Partial inventory: all items by Abdu'l-Bahá, details

امروز من خیلی میل داشتم که بیایم بالا ولی احوالم طوری بود که مساعدت نکرد هوا

You are all welcome. How are you? It was my intense desire to come up today and see you... Tonight, I desire to speak to you on a most important subject, which you must engrave on the tablets of your hearts... The Holy, Divine Manifestations are unique and peerless. They are the archetypes of celestial and spiritual virtues in their own age and cycle.

AVK4.287cx, MSBH3.476-479x, NJB_v05#09 p.003x

DAS.1914-01-17, BSC.283 #581x, SW_v05#06 p.081-082x, SW_v09#06 p.082-083x

@oneness; unity of religion, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @station of the Manifestation of God, @servitude; submission to God; repentance, @station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha, @firmness in the Covenant, @duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations

ABU2783

Words spoken on 1914-01-14

Unity is an ideal which is confirmed by the Almighty. When I hear the believers are united I am most happy. The Spirit of Baha'o'llah overshadows those souls

DAS.1914-01-14

@unity; oneness of humanity, @love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @call to unity; prohibition of disunity

ABU1148

Words spoken on 1914-01-13

280

The very names of these people will be forgotten... In Baghdad I was a child nine years old. There and then he (Baha'o'llah) announced to me the Word, and I believed him.

DAS.1914-01-13, SW_v08#13 p.169x, SW_v09#18 p.203x

@sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice, @devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause, @autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @suffering and imprisonment

ABU2301

Words spoken on 1914-01-13

110

When these institutions, colleges, hospital, hospice and establishments for the incurables

LOG#2055x, DAS.1914-01-13, SW_v05#05 p.071, BW_v01p061

@House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar], @unity in diversity, @harmony of science and religion, @charitable associations; humanitarian activities

ABU0867

Words spoken on 1914-01-12

350

Most wonderful! Mirza Mahmoud Foroughi has a marvellous memory. He has memorized so many Tablets! Every faculty of the faculties of man

DAS.1914-01-12

@service to others; to the Cause of God, @spiritual transformation

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

@tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @humility; meekness; lowliness, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds, @growth of the Cause

ABU1174

Words spoken on 1914-01-08 in Haifa

270

Praise be to God that the believers of the Merciful are living in the slope of Mount Carmel in the Pilgrims' Home. Every morning they face the Tomb of Baha'o'llah and the Tomb of the Báb is in close proximity.

DAS.1914-01-08

@prophecy and fulfillment, @the Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle, @Shrines and Holy places, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU2691

Words spoken on 1914-01-07 in Haifa

The world needs more happiness and illumination. The star of happiness is in every heart

DAS.1914-01-07, SW_v07#16 p.162-163, SW_v13#05 p.102, PN_1914 p009, SDW v12#10 p.115

@happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow, @composure; tranquillity; serenity, @light and darkness, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU0842

Words spoken on 1914-01-06

360

Praise be to God that you have come and blessed your foreheads at the Court of Sanctification. You obtained the inestimable privilege of access to worship

DAS.1914-01-06

@teaching the Cause; call to teach, @praise and encouragement, @station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha, @unity; oneness of humanity, @the Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab, @humility; meekness; lowliness, @station of the Manifestation of God

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

@teaching the Cause; call to teach, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @power of faith; power of the spirit, @education of children; moral education

ABU1424

Words spoken on 1913-12-31 in Haifa

220

Persian

اگر ماها جمیع احباء که در ظل سدره منتهی هستیم در تبلیغ قیام کنیم حق جل جلاله

If we--all the Baha'is--who are beneath the shade of the Sadrat-ul-Montaha, arise to teach the Cause of God, unquestionably the Almighty will confirm us.

RRT.037, MAS5.078

DAS.1913-12-31

@teaching the Cause; call to teach, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world, @spiritual transformation, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU2279

Words spoken on 1913-12-29 in Haifa

110

The spiritual powers of man are always at work. The soul is always active - it travels even when man is asleep... Spirit shines through the body as the sun is reflected in the mirror.

PN_1913-14_heh p034

@relationship of the soul to the body, @empty learning; false spirituality, @soul; spirit after death, @the human soul

ABU0550

Words spoken on 1913-12-22 in Haifa

500

Persian

خوش آمدید صفا آوردید گفتم احباء را دو قسمت کنیم ولکن باز جا کم است اللهم زدهم

You are welcome, most welcome! We have divided the friends into two groups, but the place is still too small

KHF.159, KHTB3.072

SW_v09#02 p.023-024

@Saint Peter and Saint Paul, @suffering; rejection of Christ, @growth of the Cause, @past, present and future of Iran, @predictions and prophecies

ABU3448

Words spoken on 1913-12-21 in Haifa

Did you know what I was smiling for?... In either case he has not understood, he is just revealing the state of his own

DAS.1913-12-21, SW_v08#11 p.142

@humor; jokes, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance

ABU0274

Words spoken on 1913-12-20 in Haifa

770

Persian

امروز رفتم یک قدری تا این پائین ها راه رفتم خوب بود عجب است انسان اگر توی

Today I came down here. It was a pleasant walk. Praise be to God, that, through the favor

NJB_v05#11 p.001

SW_v09#02 p.019+023

@greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha, @banishment to; life in 'Akka, @Shrines and Holy places, @suffering and imprisonment

ABU1177

Words spoken on 1913-12-19 in Akka

270

Persian

واقعا چه قدر مردم بی انصافند از روزیکه حضرت مسیح ظاهر شده تا یومنا هذا نفسی

How very unjust the people are! From the day of the appearance of his holiness, Christ

KHF.197, KHAB.450 (450), KHTB3.082, NJB_v05#11 p.001

DAS.1913-12-19, SW_v09#02 p.018-019, ADMS#065i08x

@power of prayer, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU2036

Words spoken on 1913-12-09 in Akka

140

I did not like to have such a big gathering.... My health and happiness are in this

SW_v09#02 p.018

@teaching the Cause; call to teach, @personal instructions, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @non-participation in politics, @love and unity

ABU1156

Words spoken on 1913-12-06 in Haifa

280

What a beautiful gathering! In all the places I went.... According to the blessed command, it is not permitted to fall on the knees.... A certain Kurd was awakened in the morning to say his prayers

SW_v09#02 p.017-018, STAB#106

@stories; anecdotes, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @Shrines and Holy places

ABU2414

Words spoken on 1913-12-05 in Haifa

100

After the end of three years, again I return to the Holy Land. Were it not for the assistance and protection

SW_v09#02 p.017

@travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha, @praise and encouragement, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

ABU1369

Words spoken on 1913-11-26 in Ramleh

230

His name [the father of Ibn-i-Asdaq] was Mollah Salek Mogaddass. He was one of the learned men of Persia, and when he became a believer

DAS.1913-11-26

@eulogies; reminiscences, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @martyrs and martyrdom

ABU0449

Words spoken on 1913-11-24 in Ramleh

580

Before the regular stage-post was established in Persia, there were many swift-footed letter-carriers and messengers

DAS.1913-11-24

@stories; anecdotes, @banishment to; life in Constantinople, @justice and wrath of God

ABU0339

Words spoken on 1913-11-23 in Ramleh

690

We had a great teacher in this Cause by the name of ---. He lived a long life, and up to his last breath he served the Cause most faithfully.

DAS.1913-11-23

@humor; jokes, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @stories; anecdotes, @eulogies; reminiscences, @moderation; frugality; simplicity, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU2472

Words spoken on 1913-11-21 in Ramleh

The Hosts of the Kingdom of Abha are at all times gaining fresh victories... When I dictate a supplication my whole being is absorbed in the mercy and tenderness of God.

DAS.1913-11-21

@divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @growth of the Cause, @power of prayer, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2445

Words spoken on 1913-11-17 in Port Said

His Holiness Mohamad lived 23 years and all his writings are put together in the form of the Book you have in your hands. Once an Arab went to Him

DAS.1913-11-17

@Muhammad; Islam

ABU3411

Words spoken on 1913-11-17 in Port Said

The believers of God must be alive with the sweet Fragrances of God. When you leave this land you must become the creational books

DAS.1913-11-17

@service to others; to the Cause of God, @characteristics and conduct of true believers, @radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance

ABU0406

Words spoken on 1913-11-15 in Port Said

610

Pray that God may lighten his [Prof. Cheyne's] lamp day by day, cause His Kingdom to be established in the hearts

DAS.1913-11-15

@suffering and imprisonment, @growth of the Cause, @stories; anecdotes, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1230

Words spoken on 1913-11-12 in Port Said

260

Belief without the test is not worth having.... Give your children a manual profession, something by which they may be able to

DAS.1913-11-12, SW_v09#09 p.097x, SW_v07#15 p.144x

@empty learning; false spirituality, @critique of Eastern values; culture, @oneness; unity of religion, @defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2258

Words spoken on 1913-11-11 in Port Said

110

How fervently I long to go on Mount Carmel, the Garden of the Lord! How inspiring is the matchless panorama

DAS.1913-11-11

@future of Haifa; of the Holy Land, @Mount Carmel, @Shrines and Holy places

ABU0434

Words spoken on 1913-11-10 in Port Said

590

About 38 years ago a few Hajis who were natives of Yazd came to Acca. On their way they were stripped clean

DAS.1913-11-10

@past, present and future of Iran, @goodly deeds; actions, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @suffering and imprisonment, @service to others; to the Cause of God

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

@tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @banishment to; life in Constantinople

ABU3210

Words spoken on 1913-11-08 in Ramleh

I have found a way to gain my living with the sweat of my brow and the labor of my hand. I now must be the candle of severance

DAS.1913-11-08

@agriculture, @work as worship, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

ABU1682

Words spoken on 1913-11-06 in Ramleh

180

Indeed the East is the world of lights, the world of illumination, the world of enlightenment.... Once I was feeling very sick and at the invitation

DAS.1913-11-06

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @moderation; frugality; simplicity

ABU1335

Words spoken on 1913-11-05 in Ramleh

240

It is most strange how some people are utterly ungrateful and have not in them a vestige of humanity. There have been some young men who have been educated through my solicitude

DAS.1913-11-05

@stories; anecdotes, @education of children; moral education, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

ABU1647

Words spoken on 1913-11-04 in Ramleh

190

There was in Acca a Greek merchant who had grown very wealthy. He had a dog which followed him everywhere

DAS.1913-11-04

@stories; anecdotes, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU1322

Words spoken on 1913-11-03 in Ramleh

240

The law of Peace has come to stay. We are living in the radiant age of Peace. The Angels of Peace are hovering above our heads.

DAS.1913-11-03, PN_1913-14_heh p013

@universal peace; world unity, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @firmness in the Covenant, @unity of governments; political unity, @high station of the true believer, @call to action

ABU2899

Words spoken on 1913-11 ca. in Ramleh

This is not good. Why do they stop so suddenly the wheels of evolution? The body is composed of so many elements

DAS.1913-11-04

@law of burial and cremation, @law of transformation and change, @composition and decomposition

ABU1966

Words spoken on 1913-10-28 in Ramleh

140

If you are sincere in your love for me, then love and serve the believers of God, then love and serve your fellow-men.

DAS.1913-10-28, SW_v04#15 p.250

@love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause, @autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2126

Words spoken on 1913-10-27 in Ramleh

120

My spiritual health is always perfect. I enjoy an eternal health of the spirit. I hope

DAS.1913-10-27, SW_v08#18 p.230-231

@spiritual transformation, @health and healing; material and spiritual healing, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @Manifestation of God as divine physician, @quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

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

@tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world, @happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow, @composure; tranquillity; serenity, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

ABU2729

Words spoken on 1913-10-26 in Ramleh

I desire that you may see the divine ships. These ships are the blessed sails who are traversing the sea of divine mercy

LOG#1997x, DAS.1913-10-26, SW_v08#08 p.104

@symbolism, @growth of the Cause, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @The Holy Spirit

ABU3462

Words spoken on 1913-10-26 in Ramleh

Mayst thou ever be in a prayerful attitude. In all the worlds [of existence] there is nothing more important than prayer. Prayer confers spirituality upon the heart.

DAS.1913-10-26, SW_v08#04 p.047, SW_v14#06 p.165+168

@importance of prayer, @the state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

ABU1495

Words spoken on 1913-10-25 in Ramleh

210

The Arabs are a hardy race. Their physical constitutions are like iron. The Arabs of the interior of the Peninsula still preserve

DAS.1913-10-25

@courtesy; culture [adab], @forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance

ABU2197

Words spoken on 1913-10-25 in Ramleh

120

This power is not verbal. It must be actual, demonstrative, dynamic. This power has gone out of the body of Islam.

DAS.1913-10-25, SW_v08#08 p.102

@progress and the continual ascent of material civilization, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @praise of Western values; culture, @corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih

ABU2408

Words spoken on 1913-10-25 in Ramleh

100

Man must live in contentment with the conditions of his time. He must not make

DAS.1913-10-25, SW_v08#02 p.017

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @banishment to; life in Baghdad, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @moderation; frugality; simplicity, @happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow, @status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

ABU2597

Words spoken on 1913-10-25 in Ramleh

When I was in America and Europe I went through some of the Zoological gardens... My grandfather had many colored maids and servants. When the Blessed Perfection became the head of the family

DAS.1913-10-25, SW_v09#03 p.038-039x

@race unity; racial issues, @honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @stories; anecdotes

ABU2625

Words spoken on 1913-10-24 in Ramleh

...in every dispensation three persons are mentioned. In the Mosaic dispensation there was Jehovah, the burning bush and Moses.

DAS.1913-10-24

@the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @the cross and the trinity, @presence of; reunion with God, @The Holy Spirit, @angels

ABU2626

Words spoken on 1913-10-24 in Ramleh

I hope you will read the newspaper of the Kingdom of Abha, the articles of which are the ideals of God. This newspaper will perish

DAS.1913-10-24

@material and spiritual existence; two books, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @angels, @the concourse on high, @station of the Manifestation of God

ABU2191

Words spoken on 1913-10-23 in Ramleh

120

Once there was a man who had a negro servant. His name was Kafour. Having decided to make a journey

DAS.1913-10-23, SW_v09#18 p.209-210, STAB#008

@humor; jokes

ABU2570

Words spoken on 1913-10-16 in Ramleh

The future of Germany is very bright. The German people on the whole are religious. They are very noble and progressive. The Cause of God will advance

DAS.1913-10-16

@love and unity, @predictions and prophecies, @praise of Western values; culture, @growth of the Cause

ABU2583

Words spoken on 1913-10-16 in Ramleh

You must give your daughter a Bahai education so that she may become an excellent

DAS.1913-10-16, SW_v09#08 p.096

@education of children; moral education, @religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization, @spiritual transformation, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3306

Words spoken on 1913-10-16 in Ramleh

The Chinese civilization is very old, and hoary with age. Once they start on the right path, they will reach their destination very quickly.

DAS.1913-10-16

@praise of Eastern values; culture

ABU1428

Words spoken on 1913-10-02 in Ramleh

220

God, through His Grace, in the course of the life of every man opens a wide door of golden opportunity before his face.

DAS.1913-10-02

@attaining good pleasure of God, @suffering and imprisonment, @self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline, @honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness

ABU2149

Words spoken on 1913-10-02 in Ramleh

120

His [al-Afghani's] admirers have written to me that the traces of his tomb are almost effaced, owing to neglect.

DAS.1913-10-02

@rejection, opposition and persecution, @predictions and prophecies

ABU2934

Words spoken on 1913-10-02 in Ramleh

I consider him [Tolstoi] a Bahá'í, a real Bahá'í, because he lived and acted in accord with the good-pleasure of Bahá'u'lláh

DAS.1913-10-02

@characteristics and conduct of true believers, @definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i, @review of publications, @wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU1920

Words spoken on 1913-09-21 in Ramleh

150

How complex is the life of the present age and how much more complex we

DAS.1913-09-21, SW_v08#02 p.017-018, ABIE.343, BLO_PN#007

@praise of Eastern values; culture, @materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization, @critique of Western values; culture, @moderation; frugality; simplicity, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @composure; tranquillity; serenity

ABU1439

Words spoken on 1913-09-19 in Ramleh

220

Outside of Teheran we had a great park planted by the father of the Blessed perfection

DAS.1913-09-19, SW_v09#16 p.184, ABIE.334, BLO_PN#007

@early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah, @stories; anecdotes, @banishment to; life in Constantinople

ABU1588

Words spoken on 1913-09-19 in Ramleh

200

There was a time when Persian was like a fragrant Bouquet, perfuming all nostrils. She was the center of the glory and honor of the world of humanity.

DAS.1913-09-19, ABIE.332, BLO_PN#007

@past, present and future of Iran, @historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization, @call to action, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU2933

Words spoken on 1913-09-19 in Ramleh

When one goes out to teach he should think of all these things. He must be prepared at all times for whatever comes in the path of God.

DAS.1913-09-19, ABIE.338, PN_1913 p014, BLO_PN#007

@suffering and imprisonment, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU2322

Words spoken on 1913-09-18 in Ramleh

100

Write to him to go and teach the Cause, spread the coming of the Kingdom and herald the dawn of the Sun of Reality... in this movement there are no regular salaried teachers.

DAS.1913-09-18, ABIE.328, BLO_PN#007

@sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU3570

Words spoken on 1913-09-18 in Ramleh

It is necessary to joke now and then. Joking is the salt of conversation.

DAS.1913-09-18, ABIE.329, BLO_PN#007

@humor; jokes

ABU2387

Words spoken on 1913-09-05 in Ramleh

100

The program of such fete days must be so prepared as to yield a permanent result. As they are the days of freedom from work

DAS.1913-09-05, ABIE.282, BLO_PN#007

@spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @consultation, @praise and encouragement, @Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar

ABU2960

Words spoken on 1913-09-04 in Ramleh

Chastity and purity of life are the two divine standards of the spiritual and moral law.

DAS.1913-09-04, SW_v08#02 p.026, ABIE.277, BLO_PN#007

@courtesy; culture [adab], @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world, @chastity and purity

ABU0973

Words spoken on 1913-09-02 in Ramleh

320

The fathers, and especially the mothers, must always think how they can best educate their children

DAS.1913-09-02, SW_v09#07 p.087-088, SW_v07#15 p.143-144, ABIE.267, BLO_PN#007

@education of children; moral education, @love and unity

ABU1882

Words spoken on 1913-09-02 in Ramleh

160

Once there was a theologian who took a sea trip. While he was walking on the deck and watching the calm sea... By these remarks I do not mean that religious study must be entirely neglected

DAS.1913-09-02, SW_v09#18 p.210x, ABIE.269x, BLO_PN#007, STAB#154

@humor; jokes, @empty learning; false spirituality

ABU2533

Words spoken on 1913-09-01 in Ramleh

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

@the human soul, @power of imagination; thought; right intention

ABU2932

Words spoken on 1913-08-30 in Ramleh

I am trying to make amends for the past. I am devoting all my time to the Oriental friends.

DAS.1913-08-30, ABIE.256, BLO_PN#007

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @personal instructions, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1204

Words spoken on 1913-08-25 in Ramleh

270

While I was in Adrianople Khorsheed Pasha the Vali asked me one day about the future possibilities of the country... During the war against a foreign nation one of the soldiers was stricken with a severe sickness.

DAS.1913-08-25, SW_v09#18 p.206, ABIE.239, BLO_PN#007, STAB#152

@stories; anecdotes, @relationship between government and people

ABU1240

Words spoken on 1913-08-25 in Ramleh

260

The thoughts of the statesmen of the East are atrophied, and their hearts devoid of desire for the progress of the nation. Their ideas are petty

DAS.1913-08-25, ABIE.237, BLO_PN#007

@stories; anecdotes, @critique of Eastern values; culture

ABU1154

Words spoken on 1913-08-24 in Ramleh

280

If we look upon creation from a remote outlook, we see symmetry and harmony; the apparent differences and anomalies blending into one harmonious whole

DAS.1913-08-24, ABIE.232, BLO_PN#007

@competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence, @the lower is unable to comprehend the higher, @composition and decomposition, @connection between material and spiritual worlds, @interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being

ABU3256

Words spoken on 1913-08-24 in Ramleh

It has reached to such a point that if some of the friends want to cough or sneeze they write me to do it for them; thinking it too much trouble! I have repeatedly written that any feasible plan which has for its aim the spread of the Cause is agreeable.

DAS.1913-08-24, ABIE.231, BLO_PN#007

@humor; jokes

ABU3347

Words spoken on 1913-08-24 in Ramleh

As regards free will. There are two distinct kinds of affairs, the first dominated by man, the second which is beyond his control

DAS.1913-08-24, ABIE.233, BLO_PN#007

@free will and predestination; fate

ABU1889

Words spoken on 1913-08-23 in Ramleh

160

The stories of the prophets recorded in the Koran are not for the sake of recording history. They are as warnings to future generations after Mohammed

DAS.1913-08-23, ABIE.225, BLO_PN#007

@crucifixion; ascension of Christ, @predictions and prophecies, @growth of the Cause, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @power of the Manifestation of God, @suffering and imprisonment

ABU0611

Words spoken on 1913-08-22 in Ramleh

470

In Adrianople, vis-à-vis of our house, there was a café. Here sat every day a retired officer from the Turkish Army belonging to the Baktashi's sect.

DAS.1913-08-22, ABIE.220, BLO_PN#007, STAB#002

@stories; anecdotes, @humor; jokes, @humility; meekness; lowliness, @thankfulness; gratitude, @happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow

ABU1292

Words spoken on 1913-08-22 in Ramleh

250

There was another Baktashi who, in his younger days, was an officer in the Turkish government. This man became very sick, and the members of his family had summoned a Mullah to his bed.

DAS.1913-08-22, ABIE.218, BLO_PN#007, STAB#124

@prayer for forgiveness, @empty learning; false spirituality, @servitude; submission to God; repentance, @religious rituals minimized or eliminated

ABU1352

Words spoken on 1913-08-22 in Ramleh

240

When we were living in Adrianople there was a Baktashi who lived close by us. Professionally he was a wood-chopper, socially he was a wit.

DAS.1913-08-22, ABIE.217, BLO_PN#007, STAB#033

@humor; jokes, @banishment to; life in Adrianople, @stories; anecdotes, @work as worship

ABU1179

Words spoken on 1913-08-20 in Ramleh

270

In this day the greatness of the Cause is acknowledged by all the people, even the outsiders. This last time one of the Sardars of Persia

DAS.1913-08-20, ABIE.214, BLO_PN#007

@travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha, @Greatest Name, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3453

Words spoken on 1913-08-20 in Ramleh

...this Blessed Cause has such great power that it shall, ere long, vanquish all opposition. We must live and act in such manner as not to lower the station of the Cause

DAS.1913-08-20, ABIE.215, BLO_PN#007

@greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause, @growth of the Cause

ABU2624

Words spoken on 1913-08-17 in Ramleh

Some people are like unto the spiders. The more you tear to pieces their webs of imaginations and imitations, the greater will become their zeal to spin them again.

DAS.1913-08-17, ABIE.202, BLO_PN#007

@humor; jokes, @blind imitation [taqlid], @empty learning; false spirituality

ABU0963

Words spoken on 1913-08-14 in Ramleh

320

I have brought thee with me that I may educate thee according to my own standard. As soon as I observe that thou hast attained to that standard, I shall send thee away.

DAS.1913-08-14, ABIE.190-191, BLO_PN#007

@spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU2348

Words spoken on 1913-08-14 in Ramleh

100

The difference between me and the rest is that I wish the welfare of the people for their own sake, and without any ulterior motive.

DAS.1913-08-14, ABIE.192-193, BLO_PN#007, BSTW#194

@education of children; moral education, @spiritual transformation, @selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence, @the golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others, @pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge, @characteristics and conduct of true believers

ABU0864

Words spoken on 1913-08-13 in Ramleh

350

At another time there were fifteen celebrated thieves in Bagdad. They raided many houses during the night... Amongst the robbers there was one whose name was Haydar.

DAS.1913-08-13, ABIE.184-186, BLO_PN#007

@stories; anecdotes

ABU1981

Words spoken on 1913-08-13 in Ramleh

140

It is very strange that up to this time not one Persian has come here just to pay a social call

DAS.1913-08-13, ABIE.186, BLO_PN#007

@status of material wealth; wealth and poverty, @universality of the Cause, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence

ABU2737

Words spoken on 1913-08-13 in Ramleh

When we were in in Bagdad, there was a very prominent man who used to come often to see Bahá'u'lláh. He sat in His Presence with the greatest respect, and listened to the utterances

DAS.1913-08-13, ABIE.184, BLO_PN#007, STAB#083

@stories; anecdotes, @humor; jokes

ABU3002

Words spoken on 1913-08-13 in Ramleh

One day a layman went to a Mullah and asked several questions. The Mullah did not answer him.

DAS.1913-08-13, ABIE.186, BLO_PN#007

@humor; jokes, @stories; anecdotes, @Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation, @honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness

ABU3278

Words spoken on 1913-08-10 in Ramleh

If these Tablets do not stir and move the hearts out of their sleep and do not spur them to insatiable activity, they are harder than stones

DAS.1913-08-10, ABIE.177, BLO_PN#007

@praise and encouragement, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @the soul as soil; cultivation of the soul, @suffering and imprisonment

ABU2099

Words spoken on 1913-08-08 in Ramleh

130

When we left Bagdad, a Darvish came to me and begged to be a member of the party. I told him the trip would be most difficult.

DAS.1913-08-08, ABIE.169, BLO_PN#007, STAB#084

@stories; anecdotes, @banishment to; life in Adrianople, @humor; jokes, @banishment to; life in Constantinople

ABU2820

Words spoken on 1913-08-06 in Ramleh

This is one of the wonders of this age, that an oriental and an occidental can meet on common ground

DAS.1913-08-06, SW_v08#10 p.136, ABIE.164, BLO_PN#007

@race unity; racial issues, @unity in diversity, @unity; oneness of humanity, @spiritual communication; connections of the heart, @spiritual transformation

ABU1269

Words spoken on 1913-08-05 in Ramleh

250

When we were imprisoned in the military barracks of Acca there was a small primitive bath

DAS.1913-08-05, SW_v08#13 p.174, ABIE.160, BLO_PN#007

@banishment to; life in 'Akka, @business; financial; property matters

ABU1591

Words spoken on 1913-08-05 in Ramleh

200

It is said that at one time a king went out traveling incognito. He put on an humble suit of clothes

DAS.1913-08-05, SW_v09#18 p.211-212, ABIE.161, BLO_PN#007, STAB#146

@alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium, @humor; jokes, @stories; anecdotes

ABU3338

Words spoken on 1913-08-05 in Ramleh

it is necessary for the rich to think of the poor during the month of Ramadan. Those souls who prefer themselves to others are tied with selfish iron bands, while those who prefer others to themselves are the benefactors of the human race. Such was the conduct and the life of Baha-Ullah.

DAS.1913-08-05, ABIE.159, BLO_PN#007

@banishment to; life in 'Akka, @business; financial; property matters, @autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @the golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others, @law of fasting

ABU3545

Words spoken on 1913-08-05 in Ramleh

The duty of the believers of God is to be servants to one another and to attend to his brother's wants

DAS.1913-08-05, SW_v08#12 p.143-144, ABIE.163, BLO_PN#007

@characteristics and conduct of true believers, @love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause, @service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU1255

Words spoken on 1913-08-04 in Ramleh

250

Last Friday I went to the Mosque of Sidi Jahar. There were many Mullahs. One of them started to pray while another began to chant the verses of the Koran.

DAS.1913-08-04, ABIE.155, BLO_PN#007

@stories; anecdotes, @Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc., @corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih, @Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation

ABU3442

Words spoken on 1913-08-02 in Ramleh

This is the day of teaching. This is the day of service. This is the day of the illumination of the world of humanity. Nothing else will give permanent result. This is our work.

DAS.1913-08-02, ABIE.143, BLO_PN#007

@spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0355

Words spoken on 1913-07-31 in Ramleh

670

These Arab Sheikhs do not understand what fair discussion means... This man [Rasheed Pasha] according to popular traditions must have been bad even before Adam and Eve.

DAS.1913-07-31, ABIE.132, BLO_PN#007

@Ottoman commissions of investigation, @bribery and corruption, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @suffering and imprisonment, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

ABU3326

Words spoken on 1913-07-30 in Ramleh

No one can imagine how many different issues must be met….I am now advanced in age. The reaction of this long journey has had a terrible effect upon my weakened constitution…

DAS.1913-07-30, ABIE.128, BLO_PN#007

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU2536

Words spoken on 1913-07-29 in Ramleh

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

@the Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle, @He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah, @oneness; unity of religion, @universal language, @universal peace; world unity, @prophecy and fulfillment

ABU3164

Words spoken on 1913-07-28 in Ramleh

Up to the time I was 32 years [old], I never slept in bed, preferring always a piece of mat and as cushion I chose one or two books.

DAS.1913-07-28, ABIE.123, BLO_PN#007

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline

ABU3255

Words spoken on 1913-07-26 in Ramleh

I am not feeling well, even in Ramleh, but for the present I will not move to any other place, no matter what may happen. I have finished all my work. I have nothing else to do.

DAS.1913-07-26, ABIE.115, BLO_PN#007

@expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU0847

Words spoken on 1913-07-17 in Ismailia

360

When two years had passed a regiment of soldiers was assigned to Acca. Of course there was only once place

DAS.1913-07-17, SW_v08#13 p.173-174, ABIE.078, BLO_PN#007

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @suffering and imprisonment, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @stories; anecdotes

ABU2420

Words spoken on 1913-07-17 in Ismailia

100

When I was in Paris one of the believers brought me a soft cushion and urged

DAS.1913-07-17, SW_v08#02 p.020-021, ABIE.077, BLO_PN#007

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @moderation; frugality; simplicity, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

ABU2052

Words spoken on 1913-07-09 in Port Said

130

I have written in many Tablets that the friends must speak in the meetings... We must encourage the believers in public-speaking and especially encourage those who can do so.

DAS.1913-07-09, ABIE.047, BLO_PN#007

@methods of teaching the Cause, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @The Holy Spirit, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @the power of words; of speech

ABU2949

Words spoken on 1913-07-08 in Port Said

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

There is a power in this Cause, a mysterious power, far, far, far away from the ken of men and angels

DAS.1913-07-08, BSC.304 #622, SW_v07#05 p.034, SW_v11#14 p.243, ABIE.039, BLO_PN#007

@forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration, @spiritual transformation, @power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant, @rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU2039

Words spoken on 1913-07-07 in Port Said

130

the Cause has many enemies! The Baha'is must be very happy. The priests and the Ulemas, the Rabbis and the Mobeds are attacking the Cause

DAS.1913-07-07, ABIE.032, BLO_PN#007

@growth of the Cause, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @apostles; early disciples of Christ, @love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion

ABU2098

Words spoken on 1913-07-06 in Port Said

130

we must ever think of the education of the public and try our utmost to improve the conditions of the submerged classes

DAS.1913-07-06, ABIE.030, BLO_PN#007

@universal education, @call to action, @purpose of religion in the world (personal and social), @prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction, @unity; oneness of humanity, @characteristics and conduct of true believers

ABU1803

Words spoken on 1913-07-05 in Port Said

170

Whether we live in the East or in the West, the invisible Power of Baha'o'llah

DAS.1913-07-05, SW_v04#15 p.252, ABIE.026, BLO_PN#007

@present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion, @The Holy Spirit, @power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant, @unity in diversity

ABU2308

Words spoken on 1913-07-04 in Port Said

110

It is related that an aged and decrepit man became the guest of his holiness Abraham

DAS.1913-07-04, SW_v08#12 p.143, ABIE.025, BLO_PN#007, STAB#051

@stories; anecdotes, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @idolatry

ABU1242

Words spoken on 1913-07-03 in Port Said

260

The soul of man must be happy, no matter where he is. One must attain to that condition of inward beatitude and peace

DAS.1913-07-03, SW_v07#16 p.161-162, ABIE.014, PN_1914 p009x, BLO_PN#007

@suffering and imprisonment, @banishment to; life in 'Akka, @study; deepening, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU1958

Words spoken on 1913-07-02 in Port Said

150

It is not my duty to command particular persons to arise and teach the Cause

DAS.1913-07-02, SW_v04#15 p.251, ABIE.009, BLO_PN#007

@travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha, @priority over other activities in teaching the Cause, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause

ABU3163

Words spoken on 1913-07-02 in Port Said

With the appearance of the Truth the point of opposition raises its head. The former gains signal victory; the other goes into crushing defeat.

DAS.1913-07-02, ABIE.011, BLO_PN#007

@Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration, @two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures, @things are known by their opposites

ABU3524

Words spoken on 1913-07-02 in Port Said

The believers must cultivate a beautiful voice so that they may sing the Bahá'í songs or chant

DAS.1913-07-02, ABIE.010, BLO_PN#007

@music and singing, @power of prayer

ABU2318

Words spoken on 1913-07-01 in Port Said

100

The inhabitants of Persia are yet asleep, although God has demonstrated to them His Cause in so many ways.

DAS.1913-07-01

@characteristics and conduct of true believers, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @past, present and future of Iran, @martyrs and martyrdom

ABU2752

Words spoken on 1913-07-01 in Port Said

I have great love for the believers of Baghdad. They are ever in My heart. Be not sad owing to the present ruin of the House.

DAS.1913-07-01

@predictions and prophecies, @Shrines and Holy places, @Christ; Christianity, @growth of the Cause, @consolation and comfort

ABU1465

Words spoken on 1913-06-30 in Port Said

220

The Bahá'í Cause is like unto the great ocean, or rather the great ocean is a symbol of the Cause of God. Its mountainous waves are within itself and by itself.

DAS.1913-06-30

@forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @growth of the Cause, @imagery in the Qur'an, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

ABU3209

Words spoken on 1913-06-24 in Port Said

Perfection is impossible without humility; humility is unattainable without the love of God

PN_1909 p024, PN_1913 p004

@serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world, @loving community spirit in teaching the Cause, @love of God, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @humility; meekness; lowliness, @self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline

ABU1743

Words spoken on 1913-06-23 in Port Said

170

Persian

آنچه را شما دربارهٴ اسلام شنیده‌ایدهیچ ربطی باساس اسلام ندارد و حتی اکثر آنچه از بعض

That which you have heard about Islam bears no relationship whatsoever to the foundation of that religion

BDA2.360-361

MHMD2.481

@Muhammad; Islam, @corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih, @Christ; Christianity, @the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ABU2540

Words spoken on 1913-06-23 in Port Said

Persian

ابن الله در بودن در عهد حضرت مسیح و موسی اصطلاحی بود که حتی در باره بنی اسرائیل

The designation of “son of God” at the time of Moses and Christ was a term which was used also in relation to the Children of Israel

BDA2.361

MHMD2.481-482

@quotation from or interpretation of the Bible, @Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people

ABU3665

Words spoken on 1913-06-23 in Port Said

550

Persian

در زمانیکه حکومت مستبد ناقضین مانع اشکالات داخلی و خارجی حاضر در بحبوحه

At a time when the government ruled with tyranny, the Covenant-breakers were a hindrance, and problems both internal and external were present—it was in the midst of all this turmoil that I built the Shrine of the Bab

BRL_DAK#0772

ADMS#256

@crucifixion; ascension of Christ, @the Christian clergy, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU3750

Words spoken on 1913-06-23 in Port Said

Persian

افکار مال و منال و آمال جاه و جلال صرف اوهام است خدا محض عمران دنیا این اوهام را در سرها انداخته

Thoughts of wealth and riches, as well as hopes of rank and glory, are sheer illusion. God has cast these thoughts into our minds only so that this world might prosper; apart from this, they are of no importance

BDA2.360

MHMD2.479-480

@greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world, @status of material wealth; wealth and poverty, @purpose; goal of creation, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0923

Words spoken on 1913-06-21 in Port Said to some Baha'is from Azerbaijan

330

Persian

هر چند شماها خیلی انتظار کشیدید ولکن الحمد لله اسباب فراهم آمد که ملاقات شد من... الحمد لله آمدید و بزیارت روضهٴ مبارکه مشرف شدید روی و موی را بتراب عتبهٴ مقدسه

Although you all have waited very long, praise be to God that the circumstances for us to meet were brought about. I, too, very much wished to meet with you… It is not yet apparent, but in time the gift that God has given Iran and the Iranian people will become clear.

BRL_DAK#1057, KHF.277, KHAB.445 (445), KHTB3.103, BDA2.358x

MHMD2.477-478x, ADMS#065i09x, ADMS#262

@call to action, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @Shrines and Holy places, @suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU1496

Words spoken on 1913-06-20 in Port Said

210

Persian

لِله خرق العوائد خرق عادات و رسومات بَرازندهٴ قدرت و ارادهٴ الهی است

It is the prerogative of God to contravene the rules of humanity. Indeed, it befits and power and purpose of God to violate the customs and practices of humankind

BDA2.357

MHMD2.476-477

@stories; anecdotes, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @Ascension of Baha'u'llah, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU0231

Words spoken on 1913-06-19 in Port Said

860

mixed

خیلی امر عجیبی است در پورت سعید چنین مجلس عظیمی عقد شد خوب است ملوک سر از

It is wonderful indeed that a gathering as grand as this one has been convened in Port Sa‘íd…. One night, Shaykh 'Abdu'l-Husayn the mujtahid told his cohorts about a dream he had…. No talk is there in town save of the loved one’s rippling hair; No spell abroad except her eyebrow’s curve—exquisite snare!

