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| AB00660 | 480 | Persian | ای طائره نامه شما که تشکرنامه از ورود جناب عزیزالله خان و جناب عبدالحسین خان | O Taereh! Thy letter of gratitude for the arrival of their Honors, 'Azizu'llah Khan, Adbu'l-Hussein Khan and 'Ali Mohammed Khan hath arrived | BRL_DAK#0436, MMK3#067 p.043x, BBBD.444-445, BBBD.467, PYB#167 p.03 | BBBD.468-469 | Monasticism; asceticism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12345 | 160 | Persian | ای ابن ملکوت نامه ای که ستایش از ورود خوانین بود ملاحظه گردید فی الحقیقه آن | O Son of the Kingdom! Thy letter expressing thy estimation of the arrival of the Khans arrived and was read | BBBD.464 | BBBD.465 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12179 | 290 | O ye two blessed souls! The esteemed visitors to Stuttgart, the highly honored Khans | BBBD.462-463 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07457 | 390 | Persian | ای شخص محترم نامه شما رسید و بر مضمون اطلاع حاصل گردید سوال از عقیده عبدالبهاء | O honorable person! Your letter has arrived and I have read it. You ask about the creed of 'Abdu'l-Baha. My creed is the unity of all human beings | BBBD.459, RAHA.264bx | BBBD.460 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12464 | 120 | Persian | ای بنت ملکوت نامه تو رسید و از مضمون نهایت توجه بپدر آسمانی معلوم گردید هزار | O heavenly daughter! Thy letter was received, and its contents revealed your deep attentiveness to the heavenly Father. A thousand praises that you have found the truth and been illuminated | BBBD.456-457 | BBBD.458 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06570 | 120 | ...Praise be to God, thou hast given up thy material comfort, ... hast travelled to Lubeck and hast instituted an assembly. From the bounties of God, I hope that that assembly | BBBD.454x, SW_v13#12 p.343x | Call to action; Disregarding bodily comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12426 | 130 | O ye two blessed souls! Your letter dated July 27, 1919, did not arrive, but the latest one from August 5 was delivered by Riad Selim | BBBD.454 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12296 | 180 | O thou tho thirstest for the fountain of truth! I received your letter; it was exceedingly delightful, for it showed that throughout your life you have sought the path of salvation | BBBD.453 | Spiritual baptism; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08065 | 220 | Persian | ای دختر ملکوتی من نامه تو بتاریخ ٩ آب ١٩١٩ رسید مضمون آهنگ سرور بود قلب از آن روح و | ...The underlying foundation upon which the Kingdom rests is love and this must be securely established among the friends and must be widely promulgated so that it may become the cause of the establishment of the Oneness of Mankind | BBBD.440 | BBBD.441-442, SW_v13#12 p.343x | Entry by troops; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Review of publications | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12670 | 70 | Persian | ای عزیز روحانی من هر دم که در محفل یاران ترتیل مناجات مینماای سکان ملکوت | O my spiritual loved one! Whenever thou raisest thy melody in prayer in the assemblage of the friends the residents of the Kingdom become animated | BBBD.437 | BBBD.438 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12315 | 170 | O you two steadfast ones in the Covenant! Your letter was received. It brought me the glad tidings of the love and harmony that reign among the friends of God | BBBD.436 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Race unity; racial issues; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02082 | 270 | Persian | ای دو نفس مبارک نامه های شما رسید مختصر جواب مرقوم میگردد فی الحقیقه خدمت | O ye two blessed souls! Your letters arrived and a brief answer is being written. In reality ye are contributing a great deal through your distinguished service | BRL_DAK#0615, MKT3.313, BBBD.432 | BBBD.433-434 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Review of publications; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12395 | 140 | Persian | ای دختر ملکوتی نامه شما رسید الحمد لله مژده صحت و عافیت و حسن خدمت تو را داشت | O heavenly daughter! Thy letter hath arrived; God be praised, it gave the glad-tidings of thy good health and service | BBBD.429-430 | BBBD.430-431 | Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12586 | 90 | Arabic | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله قد وصلنی مکتوبک البدیع المبشر بصحه الاحباء و | O thou who art attracted to the breezes of God! I received your dear letter, which informs me that all the friends are in very good health | BBBD.426 | BBBD.427 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12394 | 140 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ات رسید و نامه که در جوف نامه تو بود قرائت نمودم و | O dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath arrived. I perused the letter that was enclosed with thine own and composed a response thereto | BBBD.422-423 | BBBD.424 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12284 | 190 | O ye, the couple in the kingdom of God! Your letter dated February 3 has been forwarded. Its content is conducive of firmness and stability | BBBD.420 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Review of publications; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12736 | 50 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Thy letter has reached me. I do hope that through the attractive power of the Love of God | BBBD.419-420 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB12192 | 270 | Persian | ای فرزند عزیز نامه ات مشکبیز بود و روح انگیز زیرا دلالت بر ان داشت که مشامت | O my beloved son! Thy letter was diffusing fragrance and invigorating the soul, for it was conducive of the fact that thy nostrils have become perfumed | BBBD.415 | BBBD.416 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12545 | 100 | O ye two birds in the same nest! For every bird there is a nest and a resting place. Your nest is the Kingdom of the Merciful | BBBD.412-413 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12463 | 120 | O you two blessed souls! You are truly blessed, for you have sincerely occupied yourselves in the service of the Kingdom. You have no other desire | BBBD.412 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12585 | 90 | Persian | ای دو نفس مبارک از قرار مسموع در فلباخ محفلی بیاراستید و جمعی از دوستان حاضر | O ye two blessed souls! As I hear ye have established a meeting in Fellbach and a group of friends attend it. | BBBD.408 | BBBD.409 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12584 | 90 | O thou who hast been tested! Although thy dear husband drank the cup of martyrdom and gave his life on the battlefield, be not sorrowful and sad | BBBD.407 | Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12462 | 120 | O daughter of the Kingdom! When I was in Stuttgart, one day you gathered the children of the Esslingen friends, and I visited that assembly | BBBD.405 | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12633 | 80 | Persian | ای اهل ملکوت تا توانید بکوشید تا محبت الله از شدت ظهور مانند مجسمه گردد و در نهایت | O ye, the residents of the Kingdom! Strive ye as much as ye can so that the Love of God may become so manifest like unto a (life-like) statue | BBBD.403 | BBBD.404 | Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12544 | 100 | Persian | ای دو خواهر پاک گهر از خدا خواهم که آن دو خواهر مانند دو اختر فرقدان در افق | O ye two pure-natured sisters! I pray to God that ye those two sisters, like unto two heavenly stars, may shine upon the horizon of the Love of God | BBBD.400 | BBBD.401 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12393 | 140 | Persian | ای دو شمع روشن محبت الله فی الحقیقه روشنید و در هر محفلی که حضور یابید شعاع | O ye the two bright candles of the Love of God! Verily, verily ye are luminous and in every meeting ye make yourselves present | BBBD.386-397 | BBBD.397 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12632 | 80 | Persian | ای همدم منادی بملکوت الله شکر کن خدا را که چنین همدمی یافتی و مس نوبلاک را | O thou associate of the Herald of the Kingdom of God! Thank thou God that thou didst gain such Companion and become the associate of the heart and soul of Miss Knobloch | BBBD.392 | BBBD.393 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12574 | 100 | O thou fresh seedling in the orchard of God's love! Every maidservant in this universe of life hath a leading desire. One longeth for wealth, another for worldly honors | BBBD.391 | The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12461 | 120 | Persian | ای منادی بملکوت الله در تحریر تقصیر واقع و سبب تعطیل اینحرب شدید گمان منما که | O summoner to the Kingdom of God! I have falled short in my correspondence, and the reason for that suspension is this grievous war. Think not that hou leavest my mind | BBBD.388-389 | BBBD.389-390, BBBD.414 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02189 | 260 | Persian | ای احبای الهی شکر کنید خدا را که در چنین قرن عظیمی و عصر نورانی بعالم وجود | O ye friends of God! Thank God ye that in such great century and luminous Era ye have stepped in the Universe of Existence | BBBD.384, PYB#265 p.03 | BBBD.385 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Thankfulness; gratitude; The mind's power of discovery; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12231 | 230 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه که بتاریخ ۳ جولای ۱۹۱۶ مرقوم بود وصول یافت از مضمون | O dear handmaid of God! The letter that was composed on 3 July 1916 hath arrived. Its contents rejoiced my heart and soul to the utmost | BBBD.380-381 | BBBD.382 | Education of children; moral education; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12626 | 90 | O ye two birds in the Kingdom! Thank God that you have built a nest and a home in the garden of great bounties | BBBD.373-374 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12340 | 170 | O you who have been attracted by the fragrances of God! Thank God that you became the companion of Miss Margarete Döring, through whose guidance the light of guidance shone into your heart | BBBD.373 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12178 | 290 | Persian | ای پروردگار دوستان حقیقی را یار و یاور باش و بر سریر ملکوت مستقر فرما | O Thou the Almighty! Be thou a Helper and Patron of these real friends and suffer them to be established upon the throne of thy Kingdom | BBBD.368 | BBBD.369 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3681 | 190 | How many of the prophets longed to be here in these days of God. Many Germans left their homeland and settled here on this mountain, where they awaited the arrival of the Promised One | BBBD.367 | Mount Carmel; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Rejection of Muhammad; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05196 | 150 | O ye true friends and ye who are firm in the love of God! Although it has been a long time since I have written | BBBD.365, SW_v07#17 p.173-174 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for peace and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1657 | Words spoken on 1916-06-27 | 190 | The religion of God has now been proclaimed in Germany. When the divine seed takes root in the soil | BBBD.362, SW_v07#17 p.173 | Growth of the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Shrines and Holy places; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3689 | 150 | The letters that come from the German believers bring me the greatest joy, for the suffocating air of the violation of God's Covenant has not entered their land. | BBBD.361-362 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12583 | 90 | Persian | ای گل گلشن محبت الله ایامی که در استوتگارت بودم کل بسیار معطری بودی فی | O rose in the flower-garden of the love of God! During the days I was in Stuttgart, thou wert a very fragrant rose | BBBD.359 | BBBD.360 | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12699 | 60 | Persian | ای بنده الهی نامه تو رسید الحمد لله که چشمه آب حیات جوشی زد تا از ان نوشیدی و | O servant of God! Thy letter hath arrived. Praised be God that the wellspring of the water of life gushed forth and thou didst drink therefrom | BBBD.357-358 | BBBD.358 | Living waters; water of life; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12669 | 70 | Persian | ای ثابته راسخه بر عهد و پیمان الحمد لله در جمیع احوال موید و موفق بودید و سبب | O thou who art firm and steadfast in the Covenant and Testament! Praise be to God that under all conditions thou hast been aided and successful | BBBD.496 | BBBD.356, BBBD.496-497 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04381 | 170 | Persian | ای دوستان عزیز الحمد لله در پناه صون حمایت الهی جمیع محفوظ و در نهایت روح و | O dear friends! Praise be to God, we are all well and safe under the shelter of divine patronage and protection. | BBBD.350 | BBBD.351-352, SW_v06#13 p.101-102 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity of governments; political unity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04766 | 160 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی هر چند در ارسال رسائل فتوری حاصل ولی همواره بیاد شما هستم و | O ye true friends! Although correspondence has come to a standstill yet do I continually think of you, asking for you the confirmations of the Kingdom | BBBD.346, KHH1.328-329 (1.457) | BBBD.347-348, KHHE.465-466, DAS.1915-05-09x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00041 | 1600 | mixed | لک الحمد یا الهی بما فتحت ابواب ملکوت العظمه و الجلال علی وجوه احبائک و ظللت | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! For Thou hast opened the Doors of the Kingdom of Grandeur | INBA16:076 | MKT4.162b, MMK5#094 p.075, AMK.187-194, BBBD.332-334, MAS5.287x, MJMJ2.026x, MMG2#076 p.083x, YHA1.280-281x, NJB_v05#12 p.001 | BBBD.334-339, DAS.1914-10-04, SW_v05#14 p.211-215+218, BSTW#348 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08628 | 90 | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Praise be to God that thou art firm in the Covenant and attracted to the Love of God | BBBD.331, DAS.1914-09-08 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12267 | 200 | Persian | ای یاران مهربان و کنیزان عزیز حضرت یزدان نامه که در یوم عید ظهور نقطه اولی | O ye kind friends, and the beloved maid-servants of His Holiness the Almighty! Your letter which was written on the day of the manifestation of the First Point | BBBD.328 | BBBD.329 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12735 | 50 | O thou radiant child! The gathering in which the Baha'i children were assembled was an image of the assembly of the Kingdom | BBBD.327 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12392 | 140 | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! The letter which thou hast written in behalf of the Baha'i children was perused and through you the answer is written | BBBD.325-326 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12240 | 220 | O my beloved daughter! Thy letter of 9 July 1914 was received. Its contents made it clear that, praise be to God, the believers in Germany are of great firmness | BBBD.324-325 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12542 | 100 | Persian | ای یاران و اماء رحمن نامه شما رسید بیان اشتیاق ملاقات نموده بودید من نیز در نهایت | O friends and maidservants of the Merciful! Your letter was received. You have expressed your longing for a reunion. | BBBD.322 | BBBD.324 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12734 | 50 | Arabic | الهی الهی ان امتک هذه انجذبت بنفحات قدسک و اخلصت وجهها لوجهک الکریم قدر لها | O God! O God! In truth this Thy handmaid is dressed in Thy holy fragrances | BBBD.320 | BBBD.321 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08546 | 90 | Persian | ای بنت ملکوت اگر تایید و توفیقات الهی میخواهی که جنود آسمانی نصرت نماید در | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! If thou desirest divine confirmation and assistance, so that the heavenly Cohorts may grant thee victory | BBBD.317 | BBBD.318, DAS.1914-07-13, SW_v08#17 p.228 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12631 | 80 | Persian | ای دختر آسمانی نامه شما ناطق بان بود که یوم مبعث حضرت اعلی را در نهایت سرور و | O thou heavenly daughter! Your letter was received. It was eloquent to the fact that on the Day of the Declaration of His Holiness the Supreme (Bab) you have held a meeting | BBBD.314 | BBBD.315 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12460 | 120 | O servant of God! I have the greatest trust in you. I wish for you heavenly exaltation. The book with the translations of the talks in Paris has been received | BBBD.308-309 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08238 | 100 | Persian | ای مهتدی بنور هدایت شکر کن خدا را که دیده بینا و گوش شنوا یافتی نور هدی دیدی | O thou who art guided with the light of guidance! Thank thou God that thou hast found a new sight and obtained a new hearing. Thou hast witnessed the Light of Guidance | BBBD.306 | BBBD.307, DAS.1914-07-17 | Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12266 | 200 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه هیجدهم جون ۱۹۱۴ رسید مضمون دلیل بر صحت آن بنت ملکوت بود | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter dated 18 June 1914 hath arrived; its contents indicated the good health of that daughter of the Kingdom | BBBD.301-303 | BBBD.304 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12757 | 40 | As I have utmost love for you I awaken you doctor fareed with his mother and his relations are violators of covenant and enemies of cause | BBBD.299-300 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB11107 | 50 | O Almighty! Endear thou this maidservant of Thy Threshold, Frau Ruoff | BBBD.296, DAS.1914-04-18, SW_v05#13 p.202 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06616 | 120 | Persian | ای بنت ملکوت نامه شما رسید مضمون دلیل بر انتشار نور هدی بود و طلوع صبح ملکوت | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its content was a proof of the promotion of the Light of Guidance | BBBD.310-311 | BBBD.295, BBBD.311-312, DAS.1914-07-13 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12531 | 110 | O seeker of truth! Your letter has been received. Its content proves that, praise be to God, you have awakened from the sleep of heedlessness | BBBD.294 | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12198 | 270 | Your letter to our beloved 'Abdu'l-Bahá dated March 24 was read to Him. He was very pleased with the news that the New Year's celebration in Leipzig was held by the friends | BBBD.293 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12421 | 140 | O you who long for the Kingdom of God! Praise be to God that you have heard the Divine Call with the ear of the spirit, found a path to the heavenly universe | BBBD.292 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07687 | 110 | Persian | ای یاران الهی و اماء رحمن نامه شما رسید جمیع الفاظ و معانی احساسات وجدانی بود | O ye loved ones of God and handmaids of the Merciful! Your letter hath been received. Every word and thought expressed was indicative of your spiritual susceptibilities. | BBBD.288 | BBBD.289, DAS.1914-03-08 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05592 | 140 | Persian | ای تشنه حقیقت الحمد لله که نور هدایت درخشید و ساحت دل روشن گردید این موهبت رب | O thou who art thirsty for reality! Praise be to God that the light of guidance shone forth and the Court of the heart became illuminated. | BBBD.284 | BBBD.285, DAS.1913-11-07 | Being a source of light; guidance; Development of capacity and readiness; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12582 | 90 | Persian | ای دختر عزیز من نامه تو رسید فی الحقیقه بابناء و بنات ملکوت مهربانی در حق | O thou my beloved daughter! Thy letter was received. Truly I say thou art kind to the sons and daughters of the Kingdom. Thou hast interceded in behalf of Mirza 'Ali Akbar | BBBD.278 | BBBD.279 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10010 | 70 | O thou seeker of truth! All the people are submerged in the ocean of superstition and know nothing of the appearance of the Sun of Reality. | BBBD.273, DAS.1913-10-19x | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB12459 | 120 | O thou two pure souls! Your letter arrived. Praise be to God that in Switzerland you were able and supported in serving, raising the call of the Kingdom | BBBD.269 | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB02642 | 230 | Persian | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت دختر ملکوتی مس نوبلاک نهایت ستایش از ایمان و محبت شما | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! The heavenly daughter, Miss Knoblock, has given the utmost praise about your Faith and Love | MMK3#131 p.092x, BBBD.264-265 | BBBD.265-267, DAS.1913-09-22, ABIE.346, BLO_PN#007 | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12137 | 400 | Persian | ای ناشر نفحات الله ای منادی بملکوت الله نامه شما از لایپزیک رسید الحمد لله | O thou spreader of the Fragrances of God! O thou herald of the Kingdom of God! Thy letter was received from Leipzig. | BBBD.259-260 | BBBD.261-262 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06379 | 130 | Persian | ای نوجوان محترم چه قدر نفوس بزرگوار در قرون های ماضیه نهایت آرزو داشتند که | O thou respected youth. How many the honourable souls in past centuries and times who yearned with all their hearts | MMK2#377 p.269 | BBBD.258 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12668 | 70 | Persian | ای دختر عزیز من نامه ات رسید و نهایت سرور حاصل شد دختر عزیزت را نام فریده بنه | O my beloved daughter! Thy letter was received. It produced the utmost joy. Give the name of "Fareedeh" (unique pearl) to thy dear daughter | BBBD.255 | BBBD.257 | Naming of children; of individuals; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12391 | 140 | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. It imparted exceeding joy, because thy respected sister is engaged day and night | BBBD.253-254 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12344 | 160 | O thou herald of the kingdom of God! I was thinking of thee and praying on thy behalf that God may increase thy assistance and confirmation day unto day | BBBD.252 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB05060 | 150 | O thou illumined man! The days that I spent with thee in Stuttgart I shall never forget | BBBD.249-250, DAS.1913-08-12, ABIE.182, BLO_PN#007 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12540 | 100 | Persian | ای احباء و اماء رحمن نامه شما رسید از مضامینش تاثیرات شدیده حاصل شد لهذا | O ye believers and the maid servants of the Merciful! Your letter was received. Its contents created vivid, spiritual impressions | BBBD.247 | BBBD.248 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12343 | 160 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید لکن فرصت جواب نیست لهذا مختصر مرقوم میگردد در | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. As I have not ample time I give a brief answer. Concerning the Baha'I partner I hope that success may be realized | BBBD.244 | BBBD.245 | Business; financial; property matters; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04010 | 180 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | نامه مفصل که در خصوص استتکارت نوشته بودی ملاحظه گردید مختصر این است | ...The extensive letter you had written about Stuttgart was perused. In brief, Germany will shine resplendent, inasmuch as its citizens are religiously minded | ASAT1.025x | BBBD.242-243, DAS.1913-07-15, ABIE.069, BLO_PN#007, MHMD2s.323ax | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09282 | 80 | Persian | ای پسر عزیز من نامه شیرین تو کام دل و جان را شکرین نمود روی دلنشین تو همیشه | O thou my dear son! Thy letter sweetened the heart and the spirit. Thy lovely | BBBD.240-241 | BBBD.241, BBBD.298, DAS.1914-05-26, SW_v09#08 p.091 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Power of prayer; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12210 | 250 | Persian | ای دختر عزیز من نامه شما رسید و از قرائتش ایمان و استقامت بر عهد و پیمان مفهوم | O thou my beloved daughter Thy letter was received. Its perusal indicated thy faith and firmness in the Covenant and the Testament. | BBBD.500-501 | BBBD.236-237, BBBD.501-502 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03124 | 210 | Persian | ای پسران محترم و دختران عزیز عبدالبهاء روزگاری را که با شما همدم و همراز بودم | O ye dear sons and beloved daughters of Abdul-Baha! When the days that I was your associate and intimate pass before the mind, the heart is stirred into cheerfulness | BBBD.223-224, NJB_v04#09 p.002 | BBBD.224-225, SW_v04#09 p.158 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1088 | Words to Consul and Madame Schwarz, spoken on 1913-06-03 | 170 | other/unknown lang | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | حضرت مسیح فرمود از شرق و غرب نفوس آمده داخل ملکوت اللّٰه میشوند ولی ابناء ملکوت خارج میگردند | Jesus Christ Proclaimed: 'People shall come from the East and the West and enter the Kingdom of God…'… Through her [Mary Magdalene's] faith and service to the Cause of Jesus Christ, she has become the pride of all men | BDA2.331 | BBBD.221-223, DAS.1913-06-03, MHMD2.439-440 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Mary Magdalene; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||
| AB07299 | 110 | Persian | ای بهائیان عنوانی اعظم از این نیست تا شما را بان بخوانم زیرا بهائی یعنی شخصی | O ye Baha'ís! There is no greater title in this world so that I may call you; for to be known as a Baha'í, it means to be a heavenly | BBBD.219 | BBBD.220, DAS.1913-05-25 | Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03906 | 180 | Persian | A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت ایام استتگارت چه ایام خوشی بود و محافل چه قدر نورانی | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Oh, how happy were the days of My stay in Stuttgart, and how radiant were the meetings of the friends | MMK5#070 p.060, BBBD.214 | BBBD.215, DAS.1913-05-06, MHMD2s.331-332 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12581 | 90 | O daughter of the Kingdom! The day we were your guests and you brought together those Baha'i children with their radiant faces | BBBD.213 | Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12458 | 120 | Persian | ای منادی بملکوت الله الطاف و تایید بهاء الله را مشاهده نما که ترا از امریکا | O summoner to the Kingdom of God! Observe how the bestowals and confirmations of Baha'u'llah have sent thee from America to Germany, that thou mayest cause the fragrances of God | BBBD.210-211 | BBBD.212 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12580 | 90 | Arabic | لک العطاء یا ربی الاعلی علی کل عبد سلک سبیل الهدی و خاض غمار الوفاء و قام علی | Gracious art Thou, O my exalted Lord, to every servant who treads the path of guidance, immerses himself in the stream of fidelity, and rises to exalt Your word | BBBD.208 | BBBD.209 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2340 | Words spoken to Baha'is of Stuttgart, Hotel Marquardt, 1913-04-27 | 100 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | من از برای شما تأییدات الهیه و عزت ابدیه میخواهم که چنان مؤید گردید که از جمیع شئون عالم طبیعت فارغ | I beseech for you divine confirmation and imperishable glory, so that ye may be so strengthened by His grace as to become wholly detached | BDA2.266 | BBBD.207, MHMD2.347-348 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| AB05017 | 150 | Arabic | الهی الهی انی اتضرع الیک بقلب خافق بمحبتک و ادعوک فی جنج اللیالی یا الهی | O God! O God! I supplicate toward Thee with a heart overflowing with Thy love. I call on Thee, O Lord, in the middle of nights | AMK.279-279a, BBBD.205, YHA2.893, NJB_v12#06 p.127 | BBBD.206, DAS.1913-04-18 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2174 | Public address given on 1913-04-12 | 120 | O Thou compassionate Lord! Illumine these hearts with the light of the Most Great Guidance! Confer life upon these spirits through thy divine glad tidings! | BBBD.206, DAS.1913-04-12 | Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12780 | 30 | Persian | الهی این کنیز پر محبت و تمیزت را در ملکوت شما عزیز فرما و خاندانش را مبارک کن | O God! Endear this distinguished and loving maidservant of God in Thy Kingdom, bless the members of her household | BBBD.202 | BBBD.203 | Prayer for married couples; Prayer for women; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2317 | Words spoken on 1913-04-05 in Stuttgart | 100 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | اهل استتکارت و اسلنگن خیلی گرمند بسیار صادق و منجذبند و از سایر | The inhabitants of Stuttgart and Esslingen are very warm-hearted; they are sincerely devoted and wholly filled with the Teachings of God | BDA2.220 | BBBD.201x, MHMD2.284 | Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||
| ABU2969 | Words spoken on 1913-04-01 in Stuttgart | 50 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 | استعداد شما سبب شد که خدا مرا باستتکارت فرستاد تا بملکوت بهآءالله ندا کنم | Your receptivity is the reason God has sent me to Stuttgart, that here I might cry out: 'How blessed is this day!' | BDA2.210 | BBBD.201, MHMD2.270 | Growth of the Cause; Power of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB12579 | 90 | Persian | ای اهل ملکوت الحمد لله بعون و عنایت بهاء الله بپاریس رسیدیم و این سفر بپاریس | O ye people of the Kingdom! Praise be to God that through the Favor and bounty of Baha'u'llah I have reached Paris. This trip to Paris was just for your sake. | BBBD.198x | BBBD.198 | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12425 | 130 | …When the maid-servant of God, Miss Knobloch, was sent to that country I supplicated from the Threshold of His Highness Baha'u'llah that confirmations might descend upon her | BBBD.194 | Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12539 | 100 | O thou who art attracted toward the Kingdom of God! Every soul is freed from the claws and prison of desire and self and is released from the vices of the world of nature | BBBD.192-193 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12538 | 100 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز بهاء الله نامه های تو رسید و پیامهای تو مانند جام باده نشئه خوشی | O dear handmaid of Baha'u'llah! Thy letters have arrived, and thy messages, even as a cup of wine, conferred a delightful exhilaration. | BBBD.189-191 | BBBD.191 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12630 | 80 | O thou Baha'i child! Thank thou God that in the Paradise of Abha thou art a fresh plant. The hand of Providence hath planted thee | BBBD.187-188 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB12314 | 170 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی الهی نامه شما مانند شعله ای بود که از دل و جان افروخته بود | O ye real divine friends! Your letter was like unto a torch which was enkindled with the fire of the heart and the spirit. Therefore it displayed great effect | BBBD.185x | BBBD.186 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12537 | 100 | O thou who yearnest after the heavenly Beloved! Thank God that you love the Beloved of God and are a seeker of the incomparably Beloved! The dawn of reality has broken | BBBD.181 | Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12457 | 120 | O thou Daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its contents became the cause of rejoicing; for it indicated that thou hast a free heart | BBBD.179-180 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12573 | 100 | O thou eloquent speaker! Every bird which reaches the rosegarden it breaks forth into lay and began singing various harmonies | BBBD.177-178 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12572 | 100 | O thou yearning after the Kingdom! The meaningful letter became the cause of happiness. Whosoever enters in the Kingdom of God, he becomes the object of pardon | BBBD.176 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00861 | 420 | Persian | ای دوستان حقیقی و کنیزان عزیزان الهی نامه ای که بواسطه امه الله دکتور کلوک | O ye real friends and beloved maidservants of God! Your letter, through the maidservant of God, Dr. Clock | BRL_DAK#0856, MKT7.247, AMK.129-130, DUR1.487x | BBBD.173-174, DAS.1913-12-29x, SW_v01#17 p.001-002 | Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Saddening another soul; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00493 | 560 | Persian | ای دختر عزیز ملکوتی من نامه بیست و پنجم مارچ از مانت پلرین رسید از مضمون | O thou my dear heavenly daughter, The epistle dated Mach 25th from Mont Pelerin was received. From the contents the utmost joy was obtained | BRL_DAK#0116 | BBBD.171x, LBLT.109ax, LBLT.111x, LBLT.113x, LBLT.119x, LBLT.125x | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12217 | 250 | The greatest need of humanity today is the removal of the existing misunderstandings and disagreements among nations, which can only be achieved through the unity of language | BBBD.170 | The power of words; of speech; Universal language; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12265 | 200 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه تو رسید و همچنین نامه های احباء جواب کل مرقوم میگردد | O faithful to the Covenant! Thy letter arrived as well as the letters from the Friends. I will answer all of them. | BBBD.165-166 | BBBD.167 | Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12497 | 110 | O lover of the truth and seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter arrived. Do thank God, that the light of guidance shone and the glass of thy heart became bright | BBBD.163-164 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12536 | 100 | O child of the Kingdom of God! Render thanks to God that you heard the heavenly voice and have awakened from sleep. You saw the light of the Kingdom | BBBD.163 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12456 | 120 | O seeker of the Kingdom of God! Your letter has arrived. Thanks be to God that you have attained a share of His infinite grace and received joy and the fragrance of eternal life | BBBD.162 | Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12698 | 60 | O revered daughter of the Kingdom, Thy letter arrived. It indicated Thy Faith and assurance