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AB00214 800 mixed Universal House of Justice, The Call to action; Development of capacity and readiness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the departed; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB01011 390 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; Outward and inward meanings; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
AB01262 350 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Consolation and comfort; Development of capacity and readiness; Eulogies; reminiscences; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Soul; spirit after death
AB01294 350 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
AB01359 Some Answered Questions #032 "Many are Called, but Few are Chosen" 340 Persian Answered Questions, Some Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Many are called but few are chosen; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Progress only takes place within its own degree
AB01605 310 mixed Belief and denial; Development of capacity and readiness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
AB01899 280 Development of capacity and readiness; Power of prayer; 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
AB02741 230 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
AB02853 220 Arabic Development of capacity and readiness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
AB03207 210 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB03259 210 Arabic Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement
AB03416 200 Persian Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Development of capacity and readiness; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Service to others; to the Cause of God
AB03421 200 Persian Call to action; Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity
AB03622 190 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha 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
AB03633 190 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Education of children; moral education; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
AB03740 190 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Development of capacity and readiness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
AB03759 190 Persian Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Development of capacity and readiness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
AB03800 190 Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
AB03809 190 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement
AB04048 180 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Prayer for specific individuals; groups
AB04201 180 Persian Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Development of capacity and readiness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity
AB04219 180 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha 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
AB04480 170 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
AB04609 Words to Miss Buckton 170 Bahá'í Scriptures Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Development of capacity and readiness; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena
AB04813 160 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha 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
AB05321 150 Persian Call to action; Development of capacity and readiness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
AB05592 140 Persian Being a source of light; guidance; Development of capacity and readiness; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
AB05718 140 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love as fire; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
AB05754 180 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcending the material condition
AB05914 140 Arabic Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
AB06157 130 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution
AB06164 130 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
AB06182 130 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; High station of the true believer; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul
AB06245 130 Persian Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness
AB06366 130 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa
AB06575 120 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; Poems and quotation from poetry
AB06611 120 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; High station of teachers of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
AB06653 120 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness
AB06718 120 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
AB06719 120 mixed Development of capacity and readiness
AB06898 120 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
AB07141 120 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha 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
AB08093 100 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
AB08680 90 mixed Degrees of faith; certitude; Development of capacity and readiness; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Soul; spirit after death
AB08782 90 Development of capacity and readiness; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB09154 80 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
AB09861 70 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance
AB10060 70 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity
AB10988 50 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity
AB11696 190 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
AB11868 200 Arabic Consolation and comfort; Development of capacity and readiness; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Personal instructions; Predictions and prophecies
AB12153 350 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment
AB12264 210 Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God
AB12820 250 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
ABU0004 Public address given on 1912-08-16 2530 Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The Development of capacity and readiness; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Love of God; Power of the mind over nature; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures
ABU0080 Words spoken on 1919-08-15 in Haifa 1350 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
ABU0095 Public address given on 1912-05-26 1250 Persian Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Bahá'í Prayers Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Martyrs and martyrdom; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
ABU0259 Address to the Baha'is at MacNutt home in New York, 1912-06-16 800 Promulgation of Universal Peace, The Astrology and numerology; Development of capacity and readiness; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
ABU0561 Words spoken on 1915-07-24 in Haifa 490 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Education of children; moral education; The power of words; of speech; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings
ABU0574 Words spoken on 1912-10-05 in San Francisco 490 Critique of Western values; culture; Development of capacity and readiness; Education and the development of capacity; Manifestation of God as sun; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity
ABU0710 Words spoken on 1914-07-11 410 Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
ABU0716 Words to Waite, Harrison et al, spoken on 1909-10-12 410 Development of capacity and readiness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
ABU0737 Words to a friend from Scotland, spoken on 1913-05-12 400 Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Development of capacity and readiness; East and West; communication between East and West; Knowledge; recognition of God
ABU0877 Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-04-06 350 Development of capacity and readiness; High station of the true believer; Literal interpretation; Relativity of religious truth; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
ABU0920 Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-10-28 330 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
ABU0960 Words spoken in Dec. 1900 320 Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Development of capacity and readiness; Man's distinction from the animal; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
ABU0988 Words to Mr And Mrs W. White from Honolulu, spoken on 1912-10-07 310 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
ABU1019 Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-13 310 Development of capacity and readiness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity of thought and belief
