAS.1913-04-12, SW_v04#03 p.058 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11600 | Cablegram dated 1913-06-19 | 10 | Eng | ARRIVED SAFELY PORT SAID WITH JOY AND FRAGRANCE. ABBAS. | DAS.1913-06-17, SW_v04#06 p.104 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11619 | Cablegram dated 1913-09-19 | 10 | Eng | Send Mrs. Fraser to Ramleh. | DAS.1913-09-18, ABIE.330, BLO_PN#007 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11617 | Cablegram dated 1913-12-10 | 10 | Eng | ARRIVED SAFELY HOLYLAND. ABBAS. | DAS.1913-12-09, SW_v04#15 p.258 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11591 | Cablegram dated 1914-10-29 | 10 | Eng | Invite speakers men and women having power delivering speeches. Divine confirmations assured. | DAS.1914-10-29 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11566 | Cablegram dated 1914-11-09 | 20 | Eng | Rest ye confident in the Divine Grace. I love you and I am with you. | DAS.1914-11-09 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11618 | Cablegram dated 1914-11-28 | 10 | Eng | Health perfect. Greeting to all. | DAS.1914-11-27 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11582 | Cablegram dated 1921-02-15 | 10 | Eng | All affairs concerning Universal Temple referred General Convention. I cannot interfere, submit everything Convention. | SW_v12#01 p.019 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11621 | Cablegram dated 1921-11 | 10 | Persian | احوال و صحت احباء چطوراست | How is situation and health of friends? | NJB_v12#14 p.238 | SW_v12#14 p.232, PPRL.049x | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11622 | Cablegram dated 1921-11 | 10 | Persian | از الطاف الهی صحت میطلبم | I implore health from divine bounty. | NJB_v12#14 p.238 | SW_v12#14 p.232, ABCC.451, PPRL.049x | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11598 | Cablegram dated ca. 1914-07-04 | 10 | Eng | Former cablegram correct. Protect Cause according contents. Inform Remey. | BSTW#073g | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1030 | Interview with Prof. Henri Bergson, Paris, ca. Jan. 1913 | 300 | Persian | بین طبیعیون و الهیون در یک مورد وحدت نظر وجود دارد و آن این است که خلقت جمیع | Between the naturalists and the divines there existeth unanimity of view in one matter, and that is this: that throughout creation all things [3.5s] | VAA.254-255x | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3631 | Last recorded words | 10 | You wish me to take some food, and I am going? | GPB.311x, PAB.007, ABCC.462, VLAB.141 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0241 | Public address given on 1912-09-02 | 840 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The subject of immortality has been suggested. Life is the expression of composition; and death, the expression of decomposition. In the world or kingdom | PUP#100 (p.306-308), ABIC.006-008 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00031 | Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Furqan | 1950 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی تجلی علی اهل الامکان و افاض انوار الجمال لمن فی الاکوان بطراز | Praise be to God Who hath revealed Himself unto the peoples of the contingent world and shed the effulgent lights of His beauty upon all created things [3.5s] | BMT.073 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3317 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-11 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | هر چند نسآء با رجال در استعداد قواء شریکند ولی شبهه نیست که رجال اقدمند و اقوی حتی در حیوانات مانند کبوتران | Although women are equal to men in abilities and capacities, there is no doubt that men are bolder and physically more powerful | BDA1.153.07 | SW_v19#10 p.309, MHMD1.166 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1737 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11 | 170 | The greatest prison is the material world. Prison is the antithesis of freedom. Now man is a prisoner of food, of sleep | DAS.1913-05-11 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0983 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 310 | Arabic | الارض المقدسه حرارتها لاتزید عن سی و سه ٣٣ درجه و ابرد فصلها تقریبا ٤ فوق الصرفرفی | The temperature in the Holy Land does not exceed 33 degrees [Celsius] and in the coldest season, it is approximately four degrees above zero. | ASAT4.454-455x, KHH1.323-324 (1.449-451) | KHHE.451-462 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3451 | Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan | 30 | A few hundred years ago, Darzi, a tailor, came from Persia to Syria, where he established the Druze cult. 'Druze' is a corruption of the word 'Darzi. | CHH.195, BLO_PN#022 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3543 | Words spoken in 1910 | 20 | I cannot tell you, but in all those upon whom I look, I see only my Father's face. | TOR.006, VLAB.085 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2966 | Words spoken in Dec. 1919 | 50 | Persian | اراء ملت امریکا در این مسئله مختلف است گروهی هستند میگویند از برای خدمت عالم انسانی چنگ کردیم | The views of the American people concerning this matter are diverse; there are those who declare: "We have taken up arms for the service of the human race." [3.5s] | NJB_v11#19 p.341a | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3663 | Words spoken on 1913-05-13 | 10 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اگر قائم مقام بود ایران را احیاء مینمود | if the Qa’im-Maqam were still with us, the whole of Persia would be revived. | SFI18.275, BDA2.299a | MHMD2.395, LOIR20.171 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3605 | Words spoken on 1914-04-20 in Haifa | 10 | I am afraid if I breathe Mirza Ahmad will write it down. | DAS.1914-04-20 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1074 | Words spoken on 1915-09-07 in Haifa | 290 | Persian | امیدواریم که در آلمان آتش محبت الله شعله زند، بجهت آنکه اهل آلمان، مردمان با استقامتی هستند. متلون المزاج | We cherish the hope that in Germany the fire of the love of God may blaze forth, inasmuch as the German people are possessed of steadfastness and are not fickle in disposition [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-07 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3648 | Words spoken on 1916-01-22 | 570 | Persian | Man of Courage, The | تاریخ حاجی میرزا اقاسی حکایت غریبی است حاجی میر.ا اقاسی اهل تبریز بود... میرزا ابو القاسم قائم مقام اول شخص ایران بود | The story of Haji Mirza Aqasi is indeed a strange account. He was from Tabriz [3.5s]... ...Mírza Abuʼl-Qasim, the Qaʼim-Maqam, was the foremost man of Persia and a highly capable individual | AHB.130BE #09-10 p.19-20, RHQM2.1166-1169 (636) (391-393), SFI18.276 | LOIR20.172, BLO_courage.05 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1532 | Words spoken on 1916-01-31 | 200 | Persian | الحاکم بامر الله موسس فرقه درزى ششم خليفه فاطمى است ولى درزى لقب يکى از تلاميذ الحاکم است | Al-Hakim bi-Amr'illah, founder of the Druze sect, was the sixth Fatimid Caliph, while Darazi was the title of one of Al-Hakim's disciples [3.5s]... ...One al-Hakim bi'l-Amr summoned to his presence some Jews and Christians and asked them | MUH1.0188-0189 | STAB#069 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3655 | Words spoken on 1919-08-15 | 90 | Persian | حاجی کریم خان ردیه بر امر نوشت و برداشت رفت به طهران که تقدیم شاه کند و خلعت و انعام گیرد | Hajji Karim Khan penned a refutation of the Cause and, having composed it, departed for Tehran that he might present it unto the Shah and receive robes of honor and rewards [3.5s] | NSS.236b | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3214 | Words spoken on 1920-09-20 in Haifa | 40 | He said that the belief of the Druses was very secret, but he knew it - that they do not believe in any prophet, neither Jesus nor Muhammad, but in minor people, such as Peter. Their leader was a servant of Muhammad. They believe in reincarnation. They veil and pretend to be a Muhammadan sect. | PN_1920_heh_haifa p024 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3433 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 30 | Für die Jugend ist das Höchste, Edelste und Beste gerade gut genug! Warum hält man denn in den meisten Kulturländern den Elementarlehrer | SDW v13#11 p.112 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3580 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 10 | Was ist Kultur, wenn sie nicht lebendiger Besitz eines Einzelnen ist? Luxus des Begüterten! Klassen- und Kastenbesitz | SDW v13#11 p.112 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3587 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 10 | Die freudigste Genugtuung fühlt man nach Erfüllung und Vollendung von schweren, opfervollen Pflichten! | SDW v13#10 p.103 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3664 | Words to a reporter, spoken ca. 1912-10-19 | 160 | Proud of him [Omar Khayyam]? Would you be proud of that man who had led your children into evil ways? Would you be proud of a drunkard | - | - | |||||||||||||
| ABU2026 | Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-28 | 140 | The water which was salty was changed. During the time of the Blessed Beauty, the cholera came up to the gates of Akka, but it did not enter Akka. | PN_1919 p047 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0809 | Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-07 | 370 | The first entrance into light and into belief is extremely difficult. The spiritual birth is troublesome and painful in the same degree as the physical birth. | PN_1904 p004, PN_1904 p037, TTAW.006-008, BLO_PN#102 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2084 | Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-07 | 130 | My love for you is like an ocean and your love is like a drop. The distress and calamities which I have endured for your sake | PN_1909 p011, PN_1909 p041, PN_1909B p021, PN_1909C p091, PN_1909F p040, DJT.062-063, BLO_PN#027 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3396 | Words to M. R. Shirazi in April 1914 | 30 | Zoroastrians are the real Iranis. Their blood is not spoiled by the admixture of Turkish, Russian and Arab bloods. | TDAB.08-09 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1871 | Words to Marie Watson et al around Aug. 1921 | 160 | I plant a seed in your mind; if your heart approves it, it will become a tree and bear fruit... When the brain cells in the 'upper chamber' are active, they respond to celestial vibrations... Discerning, conscious souls who comprehend the reality of the divine teachings are few in every age. | - | - | |||||||||||||
| ABU2198 | Words to Mr. Lorge, London, 1912-12-20 | 120 | Yes, it is possible. Often people speak together without the mediary of the tongue. There are two methods of intercourse | DAS.1912-12-20, SW_v14#07 p.209-210, SW_v03#19 p.006 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0486 | Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900 | 550 | Third explanation [of sacrifice] - The worldly grades of every Manifestation are so different from the spiritual grades, that each Manifestation has voluntarily sacrificed everything pertaining to worldly honor | PN_1900 p121 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0323 | Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 | 710 | Bahá'í Scriptures | There is reincarnation of matter, and there is reincarnation of spirit. Reincarnation of matter is the process whereby matter is developed or evolved... When the body of man is perfected, physical evolution comes to an end | BSC.434 #789x, AELT.178-183 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3068 | Words to Takeshi Kanno, spoken on 1912-10-21 | 50 | The war between Japan and Russia came about after the departure of Bahá'u'lláh, but before these events occurred Bahá'u'lláh often mentioned kindly the name of the Mikado | MAB.064b | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3390 | Words to the secretary of Sepahdar Azam, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 30 | When you return to Persia, give my greeting to the green mountains and rolling valleys, to the singing nightingales and the cooling springs, to the fragrant rose-gardens and the fresh breeze of Persia. I love them all. Remember me to them. | DAS.1913-04-20 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3613 | Words to two mullahs, spoken on 1913-07-30 | 10 | Our field of activity is Europe and America. I have come here to rest for a few months. | DAS.1913-07-30, ABIE.130, BLO_PN#007 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11100 | 50 | You have asked concerning the relations and genealogy of the mother of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá. The father and grandfather went to Persia from the regions of Taif | BSTW#020, BSTW#072 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3542 | Words to Charlotte Bingham, spoken on 1907-10-14 | 20 | Yes; not through Isaac nor Ishmael, but through one of his other sons, of whom he had six. | PN_1906 p109, PN_1907 p018, PN_unsorted p023 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1755 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-08-06 | 170 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | میفرمودند ایرانیها هر امر مهمی را میخواهند یاد داشت کنند می گویند این را هم در جزء بیست و نهم بنویسید حال باصطلاح ایرانیها | When Persians want to record any important matter, they say, 'Write this down in the twenty-ninth section.' | BDA1.178.09 | MHMD1.194 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Prophecy and fulfillment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB08223 | 100 | Persian | ای مقتبس از نار هدی و نور ابراهیم نمرود عنود چون آن جوهر وجود را خواست محو و | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of guidance and the light of Abraham! When the obstinate Nimrod sought to annihilate that Essence of being [3.5s] | INBA89:030b | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01297 | 340 | Persian | ای ابناء آن اب راحم چون نمرود عنود و قوم آشور آن سرور وجود و جمال محبور را از وطن | O children of that compassionate Father! Even as the obdurate Nimrod and the people of Assyria banished that Lord of being and Beauty resplendent from His native land [3.5s] | INBA88:350 | ASAT1.046-047x, SFI17.017-018 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06713 | 120 | Persian | ای ثابتان بر پیمان جناب سرشته دار مدح و ستایش بیشمار از آن یاران پروردگار | O ye who stand firm in the Covenant! Mr. Sereshtehdar hath bestowed boundless praise and tribute upon those loved ones of the Lord [3.5s] | MKT9.072a | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Hospitality; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07949 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده جمال قدم حضرت ابراهیم هر چند از وطن مالوف بغربت افتاد ولی آن غربت جنه | O servant of the Ancient Beauty! Though Abraham was cast out from His cherished homeland into exile, yet that exile became a paradise [3.5s] | MKT9.057a | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04760 | 160 | Persian | ای دودمان حضرت خلیل جلیل حمد کنید که در این دور بدیع ایات هدی گشتید و مظاهر | O progeny of His Holiness, the glorious Khalíl! Render praise, for in this wondrous age ye have become signs of guidance [3.5s] | TAH.022a | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2649 | Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901 | 80 | Always, from the earliest ages, the conception of the Trinity has been present. In the time of Moses | PN_1901 p006, NRMM.212 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Mosaic imagery; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The cross and the trinity; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01264 | 350 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای منادی پیمان آنچه که بجناب میرزا احمد مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از ریاض | O summoner to the Covenant! I have perused what thou hadst written to Mírza Aḥmad. I inhaled a sweet fragrance from the gardens of its meanings… In the Dispensation of Abraham, by “immolation” was meant attainment to the station of sacrifice, not butchery and the shedding of blood. | BRL_DAK#0794, MKT2.328 | BRL_ATE#070, ADMS#078 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3615 | 10 | I dreamed a dream and behold, the Blessed Beauty (Baha'u'llah) came and said to Me: `Destroy this room.' | GPB.310x, PAB.003 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0814 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-22 | 370 | In past ages, every night from this Mount Carmel the voices of the invocations of the saints ascended... A few nights ago I had a lovely dream the memory of which has uplifted my soul... That [Western] voyage was epochal in the history of the Bahá'í Cause.... To what an astounding degree people are attached to their digestive organ! | DAS.1915-04-22 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Importance of prayer; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Shrines and Holy places; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04067 | 180 | O thou lover of truth! ... O thou beloved maidservant of God! The two | SW_v11#01 p.014 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1336 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-13 | 240 | Last night it rained very hard and I could not sleep more than two hours. I saw many dreams but most of them were short.. I one of the dreams I saw myself in Baghdad living in the same house | DAS.1914-12-13 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1964 | 150 | In 'Akka [I] was visited by a Christian who expressed his disbelief in dreams. | DJT.179, BLO_PN#027, STAB#095 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3363 | 30 | I seemed to be standing within a great mosque, in the inmost shrine, facing the Qiblih, in the place of the Imam himself | GPB.310x, PAB.002 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3063 | Words to Anna Watson spoken around 1904-10-18 | 50 | I will see what I can do. Finding one, I told him to stay until I brought others to him | BSTW#130, BSTW#173 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Music and singing; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3073 | Words spoken over lunch on 1913-04-03 | 50 | I dreamed I was in Tiberias. Along the shore I was living alone in a small cottage which was built with mud bricks | DAS.1913-04-03 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05574 | 140 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده دلبر مهربان بهاء الله عنوانی اشرف از این نیابم که ترا خ??اب بان نمایم | O thou servant of the kindly Beloved, Baha'u'llah! I can find no nobler title than this | BRL_DAK#0015 | BRL_ATE#016, MAAN#02 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07038 | 120 | Persian | ایها الفرع المکرم من السدره المبارکه الان مکتوب شما رسید که بجناب منشادی | O noble branch of the Blessed Tree! Your letter, which was addressed to Jinab-i-Manshadi, hath been received [3.5s] | INBA84:449 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07728 | 110 | Persian | ایها الفرع الکریم من الشجره المبارکه چون در این ایام سیل شدید در نیریز شده و | O noble branch of the blessed Tree! As in these days a severe flood hath taken place in Nayríz [3.5s] | INBA87:472, INBA52:492a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07919 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده الهی جناب شهزاده غلامحسین بی شین و مین بنده ربانی در نامه خود ستایش | O servant of God, Prince Gholam-Hossein, free from all worldly attachments, in thy letter thou hast offered praise [3.5s] | INBA87:032b, INBA52:032b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08475 | 90 | Persian | از قرار معلوم جناب حاجی محمد باقر امورشان بسیار پریشان و زحمتشان بی پایان | It appeareth that the affairs of the esteemed Haji Muhammad Baqir are in great disarray, and his burdens are without end [3.5s] | AYBY.327 #008a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08515 | 90 | Persian | ای امه الله بشارت باد تو را که هدیه تو در تربت مقدسه مقبول افتاد و در نزد | O Handmaid of God, glad tidings! Your gift was accepted at the Holy Land and is with ‘Abdu’lBaha. It brought boundless appreciation | AHB.128BE #12 p.375, HNU.371 | BSR_v19p176 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08691 | 90 | Persian | ای خادمه عتبه مقدسه چون در مزرعه قاسم آباد بتربیت دوشیزگان مالوفی یقین بدان | O handmaid of the sacred Threshold! Since thou art occupied with the education of young women in Qasimabad, be thou assured [3.5s] | YARP2.125 p.145, PPAR.178 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09022 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy new letter and was informed of its meanings, which proved thy lowliness | TAB.122-123 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09251 | 80 | mixed | ای بنده حق ورق مسطور وارد شد مضمون معلوم گشت در حق احبای الهی طلب تایید نموده | O servant of the True One! Thy letter was received and its contents became known. Thou didst seek confirmation on behalf of the loved ones of God [3.5s] | INBA89:077 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09304 | 80 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید وصول مکاتیب را مرقوم نموده بودید و همچنین | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, wherein thou hadst made mention of the arrival of letters, and likewise [3.5s] | INBA84:387b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09622 | 80 | Persian | ایتها الشقیقتی الروحیه در دامنه کوه کرمل در مقام حضرت ایلیا بذکر آن ورقه علیا | My sister and beloved of my soul! Here on the slopes of Mount Carmel, by the cave of Elijah, we are thinking of that Most Exalted Leaf… I can never, never forget thee. However great the distance that separates us | BHKP_2#12x | BHK_2#12x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09663 | 80 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله نامه ای که با مسافرین ارسال نموده بودی رسید و نامه آقا | O Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah! The letter which thou hadst sent with the travelers hath arrived, and likewise the letter of Aqa [3.5s] | INBA17:220 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09664 | 80 | Persian | جناب زائر حاضر خبر ندارد که آنجناب نامه های متعدد از عبدالبهاء داری لهذا باز | The esteemed present visitor doth not know that thou hast numerous letters from 'Abdu'l-Bahá; therefore [3.5s] | INBA87:363a, INBA52:372a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09784 | 70 | Persian | ای اردشیر خداداد هر نفسی را مرادی الحمد لله تو را مراد رضای الهی و مقصد الطاف | O Ardeshir Khodadad! Every soul hath a desire; praise be to God, thy desire is the good-pleasure of God, and thy purpose the attainment of His favours [3.5s] | ALPA.058, YARP2.067 p.108 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09889 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده مقرب درگاه کبریاء در یوم مبارک عید با نهایت امید بدرگاه رب مجید | O thou servant, drawn nigh unto the exalted court of the Almighty! On this blessed festival day, with utmost hope, [I turn] to the presence of the glorious Lord [3.5s] | MKT5.066a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09939 | 70 | Persian | ای خدابخش خدا بخشنده و مهربانست از فرط بخشش ملاحظه نما که عبد بهاء را در بقعه | O Khudabakhsh! God is the All-Bountiful, the All-Merciful. Through His abundant grace, behold how 'Abdu'l-Bahá in the shrine [3.5s] | KHH2.194a (2.355) | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10095 | 70 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات قدس حق جناب علی اشرف خواهش تحریری بجهه آن دوست حقیقی نمودند | O thou who art attracted by the holy fragrances of Truth! His honour 'Alí-Ashraf hath made request for a letter to be written to that true friend [3.5s] | YIK.288a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10216 | 70 | mixed | جناب آقا سید اسمعیل آنچه ارسال داشتید رسید تماما و کمالا و در موارد خیریه و | O Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Ismail! That which thou didst dispatch hath arrived in its entirety and completeness, and in charitable causes [3.5s] | MMK6#061 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10336 | 60 | Persian | ای احبای الهی از قرار مسموع در وقت وداع آقا میرزا احمد سهراب محفل عظیمى آراستید | O ye divine friends! It hath reached Our ears that at the time of bidding farewell to Áqá Mírzá Ahmad Suhráb, ye arranged a magnificent gathering [3.5s] | NJB_v02#14-16 p.002 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10358 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله خدماتت در عتبه مقدسه مقبول افتاد و زحماتت محبوب یزدان مهربانرا | O handmaid of God! Thy services at the Sacred Threshold have been accepted, and thy labours have found favour with the All-Merciful Lord [3.5s] | MKT7.048b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10384 | 60 | Turkish | ای بنده الهی استاد رضا قضا گبی حکمی بزه نافذ و اجرا ایتمکدن باشقه بر چاره | O servant of God, Ustad Reza! The decree of destiny is irrevocable and executable, leaving no other recourse [3.5s] | INBA72:152c | MJT.133 