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Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Service to others; to the Cause of God

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی ترانی مکبا بوجهی علی تراب الذل و الانکسار و اتذلل الی

Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Thou seest me rolling my face in the dust of humility and contrition, supplicating toward the Kingdom of Thy Might

INBA16:073, INBA84:529

BRL_DAK#0559, MKT4.156, MILAN.100, DUR3.258x, MJMJ2.027, MMG2#237 p.265

TAB.570-574

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

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

AB00272

710

اللهم یا الهی و ربی و منائی و نوری و بهائی و ملجای و رجائی قد تحیرت من ذکرک

O my God, my Lord, my Desire, my Light, my Glory, my Refuge, my Hope, bewildered am I by Thy mention! [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0555, MKT2.297, TABN.063, MJMJ2.084, MMG2#454 p.501, MSBH5.465-469

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God

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

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

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

AB00354

630

Newspapers and the media; publications; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ای ثابت بر پیمان انجمن ادیان در پای تخت ژاپون امسال تاسیس گردید جمعی از اطراف

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The International Congress of Religions was organized this year in the capital of Japan.

MMK3#127 p.088, MAS9.141x

TAB.496-498, JWTA.049

AB00372

620

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou bearer of the Glad Tidings of the Kingdom of God! Your letter written four months ago was received. It contained the good news of the assemblage

TAB.420-423, LOG#0800x

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

AB00415

600

ای یاران مهربان صبح است و عبدالبهاء جام صبوحی از باده محبت الله زده و در

O kind friends! It is dawn, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá hath quaffed the morning draught from the wine of the love of God, and [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0766, MKT3.176, AHB.119BE #09 p.000, TABN.042a

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

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

AB00438

590

Angels; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Manifestation of God as mirror; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism of color and light

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Give thanks unto God for having revealed unto thee, in visions, the mysteries of His Kingdom

TAB.678-681, LOG#1614x, PN_1903 p005

AB00439

590

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Predictions and prophecies; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات ریاض المیثاق الناطقه بالثناء علی نیر الافاق اعلمی بانی

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of the Garden of the Covenant and art speaking the praise of the Orb of the Universe!

INBA89:129b

TAB.283-286

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

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

AB00466

570

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Power of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity

Announce greeting on my behalf to the two young Japanese and say: “His Imperial Majesty, the Mikado, became the cause of the material progress of Japan.

TAB.565, JWTA.024-025

AB00473

570

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ای منادی ملکوت در سفری که باطراف رفتی تنها نبودی جان و دل عبدالبهاء با تو بود

O thou herald of the Kingdom! Thou wast not alone in the trip thou didst undertake in various places. The spirit and soul of Abdul-Baha was with thee.

MKT7.125

TAB.220-223

AB00483

560

اللهم یا الهی و مهربی و معاذی و ملاذی تری عبادک المبتهلین الی ملکوت احدیتک

O my God, my Lord, my Refuge, and my Shelter! Thou beholdest Thy servants who are turning with devotion unto the Kingdom of Thy Oneness [3.5s]

TABN.266

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00490

560

Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Non-participation in politics; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Universal peace; world unity

ای بندهٴ پویندهٴ جمال ابهی در زمانیکه علما و فضلا و سروران و تجّار و کسبهٴ طهران بلکه عموم از مهتر

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Now I have found the opportunity to answer the petitions recently received and forward them to you in this mail.

MAS5.205x

TAB.489-492

AB00508

550

Parliaments; constitutional government; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people

ای ثابت بر پیمان مقاله غراای که وقت وصول بشارت کبری بتاسیس شورای ملی ایران و

You, who are firm in the covenant: You wrote a glorious letter saying that the time has arrived, of the most great glad-tidings that a national parliament

MILAN.222, YBN.067-068

TAB.492-494

AB00511

550

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

ای عزیز محترم نظر عنایت شاملست و لحاظ رحمانیت کامل همیشه مظهر الطاف بودی و

O thou honored friend! Verily the sight of providence is far reaching and the divine glance is perfect. Thou hast always been a recipient of favors

BRL_DAK#0112

BRL_ATE#042x, TAB.335-338, BWF.372-372x

Law of obligatory prayer; Martyrs and martyrdom; Role and station of women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00545

530

Translation List

ای سلاله شخصی خطیر راضی و مرضی درگاه حضرت رب قدیر وقت ضحی و هنگام حرکت و

O scion of that illustrious personage who attained the good-pleasure of the All-Powerful Lord, at the hour of morn and at the time of departure [3.5s]... ...O divine Providence! These friends are Thy companions, and this gathering of ardent lovers is enamored of Thee

INBA75:058x, Ghazi3072.137-141

MKT8.107b, TABN.196, ADH2.023x, ADH2_1#11 p.021x, MJMJ1.062x, MMG2#194 p.220x, MJH.021cx

ADMS#185x

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment

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

AB00569

520

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Importance of community building; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter written from Cleveland was received and I learned its contents.

TAB.178x, BWF.382-382x

AB00581

510

ای بندگان صمیمی جمال مبارک روحی لذکرکم الفدا و نفسی لحبکم الفدا نامه آقا

O ye sincere servants of the Blessed Beauty! My spirit is a sacrifice unto your remembrance, and my soul a ransom for your love. The letter [3.5s]

MMK5#029 p.030, TABN.031

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Personal instructions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Words vs deeds

AB00587

500

Education of children; moral education; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ای متوجه بملکوت الهی نامه مفصل ملاحظه گردید با وجود عدم فرصت و مهلت نظر بشدت

O thou who art turning to the divine Kingdom! The lengthy epistle was considered…. ... make of the Feasts occasions of joy and fellowship reminiscent of the feasts that our forebears used to hold in connection with their commemoration of the Lord's Supper... Thou hast asked regarding the naming of children

BRL_DAK#0828, AVK3.062.13x, DRM.011bx, MAS2.078-079x

TAB.148-150, BWF.411-412x, COC#0928x, LOG#0462x, LOG#0946x

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

AB00603

500

Martyrs and martyrdom; Methods of teaching the Cause; Prayer for governments and rulers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment

O thou who art firm in the covenant! An article in the Broadway Magazine of September, 1906, written by G. A. Dobson and published in New York

TAB.494-496x

AB00615

500

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای نفوس مبارکه نامه ای که بجناب رحمت الله مرقوم شده بود ملاحظه گردید مضمون

O ye blessed souls! The letter ye had written to Rahmatu'llah hath been perused. Many and various were the joyful tidings it conveyed

MKT3.291, MMK1#063 p.094, TABN.034b

SWAB#063

Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes

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

AB00628

490

Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou attracted maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast manifested cheerfulness and gladness on account of the news of my happiness.

TAB.216-218

AB00639

490

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

ای عزيز عبدالبهآء پسر آن پدر باش و ثمر آن شجر زاده عنصر جان و دل او باش

...O dear one of ‘Abdu’l‑Baha! Be the son of thy father and be the fruit of that tree. Be a son that hath been born of his soul

MMK1#117 p.136x

SWAB#117x, TAB.341-343, PN_1912 p069x, ECN.513

Non-participation in politics; Praise and encouragement; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering; rejection of Christ

AB00644

490

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

پاک یزدانا بیناای و شنوا مقتدری و توانا صیت نبا عظیم در جمیع اقالیم منتشر و

O Thou Pure God! Thou art the Seer and the Hearer! Thou art the Powerful and the Mighty! The fame of Thy Most Great Cause… O ye true friends! Day and night ‘Abdu’l‑Baha calleth his loved ones to mind, and with every breath

INBA75:087

BRL_DAK#0065, MKT2.136, MILAN.200, AKHA_130BE #13 p.a, DWNP_v5#07-8 p.001-002x, BCH.005, ADH2_1#53 p.081, MJMJ1.081, MMG2#047 p.047, MJH.031, YHA1.016x

BRL_ATE#092x, TAB.574-576

Declaration; advent of the Bab; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Oneness; unity of religion; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for peace and unity

AB00658

480

Interpretation of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou beloved and benevolent daughter of the Kingdom The letter which thou hast written was received. I read it with the utmost love

TAB.224-226

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

AB00671

480

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Growth of the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات القدس انی رتلت ایات شکرک لله علی شده رافته و عظیم

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of Holiness! Verily, I read thy words in which thou hast thanked God for His great kindness

BRL_DAK#0817, MKT2.292

TAB.712-715

AB00672

480

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی تلوت تحریرک الجدید و انشرحت بمضمونها اللطیف

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy excellent letter and was dilated through its excellent contents.

BRL_DAK#0736, MMK6#618

TAB.289-291

AB00686

470

اللهم یا محیی النفوس بانفاس طیب عبقت من حدائق القدس فی بحبوحه الفردوس انی الوذ

O God, Who quickeneth souls with the pure and perfumed breaths wafting from the sacred gardens in the midst of Paradise, I take refuge [3.5s]

TABN.342

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

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

AB00756

450

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter, which thou hast written to his honor Mirza . . ., was considered. Be thou happy!

TAB.344-346

AB00764

450

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

ای دوستان عبدالبهاء جناب مستر وودکاک نامه نگاشت و نامهای شما را در آن نامه ذکر

O ye friends of Abdul-Baha! His honor Mr. Woodcock wrote a letter and in that letter he mentioned your names, asking divine favor on your behalf.

BRL_DAK#0797

TAB.531-533, MAX.237-239

AB00774

450

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

ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه مبارکی که دلالت بر انتخاب محفل روحانی مینمود

O ye dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! A blessed letter hath been received from you, telling of the election of a Spiritual Assembly... O Thou Lord of the Kingdom! Though our bodies be gathered here together, yet our spellbound hearts

MMK1#037 p.074

SWAB#037, BPRY.301-302x, TAB.023-026, BWF.403-404x, BWF.414-414x

The Bird & The Butterfly

East and West; communication between East and West; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00784

450

Consultation; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Role and station of women; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high

…Thou hast written concerning the Board of Consultation. It is very proper thou shouldst exert thyself with heart and soul

TAB.026-027x

AB00789

440

الهی الهی انی بکل تذلل و تضرع و تبتل اضع جبینی علی التراب المهین و ادعوک

O my God, O my God! With the utmost lowliness, supplication and devotion, I lay my brow upon the abject dust and call upon Thee [3.5s]

TABN.259b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Prayer for protection; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

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

AB00820

430

East and West; communication between East and West; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

O thou servant of Baha'! Thy letter dated July 26, 1906, was received. Correspondence between the believers of the Orient and the Occident

TAB.466-468

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

AB00844

430

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O ye longing ones! O ye cheered ones! O ye attracted ones! O ye who are beseeching

TAB.273-275

AB00871

420

ای یاران روحانی و اماء رحمان این خاکدان فانی جغدان نادانرا سزاوار و این گلخن

O spiritual companions and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! This ephemeral dust-heap befitteth none but ignorant owls, and this furnace [3.5s]

INBA87:143, INBA52:140

MMK2#060 p.046, TABN.038, ANDA#69 p.07

Constitutional revolution in Iran; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB00872

420

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

ایتها الشعله الحبیه الملتهبه بنار محبه الله انی قرئت کتابک الوارد من عندک و

O thou yearning flame, thou who art afire with the love of God! I have read thy letter, and its contents

MNMK#032 p.116, MMK1#141 p.159, NJB_v05#14 p.002-003

SWAB#141, TAB.087-089

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Judas; Predictions and prophecies; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00874

420

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

ایها المخلصون ایها المنجذبون ایها المشتاقون ایها القائمون علی خدمه امر الله و

O ye sincere ones, ye longing ones, ye who are drawn as if magnetized, ye who have risen up to serve the Cause of God… As for you, O ye lovers of God, make firm your steps in His Cause

MNMK#034 p.119, MMK1#199 p.232

SWAB#199, TAB.003-005, PN_1901 p088

MJ Cyr, The Friends in Stockholm, Sabin, Laticia & Aysher

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

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

AB00908

410

Predictions and prophecies; Role and station of women; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

...As to [what thou hast heard concerning] the child born from Russian parentage, this is pure imagination. Yea, certain persons

TAB.647-648

AB00909

410

ای ورقه مبارکه فی الحقیقه مورد صدماتی گردیدی و مبتلا بافاتی شدی که در تاریخ

O blessed Leaf! Thou hast indeed become the object of afflictions and been subjected to trials which in history [3.5s]

MMK6#361, TABN.270

Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for protection; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB00912

410

ای یاران روحانی حضرت کبریا در قرآن عظیم دنیا را تشبیه بسراب بقیع فرموده اند

O spiritual friends of the Almighty! In the Great Qur'án the world hath been likened unto a mirage in the desert [3.5s]

MMK2#213 p.152, MMK2#022 p.014, TABN.289

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Imagery in the Qur'an; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

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

AB00917

410

Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prophecy and fulfillment

ایها المقر بوحدانیه الله انی قرئت تحریرک و ابتهلت الی الله

O thou who art confessing the Oneness of God! Verily, I read thy letter and I besought God to cause thee to promulgate His divine Manifestation

YMM.213x, QT108.092x

TAB.106-108

AB00930

410

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O God! O thou Attracted of the hearts of the favored ones toward the Manifest Horizon!

TAB.485-487

AB00952

400

Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as mirror; The cross and the trinity; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]

ای طالب حقیقت مسئله تثلیث از بعد از حضرت مسیح الی الان معتقد مسیحیان و تا

O thou seeker after Truth! The question of the Trinity, since the time of His Holiness Christ until now, is the belief of the Christians

AKHA_123BE #11-12 p.b, MAS9.041-043

TAB.512-514

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

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

AB01019

390

ای یاران قدیم و اماء رب کریم علیکم بهاء الله و نوره و الطاف یوم ظهوره و علیکم

O ye ancient friends and the maidservants of the Merciful Lord! Upon ye be Baha'u'llah and His light

MKT9.264, MMK6#527, TABN.041

DAS.1914-10-21x

Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for teaching; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01023

390

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

ایتها العصبه المویده بجنود من ملکوت الابهی طوبی لکم بما اجتمعتم فی ظل کلمه

O ye co-workers who are supported by armies from the realm of the All-Glorious! Blessed are ye, for ye have come together... O God, my God! We are servants of Thine that have turned with devotion to Thy Holy Face

INBA88:382, INBA89:127

MNMK#030 p.113, MMK1#042 p.082, NSR_1978.120x, NSR_1993.133x, MMJA.021

SWAB#042, BPRY.300-301x, TAB.001-003, BWF.404-406x, BADM.020-021x, COC#1371x, SW_v01#04 p.007-0008x

Consultation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB01045

380

Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou advancing maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and considered. Thank God that the evidence and the proof became clear

TAB.695-697

AB01051

380

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه مفصل شما با نامه امة الله روحانیه خانم واصل گردید دلیل

O thou servant of the Beauty of ABHA! Your long letter and the letter written by the maidservant of God came to hand... O thou Janabi Khan! Exhort thou all the believers

BRL_DAK#1024

TAB.662-663, PN_1906 p091x, MAB.092x

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

AB01074

380

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual springtime; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcending the material condition

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter was excellent and its contents were perfect and complete. Happy is thy condition

TAB.297-299

AB01087

380

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Interpretation of dreams and visions; 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 and enkindled with the Fire wherein Moses, the Speaker, found Guidance! May it be salutary to thee

TAB.286-288

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

AB01140

370

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! I am already informed of the import of thy wonderful letter and the meanings of thine excellent words.

TAB.291-293, LOG#1787x

AB01141

370

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ایتها الناطقه بذکر الله فی تلک الانحاء الشاسعه الارجاء انی اطلعت بمضمون کتابک

O thou who art speaking the praise of God in that vast and extensive region! Thank God, who hath raised such women

BRL_DAK#1004

TAB.605-607, LOG#0498x, VTRM.019-021

AB01157

370

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Review of publications; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thou hast written regarding the articles

TAB.499-501, BWF.412-412x

AB01171

360

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

O ye heavenly Assemblage! Your letter was received and its contents became known. Ye have written concerning the printing and the publication of the Tablets.

TAB.000:iii-v

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

AB01212

360

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human reality created in the image of God; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Nearness and remoteness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ایتها الجوهره الملکوتیه و الورقه النورانیه انی تلوت مکتوبک الناطق بتوجهک الی الله

O thou gem of the Kingdom and brilliant leaf! Verily, I have read thy letter which showeth how thou art turning unto God

BRL_DAK#1025, MKT2.307, MNMK#037 p.122

TAB.708-710

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

AB01221

360

یا من استنشق رائحه الوفاء من قمیص یوسف البقاء از پیش مکتوبی ارسال شد و ذکر

O thou who inhalest the fragrance of fidelity from the garment of the Eternal Joseph! A letter was previously sent wherein mention [3.5s]

TABN.251b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB01228

Tablet of visitation for Aqa Zaman

350

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Visitation Tablets

اول نور اشرق من افق البقاء و اول شعاع سطع من صبح الهدی و اول رحمه نزلت من

The first light which shone forth from the horizon of Eternity, the first radiance

INBA89:151

MSBH2.231, VAA.094-095, YIK.452-453

TAB.385-387, TOR.190x, VTRM.009-011

AB01262

350

Consolation and comfort; Development of capacity and readiness; Eulogies; reminiscences; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Soul; spirit after death

O ye esteemed maidservants of God, and ye revered beloved ones (or men believers) of the Merciful! Your letter was received

TAB.443-444

AB01274

350

ای یاران دیرین الهی آن بلده رعنا از بدایت سطوع نور هدی بنار محبت الله بر

O ye ancient friends of God! That beauteous city hath, from the dawn of guidance, been set ablaze with the fire of the love of God [3.5s]

TABN.036b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01277

350

ای یاران عبدالبهاء چندیست که از کثرت موانع در نگارش نامه تاخیر افتاد ولی در

O ye beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! For some time, owing to numerous impediments, there hath been a delay in the writing of letters, but in [3.5s]

MKT9.257a, MMK6#217x, TABN.039

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB01281

350

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering; rejection of Christ

ایها الشخصان المحترمان الخادمان فی کرم الله انی قرئت کتابکما و اطلعت بالمضمون

O ye two revered persons, ye servants in the vineyard of God! Verily, I read your letter and was informed of its contents filled with spiritual attractions

BRL_DAK#1026

TAB.348-350

AB01295

350

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O my spiritual friends! What you have written is perused, all of which was an entreaty

TAB.645-647

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

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

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

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

AB01411

330

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای کنیز مهربان الهی فی الحقیقه سزاوار خدمت ملکوتی و لایق کنیزی بارگاه رب

O thou kind maidservant of God! Truly, I say, thou art worthy of the service in the Kingdom and art meriting to be a maidservant

MKT7.121

TAB.245-246

AB01423

330

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou spiritual friend! Thy services are accepted in the Kingdom of Abha, mentioned in this merciful Assemblage and the cause of joy

TAB.417-418

AB01432

330

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

ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید مضامین بسیار

O ye spiritual friends of Abdu'l-Baha! The letter ye had written hath been noted; its contents were most pleasing and bespoke your firmness

MNMK#104 p.191, MMK1#174 p.197

SWAB#174, TAB.022-023, BWF.365-366x

Nadia, Zaynab, Fritz & Earl

Being a source of light; guidance; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

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

AB01444

330

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God and steadfast in the Covenant of God! Verily I read thine eloquent letter

TAB.199-200

AB01462

320

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Family Life

ای امه الله المنجذبه از جشن عید نوروز مسرور شدم ملاحظه نما که این انجمن

O thou attracted maidservant of God! The celebration of the Feast of Naw-Rúz made me glad…. Surely, all must today be called to love, to unity and to kindness

BRL_DAK#0384, COMP_FAMP#12x

BRL_ATE#136, BRL_FAM#12x, TAB.323-325

Being a source of light; guidance; Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01468

320

Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy excellent letter was full of spiritual significance. It was an indication of the loftiness of thy nature

TAB.624-625

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

AB01550

310

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ای اهل ملکوت شکر کنید خدا را که توجه بملکوت ابهی دارید و آرزوی استفاضه از

O ye dwellers of the Kingdom! Thank ye God that ye have turned your faces toward the Kingdom of Abha, and are yearning

BRL_DAK#0706, PYB#217 p.03

TAB.353-355

AB01567

310

Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; East and West; communication between East and West; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ای ثابت عهد مکتوب اخیر که بواسطه آقا میرزا حبیب ارسال نموده بودی رسید ایامی

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy last letter, sent by Mirza Habib, hath arrived. It is not a very long time since I wrote thee

MUH3.324-325

TAB.656-657

AB01614

310

Grammar and orthography; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

O ye spiritual friends of Abdul-Baha! Your long letter was considered and its contents were a source of happiness. Thank God that ye, western friends

TAB.020-022, BWF.413-413x

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

AB01632

310

تعالیت و تقدست یا من تجلی بالاسماء الحسنی من افق الهدی فی الشجره المبارکه علی

Exalted and sanctified art Thou, O Thou Who hast manifested through the Most Beauteous Names from the horizon of guidance in the Blessed Tree [3.5s]

TABN.287

Educational curricula; Education of children; moral education; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]

AB01650

310

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

یا ورقات جنه الابهی و اماء الرحمن انی قد تلوت ایات شکرکن لله و ثنائکن علی الله

O leaves of the Most Glorious Paradise and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! I have indeed read your verses of thanksgiving to God and your praise unto the Lord [3.5s]... ...O Maidservants of the All-Merciful! Know, verily, that today is the day for teaching the Cause—the day for spreading abroad the fragrances of God

BRL_DAK#0837

BRL_ATE#181x, TAB.028-029

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of prayer; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; 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

AB01677

300

ای بنده صادق الهی خادم مقام اعلی پسر پاک گهرت خواهش تحریر این نامه نمود تا

O sincere servant of God, servant of the Most Exalted Shrine, thy pure-hearted son hath besought the writing of this letter [3.5s]

AKHA_107BE #12 p.02, TABN.352

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB01720

300

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

ای عزیزان عبدالبهاء لایحه های شما را در نهایت ابتهاج تلاوت نمودم سبب روح و

O ye whom Abdu'l-Baha loveth! I have read your reports with great joy; they are of a nature to cheer and refresh the heart and gladden the soul.

MMK1#040 p.079, NJB_v01#10 p.001-002

SWAB#040, TAB.010-011, BWF.410-410x

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Entry by troops; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

AB01721

300

Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou beloved maidservant of God! What thou hast written was considered. It indicated purity of heart and advancement toward God.

