search results for 'BS'

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O God! O God! Thou dost behold me, how my forehead is laid upon the dust of humility and submission and how my face is covered

DAS.1914-01-09, BSC.375 #709, SW_v07#14 p.127+130-132

AB00092

1140

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی مکتوب آنجناب واصل و مضمون واضح گشت از فضل حق امید جدید

O faithful servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy letter was received and its contents became evident. Through the grace of God, fresh hope has been awakened [3.5s]... ...Thou didst write as to the question of spiritual discoveries. The spirit of man is a circumambient power

INBA89:273

MKT3.402, MNMK#149 p.277x, MMK1#145 p.166x, AVK2.248.11x

SWAB#145x, BSC.492 #946x, PN_1906 p097

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power of the mind over nature; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00093

1140

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

امروز ربّ الجنود حامی میثاق است و قوای ملکوت محافظ میثاق و نفوس آسمانی خادم میثاق و فرشته‌های ملکوتی

O ye two blessed souls! Your letter was received. Praise be to God… Today, the Lord of Hosts is the defender of the Covenant

MNMK#127 p.243x, MMK1#192 p.221x, MAS9.150x, BSMR.039, HMQ.085

SWAB#192x, SW_v11#14 p.240-243

AB00094

Tablet of the Divine Plan (U.S. and Canada IV)

1140

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای نفوس آسمانی و ابناء و بنات ملکوت خداوند در قرآن میفرماید و اعتصموا بحبل

O ye heavenly souls, sons and daughters of the Kingdom! God says in the Qur'an... O God! O God! Thou seest my weakness, lowliness and humility before Thy creatures

MKT3.058, RRT.148x?, RRT.155x?, ANDA#03 p.73, ADH2.113x, ADH2_3#06 p.147x, MMG2#209 p.237x, FRTB.091

TDP#14, BPRY.207-209x, BWF.419-423, ADJ.070-071x, COF.017x, BSC.530 #983, SW_v10#15 p.283-285, SW_v11#12 p.215x

Seals and Crofts, Chicago Baha'i Community, Heroes Teaching Conference

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity

UDP.066

AB00104

1070

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; River of Life, The

ای مقبلان ای مومنان طلوع شمس حقیقت محض نورانیت عالمست و ظهور رحمانیت در انجمن

O peoples of the world! The Sun of Truth hath risen to illumine the whole earth, and to spiritualize the community of man.

MKT3.118, MNMK#088 p.157, MMK1#001 p.001, MILAN.122, BSHN.140.498, BSHN.144.486, PYM.244, MAS5.273, MHT1a.097, MHT1b.055, DAUD.15

SWAB#001, ROL.051-055

Being a source of light; guidance; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB00112

1020

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای متوجهین بمنظر اعلی در لیل و نهار و صباح و مساء و عشی و ضحی در عوالم قلب

O ye who have turned your faces toward the Exalted Beauty! By night, by day, at morningtide and sunset

INBA88:098

MKT1.368, MNMK#098 p.179, MMK1#207 p.250, YHA1.373-374x, DLS.319

SWAB#207, BWF.401-402x, DAS.1915-04-01, BSC.359 #686, SW_v07#05 p.036-038x, SW_v08#13 p.179x

M. Sparrow (1), M. Sparrow (2), Heroes Teaching Conference, K. Porray

Call to action; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

AB00128

970

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء و اماء رحمن صبح است و نسیم جانپرور جنت ابهی بجمیع

O ye beloved of Abdu'l-Baha and ye handmaids of the Merciful! It is early morning, and the reviving winds of the Abha Paradise... O God, my God! These are Thy feeble servants

INBA85:270

MKT8.239b, MNMK#095 p.175, MMK1#008 p.020, AKHA_133BE #14 p.396

SWAB#008, BPRY.178-179x, TAB.387-390, BSC.492 #949x, DWN_v5#05 p.003-005, TEW.025-027

E. Mahony, The Bird & The Butterfly, Sophie, Siria & Ashkan

Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

AB00131

960

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای عزیز دانا نامه ای که بتاریخ ۲۷ ماه می ۱۹۰۶ مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید

O thou who art dear, and wise! Thy letter dated 27 May 1906 hath been received and its contents are most pleasing and have brought great joy. Thou didst ask whether this Cause

MNMK#147 p.272, MMK1#031 p.059

SWAB#031, TAB.540-545, LOG#0690x, BSC.485 #930-931x, DWN_v5#01 p.002-003x

Manifestation of God as mediator; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the Manifestation of God; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world

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

AB00142

Lawh-i-Tarbiyyat (Tablet of Education)

930

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

Lawh-i-Tarbiyyat (Tablet of Education)

ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن جمهور عقلاء بر آنند که تفاوت عقول و آراء از تفاوت

O ye beloved of God and maidservants of the Merciful! The republic of wise men believes that the difference in minds and opinions is due to the difference of education

INBA16:026

MKT1.330, MNMK#110 p.207, MMK1#098 p.123x, MMK1#104 p.127x, MILAN.084, AKHA_104BE #06 p.15, AKHB.210x, AVK1.250x, AVK3.326.17x, DWNP_v6#05 p.004-006, PYM.218, MJTB.035, DUR1.574x, YHA1.329-330x, YHA1.382x#7, YHA1.382x#8, NJB_v05#02 p.005, OOL.C018

SWAB#098x, SWAB#104x, TAB.576-580, BWF.396-399x, LOG#0482x, LOG#0484x, LOG#0486x, BSC.486 #935x, TEW.003-006

MANA (1), MANA (2)

Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Work as worship

AB00143

Lawh-i-Haft Sham' (Seven Candles)

930

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

Lawh-i-Haft Sham' (Tablet of the Seven Candles of Unity)

ای منجذبه محبت الله مکتوبی که هنگام رفتن مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید از

O captive of the love of God! The letter which thou didst write at the time of thy departure hath been received. It brought me joy

MKT1.354, MNMK#121 p.231, MMK1#015 p.027, AKHA_119BE #11 p.j, AVK3.098.10x, AVK3.491.12x, OOL.C011

SWAB#015, PDC.197x2x, WOB.038-039x, COC#1584x, BSC.444 #810, PN_1903 p002, ABCC.360-362x, BSTW#185, BSTW#359, BSTW#407

Composition and decomposition; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Oneness; unity of religion; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Race unity; racial issues; Unity in diversity; Unity of governments; political unity; Unity of thought and belief; Universal language

AB00145

930

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for peace and unity; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; War and peace

ترانی یا الهی فی هذا الجبل الرفیع و المقام الباذخ المنیع ماوی کل رجل عظیم و

Thou seest me, O my God, on this lofty mountain; the sublime and supreme threshold

INBA16:069

MNMK#003 p.009, MJAI.002

BSC.406 #744, SW_v08#14 p.194-196, CHH.188x, CHU.194-196, BLO_PN#022, BSTW#215

AB00147

930

ایها الابتهاج کن کالسراج الوهاج فی زجاج محبت الله با ابتهاج روحانیان گردی

O thou who art radiant! Be thou even as a resplendent lamp within the glass of the love of God, that thou mayest be among those who are spiritually joyous [3.5s]

MKT5.222, BSHN.140.472ax, BSHN.144.465ax, DUR4.805x, MHT1a.085x

AB00152

920

Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for healing; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ای منجذبه ملکوت الله آنچه بتاریخ ۱۹ آگست سنه ۱۹۰۵ مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God: Thy writing of August 19, 1905, was considered, and the contents were a source of joy.... The prayers which were written for the purpose of healing

BRL_DAK#0227, MNMK#156 p.290x, MMK1#139 p.156x, MMK5#144 p.112x

SWAB#139x, LOG#0924x, LOG#1761x, SW_v08#08 p.097x, SW_v08#18 p.230x, DLA.084, MAB.008b, BLO_PN#026, BSTW#369a

AB00169

Tablet of the Divine Plan (Canada and Greenland II)

880

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

یاران مهربانا و اماء رحمانا لن تری فی خلق الرحمن من تفاوت در قرآن عظیم

O ye kind friends and the maidservants of the Merciful: In the great Qur'an God says... ...Be not concerned with the smallness of your numbers, neither be oppressed by the multitude... Praise be to Thee, O my God! These are Thy servants who are attracted by the fragrances... O God, my God! Thou beholdest this weak one begging for celestial strength

MKT3.054, RRT.148x, ANDA#03 p.71, ADH2.108x, ADH2_3#03 p.143x, MJMJ1.015x, MJH.064ax, NSR_1978.115x, NSR_1993.128x, FRTB.087

TDP#13, BPRY.217-218x, BPRY.218-219x, ADJ.055x, ADJ.058x2x, ADJ.062x, COF.012bx, GPB.397x, TDH#158.17x, WOB.077-078x, LOG#1985x, BSC.524 #981, SW_v10#12 p.227-229

R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 9], almunajat.com [item 3, 14]

Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

UDP.038

AB00172

870

Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for peace and unity; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; War and peace

این مسجون چهل ساله بعد از آزادی مدت ۳ سال یعنی از سنه هزار و نهصد و ده تا

O thou beloved daughter! Thy letter was received… After the declaration of the constitutional regime in Turkey in 1908

MNMK#087 p.154, HHA.262, ADH2_1#55 p.085x, MMG2#055 p.055x, MJDF.072, KHF.080, KHAB.001 (013), KHTB3.043, NJB_v05#16 p.001, VUJUD.015-016x

COC#1606x, SW_v05#16 p.243-245, SW_v06#11 p.084, SW_v18#11 p.343, DWN_v1#12 p.007ax, BSTW#153, BSTW#213a, VUJUDE.022-023x, ADMS#049x

AB00182

850

ای یاران و اماء رحمن چون پادشاه مخلوع عثمانیان عبدالحمید بظلم و طغیان قیام

O ye friends and the maidservants of the Merciful! When the deposed Sultan

QT105.2.206, AVK3.185.01x, RHQM1.437-438 (534) (326x), ANDA#43-44 p.87, YHA1.099-100 (1.202), MLK.056, QT108.071, DLH2.190, NJB_v02#03 p.001-002

SW_v02#04 p.006-007, BSTW#052lx

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00184

Tablet of the Divine Plan (Central states II)

840

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای احبای قدیم و یاران ندیم در قرآن عظیم میفرماید یختص برحمه من یشاء این

O ye old believers and intimate friends! God says in the great Qur'an... These twelve Central states of the United States... O Lord, my God! Praise and thanksgiving be unto Thee for Thou hast guided me to the highway

MKT3.045, AHB.110BE #06-07 p.102, RRT.146x, ADH2.110x, ADH2_3#04 p.144x, MMG2#208 p.236x, MJH.063x, FRTB.078

TDP#11, BPRY.215-216x, TDH#158.5x, COF.031x2x, COF.069x, COF.121x, GPB.254-255x, GPB.351x, GPB.397x, BSC.515 #977, SW_v10#07 p.124-126

R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 6]

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

UDP.023

AB00188

830

ای بنده حق نامه مفصل رسید و از روایات مذکوره نهایت استغراب حاصل گردید و معلوم شد

O servant of Truth! Thy detailed letter hath arrived, and from the account mentioned therein the utmost astonishment was occasioned, and it became evident [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0542, MKT1.337, MNMK#152 p.283, MILAN.118, AKHA_104BE #08 p.01, AVK1.200, BSHN.140.481, BSHN.144.474, DWNP_v4#02-3 p.014-016, MHT1a.117, MHT1b.075, YHA1.375-376x

Higher encompasses the lower; Purpose; goal of creation; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Soul; spirit after death; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]

AB00194

830

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لک الحمد و لک الشکر علی ما انعمت و آتیت و والیت و اعطیت

Praise be unto Thee, O my God! Thanks be unto Thee O my Beloved!... O ye friends of God! The joy and happiness of the people of faithfulness

BRL_DAK#0587, MKT1.288, AMK.073-076, AMK.079-082, HHA.109x, RHQM2.0700 (090x) (056-057x), LMA2.409, MAS5.186, MJMJ2.050, MMG2#085 p.093, YHA1.341x, YHA1.348x, YHA1.380x (2.689), MLK.087, QT108.045x, NYMG.142x?, NYMG.175x

SW_v01#03 p.001-004, SW_v08#18 p.235-236, NYR#124x and 202, BSTW#031, BSTW#373

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00204

810

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای یاران باوفا ای بندگان صادق حضرت بهاء الله نیمه شب است و جمیع چشمها آسوده

O ye faithful friends, O ye sincere servants of Baha'u'llah! Now, in the midwatches of the night... O Thou kind and loving Providence! The east is astir and the west surgeth... Study the Tablet of the Holy Mariner that ye may know the truth… Pitiful are we, grant us Thy succour; homeless and wanderers...

INBA16:064

MKT3.423, MNMK#099 p.182, MMK1#233 p.302, AYT.522x, HDQI.207, ANDA#02 p.54x, ANDA#14 p.04x, ADH2.086x, ADH2_1#31 p.049x, ADH2_2#13 p.114x, MJMJ1.109x, MMG2#277 p.310x, MMG2#347 p.386x, MUH1.0532, YHA1.101-102x (1.207)

SWAB#233, BPRY.155-157x, BPRY.319x, BSC.548 #993, SW_v12#14 p.229-231, BSTW#103

M.C. Kennedy

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB00208

800

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Judas; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای احباء و اماء الرحمن نامه ای از محفل روحانی لازانجلیز رسید دلیل بر آن بود که

O ye friends and maidservants of the Merciful! From the Spiritual Assembly of Los Angeles a letter hath been received... ...In accordance with the explicit text of the Kitab-i-Aqdas Baha'u'llah hath made the Center of the Covenant

MKT3.084, MNMK#124 p.239, MMK1#185 p.204, AKHA_126BE #03p.b, AKHA_117BE #05-06 p.b, HMQ.090

SWAB#185, GPB.238x, WOB.136x, COC#0223x, SW_v10#14 p.265-267, BSTW#030, BSTW#042, ECN.509, ACOA.058-061

AB00209

Tablet of the Divine Plan (Southern states II)

800

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای نفوس مبارکه محترمه فلاسفه قرون اولی و علماء قرون وسطی و فلاسفه قرون اخیره

O ye blessed, respected souls! The philosophers of the ancients, the thinkers... O my God! O my God! Thou seest me in my lowliness and weakness

MKT3.041, DUR1.577x, RRT.146x, ADH2.112x, ADH2_3#05 p.145x, MJMJ1.017x, MMG2#062 p.066x, MJH.064bx, FRTB.074

TDP#10, BPRY.214-215x, BSC.511 #975, SW_v10#06 p.100-102

K. Key, T. Nosrat, Heroes Teaching Conference, Y. Mesbah, Sasha, Saeon and Sam

Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Prayer for teaching; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

UDP.013

AB00210

Tablet of the Divine Plan (Western states II)

800

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای یاران و اماء رحمن مختارین ملکوت خطه مبارکه کالیفورنیا نهایت مشابهت بارض

O ye friends and the maidservants of the Merciful, the chosen ones of the Kingdom! The blessed state of California... O God! O God! This is a broken-winged bird and his flight is very slow

MKT3.049, RRT.147, ADH2.105x, ADH2_3#01 p.140x, MJMJ1.014x, MMG2#060 p.064x, MJH.062x, FRTB.082

TDP#12, BPRY.216-217x, BSC.520 #979, SW_v10#10 p.198-200, BSTW#012x

W. Heath, G. Sky, Nabil and Karim, D. Stollar, D. E. Walker, Strong Steep, C. Zein, R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 7], A. & M. Zemke [track 2]

Call to action; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

UDP.031

AB00217

790

O thou attracted Maid servant of God, Mrs Brittingham. Convey the following- To Susan Isabel Moody: The greeting of the Kingdom from Abdul-Baha.

BSTW#503

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

AB00218

Tablet of the Divine Plan (U.S. and Canada I)

790

ای نفوس مبارکه من از برای شماها فوز و فلاح ابدی میخواهم و موفقیت تامه در جهان

O ye blessed souls! I desire for you eternal success and prosperity... O Thou incomparable God! O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! These souls are Thy heavenly army.

MKT3.015, AKHA_122BE #05 p.383x, AHB.121BE #02 p.000x, PYB#176 p.25x, DUR3.075x, DUR1.301x, ANDA#58 p.19x, ANDA#64 p.12x, MJMJ1.095x, MMG2#071 p.078x, MJH.039ax, FRTB.048, MMJA.027x

TDP#06, BPRY.205-206x, ADJ.049-050x, ADJ.055x, ADJ.070x, COF.010x, COF.016x2x, COF.017x, COF.029x, BSC.527 #982, SW_v10#15 p.280-282

R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 1]

Call to action; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

UDP.046

AB00219

790

Call to action; Methods of teaching the Cause; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat]

یا من انجذب الی الملکوت و شرب الکاس التی مزاجها کافور در این ایام که فیوضات

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom and hast quaffed from the cup whose essence is of camphor! In these days when the outpourings [3.5s]... ...Indifference breeds deterioration. Silence is the cause of retrogression. Thoughtlessness leads to forgetfulness. Passivity, inaction, produce oblivion.... Consider the story of Simon the Rock [Peter]: Two of the Apostles of His Holiness, the Spirit [Jesus], went to the city of Antioch to teach the Cause of God

INBA72:041, INBA88:116

BRL_DAK#0570, MKT1.471

BSC.439 #798x, SW_v13#07 p.180-181x, BSTW#271d, BTO#05x

AB00224

770

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Universal House of Justice, The; Light of the World

ای کنیز الهی نامه شما رسید مضامین دلالت بر ثبوت بر میثاق داشت لهذا امید چنان

O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received, and its contents testified to thy firmness in the Covenant… Now one must either say that the Blessed Beauty erred and led the people astray

NURA#58, BRL_CUHJP#86x, MMK4#148 p.156

BRL_ATE#068x, BRL_CUHJ#86x, LOTW#58, SW_v10#14 p.268-270, BSTW#013, BSTW#269

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Soul; spirit after death; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB00228

Some Answered Questions #061 The Immortality of the Spirit (2)

770

Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some

دیروز در بحث بقای روح بودیم بدان که تصرف و ادراک روح انسانی بر دو نوع است

Yesterday we were discussing the immortality of the spirit. Know that the influence and perception of the human spirit is of two kinds

MFD#61, BSHN.140.509x, BSHN.144.497x, MHT1a.152x, MHT1b.110x, OOL.C022.61

SAQ#61, BWF.326-328

Existence; immortality of the human soul; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body

AB00232

770

Your last letter was received and I was informed of all its contents. You had written concerning the beloved of God and the slight difference of opinions.

CUPAB.012x, BSTW#164, BSTW#199, BSTW#309, BSTW#448

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations; Words vs deeds

AB00238

760

...Mr. Mountfort Mills, Mrs. Alice Breed... displayed selfless effort... Mrs. Rohanna Bogislav and her daughter, Elfrida Martin, sang such a melody

BSTW#086x

Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00240

760

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Mahmúd's Diary

ای یاران جانی عبدالبهاء شرق معطر نما غرب منور نما نور ببلغار ده روح بسقلاب

O ye close and dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! In the Orient scatter perfumes, And shed splendours on the West. Carry light unto the Bulgar… Make haste to love!

MKT2.273, MNMK#101 p.185, MMK1#218 p.260, MILAN.146, AKHA_110BE #12 p.02, AKHA_120BE #11 p.b, AMK.045-046, AVK3.167.13x, AVK3.477.17x, BCH.065, ABB.180x, MAS5.144, ADH2.094x, ADH2_2#17 p.122x, MSHR4.053x, MMG2#286 p.317x, MSBH4.036x, YHA1.379x, BDA1.357.06x, KHH2.081 (2.151)x

SWAB#218, TAB.566-570, BSC.305 #623-628, SW_v04#01 p.020-021, MHMD1.376x, TEW.007-010, BSTW#125

B. Weber, N. Hamilton, Nickole & Alexander

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for peace and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00241

Tablet of the Divine Plan (Northeastern states II)

750

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای دوستان حقیقی جمیع اقالیم در نزد حق اقلیم واحد است و جمیع مدائن و قری یکسان

O ye real friends! All countries, in the estimation of the True One are but one country and all the cities and villages... O Thou kind Lord! Praise be unto Thee that Thou hast shown us the highway of guidance

MKT3.037, DWNP_v5#09 p.001-002x, DUR1.027x, ANDA#79 p.05x, MJMJ1.102x, MMG2#075 p.082x, MJH.044x, FRTB.070, NJB_v10#10 p.204x

TDP#09, BPRY.212-214x, ADJ.006x, COF.027-028x, COF.035x2x, GPB.254x, GPB.396x, TDH#158.5x, WOB.053x, WOB.077x, BSC.507 #973, SW_v10#04 p.069-071

R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 4], Ladjamaya [track 8]

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

UDP.007

AB00252

740

Abdu'l-Bahá in London; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء مکتوب مفصل که مرقوم نموده بودید رسید و بکمال دقت

O ye beloved friends of Abdul-Baha! The detailed letter which you have written was received and it was read with the greatest attention… You have written that there is a difference among the believers concerning the 'Second Coming of Christ'... O friends of God! ‘Abdu’l‑Baha is the embodiment of servitude and is not Christ... That which is true and real is this: that we become united and agreed in our purpose... My name is Abdu'l-Baha…

BRL_DAK#0064, MMK4#167 p.188, MMK5#181 p.140, AHB.117BE #11 p.334, AVK4.287ax, AVK4.288cx, AYT.447x, MAS9.145x

BRL_ATE#093x, TAB.429-433, WOB.139x, AIL.109x, DWN_v3#01 p.011bx, BSTW#174

S. and S. Toloui-Wallace, D. Sylvester, B. Weber

Contention and conflict; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00268

Some Answered Questions #060 The Immortality of the Spirit (1)

720

Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some

پس اثبات روح شد که روح انسانی موجود است حال باید اثبات بقای روح را کرد

Having established the existence of the human spirit, we must now establish its immortality.

MFD#60, BSHN.140.515x, BSHN.144.503x, MHT1a.146x, MHT1b.104x, OOL.C022.60

SAQ#60, BWF.323-326

Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00271

720

Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment

یا سلیل الرجل الحبیب نامه شما در اسکندریه رسید مدتی بود خبری نبود لهذا ورود این نمیقه

O thou scion of a cherished friend! Thy letter was received in Alexandria. It was long since there had been any news, and so it brought gladness and joy

NURA#33, MMK4#056 p.063, BSDR.511

LOTW#33

AB00273

710

Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of burial and cremation; Progress only takes place within its own degree

امه الله مس بارنی سوال از حکمت دفن اموات در تراب نموده بود و نیز گفته بود که

The handmaid of God, Miss Barney, had asked a question as to the wisdom of burying the dead in the earth.

BRL_DAK#0387

BRL_ATE#142, SUR.174-176, BSTW#000x

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

AB00276

710

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای مفتون حقیقت و منجذب ملکوت الله نامه مفصل رسید و از تلاوتش نهایت سرور حاصل

O thou who art captivated by the truth and magnetized by the Heavenly Kingdom! Thy long letter hath come and it brought great joy

MKT3.249, MNMK#151 p.281, MMK1#029 p.055, YMM.384x, YMM.419x

SWAB#029, TAB.536-540, BWF.380-381x, BSC.435 #791

Language and the structure of reality; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB00279

710

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Oneness; unity of religion; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

دوست عزیز محترما نامه شما رسید و مضمون سبب سرور وجدان گردید زیرا دلالت میکرد

My honorable and dear friend: Your kind letter was received and its contents became the means of happiness

MNMK#116 p.224, PYM.164x, MJDF.063, NJB_v04#16 p.001

DAS.1913-07-08x, BSC.439 #797x, BSC.448 #817x, ABIE.019, ABIE.037, ADP.159-164, CHU.111-112x, BLO_PN#007

AB00282

700

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای بنده درگاه الهی آنچه از خامه محبت الله جاری قرائت گردید و از مضامینش

O thou servant of the Holy Threshold! We have read what flowed out from thy pen in thy love for God, and found the contents of thy letter

INBA21:100, INBA88:056b

MKT1.248, MNMK#155 p.288, MMK1#156 p.178, MILAN.103, BSHN.140.120, BSHN.140.492, BSHN.144.120, MHT1a.079, MHT1b.037, MHT2.166, YMM.231

SWAB#156, TAB.642-645, BWF.391-393x, COC#1750, PN_1900_heh p035

Attaining the life of the spirit; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Reincarnation; Return of the Manifestations of God; Soul; spirit after death; Soul is the essential reality of man; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB00305

680

Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Role and station of women; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

انّ الظّهورات فی الأدوار السّابقة کان لکلّ واحد منهم شأن فی الوجود و رتبة فی نشأة الأنسان

...Verily, each one of the Manifestations in former ages possessed a certain station in existence and a certain rank in human development [3.5s]... ...Were it not for tests genuine gold could not be distinguished from the counterfeit.... In cycles gone by, each one of the Manifestations of God hath had His own rank in the world of existence... Intellect and the faculty of comprehension are God's gifts

MNMK#063 p.142x, MMK1#027 p.054x

SWAB#027x, COC#1790x, SW_v08#19 p.238-239x, SW_v14#02 p.041-042x, SW_v14#12 p.353x, BSTW#438

AB00306

680

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy numerous and successive

SW_v10#06 p.107-108, BSTW#264, BSTW#265

Contention and conflict; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Naming of children; of individuals; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Race unity; racial issues; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00308

680

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents became evident... O thou daughter of the Kingdom! The Lord of the Kingdom and the sun of Truth hath sent forth a splendor

SW_v08#10 p.123x, BSTW#479

Importance of prayer; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00309

670

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith

ای اهل عالم طلوع شمس حقیقت محض نورانیت عالم است و ظهور رحمانیت در انجمن بنی‌آدم

O people of the world! The dawn of the Sun of Reality is assuredly for the illumination of the world

BLIB_Or.08117.006,

DWNP_v5#02-3 p.003-004x

BWF.215-217x, BSC.422 #766x, SW_v11#09 p.133-134x

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; War and peace

AB00322

660

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human reality created in the image of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

ای دوستان الهی و یاران معنوی خداوند عالمیان در قرآن حکیم میفرماید و لکم فی

O ye beloved of God! O ye spiritual friends! The Lord of the worlds hath said in the Qur’an: “A noble pattern have ye in God’s Apostle.”

INBA13:406, INBA55:167, INBA88:197

NURA#56, MKT1.417, MNMK#102 p.187, MMK4#135 p.137, DWNP_v6#09 p.002-003, BCH.155, DUR1.281x

LOTW#56, SW_v04#04 p.071+074, BSTW#080, BSTW#361, BSTW#367

R. Yazhari

AB00328

Sharh-i-Fass-i-Nigin (on the Ringstone Symbol)

660

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablet on the Greatest Name (Lawh-i Ism-i A'zám)

Sharh-i-Fass-i-Nigin (on the Ringstone Symbol)

مدتی شد که آنجناب در پاریس بخدمت مشغولید هر چند زحمت و مشقت بسیار است ولی خدمت

For some time you have been engaged in service in Paris and although there is much hardship and difficulty, it is service [3.5s]... ...As regards the explanation of Monsieur Angelmann(?) concerning the writing of the Greatest Name on the ringstone

BRL_DAK#0571, MMK6#166x, AKHA_103BE #12 p.05, AKHA_117BE #01-04 p.v, AVK3.079.05x, MAS2.100-103, OOL.C023

LOG#0910x, BSC.478 #914x, PN_various p010x, RESP.072x, RBB.143-144, BLO_PT#160

Adam; Adam and Eve; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Ringstone symbol

AB00336

Some Answered Questions #067 Eternal Life and Entrance into the Kingdom of God

650

Answered Questions, Some

سؤال از حیات ابدیه و دخول در ملکوت مینمائید ملکوت باصطلاح ظاهری آسمان گفته

You have asked concerning eternal life and entrance into the Kingdom. The Kingdom is outwardly referred to as “heaven”

MFD#67, BSHN.140.504x, BSHN.144.492x, MHT1a.158x, MHT1b.116x, OOL.C022.67

SAQ#67

Attaining the life of the spirit; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Knowledge; recognition of God; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB00342

640

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای کنیز عزیز الهی حمد کن خدا را که در آستان مقدسش مقربی و در ملکوت عزتش معزز

O thou dear handmaid of God! Praise thou God, because thou art favoured at His Holy Threshold, and cherished in the Kingdom of His might.

MNMK#153 p.285, MMK1#142 p.161, YMM.364x

SWAB#142, TAB.091-094, BSC.489 #940x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB00351

630

Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The

ای ابناء ملکوت نامه شما رسید در وقتیکه حال صعب و عسیر بود و وصول نامه مشکل و مستحیل

O ye sons of the Kingdom! At a time when conditions were most difficult and oppressive and the reception of letters hard and impracticable… In the future, God willing, there will be erected throughout all the regions

BRL_DAK#0714, COMP_MASHRIQP#15x

BRL_MASHRIQ#15x, TAB.435-438, BWF.414-415x, BSTW#078

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00359

630

ای منتسبان حضرت زائر جناب خان کوه و بیابان پیمود و از صحرا و دریا مرور نمود... در یوم ظهور و قرن مجلی طور

O ye who are associated with the revered visitor Jinab-i-Khan! That holy soul traversed mountains and deserts, and journeyed across wilderness and seas... in this day of Manifestation and this age of the light that shone on Sinai [3.5s]

INBA17:106

MKT4.096, BSHN.140.479.09x, BSHN.144.472bx

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB00366

620

Bahá'í World Faith

O thou my dear affectionate son! Two letters from thee have arrived. Exercise

BWF.384-385x, SW_v11#15 p.257-258, BSTW#258

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00398

610

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Life of Thomas Breakwell, The

Tablet of Visitation for Thomas Breakwell

ایها المستبشر ببشارات الله قد وصلنی تحریرک الجدید و حمدت الله علی وصولک

O thou who art gladdened by the tidings of God! Thy latest letter hath reached me, and I have offered praise unto God for thy safe arrival [3.5s]... ...Grieve thou not over the ascension of my beloved Breakwell, for he hath risen unto a rose garden of splendors within the Abha Paradise

BRL_DAK#0187, MNMK#040 p.126x, MNMK#054 p.137x, MMK1#158 p.182x, MMK1#159 p.184x, DSDS.110x

SWAB#158x, SWAB#159x, TAB.450-453, BWF.387-388x, SW_v05#19 p.296-297, SW_v03#13 p.016, BSTW#043ax, BSTW#052kx

L. Slott

Consolation and comfort; Differences in human capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; 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; Unity in diversity

AB00418

600

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity

ایها المنجذب بتجلیات رحمانیه من الملکوت الاعلی انی بکل فرح فتحت کتابک

O thou who art attracted by the brilliant lights of the Merciful One, shining from the Supreme Kingdom!... As for the symbol of the cross

BRL_DAK#0708

TAB.596-599, LOG#1718x, BSC.470 #881-882x, BLO_PT#214

AB00430

590

East and West; communication between East and West; Evolution; human evolution; Love of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Soul; spirit after death; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Universality of the Cause

از حقيقت سؤال نموده بوديد . حقيقت کلمة اللّه است که محيی عالم انسانی است کوران را بينا کند

O seeker of the Kingdom! Your letter has arrived and its contents became known. You asked: What is Truth? ...As to progress after death: know that after death it is the divine world. Progress is possible, but it depends upon the generosity of God...

MMK3#111 p.074x, YMM.256x, YMM.384x, VUJUD.103.20x

BSC.494 #954x, BSTW#139, VUJUDE.189x

AB00431

590

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای منجذب بنفحات ریاض ملکوت نامه روحانی قرایت شد و مضامین محبت... ای پروردگار مستمندانیم مرحمتی کن و فقیرانیم از بحر غنا نصیبی بخش

O maidservant of God! There are two kinds of disease, spiritual and physical....Lord! Pitiful are we, grant us Thy favour; poor, bestow upon us a share... As to thy question regarding palmistry

INBA75:052x, NLAI_BH_AB.005b

BRL_DAK#0953, MKT1.487ax, MKT2.093, MILAN.063, AVK3.025.16x, AVK3.365.13x, DUR2.129x, MJMJ1.056x, MMG2#307 p.344x, MJH.015x

BPRY.022-023x, BSC.429 #777, SW_v13#12 p.332x, SW_v08#18 p.229x, BP1926.020-021x, BSTW#002x, BSTW#183x, BSTW#369ax

The Dutch Youth, Reza & Anthony, E. Mensah

Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Prayer for prosperity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB00448

590

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou who art esteemed in the Threshold of the Almighty! Praise thou God... Thou hast written concerning the impersonality of the Divinity. Personality is in the Manifestation of the Divinity... As to the question whether the souls will recognize each other

TAB.203-206, BWF.367-367x, BSC.482 #921-922x, SDW v01#03 p.046-047, NRMM.170-173, BSTW#043a-043b

Manifestation of God as mirror; Nearness and remoteness; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB00451

580

Abdu'l-Baha's commentary on the Islamic tradition 'God doth give victory to this religion by means of a wicked man'

ان الله لیوید هذا الدین برجل فاجر حدیث شریفده کی فاجر کلمه سی فجوردن مشتق

Some persons have imagined that the word fajir in the holy tradition 'God doth give victory to this religion by means of a wicked man'

MJT.138

BSR_v11 p.056-057x, BLO_PT#005

Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00460

580

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ایها الزائر لمطاف الارواح المخلص فی دین الله طوبی لام ولدتک و طوبی لثدی رضعت لبنه

O visitant to the Resort of spirits (who are) sincere in the Religion of God! Blessed is the mother who bore thee

UMich962.120-122, UMich991.061-065

MKT1.127, MNMK#020 p.097, ASAT3.233, AVK2.175.05x

TAB.114-118, BWF.370-371x, BSC.447 #815-816x, BSTW#273a, BSTW#276f

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; John the Baptist; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The cross and the trinity

AB00465

570

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations; Unity; oneness of humanity

ای احبای الهی و اماء رحمن شمس حقیقت که از افق تقدیس بر آفاق اشراق نمود انوار

O ye beloved of the Lord and handmaids of the All-Merciful! No sooner had the Sun of Truth shone forth from the heaven of sanctity

NURA#46, MMK4#083 p.097, MAS5.183

LOTW#46, DAS.1914-04-17x, SW_v06#12 p.096x, SW_v08#17 p.225x, SW_v09#01 p.013x, BSTW#073f, BSTW#098

AB00492

560

Tablet Concerning Covenant-Breakers

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مورخ یازدهم جولای رسید و دو تلغراف از شما رسید یکی ... این مسائل مثل کف دریا است

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the eleventh of July and two telegrams from thee were received [3.5s]... ...These issues (violations of the Covenant) are like the froth of the sea – they come and then disappear...But if a person does some injury to me, myself, not to the Cause of God, even if he cuts off one of my limbs

MAS2.037-040, YHA1.107-108x, NJB_v05#14 p.004x, KHH1.258-260 (1.361-363)x

KHHE.377-379, BLO_PT#104x, BSTW#052dx

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

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

AB00513

550

Contention and conflict; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority

ای یاران جمال ابهی ای ثابتان بر میثاق طلعت اعلی ای بندگان آستان مقدس حضرت

O ye friends of the Beauty of Abha! O ye firm ones in the Testament of the Covenant of Baha! O ye servants of the Holy Threshold

MKT9.234, AVK3.092.11x, YBN.034-035

BSC.493 #952x

AB00524

550

یا من ادبه الله لنشر نفحاته و اثبات قلوب الضعفاء علی عهده و میثاقه و للقیام

O thou whom God hath trained for the diffusion of His fragrances and the strengthening of the hearts of the faltering in His Covenant and Testament, and to arise [3.5s]

INBA88:071

BRL_DAK#0287, MKT2.243, AVK3.074.05x

BSR_v21p103

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00527

540

Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

اللهم یا الهی و محبوبی هولاء عبادک الذین سمعوا ندائک و لبو الخطابک و اجابوا

O Lord, my God, my Well-Beloved! These are servants of Thine that have heard Thy Voice

INBA21:090b

BRL_DAK#1183, MKT1.223, AHB.118BE #03 p.62, BCH.042x, MJMJ2.069, MMG2#081 p.088

BPRY.236-237, DAS.1915-04-07, SW_v14#01 p.033, DWN_v3#06 p.044, BP1926.015-016, BSTW#106

Samira & Sara

AB00531

540

Prayer and Devotional Life

ای بندگان آستان مقدس الهی شمس حقیقت از افق عالم اشراق فرمود و در قطب آفاق در

O ye servants of the Sacred Divine Threshold! The Sun of Truth hath shone forth from the horizon of the world and ascended to the zenith of the heavens [3.5s]... ...A Baha'í is known by the attributes manifested by him, not by his name: he is recognized by his character, not by his person... We should memorize the Hidden Words, follow the exhortations of the Incomparable Lord, and conduct ourselves in a manner

INBA16:035

BRL_DAK#0696, COMP_PDLP#83x, MKT2.113, MILAN.149, AMK.009-010, AVK4.240.09x, BSHN.140.360, BSHN.144.358, MHT1b.153, YHA1.382x#2

BRL_PDL#83x, COC#0155x, COC#0396x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00537

540

...Four letters have been received from you, the last dated April 18th, 1919. All

SW_v10#14 p.263x, BSTW#240

Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Soul; spirit after death; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB00563

520

Business; financial; property matters; Growth of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Parliaments; constitutional government; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Universal language

ای بنده آستان بهاء الله نامه مورخ به ۱۴ جون ۱۹۲۰ رسید و نامه بعضی از اعضای

O Servant of the Threshold of Baha'u'llah! Thy letter dated 14 June 1920 hath been received. A letter from some of the members of the Peace Committee

MKT3.447, MNMK#120 p.230, MMK1#228 p.297, ASAT5.060x, YHA1.426-427x (2.840)

SWAB#228, WOB.046x, BSTW#203x

AB00567

520

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای فائز بحقیقت آن نور الهی که در اصحاح دوازدهم یوحنا مذکور امیدوارم که

O thou who hast attained to the truth of that divine Light which is mentioned in the twelfth chapter of the Gospel according to John!

BRL_DAK#0952, VUJUD.121.01x

TAB.206-209, BWF.376-376x, COC#1042x, LOG#0377x, BSC.483 #923-924x, BNE.114-115x, VUJUDE.158x

Alchemy; the elixir; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Law of pilgrimage; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00583

510

O thou dear heavenly daughter! The services of His honour, Fazel, to the Kingdom of God are well known. It is my hope that he may be confirmed

BSTW#371

Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Race unity; racial issues

AB00590

510

Importance of community building; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

ایها المخلصون ایها المقربون ایها المبتهلون ایها المتضرعون انی اضع جبهتی علی

O ye sincere ones! O ye favored ones! O ye beseeching ones! O ye supplicating ones!... O friends! It is the wish of ‘Abdu'l-Baha that the friends may establish general unity and not a particular meeting of unity

BRL_DAK#0894, MKT3.233, HDQI.297

TAB.392-395, BSC.458 #843, TCI#1

AB00597

510

O ye beloved and ideal friends of God! The divine voice from the invisible Kingdom of Abha is reaching those who are asleep

SW_v08#15 p.208-209, BSTW#261

Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00610

500

Fire and Light

ای عباد حق و اماء رحمان عشق ز اول سرکش و خونی بود تا گریزد آنکه بیرونی بود از

O servants of the one true God! O handmaids of the Merciful! “From the outset love was rebellious and bloodthirsty, So as to put every stranger to flight.”

MKT6.127b, MNMK#135 p.250, AKHA_104BE #09 p.01, AKHA_106BE #10 p.02, BSHN.140.169, BSHN.144.169, MHT2.104b, NANU_AB#28, SHYM.013

BRL_FIRE_AB#13

Fire and light; fire and water; Martyrs and martyrdom; Pain of love; love as veil; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00620

500

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

O thou who art rejoiced at the explanation of the maidservant of God...! Thank thou God... It behooveth him to seek only the divine bounties... ...As to the critical period (1901): Know though, that verily, Abdu'l-Baha dominates every critical period

TAB.610-612, BSC.464 #863x, SW_v08#15 p.211x, TOR.203-204x, VTRM.025-026, BSTW#043b, BSTW#043c, BSTW#501

AB00649

490

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

...Every one of the friends of God has two stations; one the station of mankind and the other the station of spirituality…. As long as one has not taken a portion of the mystery of sacrifice, it is impossible for him to attain to the Kingdom of God.

BSC.496 #958, SW_v07#12 p.116x

AB00650

480

از ایه مبارکه ان یا رایس قد تجلینا علیک مره فی جبل تینا و مره فی زیتاء و فی

Regarding the blessed verse: 'O Chief! Verily We have manifested Ourself unto thee once upon the Mount of Sinai, and again upon the Mount of Olives, and in...' [4o]

INBA85:448

MMK6#609, BSHI.029-031

Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB00661

480

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thou hast written regarding the death of thy mother. Praise be to God, she hath attained to the desire

TAB.591-593x, BWF.370-370x, BWF.396-396x, BSC.463 #859x, BSC.491 #944x, BSTW#075

Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB00662

480

...Know thou that hardship and privation shall increase day by day, and the people shall thereby be afflicted. The doors of joy and happiness shall be closed on all sides

LOG#0438x, SW_v12#08 p.148x, BSTW#446x, BSTW#504ax

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00666

480

Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

فيوضات ملکوت ابهی مشروط به استعداد و قابليّت نيست نفس فيض عين قابليّت گردد چنانکه نفس فعل چون از فاعل

O herald of the Kingdom! Thy long letter has been carefully read and the contents understood. It proved that thou art not reposing in heart... ...Know that the blessings of the Kingdom of Abha are not dependent upon the capacity and the worthiness of any one; the blessings themselves are the worthiness.

