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| BH09758 | 90 | Persian | ان یا بقیه آل الملیح نامه ات رسید و ناله ات مسموع آمد حمد خدا را که بطراز حب | O thou remnant of the Family of the Messiah! Thy letter hath reached Us and thy lamentation hath been heard. Praise be to God that thou art adorned with the ornament of love [3.5s] | INBA38:079b, INBA23:243a | Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07222 | 140 | Arabic | قل یا اهل الارض لاتتعرضوا بالذی لم یکن فی قلبه الا تجلی من انوار صبح العماء | Say: O people of the earth! Oppose not Him in Whose heart naught dwelleth save the effulgence of the lights of the Mystic Morn [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.123c, | Belief and denial; Chastisement and requital; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Love as fire; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02804 | 320 | mixed | یا احبائی ندای مظلوم را از شطر سجن بشنوید اوست منادی و اوست مبشر و اوست مالک | O My loved ones! Hearken unto the call of the Wronged One from the precincts of the Prison. He, verily, is the Herald, He is the Bearer of glad-tidings, and He is the Lord [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.012.23, | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11131 | 40 | Persian | ای اسفندیار جمال مبارک یار تو باد یقین است که اگر از معاشرت بعضی از اهالی | O Isfandiyar! May the Blessed Beauty be thy companion! It is certain that if thou shouldst shun association with certain [3.5s] | MUH3.316 | Chastisement and requital; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08706 | 110 | mixed | انشاء الله بقوت خلیل ایام اصنام هوائیه را که سبب احتجاب ناس از مطلع نور | God willing, through the power of the Friend, the days of vain idols that have veiled mankind from the Dawning-Place of Light [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.151b, , BLIB_Or15719.022d, | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Idolatry; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00176 | 3150 | mixed | لله درک بما اسمعنی لسان قلمک حنین قلبک و ضجیج فوادک فی حب الله محبوبنا و | Blessed art thou, for through the voice of thy Pen thou hast caused Me to hear the lamentation of thy heart and the cry of thy innermost being in thy love for God, our Beloved [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15704.093, | MAS8.032x, MSHR5.192x | Chastisement and requital; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02773 | 320 | Arabic | ذکر من لدی المظلوم لمن فاز برحیق الوحی اذ فک ختمه باصبع اراده ربه المقتدر | A remembrance from the Wronged One unto him who hath attained unto the choice wine of revelation when its seal was broken by the hand of the will of his Lord, the All-Powerful [3.5s] | INBA27:474b | Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00788 | 1010 | mixed | ان یا اهل البیان و من دان بالله و آیاته فی حی التبیان اسمعوا ما یغن علیکم | O people of the Bayán, and whosoever hath believed in God and His verses in this perspicuous Dispensation, hearken unto that which enricheth you [3.5s] | INBA36:301 | PYK.494x | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01460 | 590 | Arabic | انا اخبرنا الناس بایام الشداد و ما یحدث فیها فی لوح عز مسطور الذی سطر فیه ما | Verily We forewarned mankind of the days of tribulation and that which would come to pass therein, in a glorious and preserved Tablet wherein was inscribed that which [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.488, | BRL_DA#667 | Chastisement and requital; Contention and conflict; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07268 | 140 | Arabic | لعمر الله ینوح الرعد و یبکی السحاب بما ورد علی الله مالک الرقاب ان الذی | By the life of God! The thunder waileth and the clouds weep at what hath befallen God, the Lord of all necks. Verily, He Who [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.146a, | Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02599 | 340 | mixed | حمد ساحت اقدسی را لایق و سزا که نامه دوستانرا ارمغان اعظم قرار فرمود و در | Praise be unto His most sacred court, Who hath ordained the letters of His loved ones as the supreme gift, and [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.259, , BLIB_Or15711.130, | Chastisement and requital; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05882 | 170 | Arabic | کتاب نزل بالحق من لدن من عنده علم السموات و الارض و انا العلیم و فیه یخبر | A Book sent down in truth from Him Who possesseth knowledge of the heavens and of the earth, and verily I am the All-Knowing. Therein doth He impart tidings [3.5s] | INBA41:303 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prophecy and fulfillment; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07693 | 130 | Arabic | شاهدنا و شهدنا و انا الشاهد البصیر انا اخبرنا الناس بما ظهر و لاح و انا | We have witnessed and do bear witness, and verily I am the All-Seeing Witness. We have announced unto men that which hath appeared and become manifest, and I am He [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.055e, | Chastisement and requital; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07522 | 130 | Arabic | انا نذکر الذین آمنوا بالله الفرد الخبیر و نبشرهم بما قدر لهم فی الملکوت الاعلی انه لهو | We make mention of those who have believed in God, the Peerless, the All-Informed, and give them glad-tidings of that which hath been ordained for them in the Most Exalted Kingdom. He verily is [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.110c, | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Contention and conflict; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09077 | 90 | Arabic | یا من انتشا من سلاف محبه الله قد انتشرت اجنحه الطاوس فی قطب الفردوس و نعب | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of God's love! The wings of the peacock have spread in the realm of Paradise, and a cry hath resounded [3.5s] | INBA59:134a | MKT2.234a | Chastisement and requital; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03958 | 240 | mixed | یا کریم جناب عبدالرحیم بعد از طواف بیت ببانی و محقق آن توجه نمود و از عنایت | O Karim! After circumambulating the House, the honored 'Abdu'r-Rahím turned his attention toward the Bayán and its truths, and through divine grace [3.5s] | INBA18:328, BLIB_Or15719.180a, | Chastisement and requital; Knowledge of self; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09790 | 90 | mixed | ای شاربان رحیق بیان امروز روز ذکر و روز استقامت است اول امر ایمان بالله بوده و | O ye who drink the choice wine of utterance! Today is the Day of remembrance and the Day of steadfastness. The first command hath ever been faith in God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15706.207, , BLIB_Or15715.086b, | Chastisement and requital; Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03377 | 270 | Arabic | کتاب انزله الرحمن فی حین احاطته الاحزان من خادع ماکر احترق منه قلب الفردوس | This is the Book which the All-Merciful hath revealed at an hour when sorrows encompassed Him from a deceitful betrayer, whereby the heart of Paradise was set aflame [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.019d, , BLIB_Or15738.046b, | Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08438 | 120 | mixed | لم یزل و لایزال باطل باسم حق ناس را گمراه نمود ای شاربان رحیق معانی آگاه | The false hath ever misled, and will continue to mislead, mankind in the name of truth. O ye that quaff the wine of inner meaning, be ye aware [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.273b, | Chastisement and requital; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01623 | 540 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من الحبیب الی الذی قدر الله له مقاما فی الرضوان و کان له من رحمه ربه فی | This is a Book from the Beloved unto him for whom God hath ordained a station in the Ridván, and who hath received of the mercy of his Lord [3.5s] | INBA83:111, BLIB_Or03114.031, , BLIB_Or15702.024, , BLIB_Or15723.267, , BLIB_Or15737.112, , ALIB.folder18p314 | Chastisement and requital; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08927 | 110 | Arabic | قد سمع الله ندآء احبائه من الاشطار و کان طرف الله متوجها الیهم فی کل الاحوال | Verily, God hath heard the cry of His loved ones from every quarter, and His gaze hath remained fixed upon them in all conditions [3.5s] | INBA73:342a, NLAI_BH1.469, NLAI_BH2.213b | Chastisement and requital; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05476 | 180 | Arabic | کتاب الله ینطق بالحق و یامر الناس بما یقربهم الیه انه هو الفیاض الکریم قد ظهر ما کان | The Book of God speaketh the truth and enjoineth upon mankind that which bringeth them nearer unto Him. Verily, He is the Most Bountiful, the Most Generous. That which was ordained hath come to pass [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.270, | Chastisement and requital; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08069 | 120 | Arabic | ان یا محمد جزاک الله منا خیر الجزاء و بلغک الی مقام الذی تنقطع عن کل الخلایق | O Muhammad! May God reward thee, on Our behalf, with the most excellent of rewards, and raise thee to that station wherein thou shalt be detached from all created things [3.5s] | INBA71:097b | Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06694 | 150 | Arabic | قل یا معشر الامرآء و العلماء اعلموا بالحق الیقین انکم غیر معجزی الله انه | Say: O concourse of princes and divines! Know with absolute certainty that ye cannot render God powerless [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.194c, | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05463 | 180 | Arabic | قد کنا تفکرنا فی الارض و سمعنا حدیثها و اخبارها اذا طلعت من غرفه من غرفات | We had indeed contemplated the earth and hearkened unto its tale and its tidings, when there arose from one of the chambers [3.5s] | INBA19:188b, INBA32:171b, BLIB_Or15696.010d, , BLIB_Or15734.2.055, | AVK3.156.02x, AKHB.046, ASAT1.195x, ASAT3.136x | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08708 | 110 | Arabic | انه امر الکل بالحضور و التوجه الی عرش الظهور و اذا طلع یوم الله اعرض عنه کل | He hath commanded all to enter into His presence and turn towards the Throne of Manifestation, yet when the Day of God dawned, all turned away [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.046d, | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03558 | 260 | Arabic | هذا کتاب نقطه الاولی لمن آمن بالله و آیاته لیتذکر فی نفسه بذکر الاعظم الذی | This is the Book of the Primal Point unto them that have believed in God and His signs, that they may remember within their souls the Most Great Remembrance Who [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.591, , ALIB.folder18p442 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Return of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05613 | 180 | Arabic | یا محمود یوم یوم الله است و امر امر او و کتاب کتاب او و ظهور ظهور او ظاهر شده | O Mahmud! The Day is God's Day, and the Cause is His Cause, and the Book is His Book, and His Manifestation hath been made manifest [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.352, | Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09764 | 90 | Arabic | ان یا محمد قبل حسین قد رجع لحدیث و ابتلی الحسین بین الذیاب فی کل یوم ورد | O Muhammad-Qablih-Husayn! The tale hath recurred, and Husayn is, with each passing day, beset by wolves [3.5s] | AKHA_124BE #06 p.a | Chastisement and requital; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10303 | 80 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو المهیمن القیوم و الذی ظهر بالحق و ینطق بین الخلق | God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting, and He Who hath appeared in truth and speaketh amidst creation [3.5s] | INBA41:159b | Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10504 | 80 | mixed | یوسف الهی در بئر بغضا مبتلا عالم را ظلمت غفلت و نادانی احاطه نموده و جزاء | The divine Joseph hath been cast into the well of hatred, whilst the world is encompassed by the darkness of heedlessness and ignorance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15699.042a, | Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00535 | 170 | Arabic | بسم الله العلی المتکبر القاهر. قد جاء امر فی حکم مستتر اقتربت الساعة و انشق القمر | The Cause, once veiled in mystery, hath now been proclaimed; the Hour is nigh, and the Moon hath been cleft asunder [4o] | INBA60:155-156 | Chastisement and requital; Imagery in the Qur'an; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05382 | 180 | Arabic | ذکر ورقه الامر انه کان من قلم الله مکتوبا و فیه ستر نغمه الله علی لحن قدس | The mention of the Leaf of the Command was inscribed by the Pen of God, and therein is concealed the melody of God upon a sacred strain [3.5s] | INBA19:010a, INBA32:010b | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05660 | 170 | Arabic | ان اشهد بما شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی ینطق الیوم انه لمظهر امره لمن | I testify to that which God Himself hath testified - that there is none other God but Him, and that He Who speaketh today is verily the Manifestation of His Cause [3.5s] | INBA44:001b, BLIB_Or11095#133, | Chastisement and requital; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11721 | 430 | Arabic | ذکر بدیع من العبد الی الذی آمن باللّه و کان من المهتدین فی الواح الرّوح مسطورا | A wondrous remembrance from the servant unto him who hath believed in God and was among the guided ones, inscribed in the Tablets of the Spirit [3.5s] | BRL_DA#119 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as mediator; Proclamation to the people of the world; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05577 | 180 | Arabic | یا اهل العبر این ما عبر من ایامکم و این ما غبر ان اغتنموا هذا الیوم الذی فیه | O ye people of insight! Where are the days that have passed from your life, and where are those that have faded away? Seize ye this Day wherein [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#132, | LHKM3.212 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09149 | 110 | mixed | یا محمد اشجار رجا را سیف اوهام قطع نموده و بیوت عدل و انصاف را ایادی ظلم | O Muhammad! The sword of vain imaginings hath cut down the trees of hope, and the hands of tyranny have razed the houses of justice and equity [3.5s] | INBA41:155a | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04973 | 190 | Arabic | ان یا ایها المشتعل بنار الله اسمع زفیر هذه النار التی اشتعلت فی قطب الاکوان | O thou who art ablaze with the Fire of God! Hearken unto the sighing of this Fire which hath been ignited at the axis of creation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.309, , NLAI_BH2.091 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02291 | 390 | Arabic | کتاب نزل بالحق من لدی الله المهیمن القیوم انه ما من اله الا هو له الخلق و الامر و کل الیه راجعون سبحان الذی | A Book sent down in truth from the presence of God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting. Verily, there is no God but Him; His is the creation and the command, and all shall return unto Him. Glorified be He [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.175b, | YIA.583-584 | Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05553 | 180 | Arabic | هذا ما نزل من قبل انه لتنزیل عظیم قد ماج بحر البلاء و احاطت الامواج فلک الله | This is what was revealed aforetime - verily, it is a momentous revelation. The sea of tribulation hath surged, and its waves have encompassed the Ark of God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#287, | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10561 | 70 | mixed | بعد از عرفان حق جل جلاله و استقامت هیچ امری اعظم از تبلیغ نبوده و نیست صدهزار طوبی | After recognition of God, glorified be His majesty, and steadfastness, no deed hath been nor shall be mightier than teaching. A hundred thousand blessings [3.5s] | GHA.254x | Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07209 | 140 | Arabic | قد نزلت الایات و ظهرت البینات و القوم اکثرهم من الغافلین قد قامت القیامه و | The verses have been sent down, and the clear proofs have appeared, yet most of the people remain heedless. The Resurrection hath come to pass [3.5s] | KNJ.024a | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12476 | 120 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان از قلت فرصت مجبور بر اختصارم نامه مورخ بیست و چهارم جمادی الاول | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Due to scarcity of time I am compelled to be brief. Thy letter dated 24 Jamádíyu'l-Avval [3.5s] | INBA85:446b | BSHI.068-069 | Chastisement and requital; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03805 | 240 | mixed | ای ورقه طیبه مبارکه اگر از جسد پرسی در کمال شدت و بلا و اگر از جسم پرسی مبتلا | O thou Fragrant and Blessed Leaf! Shouldst thou enquire about the body, it is severely afflicted, and shouldst thou ask about the physical frame | BLIB_Or03116.085, , BLIB_Or11096#123, | LTDT.267-268 | Chastisement and requital; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05142 | 150 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان هر چند بلا و محن و رزایا بیحد و شمار بر شما وارد ولی چون در | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Though trials and tribulations and afflictions beyond measure have descended upon thee, yet since [3.5s] | MMK2#292 p.212 | Chastisement and requital; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05046 | 190 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لمن سمع الندآء و اراد ان یدخل مقاما علیا لتجذبه نفحات ذکر مالک | A remembrance from Us to him who hath hearkened unto the Call and desireth to enter an exalted station, that the fragrances of the remembrance of the Lord might draw him nigh [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#238, | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04763 | 200 | mixed | عالم را شراره ظلم و اعتساف اخذ نموده نفوس غافله زخارف فانیه را بر نعمت باقیه | The world is engulfed with the fires of tyranny and injustice. The heedless have chosen the vanities of the world over everlasting bliss | LMA1.409 (32+ 247a) | NYR#119 | Chastisement and requital; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2120 | Words spoken at Theosophical Society in San Francisco, 1912-10-11 | 130 | Human spirits are manifested in physical molds or bodies. One spirit may be imperfect; that is to say, it may be imbued with qualities | ECN.323+798 | Chastisement and requital; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10686 | 60 | Arabic | ایها الرجل الرشید قد هتکت الاستار و اشرقت الانوار و ظهرت الاسرار و شاعت | O man of wisdom! The veils have been rent asunder, the lights have shone forth, and the mysteries have been revealed and spread abroad [3.5s] | INBA85:026a | MKT2.288b, MJMT.016-017 | Chastisement and requital; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09531 | 100 | Arabic | کتاب انزله اللسان من ملکوت البیان المقام الذی فیه استوی الرحمن علی عرش اسمه | The Book which the Tongue hath caused to descend from the Kingdom of Utterance - the station whereon the All-Merciful hath established Himself upon the throne of His Name [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.151b, | Chastisement and requital; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11023 | 50 | mixed | ای دوستان تفکر نمائید در آنچه ظاهر شده و وارد گشته مطلوب ظاهر و جمیع عباد | O friends! Reflect upon that which hath appeared and come to pass. The Desired One is manifest, and all are His servants [3.5s] | ASAT4.331x | Chastisement and requital; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00458 | 1570 | mixed | در این ایام که نار ظلم مشتعل و نور عدل مستور قلم اعلی تو را ذکر مینماید و | In these days when the fire of tyranny blazeth fiercely and the light of justice remaineth concealed, the Most Exalted Pen maketh mention of thee and [3.5s] | INBA84:221b.14, BLIB_Or15730.073, | RHQM1.519-520 (637) (390-391x), NSS.122-123x | Chastisement and requital; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11610 | 390 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لمن اراد ان یعرف المقصود اذ ظهر المکنون بسلطان غلب الامکان لیاخذه عرف | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who desireth to know the Intended One, when He Who was concealed appeared with a sovereignty that conquered all contingent beings, that he might be enveloped by the fragrance [3.5s] | FRH.042-043 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Knowledge; recognition of God; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05788 | 170 | Arabic | شهدت الذرات لمنزل الایات و الکائنات لمظهر البینات و نری القوم فی هذا یوم صرعی الا | The very atoms bear witness unto the Revealer of verses, and all created things testify unto the Manifestor of clear proofs, yet in this Day We behold the people fallen prostrate [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.110, | Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09490 | 100 | Arabic | قد لاح افق البیان من شمس ذکری العزیز المنیع انا نذکر من اقبل الی الوجه و | The horizon of utterance hath dawned forth from the Sun of My remembrance, the All-Glorious, the Inaccessible. We make mention of him who hath turned unto the Countenance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.056c, | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08939 | 110 | Arabic | قد نری الجبال خاشعه متصدعه من خشیه الله ولکن الناس یفرحون بما عندهم و | We behold the mountains humbled and rent asunder through fear of God, yet the people rejoice in what they possess [3.5s] | INBA41:402b | Chastisement and requital; Living waters; water of life; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00049 | Lawh-i-Nasir | 5960 | mixed | Tablet to Hájí Muhammad-Nasír-i-Qazvíní (Lawh-i-Hájí Muhammad-Nasír-i-Qazvíní); Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | Lawh-i-Nasir or Lawh-i-Hájí Muhammad-Nasír-i-Qazvíní (Tablet to Hájí Muhammad-Nasir-i-Qazvini) | قلم اعلی لازال بر اسم احبای خود متحرک و جاری و آنی از فیوضات لابدایات خود | The Pen of the Most High hath never ceased to make mention of the names of His loved ones…. All praise be unto Thee, O Lord, in that Thou hast sent down from the heaven of Thy bounty that whereby the worlds are purified | INBA73:144, CMB_F22, , PR19.061b-069b, PR23.052b-060b, BN_suppl.1754.064-075 | BRL_DA#032, GWBP#053 p.076x, GWBP#075 p.097x, ADM2#106 p.191x, AVK1.019.01x, AVK1.150x, AVK2.016.15x, AVK2.075.20x, AVK2.116.03x, AVK3.313.15x, AVK3.407.08x, AVK4.141.02x, MJMM.166, RSBB.152, TZH4.121x, MAS4.160bx, DLS.506x, ASAT1.032x, ASAT1.123x, ASAT1.154x, ASAT2.058x, ASAT2.101x, ASAT2.191x, ASAT3.009x, ASAT3.093x, ASAT3.203x, ASAT3.217x, ASAT4.006x, ASAT4.008x, ASAT4.372x, ASAT5.224x, ADH1.083x, YMM.340x, OOL.B063 | BRL_ATBH#74x, GWB#053x, GWB#075x, COC#1651x, COC#1652x, ADJ.057x, GPB.171x, GPB.377x, WOB.106x, BLO_PT#176, HURQ.BH52, JHT_S#092x | Affirms the ceaselessness of divine grace and guidance, which brings forth fruit provided the seed is cast upon fertile soil; asserts the continuity of His mission with those of Jesus, Muhammad, and the Báb; clarifies the position of Mírzá Yaḥyá as nominal figurehead; exposes the latter’s attempt to take Bahá’u’lláh’s life; and affirms that ‘every man hath been, and will continue to be, able of himself to appreciate the Beauty of God’. | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | 2c | * | - | ROB2.245 et al, MMAH.193, GSH.173, LL#201 | ||
| BH04713 | 200 | Arabic | ذکر الله من شجره الامر قد کان علی الحق مرفوعا ان استمعوا یا قوم | The remembrance of God from the Tree of Command hath, in truth, been raised aloft. Hearken, O people [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.601, , ALIB.folder18p470b | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08048 | 120 | Arabic | ان المظلوم ینادی بین العالم و یامر الناس بما امر به من لدی العزیز الحکیم قل قد خلقت | The Wronged One calleth between the worlds and enjoineth upon the people that which hath been ordained by the Mighty, the All-Wise. Say: I have been created [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15729.148c, , NLAI_22848:361, BSB.Cod.arab.2644 p186v, , Ghazi3072.106-108, MKI4522.361, | AQA2#041 p.200a | Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09624 | 100 | Persian | یا امتی امروز آفتاب ظهور از افق سماء امر الهی مشرق و لائح و حفیف | O My Handmaiden! Today the Sun of Manifestation hath dawned and shineth forth from the horizon of the heaven of God's Command [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.067.08, | Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God as sun; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04565 | 210 | Arabic | یا اشرف قد ماج بحر البیان و هاج عرف الرحمن و ارتفع صریر القلم و حفیف السدره | O Ashraf! The ocean of utterance hath surged, and the fragrance of the All-Merciful hath wafted, and the shrill voice of the Pen and the rustling of the Lote-Tree have been raised on high [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.153, | Chastisement and requital; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01771 | 500 | mixed | سبحان الذی تجلی لذاته بذاته و تنزه فی علو امتناعه | Glorified is He Who hath revealed His own Self unto His Self, and Who remaineth sanctified in the heights of His inaccessibility [3.5s] | YMM.210x | Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Justice and wrath of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for the Babis; people of the Bayan; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00074 | Epistle to Haji Mirza Aqasi 3 (Khutbiy-i-Qahriyyih) | 2600 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی تقهر بتقهیر تقهر اقتهار قهر قهاریته علی کینونیات المشرکات من الممکنات... اما بعد فاعلم یا ایها الکافر بالله والمشرک بآیاته والمعرض عن جنابه والمستکبر عن بابه | Praise be to God Who, through His transcendent dominion, His sovereign power and His all-subduing might, hath prevailed over the essences of those beings who have joined partners with Him from among all contingent things... And now know thou, O thou who hast disbelieved in God, associated partners with His signs, turned away from His presence and shown pride before His gate [3.5s] | INBA64:127.04-150.07, INBA_4012C.001-013, , PR02.045v07-048r26, BYC_collect4.004-012 | RHQM1.438-440 (326-328x), KKD1.104.19, HNU.204-206x, TZH2.241-250, AHDA.359, OOL.A023.8 | Chastisement and requital; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Personal instructions; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | MMAH.031, SRC.092-093, SRC.186 | |||||||
| BH01483 | 580 | mixed | تلک آیات الله الملک المتعالی القادر المقتدر العزیز المحبوب و یذکر الناس فی | These are the verses of God, the King, the Most Exalted, the All-Powerful, the Almighty, the Glorious, the Best-Beloved, Who remembereth the people in [3.5s] | INBA36:031, INBA71:189 | LHKM2.042, RSBB.015 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11867 | 220 | Arabic | سبحان من له ملک السموات و الارض یبین فی الکتاب احکام کل شیء و یفصل الایات | Glorified be He unto Whom belongeth the dominion of the heavens and of the earth, Who setteth forth in the Book the ordinances of all things and expoundeth the verses [3.5s] | BRL_DA#606 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03622 | 250 | mixed | انشاء الله در این ربیع رحمانی از امطار سحاب مرحمت الهی خرم باشی و بذکرش ناطق | God willing, mayest thou, in this divine springtime, be gladdened by the rain from the clouds of celestial mercy and be moved to His remembrance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.035c, | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03097 | 290 | Arabic | ذکر الله من سدره النار علی بقعه النور فی طور الظهور قد کان علی هیکل الانسان | The remembrance of God hath resounded from the Lote-Tree of Fire upon the Luminous Spot in the Mount of Manifestation, and hath appeared in the Temple of Man [3.5s] | INBA34:219 | BRL_DA#437, AQA1#080 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04050 | 230 | Arabic | قد نزل لک لوحا من قبل و ارسلناه بید السلمان لتکون متذکرا بذکر الله المقتدر | A Tablet hath indeed been revealed unto thee aforetime, and We sent it through the hand of Salman, that thou mayest be mindful of the remembrance of God, the All-Powerful [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.201b, | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07025 | 140 | mixed | جمیع عالم بانوار ظهور اسم اعظم منور ولکن بعضی آگاه و برخی محتجب مشاهده | All the world is illumined by the lights of the manifestation of the Most Great Name, yet some are aware whilst others remain veiled [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15706.246, , BLIB_Or15710.222a, , BLIB_Or15715.092a, | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03941 | 240 | mixed | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | یا ایها الناظر الی الوجه اسمع ندائی و لاتضطرب عما ورد علی احباء الله و امنائه | O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! Hear thou My call, and be thou not perturbed by that which hath befallen the loved ones of God and His trusted servants [3.5s]... ...The generations that have gone on before you—whither are they fled? And those round whom in life circled the fairest and the loveliest of the land, where now are they? | INBA34:272 | BRL_DA#658, GWBP#123 p.168ax, AQA1#135 | GWB#123x | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | LL#398 | ||||||
| BH07370 | 140 | Arabic | یا حسین ان استمع ندآء من ینطق فی کل شیء انه لا اله الا انا العزیز الوهاب | O Husayn! Hearken unto the Voice that proclaimeth through all things: "Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful." [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.001b, | Chastisement and requital; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08937 | 110 | Arabic | قد لان الحدید و ذابت الصخره من حنین القلوب ولکن الظالمین فی غرور عجاب یدعون | The iron hath been softened and the rock hath melted from the yearning of hearts, yet the wrongdoers persist in wondrous delusion [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.022c, , BLIB_Or15734.2.085b, | Chastisement and requital; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04234 | 480 | mixed | اللهم یا مقدر الامور و الشئون فی ملکه بقوله کن فیکون و یا من قدر البلاء... ای یاران عبدالبهآء نفوس مقدّسی از احبّآء با سرور | O friends of ʻAbdu’l-Baha! With boundless joy, sanctified souls from among the believers hastened to the field of sacrifice | INBA85:051 | BSHN.140.285x, BSHN.144.285x, MHT1a.184x, MHT1b.176x, NANU_AB#29x | ADMS#091 | Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08278 | 120 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی اتی بالحق انه هو الموعود المذکور فی کتب القبل | God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, and He Who hath come with the truth is verily the Promised One mentioned in the books of old [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.283a, | AQA6#315 p.321 | Chastisement and requital; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03863 | 240 | Arabic | قد ارتفع ذکر الرحمن من سدره الانسان فی هذا الرضوان الذی کان فی قطب الاکوان | The mention of the All-Merciful hath been raised from the divine Lote-Tree of man in this Ridván, which standeth at the pole of existence [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.305b, , NLAI_BH2.036 | Chastisement and requital; Murder; causing physical harm; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01559 | 560 | Arabic | نسمع الندآء من کل الاشیا کانها اهتزت فی نفسها من شوقها الی ما ظهر و اشرق من | We hear the Call from all things, as though they are stirred within themselves from their longing for that which hath appeared and shone forth [3.5s] | INBA27:406, Majlis934.112.07-114.04x | AKHA_124BE #08 p.h | Chastisement and requital; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07529 | 110 | mixed | ای متوجه فاطر ارض و سماء این منادی که ندای الهی را بگوش شرق و غرب نمود در | O thou who art turned towards the Creator of earth and heaven! This herald, who hath proclaimed the divine call to the ears of both East and West [3.5s] | INBA72:075, INBA72:155 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03022 | Tablet of visitation for Aqa Siyyid Jafar | 220 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها الشهید الوحید الفرید المجید انی احیی ترابک الطاهر و مرقدک المقدس المبارک | O thou peerless, matchless, glorious martyr! Verily, I salute thy pure dust | INBA89:153 | MSBH2.230, VAA.094-094, YIK.451-452 | TAB.383-385, VTRM.011-012 | Chastisement and requital; Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||
| BH03715 | 250 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الفضل قد اشرق من افق مشیه ربک الرحمن و ارسلناه الیک لیستضی ء منه | This is the Book of Grace which hath dawned forth from the horizon of thy Lord's Will, the Most Merciful, and We have sent it unto thee that thou mayest be illumined thereby [3.5s] | INBA34:239 | AQA1#099 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11654 | 150 | Persian | ای حسن ایام ایام امتحان کبری است و افتتان عظمی بحبل عنایت متمسک شو و بذیل | O Hasan! These are the days of the Most Great Test and the Supreme Trial. Hold fast unto the cord of divine favour and cling to the hem [3.5s] | BRL_DA#599, SFI18.014 | Chastisement and requital; Knowledge; recognition of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06337 | 160 | mixed | یا اسدالله علیک بهاء الله ایام ایامیست که ظالم بظلم افتخار مینماید و اظهار | O Asadu'llah! Upon thee be the Glory of God! These are the days wherein the oppressor glorieth in tyranny and proclaimeth it [3.5s] | YBN.029b | Chastisement and requital; Justice and wrath of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3125 | Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920 | 40 | Persian | باید مواظب باشید که جانطه شمارا سارقین در راه بسرقت نبرند بسیار بسیار دقت و مراقبت نمائید | Take heed lest thieves upon the way make plunder of thy purse; be thou exceedingly vigilant and watchful [3.5s] | KHMT.099 | Chastisement and requital; Prayer for protection; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01065 | 780 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی رفع امره و اظهر سلطانه علی شان مامنعته شبهات المریبین و لا | Praise be to God Who hath exalted His Cause and manifested His sovereignty in such wise that the doubts of them that waver have not withheld it [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15727a.033, | Chastisement and requital; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05866 | 170 | Arabic | کتاب انزله القدیم لمن آمن بالله العلیم الحکیم لیجعله طائرا فی هوائه و منجذبا | This is a Book sent down by the Ancient One unto him who hath believed in God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, that He may cause him to soar in His atmosphere and be drawn unto Him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.189a, | Chastisement and requital; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11001 | 50 | Arabic | ان یا احباء الله عرجوا بمرقاه المعانی و البیان الی ربکم الرحمن ایاکم ان تمنعکم | O beloved of God! Ascend by the ladder of inner meanings and utterance unto your Lord, the Most Merciful. Beware lest ye be hindered [3.5s] | INBA73:337a, NLAI_BH2.217.16 | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07412 | 110 | Persian | ای دو ورقه مطمئنه موهبت الهی تخصیص بذکور و اناث ندارد و فیض ابدی شامل جمیع | O ye two assured leaves! The divine bestowal maketh no distinction betwixt male and female, and the eternal grace encompasseth all [3.5s] | MMK3#145 p.100 | Chastity and purity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03194 | 210 | Persian | ای مشتاق ملکوت ابهی آنچه نگاشتی معلوم و واضح گشت هر چند کلک این عبد ایامی | O thou who art longing for the Kingdom of Abha! That which thou didst write became known and manifest. Although the pen of this servant in these days [3.5s] | MKT9.172b, AVK4.177.14 | Chastity and purity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2425 | Words spoken on 1913-03-18 in Paris | 90 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | همه غرق در شهواتند و بهیچوجه فراغت ندارند باز بعضی از رهبانهای آنها بهترند ولی نه آنکسانی که منزوی | They [the Parisians] are all immersed in hedonistic pursuits, and are entirely bereft of tranquillity. Some of their monks are better, at least | BDA2.186 | MHMD2.236-237 | Chastity and purity; Christ; Christianity; Monasticism; asceticism | - | - | |||||||
| AB06060 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده الهی آنچه بفرزند هوشمند مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید لهذا جواب | O servant of God! What thou didst write to thy wise child hath been considered, wherefore the response [3.5s]... ...One speck of chastity is greater than a hundred thousand years of worship and a sea of knowledge | INBA13:353 | MKT1.450, MILAN.163a, AKHA_130BE #08 p.a, AKHA_108BE #04 p.4, AMK.056-056, AVK3.428.11, MAS5.190 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastity and purity; Role and station of women | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0474 | Words to Mary Lucas and other pilgrims, spoken on 1905-01-30 | 560 | Arts, Importance of in Promoting the Faith | Voice is the vibration of the air, and is like the waves of the sea. The voice is produced through the instrumentality of the lips… It is natural for the heart and spirit to take pleasure and enjoyment in all things that show forth symmetry, harmony, and perfection | BRL_IOA#24x, COC#1422, BAVA.011-014, BLO_PN#021 | Chastity and purity; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Harmony of science and religion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02573 | 350 | mixed | یا هدهد علیک بهائی ندای مظلوم را بگوش قلب بشنو و در آثارش بچشم حقیقت نظر نما | O Hudhud! Upon thee be My glory! Hearken with thy heart's ear unto the Voice of the Wronged One, and with the eye of truth gaze thou upon His signs [3.5s]... ...Purity and chastity have been, and still are, the most great ornaments for the handmaidens of God | INBA18:360 | AVK3.425.16x | ADJ.032x | Chastity and purity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Living waters; water of life; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1642 | Words to A.M.Boylan, spoken on 1912-06-07 | 190 | The marriage bond is important. Very, very important. Marriage must be strict and pure. You must all be very careful about this. Women and men must not embrace each other when not married... Do not distress them by saying that they should not have done this or that. They will see for themselves. | LOG#1438x, PN_1912 p026, PN_1912 p119, BSTW#148, BSTW#431 | Chastity and purity; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10306 | 70 | The difference between Christ and others is this: Christ was the spirit, others are bodies. Christ was the Sun, others are mirrors. | BSTW#357 | Adam; Adam and Eve; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Christ; Christianity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06723 | 120 | The glory and the exaltation of the Station of Christ is as clear as the sun in midday from the Books and Tablets of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh. | DAS.1914-03-03 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Baha'u'llah; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal ; Christ; Christianity; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0557 | Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-10 | 500 | Christ himself said that whatever happened in the cycle of Moses would occur again in His time. Therefore these occurrences were repeated. | PN_1904 p014, PN_1904 p053, TTAW.019-022, BLO_PN#102 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Christ; Christianity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02329 | 250 | O son of the Kingdom of God! Praised be the Lord, thou hast rent asunder the veil | TDD.020b | Christ; Christianity; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2836 | Words to some Christian ministers, spoken on 1912-12-01 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | تعالیم حضرت مسیح فراموش شده ملاحظه نمائید که مسیح بپطرس میفرماید شمشیر خود را غلاف کن باز میفرماید | The teachings of Christ are forgotten. Consider that Christ commanded Peter to sheathe his sword. He also said | BDA1.398.15 | MHMD1.417-418 | Christ; Christianity; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | |||||||
| AB11634 | 450 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مسکی که ارسال نموده بودید واصل گردید در خصوص | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter arrived and the fragrant musk which you had sent was received. Regarding [3.5s] | NSS.226-227x | Christ; Christianity; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0175 | 970 | Persian | در ایام دقیانوس امپراطور رومان بعد از حضرت مسیح واقع شد دقیانوس بغض و عداوت زیادی | In the days of Decius, Emperor of Rome, who arose after Christ, there transpired events stemming from intense hatred and enmity [3.5s] | AVK2.208.10 | Christ; Christianity; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Outward and inward meanings; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2338 | Words to Mr Newman, spoken on 1914-06-09 | 100 | The principal aim of this Movement is to investigate reality and promote the underlying unity of the world's religions. His Holiness Baha'o'llah suffered imprisonment | DAS.1914-06-09, SW_v09#10 p.109 | Christ; Christianity; East and West; communication between East and West; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3240 | 40 | Baha'u'llah established Christ in the East. He has praised Christ, honored Christ, exalted Him | BSTW#207c | Christ; Christianity; East and West; communication between East and West; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3657 | Words spoken on 1919-12-30 | 90 | Persian | رسمیت در یک مملکت بخصوص که بهائیان در آن جمع شوند نمی شود در هر جا | Recognition will not occur in a specific country where the Baha'ís should gather. In every land, the friends will progress and the Cause of God will be recognized without warfare or conflict. Christianity in France was emancipated in this manner. | ISA.002-003 | ISAE.1919-12-30 | Christ; Christianity; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Growth of the Cause; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3243 | Words spoken on 1914-03-07 | 40 | The Bible and the Gospels are most honored in the estimation of all Bahais. One of the spiritual utterances | DAS.1914-03-07, SW_v07#04 p.027x, SW_v14#02 p.055x, BSTW#207b | Christ; Christianity; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Study; deepening | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05412 | The Meaning of Speaking in Tongues | 150 | Persian | Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | جواب مقصد حضرات حواریون بلسان ملکوتی تبلیغ مینمودند و آن لسان مطابق جمیع لسانها است | The meaning is that the Apostles taught in a spiritual tongue, a tongue that embraces all tongues. | BRL_TTTP#03, MAS9.021-022x | BRL_TTT#03, TTCT.05-06 | Christ; Christianity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| AB02148 | 270 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou dear and honorable! I received thy last letter through his honor . . . and its contents imparted to me spiritual joy, for it indicated the high | TAB.454 | Christ; Christianity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01592 | 310 | Persian | ای کنیز الهی آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید اگر خواهی که پی باسرار ملکوت الهی بری | O handmaid of God! What thou hast written was noted. If thou desirest to fathom the mysteries of God's Kingdom [3.5s] | MMK3#123 p.084 | Christ; Christianity; Growth of the Cause; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03882 | 190 | O thou who art advancing toward God! Know verily that the reign of Jesus is a spiritual reign, penetrative in the hearts and the spirits | BSTW#207c | Christ; Christianity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2893 | Words to three Baptist missionaries, spoken on 1913-06-27 | 60 | The title of the Son is not as great as the title of the Word, because in the Old Testament all the Israelitish people are called sons of God | DAS.1913-06-27 | Christ; Christianity; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1957 | 150 | I have been asked this question: In the Gospels one finds only spiritual directions, not particular directions for conduct as in the old testament. | ADP.068-069 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Christ; Christianity; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Relativity of religious truth | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2418 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 100 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | The teachings are the same. It is the same foundation and the same temple. Truth is one, and without division. | AIL.092 | Christ; Christianity; Monasticism; asceticism; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00096 | Some Answered Questions #029 Sin and Atonement | 1140 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | بدان که در انسان دو طبیعت است طبیعت جسمانیه و طبیعت روحانیه | Know that there are two natures in man: the material and the spiritual. The material nature is inherited from Adam | MFD#29, OOL.C022.29 | SAQ#29 | Christ; Christianity; Original sin; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1903 | Words to the secretary of the New York Peace Society, New York, 1912 | 160 | You must rest assured and let there be no trace of doubt in your souls that God is your assister and helper | SW_v13#12 p.343-344 | Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | |||||||||||
