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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AB00004
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Madaniyyih (The Secret of Divine Civilization)
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20800
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Persian
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Secret of Divine Civilization
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Secret of Divine Civilization (book)
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Treatise addressed anonymously to the entire Persian nation, outlining both the secular and the religious bases of true civilization. Identified by Shoghi Effendi as Abdu'l-Baha's "outstanding contribution to the future reorganization of the world." Presents a defense of Western-style modernization in the face of opposition to the Shah's reforms. Explores the qualities of the spiritually learned through the lens of an Islamic tradition that the learned "must guard himself, defend his faith, oppose his passions and obey the commandments of his Lord". Presents the essential outlines of the Lesser Peace. Argues that religion is the greatest instrument for achieving true civilization, but warns that it can be diverted to the wrong ends. Rejects the possibility of a secular morality based on an "innate sense of human dignity", since "self-love is kneaded into the very clay of man". Issues a call for education reform, borrowing from other cultures as necessary, to restore the ancient glory of Persia.
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Bribery and corruption; Call to action; Christ; Christianity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Excellence; distinction; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Justice and wrath of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Muhammad; Islam; Parliaments; constitutional government; Past, present and future of Iran; Power of the mind over nature; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Promotion of commerce and industry; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Universal education; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace
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AB00012
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Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Ra'd (Commentary on a Verse from the Surih of the Thunder)
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4830
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Arabic
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB00019
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Some Answered Questions #011 Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of the Revelation of John
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4060
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Persian
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Answered Questions, Some
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Apocalyptic imagery; Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB00028
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2110
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Arabic
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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AB00046
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Shaykh Ahmad and Siyyid Kazim
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1500
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Persian
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Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká
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Declaration; advent of the Bab; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Letters of the Living; Prophecy and fulfillment; Shaykhis; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB00061
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Some Answered Questions #013 Commentary on the Twelfth Chapter of the Revelation of John
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1370
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Persian
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Answered Questions, Some
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Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB00075
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1210
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Persian
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Demons and evil spirits; Love of God; Rejection of Muhammad; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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AB00091
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Some Answered Questions #012 Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of Isaiah
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1140
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Persian
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Answered Questions, Some
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Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Knowledge; recognition of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity
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AB00092
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1140
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Persian
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá
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|
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power of the mind over nature; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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AB00096
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Some Answered Questions #029 Sin and Atonement
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1140
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Persian
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Answered Questions, Some
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Christ; Christianity; Original sin; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures
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AB00100
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Some Answered Questions #030 Adam and Eve
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1110
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Persian
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Answered Questions, Some
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Adam; Adam and Eve; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Original sin; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB00258
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730
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Arabic
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB00259
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Some Answered Questions #016 Intelligible Realities and their Expression through Sensible Forms
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730
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Persian
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Answered Questions, Some
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Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB00329
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Some Answered Questions #021 The Bread and the Wine
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660
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Persian
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Answered Questions, Some
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Christ; Christianity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB00342
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640
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Persian
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
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|
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB00418
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600
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Arabic
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
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|
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity
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AB00438
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590
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Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
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Angels; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Manifestation of God as mirror; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism of color and light
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AB00447
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Commentary on the Fig and the Olive
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590
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mixed
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Outward and inward meanings; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB00838
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690
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mixed
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Light of the World
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Christ; Christianity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity
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AB00906
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410
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mixed
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Interpretation of dreams and visions; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Twin Manifestations
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AB00923
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410
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Persian
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Martyrs and martyrdom; Symbolism of color and light
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AB01103
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370
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mixed
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Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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AB01169
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360
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Persian
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Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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AB01673
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300
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mixed
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Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá
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Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; House of Justice; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB01718
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300
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Persian
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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AB01866
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290
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Arabic
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Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
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|
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Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Resurrection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB02420
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250
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Persian
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Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster
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AB02550
