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| AB06193 | 130 | Persian | ای دو شعاع کوکب محبت الله در سبیل الهی جان و جنان و وجود را انفاق کنید و رو | O twin rays of the celestial orb of God's love! Sacrifice in His divine path your souls, your hearts, and your very being, and turn ye [3.5s] | MKT6.026b, BSHN.140.472bx, BSHN.144.465bx | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08863 | 90 | mixed | ای مشتعل بنار موقده در سدره انسانیه تا چند در این خاکدان ترابی نفوس انسانی | O thou who art enkindled with the fire ignited in the Tree of Humanity! How long wilt thou tarry in this earthen realm of human souls [3.5s] | BSHN.140.400, BSHN.144.395, MHT1a.125, MHT1b.083 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0544 | Words spoken on 1915-04-07 in Abu Sinan | 500 | mixed | این بیچاره های مردم گشته میشوند و نمیدانند برای چه جانهای خود را فدای خاک میکنند | These hapless souls wander astray, and know not why they sacrifice their very lives unto the dust [3.5s] | MSBH2.421-423 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0738 | Words spoken on 1913-06-08 in Paris | 400 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ما قرب روحانی داریم قرب و ارتباطی که آن را بُعد و انفصالی | There exists between us a spiritual bond and closenes that will never be followed by remoteness and separation. Praised be God, the light of guidance is shining brightly | BDA2.340-342 | MHMD2.452-454 | Love of God; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||
| AB01279 | 350 | Arabic | يا امة اللّه ، ستنتهی الايّام المعدودات و تزول الحيات و الکلّ يرجعون الی التّراب لا تسمعين منهم صوتاً | O handmaiden of God! The numbered days shall pass away, and lives shall vanish, and all shall return unto dust. From them no sound shalt thou hear [3.5s] | MMK3#052 p.032x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1297 | 240 | Persian | النور هو تموجات مادیه مثل الحرارة و غیرها من تأثیرات الماده | Light consisteth of material undulations, even as heat and other material influences [3.5s] | ASAT5.243-244 | Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02720 | 230 | mixed | ای رسوای آندلبر مهربان بچه منقبتی ترا بستایم بهترین ستایش اینست که بگویم | O Thou who art disgraced before that Loving Friend! By what virtue may I praise Thee? The greatest praise is to declare [3.5s] | MSHR4.133-134 | High station of the true believer; Pain of love; love as veil; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0116 | Words spoken at East Putney in London, 1912-12-29 | 1160 | Are you all well? Are you all happy? Are you all joyous? You must be exceedingly joyous | DAS.1912-12-29x | Critique of Western values; culture; Man's distinction from the animal; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Transcending the material condition; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0958 | Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909 | 320 | That which is most delicious in the world of existence is love. The air of itself is not delicious | SW_v08#10 p.127+134, AHF.030-031 | Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3368 | Words to Esmael, spoken on 1914-12-09 | 30 | The age of those ancient prophets as recorded in the Old Testament is symbolic. It has a spiritual interpretation. | DAS.1914-12-09, SW_v13#06 p.152x | Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07614 | 110 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی در سبیل محبوب جان و دل را فدا کن تا جان باقی یابی و در | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! In the path of the Beloved, sacrifice both heart and soul, that thou mayest attain unto everlasting life [3.5s] | MKT5.037 | Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0196 | Public address given on 1912-04-26 | 910 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | در این انجمن محترم میخواهم در خصوص وحدانیت الهیه تکلم کنم بدیهی است که حقیقت | I wish to speak upon the subject of divine unity, the oneness of God, before this revered assemblage… O Thou kind Lord! O Thou Who art generous and merciful! | BRL_DAK#0573, KHF.114, KHAB.260 (270), KHTB2.049, KHTB3.045, NJB_v05#04 p.001, BDA1.054n | BPRY.112-113x, PUP#046 (p.113-116), SW_v03#07 p.013-014 | D. Djalili, Stevie & Tory, M. Levine [track 6], A. Youssefi | Manifestation of God as mirror; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | MHMD1.062 | |||||
| AB10589 | 60 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای مفتون جمال حقیقت حسنها زائل گردد و گلها خار برویاند | Mortal charm shall fade away, roses shall give way to thorns, and beauty and youth shall live their day and be no more. | MMK1#175 p.198 | SWAB#175, SW_v14#01 p.019, BP1926.027-028 | T. Ellis | Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB00014 | Tafsir-i-Hadith لا یسعنی (Commentary on the Tradition "Heaven and Earth cannot contain me…") | 4700 | Arabic | الحمد لله بما من علی العباد بالفضل و الافضال فی هذه الایام التی فیها تجلی علی | Praise be to God, Who hath bestowed upon His servants grace and bounty in these days wherein He hath manifested [3.5s] | INBA56:067 | BMT.219, SFI02.166 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03551 | 2680 | Arabic | فاعلم یا ایها السائل الجلیل بان هذا الطیر قد وقع بین مخالب المنکرین | O thou noble inquirer, know thou of a certainty that this bird hath fallen into the clutches of the deniers [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0648, YMM.329x | Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00247 | 740 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی تنزه ذاته و تقدست کینونته عن ادراک حقائق مشرقه عن افق العرفان | Praise be unto God, He Whose Essence transcendeth all things and Whose Being hath been sanctified beyond the comprehension of those realities that shine forth from the horizon of mystic knowledge [3.5s] | INBA59:081, INBA88:242, UMich962.055-058, UMich991.022-027 | BRL_DAK#0553, MKT1.133, MNMK#015 p.086 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Knowledge; recognition of God; Limits of the intellect; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00316 | Some Answered Questions #054 The Procession of the Human Spirit from God | 670 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که قیام بر دو قسم است قیام و تجلی صدوری و قیام و تجلی ظهوری | Know that procession is of two kinds: procession and appearance through emanation and procession and appearance through manifestation. | MFD#54, OOL.C022.54 | SAQ#54 | Manifestation of God as mirror; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB05300 | 150 | Persian | ای مهتدی بهدایت کبری حضرت احدیت هر چند از هر هستی پاک و مقدس و از هر وصفی مبرا | O thou who hast attained to the supreme guidance, although His Holiness the One True God is sanctified and exalted above every existence and free from all attributes [3.5s] | MMK2#067 p.052, AHB.129BE #07-08 p.02 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00070 | 1240 | Arabic | ترانی یا الهی معترفا بروحی و ذاتی و حقیقتی و کینونتی بعجزی و فقری و فناای | Thou seest me, O my God, with my spirit, my essence, my reality and my being, confessing my powerlessness, my poverty and my nothingness [3.5s] | INBA16:201 | BRL_DAK#0635, MKT1.165 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00272 | 710 | Arabic | اللهم یا الهی و ربی و منائی و نوری و بهائی و ملجای و رجائی قد تحیرت من ذکرک | O my God, my Lord, my Desire, my Light, my Glory, my Refuge, my Hope, bewildered am I by Thy mention! [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0555, MKT2.297, TABN.063, MJMJ2.084, MMG2#454 p.501, MSBH5.465-469 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05398 | 150 | Arabic | ایها الشجر المهتز بنسمه الله طوبی لک بما وجهت وجهک للذی اشرقت الارض | O thou tree, swayed by the breeze of God! Blessed art thou for having turned thy face towards Him through Whom the earth hath been illumined [3.5s] | INBA21:028 | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0061 | God Comprehends All; He Cannot Be Comprehended: Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-10-20 | 1450 | mixed | Paris Talks | الحمد لله که مجمع نورانیست در پاریس خیلی جمعیتها تشکیل میگردد و محفلها ترتیب | Numerous meetings are held in Paris every day for different purposes, to discuss politics, commerce, education, art, science and many other subjects. | AMK.236-242, KHF.122, KHAB.082 (092), KHTB1.056, KHTP.033 | PT#05 p.010 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00105 | Some Answered Questions #037 The Connection between God and His Manifestations | 1070 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که حقیقت الوهیت و کنه ذات احدیت تنزیه صرف و تقدیس بحت | Know that the reality of the Divinity and the nature of the divine Essence is ineffable sanctity and absolute holiness | MFD#37, DWNP_v2#01 p.015-018, OOL.C022.37 | SAQ#37 | Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God; Names and attributes of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB07321 | 110 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای ثابت بر پیمان در خصوص عنوان هوالله بر مکاتیب مرقوم نموده بودید از این کلمه | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thou has asked regarding the phrase "He is God!" written above the Tablets. By this Word is intended that no one hath any access | MAS9.140 | TAB.485, BSC.459 #847, SW_v04#18 p.304, REVS.062, BSTW#210 | Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01287 | 350 | mixed | حيات انسانی در اين جهان فانی منوط به امتزاج و ارتباط عناصر مختلفه است | Human life in this fleeting world dependeth upon the commingling and association of diverse elements [3.5s] | MMK6#455x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Life and death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00034 | 1750 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | و انی اتقرب الیک یا الهی فی جنح هذه اللیله الظلماء و اناجیک بلسان سری مهتزا | O my Lord! I have drawn nigh unto Thee, in the depths of this darksome night, confiding in Thee with the tongue of my heart | INBA16:037, INBA75:029x | MKT6.081, MKT4.185, MNMK#002 p.007x, MNMK#089 p.158x, MMK1#002 p.004, MILAN.072, AKHA_128BE #04 p.ax, AKHA_135BE #05 p.95x, AYBY.373 #058, DUR2.048x, ADH2.027x, ADH2_1#14 p.024x, MJMJ1.042x, MMG2#301 p.334x, MJH.007x, YHA1.365x (2.731), YHA1.371x (2.744) | SWAB#002, TAB.366-375, ADJ.026x | M. Saraswati, Andreas & Amal, L. Slott | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| AB00317 | 670 | mixed | حمدا لمن استقر علی سریر وحدانیته و استمرت نسائم الانس من حدیقه رحمانیته و هاج | Praise be unto Him Who is established upon the throne of His oneness, and from Whose garden of divine mercy the gentle breezes of intimacy continuously waft [3.5s] | INBA89:225 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06171 | 130 | mixed | ای حضرت قدسک بنده دیرینه سی جناب کبریا بنده لرینی مقام قاب قوسین او ادنی | O sanctified presence, thou ancient servant of the All-Glorious, Who hast attained the station of "two bow-lengths or nearer" [3.5s] | MJT.134 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05505 | 140 | mixed | الهی انت الذی تقدس ذاتک عن کل النعوت و الاوصاف و اقر بالعجز عن ادراک کنهک کل | O my God! Thou art He Whose Essence is sanctified above all attributes and descriptions, and before Whom all confess their powerlessness to comprehend Thy reality [3.5s] | INBA21:045 | Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Shrines and Holy places; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09743 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art shining with the Kingdom's Lights! Verily, I am informed of thine earnest desire | TAB.231-232x | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2042 | Words to Mrs. Tatum, spoken on 1912-08-21 | 130 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | این علامت ترقی است ان کس که خود راضی است شیطانست و انکه راضی نیست مظهر رحمن | This is a sign of progress. The person who is satisfied with himself is the manifestation of Satan and the one who is not satisfied is the manifestation of the Merciful One. | AVK3.097.17x, MAS5.138, YHA2.856-857, GTB.142-143x, BDA1.200.17 | SW_v19#11 p.349, MHMD1.216-217 | Progress only takes place within its own degree; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB04173 | 180 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم تبارکت و تعالیت و تقدست و تنزهت عن کل ذکر و ثناء و کل نعت لم | Glorified art Thou, O God! Blessed and exalted, sanctified and holy art Thou above all praise and laudation, and every mention and attribute [3.5s] | MJMJ3.101, MMG2#417 p.463 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for women; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00841 | 430 | Arabic | ربنا انا نتوجه الیک و نتضرع بین یدیک نذکرک بالتهلیل و التکبیر و نثنی علیک | O our Lord! Unto Thee do we turn, and before Thy presence do we humbly supplicate. We remember Thee with glorification and praise, and offer unto Thee our adoration [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0986, MKT1.220, MJMJ2.010b, MMG2#118 p.131 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03543 | 200 | Arabic | تبارکت یا ربی الاعلی و تعالیت یا رب الوری لقد تنزهت و تقدست عن کل الشئون و | Blessed art Thou, O my Exalted Lord, and glorified art Thou, O Lord of all creation! Thou hast been sanctified and hallowed above all things [3.5s] | MJMJ3.084, MMG2#031 p.031 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03901 | 180 | Arabic | الهی الهی قد کل لسانی عند بیانی لاسرار ملکوتک و شروحی ایات جبروتک و آثار فیض | O my God, my God! My tongue hath grown weary in expounding the mysteries of Thy Kingdom and in setting forth the signs of Thy dominion and the tokens of Thy bounty [3.5s] | INBA17:113 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03308 | 200 | Arabic | اللهم یا الهی و ملجای و ملاذی انی کیف اذکرک بابدع الاذکار و افصح المحامد و | O Lord my God, my Haven and my Refuge! How can I befittingly make mention of Thee | INBA59:207, INBA79.014, INBA88:206 | BRL_DAK#0103, BRL_MON#17, MILAN.207, ADH2.060, ADH2_2#04 p.091, MJMJ1.005, MMG2#123 p.141, MJH.058, NSR_1978.114, NSR_1993.127 | BRL_POAB#17 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08421 | 100 | mixed | یا ربی الابهی و مولائی الاعلی انی بکل عجز هو من خصائص الامکان و لوازم الحدوث | O my Lord, the Most Glorious, and my Master, the Most Exalted! With all the weakness that is characteristic of contingent beings and inherent in creation [3.5s] | MJMJ3.105a, MMG2#260 p.290 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03077 | 210 | mixed | اللهم یا من تقدس عن عرفانی و عرفان الموحدین الذین حلوا بحلل الایقان و تنزه عن | O Lord, Thou Who hast sanctified Thyself beyond my comprehension and the understanding of those who profess Thy unity, who are adorned with the robes of certitude, and art exalted above [3.5s] | AYBY.366 #050 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02175 | 260 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی اشرق الوجود بنور وحدانیته و غدت ایات ملکوته شهودا بفردانیته و | Praise be to God, Who hath illumined existence with the light of His oneness, and made the signs of His Kingdom bear witness to His singleness [3.5s] | MKT6.060, MNMK#047 p.132 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00657 | 480 | Persian | حقيقت الوهيّت بتمام معانی ادراکش در حوصله انسانی نگنجد . زيرا آنچه نتائج عقول و افکار است محدود است | The reality of Divinity, in all its meanings, cannot be encompassed within the bounds of human comprehension, for whatsoever is the product of minds and thoughts is limited [3.5s] | MMK3#018 p.010x | Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Need for an educator; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God; True liberty; freedom | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1989 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-27 | 140 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | مقصود مظاهر مقدسه الهیه تربیت نفوس مقدسه بوده بعضی چنان گمان نمودند که مقصد | The purpose of the divine Manifestations has been the education of holy souls. | MSBH8.207, BDA1.392.11 | MHMD1.411-412 | Call to action; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB00216 | 790 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی انشا فی عالم الکیان غیب الاکوان حقیقه ثابته نورانیه فائضه علی | Praise be unto Him Who hath brought forth, in the realm of being, from the unseen worlds, a luminous and steadfast Reality that doth overflow with grace [3.5s] | INBA89:258 | BRL_DAK#0565, MKT2.130, MNMK#013 p.080, MILAN.195, AVK2.158.12, AVK2.192.12x, AVK2.206.16x, AVK4.119.13x | Adam; Adam and Eve; Imagery in the Qur'an; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00681 | 480 | Arabic | یا من نطق السن الکائنات بایات المحامد و النعوت فی تسبیح ذاته | O Thou by Whose command the tongues of all created things give utterance to verses of praise and attributes in glorification of His Being [3.5s] | MKT3.190, ADH2.077, ADH2_2#11 p.106, MMG2#139 p.154 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06783 | 120 | mixed | ای ریحان بوستان حب الهی در اینوقت که شمس فلک تقدیس از افق جمال ابهی در شدت | O myrtle of the garden of divine love! At this time when the Sun of the heaven of sanctity from the horizon of the Most Glorious Beauty in its intensity [3.5s] | YBN.054a | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Manifestation of God as sun; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1833 | Words spoken on 1916-05-30 in Haifa | 160 | Persian | حضرت اعلی می فرماید که هر قدر اهل عروج به معارج عرفان صعود کنند بالأخره راجع می شوند به انفس خود | The Exalted One declareth: Howsoever loftily the people of ascent may soar unto the heights of divine knowledge, in the end must they return unto their own selves [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-05-30 | Knowledge of self; Manifestation of God as mirror; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00319 | 670 | Arabic | یا من انجذب بنفحات الله قد وردنی کتاب کریم یتضمن معنی بدیع ممن له فی العالم | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! A noble letter hath reached me, containing wondrous meanings, from one who in this world [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0561, MKT1.186, MNMK#018 p.093, AVK1.028.12x | Manifestation of God as mediator; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3094 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | To man, the Essence of God is incomprehensible, so also are the worlds beyond this, and their condition | AIL.066 | Limits of the intellect; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03855 | 190 | mixed | حقيقت بشريّه هر چند در نهايت ضعف و ناتوانی است ولی موهبت ربّانيّه در غايت قوّت و توانائی | Though human reality abideth in the uttermost weakness and impotence, yet divine bestowals are in the fullness of might and power [3.5s] | MMK3#164 p.115x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09943 | 70 | Persian | ای خداوند مهربان عنایتی فرما و موهبتی بنما تا همت این بینوایان بلند گردد و | O kind Lord! Grant these poor ones increasing perception and capacity. So that we may be different from others | LMA2.458, ADH2_1#37 p.055, MMG2#042 p.042 | NYR#164, NYR#167 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0637 | Words spoken at House of the Master in Haifa, 1919-08-04 | 450 | In the books of Divine Philosophy, the term light is frequently mentioned. Some religious leaders still teach today that by light is meant the accidental phenomenal radiation from the sun | PN_1919 p005 | Idolatry; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00518 | 550 | mixed | پروردگارا آمرزگارا چگونه زبان بستایشت گشایم و پرستش و نیایش نمایم تقریر عین | O Divine Providence, O forgiving Lord! How can I ever befittingly sing Thy praise or sufficiently worship and glorify Thee… O Divine Providence, Thou art the Ever-Forgiving! O Thou Almighty God, Thou art the Gracious | BRL_DAK#0110, BRL_MON#22x, BRL_MON#23x, MJMJ2.082, MMG2#124 p.142 | BRL_POAB#22x, BRL_POAB#23x, JHT_A#004 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00006 | Tafsir-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfiyyan (Commentary on the Hadith of the Hidden Treasure) | 8270 | mixed | Commentary on the Islamic Tradition "I Was a Hidden Treasure..." (Tafsír-i-Hadith-i-Kuntu Kanzan Makhfíyyan) | Sharh-i Kuntu Kanzan Makhfiyan (Commentary on the tradition of the Hidden Treasure) | الحمد لله الذی قد حرک افلاک الذوات بحرکه جذب صمدانیه و قد موج ابحر الکینونات | Praise be to God Who hath stirred up the celestial spheres of being through the movement of divine attraction, and hath caused the oceans of existence to surge [3.5s]... ...And to continue: To him who looks at these lines and understands these indications, it is well known with respect to the request of that traveller… O Lord so rich in bounty, so replete with grace | INBA13:411x | BRL_MON#26x, MKT2.002, BMT.174, ADH2.070x, ADH2_2#09 p.101x, MMG2#120 p.135x, MJH.051x, HUV1.004x, OOL.C028, VUJUD.139.18x | BRL_POAB#26x, BRL_Aqdas.n023x, SW_v08#06 p.062-063x, BLO_PT#024, VUJUDE.146x, JHT_A#005x | S. Rezaei and M. Vahman, Ahdieh, S. Tirandaz, S. Taefi [track 13], unknown, L. Slott | Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Eternal archetypes [a'yan-i-thabitah]; Knowledge of attributes same as knowledge of God; Mystical themes; Names and attributes of God; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | 1 | * | - | Makatib v.2 p.55 mentions that this was written in Edirne; see also BMT.178. For brief commentary by Baha'u'llah see BH04769. | ||
| AB00021 | Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Jinn (Commentary on the Surah of the Jinn) | 3270 | Arabic | الحمد لله الاول بلا اول و الاخر بلا آخر الذی خلق الارض و السماء و ابدع | Praise be to God, the First without beginning and the Last without end, Who hath created the earth and the heavens and brought forth through His power of creation [3.5s] | BMT.153, NSS.157bx | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02161 | 270 | Arabic | و ما تلک بیمینک یا موسی فاعلم بان الله تبارک و تعالی بمقتضی حکمه البالغه | O Moses, what is that in thy right hand? Know thou, then, that God, blessed and exalted is He, according to His consummate wisdom [3.5s] | NLAI_BH3.096 | MMK6#302 | Imagery in the Qur'an; Limits of language; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01755 | 300 | mixed | ربی ربی تقدست و تعالیت عن ذکری و ثناای و تنزهت عن محامدی و نعوتی قد کلت السن | O my Lord, my Lord! Exalted and glorified art Thou beyond my praise and commendation, sanctified and purged art Thou from my descriptions and attributes; verily, tongues have faltered [3.5s] | YBN.117 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04835 | 160 | Persian | ای مشتعلان بنار میثاق در این اقلیم سقیم ترابی گشایش و آسایش تصور نتوان نمود | O ye who are ablaze with the fire of the Covenant! In this ailing earthly realm, no relief or repose can be imagined [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0937, MKT8.138a, VAA.102-102 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00591 | 510 | mixed | تقدست یا الهی و تعالیت یا مولائی ان تدرکک افکار اولی الاسرار من اعلی طبقات | Sanctified art Thou, O my God, and exalted art Thou, O my Master, above the comprehension of the thoughts of those possessed of mysteries in the highest ranks [3.5s] | PYB#148 p.04 | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01117 | 370 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای جوان رحمانی شکر کن خدا را که بملکوت نورانی راه یافتی و پرده اوهام دریدی و | O spiritual youth! Praise thou God that thou hast found thy way into the Kingdom of Splendours, and hast rent asunder the veil of vain imaginings | MMK1#024 p.051, MMK1#085 p.115, BNEP.198, GTB.012 | SWAB#024, TAB.561-563, BWF.372-372x, BWF.381-382x, LOG#1255x, JWTA.022-023, BSC.470 #880x | God as personal vs. impersonal reality; Laws of marriage and dowry; Limits of the intellect; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2080 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 130 | God is pure essence and cannot be said to be anywhere or in any place... But as man must form and express a conception of God in some way, he calls God 'love' or 'truth' | AELT.114, PN_1900 p010 | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01193 | 360 | Persian | ای زنده بروح ملکوت نامه رسید مضامین در نهایت بلاغت بود و دلیل بر احساسات | O thou who art quickened by the spirit of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its contents were of utmost eloquence and testified to deep feelings [3.5s] | MMK3#271 p.195 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08306 | 100 | Persian | ای ورقه مطمئنه در عوالم الهی و در جهان غیرمتناهی عنوان ربوبیت و القاب الوهیت | O assured leaf! In the divine realms and the infinite universe, titles of Lordship and appellations of Divinity [3.5s] | MMK5#178 p.138, PYK.298 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05322 | 150 | mixed | ای نفس مبتلیه در سبیل الهی من چه گویم که زبانها در نعت و محامد جمال کبریا | O soul afflicted in the path of God! What can I say, when tongues fall short in praise and glorification of the Beauty of the All-Glorious [3.5s] | TSHA2.174 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01775 | 290 | Arabic | اشهد یا الهی بوحدانیتک و فردانیتک و بانک انت الله الفرد الواحد الاحد الصمد | I bear witness, O my God, to Thy oneness and singleness, and that Thou art God, the Single, the One, the Alone, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s] | INBA89:034 | BRL_DAK#0532 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06812 | 120 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الله دراین خاکدان که بنیان هستی بنیادش بر شفا جرف ها راست و محن | O Lamp of the Love of God in this dusty world, where the foundation of existence resteth upon the brink of tribulations [3.5s] | INBA17:261 | BSHN.140.263, BSHN.144.263, MHT2.067b | Existence; immortality of the human soul; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03187 | 210 | mixed | ای محب بهاء نور حقیقت چون در زجاجه احدیت اشراق نمود عاشق و معشوق دست در آغوش | O lover of Bahá! When the light of truth shone forth from the glass of oneness, lover and Beloved were locked in close embrace [3.5s] | INBA13:250, INBA87:072 , INBA52:071 | Eternal archetypes [a'yan-i-thabitah]; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01496 | 320 | mixed | ای عندلیب گلستان الهی موسم بهار الهی هنوز در نهایت طراوت و لطافت و گلشن | O nightingale of the divine rose-garden! The celestial springtime is yet in its utmost freshness and delicacy, and the rose-garden [3.5s] | INBA87:620, INBA52:662 | MSHR3.210 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1086 | Words to some Arab Muslims, spoken on 1915-03-15 | 290 | We do not teach these truths here because the inhabitants are still very remote from understanding these problems, but your questions led me into these unexpected domains of ideal mysteries. | DAS.1915-03-15 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Limits of the intellect; Manifestation of God as mediator; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0102 | Public address given on 1912-11-10 | 1210 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | What is the reality of Divinity, or what do we understand by God? When we consider the world of existence | PUP#125 (p.421-425), SW_v06#03 p.021-024, SAS.108x | Call to action; Creation of the world; Knowledge; recognition of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Things are known by their opposites; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00045 | 1530 | mixed | Light of the World | و انت الذی یا الهی تقدست اسمائک الحسنی و تنزهت امثالک العلیا عن ادراک عقول | Thou art He, O my God, Whose most beauteous names and most sublime likenesses are sanctified above the comprehension | CMB_F65.001-005x, PR12.001x | NURA#72, MMK4#173 p.196 | LOTW#72 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Limits of the intellect; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0187 | Public address given on 1912-05-31 | 930 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The material world is subject to change and transformation. The Cause of the Kingdom is eternal | PUP#059 (p.161-163), SW_v05#11 p.169-170 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3323 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 30 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | By putting the teaching into practice power will be given. You know which path to follow | AIL.064 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Things are known by their opposites; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2945 | Words spoken in Dec. 1912 in London | 60 | Unpublished Talks by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | This world is a theatre. It is not an eternal world: it is a stage where every kind of play is enacted. | SFQ.231 | The ephemeral and the eternal; Things are known by their opposites; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04365 | 170 | O ye faithful one of the Holy Threshold! Your letter, which was expressive | SW_v14#06 p.168 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Things are known by their opposites | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00249 | 740 | mixed | ای منادی ملکوت دو نامه از شما رسید یکی قدیم و دیگری جدید | O thou herald of the Kingdom! I received thy two letters, an old one and | YMM.209x | LOG#1635x, SW_v02#07 p.011-013 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Necessary and possible being; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Theosophy; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1486 | Words to Mrs Mary C. Bell, spoken on 1912-10-04 | 220 | I have brought glad tidings. I hope you may be set afire with the love of God. May you discover a new spirit and attain a new power. May you become the cause of guidance | ECN.722+732 | Compassion; kindness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3698 | Words spoken on 1913-04-10 in Budapest | 110 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | با این همه آگاهی و صلح جوئی که در این عصر مُبین ظهور انسان کاملی را لازم می‌شمرند | In spite of all their awareness, and notwithstanding their quest for peace--knowing as they do that a Perfect Man is needed in this perspicuous age | BDA2.228 | MHMD2.295 | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Theosophy | - | - | |||||||
| AB02265 | 260 | Persian | ای منجذب محبت الله نامه تو رسید قضیه تعویق آمدن بامریک بی اساس است من عازم | O thou who art attracted by the love of God! Thy letter hath been received. The matter concerning the postponement of My coming to America is without foundation. I am determined [3.5s] | ANDA#43-44 p.94, NJB_v03#02 p.002 | Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1457 | Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901 | 220 | Buddha was a very good man -- a divine philosopher, but not a great Prophet. Many of his moral teachings greatly resemble those of Jesus.... The doctrine of reincarnation, as taught by the Buddhists and some ancient philosophers, is not true | PN_1901 p008, PN_1901 p016, NRMM.216, BSTW#043ax | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Reincarnation; Return of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Theosophy | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0865 | Words spoken on 1916-07-12 in Haifa | 350 | Persian | هر چند اساس معین است مثل اساس حضرت مسیح اما اگر کسی در میان نصاری سیر کند می بیند که | Though the foundation is established, even as was the foundation laid by Jesus Christ, yet should one journey amidst the Christians, one beholdeth that [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-07-12 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Reincarnation; Theosophy | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2837 | Words to Mr W.W. Harmon, spoken on 1912-07-28 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | تیاسفیها طفلی را در مدارس اروپا تربیت می کنند تا او موعود ملل شود چه قدر بی فکری است موعود را خدا باید انتخاب کند نه خلق | The Theosophists are educating a boy in the schools of Europe and say that he will become the promised one of all nations. How ignorant is this! God must select the Promised One, not men. | BDA1.169.14 | SW_v19#11 p.348, MHMD1.184 | False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Manifestation of God as sun; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Theosophy | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1997 | Words to some Theosophists, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 150 | other/unknown lang | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من بسیار مسرُورم از اینکه در این انجمن حاضر شدم این انجمنیست که اعضایش معتقد بروحانیّاتند | I was most pleased to present myself in your midst and speak with you; a meeting which believes in the spiritual power | BDA2.248-249 | DAS.1913-04-20, MHMD2.322-323 | Call to action; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Theosophy | - | - | |||||||
| AB05304 | 150 | Persian | ای مومن بالله نامه ات رسید از تنهاای شکایت نموده بودی محزون مباش تنها نیستی | O believer in God! Thy letter arrived, and therein thou had complained of lonesomeness. Do not be sad. | NJB_v05#19 p.003, KHH1.303 (1.422) | KHHE.436, DAS.1914-07-29 | Consolation and comfort; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0936 | The Benefits of God to Man: Words spoken on 1911-10-27 in Paris | 330 | Paris Talks | God alone ordereth all things and is all-powerful. Why then does He send trials to His servants? | LOG#2041x, PT#14 p.041 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01417 | 330 | Persian | ای ناطق بثنای حضرت یزدان در موسم زمستان آنچه طغیان طوفان شدیدتر و باران | O thou who dost extol the praise of the Lord of Lords in the season of winter, when the tempest rages with fury and the rain falls in torrents [3.5s] | MKT8.157b, MNMK#132 p.245, AKHA_137BE #06 p.82, AKHA_134BE #09 p.350, AHB.112BE #01 p.02, PYB#006-007 p.02, ANDA#32 p.26, MAS5.086, NANU_AB#45 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01938 | 280 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای دو نفس صابره نامه شما رسید و از وفات آن نوجوان عزیز از جهت فرقت شما نهایت | O ye two patient souls! Your letter was received. The death of that beloved youth and his separation from you have caused the utmost sorrow | MMK1#169 p.194 | SWAB#169, BWF.379-380x, SW_v10#19 p.340-341 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2845 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-17 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | دو قسم آفاتست یکی را سبب اعمال و اخلاق غیر ممدوحه است مانند کذب و نفاق و خیانت و ظلم وامثال اینها | Calamities are of two kinds. One kind results from bad morals and misconduct such as falsehood, dishonesty | BDA1.157.17 | SW_v19#10 p.309, MHMD1.171 | Law of transformation and change; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3511 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 20 | Yes, prayer might prevent the strong wind from blowing out the light of the lamp--but it could never change the amount of oil in the lamp--that is preordained. | DLA.032, BLO_PN#026 | Free will and predestination; fate; Power of prayer; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04979 | 160 | Arabic | یا من اقامه الله علی اعلاء حججته و برهانه و اظهار دلائله و سلطانه و تبلیغ | O thou whom God hath raised up to exalt His proofs and evidences, to manifest His signs and sovereignty, and to proclaim [3.5s] | PYK.223 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1780 | Words to the friends, spoken around 1914-09-07 | 170 | The star of the fortune of some people is always on the ascendant. They are chosen by God to perform certain services in the world of humanity. | DAS.1914-09-08 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Thankfulness; gratitude; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05727 | 140 | Persian | اگر بموجب وصايای بهاء الله عمل نمائی يقين بدان که نفحات روحانی مشام معطّر نمايد و پرتو شمس حقيقت | If thou dost act according to the counsels of Bahá'u'lláh, know thou of a certainty that the sweet-scented breaths of the spirit shall perfume thy senses and the rays of the Sun of Truth [3.5s] | MMK3#112 p.077x | Idle fancies; lust and passion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05511 | 140 | Persian | ای احبای آقداش خاجه تاشان درگاهیم و درپاشان نعت و ثناایم ولی شما از فیض ملکوت | O dearly beloved friends of Aqdas, chosen ones of the Threshold, at whose feet I offer praise and glorification, yet ye receive bounties from the Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA72:100 | The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00620 | 500 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art rejoiced at the explanation of the maidservant of God...! Thank thou God... It behooveth him to seek only the divine bounties... ...As to the critical period (1901): Know though, that verily, Abdu'l-Baha dominates every critical period | TAB.610-612, BSC.464 #863x, SW_v08#15 p.211x, TOR.203-204x, VTRM.025-026, BSTW#043b, BSTW#043c, BSTW#501 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02855 | 220 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی موج بحر الامکان باریاح عاصفه فی ملکوت الابهی فقذفت الامواج | Praise be to God, Who hath stirred the ocean of existence with tempestuous winds in the Kingdom of Abhá, causing the waves to surge forth [3.5s] | INBA89:173 | The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06345 | 130 | Persian | ای منشی بلیغ شعر و انشاء از تعلقات فن بدیع و بیانست و این عیانست که آوارگان | O eloquent scribe of poetry and prose! These pertain to the arts of rhetoric and exposition, and it is evident that the wayfarers [3.5s] | INBA87:640, INBA52:685b | MKT9.193b | Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08144 | 100 | Persian | ای طالب حقیقت در جهان فرقه ها بسیار هر فرقه مبدای دارد ولکن مبادی شان محدود | O seeker of truth! In this world there are many sects and factions, each with its own source and foundation, yet their principles remain confined and limited [3.5s] | MMK3#113 p.077 | The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11011 | 50 | Arabic | ایها الرفیق الروحانی زادک الله انتعاشا بنفحات الله قد انتشرت نفحات روح القدس | O spiritual companion! May God increase thy vitality through the divine fragrances. Verily, the breaths of the Holy Spirit have been diffused [3.5s] | INBA59:192a | The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09334 | 80 | mixed | ای خباز پرنیاز حضرت روح بحواریین میفرماید انا خبز الذی نزل من السماء من اکل | O baker full of need! His Holiness the Spirit said unto His disciples: "I am the bread which hath come down from heaven; whoso eateth..." [3.5s] | INBA55:430b, INBA87:008b , INBA52:008b | Service to others; to the Cause of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09275 | 80 | Turkish | ای بنم چوق سودیکم شمس حقیقت مطلع آمالدن طالع و مشرق جلالدن ساطع و الطف جمال | O my dearly beloved! The Sun of Truth hath shone forth from the horizon of hopes, dawning from the Dayspring of Glory with most beauteous radiance [3.5s] | MJT.068 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08247 | 100 | mixed | ای موقن بالله در کتاب مبین عسی ان یبعثک ربک مقاما محمودا نازل مقام محمود را | O thou who art assured in God! In the Manifest Book it is revealed: "Perchance thy Lord will raise thee to a praiseworthy station." The praiseworthy station hath been revealed [3.5s] | MMK6#259 | Manifestation of God as sun; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2625 | Words spoken on 1913-10-24 in Ramleh | 80 | ...in every dispensation three persons are mentioned. In the Mosaic dispensation there was Jehovah, the burning bush and Moses. | DAS.1913-10-24 | Angels; Presence of; reunion with God; The cross and the trinity; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04773 | 160 | mixed | ای سرگشته صحرای محبت الله گروه مکروه طاغیان بکمال ظلم و عدوان هجوم نمودند و | O thou who art bewildered in the wilderness of God's love! A detestable band of tyrants, with the utmost oppression and aggression, hath made an assault [3.5s] | MMK3#209 p.151 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01819 | 290 | Persian | ای دوست عزیز نامه شما رسید و مضامین اطلاع حاصل کردید | O dearly beloved friend! Thy letter was received and its contents noted [3.5s] | MKT3.398 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04921 | 160 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art wholly advancing unto God! Verily I have read thy letter in answer to mine and praised God | TAB.280-281 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01363 | 340 | Persian | دو مکتوب آنجناب در یکهفته واصل و بدقت تمام ملاحظه گردید و از تفاصیلی که مرقوم | Two letters from you were received in one week and were studied with complete attention. From the details which [3.5s] | PYK.250 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08646 | 90 | ...As to his question about the permissibility of promulgating the divine teachings without relating them to the Most Great Name, you should answer: "This blessed Name hath an effect on the reality of things | COC#1922x | Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10093 | 70 | ...Thou art, in truth, a herald of the Kingdom and a harbinger of the Covenant, Thou art truly self-sacrificing. Thou showest kindness unto all nations | GPB.389x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02367 | 250 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و حزن و اندوه شما سبب تاثر قلوب گردید زیرا مرا | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and thy sorrow and grief have deeply affected all hearts, for [3.5s] | INBA79.043 | MSHR4.329-330 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04354 | 170 | mixed | ای خلف آن خادم درگاه الهی ورقه محرره قرائت گردید سوال از حجیت ایات شده بود | O descendant of that servant at the Divine Threshold! The letter was read, wherein a question was raised concerning the authority of the verses [3.5s] | MMK6#381, AKHA_122BE #10 p.b | Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02078 | 270 | mixed | ای خطاط باثبات هر خطی در صفحه کائنات خط خطاست مگر خطی که ناطق باسم جمال | O steadfast calligrapher! Every line written upon the page of existence is but a line of error, save that line which speaketh in the name of Beauty [3.5s] | HDQI.307 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09395 | 80 | Persian | ای سالار سپاه ایقان لشکر اجسام اگرچه چون هژبر و ضرغام باشند ولی همتشان متوجه | O Captain of the hosts of certitude! Though the armies of bodies be as fierce as lions and mighty as leopards, yet their aspirations are directed [3.5s] | INBA88:164a | AKHA_134BE #13 p.a, BSHN.140.247, BSHN.144.247, MHT2.114b | Living waters; water of life; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual warfare; struggle; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02610 | 240 | mixed | ای یاران معنوی شکر و حمد حضرت بیچون را سزاوار که آفتاب کلمه الله را از مطلع | O spiritual friends! Praise and thanksgiving beseemeth the peerless Lord, for He hath caused the Sun of the Word of God to dawn from the horizon [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1208, MJT.033 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11666 | 280 | mixed | ای یاران نورانی من حضرت جلال در نامه خویش ذکر آن مشتاقان جمال الهی نموده چون | O my illumined friends! His Honor Jalal has mentioned in his letter those who are yearning for the divine Beauty [3.5s] | FRH.116-117 | Growth of the Cause; Pure intentions in teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11287 | 40 | O thou endued with the Spirit of Life! The call of God hath proved the very life of the | SW_v14#01 p.019, BP1926.027 | Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01138 | 370 | mixed | ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء جناب زائر بعتبه مقدسه نوراء و بقعه مبارکه غناء فائز | O kind friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the honoured visitor hath attained unto the sacred and luminous Threshold and the blessed and glorious Spot [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0967, ANDA#86 p.79 