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language
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found in
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abstract
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subjects
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| AB00660
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480
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Persian
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Monasticism; asceticism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
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| AB02651
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230
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Persian
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Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; High station of the true believer; Monasticism; asceticism; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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| AB02817
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230
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mixed
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Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of
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Law of obligatory prayer; Monasticism; asceticism; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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| AB04061
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180
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mixed
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Empty learning; false spirituality; Monasticism; asceticism
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| AB04648
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160
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Persian
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Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá
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Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Monasticism; asceticism; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Thankfulness; gratitude
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| AB06165
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130
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Turkish
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Attaining the life of the spirit; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Monasticism; asceticism; Prayer for women
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| AB11082
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50
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Bahá'í Scriptures
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Monasticism; asceticism; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity
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| AB12239
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230
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unknown
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Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Monasticism; asceticism; Praise and encouragement
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| ABU0481
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Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20
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550
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Persian
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Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
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Monasticism; asceticism; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession
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| ABU0496
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Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-11
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540
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Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Critique of Western values; culture; Monasticism; asceticism; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God
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| ABU0687
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Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-23
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430
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Monasticism; asceticism; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition
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| ABU0725
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410
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Monasticism; asceticism; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
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| ABU0851
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Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-18
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350
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Monasticism; asceticism; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
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| ABU0855
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Words to Habib Mu'ayyad, spoken on 1915-05-08
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350
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Persian
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Monasticism; asceticism; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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| ABU1434
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Words spoken on 1913-04-05 in Stuttgart
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220
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Persian
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Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
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Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Freedom of thought and action; Monasticism; asceticism; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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| ABU1585
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200
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Exhortations and counsels; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Law of fasting; Monasticism; asceticism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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| ABU1983
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Words spoken on 1913-05-30 in Paris
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140
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Persian
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Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
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Monasticism; asceticism; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures
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| ABU2081
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Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-02-08
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130
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Monasticism; asceticism; Religion as reality; definitions of religion
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| ABU2418
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Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London
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100
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Abdu'l-Bahá in London
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Christ; Christianity; Monasticism; asceticism; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship
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| ABU2425
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Words spoken on 1913-03-18 in Paris
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90
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Persian
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Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
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Chastity and purity; Christ; Christianity; Monasticism; asceticism
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| ABU2562
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Words spoken on 1913-02-21 in Paris
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80
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Persian
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Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
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Generosity [kirama]; Monasticism; asceticism; Work as worship
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| ABU2806
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Words spoken in Jun. 1911 in Egypt
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70
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Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Monasticism; asceticism; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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| ABU3694
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Words spoken on 1913-04-05 in Stuttgart
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120
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Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
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Monasticism; asceticism; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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| BB00186
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Answer to Haji Mulla Mihdi-i-Rashti, on grammar
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1100
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Arabic
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Gate of the Heart
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Grammar and orthography; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Monasticism; asceticism; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| BH00001
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Kitab-i-Aqdas (The Most Holy Book)
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10520
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Arabic
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Kitáb-i-Aqdas; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Synopsis and Codification of the Laws and Ordinances of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas; Kitáb-i-Aqdas Research Tools
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Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book)
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The ‘mother book’ of the Bahá’í Dispensation, announcing to the kings of the earth the promulgation of the ‘Most Great Law’; formally ordaining the institution of the House of Justice; prescribing the obligatory prayers; designating the time and period of fasting; formulating laws surrounding marriage and inheritance; ordaining the institution of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár (houses of worship); establishing the Nineteen Day Feasts; abolishing the institution of priesthood; and specifying punishments for murder, arson, adultery, and theft. Apart from these laws, He reminds his followers of the twin duties of recognition and obedience; exhorts them to fellowship with the adherents of all religions; warns them to guard against fanaticism, sedition, pride, dispute, and contention; enjoins on them cleanliness, truthfulness, chastity, hospitality, fidelity, courtesy, forbearance, justice, and fairness; and counsels them to be ‘even as the fingers of one hand and the limbs of one body’.