| BHU0023 | 120 | Persian | در وجود آیتی است که ما در اکثر الواح آنرا باکسیر اعظم تعبیر فرموده اسم این آیت در هر نفسی | In this world of being there is a phenomenon which We have referred to in some Tablets as the 'Most Great Elixir'. | HHA.045, MSBH1.263 | ROB4.056-057 | Christ; Christianity; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01073 | 380 | O thou dear maidservant of Baha'o'llah! The letter thou hadst written | SW_v10#05 p.096, BLO_PT#052.34 | Christ; Christianity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Reincarnation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1873 | 160 | Christ was asking of His disciples whom He was, and when Peter answered: 'Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God'... Let me now compare the words of Christ to the lives of the Popes. | BSTW#162 | Christ; Christianity; Goodly deeds; actions; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; The Christian clergy | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0420 | Words to students of Beirut university, spoken on 1914-08-31 | 600 | Persian | خوب مجلسی است بسیار محفل روحانی است مجلسی است مرتب و منظم در اینعالم مجمعهای | This is a delightful gathering. It is very spiritual and is well-organized and orderly. Many gatherings are held in the world | MAS5.135, KHF.279, KHAB.452 (453), KHTB3.105, KHH1.282-284 (1.393-396) | KHHE.407-409, DAS.1914-08-31, STAB#057 | Christ; Christianity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1250 | Conversation with Hans Springer, Haifa, 1914-06-30 | 250 | Persian | آیا تو همیشه روی زمین سفر مینمائی در فکر آن نیستی که سفری بآسمان کنی | Thou art welcome. Where didst thou come from?... Dost thou travel always on the surface of the earth? | ZSM.1914-06-30 | DAS.1914-06-30, SW_v07#03 p.020-022, SW_v07#18 p.178, PN_unsorted p024 | Christ; Christianity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Universal language | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00674 | Some Answered Questions #019 True Baptism | 480 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | در باب سیم آیهء سیزدهم از انجیل متی میفرماید "آنگاه عیسی از جلیل به اردن | In Matthew 3:13–15, it is said: “Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John | MFD#19, OOL.C022.19 | SAQ#19 | Christ; Christianity; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual baptism; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB01933 | 280 | Persian | ای دکتر من نامه تو رسید نوایای خویش را مرقوم نموده بودی چه قدر این نوایا | O thou my doctor! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written regarding thy aims... The worst human quality and the most great sin is back-biting, and most especially | BRL_DAK#1147, AVK3.181.13x, GHA.304bx, NJB_v04#11 p.004 | LOG#0312x, LOG#0305x, DAS.1913-08-11, SW_v04#11 p.192, SW_v07#19 p.196, ABIE.179, BLO_PN#007 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Christ; Christianity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00267 | Christ and Baha’u’llah | 720 | Persian | Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | بعضی از اشخاص ذکر نموده‌اند که هرچند آثار عظیمه از جمال مبارک ظاهر شده و اعمال غریبه صادر گشته | Some have asserted that, while mighty signs and marvellous deeds have appeared from Baha'u'llah, through which His greatness shines forth as resplendent as the sun | BRL_TTTP#12 | BRL_TTT#12 | Christ; Christianity; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB03647 | 190 | Persian | ای بنده منقطع جمال ابهی مرقوم نموده بودی که در اطراف خضراء در نهایت فقر و | O severed servant of the Abhá Beauty! Thou hadst written that in the environs of the verdant lands thou wert in utmost poverty [3.5s] | MMK2#220 p.157 | Christ; Christianity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2242 | Words spoken on 1913-02-24 in Paris | 110 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | مردم خیلی غافلند باید آنها را بزور فهماند که در زمان مسیح چه قدر مضطرب | The people are oblivious indeed. One must take great pains to help them appreciate the degree of agitation that had seized the apostles of Christ | BDA2.157-158 | MHMD2.198 | Christ; Christianity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB05527 | 140 | ...Thank thou God that the doors of the Kingdom were opened and the beauty of the Promised One became manifest | DAS.1914-08-16x | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Christ; Christianity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1519 | Words spoken on 1914-07-03 | 210 | It is recorded in one of the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh that at one time His Holiness Christ was in the wilderness. It was night, and impenetrably dark. It was very cold | DAS.1914-07-03 | Christ; Christianity; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0094 | Address to the Baha'is at Parsons home in Washington, 1912-11-09 | 1260 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The address delivered last evening in the Jewish synagogue evidently disturbed some | PUP#122 (p.411-415), SW_v06#02 p.011-013+016 | Christ; Christianity; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0954 | Words spoken on 1915-11-13 in Haifa | 320 | Persian | حضرت مسیح اینها را نصیحت می کند بصلح و سکون. می فرماید: شمشیر را غلاف کن، این دول | His Holiness Christ counseleth these peoples unto peace and tranquility. He saith: "Sheathe thy sword, O nations..." [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-11-13 | Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Suffering; rejection of Christ; War and peace; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00838 | 690 | mixed | Light of the World | شما بايد هوشيار باشيد و نفوس را از نفثات خفيّه و همسات سرّيّه محافظه نمائيد و ثابت بر ميثاق به نصّ صريح الهی | O friend! It is a long time since any news hath been received from thee. Although, earlier, a letter arrived in which thou hadst asked a question | NURA#64, MMK4#159 p.173x, MMK5#099 p.081x | LOTW#64 | Christ; Christianity; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0086 | Public address given on 1912-08-06 | 1310 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | Today we are enjoying temperate weather. As there are many strangers present, we will answer questions. | PUP#088 (p.247-252), SW_v03#18 p.006-007+10, SW_v19#09 p.258, SW_v08#08 p.098-099, PN_1912_heh p028, STAB#110 | Christ; Christianity; Conference of Badasht; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06588 | 120 | Persian | ای پروردگار مهربان شکر ترا که مرا از مختارين نمودی نه مدعوين راه ملکوت بنمودی | O loving Lord! I thank Thee that Thou hast numbered me among the chosen ones and shown me the pathway to Thy Kingdom [3.5s] | MMG2#064 p.068x | Christ; Christianity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01992 | 280 | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy latest letter and great love welled forth unto thee | SW_v08#19 p.239, DLA.088, BLO_PN#026 | Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3201 | Words to a Christian girl, spoken on 1913-02-23 | 40 | Christ and the Bible be for us; the Pope and all the priests be for you. We follow Christ and not the priests. | DAS.1913-02-23 | Christ; Christianity; The Christian clergy | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0018 | Interview with Pasteur Monnier at his theological seminary in Paris, 1913-02-17 | 2180 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity | Interview with Pasteur Monnier (1913) | احوال حضرات را بپرس اسقوف عرض کرد الحمد لله سلامتیم و مسرور از تشریف | How are you?... I am likewise most happy... One endowed with the gift of hearing gets the mysteries of God from all things | AVK2.172.02x, AVK4.331x, KHF.148, KHAB.418 (421), KHTB3.061 | DAS.1913-02-16, SW_v04#03 p.051-055, ADP.147-158, BLO_PT#002, STAB#062 | Christ; Christianity; Manifestation of God as mirror; Oneness; unity of religion; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); The cross and the trinity | - | - | question and answer session. | |||||
| ABU1100 | Words to Mrs Lilianthal, spoken on 1913-05-09 | 290 | My sweet-singing birds are your hearts, for they sing the songs of the Kingdom. Through this I am made very happy. The twittering of the birds is good for some people | DAS.1913-05-09 | Being a source of light; guidance; Christ; Christianity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3213 | Words spoken on 1914-03-17 in Haifa | 40 | Christ was known by the name of the Lamb. The only means of defense that a lamb possesses are his horns. | DAS.1914-03-17 | Christ; Christianity; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH07881 | 130 | mixed | هذا یوم فیه فازت الاذان باصغاء ما سمع الکلیم فی الطور و الحبیب فی المعراج و | This is the Day whereon human ears have been privileged to hear what He Who conversed with God heard upon Sinai | INBA23:001a | ADJ.079x | Christ; Christianity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mosaic imagery; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2993 | Public address given on 1912-09-02 | 50 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | چون نفوس تربیت یافته می بینند که کشیشها نان و شراب را در دست گرفته نفسی بآن می دمند و می گویند | When educated people see the priests taking bread and wine in their hands, blowing a few breaths over them and saying | BDA1.221.15 | MHMD1.238 | Christian doctrine and practice; Confession of sins; Critique of Western values; culture; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3144 | Words spoken on board the SS Cedric at sea, 1912-04-06 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | صحبتشان در مجلس این خواهد بود که مسیح خود را برای رفع گناهان قربان نمود اما معانی آن را نفهمیده اند | Their speeches in the meeting will be to the effect that Christ sacrificed Himself in order to redeem us from our sins. But they do not understand the inner meaning... The redemption of sins depends on our acting upon the admonitions of Christ, and the martyrdom of Christ was to cause us to attain praiseworthy morals and supreme stations. | BDA1.023.16 | MHMD1.032 | Christian doctrine and practice; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Outward and inward meanings; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2190 | Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-18 | 120 | If he is God, whatever he does is right. If he is false, whatever he does is also false - even though he may not marry. | PN_1919 p039 | Christian doctrine and practice; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Laws of marriage and dowry | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07479 | 110 | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou yearner after the Truth! The Supper of the Lord which His Highness the Spirit (Christ) ate with the apostles was a heavenly supper | TAB.514, BWF.390-391x | Christian doctrine and practice; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04277 | 170 | mixed | ای بنده آستان مقدس نظم سریر جهانبانی و انتظام دیهیم حکمرانی بقوه آسمانیست | O thou servant of the Sacred Threshold! The stability of every throne... the most honored government | AVK4.441, PYM.116-117x | SW_v14#08 p.245, ADMS#065i06x | Christian doctrine and practice; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2375 | Words spoken in Dec. 1900 | 100 | Elijah and Enoch were believed to have come from human source, but ascended bodily into heaven. Jesus said this could not be. | PN_1900 p100 | Christian doctrine and practice; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0531 | Words spoken at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1911-11-03 | 510 | mixed | دین الله فی الحقیقه عبارت از اعمال است عبارت از الفاظ نیست زیرا دین الله | The Religion of God, in truth, consisteth in deeds and not in mere words, for verily the Religion of God [3.5s] | KHF.283, KHAB.119 (129), KHTB1.105, KHTP.082 | Christian doctrine and practice; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; War and peace; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1592 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-06-07 | 200 | In Tiberias the missionaries have built a modern hospital and pharmacy. The doctor | DAS.1913-06-07, SW_v09#03 p.040 | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Christian doctrine and practice; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05481 | 150 | Consider thou that Abdul Baha is proving the validity of Christ through divine argument, brilliant traces and infinite outpouring | BSTW#357 | Christ; Christianity; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00759 | 450 | ...Announce on my behalf my warmest greetings to Mr. Howell, and say, The Mashrak-el-Azkar of Chicago is of the greatest importance. This is a Bahá'í Temple | SW_v02#03 p.007x, SW_v06#17 p.140x, SW_v13#10 p.264x | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04160 | 180 | Arabic | ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله انی رتلت ایات الشکر لله بما ایدک علی احیاء النفوس و | O thou who art attracted by the divine fragrances! I have chanted verses of thanksgiving unto God for having aided thee to quicken souls [3.5s] | INBA17:155 | MKT4.107, MSBH6.026-027 | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03738 | 190 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God! What thou hast written was perused and its contents became manifest. Thou hast questioned how thou canst accept this Divine Cause, for you are a member of the church. | TAB.327-328, BWF.390-390x, BSC.457 #841-842x, PN_various 009 | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Outward and inward meanings; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0378 | Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901 | 640 | the Blessed Perfection had revealed secretly in a Tablet some words about Universal Peace... Two of the signs of the Manifestation of the Cause of God are the preaching and acceptance of the Religion of God | PN_1901 p011, NRMM.220-221 | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Growth of the Cause; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2175 | Words spoken on 1914-06-05 in Tiberias | 120 | Man, as an individual unit of human society must not base his deeds according to the law of retaliation. | DAS.1914-06-05, SW_v07#18 p.187x | Civil courts; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Justice and mercy; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1098 | Words to some Druze friends, spoken around Nov. 1914 | 290 | The life of a judge in the Turkish Empire is the subject of constant satire and the ineffectiveness of Turkish laws and their inadequacy the source of much amusement and diversion. | DAS.1914-11-04 | Civil courts; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10237 | 70 | Persian | ماء نطفه را که ماده وجود انسانست از پیش علماشیعه مانند اوساخ کثیفه میدانستند | The seminal water, which is the substance of man's existence, was regarded by the Shia divines of old as vile and unclean [3.5s] | AVK3.301.10x, AVK4.094.06x | Cleanliness and refinement | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1548 | Words spoken on 1915-02-08 in Abu Sinan | 200 | Persian | کثبف طالب کثیف است پاکی تاثیر کلی در روح دارد و لو خود پاکیزگی عرض است | Cleanliness has a profound effect upon the spirit. Even though cleanliness is related to worldly affairs, yet its effect is manifested in the soul. | KHH1.169-170 (1.237-238) | KHHE.249-250, DAS.1915-02-08, BSR_v13 p.090 | Cleanliness and refinement | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2580 | Words spoken ca. 1919 | 80 | Persian | حمام در حقیقت نعمت بزرگی است در رومیلی در تمام خانهها حمام و آب موجود بود | To bathe oneself is a great bounty. Near the army barracks in ‘Akka there existed a public bath which was in a state of ruin | YIK.298-299, ZIAB2.133 | STOB.049-050 #057 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Business; financial; property matters; Cleanliness and refinement; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07213 | 110 | Persian | ای امه الله ورقه موقنه روحاء خانه که وقف مسافرخانه نمودید مقبول گردید باید | O handmaiden of God, steadfast and assured leaf! The house which thou didst dedicate as a pilgrim house hath been accepted [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0959, MKT7.070a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Cleanliness and refinement; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00071 | Ziyarat for the Point and his Letters of the Living | 2700 | Arabic | بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. فاذا اردت زیارة النقطة او احد من حروف الحی فلتلطفن نفسک حق التلطف بحیث لو یحیط علمک بان فى جسدك شعر ازيد الّا ينبغى لك حينئذٍ و لتلبسن اطهر لباسك | If thou desirest to visit the Point or any of the Letters of the Living, thou must needs purify thyself with utmost refinement, such that shouldst thou become aware of but a single wayward hair upon thy body, it beseemeth thee not at that moment; and thou must don thy purest attire [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.201-211, CMB_F14.194r03-201r05, | Cleanliness and refinement; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.460, BRHL.60, MSBR.206-207, SRC.099, SRC.210 | ||||||||
| AB04695 | 160 | Persian | ای بنده صادق جمال مبارک الحمد لله موفق بتاسیس حمام بحسب تعالیم رب انام شدی و | O thou sincere servant of the Blessed Beauty! Praise be unto God, thou hast succeeded in establishing a bathhouse according to the teachings of the Lord of all mankind [3.5s] | MAS5.032, VAA.114-114 | Cleanliness and refinement; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05288 | 150 | mixed | ای منجذب بکلمه الله طهارت و تقدیس از اس اساس دین الهی است و اعظم وسیله وصول | O thou who art attracted by the Word of God! Purity and sanctification are the very foundations of God's Faith and the greatest means of attainment [3.5s] | INBA89:014a | AKHA_125BE #12 p.722, AVK3.406.10, GHA.078, AADA.154 | Cleanliness and refinement; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0727 | Words to Mirza Lotfullah, spoken on 1914-01-23 | 410 | Now that thou hast decided to live in Aleppo, thou must act, speak and conduct thyself | DAS.1914-01-23, SW_v07#17 p.168-169 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Cleanliness and refinement; Goodly deeds; actions; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH00385 | 1750 | mixed | لله در الذین نطقوا بالحق و تمسکوا بالحکمه و البیان فی کل الاحیان انهم عباد ما | Blessed indeed are they who have spoken forth the truth and have held fast to wisdom and utterance at all times. Verily, they are servants [3.5s] | INBA08:549, BLIB_Or15704.126, | UAB.012ax | Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Consultation; Contention and conflict; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3031 | Words to Mr. Reed, spoken on 1912-10-08 | 50 | The teachings of Bahá’u’lláh are not yet evident, not yet made known, not all accumulated. For instance, there are teachings in the Book of Akdas | ECN.522+631+665+1024 | Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH00165 | 3260 | mixed | حمد گوینده پاینده را لایق و سزاست که در حین اشتعال نار بغضا در اطراف و اشطار | Praise be unto Him Who is the Ever-Abiding, the Ever-Enduring, Who is worthy and befitting of all glorification, even in this hour when the fire of hatred hath been kindled in all regions and quarters [3.5s]... ...The movement itself from place to place, when undertaken for the sake of God, hath always exerted, and can now exert, its influence in the world | INBA27:200 | ADM3#113 p.134x, MAS4.120bx, PYK.179 | ADJ.084x, ADMS#337x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Free will and predestination; fate; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12085 | 200 | Turkish | ای صاحب تدبیر و معارض تقدیر عکادن قرادن بیروته گتمکدن مراد عالیلری مکشوف | O Possessor of wisdom and challenger of fate, the loftiest intentions of thy noble endeavors in the city of Beirut are now laid bare [4o] | BRL_DAK#0467 | Chastisement and requital; Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03636 | Lawh-i-Jawhar-i-Hamd II | 12200 | mixed | جوهر حمد و ساذج آن مالکی را لایق و سزاست که ملوک عالم بمملوکیتش فخر نموده و | The essence of praise and its purest expression befitteth that Sovereign, before Whom the monarchs of the world glory in their servitude [3.5s] | RHQM2.0773-774 (175x) (108-109x), PYK.040x, YIA.066-099 | Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2862 | Public address given on 1912-05-13 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | هندوستان در زمان قدیم خیلی ترقی داشت از قطعهٴ آسیا مدنیت بمصر و سوریه سرایت کرد | India had a great civilization in former times. That civilization spread from that part of Asia to Syria and Egypt | BDA1.093.10 | SW_v19#06 p.180, MHMD1.100 | Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1375 | From a talk quoted in a Denver newspaper, 1912-09-26 | 230 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | عالم امکان یعنی این عالم نامتناهی مثل عالم انسان میماند همانطوری که عالم انسان از مقام جنینی ترقی کرد تا به عالم بلوغ و کمال رسید همینطور این عالم کون نامتناهی رو به ترقی است | The contingent world is like the human body that has grown from the embryonic state and reached maturity and perfection. | BDA1.273.08x | MHMD1.291x | Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||
| AB06534 | 130 | ...All created things have their degree or stage of maturity. The period of maturity in the life of a tree | PDC.194-195x, WOB.164-165x | Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Teleology; goal-directed motion | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0264 | Words spoken on 1912-07-12 in Brooklyn | 790 | Persian | عالم امکان نظیر انسان است انسان مقام نطفه مقام شیرخواری اوقات نشو و نما وقت | The contingent world is like unto the life of man: as man traverseth from the station of the embryo unto infancy and thence through the periods of growth and maturity [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0782, KHF.031, KHAB.343 (350), KHTB2.181, NJB_v04#03 p.001 | Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of the mind over nature; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0447 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-11-26 | 580 | Praise be to God, this is a very good gathering! Blessed souls are present... What is the meaning of the image and likeness of God? | PN_various p021x, BSTW#089 | Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Human reality created in the image of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10335 | 60 | mixed | ای ابراهیم نوع انسانیرا اب رحیم باش تا آتش نمرودی گلشن جنت النعیم گردد و نسیم | O Abraham! Be thou as the water of mercy unto mankind, that the fire of Nimrod may be transformed into a garden of heavenly delight and the breeze [3.5s] | MKT9.016 | Compassion; kindness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08172 | 100 | Persian | ای کنیز الهی نامه تو رسید الحمد لله دلالت بر ایمان و ایقان و انجذاب بملکوت | O handmaiden of God! Thy letter hath been received and, praise be to God, it testifieth to thy faith, certitude, and attraction to the Kingdom [3.5s] | ANDA#56 p.06x | Compassion; kindness; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10609 | 60 | Persian | ای مهربان فرود فرود آنچه مهربانی نمود طوس برآشفت و آنچه خوشخوای کرد و دلجوای | O Mihraban! Descend, descend! Even acts of kindness enraged Tús, and those gestures of benevolence and warmth [3.5s] | INBA88:338c | YARP2.322 p.270 | Compassion; kindness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1821 | Words spoken on 1915-11-10 in Bahji | 160 | Persian | انسان باید همیشه شعله را بنشاند. چون که این عالم همه اش شعله است، عالم نزاع و جدال است. نزاع میانه | Man must ever strive to quench the flame, for verily this world is naught but flame - a realm of conflict and contention [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-11-10 | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Contention and conflict; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1692 | Words spoken on 1913-01-24 in Paris | 180 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | هجوم هر ملتی بر ملت دیگر و تعدی هر نفسی بر سائر نفوس طبیعی است و این بمقتضای طبیعت | The assault of one people against another, and the aggression which a person exhibits towards another, are demonstrations of natural behavior | BDA2.103 | MHMD2.125-126 | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Need for an educator; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1157 | Words to two prominent Persians, spoken on 1913-01-25 | 280 | It is natural in man to oppress. When two individuals fight, they go before the civil court and settle their differences but there is no law or court whereby the nations may resort thereto | DAS.1913-01-25 | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Past, present and future of Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12810 | 270 | mixed | از صعود ولد جلیل محزون مباشید زیرا این جهان تنگ است کیهان جنگ است جمیع ذرات | Do not be grieved at the ascension of your noble son, for this world is narrow and confined, the cosmos is a battlefield, and every single atom [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1156 | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1154 | Words spoken on 1913-08-24 in Ramleh | 280 | If we look upon creation from a remote outlook, we see symmetry and harmony; the apparent differences and anomalies blending into one harmonious whole | DAS.1913-08-24, ABIE.232, BLO_PN#007 | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Composition and decomposition; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0701 | Address to the Baha'is at Dyer home in Washington, 1912-04-24 | 420 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | A meeting such as this seems like a beautiful cluster of precious jewels -- pearls, rubies, diamonds, sapphires | BDA1.048n | PUP#023 (p.056-057), SW_v03#03 p.021-022, SW_v19#03 p.089 | Competition vs. cooperation; the struggle for existence; Composition and decomposition; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | MHMD1.057 | ||||||||
| ABU2931 | Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-09 | 60 | Under all circumstances, I am happy and well. I am never unwell. The body of man is the result of the composition of the elements and these elements are constantly at war with each other. | DAS.1913-05-09 | Composition and decomposition; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Relationship of the soul to the body | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2457 | Words spoken at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-19 | 90 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | سلسلهٴ موجودات بیک قانون عمومی و نظام الهی مربوطست و جمیع کائنات بهم مرتبط نمی شود | The chain of creation is interwoven in a natural law and divine order. Everything is interlinked. A link cannot be broken without affecting that natural order. | BDA1.130.02 | SW_v19#08 p.254-255, MHMD1.139 | Composition and decomposition; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of cause and effect; One universal law; attractive power of love | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0441 | Words to Shaykh Yousef and others, spoken on 1915-02-21 | 580 | This world of ours is very, very old, subject to periodic revolutions and cyclic fluctuations. Motion and change are its two fixed rules. These two laws are inseparable from each other. | DAS.1915-02-21 | Composition and decomposition; Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Law of transformation and change; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos; Progress only takes place within its own degree | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0965 | Words spoken on 1908-11-07 | 320 | First of all, you should not argue with them or oppose them, or they will deny even the things which they see with their own eyes. | FRGA.003 | Composition and decomposition; Methods of teaching the Cause; Proofs for the existence of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0757 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1912-05-01 | 390 | His Holiness St Paul says, 'You have died in Adam, you have come alive in the Christ.' This statement is most significant. The purpose is that in man there are two natures. | PN_1912 p078 | Composition and decomposition; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0966 | Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-12 | 320 | It must be so. Twelve thousand now must be as one. Everything will be obtained by unity and harmony... Today I met some people who were very difficult to meet | PN_1907 p074, PN_1907 p078, TTAG.011-013, BLO_PN#101 | Composition and decomposition; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0508 | Words to Agnew, Chase, Sheffler, spoken on 1907-04-12 | 530 | Today is a beautiful day. I have been longing to see such a day. I am very happy. My happiness is from the point that the Power of God has gathered us together…. If there should not be decomposition, composition would not be. | PN_1907 p073x, TTAG.008-011, BLO_PN#101 | Composition and decomposition; Critique of Western values; culture; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity in diversity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0448 | Words to Myron Phelps, spoken on 1917-06-07 | 580 | The [animal] spirit will not become human spirit, nor will vegetable spirit become animal spirit. Existence is one, as it appears in every grade, according to the exigency of that grade. | PN_unsorted p053, BLO_PN#070 | Composition and decomposition; Contention and conflict; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12166 | 310 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی زین الحقیقه الانسانیه بایات باهره حبیه رحمانیه و اشرق علی الکینونات | Praise be unto God Who hath adorned the human reality with manifest signs of divine love, and hath illumined all existent beings | BRL_DAK#0821, BRL_SWOP#097 | BRL_SWO#097 | Composition and decomposition; Law of cause and effect; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00053 | Paper presented to the Universal Races Congress | 1430 | Persian | ای اهل عالم چون در جمیع عالم سیر و سیاحت نمااید آنچه معمور است از آثار الفت | When travelling about the world we observe an air of prosperity in any country | BLIB_Or.08117.002, | AVK3.205.17x, RAHA.112-115, DAUD.11, KHAB.005 (016), KHTB1.035, KHTP.013, NJB_v02#14-16 p.008 | SW_v02#09 p.005-006, ABS#09 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Composition and decomposition; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity in diversity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3693 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-20 | 120 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | دیشب من ابداً شام میل نکردم و شب هیچ نخوابیدم تا نزدیک صبح چیز می‌نوشتم | I did not have any dinner whatsoever last night, nor did I sleep at all. I was engaged in writing until morning approached | BDA2.148-149 | MHMD2.186 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity | - | - | |||||||
| AB05092 | 150 | Persian | ای بنده حضرت بی نیاز شیراز در بدایت طلوع صبح حقیقت خلوتگه راز شد و آهنگ | O servant of the Self-Sufficient! At the earliest dawn of the Morn of Truth, Shíraz became a retreat of mysteries, and the song of the Concourse on High began to play | INBA85:466 | AKHA_134BE #07 p.273, AVK3.417.08x, BSHI.059-060, BSHN.140.464, BSHN.144.458, MJMJ2.041ax, MMG2#355 p.397x, MHT1b.183 | ADMS#297 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08156 | 100 | O thou my beloved! Be not unhappy. Let not thy thoughts be scattered. Man under the circumstances of tests must be patient | DAS.1913-02-27, BSTW#015 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2572 | Words to Latimer, Remey et al, spoken on 1914-10-18 | 80 | Persian | چقدر اینها مضطربند ابدا سکون ندارند این علامات عدم ایمان است در قران میفرماید | These people who called on us today were in a state of fright. They are expecting daily | KHH1.113 (1.157-158) | KHHE.172-173fn, DAS.1914-10-18, SW_v08#19 p.241, PN_1914 p098 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Degrees of faith; certitude; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10163 | 70 | mixed | ای یار مهربان هر چند مکتوب مرقوم شد اما خواستم که بخط خویش نیز چیزی بنگارم تا | O kind friend! Though a letter hath already been penned, I wished to write something in mine own hand, so that [3.5s] | INBA16:013 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12038 | 130 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | Whosoever entereth the Kingdom of God is under the protection of Bahá’u’lláh | BRL_ATE#067 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12619 | 90 | Persian | ای یار روحانی الحمد لله بنفس رحمانی زنده شدی و از مشکاه نورانی اقتباس اشعه | O spiritual friend! Praise be to God, thou hast been quickened by the breath of the Merciful and hast acquired illumination from the resplendent lamp of His light [3.5s] | INBA85:095a | Condition of search | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11077 | 50 | Turkish | یار موافقا آفتابک پرتو شدیدی هر نه قدر جسم حدیدی اریدوب منجمد ایکن سیال ایدر | O compatible friend! The rays of the sun, however intense they may be, melt even iron, causing what was once solid to flow [3.5s] | INBA72:150a | MJT.092 | Condition of search; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05691 | 140 | Persian | ای ریحان حدائق ایمان در سبیل حق راهنما باش و در عرفان حق شمع هدی شو در اوج | O myrtle of the gardens of faith! Be thou a guide in the pathway of God and become a lamp of guidance in divine knowledge [3.5s] | PYB#251 p.04 | Condition of search; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04794 | 160 | Persian | ای طالبان حق مجاهده و طلب حق حمل ثقیل است و امانت رب جلیل آسمان و زمین تمکین | O ye seekers of truth! Striving and seeking after reality is a weighty burden and a trust from the glorious Lord, before which the heavens and earth were made humble [3.5s] | MMK3#148 p.103 | Condition of search; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03851 | 190 | Persian | طالب حقیقتا جمهور ناس بزبان مفتون حقیقتند و مخمور باده محبت ولی چون میدان | O seeker of truth! Verily, the multitudes are enchanted by the tongue of truth and intoxicated with the wine of love. Yet when [3.5s] | MMK2#036 p.024 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Condition of search; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07371 | 110 | Persian | ای خداجو جمیع خلق خدا گویند ولی نجویند متهیا سیر و سلوکند ولی نپویند مستفیض | O seeker after God! All creation uttereth the name of God, yet seeketh Him not. They stand prepared for spiritual wayfaring, yet tread not its path [3.5s] | INBA84:409 | SFI07.021a | Condition of search; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2760 | Words spoken on 1914-05-31 in Tiberias | 70 | Whenever a believer dies and leaves behind debt, the friends of God must exert themselves to pay it off. If he had left some property or real estate they may dispose of it | DAS.1914-05-31 | Business; financial; property matters; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Conduct in finance and business; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09378 | 80 | Persian | ای رستم دستان شرکت پیمان مظهر الطاف رحمن است و مورد بخشش بی پایان امید است که | O Rustam-i-Dastan! The Covenant-bound company stands as the embodiment of the bounties of the All-Merciful, and is the recipient of endless grace. It is hoped that [3.5s] | YARP2.365 p.290 | Business; financial; property matters; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Conduct in finance and business; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1404 | Words to Latimer, Remey and students, spoken on 1914-10-15 | 230 | Confidence is the cornerstone of all of life's activities. In the early days after our arrival in Acca | DAS.1914-10-15, PN_1914 p084 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Conduct in finance and business; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12023 | 280 | Social Action | O my spiritual friends! Among the greatest means of achieving modern advancements, the prosperity of nations, and the civilization of the peoples is the establishment of companies for commerce | BRL_SOCIAL#210 | Conduct in finance and business; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Promotion of commerce and industry | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10550 | 60 | Persian | Trustworthiness | نیت باید چنین باشد که در این تجارت بقدری عادلانه و منصفانه رفتار شود | ...Your criterion should be to pursue your commercial activities with such fairness and equity as to be a cause of guidance to others | COMP_TRUSTP#50x | BRL_TRUST#49x, COC#2061x | Conduct in finance and business; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness | - | - | ||||||||
| BBU0013 | Words to an attendant | 120 | Honey of a superior quality could no doubt have been purchased at a lower price | DB.303 | Conduct in finance and business; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; The power of example | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01301 | 340 | Persian | Trustworthiness | ای افنان سدره مبارکه بر تفاصیل مرقومه از حوادث طهران اطلاع حاصل شد فی الحقیقه | O Branch of the Sacred Tree! The details thou didst write regarding the events in Tihran have truly been received [3.5s]... ...If one of the friends ... be appointed to a high administrative office, he should strive diligently to perform the duties committed to his charge… How foolish and ignorant must a man be, how base his nature… The greatness and honour of man reside in purity, truthfulness | INBA85:278 | BRL_DAK#0548, COMP_TRUSTP#58x, COMP_TRUSTP#62x, MKT8.244b, AKHA_106BE #02 p.02, AVK3.289.07x, KHSH12.009 | BRL_ATE#162x, BRL_TRUST#57x, BRL_TRUST#61x, COC#2069x, COC#2073x, LOG#1476x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Conduct in finance and business; Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3427 | 30 | riches earned by personal effort with divine assistance, in various trades, agriculture and the arts, and rightly administered | SW_v07#15 p.145 | Agriculture; Conduct in finance and business; Promotion of commerce and industry; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06140 | 240 | Persian | Trustworthiness | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بحضرت حیدر قبل علی ارسال نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou didst send to his honour Haydar-'Alí was perused [3.5s]... ...Those souls who are employed in government departments should approach their duties with entire detachment, integrity and independence of spirit, and with complete consecration | INBA85:248 | BRL_DAK#0835, COMP_TRUSTP#59x | BRL_TRUST#58x, COC#2070x, LOG#1478x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Conduct in finance and business; Exhortations and counsels; Past, present and future of Iran; Relationship between government and people | - | - | |||||||
| AB12800 | 250 | Persian | احبای الهی را بذکر ابدع احلی و بتکبیر اقدس ابهی مبلغ در کل احیان بوده و از | Convey the Most Glorious Greetings and the Most Holy Salutations to the loved ones of God, who have ever been bearers [of His Message] throughout all times and [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1129 | Conduct in finance and business; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1578 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-01-11 | 200 | Today we call on Sheik Ibrahim Akki. As you know his two merchant steamers are sunk by the Russian warship in Beirut harbor. | DAS.1915-01-11 | Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Conduct in finance and business; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0634 | 450 | Persian | حضرت اعلی در ایام توقفشان در بوشهر... تجار بوشهری رسمی داشتند که بعد از ختم هر معامله ای | During His stay in Bushihr, the Bab achieved extraordinary things and thoroughly demolished the foundation of people's corrupt practices...The merchants of Bushihr practised dabbih. That is, the merchants, after having negotiated a transaction | AHDA.041-042 | STAB#073, GEN.012-013 | Business; financial; property matters; Conduct in finance and business; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12145 | 390 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید جمیع عین صواب و مطابق واقع و همانست | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! That which thou didst write was perused. All was correct, conformable to reality, and precisely so [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0991 | Conduct in finance and business; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10890 | 60 | Persian | و همچنین جمیع را امر فرمودیم که | And likewise have We commanded all that [3.5s] | GHA.074ax | Conduct in finance and business; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04355 | 170 | mixed | ای خلیل مکتوب آنجناب واصل و از نفحات ریاض معانیش چنان مفهوم شد که بعضی | O Khalil! Thy letter was received, and from the fragrances wafting from its garden of inner meanings it was understood that certain [3.5s] | MKT2.254, YHA1.015-016 (1.016-017) | Conference of Badasht; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Quddus; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0497 | Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-19 | 540 | The time of the Blessed Beauty was spent in the manner described until the appearance of the Báb | PN_1919 p041 | Conference of Badasht; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01033 | 390 | Persian | Light of the World | یا امه البهاء نامه شما رسید و از مضمون همت و خدمت شما بملکوت ابهی معلوم گردید | O handmaid of Baha! Thy letter was received, and from its contents the earnestness with which thou art serving the Abha Kingdom became evident | BRL_DAK#0264, NURA#17, MMK4#017 p.016 | LOTW#17 | Conference of Badasht; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1948 | Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-03-04 | 150 | The more we thank Bahá'u'lláh for these bounties with which He has encircled us, the more numerous will they become. When Bahá'u'lláh in the early history of the Caused desired to test any one | DAS.1913-03-04 | Conference of Badasht; Goodly deeds; actions; Scarcity of receptive souls; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1131 | Words to Miss Boylan, spoken around 1911-08-25 | 280 | One day she [Tahirih] was sitting with our Lord (Abbas Effendi, who was five years old) in her arms, behind a curtain | PN_unsorted p093 | Conference of Badasht; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12311 | 180 | O ye two of the Kingdom! Your letter has arrived. It expresses gratitude for the presence of the Khans (the three Persian friends). I sent them because their visit also brought joy and happiness | BBBD.499 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03646 | 190 | mixed | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای بنده صادق حق گفتند از وقایع و حوادث کونی قدری ملول و محزونی و کمی مغموم | O sincere servant of the True One! I hear thou art grieved and distressed at the happenings | INBA13:198b | MNMK#136 p.252, MMK1#229 p.299 | SWAB#229, SW_v14#01 p.018, BP1926.024-025 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| BHU0060 | 20 | In the Book of God it is recorded that should a person embrace this Faith, his father and mother shall also receive forgiveness. | STOB.058 #072 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Parents and children; youth; families | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03697 | 190 | O thou heavenly daughter! Thy letter through Mr. Hannen received from Japan, likewise the letters | JWTA.012-013, SW_v08#05 p.054-055 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2062 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-02-02 | 130 | Persian | ما مبلغ خیای لازم داریم باید جمیع احباء مبلغ باشند و تبلیغ بزبان تنها نیست ... هر یکی از احبای الهی باید در سال اقلا یکی را تبلیغ کنند | We are sorely in need of many teachers. But all the believers of God must be teachers of the Cause. Teaching the Cause is not only through the tongue...Every one of the believers of God must, at the very least, teach one new soul in a year. | AVK3.496.18x, MAS5.163 | DAS.1914-02-02 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2334 | Words to Nuru'd-Din Mumtazi et al in May 1920 | 100 | Persian | روزی در آلمان در کوچه ای می رفتم دختری دیدم به قدر نصف این فوزیتا | [Then He said that] one day He was walking on a street in Germany when He noticed that a short woman—shorter even than our Fujita | KNR.059-060 | KNRE.069 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07572 | 110 | ...Supplicate all of you toward the Kingdom of Abha, beseech ye and render ye thankfulness unto the Lord | DAS.1914-03-03x | Being a source of light; guidance; Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Living waters; water of life; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02704 | 230 | mixed | ای خادم میثاق ادیب دبستان عرفان مکتوبی که در طیش مکتوب جناب باباای کلیمی بود | O servant of the Covenant, learned one of the school of divine knowledge, thy letter, which was enclosed with that of Jenáb-i-Bábá'í-i-Kalímí [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0965, MMK6#338 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2514 | Words spoken ca. May 1912 in New York | 90 | Tell Juliet that she teaches well. I have met many people who have been affected by you, Juliet. You are not eloquent, you are not fluent, but your heart teaches. | SW_v12#07 p.139, DJT.281, FDA.019-020, BLO_PN#027 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12029 | 170 | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | Verily I say unto thee that if thou be steadfast in this Cause, and arise with all thy power to promote the Word of God | BRL_ATE#077 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02439 | 250 | mixed | ای یاران عزیز عبدالبهاء در عالم وجود هر امر عظیمی را زمانی و جهان الهی را | O beloved companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! In the realm of existence every mighty affair hath its appointed time, and in the divine world [3.5s] | AKHA_116BE #07-08 p.00, AMK.138-139, AMK.148-149, AHB.133BE #01-02 p.068x, PYB#233 p.05, RRT.022 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2203 | Words to three hotel maids, spoken on 1912-10-26 | 120 | You are very welcome. Read them and ponder over them carefully, for if you are fully informed of the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh then you will witness that the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh are the cause of the illumination of the world. | ECN.901 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04142 | 180 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art firm in the love of God! Verily I read thy recent letter*** and I praised God for His glorious mercy and His blessings | TAB.269-270, BSTW#354 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08031 | 100 | O ye assembly of the Bahá'ís! Your letter expressed eloquently your ultimate hope and aspiration: for you are resolved to become the spreaders | DAS.1914-05-26 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04000 | 180 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای دو زائر تربت مقدسه خبر وصول بپاریس محفوظا و مصونا رسید و سبب فرح و سرور | O ye two pilgrims of the Holy Shrine! The news of your safe arrival in Paris was received | BRL_DAK#0212 | BRL_ATE#056, TAB.319-320 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Effort; striving; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05869 | 140 | Persian | ای یاران جانی عبدالبهاء اعظم موهبت عالم انسان نشر انوار برهانست و اقامه حجت | O intimate friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! The greatest gift in the world of humanity is to diffuse the light of divine proof and establish evidence [3.5s] | INBA89:203 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04860 | 160 | mixed | ای منفقان برهان ایمان انفاق مال و جانست الذین یجاهدون فی سبیل الله باموالهم | O ye who expend in the path of God! The proof of faith is sacrifice of wealth and life. They who strive in the path of God with their possessions [3.5s] | INBA85:313 | MMK6#184 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08184 | 100 | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast | SW_v10#01 p.013 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0261 | Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-31 | 800 | In the world of existence it is possible that the truth should not become known? No, e.g., if we were not faithful towards the government they certainly would find out. | PN_1919 p056 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Free will and predestination; fate; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09100 | 90 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art conscious! At last thou didst learn of the path of salvation... The powers of the sympathetic nerve | TAB.309, BSC.455 #836 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2684 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 80 | To have it (the Mashrak-el-Azkar) built is most important. Some material things have spiritual effect | SW_v06#07 p.053, SW_v06#17 p.134, SW_v07#07 p.058+060, BW_v01p060-061, DLA.014, BNE.188, BLO_PN#026 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Importance of community building | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04679 | 160 | Persian | ای بنده بهاء در خبر است که در یوم رستخیز زمین بیکدیگر نزدیک گردد اما ندانستند | O servant of Bahá! It is mentioned in tradition that on the Day of Resurrection the earth shall be drawn close together, yet they comprehend it not [3.5s] | INBA87:006a, INBA52:006a | MKT4.033, AKHA_118BE #01-02 p.a, AKHA_124BE #06 p.z, MAS5.096 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09920 | 70 | Persian | سؤال از عالم روح نموده بوديد که بعد از صعود از اين جهان بجهان پنهان چگونه و چسانست | Thou didst ask concerning the realm of spirit and how it is, after ascension from this world to the hidden realm [3.5s] | MMK3#041 p.025x | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Soul; spirit after death; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3104 | Words spoken on 1912-12-23 in London | 50 | There are two kinds of music, divine and earthly music. Divine music exhilarates the spirit | DAS.1912-12-23, SW_v14#06 p.177 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Music and singing | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2860 | Words to some musicians, spoken on 1912-08-13 | 60 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | نغمات عبارت از تموجات هوائیه است که از آن پرده های گوش متأثر میشود و نغمه و صوت ملیح | Music is produced by vibrations of air which affect the tympanum of the ear. Although music or an ordinary pleasing voice is of the physical realm | BDA1.188.12 | MHMD1.204 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Music and singing | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3428 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 30 | Some material things have a spiritual effect. The spoken words cause a vibration | DLA.013, BLO_PN#026 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0049 | Public address given on 1912-08-18 | 1590 | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | The worlds of God are in perfect harmony and correspondence one with another. Each world | PUP#093 (p.270-275), SW_v03#15 p.004-007 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for peace and unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05320 | 150 | mixed | ای نظم آفاق ایران نظم بر دو قسم است آفاقی و انفسی سیاسی و الهی و هر دو لازم | O thou who wouldst bring order to the horizons of Iran! Order is of two kinds: outward and inward, political and divine—and both are essential [3.5s] | INBA13:196, INBA59:220 | Call to action; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3351 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 30 | lm Diesseits und Jenseits haben wir Bahá'I nur ein Ziel: für das Reich Gottes (Malekut-Allah) zu leben und zu wirken | SDW v13#10 p.103 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Soul; spirit after death; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3249 | Words spoken ca. 1911 in London | 40 | They see all as it affects the spirit. A great joy, a great sorrow, a sin, or a good deed: as these things darken or cloud the soul | SAS.105-106 | Angels; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05930 | 140 | Turkish | دوست قدیما محبت اهل هدایت قدیمدر و عظیم در و جهان روحانیتده مستدیمدر آثاری | O ancient friend! The love of the people of guidance is ancient and mighty, and in the spiritual realm its traces are enduring [3.5s] | MJT.119 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01846 | 290 | mixed | ای یار مهربان نامه شما رسید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل گردید مکتوب ناطق بود و دلیل | O thou compassionate friend! Thy letter was received and its contents were noted. The letter was eloquent and meaningful [3.5s] | INBA75:146 | ALPA.052, MAS2.103x, YARP2.062 p.103 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06388 | 130 | Persian | ای ورقه سدره منتهی مدتی بود که راه مقطوع بود و ابواب مسدود لهذا نگارشی نشد | O leaf of the Divine Lote-Tree! For a time the path was cut off and the gates were barred, wherefore no letter was penned [3.5s] | INBA87:108, INBA52:107 | KHAF.282 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06677 | 120 | O thou dear son! Under the protection and providence of His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh we reached Paris safely. We are always engaged in the commemoration of your love | DAS.1913-05-06 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07873 | 100 | Persian | ای امه البهاء جناب میرزا طراز چون شمع طراز در انجمن روحانیان رخ بر افروخت و | O handmaiden of Baha! His honor Mirza Taraz, like an adorned candle, lit up his countenance in the assemblage of spiritual ones [3.5s] | AYBY.398 #094, TRZ1.150b | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08535 | 90 | Persian | ای آواره سبیل الهی پریشانی و بی سر و سامانی در ره عشق کامرانی و شادمانیست | O wanderer on God's path! Distress and waywardness in the pathway of love are verily joy and delight [3.5s] | INBA17:120 | MKT8.008 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08927 | 90 | Persian | ای نفوس مطمئنه جناب زائر رجوع بوطن مالوف مینماید و از برای شما ارمغانی میطلبد | O assured souls! The distinguished visitor returneth to his familiar homeland and seeketh for you a gift [3.5s] | YARP2.537 p.384 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09287 | 80 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان چون مفصل مرقوم نمودن ممکن نیست مختصر مرقوم میگردد الحمد لله | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Since it is not possible to write in detail, I shall write briefly. Praise be to God [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-29 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09410 | 80 | Persian | ای شاخ شجره عنایت آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید مکتوب حضرت والد نیز | O branch of the Tree of Divine Favor! That which thou hadst written was perused, and likewise the letter of thy father [3.5s] | INBA87:217b, INBA52:221 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10004 | 70 | Persian | ای صادق موافق اگر در ارسال رسائل فتوری حاصل این نه از نسیانست و تکدر دل و جان | O sincere and compatible friend! If there hath been some laxity in the sending of letters, this is not from forgetfulness or any disturbance of heart and soul [3.5s] | MKT6.156a | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10376 | 60 | Persian | ای آشفته روی دلبر یکتا چنانست که مرقوم نموده بودی آنچه در قرون اولی اشرف نفوس | O thou who art captivated by the countenance of the Peerless Beloved! It is even as thou didst write, that in bygone ages the noblest souls [3.5s] | YARP2.700 p.468 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11061 | 50 | Arabic | یا امه الله قری عینا و انشرحی صدرا بالطاف ظهرت من ملکوت ربک الرحمن الرحیم | O handmaid of God! Let your eyes be solaced and your heart gladdened through the favors | INBA21:132a | LMA2.436, NYMG.140 | NYR#120 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11168 | 40 | Persian | ای خان عزیز آقا مشهدی حسین الان حاضر محفل و دلیل واضح براینکه شما را فراموش | O dear Khan! Aqa Mashhadi Husayn is now present in this assemblage, and this is clear proof that you are not forgotten [3.5s] | INBA87:503a, INBA52:527a | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11173 | 40 | Persian | ای دو بنده خدا امید بحفظ حمایت حضرت حق داشته باشید محفوظ مانید و مصون و در | O ye two servants of God! Place your hopes in the protection and shelter of the True One; may ye remain preserved and safeguarded [3.5s] | YARP2.175.2 p.178 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11233 | 40 | Persian | حضرت سمندر حق علیک بهاء الله الابهی امة البهاء حرم شهید عازم چون بلایاء شدیده | O esteemed Samandar of God, upon thee be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious! The handmaid of Bahá, wife of the martyr [3.5s] | AYBY.362 #043 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11364 | 30 | mixed | ای رضای من لا تقنظوا من رحمه الله اینست ایت منصوصه است و لاتباسوا من رحمه | O my Rida! Despair not of God's mercy, for this is indeed a sacred and explicit verse, and be not hopeless of His grace [3.5s] | MMK6#460 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11581 | 10 | Persian | بدانید اگر در عالم هم نباشم همیشه با شما خواهم بود | ...Remember, whether or not I be on earth, My presence will be with you always | DWNP_v1#03-4 p.007 | GPB.309x | Consolation and comfort | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11804 | 40 | Persian | جناب ایادی رحمن یکسفر از یزد برفسنجان بسیار لازم زیرا قدری ملال حاصل بلکه | O honored Hand of the Cause of the All-Merciful! A journey from Yazd to Rafsanjan is most essential at this time, for some measure of despondency hath arisen [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0190, YIA.339 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11834 | 260 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای حبیب روحانی چند مکتوب است که ارسال میشود و جواب هیچیک نرسیده است | O spiritual friend! Several letters were dispatched, yet no reply to any of them hath been received [3.5s]... ...and this servant has, as a thing divinely ordained, been unwell for some time past, until I went to Beirut for a change of air | BRL_DAK#0432 | BRL_ATE#145x | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11991 | 80 | Persian | ای امه الله نامه تو رسید محزون مباش مغموم مگرد شفا به یدالله است | O handmaid of God! Thy letter was received. Sorrow not, neither be thou sad. Healing is given by the hand of God | ADMS#180 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12223 | 240 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که بجناب حاجی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید ابدا | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to Jinab-i-Haji was perused [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0944 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12543 | 100 | Persian | ای دختر عزیز من شب و روز بیاد تو و قرین محترمت و اولاد عزیزت هستم شکر کن | O thou my beloved daughter! Day and night do I remember thee and think of thy respected consort and thy dear children | BBBD.375 | BBBD.376 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12551 | 100 | mixed | ای یادگار آن ورقه محترمه و یادگار آقا سید اشرف ان مستشهد در سبیل الله همچو | O remnant of that honored leaf and descendant of Áqá Siyyid Ashraf, that martyr in the path of God, thou who art even as [3.5s] | INBA85:254a | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12645 | 80 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای در کمال انجذابات روحانیه به جناب رایس مرقوم گردید ایصال | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A letter, imbued with the utmost spiritual attraction, was written to Jinab-i-Ra'is, and conveyed [3.5s] | BSHI.082-083 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12648 | 80 | Persian | ای یادگار آن یار مهربان کمان منما که دقیقه ای فراموش گردی همیشه در نظری و در خاطری | O cherished remnant of that loving friend! Think not for a moment that thou art forgotten. Thou art ever before my sight and present in my thoughts [3.5s] | INBA85:150 | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12662 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده حق از فضل حق جمعی نه پریشان در پناه الهی هستی نه بی سر و سامان منظور | O servant of the Truth! Through the grace of God thou art united, not scattered; thou art sheltered beneath divine protection, not forsaken and adrift; thou art remembered, not forgotten [3.5s] | INBA85:434a | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09931 | 90 | Arabic | قد سمعنا ندائک و قرانا کتابک و نجیبک بهذا اللوح المبین و قدرنا لک ما ینفعک فی | We have indeed hearkened unto thy call, and read thy letter, and answer thee through this perspicuous Tablet, and have ordained for thee that which shall profit thee [3.5s] | INBA51:317a | Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06071 | 130 | mixed | ای بنده آستان مقدس مکتوبی که مدت مدیدی پیش مرقوم نموده بودی در این ایام بحیفا | O servant of the sacred Threshold! The letter which thou didst pen long ago hath in these days reached Haifa [3.5s] | INBA16:088 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07431 | 110 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس نامه شما رسید بشارت بهبودی از علیلی بود سبب سرور قلبی گردید | O thou pilgrim of musk-laden breath! Thy letter was received, bearing glad tidings of recovery from illness, and brought joy to my heart [3.5s] | INBA87:197a, INBA52:198b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08522 | 90 | Persian | ای امه الله زحمات تو در آستان الهی مقبول و مشقات تو مذکور و مشهور همچه گمان | O handmaid of God! Thy toil is commendable in the sight of the Lord, and thy hardships are remembered and well known | MKT6.177b, AHB.128BE #06-11 p.230, MUH3.283a, YHA2.937, DLH2.223 | BTO#13c | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08685 | 90 | Persian | ای حضرت بشیرالهی نامه نمروی ۴۰ وصول یافت ضمنا از عدم ارسال جواب احبای الهی | O Divine Herald! Letter number 40 was received. Moreover, concerning the non-receipt of replies from the friends of God [3.5s] | BSHI.044-045, BSHI.097, MSHR3.248 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04902 | 200 | mixed | یا صغیر السن یا بدیع ان افرح بما یذکرک بدیع السموات و الارض الذی اتی بامر | O thou who art young in years, O Badíʻ! Rejoice, for thou art mentioned by the Creator [Badíʻ] of the heavens and the earth, Who appeared with a Revelation that hath shaken the foundation | INBA45:219, BLIB_Or15697.262, | ADMS#291 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Power of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09692 | 80 | Persian | یا امه الله المبتهله نامه شما رسید از پیش بشما جواب مکاتیب ارسال شد جواب این | O handmaid of God who supplicateth fervently! Thy letter was received. Previously, replies to thy letters were sent. The response to this [3.5s] | MKT6.202a | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09152 | 80 | Persian | ای اردشیر جهان شیر الحمد لله بمقر سریر روحانیت کبری رسیدی و تربت پاک را طواف | O Ardashir, lion of the world! Praise be to God, thou hast attained unto the sanctified throne of supreme spirituality and circumambulated the sacred dust [3.5s] | YARP2.584 p.413 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09173 | 110 | mixed | یا ورقه و یا امه البهاء حق آگاه گواه که لازال جناب مرفوع علیه بهائی و عنایتی | O Leaf and Handmaiden of Bahá! The True One knoweth and beareth witness that the honored one hath ever been beneath My glory and loving-kindness [3.5s] | INBA23:231b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12712 | 60 | mixed | ای بنده آستان حق نمره ۵۱ رسید مطمئن بفضل و عنایت حق باش روزی خواهد آمد که... مطمئن به فضل و عنایت حق باش | O servant of the Threshold of God! Letter number 51 hath arrived. Rest thou assured of the grace and bounty of God. The day shall come when… Rest thou confident in the grace and bounty of God [3.5s] | INBA85:463a | BSHI.009, BSHI.057b | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05561 | 140 | mixed | ای بنده جمال ابهی خبر مصیبت پدر مهربان سبب هیجان دریای احزان گشت و نهایت تاثر | O servant of the Abha Beauty! The news of the calamity that befell thy kind father hath stirred the ocean of sorrows and caused the utmost grief [3.5s] | ANDA#71 p.32x | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03883 | 190 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Though thy father was not kind to thee, praise be to God thou hast a Heavenly Father. | PN_1909 p016, PN_1909 p050, DJT.094-095, BLO_PN#027 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0249 | Words to departing pilgrims, spoken on 1914-03-13 | 820 | Praise be to God that you have attained... The believers of God must ever be ready to sacrifice their lives in the path of each other. This is one of the conditions of faith. | DAS.1914-03-13 | Being a source of light; guidance; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11938 | 120 | Turkish | عزیزم مکتوب خوش اسلوب وفا پرورانه لری مطالعه گذار مشتاقانه م اولدی مضمونندن | O thou dear one! Thy gracefully-penned and loving letter was perused with eager anticipation, and from its contents [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0302 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02739 | 230 | Persian | ای فرع رشیق سدره الهیه حضرت ابوی علیه بهاء الله الابهی با اخوان وارد و بتراب | O graceful branch of the divine Lote-Tree! His holiness my father, upon whom rest the Most Glorious Splendour of God, hath arrived with the brethren [3.5s] | INBA87:337, INBA52:344 | MSHR4.340-341 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03225 | 210 | Persian | ای یار قدیم یاد باد آن ایام که در عراق در ظل شجره عنایت آرمیده بودیم و در هر | O ancient friend! Call to mind those days when in Iraq we reposed beneath the sheltering Tree of divine favor, and in every [3.5s] | MSHR4.187 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04366 | 210 | Persian | الحمد لله الذی اختص احبائه بالبلاء جزاء بما وعد لهم من جزیل الالاء فلله الحمد حمدا یحبه و یرشاه | Praise be to God, Who hath singled out His loved ones for tribulation, in recompense for what He hath promised them of abundant bounties. Unto God be praise, such praise as He loveth and is well-pleased with [3.5s] | ASAT1.101x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08163 | 100 | Persian | ای غلام درگاه جمال ابهی طراز نهالهای جنت ابهائی از چه محزون و پراندوهی باز | O thou bondservant at the threshold of the Most Glorious Beauty, thou ornament amidst the saplings of the Abhá Paradise! Wherefore art thou sorrowful and grief-laden [3.5s] | AYBY.405 #112, PYB#183 p.25, TRZ1.184a | Call to action; Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10655 | 60 | Persian | ای یادگار منصور منصور جلیل خلیل چونکه کل رفت و گلستان شد خراب بوی کل را از | O remnant of the glorious Mansúr! O noble and beloved one, when all had departed and the rose-garden lay in ruins [3.5s] | MSHR3.123 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06714 | 150 | Arabic | کتاب انزله المظلوم لمن آمن بالله المهیمن القیوم و فیه یذکر من اقبل الی افقه الاعلی و نطق بثنائه | The Book hath been sent down by the Wronged One unto him who hath believed in God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting, wherein He maketh mention of such as have turned unto His Supreme Horizon and uttered His praise [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.111b, | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02769 | 320 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لمن آمن بالله المهیمن القیوم قد حضر العبد الحاضر بکتابک و سمعه عرضه | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath believed in God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting. The servant who standeth before Us hath presented thy letter and We have heard its contents [3.5s] | INBA15:368b, INBA26:372, INBA22:304, INBA45:046, BLIB_Or15713.069, , BLIB_Or15730.085a, | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05916 | 140 | mixed | ایها المنادی الی المیثاق از حوادث ایام محزون مباش و از تزلزل حزب ضلال و | O thou who calleth unto the Covenant! Be thou not sorrowful over the happenings of these days, nor dismayed by the wavering of the party of error [3.5s] | MMK6#385 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10553 | 70 | Persian | ای زهرا آفتاب عنایت مشرق و امطار رحمت نازل و لسان رحمن در کل احیان عباد و | O Zahra! The Sun of loving-kindness hath risen, the rain of mercy hath descended, and the tongue of the All-Merciful doth in all times address His servants [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.279g, | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07734 | 130 | mixed | قد تکلل کتابک باکلیل ذکر عنایه ربک المشفق الرحیم انه شهد باقبالک الی الله مولی | Your book hath been crowned with the diadem of thy Lord's tender care, the All-Compassionate, the All-Merciful. He hath testified to thy turning unto God, thy Lord [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.056, | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07287 | 140 | Arabic | هذا کتاب فیه تنطق الورقا بنغمات عز محبوب و یتلوا علی الممکنات آیات الفراق و هذا تقدیر | This is the Book wherein the Dove warbleth melodies of the Beloved's glory and reciteth unto all created things the verses of separation, and this is decreed [3.5s] | INBA71:036c | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01798 | 290 | mixed | ای بنده حق اگر تو قوه نگاشتن نداری و املا و انشاء نتوانی ضرر ندارد الحمد لله | O servant of the True One, if thou lackest the power to write and art unable to compose or dictate, it mattereth not. Praise be unto God [3.5s] | DWNP_v6#04 p.006 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04569 | 170 | Persian | یا امه الله المهیمن القیوم مکتوب شما وصول یافت و احزان شما سبب تاثر شدید گشت | O handmaid of God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting! Thy letter was received, and thy sorrows caused profound grief [3.5s] | MKT7.197 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07518 | 110 | Persian | ای گودرز من سالار آن مرز سپاهی چون هژبران از لشکر روحانیان در پس داری و دژی | O Goudarz, Commander of that realm! Like unto mighty lions is the host of spiritual warriors thou hast marshalled behind thee [3.5s] | YARP2.250 p.219 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06566 | 150 | Arabic | سبحان من انزل الایات و اظهر العلامات و دعا الکل الی صراطه المستقیم طوبی لمن | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses and manifested the signs, and Who hath summoned all unto His straight path. Blessed is he who [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.304a, | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3383 | Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10 | 30 | The best man is that person who cheers and gladdens the broken-hearted ones and the worst man is that soul who causes suffering and pain to one's heart. | DAS.1914-05-10 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Compassion; kindness; Consolation and comfort; Saddening another soul; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11750 | 272 | Arabic | ان یا ربابه ان استمعی ندآء الرباب عن جهه ربک العزیز الوهاب لتجذبک نفحات رب الارباب | O Rubábih! Hearken thou unto the melody of the Lord from the direction of thy Lord, the Almighty, the All-Bountiful, that the fragrances of the Lord of Lords may draw thee nigh [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.456b | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07293 | 140 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی من تقرب الی الله المهیمن القیوم طوبی لک بما وجدت عرف | This is an Epistle from Our presence unto him who hath drawn nigh unto God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting. Blessed art thou, inasmuch as thou hast inhaled the fragrance [3.5s] | INBA44:136 | BRL_DA#059, LHKM1.069 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05743 | 170 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لمن اقبل الی الوجه و آمن بالله اذ اعرض عنه اکثر العباد انه لهو | A remembrance from Us unto him who hath turned toward the Countenance and believed in God when most of the servants turned away from Him. Verily, He is [3.5s] | INBA44:121, BLIB_Or15730.062a, | Angels; Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08694 | 110 | Arabic | انا سمعنا ندآء الذین اقبلوا اذ سمعوا الندآء من الافق الاعلی و انا المشفق | We have heard the call of those who turned when they hearkened unto the Call from the Most Exalted Horizon, and verily, I am the Compassionate One [3.5s] | INBA51:463 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08331 | 120 | Arabic | قد حضر بین یدینا کتابک و قرئناه فی سرادق القدس فی ملا العالین و بذالک غفر | Thy letter hath reached Our presence, and We have perused it within the sacred pavilion amidst the Concourse on High, and thereby hath forgiveness been granted [3.5s] | INBA71:040b | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03984 | 230 | Arabic | ان یا حیدر اسمع ندآء هذه الطیر المغنی علی کل الافنان و لاتکن من الصابرین قل | O Haydar! Hearken unto the melody of this songbird, warbling upon every branch, and be not of them that tarry. Say [3.5s] | INBA71:014 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05156 | 190 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من العبد الی التی آمنت بالله و کانت من القانتات فی سرادق القدس مقنوعا | This is an epistle from the servant unto her who hath believed in God and hath been among the devout ones within the Pavilion of Holiness [3.5s] | AQA7#521 p.367 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05519 | 180 | mixed | لله الحمد بعنایت کبری فائز گشتی و سلسبیل لقای مالک اسماء را از قدح فضل نوشیدی | Praise be to God! Through His supreme bounty thou hast attained, and from the chalice of grace thou hast quaffed the Salsabíl of reunion with the Lord of Names [3.5s] | INBA23:078b, BLIB_Or15712.332, | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3633 | Words spoken on 1914-02-16 | 10 | A cheerful countenance lends consolation to the beholder. | DAS.1914-02-16, SW_v07#18 p.186 | Consolation and comfort; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2693 | Words spoken on 1914-06-05 in Tiberias | 80 | Rest assured in the protection of God. He will preserve his own children under all circumstances. | DAS.1914-06-05, SW_v08#19 p.241 | Consolation and comfort; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Poems and quotation from poetry; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH07883 | 130 | Arabic | هذه ورقه الرضوان قد ارسلناها الیک لتشکر ربک فی العشی و الابکار ان اتبع مله | This is the Leaf of Paradise that We have sent unto thee, that thou mayest render thanks unto thy Lord at eventide and at dawn [3.5s] | INBA51:457 | BRL_DA#347 | Consolation and comfort; Degrees of faith; certitude; Empty learning; false spirituality; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04538 | 170 | Persian | ایها الفرع النضیر من شجره الشهاده نامه مفصل آنجناب ملاحظه گردید ولی بهیچوجه | O thou verdant branch of the Tree of Martyrdom! Thy detailed letter was perused, but in no wise [3.5s] | MKT6.076, AVK2.113x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07865 | Suriy-i-Dhabih 3 | 130 | Arabic | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | Suriy-i-Dhabih (Tablets to Dhabih) | هذا کتاب من الله الی التی آمنت بربها و کانت من القانتات ان لاتعبدی الا الله… تالله لو لم یکن مخالفًا بما نزل فی الألواح لقبّلتُ ید الّذی یسفک دمی | This is a Book from God unto her who hath believed in her Lord and was numbered among the devoutly obedient women, that she worship none save God [3.5s]... ...God is my witness! Had it not been in conflict with that which the Tablets of God have decreed, I would have gladly kissed the hands of whosoever attempted to shed my blood | BLIB_Or15725.329a, | BRL_DA#566, GWBP#048 p.073ax, OOL.B112.3x | GWB#048x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | * | - | LL#408 | ||||
| BH01159 | 720 | mixed | ان یا اسمی مهدی علیک بهائی و ذکری و ثنائی طوبی لک بما وفیت میثاقی و نشرت ذکری | O My Name Mahdi! Upon thee be My glory and My remembrance and My praise. Blessed art thou for having kept faith with My Covenant and spread abroad My remembrance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#251, , BLIB_Or15710.121, , BLIB_Or15738.134, | ASAT4.415x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06695 | 120 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و بدرگاه احدیت عجز و زاری گردید که اسباب راحت و | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and at the Threshold of His Oneness did I raise my voice in supplication and lamentation, that the means of comfort [3.5s] | INBA87:209a, INBA52:211 | MSHR2.256 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Poems and quotation from poetry; Prayer for prosperity; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09240 | 100 | Arabic | ان یا تنبل باشی اسمع ندآء من یحبک و یذکرک فی هذا الحین ثم اعلم بانا اذکرناک | O thou that art negligent! Hearken unto the call of Him Who loveth thee and maketh mention of thee at this hour, and know that We have remembered thee [3.5s] | INBA71:007a | YBN.228b | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00730 | 1070 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من العبد الی الذینهم آمنوا بالله و آیاته و کانوا من الذینهم بایات الله لمهتدین | This is an epistle from the servant unto them that have believed in God and His signs, and were among those who are guided by His verses [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03114.001rx, , NLAI_BH2.316, PR03.256a21-257a28 | ASAT2.055x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09586 | 100 | Arabic | هذا کتاب لمن آمنت بالله و کانت من القانتات فی ام الکتاب مذکورا ان یا امه الله | This is a Book for her who hath believed in God and was numbered among the devoted handmaidens in the Mother Book. O handmaiden of God [3.5s] | AQA5#135 p.175 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03385 | 270 | Arabic | کتاب نزل بالحق من لدی الله ربک و رب العالمین لیجذبک الندآء مره بعد اخری الی | A Book sent down in truth from God, thy Lord and the Lord of all worlds, that it may repeatedly draw thee unto the Call [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#040, | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04668 | 160 | Persian | ای بنده الهی دستی از دور بر آتش داری نمیدانی چه خبر است غم خویش داری و حزن و | O servant of God! From afar thou dost hold thy hand to the fire, unaware of what transpireth. Thou bearest thine own grief and sorrow [3.5s] | MSHR3.242 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04157 | 220 | Arabic | ان یا کلیم ا فررت من فراعنه القوم بعد الذی تمسکت بعروه الله العزیز العلیم | O Speaker with God! Thou didst flee from the Pharaohs of the people after thou hadst laid hold upon the cord of God, the Mighty, the All-Knowing [3.5s] | INBA34:279 | AQA1#142 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Justice and wrath of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09188 | 80 | Persian | ای آواره حق اگر از خانمان دور و از خاندان مهجور و بی سر و سامان شدی ولی در | O wanderer in the path of God, though thou art far from hearth and home, and separated from thy kindred, and bereft of peace and shelter, yet [3.5s] | INBA87:068, INBA52:067 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09064 | 90 | Turkish | یا امه الله تحریرنزی آلدم اوقودم ممنون اولدم مضامینی رنگین ایدی و معانیسی | O maidservant of God! I received thy letter and read it with gratitude. Its contents were colorful and its meanings [3.5s] | MJT.121 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09546 | 80 | Persian | ای نفس مطمئنه الحمد لله نامه معانی بدیعه داشت و نفحه معطره جنت ابهی از آن | O serene soul! Praise be to God, thy letter bore wondrous meanings, and from it wafted the sweet fragrance of the Abhá Paradise [3.5s] | INBA87:020, INBA52:020 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11750 | 130 | mixed | ای امه الله محزون مباش مغموم مباش و رخرا مخراش لابه مکن گریه مکن مویه منما | O handmaiden of God! Be not sorrowful, be not grief-stricken, rend not thy garment, neither lament, nor weep, nor raise thy voice in mourning [3.5s] | FRH.172-173 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06661 | 120 | mixed | ای بنده رب علام همیشه در خاطری و در نظری و پیش بصری فراموش ننموده و نخواهم | O servant of the All-Knowing Lord! Thou art ever in my thoughts, before mine eyes, and within my sight. I have not forgotten thee, nor shall I ever forget [3.5s] | YIK.285-286 | Consolation and comfort; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05012 | 190 | mixed | بلایا و رزایای شما نزد این مسجون مظلوم واضح و مشهود است ولکن آنچه در سبیل الهی بر | The trials and tribulations that have befallen you are evident and manifest before this Wronged Prisoner, yet that which in the path of God hath [3.5s] | INBA18:558, BLIB_Or15719.162f, | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05601 | 180 | mixed | یا علی علیک بهاء الله الابدی انشاء الله بعنایات مخصوصه فائز باشی و بحبل تقوی | O 'Alí! Upon thee be the eternal Glory of God! God willing, mayest thou be favored with His special bounties and hold fast to the cord of righteousness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.107a, | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02377 | 250 | mixed | ای ثمره شجره محبت محبوب آفاق چندی قبل مکتوبی ارسال شد و مکتوب ثانی نیز الیوم | O fruit of the tree of love for the Beloved of the horizons! Some time ago a letter was dispatched, and today a second epistle hath likewise been sent [3.5s] | HDQI.270, ANDA#35 p.05 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Review of publications; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04870 | 160 | Persian | ای مومنان ای مومنان هر چند در آن دیار دور و مهجورید ولی در عتبه مقدسه حاضر و | O ye believers, O ye believers! Though ye dwell in that distant and forlorn land, yet are ye present at the Sacred Threshold [3.5s] | AYBY.451 #191 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11895 | 160 | Persian | ای ورقه فردوس الهی و ثمره حدیقه خلد حضرت رحمانی تا به حال وسیله و واسطه | O leaf of God's paradise and fruit of the eternal garden of the All-Merciful! Until now, means and channels [3.5s] | TISH.621 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01805 | 290 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان مدتی بود که مخابره بکلی منقطع و قلوب متاثر و مضطرب تا آنگه | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! For a time all communication was wholly cut off, and hearts were sore troubled and agitated until [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0903, MKT3.345, KHSK.107 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Hands of the Cause; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03741 | 250 | mixed | یا امتی ندایت باصغای مظلوم فائز و اقبالت بلحاظ مقصود مشرف محزون مباش از آنچه | O My handmaiden! Thy call hath attained to the hearing of the Wronged One, and thine allegiance hath been honored by the gaze of the Desired One. Be thou not sorrowful for that which [3.5s] | KNJ.093a | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3537 | 20 | Be not grieved if thy circumstances become exacting, and problems press upon thee from all sides. Verily, thy Lord changeth grief into joy, hardship into comfort, and affliction into absolute ease. | DAL.093 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03397 | 200 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و صدق و امانت و همت و غیرت جناب احمد علیخان در | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and the sincerity, trustworthiness, high endeavour and zeal of his honour Ahmad-'Alí Khán in [3.5s] | INBA84:393b | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Goodly deeds; actions; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07361 | 110 | Persian | ای حبیب من تا چندی پیش نامه از شما میرسید و مشتاقان را مدار تسلی خاطر بود ولی | O My beloved! Until recently letters would arrive from thee, bringing solace to the hearts of those who yearn for thee [3.5s] | KHH2.211 (2.385) | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1253 | Words spoken on 1915-05-24 | 250 | DAS.1915-05-25 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03286 | 210 | Persian | یا بقایاء الشهداء اهل ملاء اعلی آرزوی این شهادت کبری نمایند و اهل ملکوت ابهی | O ye survivors of the martyrs! The denizens of the Supreme Concourse yearn for this supreme martyrdom, and so too do the dwellers in the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | MMK2#313 p.229 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00471 | 570 | mixed | ای سلیل آن شخص جلیل و نجل سعید آن پدر مجید این مصیبت کبری رزیه عظمی بود و سبب | O scion of that illustrious personage and blessed offspring of that glorious father, this was indeed a supreme calamity and grievous affliction [3.5s] | INBA89:123 | TAH.285x | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04882 | 160 | Persian | ای ورقه محترمه از اماء الله سابقی که در ایمان سبقت یافتی و جمال قدم را شناختی | O revered leaf among the handmaidens of God, thou who didst attain precedence in faith and didst recognize the Ancient Beauty [3.5s] | MKT7.155, BSHN.140.447, BSHN.144.441, MHT1b.219 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01804 | 290 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان حضرت منشادی بسرور ابدی فائز گردید و از اینجهان بجهان الهی | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Jinab-i-Manshadi hath attained eternal joy and hath passed from this world to the divine realm [3.5s] | MKT9.093, ANDA#71 p.33, ANDA#82 p.37, FRH.194-195 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10054 | 90 | Arabic | یا ایتها الورقه النورآء و ثمره سدرتی المنتهی لاتحزنی عن مکاره الدنیا ان افرحی | O luminous leaf and fruit of My divine Lote-Tree! Grieve thou not over the hardships of this world; nay, rather, rejoice [3.5s] | INBA51:310, BLIB_Or15715.257a, , BLIB_Or15734.1.119a, | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02119 | 270 | Persian | ای یادگارهای آن نفس مقدس مبارک جناب سمی حضرت مقصود الحمد لله بمقصود رسیدند و | O ye remnants of that blessed and sacred soul, his honor Samí, namesake of the Most Great Beloved! Praise be to God, they have attained their goal [3.5s] | INBA85:432 | BSHN.140.283, BSHN.144.283, TSS.174, MHT1b.180b | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Exhortations and counsels; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03754 | 190 | O ye afflicted ones! A most terrible news reached my ears and that | SW_v09#06 p.080 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05346 | 150 | Persian | ای یادگار آن شخص جلیل پدر بزرگوار معدن اسرار بود و مهبط آن وار در ساحت اقدس | O thou remnant of that exalted personage! Thy noble father was a mine of mysteries and the recipient of effulgence in the Most Holy Court [3.5s] | INBA87:102a, INBA52:100 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11978 | 90 | Persian | ای پسر پدر جان پدر بزرگوار روی تابانش در افق مرحمت پروردگار درخشنده و تابان | O cherished son! Thy distinguished father's radiant countenance shineth resplendent in the horizon of the Lord's tender mercy [3.5s] | TISH.403 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02502 | 240 | mixed | ای انجال آندوست حقیقی جناب جواد با فواد نورانی و جانی روحانی ایام خویش را در | O thou effulgent son of that true Friend, Javad, who with illumined heart and spiritual soul spendeth thy days [3.5s] | MKT5.059b | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08739 | 110 | mixed | ای کنیز حق نامه ات بمنظر محبوب وارد مطمئن باش نظر عنایتش لازال بضعفا و غربا | O handmaiden of God! Thy letter hath come unto the presence of the Beloved. Rest thou assured, His glance of loving-kindness hath ever been directed towards the weak and the forlorn [3.5s] | INBA51:102b, BLIB_Or11096#217, , BLIB_Or15696.059a, , BLIB_Or15710.077a, , KB_620:095-096 | Consolation and comfort; Excellence; distinction | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07964 | 100 | Persian | ای بنده خدا از وطن مالوف آواره شدی و از خویش و پیوند دور و مهجور گردیدی ولی | O servant of God! Thou hast become a wanderer from thy native land and grown distant and detached from kith and kin, yet [3.5s] | YBN.058b | Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08511 | 120 | mixed | یا امتی یا ورقتی ندای شما را شنیدیم حق شاهد و هم او گواه است لازال ذکر شما در | O My handmaiden, O My leaf! We have hearkened unto thy call. God is witness, and He verily is the Testifier. Ever hath thy mention [3.5s] | INBA23:083b, BLIB_Or15716.208a, | Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02588 | 240 | Persian | ای منتسبین حضرت مشکین جناب مشکین قلم حاضر و ناظر و مانند محصل نادر با سیف | O ye who are associated with His Holiness Mishkín, Jináb-i-Mishkín-Qalam is present and observing, like unto a rare student with sword [3.5s] | DUR4.495 | Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11197 | 50 | Arabic | یکبر لسان الاحدیة علی وجهک یا خمدیه نسئل الله بان یوفقک علی السداد | The Tongue of Oneness magnifieth thy countenance, O Khamdiyyih! We beseech God that He may guide thee unto righteousness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.079e, | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Exhortations and counsels; Nearness and remoteness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05259 | 180 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی اظهر نعمة البیان و انزل مائده | Praise be unto God, Who hath manifested the grace of utterance and sent down the heavenly table [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15728.026, , BLIB_Or15734.1.044, | Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11191 | 50 | Arabic | یا موسی قد ذکرناک من قبل من قلمی الاعلی لتکون موقنا برحمتی و فضلی و عنایتی و | O Moses! We have mentioned thee aforetime through Our Most Exalted Pen, that thou mayest be assured of My mercy and My bounty and My loving-kindness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.110b, | Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03810 | 190 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی فرصت و مهلت نگارش مکاتیب متعدده نه مهام امور مانند امواج پیاپی | O true friends! There is neither time nor opportunity for the writing of numerous letters, as pressing matters follow one upon another like waves [3.5s] | MKT9.238 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08540 | 90 | Persian | ای برادر آن مهر انور آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از مشقات وارده بر | O brother of that luminous orb! What thou hadst written was indeed perused. As to the tribulations that befell [3.5s] | MKT8.013 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08662 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه که بجناب میرزا نورالدین مرقوم نموده بودی مطالعه گردید فی الحقیقه | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to Mírzá Núri'd-Dín was perused. In truth [3.5s] | TABN.126 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08840 | 90 | Persian | ای متوجه بملکوت ابهی آنچه مرقوم نمودی ملحوظ نظر گردید همه تبتل و ابتهال بود و | O thou who art turned toward the Abha Kingdom! That which thou hast written hath been noted; all was supplication and entreaty [3.5s] | LMA2.448 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09438 | 80 | Persian | ای فرزندان حقیقی عبدالبهاء شب نوروز است نور بشارت افروز است سرور و بشاشت | O true children of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! It is the eve of Naw-Rúz; the light of glad-tidings is ablaze with joy and felicity [3.5s] | ANDA#76 p.50 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10079 | 70 | mixed | ای مشتاق ملکوت جمال پیر کنعان در فرقت یوسف مصری خون از دیده ببارید و چندان | O thou who longest for the Kingdom! The Ancient Beauty of Canaan shed tears of blood from his eyes in separation from his Joseph of Egypt, and so profusely [3.5s] | MMK6#215 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10106 | 70 | Persian | ای موقنه بایات الله از فراق نوردیدگان ناله و فغان منما و از هجران جگرپارها آه | O thou who art assured in the Signs of God, raise not thy voice in lamentation at separation from those dear to thee, nor heave sighs of sorrow at thy heart's bereavement [3.5s] | INBA87:510b, INBA52:536a | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00601 | Li-Hadrat-i-Haram | 80 | Persian | هو الابهی الاجل الاجمل الاعظم الانور. جان عزیز من در هر حال بتسبیح حق قلب خود را ساکن نموده و از فضل الهی یوم وصل را سائل بوده | He is the Most Glorious, the Most Splendid, the Most Beautiful, the Most Great, the Most Luminous! My dear soul, at all times the praise of God dwells in one's heart | INBA58:183.01-183.07 | KSHK.BWB | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12001 | 70 | mixed | Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá | خدایا تو دادی و تو بنزد خویش خواندی هر چه کنی مطاعی و هر چه مقدّر فرمائی عین حکمتست | O Lord! Thou didst bestow and Thou didst summon back unto Thyself. Everything Thou dost purpose is to be obeyed | BRL_DAK#0085 | BRL_APAB#21 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00541 | Li-Hadrati’l-Haram | 160 | Persian | بسم الله تعالی. جان شیرین من حرسک الله تعالی لا تحسبن انقطاع الکتب من ملل | O my sweet spirit! May God, the Most High, protect thee. Think not that the interruption of letters stems from [3.5s]... …God is my witness that since the time of our separation, such griefs encircled me as are beyond description | INBA58:164.05-165.08 | KHAF.166 | RR.240-241 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2952 | Words spoken in 1912 in Paris | 60 | For this is the Radiant Century, the time when deeds must take the place of words. Blessed is that soul which does not attach itself to transient conditions | SAS.108-109 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02845 | 230 | O true friends! Separation from the friends causes the burning of heart and soul | SW_v10#07 p.142, BSTW#230b | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11626 | 730 | mixed | ای کنیز عزیز جمال مبارک نامه مفصل با وجود عدم فرصت بدقت مطالعه گردید از صعود | O cherished maidservant of the Blessed Beauty! Despite the lack of time, your detailed letter was carefully read. Concerning the ascension [3.5s] | YIA.398-400 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11912 | 140 | Persian | ای یادگار آن یار بزرگوار هیچ دانی که الان به مناسبت ذکر تو چگونه بیاد آنسرور | O cherished remembrance of that glorious friend! Knowest thou how, at the mere mention of thy name, the memory of that joy-giving one hath come to mind at this moment [3.5s] | TISH.126 | Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07296 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده صبور الهی هر چند مصیبت مادر مهربان عظیم است و فرقت یاران و دوستان و | O patient servant of God! Though the calamity of thy loving mother is grievous indeed, and separation from friends and loved ones [3.5s] | BSHN.140.183, BSHN.144.183, KNJ.023b, MHT2.152 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08769 | 110 | mixed | جناب ناظر را سلام میرسانیم نسئل الله بان یجمع ما تفرق منه و یرزقه الخیر فی | We send greetings to Jinab-i-Nazir. We beseech God to unite what hath been scattered and to bestow upon him His goodly favors [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.198a, | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10317 | 70 | Tablet 27 Feb 1913 to Graham Pole (Secretary General Theosophical Society) | O thou revered Friend! Thy letter was received. Its contents indicated that that illumined lady soared toward the Kingdom of the Merciful. | BLO_PT#103 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Teachings as spirit of the age | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01877 | 290 | mixed | یا من تشرف بالمثول بین یدی من اضاء وجهه من افق التقدیس و تجلی علیه بانوار | O thou who hast attained the presence of Him whose countenance hath illumined the horizon of sanctity, and upon whom the lights have shone forth [3.5s] | MMK6#395 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as sun; Power of prayer | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10803 | 60 | mixed | بیقین بدانید که لدی العرش مذکورید و قلم اعلی بذکر شما متوجه ان المظلوم یذکر | Know ye with certainty that ye are mentioned before the Divine Throne, and that the Supreme Pen hath turned to make mention of you. Verily, the Wronged One maketh mention [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.182c, , BLIB_Or15719.046a, | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04940 | 190 | Arabic | اذا تنادی طیر الوثاق عن شطر العراق و یغن بایات الفراق و بذلک تضطرب قلوب المقربین و | The Bird of Constancy calleth from the direction of Iraq and singeth verses of separation, whereupon the hearts of them that are nigh are caused to tremble [3.5s] | INBA71:040a | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06390 | 130 | Persian | ای ورقه طیبه علیک بهاٌالله وفضله وجوده و الطافه فی اولاک | O pure leaf! Upon thee be the glory of God and His grace, His bounty and His tender mercies in all things [3.5s] | INBA84:442 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07317 | 110 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان حضرت یزدان مدتیست که نامه مرقوم نگردید و مکتوبی ارسال نگشت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant of the Lord God! For some time no letter hath been penned, nor hath any missive been dispatched [3.5s] | INBA87:409b, INBA52:421b | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03773 | 250 | mixed | Tablet of Consolation | Lawh-i Taziya (Tablet of Consolation) | یعزیکم الله بفضل من عنده انه لهو المعزی العلیم الحکیم لا تحزن فی ابیک انه صعد الی الله | God consoles you as a token of His grace, and He is, in truth, the Comforter, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise | INBA51:505x | LHKM3.148x | BLO_PT#110, JHT_B#007 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||
