Selections from the Writings of `Abdu'l-Bahá

References to the Qur'án

In footnotes referring to the Qur'án the surihs have been numbered according to the original, whereas the verse numbers are those in Rodwell's translation which differ sometimes from those of the Arabic.

NOTES ON TRANSLATIONS

PASSAGES TRANSLATED BY THE GUARDIAN

Whenever a passage in one of the Tablets has been translated by the Guardian, that translation has been used. These are identified below. Extensive use has also been made, especially in those sections retranslated by the Committee, of very early translations, and notes made by Shoghi Effendi during the lifetime of 'Abdu'l-Bahá.

Section.Paragraph no.
2.16	"The most vital duty..." to "of every living man."
5.3	"Let not your hearts..." to "...Our favored angels."
5.4	"Be not dismayed..." to "Word amongst men."
12.1-4	Whole Section
15.6	"In cycles gone by..." to "...merged into one."
15.6	"In like manner all the ..." to "...their realization."
20.1-3	Whole Section
35.5	"O army of God! Through ..." to "...Covenant and Testament of God."
38.5	"These Spiritual Assemblies are aided..." to "...under all conditions."
42.4-5	"Whenever ye enter..." to "...the Compassionate."
43.1	Whole Section
44.1	Whole Section
45.1	Whole Section except from "is that the members" which is a Committee translation
52.1-3	Whole Section
175.1	Whole Section
176.1-3	Whole Section
194.1-3	Whole Section
198.5	"I never passed a tree..." to "...crucified upon thee."
202.14	"The Balkans will remain..." to "...influence will spread."
204.1-4	Whole Section
208.1	Whole Section
214.2	"Not everything..." to "...of those who hear it."1
218.3	"We behold you..." to "...favored angels."
222.1-3	Whole Section
225.24	"Consider the flowers..." to "...unto their beauty."
225.25	"How unpleasing..." to "...the children of men."
229.1-3	Whole Section
234.3	"Fear not..." to "...with their fragrance."
237.1-7	Whole Section

1. This is a tradition which is quoted by Bahá'u'lláh (see Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, item LXXXIX) and is also quoted by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in a Tablet which appears in the compilation of the Universal House of Justice on "Teaching."

Sections Translated by Marzieh Gail.

1-4	76	148-163
6-10	79	174
15-17	84-87	181-182
19	90-92	188
21-29	94-97	190-191
31	99-111	193
33	113-114	195-196
35-42	118-119	198-203
47-51	121-123	205-207
53-61	129	209-210
64-65	134	216-221
72-74	137-146	234-236

Sections Translated by a Committee at the World Center, based on earlier Translations.

5	34	80-83
11	46	88-89
13-14	62-63	93
18	66-71	98
30	75	112
32	77-78	115-117

120	164-173	197
124-128	177-180	211-215
130-133	183-187	223-228
135-136	189	230-233
147	192

Selections from the Writings of `Abdu'l-Bahá

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