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Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael absolute freedom; independence of God accounts of dreams and visions acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution acquiescence and resignation; contentment acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism Adam; Adam and Eve agriculture alchemy; the elixir alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium all things are in motion; kinds of motion alteration of the divine will [bada] angels anthropomorphism apocalyptic imagery apostles; early disciples of Christ arcs of ascent and descent Ascension of Baha'u'llah assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick astrology and numerology attaining good pleasure of God attaining the life of the spirit attainment to faith in the twinkling of an eye authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha avoidance of Covenant-Breakers Baha'u'llah Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih banishment to; life in 'Akka banishment to; life in Adrianople banishment to; life in Baghdad banishment to; life in Constantinople banishments of Baha'u'llah beauty; grace; aesthetics begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause being a source of light; guidance being a source of living waters in teaching the Cause belief and denial birth control; preventing procreation birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary blind imitation [taqlid] bribery and corruption bringing forth results; fruit bringing oneself to account each day Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East business; financial; property matters call to acquire knowledge; sciences call to action call to unity; prohibition of disunity categories of Prophets (major; minor; village) celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy challenging nature; abstruseness of the Word of God changing and unchanging parts of religion characteristics and conduct of true believers charitable associations; humanitarian activities chastisement and requital chastity and purity Christ; Christianity Christian doctrine and practice Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith church and state in the future civil courts cleanliness and refinement collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings coming-of-age; maturity of mankind compassion; kindness competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence composition and decomposition composure; tranquillity; serenity condition of search conduct in finance and business conference of Badasht confession of sins confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause connection between material and spiritual worlds consolation and comfort consorting with all; being kind; loving to all constitutional revolution in Iran consultation consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet contemplation contention and conflict continual renewal of creation corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God courage courtesy; culture [adab] Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers creation of the world creativity in art Crimson Ark; the Ark of God criticism and its limits critique of Eastern values; culture critique of Western values; culture critiques of capitalism, communism, socialism crucifixion; ascension of Christ cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds da'iras and haykals day of rest day of Resurrection; Judgement Declaration of Baha'u'llah Declaration; advent of the Bab defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i degrees of faith; certitude degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence demons and evil spirits destruction of books detachment in teaching the Cause detachment; severance; renunciation; patience development of capacity and readiness devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction differences in human capacity disregarding bodily comfort disregarding individual capacity; weakness disregarding own capacity in teaching the Cause dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith diversity an attribute; requirement of existence diversity of thought and belief divine attributes are within all things; every atom divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity divine philosophy and natural philosophy divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah East and West; communication between East and West education and the development of capacity education of children; moral education educational curricula effort; striving elections elementary matter cannot be annihilated emanation vs. manifestation empty learning; false spirituality encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation entry by troops episodes from the early history of Islam equality of men and women essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others essential vs. actional attributes of God essential; necessary relationships eternal archetypes [a'yan-i-thabitah] eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness ether; the phenomenon of light eulogies; reminiscences evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa events in the life and ministry of the Bab evolution; human evolution exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause excellence; distinction executive government; power of execution exhortations and counsels existence and nonexistence; preexistence existence; immortality of the human soul expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf] false claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam fanaticism and hatred fellowship with the wayward and ungodly fewness of numbers not regarded in teaching the Cause fire and light; fire and water firmness in the Covenant forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God four causes four elements four methods of acquiring knowledge four pillars four; five pathways of love free will and predestination; fate freedom of thought and action fulfillment of true potential future of Haifa; of the Holy Land gambling and games of chance generosity [kirama] genuine love and affection in teaching the Cause God as immanent vs. transcendent reality God as personal vs. impersonal reality God's attributes require the existence of objects God's knowledge God's love for His own Essence God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih] goodly deeds; actions grammar and orthography grammatical and other discrepancies in the Sacred Writings Greatest Name greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world Greek philosophers; Greek civilization growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity growth of the Cause Hands of the Cause happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow harmony of science and religion He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah health and healing; material and spiritual healing heat and motion heaven and paradise; heaven and hell heedlessness and ignorance of the people Hermes; Balinus high station of learning high station of teachers of the Cause high station of the arts and sciences high station of the true believer higher encompasses the lower historical episodes and the lessons of the past holy and most holy outpouring [fayd-i-aqdas and fayd-i-muqaddas] Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness hospitality House of Justice House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

