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| AB00065 | 1270 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Social Action; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الحمد لله الذی کشف الظلام و محی الغمام و کشف الحجاب و ازال النقاب فلاحت | Praise be to Him Who hath rent the dark asunder, hath blotted out the night, hath drawn aside the coverings and torn away the veils... O my Lord and my Hope! Help Thou Thy loved ones to be steadfast in Thy mighty Covenant... O God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for kindling the fire of divine love... Exert every effort in the fields of development and of civilization | MKT2.202, MMK1#206 p.245, MILAN.163b, AKHA_135BE #01 p.02, AHB.107BE #06 p.116, BCH.006x, ADH2.102, ADH2_2#19 p.128, MMG2#015 p.013, NSR_1978.132x, NSR_1993.145x, YHA1.115x, YHA1.372x | SWAB#206, BRL_SOCIAL#014x, BPRY.071-072x, BPRY.234-235x, DWN_v3#01 p.011ax | N. Chiang, Soulrise Melodies, S. Toloui-Wallace | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual springtime; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||
| AB00135 | 950 | ای دوستان الهی و مشتعلان بنار محبت رحمانی در این خاکدان ترابی آشیانه نمودن | O friends of God and ye who are enkindled with the fire of divine love! Ye have made your nest in this dusty realm of clay [3.5s] | INBA88:084 | MKT4.054, MILAN.159, BSHN.140.208, BSHN.140.356, BSHN.144.208, BSHN.144.354, DUR4.814, MHT1a.171x, MHT1b.129x, MHT2.156, QALAM.011-012 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00251 | 740 | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Social Action | ای یار قدیم ای ثابت بر پیمان اگر چه مدتیست مدید که از کثرت موانع فرصتی نیافتم | O ancient friend and steadfast one in the Covenant! Although for a considerable time, due to numerous obstacles, I have found no opportunity [3.5s]... ...The root cause of wrongdoing is ignorance, and we must therefore hold fast to the tools of perception and knowledge… The subjects to be taught in children's school are many | BRL_DAK#0970, MKT1.403, MNMK#109 p.205, MMK1#111 p.132x, AVK3.330.15x, MJTB.067x | SWAB#111x, BRL_SOCIAL#191x, COC#0628x, COC#2221x, LOG#0494x, LOG#0503x, BW_v16p036-037x | MANA | Educational curricula; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB00274 | 710 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Mahmúd's Diary; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Social Action | ای دختر ملکوتی من در راه آهن رو بسانفرانسیسکو میرویم بیاد خوی تو افتادم | O My heavenly daughter! While journeying by rail to San Francisco, thoughts of you came to my mind [3.5s]... ...The question of economics must commence with the farmer and then be extended to the other classes | BRL_DAK#0217, AVK4.347x, AVK4.348x, MAS2.061-064x, KHF.219, KHAB.041 (049), KHTB3.084, BDA1.189.15 | BRL_ATE#048x, BRL_SOCIAL#211, LOG#1858x, LOG#1859x, BSC.453 #831x, SW_v07#15 p.146-147x, SW_v19#11 p.346-347x, MHMD1.206-208 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Disregarding own capacity in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Maintainance of degrees in society; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||
| AB00506 | 550 | Scholarship; Social Action | ای بندگان الهی و یاران من صبح هدی چون از فیوضات بها پرتو بر آفاق انداخت نور | O ye servants of God and my companions! When the morn of guidance, through the outpourings of Glory, cast its radiance upon the horizons [3.5s]... ...Make every effort to acquire the advanced knowledge of the day, and strain every nerve to carry forward the divine civilization. Establish schools that are well organized | INBA59:214b, INBA88:151 | BRL_DAK#0830, MKT4.026, MILAN.184, AKHA_120BE #12 p.b, BSHN.140.488, BSHN.144.481, PYB#101 p.03, MJTB.117x, MHT1b.200 | BRL_SOCIAL#053x, BRL_SOCIAL#185x, BRL_SCHOLAR#03x, COC#0022x, COC#0613x | Hands of the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||
| AB00701 | 470 | ای سیاوش ترکان خون سیاوش را هدر دادند سر ببریدند و دم مطهرش را بظلم و جفا | O Siyavash! The Turks did spill the blood of Siyavash, severing his head and, with cruelty and injustice, his sacred form [3.5s] | INBA72:143 | ALPA.054, YARP2.063 p.105, PPAR.118, RMT.026-027, RMT.066, QUM.218-219, YARD.042 | Differences in human capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00767 | 450 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای عزیز پارسی هر چند الان بهیچوجه تحریر نتوانم و فرصت ندارم مع ذلک مختصر جواب | Praised be God ye have adorned yourselves with devotion and love... As to the question of evil spirits, demons and monsters, any references made to them in the Holy Books have symbolic meaning | INBA75:150 | BRL_DAK#0427, ALPA.089, YARP2.106 p.127 | BRL_ATE#138x, LOG#1731x | Astrology and numerology; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Demons and evil spirits; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | ||||||
| AB00787 | 440 | Excellence in all Things; Scholarship; Social Action; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | اللهم یا من تجلی علی الحقائق النوراء بتجلی العلم و الهدی و میزها عن سائر | O God, O Thou Who hast cast Thy splendour over the luminous realities of men, shedding upon them the resplendent lights of knowledge and guidance, and hast chosen them out of all created things for this supernal grace… The harder they strive to widen the scope of their knowledge | BRL_DAK#0211, MKT1.229, AKHA_124BE #11-12 p.d, TSS.166, TRBB.018, YHA1.373x, QIRT.18 | BRL_SOCIAL#055x, BRL_EXCEL#24x, BRL_SCHOLAR#04x, BPRY.115-16x, COC#0385x, COC#0578x, COC#0789x | Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB01112 | 370 | ای پاسبان آستان یزدان نامه بلیغ یعنی گلبانگ بلبل گلشن واصل گشت و سبب شادمانی | O Guardian of the Threshold of the Almighty! The eloquent letter—even as the warbling of a nightingale in the rose-garden—hath reached Me and brought gladness [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1011, MKT1.441, ALPA.033, YARP2.040 p.089, RMT.198-199a | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01116 | 370 | ای ثابتان بر پیمان مهربان ببقعه مبارکه وارد سر باستان نهاد و بیاد یاران افتاد | O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! This kindly one arrived at the Sacred Spot, bowed his head in homage, and called to mind the friends [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1235, ALPA.068b, YARP2.081 p.114, PPAR.210, RMT.050-051, QUM.232-233 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01134 | 370 | ای یاران جانی جناب امین همواره ستایش از نفوسیکه در معیت حضرت ارباب جمشیدند | O true friends! His honor the Trusted One ever praises those souls who accompany His Excellency Arbab Jamshid [3.5s] | ALPA.041, YARP2.048 p.095, PPAR.139, RMT.056-057, YARD.047-048, YARD.090x | Attaining good pleasure of God; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01242 | 860 | Social Action | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه آنجناب رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید این مکتوب در پانزدهم | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents became known. This letter on the fifteenth [3.5s]... ...As regards the holy verse, the intention of the reference to ‘male, not female’, is the first-born son… In all the Divine Dispensations the eldest son hath been given extraordinary distinctions… Such laws as are not mentioned in the Book must all be referred to the House of Justice and not to Abdu'l-Baha | BRL_DAK#0277, AHB.120BE #03-06 p.00, AVK4.216.04x, AVK4.219.02x, BSHI.079-082 | BRL_UHJ1996-07-01#3x, BRL_SOCIAL#20x, WOB.148x | House of Justice; Law of inheritance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB01353 | 340 | ای یاران وفادار عبدالبهاء نامه شما دمی رسید که همدم محن و بلا بودم و غرق در | O ye faithful friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Your letter reached me at a time when I was beset by trials and tribulations and immersed in [3.5s] | ALPA.020b, YARP2.026 p.079 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01427 | 330 | Excellence in all Things; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Social Action | ای یاران الهی شما را فراموش ننموده و نخواهم نمود دائما گوش هوش منتظر استماع | O ye friends of God! I have not forgotten you and will not forget you. The ear of mind is constantly waiting...Exert every effort to acquire the various branches of knowledge and true understanding. Strain every nerve to achieve both material and spiritual accomplishments | INBA85:033 | BRL_DAK#0276, MKT8.227, AKHA_133BE #10 p.224, AKHA_135BE #13 p.209, BSHN.140.344, BSHN.144.342, TRBB.041x, MHT1b.172 | BRL_ATE#178x, BRL_SOCIAL#188x, BRL_EXCEL#26x, COC#0601x, COC#0791x, LOG#0480x, TCI#3 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Education of children; moral education; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||
| AB01428 | 330 | ای یاران الهی و ای دوستان حقیقی صبح میثاق چون اشراق بر آفاق نمود روحانیان | O divine friends and true companions! When the morn of the Covenant cast its radiant light across the horizons, the spiritual ones [3.5s] | INBA13:334, INBA88:252 | AKHA_106BE #05 p.02, ALPA.076b, YARP2.089 p.119, RMT.046-047 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01476 | 320 | ای بهرام سپهر عرفان هر چند مکاتبه مستمر نه و مخابره متواصل نیست ولی حمد خدا | O Bahram, luminary in the heaven of divine knowledge! Though our correspondence hath not been continuous, nor our communication unceasing, yet praised be God [3.5s] | INBA59:246 | ALPA.031, BSHN.140.379, BSHN.144.374, MHT1b.228, YBN.036-037, YARP2.039 p.087, RMT.196-197 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Effort; striving; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01583 | 310 | ای سفیدوش زیرا روی تو در ملکوت ابهی سفید است سیاوش مظلوم قدیم در ترکستان | O thou of white countenance - for thy face is white in the Abhá Kingdom - Siyavash, the wronged one of old in Turkistan [3.5s] | ALPA.056b, YARP2.066 p.107, PPAR.123, RMT.034-035, YARD.088-089, QUM.222.03x, QUM.232 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01686 | 650 | Social Action | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما که بتاریخ ۷ شهر ذی الحجه ۳۳۹ بود وصول یافت عالم... باری مرقوم نموده بوديد خلق عموماً گرفتارند | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated 7 Dhi’l-Hajjih 1339, was received. The world particularly Iran is in commotion… The friends must engage in the work of developing Persia | BRL_DAK#0673, MMK6#520x, MSHR3.235x | BRL_SOCIAL#016x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB01846 | 290 | ای یار مهربان نامه شما رسید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل گردید مکتوب ناطق بود و دلیل | O thou compassionate friend! Thy letter was received and its contents were noted. The letter was eloquent and meaningful [3.5s] | INBA75:146 | ALPA.052, MAS2.103x, YARP2.062 p.103 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01912 | 280 | ای بهرام سپهر ای خوش فرجام نامه ات چون نامت پرشکون و خامه ات چون کلک | O Bahram of the celestial sphere, O thou of auspicious end! Thy letter, like unto thy name, is filled with portent, and thy pen, like unto the reed [3.5s] | INBA55:403 | ALPA.028b, BSHN.140.377, BSHN.144.372, MHT1b.226, YARP2.037 p.085, RMT.204-205 | Fire and light; fire and water; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01962 | 280 | ای منجذب بنفحات الله مکتوبی که بجناب حاجی سید جواد مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I have perused the letter thou didst write to His honour Haji Siyyid Javad [3.5s] | ALPA.074b, YARP2.087 p.118 | Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01999 | 280 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List | پاک یزدانا خاک ایران را از آغاز مشکبیز فرمودی و شورانگیز و دانش خیز و گوهرریز | O Thou sanctified Lord! From its earliest days, Thou didst make the soil of Persia to be musk scented and soul stirring, gem laden and knowledge bearing | INBA89:026, NLAI_BH_AB.010b | BRL_DAK#0713, MKT1.438, MKT2.082, MILAN.051, AKHA_130BE #13 p.a, AMK.085-086, AMK.159-160, ALPA.014b, DWNP_v3#06 p.041-042, DWNP_v3#11 p.019, PYM.117-119, BCH.027, KHSH12.008, DUR1.152, ADH2_1#49 p.074, MJMJ1.067, MMG2#446 p.490, MJH.024, YARP2.017 p.074, PPAR.055, DLS.168, RMT.208-209 | BRL_ATE#170, ADMS#065i28x | Ahdieh | Education of children; moral education; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Past, present and future of Iran; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||
| AB02250 | 260 | Social Action | ای صاحبان همت بلند و مقاصد ارجمند نامه شما فصیح بود و بلیغ و مضمون بدیع | O ye of high resolve and noble aims! Your letter was eloquent, its contents original and sensitively expressed, and it betokened your great and praiseworthy efforts to educate the children… Devote ye particular attention to the school for girls | BRL_DAK#0413, COMP_WOMENP#048x, MKT3.301, TRBB.053, MJTB.120ax | BRL_SOCIAL#189, BRL_WOMEN#048x, COC#0618, COC#2139x | Education of children; moral education; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||
| AB02283 | 260 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء هزاران شکر حضرت بی نیاز را که در عبودیت آستان مقدس همراز | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! A thousand thanks be unto the Self-Sufficing Lord, that ye are companions in servitude at His sacred Threshold [3.5s] | ALPA.011, YARP2.013 p.071, PPAR.097 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02346 | 250 | ای بندگان دیرین خسرو چرخ برین چراغ یزدان روشن است و پرتو مهر آسمان روشنی بخش | O ye ancient servants of the celestial King! The lamp of God is luminous, and the radiance of the heavenly sun doth shed its light [3.5s] | INBA59:251b | BRL_DAK#1126, MKT1.440, ALPA.010, YARP2.012 p.070, RMT.212-213 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02420 | 250 | ای یادگار نیاکان نامه ات رسید الفاظ کاس معانی بود و معانی اسرار محبت الهی | O remnant of bygone generations! Thy letter was received. Its words were chalices of meaning, and their meanings were the mysteries of Divine love [3.5s] | ALPA.016b, YARP2.019 p.075, YQAZ.514-515x | Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02520 | 240 | ای بهرام سپهر مهر پروردگار سپیده امید دمید و خورشید جهانتاب انجمن بالا | O Bahram, celestial sphere of the Lord's tender care, the dawn of hope hath broken and the world-illumining Sun of the Concourse on high [3.5s] | INBA55:138, INBA59:250 | AKHA_134BE #08 p.309, AKHA_128BE #17 p.a, ALPA.030, BSHN.140.329, BSHN.144.327, MHT1b.224, YARP2.038 p.086 | Call to action; Education of children; moral education; Imagery in the Qur'an; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02524 | 240 | ای ثابت بر پیمان از پرواز برادر آن همراز هر چند اندوه بسیار رخ داد ولی آنمرغ | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Though the flight of that intimate brother hath brought great sorrow, yet that bird [3.5s] | ALPA.039b, YARP2.047 p.094, QUM.222.19x | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02690 | 230 | Social Action | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و سبب نهایت مسرت گردید که الحمد لله در همدان | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Your letter hath come and hath occasioned the utmost joy, with its news that, praised be God, in Hamadan a welfare and relief association | BRL_DAK#0395, MMK6#452, AKHA_121BE #10 p.b, TAH.292, TRBB.069 | BRL_SOCIAL#192, COC#0635 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Education of children; moral education; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||
| AB02794 | 230 | Arts, Importance of in Promoting the Faith; Social Action | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء یکی از دوستان نامه ای در خصوص مکتب عشق آباد مرقوم | O dear friends of 'Abdu'l-Baha! [3.5s]... ...One of the friends hath sent us a letter regarding the school at 'Ishqabad… Among the greatest of all great services is the education of children, and promotion of the various sciences, crafts and arts | BRL_DAK#0370, TRBB.054 | BRL_SOCIAL#186x, BRL_IOA#13x, COC#0018x, COC#0619x | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Education of children; moral education; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB02876 | 220 | ای امه الله هر چند مصائب و رزایاء و متاعب و بلایاء از جمیع انحا بر شما استیلا | O handmaiden of God! Though afflictions and calamities, hardships and tribulations have encompassed thee from every side [3.5s] | MKT7.073b, TSHA3.422, BALM.015 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for nearness to God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03120 | 210 | ای بیسر و سامان الهی آنچه بحضرت افنان سدره مبارکه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه | O thou homeless one of God! What thou didst write to His Holiness the Afnán of the Sacred Tree hath been noted [3.5s] | ALPA.023b, YARP2.029 p.081 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03365 | 200 | ای بهرام آسمانی در ره یزدان بلا و جفا مانند باران بر تو ریخت از هر طرف هدف | O celestial Bahram! In the path of the All-Glorious, tribulations and cruelties rained down upon thee from every direction like a deluge [3.5s] | AKHA_087BE #01-02 p.07, ALPA.038, MSBH4.439, NANU_AB#49, YARP2.045 p.092, PPAR.080, RMT.202-203 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03431 | 200 | ای دوستان عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه ای که بنامهای یاران مزین خواندم و ستایش بدرگاه | O dearly beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! I read the letter adorned with the names of the friends, and offered praise unto the Divine Threshold [3.5s] | ALPA.085, YARP2.102 p.125 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03432 | 200 | ای رشید جمشید حقا که رشیدی و پرتو خورشید بخشش ایزدی زیرا خداوند آن یاران | O Rashid Jamshid! Truly thou art noble indeed and a radiant beam of the Sun of Divine bounty, for the Lord [3.5s] | ALPA.004, YARP2.002 p.065 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03510 | 200 | ای یاران الهی و دو کنیز عزیز خدا جناب اردشیر خداداد باینصفحات آمد و بزیارت | O divine friends and two cherished handmaidens of God! His honor Ardeshir Khodadad came to these parts and for pilgrimage [3.5s] | ALPA.050, YARP2.059 p.101 | Business; financial; property matters; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03649 | 190 | ای پارسیان بلندآشیان سالهای دراز است و دهرهای بیشمار که از حوادث روزگار و | O ye noble Persians! For long years and countless ages, through the vicissitudes of time [3.5s] | INBA59:247, INBA75:144 | AMK.090-090, ALPA.003, YARP2.001 p.065, RMT.210-211 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03650 | 190 | ای پرهوش ایرانیان در ماتم سیاوش سیاهپوش شدند و جوش و خروشی برآوردند تا عاقبت | O sagacious ones! The Iranians donned black garments in mourning for Siavash and raised a great tumult and lamentation [3.5s] | ALPA.048, YARP2.057 p.100, PPAR.121, NKHD.017, RMT.030-031, YARD.053x, QUM.220, QUM.231 | Business; financial; property matters; Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03665 | 190 | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید مضمون در نهایت حلاوت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was noted, and its contents were found to be most sweet [3.5s] | ALPA.035b, YARP2.042 p.090, RMT.200-201 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03796 | 190 | ای یار نازنین آنچه نگاشتی و در دل داشتی پدیدار و خواهش آشکار گشت هرچه ناله و | O cherished friend! That which thou didst pen and treasure within thy heart hath become manifest, and thy fervent supplication hath been unveiled. Whatever lamentation [3.5s] | MKT5.199, ALPA.051b, YARP2.061 p.102, PPAR.143 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03797 | 320 | Excellence in all Things; Scholarship; Social Action | ای یاران الهی اول وصیت این عبد اینست که در عبودیت آستان یزدان سهیم و شریک | O ye friends of God! The first counsel of this servant is this: that ye share fully and be partners in servitude at the Divine Threshold [3.5s]... ...Make ye every effort to improve the Tarbiyat School and to develop order and discipline in this institution. Utilize every means to make this School a garden of the All- Merciful… Good behaviour and high moral character must come first | BRL_DAK#0695, AKHA_131BE #08 p.a, MJTB.118x, MJTB.131bx | BRL_SOCIAL#054x, BRL_SOCIAL#190x, BRL_EXCEL#27x, BRL_SCHOLAR#60x, COC#0622x, COC#0792x | Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||
| AB03799 | 190 | Excellence in all Things; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Social Action | ای یاران الهی حضرت رحمن انسانرا بجهت تزیین عالم امکان خلق فرمود تا بانواع | O ye friends of God! The All-Merciful hath created humankind for the adornment of this contingent world, so that men may array the earth with the manifold blessings… It is clear that learning is the greatest bestowal of God | BRL_DAK#0364, TRBB.057 | BRL_ATE#103, BRL_SOCIAL#056x, BRL_EXCEL#25x, COC#0623, COC#0790x, LOG#0713x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Purpose; goal of creation; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | |||||||
| AB03916 | 180 | ای امه البهاء اسم و لقبی اعظم و اشرف از این نیافتم که ترا بان بستایم الیوم | O handmaid of Bahá! I have found no name or title greater and more noble than this wherewith to praise thee today [3.5s] | MKT7.020, TSHA3.424, BALM.017 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04138 | 180 | ای یاران مهربان من نامه نامی آن یاران خواندم و ستایش بر زبان راندم بخشایش خدا | O my kind friends! I read the illustrious letter of those companions and uttered words of praise, by God's grace [3.5s] | ALPA.007, ALPA.087, MMG2#153 p.172x, YARP2.007 p.068 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04139 | 180 | ای یاران نیک اختر چه خوش بخت بودید و همایون ماه و فرخنده مهر که در این روز | O ye companions of propitious fortune, how blessed were ye, and how auspicious was the moon and felicitous the sun, that on this day [3.5s] | INBA89:028b | ALPA.049, AHB.127BE #05-06 p.000, BSHN.140.448, BSHN.144.442, MHT1b.230, YARP2.058 p.101, RMT.206-207 | Music and singing; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04281 | 170 | ای بنده بهاء من از تو و مهربان و هرمزدیار هر سه راضی و خدا از شما راضی و | O servant of Bahá! I am well pleased with thee, and with Mihrabán and Hurmuzdíyár, all three. God, too, is well pleased with you [3.5s] | ALPA.060, YARP2.069 p.109 | Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04334 | 170 | Social Action | ای ثابتان بر پیمان الحمد لله موفق بآن شدید که در مهدی آباد تاسیس مدرسه تربیت | O ye steadfast in the Covenant! God be praised that ye have succeeded in establishing a school in Mihdíyabad and are, with great energy and enthusiasm, engaged in educating the children. | BRL_DAK#0392, TRBB.058 | BRL_SOCIAL#193, COC#0624 | Call to action; Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Universal education | - | - | |||||||
| AB04356 | 170 | Social Action | ای خیرخواه عالم انسانی الحمد لله که نیت خیری داشتی و تحصیل معارف نمودی و آرزو | O well-wisher of the world of humanity! Praised be God that thine intention was good, that thou didst acquire knowledge and learning | BRL_DAK#0800, MMK2#035 p.024 | BRL_SOCIAL#037 | Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||
| AB04559 | 170 | کیخسروا همنامت بجهان راز پی برد لهذا از تخت و تاج بیزار شد خیل و حشم و چتر و | O Kay-Khosrow! Thy namesake in the world of mystery found his way; therefore did he turn away from throne and crown, from retinue and royal canopy [3.5s] | ALPA.092, YARP2.108 p.130 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04623 | 160 | الهی الهی قد خلقت جوهره نورانیه و کینونه رحمانیه و ساذجیه انزعیه و هویه | O my God, O my God! Thou hast created a luminous essence, a merciful reality, an unsullied purity, and a noble identity [3.5s] | BALM.009 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04699 | 160 | ای بهرام سپهر بلند ستاره شناسان گویند بهرام اختر جنگجویست و تندخو ایندم | O Bahram, lofty in the celestial sphere! The astronomers declare that Bahram is a warrior star, fierce and impetuous at this moment [3.5s] | INBA13:312 | ALPA.028a, YARP2.036 p.085 | Music and singing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04779 | 160 | Social Action | ای سمی سید حصور بحر الطاف بی پایان چنان برجی باوج زد که سواحل کائنات از فیض | O namesake of the Chaste One! The sea of bounty hath surged so high as to flood the shores of existence | INBA17:103 | BRL_DAK#0889, MKT4.076, AKHA_128BE #08 p.a, ANDA#66 p.06 | BRL_SOCIAL#025 | Call to action; Power of the mind over nature; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||
| AB04800 | 160 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04898 | 160 | ای یاران دیرین و دوستان ثابت مستقیم حضرت اسفندیار شهد شهادت را در راه | O ye ancient companions and firm, steadfast friends! His Honour Isfandiyár hath tasted the honeyed cup of martyrdom in the path [3.5s] | INBA13:257b | MKT1.466, ALPA.013, ALPA.061b, YARP2.015 p.072, RMT.214-215 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04902 | 160 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء بوی خوشی که از گلشن دلهای ان یاران مهربان منتشر گشته مشام | O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The sweet fragrance that hath wafted from the rose-garden of those loving friends' hearts doth perfume the senses [3.5s] | MKT9.255a, ALPA.023a, YARP2.028 p.080, PPAR.116, RMT.028-029, QUM.212-213, YARD.029-030 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04903 | 160 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء حضرت گشتاسب و جاماسب ترویج ایین حضرت زردشت عظیم نمودند و | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Gushtasp and Jamasp rendered mighty service in promoting the Faith of Zoroaster [3.5s] | ALPA.044, YARP2.051 p.097 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Priestcraft; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04905 | 160 | ای یاران عبدالبهاء رستم مهربان در آستان رحمن سر بخاک نیاز نهاد و از عالم راز | O ye companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Rustam, the benevolent, hath bowed his head in humble submission at the threshold of the All-Merciful and hath departed from the realm of mystery [3.5s] | ALPA.047a, YARP2.055 p.099 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05015 | 150 | النور الساطع من شمس الحقیقه یحف جدثک المعطر و سحائب العفو و الغفران تمطر علی | The radiant light from the Sun of Truth encircles thy fragrant grave, and the clouds of pardon and forgiveness shower upon thee [3.5s] | TSHA3.425, BALM.018 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05034 | 150 | ای احبای الهی از ملکوت اعلی مژده عنایت میرسد و از جبروت ابهی نسیم موهبت میوزد | O friends of God! From the Kingdom on high come glad tidings of grace, and from the Most Glorious Realm waft the breezes of bounty [3.5s] | INBA13:068 | MKT9.018, ALPA.059, YARP2.068 p.108, RMT.048-049 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05105 | 150 | ای بهرام بهرام اختریست که خاور و باختر را روشن نماید و پرتویست که جهان تاریک | O Bahram! Bahram is a star that illumineth both East and West, and a light-beam that [illumineth] the darkened world [3.5s] | ALPA.026b, BSHN.140.435, BSHN.144.429, MHT1b.246, YARP2.034 p.084 | Call to action; Naming of children; of individuals; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05134 | 150 | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید نهایت روح و ریحان حاصل گردید بشارت اتمام کار | O steadfast one in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, bringing the utmost joy and delight. It heralded the completion of the task [3.5s] | ALPA.042, YARP2.049 p.096, YARD.057-058x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05177 | 150 | ای دو بندگان خدا پرتو آفتاب آسمانی مدتی از خاور ایران پنهان شد پس دریای بخشش | O ye two servants of God! The radiance of the celestial Sun was for a time concealed from the East of Iran; then the ocean of bounty [3.5s] | ALPA.072, YARP2.083 p.116 | Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05367 | 150 | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB05378 | 150 | ای یاران مهربان چون از کشور باختر بخاور بازگشتم یاران فارسیان را دیدار نمودم | O kind friends! Upon My return from the Western lands to the East, I met with the friends of Persia [3.5s] | ALPA.022, YARP2.027 p.080 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05463 | 150 | Social Action | یا من قام بکلبیه علی خدمه امرالله آنچه در خصوص دارالتعلیم مرقوم نموده بودید | O thou who hast arisen to serve the Cause of God with all thy being! What thou hadst written as to the school is a cause for great rejoicing… This school is one of the vital and essential institutions which indeed support and bulwark the edifice of humankind | BRL_DAK#0272, AHB.120BE #09 p.333, AVK3.329.13x, TRBB.055, TSQA2.048, SAHA.048, MYD.455 | BRL_SOCIAL#187x, COC#0621 | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge | - | - | |||||||