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10404 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه نمروی ۳۱ رسید طلب مغفرت از برای معمارباشی از پیش مرقوم | O servant of the Abha Beauty! Thy letter of the thirty-first hath arrived. The plea for forgiveness on behalf of the chief architect had already been set down [3.5s] | INBA17:218 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10461 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان در نهایت محبت و روحانیت و عدم کلفت و خلوص نیت مرقوم میگردد | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! This is written with utmost love and spirituality, in all sincerity and purity of intent [3.5s] | MSBH1.167 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10706 | 60 | Persian | جناب آقا میرزا داود از قرار مسموع جشن روشن بوده است مبارکست و متیمن جمیع را | O Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Dawud! According to what hath been heard, a luminous festival was held. Blessed and auspicious was it for all [3.5s] | DAUD.24a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10708 | 60 | Persian | جناب آقا میرزا عبدالله یقین است که از قبل عبدالبهاء آستان مقدس حضرت دوست را | O Jinab-i-Mirza 'Abdu'llah! Rest assured that, from 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the sacred threshold of the Beloved [3.5s] | AYBY.394 #084 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10737 | 60 | O thou revered maidservant of God! Verily thy letter which tells of the gathering of the Woman's Assembly | BLO_PT#052.18 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10852 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما از بین راه رسید مضامین رحمانی بود و احساسات | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter was received en route. Its contents were divine and filled with sentiments [3.5s] | MKT5.141a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11198 | 40 | Persian | ای همدم عزیز مکاتیب جوف را برسانید و بفرستید همواره در نظرید جمیعرا تکبیر | O cherished companion! Deliver and dispatch the enclosed letters. Thou art ever in mind; convey my greetings to all [3.5s] | MKT7.016a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12432 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید از کثرت مشاغل مختصر جواب مرقوم میشود نامه و نظامنامه | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath been received. Due to the press of manifold occupations, a brief reply is herein given. Thy letter [3.5s] | BSHI.087 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12512 | 110 | Persian | ای یار خوشمزه نامه های تو از بس شیرین و لطیف و خوش طعم و بامزه است فورا | O cherished friend! Thy letters are so sweet, graceful, delectable and delightful that immediately [3.5s] | INBA85:453 | BSHI.117 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12549 | 100 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء شریک و سهیم شما جناب آقا میرزا مهدیخان الان حاضر خواهش | O thou trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! Thy partner and associate, Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Mihdi Khan, is now present and seeketh [3.5s] | AMIN.083-084 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12582 | 90 | Persian | ای دختر عزیز من نامه تو رسید فی الحقیقه بابناء و بنات ملکوت مهربانی در حق | O thou my beloved daughter! Thy letter was received. Truly I say thou art kind to the sons and daughters of the Kingdom. Thou hast interceded in behalf of Mirza 'Ali Akbar | BBBD.278 | BBBD.279 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12644 | 80 | Persian | ای بشیر روحانی نامه دوازدهم شعبان سنه حالیه که به اقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید | O spiritual herald! The letter which thou didst address to Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah on the twelfth of Sha'ban of this year [3.5s] | INBA85:457b | BSHI.046 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12767 | 40 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان جمیع مکاتیب تا بیستم محرم سنه ۱۳۳۱ با جمیع بروات رسید مطمئن | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! All letters, together with all drafts, up to the twentieth of Muharram 1331, have been received; be thou assured [3.5s] | INBA85:547a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05184 | 150 | Persian | ای دو ثابت بر پیمان حضرت آقا سید مصطفی علیه بهاء الله قائم بر خدمت امرالله | O ye two steadfast ones in the Covenant! His Honour Siyyid Mustafa, upon him be the glory of God, who standeth firm in service to the Cause of God [3.5s] | AADA.148-149 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04888 | 160 | Persian | ای یار روحانی نامه شما رسید عدم وصول نامه های اول را سبب این بود که هر روزی در | O spiritual friend! Thy letter hath arrived. The reason for the non-receipt of the previous letters was that each day [3.5s] | MSBH3.473 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10221 | 70 | Persian | جناب رفیق روحانی مکتوب جوف را اگر مصلحت بدانید از برای آنشخص بفرستید و این | Most honored spiritual friend, should you deem it advisable, kindly forward the enclosed letter to that person, and this [3.5s] | INBA84:355 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11501 | 20 | Persian | جناب امین سیصد جنیه که آخر فرستاده بودید با هشتصد جنیه برات تلغرافی هر دو | Jinab-i-Amin: The three hundred guineas which you had last sent, together with the telegraphic draft of eight hundred guineas, both [3.5s] | INBA16:209 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01557 | 310 | Persian | ای بنده آستان جمال ابهی نامه نمرو ۵۳ رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که حضرت | O servant of the Threshold of the Abhá Beauty! Letter number fifty-three hath reached Me, and from its contents it became evident that His Holiness [3.5s] | INBA17:223 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08226 | 100 | Persian | ای منادی پیمان هر چند بجهت امر مهمی شما را سریعا تلغرافیا از هندوستان خواستم | O herald of the Covenant! Although I have summoned you from India with utmost urgency via telegraph on account of a grave matter [3.5s] | PYK.252 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11524 | 20 | ...Those who accept only what logic can prove, On the path of life upon clumsy wooden legs they move | LTDT.344x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07338 | 110 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق از فضل و موهبت پروردگار امیدوارم که همواره موفق بخدمت دربار | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Through the grace and bounty of the Lord, I cherish the hope that thou mayest ever be confirmed in service at His Divine Threshold [3.5s] | INBA87:151b, INBA52:149 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06688 | 120 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان شکر کن خدا را که نور هدایت تابید و زجاج قلب درخشید و در سبیل | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Render thanks unto God that the light of guidance hath shone forth and the glass of thy heart hath been illumined in the path [3.5s] | MKT9.095a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12478 | 120 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه های متعدد شما چون ابر بهار فیض معانی و چون جوهر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy numerous letters, like the spring rain, have showered down divine meanings and like unto gems [3.5s] | INBA85:445 | BSHI.093-094 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07301 | 110 | Persian | ای پارسیان یزدان پرست جناب سروش با تمام جوش و خروش باستان رحمان شتافت و در | O God-worshipping Persians! With all the fervor and tumult of ancient times, Soroush hastened unto the Most Merciful, and [3.5s] | YARP2.297 p.244 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12415 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت عهد نامه در اسکندریه رسید در حالتیکه ابدا مجال ندارم و بی نهایت خسته | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received in Alexandria at a time when I am utterly bereft of respite and infinitely weary [3.5s] | INBA85:319 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03282 | 210 | Persian | یا ابی الفضائل مسئله مستر مکنات و خان بسیار مسئله مهمه است جناب خان را نصیحت | O Abu'l-Fadl, the matter concerning Mr. McNutt and Khan is indeed a most important question. Counsel Khan [3.5s] | MMK5#198 p.154 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Contention and conflict; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05893 | 140 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who hast acknowledged the Kingdom of God! I received thy letter wherein thou hast confessed the appearance of the Kingdom of God | TAB.083-084 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02884 | 220 | Persian | ای بندگان صادق رب الجنود خدماتیکه در اعانه مدرسه تایید نموده و مینمااید | O ye true servants of the Lord of Hosts! The services ye are rendering in support of the Ta'yíd School merit the highest praise. | INBA16:129 | AMK.110-111, TAH.302, TRBB.054 | COC#0620 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03516 | 200 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب اردشیر جمشید فصلی مشبع در تعریف و توصیف آن یاران | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jináb-i-Ardishír-i-Jamshíd hath written an eloquent account in praise and commendation of those friends [3.5s] | YARP2.394 p.307 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06774 | 120 | Persian | ای دوست عزیز محترم نامه شما رسید مضمون چون دلیل محبت و وفا و ثبوت در روابط قلبیه | O thou my dear respected friend! Thy letter was received. As it evinced love, faithfulness, and loyalty in the established relations between hearts | KHH1.311 (1.433) | KHHE.446, DAS.1914-12-10 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10851 | 50 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس الحمد لله تضرع عبدالبهاء بملکوت ابهی مقبول درگاه کبریا گشت | O servant at the sacred Threshold! Praise be to God that the supplication of 'Abdu'l-Bahá unto the Abhá Kingdom hath been accepted at the Divine Court [3.5s] | TAH.318x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06638 | 120 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی وجد و سرور نما که الحمد لله مظهر الطاف حضرت بدیع الاوصافی | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Rejoice and be filled with gladness, for praise be to God, thou art a recipient of the favors of Him Who is wondrous in His attributes [3.5s] | ASAT5.283, KASH.147x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10217 | 70 | Persian | جناب آقا غلامعلی زحمات شما بسیار بود حال که عبدالبهاء بشرق مراجعت کرد بیشتر | Jinab-i-Aqa Ghulam-'Ali: your labours have been manifold; now that 'Abdu'l-Bahá hath returned to the East, they have increased even more [3.5s] | INBA85:549 | AKHA_119BE #02-03 p.112, DBR.065 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Eulogies; reminiscences | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08909 | 90 | O thou old believer! Thou art one of the old believers and hast served the Cause of God most faithfully. I shall not forget thee. | DAS.1914-02-21 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11968 | 100 | Persian | ای یار جانی نامه آن حبیب روحانی واصل و در طی آن نامه تصویر مقدس نورانی پیک | O intimate friend! The letter from that spiritual loved one arrived, and within its pages was contained the sacred and luminous portrait [3.5s] | INBA79.035 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07071 | 120 | Persian | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03409 | 200 | Persian | ای ثابتان پیمان نامه مزین باسماء شما ملاحظه گردید از تلاوت نامهای مبارک | O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! Your letter, adorned with your names, was perused, and from the reading of those blessed names [3.5s] | MKT9.072b, TAH.323 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06851 | 120 | O thou dear maidservant of God! Your letter has been forwarded. An answer is written to Mrs. Marcella Morgan. It is enclosed, forward it! | BLO_PT#052.38 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Naming of children; of individuals; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08844 | 90 | mixed | ای محفل مقدس جناب شیخ الرایس بعضی اوقات در منبر بکنایه و اشاره و تلویح تبلیغ | O sanctified assembly! Shaykh al-Ra'is doth at times, from the pulpit, teach through intimation, allusion and indirect reference [3.5s] | INBA16:211 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09189 | 80 | Persian | ای بخشش خدا بشارت ترا در درگاه احدیت مذکوری و در انجمن رحمانی مشهور همتی | O Divine Bounty! Glad tidings of thee are proclaimed at the Threshold of Oneness, and in the assemblage of the All-Merciful thou art renowned [3.5s] | KHH2.192b (2.352)x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10432 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده روحانی جمال ابهی غرفه ای که مشرق الاذکار و محفل ذکر جمال ربانی نمودی | O spiritual servant of the Abha Beauty! The chamber which thou hast made a Mashriqu'l-Adhkar and a gathering place for the mention of the divine Beauty [3.5s] | INBA17:182 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11209 | 40 | ...if in the andarún women related something about some person, the hearer should observe complete silence, engage in communion with the True One and say that the remembrance of God is best | LTDT.331x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04782 | 160 | Persian | ای شعله افروخته تبتل و ترتیلت معلوم و مسموع و تضرع و تهلیلت درگاه احدیت مقبول | O enkindled flame! Thy devotion and thy chanting are known and heard, and thy supplication and thy praise are accepted at the threshold of oneness [3.5s] | INBA17:080 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Importance of prayer; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12322 | 170 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه جناب آقا میرزا محمد باقر خان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was perused. Verily, his honor Mirza Muhammad-Baqir Khan [3.5s] | INBA85:462 | BSHI.010, BSHI.090-091 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Interpretation of dreams and visions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12274 | 200 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان الحمد لله آنچه مامور گشتی مجری داشتی بیزد شتافتی و آن اسرا را بطهران | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Praise be to God that thou didst fulfill that which was enjoined upon thee, hastening to Yazd and conducting those captives to Tehran [3.5s] | INBA85:225 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of inheritance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09385 | 80 | Persian | ای رفیق عزیز ما جد عزیزت بارض مقدس وارد و نامه فصیحت رسید و قرائت گردید و | O dear friend! Thy revered grandfather arrived in the Holy Land, and thy eloquent letter was received and perused [3.5s] | DRM.009a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Manifestation of God as educator | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03736 | 190 | Persian | ای فروع جلیله سدره مبارکه الحمد لله در معاونت بازماندگان فداایان الهی نهایت | O noble branches of the blessed Tree! Praise be to God that, in rendering assistance to the remnants of God's martyrs, utmost [3.5s] | YBN.119 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03221 | 210 | Persian | ای یادگار دو شهید بزرگوار نامه ای که مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید از بشارت | O cherished remnant of two noble martyrs! The letter thou didst pen hath been perused. From the glad-tidings [3.5s] | DUR4.665 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03971 | 180 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضمون چون دلالت بر عبودیت حضرت بیچون مینمود | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and its contents testified to thy servitude unto the Incomparable Lord [3.5s] | INBA87:191, INBA52:192 | ANDA#82 p.37 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07744 | 110 | Persian | جناب آقا بالا علیک بهاء الله و ثنائه انشاء الله در کهف حفظ و حمایت الهیه | O Jinab-i-Aqa-Bala, upon thee be the glory and praise of Baha'u'llah! God willing, mayst thou abide within the Cave of His divine protection and care [3.5s] | MUH2.1116, QT108.055, YIK.286-286 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Naming of children; of individuals | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09167 | 80 | mixed | ای امه الله خدماتت در درگاه احدیت مقبول و محبوب حوریات فردوس در غرفات قدس | O handmaid of God! Thy services at the threshold of the one true God are accepted and beloved, and the maidens of Paradise in the sacred chambers [3.5s] | MKT7.047b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08254 | 100 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای مونس من نامه ای بخط خویش مرقوم نموده ارسال داشتم البته تا بحال رسیده از | O thou my companion! I sent thee a letter written in mine own hand, which assuredly | BRL_DAK#0010 | BRL_ATE#010, MAAN#27 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09867 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده حق اگر در جواب نامه فتوری واقع کمان قصور مفرمااید این از کثرت امور | O servant of the Truth! Should there be any delay in responding to thy letter, do not ascribe it to negligence, for it ariseth from the press of affairs [3.5s] | INBA16:111 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09314 | 80 | Persian | ای جان عزیز نامه بشما کمتر نگارم زیرا در کارم حتی بعضی شبها بیدارم یا نامه | O beloved soul! I write to thee less frequently, for I am occupied with my work, even remaining wakeful some nights [3.5s] | INBA84:366a | KHSH08.053 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11490 | 20 | Persian | ای شوقی عزیز نامه شما در نهایت سرور قرائت گردید ... مطمئن باش تو را خواهم خواست | O beloved Shoghi! With the utmost joy was thy letter perused... Rest assured that I shall summon thee [3.5s] | AKHA_116BE #01-03 p.51x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04299 | 170 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی نامه که بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه | O thou true servant of the Beauty of the All-Glorious! The letter which thou didst address to his honour Áqá Siyyid Taqí hath been perused [3.5s] | INBA89:182 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02208 | 260 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان چند روز پیش بواسطه آقا سید صادق نامه ای مرقوم گردید حال چون | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! A few days ago a letter was written through Áqá Siyyid Ṣádiq. Now, as [3.5s] | INBA84:338 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03921 | 180 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء چند روز است که وارد پورتسعید شده ایم و حضرات مسافرین یعنی | O thou trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Several days have passed since our arrival in Port Said, and the honored travelers, namely [3.5s] | INBA16:174 | MKT9.034, MMK5#161 p.125 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05787 | 140 | Persian | ای مطرز دیباجه عرفان جناب آقا سید اسدالله ذکر آن منجذب الی الله را در مکتوب | O thou who adornest the preface of divine knowledge, esteemed Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh! The mention of that soul who is enraptured towards God in the letter [3.5s] | INBA17:213 | MKT8.142a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09684 | 80 | Persian | نامه بتاریخ بیست و سوم رجب سنه حالیه رسید الحمد لله خدماتت در درگاه الهی مقبول | Your letter dated the twenty-third of Rajab of the current year hath been received. Praise be to God, thy services at the Divine Threshold are acceptable [3.5s] | INBA16:171 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11133 | 40 | Turkish | ای امه الله المحترمه یازیلان تحریراتن مالی قرین اذعان عبدالبهاء اولدی مضمونی | O esteemed handmaiden of God! The contents of thy letter have been noted by 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | MJT.122 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02061 | 320 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان کسیکه پیمانه پیمان پیمود و در صحرای محبه الله بادپیما گشت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant, who hast measured out the cup of the Covenant and become a swift traveler in the desert of the love of God [3.5s] | INBA85:209 | MSHR4.377-378x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06694 | 120 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه آنجناب وصول یافت و از مضمون نهایت سرور حاصل گشت که | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter from thy honoured self hath been received, and its contents brought the utmost joy [3.5s] | INBA84:343 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06067 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده الهی نامه های شما رسید مناجاتی طلب مغفرت بجهت مرحوم میرزا بهلول | O servant of God! Thy letters were received, as was a supplication seeking forgiveness for the late Mírzá Bahlúl [3.5s] | INBA17:222 | YQAZ.145 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12801 | 230 | Persian | ای دو زائر مطاف ملا اعلی نامه شما رسید و اهتزاز قلب شما از دیدار روی یاران | O ye two pilgrims to the sanctuary of the Concourse on High! Your letter was received, and from it was learned of the joy that thrilled your hearts upon beholding the countenance of the friends [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1131 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05367 | 150 | Persian | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای یاران پارسی این عبد ضعیف باستان حضرت بی نیاز نماز آرد و از برای شما خواهش | O God! Grant Thy favour, and bestow Thy blessing. Vouchsafe Thy grace, and give a portion of Thy bounty. | ALPA.019a, YARP2.023 p.077 | BRL_APAB#11 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for prosperity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08567 | 90 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای بنده آستان بهاء بهیچوجه خلاص از پاریس نمی شویم حکمتی در اینست بعد معلوم | O servant at the threshold of Baha! There is no end whatsoever to our detainment in Paris. There is a wisdom in this that will become clear later | MMK5#072 p.061 | MHMD2s.330bx | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions; Prayer for protection; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05414 | 150 | mixed | حضرت حکیمباشی در جمیع شئون جانفشانی میفرمایند و یجاهدون فی سبیل الله باموالهم | The esteemed Ḥakímbáshí sacrifices himself with utmost devotion in all affairs, striving in the path of God with his wealth [3.5s] | MMK6#182 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10288 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art assuredly believing in God! Verily, I read thy brilliant letter | TAB.113 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03755 | 190 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای مظاهر الطاف الهی درین دور بدیع اساس متین تمهید تعلیم فنون و معارفست و بنص | O ye recipients of the favors of God! In this new and wondrous Age, the unshakable foundation is the teaching of sciences and arts | INBA85.315 | MKT3.217, MMK1#109 p.131, AKHA_125BE #11 p.512, AVK3.332.09x, DWNP_v6#02 p.002bx, TRBB.052, MJTB.112b, ADH2.013x, ADH2_1#05 p.012x, MMG2#182 p.209x | SWAB#109 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Universal education | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03944 | 180 | Persian | ای بنده حق هر چند مدتی گذشت و این عبد فرصت تحریری نیافت و تقریری جوابا ارسال | O servant of the Truth! Though time hath elapsed and this servant hath found no opportunity to pen or dispatch a reply [3.5s] | INBA17:262 | MKT8.029b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03542 | 200 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | What thou hast written was read and its contents became known. In reality blessed days are coming. This is the time for the service of the Kingdom | TAB.462-463 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07540 | 110 | Persian | ای مروج دین الله هر چند سفر بدیع تا بحال نرسیده ولی چون آن کتاب مستطاب گلشن | O promoter of the religion of God! Although the wondrous journey hath not yet arrived, that blessed book, the Gulshan [3.5s] | SFI01.153, MSBH4.464 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07700 | 110 | Persian | ای یاران یزدان جناب عبدالحسین تالان و تاراج دیده در سبیل جانان با لسانی در | O ye friends of God! `Abdu'l-Husayn, who hath witnessed tribulation and despoliation in the path of the Best-Beloved, with a tongue that [3.5s] | MKT5.044 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12317 | 170 | O ye two birds of the heavenly Nest! Praise be to God, through the love and affection and treatment of Mr. Gohring Mr. Kustner obtained cure | BBBD.597 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06043 | 130 | Persian | ای امین من آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل شد حمد کن | O My trusted one! That which thou hadst written was noted and its contents were understood. Give thanks [3.5s] | YBN.059-060, AMIN.130-131 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05062 | 150 | mixed | ای برادران چون اختران در یوم موعود چون نجوم محمود از مطلع صبح شهود