MMK3#137 p.095x

BSC.496 #957x, BSTW#444

AB00730

460

ای پروردگار این نفوس دوستان تواند و این جمع یاران تو و این انجمن پریشان تو از

O Lord! These souls are Thy friends, this company Thy companions, this assembly the scattered flock of Thy dominion [4o]

INBA17:170

BSHN.140.404, BSHN.144.399, MJMJ2.053, MMG2#187 p.213, MHT1b.165

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB00740

460

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای کنیز صادق الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه تعلق بملکوت

O thou sincere and loyal handmaid of the Lord! I have read thy letter. Thou art truly attached to the Kingdom

MNMK#159 p.294, MMK1#160 p.185

SWAB#160, TAB.321-323, BWF.389-390x, BSC.457 #839x

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Knowledge; recognition of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Study; deepening; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00746

460

...There is no wonder when a soul advances to God, but (there is) when he remains firm

SW_v14#09 p.275x, BSTW#440

Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00751

450

ای احبای الهی مدتی است که مکاتیب عبدالبهاء مخاطبا للاحباء صدورش فتور یافته

O beloved of the Lord! For a time now, the dispatch of letters from 'Abdu'l-Bahá addressed to the friends has waned [3.5s]

BSHN.140.443x, BSHN.144.437x, DUR3.168x, DUR1.043x, ADH2_1#39 p.056x, MMG2#003 p.003x, MJH.054x, MHT1a.054x, MHT1b.012x, YBN.058-059

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment

AB00754

450

Education and the development of capacity; House of Justice; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Review of publications; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

و امّا تفاوت بين مدنيّت طبيعيّه که اليوم منتشر است و بين مدنيّت الهيّه

O Thou Servant of the Beauty of Abha! I received thy letter, and the books... As to the difference between the natural civilization which is, in the present day

MMK1#105 p.129x

SWAB#105x, SW_v02#03 p.003-004, SW_v07#07 p.055x, SW_v07#15 p.134x, SW_v14#05 p.146x, BSTW#299

AB00765

450

ای سائل جلیل از افق اعلی و ملکوت ابهی سوال نموده بودید حضرت اعلی اننی انا حی

O honored questioner! Thou hast asked about the Supreme Horizon and the Kingdom of Abha. His Holiness the Bab hath stated

MKT9.134b, ASAT5.156, BSHN.140.364, BSHN.144.362, MHT1a.074, MHT1b.032, YMM.418

BSTW#186

False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Unity of thought and belief

AB00785

450

O thou two attracted ones to the fragrances of God and enkindled by the fire of the love of God

BSTW#121a

Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for pilgrims; Shrines and Holy places

AB00799

440

Equality of men and women; House of Justice; Predictions and prophecies; Role and station of women; War and peace

ای دختر عزیز من نامه فصیح و بلیغ در کمال سرور در باغی در زیر سایه درختی

O Thou my beloved daughter! Thine eloquent and fluent letter was perused in a garden, under the cool shade of a tree

BRL_DAK#0737

LOG#2075x, PT#59 p.195, DAS.1913-08-28, ABIE.249, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#099, BSTW#108b

AB00802

440

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

مشرق الأذکار از اعظم تأسيسات عالم انسانيست و تفرّعاتش بسيار است مشرق الأذکار اگر چه محلّ عبادتست

O thou favored maidservant of the Kingdom of God! The letter, which thou hast written, was received. Its contents evinced high aspiration…. The Temple is the most great foundation of the world of humanity and it has many branches

MMK1#064 p.097x, MMK1#065 p.098x, AVK4.151.04x

SWAB#064x, TAB.626-627, BWF.416-416x, LOG#2056x, BSC.465 #866-867x, SW_v06#17 p.142-143x, SW_v09#01 p.005x, PN_unsorted p073x

High station of teachers of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00833

430

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Two of your letters were received, one after the other; the first dated Oct. 22, 1918

BSTW#222

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of governments; political unity

AB00837

430

Mary Magdalene; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art calling in the Name of God and heralding unto the Kingdom of God! Verily I considered the contents of thy recent letter

TAB.267-269, BSC.455 #835, SW_v08#14 p.186x

AB00845

430

O thou eloquent and fluent poetess! Be thou not discouraged nor become thou dispirited on account of the unavoidable events

BSTW#190

Consolation and comfort; Knowledge; recognition of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00851

420

Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

الهی الهی استغفرک عن کل الشئون الا العبودیه لعتبتک السامیه و اتبرء عن کل ذکر

My God, my God! I ask thee to forgive everything save my servitude to Thy Supreme Threshold...O thou who art calling by the Testament, in the Pivot of the horizons!... I affirm that the true meaning, the real significance, the innermost secret of these verses

INBA13:327

MNMK#001 p.007, HHA.060, MSHR2.152x, PTFP.281

WOB.138x, BSC.265 #550, SW_v11#14 p.238-239, CUPAB.006-008

AB00866

420

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity in diversity

O thou wooer of Reality! His Highness the Merciful One hath cause the appearance of the splendors of love and affinity in the world of humanity

DAS.1914-07-07, BSC.303 #616, SW_v07#04 p.025-026, SW_v09#12 p.135-136

AB00875

420

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

يا احبّاء اللّه اذا اشتدّت الارياح و هطلت الامطار و دمدمت الرّعود و لمع البرق و نزلت الصّواعق و اشتدّت

O ye who are attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily I read your letters which uttered your steadfastness in the Cause of God

MMK3#197 p.140x

TAB.012-014, BWF.395-396x, BSC.473 #892x, SW_v08#01 p.002x

Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00885

410

الهی الهی انی اناجیک فی خفیات سری و هویه قلبی و بلسانی فی جنح اللیالی متضرعا

O my God, my God! I commune with Thee in the hidden recesses of my soul and the essence of my heart, and with my tongue, in the depths of night, with utmost supplication [3.5s]

MMK5#291 p.216, BSHN.140.224, BSHN.144.224, MHT2.086

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed

AB00890

410

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای احبای الهی اساس ملکوت الهی بر عدل و انصاف و رحم و مروت و مهربانی بهر نفسی

O ye beloved of the Lord! The Kingdom of God is founded upon equity and justice, and also upon mercy, compassion

MKT3.211, MMK1#138 p.155, AVK3.091, MAS5.154, GHA.440

SWAB#138, BWF.373-374x, BWF.412-413x, COC#0697x, LOG#0527x, SW_v11#16 p.273-274, PN_1920 p081, BW_v09p544x, BSTW#019, BSTW#184

Compassion; kindness; Education of children; moral education; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Kindness to and rights of animals

AB00901

410

ای دو بنده آستان مبارک من مجاور مسجد اقصی و شما در آن عدوه قصوی با وجود این

O ye two servants of the Blessed Threshold! I am near unto the Most Holy Mosque, while ye abide in that far-distant realm [3.5s]

AHB.128BE #01 p.04, AHB.109BE #05 p.02, AVK3.483.16, BSHN.140.220, BSHN.144.220, MAS5.147, MJMJ2.110x, MMG2#392 p.440x, MHT2.170

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Methods of teaching the Cause; Prayer for unity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB00903

410

O friends of God! Your letter was received through Mrs. Stannard... A profession, a trade, farming, these are worshipping God.

SW_v10#12 p.226, SW_v14#06 p.168, PN_various p019, BSTW#179, BSTW#242

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Work as worship

AB00915

410

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای یاران نورانی و اماء رحمن چون ظلمات نادانی و غفلت از عالم یزدانی و احتجاب

O ye illumined loved ones and ye handmaids of the Merciful! At a time when the sombre night of ignorance, of neglect of the divine world

MNMK#096 p.176, MMK1#016 p.031, AKHA_122BE #06 p.b, NJB_v01#13 p.001

SWAB#016, TAB.502-504, BWF.352-353x, TOR.205-208, BSTW#145

Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB00936

Tablet of the Divine Plan (Western states I)

400

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت شب و روز جز یاد یاران و دعای خیر در حق ایشان و طلب تایید

O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Day and night I have no other occupation

MKT3.010, FRTB.043

TDP#04, BSC.518 #978, SW_v07#10 p.088-089, SW_v07#10 p.085, SW_v09#14 p.160

UDP.029

AB00945

880

Bahá'í Scriptures; Peace; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما با نامه های مختصر جمیع رسید و بنظر دقت... در خصوص احبّای پیتسبرگ مرقوم نموده بودی

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter and the brief ones have all been received and attentively perused.

BRL_DAK#0589, COMP_COVP#43x, COMP_PEACEP#25x, MMK4#151 p.162x

BRL_ATE#168, BRL_COV#43x, BRL_PEACE#25x, COC#0254x, COC#1586x, BSC.547 #988, SW_v10#12 p.234-236, BSTW#177, BSTW#268

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight; Universal peace; world unity

AB00949

400

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای دختر ملکوت نامه شما رسید ولی از عدم فرصت مختصر مرقوم میگردد جسد انسانی

O thou who art the daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter has been received... The body of man, which has been formed gradually... The city of San Diego was like a lifeless body.... O Thou kind Lord! Graciously bestow a pair of heavenly wings

BRL_DAK#0214, MKT3.386, AVK4.204.05x, HUV2.009x

BRL_CHILD#22x, BPRY.252-253x, LOG#0669x, BSC.446 #814x, SW_v11#19 p.317-318, MAB.012-013x, BLO_PT#052.36

Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Law of burial and cremation; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB00955

400

Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ای متشبث بذیل اطهر فرع سدره مبارکه در جهان و جهانیان بدیده بینا نظر نما که

O Thou who art holding fast to the Pure Hem; thou who art the twig of the Blessed Tree! Look thou with seeing eyes at the world about thee, and at the inhabitants thereof. Upon the stage of this immense theatre most spectacular plays are being enacted.

BRL_DAK#0376, MMK3#055 p.035, HDQI.196x, ANDA#07 p.07x

DAS.1913-09-08, BSC.344 #671x, SW_v04#16 p.273x, ABIE.295, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#123d

AB00956

Tablet of the Divine Plan (Northeastern states I)

400

Tablets of the Divine Plan

ای منادیان آسمانی ایام نوروز است همیشه بیاد آن یاران مهربان هستم و از درگاه

O ye heavenly heralds! These are the days of Naurooz. I am always thinking of those kind

MKT3.003, AHB.120BE #01 p.01, FRTB.036, NJB_v10#10 p.204

TDP#01, ADJ.057x, BSC.505 #972, SW_v07#10 p.087-088, SW_v09#14 p.159-160

Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

UDP.005

AB00958

400

O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of God! I have considered thy letter, and have answered the letters thou hast sent. Praise be to God!

BSTW#440

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00964

400

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou that virtuous soul and individual who art ready for the confirmation of the Holy Spirit! I, with the utmost clemency

TAB.706-708, BWF.369-369x, BSC.468 #876x, SW_v07#10 p.098-099

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Many are called but few are chosen; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00973

400

Love of God; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of God! I read thy letter of graceful composition...As to thy question, "Why pray? What is the wisdom thereof..." Know thou, verily, it is becoming of a weak one to supplicate to the strong One

COC#1753x, BSC.491 #945x, SW_v08#04 p.044-045x, BNE.092-093x, VLAB.129-130, BSTW#060a, BSTW#111

AB00984

390

ای احبای الهی این جهان ترابی و خاکدان فانی آشیان مرغ خاکیست و لانه خفاش

O ye beloved of God! This earthly world, this dusty ephemeral abode, is but the nest of terrestrial birds and the den of bats [3.5s]

INBA13:143, INBA17:096, INBA55:408, INBA59:238, INBA88:128b

BRL_DAK#0474, MKT1.443, MILAN.182, BSHN.140.216, BSHN.140.372, BSHN.144.216, DWNP_v5#11 p.004-005, MAS5.073x, MHT1a.114, MHT1b.072, MHT2.162, YHA1.379x

Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Love of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB00998

390

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که بمستر دیلی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید بسیار رای

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant, and staunch! The letter which thou didst write ... hath been shown to me, and the opinions expressed therein

MMK1#041 p.080

SWAB#041, TAB.124-125, BWF.413-414x, BSC.479 #915x, BSTW#349

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB01007

390

ای متحری حقیقت نامه شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودی که آقا میرزا احمد خان یزدانی

O thou who art searching for truth! Thy letter has been received. Thou has written that Agha Mirza Ahmed Khan Yazdani... Thou hast asked how it is possible to grasp the nature of life after death?

MKT3.388, BQA.075

SW_v11#19 p.315-316, BSTW#500a

Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Relationship between government and people; Soul; spirit after death

AB01018

390

ای یاران عبدالبهاء شمس حقیقت نیر ملکوت اعلی بجهت اتحاد عقاید و آراء... عبدالبهآء را به جان و دل گوش نمائید

O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The Sun of Truth, the Luminary of the Supreme Kingdom, for the unity of thoughts and opinions... hearken with heart and soul unto 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s]

MMK2#183 p.132, AKHA_118BE #05-06 p.b, BSHN.140.480.04x, BSHN.144.473bx, PYB#096 p.03

Contention and conflict; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief

AB01053

380

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

O thou faithful servant of the True One! I received thy letter and its contents caused the utmost joy and fragrance within me

TAB.157-159, BSTW#276o

AB01057

380

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که به نمر ۱۵۸ مرقوم نموده بودید به حضرت منشادی ملاحظه گردید

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write, numbered 158, addressed to his honour Munshádí, was perused [3.5s]

AMK.069-071, BSHI.084-085

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Non-participation in politics; Relationship between government and people

AB01079

380

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ای یاران حقیقی عبدالبهاء هر چند شما در آنسامان و عبدالبهاء در این زندان... ای یاران روحانی من زحمات و مشقتتان

...The power of the Greatest Name hath gathered together dispersed and scattered people in a heavenly assemblage and made each of them like unto a lighted candle

MKT1.426, BSHN.140.480.07x, BSHN.144.473cx, NANU_AB#32x, YBN.166

ADMS#214x

AB01086

380

O thou who art rejoiced at the Glad Tidings of God! I have received thy recent letter, and I am, thereby, informed of thy pleasure in the Good Pleasure

BSTW#003

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Personal instructions; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment

AB01091

380

جمیع احزاب در زمان راحت و امان و سکون و اطمینان جشن شادمانی نمایند و بزم

All the peoples hold their banquets at the time of peace, comfort and joy. They are merry and marry when in happiness and peace.

DUR4.406

BSTW#149

Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for married couples; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB01095

380

و انک انت یا الهی سبقت رحمتک و کملت موهبتک و احاطت قدرتک کل الاشیاء فخلقت

Verily Thou, O my God, Thy mercy hath preceded all else, Thy bounty hath been perfected, and Thy power hath encompassed all things, and thus didst Thou create [3.5s]

Ghazi3072.153-156

BRL_DAK#1009, MKT1.206, BSHN.140.108, BSHN.144.108, MHT2.180

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB01108

370

ای بشیرالهی مکاتیب شما رسید و از پریشانی فکر شما بجهت انقلاب بقعه مبارکه حیرت

O divine herald! Thy letters were received, and astonishment was felt at the perturbation of thy thoughts concerning the upheaval at the Holy Shrine [3.5s]

MMK5#142 p.110, BSHI.037-038

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB01117

370

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای جوان رحمانی شکر کن خدا را که بملکوت نورانی راه یافتی و پرده اوهام دریدی و

O spiritual youth! Praise thou God that thou hast found thy way into the Kingdom of Splendours, and hast rent asunder the veil of vain imaginings

MMK1#024 p.051, MMK1#085 p.115, BNEP.198, GTB.012

SWAB#024, TAB.561-563, BWF.372-372x, BWF.381-382x, LOG#1255x, JWTA.022-023, BSC.470 #880x

God as personal vs. impersonal reality; Laws of marriage and dowry; Limits of the intellect; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB01126

370

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Resurrection of Christ; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou who art advancing toward the Divine Kingdom! What thou hast written was understood and noted. Thou hast asked concerning the station of this servant.

TAB.191-193, SW_v13#06 p.148x, BSTW#163, BSTW#207b

AB01130

Tablet of the Divine Plan (Central states I)

370

Savva, Danika, Lauren & Jeremy

ای نفوس آسمانی ای محافل روحانی ای مجامع ربانی هر چند مدتیست که در تحریر

O he heavenly souls, O ye spiritual assemblies, O ye lordly meetings! For some time past correspondence has been delayed

MKT3.008, FRTB.041

TDP#03, BSC.514 #976, SW_v07#10 p.091, SW_v09#14 p.167-168

Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

UDP.022

AB01150

370

O thou son of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its contents were in the utmost sweetness

SW_v11#08 p.122, BSTW#366

Critique of Western values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Nationalism; love of country; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

AB01161

370

O servant of the True One! What thou hadst written was known. It was a clear evidence of thy thoughtfulness

SW_v02#16 p.014-015, BSTW#112

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB01169

360

ای ادیب دبستان عرفان و عندلیب بوستان ایقان شمع روشن است و انوار ملکوت ابهی

O learned in the school of true understanding and the nightingale of the garden of certitude, the candle is lit and the light of the Abha Kingdom

INBA59:230

BRL_DAK#1018, MKT1.421, BSHN.140.348, BSHN.144.346, MHT1b.216

DAS.1915-03-24

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01174

360

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ی بندگان جمال مبارک ... اين معلوم و واضحست که اليوم تأييدات غيبيّهء الهيّه شامل مبلّغين است

O servants of the Blessed Beauty! It is a well known fact that, owing to the frequency of disturbances, the work of delivering the Message

MMK1#209 p.255x, AKHA_107BE #05 p.06x, AKHA_103BE #08 p.04x, AVK3.495.13x, AVK4.241.06x, MAS5.082x

SWAB#209x, TAB.390-392, BWF.385-386x, BSC.493 #950x

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Pioneering; travel teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01177

360

ای بنده جمال ابهی آنچه نگاشتی و مقصود داشتی مشهود و مکشوف شد فی الحقیقه انسان

O servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! That which thou didst write and intend hath been made manifest and unveiled. Verily, man [3.5s]

AVK4.188.11x, BSHN.140.297, BSHN.140.352, BSHN.144.297, BSHN.144.350, MHT1a.190, MHT1b.148, MHT1b.232, NFQ.011

Attaining the life of the spirit; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01184

360

Bahá'í World Faith; Center of the Covenant; Light of the World

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از مضمون اطلاع حاصل گردید بموجب دستورالعملی

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents noted. Speak in accordance with the instructions written herein

NURA#61, MMK4#156 p.168, MMK5#208 p.158, AMK.259-261

BWF.358-359x, COC#0217x, LOTW#61, SW_v03#07 p.016-017, SW_v06#14 p.106-107, SW_v08#14 p.186-187, BLO_PT#021, BSTW#052ox

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB01189

360

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

ای دو کنیز مقرب پروردگار نامه امة الله مادر بیچر بنظر گذشت و فی الحقیقه لسان

O ye two favoured handmaids of the Lord! The letter from Mother Beecher hath been received, and truly it spoke for you both... It is hoped that all the maidservants of the Merciful, in those regions, will be (united) like unto the waves of one boundless sea.

MNMK#105 p.192, MMK1#036 p.073

SWAB#036, BSTW#504a

D. Stevenson

AB01202

360

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of Abha! Thy letter was received. Its details concerning those two persons

SW_v06#12 p.095-096, BSTW#073c

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB01214

Lawh-i-Mahabbat (Tablet of Love)

360

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله قد وصلنی تحریرک الاخیر الدال علی فرط محبتک لعبدالبهاء

O thou who art attracted by the fragrant breezes of God... Know thou of a certainty that Love is the secret of God's holy Dispensation

INBA89:262

MKT1.159, MNMK#036 p.121, MMK1#012 p.024x, MMK1#147 p.171x, MMK1#179 p.200x, MMK1#180 p.201x, AVK3.207.19, NSR_1978.137, NSR_1993.150, KNSA.219 (412), OOL.C016

SWAB#012x, TAB.524-526, MNYA.306-307, BSC.435 #790, AELT.209-210x, BSTW#025, BSTW#250, BSTW#502a

A. Youssefi, Choir of the Baha'i Temple of South America, K. Porray, SKY, Ladjamaya [track 13], E. Mahony

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01223

360

Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Evolution; human evolution; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Oneness; unity of religion; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who art seeking for Truth! Your letter has been forwarded. I have no opportunity to write a detailed answer... As to life, however, it has had no beginning

BSC.434 #787-789, SW_v12#12 p.194, BSTW#104

AB01224

350

اللهم یا غافر الذنوب و کاشف الکروب و جاذب القلوب و ستار لکل مذنب ولو خاض غمار

O Lord! Thou Who art the Forgiver of sins, the Dispeller of sorrows, the Attractor of hearts, and the Concealer of every sinner, even should he be immersed in an ocean of transgressions [3.5s]

BSHN.140.112, BSHN.144.112, MHT2.137, NJB_v11#19 p.344

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

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

AB01248

350

Convey this message to each and all the believers in New York: Any person who comes to America

SW_v06#12 p.096, BSTW#073e

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01263

350

ای متوجه بملکوت الله نامه ات رسید و معانی دلیل بر احساسات روحانی بود که

Praise be to God that thou has obtained thy portion through the grace of the All merciful and that thou hast witnessed the illuminations

BRL_DAK#0796, MMK2#117 p.090

BSTW#347

Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01293

350

O thou revered one! Verily, I always remember thee, and forget thee not; I invoke God to ordain for thee good in this world and in the Kingdom

BSTW#033

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Power of prayer; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01294

350

Thank God that you have come and attained to this visit! I hope, as you have received physical health, you will receive your spiritual health

SW_v08#18 p.232x, PN_1905 p007, BSTW#369a

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB01355

340

Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قد قرات نمیقتک البدیعه المعانی

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I have indeed read thy letter with its wondrous meanings [3.5s]... O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! I have read thy beautiful letter containing beautiful significances

YMM.460-461x

TAB.658-660, BSC.472 #890-891x, CUPAB.011x, BSTW#110b, BSTW#207b

AB01366

340

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering; rejection of Christ

یا من یخاطبه فوادی اعلم ان المیثاق کوکب یلوح و یضای علی الافاق و ان انواره

O thou whom my heart addresses! Know thou, verily, the Covenant is an Orb

BRL_DAK#0793

BSC.320 #641, SW_v04#10 p.170, SW_v06#14 p.107, SW_v08#16 p.218, BSTW#052a

AB01367

340

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou who art confident in the appearance of the Kingdom of God! Verily I read thy letter... Consider the past, so that thou mayest become informed

TAB.175-176, BWF.394-394x, BSC.481 #919x

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Praise and encouragement; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment

AB01375

330

O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your joint letter was received

SW_v10#07 p.136-137, BSTW#214

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity of thought and belief; Universal peace; world unity

AB01389

330

Naming of children; of individuals; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written regarding thy trip to the Holy Land.... Say on my behalf to the maidservant of God, Mrs. Claudi Coles: 'The end of every material work is without result

TAB.218-219, BSC.484 #927x, BSTW#449x

AB01396

330

ای دو مومن موقن اموری در اینجهان فانی ظهور و بروز نماید که بظاهر سبب هیجان

O ye two assured believers! Affairs shall arise and become manifest in this mortal world which outwardly cause agitation [3.5s]

BSHN.140.116, BSHN.144.116, MHT2.140

Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01398

330

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای دوست عزیز هر چند شخص نیکوکار در درگاه پروردگار مقبول است ولی اول دانستن است

My dear Friend: Pleasing and acceptable as is a person of righteous actions before God’s Holy Threshold, yet deeds should proceed from knowledge

BRL_DAK#1055, MMK3#144 p.099

BRL_ATE#205x, TAB.549-550, BWF.382-383x, BSC.460 #851-852x

Christ; Christianity; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Goodly deeds; actions; Reincarnation

AB01404

330

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای شعله محبت الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی سبب سرور گردید زیرا آنمکتوب مانند

O thou flame of God's love! What thou hast written hath brought great joy, for thy letter was as a garden from which roses of inner meanings

MKT2.269, MMK1#155 p.177, AVK1.093x

SWAB#155, TAB.722-723, BWF.371-372x, BSC.469 #877x

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01410

330

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Family Life

ای کنیز مقرب درگاه کبریا مکتوب مرقوم ملاحظه گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل شد در

O thou favored maidservant in the Threshold of the Almighty! The letter which thou hast written was perused and its contents were noted…. Treat all thy friends and relatives, even strangers, with a spirit of utmost love and kindliness

BRL_DAK#0681, COMP_FAMP#88x, MMK2#009 p.005x

BRL_FAM#88x, TAB.195-196, COC#0845x, BSC.430 #779x, LABC.015x

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Prayer for children and youth; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight

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

AB01439

330

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily, thy coming, at this time, unto this shining, blessed Holy Land

TAB.681-683, BSC.466 #868x, SW_v09#14 p.162-163x

AB01450

330

ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء چندی بود که سبیل مسدود و طریق مقطوع و فاصدان ممنوع

O beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! For some time the way had been barred, the path cut off, and all wayfarers forbidden [3.5s]

MKT1.272, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.202x, YHA1.368x (2.738), QT108.078-079, BSDR.513, NJB_v02#04 p.001x

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB01454

330

Free will and predestination; fate; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

Everything is from God, both good and evil... Everything in existence is good, and only the lack of goodness make a thing evil. The being is created good

BSC.500 #963x, PN_1900 p061, PN_unsorted p148, PN_1900 p003x

AB01467

320

Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ای بشیرالهی نامه تو چون دیوان محامد و نعوت جمال مبارک بود نهایت فرح و سرور

O Bashír-i-Ilahí! Thy letter was like unto a treasury of poems in glorification and praise of the Blessed Beauty. It hath imparted the utmost joy and gladness

INBA85:086

NURA#16, MMK4#016 p.015, AHB.121BE #10 p.333, AHB.131BE #1-2 p.44, BSHI.038-039, BSHI.161-162

LOTW#16

AB01472

320

O thou servant of the Beauty of Abha! What thou hadst written was perused. I was informed of the details. His Holiness Christ said... Had each one of the beloved of God in America engaged in teaching the Cause of God, like unto the beloved in Persia, now they would have guided several millions of souls

BSTW#453, BSTW#504b

Growth of the Cause; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB01474

320

O thou servant of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh! Thy letter was received. As there is no time for a detailed answer I will give it briefly.... Regarding the Spiritual Assembly, this is not the House of Justice. It is a purely spiritual assembly and belongs to spiritual matters

DAS.1913-10-18, DAS.1913-10-19x, BSTW#094

House of Justice; Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

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

AB01491

320

ای دو برادر چون فرقدان درخشنده و تابان نور حقیقی در عالم خلق پرتو محبت الله

O ye two brothers! Like unto the Twin Stars ye shine forth and radiate, the light of Truth casting its rays of divine love throughout the world of creation [3.5s]

BSHN.140.273, BSHN.144.273, MHT1b.197, QUM.256

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB01505

Tablet of the Divine Plan (Southern states I)

320

R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 5]

ای منادیان بملکوت الله چند روز پیش بان یاران الهی نامه نگاشته گشت ولی چون این

O ye heralds of the Kingdom of God! A few days ago an epistle was written

MKT3.006, AKHA_121BE #01 p.j, AKHA_134BE #01 p.8, AHB.119BE #01 p.000, FRTB.038

TDP#02, ADJ.062x, BSC.510 #974, SW_v07#10 p.090, SW_v09#14 p.166-167

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

UDP.012

AB01507

320

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

امروز هر عاقل هوشیاری و عاقبت‌بینی بیدار شود و واقف اسرار مستقبل گردد که جز قوّهٴ میثاق قلب آفاقرا بحرکت نیارد

O thou old friend! A month ago a letter was written to the favored maidservant... The Covenant of God is like unto a vast and fathomless ocean.

MNMK#128 p.243x, MMK1#189 p.216x, MMK5#095 p.080x

SWAB#189x, BSC.547 #988x, SW_v10#08 p.153

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Review of publications; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01536

320

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who hast sought illumination from the Light of the Guidance of God! Verily I read thy words... Know thou, verily, man before reaching (spiritual) maturity

TAB.165-167, BSC.480 #917x

AB01551

310

ای بشیر روحانی نامه شما رسید و البته تا بحال عکس فانی بدست مبارک آنحبیب

O spiritual herald! Your letter was received, and assuredly by now my photograph will have reached the blessed hands of that beloved one [3.5s]

INBA85:459b

AVK3.099, BSHI.046-047

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Photographs and recordings; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB01552

Tablet of the Divine Plan (Canada and Greenland I)

310

R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 8]

ای بنات و ابناء ملکوت هر چند در اکثر ایالات و مدائن متحده الحمد لله نفحات الله

O ye daughters and sons of the Kingdom! Although in most of the states and cities

MKT3.013, ANDA#71 p.06, FRTB.046

TDP#05, ADJ.055x, ADJ.057-058x, COF.012ax, BSC.523 #980, SW_v07#10 p.089-090, SW_v09#14 p.168

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity

UDP.037

AB01590

310

O thou seeker for truth! Whatever thou hast heretofore heard was fancy, not truth; was tradition, not vision

BSTW#144, BSTW#451

Growth of the Cause; Knowledge of self; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ

AB01593

310

O dear maidservant of God! I remember thee in all circumstances and mention thy name in the luminous assembly, asking confirmation

BSTW#352

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01594

310

Call to action; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ای گلهای گلشن محبت الله و ای سراجهای روشن انجمن معرفت الله علیکم نفحات الله و

O ye roses in the garden of God's love! O ye bright lamps in the assemblage of His knowledge! May the soft breathings of God

INBA59:138

MKT1.476, MMK1#210 p.256, AKHA_118BE #01-04 p.ب, BSHN.140.368, BSHN.144.366, DWNP_v5#06 p.004, MHT1a.109, MHT1b.067

SWAB#210

The Badasht Project

AB01624

310

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ایتها الناطقه بالثناء علی الله انی قرئت نمیقتک الناطقه بتحیرک فی بعض الاحکام

O thou who art voicing the praises of thy Lord! I have read thy letter, wherein thou didst express astonishment

MNMK#039 p.125, MMK1#137 p.153

SWAB#137, TAB.055-056, BSC.474 #896x

Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of transformation and change; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Progress only takes place within its own degree

AB01641

310

Your detailed letter has been received, and has been the cause of the utmost joy and gladness. Praise be to God! The loved ones are all astir and active, but you have rent the veil too widely asunder.

BSTW#608

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Methods of teaching the Cause; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB01653

310

...Thou hast had the intention of going out into the woods and the country for change of weather... Judas Iscariot must not be forgotten

BSTW#052fx, BSTW#131x

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01661

300

Bahá'í Scriptures; Crisis and Victory; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou child of the Kingdom and firm in the Covenant! Thy letter, through his honor Mirza ..., was received and thy former letters also became acceptable.. In this day the most vital and momentous matter

BRL_CRISIS#13x, TAB.360-362, COC#0270x, BSC.443 #808x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01701

300

ای جوان نورانی و عزیز روحانی من نامه تو رسید و از قرائتش چنان مسرتی حاصل شد

O thou illumined youth and my spiritual beloved! Thy letter was received and its perusal imparted happiness... Awaken the friends, for ere long a test shall come. Perchance some persons

INBA87:401, INBA52:412b

MKT3.232, NJB_v04#02 p.004

SW_v04#03 p.056, SW_v06#12 p.093, SW_v07#16 p.163, BSTW#073ax

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB01705

300

ای خویشان و پیوند ان هوشمند حضرت کیخسرو خسروی فرمود و وفاپروری نمود

O kindred and wise relatives of His Majesty Kay Khusraw, who showed sovereignty and manifested fidelity [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0447, MKT2.150, AHB.133BE #03-04 p.95, BSHN.140.417x, BSHN.144.411x, TZH8.1168, DUR1.545x, ANDA#25 p.43, MHT1a.059x, MHT1b.017x, MSBH10.007, YARP2.225 p.205

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

AB01722

300

Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O thou favored maidservant of God! Thy letter was received . Thou has expressed joy on account of thy visit to the friends in Chicago.

TAB.214-215, BSC.484 #925x

AB01747

300

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art ignited through the brilliant Flame which is blazing in this blessed spot!... The blessed ones of God whose eyes are brightened

TAB.060-061, BSTW#355

AB01759

300

نسخه خطابه شما در کونگرس رسید فی الحقیقه فداای جمال مبارکی هیچ فکری و ذکری

The copy of the address which you delivered before the Peace Congress was received. Truly, I way thou art a ransom

NJB_v02#10 p.003x

CHU.078x, BSTW#312

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01770

300

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Faith and assurance are like unto trees of the orchards, and praiseworthy deeds and actions are like unto the fruits thereof. A lamp is in need of the illuminating light

DAS.1913-12-28x, BSTW#288

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Kindliness; humility; self-effacement in teaching the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01793

290

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity

ای اهل ملکوت نامه ای که بعد از جشن نوروز مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید فرح و سرور

O ye people of the Kingdom! The letter ye have written after the feast of Naw-Ruz

BRL_DAK#1237, MKT8.010, AKHA_135BE #03 p.46, PYB#256 p.04

SW_v08#19 p.242x, BSTW#450, ADMS#048

AB01849

290

ای یاران باوفا آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از معانی انجذابات روحانی

O faithful friends! What ye had penned hath been perused, manifesting spiritual attractions [3.5s]

BSHN.140.271, BSHN.144.271, MHT1b.204, MHT2.097, QUM.152-153, QUM.187

Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01850

290

O ye real friends and heartfelt beloved of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá! Your petition full of prayer and supplication was received... Not one soul has the right to say one word on his own account... ...For this Divine Covenant is an institution of the Lord. The Blessed Perfection in all the Tablets, Books, Epistles and supplications, has begged confirmations

BSTW#310, BSTW#416, BSTW#052h

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB01859

290

Intuition; inspiration; Outward and inward meanings; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Know thou that some of the souls... Know thou, verily insight seeth that which sight seeth not... Then know that the power of the Word of God is effective

TAB.607-608, BSC.463 #861-862x, TOR.202x, VTRM.021-022

AB01870

290

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

Your three reports, together with the public announcement, were received. Praise be to God! all the contents indicated firmness, spirituality and goodness.... Souls are like unto mirrors

TAB.019-020, BWF.367-367x, BSC.473 #893x, CUPAB.011-012x, BSTW#305x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB01873

290

Thy letter was received and its contents noted. In truth thou hast been thrown amidst dire ordeals

BSTW#188

Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Effort; striving; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB01895

280

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای امه الله شکرانه فیض رحمان در این اوان عبارت از نورانیت قلب و احساسات

O thou handmaid of God! In this day, to thank God for His bounties consisteth in possessing a radiant heart

MMK1#153 p.175

SWAB#153, TAB.243-244, BWF.360-361x, BSC.455 #834

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB01907

280

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones

ای بنده صادق بهاء الله نامه شما رسید و از مضمون نهایت سرور حاصل گردید زیرا

O thou truthful servant of Baha'u'llah! Thy letter was received and its contents brought the utmost joy…. O thou spiritual friend! Thou hast asked about the wisdom of obligatory prayer… I supplicate God that day by day thou mayest become more steadfast, so that like unto an impregnable stronghold

BRL_CONF2018P#22x, MMK2#130 p.099

BRL_IOPF#2.07x, BRL_CONF2018#22x, TAB.683-684, BWF.368-368x, BSC.466 #869x

Importance of prayer; Law of obligatory prayer; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

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

AB01959

280

ای مشتعل بنار محبه الله اشعار بلیغی که از حنجر روحانی صادر در محضر اینعبد

O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! The eloquent verses that issued forth from the spiritual throat were presented in the presence of this servant [3.5s]

MMK2#309 p.226, AKHA_123BE #03 p.j, BSHN.140.157x, BSHN.144.157x, MHT2.076x, NANU_AB#47x, RSR.045-046

Prayer for spiritual recognition; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB01963

280

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter written Aug. 3 1920 gas been received. Praise be unto God, the friends at Los Angeles

BSTW#029

Education of children; moral education; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB01966

280

ای ورقات مهتزات منجذبات در این قیامت کبری میدانی ترتیب شد که از یک جهه حد

O ye fluttering, enraptured leaves! In this Most Great Resurrection a field hath been arranged such that, from one direction, the [3.5s]

INBA13:179

MKT7.133, BSHN.140.459, BSHN.144.453, MHT1b.235

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB02000

280

Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude, The Importance of; Prayer for Fathers; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

پروردگارا آمرزگارا بنده درگاهت ویندست توجه بملکوت ابهی مینماید و از برای پدر

O Thou Almighty! O Thou Forgiver! The servant of Thy Threshold, Windust... O Lord! In this Most Great Dispensation Thou dost accept the intercession of children

BRL_DAK#0213

BRL_PMDA#25x, BPRY.064x, COC#0844x, COC#1747x, LOG#0770x, SW_v11#19 p.319, BLO_PT#066, BSTW#011

S. Rowshan, Anke & Armin

Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death

AB02023

270

اللهم یا کهفی المنیع و ملاذی الرفیع ترانی سائل العبرات و صاعد الزفرات و مشتد

O my God! Thou art my mighty refuge and my lofty sanctuary. Thou beholdest me shedding tears, heaving sighs that ascend on high [3.5s]

MKT6.061, BSHN.140.139, BSHN.144.139, MHT2.110

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02043

270

ای آوارگان راه حق جهانیانرا آاین دیرین چنین است که دشمن راستیند و بدخواه حق

O ye wanderers in the path of Truth! The ancient custom of humanity hath ever been to oppose righteousness and bear ill-will unto truth [3.5s]

MKT8.009, BSHN.140.161, BSHN.144.161, MSHR3.180x, MHT2.084b, NANU_AB#54

Consolation and comfort; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB02067

270

With regard to the violator (Nakez) thou hast treated him most appropriately. It is necessary for the believing souls to associate with the righteous

BSTW#052ex

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant

AB02074

270

ای ثابتان بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید نامه در پانزده ماه قبل

O firm ones in the Covenant! Your letter was received and its contents became known.

MKT4.037, YHA1.143x, YHA1.427-428x, VUJUD.014

DAS.1915-02-14, SW_v05#16 p.242, BSTW#213b, VUJUDE.020-021

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02099

270

O thou propagator of the Religion of God! A few days ago an epistle was written... Now the believers must engage their time in teaching the Cause... O thou servant of His Holiness Baha'u'llah! Inform all the believers that a number of calumnious articles will be written in those parts

DAS.1914-08-04, SW_v05#09 p.138, SW_v09#14 p.161x, BSTW#175, BSTW#461

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02108

270

ای منسوب بان نفس مطمئنه راضیه مرضیه این مصیبت هائله قلوب عموم را پرخون نمود... هر حیاتی را عاقبت موتی و هر بقائی را فنائی

O thou who art associated with that serene, content and well-pleasing soul! This grievous calamity hath verily rent asunder the hearts of all... Every life must end in death, and every permanence is destined to extinction [3.5s]

INBA85:543

AKHA_121BE #04 p.j, BSHN.140.381, BSHN.140.475.10x, BSHN.144.376, BSHN.144.468b, MHT1a.186, MHT1b.144

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; High station of the true believer; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB02117

270

Continual renewal of creation; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای نفوس محترمه جهان از تقالید پوسیده قدیمه چون شب تاریک گشته اساس تعالیم الهی

O ye respected souls! From the continual imitation of ancient and worn-out ways, the world had grown dark as darksome night.

MMK1#205 p.244

SWAB#205, BSTW#038, BSTW#253, ACOA.064-065

AB02119

270

ای یادگارهای آن نفس مقدس مبارک جناب سمی حضرت مقصود الحمد لله بمقصود رسیدند و

O ye remnants of that blessed and sacred soul, his honor Samí, namesake of the Most Great Beloved! Praise be to God, they have attained their goal [3.5s]

INBA85:432

BSHN.140.283, BSHN.144.283, TSS.174, MHT1b.180b

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Exhortations and counsels; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed

AB02141

270

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O ye dear friends and maidservants of God! A good fragrance is coming from the rose-garden of Kenosha and a pleasing breeze is blowing

TAB.146-147, BSTW#068

AB02144

270

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I noted thy letter and utterance. God hath accepted thy devotion

TAB.064-066, LOG#0401x, BSC.475 #900-901x

AB02172

270

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ

O thou who art acknowledging the Oneness of God! Verily, I read thy letter... Observe the pages of the universe

TAB.170-171, BSC.481 #918x

AB02184

260

Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual springtime; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

ای ابناء ملکوت سال نو عبارت از گردش و حرکت دوره سنوی است

O ye children of the Kingdom! It is New Year; that is to say, the rounding of the cycle of the year. A year is the

DWNP_v4#07 p.040

TAB.038-040, BSC.475 #899x, SW_v02#01 p.010-011, SW_v04#16 p.266, SW_v08#01 p.009, CHH.217-218, BLO_PN#022

AB02196

260

ای بنت ملکوت نامه ۲۷ فبرواری ۱۹۱۰ وصول یافت و از مضمون مشهود گردید که شب و

O daughter of the Kingdom. Thy letter dated 27 February 1910 hath arrived, and from its contents it became evident... Whatever is contrary to the teachings of Baha'u'llah is false

BBBD.098-100

BBBD.100-101, BBBD.169, BSTW#052e, BSTW#131

Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB02230

260

ای خیرخواه عالم انسانی نامه فصیح و بلیغ شما رسید و بکمال سرور قرائت گردید و همچنین

O thou who art the well-wisher of humanity - felicitations! Your epistle concerning

PYB#159 p.33

SW_v10#17 p.315-316, BSTW#243

Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Supreme tribunal; Universal peace; world unity

AB02274

260

ای ورقه موقنه و امة الله المومنه مصیبت وارده سبب حزن قلوب طاهره گردیده و فی

O assured leaf and faithful handmaid of God! The calamity that hath befallen hath caused grief to pure hearts and [3.5s]

BSHN.140.159, BSHN.144.159, MHT2.074

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB02290

260

Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art advancing toward God! The letter of that divine maidservant was received and contents were apprehended.