| AB05539 | 140 | ای بقیه آن روح متصاعد الی الله آنچه باقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید بواسطه | O thou remnant of that spirit which hath ascended unto God! That which was written by Aqa Siyyid Taqi was through [3.5s] | TSHA3.423, BALM.016 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05596 | 140 | ای ثابت بر پیمان الحمد لله که پرتو خورشید آسمانی یافتی و جان را بجانان رساندی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Praise be unto God that thou hast discovered the rays of the celestial Sun and hast brought thy soul unto the Beloved [3.5s] | MKT6.135, ALPA.078b, YARP2.091 p.120 | Chastisement and requital; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05663 | 140 | ای دو جان پاک ایزد دانا ایران را تاریک یافت و سزاوار الطاف | O twin pure souls! The All-Knowing God found Iran in darkness and worthy of His favors [3.5s] | MKT8.085, ALPA.055, YARP2.064 p.105 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05733 | 140 | ای طاهر مطهر من نامه ای که بجناب حاجی سید جواد مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه | O thou pure and sanctified one! The letter thou didst address to His Honour Ḥájí Siyyid Javád hath been perused [3.5s] | MKT8.121b, ALPA.063a, YARP2.072 p.110 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05871 | 140 | ای یاران دل و جان این بنده آستان شکر کنید خدا را که مظاهر تایید و توفیقید و | O ye companions of the heart and soul of this servant at the Threshold, render thanks unto God, for ye are the manifestations of confirmation and success [3.5s] | ALPA.065b, YARP2.076 p.112 | Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05877 | 140 | ای یاران روحانی من از حسن سلوک و حرکت و روش دوستان پارسی ممنون و خوشنودم و | O my spiritual friends! I am grateful and pleased with the goodly conduct, movement and comportment of the Persian friends [3.5s] | ALPA.037, YARP2.044 p.092, RMT.058-059 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06097 | 130 | ای بنده درگاه یزدان فارسیان هر چند هزار و سیصد سال بادیه ذلت و هوان پیمودند | O servant of the Threshold of Providence! Though the Persians have traversed the wilderness of abasement and degradation for thirteen hundred years [3.5s] | ALPA.083b, YARP2.099 p.124 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06214 | 130 | ای رستم دستان همنام تو بقوه شمشیر جهانگیر گشت ولی آن جهانگیری منتهی باسیری | O Rustam, scion of Dastan! Thy namesake by the power of his sword became a conqueror of the world, yet that conquest led to captivity [3.5s] | ALPA.020a, YARP2.025 p.078, YQAZ.182 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06325 | 130 | ای مقرب درگاه کبریاء نامه تو رسید فی الحقیقه آنچه بفکر تو آمده سزاوار ستایش و | O thou who art nigh unto the Threshold of Grandeur! Thy letter was received. In truth, that which hath occurred to thy mind is worthy of praise [3.5s] | ALPA.067, AVK4.196.01, YARP2.079 p.113, ANB.212, RMT.052-053 | House of Justice | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06406 | 130 | ای یار مهربان آنچه نگاشتی خواندم نامه آن یار جانپرور شادمانی افزود و کامرانی | O kind friend! I read what thou didst write. The letter of that soul-cherishing friend increased joy and gladness [3.5s] | ALPA.036, YARP2.043 p.091 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06463 | 130 | پروردگارا کردگارا ای یزدان من و خداوند مهربان من این فارسیان یار دیرینند | O Lord, my Creator, O my God and my compassionate Lord! These Persians are ancient companions [3.5s] | INBA13:078, INBA59:245b, INBA75:021 | AMK.303-303, ALPA.046, DUR1.154, MJMJ1.099x, MMG2#450 p.497x, MJH.043a, YARP2.054 p.099, PPAR.115, RMT.024-025, QUM.212, YARD.003x, YARD.026-027 | Music and singing; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06690 | 120 | ای ثابت بر پیمان گویند اسفندیار رواین تن بود ولی پایان از تیر پران چشم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! They tell of Isfandiyár, who, though possessing a body of bronze, met his end from an arrow to the eye [3.5s] | MMK3#132 p.093, ALPA.064, YARP2.074 p.111 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06704 | 120 | Trustworthiness; Social Action | ای ثابت بر میثاق آنچه بمرحوم جمال افندی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! I have perused that which thou didst write to the late Jamal Effendi [3.5s]... ...Commerce, agriculture and industry should not, in truth, be a bar to service of the one true God. Indeed, such occupations are most potent instruments and clear proofs | COMP_TRUSTP#52x, MSHR4.079x | BRL_SOCIAL#205x, BRL_TRUST#51x, COC#2063x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||
| AB06743 | 120 | ای دادخدا بزرگتر دهش دادار شناساای پروردگار و آمرزگار است سپاس او را سزاست | O Lord God! Greatest is the bounty of the All-Knowing Provider. O Lord and Forgiver, unto Thee belongeth all praise [3.5s] | INBA88:335a | ALPA.079a, BSHN.140.406, BSHN.144.401, MHT1b.238, YARP2.092 p.121 | Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06794 | 120 | ای سروش پربشارت نامه خوش اشارت در نهایت فصاحت و بلاغت بیان اسرار بود و دلیل | O celestial herald of glad tidings! Thy letter, replete with uplifting allusions and couched in the utmost eloquence and clarity, unfolded the mysteries and served as proof [3.5s] | ALPA.045a, YARP2.052 p.098, QUM.225 | Call to action; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07016 | 120 | ای یاران یزدانی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید جوهر معانی بود و | O ye divine friends! That which ye had written was perused; it was the essence of meaning [3.5s] | INBA16:084 | ALPA.008a, YARP2.008 p.068, PPAR.109, RMT.063a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07231 | 110 | ای برادر آن بهرام درخشنده روشن گویند کیومرث اول شخص پادشاهان بود و نخست خدیو | O brother! It is told of that radiant and resplendent Bahram that Kayumars was the first among kings and the foremost sovereign [3.5s] | ALPA.025b, YARP2.032 p.083 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07236 | 110 | ای بندگان الهی ظالمان ستمکار مانند سگان خونخوار آهوان دشت یزدانرا سینه دریدند | O servants of God! The tyrannical oppressors, like bloodthirsty hounds, have torn asunder the breasts of the gazelles of the divine meadow [3.5s] | ALPA.068a, NANU_AB#18, YARP2.080 p.114 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07293 | 110 | ای بنده صادق پروردگار ورق محرر مضمون بدیعی داشت و مفهوم لطیفی ستایش خداوند | O thou true servant of the Lord! The written page possessed a wondrous theme, and a delicate meaning in praise of God [3.5s] | ALPA.065a, YARP2.075 p.112 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07356 | 110 | Consultation; Social Action | ای جمع در امور جزای و کلی انسان باید مشورت نماید تا بآنچه موافق است اطلاع | Man must consult in all matters, whether major or minor, so that he may become cognizant of what is good. | INBA59:294a, INBA88:288, INBA89:019 | BRL_DAK#0399, MKT9.113, AVK3.412.04 | BRL_CONSULT#14x, BRL_SOCIAL#160, COC#0180x, DAS.1913-10-21x | Consultation; Importance of community building; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||
| AB07378 | 110 | ای خسرو کشور شناساای خسروان گیتی ستان سالهای سال بکوشند و بجوشند و بخروشند | O sovereign seer of the realm, O monarchs who conquer the world, for years and years shall they strive and surge and roar [3.5s] | INBA88:335b | MKT1.449, ALPA.056a, ALPA.079b, YARP2.065 p.106 | High station of learning; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07415 | 110 | ای دوست حقیقی اصابع از ضعف سفر پرارتعاش است باوجود این بتحریر پرداختم | O true friend! Though my fingers tremble from the weakness induced by travel, yet have I undertaken to write [3.5s] | ALPA.006b, YARP2.006 p.067 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07470 | 110 | ای شهریار یزدان پاک یار بوده که باین دربار بار یافتی و بایوان جهانبان | O Prince, the Pure God hath been thy friend, that thou hast found entry to this Court and to the celestial Portals [3.5s] | INBA88:334 | ALPA.047b, YARP2.056 p.100 | Living waters; water of life; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07664 | 110 | ای وفادار چه نام مبارکی داری که شیرین تر از شهد و شکر است امیدوارم که این | O faithful one, what a blessed name thou hast, sweeter than honey and sugar! I hope that this [3.5s] | ALPA.071, YARP2.082 p.116 | Prayer for parents; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07755 | 110 | خداوند مهربانا این جانهای پاک بجهان افلاک شتافتند و بجهان پنهان ملکوت اسرار | O Kind Lord, these pure souls have soared unto the celestial realms and have ascended to the hidden world of the Kingdom of mysteries [3.5s] | ALPA.066a, YARP2.077 p.112 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07758 | 110 | دوست مهربان من تا کنون با آن بنده خدای بیچون گفتگوای ننمودم و نامه ننگاشتم | O my kind friend! Until now I have neither held discourse with, nor penned a letter to, that servant of the peerless God [3.5s] | ALPA.043, YARP2.050 p.097 | Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07897 | 100 | ای آشنا آشناای بجان است نه بمکان بیناای بدلست نه بعضو آب و گل خوشی بپرتو روشن | O thou familiar friend! Thou art known to the soul, not to any place; thou art perceived by the heart, not by elements of water and clay. Be thou gladdened by the luminous rays [3.5s] | ALPA.045b, YARP2.053 p.098 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07902 | 100 | Fire and Light | ای بازماندگان آن انوار لامعه ای اطفال آن هیاکل مقدسه ای یادگارهای آن حقائق | O remnants of those effulgent lights! O children of those tabernacles of holiness! O remembrances of those resplendent spirits! | NANU_AB#14, BALM.110 | BRL_FIRE_AB#07 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||
| AB07976 | 100 | ای بنده یزدان پاک جانی و پاک دل زیرا از جهان آب و گل بیزار شدی و بجهان دیگر | O servant of the pure God! Thou art pure in heart and soul, for thou hast become detached from this world of water and clay and hast turned to another realm [3.5s] | ALPA.017, YARP2.020 p.076 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08071 | 100 | ای دو ثابت بر پیمان خوشا بحال شما که نصایح و وصایای حضرت زردشت را عمل نمودید | O ye two who are steadfast in the Covenant! Blessed are ye, that ye have acted according to the counsels and exhortations of His Holiness Zoroaster [3.5s] | ALPA.014a, YARP2.016 p.073 | Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08180 | 100 | ای کنیز عزیز الهی در درگاه خداوند آگاه نامت یاد میگردد تا جان و دلت مسرور و | O thou cherished handmaid of God! At the threshold of the All-Knowing Lord is thy name remembered, that thy heart and soul may be gladdened [3.5s] | ALPA.024, YARP2.030 p.082 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08293 | 100 | ای هوشمندان امروز مستمندان ارجمند گردند و دوران نزدیک شوند و نادانان سریر | O discerning ones of this age, the downtrodden shall attain nobility, and the era shall draw nearer, while the ignorant shall ascend the throne [3.5s] | ALPA.083a, YARP2.098 p.123 | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08334 | 100 | ای یاران الهی الان نامه نامی قرائت گردید بیاد شما مشغول شدم خداوند عالمیان در | O Divine friends! At this moment the illustrious letter was read, and I became occupied with thoughts of you. The Lord of all the worlds [3.5s] | ALPA.025a, YARP2.031 p.082 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08444 | 100 | یزدان پاکا کیخسرو را خسرو کشور غفران نما و شهریار ملک احسان فرما گناه بیامرز | O Pure God! Make Kay-Khosrow the sovereign of the realm of forgiveness, and make him ruler of the kingdom of bounty. Pardon his sins [3.5s] | ALPA.026a, YARP2.033 p.083 | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08580 | 180 | Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude, The Importance of; Prayer and Devotional Life; Social Action | ای بنده جمال ابهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید محزون مشو مغموم مگرد | O servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! That which thou didst write was perused. Be thou neither sorrowful nor distressed [3.5s]... ...Thou hast asked about material means and prayer. Prayer is like the spirit and material means are like the human hand. The spirit operateth through the instrumentality of the hand | BRL_DAK#0305, COMP_PDLP#98x, MMK3#030 p.019x | BRL_SOCIAL#172x, BRL_PMDA#21x, BRL_PDL#98x, COC#1742x | Consolation and comfort; Importance of prayer | - | - | |||||||
| AB08613 | 90 | ای بنده یزدان خوشا بحال تو که پاک جانی و از زمره آزادگان نور حقیقت دیدی و | O servant of God! Blessed art thou, for thou art pure in spirit and art among the free souls who have beheld the light of truth [3.5s] | ALPA.081a, YARP2.094 p.122 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08620 | 90 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای پروردگار این دوستان یاران تواند و سرمست پیمانه پیمان تو همه پرورده آغوش | Open Thou the portals of hope, and from the bounties of heaven bestow upon them a share. Turn this gloomy night into day, and cause the day of Naw-Rúz to become blessed | INBA75:022 | BRL_DAK#0891, AKHA_133BE #09 p.201, AKHA_134BE #01 p.05, ALPA.012, ALPA.070, AYT.354, PYB#256 p.04, DUR1.280, DUR1.560, MJMJ1.047, MMG2#232 p.260, MJH.010a, YARP2.014 p.072 | BRL_ATE#184x | S. Tirandaz | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||
| AB08708 | 90 | ای دو بنده صادق خداوند بیهمتا شکر کنید خدا را که در این روز فیروز پروانه شمع | O ye two faithful servants of the peerless Lord! Give thanks unto God that on this blessed day ye are even as moths circling round the flame [3.5s] | MMK2#303 p.220, ALPA.073b, YARP2.085 p.117 | Love as fire; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08723 | 90 | ای دو یادگار پیشینیان کیانیان افسر و دیهیم داشتند و چتر زرین افراشتند ولی چه | O ye two remnants of them that came before, who wore crowns and diadems, and raised aloft the golden canopy [3.5s] | ALPA.081b, YARP2.095 p.122 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08740 | 90 | ای رشید رشادتی بنما و شجاعتی آشکار کن تا حق مردانگی را در میدان پیمان بدهی و | O valiant one, show forth thy fortitude and manifest thy courage, that thou mayest prove thy true manhood in the arena of the Covenant [3.5s] | AKHA_123BE #05-06 p.j, ALPA.086b, YARP2.104 p.126 | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08829 | 90 | ای کنیزان خدا جناب برزو بزور بازو از عبدالبهاء نامه بجهت هر یک از خویشان و | O handmaidens of God! Through the might of his arm hath Jináb-i-Barzú obtained from 'Abdu'l-Bahá a letter for each of the kindred [3.5s] | ALPA.009b, YARP2.011 p.070 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09026 | 90 | پروردگارا این جانهای پاک سوی تو شتافتند و از جوی تو نوشیدند و آرزوی روی تو | O Lord! These pure souls have hastened unto Thee, have drunk from Thy stream, and yearn for Thy countenance [3.5s] | MKT6.188a, ALPA.008b, BSHN.140.367, BSHN.144.365, MHT1b.020b, YARP2.009 p.069 | Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09148 | 80 | ای اختر خاوری آنچه در نامه های آسمانی پدیدار خواهد شد مطمئن باش دانه چون | O radiant star of the East, rest assured that what shall manifest in the celestial letters will be akin to the seed [3.5s] | ALPA.027, MSHR3.192, MSBH4.446, YARP2.035 p.086 | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09151 | 80 | ای اردشیر الحمد لله از جمیع جهات تایید بی پایان نمایان و الطاف آسمانی فارسیان | O Ardeshir! Praise be unto God that from every direction endless confirmations are evident and heavenly favors are manifest [3.5s] | ALPA.006a, YARP2.005 p.067 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09209 | 80 | ای بنده الهی مکتوبی از جناب ملا بهرام رسید اظهار ممنونیت از شخص محترم و میرزا | O divine servant! A letter hath arrived from Jináb-i-Mullá Bahrám, expressing gratitude towards the esteemed personage and Mírzá [3.5s] | ALPA.039a, YARP2.046 p.093 | Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09338 | 80 | ای خداوند این بنده مستمند را در درگاه خداوندیت ارجمند نما و این افتاده بیچاره | O Lord, ennoble this destitute servant at the threshold of Thy divine sovereignty and make glorious this helpless, fallen one [3.5s] | INBA13:311a | ALPA.086a, MJMJ2.061b, MMG2#459 p.511, YARP2.103 p.126 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09369 | 80 | ای دوست من زبان بذکر تو مشغول و دل بیاد تو مالوف و جان بحب تو مشعوف زیرا بنده | O my friend! My tongue is occupied with Thy remembrance, my heart is intimate with Thy memory, and my soul is enraptured with Thy love, for I am a servant [3.5s] | ALPA.016a, YARP2.018 p.075 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09379 | 80 | ای رستم همنامت بشجاعت تن شهیر آفاق گشت تو بمردانگی و آزادگی جان در جهان معروف | O Rustam! Thy namesake became renowned throughout the horizons for physical prowess, whilst thou art known throughout the world for spiritual valor and nobility of soul [3.5s] | ALPA.076a, YARP2.088 p.119 | Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Courage; Encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09441 | 80 | ای فریدون همنامت گمنام شد نامش لفظی است در السن و افواه زیرا سلطنتش جهانبانی | O Firaydun, thy namesake hath been rendered obscure, his name but a mere utterance upon the tongues and lips of men, for his sovereignty did encompass the world [3.5s] | ALPA.074a, YARP2.086 p.117 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise of Eastern values; culture | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09558 | 80 | ای هشیار چشم گشودی و مشاهده ایات کبری نمودی و گوش باز کردی و آواز ملا اعلی | O thou who art vigilant! Thou hast opened thine eyes and beheld the mighty signs, and thou hast unstopped thine ears to hear the call of the Supreme Concourse [3.5s] | ALPA.080, YARP2.093 p.121 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09784 | 70 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09899 | 70 | ای پارسیان راستان صبح است و هوا در نهایت طراوت و لطافت توجه بملکوت ابهی نمایم | O true Persians! It is morning and the air is of utmost freshness and delicacy. Turn ye to the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | ALPA.091, YARP2.107 p.129 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09940 | 70 | ای خداوند بی مانند این مستمند بدرگهت افتاده شوریده و آشفته شیفته و دلداده طلب | O peerless Lord! This lowly one, fallen at Thy threshold, distracted and distraught, enchanted and enamored, beseecheth Thee [3.5s] | ALPA.062, BSHN.140.175, BSHN.144.175, MHT2.193, YARP2.071 p.110 | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09950 | 70 | ای دو بنده صادق پروردگار نامه شما رسید از مطلع الفاظش نور محبت دمید و سبب | O ye two sincere servants of the Lord! Your letter was received, and from the dawning-place of its words the light of love shone forth and caused [3.5s] | ALPA.018b, YARP2.022 p.077 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09977 | 70 | ای رعایای الهی الحمد لله منجذب بنفحاتید و مشتعل بنار محبت الله در پناه خداوند | O ye servants of God! Praise be unto the Lord that ye are drawn to His divine fragrances and are enkindled with the fire of the love of God, beneath His sheltering care [3.5s] | ALPA.061a, YARP2.070 p.110 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09997 | 70 | ای شخص رشید رشادت اینست که انسان بر نفس و هوی غالب گردد و جنود ظلمانیرا مغلوب | O person of valor! True gallantry lies in conquering one's self and desire, and in vanquishing the hosts of darkness [3.5s] | ALPA.082b, YARP2.097 p.123 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10030 | 70 | ای فرخ رخی بپرتو آسمانی بیفروز و زبان بستایش حضرت یزدان بگشا عنوانی آغاز کن | O radiant countenance! Illumine thyself with celestial light and unseal thy tongue in praise of the Lord God, and begin anew [3.5s] | ALPA.009a, YARP2.010 p.069 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10072 | 70 | ای مست باده هدایت جامی از می دانش و هوش بدست گیر و پارسیان یزدانرا مدهوش و | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of guidance! Take in hand a chalice of the wine of knowledge and wisdom, and render the Zoroastrians enraptured [3.5s] | ALPA.084b, YARP2.101 p.125 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10337 | 60 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10339 | 60 | ای اردشیر جهانشیر نامه قرائت گردید الحمد لله از نفوسی محسوبی که میفرماید هر | O Ardeshir Jahanshir, thy letter was perused. Praise be to God that thou art accounted among those souls who [3.5s] | ALPA.018a, YARP2.021 p.077 | Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10475 | 60 | ای جان نثار جمال قدم در سایه اسم اعظمی و در ظل شجره اکرم دیگر چه غم این بخشش | O soul that hath surrendered to the Ancient Beauty! Under the shadow of the Most Great Name and beneath the sheltering Tree Most Glorious, what cause for grief remaineth [3.5s] | ALPA.019b, YARP2.024 p.078 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10596 | 160 | Social Action | ای منادی پیمان روزنامه ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه عبارت سلیس و روان و در نهایت | O herald of the Covenant! The newspaper was perused. In truth, the expressions were fluent and eloquent, and in the utmost [3.5s]... ...Guide and counsel at all times the friends of God, one and all, to be occupied day and night with that which is conducive to Iran’s abiding glory | INBA85:422b | BRL_DAK#0189, AVK3.291.03x, YIA.256 | BRL_SOCIAL#015x | Call to action; Newspapers and the media; publications; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB10711 | 60 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10872 | 50 | ای پروردگار آمرزگاری و مهربان و شهریار کشور عفو و غفران آنان و این بنده گنه | O Lord of forgiveness and mercy, Sovereign of the realm of pardon and grace, these souls and this sinful servant [3.5s] | ALPA.005b, YARP2.004 p.067 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10891 | 50 | ای جمشید مجید فرید زمان شو و وحید جهان کرد این مقام بخشش یزدانست و دهش شهریار | O Jamshid, the Glorious! Be thou unique in thy time and peerless in all the world. This station is a bestowal from God and a gift from the King [3.5s] | ALPA.078a, YARP2.090 p.120 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10902 | 50 | ای خدای باوفای آزادگان این جانهای پاک حمد ترا که از جهان خاک آزاد شدند و دل | O Thou faithful God of the free spirits, praise be unto Thee that these pure souls were delivered from this earthen world [3.5s] | ALPA.005a, YARP2.003 p.066 | Prayer for the departed; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10914 | 50 | ای رشید رشید نوبت عیش و عشرت رسید و هنگام زیارت عتبه مقدس آمد پس باید بکمال | O valiant and discerning one! The hour of joy and delight hath come, and the time to visit the sacred Threshold hath drawn nigh. Therefore must thou, with utmost [3.5s] | ALPA.084a, YARP2.100 p.124 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10941 | 50 | ای فریدون تو رفیق منی و من شفیق تو از خواندن مناجاتت بسیار مسرور شدم امیدوارم | O Firaydun! Thou art my companion, and I am thy true friend. Reading thy supplication filled me with exceeding joy, and I cherish the hope [3.5s] | ALPA.066b, YARP2.078 p.113 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10955 | 50 | ای مرد پارسی سلطنت خسروی هر چند قطعه آسیا را بتزلزل آورد ولی عاقبت چون باد | O man of Persia! Though the sovereignty of Khusraw shook the regions of Asia, yet in the end it vanished like the wind [3.5s] | INBA16:085 | ALPA.051a, YARP2.060 p.102, RMT.063b | Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11026 | 50 | جناب خسرو خان انشاء الله خادم استانند و مستبشر ببشارات رحمن در ظل لواء کلمه | Jinab-i-Khosrow Khan, God willing, is a servant at the Threshold, rejoicing in the glad tidings of the All-Merciful under the banner of the Word [3.5s] | ALPA.073a, YARP2.084 p.117 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11036 | 50 | خسروا این عنوان از القاب شهریارانست و طغرای تاج داران اما خسروان خاکدانرا | The appellation 'Khusraw' is a title befitting sovereigns and the seal of crowned heads, yet the monarchs of this earthly realm [3.5s] | ALPA.063b, YARP2.073 p.111 | The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11057 | Cablegram | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من عبدالبهاء هستم حضرت بهاء الله بی مثل و نظیر است کل باید توجه به بهاء الله | I AM SERVANT OF BAHA HIS HOLINESS BAHAULLAH IS UNIQUE AND PEERLESS ALL MUST TURN | MMK5#169 p.131, AMK.288-288, YHA1.015, YHA1.116 (1.240), BDA2.139 | SW_v03#19 p.008, SW_v06#12 p.094, MHMD2.173, BSTW#073b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||
| AB11467 | Cablegram dated 1914-06-29 | 20 | DOCTOR FAREED HIS MOTHER AND RELATIONS ARE GREAT VIOLATORS OF COVENANT. ASSOCIATION WITH THEM TOTALLY FORBIDDEN. INFORM BELIEVERS.. | BSTW#073f | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11941 | 110 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Social Action | ای امه الاعلی نامه شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودید که در فکر تاسیس شفاخانه جدیدید | O handmaiden of the Most High! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written that thou seekest to establish a new hospital | BRL_DAK#0275 | BRL_ATE#116x, BRL_SOCIAL#229x | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||
| AB12015 | 50 | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB12023 | 280 | Social Action | O my spiritual friends! Among the greatest means of achieving modern advancements, the prosperity of nations, and the civilization of the peoples is the establishment of companies for commerce | BRL_SOCIAL#210 | Conduct in finance and business; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Promotion of commerce and industry | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12028 | 180 | Social Action | ای بنده الهی عبدالبهاء را خانه و کاشانه بی سر و سامانیست و لانه و آشیانه زندان | O servant of God! To ‘Abdu’l-Baha, homelessness is home and the gloomy prison his nest | BRL_DAK#0799 | BRL_SOCIAL#173 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||
| AB12032 | 160 | Social Action | ...The foundation of life and existence is cooperation and mutual aid, whereas the cause of annihilation and deterioration is the cessation of aid and assistance | BRL_SOCIAL#130x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Importance of community building; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12034 | 150 | Social Action | ...And now, in gratitude for the assistance, confirmation, protection, and loving-kindness vouchsafed by the All-Glorious Lord | BRL_SOCIAL#017x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12044 | 80 | Social Action | ...We hope that the beloved of God and the handmaids of the Merciful will, in accordance with the heavenly Teachings | BRL_SOCIAL#069x | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Harmony of science and religion; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12515 | 110 | یا اباالفضل قد ظهر الفضل علی هیکل المیثاق فتبارک الله احسن الخالقین قد انتصبت میزان | O Abu'l-Fadl! The Grace of God hath been made manifest in the Temple of the Covenant. Blessed be God, the most excellent of creators! The Balance hath been [3.5s] | QALAM.012 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0220 | Words spoken at Hotel Victoria in Ramleh, 1912-03-21 | 870 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Social Action | از عادت قدیمه است که هر ملتی از ملل را ایام سرور عمومی که جمیع ملت در آن روز | According to ancient custom, every nation has general holidays when all the people rejoice and are glad… In all the prophetic Dispensations, philanthropic affairs were confined to their respective peoples only | BRL_DAK#0394, AYT.349-353, DWNP_v1#07 p.005-007, KHF.275, KHAB.226 (236), KHTB3.101 | BRL_ATE#135, BRL_SOCIAL#085x, LOG#1030x, SW_v09#01 p.008-009 | Call to action; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||