BRL_DAK#0822, AYT.379, KHF.189, KHAB.441 (441), KHTB3.076, NJB_v04#08 p.001, BDA2.357x

BRL_ATE#209x, MHMD2.475x, STAB#080x, ADMS#175

@stories; anecdotes, @power of the Manifestation of God, @lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles, @growth of the Cause

ABU1918

Words spoken on 1913-06-17 in Port Said

150

Persian

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

@the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @spiritual transformation, @law of cause and effect, @heat and motion

ABU1602

Words spoken on 1913-06-11 in Paris

Persian

تا دولت و ملت مانند شهد و شیر آمیخته نگردند نجاح و فلاح ممتنع و محال است

Until the government [of Persia] and its people become commingled, even as milk and honey, their success and prosperity will remain entirely unattainable

BDA2.345-346

MHMD2.459

@obedience to and respect for government authority, @relationship between government and people, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @past, present and future of Iran, @unity of governments; political unity, @non-participation in politics

ABU3709

Words spoken on 1913-06-11 in Paris

Persian

وظیفهٴ دیانت دیگر است و وظیفهٴ ماموریّت و عضویّت دیگر البتّه باید وزیر یا سرباز بادآء

The responsibility of religion is one thing, while the responsibilities entailed by one's obligation to and membership in that office is another

BDA2.346

MHMD2.459-460

@obedience to and respect for government authority, @past, present and future of Iran

ABU1751

Words spoken on 1913-06-10 in Paris

170

Persian

قیام بر تبلیغ امر الله و خدمت کلمة الله در هر عصری سبب حیات سرمدیهٴ نفوس بوده

In every age, the act of arising to teach the Cause of God and exalt His Word has enabled humanity to achieve eternal life. Through this service

BDA2.344-345

MHMD2.457-458

@power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @love and unity, @generosity [kirama], @consorting with all; being kind; loving to all, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @contention and conflict

ABU3720

Words spoken on 1913-06-09 in Paris

Persian

چون توجّه بملکوت ابهی نمائید و بر خدمت امراللّٰه بر خیزید هر روز تأییدی جدید یابید

When you turn towards the Abha Kingdom and arise to serve the Cause of God, you will be granted a fresh confirmation day after day

BDA2.343

MHMD2.455-456

@steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance

ABU0738

Words spoken on 1913-06-08 in Paris

400

Persian

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

@transcending the material condition, @spiritual communication; connections of the heart, @love of God, @radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance

ABU1826

Words spoken on 1913-06-08 in Paris

160

Persian

باید بوصایای الهیه عامل شوید زیرا این وصایا علاج هر دردی است این علاج را بکار برید

You must act on the divine counsels, inasmuch as they are the remedy for every ailment. Make use of this cure. Be mindful of God. Have discussions on spiritual subjects

BDA2.342-343

MHMD2.454-455

@serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world, @oneness; unity of religion, @love and unity, @consorting with all; being kind; loving to all, @call to action, @spiritual transformation

ABU3719

Words spoken on 1913-06-08 in Paris

Persian

خدا معین و حافظ ایتام است چه بسیار اطفال اغنیا که در دنیا آواره شدند

God is the sustainer and the protector of the orphans. How many are the children of the wealthy who went on to wander this world as lost souls

BDA2.342

MHMD2.454

@assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick, @fulfillment of true potential, @spiritual transformation

ABU1208

Words spoken on 1913-06-07 in Paris

260

Persian

انسان در اموریکه راجع بتحسین صفات و تعدیل اخلاق است و سبب علو و صعود بمقامات عالیهٴ

In matters that pertain to the improvement of one's qualities and the moderation of one's character, or such things as will elevate one to lofty and exalted stations, people have free will

BDA2.339

MHMD2.450-451

@religion as reality; definitions of religion, @power of faith; power of the spirit, @free will and predestination; fate, @education and the development of capacity, @spiritual transformation

ABU2063

Words spoken on 1913-06-07 in Paris

130

Persian

مراد شجرهٴ حیات انسانیست در منهیات یعنی تجاوزات و مشتهیات آن نشان را مسئول میدارد

What is meant is the tree of human life. A person will be held accountable for his unlawful acts--that is, his transgressions and the desires that drove him to commit them

BDA2.338-339

MHMD2.449-450

@present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion, @principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium, @Adam; Adam and Eve, @moderation; frugality; simplicity

ABU0446

Words spoken on 1913-06-06 in Paris

610

Persian

بواسطهٴ میرزا محیط خواست در کمال خفا نصف شب بحضور مبارک مشرّف شود چون این استدعای شاهزاده

He [Kayvan Mirza] wished to attain the presence of Baha'u'llah at midnight, through the intermediation of Mirza Muhit and in the utmost secrecy

BDA2.335-337

MHMD2.445-447

@Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @non-participation in politics, @obedience to and respect for government authority, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

ABU1916

Words spoken on 1913-06-06 in Paris

150

Persian

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

@the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God, @twin duties of recognition and obedience, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @goodly deeds; actions

ABU1249

Words spoken on 1913-06-05 in Paris

250

Persian

این اهم و اقدم از کمالات اکتسابی است زیرا علم اکتسابی و تربیت ظاهری استعداد فطری

This is the most important of the acquired perfections, inasmuch as acquired knowledge and material education aid one's inborn disposition

BDA2.334

MHMD2.443-444

@priestcraft, @empty learning; false spirituality, @blind imitation [taqlid], @high station of learning, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1164

Words spoken on 1913-06-04 in Paris

270

Persian

حسن نیت بجهت اعمال حسنه لازم است تا نیت خیر که بمنزلهٴ ریشه و اصل محکم متین است

In order to do good things, one must have good intentions. So long as good intentions, which are even as a firmly planted root

BDA2.331-332

MHMD2.440-441

@power of imagination; thought; right intention, @hypocrisy, @power of faith; power of the spirit, @love and unity, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @praise of Western values; culture, @piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]

ABU1432

Words spoken on 1913-06-04 in Paris

220

Persian

این سرور دائمی است و سبب انبساط دل و جان در جمیع عوالم الهی چون انسان سرورش

This happiness is perpetual and results in heartfelt gladness throughout all the realms of God. When a person rejoices at the outpourings of heavenly grace

BDA2.332-333

MHMD2.441-442

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @the Kingdom of God [Malakut], @happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow, @composure; tranquillity; serenity

ABU1660

Words spoken on 1913-06-03 in Paris

180

Persian

امروز جنود توفیق و تأیید ظهیر نفوسی است که بر خدمت کلمهٴ علیا قیام کنند و باعلآء امر الله

In this day, the hosts of success and confirmation are the supporters of those who arise to promote the Most Sublime Word

BDA2.330

MHMD2.438-439

@call to action, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @spiritual transformation, @importance of reading the Sacred Writings, @unity; oneness of humanity, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @critique of Western values; culture, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @suffering and imprisonment

ABU2313

Words spoken on 1913-06-02 in Paris

100

Persian

از بغداد تا ادرنه بعضی از احباب مثل جناب آقا میرزا محمود و آقا میرزا جعفر

As we travelled from Baghdad to Adrianople, some of the believers such as Aqa Rida, Aqa Mirza Mahmud

BDA2.328

MHMD2.436

@service to others; to the Cause of God, @suffering and imprisonment, @banishment to; life in Constantinople

ABU3726

Words spoken on 1913-06-02 in Paris

Persian

حفظ امر اللّٰه و وحدت اهل بها منوط بثبوت بر عهد اللّٰه است و آثار قلم میثاق مبیّن آیات

The protection of the Cause of God and the unity of the people of Baha are dependent on firmness in the Covenant of God and adherence

BDA2.329-330

MHMD2.437

@role of the Covenant in preserving unity, @chastisement and requital, @firmness in the Covenant

ABU3732

Words spoken on 1913-06-01 in Paris

Persian

اینگونه عشق از کمال عقل حاصِل گردد لذا هر قدر بنیان و اساس عقل و معرفت متین‌تر باشد

This kind of love is the fruit of consummate reason, for the firmer the foundation of reason and knowledge, the greater the heights that the lofty palace of love will reach

BDA2.328

MHMD2.435

@power of love

ABU3756

Words spoken on 1913-05-31 in Paris

Persian

در ملکوت الهی زن و مرد یکسانند جمیع باید ندا بافق اعلی نمایند و نشر نفحات اللّٰه کنند

In the Kingdom of God, women and men are one and the same. It is incumbent on everyone to summon humanity to turn towards the Most Exalted Horizon and to spread the sweet savours of God

BDA2.325

MHMD2.431

@teaching the Cause; call to teach, @equality of men and women, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1983

Words spoken on 1913-05-30 in Paris

140

Persian

سابق بعضی باین ملاحظه بریاضت مشغول می شدند که ترک لذائذ نفسانی نمایند و منع غضب

In the past, some would engage in mortification of the flesh with the aim of renouncing carnal delights and suppressing feelings of anger and passion

BDA2.323

MHMD2.428-429

@relationship of the soul to the body, @monasticism; asceticism, @spiritual transformation, @two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU3747

Words spoken on 1913-05-29 in Paris

Persian

اگر آنگونه موشکافیها در مسائل مهمّه می‌نمودند چه قدر نتائج داشت

How great the results that would have appeared if these people [who were well-versed in Islamic jurisprudence and doctrine] had practised that kind of hair-splitting on matters of actual importance!

BDA2.322

MHMD2.427

@empty learning; false spirituality, @Islamic laws and jurisprudence

ABU2071

Words spoken on 1913-05-26 in Paris

130

Persian

وقتی از نیویورک بلندن میآمدیم دستهٴ موزیک در کشتی هر روز صبح و عصر مشغول نواختن

When we were travelling from New York to London, an orchestra played music on the ship every morning and afternoon

BDA2.319

MHMD2.423-424

@music and singing, @spiritual transformation, @material and spiritual existence; two books

ABU1441

Words spoken on 1913-05-24 in Paris

490

Persian

جمیع را قانع و شاکر نمود و اجمال بعضی از بیانات مبارکه در این خصوص این بود که باید پی بحقایق

One must understand the truth of such matters. Are you at all aware of the age in which Muhammad lived

BDA2.317

MHMD2.419-421

@Muhammad; Islam, @religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science, @critique of Western values; culture, @justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice

ABU1684

Words spoken on 1913-05-23 in Paris

180

Persian

کمال انسان در اینست که بقدر وسع اولاد فقرا و اطفال سائرین را هم تربیت نماید

A person's perfection lies in this -- that he also rear, to the extent that he is able, the offspring of the poor and other children

BDA2.314

MHMD2.417

@education of children; moral education, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick, @thankfulness; gratitude

ABU0707

Words spoken on 1913-05-22 in Paris

410

Persian

میگویند مقصود انبیا از ادعا ریاست و حکومت بوده با آنکه اساس امر الله ادعای مظاهر

Such people say that the goal of the prophets has been to claim a position of earthly sovereignty and leadership for themselves

BDA2.312-313

MHMD2.413-414

@forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration, @proofs of the Manifestations of God, @worldliness vs. other-worldliness, @station of the Manifestation of God, @mission of the Manifestation of God in the world, @power of the Manifestation of God, @suffering and imprisonment

ABU3731

Words spoken on 1913-05-22 in Paris

Persian

از هر قبیل هستند نفوسی بهآئی خالصند که مؤمن بجمیع ادیان و موقن بحقیقت اسلامند کسانی هستند

They [the American Baha'is] are people of every stripe. There are those pure Baha'is who believe in all the divine religions and subscribe to the truth of Islam

BDA2.312

MHMD2.413

@diversity of thought and belief, @Muhammad; Islam

ABU3160

Words spoken on 1913-05-20 in Paris

Persian

وقتی بنی اسرائیل در مدارس خود علوم مادیه و دینیه را با هم تعلیم میدادند این سبب تربیت نفوس

When the people of Israel taught both material and spiritual subjects at their schools, this resulted in the education of people who were versed in many arts and sciences

BDA2.309

MHMD2.409

@historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih, @education of children; moral education, @harmony of science and religion

ABU3755

Words spoken on 1913-05-20 in Paris

Persian

هیچ حالتی مثل حالت مناجات نیست قلوب صافیه را منجذب نماید و نفوس مقدّسه را انتباه و روحانیّت عجیبی بخشد

There is no state like the state of prayer. It attracts the pure hearts, awakens the holy souls, and confers remarkable spirituality

BDA2.308

MHMD2.408

@importance of prayer, @power of prayer, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @the state of prayer; dynamics of prayer

ABU2761

Words spoken on 1913-05-19 in Paris

Persian

همیشه خوش خبر باشید اخبار خوش را همیشه زود منتشر نمائید

You must always be the bearers of good news. Spread such news quickly, and become the means through which the hearts are made cheerful and vigilant

BDA2.308

MHMD2.406

@characteristics and conduct of true believers, @compassion; kindness, @wisdom [hikmat], @courtesy; culture [adab], @happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow

ABU1816

Words spoken on 1913-05-18 in Paris

160

Persian

اگر انسان خوب تأمل کند مییابد که تربیت روحانی اطفال از صغر سن چه قدر اهمیت دارد

Should one ponder carefully, one would realize how important it is to give children a spiritual education from their earliest years.

BDA2.305

MHMD2.404

@symbolism, @spiritual transformation, @education of children; moral education

ABU1305

Words spoken on 1913-05-17 in Paris

240

Persian

چون این ظهور ظهور فضل است لهذا اشخاص نیکوکار خوش رفتاری که مؤمن نیستند

As this is the dispensation of grace, those who perform good deeds and exhibit goodly conduct but do not believe in the Cause will not be deprived of God's bounty and favour

BDA2.304

MHMD2.402-403

@true liberty; freedom, @goodly deeds; actions, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @unity; oneness of humanity, @religion as reality; definitions of religion, @spiritual transformation

ABU1370

Words spoken on 1913-05-16 in Paris

230

Persian

در مازندران شب حضرت باب الباب چون حضرت قدوس را دید و بیانات فضل و حکمت از لسان ایشان

One night in Mazandaran, when Mulla Husayn saw Quddus and heard his utterances of wisdom and knowledge, he arose at once

BDA2.302

DAS.1913-05-16, MHMD2.399

@humility; meekness; lowliness, @justice and wrath of God, @forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance, @selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence

ABU1974

Words spoken on 1913-05-16 in Paris

140

Persian

نگاه کن من اگر کسی صد خلاف بکند که ضرش بشخص من راجع باشد چشمهایم به هم مینهم

Now see here! If someone were to commit a hundred offences whose harm reverts only to me, I would shut my eyes to the matter

BDA2.302

MHMD2.400

@characteristics and conduct of true believers, @fellowship with the wayward and ungodly, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @human reality created in the image of God

ABU2821

Words spoken on 1913-05-16 in Paris

Persian

اگر احبای الهی چنانچه باید قیام کنند و بحالتی آیند که هر یک مصداق و اجعل اورادی ورداً

Should the loved ones of God arise as they must; should they come to exemplify these ideals: ' Keep all my words of prayer and praise confined to one refrain

BDA2.301

MHMD2.399

@service to others; to the Cause of God, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause, @call to action

ABU2461

Words spoken on 1913-05-14 in Paris

Persian

فلاسفه هم هر یک قوه و با حقیقت کلیه ا‌ی را مصدر کائنات گویند با انبیا اختلافشان

The philosophers, too, each maintain that a power or Universal Reality is the source of all beings. Their only difference with the prophets

BDA2.300

MHMD2.397

@divine philosophy and natural philosophy, @The Primal Will; self-generation of the Primal Will, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @absolute freedom; independence of God

ABU2996

Words spoken on 1913-05-14 in Paris

Persian

در این محل جمیع اشیا در منتها درجهٴ نمایش و لطافت که نتیجه و کمال خلقت آنهاست مشهودند

All things in this place can be seen in their utmost degree of beauty and elegance, and it is evident that they have fulfilled the purpose of their creation

BDA2.300

MHMD2.396

@development of capacity and readiness, @material and spiritual existence; two books, @purpose; goal of creation

ABU3479

Words spoken on 1913-05-14 in Paris

Persian

نان و شیر از هر غذائی سالم‌تر است جمال مبارک میفرمودند در ایام سلیمانیه غذای من اغلب شیر و گاهی شیر برنج بود

Bread and milk are more healthful than any other kind of food. The Blessed Beauty used to say, 'During My days in Sulaymaniyyih, My food on most occasions consisted of milk and sometimes rice pudding

BDA2.299b

MHMD2.395

@Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih

ABU2829

Words spoken on 1913-05-13 in Paris

Persian

اول امریکه نفوس بآن مکلفند تحقیق و تحری در حقایق امور است انسان واجب است

The first duty which humanity is bidden to carry out is to investigate the realities of things. It is incumbent upon the people to seek to unravel every truth

BDA2.298

MHMD2.394

@independent investigation of truth; reality, @condition of search, @mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision

ABU3730

Words spoken on 1913-05-13 in Paris

Persian

یک اجتماعی در بالای کُوه نمودند و در قبول بلایا و ترک راحت و نشر هدایت همعهد شدند

They [the apostles] gathered on top of a mountain, and made a pact whereby they would consent to bear tribulations

BDA2.298

MHMD2.394

@teaching the Cause; call to teach, @apostles; early disciples of Christ, @devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause

ABU3663

Words spoken on 1913-05-13

Persian

اگر قائم مقام بود ایران را احیاء مینمود

if the Qa’im-Maqam were still with us, the whole of Persia would be revived.

SFI18.275, BDA2.299a

MHMD2.395, LOIR20.171

ABU2983

Words spoken on 1913-05-12 in Paris

Persian

بعضی از نفوس آنچه از کأس عرفان مینوشند هل من مزید میگویند بعضی بالعکس بدیدن

There are those who, after drinking from the cup of true knowledge, say, 'Is there yet any more?' Conversely, there are others who, upon seeing a mirage

BDA2.297

MHMD2.392

@independent investigation of truth; reality, @development of capacity and readiness, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @spiritual transformation, @knowledge; recognition of God, @suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU2561

Words spoken on 1913-05-10 in Paris

Persian

ببینید چه شور و ولوله ای از تأثیر میثاق جمال ابهی در نفوس افتاده

Behold what abounding ecstasy the Covenant of the Abha Beauty has kindled within the people, and how it has caused the believers to gather together

BDA2.293

MHMD2.387

@power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant, @corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God, @firmness in the Covenant, @growth of the Cause, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1925

Words spoken on 1913-05-09 in Paris

150

Persian

وقتی با بیدینها صحبت میکنید از مضرات و مفاسد عالم طبیعت آنها را آگاه نمائید

When you converse with those who are not religious, alert them to the detriments and corruptive influences of the world of nature

BDA2.292

MHMD2.385-386

@teaching the Cause; call to teach, @material and spiritual existence; two books, @light and darkness, @heedlessness and ignorance of the people

ABU2066

Words spoken on 1913-05-07 in Paris

130

Persian

نفوس خاکی در قید قصرند اما دوستان الهی در خیال قبر خداوند برای شماها قصری ابدی ساخته

The people who are attached to this earth are bound by palaces, but the friends of God have their thoughts fixed on the grave

BDA2.288

MHMD2.380

@detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @spiritual transformation, @The Holy Spirit

ABU2159

Words spoken on 1913-05-07 in Paris

120

Persian

دیشب من خیلی میل داشتم بمجلس بیایم افسوس که نتوانستم الحمد لله شما گل پاریس

I very much wished to attend the gathering last night, but alas, I was unable to do this

BDA2.289

MHMD2.381

@growth of the Cause, @praise and encouragement, @worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU2716

Words spoken on 1913-05-06 in Paris

Persian

آن نفوس پر غفلت و غرور گمان مینمودند که خود لیاقت و استحقاقی دارند غافل از اینکه

Those people, filled as they are with pride and ignorance, deemed themselves to be worthy or deserving, oblivious of the fact

BDA2.286

MHMD2.377

@travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha, @humility; meekness; lowliness, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant, @pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge

ABU2168

Words spoken on 1913-05-03 in Paris

120

Persian

هر امر عظیمی را مرکزی است که دارای قوهٴ نافذه و قدرت غالبه است و سائرین نسبت بآن مرکز عظیم

Every great undertaking has a focal point which possesses a penetrating power and subduing might… If outward perfections and physical well-being are the fruits of the world of humanity, then any flock of birds or hive of bees

BDA2.282

MHMD2.372

@spiritual assemblies; administrative matters, @material and spiritual existence; two books, @man's distinction from the animal

ABU3138

Words spoken on 1913-05-03 in Paris

Persian

در شرق ذکر وطن هیچوقت سبب هیجان و اتفاق مشرقیان نشده و منبحْ نتائج عظیمه نگشته

In the East, the mention of one's own native land has never conduced to the excitement or unification of the Easterners, nor has it ever produced any great results

BDA2.282

MHMD2.370

@praise of Eastern values; culture, @nationalism; love of country

ABU3741

Words spoken on 1913-05-03 in Paris

Persian

اگر چنین است این اقتدار اعظم است زیرا ایمان اغنیا و بزرگان مشکل تر است از ایمان فقرا کار مشکل نمودن

If this is indeed the case, then it is an evidence of supreme power, as it is more difficult for the wealthy and noble to profess religious belief than it is for the poor to do this

BDA2.282

MHMD2.371

@growth of the Cause, @rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU2471

Words spoken on 1913-05-02 in Paris

Persian

هر نفسی در ظل حضرت بهآءالله در آید روز بروز استعدادش بیشتر میشود مانند درختی

The abilities of anyone who enters beneath the shade of Baha'u'llah will increase with every passing day, even as a tree

BDA2.281

MHMD2.369

@education and the development of capacity, @Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator, @spiritual transformation, @words vs deeds, @apostles; early disciples of Christ, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @The Holy Spirit

ABU0242

Words spoken on 1913-04-30 in Stuttgart

830

Persian

بلی کمالات این قرن همه نزد عقلای قرون سابقه محال بود آیا از پیش کسی گمان مینمود که زنها

Indeed, the hallmarks of this age were all deemed impossible by the wise ones of former times

BDA2.272-275

DAS.1913-04-30, MHMD2.357-360

@means of establishment of future civilization, @war and peace, @historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @unity in diversity, @progress and the continual ascent of material civilization, @equality of men and women

ABU2323

Words spoken on 1913-04-28 in Stuttgart

100

Persian

تأمل بموجب شریعت اللة لازمست لهذا خیلی مبارکست در جوانی نتائج و برکاتش

Marriage is necessary according to the Law of God, so your plans are most auspicious.

BDA2.267-268

MHMD2.350

@marriage as means of spiritual progress, @chastity and purity

ABU2717

Words spoken on 1913-04-28 in Stuttgart

Persian

با آن تعصب در مجامع بهآئیان سیاهان و سفیدان مانند برادران و خواهران بودند حتی در امر بهآئی ازدواج

That prejudice notwithstanding, at Baha'i gatherings the blacks and the whites were like brothers and sisters

BDA2.269

MHMD2.352-353

@race unity; racial issues, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU3746

Words spoken on 1913-04-28 in Stuttgart

Persian

هر چیزی ممکن است ولکن حضرت مسیح از بیان اشعیا میفرماید که اینها چشم دارند امّا نمی‌بینند گوش دارند ولی نمیشنوند

Anything is possible, but Jesus Christ, quoting the words of Isaiah, has said, 'They have eyes, but do not see; they have ears, but do not hear

BDA2.269

MHMD2.352

@miracles and their interpretation, @Christ; Christianity, @quotation from or interpretation of the Bible, @two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight

ABU1301

Words spoken on 1913-04-25 in Stuttgart

240

Persian

اینگونه صلح از مقتضیات این عصر است و هر چند جمیع انبیای الهی خلق را بصلح و یگانگی

This sort of peace is one of the exigencies of this age. Though all the Prophets of God have summoned humankind to peace and unity

BDA2.261-262

MHMD2.340-341

@spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @universal peace; world unity, @spiritual transformation

ABU3745

Words spoken on 1913-04-25 in Stuttgart

Persian

بموجب تعالیم بهآءاللّٰه عمل کنید بسیاری تعالیم الٓهیّه را میخوانند امّا در موقع فراموش می‌نمایند

Act in accordance with the teachings of Baha'u'llah. Many are the people who peruse the divine teachings, but promptly forget what they have read when the time comes to act

BDA2.258

MHMD2.336

@words vs deeds, @characteristics and conduct of true believers

ABU0209

Words spoken on 1913-04-24 in Vienna

Persian

همیشه در خانه مجمع نمائید حرفهای مرا بیاد آرید من هم برای شما طلب تأیید مینمایم

Always hold gatherings at your home, and call to mind the things I have said. I, for my part, will pray

BDA2.252

MHMD2.333-334

@greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @unity; oneness of humanity, @material and spiritual existence; two books, @spiritual transformation

ABU1580

Words spoken on 1913-04-23

200

other/unknown lang

امّا اعانت و حمایت نفوس آن نیز در عالم جسمانی و روحانی هر دو لازمست

Assistance is of two kinds: Material assistance and spiritual assistance. Material assistance is limited to one locality and place but spiritual assistance is measureless.

BDA2.256x

DAS.1913-04-23, MHMD2.328-329x

@greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @material and spiritual existence; two books

ABU2824

Words spoken on 1913-04-22 in Vienna

Persian

امتیاز انسان در روحانیت و مدنیت الهیه است در اطمینان و سُرور سرمدیست

The distinction of humanity lies in spirituality and divine civilization, as well as their eternal peace and happiness

BDA2.251

MHMD2.326-327

@spiritual transformation, @the human soul, @the Kingdom of God [Malakut]

ABU0914

Words spoken on 1913-04-17 in Budapest

330

Persian

آزادی سه قسم است یک آزادی الهی است که بذات باری مخصوص است و اواست مختار مطلق

There are three types of freedom. The first is divine freedom, which is one of the inherent attributes of the Creator for He is unconstrained in His will

PYB#100 p.07, MAS5.017, BDA2.243-244

MHMD2.315-316

@true liberty; freedom, @freedom of thought and action, @purpose; goal of creation, @absolute freedom; independence of God, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]

ABU3699

Words spoken on 1913-04-17 in Budapest

110

Persian

چه مؤمنهٴ مقدّسهئ‌ی است همیشه بخدمت و تبلیغ امر مشغول است شوهرش با آنکه بهائی نیست

What a devoted and blessed woman! She [Aseyeh Allen] is always engaged in serving and teaching the Cause

BDA2.243-243

MHMD2.314-315

@laws of marriage and dowry, @acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1601

Words spoken on 1913-04-16 in Budapest

190

Persian

بعضی از تعالیمشان باین امر نزدیک است ولی امرالله جامع جمیع مسائل الهیه است

Some of their [the Theosophists'] principles are similar to the teachings of this Cause. The Cause of God, however, is the embodiment of every divine principle

BDA2.242

MHMD2.313-314

@unity in diversity, @power of prayer, @pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @spiritual transformation, @universality of the Cause

ABU2158

Words spoken on 1913-04-13 in Budapest

120

Persian

دیشب شرح حیات حضرت بهآءالله را برای شما گفتم آن را درست یاد نمائید حالا در اروپا

Last night, I spoke to you of the life of Baha'u'llah; remember it well. This Cause is just beginning to dawn in Europe

BDA2.235-236

MHMD2.304-305

@growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity, @growth of the Cause, @suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU3717

Words spoken on 1913-04-13 in Budapest

Persian

عدم احساس و وجدان عالم مادون اگر دلیل بر وجود عالم مافوق باشد نزدیک حیوان جمیع مراتب عقول

If the inability of a thing which occupies a lower rank of existence to perceive that which occupies a higher rank was itself indicative of the [non-]existence of that higher rank

BDA2.237

MHMD2.307

@limits of the intellect, @the lower is unable to comprehend the higher, @proofs of the Manifestations of God, @man's distinction from the animal

ABU1248

Words spoken on 1913-04-12 in Budapest to members of the Turanian Society

250

Persian

امیدوارم قوه ا‌ی بیابید که بسبب آن در الفت و اتحاد نفوس مؤثر شوید و ترویج صلح

I hope you may acquire a power that will enable you to effectively unite and harmonize the various peoples

BDA2.233-234

MHMD2.302-303

@nationalism; love of country, @two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization, @unity; oneness of humanity, @non-participation in politics

ABU2448

Words spoken on 1913-04-11 in Budapest

Persian

خوبست ما بشما در کوچه آشنا شدیم بدون واسطه این نحو آشنائی خوبست الحمدلله در بداپست

It is good that we met you in the street without some sort of intermediary; it is good to make one's acquaintance this way

BDA2.231

MHMD2.298

@transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @spiritual communication; connections of the heart, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU2469

Words spoken on 1913-04-11 in Budapest

Persian

من اعظم آمالم ارتباط بین شرق و غرب است چه این اعظم خدمت بعالم انسانی است

My greatest hope is that the East and West may be united, for this is the greatest service that can be rendered to the world of humanity

BDA2.231

MHMD2.299

@East and West; communication between East and West, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2134

Words spoken on 1913-04-10 in Budapest

120

Persian

ایرانیان و ترکان اگر با هم مخالفت نمینمودند تا حال جمیع این ممالک در تحت اقتدار

Had the Persians and the Ottomans not opposed one another, all these nations would now be under their control. Yet they fell into such grievous heedlessness

BDA2.229

MHMD2.295-296

@historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence

ABU3698

Words spoken on 1913-04-10 in Budapest

110

Persian

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

@Theosophy, @station of the Manifestation of God, @innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God, @lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God, @false claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations

ABU3759

Words spoken on 1913-04-06 to a minister of Stuttgart

Persian

امّا بامپراطور آلمان منویس زیرا مغرورند و مشغول حالا گوش نمیدهند

Do not write to the emperor; he is proud and preoccupied, and will not take heed at present

BDA2.222

MHMD2.287

@personal instructions, @wisdom [hikmat], @pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge

ABU2703

Words spoken on 1913-04-06 in Stuttgart

Persian

ابرهای تقالید شمس حقیقت را مستور نموده و انوار تعالیم الهیه را از سطوع باز داشته

The clouds of blind imitation have obscured the Sun of Truth, and the lights of the divine teachings have been prevented from shining forth

BDA2.222

MHMD2.286

@blind imitation [taqlid], @oneness; unity of religion

ABU1434

Words spoken on 1913-04-05 in Stuttgart

220

Persian

بدوِ امر همیشه بیان مظاهر مقدسه بقدر عقل و دانش قوم بوده و تکلم باصطلاح آنها... در این امر رهبانیت نیست

At the beginning of every religious dispensation, the Manifestations of God have always spoken in a way that is suited to the level

BDA2.219

MHMD2.282-283

@service to others; to the Cause of God, @monasticism; asceticism, @Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith, @freedom of thought and action, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2317

Words spoken on 1913-04-05 in Stuttgart

100

Persian

اهل استتکارت و اسلنگن خیلی گرمند بسیار صادق و منجذبند و از سایر

The inhabitants of Stuttgart and Esslingen are very warm-hearted; they are sincerely devoted and wholly filled with the Teachings of God

BDA2.220

BBBD.201x, MHMD2.284

@spiritual communication; connections of the heart, @predictions and prophecies, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @symbolism

ABU3694

Words spoken on 1913-04-05 in Stuttgart

120

There is no monasticism in this Cause, but a person who wishes to devote his time exclusively to teaching the Cause of God

BDA2.219

MHMD2.283

@service to others; to the Cause of God, @monasticism; asceticism, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2239

Words spoken on 1913-04-04 in Germany

110

Persian

عنقریب صحت تامه خواهی یافت مطمئن بفضلِ الهی باش این شیطان نفس انسان است

You will soon make a full recovery; be assured of the grace of God. That Satan is none other than the human self. Each person has a Satan

BDA2.217

MHMD2.280

@spiritual baptism, @spiritual transformation, @Satan; the Evil One, @living waters; water of life, @wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU3713

Words spoken on 1913-04-03 in Stuttgart

Persian

چه اطفال نازنینی هستند از خدا میخواهم این اطفال را مبارک فرماید برکتی از آسمان بر ایشان نازل

What precious children these are! I beseech God to send down from the heavens a blessing on these children

BDA2.215

MHMD2.277-278

@praise and encouragement, @purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

ABU1152

Words spoken on 1913-04-01 in Stuttgart

280

Praise be to God! that I have come to Stuttgart, that I could meet with you. Praise be to God!

SW_v04#04 p.067

@praise and encouragement, @spiritual transformation, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion, @being a source of light; guidance, @unity; oneness of humanity, @the Kingdom of God [Malakut], @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

ABU1251

Words spoken on 1913-04-01 in Stuttgart

250

Persian

ببینید فضل و عنایت حضرت بهآءالله چه کرده ما کجا و شما کجا چگونه ما را در یک بساط

Behold what the grace and bounty of Baha'u'llah have done! Observe where we are and where you are

BDA2.209-210

MHMD2.269-270

@spiritual transformation, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @growth of the Cause, @forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration, @unity; oneness of humanity, @love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU2969

Words spoken on 1913-04-01 in Stuttgart

Persian

استعداد شما سبب شد که خدا مرا باستتکارت فرستاد تا بملکوت بهآءالله ندا کنم

Your receptivity is the reason God has sent me to Stuttgart, that here I might cry out: 'How blessed is this day!'

BDA2.210

BBBD.201, MHMD2.270

@growth of the Cause, @power of the Manifestation of God

ABU3162

Words spoken on 1913-04-01 in Stuttgart

This is the best thing; we will arrive in Stuttgart.... How attracted and enkindled are the German Bahais!

SW_v04#09 p.162

@love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause, @praise and encouragement

ABU3154

Words spoken on 1913-03-30 in Stuttgart

Persian

من خواستم بیخبر بیایم احبای استتکارت را خیلی دوست دارم همه

I wished to come without apprising anyone. I love the Baha'is of Stuttgart very much.

BDA2.208-209

MHMD2.268

@praise and encouragement, @growth of the Cause, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU1312

Words spoken on 1913-03-29 in Paris

240

Persian

من طفل بودم بسن نُه سالگی در بحبوحه بلایا و هجوم اعداء از بس سنگ بخانه ما

I was a child, nine years old. In the thick of those calamities, when the enemy attacked, they stoned our house

BDA2.205-206

MHMD2.263-264, BW_v13p1188, ABCC.009-010

@youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @suffering and imprisonment, @autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1852

Words spoken on 1913-03-29 in Paris

160

Persian

یکوقتی ما در طهران همه نوع اسباب آسایش و زندگانی داشتیم ولی در یکروز همه را غارت نمودند

Once during the imprisonment of the Blessed Beauty, I was very insistent to be taken to see Him.... They sent me with a black servant to His blessed presence in the prison. The warders indicated the cell

BDA2.206

MHMD2.264-265, ABCC.011-012, STOB.013-014 #020

@incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal, @autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @suffering and imprisonment, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

ABU1022

Words spoken on 1913-03-28 in Paris

300

Although outwardly cataclysms are hard to understand and to endure, yet there lies a great wisdom behind them which appears later.

DAS.1913-03-28, ADP.116-116x, BSTW#093

@forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration, @cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds, @wisdom [hikmat]

ABU1075

Words spoken on 1913-03-28 in Paris

290

Persian

باید اهل ادیان و اوطان و اجناس جمیع ملل عالم ترک تعصبات باطله و امتیازات

The people of every religion, nation and race--all the peoples of the world--must so abandon their idle prejudices

BDA2.204-205

MHMD2.261-262

@oneness; unity of religion, @Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation, @prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction, @the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures, @contention and conflict

ABU2230

Words spoken on 1913-03-27 in Paris

110

Persian

حضرت رسول ص سیزده سال در مکه بودند و همیشه مبتلای زجر و زحمت معاندین ایشانرا

For thirteen years, the Apostle of God (may the blessings of God be upon Him) was in Mecca, where He was subjected constantly to persecution

BDA2.203-204

MHMD2.260-261

@rejection, opposition and persecution, @episodes from the early history of Islam, @holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God, @rejection of Muhammad

ABU0912

Words spoken on 1913-03-26 in Paris

330

Persian

امید است ایران هم سر وسامانی یابد صوت و صدائی پیدا کند و تأیید شدید جوید

It is my hope that Persia, too, may attain order and stability, achieve renown, and be granted mighty confirmations

BDA2.199-200

MHMD2.254-256

@historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @power of prayer, @mindfulness; concentration; focus, @law of transformation and change

ABU1750

Words spoken on 1913-03-25

240

Persian

عظمت اين امر بدرجهءي است که منکرين شهادت بر قدرت و بزرگواري

The grandeur of this Cause is such that even its disbelievers have testified to its power and greatness… In 'Akka the first person to throw himself at the feet of Baha’u’llah and kiss His garment was its Mufti.