طالع گشتید | O brothers! Even as the stars upon the Promised Day, like unto praiseworthy luminaries, ye have risen from the dawning-place of the morn of witness [3.5s] | INBA17:112 | YIA.346, KHSK.017x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05551 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده آستان الهی از کثرت مشاغل فرصت تحاریر مستمره نیست مبادا گمان کنی که | O servant of the Divine Threshold! Due to a multitude of occupations, there remaineth not the leisure for continuous correspondence. Let it not be imagined that [3.5s] | MUH3.284-285 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08979 | 90 | O ye dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! Now I am at the Holy Tomb. The vase which | SW_v12#12 p.202 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03114 | 210 | Persian | ای بنده رب ملکوت در ایندم که قلب این مشتاق مشتعل بنار محبت الله است بخیال تو | O servant of the Lord of the Kingdom! In this moment, when the heart of this yearning soul is ablaze with the fire of the love of God, I am occupied with thoughts of thee [3.5s] | INBA13:159 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03152 | 210 | mixed | ای دو حمامه ایکه عرفان حمد کنید خدا را که در گلشن میثاق در ظل شجره انیسا لانه | O ye two doves of divine knowledge! Glorify God, for ye have built your nest in the rose-garden of the Covenant, beneath the shade of the celestial Tree [3.5s] | MKT5.080 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06150 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر عهد و راسخ در میثاق مکاتیب متعدده ناطقه که از مصدر انجذاب بنفحات الله | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant and firm in the Testament! Manifold indeed are the eloquent letters proceeding from the source of attraction to the fragrances of God [3.5s] | INBA17:064 | MJMJ2.038ax, MMG2#408 p.454x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for protection; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07916 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده الهی الان جمعی از دوستان حاضر و مسافرین ارض قاف حضرت حکیم الهی و | O thou servant of God! At this moment a group of friends and travelers from the land of Qaf, including the Divine Sage, are present [3.5s] | PYK.252 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08418 | 100 | mixed | یا امه الله و ابنه امته شکر کن که نور دیده ات در آستان الهی خادم گشت و در | O maidservant of God and daughter of His handmaid, render thanks that the light of thine eyes hath become a servant at the Divine Threshold and [3.5s] | ABDA.118 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04458 | 170 | mixed | ای مهتدی بنور هدی فضل و عنایت حضرت بیچون را ملاحظه نما که با وجود آن خطا | O thou who art guided by the Light of Guidance! Behold the grace and bounty of the Peerless Lord, that notwithstanding that error [3.5s] | MSBH5.109 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08767 | 90 | Persian | ای سمی محبوب آفاق و ای امه الله المقربه نامه شما مضمون بدیعی داشت و سبب سرور | O namesake of the Beloved of all horizons, O handmaiden of God drawn nigh unto Him, thy letter contained a wondrous theme and brought joy [3.5s] | INBA87:113, INBA52:112 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Naming of children; of individuals; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07258 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه بتاریخ ۲۹ صفر ۱۳۳۸ وصول یافت مضمون مشحون بعواطف قلبیه | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter dated 29 Safar 1338 was received, its contents replete with heartfelt sentiments [3.5s] | TAH.364b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11680 | 230 | mixed | نامه مشکین که بپدر مهربان مرقوم نموده بودید بنهایت روح و ریحان حرفا بحرف | The musk-laden message which you had written to your kind father was read, word for word | SFI18.273 | LOIR20.168-169 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06781 | 260 | Persian | ای رفیق روحانی اگر بدانی که مشغولیت بچه درجه است البته بیک کلمه کفایت فرماای | O spiritual companion! If thou didst but know the measure of my occupations, thou wouldst surely be content with but a single word [3.5s] | INBA85:226 | MSHR2.134x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06731 | 120 | DAS.1913-06-21 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB06679 | 120 | Persian | ای تلمیذ معلم حقیقی نامه شما رسید حمد خدا را که با اخوان بدیع و عنایت و بابا | O disciple of the true Teacher! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God that thou art with the wondrous brethren, 'Inayat and Baba [3.5s] | MKT9.068 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11163 | 40 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که بتاریخ چهارم صیام ۳۳۹ مورخ بود رسید | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the fourth of the Fast, 1339, hath arrived [3.5s] | MSHR3.058x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10158 | 70 | Persian | ای یار پارسی توفیق الهی ترا بارض مقدس رساند و بباغبانی باغ فردوس مشرف ساخت شکر | O Persian friend! Divine confirmations have brought thee to the Holy Land and honored thee with tending the garden of paradise; render thou thanksgiving [3.5s] | YARP2.661 p.447 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11463 | 30 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art esteemed and guarded! Thank God for that by reason of which thy picture | TAB.651 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04110 | 180 | Persian | ای ورقه مطمئنه هدیه کبری و تحفه عظمی بواسطه میرزا یوسف خان رسید چشم بمشاهده | O steadfast leaf! Your great gift was received through Mirza Yusef Khan | AHB.128BE #12 p.375, HNU.371-372 | BSR_v19p176 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04673 | 160 | Persian | ای بنده آستان حق جناب آجودان را مقصد چنان که بشروط محبت قیام نماید و اثبات | O servant at the threshold of the Almighty! Jinab-i-Ajudan's purpose is such that he may arise to fulfill the conditions of love and prove steadfast therein [3.5s] | MKT4.029, YMM.061, DMSB.043 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10483 | 60 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای حبیب روحانی انگشتها از شدت سرما حرکت نمینماید با وجود این در نصف شب اندک | O spiritual friend! So intensely cold is it that I cannot move my fingers. In spite of this, I have found a moment of free time at midnight | MMK5#075 p.062 | MHMD2s.332x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02937 | 220 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی نامه شما رسید مضمون مشحون بتفاصیل سفر عبدالبهاء بود که در | O true friends! Your letter hath been received, its contents replete with the details of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's journey [3.5s] | MMK5#053 p.049, ANDA#43-44 p.95, NJB_v03#02 p.003 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02542 | 240 | mixed | ای ثابت بر میثاق نامه که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی رسید چون آن روح پاک | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to Jináb-i-Manshádí hath been received. That pure spirit [3.5s] | MSHR4.054-055 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00798 | 440 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصلی چند روز پیش ارسال گردید لهذا حال با عدم فرصت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A detailed letter was dispatched some days ago; therefore, at present, owing to lack of time [3.5s] | AVK4.206.03x, DWNP_v3#05 p.035-036 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Importance of community building; Law of inheritance; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Review of publications; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04490 | 170 | Persian | ای یار دل و جان عبدالبهاء نامه فرح اندر فرح بود و مژده شادمانی و کامرانی | O thou companion of the heart and soul of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter brought joy upon joy, bearing glad tidings of happiness and success [3.5s] | INBA84:360 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Importance of community building; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02769 | 230 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای وحید و فرید آندیار نامه پنجم ربیع الاول سنه حالیه رسید از شدت مشقات این | O unique and peerless one of that land! Thy letter dated the fifth of Rabi'u'l-Avval of this year hath arrived. From the severity of trials [3.5s]... ...For successive years, ‘Abdu’l-Baha traveled throughout the West, raising his voice in every assemblage and gathering to teach the Cause of God | INBA17:153 | MMK5#086 p.069, MSHR4.376 | MHMD2s.322x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB11652 | 340 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما که بتاریخ نهم رجب ۳۳۹ بود رسید مضمون مورث فرح | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Your letter dated the ninth of Rajab 1339 was received and its contents brought joy [3.5s] | FRH.424-425 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01020 | 390 | Persian | ای یاران مهربان و دختران عزیز من عبدالبهاء با وجود ضعف جسمانی و عدم تحمل سفری | O ye kind friends and dearly cherished daughters! I, 'Abdu'l-Bahá, despite physical frailty and inability to endure a journey [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0990, MMK5#051 p.047 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07921 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده الهی در مقابل تقادیر ربانی جز تسلیم و رضا چاره ای نه تدبیر اگر موافق | O servant of God! In the face of divine decrees there is no recourse save submission and contentment, be they in accordance with one's wishes or not [3.5s] | MMK2#170 p.125 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2907 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-02-28 | 60 | A wise man must adapt himself as quickly as possible to every environment. If he is disgruntled and complains he will make his life miserable | DAS.1914-02-28 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06307 | 130 | mixed | ای مستقر بر کرسی رضا از مقتضای روح رضا تسلیم و انقیاد بسلطان قضاء و محویت | O thou who art seated upon the throne of contentment! In accordance with the spirit of resignation, thou must submit and surrender unto the Sovereign of destiny, and efface thyself [3.5s] | MMK2#168 p.124 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2408 | Words spoken on 1913-10-25 in Ramleh | 100 | Man must live in contentment with the conditions of his time. He must not make | DAS.1913-10-25, SW_v08#02 p.017 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11365 | 150 | Persian | ای سلیل شهید محزون مباش مغموم مگرد الحمد لله نجل سعید آن شخص فریدی و مشمول | O scion of the martyr! Be thou neither sorrowful nor dismayed. Praise be to God, thou art the blessed offspring of that peerless soul [3.5s] | INBA85:523 | AVK3.404.05x | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10585 | 60 | Persian | ای مظهر تسلیم و رضا اگر مظهریت این دو صفت ممدوحه و حقیقت محموده را بتمامها | O Manifestation of resignation and contentment! If thou wouldst fully manifest these two praiseworthy attributes and laudable qualities [3.5s] | INBA88:266c | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11409 | 30 | Arabic | یا رضا ان الرضاء بالقضاء سمه اهل الانقطاع و سنه اهل الانجذاب بنفحات ملکوت | O Riḍá! Verily acceptance of the divine decree is the hallmark of them that are detached from all save God, and the path of those drawn unto the fragrances of the Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA88:247c | SFI01.061 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00350 | 630 | Arabic | الهی الهی ترانی اسیرا للقدر و القضاء و غریقا فی بحار المصائب و البلاء طریحا | O my God, my God! Thou seest me a captive to fate and destiny, engulfed in seas of tribulation and calamity, cast down [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0761, MKT4.005 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2401 | Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-06 | 100 | Afflictions and troubles are due to the state of not being content with what God has ordained for you. If one submits himself to God he is happy | SW_v07#18 p.187, PN_1909 p011, PN_1909 p022, PN_1909 p039, PN_1909B p020, PN_1909C p089, PN_unsorted p046, DJT.059-060, BLO_PN#027, STAB#127 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Free will and predestination; fate; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1302 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 240 | Persian | بهشت و جهنم هم در این عالم است و هم در آن عالم نفوسیکه در اینعالم بهر پیش آمدی تسلیم | Paradise and hell exist both in this world and in that world - those souls who in this world submit to every circumstance [3.5s] | PYB#061 p.16x, KHMT.071-072 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06595 | 120 | mixed | ای امه الله صبر و سکون از خصائص اماء رحمانست تعجیل مکن ان الله مع الصابرات | O handmaid of God! Patience and tranquility are among the characteristics of the maidservants of the All-Merciful. Make thou no haste, for verily God is with those who are patient [3.5s] | BSHN.140.195, BSHN.144.195, MHT2.146, KHML.319-320 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1198 | Words to Dr. Getsinger, spoken on 1914-08-24 | 270 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Economy is the foundation of human prosperity. The spendthrift is always in trouble | DAS.1914-08-24, BSC.453 #829x, SW_v08#02 p.018, BSTW#303 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Conduct in finance and business; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Wealth inequality and its moderation; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08970 | 90 | Persian | ای یار مهربان الحمد لله که باسم رضاای و بدل راضی بقضا مقام رضا از اعظم | O kind friend! Praise be to God that thou art known by the name of contentment and thy heart is resigned to His decree. The station of contentment is among the most exalted [3.5s] | RAHA.246 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08146 | 100 | mixed | ای طالب رضای الهی در حدیث است من لم یرض بقضاای فلیطلب ربا سواای رضای بقضا | O seeker of divine good-pleasure! In the Tradition it is recorded: "Whoso is not content with My decree, let him seek another Lord besides Me." Be thou content with His decree [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0300, BSHN.140.386, BSHN.144.381, MAS5.262, MHT1a.113, MHT1b.071 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09882 | 70 | mixed | ای بنده راضی بقضاء حقیقت رضاء اعظم موهبت جمال ابهیست ولی تحقق این صفت که اعظم | O thou servant who art content with the decree of God! In truth, contentment is the greatest gift of the Blessed Beauty, but the realization of this attribute, which is the most exalted [3.5s] | INBA87:175c, INBA52:176a | MMK2#167 p.124 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06883 | 120 | Persian | ای مظهر تسلیم و رضا پاکان آزادگانند و عاشقان آرزوی جفای دلبر مهربان نمایند | O Manifestation of submission and contentment! The pure ones are the free-spirited, and the lovers yearn for the cruelties of the compassionate Beloved [3.5s] | MMK2#172 p.126 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03265 | 210 | mixed | تلغراف شما رسید و بمژده شفای جناب حاجی نهایت روح و ریحان حاصل شد در کتاب مبین | Your telegram arrived, and the glad tidings of the recovery of his honor the Hají brought forth the utmost joy and delight [3.5s] | MMK6#379 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04112 | 180 | Persian | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای یار باوفا همچو گمان مفرما که از یادت آنی فارغم لا والله هر دم با کمال وفا | The consummate wisdom of God, however, is manifold and not every soul is apprised of its mysteries | BRL_DAK#0269, BRL_CONF2018P#23x, MMK2#166 p.123 | BRL_CONF2018#23x | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1432 | Words spoken on 1913-06-04 in Paris | 220 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | این سرور دائمی است و سبب انبساط دل و جان در جمیع عوالم الهی چون انسان سرورش | This happiness is perpetual and results in heartfelt gladness throughout all the realms of God. When a person rejoices at the outpourings of heavenly grace | BDA2.332-333 | MHMD2.441-442 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3299 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 30 | Persian | حقیقتش این است که خوردن حیوانی شایسته نیست اما انسان خود را بی جهت مبتلی کرده و عادی | The truth is that it is not befitting for man to be carnivorous. However, man has accustomed himself to such a life | KNSA.197-198 | MNYA.274 | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00038 | 1700 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان و مرد میدان مکاتیب متعدده آنجناب واصل و بر کیفیت اطلاع حاصل... از جمله اخبارات بظهور مبارک در کتاب دانیال | O thou who art firm in the Covenant and a champion in the field! Numerous letters from thee were received and their contents were noted... Among them were the tidings concerning the blessed Manifestation in the Book of Daniel [3.5s] | MMK3#102 p.067x, MMK4#166 p.182x, YMM.154x, YMM.211x, YMM.367x | Adam; Adam and Eve; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prayer for strength; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Reincarnation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08363 | 100 | Arabic | و امّا ما سئلت عن الآية المبارکه فی القرآن و لقد عهدنا الی آدم الی آخر قد اخذ اللّه العهد عن آدم | As to what thou didst ask concerning the blessed verse in the Qur'án, "And verily We made a covenant with Adam," unto the end, God had taken a covenant from Adam [3.5s] | MMK6#307x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Adam; Adam and Eve; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1467 | Words to Arab villagers from Adasiyyah, spoken on 1914-05-07 | 220 | Consider that Abdu'r-Rahman Pasha receives one forth of the entire crop and produce from the farmers in his village | DAS.1914-05-07 | Agriculture; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04749 | 160 | Persian | ای دو بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا مدتیست که با شما مخابره ننموده ام و راز درون | O ye two servants who are near unto the celestial court! For some time I have not corresponded with you nor shared the secrets within [3.5s] | KHSK.030 | Agriculture; Business; financial; property matters; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09347 | 80 | mixed | ای دهقان رحمانی اگر توانی زرعی در این کشتزار الهی نما تا موید بایه مبارکه | O heavenly husbandman! If thou art able, sow seeds in this divine field, that thou mayest be confirmed by the blessed verse [3.5s] | MMK6#063 | Agriculture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04977 | 160 | Persian | یا من اختاره عبدالبهاء لنشر نفحات الله نامه شما رسید الحمد لله در مراغه موفق و | O thou who art chosen by Abdu'l-Baha for the diffusion of the fragrances | MKT6.205 | DAS.1913-10-31, SW_v07#10 p.096 | Agriculture; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00808 | 440 | Persian | ای یار روحانی بواسطه جناب آقا میرزا احمد سهراب نامه شما رسید و از مضمون | O spiritual friend! Through Jináb-i-Mírzá Ahmad Sohrab thy letter was received, and from its contents [3.5s] | NJB_v03#01 p.004-005 | Agriculture; Excellence; distinction; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Non-participation in politics; Promotion of commerce and industry; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3210 | Words spoken on 1913-11-08 in Ramleh | 40 | I have found a way to gain my living with the sweat of my brow and the labor of my hand. I now must be the candle of severance | DAS.1913-11-08 | Agriculture; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12015 | 50 | Persian | Social Action | ای طالب تایید چون طفل عزیزت را امتحان کنند از درگاه الهی رجا نمایم که موفق و و مؤید گردد | O seeker after confirmation! Since thy dear child is taking his examinations, my fervent wish at the divine Threshold is that | BRL_DAK#0420 | BRL_SOCIAL#204x | Agriculture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05132 | 150 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه تو رسید حمد خدا را که مژده صحت و عافیت تو داد و خبر این | Thy letter was received. Praise be to God it imparted the good news of thy health and safety and indicated that thou art ready to enter an agricultural school. | MMK1#126 p.141 | SWAB#126, BWF.377-378x, LOG#1857x | Agriculture; High station of the arts and sciences; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06652 | 120 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده حق کبریت آتش محبت الله است و زیبق سیماب بحر معرفت الله پس این دو جزء | O servant of God! Sulfur is the fire of the love of God and mercury is the living water of the ocean of the knowledge of God. | BRL_DAK#0005, YMM.471 | BRL_ATE#005, MAAN#22 | Alchemy; the elixir; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09916 | 70 | Persian | Reflection on the Theory of Alchemy as Explained in the Bahá'í Writings, A | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب شما واصل شد ... امّا در مسئلهٴ کیمیا این قضیّه در تحت عصمت و ستر الهیست هنوز یوم ظهورش نیامده و تا یوم ظهورش که درجهٴ کمال این عالم است | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received... In regard to the question of alchemy, this matter is under divine protection and secrecy. The day of its manifestation has not yet come | YMM.388x | BLO_alchemy | Alchemy; the elixir; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06110 | 130 | Persian | ای بهادر یار و یاورن بهادِر بهادرى و دلیرى و مرد میدانى و شیر گیر ولى ما را | O valiant companion and steadfast supporter! Thou who art distinguished by bravery and courage, a warrior of the field of battle and a lion-hearted champion [3.5s] | INBA55:373 | Alchemy; the elixir; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01905 | 280 | mixed | ای بنده حضرت کبریاء آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملحوظ افتاد و بر تفاصیل اطلاع حاصل گشت در مساله حشیش | O servant of the All-Glorious! That which thou hast written was perused, and its contents were noted [3.5s]... ...Regarding hashish, you had pointed out that some Persians have become habituated to its use. Gracious God! This is the worst of all intoxicants | INBA89:216 | MKT9.055, AVK3.050, HYB.185, YFY.225-226 | BRL_Aqdas.n170cx, COC#0142x, LOG#1184x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11220 | 40 | Arabic | ایها المتوجه الی الله ان ترکت خمرا یخامر العقل و الشعور و یذهل الادراک سوف | O thou who turnest thy face toward God! Shouldst thou renounce that intoxicating wine that confoundeth the mind and senses and bewildereth the understanding [3.5s] | INBA59:192c | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10382 | 60 | Persian | يک معنی از معانی شجره ملعونه دخانست که مکروهست و مذموم و مضرّ است و مسموم | ...The drinking of wine is according to the text of the Most Holy Book, forbidden; for it is the cause of chronic diseases, weakeneth the nerves, and consumeth the mind | MMK6#255x, AVK3.049, AVK4.020.14x | ADJ.033x, COC#1788x | Adam; Adam and Eve; Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Day of rest; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00109 | Lawh-i-Tanzih va Taqdis (=Lawh-i-Dukhan) | 1040 | mixed | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Tablet of Purity | Lawh-i-Tanzih va Taqdis (Tablet of Chastity and Purity) | ای یاران پاک یزدان تنزیه و تقدیس در جمیع شئون از خصائص پاکانست و از لوازم آزادگان | O Friends of the Pure and Omnipotent God! To be pure and holy in all things is an attribute of the consecrated soul | MKT1.324, MNMK#107 p.200, MMK1#129 p.142, AKHA_104BE #07 p.01, AHB.123BE #05 p.136x, AVK3.039.03x, AVK3.296.10x, DWNP_v6#10 p.001-004, PYB#139 p.03, ADH2_1#34 p.051x, MJMJ2.020bx, MMG2#377 p.421x, YHA1.340x, KHAZ.111-114, HYB.168, OOL.C017 | SWAB#129, BRL_Aqdas.n170ax, TAB.581-585, BWF.333-336x, COC#1414x, LOG#1186x, LOG#1188x, LOG#1192x, LOG#1839x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Cleanliness and refinement; Excellence; distinction; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | x | * | * | |||||