| ABU3537 | 20 | Be not grieved if thy circumstances become exacting, and problems press upon thee from all sides. Verily, thy Lord changeth grief into joy, hardship into comfort, and affliction into absolute ease. | DAL.093 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00015 | Dala'il-i-Sab'ih (The Seven Proofs - Persian) | 13900 | Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Seven Proofs, The; Gate of the Heart; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | Dala'il-i-Sab'ih (Seven Proofs - Persian) | بسم الله الافرد الافرد. الحمد لله الذی لا اله الا هو الافرد الافرد و انما البهاء من الله علی من یظهره الله ثم ادلائه لم یزل و لا یزال و بعد | Praise be to God, for there is none other God but He, the Only Unique, the Only Unique. All splendor comes from God, upon the 'Man Yuzhiruhu'llah' and upon His Apostles… Say: God sufficeth all things above all things | INBA_2007C:13b-64b, , PR02.104r21-115v02, CMB_F22.092b, CMB_F25.7, BLIB_Or5109, BLIB_Or5110, BN_6154, NLI.50, KB_seven, HBH_dalail=DLLS, BYC_saba-p | DLLS, AYT.043x, SWBP#10 (p.083-090x), OOL.A005b | SWB#10 (p.117-126x), BPRY.056x, GOH.078x, GOH.169x, GOH.171x, GOH.244-245x, GOH.267x, GOH.359x, GOH.361x, HURQ.BB53x, BLO_PT#085 | The Badasht Project, K. Key, B. Vahdat, C. Shoemaker, B. Groetzinger, Edelo & Emma, T. Francis, M. Leong-Granfar, Honiara Baha'i Youth, W. Heath, Soulrise Melodies, N. Hamilton, J. Cooper, Baha'i Youth in Jordan, Kiskadee, L. Dely & M. Congo [track 10], A. & M. Zemke [track 4], Zannetta [track 7], almunajat.com [item 1], S. Jaberi | Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Proofs for the existence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God | * | - | NSS.039-044, JRAS.447, BRHL.63, BRHL.65?, MSBR.204-205, AHDA.447.8, MMAH.066, SRC.085-087, SRC.185, GOH.035 | ||
| BB00623 | 40 | Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | هل من مفرج غیر الله قل سبحان الله هو الله کل عباد له و کل بامره قائمون | Is there any remover of difficulties save God? Say: Praised be God! He is God! All are His servants and all abide by His bidding! | Majlis210461.117b | NSR.005, AVK4.061, SWBP#75 (p.156-156) | SWB#75 (p.217(b)), BPRY.226, GPB.119 | S. and S. Toloui-Wallace, Baha'i Youth in Jordan, S. Toloui-Wallace, L. Slott, The Humming Birds, P. Escobar, A. Youssefi, D. Gundry, The Descendants, E. Mahony, E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown, Refuge, T. Nosrat, S. Trick, Charisse et al, Isis, Sheida & Sama, B. Butler, Ladjamaya, B. Parmar, Mathieu, J. Corrie, Alda, Elina & Annika, The Licata Brothers, E. Sabariego & S. Dely, MANA, M. Stamper, M. Levine [track 5], S. Engle and J. White, J. Heath [track 6], J. Heath [track 10], L. Dely & M. Congo [track 5], KC Porter, C. Frith, Zannetta [track 6], Ladjamaya [track 14], almunajat.com [item 2], S. Peyman, A. Haynes & Z. Rolle, Charisse & Laetitia, Nakhjavani & Gaone, E. Amaya | Prayer for protection; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | SFI09.263 | ||||
| BH00008 | Commentary ln the Lawh-i-Ra'is, the martyrdom of Badi', and other subjects | 18700 | الحمد لله الذی وفی بالوعد و انزل الموعود من سماء مشیته و اظهر ما کان مسطورا... اول نور ظهر و اشرق و لاح و ابرق | Praise be unto God Who hath fulfilled His promise and sent down the Promised One from the heaven of His Will, making manifest that which was inscribed... The first Light hath appeared, shone forth, gleamed and flashed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or07852.004, , BLIB_Or15714.089x, , BLIB_Or15733.117x, , Majlis210461.093-095x | AVK2.244.08x, AYI1.259x, MAS7.174-255, BALM.006x, ASAT4.082x, AKHA_130BE #11 p.ax, TSHA3.375x, TSHA3.399x, MSBH4.534-535x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ROB3.179, ROB3.251, LL#357, LL#367 | ||||||
| BH00038 | Lawh-i-Sultan | 6890 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Summons of the Lord of Hosts | Lawh-i-Sultan (Tablet to Nasirid-Din Shah) | یا ملک الارض اسمع ندآء هذا المملوک انی عبد آمنت بالله و آیاته و فدیت نفسی فی | O King of the Earth! Hearken unto the call of this Vassal: Verily, I am a Servant Who hath believed in God | INBA34:047, BLIB_Or03115.001, , BLIB_Or15705.032, , CMB_F31.022, , NLAI_BH2.367, NLI.32p100r, PR11.001b-020b, LEID.Or4970 item 7, LEID.Or8685 | NRJ#1e, AQA1#001e, UAB.022ax, FBAH.215x, DLH2.154x, OOL.B018 | SLH#01e, BLO_PT#186, BLO_PT#187, BSC.068 #037, BP1929.036x | almunajat.com [item 22], S. Jaberi | Bahá’u’lláh’s lengthiest tablet to any monarch, delivered in person to the Shah at the cost of the messenger’s life, urging the Shah to judge His cause fairly; disavowing any designs on worldly power; detailing the injustices He and His followers had suffered over the course of successive banishments; calling the clergy to account for their role in His rejection; and, citing the rejection of Jesus and Muhammad by the people of their day, urging the Shah to consider the possibility of the appearance of a new Manifestation of God in this day. | Call to action; Justice and wrath of God; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ROB2.337 et al, BKOG.309 et al, MMAH.113, GSH.102, LL#248 | |
| BH00047 | Haft Vadi (The Seven Valleys) | 6100 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Call of the Divine Beloved | Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys) | الحمد لله الذی اظهر الوجود من العدم و رقم علی لوح الانسان من اسرار القدم و | Praise be to God Who hath made being to come forth from nothingness; graven upon the tablet of man a measure of the mysteries of His eternity | INBA35:293, INBA33:101, BLIB_Or03116.067, , NLI.32p061r, PR19.024b-032b | BRL_Haft, AQA3#068 p.092, AVK1.320x, TZH4.151-153x, YMM.310x, OOL.B006 | CDB#2, BSC.159 #164-174, HURQ.BH12 | MJ Cyr (1), MJ Cyr (2), TaliaSafa & Friends, Rachel, Ethan & Ilia, E. Sabariego, G. Burriston & P. Kay, Ine, Ine, MANA, N. Hamilton, A.E. Rahbin, Gyenyame, E. Kelly, T. Ellis, M. Levine, P. Marin, J. Luckey [track 1], L. Dely & M. Congo, T. Francis | His most important mystical composition, patterned in part after Faríd’u’d-Dín ‘Aṭṭár’s Manṭiqu’l-Ṭayr (‘The Conference of the Birds’), describing seven stages in the path of the spiritual wayfarers—‘search’, ‘love’, ‘knowledge’, ‘unity’, ‘contentment’, ‘wonderment’, and ‘true poverty and absolute nothingness’—and revealing that the source of conflict upon earth can be traced to the wayfarers’ lack of awareness of the relative truths to be found within each of these stages. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love as fire; Love of God; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | * | * | ROB1.096, BKOG.139, BKOG.159-161, GPB.140, MMAH.096, GSH.017, LL#016 | |
| BH00057 | 5560 | Tablet to Sháh-Muhammad-Amín (Amínu'l-Bayán) (Lawh-i-Amínu'l-Bayán); Social Action | Lawh-i-Aminul-Bayan (Tablet to Shah-Muhammad-i-Manshadi (Aminul-Bayan)) | حمد مقدس از ذکر و اصغا مالک اسما را لایق و سزاست که از آفتاب آسمان علم عالم | Sanctified praise, transcending all mention and hearing, befitteth the Lord of Names, Who, from the Sun in the heaven of knowledge, illumineth the world [3.5s]... ...Thou hast written that one of the friends hath composed a treatise. This was mentioned in the Holy Presence, and this is what was revealed in response… Whatever is written should not transgress the bounds of tact and wisdom | INBA08:512, NLAI_BH4.373-415 | BRL_DA#224, COMP_DEFENCEP#10x, AVK2.219.04x, MAS1.017x, MAS4.103x, PZHN v4#1 p.142x, KHAF.010x, AADA.035-036x, ASAT1.158x, ASAT1.199x, ASAT1.199x, ASAT2.013x, ASAT5.296x, ASAT5.297x, YIK.022-037, YFY.293-294x | BRL_SOCIAL#239x, COMP_DEFENCE#10x, COC#2212x, LOG#0346x, BLO_PT#190x | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Law of fasting; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||
| BH00113 | Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words - Persian) | 3970 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Hidden Words | Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words) | ای صاحبان هوش و گوش اول سروش دوست این است ای بلبل معنوی جز در گلبن معانی جای | O ye people that have minds to know and ears to hear! The first call of the Beloved is this | INBA65:115, INBA36:383, INBA30:014, BLIB_Or15714.131c, , CMB_F33.001, , NLI.32p048v, BLIB_Or.08117, BLIB_Or.08685, CUL.X893.7.B111, Majlis210461.030-045, BN_suppl.1974.001 | BRL_HWP, GWBP#042 p066ax, GWBP#104 p.136bx, ZYN.001, AHM.421, MJMM.373, BSHN.017x, MHT2b.036x, UAB.047dx, UAB.048ax, UAB.048bx, UAB.069ax, UAB.069bx, TZH4.223-224, NFF4.017, OOL.B013b | HWPE, GWB#042x, GWB#104x, LOG#0835x, ADJ.081x, BADM.155-156x, PDC.007x, PDC.148x, PDC.149x, WOB.059-060x, WOB.116x, WOB.201x, SW_v03#02 p.005x, SW_v05#10 p.150-151x, SW_v14#11 p.321x, BLO_PT#061 | S. Toloui-Wallace (#1), S. Taefi (#1) [track 1], R. Johnston-Garvin (#1) [track 7], Baha'i Youth of Japan (#2), S. Taefi (#2) [track 2], L. Dely & M. Congo (#2), S. Toloui-Wallace (#3), K. Key (#3), A. Bridges (#3), L. Slott (#3), Rowshan (#3), SKY (#3), E. Mahony (#3), L. Dely (#3), S. Engle and J. White (#3), Delia Olam (#3), B. Vahdat (#3), Sanale & Xolani (#3), Nora, Sasha & Ann-Sofie (#3), NKAK (#3), Zannetta (#3) [track 10], A.E. Rahbin (#3), B. Silvestre (#3), R. Bennett (#3), S. Kouchekzadeh (#3), L. Dube (#3) [track 6], D. Hunt (#4), A. Youssefi (#4), Bass Adjustment (#4), S. Taefi (#4) [track 4], G.H. Miller (#4), Rowshan (#4) [track 6], Nabil and Karim (#4), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#4), N. Ma'ani (#4), A. Stephen (#4), A. Wood (#4), G. Besungu (#4), Ahdieh (#4), S. Parak (#4), A. Youssefi (#7), G.H. Miller (#7), S. Zahrai (#7), A.E. Rahbin (#7), B. Khademi (#7), G. and M. Smith (#7), S. Zein (#7), The Badasht Project (#8), A. Wensbo (#8), A. Bryan (#8), G.H. Miller (#9), A. Toufighian & A. Youssefi (#9), A. Wensbo (#10), L. Dube (#10) [track 18], S. Taefi (#10) [track 5], G.H. Miller (#11), S. Taefi (#11) [track 7], Naim, Miad & Justus (#11), Z. Rolle (#11), A. Bryan (#12), E. Mahony (#12), J. Sweeting & M. Weigert (#12), Chicago Baha'i Community (#12), MANA (#12), Meredith & Arman (#12), J. Cooper (#12), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#13), G.H. Miller (#13), S. and S. Toloui-Wallace (#14), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#14), MANA (#14), S. Esmaeili (#14), S. Peyman (#14), J. Cooper (#14), Rowshan (#16), A.E. Rahbin (#16), G.H. Miller (#16), L. Dely & M. Congo (#16), G.H. Miller (#18), O. Master (#19), S. Taefi (#20) [track 10], G.H. Miller (#21), Anis & Friends (#21), T. Ellis (#21), S. Taefi (#21) [track 8], R. Johnston-Garvin (#21) [track 6], E. Mahony (#21), N. Ma'ani (#22), D. Stevenson (#26), M. Kerr (#26), A.E. Rahbin (#26), J. Marks and S. Engle (#26), Chicago Baha'i Community (#26), Ashwin & Arhwin (#26), Temple of Light (#29), L. Dube (#30) [track 11], G.H. Miller (#31), TaliaSafa (#31), E. Mahony (#31), Turning Point (#31), S. Taefi (#31) [track 3], A. & M. Zemke (#31) [track 5], N. Ma'ani (#31), G.H. Miller (#32), TaliaSafa (#32), A. Wensbo (#32), MANA (#32), S. Trick (#32), S. and S. Toloui-Wallace (#33), A. Youssefi (#33), L. Dube (#34) [track 4], Carmel, Roya & Maryam (#35), A.E. Rahbin (#36), S. and S. Toloui-Wallace (#38), S. Toloui-Wallace (#38), F. Lionheart (#38), J. Cooper (#38), Seaon, Sasha & Sam (#38), S. Taefi (#38) [track 6], S. Bayan & S. Suggs (#38), L. Dely (#38), N. Hamilton (#38), B. Khademi (#39), A.E. Rahbin (#39), S. Toloui-Wallace (#40), Rasmus & Ann-Sofie (#40), Voices of Baha 2010 (#40), T. Ellis (#40), A Family Affair (#40), A. Youssefi (#40), The Badasht Project (#40), Refuge (#40), R. Peterson (#40) [track 8], Nabil and Karim (#40), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#40), J. Cooper (#40), S. Parak (#40), A. Youssefi (#40), N. Hamilton (#40), Kiskadee (#40), L. Dely (#40), Rasmus & Ann-Sofie (#40), L. Dely & M. Congo (#42), J. Cooper (#42), L. Dely & M. Congo (#44) [track 9], D. E. Walker (#44), S. Cleasby (#44), MANA (#44), M. Sparrow (#45), L. Dube (#63) [track 13], G.H. Miller (#64), G.H. Miller (#70), Bosch Bluegrass Band (#72), Arrayanes (#72) [track 8], A. Youssefi (#73), Friends from Mongolia (#73), N. D. Huening (#76), C. & L. Heggie (#80), K. Key (#80) | The Persian portion of His foremost ethical work, consisting of 82 aphorisms spoken in the voice of the Divine and declaring themselves to be the ‘inner essence’ of what was revealed to ‘the Prophets of old’, affirming the essential nobility and divinity of the human soul, prescribing its intimate communion with its Creator, proclaiming the oneness of the human race, and declaring our consequent responsibility to fellowship, love, fair-mindedness, and mutual aid for one another, especially the poor and downtrodden. | Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Goodly deeds; actions; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice and wrath of God; Love of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | * | * | ROB1.071 et al, BKOG.159 et al, GPB.140, MMAH.092, GSH.016, LL#025 | |
| BH00127 | Suriy-i-Qahir | 3810 | Suriy-i-Qahir (Tablet to Qahir) | هذا کتاب من لدن نقطه الاولی الی الذی آمن بالله و آیاته و دخل بقعه الروح مقر الذی | This is the Book from the Primal Point unto him who hath believed in God and His verses, and hath entered the sacred precincts of the Spirit, the dwelling-place of Him Who [3.5s]... ...I am not apprehensive for My own self. My fears are for Him Who will be sent down unto you after Me | BLIB_Or15694.471, , Berlin1237#11, ALIB.folder18p018-034 | BRL_DA#542, OOL.B135 | WOB.117x | Affirms Bahá’u’lláh’s mystical identity with the Báb; answers a number of specific objections to His claims advanced by followers of the Báb; and laments His persecution at their hands, while reserving His real fears for ‘Him who will come after Me’, a statement that was reiterated in the Súriy-i-Haykal. | Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | * | - | LL#323 | |||
| BH00144 | Suriy-i-Bayan | 3580 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | Suriy-i-Bayan (Tablet of Utterance) | ذکر اسم ربک عبده اذ دخل بقعه الفردوس مقر الذی استشرقت علیه انوار الوجه عن مشرق | The remembrance of the name of thy Lord by His servant, when he entered the Garden of Paradise, the seat whereupon shone forth the lights of the Face from the Dayspring [3.5s]... ...Say: Doth it beseem a man while claiming to be a follower of his Lord, the All-Merciful, he should yet in his heart do the very deeds of the Evil One? | INBA37:007, INBA83:203, BLIB_Or15702.254, , BLIB_Or15723.228, , BLIB_Or15737.069, , NLAI_BH2.280, Berlin1237#10, ALIB.folder18p001-018, Majlis934.115.09-125.01x | BRL_DA#736, GWBP#128 p.176x, GWBP#129 p.179x, GWBP#145 p.202ax, AQA4#080 p.108, AQA4a.392, AVK3.095.13x, AVK3.147.08x, AVK3.260.06x, GHA.428x, ASAT2.106x, PYK.032x, YFY.060x, OOL.B109 | GWB#128x, GWB#129x, GWB#145x, ADJ.031x, ADJ.034x, TDH#037.1x, GPB.170x, GPB.376-377x, GPB.404x, MBW.038x, BSTW#037x, HURQ.BH39 | D. E. Walker, MANA (1), MANA (2), C. Signori | Charges the recipient to teach the Cause of God in a state of detachment from the world and enkindlement with the love of God, summons the Maid of Heaven to come to the aid of whoever does so, and instructs him to carry the message to specific people and regions in Iran. | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Exhortations and counsels; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | * | - | ROB2.397, GSH.198, LL#295 | |
| BH00155 | Suriy-i-Ahzan | 3410 | Surah of Sorrows (Suriy-i-Ahzán); Days of Remembrance | Suriy-i-Ahzan (Surih of Sorrows) | ان یا سیاح الاحدیه سبح فی قلزم الکبریاء الذی ظهر باسمی الابهی و جرت علیه سفن | O thou who art the pilgrim of Divine Oneness! Swim thou in the ocean of grandeur which hath been manifested through My Most Glorious Name, whereon sail the barques [3.5s]... ...Would that thou wert standing at this moment before the Throne and couldst hear how the melodies of eternity | INBA37:085, BLIB_Or15694.494, , BLIB_Or15723.212, , BLIB_Or15737.052, , NLAI_BH2.125, NLAI_BH2.265, ALIB.folder18p034-047 | BRL_DA#733, AQA4#086 p.221, AQA4a.075, ASAT5.351x, OOL.B103, AMB#39x | DOR#39x, LTDT.080x, BLO_PT#092 | Expatiates on the sorrows experienced by Bahá’u’lláh and the Báb, taking in part the form of a mystical conversation between the two. | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | ROB2.397, MMAH.155, GSH.114, LL#289 | ||
| BH00203 | Lawh-i-Quds 1 | 2800 | Translation List | Lawh-i-Quds (Tablets of Holiness) | هذا لوح القدس یذکر فیه ما یشتعل به فی قلوب العباد نارا لعل یحترق بها کل الحجبات | This is the Tablet of Holiness; in it is mentioned what will kindle a flame in the hearts of the servants, that haply it may burn away every veil and allusion | INBA51:224b, INBA57:031, BLIB_Or15694.420, , KB_620:217-228, ALIB.folder18p255x | BRL_DA#099, SFI08.019b, MAS1.060x, AADA.061-073, ASAT1.130x, ASAT5.350x | ADMS#224 | A call to the recognition of Bahá’u’lláh, affirming the continuity of His mission with the Báb’s, investigating the cause of the rejection of prophets past, and refuting the counter-claim of Mírzá Yaḥyá. | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | * | - | |||
| BH00205 | 2790 | ان یا رحیم مر علی البلاد کنسایم الروح لیجدد بک هیاکل العباد بطراز الله المهیمن العزیز | O Rahim! Pass over the land like the breezes of the Spirit, that through Thee the temples of the servants may be renewed with the adornment of God, the All-Subduing, the Mighty [3.5s] | INBA83:257x, BLIB_Or15725.547, , ALIB.folder18p047-057 | ASAT1.132x, ASAT4.010x, ASAT4.386x, ASAT4.435x, HYK.129 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00249 | Lawh-i-Ahmad (Persian) | 2510 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Provisional Translation of the Persian Tablet of Ahmad | Lawh-i-Ahmad (Tablet of Ahmad (Persian)) | اینست بدایع نصایح الهی که بلسان قدرت در مکمن عظمت و مقعد قدس رفعت خود میفرماید پس بگوش | O banished and faithful friend! Quench the thirst of heedlessness with the sanctified waters of My grace | INBA38:018, INBA65:185, INBA35:073, INBA36:401, NLI.32p145r, PR23.041b-045b, Majlis210461.020-030, BN_suppl.1753.106-115 | BRL_DA#126, GWBP#152 p.207x, GWBP#153 p.208x, AVK1.021.09x, ZYN.070, MJMM.315, DRD.114, MAS8.038bx, ASAT5.106x, PYM.012x, OOL.B023b | GWB#152x, GWB#153x, ADJ.081x, ADJ.082x, PDC.024-025x, SW_v07#06 p.044x, SW_v07#16 p.152x, SW_v14#02 p.040x, BLO_PT#073, BSC.223 #435-443 | L. Slott, A. Youssefi (1), A. Youssefi (2), E. Mahony (1), E. Mahony (2), E. Mahony (3), A. Bryan, Samira & Sara, MANA, Soulrise Melodies (1), Soulrise Melodies (2), A.E. Rahbin, E. Kelly, K. Porray, M. Levine [track 7] | Sets forth the conditions of spiritual search, with purity of heart being foremost; compares His revelation to that of an ocean which yields up its pearls in proportion to the eagerness of the search; and proclaims that ‘this fathomless and surging ocean is near, astonishingly near, unto you’. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge of self; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | * | - | ROB2.137, BKOG.157, BKOG.223, BKOG.245, MMAH.184, LL#041 | |
| BH00258 | Lawh-i-Yusuf | 2460 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablet of Joseph (Lawh-i Yusuf); Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Resurrection and the World to Come | Lawh-i-Yusuf (Tablet of Joseph) | تلک آیات الله قد نزلت بالحق عن جهه ایمن العرش و جعلها الله هدی و ذکری للعالمین... ای یوسف حجّتم بر کلّ من فی السّموات و الارض... انّا قد جعلنا میقاتاً لکم فاذا تمّت المیقات | These are the verses of God which have verily been sent down in truth from the right hand of the Throne, and which God hath made a guidance and a remembrance unto all the worlds [3.5s]... ...We have a fixed time for you, O people. If ye fail, at the appointed hour, to turn towards God, He, verily, will lay violent hold on you | INBA38:139, BLIB_Or15694.465, , ALIB.folder18p199, NLI.32p030vx | BRL_DA#532, GWBP#108 p.139bx, AVK1.279.19x, RSBB.181, GHA.255x, UAB.031cx, MAS4.019bx, MAS8.013x, AYI2.248x, AYI2.250x, ASAT4.378x, OOL.B084b | GWB#108x, LOG#1982x, PDC.007x, WOB.201x, SW_v02#03 p.003x, BLO_PT#113, BSC.199 #339-372, KSHK#28x | Emphasizes the importance of detachment as prerequisite to the recognition of spiritual truth and explains the meaning of ‘paradise’, ‘hellfire’, ‘resurrection’, and similar terms. | Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God and human limitations | * | - | GSH.171, LL#265, LL#395 | ||
| BH00269 | Lawh-i-Ra'is | 2370 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Summons of the Lord of Hosts | Lawh-i-Rais (Tablet to Sultan Ali Pasha) | قلم اعلی میفرماید ای نفسیکه خود را اعلی الناس دیده و غلام الهی که چشم اهل ملا | The Pen of the Most High proclaimeth: O thou who hast imagined thyself to be the most exalted of men | INBA35:043, BLIB_Or11096#015, , BLIB_Or15698.302, , BLIB_Or15720.296, , BLIB_Or15740.230, , CMB_F31.030, , NLI.32p039v, PR11.066a-072a | NRJ#3, AVK1.333.04x, AVK2.287.11x, AVK3.052.07x, AVK4.455x, IQT.302, MJMM.102, UAB.058cx, DRD.043, ASAT3.015x, ASAT4.168x, ASAT4.419x, OOL.B070b | SLH#03, GPB.173x2x, GPB.187x3x, GPB.208x3x, PDC.073-074x, PDC.099x, PDC.099-100x, SW_v02#02 p.003-007x, BLO_PT#198, BSC.081 #038 | Bahá’u’lláh’s second tablet to the Ottoman Prime Minister ‘Álí Páshá, denouncing him for his further act of cruelty in imprisoning Bahá’u’lláh and His followers in the citadel of ‘Akká, warning him of the ephemerality of his worldly power, relating the episode of a puppet show from Bahá’u’lláh’s own childhood which convinced Him of the fleeting nature of the trappings of the world, asking ‘Álí Páshá to comport himself with reason and justice, and reiterating a request for a brief audience with the Sultan. | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | * | * | ROB3.033 et al, BKOG.013, MMAH.148, GSH.121, LL#217 | ||
| BH00280 | Suriy-i-Ziyarih | 2280 | Wronged One, The; Surih of Visitation | Surat az-Ziyarah (Surih of Visitation for Mulla Husayn) | هذا کتاب من لدی المظلوم الذی سمی فی ملکوت البقاء بالبهاء و فی جبروت العلاء | This is a letter from a wronged One, who is known in the kingdom of eternity as Bahá, in the dominion of exaltation… Our God and Beloved! Forgive us, our parents, and such of our relations as have believed in Thee and Thy signs | INBA37:122, INBA83:195, INBA49:289, BLIB_Or15702.239, , NLAI_BH2.297, ALIB.folder18p057-066 | AQA4#091 p.301, ADM2#005 p.017x, MAS8.082, ASAT4.078x, OOL.B141 | LOIR03.083, BLO_PT#098, JHT_S#087x | Visitation tablet for Mullá Ḥusayn, who was the first to embrace the cause of the Báb and was one of its early martyrs and who is implicitly related in the tablet to Bahá’u’lláh (whose given name was also Ḥusayn) and through Him to the persecution and suffering of Abel, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, Imam Ḥusayn, and the Báb. | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Visitation Tablets | * | - | MMAH.204, GSH.196, LL#330 | ||
| BH00305 | Namaz-i-Hajat and instructions re ablutions | 2100 | Tablet to Jináb-i-Mullá 'Alí-Akbar fí ardi'l-álif | Salat-i-Hajat or Salat-i-Liqá (Prayer of the Needs or Reunion prayer) | ان یا قلم الاعلی ذکر الذی غرق فی ابحر الظن و الهوی لعل یخلصه ما یجری عنک و | O Pen of the Most High! Make mention of him who is immersed in the seas of doubt and passion, that perchance thou mayest purify him | INBA66:122, BLIB_Or15694.342, , Berlin1237#27, ALIB.folder18p066-075 | BRL_DA#076, AVK4.074x, MAS7.131x, RSR.106-107x | RBB.115-118x, BLO_PT#183 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Law of obligatory prayer; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | LL#281, LL#505 | |||
| BH00306 | Chihar Vadi (The Four Valleys) | 2100 | Call of the Divine Beloved | Chahar Vadi (Four Valleys) | ای ضیاء الحق حسام الدین راد که فلک و ارکان چه تو شاهی نزاد نمیدانم چرا | O light of truth and sword of faith And soul of generosity! No prince hath sky or earth begot | INBA36:334x, BLIB_Or15722.307, , NLI.32p092v | BRL_Chihar, AQA3#069 p.140, TZH4.153x, ASAT4.314x, MSHR2.109x, MSHR3.131x, OOL.B007 | CDB#7, HURQ.BH13 | M. Milne [track 7] | A mystical work elaborating four different but complementary paths of approach to the Divine: the way of ‘the self ’, ‘the intellect’, ‘love’, and ‘the throne of the inmost heart’. | Belief and denial; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Mystical themes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | * | * | ROB1.104, BKOG.159, BKOG.163, MMAH.197, GSH.018, LL#014 | |
| BH00339 | 1940 | تبارک الذی بیده ملکوت کل شیء یخلق ما یشاء بامر من عنده و انه کان علی کل شیء | Blessed is He in Whose hand is the Kingdom of all things. He createth whatsoever He willeth through a command from His presence, and verily He hath power over all things [3.5s]... ...That so brief a span should have separated this most mighty and wondrous Revelation from Mine own previous Manifestation, is a secret that no man can unravel | BLIB_Or15694.552, , ALIB.folder18p261x | MAS8.037cx, MUH3.269-270x | BNE.020x, GPB.092x, WOB.124x | Absolute freedom; independence of God; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Literal interpretation; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH00343 | Suriy-i-Fadl | 1920 | Suriy-i-Fadl | ان یا ذبیح انا ارسلنا الیک من قبل لوحا ممتنعا منیع و فیه ذکر ما جعله الله حجه علی من فی | O Dhabih! We did verily send unto thee aforetime a Tablet, mighty and impregnable, wherein was inscribed that which God hath made a testimony unto all who dwell therein [3.5s]... ...Say: By God! The Sovereign of Words hath assuredly come upon the clouds of the verses, and lo, the words of every contentious polytheist were thunderstruck | INBA83:247, BLIB_Or15725.537, , BLIB_Or15737.173, , ALIB.folder18p081-088 | OOL.B115 | SHHB.135x | Exhorts the recipient to be bold in conveying Bahá’u’lláh’s claim to the followers of the Báb and to sharply challenge those who have repudiated the former’s claim, asking them to consider the infinite grace of God in revealing again the divine verses. | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Idolatry; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | LL#300 | |||
| BH00348 | Suriy-i-Qada | 1900 | ان یا علی اسمع ندآء الله ربک عن یمین العرش بانی انا الله لا اله الا انا المهیمن القیوم | O `Ali! Hearken ye unto the Call of God, thy Lord, from the right-hand side of the Divine Throne, proclaiming "I, verily, I am God, no God is there except I Myself | INBA83:184, BLIB_Or03114.015r, , BLIB_Or15702.218, , ALIB.folder18p088-096 | BRL_DA#555, FBAH.099x | HURQ.BH46x | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||
| BH00354 | Suriy-i-Vafa (=Lawh-i-Vafa) | 1870 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas | Suriy-i-Vafa (Tablet to Vafa) | ان یا وفاء ان اشکر ربک بما ایدک علی امره و عرفک مظهر نفسه و اقامک علی ثناء ذکره | O Vafa! Render thanks unto thy Lord for having aided thee to embrace His Cause, enabled thee to recognize the Manifestation | INBA28:215, BLIB_Or15694.386, , Berlin1237#26, ALIB.folder18p103-109 | GWBP#079 p.102x, AQA4#103 p.350, AQA4a.418, AVK1.119.07x, AVK1.276bx, AVK1.321.01x, LMA1.418 (253), MAS1.006x, MAS1.063x, ASAT5.300x, TBP#12, OOL.B140 | TB#12, GWB#079x, WOB.138-139x, NYR#143 | Exhorts the recipient to be the essence of faithfulness; asserts Bahá’u’lláh’s mystical identity with the Báb; answers questions about ‘the return’, the worlds of God, the ordinances of God, and paradise; and confirms that, as predicted during the time of His departure from ‘Iraq, the ‘birds of darkness’ have begun to stir. | Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Return of the Manifestations of God | * | * | ROB4.205, GSH.190, LL#329 | ||
| BH00366 | 1840 | قد حضر بین یدی العرش کتابک و ارتد الیه لحاظ الله الملک المقتدر العزیز القدیر و توجه الیه | Your letter hath appeared before the Throne, and towards it have been directed the glances of God, the King, the All-Powerful, the Mighty, the Omnipotent [3.5s] | INBA83:292, ALIB.folder18p096-102 | Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00376 | Suriy-i-Fath | 1790 | ان یا فتح الاعظم قد اخذت القلم لننزل علیک ما یسرک و یحدث فی قلبک ما یجذبک الی | O Fatḥ al-A`zam! I took firm hold of the Pen that there might be revealed for thee what will gladden thee and generate within thy heart | INBA18:249, BLIB_Or15694.355, , ALIB.folder18p075-081 | ANDA#79 p.45x, OOL.B116a | HURQ.BH35x | Addresses an intimate early follower, expressing His weariness at the inane questions and vain objections of the uninformed, the defection of former believers, and the opposition of Mírzá Yaḥyá and declaring that He would rather die a thousand deaths than endure the calumny that the latter was spreading. | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment | * | - | LL#301 | ||||