BDA2.197-198

MHMD2.253-254, STAB#086x

@banishment to; life in 'Akka, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

ABU1542

Words spoken on 1913-03-24 in Paris

200

Persian

عین این عبارات را برای ایشان بخوانید و بگوئید که چهل سال پیش ازین انقلابات قلم ابهی بکمال صراحت

Read for him these passages exactly as they were revealed; then say to him that Baha'u'llah had predicted these upheavals

BDA2.196-197

MHMD2.251-252

@rejection, opposition and persecution, @prophecy and fulfillment, @relationship between government and people, @predictions and prophecies, @non-participation in politics

ABU1550

Words spoken on 1913-03-23 in Paris

200

Persian

حضرت مسیح چون ببیت المقدّس داخل شدند فرمودند هر آیینه بشما می‌گویم که ازین ببعد سنگی بالای سنگی نخواهد

When Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem, He proclaimed: 'Verily I say unto you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another

BDA2.195-196

MHMD2.250-251

@prophecy and fulfillment, @predictions and prophecies, @Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation

ABU1552

Words spoken on 1913-03-22 in Paris

200

Persian

وقتی که جمال مبارک را ببغداد و عکا فرستادند یقین نمودند که این امر بکلی محو خواهد شد

When the Blessed Beauty was sent to Baghdad and 'Akka, the people responsible were certain that the Cause would be wiped out

BDA2.194-195

MHMD2.248-249

@prophecy and fulfillment, @banishment to; life in 'Akka, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU2154

Words spoken on 1913-03-21 in Paris

120

Persian

در چنین روزی در ازمنهٴ سابقه ایرانیان جشن عظیم داشتند ولی این زمان پریشانند

In former times, the Persians held grand celebrations on such a day as this… Most of the people are unaware of this Cause

BDA2.192

MHMD2.244-245

@historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

ABU3006

Words spoken on 1913-03-21 in Paris

Persian

قبل از بعثت رسول الله ص تعدد زوجات بین اعراب چنان رواج و کثرتی داشت که دفعةً ممکن نبود

Prior to the revelation of the Prophet Muhammad, the Apostle of God, the practice of polygamy was so prevalent

BDA2.193

MHMD2.246

@laws of marriage and dowry, @Islamic laws and jurisprudence, @growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity

ABU0822

Words spoken on 1913-03-19 in Paris

360

Persian

انسان باید در هر امری بجد و جهد برخیزد تا بشرائط آن عامل گردد و بسر حد کمال رسد

In every affair one undertakes, one must arise to pursue it with great effort, acting in a way commensurate… How many are the impossible things which occupy the minds of certain people

BDA2.188-189

MHMD2.240-241

@divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @excellence; distinction, @honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness, @effort; striving

ABU3758

Words spoken on 1913-03-19 in Paris

Persian

حال خوب است اسباب مسافرت بکُرات دیگر فراهم کنند

It would now be fitting to prepare the means of travel to other planets!

BDA2.146

MHMD2.183, BW_v13p1187x

@plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos, @present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology

ABU1073

Words spoken on 1913-03-18 in Paris

Persian

اگر چه حال پاریس مخمود است ولی عاقبت باهتزاز آید زیرا شبهای بسیاری در اینجا من طلب تأیید

Though Paris is today sunk in apathy, its soul will soon be stirred, for I have spent many a night here praying

BDA2.187

MHMD2.238

@detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @spiritual transformation, @early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah, @exhortations and counsels, @love of God, @stories; anecdotes, @predictions and prophecies

ABU2425

Words spoken on 1913-03-18 in Paris

Persian

همه غرق در شهواتند و بهیچوجه فراغت ندارند باز بعضی از رهبانهای آنها بهترند ولی نه آنکسانی که منزوی

They [the Parisians] are all immersed in hedonistic pursuits, and are entirely bereft of tranquillity. Some of their monks are better, at least

BDA2.186

MHMD2.236-237

@chastity and purity, @monasticism; asceticism, @Christ; Christianity

ABU3685

Words spoken on 1913-03-18 in Paris

160

Persian

چون خبر صحّت میرزا ابوالفضل آمده من خیلی مسرورم واقعاً من راضیم که خود بیمار شوم

I am delighted to hear that Mirza Abu'l-Fadl is in good health. I would, in truth, be content to fall sick

BDA2.186-187

MHMD2.237

@stories; anecdotes, @honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness, @non-participation in politics

ABU1839

Words spoken on 1913-03-16 in Paris

160

Persian

در زمان معاویه شخصی از خاندان اسرائلیان بود

During the reign of Mu'awiyah, the caliph, there was an Israelite who claimed to be a Muslim.

BDA2.185.01

MHMD2.235, STAB#148

@stories; anecdotes, @Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation

ABU2743

Words spoken on 1913-03-16 in Paris

Persian

عثمانیها هنوز نمیدانند چه باید کرد با آنکه حال بخوبی میتوانند مخالفین خود را در حالت

The Ottomans still do not know what must be done, despite their full knowledge that their present position affords them

BDA2.183

MHMD2.233

@critique of Eastern values; culture, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

ABU3671

Words spoken on 1913-03-16 in Paris

300

Persian

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

@the Christian clergy, @material and spiritual existence; two books, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @Christ; Christianity, @critique of Eastern values; culture, @critique of Western values; culture

ABU2828

Words spoken on 1913-03-15 in Paris

Persian

اهمیت در حالات و شئون روحانی است اگر شما منجذب بنفحات روحانی باشید

True significance lies in states of spirituality. Should you all be captivated by the sweet savours of spirituality, then I shall always be with you

BDA2.182

MHMD2.231

@growth of the Cause, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @spiritual communication; connections of the heart

ABU2975

Words spoken on 1913-03-15 in Paris

Persian

اهالی پاریس را مثل زنبور و موری می‌بینم که فوج فوج میآیند و میروند و مانند موج در حرکت

I regard the people of Paris even as bees or ants, coming and going in clusters, surging to and fro like a wave

BDA2.183

MHMD2.232

@critique of Western values; culture, @heedlessness and ignorance of the people, @materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization, @worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU3119

Words spoken on 1913-03-15 in Paris

Persian

این امور اهمیت ندارد و قابل جواب نه امری که بنیان آن اوهن از بیوت عنکبوتست

This matter [of Shu'a'u'llah's attacks] is of no importance and is unworthy of a response… In spite of all the love and support I have him, Mirza Badi'u'llah caused a fresh adversity with every passing day

BDA2.182

MHMD2.231-232

@chastisement and requital, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2822

Words spoken on 1913-03-13 in Paris

Persian

اگر ملل و امم موجوده ترک تقالید و تحری حقیقت نمایند جمیع متحد گردند

if the peoples of the world were to abandon their blind imitations and investigate the truth for themselves, they would all become united

BDA2.180

MHMD2.228

@blind imitation [taqlid], @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @independent investigation of truth; reality, @oneness; unity of religion

ABU3697

Words spoken on 1913-03-12 in Paris

110

Persian

سبب نفرت آنها از دیانت و روحانیّت مداخله کشیشهای کاتولیک در امور سیاسی بود که چون مخالفت مشروطیّت

Their [the people of Paris'] contempt for religion and spirituality stems from the meddling of the Catholic clergy in political affairs

BDA2.179

MHMD2.226-227

@corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas, @blind imitation [taqlid], @materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization, @priestcraft

ABU3753

Words spoken on 1913-03-12 in Paris

Persian

در زمان غیبوبت در سلیمانیّه اغلب اوقات شیر میل میفرمودند و نان و شیر برنج فی الحقیقه خوب غذائی است

During Baha'u'llah's seclusion in Sulaymaniyyih, He mostly drank milk and ate bread with rice pudding; this is truly excellent sustenance

BDA2.180

MHMD2.228

@Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih

ABU2130

Words spoken on 1913-03-10 in Paris

120

Persian

امروز قدری احوالم بهتر است چند روز بود که با شما در نهایت اختصار گفتگو میکردم

I am feeling a bit better today. For the past few days, I have had to keep my discussions with you all very brief, as it was difficult for me to converse

BDA2.177

MHMD2.224-225

@predictions and prophecies, @personal instructions, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

ABU0756

Words spoken on 1913-03-09 in Paris

390

Persian

من میخواهم از پاریس بروم و میخواهم شماها را یادگار بگذارم و بدانم که شما را

I wish to leave Paris and leave you as my memento in this city. Strive day and night to illumine this city

BDA2.174x

MHMD2.220x

ABU1754

Words spoken on 1913-03-09 in Paris

170

Persian

من خواستم شما از الواح و رسائل اخیرهٴ حضرت بهآءالله مطلع شوید بدانید که در ایام ظهور

I wanted you to become acquainted with Baha'u'llah's latter Tablets and epistles. Know that, in the scriptures of every dispensation

BDA2.175

MHMD2.221-222

@religion as source of love and unity, @unity; oneness of humanity, @idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @unity in diversity, @contention and conflict

ABU2129

Words spoken on 1913-03-09 in Paris

120

Persian

البته وقتی میآید و نزدیک است که ملل عالم بفریاد آیند و مصارف باهظهٴ حرب را تحمل نتوانند

[He remarked that] it would certainly come to pass, and that it will be close at hand when the peoples of the world have been provoked to cry out

BDA2.176

MHMD2.223

@predictions and prophecies, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium

ABU1206

Words spoken on 1913-03-07 in Paris

260

Persian

امید ما اینست که شرق و غرب دست در آغوش شود و ملل و امم مختلفه حکم یک ملت

Our hope is that the East and the West shall embrace one another, and that the various people and nations of the world

BDA2.171-172

MHMD2.216-217

@unity; oneness of humanity, @unity in diversity, @suffering and imprisonment, @call to action

ABU2855

Words spoken on 1913-03-05 in Paris

Persian

من باحبای آلمان آنقدر محبت دارم که اگر شعله ئی از این محبت بانها خور

The love I cherish for the German friends is so intense that were a flame of this love to touch them, they would be set ablaze completely

BDA2.169

MHMD2.213

@service to others; to the Cause of God, @love of God, @spiritual communication; connections of the heart, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3704

Words spoken on 1913-03-04 in Paris

100

Persian

در ظهورات سابقه اینگونه اشخاص خود را مستغنی از تعالیم روحانی می‌گفتند و اصحاب یوم ظهور

In previous dispensations, such people felt that they had no need for spiritual teachings

BDA2.165-166

MHMD2.208-209

@rejection, opposition and persecution, @growth of the Cause

ABU1260

Words spoken on 1913-03-03 in Paris

220

Persian

استخوان مرا آب کردند با وجود آن همه محبّت و سلوک و مدارا که دو جا

They [the Covenant-breakers] have melted my bones. I treated them with exceeding kindness and forbearance; even when they took two coffers containing the writings of Baha'u'llah

BDA2.164

MHMD2.206-207

@rejection, opposition and persecution, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @growth of the Cause, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis

ABU3675

Words spoken on 1913-03-01 in Paris

240

Persian

چون بتاریخ ملّت و حکومت فرانسه نظر شود مبرهن گردد که علّت بیدینی نفوس و بیزاری این دولت و ملّت

When we consider the history of the people and government of France, it becomes clear that the reason for their irreligion

BDA2.162-163

MHMD2.204-205

@corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas, @priestcraft, @historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @changing and unchanging parts of religion, @blind imitation [taqlid]

ABU1544

Words spoken on 1913-02-28 in Paris

200

Persian

در زمان حضرت مسیح بظاهر اقبال حواریان اهمیتی نداشت آنها را مردم استهزاء می‌کردند

When the Apostles of Christ embraced His Cause, this was not seen as a significant development at the time

BDA2.161

MHMD2.203

@family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam, @historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees, @thankfulness; gratitude, @apostles; early disciples of Christ, @firmness in the Covenant

ABU1965

Words spoken on 1913-02-26 in Paris

140

Persian

ارادهٴ الهیه بظهور ترویج این امور تعلق گرفته البته هر کس بر نشر این آثار قیام کند مؤید می‌شود

The Will of God is that these ideals should be promoted. It is certain that anyone who arises to promote them shall be aided

BDA2.160

MHMD2.201

@spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @universal peace; world unity, @free will and predestination; fate

ABU2166

Words spoken on 1913-02-25 in Paris

430

Persian

من بايد و ذکر آن نفوس مبارکه خوشنود... وقتی در مجلس معتمد از حضرت نقطه

In the meeting of Mu'tamid, the Bab was asked whether the Qur'an was an authority and a proof for those who were present… I strove to the utmost so that Mirza 'Ali-Asghar Khan

BDA2.158

MHMD2.198-199, STAB#117x

@divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @justice and wrath of God, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU2740

Words spoken on 1913-02-25 in Paris

Persian

در مجامع صحبت کنید مانند شعلهٴ نار شوید مثل ستارهٴ درخشنده گردید تا این شهر را روشن نمائید

Speak at the gatherings! Be as a flame of fire and a brilliant star; thereby you shall illumine this city

BDA2.159

MHMD2.200

@teaching the Cause; call to teach, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU2242

Words spoken on 1913-02-24 in Paris

110

Persian

مردم خیلی غافلند باید آنها را بزور فهماند که در زمان مسیح چه قدر مضطرب

The people are oblivious indeed. One must take great pains to help them appreciate the degree of agitation that had seized the apostles of Christ

BDA2.157-158

MHMD2.198

@Christ; Christianity, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @martyrs and martyrdom, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @heedlessness and ignorance of the people

ABU3752

Words spoken on 1913-02-24 in Paris

Persian

حکمت و نتیجهٴ اقامت در پاریس برای تذکّر مشرقیان و آگاهی ایرانیان بیش از اهالی خود پاریس است

The wisdom of my sojourn here in Paris, as well as the results it will yield, consist in the admonitions I have imparted to the people of the East

BDA2.157

MHMD2.197

@critique of Eastern values; culture, @East and West; communication between East and West, @past, present and future of Iran

ABU2819

Words spoken on 1913-02-22 in Paris

Persian

از روزیکه قلم اعلی دربارهٴ فارسیان حرکت نمود و ارادهٴ مبارکه بر عزت و احترامشان تعلق یافت

From the moment the Supreme Pen first wrote of the Persians, glorifying them and showing His respect for them, that people grew increasingly exalted

BDA2.153-154

MHMD2.192

@heedlessness and ignorance of the people, @past, present and future of Iran, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge

ABU2562

Words spoken on 1913-02-21 in Paris

Persian

بعضی بر آنند که بواسطهٴ ریاضت و گوشه نشینی تعدیل اخلاق و تقرب الی الله حاصل میشود

Some are of the opinion that, by practising asceticism and withdrawing from society, one can rectify one's character

BDA2.151

MHMD2.189

@monasticism; asceticism, @generosity [kirama], @work as worship

ABU2852

Words spoken on 1913-02-18 in Paris

Persian

ما آنچه خیر وصلاح ایران و ایرانیان بود گفتیم و نوشتیم ولی گوش ندادند حتی در بدایت

We have spoken and written about such things as will conduce to the good and betterment of Persia and its peoples

BDA2.146

MHMD2.182-183

@parliaments; constitutional government, @constitutional revolution in Iran, @relationship between government and people, @past, present and future of Iran

ABU3688

Words spoken on 1913-02-18 in Paris

150

Persian

تربیت و مدنیّت مادی سبب تحسین اخلاق عموم نشود و مانند تعالیم انبیا و مدنیّت روحانی

Material education and civilization will not improve the character of humanity. Unlike the teachings of the prophets

BDA2.145-146

MHMD2.181-182

@religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science, @historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @Muhammad; Islam, @materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization

ABU2058

Words spoken on 1913-02-17 in Paris

130

Persian

فی الحقیقه یک نفر کاردان دانا در ایران نبود و نفس آگاهی یافت نشد حال باُمید

In truth, there is not a single person in Persia today who is adept and knowledgeable, nor can any individual keely aware be found

BDA2.144

MHMD2.180

@past, present and future of Iran, @critique of Eastern values; culture, @rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU2091

Words spoken on 1913-02-16 in Paris

130

The race problem in America is very intense. Its non-solution will end in danger and war. The colored people in the United States have advanced much intellectually.

DAS.1913-02-16

@race unity; racial issues, @prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2315

Words spoken on 1913-02-12 in Paris

100

Persian

امر الله در آلمان ترقی عظیم نماید و از همه

The Cause of God will make such great progress in Germany as to excel every other place… When, as a child, I would hear descriptions of Ptolemy's model of the universe

BDA2.132

MHMD2.165

@infinity and eternity, @autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy, @predictions and prophecies

ABU2968

Words spoken on 1913-02-12 in Paris

100

Persian

از هر طرف اعدا مهاجمند نمی‌بینید یحیائیها چه می‌کنند آرام برای ما نگذاشته‌اند

Our enemies have beset us on all sides. Do you not see what the Azalis are doing?... How strange it is that such prayers as these should be intoned

BDA2.131

MHMD2.164

@rejection, opposition and persecution, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2333

Words spoken on 1913-02-11 in Paris

100

Persian

دیده عبرت باید اگر انسان چشم عبرت باز ننماید چه فائده دارد هر روز دو کرور

One must look at things with a view to learning from them. Should he fail to open the eye of receptivity to such lessons

BDA2.129-130

MHMD2.162, STAB#068

@spirit and form in the administration, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

ABU3692

Words spoken on 1913-02-11 in Paris

130

Persian

با وجود آنکه یهودیان معاهده نموده بودند با حضرت که دست از پا خطا نکنند

Notwithstanding that the Jews had made a pact with Muhammad, a pact which guaranteed the protection of the Jews

BDA2.130-131

MHMD2.163-164

@episodes from the early history of Islam

ABU1977

Words spoken on 1913-02-09 in Paris

140

Persian

جبران مرحوم در امر الله مؤمن خالص بود و یک رسالهٴ استدلالیه در اثبات امر الله نوشت

The late Gabriel [Sacy] was a pure believer in the Cause of God, and he composed a treatise to logically prove its truth

BDA2.127-128

MHMD2.159

@spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2574

Words spoken on 1913-02-09 in Paris

Persian

چنانچه طیور و وحوش از صبح بفکر دانه و طعمه‌أند همین طور این مردم متصل در خیال

Just as the birds and other beasts think, from the break of day, only of seeds and prey, so too is it with these people

BDA2.127

MHMD2.158

@critique of Western values; culture, @worldliness vs. other-worldliness, @attaining the life of the spirit, @spiritual transformation, @The Holy Spirit

ABU2161

Words spoken on 1913-02-07 in Paris

Persian

شخص عامل و قوهٴ فاعله لازمست و امروز تأئید و مدد الهی واجب والا قول و گفتگو

A person of action and an active force are needed, and in this day the confirmations and assistance of God are likewise essential

BDA2.125

MHMD2.156

@divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU3711

Words spoken on 1913-02-07 in Paris

Persian

علم حقوق قدیم است مادام خدا بوده خلق بوده مادام خلق بوده علم حقوق هم بوده

The concept of law is ancient. Just as God and His creation have always co-existed, so too have humankind and law

BDA2.125

MHMD2.156

@historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, @justice and mercy, @reward and punishment

ABU3283

Words spoken on 1913-02-06 in Paris

Persian

این عصر عصر دیگر است و اقتضای آن اقتضای دیگر احکام عصر سابق این قرن عظیم را کفایت نکند

this is a new era with unprecedented exigencies… the laws of a former age will not suffice this momentous century… the spiritual laws--which is to say secondary religious laws--must be renewed, and divine truths revitalized

BDA2.123

MHMD2.153

@corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @the Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle, @changing and unchanging parts of religion

ABU3021

Words spoken on 1913-02-04 in Paris

Persian

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

@the power of words; of speech, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity

ABU3000

Words spoken on 1913-02-03 in Paris

Persian

دیروز بدیدن اطفال فقرا رفتیم جای بسیار محقری داشتند ولی چون مراجعت میکردیم

We went to visit the children of some poor souls yesterday and saw their pitiful living conditions. As we were returning

BDA2.120

MHMD2.149-150

@critique of Western values; culture, @materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization, @wealth inequality and its moderation, @assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick

ABU1373

Words spoken on 1913-02-02 in Paris

230

Persian

سُرور قلب من همه جا با من است انفکاک ندارد و دیگر آنکه اسباب سُرور

I am happy wherever I go; this happiness is never separated from me… If the love of Baha'u'llah is present in a heart, it will be endowed with capacity

BDA2.118

MHMD2.147

@Mary Magdalene, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @love of God, @critique of Western values; culture

ABU2224

Words spoken on 1913-02-02 in Paris

110

Persian

جمال مبارک در مناجاتی میفرماید که خدایا هر چشمی در خواب است و جمیع نفوس

In one of His prayers, the Blessed Beauty states: 'O God! Every eye is asleep, and all are reposing on the bed of ease…'

BDA2.119

MHMD2.148

@spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @the Kingdom of God [Malakut], @worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU2736

Words spoken on 1913-02-01 in Paris

Persian

در این مدت ولو در غرب بودم ولی همیشه رویم بسوی احبای شرق بود و تأیید ایشان را

Though I have been in the West throughout this span of time, yet my face has ever been turned towards the Baha'is of the East

BDA2.117

MHMD2.145

@spiritual communication; connections of the heart, @love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause, @East and West; communication between East and West, @growth of the Cause

ABU2833

Words spoken on 1913-01-31 in Paris

Persian

ببینید ما چگونه در کنائس یهود و نصاری اثبات حقیقت اسلام نمودیم با وجود این مسلمین

Take note of how, in the churches and synagogues, we have established the truth of Islam, and consider the calumnies

BDA2.115

MHMD2.142-143

@rejection, opposition and persecution, @heedlessness and ignorance of the people, @pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge

ABU3703

Words spoken on 1913-01-31 in Paris

100

Persian

وقتیکه صدر اعظم بقم رفت و غلما را بعزّت و ناز وارد طهران نمود

When the Prime Minister of Persia went to Qum, and thence conducted certain divines to Tehran while lavishing them with reverence

BDA2.114

MHMD2.141

@predictions and prophecies, @rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU3725

Words spoken on 1913-01-30 in Paris

Persian

قبل از تسلّط و نفوذ اروپائیها حتّی بسلطان عبدالحمید نوشتم که چنین خواهد شد

At a time when the Europeans did not yet enjoy this ascendancy and influence, I had written to 'Abdu'l-Hamid, indicating to him what would come to pass

BDA2.113-114

MHMD2.140

@constitutional revolution in Iran, @past, present and future of Iran, @relationship between government and people, @predictions and prophecies

ABU1451

Words spoken on 1913-01-29 in Paris

210

Persian

و هم بطمع افتادن او برای اخذ از حضور مبارک که “ در حیفا آمد باو عتنائی نشد

Rashid Pasha came to Haifa, but I paid no attention to him. He even sent his son to 'Akka

BDA2.112

MHMD2.138-139, STAB#094

@prophecy and fulfillment, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

ABU3273

Words spoken on 1913-01-29 in Paris

Persian

از جمیع جهات ابواب مسدود است و راه نجات مقطوع مگر بقوهٴ معنویه و تأییدات غیبیه

The doors are closed on every side, and the way to salvation is barred, unless one is aided with spiritual power

BDA2.111

MHMD2.136-137

@development of capacity and readiness, @power of the Manifestation of God, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU2992

Words spoken on 1913-01-28 in Paris

Persian

چون کِرم مهین در قعر زمینند و بیخبر از عالم علیین و جمیع حضار را بتوجه بملکوت ابهی

They [the people of Paris] are like the pitiable worms that dwell in the depths of the earth, unaware of the supernal realm

BDA2.110

MHMD2.135

@purpose; goal of creation, @soul; spirit after death, @the Kingdom of God [Malakut], @transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU3158

Words spoken on 1913-01-28 in Paris

Persian

هر چند استقلال ایران را بباد دادند ولی ایران روز بروز رو بترقی است نا امید نباید بود

Though the independence of Perisa has been cast to the wind, yet does it continue to progress with every passing day

BDA2.110

MHMD2.136

@past, present and future of Iran, @predictions and prophecies, @consolation and comfort, @law of transformation and change

ABU2565

Words spoken on 1913-01-27 in Paris

Persian

بیانات مبارکه از تواریخ زمان اسلام خیلی مفصل بود از آنجمله حکایت حجاج ظالم

When Hajjaj was named chief of the camp, following a period of disorder, he first issued an edict

BDA2.108

MHMD2.132, STAB#048, STAB#144

@stories; anecdotes, @episodes from the early history of Islam

ABU3128

Words spoken on 1913-01-27 in Paris

Persian

به بین خدا ما را بکجاها کشانیده چگونه آوارهٴ صحرا و دریا کرده فی الحقیقه این قول حافظ

Consider the places where God has taken us--how He has made us wanderers upon the plains and across the seas. Truly, this passage from Hafiz

BDA2.109

MHMD2.134

@poems and quotation from poetry, @suffering and imprisonment

ABU3691

Words spoken on 1913-01-27 in Paris

130

Persian

چون شب از قیل و قال و آشوب و صدا آسوده بودند و فراغت بال داشتند هر شبی در محلّی مجتمع می‌شدند

Nighttime afforded these ministers peace of mind, as they would be undisturbed by the chattering and clamouring of the people

BDA2.108

MHMD2.132-133

@consultation, @order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir], @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU2566

Words spoken on 1913-01-26 in Paris

Persian

ترقی هر شیئی در صقع آن است در مراتب جماد و نبات و حیوان و انسان چون ملاحظه شود

The progress of any things occurs within its own station. When one considers the mineral, vegetable, animal, and human stations

BDA2.106

MHMD2.130

@progress only takes place within its own degree, @station of the Manifestation of God, @degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence

ABU0854

Words spoken on 1913-01-25 in Paris

350

Persian

انسان عاقل دفع فاسد بافسد نکند ایرانی که بهیچوجه استعداد نداشت

The wise one does not counter the corrupt with a more corrupt person. In their desire to counter foreign encroachment

AVK2.234.03x, BDA2.104

MHMD2.127-128

@unity in diversity, @constitutional revolution in Iran, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU1692

Words spoken on 1913-01-24 in Paris

180

Persian

هجوم هر ملتی بر ملت دیگر و تعدی هر نفسی بر سائر نفوس طبیعی است و این بمقتضای طبیعت

The assault of one people against another, and the aggression which a person exhibits towards another, are demonstrations of natural behavior

BDA2.103

MHMD2.125-126

@competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence, @need for an educator, @two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures

ABU3022

Words spoken on 1913-01-24 in Paris

Persian

هر کائنی یک حقیقت دارد مگر انسان که هم حقیقت طبیعی دارد و هم حقیقت روحانی از بسط

He observed that every being possessed one reality, with the exception of humans, who have both a natural reality and a spiritual one

BDA2.103

MHMD2.125

@two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures, @human reality created in the image of God, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU2613

Words spoken on 1913-01-23 in Paris

The Parisian people are submerged in a sea of materialism. They are intoxicated with the wine of desire and selfish appetites. They think these material objects are permanent.

DAS.1913-01-23

@existence; immortality of the human soul, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @spiritual transformation

ABU2973

Words spoken on 1913-01-23 in Paris

Persian

اگر قائم مقام را نکشته بودند ایران ویران نمی‌شد و اگر نصائح الهیه را شنیده بودند

Had they not killed the Qa’im-Maqam, Persia would never have fallen into ruin

SFI18.275-276, BDA2.102

MHMD2.125, LOIR20.172

@past, present and future of Iran, @East and West; communication between East and West

ABU3295

Words spoken on 1913-01-23 in Paris

Persian

جمیع این اهالی غرق دنیا هستند و عمارات شهر مثل خانه‌های زنبور و مردم متصل مشغول ساختن

All the inhabitants of this city are immersed in this world, and its buildings resemble the hives of bees

BDA2.102

MHMD2.124

@materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @symbolism

ABU0234

Words spoken on 1913-01-22 in Paris

850

There are two schools which believe in the rebirth of the soul - the reincarnation and metempsychosis. The first school believes that the spirit of man

DAS.1913-01-22

@cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds, @passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence, @interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being, @return of the Manifestations of God, @reincarnation, @John the Baptist, @elementary matter cannot be annihilated

ABU2068

Words spoken on 1913-01-22 in Paris

Persian

هنگامی که ایرانیها بخود مشغول بودند و ایران را بباد میدادند ما در اقالیم واسعهٴ امریک

While the Persians were occupied with themselves, neglecting their country in the process, we journeyed to the vast expanses of America

BDA2.101

MHMD2.123

@prophecy and fulfillment, @petitions to authorities, @growth of the Cause

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

@thankfulness; gratitude, @free will and predestination; fate, @consorting with all; being kind; loving to all, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU3739

Words spoken on 1913-01-22 in London

Persian

بنویسید این الواح مبارکه را بخوانند و نشر دهند سابق مسلمین در تفسیر آلم غلبت الرّوم

Instruct the friends to read and disseminate these Tablets. How impressive are the commentaries which the Muslims of former times wrote concerning these verses: 'The Romans have been defeated…'

BDA2.101

MHMD2.123

@Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation, @corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2147

Words spoken on 1913-01-20 in London

120

Persian

تحیت و مهربانی مرا باحبای هونولولو برسانید و بگوید من همیشه بیاد آنها هستم و در حق ایشان

Convey my greetings and kindest sentiments to the Baha'is of Honolulu, and inform them that they are ever in my thoughts

YHA2.779, BDA2.095-096

MHMD2.116

@firmness in the Covenant, @acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU0310

Words spoken on 1913-01-19 in London

360

Persian

من دو روز دیگر اینجا هستمبعد بپاریس میروم مجبورم که زودتر بشرق بروم دو سال است

I will be here for two more days, after which I shall depart for Paris. I must go to the East soon.

BDA2.091-092

MHMD2.110-111

@suffering and imprisonment, @transcending the material condition, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @knowledge; recognition of God, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision

ABU1158

Words spoken on 1913-01-19 in London

Persian

از تعصب است که خانمانها ویران میشود از تعصب است که خونها ریخته می‌گردد از تعصب است

It is prejudice that has uprooted families. It is prejudice that has led people to shed each other's blood.

BDA2.094

MHMD2.113

@consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet, @progress and the continual ascent of material civilization, @unity in diversity, @literal interpretation, @prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction

ABU2964

Words spoken on 1913-01-19 in London

The object of all the prophets has been the purification of the souls... Today we are standing before the illimitable sea; let us not deprive ourselves.

DAS.1913-01-19, SW_v09#14 p.162x

@spiritual transformation, @knowledge; recognition of God, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3668

Words spoken on 1913-01-19 in London

340

Persian

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

@tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3680

Words spoken on 1913-01-19 in London

210

Persian

اگر انسان بتواند در غذا به نباتات قناعت کند بهتر است زیرا خوراک انسان نباتست

If one can content oneself with vegetables for one's sustenance, this would be preferable, for the food of humanity consists in vegetables

BDA2.094-095

MHMD2.114-115

@prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction, @unity in diversity, @consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet, @literal interpretation, @kindness to and rights of animals

ABU1169

Words spoken on 1913-01-18 in London

270

Persian

قبل از ظهور موعود چگونه خلق حالت طلب و انتظار داشتند و بدرگاه پروردگار دعا و تضرع

Whenever the promised Manifestations had yet to appear, the masses sought after them desperately and eagerly awaited their appearance

BDA2.090

MHMD2.108-109

@rejection, opposition and persecution, @growth of the Cause, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @prophecy and fulfillment

ABU2551

Words spoken on 1913-01-18 in London

Persian

امیدوارم مانند این آئینه قلوب را صاف و پاک و پاکیزه نمائید تا حکایت از انوار کمالات

My hope is that you purify your hearts until they resemble this mirror, that they may reflect the light of the perfections and grace

BDA2.089

MHMD2.107-108

@divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @being a source of light; guidance, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3020

Words spoken on 1913-01-16 in London

Persian

مؤثر و مفید است ولی ما بجهت ملاقات فقرا آمدیم نه دیدن ملوک و اُمرا با هر طالبی بکمال محبت

Such a meeting would prove effective and useful. However, we have come to meet with the poor, not to consort with kings and rulers

BDA2.087

MHMD2.105-106

@fellowship with the wayward and ungodly, @non-participation in politics, @personal instructions, @consorting with all; being kind; loving to all

ABU3300

Words spoken on 1913-01-15 in London

Persian

خدا چه عزتی بما ایرانیان عنایت فرمود چه آفت??ب بزرگی و سعادتی از افق مشرق زمین طالع

What conspicuous glory has God deigned to bestow upon us Persians! How great is this prosperity, which is even as a mighty sun

BDA2.086

MHMD2.104

@chastisement and requital, @past, present and future of Iran, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @praise and encouragement

ABU1690

Words spoken on 1913-01-13 in London

180

Persian

من از احساسات شماها بسیار ممنونم زیرا این احساسات عمومیه الهیه است و امور خصوصیه بشریه

I am most grateful to you all for your sentiments, inasmuch as universal feelings are divine, whereas particular matters are born of humankind

BDA2.082

MHMD2.099-100

@two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization, @materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization, @progress and the continual ascent of material civilization

ABU1749

Words spoken on 1913-01-12 in London

Persian

این بحث بین افراد بود چنانچه ذکر شد بشر حقّ انتقام ندارد امّا اگر ملّتی تعدّی کند

This subject has been discussed among people for some time. As was mentioned previously, no one has the right to take revenge

BDA2.080

MHMD2.096-097

@kindness to and rights of animals, @justice and mercy, @unity; oneness of humanity, @forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance

ABU3297

Words spoken on 1913-01-12 in London

Persian

در این امر جمعیّت بشر یک عائله و کرّهٴ ارض یکوطن است

In this Cause, all humanity is regarded as a single family, and the whole earth accounted as one country

BDA2.080

MHMD2.097

@two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization, @forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

ABU3322

Words spoken on 1913-01-12 in London

Persian

بدرجهئ‌یکه جمیع بهائیان شرق بجهت ترویج صلح جان میدهند بیست هزار نفر خود را فدای امر صلح

To the extent that all the Baha'is of the East are ready to give up their lives in their efforts to promote peace. Twenty thousand souls have sacrificed themselves

BDA2.079

MHMD2.095

@critique of Eastern values; culture, @critique of Western values; culture

ABU3738

Words spoken on 1913-01-12 in London

Persian

ضرب برای حیوان هم جائز نه حُسن تربیت حیوان را در تحت تعلیم

It is not permissible even to strike an animal. When an animal is trained properly, it becomes domesticated

BDA2.080

MHMD2.096

@kindness to and rights of animals, @education of children; moral education, @spiritual transformation

ABU3567

Words spoken on 1913-01-09 in Edinburgh

Persian

ای پروردگار پرتوی از شمس حقیقت بر این انجمن زن تا روشن گردد

O Divine providence, shed a ray from the Sun of Truth upon this gathering that it may become illumined.

HUV1.018, YHA1.429, BDA2.074

MHMD2.089

@light and darkness, @Manifestation of God as sun, @prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU3568

Words spoken on 1913-01-09 in Edinburgh

Persian

خدایا دارندهء این کتاب را موفق فرما

O God! Graciously assist the bearer of this book.

AHB.128BE #06-11 p.356, YHA1.429, BDA2.074

MHMD2.089

ABU2447

Words spoken on 1913-01-08 in Edinburgh

Persian

خوب مجلسي بود فقرارا بسيار مسرور ديدم... وقتی در بغداد فقیری در منزل ما آمد قالیچه ي

It was a good gathering. I saw that the poor were very glad… When we were living in Baghdad, and a poor soul came to our home, he noticed a small rug

BDA2.071.02

MHMD2.085, STAB#096

@assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

ABU1923

Words spoken on 1913-01-06 en route to Edinburgh

150

Persian

نور علي شاه مطرود دولت و ملت شد و آواره غربت گشت

Nur 'Ali-Shah was rejected by both the government and the people. He became homeless and an exile.

BDA2.061-062

MHMD2.074, STAB#111x

@service to others; to the Cause of God, @rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU0704

Words spoken on 1913-01-05 in London

410

Persian

احوالم خوب نبود محض خاطر شما بیرون آمدم ... بیانات من مثل تخم پاکی باشد که در اراضی طیبه کشته میشود

I was not feeling well; I have come outside purely for your sake. And yet, tomorrow I must go to Edinburgh

BDA2.059

MHMD2.071-073

@prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @unity; oneness of humanity, @spiritual transformation, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @love of God

ABU2275

Words spoken on 1913-01-01 in London

110

Civilization is like unto a moving hill of sands: Today it is here, tomorrow it is many thousand miles away. It is subject to constant transferences.

DAS.1913-01-01

@progress and the continual ascent of material civilization, @means of establishment of future civilization, @praise of Eastern values; culture

ABU2135

Words spoken on 1912-12-29 in London

120

Persian

این اختلاف بر دو قسم است قسمی اختلاف اصلی و خلقی است و آن مانع ظهور اتحاد و الفت عمومی نیست

This diversity is of two kinds. The first kind of diversity involves innate and temperamental differences, which do not preclude the establishment of unviersal concord

BDA2.048

MHMD2.058

@unity in diversity, @diversity an attribute; requirement of existence, @unity; oneness of humanity, @universal peace; world unity, @education of children; moral education

ABU2571

Words spoken on 1912-12-27 in London

Persian

جمعی فقرای بسیار گرسنه بمن رسیدند و سوال نمودند من آنها را حواله بدکان بقالی کردم

A number of souls, destitute and famished, approached me and begged me to give them something to sustain them

BDA2.046

MHMD2.055-056

@stories; anecdotes, @assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick, @wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU2705

Words spoken on 1912-12-27 in London

Persian

اطفال باید اول بآداب الهی تربیت شوند و ترغیب و تشویق بر تحسین اخلاق گردند

Children must first be trained in divine virtues and encouraged and urged to improve their character.