TAB.251-252, BWF.388-389x, BSTW#052yx, BSTW#073gx

AB02291

260

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of god! Thy letter dated December 26th

SW_v10#06 p.110, BSTW#262, BSTW#263

Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

AB02292

260

Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Importance of prayer

O thou who art attracted to the Call of the Kingdom! Thy letter was presented and I was informed of thy expression. And it was glorious proof

TAB.227-229, BSC.471#883x, VTRM.015-017

AB02310

260

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

یا امه الله المهتزه کقضیب رطیب بنسیم محبه الله انی قرئت تحریرک الدال علی فرط

O handmaid of God, who tremblest even as a fresh and tender branch in the winds of the love of God! I have read thy letter... These spiritual assemblies are aided

MNMK#044 p.129, MMK1#038 p.076

SWAB#038, TAB.089-091, GPB.332x2x, COC#1358x, LOG#0010x, LOG#2072x, BSC.476 #903-904x

Honiara Baha'i Youth

Equality of men and women; House of Justice; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB02315

260

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

O thou who art awakened to the Cause of God! Verily, I read thy letter and my heart... As to the manifestation of the Greatest Name

TAB.612-614, BSC.464 #864x, VTRM.027-028

AB02317

260

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Prayer for unity

O my God, my beloved, my assistant and my chosen! ...Bring them together again, O Lord, by the Power of Thy Covenant, and gather their dispersion by the Might of Thy Promise

BSC.263 #549x, SW_v05#15 p.225x, SW_v04#14 p.240x, SW_v09#19 p.221x, SW_v10#07 p.119x, BSTW#062

AB02342

250

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای خداوند مهربان شکر ترا که بيدار نمودی و هشيار کردی چشم بينا دادی و گوش شنوا احسان نمودی

O thou advancing maidservant of God! Thy letter was received... O compassionate God! Thanks be unto Thee for Thou hast awakened me and made me conscious…. Bestow upon me a heart which, like unto glass

BRL_DAK#1193, MMK3#011 p.006x, MMG2#102 p.116x

BPRY.071x, TAB.640-641, BSC.431 #782x, SW_v02#04 p.012, BSTW#293ex

MJ Cyr, T. Nosrat, A. Youssefi

Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02344

250

ای امه الله هر چند این مصیبت جانگداز و جگرسوز است و سبب آه و فغان شب و روز

O handmaid of God! Though this heart-rending and soul-consuming calamity causeth sighs and lamentation night and day [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#1141, MKT6.014, BSHN.140.137, BSHN.144.137, MHT2.108b

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death

AB02382

250

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای خانم ملکوتی نامه شما از نیویورک رسید از مضمون خوشنودی حاصل شد زیرا دلیل

O thou lady of the Kingdom! Thy letter sent from New York hath been received. Its contents imparted joy and gladness

MMK1#067 p.099

SWAB#067, BSTW#251

AB02383

250

Consolation and comfort; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment

ای خواهر عزیز نامه ات در وقتی وارد که الحمد لله بلایا و محن در سبیل الهی از هر

O thou dear sister! The letter arrived at a time when—praise be to God!—calamities and sufferings in the path of God have surrounded us

MMK3#200 p.143

TAB.723-724, BSC.469 #878x

AB02393

250

ای صابره شاکره هر چند این ماتم دریای اندوه و غمست و این مصیبت آتش جانسوز درد

O steadfast and thankful one! Though this mourning be an ocean of sorrow and grief, and this calamity a soul-consuming fire of pain [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#1085, BSHN.140.099x, BSHN.140.111x, BSHN.140.181x, BSHN.144.099x, BSHN.144.111x, BSHN.144.181x, MHT2.188

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death

AB02400

250

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ات رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید در میان خلق ازدواج عبارت از

O thou dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been received, and its contents were noted. Marriage, among the mass of the people

MMK1#084 p.114, AKHB.199-200, GHA.159, HYB.046, NJB_v12#09 p.160

SWAB#084, BWF.372-373x, LOG#1266x, BSC.457 #840x, BLO_PT#052.11

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Marriage as means of spiritual progress

AB02423

250

ای یار قدیم نامه ات رسید مختصر و مفید بود استقرار در لاهیجان چندان مناسب نیست... جهان مانند بازار سوداگرانست

O ancient friend! Thy letter was received, concise and beneficial it was. To settle in Lahijan is not fitting... The world is even as a marketplace of traders [3.5s]

MMK6#152, BSHN.140.474.07x, BSHN.144.467x

Idle fancies; lust and passion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB02430

250

ای یاران رحمانی عبدالبهاء هر چند شبانگاهست ولی صبحگاهی ملکوت الهی است یعنی

O ye merciful friends of Abdul Baha! Although it is night, yet it is the morn of the dawn of the divine Kingdom.... The ancient bestowal of the beauty of Abha is the companion of every pure heart

MKT8.184b, MKT9.245, AKHA_119BE #03-04 p.j, BSHN.140.375, BSHN.144.370, MHT1a.188, MHT1b.146

DAS.1913-07-21, ABIE.094, PN_various p013x, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#110a

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment

AB02445

250

O thou who art advancing into the Kingdom of God! Verily, I read thy eloquent letter... Know verily that Abdu'l-Baha has spiritual speech, heavenly conversations

SW_v14#07 p.210x, CUPAB.014-015x, BSTW#171

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB02446

250

Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O ye who are attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, this mundane world is as the mirage of the desert

TAB.660-661, BSC.426 #769

AB02447

250

ایتها المنجذبه بانوار ساطعه من ملکوت الله انی قرئت رقیمتک البلیغه و نمیقتک

O thou who art attracted by the lights shining from the Kingdom of God! Verily I have read thy eloquent letter and wonderful epistle... Know thou, verily, I say unto thee that the conditions of this mortal world

INBA89:221

DAS.1913-07-14, SW_v04#15 p.252-153x, ABIE.064, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#110a

High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB02456

250

O thou who art attracted to God, may God uphold thee! I implore God, the Ever-Living

SW_v14#09 p.263, SW_v08#18 p.233, BSTW#176, BSTW#182

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech

AB02457

250

The meeting thou hast called at Mr. Bowen's and hast lectured therein was a spiritual gathering

BSTW#364

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02458

250

پروردگارا آمرزگارا توای مهربان توای خداوند عظیم الغفران ما جمله سراپا قصوریم

O Lord, O Forgiver! Thou art the Compassionate One, Thou art the Lord of infinite forgiveness. We are all utterly encompassed by our failings [3.5s]

INBA85:213

BSHN.140.193x, BSHN.140.327x, BSHN.144.193x, BSHN.144.325x, MHT1b.247, MHT2.148ax

Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for forgiveness; Soul; spirit after death

AB02463

250

یا امه الله نامه تو رسید مرا مقصد چنانست که تو سبب ثبوت و استقامت نفوسی بر

O thou maid servant of God! Thy letter was received. My desire is that thou mayst become the cause of the firmness and steadfastness of the souls... ...Firmness in the covenant contains an odor like unto the fragrance of the musk

YHA1.107 (1.219), NJB_v05#14 p.002

SW_v08#16 p.219x, BSTW#052r, BSTW#073e, BSTW#192x

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers

AB02478

250

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

O Thou Pure God! Gaze providently at the beloved ones and the dear maidservants

TAB.355-356, BSTW#054

AB02481

250

Call to action; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

Thy letter was received and its contents noted. In truth, thou hast been thrown amid dire ordeals... The wisdom of all these tribulations that poured successively

TAB.654-656, BSC.486 #934x

AB02490

240

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O my God! O my God! Praise be unto Thee! for Thou hast created me of the most excellent fabric, in the most honored form

TAB.614-615, BSC.430 #780, VTRM.028-029

AB02505

240

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! The letter thou hadst written on January 22nd

SW_v10#09 p.184-185, BSTW#426

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB02507

240

Letter to Corinne True re Women on the House of Justice

ای بنت ملکوت نامه رسید و اجتماع مبعوثان مشرق الاذکار در روز نوروز در شیکاغو

O daughter of the Kingdom! The epistle was received and the Convention of the delegates of the Mashrek-el-Azkar on the day of Naurooz, at Chicago, proved a cause of joy

BRL_DAK#0624, MSHR4.102-103, QT108.046x

BLO_PT#050, BSTW#196

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Role and station of women; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab

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

AB02526

240

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Four letters from thee have been successively received

BSTW#363

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02554

240

O thou my dear heavenly friend and old associate! Although communication and correspondence has not been continuous, yet be assured

BSTW#433

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB02573

240

Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts

O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written

SW_v10#12 p.233-234, BLO_PT#028n, BSTW#267

AB02579

240

ای متحمل بلایا و مشقات و رزایا در سبیل جمال ابهی روحی لاحبائه الذین ذاقوا... ایام در گذر است و حیات بی تحمل

O thou who bearest tribulations, afflictions and trials in the path of the Most Glorious Beauty—may my spirit and the spirits of those who have tasted [His sweetness be a sacrifice unto Him]... Days pass swiftly, and life without patience [3.5s]

MKT6.042, BSHN.140.475.05x, BSHN.144.468ax, TISH.572-573, MSHR4.342, NANU_AB#48

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Purpose; goal of creation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02590

240

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Review of publications; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

In whatsoever matter man wisheth to engage, he must first acquire some capability, and make provisions and preparations therefor

TAB.358-359, BSC.454 #833

AB02591

240

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou attracted one of the Kingdom! The epistle was received; likewise the enclosed epistle was read. The personage (Mr. . . . .) is in reality

TAB.702-703, BSC.468 #874x

AB02604

240

ای یاران باوفای جمال ابهی هر چند جمیع دوستان در میدان عرفان سمند الهام براندند

O faithful friends of the Abhá Beauty! Though all the friends have urged forward their steeds of inspiration in the field of divine knowledge [3.5s]

INBA85:221

MKT8.238, AKHA_129BE #13 p.a, BSHN.140.141, BSHN.144.141, MHT2.096

High station of the true believer; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02627

240

Demons and evil spirits; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

O thou who art advancing to the Kingdom of God! I have considered thy writing... You have asked me two questions

TAB.102-103, BSC.476 #906x

AB02630

240

O ye dear friends and maidservants of God! Your epistle was received.** You have expressed joy and happiness

SW_v01#16 p.001-002, BSTW#388

Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB02641

230

حمد خدا را که شفق صبح صلح و سلام دميده اميدواريم که در مستقبل آفتاب سلام عامّ‌ از افق عالم

O, thou son of the Kingdom! Your letter dated Dec. 14 1918 was received. Praise be to God, it was indicative of zeal and of happiness

MMK4#184 p.226x

BSTW#231

Law of pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Universal peace; world unity

AB02652

230

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای امه الله نامه ات رسید خبر تشکیل انجمن در آن بلد مرقوم نموده بودید نظر بقلت

O handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been received, bringing its news that an Assembly hath been established in that city. Look ye not upon the fewness of thy numbers

MMK1#039 p.078

SWAB#039, TAB.508-509, BWF.409-410x, BSTW#353

Angels; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB02657

230

ای بقایای ان نفس مقدس آن جان پاک از اوج اعلای افلاک در ملکوت ابهی ناظر بشماست

O ye remnants of that sanctified soul! From the highest celestial heights that pure spirit gazeth upon you from the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s]

BSHN.140.104, BSHN.144.104, MHT2.128, NANU_AB#13x

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Knowledge; recognition of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02658

230

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای بندگان حق و کنیزان الهی همچو گمان منمااید که دقیقه ای فراموش گردید همواره

O servants of God and handmaids of the Lord! Think not that ye are forgotten for even a moment. ‘Abdu’l-Baha maketh mention of you at all times

BRL_DAK#0715, NJB_v01#14 p.001

BRL_ATE#173, TAB.593-594, BSTW#069, BSTW#077

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Manifestation of God as educator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02665

230

ای بنده بهاء سرهاست که در پای آندلبر یکتا افتاده و جانهاست که در سبیل آنمعشوق

O servant of Bahá! Heads have fallen at the feet of that peerless Beloved, and souls have been sacrificed in the path of that adored One [3.5s]

INBA89:218b

AKHA_134BE #05 p.a, AVK3.190, BSHN.140.305, BSHN.144.303, RHQM1.220 (276) (166-166x), MHT1a.124, MHT1b.082

Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02673

230

O Divine Providence, O Forgiving Lord! Mrs. Hearst has hastened from this dark and dreary world to the realm of Light

BSTW#198, BSTW#241, BSTW#454

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed

AB02685

230

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از اغتشاش ایران مرقوم نموده بودید این تشویش... الهی الهی انّ بشیرک الکریم و رقیقک الثّابت علی العهد القویم

He is God! O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst written about the turmoil in Persia... O my God, O my God! Verily, Thy gracious herald and Thy steadfast servant who remaineth firm in the Straight Path [3.5s]

AHB.121BE #10 p.333x, AHB.131BE #01-02 p.46x, BSHI.088-089, BSHI.163-164

Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed; Predictions and prophecies; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

AB02701

230

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

O thou spiritual youth! Japan hath made wonderful progress in material civilization, but she will become perfect when she also becometh spiritually developed

TAB.564-565, JWTA.027, BSC.462 #856x, TEW.013-014

E. Mahony

AB02710

230

O ye two dear maidservants of God! Your letter dated December 4th

SW_v10#07 p.144, BSTW#425

House of Justice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

AB02712

230

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای دو نفس مومن موقن نامه رسید الحمد لله خبرهای خوشی داشت کلیفورنیا استعداد

O ye two faithful and assured souls! The letter was received. Praise be to God, it imparted good tidings…. Those souls who during the war have served the poor and have been in the Red Cross Mission work

MMK1#081 p.113x, MMK1#164 p.190x

SWAB#081x, SWAB#164x, SW_v10#19 p.339-340, BSTW#039

AB02719

230

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle

ای دوستان رحمانی هیچ میدانید که در چه کوری مبعوث شده اید و در چه دوری موجود

O ye friends of God! Do ye know in what cycle ye are created and in what age ye exist? This is the age of the Blessed Perfection… If we are not happy and joyous at this season

INBA13:145

PYB#172 p.03

TAB.641-642, BWF.351-352x, BSTW#300

A. Youssefi

AB02751

230

ای مظهر امتحانات الله نفوس بشریه در این خاکدان ترابی بر دو قسمند و مقسوم بر

O Manifestation of God's tests, human souls in this dust-heap of earth are of two kinds and divided [3.5s]

INBA85:103

BSHN.140.319, BSHN.144.317, MHT1a.065, MHT1b.023, MUH2.1120

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB02755

230

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual springtime; Unity; oneness of humanity

ای منجذب بملکوت الهی آنچه نوشتید ملاحظه گردید وجد و سرور بود و بشارت و حبور و

O thou who art turning unto the Kingdom of God! Thy letter is received and perused. It afforded us joy and pleasure, gave us good news and is the token of the wealth of thy love. This period of time is the Promised Age,

PYB#172 p.03, PYB#233 p.04

TAB.318-319, BSC.456 #838, SW_v07#01 p.001-002x

AB02776

230

ای یار قدیم آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی واضح و معلوم گشت شکایت از مشقت نموده بودید

O ancient friend! That which thou didst write became clear and evident. Thou didst complain of hardship [3.5s]

INBA17:141

BSHN.140.317, BSHN.144.315, MHT1a.067, MHT1b.025

Call to action; Law of transformation and change; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02777

230

ای یار قدیم عبدالبهاء مصائب و بلایا در سبیل الهی موهبت نامتناهیست زیرا نتیجه

O ancient friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Trials and tribulations in the pathway of God are boundless gifts, for their outcome [3.5s]

BSHN.140.237, BSHN.144.237, MHT2.094

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB02799

230

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou who are supplicating to God and turning to the Spirit of His Kingdom! I have read the texts of thy praise to God

TAB.705-706, BWF.368-369x, BSC.468 #875x

Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB02822

230

رب و رجائی و غایه منائی ان عبدک الخاضع لسلطنتک الخاشع لعظمتک المومن بک و

O Lord, my Hope and ultimate Aspiration! Verily, Thy servant, submissive before Thy sovereignty, lowly before Thy grandeur, believing in Thee [3.5s]

BSHN.140.127, BSHN.144.127, MHT2.136

Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02844

230

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Mary Magdalene; Role and station of women; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; 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

O thou who art gazing toward Abdul-Baha! Now I address thee with a heart filled... Arise to serve the Cause of God in the vineyard of God

TAB.600-601, BSC.463 #860x, VTRM.013-014

AB02845

230

O true friends! Separation from the friends causes the burning of heart and soul

SW_v10#07 p.142, BSTW#230b

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause

AB02846

230

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization

O ye crying voices in the region of America! Make level the path of the Covenant of God!... I know, verily, that the universal, never ending, eternal

TAB.032-033, BSC.473 #894x, BSTW#276l

AB02848

230

O thou my heavenly son! Several letters and cards are received from you and

SW_v09#14 p.164, BSTW#249

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB02857

220

اللهم یا سابق الرحمه و یا سابغ النعمه و غافر الحوبه تغفر للخطاه و تبدل

O Lord, Thou the Precursor of Mercy and the Dispenser of Bounty, the Pardoner of transgressions, forgive Thou the sinners and transform [3.5s]

BSHN.140.135, BSHN.144.135, MHT2.192

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02870

540

Family Life

ای احبای الهی جهان هنوز پر موج و اضطرابست و امم عالم با یکدیگر در باطن رقیب

O ye friends of God! The world is still filled with tribulations and agitation… In short, the foundation of the Kingdom of God is based upon harmony and love, oneness, relationship and union… Formerly in Persia divorce was very easily obtained

BRL_DAK#0619, COMP_FAMP#08x, BRL_SWOP#044x, AVK4.187.09x, SFI22.015-016

BRL_FAM#08x, BRL_SWO#044x, COC#0530x, COC#0840x, COC#2308x, LOG#0753x, LOG#1306x, SW_v11#16 p.272-273, BSTW#500b

Law of divorce; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB02873

220

ای امه الله از قرار مسموع از دست ساقی قدر جرعهاای در نهایت تلخی آشامیدی و زهر

O handmaiden of God! It hath been reported that from the hand of the Cup-Bearer of Fate thou hast quaffed draughts of utmost bitterness [3.5s]

BSHN.140.133, BSHN.144.133, MHT2.195, NANU_AB#57

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB02880

220

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Your letter dated March 5th, 1919, was received... ...Today the pulsating power in the arteries of the body of the world is the spirit of the Covenant

COC#0251x, SW_v10#14 p.263-264, SW_v14#08 p.225x, BSTW#233

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02928

220

O thou respected maidservant! The letter that thou hast written to his honor Sohrab

SW_v07#10 p.095, BSTW#109

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02938

220

ای دوستان رحمانی این خاکدان فانی منزل جغدان بی وفاست و آشیان خفاشان نابینا

O friends of the All-Merciful! This earthly dust-heap is but the dwelling-place of faithless owls and the nest of sightless bats [3.5s]

INBA88:200

MKT8.091b, BSHN.140.315, BSHN.144.313, DUR4.803, MHT1a.072, MHT1b.030

Call to action; Many are called but few are chosen; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB02939

220

Fire and Light

ای رب غفور این طیور شکور را تن اسیر قبر مطمور گردید و جان به بیت معمور پرواز نمود

O forgiving Lord! These birds that sang Thy praise left their mortal remains buried in desolate tombs

BSHN.140.246, BSHN.144.246, MAS9.039, MHT2.067a, NANU_AB#03, QUM.069, QUM.153

BRL_FIRE_AB#03

Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death

AB02963

220

O thou who art turning thy face to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst written concerning the discussion thou hadst with Mr. Naylor.

BSTW#244

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition

AB02978

220

O ye heralds of the Covenant. Your letter was received and its contents conducive to the utmost joy for it indicated that ye have arisen with all your heart and soul

BSTW#252

Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB02985

220

O thou who art guided by the Light of Guidance! Thy letter was received. Its contents were of the utmost beauty and its significances far-reaching.

BSTW#423

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03002

220

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ای یاران ای اماء رحمان چه خوش محفلی آراستید حسن خدمت خواستید و بر نشر نفحات

O ye beloved! O ye maidservants of the Merciful! What a wonderful meeting ye have arranged and longed for the beauty of service

MKT7.249

TAB.441-442, BSC.490 #942x

AB03005

220

ای یاران حقیقی و مشتاقان جمال الهی چون حی قیوم بجمیع اسما و صفات و کمالات و

O ye friends who long for the Beauty of God! When the self-subsistent living God manifested Himself...The Divine Minstrel held the stringed instrument in His Hand, and preluded a melody and tune

INBA13:141, INBA88:176

MKT1.413, AKHA_120BE #05 p.j, AHB.125BE #01-02 p.02, PYB#125 p.06, DUR1.213, YHA1.377x

SW_v05#14 p.209x, PN_1900_heh p077, BSTW#387

God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB03015

420

Creation of the world; Equality of men and women; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Second birth

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت تحریرک مورخ ۱ ایلول سنه ۱۹۰۳ و اطلعت... و اما ما سئلت من بدء الخلق

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! I have received thy letter... Know thou that the distinction between male and female is an exigency of the physical world

BRL_DAK#0231, MMK3#014 p.007x, YMM.154x

BRL_ATE#043x, BSTW#143, BSTW#286

AB03017

220

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله قد اطلعت بمضمون تحریرک البدیع الانشاء و اطلعت

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I noted the contents of thy letter, which was beautifully composed, was informed of thy sorrow... O God, my God! This Thy handmaid is calling upon Thee, trusting in Thee

MNMK#069 p.145, MMK1#090 p.118x, MMK1#234 p.305x

SWAB#090x, BPRY.065-066x, TAB.094-095, BWF.394-395x, BSC.434 #786x, CUPAB.010-011x

K .Key, E. Mahony

Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Suffering and imprisonment

AB03048

220

نامه شما رسید و از مصائبیکه بر شما وارد حزن و الم رخ نمود و سبب تاسف و تحسر

Your letter has been received, and the afflictions which have befallen you have given rise to sorrow and grief [3.5s]

BSHN.140.235, BSHN.144.235, MHT2.093

Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03067

220

O thou who art steadfast in the covenant! What thou hast written is perused. It is a clear proof of thy belief and assurance

BSTW#200, BSTW#456

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB03092

210

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای امه الله آنچه نگاشتی مفهوم شد بنهایت تضرع حاجاتی خواستی و جمیع حاجاتت

O handmaiden of God! That which thou didst write was understood. With utmost supplication thou didst make certain requests, and all thy requests [3.5s]... ...Thou desirest forgiveness of sins; thou seekest utmost peace and tranquillity; thou beseechest nearness to the Threshold of Grandeur; thou desirest renunciation of thine own will

BRL_DAK#0803

BRL_ATE#171x, TAB.135-136, BSC.477 #912x, VLAB.010x

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB03099

210

ای بشیرالهی اگر بدانی که در چه حالتی بیاد تو مشغولم البته زبان بشکرانه الهی

O Divine Herald! If thou couldst but fathom the state in which I am engaged in remembrance of thee, surely thy tongue would be moved to divine thanksgiving [3.5s]

MMK5#154 p.119, BSHI.034-035

Consolation and comfort; Pain of love; love as veil; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03118

210

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou near servant to the Threshold of God! Thy letter was received and thy desire became known. Thou wishest to serve the Threshold... ...Thou hast written concerning the organization of a Council for the building of the Mashrak-el-Azkar

TAB.633-634, BWF.418-419x, LOG#2053x, SW_v06#17 p.134x, BSTW#193x

AB03122

210

O thou dear Son: Thy letter dated about one month ago was duly received today…. I have repeatedly written that any Persian - although he be my relative

SW_v06#12 p.095x, BSTW#073c

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis

AB03123

210

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای پسر ملکوت نامه های شیرین و عبارات دلنشین تو همواره سبب فرح قلوبست و نغمه

O thou son of the Kingdom! Thy most agreeable letters, with their pleasing style, ever gladden our hearts. When the song is of the Kingdom

MMK1#154 p.176

SWAB#154, TAB.687-688, BWF.366-366x, COC#1418x, BBBD.171-172, BSC.467 #871

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; High station of the arts and sciences; Music and singing; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Praise and encouragement

AB03151

210

O thou daughter of the kingdom! Thy letter dated July 15th, 1916, received. Its contents indicated... All the individuals of humanity are farmers.

JWTA.013-014, SW_v08#05 p.055-056+053, BSTW#291

Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

AB03159

210

A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

ای دوستان عزیز عبدالبهاء سه سال است که مانند مرغ بی لانه و آشیانه سرگشته کوه و

O ye friends of Abdul Baha: It is now three years that, like unto a nestless and shelterless bird, I have been wandering through mountains and plains and flying over the wilderness and Sahara.

MMK5#082 p.066, MJDF.111

DAS.1913-08-08, ABIE.170, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#460, MHMD2s.327bx

Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB03181

210

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and it produced joy and fragrance. Its contents were of the utmost sweetness.

TAB.725, BSC.469 #879x

AB03182

210

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy numerous letters have been received. All were indicative of faith, assurance

BSTW#200, BSTW#455

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

AB03189

210

Prayer for spiritual recognition; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ای مخمور جام الهی در بریه ارض مقدسه صحرای سیناء بقعه مبارکه وادی طوی طور تجلی

O thou who art inebriated by the heavenly cup! In the wilderness of Sinai in the Holy Land, in the hallowed precincts of the vale of Towa

NURA#55, MMK4#131 p.134, BSHI.104-105, MSHR5.145-146, MSHR5.419x, MJMJ3.088ax, MMG2#214 p.242x

LOTW#55

AB03203

210

ای مورد مصیبت کبری مصائب و احزان از هر جهت ترا احاطه نمود و مشقت عظمی از برای

O thou who art beset by dire calamity! Afflictions and sorrows have encompassed thee from every side, and great tribulation hath been ordained for thee [3.5s]

BSHN.140.313, BSHN.144.311, MHT1a.077, MHT1b.035

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for forgiveness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03214

210

ای ورقه طیبه مطمئنه اگر چه بحرقت هجران و شدت حرمان مبتلا شدی ولی ناله مکن و

O pure and confident leaf! Though thou hast been afflicted with the anguish of separation and the intensity of deprivation, raise not thy lamentation [3.5s]

BSHN.140.451, BSHN.144.445, MHT1a.177, MHT1b.135

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death

AB03219

210

ای ورقه موقنه هر چند مصیبت وارده آتش جانسوز است و تیر جگردوز ولی حکمت قدیمه و

O steadfast leaf! Though the calamity that hath befallen thee is a soul-consuming fire and a heart-piercing arrow, yet the ancient wisdom [3.5s]

BSHN.140.275, BSHN.140.299, BSHN.144.275, ANDA#71 p.33, MSHR3.030, MHT1b.142, MHT1b.196

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03231

210

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement

ای یاران الهی و اماء رحمانی نام مبارک محبوب بیهمتا جمال ابهی را در منتهای جذب

O ye beloved friends of God and handmaids of the Merciful! Call ye to mind the blessed Name of our peerless Beloved, the Abha Beauty

BRL_DAK#0069, AHB.132BE #09-10 p.11, BSHN.140.462, BSHN.144.456, MHT1b.189

BRL_ATE#049, BLO_PT#130

unknown

AB03238

210

ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء قسم بجمال حق که ملا اعلی لسان بستایش شما گشوده و

O spiritual friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! I swear by the Ancient Beauty that the Supreme Concourse hath loosed its tongue in praise of you [3.5s]

BSHN.140.143, BSHN.144.143, PYB#230 p.50, MHT2.091

Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03299

210

...Thou hast written concerning love, marriage and divorce. Love is the moving principle of all phenomena. It is the first Divine Grace and its effects are apparent

BSTW#192

Law of divorce; Laws of marriage and dowry; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion

AB03317

200

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; East and West; communication between East and West; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Prayer for married couples; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ای ابن و بنت ملکوت از قرار مسموع روابطی در میان شما حاصل و با یکدیگر میخواهید اقتران

O ye son and daughter of the Kingdom! According to what you have written… O God, my God! We are wedded in love of Thy beauty, in hope of Thy good-pleasure, and in eagerness to be of service to Thee

NJB_v11#04 p.078

SW_v11#05 p.088-089, BSTW#217, ADMS#102

AB03429

200

ای دوستان الهی و کنیزان حق اگرچه این مصیبت دل را بگدازد و جان را افسرده نماید

O divine friends and handmaidens of the True One! Though this tribulation melteth the heart and causeth the soul to languish [3.5s]

BSHN.140.155, BSHN.144.155, MHT2.118

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03433

200

ای سالک راه حقیقت مشقت دیدی زحمت کشیدی معرض صدمات شدی و مورد شماتت اعدا

O seeker of the path of truth! Thou hast endured hardship and toiled arduously. Thou hast become the target of afflictions and the object of the reproaches of thine enemies [3.5s]

BSHN.140.269, BSHN.144.269, MHT1b.207b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03452

200

ای طالب حقیقت نامه شما رسید و انجذابات قلبیه معلوم گردید فی الحقیقه مجذوب

O thou who seekest the truth! Thy letter was received and the emotions of thy heart were known. Verily thou hast been attracted

MMK2#208 p.148

BSTW#298

Justice and mercy; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03461

200

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

عقد بهائی ارتباط بين طرفين است و تعلّق خاطر بين جهتين ولی بايد نهايت دقّت بنمايند

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter ... was received and its contents became known. In this most Merciful Age the ignorant prejudices are entirely removed... Baha'í marriage is union and cordial affection between the two parties.

MMK1#086 p.115x

SWAB#086x, BPRY.117x, TAB.325-326, BWF.372-372x, BSC.457 #840x, BSTW#150

Laws of marriage and dowry; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Personal instructions

AB03477

200

ای مظهر بلایاء و رزایاء اگر چه جام بلا را از ید ساقی قضا نوشیدید و بمصیبت

O Manifestation of Trials and Tribulations! Though thou hast drunk the cup of tribulation from the hand of the Cup-bearer of destiny and through affliction [3.5s]

BSHN.140.399, BSHN.144.394, MHT1b.237

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03481

200

ای بنده الهی ، آنچه بينی و يابی در اين جهان فانی اوهام و مجاز خالی است نه حقيقت آسمانی

O servant of God! Whatsoever thou seest and findest in this mortal world is but fancy and vain imaginings, not heavenly reality [3.5s]

MMK3#083 p.055x, BSHN.140.125x, BSHN.144.125x, MHT2.126bx

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03486

200

ای منجذب بنفحات الله الحمد لله منتصری و منتظر منتصری بجنود ملاء اعلی و منتظری

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Praise be to God, thou art victorious and expectant. Thou art victorious through the hosts of the Concourse on High, and art expectant [3.5s]

INBA17:040

AKHA_133BE #03 p.a, BSHN.140.293, BSHN.144.293, MHT1b.155

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB03498

200

ای ورقه طیبه از آثار باهره یوم الله آنکه اماای از رقد نفس و هوی مبعوث و در

O pure leaf, among the resplendent tokens of the Day of God is that a maidservant hath been raised up from the slumber of self and desire, and [3.5s]

INBA17:065

MKT7.142a, BSHN.140.295, BSHN.144.295, MHT1a.191, MHT1b.149

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role and station of women; Soul; spirit after death

AB03511

200

ای یاران این عبد نهایت سرور از خدمات مشکوره و مشهوره شما حاصل نموده زیرا فی

O friends! This servant hath attained the utmost joy from your praiseworthy and renowned services, for [3.5s]

INBA17:166

BSHN.140.289, BSHN.144.289, MHT1b.164

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB03525

200

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou that mirror in which the Light of Guidance is printed! I was informed of thy prayer, thy supplication and thy beseeching.

TAB.515-516, BSC.460 #848

AB03528

200

O thou who art cheered in soul by the fragrances of God! Verily I read thy words of thanksgiving

BSTW#046

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB03550

200

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Translation List

عاشقان خلعت هستی از بر افکنند و قبای سرخی از خون شهادت در بر کنند عارفان ردای

The lovers cast off the garment of existence and don the crimson robe dyed in the blood of martyrdom... O my friend! The undying Fire which the Lord of the Kingdom hath kindled in the midst of the holy Tree is burning fiercely in the midmost heart of the world.

SFI11.024-025, MUH1.0175x, YQAZ.227-228x

TAB.405-406x, BWF.354-354x, WOB.111-112x, BSC.491 #943x, BSTW#070x, ADMS#323

Call to action; Effort; striving; Growth of the Cause; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03556

200

نامه مفصل آن بنت ملکوت ملاحظه گردید و بدقت تمام مطالعه شد

The long letter of that daughter of the Kingdom was perused and given great attention... Whenever any soul explains any matter, he must have authority from the verses of God, and the words of the Supreme

YMM.415x

BSTW#052gx, BSTW#189x, BSTW#416x, BSTW#443x

Importance of authoritative interpretation; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB03576

200

O thou who art attracted to the breath of God! Verily I read thy detailed letter... Know that there are two kinds of happiness--spiritual and material... As to spiritual happiness

SW_v07#16 p.163x, PN_1900_heh p070, VLAB.112x, BSTW#195

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Purpose; goal of creation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03577

200

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who art turned to the Kingdom! Thou shouldst establish a divine and heavenly transaction

TAB.154-155, BSTW#274a

AB03580

200

O ye real friends! This is the period of attraction and acclamation; the period of rejoicing and merry-making. This is the morn of glad-tidings. Is it not suffused with lights?

BSTW#137x

Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment

AB03581

200

O my dear beloved! Trust thou in the favor of thy Master and be not saddened by anything. In all affairs be thou patient, dignified, thankful, calm

BSTW#434

Consolation and comfort; Contention and conflict; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03587

200

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art anticipating the appearance of the Gift of God! Verily, I read thy letter... Know thou, verily, there are many veils in which the Truth is enveloped

TAB.071-072, BSC.475 #902x

AB03589

200

Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts

...Thy letter contained most cheering good news and indicated the oneness of spiritual state that exists

DAS.1914-04-17x, BLO_PT#028p, BSTW#097

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03591

200

Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ

…Nine is the last number and it is the greater number. Ten is simply the continuation of the number 1 because 10 is 1 and 100 is 1.

BSC.441 #804

AB03626

190

ای بندگان یزدان و اماء رحمان قریب غروب است و آفتاب رو به افول و عبدالبهاء بیاد شما

O ye servants of God and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! The sun is nigh unto setting, the orb of day declineth, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá remembereth you [3.5s]

INBA85:044b

BSHN.140.287, BSHN.144.287, MJMJ2.065ax, MMG2#185 p.212x, MHT1b.174

Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03629

190

O thou servant of God! Thy letters are received. Praise be to God, the convention of this year has been held with the utmost magnificence

BSTW#266

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief

AB03641

190

ای بنده حق نامه نمرو ۸ رسید و همچنین نامه هاایکه در طی آن بود ولایت فارس

O servant of the Truth! Letter number eight hath arrived, and likewise the letters which were enclosed therein from the province of Fars [3.5s]

INBA85:467

MMK6#087, BSHI.061-062

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Past, present and future of Iran

AB03653

190

O thou dear son! I hope from the divine Bestowals that day unto day thou mayest become more illumined and, like unto the candle

SW_v06#12 p.094, BSTW#073b

Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB03655

190

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of Abha!

SW_v11#07 p.112-113, BSTW#254

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03661

190

ای ثابت بر پیمان در ایه فرقان میفرماید ثم اورثنا الکتاب الذین اصطفینا من عبادنا

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! In the verses of the Qur'án it is proclaimed: "Then We caused those of Our servants whom We had chosen to inherit the Book." [3.5s]

INBA85:440

BSHN.140.281, BSHN.144.281, MHT1b.182

Exhortations and counsels; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03690

190

ای حبیب روحانی بلبل حقیقت از لانه زندان رها یافت و بآشیان ایوان یزدان پرواز

O spiritual beloved! The nightingale of truth hath found release from its prison cage and hath taken flight unto the nest in the divine realm [3.5s]

BSHN.140.205, BSHN.144.205, MHT2.071

Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the departed; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Soul; spirit after death

AB03718

190

Being a source of light; guidance; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ای يزدان مهربان آن جمع پريشان تو اند و آن انجمن ياران تو ديده ها باز است

O thou son of the associate and companion of Abdul-Baha! You brought many letters with you from those regions

MMG2#164 p.187x

TAB.033-034, BSC.474 #895x

AB03722

190

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای طالب حقیقت اسباب شفای امراض دو نوع است سبب جسمانی و سبب روحانی اما سبب

There are two ways of healing sickness, material means and spiritual means. The first is by the treatment of physicians

MMK1#133 p.148

SWAB#133, TAB.587 654, BWF.375-376x, LOG#0926x, BSC.462 #857x

Exhortations and counsels; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing

AB03733

190

ای فاضل کامل تحریر آنجناب رسید و مضمون از پیش معلوم بود حق با شماست چنین است

O accomplished and consummate one! Thy letter hath been received, and its contents were known beforehand. The truth lieth with thee; thus it is [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#1109, BSHN.140.331, BSHN.144.329, MHT1b.213

Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab

AB03738

190

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou maidservant of God! What thou hast written was perused and its contents became manifest. Thou hast questioned how thou canst accept this Divine Cause, for you are a member of the church.

TAB.327-328, BWF.390-390x, BSC.457 #841-842x, PN_various 009

Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Outward and inward meanings; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03739

190

O thou beloved maidservant of God! In thy letter thou hast intimated that thou art colored.

SW_v12#05 p.106, AHV.030b, BLO_PN#045, BSTW#362

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Race unity; racial issues; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03779

190

ای نفوس مبارکه محافل در هر دیار موجود و آشکار ولی نام این محفل آرزوی اهل دل

O ye blessed souls! Many assemblies are formed and organized in this world… Assembly means the diffusion of the fragrances of God.

INBA85:169a

SW_v08#10 p.096-097x, BSTW#228x

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03780

190

Contention and conflict; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ای نفوس مبارکه هر چند شما در امتحان شدیدی افتاده اید زیرا بعضی بمنتهای قوت

O ye blessed souls! Although ye are undergoing crucial tests in view of the repeated and assiduous attempts of some people to shake the faith of the friends in Los Angeles

MKT3.080, MNMK#129 p.244, MMK1#184 p.204

SWAB#184, COC#1926x, LOG#0594x, SW_v10#14 p.264-265, BSTW#234, ACOA.062-063

AB03808

190

ای یاران حضرت یزدان صبح است و هوا را طراوتی و قلوب را بشارتی و ارواح را

O friends of the Lord God! It is dawn, and there is freshness in the air, gladness in the hearts, and to the spirits [joy] [3.5s]

INBA17:048

AKHA_118BE #03-04 p.bx, BSHN.140.392, BSHN.144.387, MJMJ3.072x, MMG2#021 p.022x, MHT1b.158

Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement

AB03823

190

O ye who are firm in the Testament and the Covenant! I supplicate to God that He may cause ye to become two lamps resplendent... Convey my greeting and my longing to all the friends. I am fully pleased and satisfied with the friends in California and its dependencies

BSTW#227

Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03826

190

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ایتها المقبله الی ملکوت الله انی اطلعت بمضمون خطابک الی امة الله لوا

O thou whose heart is turned to the Kingdom of God! I was informed of the contents of thy letter to the maidservant of God, Lua… Of those who arise in the service of this edifice there shall be no soul but shall be imbued by God

BRL_DAK#0404, COMP_MASHRIQP#11x

BRL_ATE#140, BRL_MASHRIQ#11x, TAB.096-097, BWF.416-416x, LOG#2054x, BSC.476 #905x

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Predictions and prophecies

AB03845

190

در خصوص اجتماع سلاله اسراایل در اورشلیم بموجب نصوص انبیاء سوال نموده بودید

You have asked Me a question with regard to the gathering of the children of Israel in Jerusalem in accordance with the prophecy.

