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"Words vs deeds"
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AB00232 770 Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Twin Manifestations; Words vs deeds
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
AB00530 540 Persian Call to action; Constitutional revolution in Iran; Exhortations and counsels; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds
AB00581 510 Persian Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Personal instructions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Words vs deeds
AB00756 450 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
AB01068 380 Persian Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Words vs deeds
AB01350 340 mixed Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Words vs deeds
AB01651 310 mixed Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Prayer for healing; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Words vs deeds
AB01704 300 Persian Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others; Words vs deeds
AB01985 280 mixed Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Mystical themes; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Words vs deeds
AB02352 250 Persian Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Words vs deeds
AB02647 230 mixed Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Words vs deeds
AB02668 230 Persian Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love as fire; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
AB02679 230 mixed Judas; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
AB02798 230 Persian Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Words vs deeds
AB03729 190 Persian Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Words vs deeds
AB04015 180 Persian Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
AB04075 180 Persian Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
AB04188 180 Persian Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds
AB04383 170 mixed Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Words vs deeds
AB04470 170 Persian Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as sun; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Words vs deeds
AB05146 150 Persian Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consolation and comfort; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat]; Words vs deeds
AB05731 140 Persian Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Words vs deeds
AB06093 130 Persian Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat]; Words vs deeds
AB06130 130 Persian Freedom of thought and action; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
AB06194 130 Persian Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Education of children; moral education; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Words vs deeds
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
AB06334 130 Persian Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds
AB06807 120 Persian Meditation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
AB06977 120 Persian Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Words vs deeds
AB07924 100 Persian Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds
AB08353 100 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Words vs deeds
AB10188 70 Arabic Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Words vs deeds
AB10488 60 Persian Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight; Words vs deeds
AB11078 50 Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
AB11442 30 Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; Goodly deeds; actions; Words vs deeds
AB12213 250 Persian Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Words vs deeds
AB12449 130 Persian Words vs deeds; Work as worship
ABU0003 Words spoken throughout the day on 1912-06-08 2620 Bahá'í Prayers Nineteen-Day Feast; Oneness; unity of religion; Race unity; racial issues; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds
ABU0155 Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-16 1030 Critique of Western values; culture; Education of children; moral education; Predictions and prophecies; Universality of the Cause; War and peace; Words vs deeds
ABU0207 900 Christ; Christianity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment; Teachings as spirit of the age; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds
ABU0281 The Universal Love: Words spoken on 1911-10-24 in Paris 770 Paris Talks Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity in diversity; Words vs deeds
ABU0289 Words spoken on 1914-06-06 in Tiberias 750 Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Christian clergy; Words vs deeds
ABU0400 Words spoken at Blomfield home in London, 1912-12-24 620 Persian Education of children; moral education; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds
ABU0407 Words to Thornton Chase spoken around 1900 610 Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Second birth; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds
ABU0531 Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-11-03 510 mixed Christian doctrine and practice; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; War and peace; Words vs deeds
ABU0548 Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 500 Persian Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Critique of Western values; culture; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; War and peace; Words vs deeds
ABU0579 Address to the Baha'is at Krug home in New York, 1912-07-15 480 Promulgation of Universal Peace, The Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Study; deepening; Thankfulness; gratitude; Words vs deeds
ABU0595 Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-13 470 Persian Poems and quotation from poetry; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
ABU0612 Words spoken ca. 1919-07-17 470 Equality of men and women; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Means of establishment of future civilization; Predictions and prophecies; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; Words vs deeds
ABU0653 The Duty of Kindness and Sympathy towards Strangers and Foreigners: Words spoken on 1911-10-16 in Paris 450 Paris Talks Paris Talks (book) Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Words vs deeds
