| 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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| AB00002
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Tadhkiratu'l-Vafa (Memorials of the Faithful)
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42100
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Persian
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Memorials of the Faithful
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Memorials of the Faithful (book)
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Accounts of dreams and visions; Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Hands of the Cause; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; High station of learning; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love as fire; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Methods of teaching the Cause; Mount Carmel; Pain of love; love as veil; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shaykhis; Shrines and Holy places; Soul; spirit after death; 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; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Visitation Tablets; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause
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| AB00033
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1760
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mixed
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Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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| AB00066
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1260
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|
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Call to action; Methods of teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
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| AB00098
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Tahirih and the Conference of Badasht
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1130
|
Persian
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Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká
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Conference of Badasht; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes
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| AB00106
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|
1070
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mixed
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Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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| AB00286
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700
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Persian
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Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
| AB00413
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|
600
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mixed
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Light of the World
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Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes
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| AB00509
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|
550
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Persian
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|
|
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity
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| AB00534
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|
540
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Persian
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|
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Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment
|
| AB00615
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|
500
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mixed
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Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá
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|
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Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes
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| AB00806
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440
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mixed
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Light of the World
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Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes
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| AB00909
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|
410
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mixed
|
|
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Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for protection; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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| AB00918
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|
410
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mixed
|
|
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| AB01072
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|
380
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mixed
|
|
|
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Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for forgiveness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB01206
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|
360
|
Persian
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Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá
|
|
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Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity
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| AB01245
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|
350
|
Persian
|
|
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High station of the true believer; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
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| AB01338
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340
|
mixed
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|
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House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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| AB01383
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|
330
|
Persian
|
|
|
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Call to action; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB01415
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|
330
|
mixed
|
|
|
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Stories; anecdotes
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| AB01421
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|
330
|
mixed
|
|
|
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Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB01439
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|
330
|
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
|
|
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Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
| AB01518
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|
320
|
Arabic
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|
|
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Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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| AB01531
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|
320
|
Arabic
|
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|
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Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Stories; anecdotes; Testing God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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| AB01583
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|
310
|
Persian
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|
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Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Stories; anecdotes
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| AB01584
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|
310
|
mixed
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|
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures
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| AB01753
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|
300
|
mixed
|
|
|
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Episodes from the early history of Islam; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| AB01812
|
|
290
|
|
|
|
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| AB01969
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|
280
|
mixed
|
|
|
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Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment
|
| AB01979
|
|
280
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB02134
|
|
270
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| AB02222
|
|
260
|
mixed
|
|
|
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Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB02228
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|
260
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Critique of Eastern values; culture; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB02307
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|
260
|
|
Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
|
|
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Judas; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Stories; anecdotes; The state of enkindlement in teaching; Unity in diversity
|
| AB02442
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|
250
|
Persian
|
|
|
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Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity
|
| AB02457
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|
250
|
|
|
|
|
Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| AB02481
|
|
250
|
|
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
|
|
|
Call to action; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| AB02482
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|
240
|
mixed
|
Light of the World
|
|
|
Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
| AB02565
|
|
240
|
mixed
|
|
|
