inventory
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title
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# of words
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language
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found in catalog
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found in tags
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abstract
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subjects
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AB00036
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Some Answered Questions #081 Reincarnation
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1720
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Persian
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Answered Questions, Some
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Arcs of ascent and descent; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Reincarnation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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AB00086
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Some Answered Questions #014 Material and Spiritual Cycles
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1170
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Persian
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Answered Questions, Some
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual springtime
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AB00200
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820
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Persian
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Past, present and future of Iran; Unity; oneness of humanity; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster
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AB00206
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Some Answered Questions #041 Universal Cycles
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810
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Persian
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Answered Questions, Some
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle
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AB00355
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630
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mixed
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Light of the World
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion
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AB00419
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Some Answered Questions #033 The Return of the Prophets
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600
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Persian
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Answered Questions, Some
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; John the Baptist; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Return of the Manifestations of God
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AB00769
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450
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Persian
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Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Consolation and comfort; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Unity; oneness of humanity
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AB00778
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450
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Arabic
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Continual renewal of creation; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude
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AB00921
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Some Answered Questions #042 The Power and Perfections of the Divine Manifestations
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410
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Persian
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Answered Questions, Some
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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AB00949
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400
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Persian
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í Prayers
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Law of burial and cremation; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
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AB00953
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400
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Persian
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high
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AB00967
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400
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Arabic
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Muhammad; Islam; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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AB01122
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370
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mixed
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Bringing forth results; fruit; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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AB01271
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350
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Persian
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
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AB01456
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330
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness
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AB01589
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310
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mixed
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
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AB01761
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300
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mixed
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Apocalyptic imagery; Chastisement and requital; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Differences in human capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
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AB01873
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290
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Effort; striving; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
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AB02085
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270
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mixed
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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AB02156
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270
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mixed
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Consolation and comfort; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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AB02481
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250
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
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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
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AB03121
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210
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Persian
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Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Manifestation of God as sun; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision
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AB03759
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190
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Persian
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Development of capacity and readiness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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AB09361
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80
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Persian
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
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AB11663
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290
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mixed
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies
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AB11678
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230
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Persian
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Manifestation of God as sun; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion
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ABU0017
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On the creation of the world: words to Miss St. and others in summer of 1910
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2200
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Absolute freedom; independence of God; Creation of the world; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Evolution; human evolution; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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ABU0215
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Words spoken on 1911-11-16 in Paris
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880
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mixed
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Growth of the Cause; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Literal interpretation; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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ABU0234
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Words spoken on 1913-01-22 in Paris
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850
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; John the Baptist; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Reincarnation; Return of the Manifestations of God
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ABU0239
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Words spoken on 1919-09-19
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840
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Persian
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Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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ABU0299
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Words to Lua Getsinger, Dec. 1900
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740
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Arcs of ascent and descent; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Manifestation of God as mirror; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Reincarnation; Return of the Manifestations of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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ABU0394
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Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-04-24
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630
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Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Bahá'í Prayers
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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ABU0403
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Public address given on 1912-07-05
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620
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Promulgation of Universal Peace, The
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Adam; Adam and Eve; Creation of the world; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; God's attributes require the existence of objects; Infinity and eternity; Literal interpretation; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle
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ABU0525
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Words spoken ca. 1900
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520
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection of Muhammad; Return of the Manifestations of God; Suffering; rejection of Christ
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ABU0633
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Words spoken on 1911-10-15 in Paris
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450
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Persian
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Christ; Christianity; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Law of transformation and change; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Muhammad; Islam; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Religion as source of love and unity
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ABU0810
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Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-12-01
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370
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Adam; Adam and Eve; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Names and attributes of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God
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ABU0895
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Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-21
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340
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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ABU1022
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Words spoken on 1913-03-28 in Paris
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300
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Wisdom [hikmat]
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ABU1089
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Words to Saidol Molk, spoken on 1913-12-04
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290
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Suffering and imprisonment
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ABU1161
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Public address given on 1912-04-13
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270
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Persian
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Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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ABU1172
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Words spoken on 1915-03-26 in Abu Sinan
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270
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Persian
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Transcending the material condition; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures
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ABU1272
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Words spoken on 1914-01-10
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250
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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ABU1318
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Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-06
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240
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Empty learning; false spirituality; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Suffering; rejection of Christ
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ABU1557
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Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23
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200
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Manifestation of God as sun
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ABU1928
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Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901
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150
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; High station of the true believer; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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ABU2089
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Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-23
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130
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power of the mind over nature; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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ABU2228
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Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-03
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110
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Persian
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Mahmúd's Diary
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
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ABU2645
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Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902
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80
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Matter; essence; substance and form; Perfect Man [insan-i-kamil]; Return of the Manifestations of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; 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
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ABU2675
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, spoken on 1912-03-30
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80
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Persian
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Law of transformation and change; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures
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ABU2693
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Words spoken on 1914-06-05 in Tiberias
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80
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Consolation and comfort; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Poems and quotation from poetry; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
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ABU3146
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Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-04
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40
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Persian
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Mahmúd's Diary
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Astrology and numerology; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]
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ABU3202
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Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905
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40
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Limits of language; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00003
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Kitab-i-Asma' (Book of Names)
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>500000
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Arabic
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Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Gate of the Heart; Bahá'í Prayers
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Kitáb-i-Asma (Book of Names); Tablet of the Báb to the Sherif of Mecca
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Absolute freedom; independence of God; Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others; Excellence; distinction; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's attributes require the existence of objects; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Justice and wrath of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Martyrs and martyrdom; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Predictions and prophecies; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; Proclamation to Muslims; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs for the existence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Relativity of religious truth; Return of the Manifestations of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations; Words vs deeds
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BH00964
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850
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mixed
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Business; financial; property matters; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Goodly deeds; actions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Purpose; goal of creation
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BH03732
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250
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mixed
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Return of the Manifestations of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude
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BH05793
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170
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mixed
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
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