and great desire for service in the Kingdom | BBBD.161 | Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12281 | 200 | O sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Thank God that the heavenly Father is infinitely gracious to all | BBBD.158-159 | Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12200 | 260 | mixed | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه تو رسید از مضمون سرور حاصل گردید زیرا دلیل بر آن بود | O dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath arrived. Its contents were the cause of joy, inasmuch as it indicated that, praise be God, there is heartfelt amity among the Baha'is | BBBD.153-155 | BBBD.156 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04765 | 160 | O my true friends! The friends on their return from Stuttgart are praising all the friends of the Merciful in that city | BBBD.150-151, SW_v02#17 p.007 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12535 | 100 | Persian | ای کنیز الهی نامه شما رسید مرقوم نموده بودید که در یک محفل اجتماع گردید | O handmaid of God! Thy letter hath arrived. Thou hadst written that ye came together in a gathering | BBBD.148-149 | BBBD.149 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12760 | 40 | O thou who art attracted to the Love of God! Thank God that thou hast heard the Divine Call, attained to joy and happiness | BBBD.147 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12733 | 50 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه تو رسید دلیل بر نهایت انجذاب بملکوت اله بود شکر کن که | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. It was an indication to thy utmost attraction | BBBD.144 | BBBD.145 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12759 | 40 | Persian | ای کنیز خدا نامه تو رسید و بدرگاه الهی تضرع گردید تا الطاف بی پایان شامل حال | O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. I prayed at the Threshold of God so that the infinite Beauties | BBBD.142 | BBBD.143 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05004 | Words to Baha'is of Stuttgart (via Lady Blomfield) | 160 | Rejoice! Rejoice! Because of the Glad-tidings! You have attained to the light of the Kingdom. The glory of the Sun of Truth | BBBD.138-139, SW_v02#17 p.008 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB12697 | 60 | O ye holy souls! Your letter was received. Its contents created the utmost happiness. | BBBD.136 | Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12756 | 50 | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom! Your letter has arrived. It shows your love. You wish for me to come to Germany. I hope that God will permit it. | BBBD.136 | Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12571 | 100 | O people of the kingdom! Do offer hearty thanks to God of having heard the Divine Call, and are revived with the breath of the Holy Spirit | BBBD.135 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB12696 | 60 | Persian | ای ملکوتی نامه تو رسید و از مضامین معلوم گردید که الحمد لله بنور محبت الله | O native of the kingdom! Thy letter arrived, and its contents manifested that, thank God, thou art enlightened by the light of God's love | BBBD.133 | BBBD.134 | Call to action; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12496 | 110 | O servant of God! You have asked about learning the Esperanto language. This language has not yet reached a state of perfection | BBBD.131 | Education of children; moral education; Universal language | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03982 | 180 | Persian | ای ثابتان بر عهد تبریک عید سعید مولد حضرت اعلی رسید دلیل بر آن بود که آن | O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! The congratulations on the joyful birthday of Hazrat-i-Aala (the Declaration of the Bab) shows that these dear friends and handmaidens of the Merciful held a gathering | BLIB_Or.08687.022b, , BLIB_Or.08117.012, | BBBD.130 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Music and singing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02197 | 260 | Persian | ای بنت ملکوت نامه شما رسید و از مضامین معلوم گردید که مستر گرگوری از زیارت | O daughter of the Kingdom! Your letter arrived, and its contents showed that Mr Gregory, by visiting the blessed Tomb | BBBD.121 | BBBD.122-123, SW_v02#17 p.006-007 | Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04444 | 170 | Convey the wonderful Abha greetings to.......and Mrs. Waite and tell her that the tune for the Dawning rays of Truth has come | BBBD.119-120, BLO_PT#052.17b | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12578 | 90 | O thou who art attracted by the light of truth! I received your letter. Its content testifies that the handmaiden of God has been attracted by the truth, ignited by the fire of God's love | BBBD.118 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12695 | 60 | O Seeker after the Kingdom! Thy letter has been received. I supplicate God that thou mayest become a read Baha'i | BBBD.117 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12313 | 170 | Persian | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت نامه شما رسید و از معانی آن توجه تام بملکوت الله معلوم | O Sons and Daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter arrived, and by its significance it was conspicuous that you are all approached | BBBD.109-110, BBBD.115 | BBBD.116 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Naming of children; of individuals; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12455 | 120 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه تو رسید با عدم فرصت از نهایت محبت جواب مختصری مینگارم | O dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath arrived. Notwithstanding the lack of time, I am writing a brief response out of the utmost love | BBBD.111 | BBBD.111-112 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12424 | 130 | O ye two lights of God's love! Your letter arrived, and its contents brought forth the feelings of the heart. I hope that you will always be ideal Bahá'ís | BBBD.109 | Review of publications; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06414 | 130 | Persian | ای یاران روحانی عبدالبهاء تا چند ساکتید و تا کی صامت هر چند ناطقید ولی در این | O ye spiritual friends of 'Abdu'l-Baha! How long will ye stay still? How long will ye be silent? And when ye speak forth in this century | MMK2#041 p.032, DUR1.135 | BBBD.107, SW_v01#05 p.001, SW_v07#16 p.159 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12390 | 140 | O thou dear maid-servant of God! Thy letter was received. All thy wishes are destined to be fulfilled in the Kingdom of God | BBBD.107-108 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB03320 | 200 | Persian | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت نامه شما که دریوم نیروز در مجمع یاران مرقوم گردید وصول | O sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your letter which was written on the Day of Naw-Ruz | BBBD.103-104 | BBBD.105, SW_v01#13 p.014 | Growth of the Cause; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02196 | 260 | Persian | ای بنت ملکوت نامه ۲۷ فبرواری ۱۹۱۰ وصول یافت و از مضمون مشهود گردید که شب و | O daughter of the Kingdom. Thy letter dated 27 February 1910 hath arrived, and from its contents it became evident... Whatever is contrary to the teachings of Baha'u'llah is false | BBBD.098-100 | BBBD.100-101, BBBD.169, BSTW#052e, BSTW#131 | Call to action; Growth of the Cause; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12219 | 240 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه مفصل شما از استتکارت رسید از عدم فرصت جواب مختصر مرقوم | O dear handmaid of God! Thine extensive letter arrived from Stuttgart. Owing to lack of time, I will write a brief response. | BBBD.094-095 | BBBD.096-097 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03687 | 190 | O thou Pure Spirit, Amalie Knobloch! Although thou didst soar away from this terrestrial world, yet thou didst enter into the immeasurable, illumined Universe of the Almighty. | BBBD.091, FRGA.039-040 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Visitation Tablets | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12162 | 310 | Persian | ای یاران آسمانی نامه شما که بتاریخ یوم مبارک بعثت حضرت اعلی روحی له الفداء | O heavenly friends! Your letter, which bore the date of the blessed day of the annual celebration of the appearance of His Holiness, the Exalted One (the Bab) — may my spirit be a sacrifice for Him — was received | BBBD.086-087 | BBBD.088-089 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12295 | 180 | Persian | ای مومنه موقنه نامه اخیر رسید و بجمع بهائیان جواب مرقوم گردید و تبریک مقبول | O staunch believer! Thy recent letter hath arrived. A response to the gathering of Baha'is was written, and their good wishes were warmly received | BBBD.082-083 | BBBD.084 | Being a source of light; guidance; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12342 | 160 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه مرقوم رسید و مضمون سبب سرور گردید الحمد لله در هر نقطه | O dear handmaid of God! The letter thou didst write hath arrived, and its contents were the cause of joy. Praised be God that in whatever spot thou hast reached | BBBD.078-079 | BBBD.080-081 | Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12294 | 180 | O son of the Kingdom! Your letter has arrived and has been read. You should give thanks a hundred thousand times over every moment because you have attained this greatest guidance | BBBD.076-077 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Thankfulness; gratitude; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12250 | 210 | Persian | ای شمع محبت الله نامه رسید مضمون منبعث از قلب نورانی بود و دلیل توجه بملکوت | O thou candle of the love of God. Thy letter was received. Its contents emanated from a spiritual heart and indicated advancement towards the Kingdom of God | BBBD.073 | BBBD.074 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12667 | 70 | Persian | ای امه الله از فضل و موهبت کبری بکمال عجز و نیاز میطلبم که با دو طفل عزیزت در | O thou maidservant of God! With the utmost supplication and humility do I beg the Most Great Bounty and Favour | BBBD.071 | BBBD.071-072 | Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12177 | 290 | Persian | ای امه الله المنجذبه زبان بشکرانه حضرت یزدان بگشا که الحمد لله وصایا و نصایح | O thou attracted maidservant of God! Loosen thou your tongue in the Glorification the Almighty that, Praise be to God | BBBD.067 | BBBD.068-069 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12577 | 90 | O thou who hast turned toward God! Be joyful for God's grace, hope for all goodness, and anticipate help, protection, favor, and kindness from God | BBBD.066 | Prayer for prosperity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00600 | 500 | Persian | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت چون ندای حق مرتفع شد و در شرق و غرب انتشار یافت نفوسی | O ye daughters and sons of the Kingdom! When the proclamation of God was exalted and spread in the East and the West and the souls became attracted to the Words of God | BBBD.059-060 | BBBD.061-062, BW_v07p737, FRGA.036-038 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Second birth; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12136 | 400 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه شما رسید الحمد لله در ممالک شمال سبب نشر نفحات شدی | O dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath arrived. Praise be to God thou hast become the cause of the diffusion of the divine fragrances in the northern countries | BBBD.052-055 | BBBD.055-056 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12209 | 250 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه شما رسید و خبر ترقی و تزیین محفل روحانی در اقلیم | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Your letter was received and the news of the organization and progress of the Spiritual Assembly in the German Empire | BBBD.049-050 | BBBD.051-052 | Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12576 | 90 | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! Love from the depth of your heart and soul the beloved servant of God, Miss Alma Knobloch, and be grateful and appreciative toward her | BBBD.048 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12199 | 260 | O beloved servant of God! I have received your letter. You have written that Miss [Alma] Knobloch has guided you to the illuminated horizon of guidance | BBBD.047 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB00076 | 1210 | mixed | ای یاران عبدالبهاء حمد خدا را که این زندانرا بهر یاران ایوان فرمود و این سجن اعظم را گلشن | O Friends of ‘Abdu’l-Baha! Let us thank God that He has made from this prison a palace for the friends, and from this exalted dungeon, the garden of Baha’u’llah's bounties! …All that is revealed through divine inspiration is the evident truth | INBA75:063x | BRL_DAK#0638, MKT2.105, MILAN.126, AKHA_106BE #07 p.07x, AMK.025-029, DWNP_v5#01 p.002-003x, BCH.204x, ADH2_1#48 p.073x, MJMJ1.063x, MMG2#311 p.349x, MJH.022x, YHA1.430x, VUJUD.140-141x | BBBD.041-045, VUJUDE.155.14x | Consolation and comfort; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Imagery in the Qur'an; Muhammad; Islam; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12312 | 170 | O ye beloved maid servants of God! The beauty of the True One hath chosen you from among the maid servants so that ye may be engaged in the service of the Kingdom | BBBD.038-039 | Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12534 | 100 | …Thou hast written about Dr. Fisher, that praise be to God, thou hast found a helper for him and ere long she will start for Germany | BBBD.037x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12116 | 570 | Your letter was received, and its contents were of the greatest loveliness. Praise be to God that you have been confirmed in the service of the Kingdom | BBBD.032b | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Growth of the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12530 | Extract from a letter to Hooper Harris in Dec. 1906 | 110 | …Send her [Alma Knobloch] my love and greetings and say: Blessed are you, in whom whites and blacks are alike. Wisdom is gained through the light of the heart and not through the skin. Blackness is the darkness of the heart and not the darkness of the face | BBBD.031bx | Race unity; racial issues; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3418 | Words to Rabbi Stephen Wise, spoken on 1912-05-13 | 30 | The term religious war is a misnomer, because there can be no war where there is religion. All we have is a hollow sham, a pretence. When once we have real religion, war will cease. | APD.067 | Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2954 | Words spoken on 1909-02-22 | 60 | This material food was very simple, just enough for life, but that the spiritual food was varied and abundant | AKL.012 | Christian doctrine and practice; Condition of search; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0168 | Words spoken on 1911-08-27 in Thonon-les-Bains | 990 | Arabic | ایها الحاضرون الی متی هذا الهجوع و السبات و الی متی هذا الرجوع القهقری و الی | O ye who are present! How long this drowsiness and sleep! How long this ignorance and blindness! | AMK.162-170, KKD2.225, KHF.082, KHAB.044 (052), KHTB1.010, NJB_v05#10 p.001 | AIF.1911-08-28, SW_v05#10 p.154x, ABS#10 | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Christ; Christianity; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0495 | Words spoken in late Aug./early Sept. 1911 in Vevey | 540 | Christ and all the Prophets have taught in their Holy Books the immortality of the soul. Jesus during His life had so many afflictions | AIF.1911-08-27, PN_1909B p035, DJT.188-190, BLO_PN#027 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Purpose; goal of creation; Second birth; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2922 | Words to Juliet Thompson et al, spoken on 1911-08-27 | 60 | Others are passing from an immortal to a mortal kingdom, but the Bahá'ís are journeying, in the Ark of the Covenant, from a mortal to an immortal world. | AIF.1911-08-27, PN_1909B p034, DJT.186, BLO_PN#027 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1140 | Message to the Baha'is of New York from Thonon-les-Bains, 1911-08-26 | 280 | In this Cause, hundreds of families have sacrificed themselves. There have been more than twenty thousand martyrs. | AIF.1911-08-26, PN_1909B p032, DJT.181-183, BLO_PN#027 | Contention and conflict; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2942 | Words to Tamaddunu'l-Mulk, spoken on 1911-08-25 | 60 | Once, when I lived in Baghdad, I was invited to the house of a poor thorn-picker. In Baghdad the heat is greater even than in Syria | AIF.1911-08-25, SW_v08#13 p.167, PN_1909B p031, DJT.171, BLO_PN#027, STAB#089 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Hospitality; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3588 | Words to Juliet Thompson, spoken on 1911-08-25 | 10 | Yes. If not in this world, then in the next, as a sleeper wakens. | AIF.1911-08-25, DJT.171, BLO_PN#027 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2794 | Words to Dickinson Miller, spoken on 1911-08-24 | 70 | the Master said religion was one truth which the sectarians had divided; however, the Light can be found everywhere... As to mystical experiences: most assuredly the saints and mystics had real experiences. The proof of the reality of the experience was its fruit. If the result was spiritual, we might know the experience was of God. | AIF.1911-08-24, PN_1909B p026, DJT.165, BLO_PN#027 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Mystical themes; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3626 | Words to Dickinson Miller, spoken on 1911-08-24 | 10 | Such people are doing the work of true religion. | AIF.1911-08-24, PN_1909B p026, PN_unsorted p075, DJT.165-166, BLO_PN#027 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Love of God; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social) | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2556 | Words to Miss Boylan, spoken around 1911-08-25 | 80 | ‘Abdu'l-Bahá said that he had fulfilled that prophecy by building the Tomb of the Báb. He said, "The blessed and holy Tomb (of Baha'u'llah, May my soul be a sacrifice to its dust!) and the Tomb of the Bab on Mount Carmel was the first Mashraq'ul-Azkar…" | AIF.1911-08-23, SW_v11#01 p.015, PN_1912 p071, PN_1912 p120 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0893 | Words to May Maxwell et al, spoken around 1898-02-23 | 340 | All the sufferings you pass through in gaining the Kingdom of God will be obliterated when you attain its perfect happiness. It is as a man who has been ill and helpless | AEP.026-029, NRMM.166, BLO_PN#031 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1283 | Words to May Maxwell et al, spoken on 1898-02-22 | 250 | once when the Blessed Perfection was travelling from one place to another with His followers He passed through a lonely country where, at some little distance from the highway, a hermit lived alone in a cave. | AEP.023-025, VLAB.023, BLO_PN#031 | Love of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1529 | Words to May Maxwell, spoken on 1898-02-17 | 210 | You are like the rain which is poured upon the earth making it bud and blossom and become fruitful | AEP.012-013, MAX.076-077, BLO_PN#031 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Exhortations and counsels; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06377 | 130 | Persian | ای نفوس مقدسه مبارک ترین نفوس کسانی هستند که از ظلمات عالم طبیعت آزادند و | O sanctified souls! The most blessed of all are those who are freed from the darkness of the world of nature [3.5s] | MMK3#282 p.204 | ACOA.056-057 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04405 | 170 | Persian | ای شخص منور لاهوتی و ذات محترم ملکوتی نامه شما رسید جمیع کلمات دلالت بر ترقی | O illumined personage, O man of God, and revered soul of the Kingdom! Your letter hath been received, and its every word bore witness to the spiritual progress you have made | AKHA_106BE #09 p.03, AKHA_109BE #06 p.11, AHB.120BE #07 p.254, MYD.579-580, DVB5.161 | ABTM.012 | Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04710 | 160 | Persian | ای تشنه چشمه حقیقت نامه ات رسید و ترجمه حیاتت معلوم گردید الحمد لله همیشه | O thou who art thirsty for the Fountain of Truth! Thy letter was received and the account of thy life has been known. | AKHA_106BE #09 p.03, AKHA_109BE #08 p.11, AHB.120BE #07 p.253, ANDA#47 p.34, MYD.578, DVB5.160 | ABTM.009 | Being a source of light; guidance; Power of prayer; Second birth; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0315 | Words to a reporter from the Montreal Star on 10 Sep 1912 | 720 | As to the question of disarmament, all nations must disarm at the same time... The one man slapped another on the face.... All Europe is an armed camp... It will be established in this century... | ABIC.034-035 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Humor; jokes; Means of establishment of future civilization; Predictions and prophecies; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00663 | 480 | mixed | Light of the World | ای مستبشر ببشارات الله در هر عصر و قرنی مطلع آفاق بتجلی خاصی مشرق و لائح و | O thou who rejoicest in the glad-tidings of God! In every age and century, the Dayspring of the world is made manifest | INBA85:370 | NURA#50, MMK4#103 p.112, YMM.046 | LOTW#50 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Oneness; unity of religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||
| AB01153 | 370 | mixed | یا من آنس من سدره سیناء نار الهدی قد رتلت ایات شکرک لله علی ما هدی الی | MKT8.221, VAA.041-042 | NYR#204x | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for sacrifice; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00485 | 560 | mixed | النور الساطع و الضیاء اللامع من شمس الحقیقه الفائض من ملکوت الابهی علیکم ایها | May the light emanating and the glory radiating from the Sun of Truth, which bestows grace from the Abha Kingdom | AMK.067-069, LMA2.405, MUH2.0781, MLK.097, NYMG.183 | NYR#203 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for martyrs; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01514 | 320 | Arabic | ایا نفحات الله انتشری فی تلک البقعه النورآء و بلغی وله قلبی و شوق فوادی و | O Divine Breezes, wafting over that Most Luminous Spot, convey the fire of the love of my heart | LMA1.446, MUH2.0782, VAA.042-043, VAA.211-212, TAN.094-095, NYMG.121 | NYR#201 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09943 | 70 | Persian | ای خداوند مهربان عنایتی فرما و موهبتی بنما تا همت این بینوایان بلند گردد و | O kind Lord! Grant these poor ones increasing perception and capacity. So that we may be different from others | LMA2.458, ADH2_1#37 p.055, MMG2#042 p.042 | NYR#164, NYR#167 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06207 | 130 | mixed | ای دوستان جانی حضرت احدیت محبت دوستانش را محبت خویش فرمود و نوازش یاران را | O ye beloved friends of His Beauty! God has made the love of his friends as equal to the love of Himself | LMA2.449 | NYR#163 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01555 | 560 | mixed | قد بدلنا النار بالحبر و اظهرنا به ما کان مکنونا فی العلم و مسطورا من القلم | We have transformed the fire into ink, and through it made manifest that which lay hidden in knowledge and was inscribed by the Pen [3.5s]... ...Reference is made to those who for twelve hundred years did say: ”There is no God but Him!” But with a word they slipped away from the Straight Path | LHKM1.141 | NYR#158 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07740 | 110 | Persian | پروردگارا این نفوس مبارکه را در ظل عنایت بپرور و در صون و عون حمایت محفوظ و | O Lord! Rear these holy souls in the Shadow of Thy favors. Protect them under Thy Shelter. | LMA2.434 | NYR#153 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11241 | 40 | NYR#151x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB08625 | 90 | Persian | ای تازه نهال بوستان الهی اگرچه آنچه مرقوم گردد هویت احساس دل و جان مشهود و | O thou, the new tree in the Divine Garden! The true feelings of heart and soul | LMA2.435, NYMG.139 | NYR#150 | Education of children; moral education; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04665 | 200 | Persian | ای دوستان یزدان میفرماید امروز روز گفتار نیست بشنوید ندای دوست یکتا را و | O friends! God declareth: Today is not the day for words. Give ear to the call of the Incomparable Friend | BLIB_Or15712.228, , BLIB_Or15722.099a, | ZYN.260, YARP1.015 | NYR#148 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10837 | 50 | Persian | ای امه الله نور مظهر آشیاست چه که اگر نباشد جمیع اشیاء در پس پرده ظلمات مخفی | O Amatu’llah! Light is the revealer of created things, for without it all things would be concealed behind a cover of darkness | LMA2.436, NYMG.140 | NYR#146x | Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02011 | 280 | mixed | یا من ثبت علی المیثاق لعمر الله ان سکان ملکوت الوجود یصلون علی الذین ثبتوا | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! By God, verily the inmates of heaven praise those who are firm | AHB.122BE #01-02 p.03, LMA1.431, NYMG.136 | NYR#139 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01292 | 660 | mixed | هذا یوم فیه تنادی الاشیاء یا ملا الانشاء قد خرق الحجاب الاکبر و تزین المنظر | This is the Day in which the Hidden is made manifest and all the prophecies of the past ages are fulfilled | BLIB_Or15706.189, , BLIB_Or15715.083b, | NYR#134x | Free will and predestination; fate; Goodly deeds; actions; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04350 | 220 | mixed | یا محمد شفیع توجه الیک الشافع من مقره الانور مقام ینطق فیه مالک القدر باسرار | O Muhammad Shafi, thou who hast interceded on behalf of others, the Pardoner noticed thee from His most radiant habitat | LMA1.417 (i + 252) | NYR#132 | Exhortations and counsels; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10698 | 60 | O thou who are attracted to the fragrances of God, serve ye the Cause of God and spread His Word and Covenant among His creatures | NYR#131x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH04938 | 200 | ...O Ibráhím! By God, Khalil hath circumambulated the Cause of God and hath confessed | NYR#130x, NYR#165x | Call to action; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH00971 | 850 | mixed | کتاب انزله الرحمن لمن شرب رحیق الوحی و اعترف بما نطق به لسان العظمه انه لا | This tablet is revealed from The Realm on High to the one who has born witness to that which was revealed by The Tongue of Grandeur | BLIB_Or15712.297, | AVK4.429ax, LHKM1.165, LMA2.016 | NYR#129 | Personal instructions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01422 | 330 | mixed | ای یادگار دو شهید مجید فی الحقیقه در ایام زندگانی دمی نیاسودی سر و سامان | AKHT2.049, AHB.121BE #11-12 p.401, LMA2.420, MSHR1.055x, MLK.107, NYMG.192 | NYR#127 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02656 | 230 | mixed | ای آوارگان سبیل الهی هر چند صدمه در نیریز شدید بود و بلایا غیث هاطل و جام لبریز | O wanders on the path of God, Although the trials in Nayriz were extremely harsh | LMA2.418, MLK.102, TAN.139-140, NYMG.188 | NYR#125 | Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00120 | 990 | mixed | ای یاران باوفای جمال مبارک هر چند مصائبی که در نیریز بر یاران عزیز وارد رستخیز بود | O ye faithful companions of the Blessed Beauty! Although the tribulations which befell the dear friends in Nayríz are recent | LMA2.413-417, MSHR4.321-322x, MSHR5.319x, NANU_AB#33, MLK.089, TAN.137-139, NYMG.177 | NYR#123 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06306 | 130 | mixed | ای مستشرق از انوار عرفان قسم بان روح مصور و حیات مجسم عالم که چون بیاد احبای | O thou who art enlightened by the light of the Heaven of Knowledge! I sweat by that Spirit | LMA2.439 | NYR#122 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11060 | 50 | Arabic | یا امه الله ان الانوار الساطعه من الافق الابهی تلوح فی الافق الارفع المبین | O maidservant of God! The effulgent lights of the Abha Kingdom have shown forth | INBA21:132b | LMA2.436 | NYR#121 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08557 | 90 | Persian | ای بنده الهی شکر ایزد دانا را که تو را بظل سدره منتهی دلالت فرمود و در سایه | O ye servants of the Divine, Praise be to God the All-Knowing that he hath guided and led thee | LMA2.438 | NYR#118 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09495 | 80 | O thou who hast been set ablaze by the fire of the love of God! Perfume thy nostrils | NYR#117 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07112 | 120 | ...O God, aid Thou this servant to be firm in Thy Covenant which has encompassed the heaven and earth | NYR#116x | Personal instructions; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09884 | 70 | mixed | ای بنده شمس بهاء ابراهیم علیه السلام در جواب ا لک حاجه اما الیک فلا فرمود و | O Thou servant of the Sun of Baha. Ibrahim, may The Glory of God be upon Him | INBA88:351 | NYR#115 | Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05022 | 150 | O God, my God, hearts are ablaze with the fire of Thy love and attraction. The flames of yearning have intensified! | NYR#111 | Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB08263 | 100 | O Thou who art uttering the praise of the Beloved of the world, if Thou hast an eloquent tongue, engage it to praise The veilless Beauty of The Beloved | NYR#110 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB09900 | 70 | O Thou kind father, your son Musa, like unto His Holines Kalim, attained the Sacred Valley, that Blessed Spot. | NYR#109 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| AB05308 | 150 | Persian | ای ناطق بذکر الهی در سبیل الهی چون سراج نورانی هادی امم شو و چون ملائکه | O thou who art always making mention of God! Guide people in the path of God like unto a lighted lamp. | SFI09.011b | NYR#108 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02473 | 360 | mixed | کتاب انزله الرحمن لمن اقبل الیه و فاز بایام الله مالک یوم الحساب انه فاز | This is the Tablet which God, the Merciful, hath revealed for the one who has turned toward Him and the one who has attained | BLIB_Or15710.243, , BLIB_Or15715.318a, | LMA1.415 (ii + 251) | NYR#107 | Call to action; Goodly deeds; actions; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06664 | 120 | Persian | ای بنده مبتهل الی الله از خدا بخواه که برضای جمال مبارک موفق و موید گردی و | O thou servant who is supplicating God! Beseech God that you may attain the good pleasure of the Blessed Beauty | MKT8.041b | NYR#106 and 161 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00613 | 500 | mixed | ای ناطق بثنای حق و ثابت بر عهد و پیمان الهی ناله و فغانی که با دلی سوخته و | O thou who praises God, who art firm in the Divine Covenant! The sighs and moans | LMA2.458-460 | NYR#105 | Call to action; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01027 | 390 | mixed | ربی و رجائی و موئلی و ملاذی قد بسطت اکف الضراعه و الابتهال الی عزه قیومیتک و | O my Lord, my Hope, my Refuge and my Haven! I have lifted up the hands of supplication and ardent prayer unto the glory of Thy Self-Subsisting Dominion [3.5s]... ...O thou who art surrounded by immeasurable calamity! Verily, those souls who joined | INBA21:105 | NYR#104 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05938 | 140 | Arabic | علیک بهاء الله و ثنائه و رحمته و رضوانه یا من آمن بالله و ایقن بایاته و صدق | Upon thee be the Glory of God and His praise, and His mercy, and His favor | LMA1.432, NYMG.138 | NYR#103 | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB04528 | 170 | O Shafi, O thou who hath been interceded for by others! By God, the True One, Thy Lord's bounty hath been overflowing | NYR#102 | Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07845 | 110 | This is the Day of rejoicing for the Truth hath been made manifest. His call hath been raised | NYR#002 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Praise and encouragement; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual springtime; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH02689 | 330 | mixed | دوستان الهی را تکبیر میرسانیم و ببحر عنایت حق جل جلاله بشارت میدهیم ای اهل | We extend greetings to the friends of God and impart the Glad Tidings from the Ocean of His Bounty | AHB_122BE #03 p.100x | NYR#001 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1628 | Words spoken in 1900 | 190 | Every material thing we see around us, represents some spiritual idea. As there is an outward, material reality, so there is also an inward, spiritual reality. | PTIM.062, BSTW#201 | Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Manifestation of God as sun; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Need for an educator | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2373 | 100 | As we find ourselves eating with each other here, so we hope that we shall partake of the Divine Food with each other in the Kingdom | PTIM.036, BSTW#358 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB12257 | 210 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذا عبدک الذی نسبته الی شجره رحمانیتک و ولدته فی ظل فردانیتک و ارضعته | O my God, O my God! This is Thy servant whom Thou hast related to the Tree of Thy mercy, who was born beneath the shade of Thy divine oneness, and whom Thou didst nourish [3.5s]... O my God, O my God! This is Thy servant whom Thou hast caused to be related to Thy heavenly Tree and to be born beneath the shade of Thy oneness | BRL_DAK#0939, BRL_SWOP#101 | BRL_SWO#101 | Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10258 | 390 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | یا من اختصه الله بالموهبه الکبری نامه مفصل واصل شد و تفاصیل قادیانی معلوم | O thou whom God hath singled out through His great bestowal! Thy detailed letter was received and the particulars regarding the Qadiani became known [3.5s]... ...When a speaker's brow shineth with the radiance of the love of God, at the time of his exposition of a subject, and he is exhilarated with the wine of true understanding, he becometh the centre of a potent force | BRL_DAK#0560 | BRL_ATE#166x, COC#1920x | Growth of the Cause; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0129 | Public address given on 1912-06-16 | 1090 | Bahá'í World Faith; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | This is a Unitarian church, and in the Arabic tongue this day may well be called... What is real unity?... O God! Educate these children | BRL_CHILD#18x, BPRY.028x, BWF.257-260, PUP#069 (p.190-194), FWU.066x, SW_v03#10 p.030-032 | William Sears & the Ayyam-i-Ha Kids [track 1], Ine, Nabil and Karim, TaliaSafa, E. Peterson, MANA, J. Crone, C. McGrail, E. Mahony | Education of children; moral education; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03092 | 210 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای امه الله آنچه نگاشتی مفهوم شد بنهایت تضرع حاجاتی خواستی و جمیع حاجاتت | O handmaiden of God! That which thou didst write was understood. With utmost supplication thou didst make certain requests, and all thy requests [3.5s]... ...Thou desirest forgiveness of sins; thou seekest utmost peace and tranquillity; thou beseechest nearness to the Threshold of Grandeur; thou desirest renunciation of thine own will | BRL_DAK#0803 | BRL_ATE#171x, TAB.135-136, BSC.477 #912x, VLAB.010x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00945 | 880 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Peace; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه مفصل شما با نامه های مختصر جمیع رسید و بنظر دقت... در خصوص احبّای پیتسبرگ مرقوم نموده بودی | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy detailed letter and the brief ones have all been received and attentively perused. | BRL_DAK#0589, COMP_COVP#43x, COMP_PEACEP#25x, MMK4#151 p.162x | BRL_ATE#168, BRL_COV#43x, BRL_PEACE#25x, COC#0254x, COC#1586x, BSC.547 #988, SW_v10#12 p.234-236, BSTW#177, BSTW#268 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12851 | 40 | Arabic | رب اجعل هذا الاقتران متیمنا و مسعودا و مبارکا و محمودا و قوّ الرّوابط و الالتیام | Grant, O my Lord, that this marriage may be auspicious, joyous, blessed, and praiseworthy. Strengthen Thou the union and increase the harmony | BRL_SWOP#099x | BRL_SWO#099x | Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12845 | 50 | Persian | تبریک و تهنیت اقتران مینمایم که مبارک و متیمّن باشد و سبب تسلسل سلاله الی‌الأبد | ...I convey my greetings and felicitations on the occasion of thy marriage. May it be blessed and joyous, and may it lead to the continuation of thy lineage forevermore | BRL_SWOP#020x | BRL_SWO#020x | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB05283 | 150 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | امیدم چنان است که در تألیف این کتاب موفّق شوی ولی باید عبارت بسیار ملایم و مدارا باشد و در نهایت ادب بنگاری | O thou harbinger of the Kingdom! Thy letter has been received…. It is my hope that thou mayest succeed in writing thy book | COMP_DEFENCEP#19x | BRL_ATE#194x, COMP_DEFENCE#19x, COC#2218x, SW_v12#10 p.168 | Criticism and its limits; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12850 | 100 | Arabic | رب و رجائی قد قدرت لحکمتک البالغه الالفه بین خلقک و الانس بین البرایا من | O my Lord and my Hope! Thou hast, through Thy consummate wisdom, enjoined harmony upon Thy creation and prescribed companionship | BRL_SWOP#098x | BRL_SWO#098x | Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12833 | 150 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای مستبشر ببشارات الله آن خانه و کاشانه که لانه و آشیانه طیور گلشن توحید گردد | O thou who rejoicest in the glad-tidings of God! That home which turneth into the nest and shelter of the birds of the garden of Divine Unity | BRL_DAK#1182 | BRL_ATE#211 | Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09396 | 80 | Persian | ای سبزه نوخیز جنت ابهی و ای نهال تازه گلشن بقا هر چند در عالم ناسوت صغیری | O verdant plant of the Abha Paradise and fresh sapling of the Garden of Eternity, though thou art young in this mortal realm [3.5s]... O thou verdant plant of the Abha Paradise! O thou tender sapling of the rose-garden of immortality! Although thou art but a tiny creature | HUV2.055 | BRL_CHILD#31 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12849 | 70 | Arabic | رب رب وفق بینهما و ثبت اقدامهما علی الحبّ الأبدی و الارتباط السّرمدی حتّی یکون کل واحد | ...O God, my God! Join in accord these two souls and set firm their feet in eternal love and everlasting union | BRL_SWOP#096x | BRL_SWO#096x | Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04572 | 210 | mixed | Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | یا امتی یا ورقتی قد شهد لک القلم الاعلی باقبالک و حبک و توجهک الی وجه القدم | O My handmaiden, O My leaf! Verily the Pen of the Most High hath borne witness unto thy recognition of Him | INBA19:060, INBA32:056 | BRL_DA#231, COMP_WOMENP#005x | BRL_ATBH#86, BRL_WOMEN#005x, COC#2096x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| AB10701 | 60 | Persian | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | پروردگارا این اطفال را نهالهای بیهمال کن و در حدیقه میثاق نشو و نما بخش | O Lord! Make these children excellent plants. Let them grow and develop in the garden of Thy Covenant… O Thou kind Lord! I am a little chlid" | INBA75:090 | BRL_DAK#1197, DRM.003a, ADH2.126, ADH2_5#02 p.159, MJMJ1.105, MMG2#437 p.481, MJH.046a, HUV1.009, LABC.003 | BRL_CHILD#15, BPRY.028-029, LABC.003 | Nabilinho, Soulrise Melodies | Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||
| BH00138 | 3670 | Arabic | Translation List; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | هذا یوم فیه ینطق الکتاب امام وجه العالم انه لا اله الا هو العزیز الوهاب... یا قاسم ضع ما عند القوم آخذا کتابی | This is the Day whereon the Book speaketh before the face of all the world declaring: There is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the Bestower. O Qasim! Cast aside that which the people possess and take hold of My Book [3.5s]... ...We call to mind at this juncture Muḥammad-‘Alí, [Anis] whose flesh was mingled with that of his Master, his blood with His blood | BLIB_Or15729.088, , BLIB_Or15737a.060, , NLAI_22848:211, BSB.Cod.arab.2644 p111r, , MKI4522.211, | AQA2#004 p.102, AVK3.110.10x, TISH.394x | BRL_ATBH#84x | Martyrs and martyrdom; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||
| AB05944 | 140 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | یا اماء الرحمن استبشرن ببشارات الله و اشکرن ربکن بما جمعکن فی محفل نورانی | O ye maidservants of the Merciful! Be rejoiced with the glad-tidings of God and thank your Lord for that He assembled you | BRL_DAK#0705 | BRL_ATE#188x, TAB.031-032 | Living waters; water of life; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech; Unity of thought and belief; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0231 | Words spoken on 1913-06-19 in Port Said | 860 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List; Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913; Universal peace — in which book is this?' | خیلی امر عجیبی است در پورت سعید چنین مجلس عظیمی عقد شد خوب است ملوک سر از | It is wonderful indeed that a gathering as grand as this one has been convened in Port Sa‘íd…. One night, Shaykh 'Abdu'l-Husayn the mujtahid told his cohorts about a dream he had…. No talk is there in town save of the loved one’s rippling hair; No spell abroad except her eyebrow’s curve—exquisite snare! | BRL_DAK#0822, AYT.379, KHF.189, KHAB.441 (441), KHTB3.076, NJB_v04#08 p.001, BDA2.357x | BRL_ATE#209x, MHMD2.475x, STAB#080x, ADMS#175 | Growth of the Cause; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Power of the Manifestation of God; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||
| AB10685 | 60 | Persian | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | این مناجاترا بخوان ای جلیل اکبر این کنیز صغیر را دختر خوش اختر فرما و در درگاه احدیتت | O Thou most glorious Lord! Make this little maidservant of Thine blessed and happy; cause her to be cherished | BRL_DAK#1184, DRM.008c, ADH2.130, ADH2_5#06 p.162, MMG2#429 p.475, HUV1.025 | BRL_CHILD#26, BPRY.032, LABC.010 | A. Youssefi | Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for women | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0028 | Address at Turanian Society of Budapest, Budapest, 1913-04-14 | 1890 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List | در عالم انسانی این چه قدر مدار افتخار است که در بوداپست مملکت غرب انجمنی تشکیل شود | What a source of pride this is for humanity—that in Budapest, which is in the West, a society should be formed for the advancement and improvement of the condition of the Easterners...Qurratu'l-'Ayn (Tahirih) was eloquent. Her writings and poems are available today. Every one of the learned of the region praised her... In the Christian Dispensation it was Mary Magdalene who was the cause of the steadfastness of the disciples | BRL_DAK#0824, MAS5.247x, KHF.255, KHAB.428 (430), KHTB3.095 | BRL_ATE#206x, STAB#131x, ADMS#109 | Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Role and station of women; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||
| AB07443 | 110 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای سلاله حضرت خلیل رحمانی حقا که نسل جلیل حضرت خلیلید و سلاله آن ذات مقدس عزیز | The “true and radiant morn” is the dawn of the Covenant and the first light of the Testament of the Day-Star of the world | BRL_DAK#0563, CPF.268, YMM.260, YMM.369 | BRL_ATE#156x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Imagery in the Qur'an; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01999 | 280 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List | پاک یزدانا خاک ایران را از آغاز مشکبیز فرمودی و شورانگیز و دانش خیز و گوهرریز | O Thou sanctified Lord! From its earliest days, Thou didst make the soil of Persia to be musk scented and soul stirring, gem laden and knowledge bearing | INBA89:026, NLAI_BH_AB.010b | BRL_DAK#0713, MKT1.438, MKT2.082, MILAN.051, AKHA_130BE #13 p.a, AMK.085-086, AMK.159-160, ALPA.014b, DWNP_v3#06 p.041-042, DWNP_v3#11 p.019, PYM.117-119, BCH.027, KHSH12.008, DUR1.152, ADH2_1#49 p.074, MJMJ1.067, MMG2#446 p.490, MJH.024, YARP2.017 p.074, PPAR.055, DLS.168, RMT.208-209 | BRL_ATE#170, ADMS#065i28x | Ahdieh | Education of children; moral education; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Past, present and future of Iran; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||
| AB10018 | 70 | Persian | ای طفل عزیز الحمد لله در این صغر سن در ملکوت الهی داخل شدی و از فیوضات رب | O beloved child! Praise be to God that thou hast entered the divine Kingdom while of tender age | HUV2.036 | BRL_CHILD#30, SW_v11#18 p.308 | Love of God; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01905 | 280 | mixed | ای بنده حضرت کبریاء آنچه مرقوم نموده بودی ملحوظ افتاد و بر تفاصیل اطلاع حاصل گشت در مساله حشیش | O servant of the All-Glorious! That which thou hast written was perused, and its contents were noted [3.5s]... ...Regarding hashish, you had pointed out that some Persians have become habituated to its use. Gracious God! This is the worst of all intoxicants | INBA89:216 | MKT9.055, AVK3.050, HYB.185, YFY.225-226 | BRL_Aqdas.n170cx, COC#0142x, LOG#1184x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10502 | 150 | Persian | ای دو مرغ آمیخته آموخته حمد کنید خدا را که در ریاض الهی در شجره امید در یک لانه | O ye two closely knit and enlightened birds! Praise ye God that in the divine garden, upon the tree of hope | BRL_SWOP#100, MJMJ2.083x, MMG2#381 p.427x | BRL_SWO#100 | Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02536 | 240 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; To Set the World in Order | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید در خصوص ایام تابستان مرقوم | The letter was received and its contents became evident. Thou hast written regarding the days of summer, that thou hast vacation for three months | BRL_SWOP#007x | BRL_SWO#007x, TAB.473-474 | Grammar and orthography; Growth of the Cause; Law of burial and cremation; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01935 | 280 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای دو شمع محفل یاران کاتب در محفل روحانیان باید مانند شمع درخشنده باشد زیرا | O ye two candles of the Meeting of the Friends! The secretary in the meeting of the spiritual ones must be shining as a candle... Although in the future thousands of Mashriqu’l-Adhkars will be erected | BRL_DAK#0786 | BRL_ATE#203x, GPB.351x, SW_v05#05 p.065 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09999 | 70 | Persian | ای شمعهای دست افروز جمال مبارک الحمد لله بنور معارف روشنید و در اکتساب فضائل | O candles kindled by the hand of the Blessed Beauty! Praise be to God that ye are illumined by the light of divine knowledge and are engaged in the acquisition of virtues [3.5s]... O ye candles which have been lighted by the fingers of the Blessed Perfection! Praise be to God that ye are illumined by the light of knowledge | DRM.021a, HUV1.040 | BRL_CHILD#36 | Education of children; moral education; High station of the arts and sciences; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00170 | 870 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | اللهم یا هادی الامم الی ظل اسمک الاعظم و رافع رایه نور القدم فی قطب العالم | O God! O Thou Who guideth the nations beneath the shadow of Thy Most Great Name and Who hath raised the banner of the ancient Light in the midmost heart of the world [3.5s]... ...There are two Books: one is the Book of Creation and the other is the Written Book | BRL_DAK#0658, MKT1.433 | BRL_ATE#199x, RESP.013x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Prayer for peace and unity; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04716 | 450 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Meetings, Bahá'í; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان در خصوص میهمانی بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودی این میهمانی | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Thou hast written to Jinab-i-Manshadí concerning the Feast... Thou hast written regarding Buddha and Confucius… Let the beloved of God gather together and associate most lovingly | BRL_DAK#0880, AKHA_133BE #18 p.612, AVK3.139x | BRL_ATE#179x, BRL_MEET.AB#26x, TAB.468-470, COC#0918x, LOG#0808x, BSC.459 #845x, SW_v02#06 p.006 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02825 | 230 | mixed | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذا قضیب نسیب نصبته فی ریاض محبتک و ربیته بایادی ربوبیتک | Praise and glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! This is a choice sapling which Thou hast planted in the meads of Thy love | BRL_DAK#1200, HUV2.011, MMTF.008 | BRL_CHILD#13, BPRY.254-255 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0112 | Public address given on 1912-07-06 | 1170 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | انسان در عالم وجود طی مراتب کرده است تا بعالم انسانی رسیده است در هر رتبه | In the world of existence man has traversed successive degrees until he has attained the human kingdom. In each degree of his progression | BRL_DAK#0550, KHF.132, KHAB.329 (337), KHTB2.170, NJB_v03#17 p.001 | BRL_ATE#158x, PUP#081 (p.225-228), BSC.324 #645, FWU.063, SW_v03#11 p.010-012, SW_v07#16 p.153-154, SW_v14#02 p.041, BSTW#391x | Evolution; human evolution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB10092 | 170 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای منادی پیمان نامه ای که بجناب منشادی مرقوم نموده بودید رسید از مضمون نهایت | O herald of the Covenant! The letter thou didst write to his honor Manshadi hath been received. From its contents utmost [3.5s]... ...I hope that thou wilt ... endeavour to teach some high-ranking and influential persons, for the hearts of the people have become attracted to the Cause of God | BRL_DAK#0834 | BRL_ATE#180x, COC#1821x | Non-participation in politics; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00659 | 480 | mixed | Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The | ای روشندلان از پرتو عهد و پیمان شصت سال است که محفل الست آراسته گشته | O ye illumined ones! For sixty years hath the assemblage of "Am I not your Lord?" been adorned through the effulgence of the Covenant [3.5s]... ...O God, my God! Lowly, humble, and tearful, I turn my face unto the Kingdom of Thy mercy and the realm of Thy singleness | BRL_DAK#0543, COMP_MASHRIQP#83x, DUR1.236 | BRL_MASHRIQ#83x | Call to action; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12844 | 40 | Persian | از الطاف جمال مبارک امیدوارم که این اقتران مورث روح و ریحان گردد و سبب سرور و حبور یاران | ...It is my fervent hope that, through the bestowals of the Blessed Beauty, this marriage may bring about joy and radiance | BRL_SWOP#018x | BRL_SWO#018x | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB12848 | 60 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی شکر کن خدا را که اسباب الفت و التیام با قرین محترمت حاصل شد | O thou dear handmaid of God! Render thanks unto God that the means of reconciliation and fellowship with thine esteemed spouse have been established | BRL_SWOP#043x | BRL_SWO#043x | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0532 | Words spoken on 1911-11-27 in Paris | 510 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | روسای ادیان امروز گمان میکنند که دین عبارت از تقلید آبا و اجداد است لهذا هر قومی تشبث | Religious leaders nowadays are of the opinion that religion consists of blindly following parental and ancestral beliefs… The greatest bounty of God to man is knowledge.... If religious beliefs should contradict science and reason, they are assuredly ignorance... Religion and science are linked together; they cannot be separated | BRL_DAK#0827, KHTB1.225, KHTP.171 | BRL_ATE#207x, BRL_ATE#208x | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Harmony of science and religion; Idolatry; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Rational arguments | - | - | |||||||
| AB00136 | 940 | Arabic | To Set the World in Order | الحمد لله الذی خلق حقائق مزدوجه من تقابل الاسماء و الصفات و مرکبه من الوجود | All praise be unto God, Who hath created realities that are paired through the mutual encounter of the divine names and attributes… O Lord, make Thou this marriage to be blessed, prosperous, and happy. Bind these two souls together, and gladden Thou every eye | UMich962.137-139x, UMich991.092-094x | BRL_DAK#0783, BRL_SWOP#006x, BRL_SWOP#103x, MKT1.209, AVK4.159.04x | BRL_SWO#006x, BRL_SWO#103x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Prayer for married couples; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB04839 | 160 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای معلمه های مدرسه تربیت بنات نامه شما رسید از قرائتش نهایت مسرت حاصل گشت | O ye teachers of the Tarbíat School for girls! Your letter hath been received and its perusal brought infinite joy | BRL_DAK#0839, MKT7.124b, MJTB.031ax | BRL_ATE#176x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Education of children; moral education; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04387 | 170 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای زائر مشکین نفس در معنی خلق السموات و الارض فی سته ایام لسانا بیان گردید و | O thou musk-scented visitor! Concerning the meaning of "He created the heavens and earth in six days," the tongue hath spoken and [3.5s]... ...As to the children: From the age of five their formal education must begin. That is, during the daytime they should be looked after in a place where there are teachers | BRL_DAK#0693, MKT3.263, AVK3.062.09x, AVK3.338.03x, MJTB.092ax, MJTB.110x, YQAZ.619-620 | BRL_ATE#186x, COC#0626x, LOG#0493x | Education of children; moral education; Naming of children; of individuals; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00483 | 1500 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Additional Prayers Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | الحمد لمن نطق بعد تقدیسه عن اللسان و علم بعد تنزیهه عن البیان انه لهو الذی | Praise be unto Him Who, after His sanctification beyond all tongues, hath spoken, and Who, after His transcendence above all utterance, hath taught. He, verily, is the One Who [3.5s]... ...It hath been decreed that, if anyone should have a troubled dream and should thereby be grieved and saddened, he may recite this blessed verse… O Thou by Whose name the sea of joy moveth and the fragrance of happiness is wafted! | INBA07:128, INBA18:421, BLIB_Or15717.233, , Majlis210461.126x | ADM2#113 p.202x, MAS4.366bx, ASAT1.072x, PYK.033x | BRL_APBH#23x, RBB.123x, BSC.186 #270x, BP1929.012x | Sixth Choral Music Festival Concert, C. Wolcott | Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#189 | |||||
| AB00695 | 470 | mixed | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه ای که اثر خامه تضرع و ابتهال بود مضمونش مفهوم گشت دلالت | O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! The letter, which was a reflection of thy pen's supplication and entreaty, was understood in its true meaning [3.5s]... ...the user, the buyer and the seller [of opium] are all deprived of the bounty and grace of God | AVK3.038.10x, MAS2.058-059x, MSBH8.122-124, GHA.433bx, VUJUD.127x | BRL_Aqdas.n170bx, VUJUDE.186x | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Chastisement and requital; Law of Huququ'llah; Names and attributes of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12852 | 70 | Arabic | رب و رجائی قد اقترن عبدک هذا بأمة من امائک اطاعة لأمرک اجرآء لأحکامک | O my Lord and my Hope! This Thy servant hath, in obedience to Thy bidding and in fulfilment of Thy laws, wed one of Thy handmaidens | BRL_SWOP#102x | BRL_SWO#102x | Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00704 | Ziyarat-Namiy-i-Babu'l-Bab va Quddus | 1100 | Arabic | Translation List; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | Ziyarat-Namih-i-Mulla Muhammad `Ali-i-Barfurushi (Tablets of Visitation for Mulla Muhammad `Ali-i-Barfurushi (Quddus)) | السلام الظاهر من مطلع فم اراده الله مولی الوری و النور المشرق من افق سماء | The peace that hath shone forth from the Dayspring of the Will of God, the Lord of all being, and the light that hath dawned above the horizon | BLIB_Or15714.077, | BRL_DA#535, GANJP.009-010x | BRL_ATBH#82, ADMS#153 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Hands of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | x | * | - | LL#344 | Baha’u’llah’s Tablet of Visitation for Mulla Husayn and Quddus. | ||
| AB00016 | Lawh-i-Lahih (Tablet to the Hague) | 4540 | mixed | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablet to the Central Organization for a Durable Peace, The Hague (Lawh-i-Hague); Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá | Lawh-i-Hague (Tablet to The Hague) | ای اول اشخاص خیرخواه محترم عالم انسانی نامه های شما که درین مدت حرب ارسال | O ye esteemed ones who are pioneers among the well-wishers of the world | BRL_HAGP1, MKT3.101, MNMK#112 p.210, MMK1#227 p.285x, AKHA_134BE #13 p.495x, AVK3.401.05x, AVK3.409.08x, AVK4.324ax, AVK4.324bx, AVK4.326x, AVK4.331ax, AVK4.334bx, DWNP_v2#12 p.095-99x, HDQI.211, ANDA#16 p.06x, KHAB.034 (043), OOL.C014 | BRL_HAG1, SWAB#227x, BWF.284-296, LOG#1075x, BSC.410 #745, FWU.028x, SW_v11#08 p.123-127+129-134, DWN_v2#05 p.005x, ABCC.438-439x, BLO_PT#192, BLO_PT#193 | Call to action; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as source of love and unity; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace | 3 | * | * | MMAH.271 | ||||
| AB10492 | 60 | Persian | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای خداوند مهربان این دختر ملکوت را تایید فرما و توفیق بخش تا بر امرت ثابت | O Thou kind Lord! Bestow heavenly confirmation upon this daughter of the Kingdom and graciously aid her | BRL_DAK#1191, HUV1.023 | BRL_CHILD#28, BPRY.253 | S. Toloui-Wallace, E. Mahony, The Descendants, Martha & Mahdis | Prayer for women | - | - | |||||||
| AB08693 | 90 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای خداوند بی مانند کودکی بینوا را پناه باش و بیچاره پر گناه را آمرزنده | O Peerless Lord! Be Thou a shelter for this poor child and a kind and forgiving Master | BRL_DAK#1201, MMG2#427 p.474, HUV1.020, ABMH.010 | BRL_CHILD#12, BPRY.030-031, TAB.588, DAS.1915-03-03 | S. Toloui-Wallace | Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Prayer for children and youth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB10915 | 50 | Persian | ای ریحان جویبار روحانی در مهد عنایت پرورش یاب و از ثدی موهبت لَبَن معرفت | O thou hyacinth which hast sprung up beside the heavenly stream! Let thyself be reared in the cradle of the loving providence of God and | AKHA_118BE #01-02 p.j, DRM.012d, HUV1.028 | BRL_CHILD#33 | Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00633 | 20 | Arabic | Additional Prayers Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | بسم الله البر العطوف. اللهم یا سبوح یا قدوس یا حنان یا منان فرج لنا بالفضل و الاحسان انک انت الرحمن المنان | O Lord, my God! O Thou the Most Lauded, the Most Holy, the Most Tender, the Most Bountiful! Remove our difficulties by Thy grace and bounty. Thou art, verily, the All-Merciful, the All-Bountiful | NSR_1993.005 | BRL_APBH#24, ADMS#056, KSHK#21, KSHK.BWB | Bass Adjustment, L. Robinson, Zannetta [track 9], unknown (1), unknown (2) | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for tests and difficulties | - | - | |||||||
| AB07452 | 990 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای سمی و حفید شخص جلیل مقبول درگاه جمال کبریاء جد بزرگوار را نظر عنایت جمال | O namesake and descendant of that illustrious personage, who was accepted at the threshold of the Most Great Beauty - your noble grandfather was the recipient of His gracious favors [3.5s]... ...Wherefore thou shouldst seek to impart the Message to influential person and become a cause of guidance to the learned and distinguished | BRL_DAK#0582 | BRL_ATE#161x, COC#1823x | Justice and mercy; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Parliaments; constitutional government; Relationship between government and people; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10714 | 60 | Persian | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | خداوندا مهربانا این اطفال نازنین صنع دست قدرت تو است و ایات عظمت تو خدایا این | O Thou kind Lord! These lovely children are the handiwork of the fingers of Thy might and the wondrous signs of Thy greatness. | BRL_DAK#0382, AMK.279-279b, HUV2.001, ABMH.020, NJB_v12#04 p.094 | BRL_CHILD#16, BPRY.028 | Soulrise Melodies | Education of children; moral education; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | |||||||
| BH11763 | 240 | Arabic | To Set the World in Order | ذکر من لدنا لمن فاز بانوار الایمان و اعترف بما انکره اهل الارض الا من شاء | This is a remembrance from Our presence unto him who hath attained unto the lights of faith and hath acknowledged that which the peoples of the earth have denied, save whom He hath willed [3.5s]... ...God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, Who is potent to do whatsoever He willeth. He ruleth over His dominion as He pleaseth | BRL_DA#551, BRL_SWOP#015x | BRL_SWO#015x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10324 | 60 | Arabic | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | الهی الهی تری هولاء الاطفال فروع شجره الحیات و طیور حدیقه النجات لئالی صدف بحر | O my God! O my God! Thou seest these children who are the twigs of the tree of life, the birds of the meads of salvation | BRL_DAK#0437, DRM.019a, ADH2.129, ADH2_5#05 p.161, MMG2#428 p.475, HUV1.017, NSR_1978.134, NSR_1993.147a, MMTF.013 | BRL_CHILD#20, BPRY.031, SW_v01#19 p.003, SW_v09#10 p.114, BLO_PT#052.13 | Call to action; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05591 | 440 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای پسر عزیز عبدالبهاء نامه شما بتاریخ هشتم جولای سنه ۱۹۱۴ رسید مضامین در | O dearly beloved son! Your letter dated July 8, 1914 was received. Its contents [3.5s]... ...Iscariot must not be forgotten; the Divine sheep must constantly be guarded… Were it not for the protecting power of the Covenant | BRL_DAK#0676, MMK4#154 p.165x | BRL_ATE#210x, BWF.357-358x, COC#0255x | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00652 | 480 | mixed | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá'; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنت ملکوت نامه ات رسید و مضمون مفهوم گردید دلیل تبتل و تضرع بود و برهان | O daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and its contents much appreciated… Obligatory prayers and supplications are the very water of life… Ye have asked about the significance of the expression “sacrificial lover” | MMK2#076 p.060, MMK2#134 p.101 | BRL_ATE#189x, BRL_IOPF#2.18x, BLO_PT#081.76 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Fanaticism and hatred; Importance of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03276 | 210 | Persian | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Prayer and Devotional Life; Family Life | اگر چنانچه فی الجمله مراعات پدر و مادر را نیز بنمائی که فی الجمله راضی شوند رضایت منست | Thy last letter was received and its contents brought joy. Thank thou God, for thou art engaged in serving the Word of God… With regard to the Obligatory Prayer, this should be said individually, but it is not dependent on a private spot… If thou wouldst show kindness and consideration to thy parents so that they may feel generally pleased | COMP_FAMP#51x, COMP_PDLP#32x | BRL_ATE#175x, BRL_IOPF#2.22x, BRL_FAM#51x, BRL_PDL#32x, TAB.463-464, COC#0843x, LOG#0767x, LOG#1527x | Law of obligatory prayer; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Parents and children; youth; families; Personal instructions; Review of publications; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00781 | 450 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | مکتوب مورخه ۵ ذی القعده ۱۳۲۴ رسید ای بنده جمال ابهی عنوان نامه یا عبدالبهاء | O servant of the Blessed Beauty! Your letter dated the 5th of Dhi'l-Qa'dih 1324 was received, bearing the address "O 'Abdu'l-Bahá" [3.5s]... ...We have previously written and sent out a detailed letter regarding the education of children in faith, certitude, learning and spiritual knowledge, and their being taught to call upon the Heavenly Kingdom with suppliant hearts | BRL_DAK#0509, MMK5#175 p.136 | BRL_ATE#164x, COC#0599x | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09040 | 90 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ربی ربی کودکم خوردسال از پستان عنایت شیر ده و در آغوش محبتت پرورش بخش و در | O my Lord! O my Lord! I am a child of tender years. Nourish me from the breast of Thy mercy | BRL_DAK#1190, DRM.018b, ADH2.127, ADH2_5#03 p.160, MJMJ1.106, MMG2#438 p.482, MJH.046b, HUV1.015 | BRL_CHILD#08, BPRY.029-030, TAB.595, SW_v09#10 p.114, LABC.016, BSTW#071 | T. Ellis, G.H. Miller, Ine | Prayer for children and youth; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB12843 | 120 | Persian | ای دو مرغ حدائق روحانی حمد کنید موفق باقتران با یکدیگر شدید و آرزوی آن دارید که | O ye two birds of the celestial gardens! Render thanks unto God that ye were graciously enabled to enter into matrimony | BRL_SWOP#017 | BRL_SWO#017 | Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00423 | Tablet to the Hague II | 590 | Persian | Tablet to the Central Organization for a Durable Peace, The Hague (Lawh-i-Hague) | Second Tablet to The Hague | اعضای محترما جواب نامه من که بتاریخ ۱۲ جون ۱۹۲۰ مرقوم فرموده بودید رسید نهایت | Your reply, dated 12 June 1920, to my letter was received with the utmost gratitude. | BRL_HAGP2, MKT4.199, MNMK#113 p.218, MSBH9.364-366, YHA1.340x | BRL_HAG2, SW_v11#17 p.288-289, ABCC.439-440x, BLO_PT#192 | Martyrs and martyrdom; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace | - | - | ||||||
| AB01427 | 330 | Persian | Excellence in all Things; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Social Action | ای یاران الهی شما را فراموش ننموده و نخواهم نمود دائما گوش هوش منتظر استماع | O ye friends of God! I have not forgotten you and will not forget you. The ear of mind is constantly waiting...Exert every effort to acquire the various branches of knowledge and true understanding. Strain every nerve to achieve both material and spiritual accomplishments | INBA85:033 | BRL_DAK#0276, MKT8.227, AKHA_133BE #10 p.224, AKHA_135BE #13 p.209, BSHN.140.344, BSHN.144.342, TRBB.041x, MHT1b.172 | BRL_ATE#178x, BRL_SOCIAL#188x, BRL_EXCEL#26x, COC#0601x, COC#0791x, LOG#0480x, TCI#3 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Education of children; moral education; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||
| AB04790 | 160 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای طالب حقیقت نامه تو رسید مضمون دلیل بر حصول هدایت کبری بود شکر کن خدا را که | O thou wooer of Truth! Thy letter was received. Its contents indicated thy attainment to the Most Great Guidance…. I hope that thou mayest become a herald of the Kingdom and a means whereby the white and coloured peoples shall close their eyes to racial differences | BRL_DAK#0621 | BRL_ATE#191x, SW_v12#05 p.103+106, AHV.029a, BLO_PN#045 | Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Race unity; racial issues; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11224 | 180 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | با جناب میرزا جمیل در خصوص سهم حضرات مذاکره شد نوعیکه شما خواسته بودید یعنی | With respect to the share allocated for the friends, discussions were held with Mr. Mirza Jamil in accordance with your expressed wishes, that is [3.5s]... ...The Blessed Beauty -- may my life be offered up for His Dust -- hath emphasized through His decisive Word that the utmost honesty hath to be observed in matters related to the Huquq | BRL_DAK#0836 | BRL_ATE#177x, COC#1170x | Consultation; Law of Huququ'llah | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00335 | 650 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یاران الهی نامه مفصلی از جناب اسفندیار مهربان رسید حکایت از شرح کشاف | O divine friends! A detailed letter has been received from his honor, the kind Isfandiyar, giving a comprehensive account [3.5s]... ...Concerning “wings” and “the comb” mentioned in the Hidden Words: this means the Covenant of God | BRL_DAK#1051, AVK4.013.04x, MAS2.035-037x, YARP2.110 p.133 | BRL_ATE#204x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02949 | 300 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh | ای مادر نوشته تو را بزبان پارسی مینویسم تا شیرین زبانی طیر الهی را از لسان | O Mother! I write unto thee in the Persian tongue, that thou mayest hear the sweet melody of the Divine Bird from this utterance [3.5s]... ...Say: O friend! Sleep with your face turned to the Friend... Know thou, therefore, that in every age and dispensation all Divine Ordinances are changed and transformed according to the requirements of the time, except the law of love | BLIB_Or15710.108, | BRL_DA#641, LHKM2.299, HDQI.136, AYI2.384, AHB_124BE #10 p.386, KNJ.022c, ANDA#33 p.03, YQAZ.471 | BRL_ATBH#83x, DWN_v5#12 p.001, BSC.248 #524x, BNE.174x | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB01398 | 330 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای دوست عزیز هر چند شخص نیکوکار در درگاه پروردگار مقبول است ولی اول دانستن است | My dear Friend: Pleasing and acceptable as is a person of righteous actions before God’s Holy Threshold, yet deeds should proceed from knowledge | BRL_DAK#1055, MMK3#144 p.099 | BRL_ATE#205x, TAB.549-550, BWF.382-383x, BSC.460 #851-852x | Christ; Christianity; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Goodly deeds; actions; Reincarnation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00059 | 470 | Persian | Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | حکمت الهیه در صیام بسیار است از جمله چون در آن ایام مطلع شمس حقیقت | There is many a divine wisdom in fasting. Among them is this: that, in the days… O Divine Providence! As I am abstaining from bodily desires | BRL_TTTP#05, AKHA_123BE #10 p.bx, PYB#147 p.03x, MAS9.021x | BRL_ATE#200x, BRL_TTT#05, LOG#0779x, LOG#0784x, SW_v04#18 p.305, TTCT.09-11 | E. Mahony | Law of fasting; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||