TAB.302-304

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

AB01740

300

ای یاران حقیقی عبدالبهاء آن قریه مبارکه همیشه با قوم جهول بمدافعه می پرداخت

O true friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, that blessed village was ever engaged in defending itself against an ignorant people [3.5s]

TABN.036a, MAS5.228

Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution

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

AB01748

300

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

ایتها الورقات المخضرات المهتزات علی الشجره المبارکه انی تلوت کتابکن الناطق

O ye verdant and flourishing leaves of the Blessed Tree! Verily! I read your letter, which expressed your spiritual attraction to the fragrances of God

BRL_DAK#0801

TAB.029-031

AB01780

290

اللهم یا فالق الحبه و بارء النسمه قد خلقت کینونه نورانیه و حقیقه رحمانیه و

O Lord, Splitter of the grain and Creator of all souls, Thou hast brought into being a luminous essence and a merciful reality [3.5s]

TABN.104

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs

AB01832

290

Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou maidservant of God! The penetration of the word of man depends upon the heat of the fire of the love of God.

TAB.698-699, SW_v07#10 p.097-098x, SW_v07#15 p.140x, SW_v08#12 p.142x

AB01853

290

ای یاران عبدالبهاء در این شهر صیام هر روز خبر خوشی از سایر جهات میرسد از غرب

O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! In this month of fasting, each day bringeth joyous tidings from diverse quarters of the West [3.5s]

TABN.040

Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement

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

AB01860

290

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O thou lamp who art enkindled with the fire of the Love of God! Verily, I read thy recent letter which showed thy strong love

TAB.716-718

D. & E. Aumua

AB01866

290

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

ایها المقبل الی روح المسیح فی ملکوت الله ان الجسد مرکب من عناصر جسمانیه و لابد

O thou who hast drawn nigh unto the spirit of Christ in the Kingdom of God! Verily the body is composed of physical elements

MNMK#043 p.129, MMK1#143 p.164

SWAB#143, TAB.316-317, BWF.389-389x, SW_v13#06 p.148

Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Resurrection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

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]

AB01892

280

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O ye maidservants of His Majesty, the Lord—daughters and sons of the Kingdom! The meeting of the Lord's Supper

TAB.675-676

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

AB01918

280

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter which thou hast written to his honor, Mirza . . . . . . . . . was received. Its contents imparted the utmost happiness

TAB.152-153

AB01956

280

Growth of the Cause; 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; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

The letter which thou hast written was received and its perusal brought me joy, for it indicated that you are extremely pleased

TAB.663-664

AB02012

280

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; Rejection, opposition and persecution

O thou whose heart is attracted and whose breast is dilated with joy by the Holy Fragrances

TAB.438-440

AB02013

280

Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O thou seeker of Truth! The letter which thou hast written to ... was received

TAB.546-548

AB02031

270

الهی الهی قد تجلیت علی الابرار بانوار الجمال و کشفت عن اعینهم الاستار فشاهدوا

O my God, my God! Thou hast manifested Thyself unto the righteous through the lights of Beauty and hast lifted the veils from their eyes, that they might behold [3.5s]

TABN.082

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom

AB02062

270

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated April 23rd, 1907, was received and its contents became the cause of the happiness of the heart of this grieved one

TAB.471

AB02092

270

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter written on the 20th of July was received. Its contents became evident. Thou hast written concerning Baltimore

TAB.461-462

AB02101

270

Call to action; Naming of children; of individuals; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art advancing to the Kingdom of God! What thou hast written became evident and what thou hast heard from

TAB.359-360

AB02135

270

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Universal peace; world unity

ای یاران عبدالبهاء از پیش خبر جذب و وله و وجد و طرب شما رسید و مکتوبی مخصوص ارسال

O ye friends of Abdul-Baha! The glad-tidings of your attraction and enkindlement, ecstasy and exhilaration, hath reached us before and a special Tablet

PYB#116 p.01, NJB_v01#12 p.001

TAB.558-559

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

AB02143

270

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement

O thou sign of the Kingdom and the bird singing with the most wonderful melodies in the Rose-garden of Paradise!

TAB.726-727

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

AB02145

270

Fire and light; fire and water; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou pure soul who hath turned with a submissive heart to the Kingdom of God! Turn thy face to the Assembly of the Covenant

TAB.527-529

AB02146

270

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; 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; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat]

O thou Godlike person and spiritual friend! Verily God hath, through His bounty and grace… Truly, I say unto thee, if thou be steadfast in this Cause and arise with all thy power to promote the Word

TAB.197-198

AB02148

270

Christ; Christianity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou dear and honorable! I received thy last letter through his honor . . . and its contents imparted to me spiritual joy, for it indicated the high

TAB.454

AB02151

270

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thy letter of thanksgiving to God, for He hath illumined thy heart

TAB.254-255

AB02160

270

مویدا ببصر حدید دقت نما در دریای فضل و جود مستغرقی و العطش العطش بر زبان رانی

It is related that once Muhammad Ghazali entered the Adineh Mosque where he heard someone reciting the verse

MMK3#290 p.213

STAB#126

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02171

270

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O thou who hast spread the Fragrances of God! -- may God confirm thee! Since thou hast reached

TAB.259-261, BWF.363-363x

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

AB02173

270

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou candle of the Love of God! What thou hast written was considered. The contents

TAB.718-719

AB02178

260

النور الساطع من الافق الاعلی و الشعاع اللامع من جبروت العظمه و الکبریاء یحف

The radiant light from the Supreme Horizon, and the effulgent rays streaming from the Realm of Glory and Grandeur, encompass [3.5s]

TABN.105

Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

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

AB02236

260

ای دو بنده آستان حق از قرائت نامه آن دو مرغ گلشن محبت الله نهایت حزن و اندوه

O ye two servants of the threshold of the True One! The perusal of the letter from you two birds of the rose-garden of God's love filled [me] with the utmost sorrow and grief [3.5s]

TABN.106, TABN.292

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB02257

260

Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O dear servant of God! The tests of God are surrounding you from all directions and many afflictions have occurred; but thanks be to God

TAB.263-264, BWF.363-364x

AB02268

260

ای منسوبان آستان حضرت احدیت قریب غروب است و باران آذری در شدت نزول و عبدالبهاء

O ye who are associated with the Threshold of the Divine Unity! The sun is nigh unto setting, and the autumn rain descendeth with great intensity [3.5s]

TABN.114

Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God

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

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

AB02293

260

Consolation and comfort; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت تحریرک البدیع و ادرکت منه معنی بلیغ و

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thy interesting letter, understood from it an excellent meaning and pray to God

BRL_DAK#1150

TAB.265-266

AB02301

260

Growth of the Cause; Limits of the intellect; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O thou who hast arisen to render service to the Cause of God in His Great Vineyard! Verily, I have already written thee several letters

TAB.164-165, BWF.393-394x

AB02307

260

Judas; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Stories; anecdotes; The state of enkindlement in teaching; Unity in diversity

The contents of thy last letter were extremely rejoicing, for they were a glorious evidence of the glowing of the fire of the love of God

TAB.719-720

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

AB02316

260

Petitions to authorities; Relationship between government and people; Wisdom [hikmat]

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Your letters have been received. God willing

TAB.487-489

AB02318

260

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O ye shining faces and spiritual beings! Verily I was rejoiced at beholding

TAB.270-271

AB02331

250

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای ابناء ملکوت نامه ایکه نگاشته بودید هر چند مختصر و مفید بود ولی کتابی مبین و دلیل

O ye children of the Kingdom! The letter that ye have written, although short and significant, was a manifest book

BRL_DAK#0829

TAB.689-690, BWF.403-403x

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

AB02365

250

ای ثابت بر پیمان مرقوم نموده بودی که حکومت بجهت احقاق حق امر بمرافعه فرموده

O you who are firm in the Covenant! You had written that the government has initiated legal proceedings on the pretext of establishing justice

TABN.284, SFI18.277-278

LOIR20.173-174

Civil courts; Rejection, opposition and persecution

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

AB02398

250

Interpretation of dreams and visions; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Review of publications; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thank thou the kind Father for that the world of creation was adorned with the light of His Manifestation

TAB.426-428

AB02431

250

Power of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O ye spiritual friends of this prisoner! According to what is heard and is evident, you have arranged an assembly in the utmost beauty

TAB.632-633

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

AB02454

250

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

ایها المختارون ایها الثابتون ایها المنادون ایها المخلصون انی اشکر ربی الاعلی

O ye who are chosen! O ye who are firm! O ye who are calling! O ye who are sincere! Verily, I praise my supreme Lord for choosing you

INBA89:244

BRL_DAK#0402

BRL_ATE#139, TAB.018-019

Call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB02455

250

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O ye sincere, O ye firm and steadfast in the Testament of God! I have read your letter signed by you, which shows your steadfastness

TAB.350-352

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

AB02480

250

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Many are called but few are chosen; Praise and encouragement

O ye beloved of God and His sincere friends! By the life of God! The hearts are cheered

TAB.346-347

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

AB02536

240

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; To Set the World in Order

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید در خصوص ایام تابستان مرقوم

The letter was received and its contents became evident. Thou hast written regarding the days of summer, that thou hast vacation for three months

BRL_SWOP#007x

BRL_SWO#007x, TAB.473-474

Grammar and orthography; Growth of the Cause; Law of burial and cremation; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02575

240

Being a source of light; guidance; Compassion; kindness; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ات رسید و بوی خوشی از گلشن معانی استشمام شد

O thou beloved maidservant of God! The letter was received and a sweet fragrance was inhaled from the rose-garden of its significances.

BRL_DAK#0435

TAB.699-700

AB02577

240

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Equality of men and women; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters

O dear servant of God! Thy letter hath arrived and the contents have given glad-tidings that the ground for the Temple hath been bought

TAB.100-101, BWF.416-417x

AB02589

240

Growth of the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of ABHA! For a period of time no news hath been outwardly received from thee

TAB.729-730

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

AB02613

240

Education of children; moral education; Parents and children; youth; families; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou whose nostrils are perfumed with the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thy letter which contained graceful expressions

BRL_DAK#1204

TAB.261-263, LOG#0505x

AB02614

240

Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity

ایتها المقتبسه من نور الهدی انی تلوت نمیقتک النوراء الداله علی اقبالک الی الله

O thou who hast gained illumination from the Light of Guidance! Verily, I perused thy brilliant letter, which showed that thou hast advanced toward God

BRL_DAK#0798

TAB.183-184

AB02615

240

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thy words of thanksgiving to God, for He hath guided the beloved of God

TAB.411-412

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

AB02640

230

الهی و سیدی و مولائی هذه امة آمنت بک و بایاتک الکبری و اشتعلت بالنار الموقده

O my God, my Lord, and my Master! This is a handmaiden who hath believed in Thee and in Thy mighty signs, and is enkindled with the blazing fire [3.5s]

TABN.250b

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

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

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

AB02666

230

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou slave of the Beauty of Abha! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God! It indicated thy firmness and steadfastness in the love of God

TAB.119-120, BWF.402-403x

AB02697

230

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The means of communication being severed, your letter of ... was received only in these days.

TAB.118-119

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

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

AB02741

230

Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou maidservant of God! Thy detailed letter was perused. On account of the multitude of occupations and work, a brief answer is written.

TAB.209-210

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

AB02795

230

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ای یاران عزیز من نامه شما رسید و مضمون بسیار ملیح و بدیع بود زیرا دلالت بر انتشار

O ye my dear friends! Your letter was received and its contents were wonderful and beautiful for it evinced the spreading of the light of Guidance.

NJB_v01#15 p.001

TAB.444-445

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

AB02800

230

Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Baha'u'llah; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Reincarnation; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight

O thou who art advancing toward God! Verily, I read thy long letter, which showed thine abundant joy for the appearance of the Kingdom of God

TAB.476-477

AB02801

230

Living waters; water of life; 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 who art attracted to the Spirit of Truth! At this moment I remember thee

TAB.601-602, TAB.710-711, SW_v07#10 p.097x, VTRM.014-015

AB02803

230

Accounts of dreams and visions; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude

O thou who art cheerful in heart, by the Fragrances of the Merciful! Verily, I read the verses of thy thanksgiving unto God

TAB.425-426

AB02807

230

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who hearest and seest in this wonderful Cause! Verily, I read thy interesting letter, its beautiful composition

TAB.073-074, BWF.361-362x

AB02812

230

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

ایها المنجذبون ایها الثابتون ایها الغیورون فی خدمت امر الله

O ye who are attracted! O ye who are firm! O ye who are zealous... ...The greatest affair and the most important matter today is to establish a Mashriqu'l-Adhkar

INBA89:243

BRL_DAK#0403, COMP_MASHRIQP#10x, QT108.165, NJB_v01#19a p.012x

BRL_MASHRIQ#10x, TAB.017-018, BWF.415-415x, SW_v01#11 p.010x, SW_v06#17 p.133-134x, BW_v01p062

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Power of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB02813

230

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

ایها المنجذبون ایها المتذکرون ایها المقبلون الی ملکوت الله انی اتضرع الی الله

O ye who are strongly attracted! O ye who are mindful! O ye who are advancing unto the Kingdom of God! Verily with all my heart and soul

MNMK#051 p.135, MMK1#157 p.181

SWAB#157, TAB.407-408, BWF.386-386x

Anis & Shideh

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB02831

230

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O ye maidservants of the Merciful! Leaves of the Tree of Life! Thank ye the Lord

TAB.143-145

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

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

AB02874

220

Power of prayer; Review of publications; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O thou attracted maidservant of God! Thy letter ... was received and its contents produced happiness and joy, for it evinced affinity and love

TAB.213

AB02919

220

Importance of community building; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou who art firm in the Covenant and Testament! Thy letter which was written on March 7th was received and its contents became known. Thou hast written regarding the election

TAB.472-473

AB02953

220

Consolation and comfort; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter *** was received; its contents were very sweet. The sweetness of the meanings was unlimited.

TAB.232-233

AB02954

220

Arts, Importance of in Promoting the Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

O thou maidservant of the Blessed Perfection! Thy letter was received. It was written in Persian. I was very much pleased… I earnestly hope that thou wilt memorize all the Persian poems

BRL_IOA#08x, TAB.212

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

AB02956

220

Angels; Consolation and comfort; Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes

O thou dear maidservant of God! In reality thou art faithful and assured, thoughtful and mentioning the name of thy Lord. All the inhabitants of the Kingdom

TAB.264-265

AB02966

220

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

O bird without a nest! It is reported thy home and shelter is burnt, thy resting place and habitation is become desolate. Though this news

TAB.299-300

AB02972

220

Review of publications; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

O thou who art near to the Threshold of ABHA! I have considered what thou hast written to Mirza . . . . . . . . . as well as the letter addressed to me.

TAB.151-152

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

AB03014

220

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O ye brilliant realities! Blessed are ye, for that ye believed in the Lord of Hosts, advanced unto the Kingdom of God, with faces rejoicing... Be not sorrowful on account of the affliction of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá

TAB.406-407, SW_v08#19 p.242x, PN_1901 p087

AB03016

220

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! I was informed of thy recent letter which indicated thine abundant love for God

TAB.711-712

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

AB03020

220

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; High station of the arts and sciences; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art firm in the Covenant of God! Mayest thou enjoy this cup which is overflowing with the pure wine of the love of God!

TAB.448-449, BWF.376-377x, COC#1175x

AB03022

Tablet of visitation for Aqa Siyyid Jafar

220

Chastisement and requital; Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Visitation Tablets

ایها الشهید الوحید الفرید المجید انی احیی ترابک الطاهر و مرقدک المقدس المبارک

O thou peerless, matchless, glorious martyr! Verily, I salute thy pure dust

INBA89:153

MSBH2.230, VAA.094-094, YIK.451-452

TAB.383-385, VTRM.011-012

AB03030

220

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O ye sincere ones and ye who are attracted and moved by the breeze of the favor of God! Verily, I have read the names of your beloved assembly

TAB.082-083

AB03031

220

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O ye who are sincere! O ye who are firm! O ye who are steadfast! Verily, I received a letter from that brilliant body and Spiritual Gathering

TAB.007-008

AB03057

220

یا ربی الاعلی و منیتی العلیا و بغیتی النوراء و ملجای فی حیاتی الاولی و ملاذی

O my Lord, the Most Exalted, my Supreme Aspiration, my Radiant Desire, my Refuge in this earthly life, and my Sanctuary [3.5s]

TABN.199

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB03061

220

Mystical themes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of thought and belief

O thou who hast addressed Abdul-Baha! Verily, I pray my Lord to teach thee a language and writing of the Kingdom which will satisfy thee

TAB.559-560, JWTA.021-022

AB03064

220

Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou who art set aglow with the Fire of the Love of God! Verily, I read thy long letter

TAB.519-520

AB03065

220

Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for martyrs; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

El-Baha, praise, light, blessing and peace be upon thee, O thou fire of the Love of God

TAB.382-383

AB03088

210

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

O ye members of the shining assembly! The letter which was written by you

TAB.480-481

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

AB03109

210

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

O servant of Baha'! Thy letter written to his honor, Mirza . . . . . . . . . ., with the enclosed map of the ground of the Mashrak-el-Azkar

TAB.127-128

AB03116

210

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou servant who art near and dear to the Glorious Threshold! Give thanks to God for having been ushered into His Kingdom

TAB.147-148

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

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

AB03141

210

House of Justice; Non-participation in politics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spirit and form in the administration

O ye who are firm in the Covenant! The report of the Spiritual Gathering, which is dated ... and sent by you, was received and its contents

TAB.005-006

AB03175

210

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای فرید چاپان و وحید شرق اقصی آن اقلیم تا بحال از نفحه رحمن محروم بود حال

O thou who art the single one of Japan and the unique one of that extreme Orient!

AHB.122BE #04 p.162, KNSA.194-195

TAB.560, JWTA.023-024, MNYA.269-270

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

AB03197

210

Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou who art favored in the Kingdom of the Almighty! The letter that thou hast written with the utmost eloquence, compassion

TAB.304

AB03199

210

Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O ye elect and chosen ones of the Kingdom! Thank God that the Greatest Name selected and elected that gathering

TAB.434-435

AB03212

210

ای هائی من چندیست که از هاای هوای بگوش نرسیده و از گلزار محبتش بوای نیامده

O my Ha'i! For some time no breeze from Thy paradise hath reached mine ear, nor hath any fragrance wafted from the garden of Thy love [3.5s]

MKT9.212, TABN.091

Courtesy; culture [adab]; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB03253

210

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity

O thou who art calling in the cities, the bearer of the Gospel of the Kingdom of God! Verily, I read thy wonderful and eloquent letter

TAB.517-518

AB03254

210

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art enkindled by the fire of the Love of God! Verily, I was informed of the text of thy letter, wherein thou praisest the firm servant of God

TAB.076

AB03255

210

Angels; Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O ye who are attracted to the Heavenly Kingdom! O ye who are enlightened by the light of guidance! O ye lamps lighted by the light of love and faithfulness!

TAB.143

AB03256

210

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted to the Word of God! Verily I read thy excellent letter, nay, rather thy brilliant, peerless pearls

TAB.282-283

AB03258

210

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Importance of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for prosperity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

O thou who art assured by the grace of thy Lord! I have perused thy excellent letter which shows that thou art turning thy face

TAB.097-098, BWF.374-375x

AB03262

210

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O thou who art attracted by the Breaths of God!—may God confirm thee! Verily I read thy letter, which contained expressions

TAB.172-173

AB03276

210

Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Prayer and Devotional Life; Family Life

اگر چنانچه فی الجمله مراعات پدر و مادر را نیز بنمائی که فی الجمله راضی شوند رضایت منست

Thy last letter was received and its contents brought joy. Thank thou God, for thou art engaged in serving the Word of God… With regard to the Obligatory Prayer, this should be said individually, but it is not dependent on a private spot… If thou wouldst show kindness and consideration to thy parents so that they may feel generally pleased

COMP_FAMP#51x, COMP_PDLP#32x

BRL_ATE#175x, BRL_IOPF#2.22x, BRL_FAM#51x, BRL_PDL#32x, TAB.463-464, COC#0843x, LOG#0767x, LOG#1527x

Law of obligatory prayer; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Parents and children; youth; families; Personal instructions; Review of publications; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB03318

200

Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Praise be to God, that the Friends and Maidservants of the Merciful gathered together

TAB.440-441

AB03383

200

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Your letter ... arrived at this time and was read with great care. Its contents proved a source of gladness

TAB.338-339

AB03407

200

ای ثابتان بر پیمان الحمد لله از الطاف حق راههای مسدود باز شد و دل و جان از

O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! Praise be to God that through His favours the sealed paths have been opened, and hearts and souls are [3.5s]

TABN.033a

Consolation and comfort; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB03458

200

Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O maidservant of the Beauty of ABHA! The valued epistle was received and the contents understood. By its reading and perusal

TAB.701-702

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

AB03476

200

ای مظلومه سبیل الهی آنچه ناله و فغان نماای و جزع و فزع کنی و زبان بشکوه گشاای

O thou who art wronged in the path of God! No matter how much thou mayest wail and lament, and give voice to thy grief and distress [3.5s]

MMK2#342 p.247, TABN.107

Consolation and comfort; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude

AB03479

200

Call to action; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. From its contents it became known that thou hast turned thy face

TAB.522-523

AB03524

200

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ای یزدان مهربان این نفوس یاران تواند و این جمع پریشان تو مفتون انوار جمالند و

O Thou kind Lord! These souls are Thy friends who are gathered together and are carried away by Thy love

BRL_DAK#0091, BRL_MON#005, MMG2#201 p.229

BRL_POAB#05, TAB.142, PN_various p008

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

AB03526

200

Angels; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! By God the Truth, verily the angels of the Supreme Assembly pray for thee every morn and eve

TAB.281-282

AB03530

200

Empty learning; false spirituality; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou artery pulsating in the body of the world! Verily I read thy recent letter which indicated conscious joy and abundant happiness

TAB.295-296

AB03535

200

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ایها المخلصون ایها الثابتون علی میثاق الله فی هذا العصر الجدید انی اشکر الله

O ye who are sincere! O ye who are firm in the Covenant of God in this new cycle! Verily I praise God for the He confirmed you in the service

BRL_DAK#0620

TAB.011-012

AB03542

200

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Review of publications

What thou hast written was read and its contents became known. In reality blessed days are coming. This is the time for the service of the Kingdom

TAB.462-463

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

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

AB03578

200

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

O thou who art attracted to the call of the Lord of the Kingdom! Know thou, verily, the Kingdom is a magnet

TAB.602-603

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

AB03590

200

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou who art attracted by the Breath of God! With all joy I read thy brilliant letter

TAB.112-113

AB03614

190

Role and station of women; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

ای امه الله التی وقفت حیاتها لخدمه ملکوت الله انی تلوت ایات شکرک لله بما هداک

O maidservant of God, thou who hast given up thy life to the service of the Kingdom of God! I have read the signs of thy thankfulness to God

MKT2.317

TAB.278-279

AB03619

190

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O ye shining Assembly! The meeting that you organized hath attracted the divine gaze and the subject of your conversation was the divine commemoration.