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and mercy; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1918 | Words spoken on 1913-06-17 in Port Said | 150 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در این سفر چون بلاس انجلز رسیدیم ١٢ ساعت ریاضی نصف کرهٴ ارض را طی نمودیم | We had crossed half the globe in the span of twelve hours when we arrived at Los Angeles on this journey. Had we returned by way of China, Japan, and India, we would have made a full trip around the world | BDA2.355-356 | MHMD2.473-474 | Heat and motion; Law of cause and effect; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| AB12024 | 90 | Meetings, Bahá'í | Thy letter was received. Thou hast written in regard to the Sunday meeting, saying that it is established in the utmost of love. | BRL_MEET.AB#15x | Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2512 | Words to Mr. Kinney, spoken on 1909-07-08 | 90 | Very good; very good. Write a letter and answer it yourself. Look into your heart and see the answer....A day will come when all My communications upon paper -- all My writing – will be effaced. | PN_1909 p013, PN_1909 p045, PN_1909C p093, PN_1909C p122, DJT.067, BLO_PN#027 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0325 | Interview with president of Alliance Spiritualiste, Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-26 | 710 | You must sow the seed of love. They destroy, you construct. They take life, you confer life. | DAS.1913-02-26 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03948 | 180 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی الحمد لله در این سفر موید و موفقی و منصور و مظفر لسان | O thou sincere servant of the Beauty of the All-Glorious! Praise be unto God that in this journey thou art confirmed and successful, victorious and triumphant [3.5s] | MKT6.132 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05991 | 130 | Arabic | اللهم لک الحمد بما نطقت الورقاء بالثناء فی ایکه الوفا و الهمت العندلیب الفصیح | O Lord, unto Thee be praise, for the dove hath warbled its praise in the grove of faithfulness, and Thou hast inspired the eloquent nightingale [3.5s] | MAS9.108 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03946 | 180 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه الهی اگرچه هوا در شدت گرما و شمس در وسط ضحی و محل محاط بحرارت | O servant of the Divine Threshold! Though the air be exceedingly hot, and the sun at its zenith, and the place encompassed by heat [3.5s] | MKT8.033a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07502 | 110 | mixed | ای فرع منیع سدره منتهی کلمه الهیه چون در صدر لوح محفوظ و رق منشور ثبت شد و | O noble branch of the Divine Lote-Tree! When the Word of God was written upon the Preserved Tablet and the unfurled scroll [3.5s] | HDQI.282b, ANDA#41-42 p.09 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09823 | 70 | mixed | ای آیت عنایت شک?? و ستایش جمال قدم و اسم اعظم را لائق و سزاست که ابواب ملکوت | O sign of divine favor! Praise and thanksgiving beseem the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name, for the portals of the Kingdom [3.5s] | PYB#039 p.12 | Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03863 | 190 | Arabic | یا ایها الطائر بجناح الایقان الی افق العرفان هنیا لک بما شربت الرحیق من | O thou bird that, on the wings of certitude, doth soar unto the horizon of divine knowledge! Blessed art thou, for thou hast quaffed of the choice wine [3.5s] | MMK6#521 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05940 | 190 | mixed | مکتوبی که مرقوم نموده بودید واصل در کمال اختصار معانی مفصل داشت... ياران فاران را مژده به موهبت کبری ده که نظر عنايت آن مهر تابان | The letter which you had written hath been received, and though most brief, it contained detailed meanings... Give thou the glad-tidings of this supreme bounty unto the friends of Faran, for the glance of providence from that radiant Sun [3.5s] | MMK4#134 p.136x, FRH.208 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07797 | 110 | Persian | یا من تشبث بذیل المیثاق غزل پرحلاوت قرائت گردید در نهایت بلاغت است قریحه | O thou who hast clung to the hem of the Covenant! The sweet-laden verse was recited with utmost eloquence [3.5s] | MKT6.206a, AHB.130BE #07-08 p.16, TSQA1.006 | Poems and quotation from poetry; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10767 | 60 | ...The glad-tidings of the Kingdom of Abha are effective over the hard stone and | DAS.1913-07-11, SW_v04#15 p.252, ABIE.055, BLO_PN#007 | Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01364 | 340 | Arabic | فیا نسیم ریاض الوفاء و یا ریح الصبا سیری الی التربة النوراء | O gentle breeze of the gardens of fidelity, O morning zephyr, waft thou towards the luminous soil [3.5s] | HHA.161, MSBH5.110-111 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2568 | Words to two Zoroastrian pilgrims, spoken on 1914-05-31 | 80 | It is a mathematical impossibility that a soul may comprehend the purport of the Teachings of Baha-ollah and then arise to oppose them. | DAS.1914-05-31 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1387 | Words spoken on 1909-09-02 | 230 | This is a good meeting because we are gathered together from the East and West... The original or essential thing is the Word. | PN_1909D p015 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2295 | 110 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Truth is the word of God, which gives life to humanity. It restores sight to the blind and hearing to the deaf | BSC.494 #953, SW_v14#06 p.164 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Love of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06346 | 130 | mixed | ای منظور نظر عنایت حضرت احدیت چون بصفت رحمانیت تجلی فرمود حقیقت وجود در حیز | O thou who art the object of the favoring glance of the Lord of Oneness! When He manifested Himself through His attribute of the All-Merciful, the reality of existence came into the realm [3.5s] | MMK6#426 | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07148 | Words to George Latimer | 120 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ...The Word of God is the storehouse of all good, all power and all wisdom. The illiterate fishermen and savage Arabs | BSC.439 #799, SW_v06#16 p.122, SW_v16#04 p.487 | Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Limits of the intellect; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01032 | 390 | Arabic | یا ابناء الملکوت ان سلطان الملکوت قد استقر علی سریر الناسوت و ان شمس عوالم | O children of the Kingdom! Verily the Sovereign of the celestial realm hath established Himself upon the throne of the earthly dominion, and the sun of the worlds [3.5s] | INBA55:275, INBA59:124, UMich962.117-118, UMich991.056-059 | BRL_DAK#1000, MKT1.172, MNMK#035 p.120, MILAN.053, QT105.1.407, TZH8.1188, MJZ.006 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2364 | Words to Juliet Thompson, spoken on 1909-08-15 | 100 | As Christ said, the Word is like seed. Some seed falls upon barren ground and withers; some upon stony ground. | DJT.119, BLO_PN#027 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03906 | 180 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت ایام استتگارت چه ایام خوشی بود و محافل چه قدر نورانی | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Oh, how happy were the days of My stay in Stuttgart, and how radiant were the meetings of the friends | MMK5#070 p.060, BBBD.214 | BBBD.215, DAS.1913-05-06, MHMD2s.331-332 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08355 | 100 | Arabic | ایتها الناطقه بثناء ربها ان الکلمه الالهیه قد تجسمت علی هیکل نورانی و اشرقت | O thou who speaketh in praise of thy Lord! Verily hath the Divine Word been embodied in a luminous form and hath shone forth [3.5s] | INBA59:184a, UMich962.113-114, UMich991.051-052 | MJZ.021 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1143 | Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 | 280 | In the day of every Universal Dispensation two great events occur; one is collection and the other is separation. | PN_1909 p091 | Creation of the world; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06633 | 120 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء این جهان چون هیکلی مرده و ناتوان جانش کلمه الله است و قوتش تعالیم | O servant of Bahá! This world is even as a lifeless and feeble form, whose soul is the Word of God and whose strength lieth in His teachings [3.5s] | MMK2#051 p.040, KASH.266 | Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01817 | 290 | Turkish | ای درگاه الهینک سوگلی قوللری مظاهر حضرت احدیتک ظهوری و مشارق نور حقیقتک | O beloved servants of the Divine Threshold! Ye are the manifestations of His Unity and the dawning-places of the light of Truth [3.5s] | INBA72:145, INBA88:143b | BRL_DAK#0181, MJMT.028x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06153 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق شمع آفاق در شعله و اشراق است و کلمه الله المطاعه چون آفتاب | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! The lamp of the horizons is aflame and radiant, and the Word of God, which must be obeyed, is even as the sun [3.5s] | MMK4#121 p.128 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0017 | On the creation of the world: words to Miss St. and others in summer of 1910 | 2200 | Wir haben wohl alle heute etwas Zeit, über dieses ebenso schwierige wie wichtige Thema zu reden und der Ort | SDW v01#01 p.007-010, SDW v01#02 p.025-027, SDW v18#06-07 p.179-185 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Creation of the world; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Evolution; human evolution; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07487 | 110 | mixed | ای طراز ای شمع طراز در خطبه شرح قصیده سید احرار الحمد لله الذی طرز دیباج | O Taraz, O Candle of Taraz! In the discourse expounding the ode of the Lord of the free ones, praise be to God Who hath adorned the brocade [3.5s] | AYBY.403 #108, TRZ2.000i, TRZ1.161 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06204 | 130 | Persian | ای دوستان الهی الیوم انوار جمال قدم و اسم اعظم از افق وجود بر هیاکل توحید | O divine friends! Today the lights of the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name shine forth from the horizon of existence upon the temples of unity [3.5s] | MMK4#093 p.106 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03939 | 180 | mixed | ای بنده جمال ابهی خراسانرا در عرف مورخین مشرق زمین نامند و این کلمه دال بر | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! According to the historians of the East, Khurasan is known as the Orient, and this term signifies [3.5s] | MMK6#117 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04052 | 180 | mixed | ای کنیزان الهی عبدالبهاء چون فرصت نگارش نامه ندارد بلکه وقت نفس برآوردن ندارد | O handmaidens of God! 'Abdu'l-Bahá hath no opportunity to pen a letter, nay, hath scarce the time to draw a breath [3.5s] | MKT9.161, MMK6#427 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Personal instructions; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06907 | 120 | Persian | ای منجذب ملکوت الله وصایا و نصایح حضرت بهاء الله فیض کلمه الله است این قوه | O thou who art drawn unto the Kingdom of God! The counsels and exhortations of Bahá'u'lláh are the outpourings of the Word of God, this force [3.5s] | MMK3#114 p.078, MMK3#130 p.092, HDQI.281, ANDA#41-42 p.08 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05728 | 140 | Persian | ای طالب دقائق اسرار الهی نیر اعظم این جهان مرکز انوار عنصریست و تربیت و نشو و | O seeker after the subtle mysteries divine! The greatest luminary of this world is the center of elemental lights and the source of training and growth [3.5s] | MMK2#042 p.032 | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Manifestation of God as sun; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1458 | Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 | 220 | In the world of existence every great cause, which is the means of bonds, of the unification of humanity... that cause is Divine. | PN_1909 p092 | Composition and decomposition; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3269 | 40 | If a person desires to work for the progress of the world of humanity he must turn his face to the Kingdom of Abha | SW_v13#06 p.132 | Call to action; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2708 | Words spoken at Schweizer home in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, 1913-04-05 | 70 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | الحمد لله بفضل و عنایت حضرت بهآءالله بخانهٴ شما هم آمدیم هر بیتی که در آن ذکر بهآءالله بشود | Praised be God! Through the grace and bounty of Baha'u'llah, we have come to your home, too. Every house in which the mention of Baha'u'llah is made shall be blessed | BDA2.221 | MHMD2.286 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| AB05822 | 140 | mixed | ای ناشر نفحات افق وجود چون بصبح نورانی از ملکوت ابهی منور گشت پرتو شمس حقیقت | O thou who dost diffuse the fragrances of the realm of being! When the luminous morn was illumined from the Abhá Kingdom, the rays of the Sun of Truth shone forth [3.5s] | INBA13:117 | MMK6#266 | Belief and denial; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Methods of teaching the Cause; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11009 | 50 | Persian | این رساله در سن صباوتدر (ادرنه) مرقوم شده است در بعض مواقع بعضی تعبیرات | This treatise was penned in the years of childhood in Adrianople, and at certain times, some expressions [3.5s] | MKT2.055, HHA.021, KHSH08.093 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03234 | 210 | Persian | ای یاران پارسی مهتر مهربان خدابخش نامه ای نگاشته و نامهای همایون آن یاران | O Persian friends, the noble and kindly Khudabakhsh hath penned a letter containing the blessed names of the friends [3.5s] | YARP2.137 p.156 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Manifestation of God as educator; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07787 | 110 | Arabic | یا من استشرق من انوار الملکوت قد اهتز قلب العالم من نسمات مرت من ریاض سر | O thou who art illumined by the lights of the Kingdom! The heart of the world hath been stirred by breezes wafting from the gardens of mystery [3.5s] | MKT6.095a, MNMK#067 p.144 | The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1744 | Words spoken on 1911-09-14 in London | 170 | Persian | تحیت محترمانهٴمرا بجمعیت تیاسفی برسان و بگوشما فی | Please give my respectful greetings to the Theosophical Society, and tell them ‘You are in truth promoting the oneness of humanity | KHAB.057 (066), KHTB1.018 | ABS#05 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Theosophy; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09597 | 80 | Persian | ای یار دیرین آاین جم راستی و دوستی و خوشخوای و نیکوای بود آن آاین ایامی چند | O ancient friend! That gathering was indeed one of truthfulness and fellowship, of grace and goodliness - such were those bygone days [3.5s] | YARP2.288 p.240 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00801 | 440 | Persian | ای شخص محترم نامه مفصل شما رسید من چون از کثرت | O honored soul! Your detailed letter was received. Since, due to a multitude [3.5s]... ...As regards the other religions in the texts of Baha’u’llah and in the books of the loved ones like the book of Mirza Abu al-Fadl | MKT3.378, AVK1.071.03x, AVK3.453.14x | KSHK#27x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Literal interpretation; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01972 | 280 | Persian | ای یاران ایزدی هر چند فرصتی ندارم و زحمت و کلفت از جمیع جهات مستولی با وجود | O divine friends! Although I have no time, and tribulations and burdens encompass me from all directions [3.5s] | YARP2.164 p.172 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11446 | 30 | ...In prayer one must turn his face towards the sanctified Reality of His Holiness Baha'o'llah - that Reality which surrounds all phenomena. | SW_v09#10 p.113x | Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06211 | 130 | Arabic | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای رب ثبت اقدامنا علی صراطک و قو قلوبنا علی طاعتک و وجه وجوهنا لجمال رحمانیتک | Make firm our steps, O Lord! In thy path and strengthen Thou our hearts in Thine obedience… Reveal then Thyself, O Lord, by Thy merciful utterance | INBA59:027a | MILAN.208, BSHN.140.323, BSHN.144.321, BCH.183, MAS5.143, ADH2.044, ADH2_1#22 p.038, MJMJ1.008, MMG2#105 p.118, MJH.059, MHT1a.046, MHT1b.004, NSR_1978.117, NSR_1993.130, KNSA.246-247 (459) | BPRY.069-070, MNYA.340, SW_v13#12 p.331, BP1926.022 | L. Slott, J. Crone | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | ||||||
| AB00973 | 400 | Bahá'í Scriptures | O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of God! I read thy letter of graceful composition...As to thy question, "Why pray? What is the wisdom thereof..." Know thou, verily, it is becoming of a weak one to supplicate to the strong One | COC#1753x, BSC.491 #945x, SW_v08#04 p.044-045x, BNE.092-093x, VLAB.129-130, BSTW#060a, BSTW#111 | Love of God; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01990 | 280 | Arabic | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Necessity for Prayer, The | ایتها المقبله الی ملکوت الله قد قرئت نمیقتک اللطیفه الانشاء البدیعه المعنی | Thou didst question the necessity for prayer, and the wisdom that might lie behind it. What reason could there be, thou didst ask | BRL_DAK#0682 | BRL_ATE#174x, SW_v04#18 p.303, SW_v08#04 p.044-045 | Importance of prayer; Power of prayer; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0559 | Words to Laura Barney | 500 | Christ said, "Go into thy chamber and shut the door, and pray to they Father which is in heaven". Why did | SW_v08#04 p.046-047 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Need for an educator; Obedience to and respect for government authority; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12011 | 50 | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ...Recite the Obligatory Prayer and supplications as much as thou art able, so that day by day thou mayest attain to increased firmness and steadfastness | BRL_IOPF#2.17x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Law of obligatory prayer; Love as fire; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2346 | Words spoken on 1915-07-13 in Haifa | 100 | Persian | نماز خیلی سهولت دارد بجهت اینکه کبیر و صغیر و وسطی هست. مصطفی رمزی پاشا می گفت من می خواهم | Prayer possesseth great facility, inasmuch as it may be performed in its greater, lesser and intermediate forms [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-13 | Law of obligatory prayer; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3093 | Words to Florence Khan spoken in 1906 | 50 | …the turning toward God in thought, and a prayer-like appeal from the heart, is prayer, and is heard of God. Words are not necessary, the heart is enough. | SUR.241 | Law of obligatory prayer; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0632 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-15 | 450 | These are the days of Bahá'í fasting but the Blessed Perfection has commanded us not to keep it in Turkey... The sweetest thing in this world is to obey strictly the commands of God... There is nothing sweeter in the world of existence than prayer…. What is prayer? It is conversation with God. | DAS.1914-03-15, SW_v08#04 p.041x, SW_v09#09 p.103-104x | MANA | Law of fasting; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1481 | Words spoken in Jun. 1911 in Egypt | 220 | If one friend feels love for another he will wish to say so. Though he knows that the friend is aware… If there be no love, if there be no pleasure or spiritual enjoyment in prayer, do not pray | COC#1755x, SW_v08#04 p.042, BNE.094x, BLO_PN#002 | Importance of prayer; Love of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11899 | 150 | Persian | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of | ای یاران الهی شکر کنید خدا را که موفق شدید و تاسیس مشرق الاذکار نمودید و در | O ye divine friends! Render ye thanks unto God that ye have been assisted and have established the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár and in [3.5s]... ...Obligatory prayer and supplication cause man to reach the kingdom of mystery, and the worship of the Supreme One | BRL_DAK#0882 | BRL_IOPF#2.13x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of obligatory prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02307 | 260 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | The contents of thy last letter were extremely rejoicing, for they were a glorious evidence of the glowing of the fire of the love of God | TAB.719-720 | Judas; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Stories; anecdotes; The state of enkindlement in teaching; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06434 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of Holiness! Be dilated in thy heart by the gentle breeze which emanates from the garden of Eternal Life | TAB.104 | Law of fasting; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The state of enkindlement in teaching | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07005 | 120 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء تجلی کلمه الله مانند پرتو آفتابست که کون وامکانرا تسخیر | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The manifestation of the Word of God is even as the rays of the sun, which conquer the contingent world [3.5s] | MKT8.190 | Praise and encouragement; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12570 | 100 | O thou hyacinth of the Spiritual Garden! …Mayest thou grow and develop in the meadow of graces and become green and verdant in the orchard of understanding | LABC.014x | Prayer for children and youth; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04555 | 170 | Persian | سرور عزیز محترما مضمون نامه شما در نهایت حلاوت بود زیرا دلالت بر وفا میکرد و | Dearly cherished and esteemed friend, the content of your letter was imbued with an exquisite sweetness, for it bore witness to loyalty and fidelity [3.5s] | MSHR4.069-070 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2124 | Words to Genevieve Coy spoken in Sept. 1920 | 130 | Mr. Vail is a good man… Some people are ready for education. They are like the fertile ground.... | SW_v12#11 p.182-183, BLO_PN#111 | Differences in human capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01183 | 360 | mixed | Light of the World | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه دوازدهم ذی القعده ۳۳۷ رسید اما نامه سابق نرسید مرقوم | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter of 12 Dhi’l-Qa‘dih 1337 was received, but the earlier one hath not arrived | NURA#29, MKT9.101b, MMK3#153 p.106x, MMK4#038 p.043x, MAS2.083x | LOTW#29 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07126 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter was read and I am very happy that thou art active | TAB.105 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0658 | Words spoken ca. 1914 | 440 | Persian | امروز در احوال بعضی از نفوس سیر میکردم که دهقان آسمانی آمد و اراضی را از خس و خاشاک پاک کرد | Today I was pondering the deeds of certain people. The heavenly Farmer comes and clears the earth of deadwood and debris. The divine Cultivator withstands every grievous trial | YHA1.109-110 (1.224), NJB_v05#14 p.004, KHH1.293-294 (1.408-410) | KHHE.423-425 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11434 | 30 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | To the servant of God! I ask God to make thee a growing, developing branch in His vineyard | TAB.653 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05368 | 150 | Persian | ای یاران رحمانی چون نظر در عالم وجود نماایم ملاحظه کنیم که چون موسم باران رسد | O ye companions of the All-Merciful! When we cast our gaze upon the realm of existence, we observe that as the season of rain draweth nigh [3.5s] | MMK2#147 p.109, AKHA_122BE #01 p.b | Agriculture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12346 | 160 | O ye servants of the Kingdom of God! Offer your thanks to God, who has chosen you to serve His Kingdom and confirmed you to be the cause of enlightening and uplifting humanity | BBBD.571-572 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05493 | 140 | mixed | اللهم یا الهی هولاء عباد هدیتهم الی معین رحمانیتک و اوردتهم علی شریعه | O my God! These servants Thou hast guided to the wellspring of Thy mercy, and led them unto the shores [3.5s] | MKT6.003 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07375 | 110 | Persian | ای خدای مهربان هر چند کودکانیم بینوا و طفلانیم ناتوان پریشانیم و بیسر و سامان | O compassionate God! Though we are but destitute children and helpless infants, distressed and bereft of all order [3.5s] | MMG2#441 p.485 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Prayer for children and youth; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10671 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou tree planted in the Vineyard of God! Verily, the clouds of the mercy of thy Lord have poured forth the rain of His greatest gift | TAB.686 | Manifestation of God as sun; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03303 | 210 | ...We only attain to these spiritual stations through the Bounty and Favor of the Blessed Perfection. When I look to myself, I realize that I am an infinitesimal atom. | DAS.1914-06-24 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Manifestation of God as sun; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06811 | 120 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الله در این عالم نیستی که هستی نماست یک وجود حقیقی بجو و در این | O candle of the love of God! In this world of nothingness which presenteth the semblance of being, seek thou a true existence and in this [3.5s] | MKT9.145a, BSHN.140.200, BSHN.144.200, MHT2.133 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03947 | 180 | Persian | ای بنده دیرین جمال مبین سالها در گذر است و دهرهای مستمر که از قمصر شما ثمر | O ancient servant of the Manifest Beauty! Years have passed and ages succeeded each other since from Qamsar thou didst yield fruit [3.5s] | ANDA#65 p.15, KASH.423x | Call to action; Love as fire; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10128 | 70 | Persian | ای نهال باغ عرفان چقدر خوش بخت و همایون طالعی که در کنار جویبار روئدی و در این بوستان | O sapling of the garden of divine knowledge! How fortunate and blessed is thy destiny that thou hast grown up beside the stream in this garden [3.5s] | LMA2.443 | The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10630 | 60 | Persian | ای نهال بوستان معرفت الهی از فضل و موهبت شمس رحمانی و فیض غمام صمدانی و لواقح | O thou sapling in the divine garden of knowledge, favored by the grace and bounty of the All-Merciful Sun and the outpouring of the heavenly clouds [3.5s] | HUV2.040, QUM.097-098 | The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00373 | Commentary on passages from the Tablet of Wisdom | 620 | mixed | Lawh-i-Hikmat; Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Explaining Three Verses in the Lawh-i-Hikmat, A | ای منادی پیمان سوال از دو مسئله مهمه نموده بودید که تفسیر دو ایه از ایات | O Herald of the Covenant! Thou didst inquire about two important matters requiring the interpretation of two verses from the verses [3.5s]... ...“That which hath been in existence had existed before, but not in the form thou seest today.” From this blessed verse it is clear and evident that the universe is evolving… The substance and primary matter of contingent beings is the ethereal power | AVK1.167, ANDA#19 p.35x, MAS2.068-070, YMM.208x, VUJUD.088x | BLO_PT#106, BLO_failayn, VUJUDE.143-144x | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Evolution; human evolution; Nature and God's will | - | - | |||||||
| AB00876 | Some Answered Questions #053 The Connection between God and Creation | 420 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some | تعلق حق بخلق تعلق موجد است بموجود تعلق آفتاب است باجسام مظلمهٴ | The connection between God and creation is that of the originator and the originated | MFD#53, OOL.C022.53 | SAQ#53, BWF.315-316 | Composition and decomposition; Creation of the world; Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB03879 | 190 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art gazing toward the Kingdom of the Testament! I already received thy letter | TAB.648-649 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12784 | 30 | Deliver my greeting and praise and my abundant longings to my beloved ones in that city (New York) which hath become the City of the Covenant and the town of the Love of God | 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 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| ABU1093 | Words to some Arabs, spoken on 1914-02-09 | 290 | Reason works through the instrumentality of the five senses. The faculty of hearing is more important than the faculty of seeing... The throne of reason is the brain. | DAS.1914-02-09 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05260 | 150 | mixed | ای متوجه بوجه الله یکی از احبای رحمن در مکتوب خویش ذکر وله و انجذاب آنجنابرا | O thou who art turned towards the Countenance of God! One of the loved ones of the All-Merciful hath mentioned in his letter thine ardor and attraction [3.5s] | INBA17:259 | MKT8.134c | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03289 | 210 | mixed | یا من اختاره الله لنشر نفحات الله در صفحه کشتی بر دریای نشسته و دل بذکر | O thou whom God hath chosen for the diffusion of His fragrances, thou who art seated upon the deck of the ship, with thy heart immersed in His remembrance [3.5s] | PYK.277, MSBH5.264-265 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04703 | 160 | mixed | ای پاک جان اگر چه مدتیست که نوشته مرقوم و مرسولی ارسال نگشت ولی یاد آن منجذب | O pure soul! Though it has been some time since any letter was penned or missive dispatched, yet the remembrance of that devoted one [3.5s] | MMK6#052 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07610 | 110 | Persian | ای ناطق بنصائح وعظ و پند چون از دهان یاران الهی صدور یابد حیات قلوب شود و | O thou who speakest forth with counsels, admonitions and advice, when these proceed from the lips of God's loved ones, they become the very life of hearts [3.5s] | INBA13:198a | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04910 | 160 | mixed | ای یاران مهربان این بی سر و سامان وطن مالوف آن روحانیان شیروان است و کلمه شیر | O kind friends! This homeless wanderer belongeth to the cherished homeland of those spiritual ones of Shirvan [3.5s] | INBA72:091 | Call to action; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04089 | 180 | Persian | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones; Prayer and Devotional Life | ای منجذبه نفحات الله نغمه زار و آه شرربارت چنان شعله بر افروخت که قلب اهل | ...The Word of God may be likened to the life-giving breezes of the divine springtime. When chanted in spiritual tones, it bestoweth the breath of life | BRL_DAK#0267, BRL_CONF2018P#32x, COMP_PDLP#05x, MMK2#353 p.254 | BRL_CONF2018#32x, BRL_PDL#05x | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2106 | 130 | I have been asked a question: "How can we know when our actions meet with the approval of God?" Sometimes passion incites us to action | ADP.103-103 | Harmony of science and religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01439 | 330 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily, thy coming, at this time, unto this shining, blessed Holy Land | TAB.681-683, BSC.466 #868x, SW_v09#14 p.162-163x | 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1295 | Words spoken on 1914-07-28 in Haifa | 240 | Profitless discussions fatigue and weary a person. People who call on me almost every day carry on a stream of profitless, unspiritual talk.... Man's speech is the revealer of his heart…. There are persons with whom we associate and converse whose utterances are life-imparting | LOG#1139x, DAS.1914-07-28, SW_v08#02 p.024-025 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08914 | 90 | mixed | ای ناطق بذکر الهی گویند انسان ناطقست یعنی مدرک حقائق کلیه و واقف اسرار معانی | O thou who speakest in remembrance of God! They say that man is endowed with speech, meaning he perceiveth universal truths and comprehendeth the mysteries of inner meanings [3.5s] | INBA87:227b, INBA52:231b | MMK2#129 p.098 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2255 | Words to Albert Vail, spoken on 1919-11-23 | 110 | If people ask you about your conduct (as a Bahá'í teacher), say: ‘We do not oppose the religion of any one and we act in accordance with the Gospel. | LAT.105-108 | 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] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06742 | 120 | Persian | ای خیر خواه عالم انسانی مقاله که در جریده سنت پطرز بورغ مندرج بود در نهایت | O thou who art a well-wisher of the human world! The article that was published in the Petersburg journal was in the utmost [3.5s] | PZHN v1#2 p.44 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06577 | 120 | Persian | ای ادیب بلیغ و دبیر فصیح مقصد از شعر و انشاء بیان راز درون و اسرار مکنون و | O eloquent poet and fluent scribe! The purpose of poetry and composition is to express the inner mysteries and hidden secrets [3.5s] | PYB#119 p.05 | Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Poems and quotation from poetry; Rational arguments; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05771 | 140 | Persian | ای متوجه بملکوت الهی اگرچه رشحات قلم اعلی و طفحات بحر نون که در فرقان مذکور | O thou who art turned towards the Kingdom of God! Although the outpourings of the Supreme Pen and the surging waves of the Ocean of Nún, which are mentioned in the Qur'án [3.5s] | MSHR5.170 | Poems and quotation from poetry; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2579 | Words to Miss Boylan, spoken around 1911-08-25 | 80 | Christ healed by the power of his word, because the word of the Messiah was the Holy Spirit | SW_v08#18 p.231, PN_1920 p097 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08101 | 100 | Persian | ای ربیب حضرت عندلیب از حضرت دوست استدعای شب و روز اینست که دوستان راستان را | O cherished fosterling of His Holiness the Nightingale! From the Beloved, this is the prayer, night and day, that the true friends [3.5s] | INBA55:176, INBA87:575a, INBA52:611a | MMK5#245 p.193 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3021 | Words spoken on 1913-02-04 in Paris | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | هر قوه و استعدادی که در امر الله صرف میشود اثراتش باقی میماند و نتائج باقیه | Every power and ability that is utilized for the Cause of God shall produce perpetually enduring effects and yield eternally abiding results… As to those souls endowed with the power of oratory | BDA2.122 | MHMD2.151 | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB04601 | 170 | O thou servant of the Threshold of God! Thy letter dated August 17th, 1920 received. Truly I say, his honor Randall is engaged in service with all his power. | BSTW#100 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08507 | 90 | mixed | ای اسدالبهاء در بیشه امکان چنان نعره بزن که همهمه در غیاض لامکان اندازی و | O Lion of Bahá, raise such a roar in the thicket of contingent being that thou mayest cause tumult in the groves of the realm beyond [3.5s] | YBN.035 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00192 | 830 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Translation List | ایها المطلع باسرار الکتاب المقدس انی قرئت مکتوبک المسهب و اطلعت بالمحاوره | O thou who art versed in the mysteries of the Holy Book! I have perused thy detailed letter and taken note of its discourse [3.5s]... ...Follow thou the way of thy Lord, and say not that which the ears cannot bear to hear, for such speech is like luscious food given to small children | MNMK#012 p.077, MMK1#214 p.258x, KKD2.066 | SWAB#214x | 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] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06955 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou spiritual clarion! The voice of the physical clarion may travel the distance of three miles, but the harmony of the spiritual Clarion | TAB.234-235 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Music and singing; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09878 | 70 | mixed | ای بنده حق نصرالله نام داری منصوری و مظفر ملاحظه فرما که چه نصرتی عطا فرمود | O thou servant of Truth! Thou bearest the name Nasru'lláh (Aid of God); observe, then, what triumphant and victorious assistance hath been bestowed upon thee [3.5s] | TABN.189 | The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10507 | 60 | Persian | ای رستم تیغ پولاد کشور خاک گشاید و شهر و آبادی اندوهناک ستاند پولادگان خداای | O Rustam! The sword of steel openeth the realm of dust and conquereth sorrowful cities and habitations [3.5s] | INBA88:338b | YARP2.321 p.269 | The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11252 | 40 | Arabic | یا حبیبی المحترم قد اطلعت بمضمون الخطاب ... و اما الفسخ مع الرجل | O My honoured beloved! I have indeed perused the contents of the letter... and as to the matter of dissolution with the man [3.5s] | ANDA#81 p.44x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Justice and wrath of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of example; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3333 | Words spoken on 1914-02-24 | 30 | When a person's life is purely moral, when his daily actions are propelled by ethical forces he will influence | DAS.1914-02-24, SW_v07#18 p.184 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of example; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06089 | 130 | mixed | ای بنده حق حضرت پدر ایام خویش را وقف سبیل الهی کرد و شب و روز بخدمت پرداخت | O servant of the Truth! Thy revered father dedicated his days to the pathway of God, devoting his nights and days to service [3.5s] | MMK6#106 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The power of example | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04652 | 160 | mixed | ای آواره دیار در راه پروردگار آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی بدقت ملاحظه گردید و از وقایع انجا | O wanderer in the path of the Lord! That which thou hadst written was carefully perused, and the events occurring there [3.5s]... ...Be thou assured in thyself that if thou dost conduct thyself in accordance with the Hidden Words revealed in Persian and in Arabic, thou shalt become a torch of the fire of the love of God | MSHR5.371-372x | COC#0397x | Being a source of light; guidance; 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; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of example; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1568 | Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Florence Khan, spoken on 1906-06-13 | 200 | Sagacity is a power which enables one to become cognizant of the existence of a thing by means of the outward senses, or to feel the presence of a thing through certain outward signs. | PN_1906 p037, SUR.233, BLO_PN#001 | Limits of the intellect; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2789 | Words to Esmael, spoken on 1914-12-09 | 70 | It is generally understood that the seat of thought, consciousness and volition is the brain, it is the organ of intellection and understanding. The heart also displays a part through the central nervous system. | DAS.1914-12-09, SW_v13#06 p.152x | Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1902 | 160 | Until now it has been said that all religions were composed of tenets that had to be accepted, even if they seems contrary to science. | ADP.102-103 | Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Priestcraft; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0590 | Words spoken on 1912-10-10 in San Francisco | 480 | Since the beginning of the world various philosophical thoughts and theories have been advanced. When we glance at history we find no end to these concepts. | ECN.117 | Limits of the intellect; Names and attributes of God; Rational arguments; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0445 | Words spoken at St. John Westminster, 1911-09-16 | 580 | mixed | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | مظاهر الهیه حکایت از فیوضات غیبیه مینمایند و انعکاس شمس حقیقتند زیرا حقیقت | O Noble Friends! O Seekers for the Kingdom of God! Man all over the world is seeking for God. All that exists is God; but the Reality of Divinity is holy above all understanding. | AKHA_133BE #16 p.514x, AMK.242-243, DUR1.154x, MMG2#350 p.391x, BHQ.162, KHTB1.026, KHTP.001, NJB_v02#12-13 p.010 | AIL.022, SW_v02#12 p.002+12, ABCC.147-148, ABS#08 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Prayer for forgiveness; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1720 | 180 | If so great a remedy would be applied to the sick body of the world, it would certainly be the means of continually and permanently | SW_v07#15 p.137 | The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00609 | 500 | Persian | ای شخص جلیل و ای رکن عظیم صلح عمومی مدتی بود که اراده مکاتبه با شما نموده | O thou illustrious soul! O thou the great pillar of the palace of universal peace | KHH1.309-310 (1.431) | KHHE.443-446, DAS.1915-04-25, SW_v06#11 p.082-083 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01146 | 370 | Persian | دوست عزیز واجب الاحتراما نامه شما رسید دلیل بر آن بود که مجلس بین المللی | Esteemed and honored friend, your letter was received and served as evidence that the International Assembly [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0984, MNMK#118 p.228, MJDF.096, NJB_v04#11 p.002 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04819 | 160 | O thou who art turning thy face to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter dated December 2nd, 1918 | SW_v10#03 p.042-043, ABCC.437-438x | Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10300 | 70 | ...The American people are indeed worthy of being the first to build the Tabernacle of the Great Peace | ADJ.085b-086x, GPB.254x, GPB.396-397x | Predictions and prophecies; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09210 | 80 | O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received. On thy behalf I prayed | SW_v11#16 p.277-278 | The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2832 | Words to a socialist, spoken on 1912-06-01 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | باشتراکیون بگو اشتراک در اموال و اراضی اینعالم فانی سبب نزاع و جدال است اما اشتراک و وراثت ملکوت | Tell the socialists that sharing of property and land in this mortal world is the source of strife and warfare but sharing and inheritance in the Kingdom is the cause of love and unity. | BDA1.112.03 | SW_v19#06 p.184, MHMD1.119 | The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wealth inequality and its moderation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2658 | Words to three friends, spoken on 1913-01-26 | 80 | Just as you are striving in [the] material sphere, work also in [the] spiritual sphere. Try to suffer the people to enter in the Kingdom of God... There is a vast difference whether you hear about the light, see the light or whether you live in the light. | DAS.1913-01-26 | 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; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04955 | 160 | Persian | شخص محترما نامه شما رسید و از قرائتش امیدواری عظیم حاصل شد زیرا از مضمون | O thou respected personage: Thy letter was received. Its perusal imparted to me great hopefulness, for from its contents it became manifest | MMK3#160 p.112, PYB#304 p.03 | DAS.1914-06-24, PTF.239-240 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3754 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 20 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | در امر بهآءاللّٰه داخل شوید و بموجب وصایایش عمل کنید چون در امر بهآءاللّٰه کامل گردید | Enter into the Cause of Baha'u'llah and act in accordance with His counsels. When you have attained to the pinnacle | BDA2.254 | MHMD2.330 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB07084 | 120 | Arabic | علیک التحیه الوفیه و الثناء الجمیل ایها الجلیل الذی فدا روحه فی سبیل ربه تحت | Upon thee be the most faithful greetings and most beauteous praise, O thou noble one who hast sacrificed thy soul in the path of thy Lord [3.5s] | TSHA3.572, MSBH1.245 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06818 | 120 | ...Praise be to God that this Heavenly Melody reaches thine ears. Thou didst hear | DAS.1914-04-17 | The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10681 | 60 | Arabic | ایتها الورقه الروحانیه المتذکره بذکر الله حفظک رب الایات وجهی قلبک الی الملا | O thou spiritual leaf who art mindful of the remembrance of God! May the Lord of Signs preserve thee and turn thy heart unto the Concourse on high [3.5s] | INBA59:188c | The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3494 | Words spoken on 1914-07-24 in Haifa | 20 | Today the highest of all the degrees are the degrees of firmness and steadfastness in faith and certainty. | DAS.1914-07-24, SW_v08#16 p.219 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02446 | 250 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye who are attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, this mundane world is as the mirage of the desert | TAB.660-661, BSC.426 #769 | Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11861 | 210 | mixed | یار مهربانا شب است ولی نور هدی ظاهر شام است ولی صبح احدیت طالع سجن است | O kind friend! It is dark, but the light of guidance is manifest; it is night, but the morn of divinity is radiant | ADMS#112 | The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcending the material condition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06950 | 120 | Persian | ای ناظر بمنظر انور مناظر متفاوت یک نفس منظرش گلشن و دیگری منظرش گلخن یکی | O thou who gazest upon the Most Luminous Vision! Diverse are the vistas: to one soul, the scene appeareth as a rose-garden, while to another, a heap of ashes [3.5s] | INBA84:523b | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08042 | 100 | Persian | ای حیران جمال حقیقت شئون و آثار بر دو نوع و دو طور یکی در تحت احکام عالم | O thou who art enthralled by the beauty of Truth! The manifestations and traces thereof are of two kinds and two modes: one under the laws of the world [3.5s] | INBA89:028a | MMK2#074 p.058 | Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07996 | 100 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان شکر کن خدا را که خادم دبستان همدانی و تازه نهالان بوستان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Render thanks unto God that thou art a servant in the school of Hamadán and tendest the fresh saplings of the garden [3.5s] | MKT5.067, ANDA#41-42 p.96 | Education of children; moral education; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3714 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 80 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من میخواهم شما کرهٴ نار شوید و از هر قیدی آزاد این امر بهآئی چشمهٴ ایّوبی است | I wish for you all to become balls of fire, freed from every chain and fetter. This Baha'I Cause is a fountain of healing that purges people of every defilement | BDA2.254 | MHMD2.330 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2049 | Words spoken at Hotel Marquardt in Stuttgart, 1913-04-04 | 130 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | حال معلوم نیست که چه موهبتی دربارهٴ استتکارت مبذول شده بعد معلوم خواهد | It is not known as yet what a vast measure of celestial grace hath been bestowed upon Stuttgart. | BDA2.214 | BBBD.630, DAS.1913-04-04, MHMD2.276 | Predictions and prophecies; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Theosophy | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1646 | Words to Charles and Mariam Haney spoken in Feb. 1909 | 190 | A certain journalist called upon Me this morning representing one of the well known Arabian newspapers. He asked Me these questions. | AHF.019-020 | Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06052 | 130 | Persian | Family Life | ای برادران مهربان در سبیل یزدان شکر کنید که اخوت جسمانی با اخوت روحانی جمع | O ye kind brothers who tread the path of God! Render thanks to Him that ye have combined both physical and spiritual brotherhood | BRL_DAK#0804, COMP_FAMP#90, MMK2#338 p.244 | BRL_FAM#90 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09067 | 90 | Persian | یا امیمه الله چه خوش بخت بودی و بلند طالع که از نسل وجودی موجود شدی که بحیات | O Amímih of God! How fortunate wert thou, and how exalted thy destiny, that thou didst come into being from the lineage of one who [3.5s] | MKT7.229b | Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06175 | 130 | Persian | ای خسرو کشور معنوی هر انسانی که در این بساط رحمانی وارد و در سایه حضرت یزدان | O Khusraw of the spiritual realm, every soul that entereth this divine court and dwelleth beneath the shade of the Lord [3.5s] | MMK2#139 p.104 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06320 | 130 | mixed | ای معرض مصائب شدیده این مصیبت وارده هر چند رزیه عظمی و بلیه کبری بود ولی صبر و | O thou who art assailed by grievous tribulations! Although this affliction that hath befallen thee is a supreme calamity and a dire ordeal, yet through patience [3.5s] | INBA13:259b, INBA17:102 | BSHN.140.437, BSHN.144.431, MHT1a.096, MHT1b.054 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06878 | 120 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | نفوسی که اليوم بملکوت الهيّه داخل و بحيات ابديّه فائز آن نفوس هر چند بظاهر در زمينند | ...Those souls that, in this day, enter the divine kingdom and attain everlasting life, although materially dwelling on earth | MMK1#173 p.197x | SWAB#173x, SW_v10#01 p.008, PN_various p012x | Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08087 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou dear friend! What thou hast written was perused. Thank thou God that the doors of the Kingdom are opened and the way of the Truth | TAB.552 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04034 | 180 | mixed | ای عندلیب بوستان الهی دیروز مکتوبی مرقوم و فردا ارسال میشود و الان حضرت افنان | O nightingale of the divine garden! Yesterday a letter was written and tomorrow it shall be dispatched. At this moment, the revered Afnán [3.5s] | INBA87:606, INBA52:646 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2488 | Words to Miss Fraser and Miss Hodgeson, spoken on 1913-03-24 | 90 | You are two good sisters. Bahá'í sisterhood is very precious. It is not like material sisterhood. Material sisterhood is forgotten and often changed into hatred. | DAS.1913-03-24, ADP.112-113 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3207 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 40 | It is nearly two thousand years since His holiness the Lord Christ taught this prayer to His people: "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven | CHH.172, BLO_PN#022 | Christ; Christianity; Predictions and prophecies; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06276 | 130 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی اگر بدانی که بچه موهبتی موفق شدی و بچه ملکوتی راه یافتی | O divine handmaiden! If thou but knewest to what bounty thou hast attained and unto what heavenly realm thou hast found thy way [3.5s] | MMK3#258 p.184, HDQI.232, ANDA#21 p.05 | Praise and encouragement; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11273 | 40 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou candle of the Love of God! The light of man depends on the light of the love of God | TAB.250 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09181 | 80 | Persian | ای امه الله ورقه موقنه ذکر ترا در این محضر نمود لهذا این خامه بیاد تو مشغول | O handmaid of God! Varaqih Muqinih made mention of thee in this gathering, wherefore this pen is occupied with thy remembrance [3.5s] | MKT5.059a | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09519 | 80 | Persian | ای منتظر اشراق انوار الطاف توجه بملکوت غیب جبروت ابهی نما تا مشاهده ایات کبری | O thou who awaitest the dawning of the lights of divine favors, turn thy gaze to the Kingdom of the unseen, the all-glorious Realm, that thou mayest witness the mighty signs [3.5s] | SFI15.019-020 | Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00743 | 460 | Persian | Fire and Light | ای یاران الهی ای مقبولان درگاه حضرت غیرمتناهی حضرت شهید چون نور سعید از مطلع | O ye friends of God! O ye favoured ones at the Threshold of the One Who transcendeth all limitations! That distinguished martyr, like unto a lucky star | MMK4#165 p.181, NANU_AB#07 | BRL_FIRE_AB#06 | Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06791 | 120 | Persian | ای سرگشته کوی دوست تا کی دم فرو بسته دلخسته نشینی و بوجد و طرب نیاای و زخم | O wanderer in the Friend's pathway! How long wilt thou remain with sealed lips and a weary heart, sitting in silence? Rise up in ecstasy and joy [3.5s] | MKT8.103a | High station of the true believer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06333 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art waiting for the Appearance of the Kingdom! Glad-tidings be unto thee, for the Kingdom of God hath raised its tent | TAB.667-668 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power of faith; power of the spirit; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05195 | 150 | mixed | ای دوستان این بیسر و سامان خاکدان فانی آشیان ترابیست زاغ و زغن را شاید و بوم | O friends! This transient and disordered earth, this ephemeral dust-heap abode, befitteth naught but crows and owls [3.5s] | MMK2#108 p.084 | Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08025 | 100 | Persian | ای ثمره بوستان معرفت الهی اگر بدانی که بچه عنایتی فائزی و بچه موهبتی سرفراز | O fruit of the garden of divine knowledge, if thou but knewest with what grace thou art favored and with what bounty thou art exalted [3.5s] | DUR4.663 | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09793 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God! I ask from the favors of the Sun of Truth the splendors of the eternal outpouring for thee | TAB.527 | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09865 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده حق از خدا بخواه که دل آگاهی یابی و بنفحات صبحگاهی جهان جان را معطر | O servant of the True One, implore God that thou mayest attain unto an awakened heart, and that the fragrances of the morn may perfume the realm of the soul [3.5s] | MKT6.105b | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10097 | 70 | O thou who art attracted toward the Kingdom! The Doors of the Kingdom are open; and the sons of the Kingdom are in the utmost joy and happiness. | BSTW#422 | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10425 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه الهی خوشا ساعتی که روح دل از آلودگی جهان آب و کل نجات یافته | O servant of the divine Threshold! Blessed is that hour when the spirit of the heart findeth deliverance from the defilements of this earthly world [3.5s] | AHB.109BE #03 p.19 | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10426 | 60 | mixed | ای بنده درگاه الهی در سبیل پروردگار چنان سبک و چالاک شو که بقدمی از افلاک | O servant of the Divine Threshold! Be thou, in the path of thy Lord, so swift and nimble that with a single stride thou canst traverse the celestial spheres [3.5s] | MKT6.036a | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10538 | 60 | Persian | ای شیرین حلاوت شهد و شکر صفرا افزاید و علل ایراث کند اما حلاوت جمال الهی روح | O Shirin! The sweetness of honey and sugar increaseth bile and causeth illness, but the sweetness of the Divine Beauty exhilarateth the spirit [3.5s] | INBA87:376b, INBA52:385b | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10963 | 50 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of God! The doors of the Ideal Heaven of God are opened and some souls are on the wing | TAB.675 | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10996 | 50 | Arabic | ایتها البنت الملکوتیه انی تلوت رقیمتک البدیعه المحتویه علی جمل فی غایه | O heavenly daughter! I have perused thy wondrous epistle, imbued with expressions of utmost beauty [3.5s] | DRM.021d | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12467 | 120 | Persian | ای بنت ملکوت نامه که مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید و هم چنین خواهر عزیزت مس | O you spiritual daughter! I have read your letter and that of your sister, Miss Johanna Hauff. The content of these letters bears witness that you are drawn | BBBD.614 | BBBD.615 | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3590 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 10 | To enter in the Kingdom of God is the greatest and most important duty. | DAS.1913-04-23 | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02020 | 270 | mixed | صفی علی شاه مطّلع بر سرّ و حکمت این مسئله هستند ولی نظر بحکمتی این سؤال را نموده‌اند | Ṣafí-'Alí-Sháh is well aware of the mystery and wisdom of this matter, yet hath posed this question in accordance with wisdom [3.5s] | AKHA_124BE #06 p.tx, MAS9.046x | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The Imamate; the Caliphate | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12666 | 70 | Persian | ای سمی عبدالبهاء تو عبدالحسینی و من عبدالبهاء ... در خصوص نفس و روح سؤال نموده بودی | O bearer of the name of 'Abdu'l-Baha! Thou art the servant of Husayn, and I of Baha ... Thou hast asked regarding the soul and the spirit. By the soul is meant the reality of man that is inclined towards the contingent world | VUJUD.110-111x | VUJUDE.201-202x | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1447 | Words to Ethel Fraser, spoken on 1913-05-06 | 220 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من بصحت جسمانی اهمیت نمیدهم همین قدر باشد که انسان در بستر نخوابد | I do not give any importance to physical health. The real health is spiritual and that is eternal. The spirit of man must become reinforced. | BDA2.287 | DAS.1913-05-06, MHMD2.378 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0655 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris , 1913-01-30 | 450 | One of the ladies present has asked me to speak on the subject of soul, mind and spirit. | SW_v04#02 p.037-038, BSTW#092 | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3236 | Words to Mrs. Hoagg, spoken around Jan. 1914(?) | 40 | Individual consciousness is realized after birth here. This is the matrix world for the soul, even as the womb was the matrix world for the body or vehicle. Birth into consciousness of another world begins here, a world for which this physical and material one is but the preparation and foundation. | PN_1913-14_heh p115, PN_1913-14_heh p117 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Second birth; Soul; spirit after death; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0114 | Discourse at “l’Alliance Spiritualiste”: Words spoken in Paris, 1911-11-09 | 1160 | Persian | Paris Talks | از فرمایشات رایس و احساسات قلبیه ایشان نهایت ممنونیت دارم و شکر میکنم... خداوند مهربانا کریما رحیما این جمع را بشمع محبتت روشن | I wish to express my gratitude for your hospitality, and my joy that you are spiritually minded. | INBA75:075x, NLAI_BH_AB.015x | BSHN.140.524x, BSHN.144.512x, ADH2.030x, ADH2_1#15 p.026x, MJMJ1.074x, MMG2#162 p.184x, MJH.027x, MHT1a.166x, MHT1b.124x, BQA.031, KHF.163, KHAB.141 (152), KHTB1.130, NJB_v02#14-16 p.011 | PT#28 p.081, SW_v02#17 p.003-005, SW_v02#14 p.015, SW_v08#08 p.0098, SW_v14#01 p.011 | S. Tirandaz | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul is the essential reality of man; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||
| ABU2979 | Words to a man who had lost both legs, spoken on 1912-11-09 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | آنچه از جسم کاسته شود نقصی بر روح وارد نیاید این یکی از دلائل بقای روح است چه که موت عبارت از تبدیل و تشتیت اعضا و عناصر جسمانی است | Mutilation of the body brings no harm to the soul. This is one of the proofs of the immortality of the soul | BDA1.364.02 | MHMD1.382 | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Relationship of the soul to the body; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2533 | Words spoken on 1913-09-01 in Ramleh | 90 | No matter how scientific a man may be, yet at times, 'imagination' gains an ascendancy over his mind. For example, while a man is alive he is able to strike | DAS.1913-09-01, ABIE.263, BLO_PN#007 | Power of imagination; thought; right intention; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03491 | 200 | Persian | ای ناطق بثنای جمالقدم در انجمن عالم عوالم الهیه چون ذات احدیه من حیث الحقیقة | O thou who extolleth the Ancient Beauty in the assemblage of the world, divine realms being like the Essence of Oneness in its reality [3.5s] | AVK1.196 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Relationship of the soul to the body; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0780 | Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 | 380 | You have asked me for an explanation about soul. Man possesses a gift by which he is distinguished from all other creatures—a spiritual principle which is bodiless | AELT.166-168 | Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Man's distinction from the animal; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Soul is the essential reality of man; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06948 | 120 | Persian | ای ناظر بمنظر اکبر جمال ابهی و کمال اعلی بتجلیات ملکوتی و فیوضات لاهوتی و | O thou who gazest upon the Most Great Countenance of the All-Glorious Beauty and the Most Exalted Perfection through celestial manifestations and heavenly outpourings [3.5s] | MKT8.163b | Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05415 | 150 | Turkish | حقائق کونیه عموما مظهر ایات الهیه ایسه ده انجق شرف کرامت و منقبت موهبت کلیه | Although the cosmic realities universally manifest the divine signs, yet [they receive] the nobility of honor and the distinction of a universal bestowal [3.5s] | INBA13:403, INBA55:236, INBA59:152, INBA88:054 | MJT.055 | Man's distinction from the animal; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12574 | 100 | O thou fresh seedling in the orchard of God's love! Every maidservant in this universe of life hath a leading desire. One longeth for wealth, another for worldly honors | BBBD.391 | The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1247 | Words to the believers, spoken on 1914-07-15 | 250 | The Holy Spirit is the only power which will ultimately unite and harmonize the races and nations of the world. | DAS.1914-07-15, SW_v08#08 p.101 | Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3406 | Public address given on 1912-05-14 | 30 | Mahmúd's Diary | ...It is the Holy Spirit of God which insures the safety of humanity, for human thoughts differ, human susceptibilities differ. You cannot make the susceptibilities of all humanity one except through the common channel of the Holy Spirit. | VLAB.060-061x | Differences in human capacity; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity in diversity | - | - | MHMD1.101 | |||||||||
| AB06016 | 130 | ...Ye should strive to widen the circle of those with whom ye enjoy friendly relations, and to establish the closest contact with those benevolent souls whose only thought is to do good | COC#1838x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02650 | 230 | Persian | ای اماء الرحمن از الطاف و عنایت جمال قدم روحی له الفداء امید است که هر یک از | O handmaidens of the Most Merciful! Through the favors and bounties of the Ancient Beauty—may my spirit be a sacrifice unto Him—it is hoped that each one [3.5s] | INBA55:363 | MKT7.005, QIRT.15 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The state of enkindlement in teaching | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2074 | Words spoken at Krug home in New York, 1912-07-10 | 130 | It is a blessed evening; you are blessed. Blessed souls are gathered here. In reality, this house is illumined... It has become necessary to depart for the Orient... All your efforts must be expended in two ways | PN_1912 p110, BSTW#351b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09909 | 70 | Persian | ای پیک محبت الله جبریل در بارگاه رب جلیل ملک مقربست و بنده معظم زیرا واسطه | O thou messenger of the love of God! Gabriel, at the court of the Glorious Lord, is a closely-drawn angel and an exalted servant, for he is the intermediary [3.5s] | INBA88:262b | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1421 | Words spoken at Theosophical Society in San Francisco, 1912-10-11 | 230 | Before we begin the process of purification we ought to know in what the impurity of man consists. We should know what defiles the spirit of man. | ECN.326+804 | Perfection; imperfection of nature; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0904 | Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911 | 340 | Bahá'í Scriptures | The Divine Reality is far removed from man. It is absolutely remote and independent in Its essence; abstract, limitless, impersonal beyond human comprehension | BSC.451 #825, SW_v02#14 p.007, SW_v16#06 p.0541 | Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transmutation of the soul by the divine elixir; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00431 | 590 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای منجذب بنفحات ریاض ملکوت نامه روحانی قرایت شد و مضامین محبت... ای پروردگار مستمندانیم مرحمتی کن و فقیرانیم از بحر غنا نصیبی بخش | O maidservant of God! There are two kinds of disease, spiritual and physical....Lord! Pitiful are we, grant us Thy favour; poor, bestow upon us a share... As to thy question regarding palmistry | INBA75:052x, NLAI_BH_AB.005b | BRL_DAK#0953, MKT1.487ax, MKT2.093, MILAN.063, AVK3.025.16x, AVK3.365.13x, DUR2.129x, MJMJ1.056x, MMG2#307 p.344x, MJH.015x | BPRY.022-023x, BSC.429 #777, SW_v13#12 p.332x, SW_v08#18 p.229x, BP1926.020-021x, BSTW#002x, BSTW#183x, BSTW#369ax | The Dutch Youth, Reza & Anthony, E. Mensah | Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Prayer for prosperity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||
| AB01767 | 300 | Arabic | یا من استبشر بنفحات الله و اننی اهدی الیک التحیه و الثناء بقلب طافح بمحبه | O thou who hast been gladdened by the fragrances of God! I convey unto thee greetings and praise with a heart overflowing with love [3.5s] | AADA.161-162 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08749 | 90 | Persian | ای سراج محفل محبت الله سراج آفاقیرا دهن زیتون لازم تا بیفروزد ولی سراج الهی | O Lamp of the gathering of the love of God! The lamp of the horizons requireth the oil of the olive that it may be kindled, but the Divine Lamp [3.5s] | MKT9.136 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3086 | 50 | The human body is in need of material force, but the spirit has need of the Holy Spirit. | SW_v08#08 p.102x, IHP.062, BLO_PN#046 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; True liberty; freedom | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07714 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou whose breast is dilated with the Fragrances of God! I received thy letter which showed thine advance toward the Kingdom of God. | TAB.219-220 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08547 | 90 | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thou art in my memory and art present in heart and soul in the assemblage of the Kingdom. | MAX.243 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00661 | 480 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thou hast written regarding the death of thy mother. Praise be to God, she hath attained to the desire | TAB.591-593x, BWF.370-370x, BWF.396-396x, BSC.463 #859x, BSC.491 #944x, BSTW#075 | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08811 | 90 | Persian | ای قائم بخدمت ملکوت الله نامه ای که بتاریخ ۲۵ اکتوبر بجناب آقا سید اسدالله | O thou who art steadfast in the service of the Kingdom of God! The letter dated October 25th to Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah [3.5s] | MSHR3.290x | Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Study; deepening; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00158 | Lawh-i-Tanazu'-i Baqa | 900 | mixed | Tablet on the Struggle for Survival (Lawh-i-Tanázu'-i Baqá); Universal Education | Lawh-i-Tanázu'-i Baqá (Tablet on the Struggle for Survival) | ای انجمن محترم عالم انسانی از این نیت خیریه و علویت مقاصد که دارید باید مورد شکرانیت | O honored society [for the advancement] of humanity! All mankind should be grateful on account of your noble purpose and lofty intentions…. One day I was standing by a creek and observed that a swarm of small locusts | BRL_DAK#0585, MKT4.018, KHF.066, KHTB3.035 | BLO_PT#163, STAB#099x | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Nationalism; love of country; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0779 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-12-29 | 380 | The friends must be the wise physicians of the world of humanity but they must be graduated from the university of the Manifestations of God. They must first master the science of the spiritual materia-medica | DAS.1914-12-29 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0773 | The Holy Spirit, the Intermediary Power between God and Man: Words spoken on 1911-10-31 in Paris | 380 | Persian | Paris Talks | حقیقت الوهیت در نهایت تنزیه و تقدیس است از برای حقیقت الوهیت نزول و صعودی | The Divine Reality is Unthinkable, Limitless, Eternal, Immortal and Invisible. The world of creation is bound by natural law, finite and mortal. | KHF.121, KHAB.108 (118), KHTB1.090 | PT#17 p.050, SW_v02#14 p.015 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Manifestation of God as mediator; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB10997 | 50 | Arabic | ایتها الجوهره الحبیه الناظره الی مطلع الاشراق غضی النظر و کفی البصر عن غیر | O thou beloved gem, who hast fixed thy gaze upon the Horizon of the Shining-Light! Take heed | INBA59:182a | MAX.080-081 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3339 | Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken around 1920-12-15 | 30 | The Holy Spirit was always with Christ... It was hidden from others, but manifest to him. The story about the dove is simply a metaphor... From childhood it was apparent to him | LOG#1642x, SW_v14#09 p.274, PN_1919 p037 | Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; John the Baptist; Literal interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05118 | 150 | Persian | ای تهمتن رستم زابلی هر چند شهسوار میدان مردانگی بود و بقوه جسمانی فائق بر هر | O valiant Rostam of Zabul, though thou wert the champion in the field of manliness and in physical might didst excel all [3.5s] | MMK2#159 p.120, PPAR.193 | Being a source of light; guidance; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0416 | The Eleventh Principle—The Power of the Holy Spirit: Words spoken on 1911-11-18 in Paris | 600 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Paris Talks | از جمله تعالیم حضرت بهاء الله این است بشر هر قدر ترقی بکند باز محتاج بنفثات | In the teaching of Baha'u'llah, it is written: 'By the Power of the Holy Spirit alone is man able to progress, for the power of man is limited and the Divine Power is boundless.'... Turn your faces away from the contemplation | KHAB.179 (190), KHTB1.179, KHTP.126 | ADJ.046x, PT#51 p.172, BSC.452 #825x, SW_v03#02 p.006-007, SW_v16#06 p.0541, SW_v08#08 p.102 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; 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; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3438 | Words spoken in 1910 | 30 | The (Holy) Spirit is encompassing and surrounding all. It is holy. It is sanctified from attachment to a special place. It is present everywhere and at every time. It exists in all places, yet is placeless. | SW_v08#08 p.098 | God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2682 | 80 | In this age, Baha'o'llah has breathed the Holy Spirit into the dead body of the world. Consequently every weak soul | SW_v05#04 p.054, SW_v06#15 p.120, SW_v06#16 p.121, SW_v08#01 p.001, SW_v08#12 p.146, SW_v13#01 p.007, BSTW#324 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09479 | 80 | Persian | Prayer for Steadfastness; Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | ای محبوب جان و وجدان من جز تو پناهی ندارم و بغیر از ذکر تو فریاد صبحگاهی بر | O Thou beloved of my heart and soul! I have no refuge save Thee. I raise no voice at dawn | MMK2#024 p.016 | BRL_APAB#15x, BLO_PT#071 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01664 | 300 | Persian | ای اماء الرحمن در ایندم که قلم از کثرت جولان خسته و انامل ناتوان گشته جناب | O handmaidens of the All-Merciful! At this moment, when the pen hath grown weary from its ceaseless motion and the fingers have become feeble [3.5s] | INBA13:151 | BRL_DAK#0353, MMK2#344 p.248x, DUR1.083x, YBN.044-045 | Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3624 | 10 | Truth (the highest truth) is unattainable except through the favor of the Holy Spirit. | SW_v08#08 p.098 | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10046 | 70 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی حمد کن خدا را که فتوغراف تو بارض مقدس رسید در سیمای تو | O beloved handmaiden of God! Render thanks unto God that thy photograph hath reached the Holy Land. In thy countenance [3.5s] | DRM.015a | The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10368 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله شکر کن که بخدمات فائقه ملکوت الله موفق شدی و بترویج دین الله موید | O handmaid of God! Give thanks that thou hast been enabled to render exalted services to the Kingdom of God and hast been confirmed in the promotion of His divine Faith [3.5s] | ANDA#43-44 p.90, NJB_v02#14-16 p.007 | The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10773 | 60 | ...Verily the poems of Bishop Kan and John Newton are exalted, but it were possible | SW_v08#08 p.100 | The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11223 | 40 | Arabic | ایها النفس النفیسه المطمئنه بملکوت الله اعلم ان بشارات ملکوت الله احاطت | O thou noble and assured soul in the Kingdom of God! Know thou that the glad-tidings of God's Kingdom have encompassed all [3.5s] | INBA59:189b | The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01704 | 300 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای خادمه عالم انسانی نامه ات رسید و از مضمون بسیار ممنون شدیم برهانی قاطع بود | O thou who art serving the world of humanity! Thy letter was received and from its contents we felt exceedingly glad | MMK1#034 p.065 | SWAB#034, SW_v10#01 p.011-012 , SEIO.021x | Ine, G. Burriston & S. Nelson | 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 | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2895 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-29 | 60 | There are some souls who have not any tie, they are completely detached from all else save God. How wonderful is this station! There are also a number of individuals who are detached as far as themselves are concerned | DAS.1915-01-29 | Compassion; kindness; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1405 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-23 | 230 | A Bahá'í must conform all his great and small affairs in accord with the good-pleasure of the Blessed Perfection. This is the unerring criterion. | DAS.1915-05-23 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3458 | Words spoken at Haifa pilgrim house, 1914-10-12 | 20 | Persian | اصل جوهر بیان اینست که انسان باید در فکر این باشد که دیگران را محافظه کند نه در فکر خود باشد | A man must ever think of the protection of others and not of himself. | DAS.1914-10-12, SW_v07#18 p.188 | The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10944 | 50 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی دولت شاهان عالم چون سراب فانی ناپایدار ولی تو دولت باقی و | O cherished handmaiden of God! The sovereignty of earthly monarchs is even as a mirage, fleeting and transient, but thine is an everlasting dominion [3.5s] | YARP2.495 p.364 | The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11036 | 50 | Persian | خسروا این عنوان از القاب شهریارانست و طغرای تاج داران اما خسروان خاکدانرا | The appellation 'Khusraw' is a title befitting sovereigns and the seal of crowned heads, yet the monarchs of this earthly realm [3.5s] | ALPA.063b, YARP2.073 p.111 | The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0635 | Words spoken on 1915-07-25 in Haifa | 450 | Persian | حکمتهای بالغهٴ الهی است که این اسباب را فراهم می آورد. تا طوفان زمستان نباشد، سکون بهاری حاصل نمی شود | It is among the consummate wisdom of God that He hath brought forth these means, for without the tempests of winter, the tranquility of spring shall not be attained [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-25 | Continual renewal of creation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The ephemeral and the eternal; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1380 | Words spoken on 1915-08-06 in Haifa | 230 | Persian | همه اش هباءً منبثاً مأمن لی بیتاً عند عرش عظمتک فی ملکوت فردانیتک. معتمد الدوله اصفهان، منوچهر خان | All else is scattered dust. Grant me a shelter near the throne of Thy grandeur in the kingdom of Thy oneness [3.5s]... ...Mu'tamidu'd-Dawlih of Isfahan, Manuchihr Khan, owned many buildings. He had many villages in the vicinity of Tehran. | AHDA.595-596x, ZSM.1915-08-06 | STAB#134x | Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1870 | Words to Mr Frosell and his brother, spoken on 1913-04-11 in Budapest | 160 | I have come here to see men and not piles of stones and clay. These buildings you can find everywhere; for my part I am searching for men. | DAS.1913-04-11 | Goodly deeds; actions; Human reality created in the image of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3362 | 30 | Bahá'í Scriptures | But where thousands are considering these questions, we have more essential questions. The secrets of the whole economic question are divine in nature, and are concerned with the world of the heart and spirit. In the Bahá'í teaching this is most completely explained | BSC.446.12 #812x, SW_v13#09 p.231 | Elections; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1047 | Words to Mountfort Mills, spoken around 1909-05-26 | 300 | Assisting one another and promoting unity and solidarity. These little troubles must not take up your time. | PN_1909 p082 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Conduct in finance and business; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Generosity [kirama]; House of Justice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00274 | 710 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Mahmúd's Diary; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Social Action | ای دختر ملکوتی من در راه آهن رو بسانفرانسیسکو میرویم بیاد خوی تو افتادم | O My heavenly daughter! While journeying by rail to San Francisco, thoughts of you came to my mind [3.5s]... ...The question of economics must commence with the farmer and then be extended to the other classes | BRL_DAK#0217, AVK4.347x, AVK4.348x, MAS2.061-064x, KHF.219, KHAB.041 (049), KHTB3.084, BDA1.189.15 | BRL_ATE#048x, BRL_SOCIAL#211, LOG#1858x, LOG#1859x, BSC.453 #831x, SW_v07#15 p.146-147x, SW_v19#11 p.346-347x, MHMD1.206-208 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Disregarding own capacity in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Maintainance of degrees in society; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1216 | Words to Latimer, Esslemont, Randall et al, spoken on 1919-11-17 | 260 | I remember the time we were in America. There were several of us traveling. Those were good days. They were all full of the commemoration of God... Nothing but the religion of God can solve the economic problems. | PN_1919 p023, PN_1919 p121, LAT.043-051, STAB#091 | Future of Haifa; of the Holy Land; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Maintainance of degrees in society; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0001 | Words to Mr Pinchot and others, spoken on 1912-06-04 | 3400 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Mahmúd's Diary | امیدواریم در مجلس شما مائده آسمانی بخوریم آن بالتمامه مطابق مذاق ماست زیرا | We hope that in this gathering we shall partake of the heavenly table… The solution of this problem is one of the fundamental principles of his holiness BAHA’O’LLAH | BRL_DAK#0644, AVK4.335x, AVK4.340bx, AVK4.466x, KHF.265, KHAB.290 (300), KHTB2.110 | BSC.340 #666-670x, FWU.038x, SW_v07#09 p.077-079+081-084, SW_v08#01 p.007x, SW_v09#07 p.086-087x, SW_v13#09 p.231x, SW_v13#12 p.324x, SW_v14#02 p.036x, SW_v16#03 p.456-457x, SW_v16#11 p.706x, STAB#128, STAB#140 | Consultation; Elections; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | MHMD1.120 | ||||||
| ABU0034 | Words to Mayor Stitt Wilson of Berkeley, spoken on 1912-10-05 | 1810 | I have always had the utmost longing to come to America and associate with the revered members of the societies of international peace | ECN.683+941 | Equality of men and women; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2240 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-08-10 | 110 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | فقیر صابر بهتر از غنی شاکر است اما فقیر شاکر بهتر از فقیر صابر است و بهتر از همه غنی نتفق است | The patient poor are better than the thankful rich. But the thankful poor are better than the patient poor. And the best of all is the rich-giver who is free from temptations or tests, who becomes the cause of the happiness of mankind.... At the time of his death a king longed for the station of a poor man | KHMT.194x, MAS5.227, BDA1.185.10 | SW_v19#12 p.379-380, MHMD1.201, ROB2.281, STAB#042 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Stories; anecdotes; Thankfulness; gratitude; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0952 | Words to a Persian prince, spoken on 1913-02-21 | 320 | Mirza Taqi Khan was the ablest and most astute statesman that Persia had produced for a long time. Although he committed the greatest mistake of his life | DAS.1913-02-21 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3026 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 50 | It will not be possible in the future for men to amass great fortunes by the labor of others. The rich will willingly divide. | SW_v07#15 p.147, SW_v13#12 p.341, PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.007, BLO_PN#104 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Predictions and prophecies; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1072 | Words spoken on 1912-09-17 in Chicago | 290 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | اعظم از اساس اپتراکیون در ادیان الهی موجود مثلاً در حکم آلهی و یؤثرون علی انفسهم | The principles of socialism are outstripped in the religions of God. | BDA1.251.06 | MHMD1.269-270 | Education of children; moral education; Martyrs and martyrdom; Newspapers and the media; publications; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0042 | Public address given on 1912-09-03 | 1700 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | It seems as though all creatures can exist singly and alone. For example, a tree | PUP#102, FWU.038, SW_v07#17 p.171-172x, SW_v08#01 p.013x, SW_v13#09 p.227-230, ABIC.010-013, ECN.689x + 946x, STAB#047 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Maintainance of degrees in society; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0124 | Words spoken on 1912-07-09 in New York | 1100 | ...Tell Mrs. D. there are only two ways of correcting the social conditions; it cannot be done by force. | PN_1912 p109x, BSTW#351ax | Agriculture; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3190 | Words spoken ca. 1912-04-22 in Washington | 40 | All nations must become socialistic in spirit. People must not be forced by circumstances to help the poor. They must give aid willingly. | BSTW#336b | Critiques of capitalism, communism, socialism; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1916 | Words spoken on 1913-06-06 in Paris | 150 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | چون این ظهور ظهور فضل است لهذا کسانیکه اعمال طیبه و اخلاق حسنه دارند | As this dispensation is one of grace, those who perform goodly deeds and possess a righteous character will not be deprived of divine mercy | BDA2.337-338 | MHMD2.448 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Goodly deeds; actions; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Twin duties of recognition and obedience | - | - | |||||||