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240
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Persian
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Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB02559
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240
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mixed
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Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
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AB03136
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210
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Persian
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Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The power of words; of speech
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AB03149
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210
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Persian
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Diversity of thought and belief; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha
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AB03488
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200
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mixed
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Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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AB03527
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390
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Arabic
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Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Law of pilgrimage; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Shrines and Holy places; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB03556
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200
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Persian
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Importance of authoritative interpretation; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB03609
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190
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mixed
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB03704
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190
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mixed
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Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Symbolism of color and light
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AB03739
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190
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Race unity; racial issues; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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AB03920
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180
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Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
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|
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Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB04087
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180
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mixed
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Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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AB04098
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180
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Persian
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Limits of the intellect; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB04150
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180
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Arabic
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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AB04157
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180
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mixed
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Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
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AB04202
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180
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mixed
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Love of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity
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AB04205
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180
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Persian
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Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB04243
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170
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mixed
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Rejection of Muhammad; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Christian clergy
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AB04415
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170
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mixed
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|
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Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Mystical themes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB05114
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150
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB05157
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150
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Persian
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Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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AB05265
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150
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Persian
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Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Effort; striving; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
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AB05346
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150
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Persian
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Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB05365
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150
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mixed
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Interpretation of dreams and visions; Mosaic imagery; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB05428
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150
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Turkish
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Music and singing; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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AB05527
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140
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Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Christ; Christianity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB05679
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140
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mixed
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Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB05845
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140
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Persian
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Predictions and prophecies; Symbolism of color and light; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster
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AB05953
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140
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Arabic
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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AB05969
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140
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Arabic
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Manifestation of God as sun; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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AB06041
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130
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mixed
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High station of the true believer; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB06061
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130
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Persian
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Call to action; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace
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AB06075
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130
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Persian
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Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism of color and light
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AB06221
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130
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Persian
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Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
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AB06276
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130
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Persian
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Praise and encouragement; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]
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AB06376
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130
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Persian
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Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
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AB06556
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120
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Arabic
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Prayer for pilgrims; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB06832
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120
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Persian
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Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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AB06997
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120
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Persian
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Manifestation of God as sun; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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AB07070
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120
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Persian
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Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The concourse on high
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AB07225
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110
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Turkish
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Importance of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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AB07290
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110
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Persian
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Excellence; distinction; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB07370
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110
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Persian
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Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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AB07443
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110
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Persian
