Partial inventory: all items held at Bahá'í Library Online, details

BB00658

Letter to Rahim

4900

Arabic

بسم الله الامدد الامدد. و اننی انا الله لا اله الا انا کنت من اول الذی لا اول له خیرالائلهین و اننی انا الله لا اله الا انا لاکونن الی آخر الذی لا آخر له خیرالائلهین ... ان یا اسم الابهی اذا غربت الشمس لم یحط علم بانها فیمن و لا یطلع الا یوم من یظهره الله ذلک رب العالمین

Verily I am God; there is no God but Me! From the beginning that hath no beginning I have been the Best of creators, and verily I am God; there is no God but Me, and unto the end that hath no end I shall ever remain the Best of creators... O Name of the All-Glorious! When the sun hath set, none knoweth wherein it dwelleth, nor shall it rise again save on the Day of Him Whom God shall make manifest, that Lord of all the worlds [3.5s]

INBA_6007C.471-482

BB00533

Letter to the first pillar (tasbih)

170

Arabic

هو الاکبر. سبحانک اللهم فاحفظ تلک المظاهر الاربعة من عندک بحفظ عظیم ... سبحانک الذی خلق السموات و الارض و ما بینهما بامر اقرب من ان

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Do Thou guard, through Thy mighty protection, those four Manifestations from Thy presence... Glory be unto Him Who hath created the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth betwixt them through a command more nigh than [3.5s]

BYC_hand01

MANU.068-069, QISM.021

BB00549

Letter to the fourth pillar (takbir)

150

Arabic

بسم الله المتظهر المتسخر. الله اکبر عما انتم تکبرون الله اعظم عما انتم تعظمون الله اظهر عما انتم تظهرون

God is exalted above that which you magnify. God is greater than that which you glorify. God is more manifest than that which you have revealed [4o]

BYC_hand01

MANU.070-071, QISM.021

BB00683

Letter to the wife of the Bab, in Maku

Do not expect any assistance from thy brothers. They will not help; it is enough that they refrain from insults. Overlook their faults. Even Our enemies have not caused the like of what resulted from the acts of Siyyid 118 in Isfahan

EBTB.216-217, AFNAN.116

BB00270

Li-Ismi’llahi’n-Nazi’

720

Arabic

بسم الله الاحفظ الاحفظ. الحمد لله الذی لا اله الا هو الاحفظ الاحفظ و انما البهاء من الله علی من یظهره الله ثم ادلائه لم یزل و یزال

Praise be to God, beside Whom there is none other worthy of worship, the supreme Guardian, the ultimate Protector. Verily, the divine splendour is from God upon Him Whom God shall make manifest and upon His chosen ones throughout eternity [4o]

PR03.079v26-080v14, PR13.066v-069r

BB00281

Li-Khalaf

700

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. تنزیل من کتاب ربک فی حکم عبد بعید و انه لکتاب لا ریب فیه قد نزل من لدن امام مبین وانه لهو الحق فی السموات و الارض لا یعزب من علمه شیء و انه لعلی کل شیء شهید انا نحن قد نزلنا کتابا من قبل

A revelation from the Book of thy Lord concerning a distant servant. Verily it is a Book wherein there is no doubt, sent down from the presence of a manifest Guide. And verily He is the Truth in the heavens and on earth; naught escapeth His knowledge, and He is witness over all things. We, verily, have sent down a Book before [3.5s]

PR04.013v03-015v11

FHR#03.17, AHDA.461.11

BB00609

Li-Siyyid Husayn-i-Turshizi

Arabic

هو. بسم الله الظهر ذی الظهرین بسم الله البطن ذی البطانین بسم الله القدر ذی القدارین بسم الله العلم ذی العلامین بسم الله السلط ذی السلطاء بسم الله الحکم ذی الحکماء ...

In the name of God the manifest, master of all who are manifest. In the name of God the mighty, master of all who are mighty. In the name of God the hidden, master of all who are hidden

PR03.081r16-081r20, PR13.070v-071r

BB00527

Li-Sulayman Khan

180

mixed

الله اعز بسم الله الرفیع ذی الرفاعین. قل الله ارفع فوق کل ذی ارفاع لمن یقدر ان یمتنع عن سلیط سلطان ارفاعه من احد لا فی السموات و لا فی الارض و لا ما بینهما

Say: God is most exalted above all that are exalted. None in the heavens or on earth or whatsoever lieth between them hath power to resist His supreme ascendancy [3.5s]

PR03.084r12-084r23

BB00640

On istifah (asking the explanation of texts)

INBA_5019C:264-269,

Promulgation of Universal Peace, The

BB00637

On the imams, to an unknown recipient

INBA_5019C:163-166,

SRC.190

BB00639

Prayer for Sayyid Ja'far Shubbar

INBA_5019C:216-218,

SRC.190

BB00331

Prayer for Siyyid Husayn

550

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. یا الهی انت الذی شهدت لنفسک بنفسک بانک انت الله لا الله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لم تزل کنت بلا وجود شیئ معک و لا تزال انک کائن بمثل ما کنت ....

O my God! Thou art He Who hath testified of Thine own Self, through Thine own Self, that verily Thou art God, and that there is no God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thou hast ever existed when naught existed beside Thee, and Thou wilt forever remain as Thou hast been [3.5s]

PR02.132r24-133r06

ABU0241

Public address given on 1912-09-02

840

The subject of immortality has been suggested. Life is the expression of composition; and death, the expression of decomposition. In the world or kingdom

PUP#100 (p.306-308), ABIC.006-008

BB00636

Reply to six questions from Mirza Sulayman

INBA_5019C:159-163,

SRC.190

BH11566

Seal of Baha’u’llah #01

Arabic

لا اله الا الله الملک الحق المبین عبده حسینعلی

No god but God, the sovereign, the truth, the resplendent. His servant Husayn-`Ali

KHSH04.016

BH11565

Seal of Baha’u’llah #02

Arabic

لا اله الا الله الملک الحق المبین حسینعلی

No god but God, the sovereign, the truth, the resplendent. Husayn-`Ali

KHSH04.016

BH11557

Seal of Baha’u’llah #03

Arabic

بهاء الله

Baha’u’llah

KHSH04.016, MHA.000ii, AMIN.017#1

BH11552

Seal of Baha’u’llah #05

Arabic

السجن لله الواحد المختار

The prison belongs to God, the One the Unconstrained

KHSH04.016, AMIN.017#7

BH11554

Seal of Baha’u’llah #07

Arabic

انا المظلوم المسجون الغریب الوحید

I am the wronged one, the imprisoned, the stranger, the alone.

KHSH04.016, AMIN.017#6

BH11509

Seal of Baha’u’llah #10

Arabic

قد اشرقت من افق القضاء شمس رقم علیها من القلم الابهی السجن لمطلع الایات الذی

From the horizon of the decree has dawned a sun on which the most glorious pen has inscribed: The prison belongs to the dawning-place of the verses

KHSH04.016, AMIN.017#8

BH11561

Seal of Baha’u’llah #13

Arabic

حسین و علی

Husayn and `Ali

BH11563

Seal of Baha’u’llah #14

Arabic

شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو العزیز المحبوب

God bears witness that there is no god but Him, the powerful, the beloved.

BH11560

Seal of Baha’u’llah #16

Arabic

حسینعلی عبده الراجی حسینعلی

Husayn-`Ali, His hopeful servant, Husayn-`Ali

BH11555

Seal of Baha’u’llah #17

Arabic

اننی انا وجه الله الانور

Verily, I am the face of God, the most luminous.

BH11570

Seal of Baha’u’llah #18

Arabic

ینطق لسان الابهی فی ملکوت البدا الملک لله الفرد الواجد العلی الاعلی

The tongue of the most glorious proclaims in the kingdom of creation: Sovereignty belongs to God, the incomparable, the single, the exalted, the most exalted.

BB00635

Seal of the Báb

Arabic

شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو العزیز المحبوب

God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, the Almighty, the Best-Beloved

CMB_F23.162v03-169v01 (56), , CMB_F25.4,

TZH3.068c, QISM.001

Qur'an Commentary of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad, the Báb, The; Gate of the Heart

BB00016

Summary of the Kitab-i-Asma' (= 19:19?)

13700

Arabic

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. فاشهد ان فی ذلک الکتاب فی معرفة اسماء الله عز و جل علی عدد کل شیء حیث یعدل واحد فی واحد بالعدد

Bear thou witness that within that Book, concerning the knowledge of the names of God, exalted and glorified be He, there is inscribed a number corresponding to all things, wherein each one is equated with one in number [3.5s]

MKI4491.316-341,

BB00657

Tafsir-i Kun wa Yakun

2500

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله مبدع الابداع و منشیء الاختراع وخلاق ما في السموات وما في الأرض الذي لا اله الّا هو

Praise be to God, the Source of creation, the Originator of invention, and the Creator of whatsoever lieth within the heavens and the earth, beside Whom there is no other God [3.5s]

AB00031

Tafsir-i-Ayat-i-az Suriy-i-Furqan

1950

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی تجلی علی اهل الامکان و افاض انوار الجمال لمن فی الاکوان بطراز

Praise be to God Who hath revealed Himself unto the peoples of the contingent world and shed the effulgent lights of His beauty upon all created things [3.5s]

BMT.073

BB00008

Tafsir-i-Suratu'l-Baqarah = Kitab al-Ahmadiyya (Commentary on the Surah of the Cow I)

43700

Arabic

Tafsir surat al-baqara (Commentary on the Surah of the Cow)

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الم ذلک الکتاب لا ریب فیه هدی للمتقین هذه الایة لاهل الحقیقة معرفة الله سبحانه

"Alif. Lám. Mím. This is the Book wherein there is no doubt, a guidance unto them that fear God." For the people of truth, this verse signifieth the knowledge of God, glory be unto Him [3.5s]... ...The Primal Adam is the Will, Who is the Primal Utterance, manifested in the primal realm of contingency

INBA69:157-377, INBA_6004C:002-178, , INBA_6014C:001-296, , INBA_6012C.060-257, , PR02.001v21-044v14, PR03.043r-043rx, PR40.003v-095v, CMB_F08, , BLIB_Or5277, , BN_5780, BN_5805, BN_6610, LEID.Or4371-8, , OXF.MS.Arab.e.59-60, IOM.090-091x, HBH_baqarah (=INBA 69)

ASAT2.064x

TAME, BLO_PT#216.019-020, GOH.119-121x, GOH.204x, GOH.251-252x, HURQ.BB01x

FHR#09, NSS.021-022, BRHL.59, MSBR.202-203, AHDA.455.05, MMAH.011, SRC.046-047, SRC.201, GOH.030, GOH.118

BB00532

Tawqi'a Aqa Siyyid Husayn

170

Arabic

هو الملک المقدس. سبحان الله الربب ذی الربابین له الامثال العلیا یسبح له ما فی السموات

Glorified be God, the Lord of lords, unto Whom belong the most exalted similitudes! All in the heavens sing His praise [3.5s]

PR03.080v21-081r02, PR13.069r-069v

MANU.037-037

BB00126

Tawqi'a haykal

520

Arabic

Star Tablet of the Bab, The; Haykal or "Star Tablet" Written in the Báb's Own Hand

Tawqi'a haykal (Star Tablet of the Báb)

و لله ملکوت ملک السموات و الارض و ما بینهما لن یعجزه من شی لا فی السموات ولا فی الارض

And to God belongs the kingdom of the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them. There is no deficiency in Him regarding aught

BLIB_Or6887

AHDA.467

BLO_star, AHDA.460.02a

BB00312

Tawqi'a haykal

600

Arabic

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو قل کل له ساجدون شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو قل کل له عابدون

God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. Say: All bow down before Him. God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him. Say: All worship Him [3.5s]

CMB_F20.029r02-030r19,

AHDA.469, QISM.026

AHDA.460.02c, SRC.275

BB00641

To Aqa Sayyid Jawad [Karbala'i?]

INBA_5019C:269-270,

BB00644

To Mulla Ahmad Mu'allim Hisari

INBA_5019C:275-279,

BB00643

To Mulla Hasan Bajastani

INBA_5019C:271-275,

BAPT.006x

BB00642

To Mulla Mahdi Khu'i

INBA_5019C:270-271,

ASAT4.454-455x, KHH1.323-324 (1.449-451)

ABU3317

Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-11

Persian

هر چند نسآء با رجال در استعداد قواء شریکند ولی شبهه نیست که رجال اقدمند و اقوی حتی در حیوانات مانند کبوتران

Although women are equal to men in abilities and capacities, there is no doubt that men are bolder and physically more powerful

BDA1.153.07

SW_v19#10 p.309, MHMD1.166

ABU1737

Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11

170

The greatest prison is the material world. Prison is the antithesis of freedom. Now man is a prisoner of food, of sleep

DAS.1913-05-11

BBU0014

Words spoken at the Báb's martyrdom

Had you believed in Me, O wayward generation, every one of you would have followed

DB.514

E. Crofts, MANA

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.

KHHE.451-462

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ABU1845

Words spoken on 1914-02-08

160

Persian

کلمه عزت و نجات بنی اسرائیل وقتی نازل شد که جمیع انها در ذلت بودند بدرجه

The Word of glory and deliverance was sent down upon the children of Israel at a time when all of them had sunk to such depths of abasement [3.5s]

MAS5.187-188x

ABU3605

Words spoken on 1914-04-20 in Haifa

I am afraid if I breathe Mirza Ahmad will write it down.

DAS.1914-04-20

ABU1074

Words spoken on 1915-09-07 in Haifa

290

Persian

امیدواریم که در آلمان آتش محبت الله شعله زند، بجهت آنکه اهل آلمان، مردمان با استقامتی هستند. متلون المزاج

We cherish the hope that in Germany the fire of the love of God may blaze forth, inasmuch as the German people are possessed of steadfastness and are not fickle in disposition [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-07

ABU1753

Words spoken on 1915-10-21 in Akka

170

Persian

من جمله اینکه مناظر آنجا اصطناعی و مناظر اینجا خلقی است. اگر آن تجملات در اینجا بود آن وقت معلوم می شد

Among these matters lies the truth that those vistas are artificial whilst these scenes are divine creations. Were such splendors to be found herein, then verily would it become evident [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-21

ABU3651

Words spoken on 1915-11-05

120

Persian

فی الحقیقه در وقتی که خلق بر آن بودند که قائم مروج قرآن است صریحا فرمود

In truth, at the time when the people were maintaining that the Qa'im would promote the Qur'an, He explicitly declared [3.5s]

NSS.160a

ABU3660

Words spoken on 1915-12-25

Persian

سر التنکیس این عبارت از خود شیخ مرحوم است و دو معنی دارد

The Secret of Inversion is this utterance from the departed Sheikh himself, and it possesseth twofold meaning [3.5s]

NSS.160b

ABU3648

Words spoken on 1916-01-22

570

Persian

Man of Courage, The

تاریخ حاجی میرزا اقاسی حکایت غریبی است حاجی میر.ا اقاسی اهل تبریز بود... میرزا ابو القاسم قائم مقام اول شخص ایران بود

The story of Haji Mirza Aqasi is indeed a strange account. He was from Tabriz [3.5s]... ...Mírza Abuʼl-Qasim, the Qaʼim-Maqam, was the foremost man of Persia and a highly capable individual

AHB.130BE #09-10 p.19-20, RHQM2.1166-1169 (636) (391-393), SFI18.276

LOIR20.172, BLO_courage.05

ABU1532

Words spoken on 1916-01-31

200

Persian

الحاکم بامر الله موسس فرقه درزى ششم خليفه فاطمى است ولى درزى لقب يکى از تلاميذ الحاکم است

Al-Hakim bi-Amr'illah, founder of the Druze sect, was the sixth Fatimid Caliph, while Darazi was the title of one of Al-Hakim's disciples [3.5s]... ...One al-Hakim bi'l-Amr summoned to his presence some Jews and Christians and asked them

MUH1.0188-0189

STAB#069

ABU3655

Words spoken on 1919-08-15

Persian

حاجی کریم خان ردیه بر امر نوشت و برداشت رفت به طهران که تقدیم شاه کند و خلعت و انعام گیرد

Hajji Karim Khan penned a refutation of the Cause and, having composed it, departed for Tehran that he might present it unto the Shah and receive robes of honor and rewards [3.5s]

NSS.236b

ABU3214

Words spoken on 1920-09-20 in Haifa

He said that the belief of the Druses was very secret, but he knew it - that they do not believe in any prophet, neither Jesus nor Muhammad, but in minor people, such as Peter. Their leader was a servant of Muhammad. They believe in reincarnation. They veil and pretend to be a Muhammadan sect.

PN_1920_heh_haifa p024

ABU2582

Words spoken on board the SS Cedric at sea, 1912-03-30

Persian

در این قضیه حکمتی است بعد معلوم خواهد شد

There is a wisdom in this matter which will become known later.

BDA1.016.10x

MHMD1.023

ABU3433

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

Für die Jugend ist das Höchste, Edelste und Beste gerade gut genug! Warum hält man denn in den meisten Kulturländern den Elementarlehrer

SDW v13#11 p.112

ABU3580

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

Was ist Kultur, wenn sie nicht lebendiger Besitz eines Einzelnen ist? Luxus des Begüterten! Klassen- und Kastenbesitz

SDW v13#11 p.112

ABU3587

Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910

Die freudigste Genugtuung fühlt man nach Erfüllung und Vollendung von schweren, opfervollen Pflichten!

SDW v13#10 p.103

ABU3664

Words to a reporter, spoken ca. 1912-10-19

160

Proud of him [Omar Khayyam]? Would you be proud of that man who had led your children into evil ways? Would you be proud of a drunkard

ABU2026

Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-28

140

The water which was salty was changed. During the time of the Blessed Beauty, the cholera came up to the gates of Akka, but it did not enter Akka.

PN_1919 p047

ABU0809

Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-07

370

The first entrance into light and into belief is extremely difficult. The spiritual birth is troublesome and painful in the same degree as the physical birth.

PN_1904 p004, PN_1904 p037, TTAW.006-008, BLO_PN#102

ABU2084

Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-07

130

My love for you is like an ocean and your love is like a drop. The distress and calamities which I have endured for your sake

PN_1909 p011, PN_1909 p041, PN_1909B p021, PN_1909C p091, PN_1909F p040, DJT.062-063, BLO_PN#027

ABU3396

Words to M. R. Shirazi in April 1914

Zoroastrians are the real Iranis. Their blood is not spoiled by the admixture of Turkish, Russian and Arab bloods.

TDAB.08-09

BBU0016

Words to Manuchihr Khan

140

When We departed from Shiraz, cholera raged over the province of Fars, and Husayn Khan escaped with all deliberate speed from the city

GEN.045-046

BBU0017

Words to Manuchihr Khan

In the presence of God, there is no past, present, or future. There is an eternal now

ABU1871

Words to Marie Watson et al around Aug. 1921

160

I plant a seed in your mind; if your heart approves it, it will become a tree and bear fruit... When the brain cells in the 'upper chamber' are active, they respond to celestial vibrations... Discerning, conscious souls who comprehend the reality of the divine teachings are few in every age.

ABU2198

Words to Mr. Lorge, London, 1912-12-20

120

Yes, it is possible. Often people speak together without the mediary of the tongue. There are two methods of intercourse

DAS.1912-12-20, SW_v14#07 p.209-210, SW_v03#19 p.006

ABU0486

Words to Mrs Sarah Herron et al in Dec. 1900

550

Third explanation [of sacrifice] - The worldly grades of every Manifestation are so different from the spiritual grades, that each Manifestation has voluntarily sacrificed everything pertaining to worldly honor

PN_1900 p121

ABU0323

Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902

710

There is reincarnation of matter, and there is reincarnation of spirit. Reincarnation of matter is the process whereby matter is developed or evolved... When the body of man is perfected, physical evolution comes to an end

BSC.434 #789x, AELT.178-183

ABU3068

Words to Takeshi Kanno, spoken on 1912-10-21

The war between Japan and Russia came about after the departure of Bahá'u'lláh, but before these events occurred Bahá'u'lláh often mentioned kindly the name of the Mikado

MAB.064b

ABU3476

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-05-23

Persian

کاش جمال مبارک باین صفحات تشریف آورده بودند از بس جمال مبارک اینگونه مناظر را دوست میداشتند

Would that the Blessed Beauty could have come to these regions! He loved such scenery very much.

BDA1.101.13

SW_v19#06 p.183, MHMD1.108

ABU3390

Words to the secretary of Sepahdar Azam, spoken on 1913-04-20

When you return to Persia, give my greeting to the green mountains and rolling valleys, to the singing nightingales and the cooling springs, to the fragrant rose-gardens and the fresh breeze of Persia. I love them all. Remember me to them.

DAS.1913-04-20

ABU3613

Words to two mullahs, spoken on 1913-07-30

Our field of activity is Europe and America. I have come here to rest for a few months.

DAS.1913-07-30, ABIE.130, BLO_PN#007

BBU0015

Words uttered at the Shrine of Imam Husayn

O God, my God, my Beloved, my heart's Desire!

DB.030

J. Heath [track 5], T. Price, L. Slott, E. Mahony, E. Mahony, Friends in Malaysia, Mona, Dibo & Nachidah, G. Sterling, S. Toloui-Wallace, T. Ellis

BB00670

Ziyarat dar shab-i-jum'ah

400

Arabic

فاذا کنت فی مثل للیلة فی روضة القدس و حضیرة الانس... للرزق یاتیهم رزقهم بکرةً و عشیاً

If thou findest thyself in the likeness of the night within the garden of sanctity and the precincts of fellowship... Verily, their sustenance doth come to them both morn and eve [4o]

INBA_6007C.109-111

BB00663

Ziyarat for 'the second to believe' on 'Id al-Fitr

1200

Arabic

انما البهاء الابهی و الجلال الاجلل و الجمال الاجمل و العظمة الاعظمی

Verily the All-Glorious Glory, the Most Exalted Majesty, the Most Beauteous Beauty, and the Most Supreme Grandeur [3.5s]

INBA_6007C.154-160

BB00509

Ziyarat for the first [to believe]

400

Arabic

فاذا کنت مثل ذلک الیوم عند من یظهره الله فاذا لیکفینک بین یدی الله عن کل ذکر و ثناء و لکن اذا کنت فی اللیل

If, on that day, thou art in the presence of Him Whom God shall make manifest, then shall He suffice thee before God for all mention and praise. But if thou findest thyself in the night.. [4o]

INBA_6007C.067-069

BB00678

Ziyarat for the first [to believe]

1800

Arabic

و إنما البهاء علیک ان یا هیکل الأول ثم الجلال علیک ثم الجمال علیک

Verily all glory be upon thee, O primal temple, and all majesty be upon thee, and all beauty be upon thee [3.5s]

MKI4515.028v-037v

BB00389

Ziyarat for the last [to believe]

400

Arabic

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. انما البهاء من عند الله علیک یا جوهر البهآء ثم الجلال علیک یا جوهر الجلال ثم الجمال علیک یا جوهر الجمال

Verily all glory from God rest upon thee, O Essence of Glory! Then all Majesty be upon thee, O Essence of Majesty! Then all Beauty be upon thee, O Essence of Beauty! [3.5s]

INBA_6007C.266-268

INBA_6007C.095-099, BYC_misc-b.096b05-100b03

BB00246

Ziyarat for the letters of unity, on Friday

810

Arabic

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء فی تلک اللیلة التی عظمتها و شرفتها و قدستها و کرمتها و مننت علیها

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee in this night which Thou hast magnified and honored and hallowed and exalted [3.5s]

BB00667

Ziyarat for the Point

800

Arabic

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. انما البهاء من عند الله علیک یا ایتها التربة المقدسة ثم الجلال علیک یا ایتها التربة الممتنعة

Verily all glory from God rest upon thee, O thou sacred dust, and all exaltation be upon thee, O thou sanctified earth [3.5s]

INBA_6007C.197-201

BB00508

Ziyarat for the ten letters

200

Arabic

انما البهاء من الله ثم من کل من آمن بالله و آیاته علیکم یا ایتها الحروف

Verily all glory from God, and from all them that have believed in God and His signs, be upon you, O ye Letters [3.5s]

INBA_6007C.040-041

BB00300

Ziyarat li’n-Nuqta

630

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اشهد ان لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک کما قد شهدت لنفسک من دون ان یعرف حکم ذالک احد من خلقک انک انت الله الکبیر المتعال

I bear witness that there is no God but Thee, alone without partner, even as Thou didst testify unto Thine Own Self, ere any among Thy creation could grasp the decree thereof. Verily, Thou art God, the Most Great, the Most Exalted [3.5s]

PR03.053r17-053v23

BH11596

Ziyarat-Namih for the martyrs of Zanjan

unknown

ROB2.229, LL#349

BH11597

Ziyarat-Namiy-i-'Abdu'r-Rasul

unknown

ROB2.333, LL#342

BH11598

Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Haji Mulla Mihdiy-i-'Atri

unknown

ROB4.051, LL#346

BB00650

Ziyaratu’l-Jami’ati’s-Saghira

1000

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اشهد ان لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريک له و اشهد ان محمد عبده و رسوله اللهم صل علي محمد

I bear witness that there is no God except God alone. There can be no doubt about this. And I testify that Muhammad is indeed His servant, and His Messenger

HURQ.BB33x

AB11100

You have asked concerning the relations and genealogy of the mother of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá. The father and grandfather went to Persia from the regions of Taif

BSTW#020, BSTW#072

@Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael

ABU3542

Words to Charlotte Bingham, spoken on 1907-10-14

Yes; not through Isaac nor Ishmael, but through one of his other sons, of whom he had six.

PN_1906 p109, PN_1907 p018, PN_unsorted p023

@Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael, @Baha'u'llah

ABU1755

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-08-06

170

Persian

میفرمودند ایرانیها هر امر مهمی را میخواهند یاد داشت کنند می گویند این را هم در جزء بیست و نهم بنویسید حال باصطلاح ایرانیها

When Persians want to record any important matter, they say, 'Write this down in the twenty-ninth section.'

BDA1.178.09

MHMD1.194

@Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael, @banishment to; life in Baghdad, @prophecy and fulfillment, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB08223

100

Persian

ای مقتبس از نار هدی و نور ابراهیم نمرود عنود چون آن جوهر وجود را خواست محو و

O thou who art enkindled with the fire of guidance and the light of Abraham! When the obstinate Nimrod sought to annihilate that Essence of being [3.5s]

INBA89:030b

@Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

BH02254

390

mixed

الحمد لله الذی فتح بمفتاح اسمه الاعظم ابواب افئده العالم و عرفهم سبیله

Praise be unto God Who hath, with the key of His Most Great Name, opened the doors of the hearts of all peoples and made known unto them His path [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15695.024b,

HDQI.124, AKHA_116BE #01-03 p.004, ANDA#28 p.03

@Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice, @praise and encouragement

AB01297

340

Persian

ای ابناء آن اب راحم چون نمرود عنود و قوم آشور آن سرور وجود و جمال محبور را از وطن

O children of that compassionate Father! Even as the obdurate Nimrod and the people of Assyria banished that Lord of being and Beauty resplendent from His native land [3.5s]

INBA88:350

ASAT1.046-047x, SFI17.017-018

@Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael, @historical episodes and the lessons of the past, @power of the Manifestation of God, @prophecy and fulfillment, @suffering and imprisonment, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB06713

120

Persian

ای ثابتان بر پیمان جناب سرشته دار مدح و ستایش بیشمار از آن یاران پروردگار

O ye who stand firm in the Covenant! Mr. Sereshtehdar hath bestowed boundless praise and tribute upon those loved ones of the Lord [3.5s]

MKT9.072a

@Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael, @praise and encouragement, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @hospitality

BH04576

210

Arabic

یا ایها المقبل اسمع ندآء المظلوم انه ذکرک بما انجذبت به الافئده و القلوب و

O thou who hast turned towards Me! Hearken unto the Call of the Wronged One. Verily, He maketh mention of thee with that which hath enraptured hearts and souls [3.5s]

INBA33:066, BLIB_Or15716.138d,

AQMJ2.144x

@Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael, @prayer for praise and gratitude, @Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity, @proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @praise and encouragement, @suffering and imprisonment, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @prophecy and fulfillment

AB07949

100

Persian

ای بنده جمال قدم حضرت ابراهیم هر چند از وطن مالوف بغربت افتاد ولی آن غربت جنه

O servant of the Ancient Beauty! Though Abraham was cast out from His cherished homeland into exile, yet that exile became a paradise [3.5s]

MKT9.057a

@Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael, @spiritual transformation

AB04760

160

Persian

ای دودمان حضرت خلیل جلیل حمد کنید که در این دور بدیع ایات هدی گشتید و مظاهر

O progeny of His Holiness, the glorious Khalíl! Render praise, for in this wondrous age ye have become signs of guidance [3.5s]

TAH.022a

@Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael, @spiritual transformation, @Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people, @praise and encouragement

BH02037

430

Persian

ای ذبیح حب بدرستیکه گردانیدیم تو را مظهر اسم ذبیح در ارض پس تو ای عبد سعی

O Dhabíh of Love! Verily, We have made thee the Manifestation of the Name "The Sacrifice" upon the earth. Therefore strive, O servant [3.5s]

YMM.181

@Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael, @stories; anecdotes, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU2649

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

Always, from the earliest ages, the conception of the Trinity has been present. In the time of Moses

PN_1901 p006, NRMM.212

@Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael, @symbolism, @the cross and the trinity, @Mosaic imagery, @the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God, @The Holy Spirit

AB01264

350

Persian

ای منادی پیمان آنچه که بجناب میرزا احمد مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از ریاض

O summoner to the Covenant! I have perused what thou hadst written to Mírza Aḥmad. I inhaled a sweet fragrance from the gardens of its meanings… In the Dispensation of Abraham, by “immolation” was meant attainment to the station of sacrifice, not butchery and the shedding of blood.