TAB.253-254

AB03622

190

Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! I hope, from the Almighty, that thou mayest be confirmed to the necessities and conditions of the following address

TAB.728-729, BLO_PN#093

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

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

AB03740

190

Development of capacity and readiness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou esteemed maidservant of the Loving Lord! What thou hast written in recommendation of a number of Christians was perused.

TAB.296-297

AB03743

190

Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O ye blessed maidservants of the Beauty of Abha! If ye have written letters to Abdul-Baha and answers to them are delayed

TAB.628

AB03752

190

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Praise and encouragement; Unity in diversity

The advent of the prophets and the revelation of the Holy Books is intended to create love between souls

TAB.505, BWF.364-364x

AB03757

190

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Resurrection of Christ; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

ای مقبل الی الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید در خصوص دیدار حضرت مسیح

O thou who art advancing toward God! What thou hast written was perused

YMM.366

TAB.193-194, SW_v07#10 p.097x

AB03766

190

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! I hope thou wilt ride thy steed in this field as much as thou canst

TAB.279-280

AB03769

190

Excellence; distinction; Parents and children; youth; families; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Work as worship

O thou who art directed toward the Light of Guidance! In this moment the heart of Abdul-Baha is rejoiced at thy remembrance

TAB.449-450, BWF.377-377x

AB03773

190

Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O thou faithful and confident! Thanks be to God that thou hast obtained that which was sought by all prophets and holy souls

TAB.415-416

AB03793

190

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O thou my dear friend, my associate and companion! The times of (our) meeting are still remembered and the sweetness of thy company

TAB.416-417

AB03824

190

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

ایتها المبتهله الی ملکوت الله طوبی لک بما انجذب قلبک الی جمال الله و تنور بنور

O thou who hast bowed thyself down in prayer before the Kingdom of God! Blessed art thou… As to thy question regarding the education of children

MNMK#072 p.146, MMK1#091 p.118, MMK1#122 p.139

SWAB#091x, SWAB#122x, TAB.086, BWF.383-383x, LOG#0756x

MANA

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education

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

AB03828

190

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

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت تحریرک الذی ینادی بحبک لله و انجذابک الی

O thou who art enamoured of the breaths of God! I have read thy letter, which cried out with thy love for God

MNMK#055 p.138, MMK1#198 p.232

SWAB#198, TAB.311-312

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB03830

190

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thy letter of graceful expressions and eloquent composition

TAB.715-716

AB03842

190

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

O Divine Providence! O Lord of loving-kindness! Thy faithful servant, Mr. Thornton Chase, forsook his home

TAB.340, ECN.512

AB03864

190

یا بحر العفو و الغفران و یا شمس الصفح و اللطف و الاحسان ادرک عبدک المستغیث و

O Ocean of forgiveness and pardon, O Sun of clemency, grace and beneficence, come to the aid of Thy suppliant servant [3.5s]

TABN.079

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for forgiveness; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB03879

190

Idle fancies; lust and passion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

O thou who art gazing toward the Kingdom of the Testament! I already received thy letter

TAB.648-649

AB03881

190

Call to action; 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 herald of the Kingdom of God! Hearken with the ears of (thy) spirit to the Concourse

TAB.163-164

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

AB03890

190

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Naming of children; of individuals; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and thy words produced effect

TAB.186-187

AB03891

190

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

My Lord! My Lord! Thou hast caused me to hear the Call, guided me unto the sea

TAB.616-617, VTRM.030-031

AB03920

180

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

O thou maidservant of God! Though thy letter was brief in words, it was ample in significance. It indicated that thy heart is illumined... The Tree of Life which is full of blossoms, leaves and fruits, the shade thereof is peace to the soul... But shade trees are many in the forest, which though fresh and verdant, are nevertheless fruitless.

TAB.126

AB03977

180

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! I am ever busy with the remembrance of the friends

TAB.664-665

AB03999

180

ای دو بنده آستان حق از قرار مسموع مسیحیانرا تصور چنان که در هر وقت فرصت و

O ye two servants of the Divine Threshold! According to what hath been heard, the Christians, whenever opportunity ariseth [3.5s]

TABN.108

Call to action; Education of children; moral education; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Universal education

AB04000

180

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

ای دو زائر تربت مقدسه خبر وصول بپاریس محفوظا و مصونا رسید و سبب فرح و سرور

O ye two pilgrims of the Holy Shrine! The news of your safe arrival in Paris was received

BRL_DAK#0212

BRL_ATE#056, TAB.319-320

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Effort; striving; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04003

180

Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ای دو مقبل بملکوت الله از خدا خواهم که هر دو مانند شمع بنور محبت الله روشن

O ye two advancers towards the Kingdom of God! I supplicate to God that ye may be enkindled, like unto two candles, with the light of the love of God

BRL_DAK#0685

TAB.511

AB04004

180

Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

ای دو مومن صادق نامه شما رسید مضمونش ایمان و ایقان و خلوص بود دلیل بر بیناای

O ye two truthful believers! Your letter was received. Its contents were faith, certainty and sincerity… O God! Rear this little babe in the bosom of Thy love

BRL_DAK#1192, DRM.018ax, ADH2.131x, ADH2_5#07 p.163x, MMG2#431 p.476x, HUV1.016x, ABMH.054

BRL_CHILD#06x, BPRY.033-034x, TAB.049-050, LABC.015x

MANA, G. and M. Smith, R. Johnston-Garvin [track 2], E. Mahony

AB04046

180

Declaration; advent of the Bab; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter, concerning the celebration of the anniversary of the declaration of His Holiness the Supreme

TAB.101

AB04071

180

Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art advanced toward the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents created joy, for it showed thy faith and assurance.

TAB.504-505, LOG#0539x

AB04076

180

ای منادی پیمان نامه مفصل شما چند روز پیش قرائت گردید حال از عدم مجال جواب

O Herald of the Covenant! Your detailed letter was read a few days ago. Now, owing to lack of time, a reply cannot yet be rendered [3.5s]

AVK4.445x, TABN.042b

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB04083

180

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude

ای منجذب بملکوت زینت و آرایش لسان بمحامد و نعوت حضرت یزدان است علی الخصوص

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom! The decoration and adornment of the tongue consists in praising and thanksgiving to the Lord Almighty

BRL_DAK#0622

TAB.689

AB04134

180

ای یاران فضل حضرت یزدان چنین اقتضا نمود که جام بلا بجهت عبدالبهاء همواره

O friends! The grace of the Lord God hath thus ordained that the cup of tribulation should ever be raised for 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s]

TABN.354

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment

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

AB04145

180

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O ye who are attracted! O ye who are united! O ye who are believers and assured! Glad-tidings unto you for that ye believed in God

TAB.272

AB04161

180

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou confirmed by an inspiration from the Kingdom! Blessed thou art, for thou hast delivered the Word of thy Lord to . . ., the maidservant of God!

TAB.258

AB04162

180

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity

چون جهان انسانی را ظلمات بيگانگی و تفرقه و اختلاف و اجتناب و بغض و عداوت و جهل

What thou hast written is understood. In reply I will elucidate briefly, the purport of which you, with your intelligence, will surely comprehend.

MMK2#102 p.079x

TAB.653-654

AB04169

180

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou friend of old and O thou incomparable companion! Many letters have so far been received from thee and lengthy answers

TAB.339

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

AB04206

180

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou who art set aglow with the Fire burning in the Tree of Sinai! Verily, I read thy letter

TAB.247-248

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

AB04208

180

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Many are called but few are chosen; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O ye whom God hath chosen from among those who are called! -- know that "many are called... O ye beloved of God, know that steadfastness and firmness in this new

TAB.442-443, BWF.357-357x

AB04219

180

Blind imitation [taqlid]; Development of capacity and readiness; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ

O ye who are longing for the beauty of El-Abha! Verily that light

TAB.134-135

AB04220

180

Apocalyptic imagery; Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause

O ye firm, steadfast, and faithful Believers! Verily, I, from this brilliant and Blessed Spot

TAB.145-146, BWF.360-360x

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

AB04223

180

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O my Lord! O my Lord! Verily, I am one of Thy maidservants, supplicating humbly

TAB.615-616, VTRM.029-030

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

AB04289

170

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity

ای بنده حق مکتوبت رسید محفلی که در کمال اتحاد در شب جمعه در منزل مس تمپسون

O thou servant of the True One! Thy letter was received. The meeting ... which was arranged with the utmost union in the studio

BRL_DAK#0680

TAB.553

AB04339

170

Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O ye firm ones in the Covenant! The report of [your meeting] was noted. All the arrangements of the meeting are suitable and acceptable.

TAB.015-016, TAB.000:i

AB04342

170

ای جناب حاجی میرزا حسن الحمد لله بفضل و عنایت حضرت مقصود باین موهبت کبری موفق

O esteemed Ḥají Mírzá Ḥasan! Praise be unto God that through the grace and bounty of the Lord of Purpose thou hast been blessed with this most great gift [3.5s]

TABN.034a

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Law of pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement

AB04353

170

ای خانواده آماده میدان فدا جناب آقا رحمت الله وارد و امیدوارم که بخدمت آستان

O family, prepared for the field of sacrifice! Jinab-i-Aqa Rahmatullah hath arrived, and I hope that he will render service at the Sacred Threshold [3.5s]

TABN.353

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

AB04371

170

ای دو یار مهربان من نجف آباد الحمد لله بها آباد است از بدایت طلوع صبح احدیت آن

O my two kind friends of Najafabad! Praise be to God, it hath been made a Bahá-abode since the dawning of the morn of oneness [3.5s]

TABN.033b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB04378

170

Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O ye friends of God and daughters of the Kingdom! The letter you have written was considered. It caused abundant spirit and fragrance.

TAB.353

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

AB04425

170

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou dear maidservant of God! What thou hast written hath caused joy and happiness, for it was an evidence of turning to the Kingdom

TAB.235

AB04429

170

ای کوکب روحانی چون موکب نیر رحمانی رسید کوکب اقبال روحانیان دمید از شعشعه

O spiritual star! When the caravan of the All-Merciful Luminary arrived, the star of spiritual fortune dawned with radiant effulgence [3.5s]

MMK6#509, TABN.134

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement

AB04430

170

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

ای گل گلشن محبت الله حضرت مسیح روحی له الفداء در انجیل میفرماید المدعوون

O thou rose of the Rose-Garden of the Love of God! His Holiness Christ-may my spirit be His sacrifice!—saith in the Gospel, Many are called… A soul is known through his conduct, manners, words, and deeds

BRL_DAK#0688, ANDA#79 p.05x

BRL_ATE#073x, TAB.306-307, ADMS#203ax

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Many are called but few are chosen; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB04436

170

Attaining good pleasure of God; Effort; striving; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou who art attracted to the Fire of the Love of God! I am cognizant of all thou hast written in thy letters. To attain the pleasure of God

TAB.456-457

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

AB04451

170

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of Holiness! The Light of Reality gave sight unto thine eye, the Call of God gave hearing unto thine ear

TAB.132-133

AB04453

170

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای منجذب ملکوت محزون مباش طوفان غم ساکن گردد حسرت نماند حرمان نپاید آتش محبت

O thou who art attracted toward the Kingdom! Be thou not unhappy; the tempest of sorrow shall pass; regret will not last; disappointment will vanish

BRL_DAK#0689

TAB.557-558

D. & R. Saberi

AB04455

170

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! The letter written by you *** was received. Its contents become evident. The expressions (of thy letter)

TAB.211

AB04460

170

Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Love of God

O thou who art set aglow with the fire of the Love of God! The letter was received. Thou hast commended the meeting held at the home

TAB.635-636

AB04493

170

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O thou my dear friend! I am now viewing the flowers in the little garden and remembering thy rose-like face. This material rose

TAB.458

AB04499

170

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity

O ye real friends of Abdul-Baha! From the gathering of those illuminated faces and flowers of the rose-garden (of God) in Camp Mineola

TAB.428-429

AB04518

170

Music and singing; Permission for visit; pilgrimage

O thou who are enkindled by the fire of the Love of God! Verily, I received thy good and beautiful letter and I found it to be a sign of thy love

TAB.109-110

AB04527

170

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat]

O thou servant of God! ...Trust no man save him whose breast hath been dilated by God through the light of faith, whom God hath confirmed in His Religion

TAB.014-015, BWF.412-412x

AB04531

170

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who art skilled in the Knowledge of God and wise in the Wisdom of the Almighty! Turn thy face toward the Kingdom of Might

TAB.586-587

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

AB04540

170

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O ye sincere ones! O ye firm ones! O ye heralds of the Kingdom of God! Fly away with joy!

TAB.348

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

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

AB04596

170

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering; rejection of Christ

O thou who art honorable and faithful to God! How many men and women

TAB.230-231

AB04597

170

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for women; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art advancing unto the Kingdom of God! Verily, I read thy beautiful letter

TAB.140-141

AB04599

170

Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily, I considered the meanings

TAB.200-201

AB04606

170

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Supplicate God that thou mayest be confirmed to what is worthy

TAB.276-277

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

AB04608

170

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thine excellent letter... Every flock of the sheep of God

TAB.184-185, BWF.402-402x

AB04619

160

النور الساطع اللامع من ملکوت الوجود تغشی تلک البقعه التی سفک علیها دمک الطاهر

The resplendent and radiant light from the Kingdom of existence doth envelop that spot whereon thy pure blood was shed [3.5s]

TABN.263

High station of the true believer; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Visitation Tablets

AB04620

160

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

الهی الهی ترانا من ملکوت غیب احدیتک قد اجتمعنا فی هذا المحفل الروحانی مومنین

O God! O God! From the unseen kingdom of Thy oneness behold us assembled in this spiritual meeting

MMJA.023, NJB_v01#19a p.028-029

BPRY.302-303, TAB.016, SW_v01#04 p.024, SW_v02#04 p.016

AB04626

160

Elections; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O my God! O my God! These are servants who have turned unto Thy Kingdom and hearkened unto Thy voice. Their hearts were dilated

TAB.006-007

AB04642

160

ای امه الله المحترمه شکر نما خدا را که ترا از مابین ورقات انتخاب نمود و مطلع

O esteemed handmaid of God, render thanks unto the Lord that He hath chosen thee from amongst all other maidservants and illumined thee [3.5s]

MMK6#387, TABN.272a

Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; 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

AB04696

160

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

O thou sincere servant of the True One! Thy letter caused joy to the hearts. Its meanings perfumed the nostrils like unto a tender flower

TAB.123-124

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

AB04736

160

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O God who art without likeness! The servant of Thy Kingdom, Mr. . . . . . . . . . reached the Holy Threshold in the utmost of sincerity

TAB.127

AB04791

160

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Scarcity of receptive souls

O thou who seekest for the Will of God! Give thanks to God that thou entered the divine Kingdom and knowest the heavenly Lord of Hosts!

TAB.409

AB04807

160

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou dear maidservant of God! Your letter was received. Its contents were a glorious proof that thy heart and soul are attracted

TAB.252

AB04812

160

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O dear servant of God! Observe how dear thou wert that He guided thee to the Kingdom of Light, and how near to His Threshold

TAB.054-055

AB04813

160

Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

O thou dear servant of God! Thy letter is received and its contents were the cause of happiness. Regard the bounty and forgiveness of the Mighty Creator

TAB.481

AB04856

160

ای منجذب نفحات الله نامت نعمت الله و کامت معرفت الله و جامت سرشار از باده محبت

O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Thy name is the bounty of God, thy being is the knowledge of God, and thy cup is filled to overflowing with the wine of His love [3.5s]

TABN.316

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB04887

160

Business; financial; property matters; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

ای یار حقیقی من نامه های متعدد مورخ بچهارم ربیع الاول ۱۳۲۵ رسید ولی از کثرت

O my true friend! Numerous letters dated the fourth of Rabi'u'l-Avval 1325 were received, but due to the multitude [3.5s]... ...Announce of my behalf respectful greeting to the maidservant of God, Madam..., and say: Praise be to God! That thy house hath become the nest and shelter

MSHR2.030x

TAB.623x

AB04917

160

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision

O thou who art tranquilized by the Call of the Kingdom at this time! The meanings of thy words evinced thine abundant attraction

TAB.629-630, LOG#0925x

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

AB04920

160

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power of prayer; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art advancing toward the Threshold of Mercifulness! Verily, I have read the expressions of thy longing for the visit

TAB.199-200

AB04921

160

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

O thou who art wholly advancing unto God! Verily I have read thy letter in answer to mine and praised God

TAB.280-281

AB04922

160

Consolation and comfort; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله قد کتبنا جوابا لاتل جوسلین کافیا شافیا حبا بک

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! We have written a clear and efficient answer to . . . out of the love for thee and for her

BRL_DAK#0627

TAB.293-294

AB04932

160

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of prayer; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O thou Secretary of the meanings emanated from the hearts of the people of the Kingdom. Verily, I have read thine eloquent letter

TAB.081

AB04933

160

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Fewness of numbers not regarded in teaching the Cause; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O thou who art longing for the Orb of Horizons! Verily, I read thine eloquent, accurate and wonderful letter

TAB.080

AB04935

160

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Universal peace; world unity

O thou who hast approached toward God! Verily I have received thy letter and my heart was dilated by the content of thy expression

TAB.447-448

AB04936

160

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of God! I received thy letter and was informed of the content of thy speech.

TAB.190

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

AB04939

160

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement

O ye illumined faces! O ye divine souls! and O ye spiritual temples! Verily, I read your letter which uttered your extreme love and entire attraction

TAB.141-142

AB04940

160

Laws of marriage and dowry; Study; deepening; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

O thou spiritual son! Verily I have received thy letter ... and its contents were known. I supplicate God to open to thee a way

TAB.455

AB04965

160

Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Call to action; Mary Magdalene; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O ye maidservants of God and leaves of the Tree of Eternal Life! Blessed are ye for attaining to that which was the greatest hope of Mary

TAB.662

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

AB04994

160

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; 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; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the Love of God! Thank thou thy revered friend

TAB.237-238

AB05000

160

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art seeking fire from the Fire of the Love of God! I received thy brilliant letter

TAB.686-687

AB05002

160

Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

Thy letters were received. Although thou hast complained on account of not receiving answers

TAB.498-499x

AB05020

150

الهی الهی قد ادرک ریب المنون هولاء الذین قصدوا باب رحمتک المزدحم بالوفود قد

O my God, my God! The inevitable fate hath overtaken those who sought the gate of Thy mercy, thronged by multitudes [3.5s]

TABN.282b

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05054

150

Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering; rejection of Christ

O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and the contents indicated that—praise be to God!—thy heart is ablaze

TAB.688-689

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

AB05095

150

Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcending the material condition; True liberty; freedom

O servant of God! The content of thy letter was replete with spiritual feelings and was a source of pleasure and of joy. Of my freedom

TAB.151, SW_v19#04 p.121

AB05163

150

ای حفید آن جد مجید هر چند در بلاد بعیدی و اشتیاق شدید ولی در محضری و پیش نظری

O descendant of that glorious ancestor! Though thou dwellest in distant lands and art filled with ardent longing, yet thou art present and before Mine eyes [3.5s]

MKT9.120a, TABN.198c

Eulogies; reminiscences; Exhortations and counsels; Soul; spirit after death

AB05205

150

Education of children; moral education; Love of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

O thou kind friend! Thy letter was received and its contents considered. Man must, under all conditions, be thankful to God, the One

TAB.067-068

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

AB05247

150

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

ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ات ملاحظه گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل شد دستورالعمل

O thou dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been received and its contents noted. Thou didst ask for a rule whereby to guide thy life.

MMK1#010 p.024

SWAB#010, TAB.098-099

jeph.ilosopher, Strong Steep

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Effort; striving; Importance of prayer; Love of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

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

AB05257

150

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou who art hoping for the Kingdom! Thank thou God that He hath guided thee, led thee to the Kingdom of Being, ushered thee under the shade

TAB.099-100

AB05261

150

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Love of God; Photographs and recordings; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O thou who art honored and dear! Thy letter was received and was the source of pleasure, for thou hast not forgotten this imprisoned one

TAB.357-358

AB05272

150

Exhortations and counsels; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

O thou who art enkindled with the Fire of the Love of God! Thy letter was received and I was informed of the contents. It was a proof of truthfulness

TAB.199

AB05293

150

Living waters; water of life; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted to the Holy Spirit! It is some time since news hath come from thee, though I have the utmost kindness

TAB.721-722

AB05374

150

ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء دو نفس مبارک از بندگان جمال ابهی بزیارت عتبه مقدسه

O dearly beloved friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, two blessed souls from among the servants of the Abhá Beauty have journeyed to the Sacred Threshold [3.5s]

TABN.349a

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB05382

310

ای دلبر آفاق و ای معشوق هر بندهٴ مشتاق این نفوس به فضل و موهبتت نفیسند و این اشخاص از اهل اخلاص

O Beloved of the horizons and Goal of every longing servant! These souls are precious through Thy grace and bounty, and these persons are among the sincere ones [3.5s]

INBA75:073x, NLAI_BH_AB.012x

TABN.343, ADH2_1#50 p.077x, MJMJ1.070x, MMG2#168 p.193x, MJH.025x

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB05386

150

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou bird warbling in the Garden of the Love of God! Thank God that He hath illumined thine insight, led thee unto the Fire glowing in the Tree of Man

TAB.308-309, JWTA.011

AB05387

150

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou who are illuminated by the Light of Knowledge! Verily, I beseech God and supplicate Him to increase thine assurance

TAB.599-600, VTRM.012-013

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

AB05391

150

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of the Kingdom of El-ABHA! I read thy letter which was beautifully composed

TAB.300

AB05399

150

Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

O ye two birds warbling in the Garden of Wisdom. Verily, I saw your photographs, whose beauty proved the turning of your hearts

TAB.070

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

AB05408

150

Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Universal peace; world unity; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou fragrant rose blooming in the Garden of Guidance! Thank thou God for that He hath removed from off thine eye the covering

TAB.620-621

AB05435

150

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Family Life

یا امه الله انی استبشرت بمضمون کتابک بما دل علی اقبالک الی ملکوت ربک الجلیل... ای رب أيّدني على التّقى واحفظني من الهوى

O maidservant of God! I rejoiced to read thy letter, for it indicated thy progress unto the Kingdom of thy Glorious Lord… I beseech God to graciously make of thy home a centre

BRL_DAK#0690, COMP_FAMP#85x, BRL_SWOP#019x, TSHA3.441x

BRL_FAM#85x, BRL_SWO#019x, TAB.068-069, COC#0842x, LOG#0831x

A. Bryan, S. Jaberi, almunajat.com [item 9]

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB05438

150

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

O thou maidservant of God! I have read thy letter which indicated thy straightforwardness in the love of God and thy desire

TAB.310-311

AB05451

150

Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Importance of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O thou who art attracted unto the Beauty of El-ABHA! Verily I read thy recent letter***, and noted its beautiful contents and meanings

TAB.259, BWF.359-360x

AB05468

150

Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Universality of the Cause

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received; its contents were of the utmost

TAB.556-557

AB05500

140

الهی الهی قد ماج بحر الغفران فی کل آن بفضلک علی اهل العصیان و هاج اریاح الفضل

O my God, my God! The ocean of forgiveness hath surged at every moment through Thy grace upon the people of rebellion, and the winds of bounty have stirred [3.5s]

TABN.280

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for forgiveness

AB05521

140

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

O thou attracted maidservant of God! A few days ago the photograph of thyself and sister was received and a tablet was revealed and forwarded.