| ABU2766 | Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901 | 70 | In reality wine or spirits taken even in moderate quantities does no permanent good. It is like urging a horse to full speed by whipping him... they must on no account allow their children to drink wine or alcoholic drinks | SW_v07#15 p.143x, SW_v09#08 p.090x, PN_1901 p007, NRMM.214 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1591 | Words spoken on 1913-08-05 in Ramleh | 200 | It is said that at one time a king went out traveling incognito. He put on an humble suit of clothes | DAS.1913-08-05, SW_v09#18 p.211-212, ABIE.161, BLO_PN#007, STAB#146 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06945 | 120 | Abdu'l-Baha Writes to Kansas City | ...God, please keep your servants from wine and alcohol and keep alcoholic liquor away from them. O God, please destroy this harmful substance from the earth so no sign of it can be seen, and no one will hear any more about it | BLO_PT#003b | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0941 | Words to Mr and Mrs Kinney et al, spoken on 1909-08-21 | 330 | Wine is always a dangerous thing to take and no good effects ever come from it... Arak is a very, very dangerous drink | PN_1909 p064, PN_1909D p006-007 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Love of God; Second birth | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00695 | 470 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که اثر خامه تضرع و ابتهال بود مضمونش مفهوم گشت دلالت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter, which was a reflection of thy pen's supplication and entreaty, was understood in its true meaning [3.5s]... ...the user, the buyer and the seller [of opium] are all deprived of the bounty and grace of God | AVK3.038.10x, MAS2.058-059x, MSBH8.122-124, GHA.433bx, VUJUD.127x | BRL_Aqdas.n170bx, VUJUDE.186x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Chastisement and requital; Law of Huququ'llah; Names and attributes of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00532 | 540 | mixed | ای ثابت بر میثاق از احتراق بنار فراق ناله و فغان منما زیرا همواره در وثاقید | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Raise not thy voice in lamentation and grief at the fire of separation, for thou art ever secure in the stronghold [3.5s] | INBA89:115 | AVK3.037.07x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1945 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-06 | 150 | I have been for a walk. Motion is the sign of life. If there be no wind, no motion, the air become impure... our sun with all its planets are moving around a central sun like the moon moves round the earth. | PN_1920 p038, PN_1920 p046, PN_1920 p083, PN_1920_heh p019, PN_1920_heh_haifa p070 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1067 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-06 | 300 | We are speaking in Persian and you have to listen…. Man has two ears and one tongue, so he should hear twice and speak once…. I have walked far and am very tired | PN_1920 p046, PN_1920 p083, PN_1920_heh p020 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2758 | Words spoken at a public park in San Francisco, 1912-10-05 | 70 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | هر چند نباتات نسبت بعالم حیوان حساس گفته نمی شوند ولی در عالم خود روح نباتی و قوهٴ حساسه دارند | Although sensitivity in plants is slight as compared with that manifested in animals, within their own kingdom they have sensitivity and vegetable spirit. | BDA1.289.07 | MHMD1.306 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1331 | Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-05 | 240 | There are two kinds of changes and alterations. One causes descent and one ascent. The one which causes descent is not good | PN_1909 p010, PN_1909 p036, PN_1909C p088, DJT.053-054, BLO_PN#027 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Differences in human capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0989 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-16 | 310 | The test of existence is motion. An object which has in itself the power of motion lives. If motion is withheld growth ceases. | DAS.1913-03-16x, ADP.124-126 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Education and the development of capacity; Heat and motion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11604 | 10 | Thou shouldst continue thy profession and at the same time try to serve the Kingdom of God | COC#1022x | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Effort; striving; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11424 | 30 | ...Moderation is necessary in all affairs. Man must take a lesson from divine actions and deeds | SW_v08#02 p.026x | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2377 | Words to Miss Rosenberg, spoken around 1909-01-09 | 100 | We hear the murmur of the sea always continuing. It never ceases. Were it to cease, the world would be dead, stagnant, lifeless. But the waves of the mind of man are far greater than those of the sea | SW_v07#11 p.107-108, SW_v08#02 p.024, PN_1909 p072, PN_1909 p104 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Power of the mind over nature | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3064 | Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-23 | 50 | There is either a standstill or a progression. There could not be a descent, upon the same principle that a man could not become a babe again. | PN_1909F p061, PN_1909F p115, AKL.008-009 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03164 | 210 | mixed | ای زنده بنفحات وادی ایمن یمن رحمن آن شمس هدی نیر اعظم ملکوت اعلی از افق غیب ابهی | O thou who art quickened by the fragrances of the blessed Vale of Yemen of the All-Merciful! That Sun of Guidance, that Most Great Luminary of the Supreme Kingdom, hath arisen from the Abhá horizon of the unseen [3.5s] | MMK4#115 p.123 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05629 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت نابت حرکت از لوازم حقائق موجودات است و سبب حصول فوائد کلیه در عالم | O thou firm and growing one! Motion is the necessary law of the realities of being and conducive to the realization of universal benefits | MUH3.289 | DAS.1914-09-11 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05271 | 150 | mixed | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله ساعت که جسم منجمد و فلز متطرقست بسبب نظم و ترتیبی | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! At the hour when the frozen body and the malleable metal are rendered pliant through order and arrangement [3.5s] | INBA55:160, INBA87:170a, INBA52:169 | MMK2#238 p.172 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0942 | Words spoken on 1912-10-17 in San Francisco | 330 | I have been out for a walk. After speaking all morning and afternoon I was in need of fresh air. I walked for nearly an hour. Motion is very good. | ECN.157+498x | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03381 | 200 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکاتیب ملاحظه گردید و بر معانی اطلاع حاصل گشت فی الحقیقه | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letters were perused and their meaning was fully understood, in truth [3.5s] | INBA87:591b, INBA52:630 | MKT5.221 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04261 | 170 | O ye brothers and sisters of Abdu'l-Baha! Your letter was received. | SW_v01#06 p.003 | Angels; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02319 | 250 | mixed | اللهم یا الهی ترانی متذللا بباب احدیتک متشبثا بذیل رداء فردانیتک و ادعوک ان | O my God, my Lord! Thou seest me abased before the gate of Thy oneness, clinging to the hem of the robe of Thy singleness, and calling upon Thee to [3.5s] | YBN.073 | Angels; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1282 | 250 | There was a very holy man who lived many years ago... 'Your wish is granted. Wherever you go, wherever your shadow falls, behind you or to either side of you, but not in front of you, blessings will fall. | BSTW#010 | Angels; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3412 | Words to Dr. Coles and Archdeacon Dowling, spoken on 1914-01-01 | 30 | Imagine a little lamb surrounded by a hundred thousand wolves, threatening to tear it to pieces at every moment. Were it not for the eternal vigilance of the Divine Powers, man could not live for one second. | DAS.1914-01-01 | Angels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1238 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 260 | Bahá'í Scriptures | By the term "angels" spiritual powers is sometimes meant, and other times you will find that the term means pure and holy souls. | BSC.498 #960, PN_1900 p058, PN_unsorted p145 | Angels; Law of transformation and change; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06267 | 130 | Persian | ای قبسه پرشعله نیران محبت الله اقوام عالم هر یک بحجابی از جمال معلوم و ملیک | O thou scintillating flame of the fire of God's love! The peoples of the world are each veiled by a veil from the manifest Beauty and the sovereign King [3.5s] | MMK4#182 p.225 | Anthropomorphism; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Literal interpretation; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04220 | 180 | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye firm, steadfast, and faithful Believers! Verily, I, from this brilliant and Blessed Spot | TAB.145-146, BWF.360-360x | Apocalyptic imagery; Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01761 | 300 | mixed | یا احباء الله و اصفیائه ان الارض لفی تزلزل و السماء لفی تفطر و ان البحور لفی | O ye beloved of God and His chosen ones! Verily, the earth is in convulsion, and the heavens are rent asunder, and the seas [3.5s] | MMK6#463 | Apocalyptic imagery; Chastisement and requital; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Differences in human capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02470 | 250 | mixed | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله قد اقبل الشهر الصیام بجیوشه الجراره و جنوده الکراره | O thou who art enraptured by the breaths of God! The month of fasting hath advanced with its formidable hosts and valiant legions [3.5s] | MMK6#615 | Apocalyptic imagery; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Entry by troops; Imagery in the Qur'an; Law of fasting; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01034 | 390 | Arabic | یا امه الله قد اطلعت بالسوال الذی سئلت عنه بواسطه انطون افندی عن الاصحاح | O handmaid of God! I have perused the question which thou didst ask through Antun Effendi concerning the chapter [3.5s] | YMM.366 | Apocalyptic imagery; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The Imamate; the Caliphate | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05952 | 140 | Arabic | یا من اتعظ من الموعظه الحسنه تالله الحق ان القیامه قامت و الطامه ظهرت و الشمس | O thou who hast taken heed of the goodly counsel! By the truth of God, verily the Resurrection hath come to pass, the Great Catastrophe hath appeared, and the Sun [3.5s] | INBA72:024 | Apocalyptic imagery; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01123 | 370 | Persian | ای دوستان حضرت یزدان در این کور اعظم که شمس قدم از آفاق امم طالع و لائح گردید | O friends of the Divine Lord! In this Most Great Cycle, when the Ancient Sun hath risen and shone forth from the horizons of all peoples [3.5s] | INBA88:284 | MMK4#054 p.061 | Apocalyptic imagery; Call to action; Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04180 | 180 | Arabic | یا احباء الله و اولیائه تالله الحق ان الشموس قد کورت و ان النجوم انتثرت و ان | O ye beloved of God and His chosen ones! By the truth of God, verily the suns have been darkened and the stars scattered [3.5s] | INBA13:350, INBA59:309 | Apocalyptic imagery; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09057 | 90 | Arabic | هل سمع الندآء قد تزلزلت ارکان الملا الاولی لما ارتفع الندآء من الملا الاعلی | Lo, have the ears not hearkened to the Call? The pillars of the Concourse of old were shaken when the Call was raised from the Supreme Concourse [3.5s] | INBA87:417b, INBA52:430a | Apocalyptic imagery; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09016 | 90 | Arabic | ایها المتذکر المتفکر دع الافکار و اترک الاذکار و توجه الی الانوار الساطع | O thou who art mindful and reflective! Cast aside all thoughts and abandon all remembrance, and turn thee toward the resplendent lights [3.5s] | INBA84:444, INBA59:111a, INBA88:165b | MMK6#324 | Apocalyptic imagery; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07847 | 440 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی بظهور مظهر نفسه قد تکورت الشموس و انغمست النجوم و نسفت الجبال | Praise be to God Who, through the appearance of the Manifestation of His Self, hath caused the suns to be folded up, the stars to be darkened, and the mountains to be scattered [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0985, MSHR2.099x, MSHR3.198x, MSHR3.198x | Apocalyptic imagery; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1865 | Words spoken on 1914-06-08 in Tiberias | 160 | God willing, ye shall be always under the protection of the Truth. In your behalf, I seek favor and bounty from the Blessed Beauty. Rest ye assured. | DAS.1914-06-08, SW_v09#10 p.109 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3098 | Words spoken on 1910-01-01 | 50 | The Christ is the central point of the Holy Spirit; he was born of the Holy Spirit... The focus of the rays of the Sun of Reality was Christ... Jesus was the sun and his rays shone upon his disciples through his teachings. | SW_v08#08 p.098 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as recipient of divine revelation; Holy Spirit; Manifestation of God as sun; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05894 | 140 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Be rejoiced for my mentioning thee and gladden thine eyes by the bounty of thy Lord. | TAB.261 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03418 | 200 | O ye my heavenly daughters and son! Your letters were received. I intended to write an individual answer for each but I have no time. | DAS.1914-09-07 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1769 | Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-10 | 170 | We are having a very good meeting, very sweet and full of the Spirit. Thanks be to God that the love of Baha'o'llah has gathered us. Our countries are different | FRGA.016 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Many are called but few are chosen; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0248 | Words spoken on 1914-02-20 | 830 | If a person is confirmed in the accomplishment of the services of the Kingdom... Indeed the most enduring and imperishable work was performed by the disciples | DAS.1914-02-20, SW_v07#16 p.154-155x | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Martyrs and martyrdom; Mary Magdalene; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1314 | Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901 | 240 | In the Koran there is a verse which speaks of the 'lowest point of the low' as being the station of man. If we represent creation by a circle, at the top of it is God the creator | PN_1901 p015, NRMM.228-229 | Arcs of ascent and descent; Living waters; water of life; Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03708 | 190 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی حکمای الهی بر آنند که عالم انسانی را سیر در عالم وجود مانند | O true friends! The divine philosophers maintain that the journey of the human world through the realm of existence resembles [3.5s] | YARP2.305 p.252 | Arcs of ascent and descent; Past, present and future of Iran; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04615 | 160 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی ذرء و برء نقطه جامعه کامله مجمله حاویه واجده للمعانی الکلیه فی | Praise be to God, Who hath brought into being and fashioned forth the all-embracing, perfect and complete Point, a repository containing all universal meanings [3.5s] | INBA59:086b | YMM.434 | Arcs of ascent and descent; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01543 | 310 | Arabic | ان شمس الهدی نور السموات العلی مصباح الملا الاعلی قد صعد من مشکوه الناسوت | The Sun of Guidance, Light of the highest heavens, Lamp of the Supreme Concourse, hath ascended from the niche of this mortal realm [3.5s] | INBA17:259, INBA88:318 | FRH.349, QUM.105-106 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00878 | 420 | mixed | ثابت پیمانا نامه نیمه صفر واصل گردید مضمون دلالت بر آن مینمود که ذکر این امر | O steadfast one! Your letter of mid-Safar was received, and its contents indicated that mention of this Cause [3.5s] | RRT.045, MAS2.018-019x | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01211 | 360 | mixed | ای یاران و اماء جمال ابهی مدینه قزوین از بدایت طلوع صبح مبین بانوار عرفان و | O friends and handmaidens of the Abhá Beauty! The city of Qazvin, from the dawn of the luminous morn, was illumined with the lights of divine recognition and [3.5s] | MKT7.124ax, AYBY.392 #080 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Importance of community building; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03419 | 200 | Persian | ای دو بنده صادق حق و دو ناصر میثاق و دو ایادی امر نیر آفاق کمر همت را در | O ye two sincere servants of the True One, and ye two steadfast upholders of the Covenant, and ye two Hands of the Cause of the luminous horizon, gird up the loins of endeavour [3.5s] | MMK5#207 p.158 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Hands of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04292 | 170 | Persian | ای بنده حقیقی جمال ابهی بعد از صعود جمال مبارک روحی لاحبائه الفداء نفوس مقدسه | O true servant of the Blessed Beauty! Following the ascension of the Blessed Beauty--may my spirit be a sacrifice for His loved ones--the sanctified souls [3.5s] | MMK3#259 p.185 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1332 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-06-20 | 240 | A few days before His departure Bahá'u'lláh called me into His bedroom and commanded me to gather together all His writings and Tablets... After the ascension, Mohamad Ali stole all the writings which were entrusted to me | DAS.1913-06-20 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3344 | 30 | It was during the closing days of the Blessed Beauty, when I was engaged in gathering together His papers | GPB.310-311x | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10576 | 60 | Persian | اليوم که آتش فرقت پرحرقت محبوب آفاق دل وجان دوستان حقيقی را سوخته و بنياد حيات جسمانی | Today, when the burning fire of separation from the Best-Beloved of the horizons hath consumed the hearts and souls of His true loved ones and the foundation of physical life [3.5s] | MMK4#073 p.079x | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01186 | 360 | mixed | ای ثمره شجره عرفان جمال رحمن وفاکهه حدیقه جنه ایقان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید در انجمن | O fruit of the tree of mystic knowledge of the All-Merciful Beauty, and fruit of the garden paradise of certitude! That which thou didst write in the gathering [3.5s] | MMK4#062 p.071 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03086 | 210 | Persian | ای احبای الهی وقت جانفشانیست و هنگام دست افشانی دم حیات جاودانیست و روز جلوه | O ye friends of God! The time for sacrifice of life is at hand, and the moment for joyous celebration hath come. This is the breath of life everlasting and the day of manifestation [3.5s] | INBA13:010x, INBA21:151b, INBA88:172b | MMK2#069 p.053 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3719 | Words spoken on 1913-06-08 in Paris | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | خدا معین و حافظ ایتام است چه بسیار اطفال اغنیا که در دنیا آواره شدند | God is the sustainer and the protector of the orphans. How many are the children of the wealthy who went on to wander this world as lost souls | BDA2.342 | MHMD2.454 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Fulfillment of true potential; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB02116 | 270 | mixed | ای نفوس مبارکه نامه شما رسید و بشارت عظمی داشت که محفل روحانی تاسیس رحمانی | O blessed souls! Your letter was received and bore greatest glad-tidings that a Spiritual Assembly hath been divinely established [3.5s] | MKT3.343 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Education of children; moral education; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3623 | Words to William Randall ? | 10 | Never talk about God to a man with an empty stomach. Feed him first. | SW_v11#03 p.043-044, VLAB.105 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Methods of teaching the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07527 | 110 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای متوجه الی الله نامه ات رسید از مضمون معلوم گردید که آرزوی خدمت فقرا داری | O thou who art turning thy face to God! Thy letter was received. From its contents it became known that thy wish is to serve the poor. | MMK1#080 p.112, AKHA_131BE #03 p.a | SWAB#080 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||
| AB01000 | 390 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از مضمون بهجت و سرور حاصل گردید جناب حاجی | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents brought joy and delight [3.5s]... ...There is no truth whatsoever to the inferences of the astrologers… The other sign that is mentioned in the Tablets is the hidden craft. | MKT3.337, ASAT1.208x, AVK1.158.17x, AVK3.358.12x, ANDA#81 p.07, MAS2.024-025x, VAA.212-213 | ADMS#083x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Astrology and numerology; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02512 | 240 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس با وجود عدم فرصت نامه های متتابع شما را بقدر امکان همت در | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Despite lack of time, I am striving to the extent possible to respond to your successive letters [3.5s]... ...As to the matter of the conjuring of spirits which is now mentioned among the people, this is mere superstition, and certain displays are brought about by contrivances | ANDA#81 p.07, YARP2.454 p.339 | ADMS#223x | Astrology and numerology; Essential; necessary relationships; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04436 | 170 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fire of the Love of God! I am cognizant of all thou hast written in thy letters. To attain the pleasure of God | TAB.456-457 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Effort; striving; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1428 | Words spoken on 1913-10-02 in Ramleh | 220 | God, through His Grace, in the course of the life of every man opens a wide door of golden opportunity before his face. | DAS.1913-10-02 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00718 | 470 | Arabic | مولای مولای لک الحمد بما سبقت رحمتک و سبغت نعمتک و تمت کلمتک و ظهرت حکمتک | O my Lord, my Lord! Praise be unto Thee for that Thy mercy hath preceded all else, Thy bounties have been showered forth in abundance, Thy Word hath been perfected, and Thy wisdom made manifest [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0861, MKT5.045, MNMK#078 p.148 | Apocalyptic imagery; Attaining the life of the spirit; Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02581 | 240 | mixed | ای محب جمال قدم و اسم اعظم هیکل عالم چون بحقیقت نگری بمثابه شخص انسانیست | O thou who lovest the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name! When thou observest with the eye of truth, the Temple of the World is even as a human form [3.5s] | INBA87:073, INBA52:072 | MMK6#333, HDQI.238, RAHA.126, ANDA#24 p.04 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Evolution; human evolution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3586 | Words spoken in 1910 | 10 | Characterize thyself with the characteristics of God, and thou shalt know the spiritual life! | TOR.211, VLAB.117 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Human reality created in the image of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06341 | 130 | O thou who art attracted with the Fragrances of God! The poems were in the utmost of sweetness, flowing from a nature imbued with the love of God. | BLO_PT#052.40 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06108 | 130 | mixed | ای بنده مقبل الی الله و مقبول درگاه کبریا آنچه نگاشتی و مضمر ضمیر داشتی مشهود | O servant who turneth toward God and who is accepted at His Most Great Threshold! That which thou didst write and that which lay concealed within thy heart is evident [3.5s] | MMK6#138 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06822 | 120 | Persian | ای طاهر باهر الحمد لله در میدان ایقان سیف شاهری و در افق محبت الله نجم زاهر | O radiant Tahir! Praise be to God, thou art a gleaming sword in the arena of certitude, and a brilliant star in the horizon of the love of God [3.5s] | MMK2#276 p.199 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09844 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده الهی وقتی علم جلال برافرازی و رایت استقلال بلند کنی که بعبودیت آستان | O servant of God, when thou shalt unfurl the banner of majesty and raise aloft the standard of independence through servitude at His Threshold [3.5s] | MKT6.101b | Attaining the life of the spirit; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04970 | 160 | Persian | یا امه الله بنده حق سلیل جلیل تو بدیع الله ذکر جمیل تو نمود لهذا بتحریر این | O handmaiden of God! The servant of the True One, thy noble descendant Badi'u'llah, hath made fair mention of thee; therefore I pen this [3.5s] | VAA.215-215 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05528 | 140 | Persian | ای امه الله محزون مباش مغموم مگرد روی مخراش و سرشک از دیده مپاش آه و انین مکن | O maidservant of God! Be thou not sorrowful, be thou not disheartened. Rend not thy countenance, shed not tears from thine eyes. Utter not sighs and lamentations [3.5s] | INBA87:177, INBA52:178 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07139 | 120 | O thou dear servant of God!... During the time of your visit here the meaning of the words of Christ--'let