AVK4.469x, RHQM2.1169-1170 (638) (393), MAS2.022-023, QT108.086

LOG#1677x, BSTW#192

Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Outward and inward meanings; Predictions and prophecies; Shrines and Holy places

AB03880

190

Christ; Christianity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Universality of the Cause

...As to the significance of the Cause of Baha'u'llah, know that everything which belongs to the universal is divine

BSC.495 #955, SW_v13#12 p.342

AB03882

190

O thou who art advancing toward God! Know verily that the reign of Jesus is a spiritual reign, penetrative in the hearts and the spirits

BSTW#207c

Christ; Christianity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB03888

190

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! I have read thy recent letter and noted... This day is not a day of seclusion and solitude

TAB.520-521, BSC.460 #849x, BSTW#301

AB03893

180

اللهم یا من استغرق المخلصون فی بحار رحمته و التجاء المقربون الی جوار مغفرته

O Lord! Thou in Whose oceans of mercy the sincere are immersed, and unto Whose sheltering forgiveness those near-drawn repair [3.5s]

MKT6.063, BSHN.140.163, BSHN.144.163, MHT2.079

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB03896

180

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

الهی الهی ان عبدک الخاضع لعزه ربوبیتک الخاشع بباب احدیتک قد آمن بک و بایاتک

O my God! O my God! Verily Thy servant, humble before the majesty of Thy divine supremacy, lowly at the door of Thy oneness

MMK1#165 p.191

SWAB#165, BPRY.041-042x, BSTW#436

D. Stevenson

Consolation and comfort; Presence of; reunion with God; Soul; spirit after death

AB03897

180

الهی الهی ان عبدک المستجیر بباب رحمتک و المستعین بک فی عتبه رحمانیتک المستغیث

O my God, O my God! Verily, Thy servant who seeketh refuge at the gate of Thy mercy, and beseecheth Thy help at the threshold of Thy compassion, imploreth Thy succour [3.5s]

BSHN.140.165, BSHN.144.165, MHT2.082

Prayer for the departed; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB03903

180

الهی الهی لم ادر بای لسان اتضرع الیک و بای قلب ابتهل بین یدیک و اعلم حق الیقین

O my God, my God! I know not with what tongue I may supplicate Thee, nor with what heart I may entreat before Thy presence, though I know with absolute certitude [3.5s]

BSHN.140.301, BSHN.144.299, MHT1a.182, MHT1b.140

Eulogies; reminiscences; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB03908

180

ای احبای الهی اگر چه از سنان و سهام قضا در این مصیبه کبری دریای خون در قلب و

O ye loved ones of God! Though from the spears and arrows of fate, in this most great calamity, a sea of blood surgeth in the heart [3.5s]

INBA88:316

BSHN.140.149, BSHN.144.149, MHT2.132

Manifestation of God as sun

AB03912

180

Tablet to Ismael on Annihilation in God (Lawh-i-Ismael)

Lawh-i-Ismael (Tablet to Ismael on Annihilation in God)

ای اسمعیل جلیل جمیع یاران الهی باید ذبیح الهی باشند یعنی جمیع شئون خویش را

O illustrious Ismael! All the friends of God should be as a sacrifice unto the One true God. This means that they should sacrifice and immolate

INBA13:082, INBA55:463

MKT4.014, AKHA_119BE #08 p.b, AKHB.133, AKHB.135, PYB#097 p.12, DUR1.529, MAS5.151, YHA1.397 (2.788), YIK.389-390

BLO_PT#180, BSTW#290

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB03927

180

ای بشیرالهی جناب کریم چون عزم رحیل نمود با صوتی نحیف استدعای نگارش نامه کرد و

O Divine Herald! When the honored Karim resolved to depart, in a feeble voice he besought that a letter be written [3.5s]

MKT8.014b, BSHI.035-036

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Methods of teaching the Cause; Poems and quotation from poetry; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB03929

180

Free will and predestination; fate; Law of cause and effect

ای بنت ملکوت نامه ات رسید از قضا و قدر و اراده سوال نموده بودی قضا و قدر

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Thou hadst asked about fate, predestination and will.

MMK1#167 p.192, RAHA.318, SFI01.061

SWAB#167, SW_v10#17 p.318, BSTW#429

AB03970

180

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید بنص کتاب اقدس و صریح کتاب عهد عبدالبهاء مبین

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. According to the clear text of the Book of Akdas... ...According to the text of the Book of Akdas and the explicit Book of Ahd, Abdu'l-Baha is the interpreter

MMK5#211 p.163, YHA1.016x, NJB_v05#14 p.005

DAS.1914-07-07, SW_v05#09 p.137, SW_v08#17 p.222-223, SW_v09#12 p.136x, BSTW#416, BSTW#442

Importance of authoritative interpretation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB03987

180

Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts

O my spiritual associate! Since the day thou didst leave the Holy Land for America up to the present, I have at every dawn

BLO_PT#028c, BSTW#257

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB03989

180

...Thank thou the Lord that thou hast winged thy way into this limitless heaven, and art journeying in the world of God.

PN_1913 p012, BSTW#052n, BSTW#073bx

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB04002

180

ای دو کنیز خداوند عزیز از فرقت جناب اسمعیل حرقت نجواید و حسرت ننمااید و کدورت

O ye two handmaidens of the glorious Lord! Grieve not at your separation from Isma'il, neither let sorrow overtake you, nor gloom [3.5s]

BSHN.140.461, BSHN.144.455, MHT1b.214

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04060

180

ای مستشرق انوار هدی از ملکوت اعلی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید نفحاتی

O thou who art illumined by the effulgent rays of guidance from the Supreme Kingdom! That which thou hadst written was perused [3.5s]

BSHN.140.333, BSHN.144.331, MHT1b.210

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04088

180

ای منجذبه بنفحات الله امیدوار بصون و عون و حمایت حضرت پروردگار باش و متوکل بر

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Place thy trust in the protection, aid and shelter of the Lord, and rely thou upon Him [3.5s]

MKT7.126, BSHN.140.470, BSHN.144.463, MHT1b.192

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04103

180

ای نهال جویبار رضا آن حدیقه غلبا و روضه رضوی و فردوس مزین رضاء بملکوت ابهی

O sapling beside the stream of contentment, thou who art that verdant garden and celestial meadow, that paradise adorned with the glory of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s]

BSHN.140.174, BSHN.144.174, MHT2.073

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB04110

180

ای ورقه مطمئنه هدیه کبری و تحفه عظمی بواسطه میرزا یوسف خان رسید چشم بمشاهده

O steadfast leaf! Your great gift was received through Mirza Yusef Khan

AHB.128BE #12 p.375, HNU.371-372

BSR_v19p176

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB04124

180

ای یاران حقیقی عبدالبهاء شدائد و بلا و اذیت و جفا و ظلم و ستم اعدا هرچند

O true friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though the hardships and trials, the persecution and oppression, the tyranny and cruelty of the enemies [3.5s]

MKT9.237, BSHN.140.167, BSHN.144.167, MHT2.095

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; The power of example

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

AB04142

180

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art firm in the love of God! Verily I read thy recent letter*** and I praised God for His glorious mercy and His blessings

TAB.269-270, BSTW#354

AB04146

180

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات ریاض الملکوت قد اتانی تحریرک الاخیر و ادرکت من معانیها

O thou attracted by the fragrances of the gardens of the Kingdom! I received thy last letter, and, from the inner significances therein mentioned

ABB.109

BSTW#282

Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04182

180

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for nearness to God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou attracted maidservant of God! Verily, I bow my face to the dust of the Threshold of El-Baha

TAB.314-315, BSC.456 #837

AB04207

180

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

To him who is looking unto God! O thou who art gazing unto the Center of the Covenant -- may God confirm thee!

TAB.161, BSTW#274b

AB04210

180

What thou hast written was perused. In reality thou hast a good intention and lofty desire.... It is stated in the Gospel

BSTW#197, BSTW#457

Christ; Christianity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB04211

180

O thou maidservant of God! Praise be to God that thou together with thy daughter

BSTW#247

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Shrines and Holy places; Soul; spirit after death

AB04221

180

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O ye who are turned towards the Kingdom and drawn unto the Holy Fragrance diffused from the Garden of El-ABHA!

TAB.162, TAB.433-434, BWF.362-363x, BSTW#275c

AB04224

180

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

O ye Beloved Friends of Abdul-Baha! The news of your spiritual assembly reached this Illumined Spot and the heart of this yearning one

TAB.666-667, BSC.472 #889x

AB04226

170

البهاء المتلئلا من افق الکبریاء و الثناء الطیب الذکی المعطر لکل الارجاء علیکم

The effulgent splendor emanating from the horizon of grandeur and the sweet, fragrant praise pervading all regions be upon you [3.5s]

BSHN.140.129, BSHN.144.129, MHT2.134

Eulogies; reminiscences; High station of the true believer; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

AB04230

170

اللهم یا الهی تری عبدک المسکین الذی آمن بنورک المبین و انجذب الی العلیین

O my God! Thou beholdest Thy lowly servant who hath believed in Thy manifest Light and hath been drawn unto the realms on high [3.5s]

INBA85:110b

BSHN.140.238, BSHN.144.238, MHT2.185b, YIA.238-239

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed

AB04234

480

Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

اللهم یا مقدر الامور و الشئون فی ملکه بقوله کن فیکون و یا من قدر البلاء... ای یاران عبدالبهآء نفوس مقدّسی از احبّآء با سرور

O friends of ʻAbdu’l-Baha! With boundless joy, sanctified souls from among the believers hastened to the field of sacrifice

INBA85:051

BSHN.140.285x, BSHN.144.285x, MHT1a.184x, MHT1b.176x, NANU_AB#29x

ADMS#091

AB04235

170

الهی الهی انت تعلم تعلق فوادی و حب قلبی باحبائک و کیف اناجیک فی جنح اللیالی

O my God, my God! Thou knowest the attachment of my heart and the love of my soul for Thy loved ones, and how I commune with Thee in the dark hours of night [3.5s]

BSHN.140.151, BSHN.144.151, MHT2.131

Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04239

170

الهی الهی تری وجوها نضره مستبشره بنفحات ازهار ریاض ملکوتک الابهی و مستضیئه

O God! O God! Behold Thou these radiant faces made joyous through the Fragrances of the flowers of Thy Kingdom... O my Lord! O my Lord! Intoxicate them with the wine of knowledge; sweeten their tastes

AKHA_119BE #01-02 p.j, AHB.121BE #01 p.000

DAS.1913-07-18, SW_v08#16 p.217x, ABIE.081, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#123a

Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for governments and rulers; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04256

170

ای امه الله قرین محترم از ید ساقی عنایت شربت شهادت نوشید و بقربانگاه عشق

O handmaiden of God, thy revered companion hath drunk the cup of martyrdom from the hand of the Cupbearer of bounty, and at the altar of love [3.5s]

INBA85:256

BSHN.140.303, BSHN.144.301, MHT1a.176, MHT1b.134

Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom

AB04278

170

Fire and Light

ای بنده بهاء از بلایای وارده بدرگاه احدیت شکرانه نما زیرا مصیبت در سبیل حضرت

O servant of Baha! It behoveth thee to render thanks unto the Threshold of the Lord of Oneness

MKT8.020, AKHA_135BE #04 p.69, BSHN.140.147, BSHN.144.147, MHT2.124b, NANU_AB#51

BRL_FIRE_AB#17

Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04305

170

O thou enlightened beloved son! Praise be unto God, that thou didst arrive

BBBD.538-539, SW_v11#13 p.229-230, BSTW#384

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04311

170

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Today the glance of the favor of His Holiness, Bahá'u'lláh is directed to those souls who are full of the love of God

BSTW#018

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04333

170

ای ثابتان بر پیمان الحمد لله محفلی آراسته دارید و بخدمت کلمه الله و احبای الهی در نهایت

O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! Praise be to God, ye have an assembly well-ordered and adorned, and are engaged in service to the Word of God and the beloved ones of the Lord [3.5s]

BSHN.140.145, BSHN.144.145, MHT2.121b

Bringing forth results; fruit; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04359

170

O my heavenly daughter! Thy letter has been received. Its content showed that thou art a true believer and assured and firm in the Covenant and Testament.

BSTW#424

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB04360

170

ای دل بسته عالم بالا و ملا اعلی آنچه بچشم ظاهر مشهود و موجود از عالم پست و

O heart, bound unto the realms above and the Supreme Concourse, whatsoever is visible and manifest to the outward eye in this nether world [3.5s]

INBA13:064b, INBA88:349

BSHN.140.268, BSHN.140.444, BSHN.144.268, BSHN.144.438, HDQI.272, ANDA#36 p.04, MHT1a.071, MHT1b.029, MHT2.165, YIK.289a

Material and spiritual existence; two books; The concourse on high; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04383

170

ای ذاکر متذکر مواعظ و نصائح گهی بگفتار باشد و گهی برفتار و کردار و نفحات اسرار

O thou who rememberest the exhortations and counsels, whether through words or through deeds and conduct, and the fragrances of divine mysteries [3.5s]

MKT6.124, AHB.106BE #05 p.02, BSHN.140.236, BSHN.144.236, MHT2.116

Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Words vs deeds

AB04411

170

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and I became acquainted with its contents. The Cause of Bahá'u'lláh is the same as the Cause of Christ... In the coming of Christ the Divine teachings were given in accordance with the infancy of the human race.

TAB.535-536, BWF.400-400x, BSC.461 #853x, SW_v08#13 p.168, SW_v11#01 p.005, SW_v13#09 p.218

Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04422

170

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter has been received. Verily, thy sister has lighted a lamp in Germany… It may be that the government in these regions will check thee.

BBBD.533, SW_v11#17 p.282, BSTW#256x

Non-participation in politics; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04443

170

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O ye heavenly ones! Organize ye spiritual assemblies. Lay ye the foundation of union

TAB.553-554, BWF.409-409x, BSC.461 #855x, SW_v05#09 p.129, SW_v13#12 p.324

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace

AB04472

170

ای ناظر بمنظر اکبر حکایت کنند اسکندر رومی جهانگشا بود و کشورستان و چون از

O thou who gazest upon the Most Great Scene! It is related that Alexander of Rome was a conqueror of the world and subduer of countries. And when [3.5s]

INBA55:145, INBA59:232a

BSHN.140.307, BSHN.144.305, ANDA#58 p.42, MAS5.047, MHT1a.108, MHT1b.066

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04489

170

ای یار حقیقی گویند که انسان ایت رحمن و مطلع اعظم بخشایش حضرت یزدانست این

O true friend! It is said that man is the sign of the All-Merciful and the supreme dawning-place of the grace of the Lord [3.5s]

INBA13:173, INBA17:043, INBA59:242b

BSHN.140.291, BSHN.144.291, MHT1b.156

Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment

AB04491

170

ای یار دلنشین من و دوست نازنین من مدتی است که از سعایت مفتریان بگوشه عزلت خزیده

O my winsome friend and cherished companion! It hath been some time since, due to the calumnies of slanderers, I have withdrawn into seclusion [3.5s]

BSHI.118, PYB#208 p.04

Consolation and comfort; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Humor; jokes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04498

170

ای یاران حق از عون و الطاف حضرت احدیت امیدوارم که احبای خویش را از جمیع احوال

O friends of Truth! Through the aid and favours of His Holiness the One God, I hope that His loved ones in all conditions [3.5s]

INBA16:128

BSHN.140.450, BSHN.144.444, MHT1b.022

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04512

170

ای یاران و خویشان آن متصاعد الی الله هنگام جوش دلهاست و خروش جانها و استماع

O friends and kindred of him who hath ascended unto God! Now is the time for hearts to stir and souls to cry out, and for ears to hearken [3.5s]

INBA21:140b

BSHN.140.258, BSHN.144.258, MHT2.092

Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB04516

170

ای یزدان پاک این بنده آستان از دل و جان جویان تو بود و در ره محبتت پویان رخش

O pure God! This servant of Thy threshold, with heart and soul, sought after Thee, and in the path of Thy love did gallop his steed [3.5s]

BSHN.140.458, BSHN.144.452, MHT1a.062

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death

AB04517

170

ای یزدان مهربان جمیع بشر را از یک سلاله خلق فرمودی تا اعضای یکخاندان گردند و بندگان

O Compassionate God! Thou hast created all humanity from a single lineage, that they might become as members of one family and as Thy servants [3.5s]

BSHN.140.321, BSHN.144.319, ANDA#14 p.73, MHT1a.051, MHT1b.009, BNEP.114, MMJA.028

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for peace and unity; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04539

170

Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

O Spiritual Assembly! Everything produces an impression in existence and results in the course of ages. The (earthly) assemblies

TAB.069, BSTW#372

AB04541

170

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O thou who art advancing unto the Kingdom of God! Verily I noted thy writing and was made glad by thy letter. I pray God to cause thee to attain

TAB.137-138, BSC.478 #913x, BSTW#207ax

AB04543

170

Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death

آمرزنده و مهربانا این جانهای پاک از زندان خاک آزاد شدند و بجهان تو پرواز

O Thou kind Pardoner! These pure souls have been freed from this earthly prison and winged their flight to Thy realm

BSHN.140.455, BSHN.144.449, DUR1.513, ADH2_6#02 p.167, MMG2#453 p.500, MHT1a.056b, MHT1b.014b, YARP2.674 p.454

ADMS#187

AB04554

170

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اناجیک بصمیم قلبی و هویه روحی بکورا و اصیلا و اضع وجهی

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I commune with Thee from the depths of my heart and the essence of my spirit, at dawn and eventide, and I lay my face [3.5s]

BSHN.140.131, BSHN.144.131, MHT2.186

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB04560

170

لک الحمد یا الهی بما ماج بحر الغفران علی اهل العصیان و لک الشکر یا منائی بما

Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for that the ocean of forgiveness hath surged upon the people of rebellion, and thanksgiving be unto Thee, O Thou my heart's Desire [3.5s]

BSHN.140.257, BSHN.144.257, MHT2.072b

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness

AB04571

170

Growth of the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou servant of God! I was assuredly informed of thy confessing the unity of God and that thou hast drawn from the ocean

TAB.638-639, BSC.486 #933x

AB04600

170

O thou who art shining with the Light of the Love of God! Verily I read thy confession of the Oneness of God

BSTW#034, BSTW#452

Role and station of women; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04601

170

O thou servant of the Threshold of God! Thy letter dated August 17th, 1920 received. Truly I say, his honor Randall is engaged in service with all his power.

BSTW#100

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; The power of words; of speech

AB04602

170

Whenever entering a meeting read the following supplication: O Thou kind God! We have gathered together with the utmost humility and submission in this spiritual assembly. We have turned our faces

PN_various p003, BSTW#191

Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Prayer for unity; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04607

170

Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou wonderful leaf of the Tree of the Love of God! All that thou hast written... Engage thou in commemorating God... Take some honey, recite Ya Baha-ul-Baha, and eat a little thereof for several days

TAB.185-186, BSC.483 #923x

AB04609

Words to Miss Buckton

170

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Development of capacity and readiness; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena

...To tamper with the psychic forces while in this world interferes with the condition of the soul in the world to come.

BSC.442 #806, SW_v10#19 p.344x, PN_1912 p110, BSTW#148, BSTW#356

AB04610

170

Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Transmutation of the soul by the divine elixir; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

...The highest expression of the life of man on this planet in this age and many ages to come is Celestial

BSC.441 #805

AB04634

160

ای احبای الهی و مظاهر و مطالع مواهب غیرمتناهی افاض علیکم محبوبکم من افقه

O ye beloved of God and manifestations and dawning-places of His infinite bounties, may your Beloved shower upon you from His horizon [3.5s]

BSHN.140.279, BSHN.144.279, MHT1b.193

Bringing forth results; fruit; Education and the development of capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04644

160

Call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

O attracted maidservant of God! The epistle written (and sent) through Mirza Enayat was received. The account of the land designated

TAB.101-102, BSTW#065

AB04654

160

ای بشیرالهی هر چند اوقات نامساعد و ناقضان در ضر عبدالبهاء مجاهد و مخابره بین

O divine herald! Though times be unfavorable and the Covenant-breakers strive against 'Abdu'l-Bahá, communications between [3.5s]

MMK5#024 p.018, BSHI.041-042

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04657

160

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای بنت ملکوت نامه تو رسید مانند آهنگ عندلیب الهی بود که شهنازش سبب فرح قلوب

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. It was like the melody of the divine nightingale

MNMK#131 p.245, MMK1#183 p.203

SWAB#183, BSC.546 #987, SW_v10#14 p.272

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04661

160

ای بندگان آستان جمال ابهی حمد خدا را که بحر الطاف پر هیجانست و سیل فیض و

O ye servants of the Threshold of the Most Glorious Beauty! Praise be to God that the ocean of favors is surging high and the flood of bounties [3.5s]

INBA13:047

MKT9.049a, BSHN.140.277, BSHN.140.309, BSHN.144.277, BSHN.144.307, MHT1a.107, MHT1b.065, MHT1b.195

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement

AB04666

160

ای بنده الهی ثروت دنیا مانند تپه های رمل است که بادها هر روز از جاای بجای

O servant of God! The wealth of this world is even as the sand dunes, which the winds do scatter from place to place with each passing day [3.5s]

BSHN.140.445, BSHN.144.439, MHT1b.231

Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Thankfulness; gratitude; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB04683

160

ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه پنجم شعبان سنه حالیه که به آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید

O servant of the Most Glorious Beauty! The letter dated the fifth of Sha'ban of this year, which thou hadst addressed to Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh [3.5s]

INBA85:451b

MMK5#036 p.038, BSHI.058

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha

AB04716

450

Bahá'í Scriptures; Meetings, Bahá'í; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای ثابت بر پیمان در خصوص میهمانی بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی این میهمانی

O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Thou hast written to Jinab-i-Manshadí concerning the Feast... Thou hast written regarding Buddha and Confucius… Let the beloved of God gather together and associate most lovingly

BRL_DAK#0880, AKHA_133BE #18 p.612, AVK3.139x

BRL_ATE#179x, BRL_MEET.AB#26x, TAB.468-470, COC#0918x, LOG#0808x, BSC.459 #845x, SW_v02#06 p.006

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB04744

160

Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude

ای دردمند بی مانند هر چند در بستر بیماری گرفتاری و در بیمارستان بلایاء اسیر

O thou who art in pain yet without peer! Afflicted in the sickbed though thou be, captive to a myriad sorrows and troubles

BSHN.140.153, BSHN.144.153, MSHR1.098, MSHR4.338-339, MHT2.119

ADMS#088

AB04745

160

ای دلبر آفاق شکر ترا که دیده بدیدارت روشن گردید و دل و جان از نفحات قدست غبطه

O Beloved of the horizons! Thanks be unto Thee, that the eye hath been illumined by beholding Thy countenance, and heart and soul are transported by the sweet fragrances of Thy sanctity [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0488, AKHA_123BE #04 p.b, AKHA_133BE #11 p.255, BSHN.140.463, BSHN.144.457, ADH2_2#24 p.134, MJMJ2.047, MMG2#151 p.169, MHT1b.186

Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB04747

160

ای دو بنده الهی جهانرا بنیاد بر باد است و جهانیانرا بپایان بنیان هستی ویران

O ye two servants of God! The world's foundation resteth upon the wind, and the peoples of the world stand at the brink of ruin [3.5s]

BSHN.140.471, BSHN.144.464, DUR4.804, MHT1a.084, MHT1b.042, YARP2.216 p.200

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04808

160

O thou dear maidservant of God! Blessed art thou, for having been the cause of unity and love among the beloved ones of God.

BSTW#443

Contention and conflict; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement

AB04811

160

ای کنیز عزیز جمال ابهی محزون مباش مغموم مگرد دلخون منشین اینجهان فانی لایق

O cherished handmaid of the Most Glorious Beauty! Be thou neither sorrowful nor dismayed, neither sit thou grief-stricken. This fleeting world is not worthy [3.5s]

BSHN.140.467, BSHN.144.460, MHT1a.173, MHT1b.131

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04820

160

Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

ای متوجه بملکوت الله نامه شما رسید در خصوص اعانه باطفال مدرسه تربیت سوال

O thou who hast turned thy face towards the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast asked regarding the contribution

BDA2.294x

DAS.1913-05-06x, MHMD2.388x, BSTW#459

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Importance of community building; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB04836

160

ای مصاب بمصیبت کبری مصائب و رزایاء سخت است چه که شفقت سبب حرقت از فرقت است

O thou who art afflicted with the most great calamity! Grievous indeed are the trials and tribulations, for compassion causeth anguish through separation [3.5s]

BSHN.140.311, BSHN.144.309, MHT1b.053, NANU_AB#46

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment

AB04837

160

ای مصیبت زده محزون مباش مغموم مگرد سرشک مریز اشک مبار رخ مخراش آه و انین مکن

O thou who art afflicted! Be not sorrowful, neither be thou grieved. Shed no tears, weep not, rend not thy face, neither raise thou thy voice in lamentation [3.5s]

INBA17:188

BSHN.140.383, BSHN.144.378, MHT1b.166, YQAZ.043-044

Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

AB04850

160

ای منتسبین آنشخص جلیل شکر کنید خدا را که مهتدی بنور هدی و منجذب بملکوت ابهی

O ye who are associated with that glorious personage! Give thanks unto God that ye have been guided by the light of guidance and drawn unto the Kingdom of Abhá [3.5s]

BSHN.140.442, BSHN.144.436, MHT1b.162

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04862

160

ای مهاجرین از وطن در سبیل الهی هر چند سرگردان شدید و بی سر و سامان شدید صدمات

O ye who have migrated from your homeland in the path of God! Though ye have become wanderers, bereft of home and shelter [3.5s]

INBA17:238

BSHN.140.421, BSHN.144.415, PYB#238 p.50, MHT1b.152, YFY.081-082

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04863

160

ای مهتدی بنور هدی چشم بینا داشتی که مشاهده انوار نمودی گوش شنوا داشتی که ندای

O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! Thou possessed the perceptive eye to have perceived the lights. Thou possessed an attentive ear

ANDA#62 p.05

BSTW#293e

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

AB04882

160

ای ورقه محترمه از اماء الله سابقی که در ایمان سبقت یافتی و جمال قدم را شناختی

O revered leaf among the handmaidens of God, thou who didst attain precedence in faith and didst recognize the Ancient Beauty [3.5s]

MKT7.155, BSHN.140.447, BSHN.144.441, MHT1b.219

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

AB04893

160

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ای یاران الهی وقت فرح و شادمانیست و هنگام اکتساب اخلاق رحمانی

O Friends of God! Now is the time for joy and gladness, for acquiring the characteristics of the All-Merciful. This transitory world is passing

BRL_DAK#0416, BSHN.140.422, BSHN.144.416, MHT1a.070, MHT1b.028

BRL_ATE#133

AB04918

160

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

O thou who art rejoicing at the Glad-tidings of God! Thank thou God for that by reason

TAB.159-160, BSTW#276m

AB04923

160

ایتها الورقه الطیبه الناطقه بذکر الله آنچه از حنجره روحانی ان طیر گلشن انجذاب

O thou pure leaf, speaking in remembrance of God! That which issued from the spiritual throat of that bird of the garden of attraction [3.5s]

INBA17:046

MKT7.087, BSHN.140.466, BSHN.144.459, MHT1b.160

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB04937

160

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for protection; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art assuredly believing in God! Verily, I read thy letter which showed how thou art believing in God, assured of the signs of God

TAB.649-650, BSC.432 #783x

AB04980

160

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

یا من امتلا قلبه حبا بجمال الله انی تلوت رقیمک الکریم و رتلت کلماتک الناطقه

O thou whose heart hath been filled with love for the beauty of God!… O God, my God! Thou art my Hope and my Beloved, my highest Aim and Desire!

INBA59:194c

BRL_DAK#0229, ADH2.115x, ADH2_3#07 p.148x, MJMJ1.023x, MMG2#218 p.245x, MJH.068ax

BRL_ATE#110x, BPRY.056-057x, TAB.329-330, BSC.428 #775

T. Ellis

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05007

150

الحمد لله بتجربه رسیده که زندگانی این عالم را مزیت و حلاوتی نه و گلسان حیات

Praise be to God! Experience hath shown that life in this mortal world possesseth neither merit nor sweetness, and the garden of existence [3.5s]

BSHN.140.473, BSHN.144.466

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05036

150

ای احبای رحمن و منجذبان جمال یزدان بحر بلایا از جمیع جهات بر شما هیجان و نهر

O beloved ones of the All-Merciful and ye who are attracted to the Beauty of the All-Glorious! The sea of tribulations surgeth upon you from every direction [3.5s]

Ghazi3072.183-185

AKHA_129BE #15 p.a, BSHN.140.460, BSHN.144.454, MHT1b.218, NANU_AB#58

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The concourse on high

AB05049

150

O maidservant of God! Thy letter was read. If thou seekest information of the future turn thyself to the Kingdom of Abha, and ask for confirmation

BSTW#016

Knowledge of self; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Predictions and prophecies

AB05055

150

ای امه الله و ابنه امته اگرچه آن طیر حدیقه محبت بگلشن باقی شتافت و بگلزار

O handmaid of God and daughter of His maidservant! Though that bird of the garden of love hath winged its flight to the eternal paradise and to the rose-garden [3.5s]

BSHN.140.103, BSHN.144.103, MHT1b.171, MHT2.143b

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05059

150

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O ye two merciful assemblies! Praise be to God! that through the outpouring of guidance, India is rapidly becoming a Rose-garden of Abha

TAB.634-635, BSTW#079

AB05092

150

Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

ای بنده حضرت بی نیاز شیراز در بدایت طلوع صبح حقیقت خلوتگه راز شد و آهنگ

O servant of the Self-Sufficient! At the earliest dawn of the Morn of Truth, Shíraz became a retreat of mysteries, and the song of the Concourse on High began to play

INBA85:466

AKHA_134BE #07 p.273, AVK3.417.08x, BSHI.059-060, BSHN.140.464, BSHN.144.458, MJMJ2.041ax, MMG2#355 p.397x, MHT1b.183

ADMS#297

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

AB05122

150

ای ثابت بر پیمان تعبیر رویا خواسته بودید این رویا نه بلکه کشف روحانیست و شهود

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thou didst seek the interpretation of thy dream. This is not a dream, but rather a spiritual unveiling and vision [3.5s]

MKT8.060b, BSHI.069-070

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Satan; the Evil One

AB05152

150

ای ثمره شجره موهبت الله حوادث مصیبت جدیده چون بسمع این آوارگان رسید احزان چون

O fruit of the divine tree of God's bounty! When these grievous new tidings reached the ears of these wanderers, sorrows, like [3.5s]

BSHN.140.529, BSHN.144.517, MHT1a.076, MHT1b.034

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]

AB05200

150

ای راضی بقضای الهی مصائب و رزایاء هر چند مصاعب و بلایاست لکن اگر تفکر و تدبر

O thou who art resigned to the divine decree! Though calamities and afflictions be grievous trials and dire tests, yet if thou shouldst ponder and reflect [3.5s]

INBA17:053

BSHN.140.325, BSHN.140.465, BSHN.144.323, MHT1a.095, MHT1b.163

Consolation and comfort; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering

AB05204

150

O thou old friend! One or two letters have been received from thee and an answer has been written. At present it seems

BSTW#260

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05227

150

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای طالب ملکوت الهی اینجهان مانند جسم انسانست و ملکوت الله مانند روح حیات

O thou who seekest the Kingdom of heaven! This world is even as the body of man, and the Kingdom of God is as the spirit of life.

MMK1#161 p.186

SWAB#161, TAB.482, BSC.459 #846

Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcending the material condition

AB05228

150

O thou who art seeking the Kingdom of God! Thy letters were received. Praise thou God that thou art continually engaged in the commemoration of God

BSTW#245

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05231

150

O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received, on account of the lack of time I will write a brief answer

BSTW#081

Music and singing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05248

150

Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه تو رسید حمد کن خدا را که ندای ملکوت شنیدی و بیدار گشتی

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Praise God! for thou didst hear the call of the Kingdom, wast awakened

BRL_DAK#0686

TAB.631, BSTW#066

AB05274

150

ای مشتعل بنار موقده در سدره سیناء در این صبح رحمانی چون کوکب نورانی از افق

O thou who art ablaze with the fire that was kindled in the Tree of Sinai, in this morn of the All-Merciful thou art even as a luminous star from the horizon [3.5s]

INBA17:260

MKT8.141, BSHN.140.432, BSHN.144.426, MHT1b.168

Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05287

150

ای منتسبین حضرت عطار آه و فغان منمااید و اندوه و احزان مخواهید هر چند از مصیبت

O ye who are associated with His Holiness 'Attar, give voice not to sighs and lamentations, neither seek ye sorrow and grief, though misfortune [3.5s]

BSHN.140.408, BSHN.144.403, MHT1b.236

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death

AB05299

150

Being a source of light; guidance; Personal instructions; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ای مهتدی بنور هدی حمد کن خدا را که تو را بنور حقیقت دلالت نمود و بدخول در

O thou who hast sought illumination from the light of guidance! Praise thou God that He hath directed thee to the light of truth

MMK1#066 p.099

SWAB#066, SW_v10#02 p.031-032, BSTW#225

AB05313

150

ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی آفتاب حقیقت هر چند از افق عالم بسبحات جلال مخفی... ای احبای الهی بکوشید که وقت ظهور

O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! Though the Sun of Truth be concealed behind the veils of glory from the horizon of the world... O ye beloved of God, strive ye that in this time of manifestation [3.5s]

INBA84:487

MMK4#070 p.078, BSHN.140.478.08x, BSHN.144.471x, DUR4.808x

Call to action; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB05327

150

ای نهالهای سبز و خرم بوستان محبت الهی از شدآئد قضا ناله ننمااید و از مصائب و بلایا

O ye verdant and flourishing saplings of the garden of divine love, let not the adversities of fate cause you to lament, nor the trials and afflictions [3.5s]

BSHN.140.430, BSHN.144.424, MHT1a.179b, MHT1b.137b

Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05349

150

ای یادگار شهدای سبیل الهی ملاحظه فرما که آن نفوس مقدسه چگونه ترک دنیای فانی

O thou remnant of the martyrs in the path of God, behold how those sanctified souls forsook this fleeting world [3.5s]

BSHN.140.182, BSHN.144.182, MHT2.155, NANU_AB#17

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05388

150

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

O thou who art longing to witness the lights from the Beauty of El-Abha! Thy letter reached me at this moment and I was rejoiced at thine excellent words

TAB.234, BSC.484 #929x, SW_v14#07 p.210

AB05402

150

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Translation List

ربّی و رجائی لک الحمد علی ما انزلت علینا هذه المائدة الرّوحانیّة ... ربّ و رجائی لک الشّکر علی هذه النّعمآء

...Praise be unto Thee, O my Lord and my Hope, for what Thou hast sent down upon us—this spiritual sustenance

AVK4.069.08x, AVK4.070x, MAS9.074x, MJMJ2.106x, MJMJ2.107ax, MMG2#442 p.486x, MMG2#443 p.487x, NSR_1978.136x, NSR_1978.135ax, NSR_1993.149x, NSR_1993.147bx

TAB.167-168x, BSC.427 #772x, RBB.120ax, RBB.120bx, ADMS#011x, ADMS#012x

Growth of the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer to be recited at table; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05403

150

ایها القضیب الریان المغروس بالید الرحمانیه فی کرم الله انی اذکرک لیلا نهارا و

O thou tender branch who is planted by the Merciful Hand in the Vineyard of God! I mention thee day and night

DRM.014a

BSTW#427

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05443

150

یا غلام در صقع رضا هر کس محشور گشت در یوم نشور جام فرح و سرور از دست ساقی

O servant! Whoso is gathered in the realm of divine good-pleasure shall, on the Day of Resurrection, receive from the hand of the Cupbearer the chalice of joy and delight [3.5s]

INBA17:010

MKT8.216, BSHN.140.452, BSHN.144.446, MHT1b.159

Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05471

150

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Living waters; water of life; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

O Thou Benevolent God! Grant us a shelter in Thy threshold and inform us of Thy mysteries! Make our eyes seeing and our ears hearing!

BSC.428 #774

AB05481

150

Consider thou that Abdul Baha is proving the validity of Christ through divine argument, brilliant traces and infinite outpouring

Christ; Christianity; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith

AB05495

140

اللهم یا غافر الذنوب و یا کاشف الکروب و یا مبرء ضر ایوب و یا دافع الخطوب ارحم

O God, Thou Forgiver of sins, Dispeller of sorrows, Healer of Job's affliction, and Remover of tribulations, have mercy [3.5s]

BSHN.140.439, BSHN.144.433, MHT1b.051, MHT2.191

Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness

AB05496

140

اللهم یا من یحیی الارواح بسریان روح الغفران بعد موتها بالذنب و العصیان و منور

O Thou Who quickeneth the spirits through the flow of the spirit of forgiveness after their death through sin and rebellion, and Who illumineth [3.5s]

BSHN.140.456, BSHN.144.450, MHT1a.050, MHT1b.008, QUM.161a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prayer for forgiveness

AB05497

140

الهی الهی ان هذا عبد ربیته فی حضن عنایتک و حجر موهبتک حتی نشاء فی ظل الطافک و

O my God, my God! This is a servant whom Thou didst nurture in the cradle of Thy tender care and the bosom of Thy bounty until he was raised beneath the shade of Thy favors [3.5s]

BSHN.140.409, BSHN.144.404, MHT1b.043

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05501

140

الهی الهی قد ماج طمطام رحمانیتک و هاج اریاح شطر روحانیتک قد اشرق نیر الغفران

O my God, my God! The ocean of Thy mercy hath surged, and the winds from the realm of Thy spirituality have stirred. The orb of forgiveness hath dawned forth [3.5s]

INBA17:251

BSHN.140.102, BSHN.144.102, MHT2.081

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness

AB05531

140

ای آتش افروخته شعله محبت الله در این کشور خاک دل بعالم پاک بربند و در این

O fire, kindled by the flame of God's love! While yet in this dusty realm, bind thy heart to the pure world and in this [3.5s]

MMK2#110 p.085, BSHN.140.472c, BSHN.144.465c

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Imagery in the Qur'an; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition

AB05532

140

ای آزردگان سبیل حضرت یزدان آنچه در راه خدا بر سر اید هیکل وجود انسانرا

O ye who are sorely tried in the path of the Almighty! That which befalleth the human frame in the path of God [3.5s]

INBA85:137b

BSHN.140.420, BSHN.144.414, MHT1b.179, MHT2.129b, KASH.353

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB05642

140

ای حزب مظلوم حی قیوم از حیز ملکوت بلحظات عین عنایت بدوستانش ناظر... اگر الیوم احبای الهی ملتفت فضل غیرمتناهی

O oppressed party of the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting One! From the realm of the Kingdom, with the glances of His eye of bounty, He gazeth upon His loved ones... If today the beloved ones of God would but turn their attention to His boundless grace [3.5s]

MKT8.078a, BSHN.140.480.02x, BSHN.144.473ax

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa

AB05646

140

O thou truthful servant of Him the Most High, Bahá'u'lláh! Thy letter has been received. Praise be unto God that the House of Spirituality

BSTW#383

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

AB05669

140

ای دو مشتاق جمال الهی هر انسان در این جهان بکاری مشغول و بامری مالوف یکی در

O ye who long for the divine countenance! Every soul in this world is occupied with some pursuit and engaged in some endeavour. One is [3.5s]

BSHN.140.446, BSHN.144.440, MHT1b.191

Service to others; to the Cause of God; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession

AB05670

140

O ye two blessed souls! The letter was received. Its text indicated that the days of interview are still in memory and have not been forgotten.