TAB.479-480

AB05525

140

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ای امه الله خوش باش که هدایت یافتی و نور حقیقت دیدی و نصایح و وصایای عبدالبهاء

O thou maidservant of God! Be happy for thou hast found guidance, witnessed the light of Truth and hearkened unto the exhortations of Abdul-Baha.

MKT7.049a

TAB.307

AB05576

140

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

O thou sincere servant of God! Be not sad nor sorrowful over what hath occurred. What hath transpired is for the best

TAB.457

AB05590

140

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Prayer for peace and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Wisdom [hikmat]

ای پروردگار نوع بشر را موفق نما که بوصایا و نصایح مندرجه در این مکاتیب عمل

O Thou Almighty Lord! Strengthen all mankind that they may do according to the instructions and teachings recorded in these writings

MMK5#315 p.227

TAB.000:ix

AB05606

140

Love of God; Naming of children; of individuals; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter, sent through the maidservant, . . ., hath been received. Thou hast written concerning the changing of names.

TAB.460-461

AB05611

140

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written regarding the visit of the beloved maidservant of God

TAB.590-591

AB05632

140

ای جذوه افروخته بنار عشق الهی در کل احیان مذکور و مشهور و مشهود و در دل یاران

O flame kindled with the fire of divine love! At all times art thou remembered, renowned and witnessed in the hearts of the friends [3.5s]

MKT9.112b, TABN.250a

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB05645

140

Growth of the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Power of prayer; Predictions and prophecies; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou worshipper of Truth! Thy letter was received and its contents became known. Praise be to God! immense results and great effects

TAB.588-589, TAB.238

AB05650

140

Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O ye servants of the Threshold of God! The weekly reports of ... were received and I was informed of their beautiful meanings which proved firmness

TAB.009

AB05666

140

Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity

ای دو طالب ملکوت مکتوب رسید و مطلب مفهوم گردید ملکوت جدید خیمه بر آفاق زده و

O ye seekers of Truth! Your letter was received and its contents became known. The new Kingdom hath raised its tents in all regions

SFI09.017a

TAB.548-549

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

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

AB05761

140

Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou maidservant of God! Thank ye that God hath enkindled the light of guidance in this darkness of ignorance

TAB.657-658

AB05778

140

Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O thou bird of pleasing tones! Thy little book of poems, which were very sweet, was read. It was a source of joy, for it was a spiritual anthem

TAB.059, BLO_PT#052.06

AB05891

140

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for peace and unity

O thou who art commemorating the praises of God! Verily, I read thy letter of elegant expression, for which I supplicate to God to make thee meek

TAB.179-180

AB05893

140

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

O thou who hast acknowledged the Kingdom of God! I received thy letter wherein thou hast confessed the appearance of the Kingdom of God

TAB.083-084

AB05894

140

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Be rejoiced for my mentioning thee and gladden thine eyes by the bounty of thy Lord.

TAB.261

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

AB05896

140

Evolution; human evolution; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou who art commemorating the Name of God! Verily I read thy interesting letter and my heart was made happy by its beautiful contents.

TAB.312-313

AB05897

140

Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]

O ye who are considering the Kingdom of your august Savior! I know the ardor which enflames you both with the desire to present yourselves

TAB.317-318

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

AB05917

140

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement

O thou who art attracted unto the Beauty of God! Verily I have read thy excellent letter and was gladdened by its wonderful meaning.

TAB.332

AB05918

140

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement

O thou confident soul who art content and patient! Verily, I read thy welcome letter and was informed of its contents

TAB.650-651

AB05941

140

Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Music and singing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcending the material condition

O thou attracted one! Thy letter was an evidence of the happiness and rejoicing of thy heart and soul and a proof of knowing

TAB.671

AB05944

140

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

یا اماء الرحمن استبشرن ببشارات الله و اشکرن ربکن بما جمعکن فی محفل نورانی

O ye maidservants of the Merciful! Be rejoiced with the glad-tidings of God and thank your Lord for that He assembled you

BRL_DAK#0705

BRL_ATE#188x, TAB.031-032

Living waters; water of life; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech; Unity of thought and belief; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB05945

140

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O thou maidservant of God! I was informed of the contents of thy letter and rejoiced with the fragrances which are being diffused

TAB.241

AB05958

140

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition

O thou who art controlled by the attraction of the Holy fragrances of the gardens of God's Kingdom! Thy brilliant letter

TAB.335

AB05973

140

Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O maidservant of God! Thank God for choosing thee, saving thee and granting thee

TAB.111-112

AB05976

140

Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art attracted to the Light of Guidance! Verily, I read the signs of thy thanks

TAB.182-183

AB05978

140

Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! ...The prison is like a paradise to ‘Abdu'l-Bahá

TAB.352x

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

AB05985

140

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art exhilarated by the Wine of the Love of God -- young in age and old in soul!

TAB.652-653

AB05987

130

Education of children; moral education; Importance of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

I ask God that thou mayest find a perceiving eye, an attentive ear and an eloquent tongue; that thou mayest loosen thy tongue

TAB.428

AB06008

130

Belief and denial; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O My God! O My God! This thy servant hath abandoned superstitions, emerged from darkness and hath entered into Thy Light

TAB.257

AB06015

130

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

Verily, I read thy magnificent letter, thy brilliant writing, and found its meanings as the chanting of the verses of guidance

TAB.075

AB06019

130

ای احبای الهی حضرت شهید وحید فرید محمد جعفر صباغ بیگناه ناگاه هدف تیر شبانگاه

O beloved of God! The sanctified and peerless martyr, Muhammad-Ja'far Sabbagh, innocent and blameless, became suddenly the target of nightly arrows [3.5s]

MKT9.021, TABN.103

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom

AB06033

130

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Scarcity of receptive souls

O thou maidservant of God! Thy message, through the maidservant of God . . . was received. Happy is thy state that thou art seeking the Truth

TAB.483-484

AB06042

130

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Review of publications

O Spiritual Ameen! Thy letter is received; likewise that of Mr. . . Print soon the booklet (Mirza Badi Ullah's Epistle to the Bahai world) and spread it broadcast.

TAB.420

AB06079

130

Education and the development of capacity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech

O thou servant of the Beauty of ABHA! We considered all that thou hast written. It seems that the maidservant of God, Mrs. . . . ., hath arisen

TAB.720-721

AB06124

130

ای ثابت بر پیمان الحمد لله ایت رحمانی و خادم حضرت یزدان بنار محبت الله

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Praise be to God, thou art a sign of divine mercy and a servant of the Lord God, aflame with the fire of the love of God [3.5s]

TABN.259a

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB06149

130

Being a source of light; guidance; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived, imparting joy and gladness by the evidence it provided of thy firmness and steadfastness.

TAB.343-344

AB06152

130

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thank thou God for that thou art assisted to establish a spiritual meeting in that city.

TAB.457-458

AB06194

130

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

ای دو کنیز عزیز الهی انسان آنچه بلسان گوید باید باعمال و افعال اثبات کند اگر

O ye two well-loved handmaids of God! Whatever a man's tongue speaketh, that let him prove by his deeds. If he claimeth to be a believer

MMK1#115 p.135, AKHA_103BE #07 p.05, PYB#219 p.05, TRBB.042, MJTB.108

SWAB#115, TAB.507, LOG#1515x, SW_v08#05 p.058x

Education of children; moral education; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Words vs deeds

AB06269

130

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement

O thou flower of the Rose-Garden of the Love of God! The letter which thou hast written was read. Thou hast written regarding the arrival

TAB.235

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

AB06280

130

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O thou beloved maidservant of God! The letter, which thou hast forwarded through Mrs. . . . . . . . . was received.

TAB.226-227

AB06285

130

Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou esteemed maidservant of the Word of God! Praise be to God! upon thy departure from Acca, thou hast been assisted

TAB.423-424

AB06288

130

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The

ای کنیزان عزیز الهی نامه رسید و مضمون بسیار موزون بود آنچه آرزوی دل شماست

O ye dear servants of God! Your letter received and the contents proved excellent…. Truly, pure and radiant hearts are the dawning-places of the mention of God

BRL_DAK#0274, COMP_MASHRIQP#21x

BRL_MASHRIQ#21x, TAB.678

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB06310

130

Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause

O thou who art desirous of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was the cause of happiness and its contents were the proof of thy turning

TAB.250

AB06333

130

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power of faith; power of the spirit; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

O thou who art waiting for the Appearance of the Kingdom! Glad-tidings be unto thee, for the Kingdom of God hath raised its tent

TAB.667-668

AB06342

130

Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The power of words; of speech

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Thy letter ... was received. Its contents were of the utmost grace

TAB.364

AB06343

130

Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of God! Thy letter was received. I ask from God, supplicating and entreating in the Threshold of Oneness

TAB.703-704, SW_v07#10 p.098x

AB06344

130

East and West; communication between East and West; Praise and encouragement

O thou who art attracted by the Love of God! In the Persian tongue hast thou written a letter; I was happy to read it.

TAB.426

AB06400

130

Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O my spiritual beloved! The days of association and intimacy are not forgotten and the sweetness of that love and meeting is still tasted in my heart.

TAB.153-154

AB06402

130

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou my beloved friend! For a long time thou didst have the longing to visit the Blessed Spot and the yearning to meet this imprisoned one.

TAB.473

AB06411

130

Being a source of light; guidance; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O ye Friends! Thank God that the Light of Truth shone in that city, the bounty of guidance was granted, the fire of the love of God was ignited

TAB.555

AB06422

130

Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; 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

O thou who in truth art attracted through the Breaths of the Holy Spirit! I sent to thee a letter few in words and full in its meanings and its mysteries

TAB.279

AB06424

130

Second birth; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art yearning for the Glad-tidings of God! Verily, I was informed of the contents of thy letter which showed that thine insight is opened

TAB.630

AB06425

130

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art witnessing the Light of Guidance! Verily I read thy excellent letter and praised God, for He hath removed the veil

TAB.529-530

AB06426

130

Angels; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

ایتها المتهیئه للتعلم من منادی الملکوت قد تلوت رقیمتک التی اظهرت بها رغبتک

O thou who art preparing to receive knowledge from the Herald of the Kingdom! I have read thy letter in which thou showed thy desire

INBA59:182c

TAB.704

AB06429

130

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace

O thou who art kindled as a lamp with the Fire of the Love of God! Be thou a fountain flowing with the waters of the mercy of God

TAB.424

AB06430

130

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who art advancing to the Kingdom of God! Verily, I pray God to make thee the sign of guidance among the maidservants of the Merciful

TAB.315-316

AB06433

130

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted by a breath that passed upon thee from the Holy Garden, the Blessed Spot—the paradise of El-Abha! I have read thy brilliant

TAB.239

AB06434

130

Law of fasting; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The state of enkindlement in teaching

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of Holiness! Be dilated in thy heart by the gentle breeze which emanates from the garden of Eternal Life

TAB.104

AB06435

130

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

ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی ادعو الله ان ینزل علیک برکه سماویه و یحیی قلبک

O thou who art attracted to the fragrances of God! I pray God to send down upon thee heavenly blessings, quicken thy soul with everlasting life

BRL_DAK#0738

BRL_ATE#169, TAB.201-202

Being a source of light; guidance; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

AB06436

130

Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy letter which indicated thy knowledge of the significances of the Revelation of St. John.

TAB.294-295

AB06439

130

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou pure soul who are kindled by the fire of the Love of Baha'! By God, the True One! thy letter created joy and happiness within hearts

TAB.363

AB06452

130

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

O thou who art set aglow with the Fire of the Love of God! Verily, I am in receipt of thy letter, and my breast is dilated by its contents

TAB.413-414

AB06453

130

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech

O thou who art directed unto God! Thy revered wife, Mrs. . . . . . . . ., is indeed confirmed by the fragrances of the spirit and rendered victorious

TAB.177

AB06454

130

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

O thou who art advancing toward God! Verily I read thy letter which thou hast sent through Mrs…. O my friend! Render thou thanks unto God for having illumined thy sight with the effulgent rays

BRL_ATE#089x, TAB.276

Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Second birth; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB06455

130

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O ye who have advanced! O ye who are rejoiced! Verily, God hath, through His grace and generosity, guided you toward His Kingdom

TAB.081-082

AB06456

130

Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art controlled by the attractions of the Fragrances of God! Thy terse and eloquent letter, showing the excess of thine attraction

TAB.621-622

AB06457

130

Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله انی تلوت مکتوبک الکریم و ملئت سرورا باجتماع

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thy favored letter and was glad (to learn of) the gatherings of the friends

BRL_DAK#0684

TAB.008-009

AB06458

130

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I received thy letter which proved thy yearning to the Kingdom of God

TAB.048

AB06490

130

Importance of prayer; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou maidservant of God who art attracted unto Him! Verily, I read thy letter and was informed of its words.

TAB.694-695

AB06514

130

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

O thou who hast confessed and believed in the Words of God! Thank God, for He hath uncovered the veil from before thine eye

TAB.475

AB06517

130

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Naming of children; of individuals; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art turning thy heart unto the Kingdom of God! Verily, I read thy recent letter and praised God for having blessed thee with two babes

TAB.414

AB06528

130

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O seeker of Truth! If thou desirest that God may open thy (spiritual) eye, thou must supplicate unto God, pray to and commune with Him at midnight… O Lord, I have turned my face unto Thy kingdom of oneness

BPRY.061x, TAB.676-677

D. Stevenson, A. Wensbo, M. Sparrow, M. Sparrow, The Bird & The Butterfly, G. Sterling, G. Sterling

AB06531

130

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death

O thou who art afflicted by a visitation by which thine eyes are overflowing with tears!

TAB.139-140

AB06536

130

Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I received thy letter

TAB.365

AB06538

130

Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art turning unto the Kingdom of God, and looking unto the Day-spring of the lights of God! I, with the utmost joy and cheerfulness

TAB.113-114

AB06539

130

Consolation and comfort; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Know thou that the heart of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá

TAB.136-137x

AB06589

120

Bringing forth results; fruit; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O thou attracted maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Its contents were redolent with spiritual emotion.

TAB.506

AB06597

120

Attainment to faith in the twinkling of an eye; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Scarcity of receptive souls; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O thou maidservant of God! Truly, I say, complete capacity and ability is the cause of the appearance of the divine gifts.

TAB.639-640

AB06662

120

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O thou sincere servant of God! Thy letters are received regularly and by reading them joy was produced. Thou hast written regarding the building

TAB.470-471

AB06758

120

ای دو برادر مهرپرور شکل جوزا را در فلک بپارسی دو پیکر گویند که مانند دو انسان

O ye two loving brothers! In the celestial sphere, the sign of Gemini is called "Two Figures" in Persian, which resembleth two humans [3.5s]

TABN.116

Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God

AB06761

120

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O ye two lamps of the Love of God! Your letter to . . . was read and its contents considered. Its meanings expressed the feelings of spiritual hearts

TAB.320-321

AB06782

120

Consultation; Love of God; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O ye spiritual ones! O ye heavenly ones! The assembly which you have established in that city is a splendor from the congregation of the Supreme Concourse

TAB.593

AB06805

120

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou respectful soul! Thy letter with its great and expressive contents gave me satisfaction. It gave utterance to the feelings of thy heart

TAB.321

AB06820

120

O thou who art longing for the Kingdom! Mr. . . . .in thy behalf hath made a great endeavor. Thou shouldst be eternally grateful to him

TAB.684-685

AB06843

120

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

ای کنیز الهی آنچه نگاشتی منظور نظر من گردید و بر مضمون وقوف یافتم اگر از جام

O thou maidservant of God! What thou hast written was perused and I am aware of all its contents. If thou desirest to drink and be inebriated

MMK2#106 p.083

TAB.511-512, BWF.362-362x

AB06845

120

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

O servant of God! What thou hast written and that which thou hast retained in mind are evident. Appreciate Mrs. . . . . . . . . who reminds you of God

TAB.053

AB06848

120

Being a source of light; guidance; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Knowledge; recognition of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thou hast learned of thy Lord and engaged thyself in the servitude of the Lord of Hosts.

TAB.667

AB06850

120

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter and that of thy revered daughter were received last year, but the storm of trials

TAB.509-510

AB06854

120

Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement

O thou illumined maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God! that thou art assisted and confirmed

TAB.703

AB06877

120

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ای مشتعله بنار محبت الله در ملکوت ابهی دختر عزیزی و در نزد عبدالبهاء محترم

O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the Love of God! Thou art a beloved daughter in the Kingdom of Abha

MKT7.123

TAB.700-701

AB06906

120

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Be thou thankful and grateful to the favored maidservant . . . . ., for she became the cause of thy utmost joy

TAB.534-535

AB06911

120

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was read with the utmost attention. The poetry was beautiful.

TAB.223-224

AB06918

120

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Being a source of light; guidance; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who art guided by the Light of Guidance! The material world is gloomy. Praise be to God! thou hast been led to the illumined realm.

TAB.536

AB06944

120

Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity

ای ناظر بملکوت مکتوبت رسید مضمون مفهوم گردید حمد کن خدا را که خانه ات لانه و

O thou who art gazing toward the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its contents became known. Thank thou God that thy house

MKT7.127a

TAB.697-698

AB06955

120

Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Music and singing; The power of words; of speech

O thou spiritual clarion! The voice of the physical clarion may travel the distance of three miles, but the harmony of the spiritual Clarion

TAB.234-235

AB06956

120

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O ye blessed souls! On the night of the feast ye entertained the beloved and were occupied in the service of the friends of God

TAB.533-534

AB06966

120

Translation List

ای هائی بهائی هاء هویت دو چشم روشن بیناء دارد و دو گوش شنوا یک چشم متوجه و

O thou Jinab-i-Haʼí, who art a Bahaʼí! The letter “Ha” of the word “Huvíyyat” consisteth of two eyes luminous and discerning

MKT9.211b, TABN.253a

ADMS#031

AB07017

120

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art patient and resigning thyself to the judgement (of God)! Be not grieved at the calamity which hath unexpectedly come upon thee

TAB.086

AB07018

120

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art anticipating the descent of the Gift of God! The sweetness of the expressions contained in thy words

TAB.249

AB07019

120

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; High station of the true believer; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art agitated as oceans by the winds blown from the direction of the Kingdom of God! Verily I read thy wonderful letter

TAB.074-075

AB07021

120

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I chanted thy poem. Its significance was beautiful, its composition eloquent

TAB.057-058, BLO_PT#052.03

AB07022

120

Music and singing; Praise and encouragement

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thy poem, which contained new significances and beautiful words

TAB.058, BLO_PT#052.04

AB07023

120

Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou whose breast is dilated (with joy) for the Kingdom of Truth! Verily I read thy letter which showed that thine inner heart is attracted

TAB.356

AB07024

120

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O thou whose heart is moved by a breeze blowing from the Garden of El-ABHA! Thy elegant and terse letter, couched in graceful words

TAB.314

AB07025

120

Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

O thou speaker in the remembrance of God! Verily I say unto thee, O servant of God! The earth and what is therein are imaginations

TAB.362

AB07029

120

Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou spiritual man and merciful being! I have read thy brilliant letter which showeth the utterance of thy praise upon the Beauty of El-Abha

TAB.131-132

AB07040

120

Call to action; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Methods of teaching the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Praise and encouragement

O thou who art supplicating unto God! Verily I mention thee always and shall never forget thee forever and ever.

TAB.446-447

AB07045

120

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ایها المقبل الی الله انی قرئت نمیقتک البدیعه المعانی البلیغه الانشاء و حمدت الله

O thou who art advancing toward God! Verily I read thy letter of wonderful expression and eloquent composition

BRL_DAK#0802

TAB.063

AB07046

120

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude

O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was read; its contents had bearing upon Guidance.

TAB.529

AB07048

120

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

O thou who art attracted by the speech of Abdu'l-Baha! Verily, I speak unto thee through the tongue of my spirit, from the spiritual direction

TAB.173-174, SW_v14#07 p.210x

AB07049

400

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Family Life

ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله قد اخذت تحریرک المورخ اول آب سنه ۱۹۰۱ و اطلعت

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! As to thy question, If the husband preventeth his wife from entering into the Light... The darkness spoken of in the Bible

BRL_DAK#0687, COMP_FAMP#15x, COMP_WOMENP#060x, YMM.227x, YMM.234x

BRL_FAM#15x, BRL_WOMEN#060x, TAB.609-610, COC#0841x, COC#2151x, TOR.203x

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil

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

AB07092

120

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power of prayer; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude

O maidservant of God, who art supplicating unto the Sublime Kingdom! Grieve not at the divine trials. Be not troubled because of hardships

TAB.051

AB07095

120

Consolation and comfort; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O maidservant of God! I am in the blessed place of the Holy Land and thou art in foreign parts and I do not see thee with my material eyes

TAB.064

AB07107

120

Living waters; water of life; Love of God; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech

O thou who art kindled by the Fire of Guidance which blazed and burnt in the Tree of Sinai! By the life of God, I am moved with joy

TAB.275-276

AB07110

120

Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

O thou who art attracted by the Word of God to the Kingdom of God! Turn with the whole of thy being to God, forget aught else save God

TAB.563-564, JWTA.021

AB07126

120

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter was read and I am very happy that thou art active

TAB.105

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

AB07128

120

Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou spiritual friend! Verily, I was informed of the contents of thy letter and increased gratitude unto God

TAB.066-067

AB07129

120

Angels; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

O thou who art ablaze with the fire of the Love of God! Thine elegant letter reached me… As to thy vision

TAB.604x, VTRM.017-018

AB07132

120

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Consider not thy capacity and merit

TAB.608-609, SW_v07#10 p.099x, VTRM.022-023

AB07134

120

High station of the true believer; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude

O thou confident leaf! Thank thou God that thou hast been guided by the light

TAB.510

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

AB07141

120

Development of capacity and readiness; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Many are called but few are chosen; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast spoken concerning thy lack

TAB.109

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

AB07143

120

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Stories; anecdotes

O thou who hast approached the Kingdom of God and hast looked toward the Center of the Covenant! Verily, thy namesake, the faithful Joseph

TAB.364-365

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

AB07145

120

Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou dazzling gem by the light of the love of God! Verily I read thy beautiful

TAB.236-237

AB07146

120

Exhortations and counsels; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou my kind friend! I have the utmost love for thee and I ask God

TAB.472x

AB07150

120

East and West; communication between East and West; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

O thou my spiritual companion! Two letters have reached me from you

TAB.418-419

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

AB07170

110

Love of God; Prayer for the departed; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O my God! O my God! This is a servant who hath ascended to the Kingdom of Thy Mercifulness; supplicated to the realm of Thy Might and Singleness

TAB.229-230

AB07197

110

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O thou maidservant of God! Thy writing was considered. Thank God that thou wert fed from the table which hath descended from heaven.