| AB11660 | 300 | Persian | ایتها الورقه المبتلیه با المصیبه الکبری ناله و فغان شما عبدالبهاء را چنان | O leaf afflicted by this great calamity, your lamentation and cry have so affected Abdul-Baha [3.5s] | YIA.400-401 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08671 | 110 | mixed | ان یا امه الله ا تبکی من فراق ابنک اذا ابن الله یذکرک بالحق ان انصفی هل ینبغی | O handmaiden of God! Dost thou weep at the separation from thy son when the Son of God doth make mention of thee in truth? If thou be fair in judgement, would this be befitting [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#216, , BLIB_Or15710.079b, , BLIB_Or15722.050b, | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01239 | 680 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من هذا العبد الی احباء الله الذین ابتلیهم الله بفراق الذی ماشهدت | This is an epistle from this servant to the beloved of God whom He hath tried with separation from Him Whom the eyes of existence have never beheld [3.5s] | INBA71:020, BLIB_Or15738.002, | LHKM2.013 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Presence of; reunion with God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01713 | 520 | mixed | یا محبوب فوادی و المذکور فی قلبی و القائم لدی باب مولای قد ورد علی الخادم ما | O thou beloved of my heart and remembered in my soul, who standeth before the gate of my Lord! There hath come upon this servant that which [3.5s]... ...I beseech Thee, O Possessor of all names and Creator of the heavens, to ordain for Thy Afnán that which will protect him from all else besides Thee, and to bestow upon him a measure of Thy patience | INBA31:072, BLIB_Or15704.429, | GEN.312-313x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01419 | Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Zahra Bagum | 610 | mixed | یا اوراق سدرتی علیکن بهاء الله رب العالمین یا اثمار شجر عنایتی علیکن نور الله | O ye Leaves of My Divine Lote-Tree! Upon ye be the Glory of God, the Lord of both worlds. O ye fruits of My Tree of Bounty! Upon ye rest the Light of God, the Luminous, the Radiant, the Effulgent! | INBA51:343, BLIB_Or15716.034.12, | KHAF.188 | GEN.121-122 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Prayer for forgiveness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | LL#166 | ||||||
| BH09760 | 90 | Arabic | ان یا حسن انت و اخوانک دخلتم فی باب الفردوس ولکن ماشرفتم بلقاء رب الارباب | O Hasan! Thou and thy brethren have entered through the gate of Paradise, yet have not attained unto the presence of the Lord of Lords [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.374b, | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04205 | 180 | Persian | یار قدیما و مونس و ندیما مدتیست که موسم خزان بود و حرب عوان لهذا طیور شکور در | O companion of old and intimate confidant! For some time it hath been autumn's season and fierce warfare hath prevailed; thus the birds of gratitude [3.5s] | INBA87:584, INBA52:621 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06293 | 130 | Persian | ای مبتلا باذیت و جفا درین دنیا فی الحقیقه چنانست که مرقوم نمودی صدمات شدیده | O thou who art afflicted by trials and hardships in this world! In truth it is even as thou hast written - severe tribulations [3.5s] | MMK2#321 p.235 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for forgiveness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06714 | 120 | Persian | ای ثمره این شجره فی الحقیقه مظلومی و محزون و آنچه آه و فغان نماای حق داری | O fruit of this tree! In truth thou art oppressed and grief-stricken, and thy sighs and lamentations are fully justified [3.5s] | IQN.229 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07080 | 140 | Arabic | ذکر نقطه الاولی عبده الذی آمن بالله و سمی باسم من اسمائنا الذی کان رحیما ان | The mention of the Primal Point, His servant who hath believed in God and hath been named with one of Our names, He Who was the All-Merciful. Verily [3.5s] | INBA51:290b, INBA49:336, BLIB_Or15694.644a, , ALIB.folder18p489a | LHKM3.058 | Consolation and comfort; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05860 | 140 | mixed | ای یار مهربان جناب آقا سید اسدالله نامه ترا که در ذیل مکتوب آقا میرزا حیدر | O kind friend, esteemed Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah, thy letter which was appended to the missive of Aqa Mirza Haydar [3.5s] | MKT9.280 | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08252 | 100 | Persian | ای موقنه حضرت زین علیه بهاء الله الابهی حاضر شدند و در حق آن ورقه موقنه ذکری | O assured one! His Holiness Zein, upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Glorious, was present and made mention concerning that assured leaf [3.5s] | TABN.176 | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06519 | 130 | Persian | یا من ثبت علی العهد و المیثاق آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید و مشاهده شد | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant and the Testament! That which thou hadst written was noted and observed [3.5s] | PYK.276 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06178 | 130 | Persian | ای دو برادر چون دو فرقد از مشاکل و مصائب و مشقات در اینجهان ملول و محزون | O ye two brothers, who are like unto the twin stars, wearied and saddened by the difficulties, tribulations and hardships of this world [3.5s] | MKT5.018 | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11172 | 40 | Persian | سؤال فرموده بودید که اگر قصوری سرّی از نفس صادر و شخصی دیگر تشهیر دهد | Thou didst ask regarding a circumstance wherein one soul committeth a hidden fault and another person discloseth it [3.5s] | AVK3.185.14x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03219 | 210 | mixed | ای ورقه موقنه هر چند مصیبت وارده آتش جانسوز است و تیر جگردوز ولی حکمت قدیمه و | O steadfast leaf! Though the calamity that hath befallen thee is a soul-consuming fire and a heart-piercing arrow, yet the ancient wisdom [3.5s] | BSHN.140.275, BSHN.140.299, BSHN.144.275, ANDA#71 p.33, MSHR3.030, MHT1b.142, MHT1b.196 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04071 | 180 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advanced toward the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents created joy, for it showed thy faith and assurance. | TAB.504-505, LOG#0539x | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04837 | 160 | Persian | ای مصیبت زده محزون مباش مغموم مگرد سرشک مریز اشک مبار رخ مخراش آه و انین مکن | O thou who art afflicted! Be not sorrowful, neither be thou grieved. Shed no tears, weep not, rend not thy face, neither raise thou thy voice in lamentation [3.5s] | INBA17:188 | BSHN.140.383, BSHN.144.378, MHT1b.166, YQAZ.043-044 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07297 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده مشتاق لطف الهی شامل است و فوز و فلاح کامل از جمله الطاف الهیه این | O fervent servant! Divine grace encompasseth thee, and complete success and triumph are among the celestial bestowals [3.5s] | INBA17:179 | MKT8.042b | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10354 | 60 | Persian | ای امه الله بلطف قدیم رب کریم امیدوار باش که در این یوم عظیم فیوضات عفو از | O maidservant of God! Place thy hope in the ancient grace of the bountiful Lord, for on this great Day the effusions of forgiveness from [3.5s] | MKT7.042b | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05057 | 150 | mixed | ای امه الله ورقه زکیه علیک بهاء الله و عطر الله مشامک بنفحات القدس فی کل عشی | O maidservant of God, pure leaf! Upon thee be the Glory of God, and may He perfume thy senses with the holy fragrances at every eventide [3.5s] | MKT7.068 | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06091 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده حق شفقت خداوند را دقت نما که یارانش فراموش نگردند تفقد دلها کند و | O servant of Truth! Observe thou the loving-kindness of God, how His loved ones are not forgotten and how He watcheth over the hearts [3.5s] | INBA87:207b, INBA52:209b | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mosaic imagery; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04535 | 170 | mixed | ایها الفرع المبارک من سدره المنتهی نور الله وجهک بالانوار الساطعه من ملکوت الابهی | O blessed branch of the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing! May God illumine thy countenance with the radiant lights of the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | INBA87:476, INBA52:497 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02570 | 350 | mixed | یا محمد قلی لعمر الله باید در عالم فخر نمائی شنیدی آنچه را که از قبل احدی | O Muhammad-Quli! By the life of God, thou must needs glory in the world, for thou hast heard that which none before thee hath heard [3.5s] | INBA18:548 | AQA7#376 p.066 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05495 | 140 | Arabic | اللهم یا غافر الذنوب و یا کاشف الکروب و یا مبرء ضر ایوب و یا دافع الخطوب ارحم | O God, Thou Forgiver of sins, Dispeller of sorrows, Healer of Job's affliction, and Remover of tribulations, have mercy [3.5s] | BSHN.140.439, BSHN.144.433, MHT1b.051, MHT2.191 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04172 | 180 | Persian | رحمانا رحیما کریما شرق و غرب از انوار مشرق جمال منور است و مشام روحانیان از | O Most Merciful, Most Compassionate, Most Generous! The East and the West are illumined by the effulgent rays of His Beauty, and the senses of the spiritually-minded inhale the fragrance [3.5s] | INBA75:077, NLAI_BH_AB.013 | ADH2_1#51 p.079, MJMJ1.072, MMG2#228 p.255, MJH.026 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for healing; Prayer for prosperity; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06887 | 150 | Arabic | یا ورقتی قد ورد علیک ما تغبرت به الوجوه و ذابت به الاکباد نسئل الله ان یعزیک | O My Leaf! There hath descended upon thee that which hath caused faces to be covered with dust and hearts to melt. We beseech God that He may grant thee solace [3.5s] | INBA66:108, BLIB_Or15716.201c, | BRL_DA#463, AYBY.129a, BSHN.031, MHT2b.054, MAS8.095bx | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05858 | 170 | mixed | قلم الهی در اکثری از احیان بذکر دوستان مشغول یعنی آن نفوسیکه ندای الهی را | The Pen of God hath, in most moments, occupied itself with the remembrance of His friends—those souls who have hearkened unto the Divine Call [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.062b, | Consolation and comfort; Goodly deeds; actions; High station of the true believer; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08763 | 90 | mixed | ای سمندر نیران محبت الله چندیست مرغان چمن از غزلخانی باز مانده اند این از | O Phoenix of the fire of God's love! For some time now have the birds of the meadow ceased their melodious singing [3.5s] | AYBY.382 #064 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02004 | 280 | mixed | یا امه الله المقربه نامه شما رسید حق بجانب شماست حضرت فاضل مدتی است که از شما | O thou maidservant nigh unto God! Thy letter hath been received. Right is on thy side. For some time now, the esteemed Fazel [3.5s] | MSBH7.136-137 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause; Poems and quotation from poetry; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04884 | 160 | Persian | ای یادگار آن جان پاک چند روزی پیش نامه ارسال گشت و اکنون چون رقیمی جدید رسید | O cherished remnant of that pure soul! A few days ago a letter was dispatched, and now a fresh missive hath arrived [3.5s] | INBA21:153b | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Growth of the Cause; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00992 | 390 | mixed | ای آقا غلامعلی تو غلام جمال ابهائی و بنده حضرت اعلی قدر این فضل را بدان و | O Aqa Ghulam-'Ali, thou art the servant of the Abhá Beauty and the bondsman of His Holiness the Exalted One. Know thou, then, the measure of this bounty [3.5s] | MMK6#363 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07451 | 130 | mixed | اسم جود ذکر شما را در ساحت اقدس معروض داشت لذا قلم اعلی از افق ابهی ترا ذکر مینماید | The Name of Júd mentioned you in the Most Holy Court; wherefore doth the Supreme Pen make mention of thee from the Most Glorious Horizon [3.5s] | AQA5#076 p.092b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06895 | 400 | Persian | ای منادی پیمان آنچه نگاشتی ملاحظه گردید و بر مطالب اطلاع حاصل گشت هر چه مرقوم | O Herald of the Covenant! That which thou hast penned hath been perused, and its contents noted. Whatsoever thou didst write [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0153, MSHR2.178-179x, YIA.244-245 | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10052 | 90 | Arabic | یا اهل البیت قد ورد علیکم فی سبیل الله ما ورد علی ابنا الرسول و ابنائهم و | O scions of that House! Verily, there hath come upon you in the path of God that which came upon the descendants of the Apostle | INBA97:026a | NNY.172 | EBTB.048-049 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Imam Husayn; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04147 | 180 | Persian | ایتها الورقه المهتزه من نسیم هذه الریاض اگر بظاهر بان امة الله تا بحال چیزی | O leaf, stirred by the fragrant breeze of these gardens! If outwardly that handmaid of God hath until now [3.5s] | MKT7.085 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03143 | 290 | Arabic | هذا کتاب کریم نزل من جبروت مشیه ربک العلی العظیم و فیه کوثر الحیوان تحیی به | This is a glorious Book sent down from the dominion of thy Lord's Will, the Most Exalted, the Most Great, wherein floweth the Water of Life that giveth life [3.5s] | INBA44:133, INBA34:270 | BRL_DA#054, AQA1#133 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Knowledge; recognition of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04339 | 220 | mixed | یا رضی انشاء الله از تجلیات انوار آفتاب حقیقت منور باشی و بذکر دوست یکتا ناطق | God grant, O Riḍá, that thou art illumined with the splendors of the light of the Sun of Truth, and that thou art voicing the praise of the Incomparable Friend | BLIB_Or15715.271a, | MAS4.095b, ASAT1.137x, PYB#245 p.03, ANDA#62 p.01, ANDA#60 p.03, QUM.035-036, YQAZ.130 | ADMS#071 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consolation and comfort; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal ; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12685 | 70 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان جواب مختصر مرقوم میگردد معذور دارید هر دو رویا دلیل بر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! A brief reply is being written; pray excuse me. Both dreams indicate [3.5s] | INBA85:117b | Consolation and comfort; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09457 | 100 | Arabic | قد اردنا ان نذکر امه من امائنا التی آمنت بالله الملک العزیز الحمید و نسقیها | We have desired to make mention of one among Our handmaidens who hath believed in God, the Almighty, the All-Praised, and to give her to drink [3.5s] | INBA23:072a, BLIB_Or15715.129b, | Consolation and comfort; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07879 | 100 | Persian | ای امه الله جناب آقا محمد حسن الحمد لله محفوظا مصونا بملجا اعظم رسیدند و در | O handmaid of God! Jináb-i-Áqá Muhammad-Hasan hath, praise be to God, reached the Most Great Refuge, safeguarded and protected, and [3.5s] | INBA87:035a, INBA52:035a | MKT7.211 | Consolation and comfort; Law of pilgrimage | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11762 | 120 | mixed | ای دو یار روحانی خسرو خاوری عنقریب در باختر متواری گردد یعنی قریب بشام است و | O ye two spiritual friends! The Prince of the East will soon disappear in the West – that is, it is nigh unto evening [3.5s] | YIA.230-231 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Power of prayer | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10309 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O my dear, intimate friend! Verily, I address thee with such an appellation whereby the hearts | TAB.129 | Consolation and comfort; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01115 | 370 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل که بجناب منشادی انشا و انشاد نموده بودی واصل گردید | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The detailed letter which thou hadst composed and addressed to Jinab-i-Manshadi hath been received [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0983, KHML.259-264 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07711 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou whose heart is filled with the Love of God! I was informed of thy longing for meeting (me) and that thy breast is boiling with the love of God. | TAB.194-195 | Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07008 | 120 | Persian | ای یاران عزیز این عبد جناب زائر مهربان بدل و جان ستایش یاران نماید که آن نفوس | O dearly beloved friends! This servant, with heart and soul, doth praise that loving visitor who extolleth the friends [3.5s] | ANDA#65 p.58, YARP2.337 p.276, PPAR.093 | Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04546 | 170 | mixed | جناب حاجی مکتوباتی که بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید | Jinab-i-Haji: the letters which you had addressed to Jinab-i-Aqa Siyyid Taqi have been perused [3.5s] | MKT6.194 | Consolation and comfort; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03501 | 200 | Persian | ای ورقه منجذبه نامه شما رسید مختصر جواب مرقوم میگردد زیرا ابدا فرصت نیست | O leaf drawn to the Divine, thy letter was received and a brief reply is herewith written, for there is no time at all [3.5s] | MKT6.168 | Consolation and comfort; Education of children; moral education; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2681 | Words to Azizollah Bahadur spoken around April 1915 | 80 | On your return, write to the beloved friends everywhere and give them my heartiest love. Tell them that my health | SW_v06#06 p.046 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06181 | 130 | mixed | ای دو برادر یک روح در دو پیکر الحمد لله اخوت جسمانی و معنوی و جسدی و روحانی در | O ye two brothers, one spirit in two bodies! Praise be to God for physical and spiritual, bodily and celestial brotherhood [3.5s] | INBA87:266a, INBA52:269b | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05218 | 150 | mixed | ای سمندر نار موقده میثاق مکتوب آنجناب ملاحظه گردید وقایع و حوادث وارده بر | O Salamander aflame in the Fire of the Covenant! Thy letter was perused, and the events and happenings that befell were noted [3.5s] | AYBY.362 #044 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12256 | 210 | Persian | ای بلبل خوش الحان نامه شما رسید از واقعه محزنه تاثر شدید حاصل گردیده لکن صبر | O sweetly singing nightingale! Thy letter was received, and from this sorrowful event profound grief was occasioned; yet patience [3.5s] | INBA85:020 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02889 | 310 | Arabic | کتاب انزله المظلوم لافنانه الذی آمن به و بآیاته و شرب رحیق الوحی من کأس عطائه و | The Book sent down by the Wronged One unto His Afnán, who hath believed in Him and in His signs, and hath quaffed the choice wine of revelation from the chalice of His bounty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.109, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as sun; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for parents | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07441 | 140 | Arabic | یشهد القیوم بان الذی ینطق فی هذا القصر انه لهو المقتدر علی ما یشاء قد خلق | The Ever-Living testifieth that He Who speaketh in this Palace is, verily, the All-Powerful, doing whatsoever He willeth, Who hath created [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.015c, | Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12726 | 60 | Persian | ای یادگار آن شهید سبیل پروردگار از نامه مفصل معذورم و به اختصار مجبور بیادت | O thou who art a remembrance of that martyr in the path of the Lord! Though I must be brief in my letter, thou art ever in my thoughts [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0592 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12493 | 120 | Persian | ای یادگار آن طیر حدائق ملکوت محررات متعدده آنجناب واصل و آه و انین از فراق | O cherished remnant of that bird of the gardens of the Kingdom! Your numerous letters have arrived, and sighs and lamentations of separation [3.5s] | INBA85:474b | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06050 | 160 | Arabic | ان یا امه الله طوبی لک و لاخیک الذی هاجر الی الله الی ان دخل مقر عرش عظیم و | O handmaid of God! Blessed art thou and thy brother who migrated unto God until he attained unto the seat of His glorious throne [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.326a, | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03062 | 220 | mixed | یا من شرفه الله بالانتساب الی محبوب الشهداء نعمت بر دو قسم است یکی مترقبه و | O thou who hast been honored by God through thy kinship with the Beloved of Martyrs! Know thou that bounties are of two kinds: those anticipated [3.5s] | DUR4.637, NNY.058-059 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06842 | 120 | mixed | ای قرینه آن جوهر وجود آن باز سپید اوج ملکوت هر چند بلانه و آشیانه عزت عروج | O counterpart of that essence of existence, that white falcon of the celestial heights, though in thy nest and honored dwelling thou dost soar [3.5s] | INBA16:116 | MMK6#290, AHB.129BE #11-12 p.10, PYK.287, MYD.491 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06912 | 120 | mixed | ای منسوب بان شهید سبیل الهی عم بزرگوار را اگر بخواهی که مقام و مکان و منزل | O thou who art associated with that martyr in God's path! If thou desirest to know the station, place and dwelling [3.5s] | MKT5.030a | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04674 | 200 | mixed | آنچه از قبل از سماء مشیت رحمانیه نازل اینست و من یخرج من بیته مهاجرا الی | That which hath been sent down aforetime from the heaven of the All-Merciful Will is this: And whoso leaveth his home as a migrant unto [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.241, , BLIB_Or15726.038, | AHB_119BE #03 p.076, YFY.071 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03476 | 200 | Persian | ای مظلومه سبیل الهی آنچه ناله و فغان نماای و جزع و فزع کنی و زبان بشکوه گشاای | O thou who art wronged in the path of God! No matter how much thou mayest wail and lament, and give voice to thy grief and distress [3.5s] | MMK2#342 p.247, TABN.107 | Consolation and comfort; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06957 | 120 | Persian | ای نهال بوستان شهادت کبری خبر شهادت حضرت پدر سبب حسرت و اسف و احزان بیحد و | O sapling of the garden of supreme martyrdom! News of thy father's martyrdom hath caused boundless sorrow and grief [3.5s] | NANU_AB#16 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07200 | 110 | Persian | ای امه الله حلیل شهید جلیل آن ستاره صبحگاهی شهادت کبری هر چند از افق عالم غروب | O handmaid of God, spouse of the glorious martyr, that morning star of supreme martyrdom, though he hath set from the horizon of the world [3.5s] | YBN.041b | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11751 | 270 | mixed | یا حیدر علیک بهائی نامه‌ئی جناب سیاح بعبد حاضر نوشته و در آن نامه اظهار تبری | O Haydar, upon thee be My glory! A letter from his honor Sayyáḥ was written to 'Abdu'l-Ḥáḍir, wherein he declared his repudiation [3.5s] | BRL_DA#519 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02089 | 270 | mixed | ای سمی حضرت ذبیح ایا لقب خویش را فراموش نمودی سمی جلیل جام جانفشانی نوش نمود | O namesake of His Holiness the Sacrifice! Hast thou forgotten thine own title? That glorious namesake quaffed the cup of martyrdom [3.5s] | INBA84:292 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06882 | 120 | Persian | ای مظلومه در سبیل بهاء آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی قرائت نمودم و بر حال حزینت افسوس | O thou who art wronged in the path of Baha! That which thou hadst written I have perused, and I grieve for thy sorrowful state [3.5s] | DUR4.402, DUR4.678, NNY.239 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06284 | 130 | mixed | ای کنیز عزیز درگاه کبریا پدر بزرگوار در انبار در زیر سلاسل و اغلال شهید شد و | O beloved handmaid of the Almighty Threshold! Thy noble father suffered martyrdom in the dungeon beneath chains and fetters [3.5s] | MKT7.119 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03215 | 210 | Persian | ای ورقه محزونه تو قرینه آن نور مبین و نجم منیر بودی و در یک برج همدم و قرین | O sorrowful leaf! Thou wert the companion of that manifest Light and brilliant Star, and in the same constellation a close companion [3.5s] | NANU_AB#20 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3058 | Words spoken ca. 1916 | 50 | If you have a bed of lilies-of-the-valley that you love and tenderly care for, they cannot see you, nor can they understand your care | CHH.215, BLO_PN#022 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Methods of teaching the Cause; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07142 | 120 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou bird of the Garden of God! Why art thou sad and sorrowful, disappointed | TAB.672-673, BSC.471 #886x, RBB.125bx | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Nearness and remoteness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02338 | 250 | mixed | ای اسرار آن سید ابرار ابناء اگر از عنصر جان و دل آباء باشند یعنی حسن اخلاق | O mysteries of that noble Master of the righteous! If the descendants be imbued with the essence of their fathers' soul and heart, this verily is goodly character [3.5s] | INBA16:007 | MMK2#341 p.246 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consolation and comfort; Noah | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03089 | 210 | mixed | ای افنان سدره منتهی علیک البهاء الابهی و علی اخوتک و ذوی قرابتک الثابتین علی | O Afnan of the Divine Lote-Tree! Upon thee be the Most Glorious Glory, and upon thy brethren and kindred who stand firm [3.5s] | INBA87:325a, INBA52:330 | MATA.227-228 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Non-participation in politics | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03667 | 190 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ات رسید در حق آنشخص محبوس همتی نمودی بلکه انشاء الله | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hast exerted a great effort | MMK1#082 p.113x | SWAB#082x, SW_v10#12 p.231 | Consolation and comfort; Non-participation in politics; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05081 | 150 | Persian | ای بنده آستان حضرت کبریا هر چند ابدا فرصت ندارم و مهلت نیست که نامه نگارم ولی | O servant of the threshold of the Most Great Lord! Though I have no time whatsoever, nor respite to pen a letter, yet [3.5s] | INBA89:231 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Prayer for governments and rulers; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03146 | 210 | Persian | ای خادم جمال مقصود مکاتیب شما رسید و بر کیفیت اطلاع حاصل گردید از حزن شما | O servant of the Beauty of the All-Glorious! Thy letters were received, and their contents made known thy sorrow [3.5s] | MMK5#015 p.009 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10728 | 60 | Persian | نامه شما رسید و چون قرائت گردید بدرگاه احدیت تضرع و زاری شد و طلب تایید | Your letter arrived, and upon reading it, supplications and entreaties were offered at the Threshold of Divine Oneness, seeking confirmation [3.5s] | INBA87:197b, INBA52:199a | Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02369 | 250 | Persian | در خصوص جناب آقا موسی نهايت سعی و کوشش خواهد گشت. مطمئن باشيد که ذرّه‌ای فتور نخواهد | Concerning Jináb-i-Áqá Músá, the utmost endeavour and effort shall be exerted. Rest ye assured that not an iota of lassitude shall [3.5s] | MMK6#153x | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01882 | 290 | O thou real friend! Thy letter dated April 11th was duly received. Thou hast written regarding the maidservant | MAX.335-336 | Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02809 | 230 | Persian | ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره المبارکه از جهت بلایاء و مشقات آن جناب نهایت تاثر | O thou exalted branch of the Blessed Tree! I am deeply grieved by the trials and tribulations that have befallen thee [3.5s] | INBA87:311, INBA52:316 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05157 | 190 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذی استشرق من بوارق انوار ربه و استغرب عن الاوطان | This is a Book from Our presence unto him who hath been illumined by the splendors of his Lord's light and hath become a stranger to his homeland [3.5s] | INBA34:297b, BLIB_Or15736.045c, , NLAI_BH1.069b | AQA1#164, ASAT3.206x | Consolation and comfort; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02126 | 420 | mixed | یا محبوب فوادی الیوم که پنجشنبه هیجدهم شهر ذی القعده الحرامست دستخط آنمحبوب | O Beloved of my heart! On this day, which is Thursday the eighteenth of the sacred month of Dhi'l-Qa'dah, the letter of that Beloved [3.5s] | INBA28:470 | Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08099 | 120 | mixed | انشاء الله همیشه ایام در ظل سدره عنایت مالک انام مسرور و مستریح باشید جناب | God willing, may you ever dwell, joyous and at rest, beneath the shade of the Tree of Divine Grace of the Lord of all names [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.025a, | Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11196 | 50 | Arabic | یذکرک المظلوم من شطر السجن و یذکر ایام حضورک لدی الوجه و قیامک لدی الباب و | The Wronged One remembereth thee from the precincts of the prison, and calleth to mind the days of thy presence before His countenance and thy standing at the gate [3.5s] | INBA51:563b, BLIB_Or15696.092b, | Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12105 | 210 | Persian | ای یار باوفای عبدالبهاء آنچه بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملحوظ گردید | O faithful friend of Abdu'l-Baha! That which thou didst write to his honor Aqa Siyyid Taqi was noted [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0496 | Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06336 | 130 | O thou attracted to the Kingdom of god! Thy letter dated January 31st | SW_v10#09 p.185 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH03926 | 240 | mixed | هذا ما اشرق من مطلع الاراده یا ایها المذکور بین یدی الوجه قد سمعنا ندآئک و قرء | This is what hath shone forth from the Dayspring of Will: O thou who art mentioned before the Face! We have hearkened unto thy call and have read [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#250, | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Importance of prayer; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09203 | 80 | Persian | ای بنده الهی در انجمن رحمانی مذکوری و در عتبه مقدسه معروف و مشهور بیقین بدان | O servant of God! Thou art mentioned in the assemblage of the All-Merciful and art well-known and renowned at the Sacred Threshold. Know thou of a certainty [3.5s] | TSS.169 | Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12547 | 100 | Persian | ای امین عبدالبهاء تو در درگاه اسم اعظم عزیز و محترمی مطمئن باش من از تو راضی | O trusted one of Abdu'l-Baha! Thou art cherished and honored at the threshold of the Most Great Name. Rest assured that I am well-pleased with thee [3.5s] | AMIN.161-162 | Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09032 | 90 | Since I intend to return home, therefore, I do not write in detail. Praised be God that we are all safe and secure in the shelter of divine care | LTDT.113x, LTDT.325 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH07963 | 130 | Persian | یا غصنی علیک بهائی و عنایتی نامه شما رسید قطعه های شما هم فی الحقیقه دریاق اعظمست | O My Branch! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. Thy letter was received, and thy verses are in truth the Most Great Remedy [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.095a, | Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05252 | 150 | O thou brilliant Kokab (star)! Praise be to God! Thou hast become resplendent | SW_v10#12 p.231 | Consolation and comfort; Importance of community building; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08807 | 90 | Persian | ای فرع شجره رحمانیت جناب آقا عبدالغفار مکرر نهایت شکایت از ابویشان حاجی | O branch of the tree of divine mercy! Jinab-i-Aqa 'Abdu'l-Ghaffar hath repeatedly expressed utmost grievance concerning his father Haji [3.5s] | INBA87:327a, INBA52:333a | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Petitions to authorities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11181 | 40 | mixed | ای فرع محترم شجره مبارکه رحمانیه نامه شما رسید | O honoured branch of the blessed Tree of the All-Merciful! Thy letter was received [3.5s] | MSHR1.031x | Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08668 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر میثاق محزون مباش در فکر صدمات و بلایاء عبدالبهاء افت ملاحظه | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Be thou not sorrowful, neither dwell upon the trials and tribulations that have befallen 'Abdu'l-Bahá [3.5s] | MMK5#147 p.114, MSHR5.045x | Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Poems and quotation from poetry; Review of publications; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03958 | 180 | O thou who art thirsty for the water of Heavenly Life! Thy letter hath been received. Its contents brought delight | BBBD.519, SW_v13#10 p.281 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Living waters; water of life; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09701 | 80 | Arabic | یا من استجار من الاغیار الی ربه المختار اعلم ان کل ظل یحموم الا ظله الظلیل و | O thou who hast fled from strangers unto thy Lord, the All-Choosing! Know thou that every shadow is darksome save His sheltering shade [3.5s] | MMK6#484 | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01566 | 550 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی هدانا الی سبیله و عرفنا دلیله و اوضح لنا بدایع فضله و ظهورات | Praise be to God, Who hath guided us unto His path, made known unto us His proof, and unveiled before us the wondrous tokens of His grace and its manifestations [3.5s] | INBA28:489 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for pilgrims | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08632 | 110 | Arabic | اسمع ندآء من ینادیک حین الذی یهب روائح الفراق عن شطر العراق و تغن دیک | Hearken unto the call of Him Who summoneth thee, when the breezes of separation waft from the direction of Iraq, and sing thou [3.5s] | INBA71:038a, INBA49:325 | AQA6#306 p.300 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06036 | 130 | mixed | ای امه الله شاد باش و شاد باش و از این جهان آزاد باش تشبث بذیل تقدیس نما و بر | O maidservant of God! Be thou joyous, be thou joyous, and be thou free from this world. Hold fast to the hem of sanctity and turn [3.5s] | PYK.311 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05014 | 190 | Arabic | تلک آیات القدس قد نزلت عن جهه عرش عظیما و فیها یذکر الذی آمن بالله و کان | These are the verses of holiness that have descended from the direction of the mighty Throne, wherein is mentioned he who hath believed in God and was [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.328b, | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11439 | 30 | Arabic | یا حسین علیک بهائی یذکرک المظلوم و یعزیک فیما ورد علیک لعمر الله انا معک و انا | O Husayn! Upon thee be My glory! The Wronged One maketh mention of thee and consoleth thee in that which hath befallen thee. By the life of God, verily I am with thee [3.5s] | INBA18:039, BLIB_Or15696.084e, | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07473 | 130 | Arabic | امتی امتی قد حضر کتابک و عرضه العبد الحاضر لدی الباب اجبناک بما انزله الله | O My handmaiden, O My handmaiden! Verily thy Book hath been presented, and the servant standing before the Gate hath laid it forth. We answer thee through that which God hath revealed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.131c, | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Word of God is its own standard | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11855 | 80 | Arabic | غفاری لا تحزن من الفراق انت ممن وفیت المیثاق انا نحبک کما تحبنا و حبنا | O Ghaffári! Grieve thou not at this separation, for thou art among them that have remained faithful to the Covenant. We love thee even as thou lovest Us, and Our love [3.5s] | BRL_DA#488 | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06062 | 160 | Arabic | ان یا ورقه السدره ان استمعی ندآء الله عن جهه عرش ربک الرحمن ان ندائه ایاک من | O Leaf of the divine Lote-Tree! Hearken thou unto the Call of God from the direction of the Throne of thy Lord, the All-Merciful. Verily, His Call unto thee is from [3.5s] | INBA73:075, NLAI_BH1.478b, NLAI_BH2.226b | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08109 | 120 | mixed | ای امه الله باید در کل لیالی و ایام بحمد و ثنای مالک انام مشغول باشی چه که | O handmaid of God! Thou must needs, through all nights and days, be engaged in the praise and glorification of the Lord of all beings, inasmuch as [3.5s] | INBA23:248a, BLIB_Or15710.191a, | Consolation and comfort; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03309 | 270 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی اظهر من بحر البیان لئالی الحکمه و التبیان هو المالک الذی نصبت | Praise be to God Who hath manifested from the Ocean of Utterance the pearls of wisdom and exposition. He is the Sovereign Who hath raised up [3.5s] | BRL_DA#452, MUH3.020-021, OOL.B192.2 | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08224 | 120 | Persian | روز روز نشاط و انبساط است نشاط از چه از صهبای محبت الهی در این صبح نورانی نشهد | This is a day of joy and exultation - joy from what? From the crimson wine of divine love in this radiant morn [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15718.029, | YIA.059 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04191 | 220 | Arabic | حبی ایاک قد اقامنی علی ذکرک بعد الذی نسیتنی دخلت فی السجن الاعظم بما اکتسبت | My love for Thee hath caused Me to remember Thee after Thou didst forget Me. I have entered the Most Great Prison by reason of that which I have wrought [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#058, | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10500 | 80 | mixed | یا ورقتی و یا امتی حنین قلبت در آفاق تاثیر نموده و ناله ات اهل سرادق را محزون | O My Leaf and My Handmaiden! The longing of thy heart hath influenced the horizons, and thy lamentation hath filled with sorrow the dwellers of the pavilion [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.221b, | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07592 | 110 | Persian | ای مومن ثابت راسخ هر چند روزگار ستمکار است و ایامی چند شما بیکار ولی امیدوار | O steadfast and firm believer! Though these times be oppressive, and though thou mayest find thyself without occupation for some days, yet remain thou hopeful [3.5s] | INBA84:389 | MKT9.197a | Consolation and comfort; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08712 | 110 | mixed | ای امه الله انشاء الله بعنایت الهی فائز باشی و بانچه لدی الوجه مقبول است | O handmaid of God! God willing, mayest thou, through divine bounty, be victorious and attain unto that which is acceptable in His presence [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.112a, | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Power of prayer | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10685 | 70 | Arabic | یا امتی یذکرک المظلوم من شطر السجن و یامرک بما ینبغی لیومه العزیز تمسکی بحبل | O My handmaiden! The Wronged One maketh mention of thee from the precincts of the prison, and enjoineth upon thee that which beseemeth His glorious Day. Hold thou fast unto the cord [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.285e, | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03160 | 290 | Arabic | یا جواد ان استمع ندآء مالک الایجاد انه یدعوک فضلا من عنده و یذکرک کما ذکرک | O Javád! Hearken unto the Call of the Lord of creation. He, verily, summoneth thee through His grace and remembereth thee even as He hath remembered thee [3.5s] | INBA35:085 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03872 | 240 | mixed | قد حضر کتابک لدی الوجه و توجه الیه لحاظ ربک المقتدر العزیز المنان و وجدنا منه | Thy letter hath reached Our presence, and thy Lord, the Omnipotent, the Mighty, the All-Bountiful, hath turned His gaze upon it, and We found therein [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.122r, , BLIB_Or11096#058, | KHSH13.008 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08774 | 90 | Persian | ای شمع محبت جمال مبارک روزیست روشن و ساحت قلوب گلزار فرح و سرور زیرا بولادت | O thou candle of the love of the Blessed Beauty! Bright indeed is this day, and the court of hearts is even as a rose-garden of joy and delight, for the birth [3.5s] | MKT5.150 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04668 | 200 | mixed | ای ورقه فردوس کتابت در محضر انس و مقر قدس حاضر و نفحات حب محبوب از | O Leaf of Paradise! Thy letter hath attained unto the presence of intimate communion and the sanctuary of holiness, and the fragrances of the Beloved's love [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#106, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01751 | 300 | Persian | ایها الفرع الرفیع من دوحه البقاء نورانیت امرالله جهانرا بصبح منیر و نور مبین | O thou exalted branch from the Tree of Eternity! The luminosity of God's Cause hath illumined the world with a brilliant morn and a manifest light [3.5s] | INBA87:279, INBA52:284 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08215 | 120 | mixed | ذکرت لدی العرش مذکور و این لوح منیع بلسان پارسی نازل تا عرف قمیص را مره بعد | Thy remembrance hath been mentioned before the Throne, and this exalted Tablet hath been revealed in the Persian tongue that thou mayest once again inhale the fragrance of the garment [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.015c, | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09013 | 90 | mixed | ایها الفرع المنشعب من السدره المبارکه نور الله بصرک بالفیوضات المقدسه المنزله من | O thou branch sprung from the Blessed Tree! May God illumine thy sight with holy effusions sent down from [3.5s] | INBA87:320b, INBA52:325b | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10189 | 80 | Arabic | انا نذکر من سمی بابی القاسم بهذا الذکر الذی به غنت الطیور علی الافنان ان | We make mention of him who was named Abu'l-Qásim through this remembrance, wherewith the birds warble upon the branches [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.060c, | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04716 | 200 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا للورقه التی صعدت الی الافق الاعلی و فازت بانوار وجه ربها العزیز | A mention from Our presence for the Leaf who hath ascended unto the Most Exalted Horizon and hath attained the lights of her Lord's countenance, the Mighty [3.5s] | INBA19:059, INBA32:055b, BLIB_Or15719.097a, | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01581 | 550 | mixed | روحی لحضرتکم الفداء خادم فانی چه عرض کند و چه ذکر نماید که لایق باشد اول هر | May my spirit be a sacrifice unto Thy sacred presence! What can this evanescent servant present, and what mention can he make, that would be worthy [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.172, , BLIB_Or15738.164.09x, | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09639 | 100 | Arabic | یا ایتها الورقه العلیا ان افرحی بما تذکرک سدره المنتهی عن یمین البقعه النورآء | O Most Exalted Leaf! Rejoice thou, inasmuch as the Divine Lote-Tree maketh mention of thee from the right of the luminous Spot [3.5s] | INBA51:252b, BLIB_Or15697.205, , KB_620:245-246 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09099 | 110 | Arabic | یا اهل الارض ان استمعوا ندآء هذا المظلوم الذی بلی ببلایا مااحصیها الا المحصی | O peoples of the earth! Hearken unto the call of this Wronged One, Who hath been afflicted with tribulations which none can reckon save the Reckoner [3.5s] | INBA23:019a, BLIB_Or15697.134a, | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10760 | 60 | Arabic | ان اشکر الله بما حضر اسمک لدی العرش و نزل لک من سماء عطاء ربک ما لایعادله شیء | Give thanks unto God, for thy name hath been mentioned before the Throne, and there hath descended upon thee from the heaven of thy Lord's bounty that which nothing can equal [3.5s] | AQA5#050 p.066a | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10909 | 60 | Arabic | یا ایتها المظلوم الغریب یذکرک قلمی الاعلی و یعزیک فیما ورد علیک فی سبیل الله | O thou wronged and estranged One! My Most Exalted Pen remembereth thee and consoleth thee in what hath befallen thee in the path of