BDA2.044

MHMD2.053

@spiritual foundations of true knowledge, @empty learning; false spirituality, @education of children; moral education, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2710

Words spoken on 1912-12-27 in London

Persian

الحمد لله در این انجمن جمعی اهل شرق و غرب جمعند جمیع مانند یک جنسند هیچ اختلافی در افکار ندارند

Praise be to God, for groups from both the East and the West have come together in this gathering

BDA2.047

MHMD2.056

@love and unity, @East and West; communication between East and West, @unity; oneness of humanity, @prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction

ABU3710

Words spoken on 1912-12-27 in London

Persian

هر چه بطرفین نصیحت شد و راه صواب نموده و بمداخلهٴ همسایه‌ها انذار گشت

Though admonitions were given to both sides, though the right path was shown to them, and though they were warned about meddling from their neighbours

BDA2.045

MHMD2.054

@constitutional revolution in Iran, @growth of the Cause, @wisdom [hikmat], @non-participation in politics

ABU3743

Words spoken on 1912-12-27 in London

Persian

من آمده‌ام تا مدنیّت الهیّه را ترویج نمایم مدنیّتیکه حضرت بهٓاءاللّٰه در شرق تأسیس فرمود

I have come to promote divine civilization. This is a civilization that Baha'u'llah established in the East. It is a civilization that tends to the domain of character

BDA2.044

MHMD2.053

@walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization, @unity; oneness of humanity, @universal peace; world unity

ABU2254

Words spoken on 1912-12-26 in London

110

Persian

وجود بقای ابدی دارد چیزی نشان بدهید که ابدی نباشد نهایت درجات و انتقالات دارد

Existence itself consists of perpetual permanence. Show me something that does not exist perpetually!... This reincarnation in which people have traditionally believed is contrary to what has been revealed in the Books of God

BDA2.043

MHMD2.051-052

@reincarnation, @law of transformation and change, @light and darkness, @existence and nonexistence; preexistence, @infinity and eternity

ABU2246

Words spoken on 1912-12-25 in London

110

Persian

نفس امارهٴ انسان اگر اطفال را بحال طبیعی بگذارید اخلاق جمیع مذموم و شیطانی شود

One's insistent self. Were you to leave a child to persist in his natural state, he would develop a character that is reprehensible and fiendish

BDA2.042

MHMD2.049-050

@education of children; moral education, @religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization, @mission of the Manifestation of God in the world, @need for an educator

ABU3284

Words spoken on 1912-12-25 in London

Persian

اینمسئلهٴ دیگر است و مجازات و مکافات سبب نظام عالم مثلاً اگر کسی اینجا بیاید

This is a different matter altogether. Indeed, reward and punishment constitute the basis of order in this world

MHMD2.049

@murder; causing physical harm, @religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization, @reward and punishment

ABU3566

Words spoken on 1912-12-25 in London

Persian

امر بهائی شامل اصول جمیع ادیانست چونکه صد آمد نود هم پیش ماست

The Baha'i Cause consists of the same principles inherent in all the divine religions. 'Now that the one hundred hath come, ninety is with us also.'

MHMD2.048

@universality of the Cause, @the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures, @oneness; unity of religion

ABU3724

Words spoken on 1912-12-25 in London

Persian

دیروز نظر بخواهش مدیر جریدهٴ کرسچن کامن ولت من برای آن روزنامه چیزی نوشتم که بسبب منازعهٴ

Yesterday, the editor-in-chief of the Christian Commonwealth requested that I write something for publication in his newspaper

MHMD2.048-049

@Satan; the Evil One, @contention and conflict, @Adam; Adam and Eve

ABU0729

Words spoken on 1912-12-24 in London

400

Persian

از امریکا میایم نه ماه در صفحات امریکا بودم بهر شهری رفتم در کنائس و مجامع

I have come from America. For nine months, I visited the various places of America

BDA2.039

MHMD2.045-046

@universal peace; world unity, @oneness; unity of religion, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

ABU2153

Words spoken on 1912-12-24 in London

120

Persian

خداوند راعی حقیقی را ظاهر فرمود تا جمیع اغنام را جمع فرماید و آن شبان مهربان

God made manifest the True Shepherd to gather together all His flocks, and that kind Shepherd was Baha'u'llah

BDA2.038

MHMD2.045

@sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world, @mission of the Manifestation of God in the world, @unity; oneness of humanity, @Manifestation of God as divine physician, @suffering and imprisonment

ABU2229

Words spoken on 1912-12-24 in London

110

Persian

حرارت در جمیع اشیا موجود است اما قوه ای لازم که آن را ظاهر کند همچنین در عالم دیانت

The property of heat exists in all things, but a power is needed for that heat to be made manifest. In the realm of religion, it is the power of Baha'u'llah that causes the heat of the love of God

MHMD2.047-048

@power of the Manifestation of God, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @heat and motion, @John the Baptist

ABU3431

Words spoken on 1912-12-24 in London

Hands which have labored in the cause of education are ever blessed. I am pleased with your hands.

DAS.1912-12-24, SW_v09#08 p.089

@education of children; moral education, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

ABU2882

Words spoken on 1912-12-23 in London

The Cause of God is like unto a rose-garden. As long as man is far from it, he cannot see how many kinds of flowers are planted therein

DAS.1912-12-23

@development of capacity and readiness, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU2912

Words spoken on 1912-12-23 in London

The Cause of God is like unto a house. As long as man has not entered therein he does not know what it contains.

DAS.1912-12-23

@symbolism, @love of God, @spiritual transformation

ABU3104

Words spoken on 1912-12-23 in London

There are two kinds of music, divine and earthly music. Divine music exhilarates the spirit

DAS.1912-12-23, SW_v14#06 p.177

@connection between material and spiritual worlds, @material and spiritual existence; two books, @music and singing

ABU3415

Words spoken on 1912-12-23 in London

Every object in this world has the power of combustion. The objects by themselves and in themselves will not be ignited. A flame is necessary. I hope you will become that flame to enkindle the hearts.

DAS.1912-12-23

@fire and light; fire and water, @power of faith; power of the spirit, @being a source of light; guidance, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

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

@teaching the Cause; call to teach, @symbolism, @literature; drama; humanities; the arts, @station of the Manifestation of God

ABU2142

Words spoken on 1912-12-22 in London

120

Persian

بعد از شهادت حضرت مسیح از جمله خدماتش این بود که بواسطه ا‌ی با امپراطور رومان ملاقات نمود

Following the martyrdom of Jesus Christ, among the services Mary Magdalene rendered was that, by some means or other, she secured a meeting with the emperor of Rome

BDA2.037

MHMD2.043, STAB#061

@stories; anecdotes, @loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love, @birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary, @crucifixion; ascension of Christ, @forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance, @suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU0421

Words spoken on 1912-12-21 in London

600

Persian

دیشب تشخیص ولادت حضرت مسیح بود فی الحقیقه در نهایت اتقان بود ولکن محل عبرت

Last night, there was a theatrical performance about the birth of Jesus Christ. It was truly skillful to the utmost

KHF.187, KHAB.393 (398), KHTB3.074, NJB_v05#17 p.001

ADMS#235

@literal interpretation, @suffering; rejection of Christ, @outward and inward meanings, @interpretation of words and passages in scripture, @heedlessness and ignorance of the people

ABU1130

Words spoken on 1912-12-21 in London

280

Persian

دیشب از محبت و اخوت صحبت می‌نمودیم محبت بر چند قسم است یک قسم محبت عائله ای است

Last night, we discussed the subjects of love and brotherhood. Love is of several kinds. One of these is the love a person feels for his immediate family

BDA2.035

MHMD2.041

@love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause, @call to unity; prohibition of disunity, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @The Holy Spirit

ABU2756

Words spoken on 1912-12-20 in London

Persian

نفسی بی آمال و آرزو نیست سلطان و گدا هر کس مبتلای غمی است و دوچار مشکلی

There is not one among us who is without hope or desire. The king and beggar alike are afflicted with some sorrow

BDA2.032

MHMD2.037

@happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU3308

Words spoken on 1912-12-20 in London

Persian

گریه مکن مویه منما فریاد بر میار اشک از دیده مبار سُرور و حُزن دنیا هر دو در گذر است و عزت و ذلت آن هر دو فانی

Do not cry or lament! Do not wail or let tears rain from your eyes! The happiness and sorrow of this world last only for a time, and its glory and abasement are both fleeting

BDA2.032

MHMD2.038

@consolation and comfort, @the ephemeral and the eternal, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU3737

Words spoken on 1912-12-20 in London

Persian

چون از نصیحت بهموطنان نتیجهئ‌ی ندیدیم و گوش شنوائی نجستیم لابد توجّه بغرب نمودیم

Since we discerned no fruit from the counsel we gave our countrymen, nor could we find a hearing ear among them, we felt it necessary to turn our attention to the West

BDA2.032

MHMD2.038

@past, present and future of Iran, @call to action, @East and West; communication between East and West

ABU3723

Words spoken on 1912-12-19 in London

Persian

باید نساء در تربیت خود و تحصیل کمالات بکوشند بتربیت احقاق حقوق خویش نمایند

Women must educate themselves and strive to acquire virtues. Moreover, they must win their rights through education

BDA2.030

MHMD2.035

@role and station of women, @wisdom [hikmat], @equality of men and women

ABU2043

Words spoken on 1912-12-18 in London to E.G. Browne

110

Persian

من بدایتاً نوشتم که تا دولت و ملّت مانند شهد و شیر ... باید کوشید تا اخلاق ملت تبدیل شود و استعداد مشروطه و امور سائره حاصل گردد

I have previously written that, for as long as the government and the people are not mingled together like milk and honey, prosperity shall remain unattainable… You must strive to change the characters of the people

BDA2.029

MHMD2.034, EGBBF.097x

@proofs of the Manifestations of God, @spiritual foundations of true knowledge, @critique of Western values; culture, @development of capacity and readiness

ABU0728

Words spoken on 1912-12-17 in London

410

God willing! If I go to America another time I will go differently; but it is very difficult

DAS.1912-12-17, SW_v03#19 p.003-004

@corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas, @praise of Western values; culture, @review of publications, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1313

Words spoken on 1912-12-17 in London

240

Persian

همیشه در مقابل انبیا خلق می‌گفتند که بر حسب افکار و آمال خود بکیف مشغول بودیم

Whenever a prophet would appear, people would say to them, 'We were enjoying ourselves in accordance with our own thoughts and desires…' … In the world of humanity, love is a manifestation of the splendour of God

BDA2.028

MHMD2.032, BW_v13p1187x, VLAB.124x

@suffering and imprisonment, @love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion, @mission of the Manifestation of God in the world, @unity; oneness of humanity, @outward and inward meanings, @call to action

ABU0607

Words spoken on 1912-12-15 in Liverpool

470

Tonight I am exceedingly happy to find myself in an assembly, the members of which are a recognized factor in philanthropy

SW_v03#17 p.004-005

@oneness; unity of religion, @war and peace, @unity; oneness of humanity, @martyrs and martyrdom, @religion as reality; definitions of religion, @prayer for peace and unity, @universal peace; world unity

ABU3356

Words spoken on 1912-12-15 in Liverpool

Water flowing from one spring has more force and energy than if the same water is divided between

DAS.1912-12-15, SW_v08#02 p.021

@praise and encouragement, @love and unity, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU3706

Words spoken on 1912-12-15 in Liverpool

Persian

از روز حرکت از حیفا تا حال هر روزی تأییدات ملکوت بیشتر احاطه نمود

From the day I left Haifa to the present time, the confirmations of the Kingdom have encompassed me more and more with every passing day

BDA2.023-024

MHMD2.027

@divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @East and West; communication between East and West, @materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization, @critique of Western values; culture, @service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU3729

Words spoken on 1912-12-15 in Liverpool

Persian

این خوب است که آزادی عمومی دارد و سبب الفت هر فرقه و ملّتی است زیرا هر امر عمومی الهی است و هر امر خصوصی

It is good that this church is open to everyone, and is the cause of fellowship among every sect and creed, inasmuch as whatever is universal is of God, and that which is particular is of humanity

BDA2.024

MHMD2.028

@unity in diversity, @universality of the Cause, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

ABU3728

Words spoken on 1912-12-14 in Liverpool

Persian

بعد ازین سفر در ممالک عثمانی باید ندای وحدت عالم انسانی و صلح عمومی بلند شود و نوبت آنحُدود خواهد رسید

After this journey, the call of the unity of humanity and universal peace must be upraised in the Ottoman territories. Their turn shall come

BDA2.022

MHMD2.026

@universal peace; world unity, @predictions and prophecies, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3736

Words spoken on 1912-12-14 in Liverpool

Persian

اساس اینها بر هرج و مرجست از این عمل رئیس اعمال باقی را بفهمید

The foundation of these [Azalis] is chaos and confusion. From this act which their very leader committed, one can discern the conduct of the others in their ranks

BDA2.022-023

MHMD2.026

@East and West; communication between East and West, @growth of the Cause, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers

ABU2214

Words spoken on 1912-12-13 in Liverpool

110

Persian

اینها محل اعتماد نیستند و ابداً اهمیت ندارند در این سفر امریکا نفوسی اظهار خضوع

One should not place one's trust in such people. What he [Edward Browne] has said is of no importance to me whatsoever

BDA2.021

MHMD2.024

@status of material wealth; wealth and poverty, @chastisement and requital, @praise and encouragement, @selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1915

Words spoken on 1912-11-15 in New York

150

Persian

بیان انسان دو قسم است یکی بیانی است که فقط منبعث از احساسات شخصی و خیال و فهم اوست این برای همه حجت و میزان نیست

Man explains things in two ways. One explanation originates from his personal feelings... In Jerusalem every now and then they broadcast a promise

BDA1.375.15

MHMD1.394-395

@proofs of the Manifestations of God, @Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people, @predictions and prophecies, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0751

Words spoken on 1912-10-25 in Sacramento

400

Sacramento is a good city. It is a well-built city. You must strive to make it a center of radiance and mercy. America is a marvellous country

ECN.222

@material and spiritual existence; two books, @man's distinction from the animal, @human reality created in the image of God, @mission of the Manifestation of God in the world

ABU1020

Words spoken on 1912-10-25 in Sacramento

310

How negligent people are! What insignificant things they consider necessary for their happiness! How negligent they are! Like unto animals

ECN.220

@happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow, @man's distinction from the animal, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @mission of the Manifestation of God in the world

ABU0820

Words spoken on 1912-10-24 in San Francisco

370

In Persia we have a unique custom. When we write to a friend most dear we place at the end of the letter a seal that is perfumed with musk

ECN.215+500x

@education and the development of capacity, @characteristics and conduct of true believers, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world, @unity; oneness of humanity, @human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within

ABU1294

Words spoken on 1912-10-24 in San Francisco

250

We have been for a drive in the Park as far as the lake - a most beautiful spot, with lawns about it

ECN.213+500x

@youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha, @autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @suffering and imprisonment

ABU0219

Words spoken on 1912-10-23 in Oakland

880

I am very grateful that this meeting has been made possible, for it is extraordinary that after forty years' imprisonment, and the consequent infirmity

ECN.207+499x

@praise of Western values; culture, @religion as source of love and unity, @unity; oneness of humanity, @oneness; unity of religion, @war and peace, @suffering; rejection of Christ, @Christ; Christianity, @East and West; communication between East and West

ABU1014

Words spoken on 1912-10-22 in San Francisco

310

God will assist you. One of the great prophets of the Orient, one of the worthies of the East.... When man dedicates his life to a cause he must dedicate himself entirely

SW_v04#12 p.205, SW_v08#06 p.064-065x

@crucifixion; ascension of Christ, @quotation from or interpretation of the Bible, @sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice, @symbolism, @words vs deeds, @independent investigation of truth; reality

ABU0047

Words spoken on 1912-10-22 in Oakland

1600

Praise be to God, this is a good meeting… This evening I shall relate to you the story of the sojourn of Bahá’u’lláh during the two years of his solitude on the mountain of Sarkalu.

ECN.191+485

@love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause, @love and unity, @power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant, @Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih, @autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @House of Justice

ABU0327

Words spoken on 1912-10-21 in San Francisco

710

His Holiness the Báb -- may my spirit be a sacrifice to him! - appeared in Shiraz. Soon after his declaration he wrote his first book

ECN.186

@banishments of Baha'u'llah, @prophecy and fulfillment, @symbolism, @He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah, @martyrdom of the Bab

ABU1908

Words spoken on 1912-10-21 in San Francisco

160

This morning we were speaking of the fact that God never leaves anything unexplained. He will make everything manifest, even though it may remain hidden for a long time.

ECN.184

@Mary Magdalene, @resurrection of Christ, @honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU0659

Words spoken on 1912-10-19 in Los Angeles

440

The Blessed Beauty appeared in Persia, in Teheran. He was in the utmost of ease

SW_v07#04 p.032

@incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal, @autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @call to action, @sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world, @purpose of religion in the world (personal and social), @suffering and imprisonment

ABU0905

Words spoken on 1912-10-19 in Los Angeles

340

You are most welcome. Are you well? Very happy? Are you attracted to the Kingdom? I came especially to see you, that I might know how you are, that I might inquire about your health and your faith

ECN.162

@firmness in the Covenant, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

ABU1288

Words spoken on 1912-10-19 in Los Angeles

250

This revered personage was the first Bahai in America. He served the Cause

SW_v03#13 p.014-015, SW_v04#11 p.186+189, ABCC.066x

@bringing forth results; fruit, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @review of publications

ABU1485

Words spoken on 1912-10-19 in Los Angeles

220

…so that each of you may become a candle, literally a light of guidance, and a manifestor of power… You must be newly created. You must not be the same as you were before you became Bahá’ís. A transformation must take place.

ECN.164

@spiritual transformation, @second birth, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @being a source of light; guidance, @fulfillment of true potential, @being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause

ABU1614

Words spoken on 1912-10-19 in Los Angeles

190

Mr. Chase was of the blessed souls. The best time of his life was spent in the path of God

SW_v03#13 p.015, SW_v04#11 p.190, MAB.022-023, ECN.160

@eulogies; reminiscences, @Shrines and Holy places, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1818

Words spoken on 1912-10-19 in Los Angeles

160

O my God! O my God! Verily, this is a servant of Thine, who did believe on Thee and in Thy signs

SW_v03#13 p.015, SW_v04#11 p.189-190, MAB.022, ECN.159

@eulogies; reminiscences, @prayer for the departed, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

ABU1907

Words spoken on 1912-10-19 in Los Angeles

160

Welcome! Welcome! Are you all well? Are you all happy? I am very happy to see you all. I have come from a far distant point to see you

ECN.161

@call to action, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @praise and encouragement, @universal peace; world unity, @growth of the Cause, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2337

Words spoken on 1912-10-19 in Los Angeles

100

That which has come forth from the Center of the Covenant you must take fast hold of.

SW_v11#14 p.243

@firmness in the Covenant, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @growth of the Cause, @station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU2341

Words spoken on 1912-10-19 in Los Angeles

100

I came from San Francisco to see you and to visit Mr. Chase's grave.

SW_v04#13 p.225, PN_1912 p016

@eulogies; reminiscences, @soul; spirit after death, @love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause

ABU0942

Words spoken on 1912-10-17 in San Francisco

330

I have been out for a walk. After speaking all morning and afternoon I was in need of fresh air. I walked for nearly an hour. Motion is very good.

ECN.157+498x

@all things are in motion; kinds of motion, @spiritual transformation, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU1293

Words spoken on 1912-10-17 in San Francisco

250

Are you well? Are you all well? If you are not happy, who can be happy? Look at the people of the world

ECN.155

@transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @bringing forth results; fruit, @development of capacity and readiness, @happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

ABU2233

Words spoken on 1912-10-17 in San Francisco

110

Persian

دو جواب دارد یکی جواب فلسفی و یکی ملکوتی جواب فلسفی آسان است چه که

This question may be answered in two ways, philosophically as well as spiritually. ...in philosophy the spirit is energy

BDA1.317.06

MHMD1.335

@existence and nonexistence; preexistence, @existence; immortality of the human soul

ABU3480

Words spoken on 1912-10-16 in San Francisco

Persian

نطقهای من همه باقتضای وقت و اندازهٴ استعداد نفوس است بهر طفلک آن پدر تی تی کند گر چه عقلش هندسهٴ گیتی کند

I speak according to the demands of the time and the capacity of my listeners. 'The father makes gurgling sounds for the newborn infant, although his wisdom be capable of measuring the universe.'

BDA1.314.05

MHMD1.332

@progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @relativity of religious truth, @wisdom [hikmat], @development of capacity and readiness, @differences in human capacity

ABU0980

Words spoken on 1912-10-14 in San Francisco

320

I want to tell you a remarkable story--the strangest of the strange--so that you may see the great power of the cause of God. When we were exiled from Persia

ECN.148+506

@prophecy and fulfillment, @growth of the Cause, @banishment to; life in Baghdad, @Baha'u'llah, @rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU1732

Words spoken on 1912-10-14 in San Francisco

180

Welcome, very welcome! Praise be to God that he confirmed me to come here to see you, for I had the greatest longing to see the friends in America

ECN.136

@war and peace, @independent investigation of truth; reality, @unity; oneness of humanity, @spiritual transformation, @purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity, @call to action

ABU0792

Words spoken on 1912-10-13 in San Francisco

380

This afternoon we drove out to the sea-shore. We looked upon the beautiful sea with its high waves, and pondered over the time when the Sea of Love will be set in motion.

ECN.134+496x

@music and singing, @oneness; unity of religion, @Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East, @universal peace; world unity, @independent investigation of truth; reality

ABU0454

Words spoken on 1912-10-12 in Oakland

580

This morning we spoke in the Temple Emanu-El at the invitation of Dr. Meyer, who is a most broadminded man. In Persia there are a great many Jews who have become followers of Bahá’u’lláh.

ECN.130

@growth of the Cause, @oneness; unity of religion, @crucifixion; ascension of Christ, @rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU1245

Words spoken on 1912-10-11 in San Francisco

260

Praise be to God we are in receipt of good news from the Orient. The Orient is exhilarated. The fire of the love of God is ignited everywhere.

ECN.121

@growth of the Cause, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @law of pilgrimage, @martyrs and martyrdom

ABU1906

Words spoken on 1912-10-11 in San Francisco

160

We went for a short drive and walked through the Sutro Gardens, which are very beautiful. San Francisco has capacity - capacity for many things

ECN.125

@spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men, @prophecy and fulfillment, @material and spiritual existence; two books, @spiritual transformation, @praise and encouragement

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

@the lower is unable to comprehend the higher, @rational arguments, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @limits of the intellect, @names and attributes of God

ABU0657

Words spoken on 1912-10-10 in San Francisco

450

I have received a letter from the friends in Persia, who send greetings to you. They long to see you, and their greatest desire is for the day to come

ECN.114

@war and peace, @competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence, @limits of the intellect, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @love and unity, @consorting with all; being kind; loving to all, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2563

Words spoken on 1912-10-09 in Palo Alto

Persian

بعضی مسیح را خدا بعضی کلمة الله و بعضی نبی الله گفتند و از اینگونه اختلافات

Some called Christ God, some the Word of God, some others the Prophet of God

BDA1.294.06

MHMD1.312

@importance of authoritative interpretation, @role of the Covenant in preserving unity, @Christian doctrine and practice, @House of Justice, @contention and conflict, @interpretation of words and passages in scripture

ABU0013

Words spoken on 1912-10-06 in San Francisco

2260

Persian

حقیقت الوهیت بر جمیع کائنات بمحبت طلوع نموده زیرا محبت اعظم فیض الهی است مصدر

The origin of creation is love, inasmuch as love is the greatest of divine effulgences. The reality of divinity has cast an effulgence of love upon all phenomena.

BRL_DAK#0653, PYB#234 p.11x, PYM.026x, KHTB2.255, NJB_v05#16 p.002

ECN.235+1090

@love and unity, @war and peace, @forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration, @unity in diversity, @religion as source of love and unity, @celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy, @love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion, @oneness; unity of religion

MHMD1.307

ABU0097

Words spoken on 1912-10-06 in Oakland

1250

Last year I went to Europe. After a few months I returned to Alexandria. When I was ready to start for America

ECN.103+964

@proofs for the existence of God, @material and spiritual existence; two books, @composition and decomposition, @humor; jokes, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0574

Words spoken on 1912-10-05 in San Francisco

490

We have been driving in your lovely park. I found it so charming that I alighted from the automobile and walked along the pathways.

ECN.092

@development of capacity and readiness, @purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity, @critique of Western values; culture, @education and the development of capacity, @Manifestation of God as sun

ABU1731

Words spoken on 1912-10-05 in San Francisco

180

You are all welcome, most welcome. We have come here to be your guests. Do you accept a guest?

ECN.095+952

@walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @power of love

ABU0214

Words spoken on 1912-10-04 in San Francisco

890

All phenomena excepting man, whether major or minor, are possessed of one aspect. For example, consider the vegetable kingdom.

ECN.087+935

@fulfillment of true potential, @arcs of ascent and descent, @spiritual transformation, @second birth, @the lower is unable to comprehend the higher, @mission of the Manifestation of God in the world

ABU0748

Words spoken on 1912-10-04 in San Francisco

400

Praise be to God: The United States has in reality made extraordinary progress... It will lead other nations spiritually, for its illumination is far-reaching ... but the greatness of every country

COF.035x, GPB.396x, TDH#158.5x, SW_v05#11 p.166-167, SW_v05#11 p.161, SW_v13#12 p.343x

@predictions and prophecies

ABU2953

Words spoken on 1912-10-04 in San Francisco

Nature is worshipped by scientists because of the wonderful laws found there, but did you ever realize that Nature is very imperfect, is almost chaotic, until man inspired of the Spirit comes to direct her.

ECN.754

@perfection; imperfection of nature, @power of the mind over nature, @need for an educator

ABU3131

Words spoken on 1912-09-27 in Glenwood Springs

Persian

توجه بمیثاق اطاعت جمال مبارکست و سبب جمع شمل اهل بها واضح بگویم

To turn to the Covenant is to obey the Blessed Beauty which is a cause of gathering together the people of Baha.

BDA1.275.16

MHMD1.294

@Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc., @obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @role of the Covenant in preserving unity

ABU2243

Words spoken on 1912-09-23 in Denver

110

Persian

من از طول راه کلیفورنیا در ابتدای حرکت متأثر می شدم ولی چون لله و محض نشر نفحات الله حرکت کردیم

In the early stages of our long journey to California my health was affected... It is written in the Hadith that cities shall draw nearer to each other.

BDA1.265.01

MHMD1.283

@prophecy and fulfillment, @progress and the continual ascent of material civilization, @spiritual transformation, @unity; oneness of humanity, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU3304

Words spoken on 1912-09-22 in Lincoln

Persian

شعاع ظلمانی بالصراحه بپدرش نوشته که من در صدد تحصیل پول و متاع دنیوی هستم

Shu'a of darkness wrote to his father quite openly that his purpose was to amass wealth and worldly property

BDA1.262.08

MHMD1.281

@rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU1303

Words spoken on 1912-09-21 in Omaha

240

Persian

تا بحال انچه واقع شده جمیع سبب اعلآء امر الله بود مهاجرت جمال مبارک از طهران و حرکت از بغداد

Up to now, whatever has occurred has had the effect of spreading the Cause of God.

BDA1.262.01

MHMD1.280

@banishments of Baha'u'llah, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @growth of the Cause

ABU1072

Words spoken on 1912-09-17 in Chicago

290

Persian

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

@the economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving, @martyrs and martyrdom, @education of children; moral education, @newspapers and the media; publications

ABU2449

Words spoken on 1912-09-08 in Montreal

Persian

خیر آن دستگاه پیچیده شد و آن بساط بر هم خورد بقدری آن ایام سخت بود که همه یقین داشتند

Oh no, that organization has been rolled up; that system has been rendered null. Those days were so hard that all had believed

BDA1.233.01

MHMD1.249-250

@non-participation in politics, @Ottoman commissions of investigation, @suffering and imprisonment

ABU2101

Words spoken on 1912-09-06 in Montreal

130

Man has set up imaginary lines, only to have these become causes of strife. A river is made a boundary, one side called France and the other Germany

SW_v13#11 p.292

@universal peace; world unity, @war and peace, @unity; oneness of humanity, @love and unity

ABU2564

Words spoken on 1912-09-04 in Montreal

Persian

بلی قدر و عظمت این سفر هنوز معلوم نیست بعد معلوم می شود چون ما مقصدی از این سفر جز

Yes, the value and greatness of these travels are not known now... At the time of Muhammad's migration to Medina under divine protection, Abu Bakr was with Him.

BDA1.227.13

MHMD1.244, STAB#066

@historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @episodes from the early history of Islam, @corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih, @the Imamate; the Caliphate, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU2874

Words spoken on 1912-09-04 in Montreal

No brotherhood appears in the world as lasting save that of the spiritual type

SW_v08#11 p.141

@spiritual transformation, @The Holy Spirit, @love of God, @nearness and remoteness

ABU1527

Words spoken on 1912-09-03 in Montreal

210

Although the body-politic is one family, yet because of the lack of symmetry some members

SW_v08#10 p.122

@wealth inequality and its moderation, @sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice, @unity; oneness of humanity, @justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice, @selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence

ABU0162

Words spoken on 1912-08-20 in Green Acre

1000

...When a man is thirsty he drinks water. When he is hungry he eats food. But if a man be not thirsty

SW_v07#16 p.155+161x

@man's distinction from the animal, @power of the mind over nature, @spiritual transformation, @human reality created in the image of God, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU3309

Words spoken on 1912-08-20 in Green Acre

Persian

مادام مظاهر الهیه بین خلق هستند و مثل این خیمه نشنینان بیرون گرین عکا شیدا میشود حتی کلمبوس

While the Manifestations of God are still alive, the people do not appreciate their value, they curse and execrate them; but after their ascension they worship them.

BDA1.199.09

SW_v19#11 p.349, MHMD1.215

@rejection, opposition and persecution, @suffering and imprisonment, @historical episodes and the lessons of the past

ABU0151

Words spoken on 1912-08-02 in Dublin, NH

1040

mixed

خوش آمدید خیلی خوش آمدید از این احساسات که در عالم انسانی پیدا شده است باید

Welcome, most welcome! From these sentiments that have emerged in the world of humanity, it is incumbent [3.5s]

AMK.304-309, KHTB2.197, NJB_v04#11 p.003

@passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence, @existence; immortality of the human soul, @elementary matter cannot be annihilated, @interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2380

Words spoken on 1912-07-29 in Dublin

100

Stagnation is the cause of retrogression. Man must always advance. As soon as man remains stationary in a certain cause he will go backward.

PN_1912 p004

@spiritual transformation, @progress and the continual ascent of material civilization, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @all things are in motion; kinds of motion

ABU1869

Words spoken on 1912-07-21 in New York

160

I feel a zephyr blowing from the Supreme Kingdom towards America. It will continue to blow. I hope it brings the utmost strength to the Covenant.

PN_1912 p018, PN_1912 p113, BSTW#351e

@firmness in the Covenant, @power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant, @Christ; Christianity, @role of the Covenant in preserving unity, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU1514

Words spoken on 1912-07-19 in New York

210

There is a spiritual understanding or communication. You are always associating or affiliating with Me.

PN_1912 p113, BSTW#351e

@firmness in the Covenant, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @spiritual communication; connections of the heart, @purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity, @happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow

ABU2355

Words spoken on 1912-07-17 in New York

100

You must always be happy. God is kind. He is more kind than a father. Whenever we experience unhappiness, we must turn our faces to God

PN_1912 p112, BSTW#351d

@happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow, @trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times, @consolation and comfort, @station of the Manifestation of God, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

ABU0264

Words spoken on 1912-07-12 in Brooklyn

790

Persian

عالم امکان نظیر انسان است انسان مقام نطفه مقام شیرخواری اوقات نشو و نما وقت

The contingent world is like unto the life of man: as man traverseth from the station of the embryo unto infancy and thence through the periods of growth and maturity [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0782, KHF.031, KHAB.343 (350), KHTB2.181, NJB_v04#03 p.001

@coming-of-age; maturity of mankind, @progress and the continual ascent of material civilization, @universal peace; world unity, @power of the mind over nature, @spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men, @present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU0103

Words spoken on 1912-07-10 in New York

1200

Persian

امشب میخواهم از برای شما سبب احتجاب ناس را از مظاهر مقدسه الهی بیان کنم این

This evening I wish to explain to you the cause of the people's veiling from the sacred Manifestations of God [3.5s]

KHF.178, KHAB.338 (345), KHTB2.154, NJB_v04#01 p.007

@essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others, @Christ; Christianity, @outward and inward meanings, @twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God, @corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God, @literal interpretation, @symbolism, @crucifixion; ascension of Christ

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

@the economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving, @justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice, @wealth inequality and its moderation, @agriculture

ABU2152

Words spoken on 1912-06-23 in New York

120

Persian

حضرت مسیح را می فرمودند که هر کس میخواهد با من بیاید باید صلیب خود را بدوش خویش بردارد

His Holiness Christ said, 'he that desireth to follow Me, must bear his own cross.'

BDA1.131.16

MHMD1.141-142, FDA.034, DJT.319-321, BKOG.098x, BLO_PN#027, STAB#037

@eulogies; reminiscences, @martyrs and martyrdom, @interpretation of words and passages in scripture

ABU0736

Words spoken on 1912-06-19 in New York

400

mixed

فردا من میخواهم بمونت کلر بروم امروز روز آخر است باز مراجعت خواهم کرد لهذا

Tomorrow I wish to go to Montclair. Today is the last day in which we gather together with you... In former cycles no distinct Covenant has been made…

AMK.261-262, AVK4.288ax

COC#0224x, SW_v04#14 p.237-238, SW_v03#14 p.009-010, SW_v05#15 p.227-228, SW_v08#14 p.187-188, SW_v09#13 p.139+147, SW_v12#14 p.227-228, BSTW#052q

@power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha, @House of Justice, @duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations

ABU3253

Words spoken on 1912-06-12 in New York

To pray is not to read Psalms. To pray is to trust in God, and to be submissive in all things to Him... Strong ships are not conquered by the sea,--they ride the waves.

SW_v08#03 p.038, DJT.305, FDA.028, ABCC.214, VLAB.115-116, BLO_PN#027

@quotation from or interpretation of the Bible, @trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @acquiescence and resignation; contentment

ABU3424

Words spoken on 1912-05-15 in Lake Mohonk

It is very easy to come here, camp near this beautiful lake, on these charming hills, far away from everybody and deliver speeches on Universal Peace. These ideals should be spread and put in action over there, (Europe) not here in the world's most peaceful corner.

SW_v19#06 p.181

@love and unity, @universal peace; world unity

ABU3034

Words spoken on 1912-05-12

Today the real king is the soul who serves all, and dear is he who exhibits humility toward all humanity.

SW_v07#18 p.188

@service to others; to the Cause of God, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @humility; meekness; lowliness

ABU1415

Words spoken on 1912-05-10 in Washington

230

Whosoever read the Book of H'ykl can observe the tremendous and colossal power of Baha'o'llah

SW_v08#13 p.170-171

@prophecy and fulfillment, @pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge, @proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals, @justice and wrath of God, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @predictions and prophecies, @suffering and imprisonment

ABU3099

Words spoken on 1912-05-10 in Washington

And now you, if you act in accordance with the teachings of Baha'o'llah, may rest assured that you will be aided and confirmed.

COC#0309x, COC#1684x, SW_v08#08 p.103

@divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @call to action, @being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause, @The Holy Spirit

ABU3029

Words spoken on 1912-04-20 in Washington

It is true in this country in particular growth in all directions has progressed too rapidly. Moderation should be practiced in all things. Be temperate, even in the size of the ships you build and in their speed; in your railroads and the schedules you expect your trains to maintain.

SW_v19#03 p.087

@materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization, @principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium

ABU1027

Words spoken on 1911-12-01 in Paris

300

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

I bid a loving farewell to the people of France and England. I am very

AIL.122, SW_v02#16 p.006

@unity; oneness of humanity, @justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice, @compassion; kindness, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha, @universal peace; world unity

ABU0614

Words spoken on 1911-11-30 in Paris

460

Persian

امروز با یکی از خانمها در این مذاکره بودیم که

Today we were engaged in discourse with one of the women concerning this matter [3.5s]

KHF.117, KHAB.121 (132), KHTB1.236

@changing and unchanging parts of religion, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @unity; oneness of humanity, @second birth, @oneness; unity of religion, @knowledge; recognition of God

ABU0518

Words spoken on 1911-11-27 in Paris

520

Persian

امروز میخواستم بیایم اینجا دم در دیدم اروپ‌پلن بلند شده بسیار منظر خوشی بود حقیقت

Today, as I intended to come here, I beheld at the threshold an aeroplane soaring aloft - truly it was a wondrous sight [3.5s]... ...But the flight of the human spirit is through the glad-tidings of God. The flight of the human mind is through the increase of understanding and perception

BRL_DAK#1005, KHTB1.228

BRL_ATE#201x

@present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology, @power of the mind over nature, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0532

Words spoken on 1911-11-27 in Paris

510

Persian

Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks

روسای ادیان امروز گمان میکنند که دین عبارت از تقلید آبا و اجداد است لهذا هر قومی تشبث

Religious leaders nowadays are of the opinion that religion consists of blindly following parental and ancestral beliefs… The greatest bounty of God to man is knowledge.... If religious beliefs should contradict science and reason, they are assuredly ignorance... Religion and science are linked together; they cannot be separated

BRL_DAK#0827, KHTB1.225, KHTP.171

BRL_ATE#207x, BRL_ATE#208x

@harmony of science and religion, @idolatry, @rational arguments, @knowledge; recognition of God, @blind imitation [taqlid], @independent investigation of truth; reality

ABU2110

Words spoken on 1911-11-26 in Paris

130

Good news! Good news! The doors of the Kingdom of God are open!... Be Happy! Be Happy! Be full of Joy!