BSTW#238

Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05672

140

ای دو یار عزیز سرگونی من در این جهان امن و امان و سر و سامان چه کار اید

O two cherished friends! What purpose can my banishment serve in this world of safety and security [3.5s]

INBA17:083

BSHN.140.441, BSHN.144.435, MHT1a.183, MHT1b.141, MHT2.117, NFQ.017, QUM.149

Disregarding bodily comfort; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB05676

140

O thou real friend! Your letter was received. Its content was very effective. The heart and the soul were moved. It was my hope to come to California... But know thou, verily, that I associate with heart and conscience with firm friends

BSTW#351fx

Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB05677

140

ای دوست عبدالبهاء قدری در بلایای اولیای سلف نظر نما حضرت سیدالشهداء روح

O friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Contemplate, if but a little, the tribulations endured by the holy ones of former times, such as the Prince of Martyrs, whose spirit [3.5s]

BSHN.140.457, BSHN.144.451, MHT1a.064

Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05683

140

O ye friends of Abdu'l-Baha! The supplication which ye have offered to the Kingdom of Abha was in reality a flame

BSTW#102

Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05696

140

ای ساعی در خدمات امرالله مساعی آن مشتعل بنار موقده ربانیه محمود و مشکور و خدمت

O thou who strivest in the service of God's Cause! Thy devoted labours, enkindled by the divine flame of thy Lord, are truly praiseworthy and acceptable [3.5s]

MKT8.099c, BSHI.102

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05703

170

ای سرمست صهبای پیمان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید و همچنین عکسی که

O thou who art inebriated with the wine of the Covenant! That which thou didst write was perused, and likewise the photograph that [3.5s]

ASAT5.095-096, BSHI.103

Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Chastisement and requital; Photographs and recordings

AB05723

140

ای شیدای روی دلجوی حق این کره خاک آشیان مرغ خاکی و پرنده ظلمانیست لهذا

O ardent lover of the beauteous face of Truth! This earthen sphere is but a nest for earthbound birds and creatures of darkness; therefore [3.5s]

INBA85:546a

BSHN.140.433, BSHN.140.469, BSHN.144.427, BSHN.144.462, MHT1a.180, MHT1b.138, MHT1b.185, DBR.035

Consolation and comfort; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05724

140

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou seeker of the True One! In the day of Christ all nations were expecting... If thou wishest to find the truth, then compare the days of the Manifestation

TAB.409-410, BWF.387-387x, BSC.459 #844x

Blind imitation [taqlid]; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ

AB05736

140

ای طبیب حبیب شفاء جسمانی بگیاهی و معجونی و خلاصه و دریاقی میسر گردد و موقت

O beloved Physician! Physical healing is accomplished through herbs and potions, elixirs and antidotes, yet remaineth temporary [3.5s]

INBA85:303

MKT8.122b, AKHA_134BE #07 p.274, BSHN.140.429, BSHN.144.423, MHT1b.248

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05753

140

Bahá'í Scriptures; Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou maidservant of God! Thy writing was considered. I ask God that thy mind may be illumined with the light of knowledge and faith… Fasting is the cause of the elevation of one’s spiritual station

BRL_IOPF#2.27x, TAB.056-057, BSC.474 #897x, BSTW#289

Law of fasting; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05755

140

O thou maidservant of God! Be thou not sad on account of past vicissitudes and troubles, neither be thou discouraged

MAB.029, BSTW#048

Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB05767

140

ای مبتلای آلام از مصائب وارده و مشقات حاصله و بلایای متوالیه محزون مباش جمال

O thou who art afflicted with pain, be not grieved by the calamities that have befallen thee, the hardships that have come to pass, and the succession of tribulations [3.5s]

MNMK#140 p.254, BSHN.140.223, BSHN.144.223, MHT2.103, MSBH8.339-340

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05775

140

ای مخمور صهبای عرفان و منور بانوار هدایت حضرت رحمن اگر چه تا بحال فتح مکاتبه

O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of divine knowledge and illumined by the lights of guidance from the All-Merciful Lord, although until now the correspondence [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0600, AHB.131BE #01-02 p.43, BSHI.105, BSHI.158-159

Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05783

140

ای مشتعل بشعلهء نار الله الموقده آنچه بجان بکوشی و بدل بخروشی در

O thou who art ablaze with the flame of the kindled fire of God! However much thou strivest with thy soul and raisest a tumult in thy heart [3.5s]

BSHN.140.453, BSHN.144.447, MHT1a.063, MHT1b.021

Attaining the life of the spirit; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05789

140

ای مفتون دلبر آفاق شمس حقیقت بمحض اشراق انوارش مانند بارقه سحری این فضای وسیع

O thou who art the wooer of the Beloved the Regions! As soon as the Sun of Truth dawned in the East of Eternity, its rays like unto the lightening

MMK3#289 p.212

BSTW#315

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB05799

320

ای منتسبان این منادی حق جناب ابن ابهر ترک راحت و حضور نمودند و از وطن مالوف

O ye who are associated with this Herald of Truth! His honor Ibn-i-Abhar hath forsaken comfort and repose, and from his familiar homeland [3.5s]

BSHN.140.477.08x, YIA.414

Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB05807

140

O thou attracted to the Abha Kingdom: Thy letter arrived. It indicated that thy nostrils have been perfumed

BSTW#235

Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB05851

140

ای ورقه موقنه مطمئنه علیکما بالصبر الجمیل و علیکما بالصبر الجمیل آن ارواح

O assured and confident leaf! Upon thee be gracious patience, and upon thee be gracious patience [3.5s]

BSHN.140.468, BSHN.144.461, MHT1a.174, MHT1b.132

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB05895

140

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله استبشری بفضل مولاک و افرحی بالطاف ربک الرحمن

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Be rejoiced through the grace of thy Lord and happy through the bounties of thy God

BRL_DAK#0617

TAB.095-096, BSTW#128

AB05900

140

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

O thou leaf who art moved by the Breeze of God! Verily, I address thee with all spiritual love and gladness from this my residence

TAB.685, BSC.466 #870x

AB05922

140

پروردگارا مهربانا این جمع توجه بتو دارند مناجات بسوی تو نمایند در نهایت تضرع

O Lord, O Kind One! This gathering turneth to Thee, offering prayers unto Thee in utmost supplication [3.5s]

INBA75:084

BSHN.140.454, BSHN.144.448, PYM.049, ANDA#03 p.60, ADH2.018, ADH2_1#08 p.016, MJMJ1.077, MMG2#169 p.194, MJH.029, MHT1a.058, MHT1b.016, NJB_v05#05 p.003

Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Prayer for nearness to God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

AB05937

140

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انی اخفض جناحی و اتذلل علی تراب العبودیه لعزه الوهیتک و

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I lower my wing and humble myself upon the dust of servitude before the glory of Thy Divinity [3.5s]

BSHN.140.173, BSHN.144.173, MHT2.194

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Prayer for the departed; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05939

140

Know this of a certainty: Verily, the Bounty of God will pour upon ye (all the friends) and the confirmations of Heaven will encircle ye from all sides

BSTW#052rx

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05946

140

O thou maidservant of God! Verily, I received thy letter and was informed of its contents. I beg of God to strengthen thee

BSTW#284

Interpretation of dreams and visions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05957

140

یا من انجذب بنفحات القدس چون شمس حقیقت از افق تقدیس طلوع فرمود قوه جاذبه

O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! When the Sun of Truth dawned from the horizon of sanctification, the power of attraction [3.5s]

BSHN.140.241, BSHN.144.241, MHT2.090

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB05980

140

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of the Deity! Verily, I have thy clear letter... O thou maidservant of God! Be tranquil and know

TAB.133-134, BSC.477 #911x

AB05982

140

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

...After my return from America and Europe, owing to the difficulties of the long voyage and the innumerable inconveniences... When the teacher delivers an address

DAS.1913-07-28, BSC.452 #827x, SW_v07#10 p.097x, ABIE.121, BLO_PN#007

AB05986

140

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

...The days of human existence are like vanishing shadows. Compared to the world of Reality, they are brought to a close with extreme speed.

DAS.1913-09-01x, BSC.449 #819x, SW_v16#07 p.583x, ABIE.264x, BLO_PN#007

AB05993

130

اللهم یا رجائی و غایه منائی ان ورقه خضله نضره ریانه من رشحات سحاب رحمتک

O God, my Hope and ultimate Desire! A verdant leaf, fresh and vibrant, moistened by the dewdrops from the clouds of Thy mercy [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0484, BSHN.140.179, BSHN.144.179, MHT2.187

Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death

AB05994

130

اللهم یا غافر الخطاء و عافی الذنوب و الاثام تغفر من تشاء برحمتک الواسعه

O Lord, the Forgiver of transgressions and the Pardoner of sins and iniquities, Thou dost forgive whomsoever Thou willest through Thy boundless mercy [3.5s]

BSHN.140.248, BSHN.144.248, MHT2.112

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Nearness and remoteness; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed

AB05996

130

Angels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed

اللهم یا من سبقت رحمتک و عظمت مغفرتک و جل احسانک و شاع عفوک و ذاع صیت فضلک

O Lord, O Thou Whose mercy hath encompassed all, Whose forgiveness is transcendent, Whose bounty is sublime

INBA16:135

BRL_DAK#1198, BSHN.140.184, BSHN.144.184, PYK.302, MHT2.147

BPRY.044-045

J. Heath [track 11]

AB06004

130

الهی الهی انی بکل عجز و ابتهال و تضرع و تخشع و تذلل و انکسار اناجی الی ملکوت

O my God, my God! With utter weakness and supplication, with earnest entreaty and humility, with lowliness and self-effacement, do I commune with Thy Kingdom [3.5s]

INBA17:053

BSHN.140.264, BSHN.144.264, MHT2.089

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed

AB06007

130

الهی الهی قد سالت عبراتی و طالت زفراتی و اشتدت حسراتی شوقا للقائک و انجذابا

O my God, my God! My tears have flowed copiously, my sighs have grown lengthy, and my pangs of longing have intensified, all out of yearning to meet Thee and be drawn unto Thee [3.5s]

BSHN.140.189, BSHN.144.189, MHT2.130

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Presence of; reunion with God; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB06020

130

ای احبای الهی حمد کنید خدا را که در ظل لواء معقود رب الجنود درآمدید و به بشارات

O beloved ones of God! Render thanks unto God that ye have entered beneath the shade of the banner unfurled by the Lord of Hosts, and attained unto the glad-tidings [3.5s]

INBA85:017

BSHN.140.434, BSHN.144.428, MHT1b.241, KASH.265

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB06038

130

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Soul; spirit after death

ای امه الله محزون نباش دلخون نباش بعنایت جمالقدم روحى

O handmaid of God! Be not sad, neither do thou grieve. Be content with the bounty of the Ancient Beauty

INBA55:365

BSHN.140.239, BSHN.144.239, MHT2.113

ADMS#208

AB06083

130

ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه ات شمامه مشک عنبر بود زیرا رایحه طیبه محبت الله از ان

O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Thy letter was as a perfumed breath of musk and amber, for from it wafted the sweet fragrance of the love of God [3.5s]

INBA85:003

BSHN.140.414, BSHN.144.408, MHT1b.240

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB06114

130

ای پاک جان محزون مباش دلخون مگرد اندوه مدار مجروح مشو عالم خاک منبت خار و

O pure soul, be not sorrowful, neither let thy heart be troubled. Carry not the burden of grief, nor suffer thyself to be wounded. For this world of dust is but a field of thorns [3.5s]

BSHN.140.206, BSHN.144.206, MHT2.122

Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB06128

130

ای ثابت بر پیمان حمد خدا را که از جام پیمان سرمستی و در انجمن یاران ساقی می پرست

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Praise be to God that thou art inebriated from the cup of the Covenant, and in the assemblage of the friends thou art a wine-loving cupbearer [3.5s]

MKT8.060a, BSHI.071-072

Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB06162

130

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای ثابتان بر عهد هر محفل روحانی که بعنایت الهیه تشکیل گردد و اعضا در نهایت

O ye who are firm in the Covenant! Abdu'l-Baha is constantly engaged in ideal communication with any Spiritual Assembly

MMK1#046 p.086

SWAB#046, BWF.410-411x, COC#0178x, SW_v12#01 p.028, BSTW#197, BSTW#458

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for morning; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB06170

130

ای حاتم دیار شوق و اشتیاق حاتم طاای درهم و دینار و اسب و بختی و دیبا و

O Hatem of the realms of ardor and longing, thou art even as Hatem-i-Tai in thy bestowal of coins and treasures, of steeds and fortune, of silks and precious things [3.5s]

BSHN.140.407, BSHN.144.402, MHT1b.221

Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB06193

130

ای دو شعاع کوکب محبت الله در سبیل الهی جان و جنان و وجود را انفاق کنید و رو

O twin rays of the celestial orb of God's love! Sacrifice in His divine path your souls, your hearts, and your very being, and turn ye [3.5s]

MKT6.026b, BSHN.140.472bx, BSHN.144.465bx

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB06206

130

O ye faithful friends! The maidservant of the Kingdom of Baha'o'llah has written the joyful news

SW_v02#10 p.004, BSTW#118

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB06211

130

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

ای رب ثبت اقدامنا علی صراطک و قو قلوبنا علی طاعتک و وجه وجوهنا لجمال رحمانیتک

Make firm our steps, O Lord! In thy path and strengthen Thou our hearts in Thine obedience… Reveal then Thyself, O Lord, by Thy merciful utterance

INBA59:027a

MILAN.208, BSHN.140.323, BSHN.144.321, BCH.183, MAS5.143, ADH2.044, ADH2_1#22 p.038, MJMJ1.008, MMG2#105 p.118, MJH.059, MHT1a.046, MHT1b.004, NSR_1978.117, NSR_1993.130, KNSA.246-247 (459)

BPRY.069-070, MNYA.340, SW_v13#12 p.331, BP1926.022

L. Slott, J. Crone

AB06213

130

ای رب و رب من فی الوجود و مالکی و مالک الغیب و الشهود انی بکل عجز ومسکنه و

O Lord, my Lord of all existence, my Master and Sovereign of the unseen and the seen! With utmost helplessness and poverty I [3.5s]

BSHN.140.449, BSHN.144.443, MHT1a.049, MHT1b.007

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the departed; Presence of; reunion with God

AB06239

130

O thou candle of the love of God! Thy letter was sweet, and was as honey and sugar to the friends

BSTW#279

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Suffering and imprisonment

AB06271

130

O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. From its contents it became known that thou art seeking nearness to God

BSTW#246

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition

AB06272

130

O maidservant of His Holiness Baha'o'llah! Thy letter dated September

SW_v10#02 p.031, SEIO.023x, BSTW#435

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech; Words vs deeds

AB06274

130

Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou spiritual maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and its contents became known. God willing, the vision will become actualized.

TAB.215, BSC.484 #926x

AB06279

130

Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thank thou God that thou hast stepped into the arena of existence in such a blessed Age

TAB.530-531, BSC.460 #850x

AB06292

130

ای ماهی دریای بی پایان حضرت یونس علیه السلام چون مونس درون حوت طبایع و عناصر

O thou fish of the fathomless ocean! As his highness Jonah (upon him be peace!) became familiar with the interior

INBA13:361a

MMK6#314, YMM.446

BSTW#116

Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes

AB06294

130

ای مبتلای بلا در سبیل خدا اگرچه این کاس در مذاق عاقلان کدر آشام و در کام تن

O thou who art afflicted by trials in the path of God! Though this cup be bitter to the taste of the wise [3.5s]

AKHT2.449, BSHN.140.410, BSHN.140.411, BSHN.144.405, MHT1b.209b, MHT1b.212a

Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB06313

130

O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the Love of God! Your letter was received. The vision of Mrs. Nash for you was absolutely true!

BSTW#170

Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

AB06320

130

ای معرض مصائب شدیده این مصیبت وارده هر چند رزیه عظمی و بلیه کبری بود ولی صبر و

O thou who art assailed by grievous tribulations! Although this affliction that hath befallen thee is a supreme calamity and a dire ordeal, yet through patience [3.5s]

INBA13:259b, INBA17:102

BSHN.140.437, BSHN.144.431, MHT1a.096, MHT1b.054

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB06326

130

ای مقربان درگاه حق در ملا اعلی مذکورید و در ملکوت ابهی مشهور و در لسان اهل

O ye who draw nigh unto the Threshold of God! Ye are mentioned in the Concourse on High, renowned in the Abhá Kingdom, and upon the tongues of the people [3.5s]

INBA72:094

MKT9.182b, BSHN.140.240, BSHN.144.240, MHT2.101b, YQAZ.657a

Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Praise and encouragement

AB06338

130

ای منجذب بنفحات قدس در این عرصه تنگ و جهان پر آب و رنگ اگر صد هزار سال درنگ

O thou who art attracted to the holy fragrances! In this narrow arena and this world full of color and allure, shouldst thou tarry a hundred thousand years [3.5s]

INBA59:229b

BSHN.140.436, BSHN.144.430, MHT1a.106, MHT1b.064

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB06339

130

O thou who art attracted to the light of the Kingdom! What thou hast written caused joy

BSTW#283

Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB06351

130

ای مهتدی بنور هدی دست دعا بدرگاه خدا بلند نما و شکرانه بکن که ای پروردگار

O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! Raise thy suppliant hands unto the threshold of God and render thanks, saying "O Lord!" [3.5s]

BSHN.140.243, BSHN.144.243, MJMJ3.066x, MMG2#132 p.148x, MHT2.099

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB06353

130

ای مهتز از فیوضات رحمانیه در انجمن عالم ولوله عظیمست و جزع و فزع شدید فریاد و

O thou who art exhilarated by the outpourings of divine grace! In the assembly of the world, a great commotion hath arisen, and dire lamentation and distressful clamor are heard [3.5s]

BSHN.140.438, BSHN.144.432, MHT1a.104, MHT1b.062

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB06367

130

ای ناطق بذکر الهی در این عصر مجید و قرن سعید که آفتاب انور جهان الهی شرق و

O thou who speakest in remembrance of God in this glorious age and blessed century, when the resplendent Sun of the divine world shineth forth from the East [3.5s]

BSHN.140.412, BSHN.144.406, MHT1b.222

Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB06376

130

ای نفوس مبارکه دردانه تا در آغوش صدفست درخشندگی و لطافتش مجهول همچنین گوهر

O blessed souls! Like a precious pearl that, while nestled in its shell, conceals its brilliance and beauty, so too [3.5s]

MKT3.473, BSHN.140.426, BSHN.144.420, MHT1a.103, MHT1b.061, YARP2.162 p.170

Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB06387

130

ای ورقه روحانیه از صعود آن طیر آشیان الهی بحدائق باقیه مکدر مباش و متلهف مشو

O spiritual leaf! Be not sorrowful or distressed at the ascension of that divine bird to the eternal gardens [3.5s]

BSHN.140.413, BSHN.144.407, MHT1b.239

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Soul; spirit after death

AB06392

130

ای ورقه محترمه از صعود ولد عزیز محزون مباش مغموم مگرد صبر و سکون خواه و تسلیم

O honoured leaf! Be not sorrowful nor grieved at the ascension of thy cherished son. Seek thou patience and serenity, and be resigned [3.5s]

BSHN.140.397, BSHN.144.392, MHT1b.170a

Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

AB06427

130

O thou kindled with the fire of the love of God! I have read thy beautiful and spiritual letter in which thou dost supplicate

BSTW#281

Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB06437

130

O thou who art drawn by the fragrances of God! Blessed art thou for that by reason of which thou hast been kindled by the fire of the love of God

BSTW#285

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB06488

130

O maidservant of God! If at every instant thou tenderest thy thanks to Mrs. Brittingham, thou shalt not be able to acquit thyself

BSTW#223

Being a source of light; guidance; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB06496

130

یا ربی الرحمن المتجلی من افق الغفران قد ارتحلت امتک ضیاء المنتسبه الی عبدک

O my Lord, the Most Merciful, Who hast manifested from the horizon of forgiveness! Verily, Thy handmaiden Ḍíyá', who was affiliated with Thy servant, hath ascended unto Thee [3.5s]

BSHN.140.244, BSHN.144.244, MHT2.183

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death

AB06510

130

یا من اصابته مصیبه کبری نفوسیکه بانفاس مقدسه اسم اعظم و روح مسیح جمال قدیم

O thou who hast been struck by a most grievous calamity, thou whose soul is touched by the sacred breaths of the Most Great Name and the Spirit of Christ, the Ancient Beauty [3.5s]

INBA85:114

BSHN.140.403, BSHN.144.398, PYB#226 p.07, MHT1b.245

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB06550

120

اللهم انی اکب بوجهی علی الترباء متضرعا الی ملکوتک الاعلی ان تغفر لامتک التی

O Lord! With my face pressed to the dust, I supplicate before Thy most exalted Kingdom that Thou wouldst forgive Thy handmaiden who [3.5s]

BSHN.140.190, BSHN.144.190, MHT2.148b

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB06558

120

الهی الهی هذا عبد من عبادک قد رضع من ثدی هدایتک و استظل فی ظل عنایتک و تذکر

O my God, O my God! This is a servant of Thy servants who hath been nurtured from the breast of Thy guidance, and hath taken shelter beneath the shade of Thy tender care, and hath remembered [3.5s]

BSHN.140.180, BSHN.144.180, MHT2.196

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed

AB06565

120

الهی و غفار ذنوبی انی اتوسل الیک و اتضرع بین یدیک و اتشبث بذیل غفرانک و ابتهل

O my God and Forgiver of my sins! I entreat Thee and humbly supplicate before Thy presence, clinging to the hem of Thy forgiveness and imploring [3.5s]

INBA87:033, INBA52:033

BSHN.140.242, BSHN.144.242, MHT2.080b

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed

AB06567

120

I supplicate God to perfume thy nostrils with the fragrances of holiness wafting from this Paradise of Abha!

BSTW#452

Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB06595

120

ای امه الله صبر و سکون از خصائص اماء رحمانست تعجیل مکن ان الله مع الصابرات

O handmaid of God! Patience and tranquility are among the characteristics of the maidservants of the All-Merciful. Make thou no haste, for verily God is with those who are patient [3.5s]

BSHN.140.195, BSHN.144.195, MHT2.146, KHML.319-320

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB06608

120

ای بحر پر موج موجی برآر که باوج ملا اعلی رسد و طوفانی کن که فیضانش شرق و غرب

O surging sea, raise up a wave that shall reach the highest summit of the Supreme Concourse, and create such a tempest that its flood shall encompass both East and West [3.5s]

INBA85:102

MKT9.038, AKHA_129BE #04 p.a, BSHN.140.415, BSHN.144.409, MHT1b.243

Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB06611

120

ای بشیر چون شیر بشیر مصری حامل قمیص یوسف کنعان بود اما تو حامل پیرهن عزیز مصر

O Bashir! Like unto Bashir of Egypt who bore the garment of Joseph of Canaan, thou art the bearer of the vesture of Egypt's Beloved [3.5s]

INBA88:161a

MKT2.236, MMK2#234 p.169, QT105.2.348, AHB.130BE #03-04 p.02-04, BSHI.042-043, MSHR2.207, MUH3.382

Development of capacity and readiness; High station of teachers of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB06621

120

ای بنده اسم اعظم این خاکدان ترابی لانه و آشیانه مرغ خاکیست نه طیر الهی و این

O servant of the Most Great Name! This earthly dust-heap is but a nest and dwelling-place for earthbound birds, not for divine ones [3.5s]

MKT9.039, BSHN.140.423, BSHN.144.417, MHT1a.105, MHT1b.063

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB06646

120

ای بنده حق آسیاب جهان در گردش است و جمیع خلق مانند دانه نرم و محو از این جنبش

O servant of the True One! The millstone of the world is in perpetual motion, and all created things, like unto grains, are ground and obliterated by this movement [3.5s]

BSHN.140.419, BSHN.144.413, MHT1a.069, MHT1b.027

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB06673

120

ای پروردگار این نفس پاک توجه بملکوت تو نمود و تضرع و زاری کرد تا حال اسیر

O thou creator! This pure soul advanced toward Thy Kingdom and humbly lamented and supplicated before Thee. Heretofore he was a captive

MMG2#455 p.507

BSTW#063

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Living waters; water of life; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB06676

120

ای پروردگار گنه کارم و تو آمرزگار قاصرم و تو غافر در ظملت عصیانم و تو نور

O Thou Almighty! I am a sinner, but Thou art the Forgiver! I am full of shortcomings, but Thou art the Compassionate!

MMG2#262 p.292

BNE.099, BSTW#061

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for healing; Prayers (general or uncategorized)

AB06734

120

ای خداوند بی نیاز این دلها را براز خویش دمساز کن و از بیگانه و خویش بی نیاز

O Thou Incomparable God! Make Thou these hearts intimate with Thy Mystery; suffer them to be detached from the known and from the unknown

INBA21:141a, INBA75:053

DWNP_v5#02-3 p.002-003, DUR2.130, DUR1.191, ADH2.049, ADH2_1#25 p.042, ADH2_1#47 p.071, MJMJ1.057, MMG2#298 p.331, MJH.016a

DAS.1913-07-18, ABIE.082, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#123b

S. Tirandaz

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God

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

AB06776

120

ای دوستان حق دست شکرانه بساحت حضرت ذوالجلال بلند کنید و بگواید ای یزدان رحمن

O friends of Truth, raise up your hands in thanksgiving before the court of the All-Glorious Lord and say: O merciful God [3.5s]

AKHA_130BE #05 p.a, BSHN.140.393, BSHN.144.388, MJMJ1.116, MMG2#193 p.219, MHT1b.169

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB06796

120

ای سمی ذبیح حمد حضرت احدیت را که بقربانگاه عشق راه یافتی و بمشهد فدا پی بردی

O thou who art named Zabíḥ! Praise be to the Lord of Oneness that thou hast found thy way to the sacrificial altar of love and hast discovered the place of sacrifice [3.5s]

INBA85:111

BSHN.140.416, BSHN.144.410, MHT1b.244

Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB06804

120

Praise be to God that in this glorious manifestation thou hast been made of the chosen and not of the called.

BSTW#259

Many are called but few are chosen; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB06811

120

ای شمع محبت الله در این عالم نیستی که هستی نماست یک وجود حقیقی بجو و در این

O candle of the love of God! In this world of nothingness which presenteth the semblance of being, seek thou a true existence and in this [3.5s]

MKT9.145a, BSHN.140.200, BSHN.144.200, MHT2.133

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB06812

120

ای شمع محبت الله دراین خاکدان که بنیان هستی بنیادش بر شفا جرف ها راست و محن

O Lamp of the Love of God in this dusty world, where the foundation of existence resteth upon the brink of tribulations [3.5s]

INBA17:261

BSHN.140.263, BSHN.144.263, MHT2.067b

Existence; immortality of the human soul; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB06846

120

O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received; now I answer it. Remain thou in the church and impress the Truth upon the priest

BSTW#314

Kindliness; humility; self-effacement in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB06862

120

ای متعلقان آن موقن بالله چشمی بملکوت ابهی باز کنید و با راز او انباز گردید و

O ye who are attached to that one firm in the Faith of God! Open your eyes unto the Abhá Kingdom and become partakers of His mysteries [3.5s]

INBA85:115

BSHN.140.401, BSHN.144.396, MHT1b.178

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB06889

120

O thou wooer of Truth! From the letter, which was a nose-gay from the Rose-Garden of significance, a sweet fragrance was inhaled.

BSTW#313

Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB06901

120

ای منجذب بنفحات الله از جهان بیزار شو و از آنچه در اوست در کنار شمع آفاق شو

O thou who art attracted to the fragrances of God! Be thou detached from the world and all that is therein, and draw nigh unto the candle of the horizons [3.5s]

BSHN.140.245, BSHN.144.245, MHT2.100

Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB06922

120

ای موقن بایات الله و ثمره آن شجره محبت الله مصیبت کبری و رزیه عظمی هر حزنی را

O thou who art assured of the verses of God and art a fruit of that Tree of Divine Love! The great calamity and grievous affliction surpasseth every sorrow [3.5s]

BSHN.140.440, BSHN.144.434, MHT1a.112, MHT1b.070

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as sun; Soul; spirit after death

AB06935

120

ای ناطق بثنای الهی در این بساط مذکوری و در این وثاق موجود در حدیقه قلوب

O thou who speaketh in praise of God! In this realm art thou mentioned, and in this mansion art thou present in the garden of hearts [3.5s]

MKT8.156c, BSHI.109

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB06938

120

ای ناظر الی الله الیوم نفوسی در ملکوت ابهی و جبروت اعلی مذکور و معروف که مشرق

O thou who gazest toward God! Today there are souls renowned and mentioned in the Abhá Kingdom and the Supreme Dominion that shine [3.5s]

BSHN.140.428, BSHN.144.422, MHT1a.123, MHT1b.081

Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB06941

120

ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی این عالم امکان میدان اکتساب شئون رحمانیه است و اتصاف

O thou who gazest upon the Abhá Kingdom! This world of existence is the arena for the acquisition of divine qualities and heavenly attributes [3.5s]

INBA17:212

MKT8.161a, AKHA_124BE #06 p.h, AHB.120BE #09 p.223, AHB.126BE #09-10 p.244, BSHN.140.431, BSHN.144.425, MAS5.186, MHT1b.167

Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Need for an educator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB06969

120

Angels; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death

ای ورقه شجره تقدیس سلیل جلیل مانند طیور قدس اوج اعلی گرفت و بفردوس ابهی پرواز

O leaf of the Tree of Holiness! Thine illustrious son hath soared, even as the birds of sanctity, to the highest heaven, winging his flight unto the Abhá Paradise

BSHN.140.101, BSHN.144.101, MHT2.143a

ADMS#333

AB06997

120

ای یار مهربان چون نیر اعظم از افق حقیقت طلوع نمود انوار اسرار چنان پرتوی بر

O kind friend! When the Most Great Luminary dawned from the horizon of Truth, the lights of mysteries shed such radiant beams [3.5s]

BSHN.140.402, BSHN.144.397, MHT1b.187

Manifestation of God as sun; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God

AB07007

120

ای یاران عبدالبهاء هر محفلی که بیاد جمال ابهی تزیین یابد و بجهت استماع کلمات

O loved ones of ‘Abdu'l-Baha! Whatever meeting is held to celebrate the memory of the Abha Beauty and to listen to the recital of the divine utterances

AKHA_128BE #05 p.b

COC#0391, BSTW#342

Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB07050

120

Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art uttering the mention of God! Know that the pure hearts upon which the mysteries

TAB.669, BSC.472 #888x

AB07053

120

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O thou pure soul who art turning toward the Lord of the creatures! Verily, I received thy letter ... and was informed of its meanings

TAB.636, BSC.471 #884x

AB07056

120

پروردگارا آمرزگارا این بندگانرا پناه توای واقف اسرار و آگاه توای جمیع ما

O Lord, O Forgiver! These servants seek Thy shelter, O Thou Who art the Knower of mysteries and art cognizant of all [3.5s]

INBA75:082

AKHA_128BE #02 p.a, BSHN.140.425, BSHN.144.419, DWNP_v6#02 p.001, DUR1.059, ANDA#01 p.46, ADH2.012, ADH2_1#04 p.011, MJMJ1.078, MMG2#207 p.235, MJH.030a, MHT1a.055, MHT1b.013, MMJA.009, NJB_v04#12 p.004

Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for healing; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB07074

120

رب رب نحن فقراء و انت الغنی الکریم و نحن عجزاء و انت القوی القدیر و نحن اذلاء

O Lord, O Lord! We are poor and Thou art the All-Rich, the All-Bountiful. We are powerless and Thou art the All-Strong, the Almighty. We are abased [3.5s]

BSHN.140.424, BSHN.144.418, ADH2.051, ADH2_1#27 p.044, MJMJ1.001, MJH.055, MHT1a.048, MHT1b.006, NSR_1978.118, NSR_1993.131

Ahdieh

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB07127

120

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

O thou who art drawn unto God and kindled by the Fire which burned on Mt. Sinai! Set aside every mention

TAB.160, BSTW#276d

AB07136

120

...Today the most important thing to be established is the unity of the word of the beloved of God and fellowship, good feelings and love among the faithful ones.

BSTW#504bx

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB07139

120

O thou dear servant of God!... During the time of your visit here the meaning of the words of Christ--'let the dead bury their dead'

TAB.670-671, BSTW#287

Attaining the life of the spirit; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Soul; spirit after death; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB07142

120

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Nearness and remoteness

O thou bird of the Garden of God! Why art thou sad and sorrowful, disappointed

TAB.672-673, BSC.471 #886x, RBB.125bx

AB07144

120

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Universal language

The letter no.17 was read. Thou hast written concerning the universal peace, that before long the congress of The Hague

TAB.595-596x, BSTW#154

AB07148

Words to George Latimer

120

Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Limits of the intellect; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

...The Word of God is the storehouse of all good, all power and all wisdom. The illiterate fishermen and savage Arabs

BSC.439 #799, SW_v06#16 p.122, SW_v16#04 p.487

AB07155

110

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

استبشری یا امه الله بما عرفت الحق و سمعت ندائه و انجذبت الی نفحاته فارکعی و

Rejoice, O maidservant of God!—for that thou hast known God and heard His call and art attracted to His breaths! Then prostrate thyself... My Lord! My Lord! I praise Thee and I thank Thee for that whereby Thou hast favored Thine humble maidservant

BRL_DAK#0086

BRL_APAB#22x, BPRY.249-250x, TAB.139, BSC.427 #771x, SW_v09#09 p.101x

E. Mahony

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for children and youth; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

AB07159

110

اللهم یا غافر الذنوب و کاشف الکروب و الساتر علی العیوب ادرک برحمتک هذین

O Lord, Forgiver of sins, Remover of afflictions, and Concealer of faults, reach these two through Thy mercy [3.5s]

BSHN.140.207, BSHN.140.250, BSHN.144.207, BSHN.144.250, MHT2.114a

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness

AB07163

110

الهی الهی ان امتک الرحمانیه المومنه الموقنه بکلمتک الفردانیه المشتعله بالنار

O my God, O my God! Verily, this faithful and assured handmaiden of Thine, firm in Thy Oneness, is enkindled with the fire [3.5s]

BSHN.140.219, BSHN.144.219, MHT2.145b

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death

AB07194

110

ای امه الله از صعود آن ورقه طیبه فغان آغاز مکن و کریه و زاری منما محزون مشو

O handmaid of God! Begin not to lament the ascension of that pure leaf, neither give way to weeping and wailing. Be thou not sorrowful [3.5s]

INBA85:104

BSHN.140.394, BSHN.144.389, MHT1b.052

Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death

AB07207

110

ای امه الله مطمئن بفضل حضرت یزدان باش و مسرور بموهبت حضرت رحمان که رشته تعلق

O handmaid of God! Rest thou assured in the bounty of the Lord God, and rejoice in the bestowals of the All-Merciful, for the cord of attachment [3.5s]

BSHN.140.398, BSHN.144.393, MHT1b.190

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB07223

110

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death

O thou sign of the Love of God! Be rejoiced that thou hast held the cup of providence in thy hand and drunk the choice wine of guidance

TAB.179, BSTW#043b

AB07227

110

ای بازماندگان آن بنده مقرب درگاه الهی آنمرغ چمنستان هدایت بگلستان حقیقت شتافت

O ye descendants of that servant near to the Divine Threshold, that bird from the meadow of guidance hath winged its flight to the rose-garden of truth [3.5s]

BSHN.140.388, BSHN.144.383, PYB#039 p.12, MHT1b.223

Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB07230

110

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection

ای بخشنده مهربان کنیزی در نهایت خضوع و خشوع و عجز و زاری و تضرع و بیقراری

O Thou Bountiful and Loving Lord! A handmaid of Thine hath—in the utmost submissiveness and humility, in profound helplessness and lamentation, in ardent supplication and restlessness—returned unto the threshold

BSHN.140.105, BSHN.144.105, MHT2.149

ADMS#334

AB07232

110

ای بلبل خوش آهنگ بانکی از جان و دل بر آر تا صاحبان فرهنگ را حیران کنی و از

O melodious nightingale, raise a cry from heart and soul, that thou mayest astonish the possessors of culture and learning [3.5s]

BSHN.140.523, BSHN.144.511, MHT1b.203

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

AB07233

110

O thou nightingale in the Rose-garden of Significances! The poetry that thou hast composed on the occasion of the Feast of the Riḍvan

BSTW#297

Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies

AB07285

110

ای بنده حق نظر بملکوت ابهی کن و توجه بجبروت اعلی و مناجات نما ای پروردگار ای

O servant of Truth! Fix thy gaze upon the Abhá Kingdom, and turn thy thoughts to the Supreme Concourse, and commune, saying: "O Lord..." [3.5s]

INBA88:185a

BSHN.140.259, BSHN.144.259, MHT2.142

Prayer for protection; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB07296

110

ای بنده صبور الهی هر چند مصیبت مادر مهربان عظیم است و فرقت یاران و دوستان و

O patient servant of God! Though the calamity of thy loving mother is grievous indeed, and separation from friends and loved ones [3.5s]

BSHN.140.183, BSHN.144.183, KNJ.023b, MHT2.152

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB07304

110

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ای پروردگار آمرزگار هر چند نفوسی ایام زندگانی بنادانی بسر برده اند بیگانه

O Thou forgiving Lord! Although some souls have spent the days of their lives in ignorance, and became estranged and contumacious

BRL_DAK#1196, BSHN.140.203, BSHN.144.203, MHT2.185a

BPRY.042-043, TAB.178-179, BSC.427 #773, BSTW#055

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB07321

110

Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ای ثابت بر پیمان در خصوص عنوان هوالله بر مکاتیب مرقوم نموده بودید از این کلمه

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thou has asked regarding the phrase "He is God!" written above the Tablets. By this Word is intended that no one hath any access

MAS9.140

TAB.485, BSC.459 #847, SW_v04#18 p.304, REVS.062, BSTW#210

AB07341

520

ای ثابت بر میثاق مضامین نامه شکرین معلوم و مفهوم گشت هر چه ناله و فغان نماای

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The contents of thy sweet letter became known and understood. Whatsoever lamentation and cry thou mayest raise [3.5s]

INBA79.024

BSHN.140.479.01x

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of kings; future of monarchy

AB07352

110

ای جان مشتاق جانان جان عنصری همدم جهان خاک است و دور از لطافت افلاک جان الهی

O thou spirit athirst for the Beloved! The earthly soul is companion to the world of dust, far removed from the celestial tenderness of the divine spirit [3.5s]

BSHN.140.199, BSHN.144.199, MHT2.120

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

AB07448

110

ای سلیل آن شخص مجید پدر بزرگوارت در مدت حیات در سبیل نجات سلوک مینمود

O scion of that illustrious personage! Thy noble father, during his earthly sojourn, did tread the path of salvation [3.5s]

INBA85:068

BSHN.140.260, BSHN.144.260, MHT2.070b, MSBH10.149

Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed

AB07472

110

ای شیدائی روی دلبر معنوی هر عاشقی سر معشوقی دارد و هر دلداده ای پریشان موی

O thou who art ardent for the face of the spiritual Beloved! Every lover yearneth for the head of his Beloved, and every enkindled soul hath disheveled tresses [3.5s]

BSHN.140.266, BSHN.144.266, MHT2.066

Love of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Pain of love; love as veil; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB07478

110

O thou seeker of Truth! Thy letter was received. Thou hast complained of thy son and brother. Be thou patient with their defections

BSTW#419

Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB07481

110

ای طالب رضای حق مقام رضا بسیار مشکل است و اعظم آرزوی اهل بها سالک در این مقام

O seeker of divine good-pleasure! The station of contentment is exceedingly difficult, and to tread this path is the highest aspiration of the people of Bahá [3.5s]

AVK3.404.09, BSHN.140.265, BSHN.144.265, MHT2.084a

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB07639

110

ای وجه منور بنور محبت الله در سبیل الهی سالک و چالاک شو و آهنگ معارج افلاک

O countenance illumined by the light of God's love! Be thou swift and agile in the pathway of God, and wing thy flight unto the celestial heights [3.5s]

INBA85:055

BSHN.140.391, BSHN.144.386, MHT1b.177

Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB07649

110

ای ورقه مبارکه آن مرغ رفیع بافق علیین صعود فرمود و آن نجم منیر

O thou blessed Leaf! That noble bird hath ascended unto the highest horizon, and that brilliant star [3.5s]

MKT6.053, BSHN.140.267, BSHN.144.267, KHAF.016, MHT2.077

Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death

AB07679

110

ای یار عزیز در این ایام مصمم دیار غربم شاید در عبودیت آستان احدیت نفسی برآرم

O dearly beloved friend! In these days I am resolutely bound for the Western realms, that perchance I may draw a breath in servitude at the threshold of the one true God [3.5s]

INBA85:465, BLIB_Or.08117.016,

BSHI.008, BSHI.120, NJB_v02#11 p.001

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB07703

110

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O thou who art turning unto the Kingdom of God! Thy letter came and I was informed of its wonderful contents. Know thou, verily, all the doors are closed

TAB.229, BSC.484 #928x

AB07707

110

O thou who hast advanced toward God! Blessed art thou, for thy heart is attracted to the Love of God, thy breast is filled with the knowledge of God

BSTW#277

Call to action; Praise and encouragement

AB07709

110

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ایتها المقبله الی مشرق الانوار ابسطی کفی الدعاء الی العتبه المقدسه النوراء

O thou who art advancing to the Dawning-point of Lights! Extend the hands of communion… O my God! O my God! Glory be unto Thee for that Thou hast confirmed me… O Lord, help me to be meek and lowly… O God! Sanctify me from all else save Thee

BRL_DAK#0412

BPRY.175-176, TAB.051-052, BSTW#057

The Badasht Project, A Family Affair

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

AB07737

110

بخشنده یزدانا این بندگان آزادگان بودند و این جانهای تابان بنور هدایتت روشن و

O Thou forgiving Lord! These servants were noble souls, and these radiant hearts were made illumined and resplendent

BRL_DAK#0107, BRL_MON#12, AKHA_118BE #03-04 p.226, BSHN.140.385, BSHN.144.380, DUR1.045, DUR1.386, ADH2.050, ADH2_6#01 p.167, MJMJ1.086, MMG2#368 p.410, MJH.034a, MHT1a.053, MHT1b.011

BRL_POAB#12

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB07738

110

Some Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Bahá

پاک یزدانا کل گنه کاریم و تو آمرزگار جمیع جامع عیوبیم و تو کاشف کروب گناه این

O Pure God! We are all sinners, and Thou art the Forgiver; we are all encompassed by faults, and Thou art the Dispeller of sorrows [3.5s]

INBA75:057

BSHN.140.418, BSHN.144.412, DUR2.156, ADH2.039, ADH2_1#20 p.034, MJMJ1.060, MMG2#249 p.280, MJH.017, MHT1a.060, MHT1b.018

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for forgiveness

AB07750

110

جناب بشیر حضرت احدیت تجلی رحمانیت فرموده و امکان را مرآت منطبعه از صور

The august Bashír of the One True God hath manifested the effulgence of the All-Merciful, rendering existence a mirror imprinted with forms [3.5s]

MMK6#305, AKHA_129BE #11 p.a, BSHI.123

Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB07759

110

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

رب انت تعلم بان النفوس محفوفه بالنواب و الافات و محاطه بالمصائب و الرزیات کل بلاء

Thou knowest that the people are encircled with pain and calamities and are environed with hardships and trouble. Every trial doth attack man

BRL_DAK#1186, ADH2.065, ADH2_2#06 p.097, MJMJ1.020, MMG2#348 p.389, MJH.066a, NSR_1978.135b, NSR_1993.148

BPRY.154, TAB.619, BSC.431 #781, RBB.139-140x

J. Cavanagh

Prayer for protection; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB07768

110

Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high; Transcendence; unknowability of God

قد اشرق الافاق من انوار نیر الاشراق طوبی للفائزین قد ارتفع الندآء من الشجره

The rays of the Day-star of the world have illumined every land—blessed are they that have beheld!

