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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AB00003
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Maqaliy-i-Shakhs Sayyah (A Traveller's Narrative)
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22000
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Persian
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Traveller's Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb, A; Traveler's Narrative, A
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Travelers Narrative, A (book)
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"The ablest and most valuable presentation of the early history of the Faith and of its tenets." (Shoghi Effendi) Recounts events in the life of the Bab and in the lives of His followers and illustrates the character of the Baha'í revelation with numerous quotations from Baha'u'llah's Writings.
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Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Empty learning; false spirituality; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Grammatical and other discrepancies in the Sacred Writings; Growth of the Cause; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Letters of the Living; Martyrdom of the Bab; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im
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AB00083
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1170
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Arabic
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Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers
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Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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AB00104
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1070
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Persian
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Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; River of Life, The
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Being a source of light; guidance; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace
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AB00126
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980
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mixed
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Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God; War and peace
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AB00130
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960
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mixed
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Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men
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AB00138
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940
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Persian
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Critique of Western values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster
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AB00143
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Lawh-i-Haft Sham' (Seven Candles)
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930
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Persian
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá
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Lawh-i-Haft Sham' (Tablet of the Seven Candles of Unity)
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Composition and decomposition; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Oneness; unity of religion; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Race unity; racial issues; Unity in diversity; Unity of governments; political unity; Unity of thought and belief; Universal language
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AB00161
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890
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mixed
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
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AB00174
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870
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mixed
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Light of the World
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment
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AB00196
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820
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mixed
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity
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AB00205
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810
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mixed
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Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
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Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Service to others; to the Cause of God
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AB00245
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750
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise of Western values; culture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teachings as spirit of the age
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AB00246
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740
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Arabic
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Exhortations and counsels; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
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AB00265
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Lawh-i-Khurasan
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720
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Arabic
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Lawh-i-Khurasan
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Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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AB00299
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690
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mixed
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Light of the World
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment
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AB00367
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620
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Persian
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
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AB00386
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610
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mixed
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Critique of Western values; culture; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men
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AB00388
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610
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Persian
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Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers
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Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity
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AB00415
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600
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mixed
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others
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AB00541
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540
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mixed
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
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AB00607
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500
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Persian
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Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Nationalism; love of country; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution
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AB00620
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500
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures
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AB00704
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470
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Persian
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Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Humor; jokes; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God
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AB00708
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470
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mixed
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Apocalyptic imagery; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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AB00737
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460
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Nationalism; love of country; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace
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AB00740
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460
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Persian
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Knowledge; recognition of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Study; deepening; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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AB00757
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450
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Persian
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Peace
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Conduct in finance and business; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Past, present and future of Iran; Relationship between government and people; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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AB00803
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440
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Persian
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Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Martyrs and martyrdom; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
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AB00829
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430
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Persian
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Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Religion as reality; definitions of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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AB00859
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420
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Persian
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Shrines and Holy places
