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"The power of words; of speech"
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AB00179 860 mixed Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB00192 830 Arabic Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá Christ; Christianity; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB00219 790 mixed Bahá'í Scriptures Call to action; Methods of teaching the Cause; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB00377 620 mixed Music and singing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB00472 570 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Words vs deeds
AB00565 520 Persian Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Equality of men and women; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Universal peace; world unity
AB00571 520 Persian Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Nationalism; love of country; Non-participation in politics; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The power of words; of speech
AB00734 460 mixed Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Relationship between government and people; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB00879 420 mixed Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Review of publications; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The power of words; of speech
AB00899 410 Persian Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech
AB00915 410 Persian Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB00943 400 mixed Attitude of Bahá'ís towards Persian Politics Chastisement and requital; Relationship between government and people; Role and station of women; The power of words; of speech
AB01092 380 mixed Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech; Unity; oneness of humanity
AB01114 370 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB01268 350 mixed House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love as fire; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB01361 340 Persian Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech
AB01374 330 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Limits of the intellect; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech
AB01414 330 mixed Entry by troops; Exhortations and counsels; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB01439 330 Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB01547 310 mixed Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB01578 310 mixed Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The power of words; of speech
AB01599 310 Persian Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB01623 310 Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB01726 300 Persian Limits of language; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech
AB01734 300 Persian Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Goodly deeds; actions; Mystical themes; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB01871 290 mixed Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
AB02042 270 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
AB02173 270 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
AB02456 250 Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech
AB02516 240 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Limits of language; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God
AB02689 230 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Contention and conflict; Demons and evil spirits; The power of words; of speech
AB02721 230 mixed Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB02912 220 mixed Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB02991 220 Persian Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
AB03136 210 Persian 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
AB03189 210 mixed Light of the World Prayer for spiritual recognition; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
AB03210 210 Persian Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
AB03218 210 Persian Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The power of words; of speech
AB03289 210 mixed Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Hands of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB03472 200 Persian Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
AB03483 200 Persian Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Review of publications; The power of words; of speech
AB03536 200 Arabic Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB03634 190 mixed Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The power of words; of speech
AB03710 190 Persian Call to action; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech
AB03775 190 Persian Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
AB03873 190 mixed Love of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB03879 190 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Idle fancies; lust and passion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
AB04089 180 Persian Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones; Prayer and Devotional Life Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB04214 180 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech
AB04481 170 Persian Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech
AB04508 170 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB04521 170 mixed Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech
AB04599 170 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
AB04601 170 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; The power of words; of speech
AB04673 160 Persian Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; The power of words; of speech
AB04703 160 mixed Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB04739 440 Persian Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Living waters; water of life; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech
AB04785 160 Persian Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB04840 160 mixed Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude; The power of words; of speech
AB04861 160 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
AB04910 160 mixed Call to action; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech
AB04949 160 Arabic Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech
AB05056 150 Persian Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
AB05061 150 Persian Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech
AB05143 150 Persian Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB05246 150 Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB05247 150 Persian Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Effort; striving; Importance of prayer; Love of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB05260 150 mixed Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude; The power of words; of speech
AB05477 150 Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
AB05499 140 mixed Prayer for protection; Prayers (general or uncategorized); The power of words; of speech