| AB01990 | 280 | Arabic | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Necessity for Prayer, The | ایتها المقبله الی ملکوت الله قد قرئت نمیقتک اللطیفه الانشاء البدیعه المعنی | Thou didst question the necessity for prayer, and the wisdom that might lie behind it. What reason could there be, thou didst ask | BRL_DAK#0682 | BRL_ATE#174x, SW_v04#18 p.303, SW_v08#04 p.044-045 | Importance of prayer; Power of prayer; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12847 | 80 | Persian | غصّه مخور صدمه مکش توکّل بر خدا کن و توسّل بذیل کبریا جو | …Grieve thou not, and sorrow not. Place thy whole trust in God, and hold fast unto the hem of the Almighty | BRL_SWOP#042x | BRL_SWO#042x | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB08620 | 90 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای پروردگار این دوستان یاران تواند و سرمست پیمانه پیمان تو همه پرورده آغوش | Open Thou the portals of hope, and from the bounties of heaven bestow upon them a share. Turn this gloomy night into day, and cause the day of Naw-Rúz to become blessed | INBA75:022 | BRL_DAK#0891, AKHA_133BE #09 p.201, AKHA_134BE #01 p.05, ALPA.012, ALPA.070, AYT.354, PYB#256 p.04, DUR1.280, DUR1.560, MJMJ1.047, MMG2#232 p.260, MJH.010a, YARP2.014 p.072 | BRL_ATE#184x | S. Tirandaz | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||
| BH10076 | 90 | Arabic | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | یا ربی و الهی هذا صبی قد اظهرته من صلب احد من عبادک الذی قدرت له شانا من | O Lord, my God! This is a child that hath sprung from the loins of one of Thy servants to whom Thou hast granted a distinguished station | BLIB_Or15725.230c, | MMTF.006 | BRL_CHILD#02, BPRY.027 | Naming of children; of individuals; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for children and youth; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB12841 | 190 | Arabic | حمدا لمن خلق مبدء الوجود بفیض مشهود و جعله مرکز المقام محمود و بث من ذلک | Praise be unto Him Who, through His effulgent grace, created the Primal Origin of existence and made It the centre of the seat of glory....O Lord! Grant that this marriage may be blessed and happy. Send down Thy mercy upon them both in order that from them may issue forth noble children | BRL_SWOP#009x, BRL_SWOP#104x | BRL_SWO#009x, BRL_SWO#104x | Creation of the world; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01650 | 310 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | یا ورقات جنه الابهی و اماء الرحمن انی قد تلوت ایات شکرکن لله و ثنائکن علی الله | O leaves of the Most Glorious Paradise and handmaidens of the All-Merciful! I have indeed read your verses of thanksgiving to God and your praise unto the Lord [3.5s]... ...O Maidservants of the All-Merciful! Know, verily, that today is the day for teaching the Cause—the day for spreading abroad the fragrances of God | BRL_DAK#0837 | BRL_ATE#181x, TAB.028-029 | Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power of prayer; Prayer for teaching; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| BH11748 | 280 | Arabic | To Set the World in Order | الحمد لله الذی نور العالم بنیر لاح و اشرق من فجر الظهور فی افق سماء بیان الرحمن | Praised be God, Who hath adorned the heaven of love with the stars of unity and harmony, and hath ordained that in the world of being marriage be the chief instrument | BRL_DA#517, BRL_SWOP#093x | BRL_SWO#093x | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Prayer for married couples; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09855 | 90 | Arabic | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی هذا رضیع فاشربه من ثدی رحمتک و عنایتک ثم ارزقه من فواکه | Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Graciously grant that this infant be fed from the breast of Thy tender mercy | INBA92:144b, BLIB_Or15725.369c, | ADM2#114 p.203, MMTF.005 | BRL_CHILD#01, BPRY.032 | E. Mahony, almunajat.com [item 39] | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for children and youth | - | - | ||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||
| AB07328 | 260 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه شما رسید مفهوم موجب فرح و نهایت سرور گردید که الحمد لله | O thou steadfast in the Covenant! Your letter hath come and imparted great delight, with its word that, praised be God, the youth of the Abha paradise | BRL_DAK#0552, TRBB.043x | BRL_ATE#167, COC#0604x | Education of children; moral education; Elections; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB09794 | 70 | Persian | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای امه الله از خدا خواهم که در ایمان و ایقان ثابت و مستقیم شوی و بخدمت ملکوت | O handmaiden of God! I beseech from God that thou mayest remain firm and steadfast in faith and certitude, and arise to serve His Kingdom [3.5s]... ...O Lord! I am a child; enable me to grow beneath the shadow of Thy loving-kindness. | BRL_DAK#0235, HUV2.002x, MMJA.007 | BRL_CHILD#07x, BPRY.031-032x | MJ Cyr, Nabilinho, Soulrise Melodies, Ahdieh, S. Engle and J. White | Prayer for children and youth; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||
| BH11707 | 640 | Arabic | To Set the World in Order | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له العظمه و الاقتدار و القدره و الاختیار یفعل ما یشاء | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His are the grandeur and the power, the might and the dominion. He doeth whatsoever He willeth [3.5s]... And then the voice of the Divine Lote-Tree sounded, calling aloud and saying: Praise be unto God Who hath ordained marriage to be a portal | BRL_DA#536, BRL_SWOP#001x | BRL_SWO#001x | Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for married couples; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12846 | 150 | Arabic | قد انشرح القلوب لاقترانکما فی یوم مبارک سعید فی هذا العصر المجید | ...The hearts were cheered by your marriage on a blessed and happy day in this glorious age. In the estimation of true believers | BRL_SWOP#022 | BRL_SWO#022 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03251 | 210 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای یاران و اماء رحمن باوفا انصاف اینست که در سبیل ملکوت جانفشانید و جز انتشار | O ye faithful friends and maidservants of the Merciful! Verily ye are self-sacrificing… the skillful farmer always hath an abundance of crops and harvests | BRL_DAK#0785, MKT3.082, AKHA_133BE #17 p.560, ANDA#01 p.48 | BRL_ATE#202x, SW_v10#13 p.247-248 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08929 | 90 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای نهال بوستان محبت الله زبان شکرانه بافق ابهی بگشا که ترا در سن طفولیت نور | O thou sapling which hast grown in the garden of the love of God! Unloose thy tongue in thanksgiving to the Kingdom of glory | DRM.009b, HUV1.038 | BRL_CHILD#34, TAB.068 | Education of children; moral education; High station of learning; High station of the arts and sciences; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02658 | 230 | mixed | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بندگان حق و کنیزان الهی همچو گمان منمااید که دقیقه ای فراموش گردید همواره | O servants of God and handmaids of the Lord! Think not that ye are forgotten for even a moment. ‘Abdu’l-Baha maketh mention of you at all times | BRL_DAK#0715, NJB_v01#14 p.001 | BRL_ATE#173, TAB.593-594, BSTW#069, BSTW#077 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Manifestation of God as educator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06435 | 130 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی ادعو الله ان ینزل علیک برکه سماویه و یحیی قلبک | O thou who art attracted to the fragrances of God! I pray God to send down upon thee heavenly blessings, quicken thy soul with everlasting life | BRL_DAK#0738 | BRL_ATE#169, TAB.201-202 | Being a source of light; guidance; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11356 | 30 | Persian | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای خداوند بی مانند این طفل شیرخوار را از پستان عنایت شیر ده و در مهد صون و حمایت محفوظ و مصون دار و در آغوش الطاف پرورش ده | O Thou peerless Lord! Let this suckling babe be nursed from the breast of Thy loving-kindness | BRL_DAK#1194, HUV1.008 | BRL_CHILD#05, BPRY.033 | K. Key | Prayer for children and youth | - | - | |||||||
| BH01217 | Lawh-i-Hirtik (Tablet to David Hardegg) | 690 | mixed | Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh; Lawh-i-Hirtík (Tablet to Hardegg) | Lawh-i-Hirtik (Tablet to Hardegg) | قد حضر کتابک المختوم لدی المظلوم و وجدنا منه عرف خلوصک لله المهیمن القیوم | Thy sealed letter hath reached the presence of this Wronged One, and from it We have inhaled the sweet savour of thy devotion to God | BRL_DA#546, LHKM3.215b, SFI11.011, ASAT4.232x, OOL.B044 | BRL_ATBH#87, BBR.216-217, LOIR04.097, BLO_PT#177, HURQ.BH76 | Briefly addresses the head of the German Templers of Haifa, calling him to consider with insight the ascendancy and sweetness of the word of God, the mysterious processes by which the abased become exalted and the exalted abased, and the lessons of the past; employs the science of letters and their numerical equivalents in explaining the significance of certain names; and affirms that He and the recipient are moved by the same divine spirit. | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mystery of the great reversal; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 3a | * | * | ROB3.028, MMAH.116, GSH.172, LL#117 | |||
| AB06329 | 130 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای منادی پیمان نامه شما رسید و از مضمون نهایت مسرت حاصل گردید که الحمد لله | O herald of the Covenant! Your letter was received and its contents brought the utmost joy, for which praise be to God [3.5s]... ...Thou hast written concerning the refutation of the fallacies contained in the writings of Edward Browne. This matter is important and action needs to be taken | BRL_DAK#0893, ASAT1.080-081, MAS2.058x | BRL_ATE#182x | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Review of publications | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02834 | 230 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | یا حضرت ناطق الحمد لله ناطقی نه صامت و موفق بخدمت دبستان وحدت بشر باید خدا را | O thou speaker! Praise be to God that thou art vocal, not silent, and art confirmed in service to the school of human oneness. Thou must give thanks unto God [3.5s]... ...The tradition concerning which thou didst enquire pertaineth to the Dispensation of the Qur’an and expresseth that which was incumbent upon the people at that time | BRL_DAK#0697, AVK2.221.06x, MSBH3.408 | BRL_ATE#190x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; House of Justice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03230 | 210 | Persian | ای یاران الهی مجلس را نام محفل انس بگذارید زیرا لفظ شور لزوم ندارد شاید | O friends of God! Name the gathering the "Assembly of Fellowship", for the word "consultation" is not necessary, perchance [3.5s]... ...In the Spiritual Assembly, the discussions must be confined to beneficial matters, that is, the exaltation of the Word of God, the propagation of the divine Teachings, the education of souls | INBA89:194 | BRL_DAK#0723, AVK4.314ax | BRL_NSA#66x | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Education of children; moral education; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04427 | 170 | Persian | Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای کنیز محترمه الهی نامه ایکه بتاریخ ۲۲ اکتوبر ... مسئله ترقّی انسان از عالم جماد به رتبه نبات ... خدایا هدایت نما حفظ فرما سراج روشن کن ستارهٴ درخشنده | O honoured handmaiden of God! The letter dated October 22 [3.5s]... ...O God! Guide me, protect me, make of me a shining lamp and a brilliant star. | BRL_DAK#1195, MMK3#157 p.110x, HUV1.011x, YMM.182x, YMM.192x, YMM.377x | BRL_CHILD#04x, BPRY.029x, JWTA.025x, SW_v09#10 p.114x | J. Lenz [track 12], D. Gundry, M. Sparrow, Nabil and Karim, Charisse et al, K. Kuolga, A. Southall, Ann-Sofie, Rasmus, Sasha & Nora, The Joburg Baha'i Choir, The Bird & The Butterfly, TaliaSafa, T. Nosrat, Martha & Mahdis, M. Weigert, Hayze & Family, Honiara Baha'i Youth, S. Peyman, MANA, Soulrise Melodies, N. Hamilton, J. Cooper, M. Levine [track 8], E. Mahony, Satchit, Sharlene & Prasad, Duga | Evolution; human evolution; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Man's distinction from the animal; Prayer for children and youth; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||
| AB11337 | 80 | Persian | To Set the World in Order | ای بنت ملکوت نامه شما رسید مختصر و مفید بود نامه باید چنین باشد الفاظ مختصر و | ...Endeavour that the black and the white may gather in one meeting place, and with the utmost love, fraternally associate with each other...This question of the union of the white and the black is very important For if it is not realized, erelong great difficulties will arise, and harmful results will follow | BRL_SWOP#011x | BRL_SWO#011x, ADJ.039x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Exhortations and counsels; Race unity; racial issues; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0404 | Public address to Congress of East-West Relations, spoken on 1912-04-20 | 610 | Persian | Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List | امشب من نهایت سرور دارم که در همچو مجمع و محفلی وارد شدم من شرقی هستم | Tonight I am most happy, for I have presented myself to an audience like unto this | BRL_DAK#0711, AMK.309-311, PYB#159 p.44, DUR4.034x, DUR1.100x, MJMJ1.093x, MMG2#178 p.206x, MJH.038ax, KHF.033, KHTB2.030, BDA1.040n | BRL_ATE#185x, PUP#014 (p.035-037), SW_v03#03 p.008-009, SW_v15#08 p.235-236, SW_v19#03 p.087, ADMS#052 | unknown | Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Praise of Western values; culture; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of governments; political unity | - | - | MHMD1.049 | |||||
| AB08080 | 100 | Persian | ای دو نهال تر و تازه جنت ابهی شکر کنید خدا را که در این باغ الهی نابتید و | O ye two tender plants in the Abha Paradise! Render thanks unto God that ye have sprouted in this heavenly garden. | DRM.009c, HUV2.044 | BRL_CHILD#35, LABC.011 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| AB12842 | 90 | Persian | ای کنیز خدا همسر مهرپرور الحمد لله بظل شجره مبارکه درآمد و از خورشید آسمانی و | O maidservant of God! Praise be unto God that thy loving husband hath entered beneath the shade of the Blessed Tree | BRL_SWOP#010 | BRL_SWO#010 | Prayer for married couples | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00949 | 400 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای دختر ملکوت نامه شما رسید ولی از عدم فرصت مختصر مرقوم میگردد جسد انسانی | O thou who art the daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter has been received... The body of man, which has been formed gradually... The city of San Diego was like a lifeless body.... O Thou kind Lord! Graciously bestow a pair of heavenly wings | BRL_DAK#0214, MKT3.386, AVK4.204.05x, HUV2.009x | BRL_CHILD#22x, BPRY.252-253x, LOG#0669x, BSC.446 #814x, SW_v11#19 p.317-318, MAB.012-013x, BLO_PT#052.36 | Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Law of burial and cremation; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12382 | 150 | Persian | To Set the World in Order | ای کنیز عزیز جمال ابهی افسرده مباش آزرده مگرد پژمرده مشو آسوده باش زیرا در عتبه | O cherished handmaiden of the Blessed Beauty! Be not sorrowful, be not distressed, be not downcast. Rest assured, for verily at the threshold [3.5s]... ...It has been ordained in this Dispensation that unity and love should increase day by day between husband and wife, so that they become one soul, one spirit and one body | BRL_DAK#0789, BRL_SWOP#008x | BRL_SWO#008x | Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03334 | 200 | Persian | Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude, The Importance of; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Prayer and Devotional Life | ای بنت ملکوت صلوه فرض و واجب است زیرا سبب خضوع و خشوع و توجه و تبتل الی الله | O daughter of the Kingdom! [3.5s]... ...The obligatory prayers are binding inasmuch as they are conducive to humility and submissiveness | BRL_DAK#0683, COMP_PDLP#57x | BRL_ATE#159x, BRL_IOPF#2.06x, BRL_PMDA#22x, BRL_PDL#57x, COC#1744x | Empty learning; false spirituality; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB04004 | 180 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] | ای دو مومن صادق نامه شما رسید مضمونش ایمان و ایقان و خلوص بود دلیل بر بیناای | O ye two truthful believers! Your letter was received. Its contents were faith, certainty and sincerity… O God! Rear this little babe in the bosom of Thy love | BRL_DAK#1192, DRM.018ax, ADH2.131x, ADH2_5#07 p.163x, MMG2#431 p.476x, HUV1.016x, ABMH.054 | BRL_CHILD#06x, BPRY.033-034x, TAB.049-050, LABC.015x | MANA, G. and M. Smith, R. Johnston-Garvin [track 2], E. Mahony | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||
| AB11329 | 30 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ان اسم عظیم است اعظم است مراد جمال مبارک است و آنچه الیوم در دست است معانی دو حرف از اسم اعظم است و آن ب و ه | The Great Name is indeed the Most Great; it referreth to the Blessed Beauty. What we possess today are the meanings of two letters from the Greatest Name, and these are 'B' and 'H' [3.5s]... This great name is the Greatest Name. The Blessed Beauty is intended. What we have today are the meanings of two of the letters of the Greatest Name. They are: B and H | MAS2.057ax | BRL_ATE#213x | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria) | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03862 | 190 | mixed | یا امه الله نامه شما رسید مضمون معلوم گردید جواب مختصر مرقوم میشود عالم ذر که گفته | O handmaiden of God! Your letter was received and its contents noted. A brief reply is being written [3.5s]... ...The realm of subtle entities that is alluded to referreth to the realities, specifications, individuations, capacities and potentialities of man in the mirror of the divine knowledge. | BRL_TBUP#2n19, MMK6#168, ASAT3.271, AVK1.293.11, AVK2.167.06x, MAS2.030x, DVB5.047-048 | BRL_TBU#2n19 | Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10052 | 70 | Persian | ای کنیزک خدا امیدوارم در آغوش محبت الله پرورش یابی و بنسیم ریاض ملکوت اعلی | O little handmaiden of God! I hope that thou mayest be nurtured in the embrace of God's love and by the breezes from the gardens of the Kingdom on high [3.5s]... O thou little handmaid of God! I earnestly hope that thou wilt be nurtured in the bosom of the love of God | DRM.012b, HUV1.047 | BRL_CHILD#29 | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB02266 | 260 | Persian | ای منجذب ملکوت الله هر چند بمجمع شورای عمومی اسباب حضور میسر نگشت ولی معذور | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God! Although means were not provided so that thou mayest present thyself at the general Convention... Regarding the use of liquor | BRL_DAK#0629 | BRL_ATE#197x, COC#1789x, LOG#1171x, SW_v01#06 p.004-005, SW_v08#02 p.024 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Consolation and comfort; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Universal language | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07881 | 100 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای امه الله دبستان تعلیم روحانی باز کن و ادیب دارالتعلیم رحمانی شو و اطفال را | O thou handmaid of God! Do thou establish a heavenly school and be thou a teacher in that house of learning. Educate the children in the things of God | BRL_DAK#0549, TRBB.048 | BRL_ATE#163, COC#0610 | Education of children; moral education; Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB12541 | 100 | Persian | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه شما مژده خوشی داشت بنیس رفته بودی و نفوس را همدم و | O thou beloved maid servant of God! Thy letter was received. It contained a very good news. Thou didst go to Nice and made the souls thy associates…. After marriage thou shouldst, God willing, together with thy revered husband diffuse the sweet savours of God | BRL_SWOP#021x, BBBD.281 | BRL_SWO#021x, BBBD.282 | Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01109 | 370 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای بنده آستان ایزد دانا آنچه مرقوم نمودی ملحوظ گردید هر چه نگاشتی مفهوم شد | O servant of the Threshold of the All-Knowing God! That which thou didst write was perused, and all that thou didst inscribe was understood [3.5s]... ...By the term “that true and radiant morn” mentioned in the Hidden Words is meant the Dawn of divine Revelation when the Exalted One manifested Himself | BRL_DAK#0701, ASAT5.039-040x, AVK2.262.15x, PYB#027 p.04, MAS2.019-020x, YMM.369x, YARP2.130 p.148, NSS.155bx | BRL_ATE#187x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10556 | 60 | Persian | Translation List | ای خداوند اين اقتران را سبب برکت آسمانی کن و اسباب اشتعال بنار محبّتت در ملکوت | O Lord, make Thou this marriage to become a cause of heavenly blessings and a means of enkindlement with the fire of Thy love | BRL_SWOP#105x, MMK2#005 p.003x | BRL_SWO#105x, ADMS#098 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Prayer for married couples; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10450 | 60 | Persian | ای تازه نهال بوستان محبت الله جمال قدم فیض ملکوتش هر گیاه را سبز و خرم نماید | O thou tender plant in the garden of the love of God! The heavenly gifts of the Ancient Beauty make every plant verdant and fresh | HUV1.043 | BRL_CHILD#32 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02027 | 270 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | الهی الهی انی ابسط اکف الضراعه و الابتهال الی ملکوت العزه و الجلال و ادعوک | O my God, my God! I spread forth my suppliant and beseeching hands unto the Kingdom of might and majesty, and I call upon Thee [3.5s]... ...thou shouldst initially adopt that course of prudence that the Faith enjoins. In the early stages, thou shouldst seek out the company of the eminent members of the populace | BRL_DAK#0892, TZH8.0473, TSQA2.042, SAHA.042 | BRL_ATE#183x, COC#1872x | Methods of teaching the Cause; Prayer for teaching; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00132 | 960 | mixed | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Translation List | ای یاران رحمانی عبدالبهاء نامه شما که بتاریخ سنبله ۱۳۰۰ نمرو ۱۲۳۳ مورخ بود | O ye loving friends of Abdu'l-Baha! Your letter, dated Sunbulih 1300, number 1233, was received [3.5s]... ...In short, O ye beloved of the Lord! Regard ye not the tyranny and iniquity of the ignorant | BRL_DAK#0580, MMK6#203, PYM.114bx, MSHR4.398x, MUH1.0526x, MJDF.122 | BRL_ATE#157x, ADMS#065i11x | Critique of Eastern values; culture; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05526 | 140 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | ای امه الله در این کور اعظم و دور و قرن ملیک ملک قدم حدودات بشر مرتفع و احکام | O handmaiden of God! In this Most Great Cycle, the Day and Century of the Ancient King, the limitations of humankind have been raised up and the laws [3.5s]... ...when spiritual perfections and virtues and the splendours of the All-Merciful are manifested in the vesture of women, and shine in the lamp of handmaidens, their reflection is more resplendent | BRL_DAK#0557, MKT7.051, QIRT.17ax | BRL_ATE#160x, LTDT.373x | Role and station of women | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0518 | Words spoken on 1911-11-27 in Paris | 520 | Persian | Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks | امروز میخواستم بیایم اینجا دم در دیدم اروپ‌پلن بلند شده بسیار منظر خوشی بود حقیقت | Today, as I intended to come here, I beheld at the threshold an aeroplane soaring aloft - truly it was a wondrous sight [3.5s]... ...But the flight of the human spirit is through the glad-tidings of God. The flight of the human mind is through the increase of understanding and perception | BRL_DAK#1005, KHTB1.228 | BRL_ATE#201x | Power of the mind over nature; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||
| AB06676 | 120 | Persian | ای پروردگار گنه کارم و تو آمرزگار قاصرم و تو غافر در ظملت عصیانم و تو نور | O Thou Almighty! I am a sinner, but Thou art the Forgiver! I am full of shortcomings, but Thou art the Compassionate! | MMG2#262 p.292 | BNE.099, BSTW#061 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for healing; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09439 | 100 | mixed | علت آفرینش ممکنات حب بوده چنانچه در حدیث مشهور مذکور است که میفرماید کنت کنز | The Cause of the creation of all contingent beings has been love, as it is mentioned in the famous tradition | BRL_DA#169, AVK3.239.09x, AHM.409, DRD.154, NFQ.004, MAS4.368, AKHA_134BE #17 p.659 | BNE.075, SW_v07#10 p.100, SW_v08#10 p.126, JHT_B#013 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Purpose; goal of creation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00339 | 1940 | mixed | تبارک الذی بیده ملکوت کل شیء یخلق ما یشاء بامر من عنده و انه کان علی کل شیء | Blessed is He in Whose hand is the Kingdom of all things. He createth whatsoever He willeth through a command from His presence, and verily He hath power over all things [3.5s]... ...That so brief a span should have separated this most mighty and wondrous Revelation from Mine own previous Manifestation, is a secret that no man can unravel | BLIB_Or15694.552, , ALIB.folder18p261x | MAS8.037cx, MUH3.269-270x | BNE.020x, GPB.092x, WOB.124x | Absolute freedom; independence of God; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Literal interpretation; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01242 | 860 | Persian | Social Action | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه آنجناب رسید و مضمون معلوم گردید این مکتوب در پانزدهم | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received and its contents became known. This letter on the fifteenth [3.5s]... ...As regards the holy verse, the intention of the reference to ‘male, not female’, is the first-born son… In all the Divine Dispensations the eldest son hath been given extraordinary distinctions… Such laws as are not mentioned in the Book must all be referred to the House of Justice and not to Abdu'l-Baha | BRL_DAK#0277, AHB.120BE #03-06 p.00, AVK4.216.04x, AVK4.219.02x, BSHI.079-082 | BRL_UHJ1996-07-01#3x, BRL_SOCIAL#20x, WOB.148x | House of Justice; Law of inheritance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00727 | 460 | ...As for the question of inheritance which is occasioning perplexity: in truth, one is entirely free during his lifetime | BRL_UHJ1996-07-01#2 | Justice and wrath of God; Law of inheritance; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB06331 | 130 | Persian | ای منتسبین آن بنده الهی حمد کنید خدا را که موفق بر تقسیم میراث بما انزله الله | O ye the relatives of that servant of God! Give thanks unto God that ye have been successful in distributing the inheritance in the manner laid down by Him. | INBA17:079 | BRL_UHJ1996-07-01#1 | Law of inheritance | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00002 | Tadhkiratu'l-Vafa (Memorials of the Faithful) | 42100 | Persian | Memorials of the Faithful | Memorials of the Faithful (book) | در نجف اشرف در دائره شیخ مرتضی انصاری مجتهد شهیر شخصی بی نظیر بود | There was, in the city of Najaf, among the disciples of the widely known mujtahid | MFP, IQN.174x, IQN.193x, MSBH1.496x, MSBH8.141-146x, OOL.C026 | MF, STAB#003, STAB#010, STAB#029, STAB#085, STAB#088, STAB#101, STAB#132, STAB#135 | Smith & Dragoman, R. Peterson [track 7] | Accounts of dreams and visions; Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Hands of the Cause; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; High station of learning; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Love as fire; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Methods of teaching the Cause; Mount Carmel; Pain of love; love as veil; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Shaykhis; Shrines and Holy places; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Visitation Tablets; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Zeal and fervor in teaching the Cause | 3 | * | * | MMAH.283 | |||
| BB00568 | 130 | Arabic | و اما ماسألت قول الله عز و جل فی حکم سجود الملائکه وا استکبار ابلیس حیث قال جل و علا استکبرت ام | You asked about the statement of God, powerful and glorified, regarding the status of the prostration of the angels and the arrogance of Iblis when He, glorified and exalted, said | AVK2.165.16x | KSHK.BWB | Angels; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00569 | 130 | Arabic | و لا یمکن ان یوصف الله باستعلائه علی شیئی و لا باستوائه علی شیئی لان ما | It is not possible to describe God as rising above something or sitting upon something. The meaning of "the throne" in what was revealed in the revelation from the Friend | AVK2.157.20x | KSHK.BWB | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00573 | 120 | Arabic | الله عظيم الله اعظم. بسم الله العظم ذی العاظمین بسم الله العظم ذی العظماء والحمد لله علی ما اشرق من انوار صبح الازل و اطراز ذکر الاول کما هو اهله و مستحقه | In the name of God, greatness possessing all who are great. In the name of God, greatness possessing all the great ones. Praise be to God for what has shown forth from the lights of the morn of eternity | PR03.081r08-081r15, PR13.070r-070v | KSHK.BWB | The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00577 | 120 | Arabic | هو الله العزیز المتعال. فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی حینئذ ارید ان اذکرک بذکر المقدسين واسبّحک بتسبيح المقربين مع علم بانّ کلّ ذکر الذي يظهر من عند غيرک | Praise be to Thee, O my God! How oft have I wanted to mention you with the words of the saints and praise you with the praise of those who have drawn nigh, despite knowing that every mention appearing from someone other than You will not reach you | INBA86:195-195 | KSHK.BWB | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00578 | 120 | Arabic | و انک لتعلم انی رایت فی المنام من قبل فی ذلک البیت الذی انا کنت جالسا فیه ان وسطه مرقد | Verily, know that I previously saw in a dream in that House [the Kaaba?] where I was sitting that in its midst was a masoleum on which was a domed sepulcher. When I approached the masoleum, I saw Muhammad al-Jawwad exit from the sepulcher | AVK1.322.19 | KSHK.BWB | Accounts of dreams and visions; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00588 | 30 | Arabic | و ان الیوم بالاجماع وصی رسول الله محمد الغائب المنتظر و القائم المقتدر المنتصر | Verily, today, by consensus, the Messenger of God designated the Hidden Awaited One and the Mighty, Victorious Qa'im whom God must manifest so that he may fill the earth with justice after it had been filled with oppression and injustice | ASAT4.527x | KSHK.BWB | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00595 | 90 | Arabic | الله اکبر. قل اللهم انک انت فطار السموآت و الارض و ما بینهما لتؤتین الفطرته من تشآء و لتنز | Say: O my God, verily you are the Creator of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lies between them. You give creation to whom You will and take creation from whom You will | INBA58:163.04-164.01 | KSHK.BWB | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00598 | 80 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الله نور السموات و الارض مثل نوره کمشکوة فیها المصباح المصباح المصباح المصباح فی بلوره فوق بلوره البلورة تکاد من فیها مثل ما یضیء | God is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The likeness of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp, a lamp, a lamp, enclosed in crystal upon crystal. The crystal well-nigh shineth of itself [3.5s] | PR03.047r12-047r22, BYC_collect3.064-064 | KSHK.BWB | He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00600 | 80 | Arabic | بسم الله الرفع ذی الرفاعین. بالله الله الرفع ذی الارفاع قل اللهم انک انت رفاع السموات و الارض و ما بینهما ثم کل القادرین قل اللهم انک انت | In the name of God the exalting, master of those who exalt through God. God the exalting, master of the exalting. Say: Praise be God! Verily You exalt the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lies between them | PR03.081r03-081r07, PR13.070r | KSHK.BWB | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00602 | 80 | Arabic | سبحان الله الاله ذی الالاهین له الاسماء الحسنی یسبح له ما فی السموات و الارض و ما بینهما انا کل له عابدون ان یا حسین قد طلع مطلع الالوهیة باسم الاول الحسین | Praise be God, the god possessing two gods. To Him belongs the beautiful names. That which is in the heavens, and the earth, and whatsoever lies between them praises Him | PR03.080v15-080v20, PR13.069r | KSHK.BWB | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00604 | 80 | Arabic | قل اللهم انک انت نصار السموات و الارض و ما بینهما لتؤتین النصر من تشاء و لینزعن النصر عمن یشاء | Say: O my God, verily you are the Helper of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lies between them. You give aid to whom you will and take aid from whom you will | PR03.085v25-085v28 | KSHK.BWB | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00606 | 70 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. بسم الله و بالله و الحمد لله و الجات امری الى الله و ما توفیقی الا بالله و ما النصر الا من عند الله | In the name of God, by God, praise be to God! I commit my affairs to God. I have no success except through God, and no help save from God. Whatsoever blessing we have comes from God | INBA78:090-091, INBA86:194-194 | KSHK.BWB | Angels; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00607 | 70 | mixed | بسم الله الاصبر الاصبر ذوالعز والبقا. حضور معظمه جده و والده و خاله سید ١٤ و منتظرین ذکر میشود که الحمد لله علی ظهور انه کلها والله ولی و ولیکن افوض امری الی الله و هو خیر الناصرین و ان البها من کتاب الله علی کل المؤمنین و کل | The fourteen holy personages of his grandfather, his father, and his paternal uncle the sayyid and those who await the Remembrance say: Praised be God for all of His manifestations | PR03.086r12-086r15 | KSHK.BWB | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00608 | 70 | Arabic | الله اکبر. قل اللهم انک انت صحاب السموات و الارض و ما بینهما لتؤتین الصحبة من تشآء | Say: O my God! Verily, you are Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lies between them. You give lordship to whom you will and take lordship from whom you will | INBA58:162.06-163.02 | KSHK.BWB | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00610 | 60 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. تحصنت بذی الملک و الملکوت و اعتصمت بذی العزة و الجبروت | I have sought refuge with the Possessor of the Dominion and the Kingdom. I have sought shelter with the Posessor of Power and Sovereignty. I have trusted in the Living who neither sleeps nor dies | TZH2.379 | KSHK.BWB | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00615 | 60 | Persian | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم هو العلی العظیم بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. یا واحد یا احد یا فرد یا صمد یا من لم یتخذ لنفسه | O God! O Single One! O Unique One! O Peerless One! O Eternal One! O He who takes for Himself neither lord nor offspring! You are the One among many, the Hope | PR04.204v15-204v19 | KSHK.BWB | Prayer for healing | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00618 | 50 | Arabic | بسم الله الاحفظ الاحفظ. الحمد لله لا إله إلا هو الأحفظ الأحفظ قل الله أحفظ فوق کل ذی إحفاظ | In the name of God, the Greatest Protector, the Greatest Protector. Praise be to God! There is no god but Him, the Greatest Protector | INBA36:171 | KSHK.BWB | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00626 | 40 | Arabic | ان یا اسم النبیل ثم العلی فلتسلمن على من فی بیت الحق و لتراقبن أموراهن أن لا تشهد من حزن و لا لأحد | O name of Nabil Ali! Give greetings to those who are in the house of truth and keep watch over their affairs | PR03.086r10-086r11 | KSHK.BWB | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00632 | 20 | Arabic | الله لا اله الا هو الحی القیوم لا تاخذه سنه و لا نوم له ما فی السموات و الارض و ما بینهما | God, no god is there but Him, the Living, the Self-Subsisting. Slumber seizes Him not | HARV.4? | KSHK.BWB | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00564 | Answer to Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Nahri va Rafiqih | 140 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد تجلی للعباد بنور عزته المتشعشعة من وجه الجلال بلا مثل و لا شبه فی حکم الفؤاد و لا الجلال | Praise be to God who was revealed to the servants by the light of His glory radiating from the face of majesty, with no peer or likeness in the station of the inmost heart nor the concealed beauty | INBA91:152.12-153.08, PR04.194v08-194v16, MKI4499.124a | KSHK.BWB | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00586 | Khatt li’sh-Shaykh Rafi’-i-Rashti | 100 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. تبارک الذی ینزل علی من یشاء و روح الامر ان ابشروا لا تخلف فان الله ربک لغفور شکور و انه لا اله الا هو قد نزل الکتاب لامره | Bless Him who sends down the spirit of command on whom He will. Verily, rejoice and do not fear. God, your Lord, is both forgiving and thankful | PR03.043r15-043r18 | KSHK.BWB | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | FHR#03.14 | |||||||