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AB00871
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420
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mixed
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Constitutional revolution in Iran; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
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AB00894
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410
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Persian
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for unity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts
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AB00902
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410
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mixed
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
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AB00937
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400
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Persian
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Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Rejection, opposition and persecution
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AB00941
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500
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mixed
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Fire and Light
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Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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AB00947
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480
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mixed
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Non-participation in politics; Past, present and future of Iran; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people
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AB00951
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400
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Persian
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Justice and mercy; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace
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AB01021
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390
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mixed
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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AB01032
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390
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Arabic
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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AB01085
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380
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mixed
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart
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AB01098
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380
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Christ; Christianity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Music and singing; Rejection of Muhammad; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
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AB01146
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370
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Persian
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity
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AB01193
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360
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Persian
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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AB01203
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360
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Persian
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts
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AB01368
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340
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity
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AB01454
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330
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Bahá'í Scriptures
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Free will and predestination; fate; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
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AB01489
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320
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Persian
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Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity
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AB01521
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Some Answered Questions #031 Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit
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320
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Persian
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Answered Questions, Some
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Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God
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AB01575
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310
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Persian
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace
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AB01605
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310
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mixed
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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
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AB01687
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300
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mixed
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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AB01754
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300
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace
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AB01782
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290
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mixed
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prayer for protection; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause
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AB01795
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290
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mixed
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Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution
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AB01821
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290
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mixed
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
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AB01867
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290
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mixed
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Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Prayer for spiritual recognition
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AB01917
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280
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mixed
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; War and peace
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AB01940
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280
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mixed
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight
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AB01961
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280
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mixed
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan
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AB02007
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280
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mixed
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Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution
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AB02063
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270
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Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Review of publications; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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AB02074
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270
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Persian
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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AB02082
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270
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Persian
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity
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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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AB02094
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270
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Persian
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A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
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East and West; communication between East and West; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Praise of Western values; culture; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity
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AB02147
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270
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Persian
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Business; financial; property matters; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Universal language
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AB02175
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260
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Arabic
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight
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AB02186
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260
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity
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AB02221
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260
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mixed
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; War and peace
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AB02272
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260
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mixed
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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AB02308
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260
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mixed
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity
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AB02385
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250
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mixed
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Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Eulogies; reminiscences; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Rejection, opposition and persecution
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AB02412
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250
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mixed
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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AB02682
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230
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Persian
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Man of Courage, The
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
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AB02718
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230
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Persian
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant
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AB02853
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220
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Arabic
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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
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AB02915
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220
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power of prayer; Race unity; racial issues; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
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AB02963
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220
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition
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AB03004
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220
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mixed
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution
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AB03010
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220
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Persian
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Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others
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AB03023
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220
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Arabic
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Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause
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AB03106
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210
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Persian
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Belief and denial; Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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AB03192
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210
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Persian
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God
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AB03210
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210
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Persian
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Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
|
AB03240
|
|
210
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
|
AB03292
|
|
210
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration
|
AB03321
|
|
200
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant
|
AB03390
|
|
200
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
|
AB03438
|
|
200
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
AB03561
|
|
200
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
AB03576
|
|
200
|
|
|
|
|
Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Purpose; goal of creation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
AB03580
|
|
200
|
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment
|
AB03597
|
|
190
|
Persian
|
Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement
|
AB03648
|
|
190
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts
|
AB03649
|
|
190
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB03678
|
|
190
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause
|
AB03685
|
|
190
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness
|
AB03709
|
|
190
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration
|
AB03765
|
|
190
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
AB03818
|
|
190
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
|
AB03885
|
|
190
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Means of establishment of future civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity
|
AB03887
|
|
190
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Newspapers and the media; publications; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement
|
AB03983
|
|
180
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love as fire; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB04022
|
|
180
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution
|
AB04024
|
|
180
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Fire and light; fire and water; Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
|
AB04035
|
|
180
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God
|
AB04068
|
|
180
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
|
AB04069
|
|
180
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness; unity of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
AB04162
|
|
180
|
Persian
|
Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity
|
AB04216
|
|
180
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
AB04248
|
|
170
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution
|
AB04249
|
|
170
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
AB04264
|
|
170
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
AB04275
|
|
170
|
Persian
|
A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
|
|
|
Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha
|
AB04343
|
|
170
|
Turkish
|
|
|
|
Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
|
AB04351
|
|
170
|
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as educator; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB04430
|
|
170
|
mixed
|
Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Many are called but few are chosen; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
AB04442
|
|
170
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
|
AB04504
|
|
170
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
AB04580
|
|
170
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
|
AB04604
|
|
170
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity
|
AB04622
|
|
160
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB04689
|
|
160
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Rejection, opposition and persecution
|
AB04763
|
|
160
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace
|
AB04791
|
|
160
|
|
Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Scarcity of receptive souls
|
AB04829
|
|
160
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
|
AB04838
|
|
160
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB04926
|
|
160
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Apocalyptic imagery; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Living waters; water of life; Mosaic imagery; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God
|
AB04927
|
|
160
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
|
AB04998
|
|
160
|
|
|
|
|
Continual renewal of creation; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day
|
AB05062
|
|
150
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB05095
|
|
150
|
|
Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
|
|
|
Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcending the material condition; True liberty; freedom
|
AB05171
|
|
220
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Wealth inequality and its moderation
|
AB05296
|
|
150
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Attaining the life of the spirit; Fire and light; fire and water; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision
|
AB05301
|
|
150
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Belief and denial; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Thankfulness; gratitude
|
AB05372
|
|
150
|
Persian
|
Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
AB05424
|
|
150
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies
|
AB05496
|
|
140
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prayer for forgiveness
|
AB05556
|
|
140
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity in diversity; War and peace
|
AB05570
|
|
140
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
AB05585
|
|
140
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]
|
AB05663
|
|
140
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB05730
|
|
140
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution
|
AB05756
|
|
140
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Effort; striving; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness
|
AB05789
|
|
140
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
|
AB05820
|
|
140
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
AB05822
|
|
140
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Belief and denial; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Methods of teaching the Cause; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
AB05838
|
|
140
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; The concourse on high
|
AB05931
|
|
140
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Call to action; East and West; communication between East and West; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha
|
AB06008
|
|
130
|
|
Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
|
|
|
Belief and denial; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB06063
|
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
|
AB06137
|
|
860
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Constitutional revolution in Iran; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Non-participation in politics
|
AB06177
|
|
130
|
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB06180
|
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun
|
AB06237
|
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB06257
|
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration
|
AB06275
|
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
AB06300
|
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
|
AB06319
|
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB06323
|
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Continual renewal of creation; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
|
AB06352
|
|
130