| AB09594 | 80 | mixed | ای ورقه موقنه یک تجلی از تجلیات جمال قدیم نور مبین بود که آفاق اقالیمرا روشن | O assured leaf! One effulgence from among the effulgences of the Ancient Beauty was the manifest light that illumined the horizons of all regions [3.5s] | AYBY.450 #189 | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03473 | 200 | O thou that art aglow with the Fire that burneth in the Sacred Tree! At this morning hour | WOB.112x, SW_v13#12 p.339, DWN_v2#05 p.033-034, BP1926.007-008 | Love as fire; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02404 | 250 | Persian | ای گریبان چاک در عشق الهى جناب آقا سید حسن مکتوبى مرقوم نموده بود و ذکر آن | O thou who hast rent thy garment in divine love! His honour Áqá Siyyid Ḥasan had penned a letter and made mention [3.5s] | INBA55:141 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02559 | 240 | mixed | ای دوستان راستان شمس حقیقت چون از افق لامکان بر جهان امکان باشعه ساطعه اشراق | O true friends! When the Sun of Reality shone forth from the horizon of the placeless realm upon the world of being with penetrating rays [3.5s] | INBA13:138, INBA55:425b | AKHA_105BE #05 p.05, QT105.1.461, RHQM2.0632a (010) (008ax), MAS5.258 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1971 | Words spoken on 1916-05-09 in Haifa | 140 | Persian | این مقامی است مقام افاضه و آن تبلیغ امرالله و نشر نفحات الله و اعلاء کلمة الله و ترویج تعالیم است. این من الحق الی الخلق است | This is the station of outpouring, and it is the propagation of the Cause of God, the diffusion of the fragrances of God, the exaltation of the Word of God, and the promotion of His teachings. This floweth from the Truth unto creation [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-05-09 | Manifestation of God as sun; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06230 | 130 | Persian | ای سرمست جام الست وقت ذکر و ثناست و روز نطق و ندا و استمداد از جمال ابهی | O thou who art intoxicated with the cup of pre-existence! This is the time for remembrance and praise, and the day of utterance and call, and seeking aid from the All-Glorious Beauty [3.5s] | YBN.050 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03085 | 210 | Arabic | الهی و محبوبی قد خلقت شجره مقدسه رحمانیه و دوحه کریمه ربانیه و سدره جلیله | O my God and my Beloved! Thou hast verily brought into being the sacred and all-merciful Tree, the noble and divine Bough, and the glorious Lote-Tree [3.5s] | INBA87:309, INBA52:314 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02330 | 250 | Persian | ای ابناء آسمانی تحیت قلبی صمیمی شما بسمع عبدالبهاء رسید از پیام شما نهایت مسرت | O my heavenly children. Your cordial and sincere greetings have reached me and have brought to me great spiritual happiness. | MMK2#374 p.267 | JWTA.041 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07224 | 110 | Persian | ای آیت هدی چون در این جنت ابهی بفضل خدا نهال مغروس دست عنایتی بکوش تا بطراوت | O sign of guidance! Since thou art, by God's grace, a sapling planted in this Most Glorious Paradise, strive beneath the hand of divine favor to attain freshness [3.5s] | MMK3#232 p.167 | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09708 | 80 | Arabic | یا من آمن بالله و اهتدی قد اشرق من فجر البقاء نور الهدی فسبحان ربی الاعلی قد | O thou who hast believed in God and been rightly guided! The light of guidance hath dawned from the daybreak of eternity. Glorified be my Lord, the Most Exalted [3.5s] | INBA21:130b | Exhortations and counsels; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05297 | 150 | mixed | ای منیر پرتو ظهور چون بر قله طور زد سنگ خارا متلاشی شد و صخره صماء متفانی | O Munir! When the radiant effulgence of the Revelation struck Mount Sinai's summit, the adamantine rock was shattered and the impenetrable crag obliterated [3.5s] | INBA88:234a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12561 | 100 | Persian | یا من توجه وجهه للذی فطر السموات و الارض چه فضل و موهبتی جمال قدم در حق | O thou who hast turned thy face toward Him Who hath fashioned the heavens and the earth! What bounty and gift hath the Ancient Beauty bestowed upon [3.5s] | INBA85:550b | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03569 | 200 | Persian | یا من تشبث بذیل العطاٌ در این جهان پر ملال چه امال حصوف پذیرد وچه | O thou who clingest to the hem of bounty! In this world fraught with woe, what hope can attain fruition and what [3.5s] | INBA84:268b | Origin of the soul; the soul as emanation; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04081 | 180 | mixed | ای منادی میثاق دلبر آفاق چون از مشرق آمال اشراق فرمود پرتوی از حقیقت تقدیس بر | O Herald of the Covenant, Beloved of all horizons! When the Daystar of hopes shed its radiance from the Orient of desires, a ray of sanctification shone forth [3.5s] | AYBY.356 #037 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05201 | 150 | Persian | Translation List | ای رایس عزیز اهل فنون بر آنند که هیچ ماده مانند سیاله برقیه در کره ارض سریع | O dear leader! Scientists believe there to be no substance upon the earth that moveth with the swiftness of the electric current. Its power is intense | MKT8.095c | ADMS#270 | Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2034 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 140 | No, it is not the Spirit of God, but it is the Bounty of God. It is not a part of God, for it is His creation. To illustrate: Take a lamp | DLA.031, BLO_PN#026 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Soul; spirit after death; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04377 | 170 | Persian | ای دوستان حضرت رحمن جمال ابهی در قطب امکان خیمه عزت ابدیه برافراخت و جمیع | O friends of the All-Merciful! The Abhá Beauty hath raised the pavilion of eternal glory at the pole of contingent being, and all [3.5s] | MMK3#281 p.203 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2734 | Words spoken ca. Nov. 1921 in Haifa | 70 | Persian | چه موهبتی اعظم از سرور احباست انسان باید یا فائض باشد یا مستفیض | What bounty is greater than the joy of the beloved ones! Man must either be the bestower or the recipient thereof [3.5s] | QT105.2.039 | Praise and encouragement; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03005 | 220 | mixed | ای یاران حقیقی و مشتاقان جمال الهی چون حی قیوم بجمیع اسما و صفات و کمالات و | O ye friends who long for the Beauty of God! When the self-subsistent living God manifested Himself...The Divine Minstrel held the stringed instrument in His Hand, and preluded a melody and tune | INBA13:141, INBA88:176 | MKT1.413, AKHA_120BE #05 p.j, AHB.125BE #01-02 p.02, PYB#125 p.06, DUR1.213, YHA1.377x | SW_v05#14 p.209x, PN_1900_heh p077, BSTW#387 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03270 | 210 | Arabic | حمدا لمن اشرق و لاح من افق التوحید بسطوع شدید و ظهور مجید و تجلی انکشفت به | Praise be to Him Who hath arisen and shone forth from the horizon of Divine Unity with intense radiance and glorious manifestation, through Whose revelation all things were unveiled [3.5s] | INBA55:187, INBA59:160, UMich962.134-135, UMich991.084-06 | BRL_DAK#1130, MKT1.241 | Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06062 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده الهی صبح است و کوکب مشرق از افق طالع و لائح و عبدالبهاء در ظل شعاع او | O servant of God! It is dawn, and the Star hath risen from the horizon, manifest and resplendent, while 'Abdu'l-Bahá abideth beneath its rays [3.5s] | MMK4#116 p.124 | Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10375 | 60 | Persian | ای ایات باهره ملکوت پرتوی از تجلی حق قدیر بر آفتاب زد عالم تاب شد | O resplendent verses of the Kingdom! A beam from the manifestation of the Almighty God shone upon the sun, and it became world-illumining [3.5s] | AKHA_118BE #02-03 p.b, AHB.117BE #03 p.50 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2268 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 110 | This is self-evident and is in no need of proof. For example the hand corresponds with another hand. No sooner thou takest hold of the hand of thy beloved than a world of feelings and emotions are conveyed | DAS.1914-05-10 | Need for an educator; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05536 | 140 | mixed | ای آیت رحمن حی قیوم چون شمس خرق حجاب غیوم فرمود از مطلع انوار دو ایات ظاهر و | O Sign of the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining Lord! Like unto the sun that rendeth asunder the veil of clouds, from the horizon of lights two verses have become manifest [3.5s] | INBA13:118 | MKT4.023, MMK6#475, YMM.060 | Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00308 | 680 | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents became evident... O thou daughter of the Kingdom! The Lord of the Kingdom and the sun of Truth hath sent forth a splendor | SW_v08#10 p.123x, BSTW#479 | Importance of prayer; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07785 | 110 | Arabic | یا من احبه الله و احبه قال تعالی یحبهم و یحبونه لو لا فیض محبه الله الی عبده | O thou beloved of God and lover of Him! The Almighty hath declared: "He loveth them and they love Him." Were it not for the outpouring of God's love upon His servant [3.5s] | MMK6#112 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Love of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04068 | 180 | Persian | ای مفتون حقیقت حقیقت انسانیه ودیعه ربانیه است و عالم بشر انبعاثات طبیعیه آن | O thou who art enthralled by truth! Human reality is a divine trust, and the world of humanity is its natural emanation [3.5s] | PYB#267 p.03, MUH3.039 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06063 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده الهی فیض نامتناهی چنان جلوه ای نموده که شرق و غرب را بپرتو حقیقت | O servant of God! The infinite grace hath manifested such splendour that East and West are illumined by the radiance of truth [3.5s] | AKHA_129BE #06 p.a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10417 | 60 | mixed | علم ذاتی مختصّ به حقّ است يعنی جمال قدم اسم اعظم ليس له شريک فی ذلک چنانکه نور ذاتی از خصائص شمس است | Inherent knowledge belongeth exclusively unto the True One - that is, unto the Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name, Who hath no partner in this attribute - even as essential light is a distinctive quality of the sun [3.5s] | MMK6#303x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11072 | 50 | Arabic | یا من نطق باسم الله قد ارتفع الندآء من سدره السیناء و القوم تواروا فی الحجاب | O thou who speaketh forth in the Name of God! The call hath been raised from the Sinai Tree, yet the people remain veiled in concealment [3.5s] | INBA21:117e, INBA59:133b | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06222 | 130 | Persian | ای زنده بنفحات روحانی اگر از الطاف الهی پرسی بحری است بی پایان | O thou who art quickened by the spiritual breaths! If thou askest of divine favors, they are verily an ocean without end [3.5s] | AKHA_116BE #10 p.323 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God as sun; Power of the Manifestation of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09406 | 80 | Persian | ای سمی عبدالبهاء اگر جوهر اعداد طلبی دست بدامن واحد حقیقی زن زیرا جمیع اعداد | O thou who art the namesake of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Shouldst thou seek the essence of numbers, lay hold upon the hem of the One True God, for all numbers [3.5s] | MMK3#235 p.168 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06121 | 130 | mixed | ای تشنه قطره از بحر غنای حق در ایه مبارکه یوم یغنی الله کلا من سعته میفرماید | O thou who art athirst for the drops from the ocean of God's bounty! In the blessed verse "On a day when God will enrich everyone from His abundance," He saith [3.5s] | MMK6#108 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03874 | 190 | Arabic | یا من فتح الله بصیرته بنور معرفته بین الوری فاعلم بان قلزم الکبریاء مواج طافح | O thou whose insight hath been opened by the light of God's knowledge amidst all peoples, know thou that the ocean of grandeur surgeth and overfloweth [3.5s] | INBA17:021 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01095 | 380 | Arabic | و انک انت یا الهی سبقت رحمتک و کملت موهبتک و احاطت قدرتک کل الاشیاء فخلقت | Verily Thou, O my God, Thy mercy hath preceded all else, Thy bounty hath been perfected, and Thy power hath encompassed all things, and thus didst Thou create [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.153-156 | BRL_DAK#1009, MKT1.206, BSHN.140.108, BSHN.144.108, MHT2.180 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04697 | 160 | Persian | ای بنده مبتهل متضرع بملکوت ابهی در این صبح بقا که انوار ملکوت ابهی ممالک غیب | O servant, earnest and beseeching at the Threshold of the Abhá Kingdom! In this eternal morn, when the lights of the Abhá Kingdom illumine the realms of the unseen [3.5s] | INBA17:032 | MMK4#128 p.132 | East and West; communication between East and West; Manifestation of God as sun; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04247 | 170 | mixed | ای احبای الهی عنایات و فیوضات جمال قدم چون بحر اعظم ملکوت وجود را از غیب و | O ye friends of God! The bestowals and outpourings of the Ancient Beauty, like unto a vast ocean, have flooded the Kingdom of existence from the unseen realm [3.5s] | MMK4#107 p.117 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05233 | 150 | Persian | ای طیر حدیقه ایقان هر مرغی که حق پرواز دهد بالی از تایید گشاید و بال دیگر از | O Bird of the Garden of Certitude! Every bird whom God granteth the power of flight unfoldeth one wing through divine confirmation and the other wing through [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0326, MMK2#370 p.263 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06598 | 120 | mixed | ای امه الله منسوب خادم درگاه الهی حمد کن خدا را که در این ایام در عرصه وجود | O handmaid of God, who art related to the servant of the Divine Threshold! Praise be to God that in these days, upon the arena of existence [3.5s] | MKT7.065a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09573 | 80 | Persian | ای ورقه طیبه زکیه الطاف حق چون دریای بی پایان موج بر سر عباد و اماء میزند و | O pure and sanctified leaf! The favors of God, even as a boundless ocean, surge in waves over His servants and handmaidens [3.5s] | MKT7.146b | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Praise and encouragement; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08921 | 90 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی چون در حقائق اشیا نگری جمیع را از تجلیات اسماء و صفات | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abha! When thou beholdest the realities of all things, thou shalt see them as manifestations of the Names and Attributes [3.5s] | MKT9.203b, MMK3#019 p.012 | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Intelligible vs. perceptible realities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02853 | 220 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی اظهر من افق العالم النیر الاعظم و اشرق و ابرق و سطع و لاح علی | Praise be to God, Who hath manifested from the horizon of the world the Most Great Light, and made it to shine forth and gleam and shed its radiant effulgence upon all [3.5s] | PR20.005 | MKT2.163 | Development of capacity and readiness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as sun; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08392 | 100 | mixed | حمدا لمن انشا النشئه الاولی باثار باهره ... فی الحقیقه نفوس خاضعه خاشعه تاثیر | Praise be to Him Who brought forth the First Creation through resplendent signs [3.5s] | MSHR5.264x | Creation of the world; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10605 | 60 | Persian | ای مهتدی بانوار هدایت الله نار هدی در شجره مبارکه نابته در طور سینا مشتعل | O thou who art guided by the lights of divine guidance! The fire of guidance blazeth within the Blessed Tree that groweth upon Mount Sinai [3.5s] | INBA88:265b | Consolation and comfort; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04084 | 180 | Persian | ای منجذب بنفحات تقدیس در این دور اعظم و کور جمال قدم که فیض نامتناهی الهی | O thou who art enraptured by the sanctified breezes in this Most Great Dispensation and the Cycle of the Ancient Beauty, wherein divine and infinite bounties [3.5s] | HDQI.251, ANDA#52 p.05 | Call to action; Differences in human capacity; Praise and encouragement; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05269 | 150 | Persian | Light of the World | ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله از قرار مسموع آتشی افروخته داری و جانی چون پروانه بال | O thou who art aflame with the fire of the love of God! We hear that thou hast within thy being a blazing fire, and that thy soul, even as the winged moth, is consumed by its flame | NURA#42, MMK4#097 p.108 | LOTW#42 | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05674 | 140 | Persian | ای دوست الهی اگرچه در جمیع مراتب فیوضات حضرت حی قدیم چون غیث هاطل نازل و کل | O divine friend! Although in all degrees the outpourings of the Ancient and Ever-Living Lord descend even as torrential rain, and all [3.5s] | MMK4#127 p.132 | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08293 | 100 | Persian | ای هوشمندان امروز مستمندان ارجمند گردند و دوران نزدیک شوند و نادانان سریر | O discerning ones of this age, the downtrodden shall attain nobility, and the era shall draw nearer, while the ignorant shall ascend the throne [3.5s] | ALPA.083a, YARP2.098 p.123 | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09894 | 70 | Persian | ای بهرام بهرام یزدان چون پدر مهربان پرده برانداخته دلجوای یاران فرمود و خوش | O Bahram, Bahram! Like unto a loving father, the Lord God hath drawn aside the veil and sweetly consoled the hearts of His loved ones [3.5s] | INBA88:341a | YARP2.167.1 p.174 | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10154 | 70 | Persian | ای ورقه موقنه شمع اگر جمع را روشن نماید پرتو ملکوت آفاق را منور فرماید یعنی | O leaf of certitude! If the candle illumineth the gathering, verily the radiance of the Kingdom shall enlighten the horizons [3.5s] | MKT7.174b | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10333 | 60 | Turkish | انیسا بحر قدم فیضان اعظم و طوفان دمادم باشلدیغی گوندن امواج فیوضات ساحل | O My companion! From the day the Ancient Ocean commenced its mighty effusion and successive surging, the waves of bounties reached the shore [3.5s] | MJT.098a | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10418 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده حق نور مطلق چون پرتوی بر عالم امکانی نمود | O servant of God! The absolute light hath shed its radiance upon the world of being [3.5s] | AKHA_119BE #07 p.d | The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06817 | 120 | Persian | ای طالب حقیقت نامه پارسال نرسید اما نامه ای که بتاریخ ۲۶ جولای نوشته بودی | O seeker of truth! The letter from last year did not arrive, but the letter which thou didst write on July 26th [3.5s] | YMM.225x | Soul; spirit after death; The cross and the trinity; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0356 | Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-26 | 670 | Praise be to God! You have attained the visit of the Holy Tomb... The worldly grades of every Manifestation are so different | PN_1900 p020, BSTW#169c | Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God does not act of own volition; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; The cross and the trinity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1760 | Words spoken ca. 1900 | 170 | The reality and essence of Jesus Christ was like the mirror, and the reality and essence of God is likened unto the Sun. | PN_1900_heh p068 | Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; The cross and the trinity; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2844 | Words spoken on 1914-12-16 in Abu Sinan | 60 | Persian | در هر دوری سه شخص بوده است: در دور موسی، موسی و نار و مکلم طور... باصطلاح فلاسفه | In every Dispensation there have been three persons: In the Dispensation of Moses, there was Moses, and the Fire, and the Speaker on Sinai... in the terminology of the philosophers [3.5s] | ZSM.1914-12-16 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; The cross and the trinity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05036 | 150 | mixed | ای احبای رحمن و منجذبان جمال یزدان بحر بلایا از جمیع جهات بر شما هیجان و نهر | O beloved ones of the All-Merciful and ye who are attracted to the Beauty of the All-Glorious! The sea of tribulations surgeth upon you from every direction [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.183-185 | AKHA_129BE #15 p.a, BSHN.140.460, BSHN.144.454, MHT1b.218, NANU_AB#58 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08554 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده الهی تا توانی دست بذیل تقوی زن و از سراج هدی اقتباس نور از ملا اعلی | O servant of God! As much as thou art able, grasp thou the hem of piety, and draw light from the Lamp of divine guidance [3.5s] | MMK2#177 p.129, AKHA_132BE #02 p.a, AKHA_133BE #15 p.a | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09648 | 80 | Arabic | ایها العندلیب فی حدیقه التوحید طوبی لک بما تغنیت فی ریاض العرفان بابدع | O nightingale in the garden of Divine Unity! Blessed art thou, for thou hast warbled in the meadows of mystic knowledge with wondrous melody [3.5s] | INBA59:115a, INBA87:628a, INBA52:672a | Music and singing; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06432 | 130 | Arabic | ایتها المنجذبه الی نور المیثاق اعلی ان ملائکة السماء یصلین | O thou who art attracted to the light of the Covenant! Know thou that the angels of heaven are offering prayers [3.5s] | MKT2.331 | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03008 | 220 | Persian | ای یاران روحانی الحمد لله شمع رحمانی در انجمن یزدانی غبطه آفتاب فلک اثیر است | O spiritual friends! Praise be unto God! The candle of the All-Merciful in the divine gathering shineth with such lustre as to be the envy of the sun in the celestial sphere [3.5s] | INBA17:267 | MKT8.186a | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09068 | 90 | Arabic | یا جبریل الامین الحبیب این بشارتک و این اشارتک این اطفاء نیران الخلیل و این | O Gabriel, the trusted and beloved! Where are thy glad-tidings, and where thy tokens? Where is the quenching of the fires of the Friend of God, and where [3.5s] | INBA59:111b | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10500 | 60 | Persian | ای دو ستاره روشن در افق محبت الله جنود ملکوت ابهی گاهی بصورت بشر در عرصه | O ye two radiant stars upon the horizon of the love of God! The hosts of the Abhá Kingdom do at times appear in human form on earth [3.5s] | MKT5.081, YMM.245 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12663 | 80 | Arabic | ایها العبد المتضرع الی الله قم بقوه مولاک علی خدمه ربک الذی خلقک و سواک تالله | O thou servant who beseeches God! Arise with the power of thy Lord to serve thy Creator Who fashioned and perfected thee. By God! [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0973 | Call to action; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2356 | Words to a woman from Holland, spoken on 1913-01-19 | 100 | When you return to Holland, summon the people to the Kingdom of God and cry out: Glad tidings! Glad tidings! The Sun of Reality hath dawned | DAS.1913-01-19 | Call to action; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11234 | 40 | Persian | حضرت سمندر نار موقده را تحیت مشتاقانه ابدع ابهی ابلاغ فرمااید شب و روز فراغت | Convey to his honour Samandar, flame of the kindled fire, my most loving and most glorious Abhá greetings [3.5s] | AYBY.327 #008b | The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06442 | 130 | Arabic | ایها الحبیب قد وصل تحریرکم و اطلعنا بمضمونه و نختصر فی الجواب لقله الاوقات | O beloved friend! Thy letter hath reached us and we have taken note of its contents. We shall be brief in our reply, owing to the constraint of time [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0792, MKT3.198, MNMK#061 p.141, ASAT4.394, SFI02.058, YMM.322x, YIK.298x, ZIAB2.149-150 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Names and attributes of God; The cloud ['ama] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1262 | Words spoken on 1915-07-04 in Haifa | 250 | Persian | در نیویورک کاردینالی بود و اعلان می کرد که این دشمن مسیح است، آمده که دین مسیح را محو کند | I heard that here they have had a great religious procession with much pomp and ceremony: a procession the likes of which was not seen before. | ZSM.1915-07-04, KHH1.327-328 (1.455-457) | KHHE.463-465 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Christian clergy; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1677 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-10-29 | 180 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در کلیفورنیا دیدم رئیس اساقفه با تبخر و جلال جمعیتی از عقب با خود میبرد گفتم چه خبر است | One day in California I saw a cardinal walking with pomp and ceremony in front of a procession. Inquiring about the occasion, I was told that a new church had been built and the cardinal was to officially open its doors | BDA1.338.07 | MHMD1.356 | Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Christian clergy | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0143 | Words spoken ca. 1913-12-22 in Haifa | 1050 | Persian | خوش آمدید احوال شما چطور است از بس از صبح تا بحال من حرف زده ام دیگر قوت | Welcome! How are you! No strength is left in me because I have talked so much, from morning until now | KHF.194, KHTB3.079, NJB_v04#18 p.001 | DAS.1913-12-22x, SW_v09#02 p.024x | Muhammad; Islam; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Christian clergy | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04080 | 180 | Persian | ای منادی ملکوت نامه ایکه بمنور مرقوم نموده بودی قرائت گردید البته با مسس کیبس | O thou herald of the Kingdom! Thy letter written to Monaver was perused. Thou shouldst together with Mrs Gibbs establish a center | BRL_DAK#0135 | LBLT.110x | Reincarnation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Christian clergy; Theosophy | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01237 | 350 | mixed | ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی نامه که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودید فرستاد ملاحظه | O thou faithful servant of the Abha Beauty! The letter thou didst address to Jinab-i-Manshadí was received and perused [3.5s] | MILAN.225, ANDA#73 p.45 | Non-participation in politics; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Christian clergy | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3671 | Words spoken on 1913-03-16 in Paris | 300 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اهالی امریکا سیر گرسنهٴ‌اند بالعکس ایرانیها گرسنهٴ سیرند که در حال گرسنگی و احتیاج خود | The Americans are a satiated people who hunger--this in contrast to the Persians… The East has always been able, through the aid of a spiritual power, to withstand the West… In one of the cities between Canada and California, a certain cardinal… Ka'bu'l-Abhar was an Israelite who lived in the time of Mu'aviyyih | BDA2.184-185 | MHMD2.233-234 | Christ; Christianity; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Critique of Western values; culture; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Christian clergy | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2985 | Words spoken on 1919-12-09 | 50 | Persian | بلی اهالی ایتالیا متعصبند وقتیکه وارد ناپولی | Every year, on the occasion of the arrival of the New Year, the Pope would deliver a sermon in the church. One year he invited the Italian king to attend this ceremony. | NJB_v11#19 p.341b | STAB#050 | The Christian clergy | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06330 | 130 | Persian | ای منادیان میثاق در خصوص ترجمه و طبع کتاب بیان احکامی در بیان موجود که بنص | O Heralds of the Covenant! Concerning the translation and publication of the Book of the Bayán, certain ordinances contained therein which, according to the explicit text [3.5s] | RAHA.282, MAS2.016-017x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00648 | 490 | Persian | ولکن مشکلات اینجاست که هر بدبختی خطاای کند این صادقان که اطاعت و صداقت و خیر | Verily, the difficulty lies herein: whenever a hapless soul errs, it is those who are sincere, obedient, and virtuous who bear the burden [4o] | QT108.123-124 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12207 | 260 | Persian | ای بنده مقرب جمال ابهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گشت حمد کن خدا را که | O thou who art near to the Most Glorious Beauty! That which thou didst write was perused. Praise be to God that [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0976 | Business; financial; property matters; Non-participation in politics; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06643 | 120 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده حضرت مقصود کتاب بیان بکتاب اقدس منسوخ مگر احکامی که در کتاب اقدس موکد | O servant of the Desired One! [3.5s]... ...The Bayan hath been superseded by the Kitab-i-Aqdas, except in respect of such laws as have been confirmed and mentioned in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas | MMK6#151 | BRL_ATE#046x | Consolation and comfort; Naming of children; of individuals; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02199 | 260 | mixed | ای بنده آستان مقدس الهی نامه مرقوم ملحوظ افتاد و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل گشت و | O servant of the sacred divine Threshold! Thy letter hath been received and its contents noted [3.5s] | MKT4.030, AVK1.008.07x, AVK1.012.04x | Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0345 | Words spoken on 1916-03-09 in Haifa | 680 | Persian | امروز روز بسیار مبارکی است. متبرک و متمین است. طلوع انوار صبح هدی است. مبدأ و منشأ امر الهی است | This Day is a most blessed Day, sanctified and assured. It is the dawning of the effulgent rays of the Morn of Guidance. It is the Source and Fountainhead of God's Cause [3.5s] | PYB#210 p.16-17x, ZSM.1916-03-09 | Apocalyptic imagery; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1734 | 180 | At the time when the Bab was being driven by his enemies from place to place | SW_v14#06 p.181, STAB#072 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0107 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 1200 | These Supreme Holy Souls are Godlike in their attributes. The garments in which they appear are different, but the attributes are the same. | TDLA.031-037, BLO_PN#104 | Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; Twin Manifestations | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04093 | 370 | mixed | ای مهتدی بنور هدی نامه شما رسید هر چند من فرصت ندارم ولی جواب مختصر مینگارم | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! Thy letter was received. Though I have not the leisure, yet I pen this brief reply [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0989, AVK2.224 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Letters of the Living; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Imamate; the Caliphate; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12791 | 90 | Persian | ای فاضل کامل شیراز مجمع اهل راز بود و مصدر عجز و نیاز نفوس مبارکی از آن کشور | O accomplished sage! Shiraz was once the gathering place of mystics and the source of humility and supplication. Blessed souls arose from that land [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1108 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08119 | 100 | mixed | ای سمی حضرت اعلی چون باین اسم مبارک تسمیه گشتی باید بهره و نصیبی از فیض او | O thou who art named after His Holiness the Exalted One! Since thou hast been given this blessed name, thou must acquire a portion and share of His grace [3.5s] | INBA87:387a, INBA52:397b | Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0296 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-30 | 740 | One day in the course of conversation Haji Siyyid Javad said to me: 'I was a good friend of Haji Siyyid Ali, the maternal uncle of the Báb. | DAS.1915-05-30 | Business; financial; property matters; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Power of the Manifestation of God; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05772 | 140 | Persian | انسان بايد ممتاز از حيوان باشد و امتياز انسان باين است که سبب راحت و آسايش ديگران گردد | Man must be distinguished from the animal, and his distinction lieth in this, that he becometh the cause of the comfort and tranquility of others [3.5s] | MMK3#162 p.114x | Man's distinction from the animal; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; The animal kingdom; True liberty; freedom | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0663 | Words spoken on 1915-07-15 in Haifa | 440 | Persian | در اروپا بمناسبتی ذکر می کردم که آنچه را جمیع ناس نهایت آمال و آرزویشان است و دستشان بآن نمی رسد | While I was in Europe, on a certain occasion, I made mention that whatsoever all souls hold as their highest hopes and aspirations, yet their hands fail to attain thereunto [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-15 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; The animal kingdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04771 | 160 | mixed | ای سراج محفل محبه الله در این کور اعظم که اضعف نفوس بقوت موهبه الله بخلعت | O Lamp of the gathering of God's love! In this Most Great Cycle, wherein the weakest of souls, through the power of divine bestowal, are adorned with the robe [3.5s] | PYB#251 p.03 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07442 | 110 | Persian | ای سروش هاتف غیب و سروش ملکوت ابهی این ترانه بگوش میرساند عصر قرن شمس حقیقت | O thou celestial herald of the unseen realm and melodious angel of the Kingdom of Abhá! This song reacheth the ear in this age of the Sun of Truth [3.5s] | YARP2.613 p.426 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01336 | 340 | mixed | ای مدهوش صهبای الهی و پرجوش در آتش محبت ربانی در شب و روز آنی نمیگذرد مگر | O thou who art intoxicated with the heavenly wine and ablaze with the fire of divine love! Not a moment passeth, by day or night, except [3.5s] | INBA88:259 | MKT6.044b, MMK4#084 p.099 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0403 | Public address given on 1912-07-05 | 620 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The Divine Sovereignty is an ancient sovereignty; not an accidental sovereignty. | PUP#079 (p.218-220), SW_v04#05 p.087+089-090 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Creation of the world; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; God's attributes require the existence of objects; Infinity and eternity; Literal interpretation; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2536 | Words spoken on 1913-07-29 in Ramleh | 90 | Glad tidings of the Kingdom of Abha! We announce to you Glad-tidings of great Joy!... Similar words were spoken almost two thousand years ago. | DAS.1913-07-29, SW_v08#13 p.157-158, ABIE.125, BLO_PN#007 | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Oneness; unity of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00206 | Some Answered Questions #041 Universal Cycles | 810 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | همچنان که این اجرام نورانیه در این فضای نامتناهی هر یک را دوری زمانیست | Each of the luminous bodies of this limitless firmament has its cycle of revolution | MFD#41, DWNP_v2#08 p.068-069, OOL.C022.41 | SAQ#41 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | |||||||
| AB12531 | 110 | O seeker of truth! Your letter has been received. Its content proves that, praise be to God, you have awakened from the sleep of heedlessness | BBBD.294 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06021 | 130 | Persian | ای احبای الهی در این کور رحمانی که قطرات بفضل الهی موج دریا یافته و ذرات باوج | O ye loved ones of God! In this divine Dispensation, wherein drops have, through the grace of God, been transformed into surging oceans, and atoms have risen to the zenith [3.5s] | MMK2#014 p.008, MJMJ2.044ax, MMG2#128 p.145x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01930 | 280 | mixed | ای خالص مخلص در دین الله بلایا و محن و آلام آنجناب در سبیل الله فی الحقیقه | O thou who art pure and sincere in the Faith of God! Verily, the trials, tribulations and sufferings which thou hast endured in the path of God [3.5s] | MSHR3.084 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09748 | 80 | O ye who are firm in the Covenant of the Self-Subsistent, Eternal God! Praise God with glad faces | SW_v11#07 p.105x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03184 | 210 | Persian | ای مبتلای در سبیل الهی ای ملا عاشور غیور این جام در راه خدا جامیست که سرمستش | O thou who hast faced calamity in the path of God, O Mulla ‘Áshúr the zealous! | ANDA#61 p.58, KASH.260 | ADMS#110 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09966 | 70 | Persian | ای دولت الحمد لله بدولت پایدار رسیدی پس امیدوار باش و در درگاه حق ثابت و | O Dawlat! Praise be unto God, thou hast attained unto the everlasting dominion. Therefore, be thou hopeful and remain steadfast before the threshold of the True One [3.5s] | YARP2.500 p.366 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06174 | 130 | mixed | ای خدمت تو مقبول و ای زحمت تو مشکور نظارت صندوق مقدس نمودی که مشکوه سراج هیکل | O thou whose service is accepted and whose efforts are praiseworthy! Thou hast kept watch over the sacred treasury, which is the niche of the Temple's Lamp [3.5s] | INBA13:185, INBA59:174c | QT108.085 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09556 | 80 | Persian | ای هرمزدیار الحمد لله بدیار جانان پی بردی و بکوی دلب?? مهربان راه یافتی از غیر او بیزار | O Hormuzdyar! Praise be to God that thou hast discovered the realm of the Beloved and found thy way to the path of the Compassionate Friend, turning away from all else but Him [3.5s] | YARP2.363 p.289 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09004 | 90 | Arabic | ایتها الورده الموانقه المفتحه فی ریاض محبه الله قد اتی الربیع و فاض الغمام الرفیع | O thou blossom unfolded in the gardens of God's love! Spring hath come, and the lofty clouds have poured forth their bounties [3.5s] | MKT2.314a | Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12294 | 180 | O son of the Kingdom! Your letter has arrived and has been read. You should give thanks a hundred thousand times over every moment because you have attained this greatest guidance | BBBD.076-077 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04016 | 180 | Persian | ای دوستان قدیم ندیم هر چند ندیمی مشروط باجتماع در یک بقعه و اقلیم بلکه منوط | O ancient friends and companions! Though companionship is not confined to gathering in a single spot and clime, but rather dependeth [3.5s] | MMK6#406 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04254 | 170 | Persian | ای اماء رحمن فضل و موهبت حضرت یزدان تاجی از موهبت کبری بر هامه شما نهاد که | O handmaidens of the All-Merciful! The grace and bounty of the Lord God hath placed upon your heads a crown of His supreme bestowal, such that [3.5s] | MKT7.013c | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for women; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12366 | 160 | mixed | الهی الهی انت ترانی و تسمع نجوائی و تطلع باسراری و اجهاری و غیبی و شهودی | My God, my God! Thou seest me and hearest my supplications. Thou art aware of my secrets and that which I declare openly, my hidden thoughts and manifest presence [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0924 | Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07563 | 110 | Persian | ای پروردگار شکر ترا که اين بينوايان را پر نوا نمودی و اين گمراهان را به راه هدايت | O Lord! Thanks be unto Thee, that Thou hast made these destitute ones rich in spirit and guided these wandering souls to the pathway of guidance [3.5s] | MMG2#045 p.045x, MJH.052x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11281 | 40 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | O my Lord! O my Lord! This is a lamp lighted by the fire of Thy love and ablaze with the flame | BPRY.176, TAB.618, BSC.429 #776, PN_1909F p002, VTRM.032 | MJ Cyr, M. Sparrow, Yasmin, TaliaSafa, A. Wensbo, Sarah, Nava & Sahar, Sofia, Avinash, Goleta & Pradheep, E. Lilian, N. Chiang | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love as fire; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06763 | 120 | O ye two doves of the nest of the Love of God! Although it is a long time that no news has reached us from you | SW_v07#10 p.093-094 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05633 | 140 | Persian | ای جمع چون شمع ستایش پاک یزدانرا که آن خاندانرا در عتبه مقدسه خویش قبول فرمود | O company like unto a candle! Praise be to the pure and holy God, Who hath accepted that household at His sacred Threshold [3.5s] | AYBY.430 #146 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09551 | 80 | Persian | ای نهال بوستان محبت الله شکر کن خدا را که در جویبار الطاف دمیدی و در گلشن | O thou sapling of the garden of the love of God! Render thanks unto God that thou hast burgeoned forth beside the stream of His favours and in the rose-garden [3.5s] | HUV2.043 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03786 | 190 | mixed | ای ورقه طیبه ثابته راسخه صابره در این کور اعظم بسا نساء که گوی سبقت و پیشی را | O steadfast, firm and patient Leaf of Holiness! In this Most Great Dispensation, many indeed are the women who have won the race of excellence [3.5s] | MKT7.143b | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08095 | 100 | Persian | ای دوستان راستان در هر عهد و عصر که انوار یزدانى | O true friends! In every age and dispensation when the divine lights [3.5s] | INBA13:272 | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10047 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O dear maidservant of God: Be thankful to God that you have been guided to the light of truth, entered to the Kingdom of Love of God | TAB.684 | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10481 | 60 | Turkish | ای چمن عرفانک نونهال لری درگاه حضرت احدیته لسان شکرانه ایله حمد و ستایش واجبدر | O tender saplings of the garden of divine knowledge! It behoveth you to offer praise and thanksgiving, with tongues of gratitude, at the threshold of His Divine Unity [3.5s] | MJT.105 | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02796 | 230 | Persian | ای یاران معنوی اهل ملا اعلی و سکان ملکوت الابهی در صباح میثاق بشکرانه الطاف | O ye spiritual friends of the Concourse on High and dwellers in the Abhá Kingdom! In the morn of the Covenant, in gratitude for His favours [3.5s] | INBA87:248, INBA52:252 | MMK5#282 p.213 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Thankfulness; gratitude; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07580 | 110 | O thou who art guided by the light of guidance! It was the effulgence of the Ray which became manifested | DAS.1914-09-04 | Mosaic imagery; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10544 | 60 | O thou seeker of Truth! Thy letter was received and thy thankfulness became | SW_v02#10 p.003-004 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10371 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله هر صبح و مساء بمناجات رب الایات بپرداز و لسان بشکرانه بگشا که در | O maidservant of God! Engage, morn and eve, in communion with the Lord of Signs, and open thy tongue in thanksgiving, for [3.5s] | MKT7.074, MUH3.024 | Love of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12699 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده الهی نامه تو رسید الحمد لله که چشمه آب حیات جوشی زد تا از ان نوشیدی و | O servant of God! Thy letter hath arrived. Praised be God that the wellspring of the water of life gushed forth and thou didst drink therefrom | BBBD.357-358 | BBBD.358 | Living waters; water of life; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10151 | 70 | Persian | ای ورقه مهتزه بنفحات الله شکر حضرت رب قیومرا که از موهوم رستی و در ظل عنایت | O leaf stirred by the fragrances of God! Give thanks unto the Lord, the Self-Subsisting, that thou hast been freed from vain imaginings and hast found shelter beneath His sheltering grace [3.5s] | INBA85:203b | MKT7.186a | Interpretation of dreams and visions; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09527 | 80 | Persian | ای مهتدی بنور حقیقت هیکل انسانی مانند مشکاتست و قلب بمثابه زجاج و محبت الله | O thou who art guided by the light of truth! The human temple is even as a niche, and the heart as a lamp of glass, and the love of God [3.5s] | MMK2#118 p.091 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Love of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07870 | 100 | mixed | ای اماء رحمن الحمد لله درگاه احدیت را کنیزان عزیزانید و آستان مقدس را | O handmaidens of the Merciful! Praise be to God, ye are cherished handmaids at the threshold of His oneness and before His sacred court [3.5s] | MKT7.008a | High station of the true believer; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1797 | Words spoken on 1914-02-14 | 170 | A thankful person is thankful under all circumstances. A complaining soul | DAS.1914-02-14, SW_v07#18 p.186-187 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0818 | Address to the Baha'is at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-12 | 370 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | You are all exceedingly welcome. Do you realize how much you should thank God for His blessings? | PUP#067 (p.187-189), SW_v03#10 p.015 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04797 | 160 | mixed | ای عبید رشید و اماء رب مجید قرنها بگذرد و دهرها بسراید و هزاران اعصار منقضی | O ye the valiant servants and handmaids of the All-Glorious! Ages, cycles, nay thousands of generations must pass away | MKT8.127 | GPB.099x2x, WOB.110x2x, WOB.167x, COC#0221x, SW_v14#01 p.019, BP1926.026-027 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2204 | Words spoken on 1913-01-22 in Paris | 120 | Faithfulness is a good attribute. There is nothing better than faithfulness. Although the faithfulness of the dog is natural | DAS.1913-01-22 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Free will and predestination; fate; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0579 | Address to the Baha'is at Krug home in New York, 1912-07-15 | 480 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | I am greatly pleased to see you. Your hearts are illumined by the lights of Baha | PUP#083 (p.236-237), SW_v04#06 p.103+106, PN_1912 p112, BSTW#351d | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Study; deepening; Thankfulness; gratitude; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10246 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O maidservant of God! Thank thy Lord for confirming thee unto this wonderful day and new century and giving thee to drink the cup | TAB.637 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09883 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده شکور رب غفور عنایاتش غیرمتناهی و الطافش بی پایان عواطفش محیط است و | O thankful servant of the Lord, the Forgiving! His bounties are boundless and His favours infinite. His tender mercies encompass all [3.5s] | INBA87:164c, INBA52:162b | MMK3#242 p.174, MMK4#123 p.130 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10002 | 70 | Persian | ای شهریار خداوند آسمانی یار تست و سرور ملکوتی یاور تو و دلیل بران هدایت | O Prince, the Lord of Heaven is thy companion, and the Celestial King thy helper, and the proof thereof is guidance [3.5s] | YARP2.208 p.196 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04293 | 170 | mixed | ای بنده خاضع جمال ابهی حمد کن خدا را که ذکرت در این انجمن جاری و یادت در | O humble servant of the Abha Beauty, render praise unto God that thy mention hath been voiced in this