Course Title: Some Lessons from the Hidden Words
Required Text: The Hidden Words by Bahá'u'lláh
Weekly Assignments: Read and Study the Hidden Words assigned for the
upcoming class, with the topic in mind and
Memorize one of them
Recommended Class Length: 8 weeks of classes at 4 hours./week. Recommended
is to allow appr. 2 hours. for each topic.
Click on any "Week" to jump to that chapter
- Week 1: Introduction
- Reading Assignment:
- From the Arabic: Introduction
- Topics:
(1) Justice
- Reading Assignment:
- From the Arabic: # 2, 28
- From the Persian: # 64
- (2) Backbiting & Faultfinding
- Reading Assignment:
- From the Arabic: # 26, 27, 29
- From the Persian: # 44, 66
- Week 2: Topics:
- (1) God's Love & Our Relationship to Him
- Reading Assignment:
- From the Arabic: # 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20,
40, 58, 59, 60, 64, 65, 69, 70, 71
- (2) Our Relationship to Each Other
- Reading Assignment:
- From the Arabic: # 30, 68
- From the Persian: # 3, 5, 43, 44, 48, 49, 54, 56
- Week 3: Topics:
- (1) Death & Eternal Life
- Reading Assignment:
- From the Arabic: # 6, 14, 18, 23, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 63, 64
- From the Persian: # 7, 39, 44, 58, 70
- (2) Martyrdom
- Reading Assignment:
- From the Arabic: # 45, 46, 47, 71
- From the Persian: # 17
- Week 4: Topics:
- (1) Teaching
- Reading Assignment:
- From the Arabic: # 41, 42, 43
- From the Persian: # 36
- (2) Deeds Not Words
- Reading Assignment:
- From the Arabic: # 31, 68,
- From the Persian: # 5, 35, 59, 60, 65, 67, 69, 76
- Week 5: Topics:
- (1) Poverty & Wealth
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- From the Arabic: # 25, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 68
- From the Persian: # 11, 49, 51, 53, 54, 55, 80, 81, 82
- (2) Contentment & Detachment
- Reading Assignment:
- From the Arabic: # 8, 17, 18, 38, 49, 55
- From the Persian: # 10, 12, 55, Epilogue
- Week 6: Topics:
- (1) Choices
- Reading Assignment:
- From the Arabic: # 13, 21, 22, 23, 37, 62
- From the Persian: # 2, 21, 22, 29, 79
- (2) Virtues
- Reading Assignment:
- From the Arabic: # Introduction, 27, 42
- From the Persian: # 3, 6, 38, 42, 47, 49, 50, 55, 77
- Week 7: Topics:
- (1) Tests & Difficulties
- Reading Assignment:
- From the Arabic: # 48, 49, 50, 51, 55
- From the Persian: # 25, 35, 69
- (2) Idle Fancies & Vain Imaginings
- Reading Assignment:
- From the Arabic: # 56, 62, 63
- From the Persian: # 23, 29, 45, 79
Week 8: Topics:
- (1) The Purging of Self
- Reading Assignment:
- From the Arabic: # 38, 39, 40, 42
- From the Persian: # 22, 32, 38, 40, 69, 72
(2) Purity of Heart
- Reading Assignment:
- From the Arabic: # 1, 59
- From the Persian: # 8, 10, 17, 25, 26, 27, 31, 33, 35, 41, 42, 44,
45, 52, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 78
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