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Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Imagery in the Qur'an; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB07490
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110
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mixed
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Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fire; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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AB07494
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110
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Persian
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Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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AB07589
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110
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Persian
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Knowledge; recognition of God; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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AB07665
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110
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Persian
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Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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AB08363
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100
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Arabic
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Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Adam; Adam and Eve; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB08678
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90
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Persian
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Love of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB08707
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90
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Persian
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Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB08722
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90
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Persian
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|
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Knowledge of self; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism of color and light
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AB08768
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90
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mixed
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|
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Naming of children; of individuals; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB09077
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90
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Arabic
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Chastisement and requital; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB09228
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80
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Persian
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Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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AB09498
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80
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mixed
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|
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God as sun; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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AB09574
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80
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mixed
|
|
|
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Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB09696
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80
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mixed
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|
|
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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AB09888
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70
|
|
|
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Interpretation of dreams and visions; Law of divorce; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB10054
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70
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Persian
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Love of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB10837
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50
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Persian
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Symbolism of color and light
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AB10922
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50
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mixed
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Growth of the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy
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AB10934
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50
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mixed
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Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB10972
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50
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Persian
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Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB11375
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30
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Persian
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|
|
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Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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AB11461
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|
30
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|
|
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Race unity; racial issues; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB11681
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|
230
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mixed
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|
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Music and singing; Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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AB11684
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210
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Persian
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|
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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AB11757
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130
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Persian
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|
|
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Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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AB11879
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180
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Arabic
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|
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
AB11885
|
|
170
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Independent investigation of truth; reality; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the departed; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
AB11949
|
|
110
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
AB11962
|
|
100
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Martyrs and martyrdom; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
AB12058
|
|
130
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
|
AB12085
|
|
200
|
Turkish
|
|
|
|
Chastisement and requital; Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
AB12275
|
|
200
|
Turkish
|
|
|
|
Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU0095
|
Public address given on 1912-05-26
|
1250
|
Persian
|
Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Bahá'í Prayers
|
|
|
Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Martyrs and martyrdom; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
ABU0103
|
Words spoken on 1912-07-10 in New York
|
1200
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Christ; Christianity; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God
|
ABU0175
|
|
970
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Christ; Christianity; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Outward and inward meanings; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU0206
|
Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-07
|
900
|
|
|
|
|
Manifestation of God as sun; Music and singing; Oneness; unity of religion; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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ABU0217
|
|
880
|
|
|
|
|
Adam; Adam and Eve; Evolution; human evolution; Imagery in the Qur'an; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
|
ABU0252
|
Words to E.C. Getsinger, spoken on 1900-10-05
|
820
|
|
|
|
|
Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Predictions and prophecies; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; 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
|
ABU0286
|
Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-07-20
|
750
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU0316
|
Public address given on 1912-08-05
|
710
|
|
Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The
|
|
|
Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Power of prayer; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
ABU0327
|
Words spoken on 1912-10-21 in San Francisco
|
710
|
|
|
|
|
Banishments of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Martyrdom of the Bab; Prophecy and fulfillment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU0360
|
Lesson given to I. D. Brittingham, Apr. 1909
|
660
|
|
|
|
|
Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; War and peace
|
ABU0401
|
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902
|
620
|
|
|
|
|
Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as sun; Outward and inward meanings; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU0425
|
Public address given on 1912-11-15
|
600
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU0459
|
Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-09
|
570
|
|
|
|
|
Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU0473
|
The True Meaning of the Prophecies Concerning the Coming of Christ: Words spoken on 1911-10-30 in Paris
|
560
|
|
Paris Talks
|
|
|
Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
ABU0476
|
Words spoken on 1910-05-10
|
560
|
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity in diversity
|
ABU0484
|
Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901
|
550
|
|
|
|
|
Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Limits of the intellect; Literal interpretation; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU0549
|
Words to Mon. Richard, spoken on 1913-05-10
|
500
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Manifestation of God as mediator; Pantheism; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]
|
ABU0601
|
Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900
|
470
|
|
|
|
|
Declaration; advent of the Bab; Prophecy and fulfillment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
ABU0696
|
Pilgrim notes of Anton Haddad, Jan. 1900
|
420
|
|
|
|
|
Contention and conflict; Growth of the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of thought and belief
|
ABU0733
|
Public address given on 1912-05-02
|
400
|
Persian
|
Promulgation of Universal Peace, The
|
|
|
Oneness; unity of religion; Rational arguments; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity in diversity