AB05564 140 Persian Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB05700 140 Persian Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The power of words; of speech
AB05720 140 Persian Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The power of words; of speech
AB05771 140 Persian Poems and quotation from poetry; The power of words; of speech
AB05944 140 Arabic Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks Living waters; water of life; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech; Unity of thought and belief; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB05991 130 Arabic Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
AB06079 130 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Education and the development of capacity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB06134 130 Persian Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech
AB06229 130 Persian Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB06272 130 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech; Words vs deeds
AB06341 130 Attaining the life of the spirit; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech
AB06342 130 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The power of words; of speech
AB06345 130 Persian Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
AB06426 130 Arabic Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Angels; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
AB06430 130 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
AB06451 130 Arabic Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB06453 130 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech
AB06577 120 Persian Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Poems and quotation from poetry; Rational arguments; The power of words; of speech
AB06586 120 Persian Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Exhortations and counsels; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; The power of words; of speech
AB06590 120 Persian Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
AB06641 120 Persian Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
AB06742 120 Persian Newspapers and the media; publications; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude; The power of words; of speech
AB06750 120 Kindness to and rights of animals; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech
AB06814 120 Persian Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; The power of words; of speech
AB06816 120 Persian Limits of language; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; The power of words; of speech
AB06902 120 Persian House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; The power of words; of speech
AB06955 120 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Music and singing; The power of words; of speech
AB07083 120 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
AB07107 120 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Living waters; water of life; Love of God; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB07116 120 mixed Love of God; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB07135 120 Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB07318 110 Persian Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
AB07386 110 Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech
AB07442 110 Persian Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; The power of words; of speech
AB07513 110 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; The power of words; of speech
AB07610 110 Persian Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB08101 100 Persian Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech
AB08190 100 Persian Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB08384 100 Persian Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech
AB08507 90 mixed Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; The power of words; of speech
AB08614 90 Persian Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech
AB08914 90 mixed Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
AB09059 90 mixed Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech
AB09177 80 Abdu'l-Baha Writes to Kansas City Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
AB09357 80 Persian Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB09645 80 Persian Call to action; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB09878 70 mixed The power of words; of speech
AB10064 70 Persian Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB10091 70 Persian Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Nineteen-Day Feast; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech
AB10507 60 Persian The power of words; of speech
AB10690 60 Arabic Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB11390 210 mixed Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech
AB11637 410 mixed Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; East and West; communication between East and West; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB11668 280 Persian Call to action; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech
AB11686 210 mixed Call to action; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Prayer for teaching; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech
AB12098 80 Persian Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB12115 590 Persian Consolation and comfort; Excellence; distinction; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB12187 280 Persian Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
AB12217 250 The power of words; of speech; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity
AB12310 180 Persian Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB12573 100 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB12784 30 Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings; Unity in diversity
ABU0325 Interview with president of Alliance Spiritualiste, Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-26 710 Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; War and peace
ABU0432 Words to Ramona Brown, Marie Barr and Betty Vent, spoken on 1912-10-24 590 Persian Mahmúd's Diary Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech
ABU0474 Words to Mary Lucas and other pilgrims, spoken on 1905-01-30 560 Arts, Importance of in Promoting the Faith Chastity and purity; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Harmony of science and religion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech
ABU0561 Words spoken on 1915-07-24 in Haifa 490 Persian Development of capacity and readiness; Education of children; moral education; The power of words; of speech; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings
ABU0764 Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-06-22 390 Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Humor; jokes; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech
ABU0799 Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-24 370 Persian Mahmúd's Diary Humility; meekness; lowliness; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