TAB.677

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

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

AB07336

110

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Review of publications

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The short treatise which thou hast written upon “Service in the Kingdom,” forwarding it here

TAB.465-466

AB07369

110

ای خاندان آن بنده صادق حضرت یزدان الحمد لله پدری دارید سرگشته و سودائی و بمحبت

O family of that sincere servant of the Divine Lord! Praise be to God, ye have a father who is enraptured and enchanted with love [3.5s]

TABN.261

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement

AB07406

110

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O ye two maidservants of God! The Lord of the Kingdom hath invited, chosen and guided you through His pure favor

TAB.478-479

AB07409

110

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Naming of children; of individuals; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God

O ye two accepted ones in the Kingdom of God! Your letter was read and its contents caused joy and happiness. Thank God that in such a cycle

TAB.049

AB07450

110

ای سمی حضرت مقصود روحی لاسمک الفداء این مطرب از کجاست که برگفت نام دوست تا

O thou who bearest the name of the Divine Purpose, may my spirit be a sacrifice unto thy name! Whence cometh this minstrel who hath uttered the Beloved's name [3.5s]

TABN.349

Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB07465

110

Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou lamp of the Love of God! Thou hast made the wish for the great martyrdom in the path of Baha', that thou mayest become intoxicated

TAB.556

AB07477

110

Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou seeker after the Beauty of the True One! What thou hast written was perused. It indicated thy yearning and advancement

TAB.695

AB07479

110

Christian doctrine and practice; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou yearner after the Truth! The Supper of the Lord which His Highness the Spirit (Christ) ate with the apostles was a heavenly supper

TAB.514, BWF.390-391x

AB07482

110

Consolation and comfort; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Soul; spirit after death

ای طائره گلشن وفا دل آزرده مباش و بال و پر شکسته مدار آه و فغان مکن و افسرده

O bird of the Rose-garden of Fidelity! Be of no cheerless heart; have no wing nor feather broken; sigh not, neither do thou wail

HARV2.2

TAB.405

Refuge, Alex Asha & Alia

AB07513

110

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The power of words; of speech

O thou beloved maidservant of God! The Divine Providence hath chosen thee, made thee the object of favors and guided thee

TAB.521, LOG#0892bx

AB07524

110

ای متوجه الی الله از فضل و موهبت موید حقیقی امیدواریم که در ظل سدره عنایت

O thou who art turned towards God! We hope that, through divine grace and bounty, in the shelter of the Tree of Providence [3.5s]

MKT9.168b, TABN.101

Praise and encouragement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB07574

110

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of the mind over nature; 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

ای منجذبه ملکوت الله شمع خواموش بودی الحمد لله روشن گشتی صامت بودی ناطق شدی

O thou who art attracted to the kingdom of God! Thou wert as a lamp unlit and darkened and thou dost beam now with illumination.

MMK2#225 p.160

TAB.508

AB07576

110

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom! Thy likeness (photograph) was seen. The Sun of the Kingdom hath shed a light on thee

TAB.634

AB07597

110

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O thou believer in God! Thy letter was received and from its contents happiness was realized. It was a proof of faith and assurance

TAB.241-242

AB07702

110

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou whose heart is empty and pure through the Light of the Word of God shining therein! I have read thy brilliant letter which proveth thy humbleness

TAB.231

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

AB07705

110

Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art remembered by Abdul-Baha! Thy letter which is couched in graceful words hath given me joy and happiness

TAB.313

AB07706

110

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement

O thou who art kindled by the fire of the Love of God! Rejoice through the fragrance of God and be attracted by the melodies

TAB.670

AB07709

110

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

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

AB07710

110

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment

O thou who art advancing to the kingdom of God! On perusing the contents of thy brilliant letter, I became cognizant of the secrets of thy heart

TAB.309-310

AB07711

110

Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Prayer for forgiveness

O thou whose heart is filled with the Love of God! I was informed of thy longing for meeting (me) and that thy breast is boiling with the love of God.

TAB.194-195

AB07712

110

Martyrs and martyrdom; Naming of children; of individuals

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Thank God for giving and granting thee “sight of eyes”

TAB.123

AB07713

110

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thy beautiful composed letter and thank God for that He granted thee characteristics

TAB.091

AB07714

110

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

O thou whose breast is dilated with the Fragrances of God! I received thy letter which showed thine advance toward the Kingdom of God.

TAB.219-220

AB07715

110

Belief and denial; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art cheerfully moving by the Fragrances of God! Know thou verily, that when the Sun of Truth shown forth to the horizons

TAB.482-483

AB07720

110

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

O ye two doves, flying in the verdant Gardens of the Kingdom! Thank ye your Lord for that by reason of which He hath guided you into the Path

TAB.188

AB07725

110

Call to action; Unity; oneness of humanity

O thou lamp ignited by the fire of the Love of God! I ask God to make thee a sign of love, standard of agreement, means of union and harmony

TAB.057, BLO_PT#052.01

AB07727

110

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O ye two birds in the open-space of the Love of God! Verily I read your letter and I inhaled therefrom a spiritual fragrance

TAB.079-080

AB07733

110

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

O thou who hast acknowledged the Kingdom of God! I received thy letter and considered it wonderful expressions

TAB.079

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

AB07776

110

Humility; meekness; lowliness

O thou maidservant of God who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Speak of my servitude unto God, of my humbleness

TAB.603-604, VTRM.017

AB07777

110

Love as fire; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou maidservant of God: The tongues have spoken of thy attraction to God, and the pens have testified to thy burning

TAB.307-308, JWTA.010

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

AB07794

110

یا من انجلت بصیرته بنور الهدی از فیض هدایت کبری حدیقه قلب آن حبیب رحمانی رشک

O thou whose insight hath been illumined by the light of guidance! Through the bounties of Supreme Guidance, the garden of that heavenly beloved's heart [3.5s]

TABN.282a

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB07816

110

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Humility; meekness; lowliness

O thou who art submissive and humble before the Holy Threshold! Know thou, verily, submissiveness is the good quality of the maidservants

TAB.077

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

AB07819

110

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and a sweet odor wafted

TAB.202-203

AB07820

110

House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou candle shining by the light of the Love of God! That which thou hast inscribed and conceived of in thy mind

TAB.063-064

AB07835

110

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition

O thou who art advancing unto the Kingdom of God! Verily, I read thy letter

TAB.246-247

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

AB07858

100

Prayer for pilgrims; Prayer for spiritual recognition

O my God! O my God! This is thy servant who hast turned his face toward Thee, hast put his trust in thee, hast believed in thee

TAB.617, VTRM.031

AB07903

100

ای بازماندگان آن زین روحانی آنمرغ چمن عرفان از قفس امکان اگرچه پرواز نمود

O ye remnants of that spiritual adornment! Though that bird of the mystic garden hath winged its flight from the cage of contingent existence [3.5s]

TABN.198b

Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences

AB07968

100

ای بنده درگاه حضرت احدیت جمال قدم و اسم اعظم مدت حیات را در اعظم صدمات

O servant at the threshold of the One God, the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name, thou hast spent thy days amidst grievous trials [3.5s]

TABN.115

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity

AB08077

100

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O ye two kind and beloved maidservants of God! A splendor from the Supper of the Lord was cast upon the table that ye have spread

TAB.534

AB08087

100

Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

O thou dear friend! What thou hast written was perused. Thank thou God that the doors of the Kingdom are opened and the way of the Truth

TAB.552

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

AB08145

100

Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Thankfulness; gratitude; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O thou seeker of Truth! I received the photograph of thy shining figure and I looked at it with thorough attention. A tranquility and steadfastness

TAB.483

AB08148

100

Love of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thou hast forwarded thy photograph and it was considered. In thy face a brilliant light is apparent

TAB.244

AB08171

100

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou maidservant of God! What thou hast written was perused. It is evident that thou hast all thy life been seeking the Lord of signs

TAB.476

AB08174

100

Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou maidservant of God! The subject matter of thy letter is known to me. Happy is thy condition, for thou hast loved Jesus always and wept

TAB.328

AB08183

100

Being a source of light; guidance; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O thou dear maidservant of God! Mr. Arthur Agnew hath greatly praised thee that—praise be to God!—thou art like unto a melodious nightingale

TAB.521-522

AB08189

100

Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline

O thou esteemed maidservant of God! Be thou hopeful and be thou happy and rejoiced. For I have supplicated and beseeched

TAB.545

AB08214

100

ای مطمئن بفضل و عنایت حق الحمد لله در خدمت احبای خدا بتحریر اوراق مشغولی و

O thou who art assured in the grace and bounty of God! Praise be unto Him that thou art occupied with penning pages in service to the friends of God [3.5s]

TABN.253b

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB08221

100

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

O thou who art advanced toward God! Thy letter was received. Its contents indicated that thou hast become alive

TAB.552

AB08222

100

Education of children; moral education; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

O thou who hast turned thy face toward the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. In reality thou art spiritually hungry

TAB.524

AB08232

100

Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom! Mrs. . . . . became the cause of thy life and suffered thee to inhale the fragrances of the rose-garden

TAB.630-631

AB08252

100

ای موقنه حضرت زین علیه بهاء الله الابهی حاضر شدند و در حق آن ورقه موقنه ذکری

O assured one! His Holiness Zein, upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious, was present and made mention concerning that assured leaf [3.5s]

TABN.176

Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant

AB08281

100

Education of children; moral education; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

ای نهال باغ محبت الله نامه ات رسید مضمون بی نهایت شیرین و دلنشین بود چون توجه بملکوت

O thou plant of the garden of the love of God! Thy letter was received; its contents were of the utmost grace and sweetness.

DRM.008b

TAB.551, LABC.010

AB08285

100

Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou tree planted in the Garden of the Love of God! Although thou art absent in body, yet, praise God! thou art present in spirit

TAB.523

AB08286

100

Call to action; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator

ای نهال بیهمال ریاض محبت الله حمد کن خدا را که در این جویبار رحمانی غرس شدی

O thou incomparable plant in the garden of the love of God! Give thanks unto God that thou wert planted in this meadow

MMK2#369 p.263

TAB.447

AB08347

100

Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou honorable lady! Verily, I received thy excellent letter and read it and my heart was gladdened with its content, which shows thy guidance.

TAB.240

AB08348

100

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement

ایتها العزیزه طوبی لک بما دخلت فی حضن تربیه الله و شربت کاس العرفان و انت

O thou dear one! Blessed art thou, for thou hast entered into the bosom of the training of God and drunk the cup of knowledge while thou art young in age

DRM.005c

TAB.180

AB08349

100

Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who art advancing unto the Face of God! Blessed art thou for that thou wert saved from the storm of doubts

TAB.639

AB08351

100

Prayer for teaching; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy last letter and gathered from its meanings the mysteries of thy great love.

TAB.295

AB08353

100

Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Words vs deeds

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Thou hast said aright, that verily, Abdul-Baha looketh to deeds and not words.

TAB.311

AB08356

100

Angels; Praise and encouragement; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle

O thou blooming rose in the garden of the Love of God! Verily, the heavenly angels address thee from the Supreme Horizon

TAB.071

AB08362

100

Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

ایها الشخص الروحانی و الانسان الملکوتی ایدک الله اعلم ان الربیع الالهی اقبل بغیثه

O thou spiritual person and heavenly man—may God confirm thee! Know, that the divine springtime hath come

INBA59:190c

TAB.651

AB08366

100

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O ye two singing birds in the Garden of Belief! I have read your letter in which you confess the Unity of God and the grandeur of His reign

TAB.318

AB08370

100

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who hast set thy face towards the Kingdom: Verily, I say unto thee: Should a spark from the fire of the love of God alight upon a heart

TAB.330

AB08371

100

Humility; meekness; lowliness; 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

AB08372

100

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O thou who art sincere in the Religion of God! Verily, the maidservant of God, the assured leaf [thy wife] hath presented herself in the Sacred Spot

TAB.173

AB08373

100

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art kindled with the fire of the Love of God! Verily I read thy words which showed thy yearning love in God

TAB.331-332

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

AB08375

100

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy excellent letter which contained thy praises of the Supreme Lord.

TAB.137

AB08416

100

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O maidservant of God! Verily thy letter indicated thy faith in the Oneness of God. I ask God to make thee firm in His Religion

TAB.412

AB08426

100

Call to action; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

O thou whom I mention with my heart and tongue! Though I do not see thee with mine eyes, I do see thee with my heart

TAB.255-256

AB08447

100

Manifestation of God as mirror; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

O thou seeker of Truth! The Lord of Hosts became manifest in Moses and the children of Israel

TAB.515

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

AB08455

100

Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art partaking of the Heavenly Food! Know thou verily the Divine Food is descending

TAB.130-131

AB08456

100

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of God! Verily, I was rejoiced when I read thy excellent letter

TAB.182

AB08458

100

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Methods of teaching the Cause

O thou who art advancing unto God! Verily, I read thy letter and noted its contents.

TAB.619-620

AB08461

100

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

...Honorable Dr... According to what is heard you have received the permission

TAB.419-420

AB08472

100

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

O the spiritual leaf who art verdant and well-watered by the outpouring from the Kingdom

TAB.672

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

AB08492

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition

O my God! O my God! I am a servant, abject, lowly, humble and submissive at the door of Thy Oneness

TAB.330-331

AB08528

Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O maidservant of God! Be exceedingly grateful to the maidservant of God, Mrs.. . . . . . . . who guided thee, led thee to the Kingdom of Glory

TAB.068

AB08558

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received and the sign of the hand was observed. This sign was a mystery of the perfection of Love.

TAB.545

AB08588

Consolation and comfort; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou servant of God! According to what I have heard, thou hast experienced a great financial loss. Do not feel sorry, for thou wilt be compensated.

TAB.133

AB08612

Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings

O ye two, servant and maidservant of the Beauty of Abha! Thank ye His Highness the Incomparable One, that ye have become assisted

TAB.585-586

AB08662

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که بجناب میرزا نورالدین مرقوم نموده بودی مطالعه گردید فی الحقیقه

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to Mírzá Núri'd-Dín was perused. In truth [3.5s]

TABN.126

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

AB08693

Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Prayer for children and youth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ای خداوند بی مانند کودکی بینوا را پناه باش و بیچاره پر گناه را آمرزنده

O Peerless Lord! Be Thou a shelter for this poor child and a kind and forgiving Master

BRL_DAK#1201, MMG2#427 p.474, HUV1.020, ABMH.010

BRL_CHILD#12, BPRY.030-031, TAB.588, DAS.1915-03-03

S. Toloui-Wallace

AB08715

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O ye two dear maidservants of God! Your longing to visit the Sacred Soil is expressed and evident and your presence

TAB.506

AB08733

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou dear friend! What thou hast written was perused. I beg of God that thou wilt become assisted and confirmed under all circumstances

TAB.456

AB08741

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou dear friend! The maidservant of God . . . hath remembered thee in her letter and hath thus made my heart busy with thy thought.

TAB.251

AB08815

Being a source of living waters in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

O thou maidservant of God! The breeze of Life is wafting from the rose-garden of the Kingdom; become thou undoubtedly moved thereby.

TAB.668

AB08818

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O maidservant of God! Thy letter hath arrived. It brought joy to all hearts, for it carried the proof of thy sincere work.

TAB.326

AB08826

Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou favored maidservant of God! The meeting which thou hast formed and therein assembled the faithful (or believers) together

TAB.305

AB08827

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

O thou dear maidservant of God! The letter that thou hast written in Persian was highly appreciated. I have read it from beginning to end.

TAB.210-211

AB08834

Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; High station of the true believer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art spreading the Cause of God! I hope thou wilt become as a rising light and obtain spiritual health—and spiritual health

TAB.305-306

AB08875

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou who art marching unto God! Thy letter was read. Its contents indicated thy devotion to the Horizon of the Living God

TAB.138-139

AB08878

O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of Abha! Be thankful that thou art inebriated with the cup of the love of God

TAB.446

AB08884

Excellence; distinction; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; 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

O heavenly one! The maidservant of God . . . . hath praised thee! I hope thou wilt acquire great proficiency in writing literature

TAB.501-502

AB08929

Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; High station of the arts and sciences; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

ای نهال بوستان محبت الله زبان شکرانه بافق ابهی بگشا که ترا در سن طفولیت نور

O thou sapling which hast grown in the garden of the love of God! Unloose thy tongue in thanksgiving to the Kingdom of glory

DRM.009b, HUV1.038

BRL_CHILD#34, TAB.068

AB08987

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou flower perfumed by the Breaths of the Love of God! Verily, I read thy written letter and have supplicated unto God to receive thee in His Kingdom

TAB.052

AB08990

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

O thou who art turning toward the Kingdom of God! I have read thy letter of eloquent composition. I beg of God to make thee fluent in tongue

TAB.629

AB08992

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou who art rejoiced at the Kingdom of God! The letter indicating thy great wish to be a maidservant of the Cause of God

TAB.220

AB08993

Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art set aglow with the Fire of the Love of God! Thy letter reached me and I noted its beautiful contents. I ask God to augment thy faith

TAB.189-190

AB08994

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Unity in diversity

O thou who art baptized by the Spirit of the Love of God! Be rejoiced with this great bounty and gladdened by this mighty gift!

TAB.414

AB08996

Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art marching onward to God! I have read thy beautiful letter which contained delicate meanings

TAB.077

AB08997

God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who art advancing toward God! Verily, I received thy letter, which showed that thou hast turned unto the Kingdom of God

TAB.227

AB08998

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high

O thou who art turning unto God! Thy letter was an inheritance of joy and happiness unto me, for its significance was a supplication

TAB.084-085

AB08999

Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death

O thou who art tested with a great calamity! Be not grieved nor troubled because of the loss which hath befallen thee

TAB.085-086

AB09002

Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou whose breast is dilated by the Fragrances of God! Verily thy letter reached me and I prayed God to confirm thee in guiding the people

TAB.408-409

AB09003

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

ایتها المهتزه بنفحات الله انی مانسیتک و لاانساک و اتضرع الی مولای و مولاک

O thou who art made happy be the Fragrances of God! Verily, I have not forgotten thee and will never forget thee. I supplicate my Lord

BRL_DAK#0625

TAB.110

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

AB09006

Existence; immortality of the human soul; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou lamp glowing with the fire of the Love of God! Know that the garden drew near and the paradise hath been adorned with the sweet-basils

TAB.620

AB09010

Attaining the life of the spirit; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou whose heart is overflowing with the love of God! Verily, I received thy beautiful letter and praised God for kindling the fire of His Love

TAB.174

AB09014

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O thou who art arisen for the service of the Cause of God! I received thy recent letter and rejoiced in spirit at its interesting contents

TAB.334

AB09015

Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

O thou cup overflowing with the Wine of the Love of God! Know, verily, that the doors of the Kingdom are being opened to the East and West.

TAB.410

AB09018

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement

O thou who hast turned towards the Lights of the Verily, I greet thee from this White Place, the bright, blessed Holy Land, and say

TAB.242

AB09019

Importance of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who art advancing unto God! Thank God for that He taught thee the word of guidance, illuminated thy heart by the light of the Kingdom

TAB.413

AB09020

Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who art attracted unto the Beauty of ABHA! Verily I call thee, from this Spot, with a speech whereby the spirit is breathed into hearts and bodies

TAB.174, SW_v14#07 p.210x

AB09021

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted to the Bounty of El-ABHA! Verily, I have read thine excellent message, which announced thy praise to thy Supreme Lord

TAB.188-189

AB09022

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy new letter and was informed of its meanings, which proved thy lowliness

TAB.122-123

AB09040

Prayer for children and youth; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

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

AB09054

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

نامه ات رسید و سبب سرور گردید تا بحال خدمت بملکوت الهی نمودی و موفق گردیدی

Thy letter was received. It became conducive to happiness. Up to the present thou hast been serving in the Kingdom of God and hast been assisted.

MKT7.002a

TAB.226

AB09059

یا امه احتملت کل بلیه فی سبیل الله الطاف خاصه و موهبت مختصه حضرت احدیت را در

O handmaid who hast borne every tribulation in the path of God! The special favours and unique bounties of His Divine Oneness [3.5s]

TABN.202

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech

AB09061

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

یا امه الله استبشری بخطابی و جوابی قد طهرک الله عن المعاصی عندما اغرقک فی بحر

O thou maidservant of God! Glad-tidings unto thee because of my address and answer to thee! God hath purified thee from iniquities

BRL_DAK#0618

TAB.266-267

AB09063

Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O maidservant of God! Verily, the Lord of Hosts calleth thee from the absence of existence (or non-existence) and sayeth

TAB.415

AB09065

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou maidservant of God! It is incumbent upon thee to turn thyself wholly to the kingdom of God

TAB.233-234

AB09099

Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; War and peace

O thou servant of God! What thou hast written was perused. Be thou rejoiced on account of

TAB.546

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

AB09111

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O thou who art attracted by the Word of God! Verily, I read thy letter which contained new significances

TAB.050

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

AB09123

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Life and death; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O ye seekers of Truth! Your letter was received and a sweet fragrance was inhaled

TAB.550-551

AB09124

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou who art advancing unto God! Praise God that He guided thee to the Path of His Kingdom

TAB.128-129

AB09125

Human reality created in the image of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

O thou who art always calling on God! Thank thou God for He hath guided thee

TAB.516-517

AB09139

The Bird & The Butterfly, A. Gershuny-Jadduroy

الهی الهی هذا عبدک الذی اقبل الیک و هام فی هیماء محبتک و سلک فی منهج عبودیتک

O my God! O my God! This, Thy servant, hath advanced towards Thee, is passionately wandering in the desert of Thy love

BRL_DAK#0216

BPRY.176-177, TAB.078, TAB.618, VTRM.031-032

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for spiritual recognition

AB09193

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thank thou God for having found the realm of the Kingdom, become guided by the lights of the Sun of Reality

TAB.625

AB09268

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement

O thou sincere servant of the Lord of the Kingdom! Thou art favored and accepted in the Threshold of His Highness the Incomparable One

TAB.194

AB09307

در این ایام خبر رسیده است که جناب حاجی حیدر از اهل نجف آبد را در اصفهان وقت صلاة

In these days news hath reached Us that His honour Hají Haydar, from among the people of Najafábád, at the hour of prayer in Isfahán [3.5s]

TABN.272b, MAS5.255x

Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB09324

Accounts of dreams and visions; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O thou yearning one! Be thou a physician to every sick one and teach thou every ignorant one; that is, show thou to others the way of the Kingdom

TAB.524

AB09392

Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art quickened by the Divine Fragrances! I considered thy letter. Its expression was wonderful and indicated the brilliancy of thy heart

TAB.169-170

AB09411

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ای شمع افروخته روشنی حقیقی نور محبت الله است الحمد لله رخت بپرتو عشق الهی

O thou ignited candle! The real light is the light of the love of God. Praise be to God! thy face is illumined by the radiance of the divine love

MKT7.101a

TAB.697

AB09412

Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou candle of the love of God! I read what thou hast written. Its meanings were spiritual and its contents merciful. It indicated (thy) pure intention

TAB.193

AB09417

ای شیرین زبان شعرت محیر عقول و شعور بود و نظمت برهان موهبت رب غفور پس شرابت

O thou who art sweet tongued! Thy poem is a wonder to the minds and intellects and thy composition an evidence of the gift of the great Lord

TABN.299

TAB.404

Praise and encouragement

AB09453

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy likeness (photograph) was received through Mrs. . . . . . . . . and was seen. The light of faith shone in thy brow

TAB.052

AB09456

Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Thy faith and certainty became evident. Happy is thy condition, that in such a day

TAB.359

AB09477

Law of obligatory prayer; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who hast turned thy face toward the Kingdom of God! I supplicate God that thou mayest become like unto Peter, the “Rock”

TAB.363-364

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

AB09506

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou who art advancing unto God! Thy precious and beloved letter came to hand and all contents noted. Consider how the bounty of God

TAB.257-258

AB09522

Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! I know how great a love thou hast! Thou art like unto a blooming rose in the rose-garden

TAB.209

AB09525

Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O thou who art attracted to the Light of the Kingdom! Thank thou God, that in this glorious period, thou hast advanced toward the Manifest Light

TAB.328

AB09553

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Human reality created in the image of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou plant in the Garden of the Kingdom! God created man in the utmost perfection, for He inscribed the edict of the divine likeness on his brow.