the dead bury their dead' | TAB.670-671, BSTW#287 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Soul; spirit after death; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10583 | 60 | Persian | ای مشرق انوار ایمان و مطلع اثار ایقان قلب بمنزله مشکاة است | O dawning-place of the lights of faith and dayspring of the signs of certitude! The heart is like unto a niche [3.5s] | INBA88:264a | AKHA_134BE #02 p.a | Attaining the life of the spirit; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10515 | 60 | Persian | ای زنده بذکر حق حیات حقیقی در این جهان ذکر یزدان و در آن جهان جوار رحمت رحمن | O thou who art alive with the remembrance of God! True life in this world is the mention of the Divine, and in that world, nearness to the mercy of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | INBA13:088a | Attaining the life of the spirit; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3372 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 30 | There is no appointed length of life for man. Lengthen your life by living according to God's spiritual laws. Then you will live forever. | TDLA.009, BLO_PN#104 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Knowledge; recognition of God; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The ephemeral and the eternal | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09752 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou handsome child! Thy spiritual father and thy good mother sent me thy radiant picture | TAB.070-071 | Attaining the life of the spirit; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09540 | 80 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت وجود اهل سجود را جبینی روشن چون آفتاب انور از فیض مقام محمود | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of existence! The people of prostration are endowed with foreheads radiant as the most luminous sun through the grace of the Praiseworthy Station [3.5s] | INBA87:227a, INBA52:231a | MMK3#244 p.175 | Attaining the life of the spirit; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1949 | Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11 | 150 | There are three paths through which man attains spiritual happiness. The first path is the path of ordeals, trials and difficulties. | DAS.1913-05-11 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Attainment to faith in the twinkling of an eye; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05366 | 150 | Persian | ای یاران آسمانی خاکی جانهاایست که آلوده بالایش اینجهان گردد و آسمانی گوهریست | O celestial friends! Earthly souls there are whose wings are sullied by this nether world, yet whose essence is a heavenly gem [3.5s] | YARP2.228 p.208 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06597 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God! Truly, I say, complete capacity and ability is the cause of the appearance of the divine gifts. | TAB.639-640 | Attainment to faith in the twinkling of an eye; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Scarcity of receptive souls; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12711 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده آستان حق نامه شما رسید از عدم فرصت مختصر مرقوم میشود عبارتی که در نامه | O servant of the Threshold of God! Your letter was received. Due to lack of time, I write briefly. The statement in the letter [3.5s] | INBA85:464b | BRL_DAK#0961, BSHI.007, BSHI.057a | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1502 | Words to a pilgrim, spoken on 1914-03-28 | 210 | Now the old believers should be satisfied with what they have... Some years ago there lived in New York a good believer by the name, Mrs. Helen Cole | DAS.1914-03-28 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Eulogies; reminiscences; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08757 | 90 | Persian | ای سفیدوش خوش و دلکش وقت ندارم مختصر بخامه خویش مینگارم زیرا از خدمات فائقه | O thou fair and delightful one! Having no time, I pen these brief lines with mine own hand, for thy distinguished services [3.5s] | YARP2.725 p.480, RMT.044-045, QUM.234c | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3647 | Words spoken on 1919-12-26 | 600 | Persian | تمام آن الواح از لسان جمال مبارک است در اواخر ایام مبارک یک نفر از احباب | All of those Tablets were revealed by the lips of the Blessed Beauty. During the final blessed days [of Baha'u'llah], one of the friends asked [the same question] of Mírza Áqa Jan | ISA.025-027 | ISAE.1919-12-26 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1162 | Words spoken on 1915-10-23 in Bahji | 270 | Persian | ایشان در یک محلی با آقا میرزا جواد خراسانی و میرزا آقا جان تشریف داشتند و اینکه آقا میرزا جواد خیلی تندخو | They were present in a certain place with Áqá Mírzá Javád-i-Khurásání and Mírzá Áqá Ján, and verily Áqá Mírzá Javád was most irascible [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-23 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04820 | 160 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای متوجه بملکوت الله نامه شما رسید در خصوص اعانه باطفال مدرسه تربیت سوال | O thou who hast turned thy face towards the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast asked regarding the contribution | BDA2.294x | DAS.1913-05-06x, MHMD2.388x, BSTW#459 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Importance of community building; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04500 | 170 | Persian | ای یاران رحمانی چند روز پیش نامه بمحفل روحانی و احبای الهی مرقوم گردید و هنوز | O friends of the All-Merciful! A few days ago a letter was written to the Spiritual Assembly and the divine friends, and still [3.5s] | MKT9.241b | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12228 | 240 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای بجناب حیدر قبل علی مرقوم نموده بودید و خواهش نگارش | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thou hadst written a letter to his honor Haydar-'Ali, making a request for correspondence [3.5s] | INBA85:001 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3548 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 20 | No, they are a distinct Revelation of God and will form a Book larger than our Bible. | TDLA.006-007, BLO_PN#104 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2817 | 60 | Persian | از این قبیل بسیار پیدا میشود اهمیتی ندارد بیت العدل درست میکند | Such matters arise often; they are of no consequence. The House of Justice shall set them aright [3.5s] | QT105.2.040, MUH1.0325 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; House of Justice; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria) | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1622 | Words to Goodall, Wise and Cooper, spoken on 1912-07-20 | 190 | I have come to these parts and I find out that certain people have attributed to me certain statements of which I am innocent… Any one quoting me must have authority written either with my own hand, or Tablets signed with my seal. | SW_v11#14 p.243x, PN_1912 p018, PN_1912 p028, BSTW#129, BSTW#172 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Importance of authoritative interpretation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10214 | 70 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله اوراق بسیاری ارسال میگردد فرصت تفصیل نیست بندر جز صحیح | O Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah! Many papers are being dispatched; there is no opportunity for detailed exposition. The port [untranslated] [3.5s] | INBA17:219 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11274 | 40 | ...Whosoever claims that Abdu'l-Baha has given to him a tablet or sent a cablegram he must prove it | SW_v06#12 p.094-095, BSTW#073c | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3434 | Words spoken in Aug. 1913 in Ramleh | 30 | When in America I repeatedly said that no one must believe one word said by another regarding any commands | SW_v11#14 p.243 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0466 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 560 | In the Book of the Zend-Avesta the Zoroastrians are awaiting the Coming of two Manifestations.... Moses said that after him should come Joshua. The Christ said, addressing Peter... My assistance is the assistance of the Blessed Perfection. | SW_v08#17 p.221x, SW_v08#15 p.211-212x, TDLA.061-063, BLO_PN#104, BSTW#484x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01618 | 310 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء هر چند مدتیست که بظاهر تحریر ارسال نگشت این نه از تقصیر | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though outwardly no missive hath been dispatched for some time, this is not from any neglect [3.5s] | INBA88:359 | AVK4.097.10x, AVK4.098.03x, MAS2.082x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09661 | 80 | Persian | جناب اسد بجان یاران قسم که وقت گفتن و خفتن و نگاشتن ندارم و این دو کلمه را | Jinab-i-Asad: By the soul of the friends, I swear that I have no time for speaking, sleeping or writing, and these two words [3.5s] | MKT8.211a | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0717 | Words to Fugeta et al, spoken on 1920-01-12 | 410 | The owner of this house was a native of Beirut. He himself used to live here. When the government gave permission for us to leave the barracks we wanted to rent a house. | PN_1919 p081 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3676 | 230 | This pearl rosary and a ruby ring originally belonged to Mírzá Musa Jawahiri, the son of Mírzá Hadi, and were both in that box | AFNAN.213-214 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02350 | 250 | Persian | ای بنده جمال مبارک تلغرافی از شما رسید سوال از صحت من نموده بودید صحت و راحت و | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! A telegram was received from thee wherein thou didst inquire after my health and well-being [3.5s] | MMK5#112 p.089 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05362 | 150 | Persian | ای یار مهربان نامه شما رسید ولی از عدم فرصت جواب تاخیر افتاد ولی شما در جعبه | O kind friend! Your letter was received, but due to lack of opportunity the reply was delayed. Yet you [are in the box...] [3.5s] | INBA84:519 | MMK5#122 p.096 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0998 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-08 | 310 | During the lifetime of Bahá'u'lláh the inhabitants of the village, Mokeiss, were most anxious that I may buy half of their real estate | DAS.1914-05-08 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01451 | 330 | mixed | یا من جعله الله من ایادی امره بین خلقه نامه قزوین در وسط دریای محیط قرائت | O thou whom God hath made one of His Hands among His creatures! The letter from Qazvin was read in the midst of the vast ocean [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0510, PYK.281 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Call to action; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3430 | Words spoken ca. Aug. 1912 in Dublin, NH | 30 | The mature wisdom requires this. I must go everywhere and raise the call of the Kingdom. | SW_v03#15 p.004 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03985 | 180 | O Janabe Ameen! Although the doors are closed, the ways and the roads are severed | SW_v08#14 p.193-194, CHH.207-208, BLO_PN#022 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1160 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 270 | Persian | امروز چون خدمت احباء نرسیدم خواستم بیایم در مسافر خانه مهمان بشوم چون هوا منقلب بود | Since I had not seen the friends all day, I decided to come to the pilgrim house and visit you.... Similarly, it is revealed, “The knowledge of bodies and the knowledge of religions.” Notice that the knowledge of body is given preference over the knowledge of religion. | KHH1.033-034 (1.047-048) | KHHE.063-064 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2669 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-23 | 80 | When I was a young man I wished to be entirely free, devoting my time to the service of the Cause. My first intention was not to marry. Four times the means of marriage were brought about by my family | DAS.1915-04-23 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0772 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-11-19 | 380 | Art thou happy with me? In thee I place my utmost trust. Because all my correspondence passes through thy hand and all my letters are read and transcribed and translated by thee, thou art the custodian of my secrets. | DAS.1914-11-19 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00500 | 560 | mixed | ترانی یا الهی متذللا الی عتبه رحمانیتک متضرعا الی ساحه فردانیتک مبتهلا الی | O my God! Thou seest me abased before the threshold of Thy mercy, supplicating at the sanctuary of Thy oneness, imploring at [3.5s] | MKT6.188b | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01620 | 310 | mixed | ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء هر چند از مشقات سفر و زحمات بیحد و حصر و سعی و کوشش | O loving friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though from the hardships of travel, the boundless trials and tribulations, and the constant striving [3.5s] | MMK5#115 p.090 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03789 | 190 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای یادگار آن شخص محترم نامه مفصل شما بنهایت دقت قرائت گردید مضمون دلیل سرور | O cherished remnant of that honored soul! Your detailed letter was perused with utmost care, and its contents brought joy [3.5s]... ...Truly I say, the extreme desire of my heart and soul is to be present at the Court of Baha'u'llah, so that I may perfume my face and my locks with the dust of the Holy Threshold. | MMK5#077 p.063 | DAS.1913-07-15, ABIE.069, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.335x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05044 | 150 | mixed | ای افنان سدره مبارکه چندیست که از کثرت مشاغل و غوائل و مصائب و متاعب فرصت | O Afnan of the blessed Lote-Tree! For some time now, owing to the press of occupations, the tumult of tribulations, the succession of calamities and the weight of afflictions, no opportunity has presented itself [3.5s] | INBA87:331a, INBA52:338a | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2219 | Words spoken on 1915-09-21 in Haifa | 110 | Persian | بفرمایش حضرت روح که می فرماید "الجسد یحزن والروح یستبشر منهم " جسمم خسته شده است از این سفر | In accordance with the utterance of His Holiness the Spirit Who declareth: "The body grieveth while the spirit rejoiceth in them" - My body hath grown weary from this journey [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-21 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1044 | Words to Latimer, Remey et al, spoken on 1914-10-19 | 300 | One of the things that Dr. Farid has circulated in London is that 'I have grown old and weak...' My power consists of the Bestowals of the Blessed Beauty. | DAS.1914-10-19, SW_v05#14 p.217-218, PN_1914 p104 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00756 | 450 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter, which thou hast written to his honor Mirza . . ., was considered. Be thou happy! | TAB.344-346 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03011 | 220 | Persian | ای یاران مهربان نامه نوزدهم ١٩ شعبان سنه حالیه وصول یافت از عودت عبدالبهاء بحیفا | O loving friends! Your letter dated the nineteenth of Sha'ban of this year hath been received [3.5s]... ...You have expressed happiness on account of the return of ‘Abdu'l-Baha to Haifa and Acca. It was some time | NJB_v05#12 p.004, KHH1.305 (1.425)x | KHHE.438-439x, DAS.1914-08-10x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06258 | 130 | mixed | ای عبد علی و عبد بهاء هرکس بعبودیت علی یعنی حضرت اعلی روحی له الفداء کما هی | O servant of 'Alí and servant of Bahá! Whosoever serveth 'Alí—that is, the exalted One, may my spirit be a sacrifice unto Him—as He truly is [3.5s] | MMK5#192 p.150 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; High station of the true believer; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Twin Manifestations | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1289 | Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Zia Bagdadi, spoken on 1912-06-20 | 250 | Mirza Hadi Javaheri, a very wealthy Persian Bahá'í died in Baghdad leaving a son, three daughter and a great fortune. | SW_v19#08 p.255 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2942 | Words to Tamaddunu'l-Mulk, spoken on 1911-08-25 | 60 | Once, when I lived in Baghdad, I was invited to the house of a poor thorn-picker. In Baghdad the heat is greater even than in Syria | AIF.1911-08-25, SW_v08#13 p.167, PN_1909B p031, DJT.171, BLO_PN#027, STAB#089 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Hospitality; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1792 | Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-25 | 170 | When love enters the heart the bitter water becomes sweet... When I was in Baghdad, a thorn seller invited us. His dwelling was twenty miles from Baghdad | PN_1920 p036 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Hospitality; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11890 | 160 | Persian | ای جوان میلانی هیچ میدانی که الان در چه حالتی به یاد تو مشغولم با وجود اینکه | O youth of Mílan! Dost thou know at all in what a state I am thinking of thee at this moment? Though time, comfort, and peace are in no wise possible | INBA79.034 | ADMS#209 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01379 | 330 | Persian | ای بنده آستان الهی نامه شما رسید ولی از عدم فرصت مختصر جواب مرقوم میگردد از | O servant of the divine Threshold! Thy letter was received, but owing to lack of time a brief reply is being penned [3.5s] | MMK4#011 p.011 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Eulogies; reminiscences; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2785 | Words to Haji Mirza Haydar Ali, spoken on 1914-04-15 | 70 | This Mirza Ahmad has become the 'recorder of my deeds'. As soon as I open my mouth he takes out his notebook. If I make a joke, it will be spread all over Europe. | DAS.1914-04-15 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Humor; jokes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2928 | Words to the wife of Counsel Schwartz, spoken on 1913-04-04 | 60 | You must let the children study that which they like best. If your daughter loves art, she can devote her time to it and surely she will succeed. | DAS.1913-04-04 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Creativity in art; Education of children; moral education; Humor; jokes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3208 | Words spoken at Broadway street en route in New York, 1912-04-18 | 40 | This is nothing. This is only the beginning. We will be together in all the worlds of God. You can not realize here what that means. | DJT.262, FDA.012, BLO_PN#027 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humor; jokes; Personal instructions; Soul; spirit after death; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1007 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-12 | 310 | I spent the first years of my childhood in Mazandaran. At the time Bahá'u'lláh was in Teheran. After a while He sent for us. I started with one of my uncles. | DAS.1915-01-12 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1900 | Words spoken on 1914-06-18 | 160 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Prayer and supplication are two wings whereby man soars toward the heavenly mansion of the True One. | DAS.1914-06-18, BSC.438 #796x, SW_v09#10 p.113, SW_v08#04 p.041-042, SW_v14#06 p.166 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Importance of prayer; Meditation; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1682 | Words spoken on 1913-11-06 in Ramleh | 180 | Indeed the East is the world of lights, the world of illumination, the world of enlightenment.... Once I was feeling very sick and at the invitation | DAS.1913-11-06 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Moderation; frugality; simplicity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05625 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق شکوه از تاخیر ارسال اجوبه فرموده بودید حق با شماست ولی دستی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thou didst voice thy complaint regarding the delay in sending replies, and verily thou art in the right. However [3.5s] | MMK5#126 p.099 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03679 | 190 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مرسول رسید دلالت بر مسرت دل و جان و فرح و شادمانی وجدان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived, signifying delight of heart and soul, and gladness and joy of conscience [3.5s] | INBA87:199, INBA52:200 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3096 | Words to Jinab-i-Fadil spoken in 1921 | 50 | Do you think that this material food has any effect upon my body? This food has no effect. Only good news from the believers | SW_v14#06 p.180 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; Personal instructions; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2932 | Words spoken on 1913-08-30 in Ramleh | 60 | I am trying to make amends for the past. I am devoting all my time to the Oriental friends. | DAS.1913-08-30, ABIE.256, BLO_PN#007 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Personal instructions; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1784 | Words to M. R. Shirazi, spoken on 1914-04-07 | 170 | It is really very sad to see how Buddha and Christ are fallen into the hands of the bad people of their respective followers... At the very utmost photographs are for remembrance and not for worship. | DAS.1914-04-07, TDAB.04-05 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Idolatry; Photographs and recordings; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08565 | 90 | Persian | چندی بود که عبدالبهاء بسبب تقریر از تحریر بازمانده بود زیرا | ...It has been some time since Abdul Baha has been deprived of correspondence, because he has been engaged in the delivery of public addresses | YHA2.998x, NJB_v04#15 p.002x | DAS.1913-08-05, ABIE.157, BLO_PN#007 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04514 | 170 | Persian | ای یاران و یاوران عبدالبهاء فرصت ندارم مهلت نیابم مشاغل و غوائل بی پایان و | O friends and supporters of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! I find neither time nor respite, for endless are the tasks and tribulations [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0246, MKT3.353, YHA1.332x (2.653) | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07300 | 110 | Persian | ای پارسیان راستان نامه رسید روز فیروز دیدار فراموش نشود ستایش ایزد پاک را که | O true-hearted Persians! The letter arrived; that blessed day of meeting shall not be forgotten. Praise be to the Pure Lord, Who [3.5s] | YARP2.606 p.423 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1259 | Words to some Eastern pilgrims, spoken on 1914-01-19 | 250 | You are a good party! God willing, you shall have good weather on your journey! May you expend your days in the utmost joy and fragrance! | DAS.1914-01-19, PN_1914 p016 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01702 | 300 | Persian | ای حبیب دل و جان شکر کن خدا را که مورد امتحان شدی و در افتتان شدید افتادی | O beloved of heart and soul, render thanks unto God that thou hast been made the subject of tests and fallen into grievous trials [3.5s] | INBA16:207 | MKT5.076, NNY.022-023x, YHA1.075-076 (1.151), QUM.281 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3164 | Words spoken on 1913-07-28 in Ramleh | 40 | Up to the time I was 32 years [old], I never slept in bed, preferring always a piece of mat and as cushion I chose one or two books. | DAS.1913-07-28, ABIE.123, BLO_PN#007 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04587 | 170 | Persian | یا من جعله الله من ایادی امره از شدت حرکت امواج محیط تحریر مشکل و عسیر و این | O thou whom God hath made one of the Hands of His Cause! Due to the intensity of the surging waves of this vast ocean, writing is difficult and arduous [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0289, MMK5#057 p.053 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Hands of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11748 | 130 | Arabic | یا منادی المیثاق ناد بعبودیتی للعتبه المقدسه فی الافاق و اصرخ بفناای و ذلی و | O herald of the Covenant! Proclaim throughout all regions my servitude to the Sacred Threshold, and cry out my evanescence, my lowliness and my utter nothingness [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0162, YIA.356 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3734 | Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-08 | 40 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | چهار هزار و ششصد قدم راه رفتم بطول راه عکّل تا روضهٴ مبارکه میخواهم مشق راه رفتن کنم | I have taken 4,600 steps. This is the distance between the city of 'Akka and the Shrine of Baha'u'llah. I wish to practise walking | BDA2.013 | MHMD2.015 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2420 | Words