ABU0824 Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 360 Persian Criticism and its limits; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
ABU0879 Words spoken ca. 1915 340 Persian Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The power of words; of speech
ABU0896 Words spoken at Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-13 340 Empty learning; false spirituality; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
ABU0979 Interview with Stanwood Cobb, Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-23 320 Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
ABU1005 Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-16 310 Courtesy; culture [adab]; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Martyrs and martyrdom; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech
ABU1044 Words to Latimer, Remey et al, spoken on 1914-10-19 300 Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; The power of words; of speech
ABU1093 Words to some Arabs, spoken on 1914-02-09 290 Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight
ABU1100 Words to Mrs Lilianthal, spoken on 1913-05-09 290 Being a source of light; guidance; Christ; Christianity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
ABU1167 Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-10 30 Persian Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 Ether; the phenomenon of light; Four elements; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The power of words; of speech
ABU1236 Words spoken ca. 1900 260 Purpose; goal of creation; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual springtime; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The power of words; of speech
ABU1295 Words spoken on 1914-07-28 in Haifa 240 Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
ABU1299 Words spoken on board the SS Celtic at sea, 1912-12-05 240 Persian Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 Christ; Christianity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; The power of words; of speech; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Universal peace; world unity
ABU1328 Words to Jinab-i-Sina, spoken on 1913-10-23 240 Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
ABU1503 Words to the friends over lunch, spoken on 1913-01-10 210 Material and spiritual existence; two books; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech
ABU1558 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-28 200 Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech
ABU1734 180 Stories; anecdotes; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
ABU1806 Words spoken in Apr. 1913 in Stuttgart 170 Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual warfare; struggle; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high; The power of words; of speech; War and peace
ABU2052 Words spoken on 1913-07-09 in Port Said 130 Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech
ABU2106 130 Harmony of science and religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech
ABU2173 Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04 120 Love of God; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
ABU2255 Words to Albert Vail, spoken on 1919-11-23 110 Declaration; advent of the Bab; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Methods of teaching the Cause; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat]
ABU2280 Words to some pilgrims, spoken on 1914-02-23 110 Music and singing; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The power of words; of speech; Word of God and human limitations
ABU2525 Words spoken in 1912 90 Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; War and peace
ABU2579 Words to Miss Boylan, spoken around 1911-08-25 80 Idle fancies; lust and passion; Miracles and their interpretation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
ABU2670 Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-05-03 80 Love as fire; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech; The state of enkindlement in teaching; Words vs deeds
ABU2723 Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-20 70 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech
ABU2778 Words following address to theosophists, spoken on 1913-04-10 70 Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Limits of language; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
ABU2814 Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 70 Humor; jokes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
ABU2903 Words spoken on 1914-07-01 60 Methods of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech
ABU3021 Words spoken on 1913-02-04 in Paris 50 Persian Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The power of words; of speech
ABU3165 Words to newspaper reporters, spoken on 1912-04-11 40 Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Manifestation of God as sun; Newspapers and the media; publications; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; The power of words; of speech
ABU3172 40 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
ABU3294 Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-10 30 Persian Mahmúd's Diary Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; The power of words; of speech
ABU3320 Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-24 30 Persian Mahmúd's Diary Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
ABU3365 Words to Remey and Struven in May 1910 30 Pioneering; travel teaching; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
ABU3428 Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 30 Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
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 Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Tablet of the True Seeker Bahá’u’lláh’s preeminent doctrinal work as well as His second longest, answering four questions from an uncle of the Báb regarding prophetic expectation and fulfilment, affirming the essential unity of the prophets of God while simultaneously acknowledging the distinctiveness of their persons and missions, expounding the concept of progressive revelations from God that are renewed about every thousand years, summarizing the spiritual prerequisites of the seekers on the spiritual path, clarifying the central role in that path of the independent investigation of reality, condemning the clergy for their role in the rejection of the prophets from age to age, and emphasizing, through a commentary on certain verses of the gospels, the need for a symbolic as opposed to a literal understanding of sacred scriptures. Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Belief and denial; Christ; Christianity; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Knowledge; recognition of God; Law of obligatory prayer; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Literal interpretation; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Moses; Noah; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the Manifestation of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Return of the Manifestations of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Seal of the Prophets; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