ABU1221 Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 260 Development of capacity and readiness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Need for an educator; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
ABU1239 Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911 260 Development of capacity and readiness; East and West; communication between East and West; Service to others; to the Cause of God
ABU1241 Address to the Baha'is at Sanatorium of Dr. Swingle in Cleveland, 1912-05-06 260 Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary Development of capacity and readiness; Praise of Western values; culture; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization
ABU1280 Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 250 Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1293 Words spoken on 1912-10-17 in San Francisco 250 Bringing forth results; fruit; Development of capacity and readiness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
ABU1325 Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-10 240 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1333 Words to Lua Getsinger, spoken on 1904-04-27 240 Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Justice and mercy; Knowledge; recognition of God; Many are called but few are chosen; Mary Magdalene; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Suffering; rejection of Christ
ABU1349 240 Development of capacity and readiness; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Purpose; goal of creation; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
ABU1457 Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901 220 Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Reincarnation; Return of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Theosophy
ABU1506 Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 210 Development of capacity and readiness; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]
ABU1547 Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 200 Persian Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Development of capacity and readiness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul
ABU1563 Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-07 200 Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
ABU1627 Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 190 Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Development of capacity and readiness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
ABU1630 Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-07 190 Call to action; Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Knowledge; recognition of God; Realms of being; three realms; five realms
ABU1762 Words spoken in Dec. 1900 170 Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight; Word of God and human limitations
ABU1788 Address to the friends at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-05 170 Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
ABU1885 Words spoken in Feb. 1911 160 Development of capacity and readiness; Law of fasting; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Moderation; frugality; simplicity
ABU1940 Words to the Eastern pilgrims, spoken on 1913-06-30 150 Development of capacity and readiness; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
ABU2043 Words spoken on 1912-12-18 in London to E.G. Browne 110 Persian Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 Critique of Western values; culture; Development of capacity and readiness; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge
ABU2056 Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 130 Persian Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Development of capacity and readiness; Poems and quotation from poetry; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
ABU2100 Words spoken ca. 1900 130 Bahá'í Scriptures Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
ABU2111 Words spoken on 1914-05-17 in Tiberias 130 Critique of Eastern values; culture; Development of capacity and readiness; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
ABU2176 Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken around 1904-02-06 120 Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge of self; Study; deepening
ABU2363 Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken around 1909-02-22 100 Development of capacity and readiness; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations
ABU2428 Words to Mr Lee and Miss Hodgson, spoken on 1913-05-09 90 Persian Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 Development of capacity and readiness; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU2476 Words spoken ca. 1900 90 Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
ABU2618 Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-01 80 Development of capacity and readiness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment
ABU2689 Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900 80 Development of capacity and readiness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God
ABU2702 Words to Ali-Kuli Khan in 'Akka prior to 1902 80 Development of capacity and readiness; Evolution; human evolution; Law of cause and effect; Wisdom [hikmat]
ABU2792 Words to Genevieve Coy et al, spoken on 1920-09-08 70 Development of capacity and readiness; Humor; jokes; Personal instructions
ABU2839 Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 60 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Power of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
ABU2882 Words spoken on 1912-12-23 in London 60 Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
ABU2913 Words spoken ca. 1900 60 Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
ABU2957 Words spoken in Akka, 1899-02-26 60 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions
ABU2983 Words spoken on 1913-05-12 in Paris 50 Persian Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ
ABU2996 Words spoken on 1913-05-14 in Paris 50 Persian Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 Development of capacity and readiness; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Purpose; goal of creation
ABU3015 Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-07-29 50 Persian Mahmúd's Diary Development of capacity and readiness; Empty learning; false spirituality; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
ABU3088 Words spoken in Feb. 1910 50 Development of capacity and readiness; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Soul is the essential reality of man; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Universal human capacity for spiritual recognition
ABU3089 Words to Mrs. Allen, spoken on 1912-10-21 50 Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]
ABU3205 Words to Mary MacNutt et al in 1904 40 Development of capacity and readiness; Education and the development of capacity; Living waters; water of life; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge
ABU3273 Words spoken on 1913-01-29 in Paris 30 Persian Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of the Manifestation of God
ABU3436 Words spoken on 1914-06-12 in Tiberias 30 Development of capacity and readiness; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as sun; Symbolism of color and light
ABU3480 Words spoken on 1912-10-16 in San Francisco 20 Persian Mahmúd's Diary Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Relativity of religious truth; Wisdom [hikmat]
ABU3504 Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04 20 Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Living waters; water of life; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
ABU3514 Words to Juliet Thompson et al, spoken on 1909-07-08 20 Development of capacity and readiness; Law of cause and effect
ABU3604 Words spoken on 1911-10-18 in Paris 10 Development of capacity and readiness; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation
BB00002 Qayyumu'l-Asma' (Commentary on the Surah of Joseph) 112000 Arabic Qayyum al-Asma' Sura 93: Chapter of the Bees (Qayyum al-Asma 93: Surat al-nahl); Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Qur'an Commentary of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad, the Báb, The; Terms Remembrance (dhikr) and Gate (bab) in the Bab's Commentary on the Sura of Joseph, The; Gate of the Heart Qayyumul-Asma (book) Adam; Adam and Eve; Angels; Apocalyptic imagery; Belief and denial; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Call to action; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Chastisement and requital; Creation of the world; Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Development of capacity and readiness; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Empty learning; false spirituality; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Fire and light; fire and water; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Goodly deeds; actions; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; High station of the true believer; Hypocrisy; Idolatry; Imagery in the Qur'an; Imam Husayn; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; John the Baptist; Justice and wrath of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Knowledge; recognition of God; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Language and the structure of reality; Life and death; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mosaic imagery; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Mystical themes; Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr); Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Outward and inward meanings; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proofs for the existence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Satan; the Evil One; Scarcity of receptive souls; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Seven stages of creation; 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; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; 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 Imamate; the Caliphate; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Twin duties of recognition and obedience; Unity; oneness of humanity; Visitation Tablets; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
BH00023 Tablet to Varqa I 8000 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Goodly deeds; actions; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Praise and encouragement; Presence of; reunion with God; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat]; Words vs deeds
BH00066 Lawh-i-Salman I 5230 mixed Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Days of Remembrance; Commentary on a Verse of Rumi; Commentary on a Verse of Rumi Lawh-i-Salman I (Tablet to Salman I) Laments the opposition of Mírzá Yaḥyá; contrasts the stations of belief and disbelief; considers and rejects various theories of the mystics concerning the relationship between God and creation; asserts that, the Godhead itself being unknowable, the means of access to the knowledge of God is through the channel of His prophets; and interprets a line of Rumi’s Mathnaví to the effect that the light of truth is one but that, cast through the glass of different souls, it takes on different tints and colours, which is both the cause of the denial of the religion of God and the source of conflict upon earth. Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God
BH00408 1700 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat]
BH00680 1130 Arabic Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Development of capacity and readiness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Knowledge of self; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
BH00745 1050 Arabic Development of capacity and readiness; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Methods of teaching the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment
BH00817 1000 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH00993 830 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Development of capacity and readiness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement
BH01176 710 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Mystical themes; Pain of love; love as veil; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
BH01816 490 Arabic Development of capacity and readiness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH01827 480 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Presence of; reunion with God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH01943 460 mixed Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Development of capacity and readiness; High station of the true believer; Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat]
BH02228 400 Arabic Bahá'í Scriptures Call to action; Development of capacity and readiness; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH03121 290 Arabic Development of capacity and readiness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH03289 280 Arabic Prayers and Meditations Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH03803 240 mixed Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh Development of capacity and readiness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for morning; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
BH03808 240 mixed Call to action; Development of capacity and readiness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity
BH04049 230 Arabic Chastisement and requital; Development of capacity and readiness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
BH04285 220 mixed Belief and denial; Consolation and comfort; Development of capacity and readiness; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
BH04676 200 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Wisdom [hikmat]
BH04701 200 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; Dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]
BH05023 190 mixed Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement
BH05033 190 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for service; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Suffering and imprisonment
BH05351 180 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; Rejection, opposition and persecution
BH05387 180 Arabic Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH05407 180 Arabic Prayers and Meditations Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH05694 170 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
BH06248 160 Arabic Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Development of capacity and readiness; Exhortations and counsels; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH06391 160 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH06443 150 Arabic Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment
BH06558 150 Arabic Development of capacity and readiness; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH06762 150 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat]
BH06846 150 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment
BH06853 150 Arabic Call to action; Development of capacity and readiness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Suffering and imprisonment
BH06922 140 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; Praise and encouragement; Scarcity of receptive souls; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH07116 140 Arabic Prayers and Meditations Development of capacity and readiness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for protection; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Servitude; submission to God; repentance
BH07142 140 Arabic Development of capacity and readiness; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment
BH07368 140 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
BH07395 140 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH07585 130 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
BH07611 130 Arabic Development of capacity and readiness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
BH07769 130 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
BH07773 130 Arabic Development of capacity and readiness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God
BH08062 120 Arabic Development of capacity and readiness; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
BH08124 120 mixed Attaining good pleasure of God; Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Development of capacity and readiness; Effort; striving
BH08148 120 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment
BH08175 120 mixed Belief and denial; Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
BH08379 120 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Exhortations and counsels; High station of the true believer; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas
BH08550 120 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; Prayer for protection; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution
BH08614 120 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH08710 110 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God
BH08770 110 mixed Consolation and comfort; Development of capacity and readiness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Suffering and imprisonment
BH09201 100 mixed Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity
BH10134 90 Bahá'í Scriptures Development of capacity and readiness; Prayer for unity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance
BH10684 70 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; Praise and encouragement
BH11054 50 mixed Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power of the Manifestation of God
BH11452 30 Development of capacity and readiness; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power of the Manifestation of God
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