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Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Courage; Encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; Praise and encouragement; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB02731
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|
230
|
mixed
|
|
|
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Prayer for spiritual recognition; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| AB02749
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|
230
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| AB02879
|
|
220
|
mixed
|
|
|
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Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| AB02956
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|
220
|
|
Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
|
|
|
Angels; Consolation and comfort; Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB02964
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|
220
|
mixed
|
|
|
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Business; financial; property matters; Poems and quotation from poetry; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| AB03040
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|
220
|
mixed
|
|
|
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Goodly deeds; actions; Prayer for purity; chastity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB03060
|
|
220
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
|
| AB03174
|
|
210
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB03177
|
|
210
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB03291
|
|
210
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Imam 'Ali; Miracles and their interpretation; Stories; anecdotes; Testing God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
| AB03298
|
|
210
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Critique of Eastern values; culture; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise of Western values; culture; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| AB03324
|
|
200
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
|
| AB03341
|
|
340
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| AB03446
|
|
200
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| AB03457
|
|
200
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB03509
|
|
200
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| AB03675
|
|
190
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Chastisement and requital; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment
|
| AB03725
|
|
190
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Power of faith; power of the spirit; Stories; anecdotes; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| AB03814
|
|
190
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
| AB03931
|
|
180
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB04019
|
|
180
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
| AB04031
|
|
180
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Challenging nature; abstruseness of the Word of God; Mystical themes; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
|
| AB04395
|
|
170
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Constitutional revolution in Iran; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Manifestation of God as mirror; Review of publications; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB04433
|
|
170
|
Persian
|
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá
|
|
|
Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB04472
|
|
170
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
| AB04552
|
|
170
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB04651
|
|
160
|
Persian
|
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá
|
|
|
Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| AB04801
|
|
160
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mosaic imagery; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment
|
| AB04802
|
|
160
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
| AB04910
|
|
160
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech
|
| AB04983
|
|
160
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB05206
|
|
150
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Music and singing; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB05858
|
|
140
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB05894
|
|
140
|
|
Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
|
|
|
Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| AB05926
|
|
140
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
|
| AB06023
|
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
| AB06112
|
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
| AB06170
|
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
| AB06205
|
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Obedience to and respect for government authority; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB06209
|
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB06214
|
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
| AB06241
|
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment
|
| AB06292
|
|
130
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB06409
|
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
|
| AB06525
|
|
130
|
mixed
|
|
|
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB06639
|
|
120
|
mixed
|
Light of the World
|
|
|
Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
|
| AB06690
|
|
120
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB06917
|
|
120
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB07143
|
|
120
|
|
Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
|
|
|
Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB07231
|
|
110
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB07249
|
|
110
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude
|
| AB07265
|
|
110
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| AB07335
|
|
110
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Chastisement and requital; Poems and quotation from poetry; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB07752
|
|
110
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB07875
|
|
100
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB07906
|
|
100
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB07941
|
|
100
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB07955
|
|
100
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB08088
|
|
100
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Poems and quotation from poetry; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB08346
|
|
100
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB08388
|
|
100
|
mixed
|
|
|
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Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB08389
|
|
100
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB08614
|
|
90
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech
|
| AB08739
|
|
90
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB08762
|
|
90
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| AB08876
|
|
90
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB09187
|
|
80
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB09372
|
|
80
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB09377
|
|
80
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| AB09408
|
|
80
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB09426
|
|
80
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Love of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB09478
|
|
80
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB09599
|
|
80
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| AB09601
|
|
80
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Mosaic imagery; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB09615
|
|
80
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB09698
|
|
80
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Noah; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB09787
|
|
70
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB09827
|
|
70
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB09994
|
|
70
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB10239
|
|
70
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB10506
|
|
60
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB10524
|
|
60
|
Turkish
|
|
|
|
Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB10526
|
|
60
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
| AB10631
|
|
60
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Status of kings; future of monarchy; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB10652
|
|
60
|
Turkish
|
|
|
|
Beauty; grace; aesthetics; Role and station of women; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB10865
|
|
50
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Chastisement and requital; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB10926
|
|
50
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Exhortations and counsels; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB10969
|
|
50
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB10993
|
|
50
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB11330
|
|
30
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Eulogies; reminiscences; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB11714
|
|
160
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Eulogies; reminiscences; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB11797
|
|
70
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB11814
|
|
400
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB11909
|
|
140
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and mercy; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes
|
| AB12130
|
|
430
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Personal instructions; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity
|
| ABU0001
|
Words to Mr Pinchot and others, spoken on 1912-06-04
|
3400
|
mixed
|
Bahá'í Scriptures; Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Consultation; Elections; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace
|
| ABU0011
|
Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1919-08-07
|
2260
|
|
|
|
|
Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| ABU0014
|
Words to Shaykh Salih, spoken on 1915-01-11
|
2230
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Accounts of dreams and visions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0044
|
Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901
|
1620
|
|
|
|
|
Degrees of faith; certitude; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Love of God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The cloud ['ama]; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
| ABU0073
|
Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1915-03-04
|
1400
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0077
|
Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-08-20
|
1400
|
|
|
|
|
Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0087
|
Words spoken on 1915-06-17 in Haifa
|
1310
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0133
|
Words to some friends, spoken around 1914-11-15
|
1090
|
|
|
|
|
Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Justice and mercy; Stories; anecdotes; War and peace; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
| ABU0134
|
Words to Ali Kuli Khan spoken in June 1906
|
1080
|
|
|
|
|
Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
| ABU0143
|
Words spoken ca. 1913-12-22 in Haifa
|
1050
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Muhammad; Islam; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Christian clergy
|
| ABU0156
|
Words spoken at Esperantist society in Edinburgh, 1913-01-07
|
1020
|
Persian
|
Bahá'í Scriptures
|
|
|
Harmony of science and religion; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity
|
| ABU0165
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-16
|
1000
|
|
|
|
|
Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0167
|
Words to Lua Getsinger
|
1000
|
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0182
|
Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-07
|
950
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Transcending the material condition
|
| ABU0195
|
Words spoken on 1920-01-05
|
910
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0197
|
Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-17
|
910
|
|
|
|
|
Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0199
|
Words spoken on 1914-07-03
|
910
|
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
|
| ABU0231
|
Words spoken on 1913-06-19 in Port Said
|
860
|
mixed
|
Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
|
|
|
Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0232
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-20
|
860
|
|
|
|
|
Humor; jokes; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment
|
| ABU0239
|
Words spoken on 1919-09-19
|
840
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| ABU0254
|
Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-22
|
810
|
|
|
|
|
Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0256
|
Public address given on 1912-11-10
|
800
|
|
Promulgation of Universal Peace, The
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Race unity; racial issues; Stories; anecdotes; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
| ABU0269
|
Words spoken on 1916-06-06 in Haifa
|
780
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0283
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-19
|
760
|
|
|
|
|
Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Humor; jokes; Methods of teaching the Cause; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0284
|
Words spoken at 1815 California Street in San Francisco, 1912-10-07
|
760
|
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
| ABU0289
|
Words spoken on 1914-06-06 in Tiberias
|
750
|
|
|
|
|
Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Christian clergy; Words vs deeds
|
| ABU0291
|
Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-07-18
|
750
|
|
|
|
|
Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Degrees of faith; certitude; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Power of prayer; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| ABU0309
|
Words to Baha'is of Paris, 1911-10-14
|
720
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0311
|
Words spoken ca. 1904
|
720
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0317
|
Words to Shaykh Salman, spoken on 1915-04-12
|
710
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0330
|
Words spoken on 1914-01-25
|
700
|
|
|
|
|
Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Conduct in finance and business; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
| ABU0332
|
Words spoken on 1914-03-16 in Haifa
|
700
|
|
|
|
|
Christ; Christianity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| ABU0339
|
Words spoken on 1913-11-23 in Ramleh
|
690
|
|
|
|
|
Eulogies; reminiscences; Humor; jokes; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0344
|
Words to some of the friends, spoken on 1912-05-01
|
690
|
|
|
|
|
Race unity; racial issues; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0372
|
Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-05
|
650
|
|
|
|
|
Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment
|
| ABU0396
|
Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-05-09
|
620
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0406
|
Words spoken on 1913-11-15 in Port Said
|
610
|
|
|
|
|
Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| ABU0408
|
Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-29
|
610
|
|
|
|
|
Education of children; moral education; Idolatry; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Shrines and Holy places; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0409
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-22
|
610
|
|
|
|
|
Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Rejection of Muhammad; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering; rejection of Christ
|
| ABU0431
|
|
590
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Humor; jokes; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
| ABU0436
|
Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-11
|
590
|
|
|
|
|
Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| ABU0449
|
Words spoken on 1913-11-24 in Ramleh
|
580
|
|
|
|
|
Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Justice and wrath of God; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0450
|
Words to the friends, spoken around 1915-01-30
|
580
|
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Law of pilgrimage; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0451
|
|
580
|
|
|
|
|
Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Martyrs and martyrdom; Mary Magdalene; Presence of; reunion with God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0455
|
|
570
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Newspapers and the media; publications; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0460
|
Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-30
|
570
|
|
|
|
|
Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity
|
| ABU0465
|
Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1906-07-06
|
560
|
|
|
|
|
Mary Magdalene; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0467
|
Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Florence Khan spoken in June 1906
|
560
|
|
|
|
|
Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0479
|
Words spoken on 1916-03-31 in Bahji
|
550
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Episodes from the early history of Islam; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0480
|
Words spoken on 1914-08-10
|
550
|
|
|
|
|
Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0482
|
Words to travellers from the East, Port Said, 1913-06-27
|
550
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0487
|
Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-11-08
|
550
|
|
|
|
|
Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0501
|
Words spoken at hotel suite in New York, 1912-05-31
|
530
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| ABU0509
|
Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1915-01-04
|
530
|
|
|
|
|
Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
| ABU0527
|
Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-07-31
|
520
|
|
|
|
|
Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment
|
| ABU0534
|
Words spoken on 1915-10-08 in Haifa
|
510
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| ABU0536
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-12
|
510
|
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
| ABU0539
|
Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-06
|
510
|
|
|
|
|
Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Oneness; unity of religion; Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha
|
| ABU0542
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-24
|
510
|
|
|
|
|
Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0546
|
Talk to pilgrims at Haifa pilgrim house, 1914-10-23
|
500
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0556
|
Words to a musician, spoken on 1913-05-08
|
500
|
|
|
|
|
Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Music and singing; Past, present and future of Iran; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0566
|
Words to an army commander, spoken on 1914-05-11
|
490
|
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Stories; anecdotes; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace
|
| ABU0578
|
Words spoken on 1915-10-20 in Akka
|
480
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Business; financial; property matters; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0595
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-13
|
470
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Poems and quotation from poetry; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
|
| ABU0598
|
Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-02-19
|
470
|
|
|
|
|
Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
| ABU0611
|
Words spoken on 1913-08-22 in Ramleh
|
470
|
|
|
|
|
Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude
|
| ABU0616
|
Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909
|
460
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| ABU0620
|
Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-01
|
460
|
|
|
|
|
Humor; jokes; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0630
|
Words to Jinab-i-Hizari et al, spoken on 1913-09-10
|
450
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Education of children; moral education; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Oneness; unity of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0652
|