| BH00386 | Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words - Arabic) | 1750 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Hidden Words | Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words) | هذا ما نزل من جبروت العزه بلسان القدره و القوه علی النبیین من قبل و انا | This is that which hath descended from the realm of glory, uttered by the tongue of power and might, and revealed unto the Prophets of old. | INBA36:440, INBA30:002, BLIB_Or8901, BLIB_Or15714.147, , CMB_F33.033, , PR22.049b-056b, PR23.029a-033a, BLIB_Or.08685, CUL.X893.7.B111, UMich962.143-151 | BRL_HWA, AVK3.161.16x, ZYN.040, MJMM.017, BSHN.013x, MHT2b.030x, MAS4.367bx, NSR_1993.053, NFF4.001, OOL.B013a | HWAE, LOG#0304x, GPB.140x, SW_v03#01 p.004+007x, SW_v03#02 p.004x, SW_v04#18 p.300x2x, SW_v14#10 p.289-290x, BSC.171 #175-262 | L. Slott (#1), S. and S. Toloui-Wallace (#1), almunajat.com (#1) [item 2], D. Gundry (#1), E. Mahony (#1), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#1), Baha'i Youth of Japan (#1), Joel in Real Life (#1), The Daguerreotypes (#1), E. Kelly (#1), L. Dely (#1), Y. Mbazo & Friends (#1), Fleur & Tessa (#1), G.H. Miller (#1), S. Peyman (#1), S. Eblaghi and M. Weigert (#1), K. Porray (#1), R. Johnston-Garvin (#1) [track 6], D. Sylvester (#1), M. Levine (#2), Nicolas & Louis (#2), L. Dely (#2), A.E. Rahbin (#2), R. Peterson (#2) [track 6], A. Wensbo (#3), E. Mahony (#3), S. Sunderland (#3), S. Sunderland (#3), M. Levine (#3) [track 2], L. Dely (#3), Rowshan (#3) [track 8], P. Held & C. Bahia (#3) [track 2], A. Youssefi (#4), E. Lilian (#4), MANA (#4), S. Peyman (#4), J. Cooper (#4), L. Dely (#4), R. Peterson (#4) [track 4], Corinne & Riaz (#4), L. Dube (#4) [track 3], Ladjamaya (#4) [track 7], D. Gundry (#5), W. Heath (#5), E. Mahony and A. Youssefi (#5), Bass Adjustment (#5), Ine (#5), M. Weigert (#5), S. Engle and J. White (#5), S. Gomes (#5), T. Ellis (#5), K. Kuolga (#5), A. Mirra (#5), Rowshan (#5) [track 11], SKY (#5), KC Porter (#5), E. Kelly (#5), M. Levine (#5) [track 7], L. Dely (#5), K. Key (#5), A. Sperandeo (#5), A. Wood (#6), L. Slott (#6), Y. Mesbah (#6), L. Dely (#6), The Descendants (#6), The Joburg Baha'i Choir (#6), Honiara Baha'i Youth (#6), The Badasht Project (1) (#7), The Badasht Project (2) (#7), Nabil and Karim (#7), Matt McGrath (#7), T. Nosrat (#7), L. Dube (#7) [track 12], Ladjamaya (#8) [track 4], almunajat.com (#9) [item 1], E. Mahony (#9), D. Hunt (#9), N. Ma'ani (#9), S. Toloui-Wallace (#9), J. Raj (#9), MJ Cyr (#11), O. Devine (#11), Refuge (#11), L. Dely & M. Congo (#11), Oisin & Bahiyyih Devine (#11), A. Azad (#11), Ahdieh (#11), S. Taborn (#11), S. Sunderland (#11), The Descendants (#12), O. Devine (#12), B. Nakedi (#12), P. Held & C. Bahia (#12) [track 3], M.C. Santillana (#12), M. Levine (#12) [track 2], R. Lea (#13), P. Held & C. Bahia (#13) [track 4], Joel in Real Life (#13), A.E. Rahbin (#13), L. Dube (#13) [track 2], MJ Cyr (#14), S. Taefi (#14) [track 9], L. Slott (#14), SKY (#14), A.E. Rahbin (#14), L. Slott (#15), A. Youssefi (#15), L. Dely (#15), E. Mahony (#15), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#15), L. Dube (#15) [track 14], Chicago Baha'i Community (#15), M. Sparrow (#16), Honiara Baha'i Youth (#16), MANA (#16), S. Jaberi (#16), L. Dely & M. Congo (#16) [track 7], L. Slott (#17), E. Mahony (#17), E. Mahony, E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#17), E. Henrikson (#17), Mona, Dibo & Nachidah (#17), L. Dely & M. Congo (#17) [track 7], E. Lilian (#18), Rowshan (#19) [track 5], J. Heath (#19) [track 9], J. Heath (#19), D. Olam (#19) [track 11], T. Ellis (#19), Sabin & Leticia (#19), A. Youssefi (#20), TaliaSafa & Friends (#20), Ine (#21), M. Saraswati (#21), A. Youssefi (#22), G.H. Miller (#22), NKAK (#22), K. Porray (#22), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#22), Ann-Sofie & Shahram (#22), T. Ellis (#22), The Descendants (#22), Naseem, Michele & Yasmin (#22), Meredth & Arman (#22), E. Tarani (#22), R. Yazhari (#23), L. Dely (#23), L. Dely (#25) [track 5], L. Dube (#26) [track 17], L. Dely (#27), P. Held & C. Bahia (#29) [track 5], L. Slott (#31), jeph.ilosopher (#31), L. Dely (#31), K. Key (#31), A. Youssefi (#32), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#32), Roz, Amelia & Andre (#32), Ahdi (#32), P. Escobar (#33), N. Ma'ani (#33), Laura & Michael (#33), R. Peterson (#33) [track 5], L. Herrmann (#34), Gyenyame (#34), C. Zurek (#34), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#35), L. Dely (#35), S. & H. Fikri (#35), L. Dube (#35) [track 21], A. Tahirih R. Weiss (#36), E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown (#36), J. Marks and S. Engle (#36), K. Porray (#36), Hayden, Alessia & Anis (#36), A. Youssefi (#38), T. Ellis (#38), E. Mahony (#39), Rowshan (#40), A.E. Rahbin (#40), M. Tokuma (#41), L. Dely & M. Congo (#41) [track 1], Calling Waiting Searching (#42), G.H. Miller (#42), L. Dube (#42) [track 19], S. Gomes (#42), E. Mahony (#43), Dawnbreaker Collective (#43), Heroes Teaching Conference (#43), M. Perez (#43), J. Duhart (#43), G.H. Miller (#44), L. Dely (#44), A.E. Rahbin (#44), L. Dube (#44) [track 8], Nabil and Karim (#46), R. Lea (#48), L.Slott (#48), Katie & Faizi (#48), L. Dely (#48), SKY (#48), L. Dube (#48) [track 15], HeartBeat Collective (#48), L. & L. Hosack (#48), S. Acevedo (#48), A. Youssefi (#50), E. Mahony (#50), K. and D. Eckert and A. Youssefi (#50), Leona and Larry (#51), The Baha'i Trio (#51), E. Lilian (#52), L. Dely & M. Congo (#52) [track 6], E. Mahony (#52), N.D. Huening (#52), C. Oja (#52), S. Skiti (#52), J. Heath (#53) [track 7], S. Toloui-Wallace (#55), M. Levine (#55) [track 3], W. Eng & N. Rajan (#55), Qurratul, Ruhiyyih & Verona (#55), O. Devine (#55), R. Orona (#55), T. Bradley (#55), J. Cooper (#55), Seaon & Saman (#55), D. Stevenson (#56), L. Dube (#57) [track 7], K. Porray (#58), K. Porray (#59), O. Devine (#59), Baha'i Youth of Japan (#59), QuiqueSaba (#59), Strong Steep (#59), Ladjamaya (#59) [track 2], Z. Affolter (#60), L. Dely (#60), L. Dube (#61) [track 10], unknown (#62), L. Dube (#62) [track 1], M. Cuvillier (#63), L. Dube (#63) [track 9], P. Held & C. Bahia (#64) [track 6], L. Dube (#66) [track 20], Ine (#66), W. Heath (#68), Chicago Baha'i Community (#68), P. Held & C. Bahia (#68) [track 7], D. E. Walker (#68), S. Jaberi (#68), C. Oja (#68), L. Harley (#68), D. Stevenson (#71), L. Dely (#71), L. Dube (#71) [track 16] | The Arabic portion of His foremost ethical work, consisting of 71 aphorisms spoken in the voice of the Divine and declaring themselves to be the ‘inner essence’ of what was revealed to ‘the Prophets of old’, affirming the essential nobility and divinity of the human soul, prescribing its intimate communion with its Creator, proclaiming the oneness of the human race, and declaring our consequent responsibility to fellowship, love, fair-mindedness, and mutual aid for one another, especially the poor and downtrodden. | Bringing oneself to account each day; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; God's love for His own Essence; Human reality created in the image of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Knowledge of self; Love of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Soul; spirit after death | * | * | ROB1.071 et al, BKOG.159 et al, GPB.140, MMAH.092, GSH.016, LL#025 | |
| BH00402 | Suriy-i-Shahada | 1710 | قد حضر کتابک بین یدی العرش و توجه الیه لحظات الله المهیمن العزیز القدیر و عرفنا ما | Your letter hath attained the presence before the Throne, and the gaze of God, the All-Possessing, the Mighty, the All-Powerful, hath been directed towards it, and We have perceived that which [3.5s] | INBA83:103, BLIB_Or15702.007, , BLIB_Or15723.261, , BLIB_Or15737.106, , ALIB.folder18p109-116 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00410 | 1690 | ان یا رق المنشور اسمع ندآء ربک عن شطر بیته المعمور لتجذبک نفحاته المحبور الی مقر | O unfurled scroll! Hearken unto the call of thy Lord from the direction of His inhabited House, that His gladdening fragrances may draw thee unto the abode [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.310, , Berlin1237#25, ALIB.folder18p126-132 | SFI03.026.10x, SFI03.027.15x, SFI03.035.16x, YMM.467x | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00413 | 1690 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | سبحان الذی اظهر نفسه کیف شاء و اراد فی حین ماادرکته افئده اولی الحجی و اعترض | Glorified be He Who hath manifested His Self as He hath willed and desired, at a time when the hearts of them that are endowed with understanding could not comprehend Him and raised objection [3.5s]... ...Regard thou the one true God as One Who is apart from, and immeasurably exalted above, all created things. The whole universe reflecteth His glory | INBA35:094, BLIB_Or11096#009, , BLIB_Or15698.143, , BLIB_Or15720.141, , BLIB_Or15740.110, , NLI.32p083v | BRL_DA#597, GWBP#084 p.111ax, ADM1#006 p.021x, IQT.143, AYI1.337x, UAB.031ax, AQMJ1.181x, ASAT4.270x | GWB#084x, SW_v02#05 p.015x, JHT_S#030x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#421 | |||||
| BH00415 | Lawh-i-Sirr al-Tankis | 1690 | مطالب مذکوره در ساحت اقدس معروض افتاد هذا ما نزل من سمآء الأمر قد سمعنا ما نادیت به الله بما علمک من قبل... و اما در فقرهٴ عباراتی که منسوب بجناب شیخ احمد احسائی | The matters mentioned were presented to the Most Holy Court, and this is what hath been sent down from the heaven of Command: We have heard that which thou didst call upon God concerning what He taught thee aforetime... And as for the phrases attributed to Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsá'í [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#253x, , BLIB_Or15722.035, , NLI.32p144rx | ADM2#095 p.176x, MAS1.012x, MAS4.276x, ASAT4.088x, ASAT5.065x, NSS.098x | ADMS#199n77x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Personal instructions; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | LL#243 | |||||
| BH00428 | 1640 | تلک آیات الله نزلت بالحق من لدن عزیز علیم و جعلها الله آیه ظهوره لمن فی الملا الاعلی | These are the verses of God, sent down in truth from the presence of the Mighty, the All-Knowing, and God hath made them a sign of His Manifestation unto those in the highest concourse [3.5s] | INBA83:273, BLIB_Or15725.564, , ALIB.folder18p116-121 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00447 | 1600 | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و ان علیا قبل نبیل عبده و بهائه و قد قضی ایام العبد و ظهر البها | God beareth witness that there is no God but Him and that Ali-before-Nabil is His servant and His Glory. The days of servitude have passed and the Glory hath appeared [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.365, , ALIB.folder18p194 | ASAT4.088x | Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00501 | Lawh-i-Karim | 1470 | Trustworthiness; Translation List | Lawh-i-Karim (Tablets to Karim) | ای کریم انشاء الله بعنایت کریم در ظل سدره رب العالمین مستریح باشی و بفیوضات | O Karím! God grant that, through the bounty of the Most Generous [Karím], thou art reposing beneath the shade of the Tree of the Lord of all worlds...It behoveth ye all so to adorn your inner and outer beings that, robed in trustworthiness… O my loved ones! Ye are the world's spiritual physicians | INBA35:030, INBA51:389, BLIB_Or11096#016, , BLIB_Or15698.164, , BLIB_Or15720.161, , BLIB_Or15740.125, , NLI.32p126r, Majlis210461.011-017 | BRL_DA#738, COMP_TRUSTP#28x, ADM1#007 p.025x, AVK3.002.01x, AVK3.385.15x, IQT.164, MAS4.157bx | BRL_TRUST#27x, BW_v02p062x, COC#2039x, ADMS#207, JHT_S#018x | States that, while some are able to recognize the truth the moment they encounter it, most stand in need of a teacher; explains that some can be taught with words, others by deeds and actions, and still others by the example of a saintly character; emphasizes the importance of the latter; asserts that the purpose of His revelation is not to enforce outward ordinances but to enable people to manifest divine perfections and to achieve that which their minds can readily embrace; and condemns some of the fanciful theories about the Promised One held by certain Muslims. | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Methods of teaching the Cause; Outward and inward meanings; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | GSH.175 | ||
| BH00507 | 1460 | ای حبیب من دنیا را قراری نه و وفائی نیست و صاحبان افئده نباید در این ایام | O My beloved! The world hath neither permanence nor fidelity, and they who possess hearts should not in these days [3.5s] | INBA38:005b, INBA65:279, BLIB_Or15722.235, , NLI.32p011v | LHKM2.005, PYB#148 p.03x, TABN.205-208, YMM.346x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual springtime; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00512 | Lawh-i-Tawhid | 1450 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Translation List | Lawh-i-Tawhid (Tablet of Divine Unity) | حمد مقدس از عرفان ممکنات و منزه از ادراک مدرکات ملیک عز بی مثالی را سزا است | Praise be to God, the All-Possessing, the King of incomparable glory, a praise which is immeasurably above | INBA38:012, INBA65:167, INBA35:058b, INBA36:396, NLI.32p020v, PR23.039b-041b | BRL_DA#716, GWBP#026 p.047bx, AVK1.113b.02x, AVK2.013.17x, AVK2.072.02x, ZYN.056, MJMM.307, DWNP_v1#01 p.003-007, UAB.006bx, UAB.008ax, DLS.070x, ASAT2.104x, AHB_109BE #07 p.002x, PYM.335-341, OOL.B081 | GWB#026x, WOB.113x2x, ADMS#013 | Discourse on the transcendence of God, Whose signs have pervaded the entire creation and Who is known only through His Manifestations, Who appear from age to age and call the people to recognize His cause as one would recognize a friend: that is, by his own self and not by the garments he may be wearing on any given day. | Creation of the world; Manifestation of God as mirror; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | * | - | GSH.184, LL#250 | ||
| BH00516 | 1430 | ذکر الله عبده الذی سمی بمهدی لیشکر ربه و یکون فی الله رضیا ان یا عبد اسمع ندآء | This is the remembrance of God unto His servant who hath been named Mahdi, that he may render thanks unto his Lord and be well-pleasing in God's sight. O servant! Hearken unto the call [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.525, , ALIB.folder18p132-137 | Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Knowledge; recognition of God; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00532 | Suriy-i-Ismuna'l-Mursil | 1410 | هذا کتاب من لدی البهاء الی من اقر بالله و اعترف بسلطانه ثم استقر علی مقر قدس رفیع | This is the Book from the presence of Bahá unto him who hath acknowledged God and recognized His sovereignty, and hath moreover attained unto a seat of celestial sanctity [3.5s]... ...Among them is the King of Persia, who suspended Him Who is the Temple of the Cause in the air, and put Him to death with such cruelty | INBA37:133, INBA83:118, BLIB_Or15702.037, , BLIB_Or15723.253, , BLIB_Or15737.097, , ALIB.folder18p142-147 | BRL_DA#731, AQA4#092 p.311, OOL.B126 | PDC.111-112x | A meditation on the name of God, ‘the Sender’, and its various present and future manifestations in the world, from the Messengers of God, to individuals such as couriers who may be unaware of their role in propagating the divine message, to the Bábí and Bahá’í kings of the future, to the newly designated ‘people of Bahá’—His own followers, upon whom lies the responsibility of delivering the message to others. | Categories of Prophets (major; minor; village); Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | GSH.201, LL#311 | ||||
| BH00552 | 1350 | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق من سماء التی کانت علی العالمین محیطا و ینزل منها فیکل حین | This is the Book sent down in truth from the heaven that hath encompassed all the worlds, and from which there descendeth at every moment that which hath been ordained [3.5s]... ...Wert thou to hear with Mine ear, thou wouldst hear how Ali [the Bab] bewaileth Me in the presence of the Glorious Companion | INBA92:218x, BLIB_Or15694.537, , ALIB.folder18p137-142 | ASAT4.157x | PDC.013-014x | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| BH00563 | 1330 | شهد الله بما شهدت فی اول کتابک بانه لا اله الا هو | God beareth witness to that which thou didst testify in the beginning of thy book, that there is none other God but Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.319, , ALIB.folder18p189 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Nearness and remoteness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00569 | Suriy-i-Zuhur nazzala li-'Abdu'r-Rahim | 1320 | ذکر رحمه ربک عبده لیستقره علی الامر بشان لن یضطربه ندآء کل مشرک بعیدا فطوبی | The mention of thy Lord's mercy upon His servant is such that it establisheth him firmly in the Cause in such wise that the clamorous call of every remote polytheist shall not disquiet him. Blessed indeed is he [3.5s] | INBA83:266, BLIB_Or15725.557, , BLIB_Or15737.182, , ALIB.folder18p176 | AQA4a.099 | Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||
| BH00597 | Lawh-i-Ashraf | 1270 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Tablet to Ashraf | Lawh-i Ashraf (Tablet to Ahsraf) | ان یا اشرف اسمع ما یلقیک لسان القدم و لاتکن من الغافلین و ان استماع نغمه من نغمات | O Ashraf, listen carefully to what the Tongue of the Eternal has to say. Any one of the melodies of your Lord would be sufficient to attract the hearts | INBA83:216, BLIB_Or15702.276, , NLAI_BH2.308, ALIB.folder18p167 | BRL_DA#722, GWBP#052 p.075x, AVK3.088.11x, MJMM.211, ASAT1.123x, ASAT1.140x, ASAT2.065x, ASAT5.347x, OOL.B027 | GWB#052x, BLO_PT#171 | A summons to the recognition of Bahá’u’lláh, naming the proofs of His cause as His own self, His revelation, and His words, and admonishing the Bábís who had not yet embraced it. | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | ROB2.230, ROB2.120, GSH.186, LL#063 | Quoted in the Lawh-i-Istintaq, BH00015. | |
| BH00604 | Suriy-i-Zubur | 1260 | جمال الرحمن عن افق الرضوان خلف سحاب الاحزان قد کان بالحق مشروقا و ان یرفع السحاب | The Beauty of the All-Merciful hath risen from the horizon of the Divine Good-Pleasure, veiled behind clouds of sorrow, and verily these clouds shall be lifted [3.5s] | INBA83:132, BLIB_Or03114.039r, , BLIB_Or15696.124b, , BLIB_Or15702.070, , BLIB_Or15737.121, , NLAI_BH1.390, ALIB.folder18p147-152 | ASAT1.125x, TISH.269-273, OOL.B142 | Explains the circumstances of His withdrawal from the community, states that He has as a result hidden His reality behind the veils, and calls the recipient to proclaim and defend Bahá’u’lláh’s cause both in person and in his writings, assuring him that divine confirmations will attend his efforts. | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | LL#331 | |||||
| BH00627 | Lawh-i-Ibrahim | 1220 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | ان یا ایها السائل فاعلم بان حضر بین یدینا کتاب من الذی اشتعل بنار الله و وجدنا فیه | O thou who dost inquire! Know thou that there hath appeared before Us a letter from one who hath been enkindled with the fire of God, and therein We found [3.5s]... ...It hath been decreed by Us that the Word of God and all the potentialities thereof shall be manifested unto men in strict conformity with such conditions | INBA83:279, Berlin1237#23, ALIB.folder18p181 | BRL_DA#746, GWBP#033 p.057ax, GWBP#038 p.063x, GWBP#127 p.175x, MAS8.171x | GWB#033x, GWB#038x, GWB#127x, PDC.194x, WOB.059x, WOB.117x, WOB.164x | Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Prayer for forgiveness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#125, LL#142, LL#404 | ||||
| BH00657 | 1160 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | ان یا حامل امانه حب ربک العلی المقتدر العظیم فی یوم الذی فزع کل شیء عن حملها | Say: O ye that envy Me and seek My hurt! The fury of your wrath against Me confound you! | INBA83:238, BLIB_Or03114.059r, , BLIB_Or15725.147, , BLIB_Or15737.164, , ALIB.folder18p172 | BRL_DA#673, GWBP#121 p.165 | GWB#121 | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||
| BH00676 | 1130 | Scholarship; Huqúqu'lláh; Social Action | دستخط آنجناب که دوازدهم شهر محرم الحرام تاریخ آن بود رسید و بشرف اصغاء مالک | Thy letter, which was dated the twelfth of the sacred month of Muharram, hath been received and hath attained unto the presence of its Lord [3.5s]... ...The purpose of learning should be the promotion of the welfare of the people, and this can be achieved through crafts… The one true God—exalted be His glory—hath ever been and will continue to be exalted above every expression of praise | INBA28:440 | BRL_HUQUQP#006x, AYI1.338x, UAB.033cx, QUM.073-074x, VUJUD.123x | BRL_SOCIAL#142x, BRL_SCHOLAR#22x, BRL_HUQUQ#006x, COC#0010x, COC#1100x, VUJUDE.164x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||
| BH00682 | Suriy-i-Hifz | 1130 | هذا کتاب یذکر فیه ما الهمنی الروح و انه لتنزیل من الله و آیه ذکره للذینهم اقروا بالله و | This is a Book wherein is recorded that which the Spirit hath inspired within Me, and verily it is a revelation from God and a token of His remembrance unto them that have acknowledged God [3.5s] | INBA83:139, BLIB_Or03114.047r, , BLIB_Or15702.090, , BLIB_Or15737.129, , ALIB.folder18p152-162 | OOL.B122 | Discusses Bahá’u’lláh’s opposition from Mírzá Yaḥyá and the latter’s intention to have Bahá’u’lláh killed, which was averted through divine protection, and Bahá’u’lláh’s open offer of forgiveness should His half-brother turn to Him in repentance. | Call to action; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | * | - | LL#307 | |||||
| BH00724 | 1080 | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق و فیه ما یقرب العالمین الی رضوان قدس بدیع ان یستقیمن علی حب | This is a Book sent down in truth, wherein is that which draweth the peoples of the world nigh unto a hallowed and wondrous Paradise, should they remain steadfast in love [3.5s] | INBA83:172, BLIB_Or15702.192, , BLIB_Or15737.150, , NLAI_BH2.085, ALIB.folder18p162 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00742 | 1050 | ان یا نبیل قد ارسلنا الیک لوحا و من قبله کتابا و من قبله زبرا و من قبله صحایف التی | O Nabíl! We have sent down unto thee a Tablet, and before it a Book, and before that Sacred Scriptures, and ere these, Scrolls which [3.5s] | INBA83:288, ALIB.folder18p186 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00767 | 1030 | Social Action | حمد مالک وجود و سلطان غیب و شهود را لایق و سزاست که بیک تجلی از تجلیات نیر | Praise be unto Him Who is the Lord of existence and the Sovereign of the seen and the unseen, Who is worthy and befitting of all glorification through a single effulgence from amongst the effulgences of His Light [3.5s]... ...It behoveth the loved ones of God to occupy themselves under all circumstances with that which is conducive to the edification of human souls... O Nasr! Upon thee be the glory of God, the Lord of Providence | BRL_DA#445, KHSK.098-101 | BRL_SOCIAL#011x, CRADLE.042x | Call to action; Goodly deeds; actions; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| BH00811 | 1000 | الواح عربی منیع بسیار مشاهده شد حال بلسان پارسی بدایع کلمات قدس الهی القا | Many Tablets have been revealed in Arabic, and now, in the Persian tongue, I will impart the wondrous and holy Words of God [3.5s] | NLI.32p027r | BRL_DA#260, AQA6#201 p.028b, SFI11.018, MAS8.031x, UVM.089.14x, UVM.091.02x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00834 | 980 | بیانات عربی که ببدایع نغمات حجازی از سماء سلطنت صمدانی نازل شد زیاده از حد | The Arabic utterances which descended from the heaven of Divine sovereignty with wondrous Hijazi melodies surpass all bounds [3.5s] | INBA38:001, INBA65:256, INBA57:006, BLIB_Or15722.228, , NLI.32p016v | HDQI.072, MAS8.033bx, AYI2.001x, AYI2.206x | Impossibility of true worship of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00846 | 970 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | ان یا نبیل الاعظم اسمع ما ینادیک به لسان القدم عن جبروت اسمه الاکرم و انه ینطق | Let thine ear be attentive, O Nabíl-i-A‘ẓam, to the Voice of the Ancient of Days, crying to thee from the Kingdom of His all-glorious Name. | INBA83:108, BLIB_Or15702.018, , ALIB.folder18p207 | BRL_DA#772, GWBP#139 p.194, KHSH07.011 | GWB#139, ADJ.025x, ADJ.060x | T. Ellis | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Words vs deeds | - | - | ROB3.026, LL#198 | ||||
| BH00853 | 960 | ان یا عبد الذی سجنت فی سبیل الله ربک و رب العالمین اسمع ما ینطق به لسان القدس | O thou servant who hast been imprisoned in the path of God, thy Lord and the Lord of all worlds! Hearken unto that which the Tongue of Holiness speaketh [3.5s] | INBA83:159, BLIB_Or03114.051r, , BLIB_Or15702.158, , BLIB_Or15737.141, , ALIB.folder18p224 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00885 | Lawh-i-Javad | 920 | ای حبیب جان و محبوب روانم آیا سکون اختیار نموده و جمال مختار مابین اشرار... ای جواد سلطان ایجاد میفرماید ای جواد سیف لسانرا | O beloved of My soul and cherished of My spirit! Hast thou chosen repose whilst the Beauty of the All-Glorious dwelleth amidst the wicked? O Javád, the Sovereign Lord of creation declareth: O Javád, unsheathe the sword of thy tongue [3.5s] | INBA38:082, NLI.32p036vx, Majlis934.058-069x | MAS8.012x | Call to action; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | GSH.197 | ||||||
| BH00899 | 910 | شهد الله لنفسه بنفسه باننی انا حی فی افق الابهی اذا یشهد نفسی و ذاتی و کینونتی | God beareth witness unto His Own Self, through His Own Self, that verily I am alive in the Most Glorious Horizon, whereupon My Self, My Being and My Essence do bear witness [3.5s] | INBA51:297, INBA49:341, BLIB_Or15694.372, , ALIB.folder18p246 | LHKM3.014 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Self-description of God; God's self-remembrance; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00922 | Suriy-i-Ma'ani | 890 | سبحان الذی یسبح له کل من فی السموات و الارض و انه کان علی کل شیء محیطا | Praised be He who offereth glory before Him; all, that is, whether they be in the heavens or upon the earth. He indeed hath ever been All-Encompassing of everything | INBA83:136, BLIB_Or03114.044r, , BLIB_Or15702.082, , BLIB_Or15737.126, , NLAI_BH2.118, ALIB.folder18p219 | OOL.B129 | HURQ.BH33 | Praises God and His Messengers, who receive divine inspiration in various ways; declares as a matter of principle that the transcendent Godhead is not the immediate cause of this inspiration; and extols the transformative power of the word of God at the time of its revelation. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | * | - | LL#317 | ||||
| BH00934 | Lawh-i-Tuqa | 880 | Lawhut-Tuqa (Tablet of Piety or the Fear of God) | فسبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق من جبروت عز علیا و ینطق بالحق فی ملکوته الاعلی بلسانه | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth from the heaven of transcendent might, and Who speaketh with truth in His most exalted Kingdom through His tongue [3.5s]... ...Among the people is he who opposes God publicly. If the verses of God are recited to him, his face grows dark and he returns to his people as one despised. | INBA83:100, BLIB_Or15702.001, , BLIB_Or15723.258, , BLIB_Or15737.102, , ALIB.folder18p204 | BRL_DA#723, AQA7#509 p.347, OOL.B083 | HURQ.BH50, KSHK#06x | Bids the people enter the ‘crimson Ark’, adorned with divine virtue; addresses the objections of those who reject the divine verses; and warns those who, like Mírzá Yaḥyá, denied the ‘Most Great Announcement’. | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | ROB2.397, GPB.171, LL#254 | |||