ABU0660 Good Ideas Must Be Carried into Action: Words spoken on 1911-11-08 in Paris 440 Persian Paris Talks Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds
ABU0708 Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 410 Persian Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Prophecy and fulfillment; Words vs deeds
ABU0714 Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 410 Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Words vs deeds
ABU0745 400 Martyrs and martyrdom; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Words vs deeds
ABU0763 Words to a vistor, spoken on 1913-04-20 390 Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Executive government; power of execution; Oneness; unity of religion; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Universality of the Cause; Words vs deeds
ABU0791 Words spoken on 1914-02-12 in Haifa 380 Chastisement and requital; Methods of teaching the Cause; Study; deepening; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds
ABU0935 330 Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds
ABU0954 Words spoken on 1915-11-13 in Haifa 320 Persian Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Suffering; rejection of Christ; War and peace; Words vs deeds
ABU0993 Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 310 Persian Pilgrim's Note of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Words, A Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; One universal law; attractive power of love; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
ABU1014 Words spoken on 1912-10-22 in San Francisco 310 Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Words vs deeds
ABU1091 Words spoken in 1901 450 Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proclamation to Christians; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
ABU1094 Words spoken on 1914-06-03 in Tiberias 290 Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Criticism and its limits; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds
ABU1150 Words to Mrs MacNutt in Jan. 1905 280 Second birth; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds
ABU1234 Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-04-30 260 Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Words vs deeds
ABU1244 Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London 260 Abdu'l-Bahá in London Empty learning; false spirituality; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Words vs deeds
ABU1252 Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 250 Persian Episodes from the early history of Islam; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Words vs deeds
ABU1317 Words to Mary Hanford Ford around Oct. 1911 240 Bahá'í Scriptures Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds
ABU1410 Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 230 Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace; Words vs deeds
ABU1444 Words spoken in 1915 in Abu Sinan 220 mixed Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Words vs deeds
ABU1541 Words spoken on 1915-09-11 in Haifa 200 Persian Imam Husayn; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Words vs deeds; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
ABU1590 Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London 200 Abdu'l-Bahá in London East and West; communication between East and West; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds
ABU1613 Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-12 190 Persian Martyrs and martyrdom; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Words vs deeds
ABU1667 Words spoken on 1915-07-21 in Haifa 180 Persian Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Words vs deeds
ABU1709 Words spoken en route in carriage in Haifa, 1915-04-25 180 Criticism and its limits; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
ABU1726 Words spoken on 1914-06-01 in Tiberias 180 Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds
ABU1797 Words spoken on 1914-02-14 170 Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Thankfulness; gratitude; Words vs deeds
ABU1888 Words to several Baha'is, spoken on 1912-07-01 160 Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts Being a source of light; guidance; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds
ABU1896 Words spoken on 1911-10-17 in Paris 160 Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds
ABU1910 Words to Ali-Kuli Khan spoken in 1900 160 Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Imam 'Ali; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Words vs deeds
ABU1931 Words spoken en route in carriage in Akka, 1915-04-17 150 Effort; striving; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
ABU1935 Words to Mrs DeBons, spoken on 1913-10-16 150 Being a source of light; guidance; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds
ABU2029 140 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of teachers of the Cause; Pure intentions in teaching the Cause; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
ABU2032 Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 140 Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Words vs deeds
ABU2205 Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London 120 Abdu'l-Bahá in London Genuine love and affection in teaching the Cause; High station of the arts and sciences; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Words vs deeds; Work as worship
ABU2206 Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 110 Persian Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Words vs deeds
ABU2285 Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London 110 Abdu'l-Bahá in London Christ; Christianity; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds
ABU2287 Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London 110 Abdu'l-Bahá in London Degrees of faith; certitude; Effort; striving; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds
ABU2471 Words spoken on 1913-05-02 in Paris 90 Persian Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Education and the development of capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Words vs deeds
ABU2505 Words spoken on 1914-06-01 in Tiberias 90 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds
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