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution
|
AB06451
|
|
130
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
|
AB06470
|
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB06509
|
|
130
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The concourse on high
|
AB06511
|
|
130
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Fire and light; fire and water; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision
|
AB06548
|
|
120
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God
|
AB06630
|
|
120
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Non-participation in politics; Promotion of commerce and industry
|
AB06633
|
|
120
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
AB06646
|
|
120
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
|
AB06650
|
|
120
|
Persian
|
Light of the World
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution
|
AB06656
|
|
120
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]
|
AB06669
|
|
120
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]
|
AB06779
|
|
120
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB06803
|
|
120
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Oneness; unity of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity
|
AB06865
|
|
120
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle
|
AB06918
|
|
120
|
|
Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
|
|
|
Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Being a source of light; guidance; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB07131
|
|
120
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Unity; oneness of humanity
|
AB07144
|
|
120
|
|
Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Universal language
|
AB07395
|
|
110
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness
|
AB07429
|
|
110
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
|
AB07435
|
|
110
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Ether; the phenomenon of light; Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB07459
|
|
110
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high
|
AB07468
|
|
110
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Being a source of light; guidance; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
AB07488
|
|
110
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB07546
|
|
110
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Bringing forth results; fruit; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day
|
AB07552
|
|
110
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
|
AB07578
|
|
110
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB07585
|
|
110
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution
|
AB07715
|
|
110
|
|
Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
|
|
|
Belief and denial; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
|
AB07802
|
|
110
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
AB07806
|
|
110
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
|
AB07959
|
|
100
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Rejection, opposition and persecution
|
AB08021
|
|
100
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause
|
AB08024
|
|
100
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
AB08039
|
|
100
|
Turkish
|
|
|
|
Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as mirror; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
AB08462
|
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB08581
|
|
90
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement
|
AB08712
|
|
250
|
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB08717
|
|
90
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Thankfulness; gratitude
|
AB08749
|
|
90
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
AB08756
|
|
90
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
|
AB08850
|
|
90
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
AB09007
|
|
90
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
AB09017
|
|
90
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; The concourse on high
|
AB09077
|
|
90
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Chastisement and requital; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
AB09078
|
|
90
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude
|
AB09104
|
|
90
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity
|
AB09115
|
|
90
|
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity
|
AB09213
|
|
80
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Personal instructions
|
AB09328
|
|
80
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual springtime; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
AB09376
|
|
80
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
AB09420
|
|
80
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Being a source of light; guidance; Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness
|
AB09441
|
|
80
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise of Eastern values; culture
|
AB09470
|
|
80
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution
|
AB09623
|
|
80
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Entry by troops; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause
|
AB09706
|
|
80
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
AB09862
|
|
70
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people
|
AB10131
|
|
70
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Being a source of light; guidance; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun
|
AB10436
|
|
60
|
Turkish
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people
|
AB10510
|
|
60
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration
|
AB10534
|
|
60
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Recompense; reward for belief; right action
|
AB10569
|
|
60
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God
|
AB10689
|
|
60
|
|
Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
|
|
|
Ether; the phenomenon of light; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness
|
AB10866
|
|
50
|
Turkish
|
|
|
|
Belief and denial; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness
|
AB10909
|
|
50
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Praise of Western values; culture
|
AB10921
|
|
50
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB10929
|
|
50
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Exhortations and counsels; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness
|
AB10937
|
|
50
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Justice and wrath of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for governments and rulers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy
|
AB11012
|
|
50
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration
|
AB11054
|
|
50
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God
|
AB11194
|
|
40
|
Turkish
|
|
|
|
Human reality created in the image of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
AB11291
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
AB11311
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
|
East and West; communication between East and West; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB11527
|
|
20
|
|
Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
|
AB11552
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
East and West; communication between East and West; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies
|
AB11719
|
|
160
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Predictions and prophecies
|
AB11774
|
|
100
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
AB11808
|
|
690
|
|
|
|
|
Exhortations and counsels; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Loving community spirit in teaching the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB11809
|
|
540
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Justice and mercy; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
|
AB11879
|
|
180
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
AB11884
|
|
170
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
AB11914
|
|
140
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
AB11983
|
|
90
|
Turkish
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups
|
AB12030
|
|
160
|
|
Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
AB12054
|
|
30
|
|
Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks
|
|
|
Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun
|
AB12086
|
|
150
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
|
AB12091
|
|
430
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
AB12100
|
|
120
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
AB12101
|
|
120
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude
|
AB12114
|
|
600
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace
|
AB12175
|
|
300
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
|
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
|
AB12286
|
|
190
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts
|
AB12299
|
|
180
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prayer for governments and rulers
|
AB12316
|
|
170
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration
|
AB12337
|
|
170
|
Turkish
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
|
AB12430
|
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant
|
AB12461
|
|
120
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God
|
AB12475
|
|
120
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration
|
AB12605
|
|
90
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Chastisement and requital; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people
|
ABU0013
|
Words spoken on 1912-10-06 in San Francisco
|
2260
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; Unity in diversity; War and peace
|
ABU0058
|
Address to L'Alliance Spiritualiste on 1913-02-21
|
1500
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teachings as spirit of the age; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace
|
ABU0069
|
Words spoken to Miss N. on 27 Jan 1910
|
1420
|
|
|
|
|
Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment
|
ABU0084
|
Words spoken on 1916-08-20 in Nazareth
|
1320
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Christ; Christianity; Education of children; moral education; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prayer for peace and unity; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; War and peace
|
ABU0099
|
Words spoken on 1914-08-06
|
1230
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Nationalism; love of country; Oneness; unity of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace
|
ABU0125
|
Interview with Hudson Maxim, New York, 1912-04-15
|
1100
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace
|
ABU0132
|
Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-03-13
|
1090
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace
|
ABU0161
|
Words spoken at Unitarian conference in Boston, 1912-05-22
|
1000
|
Persian
|
Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The
|
|
|