God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.087f, , BLIB_Or15738.041a, | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06861 | 120 | Persian | ای متضرعه الی الله جناب خلیل جلیل خواهش این تقریر فرمودند ولی چه نویسم که از | O thou who supplicatest unto God! The illustrious Khalil Jalil requested these words be penned, yet what shall I write when [3.5s] | MKT7.122b | Consolation and comfort; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Praise and encouragement; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02212 | 260 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه اخیر رسید ولی نامه های پیش نرسید حال نامه ها از یاران | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy latest letter was received, but thy previous letters arrived not. Now, as for the letters from the friends [3.5s] | INBA87:037, INBA52:037 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04088 | 180 | Persian | ای منجذبه بنفحات الله امیدوار بصون و عون و حمایت حضرت پروردگار باش و متوکل بر | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Place thy trust in the protection, aid and shelter of the Lord, and rely thou upon Him [3.5s] | MKT7.126, BSHN.140.470, BSHN.144.463, MHT1b.192 | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03831 | 240 | mixed | ذکر من لدنا لمن تنور بانوار شمس اللقاء و شرب من بحر الوصال اذ کان النیر الاعظم | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath been illumined by the lights of the Sun of Meeting and hath quaffed from the ocean of reunion when the Most Great Luminary was manifest [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.048d, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11424 | 130 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدی الغلام الی امة من امائه لیجذبها ندآء الرحمن الذی ارتفع عن جهة | This is an epistle from the Youth to one among His maidservants, that she may be drawn by the call of the All-Merciful, which hath been raised from this direction [3.5s] | BRL_DA#567 | Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10222 | 80 | mixed | آفتاب عنایت مشرق و بحر جود مالک وجود ظاهر و مواج است نیکو است حال نفسیکه | The Sun of loving-kindness hath dawned, and the Ocean of the bounty of the Lord of all being is manifest and billowing. How blessed is the state of the soul that [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.157b, , BLIB_Or15719.023d, | Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02509 | 240 | Persian | ای بنده الهی مدتی است که از اینجانب نامه سمت تحریر نیافت این از موانع کثیر | O thou servant of God! It has been some that no epistle has been forwarded to you from this land. Innumerable hindrances have brought about the interruption of correspondence | TZH8.0748, ANDA#73 p.76, KHH1.244 (1.340) | KHHE.358-359, DAS.1915-05-15 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06097 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه یزدان فارسیان هر چند هزار و سیصد سال بادیه ذلت و هوان پیمودند | O servant of the Threshold of Providence! Though the Persians have traversed the wilderness of abasement and degradation for thirteen hundred years [3.5s] | ALPA.083b, YARP2.099 p.124 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08952 | 90 | mixed | ای ورقه مبتهله مطمئنه شکر کن حی قدیمرا که در ظل جمال مبین وارد گشتی و از کاس | O supplicating and assured leaf! Give thanks unto the Ancient and Ever-Living One, that thou hast entered beneath the shade of the Manifest Beauty and hast drunk from the cup [3.5s] | INBA16:123 | MKT7.152b, PYK.294 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05299 | 180 | Arabic | ان یا رضا قد رضینا عنک و رضی الله منک و بذلک فافتخر فی نفسک فتوکل علی الله | O Riḍá! We have been pleased with thee, and God hath been pleased with thee. Therefore take pride in thyself and place thy trust in God [3.5s] | INBA71:006b, BLIB_Or15736.040ax, | Consolation and comfort; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04588 | 210 | Arabic | یا علی یا ایها الطائف حول العرش ان استمع ندائی الاحلی الذی اذا ارتفع انجذب | O 'Ali, O thou who circleth round the Throne! Hearken unto My most sweet call, which, when raised, draweth all in rapture [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.112d, | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Naming of children; of individuals; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09185 | 100 | Arabic | ا تحزن من شیء بعد الذی ادرکت البلایاء فی حبی و الرزایاء فی سبیلی فو عمری | Grieve not over any matter, after that which thou hast borne of tribulations in My love and calamities in My path. By My life [3.5s] | INBA51:061, KB_620:054-055, NLAI_BH1.069a | LHKM2.129 | Consolation and comfort; Nearness and remoteness; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05439 | 150 | Persian | یا امه الله من الدوحه المبارکه اگرچه سالهای چند است پیک و پیامی از بقعه مبارکه | O handmaid of God from the Blessed Tree! Though many years have passed without tidings or message from the Sacred Spot [3.5s] | INBA87:109, INBA52:108 | MKT7.220, KHAF.282 | Consolation and comfort; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10313 | 80 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو یفتح لمن یشاء ابواب الخیرات انه لهو الفرد المقتدر | God beareth witness that there is none other God but Him. He openeth unto whomsoever He willeth the gates of bounty. He is, verily, the Single One, the All-Powerful [3.5s] | INBA51:529a, BLIB_Or15696.090i, | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07223 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou sign of the Love of God! Be rejoiced that thou hast held the cup of providence in thy hand and drunk the choice wine of guidance | TAB.179, BSTW#043b | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08373 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art kindled with the fire of the Love of God! Verily I read thy words which showed thy yearning love in God | TAB.331-332 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH03799 | 240 | mixed | انشاء الله لازال از بحر فرح بیاشامید و در هوآء بهجت و سرو طائر فی الحقیقه | God willing, may ye ever drink from the ocean of joy and soar in the atmosphere of gladness and delight, even as birds soaring in truth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15706.209, , BLIB_Or15715.086d, | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02743 | 230 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی حمد خدا را که در یوم ندا آهنگ ملا اعلی شنیدی و خطاب الست را | O cherished handmaid of God! Praise be to God that in this Day of the Call thou didst hearken unto the melody of the Supreme Concourse and the Voice of "Am I not?" [3.5s] | MKT7.112b, FRH.173 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10232 | 80 | Arabic | تلک آیات القدس نزلت بالحق من جبروت عز علیا لتجذب الذینهم آمنوا بالله و | These are the verses of holiness which have been sent down in truth from the realm of exalted glory, that they may draw unto them such as have believed in God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.348a, | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03616 | 250 | Arabic | ان یا کلمة النصر فاشهد بما شهد الله فی جبروت البقاء | O Word of Victory! Bear thou witness unto that which God hath testified in the Dominion of Eternity [3.5s] | INBA36:164 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10227 | 80 | mixed | بعنایت حق فائز شدی لله الحمد و بصراطش آگاه گشتی لله الفضل ذکرت مذکور و لحاظ | Thou hast been favored by God's grace, praise be unto Him, and become aware of His path, all glory be unto God. Thy remembrance is noted in His presence [3.5s] | INBA15:354a, INBA26:357a | AQA7#484 p.304b | Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07202 | 140 | Arabic | قد فاز کتابک باصغاء المظلوم فی هذا المقام الکریم حین الذی استوی جمال القدم علی | Thy book hath attained unto the hearing of the Wronged One in this glorious station, at the hour when the Ancient Beauty had established Himself upon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15706.233, , BLIB_Or15715.090b, | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04425 | 170 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou dear maidservant of God! What thou hast written hath caused joy and happiness, for it was an evidence of turning to the Kingdom | TAB.235 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01918 | 280 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter which thou hast written to his honor, Mirza . . . . . . . . . was received. Its contents imparted the utmost happiness | TAB.152-153 | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH09626 | 100 | Arabic | یا امتی انا ذکرناک من قبل بما انجذبت به افئده القانتات فی الغرفات ان ربک هو | O My handmaiden! We made mention of thee aforetime with that which drew the hearts of the devoted ones in their chambers. Verily, thy Lord is He [3.5s] | INBA23:140a | Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06157 | 160 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لمن شرب رحیق البلاء من کاس القضاء فی سبیل الله مالک الاسماء لیفرح | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath quaffed the wine of tribulation from the chalice of destiny in the path of God, the Lord of Names, that he may rejoice [3.5s] | INBA44:113a | Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07555 | 130 | mixed | ای طیر معنوی حمد کن خدا را که در کل احیان بین یدی الرحمن مذکوری و در قلوب | O spiritual bird! Render praise unto God, for at all times thou art remembered before the All-Merciful and in the hearts [3.5s] | INBA51:071a, KB_620:064-064 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for assistance; intercession | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05213 | 190 | mixed | یا خلیل جلیل میفرماید و شهادت میدهد بر اقبال و توجه و تمسک و تشبث آنجناب بذیل | O illustrious Friend! He declareth and beareth witness to thy recognition, thy devotion, thy firm attachment and thy steadfast adherence to His hem [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15699.064b, | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08149 | 100 | Persian | ای طاهر مطهر منور عبدالبهاء مطمئن باش که آنی ترا فراموش ننمایم و همیشه در | O pure, sanctified and illumined one, be thou confident that I shall not forget thee for a single moment, and forever shall I [3.5s] | MKT8.122a, KHML.271-272 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04786 | 160 | Persian | ای شهریار الحمد لله پنج برادر مهر پرورید و هر یک از دیگر بهتر و خوشتر بهرام | O Sovereign! Praise be to God that thou hast nurtured five loving brothers, each excelling the other in grace and goodliness [3.5s] | YARP2.692 p.464 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for forgiveness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01876 | 290 | mixed | یا غافری و یا عفوی انی اعفر وجهی و اغبر جبینی بترباء فناء حضره قدسک مستدعیا | O Thou Forgiver and Pardoner! I cast my face and soil my brow in the dust at the threshold of Thy sacred court, beseeching Thee [3.5s] | MMK5#148 p.114 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for forgiveness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09624 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art imploring God! I was indeed acquainted with the great misfortunes and afflictions which have befallen thee | TAB.114 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03864 | 190 | mixed | یا بحر العفو و الغفران و یا شمس الصفح و اللطف و الاحسان ادرک عبدک المستغیث و | O Ocean of forgiveness and pardon, O Sun of clemency, grace and beneficence, come to the aid of Thy suppliant servant [3.5s] | TABN.079 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for forgiveness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04935 | 200 | Arabic | یا ورقتی و یا امتی اسمعی ندائی من شطر سجنی | O My Leaf and My Handmaiden! Hearken unto My call from the precincts of My prison [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15728.123, , BLIB_Or15734.1.050a, | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09471 | 100 | Arabic | قد سمع الله بانک اخدت محلا جدیدا و مقاما بدیعا فو الله نعم المقام مقامکم فی | God hath heard that thou hast taken a new dwelling-place and a wondrous habitation. By God! How excellent indeed is thy station [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.093b, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Prayer for purity; chastity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07650 | 110 | Persian | ای ورقه مبارکه جناب فرع سدره مقدسه افنان دوحه رحمانیه عازم رجوع بان صفحات است | O blessed Leaf! His Honour the Branch of the Sacred Lote-Tree, scion of the divine Tree of the All-Merciful, is returning unto those regions [3.5s] | INBA87:452a, INBA52:467 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08805 | 90 | Persian | ای غلام درگاه رضا در ایندم که همدم یاد توام قلم برداشتم و بنگاشتن پرداختم تا | O thou servant at the threshold of divine good-pleasure! In this moment, when I am companioned by thy remembrance, I have taken up my pen and begun to write [3.5s] | MKT9.157b | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11228 | 40 | Arabic | انا نذکر فی هذا المقام ام من طاف حول العرش و اخته و نوصیهما بالصبر و الاصطبار | We make mention, in this station, of him who hath circumambulated the Throne, and his sister, and counsel them to patience and forbearance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.112c, | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08824 | 90 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی جناب خان عازم ایران شد البته دل شما تنگ و تنها مانده اید | O dearly cherished handmaiden of God! Jináb-i-Khán hath departed for Iran, and assuredly thy heart is constricted and thou art left alone [3.5s] | YIK.102b | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02569 | 240 | Persian | ای طبیب اجسام و قلوب نامه شما رسید مضمون آه و فغان از دوری و مهجوری بود که | O Physician of bodies and hearts! Thy letter was received, and its contents were laden with sighs and cries of separation and estrangement [3.5s] | VAA.215-216 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04290 | 170 | Persian | ای بنده حق نامه روحانی آن یار رحمانی ملاحظه گردید و بر مضامین اطلاع حاصل گشت | O servant of the True One! The spiritual letter of that divine friend was perused, and its contents were duly noted [3.5s] | MKT4.035, YMM.062, DMSB.039 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04062 | 230 | Arabic | کتاب انزله المظلوم من سماء عطائه الی احد احبائه | A Book sent down by the Wronged One from the heaven of His bounty unto one of His loved ones [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15728.050b, , BLIB_Or15734.1.035, | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04138 | 220 | mixed | امروز آفتاب فضل هویداست و دریای عنایت مواج و آنچه را حکمت بالغه الهیه اقتضا | In this day the Sun of grace is manifest, and the Ocean of bounty surgeth, and that which Divine and consummate wisdom hath ordained [3.5s] | INBA84:190, BLIB_Or15719.187a, | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02286 | 390 | Arabic | قد انزلنا الایات و اظهرنا البینات و دعونا الکل الی الله مالک الاسما و الصفات قد اتی امر الله | We have sent down the verses and manifested the clear proofs, and have summoned all unto God, the Lord of Names and Attributes. The Cause of God hath come [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.107, , BLIB_Or15715.176b, , BLIB_Or15728.124, | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12081 | 180 | mixed | ای رب هذا عبدک قد انفصم حبل تعلقه من الناسوت و انقطعت عروه ارتباطه عن البسیطه | O my Lord! This is Thy servant whose cord of attachment to the mortal realm hath been severed, and whose ties of connection to this earthly plane have been cut asunder [3.5s] | MSBH10.141-142 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03671 | 250 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی اتی من سماء البرهان انه هو السر المکنون و | God testifieth that there is no God but Him, and He Who hath come from the heaven of proof is verily the Hidden Mystery [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.190a, | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05530 | 140 | Persian | ای ایزد مهربان نوجوان سهراب کمیاب از گلشن زندگانی بهره ای نبرده و از بوستان | O Thou kind Lord! The rare youth Sohrab partook not of the garden of life, nor of the rose-bower [3.5s] | YARP2.664 p.448 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the departed; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08136 | 100 | Persian | ای صبور شکور مفارقت قرینه محترمه ات فی الحقیقه جانگداز است و مورث احزان و | O patient and thankful one! The separation from thy honoured consort is indeed heart-rending and giveth rise to grief [3.5s] | YARP2.601 p.420 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03111 | 210 | Persian | ای بنده جمال قدم جناب سلیل وارد و ملاقات نمودیم | O servant of the Ancient Beauty! Jinab-i-Salil hath arrived and we have met with him [3.5s] | INBA13:318 | Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01010 | 390 | O thou wooer of the Beauty of the Possessor of Glory! Thy letter was perused with perfect joy and fragrance. | DAS.1914-09-07 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01612 | 310 | Persian | ای یاران حقیقی و دوستان الهی صبح است و مصباح تاییدات فالق الاصباح درخشنده و | O true friends and divine companions! It is dawn, and the lamp of divine confirmations from the Cleaver of Daybreak shineth resplendent [3.5s] | HDQI.263, ANDA#30 p.04, MMG2#309 p.346x | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for prosperity; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04044 | 180 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی گمان منما که فراموش شدی همیشه در نظری و زحمات و خدماتت پیش | O beloved handmaiden of God! Think not that thou art forgotten. Thou art ever before Our sight, and thy labours and services are present [3.5s] | MKT7.115, TISH.165 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07902 | 130 | Arabic | یا امتی ان الروف یعزیک فیما ورد علیک فی سبیلی المستقیم انا ذکرنا کل امه آمنت | O My handmaiden! The All-Merciful consoleth thee in that which hath befallen thee in My straight Path. Verily, We have remembered every community that hath believed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.091a, | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for women; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10215 | 80 | mixed | ای کنیزان حق انشاء الله لم یزل و لایزال بعنایت الهی فائز باشید آنچه در عریضه معروض | O handmaidens of God! May ye ever be, through divine bounty, the recipients of heavenly grace. That which was set forth in the petition [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.069c, | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09485 | 100 | Arabic | قد فاز کتابک بالمنظر الاکبر اذ یمشی مالک القدر و ینطق بالایات التی بها استفرح | Thy book hath gained access to the Most Great Vision, when He Who holdeth all destiny in His grasp doth walk and uttereth verses that bring joy [3.5s] | INBA51:341b | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for women; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09970 | 70 | Persian | ای ربابه ربابرا نغمه بلند باید نه آهنگ خفی خفیف دردمند مباش باهوش و امیدوار | O Rabab! The melody of the rebab must be raised high, not soft and faint. Be not sorrowful, but vigilant and hopeful [3.5s] | MSHR3.088 | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10917 | 50 | Persian | ای زائر مشکین نفس نصف شب است اندک فرصتی حاصل چند کلمه تحریر میگردد آن ورقه | O pilgrim of musk-laden breath! It is midnight, and in this brief moment of opportunity I pen these few words [3.5s] | INBA87:203a, INBA52:204 | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02816 | 230 | Persian | جناب آقا سید انصرالله باقروف را از قبل من نهایت اشتیاق و سلام و پیام | Convey to the esteemed Áqá Siyyid Ansaru'llah Bagirov, on my behalf, my most ardent greetings and salutations [3.5s] | INBA16:192 | AMK.123-124x, AVK4.443bx | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06619 | 150 | mixed | علیک سلام الله و رحمته قد راینا کتابک و قرئناه لا تحزن عما ذکر فی الکوز ان ربک لهو البحار | Upon thee be the peace of God and His mercy! We have beheld thy letter and read its contents. Grieve thou not over that which was mentioned concerning the cup, for verily thy Lord is the Ocean [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#284, | ASAT5.200x | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11749 | 130 | Persian | ای اسیر امتحان و افتتان بلایای وارده چون غیث هاطل پیاپی بر شما رسیده الحمدلله که | O thou who art captive to tests and trials! The afflictions that have descended upon thee have come in succession like torrential rain. Praise be to God that [3.5s] | FRH.189, FRH.403-404 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11330 | 40 | mixed | یا بنت محمد تقی الحمد لله پدرت قصد افق اعلی نمود و بخدمت و لقا و حضور و اصغاء | O daughter of Muhammad-Taqi! Praise be to God, thy father hath turned unto the Most Exalted Horizon, and attained unto service, presence, reunion and hearing [3.5s] | TABN.347 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07300 | 140 | Arabic | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و یبشر الناس الی رضوان قدس علیا و یقرب المقربین الی ساحه | This is a Book that speaketh with truth and beareth unto all peoples the glad-tidings of a most holy and exalted Paradise, drawing them that are nigh unto His sacred court [3.5s] | INBA51:289, INBA36:110a, INBA71:275b, INBA49:327 | LHKM3.057 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04455 | 210 | Arabic | سبحان الذی یذکر امته حین الذی احاطته الاحزان من طرف قریب و بعید علی شان | Glorified be He Who remembereth His people at a time when sorrows have encompassed Him from near and far [3.5s] | INBA83:190, BLIB_Or15702.229, , ALIB.folder18p457 | ASAT1.141x, TISH.508-509 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Presence of; reunion with God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01795 | 290 | mixed | ای بنده آستان جمال قدم نامه شما که بتاریخ ۱۴ محرم سنه ۳۳۹ بود رسید و تفاصیل | O servant of the Threshold of the Ancient Beauty! Thy letter dated the fourteenth of Muharram in the year 339 was received, and its contents [3.5s] | MSHR5.211 | Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04931 | 160 | Arabic | ایها الفرع المتکدر من السدره المبارکه فی هذه الایام فلاتبتئس و لاتحزن من | O thou sorrowing branch of the Blessed Tree! In these days be thou neither disconsolate nor grief-stricken [3.5s] | MKT6.073, MNMK#056 p.138 | Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Principle of balance; moderation; equilibrium; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02271 | 390 | Arabic | ان یا مهدی ای ارض تکون علیک بهاء الله رب ما کان و ما یکون قد حضر کتابک لدی | O Mihdi! Upon thee be the glory of God, the Lord of what was and what shall be! Thy letter hath reached Our presence [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#029, , BLIB_Or15738.138, | AVK3.132.07x, AYBY.030x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01617 | 540 | Arabic | قل الایات قد نزلت من جبروت الاعلی من لدن ملیک الاسماء و الصفات و بها شقت الحجبات | Say: The verses have indeed descended from the Supreme Kingdom, from the King of Names and Attributes, and through them were the veils rent asunder [3.5s] | INBA83:224, BLIB_Or15702.293, , NLAI_BH2.115, ALIB.folder18p282 | MAS4.124bx | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04649 | 200 | Arabic | ان یا قلمی الاعلی ان انطق فی ملکوت الانشاء و ذکر الناس بهذا الیوم الذی بذکره | O My Most Exalted Pen! Speak forth in the Kingdom of creation and make mention unto the people of this Day whereof [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.184b, | YFY.023 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Proclamation to the people of the world; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07286 | 140 | Arabic | هذا کتاب الله الملک العزیز المختار الی الذی نسبه الله الی خادمه لیترشح علیه | This is the Book of God, the Sovereign, the Mighty, the Chosen, unto him whom God hath related to His servant, that it may shed upon him its bounties [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.261a, | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09617 | 100 | mixed | یا افنانی علیک بهائی و عنایتی اگرچه بر حسب ظاهر خسارت وارد ولکن قسم بافتاب | O My Afnán! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. Though outwardly loss hath befallen thee, yet I swear by the Sun [3.5s] | INBA51:504a, BLIB_Or15695.206b, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01386 | 330 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه حق با شماست | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! That which thou hadst written was perused. In truth, thou art right [3.5s] | MMK6#498 | Consolation and comfort; Contention and conflict; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02882 | 220 | mixed | ای بندگان جمال ابهی رقیم و نمیقی که بجناب سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه و | O servants of the Abha Beauty! The letter ye had addressed to Siyyid Taqí hath been perused and its contents noted. Ye had written of the transgressions of the villainous Taqí | MMK6#268, ANDA#86 p.80 | ADMS#321 | Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03903 | 240 | Arabic | کتاب نزل بالحق من لدی المظلوم الی الذی آمن بالمهیمن القیوم قد فزت بعرفان الظهور | A Book sent down in truth from the presence of the Wronged One unto him who hath believed in the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting. Thou hast attained unto recognition of the Manifestation [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.297a, | Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00813 | 440 | Persian | دوست عزیز مهربان در این ساعت دستخط عالی رسید فورا در کمال سرعت جواب مرقوم | Dear and kindly friend, at this hour your esteemed letter arrived, and with the utmost speed a reply is being penned [3.5s] | CMB_F66#21, | BRL_DAK#0814 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08158 | 120 | Arabic | تلک آیات الله الملک الحق المبین قد نزلت بالحق من جبروت عز قدیم ان یا غلام | These are the verses of God, the King, the True, the Manifest, which have verily been sent down from the dominion of ancient glory. O youth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.380a, , NLAI_BH2.042 | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06728 | 150 | Arabic | کتاب نزل بالحق اذ کان جمال القدم جالسا فی خباء العظمه علی راس فی روس الجبال | The Book was revealed in truth, as the Ancient Beauty sat within the pavilion of grandeur upon the highest of mountain peaks [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.295b, | LHKM1.085 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02102 | 420 | Arabic | قد ارتفع ندائی عن حول عرشی طوبی للسامعین قد ظهر وجه الله من غیر ستر و حجاب | My call hath been raised from around My Throne; blessed be they that hear it. The Face of God hath appeared, unveiled and uncovered [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.163, | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02564 | 240 | mixed | ای سلاله آن جلیل عظیم هر چند اموال بغارت دادید و خانه بتالان و تاراج ولی | O progeny of that mighty and exalted one! Though your possessions were given over to plunder and your home to pillage and ravage, yet [3.5s] | MMK2#312 p.228, TAH.274 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02729 | 320 | mixed | اصحاب مجلس را بشارت میدهیم چه که عملشان بطراز قبول مزین و بنور رضا منور طوبی | We give glad tidings unto the members of the assembly, inasmuch as their deeds have been adorned with the ornament of acceptance and illumined with the light of divine good-pleasure [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15703.063, | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04033 | 180 | Persian | ای عزیزان عبدالبهاء جناب عبدالحسین خان وطن مالوف را فراموش نمود و سرگشته کوه | O loved ones of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, His honour 'Abdu'l-Ḥusayn Khán hath forsaken his native land and wandereth upon the mountains [3.5s] | INBA87:513, INBA52:539 | Consolation and comfort; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03858 | 190 | ...Concerning what you have written about your dear husband | SW_v09#19 p.223, SW_v10#02 p.029 | Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06929 | 120 | Persian | ای مونس قدیم نامه پر ناله و حنین وصول یافت فریاد و فغان بعنان آسمان رسیده | O ancient companion! The letter filled with lamentation and plaintive cries hath been received. The outcries and supplications have reached unto the canopy of heaven [3.5s] | KHH2.004 (2.013) | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05390 | 150 | mixed | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله جناب آقا میرزا عبدالحسین گاهی ابره کوه و گاهی | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! His honour Mirza Abdul-Hussein is at times like unto the clouds of the mountain-heights [3.5s] | MSHR4.093 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Poems and quotation from poetry; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11253 | 40 | Persian | یا شقیقتی الشفیقه الحمد لله صحت و سلامت بفضل و عنایت حضرت احدیت حاصل است ولی | O my affectionate sister! God be praised, through His grace and favour, my health and well-being are now restored, but it is very hard for me to bear thine absence | BHKP_2#16x | BHK_2#16x | Consolation and comfort; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06391 | 130 | Persian | ای ورقه مبتهله جناب آقا محمد اسمعیل علیه بهاء الله الابهی در بقعه مبارکه | O suppliant leaf! His honour Áqá Muhammad Ismá'íl—upon him be the Glory of God, the Most Luminous—in the blessed Shrine [3.5s] | MMK6#245 | Consolation and comfort; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07194 | 110 | mixed | ای امه الله از صعود آن ورقه طیبه فغان آغاز مکن و کریه و زاری منما محزون مشو | O handmaid of God! Begin not to lament the ascension of that pure leaf, neither give way to weeping and wailing. Be thou not sorrowful [3.5s] | INBA85:104 | BSHN.140.394, BSHN.144.389, MHT1b.052 | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09363 | 80 | Persian | ای دو مومن بالله طفل عزیز شما هر چند از این جهان فانی درگذشت ولی الحمد لله در | O ye two believers in God! Though your precious child hath departed from this fleeting world, yet, praise be unto God [3.5s] | DRM.012c | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09499 | 80 | Persian | ای مصیبت دیده مصائب و رزایا را پیش از مصیبت ملیک غیب و شهود تاثیر و نمودی بود | O thou who art sorely tested! Before this calamity from the King of the seen and unseen realms, afflictions and tribulations had their effect and significance [3.5s] | BSHN.140.187, BSHN.144.187, TABN.198a, MHT2.154b | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06504 | 150 | Persian | جناب میرزا محمد وارد شد و ذکر عروج حمامه معنویرا از خاکدان ترابی برضوان الهی | Jinab-i-Mirza Muhammad came and made mention of the ascension of the spiritual dove from this earthly dust-heap to the divine Ridván [3.5s] | AYBY.007b | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08510 | 90 | Persian | ای امه الله الراضیه المرضیه از وقوع این مصیبت کریه مکن مویه منما و رخ مخراش و | O handmaid of God, content and well-pleasing! Make thou no lamentation at the advent of this grievous calamity, neither rend thy countenance [3.5s] | BSHN.140.252, BSHN.144.252, MHT2.108a | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08953 | 90 | Persian | ای ورقه مطمئنه از فوت پسر مکدر مباش و اشک مریز محزون مگرد مغموم مشو زیرا آن | O well-assured leaf! Grieve not the death of thy son. Shed thou no tears—sorrow not, neither be thou sad | BSHN.140.347, BSHN.140.363, BSHN.144.345, BSHN.144.361, MHT1b.020a, MHT1b.206 | ADMS#161 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02232 | 260 | O thou my beloved daughter! Your letter dated November 13th was received | SW_v09#19 p.228, SW_v10#03 p.040 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02960 | 220 | Persian | ای ماتم زده دل سوخته وفات نامه اردشیر خواندم و هزار افسوس بر زبان راندم | O grief-stricken and heart-scorched soul! I read the letter announcing Ardishír's passing, and a thousand lamentations passed my lips [3.5s] | YARP2.134 p.152 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06040 | 130 | mixed | ای امه الله ورقه طیبه زکیه اخبار مصیبت جدیده طوفان احزانرا مستولی نمود و دموع | O handmaid of God, pure and fragrant leaf! The tidings of this fresh calamity have unleashed a tempest of sorrows and caused tears to flow [3.5s] | AYBY.436 #161 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07822 | 110 | Thy letter was received. On account of the death of thy father and brother the utmost sorrow and regret was produced. | SW_v07#19 p.192 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08357 | 100 | Persian | ایتها الورقه النورانیه هر چند مصیبت رزیه عظمی بود و بلیه کبری ولی آنورقه | O illumined Leaf! Though grievous was this supreme calamity and dire this greatest of tribulations, yet that Leaf [3.5s] | BSHN.140.371, BSHN.144.369, MHT1a.178, MHT1b.136, MHT2.069b | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08999 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art tested with a great calamity! Be not grieved nor troubled because of the loss which hath befallen thee | TAB.085-086 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01408 | 330 | Persian | ای فروع شجره شهادت کبری هر چند در این ایام مصیبت جدیده رخ نموده و رزیه شدیده | O ye offshoots of the mighty tree of martyrdom! Though in these days a fresh calamity hath appeared and a grievous affliction [3.5s] | DUR4.640, DUR4.813, NNY.211-212 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Shrines and Holy places; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02397 | 250 | Persian | ای کنیز الهی فی الحقیقه مورد مصیبت کبری گردیدی و رزیه عظمی دیدی قرین عزیز آقا | O handmaiden of God! Thou hast indeed been subjected to a grievous calamity and witnessed a dire affliction through the loss of thy dear companion [3.5s] | INBA85:133 | YBN.164 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05927 | 140 | O thou my friend! The dreadful and calamitous news of the death of the loving daughter of that spiritual friend caused intense sadness | DAS.1914-06-13, SW_v09#10 p.112 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; The ephemeral and the eternal | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05055 | 150 | Persian | ای امه الله و ابنه امته اگرچه آن طیر حدیقه محبت بگلشن باقی شتافت و بگلزار | O handmaid of God and daughter of His maidservant! Though that bird of the garden of love hath winged its flight to the eternal paradise and to the rose-garden [3.5s] | BSHN.140.103, BSHN.144.103, MHT1b.171, MHT2.143b | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06885 | 120 | Persian | ای مظهر مصائب فی الحقیقه این دو مصیبت هادم بنیان صبر و قاطع ریشه تحمل بود | O Manifestation of Tribulations! In truth these twin calamities have demolished the edifice of patience and severed the very root of forbearance [3.5s] | INBA17:175 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Free will and predestination; fate; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08044 | 100 | mixed | ای خادم آستان مبارک از قرار مسموع والده شما از اینجهان بجهان نامتناهی شتافت | O thou servant of the Blessed Threshold! Word hath reached Us that thy mother hath hastened from this world to the realm infinite [3.5s] | ANDA#71 p.32x | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10510 | 80 | O Munirih! He verily fulfilleth what hath been promised in the Book. Let nothing sadden thee. She verily ascended to God | LTDT.323x | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07482 | 110 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای طائره گلشن وفا دل آزرده مباش و بال و پر شکسته مدار آه و فغان مکن و افسرده | O bird of the Rose-garden of Fidelity! Be of no cheerless heart; have no wing nor feather broken; sigh not, neither do thou wail | HARV2.2 | TAB.405 | Refuge, Alex Asha & Alia | Consolation and comfort; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| AB08860 | 90 | Persian | ای مشتاق نیر آفاق غم مخور کریه مکن مویه منما ناله مفرما نوحه مجو انشاء الله | O thou who yearnest for the Luminary of the horizons! Grieve not, weep not, wail not, neither raise thy voice in lamentation, nor seek to mourn, God willing [3.5s] | INBA84:527 | BSHN.140.176, BSHN.140.253, BSHN.144.176, BSHN.144.253, MHT2.102 | Consolation and comfort; Nearness and remoteness; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05534 | 140 | Persian | ای آقا درویش جمال ذوالجلال روحی و کینونتی لاحبائه الفداء در نهایت غزل مشهور | O Master Darvish of the All-Glorious Beauty, my spirit and my very essence a sacrifice for His loved ones, in the final verses of the celebrated ode [3.5s] | MSHR3.232 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Poems and quotation from poetry; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07228 | 110 | Persian | ای بازماندگان آن جان مهربان غمگین مباشید دلشکسته و حزین مگردید همدم آه و انین | O ye descendants of that loving soul! Be not grieved, neither let your hearts be broken or sorrowful. Be not companions to sighs and moaning [3.5s] | YARP2.471.1 p.349 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for forgiveness; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02492 | 240 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذه ورقه من الشجره التی غرستها فی حدیقه توحیدک و انبتها نباتا حسنا | O my God, O my God! This leaf is from the tree which Thou hast planted in the garden of Thy oneness and caused to grow with goodly growth [3.5s] | DUR4.635 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06387 | 130 | Persian | ای ورقه روحانیه از صعود آن طیر آشیان الهی بحدائق باقیه مکدر مباش و متلهف مشو | O spiritual leaf! Be not sorrowful or distressed at the ascension of that divine bird to the eternal gardens [3.5s] | BSHN.140.413, BSHN.144.407, MHT1b.239 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06960 | 120 | mixed | ای نور حدقه دیده روحانیان اگر چه جمیع چشمها کریان و دلها سوزان و جگرها از این | O light of the spiritual ones' eyes! Though all eyes are weeping, and hearts are burning, and souls from this [3.5s] | MMK6#420 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11462 | 30 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ...Be not in despair, but rather smile by the mercy of thy Lord; and be not sorrowful | TAB.177 | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09286 | 80 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان چندیست که خبرهای خوش چون نسیم گلشن عشق از شما نرسیده و مشام | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! It hath been some time since joyful tidings, like unto the fragrant breeze from the rose-garden of love, have reached us from thee [3.5s] | MSBH10.035, YARP2.117 p.140, PPAR.165, NVJ.116 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02534 | 240 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه آن روحانی ملحوظ این بنده فانی شد از صعود آن فائز بمقعد | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter of that spiritual one was brought before this evanescent servant, concerning his ascension [3.5s] | INBA87:182, INBA52:183 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08936 | 90 | Persian | ای نوکل ریاض محبت الله در هر دم در یاد و خاطری و فی الحقیقه بجان و دل در محضر | O newly-risen stars in the garden of God's love! At every moment art thou remembered and present in thought, and verily, with heart and soul, art thou in my presence [3.5s] | MKT8.166b | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07813 | 110 | mixed | یا یحیی خذ الکتاب بقوه از قرار معلوم محزونی و مغموم هذا شان اهل الملک تو | O Yaḥyá, take hold of the Book with strength! According to what is evident, thou art sorrowful and grief-stricken - such is the condition of the people of this realm [3.5s] | MKT6.101a | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08687 | 90 | mixed | ای حمامه حدائق معانی تجلی الله علیک باشراق انوار جمال بهائه الابهی اگرچه | O Dove of the Gardens of Inner Meanings! May God's effulgence shine upon thee through the dawning lights of His all-glorious Beauty! Although [3.5s] | INBA55:376, INBA87:163b , INBA52:161a | Consolation and comfort; Love as fire; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02804 | 230 | mixed | ایتها الورقه الخضله النضره الریانه بفیض سحاب موهبه الله هر چند بظاهر مکاتبه | O verdant and flourishing leaf, freshened by the outpourings of God's bountiful clouds, though outwardly [3.5s] | MMK6#218 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04519 | 170 | Arabic | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی اخاطبک بلسان روحی و بیان قلبی و اقول لک ابشری بفضل | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I address thee with the tongue of my spirit and the utterance of my heart, and say unto thee: Rejoice in the grace [3.5s] | ABB.108 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02410 | 370 | Arabic | قد سمعنا ندائک و اطلعنا بما ورد علیک لذا تموج بحر عنایه ربک العزیز العظیم | We have hearkened unto thy call and are apprised of that which hath befallen thee. Thus surgeth the ocean of thy Lord's grace, the Mighty, the Great [3.5s] | INBA41:204, BLIB_Or11095#057, | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05962 | 140 | Arabic | یا من ترشح اناء قلبه بماء محبه الله و تنور زجاج فواده بانوار معرفه الله انی تلوت کتابک | O thou whose heart's vessel hath been suffused with the water of the love of God, and whose heart's lamp hath been illumined by the lights of the knowledge of God, I have perused thy letter [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0518, MKT2.211 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05819 | 140 | Persian | ای مومنان ای موقنان هر چند از شاهرود مهجور شدید ولی الحمد لله در محل مورود | O ye believers, O ye steadfast ones! Though ye were exiled from Shahrood, yet praise be to God, ye have found refuge in your destined place [3.5s] | MKT5.109a | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06405 | 150 | mixed | اگرچه باب حضور و کلام مسدود است ولکن بفضل الله سبیل نامه و پیام مفتوح | Although the gate of presence and utterance is closed, yet through the grace of God the pathway of letters and messages remaineth open [3.5s] | ANDA#55 p.22x, MSHR4.012x | Consolation and comfort; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09456 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Thy faith and certainty became evident. Happy is thy condition, that in such a day | TAB.359 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12629 | 80 | O ye two pure-hearted souls! Your letter arrived. Name the newborn child "Kurshed". Do not grieve and do not be discouraged by the resistance of people | BBBD.113 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Naming of children; of individuals; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH09779 | 90 | mixed | انشاء الله لم تزل و لاتزال در ظل عنایت غنی متعال باشید انه یذکرکم کما ذکرکم | God willing, may ye ever abide, and continue to abide, beneath the sheltering shade of the All-Possessing, the Most Exalted. He remembereth you even as He hath remembered you [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.168c, , BLIB_Or15719.148c, | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09277 | 80 | Persian | ای بی سر و سامان عبدالبهاء گمگشته راه عشق است و تو سرگردان در عالم امکان هردو | O thou who art bereft of all worldly possession and station, who, like 'Abdu'l-Bahá, art lost upon the path of love and wanderest amidst the realms of existence [3.5s] | INBA13:223a | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03454 | 260 | Arabic | ان یا امه الله قد حضر بین یدی الله کتابک و فیه نادیت ربک فنعم ما نادیت به | O handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been presented before God, wherein thou didst call upon thy Lord. Excellent indeed is that wherewith thou didst call [3.5s] | INBA83:285, BLIB_Or15737.189, , ALIB.folder18p423 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07526 | 110 | mixed | ای متوجه الی الله امروز صبح فدا بانوار طلعت روح الله روشن و منور گشته است و | O thou who turnest thy face toward God! This morn hath been illumined and made resplendent with the rays of the countenance of the Spirit of God [3.5s] | AKHA_087BE #10 p.09, AHB.102BE #03 p.22, TSHA3.537, KHSH05.012, MAS9.047 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03555 | 200 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما خرقت ابصار القلوب حجبات النور و سبحات الظلام الدیجور | O my God, unto Thee be praise for having rent asunder before the eyes of all hearts the veils of light and the shadows of impenetrable darkness [3.5s] | MJMJ3.102, MMG2#379 p.424 | Consolation and comfort; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09550 | 100 | mixed | کتابت لدی الوجه حاضر و طرف اقدس بان ناظر و اول آن این کلمات مذکور الهی اگر کاس | Thy letter hath come before the Face, and the Most Holy Gaze hath beheld it, and at its outset these words were recorded: "O my God! If..." [3.5s] | INBA19:409b, BLIB_Or11096#199, | AYI2.263 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06078 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی از شئون این جهان دون محزون مشو و از غوائل این عالم زائل | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Be thou not grieved by the affairs of this base world, nor dismayed by the tribulations of this fleeting realm [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0327, MMK3#225 p.164 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08514 | 120 | mixed | یا امه الله جهد نما تا تو خوشنود باشی و حق از تو راضی اگر بکلمه رضا موفق شوی | O handmaid of God! Strive thou that thou mayest be content and that God may be well-pleased with thee. If thou shouldst attain unto the word of contentment [3.5s] | INBA27:484, BLIB_Or15697.077b, | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03714 | 250 | Arabic | هذا کتاب البهاء الی الذی حزن بما ورد علیه من مصائب الدنیا لیاخذه فرح ندآء | This is the Book of Glory unto him who hath been grieved by the tribulations that have befallen him in this world, that the joy of the Call may take possession of him [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#279, | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04703 | 200 | mixed | حمد مقدس از ذکر و بیان مقصود عالمیان را لایق و سزاست که عالم را بانوار توحید | Hallowed praise, sanctified beyond mention and utterance, befitteth Him Who is the Desire of all worlds, Who hath illumined the world with the lights of oneness [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.214, , MKI4523.292, | BRL_DA#500, ISH.292 | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Purpose; goal of creation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02398 | 370 | mixed | ذکر الله عبده الذی سمی باسمعیل لیکون له شرفاً و ذکراً و افتخاراً | The remembrance of God unto His servant who was named Isma'il, that it may be for him an honor, a remembrance and a glory [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.440, | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08072 | 120 | Arabic | ان یا ورقه الحب قد حضر کتابک لدی العرش و نزل لک هذا اللوح المبین و سمعنا ما | O Leaf of Love! Thy letter hath been presented before the Throne, and this perspicuous Tablet hath been sent down unto thee. We have hearkened unto what [3.5s] | INBA27:076 | YMM.034 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03487 | 260 | Arabic | ذکر الله فی حین الذی تهب نسایم الفراق علی کل من فی السموات و الارضین و انه | The remembrance of God at the hour when the breezes of separation blow upon all who dwell in the heavens and on earth, verily He [3.5s] | INBA71:011b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04158 | 180 | mixed | ایها الفرعان المحترمان من السدره المبارکه مکاتیب آن دو فرع لطیف واصل و از | O ye two esteemed branches of the Blessed Tree! Your letters, from two gracious branches, have been received, and from [3.5s] | INBA87:220, INBA52:224 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Business; financial; property matters; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Personal instructions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07251 | 140 | Arabic | کتاب من لدی المظلوم الی الذی آمن بالله المهیمن القیوم انا انزلنا الایات علی | The Book from before the Wronged One unto him who hath believed in God, the All-Possessing, the Self-Subsisting. Verily, We have sent down the verses unto thee [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.090b, | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01226 | 350 | mixed | الهی الهی هذه ورقه قد اهتزت من نفحات نفحت من ریاض ربوبیتک و هذه امه استشرقت | O my God, O my God! This leaf hath vibrated from the breezes wafted from the gardens of Thy Lordship, and this handmaiden hath shone forth [3.5s] | DUR4.620, DUR1.362, NNY.056-057 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08101 | 120 | Arabic | انه یعزی الذی ورد علیه فی سبیل الله ما تذرفت به الدموع و تکدرت به القلوب قد | He indeed consoleth him upon whom there hath befallen, in the path of God, that which causeth tears to flow and hearts to be troubled [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.088c, | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04997 | 190 | mixed | ای امه الله کتابت بساحت اقدس واصل و بلحاظ عنایه الله فائز و اما ما ذکرت فی | O handmaid of God! Thy letter hath reached the Most Holy Court and hath been honored with the glance of God's loving-kindness. As to that which thou didst mention [3.5s] | INBA51:076, BLIB_Or15710.072b, , KB_620:069-069 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05562 | 180 | mixed | یا احباء الرحمن فی البلدان هر ناری مخمود مشاهده میشود مگر ناری که لحب الله | O loved ones of the All-Merciful throughout the lands! Every fire is seen to be extinguished save the Fire of the Love of God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.013c, | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08352 | 100 | …Be well assured of the favours of thy Lord, be resigned unto Him, and cross the ocean in full tranquillity… Give my greetings to thine honourable husband | MAX.191x, MAX.209x | Consolation and comfort; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH02236 | 400 | mixed | و الذی اراد ان یعرف سر ما ظهر من ظهور قبلی فی الشمس و قیامه تلقائها طوبی لمن سئل | Someone wants to know the secret of what was revealed to him that came before me regarding the sun and his standing while facing it. | INBA66:106ax | MAS8.104-106x | KSHK#12x | Consolation and comfort; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02766 | 320 | Arabic | ذکر الله من قلم الامر حینئذ قد کان بالحق مشهودا و منه جری علم ما کان و ما یکون | The remembrance of God hath at this hour flowed forth from the Pen of Command in truth, and from it streameth the knowledge of what hath been and what shall be [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.604, , ALIB.folder18p409 | Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04768 | 200 | mixed | فجر البقاء قد بدا و صبح الهدی قد جلا فابشروا یا اهل الهدی فاذکر الله یا | The dawn of eternity hath broken forth, and the morn of guidance hath been unveiled. Rejoice, O people of guidance, and remember God, O [3.5s] | MSHR4.303 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Poems and quotation from poetry; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03528 | 200 | O thou who art cheered in soul by the fragrances of God! Verily I read thy words of thanksgiving | BSTW#046 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12160 | 320 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه هفتم رمضان سنه حالیه که به جناب آقا سید اسدالله مرقوم | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter dated the seventh of Ramadan of this year, which thou didst address to Jinab-i-Áqá Siyyid Asadu'lláh [3.5s] | QUM.165-166, QUM.192x | Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10242 | 70 | mixed | هین مشو نومید بس امیدهاست حصول و وصول موکول بثبوت است ثم استقاموا برهان مشهود | Despair not, for countless are the hopes that lie ahead. Attainment and arrival depend upon steadfastness, and those who stand firm have manifest proof [3.5s] | INBA85:187a | MMK6#461, MSHR5.089 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04549 | 210 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدی المسجون الی الذی سمی بعبدالله فی الالواح و کان اسمه بین یدی | This is an epistle from Him Who is imprisoned unto him who was named 'Abdu'llah in the Tablets and who was thus designated before Me [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15694.617a, , ALIB.folder18p475 | MUH3.379 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08900 | 90 | Persian | ای موسی من چوپان شده ای در طور بیا ترک گله کن یا خود کله کن مکتوب مفصل شما | O Moses! Thou hast become a shepherd. Come thou to Sinai: either abandon thy flock or don the shepherd's cap. Thy detailed letter [3.5s] | MSHR2.129x | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03802 | 190 | Persian | ای یاران الهی ناله و فغان شما اگر چه مخفی و پنهان است ولی فی الحقیقه بلند و گوشرس | O divine friends! Though your lamentations and cries are veiled and hidden, in truth they are resounding and reach every ear [3.5s] | MMK2#054 p.042, QUM.123a | Consolation and comfort; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05445 | 180 | mixed | قد اتی یوم الصبر و حین الاصطبار و الذکر لله الملک المختار فی الحقیقه روز صبر | The Day of Patience hath indeed come to pass, and the hour of steadfast endurance and remembrance of God, the Sovereign, the Chosen One. In truth, it is the Day of Patience [3.5s] | INBA51:328, BLIB_Or15715.338c, | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05483 | 150 | O thou who art a favored servant at the Threshold of the Most High! Thy letter was received. Verily, verily hast thou suffered in thy life time. | JWTA.037 | Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH08886 | 110 | mixed | طرف عنایت از سجن اعظم بتو توجه نموده و ترا ذکر مینماید که شاید جذب آیات الهی | The gaze of favor hath turned toward thee from the Most Great Prison, and maketh mention of thee, that perchance thou mayest be attracted by the divine verses [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.120a, | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02222 | 260 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان هر چند از خویش و پیوند آزرده دل و در بندی ولی بنده عزیز | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Though thou art weary of heart and fettered by ties of kindred, yet art thou a cherished servant [3.5s] | MMK2#306 p.223 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Predictions and prophecies; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04492 | 170 | mixed | ای یار روحانی نامه ملاحظه گردید و ناله و انابه مسموع شد مزاحی بخاطر رسید | O spiritual friend! Thy letter was noted and thy lamentation and supplication were heard. A jest occurred to mind [3.5s] | MMK6#032, MSHR3.290 | Consolation and comfort; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11261 | 40 | Arabic | یا یوسف ایها الصدیق لا تتبئس من الاحتباس فی عنایت الحب و الاحزان | O Joseph, O thou faithful friend, be thou not dismayed by thy confinement in the prison-house of love and sorrow [3.5s] | INBA88:247b | Consolation and comfort; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04693 | 200 | mixed | جناب احمد علیه بهائی ذکر اولیای آن ارض را نموده و از برای هر یک از لئالی | Jinab-i-Ahmad - upon him be My glory - hath made mention of the loved ones of that land, and for each one of these pearls [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.077, | Consolation and comfort; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04836 | 160 | Persian | ای مصاب بمصیبت کبری مصائب و رزایاء سخت است چه که شفقت سبب حرقت از فرقت است | O thou who art afflicted with the most great calamity! Grievous indeed are the trials and tribulations, for compassion causeth anguish through separation [3.5s] | BSHN.140.311, BSHN.144.309, MHT1b.053, NANU_AB#46 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05158 | 190 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذی انبته الله من ارض طیبه مبارکه ان هذا لفضل عظیم | This is a Book from Our presence unto him whom God hath caused to spring forth from blessed and goodly soil; verily, this is a mighty bounty [3.5s] | INBA34:312b, BLIB_Or15707.164, , BLIB_Or15735.315, | AQA1#184, AQA7#344 p.023, HYK.315 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05433 | 150 | mixed | یا امه الله الورقه النابته علی سدره المنتهی علیک بهاء الله و فضله و جوده و | O handmaiden of God, verdant leaf upon the Lote-Tree of the Utmost Boundary! Upon thee rest the glory of God, His grace and His bounty [3.5s] | INBA87:345b, INBA52:354 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09126 | 90 | ...Regarding thy extreme sorrow, thy sadness and thy great regret for My imprisonment, there is no harm therein... My catastrophes will increase hereafter | PN_1901 p088 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH08770 | 110 | mixed | جهد نما تا از ما عند الله محروم و بی نصیب نمانی جمیع اهل ارض منتظر و از حق | Strive thou, lest thou remain deprived and bereft of that which is with God. All the peoples of the earth await and yearn [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.234b, | Consolation and comfort; Development of capacity and readiness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08427 | 120 | Arabic | لا تحزن من شیء نسئل الله ان یجعل هلال املک بدرا کاملا و نجم طلبک شمسا مشرقه | Grieve thou not over anything; We beseech God that He may transform the crescent moon of thy hope into a full-orbed moon, and the star of thy yearning into a radiant sun [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.175c, | Consolation and comfort; Outward and inward meanings; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02256 | 260 | mixed | ای قربان قربانی و در راه دلبر یکتا فداای هر آن زیرا یاران هر دم در خطری | O thou who art sacrifice of sacrifices and devoted in the path of the peerless Beloved! For verily the friends are in peril at every moment [3.5s] | MKT9.160, MMK6#459, MSBH8.056x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05522 | 180 | Persian | مصباح الهی ما بین اریاح شهود و ناظرات بقضاء و قدر الهی لا تمنعه | The Divine Lamp, amidst the winds of existence and gazing upon divine destiny and decree, cannot be hindered [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.154b, , BLIB_Or15728.102, | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0671 | Words to MacNutts et al around Jan. 1905 | 440 | There is something especially I wish to make you sure of…. Until real firmness is established among the believers in New York, individually and together, there will be no result. | PN_1905 p015 | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Mary Magdalene; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH11848 | 100 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدی البهاء الی امه من اماء الله لتجذبها نغمات ربها و تقربها الی موجدها | This is a Book from before Bahá unto one among the handmaidens of God, that the melodies of her Lord may attract her and draw her nigh unto her Creator [3.5s] | NLAI_BH1.034b | Consolation and comfort; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07872 | 130 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدی القیوم الی الذین آمنوا بالله المهیمن القیوم لیجذبهم سکر خمر | This is an epistle from the presence of the Self-Subsisting unto them that have believed in God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, that the wine might draw them into rapture [3.5s] | INBA51:318 | KHAF.018, HNU.068, MATA.010-011 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05509 | 180 | Arabic | کتاب نزل بالحق من لدی الله العزیز الجمیل الی الذی سجن مع ربه بما اکتسبت ایدی | This is a Book sent down in truth from God, the Mighty, the All-Beauteous, unto him who hath been imprisoned with his Lord by that which the hands have wrought [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#125, | Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04289 | 220 | Arabic | نعمه الله قد نزلت من سماء مشیه ربکم الرحمن انک تراها علی هیکل الانسان کذلک | The bounty of God hath descended from the heaven of the will of your Lord, the All-Merciful. Verily, thou beholdest it embodied in the temple of man. Thus [3.5s] | INBA34:278 | AQA1#141 | Consolation and comfort; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00359 | 460 | Persian | هو الله المتکبر الاکبر العلی الاعلی. حال تحریر غره ذی القعده است الحمد لله کما هو مستحقه و صلی الله علی محمد و آله و شیعته کما هو علیه من الفضل و الجود انه هو الجواد الوثات در شهور ماضیة | Now, at the time of writing, it is the beginning of Dhi'l-Qa'dah. Praise be unto God, as befitteth His glory, and may His blessings rest upon Muhammad and His kindred and His followers, according to His grace and bounty. Verily, He is the All-Bountiful, the Bestower. In the months past [3.5s] | MSHR4.073-074 | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Suffering and imprisonment; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07827 | 110 | ...I love you tenderly and I know that you are drinking deep of the cup of afflictions. But that ever Christ | BSTW#204 | Consolation and comfort; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11375 | 30 | Persian | فرصت تفسير آيه حضرت يونس نيست. مختصر اينست که بطن حوت عبارت از ظلمات عالم طبيعت | There is no time to expound the verse concerning His Holiness Jonah. Briefly stated: the belly of the whale signifieth the darkness of the world of nature [3.5s] | MMK6#316x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09574 | 80 | mixed | ای ورقه طیبه زکیه چه تسلی اعظم از اینست که آن طیر وفا در فروع سدره منتهی | O pure and sanctified leaf! What greater solace is there than that this bird of faithfulness dwelleth in the branches of the divine Lote-Tree [3.5s] | BSHN.140.335, BSHN.144.333, MHT1b.170b | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12319 | 170 | Persian | ای منادی پیمان نامه مورخ به ۱۷ جمادی الاول رسید و بر تفاصیل اطلاع حاصل گردید | O herald of the Covenant! Thy letter dated 17 Jamádiyu'l-Avval was received, and its contents were noted in detail [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0923 | Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02552 | 350 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدن نقطه الاولی الی الذی آمن بالله و توجه الی شطر القدس و سرع فی | This is a Book from the Primal Point unto him who hath believed in God, hath turned towards the holy sanctuary, and hath hastened [3.5s] | INBA23:041, BLIB_Or15694.402, , ALIB.folder18p384 | QUM.056-057 | Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04811 | 160 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز جمال ابهی محزون مباش مغموم مگرد دلخون منشین اینجهان فانی لایق | O cherished handmaid of the Most Glorious Beauty! Be thou neither sorrowful nor dismayed, neither sit thou grief-stricken. This fleeting world is not worthy [3.5s] | BSHN.140.467, BSHN.144.460, MHT1a.173, MHT1b.131 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03048 | 220 | Persian | نامه شما رسید و از مصائبیکه بر شما وارد حزن و الم رخ نمود و سبب تاسف و تحسر | Your letter has been received, and the afflictions which have befallen you have given rise to sorrow and grief [3.5s] | BSHN.140.235, BSHN.144.235, MHT2.093 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06824 | 120 | mixed | ای طبیب ای حبیب از بقعه مبارکه عودت نمودی و چون منزل در انزلی کردی دیدی که چه | O Divine Physician, O Beloved! Thou didst return from the Sacred Precincts, and when thou didst settle in Anzali, thou beheld what [3.5s] | MSHR2.253 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08511 | 90 | Persian | ای امه الله المهیمن القیوم محزون مباش این راه خداست البته چنین مشکلات حاصل | O handmaid of God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting! Be thou not sorrowful. This is the pathway of God, and such difficulties must needs arise [3.5s] | DUR4.677 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09815 | 70 | Persian | ای امه الله محزون مباش مغموم مباش از برای هر امری حکمتی عاقبت حکمتش ظاهر و | O handmaid of God! Be thou neither sorrowful nor dismayed, for in every matter lieth hidden a wisdom which shall, in due time, be made manifest [3.5s] | TABN.271 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09892 | 70 | Persian | ای بنده یزدان خداوند ترا از میان نوع بشر برانگیخت و افسر موهبت بر سر نهاد و | O servant of God! The Lord raised thee from amidst humankind and placed upon thy head the crown of His bounty [3.5s] | YARP2.535 p.383 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11198 | 50 | O khanum! O maidservant of God! That is, O thou My maidservant! | DAS.1914-09-12, LTDT.114 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05073 | 150 | mixed | ای بنده الهی مراسله آنجناب ملاحظه گشت فی الحقیقه عسرت سبب کدورت شده و جفای | O servant of God, thy letter was perused. In truth hardship hath become the cause of distress, and the cruelty [3.5s] | INBA89:183 | PYB#273-274 p.03 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Effort; striving; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03791 | 190 | Persian | ای یار دیرین از فتور من در تحریر آه و انین نمودی حق با شماست جای شکوه و | O ancient friend! Thou didst lament my laxity in writing. Thou art indeed justified in thy complaint [3.5s] | MSHR3.245 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02295 | 260 | mixed | ایها الفرع الجلیل من السدره المبارکه قد تلوت کتابک الذی بکت العیون حین اطلاعی | O noble branch of the blessed Lote-Tree, I have perused thy letter, which moved the eyes to tears as I gazed upon it [3.5s] | INBA87:291, INBA52:295 | Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06423 | 130 | Persian | ایتها الشقیقه العزیزه الروحانیه شب و روز بیاد تو هستم و چون بخاطرم گذری تاثر | O my well-beloved, deeply spiritual sister! Day and night thou livest in my memory. Whenever I remember thee | AHB.119BE #04-06 p.000, RHQM2.1159 (626) (385a), BHKP_2#01x, DLH3.529 | BHK_2#01x | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03787 | 190 | mixed | ای ورقه طیبه مطمئنه راضیه مرضیه آن امة الله در سبیل الهی بهر مصیبتی گرفتار شد | O pure and tranquil leaf, content and well-pleasing, that handmaid of God was afflicted with every tribulation in the path of the Lord [3.5s] | MKT7.149 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03707 | 250 | mixed | م ه شهد المظلوم ان القلم الاعلی ذکرک فیکل صباح و مساء مره استن فی مضمار | He Who hath been wronged testifieth that the Most Exalted Pen hath made mention of thee both at morn and at eventide, when it thundered forth in its course [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.103a, , BLIB_Or15738.042, | MSHR2.077x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06309 | 160 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی امه من امائی التی حملت الشداید فی سبیلی و الکربه فی حبی | This is a Book from Us unto one of Our maidservants who hath borne tribulations in Our path and afflictions in Our love [3.5s] | INBA18:210b | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03836 | 190 | mixed | ایها الفرع الرفیع من السدره الرحمانیه چند روز قبل رقیمه ارسال گردید و مراتب | O exalted branch of the divine Lote-Tree! Some days ago a letter was dispatched, wherein [3.5s] | INBA87:308, INBA52:313 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05532 | 140 | Persian | ای آزردگان سبیل حضرت یزدان آنچه در راه خدا بر سر اید هیکل وجود انسانرا | O ye who are sorely tried in the path of the Almighty! That which befalleth the human frame in the path of God [3.5s] | INBA85:137b | BSHN.140.420, BSHN.144.414, MHT1b.179, MHT2.129b, KASH.353 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07482 | 130 | Arabic | ان اشکری ربک فیکل الاحیان ایاک ان تحزنی فیما ورد علیک فی حبه و رضاه | Be thou thankful unto thy Lord at all times. Beware lest thou grieve over that which hath befallen thee in His love and good-pleasure [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.040b, , NLAI_BH1.072 | Consolation and comfort; Nearness and remoteness; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05339 | 150 | Persian | ای ورقه مقدسه نورانیه فی الحقیقه در سبیل الهی در هر زمان مطلع بلایا بودی و | O sacred and luminous leaf! In truth, at every moment thou hast been the dawning-place of trials in the path of God [3.5s] | DUR1.374, NNY.215 | Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06066 | 130 | mixed | ای بنده الهی نامه شما رسید و بلایا و محن و رزایای وارده معلوم گردید عشق زاول | O servant of God! Thy letter was received and the trials, afflictions and calamities that have befallen thee became known [3.5s] | MSHR4.150 | Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07500 | 110 | mixed | ای فرج الهی مکتوبی که مرقوم بیکی از یاران نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید | O Divine Faraj! The letter which thou didst write to one of the friends was perused [3.5s] | MSHR1.045x | Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11457 | 30 | I swear by My life! Nothing save that which profiteth them can befall My loved ones. | ADJ.082x | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB04650 | 160 | Persian | ای آوارگان سبیل الهی از وطن مالوف بسبب طغیان هر ستمکار عسوف دور و مهجور شدید | O ye wanderers in the path of God! From your cherished homeland ye have been banished and made remote through the tyranny of every cruel oppressor [3.5s] | PYB#072-073 p.02, HDQI.168b, ANDA#18 p.05, ANDA#45 p.06, NANU_AB#53 | Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB09351 | 80 | Persian | ای دو بنده آستان الهی نامه شما رسید فرصت مفصل نیست مختصر نگاشته میشود وقایع | O ye two servants of the Divine Threshold! Your letter was received. There is not time for a detailed response; therefore shall I write briefly [3.5s] | INBA17:180 | ABDA.378-379 | Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10975 | 50 | Persian | ای نفوس نفیسه نامه شما رسید و از مضمون نهایت شادمانی حاصل گردید | O precious souls! Your letter was received, and from its contents the utmost joy was obtained [3.5s] | MSHR2.021x | Consolation and comfort; Past, present and future of Iran; Poems and quotation from poetry; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04426 | 170 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز خدا فی الحقیقه بهر بلائی مبتلا شدی و بیوفایان نهایت جفا روا | O cherished handmaid of God! In truth thou hast been afflicted with every tribulation, and the faithless have shown thee the utmost cruelty [3.5s] | MSHR2.259 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06773 | 120 | mixed | ای دوست حقیقی هر چند از تقادیر ربانی بامتحان عظیمی افتادی و درد شدیدی کشیدی | O true friend! Though by divine decree thou hast fallen into a grievous trial and suffered intense pain [3.5s] | MMK6#453 | Consolation and comfort; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00033 | 1760 | mixed | مراسله آنجناب واصل و بر وقوعات و هذیان مفتریان اطلاع حاصل گردید از اینگونه | Thy letter was received, and the doings and ravings of the calumniators described therein have been noted [4o] | INBA59:254 | BRL_DAK#0725, MKT5.118, MSHR3.097x | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03620 | 190 | Persian | ای اهل وفا هر چند اهل جفا دست تطاول گشودند و لانه و آشیانه یاران ویران نمودند | O ye faithful ones! Though the oppressors have stretched forth the hand of tyranny and laid waste the nests and dwellings of the friends [3.5s] | NANU_AB#64 | Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01672 | 300 | Persian | ای بندگان جمال قدم نامه شما رسید فرصت جواب مفصل نیست مختصر مرقوم میگردد | O ye servants of the Ancient Beauty! Your letter was received. Time permitteth not a detailed reply; therefore a brief answer is herein written [3.5s] | MSHR2.259 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00489 | 560 | mixed | Fire and Light | ای بازماندگان شهدای سبیل الهی نامه های شما رسید با وجود عدم فرصت آنی بدقت | O remnants of the martyrs in the path of God! Your letters have been received and despite the lack of a moment's spare time | NANU_AB#06 | BRL_FIRE_AB#05 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05755 | 140 | O thou maidservant of God! Be thou not sad on account of past vicissitudes and troubles, neither be thou discouraged | MAB.029, BSTW#048 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11012 | 50 | Arabic | ان یا هادی فاصبر علی ما اصابک و اصابنا من القضاء المبرم المشهود فتوکل علی | O Hadi! Be thou patient in what hath befallen thee and Us from the manifest and irrevocable decree, and place thy trust in [3.5s] | INBA71:010a | Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10741 | 60 | Persian | یا امه الله شکر کن خدا را که قرین کریم طاهر و باهر است و بتوجه الی الله رخی | O maidservant of God, render thanks unto God that thy companion is noble, pure and radiant, and that thy face is turned toward God [3.5s] | TAH.344a | Consolation and comfort; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04647 | 160 | Persian | ای امه الله و بنت امته و اخت امته جناب ابن اسم الله علیه بهاء الله الابهی | O maidservant of God, daughter of His handmaid and sister of His handmaidens! Jinab-i-Ibn-i-Ismu'llah, upon him be the Glory of the All-Glorious [3.5s] | INBA16:113 | PYK.293 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11732 | 150 | Persian | ای منتسبین جناب زائر شکر کنید خدا را که این پدر مهربان شما را در این گلستان | O ye who are related to Jinab-i-Za'ir! Render thanks unto God that this loving father hath guided you unto this rose-garden [3.5s] | FRH.100-101 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06290 | 160 | mixed | لله الحمد نفوس مذکوره هر یک فائز شد بانچه که شبه و مثل نداشته یا امتی در این | Praise be unto God! Each of these mentioned souls hath attained unto that which hath no peer or likeness in this [3.5s] | AYBY.110 | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06393 | 160 | Arabic | یشهد المظلوم بوحدانیه الله و فردانیته و باسمائه الحسنی و صفاته العلیا هو الذی | The Wronged One beareth witness unto the oneness of God and His singleness, unto His most excellent names and His most exalted attributes. He is the One Who [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.287b, | AQA7#488 p.307a | Consolation and comfort; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12195 | 270 | Persian | ای امه الله نامه شما ملاحظه گردید مضمون مشحون ببیان ایمان و ایقان و ثبوت بر عهد | O handmaiden of God! Thy letter was perused, and its contents were replete with expressions of faith and certitude and steadfastness in the Covenant [3.5s] | INBA85:026b | Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; The ephemeral and the eternal | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3308 | Words spoken on 1912-12-20 in London | 30 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | گریه مکن مویه منما فریاد بر میار اشک از دیده مبار سُرور و حُزن دنیا هر دو در گذر است و عزت و ذلت آن هر دو فانی | Do not cry or lament! Do not wail or let tears rain from your eyes! The happiness and sorrow of this world last only for a time, and its glory and abasement are both fleeting | BDA2.032 | MHMD2.038 | Consolation and comfort; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||
| AB08138 | 100 | Persian | ای صدف پاک آن دردانه افلاک آن گوهر شاهوار اگر چه از رشته حیات عنصری بدر آمد | O pure shell, thou celestial pearl, thou precious jewel of the empyrean! Though thou hast been withdrawn from the strand of material existence [3.5s] | NANU_AB#19 | Consolation and comfort; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03865 | 190 | Arabic | یا سمندری و سهیمی فی عبودیه البهاء انی رتلت ایات حبک لله و حمدت ربی بما تعطر | O thou who art as a phoenix in servitude to Bahá, I chanted the verses of thy love for God and praised my Lord for the fragrance that thou hast spread [3.5s] | AYBY.363 #045, TRZ1.187 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08417 | 120 | mixed | کتابت را دیدیم و ندایت را شنیدیم اگر بر حسب ظاهر در این ارض نباشید از اینمحل | We have beheld thy letter and hearkened unto thy call. Though thou art not outwardly present in this land, from this spot [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.105, | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05095 | 190 | mixed | قد اتی المقصود و لسان الوجود ینطق و یقول لک الحمد یا اله من فی السموات و | The Best-Beloved is come, and the tongue of existence speaketh and sayeth: "Praise be unto Thee, O God of all who dwell in the heavens." [3.5s] | INBA35:114a | AQA7#357 p.047 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00731 | 1060 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی خلق النقطه و فصل منها علم ما کان و ما یکون و زین بها کتب | Praise be unto God, Who hath created the Point and hath drawn forth from it the knowledge of what hath been and what shall be, and hath adorned therewith the Sacred Books [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.108, | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Personal instructions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10377 | 80 | Arabic | کتاب من لدنا لقوم یفقهون انه نزل بالحق من الله المهیمن القیوم لیعرف الذاکرون | The Book is sent down from Our presence unto a people who understand. Verily, it hath been revealed in truth from God, the All-Protecting, the Self-Subsisting, that they who remember may know [3.5s] | INBA23:158, BLIB_Or15696.071c, | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10117 | 90 | Arabic | یا نبیل یذکرک قلمی الاعلی و یامرک بما تنجذب به افئده العالم ان اقرا آیاتی فی | O Nabíl! My Most Exalted Pen maketh mention of thee and enjoineth upon thee that whereby the hearts of all mankind may be attracted. Read thou My verses in [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.037e, , BLIB_Or15734.1.118a, | LHKM1.108 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05075 | 190 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذه امه من امائک التی اقبلت الیک و اقرت بوحدانیتک و | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! Thou seest one of Thy handmaidens who hath turned to Thee, who hath acknowledged Thy oneness and recognized Thy singleness | NFR.085 | JHT_S#183 | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for women; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08584 | 120 | Arabic | یا لسان العظمة اذکر من طاف حول بیتک و قام امام الوجوه علی خدمة امرک الذی ما | O Tongue of Grandeur! Make mention of him who hath circled round Thy House and stood before all faces to serve Thy Cause, which [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.272b, | Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00410 | 370 | mixed | هو الاعز الابهی. سبحانک اللهم یا الهی لاشهدنک و کل شیء علی انک انت الله لا اله الا انت وحدک لا شریک لک لک الملک و الملکوت و لک العز و الجبروت و لک القدرة و اللاهوت و لک القوة و الیاقوت و لک السلطنة و الناسوت و لک العزة و الجلال و لک الوجهة و الجمال و لک الطلعة و الکمال و لک القوة و الفعال | 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 Countenance and the Beauty, Thine the Splendor and the Perfection, Thine the Power and the Action [3.5s] | INBA58:166.03-169.04 | NSR_1993.005x | Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08480 | 120 | Arabic | هذه ورقه ارسلناها الیک انها فی کل حین تغن فی نفسها بانه لا اله الا هو المهیمن | This is a leaf We have sent unto thee; verily, it singeth within its own self at all times that there is none other God but Him, the All-Compelling [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.286b, | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08588 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou servant of God! According to what I have heard, thou hast experienced a great financial loss. Do not feel sorry, for thou wilt be compensated. | TAB.133 | Consolation and comfort; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10946 | 50 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز خداوند شیرین شهیر ناپدید شد و آغاز زندگانیش هر چند انکبین بود ولی | O dear handmaiden of God! The renowned Shirin hath vanished, and though the beginning of her life was sweet as honey [3.5s] | YARP2.279 p.237 | Consolation and comfort; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12352 | 160 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید مضمون مشحون | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! That which thou didst write to Jináb-i-Áqá Siyyid Taqí was noted. Its contents were imbued [3.5s] | BSHI.066-067 | Consolation and comfort; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02608 | 340 | mixed | ذکر من لدنا لمن تشرف بالمنظر الاکبر و فاز بلقاء الله العزیز المنیع توجه الی | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath attained unto the Most Great Vision and hath won the presence of God, the Mighty, the Inaccessible [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15726.035, | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07289 | 110 | Persian | ای بنده درگاه کبریا پریشان مباش و غریق دریای احزان مشو سرگردان مگرد بی سر و | O servant at the Divine Threshold! Be not distraught, nor sink beneath the ocean of sorrows. Wander not in bewilderment, bereft of direction [3.5s] | MKT9.061a | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05851 | 140 | Persian | ای ورقه موقنه مطمئنه علیکما بالصبر الجمیل و علیکما بالصبر الجمیل آن ارواح | O assured and confident leaf! Upon thee be gracious patience, and upon thee be gracious patience [3.5s] | BSHN.140.468, BSHN.144.461, MHT1a.174, MHT1b.132 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04152 | 180 | Persian | ایها الرجل الرشید این خاکدان مرکز انقلابست و این جهان بی بنیان میدان محن و | O sagacious man! This earthly realm is the centre of upheavals, and this foundationless world is the arena of tribulations [3.5s] | MMK3#056 p.036 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03918 | 180 | Persian | ای امه الله المظلومه زنان توانگران هر چند در بالین پرند و پرنیان پرورش یابند | O wronged handmaid of God! Though wealthy women be reared upon silken cushions and brocades [3.5s] | NANU_AB#11 | Chastity and purity; Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02833 | 230 | mixed | یا امه الله المنجذبه بنفحات الله جناب طراز سرگشته اقلیم شیراز است و در موطن | O handmaid of God, who art drawn by the divine fragrances! The honoured Tiraz is wandering in the realm of Shiraz and in his native [3.5s] | AYBY.399 #099, KNJ.095, TRZ2.042, MYD.537, YQAZ.410 | Consolation and comfort; High station of the true believer; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02482 | 240 | mixed | Light of the World | احبای الهی که از خلیج کلیم ببحر رب عظیم و طمطام جمال قدیم توجه نموده اند در | Those loved ones of God who have turned from the Mosaic gulf towards the ocean of the Almighty Lord and the billowing waters of His Ancient Beauty | NURA#38, MMK4#074 p.080 | LOTW#38 | Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Stories; anecdotes; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05686 | 170 | mixed | ای امه الله نفحه حبت بمکمن احدیت حاضر و اراده ات بکوی مقصود نزد مالک غیب و | O handmaid of God! The fragrance of thy love hath been wafted to the sanctuary of oneness, and thy intention hath drawn nigh unto the precincts of the Desired One, in the presence of the Lord of the Unseen [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.160b, | Consolation and comfort; Presence of; reunion with God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB04701 | 160 | Persian | ای بی سر و سامان سبیل الهی هر لانه و آشیانه و خانه و کاشانه که در راه حق خراب | O thou who art homeless and destitute in the path of God! Every nest and shelter, every house and dwelling that is laid waste in His path [3.5s] | MMK2#311 p.227 | Consolation and comfort; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11738 | 140 | Persian | ای خلیل الله شاهی در عبودیت آستان مقدس است و سلطنت در صبر و تحمل شدائد | O Khalilu'llah! True kingship lies in servitude at the Sacred Threshold, and true sovereignty in patience and endurance under tribulations [3.5s] | FRH.203 | Consolation and comfort; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB07095 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O maidservant of God! I am in the blessed place of the Holy Land and thou art in foreign parts and I do not see thee with my material eyes | TAB.064 | Consolation and comfort; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02347 | 250 | mixed | ای بنده الهی صدمات شدیده دیدی و مشقات عظیمه کشیدی حمد کن خدا را که لائق و | O servant of God! Grievous blows hast thou sustained and mighty tribulations hast thou endured. Render thou praise unto God that thou art found worthy [3.5s] | INBA87:232, INBA52:237 | MKT8.018b, HDQI.183, ANDA#10 p.05, MSHR2.210x | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04282 | 170 | Persian | ای بنده جمال ابهی از غربت شکایت نماای و از کربت و مشقت ناله و فغان فرماای حق | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Make thou no complaint of exile, neither raise thy voice in lamentation and grief over hardship and tribulation [3.5s] | MKT8.024a | Consolation and comfort; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05798 | 170 | Arabic | فسبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق و فیها ما یفتح ابواب الفردوس و تهب نسائم الفضل | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth, wherein lieth that which openeth the gates of Paradise and causeth the breezes of grace to waft [3.5s] | INBA18:203 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06087 | 130 | Persian | ای بنده حق آنچه بجناب آقا سید تقی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید مطمئن بفضل و | O servant of the True One, that which thou didst address to His honor Áqá Siyyid Taqí hath been perused. Rest thou assured in the bounty [3.5s] | INBA87:362a, INBA52:371a | Consolation and comfort; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12783 | 20 | Arabic | یا امه الله فاطمئنی بذکر الله و طیبی نفسا بموهبه الله و انشرحی صدرا بفضل الله ان فضل ربک علیک عظیم عظیم | O handmaiden of God! Be thou assured in the remembrance of God, let thy soul be gladdened through the bounty of God, and let thy breast be dilated through the grace of God. Verily, the favor of thy Lord upon thee is great, great indeed [3.5s] | INBA85:459a | BSHI.012 | Consolation and comfort; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05957 | 170 | Arabic | یا ایتها الورقه ان استمعی الندا من لسان الاحدیه من لدن مالک البریه انه لا | O Leaf! Hearken thou unto the Call from the Tongue of Oneness, from the presence of the Lord of all creation. Verily, He [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#172, | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08098 | 120 | mixed | انشاء الله لم یزل و لایزال بعنایات الهیه فائز باشی و بانوار وجه منور جهد نما | God willing, thou hast ever been and wilt ever remain the recipient of divine favours, and illumined by the light of His countenance. Strive thou [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.167d, | Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06805 | 150 | mixed | یا امتی جمیع عالم معادله نمینماید بیک قطره خونیکه در سبیل حق جل جلاله ریخته | O My handmaiden! The whole world cannot be equated with a single drop of blood that is shed in the path of God, exalted be His glory [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15697.209b, | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08552 | 90 | mixed | ای بنده الهی از کثرت قروض و دیون افسرده و پژمرده و نومید مگرد الحمد لله صبح | O servant of God! Be thou not disheartened, withered and despondent on account of the multitude of debts and obligations. Praise be to God, the dawn [3.5s] | MMK3#025 p.016 | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11224 | 40 | Arabic | ان یا محمد لاتحزن عن کل ما نسبناک لان کلما یظهر من الحبیب محبوب ثم استقم علی | O Muhammad! Be not grieved by all that We have attributed unto thee, for whatsoever proceedeth from the Beloved is beloved. Stand thou, then, steadfast [3.5s] | INBA71:002a | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02917 | 310 | Arabic | یا اسمی علیک بهائی و عنایتی و فضلی الذی سبق الوجود و رحمتی التی | O My Name! Upon thee be My glory, My loving-kindness and My grace, which hath preceded existence, and My mercy which [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.098, | Consolation and comfort; High station of the true believer; Power of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06766 | 150 | mixed | نیکوست حال نفسیکه الیوم بافق اعلی اقبال نمود و از اثمار سدره الهیه که | Blessed is the state of him who hath in this day turned towards the Most Exalted Horizon and partaken of the fruits of the divine Lote-Tree [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15710.169a, , BLIB_Or15719.048a, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05337 | 150 | mixed | ای ورقه مطمئنه راضیه مرضیه شکر کن حضرت یزدان را که در یوم ظهور مکلم طور موجود | O tranquil, contented and well-pleasing leaf! Render thanks unto the Lord God that thou art present in this Day of the Manifestation of Him Who conversed on Sinai [3.5s] | MKT7.162 | Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05535 | 140 | Persian | ای آقا یار اى یار وفادار بلایا و مصائبى که بر آن مظلوم زار از قوم فجار وارد | O thou steadfast companion, O thou loyal friend! The tribulations and afflictions that befell that oppressed and wretched one at the hands of the wicked people [3.5s] | INBA55:120 | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03962 | 180 | Persian | Man of Courage, The | ای ثابت بر پیمان چندیست که مکاتبه ننمودم و این مجرد از کثرت مشاغل و غوائل | O you who are firm in the Covenant! I have not written to you for some time now; this is due only to the numerous preoccupations | MKT8.064, AHB.130BE #09-10 p.35 | BLO_courage.34-35 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05221 | 190 | mixed | یا علی قبل اکبر ندایت بافق اعلی رسید ناله و نوحه ات را در فراق سدره منتهی | O 'Alí-Qablí-Akbar! Thy call hath reached the Most Exalted Horizon; thy lamentation and thy plaintive cry in separation from the Divine Lote-Tree hath been heard [3.5s] | INBA19:421, BLIB_Or15730.103b, | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01910 | 280 | mixed | ای بنده صادق حق خبر موحش و مدهش مصیبت جدیده دلها را مکدر نمود و جانها را | O faithful servant of the True One! The grievous and astounding tidings of this fresh calamity have darkened all hearts and troubled the souls [3.5s] | MAS9.028 | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01265 | 350 | Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts | O thou herald of the Covenant! Thy letters have been received and an answer has been written.... I have been greatly affected by the death of Mr. Sandy Kinney. What | SW_v11#15 p.259-260, SW_v10#19 p.350x, BLO_PT#028jx | Consolation and comfort; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07118 | 120 | mixed | یا من ثبت علی العهد و المیثاق علی العجاله اسباب زحمت و مشغولیت شدیده بجهت شما | O thou who art firm in the Covenant and Testament! At present, circumstances have arisen causing thee great trouble and preoccupation [3.5s] | MSHR5.412x | Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10694 | 60 | Arabic | ایها الفرع اللطیف من السدره المبارکه استبشر بنفحات انتشرت من حدیقه التقدیس و | O tender branch of the blessed Lote-Tree, rejoice in the fragrances that have wafted from the garden of sanctity [3.5s] | INBA21:137b, INBA87:362b, INBA52:371b | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3417 | Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 | 30 | Where there is contention, there cannot be the highest conception of truth. We must have sympathy for all beings, and to have real sympathy means to feel with others in their higher aims and ideals. | AELT.128 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3153 | Words spoken at 227 Riverside Drive in New York, 1912-11-12 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | من با فقرا کار دارم و بمحل فقرا میروم نه اغنیا جمیع را من دوست دارم علی الخصوص فقرا را | I deal with the poor and visit them, not the rich. I love all, especially the poor. All sorts of people come here and I meet them | BDA1.369.03 | MHMD1.387 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3105 | Words spoken on 1914-01-24 | 50 | We do not look at the evil deeds of the people. We do not consider the race, the religion, or nationality | DAS.1914-01-24, SW_v11#02 p.025 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2073 | Words to Latimer and Remey, spoken on 1914-10-10 | 130 | On your return to America speak with some of the firm Baha'is about the violators | PN_1914 p055 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1972 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-11 | 140 | Persian | اینکه میفرمایند "عاشروامع الادیان " مقصد مثل این نفوس است | When it is revealed, 'Consort with all religions', the intention is association with such people. | KHH1.265-266 (1.371) | KHHE.389, BSR_v13 p.083 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09532 | 80 | Persian | ای مهربان در این کور بهائی رافت و رحمت و مهربانی از اس اساس تعالیم الهی است | O kind one! In this Bahá'í Dispensation, loving-kindness, mercy and tenderness constitute the very foundation of the divine teachings [3.5s] | YARP2.474 p.351 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Compassion; kindness; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0653 | The Duty of Kindness and Sympathy towards Strangers and Foreigners: Words spoken on 1911-10-16 in Paris | 450 | Paris Talks | Paris Talks (book) | When a man turns his face to God he finds sunshine everywhere. All men are his brothers…. Do not be content with showing friendship in words alone... | PT#01 p.001, AIF.1911-10-16, SW_v02#19 p.004x, SW_v08#11 p.137 | T. Ellis, Nabil and Karim, R. Lea, Alda, Mea, Onni, Nader & Pedram, MANA, Naim & Friends | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Words vs deeds | 2 | * | - | First chapter of the book "Paris Talks", a collection of 59 talks given during ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's visit toParis in 1911 and 1912. | ||||||