BRL_DAK#0794, MKT2.328

BRL_ATE#070, ADMS#078

@Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @spiritual transformation, @station of the Manifestation of God

BB00679

Javabu’l-Fa’

1100

Arabic

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انه لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شريک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العزة و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الياقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الطلعة و الکمال و لک الوجهة و الجمال و لک الرحمة و الفضال و لک الهيبة و العدال و لک المُثُل و الأمثال و لک المواقع و الإجلال و لک القوة و الفعال و لک البهجة و المقال

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the Kingdom and the Dominion, Thine the Glory and the Power, Thine the Might and the Empyrean, Thine the Strength and the Brilliance, Thine the Sovereignty and the human realm, Thine the Glory and the Majesty, Thine the Splendor and the Perfection, Thine the Countenance and the Beauty, Thine the Mercy and the Bounty, Thine the Awe and the Justice, Thine the Symbol and the Similitudes, Thine the Stations and the Reverence, Thine the Power and the Action, Thine the Joy and the Words [3.5s]

MKI4515.050r-055v

@absolute freedom; independence of God, @He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah, @transcendence; unknowability of God

BH09293

100

Persian

ای فاطمه مطلع نور احدیه از سجن اعظم ترا ندا میفرماید و بمالک قدم میخواند و

O Fatimih! The Dayspring of the Light of Divine Unity doth call thee from the Most Great Prison, and summoneth thee unto the Ancient Lord [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.154d,

AQA7#336 p.016a

@absolute freedom; independence of God, @personal instructions, @knowledge; recognition of God, @love of God

BB00594

Arabic

هو المحیی. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو المهیمن القیوم هو الحی بسم الله الاحیی الاحیی الله لا اله الا هو الاحیی الاحیی قل الله احیی فوق کل ذا احیاء لن یقدر ان

God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, the Help-in-Peril, the Self-Subsisting. He is the Ever-Living. In the Name of God, the Most Living, the Most Living. God, there is none other God but He, the Most Living, the Most Living. Say: God is the Most Living, transcendent above every possessor of life. None can [3.5s]

CMB_F23.145v02-145v07 (49), , CMB_F20.025r19-025v04, , BYC_tablets.092.17-093.04

@absolute freedom; independence of God, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @transcendence; unknowability of God

BH09224

100

Arabic

ان اشهد بما شهد المظلوم انه لا اله الا هو لم یزل کان مقدسا عن ذکر الممکنات

I testify, even as the Wronged One hath testified, that there is none other God but Him, Who hath ever been sanctified beyond the mention of all created things [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.034b, , BLIB_Or15734.1.100c,

@absolute freedom; independence of God, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00444

Du’a’-i-Salavat-i-Naqi

310

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحانک اللهم انک انت مبدع السموات و الارض و ما بینهما تقدر خلق کل شیء کیف تشاء عما تشاء و تصور خلق کل شیء کیف یرید بما ترید

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the Creator of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them. Thou dost ordain the creation of all things as Thou willest, howsoever Thou pleasest, and Thou dost fashion the creation of all things according to Thy desire [3.5s]

INBA58:114.02-115.09, PR03.077v17-078r06, BYC_collect3.081-082

@absolute freedom; independence of God, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00362

460

Arabic

فیا الهی هب لی کمال الانقطاع الیک و ایدنی بنور ابتهاج لدیک اجذبنی بنفحات قدسک الیک

O my God! Bestow upon me utter detachment unto Thee, and strengthen me through the light of exultation in Thy presence. Draw me, through the fragrant breaths of Thy sanctity, unto Thee [3.5s]

HNMJ.115-120

@absolute freedom; independence of God, @prayer for protection, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @love of God, @prayer for spiritual recognition, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @impossibility of true worship of God, @prayer for detachment

BB00052

Li-‘Aliyyi’l-A’la

3400

Arabic

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الخلق و الامر من قبل و من بعد تحیی و تمیت ثم تمیت و تحیی و انک انت حی لا تموت و ملک لا تزول و سلطان لا تحول ... کلشیء قدیرا ثم لاشهدنک

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I and all things bear witness unto Thee that verily Thou art God, and that there is none other God but Thee, alone, without peer. Thine is the creation and the command, both before and after. Thou givest life and causest death, then causest death and givest life, and verily Thou art the Ever-Living Who dieth not, the Sovereign Whose dominion fadeth not, the King Whose rule changeth not... all-powerful over all things. I bear witness unto Thee [3.5s]

MKI4515.024r-027v, MKI4494.097

@absolute freedom; independence of God, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @station of the Manifestation of God, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @Manifestation of God as mediator, @transcendence; unknowability of God

BB00163

Du’ayi Layliy-i-thaniyyih

1200

Arabic

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. اللهم انی اسئلک ببهاء ضیاء علاء رضاء ربوبیتک و جلال و جمال کمال فعال سبوحیتک

O God! I beseech Thee by the splendor, the radiance, the sublimity and the good-pleasure of Thy Lordship, and by the majesty, beauty and perfection of Thy sanctified glory [3.5s]

CMB_F14.174v08-178v04,

@absolute freedom; independence of God, @servitude; submission to God; repentance, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih], @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

JRAS.459, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207

BH00927

890

mixed

یا اولیاء در لوح دنیا این کلمات عالیات از مشرق بیان مالک اسماء

O friends! In the Tablet of the World these exalted words have shone forth from the Dayspring of utterance, the Lord of Names [3.5s]

INBA41:085

AVK4.480.08x, MAS8.114cx

@absolute freedom; independence of God, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @Hands of the Cause, @call to action, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @past, present and future of Iran, @justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice

ABU3615

I dreamed a dream and behold, the Blessed Beauty (Baha'u'llah) came and said to Me: `Destroy this room.'

GPB.310x, PAB.003

@accounts of dreams and visions, @autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @stories; anecdotes

ABU0814

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-22

370

In past ages, every night from this Mount Carmel the voices of the invocations of the saints ascended... A few nights ago I had a lovely dream the memory of which has uplifted my soul... That [Western] voyage was epochal in the history of the Bahá'í Cause.... To what an astounding degree people are attached to their digestive organ!

DAS.1915-04-22

@accounts of dreams and visions, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @material and spiritual existence; two books, @Shrines and Holy places, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @importance of prayer, @heedlessness and ignorance of the people

ABU0919

Words spoken on 1915-10-04 in Haifa

330

Persian

دیشب در عالم رؤیا جناب ملا علی اکبر را می دیدم. هیکلشان جسیم بود ولکن در عالم رویا می بینم جسیم تر و فربه تر

Last night in the realm of dreams did I behold His honor Mulla Ali-Akbar. Though of stately frame was he, yet in the world of vision did I perceive him even more imposing and corpulent [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-04

@accounts of dreams and visions, @eulogies; reminiscences, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @martyrs and martyrdom, @Hands of the Cause

BB00578

120

Arabic

و انک لتعلم انی رایت فی المنام من قبل فی ذلک البیت الذی انا کنت جالسا فیه ان وسطه مرقد

Verily, know that I previously saw in a dream in that House [the Kaaba?] where I was sitting that in its midst was a masoleum on which was a domed sepulcher. When I approached the masoleum, I saw Muhammad al-Jawwad exit from the sepulcher

AVK1.322.19

@accounts of dreams and visions, @family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

AB04067

180

O thou lover of truth! ... O thou beloved maidservant of God! The two

SW_v11#01 p.014

@accounts of dreams and visions, @health and healing; material and spiritual healing, @spiritual transformation, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar], @the Word of God; influence and centrality of

ABU1336

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-13

240

Last night it rained very hard and I could not sleep more than two hours. I saw many dreams but most of them were short.. I one of the dreams I saw myself in Baghdad living in the same house

DAS.1914-12-13

@accounts of dreams and visions, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @station of the Manifestation of God

ABU1964

150

In 'Akka [I] was visited by a Christian who expressed his disbelief in dreams.

DJT.179, BLO_PN#027, STAB#095

@accounts of dreams and visions, @stories; anecdotes

ABU3140

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-06-22

Persian

دیشب خواب دیدم که روی شتری سوارم و این شتر مرا اذیت می کرد. از گردن او پیاده شدم. بعد این شتر پیراهن مرا دندان گرفته و بزمین می مالید و گمان می کرد من در پیراهن هستم و حال آنکه من ایستاده تماشا می کردم

Last night I dreamt I was riding on a dromedary, going fast through a desert. The animal became wild and beyond my control.

ZSM.1915-06-22

DAS.1915-06-22

@accounts of dreams and visions, @symbolism

ABU3363

I seemed to be standing within a great mosque, in the inmost shrine, facing the Qiblih, in the place of the Imam himself

GPB.310x, PAB.002

@accounts of dreams and visions, @symbolism, @Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc., @station of the Manifestation of God

ABU3063

Words to Anna Watson spoken around 1904-10-18

I will see what I can do. Finding one, I told him to stay until I brought others to him

BSTW#130, BSTW#173

@accounts of dreams and visions, @unity; oneness of humanity, @music and singing

ABU3073

Words spoken over lunch on 1913-04-03

I dreamed I was in Tiberias. Along the shore I was living alone in a small cottage which was built with mud bricks

DAS.1913-04-03

@accounts of dreams and visions, @worldliness vs. other-worldliness, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

AB05574

140

Persian

ای بنده دلبر مهربان بهاء الله عنوانی اشرف از این نیابم که ترا خ??اب بان نمایم

O thou servant of the kindly Beloved, Baha'u'llah! I can find no nobler title than this

BRL_DAK#0015

BRL_ATE#016, MAAN#02

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB07038

120

Persian

ایها الفرع المکرم من السدره المبارکه الان مکتوب شما رسید که بجناب منشادی

O noble branch of the Blessed Tree! Your letter, which was addressed to Jinab-i-Manshadi, hath been received [3.5s]

INBA84:449

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB07728

110

Persian

ایها الفرع الکریم من الشجره المبارکه چون در این ایام سیل شدید در نیریز شده و

O noble branch of the blessed Tree! As in these days a severe flood hath taken place in Nayríz [3.5s]

INBA87:472, INBA52:492a

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB07919

100

Persian

ای بنده الهی جناب شهزاده غلامحسین بی شین و مین بنده ربانی در نامه خود ستایش

O servant of God, Prince Gholam-Hossein, free from all worldly attachments, in thy letter thou hast offered praise [3.5s]

INBA87:032b, INBA52:032b

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB08475

Persian

از قرار معلوم جناب حاجی محمد باقر امورشان بسیار پریشان و زحمتشان بی پایان

It appeareth that the affairs of the esteemed Haji Muhammad Baqir are in great disarray, and his burdens are without end [3.5s]

AYBY.327 #008a

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB08515

Persian

ای امه الله بشارت باد تو را که هدیه تو در تربت مقدسه مقبول افتاد و در نزد

O Handmaid of God, glad tidings! Your gift was accepted at the Holy Land and is with ‘Abdu’lBaha. It brought boundless appreciation

AHB.128BE #12 p.375, HNU.371

BSR_v19p176

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB08691

Persian

ای خادمه عتبه مقدسه چون در مزرعه قاسم آباد بتربیت دوشیزگان مالوفی یقین بدان

O handmaid of the sacred Threshold! Since thou art occupied with the education of young women in Qasimabad, be thou assured [3.5s]

YARP2.125 p.145, PPAR.178

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB09022

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy new letter and was informed of its meanings, which proved thy lowliness

TAB.122-123

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB09251

mixed

ای بنده حق ورق مسطور وارد شد مضمون معلوم گشت در حق احبای الهی طلب تایید نموده

O servant of the True One! Thy letter was received and its contents became known. Thou didst seek confirmation on behalf of the loved ones of God [3.5s]

INBA89:077

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB09304

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید وصول مکاتیب را مرقوم نموده بودید و همچنین

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, wherein thou hadst made mention of the arrival of letters, and likewise [3.5s]

INBA84:387b

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB09622

Persian

ایتها الشقیقتی الروحیه در دامنه کوه کرمل در مقام حضرت ایلیا بذکر آن ورقه علیا

My sister and beloved of my soul! Here on the slopes of Mount Carmel, by the cave of Elijah, we are thinking of that Most Exalted Leaf… I can never, never forget thee. However great the distance that separates us

BHKP_2#12x

BHK_2#12x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB09663

Persian

جناب آقا سید اسدالله نامه ای که با مسافرین ارسال نموده بودی رسید و نامه آقا

O Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah! The letter which thou hadst sent with the travelers hath arrived, and likewise the letter of Aqa [3.5s]

INBA17:220

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB09664

Persian

جناب زائر حاضر خبر ندارد که آنجناب نامه های متعدد از عبدالبهاء داری لهذا باز

The esteemed present visitor doth not know that thou hast numerous letters from 'Abdu'l-Bahá; therefore [3.5s]

INBA87:363a, INBA52:372a

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB09784

Persian

ای اردشیر خداداد هر نفسی را مرادی الحمد لله تو را مراد رضای الهی و مقصد الطاف

O Ardeshir Khodadad! Every soul hath a desire; praise be to God, thy desire is the good-pleasure of God, and thy purpose the attainment of His favours [3.5s]

ALPA.058, YARP2.067 p.108

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB09889

Persian

ای بنده مقرب درگاه کبریاء در یوم مبارک عید با نهایت امید بدرگاه رب مجید

O thou servant, drawn nigh unto the exalted court of the Almighty! On this blessed festival day, with utmost hope, [I turn] to the presence of the glorious Lord [3.5s]

MKT5.066a

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB09939

Persian

ای خدابخش خدا بخشنده و مهربانست از فرط بخشش ملاحظه نما که عبد بهاء را در بقعه

O Khudabakhsh! God is the All-Bountiful, the All-Merciful. Through His abundant grace, behold how 'Abdu'l-Bahá in the shrine [3.5s]

KHH2.194a (2.355)

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB10095

Persian

ای منجذب بنفحات قدس حق جناب علی اشرف خواهش تحریری بجهه آن دوست حقیقی نمودند

O thou who art attracted by the holy fragrances of Truth! His honour 'Alí-Ashraf hath made request for a letter to be written to that true friend [3.5s]

YIK.288a

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB10216

mixed

جناب آقا سید اسمعیل آنچه ارسال داشتید رسید تماما و کمالا و در موارد خیریه و

O Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Ismail! That which thou didst dispatch hath arrived in its entirety and completeness, and in charitable causes [3.5s]

MMK6#061

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB10336

Persian

ای احبای الهی از قرار مسموع در وقت وداع آقا میرزا احمد سهراب محفل عظیمى آراستید

O ye divine friends! It hath reached Our ears that at the time of bidding farewell to Áqá Mírzá Ahmad Suhráb, ye arranged a magnificent gathering [3.5s]

NJB_v02#14-16 p.002

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB10358

Persian

ای امه الله خدماتت در عتبه مقدسه مقبول افتاد و زحماتت محبوب یزدان مهربانرا

O handmaid of God! Thy services at the Sacred Threshold have been accepted, and thy labours have found favour with the All-Merciful Lord [3.5s]

MKT7.048b

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB10384

Turkish

ای بنده الهی استاد رضا قضا گبی حکمی بزه نافذ و اجرا ایتمکدن باشقه بر چاره

O servant of God, Ustad Reza! The decree of destiny is irrevocable and executable, leaving no other recourse [3.5s]

INBA72:152c

MJT.133

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB10404

Persian

ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه نمروی ۳۱ رسید طلب مغفرت از برای معمارباشی از پیش مرقوم

O servant of the Abha Beauty! Thy letter of the thirty-first hath arrived. The plea for forgiveness on behalf of the chief architect had already been set down [3.5s]

INBA17:218

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB10461

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان در نهایت محبت و روحانیت و عدم کلفت و خلوص نیت مرقوم میگردد

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! This is written with utmost love and spirituality, in all sincerity and purity of intent [3.5s]

MSBH1.167

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB10706

Persian

جناب آقا میرزا داود از قرار مسموع جشن روشن بوده است مبارکست و متیمن جمیع را

O Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Dawud! According to what hath been heard, a luminous festival was held. Blessed and auspicious was it for all [3.5s]

DAUD.24a

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB10708

Persian

جناب آقا میرزا عبدالله یقین است که از قبل عبدالبهاء آستان مقدس حضرت دوست را

O Jinab-i-Mirza 'Abdu'llah! Rest assured that, from 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the sacred threshold of the Beloved [3.5s]

AYBY.394 #084

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB10737

O thou revered maidservant of God! Verily thy letter which tells of the gathering of the Woman's Assembly

BLO_PT#052.18

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB10852

Persian

ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما از بین راه رسید مضامین رحمانی بود و احساسات

O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter was received en route. Its contents were divine and filled with sentiments [3.5s]

MKT5.141a

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB11198

Persian

ای همدم عزیز مکاتیب جوف را برسانید و بفرستید همواره در نظرید جمیعرا تکبیر

O cherished companion! Deliver and dispatch the enclosed letters. Thou art ever in mind; convey my greetings to all [3.5s]

MKT7.016a

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB12432

130

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید از کثرت مشاغل مختصر جواب مرقوم میشود نامه و نظامنامه

O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter hath been received. Due to the press of manifold occupations, a brief reply is herein given. Thy letter [3.5s]

BSHI.087

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB12512

110

Persian

ای یار خوشمزه نامه های تو از بس شیرین و لطیف و خوش طعم و بامزه است فورا

O cherished friend! Thy letters are so sweet, graceful, delectable and delightful that immediately [3.5s]

INBA85:453

BSHI.117

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB12549

100

Persian

ای امین عبدالبهاء شریک و سهیم شما جناب آقا میرزا مهدیخان الان حاضر خواهش

O thou trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! Thy partner and associate, Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Mihdi Khan, is now present and seeketh [3.5s]

AMIN.083-084

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB12582

Persian

ای دختر عزیز من نامه تو رسید فی الحقیقه بابناء و بنات ملکوت مهربانی در حق

O thou my beloved daughter! Thy letter was received. Truly I say thou art kind to the sons and daughters of the Kingdom. Thou hast interceded in behalf of Mirza 'Ali Akbar

BBBD.278

BBBD.279

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB12644

Persian

ای بشیر روحانی نامه دوازدهم شعبان سنه حالیه که به اقا سید اسدالله مرقوم نموده بودید

O spiritual herald! The letter which thou didst address to Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah on the twelfth of Sha'ban of this year [3.5s]

INBA85:457b

BSHI.046

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB12767

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان جمیع مکاتیب تا بیستم محرم سنه ۱۳۳۱ با جمیع بروات رسید مطمئن

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! All letters, together with all drafts, up to the twentieth of Muharram 1331, have been received; be thou assured [3.5s]

INBA85:547a

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

BH02581

340

mixed

الحمد لله الذی انزل الکتب و ارسل الرسل لحفظ عباده و بلوغهم الی مقام یعترفون

Praise be to God, Who hath revealed the Books and sent forth the Messengers for the protection of His servants and their attainment unto a station wherein they acknowledge [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15700.246, , BLIB_Or15711.143,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

BH07092

140

mixed

س م قد انزلنا لک الکتاب و ارسلناه الیک فضلا من الله رب العالمین قد ذکر لدی

In His name! We have, verily, revealed unto thee the Book and sent it forth unto thee as a token of grace from God, the Lord of the worlds. It hath been mentioned in Our presence [3.5s]

MJAN.007, AYBY.058b, YIA.195

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

BH10850

mixed

قد حضر بین یدی العبد ما ارسلت من سماء حبک و ارسلته الی مقر الذی انت اردته و

There hath appeared before this servant that which Thou didst send down from the heaven of Thy love and dispatch unto the place which Thou didst ordain [3.5s]

AYBY.007a

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

BH10941

Arabic

یا عبدی یا ثابت قد نزل لک فی کتاب من احبنی ذکرناک مره بعد مره لتشکر ربک مظهر

O My servant, O Steadfast One! There hath been sent down for thee in the Book of them that love Me mention after mention, that thou mayest render thanks unto thy Lord, the Manifest One [3.5s]

INBA51:619a

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

BH11194

Arabic

یا همت قد حضر تمثالکم عند من لا مثال له و فاز بلقاء ربک فیهذا المقام الذی

O Himmat! Thy likeness hath appeared before Him Who hath no likeness, and hath attained unto the presence of thy Lord in this station [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15734.1.125c,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

BH11820

130

Persian

بعد از اتمام این مکتوب دستخط حضرت محبوب فواد جناب ملا علی اکبر علیه بهاء الله

After the completion of this letter appeared the blessed script of the beloved of Fu'ád, Jináb-i-Mullá-'Alí-Akbar - upon him be the glory of God [3.5s]

BRL_DA#524

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

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

AB05184

150

Persian

ای دو ثابت بر پیمان حضرت آقا سید مصطفی علیه بهاء الله قائم بر خدمت امرالله

O ye two steadfast ones in the Covenant! His Honour Siyyid Mustafa, upon him be the glory of God, who standeth firm in service to the Cause of God [3.5s]

AADA.148-149

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @humility; meekness; lowliness

BH01048

800

mixed

فدای آن دوست الهی این خادم فانی ای حبیب جانی و ای دوست روحانی در محفل رحمانی

This evanescent servant, in sacrifice to that divine Friend, O beloved of my soul and spiritual companion in the gathering-place of the All-Merciful [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11096#269, , BLIB_Or15710.027,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings

BH01203

690

mixed

الحمد لله الذی عرفنا سبیله المستقیم و امره العظیم و علمنا الشهاده التی بها

Praise be to God Who hath shown us His straight Path, and His mighty Command, and taught us the testimony whereby [3.5s]

INBA31:174, BLIB_Or11097#024,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @review of publications, @transcendence; unknowability of God

BH05966

170

Persian

یا جواد علیک بهاء الله و عنایته مکتوب افنان علیه بهائی که بآنجناب ارسال داشتند

O Javad! Upon thee be the glory of God and His loving-kindness! The letter of the Afnán—upon him be My Glory—which he addressed unto thee [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.042b,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @wisdom [hikmat]

AB04888

160

Persian

ای یار روحانی نامه شما رسید عدم وصول نامه های اول را سبب این بود که هر روزی در

O spiritual friend! Thy letter hath arrived. The reason for the non-receipt of the previous letters was that each day [3.5s]

MSBH3.473

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @business; financial; property matters

AB10221

Persian

جناب رفیق روحانی مکتوب جوف را اگر مصلحت بدانید از برای آنشخص بفرستید و این

Most honored spiritual friend, should you deem it advisable, kindly forward the enclosed letter to that person, and this [3.5s]

INBA84:355

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @business; financial; property matters

AB11501

Persian

جناب امین سیصد جنیه که آخر فرستاده بودید با هشتصد جنیه برات تلغرافی هر دو

Jinab-i-Amin: The three hundred guineas which you had last sent, together with the telegraphic draft of eight hundred guineas, both [3.5s]

INBA16:209

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @business; financial; property matters

BH09184

110

Praised be God alone, and salutation be upon the One after whom there is no prophet. O Husayn Effendi!

LTDT.322

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @business; financial; property matters

AB01557

310

Persian

ای بنده آستان جمال ابهی نامه نمرو ۵۳ رسید و از مضمون معلوم گردید که حضرت

O servant of the Threshold of the Abhá Beauty! Letter number fifty-three hath reached Me, and from its contents it became evident that His Holiness [3.5s]

INBA17:223

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @business; financial; property matters, @House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

AB08226

100

Persian

ای منادی پیمان هر چند بجهت امر مهمی شما را سریعا تلغرافیا از هندوستان خواستم

O herald of the Covenant! Although I have summoned you from India with utmost urgency via telegraph on account of a grave matter [3.5s]

PYK.252

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @business; financial; property matters, @permission for visit; pilgrimage

BH00752

1040

mixed

جوهر حمد و ثنا حضرت محمودی را لایق و سزاست که در مقام محمود خود جمیع عباد را

The essence of praise and glorification befitteth and beseemeth that All-Praised Lord Who, from His all-praised station, hath called all servants [3.5s]

INBA31:090

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @business; financial; property matters, @personal instructions, @praise and encouragement, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @transcendence; unknowability of God

BH02150

410

mixed

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اشهد بان قدرتک احاطت الکائنات و بنور امرک اشرقت الارضین

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I testify that Thy power hath encompassed all created things, and by the light of Thy Cause the earth hath been illumined [3.5s]

INBA23:149b

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @business; financial; property matters, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @praise and encouragement

AB11524

...Those who accept only what logic can prove, On the path of life upon clumsy wooden legs they move

LTDT.344x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @business; financial; property matters, @prayer for protection, @personal instructions

BH01136

740

mixed

لسان و قلب و اعضا و اجزا باطن و ظاهر اول و آخر عروق و شعرات شهادت میدهند بر

The tongue and heart, the limbs and members, the inward and the outward, the first and the last, the veins and the hairs, all bear witness unto [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15700.229, , BLIB_Or15711.094, , BLIB_Or15736.017,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @business; financial; property matters, @rejection of Muhammad, @suffering and imprisonment

BH00484

1500

mixed

بحور حمد و شکر و سماء ذکر و ثنا حزب الله را لایق و سزا که قباع و نباح و مواء

The oceans of praise and thanksgiving, and the heavens of remembrance and glorification, befit and are worthy of the people of God, who amidst barking and snarling [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15717.014,

AYI2.286x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @business; financial; property matters, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @praise and encouragement, @wisdom [hikmat], @transcendence; unknowability of God, @power of the Manifestation of God

BH06505

150

Persian

چند لوح امنع اقدس مخصوص افنان موجوده در آن ارض عنایت شد انشآءالله بآن فائز شوند

Several most holy and most exalted Tablets, specifically destined for the Afnán who dwell in that land, have been graciously bestowed. God willing, they shall attain unto them [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15736.207c,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @business; financial; property matters, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @spiritual transformation

AB07338

110

Persian

ای ثابت بر میثاق از فضل و موهبت پروردگار امیدوارم که همواره موفق بخدمت دربار

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Through the grace and bounty of the Lord, I cherish the hope that thou mayest ever be confirmed in service at His Divine Threshold [3.5s]

INBA87:151b, INBA52:149

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @call to action

AB00257

730

mixed

لک الحمد یا الهی بما اشرقت الارض بنور ساطع من نیر الافاق و تجلیت علی الشجره

Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having caused the earth to shine with a brilliant light from the Daystar of the horizons, and for having manifested Thyself upon the Tree [3.5s]

ABDA.020-021

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @call to action, @praise and encouragement

BH00624

1220

mixed

الحمد لله الذی تجلی علی الممکنات بالنور الذی سطع و اشرق و لمع و ابرق من افق

Praise be unto God, Who hath manifested Himself unto all created things through the light that hath shone forth, gleamed, radiated and flashed from the horizon [3.5s]

INBA18:083, BLIB_Or15700.088, , BLIB_Or15711.268,

GHA.454a.01x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy, @review of publications, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @transcendence; unknowability of God

AB06688

120

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان شکر کن خدا را که نور هدایت تابید و زجاج قلب درخشید و در سبیل

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Render thanks unto God that the light of guidance hath shone forth and the glass of thy heart hath been illumined in the path [3.5s]

MKT9.095a

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @characteristics and conduct of true believers, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @praise and encouragement, @service to others; to the Cause of God

BH04428

210

Arabic

تلک آیات القدس قد نزلت بالحق من لدن عزیز حکیم و بها نزلت الرحمه من سماء اسمی

These are the verses of holiness which have been sent down in truth from the presence of the Mighty, the All-Wise, and through them hath mercy descended from the heaven of My Name [3.5s]

INBA83:171, BLIB_Or15702.190, , ALIB.folder18p479b

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @characteristics and conduct of true believers, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @praise and encouragement

BH02813

320

mixed

یا زین علیک بهاء الله رب العالمین قلم اعلی و اغصان و اوراق سدره منتهی بل کل

O Zayn! Upon thee be the glory of God, the Lord of all worlds, the Most Exalted Pen, and the branches and leaves of the Divine Lote-Tree, yea, all [3.5s]

INBA23:185

KHMI.080, KHMI.081

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @characteristics and conduct of true believers, @the power of words; of speech

AB12478

120

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه های متعدد شما چون ابر بهار فیض معانی و چون جوهر

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy numerous letters, like the spring rain, have showered down divine meanings and like unto gems [3.5s]

INBA85:445

BSHI.093-094

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @consolation and comfort

AB07301

110

Persian

ای پارسیان یزدان پرست جناب سروش با تمام جوش و خروش باستان رحمان شتافت و در

O God-worshipping Persians! With all the fervor and tumult of ancient times, Soroush hastened unto the Most Merciful, and [3.5s]

YARP2.297 p.244

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @consolation and comfort, @consorting with all; being kind; loving to all

BB00479

260

Persian

هو الاکبر. حضور جده و والده ذکر میشود که الحمد لله حیات صحت را دارم و تمنائی جز رضای الهی نیست

Before the presence of my grandmother and mother it is mentioned that, praised be God, I am in good health and have no desire save divine contentment [3.5s]

INBA58:160.02-162.03

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @consolation and comfort, @personal instructions, @return of the Manifestations of God

BH08714

110

mixed

ای امه الله ذکرت لدی العرش مذکور آمد و این لوح از سماء عنایت نازل تا قلب و

O handmaid of God! Thy remembrance hath been mentioned before the Throne, and this Tablet hath been sent down from the heaven of loving-kindness that thy heart [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15719.165c,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @consolation and comfort, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @praise and encouragement, @trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

BH01373

620

mixed

الحمد لله الذی اید اولیائه علی الصبر و الاصطبار و وفقهم علی الاستقرار علی ما

Praise be to God, Who hath strengthened His loved ones with patience and endurance, and hath enabled them to remain steadfast in that which [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15731.551,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @consolation and comfort, @power of prayer, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @service to others; to the Cause of God

BH02050

430

Arabic

شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی ینطق بالحق انه لهو المکنون فی کتبه و

God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, and He Who speaketh the truth is verily the Hidden One mentioned in His Books [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15713.056, , BLIB_Or15715.317b,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @consolation and comfort, @power of the Manifestation of God, @call to action, @praise and encouragement, @Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity

AB12415

140

Persian

ای ثابت عهد نامه در اسکندریه رسید در حالتیکه ابدا مجال ندارم و بی نهایت خسته

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received in Alexandria at a time when I am utterly bereft of respite and infinitely weary [3.5s]

INBA85:319

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @consolation and comfort, @praise and encouragement, @past, present and future of Iran

BH10947

mixed

یا علی لله الحمد بطراز اقبال و نور ایمان مزینید ذکرت لدی المظلوم مذکور و

O 'Alí! Praise be to God that thou art adorned with the ornament of acceptance and the light of faith. Thy mention hath been made in the presence of the Wronged One [3.5s]

INBA23:162a

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @consolation and comfort, @praise and encouragement, @thankfulness; gratitude

BH03074

290

Arabic

ان یا محمد انا وجدنا منک نفحه حبی و عرف ودی لذا تحرک باسمک قلمی الاعلی الذی

O Muhammad! We have perceived from thee the fragrance of My love and the sweet breeze of My tender affection, wherefore hath My Most Exalted Pen been moved by thy name [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11095#204,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @consolation and comfort, @praise and encouragement, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

BH06136

160

mixed

در باره وجه معهود که از قبل نوشته شده بود مقصود آن بود که آنحضرت آنچه بایشان

Concerning the customary payment that had been previously written of, the intention thereof was that His Holiness would unto them [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15736.213a,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @consolation and comfort, @thankfulness; gratitude, @business; financial; property matters

AB03282

210

Persian

یا ابی الفضائل مسئله مستر مکنات و خان بسیار مسئله مهمه است جناب خان را نصیحت

O Abu'l-Fadl, the matter concerning Mr. McNutt and Khan is indeed a most important question. Counsel Khan [3.5s]

MMK5#198 p.154

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @contention and conflict, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @growth of the Cause

BH04464

210

Arabic

شهد الله ان الیوم یومه و الظهور ظهوره و الایات آیاته و الکتاب کتابه بامره

God beareth witness that this Day is His Day, and this Manifestation His Manifestation, and these verses His verses, and this Book His Book, by His command [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15695.222,

QUM.076-077

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @Crimson Ark; the Ark of God, @Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity, @station of the Manifestation of God, @the power of words; of speech

BH04032

230

Arabic

سبحان الذی نطق بالکلمه الاولی و انطق بها اهل البهاء فی ملکوت الانشاء انه لا

Glorified be He Who uttered the First Word and caused thereby the people of Bahá to speak forth in the kingdom of creation! He is [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15697.265,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @chastisement and requital, @the power of words; of speech, @trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times, @love of God

AB05893

140

O thou who hast acknowledged the Kingdom of God! I received thy letter wherein thou hast confessed the appearance of the Kingdom of God

TAB.083-084

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

BH11137

Persian

یا اخت امیر ذکرت در ساحت اقدس بوده و هست این یوم جناب امیر بحضور فائز ذکر تو

O sister of the Amir! Thy mention hath been, and shall ever be, in the Most Holy Court. On this day did his honour the Amir attain unto the Presence and make mention of thee [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15716.184b,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow

BH02957

300

mixed

حسب الامر از وجه ارض خا مبلغ پنجاه تومان بجناب ذبیح ارض ک برسانید و هرچه

According to the command, from the surface of the earth convey the sum of fifty túmáns to his honor Dhabíḥ of the Land of K, and whatsoever [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15736.210dx,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB02884

220

Persian

ای بندگان صادق رب الجنود خدماتیکه در اعانه مدرسه تایید نموده و مینمااید

O ye true servants of the Lord of Hosts! The services ye are rendering in support of the Ta'yíd School merit the highest praise.