|
ABU0735
|
The Clouds That Obscure the Sun of Truth: Words spoken on 1911-10-27 in Paris
|
400
|
Persian
|
Paris Talks
|
|
|
Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God
|
ABU0770
|
Words spoken on Mt Carmel in summer of 1909
|
390
|
|
|
|
|
Growth of the Cause; House of Justice; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language
|
ABU0872
|
Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04
|
350
|
|
|
|
|
Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU0875
|
|
350
|
|
|
|
|
Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Literal interpretation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Outward and inward meanings; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU0881
|
Words spoken at 15 Rue de Greuze in Paris, 1913-03-21
|
340
|
|
|
|
|
Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Past, present and future of Iran; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU0892
|
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902
|
340
|
|
|
|
|
Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
ABU0895
|
Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-21
|
340
|
|
|
|
|
Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU0898
|
Words to Mary Lucas and other pilgrims, spoken on 1905-02-04
|
340
|
|
|
|
|
Christ; Christianity; Miracles and their interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU0976
|
Conversation with "Mr. F", Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-11
|
320
|
|
|
|
|
Being a source of light; guidance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Universal language
|
ABU0984
|
The True Meaning of Baptism by Water and Fire: Words spoken on 1911-11-08 in Paris
|
310
|
Persian
|
Paris Talks; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks
|
|
|
Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Martyrdom of the Bab; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual baptism; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU0995
|
Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-12-19
|
310
|
|
|
|
|
Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
ABU1008
|
Words to some children spoken in Oct. 1912
|
310
|
|
|
|
|
East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity in diversity
|
ABU1014
|
Words spoken on 1912-10-22 in San Francisco
|
310
|
|
|
|
|
Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Words vs deeds
|
ABU1107
|
Words spoken on 1904-04-18
|
290
|
|
|
|
|
John the Baptist; Literal interpretation; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Spiritual baptism; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU1119
|
Words spoken on 1915-07-24 in Haifa
|
280
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Manifestation of God as mirror; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU1267
|
|
250
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Manifestation of God as sun; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
ABU1278
|
Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905
|
250
|
|
|
|
|
Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
ABU1310
|
Words spoken on 1916-06-07 in Haifa
|
240
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism of color and light; The mind's power of discovery
|
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
|
ABU1349
|
|
240
|
|
|
|
|
Development of capacity and readiness; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Purpose; goal of creation; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU1401
|
Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-12
|
230
|
|
|
|
|
Angels; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU1427
|
Words spoken on 1915-07-29 in Haifa
|
220
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU1461
|
Words to I. D. Brittingham spoken in Apr. 1909
|
220
|
|
|
|
|
Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU1462
|
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902
|
220
|
|
|
|
|
Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Limits of language; Outward and inward meanings; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU1464
|
Words spoken in Dec. 1900
|
220
|
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU1529
|
Words to May Maxwell, spoken on 1898-02-17
|
210
|
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
ABU1573
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-21
|
200
|
|
|
|
|
Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity
|
ABU1576
|
Words spoken in Akka, 1899-02-26
|
200
|
|
|
|
|
Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mystical themes; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU1577
|
Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-22
|
200
|
|
|
|
|
Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Shrines and Holy places; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU1603
|
|
190
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU1606
|
Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-12
|
190
|
Persian
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
|
|
|
Call to action; Manifestation of God as mediator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
|
ABU1640
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-10-29
|
190
|
|
|
|
|
Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
ABU1641
|
Words to E.C. Getsinger, spoken on 1900-09-29
|
190
|
|
|
|
|
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 ; Prophecy and fulfillment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU1645
|
Words to Miss E. Goodall, Kheirallah et al in March 1899
|
190
|
|
|
|
|
Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU1646
|
Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909
|
190
|
|
|
|
|
Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]
|
ABU1662
|
Words spoken on 1915-08-10 in Haifa
|
180
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Degrees of faith; certitude; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
ABU1768
|
Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901
|
170
|
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Differences in human capacity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
ABU1777
|
Words to a group of American students, spoken on 1913-03-25
|
170
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Harmony of science and religion; Purpose; goal of creation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity
|
ABU1804
|
Words to Isobel Chamberlain spoken around Sept. 1913
|
170
|
|
Bahá'í Scriptures
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU1816
|
Words spoken on 1913-05-18 in Paris
|
160
|
Persian
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
|
|
|
Education of children; moral education; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU1851
|
Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907
|
160
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The concourse on high
|
ABU1942
|
Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04
|
150
|
|
|
|
|
Procession; appearance of the Word from God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
ABU2035
|
Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-07-30
|
140
|
|
|
|
|
Humor; jokes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha
|
ABU2037
|
Words spoken on 1912-12-22 in London
|
140
|
|
|
|
|
Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
ABU2049
|
Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-04
|
130
|
Persian
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
|
|
|
Predictions and prophecies; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Theosophy
|
ABU2089
|
Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-23
|
130
|
|
|
|
|
Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power of the mind over nature; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU2125
|
|
130
|
|
|
|
|
Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU2196
|
Words spoken on 1914-07-20
|
120
|
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness and remoteness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
ABU2249
|
Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909
|
110
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Past, present and future of Iran; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU2267
|
Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905
|
110
|
|
|
|
|
Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity
|
ABU2285
|
Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London
|
110
|
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in London
|
|
|
Christ; Christianity; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds
|
ABU2312
|
Words to Mr And Mrs Holbach, spoken on 1914-01-19
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity
|
ABU2317
|
Words spoken on 1913-04-05 in Stuttgart
|
100
|
Persian
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
|
|
|
Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
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
|
ABU2376
|
Words to Mary Lucas and other pilgrims, spoken on 1905-02-03
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU2396
|
Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905
|
100
|
|
|
|
|
Episodes from the early history of Islam; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Muhammad; Islam; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU2476
|
Words spoken ca. 1900
|
90
|
|
|
|
|
Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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ABU2477
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Words spoken on 1900-10-07
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90
|
|
|
|
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Christian doctrine and practice; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Goodly deeds; actions; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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ABU2478
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Words to Arthur Agnew spoken in May 1907
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90
|
|
|
|
|
Four pillars; Ringstone symbol; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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ABU2481
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Words to George Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-07-29
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90
|
|
|
|
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Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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ABU2503
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Words to Mary Lucas and other pilgrims, spoken on 1905-02-02
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90
|
|
|
|
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Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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ABU2527
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Words spoken on 1914-10-17 in Haifa
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90
|
|
|
|
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Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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ABU2530
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Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London
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90
|
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in London
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|
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Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Miracles and their interpretation; Power of prayer; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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ABU2534
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Words spoken in Aug. 1912 in Green Acre
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90
|
|
|
|
|
Independent investigation of truth; reality; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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ABU2589