TAB.674-675

AB09620

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

ایتها الخریده الغراء شمری عن ساق الاجتهاد و اسرعی الی مطلع الایات ملکوت ربک

O thou bright pearl! Endeavor, and spare no effort, and hasten to the Kingdom of thy Lord, the Lord of the shining and clear evidences and arguments.

INBA59:184b

MJZ.030

TAB.171-172

AB09624

Consolation and comfort; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou who art imploring God! I was indeed acquainted with the great misfortunes and afflictions which have befallen thee

TAB.114

AB09625

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for healing

O thou who art supplicating unto the Kingdom of God! Rest assured in the mercy of thy Lord; be rejoiced for my remembering thee

TAB.053-054

AB09626

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art turning toward the Kingdom of God! I was informed of the contents of thy excellent letter and supplicated the Holy Threshold

TAB.527

AB09627

Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art rejoicing by the Glad-tidings of God! The contents of thy letter clearly show that thou art drawn by the love of God

TAB.692-693

AB09628

Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou who art advanced towards God! Verily I implore God to cause thee to be a sign of the book of Genesis

TAB.122

AB09629

Prayer for married couples; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

O thou who art advancing unto God! Verily I pray to God to make thee and thy revered husband—under the shadow of His Greatest Name

TAB.048-049

AB09631

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art advancing towards God! I have already read thy letter sent to his honor, . . . May God confirm and strengthen thee to serve His Cause

TAB.240

AB09633

Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted by the fragrance of God! Beloved art thou, for

TAB.517, SW_v10#19 p.343

AB09634

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The concourse on high

O thou who art rejoiced by the Appearance of God! Blessed art thou for that thine eyes were brightened by the light of guidance

TAB.651-652

AB09636

Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who art assuredly believing in God! Verily, I am informed of thy letter which showeth how thou art praising God

TAB.475-476

AB09637

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

ایتها المومنه بوحدانیه الله اعلمی انه لاینفع الانسان الا حب الرحمن و لاینور

O thou believer in the oneness of God! Know thou that nothing profiteth a soul save the love of the All-Merciful, nothing lighteth up a heart

MKT2.333a, MNMK#077 p.148, MMK1#151 p.174

SWAB#151, TAB.053

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

AB09638

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou whose tongue is uttering the Name of God! Turn wholly unto the Lord of Hosts, “Glorious Station” the Manifest

TAB.410-411

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

AB09651

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou messenger in the command of God! Blessed art thou for guiding . . . . . . . . unto the Fountain of the Water of Life

TAB.189

AB09655

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude

ایها الولد الروحانی ایدک الله و شیدک فی نعومه اظفارک و بحبوحه صباک و نور وجهک

O thou spiritual lad! May God uphold thee and edify thee in the flower of thy youth and in the spring-time of thy life and may He illumine thy face

DRM.022a

TAB.059-060

AB09694

Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

O my dear friend! Verily, my heart is united with thee even though my body is in a distant land, for verily neither long distance

TAB.482

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

AB09722

Exhortations and counsels; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O maidservant of God! Thy letter was read. The doors of the Kingdom are open

TAB.523-524

AB09732

Attaining the life of the spirit; Parents and children; youth; families; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and its contents read

TAB.237

AB09734

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

O thou who art seeking for the Power of the Holy Spirit! The reality of man is like unto a sea

TAB.326-327

AB09735

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

O ye spiritual assembly! As ye were gathered in the meeting of hospitality

TAB.554-555

AB09736

Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual baptism

O servant of God! I was very happy to receive thy letter because it showed thy servitude

TAB.066

AB09743

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God

O thou who art shining with the Kingdom's Lights! Verily, I am informed of thine earnest desire

TAB.231-232x

AB09745

Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

O thou who art kindled with the fire of the Love of God! Blessed art thou

TAB.236

AB09751

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Praise and encouragement

O ye two who are advancing towards the Kingdom of God! Mr. . . hath praised you that

TAB.256-257

AB09752

Attaining the life of the spirit; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

O thou handsome child! Thy spiritual father and thy good mother sent me thy radiant picture

TAB.070-071

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

AB09793

The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

O thou maidservant of God! I ask from the favors of the Sun of Truth the splendors of the eternal outpouring for thee

TAB.527

AB09795

Literature; drama; humanities; the arts

O thou maidservant of God! Thy poetry was received. The context was elegant. The words were eloquent and the theme, the Manifest Light.

TAB.546

AB09814

Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings

ای امه الله لسان فارسی بیاموز تا آنکه معانی کلمات الهی بیابی و بر اسرار الهی

O thou maidservant of God! Acquire the Persian tongue, so as to learn of the meanings of the divine words and to know the divine mysteries

PYB#265 p.51, PYB#266 p.07, ANDA#79 p.05

TAB.306, LOG#1143x

AB09815

ای امه الله محزون مباش مغموم مباش از برای هر امری حکمتی عاقبت حکمتش ظاهر و

O handmaid of God! Be thou neither sorrowful nor dismayed, for in every matter lieth hidden a wisdom which shall, in due time, be made manifest [3.5s]

TABN.271

Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB09837

ای بنده الهی اگر رضای الهی جوای شب و روز با یاران الهی الفت جو و موانست نما

O servant of God! If thou seekest divine good-pleasure, cultivate, both night and day, fellowship and companionship with the friends of God [3.5s]

MKT9.040a, TABN.251a

Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause

AB09878

ای بنده حق نصرالله نام داری منصوری و مظفر ملاحظه فرما که چه نصرتی عطا فرمود

O thou servant of Truth! Thou bearest the name Nasru'lláh (Aid of God); observe, then, what triumphant and victorious assistance hath been bestowed upon thee [3.5s]

TABN.189

The power of words; of speech

AB10009

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

O thou seeker of Truth! Praise be to God! the essence of severance is manifest from this world and the star of love of God is shining

TAB.623

AB10019

Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou bird of the Rose-garden of the Kingdom! In appearance there hath some time elapsed since news hath been received from thee

TAB.727-728

AB10036

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

O thou excellent maidservant of God! Thank thou God that thou hast stepped into the arena of existence in this glorious age

TAB.623-624

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

AB10045

O thou thrall in the Lord of the Kingdom! Thy photograph was considered with utmost insight. This picture is an emblem of an enlightened face

TAB.479

AB10047

Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude

O dear maidservant of God: Be thankful to God that you have been guided to the light of truth, entered to the Kingdom of Love of God

TAB.684

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

AB10050

Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá

ای کنیز مهربان الهی نامه ات مانند گل دسته معطری بود از آنگلدسته رایحه ایمان و

O thou kind maidservant of God! Thy letter was like a perfumed nosegay and from that nosegay the fragrance of faith and assurance was inhaled.

DRM.008a

TAB.530

Praise and encouragement

AB10053

ای کودک عزیز توجه بملکوت اعلی کن و این مناجات بخوان طفل صغیرم پستان عنایت را ثدی

O thou darling dear! Turn thy face toward the Supreme Kingdom and chant thou this prayer: O Thou pure God! I am a little child; grant that the breast of Thy loving-kindness be the breast that I cherish

DRM.008d, ADH2.131x, ADH2_5#08 p.163x, MMG2#430 p.476x, HUV1.010x

BRL_APAB#09x, BRL_CHILD#09x, TAB.588, SW_v09#10 p.114, LABC.011

Education of children; moral education; Prayer for children and youth

AB10062

Love of God; Music and singing; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

ای محترمه حمد کن خدا را که نغمه و اهنک آموختی و بستایش و محامد حی قیوم در

O thou honorable one! Thank thou God that thou art instructed in music and melody, singing with pleasant voice the glorification

DRM.009d

TAB.512

AB10070

Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou bird of the Rose-garden of the Love of God! Thank thou God that, through the utterance of Mrs. .., thou hast heard of the universe

TAB.669

AB10098

Being a source of light; guidance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom! Thy letter contained meanings full of sweetness. I therefore took it in my hand with the utmost love

TAB.554

AB10177

O thou Spiritual Physician: Turn unto God with a heart beating with His love, sincerely devoted to His commemoration, gazing unto His Kingdom

TAB.628-629

Prayer for healing

AB10179

Ether; the phenomenon of light; Material and spiritual existence; two books

O thou effulgence of the Kingdom! I read thy letter and was informed of thy speech, the contents of which were full of the feelings

TAB.249-250

AB10182

Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude

O thou who hast advanced towards Baha'! Truly, I say unto thee, wert thou to spend all that is on earth, thou couldst not obtain this gift

TAB.248

AB10183

O thou who art advancing toward God! Blessed are thou, for the lights of guidance have shone forth upon thee and the bounty of the Supreme Kingdom

TAB.196-197

AB10184

Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

O thou who art advancing towards the Kingdom of God! Verily, I supplicate God to illuminate thy heart through the Light which is shining

TAB.121

AB10185

Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; The concourse on high

O thou who art advancing towards the Shining Orb of the Horizons! Verily, the East and West have already glittered through the light

TAB.305

AB10187

O thou who art assured in God! Verily we read thy letter and asked for thee confirmation. Verily thy Lord will strengthen thee in great spirituality

TAB.121-122

AB10188

ایتها الورده المتفتحه فی جنه الابهی انی قرات تحریرک البدیع الانشاء الدال علی

O thou opened rose in the garden of El-ABHA! I have perused thy excellently worded letter showing what is moving in thy heart

Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou lamp who art illuminated with the light of the Love of God! Leave thou the world and abandon the people

TAB.073

AB10198

Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ایها الشاب الروحانی و الفتی الرحمانی انظر الی فضل مولاک کیف هداک الی معین

O thou spiritual youth and merciful young man! Consider the grace of thy Master; how He hath directed thee to the fountain of salvation

DRM.006d

TAB.256, LABC.009

AB10200

Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou whose heart is pure and whose soul is rejoiced! Verily, thy revered wife sent unto us thy photograph and we saw and rejoiced

TAB.636-637

AB10204

Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

O thou who art directed unto God! Verily, I saw thy photograph and was rejoiced by perceiving thy illumined likeness, which proved the purity of thy heart

TAB.242-243

AB10207

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

O thou whose face is radiant with the light of the Love of God!

TAB.589

AB10208

Prayer for healing; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O thou advancer to God! Verily, I have read thy brilliant letter which is elegantly composed. I supplicate God to alleviate thy trials

TAB.636

AB10245

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

O maidservant of God! I ask God to open before thy face the doors of wisdom, to give thee a drink of the chalice overflowing

TAB.412

AB10246

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude

O maidservant of God! Thank thy Lord for confirming thee unto this wonderful day and new century and giving thee to drink the cup

TAB.637

AB10248

Predictions and prophecies

یا امه الله ان ذلک الطفل مولود و موجود و سیکون له من امره عجبا تسمعین به

Verily, that child is born and is alive and from him will appear wondrous things that thou wilt hear of in the future.

AKHA_105BE #04 p.05, AKHA_103BE #13 p.41, QT105.1.288, AYT.454, DUR3.239, YHA2.577, BHQ.220, BYM.009, ANB.060, PPRP.002, NFQ.020a, KNSA.187, MATA.260, KHH1.341 (1.475)

TAB.484, MNYA.260, PPRL.002

AB10249

Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Prayer for spiritual recognition

O thou maidservant of God! I supplicate and implore my Lord to strengthen thee by the Spirit of Life, make thee enter the Ark of Safety

TAB.313

AB10255

O my tender friend! Verily, the union between myself and thee is on a solid foundation and a well made basis. Neither the winds can remove it

TAB.072-073

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

AB10280

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O ye who are set aglow with the fire of God's Love! Blessed are ye for having been chosen

TAB.084

AB10284

Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name

O thou who art longing for the Heavenly Kingdom! Mrs... became the guide and directed thee

TAB.674

AB10288

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for specific individuals; groups

O thou who art assuredly believing in God! Verily, I read thy brilliant letter

TAB.113

AB10296

O thou fresh, slender branch saturated with the abundant rain of His bounty! I ask God

TAB.154, BSTW#276f

AB10299

Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

O thou whose face is illumined with the Light of the Love of God! The answer already

TAB.198-199

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

AB10308

Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

O thou maidservant of God! The letter that thou hast written, through his honor Mr. ...

TAB.357

AB10309

Consolation and comfort; Love of God

O my dear, intimate friend! Verily, I address thee with such an appellation whereby the hearts

TAB.129

AB10310

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others

O thou who art turned to the Kingdom of the Lord, the Forgiving! With prayers and supplications

TAB.233

AB10316

O thou bird who art warbling in the Garden of the Guidance of God! Verily, I read

TAB.187-188

Praise and encouragement

AB10350

Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transcending the material condition

O thou attracted maidservant of God! This is a blessed address. If thou fulfill

TAB.150

AB10542

Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

O thou seeker of Truth! Thank thou the maidservant of God Mrs. . . . ., for she hath guided thee to the Divine Kingdom

TAB.675

AB10543

Spiritual communication; connections of the heart

O thou yearner after Truth! I know in what condition thou art, and how much thou longest for the meeting. The real meeting consists in the communication of heart.

TAB.589-590

AB10545

O thou yearner after the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. It was brief and expressive of meaning. I ask from God that thy name be registered

TAB.590

AB10561

Bringing forth results; fruit

O thou flower of the Rose-garden of God! Thou hast presented thy life. I have also accepted it, in order that thou mayest sacrifice thyself

TAB.590

AB10603

O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and I supplicated and implored at the Divine Kingdom

TAB.668

AB10667

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

AB10671

Manifestation of God as sun; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

O thou tree planted in the Vineyard of God! Verily, the clouds of the mercy of thy Lord have poured forth the rain of His greatest gift

TAB.686

AB10674

Love of God; Praise and encouragement

O Thou who art attracted to God! I send this letter written by my own hand, that thou mayest thank god, thy Lord

TAB.085

AB10675

Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O thou who art advancing unto the Kingdom of God! I ask God to make thee a helper to the maidservants of the Merciful, to walk in the path of salvation

TAB.054

AB10679

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

O thou who art guided by the Light of Guidance! Verily, I am informed of thy confession of the Oneness of God and thy being attracted

TAB.408

AB10689

Ether; the phenomenon of light; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness

O thou shining ray! Verily, the ray, being transmitted from the etheric sphere, rends the space and reaches the surface of the earth

TAB.249

AB10697

Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]

O thou who art accepted of God! Know thou that, verily, the eye of favors is directed to thee and is beholding thee with a divine glance

TAB.133

Thankfulness; gratitude

AB10703

470

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

AB10725

O maid-servant of God! Thy letter reached me and I prayed God to bless thee by His heavenly blessing in thy marriage

TAB.058-059, BLO_PT#052.05

AB10736

Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O thou maidservant of God! Be rejoiced at the mercy of God and be delighted by the remembrance of thy Master! Thank thou Him

TAB.189

AB10739

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou maidservant of God, who art guided to the Light of Guidance! Verily, I read thy letter which expressed praise to thy Supreme Lord

TAB.693-694

AB10756

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

یا من انجذب من مغناطیس الملکوت ان ربک اظهر مغناطیس الارواح و القلوب فی قطب

O thou who hast been attracted by the Magnet of the Kingdom! Note that thy lord hath manifested the Magnet of the souls and hearts

INBA59:198a, UMich962.116a, UMich991.055

MJZ.017

TAB.328-329, BWF.366-366x, PN_unsorted p074

AB10762

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

O thou leaf who art well watered through the out-pouring of the cloud of favor from God!

TAB.062

AB10769

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for nearness to God

ربی و محبوبی و مقصودی آنسنی فی وحدتی و رافقنی فی غربتی و اکشف کربتی و هیمنی

O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire! Befriend me in my loneliness and accompany me in my exile

BRL_DAK#0238

BPRY.248-249, TAB.618, VTRM.032

E. Mahony, KC Porter, R. Johnston-Garvin [track 5]

AB10775

Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity

O thou seeker of the Divine Kingdom! The heavenly doors opened, the hosts of realities

TAB.674

AB10776

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement

O thou who art directed to the Light of Guidance! Thank thou God, for thou hast chanted

TAB.256

AB10786

Being a source of light; guidance; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Unity in diversity

O thou beloved of my heart! Verily, my soul longs for thee, for the lamp of the love

TAB.130

AB10787

Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

O thou who hast sought shelter in the Impregnable Cave! Verily, the glad-tidings of God

TAB.105-106

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

AB10790

Love of God; Personal instructions

O ye dear children! Your father is compassionate, clement and merciful

TAB.622

AB10796

Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, the maidservant of god

TAB.517

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

AB10963

The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of God! The doors of the Ideal Heaven of God are opened and some souls are on the wing

TAB.675

AB11002

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

و امّا سئلت عن الّذين توفّوا من اهل الصّلاح قبل ان يسمعوا نداء هذا الظّهور

O thou who hast prayed to the Kingdom of God! I have read thy letter and I have taken knowledge of God as to thy conduct towards the Kingdom

MMK3#037 p.024x

BRL_ATE#052x, TAB.477-478

Love of God; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

AB11091

Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight

O thou seeing one! Know thou, verily, God hath preferred the insight to the sight

TAB.604-605, SW_v07#16 p.151x, VTRM.018-019

AB11097

Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity

O maidservant of God! How blessed thou hast been to have entered the Kingdom of God!

TAB.062

AB11098

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O thou maidservant of God! Thank God that thou dost believe in the Greatest Manifestation

TAB.130

AB11106

Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O maidservant of God! If thou seekest eternal glory, let thyself be humble and meek in the presence

TAB.061-062x, DWN_v5#04 p.002a

B. Grover, B. Weber

AB11109

Praise and encouragement; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

O thou illumined youth! Thank thou God, for that the tongues spoke in thy praise

TAB.108

AB11197

ای نونهال باغ محبت الله از خدا رجا مینمایم که ترا بباران رحمت و پرتو و حرارت

O thou who art a young tree in the Garden of the Love of God! I supplicate to God that He develop and flourish thee with the shower of mercy

DRM.015c, HUV1.041

TAB.169

AB11266

Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

O servant of God! Give thanks to God for you have come to the Holy Land, visited the Sacred Threshold, associated with us for a few days

TAB.678, BAVA.036, BLO_PN#021

AB11273

Love of God; Praise and encouragement; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

O thou candle of the Love of God! The light of man depends on the light of the love of God

TAB.250

AB11277

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name

O thou maidservant of God! Dost thou remember when Mrs... was talking with thee

TAB.673

AB11279

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

O thou candle of the Love of God! I ask God to grant thee by His favor and grace

TAB.129-130

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

AB11284

Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions

O thou servant of Baha'! Thy visit is accepted and thy name ever mentioned

TAB.127

AB11289

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Personal instructions; Unity; oneness of humanity

...Convey my respectful greetings to [Dr.] ... and say : "Have confidence in heavenly bounty

TAB.507

AB11290

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for children and youth

O thou Glorious Lord! Make thou this little maidservant a brilliant-starred daughter

TAB.551

AB11304

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prophecy and fulfillment

My God! My God! Elohim. To this Thy servant give the understanding of the Old Testament

TAB.277-278

AB11307

Christ; Christianity; Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

...Be not sad on account of poverty, nor be sorrowful when the people scorn thee

TAB.177

AB11310

Love as fire; Love of God; Prayer for service; Service to others; to the Cause of God

O maidservant of God! ...I beg of God that He may make [that place] a center

TAB.202

AB11342

Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

O servant of God! Faith is the magnet which draws the confirmation of the Merciful One. Service is the magnet which attracts the heavenly strength.