| BB00631 | Kitab al-Hayakil | 30 | Arabic | الله اعظم بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. سبحان الذی فی قبضته ملکوت [ملک] السموات و الارض و ما بینهما فلتقدس الله یومئذ فی دین الحق نصرا عظیما | God is Most Great! In the name of God, the Inaccessible, the Most Holy. Praise be Him in Whose grasp is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatever lieth between them | BLIB_Or6679, | KSHK.BWB | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00627 | Letter to an uncle of the Báb | 40 | Persian | بطلاب بگوئید که هنوز امر بالغ نشده و موقع نرسیده لهذا اگر کسی غیر از تبعیت از فروعات و معتقدات اسلامیه را بمن نسبت دهد من | Tell the students that the amr [matter/cause] is not yet mature nor has it reached its appointed time | KKD1.036.04-06x | KSHK.BWB | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00584 | Letter to Aqa Muhammad Husayn Ardistani | 110 | Arabic | هو الاکبر. شهد الله الخ هو الاعظم بعد البسملة شهد الله الخ فلتشهدن علی انه لا اله الا هوالمهیمن القیوم | God testifieth, etc. He is the Most Mighty. After the basmala God testifieth, etc. So testify that there is no god but Him, the Help-in-Peril, the Self-Subsisting | AHDA.237 | KSHK.BWB | Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00558 | Letter to Haji 'Abd al-Wahhab | 150 | Persian | هو الله تعالی. قبله مؤید و مطاع ممجد ادام الله فضلکم اگرچه بصورت تشرف حضور را درک نکرده ولی یحکم الارواح جنود مجنده رشته محبت | He is God, exalted is He! He Who is supported and obeyed and glorified. May God preserve you. Although not recognizing the honor of attaining the presence | INBA58:184.03-184.11 | KSHK.BWB | Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00582 | Letter to Hajj Sulayman Khan (from Medina) | 110 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. ان هذا کتاب قد سطرت من ید الذکر هذا علی حکیم و انه لعلی علی صراط مستقیم و ان ربک یعلم غیب السموات | Verily, this book has been written by the hand of this, the Remembrance, Exalted and Wise. Verily, he is exalted upon the straight path. Verily, he knows the invisble world of the heavens and the earth | INBA91:029.10-030.04, INBA_5019C:299-300?, , INBA_6012C.261-262, , CMB_F28.7.03-04, | TZH2.059-060 | KSHK.BWB | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | FHR#03.09, FHR#03.22?, BRHL.68, MSBR.208-209, AHDA.461.14?, AHDA.610.12, SRC.191, SRC.192 | ||||||
| BB00567 | Letter to Mirza Asadu'llah Dayyan | 130 | Arabic | الله ادین بسم الدین ذی الدیانین …. قد نظرت الی الواح ابد بما قد طرز من انوار تجلی افقه جل و عز فلله الحمد کما هو اهله و مستحقه | God is the Most Great Judge! In the name of God, the judgment, master of all judges. In the name of God, the judgement, master of all who judge. You have looked at the tablets of abad [seven in abjad?], which has been ornamented with the lights | PR03.081r21-081r27, PR13.071r-071v, BYC_tablets.054.12-055.01 | QISM.010 | KSHK.BWB | Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | SRC.096 | ||||||
| BB00625 | Letter to Mulla 'Abd al-Karim Qazvini | 40 | Arabic | الله اکبر تکبیرا کبیرا. ان یا کریم قد وهبناک واحداْ من حق واحد الاول لتحفظن کل ما نزل من عند الله و لتبلغن الى اسم الوحيد ولتسئلن عمن يکتب آيات الله ما انتم مراد الله لا تعلمون | God is the Most Great, Great is He! O Karim! We have endowed you with a wahid from God | PR03.086r04-086r09, CMB_F23.141r08-141r10 (46r), , CMB_F20.020v10-020v12, , BYC_tablets.082.16-083.01 | QISM.002 | KSHK.BWB | - | - | SRC.096 | |||||||
| BB00580 | Letter to Mulla Hasan Bajistani | 120 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. یا ایها السآئل فاعلم ان الله لا یحکم بمرض لنفس الا بما قدمت ایدیه من الخطایا و ذلک ما کانت | O questioner! Know that God does not decree disease for a soul unless it is for the errors its hands have wrought. That is naught but a penance for its sins | INBA67:176-176, INBA_4011C:165-166, , PR07.074v-074v | HBAB.502x, ASAT3.097 | KSHK.BWB | Bringing oneself to account each day; Effort; striving; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Mindfulness; concentration; focus; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | SRC.190 | ||||||
| BB00603 | Letter to Qahir | 80 | Arabic | الله اکبر. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له الملک و الملکوت ثم العز و الجبروت ثم القدرة و اللاهوت ثم القوة و الیاقوت ثم السلطنة و الناسوت یحیی و یمیت ثم یمیت و یحیی و انه هو حی لا یموت و ملک لا یزول و عدل لا یجور و سلطان لا تحول و فرد لا یفوت عن قبضته من شیء لا فی السموات و لا فی الارض و لا ما بینهما یخلق ما یشاء بامره انه کان علی کلشیء قدیرا | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His is the Kingdom and the Dominion, and then the Glory and the Power, and then the Might and the Empyrean, and then the Strength and the Brilliance, and then the Sovereignty and the human realm. He giveth life and causeth death, then causeth death and giveth life, and verily He is the Ever-Living Who dieth not, and the King Who passeth not away, and the Just One Who wrongeth not, and the Sovereign Who changeth not, and the Single One from Whose grasp nothing escapeth, whether in the heavens or on the earth or whatever lieth between them. He createth whatsoever He willeth by His command. Verily, He hath power over all things. [3.5s] | PR03.081v09-081v13, PR13.072r-072v | KSHK.BWB | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00612 | Letter to Shaykh 'Ali 'Azim | 60 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو العزیز المحبوب هو الاکبر بسم الله الاعظم الاعظم الله لا اله الا هو الاعظم الاعظم. فاستقرن الامر بنفی النفی و اثبات الف الاثبات بنصر ربک الطی هو | God bore witness that there is no god but Him, the Almighty, the Best-Beloved. He is the Most Great. In the name of God, the Supreme, the Supreme. Assist the Cause by negating the negative and confirming a thousand confirmations | CMB_F20.013r05-013r15, | QISM.027 | KSHK.BWB | Alchemy; the elixir | - | - | |||||||
| BB00563 | Letter to the second pillar (tahmid) | 140 | Arabic | بسم الله المتمجد المتقدس. الحمد لله الذی خلق السموات و الارض و ما بینهما بامره کن فیکون و انما العزة لله الذی خلق کل شیء | Praise be to God who created the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lies between them by His command "Be" and it is. Might belongs to God alone, who created everything by His command | BYC_hand01 | MANU.069-070, QISM.021 | KSHK.BWB | Creation of the world; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||
| BB00559 | Letter to the third pillar (tawhid) | 150 | Arabic | بسم الله الفرد المعتمد. قل الله ربی کل له لمسبحون قل الله ربی کل له یحمدون قل الله ربی | In the name of God, the Peerless, the Ever-Faithful. Say: God, my Lord! All give praise unto Him. Say: God, my Lord! All prostrate to Him | BYC_hand01 | MANU.070-070, QISM.021 | KSHK.BWB | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||
| BB00571 | Letter to the wife of the Báb, from Masqat | 120 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اقرء کتاب ربک الذی لا اله الا هو قد نزل باذنه من لدن علی حمید و انه فی حکم الکتاب | Read the book of your Lord God, there is no other god but Him. It descended by His permission from Ali, the Praiseworthy. Verily, the path of God in the heavens and the earth is in the decree of the book | INBA58:170.04-171.04, INBA91:051.11-052.06, PR04.194v01-194v10 | KSHK.BWB | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Procession; appearance of the Word from God | - | - | FHR#03.08 | |||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00609 | Li-Siyyid Husayn-i-Turshizi | 60 | Arabic | هو. بسم الله الظهر ذی الظهرین بسم الله البطن ذی البطانین بسم الله القدر ذی القدارین بسم الله العلم ذی العلامین بسم الله السلط ذی السلطاء بسم الله الحکم ذی الحکماء ... | In the name of God the manifest, master of all who are manifest. In the name of God the mighty, master of all who are mighty. In the name of God the hidden, master of all who are hidden | PR03.081r16-081r20, PR13.070v-071r | KSHK.BWB | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00629 | Li’l-Anis | 30 | Persian | الله خیر مونس و انیس تکبیر بثمره ازلیه رسانیده و آنچه در هر حال سزاوار است بعون الله و قوته بوده باشید بقعه شاه عبدالعظیم ارض نیکو است بواسطه قرب وحید و حفیظ والله خیرالحافظین | God, the Best Friend and Companion, is Great. He has come with an eternal fruit | PR03.085v22-085v24, CMB_F23.177r01-177r03 (61), | KSHK.BWB | Consolation and comfort; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | JRAS.481?, MSBR.206-207 | |||||||
| BB00614 | Li’th-Thamara | 60 | Arabic | الله اکبر تکبیرا کبیرا. هذا کتاب من عند الله المهیمن القیوم الی الله المهیمن القیوم قل کل من الله مبدئون ... هذا کتاب من علی قبل ملل ذکرالله للعالمین الی من یقول اسمه اسم الوحید ذکرالله للعالمین | God is the Most Great, Great is He! This is a book from God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting to God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. Say: All are originated by God | PR03.086r01-086r03, PR03.088r25-088r28, CMB_F23.141r03-141r07 (46), , CMB_F20.020v05-020v08, , BYC_tablets.082.12-082.15 | NQK.ld, MANU.038-038, QISM.001 | KSHK.BWB | Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | SRC.096 | ||||||
| BB00579 | Prayer for Mulla Hasan | 120 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. یا ایها الحبیب قف علی باب المجیب و اتکل علی الله ربی و ربک الذی لا الله الا هو السمیع العلیم | O loved one! Stand at the door of the One Who Answers, and trust in God, my Lord and your Lord. There is no God but Him, the Hearing, the Knowing | INBA67:178-178, INBA_4011C:164-165, , PR04.051v01-051v05, PR07.073r-073r | KSHK.BWB | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for protection; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | SRC.192 | |||||||
| BB00587 | Prayer written at the request of Karbala'i 'Ali Asghar Khurasani | 100 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. شهد الله لعبده انه من بالله و ایاته و کان من المهتدین الهی انی اشهدک بما تشهد لنفسک | God bore witness to His servant that he believed in God and His verses, and he was of those who are guided. O my God! I bear witness to You by that which you bear witness to Yourself and the saints who have drawn nigh among Your servants | INBA91:153.10-154.04 | KSHK.BWB | Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for praise and gratitude | - | - | FHR#12.04, SRC.191 | |||||||
| BB00635 | Seal of the Báb | 10 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو العزیز المحبوب | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, the Almighty, the Best-Beloved | CMB_F23.162v03-169v01 (56), , CMB_F25.4, | TZH3.068c, QISM.001 | KSHK.BWB | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00649 | Seal of the Báb | 10 | Arabic | اننی انا حجة الله و نوره | Verily, I am the proof of God and His light | CMB_F23.132v14-133v04 (33), , CMB_F25.4, | TZH3.068c, QISM.001 | KSHK.BWB | Manifestation of God as sun; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| BB00574 | Ziyarat Imam Husayn (Siyyidu'sh-Shuhada) | 120 | Arabic | هو العلی المتکبر الاعلی. سلام الله الواحد الاحد علیک یا سلطان العادل المحبوب و ملیک الفاضل المرهوب و علی محمد و علی و فاطمه والحسن والائمة و علیک | The peace of God, the One, the Single, be upon thee, O just and beloved Sovereign, O noble and awe-inspiring King, and upon Muhammad and 'Alí and Fáṭimih and Ḥasan and the Imáms, and upon thee [3.5s] | PR02.078r01-078r06x, PR03.057v05-057v12x | KSHK.BWB | Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Visitation Tablets | - | - | AHDA.462.02z | |||||||
| BH06844 | 150 | mixed | یا عبد الباقی جوهر عدل تحت مخالب ظلم مشاهده میشود از حق بطلب عالم را بانوار نیر | O servant of the Everlasting One! The essence of justice is beheld beneath the talons of oppression. Beseech thou the True One that He may illumine the world with the light of the Luminary [3.5s]... ...During this great affliction, the friends must be the cause of joy, patience, and consolation. God hath made death a portal for His grace, but most people know it not. | BLIB_Or15726.084, | AQA5#172 p.231 | KSHK#33x | Justice and wrath of God; Life and death; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU3650 | Words spoken at the Shrine of the Bab | 120 | Persian | گل بسیار است ولی این گل سرخ حتایت دیگریست واقعا سلطتان گلها است | There are many flowers but this rose is another story. Truly, it is the sultan of flowers | MAS5.200x | KSHK#32 | 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00801 | 440 | Persian | ای شخص محترم نامه مفصل شما رسید من چون از کثرت | O honored soul! Your detailed letter was received. Since, due to a multitude [3.5s]... ...As regards the other religions in the texts of Baha’u’llah and in the books of the loved ones like the book of Mirza Abu al-Fadl | MKT3.378, AVK1.071.03x, AVK3.453.14x | KSHK#27x | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Literal interpretation; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01826 | 290 | Persian | ای سرمست جام محبت آنچه مرقوم نموده بودید ملاحظه گردید از مضامین دلنشینش کمال | O thou who art intoxicated with the wine of divine love! That which thou didst write was perused, and from its soul-stirring contents [3.5s]... ...Briefly, in this day the greatest of deeds is to teach the Cause of God and to spread the divine fragrances. | MMK6#002x, ABDA.379 | KSHK#26x | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00353 | 630 | mixed | Translation List | ای بنده الهی سوال از عصمت انبیای سلف نموده بودی مظاهر مقدسه ما ینطق عن الهوی | Thou hast asked about the infallibility of the ancient prophets. The Holy Manifestations uttered that which was revealed unto them… Thy second question concerneth the impregnation of Mary through the Holy Spirit. This is an established and certain fact | MMK6#504x, AVK1.324x, AVK2.049, AVK2.186.18x, MAS2.081x, MAS9.004, MSHR5.075-077 | KSHK#25x, ADMS#222x | Adam; Adam and Eve; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Outward and inward meanings; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00755 | 1040 | mixed | حمد مالک رقاب را لایق و سزا که در یوم ماب بی ستر و حجاب احزاب را بافق اعلی | Praise be unto Him Who is the Lord of all necks, Who, on the Day of Return, did guide the multitudes, unveiled and unhindered, unto the Most Exalted Horizon [3.5s]... ...Peace and blessings be upon the lord of the world and the cause of the nations’ existence, by whom God revealed the Qur’an and distinguished between truth and falsehood until the day of resurrection | INBA31:133 | MMUH#08x | KSHK#20x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Justice and wrath of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01421 | 600 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی انزل الکتاب و هدی الکل به الی سوآء الصراط و جعل الکعبه مطاف | Praise be unto God Who hath sent down the Book and guided all men to the straight path, and hath made the Kaaba a place of pilgrimage [3.5s]... ...Peace and blessings be upon him by whom every monotheist discovered the scent of the Merciful in the world of being and by whom the banner of the knowledge of monotheism was raised amidst the religions. | BLIB_Or15700.218, , BLIB_Or15711.128, | MMUH#06x | KSHK#20x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02431 | 360 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی جعل مائده اولیائه ذکره و ثنائه و جنتهم حبه و رضائه انه لهو | Praise be to God Who made His remembrance and praise the feast table of His saints, and His love and good-pleasure their paradise. | BLIB_Or15700.250, , BLIB_Or15711.069, | MMUH#09x | KSHK#20x | Manifestation of God as mirror; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for peace and unity; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH11566 | Seal of Baha’u’llah #01 | 10 | Arabic | لا اله الا الله الملک الحق المبین عبده حسینعلی | No god but God, the sovereign, the truth, the resplendent. His servant Husayn-`Ali | KHSH04.016 | KSHK#19 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11565 | Seal of Baha’u’llah #02 | 10 | Arabic | لا اله الا الله الملک الحق المبین حسینعلی | No god but God, the sovereign, the truth, the resplendent. Husayn-`Ali | KHSH04.016 | KSHK#19 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11557 | Seal of Baha’u’llah #03 | 10 | Arabic | بهاء الله | Baha’u’llah | KHSH04.016, MHA.000ii, AMIN.017#1 | KSHK#19 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11562 | Seal of Baha’u’llah #04 | 10 | Arabic | دلیلی نفسی و برهانی امری و حجتی جمالی المنیر | My evidence is my self, my proof is my cause, and my testimony is my radiant beauty. | INBA84:179b, INBA84:107b, INBA84:047d | KHSH04.016, KHSH06.ii, MHA.000i, AMIN.017#5 | KSHK#19 | Power of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH11552 | Seal of Baha’u’llah #05 | 10 | Arabic | السجن لله الواحد المختار | The prison belongs to God, the One the Unconstrained | KHSH04.016, AMIN.017#7 | KSHK#19 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11475 | Seal of Baha’u’llah #06 | 20 | Arabic | انه لبهاء الله لمن فیملکوت الامر و الخلق و مصباح الهدی لمن فی السموآت و الارض | He is the glory of God to those in the kingdom of command and creation and the lamp of guidance to those in the heavens and the earth. | INBA38:057c | KHSH04.016, AMIN.017#3 | KSHK#19 | Being a source of light; guidance; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH11554 | Seal of Baha’u’llah #07 | 10 | Arabic | انا المظلوم المسجون الغریب الوحید | I am the wronged one, the imprisoned, the stranger, the alone. | KHSH04.016, AMIN.017#6 | KSHK#19 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11314 | Seal of Baha’u’llah #08 | 40 | Arabic | و لله ملکوت ملک البقاء آت و الروح یعز من یشاء بعزته و یذل من یرید بقدرته | To God belongs the dominion of the king of eternity. The spirit exalts whom it wills by its glory and abases whom it wills by its decree and gives what it wills to whomever it wills. | INBA51:308 | LHKM3.062b, KHSH04.016, AMIN.017#2 | KSHK#19 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH11409 | Seal of Baha’u’llah #09 | 30 | Arabic | شهد الله لنفسه بنفسه باننی انا حی فی الافق الابهی و اذا ینطق فی هذا الافق فی کلشیئ بانی | Verily, God testified of Himself through His self that I am living in the most glorious horizon. Whereupon I announce to all things that verily I am God | INBA51:532a | KHSH04.016, ASAT3.169x, AMIN.017#4 | KSHK#19 | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH11509 | Seal of Baha’u’llah #10 | 20 | Arabic | قد اشرقت من افق القضاء شمس رقم علیها من القلم الابهی السجن لمطلع الایات الذی | From the horizon of the decree has dawned a sun on which the most glorious pen has inscribed: The prison belongs to the dawning-place of the verses | KHSH04.016, AMIN.017#8 | KSHK#19 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11372 | Seal of Baha’u’llah #11 | 35 | Arabic | یدعو ظاهری باطنی و باطنی ظاهری لیس فی الملک سوائی و انا الحق علام الغیوب | My inner and outer beings call to each other, saying: There is no king but me, the truth, the knower of things unseen. | KHSH04.016 | KSHK#19 | Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH11282 | Seal of Baha’u’llah #12 | 40 | Arabic | قد استقر جمال القدم علی العرش الاعظم اذا نطق لسان العظمه و الکبریا عند سدره | The ancient beauty has been established upon the most great throne. Whereupon the tongue of grandeur and majesty that belongs to the lote-tree beyond which there is no passing | INBA84:178a, INBA84:106a, INBA84:047a.03 | KHSH04.016-017, LMA2.471 | KSHK#19 | Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH11561 | Seal of Baha’u’llah #13 | 10 | Arabic | حسین و علی | Husayn and `Ali | KHSH04.017 | KSHK#19 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11563 | Seal of Baha’u’llah #14 | 10 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو العزیز المحبوب | God bears witness that there is no god but Him, the powerful, the beloved. | KHSH04.017 | KSHK#19 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11508 | Seal of Baha’u’llah #15 | 20 | Arabic | قد اشرقت انوار الوجه عن مشرق البقاء لا اله الا هو البهی الابهی | The lights of the countenance have shown forth from the dawning-place of eternity. No god is there but Him. Verily, He is the glorious, the most glorious. | INBA51:308b | LHKM3.063a, KHSH04.017 | KSHK#19 | Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH11560 | Seal of Baha’u’llah #16 | 10 | Arabic | حسینعلی عبده الراجی حسینعلی | Husayn-`Ali, His hopeful servant, Husayn-`Ali | KHSH04.017 | KSHK#19 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11555 | Seal of Baha’u’llah #17 | 10 | Arabic | اننی انا وجه الله الانور | Verily, I am the face of God, the most luminous. | KHSH04.017 | KSHK#19 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11570 | Seal of Baha’u’llah #18 | 10 | Arabic | ینطق لسان الابهی فی ملکوت البدا الملک لله الفرد الواجد العلی الاعلی | The tongue of the most glorious proclaims in the kingdom of creation: Sovereignty belongs to God, the incomparable, the single, the exalted, the most exalted. | KHSH04.017 | KSHK#19 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08083 | 120 | Arabic | انا کنا ماشیاً فی سجن عکا منقطعاً عما خلق فی الانشآء و ناطقاً بذکر مالک الأسمآء | We were walking in the prison of Akka, detached from what hath been created in the world of being and speaking forth in praise of the King of Names | KHSH04.014 | KSHK#18x | Call to action; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God does not act of own volition; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Rejection of Muhammad; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00501 | 560 | Arabic | یا من جاهد فی الله و اهتدی الی نور الهدی اعلم ان شمس الحقیقه دلیل علی ذاتها | O thou who art striving after God and art led unto the light of guidance! Know verily that the Sun of Truth | UMich962.123-125, UMich991.067-071 | BRL_DAK#0746, MKT1.118, AVK1.145-146x | KSHK#17 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01306 | 650 | mixed | در بارهٴ جناب آقا رجبعلی مرقوم فرموده بودند که وفات کرده‌اند و همچنین از ترکهٴ او سؤال نموده بودند | As regards his honor Áqá Rajab-'Alí, thou didst write that he hath ascended unto the realms above, and likewise thou didst inquire concerning his inheritance [3.5s]... ...As for the scribes and the differences between the manuscripts they prepared, this is what has shown forth from the horizon of elucidation | BLIB_Or15722.125bx, | ASAT4.092-093x | KSHK#15x | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Law of Huququ'llah; Law of inheritance; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02216 | 400 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من بک اشرق نیر المعانی من افق سماء البیان و تزینت عوالم العلم و | Glorified art Thou, O Thou through Whom the Sun of inner meanings hath dawned from the horizon of the heaven of utterance, and through Whom the realms of knowledge have been adorned [3.5s]... ...I plead my grief and my sorrow to God, the Lord of mankind. Things have been turned upside down and countries are in turmoil | INBA61:015, INBA66:096 | MJMM.404, AQMM.035, NSR_1993.040, ADH1.073, RAHA.028-029, MMUH#01x, MMUH#14x | KSHK#14x, BTO#15x | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10521 | 70 | Arabic | اللهم یا الهی انک لتعلم بان هذا العبد مشتعل من نار محبتک و هائم فی بیداء | O Lord my God! Thou knowest that this servant is aflame with the fire of Thy love, dazed in the wilderness of longing for Thee | INBA51:612b | ADM1#060 p.110 | KSHK#11 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01808 | 290 | Persian | ای ثابت بر پیمان نامه را خواندم و نام ترا بر زبان راندم و از خدا خواستم که | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! I have read thy letter, uttered thy name, and beseeched God [3.5s]... ...You have asked why these people have died, despite reciting supplications and reading prayers of healing for them. | MKT9.073, MMK3#031 p.020x, AVK3.029.07x, SFI01.063 | KSHK#10 | Business; financial; property matters; Free will and predestination; fate; Prayer for healing | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00244 | 2540 | mixed | Changing Pronouns and Dropping 'Say' in Prayers | بجناب ذبیح علیه بهاء الله تکبیر مالانهایه برسانید عجبست که خبر ایشان نرسید | Convey unto his honor Dhabih, upon whom be the Glory of God, boundless greetings. Strange it is that no word hath been received from him [3.5s]... ...In some of the revealed prayers and supplications it is written, “and make him.” Is it considered interpolation if one recites, in a passsage of entreaty, "and make me" | INBA28:171, NLAI_BH4.053-062.03x | AVK2.318.17x, AVK4.028.13x, AVK4.267.10x, AVK4.439ax, MAS4.030x, MAS4.036x, ASAT4.030x, ASAT4.462x, ASAT5.054x, YIK.071-078 | KSHK#08x | Empty learning; false spirituality; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ROB4.321, ROB3.200-201, LL#193, LL#372 | ||||||
| BHU0025 | 100 | Persian | آیا صدر اعظم هر ماهی چقدر شهریه و مخارج برای شما معین کرده | How large of a stipend and expenditure does the Sadr A`zam allot you every month… What are you busying yourself with, Kalim? | TZH4.227-228 | KSHK#05 | Alchemy; the elixir; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena | - | - | |||||||||
| BHU0026 | 100 | Persian | عبد حاضر چای به نبیل بده ولی به آقا طاهر نده ... آیا صبح چای نوشیدید یانه | Servant in attendance, bring tea for Nabil but bring nothing for Aqa Tahir…. Do you drink tea in the morning or not? | KHML.091 | KSHK#04 | Consumption of meat; vegetarianism; diet; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00164 | 3280 | mixed | حمد مقدس از بیان برهان حضرت رحمن را لایق و سزاست که از انوارش عالم امکان | Sanctified praise beseemeth and is meet for the Lord of Divine Proof, the All-Merciful, through Whose lights the world of being hath been illumined [3.5s]... ...His holiness the exalted Bab because of the weakness of the people at the inception of his manifestation showed extreme forbearance | BLIB_Or15704.171, | MAS7.126x, PZHN v4#1 p.139x, QMSI1.191-192x, RAHA.127-128x, YIK.009-018 | KFPT#03.5x | Acting according to the exigencies of the day; pragmatism; Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01629 | 310 | mixed | ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله قد اطلعت بمضمون الکتاب و عرفت فحوی الخطاب و حمدت | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I noted the contents of thine epistle and the purpose of thy call… Thou hast asked the detail in relation to the 12th Imam | BRL_DAK#1065, TZH8.0571, MSBH1.406, MUH2.0833, YMM.165x, YMM.411x, NSS.162-163 | KFPT#03.4x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00023 | Tablet to Varqa I | 8000 | mixed | حمد مقدس از ذکر تقدیس و تنزیه و فوق آن بساط حضرت مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که | Sanctified praise, transcendent above all mention of glorification and exaltation, beseemeth the court of that Divine Object of all desire, Who [3.5s]... ...This heedless and prattling have understood this Revelation to be like unto the events of the past. Up to this moment they have not comprehended | INBA41:158x, INBA41:379bx | MAS4.032x, MAS4.141bx, MAS4.348x, AYI2.003x, ABDA.093-094x, TSAY.472x, MSHR2.027.01x, MSHR5.381bx | KFPT#03.1x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Goodly deeds; actions; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Praise and encouragement; Presence of; reunion with God; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Wisdom [hikmat]; Words vs deeds | - | - | LL#259 | ||||||
| AB09478 | 80 | Persian | ای متوجه بملکوت الهی سلمان فارسی بظاهر بیگانه بود و ابولهب قرشی آشنای خانه | O thou who hast turned thy face to the Divine Kingdom! Salman the Persian was apparently a foreigner, an alien. | MKT5.102b | KFPT#04x | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07650 | Lawh-i-Munajat | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی ادعوک بالدعاء الذی دعیت به من لسان رسلک و صفوتک و اسئلک | Magnified be Thy Name, O Lord my God, I supplicate unto Thee with that supplication with which Thou wert implored by the tongue of Thy Messengers | INBA48:189, INBA49:051, BLIB_Or15739.326, , PR05.044b-044a | AQMJ1.045, ANDA#70 p.23 | KFPT#05 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for morning; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | |||||||
| BH00564 | 1330 | Arabic | کم من حبیب وجدناه حباباً و کم من صدیق صار زندیقاً بما اتبع هواه غافلاً عن مولاه | How many a beloved one have We found to be but a bubble, and how many a friend hath turned into a heretic by following his idle fancies, heedless of his Lord! [3.5s]... ...O concourse of the Son! Verily the kingdom of God has been adorned in My name and His dominion with My sovereignty and Jesus Christ [the Spirit] laments that which has befallen Me | BLIB_Or11095#014, | YMM.296x | KFPT#02x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09557 | 100 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما اظهرت ما هو المکنون فی علمک و بینت للعباد ما یقربهم الی | Praise be to Thee, O my God, in that Thou hast made manifest that which lay concealed in Thy knowledge and for that which Thou hast expounded unto Thy servants | INBA84:124, INBA84:062b, INBA84:005c.08 | NFR.197 | KFPT#01 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1472 | Words to Nabil-i-A'zam around 1889 | 220 | We had sought shelter in the house of My uncle, Mirza Isma'il. Tihran was in the throes of the wildest excitement. | DB.616 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| BHU0018 | 160 | The Amir-Nizam asked Us one day to see him. He received Us cordially, and revealed the purpose | DB.591 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Early years; early ministry of Baha'u'llah; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BBU0014 | Words spoken at the Báb's martyrdom | 40 | Had you believed in Me, O wayward generation, every one of you would have followed | DB.514 | E. Crofts, MANA | - | - | |||||||||||