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Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907
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80
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Bringing forth results; fruit; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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ABU2591
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Words to a Rabbi, spoken on 1912-12-04
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80
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Creation of the world; Human reality created in the image of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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ABU2605
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Words to Lua Getsinger in 1904
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80
|
|
|
|
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John the Baptist; Love of God; Spiritual baptism; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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ABU2621
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Words to a woman questioner, spoken on 1913-04-22
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80
|
|
|
|
|
Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]
|
ABU2645
|
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Matter; essence; substance and form; Perfect Man [insan-i-kamil]; Return of the Manifestations of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; 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
|
ABU2649
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Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Mosaic imagery; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The cross and the trinity; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
|
ABU2680
|
Words spoken on 1914-03-07
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU2687
|
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU2695
|
Words spoken on 1914-07-24 in Haifa
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
ABU2713
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Words spoken on 1916-05-19 in Haifa
|
70
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Seven stages of creation; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU2729
|
Words spoken on 1913-10-26 in Ramleh
|
70
|
|
|
|
|
Growth of the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
|
ABU2757
|
Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-22
|
70
|
|
|
|
|
Ether; the phenomenon of light; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU2766
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Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901
|
70
|
|
|
|
|
Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU2767
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Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04
|
70
|
|
|
|
|
Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU2774
|
Words to Mrs. Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23
|
70
|
|
|
|
|
Grammar and orthography; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU2827
|
Words to some Indians, spoken on 1912-10-11
|
60
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Growth of the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU2869
|
Words to Mary Lucas and other pilgrims, spoken on 1905-01-31
|
60
|
|
|
|
|
Christ; Christianity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU2912
|
Words spoken on 1912-12-23 in London
|
60
|
|
|
|
|
Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU2913
|
Words spoken ca. 1900
|
60
|
|
|
|
|
Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU2954
|
Words spoken on 1909-02-22
|
60
|
|
|
|
|
Christian doctrine and practice; Condition of search; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU2981
|
Words spoken in Washington, 1912-05-08
|
50
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Literal interpretation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU2982
|
Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-09-09
|
50
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3032
|
Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908
|
50
|
|
|
|
|
Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3053
|
Words spoken on 1914-02-27 in Haifa
|
50
|
|
|
|
|
Bringing forth results; fruit; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3070
|
Prayer spoken at children's dinner, Cannongate School in Edinburgh, ca. 1913-01-09
|
50
|
|
|
|
|
Education of children; moral education; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for children and youth; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3083
|
Words spoken ca. 1900
|
50
|
|
|
|
|
Adam; Adam and Eve; Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3121
|
Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909
|
40
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3136
|
Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-11
|
40
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3140
|
Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-06-22
|
40
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Accounts of dreams and visions; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3141
|
Words spoken in Dec. 1907
|
40
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Interpretation of dreams and visions; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3148
|
Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-10
|
40
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Martyrs and martyrdom; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3168
|
Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London
|
40
|
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in London
|
|
|
Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3189
|
Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-23
|
40
|
|
|
|
|
Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3192
|
Words to Mrs Sanderson, spoken on 1913-01-28
|
40
|
|
|
|
|
Critique of Western values; culture; Regarding the receptivity of the hearer in teaching the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3226
|
Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909
|
40
|
|
|
|
|
Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3295
|
Words spoken on 1913-01-23 in Paris
|
30
|
Persian
|
Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
|
|
|
Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
ABU3339
|
Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken around 1920-12-15
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; John the Baptist; Literal interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
|
ABU3363
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts of dreams and visions; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3423
|
Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-04-11
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
Literal interpretation; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spirit and form in the administration; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity
|
ABU3436
|
Words spoken on 1914-06-12 in Tiberias
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
Development of capacity and readiness; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as sun; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3452
|
Words to a believer, spoken on 1913-01-02
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
Degrees of faith; certitude; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
ABU3455
|
Words recorded by Mrs Goodall in Oct 1910
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
Seal of the Prophets; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3487
|
Words to Louis Gregory, spoken on 1911-04-15
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3510
|
Words spoken on 1907-04-15
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3571
|
Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-04
|
10
|
Persian
|
Mahmúd's Diary
|
|
|
Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3591
|
Words to Inez Cook spoken in Apr. 1920
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Predictions and prophecies; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3614
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
Consolation and comfort; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
ABU3618
|
Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
Literal interpretation; Miracles and their interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
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
|
BB00004
|
Kitab-i-Jaza' (Book of the Reckoning)
|
>100000
|
Arabic
|
Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers
|
|
|
Absolute freedom; independence of God; Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Angels; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastisement and requital; Cleanliness and refinement; Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Continual renewal of creation; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Creation of the world; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Exhortations and counsels; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Fire and light; fire and water; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Free will and predestination; fate; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Imam 'Ali; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Knowledge of self; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Letters of the Living; Life and death; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Limits of the intellect; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Muhammad; Islam; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Outward and inward meanings; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Power of prayer; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for parents; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Predictions and prophecies; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Purpose; goal of creation; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Return of the Manifestations of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Symbolism of color and light; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The first and the last; the seen and the hidden; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others; The Imamate; the Caliphate; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations; Word of God the cause of creation
|
BB00005
|
Panj Sha'n (Book of the Five Modes)
|
98000
|
mixed
|
Kitáb-i-Panj Sha'n, Book of Five Qualification; Kitab-i-Panj Sha'n; Reflection on the Theory of Alchemy as Explained in the Bahá'í Writings, A; Gate of the Heart
|
Kitáb-i-Panj Shan (Book of Five Modes); Lawh-i-Hurufat (Tablet of the Letters)
|
|
Absolute freedom; independence of God; Adam; Adam and Eve; Alchemy; the elixir; Belief and denial; Blind imitation [taqlid]; Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Creation of the world; Da'iras and haykals; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Exhortations and counsels; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Names and attributes of God; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Perfect Man [insan-i-kamil]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Predictions and prophecies; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Return of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations
|
BB00014
|
Tafsir-i-Nubuvvat-i-Khassih (Treatise on Specific Prophethood)
|
15400
|
Arabic
|
Gate of the Heart
|
|
|
Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Impossibility of true worship of God; Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Muhammad; Islam; Power of the Manifestation of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Self-description of God; God's self-remembrance; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Imamate; the Caliphate; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BB00023
|
Regarding the four pillars
|