Address to the Baha'is at table at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-04-22
|
450
|
|
Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0661
|
Words spoken on 1915-03-01 in Abu Sinan
|
440
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment
|
| ABU0673
|
Words to Mr Briggs, spoken on 1914-03-09
|
440
|
|
|
|
|
Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Oneness; unity of religion; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universality of the Cause
|
| ABU0682
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Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-28
|
430
|
|
|
|
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Stories; anecdotes; Things are known by their opposites
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| ABU0711
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Words to a Persian tailor, spoken on 1913-03-23
|
410
|
|
|
|
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Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Eulogies; reminiscences; Humor; jokes; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0724
|
Words spoken at Shrine of the Báb, 1920-09-05
|
410
|
|
|
|
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Shrines and Holy places; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
| ABU0725
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|
410
|
|
|
|
|
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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| ABU0732
|
Words to the friends spoken around 1914
|
400
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Persian
|
|
|
|
Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| ABU0753
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|
390
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Chastisement and requital; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; House of Justice; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0764
|
Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-06-22
|
390
|
|
|
|
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Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Humor; jokes; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech
|
| ABU0771
|
Words spoken on 1916-05-15 in Haifa
|
380
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Four pillars; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Humor; jokes; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Praise of Western values; culture; Shaykhis; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0782
|
Words to some Druze friends, spoken on 1914-11-03
|
380
|
|
|
|
|
Angels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The concourse on high
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| ABU0784
|
Words to Mrs C. et al, spoken on 1920-10-24
|
380
|
|
|
|
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Existence; immortality of the human soul; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0786
|
Answer to questions from pilgrims, Haifa, 1920-10-26
|
380
|
|
|
|
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Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Law of fasting; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0813
|
Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan
|
370
|
|
|
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Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| ABU0815
|
Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-04
|
370
|
|
|
|
|
Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0823
|
Words to Abdu'l-Ghaffar, spoken on 1915-04-08
|
360
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Critique of Eastern values; culture; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Praise of Western values; culture; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0831
|
Words spoken on 1915-09-24 in Haifa
|
360
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
| ABU0840
|
Words to pilgrims in June 1906
|
360
|
|
|
|
|
Love of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab
|
| ABU0844
|
Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-23
|
360
|
|
|
|
|
Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Stories; anecdotes; Things are known by their opposites
|
| ABU0847
|
Words spoken on 1913-07-17 in Ismailia
|
360
|
|
|
|
|
Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment
|
| ABU0857
|
Words spoken on 1915-09-29 in Haifa
|
350
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0864
|
Words spoken on 1913-08-13 in Ramleh
|
350
|
|
|
|
|
Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0882
|
Public address given on 1912-04-18
|
340
|
Persian
|
Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
| ABU0884
|
Words spoken on 1916-05-25 in Haifa
|
340
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Episodes from the early history of Islam; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Justice and wrath of God; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0890
|
Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-11-23
|
340
|
|
|
|
|
Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| ABU0896
|
Words spoken at Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-13
|
340
|
|
|
|
|
Empty learning; false spirituality; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
|
| ABU0897
|
Words to several Arabs, spoken on 1914-03-29
|
340
|
|
|
|
|
Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
| ABU0910
|
Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909
|
330
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0916
|
Words spoken on 1914-10-13 ? in Haifa
|
330
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0932
|
Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-08
|
330
|
|
|
|
|
Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0934
|
Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-21
|
330
|
|
|
|
|
Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Hospitality; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]
|
| ABU0943
|
|
330
|
|
|
|
|
Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU0947
|
Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-06-30
|
320
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| ABU0968
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-22
|
320
|
|
|
|
|
Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Stories; anecdotes; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha
|
| ABU0986
|
Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-10-01
|
310
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Call to action; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1003
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-29
|
310
|
|
|
|
|
Belief and denial; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1005
|
Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-16
|
310
|
|
|
|
|
Courtesy; culture [adab]; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech
|
| ABU1007
|
Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-12
|
310
|
|
|
|
|
Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1038
|
Words spoken on 1911-09-08 in London
|
300
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity
|
| ABU1045
|
Words to a Persian friend, spoken on 1914-05-27
|
300
|
|
|
|
|
Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Empty learning; false spirituality; Fanaticism and hatred; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity
|
| ABU1050
|
Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-25
|
300
|
|
|
|
|
Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Humor; jokes; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1051
|
Words to some Druze friends, spoken on 1914-11-03
|
300
|
|
|
|
|
Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1053
|
Words spoken on 1914-02-22
|
300
|
|
|
|
|
Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| ABU1054
|
Words to Fugeta, Mrs. P. et al, spoken on 1920-01-06
|
300
|
|
|
|
|
Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1059
|
Words spoken in 1912 in the United States
|
300
|
|
|
|
|
Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment
|
| ABU1063
|
Words spoken on 1910-05-15
|
300
|
|
|
|
|
Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1064
|
Words spoken on board the Himalaya at sea, 1913-06-14
|
300
|
|
|
|
|
Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
| ABU1073
|
Words spoken on 1913-03-18 in Paris
|
70
|
Persian
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Exhortations and counsels; Love of God; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1081
|
Words spoken on 1915-08-03 in Haifa
|
290
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Empty learning; false spirituality; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures
|
| ABU1094
|
Words spoken on 1914-06-03 in Tiberias
|
290
|
|
|
|
|
Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Criticism and its limits; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds
|
| ABU1095
|
Words to pilgrims in June 1906
|
290
|
|
|
|
|
Hospitality; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1098
|
Words to some Druze friends, spoken around Nov. 1914
|
290
|
|
|
|
|
Civil courts; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1106
|
Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-05
|
290
|
|
|
|
|
Critique of Western values; culture; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1115
|
Words to Mr. Reed, spoken on 1912-10-08
|
290
|
|
|
|
|
John the Baptist; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1131
|
Words to Miss Boylan, spoken around 1911-08-25
|
280
|
|
|
|
|
Conference of Badasht; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1149
|
Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-03
|
280
|
|
|
|
|
Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Differences in human capacity; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1156
|
Words spoken on 1913-12-06 in Haifa
|
280
|
|
|
|
|
Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Shrines and Holy places; Stories; anecdotes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha
|
| ABU1173
|
Words spoken ca. 1914
|
270
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1191
|
Words to a believer, spoken on 1913-05-04
|
270
|
|
|
|
|
Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| ABU1193
|
Words to a telegraph officer, spoken on 1913-10-29
|
270
|
|
|
|
|
Growth of the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha
|
| ABU1204
|
Words spoken on 1913-08-25 in Ramleh
|
270
|
|
|
|
|