INBA16:129

AMK.110-111, TAH.302, TRBB.054

COC#0620

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @praise and encouragement, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

BH05062

190

mixed

روحی لحضرتکم الفداء دستخط عالی که حاکی از محبت و عنایت و شفقت بود رسید و

May my spirit be a sacrifice unto thy presence! The exalted missive, which bore tidings of love, grace and tender kindness, hath been received [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15736.158,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @praise and encouragement, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @permission for visit; pilgrimage

BH06953

140

Arabic

ان یا قلم القدم و اذکر الامم لعل یجذبهم ذکرک الی الله الملک العزیز الوهاب ثم

O Pen of the Most Ancient! Make mention of the nations, that perchance Thy remembrance may draw them unto God, the King, the Mighty, the Bestower [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.060c,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @praise and encouragement, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH09051

110

Arabic

هذا ذکر من لدنا لمن آمن بالله رب العالمین لتذکره الایات و تجذبه الی الافق

This is a reminder from Us unto them that have believed in God, the Lord of the worlds, that the verses may bring them to remembrance and draw them unto the horizon [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.006d, , BLIB_Or15734.2.045b,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @praise and encouragement, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH06822

150

mixed

یا بائی علیک بهائی عمل افنان علیه بهائی و عنایتی و رحمتی مشاهده شد و باشراقات

O My brother! Upon thee be My glory! The deeds of the Afnán, upon whom rest My glory and My loving-kindness and My mercy, were observed with radiance [3.5s]

INBA51:156a, KB_620:149-149

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

AB03516

200

Persian

ای یاران عبدالبهاء جناب اردشیر جمشید فصلی مشبع در تعریف و توصیف آن یاران

O ye friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jináb-i-Ardishír-i-Jamshíd hath written an eloquent account in praise and commendation of those friends [3.5s]

YARP2.394 p.307

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @thankfulness; gratitude, @spiritual transformation, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

BH08678

110

Arabic

ان یا علی فاشهد فی نفسک کما شهد الله قبل خلق السموات و قبل ان یظهر الاشیاء

O Ali! Bear thou witness within thyself, even as God did bear witness before the creation of the heavens and ere all things were made manifest [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.074a,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity, @presence of; reunion with God, @spiritual transformation

AB06774

120

Persian

ای دوست عزیز محترم نامه شما رسید مضمون چون دلیل محبت و وفا و ثبوت در روابط قلبیه

O thou my dear respected friend! Thy letter was received. As it evinced love, faithfulness, and loyalty in the established relations between hearts

KHH1.311 (1.433)

KHHE.446, DAS.1914-12-10

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @education of children; moral education

AB10851

Persian

ای بنده آستان مقدس الحمد لله تضرع عبدالبهاء بملکوت ابهی مقبول درگاه کبریا گشت

O servant at the sacred Threshold! Praise be to God that the supplication of 'Abdu'l-Bahá unto the Abhá Kingdom hath been accepted at the Divine Court [3.5s]

TAH.318x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @education of children; moral education, @personal instructions, @House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

AB06638

120

Persian

ای بنده جمال ابهی وجد و سرور نما که الحمد لله مظهر الطاف حضرت بدیع الاوصافی

O servant of the Abhá Beauty! Rejoice and be filled with gladness, for praise be to God, thou art a recipient of the favors of Him Who is wondrous in His attributes [3.5s]

ASAT5.283, KASH.147x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @education of children; moral education, @unity; oneness of humanity, @service to others; to the Cause of God

AB10217

Persian

جناب آقا غلامعلی زحمات شما بسیار بود حال که عبدالبهاء بشرق مراجعت کرد بیشتر

Jinab-i-Aqa Ghulam-'Ali: your labours have been manifold; now that 'Abdu'l-Bahá hath returned to the East, they have increased even more [3.5s]

INBA85:549

AKHA_119BE #02-03 p.112, DBR.065

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @eulogies; reminiscences

BH05988

170

Arabic

یا قلمی الاعلی اذکر من نسبته الی نفسک و سبق افنانک فی الحضور امام وجه ربک

O My Most Exalted Pen! Make mention of him who is related unto Thyself and who preceded Thy Afnán in attaining unto the presence of Thy Lord [3.5s]

INBA84:177a, INBA84:105a, INBA84:045b.07, BLIB_Or15712.290,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @eulogies; reminiscences, @suffering and imprisonment

BH09466

100

Arabic

قد حضر من طاف عرشی بکتاب فیه ذکر احبائی انا ذکرنا کل واحد منهم فضلا من

He who circumambulated My Throne hath appeared with a Book wherein mention was made of My loved ones. We have remembered each one of them as a token of grace from Us [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.098b, , BLIB_Or15734.1.122a,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @exhortations and counsels, @praise and encouragement

AB08909

O thou old believer! Thou art one of the old believers and hast served the Cause of God most faithfully. I shall not forget thee.

DAS.1914-02-21

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

AB11968

100

Persian

ای یار جانی نامه آن حبیب روحانی واصل و در طی آن نامه تصویر مقدس نورانی پیک

O intimate friend! The letter from that spiritual loved one arrived, and within its pages was contained the sacred and luminous portrait [3.5s]

INBA79.035

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

BH09362

100

mixed

روحی لحضرتکم الفداء دستخط عالی عله اشتعال نار وداد گردید ساعات لقا و حضور را یادآوری نمود امید

May my spirit be sacrificed for Thy presence! The sublime letter hath enkindled the fire of love, bringing to remembrance those hours of attainment and presence in Thy presence. Hope [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15736.084,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

BH04711

200

mixed

در این حین بنظر اینفانی آمد که فقره عرض شود درباره اشیاء مرسله از نزد دوستان

At this time, it hath appeared meet unto this evanescent one to submit a statement concerning the items sent by the friends [3.5s]

MJAN.129, AYBY.239

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @thankfulness; gratitude

AB11050

Persian

سرورکامگارا نامه مبارک شما رسید مضمون مشحون بحجت و مهربانی بود

O joyous bearer of success! Your blessed letter arrived, and its contents were replete with proofs and loving-kindness [3.5s]

CMB_F66f33.2,

EGBBF.110n

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @personal instructions

AB07071

120

Persian

دل آگاها سحرگاهست و انامل و دیده و ظهر و زانو و ساعد حتی هر تار مو چنان خسته

O confidant of the heart, It is dawn, and the fingertips, the eyes, the back, the knees and arms

MMK5#130 p.102, KNSA.225-226 (415)

MNYA.309

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @personal instructions, @love of God, @spiritual communication; connections of the heart

BH11326

mixed

یا اولیائی چون اسم قریه نزد مظلوم پسندیده بود لذا تغییر ندادیم امید هست که از قلم اعلی به ام القری

O My loved ones! Since the name of the village was pleasing unto the Wronged One, We therefore made no change therein. It is Our hope that from the Most Exalted Pen it may be designated as the Mother of Cities [3.5s]

ASAT1.187.14x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @praise and encouragement, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH04986

190

Arabic

انا اردنا ان نذکر عبدی الحسین الذی فاز بذکری فی اول الایام اذ کنا مستویا علی

We have desired to make mention of Our servant Husayn, who attained unto Our remembrance in the early days when We were seated upon [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15718.021,

AQA5#170 p.228

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @firmness in the Covenant, @praise and encouragement, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

BH05444

180

mixed

قد اتی من احبنی و شرب رحیق اللقاء من ید عطائی و اراده نموده بارمغان جدید و

He that hath loved Me hath indeed come, and hath quaffed the choice wine of reunion from the hand of My bounty, and hath desired a new gift [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15690.163b, , BLIB_Or15695.205, , BLIB_Or15728.164a,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @firmness in the Covenant, @prayer for spiritual recognition, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @chastisement and requital

AB03409

200

Persian

ای ثابتان پیمان نامه مزین باسماء شما ملاحظه گردید از تلاوت نامهای مبارک

O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! Your letter, adorned with your names, was perused, and from the reading of those blessed names [3.5s]

MKT9.072b, TAH.323

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @firmness in the Covenant, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB06851

120

O thou dear maidservant of God! Your letter has been forwarded. An answer is written to Mrs. Marcella Morgan. It is enclosed, forward it!

BLO_PT#052.38

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @firmness in the Covenant, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @naming of children; of individuals

AB08844

mixed

ای محفل مقدس جناب شیخ الرایس بعضی اوقات در منبر بکنایه و اشاره و تلویح تبلیغ

O sanctified assembly! Shaykh al-Ra'is doth at times, from the pulpit, teach through intimation, allusion and indirect reference [3.5s]

INBA16:211

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @fellowship with the wayward and ungodly, @loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love

BH06789

2430

mixed

Huqúqu'lláh

سبحان من زین العالم بطراز العلم و العرفان و اقام المخلصین ... و اینکه در بارهٴ شخص مذکور مرقوم داشتید که بعضی از احبا

Glorified be He Who hath adorned the world with the ornament of knowledge and wisdom and hath raised up the sincere ones [3.5s]... ...The payment of the Right of God is conditional upon one's financial ability. If a person is unable to meet his obligation, God will verily excuse him

BRL_DA#443, BRL_HUQUQP#33x, MAS8.065bx

BRL_HUQUQ#33x, COC#1122x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

BH10743

Mahd-i-'Ulya! As divine favour is these days all-embracing and the Afnans, upon them be God's Glory, are under the Sidrih, a robe of honour

LTDT.249-250x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @praise and encouragement

BH11847

100

Arabic

انا نشهد بما شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو اقرارا بوحدانیته و اعترافا بفردانیته و عظمته

We bear witness, even as God Himself hath testified, that there is none other God but Him, in acknowledgment of His oneness and in recognition of His singleness and grandeur [3.5s]

BRL_DA#474

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih], @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @transcendence; unknowability of God

BH07009

140

mixed

براستی میگویم امروز روزیست که آفاق مدائن عالم بانوار اسم اعظم منور گشته

Verily I say, this is the Day wherein the horizons of the cities of the world have been illumined by the lights of the Most Great Name [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15712.191,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

BH08525

120

mixed

یا ایمان قد ذکرناک من قبل و ارسلنا الیک ما وجد منه المخلصون عرف عنایه ربهم

O Faith! We have made mention of thee aforetime, and have sent unto thee that wherefrom the sincere ones inhaled the fragrance of their Lord's loving-kindness [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.344a,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @heedlessness and ignorance of the people, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

AB09189

Persian

ای بخشش خدا بشارت ترا در درگاه احدیت مذکوری و در انجمن رحمانی مشهور همتی

O Divine Bounty! Glad tidings of thee are proclaimed at the Threshold of Oneness, and in the assemblage of the All-Merciful thou art renowned [3.5s]

KHH2.192b (2.352)x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

AB10432

Persian

ای بنده روحانی جمال ابهی غرفه ای که مشرق الاذکار و محفل ذکر جمال ربانی نمودی

O spiritual servant of the Abha Beauty! The chamber which thou hast made a Mashriqu'l-Adhkar and a gathering place for the mention of the divine Beauty [3.5s]

INBA17:182

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar], @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB11209

...if in the andarún women related something about some person, the hearer should observe complete silence, engage in communion with the True One and say that the remembrance of God is best

LTDT.331x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others

AB04782

160

Persian

ای شعله افروخته تبتل و ترتیلت معلوم و مسموع و تضرع و تهلیلت درگاه احدیت مقبول

O enkindled flame! Thy devotion and thy chanting are known and heard, and thy supplication and thy praise are accepted at the threshold of oneness [3.5s]

INBA17:080

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @importance of prayer, @praise and encouragement

AB12322

170

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه جناب آقا میرزا محمد باقر خان

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was perused. Verily, his honor Mirza Muhammad-Baqir Khan [3.5s]

INBA85:462

BSHI.010, BSHI.090-091

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @interpretation of dreams and visions

BH01441

600

mixed

لله درک یا مهدی قد حضر کتابک لدی المظلوم و اعترف بعنایه الله و فضله واحدا

O Mahdi! God bless thee! Thy letter hath reached the Wronged One, and He hath acknowledged the bounty and grace of God, the One [3.5s]

INBA84:229, BLIB_Or15715.016,

NNY.235x, MAS4.346x, ASAT4.230x, ASAT4.374x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @justice and wrath of God, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @chastisement and requital, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

BH09245

100

Arabic

ان یا علی قبل اکبر قد فاز کتابک بالمنظر الانور و توجه الیه لحاظ عنایه ربک

O 'Ali-Qabli-Akbar! Thy letter hath attained unto the Most Luminous Presence, and upon it have been directed the glances of thy Lord's loving-kindness [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.048b,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @knowledge; recognition of God, @prayer for steadfastness; obedience, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

BH00680

1130

Arabic

شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له الملک و الملکوت و له العزه و العظمه و الجبروت ینزل ما یشاء

God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him. His are the sovereignty and the kingdom, His the might and the grandeur and the dominion. He sendeth down whatsoever He willeth [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15704.322,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @knowledge; recognition of God, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @prayer for specific individuals; groups, @knowledge of self, @development of capacity and readiness

BH08733

110

mixed

ای غلام بلوح مالک انام از قبل فائز شدی و حال هم فضلا علیک این لوح امنع اقدس

O Ghulám! Thou didst previously receive a Tablet from the Lord of humankind, and now, too, in token of His bounty… It is, in this day, incumbent upon every soul to be as engaged as possible in aiding the Cause with the utmost wisdom

BLIB_Or15710.151a, , BLIB_Or15719.022c,

AYI2.061

ADMS#269

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @knowledge; recognition of God, @wisdom [hikmat], @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @purpose; goal of creation, @service to others; to the Cause of God

AB12274

200

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان الحمد لله آنچه مامور گشتی مجری داشتی بیزد شتافتی و آن اسرا را بطهران

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Praise be to God that thou didst fulfill that which was enjoined upon thee, hastening to Yazd and conducting those captives to Tehran [3.5s]

INBA85:225

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @law of inheritance, @House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

BH10382

mixed

کتابت لدی العرش حاضر و بلحاظ مالک اسماء فائز و محض فضل راس آن را بایات منیعه

Thy letter hath reached the Divine Throne and been favored with the gaze of the Lord of Names, and through sheer grace its beginning hath been adorned with exalted verses [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15710.260b, , BLIB_Or15730.023c,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @law of obligatory prayer, @obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God, @chastisement and requital

BH03568

260

Arabic

یا ایها الناظر الی الوجه قد اسمعنی کتابک ما دل علی خضوعک و خشوعک و قیامک و قعودک

O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! Thy letter hath reached Me, bearing witness to thy humility and lowliness, thy rising up and thy sitting down [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.006b,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @love of God, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @spiritual communication; connections of the heart

BH09578

100

Arabic

نشکر الله رب الافق الاعلی و العرش و الثری بما الف بین قلوب الاولیاء الذین

We render thanks unto God, the Lord of the Supreme Horizon, of the Throne and of the dust, for having united the hearts of His chosen ones who [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15703.080,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause, @consolation and comfort

BH03638

250

mixed

حمد حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که باراده مقدسه اش الفت تمام مابین افئده و

Praise be unto the Desired One, Who is worthy and befitting of all glorification, through Whose sacred Will complete fellowship hath been established between hearts [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15690.141, , BLIB_Or15728.054a,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause, @consultation, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @praise and encouragement

AB09385

Persian

ای رفیق عزیز ما جد عزیزت بارض مقدس وارد و نامه فصیحت رسید و قرائت گردید و

O dear friend! Thy revered grandfather arrived in the Holy Land, and thy eloquent letter was received and perused [3.5s]

DRM.009a

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @Manifestation of God as educator

BH09423

100

Arabic

شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو یسمع و یری و هو بالافق الاعلی رب العرش و الثری

God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. He heareth and seeth, and He, from the Most Exalted Horizon, is the Lord of the Throne and of the earth beneath [3.5s]

INBA51:547, BLIB_Or15696.185b,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha

AB03736

190

Persian

ای فروع جلیله سدره مبارکه الحمد لله در معاونت بازماندگان فداایان الهی نهایت

O noble branches of the blessed Tree! Praise be to God that, in rendering assistance to the remnants of God's martyrs, utmost [3.5s]

YBN.119

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @martyrs and martyrdom, @business; financial; property matters, @eulogies; reminiscences

AB03221

210

Persian

ای یادگار دو شهید بزرگوار نامه ای که مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید از بشارت

O cherished remnant of two noble martyrs! The letter thou didst pen hath been perused. From the glad-tidings [3.5s]

DUR4.665

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @martyrs and martyrdom, @business; financial; property matters, @praise and encouragement, @consolation and comfort, @spiritual transformation

BH07590

130

mixed

چندی قبل بتوسط جناب امین علیه بهاء الله الملک الحق المبین لوح امنع اقدس

Some time ago, through His Honour the Trustee, upon him be the Glory of God, the True and Manifest King, the Most Holy and Most Great Tablet [3.5s]

INBA38:084a, BLIB_Or15710.158a, , BLIB_Or15719.020d,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @martyrs and martyrdom, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB03971

180

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مضمون چون دلالت بر عبودیت حضرت بیچون مینمود

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and its contents testified to thy servitude unto the Incomparable Lord [3.5s]

INBA87:191, INBA52:192

ANDA#82 p.37

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @martyrs and martyrdom, @firmness in the Covenant, @permission for visit; pilgrimage

BH02252

390

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی خلق من کلمته العلیا حروفات عالیات و اخذ جوهرها بتدبیرات حکمته

Praise be unto God Who hath created, from His exalted Word, sublime letters, and hath taken their essence through the ordinances of His wisdom [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15700.253, , BLIB_Or15711.183,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria), @divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @permission for visit; pilgrimage

BH11696

1030

mixed

حمد حضرت مقصودی را سزاست که بانوار آفتاب حقیقت مدن و دیار را بنور معرفت

All praise be befitting unto Him Who is the Ultimate Goal, Who hath illumined the cities and regions with the rays of the Sun of Truth and with the light of knowledge [3.5s]... ...O My loved-ones in that land! Ye are the keys to the portals of constancy amidst the people and the standard of guidance among the creatures. Through you the oneness of God’s essence and His sanctity hath been established

BRL_DA#523, TZH5.389x

RIDA.111-112x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @moderation; frugality; simplicity, @love and unity, @praise and encouragement, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @unity; oneness of humanity

AB07744

110

Persian

جناب آقا بالا علیک بهاء الله و ثنائه انشاء الله در کهف حفظ و حمایت الهیه

O Jinab-i-Aqa-Bala, upon thee be the glory and praise of Baha'u'llah! God willing, mayst thou abide within the Cave of His divine protection and care [3.5s]

MUH2.1116, QT108.055, YIK.286-286

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @naming of children; of individuals

AB09167

mixed

ای امه الله خدماتت در درگاه احدیت مقبول و محبوب حوریات فردوس در غرفات قدس

O handmaid of God! Thy services at the threshold of the one true God are accepted and beloved, and the maidens of Paradise in the sacred chambers [3.5s]

MKT7.047b

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @permission for visit; pilgrimage

BH10258

Persian

ذکر امین و حواله وجه نموده بودید در جواب ذکر شود جناب امین علیه بهآء الله اگر چه

Thou didst make mention of the Trusted One and the remittance of funds. In reply let it be mentioned that His honor the Trusted One, upon him be the Glory of God, although [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15736.208a,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @permission for visit; pilgrimage, @business; financial; property matters

BH10722

Arabic

یا محمد حسن قد ذکرک من فاز بحضوری و شرب رحیق بیانی و هدی الناس الی صراطی

O Muhammad-Hasan! He Who hath attained unto My presence and quaffed the choice wine of Mine utterance hath made mention of thee, and guided the people unto My path [3.5s]

INBA51:024, KB_620:017-018

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @permission for visit; pilgrimage, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @wisdom [hikmat]

AB08254

100

Persian

Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá

ای مونس من نامه ای بخط خویش مرقوم نموده ارسال داشتم البته تا بحال رسیده از

O thou my companion! I sent thee a letter written in mine own hand, which assuredly

BRL_DAK#0010

BRL_ATE#010, MAAN#27

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @personal instructions

AB09867

Persian

ای بنده حق اگر در جواب نامه فتوری واقع کمان قصور مفرمااید این از کثرت امور

O servant of the Truth! Should there be any delay in responding to thy letter, do not ascribe it to negligence, for it ariseth from the press of affairs [3.5s]

INBA16:111

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @personal instructions

BH10470

mixed

یا علی اکبر در این حین اسمت نزد مظلوم حاضر و بلحاظ عنایت فائز نسئل الله ان

O 'Alí-Akbar! In this moment thy name is present before the Wronged One, and thou art blessed with the glance of loving-kindness. We beseech God that [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15716.197b,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @personal instructions

AB09314

Persian

ای جان عزیز نامه بشما کمتر نگارم زیرا در کارم حتی بعضی شبها بیدارم یا نامه

O beloved soul! I write to thee less frequently, for I am occupied with my work, even remaining wakeful some nights [3.5s]

INBA84:366a

KHSH08.053

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @personal instructions, @praise and encouragement, @business; financial; property matters

AB11490

Persian

ای شوقی عزیز نامه شما در نهایت سرور قرائت گردید ... مطمئن باش تو را خواهم خواست

O beloved Shoghi! With the utmost joy was thy letter perused... Rest assured that I shall summon thee [3.5s]

AKHA_116BE #01-03 p.51x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @personal instructions, @praise and encouragement, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

AB04299

170

Persian

ای بنده صادق جمال ابهی نامه که بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه

O thou true servant of the Beauty of the All-Glorious! The letter which thou didst address to his honour Áqá Siyyid Taqí hath been perused [3.5s]

INBA89:182

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @personal instructions, @wisdom [hikmat]

BH05119

190

Arabic

کتاب انزلناه بالحق و جعلناه مبشرا من لدنا لمن فی السموات و الارضین قد انار

This is a Book We have sent down in truth and made it a herald from Our presence unto all who dwell in the heavens and on earth. Verily, it hath shed its radiance [3.5s]

INBA51:442a

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

BH10081

Arabic

یا زینل یذکرک مالک العلل و سلطان الملل علی الجبل فضلا من لدنه ان ربک لهو

O Zayn! The Lord of Causes and Sovereign of Nations doth remember thee upon the Mountain, as a grace from His presence. Verily, thy Lord is He [3.5s]

INBA19:179a, INBA32:163a, BLIB_Or15715.330d, , BLIB_Or15734.1.105c,

LHKM1.100a, TSAY.196

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

BH00103

4110

mixed

حمد و ثنا شکر و سنا مالک ملکوت اسماء را لایق و سزاست که عالم را محض فضل و عطا

Praise and glorification, thanksgiving and exaltation befit the Lord of the Kingdom of Names, Who through His grace and bounty hath created the world [3.5s]

INBA15:050, INBA26:050

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @call to action, @praise and encouragement, @stories; anecdotes

BH07128

140

mixed

سبحانک یا من بیدک زمام الاشیاء و فی قبضتک ملکوت الاسماء اسئلک بالکلمه العلیا

Glory be unto Thee, O Thou in Whose hand are the reins of all things and in Whose grasp is the kingdom of all names! I beseech Thee by Thy most exalted Word

ADM3#107 p.129x, AQMJ2.095a

JHT_S#157x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, @wisdom [hikmat]

BH10918

Arabic

یا جواد قد حضر لدی المظلوم النبیل انا قبلنا ما اردتموه فی سبیل الله و کتبنا لکم من قلمی الاعلی

O Javád! Nabil hath attained the presence of Him Who was wronged. We have accepted what ye desired in the path of God, and have inscribed for you from My Most Exalted Pen [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15726.046a,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity, @praise and encouragement

BH08436

120

Arabic

لک الحمد یا الهی بما ماج بحر بیانک بین عبادک و هاج عرف رحمتک فی بلادک اسئلک یا

Praise be unto Thee, O my God, that the ocean of Thy utterance hath surged amidst Thy servants and the fragrance of Thy mercy hath been wafted throughout Thy lands. I beseech Thee, O [3.5s]

AQMJ2.049

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient, @praise and encouragement

BH01715

510

mixed

الحمد لمن کان فی ازل الازال قادرا باسمه القدیر و قائما باسمه القیوم و مهیمنا

Praise be unto Him Who, in the eternity of eternities, was powerful through His Name the All-Powerful, was established through His Name the Self-Subsisting, and was supreme [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15700.221, , BLIB_Or15711.070,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @praise and encouragement

BH01674

520

mixed

الحمد لله الذی استوی علی العرش مره فی الرضوان و اخری فی البستان و طورا فی

Praise be unto Him Who hath ascended the throne, once in the Ridván, and again in the garden, and at times in [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11097#028,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @praise and encouragement, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

BH04233

220

Arabic

سبحانک یا من باسمک ماج بحر الغناء فی ناسوت الانشاء و بارادتک تحرکت افلاک

Glorified art Thou, O Thou through Whose Name the ocean of wealth hath surged in the realm of creation, and by Whose Will the celestial spheres have been set in motion [3.5s]

AQMJ2.102b

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @prayer for nearness to God, @prayer for assistance; intercession

BH03772

250

Arabic

یشهد لسانی و قلبی و قلمی و جوارحی بوحدانیه الله و فردانیته و بانه هو المقتدر

My tongue, my heart, my pen and my limbs bear witness to the oneness and singleness of God, and that He is the All-Powerful [3.5s]

INBA23:267

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @prayer for steadfastness; obedience, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @praise and encouragement

BH08267

120

Arabic

سبحانک یا الهی یشهد عبدک هذا بغناء ذاتک و فقر عبادک و بعظمه امرک و سلطانک

Glory be unto Thee, O my God! This servant of Thine testifieth unto the self-subsistent reality of Thine Essence and the destitution of Thy creatures