10100
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Alchemy; the elixir; Four pillars; Language and the structure of reality; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BB00045
|
Tafsir-i-Hadithi Abu Lubaydi Makhzumi or Tafsir-i-Hurufat al-Muqatta'ih
|
4200
|
Arabic
|
Gate of the Heart
|
|
|
Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Personal instructions; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
BB00051
|
Du’a’a’i-Avval li’l-Avval
|
3400
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BB00072
|
Letter to Haji 'Abd al-Wahhab
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2700
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Arabic
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Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Imamate; the Caliphate
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BB00075
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Suriy-i-Tawhid (Commentary on the Surah of Unity)
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2600
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Arabic
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Gate of the Heart
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God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00084
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Khutbata’r-Raj’a (Khutba written in Jidda)
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2200
|
Arabic
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Gate of the Heart
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mystical themes; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00089
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Letter to Jinab-i-Haji Siyyid Javad Karbala'i
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2000
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Arabic
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Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00120
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Ziyaratu’l-Hajja
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1500
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Arabic
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Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Visitation Tablets
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BB00155
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Alfayn: Al-Khutbata’l-Makhtum bi-Ta’bir’n-num
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1200
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Arabic
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Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mystical themes; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00180
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Du’a’ ‘ala’n-Nafy
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1100
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Arabic
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Martyrs and martyrdom; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00204
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Ma Qala’l-Mir’at
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970
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Arabic
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Letters of the Living; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The cloud ['ama]; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00237
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Fi Tafsir-i-Kalimiy-i-Aqul (Commentary on a statement of Siyyid Kazim)
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860
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Arabic
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Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mystical themes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00239
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Fi ‘ilmi’s-Sarf va’n-Nahv (Treatise on grammar)
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830
|
Arabic
|
Grammar of the Divine, A; Gate of the Heart
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Risala fi al-nahw wa al-sarf (A Treatise on Grammar)
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Grammar and orthography; Language and the structure of reality; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BB00240
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Introduction to the Tafsir-i-Suratu'l-Baqara
|
830
|
Arabic
|
|
|
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Accounts of dreams and visions; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Symbolism of color and light; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00244
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Bayan fi 'Ilm al-Jawamid wa'l-Mushtaqat
|
810
|
Arabic
|
|
|
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Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Mystical themes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
BB00268
|
Letter to Quddus
|
730
|
Arabic
|
|
|
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Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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BB00289
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Prayer for Friday
|
670
|
Arabic
|
Gate of the Heart
|
|
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Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BB00314
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Kitabu’l-Karim
|
590
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BB00344
|
Tafsir-i-Hadith-i-Nahnu Wajhu'llah
|
520
|
Arabic
|
|
|
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God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Manifestation of God as mediator; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BB00506
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Answer to Mirza Ahmad Azghandi
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9200
|
unknown
|
Gate of the Heart
|
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Angels; Apocalyptic imagery; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mystical themes; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Purpose; goal of creation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00566
|
Letter to Shaykh 'Ali 'Azim
|
130
|
Arabic
|
|
|
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Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00569
|
|
130
|
Arabic
|
|
|
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00598
|
|
80
|
Arabic
|
|
|
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He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Word of God and human limitations
|
BH00002
|
Kitab-i-Iqan (The Book of Certitude)
|
36200
|
mixed
|
Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Kitáb-i-Íqán; Tablet of the True Seeker" from the Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude), The
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Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Tablet of the True Seeker
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Bahá’u’lláh’s preeminent doctrinal work as well as His second longest, answering four questions from an uncle of the Báb regarding prophetic expectation and fulfilment, affirming the essential unity of the prophets of God while simultaneously acknowledging the distinctiveness of their persons and missions, expounding the concept of progressive revelations from God that are renewed about every thousand years, summarizing the spiritual prerequisites of the seekers on the spiritual path, clarifying the central role in that path of the independent investigation of reality, condemning the clergy for their role in the rejection of the prophets from age to age, and emphasizing, through a commentary on certain verses of the gospels, the need for a symbolic as opposed to a literal understanding of sacred scriptures.
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Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Belief and denial; Christ; Christianity; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Knowledge; recognition of God; Law of obligatory prayer; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Literal interpretation; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Moses; Noah; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the Manifestation of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Return of the Manifestations of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Seal of the Prophets; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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BH00073
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Tafsir-i-Hu
|
6500
|
Arabic
|
Creation
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Tafsir-i-Hú (Commentary on the phrase He Is (God))
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An intricate commentary on the names and attributes of God, taking as point of departure a statement by the Báb which relates ‘His sacred mirror and eternal light’ to the name of God huwa (‘He’), which has an inner and outer aspect signifying both the unity of opposites and the alchemical fire and water attained of old by the prophet Moses.
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BH00108
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Mathnavi-yi-Mubarak
|
4040
|
Persian
|
Mathnaviyí-i Mubárak; Mathnaví-yi Mubárak; Mathnaví of the Blessed One
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Mathnaviyi-i Mubarak
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Ecstatic poem in rhyming couplets, written during the journey to Istanbul and announcing the Day of God and the divine springtime but warning that it can only be perceived by those possessing a spiritual eye.
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
BH00155
|
Suriy-i-Ahzan
|
3410
|
Arabic
|
Surah of Sorrows (Suriy-i-Ahzán); Days of Remembrance
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Suriy-i-Ahzan (Surih of Sorrows)
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Expatiates on the sorrows experienced by Bahá’u’lláh and the Báb, taking in part the form of a mystical conversation between the two.
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Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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BH00181
|
Khutbiy-i-Salavat
|
3080
|
Arabic
|
Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká
|
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Extols the Cause of the Báb and encourages His followers to seek out and turn to the ‘countenance of light’.
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Chastisement and requital; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BH00295
|
Madinatu'r-Rida (the City of Radiant Acquiescence)
|
2180
|
Arabic
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Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá; City of Radiant Acquiescence (Lawh-i-Madinatu'r-Rida); Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh
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Lawh-i-Madinatur-Rida (City of Radiant Acquiescence)
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Expounds various stages and degrees of contentment: contentment with God and His decree; with one’s own self, which requires detachment from the world; with one’s fellow believers, which implies humility in their presence; and with the vicissitudes of the world.
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism of color and light; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|
BH00300
|
|
2140
|
mixed
|
|
|
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Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH00334
|
Suriy-i-Qalam
|
1970
|
Arabic
|
Days of Remembrance
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Suriy-i-Qalam (Surih of the Pen)
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A celebration of the festival of Riḍván, taking the form of a series of apostrophes to His Pen, the denizens of earth and heaven, the concourse of monks, and the Maid of Heaven.