| BH00939 | Suriy-i-Ghusn (Tablet of the Branch) | 870 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Days of Remembrance | Suriy-i-Ghusn (Tablet of the Branch) | اتی امر الله علی ظلل من البیان و المشرکون یومئذ فی عذاب عظیم قد نزلت جنود الوحی | The Cause of God hath come down upon the clouds of utterance, while they that have joined partners with Him are afflicted with a sore torment | INBA83:144ax, BLIB_Or03114.089r, , BLIB_Or15702.108, , ALIB.folder18p221 | AQA4#098 p.331, AQA4a.424, AYT.360, HDQI.002, SFI08.012, MAS4.115, HHA.058x, RHQM1.596-600 (728) (447-449), AHDW.005, AHB_128BE #06-11 p.194x, ANDA#03 p.08-09, OOL.B118, AMB#29 | DOR#29, GPB.177x, GPB.242x, WOB.135x, SW_v03#14 p.015, BLO_PT#125, BSC.255 #528-531 | Announces the high station of Bahá’u’lláh’s son ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, titled Ghuṣn-i-A‘ẓam (‘the Greatest Branch’), foreshadowing His later appointment in the Kitáb-i-‘Ahd as successor to Bahá’u’lláh. | Condition of search; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | * | ROB2.388, BKOG.250, EBTB.052, GSH.107, LL#303 | ||
| BH00940 | 870 | ان یا احمد تالله الحق قد تمت حجه الله علیک و جعل برهانه علیک بالغا ان انت من العارفین | O Ahmad! By God, the True One, His proof hath been perfected unto thee, and His testimony hath been made complete against thee, if thou be of them that comprehend [3.5s] | INBA38:110, BLIB_Or15694.542, , ALIB.folder18p258 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00948 | Lawh-i-Aqa Siyyid Hasan | 870 | قد ارتفع ندآء الله عن یمین الرضوان بندآء الذی یسمعه حقایق کل الاشیاء بین الارض | The call of God hath been raised from the right hand of the Ridván with such a call as is heard by the realities of all things upon the earth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15702.100, , NLAI_BH2.122, ALIB.folder18p269 | AQA4#097 p.328, AQA4a.123, MAS4.139bx, ASAT4.023x | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | LL#057 | ||||||
| BH00980 | 840 | ان یا بقیه اسمائنا الحسنی اسمع ما یوحی الیک عن شطر القدم مقر ربک العلی العظیم | O remnant of Our most beauteous names! Hearken unto that which is revealed unto thee from the direction of eternity, the seat of thy Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most Great [3.5s] | INBA83:165, BLIB_Or15702.174, , BLIB_Or15737.146, , ALIB.folder18p228 | PYK.015 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00991 | 830 | الحمد لله الذی تقدس عن الالفاظ و البیان و تنزه عن المعانی و التبیان انه لهو الذی | Praise be unto God, Who hath sanctified Himself beyond words and utterance, and exalted Himself above meaning and explanation. Verily, He is the One Who [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727b.129, , BLIB_Or15732.286, | AVK4.019.10x, AVK4.200.14x, BALM.011, TSHA3.406, MSBH4.507-509 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Law of burial and cremation; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00994 | Suriy-i-Ism | 830 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | Suriy-i-Ism | ان یا اسمی اسمع ندآء الله عن مطلع کل اللسان بانی انا الله ربک و رب کل شیء و | O My Name! Hearken unto the Call of God from the Dawning-Place of every tongue: "Verily, I am God, thy Lord and the Lord of all things." [3.5s]... ...Say: Deliver your souls, O people, from the bondage of self, and purify them from all attachment to anything besides Me… Intone, O My servant, the verses of God | INBA83:124, BLIB_Or15702.051, , ALIB.folder18p214 | BRL_DA#721, GWBP#136 p.189x, AVK2.168.20x, MAS4.026ax, MAS4.045x, MAS8.120bx, ASAT1.242x, ASAT4.156x, PYK.018, OOL.B125 | GWB#136x, ADJ.025x, ADJ.031x, ADJ.032x, BLO_sazedj#12x, HURQ.BH37 | MJ Cyr, L. Slott, Seals & Crofts, MANA, Soulrise Melodies, Soulrise Melodies, L. Dely & M. Congo, K. Key, Sheyda Peyman, Ina Nes | Calls the recipient to cast all names and designations behind him and announce the joyful tidings; states that between God and the creatures there is a ladder with three steps: this world, the hereafter, and ‘the Kingdom of Names’; calls the people to deliver their souls from ‘the bondage of self ’; invites the recipient to ‘intone the verses of God’, promising that the sweetness of their melody will cause ‘the heart of every righteous man to throb’; and counsels the people to truthfulness, generosity, and purity of heart. | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | * | - | LL#143, LL#310 | |
| BH00996 | 830 | اول عرف تضوع من قمیص عنایه الرحمن و اول نفحه فاحت من ریاض العرفان و اول نسمه | The first fragrance that wafted from the garment of the All-Merciful's loving-kindness, and the first breath that emanated from the gardens of divine knowledge, and the first breeze [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15714.085, , NLAI_BH1.223, Majlis210461.111-114 | BALM.001, TSHA3.402, MSBH4.530-533 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01007 | Az Bagh-i-Ilahi | 820 | Translation List | Az-Bágh-i-Iláhí (From the Divine Garden) | از باغ الهی با سدره ناری آن تازه غلام آمد های های هذا جذب اللهی هذا خلع | Hailing from the godly garden, Invested with the Burning Bush, That fresh and novel Youth is come! | INBA19:037, INBA32:036, INBA36:457, NLI.32p158r | BRL_DA#281, MAS8.023x, OOL.B003 | ADMS#115 | Poem hailing the revelation of the Báb and the advent of the approaching Day of God, coming with the trumpet blast of the words ‘I am God!’, and shattering the idols of the past. | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | * | - | ROB1.218, MMAH.118, GSH.066, LL#010 | ||
| BH01012 | 820 | تلک آیات الکتاب نزلت بالحق و جعلها الله دلیلا من عنده ثم ظهورا من لدنه علی من | These are the verses of the Book, sent down in truth, which God hath made as a testimony from His presence and a manifestation from His realm unto those who [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.405, , ALIB.folder18p252, OSAI I.MMS, | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01027 | Lawh-i-Tabib | 810 | اینکه در باره انقلاب و اختلاف ایران مذکور نموده بودید هذا ما وعدنا به فی | That which thou didst mention concerning the upheaval and dissension in Persia - this is what We had promised in [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#257, , BLIB_Or15698.318, , BLIB_Or15720.311, , BLIB_Or15740.242, , NLI.32p135v | BRL_DA#135, AVK4.438x, AVK4.477dx, IQT.318, SFI03.157.19x, MAS4.034x, ASAT2.112x, ASAT4.051x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Petitions to authorities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ROB3.200, ROB3.201, ROB3.351-2, LL#371 | ||||||
| BH01049 | 800 | فطوبی لک یا سمندر النار بما اشتعلت من نار التی ظهرت علی هیکل المختار فی هذه الایام | Blessed art thou, O Salamander of Fire, inasmuch as thou hast been enkindled by the Fire that hath appeared upon the Temple of the Chosen One in these days [3.5s] | INBA83:244, BLIB_Or15725.534, , BLIB_Or15737.170, , ALIB.folder18p231 | AYBY.015, TZH6.0528-0531, TRZ1.066cx | High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01052 | 800 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | هذا کتاب فیه یذکر ما یجری عنه الدموع من اعین المقربین ان یا قلم فاذکر ما ورد علی ذکر | This is a Book wherein is mentioned that which causeth tears to flow from the eyes of them that are near unto God. O Pen! Make mention of that which hath befallen the Remembrance [3.5s]... ...God is My witness, O people! I was asleep on My couch, when lo, the Breeze of God wafting over Me roused Me from My slumber. | INBA49:316, BLIB_Or15694.377, , ALIB.folder18p249 | BRL_DA#671, GWBP#041 p.065bx | GWB#041x | Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God does not act of own volition; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God | - | - | LL#379 | |||||
| BH01057 | Suriy-i-Burhan (not = Lawh-i-Burhan) | 790 | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و ان هذا الغلام لبرهانه لمن فی السموات و الارض و سلطانه | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and that this Youth is His proof unto all who are in the heavens and on the earth, and His sovereign authority [3.5s] | INBA83:150, BLIB_Or15702.132, , BLIB_Or15737.134, , ALIB.folder18p272 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01079 | 770 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Days of Remembrance | تلک آیات الله قد نزلت بالحق و انها لکتاب مبین و جعلها برهانا من لدنه ثم ذکری للعالمین | These are the verses of God which have verily been sent down in truth, and they are indeed a perspicuous Book, which He hath made a testimony from His presence and a remembrance unto all the worlds [3.5s]... ...Give ear, O My servant, unto that which is being sent down unto thee from the Throne of thy Lord, the Inaccessible, the Most Great. | INBA73:173, INBA83:181, BLIB_Or03114.094, , BLIB_Or15702.213, , ALIB.folder18p280 | BRL_DA#799, GWBP#076 p.098, AMB#34x | GWB#076x, DOR#34x | Creation of the world; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as mediator; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | LL#381 | |||||
| BH01091 | 760 | ان یا کمال اسمع ندآء هذا الجمال الذی ابتلی بین ایدی المشرکین و لن یجد لنفسه من | O Kamál! Hearken unto the call of this Beauty, Who hath been made captive at the hands of the infidels and findeth none to [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.444, , ALIB.folder18p302 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01126 | 740 | تلک آیات الکتاب نزلت بالحق من لدی الله المقتدر العزیز المختار و یبشر الموحدین الی | These are the verses of the Book, sent down in truth from God, the Powerful, the Mighty, the All-Choosing, and they give glad tidings unto them that have recognized His unity [3.5s] | INBA83:283, BLIB_Or15737.186, , NLAI_BH1.435, ALIB.folder18p288? | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01132 | Suriy-i-Qadir | 740 | Surah of the Almighty (Surat al-Qadir) | Surat al-Qadir (Surah of the Almighty) | سبحان الذی قدر مقادیر کل شیء فی الواح عز محفوظا و خلق کل شیء علی شان لو یصفن | Praise be unto him, who foreordained for each thing its portion in mighty, preserved Tablets. He created all things in such a manner that, were they to purify themselves | INBA37:138, INBA83:115, BLIB_Or15702.032, , BLIB_Or15723.250, , BLIB_Or15737.094, , ALIB.folder18p211 | AQA4#093 p.317, AQA4a.373, GSH.051, OOL.B134 | WIND#157, HURQ.BH44 | A meditation on the name of God ‘the Omnipotent’ and its pervasive influence in the world according to the capacities of things and, referring to the opposition of Mírzá Yaḥyá, calling the Bábís and the manifestations of worldly power to recognize Bahá’u’lláh. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | * | - | ROB1.119, MMAH.083, LL#322 | ||
| BH01163 | 720 | ذکر الله من سدره البقاء عن رضوان الامر قد کان علی ابدع الالحان مرفوعا ان استمعوا | Hearken ye unto the remembrance of God, raised in most wondrous melody from the Lote-Tree of Eternity in the Paradise of His Command [3.5s] | INBA83:129, BLIB_Or03114.037, , BLIB_Or15702.064, , BLIB_Or15737.119, , ALIB.folder18p266 | Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Oneness; unity of religion; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01216 | 690 | قد حضر بین یدی العرش کتابک و اخذته انامل الرحمه و الاقتدار و توجه الیه منظر ربک | Your letter hath been presented before the Throne, and the fingers of mercy and might have received it, and the gaze of thy Lord hath turned towards it [3.5s] | INBA83:127, BLIB_Or03114.034r, , BLIB_Or15702.058, , BLIB_Or15737.116, , ALIB.folder18p264 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01237 | 680 | هذا کتاب من لدی المسجون الی الذی توجهت الیه لحظاته قبل ان یعرفه احد من الممکنات | This is an epistle from Him Who is imprisoned to the one upon whom His glances were directed ere any among all created things had known Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.546, , ALIB.folder18p311 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01285 | 660 | تلک آیات الله قد نزلت بالحق من لدن عزیز علیم و انها لهدی للذینهم آمنوا و رحمه و ذکری | These are the verses of God, revealed in truth from the presence of One mighty and all-knowing. Verily, they are a guidance unto them that have believed, a mercy and a remembrance [3.5s] | INBA15:359, INBA26:363, INBA83:163, BLIB_Or15702.168, , ALIB.folder18p275 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01315 | 650 | هذا کتاب من نقطه الاولی یشهد و یقول باننی انا حی فی افق الابهی اذا یا قوم فاشهدوا | This is a Book from the Primal Point, Who beareth witness and declareth: "Verily, I am alive in the Most Glorious Horizon. Therefore, O people, bear ye witness!" [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.410, , ALIB.folder18p298 | RSR.099-101 | Call to action; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01326 | 640 | ان یا علی قد حضر بین یدی العرش کتابک و اطلعنا بما فیه من کلماتک و شهدنا بانک | O Ali! Thy letter hath appeared before the Divine Throne, and We have perused what was contained therein of thy words, and We bear witness that thou [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.303, , ALIB.folder18p295 | Idolatry; Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01340 | 640 | قد طلع النور عن افق الظهور و اشرق الجمال عن مشرق الجلال اذا نادت الاشیاء فی سر | The light hath risen from the horizon of manifestation, and Beauty hath shone forth from the dayspring of majesty, whereupon all things cried out in their inmost essence [3.5s] | INBA83:179, BLIB_Or03114.092, , BLIB_Or15702.209, , ALIB.folder18p278 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01353 | Lawh-i-Dustan-i-Yazdani | 630 | Tablet to the Zoroastrians (Lawh-i-Dustan-i-Yazdaní); Tabernacle of Unity, The | Lawh-i-Dustan-i-Yazdani (Tablet to the Zoroastrians); - Tabernacle of Unity (book) | ای دوستان یزدان آواز یکتا خداوند بی نیاز را بگوش جان بشنوید تا شما را از بند | O friends of God! Incline your inner ears to the voice of the peerless and self-subsisting Lord, that He may deliver you | INBA35:106, BLIB_Or11096#039, , BLIB_Or15722.085, , NLI.32p005r, Majlis934.036-042 | BRL_TBUP#5, AVK2.217.02x, ZYN.271, MJMM.247, YARP1.005, DWNP_v5#06 p.003-004x, DRD.058x, DLS.300x, AKHA_120BE #01 p.ax | TBU#5, COC#1846x, GPB.211x, PDC.127x2x, BLO_PT#196 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love as fire; Power of prayer; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | LL#084 | |||
| BH01360 | 630 | ذکر الله قد ارتفع بین الارض و السماء من هذا اللسان الذی ماتحرک الا علی ذکر الله | The remembrance of God hath been raised betwixt earth and heaven from this Tongue which moveth not save in remembrance of God [3.5s] | INBA51:599, BLIB_Or15694.416, , ALIB.folder18p300 | LHKM3.100, YMM.215x | High station of the true believer; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01361 | Gul va Bulbul (The nightingale and the owl) | 630 | Tablet of the Nightingale and the Owl | Gul va Bulbul (Tablet of the Nightingale and the Owl) | گل معنوی در رضوان الهی بقدوم ربیع معانی مشهود ولکن بلبلان صوری محروم مانده اند گل | The spiritual rose in the divine garden blossoms into mystical meanings at the approach of spring, but the artificial nightingales remain deprived. | INBA65:234, BLIB_Or07852.108, , NLI.32p002v | AQA4#099 p.336, AQA4a.368, HDQI.011, AHB_126BE #01-02 p.002x, AKHA_123BE #11-12 p.a, ANDA#06 p.03, OOL.B200 | BLO_PT#136 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | LL#064, LL#094 | |||
| BH01404 | 610 | این نامه این مسجونست باسم منیر و قمیص یوسف مصر الهی ست بکلمه بصیر قمیص غلام | This epistle belongeth to this Prisoner and is, like unto the garment of Joseph of divine Egypt, adorned with the word "All-Seeing" - the garment of the servant [3.5s] | INBA38:093b, INBA74:053, NLI.32p155v | RSBB.140, ASAT1.018x, YIK.183-184 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01442 | 600 | هذا کتاب من لدی البهاء الی المصطفی لیحدث فی نفسه ما یمنع بصره عن النظر الی ما | This is a Book from Bahá'u'lláh unto Muṣṭafá, that it may create within his soul that which shall prevent his sight from beholding whatsoever [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.534, , ALIB.folder18p309 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01467 | 590 | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و ان نقطه البیان عبده و بهائه هذا ما نزل علی ظهور قبلی الذی | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and that the Point of the Bayán is His servant and His Glory. This is that which was sent down concerning the prior Manifestation Who [3.5s] | INBA23:037b, BLIB_Or15694.521, , ALIB.folder18p305 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01507 | 570 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | ان یا حرف الحی لقد سمعت اذن الله ندآئک و لاحظت عین الله کتابک و ینادیک حینئذ عن | O Letter of the Living! The ear of God hath heard thy cry, and His eyes have beheld thy written supplication. He is calling thee from His seat of glory | INBA19:183, INBA32:166, INBA83:255, BLIB_Or03114.063r, , BLIB_Or15725.545, , BLIB_Or15737.180, , ALIB.folder18p284 | BRL_DA#770, GWBP#135 p.187x | GWB#135x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Letters of the Living; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | LL#412 | |||||
| BH01509 | 570 | Tabernacle of Unity, The | - Tabernacle of Unity (book) | ای بندگان چشمه های بخشش یزدانی در جوش است از آن بنوشید تا بیاری دوست یکتا | O servants! The wellsprings of divine bestowal are streaming forth. Quaff ye therefrom, that by the aid of the incomparable Friend | INBA35:108, BLIB_Or11096#040, , BLIB_Or15722.087, , NLI.32p007v, Majlis934.042-046 | BRL_TBUP#4, ZYN.277, MJMM.251, YARP1.002, DWNP_v4#01 p.001-002, UAB.058ax, DRD.032, AKHA_133BE #10 p.221, ANDA#71 p.03 | TBU#4 | Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||
| BH01520 | 570 | رحمه الله من لدن نقطه الاولی قد کانت علی هیکل الکلمات علی الحق فی الالواح منزولا | The mercy of God, from the presence of the Primal Point, hath verily been revealed in truth upon the Temple of Words in the Tablets [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.531, , ALIB.folder18p307 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Idolatry; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01525 | Lawh-i-Baytu'l-'Adl | 570 | Local Spiritual Assembly, The; Social Action | قد کتب علی کل مدینه بان یجعلوا فیها بیت العدل و یجتمع فیه النفوس علی عدد البهاء | Addressing the nations, the Ancient Beauty ordaineth that in every city in the world a house be established in the name of justice wherein shall gather pure and steadfast souls to the number of the Most Great Name | INBA35:037, BLIB_Or15722.053, , PR05.007a-009a, Majlis934.026-031, BN_suppl.1753.076-078 | BRL_DA#228, LHKM2.068, GHA.214x, UAB.011dx, PYB#203 p.03x, AHB_120BE #03-06 p.001, AKHA_087BE #05 p.001, PYM.130x | BRL_SOCIAL#012x, BRL_LSA#02x, BRL_LSA#15x, BW_v25p021-022x, COC#0562x, COC#1356x, COC#1368x, COC#1369x, LOG#0007x, LOG#0156x | Consultation; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; High station of learning; House of Justice; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||
| BH01548 | 560 | تلک آیات القدس قد نزلت من لدن عزیز حکیم و یهدی الناس الی جبروت الفضل و یرزقهم | These are the verses of holiness that have been sent down by One Who is Mighty and All-Wise. They guide mankind unto the dominion of grace and bestow sustenance upon them [3.5s] | INBA83:228, BLIB_Or03114.056r, , BLIB_Or15725.518, , BLIB_Or15737.157, , ALIB.folder18p327 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01558 | 560 | نامه ات بمقر عرش وارد و لحاظ عنایت بان متوجه آنچه در او مذکور مفهوم گشت قد | Thy letter hath reached the seat of the Throne, and the glance of loving-kindness hath been directed towards it. Whatsoever was mentioned therein hath become known [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.097r, , BLIB_Or11096#028, , BLIB_Or15710.113, , NLI.32p090r | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01617 | 540 | قل الایات قد نزلت من جبروت الاعلی من لدن ملیک الاسماء و الصفات و بها شقت الحجبات | Say: The verses have indeed descended from the Supreme Kingdom, from the King of Names and Attributes, and through them were the veils rent asunder [3.5s] | INBA83:224, BLIB_Or15702.293, , NLAI_BH2.115, ALIB.folder18p282 | MAS4.124bx | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01623 | 540 | هذا کتاب من الحبیب الی الذی قدر الله له مقاما فی الرضوان و کان له من رحمه ربه فی | This is a Book from the Beloved unto him for whom God hath ordained a station in the Ridván, and who hath received of the mercy of his Lord [3.5s] | INBA83:111, BLIB_Or03114.031, , BLIB_Or15702.024, , BLIB_Or15723.267, , BLIB_Or15737.112, , ALIB.folder18p314 | Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01640 | 530 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | ان یا عبد قد حضر بین یدینا کتابک و عرفنا بما فیه و کان الله علی ما فی قلبک علیما | O servant! Your letter hath come before Our presence, and We have understood that which was therein, and verily God is the All-Knowing of what lieth within thy heart [3.5s]... ...And now concerning thy reference to the existence of two Gods. Beware, beware, lest thou be led to join partners with the Lord, thy God | BLIB_Or15694.307, , ALIB.folder18p340 | BRL_DA#672, GWBP#094 p.126x | GWB#094x | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#456 | |||||
| BH01677 | 520 | ان یا اهل البهاء ان ارفعوا سرادق القدس فی شاطی هذا البحر الذی الیه تذهب کل البحار | O people of Bahá! Raise ye the pavilion of holiness upon the shore of this sea, unto which all seas flow [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.397, , ALIB.folder18p352 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01678 | 520 | ان یا علی ان اشهد فی نفسک بانه لا اله الا هو و ان الذی ظهر باسم علی قبل نبیل انه | O Ali! Bear thou witness in thine inmost heart that verily there is none other God but Him, and that He Who appeared bearing the name of Ali before Nabil, verily He [3.5s] | INBA83:191, BLIB_Or03114.088, , BLIB_Or15702.231, , ALIB.folder18p321 | MAS4.175cx | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ROB3.194, LL#429 | |||||||
| BH01721 | 510 | تلک آیات الله نزلت بالحق من سماء عز علیا و جعلها الله حجه لمن فی جبروت الامر و | These are the verses of God, sent down in truth from the heaven of exalted glory, and God hath made them a testimony unto them that dwell in the dominion of His Cause [3.5s] | INBA83:236, BLIB_Or15725.526, , BLIB_Or15737.162, , NLAI_BH1.461, ALIB.folder18p331 | Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01725 | Suriy-i-Javad | 510 | ذکر اسم ربک عبده جواد الذی آمن و هدی و استقر علی الامر فی یوم الذی زلت فیه اقدام | Make mention of the Name of thy Lord, His servant Jawad, who came to faith and was one guided aright. And he was one established in His Cause on the Day | INBA83:123, BLIB_Or03114.033, , BLIB_Or15702.047, , BLIB_Or15737.114, , ALIB.folder18p318 | OOL.B127 | HURQ.BH40 | Recalls the idol worshippers of ages past and condemns their blind imitation, equates their words and deeds with those of the Bábís, and affirms that most of the people today are similarly worshipping false idols and that when they are gone it will be as if they had never existed, but that none of this will hinder the divine Sun from shining. | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Idolatry; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | * | - | |||||
| BH01727 | 510 | ذکر الله ورقه الفردوس لتسمع اطوار ورقه البقا من هذالغصن الذی ارتفع باسمه... از مصائب وارده مکدر مباشید چه که لازال بلایا مخصوص اصفیای حق بوده | The remembrance of God unto the Leaf of Paradise, that she may hearken unto the melodies of the Leaf of Eternity from this Branch which hath been upraised through His Name [3.5s]... ...Thou hast mentioned that the mother of Hadrat-i-A'la (His Highness the Exalted One), may the spirits of all except Him be His sacrifice, wisheth for thee to direct thy steps towards that land... Be thou not vexed by the afflictions that have stricken thee, for afflictions have ever been and shall always be reserved for God’s chosen ones | INBA51:259, INBA92:216x, BLIB_Or15694.464, , KB_620:252-254, ALIB.folder18p400 | ADM2#110 p.198x, LHKM3.289x, MAS4.043x, MAS8.109bx, PYB#166 p.03x | LTDT.044-045x, ADMS#129x | Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Power of prayer; Prayer for healing; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| BH01728 | 510 | Prayers and Meditations | Ziyarat-Namih (Tablet of Visitation for the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh) | سبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق و یجذب بها قلوب من یشاء و انه کان علی ما یشاء قدیرا... الثّنآء الّذی ظهر من نفسک الأعلی و البهآء الّذی طلع | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth and through them doth draw unto Himself such hearts as He willeth, and verily He is powerful over whatsoever He desireth [3.5s]... ...The praise which hath dawned from Thy most august Self, and the glory which hath shone forth from Thy most effulgent Beauty | INBA83:223, INBA49:286, BLIB_Or15702.289, , NLAI_BH1.177, ALIB.folder18p325 | PMP#180x, ASAT4.077x | PM#180x | Chastisement and requital; Law of pilgrimage; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence of; reunion with God; Suffering and imprisonment; Visitation Tablets | - | - | |||||
| BH01737 | 510 | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و یذکر الذینهم آمنوا بالله و سلطانه فی هذه الایام التی فیها اضطربت | This is a Book that speaketh with truth and maketh mention of them that have believed in God and His sovereignty in these days wherein all have been shaken [3.5s] | INBA83:221, BLIB_Or03114.055, , BLIB_Or15702.286, , BLIB_Or15737.156, , ALIB.folder18p323 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01761 | Suriy-i-Zuhur | 500 | Súriy-i-Zuhúr (Surah of Revelation) | تلک آیات الکتاب قد نزلت علی احسن النغمات و انها بنفسها لیکون حجه علی من فی | These are the verses of the Book, revealed in the most melodious of tones, and they shall, of themselves, stand as testimony against all who dwell therein [3.5s] | INBA83:113, BLIB_Or15702.028, , ALIB.folder18p316 | PYK.115, OOL.B143 | Declares, at a time when He is beset on all sides, that His revelation is the testimony of God that separates truth from error; asserts that what the people recognize of His cause is but the robe and cloak wherewith He attires Himself; and admonishes the people for failing to recognize Him upon His return, after changing His garb and departing for but a little while from their midst. | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Word of God and human limitations | * | - | LL#332 | Not to be confused with Lawh-i-Zuhur (BH00686). | |||
| BH01785 | 500 | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذی سبق ما سواه فی خدمه الله ربه العزیز الودود و قام | This is a Book from Our presence unto him who hath outstripped all others in the service of God, his Lord, the Mighty, the All-Loving [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#027, , NLI.32p139r | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01813 | 490 | سبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق و جعلها هدی و ذکری للعالمین و بها عرف العباد نفسه | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth and made them a guidance and remembrance unto all the worlds, and through them hath enabled His servants to know Him [3.5s] | INBA51:593, BLIB_Or15694.300, , ALIB.folder18p339 | LHKM3.114, RSR.114bx | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01814 | 490 | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و ان هذا لعلی قد ظهر عن افق الابهی یسمع و یری و ینطق | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him and that this is He, the Most Exalted, Who hath appeared from the horizon of the All-Glorious, Who heareth and seeth and speaketh [3.5s]... ...By the righteousness of the Almighty! Were I to recount to thee the tale of the things that have befallen Me, the souls and minds of men | INBA18:049, INBA73:177, BLIB_Or15694.330, , ALIB.folder18p344 | WOB.174x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01821 | 490 | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق من لدن عزیز جمیل و فیه یذکر الله عبدا من عباده لیکون من المتذکرین | This is a Book sent down in truth from the presence of the Mighty, the Beauteous, wherein God maketh mention of one among His servants, that he may be of them that remember [3.5s] | INBA83:232, BLIB_Or15725.522, , ALIB.folder18p329 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01828 | 480 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | اذا نطق لسان الله فی کل شیء بانی حی فی هذا الافق الذی ظهر بالحق و سمی فی | When the Tongue of God spoke within all things, proclaiming: "Verily, I am alive in this horizon which hath appeared in truth and hath been named..." [3.5s]... ...O people! I swear by the one true God! This is the Ocean out of which all seas have proceeded, and with which every one of them will ultimately be united | BLIB_Or15694.451, , ALIB.folder18p357 | BRL_DA#670, GWBP#051 p.074x, LMA1.413 (249b), MAS4.086, RHQM2.0712-714 (104) (065-066) | GWB#051x, ADJ.080x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Twin Manifestations | - | - | LL#424 | |||||