ADM3#021 p.031

JHT_S#141

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @transcendence; unknowability of God

BH11165

Arabic

یا رب الجنود و اله الوجود اسئلک بحمله عرشک و ارتفاع سماء عنایتک بان تنزل من

O Lord of Hosts and God of all existence! I beseech Thee, by the bearers of Thy throne and the exaltation of the heaven of Thy loving-kindness, that Thou mayest send down [3.5s]

YMM.305x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @prayer for spiritual recognition, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH04132

220

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی اظهر المکنون و ابرز المخزون بسر اسمه المصون الذی لو یلقی علی

Praise be to God Who hath revealed that which was hidden and brought forth that which was treasured through the mystery of His guarded Name, which were it to be cast upon [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15700.270b, , BLIB_Or15711.230,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

BH09640

100

Arabic

یا ایها الشارب رحیق بیانی و المذکور من قلمی و الطائر فی هوائی قد حضر الغصن

O thou who drinkest the choice wine of My utterance, who art remembered by My Pen, and who soarest in Mine atmosphere! The Branch hath appeared [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15718.034a,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @power of prayer, @praise and encouragement

AB02208

260

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان چند روز پیش بواسطه آقا سید صادق نامه ای مرقوم گردید حال چون

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! A few days ago a letter was written through Áqá Siyyid Ṣádiq. Now, as [3.5s]

INBA84:338

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement

AB03921

180

Persian

ای امین عبدالبهاء چند روز است که وارد پورتسعید شده ایم و حضرات مسافرین یعنی

O thou trusted one of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Several days have passed since our arrival in Port Said, and the honored travelers, namely [3.5s]

INBA16:174

MKT9.034, MMK5#161 p.125

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement

AB05787

140

Persian

ای مطرز دیباجه عرفان جناب آقا سید اسدالله ذکر آن منجذب الی الله را در مکتوب

O thou who adornest the preface of divine knowledge, esteemed Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh! The mention of that soul who is enraptured towards God in the letter [3.5s]

INBA17:213

MKT8.142a

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement

AB09684

Persian

نامه بتاریخ بیست و سوم رجب سنه حالیه رسید الحمد لله خدماتت در درگاه الهی مقبول

Your letter dated the twenty-third of Rajab of the current year hath been received. Praise be to God, thy services at the Divine Threshold are acceptable [3.5s]

INBA16:171

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement

AB11133

Turkish

ای امه الله المحترمه یازیلان تحریراتن مالی قرین اذعان عبدالبهاء اولدی مضمونی

O esteemed handmaiden of God! The contents of thy letter have been noted by 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s]

MJT.122

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement

BH02433

360

mixed

الحمد لله که از فیوضات سحاب رحمت رحمانیه و ترشحات غمام فضل صمدانیه در ریاض

Praise be unto God that, through the outpourings of the clouds of All-Merciful bounty and the effusions of the heavens of Divine grace, in the gardens [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15736.007,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement

BH11020

mixed

ای بنده دوست پاینده میفرماید کتابت لدی الوجه حاضر چون بطراز محبت محبوب مزین بود

O servant of the Eternal Friend! He saith: Thy letter was presented before the Face, adorned as it was with the ornament of the Beloved's love [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11096#221,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement

BH11342

Arabic

یا علی قبل محمد یذکرک الفرد الاحد و ینادیک من الافق الاعلی لتشکر ربک مالک

O 'Alí-Qablí-Muhammad! The One, the Peerless, maketh mention of thee and calleth unto thee from the Most Exalted Horizon, that thou mayest render thanks unto thy Lord, the Possessor [3.5s]

INBA15:361b, INBA26:366a, BLIB_Or15730.098d, , BLIB_Or15734.1.125b,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement

BH02045

430

Persian

حمد مقصود عالم را که رشحات بحر عنایتش

Praise be to the Desired One of the world, from Whose ocean of grace these drops flow [3.5s]

INBA08:342.06, INBA22:301.05, INBA45:042.05

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings

BH00946

870

Persian

روحی و کینونتی لک الفداء حمد محبوب عالمیان را که آنحضرت بکمال صحت و روح و ریحان

My spirit and my very being I offer in sacrifice unto Thee! Praise be to the Beloved of all the worlds, that He hath appeared in the fullness of health, with spirit and delight [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15736.101c,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @business; financial; property matters

BH09094

110

Arabic

یا امتی قد توجهت الیک لحظات عنایه ربک بما آمنت بالله اذ اتی بملکوت الایات و

O My handmaiden! The glances of thy Lord's loving-kindness have been directed towards thee, inasmuch as thou hast believed in God when He came with the Kingdom of verses [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.044b, , BLIB_Or15734.2.141b,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @consolation and comfort, @chastisement and requital

BH02193

400

mixed

ان الخادم الفانی یصیح امام وجه العالم و یذکر ما فاز به اذنه باصغاء ما تکلم

Verily, this evanescent servant crieth out before the face of the world and maketh mention of that which his ear hath attained through hearing what was uttered [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11097#049,

MAS8.149x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas

BH10046

mixed

یا امتی اسمی علیه بهائی و عنایتی نامه ات را بساحت اقدس فرستاد لله الحمد عرف

O My handmaiden! My Name, upon whom rest My Glory and My loving-kindness, hath sent thy letter unto the Most Holy Court. Praise be to God, the fragrance [3.5s]

INBA15:365a, INBA26:369a

AQA7#475 p.298a

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]

BH11648

170

Arabic

یا محمد قبل طاهر ان افرح بما توجه الیک البحر الاعظم و اراد ان تقذف لک لئالی

O Muhammad-Táhir! Rejoice thou, inasmuch as the Most Great Ocean hath turned itself unto thee and desireth to cast before thee its pearls [3.5s]

FRH.352

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB02061

320

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان کسیکه پیمانه پیمان پیمود و در صحرای محبه الله بادپیما گشت

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant, who hast measured out the cup of the Covenant and become a swift traveler in the desert of the love of God [3.5s]

INBA85:209

MSHR4.377-378x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @firmness in the Covenant

BH09826

Arabic

ذکر من لدنا للتی اقبلت الی الله فی اول ایامها لتفرح بذکر ربها و تکون من القانتات فی

A remembrance from Our presence unto her who turned unto God in the first days of her life, that she may rejoice in the remembrance of her Lord and be numbered among the devoted ones [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.137e,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH00375

1790

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی انزل الایات و اظهر البینات و انطق الاشیاء علی ذکره و ثنائه هو الذی

Praise be to God Who hath sent down the verses and made manifest the clear tokens and caused all things to speak forth His remembrance and praise. He it is Who [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15718.251,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @prayer for praise and gratitude, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH01196

700

mixed

یا علی علیک بهائی و عنایتی ندایت را شنیدیم و از سجن اعظم بتو توجه نمودیم

O Ali! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. We have hearkened unto thy call and have turned toward thee from the Most Great Prison [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! Thou art witness unto my poverty and to Thy wealth, unto my powerlessness and to Thine omnipotence

BLIB_Or15712.169,

ADM3#046 p.059x

JHT_S#085x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @prayer for steadfastness; obedience

BH02666

330

mixed

الحمد لله الذی زین الطور بمکلمه و السدره بمغرسها و النار بمشعلها و اظهر ما

Praise be to God Who hath adorned the Mount with His Speaker, and the Lote-Tree with its Planting, and the Fire with its Torch, and hath manifested that which [3.5s]

INBA51:337

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB06694

120

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه آنجناب وصول یافت و از مضمون نهایت سرور حاصل گشت که

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter from thy honoured self hath been received, and its contents brought the utmost joy [3.5s]

INBA84:343

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @martyrs and martyrdom

BH01157

720

Persian

الحمد لله بآنچه سزاوار و شایسته عباد مقربین و مخلصینست فائز بوده و هستی چه که

Praise be to God, inasmuch as thou hast attained unto that which befitteth and beseemeth His devoted and sincere servants nigh unto Him [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15736.063,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

BH02330

380

mixed

ذکر من لدنا لمن فاز اذ ظهر البحر الاعظم و لمن رای اذ انار افقی الاعلی و لمن توجه اذ لاح

A remembrance from Our presence unto him who attained when the Most Great Ocean appeared, and unto him who beheld when Mine all-highest horizon was illumined, and unto him who turned when the Light shone forth [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.106d,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @transcendence; unknowability of God

BH02852

310

mixed

حمد خدا را مالک ارض و سما را مقصود یکتا را معبود بیهمتا را که در جمیع احوال

Praise be to God, the Sovereign of earth and heaven, the One True Object of Quest, the Peerless Object of Worship, Who in all conditions [3.5s]

INBA28:463

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @prayer for assistance; intercession, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

BH01187

700

mixed

حمد حضرت محمودی را لایق و سزاست که عالم را بکلمه خلق نمود و بکلمه مزین فرمود

Praise be unto the All-Glorious Lord Who hath created the world through His Word and adorned it through His Word [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15700.148, , BLIB_Or15711.085,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @prayer for praise and gratitude, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH08050

120

Arabic

ان قلمی الاعلی اراد ان یذکر احد افنانی الذی اتخذ لنفسه فی ظل ربه مقاما و فاز

Verily, My Most Exalted Pen hath desired to make mention of one among Mine Afnán who hath chosen for himself a station beneath the shadow of his Lord and hath attained [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15703.058,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @prayer for protection

BH06790

150

mixed

و مطالب جناب حیدر قبل علی علیه بهائی بشرف اصغا فائز در فقره پنجاه تومان

The petition of His Honor Ḥaydar-'Alí—upon him be My glory—hath been graciously heard concerning the matter of fifty túmáns [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15738.167b.18x,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @prayer for spiritual recognition, @prayer for steadfastness; obedience, @chastisement and requital, @prayer for forgiveness

BH04344

220

mixed

یا فضل الله ان الفضال یذکرک فضلا من عنده انه لهو المقتدر الغفور الرحیم انا

O Fadl'u'llah! The All-Bountiful maketh mention of thee through His grace. Verily, He is the All-Powerful, the All-Forgiving, the All-Merciful [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.091a,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @prayer for steadfastness; obedience, @martyrs and martyrdom

BH07259

140

mixed

کتابت بمنظر شمس حقیقت فائز و آنچه در او مذکور مشهود آمد الیوم باید جمیع

Thy letter hath attained unto the presence of the Sun of Truth, and whatsoever was mentioned therein hath become evident. On this Day must all [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15710.171a, , BLIB_Or15719.047g,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

BH07064

140

Arabic

ذکر من لدنا لمن اقبل الی الله و فاز باللقاء اذ ظهر مطلع الامر بسلطان احاط

A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath turned unto God and attained the Meeting, when the Dayspring of the Cause appeared with an all-encompassing sovereignty [3.5s]

AQA5#013 p.018

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @thankfulness; gratitude, @power of the Manifestation of God, @presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God

BH01505

570

mixed

الحمد لله الذی توحد بالعزه و القدره و الجلال و تفرد بالعظمه و القوه و الاجلال

Praise be unto God, Who hath singled Himself out in might, power and majesty, and Who standeth alone in grandeur, strength and glory [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15711.289,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @spiritual transformation, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @heedlessness and ignorance of the people, @transcendence; unknowability of God

BH01189

700

mixed

حمد و ثنا شکر و بها مخصوص است بذاته تبارک و تعالی که باسباب زمین و آسمان

All praise and thanksgiving, glory and splendor, are befitting His Essence, blessed and exalted be He, Who through His means hath fashioned earth and heaven [3.5s]

INBA31:151

AQA7#512 p.353b

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH09468

100

Arabic

قد ذکرک من هاجر الی الله الذی قطع البر و البحر الی ان ورد و سمع ندآء المظلوم

He who journeyed unto God, who traversed land and sea until he arrived and hearkened unto the call of the Wronged One, hath mentioned thee [3.5s]

INBA19:090, INBA32:083, BLIB_Or15696.197h,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH02344

380

mixed

کتاب انزله المظلوم من شطر سجنه الاعظم لیقرب الناس الی الله رب العالمین

The Book sent down by the Wronged One from His Most Great Prison, that it may draw mankind nigh unto God, the Lord of the worlds [3.5s]

INBA51:439, BLIB_Or15712.080b, , MKI4523.281,

BRL_DA#503, ISH.281

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @unity; oneness of humanity, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @rejection, opposition and persecution

BH08599

120

Arabic

یا ملا الارض قد فتح باب العرفان و اتی الرحمن بملکوت البیان ولکن القوم فی غفله

O concourse of the earth! The gate of divine knowledge hath been flung open, and the All-Merciful hath come with the kingdom of utterance, yet the people remain heedless [3.5s]

INBA23:264, BLIB_Or15713.317b, , BLIB_Or15715.206b,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @suffering and imprisonment, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @power of the Manifestation of God

BH07837

130

mixed

لسان الله میفرماید ای کنیز من و فرزند کنیز من ذکرت لدی العرش مذکور و لحاظ

The Tongue of God proclaims: O My handmaiden, and daughter of My handmaiden! Thy mention hath been made at the Divine Throne, and the glances [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11096#135,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @thankfulness; gratitude, @trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity

BH00535

1390

mixed

حمد مقدس از ذکر و بیان مقصود عالمیان را لایق و سزاست که بیک ندا اهل ناسوت

All praise, sanctified above mention and utterance, befitteth and beseemeth the Object of all worlds, Who through a single call summoned the dwellers of the mortal realm [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15731.279,

MSHR2.202x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @the power of words; of speech, @divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity, @love of God

BH01832

480

mixed

الحمد لله الذی انطق العالم بذکر اسمه الاعظم و جعل ذکره و جوده من کلمه الله

Praise be to God, Who hath caused the world to speak forth the remembrance of His Most Great Name, and hath made His remembrance and His presence to proceed from the Word of God [3.5s]

INBA31:172

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @praise and encouragement, @transcendence; unknowability of God

AB06067

130

Persian

ای بنده الهی نامه های شما رسید مناجاتی طلب مغفرت بجهت مرحوم میرزا بهلول

O servant of God! Thy letters were received, as was a supplication seeking forgiveness for the late Mírzá Bahlúl [3.5s]

INBA17:222

YQAZ.145

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for forgiveness

AB12801

230

Persian

ای دو زائر مطاف ملا اعلی نامه شما رسید و اهتزاز قلب شما از دیدار روی یاران

O ye two pilgrims to the sanctuary of the Concourse on High! Your letter was received, and from it was learned of the joy that thrilled your hearts upon beholding the countenance of the friends [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#1131

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for forgiveness

BH01076

770

mixed

الحمد لله الذی سن السنن و قن القوانین فی العلن و جعل مبدئها جوهر الوجود و

Praise be to God, Who hath ordained the sacred laws and established the ordinances with manifest authority, and made their source the essence of being [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15700.161, , BLIB_Or15711.196,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for forgiveness

BH08015

120

Arabic

الهی الهی تسمع حنین اصفیائک و ضجیجهم فی فراقک و صریخهم بما ورد علیهم من

My God, my God! Thou dost verily hear the lamentations of Thy chosen onesand the cries that they have uttered in their separation from Thee

ADM3#018 p.028

JHT_S#078

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for justice and fairmindedness, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

AB05367

150

Persian

ای یاران پارسی این عبد ضعیف باستان حضرت بی نیاز نماز آرد و از برای شما خواهش

O God! Grant Thy favour, and bestow Thy blessing. Vouchsafe Thy grace, and give a portion of Thy bounty.

ALPA.019a, YARP2.023 p.077

BRL_APAB#11

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for prosperity

BH09145

110

Arabic

یا فیض قد فزت بعرفانی اذ هدیناک الی افقی و عرفناک صراطی و اسمعناک آیاتی و

O Fayd! Thou hast attained unto My recognition, inasmuch as We guided thee unto Mine horizon, acquainted thee with My path, and caused thee to hear Mine utterances [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.287a, , BLIB_Or15734.1.102b,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for protection, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @suffering and imprisonment

BH07352

140

Arabic

یا ایتها الورقه المنبته فی سدره الوفاء ان استمعی ما یذکرک مولی الوری کما ذکرک

O Leaf that hath sprung forth from the Tree of Faithfulness! Hearken thou unto that which the Lord of creation doth recount unto thee, even as He hath made mention of thee [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15719.105b,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for protection, @martyrs and martyrdom

AB08567

Persian

A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

ای بنده آستان بهاء بهیچوجه خلاص از پاریس نمی شویم حکمتی در اینست بعد معلوم

O servant at the threshold of Baha! There is no end whatsoever to our detainment in Paris. There is a wisdom in this that will become clear later

MMK5#072 p.061

MHMD2s.330bx

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for protection, @personal instructions, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

BH05083

190

Arabic

شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له الفضل و العطاء و له العظمه و الکبریاء یعطی و

God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His is the grace and bounty, His the majesty and grandeur. He bestoweth and [3.5s]

AQMJ2.110

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for protection, @praise and encouragement, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @rejection, opposition and persecution

BH05998

170

Arabic

یا من بنور وجهک انارت قلوب المقربین و الی بحر فضلک سرعت افئده المخلصین لم تزل

O Thou by Whose effulgent Countenance the hearts of them that are nigh unto Thee are illumined, and unto Whose ocean of bounty the hearts of the sincere ones do hasten [3.5s]

INBA23:032a

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for protection, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @rejection, opposition and persecution

BH07452

130

Arabic

اسئلک یا الهی و اله الاسماء و سلطانی و سلطان الاشیاء و مالکی و مالک الارض و

I beseech Thee, O my God and God of all Names, and my Sovereign and Sovereign of all things, and my Lord and Lord of earth and [3.5s]

AQMJ2.004

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for protection, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @suffering and imprisonment

AB05414

150

mixed

حضرت حکیمباشی در جمیع شئون جانفشانی میفرمایند و یجاهدون فی سبیل الله باموالهم

The esteemed Ḥakímbáshí sacrifices himself with utmost devotion in all affairs, striving in the path of God with his wealth [3.5s]

MMK6#182

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB10288

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

O thou who art assuredly believing in God! Verily, I read thy brilliant letter

TAB.113

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for specific individuals; groups

AB03755

190

mixed

ای مظاهر الطاف الهی درین دور بدیع اساس متین تمهید تعلیم فنون و معارفست و بنص

O ye recipients of the favors of God! In this new and wondrous Age, the unshakable foundation is the teaching of sciences and arts

INBA85.315

MKT3.217, MMK1#109 p.131, AKHA_125BE #11 p.512, AVK3.332.09x, DWNP_v6#02 p.002bx, TRBB.052, MJTB.112b, ADH2.013x, ADH2_1#05 p.012x, MMG2#182 p.209x

SWAB#109

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for specific individuals; groups, @education of children; moral education, @universal education

BH01914

460

mixed

حمد مقصودی را لایق و سزا که حزبی از احزاب عالم را بعنایات مخصوصه فائز

Praise be unto the Desired One, Who is worthy and befitting of all glorification, Who hath through His special favors singled out one party from among all the parties of the world [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15717.266a,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for specific individuals; groups, @praise and encouragement

AB02157

270

mixed

رب و رجائی و ملجای و ملاذی و مهربی و معاذی انی اعفر جبینی بتراب عتبتک المقدسه

O Lord, my Hope and my Refuge, my Shelter and my Shield, my Dwelling-place and my Protector! I press my brow to the sacred dust of Thy threshold [3.5s]

INBA84:325

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for specific individuals; groups, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @consolation and comfort

BH02314

380

mixed

الحمد لله رب العالمین و الصلوه و السلام علی من سخر العالم باسمه المهیمن علی

Praise be unto God, the Lord of all worlds, and blessings and peace be upon Him Who hath subdued the worlds through His Name, the All-Compelling [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15700.238, , BLIB_Or15711.229,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for spiritual recognition, @business; financial; property matters, @humility; meekness; lowliness

AB03944

180

Persian

ای بنده حق هر چند مدتی گذشت و این عبد فرصت تحریری نیافت و تقریری جوابا ارسال

O servant of the Truth! Though time hath elapsed and this servant hath found no opportunity to pen or dispatch a reply [3.5s]

INBA17:262

MKT8.029b

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for spiritual recognition, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

BH06661

150

Arabic

قد شهد الذرات لمن اتی برآیات الایات و الناس فی غفله و نفاق الا من عصمه الله

The very atoms have borne witness unto Him Who hath come with the signs of signs, while mankind remaineth heedless and in hypocrisy, save those whom God hath preserved [3.5s]

ADM3#102 p.122

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for spiritual recognition, @power of prayer, @heedlessness and ignorance of the people, @prayer for praise and gratitude

BH02469

360

mixed

قد حضر کتابک لدی العرش و کان مطرزا بذکر ربک و مقدسا عما سویه لعمری انه خیر لک

Thy letter hath reached the Throne, adorned with the remembrance of thy Lord and sanctified from all else. By My life, this is better for thee [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11096#055, , BLIB_Or15710.085,

ADM1#014 p.041x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for steadfastness; obedience, @consolation and comfort, @personal instructions, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

BH02092

420

Persian

حمد دارای ملک و ملکوت را که بکلمه علیا افئده اهل بها را بافق ابهی جذب نمود

Praise be unto Him Who possesseth the kingdom of earth and heaven, Who through His most exalted Word hath drawn the hearts of the people of Bahá unto the Most Glorious Horizon [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15703.025,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for steadfastness; obedience, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

BH00404

1700

mixed

الحمد لله الذی طرز اوراق سدره المنتهی باسرار ما اطلع بها الا نفسه العلی الابهی

Praise be unto God, Who hath adorned the leaves of the Divine Lote-Tree with mysteries which none hath discovered save His Most Exalted, His All-Glorious Self [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15704.166,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for steadfastness; obedience, @review of publications, @wisdom [hikmat], @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @love as fire, @corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God, @transcendence; unknowability of God

BH05775

170

Arabic

سبحانک یا مالک الاسماء و مالک ملکوت السماء اسئلک بنورک المشرق من الافق الاعلی

Glorified art Thou, O Lord of Names and Ruler of the Kingdom of Heaven! I beseech Thee by Thy Light which shineth from the Supreme Horizon [3.5s]

AQA6#246 p.218, ADM2#118 p.209x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for women

BH08030

120

Persian

امروز سدره دانش در قطب فردوس اعلی باین کلمه علیا ناطق امروز مکلم طور بر

In this day the Tree of Knowledge, at the supreme pole of the Most Exalted Paradise, doth give utterance to this most glorious Word; on this Day the One Who conversed on Sinai [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15724.196a,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for women, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity

BH09020

110

mixed

کتابی لدی العرش حاضر و اسم تو در آن مذکور لذا این لوح در جواب آن مسطور و

A letter was presented before the Throne and thy name was inscribed therein; wherefore this Tablet hath been sent down in reply [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11096#203, , BLIB_Or15696.066c,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

BH00592

1290

mixed

یا اسمی علیک بهائی نامه سمندر علیه بهائی که بانجناب نوشته تلقاء وجه حاضر ذکر

O My Name! Upon thee be My glory! The letter of Samandar, upon him be My glory, which he addressed unto thee, hath been brought before Our presence [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15712.093,

AYBY.096

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @rejection by the people of the Bayan, @high station of the true believer, @praise and encouragement, @idolatry, @forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH11659

130

Arabic

یا خلیل ان الجلیل سمع ندآئک مره بعد مره و اجابک بهذا اللوح العزیز البدیع الذی یجد منه

O Khalil! The All-Glorious hath heard thy call time and again, and hath answered thee through this sublime and wondrous Tablet, from which [3.5s]

FRH.183

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @rejection, opposition and persecution

BH00527

1410

mixed

الحمد لله الذی جعل اسمه الابهی نورا و رحمه و شرفا و ذخرا لاصحاب الهدی و نارا

Praise be to God, Who hath made His Most Glorious Name a light and a mercy, an honor and a treasure for the people of guidance, and a fire [3.5s]

MJAN.193, AYBY.272

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @chastisement and requital, @law of Huququ'llah, @praise and encouragement, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH06840

150

mixed

یا سکینه بحر بیان امام وجوه مواج و نیر عرفان از افق عالم ساطع و هویدا ولکن

O Sakína! The ocean of utterance surgeth before all faces, and the Sun of mystic knowledge blazeth forth resplendent from the horizon of the world, yet [3.5s]

KNJ.022b

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @prayer for spiritual recognition, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

BH04702

400

mixed

حمد مقدس از الفاظ حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که احزان عالم و ضوضاء امم... هذا ما نزل من ملکوت بیان الرحمن لامه التی سمیت بنرجس

Sanctified praise beseemeth the sacred utterances of the Desired One, before Whom the sorrows of the world and the clamor of the nations... This is what hath been sent down from the Kingdom of the All-Merciful's utterance unto His handmaiden who hath been named Narjis [3.5s]

MSHR4.236x, QUM.071.01x, QUM.075x, QUM.079.15x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @call to action, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @personal instructions, @chastisement and requital, @spiritual transformation, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @wisdom [hikmat], @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @praise and encouragement, @prophecy and fulfillment, @presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God, @predictions and prophecies, @suffering and imprisonment

BH02681

330

mixed

پس از حمد دانای پاک و رافع افلاک و طاهرکننده مقام خاک عرض میشود که این کره

Following praise unto the Pure and All-Knowing One, the Exalter of the celestial spheres and Purifier of the earthly realm, it is submitted that this sphere [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15731.276,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

BH01265

670

Persian

عرض این فانی خدمت افنان سدره ربانی روحی لحبهم الفداء آنکه ورقه مبارکه

The petition of this evanescent one before the Afnán of the divine Lote-Tree - may my spirit be sacrificed for their love - is that the blessed leaf [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15732.316,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @thankfulness; gratitude, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB03542

200

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

What thou hast written was read and its contents became known. In reality blessed days are coming. This is the time for the service of the Kingdom

TAB.462-463

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @review of publications, @permission for visit; pilgrimage, @call to action, @love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause

BH01846

480

Persian

روحی لحضرتکم الفداء دستخط حضرت عالی رسید حزن پرید فرح جاش گرفت بسیار خوب کرد

May my spirit be a sacrifice for your presence! Your esteemed letter arrived, whereupon sorrow took flight and joy took its place. Most excellent was this [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15736.168,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @review of publications, @personal instructions

AB07540

110

Persian

ای مروج دین الله هر چند سفر بدیع تا بحال نرسیده ولی چون آن کتاب مستطاب گلشن

O promoter of the religion of God! Although the wondrous journey hath not yet arrived, that blessed book, the Gulshan [3.5s]

SFI01.153, MSBH4.464

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @review of publications, @praise and encouragement, @predictions and prophecies

BH02213

400

mixed

سبحان من انزل الکتاب لظهور المحبه بین العباد و اراد ان یرفع الجدال و الفساد

Glorified be He Who hath revealed the Book for the manifestation of love amongst His servants and hath willed to banish strife and corruption [3.5s]

INBA28:045, BLIB_Or15701.204,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @review of publications, @praise and encouragement, @unity; oneness of humanity

AB07700

110

Persian

ای یاران یزدان جناب عبدالحسین تالان و تاراج دیده در سبیل جانان با لسانی در

O ye friends of God! `Abdu'l-Husayn, who hath witnessed tribulation and despoliation in the path of the Best-Beloved, with a tongue that [3.5s]

MKT5.044

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

AB12317

170

O ye two birds of the heavenly Nest! Praise be to God, through the love and affection and treatment of Mr. Gohring Mr. Kustner obtained cure

BBBD.597

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @service to others; to the Cause of God

AB06043

130

Persian

ای امین من آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل شد حمد کن

O My trusted one! That which thou hadst written was noted and its contents were understood. Give thanks [3.5s]

YBN.059-060, AMIN.130-131

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

BH04939

190

mixed

ا ح م د انا اسمعناک ندائی و اریناک افق عرفانی و ذکرناک بما یبقی به ذکرک بدوام

O Ahmad! We have hearkened unto thy call, and revealed unto thee the horizon of Our knowledge, and made mention of thee with that which shall cause thy remembrance to endure [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.294a,

SFI21.012-013

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB05062

150

mixed

ای برادران چون اختران در یوم موعود چون نجوم محمود از مطلع صبح شهود طالع گشتید

O brothers! Even as the stars upon the Promised Day, like unto praiseworthy luminaries, ye have risen from the dawning-place of the morn of witness [3.5s]

INBA17:112

YIA.346, KHSK.017x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @praise and encouragement, @light and darkness, @spiritual transformation

BH02572

350

mixed

یا مقبل اقبل الیک المظلوم و یکبر علیک من هذا المقام الرفیع و بعد مراسلاتیکه

O thou who hast turned! The Wronged One turneth unto thee and exalteth thee from this sublime station. Thy letters [3.5s]

INBA27:481

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @praise and encouragement, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB05551

140

Persian

ای بنده آستان الهی از کثرت مشاغل فرصت تحاریر مستمره نیست مبادا گمان کنی که

O servant of the Divine Threshold! Due to a multitude of occupations, there remaineth not the leisure for continuous correspondence. Let it not be imagined that [3.5s]

MUH3.284-285

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice, @praise and encouragement, @House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

BH09667

100

Arabic

یا عبدالله قد حضر العبد الحاضر بکتابک و عرضه تلقاء الوجه ان ربک لهو السمیع

O servant of God! The servant who is present hath presented himself with thy letter and laid it before the Face. Verily, thy Lord is the All-Hearing [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15697.266,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB08979

O ye dear friends of Abdu'l-Baha! Now I am at the Holy Tomb. The vase which

SW_v12#12 p.202

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @Shrines and Holy places, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