ABU2799 Words spoken in Jun. 1906 70 Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Words vs deeds
ABU2810 Words spoken ca. 1911 in London 70 Knowledge; recognition of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds
ABU2848 Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-20 60 Persian Mahmúd's Diary Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
ABU2938 Words spoken on 1914-07-08 in Akka 60 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds
ABU2952 Words spoken in 1912 in Paris 60 Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Words vs deeds
ABU3033 Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London 50 Abdu'l-Bahá in London Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds
ABU3221 Words to Stanwood Cobb in Jan. 1908 40 Service to others; to the Cause of God; Words vs deeds
ABU3331 Words to Mr McCarthy, spoken on 1912-10-06 30 Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Words vs deeds
ABU3350 Words spoken at Hotel Ansonia in New York, 1912-04-18 30 Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Humor; jokes; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Words vs deeds
ABU3402 Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-08 30 Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Words vs deeds
ABU3506 Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary 20 Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Goodly deeds; actions; Words vs deeds
ABU3718 Words to Mr Schweizer, spoken on 1913-04-29 in Stuttgart 70 Persian Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
ABU3745 Words spoken on 1913-04-25 in Stuttgart 30 Persian Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Words vs deeds
BB00003 Kitab-i-Asma' (Book of Names) >500000 Arabic Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Gate of the Heart; Bahá'í Prayers Kitáb-i-Asma (Book of Names); Tablet of the Báb to the Sherif of Mecca Absolute freedom; independence of God; Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others; Excellence; distinction; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's attributes require the existence of objects; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Justice and wrath of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Martyrs and martyrdom; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Predictions and prophecies; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; Proclamation to Muslims; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs for the existence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Relativity of religious truth; Return of the Manifestations of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations; Words vs deeds
BB00262 Epistle to Muhammad Shah 4 750 Arabic Selections from the Writings of the Báb Tablets of the Báb to Muhammad Shah Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Words vs deeds
BH00001 Kitab-i-Aqdas (The Most Holy Book) 10520 Arabic Bahá'í Scriptures; Kitáb-i-Aqdas; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Synopsis and Codification of the Laws and Ordinances of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas; Kitáb-i-Aqdas Research Tools Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book) The ‘mother book’ of the Bahá’í Dispensation, announcing to the kings of the earth the promulgation of the ‘Most Great Law’; formally ordaining the institution of the House of Justice; prescribing the obligatory prayers; designating the time and period of fasting; formulating laws surrounding marriage and inheritance; ordaining the institution of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár (houses of worship); establishing the Nineteen Day Feasts; abolishing the institution of priesthood; and specifying punishments for murder, arson, adultery, and theft. Apart from these laws, He reminds his followers of the twin duties of recognition and obedience; exhorts them to fellowship with the adherents of all religions; warns them to guard against fanaticism, sedition, pride, dispute, and contention; enjoins on them cleanliness, truthfulness, chastity, hospitality, fidelity, courtesy, forbearance, justice, and fairness; and counsels them to be ‘even as the fingers of one hand and the limbs of one body’. Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Call to action; Cleanliness and refinement; Confession of sins; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Law of burial and cremation; Law of fasting; Law of Huququ'llah; Law of inheritance; Law of obligatory prayer; Law of pilgrimage; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Laws of marriage and dowry; Love of God; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Monasticism; asceticism; Murder; causing physical harm; Nineteen-Day Feast; Parents and children; youth; families; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for women; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; Theft; seizing the properties of others; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Twin duties of recognition and obedience; Unchastity and adultery; Words vs deeds; Work as worship
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
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
BH00113 Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words - Persian) 3970 Persian Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Hidden Words Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words) The Persian portion of His foremost ethical work, consisting of 82 aphorisms spoken in the voice of the Divine and declaring themselves to be the ‘inner essence’ of what was revealed to ‘the Prophets of old’, affirming the essential nobility and divinity of the human soul, prescribing its intimate communion with its Creator, proclaiming the oneness of the human race, and declaring our consequent responsibility to fellowship, love, fair-mindedness, and mutual aid for one another, especially the poor and downtrodden. Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Goodly deeds; actions; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice and wrath of God; Love of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds
BH00276 2290 mixed Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds
BH00331 1980 mixed Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Words vs deeds