BH00004 Kitab-i-Badi' 84700 Persian Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh Kitáb-i-Badi (Wondrous Book) Bahá’u’lláh’s trenchant apologia of His claims, by far His longest single work, written in the voice of one of His supporters, emphasizing the importance of recognizing the truth through the eye of the heart and refuting seven specific accusations levelled by a certain follower of Mírzá Yaḥyá. The answers emphasize the importance of ‘He Whom God shall make manifest’ in the writings of the Báb, declare Bahá’u’lláh’s claim to be the fulfilment of that promise, assert that the relationship between the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh is the same as that between John the Baptist and Jesus Christ, and warn the questioner of the wrath of God. Alteration of the divine will [bada]; Belief and denial; Blind imitation [taqlid]; Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Chastisement and requital; Contention and conflict; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Empty learning; false spirituality; Exhortations and counsels; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Presence of; reunion with God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Seal of the Prophets; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; 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; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations; Word of God is its own standard; Words vs deeds
BH00005 Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhi'b (Epistle to the Son of the Wolf) 28200 mixed Bahá'í Scriptures; Epistle to the Son of the Wolf; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib (Epistle to the Son of the Wolf) His last major work and His third longest, calling on its recipient, a leading mujtahid, to repent of his role in the oppression and massacre of the Bahá’ís, quoting some of the most celebrated passages from His own writings, and adducing proofs establishing the validity of His cause. Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Being a source of light; guidance; Chastity and purity; Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Contention and conflict; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Empty learning; false spirituality; Fanaticism and hatred; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; High station of learning; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal ; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Knowledge; recognition of God; Knowledge of self; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God does not act of own volition; Martyrs and martyrdom; Oneness; unity of religion; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rebellion and sedition; disobedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual warfare; struggle; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teachings as spirit of the age; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Theft; seizing the properties of others; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
BH00006 Lawh-i-Sarraj 26800 mixed Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh Lawh-i-Sarraj (Tablet to Sarraj) One of the longest works of Bahá’u’lláh, written in answer to questions regarding the enigma of the outwardly exalted station of Mírzá Yaḥyá and arguing, citing various statements of the Báb, that virtues become transmuted into vices when one turns away from the light of truth. Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
BH00007 Suriy-i-Haykal (Surih of the Temple) 20670 Arabic Bahá'í Scriptures; Summons of the Lord of Hosts; Original Text of the Súriy-i-Haykal, The Suriy-i-Haykal (Surih of the Temple) The centrepiece of His proclamatory works, originally written in Edirne and recast in ‘Akká, in which Bahá’u’lláh as the embodiment of the promised new Temple is called forth by the Holy Spirit and symbolically raised up limb by limb, with the mission of each part being assigned and sent forth into the world in fulfilment of the prophecy of the Old Testament (Zechariah 6:12). In its final form, it includes His epistles to Pope Pius IX, Emperor Napoleon III, Czar Alexander II, Queen Victoria, and Náṣiru’d-Dín Sháh. Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; High station of the true believer; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Imam Husayn; Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; Justice and wrath of God; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; The concourse on high; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The ephemeral and the eternal; The power of example; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
BH00019 8320 mixed Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God
BH00023 Tablet to Varqa I 8000 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Goodly deeds; actions; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Praise and encouragement; Presence of; reunion with God; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat]; Words vs deeds
BH00040 6820 mixed Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH00045 6410 mixed Meetings, Bahá'í; Trustworthiness; Days of Remembrance; Family Life Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
BH00128 3800 mixed Fire and Light Call to action; Contention and conflict; Martyrs and martyrdom; Nationalism; love of country; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat]
BH00131 3760 mixed Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The power of words; of speech
BH00140 Lawh-i-Maqsud 3650 mixed Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas Lawh-i-Maqsud (Tablet of Maqsud) Relates various teachings as prerequisites to world peace: universal education; regarding one another as ‘the fruits of one tree and the leaves of one branch’; reward and punishment as pillars of world stability; rulers acting with justice and wisdom; the gathering of the nations to lay the foundations of the ‘Lesser Peace’; the adoption of a universal language and script; affirming that ‘the earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens’; not allowing religion to become the source of disunity; taking counsel together in all matters; promoting useful branches of knowledge; exercising moderation in all things; inculcating tolerance and righteousness; and having due regard for the power of human utterance, in particular the Word of God, which is the ‘master key for the whole world’. Consultation; Education of children; moral education; Reward and punishment; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language; Work as worship
BH00161 3290 mixed Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity
BH00198 2880 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Word of God and human limitations
BH00202 2810 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Review of publications; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech
BH00256 2470 mixed Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech
BH00257 2470 mixed Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech
BH00265 2400 mixed Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Hands of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH00289 2190 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Goodly deeds; actions; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH00291 2180 Arabic Call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; Unity; oneness of humanity
BH00349 1900 mixed Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity in diversity
BH00358 Suriy-i-Dam 1850 Arabic Tablet of Blood (Súriy-i-Damm); Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh Suriy-i-Damm (Tablet of Blood) Proclamatory work declaring the oneness of the Prophets through a vision of the words of the dying Imám Ḥusayn, who identifies his sufferings with those of Abraham, Moses, Joseph, John the Baptist, Jesus, the Báb, and Bahá’u’lláh. Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Prophecy and fulfillment; Return of the Manifestations of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH00364 1840 mixed Chastisement and requital; Contention and conflict; Methods of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
BH00380 1770 Arabic Chastisement and requital; Differences in human capacity; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Free will and predestination; fate; Justice and wrath of God; Outward and inward meanings; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God
BH00381 1770 mixed Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech
BH00382 1770 mixed Prayers and Meditations Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH00385 1750 mixed Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Consultation; Contention and conflict; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat]
BH00420 1670 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech
BH00472 Lawh-i-Ittihad 1530 mixed Tablet of Unity; Tablet of Unity; Creative Word and the Meaning of Unity, The Lawh-i-Ittihad (Tablet of Unity) Elucidates the subject of unity in different aspects: unity of religion, unity in speech, unity of deeds, unity in rank and station, unity of souls, and unity in material possessions. Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; The power of words; of speech; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Wisdom [hikmat]
BH00525 1420 Arabic Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
BH00532 Suriy-i-Ismuna'l-Mursil 1410 Arabic A meditation on the name of God, ‘the Sender’, and its various present and future manifestations in the world, from the Messengers of God, to individuals such as couriers who may be unaware of their role in propagating the divine message, to the Bábí and Bahá’í kings of the future, to the newly designated ‘people of Bahá’—His own followers, upon whom lies the responsibility of delivering the message to others. Categories of Prophets (major; minor; village); Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH00535 1390 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech
BH00536 1390 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
BH00587 Lawh-i-Siyyid Mihdiy-i-Dahaji 1290 mixed Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas Lawh-i-Siyyid-i-Mihdiy-i-Dahaji (Tablet to Siyyid Mihdiy-i-Dahaji) Praises a prominent teacher of the Bahá’í Faith, declares that the complete victory of the Cause of God will be achieved through speech and utterance, and stipulates the prerequisites of effective speech: that it possess moderation and refinement, be delivered with tact and wisdom, and have penetrating influence, all of which require detachment and purity of heart on the part of the speaker. Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
BH00601 1270 mixed Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Moses; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech
BH00630 1220 mixed Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Outward and inward meanings; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH00653 1170 mixed Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
BH00659 1160 mixed Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Transcendence; unknowability of God
BH00673 1130 mixed Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech
BH00684 1130 Arabic Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Proclamation to the people of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech
BH00691 1120 mixed Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
BH00693 1120 mixed Call of the Divine Beloved Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
BH00739 Lawh-i-Sahab (Tablet of the Cloud) 1060 Arabic Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Tablet of the Clouds (Lawḥ-i-Saḥáb), The Lawh-i-Sahab (Tablet of the Clouds) Proclamatory tablet mentioning Bahá’u’lláh’s recent summons to Náṣiru’d-Dín Sháh and Napoleon III, extolling the prophetic significance of the Holy Land and His banishment there, and exhorting His followers to proclaim His message with wisdom, deeds, and upright conduct, describing them as those who would pass through a valley of pure gold ‘aloof as a cloud’. Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH00764 1030 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
BH00867 940 mixed Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; The power of words; of speech
BH00885 Lawh-i-Javad 920 mixed Call to action; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH00957 860 Arabic Chastisement and requital; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH00960 860 mixed Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The power of words; of speech
BH01023 810 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech
BH01029 810 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
BH01174 710 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech
BH01207 690 Arabic Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech
BH01230 680 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Living waters; water of life; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech
BH01258 670 mixed Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech
BH01295 660 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Review of publications; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
BH01368 630 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Growth of the Cause; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat]
BH01377 620 mixed Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for forgiveness; The power of words; of speech
BH01428 600 mixed Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech
BH01434 600 mixed Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech
BH01520 570 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Idolatry; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH01548 560 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech
BH01582 550 mixed Hands of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
BH01590 550 Arabic Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