AB07088

120

Persian

مکتوب شما و نامه آقا شیخ علی اکبر هر دو رسید و بدقت تمام ملاحظه گردید

Your letter and the letter of Aqa Shaykh 'Alí-Akbar were both received and perused with the utmost attention [3.5s]

TSS.380

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @spiritual assemblies; administrative matters, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @service to others; to the Cause of God

AB03114

210

Persian

ای بنده رب ملکوت در ایندم که قلب این مشتاق مشتعل بنار محبت الله است بخیال تو

O servant of the Lord of the Kingdom! In this moment, when the heart of this yearning soul is ablaze with the fire of the love of God, I am occupied with thoughts of thee [3.5s]

INBA13:159

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @spiritual communication; connections of the heart, @prayer for firmness in the Covenant, @love of God, @permission for visit; pilgrimage

AB03152

210

mixed

ای دو حمامه ایکه عرفان حمد کنید خدا را که در گلشن میثاق در ظل شجره انیسا لانه

O ye two doves of divine knowledge! Glorify God, for ye have built your nest in the rose-garden of the Covenant, beneath the shade of the celestial Tree [3.5s]

MKT5.080

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @praise and encouragement, @firmness in the Covenant, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

AB06150

130

Persian

ای ثابت بر عهد و راسخ در میثاق مکاتیب متعدده ناطقه که از مصدر انجذاب بنفحات الله

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant and firm in the Testament! Manifold indeed are the eloquent letters proceeding from the source of attraction to the fragrances of God [3.5s]

INBA17:064

MJMJ2.038ax, MMG2#408 p.454x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @prayer for protection, @unity; oneness of humanity

AB07916

100

Persian

ای بنده الهی الان جمعی از دوستان حاضر و مسافرین ارض قاف حضرت حکیم الهی و

O thou servant of God! At this moment a group of friends and travelers from the land of Qaf, including the Divine Sage, are present [3.5s]

PYK.252

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

AB08418

100

mixed

یا امه الله و ابنه امته شکر کن که نور دیده ات در آستان الهی خادم گشت و در

O maidservant of God and daughter of His handmaid, render thanks that the light of thine eyes hath become a servant at the Divine Threshold and [3.5s]

ABDA.118

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB04458

170

mixed

ای مهتدی بنور هدی فضل و عنایت حضرت بیچون را ملاحظه نما که با وجود آن خطا

O thou who art guided by the Light of Guidance! Behold the grace and bounty of the Peerless Lord, that notwithstanding that error [3.5s]

MSBH5.109

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @spiritual transformation, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @thankfulness; gratitude

BH04140

220

mixed

امروز روزیست که جمیع اسما و جمیع اشیاء باعلی الندآء ذکر مینمایند و عباد و

This is the day whereon all names and all things cry out with the most exalted call, and the servants and [3.5s]... ...We beseech God to aid all the leaves to attain the knowledge of the Tree and deprive them not of the ocean of His generosity. In this day no regard is paid to loftiness or lowliness

INBA19:112, INBA32:103, INBA57:081, BLIB_Or15710.281,

COMP_WOMENP#006x

BRL_WOMEN#006x, COC#2097x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @spiritual transformation, @status of material wealth; wealth and poverty

BH06733

150

Arabic

کتاب نزل بالحق من لدی المظلوم الی الذی ایقظته نسمه الوحی فی ایام الله رب

The Book, sent down in truth from the presence of the Wronged One unto him whom the breeze of revelation awakened in the days of God, the Lord [3.5s]

INBA15:279b, INBA26:280, BLIB_Or15713.251a, , BLIB_Or15730.079d,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @station of the Manifestation of God, @presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God, @Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity

BH08235

120

mixed

Huqúqu'lláh

سبحان الله خزائن ملوک و ملکات در یوم ظهور مذکور نه و لدی الله مقبول نه ولکن

Great God! In this glorious Dispensation the treasures laid up by kings and queens are not worthy of mention, nor will they be acceptable in the presence of God

BRL_DA#386, BRL_HUQUQP#015x, AQA5#162 p.220

BRL_HUQUQ#015x, COC#1137x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @status of material wealth; wealth and poverty, @assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick

AB08767

Persian

ای سمی محبوب آفاق و ای امه الله المقربه نامه شما مضمون بدیعی داشت و سبب سرور

O namesake of the Beloved of all horizons, O handmaiden of God drawn nigh unto Him, thy letter contained a wondrous theme and brought joy [3.5s]

INBA87:113, INBA52:112

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @naming of children; of individuals

AB07258

110

Persian

ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه بتاریخ ۲۹ صفر ۱۳۳۸ وصول یافت مضمون مشحون بعواطف قلبیه

O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Thy letter dated 29 Safar 1338 was received, its contents replete with heartfelt sentiments [3.5s]

TAH.364b

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @permission for visit; pilgrimage, @spiritual transformation

BH01563

560

mixed

یا اسم جود علیک بهائی و عنایتی نامهای ارض طا و عرایض بعضی بساحت اقدس و باصغا

O Ism-i-Júd! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. The letters from the Land of Tá and the supplications of some have reached the Most Holy Court and been heard [3.5s]

AYBY.126, ANDA#72 p.29x, YIA.199bx, YMM.351x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @permission for visit; pilgrimage, @suffering and imprisonment, @consolation and comfort

BH10454

Persian

یا ربابه نامه ات مذکور طوبی از برای لسانیکه حق را بکلمات او خوانده و ببیانات

O Rubabih! Thy letter hath been mentioned. Blessed is the tongue that calleth unto God through His words and utterances [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.279f,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

AB11680

230

mixed

نامه مشکین که بپدر مهربان مرقوم نموده بودید بنهایت روح و ریحان حرفا بحرف

The musk-laden message which you had written to your kind father was read, word for word

SFI18.273

LOIR20.168-169

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @predictions and prophecies, @business; financial; property matters, @call to action

BH00062

5330

mixed

حمد محبوب امکان و مقصود عالمیان را لایق و سزا است که اولیای خود را موید فرمود

Praise be unto Him Who is the Best-Beloved of all possibility and the Goal of the peoples of the world, Who hath graciously confirmed His chosen ones [3.5s]... ...Say: O men! This is a matchless Day. Matchless must, likewise, be the tongue that celebrateth the praise of the Desire of all nations

BLIB_Or15733.050,

BRL_DA#640, GWBP#016 p.033x, MSHR3.155x

GWB#016x, ADJ.080x, WOB.194x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @wisdom [hikmat], @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @unity; oneness of humanity, @praise and encouragement

ROB2.417, LL#413

BH00664

1140

mixed

بحر حمد و ثنا مالک اسما را لایق و سزا که عالم را وجود عطا فرمود و بطراز امم

The ocean of praise and thanksgiving beseemeth the Lord of Names, Who hath graciously brought the world into existence and adorned it with the ornament of nations [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15731.089,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @law of pilgrimage, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @praise and encouragement

BH07339

140

Persian

یا امتی مراسلات و مکتوبات و عرایض شما بساحت اقدس که مقر مظلوم آفاقت فائز

O My handmaiden! Thy letters, missives and supplications have reached the Most Holy Court, the seat of this Wronged One of the horizons [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.231b,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @spiritual transformation, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

BH10851

Arabic

قد حضر لدی المظلوم کتاب و کان فیه اسماء الذین توجهوا الی الله المهیمن القیوم

There hath come before the Wronged One a book wherein were inscribed the names of those who have turned toward God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s]

AQA5#049 p.065b

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB06781

260

Persian

ای رفیق روحانی اگر بدانی که مشغولیت بچه درجه است البته بیک کلمه کفایت فرماای

O spiritual companion! If thou didst but know the measure of my occupations, thou wouldst surely be content with but a single word [3.5s]

INBA85:226

MSHR2.134x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @suffering and imprisonment, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @martyrs and martyrdom, @consolation and comfort

BH00178

3130

mixed

حمد مقدس از بیان سلطان امکان و ملیک اکوان را سزاست که از کوثر حیوان عالم

All hallowed praise befitteth the Sovereign of contingent being and the King of all worlds, Who from the Living Waters hath created the universe [3.5s]... ...We beseech the True One to adorn His handmaidens with the ornament of chastity, of trustworthiness, of righteousness and of purity. Verily, He is the All-Bestowing

INBA28:338

BRL_DA#403, COMP_WOMENP#094x, AYI2.148x, AYI2.149x, AYI2.150x, AYI2.151x, AYI2.152x, YMM.013

BRL_WOMEN#094x, COC#2185x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @suffering and imprisonment, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God, @living waters; water of life

BH10571

Arabic

ذکر من لدنا لمن سمی بعبد الاحد لیفرح و یکون من الراسخین ثم اعلم قد فاز ندآئک

A remembrance from Our presence unto him who is named 'Abdu'l-Ahad, that he may rejoice and be among the steadfast. Know thou that thy call hath attained [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.060b,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @suffering and imprisonment, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH05471

180

mixed

قلم اعلی اهل بها را تکبیر میرساند و میفرماید آنچه بر شما در سبیل محبت مالک اسماء

The Supreme Pen sendeth greetings to the people of Bahá and declareth that which hath befallen you in the path of love for the Lord of Names [3.5s]

INBA23:251, BLIB_Or15730.125d,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @suffering and imprisonment, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God

AB06731

120

DAS.1913-06-21

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @suffering and imprisonment, @travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha

BH02625

340

Arabic

کتاب انزله الرحمن فی هذا السجن الذی سمی بالاسماء الحسنی فی الصحیفه الحمرآء

The Book which the All-Merciful hath revealed in this Prison, which hath been designated by the Most Beautiful Names in the Crimson Tablet [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15713.067,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @suffering and imprisonment, @worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB06679

120

Persian

ای تلمیذ معلم حقیقی نامه شما رسید حمد خدا را که با اخوان بدیع و عنایت و بابا

O disciple of the true Teacher! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God that thou art with the wondrous brethren, 'Inayat and Baba [3.5s]

MKT9.068

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @praise and encouragement

BH01138

740

Persian

یا اسد علیک بهاء الله نامه حسین بائی علیه بهائی رسید بلحاظ فائز و باصغا مشرف

O Asad! Upon thee be the Glory of God! The letter of Husayn Báy—upon him be glory—hath reached Us, hath been favored with Our gaze and honored with Our hearing [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15690.073, , BLIB_Or15724.180,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @praise and encouragement, @consorting with all; being kind; loving to all, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB11163

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که بتاریخ چهارم صیام ۳۳۹ مورخ بود رسید

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated the fourth of the Fast, 1339, hath arrived [3.5s]

MSHR3.058x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @firmness in the Covenant, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

BH09017

110

mixed

کتابت در سجن اعظم بنظر مظلوم رسید و راس آن باکلیل بیان مالک امکان مزین گشت الحمد لله

Thy letter reached the Wronged One in the Most Great Prison, and its summit was adorned with the crown of utterance of the Lord of all possibility. Praise be to God [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15719.161d,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @praise and encouragement

AB10158

Persian

ای یار پارسی توفیق الهی ترا بارض مقدس رساند و بباغبانی باغ فردوس مشرف ساخت شکر

O Persian friend! Divine confirmations have brought thee to the Holy Land and honored thee with tending the garden of paradise; render thou thanksgiving [3.5s]

YARP2.661 p.447

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @thankfulness; gratitude

AB11463

Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh

O thou who art esteemed and guarded! Thank God for that by reason of which thy picture

TAB.651

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @thankfulness; gratitude

AB04110

180

Persian

ای ورقه مطمئنه هدیه کبری و تحفه عظمی بواسطه میرزا یوسف خان رسید چشم بمشاهده

O steadfast leaf! Your great gift was received through Mirza Yusef Khan

AHB.128BE #12 p.375, HNU.371-372

BSR_v19p176

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @thankfulness; gratitude, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @martyrs and martyrdom, @knowledge; recognition of God

BH04331

220

Persian

یا بدیع بالغین باثر قلم اعلی فائز نشدند و تو فائز شدی فضل و عنایت در قبضه

O Badi'! The mature ones have not attained unto the traces of the Most Exalted Pen, yet thou hast attained. Grace and bounty lie within His grasp [3.5s]

INBA27:430

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @thankfulness; gratitude, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

AB04673

160

Persian

ای بنده آستان حق جناب آجودان را مقصد چنان که بشروط محبت قیام نماید و اثبات

O servant at the threshold of the Almighty! Jinab-i-Ajudan's purpose is such that he may arise to fulfill the conditions of love and prove steadfast therein [3.5s]

MKT4.029, YMM.061, DMSB.043

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @the power of words; of speech

BH01604

540

mixed

الحمد لله بعنایتش ابواب رحمت و عنایت و حفظ گشاده و مفتوح اولیائش بکلمه مبارکه

Praise be unto God, through Whose grace the gates of mercy, bounty and protection have been opened wide, and His loved ones, through His blessed Word [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15731.309,

MSHR2.027x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @the power of words; of speech, @prayer for protection, @praise and encouragement

BH01898

460

mixed

الحمد لله الذی ظهر و اظهر اللوح و القلم و علم الانسان ما لم یعلم انه لهو

Praise be to God Who hath manifested and revealed the Tablet and the Pen, and hath taught man that which he knew not. Verily, He is He [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11097#076,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of

BH01701

520

Arabic

قد حضر الغصن الاکبر بکتابک فی المنظر الانور الذی فیه ینطق مالک القدر بالسر

The Greater Branch hath presented thy letter in the Most Luminous Spot, wherein the Lord of Destiny speaketh forth the mystery [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15718.343,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @false claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @praise and encouragement, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @contention and conflict

BH01282

660

mixed

انشاء الله لم یزل و لایزال از زلال سلسال معارف محبوب لایزال بنوشی و بنوشانی

God willing, thou hast ever drunk and wilt ever continue to drink, and cause others to drink, from the sweet-flowing stream of divine knowledge of the Eternal Beloved [3.5s]... ...The never-ending sprinkling of the showers of Revelation fall continuously from the leaves of the Divine Lote-Tree, and are made manifest in Words and revealed in the Holy Tablets

INBA35:138, INBA51:153, BLIB_Or15710.165b, , BLIB_Or15719.044, , BLIB_Or15722.132, , KB_620:146-149

BRL_DA#401, AVK2.354.17x, AVK3.114.03x, LHKM2.178, HDQI.097, MAS8.042x, VUJUD.141.05x

BRL_ATBH#11x, VUJUDE.156x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God, @methods of teaching the Cause, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation

BH01605

540

mixed

الله اکبر الله الاحد الله الصمد معترفا بکتبه و رسله و اولیائه و اصفیائه و

God is Most Great, God is the Incomparable One, God is the Self-Subsisting One! Acknowledging His Books and His Messengers, His chosen ones and His pure ones [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15731.530,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @transcendence; unknowability of God

BH03656

250

Arabic

سبحان الذی استقر علی العرش و دعا الکل الی عرفان مطلع امره علی شان مامنعته

Glorified be He Who is established upon the Throne and hath summoned all to the recognition of the Dawning-Place of His Cause in such wise that naught hath deterred Him [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11095#309,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @suffering and imprisonment

BH06684

150

Arabic

قل سبحانک اللهم انک انت سلطان السموات و الارض و خالقهم و ملیک جبروت الامر و

Say: Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the Sovereign of the heavens and of the earth and their Creator, and the King of the dominion of command [3.5s]

INBA36:086, INBA71:248, INBA92:223ax

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH00644

1180

mixed

قد شهد التقدیس بانه لم یزل کان مقدسا عن التقدیس و عن کل ذکر تنطق به السن

Sanctification itself beareth witness that He hath ever been sanctified above all sanctification and beyond every mention that tongues can utter [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15700.092, , BLIB_Or15711.290,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @review of publications, @exhortations and counsels, @praise and encouragement

AB10483

Persian

A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

ای حبیب روحانی انگشتها از شدت سرما حرکت نمینماید با وجود این در نصف شب اندک

O spiritual friend! So intensely cold is it that I cannot move my fingers. In spite of this, I have found a moment of free time at midnight

MMK5#075 p.062

MHMD2s.332x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB02937

220

Persian

ای دوستان حقیقی نامه شما رسید مضمون مشحون بتفاصیل سفر عبدالبهاء بود که در

O true friends! Your letter hath been received, its contents replete with the details of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's journey [3.5s]

MMK5#053 p.049, ANDA#43-44 p.95, NJB_v03#02 p.003

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha, @charitable associations; humanitarian activities

AB02542

240

mixed

ای ثابت بر میثاق نامه که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی رسید چون آن روح پاک

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to Jináb-i-Manshádí hath been received. That pure spirit [3.5s]

MSHR4.054-055

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @unity in diversity, @praise and encouragement, @House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

AB00798

440

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصلی چند روز پیش ارسال گردید لهذا حال با عدم فرصت

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A detailed letter was dispatched some days ago; therefore, at present, owing to lack of time [3.5s]

AVK4.206.03x, DWNP_v3#05 p.035-036

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @unity; oneness of humanity, @importance of community building, @permission for visit; pilgrimage, @law of inheritance, @review of publications

AB04490

170

Persian

ای یار دل و جان عبدالبهاء نامه فرح اندر فرح بود و مژده شادمانی و کامرانی

O thou companion of the heart and soul of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Thy letter brought joy upon joy, bearing glad tidings of happiness and success [3.5s]

INBA84:360

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @unity; oneness of humanity, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @importance of community building

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

BH02114

420

mixed

نفسی لساذج حبک الفداء نامه وفا که از منبع صدق و صفا ظاهر گشته بود باین خادم فانی

May my soul be sacrificed unto the pure essence of Thy love! The letter of faithfulness that had streamed forth from the fountainhead of truth and sincerity reached this evanescent servant [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11096#249x, BLIB_Or11096.376ax, BLIB_Or15710.046bx, , BLIB_Or15736.008,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @unity; oneness of humanity, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @service to others; to the Cause of God

AB02769

230

Persian

A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

ای وحید و فرید آندیار نامه پنجم ربیع الاول سنه حالیه رسید از شدت مشقات این

O unique and peerless one of that land! Thy letter dated the fifth of Rabi'u'l-Avval of this year hath arrived. From the severity of trials [3.5s]... ...For successive years, ‘Abdu’l-Baha traveled throughout the West, raising his voice in every assemblage and gathering to teach the Cause of God

INBA17:153

MMK5#086 p.069, MSHR4.376

MHMD2s.322x

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @unity; oneness of humanity, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha, @suffering and imprisonment, @business; financial; property matters

BH01647

530

Persian

حمد مقدس از ادراک کائنات و عرفان ممکنات لایق بساط انور اقدس حضرت مقصودی

Sanctified praise, exalted above the comprehension of created things and the understanding of contingent beings, befitteth the most luminous and holy court of the Desired One [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15704.382,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @unity; oneness of humanity, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @spiritual transformation

AB11652

340

Persian

ای بنده آستان مقدس نامه شما که بتاریخ نهم رجب ۳۳۹ بود رسید مضمون مورث فرح

O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Your letter dated the ninth of Rajab 1339 was received and its contents brought joy [3.5s]

FRH.424-425

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

BH08752

110

mixed

آنچه در نامه ات مذکور بلحاظ مظلوم فائز شد عنایه الله نسبت بشما از اول بوده از

That which was mentioned in thy letter hath attained unto the presence of the Wronged One. God's loving-kindness hath been with thee from the beginning [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15719.058a,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @wisdom [hikmat], @consolation and comfort, @trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world

AB01020

390

Persian

ای یاران مهربان و دختران عزیز من عبدالبهاء با وجود ضعف جسمانی و عدم تحمل سفری

O ye kind friends and dearly cherished daughters! I, 'Abdu'l-Bahá, despite physical frailty and inability to endure a journey [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0990, MMK5#051 p.047

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @wisdom [hikmat], @personal instructions, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

BH02375

370

mixed

امروز کل باید باینکلمه علیا که بمثابه فلک است از برای بحر معانی ناظر

In this day all must gaze upon this supreme Word, which is even as the heavens above the ocean of inner meanings [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.107b,

@acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @wisdom [hikmat], @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause

AB07921

100

Persian

ای بنده الهی در مقابل تقادیر ربانی جز تسلیم و رضا چاره ای نه تدبیر اگر موافق

O servant of God! In the face of divine decrees there is no recourse save submission and contentment, be they in accordance with one's wishes or not [3.5s]

MMK2#170 p.125

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment

ABU2907

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-02-28

A wise man must adapt himself as quickly as possible to every environment. If he is disgruntled and complains he will make his life miserable

DAS.1914-02-28

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment

AB06307

130

mixed

ای مستقر بر کرسی رضا از مقتضای روح رضا تسلیم و انقیاد بسلطان قضاء و محویت

O thou who art seated upon the throne of contentment! In accordance with the spirit of resignation, thou must submit and surrender unto the Sovereign of destiny, and efface thyself [3.5s]

MMK2#168 p.124

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @all things are in motion; kinds of motion, @evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

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

AB11365

150

Persian

ای سلیل شهید محزون مباش مغموم مگرد الحمد لله نجل سعید آن شخص فریدی و مشمول

O scion of the martyr! Be thou neither sorrowful nor dismayed. Praise be to God, thou art the blessed offspring of that peerless soul [3.5s]

INBA85:523

AVK3.404.05x

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @consolation and comfort, @useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession

AB10585

Persian

ای مظهر تسلیم و رضا اگر مظهریت این دو صفت ممدوحه و حقیقت محموده را بتمامها

O Manifestation of resignation and contentment! If thou wouldst fully manifest these two praiseworthy attributes and laudable qualities [3.5s]

INBA88:266c

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

AB11409

Arabic

یا رضا ان الرضاء بالقضاء سمه اهل الانقطاع و سنه اهل الانجذاب بنفحات ملکوت

O Riḍá! Verily acceptance of the divine decree is the hallmark of them that are detached from all save God, and the path of those drawn unto the fragrances of the Kingdom [3.5s]

INBA88:247c

SFI01.061

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

BH11738

320

Arabic

قد حضر عندنا کتابک و اطلعنا بما فیه و نجیبنک بما یلقی الله

Your letter hath reached Our presence, and We have perused its contents, and We shall respond unto thee with that which God shall cast [3.5s]

ALIB.folder18p383

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @prayer for healing, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance, @trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @worldliness vs. other-worldliness, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

BH03945

240

mixed

یا جواد یا ذاکر یا ایها الناظر ندایت را شنیدیم و ضجیج و صریخ و حنینت را اصغا

O Javád, O thou remembering one, O thou who gazest! We have hearkened unto thy call and listened to thy cries, thy lamentations and thy moaning [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15719.123b,

HDQI.157, ANDA#14 p.03

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

AB00350

630

Arabic

الهی الهی ترانی اسیرا للقدر و القضاء و غریقا فی بحار المصائب و البلاء طریحا

O my God, my God! Thou seest me a captive to fate and destiny, engulfed in seas of tribulation and calamity, cast down [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0761, MKT4.005

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @consolation and comfort, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU2401

Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-06

100

Afflictions and troubles are due to the state of not being content with what God has ordained for you. If one submits himself to God he is happy

SW_v07#18 p.187, PN_1909 p011, PN_1909 p022, PN_1909 p039, PN_1909B p020, PN_1909C p089, PN_unsorted p046, DJT.059-060, BLO_PN#027, STAB#127

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @free will and predestination; fate, @servitude; submission to God; repentance, @happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

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

BH04864

200

mixed

Trustworthiness; Huqúqu'lláh; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh

یا اباالحسن انشاء الله بعنایت مخصوصه حق فائز باشی و بما ینبغی لایام الله عامل

O Abu’l-Ḥasan! God willing thou art sustained by His lordly favours and art occupied with such deeds as befit His Day... Regard thou faith as a tree. Its fruits, leaves, boughs and branches are, and have ever been, trustworthiness, truthfulness, uprightness and forbearance

BLIB_Or15719.112d,

BRL_DA#025, BRL_HUQUQP#081x, COMP_TRUSTP#02x, MAS8.098x, ASAT1.199x

BRL_ATBH#39, BRL_HUQUQ#081x, BRL_TRUST#02x, COC#2014x

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @law of Huququ'llah, @characteristics and conduct of true believers, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @worldliness vs. other-worldliness, @consorting with all; being kind; loving to all

BH04746

200

Arabic

Prayers and Meditations

سبحانک اللهم یا الهی تری مقری و محبسی و ابتلائی فو عزتک قد عجز القلم عن

Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou beholdest my dwelling-place, and the prison into which I am cast

INBA51:596, INBA49:085, INBA92:318

PMP#008

PM#008

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @martyrs and martyrdom, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @suffering and imprisonment

AB06595

120

mixed

ای امه الله صبر و سکون از خصائص اماء رحمانست تعجیل مکن ان الله مع الصابرات

O handmaid of God! Patience and tranquility are among the characteristics of the maidservants of the All-Merciful. Make thou no haste, for verily God is with those who are patient [3.5s]

BSHN.140.195, BSHN.144.195, MHT2.146, KHML.319-320

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir], @spiritual transformation, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH01319

640

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی انزل المائده و اظهر النعمه و ابرز ما کان مکنونا فی خزائن

Praise be unto God, Who hath sent down the heavenly table, made manifest His grace, and brought forth that which lay hidden in the treasuries [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15727b.321,

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @praise and encouragement, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @martyrs and martyrdom

BH04832

200

mixed

نامه ات رسید ندایت را شنیدیم و در سجن اعظم از مالک قدم آنچه مصلحت است از برای

Thy letter hath reached Us, and We hearkened unto thy call. In the Most Great Prison We beseech from the Ancient Lord that which is meet and seemly [3.5s]

BRL_DA#416, AVK3.404.18x, PYB#006-007 p.01

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @prayer for nearness to God, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

BH01849

480

Arabic

قل یا عباد الرحمن فی البلدان انا نوصیکم فی اول القول بالصبر و الاصطبار فیما ورد

Say: O servants of the Most Merciful throughout all lands! We counsel you, at the outset of Our utterance, to observe patience and steadfastness in whatsoever hath befallen you [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15730.128b,

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @prayer for specific individuals; groups, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times, @acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @prayer for steadfastness; obedience

BH08168

120

mixed

جوهر حمد الیوم حامدی را لایق و سزاست که هجوم و رجف اهل امکان عرصه ثنایش را

The essence of praise on this Day befitteth and beseemeth Him Whom the tumult and trembling of all created things cannot diminish from the glory of His praise [3.5s]

ANDA#72 p.39x, MSHR4.294x

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @prayers (general or uncategorized), @praise and encouragement, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

BH03431

270

Arabic

یا لطف الله قد ذکر اسمک عندنا و اقبلنا الیک من هذا الشطر لتطلع بعنایه ربک و

O Lutfu'llah! Thy name hath indeed been mentioned in Our presence, and We have turned toward thee from this horizon, that thou mayest arise through the loving-kindness of thy Lord and [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11095#217,

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @predictions and prophecies, @praise and encouragement, @thankfulness; gratitude, @consolation and comfort, @wisdom [hikmat]

ABU1198

Words to Dr. Getsinger, spoken on 1914-08-24

270

Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones

Economy is the foundation of human prosperity. The spendthrift is always in trouble

DAS.1914-08-24, BSC.453 #829x, SW_v08#02 p.018, BSTW#303

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @composure; tranquillity; serenity, @begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth, @work as worship, @wealth inequality and its moderation, @conduct in finance and business

BH05691

170

Persian

ای دوستان انشاءالله بعنایت رحمن بقضایای الهیه راضی باشید و باوامرش مسرور

O friends! God willing, through the grace of the All-Merciful, be ye content with the divine decrees and rejoice in His commandments [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15719.080b,

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @servitude; submission to God; repentance, @piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa], @wisdom [hikmat], @nearness and remoteness, @words vs deeds

AB08970

Persian

ای یار مهربان الحمد لله که باسم رضاای و بدل راضی بقضا مقام رضا از اعظم

O kind friend! Praise be to God that thou art known by the name of contentment and thy heart is resigned to His decree. The station of contentment is among the most exalted [3.5s]

RAHA.246

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @servitude; submission to God; repentance, @trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

BH10326

Arabic

فاتخذ الله لنفسک حسیبا ثم وکیلا ثم کفیلا و ان الله یکفیک عن دونه و من آنس به

Take thou God as thy Reckoner, then as thy Guardian, then as thy Protector. Verily God shall suffice thee against all else, and whoso findeth intimacy with Him [3.5s]

INBA71:097a

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @spiritual transformation, @trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

BH11828

124

Arabic

قل ان البهاء لاینتظر البدآء فیما قضی له من البلا و لایطلب الفرج و یقول یا الهی

Say: verily Bahá doth not await the beginning of whatsoever tribulation hath been ordained for Him, nor doth He seek deliverance, and He saith: "O my God!" [3.5s]

NLAI_BH1.071

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @suffering and imprisonment, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @love of God, @justice and wrath of God

AB08146

100

mixed

ای طالب رضای الهی در حدیث است من لم یرض بقضاای فلیطلب ربا سواای رضای بقضا

O seeker of divine good-pleasure! In the Tradition it is recorded: "Whoso is not content with My decree, let him seek another Lord besides Me." Be thou content with His decree [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0300, BSHN.140.386, BSHN.144.381, MAS5.262, MHT1a.113, MHT1b.071

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB09882

mixed

ای بنده راضی بقضاء حقیقت رضاء اعظم موهبت جمال ابهیست ولی تحقق این صفت که اعظم

O thou servant who art content with the decree of God! In truth, contentment is the greatest gift of the Blessed Beauty, but the realization of this attribute, which is the most exalted [3.5s]