All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Relativity of religious truth; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity; oneness of humanity
|
ABU0181
|
On Calumny: Words spoken on 1911-11-20 in Paris
|
950
|
mixed
|
Paris Talks
|
|
|
Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ
|
ABU0210
|
Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-23
|
890
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Universal peace; world unity
|
ABU0272
|
Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-12-02
|
780
|
|
|
|
|
Education and the development of capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Man's distinction from the animal; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Need for an educator; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Universal education
|
ABU0279
|
Words to pilgrims in June 1906
|
770
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Need for an educator; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
ABU0286
|
Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-07-20
|
750
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU0292
|
Public address given on 1913-04-03
|
750
|
|
|
|
|
Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization
|
ABU0315
|
Words to a reporter from the Montreal Star on 10 Sep 1912
|
720
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Humor; jokes; Means of establishment of future civilization; Predictions and prophecies; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace
|
ABU0325
|
Interview with president of Alliance Spiritualiste, Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-26
|
710
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; War and peace
|
ABU0353
|
Words spoken on 1915-10-02 in Haifa
|
670
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; War and peace
|
ABU0359
|
Words spoken on 1914-08-03 in Haifa
|
660
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The animal kingdom; War and peace
|
ABU0419
|
Material and Spiritual Progress: Words spoken on 1911-11-02 in Paris
|
600
|
Persian
|
Paris Talks
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
|
ABU0504
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-18
|
530
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
ABU0529
|
Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Spring 1910
|
520
|
|
|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Predictions and prophecies; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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ABU0541
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510
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|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death
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ABU0543
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Address to the Baha'is at Phillips studio in New York, 1912-04-12
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500
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Persian
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Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary
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|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity
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ABU0585
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Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-22
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480
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|
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Christian doctrine and practice; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mary Magdalene; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Saint Peter and Saint Paul
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ABU0599
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Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-18
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470
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|
|
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization
|
ABU0600
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Words to an army commander, spoken on 1914-05-12
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470
|
|
|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Means of establishment of future civilization; Relationship between government and people; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace
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ABU0615
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Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-03-07
|
460
|
|
|
|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; War and peace
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ABU0621
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Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-27
|
460
|
|
|
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Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual springtime
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ABU0637
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Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1919-08-04
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450
|
|
|
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Idolatry; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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ABU0644
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Words spoken in Feb. 1918
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450
|
|
Bahá'í Scriptures
|
|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Promotion of commerce and industry; Supreme tribunal; Unity; oneness of humanity
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ABU0646
|
Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-02-03
|
450
|
|
|
|
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Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace
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ABU0707
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Words spoken on 1913-05-22 in Paris
|
410
|
Persian
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
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|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
|
ABU0709
|
Words spoken ca. 1900
|
410
|
|
|
|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; One universal law; attractive power of love; Proofs of the Manifestations of God
|
ABU0718
|
Words to E.C. Getsinger, spoken on 1900-10-04
|
410
|
|
|
|
|
Declaration; advent of the Bab; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab
|
ABU0720
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Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-27
|
410
|
|
|
|
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Christ; Christianity; John the Baptist; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Predictions and prophecies
|
ABU0752
|
|
400
|
|
|
|
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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ABU0755
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The Two Kinds of Light: Words spoken on 1911-11-05 in Paris
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390
|
Persian
|
Paris Talks
|
|
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Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as mirror; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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ABU0785
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Words spoken ca. 1900
|
380
|
|
|
|
|
Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Miracles and their interpretation; Moses; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
|
ABU0805
|
Words to Ahmad Sohrab and others, spoken on 1914-11-29
|
370
|
|
|
|
|
Apocalyptic imagery; Chastisement and requital; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Justice and mercy; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; War and peace
|
ABU0807
|
Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-16
|
370
|
|
|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Unity; oneness of humanity
|
ABU0868
|
Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-11-09
|
350
|
|
|
|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace
|
ABU0870
|
Words to Mon. Richard, spoken on 1913-05-10
|
350
|
|
|
|
|
Critique of Eastern values; culture; Equality of men and women; Law of transformation and change; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
ABU0899
|
God Is the Great Compassionate Physician Who Alone Gives True Healing: Words spoken on 1911-10-19 in Paris
|
340
|
|
Paris Talks
|
|
|
Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God
|
ABU0913
|
Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-19
|
330
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Martyrdom of the Bab; Non-participation in politics; Predictions and prophecies; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Universal peace; world unity
|
ABU0929
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Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-02-02
|
330
|
|
|
|
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Alchemy; the elixir; Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity
|
ABU1001
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Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-07
|
310
|
|
|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Predictions and prophecies; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
ABU1004
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Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-16
|
310
|
|
|
|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others
|
ABU1015
|
|
310
|
|
Bahá'í Scriptures
|
|
|
Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
ABU1022
|
Words spoken on 1913-03-28 in Paris
|
300
|
|
|
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|
Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
ABU1079
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The Spiritual Meetings in Paris: Words spoken on 1911-11-04 in Paris
|
290
|
Persian
|
Paris Talks
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Thankfulness; gratitude
|
ABU1084
|
Words spoken on 1914-03-02 in Haifa
|
290
|
|
|
|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
ABU1091
|
Words spoken in 1901
|
450
|
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proclamation to Christians; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
|
ABU1134
|
Words spoken on 1915-03-02 in Abu Sinan
|
280
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart
|
ABU1143
|
Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23
|
280
|
|
|
|
|
Creation of the world; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
ABU1189
|
Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-10
|
270
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
|
ABU1190
|
Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-10
|
270
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of thought and belief
|
ABU1192
|
Words spoken in Dec. 1911
|
270