| AB02998 | 220 | Persian | ای یاران الهی جناب آقا میرزا حسن وارد و زبان بستایش شما گشود و اظهار ممنونی | O divine friends! Jinab-i-Aqa Mirza Hasan hath arrived and opened his tongue in praise of you, expressing gratitude [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0486, MKT8.180 | Compassion; kindness; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Importance of community building; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05614 | 140 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید شکایت از تنهاای نموده بودی | O steadfast one in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents were understood. Thou hadst complained of loneliness [3.5s] | MMK6#443 | Consolation and comfort; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2306 | Words to Mr. Raymond, spoken on 1912-10-07 | 110 | This Cause is comprehensive. Every community finds the reality of its principles in this Cause. The Bahá’í Cause is like a tree and these various communities, or gatherings or societies, are branches. | ECN.657 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity in diversity; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH06730 | 150 | Arabic | کتاب نزل بالحق من لدی الله المهیمن القیوم و یدع الکل الی ما یقربهم الیه انه | A Book sent down in truth from God, the All-Subduing, the Self-Subsisting, and it calleth all unto that which draweth them nigh unto Him. Verily He [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15734.1.061b, | Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07196 | 140 | Arabic | قد ظهر العرش و استوی علیه هیکل الله مالک الغیب و الشهود و فی اول الجلوس تجلی | The Throne hath been made manifest, and seated thereon is the Temple of God, Lord of the unseen and the seen, and in the first moment of His seating He shone forth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.252b, | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00957 | 400 | mixed | ای منجذب نفحات قدس تا بحال دو سه مکتوب مفصل و مختصر ارسال گردیده و رسیده و | O thou who art attracted by the sacred fragrances! Two or three letters, both detailed and brief, have thus far been dispatched and received [3.5s] | INBA88:329 | MAS5.172, MSHR4.404-405, MUH2.0766, NSS.234-235 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Contention and conflict; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12383 | 150 | Persian | ای بنده الهی ندایت مسموع و نیتت مقبول و سعیت مشکور و خلوصت معلومست از فیض | O thou servant of God! Thy call hath been heard, thy intention accepted, thy striving appreciated, and thy sincerity is evident through the bounty [3.5s] | SFI11.023 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11502 | 20 | Persian | طوبی از برای نفسیکه در فراش تکیه نماید و قلبش به محبت اهل عالم منور باشد | Blessed is the soul that reclineth upon its couch, its heart illumined with love for all the peoples of the world [3.5s] | AVK3.201.12x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3107 | 50 | Blessed is he who proclaims the doctrine of Spiritual Brotherhood, for he shall be the Child of Light | SW_v12#01 p.013 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01977 | 280 | Persian | ای یاران روحانی در جهان محافل بسیار تشکیل شده محافل سیاسی محافل تجاری محافل | O spiritual friends! Many gatherings have been formed throughout the world—political assemblies, commercial assemblies, assemblies [3.5s] | INBA87:383, INBA52:393 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2911 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 60 | See how the enemies of Christ persecuted and crucified Him, yet He loved them all. Man is like a tree. The tree lives to produce fruit. The fruit of man is love. | TDLA.020, BLO_PN#104 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3327 | Words spoken on 1914-01-27 | 30 | We were commanded by Baha'o'llah to assist all the communities without the exclusion | DAS.1914-01-27, SW_v08#11 p.140 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3366 | Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 | 30 | No. The birth of our Lord was for all; those who shall know of Him and those who shall not. The Spirit is the same everywhere... They too will be heard, and God will protect them | AELT.142 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Oneness; unity of religion | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH00966 | 850 | mixed | حمد مقدس از قرین و مثال لم یزل و لایزال محبوب بیزوالی را سزاست که بسلطان | Praise, sanctified beyond peer or likeness, beseemeth that Eternal and Ever-Abiding Beloved Who through His sovereignty [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15700.130, , BLIB_Or15711.310, | AQA6#250 p.236 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11694 | 1110 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی عرفنا امره و علمنا ظهوره و هدانا الی صراطه و کشف لنا ما | Praise be to God Who hath made known unto us His Cause, taught us of His Manifestation, guided us unto His Path, and unveiled unto us that which [3.5s] | TISH.389-392 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11541 | 20 | ...If you meet those of a different race and color from yourself, do not mistrust them | ADJ.038x | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Race unity; racial issues | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH11363 | 40 | Blessed is he who loved the world simply for the sake of the face of his generous Lord. With perfect compassion and mercy | SW_v10#05 p.092 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05855 | 140 | Persian | ای یار دلجوی من الحمد لله یزدانی و رحمانی و جوهر مهربانی گشتی و از این خاکدان | O my comforting friend! Praise be to God, thou hast become divine and merciful, the very essence of loving-kindness, and from this earthly realm [3.5s] | YARP2.275 p.234 | Consolation and comfort; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1279 | Words to Miss Rogers, spoken on 1909-07-05 | 250 | This is the third time you have been here. It has been a great pleasure for you... Man must always associate with those from whom he can get light or be with those to whom he can give light. | SW_v07#18 p.188x, PN_1909 p009, PN_1909 p035, PN_1909C p083, DJT.049-050, BLO_PN#027 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06848 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou dear maidservant of God! Thou hast learned of thy Lord and engaged thyself in the servitude of the Lord of Hosts. | TAB.667 | Being a source of light; guidance; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Knowledge; recognition of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2180 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-06 | 120 | One of the most necessary and at the same time difficult things in this Cause is amicable association with the outsiders. Only through the constant widening of the circle of one's acquaintances and friends the Truth will be made known | DAS.1915-05-06 | Being a source of light; guidance; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Methods of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01416 | 610 | mixed | یا اسمی مهدی علیک بهائی یوم قبل از محل معروف حرکت شد و ارض اخری منظر ابهی | O My name Mihdi! Upon thee be My glory! On the day preceding, departure was made from the renowned spot, and another land became the scene of the Most Glorious Horizon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.196, , BLIB_Or15738.154, | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Consultation; Knowledge; recognition of God; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06328 | 160 | mixed | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | وجه حق از افق اعلی باهل بها توجه نموده میفرماید در جمیع احوال بانچه سبب | He Who is the Eternal Truth hath, from the Dayspring of Glory, directed His eyes towards the people of Bahá | INBA35:292, INBA81:164, BN_suppl.1753.126-126 | BRL_DA#651, GWBP#156 p.214, LHKM3.382, KSHG.146-147, PYB#112-113 p.49, AHB_125BE #05-06 p.118, AKHA_133BE #06 p.a | GWB#156, PDC.187x | Francesco & Lorenzo, B. Weber | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Education of children; moral education; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity | - | - | LL#403 | |||||
| ABU2302 | Words spoken on 1914-08-20 | 110 | The object of the dawn of the Morn of Guidance and the effulgence of the Sun of | DAS.1914-08-20, SW_v08#10 p.135 | Being a source of light; guidance; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01208 | 360 | Persian | ای یاران جانی عبدالبهاء جناب محمد خان نامه ای مرقوم نموده اند و در نهایت | O spiritual companions of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Jináb-i-Muhammad Khán hath penned a letter in utmost [3.5s] | PZHN v1#2 p.13 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11891 | 160 | Persian | ای دختر عزیز نامه ات رسید از مضمون معلوم گردید که رابین دراناث تا گور از هندوستان | O my dear daughter! Thy letter hath arrived. From the contents thereof, it hath become known that Rabindranath Tagore will quickly travel from India to America | BRL_DAK#0342 | ADMS#279 | Compassion; kindness; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3473 | Words spoken on 1914-07-24 in Haifa | 20 | Man must be a mine of piety and sympathy. He must associate with all mankind with joy and fragrance. He must not turn away his face | SW_v07#18 p.187 | Compassion; kindness; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0281 | The Universal Love: Words spoken on 1911-10-24 in Paris | 770 | Paris Talks | The Message of Krishna is the message of love. All God's prophets have brought the message of love.... The power of the Holy Spirit enlightening man's intelligence has enabled him to discover | PT#09 p.025, SW_v08#08 p.097x, SAS.108x, CHH.153x | E. Mahony, E. Mahony, Shay & Camila, S. Peyman | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity in diversity; Words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11635 | 440 | Persian | ای منادی میثاق عبدالبهاء در ارسال اجوبه متتابعه حضرات ایادی امرالله مقر | O herald of the Covenant! Abdul-Baha is engaged in sending successive replies to the Hands of the Cause of God [3.5s] | INBA85:392 | BRL_DAK#0196, YIA.312-314 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Constitutional revolution in Iran; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2585 | Words spoken on 1915-09-11 in Haifa | 80 | Persian | شما ملاحظه نمائید که این ازلیها تا بحال جز ضرر و فساد و خرابی و انقلاب چه ثمری از برای ایران و ایرانیان داشتند | Consider ye how these followers of Azal have, until this day, yielded naught but harm and corruption, ruin and upheaval as their fruits for Iran and its people [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-09-11 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00221 | 780 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما را با وجود آنکه بجان عزیزت فرصت قرائت یکسطر | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Though I have not the time to read even a single line, thy detailed letter [3.5s] | INBA85:353 | AVK3.319.01x, SFI06.015bx, ANDA#67-68 p.36, YMM.042-044 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Critique of Eastern values; culture; Past, present and future of Iran | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06137 | 860 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه اخیر رسید و بر مضمون مفصل اطلاع حاصل گردید | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy recent letter was received and its detailed contents were noted [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0588, AVK4.442bx, RAHA.108x | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Non-participation in politics | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3710 | Words spoken on 1912-12-27 in London | 80 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | هر چه بطرفین نصیحت شد و راه صواب نموده و بمداخلهٴ همسایه‌ها انذار گشت | Though admonitions were given to both sides, though the right path was shown to them, and though they were warned about meddling from their neighbours | BDA2.045 | MHMD2.054 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Growth of the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| AB11832 | 270 | Persian | یا امه البهاء خدا تایید نماید ترا مکتوب مفصل شما رسید مضمون مقارن حقیقت بود | O handmaiden of Glory! May God confirm thee. Thy detailed letter was received and its contents accorded with reality [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0260 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12167 | 310 | Persian | نامه نمرو ۳۷ و ۳۶ رسید مژده انتشار نفحات الله در آنصفحات داشت از اینقرار | Letters numbered 36 and 37 were received, bringing glad tidings of the diffusion of the fragrances of God throughout those regions [3.5s] | BSHI.125-126 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Past, present and future of Iran; Relationship between government and people | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3725 | Words spoken on 1913-01-30 in Paris | 60 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | قبل از تسلّط و نفوذ اروپائیها حتّی بسلطان عبدالحمید نوشتم که چنین خواهد شد | At a time when the Europeans did not yet enjoy this ascendancy and influence, I had written to 'Abdu'l-Hamid, indicating to him what would come to pass | BDA2.113-114 | MHMD2.140 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Past, present and future of Iran; Predictions and prophecies; Relationship between government and people | - | - | |||||||
| AB00253 | 740 | mixed | رب و رجائی و حرزی و ملاذی لک الحمد بما خلقت نفوسا رحمانیه و قلوبا نورانیه | O Lord, my hope, my stronghold, and my refuge! Praise be unto Thee for having brought into being souls endowed with divine compassion and hearts illumined with celestial light [3.5s] | INBA85:349 | MSHR5.263x, YMM.050 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Growth of the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11840 | 240 | mixed | ای یادگار آن نفس مقدس نامه که بتوسط پست ارسال نمودی نرسید ولکن نامه ثانی | O cherished remnant of that sanctified soul! Though the letter thou didst dispatch through the post failed to arrive, yet thy second letter [3.5s] | TISH.125-126 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11828 | 280 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مرقوم بجناب منشادی ملحوظ گردید از حوادث آنصفحات مرقوم | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter written to Jináb-i-Manshádí was perused, and the events of that region were noted [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0241 | Call to action; Constitutional revolution in Iran; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Non-participation in politics; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03656 | 190 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان این عبد از قبل شمع محبت الله جناب منشادی جواب مینگارد اخبار | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! This servant writeth this reply on behalf of the candle of God's love, Jináb-i-Manshádí, concerning the tidings [3.5s] | INBA84:334 | AMK.066-066, MSHR4.100 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Importance of community building; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0841 | Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 | 360 | In a certain newspaper there was written about the Shah of Persia a statement that he had left Persia... At such a time precisely I wrote to him not to be sorry or grieved | PN_1909 p090 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Parliaments; constitutional government; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Relationship between government and people; Status of kings; future of monarchy | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0390 | Words to Lua Getsinger, spoken on 1913-11-10 | 630 | When thou dost enter a city in India, associate with the people in the beginning as a tourist, as a person interested in India | DAS.1913-11-10 | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Methods of teaching the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11862 | 200 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | نامه شما رسید در حق جلال الدوله و سائر آواره گان ایران بقدر مقدور نهایت رعایت | Thy letter hath been received. Do thou thy utmost to show Jalalu’d-Dawlih and other Iranian refugees maximum consideration and kindness… The aim of the Baha’ís is to raise aloft the banner of the world’s Great Peace, to eradicate the foundations of war | BRL_DAK#0088 | BRL_ATE#095x | Constitutional revolution in Iran; Non-participation in politics; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11576 | 10 | ...In this day, assemblies of consultation are of the greatest importance and a vital necessity. Obedience unto them is essential and obligatory. | BADM.021cx | Consultation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH01687 | 520 | mixed | حمد مقدس از عوالم معانی و بیان محبوب امکان را لایق و سزا است که باسم مبارکش | Sanctified praise, from the realms of meaning and utterance, befitteth and beseemeth the Beloved of all possibility, through His blessed Name [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.010a, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consultation; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Suffering and imprisonment; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB10628 | 60 | Persian | ای نفوس محترم?? جناب میرزا نظام مقداری از کتاب اقدس و سوال و جواب از پیش طبع | O esteemed souls! His honour Mirza Nizam hath arranged for portions of the Kitab-i-Aqdas and Questions and Answers to be printed [3.5s] | INBA16:225 | YIA.327 | Business; financial; property matters; Consultation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09903 | 70 | Persian | ای پروردگار این شرکت اطفال بهائی را دائم و مستمر بدار و برکت و سود بخش و | O Lord! Make this company of Bahá'í children firm and constant, and render them blessed and prosperous [3.5s] | AKHA_124BE #04-05 p.h, PYB#173 p.33, PYB#154 p.37, YQAZ.633 | Business; financial; property matters; Consultation; Education of children; moral education | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00123 | 3840 | mixed | Consultation | حمد مقدس از لسان و بیان ساحت اقدس حضرت لم یلد و لم یولدی را سزاست | A praise sanctified beyond speech and utterance befitteth the most sacred court of Him Who begetteth not nor was begotten [3.5s]... ...Consultation bestoweth greater awareness and transmuteth conjecture into certitude. It is a shining light which, in a dark world, leadeth the way and guideth | INBA08:560, BLIB_Or15696.091e, | BRL_DA#271, MAS8.018bx, MAS8.060x, MUH3.255bx | BRL_CONSULT#03x, COC#0168x | Consultation; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Praise and encouragement; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||
| AB07356 | 110 | Persian | Consultation; Social Action | ای جمع در امور جزای و کلی انسان باید مشورت نماید تا بآنچه موافق است اطلاع | Man must consult in all matters, whether major or minor, so that he may become cognizant of what is good. | INBA59:294a, INBA88:288, INBA89:019 | BRL_DAK#0399, MKT9.113, AVK3.412.04 | BRL_CONSULT#14x, BRL_SOCIAL#160, COC#0180x, DAS.1913-10-21x | Consultation; Importance of community building; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB01526 | 320 | mixed | Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | رب و موید کل جمع انعقد لاعلاء کلمه رحمانیتک و موفق کل عصبه اتفقت علی خدمه | O Lord! Support every gathering formed for the exaltation of Thy Word of grace, and assist every company united in service to Thee [3.5s]... ...The members thereof must take counsel together in such wise that no occasion for ill-feeling or discord may arise | INBA16:215, INBA59:291, INBA88:285, INBA89:016b | MKT4.152, MMK1#044 p.084x, MILAN.081, AMK.047-048, ADH2.035, ADH2_1#18 p.030, MJMJ1.024a, MMG2#186 p.212, MJH.068b, NSR_1978.116, NSR_1993.129 | SWAB#044x, BWF.406-407x, BADM.021-022cx, GPB.332x, DAS.1913-10-21x | Consultation; Non-participation in politics; Prayer for governments and rulers; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||
| AB04335 | 170 | Persian | ای ثابتان بر پیمان راپورت سالیانه که ارسال نموده اید قرائت گردید الحمد لله آن | O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! The annual report that ye sent hath been read. Praise be unto God [3.5s] | INBA16:235 | Consultation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3691 | Words spoken on 1913-01-27 in Paris | 130 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | چون شب از قیل و قال و آشوب و صدا آسوده بودند و فراغت بال داشتند هر شبی در محلّی مجتمع می‌شدند | Nighttime afforded these ministers peace of mind, as they would be undisturbed by the chattering and clamouring of the people | BDA2.108 | MHMD2.132-133 | Consultation; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||
| BH03545 | 260 | mixed | مکتوب آنجناب وارد ملاحظه شد و معروض گشت و هذا ما صدر من مصدر الخطاب | The missive from your honored presence was received and laid before Him, and this is what hath streamed forth from the Source of Utterance [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15736.005, | Consultation; Personal instructions; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05193 | 150 | Persian | Consultation | ای دوستان الهی جناب آقا سید اسدالله نامه ارسال داشته و ستایش و توصیف و تعریف زیاد از | O ye friends of God! His honor Aqa Siyyid Asadu'llah hath sent a letter conveying abundant praise, commendation and tribute regarding [3.5s]... ...The question of consultation is of the utmost importance, and is one of the most potent instruments conducive to the tranquillity | INBA21:197 (247a) | BRL_DAK#1243, AVK3.411.08x, AVK3.413.10x, GHA.228 | BRL_CONSULT#13x, COC#0179x | Consultation; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||
| BH01379 | 620 | mixed | الحمد لله نعمت بیان جاری و مائده محبت نازل سرور از هر جهت ظاهر چه که آثار قلم | Praise be to God! The bounty of utterance floweth forth and the feast of love descendeth. Joy is made manifest from every direction, for the traces of the Pen [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.447, | Consultation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07926 | 130 | Arabic | یا ایها المقبل الی افق الظهور قد حضر کتابک الذی ارسلته الی احد احبائی الذی | O thou who hast turned toward the horizon of Revelation! Thy letter which thou didst send unto one of My loved ones hath reached Us [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.060.09, | Consultation; Prayer for service; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00784 | 450 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | …Thou hast written concerning the Board of Consultation. It is very proper thou shouldst exert thyself with heart and soul | TAB.026-027x | Consultation; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Role and station of women; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03427 | 200 | Persian | ای دوستان الهی جناب آقا احمد ذکر آن یاران را در نامه خویش نموده اند که الحمد | O divine friends! Jináb-i-Áqá Aḥmad hath made mention of those companions in his letter, for which praise be to God [3.5s] | MMK6#578, AKHA_128BE #15 p.a, YMM.349 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consultation; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2941 | Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-02 | 60 | That is passed now. An arrow that has been shot does not return to the bow... That rests with the delegates to the Convention, delegates only - not strangers. The Convention is like a parliament. | PN_1919 p059, PN_1920 p003, PN_1920 p012, PN_1920 p021 | Business; financial; property matters; Consultation; House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH01886 | 470 | mixed | یا اسمی جمال علیک بهاء الله آفتاب حکمت از سماء معانی در مرآت علم تجلی نمود و | O My Name Jamál! Upon thee be the glory of God! The Sun of wisdom hath shone forth from the heaven of inner meanings and cast its rays upon the mirror of knowledge [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15715.380b, | AVK3.410.05x, GHA.225x | Compassion; kindness; Consultation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01929 | 280 | Persian | ای خادم میثاق از بدو دخول در ظل سدره مقصود در خدمت آستان اسم اعظم در کمال | O thou servant of the Covenant! From the very moment thou didst enter beneath the shade of the Divine Lote-Tree, thou hast devoted thyself to the service of the Threshold of the Most Great Name in utmost devotion [3.5s] | INBA88:289, INBA89:040 | BRL_DAK#0283, AVK4.317ax | Consultation; Growth of the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03371 | 200 | Persian | ای تلمیذ ان شخص جلیل نامه مفصل شما ملاحظه گردید فرصت جواب مفصل ندارم در غایت اختصار | O disciple of that noble personage! Your detailed letter was perused. Time for a lengthy reply is lacking, so with utmost brevity [3.5s] | CPF.284 | Consultation; House of Justice; Non-participation in politics; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01706 | 300 | mixed | ای دوستان الهی و یاران حقیقی لله الحمد در آستان مقدس جمال ابهی کل مقبول و | O divine friends and true companions! Praise be unto God that at the Sacred Threshold of the Most Glorious Beauty all are accepted [3.5s] | INBA13:249, INBA88:255, INBA89:189 | MKT4.059, MILAN.080, AKHA_122BE #01 p.j, AVK3.068.01x | Consultation; Hands of the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07390 | 110 | mixed | ای دو بادیه پیما حمد کنید خدا را که سرمست پیمانه پیمانید و در دشت و صحرا و | O ye two wayfarers of the wilderness! Render thanks unto God that ye are intoxicated with the chalice of His Covenant, and in field and desert [3.5s] | AYBY.428 #140, TRZ1.304a | Consultation; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3628 | Words to Ali-Kuli Khan spoken in 1900 | 10 | Sometimes material food confers spiritual sustenance and strength. | SUR.136 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1819 | Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-26 | 160 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | امید وارم در صون حمایت الهی باشید و بخدمت نوع انسانی موفق شوید و همیشه | I hope that you will be under the protection of God... God has appointed provision for every living creature | MAS2.031x, BDA1.272.10 | MHMD1.291 | Compassion; kindness; Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB00162 | 890 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای منجذب بنفحات الهیه مکتوب مفصل که بمسیس گتسنر لوا مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه | O thou who art attracted to the fragrant breathings of God! I have read thy letter addressed to Mrs. Lua Getsinger | MKT2.097, MMK1#134 p.149, MILAN.066, AVK3.021 | SWAB#134, LOG#0996x, LOG#1008x | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2764 | Words to Mr and Mrs Hannen, spoken on 1909-02-25 | 70 | It has no effect. It does not develop the mind to subsist upon a vegetable diet. A man can be without reason or understanding, though he does not eat meat or flesh | PN_1909F p067, PN_1909F p127, AKL.010-011 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Kindness to and rights of animals | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0329 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-09 | 700 | Persian | این مردم بیچاره کشته میشوند و نمیدانند برای چه جانهای خود را فدای خاک میکنند خاک که انزل موجودات است | These wretched soldiers die for the sake of some earth, which is the lowest form of creation, and do not know why they are slain. Consider how some are refined and how some abase themselves. | KHH1.295-296 (1.410-414) | KHHE.425-427, DAS.1915-04-09, BSR_v13 p.098 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3478 | Words spoken on board the SS Cedric at sea, 1912-04-06 | 20 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | ما مداخله در طعام جسمانی آنها نمی کنیم مداخلهٴ ما در طعام روحانی است | At the table on board the Cedric Abdu'l-Baha spoke about simple diet - how much better | BDA1.023.02 | DAS.1913-07-20, SW_v08#02 p.018, MHMD1.031, ABIE.090, BLO_PN#007 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Material and spiritual existence; two books | - | - | |||||||
| AB01104 | 370 | Persian | ای ابن ملکوت جناب مستر ویلهم از یکسال پیش اجازه حضور داشت حال حکمت مقتضی | O son of the Kingdom! Mr. Wilhelm had permission to attain the presence one year ago. Now wisdom requireth [3.5s]... ...Regarding the eating of animal flesh and abstinence therefrom, know thou of a certainty that, in the beginning of creation | AKHA_127BE #06 p.182x, AVK3.030.09x, SFI07.022c, MAS2.031-032x, KHH1.297 (1.414)x | COC#1028x, LOG#1006x, BBBD.034-035x, KHHE.428x | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3023 | Words to a visitor, spoken on 1913-05-17 | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | وقتی بیان جمال مبارک این بود که اگر کسی حیوانات ذبح نکند و بنباتات قناعت نماید البته بهتر است ولی نهی نفرمودند | It is better not to eat meat if one can possibly abstain from it. However, it is impossible at the present stage of human evolution to ask people not to practice meat-eating. | AVK3.032.10x, BDA2.303 | DAS.1913-05-17, MHMD2.400-401 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3261 | Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 | 40 | Bahá'í Scriptures | Fruit and grains. The time will come when meat will no longer be eaten. | COC#1052x, LOG#1009x, BSC.453 #830x, PN_unsorted p076, TDLA.008-009, BLO_PN#104 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1158 | Words spoken on 1913-01-19 in London | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | از تعصب است که خانمانها ویران میشود از تعصب است که خونها ریخته میگردد از تعصب است | It is prejudice that has uprooted families. It is prejudice that has led people to shed each other's blood. | BDA2.094 | MHMD2.113 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Literal interpretation; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0371 | Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-03-27 | 650 | The spiritual food is prepared. Blessed are those who eat therefrom... if you can concoct such delicious dishes with vegetables and nuts I can assure you many people will join your crusade against slaughtering animals and eating their flesh. | DAS.1914-03-27 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03370 | 200 | Persian | ای پسر ملکوت اگر اراده تزویج نمودی باید یک دختر بهائی گیری که مؤمن و موقن باشد و ثابت و راسخ و حائز کمالات مادیّه و معنویّه | O son of the Kingdom! If thou desirest to marry, thou must choose a Bahá'í maiden who is believing and assured, firm and steadfast, and possessed of both material and spiritual perfections [3.5s]... ...Thou hast written regarding the four canine teeth in man, saying that these teeth, two in the upper jaw and two in the lower, are for the purpose of eating meat | AVK4.163.08x | COC#1029x, LOG#1007x | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07493 | 130 | Arabic | ان انظروا فی صنع الله و آیاته انها ملئت شرق الارض و غربها ان اعتبروا یا اولی | Consider ye the handiwork of God and His signs, for verily they have filled the East and the West of the earth. Reflect, O people of insight [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15730.063b, | AQA5#174 p.233 | Contemplation; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1430 | Words spoken on 1914-09-06 | 220 | Mount Carmel is enveloped with the white mantle of spirituality.... The divine, holy prophets have two stations. | DAS.1914-09-06, SW_v09#09 p.104 | Contemplation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Mount Carmel; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00495 | 230 | Arabic | بسمه العلی العظیم. ان اتبع حکم الله فی الحین و لا تخف و اسکن بیت الامن فانا کنا علیکم حافظون ان اصبر و لا تجزع فانا کنا علیکم شاهدون | Follow thou the command of God in this hour, and fear not. Dwell thou in the shelter of security, for verily We are thy Protector. Be patient and grieve not, for verily We are thy Witness [3.5s] | CMB_F23.135r13-136r02 (40), , CMB_F20.015v11-016r06, , BYC_tablets.073.06-074.04 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Contention and conflict; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection of Muhammad; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03581 | 200 | O my dear beloved! Trust thou in the favor of thy Master and be not saddened by anything. In all affairs be thou patient, dignified, thankful, calm | BSTW#434 | Consolation and comfort; Contention and conflict; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB01128 | 370 | mixed | ای ناظر بجمال ابهی از خدا بخواه که در این زمان امتحان که اریاح افتتان از جمیع | O thou who gazest upon the Beauty of the Most Glorious! Beseech God that in this time of trial, when the winds of tests blow from all [3.5s] | MMK6#564 | Contention and conflict; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02689 | 230 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و اشعار فصیح و بلیغ که مانند آب روان در نهایت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and the eloquent and fluent verses therein were even as flowing water in their perfect [3.5s] | ANDA#81 p.07, LMA2.426, MLK.083, TAN.172, NYMG.158 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Contention and conflict; Demons and evil spirits; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2041 | Words spoken on 1915-07-15 in Haifa | 130 | Persian | این بیچاره ها را بیخود از اینجا بیرون کردند، اقلاً دخترها را تربیت می کردند. هر چند متعصب هستند و متصل به بچه ها نماز | These helpless ones were unjustly banished from hence; would that they had at least educated the daughters. Though they be fanatical and ever constraining the children to prayer [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-07-15 | Contention and conflict; Education of children; moral education; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2878 | Words to pilgrims in June 1906 | 60 | Those who first arose to persecute us and plotted against us are now seeking a means for reconciliation. We have no quarrel with anyone | PN_1906 p077, SUR.269, BLO_PN#001 | Contention and conflict; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH08177 | 120 | Persian | در این ظهور اظهر ابدع امنع جمیع عباد الله را از قتل و فساد و ظلم و عناد منع | In this most manifest, most wondrous, most impregnable Dispensation, all the servants of God are forbidden bloodshed, corruption, tyranny and contention [3.5s] | INBA38:075d | Contention and conflict; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Justice and wrath of God; Rebellion and sedition; disobedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04234 | 220 | mixed | شکی نیست که اسمی جمال علیه بهاء الله مقصودش از آنچه بان عامل شده نصرت حق و | There is no doubt that the Name of Beauty—upon Him be the Glory of God—hath purposed through all His deeds the triumph of Truth [3.5s] | INBA35:161a, BLIB_Or15715.117c, | AVK3.244.03x, ASAT3.027x | Contention and conflict; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11655 | 150 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لمن ذکر لدی العرش و فاز بانوار هذا الفجر الذی ظهر علی صوره الانسان | A remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath made mention before the Throne and hath attained unto the lights of this Dawn that hath appeared in human form [3.5s] | FRH.154 | Contention and conflict; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0358 | Words to Jinab-i-Hizari et al, spoken on 1913-09-17 | 660 | Persian | الحمد لله در این سنوات جنگ احباء در هر کجا بودند محفوظ ماندند | Praise be unto God that throughout these years of war the friends, wheresoever they dwelt, remained preserved and protected [3.5s] | MUH3.225-226 | Contention and conflict; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09670 | 80 | Persian | در میان شما و حاجی میرزا عبدالله صحیح فروش شوخی و مزاح بجدی و کدورت خواهد | Between you and Hají Mírza 'Abdu'llah Sahíh-Furúsh, jest and banter will turn to seriousness and ill-feeling [3.5s] | INBA17:203 | Contention and conflict; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01817 | 490 | mixed | کتاب انزله المظلوم للذین اخذوا کاس البیان رغما لاهل الامکان و شربوا باسم | The Book which the Wronged One hath sent down unto them that have quaffed the chalice of utterance, despite the peoples of creation, and have drunk in His Name [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.034b, | Contention and conflict; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11676 | 230 | Persian | ای ایادی امرالله مکتوب جوف را بشخص معلوم در کمال حکمت یدا بید برسانید و یا | O Hands of the Cause of God! With consummate wisdom, deliver this enclosed letter personally into the hands of the specified individual [3.5s] | INBA85:423 | BRL_DAK#0165, YIA.228 | Contention and conflict; Hands of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02442 | 360 | Arabic | ان یا نظر قد ارتدت الیک لحظات الله و ینظرک فی کل حین ایاک ان تعمل ما یکرهه | O thou upon whom the glances of God have been directed! He beholdeth thee at all times. Beware lest thou commit that which He abhorreth [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.205, | Being a source of light; guidance; Contention and conflict; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02242 | 400 | Persian | یا حکیم شوٴنات نفس و هوی عالم را احاطه نموده هر یوم از سحاب جاه ظالمین | O Sage! The manifestations of self and desire have encompassed the world. Each day from the clouds of the oppressors' glory [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.197d, | Contention and conflict; Exhortations and counsels; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01034 | Lawh-i-Jamal-i-Burujirdi | 810 | Persian | Tablet to Jamal-i-Burujirdi (Lawh-i-Jamál-i-Burujirdí); Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | Lawh-i-Jamal-i-Burujirdi (Tablets to Jamal-i-Burujirdi) | قوله تعالی بحر وحی که در قلم اعلی مستور است بصورت اینکلمات ترشح فرموده ای | The Ocean of Divine Revelation which is hidden within the Supreme Pen hath sprinkled forth in the form of these Words: O Jamal! Thou didst arrive in the Most Holy Presence and attain the Most Great Vision | INBA35:039, BLIB_Or15698.218, , BLIB_Or15720.214, , BLIB_Or15740.166, , Majlis210461.017-020 | BRL_DA#713, GWBP#005 p.013x, AVK2.031.11x, AVK3.141.08x, AVK3.181.08x, AVK3.243.06x, AVK3.465.14x, IQT.218, GHA.445.10x, MAS8.048ax, AKHA_118BE #08-09 p.ax, AKHA_122BE #07-08 p.bx, ANDA#49 p.04x, OOL.B049a | GWB#005x, ADJ.060x, ADJ.077x, BLO_PT#181, HURQ.BH60 | D. E. Walker, L. Slott | Advises the recipient to practice love, humility, and detachment when engaging people with different views since souls are created in different states of understanding; gives an example of two valid yet opposing positions regarding the relationship of the Manifestations to God; and states that ‘the whole duty of man in this Day is to attain that share of the flood of grace which God poureth forth for him’, advising that the ‘largeness or smallness of the receptacle’ should not be considered. | Contention and conflict; Differences in human capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity in diversity | 3b | * | - | GSH.183, LL#130 | |
| ABU0696 | Pilgrim notes of Anton Haddad, Jan. 1900 | 420 | Disagreement among the believers is likened unto the clouds... You are a small army and very few in number in comparison with those around you. | PN_1900 p072 | Contention and conflict; Growth of the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0267 | Words to Fugeta, Dr. Esslemont et al, spoken on 1920-01-04 | 790 | When one is quiet the thing is forgotten. When discussion is forbidden the matter will be dropped... You cannot go according to an individual's conscience... It is the explicitly text that no one should disagree... The purpose of this is that no one may say that the House of Justice has made a mistake. | PN_1919 p064, PN_1920 p014, PN_1920 p024 | Consultation; Contention and conflict; House of Justice; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00290 | 690 | mixed | ای ادیب دبستان الهی مکاتیب متعدده آنحضرت ملاحظه گردید و مضامین سبب حیرت شد که | O learned one of the divine school! Thy numerous letters were perused, and their contents became a cause of astonishment, in that [3.5s] | INBA21:081, INBA21:132, INBA88:068 | Contention and conflict; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01365 | 340 | Arabic | یا ایها المشتاقون المهتزون من سریان نسیم محبت الله من ریاض ملکوت الابهی | O ye yearning one's who are quickened by the breeze of the love of God, flowing from the meadows of the Abha Kingdom. | INBA59:166 | BRL_DAK#1034, MKT1.184, KHH1.047 (1.066) | KHHE.084-085 | Contention and conflict; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12107 | 1560 | Persian | ای اشخاص محترم الحمد لله نائره حرب در اکثر بلاد خاموش گشته و صلح و سلام بیک | O respected souls! Praise be to God that the flame of war hath been extinguished in most lands, and peace and tranquility hath [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0631 | Contention and conflict; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Past, present and future of Iran; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1534 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-01 | 200 | Persian | این دنیا عالم کون و فساد است عالم خسته نمیشود | The world is the plane of creation and disintegration. The process never stops: on one hand it creates new people | KHH1.266 (1.372-375) | KHHE.389-392, DAS.1914-12-01, BSR_v13 p.084 | Composition and decomposition; Continual renewal of creation; Creation of the world | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00778 | 450 | Arabic | ایها المخلصون ایها المنجذبون ایها الخلق الجدید قال الله سبحانه و تعالی | O ye who are sincere! O ye who are attracted! O ye who are the new creation.... Praise be to the One who created this marvelous dispensation! | MNMK#025 p.106, MJAI.012, NJB_v10#04 p.075 | SW_v10#04 p.073-075 | Continual renewal of creation; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0079 | Public address given on 1912-08-25 | 1360 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | O Thou kind God! In the utmost state of humility and submission do we entreat and supplicate | PUP#094 (p.276-280), BSC.367 #696, SW_v04#07 p.117-119+122, SW_v08#08 p.099-100, BSTW#485kx | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Continual renewal of creation; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Need for an educator; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Status of kings; future of monarchy; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00324 | 2010 | mixed | حمد مقدس از عرفان موجودات حضرت بیزوالی را لایق و سزا که لم یزل و لایزال | A praise sanctified beyond the knowledge of all created things befitteth that Ancient Being Who hath ever been and shall ever be [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15717.261, | MAS8.078ax | Accounts of dreams and visions; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Jabulqa and Jabarsa; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1827 | Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 | 160 | Persian | بزرگان مصر میخواهند وهابی بشوند عقاید وهابیان را پیش گیرند شاید بحرب و ضرب و جنگ | The Egyptian chiefs want to become Wahabbi and promote Wahabbi convictions. Perchance they hope to resist European expansion through wars, violence, confrontations and slaughter. | KHH1.052 (1.073-074) | KHHE.091-092 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08005 | 100 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و بر وقایع ایران اطلاع حاصل گردید چون موجب و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and information was obtained regarding the events in Iran [3.5s] | MSHR2.132x | Bringing forth results; fruit; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12255 | 210 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان آنچه بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از مقاومت نادانان | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! That which thou didst write to Jinab-i-Manshadi was noted. Concerning the opposition of the ignorant ones [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0602, BSHI.067-068 | Call to action; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11701 | 740 | mixed | فاعتبروا یا اولی الابصار ثم اعتبروا یا اولی الانظار ثم فکروا یا اولی الافکار | Take heed, O ye that have eyes to see! Take heed, O ye that are endued with sight! Reflect then, O ye that are possessed of thought [3.5s] | TISH.415-417 | Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0639 | Words to Shaykh Salih, spoken on 1915-04-05 | 450 | Persian | طبیعیون هم منتظرند ولی انتظار شان نه بمثل الهیو نست که از شهر غیر معلوم بیاید و باخیل و حشم | The adherents of all the religions of the world are expecting the coming of a Promised One and they pray for his advent.... In principle they agree with the religionists, but in the mode of expression and phraseology they differ from each other. (KHH: Even the naturalists [are expectant]. However, their expectation is not like the religionists who claim, ‘He will come from some unknown city,,,') | KHH1.200-203 (1.280-282) | KHHE.293-298, DAS.1915-04-05, SW_v13#06 p.145-146 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06859 | 150 | mixed | یا فرج حجبات نفس و هوی عالم را از توجه بمالک قدم منع نموده و سبحات ظنون و | O Thou Who art the Remover of veils! The veils of self and passion have prevented the world from turning unto the Ancient Lord, and the clouds of idle fancy [3.5s] | AVK3.315.17x, RSR.132-133x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02591 | 240 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou attracted one of the Kingdom! The epistle was received; likewise the enclosed epistle was read. The personage (Mr. . . . .) is in reality | TAB.702-703, BSC.468 #874x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH10009 | 90 | mixed | نبا عظیم میفرماید یا حزب الله بمثابه شیعه خود را مبتلا منمائید و از انوار | The Great Announcement proclaimeth: O people of God! Make not yourselves to be afflicted after the manner of the Shi'ih, and from the lights [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15726.097b, | LHKM2.230a | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00182 | 3080 | Persian | حمد مقدس از عرفان کائنات و بیان ممکنات مقصود عالمیان را لایق و سزاست | All praise, sanctified beyond the cognizance of created things and the utterance of contingent beings, is worthy and befitting unto the Lord of all worlds [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.014.15, | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01946 | 450 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی سخر العالم بسلطانه و اجتذب الامم بایاته الذی اعترف کلشیء | Praise be to God Who hath subdued the world through His sovereignty and drawn the nations through His signs, before Whom all things stand in acknowledgment [3.5s] | INBA41:324, BLIB_Or15716.083c, | NSS.208x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Hands of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1445 | Words spoken on 1916-07-29 in Haifa | 220 | Persian | مبدأ این از اسلام است، شفاخانه می گفتند. حضرات اروپائیها آمدند اینجا، لویز سابع رفت در فرانسه تأسیس نمود | The origin of this was from Islam, where it was known as a house of healing. The Europeans came hither, and Louis the Seventh established it in France [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-07-29 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04297 | 170 | mixed | ای بنده صادق الهی صدق و راستی سبب هدایت تو گردید و باین موهبت فائز نمود اگر | O sincere servant of God! Truthfulness and sincerity became the cause of thy guidance and enabled thee to attain this heavenly bounty [3.5s] | MMK6#088 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Imam Husayn; Living waters; water of life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3757 | 20 | Persian | ظهور مولوی وکتاب مثنوی مثل شمعی (ستونی) بودکه به زیرآن دیوارمتمایل نصب شد ودوره دیانت اسلام به ١٢٠٠ سال بالغ گردید | The appearance of Rumi and his book, the Masnavi, was like unto a column erected to buttress a tilting wall, enabling the dispensation of Islam to extend twelve hundred years | KHSH06.024 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Muhammad; Islam | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01212 | 690 | mixed | حمد مالک وجود و سلطان غیب و شهودی را لایق و سزاست که باسم کریمش ابواب رحمت | Praise be to the Sovereign of existence and the King of the seen and unseen, Who alone is worthy and befitting, through Whose gracious Name the gates of mercy [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15717.264, | Call to action; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Exhortations and counsels; Muhammad; Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01851 | 290 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء الحمد لله محفل نورانی دارید و انجمن رحمانی توجه بملکوت ابهی | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Praise be to God, ye possess a luminous gathering and a divine assembly, turning toward the Abhá Kingdom [3.5s] | MKT9.253b | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Oneness; unity of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB06145 | 130 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید و معلوم گردید که بعضی از بیخردان تعرض بشما داشتند | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy letter was received, and it became known that certain foolish ones have assailed thee [3.5s] | MSHR5.222 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Personal instructions | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00796 | 1000 | mixed | Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | الحمد لله از تجلیات انوار نیر اعظم افق عالم روشن و منیر است و فیوضات رحمانیه | Praise be to God! Through the effulgent rays of the Supreme Luminary, the horizon of the world is illumined and resplendent, and the outpourings of divine grace [3.5s] | BLIB_Or03116.123, , BLIB_Or11096#017, , BLIB_Or15698.240, , BLIB_Or15720.236, , BLIB_Or15740.183, | BRL_DA#276, IQT.240, HNU.390x, ASAT4.106x, PYB#235 p.37x, DLH3.421x | BRL_ATBH#18x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Exhortations and counsels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| BH07345 | 140 | mixed | یا امتی و یا ورقتی خلق ایران اکثری از حق محروم و از عالم مکاشفه و شهود ممنوع | O My handmaiden and My leaf! The people of Iran, for the most part, are deprived of truth and barred from the realm of mystic knowledge and vision [3.5s] | INBA33:064 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Power of prayer | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02810 | 320 | mixed | یا ایها المقبل الی الله ربک الرحمن و الطائف حول کعبة العرفان و الناطق بثنائه | O thou who hast turned to God, thy Lord, the All-Merciful, who dost circle round the Kaaba of divine knowledge and uttereth His praise [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15716.109b, | Contention and conflict; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Imam Husayn; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00254 | 2480 | mixed | حمد فاطر سما و مالک اسما را لایق و سزا که مدح عالم بر مقامش | Praise be unto the Creator of the heavens and the Sovereign of Names, worthy and deserving is He of the world's exaltation [3.5s] | INBA84:209 | Call to action; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH07421 | 140 | mixed | یا محمد مهدی ذکرت مذکور مکرر بتجلیات انوار نیر ظهور فائز گشتی جمیع عالم از | O Muhammad-Mahdi! Thy remembrance hath been made mention of, and repeatedly hast thou attained unto the effulgent rays of the Luminary of Manifestation. The whole world [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.107b, | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH10135 | 90 | O people of the Qur'an! Verily, the Prophet of God, Muhammad, sheddeth tears at the sight of your cruelty | WOB.179x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Justice and wrath of God; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH00399 | 1720 | Persian | شخصی در این مدینه از علمای مدینه کبیره بوده آقا جان نزد او مراوده داشت | A person in this city was among the learned men of the Great City (Constantinople), with whom Áqá Ján maintained correspondence [3.5s] | MAS4.252, ASAT4.244-245x, ASAT4.247x, MSHR4.310x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis | - | - | ||||||||||