spoken on 1913-07-17 in Ismailia | 100 | When I was in Paris one of the believers brought me a soft cushion and urged | DAS.1913-07-17, SW_v08#02 p.020-021, ABIE.077, BLO_PN#007 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2372 | Words to Juliet Thompson, spoken on 1909-07-07 | 100 | Say to her: I have two arts: one physical, the other spiritual. The physical one is that I draw the images of men. | PN_1909B p021, DJT.062, BLO_PN#027 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0514 | Words to Mr and Mrs Kinney et al, spoken on 1909-08-21 | 530 | Whosoever turns to the Kingdom must neither be affected by poverty or wealth... While the Master was in Teheran and the family was pillaged, for three days and nights they were left absolutely foodless... Man comes into the world naked | PN_1909 p065, PN_1909C p121 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09383 | 80 | Persian | ای رفیق روحانی هیچ تا بحال شنیدی علیلی که مزاج در نهایت انقلاب در جهان آب در | O spiritual friend! Hast thou ever heard of an invalid whose constitution was in utter turmoil in the realm of water [3.5s] | MMK5#060 p.054 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1094 | Words spoken on 1914-06-03 in Tiberias | 290 | Man must be known through his deeds and actions. Mere words have no weight. The Persian Nationalists have loved to theorize on certain Democratic principles | DAS.1914-06-03 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Criticism and its limits; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2263 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-24 | 110 | When Aqa Abdu'r-Rahim came to Baghdad he was a young man with a heavy black moustache. He has grown old in this Cause. | DAS.1915-02-24 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01137 | 370 | mixed | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء کاشان در ایام سابق تفوق بر جمیع بلاد در کثرت احبا | O spiritual friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! In bygone days, Káshán excelled all other regions in the multitude of the beloved ones [3.5s] | AADA.156x, NJB_v05#06 p.004 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0847 | Words spoken on 1913-07-17 in Ismailia | 360 | When two years had passed a regiment of soldiers was assigned to Acca. Of course there was only once place | DAS.1913-07-17, SW_v08#13 p.173-174, ABIE.078, BLO_PN#007 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00432 | 590 | mixed | Light of the World | ای یادگار آن دو مرحوم مغفور محترم نامه شما رسید و بی نهایت سبب فرح و سرور | O thou remnant of those two distinguished departed souls! Thy letter was received and brought infinite joy and gladness | BLIB_Or.08117.056, | NURA#14, MMK4#009 p.006, KHMT.224-225x, MAS5.070, MSHR3.146x | LOTW#14 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0331 | Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-06-27 | 700 | Whenever during His lifetime the Blessed Perfection desired to signalize anyone with His special favor, He encouraged him to go forth and teach the Cause of God. | DAS.1914-06-27, SW_v13#07 p.185-186x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; High station of teachers of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03744 | 190 | Persian | ای که هرگز فرامشت نکنم نسیانرا کجا مجال بلکه فراغت از یاد شما ممتنع و محال هر | O thou whom I shall never forget! Where is there room for forgetfulness? Nay, rather, freedom from thy remembrance is impossible and inconceivable [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1100, MSHR3.245 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0844 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-23 | 360 | We know things by their opposites... When we were travelling from Baghdad toward Constantinople, one day, we thought to go ahead of the family | DAS.1913-05-23 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Stories; anecdotes; Things are known by their opposites | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07743 | 110 | Persian | جناب آقا احمد دستی از دور بر آتش داری نمیدانی چه خبر است مختصر آرام منقطع است | Jinab-i-Aqa Ahmad, thou art but one who holdeth his hand from afar over the fire, unaware of what transpireth. Brief repose hath been severed [3.5s] | MMK5#064 p.057 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3326 | Words spoken on 1913-07-30 in Ramleh | 30 | No one can imagine how many different issues must be met….I am now advanced in age. The reaction of this long journey has had a terrible effect upon my weakened constitution… | DAS.1913-07-30, ABIE.128, BLO_PN#007 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01424 | 330 | mixed | ای یار قدیم و همدم و ندیم عبدالبهاء نامه رسید در این روزها مصمم حرکت امریکا | O ancient companion and intimate confidant of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter hath arrived, and in these days I am resolved to journey unto America [3.5s] | INBA85:387 | BRL_DAK#0176, MKT4.144, MMK5#056 p.052, YHA1.132x, YHA1.132x (1.270), YIA.335 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; Power of prayer; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10291 | 70 | ...Your letter was received; but Abdul Baha, owing to the infirmity of the body; the difficulty of voyaging over seas and lands, the lack of rest, the striving and exerting day and night | DAS.1913-07-28, ABIE.123, BLO_PN#007 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2790 | Words spoken at railway station in Akka, 1915-03-06 | 70 | In all my daily works and movements I rely on the confirmations of the Blessed Perfection. Whenever I feel weak I turn my face to Him and He strengthens me. | DAS.1915-03-06 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1579 | Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-10 | 200 | In Paris one of the notable representatives of France invited me to attend an evening party and I went. We saw that they had prepared a big banquet with sweets and cakes of many kinds. | PN_1919 p080 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Music and singing; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3517 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-05-07 | 20 | When I was young they would light ten candles and at the range of a very long distance I would put out the lights one after another without missing one. | DAS.1913-05-07 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Excellence; distinction; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1715 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-14 | 180 | I remember that during my childhood we had a colored servant whose name was Mubarak. He was big and strong. At that time I was six or seven years old | DAS.1913-03-14 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11468 | Cablegram dated 1913-10-11 | 20 | Eng | Hold aloof from Taki Zade, Baba Aga, Assad'o'llah, and whomsoever associates with them. Send cables to the Baha'i Assemblies of America. | BSTW#073e | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11467 | Cablegram dated 1914-06-29 | 20 | Eng | DOCTOR FAREED HIS MOTHER AND RELATIONS ARE GREAT VIOLATORS OF COVENANT. ASSOCIATION WITH THEM TOTALLY FORBIDDEN. INFORM BELIEVERS.. | BSTW#073f | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11122 | Cablegram dated 1914-06-19 | 40 | Eng | AS I HAVE UTMOST LOVE FOR BELIEVERS I AWAKEN THEM DOCTOR FAREED WITH HIS MOTHER AND HIS RELATIONS ARE VIOLATORS OF THE COVENANT.... | DAS.1914-06-18n, BSTW#073f | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11246 | Cablegram | 40 | Persian | هر کسی با ابرص میبشیند مرض برص میگیرد کسی که با مسیح است از | He who sits with leper catches leprosy. He who is with Christ shuns Pharisees and abhors Judas Iscariots. | NJB_v12#14 p.238 | SW_v12#14 p.232, PPRL.049x | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Judas | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1634 | Words to Albert Vail, spoken on 1919-11-19 | 190 | The City you deem most advisable is preferred by Me... Never associate with Mrs Kirchner... Be kind to them at first. Do not be severe at first. If you find they cannot be changed, leave them to themselves. | PN_1919 p013 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02900 | 220 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای ثابت بر پیمان از قرار معلوم بعضی از نفوس که از یزدان بیزارند و باهرمن | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! According to reports, certain souls who have turned away from the All-Merciful and embraced the Evil One [3.5s]... ...Obligatory prayer and fasting are among the most great ordinances of this holy Dispensation | AVK4.093.05x, RAHA.090, MAS9.080 | BRL_IOPF#2.01x | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Law of fasting | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3182 | Words to Juliet Thompson, spoken on 1912-11-12 | 40 | With those who are against the Center of the Covenant you must not associate at all.... You will see a dimness on the faces, like the letting down of a veil. | DJT.366, BLO_PN#027 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01316 | 340 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و دلیل بر روح جدید بود چون نفوسی مجهوله قیام | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and was evidence of a new spirit, for unknown souls have arisen [3.5s] | AKHA_122BE #11-12 p.d | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Equality of men and women; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02183 | 260 | Persian | امتحانات هر امرى بقدر عظمت آن امر است چون تا بحال چنین میثاقى صریح بقلم اعلى وقوع نیافته | The trials faced by each Cause are commensurate with the greatness of that Cause, for never before hath such an explicit Covenant been penned by the Supreme Pen [3.5s] | AKHA_117BE #05-06 p.b, AKHA_126BE #03 p.b | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Judas; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02430 | 250 | Persian | ای یاران رحمانی عبدالبهاء هر چند شبانگاهست ولی صبحگاهی ملکوت الهی است یعنی | O ye merciful friends of Abdul Baha! Although it is night, yet it is the morn of the dawn of the divine Kingdom.... The ancient bestowal of the beauty of Abha is the companion of every pure heart | MKT8.184b, MKT9.245, AKHA_119BE #03-04 p.j, BSHN.140.375, BSHN.144.370, MHT1a.188, MHT1b.146 | DAS.1913-07-21, ABIE.094, PN_various p013x, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#110a | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00826 | 430 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی عبدالبهاء نامه مس دورینگ قرائت گردید الحمد لله بشارت ثبوت | O ye real friends of Abdu'l-Baha! The letter of Miss Doring was perused. Praise be to God, it had the glad-tidings of your firmness | BBBD.508-509 | BBBD.509-511, SW_v11#13 p.230-231 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01628 | 310 | mixed | ایها المتمسک بالعروه الوثقی در این صبح نورانی که انوار معانی آفاق وحدانی را | O thou who clingest to the Most Firm Handle! In this luminous morn when the lights of inner meanings illuminate the horizons of Divine Oneness [3.5s] | INBA88:203b | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2638 | Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-26 | 80 | Still there may be souls like Mrs Kirchner, Dr Nutt and Fareed who have personal motives and wish to make a station for themselves. Dr Fareed wishes to acquire money. He has no religion or faith. | PN_1919 p014, PN_1919 p191 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3637 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 10 | Bahá'u'lláh was a descendent of Abraham. | DLA.066, BLO_PN#026 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3479 | Words spoken on 1913-05-14 in Paris | 20 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | نان و شیر از هر غذائی سالم‌تر است جمال مبارک میفرمودند در ایام سلیمانیه غذای من اغلب شیر و گاهی شیر برنج بود | Bread and milk are more healthful than any other kind of food. The Blessed Beauty used to say, 'During My days in Sulaymaniyyih, My food on most occasions consisted of milk and sometimes rice pudding | BDA2.299b | MHMD2.395 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2325 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-23 | 100 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | چون در راه سوارهائی که برای حفاظت همراه ایشان بوده‌اند اورا زخمی کرده اموالش را می برند | From the circumstances, as reported, we surmised that because Aqa Abu'l-Qasim-i-Hamadani had previously been with Baha'u'llah and had also set out on a journey... I have now been for some time in these regions. | BDA1.326.12 | MHMD1.345 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0254 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-22 | 810 | At the time that His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh was in the mountains of Suleymanieh one of the young rugged, illiterate Kurds living in the valley came to see Him... His name was Mullah Ali Mardan. | DAS.1913-02-22 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0775 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-13 | 200 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | وقتی جمال مبارک از سلیمانیه ببغداد تشریف آوردند در را گشودند و صلای | At the time that Baha'u'llah was in Baghdad, Mirza Yahya being afraid of his life, was seldom seen amongst the people. He had changed his clothes | BDA2.134 | DAS.1913-02-13, MHMD2.168 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal ; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1828 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-08-03 | 160 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | بیان باید بمشرب حضار و اقتضای وقت باشد حسن عبارات و اعتدال در ادای معانی و کلام است | The explanations must be adapted to the capacity of the hearers and suited to the exigency of the time. | ANDA#79 p.15, MAS5.176b, GTB.015, BDA1.175.08 | MHMD1.190-191, STAB#079 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0787 | Words spoken on 1914-02-03 | 380 | During the first years of our stay in Baghdad, Baha'o'llah suddenly departed for the | DAS.1914-02-03, SW_v08#13 p.165-166 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0576 | Words spoken on 1915-07-07 in Haifa | 480 | Persian | جمال مبارک از بغداد تشریف برده بودند و هیچ خبری نبود. احبابی نبود مگر در کاظمین از اعراب | The Blessed Beauty had departed from Baghdad, and no tidings were at hand. There were no loved ones save for some Arabs in Kazamayn [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-07 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0455 | 570 | Persian | حاجی فرجی کحال در بغداد بود خودش میگفت سه هزار چشم کور کردم تا کحال شدم | There was in Baghdad a man by the name of Haji Faraj Kahhal [oculist]. | AHDA.509-510 | STAB#077x | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Newspapers and the media; publications; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2838 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-10-07 | 60 | Persian | جمال مبارک که از سلیمانیه تشریف آوردند بعد از دو سال قبای بسیار کهنه ئی | When after two years the Blessed Beauty returned from Sulaymaníyyih, He was wearing a dilapidated coat, a vest with no sleeves and a cotton headgear. | KHH1.102 (1.143) | KHHE.156 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Praise and encouragement; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2416 | 100 | In this cause we have many principles to which we adhere, the most important is to avoid that which creates discord. | ADP.100-101 | 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 ; Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0583 | 480 | Bahá'u'lláh loved the beauty and verdure of the country. One day He passed the remark: 'I have not gazed on verdure for nine years. The country is the world of the soul, the city is the world of bodies.' | ABCC.039-041, BKOG.357-359, BNE.040-041 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Banishment to; life in 'Akka | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0246 | Words spoken on 1914-03-23 | 830 | You are all welcomed…. For nine consecutive years the Blessed Perfection did not put his feet outside the gate | DAS.1914-03-23, SW_v08#13 p.175-176 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in 'Akka | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1269 | Words spoken on 1913-08-05 in Ramleh | 250 | When we were imprisoned in the military barracks of Acca there was a small primitive bath | DAS.1913-08-05, SW_v08#13 p.174, ABIE.160, BLO_PN#007 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3338 | Words spoken on 1913-08-05 in Ramleh | 30 | it is necessary for the rich to think of the poor during the month of Ramadan. Those souls who prefer themselves to others are tied with selfish iron bands, while those who prefer others to themselves are the benefactors of the human race. Such was the conduct and the life of Baha-Ullah. | DAS.1913-08-05, ABIE.159, BLO_PN#007 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Business; financial; property matters; Law of fasting; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0731 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-21 | 400 | Our feasts are very wonderful. They are unique and peerless. During the days of the Blessed Perfection we celebrated this national New year's Day with great festivities | DAS.1914-03-21, PN_1914 p017 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Consultation; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1417 | Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken in March 1901 | 230 | When we arrived in Acca it was found there were not enough rooms in the barracks to | SW_v08#13 p.172 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2500 | Words to Fugeta et al, spoken on 1920-01-11 | 90 | In the days of the Blessed Perfection this was a place of recreation. He used to sit there | PN_1919 p081, PN_unsorted p108 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2002 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Budapest, 1913-04-13 | 140 | For nine years He [Bahá'u'lláh] did not see a green leaf. He loved nature. His sensibilities and powers of observation were miraculous. The tips of His fingers were the most sensitive parts of His holy temple. | DAS.1913-04-13 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3765 | Words to John D. Barry | 390 | Our movement goes back to the young leader who called himself The Gate or The Door, in our language, The Báb… The two never met. But at the age of thirty-two Bahá’u’lláh received a tablet from Báb… The first thing he did was to write an epistle to all the kings of the earth and to the pope and to your President | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Growth of the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1426 | Words spoken on 1916-03-16 in Haifa | 220 | Persian | امروز خیلی صدمه خوردم و عرق کرده بودم و سرمای شدیدی خوردم. ما نمی خواهیم پاپی مردم بشویم ولی اینطور | This day have I suffered grievously, perspiring and stricken with a most severe cold. Though We desire not to intrude upon the people, yet thus [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-03-16 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Justice and wrath of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1596 | 190 | Persian | از جمله مکرهای میرزا محسن خان سفیر ایران در اسلامبول آنکه یک بار | Among the stratagems employed by Mirza Muhsin Khan, the Persian Ambassador in Istanbul, was that on one occasion [3.5s] | ASAT3.110-111 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2019 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-28 | 140 | Association of ideas is a deep psychological phenomenon. Nowhere does my heart truly rest save in this room where the Blessed Beauty spent His days and nights for many years. | DAS.1914-12-28 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0740 | Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-11-22 | 400 | When this blessed Cause was manifested in Persia, some of the divines and famous learned men became believers and were martyred. | PN_1901 p076, BLO_PN#109 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0372 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-05 | 650 | When we were exiled again from Baghdad, in our company there was a Bahá'í by the name of Mirza Ahmad Kashani. He accompanied Bahá'u'lláh to Constantinople | DAS.1913-05-05 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3294 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-10 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | جمال مبارک بعد از دارالسلام و ادرنه در محفل عمومی نطق نفرمودند | The Blessed Beauty did not make any more public speeches after leaving Baghdad and Adrianople | BDA1.119.10 | SW_v19#07 p.218-219, MHMD1.127 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0513 | Words to Fugeta et al, spoken on 1920-01-07 | 530 | Amongst the proofs of the Blessed Beauty was the fact that two bloodthirsty monarchs opposed his cause. | PN_1919 p075 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Growth of the Cause; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00454 | 580 | mixed | ای ثابتان ای راسخان در روز غوغا و ضوضاء که جمعی بدون بینه و برهان هجوم بمحل | O ye steadfast ones! O ye firm ones! On this day of tumult and commotion, when a group without proof or evidence made an assault upon [3.5s] | INBA87:378, INBA52:387 | MKT3.208, AKHA_121BE #05 p.b, ANDA#87 p.06 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0777 | Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Florence Khan spoken in June 1906 | 380 | When man has faith, even the mountains of the world can not oppose him, nay, he bears every trial and calamity | PN_1906 p061, SUR.254-255, BLO_PN#001 | Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03445 | 200 | mixed | ای سرور آوارگان خداوند مهربان در نص قرآن میفرماید فیهما من کل فاکهه زوجان و | O Joy of the wanderers! The Merciful Lord hath declared in the sacred text of the Qur'án: "In them both are fruits of every kind in pairs" [3.5s] | MMK6#524, MSHR2.250 | Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0947 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-06-30 | 320 | Persian | این طیور را ببینید چقدر راحتند، هیچ فکری، هیچ غمی، هیچ غصه ئی ندارند. احبای الهی که خالص و مخلص هستند | Behold these birds, how tranquil they are, free from every thought, every sorrow, every grief. Such are the loved ones of God who are pure and sincere [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-06-30 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3314 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-23 | 30 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | نظر بمکان نیست بلکه بوجود و قلوب نورانیه احباست در بغداد اطاقی کوچک ثلث این اطاق بود | It is not the place that should be looked at but the illumined faces and hearts of the friends | BDA1.133.07 | SW_v19#08 p.256, MHMD1.143 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2392 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-03-15 | 100 | The spiritual life postulates simplicity and contemplation combined with usefulness and well-guided activity. When we were living in Baghdad according to the custom of that country we slept on the roof | DAS.1914-03-15, SW_v07#18 p.177-178x, SW_v08#13 p.167x | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Contemplation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00097 | The Declaration of Baha’u’llah | 1130 | Persian | Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | جواب جمال مبارک از بدو طفولیت اطوار و آثار و گفتاری عجیب داشتند | From the beginning of His childhood Baha'u'llah was possessed of such astonishing qualities | BRL_TTTP#11 | BRL_TTT#11 | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1138 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-10-07 | 280 | The friends have brought good news from Germany... The Blessed Beauty in all circumstances has given us the way to behave | PN_1914 p040 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0606 | Words spoken on board the SS Baron Call at sea, 1913-12-03 | 470 | The managers of these steamship companies must in a degree look after the comfort and well-being of these men [the coal-carriers] | DAS.1913-12-03 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11130 | 40 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | اميد از عنايت حضرت احديّت چنانست که در خصوص نشر نفحات اللّه بين القبائل موفّق گرديد | The hope is that by the grace of the Lord of Oneness ye may be assisted in diffusing the fragrances of God amongst the tribes [3.5s]... ...My hope from the grace of the One true Lord is that thou wilt be enabled to spread the fragrances of God among the tribes | MMK1#215 p.259x | SWAB#215x | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual springtime; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2027 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-02-27 | 140 | Several Baha'is lived in a hall room so small that one could hardly move in it. But they did not care for these outward comforts | DAS.1913-02-27 