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Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Monasticism; asceticism; Proclamation to Christians; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God the cause of creation
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BH00367
|
Suriy-i-Husayn
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1830
|
Arabic
|
|
|
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Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BH00394
|
Sahifiy-i-Shattiyih (the Book of the Tigris)
|
1730
|
mixed
|
Tablet of the River [Tigris]; Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá
|
Shahifiy-i-Shattiyyih (Book of the River)
|
Challenges the validity of miracles as proof and takes the coursing of the Tigris River as a central metaphor in a discussion of the irresistible power of the Cause of God, fate and predestination, and the root cause of dissension in the world.
|
Differences in human capacity; Miracles and their interpretation; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God is its own standard
|
BH00454
|
Lawh-i-Huriyyih (Tablet of the Maiden)
|
1580
|
Arabic
|
Tablet of the Maiden
|
Lawh-i-Huriyyih (Tablet of the Maiden)
|
Describes a visionary encounter with the Maid of Heaven, who looks deeply within His soul and expires in sorrow upon perceiving the extent of His suffering.
|
Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mystical themes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BH00729
|
Lawh-i-Ghulamu'l-Khuld (Tablet of the Immortal Youth)
|
1070
|
mixed
|
Days of Remembrance
|
Lawh-i-Ghulamul-Khuld (Tablet of the Immortal Youth)
|
Narrates in mystical language the appearance of the Immortal Youth (Bahá’u’lláh), whose beauty is compared to that of Joseph, who is unveiled by the Maid of Heaven and who summons His lovers unto Him.
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Mystical themes; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
|
BH00952
|
Suratu'l-Kifaya
|
860
|
Arabic
|
|
|
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Essential vs. actional attributes of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The cloud ['ama]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BH01141
|
|
740
|
Arabic
|
|
|
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Prayers (general or uncategorized); Presence of; reunion with God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BH01153
|
|
730
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab
|
BH01252
|
|
670
|
mixed
|
|
|
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Empty learning; false spirituality; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Shaykhis; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH01325
|
Lawh-i-Ru'ya (Tablet of the Vision)
|
640
|
Arabic
|
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablet of the Vision; Tablet of Vision
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Lawh-i-Ruya (Tablet of the Vision)
|
Recounts, in celebration of the anniversary of the birth of the Báb, a joyful vision of the Maid of Heaven as personification of the Holy Spirit, who embraces Him and addresses Him ecstatically and who bids Him leave ‘Akká and hasten to His ‘other dominions’.
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Mystical themes; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH01355
|
Lawh-i-Mallahu'l-Quds (Tablet of the Holy Mariner - Persian)
|
630
|
Persian
|
Tablet of the Holy Mariner; Tablet of the Holy Mariner
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Lawh-i-Malláhu'l-Quds (Tablet of the Holy Mariner, Persian)
|
Relates two different versions of a mystical narrative of the launching of the ‘Crimson Ark’ of Bahá’u’lláh’s Covenant upon the ocean of glory and foreshadows that some within that Ark will stray and be cast out for desiring ‘to ascend unto that state which the Lord hath ordained to be above their stations’. (Persian portion)
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Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
|
BH01361
|
Gul va Bulbul (The nightingale and the owl)
|
630
|
mixed
|
Tablet of the Nightingale and the Owl
|
Gul va Bulbul (Tablet of the Nightingale and the Owl)
|
|
Blind imitation [taqlid]; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH01510
|
|
570
|
mixed
|
|
|
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Moses; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH01585
|
|
550
|
mixed
|
Tablet on the Daystar of Divine Beauty
|
Lawh-i-Shams-i-Jamal-i-Ilah (Tablet on the Daystar of Divine Beauty)
|
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH01644
|
Lawh-i-Bulbulu'l-Firaq (Tablet of the Nightingale of Bereavement)
|
530
|
mixed
|
Tablet of Nightingale of Separation (Lawh-i-Bulbulu'l-Firáq)
|
Lawh-i-Bulbulul-Firaq (Tablet of Nightingale of Separation)
|
Announces in sorrowful language His departure from Baghdad and reproaches those who had thus far failed to recognize Him.
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Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
BH01730
|
Tablet of the Hair 5
|
510
|
Arabic
|
|
Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair)
|
Praises God for creating the "treasure of creation" in Paradise and manifesting fire and water together through His power. Marvels at the serpent He made as the guardian of this treasure, endowed with His divine breath. Requests that through this serpent, God unites the hearts of His loved ones and brings them together, just as He brought together fire and water. Reflects on the wonders of God's creation and His mysterious works, including creating this serpent to test the strength of His devoted followers. Recognizes that despite the hardships caused by this serpent, the believers look to God for solace and continue to seek His divine grace. Acknowledges that God has promised heavenly rewards for the righteous and the punishment of hellfire for the disobedient. Expresses bewilderment at the workings of God and submits oneself to His will, seeking refuge in Him alone.