AIL.126, SW_v16#05 p.524, VLAB.113x

J. Lenz

@proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized), @Declaration; advent of the Bab, @call to action, @unity; oneness of humanity, @universal peace; world unity, @love of God, @The Holy Spirit

ABU0215

Words spoken on 1911-11-16 in Paris

880

mixed

آفتاب جهانتاب آسمانیرا طلوع و غروبی و از این جهه کیهانرا شب و روزی موسم ربیع

The celestial Sun hath both its rising and its setting, and thus doth the universe know both night and day, and the season of spring [3.5s]

DWNP_v2#07 p.058-060, DWNP_v5#07-8 p.003-006x, KHTB1.254, NJB_v02#14-16 p.017

@progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds, @spiritual springtime, @growth of the Cause, @spiritual transformation, @literal interpretation

ABU2404

Words spoken on 1911-11-06 in Paris

100

I. Pity and good-will towards all mankind. II. The rendering of service to humanity.

SW_v02#19 p.003

@characteristics and conduct of true believers, @compassion; kindness, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @humility; meekness; lowliness

ABU0179

Words spoken on 1911-11-02 in Paris

960

Persian

من باروپا بپاریس آمدم ملاحظه کردم اروپا در مادیات نهایت ترقی را کرده ولکن

When I arrived in Paris from Europe, I observed that while Europe had achieved the utmost progress in material civilization, yet [3.5s]

AMK.243-246, BSHN.140.521x, BSHN.144.509x, MHT1a.164x, MHT1b.122x, KHF.160, KHAB.115 (125), KHTB1.100, KHTP.074

@degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence, @divine attributes are within all things; every atom, @attaining the life of the spirit, @mind as intermediary between soul and body, @spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman], @human reality created in the image of God, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @spiritual transformation, @critique of Western values; culture

ABU0318

Words spoken on 1911-10-24 in Paris

710

Persian

در عالم مادیات هر چند محبت موجود ولی محدود است در عالم جسمانی وسائط و روابط

In the realm of materiality, though love existeth, yet it is limited; in the physical world are there means and bonds [3.5s]

AMK.228-231, KHAB.094 (104), KHTB1.072, KHTP.051

@power of the mind over nature, @The Holy Spirit, @love and unity, @unity in diversity, @transcending the material condition, @disregarding individual capacity; weakness

ABU0235

Words spoken on 1911-10-21 in Paris

850

mixed

در جمیع کتب الهیه از جمیع ملل روزی موعود است که آنروز روزی است که جمیع بشر در

In all the divine Books of every people there is promised a Day, a Day wherein all humanity [3.5s]

DWNP_v4#08-9 p.025-027, DWNP_v5#09 p.006-007x, KHAB.088 (098), KHTB1.064, KHTP.044

@prayer for unity, @unity; oneness of humanity, @differences in human capacity, @independent investigation of truth; reality, @love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion, @oneness; unity of religion, @religion as reality; definitions of religion

ABU1203

Words spoken on 1911-10-20 in Paris

270

The sun shines upon the earth, giving light and warmth to all creatures. The Sun of Truth also shines

SW_v02#16 p.004-005, PN_1911 p018

@corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas, @material and spiritual existence; two books, @Manifestation of God as sun, @present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion

ABU2379

Words spoken on 1911-10-18 in Paris

100

Travelling is a very good thing. It opens the eyes and broadens the horizon. In the East one may behold vast and desert places where once lay peopled towns

PN_1911 p017

@historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @growth of the Cause

ABU3496

Words spoken on 1911-10-18 in Paris

Yes, he will hear of it in his next life, but through the mercy of God, not through his own ability.

PN_1911 p016

@soul; spirit after death

ABU3604

Words spoken on 1911-10-18 in Paris

In a state of potentiality, possessing no consciousness as we understand it.

PN_1911 p017

@origin of the soul; the soul as emanation, @development of capacity and readiness, @existence and nonexistence; preexistence

ABU1896

Words spoken on 1911-10-17 in Paris

160

I wish you to study the works of the Blessed Beauty and to live according to His teaching.

SW_v02#16 p.003-004, PN_1911 p016

@walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @words vs deeds, @unity; oneness of humanity, @justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice, @importance of reading the Sacred Writings, @nearness to God

ABU0633

Words spoken on 1911-10-15 in Paris

450

Persian

چون بدیده حقیقت نظر شود روحانیات مطابق جسمانیات است همینطور که در عالم جسمانی

When gazing with the eye of truth, spiritual realities correspond to physical ones, even as in the material world [3.5s]

DWNP_v1#07 p.001-002, BCH.087, KHAB.079 (089), KHTB1.052, KHTP.029

@progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @Christ; Christianity, @Muhammad; Islam, @law of transformation and change, @Declaration; advent of the Bab, @cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds, @love and unity, @religion as source of love and unity, @corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih, @religion as reality; definitions of religion

ABU2673

Words spoken on 1911-09-28 in London

all of you here are sisters. Bodily relationships may pass; even two sisters may be inimical to each other, but the spiritual relationship is eternal

AIL.075

@service to others; to the Cause of God, @love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @compassion; kindness, @assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick

ABU0977

Words spoken on 1911-09-27 in London

320

These people are very spiritual, with hearts looking towards God

SW_v02#12 p.008

@progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @prayer for spiritual recognition, @exhortations and counsels, @second birth, @station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @suffering and imprisonment, @universal peace; world unity

ABU1446

Words spoken on 1911-09-23 in London

220

You are very welcome. I have come far to see you. I praise God that after forty years of waiting I am permitted at last to come and bring my message.

KHAB.065 (074)

AIL.082

@unity; oneness of humanity, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @Declaration; advent of the Bab, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence, @race unity; racial issues, @spiritual transformation, @universal peace; world unity

ABU3028

Words spoken on 1911-09-23 in London

This is the age of woman. She should receive the same education as her brother and enjoy the same privilege

AIL.081

@material and spiritual existence; two books, @equality of men and women, @progress and the continual ascent of material civilization, @role and station of women, @spiritual transformation

ABU1159

Words spoken on 1911-09-14 in London

270

Persian

الحمد لله مجلسی در نهایت لطافت و کمال تشکیل شده

Praise be unto God, that an assemblage of utmost delicacy and perfection hath been established [3.5s]

KHAB.058 (067), KHTB1.050, NJB_v02#14-16 p.014

@Manifestation of God as educator, @unity; oneness of humanity, @Moses, @mission of the Manifestation of God in the world, @spiritual transformation

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

@the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures, @unity; oneness of humanity, @Theosophy, @corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas, @love and unity, @unity in diversity, @oneness; unity of religion

ABU0618

Words spoken on 1911-09-13 in London

460

Persian

خوش آمدید اهالی ایران بسیار مسرورند از اینکه من آمدم اینجا این

Welcome! Welcome! The people of Iran are very pleased that I have come here. My coming here will foster friendship between Britain and Iran

DWNP_v2#08 p.070-071x, KHTB1.023, NJB_v02#14-16 p.013

ABS#12

@unity; oneness of humanity, @oneness; unity of religion, @suffering and imprisonment, @unity of governments; political unity, @Declaration; advent of the Bab, @The Holy Spirit

ABU3174

Words spoken on 1911-09-09 in London

I love you all, you are the children of the Kingdom, and you are accepted of God.

AIL.085

@wealth inequality and its moderation, @love and unity, @status of material wealth; wealth and poverty, @quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

ABU1038

Words spoken on 1911-09-08 in London

300

Persian

منزل کوچک نیست باید قلوب وسعت داشته باشد

This is not a small house – it is the hearts that must be enlarged. When we first arrived in Akka… His Holiness Solomon said, "When I was a child I used to think that happiness was riding a horse or going on an outing.

KHAB.052 (060), KHTB1.016

STAB#039x, ABS#04

@stories; anecdotes, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @love of God, @thankfulness; gratitude, @unity; oneness of humanity, @suffering and imprisonment

ABU2060

Words spoken on 1911-09-04 in London

130

Heaven has blessed this day. It was said that London should be a place

KHAB.048 (056)

AIL.053, SW_v02#19 p.004

@East and West; communication between East and West, @stories; anecdotes, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0168

Words spoken on 1911-08-27 in Thonon-les-Bains

990

Arabic

ایها الحاضرون الی متی هذا الهجوع و السبات و الی متی هذا الرجوع القهقری و الی

O ye who are present! How long this drowsiness and sleep! How long this ignorance and blindness!

AMK.162-170, KKD2.225, KHF.082, KHAB.044 (052), KHTB1.010, NJB_v05#10 p.001

AIF.1911-08-28, SW_v05#10 p.154x, ABS#10

@chastisement and requital, @oneness; unity of religion, @unity; oneness of humanity, @Muhammad; Islam, @the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures, @Christ; Christianity, @call to action, @Moses, @prophecy and fulfillment

ABU1082

Words spoken on 1911-02-04

290

Persian

قریب پنجاه امری بروح و ریحان با هم بودیم از شما خیلی راضیم

Nearly fifty of us were together in a spirit of joy and fragrance; with thee am I well pleased [3.5s]

MSBH4.243-245

@teaching the Cause; call to teach, @characteristics and conduct of true believers, @trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU2549

Words spoken on 1911-01-23

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

@tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @martyrs and martyrdom

ABU0189

Words spoken on 1911-01-21

930

Persian

مثل ایران مثل حاصل سبز و خرم خوبی است که گرفتار برودت شده و برف فراوان بروی آن فرود آمده باشد... وقتی که کاروان مکه وارد بریه الشام

The likeness of Iran is as a verdant and fertile field that hath been seized by bitter cold, and upon which abundant snow hath descended [3.5s]... ...Once a trading caravan from Mecca was passing through Syrian lands. The Egyptian king ordered that the leader of the expedition

NJB_v02#06-07 p.008-009, YFY.266-267

STAB#065

@divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity, @proofs of the Manifestations of God, @historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @past, present and future of Iran, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @suffering and imprisonment

ABU0688

Words spoken on 1910-11-24

420

Persian

ایران در هر صورت خوب میشود فلاح و نجاح ایران مقرر است

In all circumstances, Iran shall prosper; verily, the success and triumph of Iran is foreordained [3.5s]

MSBH4.239-241

@growth of the Cause, @predictions and prophecies, @historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @critique of Eastern values; culture, @praise of Eastern values; culture

ABU1879

Words spoken on 1910-05-18

160

In fact, you have shown forth a wonderful devotion; you left the West and came to the furthermost part of Asia

SW_v01#08 p.008

@service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU1063

Words spoken on 1910-05-15

300

There are different gatherings and various meetings held in the world which apparently are in the utmost degree of arrangement and order

SW_v01#08 p.006-007

@spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @stories; anecdotes, @Shrines and Holy places

ABU1197

Words spoken on 1910-05-13

270

Among the human race, the bonds of and means for love are numerous, for man cannot live without it

SW_v01#08 p.005-006, SW_v08#10 p.127

@unity in diversity, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God, @love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause, @love of God

ABU0476

Words spoken on 1910-05-10

560

The English king, with his pomp and grandeur, used to address the sun and say

SW_v01#08 p.003-005

@growth of the Cause, @unity in diversity, @symbolism, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @spiritual communication; connections of the heart, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar], @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @East and West; communication between East and West

ABU3227

Words spoken on 1910-02-19

If anyone comes to you and endeavors to belittle the station of another in your presence or speaks in any terms against another, you must not listen

PN_unsorted p074

@characteristics and conduct of true believers, @idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others

ABU1031

Words spoken on 1910-01-19

300

Persian

تربیت اطفال خدمت بزرگی است باید که بتربیت الهی تربیت کرد که هوائی در نیاید

The education of children is a mighty service. They must needs be educated through divine training, lest they be swayed by desires [3.5s]

NJB_v05#06 p.003, KHH2.155 (2.286)

@education of children; moral education, @Moses, @Manifestation of God as educator, @Muhammad; Islam, @mission of the Manifestation of God in the world, @need for an educator, @Christ; Christianity

ABU3098

Words spoken on 1910-01-01

The Christ is the central point of the Holy Spirit; he was born of the Holy Spirit... The focus of the rays of the Sun of Reality was Christ... Jesus was the sun and his rays shone upon his disciples through his teachings.

SW_v08#08 p.098

@apostles; early disciples of Christ, @Manifestation of God as mirror, @Manifestation of God as recipient of divine revelation; Holy Spirit, @The Holy Spirit, @Manifestation of God as sun

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

@the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2954

Words spoken on 1909-02-22

This material food was very simple, just enough for life, but that the spiritual food was varied and abundant

AKL.012

@material and spiritual existence; two books, @symbolism, @Christian doctrine and practice, @condition of search

ABU0965

Words spoken on 1908-11-07

320

First of all, you should not argue with them or oppose them, or they will deny even the things which they see with their own eyes.

FRGA.003

@composition and decomposition, @proofs for the existence of God, @The Primal Will; self-generation of the Primal Will, @methods of teaching the Cause

ABU3397

Words spoken on 1907-04-15

What the people believe regarding the other side and that they receive messages from that place is not quite so, they only feel something within themselves, but they do not perceive; there is a great difference between feeling and perception.

BSTW#211a

@occult sciences; psychic phenomena

ABU3510

Words spoken on 1907-04-15

Hell denotes the heedlessness of people from God. The meaning of 'skin' is doubts

BSTW#211b

@Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation, @symbolism, @heaven and paradise; heaven and hell

ABU3641

Words spoken on 1907-04-15

This is but the imagination of mankind.

BSTW#211a

@occult sciences; psychic phenomena, @demons and evil spirits, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

ABU3583

Words spoken on 1905-03-26

Today, the most important affair is firmness in the Covenant

SW_v05#15 p.227, SW_v04#14 p.237

@role of the Covenant in preserving unity

ABU1107

Words spoken on 1904-04-18

290

The people have not understood the meaning of baptism. In one place in the Gospels

SW_v09#09 p.103

@spiritual baptism, @John the Baptist, @symbolism, @religious rituals minimized or eliminated, @literal interpretation

ABU2070

Words spoken on 1903-08-31

130

Persian

هیچ چیز خاطر مرا پریشان نمی کند مگر اختلاف و چاره آن این است که جمیع احباء باید بامر بیت العدل

Nothing causes me more unhappiness than disunity, and this can only be remedied by obedience to the command of the Universal House of Justice

KNSA.127-128

MNYA.170-171

@House of Justice, @station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2188

Words spoken on 1900-11-29

120

There are two kinds of punishment - punishment of love and displeasure. The king punishes his own children because of His love

PN_1900_heh p004

@power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @differences in human capacity, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @justice and wrath of God, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

ABU2477

Words spoken on 1900-10-07

There is no such thing as 'vicarious atonement' as held and taught by theologians and churches.

BSTW#276j

@sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world, @corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas, @spiritual transformation, @sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice, @goodly deeds; actions, @Christian doctrine and practice, @symbolism

ABU1484

Words spoken on 11 Jun 1910

220

O meine Tochter, du meinst, die Einheit der Religion sei nicht als Notwendigkeit zu beweisen und zu verlangen, im Gegenteil, ihr Abendländer sagt

SDW v13#05 p.056-057

@divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity, @courtesy; culture [adab], @oneness; unity of religion, @relativity of religious truth, @religion as reality; definitions of religion

ABU2981

Words spoken in Washington, 1912-05-08

Persian

بسبب ندانستن آنگونه معانی همیشه ملل از مظاهر فیوضات علة العلل محتجب می گشتند

Through their ignorance of these meanings people have always remained veiled

BDA1.077.x

MHMD1.086

@literal interpretation, @Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation, @symbolism, @material and spiritual existence; two books

ABU3708

Words spoken in Vienna on 1913-04-19

Persian

محبّت شما سبب آمدن من باینجا شد من برای دیدن شما آمدم نه برای سیر و سیاحت

Your love is the reason I have come here. I have come to see you, not to go on leisurely excursions

BDA2.246

MHMD2.320

@spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @being a source of light; guidance, @unity of thought and belief, @universal peace; world unity, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3716

Words spoken in the pilgrim house

Persian

خیلی عجیب است این امر از کجا بود و بکجا رسید شیراز کجا طهران کجا بغداد کجا رومیبی کجا عکّا و حیفا کجا

One will find it most strange when he reflects on where this Cause once was and where it has now reached. Consider the cities of Shiraz and Tehran

BDA2.369

MHMD2.493

@prophecy and fulfillment, @growth of the Cause

ABU0529

Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Spring 1910

520

Du frägst viel und Wichtiges, o meine Tochter, Gott möge uns allen Weisheit und Erkenntnis schenken, darüber klar zu sehen!

SDW v12#01 p.002-003

@materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization, @predictions and prophecies, @forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration, @growth of the Cause, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0148

Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Jan 1910

1050

The Blessed Beauty Bahá'u'lláh has set down in His Writings the oriental natural philosophy that we share with the Persian Súfís

SDW v12#04 p.040-042, BLO_PN#050

@Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation, @evolution; human evolution, @heat and motion, @Islamic laws and jurisprudence, @independent investigation of truth; reality

ABU0226

Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Feb 1910

870

Al-Aschari (873--935) war Arzt, Naturforscher und Religionsphilosoph. Ursprünglich selbst Mutazilite, wie sein berühmter Zeitgenosse und Kollege Razi

SDW v12#05 p.052-054

@passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @knowledge; recognition of God, @matter; essence; substance and form, @creation of the world, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of

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

@tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering, @Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator, @spiritual transformation, @knowledge; recognition of God, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0500

Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Feb 1910

540

Zufall heißt, bedeutet Sinnlosigkeit. Suchst du, mein Sohn, im Weltenbau, im persönlichen Dasein keinen Sinn

SDW v13#10 p.101-102

@free will and predestination; fate, @theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering, @exhortations and counsels, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @acquiescence and resignation; contentment

ABU0193

Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha ca. 1909-1910

920

O Tochter des Abendlandes, Wir schätzen deine Offenheit, Wir kennen deine Bedenken, Wir klären dich, du Sucherin der Wahrheit, gerne auf.

SDW v11#08 p.087-089

@lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles, @universality of the Cause, @Word of God and human limitations, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @Christian doctrine and practice, @oneness; unity of religion

ABU0218

Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha ca. 1909-1910

880

Im ganzen Morgenlande ist die Auffassung über die Natur eines Propheten dieselbe, gleichviel, ob es sidı um die Religion des Islams

SDW v11#07 p.076-077

@station of the Manifestation of God, @material world a reflection of the spiritual, @oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God, @lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God, @Manifestation of God as sun, @special knowledge of the Manifestation of God, @infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat], @transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU1040

Words spoken in Sep. 1913 in Ramleh

300

when the heart is confident, man knows that all is well. At one time in Acca, thirteen Bahais lived in one room

ABIE.384, BLO_PN#007

@selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @spiritual transformation, @excellence; distinction, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

ABU1110

Words spoken in Sep. 1913 in Ramleh

290

are they happy? If they are not happy, then, in this wide world, who could claim happiness? Happiness is the most natural possession and immanent attribute of every Bahá'í.

ABIE.383, BLO_PN#007

@steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @worldliness vs. other-worldliness, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @composure; tranquillity; serenity, @spiritual transformation, @happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow

ABU0769

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

390

...the books of Baha'u'llah, written and printed sixty years ago, contained the ideals now so familiar to the West

AIL.068

@East and West; communication between East and West, @supreme tribunal, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @predictions and prophecies, @war and peace, @historical episodes and the lessons of the past

ABU0975

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

320

How does one look forward to the goal of any journey? With hope and with expectation. It is even so with the end of this earthly journey.... Those who have passed on through death, have a sphere of their own. It is not removed from ours

AIL.096, SW_v04#19 p.321x, PN_1911 p002x, PN_1911 p011x, VLAB.132x, BSTW#043a

@soul; spirit after death, @spiritual communication; connections of the heart, @the concourse on high, @existence; immortality of the human soul, @angels, @connection between material and spiritual worlds, @The Holy Spirit

ABU1105

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

290

To most men who have not heard the message of this teaching, religion seems an outward form, a pretence

AIL.056

@changing and unchanging parts of religion, @empty learning; false spirituality, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @oneness; unity of religion, @alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium, @characteristics and conduct of true believers

ABU1243

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

260

this would depend upon the respective stations of the two. If both had the same degree of development, they would be reunited immediately after death.

AIL.074

@soul; spirit after death, @differences in human capacity, @education and the development of capacity

ABU1244

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

260

I know of your work. I think a great deal of it. I know your desire is to serve mankind, and to draw together Humanity

AIL.108

@words vs deeds, @loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love, @empty learning; false spirituality, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @humility; meekness; lowliness

ABU1413

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

230

There was once a Governor in Ancient Syria, who had a beautiful and clever wife.

AIL.103-104

@power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @stories; anecdotes

ABU1480

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

220

It is well with a country when the magistrates are as fathers to the people. There is a great spiritual light in London... A certain Pasha, having most unjustly and cruelly beaten one of his servants

BW_v04p383, CHH.164, BLO_PN#022

@justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice, @praise of Western values; culture

ABU1522

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

210

The real teaching of Buddha is the same as the teaching of Jesus Christ

AIL.063, STAB#055

@stories; anecdotes, @historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas, @Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East, @the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ABU1891

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

160

God has created the world as one -- the boundaries are marked out by man. God has not divided the lands

AIL.055

@race unity; racial issues, @nationalism; love of country, @human reality created in the image of God, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

ABU2033

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

140

During the last six thousand years nations have hated one another, it is now time to stop.

AIL.061

@war and peace, @two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization, @independent investigation of truth; reality, @oneness; unity of religion, @love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause

ABU2102

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

130

Luxuries cut off the freedom of communication. One who is imprisoned by desires is always unhappy

AIL.087-088

@free will and predestination; fate, @second birth, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @power of the mind over nature, @spiritual transformation

ABU2108

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

130

Yes, and yet not in Essence. A Divine Manifestation is as a mirror reflecting the light of the Sun.

AIL.066

@differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction, @Manifestation of God as sun, @identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God, @Manifestation of God as mirror, @oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion

ABU2115

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

130

Compare the present time and the feeling towards the coloured people now, with the state of feeling two or three hundred years ago

AIL.068

@race unity; racial issues, @unity in diversity

ABU2117

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

130

superstitions were of two kinds; those that were harmful and dangerous, and those that were harmless and produced certain good effects

AIL.073

@religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization, @empty learning; false spirituality

ABU2200

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

120

The bounty and power of God is limitless for each human soul. Consider what was the quickening power

AIL.088

@Mary Magdalene, @fulfillment of true potential, @Saint Peter and Saint Paul, @power of the Manifestation of God, @apostles; early disciples of Christ, @spiritual transformation, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU2205

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

120

...a very great importance was given to Science and knowledge in the writings of Baha'u'llah, who wrote that

AIL.071

@high station of the arts and sciences, @genuine love and affection in teaching the Cause, @status of material wealth; wealth and poverty, @work as worship, @words vs deeds

ABU2285

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

110

Praise be to God, this century is a glorious century; may love increase every day

AIL.107

@walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @spiritual transformation, @Christ; Christianity, @symbolism, @words vs deeds, @power of love

ABU2287

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

110

You must strive. A child does not know, in learning he obtains knowledge. Search for Truth. There are three kinds of Faith

AIL.064, SW_v20#10 p.293x, SAS.093-094

@words vs deeds, @degrees of faith; certitude, @spiritual transformation, @effort; striving

ABU2288

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

110

Taken in general, women today have a stronger sense of religion than men. The woman's intuition is more correct

AIL.104

@equality of men and women, @Mary Magdalene, @resurrection of Christ, @apostles; early disciples of Christ, @intuition; inspiration

ABU2297

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

110

I have enjoyed London very much and the bright faces of the friends have delighted my heart... There are living nations and dead nations

AIL.079

@spiritual transformation, @historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @unity of thought and belief, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world, @love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion, @love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause

ABU2299

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

110

I find England awake; there is spiritual life here. But your poor are so very poor! This should not be.

LOG#0729x, AIL.091

@critique of Western values; culture, @wealth inequality and its moderation, @love and unity, @assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick

ABU2303

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

110

You must not dissociate yourself from it. Know this; the Kingdom of God is not in any Society

AIL.097

@definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i, @universality of the Cause, @honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness, @consorting with all; being kind; loving to all

ABU2418

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

100

The teachings are the same. It is the same foundation and the same temple. Truth is one, and without division.

AIL.092

@Christ; Christianity, @oneness; unity of religion, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @work as worship, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world, @monasticism; asceticism, @useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession

ABU2480

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

It depends on how intensely you, each and every one of you, serve day and night. Ye are all torches that I have lighted with mine own hands.

CHH.172-173, BLO_PN#022

@greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @unity; oneness of humanity, @service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU2524

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

The Reality of all is One. Truth is one. Religions are like the branches of one Tree.

AIL.062, SAS.094-095

@differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction, @oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God, @Manifestation of God as sun, @oneness; unity of religion

ABU2700

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

The woman is indeed of the greater importance to the race. She has the greater burden and the greater work.

COC#2178, LOG#2093x, AIL.102

@equality of men and women, @role and station of women

ABU2809

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

By deeds. This way is open to all, and deeds are understood by all.

AIL.098

@methods of teaching the Cause, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @goodly deeds; actions, @wisdom [hikmat], @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU2871

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

The love and effort put into Esperanto will not be lost, but no one person can construct a Universal Language.

AIL.094

@universal language, @predictions and prophecies, @grammar and orthography

ABU2958

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

Mankind needs a universal motive power to quicken it. The inspired messenger who is directly assisted

AIL.089

@return of Christ; second coming of Christ, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @need for an educator, @growth of the Cause

ABU3033

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

It makes no difference whether you have ever heard of Baha'u'llah or not. The man who lives the life according to the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh is already a Bahá'í.

AIL.106, BNE.072x

@characteristics and conduct of true believers, @definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i, @words vs deeds, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3036

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

Fighting, and the employment of force, even for the right cause, will not bring about good results.

AIL.092

@justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice, @wealth inequality and its moderation, @holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God

ABU3042

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

Yes all societies, all organizations, working for the betterment of the human race are good, very good.

AIL.065

@unity; oneness of humanity, @charitable associations; humanitarian activities, @race unity; racial issues

ABU3094

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

To man, the Essence of God is incomprehensible, so also are the worlds beyond this, and their condition

AIL.066

@transcendence; unknowability of God, @Manifestation of God as mediator, @Manifestation of God as mirror, @limits of the intellect

ABU3168

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

You wear the cross for remembrance, it concentrates your thoughts; it has no magical power

AIL.093

@occult sciences; psychic phenomena, @symbolism

ABU3178

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

I know it; I think a great deal of it. I know that their desire is to serve mankind. I thank this noble Society

AIL.061

@unity; oneness of humanity, @praise and encouragement, @call to action

ABU3207

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

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

@the Kingdom of God [Malakut], @predictions and prophecies, @Christ; Christianity, @prophecy and fulfillment, @quotation from or interpretation of the Bible

ABU3219

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

When a thought of war enters your mind, suppress it, and plant in its stead a positive thought of peace.

CHH.168, BLO_PN#022

@power of imagination; thought; right intention, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @war and peace

ABU3228

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

Miracles have frequently obscured the Teachings which the Divine Messenger has brought. The Message is the real miracle.

CHH.170, BLO_PN#022

@miracles and their interpretation, @proofs of the Manifestations of God, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3248

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

It is just like a miracle, our being here together. There is no racial, political or patriotic tie.

AIL.105

@unity; oneness of humanity, @race unity; racial issues, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @predictions and prophecies

ABU3265

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

...these rappings, etc., were all material things, and of the body. What is needed is to rise above the material

AIL.072

@occult sciences; psychic phenomena, @soul; spirit after death, @material and spiritual existence; two books, @spiritual communication; connections of the heart

ABU3323

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

By putting the teaching into practice power will be given. You know which path to follow

AIL.064

@things are known by their opposites, @two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

ABU3345

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

There is but one power which heals -- that is God. The state or condition through which the healing takes

AIL.095, SW_v08#18 p.233

@health and healing; material and spiritual healing, @inmost heart [fu'Ã¡d], @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

ABU3405

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

The East and the West should unite to give to each other what is lacking in each. This exchange of gifts would form a true civilization

CHH.153, BLO_PN#022

@unity in diversity, @two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization, @East and West; communication between East and West

ABU3420

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

Every man walking in the street is free as if he were in his own kingdom. There is a great spiritual light in London.

AIL.109

@freedom of thought and action, @praise of Western values; culture, @justice and mercy

ABU3422

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

The girl's education is of more importance today than the boy's, for she is the mother of the future race.

AIL.091

@education of children; moral education, @equality of men and women

ABU3531

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

All that we see around us is the work of mind. It is mind in the herb and in the mineral that acts on the human body, and changes its condition.

AIL.095

@mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit, @power of the mind over nature

ABU3551

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

Art is worship.... The drama is of the utmost importance. It has been a great educational power in the past

AIL.093

@high station of the arts and sciences, @family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam, @stories; anecdotes, @literature; drama; humanities; the arts, @work as worship

ABU3599

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

I received a letter from Tolstoy, and in it he said that he wished to write a book upon Baha'u'llah.

AIL.094

@greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

ABU3603

Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London

The pure heart is one that is entirely cut away from self. To be selfless is to be pure.

AIL.107

@purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @knowledge of self

ABU3134

Words spoken in San Francisco, 1912-10-06

Persian

حقیقت الوهیت منزه از حلول و دخول است ولی مظاهر الهیه حاکی از صفات و کمالات حق سبحانه و تعالی هستند

The reality of divinity is holy beyond descent and incarnation but the divine Manifestations are expressive of the attributes and perfections of God.

BDA1.290.11

MHMD1.308

@identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God, @Manifestation of God as mirror, @station of the Manifestation of God, @transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU3727

Words spoken in Ramleh, 1913

Persian

بعد از انقلاب تا حال مکرّر اهل ایران بانتخاب نفوس و تشکیل دارالشّری پرداخته‌اند

Following the revolution up to the present time, the people of Persia have made repeated attempts to elect people and form consultative assemblies, but the efforts have borne no fruit

BDA2.370

MHMD2.494-495

@non-participation in politics, @constitutional revolution in Iran, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU3532

Words spoken in Oct. 1912 in New York

Between 1860 and 1865 you did a wonderful thing; you knocked the shackles from chattel slavery; but today you must do a much more wonderful thing: you must destroy industrial slavery.

SW_v07#15 p.147, SW_v06#04 p.033, SW_v08#01 p.006

@justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice, @race unity; racial issues, @the economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving

ABU1113

Words spoken in Oct. 1911 in London to Mrs. Enthoven

290

Abdu'l-Bahá sent his greetings to all, begging all to go on acquiring strength in their belief and courage… Let the light of truth and honesty shine in your faces

AIL.124, SW_v08#02 p.026x

@station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha, @praise of Western values; culture, @happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world, @corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas, @unity; oneness of humanity, @honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness

ABU3106

Words spoken in May1921

Say to this convention that never since the beginning of time has a convention of more importance been held.

SW_v12#06 p.115

@race unity; racial issues, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

ABU2186

Words spoken in May 1911 in Ramleh

120

"Mirror" is the whole body, the brain in particular. Body has many elements in its composition

SW_v14#02 p.037, PN_1911 p003

@differences in human capacity, @soul; spirit after death, @the human soul, @relationship of the soul to the body

ABU3200

Words spoken in May 1911 in Ramleh

Complete individuality belongs only to the station of the Prophet. Those who follow Him are under the "shadow" of this station.... After death man does not develop through conscious effort

SW_v14#02 p.037-038, PN_1911 p005

@soul; spirit after death, @identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God

ABU3233

Words spoken in May 1911 in Ramleh

Yes, a planet can lose the bounty of God and be destroyed. As man depends on his elements and the brain in particular, so the 'sent Prophets and Manifestations' are like the brain of a planet

PN_1911 p008

@celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy, @station of the Manifestation of God, @power of the Manifestation of God

ABU3385

Words spoken in May 1911 in Ramleh

Those Prophets who are Manifestations of God, sent by God (Avatars) are of the Essence (logos) and quite untouched by the faith of disciples

PN_1911 p007

@essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others

ABU3555

Words spoken in May 1911 in Ramleh

No, man should develop all his qualities for each quality has its own use and function.

SW_v14#02 p.037, PN_1911 p004

@education and the development of capacity, @soul; spirit after death, @self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline

ABU0495

Words spoken in late Aug./early Sept. 1911 in Vevey

540

Christ and all the Prophets have taught in their Holy Books the immortality of the soul. Jesus during His life had so many afflictions

AIF.1911-08-27, PN_1909B p035, DJT.188-190, BLO_PN#027

@proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul, @the lower is unable to comprehend the higher, @purpose; goal of creation, @crucifixion; ascension of Christ, @existence; immortality of the human soul, @second birth, @degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence

ABU1409

Words spoken in Jun. 1911 in Egypt

230

Unity is love. It cannot be established without love. Therefore try, as far as possible, to be filled with love.

SW_v08#10 p.121, BLO_PN#002

@love of God, @pain of love; love as veil, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion, @unity; oneness of humanity

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

@the state of prayer; dynamics of prayer, @importance of prayer, @love of God, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

ABU2806

Words spoken in Jun. 1911 in Egypt

Asceticism is not necessary. A soul grows by the exercise of human virtues and the observance of human morals

SW_v08#05 p.060, BLO_PN#002

@monasticism; asceticism, @Saint Peter and Saint Paul, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @spiritual transformation, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0719

Words spoken in Jun. 1906

410

See how Mirza Muhammad Ali has said that 'Aqa [‘Abdu'l-Bahá] has abolished and effaced the Cause of God!' By the life of God

PN_1906 p042, SUR.246-247, BLO_PN#001

@rejection, opposition and persecution, @station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha, @growth of the Cause

ABU2799

Words spoken in Jun. 1906

Today the world's gaze is extended to the lives of the Bahá'ís: when they find a believer committing an evil deed, they may imagine such to be the deed of all the Bahá'ís

PN_1906 p070, SUR.274, BLO_PN#001

@growth of the Cause, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @characteristics and conduct of true believers, @definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i, @words vs deeds

ABU2906

Words spoken in Jun. 1906

The House of Justice is so mighty an organization that no one shall have the right to resist or oppose it. By that is meant the Universal House of Justice.

PN_1906 p045, SUR.248, BLO_PN#001

@House of Justice, @infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]

ABU3394

Words spoken in Jun. 1906

Man should be intoxicated with the wine of Knowledge and drink from the Chalice of Wisdom. For this joy and exhilaration continues to Eternity.

PN_1906 p070, SUR.274, BLO_PN#001

@spiritual transformation, @alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium, @wine as symbol of spiritual transformation

ABU2402

Words spoken in Jul. 1914

100

There are two general and principal classes of divine teachings. One is spiritual

SW_v07#17 p.173

@changing and unchanging parts of religion, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ABU3242

Words spoken in Jul. 1912 in the United States

The Essence of Divinity--God--is sanctified above ascent, descent, and appearance. The lights of His qualities are manifest or reflected in the mirrors of the hearts of His Holy Manifestations.... It means the transference or transformation of created bodies into infinite forms of creation. Every indivisible electron is transformed into all the forms of creatures and everything travels or moves in everything.

SW_v19#10 p.309

@interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being, @Manifestation of God as mirror, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @all things are in motion; kinds of motion

ABU3355

Words spoken in Jul. 1912 in the United States

The point to which all eyes should turn is One. All eyes must turn their attention

SW_v08#14 p.189, SW_v11#14 p.239

@station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha, @firmness in the Covenant, @role of the Covenant in preserving unity

ABU1774

Words spoken in Jan. 1913

170

Reincarnation is a very abstruse question. If one desires to give a satisfactory explanation, one must write a book

DAS.1913-01-02n

@divine philosophy and natural philosophy, @evolution; human evolution, @passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence, @reincarnation, @elementary matter cannot be annihilated

ABU0644

Words spoken in Feb. 1918

450

BSC.505 #971x, SW_v10#06 p.111-112+098

Praise be to God, that the dark ages have passed away and the century of light has come.... The past age was an age of wondrous achievements... Glad Tidings! Glad Tidings! That the Sun of Reality hath shone forth! Glad Tidings! Glad Tidings!

@forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration, @progress and the continual ascent of material civilization, @promotion of commerce and industry, @unity; oneness of humanity, @supreme tribunal

ABU1885

Words spoken in Feb. 1911

160

Fasting is a symbol. Fasting signifies abstinence from lust. Physical fasting is a symbol

SW_v08#06 p.061, BLO_PN#002

@law of fasting, @mind as intermediary between soul and body, @development of capacity and readiness, @moderation; frugality; simplicity

ABU2354

Words spoken in Feb. 1910

100

You must be very thankful to God for He brought you to this Holy Land to visit the Blessed Tomb... The Essence of Divinity holds the station of the sun

PN_1910 p002

@differences in human capacity, @presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God, @Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator, @thankfulness; gratitude, @many are called but few are chosen, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

ABU3066

Words spoken in Feb. 1910

Both are one. Sometimes it is called heart and sometimes mind: but mind is of two kinds; one is a worldly mind which seeks the livelihood

PN_1910 p002

@two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight, @mind as intermediary between soul and body

ABU3088

Words spoken in Feb. 1910

The Bounty of God is within the heart; it receives the Light... The bounty is dormant or latent in the hearts. Belief and faith make it appear

PN_1910 p002

@universal human capacity for spiritual recognition, @development of capacity and readiness, @human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within, @spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman], @soul is the essential reality of man, @the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

ABU2260

Words spoken in early Sept. 1911 in Vevey

110

Bahá'u'lláh says that in this world there is nothing more absurd than divorce. If one has accepted another

PN_1909B p037, DJT.191, BLO_PN#027

@law of divorce, @House of Justice

ABU2966

Words spoken in Dec. 1919

Persian

اراء ملت امریکا در این مسئله مختلف است گروهی هستند میگویند از برای خدمت عالم انسانی چنگ کردیم

The views of the American people concerning this matter are diverse; there are those who declare: "We have taken up arms for the service of the human race." [3.5s]

NJB_v11#19 p.341a

ABU3011

Words spoken in Dec. 1919

Persian

ما دولت عادله را دوست داریم هر دولتی باشد پادشاه قدیم ایران انوشروان اگر چه

Verily we cherish every just government, whatsoever it may be, even as the ancient Persian sovereign Anoshirvan, though he was [3.5s]

NJB_v11#19 p.342

ABU2666

Words spoken in Dec. 1913 in Akka

During the Dispensation of Muhammad, there lived two poets in Mecca. One composed a great eulogy praising Muhammad

DAS.1913-12-21

@stories; anecdotes, @humor; jokes, @family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam, @praise and encouragement

ABU3224

Words spoken in Dec. 1913

Then do something that will keep you from dying; that will instead, day by day make you more alive

BW_v13p1187, VLAB.048

@soul; spirit after death, @the Kingdom of God [Malakut], @consolation and comfort, @stories; anecdotes, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU3557

Words spoken in Dec. 1912 in New York

All through America I have encouraged the Bahais to study Esperanto and to the extent of my ability I will strive in its spread and promotion.