TAB.062, DWN_v5#04 p.002b

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

AB11432

Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God

...Express my affection to Mrs ... and say: "The grace of God hath chosen thee

TAB.507-508

AB11434

Bringing forth results; fruit; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; The Word of God; influence and centrality of

To the servant of God! I ask God to make thee a growing, developing branch in His vineyard

TAB.653

AB11441

Bringing forth results; fruit; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul

O thou tree, developed in the garden of the Love of God! Be well watered

TAB.131

AB11462

Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

...Be not in despair, but rather smile by the mercy of thy Lord; and be not sorrowful

TAB.177

AB11463

Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Thankfulness; gratitude

O thou who art esteemed and guarded! Thank God for that by reason of which thy picture

TAB.651

AB11495

Music and singing; Service to others; to the Cause of God

ای منجذب بملکوت آموختن هنر موسیقی را تکمیل کن و تا حد امکان در جانفشانی بآستان

O thou attracted one of the Kingdom! Complete thou the study of the art of music and sacrifice thyself

KHSH04.154x

TAB.671

AB11527

Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

O thou spiritual beloved! I have carefully looked at thy picture and found that from thy face

TAB.648

AB11530

Bahá'í Scriptures; Mahmúd's Diary

...Say to [Dr.] ... that "he studied physical medicine and he cured physical diseases

TAB.507

ABU0001

Words to Mr Pinchot and others, spoken on 1912-06-04

3400

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

ABU0014

Words to Shaykh Salih, spoken on 1915-01-11

2230

از بس میترسی خوابهایت هم مغشوش و مشوش است مثل قصه آن شخص میماند که در روضه

Because you are so frightened, your dreams are also disturbed. Your situation is like the story of the man who would attend rawdih-khanís

KHH1.150-158 (1.208-219)

KHHE.222-232, STAB#022

Accounts of dreams and visions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0018

Interview with Pasteur Monnier at his theological seminary in Paris, 1913-02-17

2180

Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity

Interview with Pasteur Monnier (1913)

احوال حضرات را بپرس اسقوف عرض کرد الحمد لله سلامتیم و مسرور از تشریف

How are you?... I am likewise most happy... One endowed with the gift of hearing gets the mysteries of God from all things

AVK2.172.02x, AVK4.331x, KHF.148, KHAB.418 (421), KHTB3.061

DAS.1913-02-16, SW_v04#03 p.051-055, ADP.147-158, BLO_PT#002, STAB#062

Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as mirror; Oneness; unity of religion; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); The cross and the trinity

question and answer session.

ABU0028

Address at Turanian Society of Budapest, Budapest, 1913-04-14

1890

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List

در عالم انسانی این چه قدر مدار افتخار است که در بوداپست مملکت غرب انجمنی تشکیل شود

What a source of pride this is for humanity—that in Budapest, which is in the West, a society should be formed for the advancement and improvement of the condition of the Easterners...Qurratu'l-'Ayn (Tahirih) was eloquent. Her writings and poems are available today. Every one of the learned of the region praised her... In the Christian Dispensation it was Mary Magdalene who was the cause of the steadfastness of the disciples

BRL_DAK#0824, MAS5.247x, KHF.255, KHAB.428 (430), KHTB3.095

BRL_ATE#206x, STAB#131x, ADMS#109

Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Role and station of women; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0042

Public address given on 1912-09-03

1700

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Maintainance of degrees in society; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wealth inequality and its moderation

It seems as though all creatures can exist singly and alone. For example, a tree

PUP#102, FWU.038, SW_v07#17 p.171-172x, SW_v08#01 p.013x, SW_v13#09 p.227-230, ABIC.010-013, ECN.689x + 946x, STAB#047

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

ABU0063

Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1919-08-06

560

When the mujtahids and Nasiri'd-Din Shah sent Shaykh 'Abdu'l-Husayn to 'Iraq, and he began agitating against the Blessed Perfection

BKOG.143-144x, STAB#078

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU0072

Religious Prejudices: Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-10-27

1400

Paris Talks

چونکه تعلیم بهاء الله توحید جمیع بشر است و نهایت الفت و اتحاد و بقدر امکان

The basis of the teaching of Baha'u'llah is the Unity of Mankind, and his greatest desire was that love and goodwill should live in the heart of men.

AMK.232-236, DWNP_v1#08 p.001-004, KHF.199, KHAB.100 (109), KHTB1.079, KHTP.057

PT#13 p.036, DWN_v3#02 p.015-017, STAB#103

Christ; Christianity; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0086

Public address given on 1912-08-06

1310

Christ; Christianity; Conference of Badasht; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Veiling [hijab]

Today we are enjoying temperate weather. As there are many strangers present, we will answer questions.

PUP#088 (p.247-252), SW_v03#18 p.006-007+10, SW_v19#09 p.258, SW_v08#08 p.098-099, PN_1912_heh p028, STAB#110

ABU0087

Words spoken on 1915-06-17 in Haifa

1310

وقتی که جمال مبارک در بغداد بودند میرزا محیط مشهور شیخی آمد به دارالسلام

When the Blessed Beauty was in Baghdad, Mirza Muhit, the famous Shaykhi, arrived in that city for the purpose of visiting Kazimayn.

BRL_DAK#0719, AHDA.077-078X, ZSM.1915-06-17

STAB#082x

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0098

Public address given on 1912-05-20

1240

Equality of men and women; Role and station of women; The animal kingdom; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity

Today questions of the utmost importance are facing humanity, questions peculiar to this radiant century

LOG#2080x, LOG#2082x, LOG#2099x, LOG#2103x, LOG#2104x, PUP#051 (p.133-137), SW_v03#08 p.018-020, STAB#129, STAB#130

ABU0156

Words spoken at Esperantist society in Edinburgh, 1913-01-07

1020

Bahá'í Scriptures

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

Harmony of science and religion; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity

ABU0167

Words to Lua Getsinger

1000

Ios was a shepherd boy who tended his flocks in the valleys and on the sloping hills of Persia. He was poor and simple

SW_v13#07 p.182-184, STAB#018, STAB#020, STAB#021

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0189

Words spoken on 1911-01-21

930

مثل ایران مثل حاصل سبز و خرم خوبی است که گرفتار برودت شده و برف فراوان بروی آن فرود آمده باشد... وقتی که کاروان مکه وارد بریه الشام

The likeness of Iran is as a verdant and fertile field that hath been seized by bitter cold, and upon which abundant snow hath descended [3.5s]... ...Once a trading caravan from Mecca was passing through Syrian lands. The Egyptian king ordered that the leader of the expedition

NJB_v02#06-07 p.008-009, YFY.266-267

STAB#065

Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Past, present and future of Iran; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0195

Words spoken on 1920-01-05

910

جمال مبارک ما را از جمیع قیود نجات داده... شخصی بود مصطفی بیک مدیر تحریرات مفتی شهر عکا

The Blessed Beauty has freed us from all restraints. He teaches that we must be kind to all, even to our enemies. There was a certain Mustafa Bayk

ISA.018-021

ISAE.1920-01-05, STAB#097x

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0199

Words spoken on 1914-07-03

910

It is said that Jesus entered a village. In those days many houses were broken into

DAS.1914-07-03, SW_v09#18 p.212-214, STAB#058

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU0231

Words spoken on 1913-06-19 in Port Said

860

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913; Universal peace — in which book is this?'

خیلی امر عجیبی است در پورت سعید چنین مجلس عظیمی عقد شد خوب است ملوک سر از

It is wonderful indeed that a gathering as grand as this one has been convened in Port Sa‘íd…. One night, Shaykh 'Abdu'l-Husayn the mujtahid told his cohorts about a dream he had…. No talk is there in town save of the loved one’s rippling hair; No spell abroad except her eyebrow’s curve—exquisite snare!

BRL_DAK#0822, AYT.379, KHF.189, KHAB.441 (441), KHTB3.076, NJB_v04#08 p.001, BDA2.357x

BRL_ATE#209x, MHMD2.475x, STAB#080x, ADMS#175

Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0256

Public address given on 1912-11-10

800

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Race unity; racial issues; Stories; anecdotes; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

This is a beautiful assembly. I am very happy that white and black are together

PUP#126 (p.425-428), SW_v06#13 p.099+102-103, SW_v12#05 p.108, STAB#005x

ABU0277

Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-06

770

مسائل الهیه مطابقت تام با عقل و علم دارد ولی مسئله در بیان شیئی است مبین لازم دارد همان مسئله را میشود بچندین

Spiritual teachings are completely consistent with rational thought and science, but it is a question of how they are presented. An interpreter is needed. The same issue can be presented in multiple ways.

KHH1.224-227 (1.312-317)

KHHE.327-329, STAB#052, STAB#108

Maintainance of degrees in society; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU0289

Words spoken on 1914-06-06 in Tiberias

750

These are the harbingers of the coming of the spiritual springtime... Once a Mohammadan mullah thought that one of his fingers had become impure

DAS.1914-06-06, SW_v09#10 p.108-109x, SW_v09#18 p.207x, STAB#023

Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Christian clergy; Words vs deeds

ABU0295

Words spoken on 1914-07-12

740

در ایامی که در آمریکا بودم امة الله مسیس پارسنز مرا به محل ییلاقی خود برد

When I was in Dublin the professor of the out-door school invited me to visit the pupils

KHH1.260-263 (1.364-367)

KHHE.381-384, DAS.1914-07-12, SW_v09#09 p.097-098x, STAB#153

Education of children; moral education; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; High station of learning

ABU0311

Words spoken ca. 1904

720

یک نفر طلبه علم قیافه از وطن خود هجرت نموده مدت شش سال در مصر اقامت کرد و علم قیافه

From the actions, facial features and general disposition of this doctor... There was once a young mulla who wished to become specialized in the evaluation of human character through the study of physiognomy.

KNSA.199-200 (366-368)

MNYA.276-279, STAB#027

Stories; anecdotes

ABU0317

Words to Shaykh Salman, spoken on 1915-04-12

710

چه لزوم کرده اخبار دروغ انتشار بدهند اگر خبری ندارند اصلا ننویسند حالا که دروغ میگویند

Why do they feel compelled to spread false rumors?... It is said that Nadir Shah once advanced a claim to Baghdad... His Holiness (Imam ‘Alí) was surrounded by enemies and wished to take refuge elsewhere. He said to one of His companions (Salman, the Persian), “Place me in this basket

KHH1.212-215 (1.298-301)

KHHE.312-313, DAS.1915-04-12, STAB#011, STAB#012

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0381

Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-09

640

Music is one of the important arts. It has a great effect upon the human spirit. Musical melodies are a certain something which prove to be accidental... Music is an important means to the education

COC#1421, LOG#1361x, LOG#1370x, SW_v15#04 p.130x, PN_1909 p015, PN_1909 p047, PN_1909C p063, PN_1909F p034, DJT.080-082, BLO_PN#027, STAB#143

Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU0420

Words to students of Beirut university, spoken on 1914-08-31

600

خوب مجلسی است بسیار محفل روحانی است مجلسی است مرتب و منظم در اینعالم مجمعهای

This is a delightful gathering. It is very spiritual and is well-organized and orderly. Many gatherings are held in the world

MAS5.135, KHF.279, KHAB.452 (453), KHTB3.105, KHH1.282-284 (1.393-396)

KHHE.407-409, DAS.1914-08-31, STAB#057

Christ; Christianity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity of thought and belief

ABU0455

570

حاجی فرجی کحال در بغداد بود خودش میگفت سه هزار چشم کور کردم تا کحال شدم

There was in Baghdad a man by the name of Haji Faraj Kahhal [oculist].

AHDA.509-510

STAB#077x

Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Newspapers and the media; publications; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0480

Words spoken on 1914-08-10

550

They are informed too late. The matter is now beyond their criticism and rebuke... Mohammed Ali Pasha had a big, fat camel. When the Hajis started on their long pilgrimage to Mecca

DAS.1914-08-10, SW_v09#18 p.210-211x, STAB#119

Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0481

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20

550

Monasticism; asceticism; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession

در ایام لکورغه اولاد خود را بقانون و ترتیب مخصوصی تربیت می‌کردند اولاً در وقت ازدواج

Lycurgus was well-versed in laws and he wished to treat his subjects justly. As he looked over the Spartans, he observed that they were divided into three classes… One day in the company of the Governor

BDA2.149-150x

DAS.1913-02-19, MHMD2.187-188x, STAB#098x

ABU0527

Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-07-31

520

The Bahá'í must first be informed of the Principles and Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh, then go forth

SW_v03#11 p.005-006, PN_1912_heh p006, PN_1912 p005, STAB#036

Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU0535

Words to Mrs Bernard, spoken on 1913-03-18

510

Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Excellence; distinction; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ولی انقطاع بعدم اسباب نیست بلکه بعدم تعلق قلب است ما در طهران شب دارای هر چیز

You have travelled through India... When the Persian government imprisoned Baha'u'llah in Teheran... Detachment does not imply lack of means; it is marked by the freedom of the heart. In Tihran, we possessed everything… There were once two friends, one rich but free of heart

BDA2.187

DAS.1913-03-18, MHMD2.238-239, ABCC.009x, BW_v13p1187-1188x, VLAB.144x, STAB#028x

ABU0540

Words spoken at Plaza Hotel in Chicago, 1912-05-02

510

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Consultation; Parliaments; constitutional government; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Unity in diversity

In this Cause consultation is of vital importance, but spiritual conference and not the mere voicing

PUP#031 (p.072-073), SW_v03#04 p.011-012, STAB#060

ABU0542

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-24

510

When I was in Mazandaran I was a wee bit of a child and enjoyed all the fun and play belonging to that age.

DAS.1914-12-24, SW_v13#10 p.271-272, STAB#004

Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0553

Words spoken on 1914-02-19

500

In Teheran I spoke with a scholarly gentleman and gave him the divine Message.... My happiness is in these glad tidings and victories... While we were living in Bagdad one of the most honorable men in Persian came there. He called

LOG#1981x, DAS.1914-02-19, SW_v07#16 p.155, SW_v09#03 p.035-036, STAB#109, STAB#113

ABU0566

Words to an army commander, spoken on 1914-05-11

490

By a general agreement all the governments of the world must disarm simultaneously. It will

DAS.1914-05-11, SW_v05#08 p.116, SW_v07#06 p.042-043, SW_v08#12 p.155-156, PN_1914 p012, STAB#151

Call to action; Stories; anecdotes; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace

ABU0595

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-13

470

من امروز ماست خوردم چون آقا میرزا حبیب را دوست میدارم هر چه میگوید میشنوم من ماست

Today I had some yogurt... God forbid if a person is overtaken with pride. During His last days, the Blessed Beauty was greatly annoyed [with Mírza Áqa Jan] to the point that I wanted to punish him physically.... Mírza Áqa Jan did not have a good end.

KHH1.240-242 (1.336-339)

KHHE.355-357, STAB#122

Poems and quotation from poetry; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds

ABU0611

Words spoken on 1913-08-22 in Ramleh

470

In Adrianople, vis-à-vis of our house, there was a café. Here sat every day a retired officer from the Turkish Army belonging to the Baktashi's sect.

DAS.1913-08-22, ABIE.220, BLO_PN#007, STAB#002

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude

ABU0634

450

حضرت اعلی در ایام توقفشان در بوشهر... تجار بوشهری رسمی داشتند که بعد از ختم هر معامله ای

During His stay in Bushihr, the Bab achieved extraordinary things and thoroughly demolished the foundation of people's corrupt practices...The merchants of Bushihr practised dabbih. That is, the merchants, after having negotiated a transaction

AHDA.041-042

STAB#073, GEN.012-013

Business; financial; property matters; Conduct in finance and business; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab

ABU0636

Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-20

450

In Persia every night there are several meetings in different places, held in the utmost supplication and submissiveness.

PN_1919 p145, LAT.076-079, STAB#063

Growth of the Cause; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0652

Address to the Baha'is at table at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-04-22

450

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

See how good Baha'u'llah is to us, how great the power of His Word! From what distant parts of the world.... When the Mohammedans came and conquered Persia

BDA1.046n

PUP#017 (p.043-044), SW_v03#03 p.012-014, SW_v09#18 p.206, SW_v19#03 p.089, STAB#054

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Stories; anecdotes

MHMD1.054

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

ABU0677

Words spoken at hotel in Denver, 1912-09-25

430

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]

دیدید چه آتشی بقلوب زدم انسان باید اول خود مسرور و منجذب باشد تا تواند

Did you see what a fire was set aglow in the hearts?... I have come to your city and found tall buildings and advancement in material civilization... Man must take flight from the cage of the body... The Persian friends travel mostly on foot.

BDA1.270.01

MHMD1.288-290, STAB#032

ABU0678

Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-08

430

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Mystical themes; Personal instructions; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha

من خیلی میخواهم با شماها صحبت بدارم لکن صحتم مساعد نیست دعا کنید صحت تامه ای حاصل شود

I wish very much to speak with you all, but I am not feeling well… I have been travelling for two years and a half. Nowhere was I ill except here.

BDA2.172-173

DAS.1913-03-08x, MHMD2.217-218, ABCC.012x, STAB#092x

ABU0724

Words spoken at Shrine of the Báb, 1920-09-05

410

Do you like it here? Do you like the view here? ... This truth is that this place has a spiritual atmosphere... His Holiness Elijah was once in a cave near here.

SW_v11#16 p.269-270, PN_1920 p030, PN_1920 p054, PN_1920 p090, PN_1920_heh p012, PN_1920_heh_haifa p013, STAB#053

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Shrines and Holy places; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0768

Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-19

390

For the present it is better to keep all the documents in the safety deposit vault... We will see what God wants. If America becomes illumined, its illumination like a magnet, will draw me there... The Turks are fond of eating.

SW_v10#17 p.315x, PN_1919 p028, PN_1919 p140, LAT.066-068, STAB#159

Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Bribery and corruption; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0800

Words spoken on 1916-05-06 in

370

شيخ عبدالحميد در اياميکه جمال مبارک در بغداد تشريف داشتند محبت زيادى داشت شيعه بود ولى بى نهايت محبت

When the Blessed Beauty was residing in Baghdad, there was a Shi'I Muslim by the name of Shaykh 'Abdu'l-Hamid

MUH1.0120-0122

STAB#136

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0813

Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan

370

One day, whilst at Kazimayn, through which He passed on his first journey to Karbila and Baghdad, Jamal-i-Mubarak was appealed to by a young man, 'Abdu'l-Vahhab

CHH.196-197, BLO_PN#022, STAB#035

Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0821

Words to Sarah Farmer, Jun. 1906

360

Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Empty learning; false spirituality; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

Inquire after the health of Miss Farmer, send her my greeting and say: “Many ideas rise up in the human mind; some of them concern truth

TAB.301-302, PN_1906 p086

ABU0824

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

360

بعد از اینها خوب میشود من از یک چیز متاثر شدم که یکوقت نوشته بودند

After these occurrences, it will be better.... Tolstoy is a deeply learned man. I wanted him to embrace the blessed Cause

KHH1.053-054 (1.074-076)

KHHE.092-094, STAB#112

Criticism and its limits; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech

ABU0858

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

350

جناب ابوالفضائل با نهایت ضعف و پیری شب و روز به خدمت امر الله قائم است

Even though he is old and very frail, Mírza Abú'l-Fadl devotes night and day to the service of the Cause of God and the diffusion of the divine fragrance.

KHH1.027-029 (1.039-040)

KHHE.055-056, STAB#071

Conduct in finance and business; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU0882

Public address given on 1912-04-18

340

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary

امشب من بسیار مسرورم زیرا بدیدن دوستان خودم آمده ام شما همقطار و اقران من هستید

Tonight I am very happy for I have come here to meet my friends

BRL_DAK#1030, SFI07.028, BDA1.037n

PUP#013 (p.032-034), SW_v03#07 p.011-012, SW_v08#03 p.033+037-038, DJT.257-259, FDA.008-009, BLO_PN#027, STAB#056

Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

MHMD1.047

ABU0887

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

340

طهران بسیار مغشوش است واقعا مرحوم مظفرالدینشاه در باره رعایای خود ابدا کوتاهی نکرد

Tihran is in great agitation. In truth, the late Muzaffari'd-Din Shah did all he could for his subjects. But it would have been better to first educate the people of Iran

KHH1.035-036 (1.050-051)

KHHE.067-068, STAB#014

Constitutional revolution in Iran; Critique of Western values; culture; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Non-participation in politics; True liberty; freedom

ABU0916

Words spoken on 1914-10-13 ? in Haifa

330

حضرات اطمینان دارند اوایل که ما آمدیم بعکا وارد شدیم کاری کرده بودیم که همه اطمینان

When we first came to ‘Akka, we behaved in such wise that everyone trusted us. There was a certain Qasim of Nayriz who was very weak.

KHH1.111-112 (1.156-157)

KHHE.169-170, STAB#015

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0932

Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-08

330

Once upon a time there was a merchant in the city of Balsora

DAS.1914-12-08, SW_v13#06 p.152x, STAB#007

Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0943

330

In Haifa there was at one time a German Consul who became Abdu'l-Baha's friend. He used to call on Abdu'l-Baha often

ABIE.312, BLO_PN#007, STAB#100

Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Stories; anecdotes

ABU0950

Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-17

320

We had at one time very great sufferings and persecutions. We were greatly harassed at Acca. Praise be to God that you came here in the utmost joy and happiness... A Turk came here and one of the inhabitants told him

PN_1919 p023, PN_1919 p115, LAT.038-043, STAB#141

Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Music and singing; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal language

ABU0955

Words spoken on 1915-11-25 in Haifa

320

للذاهبین الاولین من القرون لنا بصائر . در اسلاف نظر کنیم، در روش آنها، در نجاح و فلاح و موفقیت دنیویه آنها

PYB#218 p.18-20x, ZSM.1915-11-25

STAB#040, STAB#045

Episodes from the early history of Islam; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0986

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-10-01

310

Call to action; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes

بخاطر دارم که طفل بودم در طهران در بیرونی در جنب حضرت وحید یعنی جناب آقا سید یحیی

I remember once in Tihran when I was a child, I was sitting by Aqa Siyyid Yahya Vahid

BDA1.280.02x

MHMD1.298x, BKOG.063x, STAB#133

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

ABU1052

Words to Juliet Thompson et al, spoken on 1909-07-10

300

At the time of prayer one must hold in one's mind some object. Then he must turn his face and direct his mind to this picture.

PN_1909 p017, PN_1909 p051, PN_1909C p097, DJT.090-091, BLO_PN#027, STAB#059, STAB#070

Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Idolatry; Manifestation of God as mediator; Mary Magdalene; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Resurrection of Christ; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; Transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU1058

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

300

I wish to train you until you have no other thought, no other motive, no other wish than service

SW_v04#06 p.104, STAB#107

Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1059

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

300

You must become impervious to criticism, unconscious of attack and abuse, nay, rather welcoming persecution

SW_v04#06 p.104-105, STAB#105

Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment

ABU1117

Words spoken in Aug. 1915

280

از اشیاء نفیسه بیت جمال مبارک یک تسبیح مروارید برای ما ماند

Prayer beads made of pearls - one of the most precious of the household possessions of the Blessed Beauty

RHQM2.0842-843 (257) (157)

STOB.014-015x #022, STAB#076

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Business; financial; property matters; Imam 'Ali

ABU1156

Words spoken on 1913-12-06 in Haifa

280

What a beautiful gathering! In all the places I went.... According to the blessed command, it is not permitted to fall on the knees.... A certain Kurd was awakened in the morning to say his prayers

SW_v09#02 p.017-018, STAB#106

Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Shrines and Holy places; Stories; anecdotes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1193

Words to a telegraph officer, spoken on 1913-10-29

270

When I was in America, I was most busy... Once upon a time, there was a poor fellah (farmer) who cultivated a patch of ground with cotton.

DAS.1913-10-29, SW_v09#18 p.210x, STAB#120

Growth of the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1204

Words spoken on 1913-08-25 in Ramleh

270

While I was in Adrianople Khorsheed Pasha the Vali asked me one day about the future possibilities of the country... During the war against a foreign nation one of the soldiers was stricken with a severe sickness.