Relationship between government and people; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1214
|
Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909
|
260
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| ABU1215
|
Words spoken on 1915-11-10 in Bahji
|
260
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1240
|
Words spoken on 1913-08-25 in Ramleh
|
260
|
|
|
|
|
Critique of Eastern values; culture; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1254
|
Words spoken ca. 1914
|
250
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Business; financial; property matters; Humor; jokes; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1255
|
Words spoken on 1913-08-04 in Ramleh
|
250
|
|
|
|
|
Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1258
|
Words spoken on 1914-06-12 in Tiberias
|
250
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1277
|
Words spoken on 1914-05-20 in Tiberias
|
250
|
|
|
|
|
Humor; jokes; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1282
|
|
250
|
|
|
|
|
Angels; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1283
|
Words to May Maxwell et al, spoken on 1898-02-22
|
250
|
|
|
|
|
Love of God; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1286
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-28
|
250
|
|
|
|
|
Courtesy; culture [adab]; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
| ABU1300
|
Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920
|
240
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Humor; jokes; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The cross and the trinity
|
| ABU1307
|
Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920
|
240
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Accounts of dreams and visions; Eulogies; reminiscences; Imam Husayn; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1329
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-06
|
240
|
|
|
|
|
Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
| ABU1335
|
Words spoken on 1913-11-05 in Ramleh
|
240
|
|
|
|
|
Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1337
|
Words spoken at home of Aqa Siyyid Ali Afnan in Akka, 1914-04-22
|
240
|
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1340
|
Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24
|
240
|
|
|
|
|
Humor; jokes; Petitions to authorities; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1344
|
Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908
|
240
|
|
|
|
|
Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
| ABU1346
|
Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905
|
240
|
|
|
|
|
Humility; meekness; lowliness; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude
|
| ABU1352
|
Words spoken on 1913-08-22 in Ramleh
|
240
|
|
|
|
|
Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Work as worship
|
| ABU1354
|
Words spoken on 1914-07-25
|
240
|
|
|
|
|
Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
| ABU1367
|
Words spoken at Bahji, 1916-05-03
|
230
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1368
|
Words spoken ca. 1904
|
230
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Kindness to and rights of animals; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1380
|
Words spoken on 1915-08-06 in Haifa
|
230
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
| ABU1413
|
Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London
|
230
|
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in London
|
|
|
Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| ABU1418
|
|
230
|
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| ABU1423
|
|
230
|
|
|
|
|
Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1426
|
Words spoken on 1916-03-16 in Haifa
|
220
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Justice and wrath of God; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1429
|
Words spoken on 1915-03-03 in Abu Sinan
|
220
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
|
| ABU1439
|
Words spoken on 1913-09-19 in Ramleh
|
220
|
|
|
|
|
Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1448
|
Words to Mirza Fazlollah and his wife, spoken on 1913-05-12
|
220
|
|
|
|
|
Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Stories; anecdotes; Unity in diversity
|
| ABU1459
|
Words to Remey, Latimer, et al, spoken on 1914-10-16
|
220
|
|
|
|
|
Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Kindness to and rights of animals; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1478
|
Words to some visitors, spoken on 1913-02-27
|
220
|
|
|
|
|
Empty learning; false spirituality; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1492
|
Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1915-07-19
|
210
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1494
|
Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1915-06-24
|
210
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Role and station of women; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1496
|
Words spoken on 1913-06-20 in Port Said
|
210
|
Persian
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
|
|
|
Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1497
|
Words spoken ca. 1914
|
210
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
| ABU1501
|
Words spoken on 1915-07-28 in Haifa
|
210
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1503
|
Words to the friends over lunch, spoken on 1913-01-10
|
210
|
|
|
|
|
Material and spiritual existence; two books; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech
|
| ABU1518
|
Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-04-26
|
210
|
|
|
|
|
Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude
|
| ABU1522
|
Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London
|
210
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|
Abdu'l-Bahá in London
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Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Stories; anecdotes; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures
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| ABU1528
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Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-21
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210
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Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes
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| ABU1551
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Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-13
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200
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Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Baha'u'llah; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal ; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes
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| ABU1553
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Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-19
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200
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Exhortations and counsels; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes
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| ABU1556
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Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909
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200
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Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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| ABU1566
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Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-23
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200
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Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Stories; anecdotes; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others
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| ABU1578
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Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-11
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200
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Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Conduct in finance and business; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Stories; anecdotes
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| ABU1587
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Words to Mr Charles Tinsley, spoken on 1912-10-10
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200
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Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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| ABU1591
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Words spoken on 1913-08-05 in Ramleh
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200
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Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes
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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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| ABU1596
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190
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Persian
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Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes
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| ABU1618
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Words to visitors, spoken on 1913-05-12
|
190
|
|
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Miracles and their interpretation; Stories; anecdotes; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
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| ABU1636
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Words to some visitors, spoken on 1913-02-27
|
190
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Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes
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| ABU1638
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Words spoken in 1911 in London
|
190
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Abdu'l-Bahá in London
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East and West; communication between East and West; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity
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| ABU1644
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Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-01-14