human reality created in the image of God human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within humility; meekness; lowliness humor; jokes hypocrisy identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God idle fancies; lust and passion idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others idolatry imagery in the Qur'an Imam 'Ali Imam Husayn immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit importance of authoritative interpretation importance of community building importance of prayer importance of reading the Sacred Writings impossibility of true worship of God inability of the Manifestation; Prophet to comprehend God incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal independent investigation of truth; reality infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat] infinity and eternity inmost heart [fu'ad] innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God intelligible vs. perceptible realities interconnectedness of the teachings interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being interpretation of dreams and visions interpretation of words and passages in scripture intuition; inspiration Islamic laws and jurisprudence Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc. Jabulqa and Jabarsa John the Baptist Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people Judas justice and mercy justice and wrath of God justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice kindliness; humility; self-effacement in teaching the Cause kindness to and rights of animals knowledge of attributes same as knowledge of God knowledge of self knowledge; recognition of God labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God language and the structure of reality law of burial and cremation law of cause and effect law of divorce law of fasting law of Huququ'llah law of inheritance law of obligatory prayer law of pilgrimage law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name law of transformation and change laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas laws of marriage and dowry Letters of the Living life and death light and darkness limits of language limits of the intellect lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles literal interpretation literature; drama; humanities; the arts living waters; water of life love and unity love as fire love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion love of God love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause loving community spirit in teaching the Cause loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love lying and deceit maintainance of degrees in society man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation man's distinction from the animal Manifestation of God as divine physician Manifestation of God as educator Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator Manifestation of God as mediator Manifestation of God as mirror Manifestation of God as pen Manifestation of God as recipient of divine revelation; Holy Spirit Manifestation of God as sun Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha Manifestation of God does not act of own volition Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God many are called but few are chosen marriage as means of spiritual progress martyrdom of the Bab martyrs and martyrdom Mary Magdalene material and spiritual existence; two books material world a reflection of the spiritual materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization matter; essence; substance and form meaning; importance of dreams and visions meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria) means of establishment of future civilization meditation metallurgical metaphors methods of teaching the Cause microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar] mind as intermediary between soul and body mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit mindfulness; concentration; focus miracles and their interpretation mission of the Manifestation of God in the world moderation; frugality; simplicity modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation monasticism; asceticism Mosaic imagery Moses Mount Carmel Muhammad; Islam multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture murder; causing physical harm music and singing mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision mystery of the great reversal mystical themes names and attributes of God naming of children; of individuals nationalism; love of country nature and God's will nearness and remoteness nearness to God necessary and possible being need for an educator need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible newspapers and the media; publications Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr) Nineteen-Day Feast Noah non-participation in politics nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil obedience to and respect for government authority obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God occult sciences; psychic phenomena one universal law; attractive power of love oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God oneness; unity of religion order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir] origin of the soul; the soul as emanation original sin Ottoman commissions of investigation outward and inward meanings pain of love; love as veil pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient pantheism parents and children; youth; families parliaments; constitutional government passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence past, present and future of Iran Perfect Man [insan-i-kamil] perfection; imperfection of nature permission for visit; pilgrimage personal instructions petitions to authorities photographs and recordings physical limitations of the Manifestation of God piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa] pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam pioneering; travel teaching plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos poems and quotation from poetry power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God power of faith; power of the spirit power of imagination; thought; right intention power of love power of prayer power of the Manifestation of God power of the mind over nature power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause praise and encouragement praise of Eastern values; culture praise of Western values; culture prayer for assistance; intercession prayer for children and youth prayer for detachment prayer for evening; night prayer for fasting prayer for firmness in the Covenant prayer for forgiveness prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies prayer for governments and rulers prayer for healing prayer for justice and fairmindedness prayer for married couples prayer for martyrs prayer for morning prayer for nearness to God prayer for opponents; enemies of the Faith prayer for parents prayer for peace and unity prayer for pilgrims prayer for pioneers and travel teachers prayer for praise and gratitude prayer for prosperity prayer for protection prayer for purity; chastity prayer for sacrifice prayer for service prayer for specific individuals; groups prayer for spiritual recognition prayer for steadfastness; obedience prayer for strength prayer for teaching prayer for tests and difficulties prayer for the Babis; people of the Bayan prayer for the departed prayer for the spiritual progress of others prayer for unity prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause prayer for women