INBA55:459, INBA59:135, UMich962.151-152, UMich991.101

MKT2.218, DWNP_v3#03-4 p.023a, BCH.023, DUR1.189, MJH.070

BSC.432 #785

AB07782

110

Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

یا صغیره السن و کبیره العقل کم من طفل صغیر و هو بالغ رشید و کم من کهل جاهل و

O thou whose years are few, yet whose mental gifts are many! How many a child, though young in years, is yet mature

MNMK#075 p.147, MMK1#121 p.138, DRM.005b

SWAB#121, TAB.181, BSC.481 #920x, LABC.007

Differences in human capacity

AB07796

110

یا من آمن بالله و صدق بکلماته آنچه در عرصه وجود است عاقبت فانی و مفقود مگر

O thou who hast believed in God and testified to His words! Whatsoever existeth in the realm of being is destined ultimately to perish and vanish, except [3.5s]

INBA13:200

BSHN.140.384, BSHN.144.379, MHT1b.161

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB07817

110

Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

O thou who hath advanced to the Kingdom of his Lord, the Glorious! Know thou that the Kingdom of God hath pitched its tents

TAB.637-638, BSC.486 #932x

AB07824

110

O thou spiritual leaf, which is verdant and fresh through the downpourings of the Kingdom of God!... Verily, verily, I say unto thee, the Covenant of God and His Testament is the lamp

DAS.1913-07-18, SW_v08#16 p.218x, ABIE.083, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#105, BSTW#123c

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB07826

110

I ask Thee, O my God -- by Thy power, might and dominion, which have encompassed all who are in Thy heaven and earth -- to point out to Thy servants Thy straight pathway

PN_various p003, BSTW#191

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB07827

110

...I love you tenderly and I know that you are drinking deep of the cup of afflictions. But that ever Christ

BSTW#204

Consolation and comfort; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB07828

110

Today there is no greater service to the Kingdom of God than endeavor in uniting the friends and the maidservants of the Merciful One.

BSTW#504ax

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause

AB07837

110

Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O maidservant of God! Thank God, thy faith increased and thou didst become attached... Hypnotism hath a weak influence over bodies

TAB.168-169, LOG#0976x, BSC.488 #938x

AB07843

110

O Omnipotent God! Verily the pavilion of justice has been raised in the Holy Land extending from East to West.... O Almighty God! Confirm the greatest Emperor George V through Thy divine confirmation

PN_unsorted p056, BSTW#021, BSTW#202

Prayer for governments and rulers; Relationship between government and people

AB07850

100

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed

اللهم یا غافر الذنوب و یا کاشف الکروب و یا عفو و یا غفور انی ابسط الیک اکف

O my God, O Forgiver of sins and Dispeller of afflictions! O Thou Who art the Pardoner, the Merciful! I raise my suppliant hands to Thee

BRL_DAK#1187, BSHN.140.188, BSHN.144.188, MHT2.145a

BPRY.043-044

AB07861

100

اناجیک یا الهی و انت المناجی لکل راجی من ملکوت الاسرار و ادعوک ان تغیث امتک

I commune with Thee, O my God, and Thou art the One to whom every supplicant turneth from the Kingdom of mysteries, and I beseech Thee to succor Thy handmaiden [3.5s]

BSHN.140.196, BSHN.144.196, MHT2.135

Prayer for the departed

AB07863

100

O thou son of the Kingdom! Praise be to God, that like unto a torch thou hast been

SW_v10#09 p.185, BSTW#447

Being a source of light; guidance; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision

AB07906

100

ای بشیر عبدالبهاء محزون مباش زیرا مفتون جمال ابهائی با وجود انگه چنان یار مهربانی

O Bashír of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Be not sorrowful, for thou art enraptured by the Abhá Beauty, and possessed of such a loving companion [3.5s]

BSHI.049, MSHR2.130

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes

AB07960

100

ای بنده حق عبدالبهاء ناله و فغان ترا استماع نمود و با تو همراز گشت و هم آواز

O servant of God! 'Abdu'l-Bahá hath hearkened unto thy cries and lamentations, and hath become thy confidant and fellow-voice [3.5s]

BSHN.140.194, BSHN.144.194, MHT2.124a

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love as fire; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB07984

100

ای پروردگار ای مهربان این دوستان معتکف آستانند و این یاران از حرارت محبتت

O Lord, O Compassionate One! These friends are devoutly stationed at Thy Threshold, and these companions are enkindled with the fire of Thy love [3.5s]

INBA75:042

BSHN.140.497, BSHN.144.485, DUR2.087, ADH2.048, ADH2_1#24 p.041, MJMJ1.050, MMG2#195 p.221, MJH.012a, MHT1a.056a, MHT1b.014a

Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB07986

100

ای پروردگار آمرزگار رفعت زیرک این طفل کودک سراج محفل بود و مرغ خوش الحان آن

O Lord, All-Forgiving! This sagacious child, Raf'at, was the lamp of the gathering and its sweet-singing bird [3.5s]

INBA16:124

BSHN.140.107, BSHN.144.107, PYK.306, MHT2.154a

Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed

AB08000

100

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و طلب مغفرت بجهت امة الله والده گردید الهی الهی ان

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and forgiveness was sought on behalf of the handmaiden of God, thy mother. O my God, O my God [3.5s]

INBA85:120a

BSHN.140.100x, BSHN.144.100x, MHT2.150b

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed

AB08066

100

O thou heavenly daughter! Thy letter was received. I implored and supplicated to the Kingdom of God for whatever is thy utmost desire

BSTW#226

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB08139

110

ای ضجیع آن بصیر شهیر بی نظیر چه خوش طالع و خوش بخت و خوش سیرت بودی که قرین آن

O companion of that renowned and peerless Seer! How fortunate and blessed in character wert thou to be the consort of that [3.5s]

INBA85:257

BSHN.140.387x, BSHN.144.382x, TISH.512-513, MHT1b.242ax

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Soul; spirit after death

AB08143

100

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

ای طالب حق اگر عرفان الهی خواهی و شناساای جوای قلب را از غیر خدا فارغ نما و

O thou seeker of the True One! If thou wishest the divine knowledge and recognition

MKT8.119b

TAB.168, BWF.383-384x, BSC.487 #937x

Knowledge; recognition of God; Rational arguments

AB08146

100

ای طالب رضای الهی در حدیث است من لم یرض بقضاای فلیطلب ربا سواای رضای بقضا

O seeker of divine good-pleasure! In the Tradition it is recorded: "Whoso is not content with My decree, let him seek another Lord besides Me." Be thou content with His decree [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0300, BSHN.140.386, BSHN.144.381, MAS5.262, MHT1a.113, MHT1b.071

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB08156

100

O thou my beloved! Be not unhappy. Let not thy thoughts be scattered. Man under the circumstances of tests must be patient

DAS.1913-02-27, BSTW#015

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB08234

100

O ye who are attracted to the Kingdom of God! Your letter was received. It was a glorious proof to your firmness in the Cause of God.

DAS.1914-08-02, BSTW#040, BSTW#113, ACOA.054-055

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB08255

100

ای موید آسمانی خداوندیرا بستا که تاییدش ابدیست و بخششش سرمدی بنده موید را

O heavenly-confirmed one! Praise be to God, whose confirmations are eternal and whose bounties are everlasting [3.5s]

INBA85:325a

BSHN.140.390, BSHN.144.385, MHT1b.180a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

AB08357

100

ایتها الورقه النورانیه هر چند مصیبت رزیه عظمی بود و بلیه کبری ولی آنورقه

O illumined Leaf! Though grievous was this supreme calamity and dire this greatest of tribulations, yet that Leaf [3.5s]

BSHN.140.371, BSHN.144.369, MHT1a.178, MHT1b.136, MHT2.069b

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death

AB08374

100

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou advancer to the Kingdom of God! Shouldst thou come with the whole of thy being

TAB.622-623, BWF.391-391x, BSC.465 #865x

Literal interpretation; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Christian clergy

AB08395

100

خداوندا رحیما کریما عبادت را بسر چشمه حیات ابدی برسان

O Lord, Most Merciful, Most Bountiful! Lead Thy servants to the wellspring of life eternal [3.5s]

BSHN.140.427, ADH2_1#32 p.049, MMG2#293 p.326, MHT1a.061, MHT1b.019

Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB08397

100

رب رب ان امتک الطیبه الروحانیه ودعت الحیاه الدنیا و ودعت ذوی القربی و قصدت

O Lord, O Lord! Verily, Thy pure and spiritual handmaiden hath forsaken this earthly life, bade farewell to her kindred, and directed her steps toward [3.5s]

INBA17:014

BSHN.140.178, BSHN.144.178, MHT2.197

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed

AB08415

100

یا امه الله المنجذبه قد فرح قلبی و انشرح صدری و استبشر روحی بما دعوت الله ان

O thou attracted maidservant of God! The prayer which thou hast offered to God that he might ordain unto Abdu'l-Baha the greatest martyrdom

ABB.109

BSTW#278

AB08452

100

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou heavenly, brilliant and precious pearl! I greet thee from this Holy Land... Verily, I say unto thee that the gifts of thy Lord are encircling thee

TAB.156-157, BWF.367-367x, BSC.480 #916x, BSTW#276d

Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB08463

100

Therefore, O ye beloved of God! Now the time has come that in order to show thankfulness for this Gift, ye may arise to perform that which is incumbent upon you... Keep the fast in the month of fasting

BSTW#194

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of fasting; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB08469

100

O thou who art advancing toward God! Inasmuch as the attracted maidservant of God, Mrs. Cochran, hath guided thee unto this great Cause

BSTW#076

Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB08479

اللهم یا غفور و یا ودود و یا عفو و یا مشکور ان عبدک الشکور قد وقف فی عتبه

O Lord! O Thou Forgiving One, All-Loving, Ever-Pardoning, All-Praised! Verily Thy grateful servant hath paused at Thy threshold [3.5s]

BSHN.140.185, BSHN.144.185, MHT2.078

Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death

AB08485

الهی الهی ان امتک المومنه بایاتک الموقنه بکلماتک المبتهله الی ملکوتک و

O my God, O my God! Verily, this maidservant of Thine, who believeth in Thy signs, is assured of Thy words, and imploreth Thy Kingdom [3.5s]

BSHN.140.177, BSHN.144.177, MHT2.190

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death

AB08486

الهی الهی ان هولاء عباد لبوا للندآء و اجابوا داعی الحق بقلب طافح بالمحبته و

O my God, O my God! These servants have hearkened unto the Call and have answered the Summoner of Truth with hearts overflowing with love [3.5s]

BSHN.140.201, BSHN.144.201, MJMJ3.017, MMG2#221 p.248, MHT2.184b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB08489

الهی الهی انی اتوجه الیک و استفیض من بحور شفائک رب ایدنی علی خدمه عبادک

O God, my God! I have set my face towards Thee, and supplicate the outpourings of the ocean of Thy healing

BRL_DAK#0098, BRL_MON#009, KHH1.195 (1.273)

BRL_POAB#09, KHHE.284-285, DAS.1915-04-04, BSR_v13 p.095

Prayer for healing

AB08490

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O my God, my God! I am a servant attracted to Thee, humbly coming to the door of Thy Oneness and addressing the kingdom of Thy mercy.

TAB.181, BSC.429 #778, DWN_v5#06 p.002

AB08493

الهی الهی ترانی اعفر وجهی بتراب الذل لعزه فردانیتک و اطلب الغفران لعبدک الذی

O my God, O my God! Thou seest me prostrating my face in the dust of abasement before the glory of Thy oneness, seeking forgiveness for Thy servant who [3.5s]

BSHN.140.106, BSHN.144.106, MHT2.083

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness

AB08510

ای امه الله الراضیه المرضیه از وقوع این مصیبت کریه مکن مویه منما و رخ مخراش و

O handmaid of God, content and well-pleasing! Make thou no lamentation at the advent of this grievous calamity, neither rend thy countenance [3.5s]

BSHN.140.252, BSHN.144.252, MHT2.108a

Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death

AB08515

ای امه الله بشارت باد تو را که هدیه تو در تربت مقدسه مقبول افتاد و در نزد

O Handmaid of God, glad tidings! Your gift was accepted at the Holy Land and is with ‘Abdu’lBaha. It brought boundless appreciation

AHB.128BE #12 p.375, HNU.371

BSR_v19p176

Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB08600

ای بنده درگاه جمال ابهی در فردوس الهی و جنت ابهائی مقامی

O servant of the threshold of the Abhá Beauty, thou hast a station in the divine Paradise and the Abhá Garden [3.5s]

INBA88:161b

BSHN.140.204, BSHN.144.204, MHT2.115

AB08623

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

ای پروردگار مهربان این کسان بنده آستانند و در نهایت صدق و راستی و درستی جام

O Thou loving Provider! These souls are servants at Thy Threshold, conducting themselves with the utmost sincerity, rectitude, and righteousness

BSHN.140.254, BSHN.144.254, MJMJ3.070a, MMG2#394 p.441, MHT2.121a, YARP2.253 p.221

ADMS#335

AB08647

...Consider how the signs of the Tablet which was revealed to you on Sept. 1, 1901, have become apparent and manifest. At that time the hurricane of the violation of the Covenant had been extinguished

BSTW#052nx

Being a source of light; guidance; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB08674

200

ای جان من ای یار مهربان من در هر هفته نامه ای در نهایت فصاحت و بلاغت... ای پروردگار ياران شيراز محرم رازند و در عبوديت آستان مقدس

O my soul, O my kind companion! Every week a letter, in utmost eloquence and articulateness... O Lord! The friends of Shiraz are confidants of mysteries, and in servitude at Thy sacred Threshold [3.5s]

BSHI.096-097, MJMJ2.014x, MMG2#451 p.498x

Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement

AB08685

ای حضرت بشیرالهی نامه نمروی ۴۰ وصول یافت ضمنا از عدم ارسال جواب احبای الهی

O Divine Herald! Letter number 40 was received. Moreover, concerning the non-receipt of replies from the friends of God [3.5s]

BSHI.044-045, BSHI.097, MSHR3.248

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort

AB08781

ای طالب حق دیده را از حجاب اوهام احزاب پاک و مبرا فرما تا بعین یقین نور مبین

O seeker of truth! Purge thine eyes from the veils of the delusions of the sects, that with the eye of certitude thou mayest behold the manifest light [3.5s]

MKT6.153, BSHN.140.389, BSHN.144.384, MHT1b.220

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB08782

O thou yearner after truth! I pray and supplicate at the threshold of God and beg healing for thee.

BSTW#107

Development of capacity and readiness; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB08814

O thou perfect Campbell: Miss Juliet Thompson is extremely kind to thee and loves thee with life and conscience. I also with perfect Spiritual love

BSTW#421

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB08831

ای گمگشته بادیه محبت الله از خدا بخواه که در این مدت قلیله از عمر دنیای بی وفا

O thou who art lost in the wilderness of the love of God, beseech Him that in this brief span of life in this faithless world [3.5s]

BSHN.140.396, BSHN.144.391, MHT1b.199

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB08860

ای مشتاق نیر آفاق غم مخور کریه مکن مویه منما ناله مفرما نوحه مجو انشاء الله

O thou who yearnest for the Luminary of the horizons! Grieve not, weep not, wail not, neither raise thy voice in lamentation, nor seek to mourn, God willing [3.5s]

INBA84:527

BSHN.140.176, BSHN.140.253, BSHN.144.176, BSHN.144.253, MHT2.102

Consolation and comfort; Nearness and remoteness; Soul; spirit after death

AB08863

ای مشتعل بنار موقده در سدره انسانیه تا چند در این خاکدان ترابی نفوس انسانی

O thou who art enkindled with the fire ignited in the Tree of Humanity! How long wilt thou tarry in this earthen realm of human souls [3.5s]

BSHN.140.400, BSHN.144.395, MHT1a.125, MHT1b.083

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB08889

ای منجذب میثاق نیر ملا ابهی چون شاهد انجمن بالا شد ولوله در ارکان عالم افتاد

O thou who art attracted to the Covenant! When the Light of the Most Glorious ascended to the Supreme Concourse, tumult shook the pillars of the world [3.5s]

MKT8.150a, BSHI.107-108, NSS.160a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB08953

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death

ای ورقه مطمئنه از فوت پسر مکدر مباش و اشک مریز محزون مگرد مغموم مشو زیرا آن

O well-assured leaf! Grieve not the death of thy son. Shed thou no tears—sorrow not, neither be thou sad

BSHN.140.347, BSHN.140.363, BSHN.144.345, BSHN.144.361, MHT1b.020a, MHT1b.206

ADMS#161

AB09005

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Love of God; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

ایها الرضیع من ثدی ملکوت الله و الربیب فی حضن هدایه الله انی ارجو الله سبحانه و

O thou who art nurtured from the breasts of the Kingdom of God, who wert brought up in the lap of the Guidance of God!

DRM.007b

TAB.155-156, LABC.008, BSTW#276o

AB09008

O thou spiritual young man and merciful youth! Verily, thy father and mother have both of them traversed the seas

BSTW#276n

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Law of pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB09026

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

AB09038

رب و رجائی انی اتضرع الی ملکوت رحمانیتک ان تغفر لعبدک المتصاعد الیک المتذلل

O Lord and my Hope! I humbly beseech Thy Kingdom of mercy to forgive Thy servant who, in utter lowliness, hath ascended unto Thee [3.5s]

BSHN.140.249, BSHN.144.249, MHT2.111

unknown

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed

AB09040

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

ربی ربی کودکم خوردسال از پستان عنایت شیر ده و در آغوش محبتت پرورش بخش و در

O my Lord! O my Lord! I am a child of tender years. Nourish me from the breast of Thy mercy

BRL_DAK#1190, DRM.018b, ADH2.127, ADH2_5#03 p.160, MJMJ1.106, MMG2#438 p.482, MJH.046b, HUV1.015

BRL_CHILD#08, BPRY.029-030, TAB.595, SW_v09#10 p.114, LABC.016, BSTW#071

T. Ellis, G.H. Miller, Ine

Prayer for children and youth; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB09085

یا من تمسک بذیل الکبریاء طوبی لنفس استنشق رائحه الوفاء من حدیقه الکبریاء و

O thou who clingest to the hem of glory! Blessed is the soul that hath inhaled the fragrance of faithfulness from the garden of grandeur [3.5s]

INBA88:184

BSHN.140.256, BSHN.144.256, MHT2.164

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB09100

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou who art conscious! At last thou didst learn of the path of salvation... The powers of the sympathetic nerve

TAB.309, BSC.455 #836

AB09110

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

...Perchance, God willing, ye may be helped and confirmed to arise and serve in a befitting and worthy manner, and be assisted to do that which is required

BSC.495 #956

AB09112

...The more difficulties one sees in the world the more perfect one becomes. The more you plough and dig the ground

SW_v14#02 p.041, PN_unsorted p046, BSTW#380

A. Grammer

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB09118

Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

...The beloved of God must be the cause of spreading the Heavenly Love. They must impart spiritual concord

BSC.438 #795

AB09119

Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou whose heart is soaring in the sky of the love of God! Praise be unto Him

TAB.078, BSC.427 #770

AB09130

اللهم ان هذا طیر طار الی ریاض عفوک و مغفرتک و هذا نسیم قد رجع الی حدیقه فضلک

O Lord! This bird hath winged its flight unto the meadows of Thy forgiveness and pardon, and this breeze hath returned to the garden of Thy grace [3.5s]

MKT5.054a, BSHN.140.262, BSHN.144.262, MHT2.080a

Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed

AB09160

ای امه الله اگر ظل ظلیل جوای در سایه شجره انیسا درا اگر فردوس باقی خواهی در

O handmaid of God! If thou seekest a sheltering shade, take refuge beneath the Tree of Anisa. If thou desirest the eternal paradise, enter therein [3.5s]

MKT7.030b, BSHN.140.395, BSHN.144.390, MHT1b.188a

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

AB09166

ای امه الله چون افواج نساء عالم نگری چون امواج پیاپی باین عالم پی نهند و جوقه

O handmaid of God! When thou beholdest the hosts of women in the world, like successive waves they press upon this realm in troops [3.5s]

MKT7.044a, BSHN.140.503, BSHN.144.491, MHT1b.188b, MHT2.072a

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB09172

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Free will and predestination; fate; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ای امه الله راضی بقضا باش و هر نوع که تقدیر مجری مینماید خوشنود گرد همچو گمان

O handmaiden of God! Be thou resigned unto fate and be satisfied with whatever the operation of destiny causeth to occur.

MKT7.055b, AKHA_122BE #05 p.b, BSHN.140.261, BSHN.144.261, MHT2.101a

ADMS#060

N. Ma'ani

AB09191

ای بلبل خوش الحان گلشن عشق وقت آنست که از فرقت پر حرقت سلطان گل در صحن

O melodious nightingale of the garden of love, the time hath come when thou must, with burning heart, bewail thy separation from the sovereign rose in the courtyard [3.5s]

INBA55:134

AKHA_119BE #09-10 p.h, BSHN.140.186, BSHN.144.186, HDQI.167, ANDA#02 p.05, MHT2.123

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

AB09194

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. In reality thou art my daughter and a beloved daughter, for thou art supplicating

BSTW#428

Being a source of light; guidance; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB09195

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents indicated that Mrs. Rice Ray has become the Cause of thy guidance

BSTW#418

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB09214

ای بنده الهی هر صبحگاهی با قلب آگاهی بملکوت الهی توجه نما و تضرع کن و بگو

O servant of God! Every morning, with an awakened heart, turn thou to the divine Kingdom, supplicate, and say [3.5s]

BSHN.140.202, BSHN.144.202, MJMJ3.043x, MMG2#382 p.428x, MHT2.126a

Prayer for morning; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB09281

ای پروردگار کنیز عزیزت صبیه حضرت حیدر را در ملکوتت سرفراز نما و با مرغان

O Lord! Make Thy cherished handmaiden, the daughter of Haydar, exalted in Thy Kingdom, and with the birds [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0483, BSHN.140.215, BSHN.144.215, MHT2.151

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed

AB09362

O ye two who are attracted to the Kingdom of God! Your blessed photograph was received and considered. Praise be to God

BSTW#158

Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB09395

ای سالار سپاه ایقان لشکر اجسام اگرچه چون هژبر و ضرغام باشند ولی همتشان متوجه

O Captain of the hosts of certitude! Though the armies of bodies be as fierce as lions and mighty as leopards, yet their aspirations are directed [3.5s]

INBA88:164a

AKHA_134BE #13 p.a, BSHN.140.247, BSHN.144.247, MHT2.114b

Living waters; water of life; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual warfare; struggle; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB09494

ای مشتعل بنار سیناء هیچ از یاد نروی و فراموش نشوی زیرا در نهانخانه دل منزل و

O thou who art enkindled with the fire of Sinai! Never shalt thou fade from memory nor be forgotten, for in the secret chamber of the heart thou hast thy dwelling-place [3.5s]

MKT8.139a, BSHI.107

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB09499

ای مصیبت دیده مصائب و رزایا را پیش از مصیبت ملیک غیب و شهود تاثیر و نمودی بود

O thou who art sorely tested! Before this calamity from the King of the seen and unseen realms, afflictions and tribulations had their effect and significance [3.5s]

BSHN.140.187, BSHN.144.187, TABN.198a, MHT2.154b

Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death

AB09518

ای منتسبین فائز برفیق اعلی هر چند آن مقرب درگاه کبریاء بجوار رحمت کبری شتافت

O ye who are related to him who attained the Supreme Companion! Though that near one to the Threshold of Glory hath hastened to the precincts of Most Great Mercy [3.5s]

BSHN.140.355, BSHN.144.353, MHT1b.212b

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences

AB09574

ای ورقه طیبه زکیه چه تسلی اعظم از اینست که آن طیر وفا در فروع سدره منتهی

O pure and sanctified leaf! What greater solace is there than that this bird of faithfulness dwelleth in the branches of the divine Lote-Tree [3.5s]

BSHN.140.335, BSHN.144.333, MHT1b.170b

Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB09600

ای یار عبدالبهاء چشمه خورشید عنایت پرجوش است چشمت روشن باد و از این فیض رحمت

O friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The fountain of the Sun of bounty surgeth forth; may thine eyes be illumined, and mayest thou partake of this grace [3.5s]

BSHN.140.343, BSHN.144.341, MHT1b.207a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

AB09608

اللّهمّ یا الهی انّی اتضرّع و ابتهل الی ملکوت غفرانک و جبروت عزّک و اقتدارک ان تدرک هؤلاء بعفوک

O my God! I earnestly beseech and supplicate unto the Kingdom of Thy forgiveness and the Dominion of Thy glory and power, that Thou mayest embrace them in Thy pardon [3.5s]

BSHN.140.405x, BSHN.144.400x, MHT1a.047x, MHT1b.005x, QUM.072, QUM.161b

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB09630

O thou who art advancing unto God! Blessed thou art, for that thou hast drawn nigh unto God

BSTW#280

Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB09647

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who art awakened from the sleep of negligence and forgetfulness! Thank God for that He hath awakened thee from thy sleep

TAB.120-121, BSC.477 #909x

AB09697

Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou at whose mention I am rejoiced! By God, the True One, verily pure hearts are as clear and brilliant mirrors

TAB.121, BSC.477 #910x

AB09753

Love as fire; Love of God

O thou spiritual temple whose heart is drawn unto the Horizon of Certainty! Verily, I am now

TAB.156, BSTW#276n

AB09778

الهی و ملجای و ملاذی و معتمدی اسئلک بشمس فلک رحمانیتک و نیر سماء وحدانیتک

O my God, my Refuge, my Shelter, and my Trust! I beseech Thee by the Sun of the firmament of Thy mercy and the Luminary of the heaven of Thy oneness [3.5s]

BSHN.140.098, BSHN.144.098, MJMJ3.047, MMG2#141 p.159, MHT2.184a

Prayer for protection

AB09940

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

AB10005

ای صبور شکور محزون مباش و لئالی سرشک از چشمه چشم مپاش راضی بقضا باش و رخ

O patient and grateful one! Be not sorrowful, and shed not the pearls of thy tears from the fountain of thine eyes. Be thou content with His decree, and turn thy face [3.5s]

BSHN.140.192, BSHN.144.192, KNJ.024c, MHT2.150a

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death

AB10008

O thou seeker of truth! Praise be to God that through the guidance of Mrs Rice-Wray thou hast heart the Divine Call, beheld the Light of Truth

BSTW#420

Call to action; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB10027

Consolation and comfort; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ای غریب دل خون غم مخور غمخوار مهربان داری محزون مباش مخدوم بزرگوار داری هر

O thou who art estranged and sorely vexed! Sorrow not; thou hast a compassionate Comforter. Grieve not; thou hast a great Lord.

MKT6.130, BSHN.140.251, BSHN.144.251, MHT2.104a

ADMS#090

AB10040

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love of God

ای کنیز خدا سرور بر دو قسمست جسمانی و روحانی سرور جسمانی محدود است نهایت

O thou maidservant of God! Happiness consists of two kinds; physical and spiritual

MMK2#040 p.031

TAB.673-674, BSC.472 #887x

AB10048

Permission for visit; pilgrimage

O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and from the rose-garden of its significances sweet fragrances were inhaled.

TAB.671-672, BSC.471 #885x

AB10054

ای کوکب افق انجذاب اختران آسمان هر چند دری و درخشنده اند لکن گاهی در اوج و گهی

O star of the horizon of attraction! Though the stars of heaven are luminous and brilliant, yet at times they reach their zenith and at times [3.5s]

BSHN.140.351, BSHN.144.349, MHT1b.209a

Love of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

AB10097

O thou who art attracted toward the Kingdom! The Doors of the Kingdom are open; and the sons of the Kingdom are in the utmost joy and happiness.

BSTW#422

The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB10144

ای ورقه مبتلیه مصابه هر چند مصیبت دهماء بود و رزیه صماء چه که مفارقت ام حنون

O afflicted and grief-stricken leaf! Though the calamity be dire and the tribulation severe, for it is separation from a loving mother [3.5s]

BSHN.140.119, BSHN.144.119, KNJ.043c, MHT2.153a

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB10181

O thou who art beseeching God and supplicating before the Kingdom of God! Blessed art thou; again blessed art thou! For thou art attracted

BSTW#008

Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mary Magdalene; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB10186

Verily thy letter reached Me, and I noted its contents, and the severe trials which surround thee from all sides. Be not sorrowful on this account

BSTW#445x

AB10211

پاک یزدانا دلهای پریشان را التیام بخش و افکار بیچارگانرا

O Pure God! Heal Thou the troubled hearts and the thoughts of the helpless ones [3.5s]

BSHN.140.255, BSHN.144.255, MHT2.153b

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Prayer for unity

AB10230

رب و رجائی ان هذه امة موقنه مومنه مطمئنه اقبلت الیک و وفدت علیک و آمنت من

O my Lord and my Hope! Verily this is a community assured in faith, believing, serene, that hath turned unto Thee and drawn nigh unto Thee and believed [3.5s]

BSHN.140.487, BSHN.144.480, MHT1a.179a, MHT1b.137a

Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for the departed

AB10276

O thou who art a seeker of reality! Verily I pray God to make thee firm in the love of el-Baha

BSTW#374

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Judas

AB10279

Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions

O thou who art cheered through the Fragrances of God! When thou desirest and yearnest for meeting in the world of vision

TAB.104, BSC.477 #907x, RBB.125ax

AB10282

Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture

...As to your question regarding the stars: Know that these brilliant stars are numberless and their existence is not devoid of wisdom both useful and important.

BSC.445 #811, PN_unsorted p088x, PN_unsorted p091, BSTW#017, BSTW#042b

AB10286

Evolution; human evolution; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; 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

...When the body of man is perfected, physical evolution comes to an end, since nature does not seek to build a higher form than that of man

BSC.434 #789

AB10296

O thou fresh, slender branch saturated with the abundant rain of His bounty! I ask God

TAB.154, BSTW#276f

AB10301

O God! I ask of Thee by Thy Supreme Pen and by Thy Name... to forgive me my debts through Thy grace and bounty, and to overlook and pardon my trespasses

BSTW#198

Prayer for forgiveness

AB10306

The difference between Christ and others is this: Christ was the spirit, others are bodies. Christ was the Sun, others are mirrors.

Adam; Adam and Eve; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Christ; Christianity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

AB10307

Knowledge; recognition of God

O thou son of the Kingdom! Consider the bounty of the Lord and the gifts of thy Creator

TAB.159, BSTW#276e

AB10381

220

ای بشیر عزیز من نامه شما وصول یافت و بدقت تمام ملاحظه گردید دلیل بر وصول نامه

O dearly cherished Bashir! Your letter was received and perused with the utmost attention, serving as evidence of its arrival [3.5s]

BSHI.051-052, MSHR4.082x

Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB10434

360

ای بنده صادق الهی نامه ایکه مرقوم نموده بودید ملحوظ افتاد محرک فساد شیخ الملک است... محرّک فساد شیخ الملک است

O sincere servant of God! The letter thou didst write was noted. The instigator of corruption is Shaykh al-Mulk... The instigator of corruption is Shaykh al-Mulk [3.5s]

ASAT5.362x, BSHI.062-063

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB10471

210

ای ثابتان بر پیمان همیشه در نظرید و پیش بصرید و حاضر محضرید و آنی فراغت از یاد

O ye steadfast in the Covenant! Ye are ever present in my thoughts, before my vision, and in my presence, and not for a moment do I cease to remember you [3.5s]... ...O Thou Provider, O Thou Forgiver! A noble soul hath ascended unto the Kingdom of reality

BRL_DAK#0094, BRL_MON#011x, BSHN.140.491x, PYB#036 p.20x, MHT1b.151x

BRL_POAB#11x, ADMS#029x

S. Tirandaz

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB10532

Some Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Bahá

ای شمع افروخته اگرچه افروختن خوش است ولکن سوختن خوشتر چه که در این سوختن جان

O Lighted Candle! Though enkindlement be sweet, yet sweeter still is consuming oneself, for in this burning lies the soul [3.5s]

INBA85:099a

BSHN.140.359, BSHN.144.357, MHT1b.242b

Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa

AB10667

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Judas

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thank and praise God that He hath caused thee to drink from the cup of the gifts and caused thee to suckle

TAB.060, BSC.475 #898x

Love of God

AB10672

...Remember thou that Judas Iscariot was the head of the disciples and their example, How then his feet stumbled and fell in the path

BSTW#073gx

AB10680

O thou who art gazing at the Kingdom of God! Verily I supplicate to God to illuminate thy face, by the light of Knowledge

BSTW#001

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

AB10703

470

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

پروردگارا واشنگتونرا سعادت و شگون بخش آن خطه و دیار را بپرتو روی یاران

O Lord! Bestow prosperity and blessedness upon Washington; illumine that region and realm with the radiant light of Thy loved ones [3.5s]... ...As regards the seven qualities which thou hadst requested be enumerated, they are as follows.... truthfulness is the foundation of all the virtues of the human world... O Lord! Make this youth radiant, and confer Thy bounty

BRL_DAK#0186, HUV2.008x, BNEP.101bx, MMJA.030x

BRL_ATE#111x, BRL_CHILD#14x, BPRY.254x, TAB.459-460, BWF.384-384x, ADJ.026x, COC#2052x, COC#2235x, BSC.452 #828x, PN_various p012x, BSTW#402x

Dawnbreaker Collective, Moonshoes, P. Escobar, Choir of the Baha'i Temple of South America, MANA, P. Giomo, S. Zaat, C. Bolton, Soulrise Melodies, QuiqueSaba, R. Johnston-Garvin [track 3], E. Mahony

Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB10766

O servant of God! Know thou, verily, the Fragrances of the Garden of the Covenant

SW_v04#10 p.175, BSTW#045

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB10780

Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

...The Supreme One hath said "He loveth them and they will love Him." If God had not filled His Servant with His love, love would never have been realized in the creation

BSC.492 #947x

AB10782

...The believers of God must be kind toward each other; if one commits a mistake the other must forgive. It is not at all befitting to refer their names to a court

BSTW#192

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB10788

Material and spiritual existence; two books; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O thou revered sincere one! Know thou, verily, the brilliant realities and sanctified spirits are likened to a shining crescent

TAB.108-109, BSC.477 #908x

AB10811

الهی الهی هذه امة من امائک انجذبت بنفحات قدسک و اشتعلت بنار محبتک و استجارت

O my God, O my God! This handmaiden among Thy handmaidens hath been drawn by the fragrant breaths of Thy holiness, and been set ablaze with the fire of Thy love, and hath sought refuge [3.5s]

INBA21:011

BSHN.140.197, BSHN.144.197, MHT2.070a

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness

AB10953

390

Bahá'í Scriptures; Peace; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

ای محب نوع انسانی نامه رسید و از مضامین معانی دلنشین مفهوم گردید حمد کن خدا را

O thou lover of humanity! Thy letter was received and its contents imparted spiritual significances… every great Cause in this world of existence findeth visible expression through three means

BRL_DAK#0087, COMP_PEACEP#24x, NJB_v01#12 p.005x

BRL_ATE#096x, BRL_PEACE#24x, TAB.690-692, COC#1585x, LOG#1142x, BSC.467 #872-873x, BSTW#302

Teachings as spirit of the age; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language

AB10962

الهی الهی هذا عبد متضرّع الی جبروت الجلال و متوسّل بعتبتک المقدّسه فی الغدوّ و الآصال منقطع الیک

O my God, O my God! This is a servant who implores before the dominion of Thy glory and supplicates at Thy sacred threshold morn and eventide, detached from all save Thee [3.5s]

BSHN.140.198x, BSHN.144.198x, MHT2.129ax

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB10984

ای موقنهٴ بآیات اللّه جزع و فزع منما و گریه و زاری مکن روی مخراش و سرشک چشم گریان

O thou who art assured by the signs of God! Yield not to grief and distress, neither give way to lamentation and weeping. Rend not thy face, nor let tears stream from thine eyes [3.5s]

BSHN.140.191x, BSHN.144.191x, MHT2.069ax

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB11007

ای ورقهٴ مقدّسه از مصیبت آن نهال حدیقهٴ رحمانی گریه مکن مویه منما آن نهال بیهمال

O sacred leaf! Over that sapling of the garden of the All-Merciful, weep not, neither lament thou [3.5s]

BSHN.140.115x, BSHN.144.115x, MHT2.068x

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB11057

Cablegram

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

AB11082

Monasticism; asceticism; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

...People must live for one another, and not live in seclusion as do the monks and nuns. People should not live solitary lives.

BSC.440 #802

AB11084

Nearness and remoteness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

...In this prohibition (from visiting Haifa) there is a providence which will become manifest before long. But know ye with the utmost certainty

BSC.492 #948x

AB11090

Any Persian, whether Bahá'í, or belonging to the ancient religions of Persia--in short, any Persian

SW_v06#12 p.095, BSTW#073c

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Personal instructions

AB11100

You have asked concerning the relations and genealogy of the mother of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá. The father and grandfather went to Persia from the regions of Taif

BSTW#020, BSTW#072

Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael

AB11108

O ye beloved of God! Highway robbers are many and hypocrites are innumerable.

SW_v06#12 p.093, BSTW#073a

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations

AB11111

Every soul who sacrifices his life in the service of the Cause of God, all the existing beings will come under his command

BSTW#044x

Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB11113

Soul; spirit after death; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

...When the foundation of the Mashrekol-Azkar is laid... a most wonderful and thrilling motion will appear in the world of existence... From that point of light the spirit of teaching ... will permeate to all parts of the world

COF.069x2x, BSC.547 #989

AB11118

...These souls who are not vivified and attracted by the Holy Spirit are accounted among the dead

SW_v14#02 p.038x, BSTW#043a

AB11119

...By the life of Baha! He who is filled with the love of the Glory (of God) and forgets all things, the Holy Spirit will be heard

SW_v07#10 p.099, BSTW#369b

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing

AB11122

Cablegram dated 1914-06-19

AS I HAVE UTMOST LOVE FOR BELIEVERS I AWAKEN THEM DOCTOR FAREED WITH HIS MOTHER AND HIS RELATIONS ARE VIOLATORS OF THE COVENANT....

DAS.1914-06-18n, BSTW#073f

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers

AB11123

Cablegram dated 1913-02-03

We have reached Paris. Greetings to all. Any Persian, be he my own son or daughter, if he comes to America without having a new permission written in my own handwiting or signature, do not meet him at all...

SW_v06#12 p.093-094, BSTW#073a

Personal instructions; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB11174

از سفر من به مصر اظهار سرور نموده بودید از این سفر صیت امر اللّه جهانگیر گردد

O ye true, pure souls! Your letter was received. You have expressed happiness on account of my trip to Egypt. Through this trip the fame of the cause

NJB_v02#06-07 p.008x

BSTW#041

Call to action; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB11274

...Whosoever claims that Abdu'l-Baha has given to him a tablet or sent a cablegram he must prove it

SW_v06#12 p.094-095, BSTW#073c

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB11281

Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

O my Lord! O my Lord! This is a lamp lighted by the fire of Thy love and ablaze with the flame

BPRY.176, TAB.618, BSC.429 #776, PN_1909F p002, VTRM.032

MJ Cyr, M. Sparrow, Yasmin, TaliaSafa, A. Wensbo, Sarah, Nava & Sahar, Sofia, Avinash, Goleta & Pradheep, E. Lilian, N. Chiang

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love as fire; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB11282

O thou who art athirst for the Water of Life! This manifest book is the fountainhead of the Water of Life Eternal.

SW_v14#05 p.124, BSTW#044

Living waters; water of life; Study; deepening; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB11283

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

...There are before you so many temptations, trials, afflictions, calamities and difficulties because you have to be purified through fire and sifted through the sieve in order to separate the wheat from the tares. Verily, I say unto you: none will be saved but the believers, and from the believers only the sincere, and even those are in great danger, especially in such a time.

BSC.443 #808

AB11309

Regarding His Holiness Christ and His birth into this world of matter: speak not of this, if you can, Should anyone ask, answer 'His Holiness Christ was born of the Holy Spirit,' and let that be final.

Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary

AB11380

240

ای یار غمخوار نامه های شما الحمد لله کل رسید و مضمون کل مقرون بمژده ثبوت و استقامت... امروز اوّل شخص در این نبأ عظیم

O compassionate friend! Praise be to God, all thy letters were received, and the contents of each bore glad tidings of steadfastness and constancy... Today thou art foremost in this Great Announcement [3.5s]

INBA85:458

BSHI.013, BSHI.121-122, GHA.250.08x

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB11425

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou faithful one! One of the requirements of faithfulness is that thou mayest sacrifice

TAB.552, BBBD.031a, BSC.461 #854

AB11439

...Such souls are nothing but pure harm to the Cause of God, and it is very well that they go out

SW_v04#10 p.174x, BSTW#131

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Rejection, opposition and persecution

AB11449

Excellence; distinction; High station of the arts and sciences; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Work as worship

...Man must work, and in that work show the qualities of God and thus do good. His work, both material and spiritual

BSC.440 #803

AB11458

...Regarding the society of healing of which thou art a member; when it comes under the protection of this Cause, its power will be a hundred fold.

BSTW#369b

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

AB11467

Cablegram dated 1914-06-29

DOCTOR FAREED HIS MOTHER AND RELATIONS ARE GREAT VIOLATORS OF COVENANT. ASSOCIATION WITH THEM TOTALLY FORBIDDEN. INFORM BELIEVERS..

BSTW#073f

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers

AB11468

Cablegram dated 1913-10-11

Hold aloof from Taki Zade, Baba Aga, Assad'o'llah, and whomsoever associates with them. Send cables to the Baha'i Assemblies of America.