DAS.1913-08-25, SW_v09#18 p.206, ABIE.239, BLO_PN#007, STAB#152

Relationship between government and people; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1211

Words spoken at home of Shaykh Salih in Abu Sinan, 1914-11-01

260

در این ایام حسن سیاست و تدابیر لازم است مردمان با تدبیر نیستند در جنگ روس و ایران

In these days, wise and sound policies are needed in political affairs, but leaders are not prudent. In the Russian-Iranian War, Iran was defeated

KHH1.132 (1.182-183)

KHHE.198-199, STAB#145

Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU1216

Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-17

260

I remember the time we were in America. There were several of us traveling. Those were good days. They were all full of the commemoration of God... Nothing but the religion of God can solve the economic problems.

PN_1919 p023, PN_1919 p121, LAT.043-051, STAB#091

Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Maintainance of degrees in society; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU1292

Words spoken on 1913-08-22 in Ramleh

250

There was another Baktashi who, in his younger days, was an officer in the Turkish government. This man became very sick, and the members of his family had summoned a Mullah to his bed.

DAS.1913-08-22, ABIE.218, BLO_PN#007, STAB#124

Empty learning; false spirituality; Prayer for forgiveness; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Servitude; submission to God; repentance

ABU1344

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

240

A great king walking in his garden one day noticed a man, about ninety years old

SW_v09#18 p.207-208, DLA.038-039, BLO_PN#026, STAB#001

Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU1352

Words spoken on 1913-08-22 in Ramleh

240

When we were living in Adrianople there was a Baktashi who lived close by us. Professionally he was a wood-chopper, socially he was a wit.

DAS.1913-08-22, ABIE.217, BLO_PN#007, STAB#033

Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Work as worship

ABU1354

Words spoken on 1914-07-25

240

It is related that Saboktakeen, one of the renowned ancient kings of Persia, lived

DAS.1914-07-25, SW_v09#18 p.204-205, STAB#041

Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1367

Words spoken at Bahji, 1916-05-03

230

در بغداد زين العالدين خاني بود از نجباي ايران به فلاکت افتاده بود

In Baghdad there was a man of Persian nobility who had fallen on hard times.

PYB#210 p.18, ZSM.1916-05-03

STAB#013

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1368

Words spoken ca. 1904

230

در بیابانی یک نفر عرب مسکین در بالین کلب معلم خود گریه و زاری مینمود راهگذری رسید

Once a poor Arab was weeping and wailing in the wilderness while tending to his dying Dog.

KNSA.202 (371)

MNYA.281-282, STAB#026

Kindness to and rights of animals; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1380

Words spoken on 1915-08-06 in Haifa

230

همه اش هباءً منبثاً مأمن لی بیتاً عند عرش عظمتک فی ملکوت فردانیتک. معتمد الدوله اصفهان، منوچهر خان

All else is scattered dust. Grant me a shelter near the throne of Thy grandeur in the kingdom of Thy oneness [3.5s]... ...Mu'tamidu'd-Dawlih of Isfahan, Manuchihr Khan, owned many buildings. He had many villages in the vicinity of Tehran.

AHDA.595-596x, ZSM.1915-08-06

STAB#134x

Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1423

230

One day a man became annoyed with his camel and promised himself that on the following day he would sell it

NJB_v11#19 p.341

STAB#123

Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

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

ABU1431

Words spoken on 1915-03-20

220

این خنقدقها را میبینید دولت عثمانی میخواهد با این خندقها از کشتیهای ... در ایام عبدالحمید که فرقه عسگر متطوع

Do you observe these trenches? The Ottoman government wishes through these fortifications to prevent the ships [3.5s]... ...During the reign of 'Abdu'l-Hamid when a group of soldiers volunteered to fight against the Russians

KHH1.194

KHHE.283-284, STAB#046

Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past

ABU1451

Words spoken on 1913-01-29 in Paris

210

Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment

و هم بطمع افتادن او برای اخذ از حضور مبارک که “ در حیفا آمد باو عتنائی نشد

Rashid Pasha came to Haifa, but I paid no attention to him. He even sent his son to 'Akka

BDA2.112

MHMD2.138-139, STAB#094

ABU1493

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

210

در حرب خندق یا معروف بحرب الاحزاب حضرت محمد و اصحاب از شدت گرسنگی سنگ بشکم بسته

Being thoroughly surrounded by the enemies, in the course of the Battle of the Moat, known as Harbu'l-Ahrab, His Holiness Muhammad and His companions were so starved

KHH1.019-020 (1.027-028)

KHHE.041-042, STAB#067

Episodes from the early history of Islam; Prophecy and fulfillment

ABU1497

Words spoken ca. 1914

210

مرشد که یکی از اصحاب قلعه بود در طهران با بزرگان و رجال مراوده داشت تصدیق امر کرد روزی

Murshid was close to the notables and the prominent figures of Tihran. He embraced the Faith and became one of companions at the fort [Tabarsi].

NJB_v12#05 p.109, KHH1.321-322 (1.447-448)

KHHE.458-459, STAB#034

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1522

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

210

Abdu'l-Bahá in London

The real teaching of Buddha is the same as the teaching of Jesus Christ

AIL.063, STAB#055

Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Stories; anecdotes; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ABU1532

Words spoken on 1916-01-31

200

الحاکم بامر الله موسس فرقه درزى ششم خليفه فاطمى است ولى درزى لقب يکى از تلاميذ الحاکم است

Al-Hakim bi-Amr'illah, founder of the Druze sect, was the sixth Fatimid Caliph, while Darazi was the title of one of Al-Hakim's disciples [3.5s]... ...One al-Hakim bi'l-Amr summoned to his presence some Jews and Christians and asked them

MUH1.0188-0189

STAB#069

ABU1587

Words to Mr Charles Tinsley, spoken on 1912-10-10

200

You must not be sad. This affliction will make you spiritually stronger. Do not be sad... A certain ruler wished to appoint one of his subjects to a high office

LOG#2040x, SW_v04#12 p.205, SW_v09#18 p.214x, ECN.374+451+527+604, STAB#115

Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU1591

Words spoken on 1913-08-05 in Ramleh

200

It is said that at one time a king went out traveling incognito. He put on an humble suit of clothes

DAS.1913-08-05, SW_v09#18 p.211-212, ABIE.161, BLO_PN#007, STAB#146

Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1607

Words spoken on 1919-12-27

190

در اوایلی که به عکا و قشله عسکریه وارد شدیم روزی حکومت خبر داد

You see this old man; he has devoted his entire life in service to the Cause of God… In the early days when we came to 'Akka and arrived at the military barracks, one day the governor sent word

ISA.003-004

ISAE.1919-12-27, STAB#090

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Mount Carmel

ABU1610

Words spoken on 1916-07-19

190

صوفى بود من مکتوب خط خود او را بفتح عليشاه ديدهام وقتى شاه دويست ترکمان را گرفت بکشد

I was acquainted with a Sufi who wrote a letter with his own hand to Fath-'Ali-Shah [3.5s]... ...Fath-'Ali Shah had jailed some 200 Turkomans he intended to kill. Mirza Abu'l-Qasim

MUH1.0571-0572, QUM.013

STAB#017

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness

ABU1612

190

محمد جواد برادری داشت که در اسلامبول تضرع و زاری میکرد که غنی بشود

Muhammad-Javad had a brother in Istanbul who was supplicating and entreating God to become rich.

NJB_v12#06 p.126

STAB#087

Business; financial; property matters; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

ABU1734

180

At the time when the Bab was being driven by his enemies from place to place

SW_v14#06 p.181, STAB#072

Stories; anecdotes; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1750

Words spoken on 1913-03-25

240

Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

عظمت اين امر بدرجهءي است که منکرين شهادت بر قدرت و بزرگواري

The grandeur of this Cause is such that even its disbelievers have testified to its power and greatness… In 'Akka the first person to throw himself at the feet of Baha’u’llah and kiss His garment was its Mufti.

BDA2.197-198

MHMD2.253-254, STAB#086x

ABU1828

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-08-03

160

Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

بیان باید بمشرب حضار و اقتضای وقت باشد حسن عبارات و اعتدال در ادای معانی و کلام است

The explanations must be adapted to the capacity of the hearers and suited to the exigency of the time.

ANDA#79 p.15, MAS5.176b, GTB.015, BDA1.175.08

MHMD1.190-191, STAB#079

ABU1839

Words spoken on 1913-03-16 in Paris

160

Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes

در زمان معاویه شخصی از خاندان اسرائلیان بود

During the reign of Mu'awiyah, the caliph, there was an Israelite who claimed to be a Muslim.

BDA2.185.01

MHMD2.235, STAB#148

ABU1842

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

160

علویه خانم عیال ملا علی جان شهید خوابی دیده بود و برای جمال بروجردی نقل کرده بود

‘Alaviyyih Khanum, the wife of the martyred Mulla ‘Alí Jan [Mafuzaki], had a dream which she recounted to Jamal Burújirdí. She said, “I dreamt that Jamal Mubarak came to this room and graciously spoke in praise of me.”

KHH1.022 (1.031)

KHHE.045, STAB#121

Accounts of dreams and visions; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1846

Words to Otto Häfner, spoken on 1913-04-04

160

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

مبلغی در طفولیت خوبست من باین سن که بودم تبلیغ می‌کردم شخصی از احباب برادری داشت

It is good to be a spreader of the Teachings of God in childhood. I was a teacher

BDA2.218

DAS.1913-04-05, SW_v09#18 p.201, MHMD2.281, VLAB.103, STAB#114

ABU1851

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

160

یکروز در بغداد با دو سه نفر از احباب به شکار رفتیم یک عرب برهنه سیاه سوخته سوار شتر بود

One day in Baghdad, I went hunting with two or three of the friends. Riding a camel, an unclad Arab Bedouin came towards us.

KHH1.034-035 (1.049)

KHHE.065, STAB#155

Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The concourse on high

ABU1867

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

160

In America you have only received a taste of the spiritual food... Concentrate the soul upon God so that it may become as a fountain pouring out the Water

SW_v08#06 p.065x, TDLA.013-014, BLO_PN#104, STAB#030

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Pure intentions in teaching the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1882

Words spoken on 1913-09-02 in Ramleh

160

Once there was a theologian who took a sea trip. While he was walking on the deck and watching the calm sea... By these remarks I do not mean that religious study must be entirely neglected

DAS.1913-09-02, SW_v09#18 p.210x, ABIE.269x, BLO_PN#007, STAB#154

Empty learning; false spirituality; Humor; jokes

ABU1923

Words spoken on 1913-01-06 en route to Edinburgh

150

Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God

نور علي شاه مطرود دولت و ملت شد و آواره غربت گشت

Nur 'Ali-Shah was rejected by both the government and the people. He became homeless and an exile.

BDA2.061-062

MHMD2.074, STAB#111x

ABU1964

150

In 'Akka [I] was visited by a Christian who expressed his disbelief in dreams.

DJT.179, BLO_PN#027, STAB#095

Accounts of dreams and visions; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1984

140

سلیمان مردی صادق بود یکوقتی شخصی باو پناه آورد و خواهش کرد

King Solomon was a truthful man. One day a person sought his protection

NJB_v12#03 p.061

STAB#009

Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Stories; anecdotes

ABU1993

140

میرزا تقی خان در مجلس بنوع استهزاء پرسید که دیگر لا رطب و لایابس الا فی کتاب مبین

In the gathering, Mirza Taqi Khan asked mockingly: "What else remains that is not to be found, whether green or sere, save in the perspicuous Book?" [3.5s]... ...one day Mirza Taqi Khan attended a gathering (presumably in Tihran) at which Baha’u’llah was present.

ASAT2.164-165

ROB3.245-246, STAB#075

Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2038

140

Once Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn both became ill. Their parents

PYB#210 p.17

STAB#006

Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2075

Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London

130

Abdu'l-Bahá in London

The Universal Races Congress was good, for it was intended for the furtherance and progress of unity

AIL.059, SW_v02#19 p.006-007, STAB#024

Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language

ABU2099

Words spoken on 1913-08-08 in Ramleh

130

When we left Bagdad, a Darvish came to me and begged to be a member of the party. I told him the trip would be most difficult.

DAS.1913-08-08, ABIE.169, BLO_PN#007, STAB#084

Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2125

130

[At some period of history, there was a rivalry beween Greek and Japanese artists.] This competition became so keen that an opportunity was given to these artists to compare their skill.

SW_v02#04 p.004, STAB#142

Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light

ABU2142

Words spoken on 1912-12-22 in London

120

Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering; rejection of Christ

بعد از شهادت حضرت مسیح از جمله خدماتش این بود که بواسطه ا‌ی با امپراطور رومان ملاقات نمود

Following the martyrdom of Jesus Christ, among the services Mary Magdalene rendered was that, by some means or other, she secured a meeting with the emperor of Rome

BDA2.037

MHMD2.043, STAB#061

ABU2148

Words to Mrs Smith, spoken on 1912-06-19

120

Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

تو یاید همیشه مسرور باشی و با اهل انبساط و سرور محشور و با خلاق رحمانی متخلق

You must always be happy. You must associate with joyous and happy people

BDA1.129.11

SW_v19#08 p.254, MHMD1.139, VLAB.112x, STAB#038

ABU2152

Words spoken on 1912-06-23 in New York

120

Eulogies; reminiscences; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Martyrs and martyrdom

حضرت مسیح را می فرمودند که هر کس میخواهد با من بیاید باید صلیب خود را بدوش خویش بردارد

His Holiness Christ said, 'he that desireth to follow Me, must bear his own cross.'

BDA1.131.16

MHMD1.141-142, FDA.034, DJT.319-321, BKOG.098x, BLO_PN#027, STAB#037

ABU2166

Words spoken on 1913-02-25 in Paris

430

Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Justice and wrath of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world

من بايد و ذکر آن نفوس مبارکه خوشنود... وقتی در مجلس معتمد از حضرت نقطه

In the meeting of Mu'tamid, the Bab was asked whether the Qur'an was an authority and a proof for those who were present… I strove to the utmost so that Mirza 'Ali-Asghar Khan

BDA2.158

MHMD2.198-199, STAB#117x

ABU2191

Words spoken on 1913-10-23 in Ramleh

120

Once there was a man who had a negro servant. His name was Kafour. Having decided to make a journey

DAS.1913-10-23, SW_v09#18 p.209-210, STAB#008

Humor; jokes

ABU2235

Words to people invited for lunch, spoken on 1912-09-02

110

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude

شکر نعمآء الهیه هنگام سختی و زحمت لازم زیرا در بحبوبهٴ نعمت هر نفسی میتواند شاکر باشد حکایتیست که سلطان محمود خربزه ئی را برید

To be grateful for the blessings of God in time of want and trouble is necessary

BDA1.222.04

MHMD1.238, STAB#019

ABU2240

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-08-10

110

Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving

فقیر صابر بهتر از غنی شاکر است اما فقیر شاکر بهتر از فقیر صابر است و بهتر از همه غنی نتفق است

The patient poor are better than the thankful rich. But the thankful poor are better than the patient poor. And the best of all is the rich-giver who is free from temptations or tests, who becomes the cause of the happiness of mankind.... At the time of his death a king longed for the station of a poor man

KHMT.194x, MAS5.227, BDA1.185.10

SW_v19#12 p.379-380, MHMD1.201, ROB2.281, STAB#042

ABU2241

110

مذکور که حکایت کردند پادشاهی بوزیرش گفت بادنجان را مخالف صحت و سلامت دانستند گفت بلی

A king told his minister that eggplant was reported to be bad for one's health.

ASAT2.022

STAB#158

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Idolatry; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2308

Words spoken on 1913-07-04 in Port Said

110

It is related that an aged and decrepit man became the guest of his holiness Abraham

DAS.1913-07-04, SW_v08#12 p.143, ABIE.025, BLO_PN#007, STAB#051

ABU2311

Words spoken on 1919-12-14

100

احزاب مختلفه ایران متنبه نشده اند... شیطان به بالین معاویه آمد و او را برای ادای نماز

The various parties of Iran have not awakened [3.5s]... ...one day Satan went to the bedside of Mu'awiyah and woke him up to perform his obligatory prayer.

ISA.011-012

ISAE.1919-12-14, STAB#147x

Hypocrisy; Past, present and future of Iran; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence

ABU2328

Words spoken ca. 1904

100

حکایت من و شما حکایت آن عربی است که سه سال سرش بی کلاه بود و در کوچه و بازار

The story of you and I resembles the story of an Arab who went about without a hat for three years.

KNSA.197

MNYA.273, STAB#156

Humor; jokes; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat]

ABU2333

Words spoken on 1913-02-11 in Paris

100

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spirit and form in the administration; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

دیده عبرت باید اگر انسان چشم عبرت باز ننماید چه فائده دارد هر روز دو کرور

One must look at things with a view to learning from them. Should he fail to open the eye of receptivity to such lessons

BDA2.129-130

MHMD2.162, STAB#068

ABU2401

Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-06

100

Afflictions and troubles are due to the state of not being content with what God has ordained for you. If one submits himself to God he is happy

SW_v07#18 p.187, PN_1909 p011, PN_1909 p022, PN_1909 p039, PN_1909B p020, PN_1909C p089, PN_unsorted p046, DJT.059-060, BLO_PN#027, STAB#127

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Free will and predestination; fate; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2409

100

At the city gate four travelers sat, a Persian, a Turk, an Arab, and a Greek. They were hungry and wanted their evening meal

SW_v09#18 p.211, VLAB.156, STAB#139

Stories; anecdotes; Unity in diversity; Universal language

ABU2424

100

Once the rats and mice held an important conference the subject of which was how to make peace with the cat

PTF.196, STAB#025

Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU2439

Words spoken on 1919-12-30

تاجر ماهوت فروشی چند توپ ماهوت از بغداد خریده

Once a cloth merchant bought some fabric in Baghdad and was taking it to his own town to sell. On the way, he encountered some thieves.

ISA.017

ISAE.1919-12-30, STAB#160

Humor; jokes

ABU2447

Words spoken on 1913-01-08 in Edinburgh

Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

خوب مجلسي بود فقرارا بسيار مسرور ديدم... وقتی در بغداد فقیری در منزل ما آمد قالیچه ي

It was a good gathering. I saw that the poor were very glad… When we were living in Baghdad, and a poor soul came to our home, he noticed a small rug

BDA2.071.02

MHMD2.085, STAB#096

ABU2511

Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-05

We ought to pray for Miss C., that she may become just as God wishes her to be.... Once a Pharisee and a Publican entered the Temple to pray.

PN_1909 p011, PN_1909 p038, PN_1909B p019, DJT.056, BLO_PN#027, STAB#125

Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2532

Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-04

وقتی سلمان ایوذر را مهمانی کرد نان خالی حاضر کرده بود

Once upon a time, Salman called on Abouzar. When the lunch time came around

MUH1.0126-0127

DAS.1914-05-04, SW_v09#18 p.206-207, STAB#031

Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Hospitality; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2564

Words spoken on 1912-09-04 in Montreal

Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; The Imamate; the Caliphate

بلی قدر و عظمت این سفر هنوز معلوم نیست بعد معلوم می شود چون ما مقصدی از این سفر جز

Yes, the value and greatness of these travels are not known now... At the time of Muhammad's migration to Medina under divine protection, Abu Bakr was with Him.

BDA1.227.13

MHMD1.244, STAB#066

ABU2565

Words spoken on 1913-01-27 in Paris

Episodes from the early history of Islam; Stories; anecdotes

بیانات مبارکه از تواریخ زمان اسلام خیلی مفصل بود از آنجمله حکایت حجاج ظالم

When Hajjaj was named chief of the camp, following a period of disorder, he first issued an edict

BDA2.108

MHMD2.132, STAB#048, STAB#144

ABU2575

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

چه زمستان سردی بود و ما در کاروانسرائی وارد شدیم

How bitterly cold was that winter! We arrived at a caravansary located by a moat. The journey was full of sufferings and difficulties

KHH1.018 (1.025-026)

KHHE.039, STAB#118

Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Growth of the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2701

In the chicken yard, the rooster was so ill that no one could count on his crowing the next morning.

STAB#157

Law of cause and effect; Superstition

ABU2737

Words spoken on 1913-08-13 in Ramleh

When we were in in Bagdad, there was a very prominent man who used to come often to see Bahá'u'lláh. He sat in His Presence with the greatest respect, and listened to the utterances

DAS.1913-08-13, ABIE.184, BLO_PN#007, STAB#083

Adam; Adam and Eve; Humor; jokes; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Stories; anecdotes

ABU2748

محمود نامی بود که بحق مردم بد میگفت جمال مبارک نصیحتش فرمودند

There was a man by the name of Mahmud who used to speak ill of people.

NJB_v11#19 p.341

STAB#149

ABU2755

Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-19

Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Power of prayer; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

من عربی را تحصیل نکرده‌ام وقتی طفل بودم کتابی از مناجاتهای حضرت باب را بخط جمال مبارک

All the Baha'ís know that I have never studied Arabic.... I will tell you how I came to know Arabic. When I was very, very young, I found in our house in Tihran a large voluminous book containing many prayers in Arabic revealed by the Bab and copied by Baha'u'llah.

HHA.004x, BDA2.308

DAS.1913-05-19, MHMD2.407-408, STAB#093, KSHK#31

ABU2805

Words spoken on 1914-10-20

یک نفر مسلمان و یک نفر مسیحی و یک نفر یهودی در کشتی بودند مسلمان دعا کرد

It is said that once a Mohammadan, a Christian and a Jew were rowing in a boat. Suddenly a tempest arose

KHH1.133

KHHE.174, DAS.1913-02-10, DAS.1914-10-20, SW_v09#18 p.210, VLAB.133, STAB#104

Humor; jokes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech

ABU2814

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

There is a Persian story of a thief who, in order to rob a certain house, went to work to undermine the foundation

SW_v09#18 p.208, DLA.034, BLO_PN#026, STAB#102

ABU2942

Words to Tamaddunu'l-Mulk, spoken on 1911-08-25

Once, when I lived in Baghdad, I was invited to the house of a poor thorn-picker. In Baghdad the heat is greater even than in Syria

AIF.1911-08-25, SW_v08#13 p.167, PN_1909B p031, DJT.171, BLO_PN#027, STAB#089

Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Hospitality; Humility; meekness; lowliness

ABU2985

Words spoken on 1919-12-09

بلی اهالی ایتالیا متعصبند وقتیکه وارد ناپولی

Every year, on the occasion of the arrival of the New Year, the Pope would deliver a sermon in the church. One year he invited the Italian king to attend this ceremony.

There was a Protestant who rejected the Bahá’í Faith because of the fact that His Holiness the Bab was martyred.

STAB#074

ABU3113

Words spoken at dinner hosted by a Rajput prince in London, 1913-01-19