INBA87:175c, INBA52:176a

MMK2#167 p.124

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB06883

120

Persian

ای مظهر تسلیم و رضا پاکان آزادگانند و عاشقان آرزوی جفای دلبر مهربان نمایند

O Manifestation of submission and contentment! The pure ones are the free-spirited, and the lovers yearn for the cruelties of the compassionate Beloved [3.5s]

MMK2#172 p.126

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

BH10030

mixed

و بعد هر جمعی را تفریقی و هر وصلی را فصلی و هر قربی را بعدی در عقب و از پی

And after every gathering there followeth a dispersal, and after every union a separation, and after every nearness a remoteness doth ensue [3.5s]

INBA71:051

NFQ.001b

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB03265

210

mixed

تلغراف شما رسید و بمژده شفای جناب حاجی نهایت روح و ریحان حاصل شد در کتاب مبین

Your telegram arrived, and the glad tidings of the recovery of his honor the Hají brought forth the utmost joy and delight [3.5s]

MMK6#379

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

BH11091

Arabic

فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی و محبوبی تری فقری و افتقاری

Glorified art Thou, O my God and my Beloved! Thou beholdest my poverty and my destitution [3.5s]

INBA35:004a

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @thankfulness; gratitude, @servitude; submission to God; repentance, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

AB04112

180

Persian

ای یار باوفا همچو گمان مفرما که از یادت آنی فارغم لا والله هر دم با کمال وفا

The consummate wisdom of God, however, is manifold and not every soul is apprised of its mysteries

BRL_DAK#0269, BRL_CONF2018P#23x, MMK2#166 p.123

BRL_CONF2018#23x

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering, @consolation and comfort, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

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

BH07503

130

Arabic

ان یا رحیم اسمع ما یعلمک عندلیب القدس ثم اعلم بانا کلما اردنا لکم او نرید هو

O Rahim! Hearken unto that which the Nightingale of Holiness teacheth thee. Know thou that whatsoever We have desired or do desire for thee is [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.121a,

@acquiescence and resignation; contentment, @trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times, @self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline, @love of God, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow

ABU1372

Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-17

230

Persian

دیشب وضع مجلس خیلی موافق حکمت و مورث محبت بود که عقد و ازدواج اهل بها در مجلس بقانون مسیحی هم جاری شود تا نفوس بدانند که اهل بها در بند این رسومات جزئیه نیستند

The holding of last night's meeting was done with wisdom... My discourses in various gatherings have been founded on principles that are in conformity with reality

BDA1.158.12

MHMD1.172-173

@acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism, @consorting with all; being kind; loving to all, @lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles, @wisdom [hikmat], @oneness; unity of religion, @religion as reality; definitions of religion, @changing and unchanging parts of religion

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

BH01739

510

Arabic

یا احباء الله فی ارض الالف ان استمعوا ندآء ربکم الرحمن انه لا اله الا هو له العظمه

O beloved of God in the land of Alif! Hearken unto the call of your Lord, the All-Merciful. Verily, there is none other God but Him; unto Him belongeth all majesty [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15706.160, , BLIB_Or15715.063b,

@acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @call to action, @wisdom [hikmat], @transience; worthlessness of the physical world

BH11182

mixed

یا محمد علیک بهائی و رحمتی بسی معلوم این مظلوم دوستان را دوست میدارد و حضور

O Muhammad! Upon thee be My glory and My mercy. Well known is it that this Wronged One cherisheth His loved ones and their presence [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.085f,

@acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism, @praise and encouragement, @love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause

BH01220

690

mixed

یا اسمی قد بلغ کتاب الذی ارسل الیک من الذی شهد بما شهد الله لذاته بذاته الی

O My Name! Verily the Book which was sent unto thee hath reached thee from Him Who hath testified to that whereunto God hath testified concerning His Own Self, through His Own Self [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15738.105,

AVK3.122.15x

@acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @justice and wrath of God, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB00038

1700

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان و مرد میدان مکاتیب متعدده آنجناب واصل و بر کیفیت اطلاع حاصل... از جمله اخبارات بظهور مبارک در کتاب دانیال

O thou who art firm in the Covenant and a champion in the field! Numerous letters from thee were received and their contents were noted... Among them were the tidings concerning the blessed Manifestation in the Book of Daniel [3.5s]

MMK3#102 p.067x, MMK4#166 p.182x, YMM.154x, YMM.211x, YMM.367x

@Adam; Adam and Eve, @interpretation of words and passages in scripture, @reincarnation, @predictions and prophecies, @prophecy and fulfillment, @prayer for strength

AB08363

100

Arabic

و امّا ما سئلت عن الآية المبارکه فی القرآن و لقد عهدنا الی آدم الی آخر قد اخذ اللّه العهد عن آدم

As to what thou didst ask concerning the blessed verse in the Qur'án, "And verily We made a covenant with Adam," unto the end, God had taken a covenant from Adam [3.5s]

MMK6#307x

@Adam; Adam and Eve, @praise and encouragement, @symbolism, @acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

BH11762

240

mixed

Social Action

در فقره جناب ملا حسین و ابن ایشان علیهما بهاء الله مرقوم فرموده بودید

Thou hadst made reference in thy letter to agriculture. On this matter He hath laid down the following universal rule

BRL_DA#392

BRL_SOCIAL#201x

@agriculture, @acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism, @consolation and comfort, @work as worship, @useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession

ABU1467

Words to Arab villagers from Adasiyyah, spoken on 1914-05-07

220

Consider that Abdu'r-Rahman Pasha receives one forth of the entire crop and produce from the farmers in his village

DAS.1914-05-07

@agriculture, @education of children; moral education, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @work as worship, @thankfulness; gratitude, @excellence; distinction

AB04749

160

Persian

ای دو بنده مقرب درگاه کبریا مدتیست که با شما مخابره ننموده ام و راز درون

O ye two servants who are near unto the celestial court! For some time I have not corresponded with you nor shared the secrets within [3.5s]

KHSK.030

@agriculture, @spiritual communication; connections of the heart, @business; financial; property matters

AB09347

mixed

ای دهقان رحمانی اگر توانی زرعی در این کشتزار الهی نما تا موید بایه مبارکه

O heavenly husbandman! If thou art able, sow seeds in this divine field, that thou mayest be confirmed by the blessed verse [3.5s]

MMK6#063

@agriculture, @spiritual transformation, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

AB04977

160

Persian

یا من اختاره عبدالبهاء لنشر نفحات الله نامه شما رسید الحمد لله در مراغه موفق و

O thou who art chosen by Abdu'l-Baha for the diffusion of the fragrances

MKT6.205

DAS.1913-10-31, SW_v07#10 p.096

@agriculture, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB00808

440

Persian

ای یار روحانی بواسطه جناب آقا میرزا احمد سهراب نامه شما رسید و از مضمون

O spiritual friend! Through Jináb-i-Mírzá Ahmad Sohrab thy letter was received, and from its contents [3.5s]

NJB_v03#01 p.004-005

@agriculture, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @non-participation in politics, @promotion of commerce and industry, @excellence; distinction, @honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness

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

AB12015

Persian

Social Action

ای طالب تایید چون طفل عزیزت را امتحان کنند از درگاه الهی رجا نمایم که موفق و و مؤید گردد

O seeker after confirmation! Since thy dear child is taking his examinations, my fervent wish at the divine Threshold is that

BRL_DAK#0420

BRL_SOCIAL#204x

@agriculture, @work as worship, @education of children; moral education, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

AB05132

150

Persian

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه تو رسید حمد خدا را که مژده صحت و عافیت تو داد و خبر این

Thy letter was received. Praise be to God it imparted the good news of thy health and safety and indicated that thou art ready to enter an agricultural school.

MMK1#126 p.141

SWAB#126, BWF.377-378x, LOG#1857x

@agriculture, @work as worship, @high station of the arts and sciences

BB00612

Letter to Shaykh 'Ali 'Azim

Arabic

شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو العزیز المحبوب هو الاکبر بسم الله الاعظم الاعظم الله لا اله الا هو الاعظم الاعظم. فاستقرن الامر بنفی النفی و اثبات الف الاثبات بنصر ربک الطی هو

God bore witness that there is no god but Him, the Almighty, the Best-Beloved. He is the Most Great. In the name of God, the Supreme, the Supreme. Assist the Cause by negating the negative and confirming a thousand confirmations

CMB_F20.013r05-013r15,

QISM.027

Reflection on the Theory of Alchemy as Explained in the Bahá'í Writings, A

@alchemy; the elixir

BH00212

Lawh-i-Kimiya 6

2760

mixed

Lawḥ-i-Kímíya I (Tablet on Alchemy I)

پس اول باید دانست که این سر قویم و امر عظیم را قادر حکیم و سلطان علیم در چه

It ought first to be understood in what manner the Powerful Ruler and Wise Sovereign has established this firmly established Secret and mighty affair… Balinus, the sage, upheld the same view… [this is] one of nature's secrets and the essence of the knowledge of creation in the world of nature

INBA36:355, BLIB_Or15722.214, , NLAI_BH2.184

MAS1.047-057, OOL.B197.6

REVS.171x, BLO_alchemy, HURQ.BH05

@alchemy; the elixir, @four elements, @He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah

BH07258

Lawh-i-Kimiya 4

140

mixed

کتابت بلسان عربی لدی العرش حاضر و بلسان پارسی جواب آن نازل بسمع طاهر مقدس اصغا

Thy letter written in the Arabic tongue is present before Our Throne and the reply hath been revealed in the Persian language

BLIB_Or11096#130, , BLIB_Or15722.050a,

MAS1.045-046, OOL.B197.4, VUJUD.097

VUJUDE.148-149

@alchemy; the elixir, @four elements, @prayer for spiritual recognition, @law of cause and effect

BH01733

510

mixed

کتابت مشاهده شد و ندایت اصغا گشت لم تزل و لاتزال در نظر بوده و انشاء الله

Thy letter was beheld and thy call was hearkened unto. Thou hast ever been, and wilt forever remain, within sight, God willing [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15710.186b, , BLIB_Or15722.136b,

AVK1.008.19x, AVK3.352.06x, MAS8.111bx

@alchemy; the elixir, @high station of learning, @Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation, @meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria), @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @empty learning; false spirituality, @review of publications

AB06652

120

Persian

Reflection on the Theory of Alchemy as Explained in the Bahá'í Writings, A

ای بنده حق کبریت آتش محبت الله است و زیبق سیماب بحر معرفت الله پس این دو جزء

O servant of God! Sulfur is the fire of the love of God and mercury is the living water of the ocean of the knowledge of God.

BRL_DAK#0005, YMM.471

BRL_ATE#005, MAAN#22

@alchemy; the elixir, @knowledge; recognition of God, @love of God, @spiritual transformation

BB00421

Fi ‘ilmi’l-Huruf va’l-Iksir (Letter on gematria and alchemy)

350

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. و اما السئوال عن علم الحروف فخذ من رأس کل عشرة حرف الاول و احسب علی الاول عنصر النار

As to thy question regarding the science of letters, know that from each set of ten letters, take the first, and reckon the first as representing the element of fire [4o]... ...And now as regards thy question about the Elixir: Know thou that God did not create anything except that He deposited within it a "letter" of the Elixir in accordance with its level of being

INBA67:203-204, INBA_6004C:213-215, , PR07.074r-074v, AEWB.234-236,

HURQ.BB17x

@alchemy; the elixir, @meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria), @four elements, @mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision

SRC.190, SRC.192

BH04806

200

Arabic

کتاب انزلناه بالحق لمن توجه الی وجه الله المهیمن القیوم فی ایام فیها نسفت جبال

A Book have We sent down in truth unto them that have turned their faces toward the Countenance of God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, in days wherein the mountains were scattered [3.5s]

AQA5#148 p.205

@alchemy; the elixir, @mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

BH00789

1010

mixed

جوهر حمد و ساذج حمد و ظاهر آن و باطن آن ساحت قدس حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزاست

The essence of praise and its purest expression, both its outward and inward reality, beseem and are worthy of the hallowed court of the Intended One [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11097#034,

AVK3.354.15x, MAS8.143bx

@alchemy; the elixir, @prayer for spiritual recognition, @unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud], @transcendence; unknowability of God, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God

AB09916

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان مکتوب شما واصل شد ... امّا در مسئلهٴ کیمیا این قضیّه در تحت عصمت و ستر الهیست هنوز یوم ظهورش نیامده و تا یوم ظهورش که درجهٴ کمال این عالم است

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received... In regard to the question of alchemy, this matter is under divine protection and secrecy. The day of its manifestation has not yet come

YMM.388x

BLO_alchemy

@alchemy; the elixir, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @interpretation of dreams and visions, @historical episodes and the lessons of the past

BH01597

Lawh-i-Kimiya 1

550

Arabic

Lawḥ-i-Kímíya III (Tablet on Alchemy III)

و اما ما سئلت من الحجر فاعلم بأنه مطروح فی کل مکان و فیه قدرنا کنوزاً ما اطلع بها الا من علمناه

And now as regards that which you hast asked about the Stone: Know that it exists in every locality. In it We decreed treasures which none hath fathomed

MAS1.024x, MAS8.107ax, OOL.B197.1

HURQ.BH07x

Alludes to the identity of the Stone of the Philosophers, declaring that it is "cast down in every place", that it is single in its essence yet diverse in its manifestations, and that the alchemical process is brought to completion solely by that which resides within it. Explains that the water which is extracted from it, which has been called mercury and which is the key of the operation, nurtures the earth of the stone until the red sulfur, which was concealed within the earth, rises to the surface through the power of the water. Reveals that the red sulfur, which has been called by many names, is the essence of the active agent (jawharu'l-fa'il), the activity of which "astounds the hearts of those who have attained". Enjoins those who have discovered the secret not to make it for themselves. Accuses Mirza Yahya of producing false treatises on the subject based on what he had heard, and misunderstood, from Baha'u'llah's many Tablets on the subject.

@alchemy; the elixir, @soul; spirit after death, @free will and predestination; fate, @rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis, @prayer for forgiveness

BH01564

560

mixed

یا ایها الناظر الی الوجه علیک بهاء الله مالک العرش یوم یوم الله است و ندایش از

O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! Upon thee be the glory of God, the Lord of the Throne. This Day is the Day of God, and His call [3.5s]

INBA41:314

@alchemy; the elixir, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities

BH00088

Lawh-i-Kimiya 2 (Lawh-i-Mariyyih)

4710

mixed

Reflection on the Theory of Alchemy as Explained in the Bahá'í Writings, A

Lawh-i-Kímíya II or Lawh-i-Máríyyih (Tablet on Alchemy II or Tablet of Mary)

کتاب مرسله در ساحت احدیه وارد و ما فیه مشاهده شد لله الحمد که در این فجر... و اینکه سئوال از قول ماریه نمودید

The missive was received at the Court of Oneness and its contents perused. Unto God be praise that you were illumined… the treatment is specially designed so that this precious, life-giving substance, which has appeared from the divine mine, may be purified... The appearance of this hidden treasure amongst these people [arbab-i-ulum] is the sign of the coming of age of the world

INBA66:187, NLAI_BH2.164

MAS1.026-045x, MAS4.024-025x, OOL.B197.2

BLO_alchemy, HURQ.BH06

A detailed explanation in symbolic language of an enigmatic statement on alchemy attributed to the legendary figure of Mary the Prophetess, describing the various stages in the creation of the elixir, and warning that the rediscovery of its knowledge by the scientists of the day will herald both the maturity of the world and the threat of a desolating affliction.

@alchemy; the elixir, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @composition and decomposition, @law of cause and effect, @knowledge; recognition of God, @spiritual transformation, @divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity

LL#391

BB00044

Kitabu’l-Ba’th

4400

Arabic

بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له الخلق و الأمر یحیی و یمیت ثم یمیت و یحیی و انه هو حی لا یموت فی قبضته ملکوت کلشیء یخلق ما یشآء بأمره انه کان علی کل شیء قدیرا شهد الله انه لا اله الا انا العزیز المحبوب شهد الله انه لا اله الا الله قل کل باللیل و النهار له عابدون

God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His is the creation and the command. He giveth life and causeth death, then causeth death and giveth life, and verily He is the Ever-Living Who dieth not. In His grasp is the dominion of all things; He createth whatsoever He willeth by His command, and verily, He hath power over all things. God beareth witness that there is none other God but Me, the Mighty, the Best-Beloved. God beareth witness that there is none other God but God. Say: All, by night and by day, worship Him [3.5s]

INBA_6007C.289-337, BYC_pray.106.01-117.22

@alchemy; the elixir, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

BH00235

2590

mixed

Fire and Light

الحمد لله الذی خلق القلم الاعلی و نفخ فیه اذا انصعق من فی الارض و السماء الا

Praise be to God Who created the Supreme Pen and breathed into it whereupon all who dwell in earth and heaven were thunderstruck, save [3.5s]... ...All praise be to God Who, from every drop of blood shed by His chosen ones, hath brought forth a vast creation whose number none but Himself can reckon

INBA18:093, BLIB_Or15717.220,

BRL_DA#788, NANU_BH#01x, YMM.140

BRL_FIRE_BH#01x

@alchemy; the elixir, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @Hands of the Cause, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @servitude; submission to God; repentance

BH11861

...There is but one reality and one essence that is expounded in the worlds of outer form, and, at each of its stages, is described by a specific name ... in accordance with the degrees of its particular manifestations on the plane of this limited world

JBS#2.3x

@alchemy; the elixir, @unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud], @meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria)

AB06110

130

Persian

ای بهادر یار و یاورن بهادِر بهادرى و دلیرى و مرد میدانى و شیر گیر ولى ما را

O valiant companion and steadfast supporter! Thou who art distinguished by bravery and courage, a warrior of the field of battle and a lion-hearted champion [3.5s]

INBA55:373

@alchemy; the elixir, @wine as symbol of spiritual transformation, @spiritual transformation, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

AB01905

280

mixed

ای بنده حضرت کبریاء آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملحوظ افتاد و بر تفاصیل اطلاع حاصل گشت در مساله حشیش

O servant of the All-Glorious! That which thou hast written was perused, and its contents were noted [3.5s]... ...Regarding hashish, you had pointed out that some Persians have become habituated to its use. Gracious God! This is the worst of all intoxicants

INBA89:216

MKT9.055, AVK3.050, HYB.185, YFY.225-226

BRL_Aqdas.n170cx, COC#0142x, LOG#1184x

@alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium

AB11220

Arabic

ایها المتوجه الی الله ان ترکت خمرا یخامر العقل و الشعور و یذهل الادراک سوف

O thou who turnest thy face toward God! Shouldst thou renounce that intoxicating wine that confoundeth the mind and senses and bewildereth the understanding [3.5s]

INBA59:192c

@alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium

BH00350

1890

mixed

Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of

ستایش ید قدیری را سزاست که علم امانت برافراخت و حکم خیانت برانداخت و بنور

Praise be unto the Omnipotent Hand that hath raised aloft the Standard of Trustworthiness and cast down the decree of treachery, and through the light [3.5s]... ...There are various stages and stations for the Fast and innumerable effects and benefits are concealed therein… In clear cases of weakness, illness, or injury the law of the Fast is not binding

BLIB_Or15717.107,

GHA.436x

BRL_IOPF#1.19x, BRL_IOPF#1.20x

@alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium, @acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness, @law of fasting, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

AB10382

Persian

يک معنی از معانی شجره ملعونه دخانست که مکروهست و مذموم و مضرّ است و مسموم

...The drinking of wine is according to the text of the Most Holy Book, forbidden; for it is the cause of chronic diseases, weakeneth the nerves, and consumeth the mind

MMK6#255x, AVK3.049, AVK4.020.14x

ADJ.033x, COC#1788x

@alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @praise and encouragement, @Adam; Adam and Eve, @day of rest

AB00109

Lawh-i-Tanzih va Taqdis (=Lawh-i-Dukhan)

1040

mixed

Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Tablet of Purity

Lawh-i-Tanzih va Taqdis (Tablet of Chastity and Purity)

ای یاران پاک یزدان تنزیه و تقدیس در جمیع شئون از خصائص پاکانست و از لوازم آزادگان

O Friends of the Pure and Omnipotent God! To be pure and holy in all things is an attribute of the consecrated soul

MKT1.324, MNMK#107 p.200, MMK1#129 p.142, AKHA_104BE #07 p.01, AHB.123BE #05 p.136x, AVK3.039.03x, AVK3.296.10x, DWNP_v6#10 p.001-004, PYB#139 p.03, ADH2_1#34 p.051x, MJMJ2.020bx, MMG2#377 p.421x, YHA1.340x, KHAZ.111-114, HYB.168, OOL.C017

SWAB#129, BRL_Aqdas.n170ax, TAB.581-585, BWF.333-336x, COC#1414x, LOG#1186x, LOG#1188x, LOG#1192x, LOG#1839x

@alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium, @health and healing; material and spiritual healing, @purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity, @excellence; distinction, @cleanliness and refinement

ABU2766

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

In reality wine or spirits taken even in moderate quantities does no permanent good. It is like urging a horse to full speed by whipping him... they must on no account allow their children to drink wine or alcoholic drinks

SW_v07#15 p.143x, SW_v09#08 p.090x, PN_1901 p007, NRMM.214

@alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium, @health and healing; material and spiritual healing, @symbolism

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

ABU2055

Words spoken on 1915-08-02 in Haifa

130

Persian

راحتی از این جنگ، نعمت بزرگی است ولی آنها اصرار کردند که تا ما سرباز نشویم با مسلمانان مساوی نشویم

Relief from this conflict is a great blessing, but they insisted that until we become soldiers we shall not be equal with the Muslims [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-08-02

@alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium, @personal instructions, @gambling and games of chance, @heedlessness and ignorance of the people, @wisdom [hikmat]

AB06945

120

Abdu'l-Baha Writes to Kansas City

...God, please keep your servants from wine and alcohol and keep alcoholic liquor away from them. O God, please destroy this harmful substance from the earth so no sign of it can be seen, and no one will hear any more about it

BLO_PT#003b

@alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium, @prayer for specific individuals; groups, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

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

ABU0941

Words to Mr and Mrs Kinney et al, spoken on 1909-08-21

330

Wine is always a dangerous thing to take and no good effects ever come from it... Arak is a very, very dangerous drink

PN_1909 p064, PN_1909D p006-007

@alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium, @second birth, @health and healing; material and spiritual healing, @love of God

AB00695

470

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که اثر خامه تضرع و ابتهال بود مضمونش مفهوم گشت دلالت

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter, which was a reflection of thy pen's supplication and entreaty, was understood in its true meaning [3.5s]... ...the user, the buyer and the seller [of opium] are all deprived of the bounty and grace of God

AVK3.038.10x, MAS2.058-059x, MSBH8.122-124, GHA.433bx, VUJUD.127x

BRL_Aqdas.n170bx, VUJUDE.186x

@alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @names and attributes of God, @law of Huququ'llah, @chastisement and requital

AB00532

540

mixed

ای ثابت بر میثاق از احتراق بنار فراق ناله و فغان منما زیرا همواره در وثاقید

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Raise not thy voice in lamentation and grief at the fire of separation, for thou art ever secure in the stronghold [3.5s]

INBA89:115

AVK3.037.07x

@alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

ABU1945

Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-06

150

I have been for a walk. Motion is the sign of life. If there be no wind, no motion, the air become impure... our sun with all its planets are moving around a central sun like the moon moves round the earth.

PN_1920 p038, PN_1920 p046, PN_1920 p083, PN_1920_heh p019, PN_1920_heh_haifa p070

@all things are in motion; kinds of motion, @celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy, @personal instructions

ABU1067

Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-06

300

We are speaking in Persian and you have to listen…. Man has two ears and one tongue, so he should hear twice and speak once…. I have walked far and am very tired

PN_1920 p046, PN_1920 p083, PN_1920_heh p020

@all things are in motion; kinds of motion, @celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy, @wisdom [hikmat], @spiritual transformation

ABU2758

Words spoken at a public park in San Francisco, 1912-10-05

Persian

هر چند نباتات نسبت بعالم حیوان حساس گفته نمی شوند ولی در عالم خود روح نباتی و قوهٴ حساسه دارند

Although sensitivity in plants is slight as compared with that manifested in animals, within their own kingdom they have sensitivity and vegetable spirit.

BDA1.289.07

MHMD1.306

@all things are in motion; kinds of motion, @degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence

ABU1331

Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-05

240

There are two kinds of changes and alterations. One causes descent and one ascent. The one which causes descent is not good

PN_1909 p010, PN_1909 p036, PN_1909C p088, DJT.053-054, BLO_PN#027

@all things are in motion; kinds of motion, @differences in human capacity, @spiritual transformation, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers

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

AB11604

Thou shouldst continue thy profession and at the same time try to serve the Kingdom of God

COC#1022x

@all things are in motion; kinds of motion, @effort; striving, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @work as worship

AB11424

...Moderation is necessary in all affairs. Man must take a lesson from divine actions and deeds

SW_v08#02 p.026x

@all things are in motion; kinds of motion, @growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity, @wisdom [hikmat], @principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium

ABU2377

Words to Miss Rosenberg, spoken around 1909-01-09

100

We hear the murmur of the sea always continuing. It never ceases. Were it to cease, the world would be dead, stagnant, lifeless. But the waves of the mind of man are far greater than those of the sea

SW_v07#11 p.107-108, SW_v08#02 p.024, PN_1909 p072, PN_1909 p104

@all things are in motion; kinds of motion, @power of the mind over nature, @mind as intermediary between soul and body, @power of imagination; thought; right intention

ABU3064

Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-23

There is either a standstill or a progression. There could not be a descent, upon the same principle that a man could not become a babe again.

PN_1909F p061, PN_1909F p115, AKL.008-009

@all things are in motion; kinds of motion, @progress and the continual ascent of material civilization, @light and darkness, @degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence

AB03164

210

mixed

ای زنده بنفحات وادی ایمن یمن رحمن آن شمس هدی نیر اعظم ملکوت اعلی از افق غیب ابهی

O thou who art quickened by the fragrances of the blessed Vale of Yemen of the All-Merciful! That Sun of Guidance, that Most Great Luminary of the Supreme Kingdom, hath arisen from the Abhá horizon of the unseen [3.5s]

MMK4#115 p.123

@all things are in motion; kinds of motion, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @wisdom [hikmat]

AB05629

140

Persian

ای ثابت نابت حرکت از لوازم حقائق موجودات است و سبب حصول فوائد کلیه در عالم

O thou firm and growing one! Motion is the necessary law of the realities of being and conducive to the realization of universal benefits

MUH3.289

DAS.1914-09-11

@all things are in motion; kinds of motion, @spiritual transformation, @praise and encouragement

AB05271

150

mixed

ای مشتعل بنار محبت الله ساعت که جسم منجمد و فلز متطرقست بسبب نظم و ترتیبی

O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the love of God! At the hour when the frozen body and the malleable metal are rendered pliant through order and arrangement [3.5s]

INBA55:160, INBA87:170a, INBA52:169

MMK2#238 p.172

@all things are in motion; kinds of motion, @spiritual transformation, @the concourse on high

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

AB03381

200

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان مکاتیب ملاحظه گردید و بر معانی اطلاع حاصل گشت فی الحقیقه

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letters were perused and their meaning was fully understood, in truth [3.5s]

INBA87:591b, INBA52:630

MKT5.221

@all things are in motion; kinds of motion, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

BH03124

290

Arabic

قد حضر لدی الوجه کتابک و وجدناه مزینا بذکر الله ربک و رب العالمین و قراناه

Your letter hath reached Our presence, and We found it adorned with the mention of God, thy Lord and the Lord of all worlds, and We read it [3.5s]

BLIB_Or11095#310,

@all things are in motion; kinds of motion, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @heat and motion

BH00174

3150

mixed

Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá

تبارک الله مقصودیکه عالم را بحرفی پدید آورد و از یوم اول امم را بیوم ظهور

And now concerning thy question regarding the verse which the All-Merciful, exalted be His glory, hath revealed unto Muhammad, the Apostle of God, in the Qur’án: “He employeth the angels as messengers, with pairs of wings, two, three and four…”

BLIB_Or15712.314.04x,

AVK2.159x, MSBH5.063-076, NSS.102-103x

BLO_sazedj#15x

@angels, @corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih, @proclamation to people of the Bayan, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @interpretation of words and passages in scripture, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @call to action

AB04261

170

O ye brothers and sisters of Abdu'l-Baha! Your letter was received.

SW_v01#06 p.003

@angels, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @The Holy Spirit, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @power of prayer, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]

BH09662

100

mixed

یا عبد الباقی امروز از یمین عرش ایوان بزم مزین و از یسار میدان رزم مشهود و

O Servant of the Ever-Abiding! On this day, at the right hand of the Throne is adorned the pavilion of the feast, whilst at the left hand appeareth the field of battle [3.5s]

YBN.027a

@angels, @martyrs and martyrdom, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @eulogies; reminiscences

AB02319

250

mixed

اللهم یا الهی ترانی متذللا بباب احدیتک متشبثا بذیل رداء فردانیتک و ادعوک ان

O my God, my Lord! Thou seest me abased before the gate of Thy oneness, clinging to the hem of the robe of Thy singleness, and calling upon Thee to [3.5s]

YBN.073

@angels, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @prayer for spiritual recognition

ABU1282

250

There was a very holy man who lived many years ago... 'Your wish is granted. Wherever you go, wherever your shadow falls, behind you or to either side of you, but not in front of you, blessings will fall.

BSTW#010

@angels, @stories; anecdotes, @humility; meekness; lowliness, @service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU3412

Words to Dr. Coles and Archdeacon Dowling, spoken on 1914-01-01

Imagine a little lamb surrounded by a hundred thousand wolves, threatening to tear it to pieces at every moment. Were it not for the eternal vigilance of the Divine Powers, man could not live for one second.