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Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Call to action; Cleanliness and refinement; Confession of sins; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Law of burial and cremation; Law of fasting; Law of Huququ'llah; Law of inheritance; Law of obligatory prayer; Law of pilgrimage; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Laws of marriage and dowry; Love of God; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Monasticism; asceticism; Murder; causing physical harm; Nineteen-Day Feast; Parents and children; youth; families; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for women; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; Theft; seizing the properties of others; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Twin duties of recognition and obedience; Unchastity and adultery; Words vs deeds; Work as worship
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| BH00111
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Kalimat-i-Firdawsiyyih (Words of Paradise)
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4020
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mixed
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas
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Kalimát-i-Firdawsíyyih (Words of Paradise)
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Proclaims eleven ‘leaves of paradise’: the fear of God, the importance of religion, the golden rule, that rulers should possess good character and act in justice (in contrast to Muḥammad Sháh, whose deeds in particular are denounced), reward and punishment as the basis of order in the world, justice, the unity of mankind, the education of children, moderation, renouncing asceticism and monasticism, and forbidding religious strife and dissension.
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Contention and conflict; Education of children; moral education; Monasticism; asceticism; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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| BH00334
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Suriy-i-Qalam
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1970
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Arabic
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Days of Remembrance
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Suriy-i-Qalam (Surih of the Pen)
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A celebration of the festival of Riḍván, taking the form of a series of apostrophes to His Pen, the denizens of earth and heaven, the concourse of monks, and the Maid of Heaven.
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Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Monasticism; asceticism; Proclamation to Christians; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God the cause of creation
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| BH00347
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Lawh-i-Pap (Tablet to Pope Pius IX)
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1900
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Arabic
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Summons of the Lord of Hosts
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Lawh-i-Pap (Tablet to Pope Pius IX)
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Announces the return of Christ, ‘come down from Heaven even as He came down from it the first time’; warns of the ‘veils of human learning’ that threaten to obscure this truth; calls on the monks to come forth from their seclusion; summons the people of all religions to hasten unto the most great Ocean; asserts the power of His revelation to overcome all opposition; bids the Pope to abandon his worldly riches and adornments; and proclaims to the Christians that John the Baptist has reappeared in the person of the Báb while the promised Father foretold by Isaiah and the Comforter promised by Christ has appeared in the person of Bahá’u’lláh.
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Monasticism; asceticism; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to Christians; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment; Universal peace; world unity
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| BH00505
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Lawh-i-Aqdas (Tablet to the Christians)
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1470
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Arabic
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas
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Lawh-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Tablet)
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Announces to an unnamed Christian Bahá’u’lláh’s revelation as the fulfilment of Christian prophetic expectations, reproaches the Christians in general and the clergy in particular for failing to recognize it, asks them to consider how Christ was similarly rejected by the people of His day, and concludes with a series of beatitudes reminiscent of the Sermon on the Mount.
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Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Monasticism; asceticism; Mosaic imagery; Proclamation to Christians; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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| BH00568
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Bisharat (Glad-Tidings; =Lawh-i-Nida)
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1320
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mixed
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas
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Bisharat (Glad Tidings)
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Proclaims fifteen ‘glad-tidings’: the abolition of holy war, consorting in fellowship with the followers of all religions, the adoption of a universal auxiliary language, the obligation to faithfully serve just monarchs, obedience to government, the establishment of the ‘Lesser Peace’, freedom in choice of clothing and cut of beard, abandonment of monasticism, forbidding the confession of sins, abrogating a law of the Báb regarding the destruction of books, exalting useful work to the status of worship and forbidding mendicancy, entrusting the affairs of the people to the House of Justice, abrogating the requirement of making special journeys to visit the graves of the dead, and commending a combination of republicanism and monarchy in the governance of human affairs.
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Destruction of books; House of Justice; Law of pilgrimage; Monasticism; asceticism; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship
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| BH00759
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Lawh-i-Naqus (=Subhanaka Ya Hu)
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1040
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Arabic
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Days of Remembrance
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Lawh-i-Naqus (Tablet of the Bell)
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Proclamatory tablet, with repeated refrain celebrating the name ‘He’, commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the declaration of the Báb.
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God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Monasticism; asceticism; Nearness and remoteness; Prayer for detachment; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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| BH01791
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500
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mixed
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Cleanliness and refinement; John the Baptist; Monasticism; asceticism; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude
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