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language
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subjects
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| AB00045
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1530
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mixed
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Light of the World
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Limits of the intellect; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| AB00223
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770
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mixed
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Empty learning; false spirituality; Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Intuition; inspiration; Limits of the intellect; Literal interpretation; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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| AB00247
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740
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Arabic
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Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Knowledge; recognition of God; Limits of the intellect; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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| AB00520
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Some Answered Questions #083 The Four Criteria of Comprehension
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550
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Persian
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Answered Questions, Some
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Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Limits of the intellect; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Rational arguments; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
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| AB01117
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370
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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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God as personal vs. impersonal reality; Laws of marriage and dowry; Limits of the intellect; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| AB01374
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330
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Arabic
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Limits of the intellect; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech
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| AB01958
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280
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mixed
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Harmony of science and religion; Limits of the intellect; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization
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| AB02301
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260
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Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
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Growth of the Cause; Limits of the intellect; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause
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| AB04098
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180
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Persian
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Limits of the intellect; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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| AB07148
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Words to George Latimer
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120
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Bahá'í Scriptures
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Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Limits of the intellect; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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| AB10170
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70
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Persian
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Contention and conflict; Limits of the intellect; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]
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| AB10884
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50
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mixed
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Courtesy; culture [adab]; Limits of the intellect; Outward and inward meanings; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat]
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| ABU0251
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Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-30
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820
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Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Knowledge; recognition of God; Limits of the intellect; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Rejection of Muhammad; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Suffering; rejection of Christ
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| ABU0300
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Public address given on 1912-04-17
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740
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Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The
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Importance of authoritative interpretation; Intuition; inspiration; Limits of the intellect; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
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| ABU0484
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Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901
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550
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Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Limits of the intellect; Literal interpretation; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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| ABU0590
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Words spoken on 1912-10-10 in San Francisco
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480
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Limits of the intellect; Names and attributes of God; Rational arguments; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| ABU0608
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470
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Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Limits of the intellect; Man's distinction from the animal; Martyrs and martyrdom
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| ABU0648
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Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902
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450
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Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Intuition; inspiration; Limits of the intellect; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
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| ABU0657
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Words spoken on 1912-10-10 in San Francisco
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450
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Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Limits of the intellect; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace
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| ABU0692
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Words to H.E.H et al, spoken on 1913-11-05
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420
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Limits of the intellect; Manifestation of God as educator; Moses; Power of the Manifestation of God; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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| ABU0888
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Words to Nuru'd-Din Mumtazi et al in May 1920
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340
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Persian
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Limits of the intellect; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Rational arguments
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| ABU0971
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Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Florence Khan, spoken on 1906-06-13
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320
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Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Intuition; inspiration; Limits of the intellect; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God
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| ABU0974
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320
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Limits of the intellect; Soul; spirit after death; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher
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| ABU1086
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Words to some Arab Muslims, spoken on 1915-03-15
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290
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Empty learning; false spirituality; Limits of the intellect; Manifestation of God as mediator; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| ABU1568
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Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Florence Khan, spoken on 1906-06-13
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200
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Limits of the intellect; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; The mind's power of discovery
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| ABU1594
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Words to an American spoken in 1900, relayed by Ali-Kuli Khan
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200
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God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Limits of the intellect; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as mediator; Nature and God's will; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Stories; anecdotes
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| ABU1653
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190
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Christ; Christianity; Limits of the intellect; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
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| ABU1707
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Words to Mrs Rosenberg, Cropper, and Heron, spoken on 1913-01-20
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180
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Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Infinity and eternity; Limits of the intellect; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God
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| ABU1868
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Words spoken ca. 1912-04-22 in Washington
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160
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Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Limits of the intellect; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher
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| ABU2865
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Words spoken in 1912 in the United States
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60
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Limits of the intellect; Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization
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| ABU3094
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Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London
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50
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Abdu'l-Bahá in London
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Limits of the intellect; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| ABU3156
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Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-08-05
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40
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Persian
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Mahmúd's Diary
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Limits of the intellect; Man's distinction from the animal; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Proofs for the existence of God; Rational arguments
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| ABU3375
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Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902
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30
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Differences in human capacity; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Limits of the intellect; Universality of the Cause
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| ABU3540
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Words to Henry Randall
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20
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Limits of the intellect; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
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| ABU3701
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Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-11
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100
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Persian
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Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
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Ether; the phenomenon of light; Limits of the intellect; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization
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| ABU3717
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Words spoken on 1913-04-13 in Budapest
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70
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Persian
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Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
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Limits of the intellect; Man's distinction from the animal; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher
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| BB00004
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Kitab-i-Jaza' (Book of the Reckoning)
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>100000
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Arabic
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Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers
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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
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| BB00219
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Bayan dar Jabr wa Tafwid (fi bayan-i-mas'alati'l-Qadar)
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920
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Arabic
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Free will and predestination; fate; Limits of the intellect; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im
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| BB00363
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Answer to one of the relatives
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460
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Persian
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Humility; meekness; lowliness; Limits of the intellect; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God
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| BB00383
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Answer to the son of Mulla ‘Ali-i-Nuri (Kayfiyyata’l-Mi’raj)
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410
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Arabic
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Limits of the intellect; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| BH00308
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Tarazat (Ornaments)
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2100
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mixed
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Bahá'í Prayers
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Tarazat (Ornaments)
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Proclaims six ‘ornaments’: knowledge of self and acquiring a useful profession, fellowship with all religions, possessing a good character, truthfulness and trustworthiness, preserving the station of craftsmanship, and the importance of acquiring knowledge and of fairness in newspaper reporting.
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Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Limits of the intellect; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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| BH00400
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1720
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mixed
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Limits of the intellect; Soul; spirit after death; Unity in diversity; Wisdom [hikmat]
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| BH00543
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1360
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mixed
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Limits of the intellect; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat]
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| BH00769
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1030
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Arabic
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Prayers and Meditations; Days of Remembrance
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Limits of the intellect; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| BH02287
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390
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mixed
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Limits of the intellect; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
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| BH06477
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150
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mixed
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Knowledge; recognition of God; Limits of the intellect; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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| BH08489
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120
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Arabic
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Empty learning; false spirituality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Limits of the intellect; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Rejection, opposition and persecution
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| BH09161
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110
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Arabic
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Chastisement and requital; Limits of the intellect; Proclamation to the people of the world; Suffering and imprisonment
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