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty
|
ABU1199
|
|
270
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; War and peace
|
ABU1200
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Words to Mrs C., spoken on 1920-10-23
|
270
|
|
|
|
|
Laws of marriage and dowry; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture
|
ABU1237
|
Words spoken on 1920-02-15
|
260
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
ABU1251
|
Words spoken on 1913-04-01 in Stuttgart
|
250
|
Persian
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity
|
ABU1290
|
|
250
|
|
|
|
|
Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
ABU1357
|
Message to humanity, through a journal editor, spoken at Milburn home in Chicago, 1912-11-03
|
230
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Oneness; unity of religion; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity
|
ABU1388
|
Words to a group of friends, spoken on 1913-04-26
|
230
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Nationalism; love of country; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual warfare; struggle; War and peace
|
ABU1391
|
Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901
|
230
|
|
|
|
|
Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Law of cause and effect; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; One universal law; attractive power of love
|
ABU1393
|
Public address given on 1913-01-28
|
230
|
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
ABU1398
|
Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-26
|
230
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; War and peace
|
ABU1438
|
Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-21
|
220
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Means of establishment of future civilization; Prophecy and fulfillment; Universal peace; world unity
|
ABU1465
|
Words spoken on 1913-06-30 in Port Said
|
220
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Imagery in the Qur'an; Rejection, opposition and persecution
|
ABU1474
|
Words to Florence Khan, spoken on 1906-06-13
|
220
|
|
|
|
|
All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Effort; striving; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture
|
ABU1487
|
Words to Saichiro Fujita, spoken on 1912-09-12
|
210
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Status of kings; future of monarchy; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
ABU1507
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-15
|
210
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity
|
ABU1515
|
Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-10-23
|
210
|
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Parliaments; constitutional government; Praise of Western values; culture; Universal peace; world unity
|
ABU1543
|
Words spoken on 1914-10-13 ? in Haifa
|
200
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause
|
ABU1571
|
Words to the Turkish Consul General, spoken on 1913-04-14
|
200
|
other/unknown lang
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
|
|
|
Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language
|
ABU1590
|
Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London
|
200
|
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in London
|
|
|
East and West; communication between East and West; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds
|
ABU1605
|
Words spoken on 1915-07-13 in Haifa
|
190
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Differences in human capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
ABU1663
|
Words to the Mayor of Berkeley, spoken on 1912-10-07
|
180
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Maintainance of degrees in society; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Wealth inequality and its moderation
|
ABU1673
|
Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20
|
180
|
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Critique of Western values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men
|
ABU1735
|
Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909
|
170
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Education of children; moral education; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Satan; the Evil One; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world
|
ABU1736
|
Words spoken on 1915-07-25 in Haifa
|
170
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
ABU1757
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-07
|
170
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution
|
ABU1806
|
Words spoken in Apr. 1913 in Stuttgart
|
170
|
|
|
|
|
Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual warfare; struggle; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high; The power of words; of speech; War and peace
|
ABU1836
|
Words spoken on 1915-09-08 in Haifa
|
160
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
|
ABU1925
|
Words spoken on 1913-05-09 in Paris
|
150
|
Persian
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
|
|
|
Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
ABU1982
|
Words to a newspaper reporter, spoken on 1912-10-19
|
140
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion
|
ABU2008
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-13
|
140
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace
|
ABU2021
|
Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-26
|
140
|
|
|
|
|
Attaining good pleasure of God; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge
|
ABU2031
|
|
140
|
|
Bahá'í Scriptures
|
|
|
Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
ABU2116
|
Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908
|
130
|
|
|
|
|
Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of cause and effect; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world
|
ABU2179
|
Words spoken on 1914-06-01 in Tiberias
|
120
|
|
|
|
|
Bringing forth results; fruit; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
ABU2181
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-21
|
120
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity
|
ABU2254
|
Words spoken on 1912-12-26 in London
|
110
|
Persian
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
|
|
|
Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Infinity and eternity; Law of transformation and change; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Reincarnation
|
ABU2276
|
Public address given on 1913-01-28
|
110
|
|
|
|
|
Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization
|
ABU2309
|
Words to Dr. Zia Bagdadi, spoken on 1920-04-06
|
110
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity
|
ABU2319
|
Conversation with Dr Finkelstein, Abu Sinan, 1915-02-28
|
100
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Critique of Western values; culture; East and West; communication between East and West; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Praise of Western values; culture; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity in diversity; War and peace
|
ABU2349
|
Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-02
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; The state of enkindlement in teaching; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
ABU2368
|
Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
ABU2386
|
Words to Persian students, spoken on 1913-09-05
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
|
ABU2390
|
Words to a pilgrim, spoken on 1914-03-05
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as educator; Service to others; to the Cause of God; 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
|
ABU2393
|
Words spoken on 1914-10-06 in Haifa
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace
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ABU2400
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Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908
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100
|
|
|
|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]
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ABU2407
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Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-10
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100
|
|
|
|
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Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence
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ABU2438
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Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14
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90
|
|
|
|
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Critique of Western values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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ABU2464
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Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907
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90
|
Persian
|
|
|
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Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution
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ABU2497
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Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-21
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90
|
|
|
|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity
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ABU2521
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Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04
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90
|
|
Bahá'í Scriptures
|
|
|
Being a source of light; guidance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty
|
ABU2568
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Words to two Zoroastrian pilgrims, spoken on 1914-05-31
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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ABU2581
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Words to some Greek passengers, spoken on 1912-10-26
|
80
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace
|
ABU2610
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Words to Mary Hanford Ford et al around 1911-10-25
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80
|
|
|
|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight; War and peace
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ABU2621
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Words to a woman questioner, spoken on 1913-04-22
|
80
|
|
|
|
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Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]
|
ABU2630
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Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-18
|
80
|
|
|
|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; War and peace
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ABU2682
|
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity
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ABU2691
|
Words spoken on 1914-01-07 in Haifa
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80