| BH01834 | 480 | ان یا علی اسمع ندائی من هذا السجن الذی بقیت فریدا بین الاعدا و لن اجد لنفسی | O Ali! Hearken unto My call from this Prison wherein I remain solitary amidst Mine enemies, and find none to befriend Me [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.441, , ALIB.folder18p354 | Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01845 | 480 | ذکر الله امه من امائه لیستقیمها علی الامر و یقلبها بکلها الی الله المهیمن العزیز القیوم | This is the remembrance of God unto one of His handmaidens, that He may establish her firmly in His Cause and turn her wholly unto God, the All-Encompassing, the Mighty, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.518, , ALIB.folder18p362 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01850 | Lawh-i-Shaykh Fani | 480 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | Lawh-i-Shaykh Fání (Tablet to Shaykh Fání) | قلم اعلی من فی الانشا را ندا میفرماید و بحق واحد هدایت مینماید ای شیخ فانی حمد کن | The Most Exalted Pen calleth unto all who dwell in creation and guideth them unto the One True God. O mortal elder! Render thou praise [3.5s]... ...He is indeed a true believer in the unity of God who, in this Day, will regard Him as One immeasurably exalted above all the comparisons and likenesses with which men have compared Him | BLIB_Or03116.111r, , BLIB_Or11096#041, , NLI.32p132r, Majlis934.031-036 | BRL_DA#704, GWBP#160 p.217x, AVK1.175ax, OOL.B080 | GWB#160x | Stresses the importance of distinguishing the transcendent reality of God from the signs of God in the world, taking as an example the subject of mystical self-surrender (faná’) and eternal union (baqá’) with God, which should be understood as the act of complete renunciation of worldly desire and not the elevation of the individual will to that of God. | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Empty learning; false spirituality; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Law of fasting; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | * | - | GSH.177, LL#240 | ||
| BH01854 | Suriy-i-Man' | 480 | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و یذکر فیه عبد من عبادنا لیشکر الله رب و یکون من الشاکرین | This is a Book in which He, in very Truth, crieth out and maketh mention of one among Our servants to the end that he render thanks unto God, his Lord, and be numbered among the especially thankful | INBA83:148, BLIB_Or15702.128, , ALIB.folder18p319 | BRL_DA#320 | HURQ.BH41 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | * | - | LL#318 | |||||
| BH01876 | 470 | سر الله قد ظهر بالحق عن افق قدس بهیا و انه قد ظهر علی هیکل الغلام فتبارک الله | The Mystery of God hath verily appeared in truth from a hallowed and resplendent horizon, and He hath manifested Himself in the Temple of the Youth. Blessed be God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.523, , ALIB.folder18p363 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01903 | 460 | ان یا زین المقربین فلما حضر بین یدی العرش کتابک و سئلت فیه ما سئلت عن الله ربک | O Zaynu'l-Muqarrabin! When thy letter appeared before the Throne, and thou didst ask therein what thou didst ask concerning God, thy Lord [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.438, , ALIB.folder18p393 | MAS8.166x | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01940 | 460 | هذا کتاب من لدی البهآء الی الذی عصمه الله فی تلک الأیام | This is a Book from the presence of Bahá unto him whom God hath shielded in these days [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.339, , ALIB.folder18p349 | Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01948 | 450 | ان یا حسین اسمع ندآء هذا المظلوم الذی ابتلی بین یدی العباد و مااستنصر من احد | O Husayn! Hearken unto the call of this Wronged One, Who hath been afflicted at the hands of His servants and hath sought not succor from any soul [3.5s] | INBA83:286, BLIB_Or15737.190, , ALIB.folder18p335 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02004 | 440 | سبحان الذی ظهر بالحق بکل الایات و نطق بین الارض و السماء بندآء الذی استجذبت عنه | Glorified be He Who hath appeared with all signs in truth, and hath called out betwixt earth and heaven with a cry whereby hearts were drawn unto Him [3.5s] | INBA83:243, BLIB_Or15725.533, , BLIB_Or15737.168, , ALIB.folder18p332 | AKHA_122BE #01 p.a | Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02005 | 440 | سبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق انه ما من اله الا هو له الخلق و الامر یحکم ما یشاء بامر | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth. Verily, there is no God but Him. His is the creation and the command. He ordaineth whatsoever He willeth by His command [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.448, , ALIB.folder18p355 | Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02020 | 440 | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق و فیه هدی و ذکری للعالمین ان استمع یا عبد ما یوحی الیک | This is a Book sent down in truth, wherein lieth guidance and remembrance for all the worlds. Hearken, O servant, unto that which is revealed unto thee! [3.5s]... ...O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy name through which Thou hast shed the light of Thine effulgence upon the entire creation | BLIB_Or15694.327, , NLAI_BH1.443, ALIB.folder18p342 | ADM3#044 p.057x | JHT_S#052x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||
| BH02035 | 430 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | ان یا مصطفی قد حضر بین یدینا کتابک و قرأناه و انا کنا قارئین و سمعنا حنین قلبک | O Mustafa! Thy letter hath reached Our presence, and We have read it, for verily We have ever been the Reader thereof, and We have hearkened unto the yearning of thy heart [3.5s]... ...Recall thou to mind My sorrows, My cares and anxieties, My woes and trials, the state of My captivity, the tears that I have shed, the bitterness of Mine anguish | BLIB_Or15694.336, , ALIB.folder18p347 | BRL_DA#646, GWBP#062 p.084ax, PYB#337 p.09 | GWB#062x, PDC.014x | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | LL#416 | |||||
| BH02039 | 430 | تلک آیات الله قد نزلت فی ذکر امه من امائه التی صعدت الی الرفیق الابهی و دخلت | These are the verses of God that have been sent down in remembrance of one of His handmaidens who hath ascended unto the Most Glorious Companion and entered therein [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.382, , ALIB.folder18p350 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02048 | 430 | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له الخلق و الامر و کل له ساجدون یحیی و یمیت ثم یبعث | God beareth witness that there is no God but Him. His is the creation and the command, and all before Him prostrate themselves. He giveth life and causeth death, then shall resurrect [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.516, , ALIB.folder18p360 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02052 | 430 | فسبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق و ینزلها کیف یشاء بامر من عنده و انه قد کان علی | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth and doth send them down as He willeth by His command, and verily He hath ever been mighty [3.5s] | INBA83:168, BLIB_Or15702.181, , ALIB.folder18p365 | MAS4.139cx | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02077 | 420 | الحمد لله که فلک همت بر قطب بحر انقطاع رانده اید و بفیوضات ربانیه و عنایات | Praise be to God that ye have steered the firmament of high endeavor upon the pole of the ocean of detachment through divine bounties and heavenly grace [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.093, , BLIB_Or11096#031, , NLI.32p134r | ASAT5.037x | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02082 | 420 | ان یا اخی و حبیبی اسمع ندآء من احبک و یذکرک لوجه الله لتستقیم علی امر کان فی | O My brother and beloved! Hearken unto the call of Him Who hath loved thee and maketh mention of thee for the sake of God, that thou mayest stand firm in a Cause which hath been [3.5s] | INBA83:254, BLIB_Or15725.544, , ALIB.folder18p334 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02085 | 420 | ان یا لسان القدم ذکر الذی هاجر الی الله الی ان دخل بقعه البقا مقر الذی استشرقت | O Tongue of Eternity! Make mention of him who journeyed unto God until he entered the Precinct of Immortality, the Spot whence shone forth [3.5s] | INBA23:027b, BLIB_Or15694.455, , ALIB.folder18p359 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02088 | 420 | جمال الله عن خلف السحاب من افق القدس قد کان بالفضل مشهودا و ان السحاب حکمه | The Beauty of God, from behind the clouds, hath been made manifest through grace from the horizon of holiness, and verily the clouds are His wisdom [3.5s] | INBA23:226, INBA83:231, BLIB_Or15725.520b, , BLIB_Or15737.160, , ALIB.folder18p375 | QUM.021 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02152 | 410 | فسبحان الذی نزل الایات فیکل حین لقوم یشعرون علی انه لا اله الا هو المهیمن القیوم | Glorified be He Who sendeth down verses at every moment unto a people who perceive, testifying that there is none other God but Him, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | INBA83:193, BLIB_Or15702.234, , BLIB_Or15737.154, , ALIB.folder18p369 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Presence of; reunion with God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02157 | 410 | قلم اعلی میفرماید ای دوستان حق مقصود از حمل این رزایای متواتره و بلایای | The Most Exalted Pen proclaimeth: O friends of Truth! The purpose of bearing these successive tribulations and calamities [3.5s] | INBA81:161 | DWNP_v6#02 p.004, QALAM.012 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02183 | Asl-i-Kullu'l-Khayr (Words of Wisdom) | 400 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas | Asl-i-Kullul-Khayr (Words of Wisdom) | اصل کل الخیر هو الاعتماد علی الله و الانقیاد لامره و الرضاء لمرضاته اصل الحب | The source of all good is trust in God, submission unto His command, and contentment with His holy will and pleasure. | INBA36:170, INBA30:039, BLIB_Or15714.155, , NLI.32p026r, OSAI I.MMS | AVK1.014.09x, AVK3.003.04x, AVK3.161.13x, ZYN.036, AHM.044, MJMM.033, TZH4.224, NSR_1993.083, TBP#10, OOL.B002 | TB#10, SW_v04#10 p.171, SW_v06#16 p.121, SW_v07#18 p.185-186, SW_v14#04 p.099-100, BSC.158 #155-163 | Y. Mesbah, E. Mahony, Pradheep, Shayna, Shafireh & Prasad, Soulrise Melodies | A brief collection of moral maxims, summarizing the essence of faith, love, wisdom, religion, wealth, and others and centring around belief in God and submission to His will. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Love of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | * | * | MMAH.194, GSH.210, LL#008 | |
| BH02218 | 400 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | شهد الله بلسانه الحق فیکل الألواح بأننی انا حی فی الأفق الأبهی و اذا تالله فی هذا الأفق | God hath, through His tongue that uttereth the truth, testified in all His Tablets to these words: “I am He that liveth in the Abhá Realm of Glory.” | BLIB_Or15694.334, , BLIB_Or15725.152, , ALIB.folder18p346 | BRL_DA#647, GWBP#103 p.136a, PYB#337 p.12 | GWB#103 | Justice and wrath of God; Mosaic imagery; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | LL#313 | |||||
| BH02266 | 390 | ان یا علی قبل محمد بشر فی نفسک بما کبر الله حینئذ علی وجهک و ارسل الیک نفحات | O 'Alí-Qablí-Muhammad! Rejoice within thy soul, for God hath at this hour caused His glory to shine upon thy countenance and hath wafted unto thee His fragrances [3.5s] | INBA15:282b, INBA26:284, INBA83:226, BLIB_Or15702.297, , NLAI_BH2.314, ALIB.folder18p373 | PYK.046 | Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02377 | 370 | ان یا حسن احسن کما احسن الله لک بحیث عرفک مظهر نفسه و بلغک الی شاطی الفضل | O Hasan! Show forth excellence even as God hath shown excellence unto thee, inasmuch as He hath caused thee to know the Manifestation of His Self and brought thee unto the shores of grace [3.5s] | INBA15:304, INBA26:307, BLIB_Or15702.185, , BLIB_Or15737.149, , ALIB.folder18p367 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02384 | 370 | ایاک ان لاتعجز ثم انطق بقدره بدیعه میقات صمت گذشت روزیکه سلطان بقا از حجبات | Take heed lest thou falter, then speak forth with wondrous power, for the appointed time of silence hath passed - the day when the Sovereign of Eternity emerged from behind the veils [3.5s] | INBA73:179, NLI.32p038v | AVK3.464.10x, ASAT3.056x, ASAT4.192x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02388 | 370 | تلک آیات القدس نزلت بالحق من سحاب فضل بدیعا و بها تطهر افئده العباد عن دنس | These are the verses of holiness which have been sent down in truth from the cloud of wondrous grace, whereby the hearts of the servants are purified from defilement [3.5s] | INBA15:177, INBA26:187b, INBA51:324b, BLIB_Or15694.453, , ALIB.folder18p395 | LHKM3.034 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Idolatry; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02390 | 370 | تلک آیات الکتاب نزلت من سحاب رحمه منیعا و منها تحیی افئده الممکنات ان تتوجهن | These are the verses of the Book, sent down from the cloud of an impregnable mercy, whereby are quickened the hearts of all created things, should they turn thereunto [3.5s] | INBA51:500, ALIB.folder18p379 | LHKM3.040 | Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Purpose; goal of creation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02405 | 370 | سبحان الذی ینزل ما یشاء بامره و یظهره مره علی هیئه روح ثم علی هیکل جسد ثم | Glorified be He Who sendeth down whatsoever He willeth through His command and manifesteth it at one time in the form of spirit and at another in the temple of flesh [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.460, , ALIB.folder18p399 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02413 | 370 | لعمری یا فتح قبل اعظم قد ستر فیک نغمه لو نظهرها بتمامها لتنجذب منها العالمین | By My life, O Fath-i-A'zam! There lieth concealed within thee a melody which, were it to be revealed in its fullness, would draw unto itself all the worlds [3.5s] | INBA23:032b, BLIB_Or03116.099, , BLIB_Or11096.183, , NLI.32p141r | ASAT4.436x | Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02428 | 360 | اذا یبکی قلم البقا بما نطق لسان البهاء عما ورد علیه من هولاء الاشقیا الذین | The Pen of Eternity weepeth sore at that which the Tongue of Glory hath spoken concerning what hath befallen Him at the hands of those wretched ones who [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.514, , ALIB.folder18p403 | LHKM2.264 | Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02440 | 360 | ان یا قاسم خذ لنفسک قسمه من هذا الفضل ثم اکف بها عن العالمین و انها یکفیک عن | O Qasim! Take for thyself a portion of this bounty, then rest content therewith, detached from all else, for verily it shall suffice thee [3.5s] | INBA83:177, BLIB_Or15702.205, , ALIB.folder18p368 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02457 | 360 | ذکر رحمه ربک عبده کاظم الذی آمن بالله و کان من الفائزین فی ام الالواح مسطورا و | Remember the mercy of thy Lord unto His servant Kazim, who believed in God and was among the triumphant ones, as recorded in the Mother Book [3.5s] | INBA83:178, BLIB_Or15702.207, , ALIB.folder18p421 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02459 | 360 | سبحان الذی اظهر نفسه فی قطب الزوال ولکن الناس هم لایعرفون و من قبل ان یعرف | Glorified be He Who hath manifested Himself at the zenith of noon, yet the people recognize Him not, nor did they know Him aforetime [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.512, , ALIB.folder18p402 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02471 | 360 | قل قد سمع الله قول الذین یجادلون فی هذا الامر فیکل عشی و بکورا و منهم من اقبل | Say: God hath indeed heard the words of those who dispute concerning this Cause at eventide and at dawn, and among them are they who have turned towards it [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.414, , ALIB.folder18p385 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02490 | 360 | هذه ورقه نبتت من سدره الله و ارسلناها الی الذی مسته الشداید فی سبیل مولاه لیجد | This is a leaf sprung from the Divine Lote-Tree, and We have sent it unto him who hath been touched by tribulations in the path of his Lord, that he may find [3.5s] | INBA83:272, BLIB_Or15725.563, , ALIB.folder18p377 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02511 | 350 | ان یا ابا بصیر قم و انذر الذینهم کفروا بایات الرحمن و جعلوا انفسهم عن هذا الرضوان | O Abu-Basir! Arise and warn them that have denied the signs of the All-Merciful and have kept themselves from this Paradise [3.5s] | INBA83:194, BLIB_Or15702.237, , NLAI_BH2.313, ALIB.folder18p371 | ASAT1.037x, TISH.511-512 | Chastisement and requital; Purpose; goal of creation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02516 | 350 | ان یا فتح الاعظم کن بکینونتک و حقیقتک و ذاتک سمعا لتسمع ما ینطق ربک العلی | O Greatest Victory! Be thou with thine essence, thy reality and thy very being, an ear, that thou mayest hearken unto that which thy Lord, the Most Exalted, doth speak [3.5s]... ...The Mount dwellers have assuredly swooned away on the Elevated Mount. The denizens of the heavenly Kingdom | INBA23:030, INBA83:242, BLIB_Or03114.080rx, , BLIB_Or15725.532, , ALIB.folder18p376 | SHHB.134-135x | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | LL#086 | |||||||
| BH02552 | 350 | هذا کتاب من لدن نقطه الاولی الی الذی آمن بالله و توجه الی شطر القدس و سرع فی | This is a Book from the Primal Point unto him who hath believed in God, hath turned towards the holy sanctuary, and hath hastened [3.5s] | INBA23:041, BLIB_Or15694.402, , ALIB.folder18p384 | QUM.056-057 | Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02610 | 340 | ذکری عبدی لیذکره باسمی و ینقطعه عن دونی و انا خیر المنقطعین و یویده علی امری | I remember My servant that he might remember Me by My name and detach himself from all else beside Me - for I am the best of them that cause detachment - and aid him in My Cause [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.458, , ALIB.folder18p396 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02633 | 340 | هذا کتاب الله ینطق بالحق و جعله الله هدی و ذکری للعالمین و انه لحجه الله بین عباده | This is the Book of God which speaketh with truth, and God hath made it a guidance and a remembrance unto all the worlds, and verily it is His testimony amongst His servants [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.628, , ALIB.folder18p415 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02634 | 340 | هذا کتاب من الله العلی المقتدر الحکیم و فیه یذکر امه الله الاعظم التی اختصها الله | This is a Book from God, the Most Exalted, the All-Powerful, the All-Wise, wherein mention is made of His greatest handmaiden, whom God hath singled out [3.5s] | INBA83:220, BLIB_Or15702.284, , NLAI_BH2.306, ALIB.folder18p372 | Consolation and comfort; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02672 | 330 | ان یا حسین اسمع ندآء الحسین حین الذی بقی فریدا بین العباد و سجن مره بعد مره بما | O Husayn! Hearken unto the call of Husayn, Who remaineth solitary among the servants and hath been imprisoned time after time through [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.557, , ALIB.folder18p432 | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02691 | 330 | ذکر قلم الامر عبده لیقربه الی ما اراد له و ینطقه بالحق بین السموات و الارضین ان یا | The Pen of Command hath made mention of His servant, that He might draw him nigh unto that which He hath ordained for him, and cause him to speak forth the truth betwixt the heavens and the earth. O thou [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.384, , ALIB.folder18p426 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02737 | 320 | ان یا امه الله اسمعی ندآء الله من هذه الشجره المنبته علی ارض القدس هذا المقر الذی | O handmaid of God! Hearken unto the Call of God from this Tree that hath been implanted upon the hallowed ground, this sanctified Spot which [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.596, , ALIB.folder18p445 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Importance of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02747 | 320 | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | ای بندگان سزاوار آنکه در این بهار جان‌فزا از باران نیسان یزدانی تازه و خرم | O My servants! It behoveth you to refresh and revive your souls through the gracious favors which, in this Divine, this soul-stirring Springtime | INBA35:110, BLIB_Or11096#059, , BLIB_Or15722.089, , CMB_F33.039, , NLI.32p009v, Majlis934.046-049 | GWBP#085 p.111b, ZYN.283, AHM.308, MJMM.255, YARP1.013, DWNP_v1#02 p.001-002x, UAB.058bx, DRD.040, DRD.101, PYB#019 p.02 | GWB#085, ADJ.081x | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Life and death; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Satan; the Evil One; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | LL#072 | |||||
| BH02766 | 320 | ذکر الله من قلم الامر حینئذ قد کان بالحق مشهودا و منه جری علم ما کان و ما یکون | The remembrance of God hath at this hour flowed forth from the Pen of Command in truth, and from it streameth the knowledge of what hath been and what shall be [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.604, , ALIB.folder18p409 | Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02782 | 320 | قد جاء الامر عن غیب الهویه جهه الایمن من قلبی بان اذکر یا جمال القدم عبدک | The Command hath come from the unseen realm of divine Identity, from the right side of My heart, bidding: O Ancient Beauty, mention Thy servant [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.462, , ALIB.folder18p430 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Twin Manifestations | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02785 | 320 | قد سمع الله ندآء الذینهم جادلوا فی امره و کفروا بایاته و اعرضوا عن حجه التی | God, verily, hath heard the cry of such as have disputed His Cause, denied His signs, and turned away from His manifest proof [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.640, , ALIB.folder18p417 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as sun; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02794 | Lawh-i-Gul-i-Mawla | 320 | Translation List | گل مولی چه بسیار از دراویش که در صحراهای شوق بیاد مولی سیاح شدند و در بحور | Flower of God! How many are the dervishes who journeyed through the wildernesses of longing in remembrance of their Lord and swam in the oceans of yearning | INBA35:189, NLI.32p001v | MAS4.218bx, ASAT4.491.15x | ADMS#259 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | MMAH.182 | ||||
| BH02830 | 310 | ان یا بقیه آل الله فی الارض و نفحه الباقیه من رضوان القدس و کلمه المسطوره من | O remnant of the Family of God upon earth, and lingering fragrance from the celestial Ridván, and inscribed Word [3.5s] | INBA83:153, BLIB_Or15702.140, , ALIB.folder18p418 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02833 | 310 | ان یا سلطان اسمع ندآء السلطان عن جهه عرش ربک المنان لینقطعک عما خلق فی | O Sultan! Hearken unto the call of the Sovereign from before the Throne of thy Lord, the All-Bountiful, that it may detach thee from all that hath been created [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.550, , ALIB.folder18p406 | RSR.118-119x | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02860 | 310 | ذکر الله من شجره الامر قد کان حینئذ منادیا بان یا قوم اتبعوا ما یامرکم جمال | The remembrance of God from the Tree of Command hath in this hour called aloud, saying: O people! Follow ye that which the Beauty commandeth you [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p425 | AQA6#224 p.122 | Power of prayer; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02869 | 310 | سبحان الذی فی قبضته ملکوت ملک السموات و الارض و انه کان بکلشیء محیطا و ینزل | Glorified be He in Whose grasp lieth the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and verily He doth encompass all things and sendeth down [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.569, , ALIB.folder18p407 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02935 | 300 | ان یا ابن اسمع ندآء هذه الطیر التی تغن علی افنان سدره البقا و تدعو الناس الی | O son! Hearken unto the call of this Bird that warbleth upon the branches of the Lote-Tree of Eternity and summoneth the people unto [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.400, , ALIB.folder18p427 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02955 | 300 | تلک آیات الله قد نزلت من جبروت عز علیا و بها ینزل الرحمة علی الممکنات | These are the verses of God, revealed from the realm of transcendent glory, and through them doth mercy descend upon all created things [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.634b, , ALIB.folder18p453 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Idolatry; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02973 | 300 | ذکر الله عبده عن شطر البقا مقر الذی ینطق فیه لسان الله بابدع النغمات لیکون | God remembereth His servant from the precincts of eternity, the Spot wherefrom the Tongue of God uttereth the most wondrous melodies [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.549, , ALIB.folder18p405 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02979 | 300 | ستایش پاک یزدانرا سزاست که بخودی خود زنده و پاینده بوده هر نابودی از بود او پدیدار | All praise belongeth unto the pure and sanctified Lord, Who, self-subsisting and everlasting, hath been the Source from which every transient thing hath come into being [3.5s]... ...Say, O high priests! Ye are held in reverence because of My Name, and yet ye flee Me! Ye are the high priests of the Temple | INBA35:111, BLIB_Or11096#060, , BLIB_Or15722.091, , CMB_F33.037, , NLI.32p010v, Majlis934.049-052 | BRL_DA#184, AVK3.430.11x, ZYN.285, MJMM.257, YARP1.014, UAB.059bx, DRD.081 | GPB.211x, PDC.127x | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH02992 | 300 | فسبحان الذی قدر لکل شیء مقدارا و انه یقدر ما یشاء بامر من عنده و انه کان علی کل | Glorified be He Who hath ordained for all things their measure, and Who decreeth whatsoever He willeth by His command, and verily He hath power over all things [3.5s] | INBA83:176, BLIB_Or15702.202, , ALIB.folder18p420 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03026 | 300 | هذا کتاب الله قد نزل بالحق و فیه یذکر عبد الذی استشهد فی سبیله و اخذته نفحات | This is the Book of God, which hath been sent down in truth, wherein mention is made of the servant who was martyred in His path and whom the divine fragrances overtook [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.430, , ALIB.folder18p388 | TABN.213 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03028 | 300 | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذی آمن بالله المهیمن القیوم و یذکر فیه ما فاز به انه | This is a Book from Our presence unto him who hath believed in God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting, wherein mention is made of that which hath been vouchsafed unto him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.110r, , BLIB_Or11096.189, , NLI.32p142v | Chastisement and requital; Law of pilgrimage; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03029 | 300 | هذا کتاب من لدی البهاء الی الذی آمن بالله و کان علی الصراط مستقیما و نسئل الله بان | This is an epistle from the presence of Bahá unto him who hath believed in God and remained steadfast in the straight path. We beseech God that [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.636, , ALIB.folder18p454 | Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03032 | 1040 | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق و فیه یذکر ما یقرب الناس الی الله فی تلک الایام... و سمی بلسان الحکماء صنعة المکتوم و سر المکنون | This is a Book sent down in truth, wherein is mentioned that which draweth men nigh unto God in these days [3.5s]... ...This is that which has been called the hidden craft and the concealed secret by the tongues of the philosophers | Berlin1237#24, ALIB.folder18p242 | YMM.387x | REVS.173x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis | - | - | |||||||