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Fire and light; fire and water; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Pain of love; love as veil; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH01756
|
|
1050
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal human capacity for spiritual recognition
|
BH01799
|
|
490
|
mixed
|
|
|
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Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH01911
|
Huwa Munfikhu'r-Ruh (Lawh-i-Nuqtih?)
|
460
|
mixed
|
Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá
|
|
|
Continual renewal of creation; Living waters; water of life; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
BH01932
|
|
460
|
mixed
|
|
|
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH01966
|
Hur-i-'Ujab (The Wondrous Maiden)
|
450
|
Arabic
|
Days of Remembrance
|
Hur-i-Ujab (Tablet of the Wondrous Maiden)
|
Ecstatic poem announcing the appearance and unveiling of the Maid of Heaven, her announcement to the people of the world, their rejection of her summons, and her return in sorrow to her abode.
|
Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Mystical themes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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BH02000
|
Halih Halih ya Bisharat
|
440
|
Persian
|
Tablet of Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah O Glad Tidings (Lawh-i Halih, Halih, Halih yá Bisharát)
|
Lawh-i Halih, Halih, Halih ya Bisharat (Tablet of Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah O Glad Tidings)
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Ecstatic poem celebrating the descent of the Maid of Heaven, who brings both life and death to her lovers.
|
Love of God; Mystical themes; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH02100
|
|
420
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The concourse on high
|
BH02137
|
|
410
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
|
BH02437
|
|
360
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Power of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Twin Manifestations
|
BH02605
|
|
340
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Poems and quotation from poetry; Stories; anecdotes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH03108
|
|
290
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
BH03204
|
|
280
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
BH03210
|
|
280
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mixed
|
|
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Effort; striving; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Love of God; Music and singing; Mystical themes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual springtime; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
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BH03230
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Rashh-i-'Ama
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280
|
Persian
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Call of the Divine Beloved
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Rashh-i-Ama (Sprinkling from the Cloud of Unknowing)
|
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Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Mystical themes; Poems and quotation from poetry; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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BH03640
|
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250
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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BH04041
|
|
230
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mixed
|
|
|
|
Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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BH04151
|
|
220
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mixed
|
|
|
|
Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH04484
|
|
210
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
BH04606
|
Lawh-i-Ram
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200
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH04825
|
|
200
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BH05463
|
|
180
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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BH06053
|
|
160
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
BH06431
|
Tablet of the Hair 4
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150
|
Arabic
|
|
Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair)
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|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BH06754
|
|
150
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Mystical themes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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BH06842
|
|
150
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
BH07029
|
|
140
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Chastisement and requital; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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BH07455
|
|
130
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
|
BH07539
|
|
130
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Mystical themes; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BH07562
|
|
130
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Education of children; moral education; Hands of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
BH07610
|
|
130
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH07752
|
|
130
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Belief and denial; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Word of God and human limitations
|
BH08038
|
|
120
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH08297
|
|
120
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Prayer for praise and gratitude; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Work as worship
|
BH08356
|
|
120
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
|
BH08629
|
|
110
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Attaining the life of the spirit; Living waters; water of life; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
BH08824
|
|
110
|
Arabic
|
Prayers and Meditations
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH08920
|
|
110
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Wisdom [hikmat]
|
BH09107
|
|
110
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH09268
|
|
100
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Love as fire; Mystical themes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH09523
|
|
100
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Outward and inward meanings; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BH09679
|
|
100
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH09880
|
|
90
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Mystical themes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The cloud ['ama]
|
BH09881
|
|
90
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Business; financial; property matters; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BH10252
|
|
80
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Love of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
|
BH10399
|
|
80
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH10562
|
|
70
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Love of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH10654
|
|
70
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Exhortations and counsels; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Mystical themes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH10703
|
|
70
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Prayer for healing; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH10791
|
|
60
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BH10853
|
|
60
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH10950
|
|
60
|
mixed
|
|
|
|
Goodly deeds; actions; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds
|
BH11031
|
|
50
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Mystical themes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH11053
|
|
50
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The concourse on high; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
|
BH11127
|
Tablet of the Hair 6
|
50
|
Arabic
|
|
Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair)
|
|
Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
|
BH11235
|
|
40
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Pain of love; love as veil; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
|
BH11265
|
Tablet of the Hair 10
|
40
|
Arabic
|
Tablets of the Hair
|
Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair)
|
|
Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Fire and light; fire and water; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH11266
|
|
40
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Knowledge; recognition of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
BH11394
|
|
30
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Love as fire; Mystical themes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
BH11418
|
|
30
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
|
BH11483
|
Tablet of the Hair 11
|
20
|
Arabic
|
Tablets of the Hair
|
Alvah-i-Sha'arat (Tablets of the Hair)
|
|
Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH11524
|
|
20
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH11564
|
|
10
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH11761
|
|
240
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Apocalyptic imagery; Creation of the world; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BH11865
|
|
180
|
Arabic
|
|
|
|
Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love as fire; Manifestation of God as sun; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BHU0006
|
|
390
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Cleanliness and refinement; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Mystical themes; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
|
BHU0033
|
|
80
|
Persian
|
|
|
|
Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The cloud ['ama]
|
BHU0059
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
|