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Hospitality; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2292 | 110 | No one can ever imagine even faintly how we were surrounded from all sides by | SW_v08#13 p.164-165 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2575 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 80 | Persian | چه زمستان سردی بود و ما در کاروانسرائی وارد شدیم | How bitterly cold was that winter! We arrived at a caravansary located by a moat. The journey was full of sufferings and difficulties | KHH1.018 (1.025-026) | KHHE.039, STAB#118 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Growth of the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1032 | Words spoken on 1915-08-22 in Haifa | 300 | Persian | جمیع اموری که واقع می شود، مبنی بر حکمت الهی است. هیچ حرکت و سکونی نیست که مبنی بر | All matters that come to pass are founded upon divine wisdom. No movement or stillness existeth except that it resteth upon [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-22 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0239 | Words spoken on 1919-09-19 | 840 | Persian | بعد از ظهور امر الله و ظهور مظهر کلی و اعلاء کلمة الله و انتشار ندای الهی | After the appearance of God's Cause, and the manifestation of His universal Manifestation, and the exaltation of the Word of God, and the diffusion of the divine Call [3.5s] | SFI06.020, SFI07.032 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0856 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 350 | Persian | بحمد الله یوم مبارکی است چون که نسبت بحق پیدا کرده مبارک است روز بدو طلوع است | Praised be God! Blessed is this Day, for it hath attained its connection with Truth. Blessed is the day at its dawning [3.5s] | KHH2.299-301 | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02737 | 230 | Persian | ای عندلیب حدیقه معانی اشعار فصیح معانی بدیع داشت و در ثنای آستان اسم اعظم | O Nightingale of the Garden of Inner Meanings! Thy verses were eloquent and bore wondrous significances in praise of the threshold of the Most Great Name [3.5s] | INBA87:572, INBA52:607 | MMK4#028 p.026x | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0498 | 540 | When the Blessed Perfection (Baha'u'llah) was exiled from Bagdad the large number | SW_v13#10 p.277-278, BKOG.179+186+192x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0871 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-26 | 350 | There were 60 stages from Bagdad to Samsun and the trip was made under the most difficult circumstances. It was a time of famine | DAS.1913-04-26 | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00029 | Some Answered Questions #009 Baha’u’llah | 2110 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | اما جمال مبارک در زمانیکه ممالک ایران در چنین ظلمت و نادانی مستغرق | Baha'u'llah appeared at a time when Persia was plunged in the darkest ignorance | MFD#09, OOL.C022.09 | SAQ#09, GPB.144x2x, GPB.183x2x, GPB.196x, STAB#081 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Growth of the Cause; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Past, present and future of Iran; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0327 | Words spoken on 1912-10-21 in San Francisco | 710 | His Holiness the Báb -- may my spirit be a sacrifice to him! - appeared in Shiraz. Soon after his declaration he wrote his first book | ECN.186 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Martyrdom of the Bab; Prophecy and fulfillment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00356 | 630 | Persian | Light of the World | ای دو امة البهاء جمال قدم و اسم اعظم روحی و کینونتی و ذاتی لتربته الفدا در هر | O ye two handmaidens of Baha! The Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name—may my life, my soul, and mine inmost being be offered up | NURA#31, MMK4#049 p.052 | LOTW#31 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1303 | Words spoken on 1912-09-21 in Omaha | 240 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | تا بحال انچه واقع شده جمیع سبب اعلآء امر الله بود مهاجرت جمال مبارک از طهران و حرکت از بغداد | Up to now, whatever has occurred has had the effect of spreading the Cause of God. | BDA1.262.01 | MHMD1.280 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB08855 | 90 | Persian | ای مشتاق جمال ابهی جمال جسمانی پرتو آب و رنگیست که بر خاک و سنگ افتاده و چون | O thou who art yearning for the Abhá Beauty! Physical beauty is but a reflection of water and colour cast upon dust and stone [3.5s] | MMK3#276 p.200, AMK.180-180b | Beauty; grace; aesthetics | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07416 | 110 | Persian | ای دوست حقیقی بعضی از دوستان که حال صفت درویشی را بهانه نموده اند در گوشه و | O true friend! Some of the friends who have now made the attribute of dervishhood their pretext, in seclusion [3.5s] | INBA87:386b, INBA52:397a | AVK3.368.10 | Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Music and singing; Spirit and form in the administration | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02662 | 230 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید و بر تفصیل اطلاع حاصل شد هفت وادی | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! That which thou didst write was perused, and its contents were fully understood. The Seven Valleys [3.5s]... ...Every person must have an occupation, a trade or a craft, so that he may carry other people's burdens, and not himself be a burden to others. | INBA87:386a, INBA52:396 | BRL_DAK#0832, ASAT3.243, AVK3.369.09 | COC#0011x | Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Love of God; Music and singing; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3090 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 50 | A sincere worker in the Cause of God is always assisted by the Divine Spirit when such questions arise. The Truth will flow through you | TDLA.015, BLO_PN#104 | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11119 | 50 | ...By the life of Baha! He who is filled with the love of the Glory (of God) and forgets all things, the Holy Spirit will be heard | SW_v07#10 p.099, BSTW#369b | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1973 | Words spoken on 1915-07-14 in Haifa | 140 | Persian | اینها به امریکا رفتند و نطق خوب می کردند و دو فنون هم بودند. انگلیزی را خوب می دانستند. معذلک هیچ کاری | These souls journeyed unto America and delivered goodly addresses, being possessed of dual arts. They were well-versed in the English tongue. Nevertheless, no fruit was borne [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-14 | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08245 | 100 | Persian | ای موفق بهدایت الهیه هدایت بر چند نوعست هدایت لسانست که اقرار و اعتراف بر | O thou who art successful in divine guidance! Know that guidance is of diverse kinds. There is guidance through the tongue, which consisteth in acknowledgment and confession [3.5s] | MKT6.019 | Being a source of light; guidance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10656 | 60 | Persian | ای یار پارسی من جمشید هر چند مانند خورشید درخشید ولی امروز روشناای رخ یاران | O My Persian friend! Though Jamshid shone resplendent as the sun, today the radiance of the countenance of the friends [3.5s] | YARP2.659 p.446 | Being a source of light; guidance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10746 | 60 | Arabic | یا حبیبی و نعم القرین انی اتضرع الی رب العالمین ان یجعلک محیی الدین | O my beloved and noble companion! I earnestly supplicate unto the Lord of all worlds that He may render thee a reviver of the Faith [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0444, MKT3.492a | Being a source of light; guidance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10968 | 50 | Persian | ای مهتدی بهدایت الله انوار هدایت کبری چون در خلوتخانه جان و وجدان افروزد اعضا | O thou who art guided by divine guidance! When the lights of supreme guidance illumine the privacy of soul and conscience, the members [of the body] [3.5s] | HDQI.242b | Being a source of light; guidance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12592 | 90 | Persian | ای منجذبه بملکوت الله نامه ات ملاحظه گردید و دختر عزیزت حضور یافت فی الحقیقه | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter has been perused and thy dear daughter has arrived. In reality this daughter | BBBD.615-616 | BBBD.617 | Being a source of light; guidance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12674 | 70 | Persian | ای جلال منجذب بجمال ذوالجلال باش و مشتعل بنار موقده در شجره اجلال الطاف بی | O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of the All-Glorious! Be thou enkindled with the fire ignited in the Tree of Divine Glory through boundless favors [3.5s] | INBA85:347c | Being a source of light; guidance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05117 | 150 | Persian | ای تشنه حقیقت نامه رسید مضمون دلیل بر آن بود که جستجوی آاین الهی می نماای و | O seeker of truth! Thy letter hath been received, and its contents testify that thou art searching for divine truth [3.5s] | YARP2.589 p.415 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Being a source of light; guidance; Condition of search; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10629 | 60 | Persian | ای نهال بوستان الهی شکر کن حضرت بیچونرا که در جویبار هدایت کبری روایدی و | O thou sapling of the divine garden! Render thanks unto the peerless Lord, that thou hast grown beside the stream of His supreme guidance [3.5s] | INBA85:202 | HUV2.057 | Being a source of light; guidance; Bringing forth results; fruit | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05153 | 150 | Persian | ای جان پاک حقیقت گوهر گرانبهاایست که در صدف امکان مهجور و مستور مانده و مخفی | O pure soul! Truth is a precious gem that hath remained hidden and concealed within the shell of contingent being [3.5s] | MKT9.112a, AKHA_116BE #07-08 p.00 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Living waters; water of life; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11031 | 50 | Persian | حبیبا همشیره زاده ها را نهایت محبت و مهربانی بدرجه ای مجرمی دارید که جاذب قلوب | O beloved one! Show such boundless love and kindness to thy nieces and nephews that they become magnetic to hearts [3.5s] | NNY.207b | Being a source of light; guidance; Compassion; kindness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07387 | 110 | Persian | ای دختر ملکوتی من از روزیکه از لندن سفر کردم الی الان دقیقه آن خانم محترمه را | O My Heavenly daughter! From the day that I journeyed from London until now – I have not forgotten the honourable Lady for a minute. | BRL_DAK#0124 | LBLT.163 | Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08467 | 100 | O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! The contents of thy letter written to ... was perused. Thank thou God that in that country | DAS.1913-10-14 | Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06105 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده صادق درگاه الهی مکتوبی که بواسطه احبای طهران ارسال فرموده بودید واصل | O thou faithful servant of the Divine Threshold! The letter which thou didst send through the friends of Tihran hath been received [3.5s] | INBA84:279 | Being a source of light; guidance; Fire and light; fire and water; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03423 | 200 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دوست حقیقی در دبستان الهی درس و سبق رحمانی خوان و از ادیب عشق تعلم حقائق | O thou true friend! Read, in the school of God, the lessons of the spirit, and learn from love's Teacher the innermost truths. | MMK1#072 p.107, AHB.109BE #01 p.06, TRBB.020 | SWAB#072 | Being a source of light; guidance; Empty learning; false spirituality; Harmony of science and religion; High station of learning; Knowledge; recognition of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3447 | Words to Louis Gregory, spoken on 1911-04-30 | 30 | The light is of four kinds: First the light of the sun.... Second, the light of the eye | SW_v08#08 p.098, AHV.025, BLO_PN#045 | Being a source of light; guidance; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11489 | 20 | Persian | ای شوقی از خدا نجواه که در انجمن روحانیان سراج نورانی گردی و نفس رحمانی یابی | O Shoghi, beseech thou God that in the assemblage of spiritual ones thou mayest become a luminous lamp and attain unto the breath of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | AKHA_116BE #01-03 p.50 | Being a source of light; guidance; Personal instructions; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09278 | 80 | mixed | ای پاک جان جوهر تقدیس شیوه راستان است و منتهی آرزوی ملازمان آستان از حضرت | O pure soul! The essence of sanctification is the way of the righteous ones, and the ultimate desire of them that stand faithful at His Threshold [3.5s] | MMK2#181 p.131 | Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09876 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده حق فرامرز دلیر شهیر بوم و مرز بود و در شطرنج جهان وزیر و فرز ولی | O servant of Truth! Faramarz the valiant was renowned throughout realm and territory, and upon the chessboard of the world did move as both vizier and queen [3.5s] | YARP2.686 p.461 | Being a source of light; guidance; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10480 | 60 | Persian | ای چراغ مهر یزدان ستایش خداوند را نما که روشن گشتی و پرتو انجمن یاران خوش سخن | O lamp of divine love, render praise unto the Lord, for thou hast been illumined and art shedding thy radiance upon the gathering of eloquent friends [3.5s] | YARP2.195 p.187 | Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10531 | 60 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای شعله محبت الله شعاعرا سطوعی باید و آفتاب را طلوعی و بدر را نوری و نجم را | O flame of the love of God! The ray must shed light and the sun must rise; the full moon must shine and the star must gleam. | INBA85:381a | AHB.131BE #01-02 p.32, ANDA#12 p.74, YMM.058 | BRL_ATE#041 | Being a source of light; guidance; Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||
| AB05052 | 150 | mixed | ای امه الله شکر کن خدا را در میان آن قوم اول مومنی و بنشر نفحات پرداختی | O handmaid of God! Render thanks to the Lord that among that race thou art the first believer | BRL_DAK#0422, COMP_WOMENP#010, MKT7.060, TZH8.1209 | BRL_WOMEN#010, COC#2101 | Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement; Race unity; racial issues; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08647 | 90 | ...Consider how the signs of the Tablet which was revealed to you on Sept. 1, 1901, have become apparent and manifest. At that time the hurricane of the violation of the Covenant had been extinguished | BSTW#052nx | Being a source of light; guidance; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06789 | 120 | mixed | ای سرگشته سودائی عاقلان خوشه چین از سر لیلی غافلند کین کرامت نیست جز مجنون | O bewildered wanderer, the wise merely glean fragments and remain heedless of Layli's countenance, for such grace is bestowed on none but Majnun [3.5s] | MSHR4.134 | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07705 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art remembered by Abdul-Baha! Thy letter which is couched in graceful words hath given me joy and happiness | TAB.313 | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06536 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I received thy letter | TAB.365 | Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09654 | 80 | Persian | ایها النور البازغ هر رخی که بپرتو هدایت روشن سراج نورانیست و شمع رحمانی و نجم | O Dawning Light! Every countenance illumined by the rays of guidance is even as a radiant lamp, a heavenly candle, and a celestial star [3.5s] | MKT9.217a | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The state of enkindlement in teaching; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0811 | Words to Mr and Mrs Kinney et al, spoken on 1909-08-22 | 370 | You must be a source of happiness to whomsoever you meet. The world is like the body and the love of God is like the spirit | PN_1909 p067 | Being a source of light; guidance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1814 | The Desires and Prayers of ‘Abdu’l-Baha: Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-11-15 | 160 | Persian | Paris Talks | از فرط محبت بشما تضرع و زاری من بملکوت الهی این است که شماها را تایید نماید | You are all very welcome, and I love you all most dearly. Day and night I pray to Heaven for you that strength may be yours, and that, one and all, you may participate | KHAB.168 (179), KHTB1.166 | PT#30 p.093 | E. Mahony (1), E. Mahony (2) | Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Study; deepening | - | - | ||||||
| AB06918 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art guided by the Light of Guidance! The material world is gloomy. Praise be to God! thou hast been led to the illumined realm. | TAB.536 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Being a source of light; guidance; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05780 | 140 | mixed | ای مستشرق از نور هدایت کبری حضرت کلیم الله چون بصحرای طور شتافت شعله نور یافت | O thou who art illumined from the light of Greatest Guidance! When Moses, the Interlocutor of God, hastened to the wilderness of Sinai, He beheld the blazing flame [3.5s] | MMK6#295 | Being a source of light; guidance; Manifestation of God as sun; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11421 | 30 | ...I hope that the Ensigns of Divine Verses may be upraised in Stuttgart; the Fire of the Love of God be so enkindled as to set all those parts aglow | DAS.1913-07-11, ABIE.055, BLO_PN#007 | Being a source of light; guidance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12295 | 180 | Persian | ای مومنه موقنه نامه اخیر رسید و بجمع بهائیان جواب مرقوم گردید و تبریک مقبول | O staunch believer! Thy recent letter hath arrived. A response to the gathering of Baha'is was written, and their good wishes were warmly received | BBBD.082-083 | BBBD.084 | Being a source of light; guidance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07866 | 100 | Persian | ای اخوان صفا و اختران چون ثریا محبت الله پر تو شمس حقیقت است | O brethren of purity and stars like unto the Pleiades! The love of God is the radiance of the Sun of Truth [3.5s] | MSBH4.009 | Being a source of light; guidance; Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05673 | 140 | Persian | ای دو یار عزیز من حضرت سینا زبان بثنای شما گشوده و جناب سررشته دار بنغمه و | O My two cherished friends! His Holiness Sina hath opened his tongue in praise of you, and the honourable Keeper of Records hath raised his melody [3.5s] | INBA17:168 | MUH3.061b | Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08773 | 90 | mixed | ای شمع طراز رخی در نهایت حسن و جمال افروخته داری صبیح و ملیح و جمیل و جلیلی | O thou candle of radiant countenance! Thou hast kindled a light of surpassing beauty and grace, resplendent, beauteous and sublime [3.5s] | AYBY.409 #119, TRZ1.344, MYD.539 | Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10619 | 60 | Persian | ای ناطق بثناء در این پهن فضای سیر و سلوک الی الله چون فارس میدان هدی جولانی | O thou who speakest forth in praise! In this vast expanse of the journey unto God, thou dost gallop like a steed in the arena of guidance [3.5s] | MKT8.156b | Being a source of light; guidance; Knowledge; recognition of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1935 | Words to Mrs DeBons, spoken on 1913-10-16 | 150 | You must live and conduct yourself in Cairo in such a manner and characterize yourself with such attributes | DAS.1913-10-17 | Being a source of light; guidance; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1468 | Words to departing Indian pilgrims, spoken on 1914-05-29 | 220 | I shall expect to receive the results of your appearance on the soil of India, to see what services you are rendering, what fragrances shall waft those regions. | DAS.1914-05-29 | Being a source of living waters in teaching the Cause; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Creativity in art; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11062 | 50 | Persian | یا بن الجبار اگر چه طفلی انشاءالله در ملکوت الله بالغی اگر چه صغیری در این بساط | O son of the Almighty! Though still but a child, yet, God willing, thou shalt attain maturity in the Kingdom of God. Though young in years in this earthly realm [3.5s] | INBA88:265a | Belief and denial | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10271 | 70 | Arabic | یا من لبی حین ما سمع الندآء قد ارتفع الندآء من سدره المنتهی بحی علی الفلاح | O thou who didst respond when thou didst hear the Call! Verily, from the Divine Lote-Tree hath been raised the cry summoning all to salvation [3.5s] | INBA21:116b | Belief and denial; Call to action | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07715 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art cheerfully moving by the Fragrances of God! Know thou verily, that when the Sun of Truth shown forth to the horizons | TAB.482-483 | Belief and denial; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08436 | 100 | Persian | یا من تشبث بالحبل المتین نور مبین چون از مطلع علیین اشراق نمود آفاق افئده | O thou who hast clung to the firm Cord and manifest Light! When from the Dayspring of the Most Exalted Summit its radiance shone forth, it illumined the horizons of hearts [3.5s] | MMK3#229 p.165 | Belief and denial; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06506 | 130 | Arabic | یا من استضاء بانوار سطعت من سدره السیناء قد اشتعل العالم من النار الموقده فی | O thou who art illumined by the lights that shine forth from the Sinaic Tree! The world hath been set ablaze by the fire kindled [3.5s] | MMK5#217 p.167 | Belief and denial; Manifestation of God as sun; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08948 | 90 | Turkish | ای ورقه طیبه حضرت احدیته لسان شکرانه ایله حمد و ستایش لائق و سزاوار که نساء | O pure leaf of the Divine Unity! With the tongue of thanksgiving must praise and glorification be offered unto Him, for worthy and befitting it is that women [3.5s] | MJT.020 | Belief and denial; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08259 | 100 | Persian | ای ناطق بثنای پروردگار در این ایام که صبح ایقان از مطلع عرفان طالع و نور | O thou who speakest in praise of the Lord! In these days when the morn of certitude hath dawned from the horizon of divine knowledge and the light [3.5s] | HDQI.249, HDQI.304, ANDA#48 p.04 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11309 | 40 | Regarding His Holiness Christ and His birth into this world of matter: speak not of this, if you can, Should anyone ask, answer 'His Holiness Christ was born of the Holy Spirit,' and let that be final. | BSTW#357 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3627 | Words recorded by Mrs Goodall in Oct 1910 | 10 | The Christians have exaggerated the birth of Jesus. | PN_1912 p015 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00353 | 630 | mixed | ای بنده الهی سوال از عصمت انبیای سلف نموده بودی مظاهر مقدسه ما ینطق عن الهوی | Thou hast asked about the infallibility of the ancient prophets. The Holy Manifestations uttered that which was revealed unto them… Thy second question concerneth the impregnation of Mary through the Holy Spirit. This is an established and certain fact | MMK6#504x, AVK1.324x, AVK2.049, AVK2.186.18x, MAS2.081x, MAS9.004, MSHR5.075-077 | KSHK#25x, ADMS#222x | Adam; Adam and Eve; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Outward and inward meanings; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1419 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 230 | Regarding the birth of Jesus Christ, there is no doubt that Mary was the wife of Joseph; but the marriage had not yet taken place | PN_1900_heh p069 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Christ; Christianity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3186 | Words to some materialist scholars spoken in Dec. 1900 | 40 | A living body cannot come forth from a dead body. Only a living man can make a living child; this is a scientific fact. | PN_1900 p118 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Evolution; human evolution | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1697 | Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900 | 180 | The Zoroastrians, who were very numerous throughout Persia... While the Christians claim this passage is to be taken literally, and that it means that Christ was born of a virgin | SW_v09#01 p.006x, PN_1900 p084 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Growth of the Cause; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3491 | Words to Aline Shane-Devin spoken on 1907-10-14 | 20 | It is not impossible that He should have been, though it is not necessary that all Manifestations should come in that way. | PN_1907 p018, PN_unsorted p023 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1796 | Words spoken on 1914-02-22 | 170 | Everyone must do away with false prejudices and must even go to the other churches and mosques | SW_v09#03 p.037-038 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fanaticism and hatred; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2703 | Words spoken on 