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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AB00098
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Tahirih and the Conference of Badasht
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1130
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Persian
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Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká
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Conference of Badasht; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes
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AB02333
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250
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mixed
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Entry by troops; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement
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AB05090
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150
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mixed
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Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Predictions and prophecies; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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ABU0194
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Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909
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910
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Persian
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Contention and conflict; Growth of the Cause; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; House of Justice; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people
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ABU0324
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Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-23
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710
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Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God
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ABU0950
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Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-17
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320
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Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Music and singing; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal language
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ABU1002
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Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900
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310
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Christian doctrine and practice; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures
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ABU1046
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Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902
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300
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Contention and conflict; Differences in human capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Justice and wrath of God; Love of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God
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ABU2230
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Words spoken on 1913-03-27 in Paris
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110
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Persian
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Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
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Episodes from the early history of Islam; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection of Muhammad
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ABU2396
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Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905
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100
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Episodes from the early history of Islam; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Muhammad; Islam; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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ABU3036
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Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London
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50
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Abdu'l-Bahá in London
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Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Wealth inequality and its moderation
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ABU3276
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Words spoken on 1914-11-24 in Abu Sinan
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30
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Persian
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution
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ABU3418
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Words to Rabbi Stephen Wise, spoken on 1912-05-13
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30
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Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; War and peace
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BB00039
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Risala Furu' al-'Adliyya (Epistle of Justice: Branches)
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5500
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Arabic
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Gate of the Heart
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Sahifiy-i-Furu-i-Adliyyih (Epistle of Justice: Branches)
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Business; financial; property matters; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Justice and wrath of God; Law of Huququ'llah; Law of obligatory prayer; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas
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BH00005
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Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhi'b (Epistle to the Son of the Wolf)
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28200
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mixed
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Epistle to the Son of the Wolf; Bahá'í Prayers
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Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib (Epistle to the Son of the Wolf)
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His last major work and His third longest, calling on its recipient, a leading mujtahid, to repent of his role in the oppression and massacre of the Bahá’ís, quoting some of the most celebrated passages from His own writings, and adducing proofs establishing the validity of His cause.
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Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Being a source of light; guidance; Chastity and purity; Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Contention and conflict; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Empty learning; false spirituality; Fanaticism and hatred; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; High station of learning; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal ; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Knowledge; recognition of God; Knowledge of self; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God does not act of own volition; Martyrs and martyrdom; Oneness; unity of religion; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rebellion and sedition; disobedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual warfare; struggle; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teachings as spirit of the age; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Theft; seizing the properties of others; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
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BH00007
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Suriy-i-Haykal (Surih of the Temple)
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20670
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Arabic
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Summons of the Lord of Hosts; Original Text of the Súriy-i-Haykal, The
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Suriy-i-Haykal (Surih of the Temple)
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The centrepiece of His proclamatory works, originally written in Edirne and recast in ‘Akká, in which Bahá’u’lláh as the embodiment of the promised new Temple is called forth by the Holy Spirit and symbolically raised up limb by limb, with the mission of each part being assigned and sent forth into the world in fulfilment of the prophecy of the Old Testament (Zechariah 6:12). In its final form, it includes His epistles to Pope Pius IX, Emperor Napoleon III, Czar Alexander II, Queen Victoria, and Náṣiru’d-Dín Sháh.
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Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; High station of the true believer; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Imam Husayn; Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; Justice and wrath of God; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; The concourse on high; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The ephemeral and the eternal; The power of example; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
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BH00545
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1360
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Arabic
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Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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BH00696
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1110
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Arabic
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
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BH00814
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1000
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mixed
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Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God and human limitations
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BH00846
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970
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Arabic
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Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
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Courtesy; culture [adab]; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Words vs deeds
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BH00867
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940
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mixed
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Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; The power of words; of speech
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BH01595
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550
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mixed
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Goodly deeds; actions; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Service to others; to the Cause of God
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BH01620
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540
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mixed
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Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Law of pilgrimage; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat]
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BH02236
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400
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mixed
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Consolation and comfort; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation
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BH02242
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400
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Persian
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Contention and conflict; Exhortations and counsels; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity in diversity
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BH02827
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310
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Arabic
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Exhortations and counsels; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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BH03291
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280
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Persian
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Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Living waters; water of life; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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BH03468
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260
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mixed
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Bribery and corruption; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Freedom of thought and action; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God
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BH06836
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150
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mixed
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Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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BH07549
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130
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mixed
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Call to action; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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BH11335
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40
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Arabic
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God
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