BSTW#073e

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers

AB11481

140

ای بنده صادق کوکب شارق الحمد لله که همواره به خدمت مرکز رحمانیت... انسان باید مانند کوه آهنین رزین و رصین باشد

O faithful servant of the Star of the East! Praise be to God that thou art ever engaged in service to the Center of the All-Merciful... Man must needs be even as a mountain of iron, firm and immovable [3.5s]

AVK3.420.07x, BSHI.065

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB11515

خلق الانسان علی صوره الرحمن ای الصفة الرحمانیه فالشمایل الجسمانیه تفنی

Humanity is created in the image of the Merciful [God], that is to say with Divine attributes

KHH1.172 (1.239)

KHHE.252, BSR_v13 p.090

Human reality created in the image of God; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; Relationship of the soul to the body; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB11516

Sing in all gatherings of the love and harmony of the beloved and the maidservants of the Merciful.

BSTW#009, BSTW#023

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB11553

...Let them (the Bahá'ís) be awake! Let them be mindful! As soon as they see a trace of violation

SW_v04#10 p.174x, BSTW#131

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers

AB11584

Cablegram dated 1912-12-30

Receive no Persian, even my family, without autographic permission. Communicate to all friends.

SW_v06#12 p.093, BSTW#073a

AB11598

Cablegram dated ca. 1914-07-04

Former cablegram correct. Protect Cause according contents. Inform Remey.

BSTW#073g

AB12132

420

ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که به جناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گشت از حوادث

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou hadst written to Jinab-i-Áqá Siyyid Taqí was perused. From the events [3.5s]

BSHI.077-078

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment

AB12167

310

نامه نمرو ۳۷ و ۳۶ رسید مژده انتشار نفحات الله در آنصفحات داشت از اینقرار

Letters numbered 36 and 37 were received, bringing glad tidings of the diffusion of the fragrances of God throughout those regions [3.5s]

BSHI.125-126

Constitutional revolution in Iran; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Past, present and future of Iran; Relationship between government and people

AB12175

300

ای بشیر من مکاتیبی که به تاریخ پنجم شوال مرقوم نموده بودید در بیستم ذی الحجه

O thou my herald! The letters which thou didst pen on the fifth day of Shawwal were received on the twentieth of Dhi'l-Hajjih [3.5s]

BSHI.053-054

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB12187

280

ای بشیرالهی از تو نامههای متعدده رسید ولی مکتوب اخیر دلیل سرور قلب منیر بود

O divine herald! Though numerous letters were received from thee, thy recent letter brought joy to this illumined heart [3.5s]

INBA85:468

BSHI.033-034

Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech

AB12202

260

ای یار دیرین من نامه که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی با تحریر مخصوص من هر دو

O my long-standing friend! The letter thou didst write to Jinab-i-Manshadi, together with my special missive, have both been received [3.5s]

BSHI.119-120

Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority

AB12203

260

نامه شماره ۴۸ وصول یافت قدوم آن نفس مبارک با دو فرزند و یک یار عزیز سبب سرور

Your letter numbered 48 was received. The arrival of that blessed soul with two children and one cherished friend was the cause of joy [3.5s]

INBA85:461

BSHI.011, BSHI.123-124

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed

AB12221

240

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید در خصوص اختلاف در مسئله میراث بین حضرات افنان

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter hath been received concerning the differences that have arisen among the Afnán with respect to the question of inheritance [3.5s]

BSHI.100-101

Business; financial; property matters

AB12235

230

ای خادم امرالله و ای بنده درگاه کبریا جناب میرزا عبدالله چندی بود که در صحرای حرمان

O servant of the Cause of God and bondsman at His Most Great Threshold, Jinab-i-Mirza Abdullah! For some time now, in the wilderness of deprivation [3.5s]

BSHI.099

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB12244

220

ای بشیر من آنچه به جناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید رکاب همایون

O my herald! I have considered what thou didst write to Jinab-i-Manshadi in the presence of [3.5s]

BSHI.052-053

Critique of Eastern values; culture; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation

AB12254

210

ای بشیر عبدالبهاء نامه شماره ۳۱ رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید از اجتماع یاران در شب

O herald of Abdu'l-Baha! Letter number thirty-one was received and its contents became known. From the gathering of the friends on the eve of [3.5s]

BSHI.049-050

Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB12255

210

ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از مقاومت نادانان

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! That which thou didst write to Jinab-i-Manshadi was noted. Concerning the opposition of the ignorant ones [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0602, BSHI.067-068

Call to action; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih

AB12299

180

ای ثابت بر پیمان صبح نامه ای به شما مرقوم شد حال نامه جدید آن جناب رسید در خصوص

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! This morning a letter to thee was written, and now thy new letter hath arrived regarding [3.5s]

BSHI.073

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prayer for governments and rulers

AB12300

180

ای ثابت بر پیمان مکاتیب متعدده از شما رسید ولی از عدم مجال و کثرت ملال جواب

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Numerous letters were received from thee, but due to lack of opportunity and abundance of cares, no reply was sent [3.5s]

BSHI.074-075

Power of prayer

AB12301

180

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مورخ به ۱۱ جمادی الاول ۱۳۲۷ رسید با نامه محفل روحانی شیراز

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated 11 Jamádiyu'l-Avval 1327, together with the missive from the Spiritual Assembly of Shiraz, was received [3.5s]

BSHI.091-092

Law of inheritance; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rights of the eldest son; primogeniture

AB12302

180

ای یاران حق و دوستان الهی صبح رمضان است و روزه روز و بیداری شبانست صد هزار کلفت

O ye friends of Truth and companions of God! This is the morn of Ramadan, the time for fasting by day and vigilance by night, amidst myriad hardships [3.5s]

BSHI.110

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Suffering and imprisonment

AB12322

170

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه جناب آقا میرزا محمد باقر خان

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was perused. Verily, his honor Mirza Muhammad-Baqir Khan [3.5s]

INBA85:462

BSHI.010, BSHI.090-091

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Interpretation of dreams and visions

AB12323

170

ای حضرت بشیر من همواره در خاطر این آواره ای و منظور نظر این مسجون از خدا

O herald of glad tidings! Thou art ever present in the thoughts of this wanderer and art the object of this prisoner's gaze toward God [3.5s]

BSHI.098

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB12351

160

ای بشیر نشر نور منیر جناب سید تقی چون نذیر در کمال هیمنت حاضر و رجای تحریر

O thou herald who diffusest the resplendent light! Jinab-i-Siyyid Taqi hath arrived with utmost dignity as a warner, requesting that I write [3.5s]

BSHI.054-055

Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB12352

160

ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید مضمون مشحون

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! That which thou didst write to Jináb-i-Áqá Siyyid Taqí was noted. Its contents were imbued [3.5s]

BSHI.066-067

Consolation and comfort; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB12353

160

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب مرحوم منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou didst address to the late Jinab-i-Manshadi was perused [3.5s]

BSHI.083

Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Review of publications

AB12375

150

ای بشیر حقیقی جناب میرزا فضل الله خان با نامه شما رسید مضامین نامه بورود ایشان

O true herald! Jinab-i-Mirza Fadlu'llah Khan arrived with your letter, and its contents indicated his arrival [3.5s]

BSHI.043

Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB12376

150

ای بشیر عبدالبهاء شکر کن خدا را که به خدمت قائمی و به عبودیت... ای یار عزیز حمد جمال اسم اعظم را که در ایمان و ایقان

O herald of Abdu'l-Baha! Render thanks unto God that thou art engaged in service and art firm in servitude... O cherished friend! Praise be to the Most Great Name that, in faith and certitude [3.5s]

BSHI.048

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB12378

150

ای ثابت بر پیمان مکاتیبی که بجناب محمدعلیخان مرقوم نموده بودید باذن و اجازه ایشان

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letters which thou didst address to Muhammad-'Ali Khan, with his consent and permission [3.5s]

BSHI.076-077

Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB12405

140

ای ثابت بر پیمان مکاتیب متعدده که به جناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی و همچنین

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The numerous letters which thou hadst written to Jinab-i-Manshadi, as well as [3.5s]

BSHI.075-076

Contention and conflict; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB12406

140

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ۲۵ جمادی الاول واصل گردید و به موجب خواهش شما قبوضات

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated 25 Jamádi'l-Avval was received, and in accordance with thy request, the receipts [3.5s]

BSHI.086-087

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB12407

140

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه نمره ۶۵ رسید از برای عبدالبهاء آسایش جسم و راحت جان فضل

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Letter number 65 was received. Through divine bounty, physical comfort and tranquility of soul for 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s]

INBA85:444

BSHI.093

Personal instructions

AB12408

140

ای موقن بایات الله چه قدر طالعت مبارک و اخترت روشن بود که برب اعلی روحی

O thou who art firm in the signs of God! How blessed was thy destiny and how brilliant thy star, that thou didst attain unto the Most Exalted Lord, may my spirit be offered up for Him! [3.5s]

BSHI.108

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant

AB12432

130

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید از کثرت مشاغل مختصر جواب مرقوم میشود نامه و نظامنامه

O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath been received. Due to the press of manifold occupations, a brief reply is herein given. Thy letter [3.5s]

BSHI.087

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Review of publications

AB12433

130

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید از عدم فرصت مختصر جواب مرقوم میشود فتوغراف

O steadfast one in the Covenant! Your letter was received. Due to lack of time, a brief response is written. The photograph [3.5s]

BSHI.089

AB12473

120

ای بشیر ربانی تحریر اخیر واصل گردید و مفاد انجذاب فواد بود که با وجود این بلایا

O divine herald! Thy recent letter was received, and its contents bespoke the attraction of hearts, notwithstanding these tribulations [3.5s]

INBA85:094

BSHI.044

Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB12474

120

ای بشیر یوسف الهی بشیر مصری مشام پیر کنعانی را به رائحه قمیص یوسفی معطر نمود

O thou herald of the divine Joseph! The Egyptian herald perfumed the senses of that venerable one of Canaan with the fragrance of Joseph's garment [3.5s]

INBA85:088b

BSHI.055-056

Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB12475

120

ای بنده صادق جمال مبارک در هر ماهی نامه های متعدد به شما مرقوم میگردد

O faithful servant of the Blessed Beauty! In every month, numerous letters are being penned unto thee [3.5s]

INBA85:455b

BSHI.064

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration

AB12476

120

ای ثابت بر پیمان از قلت فرصت مجبور بر اختصارم نامه مورخ بیست و چهارم جمادی الاول

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Due to scarcity of time I am compelled to be brief. Thy letter dated 24 Jamádíyu'l-Avval [3.5s]

INBA85:446b

BSHI.068-069

Chastisement and requital; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB12477

120

ای ثابت بر پیمان فی الحقیقه منجذب ملکوتی و مشتعل به نار محبه الله یاران از تو راضی

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thou art in truth attracted to the Kingdom and ablaze with the fire of the love of God. The friends are pleased with thee [3.5s]

BSHI.074

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort

AB12478

120

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه های متعدد شما چون ابر بهار فیض معانی و چون جوهر

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy numerous letters, like the spring rain, have showered down divine meanings and like unto gems [3.5s]

INBA85:445

BSHI.093-094

AB12479

120

ای مست صهبای الست خدمات تو در ساحت اقدس مشکور و در نزد این مشتاقان مشهور

O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Ancient Covenant! Thy services at the Sacred Threshold are well-pleasing and thy deeds are renowned amongst these ardent souls [3.5s]

BSHI.106b

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Predictions and prophecies

AB12510

110

ای بشیرالهی نامه مختصر شما مفصل بود لفظ موجز بود ولی معانی مفصل زیرا دلیل بر انجذاب

O divine herald! Though brief in words, thy letter was detailed in meaning; though concise in expression, it was replete with significance, for it bore testimony to thy attraction [3.5s]

INBA85:450

BSHI.040-041

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB12511

110

ای ثابت بر پیمان در این مدت مکاتیبی از شما نرسید و اگر میرسید جواب مرقوم میگشت

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! During this period no letters have been received from thee, and had they been received, replies would have been composed [3.5s]

INBA85:092b

BSHI.072

Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB12512

110

ای یار خوشمزه نامه های تو از بس شیرین و لطیف و خوش طعم و بامزه است فورا

O cherished friend! Thy letters are so sweet, graceful, delectable and delightful that immediately [3.5s]

INBA85:453

BSHI.117

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Personal instructions

AB12553

100

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه بشیر بشارت عزم زیارت داشت این بسیار محبوب و مرغوب

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter of good tidings announced the intention of pilgrimage, which is most welcome and pleasing [3.5s]

INBA85:093

BSHI.085-086

AB12555

100

ای ثابت بر عهد و پیمان نمیدانی که عبدالبهاء در چه طوفان و بحرانی و چه مشقت

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thou knowest not in what tempest and turmoil, and in what tribulation 'Abdu'l-Bahá dwelleth [3.5s]

BSHI.094

Suffering and imprisonment

AB12556

100

ای مستبشر به بشارت رب میثاق بامداد است و من بیاد تو افتادم و دل بتو دادم و در میدان

O thou who art gladdened by the tidings of the Lord of the Covenant! The morning hath dawned, and I have remembered thee, given thee my heart, and in the arena [3.5s]

BSHI.106a

AB12557

100

جناب بشیرالهی مکاتیب جوف ارسال گشت برسانید فی الحقیقه ابدا فرصت تحریر این جوانها

O thou herald of God! The enclosed letters have been dispatched; do thou deliver them. In truth, there is absolutely no time to write to these youth [3.5s]

INBA85:443a

BSHI.122a

Business; financial; property matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB12558

100

اللهم یا واهب العطاء و باذل الندی و معطی الکنز الاوفی و موفق الاصفیاء علی انفاق

O my Lord! O Bestower of gifts, Source of bounties, Granter of the most glorious treasure, and Guide of the chosen ones to the path of sacrifice! [3.5s]

BSHI.031

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; East and West; communication between East and West; Prayer for prosperity

AB12604

الهی الهی انت الذی خضعت الاعناق لعظمتک و کبریائک و خشعت الاصوات لهیمنتک

My God, my God! Thou art He before Whose majesty and grandeur all necks have bowed low, and before Whose dominion all voices have been hushed in reverence [3.5s]

BSHI.032a

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB12605

ای بشیرالهی نامه شما رسید از حوادث شیراز تعجب کل حاصل گردید که این چه بدبختی

O Bashir-Ilahi! Thy letter was received, and from the events in Shiraz all were struck with astonishment at such grievous misfortune [3.5s]

BSHI.040

Chastisement and requital; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people

AB12606

ای بنده جمال حقیقی الان در شهر مالدن امریک به ذکر آن یار مهربان پرداختم شب و روز

O thou servant of the True Beauty! At this moment in the city of Malden, America, I am engaged in the remembrance of that kind friend, day and night [3.5s]

INBA85:442

BSHI.059

Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB12607

ای بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا آنچه بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید

O thou servant near to the Divine Threshold! That which thou didst address to Jinab-i-Áqá Siyyid Taqí was noted [3.5s]

BSHI.066

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB12608

ای ثابت بر پیمان جناب سروش الحمدلله متوجه الی الله و منجذب به نفحات الله و ثابت

O thou who art firm in the Covenant, Jinab-i-Surush! Praise be to God that thou art turned unto Him, art attracted by His sweet fragrances, and art steadfast [3.5s]

BSHI.070

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB12609

ای ثابت بر میثاق تحریر لطیف مرقوم به اقا سید تقی ملاحظه گردید چون نسیم جنت

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy graceful letter addressed to Aqa Siyyid Taqi was perused; like unto the breeze of Paradise [3.5s]

BSHI.095

Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB12610

ای ثابت در عهد و پیمان از سفر امریک و فرنگ به سمت افریک شتافتم و حال در پورت سعید

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! From my journey through America and Europe, I hastened toward Africa, and now I am in Port Said [3.5s]

INBA85:457a

BSHI.095-096

Growth of the Cause; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB12611

ای واسطه سرور و بشارت قلوب دوستان رحمانی این خدمتی که به ان قائمی فی الحقیقه

O thou who art the means of joy and gladness to the hearts of the friends of the All-Merciful! This service to which thou art devoted is, in truth [3.5s]

BSHI.116-117

Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB12628

O thou spiritual soul! I transmit unto you the good news that Abdul-Baha has thoroughly perused the contents of your letter

BSTW#276f

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement

AB12641

الهی الهی هذا عبدک الفقیر اجعله بشیرا لذوی قرباه و نذیرا لمن اتبع اهل النقض

O my God, O my God! Make this lowly servant of Thine to be a herald of glad-tidings unto his kindred and a warner unto those who follow the people of violation [3.5s]

BSHI.032b

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB12642

ای بشیر الهی محزون مباش مغموم مشو لطف و عنایت شامل و کامل و انشاء الله در کل امور

O divine herald! Be thou not sorrowful, neither be thou grief-stricken. Divine grace and bounty are all-embracing and complete, and, God willing, shall encompass all affairs [3.5s]

BSHI.036

Consolation and comfort; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB12643

ای بشیر روحانی در این ماه محرم چند نامه ارسال گردید و همچنین در ماه گذشته

O spiritual herald! During this month of Muharram several letters were dispatched, and likewise in the preceding month [3.5s]

BSHI.045

Personal instructions

AB12644

ای بشیر روحانی نامه دوازدهم شعبان سنه حالیه که به اقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید

O spiritual herald! The letter which thou didst address to Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah on the twelfth of Sha'ban of this year [3.5s]

INBA85:457b

BSHI.046

Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB12645

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای در کمال انجذابات روحانیه به جناب رایس مرقوم گردید ایصال

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A letter, imbued with the utmost spiritual attraction, was written to Jinab-i-Ra'is, and conveyed [3.5s]

BSHI.082-083

Consolation and comfort

AB12675

ای بشیر یوسف رحمانی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید جمیع معانی مضامین روحانی

O thou herald of the Joseph of the All-Merciful! That which thou didst write hath been noted. All its meanings were spiritual in content [3.5s]

BSHI.056

AB12676

ای بنده حق مضامین نامه که دلالت بر شور و وله احباء و انجذاب و التهاب قلوب اصفیا

O servant of God! The contents of the letter, which indicated the enthusiasm and ardor of the loved ones and the attraction and fervor of pure hearts [3.5s]

BSHI.061

Love of God; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB12677

ای ثابت بر پیمان حضرت ادیب جلیل نهایت خوشنودی و ممنونی از همت بلند و مقاصد ارجمند

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! His honour the distinguished Adib hath brought the utmost joy and gratitude through his lofty endeavours and noble purposes [3.5s]

BSHI.071

Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB12678

ای رفیق روحانی نامه نمره اول رسید با دو مکتوب ملفوف و فورا جواب مرقوم میگردد

O spiritual friend! Your first letter, together with two enclosed missives, was received, and an immediate response is being written [3.5s]

INBA85:456

BSHI.101

Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB12679

نامه مبارک آنجناب ملاحظه گردید و قباله بعضی از اسهام خانه حضرت حجت نیز واصل

Thy precious letter was received, as was the deed to certain shares of the residence of his honor Hujjat [3.5s]

BSHI.124-125

Business; financial; property matters; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB12711

ای بنده آستان حق نامه شما رسید از عدم فرصت مختصر مرقوم میشود عبارتی که در نامه

O servant of the Threshold of God! Your letter was received. Due to lack of time, I write briefly. The statement in the letter [3.5s]

INBA85:464b

BRL_DAK#0961, BSHI.007, BSHI.057a

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings

AB12712

ای بنده آستان حق نمره ۵۱ رسید مطمئن بفضل و عنایت حق باش روزی خواهد آمد که... مطمئن به فضل و عنایت حق باش

O servant of the Threshold of God! Letter number 51 hath arrived. Rest thou assured of the grace and bounty of God. The day shall come when… Rest thou confident in the grace and bounty of God [3.5s]

INBA85:463a

BSHI.009, BSHI.057b

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort

AB12713

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شماره ۷۹ که ارسال نموده بودید در وسط دریای محیط محاط شد

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter number 79 which thou hast dispatched reached me in the midst of the vast ocean [3.5s]

BSHI.090

Review of publications

AB12714

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مورخ غره جمادی الثانی ۱۳۲۷ واصل گردید و آنچه در آن خواهش

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the first of Jamadiyu'th-Thani 1327 was received, and whatsoever thou didst request therein [3.5s]

BSHI.092

Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB12742

ای بنده حق جناب لورد لامینگتون به شیراز تشریف آورند شخص محترمی است و سیاسی

O servant of Truth! The honorable Lord Lamington hath arrived in Shiraz. He is a distinguished personage, sagacious in matters of statecraft [4o]

INBA85:452a

BSHI.060

AB12765

ای بشیر عزیز من شمائل دلنشین در نهایت ملاحت و صباحت ملاحظه گردید و علیک البهاء

O my dear herald! Your charming countenance, in the utmost grace and beauty, was beheld. Upon you be glory! [3.5s]

BSHI.050

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

AB12766

یا حضرت بشیرالهی نصف شب است این چند کلمه مرقوم میگردد روز ابدا دقیقه ای فرصت

O thou divine herald! It is midnight as these few words are being penned. Throughout the day, not a moment's respite was found [3.5s]

INBA85:447a

BSHI.126

AB12781

جناب بشیرالهی همواره بشارت از روحانیت بندگان حضرت رحمانیت میدهی و علیک البهاء

O esteemed Bashír Iláhí! Thou dost ever proclaim the glad tidings of the spirituality of the servants of the Blessed Lord of Mercy. Upon thee be His glory! [4o]

INBA85:469

BSHI.122b

Consolation and comfort; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB12783

یا امه الله فاطمئنی بذکر الله و طیبی نفسا بموهبه الله و انشرحی صدرا بفضل الله ان فضل ربک علیک عظیم عظیم

O handmaiden of God! Be thou assured in the remembrance of God, let thy soul be gladdened through the bounty of God, and let thy breast be dilated through the grace of God. Verily, the favor of thy Lord upon thee is great, great indeed [3.5s]

INBA85:459a

BSHI.012

ABU0001

Words to Mr Pinchot and others, spoken on 1912-06-04

3400

Bahá'í Scriptures; Mahmúd's Diary

امیدواریم در مجلس شما مائده آسمانی بخوریم آن بالتمامه مطابق مذاق ماست زیرا

We hope that in this gathering we shall partake of the heavenly table… The solution of this problem is one of the fundamental principles of his holiness BAHA’O’LLAH

BRL_DAK#0644, AVK4.335x, AVK4.340bx, AVK4.466x, KHF.265, KHAB.290 (300), KHTB2.110

BSC.340 #666-670x, FWU.038x, SW_v07#09 p.077-079+081-084, SW_v08#01 p.007x, SW_v09#07 p.086-087x, SW_v13#09 p.231x, SW_v13#12 p.324x, SW_v14#02 p.036x, SW_v16#03 p.456-457x, SW_v16#11 p.706x, STAB#128, STAB#140

Consultation; Elections; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

MHMD1.120

ABU0003

Words spoken throughout the day on 1912-06-08

2620

Nineteen-Day Feast; Oneness; unity of religion; Race unity; racial issues; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds

I have come to Philadelphia to breathe into you the spirit of Bahá'u'lláh. My heart led me here. You must continue to keep the Nineteen Day Feast... O God! Dispel all those elements which are the cause of discord

BPRY.093-094x, COC#0933x, LOG#0796x, SW_v05#06 p.083-089, SW_v04#07 p.120x, BSTW#430x

ABU0004

Public address given on 1912-08-16

2530

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

Every subject presented to a thoughtful audience must be supported by rational proofs.... We declare that love is the cause of the existence of all phenomena

PUP#089 (p.253-261), BSC.353 #683, FWU.086, SW_v03#16 p.005-009, SW_v08#10 p.124-125, PN_1916 p003x

Development of capacity and readiness; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Love of God; Power of the mind over nature; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU0015

Public address given on 1912-10-12

2220

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Christians, Muhammadans, and Jews

اول موهبت الهیه در عالم انسانی دین است زیرا دین تعالیم الهی است البته تعالیم

The first bestowal of God in the world of humanity is Religion, because religion consists of divine teachings.

KHF.098, KHTB2.307, BDA1.299.02

BWF.270-280, PUP#112 (p.361-370), BSC.388 #718, SW_v03#13 p.003-007+010-011, SW_v06#16 p.121, DWN_v4#05-6 p.102-112, MHMD1.316-324, BLO_PT#022, ECN.329+846

Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Christ; Christianity; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Religion as reality; definitions of religion

ABU0016

Public address to International Peace Forum, spoken on 1912-05-12

2200

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

چون نظر بتاریخ میکنیم ملاحظه مینماایم که از اول عالم الی زماننا هذا بین بشر

When we glance at history, we find that from the beginning up to the present

BRL_DAK#0637, KHF.073, KHAB.264 (274), KHTB2.060, BDA1.083.09

LOG#1418x, PUP#047 (p.116-122), BSC.311 #630, FWU.022, SW_v03#09 p.012-016, SW_v05#09 p.131-135, SW_v15#01 p.023, SW_v19#05 p.143, MHMD1.092-098

Call to action; Justice and wrath of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; War and peace

ABU0023

Public address given on 1912-07-14

2030

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

Today I wish to speak to you upon the subject of the oneness of humanity, for in this great century... O my God! O my God! Verily, I invoke Thee… O Lord! Unite and bind together the hearts

BPRY.238-239x, COC#0858x, LOG#0732x, PUP#082 (p.228-235), BSC.345 #672, SW_v03#11 p.013-016

A. Youssefi, N. Zabihi, P. Weber

Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Satan; the Evil One; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; War and peace

ABU0026

Interview with Rev. J. T. Bixby at Hotel Ansonia in New York, 1912-04-13

1930

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity

The origin of man is one; the consummate intention of all human existence must likewise be one.... The solution of economic questions... Consider the kingdom of the animals; there is no strife among them on account

BSC.446 #813x, SW_v03#08 p.005-008, SW_v07#15 p.147, SW_v12#05 p.107-108

ABU0027

Public address given on 1912-06-16

1900

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

This is a goodly temple and congregation, for -- praise be to God! -- this is a house of worship

PUP#071 (p.197-203), BSC.330 #651, SW_v03#10 p.019-023

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Literal interpretation; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU0033

Public address given on 1912-12-04

1850

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

نفوسی که خبر از عالم حقیقت و تتبع در کائنات ندارند اکتشاف حقایق

Those who are uninformed of the world of reality, who do not comprehend the

ANDA#43-44 p.161, KHTB2.333, BDA1.405.02

PUP#139 (p.462-468), BSC.292 #598, FWU.107, SW_v07#08 p.069-071+074-076, MHMD1.423-429

Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as educator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU0037

Public address given on 1912-07-05

1790

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

بسیار بسیار خوش آمدید در جمیع کتب مقدسه الهیه بشاراتی است که بشارت میدهد روزی

You are very welcome! In the divine Holy Books there are unmistakable prophecies

AVK2.071.13x, KHF.182, KHAB.322 (330), KHTB2.161, NJB_v04#01 p.001

PUP#080 (p.220-225), BSC.268 #552, SW_v03#11 p.006-007+009-010, SW_v13#06 p.146, PN_1912 p029

Blind imitation [taqlid]; Chastisement and requital; Growth of the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Predictions and prophecies; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0044

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

1620

Verses 1 to 11. This story needs no explanation. The meaning of it is plainly to be understood. Verse 11. 'Neither do I condemn thee...'

SW_v08#11 p.144x, SW_v08#19 p.241x, PN_unsorted p066, BSTW#135, STAB#043x

Degrees of faith; certitude; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Love of God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The cloud ['ama]; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0046

Address at weekly meeting, 15 Rue de Greuze in Paris, 1913-02-14

1600

Whenever the Holy Manifestations of God appear in this world they establish their validity with certain proofs. One of their proofs is the prophecies

DAS.1913-02-14, BSTW#147

Miracles and their interpretation; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Teachings as spirit of the age; Universal peace; world unity

ABU0048

Public address given on 1912-10-08

1590

امشب الحمد لله در کلیسای موحدینم کلیساایکه منسوب بتوحید است لهذا خواستم ذکری از

In all the religions of God there is an exposition concerning unity. What is the basis of this unity?

KHF.110, KHTB2.280

BSTW#085, ECN.280+1037

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Manifestation of God as mirror; Oneness; unity of religion; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]

ABU0050

Words to Anton Haddad ca. 1900

1590

To live in peace, love, union and agreement, and to overlook the faults and defects of others...

BSTW#037

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Methods of teaching the Cause; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0054

The Evolution of the Spirit: Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-11-10

1510

Composition and decomposition; Soul; spirit after death

امشب باید ذکری از ترقی و بقای روح بشود هر نفس موجودى لابد بر این است

Tonight I will speak of the evolution or progress of the spirit. Absolute repose does not exist in nature.

BRL_DAK#0650, AVK1.227x, BSHN.140.537x, BSHN.144.525x, MAS5.051-058, MHT1a.134x, MHT1b.092x, KHF.167, KHAB.150 (161), KHTB1.142, KHTP.090, VUJUD.098x

PT#29 p.086, VUJUDE.150x

ABU0055

Words spoken at The White Lodge in Wimbledon, 1913-01-03

1510

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the mind over nature

هر جزئی از اجزاء فردیه در صور نامتناهی جمادی نباتی حیوانی انسانی سیر دارد

How beautiful it is to organize such lovely gatherings... When we ponder over the reality of the microcosm, we discover that in the microcosm there are deposited three realities.

AVK1.151.04x

BSC.399 #736x, FWU.051, SW_v07#13 p.117-119+124, BSTW#090, BSTW#365

ABU0070

Public address given on 1912-05-04

1410

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

I am very happy in being present at this meeting. Praise be to God! I see before me the faces... O Thou kind Lord! These are Thy servants who have gathered in this meeting

BDA1.067n

BPRY.088-089x, BWF.263-267, LOG#0788x, PUP#038 (p.087-091), BSC.383 #717, SW_v03#04 p.019-022

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

MHMD1.076

ABU0078

Address at Theosophical Society of Edinburgh, 1913-01-09

1380

Some Prayers by 'Abdu'l-Bahá

امشب چون در مجلس شما هستم بسیار مسرورم زیرا شما الحمد لله تحری حقیقت می نمااید

It gives me great pleasure to be with you this evening and to take part in your delightful gathering, for you Theosophists, Praise be to God, are always independent investigators

AMK.266-270, DWNP_v5#05 p.006x, MAS5.048x, MJMJ1.094x, MMG2#302 p.336x, MJH.038bx, KHF.135, KHAB.405 (409), KHTB3.053, NJB_v12#04 p.096

BSTW#463

S. Tirandaz, Ahdieh, unknown

Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body

Opening lines of the closing prayer, revealed by Abdu’l-Baha in this Address: "O Thou kind Lord. Illumine the inner eyes and grant attentive ears, revive the lifeless hearts and awaken the heedless from their slumber."

ABU0079

Public address given on 1912-08-25

1360

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

O Thou kind God! In the utmost state of humility and submission do we entreat and supplicate

PUP#094 (p.276-280), BSC.367 #696, SW_v04#07 p.117-119+122, SW_v08#08 p.099-100, BSTW#485kx

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Continual renewal of creation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Need for an educator; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Status of kings; future of monarchy; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU0081

Words spoken at King's Weigh House Church in London, 1912-12-29

1350

خدا را شکر میکنم که در این محل جمعی از محترمین حاضرند که قلوبشان با یکدیگر

I praise God that a number of revered souls are gathered in this congregation to serve the Almighty, whose hearts are cemented together, whose faces are joyous

KHF.221, KHAB.399 (404), KHTB3.086, NJB_v05#09 p.001

DAS.1912-12-29, ABS#11

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU0083

Words spoken at Clifton Guest House in Bristol, 1913-01-15

1330

Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal education; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

Every age requires a central impetus or movement. In this age, the boundaries of terrestrial things have extended

BSC.274 #562, SW_v04#01 p.004-006, SW_v11#17 p.287

ABU0093

Address to the Baha'is at True home in Chicago, 1912-09-16

1260

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

Allah-u-Abha! Praise be to God! I have spent a number of days among you, associating with you in love

LOG#0629x, PUP#104 (p.320-324), BSC.279 #577x, SW_v03#15 p.007+008-010, BSTW#052ox

Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

ABU0096

Public address given on 1912-07-24

1250

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

In the world of existence there is nothing so important as spirit, nothing so essential as the spirit of man

PUP#085 (p.239-243), BSC.362 #690, SW_v04#07 p.115-117, SW_v08#08 p.085-088

Man's distinction from the animal; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Power of the mind over nature; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body

ABU0112

Public address given on 1912-07-06

1170

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

انسان در عالم وجود طی مراتب کرده است تا بعالم انسانی رسیده است در هر رتبه

In the world of existence man has traversed successive degrees until he has attained the human kingdom. In each degree of his progression

BRL_DAK#0550, KHF.132, KHAB.329 (337), KHTB2.170, NJB_v03#17 p.001

BRL_ATE#158x, PUP#081 (p.225-228), BSC.324 #645, FWU.063, SW_v03#11 p.010-012, SW_v07#16 p.153-154, SW_v14#02 p.041, BSTW#391x

Evolution; human evolution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0114

Discourse at “l’Alliance Spiritualiste”: Words spoken in Paris, 1911-11-09

1160

Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul is the essential reality of man; 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; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

از فرمایشات رایس و احساسات قلبیه ایشان نهایت ممنونیت دارم و شکر میکنم... خداوند مهربانا کریما رحیما این جمع را بشمع محبتت روشن

I wish to express my gratitude for your hospitality, and my joy that you are spiritually minded.

INBA75:075x, NLAI_BH_AB.015x

BSHN.140.524x, BSHN.144.512x, ADH2.030x, ADH2_1#15 p.026x, MJMJ1.074x, MMG2#162 p.184x, MJH.027x, MHT1a.166x, MHT1b.124x, BQA.031, KHF.163, KHAB.141 (152), KHTB1.130, NJB_v02#14-16 p.011

PT#28 p.081, SW_v02#17 p.003-005, SW_v02#14 p.015, SW_v08#08 p.0098, SW_v14#01 p.011

S. Tirandaz

ABU0124

Words spoken on 1912-07-09 in New York

1100

...Tell Mrs. D. there are only two ways of correcting the social conditions; it cannot be done by force.

PN_1912 p109x, BSTW#351ax

Agriculture; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU0128

Words spoken on 1914-01-15

1090

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Oneness; unity of religion; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

امروز من خیلی میل داشتم که بیایم بالا ولی احوالم طوری بود که مساعدت نکرد هوا

You are all welcome. How are you? It was my intense desire to come up today and see you... Tonight, I desire to speak to you on a most important subject, which you must engrave on the tablets of your hearts... The Holy, Divine Manifestations are unique and peerless. They are the archetypes of celestial and spiritual virtues in their own age and cycle.

AVK4.287cx, MSBH3.476-479x, NJB_v05#09 p.003x

DAS.1914-01-17, BSC.283 #581x, SW_v05#06 p.081-082x, SW_v09#06 p.082-083x

ABU0130

Address to the Baha'is at 780 West End (Kinney home) in New York, 1912-12-02

1090

Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Universal peace — in which book is this?'

خوش آمدید خوب مجمعی است الحمد للّه وجوه منجذب بملکوت ابهی رویها متوجّه بآسمان است

You are all welcome. This is a goodly assemblage. Praise be to God! The hearts are directed

BRL_DAK#0651

BWF.245-248, LOG#0600x, PUP#135 (p.453-457), SW_v04#15 p.253-255+258, SW_v05#02 p.020-021, BSTW#052hx

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; House of Justice; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0140

Words to May Maxwell et al, spoken on 1898-02-22

1060

If your hearts are turned always towards God, and filled with the love of God, that love will separate them from all other things, that love will be the wall

PN_1899 p004, AEP.021-022, NRMM.163, BLO_PN#031

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0146

Address to Federation of Women's Clubs at Hotel La Salle in Chicago, 1912-05-02

1050

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

One of the functions of the sun is to quicken and reveal the hidden realities

BDA1.065n

LOG#0488x, LOG#2077x, LOG#2086x, PUP#032 (p.074-077), BSC.308 #629, SW_v03#04 p.012-014, DWN_v5#05 p.005-008x, PN_1912 p081

Equality of men and women; Manifestation of God as sun; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Unity in diversity; Universal education

MHMD1.073

ABU0152

Public address given on 1912-05-19

1040

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

Because this is called the Church of Brotherhood, I wish to speak upon the brotherhood of mankind... The real brotherhood is spiritual

PUP#050 (p.129-132), BSC.319 #639x, BSC.463 #858x, SW_v03#09 p.006-007+009

Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Predictions and prophecies; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU0156

Words spoken at Esperantist society in Edinburgh, 1913-01-07

1020

Harmony of science and religion; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity

از احساسات وجدانیه مستر ها خیلی ممنونم فی الحقیقه آنچه فرمودند ستایش خود

Every movement which promotes unity and harmony in the world is good, and everything which creates discord and discontent is bad.... I recall an incident which occurred in Baghdad. There were two friends who did not know each other's language... His Holiness Baha'o'llah, many years ago, wrote a book called "The most Holy Book"

AMK.271-274, PYM.039-041x, KHF.225, KHTB3.090, NJB_v04#02 p.002

BSC.337 #664, SW_v04#02 p.034-036, SW_v11#18 p.299-303+306, SW_v17#07 p.201, SW_v11#17 p.286-287, VLAB.156x, STAB#138x

ABU0160

Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens, 1911-09-23

1010

Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá in London

At nine years of age, I accompanied my father, Baha'u'llah, in his journey of exile to Baghdad, seventy of his disciples going with us.... The confirmations of the spirit are all those power... Freedom is not a matter of place

BSC.438 #797x, AIL.115-121, ADP.018-023, CHH.166-167x, VLAB.009-010x, VLAB.149x, BLO_PN#022

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0168

Words spoken on 1911-08-27 in Thonon-les-Bains

990

ایها الحاضرون الی متی هذا الهجوع و السبات و الی متی هذا الرجوع القهقری و الی

O ye who are present! How long this drowsiness and sleep! How long this ignorance and blindness!

AMK.162-170, KKD2.225, KHF.082, KHAB.044 (052), KHTB1.010, NJB_v05#10 p.001

AIF.1911-08-28, SW_v05#10 p.154x, ABS#10

Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Christ; Christianity; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0179

Words spoken on 1911-11-02 in Paris

960

من باروپا بپاریس آمدم ملاحظه کردم اروپا در مادیات نهایت ترقی را کرده ولکن

When I arrived in Paris from Europe, I observed that while Europe had achieved the utmost progress in material civilization, yet [3.5s]

AMK.243-246, BSHN.140.521x, BSHN.144.509x, MHT1a.164x, MHT1b.122x, KHF.160, KHAB.115 (125), KHTB1.100, KHTP.074

Attaining the life of the spirit; Critique of Western values; culture; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Human reality created in the image of God; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0181

On Calumny: Words spoken on 1911-11-20 in Paris

950

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ

از بدایت عالم تا امروز هر وقت ندای الهی بلند شد ندای شیطان هم بلند شد زیرا

From the beginning of the world until the present time each 'Manifestation' sent from God has been opposed by an embodiment of the 'Powers of Darkness'.

AMK.200-204, DWNP_v1#06 p.004-006, KHF.203, KHAB.184 (195), KHTB1.186, KHTP.131

PT#33 p.101, ABS#01

ABU0182

Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-07

950

Mahmúd's Diary

خوش آمدید خوش آمدید انسان دو حیات دارد یک حیات جسمانی یک حیات روحانی حیات

Welcome, welcome! Man possesseth two lives: one life physical, one life spiritual [3.5s]

BSHN.140.530x, BSHN.144.518x, MHT1a.126x, MHT1b.084x, BQA.054, KHF.036, KHAB.334 (341), KHTB2.176, NJB_v03#18 p.001

Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Transcending the material condition

MHMD1.162

ABU0184

Address to the Baha'is and others at Parsons home in Dublin, 1912-08-07

940

Mahmúd's Diary

اول باید ثابت کنیم که از برای وجود فنائی نیست زیرا فنا عبارت از تفریق اجزاء مرکبه است

We must first prove that there is no annihilation in creation.

BSHN.140.336, BSHN.144.334, MAS5.058, MHT1b.044, KHTB2.207, BDA1.179.10

SW_v19#10 p.306-308, MHMD1.195-198, PN_1912_heh p039

Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body

ABU0185

Words to Laura Dreyfus-Barney, Feb. 1914

940

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Relationship of the soul to the body; Second birth; Soul; spirit after death; Soul is the essential reality of man; 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; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

Thou hast asked concerning the spirit and its immortality after its departure.... As to the question concerning the soul... Be it known that to know the reality or essence of the soul of man is impossible

DAS.1914-02-??, BSC.403 #740, SW_v14#01 p.011-012x, SW_v07#19 p.189-191, BSTW#381

ABU0191

Words to MacNutts et al around Jan. 1905

930

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Nineteen-Day Feast; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity

Now have we, the beloved of God, gathered together to partake of material and spiritual food... Strive, Strive always that ye may be united... There are two kinds of love... There is something that I especially wish to make you sure of... If you should receive news in America that I have been thrown into the sea

BSC.450 #821x, SW_v12#16 p.254x, SW_v08#10 p.134x, PN_1905 p010, PN_1904 p088x, PN_1905 p011x, BSTW#320

ABU0203

Words to Mrs Lesch, Buikema et al, spoken on 1912-10-31

900

Mahmúd's Diary

بکلیفورنیا رفتیم هیجان شدیدی در نفوس افتاد در یونیورستی دارالفنون و کنائس و مجامع خلق بحرکت آمدند

Welcome, exceedingly welcome! We went to California and a great commotion was set up in the souls....