SW_v11#17 p.286

@universal language, @call to action

ABU0335

Words spoken in Dec. 1912 in London

700

God, the Almighty, is the Creator. His Highness, the Divine God, has certain attributes. In thinking of God, one presupposes certain virtues

SFQ.228-231

@suffering; rejection of Christ, @God's attributes require the existence of objects, @literal interpretation, @the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God, @transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU1345

Words spoken in Dec. 1912 in London

240

In the first chapter of the Gospel of St. John the opening words are as follows… Christ is the Word. Now what may this mean?

SFQ.227-228

@Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God, @interpretation of words and passages in scripture, @identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God, @Christ; Christianity

ABU2945

Words spoken in Dec. 1912 in London

This world is a theatre. It is not an eternal world: it is a stage where every kind of play is enacted.

SFQ.231

@things are known by their opposites, @the ephemeral and the eternal, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1192

Words spoken in Dec. 1911

270

There is suffering everywhere. The world is a huge hospital, and souls are crying in the dark... There is no such thing as self-development.

BSTW#083

@present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion, @forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration, @status of material wealth; wealth and poverty, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world, @rejection, opposition and persecution

ABU3141

Words spoken in Dec. 1907

Persian

دیشت خوابی دیدم که به عکا کشتی ای وارد شد ایستاد ملاحظه شد طیوری چند به شکل دینامیت

Last night in a dream I witnessed the arrival of a ship at 'Akka. As it dropped anchor, I saw a number of birds in the shape of grenades fly up from the ship and over the city. They soared from one part of town to another, yet the grenades did not detonate, and the birds returned to the ship.

KNSA.258-259

GPB.270, MNYA.358

@interpretation of dreams and visions, @symbolism

ABU0334

Words spoken in Dec. 1900

700

Existence contains two worlds, one of matter and the other of spirit. There are two stations for man

PN_1900_heh p016, PN_1900 p088

@Manifestation of God as sun, @suffering; rejection of Christ, @miracles and their interpretation, @Seal of the Prophets, @proofs of the Manifestations of God

ABU0569

Words spoken in Dec. 1900

490

The East and the West are united together. The contingent world is in two great divisions -- the physical and the mental

PN_1900_heh p020, PN_1900 p094

@growth of the Cause, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @realms of being; three realms; five realms

ABU0960

Words spoken in Dec. 1900

320

I will explain the station of mankind. When we say man, we mean one endowed with all the attributes... Man has three powers... The Holy Spirit (in its completeness) is given only to the prophets; the people can possess but the rays of the Holy Spirit.

SW_v08#08 p.098x, PN_1900 p092-093

@degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence, @man's distinction from the animal, @development of capacity and readiness, @The Holy Spirit

ABU1184

Words spoken in Dec. 1900

270

Husseyn, son of Fatima, is expected with twelve Imams. Moses is expected by the Jews to return as the Messiah.

PN_1900 p104

@prophecy and fulfillment, @station of the Manifestation of God, @Adam; Adam and Eve, @reincarnation, @oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God, @Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity

ABU1464

Words spoken in Dec. 1900

220

Redemption has many meanings. V.14: Serpent means the religion of God. Moses lifted up this in the wilderness

PN_1900 p100

@sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world, @suffering; rejection of Christ, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture, @symbolism

ABU1762

Words spoken in Dec. 1900

170

Nicodemus was a learned man; nevertheless he was one of those to whom Jesus referred when He said, 'Because seeing, they see not

PN_1900 p098

@two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight, @development of capacity and readiness, @Word of God and human limitations, @differences in human capacity, @God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]

ABU2375

Words spoken in Dec. 1900

100

Elijah and Enoch were believed to have come from human source, but ascended bodily into heaven. Jesus said this could not be.

PN_1900 p100

@Christian doctrine and practice, @station of the Manifestation of God, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @quotation from or interpretation of the Bible, @return of Christ; second coming of Christ

ABU1117

Words spoken in Aug. 1915

280

Persian

از اشیاء نفیسه بیت جمال مبارک یک تسبیح مروارید برای ما ماند

Prayer beads made of pearls - one of the most precious of the household possessions of the Blessed Beauty

RHQM2.0842-843 (257) (157)

STOB.014-015x #022, STAB#076

@business; financial; property matters, @Imam 'Ali, @banishment to; life in Baghdad

ABU2531

Words spoken in Aug. 1913 in Ramleh

Sacrifice of life is of two kinds. To be killed for the cause is not so difficult as to live for it in absolute obedience to the commands of God.

SW_v08#06 p.065, SW_v07#12 p.116

@service to others; to the Cause of God, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice, @obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3434

Words spoken in Aug. 1913 in Ramleh

When in America I repeatedly said that no one must believe one word said by another regarding any commands

SW_v11#14 p.243

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU2534

Words spoken in Aug. 1912 in Green Acre

Every one is giving an account of his religion and statements of his religion, the history of his religion. But there is no investigation of the realities.

SW_v16#04 p.486-487

@independent investigation of truth; reality, @symbolism

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

@teaching the Cause; call to teach, @spiritual warfare; struggle, @light and darkness, @war and peace, @crucifixion; ascension of Christ, @the concourse on high, @the power of words; of speech

ABU1576

Words spoken in Akka, 1899-02-26

200

There are three baptisms spoken of by the prophets. The baptisms of water, of Spirit, and of fire.

PN_1899 p009, NRMM.169

@symbolism, @spiritual baptism, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @spiritual transformation, @interpretation of words and passages in scripture, @mystical themes

ABU2957

Words spoken in Akka, 1899-02-26

There are three kinds of visions or dreams. First, those that arise from over-excited nerves, or disordered stomach

SW_v14#07 p.211, PN_1899 p009, NRMM.170

@meaning; importance of dreams and visions, @development of capacity and readiness, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

ABU3051

Words spoken in a private home in Chelsea, Sep. 1911

All art is a gift of the Holy Spirit. When this light shines through the mind of a musician, it manifests itself in beautiful harmonies. Again, shining through the mind of a poet

CHH.167-168, BLO_PN#022

@creativity in art, @literature; drama; humanities; the arts, @music and singing, @The Holy Spirit

ABU3592

Words spoken in 1921

I am so fatigued the hour is come when I must leave everything and take My flight. I am too weary to walk

GPB.310x, PAB.004

@expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity, @suffering and imprisonment

ABU2459

Words spoken in 1919 in Haifa

Persian

عاکور همین عکا است که فرنگیها عاکر میگویند عکاء اسامی مختلفه پیدا نمود

Akko is indeed that same Akka which the Franks call Acre. Akka hath acquired diverse names throughout the ages [3.5s]

ASAT4.345-346

@historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @Shrines and Holy places

ABU0723

Words spoken in 1917

410

Why didst thou not tell me about these wonderful things when we were travelling in America?

SW_v10#10 p.202-203

@progress and the continual ascent of material civilization, @spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men, @creation of the world, @spiritual transformation, @eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness, @power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause

ABU0664

Words spoken in 1916 in Haifa

440

Persian

در سویس راه میرفتیم بسمت هتلی که بالای کوه ساخته‌اند یکدفعه نگاه کردم دیدم هیکل غریبی با کلاه فرنگی

In Switzerland did we traverse the path toward the hotel that had been erected upon the mountain, when suddenly I beheld a strange figure wearing a European hat [3.5s]

NNY.231-233x

@predictions and prophecies, @impossibility of true worship of God

ABU2064

Words spoken in 1915 in Akka

130

Persian

من آنچه باید بروم در جمیع اطراف و اکناف فریاد بزنم زدم در جمیع شهرها ندا

I who must needs journey forth to every region and corner have raised My call and issued My summons in all cities [3.5s]

AVK4.463.03

@war and peace, @unity; oneness of humanity, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @call to action

ABU1444

Words spoken in 1915 in Abu Sinan

220

mixed

فوالله الذی لا اله الا هو اگر احباب بوصایای جمال مبارک عمل نمایند ملوک خاضع

By Him Who is, in truth, the One God, and there is none other God but Him! Should the loved ones act in accordance with the counsels of the Blessed Beauty, verily the kings shall bow down in submission [3.5s]

AKHA_118BE #08-09 p.b

@martyrs and martyrdom, @words vs deeds, @power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

ABU3686

Words spoken in 1913 in Ramleh

160

Persian

وقتی در یکی از مجالس مهمّهٴ اسکندریّه بودم شخصی از وطن خواهان بستایش و حمایت وطن خود

When I was present at an important gathering in Alexandria, a certain patriot arose to voice his praise and support for his country. He recited a poem and then

BDA2.366

MHMD2.488

@nationalism; love of country, @historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge

ABU0435

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

590

All who stand up in the cause of God will be persecuted and misunderstood

COC#0308x, SW_v04#05 p.088-089

@suffering and imprisonment, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @firmness in the Covenant, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

ABU1058

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

300

I wish to train you until you have no other thought, no other motive, no other wish than service

SW_v04#06 p.104, STAB#107

@suffering and imprisonment, @power of the Manifestation of God, @teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1059

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

300

You must become impervious to criticism, unconscious of attack and abuse, nay, rather welcoming persecution

SW_v04#06 p.104-105, STAB#105

@loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love, @suffering and imprisonment, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @stories; anecdotes, @spiritual transformation, @service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU1956

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

150

If a child is left to its own natural proclivities, without education, it will embody all human defects

SW_v04#06 p.105-106, SW_v15#10 p.289.1, SW_v09#07 p.086

@two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures, @materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization, @perfection; imperfection of nature, @education of children; moral education, @religion as reality; definitions of religion

ABU2282

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

110

The heart of man is a garden. The real garden is in order, well planted, watered and cultivated

SW_v04#06 p.105.1, SW_v15#06 p.157.2

@Manifestation of God as educator, @Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator, @spiritual transformation, @education of children; moral education

ABU2804

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

Material scientists endeavor to show the evolution of the species man from the monkey

SW_v04#06 p.105.2

@evolution; human evolution, @materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization, @man's distinction from the animal

ABU2865

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

The real materialist is the animal. Compared to the animal, man is but a tyro and novice in materialism

SW_v04#06 p.105.3, SW_v25#11 p.239

@limits of the intellect, @materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization, @man's distinction from the animal

ABU3325

Words spoken in 1912 in the United States

In future a manufacturer will not be allowed to leave all his property to his own family. A law will be made something like this

SW_v08#01 p.011

@law of inheritance, @wealth inequality and its moderation, @labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing

ABU2952

Words spoken in 1912 in Paris

For this is the Radiant Century, the time when deeds must take the place of words. Blessed is that soul which does not attach itself to transient conditions

SAS.108-109

@consolation and comfort, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @words vs deeds

ABU2959

Words spoken in 1912 in London

No, it will come about gradually. A plant that grows too quickly lasts but a short time.

COC#1607x, AIL.106

@growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity, @universal peace; world unity, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1581

Words spoken in 1912

200

The Mashrak-el-Azkar will be like a beautiful bouquet. The central lofty edifice will have nine sides

SW_v05#05 p.067

@House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar], @unity of thought and belief, @spiritual transformation, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1952

Words spoken in 1912

150

Consider the times of the past: Regard for instance the days of His Holiness Christ and days subsequent thereto.

SW_v03#13 p.016

@rejection, opposition and persecution, @growth of the Cause, @suffering; rejection of Christ, @defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics

ABU2525

Words spoken in 1912

The sword has been working over six thousand years and has become dull. We must look about us for another sword

SW_v03#16 p.009

@material and spiritual existence; two books, @the power of words; of speech, @war and peace, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @love of God

ABU1638

Words spoken in 1911 in London

190

SW_v02#14 p.005-006, SW_v08#10 p.134-135

These are wonderful days! We see an Eastern guest received with love and courtesy in the West.

AIL.058, SW_v02#19 p.003-004

@stories; anecdotes, @unity; oneness of humanity, @progress and the continual ascent of material civilization, @prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction, @East and West; communication between East and West

ABU0411

Words spoken in 1911

610

In this monajotte that we have just listened to... Strive day and night and do whatever is possible that perchance you may wake

SW_v08#02 p.028, ADP.055-058

@transcending the material condition, @spiritual transformation, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization, @worldliness vs. other-worldliness, @call to action, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU2800

Words spoken in 1910

Mrs. C. when you go back to New York talk to people about the love of God. People in the world do not talk enough about God. Their conversation is filled with trivialities

TOR.212-213, VLAB.143

@teaching the Cause; call to teach, @methods of teaching the Cause, @knowledge; recognition of God, @love of God

ABU3438

Words spoken in 1910

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

@The Holy Spirit, @God as immanent vs. transcendent reality, @transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU3543

Words spoken in 1910

I cannot tell you, but in all those upon whom I look, I see only my Father's face.

TOR.006, VLAB.085

ABU3586

Words spoken in 1910

Characterize thyself with the characteristics of God, and thou shalt know the spiritual life!

TOR.211, VLAB.117

@attaining the life of the spirit, @human reality created in the image of God, @knowledge; recognition of God, @spiritual transformation

ABU2690

Words spoken in 1909

Give Mrs. Botay my greetings and love and tell her she must greatly endeavor

SW_v12#05 p.108

@race unity; racial issues, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1091

Words spoken in 1901

450

O people! The Doors of the Kingdom are opened--the Sun of Truth is shining upon the world... These great days are swiftly passing and once gone can never be recalled

SW_v03#14 p.012, SW_v04#15 p.258, SW_v05#01 p.001, SW_v06#14 p.106, SW_v06#15 p.113, SW_v06#15 p.116, SW_v08#14 p.189x, SW_v12#15 p.245x, PN_1901 p086, AHV.032, BLO_PN#045, BSTW#504bx

@call to action, @forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration, @proclamation to Christians, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @suffering; rejection of Christ, @words vs deeds

ABU0313

Words spoken in 1900

720

The mystery of sacrifice: There are many meanings for these words. Every one of the friends of God has two stations; one of the station of mankind and the other of spirituality.

PN_1900 p002, PN_1900 p057, PN_unsorted p143

@sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice, @spiritual transformation, @station of the Manifestation of God, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @suffering and imprisonment, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU1628

Words spoken in 1900

190

Every material thing we see around us, represents some spiritual idea. As there is an outward, material reality, so there is also an inward, spiritual reality.

PTIM.062, BSTW#201

@Manifestation of God as sun, @Manifestation of God as educator, @need for an educator, @Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator, @material world a reflection of the spiritual

ABU1730

Words spoken in 1900

180

Abdu'l-Baha said that he had seen the faces of the American believers and he was very glad

SW_v08#16 p.215, PTIM.034

@Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

ABU2406

Words spoken in 1900

100

A child in the matrix of its mother is in utter darkness. When it is born into the world it comes into the light. While in the matrix

SW_v14#01 p.010

@second birth, @soul; spirit after death, @spiritual transformation, @the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ABU3446

Words spoken in 'Akka to Aqa Muhammad Rahim

One day the Blesed Beauty observed: 'At this very moment the Tablet to the Czar of Russia is being read

STOB.049 #056

@predictions and prophecies

ABU2596

Words spoken en route to Salt Lake City, 1912-10-27

Persian

من بامریکا آمدم تا علم صلح عمومی بلند کنم آمده ام ترویج وحدت عالم انسانی نمایم مقصدم الفت و محبت

I have come to America to raise the standard of universal peace and to promote the unity of mankind. My aim is to create love and harmony among the religions.

BDA1.335.16

MHMD1.354

@two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @universal peace; world unity, @oneness; unity of religion, @unity; oneness of humanity, @the Kingdom of God [Malakut]

ABU2435

Words spoken en route to Oakland, 1912-10-16

Persian

بسبب نرفتن من بانجا خیلی متأثر شده اند و با وجود مشاغل بی اختیار از راه دور برای ملاقات آمده اند اگر تا پورتلند و سیاتل

They are upset that I am not going there. However, in spite of the great distance, they have come to see us, notwithstanding the effort involved. Had it been but a one-or two-day trip, I would have gone to Portland and Seattle but the distance is great.

BDA1.314.09

MHMD1.332

@personal instructions, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU2590

Words spoken en route in train in Chicago, 1912-10-31

Persian

متجاوز از دو سال است که از جوار روضهٴ مبارکه دورم حال باید مراجعت کنم اگر باز مقدر شود

It is now more than two years that I have been far from the Holy Shrine of Baha'u'llah. Now I must return. If God wills it, I shall make another journey in another direction

BDA1.341.08

MHMD1.359-360

@travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1709

Words spoken en route in carriage in Haifa, 1915-04-25

180

These warring, Christian nations call themselves the followers of the Nazarene but do not live in accord with his teachings... Do we Bahá'ís live according to the principles of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh? We must be just.

DAS.1915-04-25

@words vs deeds, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @criticism and its limits, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world, @happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow

ABU2636

Words spoken en route in carriage in Haifa, 1915-04-18

We are living and moving in a Cause the likeness of which is like unto this ocean. We must immerse ourselves in this sea and reach its depths, so that we may gather the unseen, brilliant pearls of the mysteries of the Kingdom of God

DAS.1915-04-18

@prophecy and fulfillment, @spiritual transformation, @call to action, @mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU0389

Words spoken en route in carriage in Haifa, 1915-02-07

630

Persian

من ابدا سبب فصل نشدم خودشان خود را از یکدیگر جدا کردند جمال مبارک عهدی گرفتند

I never caused their separation. They separated themselves. The Blessed Beauty established a Covenant

KHH1.166 (1.228)x

KHHE.240-241x, DAS.1915-02-07, BSR_v13 p.089x

@methods of teaching the Cause, @creativity in art, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world, @unity in diversity, @goodly deeds; actions, @characteristics and conduct of true believers, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2002

Words spoken en route in carriage in Budapest, 1913-04-13

140

For nine years He [Bahá'u'lláh] did not see a green leaf. He loved nature. His sensibilities and powers of observation were miraculous. The tips of His fingers were the most sensitive parts of His holy temple.

DAS.1913-04-13

@banishment to; life in 'Akka, @power of the Manifestation of God, @suffering and imprisonment

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

@teaching the Cause; call to teach, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator, @words vs deeds, @effort; striving

ABU2225

Words spoken en route in Abu Sinan, 1914-11-01

110

Persian

جمال مبارک سه مرتبه به یرکه تشریف آوردند دفعه اول من تا نزدیکهای ابوسنان پیاده

The Blessed Beauty journeyed to the village of Yirkih three times. On the first visit, I walked at the side

KHH1.131-132 (1.181-182)

KHHE.197, DAS.1914-11-01, BSR_v13 p.082

@Shrines and Holy places, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @eulogies; reminiscences

ABU1688

Words spoken during filming of motion picture on 1912-06-18

180

Persian

مژده باد مژده باد که نور شمس حقیقت طلوع نمود مژده باد مژده باد که صهیون برقص

Glad-tidings, glad-tidings! The sun of Truth has arisen! Glad-tidings, glad-tidings! The New Jerusalem has descended from heaven!

DWNP_v2#09 p.078x, ANDA#43-44 p.76, KHF.001, KHTB2.153, NJB_v03#06-08 p.001 , BDA1.127.08

SW_v19#08 p.253-254, MHMD1.136-137, BW_v07p421, BSTW#056

@unity; oneness of humanity, @praise and encouragement, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @prophecy and fulfillment, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @return of Christ; second coming of Christ, @universal peace; world unity

ABU2594

Words spoken during filming of motion picture on 1912-06-18

Persian

ملاحظهٴ قدرت جمال قدم و نفوذ اسم اعظم نمائید که ما را با اهل امریکا باین نحو الفت و اتحاد داده

Observe the power of the Ancient Beauty and the influence of the Greatest Name through which He has united us with the people of America in this way

BDA1.126.14

SW_v19#08 p.253, MHMD1.135-136

@love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU0789

Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911

380

I met a man this morning who belongs to the sect of Buddhists and I said to him, "What is your message?"

@power of the mind over nature, @Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East, @consorting with all; being kind; loving to all, @love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion, @The Holy Spirit

ABU0904

Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911

340

RHQM2.0633-634 (012x) (009-010x), KHH1.264-265 (1.368-370)

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

@The Holy Spirit, @spiritual transformation, @Manifestation of God as sun, @Manifestation of God as mediator, @Word of God and human limitations, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @transmutation of the soul by the divine elixir

ABU1239

Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911

260

Each one has in his environment a treasure. Let him seek that treasure eagerly, search for it with patience

SW_v02#14 p.007+014-015

@East and West; communication between East and West, @development of capacity and readiness, @service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU1805

Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911

170

There has been another battle today and much blood has been shed. The poor have given their lives

SW_v02#14 p.005

@war and peace, @justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice, @unity; oneness of humanity, @sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice, @the golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others

ABU2734

Words spoken ca. Nov. 1921 in Haifa

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

@the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God, @praise and encouragement

ABU3470

Words spoken ca. Nov. 1921 in Haifa

Persian

خط جناب زین سند است جناب زین کاتب جمال مبارک بود هر لوحی که بخط اوست صحیح و درست

This is the writing of his honor Zein, who was a scribe of the Blessed Beauty. Every tablet penned by his hand is authentic and correct [3.5s]

QT105.2.039

@preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings

ABU2294

Words spoken ca. Nov. 1912 in the United States

110

...he replied that he had talked on every subject, from the scientific as well as psychological basis

SW_v03#10 p.016

@spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @living waters; water of life

ABU3085

Words spoken ca. Nov. 1911 in Paris

All true art is a gift of the Holy Spirit... It is the Sun of Truth, O artist... The Sun of Truth is everywhere. It is shining on the whole world.

CHH.182, BLO_PN#022

@prayer for spiritual recognition, @light and darkness, @Manifestation of God as sun, @The Holy Spirit, @high station of the arts and sciences

ABU3526

Words spoken ca. Nov. 1911 in Paris

Why should you wish to return here? In My Father's House are many mansions--many, many world! Why should you desire to come back to this particular planet?

CHH.181, BLO_PN#022

@soul; spirit after death, @reincarnation, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @realms of being; three realms; five realms

ABU2514

Words spoken ca. May 1912 in New York

Tell Juliet that she teaches well. I have met many people who have been affected by you, Juliet. You are not eloquent, you are not fluent, but your heart teaches.

SW_v12#07 p.139, DJT.281, FDA.019-020, BLO_PN#027

@confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause

ABU3360

Words spoken ca. June. 1921

I ever pray on her behalf and beg from God His divine remedy and healing. As in this Dispensation consultation with expert doctors

COC#1043x, SW_v12#07 p.134

@health and healing; material and spiritual healing, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

AB01065

Words spoken ca. Jul. 1914

380

Persian

الحمد للّه بحقیقت مسئلهٴ ازل اطّلاع یافتی البتّه در اظهار حقیقت آن بکوش تا این ابرهای تاریک

Praise be to God that thou hast discovered the truth concerning the matter of Azal. Strive thou, assuredly, to manifest this truth, that these dark clouds [3.5s]... Praised be God that you have now understood the reality of Azal. You must assuredly strive to propagate this truth

KHHE.386-387

@rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals, @martyrdom of the Bab

ABU0194

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

910

Persian

بلی در این امر شمشیر نفحات الهیه است آن شمشیر میکشت این جان می دهد

Verily, in this Cause, the sword is the divine breezes of God; the physical sword took life, whereas this one bestows life eternal [4o]

KHH2.256-261

@holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God, @House of Justice, @contention and conflict, @Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people, @growth of the Cause

ABU0367

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

650

Persian

شریعت الله بر دو قسم است یک قسم اساس دین الله و آن تعلق بروحانیات دارد

The Law of God is of two kinds: One kind is the foundation of the Religion of God and pertaineth unto spiritual things [3.5s]

KHH2.262-265

@Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people, @growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity, @changing and unchanging parts of religion, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas

ABU0616

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

460

Persian

آن گاو هم نفسی بوده است که در میان بنی اسرائیل بسیار محترم و معتبر و معزز بوده است

That Cow was indeed a sacred being who was highly revered, honored and esteemed among the Children of Israel [3.5s]

KHH2.290-293

@stories; anecdotes, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0708

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

410

Persian

واقعا اگر در ادوار سابق از برای نفوس شکی و ریبی و شبهه ئی بود از این بود

Verily, if in the bygone ages there lingered any doubt, uncertainty or misgiving in the hearts of men, it was for this reason [3.5s]

KHH2.287-290

@historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @prophecy and fulfillment, @characteristics and conduct of true believers, @words vs deeds, @Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people

ABU0739

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

400

Persian

همیشه انبیای الهی در صدمات و بلیات بوده اند این صدمات و بلایا در سبیل

Ever have the Prophets of God been encompassed by tribulations and calamities. These afflictions and trials were in the path [3.5s]

KHH2.251-253

@detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @martyrs and martyrdom, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU0852

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

350

Persian

الحمد لله ایامی چند آمدند در اینجا در آستان مبارک بودند و در کمال محبت معاشرت کردید

Praise be to God that for several days they came here and dwelt at this blessed Threshold, associating with thee in the utmost fellowship and love [3.5s]

KHH2.301-303

@station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @presence of; reunion with God, @servitude; submission to God; repentance, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU0856

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

350

Persian

بحمد الله یوم مبارکی است چون که نسبت بحق پیدا کرده مبارک است روز بدو طلوع است

Praised be God! Blessed is this Day, for it hath attained its connection with Truth. Blessed is the day at its dawning [3.5s]

KHH2.299-301

@banishment to; life in Constantinople, @corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

ABU0910

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

330

Persian

امروز کمتر متدین در میان یهود پیدا میشود زمانی در طبریه بودم ابدا بوی دین

On this day scarce can be found among the Jews one truly devout. When once I sojourned in Tiberias, no trace of true religion did I perceive [3.5s]

KHH2.297-299

@religious rituals minimized or eliminated, @consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet, @Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people, @stories; anecdotes

ABU0948

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

320

Persian

این قطعه زمین را که خریده بودی باید نیت خود را تغییر ندهی زیرا در این امر

With respect to this plot of land which thou didst purchase, thou must not alter thy purpose, for in this matter [3.5s]

KHH2.268-270

@forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @business; financial; property matters

ABU0949

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

320

Persian

این مدرسه خیلی اهمیت دارد در عالم وجود اعظم از دانائی چیزی نیست

This school holdeth great import in the world of existence, for nothing is more exalted than knowledge [3.5s]

KHH2.253-255

@educational curricula, @high station of learning, @universal education, @education of children; moral education, @acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @man's distinction from the animal, @knowledge; recognition of God

ABU1077

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

290

Persian

تربیت اطفال خدمت بزرگی است که به تربیت الهی تربیت گردد و اخلاق اطفال را باید تربیت کرد

The education of children is a mighty service, whereby they may be trained through divine education, and verily must their character be nurtured and refined [3.5s]

KHH2.286-287

@education and the development of capacity, @need for an educator, @education of children; moral education, @Manifestation of God as educator

ABU1214

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

260

Persian

من امروز خیلی خسته هستم امروز مفتی قنسول و دیگران آمدند چقدر بد گذشت

Today I am greatly wearied, for the Mufti, the Consul and others came, and how grievously did the day pass [3.5s]

KHH2.265-267

@stories; anecdotes, @banishment to; life in 'Akka, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @suffering and imprisonment

ABU1264

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

250

Persian

مجلس مبعوثان سوخته است آتش زده اند یا یانغین یعنی حریق واقع شده است

The Assembly of Deputies hath been consumed in flames - whether by deliberate conflagration or by an accidental fire that hath broken forth therein [3.5s]

KHH2.281-283

@present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion

ABU1545

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

200

Persian

دهقان الهی تخمی می پاشد در اراضی طیبه بعضی از آنها در اراضی شوره

The Divine Husbandman scattereth seeds upon goodly lands, while some fall upon barren soil [3.5s]

KHH2.270-272

ABU1547

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

200

Persian

فضل است لکن فضل استعداد لازم دارد که قبول کند مثلا آمدن باران

Grace abideth, yet grace requireth capacity that it may be received, even as the coming of rain [3.5s]

KHH2.280-281

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium, @development of capacity and readiness, @the soul as soil; cultivation of the soul, @selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence

ABU1615

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

190

Persian

مقصد از اصحاب کهف نفوسی بودند که از احوال دنیا گذشتند آن اشخاصی که از شدت انجذب بنفحات الهی استغال بحق

The purpose of the Companions of the Cave were they who had detached themselves from worldly conditions, those souls who, through their intense attraction to the divine fragrances, became occupied with the True One [3.5s]

KHH2.290

@detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @spiritual transformation, @love of God

ABU1683

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

180

Persian

قصد از عدد نیست دوازده ساعت زیاد است یعنی ششماه بر نورانیت افزود

By these numbers it is not meant the twelve hours excessive be, rather it signifieth that six months were added unto the luminosity [3.5s]

KHH2.276-277

@quotation from or interpretation of the Bible, @miracles and their interpretation, @Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation, @freedom of thought and action, @knowledge; recognition of God, @interpretation of words and passages in scripture

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

@tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @spiritual transformation

ABU1735

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

170

Persian

احبا باید مربی نفوس باشند نفوس را باخلاق روحانی و انجذاب وجدانی

The beloved ones must be educators of souls, nurturing them through spiritual attributes and conscientious attraction [3.5s]

KHH2.294-295

@honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness, @call to action, @Satan; the Evil One, @education of children; moral education, @forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

ABU2067

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

130

Persian

هزار و نهصد سال است ناقوس میزنند هنوز کلال و ملال پیدا نکرده

A thousand and nine hundred years have they sounded the bell, yet still have they found neither weariness nor fatigue [3.5s]

KHH2.279a

@idolatry, @Christ; Christianity, @Christian doctrine and practice, @heedlessness and ignorance of the people, @suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU2155

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

120

Persian

در حیز ملکوت مقامی ندارند ولکن بالنسبه بخلق معلوم است آنها از دیگران

In the realm of the Kingdom they possess no station, yet in relation to creation it is known that they differ from others [3.5s]

KHH2.277-278

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @unity; oneness of humanity, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @love of God

ABU2223

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

110

Persian

جمال مبارک این گونه حرکات را نهی فرمودند ما خلق جدیدیم عادت قدیمه

The Blessed Beauty hath forbidden such practices. We are a new creation; [we have] ancient customs [3.5s]

KHH2.261-262

@stories; anecdotes, @religious rituals minimized or eliminated, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU2249

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

110

Persian

نوشته اند که میخواهند بعضی از سنگهای تاج ایران را بفروشند تاج ایران عدالت است

It hath been written that they desire to sell certain jewels of the Crown of Iran. Know ye that the Crown of Iran is Justice [3.5s]

KHH2.284-285

@past, present and future of Iran, @justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice, @symbolism, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU2434

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

Persian

بخت النصر هم خیلی به بنی اسرائیل مصیبت داد از بسکه بنی اسرائیل متردد

Verily did Nebuchadnezzar bring grievous affliction upon the Children of Israel, inasmuch as they wavered exceedingly in their faith [3.5s]

KHH2.267-268

@Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @work as worship

ABU2584

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

Persian

شما این را تطبیق کنید به قواعد از قدرت الهی بعید نیست ولکن اینها معنی دارد

Ye shall align this with the ordinances - far be it from the Divine Power [to withhold it] - yet verily in these are profound meanings [3.5s]

KHH2.276

ABU2600

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

Persian

یک آخوندی یکوقتی آمد اینجا از آن آخوندهای پر غرور بود اینجا از مناجاتهای عربی تلاوت میشد

Once came hither a certain divine, one of those clerics possessed of pride, at a time when Arabic prayers were being chanted in this place [3.5s]

KHH2.283

@stories; anecdotes, @Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.