1913-04-06 in Stuttgart | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ابرهای تقالید شمس حقیقت را مستور نموده و انوار تعالیم الهیه را از سطوع باز داشته | The clouds of blind imitation have obscured the Sun of Truth, and the lights of the divine teachings have been prevented from shining forth | BDA2.222 | MHMD2.286 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Oneness; unity of religion | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2822 | Words spoken on 1913-03-13 in Paris | 60 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اگر ملل و امم موجوده ترک تقالید و تحری حقیقت نمایند جمیع متحد گردند | if the peoples of the world were to abandon their blind imitations and investigate the truth for themselves, they would all become united | BDA2.180 | MHMD2.228 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| AB04751 | 160 | O ye two servants of the Kingdom! Your letter was received. It was | SW_v10#17 p.319 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0768 | Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-19 | 390 | For the present it is better to keep all the documents in the safety deposit vault... We will see what God wants. If America becomes illumined, its illumination like a magnet, will draw me there... The Turks are fond of eating. | SW_v10#17 p.315x, PN_1919 p028, PN_1919 p140, LAT.066-068, STAB#159 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Bribery and corruption; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10129 | 70 | Persian | ای نهال باغ عنایت چون سرو جویبار در لب این انهار روایدی و از رشحات سحاب فضل و | O sapling of the garden of divine favor! Like unto the cypress by the stream, thou hast grown upon these banks, and from the showers of the clouds of grace [3.5s] | HUV1.034 | Bringing forth results; fruit | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10561 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou flower of the Rose-garden of God! Thou hast presented thy life. I have also accepted it, in order that thou mayest sacrifice thyself | TAB.590 | Bringing forth results; fruit | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2851 | Words to some Arab Baha'is, spoken on 1913-12-03 | 60 | Man must so adorn himself with good attributes, attractions and divine characteristics that he may become the cause of the illumination of the world of humanity | DAS.1913-12-03 | Being a source of light; guidance; Bringing forth results; fruit; Goodly deeds; actions; Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1319 | Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-08 | 240 | You are not accustomed to Persian food. America and Europe are like unto the dawn of the sun of reality, just at the beginning of the morning. | FRGA.010 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Growth of the Cause; High station of learning; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1288 | Words spoken on 1912-10-19 in Los Angeles | 250 | This revered personage was the first Bahai in America. He served the Cause | SW_v03#13 p.014-015, SW_v04#11 p.186+189, ABCC.066x | Bringing forth results; fruit; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05065 | 150 | mixed | ای بندگان و کنیزان حق شرق و غرب در حرکت است و جنوب و شمال متضرع بملیک احدیت | O ye servants and handmaidens of God! The East and the West are in motion, and the South and the North supplicate unto the King of Oneness [3.5s] | INBA72:153 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3053 | Words spoken on 1914-02-27 in Haifa | 50 | The Kingdom of God is like into this garden. It contains many kind of trees. In due season the trees must not only produce leaves and blossoms | DAS.1914-02-27 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1108 | 290 | Endeavor and strive eagerly that you may progress and advance rapidly. You are born in this holy day | SW_v09#08 p.095-096 | Bringing oneself to account each day; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2870 | Words to Mr and Mrs Kinney et al, spoken on 1909-08-21 | 60 | Everyone upon awaking in the morning awakes with a thought. The commercial man awakes with the thought of commerce... | SW_v14#06 p.165, PN_1909 p063, PN_1909D p018 | Bringing oneself to account each day; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3643 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 10 | Yes, though not so great as Buddha. | DLA.062, BLO_PN#026 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2576 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-03-27 | 80 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | چه قدر تفاوتست بین نفوس شخصی چنان خود را پست مینماید که پرستش جماد و اشکال | What a great difference exists between men. One person degrades himself to such a degree that he idolizes and worships stones | BDA1.013.17 | DAS.1913-07-19, MHMD1.020, ABIE.086, BLO_PN#007 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Idolatry; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2250 | Words to Prof. Enayat Khan and others, spoken on 1913-05-29 | 110 | To attain to Nirvana means to reach to perfection. This is made possible through the bestowals of God.... | DAS.1913-05-29 | Being a source of light; guidance; Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Fulfillment of true potential; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2915 | Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 | 60 | Teach them as the truths contained in their own religion... It is your sufferings and your faith in God which have brought you to the true spiritual insight | AELT.138 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Methods of teaching the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1659 | Words spoken on 1915-10-22 in Bahji | 180 | Persian | احبای الهی باید سعی کنند که بندهٴ جمال مبارک باشند تا مشاربالبنان باشند و در امور دنیویه اهمیت ندهند زیرا می گذرد | The beloved of God must strive to be servants of the Blessed Beauty, that they may be exemplars pointed to with fingers of acclaim, and must attach no importance to worldly affairs, for verily these shall pass away [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-10-22 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Contention and conflict; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Thankfulness; gratitude; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04258 | 170 | Persian | ای امین من برات مبلغ هزار جنیه امانت حاجی غلامرضا علیه بهاء الله نسخه اول و | O My Amin! The draft for one thousand guineas, entrusted by Ḥájí Ghulám-Riḍá, upon him be Bahá'u'lláh's glory, first copy [3.5s] | INBA16:177 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05180 | 150 | Persian | ای دو بنده درگاه الهی مکتوب شما رسید از قرائن احوال چنین معلوم میشود که در | O ye two servants of the divine Threshold! Your letter was received, and from the circumstances it becometh evident that [3.5s] | ABDA.120 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09285 | 80 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان جناب جمشید خداداد در دام بی انصافی افتاده و بینهایت پریشان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Jamshíd Khodádád hath fallen into the snare of injustice and is utterly distraught [3.5s] | MKT5.169a | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09826 | 70 | Persian | ای بلبل معانی در خصوص مطلوب شما از جناب صحیح فروش بحضرت بشیرالهی سفارشی | O nightingale of inner meanings! Concerning thy request, a recommendation hath been made to His honour Bashíru'lláh through the esteemed Sahíh-Furúsh [3.5s] | INBA87:593a, INBA52:631 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10169 | 70 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب میرزا علی اکبر فی الحقیقه بخدمت مشغول و تا بحال اسباب | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! His honor Mírzá 'Alí-Akbar is verily engaged in service, and hitherto the means [3.5s] | INBA16:220 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10470 | 60 | Persian | ای ثابت صادق خدمات فائقه جناب حاجی غلامرضا محض محبت بایشان و شما مقبول گردید | O steadfast and sincere one! The outstanding services of Jináb-i-Ḥájí Ghulám-Riḍá were accepted through pure love for him and for you [3.5s] | INBA16:149 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11020 | 50 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله این چهار نمرو پاکت که بطهران نرسیده است حسابش را داشته | Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadullah: Keep account of those four packets that have not reached Tehran [3.5s] | INBA17:230 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11021 | 50 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله آنچه نزد حاجی میرزا عبدالله ارسال میشود میفرستد و قبض | Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadullah will dispatch that which is intended for Haji Mirza Abdullah and ensure the receipt thereof [3.5s] | INBA17:232 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11023 | 50 | Persian | جناب آقا سید اسدالله برات پنجاه لیره نسخه اول و ثانی ارسال شد و ان دو پوسته | O Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah! A draft for fifty liras, together with the first and second copies, was sent in two posts [3.5s] | INBA17:230 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11232 | 40 | Persian | جناب همدم نامه نمروی سیوم ۳۰ رسید نامه بقائممقامی در این پوسته است وصول ارسال | Esteemed companion: your letter numbered the thirtieth was received. Enclosed herein is the letter to Qa'im-Maqami [3.5s] | INBA17:217 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12012 | 50 | Persian | ای ثابت نابت این دو کتاب که جناب آقا میرزا علی اکبر جمع نموده اند باید بترتیب | O soul that art steadfast and firm! The two books which his honor Mirza Ali-Akbar hath compiled must be arranged [3.5s] | INBA79.078a | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12093 | 160 | Persian | ای بنده الهی مکتوب شما رسید سبب روح و ریحان شد حکایت بیل اینقدر طول و تفصیل | O servant of God! Your letter was received and brought joy and fragrance to the spirit. The story of the shovel need not be told in such length and detail [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0479 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12221 | 240 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید در خصوص اختلاف در مسئله میراث بین حضرات افنان | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter hath been received concerning the differences that have arisen among the Afnán with respect to the question of inheritance [3.5s] | BSHI.100-101 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12364 | 160 | Persian | ای عزیز عبدالبهاء چندی پیش بخط خویش بشما نامه ای در تهنیت عید نگاشتم البته تا | O thou dear one of Abdu'l-Baha! Some time ago I wrote thee a letter in my own hand, offering felicitations for the Festival. Surely by now [3.5s] | INBA85:539a | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12599 | 90 | mixed | ایها الفرع المجید من السدره المبارکه مراعات بقیه حضرت ورقاء حدیقه ملکوت ابهی | O illustrious offshoot of the blessed tree! Care for the remnant of his holiness Varqá in the garden of the most glorious Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA85:300 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12701 | 60 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء همشیره و والده جناب آقا سید مهدی ارتحال بدار بقا نمودند | O trustworthy one of Abdu'l-Baha! The sister and mother of Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Mahdi have ascended to the realm of immortality [3.5s] | AMIN.116-117 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12743 | 50 | Persian | جناب عندلیب علیه بهاء الله الابهی از جهت خانه شان بشخصی از احباء الله هفتاد | O nightingale of God! Upon thee be the Most Glorious Glory of God. As regards their house, seventy [3.5s] | INBA85:446a | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12761 | 40 | Persian | ای امین من ضجیع محترم حضرت شهید بی سر و سامانست از برای او و اطفال محلی مهیا | O my trustworthy one! The esteemed consort of the illustrious martyr is without shelter or refuge. For her and her children, prepare a dwelling place [3.5s] | AMIN.098-099 | Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05487 | 140 | Persian | از طهران سه فقره از طرف آقا سید نصرالله و حاجی غلامرضا در اروپا رسیده ولی | Three letters have arrived in Europe from Ṭihrán on behalf of Áqá Siyyid Naṣru'lláh and Ḥájí Ghulám-Riḍá [3.5s] | INBA16:168 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06234 | 130 | Persian | ای شاخ شاخسار روحانی مکاتیب متعدده که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نمودید ملاحظه گردید | O thou offshoot of the branch of divinity! Thy numerous letters addressed to the honored Manshadí have been considered. The news of the completion of the sacred House | INBA87:327b, INBA52:333b | GEN.181 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07865 | 100 | Persian | ای احبای الهی جناب آقا میرزا جلیل در نشر نفحات الله سعی بلیغ و جهد عظیم | O beloved of God! Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Jalil hath exerted mighty effort and strenuous exertion in diffusing the divine fragrances [3.5s] | INBA88:226a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09687 | 80 | mixed | و لله میراث السموات و الارض جناب آقا سید صادق و ورقه موقنه فائزه علیهما | And unto God belongeth the inheritance of the heavens and the earth. O Jináb-i-Áqá Siyyid Ṣádiq and steadfast leaf, Fá'izih, upon them both [3.5s] | MKT6.201, MMK6#096, NJB_v05#19 p.005 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10213 | 70 | Persian | جناب امین سر الواحرا کاتب مرقوم مینماید زیرا عبدالبهاء فرصت ندارد لهذا سر | Jinab-i-Amin writes the headings of the Tablets, for 'Abdu'l-Bahá hath no time to spare. Thus the heading [3.5s] | INBA16:209 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10893 | 50 | Persian | ای جناب امین آنچه یاران الهی در این سفر تقدیم نمودند کل رسید ولی در این سفر | O Jinab-i-Amin! All that the friends of God offered during this journey hath been received, but during this journey [3.5s] | AMK.184-184 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12271 | 200 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء خدمتت در آستان مقدس جمال ابهی در یوم لقا مقبول و بعد از صعود | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! Your service at the Sacred Threshold of the Blessed Beauty during the day of attainment to the divine Presence was accepted, and after His ascension [3.5s] | AMIN.106-107 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12320 | 170 | Persian | ای فرع لطیف سدره رحمانیه خدماتت در این ساحت مذکور و مشقاتت معلوم و مشهود | O graceful branch of the divine Lote-Tree! Thy services in this realm are remembered and thy trials are evident and manifest [3.5s] | INBA85:294 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12369 | 150 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء در هر قول و فعل امین صادق بودی و هستی آنچه مرقوم نمائی | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! In every word and deed thou hast been and art a faithful and true trustee. Whatsoever thou writest [3.5s] | AMIN.180-181 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12700 | 60 | Persian | ای امین حق نامه ای جناب قابل ارسال فرمود تفصیل در آن مرقوم آن نامه در طی این مکتوب | O trusted one of God! Jinab-i-Qabil sent a letter containing detailed information which is enclosed with this missive [3.5s] | AMIN.118-119 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12704 | 60 | Persian | جناب امین خاندان حضرت سمندر نار موقده از بدایت امرالله خدمات فائقه نمودند | O thou distinguished scion of the household of Samandar! From the earliest days of God's Cause, they rendered outstanding services, like unto a blazing fire [3.5s] | AMIN.089-090 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06582 | 120 | Persian | ای افنان شجره مبارکه آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملحوظ گردید در این طوفان بلا که | O Afnan of the blessed Tree! That which thou hadst written was noted. In this tempest of tribulation [3.5s] | INBA87:329a, INBA52:335b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02649 | 230 | Persian | ای افنان شجره رحمانیه نامه شما رسید و بدقت مطالعه گردید این خانه که الان | O Afnan of the Divine Tree! Your letter was received and carefully studied. This house, which now [3.5s] | INBA87:349b, INBA52:358 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; House of Justice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08761 | 90 | Persian | ای سلیل شهید مجید الحمد لله که آن نجل سعید شهید مظهر الولد سر ابیه است یعنی | O descendant of the glorious martyr! Praise be unto God that this blessed scion of the martyred one manifesteth the inner reality of his father [3.5s] | MKT5.088b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04165 | 180 | Persian | جناب امین نامه مرسل از بادکوبه رسید و همچنین نامه ای که بتاریخ ۹ ربیع الثانی | To the esteemed trustee, the letter dispatched from Baku hath been received, as well as the letter dated the 9th of Rabi' al-Thani [3.5s] | INBA16:173 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07274 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده جمال مبارک نامه شما در پاریس رسید در وقتیکه نهایت اشتغال موجود با وجود | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter reached Paris at a time when I was most heavily occupied, notwithstanding [3.5s] | INBA87:205b, INBA52:207b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1672 | Words spoken on 1915-07-04 in Haifa | 180 | Persian | حاجی هاشم را جمال مبارک بنفس خود تبلیغ فرمودند. دامادی داشت آقا خلیل دولت آبادی | The Blessed Beauty Himself taught and guided Haji Hashim. He had a son-in-law, Aqa Khalil-i-Dawlatabadi [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-04 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00654 | 480 | Persian | ای بنده آستان مقدس فی الحقیقه خادم امر اللهی و محب عبدالبهاء بموجب خواهش شما | O servant of the Sacred Threshold! In truth thou art a servant of the Cause of God and a lover of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. According to thy request [3.5s] | MMK5#054 p.050 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11227 | 40 | Persian | جناب آقا سید تقی بعضی از مصارف مبرمه موجود از جمله معاش رفیق شما و سائرین | O Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Taqi! There exist certain pressing expenditures, among which is the maintenance of your companion and others [3.5s] | ANDA#53 p.32x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0073 | Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1915-03-04 | 1400 | Persian | نصف شب خبر دادند که یکنفر بدوی آمده است و میخواهد من را ببیند پیغامی آورده چون او ... یک وقتی در عکا شخصی بود عبدالله پاشا نام او پیر شده ماهی هزار غروش تقاعد میگرفت و زندگی میکرد | Many years ago there lived in Akka an old retired officer by the name of Abdollah Pasha. He received from the government a pension of ten pounds a month | KHH1.191-192 (1.268-270) | KHHE.284-285, DAS.1915-03-11 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06046 | 130 | mixed | ای آقا کیشی امیدوارم که بهاکیش شوی یعنی کیش روحانیان گیری و روش ربانیان جوای | O thou esteemed sir! I cherish the hope that thou mayest embrace the path of the followers of Bahá, that thou mayest adopt the ways of the spiritual ones and seek the path of the divine [3.5s] | INBA89:264 | Business; financial; property matters; Call to action | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07568 | 110 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات الله از روزى که عزیمت آنسمت | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God, from the day thou didst depart for that place [3.5s] | INBA13:158 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Call to action | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02476 | 250 | mixed | یا من ینادی بالمیثاق جناب حاجی چون طلبکار سرهنگ ترک و سرباز آذربایجان | O thou who callest unto the Covenant! As for the Ḥájí who, like unto a creditor, seeketh payment from the Turkish colonel and the soldier of Ádhirbáyján [3.5s] | INBA72:104, INBA88:241 | SFI18.282 | LOIR20.179-180 | Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07000 | 120 | Persian | ای یاران الهی جناب امین در نامه های متعدده ذکر شما را نموده و نهایت ستایش از | O divine friends! In numerous letters Jináb-i-Amín hath made mention of you, offering high praise [3.5s] | YARP2.367 p.291 | Business; financial; property matters; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05925 | 140 | Persian | جناب حاجی آقا سید احمد رفته اند که تدبیری نمایند و مراجعت بعلیه کنند و کارهای | His honour Haji Aqa Siyyid Ahmad hath departed to devise a plan and will return to this exalted place to attend to affairs [3.5s] | MKT6.193 | Business; financial; property matters; Chastisement and requital; Personal instructions; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11199 | 40 | Persian | ای همدم قدیم مدتیست از شما خبری نرسید | O ancient companion! For some time no word hath reached me from thee [3.5s] | ANDA#55 p.23x | Business; financial; property matters; Chastisement and requital; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11381 | 220 | Persian | Trustworthiness | ای یاران رحمانی من اعظم وسائط ترقیات عصریه و معموریت ممالک و مدنیت امم تاسیس | O My merciful friends! The greatest means for the advancement of this age, the prosperity of nations, and the civilization of peoples is the establishment [3.5s]... ...Every business company should be established on divine principles. Its foundations should be trustworthiness, piety and truthfulness in order to protect the rights of the people | BRL_DAK#0805, COMP_TRUSTP#51x | BRL_TRUST#50x, COC#2062x | Business; financial; property matters; Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10212 | 70 | Persian | جناب امین چون باین اقلیم شتافت ذکر شرکت برادران پارسی نمود که این اشخاص | When Jinab-i-Amin hastened to this land, he made mention of the partnership of the Persian brethren, those persons who [3.5s] | PPAR.140x, RMT.157d, YQAZ.639, YARD.149-150, QUM.227 | Business; financial; property matters; Conduct in finance and business; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11745 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان شما واسطه ارسال و ایصال تحاریر عبدالبهاءاید خواستم بشما نامه | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! As thou art the means for the dissemination and delivery of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's letters, I desired to write to thee [3.5s] | YIA.338 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12072 | 60 | mixed | ای بنده آستان الهی ... امور احبای حقیقی با شئون عبدالبهاء هم عنان است هر توع | O servant of the Divine Threshold! The affairs of the true loved ones are intertwined with the ways of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in every respect [3.5s] | YQAZ.213bx | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02675 | 230 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان از خدا بخواه که در جمیع مراتب خادم رب المواهب باشی و در | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Supplicate unto God that thou mayest become, in all degrees, a servant of the Lord of Bounties, and in [3.5s]... ...The centre of violation purloined, in its entirety, the Divine trust which specifically appertained to this servant. He took everything | INBA84:289 | ABCC.053 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02533 | 240 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب حاجی میرزا حیدر علی مرقوم نموده بودی رسید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to Jinab-i-Haji Mirza Haydar-'Ali hath been received [3.5s] | MUH3.298-299 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02764 | 230 | mixed | ای نسیم ریاض محبت الله مدتیست که شمیم روح پروری از آن حدیقه روحانی مشام | O gentle breeze from the gardens of God's love! A time hath passed since the spirit-quickening fragrance from that celestial garden hath reached these senses [3.5s] | MSHR2.183x | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08584 | 400 | mixed | ای بنده جمال ابهی نمیقه آن مبتهل الی الله ملاحظه گردید و مقصد خیر مشروح مفهوم | O servant of the Abha Beauty! Thy supplication unto God was noted, and thy worthy purpose well understood [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0358, AADA.142bx | Business; financial; property matters; Consultation; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09055 | 90 | Persian | نامه شما رسید ذکر مطلوب خویش را نموده بودی که هزار و پانصد تومان سند در دست | Your letter was received. You had mentioned your desired matter concerning a bond of one thousand five hundred tumans in hand [3.5s] | INBA87:205a, INBA52:207a | Business; financial; property matters; Courtesy; culture [adab] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01559 | 310 | Persian | ای بنده میثاق مکاتیب جوف را ارسال نمااید و بام المومنین ورقه نوراء امة الله | O servant of the Covenant! Send forth the enclosed letters, and unto the mothers of the believers, the luminous leaf, handmaid of God [3.5s] | MKT8.012c | Business; financial; property matters; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics | - | - |
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