DAS.1914-01-01

@angels, @the concourse on high, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

BB00568

130

Arabic

و اما ماسألت قول الله عز و جل فی حکم سجود الملائکه وا استکبار ابلیس حیث قال جل و علا استکبرت ام

You asked about the statement of God, powerful and glorified, regarding the status of the prostration of the angels and the arrogance of Iblis when He, glorified and exalted, said

AVK2.165.16x

@angels, @The Primal Will; self-generation of the Primal Will, @mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision

ABU1238

Words spoken ca. 1900

260

Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha

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

BB00216

Khutba written one stage from Medina (Khutbiy-i-Shajariyyih)

920

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد شهد لذاته بذاته ان لا اله الا هو و ابدع خلقه بامره ان لا اله الا هو

Praise be to God, Who hath testified unto His Own Being by His Own Self that there is no God but Him, and Who brought forth His creation by His Command that there is no God but He [3.5s]

INBA91:042.01-047.06, INBA_5006C:322-324, , INBA_5019C:326-328,

@anthropomorphism, @Greek philosophers; Greek civilization, @pantheism, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @the cross and the trinity, @the Imamate; the Caliphate, @divine attributes are within all things; every atom, @Christ; Christianity

FHR#06.07?, SRC.063, SRC.187

AB06267

130

Persian

ای قبسه پرشعله نیران محبت الله اقوام عالم هر یک بحجابی از جمال معلوم و ملیک

O thou scintillating flame of the fire of God's love! The peoples of the world are each veiled by a veil from the manifest Beauty and the sovereign King [3.5s]

MMK4#182 p.225

@anthropomorphism, @literal interpretation, @greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world, @praise and encouragement

BH06318

160

Arabic

هذا کتاب نزل من لدی العرش الی الذی آمن بالله المهیمن القیوم و وجد عرف الرحمن

This is a Book sent down from before the Throne unto him who hath believed in God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting, and who hath perceived the fragrance of the All-Merciful [3.5s]

INBA34:320b, BLIB_Or15707.181, , BLIB_Or15735.329,

AQA1#196, HYK.329

@apocalyptic imagery, @being a source of light; guidance, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat], @suffering and imprisonment

AB04220

180

O ye firm, steadfast, and faithful Believers! Verily, I, from this brilliant and Blessed Spot

TAB.145-146, BWF.360-360x

@apocalyptic imagery, @call to action, @growth of the Cause, @firmness in the Covenant

BH10854

Arabic

قد ظهر ما اضطربت عنه قبائل الملک و الملکوت و ضجت الاشیا و ناحت سکان الارض و

That which hath appeared hath caused such tumult amongst the tribes of earth and heaven, and hath so agitated all things, that the dwellers of earth raised their lamentations [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15725.376b,

AYBY.021b

@apocalyptic imagery, @call to action, @prophecy and fulfillment, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

BH07890

130

Arabic

یا اسرافیل لعمر الله قد نفخ فی الصور و انصعق من فی السموات و الارض الا عده

O Israfil! By the life of God, the trumpet hath verily been sounded, and all who dwell in the heavens and on earth have been thunderstruck, save a few [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.241b, , BLIB_Or15734.1.060,

@apocalyptic imagery, @chastisement and requital, @praise and encouragement, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH01880

470

Arabic

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

قل انا انزلنا من جهه العرش ماء البیان لینبت به من قلوبکم نبات الحکمه و

Say: We have caused the rivers of Divine utterance to proceed out of Our throne, that the tender herbs of wisdom and understanding may spring forth

INBA34:148, BLIB_Or15707.087, , BLIB_Or15735.249,

GWBP#018 p.036, AQA1#026, HYK.249

GWB#018

Turning Point

@apocalyptic imagery, @chastisement and requital, @suffering and imprisonment, @imagery in the Qur'an, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of

LL#402

BH01924

460

Arabic

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

ص و النبا العظیم قد اتی الرحمن بسلطان مبین و وضع المیزان و حشر من علی الارض

By Him Who is the Great Announcement! The All-Merciful is come invested with undoubted sovereignty. The Balance hath been appointed

INBA34:150, BLIB_Or15707.090, , BLIB_Or15735.252,

BRL_DA#659, GWBP#017 p.034x, AQA1#027, PYK.017, DLH1.048, HYK.252

GWB#017x, WOB.194x

@apocalyptic imagery, @chastisement and requital, @suffering and imprisonment, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @call to action, @predictions and prophecies

ROB3.032, LL#453

AB01761

300

mixed

یا احباء الله و اصفیائه ان الارض لفی تزلزل و السماء لفی تفطر و ان البحور لفی

O ye beloved of God and His chosen ones! Verily, the earth is in convulsion, and the heavens are rent asunder, and the seas [3.5s]

MMK6#463

@apocalyptic imagery, @cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds, @differences in human capacity, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @chastisement and requital

BH02116

420

Arabic

هل الایات نزلت قل ای ورب السموات هل اتت الساعه بل قضت ومظهر البینات قد

Hath the verses been sent down? Say: Yea, by the Lord of the heavens! Hath the Hour come? Nay, it hath passed, and He Who is the Manifestation of clear signs hath appeared [3.5s]

INBA72:021, INBA34:171, BLIB_Or15707.134, , BLIB_Or15735.288, , CMB_F31.038a-038b,

AQA1#040, AVK2.228.13x

@apocalyptic imagery, @day of Resurrection; Judgement, @power of prayer, @heaven and paradise; heaven and hell

JRAS.288

AB02470

250

mixed

یا من انجذب بنفحات الله قد اقبل الشهر الصیام بجیوشه الجراره و جنوده الکراره

O thou who art enraptured by the breaths of God! The month of fasting hath advanced with its formidable hosts and valiant legions [3.5s]

MMK6#615

@apocalyptic imagery, @entry by troops, @call to action, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @law of fasting, @imagery in the Qur'an, @spiritual transformation

AB01034

390

Arabic

یا امه الله قد اطلعت بالسوال الذی سئلت عنه بواسطه انطون افندی عن الاصحاح

O handmaid of God! I have perused the question which thou didst ask through Antun Effendi concerning the chapter [3.5s]

YMM.366

@apocalyptic imagery, @family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam, @the Imamate; the Caliphate, @Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation, @interpretation of words and passages in scripture, @multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture

AB05952

140

Arabic

یا من اتعظ من الموعظه الحسنه تالله الحق ان القیامه قامت و الطامه ظهرت و الشمس

O thou who hast taken heed of the goodly counsel! By the truth of God, verily the Resurrection hath come to pass, the Great Catastrophe hath appeared, and the Sun [3.5s]

INBA72:024

@apocalyptic imagery, @firmness in the Covenant, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @exhortations and counsels, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

BH02199

400

mixed

ای زین ایام شداد که در الواح سداد از قلم رب الایجاد نازل ارکان بلاد را

O thou who, in these grievous days inscribed in the inviolable tablets by the Pen of the Lord of Creation, hast shaken the pillars of every land [3.5s]

RSBB.149

@apocalyptic imagery, @forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

AB01123

370

Persian

ای دوستان حضرت یزدان در این کور اعظم که شمس قدم از آفاق امم طالع و لائح گردید

O friends of the Divine Lord! In this Most Great Cycle, when the Ancient Sun hath risen and shone forth from the horizons of all peoples [3.5s]

INBA88:284

MMK4#054 p.061

@apocalyptic imagery, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @call to action, @divine attributes are within all things; every atom, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @service to others; to the Cause of God

BB00412

Letter to Qurrat al-'Ayn (Chihriq)

360

Arabic

هو المتکبر الجمیل المحسن. اول طرز لاح و لمع ثم اشرق و طلع ثم اضاء و لجلج ثم انار و ارفع من ساحة قدس حضرت الکافور ... و ان ما حتمناه فی یوم الواحد بعدالعشرین من ذلک الشهر ... العزیز الرحیم

The first effulgence that shone forth and gleamed, then rose and dawned forth, then illumined and reverberated, then shed its radiance and was exalted from the sacred precincts of purest camphor... And verily that which We decreed on the twenty-first day of that month... the Mighty, the Merciful [3.5s]

HARV.6

MBA.296-300x, TZH3.333.18-334.07x

@apocalyptic imagery, @Imam Husayn, @heaven and paradise; heaven and hell, @interpretation of words and passages in scripture, @smoking

SRC.096, SRC.097

BH11103

Arabic

قد ماج البحر و هاج العرف و اتی الیوم و القوم فی وهم مبین قد ارتفعت الصیحه و

The ocean hath surged and the fragrance hath wafted, and the Day is come while the people remain in manifest delusion. The cry hath been raised [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.083d,

@apocalyptic imagery, @Mosaic imagery, @day of Resurrection; Judgement, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

BH11741

306

Arabic

ان اشهد یا ایها الحبیب بان النور جلا و تجلی و البطون ظهر او تظهر و السماء شقا و تشقا

O beloved friend, bear thou witness that the Light hath shone forth and become manifest, that the hidden hath been revealed and shall be unveiled, and that the heavens have been cleft asunder and are being rent [3.5s]

NLAI_BH1.306

@apocalyptic imagery, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity

BH04430

210

Arabic

تلک آیات الله نزلت بالحق و مایتذکر بها الا اولو الالباب قل یا قوم اتقوا الله

These are the verses of God, sent down in truth, and none take heed thereof save those endowed with understanding. Say: O people, fear ye God [3.5s]

INBA27:061b, BLIB_Or15725.320b,

@apocalyptic imagery, @praise and encouragement, @call to action, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity

BH05295

180

Arabic

ان یا امتی ذکر اسمک تلقاء العرش و اشرقت علیک شمس الفضل و هذا اللوح من اشراقها

O My handmaiden! The mention of thy name hath reached the Throne, and upon thee hath shone the Sun of Grace. This Tablet is from its effulgence [3.5s]

INBA34:293b

AQA1#159, AQA7#346 p.026

@apocalyptic imagery, @praise and encouragement, @consolation and comfort, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

BH06142

160

Arabic

ذکر المظلوم لمن فاز بالرحیق المختوم اذ اتی القیوم بسلطان مبین هذا کتاب ینادی

The remembrance of the Wronged One unto him who hath attained unto the Sealed Wine, when the Self-Subsisting appeared with manifest sovereignty. This is a Book that calleth aloud [3.5s]

INBA51:571, BLIB_Or15713.240b,

LHKM3.187

@apocalyptic imagery, @prayer for steadfastness; obedience, @prophecy and fulfillment, @proclamation to the people of the world, @spiritual transformation

BH05816

170

Arabic

قد انفطرت السماء و انشقت الارض و مرت الجبال و لکن الناس فی غفله و شقاق قد طافت

The heavens have been rent asunder, the earth hath been cleft, and the mountains have passed away, yet the people remain heedless and in dissension [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15713.216b, , BLIB_Or15730.083c,

@apocalyptic imagery, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @chastisement and requital, @praise and encouragement, @Crimson Ark; the Ark of God, @proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized)

BH11749

280

Arabic

قد ارسلنا الیک کتابا منه تنجذب افئده العارفین من کان له نصیب فی الحیوه

We have sent unto thee a Book by which the hearts of them that are endowed with understanding are irresistibly drawn, such as have been granted a portion in life [3.5s]

NLAI_BH1.039

@apocalyptic imagery, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @knowledge; recognition of God, @suffering and imprisonment, @trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times

AB04180

180

Arabic

یا احباء الله و اولیائه تالله الحق ان الشموس قد کورت و ان النجوم انتثرت و ان

O ye beloved of God and His chosen ones! By the truth of God, verily the suns have been darkened and the stars scattered [3.5s]

INBA13:350, INBA59:309

@apocalyptic imagery, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @spiritual transformation, @thankfulness; gratitude, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB09057

Arabic

هل سمع الندآء قد تزلزلت ارکان الملا الاولی لما ارتفع الندآء من الملا الاعلی

Lo, have the ears not hearkened to the Call? The pillars of the Concourse of old were shaken when the Call was raised from the Supreme Concourse [3.5s]

INBA87:417b, INBA52:430a

@apocalyptic imagery, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion, @predictions and prophecies, @mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision

AB09016

Arabic

ایها المتذکر المتفکر دع الافکار و اترک الاذکار و توجه الی الانوار الساطع

O thou who art mindful and reflective! Cast aside all thoughts and abandon all remembrance, and turn thee toward the resplendent lights [3.5s]

INBA84:444, INBA59:111a, INBA88:165b

MMK6#324

@apocalyptic imagery, @spiritual transformation, @prayer for steadfastness; obedience, @praise and encouragement, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BH08914

110

Arabic

قد انزلنا لک ما یفرح به قلبک و قلوب الذین اقبلوا الی اعلی المقام انه فی

We have revealed unto thee that which shall rejoice thy heart and the hearts of those who have turned towards the Most Exalted Station. Verily, it is in [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.005a, , BLIB_Or15734.2.042a,

@apocalyptic imagery, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @praise and encouragement, @power of the Manifestation of God, @exhortations and counsels

AB07847

440

mixed

الحمد لله الذی بظهور مظهر نفسه قد تکورت الشموس و انغمست النجوم و نسفت الجبال

Praise be to God Who, through the appearance of the Manifestation of His Self, hath caused the suns to be folded up, the stars to be darkened, and the mountains to be scattered [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0985, MSHR2.099x, MSHR3.198x, MSHR3.198x

@apocalyptic imagery, @wisdom [hikmat]

ABU3310

Words spoken on 1915-07-21 in Haifa

Persian

مردم بر سنگهائی که حواریین برآن نشسته بودند سجده می کردند و این از اثر نسبت الی الله و از قوهٴ بقای حقیقت آنها است که حتی جلوسشان بر سنگ این تأثیر را دارد

The people prostrated themselves before the stones whereon the apostles had been seated, and this proceedeth from their connection with God and from the potency of their enduring reality, such that even their mere act of sitting upon a stone hath produced such an effect [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-07-21

@apostles; early disciples of Christ, @connection between material and spiritual worlds, @power of faith; power of the spirit

ABU1865

Words spoken on 1914-06-08 in Tiberias

160

God willing, ye shall be always under the protection of the Truth. In your behalf, I seek favor and bounty from the Blessed Beauty. Rest ye assured.

DAS.1914-06-08, SW_v09#10 p.109

@apostles; early disciples of Christ, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1166

Words to Mr Maxwell, spoken on 1912-08-31

270

Persian

در اینگونه مدارس چون تنها درس مادیات و حکمت طبیعی خوانده میشود لهذا نفوس تحریری که ذی فنون باشند

Every city in which the remembrance of God is raised... As only material education is imparted and only natural philosophy is taught, these universities do not produce highly talented scholars... Behold what eleven disciples of Christ have accomplished, how they sacrificed themselves!... On our way to Baghdad

BDA1.210.16

SW_v19#12 p.380, MHMD1.228-229

@apostles; early disciples of Christ, @educational curricula, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @Greek philosophers; Greek civilization

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

AB05894

140

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Be rejoiced for my mentioning thee and gladden thine eyes by the bounty of thy Lord.

TAB.261

@apostles; early disciples of Christ, @martyrs and martyrdom, @stories; anecdotes, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering, @praise and encouragement, @soul; spirit after death, @spiritual transformation

AB03418

200

O ye my heavenly daughters and son! Your letters were received. I intended to write an individual answer for each but I have no time.

DAS.1914-09-07

@apostles; early disciples of Christ, @personal instructions, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

AB01064

380

Persian

در خصوص تنظيمات مرقوم نموده بوديد تعاليم الهی و وصايا و نصايح حضرت بهآءاللّه نصّ صريح

O thou beloved daughter! Formerly a cable through the British Government

MMK1#069 p.103x

SWAB#069x, SW_v10#03 p.038-039

@apostles; early disciples of Christ, @spiritual assemblies; administrative matters, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

ABU0706

The Two Natures in Man: Words spoken on 1911-11-01 in Paris

410

mixed

Paris Talks

شنیده ام امروز در پاریس عید است عید جمیع قدیسین چرا این ها را شماها قدیس

Today is a day of rejoicing in Paris! They are celebrating the Festival of 'All Saints'. Why do you think that these people were called 'Saints'?

KHAB.113 (123), KHTB1.097

PT#18 p.055

@apostles; early disciples of Christ, @two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @spiritual transformation, @mission of the Manifestation of God in the world, @the truth of past religions and sacred scriptures

ABU1769

Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-10

170

We are having a very good meeting, very sweet and full of the Spirit. Thanks be to God that the love of Baha'o'llah has gathered us. Our countries are different

FRGA.016

@apostles; early disciples of Christ, @unity in diversity, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @many are called but few are chosen, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU0248

Words spoken on 1914-02-20

830

If a person is confirmed in the accomplishment of the services of the Kingdom... Indeed the most enduring and imperishable work was performed by the disciples

DAS.1914-02-20, SW_v07#16 p.154-155x

@apostles; early disciples of Christ, @worldliness vs. other-worldliness, @Mary Magdalene, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @martyrs and martyrdom, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1314

Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901

240

In the Koran there is a verse which speaks of the 'lowest point of the low' as being the station of man. If we represent creation by a circle, at the top of it is God the creator

PN_1901 p015, NRMM.228-229

@arcs of ascent and descent, @living waters; water of life, @spiritual transformation, @man's distinction from the animal

AB03708

190

Persian

ای دوستان حقیقی حکمای الهی بر آنند که عالم انسانی را سیر در عالم وجود مانند

O true friends! The divine philosophers maintain that the journey of the human world through the realm of existence resembles [3.5s]

YARP2.305 p.252

@arcs of ascent and descent, @past, present and future of Iran, @spiritual transformation

AB04615

160

Arabic

الحمد لله الذی ذرء و برء نقطه جامعه کامله مجمله حاویه واجده للمعانی الکلیه فی

Praise be to God, Who hath brought into being and fashioned forth the all-embracing, perfect and complete Point, a repository containing all universal meanings [3.5s]

INBA59:086b

YMM.434

@arcs of ascent and descent, @the Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant, @divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity

AB01543

310

Arabic

ان شمس الهدی نور السموات العلی مصباح الملا الاعلی قد صعد من مشکوه الناسوت

The Sun of Guidance, Light of the highest heavens, Lamp of the Supreme Concourse, hath ascended from the niche of this mortal realm [3.5s]

INBA17:259, INBA88:318

FRH.349, QUM.105-106

@Ascension of Baha'u'llah, @consolation and comfort, @Manifestation of God as sun, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @suffering and imprisonment

BHU0034

There is only one Master—the others have names. The Master is none other than the Most Great Branch, He around Whom all names revolve.... Everything the Master says is just the same as if I said it. He is Me, and I am He.

STOB.092 #123, PN_1901 p028, PN_1901 p035, AFNAN.042, RKS.025x

@Ascension of Baha'u'llah, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @firmness in the Covenant, @station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

AB00878

420

mixed

ثابت پیمانا نامه نیمه صفر واصل گردید مضمون دلالت بر آن مینمود که ذکر این امر

O steadfast one! Your letter of mid-Safar was received, and its contents indicated that mention of this Cause [3.5s]

RRT.045, MAS2.018-019x

@Ascension of Baha'u'llah, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings

AB01211

360

mixed

ای یاران و اماء جمال ابهی مدینه قزوین از بدایت طلوع صبح مبین بانوار عرفان و

O friends and handmaidens of the Abhá Beauty! The city of Qazvin, from the dawn of the luminous morn, was illumined with the lights of divine recognition and [3.5s]

MKT7.124ax, AYBY.392 #080

@Ascension of Baha'u'llah, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @importance of community building, @sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

AB03419

200

Persian

ای دو بنده صادق حق و دو ناصر میثاق و دو ایادی امر نیر آفاق کمر همت را در

O ye two sincere servants of the True One, and ye two steadfast upholders of the Covenant, and ye two Hands of the Cause of the luminous horizon, gird up the loins of endeavour [3.5s]

MMK5#207 p.158

@Ascension of Baha'u'llah, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @suffering and imprisonment, @call to action, @Hands of the Cause, @love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

AB04292

170

Persian

ای بنده حقیقی جمال ابهی بعد از صعود جمال مبارک روحی لاحبائه الفداء نفوس مقدسه

O true servant of the Blessed Beauty! Following the ascension of the Blessed Beauty--may my spirit be a sacrifice for His loved ones--the sanctified souls [3.5s]

MMK3#259 p.185

@Ascension of Baha'u'llah, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i, @radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @the Kingdom of God [Malakut], @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU1332

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-06-20

240

A few days before His departure Bahá'u'lláh called me into His bedroom and commanded me to gather together all His writings and Tablets... After the ascension, Mohamad Ali stole all the writings which were entrusted to me

DAS.1913-06-20

@Ascension of Baha'u'llah, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha, @authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings

ABU3344

It was during the closing days of the Blessed Beauty, when I was engaged in gathering together His papers

GPB.310-311x

@Ascension of Baha'u'llah, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

AB10576

Persian

اليوم که آتش فرقت پرحرقت محبوب آفاق دل وجان دوستان حقيقی را سوخته و بنياد حيات جسمانی

Today, when the burning fire of separation from the Best-Beloved of the horizons hath consumed the hearts and souls of His true loved ones and the foundation of physical life [3.5s]

MMK4#073 p.079x

@Ascension of Baha'u'llah, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @consolation and comfort

AB01186

360

mixed

ای ثمره شجره عرفان جمال رحمن وفاکهه حدیقه جنه ایقان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید در انجمن

O fruit of the tree of mystic knowledge of the All-Merciful Beauty, and fruit of the garden paradise of certitude! That which thou didst write in the gathering [3.5s]

MMK4#062 p.071

@Ascension of Baha'u'llah, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @growth of the Cause

AB03086

210

Persian

ای احبای الهی وقت جانفشانیست و هنگام دست افشانی دم حیات جاودانیست و روز جلوه

O ye friends of God! The time for sacrifice of life is at hand, and the moment for joyous celebration hath come. This is the breath of life everlasting and the day of manifestation [3.5s]

INBA13:010x, INBA21:151b, INBA88:172b

MMK2#069 p.053

@Ascension of Baha'u'llah, @The Holy Spirit, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @consolation and comfort, @call to action

ABU2470

Words spoken on 1915-10-27 in Akka

Persian

من چهل و پنج سال در عکا بودم. کسی نبود که بگرید و من با او نگریم و یا اینکه بقدر امکان معاونت ننمایم

I was in 'Akká for forty and five years. There was none who wept but I wept with them, nor any who sought assistance but I rendered whatsoever aid lay within my power [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-27

@assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick, @autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @service to others; to the Cause of God

BH01171

710

mixed

Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh

انشاء الله لم یزل و لایزال بعنایات مشرقه از افق امر سلطان بیزوال فائز و مسرور

God willing, thou hast been and shalt ever be, through the effulgent favors that shine forth from the horizon of the Command of the Sovereign Eternal, triumphant and joyous [3.5s]... ...It ill-beseemeth men to centre all their efforts on their own selves; rather must they ceaselessly strive for the betterment of the lives of one another.

BLIB_Or03116.108, , BLIB_Or11096#034, , BLIB_Or15710.116b,

BRL_DA#159, AVK3.260.02x, AVK3.367.09x, HDQI.086, AYI2.242x, AYI2.243x

BRL_ATBH#60x

@assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick, @chastisement and requital, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @service to others; to the Cause of God, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life

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

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

AB02116

270

mixed

ای نفوس مبارکه نامه شما رسید و بشارت عظمی داشت که محفل روحانی تاسیس رحمانی

O blessed souls! Your letter was received and bore greatest glad-tidings that a Spiritual Assembly hath been divinely established [3.5s]

MKT3.343

@assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick, @martyrs and martyrdom, @eulogies; reminiscences, @education of children; moral education, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts

ABU3623

Words to William Randall ?

Never talk about God to a man with an empty stomach. Feed him first.

SW_v11#03 p.043-044, VLAB.105

@assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick, @methods of teaching the Cause, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @wisdom [hikmat]

AB07527

110

Persian

Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá

ای متوجه الی الله نامه ات رسید از مضمون معلوم گردید که آرزوی خدمت فقرا داری

O thou who art turning thy face to God! Thy letter was received. From its contents it became known that thy wish is to serve the poor.

MMK1#080 p.112, AKHA_131BE #03 p.a

SWAB#080

@assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick, @prayer for specific individuals; groups, @characteristics and conduct of true believers

ABU2750

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-20

Persian

من ابداً شما ها را فراموش نمیکنم همیشه در یاد و خاطر من هستید بجمیع یاران مهربانی ابلاغ دارید

I shall never forget you. You are always in my mind... If you sacrifice yourself for the rich, they think you do it because you are obliged

MAS5.266-267, BDA1.258.15

MHMD1.277

@assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick, @service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU3305

Words to Mr Maxwell and others, spoken on 1912-09-06

Persian

شماها باید بآنچه سبب آسایش عالم انسانی است تشبث نمائید یتیمها را نوازش کنید گرسنه ها را سیر نمائید

You must cling to those things which prove to be the cause of happiness for the world of man. You must show kindness to the orphans

BDA1.231.02

SW_v19#12 p.381, MHMD1.247

@assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick, @serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world

ABU3146

Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-07-04

Persian

قول منجمین اکثر اشتباه و غیر معتبر است ولی جمیع کائنات بهم مرتبط مثل اعضآء هیکل انسان که ارتباط تام دارد

The words of the astrologers are for the most part doubtful and unreliable. But the whole of creation is interrelated like the different parts of the human body which have a complete affinity from the toenail to the hair on the head.

BDA1.146.05

MHMD1.157

@astrology and numerology, @cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds, @interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being, @microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]

AB01000

390

mixed

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و از مضمون بهجت و سرور حاصل گردید جناب حاجی

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents brought joy and delight [3.5s]... ...There is no truth whatsoever to the inferences of the astrologers… The other sign that is mentioned in the Tablets is the hidden craft.

MKT3.337, ASAT1.208x, AVK1.158.17x, AVK3.358.12x, ANDA#81 p.07, MAS2.024-025x, VAA.212-213

ADMS#083x

@astrology and numerology, @justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice, @House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar], @alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @unity; oneness of humanity

AB02512

240

Persian

ای بنده آستان مقدس با وجود عدم فرصت نامه های متتابع شما را بقدر امکان همت در

O servant of the Sacred Threshold! Despite lack of time, I am striving to the extent possible to respond to your successive letters [3.5s]... ...As to the matter of the conjuring of spirits which is now mentioned among the people, this is mere superstition, and certain displays are brought about by contrivances

ANDA#81 p.07, YARP2.454 p.339

ADMS#223x

@astrology and numerology, @occult sciences; psychic phenomena, @essential; necessary relationships, @the mind's power of discovery, @spiritual transformation, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being

BH08124

120

mixed

ای رضا این اسم از عالم غیب بعرصه شهود آمد تا جمیع عباد بانچه مقصود از این

O Riḍá! This Name hath emerged from the realm of the unseen into the arena of manifestation, that all servants might grasp that which is intended by this [3.5s]

INBA57:088a, BLIB_Or15697.166, , BLIB_Or15710.300b,

BRL_DA#372, SFI15.014

@attaining good pleasure of God, @development of capacity and readiness, @effort; striving, @Crimson Ark; the Ark of God

BH06554

150

Persian

روح اعمال رضای الهی بوده چه اگر نفس بجمیع اعمال حسنه عالم شود و عرف رضای حق

The spirit of deeds is the good-pleasure of God, for should a soul be adorned with all the goodly works in the world, yet be bereft of the sweet fragrance of Divine acceptance [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15719.052b,

@attaining good pleasure of God, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @love and unity, @service to others; to the Cause of God

AB04436

170

O thou who art attracted to the Fire of the Love of God! I am cognizant of all thou hast written in thy letters. To attain the pleasure of God

TAB.456-457

@attaining good pleasure of God, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @effort; striving

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

BH08164

120

Persian

جمیع عالم از برای خدمت این یوم مبارک خلق شده اند ای اهل ارض قدر این ایام را

All the world hath been created to serve this blessed Day. O peoples of the earth, know ye the value of these days [3.5s]

INBA15:271b, INBA26:272a

HDQI.143, AYI2.254, ANDA#33 p.04

@attaining good pleasure of God, @the ephemeral and the eternal, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

BH03201

280

mixed

ای علی انشاء الله بعنایت الهی و فیوضات حضرت رحمانی در کل احیان بذکر مالک

O Ali! God willing, through divine bounties and the effulgences of the All-Merciful, mayest thou at all times be engaged in the remembrance of the Lord [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.165a, , BLIB_Or15722.162,

@attaining good pleasure of God, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of, @spiritual transformation, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @Manifestation of God as mediator, @Manifestation of God as sun, @transcendence; unknowability of God

BH11206

Persian

ابواب رضوان معانی مفتوح و نسایم قمیص رحمن در هبوب و مرور ای احبای الهی خود

The gates of the Paradise of inner meanings stand open, and the breezes from the garment of the All-Merciful are wafting and passing by, O beloved ones of God [3.5s]

INBA38:073d

@attaining the life of the spirit

AB00718

470

Arabic

مولای مولای لک الحمد بما سبقت رحمتک و سبغت نعمتک و تمت کلمتک و ظهرت حکمتک

O my Lord, my Lord! Praise be unto Thee for that Thy mercy hath preceded all else, Thy bounties have been showered forth in abundance, Thy Word hath been perfected, and Thy wisdom made manifest [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0861, MKT5.045, MNMK#078 p.148

@attaining the life of the spirit, @apocalyptic imagery, @praise and encouragement, @prayer for the spiritual progress of others, @chastisement and requital, @spiritual transformation

AB02581

240

mixed

ای محب جمال قدم و اسم اعظم هیکل عالم چون بحقیقت نگری بمثابه شخص انسانیست

O thou who lovest the Ancient Beauty and the Most Great Name! When thou observest with the eye of truth, the Temple of the World is even as a human form [3.5s]

INBA87:073, INBA52:072

MMK6#333, HDQI.238, RAHA.126, ANDA#24 p.04

@attaining the life of the spirit, @evolution; human evolution, @The Holy Spirit, @firmness in the Covenant, @microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar], @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @love of God

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

AB06341

130

O thou who art attracted with the Fragrances of God! The poems were in the utmost of sweetness, flowing from a nature imbued with the love of God.