ABU2722

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

Persian

بحر الاعظم جمال مبارک است یعنی جمال مبارک باین صفحات تشریف آوردند

The Most Great Ocean is the Blessed Beauty, meaning that the Blessed Beauty did graciously arrive upon these shores [3.5s]

KHH2.297

@stories; anecdotes, @banishment to; life in 'Akka

ABU2839

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

Persian

جمیع عالم استعداد دارد فقط مبلغ لازم دارد اگر عالم استعداد نداشت نفس ظهور نمیشد

The whole world possesseth capacity; it doth but require teachers. Were the world devoid of capacity, the Manifestation would not have appeared [3.5s]

KHH2.285-286

@development of capacity and readiness, @The Holy Spirit, @power of the Manifestation of God, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU2849

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

Persian

ظلمت عدم نور است وجودی ندارد یهدی من یشاء و یضل من یشا

Darkness hath no existence in truth, for it is but the absence of light. He guideth whom He willeth and leadeth astray whom He pleaseth [3.5s]

KHH2.281

@nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil, @status of material wealth; wealth and poverty, @light and darkness

ABU2971

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

Persian

اگر باین صفات رحمانی متصف شویم عنقریب مقصد کلی که عبارت از اتحاد

If we become adorned with these attributes of the All-Merciful, ere long shall the ultimate purpose, which is none other than unity, be attained [3.5s]

KHH2.242-243

@call to action, @unity; oneness of humanity, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @prophecy and fulfillment

ABU3024

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

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

@tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @degrees of faith; certitude, @spiritual transformation, @banishment to; life in 'Akka, @suffering and imprisonment

ABU3121

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

Persian

این رمز است مانند آن که طواف کعبه را باید در وقت معینی و محل

This is an emblem, even as the circumambulation of the Sacred House must needs be performed at an appointed time and place [3.5s]

KHH2.294a

@symbolism, @spiritual transformation, @Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc., @pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam

ABU3463

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

Persian

این صلح بعد از انقلابات و حوادث عظیمه است که رخ می گشاید ... بلی در همین عصر و قرن که در او داخلیم

This peace shall be unveiled after mighty commotions and momentous happenings... yea, in this very age and century wherein we now find ourselves [3.5s]

KHH2.273b

@predictions and prophecies, @present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion, @the Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace, @universal peace; world unity

ABU3466

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

Persian

بلی امروز یوم جمال قدم و عصر اسم اعظم است روز عروسی است ایام بهار است بعد ایام تابستان و خزان و زمستان میرسد

Yea, this day is the Day of the Ancient Beauty and the Age of the Most Great Name. It is the wedding day, these are the springtime days, after which shall come the days of summer, autumn and winter [3.5s]

KHH2.273a

@growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity, @spiritual springtime, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

ABU3474

Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909

Persian

سبب هدایت فضل است سبب عنایت فضل است مثلا این چشم را عنایت کرده این گوش را فضل عنایت

The cause of guidance is grace, the cause of bounty is grace. For example, He hath bestowed this eye by His bounty, and this ear He hath graciously granted [3.5s]

KHH2.279b

@divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

ABU0548

Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920

500

Persian

حضرات مسافرین رفتند اگر راه ها کلاً و کاملاً باز شود مسافرتها آسان میگردد انسان در مدت قلیلی وارد ایران میشود

The honored wayfarers have departed. Should the pathways be wholly and completely opened, journeys shall become easy, such that man may enter Persia in but a brief span [3.5s]

KHMT.078-079

@critique of Western values; culture, @war and peace, @characteristics and conduct of true believers, @words vs deeds, @pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge

ABU0993

Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920

310

Persian

Pilgrim's Note of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Words, A

محبت ، محبت ، محبت ، محبت جاذب قلوب است محبت جالب نفوس است . حتی این کرات جسیمه

Love, love, love. Love attracts the hearts, love captivates the souls. Even these massive globes revolve through the power of gravity

KHMT.083-084

ADMS#294

@words vs deeds, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @love of God, @love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion, @one universal law; attractive power of love, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

ABU1252

Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920

250

Persian

بلی چنین است این آخوند همیشه ورد زبانش یا لیتنی کنت معک فافوز فوزاًعظیما بود ولی چون خودرا در صحرای کربلا

Yea, verily, such was this divine that forever upon his tongue were the words "Would that I had been with Thee, that I might have attained a most great triumph," yet when he found himself upon the plain of Karbila [3.5s]

KHMT.080-081

@words vs deeds, @justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice, @episodes from the early history of Islam

ABU1300

Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920

240

Persian

این حاجی محمد یک روز گریبان کشیش مسیحی را گرفته بود که اورا تبلیغ نماید

Lo! On a certain day, this Haji Muhammad seized the collar of a Christian priest that he might convert him to the Faith [3.5s]

KHMT.076-077

@humor; jokes, @the cross and the trinity, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @quotation from or interpretation of the Bible, @stories; anecdotes

ABU1302

Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920

240

Persian

بهشت و جهنم هم در این عالم است و هم در آن عالم نفوسیکه در اینعالم بهر پیش آمدی تسلیم

Paradise and hell exist both in this world and in that world - those souls who in this world submit to every circumstance [3.5s]

PYB#061 p.16x, KHMT.071-072

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @heaven and paradise; heaven and hell, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @suffering and imprisonment, @recompense; reward for belief; right action, @chastisement and requital

ABU1307

Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920

240

Persian

در زمان فتعلیشاه ذوالفقار خان نامی حاکم سمنان بود بسیار شخص غیور و جسوری بود

During the reign of Fath-'Ali-Shah, one Dhu'l-Faqar Khan governed Simnan, and he was a man possessed of exceeding valor and intrepidity [3.5s]

KHMT.079-080

@stories; anecdotes, @Imam Husayn, @accounts of dreams and visions, @eulogies; reminiscences

ABU1609

Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920

190

Persian

شما که به ایران میروید بهر جا وارد شدید باید روح مجسم باشید . با انجذابی رحمانی و انعکاس ملکوتی

O ye who journey unto Iran! Whithersoever ye enter, ye must be embodied spirits, with divine attraction and heavenly radiance [3.5s]

KHMT.098-099

@growth of the Cause, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @unity; oneness of humanity, @firmness in the Covenant

ABU1746

Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920

170

Persian

حاج میرزا کمال الدین نراقی عموئی داشت موسوم به حاجی ملا محمد نراقی روزی حاجی میرزا کمال الدین حکایت کرد

Hajj Mirza Kamal'ud-Din-i-Naraqi had an uncle named Haji Mulla Muhammad-i-Naraqi. One day Haji Mirza Kamal'ud-Din related [3.5s]

KHMT.081-082

@teaching the Cause; call to teach, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @stories; anecdotes

ABU1747

Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920

170

Persian

در این مدت من تب داشتم و نتوانستم در محفل شما حضور پیدا کنم لذا از ملاقات شما ها محروم بودم

During this period, I was stricken with fever and could not attain unto your gathering; thus was I deprived of meeting with you all [3.5s]

KHMT.090

@love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause, @unity; oneness of humanity, @goodly deeds; actions

ABU1832

Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920

160

Persian

حصول تائید منوط بتبلیغ است اگر تبلیغ تعطیل شود تائید نیز منقطع خواهد شد . تائید معلق و موکول به قیام است

The acquisition of confirmations is dependent on teaching the Cause. If the teaching is stopped, then confirmations will likewise cease… It is incumbent on each and every one of the believers to lead, in the span of a year, at least one person to the river of guidance

KHMT.082

ADMS#293

@teaching the Cause; call to teach, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @universality of the Cause

ABU2206

Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920

110

Persian

احبا هر روز در انتظار نامه جدیدی هستند که از من به آنها برسد و پس از وصول بخوانند و در جعبه های خود بگذارند

The beloved ones await, day after day, a fresh epistle that shall reach them from Me, that they may peruse it upon its arrival and place it within their treasured boxes [3.5s]

KHMT.072

@words vs deeds, @entry by troops, @growth of the Cause, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU2451

Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920

Persian

در اوقاتیکه جمالقدم جل جلاله به سلیمانیه تشریف برده در کوه سرگلو معتکف و منزوی بودند

In those times when the Ancient Beauty, glorified be His majesty, had betaken Himself to Sulaymaniyyih and was secluded and withdrawn upon Mount Sar-Galu [3.5s]

KHMT.072

@Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih, @high station of the true believer

ABU2843

Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920

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

@tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @permission for visit; pilgrimage, @Shrines and Holy places, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU2994

Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920

Persian

حالا وقت آنستکه آنچه در دل داری بگوئی زیرا تا بحال فرصتی حاصل نشده که بتوانم شما را ملاقات و بدرد های دلت برسم

Now is the time for thee to reveal that which lieth within thy heart, for until this hour no opportunity hath been vouchsafed Me to meet with thee and to attend to the sorrows of thy heart [3.5s]

KHMT.092

@spiritual communication; connections of the heart, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

ABU3125

Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920

Persian

باید مواظب باشید که جانطه شمارا سارقین در راه بسرقت نبرند بسیار بسیار دقت و مراقبت نمائید

Take heed lest thieves upon the way make plunder of thy purse; be thou exceedingly vigilant and watchful [3.5s]

KHMT.099

@chastisement and requital, @wisdom [hikmat], @prayer for protection

ABU3298

Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920

Persian

حالا اگر احبای الهی بهمان حدیث اول یعنی به یکی از الواح جمال قدم جل جلاله عامل باشند

Now if the beloved ones of God would act in accordance with that first tradition, namely, one of the Tablets of the Ancient Beauty, may His glory be exalted [3.5s]

KHMT.074-075

@exhortations and counsels

ABU1590

Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London

200

The magnet of your love brought me to this country. My hope is that the Divine Light

AIL.054, SW_v02#19 p.006

@unity; oneness of humanity, @words vs deeds, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction, @East and West; communication between East and West, @The Holy Spirit, @forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration

ABU2075

Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London

130

The Universal Races Congress was good, for it was intended for the furtherance and progress of unity

AIL.059, SW_v02#19 p.006-007, STAB#024

@spiritual transformation, @prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction, @oneness; unity of religion, @unity; oneness of humanity, @universal language, @present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion

ABU2530

Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London

Disease is of two kinds: (a) Material (b) Spiritual. For instance, a cut of the hand; if you pray for the cut to be healed

LOG#0949x, AIL.065, SW_v02#19 p.007-008, SW_v08#18 p.230

@health and healing; material and spiritual healing, @material and spiritual existence; two books, @power of prayer, @symbolism, @miracles and their interpretation

ABU3527

Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London

QT108.067-069, KHH1.314-317 (1.437-441)

It resembles many drunkards gathered together to protest against the drinking of alcohol. They say drink is horrible and they straightaway go out from the house to drink again.

AIL.061

@hypocrisy, @universal peace; world unity

ABU1410

Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911

230

In order to bring about a state of peace and unity three things are necessary:

SW_v02#19 p.005-006

@words vs deeds, @unity; oneness of humanity, @war and peace, @charitable associations; humanitarian activities, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU1651

Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911

190

The great causes of separation among the people are: (a) Racial. (b) Political. (c) Religious.

SW_v02#19 p.007

@race unity; racial issues, @prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction, @unity; oneness of humanity, @unity in diversity, @nationalism; love of country

ABU2032

Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911

140

The world is wrong, just because people talk too much and do not carry out their ideals

SW_v02#19 p.007, SW_v14#02 p.060-061

@words vs deeds, @idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others, @fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf], @purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity, @pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge

ABU3430

Words spoken ca. Aug. 1912 in Dublin, NH

The mature wisdom requires this. I must go everywhere and raise the call of the Kingdom.

SW_v03#15 p.004

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @call to action, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @wisdom [hikmat]

ABU1069

Words spoken ca. April 1910

300

Was weiß Herr Goethe über die Ewigkeit? Was ist Ewigkeit? Wie definiert und erklärt Euer Dichter den Begriff der Ewigkeit ?

SDW v11#11 p.122-123

@microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar], @infinity and eternity, @existence; immortality of the human soul, @the human soul, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @existence and nonexistence; preexistence

ABU1471

Words spoken ca. 1919-11-18 in Haifa

220

For the black and white in America to associate together in a social way is good. The Government has no objections on political grounds for granting equality

PN_1919 p004, PN_1919 p015, BSTW#319

@race unity; racial issues, @unity in diversity, @unity; oneness of humanity, @wisdom [hikmat]

ABU0612

Words spoken ca. 1919-07-17

470

Fifty years ago, Baha'o'llah wrote that there must be a league of nations to establish universal peace

SW_v10#09 p.195-196

@universal peace; world unity, @materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization, @unity in diversity, @equality of men and women, @means of establishment of future civilization, @predictions and prophecies, @unity; oneness of humanity, @words vs deeds

ABU1901

Words spoken ca. 1919

160

God treats these people with His mercy, not with His justice, since God is against war.

SW_v10#18 p.336

@forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @soul; spirit after death, @justice and wrath of God, @war and peace, @second birth

ABU2580

Words spoken ca. 1919

Persian

حمام در حقیقت نعمت بزرگی است در رومیلی در تمام خانهها حمام و آب موجود بود

To bathe oneself is a great bounty. Near the army barracks in ‘Akka there existed a public bath which was in a state of ruin

YIK.298-299, ZIAB2.133

STOB.049-050 #057

@cleanliness and refinement, @banishment to; life in 'Akka, @autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @business; financial; property matters, @personal instructions

ABU2813

Words spoken ca. 1918-12-17

O Omnipotent God! Verily, the pavilion of Justice has been raised in the Holy Land

SW_v09#17 p.196

@praise and encouragement, @prayer for governments and rulers, @relationship between government and people

ABU0817

Words spoken ca. 1917-02-03

370

Come, my son, take it. I have corrected it. The importance of this Tablet will be revealed in the future.

SW_v10#06 p.103+111

@teaching the Cause; call to teach, @methods of teaching the Cause, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized), @race unity; racial issues, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @unity in diversity, @present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion, @growth of the Cause

ABU1411

Words spoken ca. 1917

230

The believers must arise in perfect unity in teaching the Cause of God and grasping each other's hands

SW_v10#04 p.072

@teaching the Cause; call to teach, @growth of the Cause, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause

ABU0198

Words spoken ca. 1916 in Abu Sinan

910

One day in Baghdad He called all His friends together and spoke to them of God. Then He departed from them alone. Nobody knew just where He was.

CHH.256-260, BLO_PN#022

@Manifestation of God as educator, @predictions and prophecies, @power of the Manifestation of God, @banishments of Baha'u'llah, @suffering and imprisonment, @proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals, @growth of the Cause

ABU2374

Words spoken ca. 1916

100

Ridvaniyyih, there is a Garden of God. Human beings are trees growing therein. The Gardener is Our Father. When He sees a little tree in a place too small

CHH.216, BLO_PN#022

@Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator, @stories; anecdotes, @spiritual transformation, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @consolation and comfort, @symbolism

ABU3058

Words spoken ca. 1916

If you have a bed of lilies-of-the-valley that you love and tenderly care for, they cannot see you, nor can they understand your care

CHH.215, BLO_PN#022

@consolation and comfort, @methods of teaching the Cause, @soul; spirit after death, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

ABU0813

Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan

370

One day, whilst at Kazimayn, through which He passed on his first journey to Karbila and Baghdad, Jamal-i-Mubarak was appealed to by a young man, 'Abdu'l-Vahhab

CHH.196-197, BLO_PN#022, STAB#035

@martyrs and martyrdom, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @stories; anecdotes, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0869

Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan

350

All this trouble is because humanity has wandered far from the true teaching of God. Nations are divided through superstition and tradition.

CHH.193-194, BLO_PN#022

@prophecy and fulfillment, @changing and unchanging parts of religion, @Jabulqa and Jabarsa, @high station of learning

ABU1090

Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan

290

There was a woman who was one of the disciples of His Holiness the Bab; she had seven sons; six of them had been martyred. She dreamed a dream

CHH.195-196, BLO_PN#022

@martyrs and martyrdom, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @accounts of dreams and visions

ABU2475

Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan

Sultan 'Abdu'l-Hamid wished to strike terror into my heart; he sent to tell me that I should be imprisoned forever, or executed, or sent to a far-off penal colony. I answered his threats by a message

CHH.192, BLO_PN#022

@suffering and imprisonment, @forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance

ABU2883

Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan

There are two equinoxes, the vernal (Aries) and the autumnal (Libra). Before this vernal season, the earth, mountains, and gardens are as dead; this season brings life.

CHH.193, BLO_PN#022

@Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar, @historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @spiritual springtime

ABU3230

Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan

There is spiritual healing and there is also material healing. Unless these two work together a cure is impossible.

CHH.192, BLO_PN#022

@health and healing; material and spiritual healing, @law of cause and effect, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @wisdom [hikmat]

ABU3451

Words spoken ca. 1915 in Abu Sinan

A few hundred years ago, Darzi, a tailor, came from Persia to Syria, where he established the Druze cult. 'Druze' is a corruption of the word 'Darzi.

CHH.195, BLO_PN#022

ABU0347

Words spoken ca. 1915

680

Persian

پیر مردیست در نهایت روحانیت فی الحقیقه جمیع قوایش را در سبیل الهی صرف نموده چقدر خوبست

He [Haji Mirza Haydar 'Ali] is at an advanced age and with utmost spirituality. He has spent all his energy in the path of God. How blessed is he who devotes his life to the Cause

KHH1.285-287 (1.398-401)

KHHE.412-415

@suffering and imprisonment, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @Imam Husayn, @martyrdom of the Bab, @sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU0879

Words spoken ca. 1915

340

Persian

از حرفهای بی ثمر و نتیجه انسان خسته میشود این مردمیکه میآیند و میروند اغلب صحبتهایشان بی نتیجه

A person grows tired of unfruitful and frivolous talk. Often what these people that visit talk about is trivial and unimportant. They cause weariness, but there is no choice other than associating with them.

KHH1.284-285 (1.396-397)

KHHE.410-411

@characteristics and conduct of true believers, @love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause, @the power of words; of speech, @spiritual communication; connections of the heart, @fellowship with the wayward and ungodly

ABU0917

Words spoken ca. 1915

330

Persian

خداوند بلسان مظهر وحی خود فرموده " یا ابن الروح احب الاشیاٌ عندی الانصاف

Through the tongue of His Manifestation, God has revealed: “O Son of Spirit! The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice..." ...people that investigate claims for themselves learn the fundamental truth. We walk in a path that has no interest in other people's affairs.

KHH1.289-290 (1.402-404)

KHHE.416-418

@independent investigation of truth; reality, @corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God, @family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam, @martyrs and martyrdom, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers

ABU1213

Words spoken ca. 1915

260

Persian

رفتیم با آقا میرزا حیدر علی بگردیم دیدیم جمعیت زیادی روبه کوه میروند فردا شب عید مارالیاس است

Together with Áqa Mírza Haydar-‘Alí, we went for a stroll. We saw a large multitude going up the mountain, as the next evening was a festivity in honor of Saint Elijah

KHH1.288 (1.401-402)

KHHE.415-416

@Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people, @empty learning; false spirituality, @Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation

ABU0391

Words spoken ca. 1914-11 in Abu Sinan

630

There was an important man in Acca who had many cases pending in the court; but the judge postponed the settlement of his affairs from day to day.

DAS.1914-11-05

@humor; jokes, @bribery and corruption

ABU2674

Words spoken ca. 1914-02-22

Tell me what is the voice that is calling loud in Kerman (Persia)? Is it the voice of the darvishes

SW_v09#09 p.105

@praise and encouragement, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @growth of the Cause

ABU0244

Words spoken ca. 1914

830

Persian

قائم مقام حیفا در نهایت عداوت مانع ساختمان مقام اعلی شد بمامور طاپو دستور داده بودند

With the utmost enmity, Haifa's Qa'im-maqam rose to prevent the construction of the Shrine of the Bab. The official in charge of the Land Registry received instructions

KHHE.450-454

@Shrines and Holy places, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @sacred remains; burial of the Bab, @prayer for assistance; intercession

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

@the soul as soil; cultivation of the soul, @suffering and imprisonment, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator

ABU0983

Words spoken ca. 1914

310

Arabic

الارض المقدسه حرارتها لاتزید عن سی و سه ٣٣ درجه و ابرد فصلها تقریبا ٤ فوق الصرفرفی

The temperature in the Holy Land does not exceed 33 degrees [Celsius] and in the coldest season, it is approximately four degrees above zero.

ASAT4.454-455x, KHH1.323-324 (1.449-451)

KHHE.451-462

ABU1126

Words spoken ca. 1914

280

Persian

جمیع اینها زواجر است از جانب خداست تا سبب تذکر و تنبه ناس شود ولی این مردم مانند اطفال

These are God-sent calamities for man so that people will grow repentant and contrite. However, these people are like children in the cradle, the more you rock them, the sleepier they get.

KHH1.290-291 (1.404-405)

KHHE.418-419

@greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world, @Manifestation of God as divine physician, @heedlessness and ignorance of the people, @present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @idle fancies; lust and passion

ABU1173

Words spoken ca. 1914

270

Persian

مکه در صحرای گرم غیر ذیزرع کوهستانی واقع شده باوجود این طالبین بچه شوق و سروری آنجا

Mecca is situated in midst of a hot, sterile, mountainous desert, yet it is sought after with great joy and bliss

KHH1.313-314 (1.436-437)

KHHE.449-450

@stories; anecdotes, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @Shrines and Holy places, @praise and encouragement

ABU1254

Words spoken ca. 1914

250

Persian

جرجس الجمال کان من اهل العقل و الوداد و لکنه کان پرتستانی متعصب عنید مرة طلبت مثه ارض الصنوبر

ASAT2.091-093, KHH1.324 (1.451-452)

@stories; anecdotes, @humor; jokes, @Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation, @business; financial; property matters

ABU1266

Words spoken ca. 1914

250

Persian

من عادة الحکومه العنمانیه هوانها تقرٴ حکم الفرمان بحضور المذنب حتی یعلم تکلیفه و یتبع القوانین

ASAT4.349, KHH1.325-326 (1.453-454)

@banishment to; life in 'Akka, @banishments of Baha'u'llah

ABU1489

Words spoken ca. 1914

210

Persian

الان ما در جوار مقام اعلی هستیم سزاوار است قدر این موهبت را بدانیم و برای نعمت زبان بشکرانه باز کنیم

We are now under the shadow of the Shrine of the Bab. It is worthy that we fully appreciate the enormity of this bounty and loosen our tongue in gratitude and praise

QT108.069-070, KHH1.317-318 (1.441-442)

KHHE.454-455

@Moses, @status of kings; future of monarchy, @growth of the Cause, @station of the Manifestation of God, @future of Haifa; of the Holy Land, @prophecy and fulfillment

ABU1497

Words spoken ca. 1914

210

Persian

مرشد که یکی از اصحاب قلعه بود در طهران با بزرگان و رجال مراوده داشت تصدیق امر کرد روزی

Murshid was close to the notables and the prominent figures of Tihran. He embraced the Faith and became one of companions at the fort [Tabarsi].

NJB_v12#05 p.109, KHH1.321-322 (1.447-448)

KHHE.458-459, STAB#034

@stories; anecdotes, @martyrs and martyrdom, @love of God, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

ABU1500

Words spoken ca. 1914

210

Persian

و من اعمال الناقضین قال الموملی انهم اخذوا مناالقصر ولم یعطوفا منه عرقه واحده لاغیر ثوبی من العرق

The Covenant-breakers seized the flower gardens adjoining the Shrine of Baha'u'llah from us, but some of the friends and I would carry soil and water on our shoulders for that garden and tend to its beauty.

ASAT4.501, KHH1.324 (1.452-453)

KHHE.463

@Shrines and Holy places, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

ABU1689

Words spoken ca. 1914

180

Arabic

ملاحظه جنون دولت ایران و دولت عثمانی را بفرمائید که به چه طرزی حضرت بهاءالله

Consider the foolishness of the governments of Iran and the Ottoman Empire in how they banished His Holiness Baha'u'llah from Iran

KHH1.322 (1.448-449)

KHHE.459-460, COB.226x

@banishment to; life in Baghdad, @predictions and prophecies, @future of Haifa; of the Holy Land, @prophecy and fulfillment, @growth of the Cause, @Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people

ABU2925

Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary

It has been revealed in the Teachings that work is worship, but this does not mean that worship and the prescribed mentionings of God should be abandoned

@power of prayer, @work as worship, @importance of prayer, @servitude; submission to God; repentance

ABU2926

Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary

In the world of man love is the brightness of the beauty of God. If there be no love, this is the animal's kingdom

@love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion, @love and unity, @consorting with all; being kind; loving to all, @man's distinction from the animal

ABU3069

Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary

I see the people ... like bees or ants, coming and going by troops, surging past like waves, continually engrossed in their business.

@critique of Western values; culture, @idle fancies; lust and passion, @materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization, @worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU3183

Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary

Look at the plains, look at the hills: they are defeated armies, they are hosts that fell in heaps and were leveled with the ground

BW_v13p1188

@worldliness vs. other-worldliness, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU3371

Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary

Man's duty is to persevere and struggle, and to hope for God's help. Not for him to sit idly by, proud and unconcerned.

@historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @effort; striving, @trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times, @piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]

ABU3410

Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary

Severance is not poverty but freedom of the heart ... When a man's heart is free, and on fire with the love of God

@love of God, @material and spiritual existence; two books, @spiritual transformation, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

ABU3506

Words spoken ca. 1913, from Mahmud's diary

Up to now, to believe was to acknowledge, to make a confession of faith, but in this greatest of all Causes, believing means to have praiseworthy qualities and to perform praiseworthy acts.

@definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i, @words vs deeds, @characteristics and conduct of true believers, @goodly deeds; actions

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

@the Christian clergy, @stories; anecdotes, @Muhammad; Islam, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU0873

Words spoken ca. 1913-03-29 in Paris

350

Paris is a city of adornment. I hope that, as this century is a radiant century and this age a merciful age

ADP.185-188

@praise of Western values; culture, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @harmony of science and religion, @unity; oneness of humanity, @autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @literal interpretation, @religion as reality; definitions of religion

ABU0108

Words spoken ca. 1913

1200

This is my second visit to Paris and I meet you with great joy. On a third visit to Europe I hope to see a brilliant flame

COC#2138x, ADP.079-086

@education of children; moral education, @growth of the Cause, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @equality of men and women, @universal language, @universal education, @universal peace; world unity, @oneness; unity of religion, @independent investigation of truth; reality, @Manifestation of God as divine physician

ABU1475

Words spoken ca. 1912-10-20 in Los Angeles

220

The believers must not expect anything from one another... I have traveled and come as far as here... Look at the people of the world

BSTW#357

@growth of the Cause, @the soul as soil; cultivation of the soul, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i

ABU3492

Words spoken ca. 1912-10-08 in the United States

We are on the eve of the battle of Armageddon referred to in the sixteenth chapter of Revelation. The time is two years hence when only a spark will set aflame the whole of Europe.

SW_v10#03 p.033, SW_v13#09 p.252-253, SAS.107-108, BSTW#022

@predictions and prophecies, @forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration

ABU1933

Words spoken ca. 1912-04-25 in Washington

150

The difference between animal and man is this, that the animal cannot comprehend the teachings of God.... The teachings say first to investigate reality

BSTW#336d

@suffering; rejection of Christ, @corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas, @independent investigation of truth; reality, @man's distinction from the animal

ABU1868

Words spoken ca. 1912-04-22 in Washington

160

In the world of existence there are three stages, the mineral, the vegetable, and the animal.

BSTW#336c

@proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul, @degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence, @interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being, @existence; immortality of the human soul, @the lower is unable to comprehend the higher, @limits of the intellect

ABU3190

Words spoken ca. 1912-04-22 in Washington

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

@the economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving, @justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice, @critiques of capitalism, communism, socialism, @wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU3379

Words spoken ca. 1912 in the United States

What does it matter if the skin of a man is black, white, yellow, pink, or green? In this respect the animals show more intelligence than man.

DJT.284, BLO_PN#027

@prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction, @race unity; racial issues, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1355

Words spoken ca. 1911 in London

240

Love, that potent magnet, will surely reunite all those whom physical death has parted…. The mineral kingdom is distinct in its conditions from the vegetable

SAS.104-105

@man's distinction from the animal, @degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence, @the human soul, @power of the mind over nature, @soul; spirit after death, @higher encompasses the lower

ABU2421

Words spoken ca. 1911 in London

100

Yes, when the complaint is mental in its cause and source. Many diseases springing from inside the body have a mental origin.

SAS.096

@health and healing; material and spiritual healing, @connection between material and spiritual worlds, @mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit, @power of the mind over nature

ABU2537

Words spoken ca. 1911 in London

We have grown up step by step, always to a state in advance of the last. God's processes are never retrogressive.

SAS.103-104

@reincarnation, @soul; spirit after death, @education and the development of capacity, @progress only takes place within its own degree, @relationship of the soul to the body

ABU2697

Words spoken ca. 1911 in London

Yes, yes, of course I do. In all questions which concern the welfare of a nation, is not the woman's view as important as the man's

SAS.097-098

@equality of men and women, @role and station of women, @past, present and future of Iran, @Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn], @martyrs and martyrdom

ABU2810

Words spoken ca. 1911 in London

To know the Truth, to have attained knowledge, is good, but it is only the first step, it is not enough. The only thing that avails for the soul's growth, is to live the truth.

SAS.093

@words vs deeds, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @knowledge; recognition of God, @spiritual transformation

ABU2811

Words spoken ca. 1911 in London

Sixty years ago Bahá’u’lláh taught the perfect equality of the sexes, essential difference in sphere, in point of view and service to their joint humanity, but each like two pillars supporting the arch of life

SAS.096-097

@role and station of women, @unity in diversity

ABU2951

Words spoken ca. 1911 in London

No nation ever advances beyond the point of progress to which its women have attained; the two legs belong to the one body.

SAS.097

@role and station of women

ABU3091

Words spoken ca. 1911 in London

It might be so if we were not in the Hands of the great Father who is perfect love and endless mercy.

SAS.105

@forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @chastisement and requital, @recompense; reward for belief; right action, @spiritual transformation

ABU3249

Words spoken ca. 1911 in London

They see all as it affects the spirit. A great joy, a great sorrow, a sin, or a good deed: as these things darken or cloud the soul

SAS.105-106

@connection between material and spiritual worlds, @soul; spirit after death, @spiritual communication; connections of the heart, @angels, @servitude; submission to God; repentance

ABU3444

Words spoken ca. 1911 in London

We should give our bodies a healthy, simple diet, just enough to keep them for good service--no more; to think too much of what we shall or shall not eat is making too much of the material.

SAS.096

@disregarding bodily comfort, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

ABU3067

Words spoken ca. 1911

You will retain your individuality and will not be swallowed up in one vast spirit. Concerning the condition of the human soul ...It is exclusively luminous; it has no body; it is a dazzling pencil of light; it is a celestial orb of brightness

SW_v14#02 p.038, PN_1911 p002, PN_1911 p007, BSTW#043a

@existence; immortality of the human soul, @immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit, @soul; spirit after death, @the human soul

ABU0200

Words spoken ca. 1910

910

Die "Heilige Vollkommenheit Bahá'u'lláh" hat in den Tagen ihrer Leiblichkeit (d. h. bei seinen Lebzeiten) verordnet, daß das Heilige Buch des Rechtes und des Gesetzes

SDW v11#02 p.018-020

@House of Justice, @House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar], @translation; publication of the Sacred Writings, @authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @law of obligatory prayer

ABU0170

Words spoken ca. 1909-1910

990

other/unknown lang

ای دختر من اگر چه در ظاهر در مطالب به این شده شما اختلافی بنظر میرسد ولی در حقیقت

O, meine Tochter, in deinen Aussagen, so widersprechend sie auch erscheinen mögen, liegt nichts Gegensätzliches!

MSBH10.185-188

SDW v11#10 p.110-112

@materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization, @present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology, @evolution; human evolution, @teleology; goal-directed motion, @The Primal Will; self-generation of the Primal Will, @spiritual transformation, @duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @soul; spirit after death, @harmony of science and religion

ABU0375

Words spoken ca. 1909-1910

650

Seine Heiligkeit Bahá'u'lláh hat ausdrücklich im gesegneten "Kitab i aqdas" erlaubt: "lhr (die Bahá'í) mögt alles tun, was nicht dem gesunden Menschenverstand widerstreitet"

SDW v11#05 p.052-054

@House of Justice, @Shoghi Effendi and the Guardianship, @station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha, @justice and mercy, @reward and punishment, @law of Huququ'llah, @law of obligatory prayer

ABU0311

Words spoken ca. 1904

720

Persian

یک نفر طلبه علم قیافه از وطن خود هجرت نموده مدت شش سال در مصر اقامت کرد و علم قیافه

From the actions, facial features and general disposition of this doctor... There was once a young mulla who wished to become specialized in the evaluation of human character through the study of physiognomy.

KNSA.199-200 (366-368)

MNYA.276-279, STAB#027

@stories; anecdotes

ABU1168

Words spoken ca. 1904

270

Persian

سطوع نور و حرارت شمس و ریزش باران رحمت الهی مشروط بهیچ شرطی نیست و منظوری

Rays of sunlight, the heat of the sun, or the falling rain of divine bounty are bestowed unconditionally and without any ulterior motive.

KNSA.201

MNYA.279-280

@characteristics and conduct of true believers, @purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity, @generosity [kirama], @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

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

@tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @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, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers

ABU1268

Words spoken ca. 1904

250

Persian

هر وقت دیدید کسی بقدر سر سوزنی از جاده مستقیم امرالله انحراف جست و به عنوان عبادت

Whenever you see anyone who deviates to the extent of a needle's eye from the straight path of the Cause of God... In this Faith there are no hidden mysteries or esoteric allusions.

KNSA.203-204

MNYA.283

@Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @avoidance of Covenant-Breakers, @defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics, @multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture

ABU1361

Words spoken ca. 1904

230

Persian

بخت در عرف دیانت بهائی همان تایید است و تایید همواره متتابع است انقطاع و انفکاک ندارد

In Baha'í philosophy, luck is the same as divine confirmation, which is ceaseless and continuous, never subject to interruption or suspension.

KNSA.292-293

MNYA.404

@free will and predestination; fate, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God, @nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @knowledge; recognition of God

ABU1368

Words spoken ca. 1904

230

Persian

در بیابانی یک نفر عرب مسکین در بالین کلب معلم خود گریه و زاری مینمود راهگذری رسید

Once a poor Arab was weeping and wailing in the wilderness while tending to his dying Dog.

KNSA.202 (371)

MNYA.281-282, STAB#026

@kindness to and rights of animals, @stories; anecdotes, @selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence

ABU2069

Words spoken ca. 1904

130

Persian

هیچ چیز بقدر اعمال و افعال احباء در وجود من موثر نیست این چند روز که من مریض بودم

Nothing affects me more than the actions and conduct of the friends. The main reason I was ill]

KNSA.215

MNYA.300

@spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @characteristics and conduct of true believers

ABU2328

Words spoken ca. 1904

100

Persian

حکایت من و شما حکایت آن عربی است که سه سال سرش بی کلاه بود و در کوچه و بازار

The story of you and I resembles the story of an Arab who went about without a hat for three years.

KNSA.197

MNYA.273, STAB#156

@humor; jokes, @order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir], @stories; anecdotes, @wisdom [hikmat]

ABU2344

Words spoken ca. 1904

100

Persian

میدانی من این امر را چه قسم اداره میکنم? من شراع کشتی را محکم میکشم و طنابها را خوب میبندم

Do you know how I administer this Faith? I pull the sails of the ship firmly and fasten the ropes tight.

KNSA.138

MNYA.186-187

@station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha, @firmness in the Covenant, @autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @Crimson Ark; the Ark of God, @power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant

ABU3299

Words spoken ca. 1904

Persian

حقیقتش این است که خوردن حیوانی شایسته نیست اما انسان خود را بی جهت مبتلی کرده و عادی

The truth is that it is not befitting for man to be carnivorous. However, man has accustomed himself to such a life

KNSA.197-198

MNYA.274

@acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism, @consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet

ABU2047

Words spoken ca. 1903

130

Persian

بلی صهبای بلا در سبیل جمال اقدس ابهی باید رنگارنگ باشد تا نشئه کامل ببخشد

Yes, in the path of the Blessed Beauty one must drink heartily from the overflowing cup of difficulties and afflictions in order to experience its consummate intoxicating effect.

KNSA.136-137

MNYA.184

@wine as symbol of spiritual transformation, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @humor; jokes, @stories; anecdotes

ABU0320

Words spoken ca. 1900

710

God has created all things in such a manner that they have always two conditions -- the condition of perfection and the condition of imperfection.

PN_1900_heh p061

@walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation, @twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God, @literal interpretation, @need for an educator, @suffering; rejection of Christ, @interpretation of words and passages in scripture, @Manifestation of God as mediator

ABU0333

Words spoken ca. 1900

700

It is recorded in the Book of Genesis - "let us create man after our own image"

PN_1900_heh p051, PN_1900 p097

@Moses, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @Christ; Christianity, @Muhammad; Islam, @material and spiritual existence; two books, @Manifestation of God as sun

ABU0370

Words spoken ca. 1900

650

Hell signifies punishment and the Kingdom signifies reward.... Heaven and Hell have been misunderstood until the Blessed Perfection explained the true meaning

PN_1900_heh p043, PN_1900 p047, PN_1900 p111

@recompense; reward for belief; right action, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @chastisement and requital, @soul; spirit after death, @knowledge; recognition of God, @interpretation of words and passages in scripture

ABU0507

Words spoken ca. 1900

530

The justice of God is a difficult subject and requires much reflection upon our Lord's Words... Paraclete means the Holy Spirit... Regarding the use of beads

PN_1900_heh p040, BSTW#305x

@differences in human capacity, @justice and mercy, @diversity an attribute; requirement of existence, @maintainance of degrees in society, @many are called but few are chosen, @chastisement and requital

ABU0525

Words spoken ca. 1900

520

We had these flower last year and today we see the same. We are in the habit of saying these flowers are the return

PN_1900_heh p059

@progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @suffering; rejection of Christ, @corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas, @cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds, @historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @return of the Manifestations of God, @rejection of Muhammad

ABU0584

Words spoken ca. 1900

480

This lesson is to explain, if it be possible for either a believer or an unbeliever to advance in the next world. The believer attains to eternal life in this world.

PN_1900_heh p046, PN_1900 p113

@soul; spirit after death, @degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence, @progress only takes place within its own degree, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

ABU0650

Words spoken ca. 1900

450

The second proof of the Truth of the Revelation of the Blessed Perfection is contained in the enunciations or prophecies

PN_1900_heh p025

@prophecy and fulfillment, @predictions and prophecies, @Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster

ABU0709

Words spoken ca. 1900

410

In the Koran the following verse is revealed by God: 'Oh Mahomet no power save that of God...' There are two kinds of love...

PN_1900_heh p072

@one universal law; attractive power of love, @material and spiritual existence; two books, @love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion, @love of God, @forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration, @proofs of the Manifestations of God

ABU0785

Words spoken ca. 1900

380

It is recorded in one of the Books of the Mussulman that one day Jesus Christ was seen fleeing to the mountains

PN_1900_heh p054

@mindfulness; concentration; focus, @miracles and their interpretation, @Moses, @worldliness vs. other-worldliness, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration

ABU0835

Words spoken ca. 1900

360

Live so as to be in peace with all your environment... The more obstacles one has to overcome, the more difficulties one meets successfully... Certainly one may belong to a church... Prayer is communion, aspiration, soul contact with God.

PN_1900 p009, PN_1906 p012, PN_1909 p023

@definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i, @suffering and imprisonment, @spiritual transformation, @love and unity, @station of the Manifestation of God, @servitude; submission to God; repentance, @love of God, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

ABU1010

Words spoken ca. 1900

310

(Third proof of this Revelation) - This is that the most learned men in Persian believed in the Blessed Perfection.

PN_1900_heh p027, PN_1900 p046

@Quddus, @suffering; rejection of Christ, @martyrs and martyrdom

ABU1055

Words spoken ca. 1900

300

I answered all the questions of the people the other evening, both those on their lips and those in their hearts. One among them was [a] Jew

PN_1900_heh p030

@greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @station of the Manifestation of God, @suffering and imprisonment, @Christ; Christianity, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @crucifixion; ascension of Christ

ABU1151

Words spoken ca. 1900

280

One other proof which tends to convince people of this Truth is the uprightness and steadfastness of the First Point.

PN_1900_heh p029, PN_1900 p096

@proofs of the Manifestations of God, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @suffering and imprisonment, @power of the Manifestation of God

ABU1225

Words spoken ca. 1900

260

The more you love, the nearer you will be to God. Love is one of the bounties of God. Therefore to love one another is good.

BSC.501 #964x, DWN_v6#05 p.001-002, PN_1900 p061

@forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @characteristics and conduct of true believers, @second birth, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @humility; meekness; lowliness, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion

ABU1236

Words spoken ca. 1900

260

We must look at the realities and not the appearances. The end is the only wise thing to consider. Wait patiently!

PN_1900_heh p039

@purpose; goal of creation, @the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God, @the power of words; of speech, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world, @spiritual springtime

ABU1238

Words spoken ca. 1900

260

By the term "angels" spiritual powers is sometimes meant, and other times you will find that the term means pure and holy souls.

BSC.498 #960, PN_1900 p058, PN_unsorted p145

@angels, @two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures, @spiritual transformation, @law of transformation and change

ABU1341

Words spoken ca. 1900

240

Jesus Christ's identity was denied by the people, but the Disciples established His Word. Butterflies are always flying round and round the lamp

PN_1900_heh p032

@interpretation of words and passages in scripture, @prophecy and fulfillment, @suffering; rejection of Christ, @material and spiritual existence; two books, @Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people

ABU1419

Words spoken ca. 1900

230

Regarding the birth of Jesus Christ, there is no doubt that Mary was the wife of Joseph; but the marriage had not yet taken place

PN_1900_heh p069

@birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary, @Christ; Christianity, @Adam; Adam and Eve

ABU1624

Words spoken ca. 1900

190

Real love is a spiritual thing. It is an emotion of the soul. From the emotion of the soul an effect is also produced upon the body.