| BHU0003 | Words spoken in the house of Aqay-i-Kalim to Nabil-i-A'zam 1 | 700 | In a Tablet which We yesterday revealed, We have explained the meaning of the words, 'Turn your eyes away' | DB.459-462 | Conference of Badasht; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Veiling [hijab] | - | - | |||||||||||
| BHU0012 | 220 | No prisoner has ever been accorded the treatment which I received at the hands of the acting governor of Amul | DB.375 | Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BHU0040 | 50 | Mulla Muhammad-'Aliy-i-Zanjani, soon after he had delivered that Tablet to Haji Mirza Aqasi, came and visited me. | DB.323 | Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| BBU0011 | Words to Mulla Husayn | 160 | That is the river, and this is the bank thereof... It is the immediate influence of the Holy Spirit that causes words such as these to stream from the tongue of poets | DB.258-259 | Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Poems and quotation from poetry; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||||
| BB00605 | Tablet revealed in the year '60 | 80 | The spirit of prayer which animates My soul is the direct consequence of a dream | DB.253 | Accounts of dreams and visions; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Imam Husayn; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | |||||||||||
| BBU0008 | Words to Manuchihr Khan | 130 | May God requite you for your noble intentions. So lofty a purpose is to Me | DB.213-214 | Chastisement and requital; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||||
| BBU0012 | Public address at Vakil Mosque | 90 | The condemnation of God be upon him who regards me either as a representative | DB.154, GEN.042, AFNAN.021-022 | Imam 'Ali; Seal of the Prophets; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Imamate; the Caliphate | - | - | MMAH.037 | ||||||||||
| BBU0006 | Words to Quddus | 290 | The days of your companionship with Me are drawing to an end. The hour of separation has struck | DB.142-143 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| BH03843 | Saqi az Ghayb-i-Baqa | 240 | Persian | Short Poem by "Darvísh" Muhammad, Bahá'u'lláh: Sáqí az ghayb-i baqá burqa' bar afkan az 'idhár, A | Saqi az Ghayb-i-Baqa (The Cup-bearer from the Eternal Unseen) | ساقی از غیب بقا برقع برافکن از عذار تا بنوشم خمر باقی از جمال کردگار آنچه در | Lift up the veil from Thy face, O Cup-Bearer of the hidden Realm of Immortality, That I may taste the wine of eternal life | INBA36:455a, INBA30:137, OSAI I.MMS, | BRL_DA#155, TZH4.141-142x, MAS4.209, RHQM1.350-351 (425) (258-259), OOL.B098 | DB.137x, BLO_PT#087, HURQ.BH11 | A brief ode alluding to His messianic secret and calling for purification of heart and commitment to love and sacrifice as conditions of the spiritual journey. | Christ; Christianity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mosaic imagery; Mystical themes; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | 1a | * | - | ROB1.064, MMAH.164, GSH.065, LL#283 | ||
| BBU0002 | Words to Mirza Muhit-i-Kirmani | 150 | O Muhit! You regard yourself as one of the most outstanding figures of the Shaykhi community | DB.134-135 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Shaykhis | - | - | |||||||||||
| BBU0005 | Words to Mulla Husayn | 260 | Grieve not that you have not been chosen to accompany Me on My pilgrimage to Hijaz | DB.096, BKOG.032-033 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Exhortations and counsels; Law of pilgrimage; Predictions and prophecies | - | - | |||||||||||
| BBU0001 | Farewell address to the Letters of the Living | 750 | Persian | Authenticity of The Báb's Farewell Address to the Letters of the Living; Báb's Farewell Address to the Letters of the Living, The | Báb, Speech to the Letters of the Living | ای یاران عزیز من شما در این ایام حامل پیام الهی هستید خداوند شما را برای مخزن اسرار خویش انتخاب | O my beloved friends! You are the bearers of the name of God in this Day. You have been chosen as the repositories of His mystery | AYT.147 | DB.092-094, CHH.015-017 | A. Youssefi, E. Crofts, E. Mahony (1), E. Mahony (2), SKY, Zannetta [track 3] | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||
| BBU0003 | Words to Mulla Husayn | 350 | The days of our companionship are approaching their end... In this pilgrimage upon which We are soon to embark, We have chosen Quddus as Our companion. | DB.085-087, BKOG.032 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to the people of the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||||
| BBU0007 | Words upon the death of His son | 160 | O God, my God! Would that a thousand Ishmaels were given Me, this Abraham of Thine | MATA.157-158 | DB.077 | Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of prayer; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||
| BBU0009 | Words to Mulla Husayn | 160 | O thou who art the first to believe in Me! Verily I say, I am the Báb, the Gate of God, and thou art the Babu'l-ab | DB.063 | Naim Z, Naim S & Negin, Leona and Larry | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Letters of the Living; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| BBU0010 | Words to Shaykh Hasan-i-Zunuzi | 100 | But for My incarceration in the Jabal-i-Shadid, the fortress of Chihriq, it would have been incumbent | DB.031-032, BKOG.067 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Personal instructions; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab | - | - | |||||||||||
| BBU0015 | Words uttered at the Shrine of Imam Husayn | 10 | O God, my God, my Beloved, my heart's Desire! | DB.030 | J. Heath [track 5], T. Price, L. Slott, E. Mahony, E. Mahony, Friends in Malaysia, Mona, Dibo & Nachidah, G. Sterling, S. Toloui-Wallace, T. Ellis | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| AB07027 | 120 | Persian | ایتها الورقه الرحمانیه العلیا در نهایت صحت وارد نیورک گشتم و همواره بیاد شما | O thou Greatest and Most Merciful Holy Leaf! I arrived in New York in the best of health, and I have been at all times thinking of thee | BHKP_2#20 | BHK_2#20 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| AB08423 | 100 | Persian | یا شقیقتی الروحیه و شقیقتی الوجدانیه آب و هوای حیفا انشاء الله موافق آمده و | O my sister in the spirit, and the companion of my heart! God willing, the climate of Haifa hath proved favourable. | BHKP_2#19x, PPRP.025x | BHK_2#19x | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB11411 | 30 | Persian | یا شقیقتی العزیزه آنی شما را فراموش ننمایم همواره در فکر و ذکر تو هستم از | O my cherished sister! Thou art never absent from my thoughts. I speak of thee and call thee to mind at all times. | BHKP_2#18x | BHK_2#18x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Shrines and Holy places | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11256 | 40 | Persian | یا شقیقتی العزیزه مدتیست که از ما هجرت بناصره و حیفا نمودید این سفر بطول | O my dear sister! It is quite a while now, since thou hast left us, and gone away to Nazareth and Haifa. | BHKP_2#17x | BHK_2#17x | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| AB05889 | 140 | Persian | ایتها الشقیقه الروحانیه الحمد لله بفضل و عنایت جمال قدم محفوظا و مصونا وارد | O my spiritual sister! God be praised, through the Ancient Beauty's grace and bounty, we have set foot safe and sound upon this shore, and arrived in this town [Tiberias] | BHKP_2#15x | BHK_2#15x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09695 | 80 | Persian | یا شقیقتی الروحانیه شما بعنوان سه چهار شب بحیفا رفتید حال معلوم میشود... نور دیدهٴ روحانیان شوقی افندی و کنیزک جمال ابهی روح‌انگیز را ببوسید | O my spiritual sister! Thou didst go away to Haifa, supposedly for only three or four days. | BHKP_2#14x | BHK_2#14x | Shrines and Holy places; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00402 | 610 | mixed | یا من ایده الله علی قدم راسخ فی عهده و میثاقه دستخطهای متعدد آنجناب واصل و بر | O thou whom God hath confirmed to stand with steadfast feet in His Covenant and Testament! Numerous letters from thee have been received [3.5s]... ...My sister, for a considerable period, that is, from the day of Baha'u'llah's ascension, had grown so thin and feeble, and was in such a weakened condition | BHKP_2#13 | BHK_2#13 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness | - | - | |||||||||
| AB09622 | 80 | Persian | ایتها الشقیقتی الروحیه در دامنه کوه کرمل در مقام حضرت ایلیا بذکر آن ورقه علیا | My sister and beloved of my soul! Here on the slopes of Mount Carmel, by the cave of Elijah, we are thinking of that Most Exalted Leaf… I can never, never forget thee. However great the distance that separates us | BHKP_2#12x | BHK_2#12x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10256 | 70 | Persian | یا شقیقتی بل شفیقتی العزیزه حکمت الهیه حکم بفراق موقت نمود ولی اشتیاق در | O thou my sister, my dear sister! Divine wisdom hath decreed this temporary separation, but I long more and more | BHKP_2#11x | BHK_2#11x | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Prayer for service; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Travels to Egypt by Abdu'l-Baha; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| AB07100 | 120 | Persian | یا شقیقتی المحبوبه الورقه العلیا شما دو روزه بعکا رفتید که مراجعت نمااید غیبت | O my well-beloved sister, O Most Exalted Leaf! Thou didst leave for 'Akka to remain but two days or so and then return | BHKP_2#10 | BHK_2#10 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06498 | 130 | Persian | یا شقیقتی الشفیقه الحمد لله از قرار مسموع هوای آن اقلیم قدری موافق آمده است | O thou my affectionate sister! God be praised, according to what we hear the climate in that land hath proved not unfavourable. | BHKP_2#08 | BHK_2#08 | Consolation and comfort; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing | - | - | |||||||||
| AB10007 | 70 | Persian | ای ضیاء در این سفر باید با دلی خرم و روح و ریحانی محکم همدم حضرت شقیقه باشی | O Diya! It is incumbent upon thee, throughout the journey, to be a close, a constant and cheerful companion to my honoured and distinguished sister. | RHQM2.1159-1160 (626) (385b), BHKP_2#07 | BHK_2#07 | Love of God; Personal instructions; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| AB06499 | 130 | Persian | یا شقیقه روحی و فوادی خبر وصول بمصر و حصول راحت سر رسید نهایت روح و ریحان | Dear sister, beloved of my heart and soul! The news of thy safe arrival and pleasant stay in the land of Egypt has reached me | BHKP_2#04 | BHK_2#04 | Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01515 | 320 | Persian | ایتها الشقیقه الروحانیه در شب و روز بدرگاه احدیت عجز و نیاز کنم و ناله و فغان | Dear and deeply spiritual sister! At morn and eventide, with the utmost ardour and humility, I supplicate at the Divine Threshold, and offer this, my prayer | BHKP_2#03 | BHK_2#03 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| AB11255 | 40 | Persian | یا شقیقتی الشفیقه در شب و روز بیاد تو مشغولم آنی از خاطرم نمیروی فی الحقیقه | O thou my affectionate sister! In the daytime and in the night-season my thoughts ever turn to thee. Not for one moment | BHKP_2#02x | BHK_2#02x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for pilgrims | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10891 | 60 | Arabic | ورقتی ان استمعی ندائی انه لا اله الا انا العزیز الحکیم اجد منک نفحات حبی و | O My Leaf! Hearken thou unto My Voice: Verily there is none other God but Me, the Almighty, the All-Wise. | BHKP_1#02 | BHK_1#02 | Call to action; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Personal instructions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11861 | 50 | ...There is but one reality and one essence that is expounded in the worlds of outer form, and, at each of its stages, is described by a specific name ... in accordance with the degrees of its particular manifestations on the plane of this limited world | JBS#2.3x | Alchemy; the elixir; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] | - | - | ||||||||||||
| BH02884 | 310 | Persian | قلم اعلی اهل بها را بفیوضات رحمانیه بشارت میدهد و جمیع را نصیحت میفرماید | The Most Exalted Pen giveth the glad-tidings of the bounties of the All-Merciful unto the people of Bahá, and counselleth all that they may attain | INBA35:172, INBA30:051 | BRL_DA#161, AHM.299, MJMM.305, DWNP_v5#11 p.005-006, GHA.448.01x, DRD.137, AKHA_135BE #10 p.01, MSHR4.310x | JHT_B#014 | Belief and denial; Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Exhortations and counsels; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00751 | 1040 | mixed | ای امین بعنایت رب العالمین بافق مبین فائز شدی و باشراقات انوار جمال قدم در این | O Trustee! Through the loving-kindness of the Lord of all worlds thou hast attained unto the manifest horizon, and through the effulgences of the lights of the Ancient Beauty in this [3.5s]... ...O my God, my Master, the Beloved and Desire of my heart, Whose remembrance and praise grace my lips and resound in the depths of my soul! | BLIB_Or11096#018, , BLIB_Or15698.247, , BLIB_Or15720.243, , BLIB_Or15740.188, | BRL_DA#610, ADM1#008 p.027x, AVK2.099.07x, IQT.247, GHA.073bx | JHT_S#019x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01488 | 580 | Arabic | خرجنا الیوم فی مقام قاصدا مقاما آخر و نطقنا بما انجذبت به افئده القوم و نطقت | Today We have departed from one place, proceeding unto another, and have given utterance to that which hath enraptured the hearts of the people and caused them to speak [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God, my Master, my Beloved, my cherished Desire! I beseech Thee by the light of the Cause whereby heaven and earth are illuminated | INBA51:422, BLIB_Or15724.041, | ADM1#002 p.009x, LHKM3.092 | JHT_S#017x | Chastisement and requital; Contention and conflict; Prayer for purity; chastity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01780 | 500 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی و اله العرش و الثری و سلطانی و سلطان الاخره و الاولی بما | Unto Thee be praise, O my God, God of the throne above and of the dust below, my Lord,and the Lord of this world and the world to come, for having awakened me whilst I was slumbering | BLIB_Or15719.086, | ADM3#096 p.110 | JHT_S#200 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02128 | 420 | mixed | یشهد الخادم انه لا اله الا هو لم یزل کان واحدا احدا فردا صمدا قائما قیوما و | The servant beareth witness that there is none other God but Him, that He hath ever been One, Single, Alone, Self-Subsisting, Ever-Abiding, Self-Sufficient [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I beseech by Thy Most Glorious Name, Thy Great Announcement, the Dawning-Places of Thy Revelation, the Manifestations of Thy Self | BLIB_Or15731.225, | ADM3#095 p.109x | JHT_S#199x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Law of fasting; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01692 | 520 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا اله الاسماء و فاطر السماء انا عبدک و ابن عبدک و ابن امتک | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all names and the Fashioner of the heavens! Iam Thy servant and the son of Thy servant and Thy handmaid | INBA61:002, INBA66:091, BLIB_Or15716.070.21, | AQMM.043, RAHA.032-033, MMUH#12x | JHT_S#198 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09394 | 100 | Arabic | سبحانک یا اله الوجود و سبحانک یا محبوب قد اخذتنی الحیره فی ایامک اشهد ان | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord of all creation! Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Well-Beloved! Bewilderment hath taken hold of me in Thy days | ADM3#027 p.038 | JHT_S#197 | Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07122 | 140 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی و سیدی و سندی و مقصودی و محبوبی ان عبدک هذا اقر و اعترف | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God, my Master, my Support, my cherished Desire and best Beloved! This servant of Thine doth affirm and confess | ADM3#024 p.034 | JHT_S#196 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10269 | 80 | Arabic | سبحان الذی ایقظ عباده بندائه و رفعهم الی سماء عرفانه و زینهم بطراز العدل | Glory be unto Him Who hath awakened His servants by His voice, Who hath exalted them to the heaven of His knowledge | ADM3#023 p.033 | JHT_S#195 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08016 | 120 | Arabic | الهی الهی لک الحمد بما اسکنتنی فی دیار الغربه و ترکتنی بین ایادی الظالمین و | My God, My God! Praise be unto Thee for having made me dwell in the realms of exile and having abandoned me to the clutches of the oppressor | INBA41:355 | NFR.159, AQMJ2.017 | JHT_S#191 | Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07670 | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی ترانی فی السجن الاعظم بما اکتسبت ایدی الامم اسئلک یا مالک | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Thou seest me in the Most Great Prison by reason of that which the hands of the nations have wrought | BLIB_Or15696.112c, | NFR.136 | JHT_S#190 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06584 | 150 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی و محبوبی و غایه رجائی و مقصودی اسئلک بنار کلمتک التی بها | Glory be unto Thee, O my God, my Beloved, my most cherished Hope and Desire! I beseech Thee by the fire of Thy Word | NFR.126 | JHT_S#189 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07407 | 140 | Arabic | یا قلم الاعلی اذکر امتک التی آمنت بک و اقبلت الیک لیجذبها ما جری منک من لدن | O my God, my Master, my Aspiration! I beseech Thee by Thy Name whereby Thou hast opened the gates of men’s hearts unto recognition | NFR.121 | JHT_S#188 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of prayer; Prayer for women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07114 | 140 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی تسمع ضجیج مشتاقیک من اطراف الارض و تری نار اشتیاقهم و | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! Thou hearest the cries of Thy lovers from the outermost climes of the earth, and Thou dost perceive the flames of their ardent longing | BLIB_Or15715.152b, | NFR.119 | JHT_S#187 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for purity; chastity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06254 | 160 | Arabic | قل سبحانک یا مالک الانام و ملیک الایام اسئلک بهذا الیوم الذی جعلته منیرا | Glory be unto Thee, O King of all men and Sovereign of all days! I beseech Thee by this Day which Thou hast illuminated with the light of Thy countenance | NFR.107 | JHT_S#186 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05409 | 180 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی و اله الامم و مالکی و مالک العالم فانظر الی زفراتی و تذرفات | Glory be unto Thee, O my God and the God of the Nations, my Lord and the Lord of the world! Give ear unto my sighs and look upon the tears of mine eyes | INBA51:308c, INBA57:095b, BLIB_Or15697.043, | ADM1#023 p.057, NFR.105, AQMJ2.077 | JHT_S#185 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06118 | 160 | Arabic | تری یا الهی محبوب الامکان بین ایدی المحتجبین و المظلوم بین ایدی الظالمین قد | Thou seest, O my God, how the Beloved of the world is in the hands of them that have veiled themselves from Thee, and how He is subject to the oppressors | NFR.093 | JHT_S#184 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08847 | 110 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی تری العباد قاموا علی بما بلغتهم ما امرتنی به بسلطانک و کلما | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! Thou seest that mankind hath arisen against me for my having imparted to them that which Thou hast commanded me in Thy sovereignty | NFR.164 | JHT_S#016 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08239 | 120 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الذی به اخذت الزلازل قبائل الارض کلها و فزع | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy name whereby calamities have laid hold on all the tribes of the earth | INBA18:019, BLIB_Or15696.035d, , BLIB_Or15734.2.120b, | NFR.163 | JHT_S#015 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH04459 | 210 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی انا الذی اعترفت بفردانیتک قبل وجود الکائنات و بوحدانیتک | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! Iam He Who recognized Thy singleness before the existence of the universe, and Who confessed Thy oneness ere contingent beings were made manifest | NFR.063 | JHT_S#182 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03504 | 260 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی تری عبادک الاتقیاء بین اشقیاء خلقک و اولیائک النجباء بین طغاه | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Thou seest Thy righteous servants amidst the wicker-doers among Thy creation, and Thy loved ones, distinguished for their outstanding virtue | NFR.032 | JHT_S#181 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10647 | 70 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما هدیت اولیائک الی البحر الاعظم بجودک و فضلک و سقیتهم منه | Unto Thee be praise, O my God, for having guided Thy companions to the Most Great Ocean in Thy grace and generosity, and for having given them to drink therefrom | ADM3#020 p.030 | JHT_S#180 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06573 | 150 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا رب الوجود و عالم اسرار الغیب و الشهود اسئلک بایاتک الکبری و | Glory be unto Thee, O my God, O Thou Lord of all being and Knower of the mysteries of the seen and unseen! I beseech Thee by Thy resplendent signs | ADM3#006 p.016 | JHT_S#179 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10156 | 80 | Arabic | الهی الهی نور وجهک دلنی و نار سدرتک انجذبتنی و کلمتک العلیا اخذتنی و ندائک | My God, my God! The light of Thy countenance hath guided me, the fire of Thy Lote-Tree hath enraptured me, Thy Most Exalted Word hath overcome me | ADM3#005 p.015 | JHT_S#178 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10151 | 80 | Arabic | الهی الهی ترانی فیکل الاحوال متحرکا بامرک و متنعما بالائک و نعمائک من ظاهرها | My God, My God! Thou seest me, under all conditions, set in motion at Thy behest, and savoring Thy blessings and Thine inward and outward bounties | ADM3#004 p.014 | JHT_S#177 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10646 | 1900 | mixed | حمد مالک عقول و قلوب را لایق و سزاست که باسم محبوب عالم مفقود... لک الحمد یا الهی بما نورت قلبی بنور معرفتک و انزلت لی ما یکون باقیاً ببقائک | Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for having illumined my heart with the light of Thy knowledge and having sent down unto me such as is everlasting in Thine eternity | NLAI_BH1.191 | ADM3#138 p.156x | JHT_S#176x | Consolation and comfort; Hands of the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10589 | 70 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی لک الحمد بما ایدت اولیائک علی المعروف و علی ما امرتهم به فی | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Praise be to Thee for that Thou hast enabled Thy loved ones to adhere unto virtue and abide by such laws as they were commanded to observe | ADM3#010 p.020 | JHT_S#172 | Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08647 | 110 | Arabic | الهی الهی عرف عرفانک اجتذبنی و کوثر بیانک اسکرنی علی شان غفلت عن نفسی و عن | My God, my God! The sweet-scented fragrance of Thy knowledge hath so enraptured me,and the living waters of Thine utterance have so overcome me | INBA61:056, INBA66:104a | ADM2#043 p.074, AQMM.068a | JHT_S#171 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07773 | 130 | Arabic | قدر یا اله الاسما لاحبتک فی ملکوتک ما ینبغی لکرمک یا فاطر الارض و السما یا | Do Thou ordain, O God of all names, for Thy loved ones who dwell in Thy Kingdom that which is befitting of Thy munificence, O Fashioner of heaven and earth | INBA49:310 | AQA6#176 p.002, ADM2#033 p.055 | JHT_S#170 | Development of capacity and readiness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06575 | 150 | Arabic | سبحانک یا اله العالم و مقصود الامم انت الذی ظهرت و اظهرت ما اردت و اخبرت به | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord of the world and Desire of the nations! Thou art He Who hath manifested Himself and revealed such as Thou hadst ordained | AQA6#248 p.232, ADM2#028 p.048, AQMJ2.079 | JHT_S#169 | Apocalyptic imagery; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH11075 | 50 | Arabic | سبحانک یا اله الکائنات و مقصود الممکنات اسئلک باشراقات انوار شمس الحقیقة | Glory be unto Thee, O God of all creation and Desire of all contingent things! I beseech Thee by the splendorous rays of the Sun of Truth | ADM3#109 p.130x | JHT_S#168x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00534 | 1400 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی تفرد بالامر و توحد بالحکم و انزل من سماء الاحدیه حکم الحکمه و | All praise be unto God Who is single in His command and unique in His decree, and Who hath sent down from the heaven of oneness the precepts of wisdom [3.5s]... ...I beseech Thee, Who art the Lord of the entire creation and the Edifier of all that is come into being, by Him Who is the Revelator of the divine verses | BLIB_Or15727b.108, | ADM3#093 p.106x, AVK3.020.09x, AVK3.116.03x, NNY.150-152x, MAS8.106ax, AYI2.305x, RHQM1.430-430 (521x) (320x), ASAT3.210x, ASAT5.250x, YMM.425x | JHT_S#167x | Knowledge; recognition of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ROB4.089b, LL#006 | |||||||
| BH07665 | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا مالک الامم و المستشرق من افق البقاء باسمک الاعظم اسئلک بعظمتک | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of the nations, Who shinest effulgent from the horizon of eternity in Thy Most Great Name! I beseech Thee | INBA19:189, INBA32:172 | ADM3#124 p.142 | JHT_S#166 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07686 | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من بقوتک ارتعدت فرائص العالم و من خشیتک اضطربت افئده الامم اسئلک | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou by Whose might the world is stricken with terror,and in fear of Whom the hearts of its peoples have been sore shaken | ADM3#105 p.126 | JHT_S#165 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08268 | 120 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من باسمک فتحت ابواب القلوب و باصبع قدرتک انشقت سبحات النفوس اسئلک | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou by Whose Name the gates of men’s hearts have been opened wide, and by the fingers of Whose might the veils in which souls are wrapt have been torn aside! | ADM3#104 p.125, AMIN.023-024 | JHT_S#164 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07684 | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من باسمک ذوتت الکائنات و بامرک سخرت الممکنات و باهتزاز کلمتک | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou by Whose Name all creation hath been called into being, by Whose command the entirety of the universe hath been subdued | ADM3#103 p.123 | JHT_S#163 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08018 | 120 | Arabic | الهی الهی لک الحمد بما هدیتنی الی صراطک و سقیتنی من ید عطائک کوثر بیانک | My God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for having led me unto Thy path and given me to drink of the Kawthar of Thine utterance proffered by the hand of Thy bounty | ADM3#101 p.120x | JHT_S#162x | Hands of the Cause; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for strength; Prayers (general or uncategorized); The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03278 | 280 | Arabic | هذا یوم فیه غرقت البحور فی البحر الاعظم الذی فاض امام وجوه الامم و نطق کل | This is a day wherein the seas have been drowned in the Most Great Ocean which hath surged before the faces of all peoples, and everything hath spoken forth [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! Thou seest me detached from aught else beside Thee, enraptured by Thy verses, uttering Thy praise and arising to serve Thy Cause | INBA19:115, INBA32:106 | ADM3#120 p.139x | JHT_S#161x | Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07145 | 140 | Arabic | شهد الله رب العالمین قد جاء الوعد و اتی الموعود بسلطان مبین قد شرع الشرایع و | God, the Lord of all worlds, beareth witness: The Promise hath come to pass and He Who was promised hath appeared with manifest sovereignty. The laws have been ordained and [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for having given me to drink of the Kawthar of Thy knowledge, and for having enabled me to recognize Him Who is the Dayspring of Thy signs | INBA19:114a, INBA32:105a | ADM3#119 p.138x | JHT_S#160x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10756 | 60 | mixed | الهی الهی لک الحمد بما اظهرتنی من صلب احد من اولیائک اسئلک یا فالق الأصباح | My God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for having called me into being from the loins of one amongst Thy loved ones. I beseech Thee, O Thou by Whom the dawn breaketh | ADM3#115 p.135x | JHT_S#159x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Martyrs and martyrdom; Nearness and remoteness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03235 | 280 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی ترانی مظلوما بین ایدی الامم فی هذا السجن الاعظم و یرد | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! Thou seest me oppressed amidst the nations in this, the Most Great Prison, with such tribulations befalling me | NFR.046x | JHT_S#014x | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09652 | 100 | Arabic | یا ربی و الهی و محبوبی اسئلک بهبوب اریاح فضلک التی بها احییت الممکنات و | O Thou Lord, my God, my best Beloved! I beseech Thee by the murmuring breezes of Thy grace, whereby Thou dost breathe life into all created things | INBA49:066a, BLIB_Or15725.372c, | ADM2#067 p.123 | JHT_S#013 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayers (general or uncategorized); The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07655 | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بسراج الذی اوقدته بدهن حکمتک و استقمته علی مشکاه | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by the lamp which Thou hast kindled with the oil of Thy wisdom and ensconced in the niche of Thy grace | BLIB_Or15725.381b, | ADM2#065 p.116 | JHT_S#012 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for detachment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06802 | 150 | Arabic | یا الهی و اله العالم و سیدی و سید الامم اسئلک بالاسم الاعظم الذی به ظهرت | O my God and the God of all the world, my Lord and the Lord of the nations! I entreat Thee by Thy Most Great Name, whereby tribulations have arisen | ADM3#110 p.131 | JHT_S#158 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07128 | 140 | mixed | سبحانک یا من بیدک زمام الاشیاء و فی قبضتک ملکوت الاسماء اسئلک بالکلمه العلیا | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou in Whose hand are the reins of all things and in Whose grasp is the kingdom of all names! I beseech Thee by Thy most exalted Word | ADM3#107 p.129x, AQMJ2.095a | JHT_S#157x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05411 | 180 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من باسمک فتحت الابواب فی ملکوت الانشاء و ماج بحر الوصال لمن اقبل | Glory be unto Thee, O God, O Thou by Whose Name the doors have been opened wide in the kingdom of creation and the ocean of reunion hath surged | ADM3#106 p.127 | JHT_S#156x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06473 | 150 | Arabic | ای رب افرغ علینا صبرا و ثبت اقدامنا و انصرنا علی القوم الغافلین الذین اعرضوا | O Lord, grant us patience and forbearance, make firm our steps, and render us victorious over those heedless souls who have turned aside from Thee | ADM3#094 p.108 | JHT_S#155 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00170 | 3190 | mixed | حمد و ثنای اهل انشا و ملکوت اسما اولیای فاطر سما را لایق و سزاست که شبهات... الهی الهی اشهد بوحدانیتک و فردانیتک | Praise and glory from the people of creation and the Kingdom of Names beseemeth the chosen ones of the Creator of heaven, who have dispelled doubts [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! I testify to Thy oneness and Thy unity, and unto that which Thou hast made manifest in Thy power and sovereignty. O my Lord, I have been so overcome | INBA44:050, NLAI_BH1.169.12-170x | ADM3#097 p.115x, ADM3#098 p.117x | JHT_S#154x | Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Praise and encouragement; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00025 | 7910 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی سر خادمه بنفحات بیان اولیائه الذین کرم وجوههم عن التوجه الی غیره | Praise be unto God Who hath gladdened His servant through the sweet-scented breezes of the utterance of His chosen ones, they whose faces He hath graciously preserved from turning unto aught else but Him [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Thou by the sweetness of Whose utterance they that uphold Thy oneness have hastened unto the threshold of Thy door | BRL_DA#654, ADM3#063 p.078x, ADM3#092 p.105x, SFI14.015-033, MUH3.251x, MSHR3.167x | JHT_S#153x | Call to action; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00080 | 4850 | mixed | حمد حضرت مقتدری را لایق و سزاست که بنقاط قلم اعلی صفوف اقتدار را بیاراست... یا علی ما کان گذشت و ما یکون از بعد میآید باید این حین | Praise be unto Him Who is worthy and befitting of all glorification, Who hath adorned the ranks of power through the points of the Most Exalted Pen [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O God, O Revealer of incontrovertible proofs, and Lord of all names and attributes! I beseech Thee by the light which hath shone forth | INBA41:381ax, BLIB_Or15717.098, , NLAI_BH1.136x | BRL_DA#562, ADM3#082 p.098x, ADM3#083 p.098x, ADM3#084 p.099x, ADM3#151 p.171x, HDQI.008bx, MAS4.141ax, PYB#042 p.01x, ANDA#04 p.02x | JHT_S#152x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00185 | 3050 | mixed | حبذا حبذا کاروان بیان با ارمغان معانی وارد هر حرفش بهجت گل آورد و هر کلمه اش | How wonderful, how glorious is the caravan of utterance, arriving with the gift of inner meanings; every letter thereof bringeth the joy of flowers, and each word thereof [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Lord of heaven and earth, Holder of the reins of all mankind! I entreat Thee by that which is hidden in Thy knowledge | AQA7.201, ADM3#064 p.079x, AYI2.118x, AYI2.119x, ASAT4.239x | JHT_S#150x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Oneness; unity of religion; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09560 | 100 | mixed | لک الحمد یا مولی الملکوت و مالک الجبروت اسئلک باسمک الذی به اقمت القیامة و اظهرت اسرارها | Praise be to Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of the heavenly kingdom and Sovereign of the celestial dominion! I beseech Thee by Thy Name | ADM3#060 p.076x | JHT_S#149x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06268 | 160 | Arabic | کتاب انزله المقصود لیهدی الناس الی صراطه المستقیم و یقربهم الی مقام تنادی فیه | This is the Book which the True One hath sent down that He might guide mankind to His Straight Path and draw them nigh unto that station wherein they shall call aloud [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I have turned unto Thee and have besought from the ocean of Thy generosity | INBA19:091, INBA32:084 | ADM3#056 p.070x | JHT_S#148x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03335 | 270 | mixed | جمیع اهل عالم از برای معرفت حق تعالی شانه و سلطانه خلق شده اند و جمیع | All the peoples of the world have been created to know Him Who is the All-Glorious, exalted be His majesty and dominion, and all have been [3.5s]... ...O Thou Lord of the world and Sovereign of its peoples! I beseech Thee by Thine Immemorial Essence and Everlasting Being | BLIB_Or15719.098b, | BRL_DA#355, ADM3#051 p.064x, UAB.034bx, SFI12.019 | JHT_S#147x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Purpose; goal of creation; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02264 | 390 | Arabic | ان یا جواد اردنا ان نجری لک کوثر الحیوان فی اللوح الذی به علق حیوه من فی | O Javad! Verily, We have desired to cause the Kawthar of Life to flow forth for thee in this Tablet, whereby life was bestowed upon all who dwell therein [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all creation and King of things visible and invisible! I entreat Thee by Him Who is the Desire of the heavens and earth | BLIB_Or11095#026, | ADM3#050 p.063x, ASAT2.047x | JHT_S#146x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Living waters; water of life; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07841 | 130 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی و لک الشکر یا مقصودی و مقصود من فی السموات و الارضین بما | Praise be to Thee, O my God,and thanksgiving be unto Thee, O Thou Who art my Desire and the Desire of all them in the heavens and on earth | ADM3#037 p.049 | JHT_S#144 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for teaching; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09407 | 100 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من باسمک غنت حمامه البیان علی اعلی الاغصان و ارتفع ندآء المخلصین | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou by Whose Name the dove of utterance warbleth her melodies upon the loftiest branches, and the call of the faithful crieth out | ADM3#025 p.036 | JHT_S#143 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08648 | 110 | Arabic | الهی الهی لاتمنع اصفیائک عن بحار جودک و کرمک بدل یا الهی عصیانهم بالغفران و | My God, my God! Withhold not Thy loved ones from the oceans of Thy generosity and munificence. Transmute their rebellion, O my God, into forgiveness | ADM3#026 p.037 | JHT_S#142 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08267 | 120 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی یشهد عبدک هذا بغناء ذاتک و فقر عبادک و بعظمه امرک و سلطانک | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! This servant of Thine testifieth unto the self-subsistent reality of Thine Essence and the destitution of Thy creatures | ADM3#021 p.031 | JHT_S#141 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05072 | 190 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اشهد بسلطنتک و اقتدارک و بوحدانیتک و اختیارک و بانک انت | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I testify unto Thy sovereignty and Thine omnipotence, unto Thy oneness and Thine unconstrained authority | ADM3#019 p.029 | JHT_S#140 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09895 | 90 | Arabic | شهد الله ربنا و رب الارض و السماء انه لا اله الا هو الفرد الواحد المقتدر | God, our Lord and the Lord of heaven and earth, hath testified that there is none other god but Him, the One, the Incomparable, the Omnipotent, the Unconstrained. | ADM3#017 p.027 | JHT_S#139 | Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10272 | 80 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم اشهد بان نور آیاتک احاط عبادک و ندائک الاحلی ایقظ الراقدین من | Glory be unto Thee, O God! I testify that the light of Thy days hath enveloped Thy servants, and that Thy most sweet voice hath awakened such of Thy creatures | ADM3#016 p.026 | JHT_S#138 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00998 | 830 | mixed | حمد مقدس از ادراک اولین و آخرین مالک یوم الدین را لایق و سزاست که بکلمه علیا | Sanctified praise, transcending the comprehension of both first and last, befitteth the Lord of the Day of Judgment, Who through His Most Exalted Word [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Creator of the Point, Who art the Ordainer, the Adorner, the Protector and Champion whereof! | INBA51:045, KB_620:038-042 | ADM1#003 p.010x, LHKM2.119 | JHT_S#137x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Four pillars; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00791 | 1010 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا للذاکرین انه لطراز الفضل لمن فی العالمین به ینبت من القلوب ریحان | A remembrance from Our presence unto them that remember. Verily, it is the ornament of grace unto all who dwell in the worlds. Through it there springeth forth from hearts sweet basil [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name which Thou hast made to be the crown of all names and by which heaven and earth have been illumined | BLIB_Or11095#011, | ADM1#064 p.115x | JHT_S#136x | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01000 | 830 | Arabic | ذکر من لدنا لقوم یسمعون و حکمه من عندنا لقوم یفقهون | A remembrance from Our presence unto the people who hear, and wisdom from Our companionship unto those who comprehend [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O God, O Thou in Whose hand are the reins of all created things and in Whose grasp is dominion of the heavens and earth! I beseech Thee by the light of Thy visage | BLIB_Or11095#018, | ADM1#065 p.117x | JHT_S#135x | Call to action; Manifestation of God as mediator; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09959 | 90 | Arabic | قل سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الاعظم الاقدس الابهی و بنور امرک المشرق | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great, Thy Most Holy, Thine All-Glorious Name, and by the light of Thy Cause | INBA51:555, BLIB_Or15716.090a, | ADM1#055 p.103 | JHT_S#133 | Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08845 | 110 | Arabic | سبحانک یا اله الوجود و مالک الغیب و الشهود اسئلک بسجنک الاعظم و بما ورد علیک | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Lord of all being and Possessor of all things visible and invisible! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Prison, by that which hath befallen Thee | INBA51:554 | ADM1#054 p.101 | JHT_S#132 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07666 | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا محبوبی و رجائی انادیک حین الذی انقطعت عما خلق بین الارض و | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou my Well-Beloved, my cherished Desire! I call out unto Thee at this moment after having severed myself from whatsoever dwelleth between heaven and earth | INBA49:003, BLIB_Or15725.382b, | ADM2#063 p.113 | JHT_S#011 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for nearness to God; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04145 | 220 | Arabic | ان النار تنطق فی السدره الله لا اله الا هو المهیمن القیوم و النور من افق | Verily the Fire hath proclaimed from the Tree on Sinai: "God, and none other besides Him, is the All-Compelling, the Self-Subsisting!" And the Light from the horizon [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! Thou art the Almighty and worthy of all praise, the Lord of majesty, the Everlasting. I testify that Thy grace hath enveloped me | INBA51:519 | ADM1#053 p.100x | JHT_S#131x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Prayer for protection; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Proclamation to the people of the world; Prophecy and fulfillment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05240 | 190 | Arabic | یا ورقتی ??ن السدره تنادیک و یا امتی ان المحبوب یذکرک لک ان تفتخری بالفضلین | Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God, and praise be unto Thee, inasmuch as Thou hast illumined my heart with the light of Thy knowledge, hast honored me with Thy presence | INBA51:110a, BLIB_Or15695.060, , KB_620:103-103 | ADM1#069 p.124x, KHAF.280 | JHT_S#130x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10295 | 80 | Arabic | سبحانک یا مالک الوجود و سلطان الغیب و الشهود اسئلک بلئالی بحر علمک و تجلیات | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Lord of all being and Possessor of all things visible and invisible! I entreat Thee by the pearls of the ocean of Thy knowledge | INBA28:384a, INBA23:057a, INBA23:169a, INBA51:311a, INBA51:340a, INBA27:460a | ADM1#071 p.127, AQMJ2.102a | JHT_S#129 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04959 | 190 | mixed | امروز مقصود من فی الارض و السماء و مالک ملکوت الاسماء باین کلمات عالیات نطق | Praise be unto Thee, O Thou King of eternity and Lord of the world, Who art manifest in Thy Greatest Name, inasmuch as Thou hast enabled me to hearken unto Thy verses | INBA51:552 | ADM1#074 p.130x, LHKM3.334 | JHT_S#128x | Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07691 | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من فی قبضتک زمام الکائنات و ازمه الموجودات اسئلک بالمعانی التی | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Who holdest in Thy grasp the reins of all created things! I beseech Thee by the Meanings which, though they cannot be expressed by words | ADM3#030 p.041 | JHT_S#127 | Love as fire; Mosaic imagery; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09447 | 100 | Arabic | فسبحانک اللهم یا الهی و محبوبی و سلطانی تری فقری و افتقاری ثم ضری و اضطراری | All glory be Thine, O Thou Who art my God, my Beloved,and my Lord! Thou seest my poverty and my destitution, and my suffering and the hardships and trials that I have sustained | INBA19:192b, INBA32:175b, BLIB_Or15696.192e, , NLAI_BH1.458 | ADM3#045 p.058 | JHT_S#126 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06594 | 150 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو قد اتی بالحق و اظهر سبیله الواضح المستقیم لک | God doth testify that there is none other god beside Him; He is come in truth and hath revealed His clear and straight Path. Praise be unto Thee, O my God, for the revelation of Thy bounties | ADM3#008 p.018 | JHT_S#125 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02009 | 440 | Arabic | فاعلم بان الغافلین خرجونا عن مدینه الله بظلم مبین و بذلک ارتفع عویل البکاء | Know thou that the heedless ones have expelled Us from the City of God with manifest tyranny, whereupon the wailing of lamentation was raised [3.5s]... ...Praise be unto Thee, O Lord my God, for having chosen us to sustain Thy trials and bear hardships for love of Thee and in acquiescence unto Thy good-pleasure | AQA6#215 p.046, ADM2#031 p.053x, MAS4.356x, ASAT1.105x | JHT_S#124x | Angels; Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Martyrs and martyrdom; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08856 | 110 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی و سیدی و سندی و محبوبی و مقصودی و مقصود المقربین اسئلک باسمک | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Who art my God, my Master, my Support, my Beloved, my Aim, and Who art the Aspiration of them that have drawn nigh unto Thee! | INBA19:002, INBA32:004a | ADM3#052 p.065 | JHT_S#123 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05491 | 180 | Arabic | کتاب انزله المظلوم فی سجنه الاعظم لامه من امائه التی فازت بایام الله رب | My God, my God! I am verily Thy handmaiden and the daughter of Thy handmaiden. Unto Thee have I turned, detached from aught else beside Thee | INBA51:438b | ADM1#073 p.129 | JHT_S#121 | Consolation and comfort; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Personal instructions; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03785 | 240 | mixed | الحمد لله بفضل و رحمت الهی بشاطی بحر اعظم وارد شدی و تلقاء عرش حاضر این فضل | Praise be unto God! Through divine grace and mercy thou hast attained the shore of the Most Great Ocean and art present before the Throne. This bounty [3.5s]... ...O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy name whereby Thou hast subdued the hearts of men, O Thou Well-Beloved, to grant that I be ever content | INBA23:203, BLIB_Or11096#111, | AQA6#235 p.134, ADM1#031 p.072x, KHMI.089 | JHT_S#120x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05130 | 190 | Arabic | کتاب انزله مالک الاسماء اذ کان بین ایدی الاعدآء الذین نقضوا عهد الله و | My God, my God! I know not what Thou hast ordained for me nor what is written down by Thy Most Exalted Pen | INBA51:177, KB_620:170-170 | ADM1#039 p.081 | JHT_S#119 | Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for service; Presence of; reunion with God; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized) | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10364 | 80 | Arabic | قل سبحانک یا من باسمک ظهر السر المکنون و الرمز المخزون اسئلک باسرار اسمک | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou by Whose name He Who is the Hidden Mystery and Treasured Symbol was made manifest! I beseech Thee by the secrets of Thy Most Great Name | INBA51:185, KB_620:178-178 | ADM1#040 p.083 | JHT_S#118 | Prayers (general or uncategorized); Transcendence; unknowability of God; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08968 | 110 | Arabic | قل یا مالک الوجود و سلطان الموجود ترانی ناظرا الی افق فضلک نظره من یسئل بحر | O Thou Who art the Possessor of all being and Lord of the entire creation! Thou seest how I have set my gaze on the horizon of Thy grace as one entreating the ocean of Thy pardon | INBA51:215a, BLIB_Or15696.050d, , KB_620:208-208 | ADM1#043 p.086 | JHT_S#117 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Manifestation of God does not act of own volition; Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07672 | 130 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی تری العباد اعرضوا عنک و اعترضوا علیک بعد الذی اظهرت نفسک | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Thou seest humanity turning away from Thee and opposing Thee, despite that Thou hast made Thyself manifest in the revelations of Thy divinity | INBA51:342, BLIB_Or15696.084c, | ADM1#048 p.093, NFR.148, AQMJ2.078 | JHT_S#116 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07181 | 140 | Arabic | قد حضر کتابک لدی المظلوم و عرضه العبد الحاضر اجبناک بلوح لاح من افقه نیر | Thy letter hath reached the Wronged One, and the servant in attendance hath laid it before Him. We answer thee through a Tablet from whose horizon a luminary hath shone forth [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! At Thy mention am I enraptured,at the sound of Thy voiceam I made to tremble, by the sweet-scented breezes of Thy Revelation am I given life | INBA51:456a, BLIB_Or15716.070.07, | ADM1#050 p.096x | JHT_S#115x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05417 | 180 | Arabic | شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له العظمه و الاقتدار و العزه و الاختیار یحیی و یمیت و هو المقتدر | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His is the majesty and the power, the glory and the dominion. He giveth life and causeth death, and He is the All-Powerful [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O God my God, Who art the Lord of loving-kindness and tender mercy! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Name, by which Thou didst judge between the nations | INBA51:245a, BLIB_Or15703.143, , KB_620:238-238 | ADM1#046 p.091x | JHT_S#114x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for prosperity; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01179 | 700 | mixed | اسمع الندآء من شطر السجن الاعظم الذی ینطق فیه مالک القدم انه لا اله الا هو | Hearken unto the call raised from the direction of the Most Great Prison, wherein speaketh the Ancient King: "Verily there is none other God but Him!" [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! Praise be unto Thee inasmuch as Thou hast guided me unto the ocean of Thy loving providence, and hast aided me to turn unto the horizon of Thy Revelation | INBA51:220, BLIB_Or15718.073b, , KB_620:213-215 | ADM1#044 p.088x | JHT_S#113x | Prayer for forgiveness; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08906 | 110 | Arabic | قد احرقتنی نار فراقک این نور وصالک یا محبوب العالم و مقصوده قد اهلکنی عذاب | I am consumed in the fire of separation from Thee; where is the light of reunion with Thee, O Thou Who art the Beloved and Desire of the world? | INBA51:194a, KB_620:187-187 | ADM1#041 p.084, LHKM3.383 | JHT_S#112 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03514 | 260 | Arabic | قد اتی الوعد و ظهر ما کان مذکورا فی کتب الله مالک یوم الدین (...) انه فاز بکل | The Promise hath come to pass, and that which was recorded in the Books of God, the Lord of the Day of Judgment, hath been made manifest [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! Thou seest me turning unto Thee, holding fast the lights of Thy countenance, and cleaving unto the ocean of Thy munificence | INBA51:573c, BLIB_Or15716.164b, | ADM1#027 p.065x | JHT_S#111x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prophecy and fulfillment; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01753 | 500 | Arabic | الهی و سیدی و سندی و مقصودی و غایه رجائی و منتهی املی یشهد لسان ظاهری و باطنی | O my God, my Lord, my Support, my highest Hope and most cherished Aspiration! The tongue of my inner and outer being testifieth unto Thy oneness and singleness | INBA61:005, INBA66:085 | AQMM.024, RAHA.031-032 | JHT_S#109 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for protection; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05892 | 170 | Arabic | لک الحمد یا الهی بما هدیتنی الی بحر توحیدک و عرفتنی مطلع آیاتک و مشرق افقک | Praise be to Thee, O my God, for having guided me to the ocean of Thy oneness, and for having enabled me to recognize Him Who is the Dayspring of Thy signs | INBA61:043 | AQMM.063, NSR_1993.034 | JHT_S#108 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for unity; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02786 | 320 | Arabic | قل لک الحمد یا رب الارباب بما احرقت الاحجاب بنار الانجذاب و اجذبتنی حراره | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Lord of lords, for that Thou hast burned away the veils with the fire of love; and all praise be unto Thee, for that I have been attracted | NFR.025 | JHT_S#009 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08652 | 110 | Arabic | الهی الهی و سیدی و سندی تری امه من امائک اقبلت الی افق ظهورک بعد اعراض اکثر | My God, my God, my Lord and my Refuge! Thou seest one of Thy handmaidens who hath turned unto the dawning-place of Thy Manifestation after most men on the earth had turned away | INBA15:341a, INBA18:108, INBA23:238a, INBA26:345a, INBA51:557, BLIB_Or15716.091d, , NLAI_BH1.228 | ADM1#075 p.131, ADM3#145 p.164, AQMJ2.023 | JHT_S#107 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for women; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02273 | 390 | mixed | ای احمد آواز جانفزای دوست بینیاز را بگوش جان بشنو کلمه او در قلوب مستعده و افئده | O Ahmad! With the ear of thy spirit hearken thou unto the soul-stirring call of the Self-Sufficing One. His Word entereth into prepared hearts and breasts [3.5s]... ...O my God! I entreat Thee by Thy name whereby the hearts of those brought nigh are attracted unto the horizon of Thy Revelation | BLIB_Or11096#051, | ADM1#013 p.039x | JHT_S#106x | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05270 | 180 | Arabic | الهی الهی لک الحمد بما جعلتنی معترفا بوحدانیتک و مقرا بفردانیتک و مذعنا بما | O my God, my God! All praise be unto Thee for having made me to acknowledge Thy unity, to confess Thy singleness, and to submit unto that which [3.5s] | INBA61:044, INBA66:098 | AVK1.304.02x, MJMM.406, AQMM.049, NSR_1993.011, ADH1.070, RAHA.027-028 | JHT_S#103 | almunajat.com [item 17] | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Muhammad; Islam; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH04381 | 210 | Arabic | ان استمع الندآء من افق الکبریا انه لا اله الا هو العزیز الحکیم قد ذکر اسمک | Hearken unto the Call from the horizon of grandeur - verily there is none other God but Him, the Mighty, the All-Wise. Thy name hath been mentioned [3.5s]... ...To Thee be praise, O my God, in that Thou hast set upon me Thy gaze! I entreat Thee by Thy Most Great Name, to make me so steadfast in Thy love | BLIB_Or11095#174, | ADM1#063 p.113x | JHT_S#102x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for teaching | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06690 | 150 | Arabic | قل سبحانک یا من باسمک فتح باب العرفان علی من فی الامکان و بارادتک نزلت آیات | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou by Whose name the gate of knowledge was opened before all creation,and at Whose behest | ADM1#001 p.007 | JHT_S#101 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for service; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||
| BH05410 | 180 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی و مقصودی و معبودی تسمع ندآء احبائک و تری عمل اولیائک انهم | Glory be unto Thee, O my God, Who art my Desire and Adoration! Thou hearest the call of Thy loved ones and seest the deeds of Thy chosen ones | INBA19:096, INBA32:088 | ADM3#058 p.072 | JHT_S#099 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07213 | 140 | Arabic | قل اللهم یا مالک الاسماء وخالق الاشیاء اسالک برحمتک الواسعة وعنایتک المحیطة | O God, Possessor of all names and Fashioner of all things! I beseech Thee by Thineall-embracing mercy and all-encompassing compassion | ADM2#090 p.169 | JHT_S#098 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06580 | 150 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی لم ادر ای نار اشتعلت فی قطب الاکوان تالله بها احترقت کل ما | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I know not what the fire is which hath been ignited in the midmost heart of creation | INBA49:065, BLIB_Or15725.384a, | ADM2#058 p.101 | JHT_S#097 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07781 | 130 | Arabic | قل سبحانک اللهم یا کنز الفقرآء و معین الضعفاء و مالک الارض و السماء و المستوی علی | Glory be unto Thee, O my God, Who art the Treasure of the impoverished, the Champion of the powerless, Lord of the earth and of heaven | INBA51:031, BLIB_Or15703.145, , KB_620:024-025 | ADM1#016 p.045, ADM2#053 p.094 | JHT_S#096 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06590 | 150 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من باسمک نطقت السدره فی طور العرفان و اشرقت انوار شمس وجهک من افق | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou by Whose name the Burning Bush spoke forth on the Mount of knowledge, and the glory of Thy countenance dawned forth | INBA61:047, INBA66:099b | ADM2#049 p.084 | JHT_S#094 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power of prayer; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09388 | 100 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی قد بکت عیون المقربین فی فراقک و ارتفع صریخ المخلصین فی | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! The eyes of them that have nearaccess to Thee have shed their tears in their separation from Thee | INBA23:045b, INBA61:057b, INBA66:104b, INBA49:089, INBA92:322a | ADM2#042 p.073, AQMM.070 | JHT_S#093 | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05070 | 190 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الذی به نجیت المغرقین و هدیت المشتاقین و به | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy name whereby Thou hast delivered those who were drowning and guided those who were longing | INBA48:163, INBA49:058b, BLIB_Or15725.362b, , BLIB_Or15739.290, | ADM2#116 p.205, AQMJ1.124 | JHT_S#091 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04748 | 200 | Arabic | سبحانک یا مالک الاسماء و فاطر السماء ترانی بین مخالب اعدائک الذین نقضوا | Glorified art Thou, O Lord of Names and Creator of Heaven! Thou seest me within the talons of Thine enemies who have violated the Covenant [3.5s]... ...O Lord, Thou seest the tears of mine eyes and Thou hearest the sorrow in my heart's lamentation. I beseech Thee, O Thou Lord Eternal | BLIB_Or15696.148e, | AQA6#257 p.250b, ADM2#027 p.047x | JHT_S#090x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for forgiveness; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05135 | 190 | Arabic | کتاب من لدی المظلوم لمن فاز بذکر الله و ثنائه و الاقبال الی افقه اذ اعرض عنه | The Book from Him Who was wronged unto one who hath attained unto the remembrance of God and His praise, and hath turned unto His horizon when others turned away from Him [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! I entreat Thee by the fragrance of Thy raiment, and Thy footsteps in the lands Thou hast traversed | BLIB_Or15713.197, | AQA6#318 p.324, ADM2#018 p.036x, YBN.010a | JHT_S#089x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04436 | 210 | mixed | حضرت خاتم انبیا روح ما سواه فداه از مشرق امر الهی ظاهر و با عنایت کبری و فضل | His Holiness the Seal of the Prophets, may the spirit of all else but Him be a sacrifice unto Him, appeared from the Dayspring of God's Command with supreme bounty and grace [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! I testify unto Thy oneness and Thy singleness, that in Thy sovereignty Thou art peerless and in Thy dominion without likeness | INBA51:280, KB_620:273-274 | BRL_DA#170, ADM2#009 p.023x, LHKM3.292, MJMM.270, HDQI.001, DRD.186, ANDA#01 p.000a | JHT_S#088x | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00264 | 2420 | mixed | کتاب مرقوم نزل من لدی الله المهیمن القیوم انه لکتاب اذ ظهر ظهر البحر و امواجه | This is the Book sent down from before God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting. Verily it is a Book which, when it appeared, made manifest the ocean and its waves [3.5s]... ...Praise be unto Thee, O my God, in that Thou hast revealed to me Thy signs, hast made Thine indubitable proofs manifest… Praise be to Thee, O my God, inasmuch as Thou hast given me to drink from the cup of Thy bounty, adorned me with the raiment of Thy knowledge | BLIB_Or15724.136, | BRL_DA#338, ADM3#047 p.060x, ADM3#048 p.061x, ADM3#049 p.062x, MSBH2.056x | JHT_S#086x, JHT_S#145x | Call to action; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02527 | 350 | mixed | در این حین سدره مبارکه که در فردوس اعلی بید عنایت الهی غرس شده باینکلمه | At this hour, the blessed Tree, which by the hand of divine favor hath been planted in the Most Exalted Paradise, hath uttered these words [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! Praise be unto Thee for having revealed Thy path amidst Thy servants,and for having called the people to the Orient of Thy Revelation | INBA19:079, INBA32:073, BLIB_Or15690.303, , BLIB_Or15699.139b, | ADM3#054 p.067x | JHT_S#008x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for prosperity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09845 | 90 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بانوار شمس وحدانیتک و طلوع فجر فردانیتک ثم بکلمتک | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by the resplendent rays of the Sun of Thy oneness, the first Light of the dawn of Thy transcendence | BLIB_Or15725.384b, , NLAI_BH2.057a | ADM2#057 p.100 | JHT_S#007 | Chastisement and requital; Prayer for nearness to God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01196 | 700 | mixed | یا علی علیک بهائی و عنایتی ندایت را شنیدیم و از سجن اعظم بتو توجه نمودیم | O Ali! Upon thee be My glory and My loving-kindness. We have hearkened unto thy call and have turned toward thee from the Most Great Prison [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! Thou art witness unto my poverty and to Thy wealth, unto my powerlessness and to Thine omnipotence | BLIB_Or15712.169, | ADM3#046 p.059x | JHT_S#085x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01276 | 660 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی کان باقیا ببقاء ذاته و قیوما بقیومیه کینونته و متعالیا | Praise be to God, Who hath ever endured through the eternity of His Own Essence, Who hath remained the All-Subsisting through the transcendence of His Own Being, and Who is exalted above all things [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy name whereby Thou hast made the rivers of Thy holy unity to flow | INBA71:082, INBA33:080b.14x | ADM3#043 p.056x, AYT.335x, AQMJ1.034x, RHQM1.228-229 (285) (171-171x), AKHA_120BE #02-03 p.208x | JHT_S#084x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05621 | 180 | Arabic | یا ورقتی اقبلی الی الافق الاعلی ثم استمعی ندآء ربک مالک الاسماء انه ینادیک و | Praise be unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Possessor ofall names and Fashioner of the heavens, inasmuch as Thou hast remembered me | INBA51:613b | ADM1#078 p.136x | JHT_S#083x | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10580 | 70 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اشهد ان بحر رحمتک ماج امام وجوه عبادک و شمس فضلک اشرقت | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I testify that the ocean of Thy mercy hath billowed before the faces of Thy servants | ADM3#013 p.023 | JHT_S#082 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10523 | 70 | Arabic | الهی الهی اشهد ان الایام ایامک و فتحت فیها ابواب فضلک و رحمتک علی وجوه عبادک | My God, my God! I testify that these are the days of Thy dispensation, wherein Thou hast opened wide the doors of Thy grace and mercy | ADM3#014 p.024 | JHT_S#081 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06027 | 160 | Arabic | الهی الهی نور ابصار عبادک لمشاهده لئالی حکمتک و عرفانک ثم اسمعهم ما یجذبهم | My God, my God! Illumine the vision of Thy servants that they may look upon the pearls of Thy wisdom and knowledge; and do Thou open their ears | ADM3#028 p.039 | JHT_S#080 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09873 | 90 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی و اله العرش و الثری و مقصود الوری اسئلک بامطار سحاب رحمتک و | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Who art my God and the God of the throneabove and of earth below, Who art the Desire of all men! I beseech Thee by the rains of the clouds of Thy mercy | ADM3#031 p.043 | JHT_S#079 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for protection | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08015 | 120 | Arabic | الهی الهی تسمع حنین اصفیائک و ضجیجهم فی فراقک و صریخهم بما ورد علیهم من | My God, my God! Thou dost verily hear the lamentations of Thy chosen onesand the cries that they have uttered in their separation from Thee | ADM3#018 p.028 | JHT_S#078 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH09850 | 90 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اید امائک علی الاستقامه علی امرک و التوجه الی وجهک و | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! Aid Thy maidservants to be steadfast in Thy Cause, to set their faces unto Thy countenance | INBA51:111, KB_620:104-104 | ADM1#070 p.125, NFR.212 | JHT_S#077 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09403 | 100 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی و محبوبی و مقصودی اسئلک بنزول آیاتک و ظهور بیناتک و باثارک و | Glory be unto Thee, O my God, my Beloved, my dearest Desire! I beseech Thee by the revelation of Thy verses and the manifestation of Thine indubitable signs | ADM3#100 p.119 | JHT_S#076 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the departed | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03525 | 260 | Arabic | قل لک الحمد یا الهی بما عرفتنی مشرق وحیک و مطلع جمالک و ایدتنی علی الاقبال | Praise be to Thee, O my God, in that Thou hast enabled me to recognize Him Who is the Orient of Thy Revelation and the Dayspring of Thy beauty | NFR.049 | JHT_S#075 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10153 | 80 | Arabic | الهی الهی تری المقبلین بین ایادی المعرضین و مظاهر العدل بین الظالمین اسئلک | My God, my God! Thou seest them that have inclined themselves unto Thee amidst those that have disdainfully turned aside from Thee | ADM3#011 p.021 | JHT_S#074 | Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayers (general or uncategorized) | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02669 | 330 | Arabic | الهی الهی اشهد بظهورک و وحدانیتک و فردانیتک و بما نطق به لسان عظمتک قبل خلق | My God, my God! I testify to Thy Manifestation and Thy oneness and Thy unity, to that which the tongue of Thy grandeur uttered ere the creation of Thy heaven and Thine earth | INBA61:020 | ADM2#073 p.135, AQMM.021 | JHT_S#071 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04742 | 200 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اشهد حینئذ بانک لم تزل کنت مقدسا عن عرفان العرفا و | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I testify in this moment that from eternity Thou hast been sanctified above the realizations of the most sainted mystics | BLIB_Or15725.343b, | ADM2#071 p.131 | JHT_S#070 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06583 | 150 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی و اله الممکنات و محبوبی و محبوب الکائنات تری ورقه من اوراقک قد | Glory be unto Thee, O my God and the God of all creation, my Beloved and the Beloved of the universe! Thou seest a leaf from amongst Thy leaves | INBA15:241a, INBA26:243a | NFR.116, PYK.206 | JHT_S#069 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH06191 | 160 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی قد شهدت الذرات لعظمتک و سلطانک و الکائنات بقدرتک و | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! The very atoms bear witness