prayer to be recited at table prayers (general or uncategorized) predictions and prophecies preexistence of the Manifestation of God prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction presence of; reunion with God presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge priestcraft Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God primordial Covenant; the day of alast principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium principles of the Faith adopted democratically; not imposed priority over other activities in teaching the Cause procession; appearance of the Word from God proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized) proclamation to Christians proclamation to divines; to religious leaders proclamation to Jews proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals proclamation to Muslims proclamation to people of the Bayan proclamation to the people of the world progress and the continual ascent of material civilization progress only takes place within its own degree progressive revelation; renewal of religion promotion of commerce and industry proofs for the existence of God proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul proofs of the Manifestations of God prophecy and fulfillment pure intentions in teaching the Cause purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity purpose of religion in the world (personal and social) purpose; goal of creation Quddus quotation from or interpretation of the Bible Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation race unity; racial issues radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance rational arguments realm of similitudes ['alam-i-mithal] realms of being; three realms; five realms rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis rebellion and sedition; disobedience recompense; reward for belief; right action regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause reincarnation rejection by the people of the Bayan rejection of Muhammad rejection, opposition and persecution relationship between government and people relationship of the soul to the body relativity and complementary truths relativity of religious truth religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization religion as reality; definitions of religion religion as source of love and unity religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science religious rituals minimized or eliminated rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat] resurrection of Christ return of Christ; second coming of Christ return of the Manifestations of God review of publications reward and punishment rights of the eldest son; primogeniture ringstone symbol role and station of women role of the Covenant in preserving unity sacred remains; burial of the Bab sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world saddening another soul Saint Peter and Saint Paul Satan; the Evil One scarcity of receptive souls Seal of the Prophets second birth secret societies self-concealment of the Manifestation of God self-description of God; God's self-remembrance self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence service to others; to the Cause of God serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world serving humanity; working for progress; betterment of the world servitude; submission to God; repentance seven stages of creation Shaykhis Shoghi Effendi and the Guardianship Shrines and Holy places silence; fewness of words slavery smoking soul is the essential reality of man soul; spirit after death special knowledge of the Manifestation of God spirit and form in the administration spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman] spiritual assemblies; administrative matters spiritual baptism spiritual communication; connections of the heart spiritual emotions and susceptibilities spiritual foundations of true knowledge spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause spiritual springtime spiritual transformation spiritual warfare; struggle spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men station of the Manifestation of God station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha status of kings; future of monarchy status of material wealth; wealth and poverty steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness stories; anecdotes study; deepening suffering and imprisonment suffering; rejection of Christ suicide superiority; incomparability of the Word of God superstition supreme tribunal symbolism symbolism of color and light Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn] teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause teaching the Cause; call to teach teachings as spirit of the age teleology; goal-directed motion testing God tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering thankfulness; gratitude the Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle the animal kingdom the Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab the Bayan, its laws and their abrogation the Christian clergy the cloud ['ama] the concourse on high the cross and the trinity the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God the economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving the ephemeral and the eternal the first and the last; the seen and the hidden the golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others The Holy Spirit the human body the human soul the human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh] the Imamate; the Caliphate the Kingdom of God [Malakut] the Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace the lower is unable to comprehend the higher the mind's power of discovery the power of example the power of words; of speech The Primal Will The self-generation of the Primal Will the soul as soil; cultivation of the soul the state of enkindlement in teaching the state of prayer; dynamics of prayer the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures the Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im the Word of God; influence and centrality of theft; seizing the properties of others theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering Theosophy things are known by their opposites transcendence; unknowability of God transcending the material condition transience; worthlessness of the physical world translation; publication of the Sacred Writings transmutation of the soul by the divine elixir travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha true liberty; freedom trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times twin duties of recognition and obedience twin Manifestations Twin pillars; interpretation and legislation two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God unchastity and adultery uncompounded reality [basitu'l-haqiqah] unity in diversity unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] unity of governments; political unity unity of thought and belief unity; oneness of humanity universal education universal human capacity for spiritual recognition universal language universal peace; world unity universality of the Cause useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession veiling [hijab] visitation Tablets walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life war and peace wealth inequality and its moderation wine as symbol of spiritual transformation wisdom [hikmat] Word of God and human limitations Word of God is its own standard Word of God sanctified from time and place Word of God the cause of creation words vs deeds work as worship worldliness vs. other-worldliness youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster

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