|
190
|
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Stories; anecdotes; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul
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| ABU1647
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Words spoken on 1913-11-04 in Ramleh
|
190
|
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Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1668
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Words spoken on 1915-10-31 in Akka
|
180
|
Persian
|
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Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1671
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Words spoken at German hostel in Tiberias, 1916-08-27
|
180
|
Persian
|
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Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1675
|
Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24
|
180
|
|
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Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1685
|
Words spoken on 1915-08-26 in Haifa
|
180
|
Persian
|
|
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Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1713
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Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-23
|
180
|
|
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Humor; jokes; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1715
|
Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-14
|
180
|
|
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Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha
|
| ABU1728
|
Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Florence Khan, spoken on 1906-06-10
|
180
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|
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Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love of God; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1734
|
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180
|
|
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Stories; anecdotes; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
| ABU1746
|
Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920
|
170
|
Persian
|
|
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Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| ABU1765
|
Words to Remey, Latimer, et al, spoken on 1914-10-16
|
170
|
|
|
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Business; financial; property matters; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1772
|
Words to Esmael, spoken on 1914-12-09
|
170
|
|
|
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Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1775
|
Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-25
|
170
|
|
|
|
|
Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
| ABU1779
|
Words to the women believers, spoken on 1915-04-21
|
170
|
|
|
|
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Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1782
|
Words spoken on 1915-05-01 in Haifa
|
170
|
|
|
|
|
Stories; anecdotes; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha
|
| ABU1829
|
Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-30
|
160
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
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Humility; meekness; lowliness; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
| ABU1838
|
Words to Tirandaz, spoken on 1914-10-29
|
160
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha
|
| ABU1839
|
Words spoken on 1913-03-16 in Paris
|
160
|
Persian
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
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|
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Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1842
|
Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907
|
160
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Accounts of dreams and visions; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1851
|
Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907
|
160
|
Persian
|
|
|
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Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The concourse on high
|
| ABU1855
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-28
|
160
|
|
|
|
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Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1862
|
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902
|
160
|
|
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|
|
Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Justice and wrath of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1867
|
Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905
|
160
|
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Pure intentions in teaching the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1875
|
Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-19
|
160
|
|
|
|
|
Humor; jokes; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1876
|
Words spoken at House of Abbud in Akka, 1914-12-01
|
160
|
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1883
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-03
|
160
|
|
|
|
|
Stories; anecdotes; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
|
| ABU1884
|
Words to Mrs. C, Emogene Hoagg et al, spoken on 1920-10-24+25
|
160
|
|
|
|
|
Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1944
|
Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-02-15
|
150
|
|
|
|
|
Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Contemplation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1947
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-15
|
150
|
|
|
|
|
Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1960
|
Words to Remey, Latimer, et al, spoken on 1914-10-16
|
150
|
|
|
|
|
Kindness to and rights of animals; Personal instructions; Stories; anecdotes; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
| ABU1964
|
|
150
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts of dreams and visions; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1984
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|
140
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU1993
|
|
140
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2005
|
Words to some pilgrims, spoken on 1913-06-21
|
140
|
|
|
|
|
Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Education of children; moral education; Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2018
|
Words to Edward Getsinger, spoken on 1913-11-11
|
140
|
|
|
|
|
Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2020
|
Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-29
|
140
|
|
|
|
|
Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2023
|
Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-06-10
|
140
|
|
|
|
|
Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| ABU2027
|
Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-02-27
|
140
|
|
|
|
|
Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Hospitality; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2038
|
|
140
|
|
|
|
|
Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2047
|
Words spoken ca. 1903
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
| ABU2048
|
Words spoken on 1915-08-27 in Haifa
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2050
|
Words spoken on 1915-08-08 in Haifa
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2051
|
Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-06-26
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2060
|
Words spoken on 1911-09-04 in London
|
130
|
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in London
|
|
|
East and West; communication between East and West; Stories; anecdotes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha
|
| ABU2099
|
Words spoken on 1913-08-08 in Ramleh
|
130
|
|
|
|
|
Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2125
|
|
130
|
|
|
|
|
Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
| ABU2140
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-11
|
120
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Justice and wrath of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2142
|
Words spoken on 1912-12-22 in London
|
120
|
Persian
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
|
|
|
Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering; rejection of Christ
|
| ABU2148
|
Words to Mrs Smith, spoken on 1912-06-19
|
120
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
| ABU2223
|
Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909
|
110
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity
|
| ABU2235
|
Words to people invited for lunch, spoken on 1912-09-02
|
110
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
|
| ABU2237
|
|
110
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2240
|
Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-08-10
|
110
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving
|
| ABU2241
|
|
110
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2263
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-24
|
110
|
|
|
|
|
Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment
|
| ABU2307
|
Words to Florence Khan spoken in 1906
|
110
|
|
|
|
|
Material and spiritual existence; two books; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
| ABU2308
|
Words spoken on 1913-07-04 in Port Said
|
110
|
|
|
|
|
Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Idolatry; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2316
|
Words spoken on 1915-09-18 in Haifa
|
100
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2328
|
Words spoken ca. 1904
|
100
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Humor; jokes; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
| ABU2362
|
Words to Juliet Thompson, spoken on 1912-07-10
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Imam 'Ali; Stories; anecdotes; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
| ABU2366
|
Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901
|
100
|
|
|
|
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Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
| ABU2374
|
Words spoken ca. 1916
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
| 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
|
| ABU2394
|
Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-07 ca.