assemblage and thy memory recalled therein [3.5s] | MKT8.031b | East and West; communication between East and West; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08220 | 100 | Persian | ای مقبل الی الله شکر کن خدا را که قوه بصیرت عنایت فرمود و بان مشاهده ایات | O thou who turnest towards God! Give thanks unto the Lord that He hath bestowed upon thee the power of insight, whereby thou canst behold the signs [3.5s] | MKT9.178a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01895 | 280 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای امه الله شکرانه فیض رحمان در این اوان عبارت از نورانیت قلب و احساسات | O thou handmaid of God! In this day, to thank God for His bounties consisteth in possessing a radiant heart | MMK1#153 p.175 | SWAB#153, TAB.243-244, BWF.360-361x, BSC.455 #834 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12642 | 80 | mixed | ای بشیر الهی محزون مباش مغموم مشو لطف و عنایت شامل و کامل و انشاء الله در کل امور | O divine herald! Be thou not sorrowful, neither be thou grief-stricken. Divine grace and bounty are all-embracing and complete, and, God willing, shall encompass all affairs [3.5s] | BSHI.036 | Consolation and comfort; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0592 | Words to the believers, spoken on 1913-12-29 | 470 | mixed | بسیار خوب است که در مقام حضرت اعلی در ظل عنایت جمال مبارک همه جمعیم ابدا | It is most significant that we are all gathered here in the Tomb of His Holiness the Bab and beneath the protection of the Blessed Perfection. | KHH1.248 (1.347-349) | KHHE.364-366, DAS.1913-12-29 | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09225 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء یاران را یار شاطری نه چون پیر کفتار بارخاطر سبحان الله وجودش اثقل | O servant of Bahá! Be thou a true companion unto the friends, and not as an aged hyena, burdensome unto their hearts. Glory be to God, his very presence is a weight [3.5s] | INBA72:098b | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07426 | 110 | Persian | ای رضیع ثدی محبت الله و پرورده آغوش معرفت الله شکر کن خدا را که از اصلاب | O suckling at the breast of God's love and nurtured in the embrace of the knowledge of God, render thanks unto the Lord that from the loins [3.5s] | MMK2#330 p.240, AYBY.401 #102 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11087 | 50 | ...Thank God that thou art assisted in serving the believers of God. Thou art the enkindled brazier of the Fire of Love and a lamp of the utmost purity | DAS.1913-08-01, ABIE.139, BLO_PN#007 | Being a source of light; guidance; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09822 | 70 | mixed | ای آیت رحمت در قرآن حضرت رحمن یختص برحمته من یشاء میفرماید تو که بحسب ظاهر نه | O token of divine mercy! In the Qur'án of the All-Merciful it is said: "He bestoweth His mercy upon whomsoever He willeth." Thou who in outward appearance [3.5s] | MMK6#015 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09985 | 70 | Persian | ای سروش حمد کن خدا را که بهوش آمدی و ندای یزدانیرا گوش کردی و اوهام و تقلید | O celestial herald! Praise God that thou hast awakened to consciousness and hearkened unto the divine call [3.5s] | YARP2.298 p.244 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10063 | 70 | O thou respected one! Praise God and be grateful that thou hast | SW_v10#02 p.032 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10403 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی شکر حی قدیر را که در ملکوت عزیزش مذکوری و در انجمن دوستان | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Render thanks unto the Ever-Living, the All-Powerful, that thou art remembered in His glorious Kingdom and in the gathering of His friends [3.5s] | INBA87:060b, INBA52:060a | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10439 | 60 | Turkish | ای بنم چوق سودیگم جناب کبریانک لطف و احسانی و موهبت بیپایانی حقیقت انسانه | O my beloved! Through the bounty and bestowal of the All-Glorious Lord and His infinite gifts unto the reality of man [3.5s] | MJT.043 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10514 | 60 | Persian | ای ریحان بوستان ایمان شکر کن که از این جویبار روایدی و از این چمنزار نابت شدی | O myrtle of the garden of faith! Give thanks that thou didst spring forth from this stream and wert nurtured in this meadow [3.5s] | MMK2#331 p.240, HUV2.034 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10558 | 60 | Persian | ای کنیز یزدان حضرت رحمان بصرف فضل ترا اختصاص داد و پرتو عنایت دمید و بدرقه | O handmaiden of God! The All-Merciful hath, through pure bounty, singled thee out and shed upon thee the rays of His loving-kindness [3.5s] | YARP2.486 p.360 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10697 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art accepted of God! Know thou that, verily, the eye of favors is directed to thee and is beholding thee with a divine glance | TAB.133 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10829 | 50 | Persian | ای امه الله المقربه در این یوم ولادت اسم اعظم عبدالبهاء مظلوم عالم بتهنیت | O thou maidservant nigh unto God! On this birthday of the Most Great Name, 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the oppressed one of the world, extends to thee felicitations [3.5s] | MKT7.034a, YIA.405b | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10981 | 50 | Persian | ای والده جناب مهدی پسر مهرپرورت شفاعت نگارش این نامه نموده ای کاش جمیع پسران | O mother of Jinab-i-Mihdi, thy loving son hath besought me to pen this letter. Would that all sons [3.5s] | MKT5.110 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11004 | 50 | Arabic | ایتها الناطقه بثناء الرب الجلیل انطقک الله بتایید روح القدس قد تبلج افق | O thou who speakest forth the praises of the Glorious Lord! God hath given thee utterance through the confirmations of the Holy Spirit. The horizon hath dawned [3.5s] | INBA59:178c | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11406 | 30 | mixed | ورقه خیرالنساء بعنایت الهیه مطمئن باشند و بشکرانه الطاف حق متذکر گردند که در ایام الله | Leaf of the most virtuous of women, be thou assured by divine grace, and render gratitude for the favors of the True One, for in these Days of God [3.5s] | INBA84:481b | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12501 | 110 | Persian | ای مهتدی بنور هدی نامه ات رسید دلیل بر توجه بملکوت ابهی بود شکر کن خدا را که | O thou who hast been directed by the light of divine guidance! Thy letter has been received. It indicated the turning of thine attention to the Kingdom of Abha | BBBD.562-563 | BBBD.563-564 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12563 | 100 | mixed | ای دو اخوان باوفای جناب زائر خوشا بحال شما که چنین برادر مهربانی دارید که در آستان | O ye two faithful brothers of his honor the pilgrim! How blessed ye are to have such a kind brother in the Divine Threshold [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.165 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12821 | 110 | Persian | ای زوار عتبه مقدس دو دست تضرع با نهایت تبتل بدرگاه خداوند آگاه می گشایم و شکر | BRL_DAK#1164 | Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08353 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Thou hast said aright, that verily, Abdul-Baha looketh to deeds and not words. | TAB.311 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05731 | 140 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای طالب ملکوت الله نامه شما رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید مظاهر مقدسه الهیه دو مقام | O thou who seekest the Kingdom of Heaven! Thy letter hath been received and its contents noted. The Holy Manifestations of God possess two stations | MMK1#026 p.053 | SWAB#026 | Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03374 | 200 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان از قرار معلوم بشیشوان تشریف برده اید و امتداد این سفر حذر از | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! According to what hath been ascertained, thou hast journeyed unto Bishishvan, and the prolongation of this journey [3.5s] | MSBH5.056-057 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12245 | 220 | Persian | یامن انقذه الله من مخالب الذل و الهوان نامه مفصل شما رسید حین قرائت بسیار | O thou whom God hath delivered from the clutches of abasement and degradation! Thy detailed letter was received and, at the time of its reading, brought great joy [3.5s] | INBA85:180 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05737 | 140 | Persian | ای عاشق جمال ذوالجلال در این زمان که زلزله امتحان عالم امکانرا بحرکت آورده | O lover of the Beauty of the All-Glorious! In this time when the earthquake of tests hath set the world of being in motion [3.5s] | PYB#230 p.47 | Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07085 | 120 | mixed | علیک بهاء الله و ضیائه یا من اشتعل قلبه من نار محبه الله | Upon thee be the Glory of God and His effulgence, O thou whose heart is set ablaze with the fire of the love of God [3.5s] | MSHR3.195x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05594 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان اگر شکوه نماای حق داری زیرا من از کثرت آلام و محن در تحریر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! If thou shouldst lament, thou art justified, for I, from the multitude of trials and tribulations, in writing [3.5s] | INBA84:364 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11739 | 140 | Persian | ای دوست قدیم نامه شما رسید الحمد لله دلالت بر راحت جان و سلامت وجدان مینمود | O friend of old! Thy letter was received and, praised be God, it indicated serenity of soul and tranquility of conscience [3.5s] | YFY.052 | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0180 | Words to Edward Getsinger et al, spoken around 1915-01-26 | 960 | Abdu'l-Bahá in the Holy Land answers questions of Dr. Edward C. Getsinger in 1915 | No obstacle should be placed before any soul which might prevent it from finding the truth.... The ones in real authority are known by their humility... In this day every one must be tested | LOG#0120x, LOG#0235x, LOG#0322x, SW_v06#06 p.043-045, SW_v08#17 p.223, SW_v08#18 p.234, PN_1915 p002, PN_1915 p006 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Importance of authoritative interpretation; Spirit and form in the administration; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1190 | Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-10 | 270 | I have been wishing that such a day might come. Thank God that such a day has come in which we see each other. | TTAG.003-004, BLO_PN#101 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03376 | 200 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان تحریرت تاثیری عجیب داشت زیرا آه و فغان از دست نفس بی امان از | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter had a wondrous effect, for it was filled with sighs and lamentations from the merciless self [3.5s] | INBA79.029 | MMK3#173 p.121 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Knowledge of self; Meditation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08769 | 90 | Persian | ای سهراب همنامت هر چند شیر دلیر بود چون در دام مکر و خداع ترکان بستیز پدر | O Sohrab! Though thy namesake was indeed a valiant lion, he fell prey to the snares of Turkish guile against his father [3.5s] | INBA21:103a | YARP2.404 p.311 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06881 | 120 | Persian | ای مصیبت زده در سبیل الهی هر چند رسوای جهان گشتی و صدمه بی پایان دیدی خانمان | O thou who art afflicted in the path of God! Though thou hast become the object of the world's reproach and hast suffered endless trials [3.5s] | MKT9.175a, MMK2#302 p.220 | Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04754 | 160 | Persian | ای دو کنیز محترم حق چه قدر خوشبخت و نیک اختر بودید که در محبت شهریار سریر | O ye two honored handmaidens of God! How blessed and fortunate were ye in your love for the Sovereign of the Throne [3.5s] | MSBH5.057-058 | Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04018 | 180 | mixed | ای رفیق روحانی مکتوب آنجناب واصل و مضمون لطائف شمولش واضح گشت حمد خدا را که | O spiritual friend! Thy letter was received, and its subtle and comprehensive contents became clear. Praise be unto God that [3.5s] | MSHR2.260-261x | Love of God; Petitions to authorities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00745 | 460 | Arabic | ایتها المقبله الی الله انی اخذت تحریرک المورخ بثالث فی سنه الف و تسعماته و | O thou who art turned towards God! I have received thy letter dated the third day of the year nineteen hundred [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0808, MKT1.195, MNMK#027 p.109 | Love of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teachings as spirit of the age; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00213 | 800 | mixed | یا من اشتعل من نار محبه الله و هاجر من الله الی الله وفقنی الله و ایاک علی | O thou who art set ablaze with the fire of the love of God and who hast migrated from God unto God! May God make both thee and me steadfast [3.5s] | MMK6#036 | Fire and light; fire and water; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03804 | 190 | Persian | ای یاران این زندانی مصائب متتابعه بر شما وارد و مشقات عظیمه حاصل و مظلومیت | O friends! Successive tribulations have befallen you, and grievous hardships and oppression have been your portion [3.5s] | MKT9.225, NANU_AB#67 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03691 | 190 | mixed | ای حبیب روحانی حمد خدا را که رزق قلوب مخلصین را صبر و شکیباای مقرر فرموده و | O spiritual beloved! Praise be to God, for He hath ordained patience and endurance as the provision for the hearts of the sincere [3.5s] | MSHR4.296 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01601 | 310 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت الهی چندیست که از آنصفحات نفحات قدسی بمشام این مشتاقان نرسیده | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of God! For some time now no holy fragrances from those regions have reached the senses of these yearning souls [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0278, MMK2#071 p.054, MMK3#220 p.159 | Effort; striving; Love of God; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The state of enkindlement in teaching; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1180 | Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04 | 270 | Two or three years ago He wrote to some of the believers in America and also to Dr. Kheiralla, stating these events | PN_1901 p017, PN_1901 p043 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08453 | 100 | ...Thou hast questioned concerning ordeals and difficulties and catastrophes: "Are these | SW_v08#18 p.235 | Prayer for tests and difficulties; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0415 | Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Feb 1910 | 610 | Mein Bruder, du frägst viel auf einmal! Zweck und Ziel des menschlichen Leidens ist mannigfaltig, und wenn wir bis in die sinkende Nach | SDW v13#09 p.095-096 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00899 | 410 | Persian | ای ثابت راسخ بر عهد و میثاق آنچه مسطور بود ملحوظ گشت و هر چه مرقوم بود منظور | O thou steadfast and firm in the Covenant and Testament! That which was written hath been noted, and whatsoever was recorded hath been considered [3.5s] | MMK5#213 p.164, NANU_AB#35x, YIA.381x | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05004 | Words to Baha'is of Stuttgart (via Lady Blomfield) | 160 | Rejoice! Rejoice! Because of the Glad-tidings! You have attained to the light of the Kingdom. The glory of the Sun of Truth | BBBD.138-139, SW_v02#17 p.008 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2683 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 80 | A master had a slave who was completely devoted to him. One day he gave the slave a melon | SW_v09#18 p.208, TDLA.103, VLAB.147, BLO_PN#104 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03349 | 200 | Persian | ای بنده پاینده آستان حق جمیع خلق آزادگی خواهند و بزرگواری جویند و سروری | O thou steadfast servant of the Divine Threshold! All men seek freedom, aspire unto nobility, and pursue lordship [3.5s] | MKT6.111b | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09840 | 70 | mixed | ای بنده الهی حمد کن که بجانفشانی در سبیل جمال ربانی مویدی | O servant of God! Render thanks that thou art confirmed in sacrificing thyself in the pathway of the Divine Beauty [3.5s] | MSHR1.055x | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02911 | 220 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که بتاریخ ۲ می ۱۹۱۹ مرقوم نموده بودی رسید حمد کن خدا را که در | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou hadst written on 2 May 1919 was received. Praise thou God that in tests thou art firm | MMK1#089 p.117 | SWAB#089 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01274 | 350 | mixed | ای یاران دیرین الهی آن بلده رعنا از بدایت سطوع نور هدی بنار محبت الله بر | O ye ancient friends of God! That beauteous city hath, from the dawn of guidance, been set ablaze with the fire of the love of God [3.5s] | TABN.036b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03142 | 210 | Persian | ای ثمره شجره مبارکه هر زر و سیمی پیش از محک و امتحان خوشرنگ و لطیف و براق و | O fruit of the blessed Tree! Every gold and silver, ere the touchstone of trial and test, appeareth fair and lustrous and resplendent [3.5s] | MMK3#221 p.160 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11018 | 50 | Persian | ثابت پیمانا هر چند در ایام خویش زحمت و مشقت کشیدی خانمان گذاشتی بی سر و سامان | O steadfast one in the Covenant! Though in thine earthly days thou didst suffer toil and hardship, and forsook hearth and home, bereft and homeless [3.5s] | MSHR2.331x | Personal instructions; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02354 | 250 | Persian | ای بنده صادق میثاق چندی پیش از این مکتوبی ارسال گشت تا بحال خبر وصول نرسید | O faithful servant of the Covenant! A letter was dispatched some time ago, yet no word of its receipt hath thus far been received [3.5s] | MKT6.134, MUH3.284 | Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02672 | 230 | mixed | ای بیسر و سامان مدتی است که از شما خبری نرسیده و حال آنکه قرار چنین بود که در | O thou who art bereft of means and resources! For some time no word hath been received from thee, although it was agreed that [3.5s] | MKT8.043c | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01919 | 280 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما از بغداد رسید الحمد لله در ظل عنایت مسافرت بعراق و | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter from Baghdad hath been received. Praise be unto God, under the shadow of divine favors thou hast journeyed to Iraq [3.5s] | KHMT.070-071, MSHR4.060x, YARP2.161 p.169, PPAR.127, YARD.147-148, QUM.233-234 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2196 | Words spoken on 1914-07-20 | 120 | That soul is alone who is negligent of God. But if he knows God, although he may live in an interminable desert | DAS.1914-07-20, SW_v08#18 p.236 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness and remoteness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00164 | 890 | mixed | یا من ادخره الله لخدمه امره و اعلاء کلمته آنچه مرقوم فرموده بودید قرائت | O thou whom God hath reserved for the service of His Cause and the exaltation of His Word! That which thou hadst written was read [3.5s] | MMK2#039 p.029 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1429 | Words spoken on 1915-03-03 in Abu Sinan | 220 | Persian | این ایام وقت سکون و وقاراست و تک اطمینان | In these days, it is time for calmness and dignity; it is time for confidence and assurance. We must rely upon God. | KHH1.190-191 (1.267-268) | KHHE.277-278, BSR_v13 p.094, STAB#049 | Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11648 | 350 | Persian | ای منادی میثاق مکاتیب متعدده آنجناب واصل و بدقت تمام قرائت شد ولی از کثرت | O herald of the Covenant! Your numerous letters were received and read with utmost care, but due to the abundance [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0931, YIA.315-316 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09249 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده حق نامه مسطور منظور گردید پریشانی امور شما محض آنست که در محن و بلایا | O servant of the True One! Thy letter was received and its contents noted. The confusion in thy affairs is solely due to trials and tribulations [3.5s] | AYBY.393 #082 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06540 | 130 | O thou handmaid of the Lord! Thou hast, in the end of thy letter, prayed the Lord | SW_v14#12 p.358-359 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00738 | 460 | mixed | Light of the World | ای فرع لطیف شجره مبارکه مکاتیب متعدده واصل و معانی روحانیش حلاوت مذاق رحمانی | O tender twig of the blessed Tree! Thy numerous letters have been received, and their spiritual meanings were honey-sweet upon the palate of the soul | BRL_DAK#0036, NURA#30, MMK4#041 p.045 | LOTW#30 | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01685 | 300 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و معلوم گردید که ابرار از آزادی این اسیر آنزلف | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and it became known that the righteous ones rejoiced at the freedom of this captive [3.5s] | MMK5#007 p.003 | Pain of love; love as veil; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01668 | 300 | mixed | ای آوارگان جمال ابهی هر چند از موطن مالوف دور و مهجور گشتید و معذب در دست اهل | O ye wanderers in the path of the All-Glorious Beauty! Though ye are banished and driven far from your cherished homeland, and though ye suffer at the hands of the people [3.5s] | AHB.122BE #05-06 p.000, MSHR4.191, NANU_AB#56 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04284 | 170 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی شکایت از اذیت و مشقت نموده بودید که احباب ایران دائما در | O servant of the Abha Beauty! Thou didst complain of the trials and tribulations that the friends in Iran continually [3.5s] | MMK4#042 p.047 | Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07842 | 110 | ...Thou hast manifested joy at the freedom of Abdu'l-Baha. This happiness came from thy | SW_v08#19 p.240x | Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06959 | 120 | mixed | ای نوجوان من هر چند بتن سالخورده ولی بجان نوجوان زنده دل در جویبار هدایت سرو | O my youthful one! Though aged in body, yet with a soul young and vibrant, thou art as a cypress in the stream of guidance [3.5s] | INBA84:315 | Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02821 | 230 | mixed | دوست مکرم مهربان مراسله شما واصل و از مشقات و گرفتاری و ناچاری شما نهایت تاسف | Esteemed and cherished friend, your letter has been received, and I am deeply grieved by your hardships, trials and privations [3.5s] | MMK6#234 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01298 | 340 | Persian | ای احبای الهی الحمد لله احبای همدان همه دانند و مستقیم و ثابت بر امر حضرت | O ye beloved of God! Praise be to God that the loved ones of Hamadan are all knowing and steadfast, firm in the Cause of His Holiness [3.5s] | PYB#216 p.28, TAH.229, NANU_AB#43 | Call to action; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11245 | 40 | Arabic | Translation List | هذه صوره انعکاسیه تصور لک حاله انسان سجن فی سبیل الله تحت السلاسل و الاغلال | This is a photograph depicting unto thee the condition of one who hath been imprisoned in the path of God, bound with chains and fetters, yet immersed in the ocean of contentment | AHB.133BE #03-04 p.69 | ADMS#354 | Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0840 | Words to pilgrims in June 1906 | 360 | Many a time, a calamity becomes the means to a bounty. Not until man has endured hardship because of a thing will he appreciate the full value of the thing. | PN_1906 p064, SUR.255-256, BLO_PN#001 | Love of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02731 | 230 | mixed | ای طالبان حقیقت از الطاف الهی میخواهم که مطلب هر یک از شما که مبتنی بر نیت | O seekers of truth! I beseech the divine favors that the purpose of each one of you which is founded upon intention [3.5s] | MMK6#380 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07114 | 120 | Arabic | یا من تشبث بذیل الکبریاء قد اشتدت الاریاح و هاجت عواصف البلاء و تکسرت سفن | O thou who clingest to the hem of grandeur! The winds have grown fierce and the tempests of tribulation have arisen, and the ships are shattered [3.5s] | INBA21:136a | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04124 | 180 | mixed | ای یاران حقیقی عبدالبهاء شدائد و بلا و اذیت و جفا و ظلم و ستم اعدا هرچند | O true friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though the hardships and trials, the persecution and oppression, the tyranny and cruelty of the enemies [3.5s] | MKT9.237, BSHN.140.167, BSHN.144.167, MHT2.095 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; The power of example | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08078 | 100 | Persian | ای دو کنیز مقرب حضرت کبریاء هردم بیاد پرده نشینان سرادق رحمان آاید و در ملاء | O ye two handmaidens, who are nigh unto the glorious Threshold! At every moment do thoughts come to mind of those who dwell within the pavilions of the All-Merciful, and in the concourse [3.5s] | INBA17:175 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09433 | 80 | Persian | ای عطار الحمد لله نافه مشکبار نثار نمودی و دلیل بر ان تحمل بلایا و مصائب | O Attar! Praise be to God, thou hast scattered musk-laden sachets of fragrance, as evidenced by thy patient endurance of tribulations and trials [3.5s] | KHML.102-103 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06219 | 130 | mixed | ای زائر مطاف ملا اعلی در این سفر تحمل نهایت زحمت نمودید و مشقت بیحد و حصر | O pilgrim to the shrine of the Most Exalted One! In this journey thou hast endured the utmost hardship and boundless trials [3.5s] | MMK6#235 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1937 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14 | 150 | The condition of faith requires that man may ascend to and abide in the station of sacrifice. Without this attainment one's faith is not perfect. | DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.118 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2501 | Words to Mountfort Mills in 1921 | 90 | In one prayer I could have health the remainder of My life, but it is necessary for Me to suffer to show others that these things can be borne and overcome. | PN_1909 p084, BSTW#339 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of example | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1339 | Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-28 | 240 | The hair of these men has been made white in the Cause of God both during the days of the Blessed Beauty and afterwards. | PN_1919 p048 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00056 | 1420 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء چندیست که از بعضی بلاد یک آهنگ دلربا بگوش جان نرسیده | O ye the cherished loved ones of Abdu'l-Baha! It is a long time now since my inward ear hath heard any sweet melodies out of certain regions | MNMK#123 p.235, MMK1#188 p.210, ASAT4.356x, BSHI.111-116 | SWAB#188, TAB.375-382 | S. Toloui-Wallace | Ottoman commissions of investigation; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB12030 | 160 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | O ye friends of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá! The tumult of the nations and the clamour of their peoples are certain and inevitable | BRL_ATE#087 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12487 | 120 | mixed | ای سرگشته کوی الهی و آشفته روی جمال حقیقی قد سمعت ضجیج فوادک و صریخ کینونتک | O thou who wanderest in the divine path and whose countenance is troubled before the Beauty of Truth! I have heard the lamentations of thy heart and the cry of thine inmost being [3.5s] | INBA85:200 | Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01725 | 300 | mixed | ای مبلغ حقیقی و هادی صمیمی و دلیل جلیل سبیل امر الله در سفر بطهران نهایت زحمت و | O true promoter of the Faith, sincere guide, and glorious proof in the path of the Cause of God! In thy journey to Tehran thou didst endure the utmost hardship [3.5s] | MKT3.267, KHSH13.054x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03365 | 200 | mixed | ای بهرام آسمانی در ره یزدان بلا و جفا مانند باران بر تو ریخت از هر طرف هدف | O celestial Bahram! In the path of the All-Glorious, tribulations and cruelties rained down upon thee from every direction like a deluge [3.5s] | AKHA_087BE #01-02 p.07, ALPA.038, MSBH4.439, NANU_AB#49, YARP2.045 p.092, PPAR.080, RMT.202-203 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08960 | 90 | Persian | ای یادگار آن متصاعد الی الله در این ایام که نیران امتحان و آتش افتتان شعله | O thou remnant of him who ascended unto God! In these days when the fires of tests and the flames of trials blaze forth [3.5s] | MMK5#250 p.196 | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02479 | 250 | Thou must be firm and unshakable in thy purpose, and never, never let any outward | DAS.1913-08-19, SW_v04#12 p.208+210, ABIE.208, PN_1913 p005, MAB.016, VLAB.127x, BLO_PN#007 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2905 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 60 | Be firm in the West! Let the foundation principles of this Truth become deep-rooted. Hold fast until the fullness of Reality comes to you. | TDLA.005-006, BLO_PN#104 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02677 | 230 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان غزل فصیح بلیغ قرائت شد و سلاست و بلاغت بیمنتهی داشت از خدا | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The eloquent and graceful ode was recited, and possessed infinite fluency and eloquence [3.5s] | INBA85:151b | MKT8.230 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1096 | Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-03 | 290 | Jesus Christ said: 'Freely have ye received; freely must ye give.' That is to say: Man has received the bounty of the Kingdom for nothing | PN_1909 p007, PN_1909 p029, PN_1909B p012, PN_1909C p077, DJT.036-037, BLO_PN#027 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05519 | 140 | Persian | ای امه الرب الورقه الطیبه النوراء هر چند این مصیبت چنان شدید بود که جبل حدید | O maidservant of the Lord, O pure and radiant leaf! Though this calamity was so grievous that a mountain of iron [3.5s] | NNY.060-061 | Consolation and comfort; Education of children; moral education; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01703 | 300 | mixed | ای حبیب روحانی از هبوب اریاح شدیده سراج محبت الله در مشکاه قلوب خواموش مباد | O spiritual beloved! From the blowing of fierce winds, may the lamp of the love of God in the niche of hearts never be extinguished [3.5s] | MMK6#378 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01682 | 300 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید فصیح بود و بلیغ و مندرجاتش دلیل بر ثبوت شدید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. It was eloquent and fluent, and its contents testified to thy steadfast faithfulness [3.5s] | MSHR5.284-285 | Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05411 | 150 | Persian | جنابحاجی در وقتیکه از بغداد در نهایت اضطراب تلغراف زدی که شخص محترم گرفتار | O esteemed Haji! When thou didst dispatch a telegram from Baghdad in the utmost perturbation, stating that a respected person had been seized [3.5s] | INBA17:231 | Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12025 | 250 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و سبب شادمانی دل و جان گردید نفحه مشکباری | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter arrived, and it gladdened my heart and soul. It was redolent with the sweet-scented breaths of righteous souls | ADMS#239 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06074 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده باوفای حضرت مقصود فی الحقیقه این واقعه جریحه دامغه بود اسباب پریشانی | O faithful servant of the Intended Lord! In truth, this event was a devastating wound, causing distress [3.5s] | SHYM.027 | Business; financial; property matters; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2006 | Words spoken on 1913-11-09 in Port Said | 140 | These old veterans of the Cause have been with Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdad, Constantinople, Adrianople and Acca. | DAS.1913-11-09 | Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2065 | Words to the friends, spoken around 1914-09-10 | 130 | I am humble. I am meek. The Blessed Perfection has trained and educated me with the power of humility and renunciation. | DAS.1914-09-11 | Attaining good pleasure of God; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03630 | 190 | mixed | ای بنده آستان الهی نامه شما رسید چندی پیش نامه ای مرقوم گردید حال نظر | O servant at the Divine Threshold! Thy letter was received. Some time ago a letter was written, and now [3.5s] | MMK6#311 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02092 | 270 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter written on the 20th of July was received. Its contents became evident. Thou hast written concerning Baltimore | TAB.461-462 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12007 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده الهی در این ایام که اریاح افتتان و امتحان آفاق امکانرا احاطه نموده | O thou servant of God! In these days when the winds of tests and trials have encompassed the horizons of contingent being [3.5s] | TISH.158 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00305 | 680 | Arabic | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | انّ الظّهورات فی الأدوار السّابقة کان لکلّ واحد منهم شأن فی الوجود و رتبة فی نشأة الأنسان | ...Verily, each one of the Manifestations in former ages possessed a certain station in existence and a certain rank in human development [3.5s]... ...Were it not for tests genuine gold could not be distinguished from the counterfeit.... In cycles gone by, each one of the Manifestations of God hath had His own rank in the world of existence... Intellect and the faculty of comprehension are God's gifts | MNMK#063 p.142x, MMK1#027 p.054x | SWAB#027x, COC#1790x, SW_v08#19 p.238-239x, SW_v14#02 p.041-042x, SW_v14#12 p.353x, BSTW#438 | Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Role and station of women; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04738 | 160 | mixed | ای خسته تیر جفا در سبیل الهی جمال قدیم در پنجه ستم هر لایم و زنیم گرفتار گشت | O thou who art weary, pierced by the arrow of persecution in the path of God! The Ancient Beauty hath been made captive in the clutches of tyranny of every base oppressor [3.5s] | MKT8.080a | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03434 | 200 | Persian | ای ستمدیدگان محزون مباشید و مغموم مگردید و جگر خون مشوید دل و جان هر چند هدف | O ye downtrodden ones! Be not sorrowful, neither be ye grieved, and let not your hearts be rent asunder; though heart and soul be made the target [3.5s] | MSHR4.339, KHML.103 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05529 | 140 | O thou heavenly personage! Thy greeting and salutation received. I reality thou art kind. Sorrow and pains are like unto rust and dust | DAS.1914-08-02 | Being a source of light; guidance; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09241 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده حق در سبیل الهی مورد صدمات و زحمات گشتی و سرگشته کوه و بیابان شدی و | O servant of the Truth! In the path of God thou hast endured tribulations and hardships, and become a wanderer through mountain and desert [3.5s] | YBN.058a | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3499 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 20 | Everything in life ministers to our development. Our lesson is to study and learn. Money and difficulties are alike advantages to us. | TDLA.010, BLO_PN#104 | Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01681 | 300 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که مرقوم نموده بودی در نهایت روح و ریحان قرائت گشت | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou didst pen was read with the utmost joy and delight [3.5s] | MSHR4.305-306 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02361 | 250 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان تحاریر متعدده واصل و معانی در نهایت حلاوت روحانی از خبر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Numerous letters were received, and their meanings were endued with the utmost spiritual sweetness [3.5s] | MMK6#158 | Being a source of light; guidance; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02109 | 270 | mixed | در اين طوفان اختلاف و فساد و هيجان اهل عناد و فتور حکومت و اغتشاش مملکت تالان و تاراج شديد و مشقّات عظيمه | In this tempest of discord and corruption, amidst the agitation of hostile souls, the decline of government and confusion in the realm, when pillage and plunder run rampant, and grievous trials abound [3.5s] | MMK3#194 p.137x | Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3404 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 30 | There are two kinds of suffering, one subtle, the other gross. The subtle suffering is hatred, anger, fear, and torment | TDLA.011, BLO_PN#104 | Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03098 | 210 | mixed | ای آواره بادیه محبت الله نامه شما رسید ستایش یاران الهی نموده بودید که در هر | O wanderer in the wilderness of God's love! Thy letter was received, wherein thou didst praise the divine friends who in every [3.5s] | AYBY.391 #079, MSHR3.317, YQAZ.280-281 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01833 | 290 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان هر چند مانند باد صبا بادیه پیماای و سرگشته در کوه و صحرا ولی | O Herald of the Covenant! Though like the morning breeze thou art a wanderer through the desert and bewildered in mountain and plain, yet [3.5s] | MMK6#119, MSHR4.040-041 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09071 | 90 | Arabic | یا على ان الله قدر لاحبائه مقامات فى جمیع المراتب و الشئون و دعاه | O Ali! Verily God hath ordained for His loved ones stations in all ranks and conditions, and hath summoned them [3.5s] | INBA21:139c | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07481 | 110 | mixed | ای طالب رضای حق مقام رضا بسیار مشکل است و اعظم آرزوی اهل بها سالک در این مقام | O seeker of divine good-pleasure! The station of contentment is exceedingly difficult, and to tread this path is the highest aspiration of the people of Bahá [3.5s] | AVK3.404.09, BSHN.140.265, BSHN.144.265, MHT2.084a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1686 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 180 | Persian | ما این را می گوئیم نه تنها حضرت داود اگر خدا به عدل رفتار کند | This do We proclaim: were God to act with justice, not David alone [3.5s] | KHH2.249-250 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02013 | 280 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeker of Truth! The letter which thou hast written to ... was received | TAB.546-548 | Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00896 | 410 | mixed | ای بنده صادق خدا نامه شما رسید و بر مضامین کما هی حقها در نهایت دقت اطلاع | O sincere servant of God! Thy letter was received, and its contents were perused with the utmost care [3.5s] | MMK3#268 p.191, MSHR1.038x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05059 | 150 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye two merciful assemblies! Praise be to God! that through the outpouring of guidance, India is rapidly becoming a Rose-garden of Abha | TAB.634-635, BSTW#079 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04606 | 170 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Supplicate God that thou mayest be confirmed to what is worthy | TAB.276-277 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11200 | 40 | Persian | ای ورقه طیبه از لطف حق امیدوار شو و اعظم وسائل حصول عنایت ملکوت ابهی تحمل | O pure leaf! Set thy hopes upon the grace of God, for the greatest means of attaining the bounties of the Abhá Kingdom is endurance [3.5s] | INBA17:183 | MKT7.143a | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01925 | 280 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق نسیم فرحبخش روحانی که از ریاض قلب آنحبیب رحمانی بهبوب آمده | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The spiritually refreshing breeze, wafted from the gardens of the heart of that heavenly Beloved, hath reached [3.5s] | MSHR4.104-105 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04223 | 180 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O my Lord! O my Lord! Verily, I am one of Thy maidservants, supplicating humbly | TAB.615-616, VTRM.029-030 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08950 | 90 | Persian | ای ورقه طیبه مطمئنه در چنین عهدی که اریاح امتحان جهانرا احاطه نموده و طوفان | O pure and assured leaf! In this age when the winds of tests and trials have encompassed the world and tempests [3.5s] | MKT7.148 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06725 | 120 | Persian | ای جوینده حق یابنده شو تا پاینده گردی زنهار امتحان منما زیرا کفه میزان تحمل | O seeker of truth, become thou a finder, that thou mayest attain unto everlasting life. Beware, test not through trials, for the measure of endurance [3.5s] | MKT8.076 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01293 | 350 | O thou revered one! Verily, I always remember thee, and forget thee not; I invoke God to ordain for thee good in this world and in the Kingdom | BSTW#033 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Power of prayer; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01412 | 330 | mixed | ای مست جام کلام الهی عریضه شما واصل و مضمون قلوب را محزون نمود و آه و فغان از | O thou who art intoxicated with the chalice of divine utterance! Thy letter was received, and its contents brought sorrow to hearts and caused sighs and lamentation [3.5s] | INBA55:116 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04690 | 160 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه حضرت احدیت الان دوستان رحمانی و یاران روحانی که از آنصفحات عزم | O servant of the threshold of the One God! Now the heavenly friends and spiritual companions who from those regions [3.5s] | INBA13:264 | Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01955 | 280 | mixed | ای کنیز عزیز الهی آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید حمد کن خدا را که در آتش | O beloved maidservant of God. What thou hast written was perused. Thank God, that thy face hath become shining | BRL_DAK#1097 | MAX.229 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1482 | The Progress of the Soul: Words spoken ca. 1912-12-26 in London | 220 | Paris Talks | The mind and spirit of man advance when he is tried by suffering. | PT#57 p.191 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge of self; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01136 | 370 | mixed | ای یاران روحانی جناب حاجی آقا محمد بنهایت قوت بر نصرت و معاونت شما قیام نموده | O spiritual friends! His honour Haji Aqa Muhammad hath arisen with the utmost strength to support and assist you [3.5s] | INBA85:227 | MMK6#393 | Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06135 | 130 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ات رسید آنچه آه و فغان نماای و مضطرب و پریشان باشی حق با | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. In all wherein thou dost sigh and lament, and art troubled and distressed, the truth is with thee [3.5s] | INBA87:231b, INBA52:236 | MMK6#018 | Consolation and comfort; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03849 | 190 | mixed | ای ياران اين مسجون شب و روز با رخی افروخته و جان و دلی سوخته | O friends! This prisoner, with radiant countenance and with heart and soul aflame, burneth night and day [3.5s] | MMK2#258 p.185x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Power of prayer; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11141 | 280 | mixed | ای بنده الهی از مضمون نامه چنین مفهوم شد که جمعی یاران از تو خواهش کتاب و... و امّا معنی آيه مبارکه يجعل اللّه بعد عسر يسرا | O servant of God! From the contents of thy letter it was understood