| BH03034 | 300 | هذه شجره الامر قد تورقت بثناء الله و ظهوراته ثم اثمرت بفواکه قدس جنیا تالله من ذاقها | This is the Tree of the Cause that hath put forth leaves through the praise of God and His manifestations, then hath yielded sacred, ripe fruits. By God! Whoso hath tasted thereof [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.615, , ALIB.folder18p412 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as sun; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03088 | 290 | ح ب اسمع ندآء ربک من قطب البقاء و لاتشتغل بدونه بل بذکره العلی العظیم و انه ینادیک | Hearken unto the call of thy Lord from the Pivot of Eternity, and occupy thyself with naught else save His remembrance, the Most Exalted, the Most Great. Verily, He calleth thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.590, , ALIB.folder18p408 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03095 | 290 | ذکر الله عبده لیتذکر فی نفسه و ینقطع عما خلق بین السموات و الارض و یستقیم علی | God maketh mention of His servant, that he may remember within his soul and become detached from whatsoever hath been created between the heavens and the earth, and stand firm upon [3.5s] | INBA92:217x, BLIB_Or15694.639, , ALIB.folder18p416 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for detachment; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03096 | 290 | ذکر الله عن شجره الفردوس قد کان علی هیکل الغلام مشهودا و انه لینطق فی کل شیء | The mention of God from the Tree of Paradise was indeed witnessed upon the Temple of the Youth, and verily He speaketh in all things [3.5s] | INBA38:132b, BLIB_Or15694.617b, , ALIB.folder18p414 | RSR.098-099x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03098 | 290 | ذکر الله من سدره النور علی هیئه النار قد کان عن جهه العرش مشهودا و انه قد کشف | The remembrance of God from the Lote-Tree of Light, appearing in the form of fire, hath verily been witnessed from the direction of the Throne, and behold, it hath been unveiled [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.575, , ALIB.folder18p436 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of prayer; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03099 | 290 | ذکر الله من شجره الامر قد کان حینئذ علی ابدع الالحان مرفوعا و انه لسر الاعظم بین | The remembrance of God from the Tree of Command was in that hour raised up with most wondrous melodies, and verily it is the Most Great Mystery between [3.5s] | INBA51:060, BLIB_Or15694.611, , KB_620:053-054, ALIB.folder18p410 | LHKM2.127 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03107 | 290 | سبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق لقوم یفقهون انه ما من اله الا هو له الخلق و الامر و کل بأمره یعملون ان یا عبد اسمع | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth unto a people who understand. There is no God but Him; His is the creation and the command, and all act according to His bidding. O servant, hearken [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.614, , ALIB.folder18p411 | Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03117 | 290 | فطوبی لک بما سماک الله برکن الاول من الاسمین من هذا الاسم الذی منه فزع کل من | Blessed art thou, inasmuch as God hath named thee the First Pillar of the twin Names derived from this Name, whereat all have been struck with terror [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.426, , ALIB.folder18p386 | TABN.210a | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03126 | 290 | قد نزلت الایات و ظهرت البینات و اتی مالک الاسماء برایات الامر ولکن القوم | The verses have been revealed, the clear evidences made manifest, and the Lord of Names hath come with the banners of His Cause, yet the people [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.095, , BLIB_Or15730.084a, | BALM.013, MSBH4.509-510 | Call to action; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03150 | 290 | هذه ورقه الخلد قد تحرک فی فردوس اللوح علی هیئه الکلمات و یظهر من اطوارها و | This is the immortal Leaf which hath stirred in the paradise of the Tablet, assuming the form of words, and from its movements doth manifest [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.435, , ALIB.folder18p391 | TABN.211 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03205 | 280 | تلک آیات القدس نزلت بالحق و انها لظهور الله فی العالمین و جعلها الله منبع علمه و | These are the verses of holiness which have been sent down in truth, and verily they are the Manifestation of God unto all the worlds, and He hath made them the fountainhead of His knowledge [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.404, , ALIB.folder18p429 | Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03256 | 280 | قل قد ارتفعت سدره البقا علی بقعه الامر فی فردوس الاعلی و ینطق باعلی الصوت | Say: The Lote-Tree of Eternity hath been raised upon the Sacred Spot of the Command in the Most Exalted Paradise, and proclaimeth with the loudest voice [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.567, , ALIB.folder18p434 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03318 | 270 | ان استمع یا عبد ما یوحی الیک عن شطر القدس و لاتلتفت الی الذینهم کفروا و اشرکوا | Hearken, O servant, unto that which is revealed unto thee from the holy precincts, and turn not unto them that have disbelieved and joined partners with God [3.5s] | INBA44:117, BLIB_Or03114.030, , BLIB_Or15694.558, , ALIB.folder18p433 | BRL_DA#056 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03325 | 270 | ان یا قلم الاعلی ذکر الذی هاجر الی الله و سافر الیه الی ان دخل بقعه الفردوس مقام | O Most Exalted Pen! Make mention of him who hath migrated unto God and journeyed towards Him, until he entered the Sacred Precinct of Paradise [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.607, , ALIB.folder18p448 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03326 | 270 | ان یا محمد اسمع ندآء المحبوب فی تلک الایام التی ورد فی بئر البغضا بما اکتسبت ایدی | O Muhammad! Hearken unto the call of the Beloved in these days wherein He was cast into the well of hatred by reason of that which the hands of men have wrought [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.592, , ALIB.folder18p443 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03333 | 270 | تلک آیات الله المهیمن القیوم نزلت بالحق لقوم یفقهون و یخاطب الله فیه کل من فی | These are the verses of God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, sent down in truth unto a people who understand, wherein God addresseth all that dwell in [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.625, , ALIB.folder18p451 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03334 | 270 | تلک آیات نزلت حینئذ بالحق من جبروت عز بهیا و ینطق فی کل شیء بان افتح عیناک | These are the verses which have been sent down in truth from the dominion of glorious might, speaking forth in all things: "Open thou thine eyes!" [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.428, , ALIB.folder18p387 | TABN.212 | High station of the true believer; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03339 | 270 | ذکر الله عبده حینئذ فی ملکوت الاسماء و الصفات لیستبشر فی نفسه علی اعلی المقام | He hath made mention of His servant at this moment in the Kingdom of Names and Attributes, that he may rejoice within himself at the most exalted station [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.436, , ALIB.folder18p392 | TABN.214 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03352 | 270 | سبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق من جبروت عز منیعا و جعلها حجه لمن فی السموات و | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth from the realm of invincible might and made them a testimony unto all who are in the heavens [3.5s] | INBA19:171, INBA32:155b, BLIB_Or15694.582, , ALIB.folder18p438 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03362 | 270 | سحاب القدس قد ارتفعت بالحق فی هذا السماء التی علت علی الممکنات و تمطر علی | The clouds of holiness have verily ascended unto this heaven which hath been exalted above all contingent things, and raineth upon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.578b, , ALIB.folder18p464 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03387 | 270 | کلمه الله قد کانت من سماء الفضل علی العالمین بالحق منزولا و انها لسر الاعظم فی | The Word of God hath, in truth, been sent down from the heaven of grace upon all the worlds, and verily it is the Most Great Mystery in [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.583, , ALIB.folder18p439 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03454 | 260 | ان یا امه الله قد حضر بین یدی الله کتابک و فیه نادیت ربک فنعم ما نادیت به | O handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been presented before God, wherein thou didst call upon thy Lord. Excellent indeed is that wherewith thou didst call [3.5s] | INBA83:285, BLIB_Or15737.189, , ALIB.folder18p423 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03455 | 260 | ان یا امه الله قد حضر بین یدینا کتابک و شهدنا ما فیه انا کنا شاهدین ان استقمی علی | O handmaid of God! Thy letter hath reached Our presence, and We have witnessed what is contained therein, for verily We have ever been witness. Stand thou firm upon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.597, , ALIB.folder18p446 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Eulogies; reminiscences; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03464 | 260 | ان یا محمود ان احمد ربک فی آنا اللیل و اطراف النهار و قدس وجهک لربک و کن فی | O Mahmud! Praise thy Lord in the watches of the night and at the extremities of the day, sanctify thy countenance for thy Lord, and be thou among [3.5s] | INBA83:230, BLIB_Or03114.058r, , BLIB_Or15725.520a, , BLIB_Or15737.159, , ALIB.folder18p422 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03488 | 260 | ذکر رحمه ربک عبده لیکون من المتذکرین و تقر من اثر الله ربه عیناه و یکون من | Recount the mercy of thy Lord upon His servant, that he may be numbered among them that remember, and that his eyes may be gladdened by the signs of God, his Lord, and be among [3.5s] | INBA44:161, BLIB_Or15694.568b, , ALIB.folder18p435 | BRL_DA#047 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03500 | 260 | سبحان الذی یذکر عبده فی هذا اللیل لیتذکر بذکر الله العلی العظیم و یقربه الی شاطی | Glorified be He Who maketh mention of His servant on this night, that he may remember God, the Most Exalted, the Most Great, and draw him nigh unto the shore [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.621, , ALIB.folder18p450 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03501 | 260 | سبحان الذی ینزل الایات بالحق و یعطی لمن یشاء ما یشاء بفضل من عنده و انه کان علی | Glorified be He Who sendeth down the verses in truth and bestoweth upon whomsoever He willeth whatsoever He willeth through His grace, and verily He is exalted [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.431, , ALIB.folder18p389 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03546 | 260 | ندایت باصغای مظلوم عالم در سجن اعظم فائز شد نعیما لک بما اقبلت الی قبله الوجود | Thy call hath reached the ear of the Wronged One of the world in the Most Great Prison. Blessed art thou for having turned unto the Qiblih of existence [3.5s] | INBA41:207, BLIB_Or15719.071b, , ALIB.folder18p501a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03549 | 260 | هذا کتاب من الله الی الذی آمن و اهتدی ان استمع یا عبد ما ینادیک به الله عن | This is a Book from God unto him who hath believed and been guided aright. Hearken, O servant, unto that which God calleth thee unto [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.644b, , ALIB.folder18p456b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03554 | 260 | هذا کتاب من لدی البهاء الی الذی آمن بالله و آیاته و اتخذ الله لنفسه حبیبا ان الذینهم | This is a Book from the presence of Bahá unto him who hath believed in God and His signs, and hath taken God as his Beloved. Verily those who [3.5s] | INBA44:129, BLIB_Or03114.029, , BLIB_Or15694.556b, , ALIB.folder18p458 | BRL_DA#055 | Belief and denial; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Life and death; Living waters; water of life; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03558 | 260 | هذا کتاب نقطه الاولی لمن آمن بالله و آیاته لیتذکر فی نفسه بذکر الاعظم الذی | This is the Book of the Primal Point unto them that have believed in God and His signs, that they may remember within their souls the Most Great Remembrance Who [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.591, , ALIB.folder18p442 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Return of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03612 | 250 | ان یا رضا فارض بما رضی الله و لاتکن مریبا فی امره ثم انطق بین الارض و السماء بما | O Riḍá! Be thou content with that which God hath ordained, and be not thou of them that doubt His Cause. Then speak forth betwixt earth and heaven with that which [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.584, , ALIB.folder18p440 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03645 | 250 | ذکر الله عبده الذی مسته الباساء فی سبیل ربه و ارتقی الی الله حین الذی کان بایدی | God maketh mention of His servant who was touched by tribulation in the path of his Lord and ascended unto God at a time foreordained [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.432, , ALIB.folder18p390 | TABN.210b, YMM.370x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03648 | 250 | ذکر رحمه ربک عبده قاسم لیشکر الله بارئه و یکون علی الصراط | This is a remembrance of thy Lord's mercy unto His servant Qasim, that he may render thanks unto God, his Creator, and remain steadfast upon the path [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.595, , ALIB.folder18p444b | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03792 | 240 | ان یا صباغ العما صبغ الممکنات من هذا الصبغ الذی ظهر فی الافاق لعل یصبغن بصبغ الله | O dyer of the divine cloud! Dye all contingent beings with this hue that hath appeared in the horizons, that they may be tinged with the coloring of God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.520, , ALIB.folder18p431 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03825 | 240 | ذکر رحمه ربک عبده علیا لیستقیمه علی الامر و یقربه الی شاطی قدس منیعا ان یا | The remembrance of thy Lord's mercy unto His servant Ali, that He may establish him in the Cause and draw him nigh unto the hallowed and exalted Shore. O thou [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.589, , ALIB.folder18p468 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03883 | 240 | قل قد ارتفع غمام الله حینئذ بالحق و احاط الممکنات بسلطان الذی کان علی العالمین | Say: The Cloud of God hath been raised up in truth at this moment and hath encompassed all created things through a sovereignty that ruleth over all the worlds [3.5s] | INBA84:133b, INBA84:069.06, INBA84:011b.11, BLIB_Or15694.587, , ALIB.folder18p467 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03923 | 240 | هذا کتاب من لدی الله الی عبده الذی سمی بحیدر قبل علی لیاخذه نفحات الامر من | This is a Book from God unto His servant, who was named Haydar before 'Alí, that he might receive the breezes of the Command from [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.632b, , ALIB.folder18p452 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03966 | 230 | اذا ینادی قلم الاعلی بان ابشروا یا ملا الوفا بما جرت فلک الحمرا علی لجه الاسما | Thus doth the Most Exalted Pen proclaim: Rejoice, O concourse of the faithful, for the Crimson Ark hath sailed upon the sea of names [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.580, , ALIB.folder18p437 | AQA7#520 p.366 | Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04003 | 230 | تلک آیات القدس نزلت بالحق من جبروت الله العلی العظیم و فی کل حرف منها ستر | These are the verses of holiness which have been sent down in truth from the dominion of God, the Most High, the Most Great, and within each letter thereof lies concealed a mystery [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.624, , ALIB.folder18p477b | Call to action; Mystical themes; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04004 | 230 | تلک آیات الله الملک الحق المبین قد نزلت بالحق من جبروت اسمه المنزل المقتدر القدیر | These are the verses of God, the Sovereign, the True, the Manifest One, sent down in truth from the dominion of His Name, the Revealer, the All-Powerful, the Almighty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.588, , ALIB.folder18p441 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04030 | 230 | سبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق و جعلها حجه لمن فی الملک جمیعا و انها لحبل الله بین | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth and made them a proof unto all who dwell in the kingdom, and verily they are the Cord of God amongst [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.594, , ALIB.folder18p444a | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Personal instructions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04039 | 230 | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و ان هذا لعلی فی الافق الابهی و محمد فی جبروت | God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, and that this indeed is 'Alí in the Most Sublime Horizon and Muhammad in the Dominion [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.619, , ALIB.folder18p476 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04073 | 230 | نسئل الله بان یبعث احدا من عباده و ینقطعه عن الامکان و یزین قلبه بطراز | We ask God to send one of His servants, and to detach him from Contingent Being, and to adorn his heart | NLI.32p099r, PR11.000b | BRL_DA#182, SFI03.155, BCH.032, TSHA3.365, DLH2.150, LDR.416, NJB_v03#02 p.5 | BKOG.299 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities | - | - | LL#067 | ||||||
| BH04153 | 220 | ان یا علی اسمع ندآء هذا الحسین حین الذی کان راسه تحت سیف القضاء من اولی | O Ali! Hearken unto the call of this Husayn, at the time when His head lay beneath the sword of destiny from aforetime [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.585, , ALIB.folder18p465b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04261 | 220 | قلم اعلی شهادت میدهد بغربت و کربت و بلایای تو فی سبیل الله رب العالمین و این | The Most Exalted Pen beareth witness to thine estrangement and grief and the afflictions thou hast suffered in the path of God, the Lord of all worlds [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.072a, , ALIB.folder18p501c | KHSH13.007 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04296 | 220 | هذا کتاب من هذا المظلوم الذی سجن فی بئر الحسد و البغضا بما اکتسبت ایدی | This is an epistle from this Wronged One, Who hath been imprisoned in the well of envy and hatred by that which the hands have wrought [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.643, , ALIB.folder18p456a | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04297 | 220 | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق من جبروت اسمی الرحمن الرحیم و یذکر فیه | This is a Book sent down in truth from the dominion of My Name, the Most Merciful, the All-Compassionate, wherein is mentioned [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.610, , ALIB.folder18p449 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04395 | 210 | ان یا عبد قد قضت ایام و ماحضر تلقاء العرش کتابک کانک نسیت ربک و کنت عن شاطی | O servant! The days have passed, and thy letter hath not appeared before the Throne. It is as though thou hadst forgotten thy Lord and remained distant from the shore [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.563a, , ALIB.folder18p459 | Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04428 | 210 | تلک آیات القدس قد نزلت بالحق من لدن عزیز حکیم و بها نزلت الرحمه من سماء اسمی | These are the verses of holiness which have been sent down in truth from the presence of the Mighty, the All-Wise, and through them hath mercy descended from the heaven of My Name [3.5s] | INBA83:171, BLIB_Or15702.190, , ALIB.folder18p479b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04455 | 210 | سبحان الذی یذکر امته حین الذی احاطته الاحزان من طرف قریب و بعید علی شان | Glorified be He Who remembereth His people at a time when sorrows have encompassed Him from near and far [3.5s] | INBA83:190, BLIB_Or15702.229, , ALIB.folder18p457 | ASAT1.141x, TISH.508-509 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Presence of; reunion with God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04468 | 210 | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و ان هذا الغلام لهو الذی ینطق فیکل شیء بانه لا اله الا انا | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him and that this Youth is indeed He Who speaketh in all things, declaring: "There is none other God but Me." [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.606, , BLIB_Or15736.041a, , ALIB.folder18p473 | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04485 | 210 | قد حضر بین یدی العرش کتابک و عرفنا ما فیه و قبلناک لنفسی العلی العظیم و اثبتنا | Thy letter hath appeared before the Throne, and We have taken cognizance of what was contained therein. We have accepted thee unto Our exalted and mighty Self, and have confirmed thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.599, , ALIB.folder18p470a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04526 | 210 | کلمه الله قد نزلت بالحق بطراز الذی انصعقت عنه کل من فی السموات و الارض الا | The Word of God hath verily been sent down in truth, adorned with such glory as hath struck with bewilderment all who dwell in the heavens and on earth, save [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.593, , ALIB.folder18p469 | Call to action; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04549 | 210 | هذا کتاب من لدی المسجون الی الذی سمی بعبدالله فی الالواح و کان اسمه بین یدی | This is an epistle from Him Who is imprisoned unto him who was named 'Abdu'llah in the Tablets and who was thus designated before Me [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.617a, , ALIB.folder18p475 | MUH3.379 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04594 | 210 | یا محمد ینادیک الفرد الاحد من هذا المقام الذی سمی مره بالملکوت و اخری بالجبروت | O Muhammad! The One, the Single, calleth thee from this Station, which hath been named at one time the Kingdom and at another the Dominion [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15706.178, , BLIB_Or15715.066b, , ALIB.folder18p166 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04643 | 200 | ان یا حسین اسمع ندآء هذا الحسین حین الذی احاطه کلاب البغضا فی هذالبئر | O Ḥusayn! Hearken unto the call of this Ḥusayn, at a time when the hounds of hatred have encompassed him in this pit [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.613, , ALIB.folder18p474b | AQA7#436 p.251 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04648 | 200 | ان یا عطار الاحدیه عطر الممکنات بعطر الذی کان عن جهه القمیص مرسولا ثم استقم | O Perfumer of Divine Unity! Perfume all contingent beings with the fragrance that was wafted from the Garment, then stand thou firm [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.563b, , ALIB.folder18p460 | ADM2#001 p.011x, AVK4.058.12x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04713 | 200 | ذکر الله من شجره الامر قد کان علی الحق مرفوعا ان استمعوا یا قوم | The remembrance of God from the Tree of Command hath, in truth, been raised aloft. Hearken, O people [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.601, , ALIB.folder18p470b | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04738 | 200 | سبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق انه ما من اله الا هو له الخلق و الامر و انه کان | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth! There is no God but Him. His is the creation and the command, and He hath ever been [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.602b, , ALIB.folder18p472 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04739 | 200 | سبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق لتکون هدایة و ذکری للعالمین | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses with truth, that they may be a guidance and remembrance unto all the worlds [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.602a, , ALIB.folder18p471 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04754 | 450 | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و ان هذا الذی ظهر باسم حسین قبل علی لبهائه لمن فی | God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him and that He Who hath appeared bearing the name of Ḥusayn before 'Alí is, verily, His Glory unto all who dwell therein [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p337 | RSR.110x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Naming of children; of individuals; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04770 | 200 | فسبحان الذی نزل الایات لقوم یعرفون انه ما من اله الا هو له الخلق و الامر و کل الیه | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses unto a people who recognize that there is none other God but Him. His is the creation and the command, and all return unto Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.565, , ALIB.folder18p461 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04968 | 190 | ان یا احبائی الیوم یوم الذی بشرناکم فیکل الالواح من قلم قدس منیعا ان استقیموا علی | O My loved ones! This is the Day whereof We have informed you in all the Tablets through the Most Holy and Exalted Pen. Be ye steadfast [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03114.082, , BLIB_Or15694.571, , ALIB.folder18p462a | Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04980 | 190 | ان یا قلم القدم ذکر الذی سمی بمحمد قبل جعفر لیکون متذکراً | O Pen of Eternity! Make mention of him who was named Muhammad-before-Ja'far, that he may be mindful [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.609, , ALIB.folder18p474a | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05155 | 190 | هذا کتاب لمن اهتدی بهدی الله و کان من المقبلین و قدر له فی الالواح ما یسر به | This is a Book for whoso hath been guided by the guidance of God and was among those who have drawn nigh, and for whom hath been ordained in the Tablets that which shall bring him joy [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.577, , ALIB.folder18p463 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05171 | 190 | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و جعله الله حجه علی من فی الملک جمیعا و انه قد بعث علی | This is a Book that speaketh with truth, and God hath made it a testimony unto all who are in the realm, and verily He hath sent it forth upon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.573b, , ALIB.folder18p462b | AYBY.017a | Belief and denial; High station of the true believer; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05415 | 180 | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له الخلق و الامر و کل له ساجدون له العزه و | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His is all creation and command, and all bow down before Him in adoration. His is the glory and might [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.635, , ALIB.folder18p487b | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05549 | 180 | هذا کتاب یذکر بالحق و فیه ما یشرب الناس من رحیق قدس مختوم فطوبی لمن یشرب منه | This is a Book that speaketh with truth, and therein the people may drink of the sealed nectar of sanctity. Blessed is he that drinketh thereof [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.620a, , ALIB.folder18p477a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Return of the Manifestations of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05551 | 180 | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و فیه یذکر امه من اماء الله التی آمنت بربها و انقطعت عن | This Book speaketh the truth, and therein mention is made of a handmaiden among the handmaidens of God who believed in her Lord and detached herself from all else [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.612b, , ALIB.folder18p485a | TABN.203 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05666 | 170 | ان یا امه الله ان ابکی فی نفسک بما وقع الغلام فی بئر الحسد و کان ذلک عن انظر | O handmaid of God! Weep thou within thyself for that which befell the Youth in the well of envy through the gaze [of the malevolent] [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.564, , ALIB.folder18p480 | BRL_DA#201 