BLO_PT#052.40

@attaining the life of the spirit, @knowledge; recognition of God, @love of God, @the power of words; of speech, @praise and encouragement

BH08629

110

mixed

از قبل لسان عظمت باینکلمه ناطق و من الماء کل شیء حی آن آب درین ایام از قلم

The Tongue of Grandeur aforetime uttered these words: "And from water doth every living thing derive its life." That water, in these days, floweth from the Pen [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15715.261d,

@attaining the life of the spirit, @living waters; water of life, @symbolism, @spiritual transformation, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @the Word of God; influence and centrality of

AB06108

130

mixed

ای بنده مقبل الی الله و مقبول درگاه کبریا آنچه نگاشتی و مضمر ضمیر داشتی مشهود

O servant who turneth toward God and who is accepted at His Most Great Threshold! That which thou didst write and that which lay concealed within thy heart is evident [3.5s]

MMK6#138

@attaining the life of the spirit, @praise and encouragement

AB06822

120

Persian

ای طاهر باهر الحمد لله در میدان ایقان سیف شاهری و در افق محبت الله نجم زاهر

O radiant Tahir! Praise be to God, thou art a gleaming sword in the arena of certitude, and a brilliant star in the horizon of the love of God [3.5s]

MMK2#276 p.199

@attaining the life of the spirit, @praise and encouragement, @music and singing, @spiritual transformation

AB09844

Persian

ای بنده الهی وقتی علم جلال برافرازی و رایت استقلال بلند کنی که بعبودیت آستان

O servant of God, when thou shalt unfurl the banner of majesty and raise aloft the standard of independence through servitude at His Threshold [3.5s]

MKT6.101b

@attaining the life of the spirit, @servitude; submission to God; repentance, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

AB04970

160

Persian

یا امه الله بنده حق سلیل جلیل تو بدیع الله ذکر جمیل تو نمود لهذا بتحریر این

O handmaiden of God! The servant of the True One, thy noble descendant Badi'u'llah, hath made fair mention of thee; therefore I pen this [3.5s]

VAA.215-215

@attaining the life of the spirit, @soul; spirit after death, @consolation and comfort, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness

AB05528

140

Persian

ای امه الله محزون مباش مغموم مگرد روی مخراش و سرشک از دیده مپاش آه و انین مکن

O maidservant of God! Be thou not sorrowful, be thou not disheartened. Rend not thy countenance, shed not tears from thine eyes. Utter not sighs and lamentations [3.5s]

INBA87:177, INBA52:178

@attaining the life of the spirit, @soul; spirit after death, @consolation and comfort, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @the Kingdom of God [Malakut]

AB07139

120

O thou dear servant of God!... During the time of your visit here the meaning of the words of Christ--'let the dead bury their dead'

TAB.670-671, BSTW#287

@attaining the life of the spirit, @soul; spirit after death, @degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence, @The Holy Spirit, @interpretation of words and passages in scripture

AB10583

Persian

ای مشرق انوار ایمان و مطلع اثار ایقان قلب بمنزله مشکاة است

O dawning-place of the lights of faith and dayspring of the signs of certitude! The heart is like unto a niche [3.5s]

INBA88:264a

AKHA_134BE #02 p.a

@attaining the life of the spirit, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB10515

Persian

ای زنده بذکر حق حیات حقیقی در این جهان ذکر یزدان و در آن جهان جوار رحمت رحمن

O thou who art alive with the remembrance of God! True life in this world is the mention of the Divine, and in that world, nearness to the mercy of the All-Merciful [3.5s]

INBA13:088a

@attaining the life of the spirit, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

ABU3372

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

There is no appointed length of life for man. Lengthen your life by living according to God's spiritual laws. Then you will live forever.

TDLA.009, BLO_PN#104

@attaining the life of the spirit, @the ephemeral and the eternal, @spiritual transformation, @knowledge; recognition of God, @obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God

AB09752

O thou handsome child! Thy spiritual father and thy good mother sent me thy radiant picture

TAB.070-071

@attaining the life of the spirit, @The Holy Spirit

AB09540

Persian

ای ناظر بملکوت وجود اهل سجود را جبینی روشن چون آفتاب انور از فیض مقام محمود

O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of existence! The people of prostration are endowed with foreheads radiant as the most luminous sun through the grace of the Praiseworthy Station [3.5s]

INBA87:227a, INBA52:231a

MMK3#244 p.175

@attaining the life of the spirit, @the Kingdom of God [Malakut]

ABU1949

Words spoken at Baltimore Hotel in Paris, 1913-05-11

150

There are three paths through which man attains spiritual happiness. The first path is the path of ordeals, trials and difficulties.

DAS.1913-05-11

@attaining the life of the spirit, @the Kingdom of God [Malakut], @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @spiritual transformation, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @attainment to faith in the twinkling of an eye, @tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

AB05366

150

Persian

ای یاران آسمانی خاکی جانهاایست که آلوده بالایش اینجهان گردد و آسمانی گوهریست

O celestial friends! Earthly souls there are whose wings are sullied by this nether world, yet whose essence is a heavenly gem [3.5s]

YARP2.228 p.208

@attaining the life of the spirit, @transience; worthlessness of the physical world, @spiritual transformation, @love and unity

AB06597

120

Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh

O thou maidservant of God! Truly, I say, complete capacity and ability is the cause of the appearance of the divine gifts.

TAB.639-640

@attainment to faith in the twinkling of an eye, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @scarcity of receptive souls, @power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause

AB12711

Persian

ای بنده آستان حق نامه شما رسید از عدم فرصت مختصر مرقوم میشود عبارتی که در نامه

O servant of the Threshold of God! Your letter was received. Due to lack of time, I write briefly. The statement in the letter [3.5s]

INBA85:464b

BRL_DAK#0961, BSHI.007, BSHI.057a

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings

BH06214

160

mixed

عرض میشود خدمت سمندر نار محبت الهی علیه بهاء الله الابهی که از قبل باسم جناب

It is submitted to the phoenix of the fire of divine love - upon him be the glory of God, the Most Glorious - that previously in the title of his honor [3.5s]

MJAN.077, AYBY.215

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings

ABU1502

Words to a pilgrim, spoken on 1914-03-28

210

Now the old believers should be satisfied with what they have... Some years ago there lived in New York a good believer by the name, Mrs. Helen Cole

DAS.1914-03-28

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @personal instructions, @eulogies; reminiscences

AB08757

Persian

ای سفیدوش خوش و دلکش وقت ندارم مختصر بخامه خویش مینگارم زیرا از خدمات فائقه

O thou fair and delightful one! Having no time, I pen these brief lines with mine own hand, for thy distinguished services [3.5s]

YARP2.725 p.480, RMT.044-045, QUM.234c

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @business; financial; property matters

ABU3647

Words spoken on 1919-12-26

600

Persian

تمام آن الواح از لسان جمال مبارک است در اواخر ایام مبارک یک نفر از احباب

All of those Tablets were revealed by the lips of the Blessed Beauty. During the final blessed days [of Baha'u'llah], one of the friends asked [the same question] of Mírza Áqa Jan

ISA.025-027

ISAE.1919-12-26

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar], @pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge

ABU1162

Words spoken on 1915-10-23 in Bahji

270

Persian

ایشان در یک محلی با آقا میرزا جواد خراسانی و میرزا آقا جان تشریف داشتند و اینکه آقا میرزا جواد خیلی تندخو

They were present in a certain place with Áqá Mírzá Javád-i-Khurásání and Mírzá Áqá Ján, and verily Áqá Mírzá Javád was most irascible [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-10-23

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings

AB04820

160

Persian

ای متوجه بملکوت الله نامه شما رسید در خصوص اعانه باطفال مدرسه تربیت سوال

O thou who hast turned thy face towards the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast asked regarding the contribution

BDA2.294x

DAS.1913-05-06x, MHMD2.388x, BSTW#459

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @unity; oneness of humanity, @importance of community building, @power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant, @East and West; communication between East and West

BH00902

910

Arabic

هذا کتاب من لدی الله مالک الاسماء لاهل البهاء الذین لایتکلمون الا بما نطق

This is a Book from God, the Possessor of Names, unto the people of Bahá who speak not except that which hath been uttered [3.5s]

INBA51:149, BLIB_Or15738.068, , KB_620:142-143

BRL_DA#404, LHKM1.065, MAS8.022bx, MUH3.270x, ASAT4.302x

BRL_ATBH#13x

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations, @prayer for forgiveness, @humility; meekness; lowliness, @mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day, @chastisement and requital

BH11742

303

mixed

حرف جیم بل جوهر حجیم عریضه غلا لله در ساحه قدس... اما سمعت بان حجتی ذاتی و برهانی نفسی و دلیلی و ظهوری

O letter Jim, nay rather O essence of Hell! The supplication of God's servants in the sacred precincts... Hast thou not heard that My proof is Mine own Self, My evidence is Mine own Being, and My testimony and manifestation are Mine own Reality [3.5s]

NLAI_BH2.278

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations, @proofs of the Manifestations of God, @power of the Manifestation of God, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge, @Word of God is its own standard, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God

AB04500

170

Persian

ای یاران رحمانی چند روز پیش نامه بمحفل روحانی و احبای الهی مرقوم گردید و هنوز

O friends of the All-Merciful! A few days ago a letter was written to the Spiritual Assembly and the divine friends, and still [3.5s]

MKT9.241b

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @martyrs and martyrdom

AB12228

240

Persian

ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای بجناب حیدر قبل علی مرقوم نموده بودید و خواهش نگارش

O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thou hadst written a letter to his honor Haydar-'Ali, making a request for correspondence [3.5s]

INBA85:001

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @firmness in the Covenant, @preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings

ABU3548

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

No, they are a distinct Revelation of God and will form a Book larger than our Bible.

TDLA.006-007, BLO_PN#104

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day

ABU2817

Persian

از این قبیل بسیار پیدا میشود اهمیتی ندارد بیت العدل درست میکند

Such matters arise often; they are of no consequence. The House of Justice shall set them aright [3.5s]

QT105.2.040, MUH1.0325

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @House of Justice, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God, @meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria)

ABU1622

Words to Goodall, Wise and Cooper, spoken on 1912-07-20

190

I have come to these parts and I find out that certain people have attributed to me certain statements of which I am innocent… Any one quoting me must have authority written either with my own hand, or Tablets signed with my seal.

SW_v11#14 p.243x, PN_1912 p018, PN_1912 p028, BSTW#129, BSTW#172

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @importance of authoritative interpretation, @station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha, @firmness in the Covenant

BH01306

650

mixed

در بارهٴ جناب آقا رجبعلی مرقوم فرموده بودند که وفات کرده‌اند و همچنین از ترکهٴ او سؤال نموده بودند

As regards his honor Áqá Rajab-'Alí, thou didst write that he hath ascended unto the realms above, and likewise thou didst inquire concerning his inheritance [3.5s]... ...As for the scribes and the differences between the manuscripts they prepared, this is what has shown forth from the horizon of elucidation

BLIB_Or15722.125bx,

ASAT4.092-093x

KSHK#15x

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @law of Huququ'llah, @preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings, @law of inheritance

BH03116

290

mixed

Tablet on Marriage (Lawh-i-Nikáh)

عرض جناب حاجی فرج علیه بهآء الله معروض شد هذا ما نزل من جبروت القدرة این ایام بخدمت آنجا مشغول باشند... و دیگر در بارهٴ ارث آقا علی اکبر مرفوع علیه رحمة الله و غفرانه سؤال فرموده بودید

The petition of His honor Haji Faraj, upon him be the Glory of God, hath been received. This is what hath been sent down from the Heaven of Power: In these days let them occupy themselves with service in that place [3.5s]... ...Thou hast asked concerning the laws of marriage and divorce. That which was sent down previously on this matter in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas hath been forwarded

BLIB_Or15722.055x,

AVK4.157.03x, GHA.172ax

RBB.062x, BLO_PT#156

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @law of inheritance, @laws of marriage and dowry, @the power of words; of speech, @acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

LL#044

BH05653

170

mixed

الواحی مع سلمان ارسال شد و در جواب بعضی از مسائل اوراقی مخصوص نوشته ارسال شد

Tablets were dispatched unto Salman, and in response to certain questions, specific pages were written and sent forth [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15696.164a, , BLIB_Or15738.076,

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @praise and encouragement, @preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings

BH06910

260

mixed

الحمد لله الذی کان و یکون بمثل ما قد کان و هو الذی انعم و اکرم و عرف و علم

Praise be unto God, Who hath been and shall ever be even as He hath been, and He it is Who hath bestowed bounty and honor, Who hath guided and taught [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15700.277bx, , BLIB_Or15711.120ax,

BRL_DA#310

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

AB10214

Persian

جناب آقا سید اسدالله اوراق بسیاری ارسال میگردد فرصت تفصیل نیست بندر جز صحیح

O Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah! Many papers are being dispatched; there is no opportunity for detailed exposition. The port [untranslated] [3.5s]

INBA17:219

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @review of publications

AB11274

...Whosoever claims that Abdu'l-Baha has given to him a tablet or sent a cablegram he must prove it

SW_v06#12 p.094-095, BSTW#073c

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha

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

ABU0466

Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905

560

In the Book of the Zend-Avesta the Zoroastrians are awaiting the Coming of two Manifestations.... Moses said that after him should come Joshua. The Christ said, addressing Peter... My assistance is the assistance of the Blessed Perfection.

SW_v08#17 p.221x, SW_v08#15 p.211-212x, TDLA.061-063, BLO_PN#104, BSTW#484x

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha, @twin Manifestations, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @progressive revelation; renewal of religion, @return of Christ; second coming of Christ

BH01055

790

mixed

حمد مالکی را لایق و سزاست که شئونات و ارادت ملوک و مملوک او را از اراده منع

Praise be unto Him, the sovereign Lord, Whose majesty and authority over both king and subject no will can withstand [3.5s]

INBA19:230, INBA32:208

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @humility; meekness; lowliness, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God, @pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge

AB01618

310

Persian

ای یاران عبدالبهاء هر چند مدتیست که بظاهر تحریر ارسال نگشت این نه از تقصیر

O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though outwardly no missive hath been dispatched for some time, this is not from any neglect [3.5s]

INBA88:359

AVK4.097.10x, AVK4.098.03x, MAS2.082x

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers

BH00691

1120

mixed

س م علیک بهائی اسم جود علیه بهائی نامهای شما را بساحت اقدس در ایامیکه منظر

Upon thee be glory, O thou who bearest the name of Bounty, upon thee be splendor! Thy letters reached the Most Holy Court [3.5s]… ...The people of God should do all that lieth within their power to protect and preserve the Tablets.... ...The people of God should do all that lieth within their power to protect and preserve the Tablets. In the Land of Ṭá whatever there was in the homes

BLIB_Or15690.238, , BLIB_Or15699.130,

MJAN.054, AYBY.080

LOG#0326x

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @humility; meekness; lowliness, @the power of words; of speech, @steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness

BB00137

Sahifiy-i-Radaviyyih (Epistle of Rida')

1300

Arabic

Autobibliography in the Writings of the Báb; Excerpts from the Risáliy-i-Dhahabiyyih; Gate of the Heart

Risaliy-i-Dhahabiyyih

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی خلق الماء بسر الانشا و اقام العرش علی الماء بشان الامضا و انزل الایات من عالم العما

Praise be to God Who hath created the water by the mystery of construction, hath established the throne upon the water by the modality of execution

CMB_F28.6.1-2, , BYC_radawiya

MHA.141-142x, TZH3.290x, AHDA.473-474x fn2, OOL.A013

BAPT.003-005x, MNP.057-058x, MNP.097-100, HURQ.BB21x, LOIR06.059ff, BLO_PT#012x, BLO_PT#034x

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @essential vs. actional attributes of God, @proofs of the Manifestations of God, @the Imamate; the Caliphate

BRHL.68, MSBR.208-209, AHDA.449.2, AHDA.452.3, MMAH.046, MMAH.048, SRC.053-055, SRC.207, GOH.023, GOH.032, GOH.131, GOH.379fn35

Includes the Khutbiy-i-Dhikriyyih as chapter 1.

BB00158

Answer to Mirza Muhammad Yazdi

1200

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الواحد الاحد الفرد الذی لا اله الا هو العلی العظیم والصلوة من الله علی محمد و اوصیائه کماهو اهله انه هو العلی الحکیم در حاشیه شبیه خط مبارک

Praise be to God, the One, the Single, the Peerless, beside Whom there is no God, the Most High, the Most Great. May the blessings of God rest upon Muhammad and His chosen ones, as befitteth His grace, for verily He is the Most High, the All-Wise [3.5s]

INBA14:452-459, INBA67:160-165, INBA_4011C:149-156, , INBA_6006C:083-085, , PR07.069v-072r

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings, @walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life, @power of prayer, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @station of the Manifestation of God, @Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God

SRC.192?

BH01593

550

mixed

م ه دی اسمی انشاء الله همیشه بذکر حق و خدمتش مشغول باشید قلت اسئله و ارجو

O Mahdi, My Name! May thou, God willing, be ever engaged in the remembrance of the True One and in His service. I ask and beseech [3.5s]

BLIB_Or15710.057,

ASAT3.200x

@authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings, @wisdom [hikmat], @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution

AB09661

Persian

جناب اسد بجان یاران قسم که وقت گفتن و خفتن و نگاشتن ندارم و این دو کلمه را

Jinab-i-Asad: By the soul of the friends, I swear that I have no time for speaking, sleeping or writing, and these two words [3.5s]

MKT8.211a

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU3311

Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-01

Persian

من از سن سی سالگی نبضم مطئی است هر کس دیگر باشد ٧٥ - ٨٠ خواهد بود

From the age of 30 I have had a slow pulse. All others have a pulse rate of about 75 to 80 and therefore greatly wonder about my pulse rate.

KHH1.269 (1.376)

KHHE.393, DAS.1914-12-01, BSR_v13 p.084

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha

ABU0717

Words to Fugeta et al, spoken on 1920-01-12

410

The owner of this house was a native of Beirut. He himself used to live here. When the government gave permission for us to leave the barracks we wanted to rent a house.

PN_1919 p081

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @banishment to; life in 'Akka, @characteristics and conduct of true believers, @honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness

ABU3676

230

This pearl rosary and a ruby ring originally belonged to Mírzá Musa Jawahiri, the son of Mírzá Hadi, and were both in that box

AFNAN.213-214

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @business; financial; property matters, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers

AB02350

250

Persian

ای بنده جمال مبارک تلغرافی از شما رسید سوال از صحت من نموده بودید صحت و راحت و

O servant of the Blessed Beauty! A telegram was received from thee wherein thou didst inquire after my health and well-being [3.5s]

MMK5#112 p.089

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @business; financial; property matters, @Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers, @sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice

AB05362

150

Persian

ای یار مهربان نامه شما رسید ولی از عدم فرصت جواب تاخیر افتاد ولی شما در جعبه

O kind friend! Your letter was received, but due to lack of opportunity the reply was delayed. Yet you [are in the box...] [3.5s]

INBA84:519

MMK5#122 p.096

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @business; financial; property matters, @personal instructions

ABU0998

Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-08

310

During the lifetime of Bahá'u'lláh the inhabitants of the village, Mokeiss, were most anxious that I may buy half of their real estate

DAS.1914-05-08

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @business; financial; property matters, @personal instructions, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience

AB01451

330

mixed

یا من جعله الله من ایادی امره بین خلقه نامه قزوین در وسط دریای محیط قرائت

O thou whom God hath made one of His Hands among His creatures! The letter from Qazvin was read in the midst of the vast ocean [3.5s]

BRL_DAK#0510, PYK.281

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @call to action, @suffering and imprisonment, @teaching the Cause; call to teach

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]

AB03985

180

O Janabe Ameen! Although the doors are closed, the ways and the roads are severed

SW_v08#14 p.193-194, CHH.207-208, BLO_PN#022

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @characteristics and conduct of true believers, @connection between material and spiritual worlds, @spiritual communication; connections of the heart

AB10882

mixed

قناعت در هر موردی محبوبست حتّی در تجارت. مقصد سهولت معيشت است زيرا ثروت موقّت است

Contentment in all things is praiseworthy, even in trade and commerce. The aim is the ease of livelihood, for wealth is but transitory [3.5s]

MMK6#251x

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @conduct in finance and business, @moderation; frugality; simplicity, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation

ABU1160

Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907

270

Persian

امروز چون خدمت احباء نرسیدم خواستم بیایم در مسافر خانه مهمان بشوم چون هوا منقلب بود

Since I had not seen the friends all day, I decided to come to the pilgrim house and visit you.... Similarly, it is revealed, “The knowledge of bodies and the knowledge of religions.” Notice that the knowledge of body is given preference over the knowledge of religion.

KHH1.033-034 (1.047-048)

KHHE.063-064

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih, @wisdom [hikmat], @health and healing; material and spiritual healing

ABU2669

Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-23

When I was a young man I wished to be entirely free, devoting my time to the service of the Cause. My first intention was not to marry. Four times the means of marriage were brought about by my family

DAS.1915-04-23

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God, @service to others; to the Cause of God

ABU0772

Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1914-11-19

380

Art thou happy with me? In thee I place my utmost trust. Because all my correspondence passes through thy hand and all my letters are read and transcribed and translated by thee, thou art the custodian of my secrets.

DAS.1914-11-19

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause, @spiritual transformation, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha, @teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause, @worldliness vs. other-worldliness

AB00500

560

mixed

ترانی یا الهی متذللا الی عتبه رحمانیتک متضرعا الی ساحه فردانیتک مبتهلا الی

O my God! Thou seest me abased before the threshold of Thy mercy, supplicating at the sanctuary of Thy oneness, imploring at [3.5s]

MKT6.188b

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @praise and encouragement, @consolation and comfort

AB01620

310

mixed

ای یاران مهربان عبدالبهاء هر چند از مشقات سفر و زحمات بیحد و حصر و سعی و کوشش

O loving friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Though from the hardships of travel, the boundless trials and tribulations, and the constant striving [3.5s]

MMK5#115 p.090

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @unity; oneness of humanity

ABU1922

150

Persian

من بیشتر مکاتیب بدست خود مینوشتم ولکن چون سه انگشتان دستم از کثرت کتابت از کار افتاد مجتاج شدم که کاتبی بگیرم

Most of My epistles did I pen with Mine own hand, yet when three fingers of Mine hand became disabled through the profusion of writing, I found Myself compelled to take a scribe [3.5s]

ASAT5.010-011

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @eulogies; reminiscences, @acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution, @personal instructions

AB03789

190

Persian

A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913

ای یادگار آن شخص محترم نامه مفصل شما بنهایت دقت قرائت گردید مضمون دلیل سرور

O cherished remnant of that honored soul! Your detailed letter was perused with utmost care, and its contents brought joy [3.5s]... ...Truly I say, the extreme desire of my heart and soul is to be present at the Court of Baha'u'llah, so that I may perfume my face and my locks with the dust of the Holy Threshold.

MMK5#077 p.063

DAS.1913-07-15, ABIE.069, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.335x

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @prayer for nearness to God

AB05044

150

mixed

ای افنان سدره مبارکه چندیست که از کثرت مشاغل و غوائل و مصائب و متاعب فرصت

O Afnan of the blessed Lote-Tree! For some time now, owing to the press of occupations, the tumult of tribulations, the succession of calamities and the weight of afflictions, no opportunity has presented itself [3.5s]

INBA87:331a, INBA52:338a

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @prayer for specific individuals; groups

ABU2219

Words spoken on 1915-09-21 in Haifa

110

Persian

بفرمایش حضرت روح که می فرماید "الجسد یحزن والروح یستبشر منهم " جسمم خسته شده است از این سفر

In accordance with the utterance of His Holiness the Spirit Who declareth: "The body grieveth while the spirit rejoiceth in them" - My body hath grown weary from this journey [3.5s]

ZSM.1915-09-21

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @spiritual communication; connections of the heart

ABU1044

Words to Latimer, Remey et al, spoken on 1914-10-19

300

One of the things that Dr. Farid has circulated in London is that 'I have grown old and weak...' My power consists of the Bestowals of the Blessed Beauty.

DAS.1914-10-19, SW_v05#14 p.217-218, PN_1914 p104

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @firmness in the Covenant, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @spiritual emotions and susceptibilities, @station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha, @the power of words; of speech

AB00756

450

O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter, which thou hast written to his honor Mirza . . ., was considered. Be thou happy!

TAB.344-346

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @growth of the Cause, @praise and encouragement, @teaching the Cause; call to teach, @words vs deeds, @spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts, @House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]

AB03011

220

Persian

ای یاران مهربان نامه نوزدهم ١٩ شعبان سنه حالیه وصول یافت از عودت عبدالبهاء بحیفا

O loving friends! Your letter dated the nineteenth of Sha'ban of this year hath been received [3.5s]... ...You have expressed happiness on account of the return of ‘Abdu'l-Baha to Haifa and Acca. It was some time

NJB_v05#12 p.004, KHH1.305 (1.425)x

KHHE.438-439x, DAS.1914-08-10x

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @health and healing; material and spiritual healing, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

AB06258

130

mixed

ای عبد علی و عبد بهاء هرکس بعبودیت علی یعنی حضرت اعلی روحی له الفداء کما هی

O servant of 'Alí and servant of Bahá! Whosoever serveth 'Alí—that is, the exalted One, may my spirit be a sacrifice unto Him—as He truly is [3.5s]

MMK5#192 p.150

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @high station of the true believer, @twin Manifestations, @servitude; submission to God; repentance

ABU1289

Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Zia Bagdadi, spoken on 1912-06-20

250

Mirza Hadi Javaheri, a very wealthy Persian Bahá'í died in Baghdad leaving a son, three daughter and a great fortune.

SW_v19#08 p.255

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness, @business; financial; property matters, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @personal instructions

ABU2942

Words to Tamaddunu'l-Mulk, spoken on 1911-08-25

Once, when I lived in Baghdad, I was invited to the house of a poor thorn-picker. In Baghdad the heat is greater even than in Syria

AIF.1911-08-25, SW_v08#13 p.167, PN_1909B p031, DJT.171, BLO_PN#027, STAB#089

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @hospitality, @humility; meekness; lowliness

ABU1792

Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-10-25

170

When love enters the heart the bitter water becomes sweet... When I was in Baghdad, a thorn seller invited us. His dwelling was twenty miles from Baghdad

PN_1920 p036

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @hospitality, @rejection, opposition and persecution, @love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion

AB11890

160

Persian

ای جوان میلانی هیچ میدانی که الان در چه حالتی به یاد تو مشغولم با وجود اینکه

O youth of Mílan! Dost thou know at all in what a state I am thinking of thee at this moment? Though time, comfort, and peace are in no wise possible

INBA79.034

ADMS#209

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @humility; meekness; lowliness, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause, @love of God

AB01379

330

Persian

ای بنده آستان الهی نامه شما رسید ولی از عدم فرصت مختصر جواب مرقوم میگردد از

O servant of the divine Threshold! Thy letter was received, but owing to lack of time a brief reply is being penned [3.5s]

MMK4#011 p.011

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @humility; meekness; lowliness, @eulogies; reminiscences

ABU2785

Words to Haji Mirza Haydar Ali, spoken on 1914-04-15

This Mirza Ahmad has become the 'recorder of my deeds'. As soon as I open my mouth he takes out his notebook. If I make a joke, it will be spread all over Europe.

DAS.1914-04-15

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @humor; jokes

ABU2928

Words to the wife of Counsel Schwartz, spoken on 1913-04-04

You must let the children study that which they like best. If your daughter loves art, she can devote her time to it and surely she will succeed.

DAS.1913-04-04

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @humor; jokes, @creativity in art, @education of children; moral education

ABU3208

Words spoken at Broadway street en route in New York, 1912-04-18

This is nothing. This is only the beginning. We will be together in all the worlds of God. You can not realize here what that means.

DJT.262, FDA.012, BLO_PN#027

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @humor; jokes, @soul; spirit after death, @transcendence; unknowability of God, @personal instructions, @detachment; severance; renunciation; patience, @travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha

ABU1007

Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-12

310

I spent the first years of my childhood in Mazandaran. At the time Bahá'u'lláh was in Teheran. After a while He sent for us. I started with one of my uncles.

DAS.1915-01-12

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @humor; jokes, @stories; anecdotes

ABU1849

Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-26

160

Persian

من از ملاقات شماها کمال سرور حاصل مینمایم همیشه این محافل را در خاطر خواهم داشت ابداً فراموش نخواهم نمود

I always derive great pleasure from being with you. I shall always remember these gatherings. I shall never forget them.

BDA1.391.04

MHMD1.410

@autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha, @love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause, @praise and encouragement, @personal instructions, @divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity, @spiritual communication; connections of the heart

ABU1900

Words spoken on 1914-06-18

160