BH00409 Lawh-i-Basitatu'l-Haqiqah 1700 mixed Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality; Tablet on the Simple Reality, The (Lawḥ-i-Basíṭu'l-Ḥaqíqih) Lawh-i-Basítatu'l-Haqíqah (Tablet of the Uncompounded Reality) Elucidates a statement by the philosopher Mullá Ṣadrá that ‘the uncompounded reality is all things’, offers a middle position between the doctrines of ‘the oneness of being’ and ‘the oneness of appearances’, observes that both positions can be upheld with reference to different sacred scriptures, and suggests that nothing is to be gained from disputation in such matters. Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Uncompounded reality [basitu'l-haqiqah]; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]; Words vs deeds
BH00698 Lawh-i-Manikchi Sahib 1110 Persian Bahá'í Scriptures; Baha'u'llah's Tablet to Mánikchí Sáhib; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Tabernacle of Unity, The Lawh-i-Manikchi Sahib (Tablets to Manikchi Sahib); - Tabernacle of Unity (book) Addresses a number of theological questions by implying that the answers lie in the realm of action, in the process elucidating several central Bahá’í teachings: that the Manifestations should be regarded as ‘divine physicians’ prescribing the remedy from age to age in accordance with the disease, that the unity of mankind is the remedy for the ills of today, that one should be ‘anxiously concerned with the needs of the age’ in which one lives and centre one’s deliberations ‘on its exigencies and requirements’, and that words should be matched with deeds and that both should be motivated by purity of intention. Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Procession; appearance of the Word from God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds
BH00846 970 Arabic Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh Courtesy; culture [adab]; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Words vs deeds
BH01289 660 mixed Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Nearness and remoteness; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Praise and encouragement; Wisdom [hikmat]; Words vs deeds
BH01380 620 Persian Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Suffering and imprisonment; Words vs deeds
BH01466 590 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Words vs deeds
BH01509 570 Persian Tabernacle of Unity, The - Tabernacle of Unity (book) Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds
BH01679 520 mixed Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
BH01760 500 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds
BH01829 480 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Words vs deeds
BH01861 470 mixed Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Words vs deeds
BH02038 430 mixed Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Words vs deeds
BH02183 Asl-i-Kullu'l-Khayr (Words of Wisdom) 400 Arabic Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas Asl-i-Kullul-Khayr (Words of Wisdom) A brief collection of moral maxims, summarizing the essence of faith, love, wisdom, religion, wealth, and others and centring around belief in God and submission to His will. Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Love of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds
BH02296 390 mixed Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Words vs deeds
BH02680 330 mixed Trustworthiness Education of children; moral education; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
BH03264 280 mixed Call to action; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of thought and belief; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds
BH03787 240 mixed Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Knowledge; recognition of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds; Work as worship
BH04010 230 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Words vs deeds
BH04216 220 Arabic Exhortations and counsels; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]; Words vs deeds
BH04605 210 Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastisement and requital; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Words vs deeds
BH04726 200 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Words vs deeds
BH04730 200 mixed Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
BH04796 200 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Words vs deeds
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
BH05477 180 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Words vs deeds
BH05639 170 mixed Love of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Words vs deeds
BH05691 170 Persian Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Nearness and remoteness; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Wisdom [hikmat]; Words vs deeds
BH05703 170 mixed Bahá'í Prayers Prayer for spiritual recognition; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds
BH06097 160 mixed Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Words vs deeds
BH06917 140 mixed Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Words vs deeds
BH07351 140 Arabic Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Goodly deeds; actions; Praise and encouragement; Words vs deeds
BH07396 140 mixed Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of Law of fasting; Law of obligatory prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds
BH07836 130 Persian Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Words vs deeds
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
BH08515 120 Arabic Muhammad; Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Words vs deeds
BH10228 80 Persian Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Words vs deeds
BH10657 70 Persian Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds
BH10820 1250 mixed Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Law of Huququ'llah; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Power of prayer; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Words vs deeds
BH10950 60 mixed Goodly deeds; actions; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds
BH11831 120 Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Law of obligatory prayer; Rejection of Muhammad; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; Words vs deeds
BH11905 70 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Words vs deeds
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