that a number of friends requested from thee a book... And as to the meaning of the blessed verse "God will bring ease after hardship" [3.5s] | INBA85:009 | MMK6#555x | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07587 | 110 | Persian | ای موفق بتسلیم و رضا حضرت غلامرضا هر چند در سبیل وفا تلخی جفا چشیدی و در دست | O thou who art triumphant in submission and contentment, O honoured Ghulám-Riḍá! Though in the path of faithfulness thou didst taste the bitterness of cruelty [3.5s] | INBA84:255 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01207 | 360 | Persian | ای یاران الهی الحمد لله موفقید و موید و قائمید بخدمت امرالله و عبودیت حضرت | O divine friends! Praise be to God that ye are confirmed, assisted and steadfast in service to the Cause of God and in servitude unto His Threshold [3.5s] | TAH.329 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02217 | 260 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما که بتاریخ نهم رمضان بود رسید فی الحقیقه در سبیل | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the ninth of Ramadan was received. In truth, in the path [3.5s] | MMK5#145 p.113, MSHR5.321 | Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11911 | 140 | Persian | ای منتسبین آن بنده صادق بها پدر بزرگوار ترک اوطان و دیار نمود و در دشت و کهسار | O ye who are related to that faithful servant of Baha, your noble father forsook homeland and dwelling, traversing plain and mountain [3.5s] | TISH.498 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08629 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان انصاف اینست که خیلی در مشقت و زحمت افتادی ولی رحمتست زیرا | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! In truth, thou hast fallen into great hardship and difficulty, yet this is a mercy, for [3.5s] | KHML.014x, KHML.267 | Consolation and comfort; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10086 | 70 | Persian | ای مظلومه الحمد لله در سبیل حق هر بلائی و جفاای تحمل نمودی و از جام محن و آلام | O thou wronged one! Praise be to God that thou hast borne every tribulation and affliction in the path of Truth and hast drunk from the cup of trials and sufferings [3.5s] | INBA17:176 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01623 | 310 | O thou who art spreading the fragrances of God! Verily, thy letter was received and I was informed of thy chanting the Verses of God in the spiritual assemblies | SW_v14#11 p.353x | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09232 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی کاس رضا در نهایت حلاوت است ولی تا کاس | O servant of the Beauty of Abha! The cup of resignation is possessed of utmost sweetness, yet until the cup [3.5s] | INBA89:071a | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04400 | 170 | mixed | ای سمی ذبیح جانفشانی کار تست و شتافتن بقربانگاه عشق سزاوار تو تا مظهر و | O thou namesake of the Sacrifice! Self-sacrifice is thy task, and to hasten unto the altar of love befitteth thee, that thou mayest become the manifestation [3.5s] | MMK2#295 p.215, PYB#224 p.03 | Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for sacrifice; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07183 | 110 | Persian | ای ابراهیم آتش نمرود گلشن موجود گشت و ظلم شخص عنود عدل رب ودود شد پس از | O Abraham! The fire of Nimrod hath become as a flower-garden, and the tyranny of that obdurate one hath been transformed into the justice of the All-Loving Lord [3.5s] | MSHR5.322a | Consolation and comfort; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02506 | 240 | Persian | Crisis and Victory | ای بنت ملکوت نامه ای که شامل وقایع سنه ماضیه بود ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه | O daughter of the Kingdom! The letter containing the events of the past year was indeed perused [3.5s]... ...Soon will the Western regions become as radiant as the horizons of the East, and the Sun of Truth shine forth with a refulgence that will cause the darkness of error to fade away and vanish | BRL_DAK#0623 | BRL_CRISIS#49x, COC#0306x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3668 | Words spoken on 1913-01-19 in London | 340 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | از بعد لابد نفوسی بمخالفت قیام خواهند کرد و رسائل و مقالاتی در رّدامر خواهند نوشت | In the future, people will inevitably arise to oppose the Cause and write treatises against it. But what fruit will these efforts bear | BDA2.092-093, NSS.236ax | MHMD2.112-113 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB06859 | 120 | Persian | ای مبتلای سبیل رب جلیل شکر کن حضرت احدیت را که در راه حق اذیت کشیدی و مصیبت | O thou who art sorely tried on the Way of the Glorious Lord! Render thanks unto God that on the Path of Truth thou hast suffered persecution and endured affliction | LMA2.444 | ADMS#238 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00875 | 420 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | يا احبّاء اللّه اذا اشتدّت الارياح و هطلت الامطار و دمدمت الرّعود و لمع البرق و نزلت الصّواعق و اشتدّت | O ye who are attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily I read your letters which uttered your steadfastness in the Cause of God | MMK3#197 p.140x | TAB.012-014, BWF.395-396x, BSC.473 #892x, SW_v08#01 p.002x | Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02865 | 220 | mixed | ای ياران الهی ، در اين صباح که منادی نجاح از ملکوت ابهی به حيّ علی الفلاح ندا مينمايد عبدالبهاء بذکر آن ياران عزيز مانند | O ye divine friends! In this dawning hour when the Herald of success from the all-glorious Kingdom calleth out "Hasten ye to salvation!", 'Abdu'l-Bahá, in remembrance of those cherished friends [3.5s] | MMK3#193 p.136x, NANU_AB#40x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0328 | Words spoken on 1915-09-10 | 700 | Persian | امسال سال امتحان و افتتان است از هر جهت در قرآن میفرماید | This year is the year of tests and trials from every direction, as He hath revealed in the Qur'an [3.5s] | NJB_v15#10 p.312 | Hypocrisy; Oneness; unity of religion; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00773 | 450 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء الحمد لله در سبیل الهی جام بلا نوشیدید و سم جفا چشیدید و از | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be unto God that ye have quaffed the cup of tribulation in the path of the Almighty and tasted the poison of injustice and from [3.5s] | INBA85:166 | MKT8.233, MAS5.265x, NANU_AB#62 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00711 | 470 | mixed | ایها السهیم لعبدالبهاء فی عبودیه الرب الکبریاء نامه مفصل آنحضرت وصول یافت و از | O thou who art partner with 'Abdu'l-Bahá in servitude to the Lord of Glory! Thy detailed letter was received, and from [3.5s] | MSHR4.342-344, MSBH3.466 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03033 | 220 | Arabic | ایها الممتحنون فی محبه الله قال الله تعالی فی القرآن العظیم الم احسب الناس ان | O ye who are tested in the love of God! God, the Most High, hath revealed in the Great Qur'án: "Do men suppose that..." [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1115, MKT3.218, MNMK#049 p.134 | Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2962 | 60 | When I was a little boy in Teheran I was followed and beaten by the boys and the | SW_v09#18 p.201, PTIM.054 | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00075 | 1210 | Persian | ای منجذبه ملکوت الله نامه مفصل رسید از قرائتش نهایت سرور حاصل گردید زیرا دلیل | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy detailed letter was received.... Evil spirits are deprived of eternal life…. That the Most Great Name exerciseth influence over both physical and spiritual matters is sure and certain | BRL_DAK#0225, MKT3.184, AVK2.230.01x, DWNP_v6#03 p.001-003x, YHA1.015x | COC#1025x, LOG#0925x, LOG#1732x, LOG#1762x, SW_v02#15 p.005-007+016, SW_v08#18 p.236, SW_v14#07 p.210, DLA.077, BLO_PN#026 | Demons and evil spirits; Love of God; Rejection of Muhammad; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03774 | 190 | mixed | ای ناشر نفحات الله میدانم در این سفر در زحمت و مشقتی ولی چون نظر بنتیجه و اثر | O thou diffuser of the divine fragrances! I know that in this journey thou art encompassed by hardship and difficulty, but when thou considerest the outcome and effect [3.5s] | MMK6#037 | Effort; striving; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08237 | 100 | mixed | ای منشی باشی خرم دمی که براز حق همدم شدی و مبارک ساعتی که تاج محبت اسم اعظم | O thou chief scribe! Blessed is the moment when thou didst become an intimate companion in the Cause of the True One, and happy the hour when the crown of love for the Most Great Name [3.5s] | INBA13:260, INBA17:249 | MSHR4.318 | Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02726 | 230 | mixed | ای سلیل آن شخص جلیل نامه اول و ثانی رسید و تفاصیل معلوم و واضح گردید | O offspring of that noble personage! The first and second letters arrived, and their contents became known and clear [3.5s] | MMK6#199 | Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05969 | 140 | Arabic | یا من یمتحن عبدالبهاء لیس لک ان تمتحن عبدا متضرعا الی الله اما قرات فی کتاب | O thou who art putting Abdu’l-Baha to the test! It is not for thee to test a servant who ardently supplicateth the Lord | MKT4.198, MILAN.198, ASAT1.203, YHA2.937 | BTO#13a | Manifestation of God as sun; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0229 | Words spoken on 1915-09-10 in Haifa | 860 | Persian | امسال سال امتحان و افتنان است از هر جهت. در قرآن می فرماید:" أم حسبتم ان تدخلوا الجنة و لا یأتیکم | This year is a year of tests and trials from every direction. In the Qur'án He saith: "Did ye suppose ye should enter Paradise ere there come unto you..." [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-10 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06772 | 120 | mixed | ميدانيم که در چه زحمتی و چه مشقّت ولی چون در سبيل حضرت رحمانيّت است عين مسرتّست | We know what hardship and tribulation thou endurest, yet since it is in the path of the All-Merciful, it is pure joy [3.5s] | MMK3#188 p.131x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01096 | 380 | Arabic | یا امه الله المنجذبهه بنفحات الله قد وصلتنی نمیقتک الغراء و اجیبک بهذا الفریده الاسماء | O handmaiden of God, who art attracted by the divine fragrances! Thy radiant letter hath reached me, and I respond to thee with this uniquely titled missive [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0978, MKT3.229, ADH2.120x, ADH2_4#01 p.152x, MMG2#420 p.467x | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for healing; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06009 | 130 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذه امة من امائک و ورقه من ورقات سدره فردانیتک آمنت بک و بایاتک و | O my God, O my God! This is a handmaiden from among Thy maidservants and a leaf from among the leaves of Thy Tree of Oneness, who hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs [3.5s] | DUR1.342 | Naming of children; of individuals; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04174 | 180 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا مجیر المضطرین و سمیر المشتاقین و نصیر المتوکلین و ملجاء | Glorified art Thou, O my God, Protector of the distressed, Companion of the yearning ones, Helper of those who place their trust in Thee, and Refuge [3.5s] | Ghazi3072.181-183 | ABDA.019-020 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12215 | 250 | Persian | ای ثابتان بر پیمان همواره در این انجمن رحمانی مذکور بوده و هستید و همیشه بلسان | O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! Ye have ever been, and continue to be, remembered in this divine assemblage, and at all times with the tongue [3.5s] | QUM.125-126 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00529 | 540 | mixed | اننی یا الهی وجهت وجهی الی ملکوت تقدیسک و جبروت تنزیهک بقلب خاضع و جناح منکسر | O my God! I have turned my face to the Kingdom of Thy sanctification and the Dominion of Thy transcendent glory, with a submissive heart and broken wing [3.5s] | MKT9.013, MJMJ3.051, MMG2#338 p.374, FRH.084-085 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01861 | 290 | Arabic | ایها السمندر المتوقد من نار الموقده علی اعلی الطور فی الشجره المبارکه الثابته | O thou salamander, set ablaze by the fire kindled upon the most exalted Mount in the Blessed Tree immovable [3.5s] | AYBY.363 #046 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0794 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-17 | 370 | The tests of God have encircled the world of humanity from all directions. From one direction the horrors of war have laid waste millions of homes | DAS.1915-04-17 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice and wrath of God; Prayer for peace and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05503 | 140 | Arabic | الهی الهی هولاء عبادک الاتقیاء و ارقائک الاصفیاء عبده عتبتک المقدسه الرحمانیه | O my God, O my God! These are Thy pious servants and pure bondsmen who have turned to Thy sacred and merciful Threshold [3.5s] | MJMJ2.093b, MMG2#142 p.160, YIK.414 | Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09514 | 80 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان مضمون نامه دلالت بر انقطاع و انجذاب و التهاب بنار محبت الله | O herald of the Covenant! The contents of thy letter bespeak detachment, attraction, and enkindlement with the fire of the love of God [3.5s] | MSBH3.464x, AADA.151-152x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05070 | 150 | Persian | ای بنده الهی شکر کن خدا را که در راه او آواره گشتی بیچاره شدی سرگشته و | O servant of God! Render thanks unto God that thou hast become a wanderer in His path, hast been made destitute, and art bewildered and astray [3.5s] | AKHA_119BE #09-10 p.d | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04408 | 170 | Persian | ای شمع نیریز شورانگیز شو و شکرریز و مشکبیز و مانند جام لبریز سبب نشئه و سرور | O Candle of Nayriz! Be thou stirred with passion, shower forth sweetness and musk-fragrance, and like unto a brimming chalice, be thou the cause of joy and exhilaration [3.5s] | MMK5#121 p.095, MSHR3.247 | Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01695 | 300 | mixed | ای ثابت بر عهد و پیمان ورقه ناطقه ملاحظه کرد و مضامین سبب حیرت شد ولی از جهتی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant and Testament! The Speaking Leaf perused thy letter, and its contents caused astonishment, though from one perspective [3.5s] | MMK6#241, ANDA#81 p.42 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Things are known by their opposites; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01811 | 290 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه نامی و نمیقه روحانی واصل گردید خواندم و شکرانه بر زبان | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy distinguished letter and spiritual missive was received. I read it, and words of thanksgiving rose to my tongue [3.5s] | MMK6#163 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suicide; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12489 | 120 | mixed | ای بنده درگاه الهی از عسرت مینالی ولی از غربت و کربت و مصیبت و بیماری و مشقت | O thou servant at the Divine Threshold! Though thou dost lament thy poverty, yet thou sufferest from estrangement, grief, calamity, illness and hardship [3.5s] | INBA85:013 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2843 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 60 | Persian | در این مسافرت بسیار زحمت کشیدید . این اوقات بواسطه حرب عمومی مسافرت بسیار صعب و مشگل | In this journey ye have endured manifold hardships. At this time, by reason of the universal conflagration, travel hath become most arduous and difficult [3.5s] | KHMT.069 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Shrines and Holy places; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11084 | 50 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ...In this prohibition (from visiting Haifa) there is a providence which will become manifest before long. But know ye with the utmost certainty | BSC.492 #948x | Nearness and remoteness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04702 | 160 | Persian | ای بیسر و سامان من فی الحقیقه کوه و صحرا طی نمودی و از ایران بمدینه الله | O thou who art destitute and bereft! In truth thou hast traversed mountain and desert, and from Iran hast journeyed unto the City of God [3.5s] | INBA17:181 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09732 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and its contents read | TAB.237 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Parents and children; youth; families; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02576 | 240 | Bahá'í World Faith | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter dated October 4, 1918 | BWF.386-387x, SW_v10#03 p.043 | Non-participation in politics; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04556 | 170 | mixed | اگر نظر بحالت اين بنده حقّ گردد در سبيل الهی قعر چاه اوج ماه است زندان ايوان است | Should one gaze upon the state of this servant of Truth, then verily in the pathway of God the depths of the pit are as the moon's zenith, and prison is a palace [3.5s] | MMK3#216 p.156x | Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01404 | 330 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای شعله محبت الله آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی سبب سرور گردید زیرا آنمکتوب مانند | O thou flame of God's love! What thou hast written hath brought great joy, for thy letter was as a garden from which roses of inner meanings | MKT2.269, MMK1#155 p.177, AVK1.093x | SWAB#155, TAB.722-723, BWF.371-372x, BSC.469 #877x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04031 | 180 | mixed | ای طالب حقیقت روزی حضرت امیر المومنین علیه السلام بر بالای بام بود شخصی ناکام | O seeker of truth! One day His Holiness the Prince of Believers—peace be upon Him—was upon a rooftop when a hapless soul [3.5s] | MMK6#175, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.282, MJDF.070, NJB_v05#07 p.003 | Challenging nature; abstruseness of the Word of God; Mystical themes; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00837 | 430 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art calling in the Name of God and heralding unto the Kingdom of God! Verily I considered the contents of thy recent letter | TAB.267-269, BSC.455 #835, SW_v08#14 p.186x | Mary Magdalene; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06927 | 120 | mixed | ای مومن ممتحن ملاحظه فرما که حضرت علی اکبر در ارض طف چگونه جانفشانی نمود آن | O tested believer, consider how His Holiness 'Alí-Akbar sacrificed his life in the land of Taff [3.5s] | MSHR1.111, MSHR3.084 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01904 | 280 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی فی الحقیقه در سنه ماضیه احبای نیریز از صهبای بلا جام لبریز | O servant of the Abhá Beauty! In truth, during the past year, the loved ones of Nayríz drained the brimming cup of tribulation [3.5s] | MSHR2.209 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05514 | 140 | mixed | اوّل من آمن به حضرت نقطه اولی روحی له الفدآء حضرت ملّا حسين بشرويه‌ای جناب باب‌البابست | The first to believe in His Holiness the Primal Point - may my spirit be sacrificed for Him - was His Holiness Mullá Ḥusayn-i-Bushrú'í, entitled Bábu'l-Báb [3.5s] | MMK6#595x | Letters of the Living; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01204 | 360 | Persian | ای نفوس مبارکه الحمد لله ببرکت هدایت مظاهر الطاف حضرت احدیت و مطالع انوار کوکب | O blessed souls! Praise be to God that, through the blessings of the guidance of the Manifestations of divine favors of the All-Glorious, and the Daysprings of the lights of the Star [3.5s] | MMK3#079 p.052x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3223 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1912-07-04 | 40 | Even the sword is no test to the Persian believers.... But some of the people here are tested if I don't say 'How do you do?' | PN_1909B p047, DJT.327, BLO_PN#027 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04331 | 170 | Persian | ای ثابت پیمان نامه شما رسید شرح اذیت بیگانگان باشنایان و تعرض محرومان بمحرمان | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, describing the persecution by strangers against friends, and the attacks of the deprived upon the trusted ones [3.5s] | MMK2#305 p.222 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06156 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت مستقیم محرری که بجناب سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید این | O steadfast and firm one! The letter thou didst write to his honour Siyyid Taqi hath been perused [3.5s] | TZH8.0740 | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02656 | 230 | mixed | ای آوارگان سبیل الهی هر چند صدمه در نیریز شدید بود و بلایا غیث هاطل و جام لبریز | O wanders on the path of God, Although the trials in Nayriz were extremely harsh | LMA2.418, MLK.102, TAN.139-140, NYMG.188 | NYR#125 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2539 | 90 | You must not injure yourselves or commit suicide.... It is not permissible to do to yourselves what Mirza Hassan Afnan did to himself. | SW_v12#18 p.280-281 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suicide; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00261 | 720 | mixed | ای اسیر سبیل الهی تفاصیل واقعه مولمه و حوادث مزعجه یعنی فاجعه اردبیل و مشقت | O captive in the Divine Path! The details of the grievous occurrence and distressing events - namely, the tragedy of Ardabil and its hardships [3.5s] | INBA88:223 | ANDA#35 p.24, MSHR5.198x, MSHR5.376x, MUH1.0049 | Call to action; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02784 | 230 | Persian | ای یاران پارسی نامه شما رسید و از معانی دلنشین نهایت سرور حاصل گردید حمد خدا | O Persian friends! Your letter hath been received, and from its heart-entrancing meanings the utmost joy hath been attained. Praise be unto God [3.5s] | YARP2.224 p.204 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05254 | 150 | Persian | فی الحقيقه در راه حقّ بنهايت مشقّت و بلايا گرفتار شدی و صدمه زياد خوردی مال و منال بتاراج و تالان دادی | In truth, thou hast been caught up in utmost hardship and tribulation in the path of God, and hast suffered grievous injuries. Thy wealth and possessions were given over to plunder and pillage [3.5s] | MMK3#208 p.150x | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05697 | 140 | Persian | ای ستمدیده در سبیل الهی هر چند ستمکاران ستم نمودند و جاهلان سهم و سنان روا | O thou who art oppressed in the path of God! Although the oppressors have inflicted injustice, and the ignorant have loosed their arrows and spears [3.5s] | INBA89:009a | NANU_AB#24 | Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1938 | 150 | Blessed is the soul which is purified, and understands its wickedness and piety. | BSTW#119 | Goodly deeds; actions; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09726 | 80 | Glory be to Thee, my God and my Beloved! Thy Fire is burning in me, O my Lord, and I feel its glowing in every member of my weak body. | SW_v05#10 p.151, DWN_v4#08-9 p.113 | Love as fire; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11140 | 40 | ...Hold thy husband dear and always show forth an amiable temper towards him, no matter how ill-tempered he may be | COC#0850x, LOG#0757x | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09801 | 70 | mixed | ای امه الله چه خوش طالعی که خود و اولاد و احفادت در ظل کلمه وحدانیت مجتمع | O handmaid of God! How blessed is thy destiny that thou and thy children and descendants are gathered beneath the shadow of the Word of Unity [3.5s] | MMK6#581 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08035 | 100 | mixed | ای حبیب عبدالبهاء بلیات و صدماتی که در سابق تحمل نمودید و جام بلایاای که نوش | O beloved of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the tribulations and afflictions thou didst once endure, and the cup of trials thou didst quaff [3.5s] | MSHR1.049-050x | Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01121 | 370 | Persian | ای دوست با وفا نامه مفصل رسید و مضامین سبب تسلی خاطر گردید آرزوی آن داشتی که | O faithful friend! The detailed letter was received and its contents brought solace to the heart. Thou didst cherish the wish that [3.5s] | MMK5#005 p.002 | Importance of community building; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04197 | 180 | Arabic | یا من توجه الی الله اشکر ربک الرحمن بما مرت علیک نسمه الاسحار من ریاض | O thou who hast turned towards God! Give thanks unto thy Lord, the All-Merciful, that the morning breeze hath wafted over thee from the gardens [3.5s] | MKT1.174 | Imam 'Ali; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1272 | Words spoken on 1914-01-10 | 250 | The rain does not stop. I have been intending every day to go up the mountain... The Blessed Perfection has explicitly promised me with his own tongue that he will assist me. | DAS.1914-01-10, SW_v08#19 p.239x, SW_v08#15 p.211x | S. Forouhi | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2721 | Words spoken on 1915-08-14 in Haifa | 70 | Persian | باید نفوس بروح و ریحان خاضع و خاشع شوند. از احبای الهی کمالاتی ببینند، روش و سلوکی ببینند که مجبور | It behooveth souls to become submissive and humble with utmost joy and fragrance. From the loved ones of God must they behold such perfections, such conduct and behavior, that they become compelled [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-14 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03026 | 220 | mixed | ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره الرحمانیه آنچه نگاشتید معلوم و واضح شد حمد خدا را | O thou exalted offshoot of the divine Tree! What thou didst write was received and perused. Render thanks unto God that thou wert commissioned… Although at present the horizon of the world of humanity is darkened with turmoil, its foundation shaken to its core | INBA87:318, INBA52:323 | KHAF.213 | GEN.174, AFNAN.175-176x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00265 | Lawh-i-Khurasan | 720 | Arabic | Lawh-i-Khurasan | ایا نفحات الله هبی معطره و ایا نسمه الله مری مطیبه و اقصدی وادی الرحمن نادی | O zephyr of God blow forth with fragrance! O breeze of God waft by sweetly scented! Hasten to the valley of the Merciful | INBA59:088, INBA88:029 | MKT1.141, MNMK#016 p.088, MILAN.156, HDQI.201, ANDA#07 p.04, OOL.C013 | SW_v09#12 p.130-131+133 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | x | * | - | |||||
| AB02547 | 240 | mixed | ای خادم احبای الهی هر چند مدتی بود که بخدمت یاران پرداختی و در عبودیت حق علم | O servant of the beloved of God! Though for a time thou didst occupy thyself with service to the friends and didst raise the standard of servitude unto the True One [3.5s] | INBA17:244 | MMK3#195 p.139 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01661 | 300 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Crisis and Victory; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou child of the Kingdom and firm in the Covenant! Thy letter, through his honor Mirza ..., was received and thy former letters also became acceptable.. In this day the most vital and momentous matter | BRL_CRISIS#13x, TAB.360-362, COC#0270x, BSC.443 #808x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00843 | 430 | mixed | یار مهربان من رقیمه کریمه فریده غراء بود و خریده نوراء زیرا مضمون مشحون | O loving friend! The honored epistle was a rare and luminous gem, for its contents were replete [3.5s] | MMK2#282 p.202 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Non-participation in politics; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04154 | 180 | mixed | ایها الفرع الجلیل من السدره الربانیه در بعضی از الواح الهی از قلم اعلی این | O noble branch of the divine Lote-Tree! In certain divine Tablets from the Most Exalted Pen, this [3.5s] | MMK6#488 | High station of the true believer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02891 | 220 | Persian | ای بنده ثابت مستقیم جمال ابهی حقا که در امرالله مستقیمی و با هر نفس رحمانی | O steadfast and upright servant of the Abha Beauty! Verily thou art firm in the Cause of God and art with every soul divine [3.5s] | NANU_AB#69 | High station of the true believer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07545 | 110 | Persian | ای مسجون لیلای حقیقی را مجنونی و معشوق معنوی را مجذوب و مفتون این راه راه عشق | O thou imprisoned one! Like unto Majnún art thou, enchanted by the true Laylí, captivated and enraptured by the spiritual Beloved - this is the path of love [3.5s] | MKT5.186a, AKHA_133BE #08 p.a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04055 | 180 | Persian | آنچه ناله و فغان نمائی و شکوه فرمائی در موقع و محلّست ولی از جهت ديگر ملاحظه فرما که اوليای الهی را نشئه | Although thou dost raise thy lamentations and cries of grief, and though thou dost voice thy complaints, these are meet and fitting; yet from another perspective consider thou that the chosen ones of God [3.5s] | MMK3#191 p.135x | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11672 | 240 | Persian | یا من جعله الله من ایادی امره مکاتیب متعدده از آنجناب واصل و هیچیک را جواب | O thou whom God hath made one of the hands of His Cause! Numerous letters from thee have been received, yet none hath been answered [3.5s] | INBA85:420 | BRL_DAK#0166, YIA.363 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3562 | 20 | Sorrow is like furrows, the deeper they go the more plentiful are the fruits we obtain. | VLAB.128 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03384 | 200 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب شما واصل و از پریشانی امور شما نهایت احزان حاصل شد ولی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and the utmost sorrow was felt on account of the state of disorder in thy affairs [3.5s] | MSHR5.044-045 | Hands of the Cause; Poems and quotation from poetry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1057 | Words to Mirza Youness Khan around 1904 | 300 | Well there is a wisdom and I must be sometimes suffering... It is a mistake to think that the Glorious Cause may be better spread in peace and tranquility. There must always be change of position, movements, revolutions and calamities | PN_1904 p083 | Growth of the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07478 | 110 | O thou seeker of Truth! Thy letter was received. Thou hast complained of thy son and brother. Be thou patient with their defections | BSTW#419 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02140 | 270 | mixed | ای یاران و اماء رحمن الحمد لله ابواب رحمت کبری بر وجوه باز است و طیور جنت | O friends and maidservants of the All-Merciful! Praise be to God that the gates of His supreme mercy are flung wide open before your faces, and the birds of Paradise [3.5s] | MMK6#160, HDQI.181, ANDA#08 p.04, MSHR2.333 | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1946 | Words spoken on 1913-10-26 in Ramleh | 150 | There are some people who make this short span of life miserable to themselves and others because they harbor envy in their hearts | DAS.1913-10-26, SW_v07#18 p.185x | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1395 | Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-10 | 230 | Whoever does the least service for this Cause at this time will never be forgotten in the Kingdom. Nothing is lasting in the material world. Why should we want a kingdom of this earth? | FRGA.015 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Mary Magdalene; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1265 | Words spoken ca. 1904 | 250 | Persian | من از امریکا منتظر ظهور چند نفر هستم ... احبای ایران ممتحن اند تمکن حاصل کرده اند جاهای دیگر اینطور نمی شود | From America, I await the appearance of a few people.... The Persian friends have been tested and therefore they are firmly established. This will not happen in other places. | KNSA.163-164 | MNYA.221-222 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02471 | 250 | mixed | یا من تحمل البلایاء و الرزایاء فی سبیل الله و اشتدت اریاح الامتحان علیه فی | O thou who hast borne trials and tribulations in the path of God, and upon whom the winds of tests have blown with intensity [3.5s] | MMK4#106 p.116 | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09172 | 80 | Persian | Translation List | ای امه الله راضی بقضا باش و هر نوع که تقدیر مجری مینماید خوشنود گرد همچو گمان | O handmaiden of God! Be thou resigned unto fate and be satisfied with whatever the operation of destiny causeth to occur. | MKT7.055b, AKHA_122BE #05 p.b, BSHN.140.261, BSHN.144.261, MHT2.101a | ADMS#060 | N. Ma'ani | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Free will and predestination; fate; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB04438 | 170 | mixed | ای مظلومان سبیل الهی انصاف چنین است که در محبت نور مبین بظلم شدید گرفتار شدید | O ye who are oppressed in the Path of God! Such is justice - that in your love for the Manifest Light ye have been caught in grievous oppression [3.5s] | MMK2#318 p.232 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01495 | 320 | mixed | ای شخص ربانی از ساحت اقدس ملقب بکهل روحانی شدی و هر انسانی در این سن در نهایت | O spiritual being! From the Most Holy Court thou hast been designated as the spiritual sage, and every soul at this age [3.5s] | MSHR4.339-340 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04149 | 180 | mixed | ای دو بندهٴ صادق جمال مبارک هرچند در سبیل محبوب مصائب و متاعب موفوره دیدید | O ye two faithful servants of the Blessed Beauty! Though in the path of the Beloved ye have suffered manifold afflictions and tribulations [3.5s] | NANU_AB#66x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; High station of the true believer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05372 | 150 | Persian | Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones | ای یاران عبدالبهاء ضوضاء ملل و غوغای امم در یوم ظهور اسم اعظم محتوم و مسلمست | O ye friends of ‘Abdu’l‑Baha! The tumult of the nations and the clamour of their peoples are certain and inevitable in the Day of the Manifestation of the Most Great Name | BRL_CONF2018P#21, MMK2#203 p.145 | BRL_CONF2018#21 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12175 | 300 | Persian | ای بشیر من مکاتیبی که به تاریخ پنجم شوال مرقوم نموده بودید در بیستم ذی الحجه | O thou my herald! The letters which thou didst pen on the fifth day of Shawwal were received on the twentieth of Dhi'l-Hajjih [3.5s] | BSHI.053-054 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06984 | 120 | Persian | ای یادگار آن سرور ابرار هر پند از بدایت حیات تا به حال در سبیل ذو الجلالا غریب | O thou cherished remnant of that leader of the righteous! From the beginning of life until now, every counsel hath been as a stranger in the path of the All-Glorious [3.5s] | KHSH13.038 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02039 | 270 | mixed | ای احبای جمال الهی در هر عهد و عصر که شمس حقیقت از افق تقدیس طلوع فرمود و | O ye beloved of the Divine Beauty! In every age and cycle, when the Sun of Truth rose above the horizon of sanctity [3.5s] | INBA17:095 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05619 | 250 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما ملاحظه گردید و از معانی آن انجذاب بانوار جمال | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter was perused, and from its meanings was drawn attraction to the lights of the Beauty [3.5s] | INBA79.067b | MSHR2.351-352x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04040 | 180 | mixed | ای فرقدان دو کوکب نورانی سماء محبت الله در کل حین تضرع و ابتهال بملکوت جمال | O ye twin luminous stars in the heaven of the love of God, at all times supplicate and entreat the Kingdom of Beauty [3.5s] | INBA84:312 | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04584 | 170 | mixed | یا من تمسک بالعروه الوثقی آنچه مرقوم فرموده بودید ملاحظه گردید نفحه خوشی از | O thou who holdest fast to the Most Firm Handle! That which thou didst write was noted, and a sweet fragrance wafted from [3.5s] | INBA13:007 | MKT5.201 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12542 | 100 | Persian | ای یاران و اماء رحمن نامه شما رسید بیان اشتیاق ملاقات نموده بودید من نیز در نهایت | O friends and maidservants of the Merciful! Your letter was received. You have expressed your longing for a reunion. | BBBD.322 | BBBD.324 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00186 | 830 | Arabic | الهی تسمع زفیر ناری و صریخ فوادی و حنین روحی و انین قلبی و تاوهی و تلهفی | O my God! Thou hearest the fire that blazeth within me, and the cry of my heart, and the lamentation of my spirit, and the sighing of my soul, and mine anguish and longing [3.5s] | INBA59:095 | BRL_DAK#0569, MKT1.201, KHSH13.043, TISH.280-283, MSBH1.489 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for martyrs; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Visitation Tablets | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05831 | 140 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی چه نگارم که تاثرات قلبیه خویش را از عدم یگانگی بعضی احباب | O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of Abhá! How can I depict the anguish of my heart at the want of unity amongst some of the friends [3.5s] | INBA84:308 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07146 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou my kind friend! I have the utmost love for thee and I ask God | TAB.472x | Exhortations and counsels; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02715 | 230 | Persian | ای دوست قدیم نامه شما رسید و از صدمات شدیده ... از صدمات شديده و امتحانات عظيمه که بر شما وارد گشته نهايت حزن | O ancient friend! Thy letter was received, and from the severe trials and mighty tribulations that have befallen thee, extreme sorrow [3.5s] | MMK3#212 p.152x, MMK5#140 p.109x | Consolation and comfort; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02320 | 250 | Arabic | اللهم یا الهی هذا عبد ابتهل الی ملکوتک و اجتهد فی ملکک و بذل روحه و جهده و | O God, my God! This servant hath supplicated unto Thy Kingdom, striven within Thy dominion, and offered up his soul and his endeavours [3.5s] | INBA21:001, INBA21:218b (177b) | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00958 | 400 | O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of God! I have considered thy letter, and have answered the letters thou hast sent. Praise be to God! | BSTW#440 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05077 | 150 | Persian | ای بنده آستان الهی سالهای چند بود که مخابره منقطع بود و سبب انقطاع اینحرب | O servant of the Divine Threshold! For several years, our correspondence had been interrupted, and the cause of this discontinuation was this war [3.5s] | YARP2.410 p.314 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10399 | 60 | Persian | از بلايای وارده و رزايای نازله اشاره نموده بوديد اين ره عشق است و از لوازم ذاتيه اش جانفشانی است | Thou didst refer to the calamities that have befallen thee and the tribulations that have descended. This is the pathway of love, and self-sacrifice is among its essential requirements [3.5s] | MMK3#199 p.143x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11798 | 60 | Persian | ای حضرت ایادی اگر بدانی چه قیامتی برپاست البته معذور داری بجان یاران قسم که | O my esteemed Hands! If ye could know what commotion hath arisen, ye would surely hold me excused. By the life of the friends I swear that [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0161, YIA.242a | Disregarding bodily comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1325 | Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-10 | 240 | There is an attractive power in everything in the world, which is called the possibility of receiving the power of progress.... By being severed from the world I do not mean holding in contempt the things of the world | SW_v08#06 p.063x, PN_1904 p017, PN_1904 p051, PN_1907 p077, TTAW.023, BLO_PN#102 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03337 | 200 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده الهی از بلایا و محنی که بر تو وارد شده مکدر مباش جمیع مصائب و بلایا | O thou servant of God! Do not grieve at the afflictions and calamities that have befallen thee. All calamities and afflictions | MNMK#137 p.252, MMK1#197 p.231 | SWAB#197, SW_v11#16 p.278-280 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10190 | 70 | Persian | ایتها الورقه الثابته حقا که در مورد امتحان و افتنان چون جبل راستان ثابت و راسخ... | O steadfast leaf! Verily, in the face of tests and trials thou hast stood firm and immovable as a mighty mountain [3.5s] | AKHT2.097 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08939 | 90 | Persian | ای همنام همیشه مسرور و شادکام باشی ولی این نام را معنی و ظهوری باید و حقیقت و | O thou who bearest a kindred name, mayest thou be ever joyous and blissful. Yet this name must needs possess meaning and manifestation [3.5s] | MKT6.179 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2549 | Words spoken on 1911-01-23 | 80 | Persian | امروز قربانی جسمانی قیمتی ندارد مشکلات و مصائب و بلیات داخلهٴ بهائیان را | In this Day physical sacrifice hath no value; rather, it is the inner afflictions, hardships and tribulations of the Bahá'ís [3.5s] | MSBH4.243 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03439 | 200 | Persian | ای سرگشته کوه و بیابان مکتوبت واصل و بر کیفیت مشقت و زحمت و عسرت واقفیم معلوم | O thou who wanderest in mountain and desert! Thy letter hath reached us, and we are fully aware of thy toils, hardships and tribulations [3.5s] | MKT6.023b, MSHR4.328-329 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05803 | 140 | mixed | ای منجذب بنفحات الله ایام نوروز است و ایرانیان مشغول بعیش و نوش و این | O thou who art drawn by the divine fragrances! These are the days of Naw-Rúz, when the people of Persia are absorbed in revelry and festivity [3.5s] | MKT8.148a, HDQI.228, ANDA#17 p.05 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12485 | 120 | Arabic | یا من توجه الی ملکوت الابهی قدس نفسک عن کل ذکر الا ذکر البهاء و اغمض عینک | O thou who hast turned thy face toward the Abhá Kingdom! Sanctify thyself from every remembrance save the remembrance of the All-Glorious, and close thine eye [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0534 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3024 | Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 | 50 | Persian | وقتی که ما آمدیم عکا زحمت های شدیدی داشت آما چقدر خوب بود | When We came to 'Akká, grievous were the hardships, yet how glorious it was! [3.5s] | KHH2.240 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Degrees of faith; certitude; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00171 | 870 | mixed | Trustworthiness | ای جنود حیات شرق و غرب پرستش نجوم آفله نمایند و عبادت آفاق مظلمه از اس اساس | O Army of Life! East and West have joined to worship stars of faded splendor and have turned in prayer unto darkened horizons.... The essential purpose of Faith and Belief is to ennoble the inner being of man with the outpourings of grace from on high.... He is a true Baha'i who strives by day and by night | BRL_DAK#0788, COMP_TRUSTP#65x, MKT4.050, AVK3.005, MMG2#013 p.011x, YMM.067 | BRL_TRUST#64x, COC#0784x, COC#2076x, LOG#0245x, SW_v16#06 p.053x, DWN_v4#08-9 p.113-114x, DWN_v5#06 p.002-003x, BW_v01p012 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Creation of the world; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05194 | 150 | Persian | ای دوستان الهی در این ایام که افتتان و امتحان لوح فتنه جمیع آفاق را احاطه نموده است | O divine friends! In these days when trials and tests have encompassed the tablet of tribulation throughout all regions [3.5s] | INBA85:208, INBA88:173 | MMK6#539, RHQM1.206 (262) (157x) | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01721 | 300 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou beloved maidservant of God! What thou hast written was considered. It indicated purity of heart and advancement toward God. | TAB.302-304 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2107 | Words to Mr and Mrs Kinney et al around Aug. 1909 | 130 | The more one falls into difficulties the more he finds help so that he will find those difficulties very easy tasks. | PN_1909C p120 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09536 | 190 | Persian | ای مومن ممتحن نامه پر آه و ناله سبب تاثر و تحسر گردید فی الحقیقه تحمل عسر | O steadfast believer! Thy letter, laden with sighs and lamentations, hath indeed evoked deep sorrow and regret. Truly, the endurance of hardship [3.5s] | INBA85:201b | MSHR2.258-259x | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07291 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده صابر حق از قرار مذکور مورد باساء و ضراای و مبتلای پریشانی احوال ولی | O thou patient servant of the True One! According to what hath been mentioned, thou art beset with trials and tribulations, and art afflicted with disturbed circumstances [3.5s] | MMK3#091 p.060 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02894 | 220 | mixed | ای بنده حق در حالتیکه مصائب و بلا مانند امواج دریا از هر طرف در هجوم با وجود | O servant of Truth! While calamities and tribulations, like unto the waves of the sea, surge from every direction [3.5s] | MMK6#026 | Consolation and comfort; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04744 | 160 | mixed | Translation List | ای دردمند بی مانند هر چند در بستر بیماری گرفتاری و در بیمارستان بلایاء اسیر | O thou who art in pain yet without peer! Afflicted in the sickbed though thou be, captive to a myriad sorrows and troubles | BSHN.140.153, BSHN.144.153, MSHR1.098, MSHR4.338-339, MHT2.119 | ADMS#088 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12036 | 140 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | The meaning is this: Although those ill-mannered ones offered thee insults and taunts, cursed and reviled thee | BRL_ATE#114 | Consolation and comfort; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03366 | 200 | Persian | ای بیسر و سامان من فی الحقیقه در سبیل الهی هر جام بلائی نوشیدی و هر ضر و | O thou who art bereft of all earthly possessions! In truth, in the path of God thou hast quaffed every cup of tribulation and endured every hardship [3.5s] | MSHR5.320a | Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07266 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء محزون مباش مغموم مگرد مایوس مشو در ظل عنایتی و مظهر لطف و موهبت | O servant of Bahá! Be thou not sorrowful, neither be thou grieved, nor fall into despair. Thou art beneath the shadow of His loving-kindness and art the recipient of bounty and grace [3.5s] | MSHR4.337 | Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09988 | 70 | mixed | ای سلیل و حفید دو نبیل نامه ات رسید آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی چنین است در امتحانی | O descendant and scion of two noble ones! Thy letter was received, and that which thou hadst written therein was thus [3.5s] | AYBY.434 #156 | Conduct in finance and business; Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05552 | 140 | mixed | ای بنده آستان جمال مبارک از شدت ضعف جسمانی و انحلال قوی بجهت تبدیل هوا بطبریا | O servant of the Threshold of the Blessed Beauty! Due to intense physical weakness and the dissolution of strength, owing to the change of climate in Tiberias [3.5s] | MMK5#113 p.089 | Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05806 | 140 | Persian | ای منجذبه دلبر آفاق نامه شما رسید بلایای وارده بر شما و احباء الله معلوم و | O thou who art attracted to the Beloved of all horizons! Thy letter was received, and the afflictions that have befallen thee and the loved ones of God became known [3.5s] | MKT7.131, MKT9.193a | Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11702 | 180 | mixed | یا من استمر علیه البلاء مسلسلا بالاغلال فی سبیل الله هر چند در زیر زنجیری و مبتلای | O thou who art continually beset by tribulations in the path of God! Although thou art bound by fetters and afflicted [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1039, YIA.356-357 | Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02820 | 230 | Turkish | دوست عزیزم جناب کبریا بو عالم ناسوتیده هر بر درلو بلا یراتمشدر امراض و علل | My dear friend, in this earthly realm the All-Glorious One hath created every manner of tribulation, sickness and affliction [3.5s] | MJT.102 | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07092 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O maidservant of God, who art supplicating unto the Sublime Kingdom! Grieve not at the divine trials. Be not troubled because of hardships | TAB.051 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power of prayer; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01071 | 380 | mixed | ای سمندر نار موقده الهیه از مقتضیات سمندری و لوازم طیری ناری احتراقست و هیچ | O Salamander of the divine ignited flame! It is of the very requirements of being a salamander, and among the essential qualities of a fiery bird, to be consumed by flame, and naught else [3.5s] | AYBY.331 #014 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07588 | 110 | Persian | ای موقن بالله هر چند مصیبت خویش و پیوند و برادر و فرزند و دوست و هوشمند سخت و | O thou who art firm in faith in God! Although the calamity of losing kith and kin, brother and child, friend and companion is grievous [3.5s] | MMK2#324 p.236 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02353 | 250 | mixed | ای بنده صادق جمال مبارک تحاریر متعدده شما ملاحظه گشت الحمد لله دلیل بر روح و | O sincere servant of the Blessed Beauty! Thy numerous letters were perused. Praise be to God, they bear witness to the spirit [3.5s] | MMK6#598, MSHR1.066x | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05185 | 150 | Persian | ای دو حمامه همدم و همراز الحمد لله در گلشن الهی پرواز نمودید و بملکوت راز پی | O ye two companion doves, united in heart and spirit! All praise be to God that ye have soared in the divine garden and winged your way to the Kingdom of mysteries [3.5s]... ...Praise be to God that you are soaring in the Divine rose-garden, have found your way to the Kingdom of Mysteries and have become the recipients of the Favors of His Highness the Incomparable One! | INBA87:260b, INBA52:264 | NJB_v04#12 p.005 | DAS.1913-08-20, ABIE.211, BLO_PN#007 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10027 | 70 | Persian | Translation List | ای غریب دل خون غم مخور غمخوار مهربان داری محزون مباش مخدوم بزرگوار داری هر | O thou who art estranged and sorely vexed! Sorrow not; thou hast a compassionate Comforter. Grieve not; thou hast a great Lord. | MKT6.130, BSHN.140.251, BSHN.144.251, MHT2.104a | ADMS#090 | Consolation and comfort; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05617 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و بر تفصیل اطلاع حاصل گردید هر چند عسرت و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents were noted in detail. Although hardship [3.5s] | MKT6.121a, MSHR3.353 | Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02238 | 260 | mixed | ای دوست عزیز من نامه شما را بنهایت دقت قرائت نمودم و از قسم شما نهایت بشاشت | O dearly beloved friend, I have perused thy letter with the utmost care and was filled with utmost joy [3.5s] | INBA87:245, INBA52:249 | MMK3#203 p.145x | Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03733 | 190 | mixed | ای فاضل کامل تحریر آنجناب رسید و مضمون از پیش معلوم بود حق با شماست چنین است | O accomplished and consummate one! Thy letter hath been received, and its contents were known beforehand. The truth lieth with thee; thus it is [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1109, BSHN.140.331, BSHN.144.329, MHT1b.213 | Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01440 | 330 | Arabic | ایها الثابت المستقیم طوعا لک بما ثبت قدماک علی حب مولاک و انبتت حدیقه قلبک | O thou who art firm and steadfast! Blessed art thou, for thou hast planted thy feet firmly in the love of thy Lord, and made the garden of thy heart to flourish [3.5s] | MMK3#189 p.132 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Importance of prayer; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04302 | 170 | Persian | ای بنده ممتحن الهی آنچه باقا میرزا اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید فی | O thou tested servant of God! What thou hadst written to Aqa Mirza Asadu'llah hath been perused [3.5s] | MSHR2.153, MSHR2.261 | Consolation and comfort; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Mystical themes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12035 | 140 | Persian | ای بندگان و اماء رحمان فی الحقیقه در سبیل الهی در مشقتید و مستغرق در دریای تعب | O servants and maidservants of the All-Merciful! It can truly be said that, upon the Path of God, ye are in hardship and immersed in an ocean of toil and trouble | ADMS#240 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07033 | 120 | mixed | ایها العندلیب الصادح فی ریاض المیثاق هر چند این عبد در تحریر تاخیر مینماید | O thou melodious nightingale warbling in the gardens of the Covenant! Though this servant delayeth in writing [3.5s] | INBA87:628b, INBA52:672b | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03756 | 190 | Persian | ای معرض مصائب و رزایاء اگر چنانچه گردباد مصائب غبار احزان بر اینه قلب و وجدان | O thou who art exposed to trials and tribulations! Should the whirlwind of calamities cast the dust of grief upon the mirror of thy heart and conscience [3.5s] | MSHR3.243 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01004 | 380 | mixed | ربی ربی قد اتقدت نیران الاشتیاق فی قلوب اهل الوفاق شوقا للقائک… ای زهراء بهراء خداوند عالمیان میفرماید که از شروط محبت الله وقوع در امتحان | O my Lord, my Lord! The flames of yearning have been kindled within the hearts of the people of concord in their longing to attain Thy presence... O resplendent and radiant one, the Lord of all worlds declareth that among the conditions of the love of God is to fall into trials [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0328, MMK3#224 p.163x | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04898 | 160 | Persian | ای یاران دیرین و دوستان ثابت مستقیم حضرت اسفندیار شهد شهادت را در راه | O ye ancient companions and firm, steadfast friends! His Honour Isfandiyár hath tasted the honeyed cup of martyrdom in the path [3.5s] | INBA13:257b | MKT1.466, ALPA.013, ALPA.061b, YARP2.015 p.072, RMT.214-215 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01300 | 340 | mixed | ای اسیر سبیل الهی و ای طیر آشیان معنوی اگر چه از مصائب وارده و بلیات متتابعه | O thou who art captive in the path of God and bird of the spiritual nest! Though from the afflictions which have befallen and the successive tribulations [3.5s] | MMK6#024 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07654 | 110 | Persian | ای ورقه مقدسه نورانیه فاطمه بیگم همشیره جناب آقا میرزا صادق | O holy and luminous leaf, Fatimih Begum, sister of his honor Mirza Sadiq [3.5s] | NNY.059 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Imam Husayn; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05357 | 150 | Persian | ای یار عزیز دلگیر مباش غمگین مشو محزون مگرد مغموم منشین نظر عنایت خفی الالطاف | O dearly beloved friend! Be not disheartened, neither yield to sorrow; let not despondency overtake thee, nor sit thou in grief. Fix thine eyes upon His hidden favours [3.5s] | INBA84:390 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05902 | 140 | Persian | ایها الافنون من السدره المبارکه مکاتیب شما رسید و ملاحظه گردید همیشه کمال | O ye offshoots of the Blessed Tree! Your letters were received and perused. Ever [...] [3.5s] | INBA87:338b, INBA52:346a | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08752 | 90 | mixed | ای سرگشته صحرای محبت الله مکتوب واصل و از مصائب و مشقات وارده نهایت تاثر حاصل | O thou wanderer in the wilderness of the love of God! Thy letter hath been received, and intense grief was felt at the afflictions and tribulations that have befallen thee [3.5s] | MKT6.025a, PYB#260 p.40 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11967 | 100 | Persian | ای مومنه موقنه از عدم فرصت مختصر مرقوم میگردد امتحانات الهیه شدید است | O well-assured believer! Owing to lack of time, I will write briefly. Divine tests are intense, in order that one’s essence may be clearly manifested | ADMS#181 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12351 | 160 | Persian | ای بشیر نشر نور منیر جناب سید تقی چون نذیر در کمال هیمنت حاضر و رجای تحریر | O thou herald who diffusest the resplendent light! Jinab-i-Siyyid Taqi hath arrived with utmost dignity as a warner, requesting that I write [3.5s] | BSHI.054-055 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12770 | 40 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان از مشاکل و غوائل محزون مشو زیرا شریک عبدالبهاءای از این جام | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Be not distressed by hardships and tribulations, for thou art a partner of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in partaking of this cup [3.5s] | INBA85:463b | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08084 | 100 | mixed | هر اذيّت و جفا که در سبيل مير وفا وارد شهد بقاست و موهبت عظمی | Every injury and cruelty sustained in the path of the Most Faithful One is the honey of immortality and a boundless bounty [3.5s] | MMK2#209 p.149x | Chastisement and requital; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12329 | 170 | Persian | ای بنده الهی صدمات شدیده دیدی و مشقات عظیمه کشیدی و بشماتت و ملامت اعدا | O servant of God! Grievous afflictions have befallen thee, and thou hast endured mighty tribulations and borne the derision and reproach of the opponents [3.5s] | INBA85:302 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01677 | 300 | Persian | ای بنده صادق الهی خادم مقام اعلی پسر پاک گهرت خواهش تحریر این نامه نمود تا | O sincere servant of God, servant of the Most Exalted Shrine, thy pure-hearted son hath besought the writing of this letter [3.5s] | AKHA_107BE #12 p.02, TABN.352 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02776 | 230 | mixed | ای یار قدیم آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی واضح و معلوم گشت شکایت از مشقت نموده بودید | O ancient friend! That which thou didst write became clear and evident. Thou didst complain of hardship [3.5s] | INBA17:141 | BSHN.140.317, BSHN.144.315, MHT1a.067, MHT1b.025 | Call to action; Law of transformation and change; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01921 | 280 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضامین دلیل جلیل بر ثبوت بر امر نور مبین بود | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Its contents were a manifest proof of thy steadfastness in the Cause of the resplendent Light [3.5s] | INBA87:153, INBA52:151 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04464 | 170 | Persian | ای ناطق بثنای حق و متمسک بعهد و پیمان الهی چندیست که از گلزار اسرارت نسیمی | O thou who speakest in praise of God and holdest fast to His Covenant and Testament, for some time no breeze hath wafted from thy rose-garden of mysteries [3.5s] | INBA72:111, INBA88:134 | MKT6.049 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11138 | 40 | Persian | ای آواره اوطان مکتوب شما واصل و مضمون معلوم شد که از شدت پریشانی محزون هستید | O wanderer from thy homeland! Thy letter was received and its contents noted. From the intensity of thy distress, thou art sorrow-stricken [3.5s] | MSHR2.251x | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03792 | 190 | Persian | ای یار دیرین عبدالبهاء آنچه بجناب سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید | O ancient companion of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! That which thou hadst written to Jináb-i-Siyyid Taqí was perused [3.5s] | MMK3#260 p.185 | Belief and denial; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04043 | 180 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی صبحست و روح را بشارتی و قلب را لطافتی و وجود را طراوتی با | O beloved handmaid of God! It is morn, and the spirit hath glad tidings, and the heart a gentle grace, and being itself a fresh vigor [3.5s] | MMK3#211 p.152 | Being a source of light; guidance; Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Things are known by their opposites | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07466 | 110 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الله در این انجمن پر نور و ساطع باش تا اشعه اوج گیرد و باستان | O candle of the love of God! In this radiant assemblage be luminous and resplendent, that thy rays may ascend to exalted heights [3.5s] | DUR1.532 | Being a source of light; guidance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03570 | 200 | Persian | یا من توجه الی ملکوت التقدیس مکتوب مرسول مضمونش معلوم فی الحقیقه در این سنوات | O thou who hast turned thy face toward the Kingdom of Sanctity! Thy letter was received and its contents noted. In truth, during these years [3.5s] | MSHR5.052 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03133 | 290 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما واصل شد و از مضمون بالام قلب محزون اطلاع حاصل گشت ... بيگانگان هر چند نشانه تير بلايند ولی از هيچ جهت تسلّی خاطر ندارند | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and from its contents was learned the sorrow of thy heart. Though strangers be the target of affliction's arrows, they find comfort from no direction [3.5s] | INBA79.038 | MMK3#219 p.158x | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05707 | 140 | Persian | ای سلیل حضرت خلیل جلیل نامه اخیر رسید الحمد لله دلالت بر صحت و سلامتی مزاج | O scion of His Holiness, the illustrious Friend, thy recent letter was received. Praise be unto God, it betokeneth thy health and well-being [3.5s] | DAUD.26 | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05942 | 140 | mixed | یا ابن الشهید المجید الذی استقر علی کرسی اللقاء فی ملکوت الابهی اجوبه از پیش | O son of the glorious martyr, who hath taken his seat upon the throne of reunion in the Abhá Kingdom! The answers were sent before [3.5s] | PYK.271 | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07922 | 100 | Persian | Light of the World | ای بنده الهی طهران وطن آن دلبر مهربانست و منشا آن نور لامکان تو نیز در آن | O servant of God! Ṭihran is the homeland of the compassionate Beloved and the abode of that Light of the realms of the Placeless | NURA#15, MMK4#015 p.014 | LOTW#15 | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10551 | 60 | Persian | ای فاطمه از فاتحه احوال مپرس از خاتمه الطاف سوال نما چه بسیار نفوس که در | O Fatimah, inquire not about conditions at their beginning, but seek to know of their end through divine favours. How many souls there were who [3.5s] | MKT4.087, AKHA_117BE #1-4 p.234, AKHA_120BE #12 p.b, HDQI.289b, ANDA#43-44 p.05, YMM.066, YMM.095 | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10595 | 60 | Persian | ای ممتحن در سبیل الهی اگر بدانی که بلایای سبیل الهی چه عزتی پایدار است و چه | O thou who art tried in the path of God! If thou didst but know what glory everlasting lieth within the trials of His path, and what [3.5s] | MKT8.144b | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10783 | 60 | ...That beloved friend is always before my sight, both at home and abroad. With my heart, tongue and pen I mention thee. | DAS.1913-10-13 | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10818 | 50 | Persian | ای احبای الهی امة الله لوا مدتی در هندوستان بنشر رائحة طیبه محبت الله مشغول بود | To the beloved of God in America--On them be glory and bounty! The maidservant of God, Lua | NJB_v06#12 p.093, ZSM.1915-08-29 | SW_v06#12 p.092 | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10840 | 50 | Persian | ای بادیه پیما گشت و گذار و قطع مسافات بعیده مورث علت عصبیه و عرقیه گردد ولی | O desert wanderer! Though traversing vast expanses and journeying through distant lands may give rise to nervous and rheumatic ailments [3.5s] | TAH.246a, YQAZ.229a | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11053 | 50 | Arabic | طهر النفوس یا سبوح یا قدوس عن شئون النفس و الهوی و ثبت الاقدام علی صراطک | O Most Pure, O Most Holy One, purify the souls from the dross of self and desire, and make firm their footsteps upon Thy path [3.5s] | INBA17:064 | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11251 | 40 | mixed | یا امه الله المهیمن القیوم رقیه بلایایت در سبیل محبوب معلوم و مشهود و این از | O maidservant of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting! Raqiyyih, thy trials in the path of the Beloved are known and manifest, and this [3.5s] | INBA17:176 | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11544 | 20 | ...This long voyage will prove how great is My love for you. There were many troubles | GPB.288x | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3644 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 10 | Tests are like fire which purifies. | TDLA.014, BLO_PN#104 | Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04526 | 170 | Arabic | ایها الحبیب قد تلوت رقیمک المسطور و قد اطلعت بسرک المستور و تضرعت الی الرب | O beloved friend! I have perused thy written letter and become acquainted with thy hidden secret, and I have supplicated unto the Lord [3.5s] | MMK6#172 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Testing God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02886 | 220 | mixed | ای بنده الهی چون بقلبی نورانی توجه بدرگاه رحمانی نمودی البته مقبول خواهید | O servant of God! When with an illumined heart thou didst turn to the threshold of the All-Merciful, thou wert assuredly accepted [3.5s] | MMK6#174, MSHR4.008x | Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Testing God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1155 | 280 | Regard this globe. Its divisions are mineral, vegetable and animal. Man is the result of all these; therefore man is the result of all existence here. | ADP.122-124 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Purpose; goal of creation; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Soul; spirit after death; Teleology; goal-directed motion; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02275 | 260 | Persian | River of Life, The | ای یار عزیز نامه شما رسید و از مضمون نهایت سرور حاصل گردید فرصت جواب مفصل | O beloved Friend! Your letter arrived and from its contents I received the great joy. There is no time | BRL_DAK#1093, MKT3.453, AMK.161-162, AMK.175-176, MAS5.093x, DAUD.28 | ROL.057-058 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teachings as spirit of the age; Universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00245 | 750 | O thou honorable martyr and the pioneer of the Cause of God! The letter which you had written on the 19th of December 1918 | SW_v10#06 p.105-107 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise of Western values; culture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teachings as spirit of the age | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10664 | 60 | Persian | ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء عبدالبهاء بعد از قطع مراحل در اوروپا و طی دریا | O kind friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! After traversing the regions of Europe and crossing the sea [3.5s] | ANDA#60 p.24x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; High station of learning; Past, present and future of Iran; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Teachings as spirit of the age; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09857 | 70 | Persian | اين ايّام بايد حضرات احبّا وقت را غنيمت شمرند و بمنتهای قوّت بر خدمت برخيزند | In these days the beloved friends must seize this precious opportunity and arise with utmost strength to render service [3.5s] | MMK2#278 p.199x | Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11831 | 270 | Arabic | ایتها المستبشره بنفحات الله انی تلوت نمیقتک الغراء و ابتهجت بمضامینها | O thou who art gladdened by the fragrances of God! I have perused thy luminous letter and was delighted by its contents [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0450 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02668 | 230 | Persian | ای بنده حق نامه شما رسید و ملاحظه گردید الحمد لله در فکر ذکر حقید و آرزوی اعلای | O servant of Truth! Thy letter was received and perused. Praise be to God, thou art occupied with the remembrance of God and desirest the exaltation [3.5s] | INBA87:119, INBA52:118 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love as fire; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03305 | 210 | ...The believers with the utmost firmness and steadfastness must engage in the teaching of the Cause. They must become united and agreed. They are all the drops of one river | DAS.1913-08-27, ABIE.246, BLO_PN#007 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09258 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه جمال ابهی انچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید حمد خدارا که | O servant at the threshold of the Abhá Beauty! What thou hast penned hath been perused. Praise be to God that [3.5s] | INBA84:548b | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07066 | 120 | Persian | حضرت فروغی فروغ مقتضیش تابش بر ارجاء و انحاست چون باقلیم یوسفی رسیدید باید | O luminous effulgence of His Holiness Furúghí, whose inherent radiance must needs illumine all regions and climes! When thou didst reach the realm of Joseph, thou shouldst [3.5s] | INBA21:177a (218a), INBA21:191 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12562 | 100 | Persian | ایها الموید المشید از فضل و جود سر وجود امیدوارم که در صون حمایت حضرت رحمن | O thou who art confirmed and assisted! Through the bounty and grace of the Lord of existence, I hope that thou mayest abide under the protection of the All-Merciful [3.5s] | INBA85:186a | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1311 | Words to Nuru'd-Din Mumtazi et al in May 1920 | 240 | Persian | من در مجالس سانفرانسیسکو خیلی میرفتم یک روز یک جمعیتی پیش من | [He spoke one night about when He visited San Francisco, where He went to various meetings and gatherings of the friends and others.] | KNR.064-065 | KNRE.073 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02173 | 270 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou candle of the Love of God! What thou hast written was considered. The contents | TAB.718-719 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2784 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-11 | 70 | This is the most important work. This is the light of the religion of God. This sea must ever be kept tempestuous. This fountain must always flow... The Cause is the cup, teaching is the ruby wine with which the souls are intoxicated. | DAS.1914-03-11 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01328 | 340 | Persian | ای روحانیان ای نورانیان ظلمات جهل افق عالم را تاریک نموده و نائره جنگ در دور | O ye divines, O ye luminous ones! The darkness of ignorance hath shrouded the horizon of the world, and the flames of war are kindled round about [3.5s] | MKT3.264 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11811 | 460 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما ترتیل گردید عبدالبهاء در سحرگاه تضرع باستان بها | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was read aloud, and at daybreak 'Abdu'l-Bahá offered supplications at the Threshold of Bahá [3.5s] | INBA79.079 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Scarcity of receptive souls; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00491 | 560 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه بتاریخ ١١ شوال وصول یافت مجلس ضیافتی که تشکیل شد و انجمن | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the 11th of Shawwal hath been received. The feast that was arranged, and the gathering [3.5s] | INBA84:368 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00794 | 440 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Since the extinction of the fire | SW_v10#02 p.019+027 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09121 | 90 | ...Thou hast written concerning the meetings and gathering-places of the believers of God. Such assemblies | SW_v02#06 p.005 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Study; deepening; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07509 | 110 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی اگر چه بنام کوچکی ولی بحقیقت جلیل اگر جسیمه و قسیمه نبودی | O beloved handmaiden of God! Though thou bearest a diminutive name, in truth thou art exalted. Were it not that thou art of slight frame and stature [3.5s] | MKT7.112a | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1705 | Words spoken on 1914-01-05 | 180 | The winds were blowing from every direction. Some requested me not to come, but I said: 'This is the feast of the believers of God...' | DAS.1914-01-05 | Education of children; moral education; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01600 | 310 | Persian | ای مونس قدیم نامه رسید و بر مضامین اطلاع حاصل گردید از وقتیکه مفارقت حاصل | O ancient companion! Thy letter was received and its contents were noted. Since the time of separation [3.5s] | PYK.257 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07680 | 110 | Persian | ای یار غربی عبدالبهاء حمد خدا را که در موطن جمال مبارک وارد شدی و در آنجا | O Western friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God that thou hast arrived in the homeland of the Blessed Beauty and there [3.5s] | MUH3.325-326 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00925 | 410 | The letter which thou hadst written on December 16, 1918, was received | SW_v10#07 p.137-138 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0925 | Words to Mrs Moore, spoken on 1913-05-18 | 330 | How is Green Acre? When will the season be opened? Green Acre is a most delightful spot. I enjoyed my visit to that charming place… In Green Acre you must concentrate your forces around the one all important fact--the investigation of reality. | DAS.1913-05-18, SW_v08#05 p.050-051x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Oneness; unity of religion; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11452 | 30 | ...My hope is that the Esperantists may become attracted by these epistles and may | SW_v11#17 p.291x | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal language | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01378 | 330 | Persian | ای بنت ملکوت نامه شما از ادین برگ رسید مضامین دلنشین بود لهذا نهایت سرور حاصل | O daughter of the Kingdom! Your letter from Edinburgh was received. Its contents were most pleasing, and therefore brought the utmost joy [3.5s] | MKT3.467 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcending the material condition; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00369 | 620 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | خدمت باحبّا خدمت بملکوت اللّه است و رعایت فقرا از تعالیم الهیّه | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Numerous letters have been received | MMK1#011 p.024x | SWAB#011x, SW_v10#06 p.109-110 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03197 | 210 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art favored in the Kingdom of the Almighty! The letter that thou hast written with the utmost eloquence, compassion | TAB.304 | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05188 | 150 | O ye two faithful and assured souls! Praise be to God, your son, George | SW_v11#10 p.159+163 | Love of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04224 | 180 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye Beloved Friends of Abdul-Baha! The news of your spiritual assembly reached this Illumined Spot and the heart of this yearning one | TAB.666-667, BSC.472 #889x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04078 | 180 | Persian | ای منادی ملکوت الله خبرهای خوشی از هند میرسد که الحمد لله نفحات الهی در انتشار | O thou herald of the Kingdom! Good news is being received from India, that, praise be to God, the divine fragrances are being diffused | NJB_v05#13 p.006 | DAS.1914-08-12 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2452 | 90 | Persian | در این سفر باید بعون و عنایت الهی معجز نمائید و صحبت شما باید در نهایت روحانیت باشد بگوئید جمال مبارک | In this journey, through divine aid and grace, ye must manifest miracles, and your speech must needs be imbued with the utmost spirituality. Say: O Blessed Beauty! [3.5s] | NJB_v05#14 p.004, KHH2.096 (2.178) | Christ; Christianity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05389 | 150 | Arabic | ایتها المشتعله بنار محبت الله انی طالعت نمیقتک الغراء و تحریرک البدیع الانشاء | O thou who art enkindled by the fire of the love of God! Verily, I have perused thy beautiful letter | MMK6#185 | SW_v02#16 p.007, SW_v04#19 p.320, SW_v05#10 p.153, SW_v06#17 p.143, PN_1912 p072 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2361 | Words to George Latimer spoken around 1920 | 100 | Very good, but all should direct attention to the teachings. They should not mention in such and such a place, such things were happening, and teachers have gone there. These affairs must be kept private | PN_1919 p003 | Exhortations and counsels; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04317 | 170 | Persian | Light of the World | ای ثابت بر پیمان سوال از سفر مبارک نموده بودی جمال مبارک روحی لاحبائه الفداء | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thou hast asked concerning the travels of Baha’u’llah. The Blessed Beauty—may my life be offered up for His loved ones—travelled directly from Ṭihran to Hamadan | NURA#19, MMK4#021 p.022 | LOTW#19 | Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07363 | 110 | O thou seeker of Reality!... Truly I say thou art a seeker of Reality and a spreader of Reality! Thou art the cause of spirituality | DAS.1914-03-14 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08450 | 100 | O thou servant of the Almighty! Beg of God that in this world which is groaning with pains and troubles, thou mayst aspire to a breath of rest and that in this sorrow-begirdled globe, thou mayst obtain happiness. | DAS.1913-08-26, ABIE.243, BLO_PN#007 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity of thought and belief; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0190 | Words to Laura Clifford Barney (?) spoken around 1906 | 930 | Science is systemized Truth. The laws of spiritual science are as exact as those of mathematics... There are invisible threads which connect us with every object which makes up our environment. | PN_1906 p013 | Harmony of science and religion; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1061 | Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens in London, 1913-01-16 | 300 | The Cause has become very great. Many souls are entering it--souls with different mentalities... Teach the Cause to those who do not know | DAS.1913-01-16, SW_v04#01 p.016, CHH.177, VLAB.141x, BLO_PN#022 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Priority over other activities in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09918 | 310 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضمون معانی مفصل بود... از مدرسه تایید توصیف نموده | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Its contents were detailed in meaning, and its themes were elaborate in their causes [3.5s]... ...In reality, Hamadan, nay rather all Persia has found infinite capability. Therefore all the friends most unloosen | INBA85:153 | TAH.303bx | DAS.1913-11-04x | Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unchastity and adultery | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2798 | Words to Fugeta, Dr. C. et al, spoken on 1919-12-18 | 70 | This is not a correct translation. I wrote that his highness the Supreme (Báb) was the forerunner like John the Baptist, like the dawn. The Blessed Beauty is the sun and I am ‘Abdu'l-Bahá and no one should go beyond that. | PN_1919 p038 | John the Baptist; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Twin Manifestations | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01077 | 380 | Persian | ای یار قدیم و دوست دیرین الحمد لله بفضل و موهبت جمال ابهی از اقلیم اروپا | O ancient companion and longstanding friend! Praise be unto God, through the grace and bounty of the Abhá Beauty, from the clime of Europe [3.5s] | YHA2.1001-1002x, MJDF.113, NJB_v04#15 p.003x | Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08655 | 90 | Persian | ناله و فغان از عدم ارسال مکاتیب عبدالبهاء نموده بودید چهل سال | ...Thy letter was received. Thou hast lamented and complained because it is come time since thou hast received any letter from ‘Abdu'l-Baha. | YHA2.997x, NJB_v04#15 p.002x | DAS.1913-08-03, ABIE.146, BLO_PN#007 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03224 | 210 | Persian | ای یار صادق عبدالبهاء در محیط آب نار محبت الله در شدت التهابست اهل کشتی جمع | O faithful friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! In the ocean's expanse, the fire of God's love is in intense fervor, and the people of the ship are gathered [3.5s] | MKT5.196, MMK5#058 p.053, KHSK.113 | Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3659 | Words spoken on 1919-12-30 | 70 | Persian | وقتی به امریکا رفتم ضعفم به درجه ای بود که صدایم تا چند درعی نمیرسید ناچار در مجالس چهار پنج هزار | When I went to America, My fatigue was of such a degree that My voice could not reach more than a few meters. Of necessity, in gatherings of four or five thousands souls | ISA.002 | ISAE.1919-12-30 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01579 | 310 | Persian | ای رفیق روحانی نامه ۱۱ فبریه ۱۹۱۲ وصول یافت مضمون مشحون بخبر خوشی بود و آن خبر | O spiritual companion! The letter of 11 February 1912 was received, and its contents were laden with joyous tidings. That news [3.5s] | MMK5#055 p.052 | Business; financial; property matters; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02763 | 230 | Persian | ای مونس قدیم حضرات ایرانیها محمود میرزا و رفیقش را محفوظا مصونا فرستادیم شما | O ancient companion! We sent forth the respected Iranian gentlemen, Mahmud Mirza and his companion, under protection and safekeeping [3.5s] | MMK5#063 p.057 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04803 | 160 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای قرین و ندیم عبدالبهاء ای همسفر نازنین عبدالبهاء الحمد لله این سفر ثانی نیز | O close companion of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! O dear fellow traveler of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! Praised be God, this second journey, too, has come to an end | INBA84:346, BLIB_Or.08117.041, | MMK5#091 p.072 | DAS.1913-08-17x, ABIE.203x, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.326x | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||
| AB04857 | 160 | Persian | ای منجذبه بنفحات الله از بستن امروز مراجعت بنیویورک شد در بستن بسیار خوب | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Today I returned from Boston to New York. In Boston it was most pleasant [3.5s] | MMK5#066 p.058 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10819 | 170 | ...Praise be to God He hath appeared with a luminous Countenance. Verily the Promised One is His Highness Bahá’u’lláh Who hath dawned from the Eastern horizon | SW_v09#01 p.005x, ACOA.052-053 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12606 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده جمال حقیقی الان در شهر مالدن امریک به ذکر آن یار مهربان پرداختم شب و روز | O thou servant of the True Beauty! At this moment in the city of Malden, America, I am engaged in the remembrance of that kind friend, day and night [3.5s] | INBA85:442 | BSHI.059 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04781 | 160 | O dear and revered personage! Thy letter concerning the group in Florence, who are interested in the Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh, was received. | DAS.1914-08-01 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05421 | 150 | mixed | Translation List | همچنين جناب پروفسر برکت‌اللّه هندی را از قبل من نهايت اشتياق ابلاغ دار... در خصوص تحصیل لسان فارسی مرقوم نموده بودید فی‌الحقیقه... فی الحقيقه ترجمه بسيار مشکل است | ...Thou hadst written about studying Persian. In truth, this is very necessary. If it would be possible for Professor Barakatu’llah to make an effort and teach some people the Persian language… Truly translation is very difficult | MMK6#532x, ANDA#79 p.05x, MAS9.147x | ADMS#203dx | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08785 | 90 | Persian | ای طالب ملکوت بتحصیل علوم ادبیه بپرواز ولی مقصدت باید این باشد که در تحریر و تقریر | O seeker of the Kingdom, though thou soarest in pursuit of literary knowledge, yet must thy purpose in attainment be the power to expound and express [3.5s] | DRM.017c | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1210 | Words to some Persians living in Paris, spoken on 1913-05-05 | 260 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | حیات انسان خیلی عزیز است انسان باید این حیات عزیز را در امری عظیم صرف نماید | The life of man is very precious; so he must spend it in a precious cause. To study the sciences of commerce, agriculture and medicine is very praiseworthy but to concentrate all our time on such things is not good. | BDA2.285 | DAS.1913-05-05, MHMD2.375-376 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||
| AB04136 | 180 | Persian | ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء اگر بدانید که بچه حالتی و بچه جذب و فرحی و بچه سرور | O kind friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Were ye to know in what state, with what attraction and gladness, and with what joy [3.5s] | MMK2#294 p.214 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04577 | 170 | Arabic | یا من استضاء بانوار مصباح الهدی فی زجاجه الملکوت الابهی ا نسیت العهود و ذهلت | O thou who hast been illumined by the radiant beams of the Lamp of Guidance enshrined within the crystal glass of the Abhá Kingdom! Hast thou forgotten the Covenants and become unmindful [3.5s] | INBA55:193, INBA59:163 | MKT1.246 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02843 | 230 | O respected personage, thou seeker of Reality! Thy letter was received. It was not a letter but a mirror... If thy earthly house is destroyed, be thou not sad! | DAS.1913-09-12x, SW_v04#13 p.223, ABIE.310x, BLO_PN#007 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03222 | 210 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یار حقیقی نامه مرسول ملاحظه گردید این روزها مراجعت از فرنگستان چون گلستان | O true friend! The letter thou didst send hath been perused. In these last few days | BRL_DAK#0019, MSHR2.211x | BRL_ATE#020, MAAN#06 | Praise and encouragement; Review of publications; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05279 | 150 | Persian | ای منادی امر الله جناب میرزا محرم و زرقانی را بعد از چند سال اجازه طواف مطاف | O herald of the Cause of God! After several years, permission to circumambulate the Sacred Precincts hath been granted unto Mirza Muharram and Zarqani [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0347, MKT2.155, PYK.274 | Pantheism; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2003 | Words to Mr Herrigel, spoken on 1913-04-20 | 140 | other/unknown lang | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | شماها باید از استتکارت باین حدود بیائید و بنشر نفحات اللّٰه بپردازید | The city of Vienna will become a center for the Cause of God: only after my departure the friends must not remain inactive. They must work with greater zeal | BDA2.249 | DAS.1913-04-20, MHMD2.324 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Theosophy | - | - | |||||||