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Compassion; kindness; Kindness to and rights of animals; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2409
|
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
Stories; anecdotes; Unity in diversity; Universal language
|
| ABU2417
|
Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2486
|
Words to Entezam-es-Saltaneh, spoken on 1913-03-17
|
90
|
|
|
|
|
Past, present and future of Iran; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2487
|
Words to a patriotic youth, spoken on 1913-03-23
|
90
|
|
|
|
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Humor; jokes; Nationalism; love of country; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2491
|
Words to Dr Faber, spoken on 1913-04-26
|
90
|
|
|
|
|
Humor; jokes; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2496
|
Words to some Zoroastrian farmers, spoken on 1915-02-26
|
90
|
|
|
|
|
Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2510
|
Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905
|
90
|
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2511
|
Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-05
|
90
|
|
|
|
|
Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2513
|
Words to Louis Gregory, spoken on 1911-04-13
|
90
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts of dreams and visions; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2528
|
Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-26
|
90
|
|
|
|
|
Chastisement and requital; Race unity; racial issues; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity
|
| ABU2532
|
Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-04
|
90
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Hospitality; Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2547
|
|
80
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Law of burial and cremation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2555
|
Words spoken on 1915-09-19 in Haifa
|
80
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2565
|
Words spoken on 1913-01-27 in Paris
|
80
|
Persian
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
|
|
|
Episodes from the early history of Islam; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2571
|
Words spoken on 1912-12-27 in London
|
80
|
Persian
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
|
|
|
Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Stories; anecdotes; Wealth inequality and its moderation
|
| ABU2597
|
Words spoken on 1913-10-25 in Ramleh
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Race unity; racial issues; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2600
|
Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909
|
80
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2601
|
Words spoken at home of Shaykh Salih in Abu Sinan, 1914-11-02
|
80
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humor; jokes; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2602
|
Words to a newspaper editor, spoken on 1912-10-20
|
80
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Hospitality; Personal instructions; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2634
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-22
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Poems and quotation from poetry; Stories; anecdotes; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha
|
| ABU2641
|
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
Critique of Eastern values; culture; Hypocrisy; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2642
|
Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
Material and spiritual existence; two books; Personal instructions; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2659
|
Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Stories; anecdotes; Wealth inequality and its moderation
|
| ABU2660
|
Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-03
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts of dreams and visions; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2661
|
Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-10
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| ABU2666
|
Words spoken in Dec. 1913 in Akka
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80
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|
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Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Humor; jokes; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes
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| ABU2683
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Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905
|
80
|
|
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Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
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| ABU2718
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Words to Mona DeBons, spoken on 1913-10-16
|
70
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Being a source of light; guidance; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Stories; anecdotes
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| ABU2722
|
Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909
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70
|
Persian
|
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Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Stories; anecdotes
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| ABU2725
|
Words to the children, spoken on 1912-04-16
|
70
|
Persian
|
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Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2737
|
Words spoken on 1913-08-13 in Ramleh
|
70
|
|
|
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Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2742
|
Words spoken on 1915-07-21 in Haifa
|
70
|
Persian
|
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
| ABU2748
|
|
70
|
Persian
|
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|
|
Adam; Adam and Eve; Humor; jokes; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2780
|
Words to a journal editor who wrote against the Faith, spoken on 1913-05-21
|
70
|
|
|
|
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Growth of the Cause; Humor; jokes; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2805
|
Words spoken on 1914-10-20
|
70
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU2890
|
Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-05-07
|
60
|
|
|
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Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes; War and peace
|
| ABU2997
|
Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907
|
50
|
Persian
|
|
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|
Growth of the Cause; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU3002
|
Words spoken on 1913-08-13 in Ramleh
|
50
|
|
|
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|
Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humor; jokes; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU3083
|
Words spoken ca. 1900
|
50
|
|
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Adam; Adam and Eve; Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
| ABU3092
|
Words to Ali-Kuli Khan spoken in 1900
|
50
|
|
|
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|
Stories; anecdotes; Work as worship
|
| ABU3127
|
Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907
|
40
|
Persian
|
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|
|
Cleanliness and refinement; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Personal instructions; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU3135
|
Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-19
|
40
|
|
|
|
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Humor; jokes; Kindness to and rights of animals; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU3224
|
Words spoken in Dec. 1913
|
40
|
|
|
|
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Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Stories; anecdotes; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha
|
| ABU3285
|
Words spoken at German hostel in Tiberias, 1916-08-28
|
30
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU3324
|
Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU3335
|
Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Exhortations and counsels; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU3393
|
Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-11-16
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
Personal instructions; Stories; anecdotes
|
| 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
|
| ABU3481
|
|
20
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU3536
|
Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens, ca. Sep. 1911
|
20
|
|
|
|