BDA1.342.02x

MHMD1.360x, BSTW#132, BSTW#308

Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0213

890

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Universality of the Cause

In reality the geographical position of the Central States has great importance.... Likewise, great importance must be given to the development of the Star of the West

BSC.546 #986, SW_v10#07 p.126-127+138, SW_v10#04 p.081, SW_v11#01 p.016

ABU0217

880

To begin, let it be understood that the Prophets or Messengers of God are holy souls sent by Him to lead us to a knowledge of God and establish laws

BSTW#138

Adam; Adam and Eve; Evolution; human evolution; Imagery in the Qur'an; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU0223

Public address given on 1912-04-18

870

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

در این محفل میخواهم از حیات حضرت بهاءالله قدری صحبت نمایم از بدایت

Tonight I wish to tell you something of the history of the Bahai Revelation. The Blessed Perfection, Baha'u'llah, belonged to the nobility of Persia

BRL_DAK#0641, SFI07.026-027, BDA1.037n

BWF.220-224, GPB.124x, PUP#011 (p.025-029), BSC.285 #586, SW_v03#09 p.003-005, SW_v08#13 p.159-160, SW_v08#13 p.171

MANA

Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Human reality created in the image of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Suffering and imprisonment; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace

MHMD1.046-047

ABU0233

Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-04-25

860

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

In the world of existence the greatest bestowals of God are His teachings. The other bounties of God

BDA1.051n

PUP#026 (p.061-064), SW_v03#05 p.007-008, BSTW#336c

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The mind's power of discovery; Unity; oneness of humanity

MHMD1.059

ABU0236

Words spoken at Assembly Rooms in San Francisco, 1912-10-05

850

Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

I have the utmost joy to find in the distant West such an established Baha'i center

BSC.372 #701, SW_v10#13 p.243-245, ECN.096+955

ABU0251

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-30

820

All the nations of the world who believe in God are divided into two classes: the agnostics and the true believers... The agnostics are divided into two classes

PN_1900_heh p011, PN_1900 p024, BSTW#169f

Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Knowledge; recognition of God; Limits of the intellect; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Rejection of Muhammad; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU0253

The Ninth Principle—The Noninterference of Religion with Politics: Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-11-17

810

Bahá'í Scriptures; Paris Talks

انسان باید در عالم وجود امید بمکافات و خوف از مجازات داشته باشد علی الخصوص

In the conduct of life, man is actuated by two main motives: 'The Hope for Reward' and 'The Fear of Punishment'.... Oh, friends of God, be living examples of justice! ... Justice is not limited, it is a universal quality.

BRL_DAK#0957, KHF.286, KHAB.175 (186), KHTB1.174

ADJ.028bx, PT#49 p.163, BSC.425 #768.3x, SW_v03#02 p.007, SW_v07#15 p.139, ABS#02

Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Non-participation in politics; Relationship between government and people; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Reward and punishment

ABU0257

Words spoken at Theosophical Society in London, 1911-10-03

800

Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Law of cause and effect; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; Suffering and imprisonment; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

ای جمع محترم آتش را لزوم ذاتی سوختن است و قوه برقیه را لزوم ذاتی افروختن

O Respected Assembly! O friends of Truth! The inherent nature of fire is to burn, the inherent nature of electricity is to give light

BRL_DAK#0825, AMK.171-173, DWNP_v1#07 p.003-005, KHF.252, KHAB.069 (079), KHTB1.029, KHTP.006, NJB_v02#14-16 p.015

AIL.027, ABS#03

ABU0262

Public address given on 1912-04-25

800

Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

The greatest power in the realm and range of human existence is spirit -- the divine breath

BDA1.051n

BWF.260-263, PUP#024 (p.058-060), SW_v03#03 p.022-023, BSTW#336e

Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

MHMD1.059

ABU0268

Address to the Baha'is at Bahá'í Temple Unity in Chicago, 1912-04-30

790

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

Among the institutes of the Holy Books is that of the foundation of places of worship... O thou kind Lord! This gathering is turning to Thee.

BDA1.063n

BPRY.026x, PUP#027 (p.065-067), BSC.327 #650, SW_v03#04 p.007-008, SW_v05#16 p.248-250, SW_v06#17 p.144-145, SW_v12#06 p.123, PN_1912 p075, BW_v01p060x

A. Rae

Education of children; moral education; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Relationship between government and people; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

MHMD1.071

ABU0270

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-12-05

780

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

این روز آخر و ملاقات آخری است حالا دیگر سوار واپور شده

This is our last day and my last meeting with you. In a few minutes our steamer will leave these shores

ANDA#43-44 p.165, KHF.263, KHAB.390 (395), KHTB2.343, BDA1.412.11

PUP#140 (p.468-470), DAS.1912-12-05, SW_v03#18 p.003-004, SW_v13#04 p.079, MHMD1.429-432, DJT.391-392x, BLO_PN#027x, BSTW#117

Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

ABU0272

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-12-02

780

Truly God has created all the beings, but has created them that they may be educated. And every existing being is endowed with two perfections - creative and educative.

PN_1900 p027, PN_1900 p050, BSTW#169h

Education and the development of capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Man's distinction from the animal; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Need for an educator; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Universal education

ABU0299

Words to Lua Getsinger, Dec. 1900

740

As the world follows a circle, so human beings travel in cycles. This illustration represents the cycle of man. All existence is created by the Infinite Essence.

PN_1900 p015, PN_1900 p052, PN_1900 p106, BLO_PN#033, BSTW#272

Arcs of ascent and descent; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Manifestation of God as mirror; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Reincarnation; Return of the Manifestations of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0316

Public address given on 1912-08-05

710

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

The people of Christianity have clung to literal interpretation of the statement in the Gospel.... You have asked concerning approval of Christian Science treatment and healing. Spirit has influence

PUP#087 (p.245-247), BSC.379 #710, SW_v03#18 p.004-006, SW_v08#04 p.045-046

Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Power of prayer; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU0323

Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902

710

Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

There is reincarnation of matter, and there is reincarnation of spirit. Reincarnation of matter is the process whereby matter is developed or evolved... When the body of man is perfected, physical evolution comes to an end

BSC.434 #789x, AELT.178-183

ABU0329

Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-09

700

این مردم بیچاره کشته میشوند و نمیدانند برای چه جانهای خود را فدای خاک میکنند خاک که انزل موجودات است

These wretched soldiers die for the sake of some earth, which is the lowest form of creation, and do not know why they are slain. Consider how some are refined and how some abase themselves.

KHH1.295-296 (1.410-414)

KHHE.425-427, DAS.1915-04-09, BSR_v13 p.098

ABU0340

Words to McNutt, Getsinger and others

690

Muhammad Ali had a great opportunity given him, but through his ambitions he became false and lost it... Let us analyze this paragraph in the Kitab-i-Ahd.... Muhammad Ali has taken the Tablet and separated the pages... and then gilded the pages so as to make the trick invisible

BSTW#087

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU0343

Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902

690

Evolution; human evolution; Human reality created in the image of God; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Knowledge; recognition of God; Reincarnation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

God is Love and Peace. God is Truth. God is Omniscience. God is without beginning and without end.

BSC.300 #609, AELT.153-157

ABU0344

Words to some of the friends, spoken on 1912-05-01

690

The colored meeting was very good. The speech was well done and they understood it well.

PN_1912 p073, BSTW#157

Race unity; racial issues; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0356

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-26

670

Praise be to God! You have attained the visit of the Holy Tomb... The worldly grades of every Manifestation are so different

PN_1900 p020, BSTW#169c

Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God does not act of own volition; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; The cross and the trinity

ABU0360

Lesson given to I. D. Brittingham, Apr. 1909

660

The events mentioned in the first part of chapter 16 of Revelation happened before the coming of the Manifestation. The seven angels signify seven Powers

PN_1909F p051, BSTW#136

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; War and peace

interpretation of Rev ch16.

ABU0373

Address to the Baha'is at Studio Hall in Washington, 1912-04-21

650

Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Harmony of science and religion; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

I have come here to visit you. With the greatest longing I have wished to see you. Realizing it was only with a great deal of trouble... In this cycle there shall be such progress along the lines of civilization

PUP#015 (p.037-039), SW_v03#03 p.009-010, BSTW#337

ABU0378

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

640

the Blessed Perfection had revealed secretly in a Tablet some words about Universal Peace... Two of the signs of the Manifestation of the Cause of God are the preaching and acceptance of the Religion of God

PN_1901 p011, NRMM.220-221

Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Growth of the Cause; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Universal peace; world unity

ABU0388

Address at unity feast, Flynn home in Green Acre, 1912-08-20

630

...that a man from the East encounters a person from the West, and between the two

PN_1912 p023, BSTW#335

Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

ABU0389

Words spoken en route in carriage in Haifa, 1915-02-07

630

من ابدا سبب فصل نشدم خودشان خود را از یکدیگر جدا کردند جمال مبارک عهدی گرفتند

I never caused their separation. They separated themselves. The Blessed Beauty established a Covenant

KHH1.166 (1.228)x

KHHE.240-241x, DAS.1915-02-07, BSR_v13 p.089x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Creativity in art; Goodly deeds; actions; Methods of teaching the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

ABU0395

Words spoken at The Friends' Meeting House in London, 1913-01-12

630

Bahá'í Scriptures; Paris Talks

About one thousand years ago a Society was formed in Persia called the Society of the Friends, who gathered together for silent communion

PT#54 p.185, BSC.322 #642, BSTW#091

Contemplation; Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Intuition; inspiration; Meditation; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU0407

Words to Thornton Chase spoken around 1900

610

It is said in the Gospels that 'ye will known them by their fruits'... The sacred Books of all nations speak of the possibility of the new birth of man. What does this mean?... The Blessed Perfection has likened the new birth, or resurrection, to iron placed in the fire...

PN_1900_heh p056, PN_1907 p072, BSTW#194x

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Second birth; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds

ABU0412

Address to the Baha'is at Hotel Plaza in Chicago, 1912-10-31

610

Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Christian doctrine and practice; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

In Los Angeles and San Francisco great interest was manifested in the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh.... After His Holiness Christ, there were many who appeared who were instrumental

PUP#115 (p.381-383), SW_v08#14 p.188-189, SW_v09#13 p.147-148, BSTW#052mx

ABU0413

Words to the friends, spoken on 1921-11-19

610

Although you are here with these assembled friends and cannot speak with them.... When lovers meet it may be that they cannot exchange a single word

SW_v13#07 p.163-164, BSTW#482

Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0416

The Eleventh Principle—The Power of the Holy Spirit: Words spoken on 1911-11-18 in Paris

600

Bahá'í Scriptures; Paris Talks

از جمله تعالیم حضرت بهاء الله این است بشر هر قدر ترقی بکند باز محتاج بنفثات

In the teaching of Baha'u'llah, it is written: 'By the Power of the Holy Spirit alone is man able to progress, for the power of man is limited and the Divine Power is boundless.'... Turn your faces away from the contemplation

KHAB.179 (190), KHTB1.179, KHTP.126

ADJ.046x, PT#51 p.172, BSC.452 #825x, SW_v03#02 p.006-007, SW_v16#06 p.0541, SW_v08#08 p.102

Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU0422

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-08

600

من حالم خوبست مرضی در کار نیست فقط اعصاب است ... امیدوارم خاتمه حیاتم چون مشک معطر

Of what use is good health to me? I want to wholly sacrifice myself... I wish the end of my life to be musk-laden. That is, I wish to drink from the chalice of martyrdom

KHH1.206-208 (1.289-291)

KHHE.302-305, DAS.1915-04-08, BSR_v13 p.097

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0427

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-20

600

You are very welcome, very welcome, very welcome! ...And the purpose of being a Baha'i is this, that man should be adorned with all the virtues of the world of humanity.

BSTW#155a, ECN.143+176

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause

ABU0445

Words spoken at St. John Westminster, 1911-09-16

580

Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Prayer for forgiveness; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God

مظاهر الهیه حکایت از فیوضات غیبیه مینمایند و انعکاس شمس حقیقتند زیرا حقیقت

O Noble Friends! O Seekers for the Kingdom of God! Man all over the world is seeking for God. All that exists is God; but the Reality of Divinity is holy above all understanding.

AKHA_133BE #16 p.514x, AMK.242-243, DUR1.154x, MMG2#350 p.391x, BHQ.162, KHTB1.026, KHTP.001, NJB_v02#12-13 p.010

AIL.022, SW_v02#12 p.002+12, ABCC.147-148, ABS#08

ABU0447

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-26

580

Praise be to God, this is a very good gathering! Blessed souls are present... What is the meaning of the image and likeness of God?

PN_various p021x, BSTW#089

Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Human reality created in the image of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0466

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

560

In the Book of the Zend-Avesta the Zoroastrians are awaiting the Coming of two Manifestations.... Moses said that after him should come Joshua. The Christ said, addressing Peter... My assistance is the assistance of the Blessed Perfection.

SW_v08#17 p.221x, SW_v08#15 p.211-212x, TDLA.061-063, BLO_PN#104, BSTW#484x

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations

ABU0468

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

560

Blind imitation [taqlid]; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Literal interpretation; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment

Bahá‘u'lláh is the same Light in a new Lamp. To see, we must look at the Light and not at the Lamp.... Will is the center or focus of human understanding. We must will to know God

BSC.503 #968x, SW_v07#19 p.195x, TDLA.029-031, BLO_PN#104

ABU0477

Interview with Mrs. Jo Goudsmit at House of the Master in Haifa, 1920-02 ca.

560

He answered me that his father had not really founded a new religion, but a Bahaiuistic Organization. This derives its name from the prophet Bahaula, his father. For six thousand years, he continued

BSR_v17 p.172-174

Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; Supreme tribunal; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language

ABU0483

Address to women's gathering at Krug home in New York, 1912-11-19

550

Undoubtedly you must be happy; if you are not happy, then who should be happy?... In all the former dispensations, men were considered superior to women.

BSTW#108

Call to action; Equality of men and women; Prophecy and fulfillment; Role and station of women; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0484

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

550

In this story of our Lord Jesus the Sea of Tiberias represents the Ocean of Creation - the two shores represent earthly truth and spiritual truth.

SW_v08#09 p.114-115x, PN_1901 p005, NRMM.209

Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Limits of the intellect; Literal interpretation; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU0485

Words spoken on 1914-02-17

550

When the Blessed Perfection and his family were exiled from Persia, all along our way... In this Cause there is no relationship save the relationship of service

DAS.1914-02-17, SW_v08#13 p.164x, BSTW#096

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

ABU0499

Words to Ethel Rosenberg et al, spoken on 1904-08-30

540

The guidance of God is that which will always guide people in the right way. All human beings are earthly

COC#0795x, LOG#1485x, SW_v08#06 p.067-068, BSTW#370

Bringing oneself to account each day; Effort; striving; Prayer for protection; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU0505

Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-16

530

هارون الرشید خواست حفر کند نتوانست بعد مامون باین خیال افتاد بعد از زحمت

Harum ar-Rashid wanted to excavate [the Pyramids] but was unsuccessful.... One thing that has enabled European civilization to advance so considerably is the aptitude for accepting the truth

KHH1.218-220 (1.305-307)

KHHE.319-321, BSR_v13 p.102

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power of the mind over nature; Praise of Western values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization

ABU0507

Words spoken ca. 1900

530

The justice of God is a difficult subject and requires much reflection upon our Lord's Words... Paraclete means the Holy Spirit... Regarding the use of beads

PN_1900_heh p040, BSTW#305x

Chastisement and requital; Differences in human capacity; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Justice and mercy; Maintainance of degrees in society; Many are called but few are chosen

ABU0577

Concerning Body, Soul and Spirit: Words spoken on 1911-11-17 in Paris

480

Attaining the life of the spirit; Man's distinction from the animal; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

در عالم انسانی سه مقام است مقام جسم است و آن مقام حیوانی انسانست که با جمیع

There are in the world of humanity three degrees; those of the body, the soul, and spirit. The body is the physical or animal degree of man.

DWNP_v5#11 p.003-004, KHAB.170 (180), KHTB1.167, KHTP.117

PT#31 p.095, BSTW#321

ABU0579

Address to the Baha'is at Krug home in New York, 1912-07-15

480

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Study; deepening; Thankfulness; gratitude; Words vs deeds

I am greatly pleased to see you. Your hearts are illumined by the lights of Baha

PUP#083 (p.236-237), SW_v04#06 p.103+106, PN_1912 p112, BSTW#351d

ABU0591

Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-02-09

470

Composition and decomposition; Creation of the world; Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Law of cause and effect; Proofs for the existence of God

امروز شخصی از وجود الوهیت سوال کرد که چه برهان بر وجود الوهیت دارید چه که ناس

Today some one asked a question regarding the existence of God

AMK.274-276, KHF.029, KHAB.410 (414), KHTB3.026, NJB_v04#16 p.002

DAS.1913-02-09, BSC.290 #594-597, SW_v06#08 p.062-064, ADP.103-106, PN_1913 p009

ABU0603

Words to some Zoroastrian Bahá’ís, spoken on 1914-05-06

470

The more union and agreement appear amongst the believers of God the greater will be the divine Confirmations, the more uninterrupted will be the descent ... The cause of God is like unto a college. The believers are like unto the students.

COC#0424x, DAS.1914-05-06, SW_v07#18 p.178-179x, BSTW#052X

Bringing forth results; fruit; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU0618

Words spoken on 1911-09-13 in London

460

خوش آمدید اهالی ایران بسیار مسرورند از اینکه من آمدم اینجا این

Welcome! Welcome! The people of Iran are very pleased that I have come here. My coming here will foster friendship between Britain and Iran

DWNP_v2#08 p.070-071x, KHTB1.023, NJB_v02#14-16 p.013

ABS#12

Declaration; advent of the Bab; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering and imprisonment; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity

ABU0641

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-03-08

450

Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

و وقتی بمناسبت سئوالات حاضرین فرق مابین مطالب و اقوال انبیا و متصوفین بیان می‌نمودند ... شخصی پرسید فرق این امر و صوفیه چیست فرمودند من آنرا بیان کردم حضرات صوفیه به دو مقام مومنند مقام حق و مقام خلق

I have explained the philosophical aspect of this subject. It is this: In Sufism there are only two stations... Do you know in what Day you are living? Do you realize in what Dispensation you are alive?

BDA2.174x

DAS.1913-03-08, BSC.266 #551x, SW_v04#06 p.098x, SW_v06#15 p.118-119x, SW_v13#01 p.006x, SW_v08#14 p.191x, DWN_v3#01 p.002x, MHMD2.219, ADP.038-039x

Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0644

Words spoken in Feb. 1918

450

BSC.505 #971x, SW_v10#06 p.111-112+098

Praise be to God, that the dark ages have passed away and the century of light has come.... The past age was an age of wondrous achievements... Glad Tidings! Glad Tidings! That the Sun of Reality hath shone forth! Glad Tidings! Glad Tidings!

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Promotion of commerce and industry; Supreme tribunal; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0655

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris , 1913-01-30

450

One of the ladies present has asked me to speak on the subject of soul, mind and spirit.

SW_v04#02 p.037-038, BSTW#092

Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU0661

Words spoken on 1915-03-01 in Abu Sinan

440

خدا چه تعلقی ما بین ما و آنها انداخته که از جان و دل ... تقوی ام الفضائل و عدم تقوی ام الرذائل است در عکا شخصی بود

Consider what an immense love and devotion... Piety is the mother of all goodly characters, and its absence is the mother of all evil

KHH1.183-185 (1.256-260)

KHHE.268-271, BSR_v13 p.093, STAB#016, STAB#150

Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0676

Public address given on 1912-04-16

430

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

خوب مجلسی است قوای مادیه نمیتواند این گونه نفوس را

Souls from the East and from the West have been brought to this spot... Christ appeared in this world nineteen hundred years ago

KHF.192, KHAB.244 (255), KHTB2.027, NJB_v04#10 p.001, BDA1.036n

PUP#008 (p.018-020), SW_v03#10 p.006-007, BSTW#209

Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal peace; world unity

MHMD1.045

ABU0679

The Cruel Indifference of People towards the Suffering of Foreign Races: Words spoken on 1911-11-24 in Paris

430

Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace

میگویند یک ترن در رود سن افتاده بیست و پنج نفر غرق شده و امروز در پارلمان

I have just been told that there has been a terrible accident in this country. A train has fallen into the river and at least twenty people have been killed.

BRL_DAK#1241, KHAB.197 (207), KHTB1.204, KHTP.152

PT#37 p.115, SW_v07#11 p.106-107, SW_v16#08 p.616, ABS#13

ABU0690

Words spoken at Sanderson home in Paris, 1911-10-15

420

عالم وجود مثل هیکل انسان است قوای مادیه مانند

The world of existence can be compared to the human body, and the forces of nature are like the limbs and organs of that body

KHF.041, KHAB.073 (083), KHTB1.043, KHTP.025

ABS#14

Man's distinction from the animal; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Soul; spirit after death; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU0694

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-23

420

In any sort of business, both spiritual and material, the success thereof depends upon the capacity of those attending to it.

PN_1900 p018, PN_1900 p119, BSTW#169b

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU0702

Address at Nineteen-day Feast, home of Mrs Robinson in London, 1912-12-29

820

These delegates who have gathered in the Peace Conference are like merchants. Each strives to compete for victory with his rival…. The Nineteen Day Feast was inaugurated by the Báb and ratified by Bahá'u'lláh, in His holy Book, the Akdas

BDA2.049n

COC#0934, DAS.1912-12-30n, BNEW#33 pp.1-2 Jul 1929, BSTW#032x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0715

Instructions to Mrs. Thornburg Cropper ca. 1900

410

All prophets are messengers from God and all ways lead to Him and all have borne fruit. The great gift is unselfishness, and the loving wish to help others will guide us.

PN_1900 p007, BSTW#142

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Knowledge; recognition of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0733

Public address given on 1912-05-02

400

Oneness; unity of religion; Rational arguments; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity in diversity

بسیار خوش آمدید امروز صبح بر خواستم دیدم شهر را مر گرفته صفا نگذاشته هر روز صبح

I find this morning that the city is enveloped by a fog and mist. It is a good city

BSB5:3-6:1

PUP#034 (p.078-079), SW_v03#04 p.015

ABU0736

Words spoken on 1912-06-19 in New York

400

فردا من میخواهم بمونت کلر بروم امروز روز آخر است باز مراجعت خواهم کرد لهذا

Tomorrow I wish to go to Montclair. Today is the last day in which we gather together with you... In former cycles no distinct Covenant has been made…

AMK.261-262, AVK4.288ax

COC#0224x, SW_v04#14 p.237-238, SW_v03#14 p.009-010, SW_v05#15 p.227-228, SW_v08#14 p.187-188, SW_v09#13 p.139+147, SW_v12#14 p.227-228, BSTW#052q

Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; House of Justice; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0750

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-21

400

I desire to say farewell today as I am going to leave in a few hours. But I do not say goodby. I repeat "Au revoir".

BSTW#155d, ECN.146+180

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0767

Words to Miss Barney, spoken around 1900-10-19

390

Grace and welcome unto you. I wish you not the temporal strength of the passing body... Your faith comes like rain; the first drops are far between

SW_v07#16 p.149-150, PN_1900 p004, BSTW#181

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Living waters; water of life; Second birth; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU0786

Answer to questions from pilgrims, Haifa, 1920-10-26

380

In places where it will be the cause of trouble, such as in Bokhara or Afghanistan, or in some of the towns...

SW_v11#19 p.328-329, PN_1920 p049, PN_1920 p052, PN_1920 p059, PN_1920 p093, PN_1920 p111, PN_1920_heh_haifa p058, BSTW#122

Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Law of fasting; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0791

Words spoken on 1914-02-12 in Haifa

380

We must execute the divine ordinances.... The climate of Mount Carmel is peerless.... They are promulgating matters which are not in accord.... This cycle is the cycle of favor and not of justice

SW_v09#03 p.028-029, SW_v14#05 p.148, VLAB.078x, BSTW#325

Chastisement and requital; Methods of teaching the Cause; Study; deepening; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds

ABU0793

Words to Shaykh Salman, spoken on 1915-01-10

370

این مسئله مسلم عموم است که شر قویتر از خیر است شر شر سریع التاثیر است

It is universally recognized that evil is stronger than good. Evil has a rapid effect, whereas good is slow in its impact.

KHH1.145-147 (1.202-203)

KHHE.217-218, DAS.1915-01-10, BSR_v13 p.087

Education of children; moral education; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil

ABU0808

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-24

370

In this morning's lesson we explained redemption. The self-sacrifice of Jesus cause those who believed in Him to have eternal life.... The mystery of it is explained in four ways.

PN_1900 p019, PN_1900 p102, PN_1900 p120, BSTW#169b

Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Return of the Manifestations of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0810

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-12-01

370

A Manifestation of God is first proven by the characteristics of the Divine Essence shining forth from Him... the Bab and the Blessed Perfection said before the appearance of the first Adam, an hundred thousand Adams appeared upon the earth, but in these days the people only know of the Adam who came 5,000 years ago.

PN_1900 p026, BSTW#169g

Adam; Adam and Eve; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Names and attributes of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God

ABU0849

Words to George Latimer

360

Huqúqu'lláh

بعد از آنکه شخص کلیۀ مخارج ضروریّه را پرداخت نمود، نوزده درصد از آنچه باقی مانده را اخذ

After one has paid all his necessary expenses 19% of what is left is then taken by him and given as Huquq.

BRL_HUQUQP#049

BRL_HUQUQ#049, COC#1176, BSTW#007

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of Huququ'llah; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0870

Words to Mon. Richard, spoken on 1913-05-10

350

the Persian Bahá'í women ... are being educated and new ideals spread amongst them. Their hearts and consciences are free.

DAS.1913-05-10, BSTW#360

Critique of Eastern values; culture; Equality of men and women; Law of transformation and change; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU0881

Words spoken at 15 Rue de Greuze in Paris, 1913-03-21

340

I am extremely glad to see you on this Nau Rooz occasion. This day is the anniversary of many historical events

LOG#1025x, SW_v05#01 p.004-005, ADP.074-076, BSTW#343

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Past, present and future of Iran; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU0893

Words to May Maxwell et al, spoken around 1898-02-23

340

All the sufferings you pass through in gaining the Kingdom of God will be obliterated when you attain its perfect happiness. It is as a man who has been ill and helpless

AEP.026-029, NRMM.166, BLO_PN#031

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

ABU0895

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-21

340

Jesus spoke everything in parables because the ideal sense is, in this way, revealed and understood.

PN_1900 p017, PN_1900 p103, BSTW#169a

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU0901

Public address given on 1912-05-03

340

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

I was in the Orient, and from the Orient to this part of the world is a long distance

BDA1.067n

PUP#036 (p.083-084), SW_v03#04 p.017-018, PN_1912 p085, BSTW#311x

Praise of Western values; culture; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

MHMD1.075

ABU0902

340

Fulfillment of true potential; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

God in his wisdom has created all things. Nothing has been created without a special destiny... The greatest gift of man is universal love

BSC.501 #965x, ADP.110-112

ABU0904

Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911

340

Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transmutation of the soul by the divine elixir; Word of God and human limitations

The Divine Reality is far removed from man. It is absolutely remote and independent in Its essence; abstract, limitless, impersonal beyond human comprehension

BSC.451 #825, SW_v02#14 p.007, SW_v16#06 p.0541

ABU0921

Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-11

330

فی الحقیقه این مدت بیفایده گذشت باز در امریکا که بودیم مشغول بودیم

How spiritual and glorious were those divine days spent amongst the believers of God in the Western world!... Truly, this period has not been productive. At least when we were in America, we were busy and constantly met with people

KHH1.209-210 (1.293-295)

KHHE.307-308, DAS.1915-04-11, BSR_v13 p.099

Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0924

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-20

330

Very welcome! Are you all well? You must be very happy, very happy, very grateful, for it was very difficult for me to come and reach this part.... One act soul is preferable to a thousand inactive and useless souls

BSTW#155b, ECN.144+178

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0930

Words to Florence Johnson, spoken on 1912-08-25

330

You are very welcome. The weather is delightful. This is a lovely suburb, perfectly charming... All of these ailments will pass away and you will receive perfect physical and spiritual health… Laugh and talk, don't lament and talk.

SW_v13#04 p.102x, PN_1912 p011, BSTW#345

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Mary Magdalene; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU0931

Words to Sigurd Russell et al, spoken on 1904-04-14

330

His condition, there, in the world of spirit is the same as it was here! While here, his eyes were not opened to the real spiritual light

PN_1904 p020, PN_1904 p028, PN_1904 p093, BSTW#180a

Priestcraft; Soul; spirit after death; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0933

330

My lot has ever been with those who have not the goods of this world. When we look at the poor of humanity, we behold a world of brothers. All are the sheep of God.

BSTW#187

Christ; Christianity; Consolation and comfort; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU0961

Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-04-22

320

You are all welcome. I am very glad to see you all... For six thousand years misunderstandings have kept humanity divided.

BSTW#336a

Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

ABU0975

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

320

Angels; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The concourse on high; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

How does one look forward to the goal of any journey? With hope and with expectation. It is even so with the end of this earthly journey.... Those who have passed on through death, have a sphere of their own. It is not removed from ours

AIL.096, SW_v04#19 p.321x, PN_1911 p002x, PN_1911 p011x, VLAB.132x, BSTW#043a

ABU0982

Words to May Maxwell et al, spoken on 1898-02-22

320

We can all serve in the Cause of God no matter what our occupation is. No occupation can prevent the soul coming to God. Peter was a fisherman

PN_1899 p010, AEP.020-021, NRMM.162, BLO_PN#031

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Work as worship

ABU0994

Conversation with Dr Finkelstein, Abu Sinan, 1915-03-01

310

من در جمیع کنائس و مجامع بصوت بلند فریاد میزدم که ای قوم عالم انسانی در خطر است

In the loudest voice, I cried out in all the synagogues, and churches: O people! The world of humanity is in peril

AVK4.464.08, KHH1.178-179 (1.249-251)

KHHE.259-260, DAS.1915-03-01, BSR_v13 p.091

Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Nationalism; love of country; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

ABU1013

Words compiled by Isabella Brittingham, spoken in 1903

310

To live the life. To be no cause of grief to anyone. To be kind to all people and to love them with a pure spirit... To be silent concerning the faults of others

TOR.168-170, ABTM.072-073, BNE.083x, BSTW#036, BSTW#390

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU1015

310

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

When we read ancient history, the history of the middle ages and the history of contemporaneous times, we realize how little... Search untiringly for truth

BSC.449 #818, ADP.067-068

ABU1022

Words spoken on 1913-03-28 in Paris

300

Although outwardly cataclysms are hard to understand and to endure, yet there lies a great wisdom behind them which appears later.

DAS.1913-03-28, ADP.116-116x, BSTW#093

Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU1038

Words spoken on 1911-09-08 in London

300

منزل کوچک نیست باید قلوب وسعت داشته باشد

This is not a small house – it is the hearts that must be enlarged. When we first arrived in Akka… His Holiness Solomon said, "When I was a child I used to think that happiness was riding a horse or going on an outing.

KHAB.052 (060), KHTB1.016

STAB#039x, ABS#04

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1043

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

300

The word 'Devil' or Satan is used in St. John 8 - 'Ye are of your father the devil.' This means that the Pharisees were not the true children of Abraham

PN_1901 p009, NRMM.217-218

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Satan; the Evil One; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU1065

Words spoken on 1920-05-07

300

His Holiness Jesus says, 'He amongst you who desires to become first must be the last, and he who desires to be a master, must become a servant'.

BSTW#317

Being a source of light; guidance; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause

ABU1091

Words spoken in 1901

450

O people! The Doors of the Kingdom are opened--the Sun of Truth is shining upon the world... These great days are swiftly passing and once gone can never be recalled

SW_v03#14 p.012, SW_v04#15 p.258, SW_v05#01 p.001, SW_v06#14 p.106, SW_v06#15 p.113, SW_v06#15 p.116, SW_v08#14 p.189x, SW_v12#15 p.245x, PN_1901 p086, AHV.032, BLO_PN#045, BSTW#504bx

Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proclamation to Christians; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds

ABU1118

Words spoken at Thornburgh-Cropper home, 1911-09-12

280

Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; True liberty; freedom; Unity; oneness of humanity; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

الحمد لله خوب جمعیتی است بسیار بسیار نورانی است روحانی است

Thanks be to God, this is a good meeting. It is very enlightened; it is spiritual

MSHR3.061x, KHAB.055 (064), KHTB1.021, NJB_v02#14-16 p.012

AIL.046, SW_v02#12 p.004-005, ABS#07

ABU1120

Words spoken at City Temple in London, 1911-09-10

280

Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá in London

ای جمع محترم و ای طالبان خدا الحمد لله نور حقیقت درخشید و نسیم گلشن عنایت وزید

O noble friends, seekers after God, praise be to God! Today the light of truth.... This is a new cycle of human power

BRL_DAK#1056, AMK.174-174a, KHAB.053 (062), KHTB1.019

BSC.273 #561, AIL.019, SW_v02#11 p.008, SW_v08#01 p.009, ABS#06

Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Oneness; unity of religion; Race unity; racial issues; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity

ABU1134

Words spoken on 1915-03-02 in Abu Sinan

280

من زوفا میخورم در طب جدید هم استعمال میکنید ... مدراست و باین واسطه مفید است از برای تنگ نفس خیلی مفید است

I use hyssop. Is it used in modern medicine?... It has a diuretic effect, and therefore it is beneficial.

KHH1.186 (1.261-262)

KHHE.272-273, BSR_v13 p.093

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

ABU1136

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

280

Jesus Christ had two bodies - one spiritual and one material. The material body is of no importance. It changes and changes always.

PN_1901 p003, PN_unsorted p065, NRMM.206

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mary Magdalene; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Reincarnation; Resurrection of Christ

ABU1146

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-27

280

The essence of prophethood is one, just as the effect of one or more lights is that of one. If you want to see the light

PN_1900_heh p008, PN_1900 p022, PN_1900 p049, BSTW#169e

Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU1172

Words spoken on 1915-03-26 in Abu Sinan

270

مظاهر مقدسه الهی بقوه ملکوتی نفوس بشری را

Through the power of the Kingdom, human beings are saved from the grip of nature by the sanctified Manifestations of God and are illumined by the light of divinity.

KHH1.197-198 (1.276-277)

KHHE.288-289, BSR_v13 p.095

Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Transcending the material condition; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU1192

Words spoken in Dec. 1911

270

There is suffering everywhere. The world is a huge hospital, and souls are crying in the dark... There is no such thing as self-development.

BSTW#083

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

ABU1194

Words to Mrs Chase, spoken on 1912-10-19

270

You are very welcome. I have come to pay you a visit. I was exceedingly sad and heartbroken when I heard of the departure of Mr. Chase.

PN_1912 p016, BSTW#346

Bringing forth results; fruit; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1198

Words to Dr. Getsinger, spoken on 1914-08-24

270

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Conduct in finance and business; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Wealth inequality and its moderation; Work as worship

Economy is the foundation of human prosperity. The spendthrift is always in trouble

DAS.1914-08-24, BSC.453 #829x, SW_v08#02 p.018, BSTW#303

ABU1219

Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-08-13

260

There are many people who enter this Cause with some preconceived ideas and finding that their ideas cannot be engrafted

DAS.1914-08-13, PN_1914 p018, BSTW#295

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1225

Words spoken ca. 1900

260

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Second birth; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

The more you love, the nearer you will be to God. Love is one of the bounties of God. Therefore to love one another is good.

BSC.501 #964x, DWN_v6#05 p.001-002, PN_1900 p061

ABU1226

Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-28

260

Prayer and Devotional Life

انسان در متعالی ترین شکل نیایش خود فقط به منظور ابراز عشق و محبت به حضرت

Man becomes like a stone unless he continually supplicates to God. The heart of man is like a mirror... There are many subjects which are difficult for man to solve... In the highest prayer... When a man falls in love with a human being

COMP_PDLP#28x

BRL_PDL#28x, COC#1756x, LOG#1512x, SW_v08#04 p.042-043x, SW_v14#06 p.167x, AELT.216-217x, PN_1900 p023, PN_1900 p053, PN_1900 p124, PN_1900_heh p009, BNE.095x, BSTW#169e, BSTW#326x

MANA

Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Importance of prayer; Love of God; Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1238

Words spoken ca. 1900

260

Angels; Law of transformation and change; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

By the term "angels" spiritual powers is sometimes meant, and other times you will find that the term means pure and holy souls.

BSC.498 #960, PN_1900 p058, PN_unsorted p145

ABU1282

250

There was a very holy man who lived many years ago... 'Your wish is granted. Wherever you go, wherever your shadow falls, behind you or to either side of you, but not in front of you, blessings will fall.

BSTW#010

Angels; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1287

Conversation with the English Consul, ca. Feb. 1901

250

It was a very long time since the coming of a Prophet, and they needed a new one to give them a fresh start!

PN_1901 p012, NRMM.224

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

ABU1314

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

240

In the Koran there is a verse which speaks of the 'lowest point of the low' as being the station of man. If we represent creation by a circle, at the top of it is God the creator

PN_1901 p015, NRMM.228-229

Arcs of ascent and descent; Living waters; water of life; Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU1317

Words to Mary Hanford Ford around Oct. 1911

240

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds

The utterances of Bahá'u'lláh are to be translated into deeds... It is possible to so adjust oneself to the practice of nobility that its atmosphere surrounds us and colors all our acts

BSC.450 #822x, SW_v07#18 p.188x, PN_1911 p023, BSTW#084x

ABU1324

Words to May Maxwell et al, spoken around 1898-02-25

330

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness and remoteness; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

Pray that your hearts may be cut from yourselves and from the world, that you may be confirmed by the Holy Spirit and filled with the fire of the love of God.... I say unto you that anyone who will arise in the cause of God... And now I give you a commandment which shall be for a covenant... This is the balance

BSC.503 #970x, SW_v08#05 p.057-058x, SW_v12#16 p.250x, AEP.039-040, NRMM.164-165x, MAX.080x, BLO_PN#031

T. Price, The Badasht Project, T. Nosrat, Juliet & Amelia, K. Porray, M. Levine [track 4]

ABU1378

Words spoken on 1915-05-05 in Abu Sinan

230

من شما را بجهت خدمت امرالله میخواهم میخواهم شما در جمیع آنچه میبینید و تجربه کرده اید

I wish for you consecrated services to the Cause of God. I wish for you to manifest radiant attributes under all conditions and to raise the Word of God.

KHH1.221-222 (1.309-310)

KHHE.324, DAS.1915-05-05, BSR_v13 p.102

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace

ABU1391

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

230

In the universe, all atoms and particles are united by the power of attraction and cohesion... There is a Mohammedan tradition that once a man met Jesus Christ fleeing hastily

PN_1901 p013, NRMM.225-226

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Law of cause and effect; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; One universal law; attractive power of love

ABU1402

Words to a delegation of Theosophists, spoken on 1913-04-11

230

Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

الحمدللّٰه که اسباب ملاقات فراهم آمد دیشب خوب مجلسی بود احساسات روحانی قلوب را احاطه نموده بود

Praise be to God that means were brought about that I may come to Budapest and associate with you... As to the coming of the Great Master. His appearance is dependent upon the realization of certain conditions. Investigate the reality

BDA2.230x

DAS.1913-04-11, BSC.300 #608x, MHMD2.298x, BSTW#146, BSTW#327

Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU1406

230

The Manifestation of the Essence of God is like unto the sun, which has different risings. The dawning-places are different, but the sun is always the same.

BSTW#322, BSTW#323

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU1429

Words spoken on 1915-03-03 in Abu Sinan

220

این ایام وقت سکون و وقاراست و تک اطمینان

In these days, it is time for calmness and dignity; it is time for confidence and assurance. We must rely upon God.

KHH1.190-191 (1.267-268)

KHHE.277-278, BSR_v13 p.094, STAB#049

Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

ABU1450

Public address given on 1912-06-08

220

Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

The body politic today is greatly in need of a physician. It is similar to a human body... The disease which afflicts the body politic is lack of love

PUP#061 (p.171), BSC.445 #812, SW_v03#10 p.014, SW_v08#10 p.122, SW_v13#09 p.231-232, SW_v07#15 p.148, DWN_v6#05 p.001

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Harmony of science and religion; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Power of prayer

ABU1457

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

220

Buddha was a very good man -- a divine philosopher, but not a great Prophet. Many of his moral teachings greatly resemble those of Jesus.... The doctrine of reincarnation, as taught by the Buddhists and some ancient philosophers, is not true

PN_1901 p008, PN_1901 p016, NRMM.216, BSTW#043ax

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Reincarnation; Return of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Theosophy

ABU1460

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

220

the Prophets and Suns of God possess two states or conditions. First, the spiritual, second, the material. In their spiritual estate or condition they reflect entirely the perfect bounties of God

PN_1901 p004, NRMM.208

Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU1461

Words to I. D. Brittingham spoken in Apr. 1909

220

It is very evident that the ten plagues of Egypt cannot be meant or understood literally.

PN_1909 p025, PN_1909F p050, BSTW#134

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU1471

Words spoken ca. 1919-11-18 in Haifa

220

For the black and white in America to associate together in a social way is good. The Government has no objections on political grounds for granting equality

PN_1919 p004, PN_1919 p015, BSTW#319

Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU1475

Words spoken ca. 1912-10-20 in Los Angeles

220

The believers must not expect anything from one another... I have traveled and come as far as here... Look at the people of the world