| AB03479 | 200 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. From its contents it became known that thou hast turned thy face | TAB.522-523 | Call to action; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09821 | 70 | mixed | ای قوم ، انوار حقّ ساطع شده آيات حقّ ظاهر شده دريای فضل بموج آمده و آفتاب حقيقت پرتو عنايت بخشيده | O people! The lights of Truth have shone forth, the verses of Truth have been made manifest, the ocean of grace hath surged, and the Sun of Reality hath shed its radiant beams [3.5s] | MMK3#107 p.072x | Love of God; Spiritual springtime; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04077 | 180 | O thou herald of the True One! His honor, Mr. Remey, is traveling in India | SW_v01#11 p.009 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07626 | 110 | mixed | ای نهال بارور بوستان ایقان از مواهب یوم ظهور الابرار یشربون من کاس مزاجها | O fertile sapling of the garden of certitude! Through the bounties of the Day of Manifestation, the righteous do drink from a cup whose mixture [3.5s] | MKT8.165a | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07953 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده حضرت احدیت ناری از محبت الله در دل و جان برافروختی تا جهانی را | O servant of the One True God! Thou hast kindled a fire of the love of God within thy heart and soul that thou mightest set a world aflame [3.5s] | INBA87:212b, INBA52:215 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10272 | 70 | Arabic | یا من ینادی الی کلمه الله بشر الناس بان ابواب الملکوت قد فتحت علی وجوه کل من | O thou who summonest unto the Word of God! Herald unto the people that the doors of the Kingdom have been flung open before the face of all [3.5s] | INBA59:200a | MJZ.027 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04772 | 160 | Persian | ای سرگشته جمال ابهی و مفتون آن دلبر یکتا ورق مسطور چون رق منشور تلاوتش سبب | O thou who art bewildered by the Beauty of the Abhá and captivated by that Peerless Beloved! The written leaf, like unto an unfurled scroll, its recitation is the cause of [3.5s] | MSHR5.183a, MUH3.294 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03652 | 190 | O thou spiritual son! The letter of September 8th 1920, which thou hast written to Mirza Lotfullah, has been received. Praise be unto God that that city | TDD.015 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06092 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده حق مکتوب شما بجناب آقا سید تقی ملاحظه گردید از حوادث آن جهات کمال روح | O servant of the Truth! Thy letter addressed to his honour Áqá Siyyid Taqí hath been perused. From the events in those regions, the utmost joy [3.5s] | MKT9.058a | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03251 | 210 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یاران و اماء رحمن باوفا انصاف اینست که در سبیل ملکوت جانفشانید و جز انتشار | O ye faithful friends and maidservants of the Merciful! Verily ye are self-sacrificing… the skillful farmer always hath an abundance of crops and harvests | BRL_DAK#0785, MKT3.082, AKHA_133BE #17 p.560, ANDA#01 p.48 | BRL_ATE#202x, SW_v10#13 p.247-248 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08384 | 100 | Persian | تهمتنا همنامت دلیر و شیرگیر بود و جهانرا بضرب شمشیر تسخیر نمود حال تو نیز باید | Our illustrious and valorous namesake subdued the world by the might of his sword. Now thou too must [3.5s] | YARP2.690 p.463 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00377 | 620 | mixed | Translation List | ای یاران الهی خطه شیراز منسوب بحضرت بی نیاز و موطن کاشف اسرار بر اهل راز | O friends of God! The city of Shíraz is connected with the Self-Subsisting; it is the native land of the One Who hath unraveled a myriad mysteries | INBA87:187, INBA52:189 | MKT1.298, AYT.184, PYM.115-116x, YHA1.340x | ADMS#065i22x | Music and singing; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||
| AB09645 | 80 | Persian | این یوم یوم قیام بخدمت است و عبودیت آستان احدیت تا حیات باقیست تعجیل نمائید | This is the Day to arise in service, and to show servitude at the Threshold of Oneness whilst life endureth; make haste [3.5s] | AHB.126BE #03-04 p.84, PYB#211 p.04, ANDA#67-68 p.23 | Call to action; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09357 | 80 | Persian | ای دو شمع پرنور در محفل تبلیغ امر الله امروز روز بیانست و وقت وقت نغمه و | O ye two luminous candles in the gathering for the proclamation of God's Cause! Today is the day of utterance, and the time hath come for melody and [3.5s] | MSBH1.159, MUH3.195 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10690 | 60 | Arabic | ایها الطیر الملکوتی و الشخص و الرجل الالهی ایدک الله اعتمد علی التاییدات | O celestial bird and divine soul, may God strengthen thee; rely thou upon the heavenly confirmations [3.5s] | INBA59:192d | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10308 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God! The letter that thou hast written, through his honor Mr. ... | TAB.357 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1793 | Words to departing pilgrims, spoken on 1915-04-26 | 170 | Intoxicated with the wine of the love of God and the service of man, you must go forth with intensified faith and focalized attraction. Each one of you must become a storm center of spiritual influence and a whirling vortex of divine stimuli. | DAS.1915-04-26 | Love of God; Methods of teaching the Cause; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11272 | 40 | Today whosoever arises to herald the Kingdom of Abha, a magnetic power will be produced which shall attract the rays of confirmation | DAS.1913-03-29x | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04750 | 160 | Persian | ای دو ثابت بر میثاق خوشا بحال شما که قیام بر خدمت امرالله نموده اید از این | O ye two who are steadfast in the Covenant! Blessed are ye, that ye have arisen to serve the Cause of God [3.5s] | MKT9.127 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03332 | 200 | Persian | ای انجمن رحمانی مستر استرون منادی ملکوت شد و بچین و هند و ژاپون شتافت توفیقات | O ye Merciful Assembly! Mr. Struven became the herald of the Kingdom and | NJB_v01#19a p.011x | SW_v01#09 p.001-002 | Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The ephemeral and the eternal; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09620 | 80 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها الخریده الغراء شمری عن ساق الاجتهاد و اسرعی الی مطلع الایات ملکوت ربک | O thou bright pearl! Endeavor, and spare no effort, and hasten to the Kingdom of thy Lord, the Lord of the shining and clear evidences and arguments. | INBA59:184b | MJZ.030 | TAB.171-172 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB08265 | 100 | mixed | ای ناظر بجمال رحمن در این ایام که انوار ملکوت ابهی عوالم وجود را احاطه نموده | O thou who gazest upon the beauty of the All-Merciful! In these days when the lights of the Abhá Kingdom have encompassed all realms of existence [3.5s] | AHB.125BE #07 p.180 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2157 | Words spoken on 1915-08-07 in Haifa | 120 | Persian | دیشب خوابم نبرد. در غلام گردش نشسته بودم فکر می کردم. می دیدم که خدا چه موهبتی در حق ما کرده | Sleep did not visit me last night. I sat in contemplation within the garden's enclosure, reflecting upon how God had bestowed such bountiful favor upon us [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-07 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Shrines and Holy places; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08560 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده الهی هر چند از وطن مالوف بان اقلیم معروف شتافتی ولی این را حکمتی در | O servant of God! Though thou hast hastened from thy familiar homeland to that well-known realm, in this there is a wisdom [3.5s] | INBA89:206 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12443 | 130 | Persian | ای دو ابناء ملکوت حمد کنید خدا را که فضل و عنایت الهیه شما را موفق بان نمود | O ye two sons of the Kingdom! Render thanks unto God that divine grace and bounty hath enabled you to achieve this [3.5s] | INBA85:097 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12817 | 110 | Persian | ای حق نظر شکر کن خدا را که نظر بحق داری و توجه بغنی مطلق پرتوی از شعاع شمس | O thou who gazest toward Truth! Render thanks unto God that thou hast fixed thy gaze upon Truth and hast turned toward the omnipotent Lord. Thou art a ray from the Sun's brilliance [3.5s] | KASH.190 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01684 | 300 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از بیان ثبوت و استقامت نهایت سرور حاصل گشت | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and from the expression of thy steadfastness and constancy the utmost joy was obtained [3.5s] | INBA84:322b | Naming of children; of individuals; Shrines and Holy places; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01361 | 340 | Persian | پاک جانا فی الحقیقه ثابت بر پیمانی و بنده باوفای آستان یزدان صدمات بیشمار | O pure soul! In truth thou art steadfast in the Covenant and a faithful servant at the Threshold of the Lord amidst countless afflictions [3.5s] | AYBY.367 #051, PYB#201 p.17, KHSH09.008, TRZ1.188 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02394 | 250 | mixed | ای ضیف الذاکرین دوره سیف گذشت و صیام صیف از میان رفت حالا وقت الاکرام علی | O guest of those who remember! The season of the sword hath passed, and the summer's fasts are gone. Now is the time for honor to prevail [3.5s] | MKT5.092 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04561 | 170 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | از اجتماع احبّا مرقوم نموده بوديد که در نهايت روح و ريحانست البتّه چنين است زيرا در مجامع روحانيان | From what thou didst write concerning the gathering of the loved ones which was filled with the utmost joy and fragrance, this assuredly is so, for in spiritual gatherings [3.5s]... ...Ye have written as to the meetings of the friends, and how filled they are with peace and joy. Of course this is so… Thou hast written about the Fast. This is a most weighty matter and thou shouldst exert thine utmost in its observance | MMK1#054 p.090x, AADA.158-159x | SWAB#054x, BRL_IOPF#2.25x | Luna, Anais & Marie, C. Haskell | Law of fasting; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB08191 | 100 | Persian | زحمات آنجناب در این سفر بی حدّ و پایان و مشکلات عظیمه ظاهر و نمایان | The labours of your honour in this journey were boundless and infinite, and mighty were the tribulations, manifest and evident [3.5s] | AVK1.000.20x, MSBH7.101x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06223 | 130 | Persian | ای ساعی در خدمات امر الهی جمیع زحمات و مشقات و متاعب و مصاعب و مصائب آنجناب | O thou who strivest in the services of the divine Cause, all thy labours, hardships, trials, difficulties and tribulations [3.5s] | MKT5.147b, AKHA_129BE #09 p.a | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2037 | Words spoken on 1912-12-22 in London | 140 | We also have a theatre... Our theatre is built in a country where there is eternal springtime. The streets of that city | DAS.1912-12-22, SW_v14#06 p.177 | Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03216 | 210 | Persian | ای ورقه منجذبه نامه شما رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید حمد خدا را که مهیای خدمتی و | O thou attracted leaf! Thy letter was received and its contents were understood. Praise be to God that thou art ready for service [3.5s] | MMK5#004 p.001 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03440 | 200 | Persian | ای سرگشته کوه و صحرا در سبیل جمال ابهی مکاتیب متعدده ارسال شد امید از فضل | O wanderer of mountain and desert in the path of the Most Glorious Beauty! Many letters were sent. We cherish the hope that through divine grace [3.5s] | INBA88:147a | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05897 | 140 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye who are considering the Kingdom of your august Savior! I know the ardor which enflames you both with the desire to present yourselves | TAB.317-318 | Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00928 | 410 | Persian | وقت آنست که در اين ميدان گوی سبقت و پيشی را از مردان شهير آفاق بربائی نطق فصيح بگشائی | The time hath come for thee to seize, in this arena, the orb of precedence and excellence from the renowned men of all regions, and to give utterance to eloquent speech [3.5s] | MMK2#273 p.196x | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07265 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء حضرت هاشم جد حضرت رسول چون بجهت مهمانها خوان نعمت میگسترد و هشم | O servant of Bahá! Háshim, the illustrious ancestor of the Prophet, would spread forth the feast of bounty for his guests and was famed for his munificence [3.5s] | INBA17:001 | MKT9.050 | Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1191 | Words to a believer, spoken on 1913-05-04 | 270 | When I sense the love and unity of the friends I gain health and fresh strength. I have heard that thou art speaking in the meetings | DAS.1913-05-04 | Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03298 | 210 | Persian | یار موافقا در جان و دل ایران شعله اشتیاق افروخته و قلب مشتاق هر مصلح حقیقی | O thou intimate companion! The flame of reformation is ignited in the heart and soul of Persia | NJB_v02#08-09 p.001 | SW_v02#10 p.003 | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise of Western values; culture; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0258 | Words spoken on 1915-09-20 in Haifa | 800 | Persian | ایادی امر الله علیهم نفحات الرحمن که در ایام مبارک بودند اکثرشان بافق اعلی صعود کردند | The Hands of the Cause of God, upon whom be wafted the fragrances of the All-Merciful, who lived in those blessed days, have, for the most part, ascended unto the All-Highest Horizon [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-20 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0979 | Interview with Stanwood Cobb, Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-23 | 320 | Hope is made possible through turning one's face toward God. If all the benefits of the world are made possible for man and he has no hope, he will not enjoy them. | DAS.1913-03-23 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08528 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O maidservant of God! Be exceedingly grateful to the maidservant of God, Mrs.. . . . . . . . who guided thee, led thee to the Kingdom of Glory | TAB.068 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01711 | 300 | mixed | ای سرگشته کوی دوست مکتوب مرسول مخاطبا لاقا مهدی ملاحظه و مطالعه گردید حمد خدا | O wanderer in the Friend's domain! The letter addressed to Aqa Mahdi hath been received and perused. Praise be to God [3.5s] | INBA88:080 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05293 | 150 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Holy Spirit! It is some time since news hath come from thee, though I have the utmost kindness | TAB.721-722 | Living waters; water of life; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06068 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده الهی هر چند از اینجا رفتی ولی همیشه پیش نظری و مقصود از سفر شما این بود | O servant of God! Though thou hast departed hence, thou art ever before Mine eyes, and the purpose of thy journey was [3.5s] | DKHD.356 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Review of publications; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00982 | 390 | Arabic | انی اتبتل الیک یا نور الارض و السموات و اتضرع الیک یا فاطر الوری تری تحلب | I turn with utmost devotion to Thee, O Light of the earth and heavens, and implore Thee, O Creator of all beings [3.5s] | TZH8.0126-128 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00352 | 630 | mixed | ای امین عبدالبهاء نامه شما که بتاریخ هشتم رمضان ۳۲۵ مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید | O trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, thy letter dated 8 Ramaḍán 1325 was received and perused [3.5s] | MMK3#181 p.126x, MSHR2.057x, YBN.065-067, AMIN.125-129 | Growth of the Cause; Poems and quotation from poetry; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06152 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thank thou God for that thou art assisted to establish a spiritual meeting in that city. | TAB.457-458 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Importance of community building; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12357 | 160 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان الیوم خدمت عظمی بعتبه علیاء ثبوت و استقامتست و ثانی مژده | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Today the greatest service at the Sacred Threshold is firmness and steadfastness, and second is the glad-tidings [3.5s] | INBA85:475 | Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07673 | 110 | Persian | ای یار رحمانی من آنچه بجناب خان مرقوم نموده بودید ملحوظ گردید فی الحقیقه | O My divine friend, that which thou didst write to Jináb-i-Khán hath been noted. In truth [3.5s] | TSS.159a | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12181 | 290 | mixed | ایها الفاضل الجلیل انی رتلت ایات شکرک لله بما حنن علیک قلب عبدالبهاء و شرح صدرک | O distinguished and noble one! I have chanted verses of thanksgiving to God, inasmuch as He hath caused the heart of 'Abdu'l-Bahá to incline towards thee and hath dilated thy breast [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0841 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06600 | 120 | mixed | ای امه الله و الورقه الروحاء چه شد که آن طیر در حدیقه ذکر ثناء ساکت است امروز | O handmaid of God, O spiritual leaf, what has befallen that bird, that it is silent in the garden of praise today [3.5s] | MKT7.067a | Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1806 | Words spoken in Apr. 1913 in Stuttgart | 170 | They are ready to fight for their fatherland. How barbarous it seems to send men, who do not even know each other | DAS.1913-05-23, SW_v04#04 p.072, SW_v07#16 p.157 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11765 | 120 | Persian | ای بنده آستان الهی مسافات بعیده طی نمودی تا آنکه ببقعه مبارکه رسیدی و فیض | O servant of the Divine Threshold! Thou hast traversed vast distances until thou didst attain the blessed Shrine and partake of the grace [3.5s] | FRH.089a | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05246 | 150 | ...It was my aim that after thy return to ... thou shouldst hoist the ensign | SW_v07#16 p.151-152x | 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04283 | 170 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی تا بحال بعد از رجوع امریکا چند مکتوب ارسال شد حال نیز از | O servant of the Abha Beauty! Until now, following thy return from America, several letters have been dispatched. And now likewise, from [3.5s] | INBA17:147 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11977 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده حق قدر این پدر بزرگوار را بدان که تو را بمعین حیوان دلالت کرد و بسر | O servant of God! Know thou the worth of this noble father who guided thee to the living waters and led thee to the truth [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0285 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3215 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 40 | When we give the Message, we develop ourselves. Our own heart is opened when we teach the heart of the listener. The more we give, the more we get. | TDLA.015, BLO_PN#104 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01002 | 390 | Persian | ای دوستان الهی شمس حقیقت نیر اعظم افق مبین چون در مشرق اعلی طلوع فرمود اشعه | O divine friends! When the Sun of Truth, that most great Luminary of the manifest horizon, rose in the highest East [3.5s] | MMK4#137 p.140 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01832 | 290 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God! The penetration of the word of man depends upon the heat of the fire of the love of God. | TAB.698-699, SW_v07#10 p.097-098x, SW_v07#15 p.140x, SW_v08#12 p.142x | Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02539 | 240 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان ورق مسطور منظور گردید و رق منشور مطالعه شد نغمه مرغ سحرگاهی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The written page was noted, and the written leaf was perused—the melody of the dawn-bird [3.5s] | TSS.160b | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03256 | 210 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Word of God! Verily I read thy excellent letter, nay, rather thy brilliant, peerless pearls | TAB.282-283 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2127 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-08-01 | 120 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | اعمال خیریه چون ممدوحیت پیدا کرده لذا نفوس محض شهرت و جلب منفعت خود و تحسین خلق عمل خیر می کنند | As charitable works become praiseworthy, people often perform them merely for the sake of fame and to gain benefit for themselves | BDA1.174.02 | MHMD1.189 | Goodly deeds; actions; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB04529 | 170 | Persian | ایها الشهید الجلیل در کمال تضرع و تبتل بترتیل این مناجات مشغولم که ای رب | O thou noble martyr! In the utmost supplication and devotion I am engaged in chanting this prayer: "O my Lord..." [3.5s] | PYK.246, MYD.491 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for martyrs; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03253 | 210 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art calling in the cities, the bearer of the Gospel of the Kingdom of God! Verily, I read thy wonderful and eloquent letter | TAB.517-518 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01468 | 320 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy excellent letter was full of spiritual significance. It was an indication of the loftiness of thy nature | TAB.624-625 | Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06275 | 130 | Persian | ای کنیز شورانگیز پروردگار نامه تو رسید الحمد لله از خواب گران بیدار شدی و از | O maid-servant who stirreth hearts with the love of thy Lord! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God, thou hast awakened from deep slumber and [3.5s] | MKT6.004a, YARP2.564 p.400, PPAR.147 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06201 | 130 | O thou real friend! Praise be to God that thou hast perfumed thy nostrils with the Breeze of the Rose-garden of Abha. Thou didst find the Doors of the Kingdom | DAS.1914-07-30 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07726 | 110 | Arabic | ایها الشاب النورانی ذا القلب الرحمانی انی استنشقت رائحه محبتک ??ن تلک البلاد | O luminous youth with merciful heart, I have inhaled the fragrance of thy love from those lands [3.5s] | INBA59:194b | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07292 | 110 | O thou faithful servant of God! Thy letter diffused a musk-scented | SW_v10#17 p.319-320 | Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06203 | 130 | ...Your letter was received and from its contents it became evident that you are journeying toward India. | DAS.1914-03-14 | Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04321 | 170 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و اثر خامه فرح روحانی بخشید زیرا دلالت بر آن | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and the effect of thy pen brought spiritual joy, for it indicated [3.5s] | MMK4#014 p.013 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11774 | 100 | Persian | ای روی تو باهر ابهر در لغت عرب بمعنی روشنتر است امید از تایید رب وحید چنانست | O thou whose countenance is luminous! In the Arabic tongue, "abhar" signifieth "more radiant". It is hoped that, through the confirmation of the peerless Lord, thou wilt prove to be even so [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0194, YIA.242b | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04891 | Lawh-i-Abu'l-Hasan Mírza | 160 | Persian | Tablet to Abu'l-Hasan Mírzá (Lawh-i-Abu'l-Hasan Mírzá); Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یار مهربان آنچه کلک مشکین نگاشت شادمانی بخشید و خرمی آورد | O kind Friend! What thy musk-laden pen hath inscribed bestowed joy and brought delight. It was not a dew-drop | BRL_DAK#0415, SFI10.021 | BRL_ATE#144, EBTB.155, BLO_PT#169 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00397 | 610 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ایها المختارون فیملکوت الابهی شکر کنید رب الجنود را که از آسمان غیب راکبا | O ye who are the chosen ones of the Abha Kingdom! Praise ye the Lord of Hosts for He, riding upon the clouds, hath come down to this world... O Thou loving Provider! These souls have hearkened | MKT3.092, MNMK#097 p.178, MMK1#017 p.033, BCH.175, MJMJ2.016ax, MMG2#025 p.026x | SWAB#017, BPRY.093x, BBBD.446-449 | JYSEP Goodna, Bass Adjustment | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; High station of the true believer; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| AB01552 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Canada and Greenland I) | 310 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan | ای بنات و ابناء ملکوت هر چند در اکثر ایالات و مدائن متحده الحمد لله نفحات الله | O ye daughters and sons of the Kingdom! Although in most of the states and cities | MKT3.013, ANDA#71 p.06, FRTB.046 | TDP#05, ADJ.055x, ADJ.057-058x, COF.012ax, BSC.523 #980, SW_v07#10 p.089-090, SW_v09#14 p.168 | R. Grammer & G. Watson [track 8] | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | UDP.037 | |||||
| AB00956 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Northeastern states I) | 400 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan | Tablets of the Divine Plan | ای منادیان آسمانی ایام نوروز است همیشه بیاد آن یاران مهربان هستم و از درگاه | O ye heavenly heralds! These are the days of Naurooz. I am always thinking of those kind | MKT3.003, AHB.120BE #01 p.01, FRTB.036, NJB_v10#10 p.204 | TDP#01, ADJ.057x, BSC.505 #972, SW_v07#10 p.087-088, SW_v09#14 p.159-160 | Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | 3 | * | * | UDP.005 | ||||
| AB00685 | 470 | O my God! Verily, I beseech Thee and supplicate before Thy Presence, to forgive and overlook my sins and transgressions | PN_1900_heh p079 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04865 | 160 | O thou who art guided by the Light of Guidance! Thy first and second letters were received. | JWTA.031, SW_v08#05 p.055 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04393 | 170 | Persian | ای سعید دو جهان شکرشکن شوند همه طوطیان هند زین قند پارسی که به بنگاله میرود | O thou who art blissful in both worlds! All the parrots of India become sugar-breaking through this Persian sweetmeat that goeth unto Bengal [3.5s] | INBA87:392a, INBA52:403 | HDQI.292, ANDA#47 p.04 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09193 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thank thou God for having found the realm of the Kingdom, become guided by the lights of the Sun of Reality | TAB.625 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09065 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God! It is incumbent upon thee to turn thyself wholly to the kingdom of God | TAB.233-234 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02678 | 230 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوبی که قضیه سراج الملک و فراش باشی در آن مذکور بود رسید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter, wherein was mentioned the matter of Siráj al-Mulk and the Farrásh-Báshí, hath been received [3.5s] | INBA89:281 | BRL_DAK#0733 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02922 | 220 | mixed | ای ثابتان ای راسخان خیرالقری انشاء الله ام القری گردد یعنی مرکز انتشار انوار | O ye steadfast and firm ones! The most excellent of cities shall, God willing, become the Mother of Cities—that is, the center for the diffusion of light [3.5s] | MMK3#183 p.127 | Call to action; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04079 | 180 | mixed | ای منادی ملکوت الله نامه شما رسید هزار آفرین بر همت بلند و مقصد ارجمند تو | O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. A thousand times bravo to thy magnanimity and exalted aim! | KHH2.095 (2.177) | JWTA.018-019, DAS.1914-08-09, SW_v09#14 p.163 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of the Manifestation of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06048 | 130 | Persian | ای آیت باهره محبت الله در این کور اعظم که آفتاب فلک قدم افق عالم را روشن | O resplendent token of the love of God! In this Most Great Cycle wherein the Sun of the heaven of eternity illumineth the horizon of the world [3.5s] | MKT8.011 | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10886 | 50 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | چنين اوقات ياران الهی فرصتی يابند و وقت غنيمت شمرند و جولان کنند | ...It is at such times that the friends of God avail themselves of the occasion, seize the opportunity, rush forth and win the prize | MMK1#212 p.258x | SWAB#212x | Call to action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06278 | 130 | O thou dear maidservant of God! When I was in Denver I enjoyed | SW_v10#13 p.246 | Being a source of light; guidance; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02426 | 250 | mixed | ای یار مهربان نامه بیست و نهم شعبان سنه حالیه که به آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم | O kind friend! The letter dated the twenty-ninth of Sha'ban of the present year, which was addressed to Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh [3.5s] | INBA85:145 | TSS.172 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06910 | 120 | Persian | Translation List | ای کنیز عزیز خدا یک وقتی تحصیل لسان عربی مینمودی این بسیار مفید است البتّه مداومت نما | O precious handmaid of God! At one time, thou wast studying the Arabic language. This is a highly useful thing | LFLN.013x | STYLE.033, ADMS#067x | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08066 | 100 | O thou heavenly daughter! Thy letter was received. I implored and supplicated to the Kingdom of God for whatever is thy utmost desire | BSTW#226 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08322 | 100 | Persian | ای یار دیرین من ایامیکه همراز و همنشین بودی در خاطر است ابدا فراموش نگردد | O my companion of ancient times! The days when thou wert my confidant and intimate associate are held in memory and shall never be forgotten [3.5s] | MKT8.203a, YARP2.301 p.246, PPAR.122, RMT.036-037, YARD.003x, YARD.064, YARD.121, QUM.221 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11786 | 90 | Persian | ای سرمست جام میثاق وقت اشراق نور تعالیم الهی است و هنگام جلوه فیض رحمانی | O thou who art inebriated with the wine of the Covenant! This is the dawn of the Divine Teachings and the time for the manifestation of heavenly bounties [3.5s] | SFI21.017 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3509 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 20 | Guidance to God. What is dearer to man than life? So, therefore, leading a soul to Eternal Life is the greatest blessing and benefit you can bestow upon that soul. | TDLA.014-015, BLO_PN#104 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07329 | 110 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از هر جهت اطلاع حاصل گردید احبای الهی باید | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and its contents were fully noted. The beloved of God must [3.5s] | MSHR4.060-061x | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11264 | 40 | ...Today the greatness of the believers of God depends upon delivering the Cause of God | SW_v07#10 p.098 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universality of the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09246 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده حق فتح بدو قسم است فتوح قلاع و فتوح قلوب فتح قلاع آسانست زیرا بمقداری | O servant of the Truth! Victory is of two kinds: the conquest of fortresses and the conquest of hearts. The vanquishing of fortresses is easily accomplished, for it requireth but a measure of [3.5s] | MMK6#190 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11915 | 140 | Persian | یا امه البهاء در خصوص درسها مطمئن باش این ایام هر قسم است بتصحیح آنها پردازم | O handmaiden of Bahá! Regarding the lessons [Some Answered Questions], rest assured that in these days I shall, by whatever means possible, undertake their correction [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0255 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01533 | 320 | mixed | یا من سعی فی سبیل الله فی الحقیقه آن سفر آنجناب بسمت شیروان و ایروان در نهایت | O thou who hast striven in the path of God! In truth thy journey towards Shirván and Ireván was in the utmost [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1032, MKT2.255 | Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12412 | 140 | Persian | ای بنده الهی جناب میرزا ربیع ببقعه مبارکه وارد و در محضر این مسجون حاضر شد | O thou servant of God! His honor Mirza Rabi' arrived at the Holy Shrine and attained the presence of this prisoner [3.5s] | INBA85:063 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01130 | Tablet of the Divine Plan (Central states I) | 370 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of the Divine Plan | ای نفوس آسمانی ای محافل روحانی ای مجامع ربانی هر چند مدتیست که در تحریر | O he heavenly souls, O ye spiritual assemblies, O ye lordly meetings! For some time past correspondence has been delayed | MKT3.008, FRTB.041 | TDP#03, BSC.514 #976, SW_v07#10 p.091, SW_v09#14 p.167-168 | Savva, Danika, Lauren & Jeremy | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | UDP.022 | |||||
| ABU1766 | Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1915-06-23 | 170 | I have repeated on various occasions that the foundation of the progress of the Bahá'í Cause consists in the spread of the message... This is the time for laying the foundation and raising the walls. This is not the time to think of the interior decoration and furniture. | DAS.1915-06-23 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08754 | 90 | Persian | ای سرمست باده پیمان در کمال روح و ریحان ببقعه مبارکه نوراء وارد شدی و بوی خوش | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! In the utmost spirituality and fragrance didst thou enter that blessed and luminous Spot, and the sweet perfume [3.5s] | MSBH10.024, YARP2.663 p.447, PPAR.163, NVJ.074 | Law of pilgrimage; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06533 | 130 | O fragrant leaves of the Assembly of Teaching! Endeavor until royal teaching comes | SW_v11#10 p.162 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03496 | 200 | Persian | ای ورقات طیبات در محفل تبلیغ بکوشید تا یرلیغ از ملیک مقتدر باشید لسان بلیغ بگشااید | O ye pure leaves! Strive ye in the gathering of teaching, that ye may become a token from the mighty King. Open ye eloquent tongues [3.5s] | AKHA_103BE #09-10 p.05 | Being a source of light; guidance; Goodly deeds; actions; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04629 | 160 | Persian | اهل ملکوت ابهى منتظر و مترصد آنند که هریک از ما یوماً قیام نمائیم | The denizens of the Abha Kingdom keenly await and vigilantly anticipate the day when each one of us shall arise [3.5s] | AKHA_104BE #09 p.13 | Call to action; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12118 | 570 | Persian | ای طائف بقعه نوراء شکر کن خدا را که هزار فرسنگ طی نمودی و مانند باد بادیه | O thou who hast circumambulated the luminous Sanctuary! Give thanks unto God that thou hast traversed a thousand leagues and, like the desert wind, hast journeyed far [3.5s] | INBA85:030 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06709 | 120 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق گمان مبر که از فکر شما و یاد شما آنی فراغتی بلکه نه راحتی و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Think not that I have ceased to think of thee or have forgotten thee for even one moment | MMK2#002 p.001, KNSA.076, KNSA.235x | MNYA.096, MNYA.323x | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02209 | 260 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان روزنامه مفصل شما بنهایت روح و ریحان قرائت گردید الحمد لله خود | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant, thy detailed letter was perused with the utmost delight and fragrance. Praise be to God [3.5s] | MKT3.203, AKHA_121BE #11-12 p.d, RRT.024, MSHR5.438x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07133 | 120 | O my revered! Thy letter that thou hast written in the utmost sincerity and love was the cause of perfect joy. | SW_v09#12 p.136 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10259 | 70 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | نفوس تا در ترويج نکوشند بذکر اللّه مشغول و مألوف نيز کما ينبغی نگردند و آثار مدد | ...When the friends do not endeavor to spread the message, they fail to remember God befittingly, and will not witness the tokens of assistance | MMK1#211 p.257x | SWAB#211x | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06995 | 120 | Persian | ای یار عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه شما که باقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه | O dear friend of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, thy letter which thou hadst written through Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh hath been perused [3.5s] | INBA17:155 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Review of publications; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01005 | 390 | Persian | ای سرمست پیمانه پیمان نامه مفصل آن ثابت عهد و راسخ میثاق واصل گردید از ورود | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of the Covenant! The detailed letter from that steadfast one, firm in the Testament, hath been received [3.5s] | AYBY.454 #199x, TRZ1.305b | Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06807 | 120 | Persian | ای شمع افروخته محبت الله الیوم وقت توکل است و هنگام توسل زمان جوش و خروش است | O enkindled lamp of the love of God! This is the day of trust and the hour of supplication; 'tis the time of fervent ardour and passionate yearning [3.5s] | INBA17:094 | MMK2#219 p.157, AKHA_116BE #09 p.288 | Meditation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1931 | Words spoken en route in carriage in Akka, 1915-04-17 | 150 | Doest thou see the farmers furrowing the fields for the sowing of new seeds? Are they not working with tireless exertion? | DAS.1915-04-17 | Effort; striving; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10252 | 120 | mixed | یا حضرت ادیب بعد از رفتن شما مصلحت چنان دیده شد که مستر اسپرگ نیز ارسال بمبای | O revered Adib, after thy departure, it hath been deemed expedient that Mr. Sprague also be dispatched to Bombay [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0288, MSHR2.319x | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10598 | 400 | Persian | ای منادی پیمان نامه اخیر بتاریخ ۲۵ شوال ۱۳۲۸ ملاحظه گردید کیفیت حضرات مشایخ را | O Herald of the Covenant! Thy recent letter dated 25 Shawwal 1328 was perused, regarding the condition of the venerable sheikhs [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0156, MSHR2.117x, YIA.266-267 | Hands of the Cause; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07137 | 120 | O thou who art exhilarated with the Wine of the Covenant! Know thou this of a certainty that today the title of the Most Great Bestowal is firmness | DAS.1913-10-12, SW_v08#16 p.218x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02053 | 270 | O thou servant of the Holy Threshold of the Beauty of Abha! I read what you had written to Jenabi H. Seyed Taki. | PN_1906 p091 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08820 | 90 | Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts | O thou maid servant of Bahá'u'lláh! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God that thou art assisted in service and art enkindled with the Fire of the Love of God. | BLO_PT#028h | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08575 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء مانند نسیم لطیف بهار روحانی بهر دیار مرور نماای مشکبار شو و | O servant of Bahá, like unto the gentle spring breeze of the spirit, pass through every land and become thou a diffuser of sweet fragrance [3.5s] | MKT6.111a | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05982 | 140 | Bahá'í Scriptures | ...After my return from America and Europe, owing to the difficulties of the long voyage and the innumerable inconveniences... When the teacher delivers an address | DAS.1913-07-28, BSC.452 #827x, SW_v07#10 p.097x, ABIE.121, BLO_PN#007 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09207 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده الهی گمان مفرما که امری در وجود اعظم از تبلیغست تبلیغ یرلیغ الهیست و | O servant of God! Think not that there existeth in all creation any matter greater than teaching. Teaching is the Divine decree [3.5s] | SFI14.034c | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08866 | 90 | Persian | ای مشتعل بنار هدایت حبذا حال نفوسیکه چون شعله نورانی سبب روشناای قلوب انسانی | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of guidance! Blessed are the souls who, like a radiant flame, become the cause of illumining human hearts [3.5s] | MMK2#216 p.155 | Being a source of living waters in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07807 | 110 | Persian | یا من سمی عبدا لجماله العظیم ای بنده آن محبوب عالم در عبودیت آستان مقدس | O thou who art named a servant for His great beauty! O servant of that Beloved of the world, in servitude at the sacred Threshold [3.5s] | MKT5.128a, MSHR3.229 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08919 | 90 | Persian | ای ناظر بملکوت ابهی اگر از فیوضات ملکوت ابهی حظ اوفری خواهی و اگر از اشعه | O thou who gazest upon the Abhá Kingdom! If thou seekest an abundant portion from the outpourings of the Abhá Kingdom, and if from the rays [3.5s] | MMK2#217 p.156, AHB.126BE #07-08 p.18 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09786 | 70 | Persian | ای اسدالحق شیر حق را صولتی زائدالوصف لازم و قوتی شدید واجب تا در چمنستان | O Lion of Truth! The Lion of God must needs possess a prowess beyond description and a mighty strength, that in the meadowland [3.5s] | AKHA_119BE #07 p.d | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10312 | 70 | As much as you are able, unloose the tongue in teaching the Cause of God and demonstrate ye extraordinary effort | DAS.1914-06-24, SW_v09#17 p.200 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01621 | 310 | Persian | ای یاران نازنین عبدالبهاء و کنیزان خدا جناب خدابخش آدرباد و جناب بهمرد بهرام | O cherished friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and handmaidens of God, his honour Khudabakhsh Adarabad and his honour Bahmard Bahram [3.5s] | YARP2.511 p.371 | Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05330 | 150 | Persian | ای هزار گلزار الهی همیشه منظور نظر عنایت رحمانیه بوده ای و مشمول الطاف | O thou who art as a thousand divine rose-gardens, ever hast thou been the object of merciful favors and encompassed by loving-kindness [3.5s] | INBA87:586, INBA52:624 | MKT5.204 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02224 | 260 | Persian | ای ثابتان بر عهد و میثاق حضرت فاضل وارد و متضرع و مبتهل بنهایت صدق و خلوص ستایش | O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! His honour the learned one hath arrived, and with utmost sincerity and purity doth offer humble supplications and entreaties [3.5s] | HDQI.240, ANDA#50 p.04 | Methods of teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07994 | 100 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان حمد کن خدا را که انجمن تبلیغ تزیین یافته و نفوسی بملکوت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Render praise unto God, for the gathering of teaching hath been adorned, and souls unto the Kingdom [3.5s] | AKHA_133BE #07 p.a | Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03425 | 200 | Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts | O thou my friend of the Kingdom! Praise be to God, that the city of Boston is stirred | SW_v07#16 p.160, BLO_PT#028d | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09986 | 70 | Persian | ای سلیل داود تبریک عید نوروز سرور موفور داد الحمد لله بخدمت قائمی و در عبودیت | O scion of David! The Naw-Rúz festival hath brought abundant joy. Praise be to God that thou art steadfast in service and in servitude [3.5s] | BLIB_Or.08687.001, , BLIB_Or.08117.014, | DAUD.27 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11267 | 40 | ...Thou hast written concerning the spiritual meeting. The spiritual meeting must be in the utmost state of ecstasy and tumult | DAS.1913-07-09, SW_v13#10 p.276x, ABIE.048, BLO_PN#007 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12180 | 290 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید معانی انبعاثات روحانی بود و دلیل بر حصول فیض | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter hath arrived; its meanings were intimations of the spirit and indications of the obtainment of heavenly grace | BBBD.590-591 | BBBD.591-592 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - |
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