BH01604 540 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; The power of words; of speech
BH01690 520 Arabic Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Silence; fewness of words; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
BH01740 510 mixed Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
BH01748 500 Arabic Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The concourse on high; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
BH01751 7800 mixed Trustworthiness Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH01779 500 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Methods of teaching the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat]
BH01788 500 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity
BH01801 490 Arabic Blind imitation [taqlid]; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
BH01873 470 mixed Prayer Revealed by the Exalted Pen for Mírzá 'Abu'l-Fadl; Additional Prayers Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH01921 460 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Work as worship
BH01933 460 Persian Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Meditation; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
BH01942 460 mixed Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH01960 450 mixed Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH02033 430 Arabic Declaration; advent of the Bab; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech; Twin Manifestations
BH02055 430 mixed Methods of teaching the Cause; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
BH02110 420 mixed Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech
BH02117 420 Arabic Call to action; Prayer for teaching; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
BH02147 410 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for service; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
BH02163 410 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech
BH02177 410 mixed Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech
BH02267 390 Arabic Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
BH02311 380 Arabic Procession; appearance of the Word from God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH02384 370 mixed Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God
BH02385 370 mixed Exhortations and counsels; Goodly deeds; actions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The power of words; of speech; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
BH02414 370 mixed Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Satan; the Evil One; Soul is the essential reality of man; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The power of words; of speech
BH02450 360 mixed Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
BH02498 360 mixed Contention and conflict; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Prayer for forgiveness; The power of words; of speech
BH02499 360 mixed Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God and human limitations
BH02511 350 Arabic Chastisement and requital; Purpose; goal of creation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
BH02537 350 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat]
BH02557 350 Arabic Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Exhortations and counsels; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Manifestation of God as mediator; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
BH02574 350 mixed Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH02775 320 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The power of words; of speech
BH02784 320 Arabic Lawh-i-Hikmat Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH02803 320 mixed Being a source of light; guidance; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech
BH02813 320 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; The power of words; of speech
BH02856 310 Persian Growth of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat]
BH02857 310 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH02935 300 Arabic Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech
BH02996 300 mixed Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude; The power of words; of speech; Unity; oneness of humanity
BH03000 300 mixed Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice and wrath of God; Law of burial and cremation; Law of Huququ'llah; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The power of words; of speech
BH03116 290 mixed Tablet on Marriage (Lawh-i-Nikáh) Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Law of inheritance; Laws of marriage and dowry; The power of words; of speech
BH03182 280 Persian Beauty; grace; aesthetics; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
BH03206 280 mixed Call to action; Education of children; moral education; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
BH03227 280 Arabic Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
BH03286 280 mixed Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech
BH03300 280 mixed Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Need for an educator; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech
BH03307 270 Arabic Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
BH03329 270 Persian Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Goodly deeds; actions; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
BH03337 270 Arabic Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech
BH03354 270 Arabic Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH03366 270 mixed Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The power of words; of speech
BH03410 270 mixed Eulogies; reminiscences; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity
BH03540 260 mixed Praise and encouragement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
BH03578 260 Arabic Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; The power of words; of speech
BH03722 250 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH03739 250 mixed Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat]
BH03868 240 mixed Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The power of words; of speech
BH03907 240 mixed Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech
BH04032 230 Arabic Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; The power of words; of speech; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
BH04210 220 mixed Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Unity; oneness of humanity
BH04261 220 mixed Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
BH04438 210 mixed Mosaic imagery; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH04464 210 Arabic Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The power of words; of speech
BH04710 200 mixed Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat]
BH04732 200 Arabic Contention and conflict; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
BH04956 190 Persian Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech