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Courtesy; culture [adab]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Stories; anecdotes; Work as worship
|
| ABU3551
|
Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London
|
20
|
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in London
|
|
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Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; High station of the arts and sciences; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Stories; anecdotes; Work as worship
|
| ABU3615
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts of dreams and visions; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU3646
|
Words spoken on 1919-12-15
|
700
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU3652
|
|
120
|
Persian
|
Man of Courage, The
|
|
|
Humility; meekness; lowliness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU3685
|
Words spoken on 1913-03-18 in Paris
|
160
|
Persian
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
|
|
|
Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Non-participation in politics; Stories; anecdotes
|
| ABU3700
|
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
Letters of the Living; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes
|
| BB00002
|
Qayyumu'l-Asma' (Commentary on the Surah of Joseph)
|
112000
|
Arabic
|
Qayyum al-Asma' Sura 93: Chapter of the Bees (Qayyum al-Asma 93: Surat al-nahl); Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Qur'an Commentary of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad, the Báb, The; Terms Remembrance (dhikr) and Gate (bab) in the Bab's Commentary on the Sura of Joseph, The; Gate of the Heart
|
Qayyumul-Asma (book)
|
|
Adam; Adam and Eve; Angels; Apocalyptic imagery; Belief and denial; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Call to action; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Chastisement and requital; Creation of the world; Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Development of capacity and readiness; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Empty learning; false spirituality; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Fire and light; fire and water; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Goodly deeds; actions; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; High station of the true believer; Hypocrisy; Idolatry; Imagery in the Qur'an; Imam Husayn; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; John the Baptist; Justice and wrath of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Knowledge; recognition of God; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Language and the structure of reality; Life and death; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mosaic imagery; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Mystical themes; Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr); Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Outward and inward meanings; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proofs for the existence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Satan; the Evil One; Scarcity of receptive souls; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Seven stages of creation; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Imamate; the Caliphate; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Twin duties of recognition and obedience; Unity; oneness of humanity; Visitation Tablets; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
| BH00015
|
Lawh-i-Istintaq
|
9560
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
| BH00031
|
Suriy-i-Nush
|
7310
|
Arabic
|
Surih of Admonition (Suratu'l-Nus'h); Days of Remembrance
|
Suriy-i-Nush (Surih of Counsel)
|
A lengthy work recounting the stories of the prophets of God and their rejection by the people and clergy of their day, and exhorting the people of this day not to reject ‘Him Whom God shall make manifest’ upon His appearance.
|
Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Noah; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment
|
| BH00034
|
Suriy-i-Sabr (=Lawh-i-Ayyub)
|
7050
|
Arabic
|
Tablet of Patience, or Tablet of Job (Súrih-i-Sabr or Lawh-i-Ayyúb); Tablet of Patience, or Tablet of Job (Súrih-i-Sabr or Lawh-i-Ayyúb)
|
Surih-i-Sabr or Lawh-i-Ayyub (Tablet of Patience or Tablet of Job)
|
Major work, written on the first day of Riḍván as He was departing Baghdad, praising the Bábís of the Nayriz upheaval of 1850 and in particular their leader, Siyyid Yaḥyáy-i-Dárábí (Vaḥíd), recounting their sufferings and condemning their persecutors; describes the sufferings of the biblical Job, comparing them to those of the recipient of the tablet, who played a key role in supporting the defenders at Nayríz; commends fortitude and patience in the face of suffering; foretells the coming of ‘the birds of darkness’; and proclaims the continuity of divine revelation.
|
Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
| BH00097
|
Lawh-i-Mulla Abdur-Rahim
|
4350
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Belief and denial; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Oneness; unity of religion; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
| BH00103
|
|
4110
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes
|
| BH00145
|
|
3570
|
mixed
|
Huqúqu'lláh; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh
|
|
|
Business; financial; property matters; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
| BH00221
|
|
2680
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| BH00379
|
|
1780
|
Arabic
|
Days of Remembrance
|
|
|
Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment
|
| BH00587
|
Lawh-i-Siyyid Mihdiy-i-Dahaji
|
1290
|
mixed
|
Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas
|
Lawh-i-Siyyid-i-Mihdiy-i-Dahaji (Tablet to Siyyid Mihdiy-i-Dahaji)
|
Praises a prominent teacher of the Bahá’í Faith, declares that the complete victory of the Cause of God will be achieved through speech and utterance, and stipulates the prerequisites of effective speech: that it possess moderation and refinement, be delivered with tact and wisdom, and have penetrating influence, all of which require detachment and purity of heart on the part of the speaker.
|
Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
|
| BH00740
|
|
1060
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prophecy and fulfillment; Stories; anecdotes
|
| BH01053
|
|
800
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Literal interpretation; Martyrs and martyrdom; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
| BH01233
|
|
680
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Exhortations and counsels; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| BH01338
|
|
640
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for governments and rulers; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
| BH01942
|
|
460
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
| BH01986
|
|
450
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Generosity [kirama]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude
|
| BH02037
|
|
430
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
| BH02605
|
|
340
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Poems and quotation from poetry; Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
| BH02631
|
|
340
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment
|
| BH02879
|
|
310
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes
|
| BH03045
|
|
300
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes
|
| BH03408
|
|
270
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes
|
| BH04300
|
|
220
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection of Muhammad; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment
|
| BH04313
|
|
220
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Presence of; reunion with God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes
|
| BH04610
|
|
200
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
| BH04611
|
|
200
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Methods of teaching the Cause; Personal instructions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
| BH05941
|
|
170
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering; rejection of Christ
|
| BH07763
|
|
130
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
| BH11679
|
|
260
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Accounts of dreams and visions; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
| BHU0016
|
|
200
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes
|
| BHU0038
|
|
60
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Poems and quotation from poetry; Stories; anecdotes
|
| BHU0072
|
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
Consolation and comfort; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Stories; anecdotes
|
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