|
|
|
|
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Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness
|
ABU2714
|
Words spoken on 1915-01-09 in Abu Sinan
|
70
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; War and peace
|
ABU2726
|
Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-12-05
|
70
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; The concourse on high
|
ABU2779
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Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23
|
70
|
|
|
|
|
Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]
|
ABU2782
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Words to some of the friends, spoken on 1913-12-29
|
70
|
|
|
|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Shrines and Holy places
|
ABU2786
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Words to a stranger, spoken on 1914-05-09
|
70
|
|
|
|
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Creation of the world; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible
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ABU2849
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Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909
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60
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty
|
ABU2862
|
Public address given on 1912-05-13
|
60
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Universal peace; world unity
|
ABU2891
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Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-09
|
60
|
|
|
|
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Call to action; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
ABU2914
|
Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04
|
60
|
|
|
|
|
Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prophecy and fulfillment
|
ABU2949
|
Words spoken on 1913-07-08 in Port Said
|
60
|
|
Bahá'í Scriptures
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
ABU2967
|
Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-10-30
|
50
|
|
|
|
|
Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace
|
ABU3014
|
Public address given on 1912-09-02
|
50
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion
|
ABU3030
|
Words spoken on 1914-06-30
|
50
|
|
|
|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Living waters; water of life; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha
|
ABU3064
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Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-23
|
50
|
|
|
|
|
All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization
|
ABU3085
|
Words spoken ca. Nov. 1911 in Paris
|
50
|
|
|
|
|
High station of the arts and sciences; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
|
ABU3110
|
|
50
|
|
|
|
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God
|
ABU3163
|
Words spoken on 1913-07-02 in Port Said
|
40
|
|
|
|
|
Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Things are known by their opposites; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures
|
ABU3182
|
Words to Juliet Thompson, spoken on 1912-11-12
|
40
|
|
|
|
|
Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness
|
ABU3268
|
|
40
|
|
Bahá'í Scriptures
|
|
|
Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
ABU3297
|
Words spoken on 1913-01-12 in London
|
30
|
Persian
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization
|
ABU3318
|
Public address given on 1912-08-08
|
30
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Goodly deeds; actions; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization
|
ABU3447
|
Words to Louis Gregory, spoken on 1911-04-30
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
Being a source of light; guidance; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Stories; anecdotes
|
ABU3468
|
Words spoken at a public park in San Francisco, 1912-10-05
|
20
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men
|
ABU3487
|
Words to Louis Gregory, spoken on 1911-04-15
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3492
|
Words spoken ca. 1912-10-08 in the United States
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies
|
ABU3563
|
Words to Mrs Maxwell, spoken on 1912-09-06
|
10
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Parents and children; youth; families
|
ABU3567
|
Words spoken on 1913-01-09 in Edinburgh
|
10
|
Persian
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts
|
BB00003
|
Kitab-i-Asma' (Book of Names)
|
>500000
|
Arabic
|
Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Gate of the Heart; Bahá'í Prayers
|
Kitáb-i-Asma (Book of Names); Tablet of the Báb to the Sherif of Mecca
|
|
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
|
BB00004
|
Kitab-i-Jaza' (Book of the Reckoning)
|
>100000
|
Arabic
|
Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers
|
|
|
Absolute freedom; independence of God; Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Angels; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastisement and requital; Cleanliness and refinement; Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Continual renewal of creation; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Creation of the world; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Exhortations and counsels; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Fire and light; fire and water; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Free will and predestination; fate; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Imam 'Ali; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Knowledge of self; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Letters of the Living; Life and death; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Limits of the intellect; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Muhammad; Islam; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Outward and inward meanings; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Power of prayer; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for parents; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Predictions and prophecies; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Purpose; goal of creation; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Return of the Manifestations of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Soul; spirit after death; 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; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Symbolism of color and light; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The first and the last; the seen and the hidden; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others; The Imamate; the Caliphate; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations; Word of God the cause of creation
|
BB00005
|
Panj Sha'n (Book of the Five Modes)
|
98000
|
mixed
|
Kitáb-i-Panj Sha'n, Book of Five Qualification; Kitab-i-Panj Sha'n; Reflection on the Theory of Alchemy as Explained in the Bahá'í Writings, A; Gate of the Heart
|
Kitáb-i-Panj Shan (Book of Five Modes); Lawh-i-Hurufat (Tablet of the Letters)
|
|
Absolute freedom; independence of God; Adam; Adam and Eve; Alchemy; the elixir; Belief and denial; Blind imitation [taqlid]; Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Creation of the world; Da'iras and haykals; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Exhortations and counsels; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Names and attributes of God; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Perfect Man [insan-i-kamil]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Predictions and prophecies; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Return of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations
|
BB00033
|
Kitabu’l-Qiyama
|
5900
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BH00002
|
Kitab-i-Iqan (The Book of Certitude)
|
36200
|
mixed
|
Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Kitáb-i-Íqán; Tablet of the True Seeker" from the Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude), The; Livre de la Certitude, Le
|
Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Tablet of the True Seeker
|
Bahá’u’lláh’s preeminent doctrinal work as well as His second longest, answering four questions from an uncle of the Báb regarding prophetic expectation and fulfilment, affirming the essential unity of the prophets of God while simultaneously acknowledging the distinctiveness of their persons and missions, expounding the concept of progressive revelations from God that are renewed about every thousand years, summarizing the spiritual prerequisites of the seekers on the spiritual path, clarifying the central role in that path of the independent investigation of reality, condemning the clergy for their role in the rejection of the prophets from age to age, and emphasizing, through a commentary on certain verses of the gospels, the need for a symbolic as opposed to a literal understanding of sacred scriptures.
|
Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Belief and denial; Christ; Christianity; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Knowledge; recognition of God; Law of obligatory prayer; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Literal interpretation; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Moses; Noah; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the Manifestation of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Return of the Manifestations of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Seal of the Prophets; Spiritual springtime; 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; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
BH00007
|
Suriy-i-Haykal (Surih of the Temple)
|
20670
|
Arabic
|
Bahá'í Scriptures; Summons of the Lord of Hosts; Original Text of the Súriy-i-Haykal, The
|
Suriy-i-Haykal (Surih of the Temple)
|
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.
|
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
|
BH00014
|
|
9890
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
BH00263
|
|
2430
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice and mercy; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
BH00309
|
|
2100
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
BH00569
|
Suriy-i-Zuhur nazzala li-'Abdu'r-Rahim
|
1320
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
|
BH00592
|
|
1290
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; High station of the true believer; Idolatry; Praise and encouragement; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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BH00637
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Lawh-i-Fitnih (Tablet of the Test)
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1500
|
mixed
|
|
Lawh-i-Fitnih (Tablet of the Test)
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Foretells a coming period of tests and trials, which will encompass all created things and every atom of existence and lay violent hold on the peoples of the world.