BH04978 190 Arabic Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH05034 190 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; The power of words; of speech; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Wisdom [hikmat]
BH05154 190 Arabic Days of Remembrance; Days of Remembrance; Countenance of the Blessed Beauty in the Mirror of Mawlúd Tablets, The Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech
BH05188 190 Arabic Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech
BH05333 180 mixed Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech
BH05339 180 Persian Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Education of children; moral education; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; The power of words; of speech; Words vs deeds
BH05376 180 mixed Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; The power of words; of speech
BH05657 170 mixed Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The power of words; of speech; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
BH05740 170 mixed Knowledge; recognition of God; Mystical themes; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
BH05896 170 Arabic Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The power of words; of speech
BH06030 160 mixed Education of children; moral education; Methods of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The power of words; of speech; Universality of the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat]
BH06035 160 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; High station of the true believer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
BH06044 160 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech
BH06365 160 Arabic Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Justice and wrath of God; Personal instructions; The power of words; of speech
BH06405 150 mixed Consolation and comfort; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech; Unity; oneness of humanity
BH06491 150 Persian Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastisement and requital; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; The power of words; of speech
BH06771 150 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH06831 150 Persian Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech
BH07014 140 Arabic Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The power of words; of speech; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
BH07187 140 Arabic Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Idolatry; Love of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
BH07266 140 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
BH07481 130 mixed Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech
BH07522 130 Arabic Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Contention and conflict; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech
BH07549 130 mixed Call to action; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
BH07565 130 Persian Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
BH07600 130 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Equality of men and women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech
BH07617 130 Arabic Degrees of faith; certitude; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH07740 130 Arabic Manifestation of God as sun; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God
BH07895 130 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Purpose; goal of creation; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat]
BH07903 130 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
BH08024 120 mixed Empty learning; false spirituality; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech
BH08083 120 Arabic Call to action; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God does not act of own volition; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God
BH08142 120 Persian Bringing forth results; fruit; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The power of words; of speech; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds
BH08347 120 Arabic Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech
BH08495 120 mixed Knowledge; recognition of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
BH08574 120 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech
BH08579 120 mixed Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech
BH08646 110 mixed The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
BH08765 110 mixed Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; The power of words; of speech
BH09286 100 mixed Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech
BH09295 100 mixed Contention and conflict; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; Unity; oneness of humanity
BH09638 100 Arabic Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech
BH09713 100 mixed Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH09742 90 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat]
BH09922 90 Arabic Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
BH10065 90 mixed Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The power of words; of speech
BH10079 90 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH10082 90 mixed Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; The power of words; of speech
BH10152 80 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Justice and mercy; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The power of words; of speech
BH10205 80 mixed Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech
BH10310 80 Arabic Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech
BH10647 70 Arabic Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech
BH10704 70 Arabic Love as fire; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH10819 60 Arabic Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The power of words; of speech
BH10936 60 Arabic Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH11041 50 mixed Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; The power of words; of speech; Unity; oneness of humanity
BH11336 40 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Meditation; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God
BH11390 30 Persian Call to action; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH11428 30 Persian Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God and human limitations
BH11429 30 Arabic The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH11650 160 Arabic Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
BH11667 110 Arabic Call to action; Idolatry; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH11709 610 mixed Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Proclamation to the people of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat]
BH11802 145 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech
BH11823 130 Arabic Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
BH11829 122 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech
BH11844 103 mixed Role and station of women; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech
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