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05721 | 170 | تلک آیات الله قد نزلت بالحق من ساحه عرش عظیم للذی تشرف بلقاء الله و کان خادما | These are the verses of God, which have been sent down in truth from the court of the mighty Throne unto him who hath attained the presence of God and was a servant [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.586, , ALIB.folder18p466 | ABDA.059 | Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05907 | 170 | هذا کتاب للتی آمنت بربها و فازت بایامه و کانت من القانتات ان یا امه الله ان | This is a Book unto her who hath believed in her Lord and attained unto His days and was numbered among the devoutly submissive ones. O handmaid of God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15702.188, , ALIB.folder18p479a | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05919 | 170 | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق من جبروت الله المهیمن العزیز القدیر و یذکر فیه ما ورد علی | This is the Book which hath been sent down in truth from the dominion of God, the All-Possessing, the Mighty, the Powerful, wherein is mentioned that which hath befallen [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.646, , ALIB.folder18p489b | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05920 | 170 | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق من لدن عزیز قدیرا و انه ینطق بالحق فیکل حین بانه لا اله الا هو | This is a Book sent down in truth from the presence of One mighty and powerful, and verily it proclaimeth at all times that there is no God but Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.579, , ALIB.folder18p465a | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06047 | 160 | ان یا اخی اسمع ما یوصیک به ربک من قلم اخیک بما اوحی الله من ساذج وحیه المقدس | O My brother! Hearken unto that which thy Lord counseleth thee through the pen of thy brother, according to that which God hath revealed from the pure essence of His holy Revelation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.598, , ALIB.folder18p482b | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Generosity [kirama]; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06056 | 160 | ان یا غلام اسمع ما ینادیک قلم ربک العلام ثم اتخذ ما یجری منه لنفسک سراجا قد | O servant! Hearken unto that which the Pen of thy Lord, the All-Knowing, calleth out unto thee, and take what floweth therefrom as a lamp unto thyself [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.620b, , ALIB.folder18p485b | Love of God; Mystical themes; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06140 | 160 | ذکر الله امه من امائه لتفرح فی نفسها و تکن بذکر الله مسرورا ولکن الذی احب | God maketh mention of His handmaiden from among His handmaidens, that she may rejoice within her soul and be made glad through the remembrance of God. But he that loveth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.637a, , ALIB.folder18p488a | Prayer for purity; chastity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06315 | 160 | هذا کتاب من نقطه البیان الی سلمان لیستضی ء بانوار ربه الرحمن فی تلک الایام | This is an Epistle from the Point of the Bayán unto Salmán, that he may be illumined by the light of his Lord, the All-Merciful, in these days [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.637b, , ALIB.folder18p478 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06435 | 150 | ان یا صادق طوبی لک بما فزت برضی الله ربک و کنت علی العهد وفیا... ان یا امتی اسمعی ندائی ثمّ اذکری ربّک فی کلّ بکور و اصیلا... ذکر اللّه ذرّیّة عبده صادق لیکون اسمها فی اللّوح | O Sadiq! Blessed art thou for having attained unto the good-pleasure of God, thy Lord, and for having remained faithful to the Covenant... O My handmaiden! Hearken unto My call, then make mention of thy Lord at morn and eventide... God maketh mention of the offspring of His servant Sadiq, that her name may be inscribed upon the Tablet [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.623b, , ALIB.folder18p499d-500b | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06530 | 150 | ذکر رحمه ربک امته انا جعلناها من القانتات و ارسلنا علیها رحمه من لدنا و کذلک | The remembrance of thy Lord's mercy upon His handmaiden. Verily, We ordained her to be among the devoutly obedient ones, and We sent upon her a mercy from Our presence. Thus have We decreed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.612a, , ALIB.folder18p484b | Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06638 | 150 | قد استقر جمال القدم علی عرش اسمه الاعظم و دیک العرش امام الوجه یتغنی باحسن | The Ancient Beauty hath established Himself upon the throne of His Most Great Name, and before His countenance the Bird of the Throne warbleth with sweetness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.150c, | MAS8.130ax, QALAM.010 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Proclamation to the people of the world; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06785 | 150 | هذه شجره القدس ارتفعت بالحق و یغن علی افنانها قلم البقا بالحان بدیعا و ینفق | This sacred Tree hath been raised up in truth, and upon its branches the Pen of Eternity warbleth with wondrous melodies [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.608b, , ALIB.folder18p484a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06952 | 140 | ان یا قلم القدس تحرک علی اسم الذی سمع ندآء الله عن جبروت البقا من لدی الله | O Pen of Holiness! Move in the Name of Him Who hath hearkened unto the Call of God from the Realm of immortality, from the presence of God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.634a, , ALIB.folder18p487a | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07020 | 140 | تلک آیات الله قد نزلت بالحق من لدن عزیز علیم لیتذکرن بها عباد الذینهم انقطعوا | These are the verses of God, sent down in truth from the presence of One mighty, all-knowing, that His servants who are detached might be reminded thereby [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.555, , ALIB.folder18p490 | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07052 | 140 | ذکر الله من شجره القدس قد کان علی الحق مرفوعا و تسمع عنها ما سمع اذن الحبیب | The remembrance of God from the Sacred Tree hath verily been raised up in truth, and from it thou hearest what the ear of the Beloved heard [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.578a, , ALIB.folder18p482a | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07080 | 140 | ذکر نقطه الاولی عبده الذی آمن بالله و سمی باسم من اسمائنا الذی کان رحیما ان | The mention of the Primal Point, His servant who hath believed in God and hath been named with one of Our names, He Who was the All-Merciful. Verily [3.5s] | INBA51:290b, INBA49:336, BLIB_Or15694.644a, , ALIB.folder18p489a | LHKM3.058 | Consolation and comfort; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07301 | Lawh-i-Quds 7 | 140 | Translation List | هذا لوح القدس قد رقم فیه من قلم قدس بدیع آیات الله الملک المتعالی العزیز | This is the Tablet of holiness; upon it hath been written, by a Pen sacred and wondrous, the verses of God, the King, the Transcendent, the Almighty | BLIB_Or15694.627c, , ALIB.folder18p486 | ADMS#230 | Chastisement and requital; High station of the true believer; Personal instructions; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God | - | - | ||||||
| BH07505 | 130 | ان یا عبد تالله الحق لو تصف اذنک لتسمع ذکر ملا الاعلی فی هذا الغلام و تکون | O servant! By God, the True One! Wert thou to incline thine ear, thou wouldst hear the mention of the Concourse on High concerning this Youth, and thou wouldst become [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.641, , ALIB.folder18p488b | Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07509 | 130 | ان یا مجید الیوم یومک ان اثبت علی الامر ثم انصر ربک بما کنت مستطیعا علیه | O Majíd! This day is thy day. Stand thou firm in the Cause, then aid thy Lord through whatsoever thou art able [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.572b, , ALIB.folder18p492a | Call to action; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07582 | 130 | تلک آیات الکتاب المبین قد نزلت بالحق من جبروت اسمی العزیز المقتدر المهیمن | These are the verses of the Manifest Book, sent down in truth from the dominion of My Name, the Mighty, the All-Powerful, the All-Compelling [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.574, , ALIB.folder18p481a | AQA5#138 p.186 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07613 | 130 | ذکر بهاء الله عبده لیشکر ربه بلسان کان عن ذکر ما سواه مقدسا ان یا غلام اسمع | The mention of Bahá'u'lláh unto His servant, that he may render thanksgiving unto his Lord with a tongue sanctified from mention of aught else. O youth! Hearken [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.608a, , ALIB.folder18p483 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07756 | 130 | قد ظهر الرضوان فی بدع الزمان عن یمین عرش ربک الرحمن فسبحان من خلقه بامر من | He hath indeed appeared, the Ridván, in this wondrous age, to the right of the Throne of thy Lord, the All-Merciful. Glorified be He Who created it by His command [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.560b, , ALIB.folder18p491b | Exhortations and counsels; Idolatry; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07787 | 130 | قل قد اشرقت عن مشرق الأمر شمس ذکر ربنا الرحمن الرحیم | Say: The sun of the remembrance of our Lord, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate, hath verily dawned from the Dayspring of the Cause [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.568a, , ALIB.folder18p491c | Call to action; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08038 | 120 | ان الدیک یقول هذا یومی و اتغنی باسم الله فی ملکوت الانشاء لانه نسبنی الی | Lo, the cockerel proclaimeth: "This is My Day, and I sing praise unto the name of God in the Kingdom of creation, for He hath related me unto Him." [3.5s] | INBA44:004 | MAS8.130b, QALAM.010 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08070 | 1380 | ان یا مرآت الجود ان اشهد بما شهد الله فی قطب البقاء باننی انا حی فی الافق الابهی | O Mirror of Bounty! Bear thou witness unto that which God hath testified in the Pivot of Eternity: verily, I am alive in the Most Glorious Horizon [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p121-126 | YMM.253x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08285 | 120 | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و ان هذا لعلی فی الافق الابهی ثم محمد فی جبروت | God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, and that this is verily 'Alí in the Most Glorious Horizon, then Muhammad in the realm of might [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.629, , ALIB.folder18p495a | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08305 | 120 | فسبحان من نزل الایات و جعلها سراجا منیرا یا قوم ان استضیئوا بضیائه و لاتجعلوا | Glorified be He Who hath revealed the verses and made them a luminous lamp! O people! Be ye illumined by its light and be ye not [3.5s] | INBA44:122b, BLIB_Or15694.556a, , ALIB.folder18p491a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08474 | 120 | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق و فیه یذکر عبدنا الذی سمی بمحمد قبل هاشم لیفرح فی نفسه و | This is a Book sent down in truth, wherein mention is made of Our servant, named Muhammad before Hashim, that he may rejoice within his soul [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.626, , ALIB.folder18p447 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08680 | 110 | ان یا غلام اسمع ندآء هذا الغلام الذی بنور وجهه اشرقت السموات و الارض و لو | O servant! Hearken unto the call of this Youth, by the radiance of Whose countenance the heavens and earth were illumined [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.573a, , ALIB.folder18p492b | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08782 | 110 | ذکر البهاء عبده لینقطعه عن کل من فی السموات و الارض و یقربه الی جمال بدع علیا | The remembrance of Bahá unto His servant, that He may sever him from all who are in the heavens and on earth, and draw him nigh unto a wondrous and transcendent Beauty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.630b, , ALIB.folder18p495c | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08783 | 110 | ذکر الله عبده فی لاهوت البقا لیتذکر بذکر الله فی هذه الایام التی کل اعرضوا | God maketh mention of His servant in the Realms of Eternity, that he may remember God in these days wherein all have turned away [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.630a, , ALIB.folder18p495b | Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08796 | 110 | Huqúqu'lláh; Social Action | ذکر من لدنا لمن توجه الی الوجه اذ اعرض عنه الذین کفروا بالله العلی العظیم انا | A remembrance from Us to one who turned towards the Countenance when those who denied God, the Most High, the Most Great, rejected Him [3.5s]... ...In this day it is incumbent upon everyone to serve the Cause of God, while He who is the Eternal Truth -- exalted be His glory -- hath made the fulfilment of every undertaking | INBA19:131b, INBA32:121b, BLIB_Or15696.005c, , BLIB_Or15734.2.043a, | BRL_HUQUQP#014x | BRL_SOCIAL#170x, BRL_HUQUQ#014x, COC#1132x, LOG#1411x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||
| BH09144 | 110 | یا غصنی الاعظم قد حضر لدی المظلوم کتابک و سمعنا ما ناجیت به الله رب العالمین | O thou my Greatest Branch! Thy letter was surely presented before this oppressed one, and I heard that which | INBA81:087b | BRL_DA#440, AHM.105, HDQI.007, AHDW.008, YHA1.012-013, ASAT4.412x, AHB_128BE #06-11 p.197, ANDA#03 p.48, ANDA#43-44 p.02, QALAM.014 | GPB.243x3x, WOB.135-136x, SW_v04#14 p.239, SW_v05#15 p.228, SW_v08#14 p.184 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | LL#091 | ||||||
| BH09181 | 240 | Social Action | دوستان آن ارض را ذکر نموده و مینمائیم بذکری که باقی و دائمست | We make mention of the friends in that land, with a remembrance that is everlasting and eternal [3.5s]... ...We prescribe unto all men that which will lead to the exaltation of the Word of God amongst His servants | BRL_DA#226 | BRL_SOCIAL#178x, COC#0557x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| BH09223 | 100 | ان استمع یا عبد ما یلقیک الروح ثم اتبع ما امرت به لتکون | O servant, hearken unto that which the Spirit imparteth unto thee, then follow what thou hast been commanded, that thou mayest be [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.562b, , ALIB.folder18p494a | Praise and encouragement; Recompense; reward for belief; right action | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09321 | 100 | تلک آیات الله الملک الحق المبین و نزلناها علی عبد من عبادنا لیتذکر فی نفسه و | These are the verses of God, the True Sovereign, the All-Manifest, which We have sent down upon one of Our servants, that he may ponder within his soul and [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.631a, , ALIB.folder18p496a | Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09339 | 100 | ذکر رحمه ربک عبده رحیما لیجتذب من ندآء ربه و یتوجه بقلبه | Invoke the mercy of thy Lord upon His servant, Rahim, that he may be drawn by the call of his Lord and turn his heart unto Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.576b, , ALIB.folder18p494b | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09422 | 100 | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و ان الذی اتی علی ظلل الانوار باسم علی لظهوره و | God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, and that He Who hath come upon clouds of light bearing the name of Ali is manifest [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.561b, , ALIB.folder18p493c | Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09446 | 100 | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذا عبدک الذی استشفع عند تبسم نسایم قدس سلطان احدیتک | O my God, glorified art Thou! This is Thy servant who seeketh intercession at the wafting of the holy breezes from the sanctuary of Thy divine Oneness [3.5s] | INBA38:005a.07, INBA49:096, NLI.32p020r | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09880 | 90 | شجره عما در حرکتست و سدره وفا در بهجت تا دوحه بقا در ارض احدیت مغروس شود و | The Tree of Glory is astir, and the Lote-Tree of Faithfulness is filled with joy, that the Divine Tree of Eternity might be planted in the soil of Oneness [3.5s] | INBA36:315b, NLAI_BH1.079b | AQA7#511 p.353a, AHM.298, AKHA_116BE #01-03 p.042, ANDA#40 p.62x, QALAM.010 | Mystical themes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The cloud ['ama] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09996 | 90 | Excellence in all Things; Social Action | لازال در نظر بوده و خواهی بود انشاء الله در ظل عنایت الهی و سحاب مکرمت ربانی | Thou hast ever been, and wilt continue to be, before Mine eyes. If God willeth, thou shalt abide beneath the shade of divine favor and the clouds of celestial bounty [3.5s]... ...Strain every nerve to acquire both inner and outer perfections, for the fruit of the human tree hath ever been and will ever be perfections | BLIB_Or15698.328, , BLIB_Or15720.320, , BLIB_Or15740.250, | BRL_DA#137, IQT.328, UAB.040dx | BRL_SOCIAL#051x, BRL_EXCEL#05x, COC#0560x, COC#0770x | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; High station of learning; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| BH10133 | 90 | Social Action | طوبی از برای نفوسیکه بافق اعلی ناظرند و بامر مالک اسما عامل | Blessed are those who have fixed their gaze on the realm of glory and have followed the commandments of the Lord of Names. Blessed is he who in the days of God will engage in handicrafts | BRL_DA#214 | BRL_SOCIAL#238x, COC#0001x | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||
| BH10176 | 80 | ان یا رضا فقد رضی الله عنک و قدر لک فی اللوح مقاما کان علی الحق رفیعا ثم | O Riḍá! God hath verily been well-pleased with thee, and hath ordained for thee in the Tablet a station that is, in truth, most exalted [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.622a, , ALIB.folder18p499a | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10259 | 80 | ذکر فضل ربک عبده الذی اتخذ الله لنفسه معینا و عرف نفسه | This is the remembrance of thy Lord's bounty unto His servant, who hath taken God as his Helper and hath recognized His Self [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.560a, , ALIB.folder18p497a | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Idolatry; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10360 | 80 | قل انا لما سافرنا من مشرق البقا الی مغرب العما وجدنا قوما من الطوریون کانوا | Say: When We journeyed from the Orient of eternity unto the Occident of darkness, We found a people of the Mount who were [3.5s] | INBA44:099b, BLIB_Or15694.559, , ALIB.folder18p496b | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mosaic imagery; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10399 | 80 | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق و یذکر فیه عبد الذی نسبه الله الی خادمه لیشکر ربه و ینقطع | This is a Book which hath been sent down in truth and wherein mention is made of the servant whom God hath attributed to His bondsman, that he may render thanks unto his Lord and be detached [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.627b, , ALIB.folder18p497c | YMM.253 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10514 | 70 | Translation List | اختی اسمعی ندآء اخیک حین الذی ابتلی بین یدی الذینهم ارادوا قتله | My sister! Hearken to the voice of thy Brother as He suffereth at the hands of them that wish to slay Him without any proof or clear evidence from their Lord | BLIB_Or15694.566b, , ALIB.folder18p498b | ADMS#295 | Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| BH10535 | 70 | ان یا اب المهاجر اسمع ندآء مالک الملوک عن جهه الایمن عن هذا السجن الذی عمرناه بید | O Father of the Exile! Hearken unto the call of the King of Kings from the right-hand side of this Prison which We have builded with Our hands [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.627a, , ALIB.folder18p500c | Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10664 | 70 | هذا کتاب نزل من جبروت البقا و ینادی الذینهم آمنوا بالله و آیاته الی مقام قدس | This is a Book sent down from the Kingdom of eternity, calling those who have believed in God and His signs unto a station of sanctity [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.562a, , ALIB.folder18p497b | Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10665 | Lawh-i-Amr(?) | 70 | هذا لوح الامر قد نزل بالحق من لدن منزل قدیما و یذکر فیه امه من اماء الله لتشکر ربها و تکون | This is the Tablet of Command which hath been sent down in truth from the presence of the Ancient Revealer, wherein mention is made of a handmaiden among the handmaidens of God, that she may render thanks unto her Lord and be [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.631c, , ALIB.folder18p500e | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10759 | 60 | ان استمع ما یوحی الیک من شطر القدم هذا المقر الاقدس الاطهر الاعظم | Hearken unto that which is revealed unto thee from the retreats of eternity, this most sacred, most holy, most great Abode [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.566c, , ALIB.folder18p498c | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10818 | 60 | ذکر الله من سدره القدس قد کان عن یمین العرش مشهودا فطوبی لمن استقرب الیها و رزق | The remembrance of God from the sacred Lote-Tree hath verily been witnessed upon the right hand of the Throne. Blessed, then, is he who draweth nigh unto it and attaineth [3.5s] | INBA27:423a, BLIB_Or15694.566a, , ALIB.folder18p498a | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11005 | 50 | ان یا امتی تالله فی کل حین تنطق لسان الله بایات الحزن بعد الذی ینبغی ان یجری | O My handmaiden! By God, at every moment doth the Tongue of God give utterance to verses of sorrow, though it behoveth it to flow forth otherwise [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.623a, , ALIB.folder18p499c | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11006 | 50 | ان یا امه الله اسمعی ندآء هذا الغلام الذی ابتلی فی سجن الحسد و قتل فیکل حین بسیف | O handmaid of God! Hearken unto the call of this Youth Who hath been sore-tried in the prison of envy and is, at every moment, slain by the sword [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.622b, , ALIB.folder18p499b | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11013 | 50 | ان یا ورقه قد هبت روایح الشرک عن قلب کل مشرک دنیا انک تمسکی بهذه الشجره لئلا | O Leaf! The breezes of polytheism have wafted from the heart of every worldly idolater. Hold thou fast unto this Tree, lest [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.631b, , ALIB.folder18p500d | Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11260 | 40 | سبحان الذی نزل الایات فی کل حینا و بها اشرق الشمس عن افق قدس علیا ان یا امه ان اشکری | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in every moment, wherewith the Sun hath shone forth from the horizon of holy transcendence. O handmaiden, render thanks [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.632a, , ALIB.folder18p500f | Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11296 | Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Bahiyyih Khanum | 40 | کتاب من لدنا للتی سمعت و فازت و انها تورقت من هذالاصل القدیم ظهرت باسمی | This is My testimony for her who hath heard My voice and drawn nigh unto Me. Verily, she is a leaf that hath sprung | BHKP_093, AKHT1.375, QALAM.010 | DAS.1914-09-12, BHK_v, GPB.347x4x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Living waters; water of life | - | - | |||||||
| BH11700 | 780 | سبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق و جعلها حجه من عنده علی العالمین و بها نزل من | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth and made them a testimony from His presence unto the peoples of all the worlds, and through them hath descended [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p235 | Creation of the world; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11702 | 690 | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و یذکر فیه ما یقرب الناس الی الله بارئهم | This is a Book that speaketh with truth, and wherein is mentioned that which draweth mankind nigh unto God, their Creator [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p291 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11711 | 580 | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و فیه رحمه للعالمین و قد خلق الله من حرف عما نزل | This is the Book that speaketh with truth, wherein lieth mercy unto all the worlds, and God hath created from its letters that which hath been sent down [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p293 | Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11722 | 420 | هذا کتاب من نقطه الاولی الی الذی آمن بالله و آیاته لیستقیم علی الامر و ینقطع | This is an Epistle from the Primal Point unto him who hath believed in God and His signs, that he may stand firm in the Cause and be detached [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p380 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11729 | 360 | حنین الله قد ارتفع بالحق من مظهر نفسه الذی وقع تحت مخالیب البغضا و لم یکن | The lamentation of God hath verily been raised in truth from the Manifestation of His Self, Who hath fallen beneath the claws of hatred and was not [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p381 | Eulogies; reminiscences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for protection; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11738 | 320 | قد حضر عندنا کتابک و اطلعنا بما فیه و نجیبنک بما یلقی الله | Your letter hath reached Our presence, and We have perused its contents, and We shall respond unto thee with that which God shall cast [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p383 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for healing; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11743 | 300 | ان یا تقی فاعلم بان حضر بین یدی العرش کتابک و التفتت الیه لحظات الله ربک | O Taqi! Know thou that thy letter hath been presented before the Throne, and the glances of God, thy Lord, have turned towards it [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p398 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Empty learning; false spirituality; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11744 | 300 | هذا کتاب من هذا المظلوم الی الذی هاجر فی سبیل الله و کان | This is an Epistle from this Wronged One unto him who hath emigrated in the path of God and was [3.5s] | ALIB.folder18p424 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11754 | 250 | ای مجید بدست خود تو را تربیت فرمودم و در رضوان منیع تو را غرس نمودم | O Majíd! With Mine own hand have I nurtured thee, and within Mine exalted paradise have I planted thee [3.5s] | NLI.32p154v | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11760 | 240 | از اول خلق لا اول بوده و الی آخر لا آخر خواهد بود و مقصود از جمیع این آفرینش | From the beginning that hath no beginning He hath been, and unto the end that shall have no end He shall ever be, and the purpose of all creation [3.5s] | NLI.32p035v | Nearness and remoteness; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11762 | 240 | Social Action | در فقره جناب ملا حسین و ابن ایشان علیهما بهاء الله مرقوم فرموده بودید | Thou hadst made reference in thy letter to agriculture. On this matter He hath laid down the following universal rule | BRL_DA#392 | BRL_SOCIAL#201x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Agriculture; Consolation and comfort; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||
| BH11781 | 171 | شمع در سوز و دل در گداز معلوم نه که سبب این چه و علت آن کدام قومی بر آنند | The candle in its burning and the heart in its melting—it remaineth unknown what causeth this and wherefore it hath come to pass. Some there are who [3.5s] | NLAI_BH2.021.08 | QALAM.009-010, QALAM.017 | Fire and light; fire and water; Love as fire; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH11876 | 510 | الحمد لله الذی استوی علی عرش الطور و نطق بکلمه بها نصب الصراط و وضع المیزان | Praise be to God Who hath seated Himself upon the Throne of Sinai and through His Word hath established the Path and set up the Balance [3.5s] | QALAM.007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for detachment; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - |
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