PN_1900_heh p074

@love and unity, @two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures, @love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion, @love of God

ABU1656

Words spoken ca. 1900

190

Those who looked at the material body of Christ and saw Him enduring all the hardships and trials, marveled that He was the Messiah

BSC.498 #959, PN_1900 p058, PN_unsorted p144

@outward and inward meanings, @man's distinction from the animal, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @physical limitations of the Manifestation of God

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

@the cross and the trinity, @identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God, @Manifestation of God as mirror, @twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God

ABU1961

Words spoken ca. 1900

150

He who knows nothing of the wind, when he sees trees shaken does not know it is the wind which causes them to shake.

BSC.499 #961, PN_1900 p059, PN_unsorted p146

@martyrs and martyrdom, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

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

@transcendence; unknowability of God, @forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @divine attributes are within all things; every atom

ABU2100

Words spoken ca. 1900

130

Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

The station of the Prophets is as a lighted lamp; all the Prophets offered themselves as lamps.

BSC.500 #962, PN_1900 p060, PN_unsorted p147

@differences in human capacity, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @development of capacity and readiness, @multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture

ABU2187

Words spoken ca. 1900

120

The material men of this world are like poison to the spiritual. They are the calamities and inconveniences which a man meets in the worldly life…. The people of God have no dependence upon the conditions of this world; they neither become embittered with the bitterness of the cup

BSC.501 #964x, PN_unsorted p146, PN_1900 p062x

@characteristics and conduct of true believers, @acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @fellowship with the wayward and ungodly, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @worldliness vs. other-worldliness, @moderation; frugality; simplicity

ABU2476

Words spoken ca. 1900

In animal types it is known that the stomach must be sound and healthy, and when it is so what is taken with the tongue will be safe and good for the body.

PN_1900 p060, PN_unsorted p147

@development of capacity and readiness, @differences in human capacity, @symbolism, @apostles; early disciples of Christ, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

ABU2648

Words spoken ca. 1900

Personal identity of the devil is not true. God could not have created evil. Timothy 1 was written by bishops.

PN_1900_heh p049

@interpretation of words and passages in scripture, @theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering, @free will and predestination; fate, @idle fancies; lust and passion, @Satan; the Evil One

ABU2913

Words spoken ca. 1900

It does not mean that Christ shall stand in person and speak with kings and princes.

PN_1900 p060, PN_unsorted p147

@differences in human capacity, @symbolism, @interpretation of words and passages in scripture, @development of capacity and readiness

ABU3083

Words spoken ca. 1900

Adam is the symbol of the childhood of the race of man. Childhood has not a great capacity, therefore when he put out his hand to take the apple, he had not the capacity to receive such great knowledge as the apple symbolizes.

PN_1900_heh p066

@differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @Adam; Adam and Eve, @stories; anecdotes, @symbolism

ABU1619

Words spoken at Windsor Hotel in Montreal, 1912-09-07

190

Persian

و مقصد امم و مذاهب عالم مقصد واحد زیرا جمیع معتقد بوحدانیت الهی هستند و واسطه ئی را بین خلق و خالق لازم میدانند

The foundation of all religions is one and the aim of all creeds of the world is also one. All are believers in the oneness of God.

BDA1.231.17

MHMD1.248-249

@outward and inward meanings, @differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction, @oneness; unity of religion, @literal interpretation, @corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas

ABU2227

Words spoken at Windsor Hotel in Montreal, 1912-09-07

110

Persian

چنانچه در عالم جسمانی فصول اربعه هست در عالم دیانت هم بهار الهی و ربیع روحانی است

As in the physical world there are four seasons, so in the realm of religion there is the season of heavenly and spiritual springtime.

BDA1.231.08

SW_v19#12 p.381, MHMD1.248

@progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas, @changing and unchanging parts of religion, @material world a reflection of the spiritual, @spiritual springtime

ABU0036

Words spoken at Westminster Palace Hotel in London, 1912-12-20

1800

Scientists tell us that the world of matter is made up of constellation of molecules which hold it in its various forms; each molecule consists

SW_v03#17 p.006-009, SW_v08#10 p.121-122, SW_v12#06 p.122-123

@suffering; rejection of Christ, @suffering and imprisonment, @equality of men and women, @mission of the Manifestation of God in the world, @war and peace, @supreme tribunal, @education of children; moral education, @universal education, @harmony of science and religion, @oneness; unity of religion

ABU0161

Words spoken at Unitarian conference in Boston, 1912-05-22

1000

Persian

امشب من تازه از راه رسیده ام خسته ام با وجود این مختصری صحبت میدارم زیرا جمع

Creation is the expression of motion. Motion is life. A moving object is a living object

KHF.175, KHAB.272 (282), KHTB2.071, NJB_v03#06-08 p.004, NJB_v04#13 p.002

BWF.224-228, PUP#053 (p.140-143), FWU.083, SW_v13#05 p.099-101

@corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures, @all things are in motion; kinds of motion, @unity; oneness of humanity, @forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration, @relativity of religious truth

ABU0010

Words spoken at Unitarian church in Dublin, 1912-08-11

2300

mixed

در نزد عموم عقلا مسلم است که عالم طبیعت ناقص است و محتاج تربیت ملاحظه میکنید

That the world of nature is imperfect and needs education is to the wise beyond question. Consider, man uneducated is in utmost barbarism

BRL_DAK#0639, AMK.248-258, MJMJ1.090x, MMG2#163 p.185x, MJH.036x, KHF.042, KHAB.355 (362), KHTB2.212, NJB_v03#16 p.001, YFY.141x

SW_v14#02 p.042-045

@second birth, @education of children; moral education, @material and spiritual existence; two books, @spiritual transformation, @Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator, @Manifestation of God as divine physician, @mission of the Manifestation of God in the world, @need for an educator

ABU1118

Words spoken at Thornburgh-Cropper home, 1911-09-12

280

Persian

الحمد لله خوب جمعیتی است بسیار بسیار نورانی است روحانی است

Thanks be to God, this is a good meeting. It is very enlightened; it is spiritual

MSHR3.061x, KHAB.055 (064), KHTB1.021, NJB_v02#14-16 p.012

AIL.046, SW_v02#12 p.004-005, ABS#07

@true liberty; freedom, @worldliness vs. other-worldliness, @microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar], @unity; oneness of humanity, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU2676

Words spoken at Thornburgh-Cropper home, 1911-09-06

You are all one family; you have grown out of one root. Each of you is like a branch, a flower, a fruit.

SW_v02#12 p.003

@changing and unchanging parts of religion, @unity; oneness of humanity, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @exhortations and counsels, @love and unity

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

@The Holy Spirit, @spiritual transformation, @perfection; imperfection of nature, @spiritual baptism

ABU1593

Words spoken at Theosophical Society in San Francisco, 1912-10-11

200

The question of reincarnation is a very important one. It is in need of elucidation and elaboration. It cannot be briefly answered. When we study phenomena

ECN.321+796

@passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence, @composition and decomposition, @reincarnation, @elementary matter cannot be annihilated

ABU2120

Words spoken at Theosophical Society in San Francisco, 1912-10-11

130

Human spirits are manifested in physical molds or bodies. One spirit may be imperfect; that is to say, it may be imbued with qualities

ECN.323+798

@chastisement and requital, @the human soul, @recompense; reward for belief; right action, @spiritual transformation

ABU2422

Words spoken at Theosophical Society in San Francisco, 1912-10-11

100

In the human being there is conceived a perfect reality which according to varoius terminologies has received different names.

ECN.325+802

@soul is the essential reality of man, @mind as intermediary between soul and body, @the human soul

ABU0091

Words spoken at Theosophical Society in Paris, Nov. 1911

1280

Paris Talks

Since my arrival in Paris, I have been told of the Theosophical Society, and I know that it is composed of

LOG#1076x, PT#40 p.129

@independent investigation of truth; reality, @unity; oneness of humanity, @wealth inequality and its moderation, @religion as source of love and unity, @honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness, @The Holy Spirit, @oneness; unity of religion, @harmony of science and religion, @equality of men and women, @supreme tribunal, @prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction, @non-participation in politics

ABU0085

Words spoken at Theosophical Society in Paris, 1913-02-13

1320

mixed

چون بنظر حقیقت در جمیع کائنات نظر میکنیم هر کائنی فی الحقیقه حیات دارد سابق

According to science, all forms of creation are endowed with life; this element of life and energy depending on environment and adaptations... Spirit in the human world is the discoverer.... The world of humanity has ever been in a state of anticipation of the coming of the divine Manifestations... We observe that today the means of unity are brought about. This in itself is an evidence

AVK1.113x, KHF.139, KHAB.413 (416), KHTB3.057

DAS.1913-02-13, SW_v09#01 p.007x, SW_v11#17 p.291x, SW_v14#01 p.011x, DWN_v3#01 p.003x, ADP.165-174

@degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence, @interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being, @the mind's power of discovery, @unity in diversity, @universal language, @infinity and eternity, @human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within

ABU0257

Words spoken at Theosophical Society in London, 1911-10-03

800

mixed

ای جمع محترم آتش را لزوم ذاتی سوختن است و قوه برقیه را لزوم ذاتی افروختن

O Respected Assembly! O friends of Truth! The inherent nature of fire is to burn, the inherent nature of electricity is to give light

BRL_DAK#0825, AMK.171-173, DWNP_v1#07 p.003-005, KHF.252, KHAB.069 (079), KHTB1.029, KHTP.006, NJB_v02#14-16 p.015

AIL.027, ABS#03

@unity; oneness of humanity, @independent investigation of truth; reality, @harmony of science and religion, @oneness; unity of religion, @two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization, @universal peace; world unity, @law of cause and effect, @religion as source of love and unity, @suffering and imprisonment, @education of children; moral education, @equality of men and women

ABU0302

Words spoken at Theosophical Society in Liverpool, 1912-12-14

730

When I was in America, I had many opportunities of addressing the Theosophical Society there. In every city I spoke once to them

DAS.1912-12-14x, SW_v03#17 p.003-004

@progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @realms of being; three realms; five realms, @oneness; unity of religion, @purpose of religion in the world (personal and social), @martyrs and martyrdom, @independent investigation of truth; reality, @unity in diversity

ABU0055

Words spoken at The White Lodge in Wimbledon, 1913-01-03

1510

Persian

Bahá'í Scriptures; Paris Talks

هر جزئی از اجزاء فردیه در صور نامتناهی جمادی نباتی حیوانی انسانی سیر دارد

How beautiful it is to organize such lovely gatherings... When we ponder over the reality of the microcosm, we discover that in the microcosm there are deposited three realities.

AVK1.151.04x

BSC.399 #736x, FWU.051, SW_v07#13 p.117-119+124, BSTW#090, BSTW#365

@power of the mind over nature, @Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East, @oneness; unity of religion, @microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar], @interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being, @divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal

ABU3272

Words spoken at the Shrine of the Bab, 1913-12-06

Persian

ابداً جائز نیست سجود بجهتی جائز نیست سجود بنص کتاب الله مخصوص مقام اعلی

Prostration, according to the explicit text of the Book of God, is confined to the Shrine of the Bab, the Shrine of Baha'u'llah and the Holy House.

BDA2.373

MHMD2.500-501

@law of pilgrimage, @Shrines and Holy places

ABU0111

Words spoken at the Shrine of the Bab on 4 May 1910

1180

Meine Gäste kennen wohl die ruhmreiche Geschichte der göttlichen Geduld und der sehnsüchtigen Todesfreudigkeit seiner Heiligkeit des Propheten Báb

SDW v11#03 p.030-032, BLO_PN#048x

@station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha, @Shrines and Holy places, @law of pilgrimage, @House of Justice, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion

ABU0453

Words spoken at the Shrine of the Bab in Mar 1910

580

O my daughter, you ask so many things, that His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh could instruct you for many days and weeks!... The Lord God pleased to give the human being three great mysteries

MSBH10.188-190

SDW v13#02 p.017-018, BLO_PN#047

@free will and predestination; fate, @justice and wrath of God, @relationship of the soul to the body, @mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision, @soul is the essential reality of man

ABU0452

Words spoken at the Shrine of the Bab in Aug 1909

580

Das Wort "auserwahlt ("chosen" in Englisch) wird leicht als gleichbedeutend mit "bevorzugt", "verwöhnt", "auserlesen", "vor andern" angesehen. Gerade das Volk Israel hat es kaum je in seiner ganzen Bedeutung erfaßt

SDW v11#06 p.064-065

@Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @suffering; rejection of Christ, @divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity

ABU3650

Words spoken at the Shrine of the Bab

120

Persian

گل بسیار است ولی این گل سرخ حتایت دیگریست واقعا سلطتان گلها است

There are many flowers but this rose is another story. Truly, it is the sultan of flowers

MAS5.200x

KSHK#32

@Baha'u'llah

ABU0374

Words spoken at the sea shore in June 1910

650

Ja und nein, nämlich: jede Manifestation hat ihre prophetische Aufgabe und ihren prophetischen Charakter, aber nicht jeder Prophet ist zugleich eine Manifestation

SDW v12#02 p.014-015

@station of the Manifestation of God, @Manifestation of God as mirror, @return of the Manifestations of God, @categories of Prophets (major; minor; village)

ABU0429

Words spoken at the house of Consul A. in Haifa, July 1909

600

Mein Freund, darauf könnte man mit Ja und Nein antworten, nämlich: die gesegnete Schönheit (Bahá'u'lláh) hat wohl die elementaren Moralgesetze des heiligen Propheten Musa (Moses)

SDW v12#03 p.027-028

@unity in diversity, @praise of Eastern values; culture, @East and West; communication between East and West, @laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, @critique of Western values; culture

ABU0395

Words spoken at The Friends' Meeting House in London, 1913-01-12

630

About one thousand years ago a Society was formed in Persia called the Society of the Friends, who gathered together for silent communion

PT#54 p.185, BSC.322 #642, BSTW#091

@meditation, @contemplation, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @divine philosophy and natural philosophy, @mind as intermediary between soul and body, @intuition; inspiration

ABU2538

Words spoken at table on 1914-10-30

Consider how the people bear testimony to the fact that this Religion is universal and its principles are conducive to the welfare of humanity

DAS.1914-10-30

@greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @unity; oneness of humanity, @universal peace; world unity, @universality of the Cause, @rejection of Muhammad, @suffering; rejection of Christ

ABU0445

Words spoken at St. John Westminster, 1911-09-16

580

mixed

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

@the lower is unable to comprehend the higher, @knowledge; recognition of God, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @station of the Manifestation of God, @Manifestation of God as mirror, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @prayer for forgiveness

ABU0470

Words spoken at Shrine of the Báb, 1920-10-24

560

There are many collective forces in the world of existence which bring together the scattered ..., which unite different ideals

PN_1920 p061, PN_1920_heh p002, PN_1920_heh_haifa p038

@episodes from the early history of Islam, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @The Holy Spirit, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @unity in diversity

ABU0724

Words spoken at Shrine of the Báb, 1920-09-05

410

Do you like it here? Do you like the view here? ... This truth is that this place has a spiritual atmosphere... His Holiness Elijah was once in a cave near here.

SW_v11#16 p.269-270, PN_1920 p030, PN_1920 p054, PN_1920 p090, PN_1920_heh p012, PN_1920_heh_haifa p013, STAB#053

@detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @stories; anecdotes, @Shrines and Holy places, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU1654

Words spoken at Shrine of the Báb, 1920-09-05

190

It is well to worship in any place where the thought is turned to God. Whether the place is home, church, or mosque

SW_v11#16 p.268-269, PN_1920 p031, PN_1920 p091

@teaching the Cause; call to teach, @House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar], @Christ; Christianity, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU1954

Words spoken at Shrine of the Báb, 1920-01-04

150

In this gathering, all the friends are assembled together in the utmost freedom, happiness and majesty.

SW_v13#09 p.220-221

@predictions and prophecies, @future of Haifa; of the Holy Land, @charitable associations; humanitarian activities, @House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

ABU0288

Words spoken at Shrine of the Báb, 1919

750

Persian

این کوه مقدّسی است که در تورات مذکور است، در جمیع کتب انبیای بنی اسرائیل مذکور است. اکثری از انبیای الهی به این کوه مقدّس آمدند

In days of old, by reason of the progress and civilization of the Phoenicians and the proximity of Haifa to Tyre and Sidon, there was prosperity and abundance [3.5s]

MLK.117-122

@predictions and prophecies, @future of Haifa; of the Holy Land, @Shrines and Holy places, @House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

ABU2708

Words spoken at Schweizer home in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, 1913-04-05

Persian

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

@the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @call to action, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @The Holy Spirit

ABU0690

Words spoken at Sanderson home in Paris, 1911-10-15

420

Persian

عالم وجود مثل هیکل انسان است قوای مادیه مانند

The world of existence can be compared to the human body, and the forces of nature are like the limbs and organs of that body

KHF.041, KHAB.073 (083), KHTB1.043, KHTP.025

ABS#14

@religion as reality; definitions of religion, @the human soul, @man's distinction from the animal, @The Holy Spirit, @prayer for spiritual recognition, @soul; spirit after death, @material and spiritual existence; two books

ABU0656

Words spoken at Salvation Army Shelter in London, 1912-12-25

450

I feel tonight great joy and happiness to be in this place, because my meetings and callings

SW_v03#18 p.008-009

@station of the Manifestation of God, @consolation and comfort, @wealth inequality and its moderation, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @status of material wealth; wealth and poverty, @Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people, @suffering and imprisonment

ABU0222

Words spoken at Saint George church, 1911-09-17

870

Arabic

ایها المحترمون اعلموا ان الانبیاء مرایاء تنبی عن الفیض الالهی و التجلی الرحمانی

O respected persons! Know that prophethood is a mirror that reflects the divine effluence and the celestial effulgence

DUR2.296, KHF.292, KHAB.059 (068), KHTB1.003, NJB_v05#18 p.002

ADMS#318

@progress only takes place within its own degree, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation, @station of the Manifestation of God, @power of the mind over nature, @Manifestation of God as mirror

ABU2201

Words spoken at Sacy home in Paris, 1911-10-29

120

I am from a far away country and here in Paris, at your table, I find in union, love and happiness, Persians, Arabs, Turks and French

SW_v02#14 p.015

@unity in diversity, @unity; oneness of humanity, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @war and peace, @oneness; unity of religion, @transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU0989

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-16

310

The test of existence is motion. An object which has in itself the power of motion lives. If motion is withheld growth ceases.

DAS.1913-03-16x, ADP.124-126

@all things are in motion; kinds of motion, @education and the development of capacity, @spiritual transformation, @heat and motion

ABU2619

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-03-15

There are three ancient Bibles. 1st the Jewish Bible. 2nd the Sanhedrin Bible which was translated by the seventy wisest Rabbis into Greek at the time of Ptolemy. 3rd the Samaritan Bible.

DAS.1913-03-15

@grammatical and other discrepancies in the Sacred Writings, @interpretation of words and passages in scripture, @Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people

ABU1775

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-25

170

When His Holiness the Báb arrived in Isfahan, Manuchehr Khan who had been converted from Christianity to [the] Muhammadan religion was the governor of the city.

DAS.1913-02-25

@proofs of the Manifestations of God, @stories; anecdotes, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @transcendence; unknowability of God

ABU0956

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24

320

In this Bahá’í Dispensation the question of deeds is most important. Confession and acknowledgement do not mean faith. Faith means deeds and deeds mean faith.

DAS.1913-02-24

@goodly deeds; actions, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world, @love and unity, @characteristics and conduct of true believers, @definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i

ABU1340

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24

240

The inhabitants of one of the provinces of Persia desired to get rid of the burden of military conscription laid upon them by the minister of war.

DAS.1913-02-24

@stories; anecdotes, @petitions to authorities, @humor; jokes

ABU1675

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24

180

There were three persons who started to journey together. One was from the province of Tabriz, the other from the province of Isfahan and the third from the province of Kashan.

DAS.1913-02-24

@humor; jokes, @stories; anecdotes

ABU2131

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24

120

When a person desires to destroy his house to build a new one on its site, first of all he must make the plan ready, then the bricks

DAS.1913-02-24

@corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas, @unity; oneness of humanity, @knowledge; recognition of God, @love of God

ABU1304

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-23

240

Persian

چهل سال ما را در سجن عکا نگاه داشتند اگر آزاد بودیم در ممالک اخری چه قدر کار میدیدیم ... سلطان عبد الحمید مارا چهل سال در حبس نمود اگر چهل سال

Sultan Abdu'l-Hamid imprisoned me for forty years. Were I free during those forty years, soon this Cause would have been widespread in America and Europe

BDA2.155-156

DAS.1913-02-23, MHMD2.194-195

@growth of the Cause, @suffering and imprisonment, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @non-participation in politics

ABU0254

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-22

810

At the time that His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh was in the mountains of Suleymanieh one of the young rugged, illiterate Kurds living in the valley came to see Him... His name was Mullah Ali Mardan.

DAS.1913-02-22

@Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @stories; anecdotes, @love of God, @praise and encouragement, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU2699

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-21

Pride and haughtiness are the worst qualities. If a person becomes the possessor of the whole world he must not become proud.

DAS.1913-02-21

@humility; meekness; lowliness, @unity; oneness of humanity, @consorting with all; being kind; loving to all

ABU0481

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20

550

Persian

در ایام لکورغه اولاد خود را بقانون و ترتیب مخصوصی تربیت می‌کردند اولاً در وقت ازدواج

Lycurgus was well-versed in laws and he wished to treat his subjects justly. As he looked over the Spartans, he observed that they were divided into three classes… One day in the company of the Governor

BDA2.149-150x

DAS.1913-02-19, MHMD2.187-188x, STAB#098x

@useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession, @monasticism; asceticism, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

ABU1673

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20

180

Now Europe in reality is in the utmost beauty and adornment. Material civilization has advanced greatly. It is a body in the utmost of comeliness, but regrettable it is that it is not animated by the spirit.

DAS.1913-02-20

@forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration, @spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men, @critique of Western values; culture, @call to action, @material and spiritual existence; two books

ABU2238

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20

110

The greatness of the American journey is not now known. Erelong its glories shall fill all the books and pamphlets of the world.

DAS.1913-02-20

@mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

ABU2733

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20

How dead to all spiritual emotions are the people of Paris! The inhabitants of this city are engrossed in the whirlpool of pleasure and self-gratification.

DAS.1913-02-20

@critique of Western values; culture, @worldliness vs. other-worldliness, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

ABU3693

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20

120

Persian

دیشب من ابداً شام میل نکردم و شب هیچ نخوابیدم تا نزدیک صبح چیز می‌نوشتم

I did not have any dinner whatsoever last night, nor did I sleep at all. I was engaged in writing until morning approached

BDA2.148-149

MHMD2.186

@composure; tranquillity; serenity

ABU1553

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-19

200

Once upon a time I was invited to a garden party outside of the fortress of Akka. There were about seventy guests including the governor

DAS.1913-02-19

@service to others; to the Cause of God, @stories; anecdotes, @exhortations and counsels

ABU1875

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-19

160

It so happened that while in Baghdad, during the season that the pilgrims arrived from all over the Islamic world to visit the Holy Shrines

DAS.1913-02-19

@stories; anecdotes, @humor; jokes, @pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam

ABU1531

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-18

200

Persian

اطفال خیلی مایهٴ سُرور و تسلی هستند من طفلی داشتم حسین افندی سه چهار ساله بود وقتی خواب بودم

Children give to a person the greatest consolation. No matter how much the father is sad or cross, as soon as his darling child laughs or speaks, he is made happy.

BDA2.149x

DAS.1913-02-18, MHMD2.187x

@education of children; moral education, @parents and children; youth; families

ABU2383

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-18

100

Man cannot attain to the highest summit of human progress without the assistance of the Breaths of the Holy Spirit. A man intellectually may become enabled

DAS.1913-02-18

@spiritual foundations of true knowledge, @The Holy Spirit, @education of children; moral education

ABU1376

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-16

230

Persian

مطران کشیش نصاری پیش من آمد و گفت که میرزا محمد علی مرا ملاقات کرد

He related the story of a judge of Acca, a priest of an Orthodox sect and Muhammad 'Ali. The judge was the Master's friend

BDA2.142-143

DAS.1913-02-16, MHMD2.177-178

@alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @Ottoman commissions of investigation, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers

ABU2615

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-16

How large is the creation of God! How stupendous His machinery! How infinite His dominion!... Were it possible to construct an aeroplane and establish communication between the various planets many marvellous discoveries would have been achieved!

DAS.1913-02-16

@celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy, @plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos, @infinity and eternity, @present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology

ABU1739

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-15

170

Persian

امروز اعظم امور مسئلهٴ تبلیغ امر الله است که نفوس را نجاح و فلاح بخشد حیات ابدیه مبذول دارد رضای جمال مبارک

The question of teaching the Cause is the most important affair. Regardless of all the other matters, we must spread the message of the Kingdom.

BDA2.140-141

DAS.1913-02-15, MHMD2.175-176

@teaching the Cause; call to teach, @humility; meekness; lowliness, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @priority over other activities in teaching the Cause

ABU0384

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14

630

Persian

انسان دو قسم استعداد دارد فطری و اکتسابی مانند سایر کائنات که هر یک استعداد و خاصیت

Personality is of two kinds. One is the natural or God-given personality which the western thinkers call individuality

BDA2.138x

DAS.1913-02-14, SW_v04#02 p.038-040, MHMD2.172x, ADP.130-134

@education and the development of capacity, @spiritual transformation, @the soul as soil; cultivation of the soul, @differences in human capacity, @two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within

ABU1364

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14

230

Persian

جمال مبارک در عننوان جوانی روزی در قصبهٴ‌یالرود وارد منزل میرزا محمد تقی مجتهد

The Blessed Perfection was very young and at that time He was going to Mazindaran. As He was travelling from stage to stage, He arrived at a town called "Yall-Roud"

BDA2.139

DAS.1913-02-14, MHMD2.173-174

@early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah, @family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam

ABU2438

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14

The people of Paris are of two kinds. First, the followers of a dogmatic religion; second, the free-thinkers. The former follow blindly the priests; the latter does not like to hear the word of religion mentioned.

DAS.1913-02-14

@materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization, @critique of Western values; culture, @forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU2659

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14

When I was very young I was travelling with Bahá'u'lláh and my family. We reached the city of Kermanshahan. Here we took quarters in a Caravanserai.

DAS.1913-02-14

@stories; anecdotes, @autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @wealth inequality and its moderation

ABU3740

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14

Persian

هر چند این جرائد اگر بیغرضانه بنویسند سبب آگاهی نفوس است ولی ما مقالاتی در جرائد ملکوت نوشتیم

Though these newspapers will, if written impartially, inform the people, yet we have written articles in the newspapers of the Kingdom

BDA2.139

MHMD2.172

@newspapers and the media; publications, @call to action, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU3744

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-14

Persian

دیشب رئیس مجلس گفت حضرت بهآءاللّٰه اعظم مظاهر الهیّه است و ذکر عظمت امر اللّٰه را نمود

The president of last night's gathering stated that Baha'u'llah was the greatest of God's Manfiestations… Yet, the inhabitants of Paris do not share the spirituality and zeal of the Americans, who are truly something else

BDA2.138

MHMD2.171

@praise of Western values; culture, @Baha'u'llah

ABU0775

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-13

200

Persian

وقتی جمال مبارک از سلیمانیه ببغداد تشریف آوردند در را گشودند و صلای

At the time that Baha'u'llah was in Baghdad, Mirza Yahya being afraid of his life, was seldom seen amongst the people. He had changed his clothes

BDA2.134

DAS.1913-02-13, MHMD2.168

@Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih, @incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal, @suffering and imprisonment, @rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis, @power of the Manifestation of God

ABU1551

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-13

200

When Bahá'u'lláh returned from His pilgrimage to Karbila, the brother of the Grand Vizir Abbas Quli Khan

DAS.1913-02-13

@stories; anecdotes, @early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah, @Baha'u'llah, @power of the Manifestation of God

ABU2382

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-12

100

When I was very young, I was present in a meeting in which people discussed astronomy according to the theories of the old school of Ptolemy.

DAS.1913-02-12

@celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy, @infinity and eternity, @spiritual transformation

ABU2256

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-11

110

The greatest attainment in the world of humanity is love, for it is through love that man is attracted toward God. It is love that establishes communication

DAS.1913-02-11

@love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world, @progress only takes place within its own degree, @spiritual transformation, @power of love, @spiritual communication; connections of the heart, @love and unity

ABU2776

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-11

Our pathway is supplication and invocation, severance from all else save Him and communion with the Source of all benediction.

DAS.1913-02-11

@importance of prayer, @unity; oneness of humanity, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

ABU2614

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-09

How pitiful it is that man is satisfied with material things and so regulates his life as to gain more and more!

DAS.1913-02-09

@worldliness vs. other-worldliness, @materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization, @human reality created in the image of God

ABU0206

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-07

900

Last night a Hindu professor of music came to see me. He brought with him a musical instrument called the vina

DAS.1913-02-07, ADP.076-078x, PN_1913 p002

@music and singing, @symbolism, @spiritual transformation, @Manifestation of God as sun, @spiritual springtime, @oneness; unity of religion, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @progress and the continual ascent of material civilization

ABU3071

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-07

Nineteen days are according to 19 Letters of the Living which is composed of the Báb and 18 disciples. The aim of this feast

DAS.1913-02-07

@Nineteen-Day Feast, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @Letters of the Living

ABU3084

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-07

It is the beholding of the beauty of this perfection in the reality of His own identity. It is from the entity of God to His Own Entity.

DAS.1913-02-07

@love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion, @creation of the world, @power of love, @the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

ABU2277

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-31

110

The duties and the responsibilities of the Bahá'í are these: They must be kind to all the religions. They must love humankind with all their hearts and souls. They must work for the public welfare.

DAS.1913-01-31

@universal peace; world unity, @sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice, @love and unity, @call to action, @unity; oneness of humanity, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

ABU1787

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-29

170

Be free from every tie. Do not attach thy heart to anything. Open thy wings and soar toward the infinite space of God. A bird whose wings are tied cannot fly.

DAS.1913-01-29

@detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @spiritual transformation, @love of God, @study; deepening, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world

ABU2381

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-29

100

We have come to Paris striking the first note. But we find Paris is very cold. I was anticipating that in this trip I shall behold in this city the luminous torch of the love of God. Now having arrived I find that the inhabitants are steeped deeper in the darkness of materialism.

DAS.1913-01-29

@spiritual transformation, @critique of Western values; culture, @worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU1392

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-28

230

Man cannot comprehend the essence of God. He is the limited and God's essence is the unlimited. All the attributes referable to God, such as omnipotent, Omniscient, merciful are only qualifying attributes

DAS.1913-01-28

@identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @Manifestation of God as mediator, @Manifestation of God as mirror

ABU0827

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-25

360

In the world of genesis every power or energy has a focal center. For example the center of intelligence is the brain. The center of vision is the eye.

DAS.1913-01-25

@Manifestation of God as sun, @spiritual transformation, @all things are in motion; kinds of motion, @progress and the continual ascent of material civilization

ABU0287

Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-01-23

750

The artist has drawn very beautiful pictures for she has painted allegorical figures on this canvas - each figure carries a lantern

DAS.1913-01-23

@differences in human capacity, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @effort; striving, @divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal

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

@the human soul, @The Holy Spirit, @mind as intermediary between soul and body, @spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]

ABU2332

Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-06-11

100

Bahá'u'lláh says, when the soul has travelled through many valleys, it reaches to the city of Love. That city contains four pillars. And whenever I find a hearing ear I shall explain what are these four pillars. During the life of Bahá'u'lláh no one asked the explanation of this matter

DAS.1913-06-11

@mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision, @four pillars, @servitude; submission to God; repentance, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

ABU2552

Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-05-30

One must eat in moderation. Man is not created for food. He must not indulge in eating too much. Overeating is the cause of many diseases.

DAS.1913-05-30

@transcending the material condition, @two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures, @moderation; frugality; simplicity, @knowledge; recognition of God, @love of God, @education and the development of capacity

ABU2489

Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-28

There are two relations between man and wife, one real, the other unreal. The real relation which is based upon spiritual love... When there exists incompatibility of temper

DAS.1913-03-28, BSTW#093d

@marriage as means of spiritual progress, @laws of marriage and dowry, @law of divorce

ABU2998

Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-28

The science of aviation will make great progress in the immediate future and people will travel at ease from one city to another

DAS.1913-03-28, BSTW#093d

@predictions and prophecies, @present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology, @progress and the continual ascent of material civilization

ABU2586

Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-27

Fifty years ago Bahá'u'lláh prophesied: 'Adrianople shall go out of the hand of the Sultan' and today that prophecy is fulfilled.... It is evident that negligence from God brings a nation to this path; lack of sound administration

DAS.1913-03-27

@prophecy and fulfillment, @historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @heedlessness and ignorance of the people

ABU0424

Words spoken at Rue Lauriston 97 in Paris, 1913-03-21

600

I pray that this Fete [Naw-Ruz] be blessed to all the friends in America! May each one of them become a mighty teacher... When I was in Bagdad I had a coat

DAS.1913-03-21

@detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU2086

Words spoken at Riverside Park in New York, 1912-07-10

130

In every moment you must thank God a hundred thousand times. Consider how today all the worldly people are deprived

PN_1912 p111, BSTW#351c

@walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @praise and encouragement, @materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization

ABU0896

Words spoken at Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-13

340

If the speaker's intention be pure, if his heart be transparent, no matter through how many translators the words may go, the audience will be touched.

DAS.1913-04-13

@empty learning; false spirituality, @purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity, @the power of words; of speech, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @stories; anecdotes, @Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.

ABU1661

Words spoken at Ritz Hotel in Budapest, 1913-04-09

180

Persian

امید واریم کل بخدمت عالم انسانی موفق شویم زیرا امروز خدمتی اعظم از تروج وحدت

I hope that we shall all be confirmed to serve the world of humanity, because no service is greater today than promoting the oneness of mankind

BDA2.226-227

DAS.1913-04-09, MHMD2.292-293, ABCC.384-385x

@prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world, @unity; oneness of humanity, @Declaration of Baha'u'llah, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @love of God

ABU0307

Words spoken at reading room and library for the blind in San Francisco, 1912-10-13

730

This revered lady, Mrs. Rowan, is indeed doing the world of humanity a great and useful service, for she assists those who are blind

ECN.345+495x

@knowledge; recognition of God, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world, @material and spiritual existence; two books, @mind as intermediary between soul and body, @power of imagination; thought; right intention

ABU3461

Words spoken at railway station in Buffalo, 1912-09-12

Persian

انسان هزار دولار میبخشد نقلی نیست اما یک دولار تعسدی کسی را قبول نمیکند زیرا اینگونه تعدی منافی عدل و نظم عالم است

A man may give $1,000 without minding it but he should not yield even a dollar to the person who wishes to take it wrongfully, for such wrongful behavior flouts justice and disrupts the order of the world.

BDA1.240.10

MHMD1.257

@justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice, @order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]

ABU2790

Words spoken at railway station in Akka, 1915-03-06

In all my daily works and movements I rely on the confirmations of the Blessed Perfection. Whenever I feel weak I turn my face to Him and He strengthens me.

DAS.1915-03-06

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times, @power of prayer, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha, @disregarding individual capacity; weakness, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

ABU1102

Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14

290

In the world of humanity, every person is stimulated by a certain objective-point

DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.117-118

@transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @call to action, @idle fancies; lust and passion, @pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge, @spiritual transformation, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

ABU1562

Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14

200

I hope that whosoever hears your words, sees your deeds and beholds your manners and behaviors may declare that these people are real Bahá'ís

DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.118

@growth of the Cause, @prophecy and fulfillment, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @call to action

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

@tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @spiritual transformation, @martyrs and martyrdom, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

ABU2801

Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14

Material affairs are of two kinds. The first kind are those concerns which have no direct

DAS.1914-05-14, SW_v05#08 p.118, SW_v08#02 p.017

@material and spiritual existence; two books, @religion as reality; definitions of religion, @work as worship, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @worldliness vs. other-worldliness

ABU1560

Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10

200

God hath made all the phenomena for the sake of man and created man for Himself. We consider that the sun is shining, the clouds are pouring down rain

@purpose; goal of creation, @heedlessness and ignorance of the people, @human reality created in the image of God, @man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation

ABU1700

Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10

180

Praise be to God that thou art wealthy through the treasury of the Kingdom. True wealth is the wealth of the Kingdom of God. The heart of man must be rich.

@status of material wealth; wealth and poverty, @spiritual transformation, @lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles, @high station of the true believer, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

ABU2011

Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10

140

The first Cause of my happiness is to see your faces radiant with the light of reality and your hearts cleansed and purified with the Water of knowledge. There are two kinds of happiness.

@material and spiritual existence; two books, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @spiritual transformation, @transcending the material condition, @differences in human capacity, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @human reality created in the image 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

@the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God, @need for an educator, @spiritual communication; connections of the heart

ABU2908

Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10

Vanity is a form of egotism, an excessive desire for notice of approval of one's personal appearance or deeds. It is self-conceit and self-hypnotization.

@humility; meekness; lowliness, @pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge, @Satan; the Evil One

ABU3056

Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10

Consider with what knowledge His holiness Bahá'u'lláh hath favored the Bahá'ís, that if they are given the whole world they will not deny Christ. They love Christ better than their own lives.

@steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice, @suffering; rejection of Christ, @the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ABU3383

Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10

The best man is that person who cheers and gladdens the broken-hearted ones and the worst man is that soul who causes suffering and pain to one's heart.