| BHU0057 | 30 | The traditions (hadith) which are passed down in Islam have been the cause of ruin for many homes, sources of disunity and division, and of suffering and calamities. | STOB.051 #059 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH02720 | 330 | mixed | یا حیدر اینمظلوم فی الحقیقه از عباد ارض مایوس چه که بچشم ظاهر و باطن ملاحظه شد | O Haydar! This Wronged One hath, in truth, grown despairing of the servants of earth, for both outwardly and inwardly hath He observed them [3.5s] | AQA7#447 p.265 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02544 | 350 | mixed | قلم اعلی متحیر که چه ذکر نماید هر حزبی از احزاب طلب حق مینمایند و در صوامع و | The Most Exalted Pen is bewildered as to what it should recount, for every party among the parties claimeth to seek after truth, whilst dwelling in cloisters and sanctuaries [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.172, | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3672 | Words spoken at Grand Hotel in Vienna, 1913-04-23 | 300 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | باروپا آمدیم دیدیم بعضی از اهل ایران یعنی چند نفر غیر مهم که ابداً در بند دیانت | We came to Europe and found that some Persians -- individuals of no significance who are entirely unconcerned with religion | BDA2.254-255 | MHMD2.330-331 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| BH11873 | 1746 | mixed | فی الحقیقه امروز ذکر و ثنا اهل وفا را لایق و سزا که ضوضاء غافلین و نعاق | In truth, in this Day praise and glorification befit the people of fidelity, despite the clamor of the heedless and their croaking [3.5s] | BRL_DA#644 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Prayer for forgiveness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04055 | 230 | Persian | قلم اعلی از اول ایام تا حین ناس را بما یقربهم الی الله دعوت نموده | The Most Exalted Pen, from the first days until this time, hath summoned the people unto that which draweth them nigh unto God [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15718.095, | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01619 | 540 | mixed | کتاب من لدی المظلوم الی الذی اقبل الی الله المهیمن القیوم لیجذبه الندآء الی | The Book from before the Wronged One to him who hath turned unto God, the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting, that the Call may draw him unto [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.327b, | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02983 | 300 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو و الذی اتی بالحق انه لکاسر الاصنام و ممحی الاوهام و | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, and He Who hath come with the truth is verily the Breaker of idols and the Dispeller of vain imaginings [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.099, , BLIB_Or15715.002b, | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12171 | 300 | mixed | ای منادی پیمان کتاب مستطاب تاریخ شما را ابتدا بقرائت نمودم زیرا تا بحال ابدا وقت و فرصت | O herald of the Covenant! I began by reading your excellent historical treatise, for until now there had been neither time nor opportunity [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#1063 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Review of publications; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11118 | 50 | mixed | لعمر الله از حزب شیعه ظلمی بر حضرت خاتم وارد که جز حق احدی احصا ننموده | By the life of God! Such injustice hath been inflicted by the Shí'ih faction upon the Seal of the Prophets as none save God alone can reckon [3.5s] | ASAT4.225x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Seal of the Prophets; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04418 | 210 | mixed | این کتابیست از مظلوم الی من فاز بالعرفان و اقر بتوحید الله و اعترف بما انزله | This is a Book from the Wronged One unto him who hath attained unto divine knowledge, who hath acknowledged the oneness of God and confessed that which He hath revealed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15695.092, | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00776 | 1020 | mixed | حمد و ثنا حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزا که بانوار اسم اعظم عالم را منور فرمود | Praise and glorification befit and are deserving of the Desired One, Who hath illumined the world with the effulgent lights of the Most Great Name [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15731.083, | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH02206 | 400 | mixed | حمد مقدس از عرفان و ادراک کائنات بساط امنع اقدس حضرت مقصودیرا لایق و سزاست که | Praise, sanctified beyond the understanding and perception of all created things, beseemeth the most exalted and sacred court of Him Who is the Desired One [3.5s] | AYI2.046x, AYI2.132x, AYI2.133x | Apocalyptic imagery; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Praise and encouragement; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03759 | 250 | Persian | یا قاسم حق بلسان قوم نطق میفرماید تا کل ادراک | O Qasim! The True One speaketh with the tongue of the people that all may comprehend [3.5s] | AHB_134BE #03-04 p.041 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH08169 | 120 | mixed | حدیث کذب مجدد شد اهل ضغینه و بغضا در صدد دوستان الهی افتاده اند و در اضلال | Lo, the tale of falsehood hath arisen anew; they that are filled with malice and hatred have set themselves against the friends of God, seeking to lead them astray [3.5s] | AVK3.315.06 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03884 | 240 | mixed | قلم اعلی در این حین اراده نموده یکی از عباد را ذکر نماید تا بفضل و عنایت و | The Supreme Pen hath in this moment willed to make mention of one among His servants, that through grace and loving-kindness [3.5s] | INBA23:059 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00016 | 8470 | mixed | الحمد لربنا الذی اظهر من القطره امواج البحر و من الذره انوار الشمس و فصل من | Praised be our Lord, Who hath revealed from the droplet the waves of the sea and from the atom the rays of the sun [3.5s] | INBA18:146, CMB_F31.038bx, | MUH3.153-173, NSS.201-202x, AMIN.196x, AMIN.216x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | JRAS.288 | ||||||||
| ABU2343 | Words spoken on 1914-12-31 in Abu Sinan | 100 | Persian | میخواهم شما را بایران بفرستم... شیخ الاسلام مرد بسیط عامی است و بی دین ابداً اعتنائی بدین الله ندارد | I wish for you to go to Iran... Shaykhu'l-Islam is a simple, common man with no religious convictions. He is utterly ignorant of the religion of God | KHH1.307-308 (1.429) | KHHE.441-442, BSR_v13 p.086 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11677 | 230 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای منادی میثاق در خصوص عالم خراسانی نجف مرقوم نمودید محرمانه بحضرت آقا | O harbinger of the Covenant! Thou hast written concerning Khurasaní, the Muslim divine of Najaf | BRL_DAK#0157, YIA.306-307 | BRL_ATE#108 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03369 | 270 | Arabic | قد اتی القیوم و القائم قد کان قائما لدی الباب قلنا انک انت الموعود قال لا و نفسک | The Ever-Abiding One hath come, and He Who standeth firm was verily standing before the Gate. We declared: "Thou art the Promised One!" He responded: "Nay, by thy life!" [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.038b, , BLIB_Or15710.287, , BLIB_Or15734.2.127, | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00585 | 510 | mixed | A Tablet from 'Abduʼl-Bahá regarding the Twelfth Imám | ای صدرالصدور رق منشور قرائت گشت مقصد معلوم گردید فی الحقیقه الیوم آنحضرت خدمت | O distinguished one! The written missive was perused and its purpose became evident. In truth, in this day thou art rendering service [3.5s]... ...In truth thou art now rendering a great service to the basic foundations of the Cause of God... As to the question of the twelfth Imam, there existeth in the ḥadíths an apparent contradiction. | MMK6#601x, AVK2.222.13x, TSS.147, MAS2.050-052x | COC#0388x, BLO_PT#001x, ADMS#019x, KFPT#03.6 | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01652 | 530 | mixed | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | سبحان الله اظهر امره و انطق الاشیاء علی انه لا اله الا هو الحق علام الغیوب | Glorified be God Who hath manifested His Cause and made all things speak forth that there is none other God but Him, the Truth, the Knower of things unseen [3.5s]... ...Happy is the man who will arise to serve My Cause, and glorify My beauteous Name. Take hold of My Book with the power of My might | BRL_DA#679, GWBP#028 p.052x, AVK2.056.06x, MJMM.219, ASAT1.113x | GWB#028x, WOB.172-173x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | LL#435 | |||||||
| BH01317 | 650 | mixed | یا علی علیک بهائی ام الکتاب نازل و امطار فضل هاطل سبیل ظاهر و آثار حق هویدا | O Ali! Upon thee be My glory! The Mother Book hath been revealed, and the showers of grace are pouring down. The path is manifest, and the signs of Truth are evident [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.337, | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06414 | 150 | mixed | الهی الهی اید عبادک المقبلین علی الاستقامة علی امرک و وفق المعرضین علی الاقبال الیک ثم ارزق اولیائک | O My God, My God! Aid Thy servants who are turning steadfastly towards Thy Cause, and guide those who have turned away, that they may turn towards Thee. Then bestow Thy bounties upon Thy loved ones [3.5s] | ADM3#111 p.132x, ADM3#112 p.133x | Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Law of obligatory prayer; Prayer for healing; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3697 | Words spoken on 1913-03-12 in Paris | 110 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | سبب نفرت آنها از دیانت و روحانیّت مداخله کشیشهای کاتولیک در امور سیاسی بود که چون مخالفت مشروطیّت | Their [the people of Paris'] contempt for religion and spirituality stems from the meddling of the Catholic clergy in political affairs | BDA2.179 | MHMD2.226-227 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Priestcraft | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1318 | Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-06 | 240 | Whatever there is in the world of contingency is a symbol of the spiritual world; whatever there is on the earth is a symbol of heavenly things. | PN_1904 p002, PN_1904 p034, TTAW.004-005, BLO_PN#102 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Empty learning; false spirituality; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00866 | 420 | Bahá'í Scriptures | O thou wooer of Reality! His Highness the Merciful One hath cause the appearance of the splendors of love and affinity in the world of humanity | DAS.1914-07-07, BSC.303 #616, SW_v07#04 p.025-026, SW_v09#12 p.135-136 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2950 | 60 | The Bahá’í message is a call to religious unity and not an invitation to a new religion, not a new path to immortality. | SW_v15#02 p.028, DWN_v5#02 p.002 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Oneness; unity of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1557 | Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23 | 200 | If for a thousand years a man takes food, and nourishes his body, yet if for two or three days that nourishment ceases, his body will become weakened | PN_1909 p093 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Manifestation of God as sun | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1015 | 310 | Bahá'í Scriptures | When we read ancient history, the history of the middle ages and the history of contemporaneous times, we realize how little... Search untiringly for truth | BSC.449 #818, ADP.067-068 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0171 | Address to Free Religious Association of Boston, Ford Hall, 1912-05-25 | 980 | Persian | ادیان الهیه بجهت محبت بین بشر نازل شده بجهت الفت نازل شده بجهه وحدت عالم | The divine religions have been revealed for the purpose of fostering love among humankind, to engender fellowship, and to achieve the unity of the world [4o] | KHF.085, KHF.238, KHAB.281 (291), KHTB2.086, NJB_v03#06-08 p.008, NJB_v04#04 p.001 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Harmony of science and religion; Knowledge; recognition of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2458 | Words spoken on 1915-11-20 in Haifa | 90 | Persian | شرایع الهی و ادیان الهی اجزاخانهٴ الهی است. دوای هر دردی در آن موجود است. یک طبیب حاذق می خواهد | The divine laws and celestial religions are as the Divine Dispensary, wherein existeth the remedy for every malady. A skilled physician is needed [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-11-20 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2675 | , spoken on 1912-03-30 | 80 | Persian | جمیع موجودات در تحت تغیر و تبدیلند هر جوانی پیر و هر نهالی درخت کهن میشود | All the created phenomena are subject to the law of change and transmutation. Youth is | BDA1.018.06 | DAS.1913-07-19, SW_v13#09 p.218, MHMD1.025, ABIE.086, BLO_PN#007 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Law of transformation and change; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1076 | Words to Nawabzade Mohammad Yousof, spoken on 1913-06-14 | 290 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | امروز جمیع عالم علی الخصوص امم شرق بچنین قوّهٴ نافذهئ‌ی محتاجند تا از مضائب اختلاف | As long as these antiquated social customs and religious ceremonies hold sway in India, complete progress will not be obtained. This age is the age of light. | BDA2.349x | DAS.1913-06-14, MHMD2.463x, PN_unsorted p075 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB00211 | Some Answered Questions #020 Baptism and the Changing Law of God | 800 | Persian | Answered Questions, Some | تغیر احوال و تبدل و انقلاب زمان از لوازم ذاتیهء ممکنات است و لزوم ذاتی از حقیقت اشیاء | The change and transformation of conditions and the succession and revolution of ages are among the essential requirements | MFD#20, OOL.C022.20 | SAQ#20 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1631 | Words to an Indian scholar, spoken on 1914-03-25 | 190 | They appear and disappear. They have no importance whatsoever in the religious world... The course of this stupendous creation is not changed through their blind, dogmatic assertions. | DAS.1914-03-25 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Manifestation of God as educator; Need for an educator; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1203 | Words spoken on 1911-10-20 in Paris | 270 | The sun shines upon the earth, giving light and warmth to all creatures. The Sun of Truth also shines | SW_v02#16 p.004-005, PN_1911 p018 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Manifestation of God as sun; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0282 | The First Principle—Search after Truth: Words spoken on 1911-11-10 in Paris | 760 | Persian | Paris Talks | دیروز رفتیم در جمعیت روحانیون چون آنجمع | If a man would succeed in his search after truth, he must, in the first place, shut his eyes to all the traditional superstitions of the past. | DWNP_v5#07-8 p.006x, KHAB.146 (157), KHTB1.137 | PT#41 p.138x, SW_v03#01 p.003-004x, DWN_v2#08 p.061-063x | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||
| AB00279 | 710 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures | دوست عزیز محترما نامه شما رسید و مضمون سبب سرور وجدان گردید زیرا دلالت میکرد | My honorable and dear friend: Your kind letter was received and its contents became the means of happiness | MNMK#116 p.224, PYM.164x, MJDF.063, NJB_v04#16 p.001 | DAS.1913-07-08x, BSC.439 #797x, BSC.448 #817x, ABIE.019, ABIE.037, ADP.159-164, CHU.111-112x, BLO_PN#007 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Oneness; unity of religion; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02616 | 340 | mixed | سبحانک اللهم یا فالق الاصباح و مسخر الاریاح لم ادر بای لسان احمدک و بای قلم | Glory be unto Thee, O Breaker of the dawn and Subduer of the winds! I know not the tongue wherewith to praise Thee, nor the pen wherewith to relate | ADM2#052 p.089x | JHT_S#095x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0728 | Words spoken on 1912-12-17 in London | 410 | God willing! If I go to America another time I will go differently; but it is very difficult | DAS.1912-12-17, SW_v03#19 p.003-004 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Praise of Western values; culture; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12230 | 240 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Praise be to God! You have attained the attachment of heart and soul to the Most Exalted. You have been enraptured | BBBD.583-584 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; East and West; communication between East and West; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3675 | Words spoken on 1913-03-01 in Paris | 240 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | چون بتاریخ ملّت و حکومت فرانسه نظر شود مبرهن گردد که علّت بیدینی نفوس و بیزاری این دولت و ملّت | When we consider the history of the people and government of France, it becomes clear that the reason for their irreligion | BDA2.162-163 | MHMD2.204-205 | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Priestcraft | - | - | |||||||
| ABU3137 | Words to a reporter from the Post, spoken on 1912-10-04 | 40 | Persian | Mahmúd's Diary | در این قرن نورانی جمیع امور تجدید شده علوم تجدد یافته فنون جدید | In this enlightened age everything has been renewed--sciences have been renewed, new arts have come into being | BDA1.287.12 | MHMD1.305 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1141 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-05 | 280 | For three years I was away from the fanatical prejudices of the East and breathed in the Western clime the air of the freedom of conscience, and the broad catholicity of human and divine principles was much to my liking. | DAS.1914-12-05 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Second birth | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0161 | Words spoken at Unitarian conference in Boston, 1912-05-22 | 1000 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The | امشب من تازه از راه رسیده ام خسته ام با وجود این مختصری صحبت میدارم زیرا جمع | Creation is the expression of motion. Motion is life. A moving object is a living object | KHF.175, KHAB.272 (282), KHTB2.071, NJB_v03#06-08 p.004, NJB_v04#13 p.002 | BWF.224-228, PUP#053 (p.140-143), FWU.083, SW_v13#05 p.099-101 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Relativity of religious truth; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0538 | Words to pilgrims departing for India, spoken on 1914-04-18 | 510 | Although the religions of God undergo change and transformation yet the primal objects are immutable... The prevalent notion that the religions of the past have set aside and abolished each other is a great mistake. | DAS.1914-04-18 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0349 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-03-25 | 670 | In reality there has been and there will ever be only one religion and that is the religion of Truth, one faith and that is the faith of Love. All other things are non-essentials. | DAS.1915-03-25 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3283 | Words spoken on 1913-02-06 in Paris | 30 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | این عصر عصر دیگر است و اقتضای آن اقتضای دیگر احکام عصر سابق این قرن عظیم را کفایت نکند | this is a new era with unprecedented exigencies… the laws of a former age will not suffice this momentous century… the spiritual laws--which is to say secondary religious laws--must be renewed, and divine truths revitalized | BDA2.123 | MHMD2.153 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0519 | Words spoken on 1915-08-04 in Haifa | 520 | Persian | حالا یک روزنامه می خواندم از جهت جامعه بحث می کرد. نمی توانست خوب تعبیر کند اما مقصد این بود که جامعه | Just now I was perusing a journal which discoursed upon the theme of society. Though it could not well express its intent, yet its purpose was that society [3.5s] | ZSM.1915-08-04 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1176 | Words to an Indian scholar, spoken on 1914-03-19 | 270 | Just as you are a servant of God I am also the servant of God. I am the absolute servant of the Almighty without implication or interpretation. | DAS.1914-03-19 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Religious rituals minimized or eliminated; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1161 | Public address given on 1912-04-13 | 270 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary | ایام ظهور مظاهر مقدسه بهار الهی است اراضی قلوب را سبز | Praise be to God! This is an illuminating gathering. The faces are brilliant | KHF.193, KHAB.239 (249), KHTB2.011, NJB_v04#14 p.002, BDA1.031n | PUP#004 (p.009-011), SW_v03#08 p.004-005 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | MHMD1.040-041 | ||||||
| BH01364 | 630 | mixed | یا احمد علیک سلامی نامه آنجناب در سجن اعظم بمظلوم رسید از قرار مذکور اراده | O Ahmad! Upon thee be My salutations. Thy letter reached the Wronged One in the Most Great Prison. According to what was mentioned, thou didst intend [3.5s] | LHKM2.199, NSS.124-125 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2767 | Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04 | 70 | this meant the River of those who went before; that is to say, the religious laws of each preceding prophet are annulled... In the time of Christ the commands of Moses were as dry bones | PN_1901 p023 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02117 | 270 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای نفوس محترمه جهان از تقالید پوسیده قدیمه چون شب تاریک گشته اساس تعالیم الهی | O ye respected souls! From the continual imitation of ancient and worn-out ways, the world had grown dark as darksome night. | MMK1#205 p.244 | SWAB#205, BSTW#038, BSTW#253, ACOA.064-065 | Continual renewal of creation; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00967 | 400 | Arabic | حمدا لمن اشرق انواره و انکشف اسراره و شاع و ضاع آثاره و استمرت فیوضاته | Praise be to Him Whose lights have shone forth, Whose mysteries have been unveiled, Whose signs have spread and pervaded, and Whose outpourings have persisted [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0872, MKT3.194, MNMK#029 p.112, ABB.128 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Muhammad; Islam; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00829 | 430 | Persian | Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | ای طالب حقیقت نامه که بتاریخ سیزدهم دیسمبر ۱۹۲۰ مرقوم نموده بودی رسید ادیان | O thou who dost search after truth! Thy letter of 13 December 1920 hath come. From the days of Adam until today | MKT3.375, MNMK#157 p.291, MMK1#023 p.049, AKHA_134BE #19 p.733, AVK2.123.10x, DWNP_v6#08 p.004-005 | SWAB#023 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Religion as reality; definitions of religion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2096 | Words to Mr and Mr C R Ashbee in March 1920 | 130 | First we must get rid of all glosses, Talmuds, codes of divinity, and clerical law. Get back to the revealed word of God where we can. | APN.116-120 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Literal interpretation; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Twin Manifestations; Unity of governments; political unity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0212 | Public address given on 1913-04-06 | 890 | Many meetings are organized and established in all parts of the world; societies and organizations for the extension of general intercourse | SW_v04#09 p.156-157 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Equality of men and women; Fanaticism and hatred; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teachings as spirit of the age; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2131 | Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24 | 120 | When a person desires to destroy his house to build a new one on its site, first of all he must make the plan ready, then the bricks | DAS.1913-02-24 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00521 | 550 | mixed | نامه مفصل شما رسید و مذاکرات و مکالمات که با آن شخص محترم نموده بودید معلوم | Your detailed letter was received, and the discussions and conversations which you held with that respected person became known [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0529, MKT2.143, MMK3#104 p.069x, MSHR2.213x, AADA.160-161x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1317 | Words to Mary Hanford Ford around Oct. 1911 | 240 | Bahá'í Scriptures | The utterances of Bahá'u'lláh are to be translated into deeds... It is possible to so adjust oneself to the practice of nobility that its atmosphere surrounds us and colors all our acts | BSC.450 #822x, SW_v07#18 p.188x, PN_1911 p023, BSTW#084x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00200 | 820 | Persian | ای یاران عزیزان هر فردی از افراد انسانی چون از خاور زندگانی در جهان هستی | O beloved friends, every member of the human race, as they emerge from the dawning-place of life into the realm of existence [4o] | INBA75:132 | AMK.086-089, DWNP_v3#06 p.042-044, YARP2.310 p.256 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Past, present and future of Iran; Unity; oneness of humanity; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04903 | 160 | Persian | ای یاران عبدالبهاء حضرت گشتاسب و جاماسب ترویج ایین حضرت زردشت عظیم نمودند و | O friends of 'Abdu'l-Bahá! Gushtasp and Jamasp rendered mighty service in promoting the Faith of Zoroaster [3.5s] | ALPA.044, YARP2.051 p.097 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Priestcraft; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH01077 | 770 | mixed | ای مهدی این ایام ایام شداد است که جمیع ارواح عالین در تزلزل و اضطراب تا که را | O Mahdi! These are grievous days, wherein all exalted spirits are in trepidation and perturbation [3.5s] | INBA38:249, BLIB_Or15738.072, | Bringing oneself to account each day; Call to action; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH05508 | 180 | Arabic | کتاب نزل بالحق من سماء مشیه ربکم العلی العظیم بها شرعت الشرایع و ظهرت | The Book hath indeed been sent down in truth from the heaven of the Will of your Lord, the Most High, the Most Great. Through it have the laws been ordained and made manifest [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#047, | Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00072 | 5020 | mixed | Huqúqu'lláh | الحمد لله الذی نطق بکلمه فی العالم و اختلفت الاحزاب فی معناها منهم من عرف | Praise be to God Who hath uttered a word in the world, and the peoples differed as to its meaning. Among them were those who recognized [3.5s]... ...O Zayn! Such souls as comply with the injunction of God prescribed in the Book are regarded as most excellent in the same estimation of God… O Thou Who art the Lord of all names! I beseech Thee by Thy Name which overshadoweth all things | INBA45:182, BLIB_Or15717.001, | BRL_HUQUQP#007x, ADM2#115 p.204x, AYI2.160x, MSBH5.454ax, YIA.191x | BRL_HUQUQ#007x, COC#1103x, ADMS#116 | E. Tarani | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Rejection by the people of the Bayan | - | - | ||||||
| ABU0340 | Words to McNutt, Getsinger and others | 690 | Muhammad Ali had a great opportunity given him, but through his ambitions he became false and lost it... Let us analyze this paragraph in the Kitab-i-Ahd.... Muhammad Ali has taken the Tablet and separated the pages... and then gilded the pages so as to make the trick invisible | BSTW#087 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH04375 | 210 | mixed | امروز آفتاب حقیقت از افق سماء اراده الهی مشرق و طالع و کلمه جامعه علیا از ام | In this day the Sun of Truth hath dawned and risen from the horizon of the heaven of Divine Will, and the Most Great comprehensive Word hath emerged from the [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15712.135, | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03105 | 210 | O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written that the publication of the book of Mirza Abul Fazl (The Bahá'í Proofs) is commenced | SW_v09#05 p.057 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Review of publications; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06693 | 120 | mixed | در خصوص اعتراض شيخ عبدالرّحيم مرقوم نموده بوديد. در احاديث معصومين تبديل بعضی کلمات و بعضی حروف قرآن | Concerning that which thou hadst written regarding the objections of Shaykh 'Abdu'r-Rahim, in the traditions of the immaculate ones there are alterations of certain words and certain letters of the Qur'án [3.5s] | MMK6#270x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Hands of the Cause; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH04666 | 200 | mixed | ای رضا انشاء الله بعنایت مالک اسما مطمئن و مسرور باشی چندی قبل مکتوبت لدی | O Riḍá! God willing, through the loving-kindness of the Lord of Names, mayest thou remain confident and joyous. Some time ago thy letter was received [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11096#100, , BLIB_Or15710.074, | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Justice and wrath of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1921 | Words spoken on 1916-07-12 in Haifa | 150 | Persian | مسائل تاریخی تورات از حضرت موسی نیست، از عزراء است. احکامش از موسی است و برهان بر | The matters of history in the Torah are not from Moses, but from Ezra. Its laws are from Moses, and the proof lieth in [3.5s] | ZSM.1916-07-12 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03010 | 300 | Arabic | کتاب انزله فاطر السماء لمن علی الارض لیقربهم الندآء الی الافق الاعلی | This is the Book sent down by the Creator of the heavens unto all who dwell upon earth, that the Call may draw them unto the Most Exalted Horizon [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15713.117, | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH06356 | 160 | mixed | یا ایها الناظر الی الوجه لعمر الله قد ذابت الافئده و القلوب و احترقت الارکان | O thou who gazest upon the Countenance! By the life of God, hearts and souls have melted away, and the pillars have been consumed [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15690.161a, , BLIB_Or15728.065b, | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Prayer for opponents; enemies of the Faith; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH00387 | 1750 | mixed | Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | یا قلمی الاعلی اذکر من اقبل الی الله فی یوم فیه اعرض اکثر الناس و شرب الرحیق | O My Most Exalted Pen! Make mention of him who hath turned unto God on a day wherein most men have turned away, and hath quaffed the choice wine [3.5s]... ...It is evident that every age in which a Manifestation of God hath lived is divinely ordained, and may, in a sense, be characterized as God’s appointed Day | BLIB_Or15690.214, , BLIB_Or15699.123, | BRL_DA#677, GWBP#025 p.047ax, AYI2.319x, AYI2.320x, AYI2.322x, AYI2.324x, AYI2.338x | GWB#025x, WOB.167x2x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Seal of the Prophets; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#386 | ||||||
| BH01153 | 730 | Arabic | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی من علی الارض کلهم اجمعین ان لاتعبدوا الا الله المقتدر | This is a Book from Us unto all them that dwell upon the earth: Worship none but God, the All-Powerful [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15725.198, | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH11688 | 1850 | mixed | مختصری از تفصیل این عبد آنکه بعد از ارتقای روح نیّر اعظم از ظلم مشرکین | A brief account by this servant concerning the ascension of the Most Great Luminary through the oppression of the ungodly [3.5s] | RHQM1.343-350x (417) (253-258x) | Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00082 | 1190 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما کشفت الغطاء و هتکت الحجاب و اوقدت سراج الهدی فی قلوب | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having rent asunder the veil, torn away the shroud and kindled the lamp of guidance within the hearts [3.5s] | BRL_DAK#0063, MKT1.347 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Literal interpretation; Prophecy and fulfillment; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH03407 | 270 | mixed | یا اباالقاسم ندای مظلوم را بگوش جان بشنو این ایام فی الجمله اوهاماتی بمیان | O Abu'l-Qásim! Hearken with thine inner ear unto the Voice of the Wronged One. In these days certain delusions have arisen [3.5s] | INBA51:282, KB_620:275-276 | AVK3.312.07x, LHKM3.294, FBAH.020, NSS.210-211 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Rejection of Muhammad; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00378 | Fi’l-Khuar | 420 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. ان هذا کتاب من عبد الله الیک فی حکم ما سئلت منی ان اعلم انی عبد آمنت بالله و آیاته و ما انا من المشرکین و لقد اشتبه الامر عندالناس فی حقی بما اظهرت مما اعطانی الله | Verily, this is a Book from the servant of God unto thee concerning that which thou didst ask of me. Know thou that I am a servant who hath believed in God and His signs, and I am not of them that join partners with Him. And indeed the matter hath become confused among the people concerning me by reason of that which I have manifested from what God hath bestowed upon me [3.5s] | INBA91:180.08-182.10 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00004 | Kitab-i-Badi' | 84700 | Persian | Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | Kitáb-i-Badi (Wondrous Book) | مکتوبت که مشعر بر بعض روایات غیرمحققه و اخبارات غیرصادقه بود باین عبد فانی | Thy letter, containing certain unsubstantiated accounts and false reports, was received by this servant. On the one hand, it opened the portals of joy… By God! The relationship between the Revelation of the Primal Point (the Bab) and this most wondrous, this most glorious Revelation is identical to that of the Revelation of John, son of Zechariah (John the Baptist), and the Spirit of God (Jesus) | BLIB_Or15709.001, | BADI, BADIZ, AVK3.009.10x, AVK3.147.12x, AVK3.254.12x, AVK3.457.03x, KHSH08.005x, TZH4.238-239x, MAS4.121x, MAS8.039b.15x, TSQA4.052x, ASAT2.102x, AKHA_137BE #06 p.081x, ANDA#10 p.66x, ANDA#72 p.29x, ANDA#73 p.49x, ANDA#55 p.03x, ANDA#58 p.65x, HYK.267x, HYK.283x, HYK.343x, MSHR3.274x, OOL.B016 | BRL_ATBH#54x, BRL_ATBH#56x, BRL_ATBH#57x, LTDT.024-025x, LTDT.055x, COC#1016x, LOG#1004x, COF.101x3x, TDH#158.18x, GPB.028x, GPB.092x, GPB.147x, WOB.124x, BLO_sazedj#13x, ADMS#057x, ADMS#182x, BTO#10x, ADMS#298x, ADMS#300x | Bahá’u’lláh’s trenchant apologia of His claims, by far His longest single work, written in the voice of one of His supporters, emphasizing the importance of recognizing the truth through the eye of the heart and refuting seven specific accusations levelled by a certain follower of Mírzá Yaḥyá. The answers emphasize the importance of ‘He Whom God shall make manifest’ in the writings of the Báb, declare Bahá’u’lláh’s claim to be the fulfilment of that promise, assert that the relationship between the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh is the same as that between John the Baptist and Jesus Christ, and warn the questioner of the wrath of God. | Alteration of the divine will [bada]; Belief and denial; Blind imitation [taqlid]; Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Chastisement and requital; Contention and conflict; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Empty learning; false spirituality; Exhortations and counsels; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Outward and inward meanings; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Presence of; reunion with God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Seal of the Prophets; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations; Word of God is its own standard; Words vs deeds | 2c | * | - | LAC.175-210, ROB2.370 et al, BKOG.124, BKOG.245, BKOG.257, GSH.097, LL#028 | ||
| BH01662 | 530 | Persian | مکتوبیکه بعبد حاضر لدی العرش نوشنه بودید تلقاء وجه مذکور شد و اثار حزن | The letter which you had written to this servant, who standeth before the Throne, was mentioned in His presence, and signs of sorrow [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15719.026c, | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00665 | Letter to Mirza Siyyid Hasan Khurasani (from Bushihr) | 830 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اقرء کتاب ذکر اسم ربک ثم اسجد لحکمه انه لا اله الا هو لغنی حمید و انه لکتاب قد نزل من حکم بقیة الله امام حق مبین | Read thou the Book wherein is remembered the Name of thy Lord, then humble thyself before His decree. Verily, there is no God but Him, the Self-Sufficient, the All-Praised. And verily this is a Book sent down through the decree of the Remnant of God, the manifest Imam of Truth [3.5s] | INBA91:018.08-023.02 | TZH3.169x, NSS.082ax | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | FHR#03.13?, FHR#03.02? | |||||||
| BH02425 | 370 | mixed | یا کاظم علیک بهاء الله مع ندآء سدره منتهی و ارتفاع صیحه مابین ارض و سماء و | O Kazim! Upon thee be the glory of God, with the call of the divine Lote-Tree and the raising of the cry betwixt earth and heaven [3.5s] | INBA51:266, KB_620:259-260 | LHKM3.248 | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Idolatry; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00091 | Kitabu’l-‘Ulama I (Bushihr) | 2000 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی نزل الکتاب علی من یشاء من عباده و انه لا اله الا هو الغنی الجمیل و انه کتاب لا ریب فیه فصل فی حکم باطن القران | Praised be to God who sends down the Book upon whomsoever He willeth among His servants. He, verily, no God is there except Him. | INBA67:206-216, INBA91:082.02-094.10, INBA_4011C:318-328, , INBA_6007C.452-463, INBA_4012C.083-092, , PR03.063r10-065r26, PR04.106v02-115v02, PR07.049v-052v, CMB_F21.224.02-232.13#32, , BYC_collect5 | HNU.085x, HNU.134x, AHDA.107 | DB.148fn1, DB.129fn2, HURQ.BB22x, RR.121x | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | FHR#03.03, GPB.024, BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, MMAH.034, SRC.074, SRC.098, SRC.189 | ||||||
| BH03602 | 250 | Arabic | ان استمع الندآء من الواد الایمن فی البقعه النورا انه لا اله الا هو العزیز | Hearken unto the Call from the Valley of faithfulness in the luminous Spot: "Verily, there is no God but Him, the Mighty One." [3.5s] | BLIB_Or11095#131, | Call to action; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||
| BH09554 | 100 | Arabic | لسان العظمة ینطق و لکن الناس هم لا یسمعون ان الروح یبشر العباد و لکن القوم | The Tongue of Grandeur speaketh, yet the people hear not. Verily, the Spirit beareth glad-tidings unto the servants, yet the people [3.5s] | BLIB_Or15696.036b, , BLIB_Or15734.2.122a, | Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Idolatry; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11378 | 30 | Persian | ای یار دوستان شجاعت و دلیری از صفت راستانست و خصائص ملازمان آستان یعنی بر نفس | O friends of the Beloved! Courage and valor are attributes of the righteous ones and characteristics of them that stand faithful at His Threshold - that is to say, over the self [3.5s] | YARP2.166.4 p.174 | Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Courage; Encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3432 | Words spoken on 1914-07-01 | 30 | When I leave the world I want my heart to be assured that the Blessed Beauty has self-sacrificing servants | DAS.1914-07-01, SW_v09#12 p.135 | Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Courage; Encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; Praise and encouragement; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08638 | 90 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان خدمات متتابعه تو بامر الله سبب سرور عبدالبهاء است که الحمد لله جان و | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy successive services to the Cause of God are a source of joy to 'Abdu'l-Bahá, for praise be unto God, thy spirit [3.5s] | YMM.041 | Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Courage; Encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; Praise and encouragement; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3079 | Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-03 | 50 | Man must possess the religion of God which is the source of all valour, moral and intellectual. If he has not this, he may have at least, the simple 'natural religion' of humanity. | DAS.1914-12-03 | Confidence; courage; faith in teaching the Cause; Courage; Encouragement of individual understanding; interpretation; Praise and encouragement; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH10656 | 70 | Arabic | نمشی الحین و تمشی الوری عن ورآئی ولکن الناس فی حجاب عظیم نذکر و تذکر الاشیاء | I walk now, and all creation walketh behind Me, yet the people remain veiled by a mighty veil. We make mention, and all things make mention [3.5s] | INBA18:104a | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastisement and requital; Courtesy; culture [adab]; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11803 | 50 | mixed | ای امین جمال مبارک نامه ۱۵ شهر ذی قعده ۱۳۳٨ رسید مختصر جواب مرقوم میگردد | O trusted one of the Blessed Beauty! Your letter dated 12 August 1919 was received, and a brief reply is included herewith | SFI18.275ax | LOIR20.170x | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1495 | Words spoken on 1913-10-25 in Ramleh | 210 | The Arabs are a hardy race. Their physical constitutions are like iron. The Arabs of the interior of the Peninsula still preserve | DAS.1913-10-25 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance | - | - |
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