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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BH00673
|
|
1130
|
mixed
|
|
|
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Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech
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BH00687
|
Qad Ihtaraqa'l-Mukhlisun (The Fire Tablet)
|
1120
|
Arabic
|
Fire Tablet; Bahá'í Prayers
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Lawh-i-Qad-Ihtaraqal-Mukhlisun (Fire Tablet)
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Written in rhythmic prose and taking the form of a conversation between Bahá’u’lláh and God in verses reminiscent of the biblical Book of Job, Bahá’u’lláh calls to God in His suffering and in God’s apparent absence and receives God’s answer as to the wisdom of this suffering.
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Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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BH00848
|
|
970
|
Arabic
|
Prayers and Meditations
|
|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prayer for fasting; Prayer for martyrs; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BH00864
|
|
950
|
mixed
|
|
|
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Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others
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BH00960
|
|
860
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The power of words; of speech
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BH00969
|
|
850
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution
|
BH01003
|
|
830
|
mixed
|
|
|
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power of prayer; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat]; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
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BH01085
|
|
770
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for governments and rulers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy
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BH01234
|
|
680
|
mixed
|
Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
|
|
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Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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BH01535
|
|
570
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Apocalyptic imagery; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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BH01735
|
|
510
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Living waters; water of life; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Presence of; reunion with God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The ephemeral and the eternal; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
|
BH01905
|
|
460
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Mystical themes; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
BH01934
|
|
460
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Destruction of books; Justice and mercy; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Review of publications; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster
|
BH02097
|
|
420
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution
|
BH02199
|
|
400
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Apocalyptic imagery; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
BH02313
|
|
380
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Business; financial; property matters; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God
|
BH02486
|
|
360
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Universal peace; world unity
|
BH02699
|
|
330
|
mixed
|
Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
|
|
|
Critique of Western values; culture; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of teachers of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
BH03173
|
|
290
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to the people of the world; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
BH03208
|
|
280
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Shrines and Holy places
|
BH03295
|
|
280
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
BH03389
|
|
270
|
Arabic
|
Prayers and Meditations
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
BH03856
|
|
240
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BH03866
|
|
240
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
BH04089
|
|
230
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
|
BH04432
|
|
210
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment
|
BH04492
|
|
210
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God
|
BH04895
|
|
200
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prophecy and fulfillment; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
|
BH05097
|
|
190
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Satan; the Evil One; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
|
BH05368
|
|
180
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
BH05413
|
|
180
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies; Suffering and imprisonment; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight
|
BH05544
|
|
180
|
Arabic
|
Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Suffering and imprisonment
|
BH05647
|
|
170
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
|
BH05695
|
|
170
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Prophecy and fulfillment
|
BH05984
|
|
170
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
BH06046
|
|
160
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Chastisement and requital; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
|
BH06238
|
|
160
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude
|
BH06319
|
|
160
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
|
BH06540
|
|
150
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
BH07059
|
|
140
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment
|
BH07088
|
|
140
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Martyrdom of the Bab; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God
|
BH07222
|
|
140
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Belief and denial; Chastisement and requital; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love as fire; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BH07231
|
|
140
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause
|
BH07596
|
|
130
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Apocalyptic imagery; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im
|
BH07832
|
|
130
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Absolute freedom; independence of God; Chastisement and requital; Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BH07993
|
|
130
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Rejection, opposition and persecution
|
BH07999
|
|
120
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world
|
BH08146
|
|
120
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
|
BH08330
|
|
120
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Proofs of the Manifestations of God
|
BH08601
|
Tablet of the Hair 7
|
120
|
Arabic
|
|
Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair)
|
|
Fire and light; fire and water; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for unity; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BH08638
|
|
110
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Justice and wrath of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God
|
BH08750
|
|
110
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Praise and encouragement
|
BH08838
|
|
110
|
Arabic
|
Prayers and Meditations
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of thought and belief; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
BH09265
|
|
100
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution
|
BH09323
|
|
100
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
BH09436
|
|
100
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; High station of the true believer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual springtime; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
|
BH09563
|
|
100
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Blind imitation [taqlid]; Justice and wrath of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Suffering and imprisonment
|
BH09605
|
|
100
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
|
BH09661
|
|
100
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
|
BH09754
|
|
90
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love as fire; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God
|
BH10001
|
|
90
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
|
BH10033
|
|
90
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
|
BH10412
|
|
80
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil
|
BH10531
|
|
70
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Praise and encouragement
|
BH10616
|
|
70
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution
|
BH10848
|
|
60
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
BH10923
|
|
60
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prophecy and fulfillment; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BH10983
|
|
60
|
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Purpose; goal of creation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Universal peace; world unity
|
BH11087
|
|
50
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Prayer for protection
|
BH11210
|
Tablet of the Hair 2
|
40
|
Arabic
|
|
Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair)
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
BH11475
|
Seal of Baha’u’llah #06
|
20
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Being a source of light; guidance; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God
|
BH11717
|
|
490
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Manifestation of God as educator; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
BH11807
|
|
140
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Predictions and prophecies; Suffering and imprisonment
|