unto Thy grandeur and to Thy majesty, and the entire creation doth testify unto Thy power | NFR.095 | JHT_S#065 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03112 | 290 | Arabic | سبحانک یا الهی یشهد لسان ظاهری و باطنی بما شهدت لنفسک قبل خلق السموات و | Glory be unto Thee, O my God! The tongue of mine outer and inner being doth bear witness to that which Thou didst testify of Thine own Self | INBA61:069 | NFR.029 | JHT_S#063 | God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Mosaic imagery; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05626 | 180 | Arabic | یا ورقتی یا امتی قولی لک الحمد بما سقیتنی من ید عطائک رحیق عرفانک و هدیتنی | O My Handmaiden! O My Maidservant! Say: All praise be unto Thee, inasmuch as Thou hast caused me to drink, from the hand of Thy bounty, the choice wine of Thy knowledge, and hast guided me [3.5s]... ...Praise be unto Thee inasmuch as Thou hast given me to drink by the hand of Thy bounty of the wine of Thy knowledge, hast led me unto Thy path | INBA51:418, BLIB_Or15716.105a, , BLIB_Or15728.104b, , BLIB_Or15734.1.047b, | ADM1#066 p.118x | JHT_S#006x | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for women; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03668 | 560 | Arabic | کتاب انزله الرحمن لمن فی الامکان و یدع الکل الی مقام فیه سطع النور و استوی… سبحانک یا من باسمک انجذبت الأشیآء و بحبک ذابت اکباد من فی ملکوت الأسمآء | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou by Whose name all things are enraptured, in Whose love the hearts of all in the kingdom of names are melted! | NLAI_BH1.112 | ADM3#135 p.152x | JHT_S#005x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01606 | 540 | Arabic | اذکر من اقبل الیک الی ان دخل فی البقعه التی فیها اشرقت شمس جمال ربک | Make thou mention of him who hath turned unto Thee, until he entered that spot wherein shone forth the Sun of thy Lord's Beauty [3.5s]... ...O Thou Who art my God and the God of all in the heavens and on earth, Who art my Beloved and the Beloved of the worlds! I testify that because of Thee the sweet fragrance of Thy garment | NFR.010, ASAT1.082x | JHT_S#062x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03939 | 240 | Arabic | یا اولیائی اسمعوا ندائی ثم انصرونی بالحکمه و البیان هذا ما امرتم به فی الواح | O My loved ones! Hearken unto My call and then aid Me through wisdom and utterance. Thus have ye been commanded in the Tablets [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! I testify that Thine evidence hath encompassed all things, Thy guidance and testimony have been revealed | INBA51:569, BLIB_Or15713.159, | ADM1#057 p.105x, ADM2#003 p.013, LHKM3.153 | JHT_S#061x | Call to action; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09380 | 100 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک بکلمتک التی بها اظهرت الممکنات و احییت الموجودات | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Word through which Thou hast made all things manifest and hast given life unto all creation | BLIB_Or15725.382a, | ADM2#064 p.115 | JHT_S#060 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Word of God the cause of creation | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09089 | 110 | Arabic | یا الهی و محبوبی کیف اذکرک بالکلمات بعد ایقانی بانها خلقت بامرک و ارادتک | O my God and my Beloved! How am I to make mention of Thee with words, certain as I am that they themselves are created at Thy behest? | BLIB_Or15725.385a, , NLAI_BH2.071a | ADM2#056 p.099 | JHT_S#059 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05497 | 180 | Arabic | کتاب انزله مولی الاسماء و فاطر السماء لمن اقبل الی الله رب الارباب ایاک ان تحزنک | This is the Book which the Lord of Names and Creator of Heaven hath sent down unto him who hath turned unto God, the Lord of lords. Let not sorrow overtake thee [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy name which overshadoweth all names,and by the stroke of Thy Most Exalted Pen | INBA51:238b, INBA61:052, INBA66:102x, BLIB_Or15703.148, , KB_620:231-232 | ADM1#021 p.054x, ADM2#047 p.080x, AQMM.057x | JHT_S#058x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00331 | 1980 | mixed | هذا کتاب من لدنا الی الذی سمی بالحبیب لیکون بذکر الله مذکورا و ان ذکره سبق | This is a Book from Our presence unto him who hath been named the Beloved, that he may be remembered through the remembrance of God - and verily his mention was foreordained [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! Purify the hearts of Thy servants with the waters of Thy mercy and loving-kindness | BLIB_Or07852.068, , BLIB_Or15725.469x, , NLAI_BH2.014.10x | BRL_DA#070, ADM2#089 p.166x, AVK3.006.12x, PYK.010 | JHT_S#056x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00465 | 1550 | mixed | حیرت اندر حیرت و عجب اندر عجب که اینفانی مفقود در اول عرایض و مکاتب و رسائل | Wonder upon wonder and astonishment upon astonishment, that this evanescent and lost one, in the beginning of supplications, letters and treatises [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! I beseech Thee by the station wherein Thy most sweet voice calleth aloud,and by the horizon from which the luminary of Thy Cause doth shine forth | INBA31:116 | AQA6#217 p.051, ADM2#030 p.051x, FRH.077-078x | JHT_S#055x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice and wrath of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | LL#352 | |||||||
| BH08635 | 110 | mixed | اشهد یا الهی و سیدی و سندی و غایه املی و رجائی بوحدانیتک و فردانیتک لیس لک | I testify unto Thy singleness and Thy oneness, O Thou Who art my God, my Master, my Support, my highest Hope and Aspiration | INBA18:380, INBA51:101b, INBA27:477a, KB_620:094-095 | ADM1#068 p.122, AQMJ2.007 | JHT_S#054 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for women; Purpose; goal of creation; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04756 | 200 | Arabic | شهد الله قبل خلق الاشیاء و بعدها انه لا اله الا هو له العظمه و الاقتدار و | God testified before the creation of all things and thereafter that there is none other god beside Him. All majesty, all power, all might, all strength and authority belong unto Him | ADM3#036 p.047 | JHT_S#053 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH02020 | 440 | Arabic | هذا کتاب نزل بالحق و فیه هدی و ذکری للعالمین ان استمع یا عبد ما یوحی الیک | This is a Book sent down in truth, wherein lieth guidance and remembrance for all the worlds. Hearken, O servant, unto that which is revealed unto thee! [3.5s]... ...O Lord! I beseech Thee by Thy name through which Thou hast shed the light of Thine effulgence upon the entire creation | BLIB_Or15694.327, , NLAI_BH1.443, ALIB.folder18p342 | ADM3#044 p.057x | JHT_S#052x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05776 | 170 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من بندائک انجذبت الاشیاء فی ملکوت الانشاء و بعرف قمیصک بلغ کل جاهل | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou by Whose voice all in the kingdom of creation are enraptured, by the fragrance of Whose garment every ignorant one attaineth unto the ocean of knowledge | BRL_DA#802, ADM3#099 p.117 | JHT_S#051 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Predictions and prophecies; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| BH01096 | 760 | mixed | حمد مقصودی را لایق و سزاست که قلوب قاصدین از اول لا اول الی آخر لا آخر باو | Praise be unto Him Who is worthy and befitting, unto Whom the hearts of all seekers have turned from the beginning that hath no beginning unto the end that hath no end [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I beseech Thee to give us renewed hope in the face of our sorrow, and to pardon us such things as we have neglected in Thy day | BLIB_Or15731.002, , BLIB_Or15736.001, | ADM3#065 p.081x | JHT_S#049x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Goodly deeds; actions; Power of prayer; Realms of being; three realms; five realms | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08240 | 120 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الذی به اشتعلت قلوب المخلصین و ذابت افئده... ربّ اسألک بذکرک الّذی به بعثت الممکنات | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy name whereby the souls of such as are wholly devoted unto Thee are set ablaze | INBA48:185, INBA49:212, BLIB_Or15739.322, | ADM3#042 p.054 | JHT_S#048 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH02624 | 340 | Arabic | قل الهی الهی انا عبدک و ابن عبدک اکون معترفا بتقدیس ذاتک عن الاشباه و تنزیه | My God, my God! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant, and confess that Thine essence is incomparable and of absolute sanctity | INBA61:018 | ADM2#069 p.125 | JHT_S#047 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00039 | 6840 | mixed | یا ابراهیم قد حضر اسمک فی هذا المقام الاعلی امام حضور مولی الوری ذکرک | O Ibrahim! Indeed thy name hath been mentioned in this most exalted station before the presence of the Lord of all mankind [3.5s]... ...O Lord my God! Thy knowledge of me doth verily surpass my understanding of my own self. I implore Thee to enable me to so rise to serve Thee | INBA81:181.11x, BLIB_Or15715.207x, | AQA6#299 p.292, ADM2#023 p.041x | JHT_S#046x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03316 | 270 | Arabic | الهی الهی قربک رجائی و عفوک املی و رضائک بغیتی و غفرانک منتهی مطلبی اسئلک | My God, my God! Nearness to Thee is my hope, pardon from Thee my desire, Thy good-pleasure with me my aspiration, and forgiveness from Thee my highest and most cherished aim | INBA61:067 | ADM2#086 p.158 | JHT_S#045 | almunajat.com [item 33] | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH07798 | 130 | Arabic | قولی الهی الهی انا امتک و ابنه امتک و اشهد بعظمتک و سلطانک و بعزک و قدرتک و | I am Thy handmaiden, O my God, and the daughter of Thy handmaiden; I bear witness unto Thy majesty, Thy sovereignty, Thy might | INBA51:055, KB_620:048-048 | ADM1#067 p.121, AQMJ2.030 | JHT_S#044 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10593 | 70 | Arabic | سبحانک یا مالک الملکوت و الحاکم علی الجبروت اشهد بوحدانیتک و فردانیتک و | Glory be unto Thee, O Thou the Lord of Thy heavenly kingdom and Sovereign of Thy celestial dominion! I testify to Thy oneness and unity | ADM3#007 p.017 | JHT_S#043 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08259 | 120 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا من فی قبضتک زمام الاسماء و بارادتک تحرکت الاشیاء اسئلک | Glory be unto Thee, O my God, O Thou Who holdest in Thy grasp all names, and at Whose behest all things are set in motion! | ADM3#012 p.022 | JHT_S#042 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH10144 | 80 | Arabic | اسئلک باسمک الکریم و باسمک الرحیم و باسمک العلیم و باسمک الحکیم و باسمک | By Thy name the Munificent; by Thy name the All-Merciful; by Thy name the Omniscient; by Thy name the All-Wise; by Thy name the Self-Subsistent | ADM3#002 p.012 | JHT_S#041 | Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03060 | 290 | Arabic | الهی الهی یشهد کل ذی بصر بعظمتک و اقتدارک و کل ذی سمع بقدرتک و قوتک و اختیارک | O Lord my God! All with eyes to see bear witness to Thine omnipotence and majesty,and all with ears to hear testify to Thy power | ADM3#001 p.009 | JHT_S#003 | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||
| BH03932 | 240 | Arabic | یا الهی و سیدی و سندی و رجای یشهد لسان ظاهری و باطنی بانک انت الله | O my God, my Lord, my Support, my Hope! The tongue of mine inner and outer being doth testify that verily Thou art God; none other god is there beside Thee | BLIB_Or15730.032b, | ADM2#059 p.103 | JHT_S#040 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for nearness to God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01580 | 550 | Arabic | رسولی لاتحزن عما ورد علیک لعمری انک تحت جناح فضل ربک العزیز الحمید اشهد انک | O My Messenger! Grieve not for that which hath befallen thee. By My life! Thou art beneath the wing of thy Lord's grace, the Mighty, the All-Praised. I bear witness that thou [3.5s]... ...I beseech Thee, O Thou the best Beloved of the worlds and God of all in the heavens and on earth, to grant that I be confirmed in Thy love and steadfast under Thy command | INBA34:130, BLIB_Or11095#004, , BLIB_Or15707.045, , BLIB_Or15735.214, | AQA1#016, ADM2#039 p.066x, HYK.214, OOL.B072 | JHT_S#039x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | MMAH.108, GSH.180, LL#219 | |||||||
| BH09920 | 90 | Arabic | فیا الهی هذه امه من امائک قد اقبلت الیک و آمنت بایاتک و ارادت وجهک و لقائک | O my God! This is one of Thy handmaidens who hath turned unto Thee, believed in Thy verses, and longed to look upon Thy countenance | INBA51:613a, INBA49:086, INBA92:319 | ADM1#077 p.134 | JHT_S#038 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Living waters; water of life; Love of God; Prayer for women | - | - | ||||||||
| BH01527 | 570 | Arabic | کتاب نزل بالحق و به خرقنا الاحجاب و انا العزیز الوهاب به اشرقت شمس الوحی و | This is a Book sent down in truth, whereby We have rent asunder the veils. Verily, We are the Mighty, the Bestower. Through it hath shone forth the Sun of Revelation [3.5s]... ...I beseech Thee, O Lord of all creation, to transmute the copper of all created beings with the elixir of Thine utterance and wisdom | INBA34:134, BLIB_Or15707.054, , BLIB_Or15735.221, | AQA1#018, ADM2#038 p.064x, AKHA_124BE #10 p.a, HYK.221 | JHT_S#037x | Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH03252 | 280 | Arabic | قد حضر فی السجن ما دعوت به الله ربک و رب العالمین هذا خیر لک عما خلق فی الارض | There hath appeared in the prison that whereby thou didst call upon God, thy Lord and the Lord of all worlds. This is better for thee than whatsoever hath been created upon the earth [3.5s]... ...O Lord, praise be unto Thee for having enabled me to soar throughout the expanse of Thy knowledge, for having empowered me to turn in certitude | INBA34:227, NLAI_BH1.076b | AQA1#087, ADM2#037 p.062x | JHT_S#036x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00229 | 2630 | mixed | حمد مقدس از ذکر اهل انشاء و ملکوت اسما ساحت امنع اقدس حضرت مقصودیرا لایق و | Sanctified praise, beyond the mention of the people of utterance and the Kingdom of Names, befitteth the most holy, most exalted court of the Desired One [3.5s]... ...Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Aim of all creation! I beseech Thee by the ocean of Thy knowledge and the heaven of Thy Cause to preserve me | BRL_DA#801, AQA6#247 p.219, ADM2#029 p.050x | JHT_S#033x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | |||||||||
| BH07110 | 140 | Arabic | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئللک باسمک الذی به اضاء مصباح بیانک فی مشکاه | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by the name of Him through Whom the lamp of Thine utterance was lit in the niche of Thy knowledge | AQA7#474 p.297, ADM2#012 p.028, AQMJ2.040x, NFF2.028x | JHT_S#032 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||
| BH06592 | 150 | Arabic | سبحانک یا من نطقت البحار بذکرک و الجبال بثنائک و الانهار بوصفک و الشموس بنعتک | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord! All the oceans partake in the mention of Thy name, all the summits celebrate Thy praise,all the rivers laud Thy virtues | INBA51:553 | ADM1#026 p.063 | JHT_S#029 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH10286 | 80 | Arabic | سبحانک یا اله الغیب و الشهود و المهیمن علی الوجود اسئلک باسمک الودود بان | Glory be unto Thee, Who art the Lord of all things visible and invisible,and the Supreme Protector of all creation! I entreat Thee by Thy name | ADM3#077 p.092 | JHT_S#028 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for unity | - | - | |||||||||
| BH08651 | 110 | Arabic | الهی الهی هذه نفحه من نفحات حدیقه المعانی قد اقبلت الیک فی یوم فیه اعرض علماء | My God, my God! This is a breeze from amongst the fragrant breezes of the garden of meaning; unto Thee hath she turned on a day when the learned men of Thine age | INBA51:339a, INBA51:568a | ADM1#076 p.133, AQMJ2.021, KHAF.217 | JHT_S#025 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for women; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| BH07776 | 130 | mixed | قل الهی الهی ترانی مقبلاً الی سمآء عطائک و شمس فضلک و منقطعاً عن عبادک و خلقک | My God, my God! Thou seest me supplicating the heaven of Thy bounty and the daystar of Thy grace, detached from all Thy servants | ADM2#084 p.156x | JHT_S#024x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Law of Huququ'llah; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00605 | 1260 | mixed | یا اسد علیک بهائی نامه جناب نصر علیه بهائی که بشما ارسال نمود بدیع الله بحضور | O Asad! Upon thee be my glory! The letter from his honor Nasr - upon him be my glory - which he sent unto thee, reached the Divine Presence [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! Thou hearest and art fully aware that this servant of Thine doth affirm the oneness of Thine Essence and Its sanctity | INBA61:023 | ADM2#082 p.150x, AQMM.055x | JHT_S#023x | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Eulogies; reminiscences; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09837 | 90 | Arabic | ربی ربی فی البر اذکرک و فی البحر اسبحک و علی الجبال انادیک و علی الاتلال اسجد | My Lord, my Lord! On earth, I make mention of Thy name; at sea, I laud Thy virtues; upon the lofty mountain, I call out to Thee | INBA51:038, KB_620:031-032 | ADM1#032 p.073, HDQI.135, AQMJ2.037b, ANDA#32 p.03 | JHT_S#022 | Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||
| BH04458 | Du'a-yi-Haykal | 210 | Arabic | Haykal (pentacle talisman) and da'ira (circle) | سبحانک اللهم یا الهی اسئلک باسمک الذی به تجلیت علی کل الاشیاء بکل الاسماء و | Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by the Name whereby Thou hast shed the glory of Thine effulgence unto all things in all of Thy names | ADM1#029 p.069, MUH1.0415-0417n | JHT_S#021 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | Prayer inscribed in the pentacle of the du'a | ||||||
| BH00874 | 940 | mixed | هذا کتاب من المظلوم الذی سمی بحسین قبل علی الیک لیقربک الی الله المهیمن القیوم لاتکن | This is an epistle from the Wronged One, who was named Ḥusayn before 'Alí, unto thee, that it may draw thee nigh unto God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s]... ...O Lord! I beseech Thee by the blood of them that love Thee which hath been shed in Thy path,and by such lamentations and cries as have been voiced by those who yearn for Thee | BLIB_Or03116.087, , BLIB_Or07852.060, , BLIB_Or11096#030, | ADM1#009 p.029x, UAB.004a.04x | JHT_S#020x | Chastisement and requital; Knowledge; recognition of God; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| BH05584 | 180 | Persian | یا بزرگ علیک بهآء الله و عنایته امروز ندا بدرجه علیا رسیده ولکن سمع عالم کون از | O Mighty One! Upon thee be the Glory of God and His grace. Today hath the Call reached its most exalted pitch, yet the hearing of the world of being is [3.5s]... ...My God, my God! I testify that Thou hast created me that I may know Thee, and hast called me into being that I may serve Thee | BLIB_Or15695.085, | AQA6#271 p.264, ADM2#024 p.043x | JHT_S#002x | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00175 | Khutba on gematria and its sister (‘ilmi’l-Huruf va Ukhtiha) | 1100 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد عرف ذاته بایاته المتجلیه فی غرا لفواد بغیر تشبیه و لا تفریق لیشهد الکل فی مقعد الفضل | Praise be to God Who hath enabled the gnosis of His Essence to be realized through His verses which express theophanic self-disclosure within the grandeur of the inmost heart | INBA67:228-233, INBA91:030.07-036.06, INBA_5006C:315-317, , INBA_5019C:322-324, , INBA_6004C:209-213, | HURQ.BB20x | Alchemy; the elixir; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#06.09, SRC.063, SRC.187, SRC.191 | |||||||
| BH01925 | 460 | Persian | عرض این بنده خدمت سفیر اعظم و وزیر اکرم آنکه بلایای این عباد به مقامی رسیده که قلم و مداد از تحریر آن عاجز | Most mighty ambassador, most noble minister, allow me to say that the tribulations of these servants have reach such a point that pen and ink are powerless to record them. | SVB.391-394 | BSB1:4 p34+46 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Petitions to authorities; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | BKOG.257-258 | ||||||||
| BH07042 | 140 | Persian | خدمت حضرت وزیر اعظم و سفیر افخم اکرم دام اقباله العالی عرض میشود که عریضه ای معروض شده | Most great minister, most mighty and noble ambassador, may your prosperity endure, I wish to mention that a petition was written and that, at the time it was sent | CMB_?, | SVB.399-400 | BSB1:4 p34+44 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | BKOG.257-258 | |||||||
| BH01440 | 600 | Persian | عرض این بنده در خدمت حضرت وزیر اعظم و سفیر افخم اکرم دام اقباله آنکه امور این بنده به قسمتی واقع | Most mighty minister, most great and noble ambassador, may your prosperity continue, I wish to say that my affairs have so fallen out that pen and tongue | SVB.394-397 | BSB1:4 p34+43 | Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Petitions to authorities; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | BKOG.257-258 | ||||||||
| BH06618 | 150 | Persian | عرض میشود خدمت سفیر اعظم اکرم و وزیر افخم دام اقباله العالی آنکه مکتوب حضرت عالی رسید | Most mighty and noble ambassador, most great minister, may your prosperity continue, I wish to say that your letter has arrived | SVB.399-402 | BSB1:4 p34+42 | Petitions to authorities; Prayer for governments and rulers; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | BKOG.257-258 | ||||||||
| BH07156 | 140 | Persian | عرض میشود که دستخط عالی که مشعر بر ملاطفت کبری بود رسید و کمال فرح و انبساط و مسرت | Your excellency's letter has been received. It showed great kindness and was productive of the utmost joy and happiness | CMB_?, | SVB.397-398 | BSB1:4 p34+41 | Petitions to authorities; Prayer for governments and rulers; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | BKOG.257-258 | |||||||
| BH08012 | 120 | Turkish | الله الچون... | Sir. In the name of God and humanity we protest to you against the plight which we have been subjected to from the Turkish government | BSB1:4 p33+38 | Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Petitions to authorities; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | BKOG.257-258 | |||||||||
| BH01047 | 800 | Persian | عرض میشود اگر چه بر حسب ظاهر ملافات نشده و لکن از صفات پسندیده سرکار عالی | I wish to say that, although we have never met, I have heard much of your excellency's praiseworthy qualities | SVB.386-390 | BSB1:4 p33+37+47 | Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Petitions to authorities; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | BKOG.257-258 | ||||||||
| BH00503 | Suriy-i-Khitab | 1470 | Arabic | ذکر الله علی هیئه النار فی هیکل النور من سدره الانسان باذن الرحمن قد کان فی قطب | The Remembrance of God in the form of Fire, in the Temple of Light, from the Lote-Tree of Man, hath, in very truth, been made manifest with the permission of the All-Merciful | INBA83:154, BLIB_Or15702.144, , BLIB_Or15737.137, | BRL_DA#108, OOL.B128 | HURQ.BH36 | Praises the recipient for recognizing Bahá’u’lláh after failing to do so in an earlier meeting prior to His declaration, calls the Bábís to recognize Bahá’u’lláh as the return of the Báb and their verses as the same in essence, and summons the recipient to teach the Cause of God through his utterance and through his pen, promising that through the power of this tablet, his words will have a penetrating influence. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | 2c | * | - | LL#314 | ||||
| BB00472 | Kitab al-Vahid 02 (Tablet to the second Letter of the Living) | 270 | Arabic | بسم الله الازل الازول. ان البهاء من عند الله علی اءزل اﻻ یزول و من لسان ذلک الأزل الی اءزل القیدوم | Now the Glory which cometh from God be upon the One Eternal, the One Eternally Active and from the tongue of that One Eternal unto the One Eternally Active, the Pre-Existent. Every affair returns unto I, Myself | DB.xxii.02, LABIB | HURQ.BB48 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00348 | Suriy-i-Qada | 1900 | Arabic | ان یا علی اسمع ندآء الله ربک عن یمین العرش بانی انا الله لا اله الا انا المهیمن القیوم | O `Ali! Hearken ye unto the Call of God, thy Lord, from the right-hand side of the Divine Throne, proclaiming "I, verily, I am God, no God is there except I Myself | INBA83:184, BLIB_Or03114.015r, , BLIB_Or15702.218, , ALIB.folder18p088-096 | BRL_DA#555, FBAH.099x | HURQ.BH46x | Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||
| BB00445 | Fi Hukmi ‘Ilmi’l-Huruf (musajja'ih) | 300 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی تجلى على الآیات بانفسها و على الابواب بالالف القآئم فی مظاهرها و على السموات | Praise be to God Who hath revealed Himself through the signs in their very essence, and through the Gates by the upright Alif in their manifestations, and through the heavens [3.5s] | INBA67:204-206, PR07.073v-074r | HURQ.BB36 | Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria) | - | - | ||||||||
| BB00067 | Answer to Shaykh Nasiru'd-Din Karbila'i | 2700 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم بسمه العلی الاعلی الاعظم الاکبر الارفع الاظهر. حمداً لمن استوی علی عرش فردانیته و تقدس بقدس قدوس کبریائیته | Praise be unto Him Who is established upon the throne of His singleness, and Who hath sanctified Himself with the holiness of His exalted divinity [3.5s]... ...As for what thou did ask regarding the clarification of the issue of pre-existence and the origination of things. There is no doubt that the pre-existence of the eternal Divine Essence | PR02.060r08-063r10, CMB_F21.065.17-077.06#09, | HURQ.BB38x | Creation of the world; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Eternal archetypes [a'yan-i-thabitah]; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, SRC.095 | |||||||
| BB00439 | Letter to Mulla Hasan Gawhar | 320 | Arabic | Epistle of the Báb to Mullá Ḥasan Gawhar | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. طه ما نزلنا الکتاب من قبل الا نذکرة لمن شاء ان یوحی بآیات ربک و کان من الساجدین اقرء کتاب ربک لا مبدل فی حکمی و استغفر لامتک لتکونن من المفلحین | Ta. Ha. We did not send down the Book aforetime except it was a memorial for Whomsoever He wills that he should believe in the verses of thy Lord | AHDA.089 | HURQ.BB23x | Chastisement and requital; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | FHR#03.04, AHDA.460.1 | ||||||
| BB00219 | Bayan dar Jabr wa Tafwid (fi bayan-i-mas'alati'l-Qadar) | 920 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. قال الله تعالی الذی خلق فسوی والذی قدر فهدی و قال الصادق لا جبر و لا تفویض بل امر بین الامرین فاعلم ان هذه المسئله لما سد الله معرفته عن العقول والنفوس والارواح | God spoke forth Who created all that is other than Him and thus foreordained and proffered guidance. And [likewise] al-Ṣādiq said when God blocked the gnosis of this matter | INBA14:479-483, INBA53:053-056, INBA67:134-138, INBA_4011C:110-115, , INBA_5006C:375-377, , INBA_6004C:192-195, , INBA_6006C:067-069, , INBA_6010C:473-477, , PR07.059v-061r | ASAT4.473x | HURQ.BB41x | Free will and predestination; fate; Limits of the intellect; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im | - | - | MMAH.018, SRC.073, SRC.184 | ||||||
| AB00015 | Tafsir-i-Suriy-i-Qalam (Commentary on the Surih of the Pen) | 4670 | Arabic | الحمد لله الذی جعل النقطه البارزه فی کتاب الابداع طراز جداول الاختراع و فصل | Praised be to God Who made the Point to be outstretched within the Book of Origination, an Ornament through which is the Genesis of Creativity | INBA56:023 | BMT.119 | HURQ.BH48 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH01854 | Suriy-i-Man' | 480 | Arabic | هذا کتاب ینطق بالحق و یذکر فیه عبد من عبادنا لیشکر الله رب و یکون من الشاکرین | This is a Book in which He, in very Truth, crieth out and maketh mention of one among Our servants to the end that he render thanks unto God, his Lord, and be numbered among the especially thankful | INBA83:148, BLIB_Or15702.128, , ALIB.folder18p319 | BRL_DA#320 | HURQ.BH41 | Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment | * | - | LL#318 | ||||||
| BH00316 | Lawh-i-Jawhar-i-Hamd I | 2040 | mixed | جوهر حمد و ساذج ثنا بساط قدس حضرت محبوبیرا لایق و سزاست که لمیزل مقدس از | The essence of praise and the pure essence of glorification beseemeth the holy court of the Beloved One, Who hath ever been sanctified from [3.5s] | INBA35:161b, BLIB_Or15730.007c, | AADA.033-034x, YMM.283x | HURQ.BH75x | Manifestation of God as mediator; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; 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; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | SHHB.152, LL#132 | ||||||
| BH00922 | Suriy-i-Ma'ani | 890 | Arabic | سبحان الذی یسبح له کل من فی السموات و الارض و انه کان علی کل شیء محیطا | Praised be He who offereth glory before Him; all, that is, whether they be in the heavens or upon the earth. He indeed hath ever been All-Encompassing of everything | INBA83:136, BLIB_Or03114.044r, , BLIB_Or15702.082, , BLIB_Or15737.126, , NLAI_BH2.118, ALIB.folder18p219 | OOL.B129 | HURQ.BH33 | Praises God and His Messengers, who receive divine inspiration in various ways; declares as a matter of principle that the transcendent Godhead is not the immediate cause of this inspiration; and extols the transformative power of the word of God at the time of its revelation. | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | 2c | * | - | LL#317 | ||||
| BB00383 | Answer to the son of Mulla ‘Ali-i-Nuri (Kayfiyyata’l-Mi’raj) | 410 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی تجلی للممکنات بظهور المشیة لها بها لیعرفن کل الممکنات | Praise be to God Who hath manifested Himself within and through existing realities by virtue of the theophany of His Divine Will | INBA14:390-392, INBA40:197-198, INBA53:402-404, INBA69:416-418, INBA_6010C:388-390, , CMB_F21.104.19-106.11#14, , Berlin3655.120v-121v | ESCH.397 | HURQ.BB13x | Limits of the intellect; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, SRC.080, SRC.194 | ||||||
| BB00341 | Du'a Tawassul | 520 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی ینزل ما یشاء بامره سبحانه و تعالی عما یصفون یا الهی کیف اثنی علیک بعد علمی بقطع الکل عن عرفانک و کیف لا ادعوک و ان فؤادی لم تستقر الا بذکرک | Praise be unto God Who sends down whatsoever He Willeth through a command on His part. Praise be He and Exalted be He above whatsoever they do assert | INBA64:013.12-017.10, PR02.053r01-053r29, PR03.128v21-129r23, BYC_jabar.168.07-169.13 | KHSH6.008 | HURQ.BB37 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BH00287 | Lawh-i-Baha | 2190 | mixed | Lawh-i-Bahá (Tablet of Glory) | ان یا امه الله ا تصبرین علی مقعدک بعد الذی کان قمیص الغلام محمرا بدم البغضاء | O Maidservant of God! Be patient under all circumstances and mindful of the fact that the robe of this Youth was dyed crimson with the blood of enmity betwixt earth and heaven | INBA35:070x, NLAI_BH1.269x | BRL_DA#703, AQA7#394-395 p.154, ASAT5.348x, OOL.B030a, OOL.B030b | HURQ.BH38 | Identifies Himself and His sufferings with those of prophets past; compares Mírzá Yaḥyá to the biblical Balaam, who rejected Moses after having occupied an exalted station; and bids His own followers, the newly named ‘people of Bahá’, to enter the ‘ark of eternity’ upon the ‘crimson sea’. | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 2b | * | - | ROB2.179, ROB2.171, MMAH.119, GSH.040, LL#071 | |||
| BH01725 | Suriy-i-Javad | 510 | Arabic | ذکر اسم ربک عبده جواد الذی آمن و هدی و استقر علی الامر فی یوم الذی زلت فیه اقدام | Make mention of the Name of thy Lord, His servant Jawad, who came to faith and was one guided aright. And he was one established in His Cause on the Day | INBA83:123, BLIB_Or03114.033, , BLIB_Or15702.047, , BLIB_Or15737.114, , ALIB.folder18p318 | OOL.B127 | HURQ.BH40 | Recalls the idol worshippers of ages past and condemns their blind imitation, equates their words and deeds with those of the Bábís, and affirms that most of the people today are similarly worshipping false idols and that when they are gone it will be as if they had never existed, but that none of this will hinder the divine Sun from shining. | Blind imitation [taqlid]; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Idolatry; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 2c | * | - | |||||
| BB00009 | Kitab al-Ruh (Book of the Spirit) | 36000 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | Kitáb al-Ruh (Book of the Spirit) | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی قد نزل الايات بالحق الي عبده لعل الناس بايات ربک يومنون ان اتبع ما اوحينا اليک | Praise be to God, Who hath revealed the verses in truth unto His servant, that perchance mankind might believe in the signs of their Lord. Follow that which We have revealed unto thee [3.5s]... ...This Book is a Dhikr (Remembrance) from God according to the Decree of a wondrous servant [the Bāb]. He is assuredly the True One within the heavens and the earth. | INBA78:069-076x, INBA_4011C.069-100, INBA_7005C, PR04.036r12-038r12x, MKI4507.001x, , IOM.091 | ASAT4.044-45x, AHDA.198x, OOL.A017 | HURQ.BB05x, HURQ.BB15x | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God is its own standard | 1 | * | - | FHR#10, AHDA.446.5, MMAH.064, SRC.061, SRC.189, GOH.031, GOH.380fn3 | The "Suratu'l-Ridvan" is a part of this work | ||
| BB00356 | Letter to Muhammad Karim Khan Kirmani | 470 | Arabic | Epistle of the Bab to Karim Khan Kirmani | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الم ذکر ربک للورقة الحمراء عن یمین بحر الابیض لا اله الا هو قل ایای فاخرجون اقرء کتاب ربک ثم اسجد لامره و انه لا اله الا هو قل ایای فاسمعون | Alif. Lam. Mim. [Revealed from] The Dhikr (Remembrance) of thy Lord unto the Crimson Leaf at the right-hand side of the snow-white Ocean. | HNU.181-182, NSS.182-183 | HURQ.BB24 | Imam Husayn; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | FHR#03.10, AHDA.460.04, MMAH.033 | ||||||
| BB00066 | Dala'il-i-Sab'ih (The Seven Proofs - Arabic) | 2700 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | Dala'il-i-Sab'ih (Seven Proofs - Arabic) | بسم الله الافرد الافرد. بسم الله الفرد الفرد بسم الله الفرد الفرد بسم الله الفرد الفراد بسم الله الفرد الفراد بسم الله الفارود الفارد بسم الله الفرد الفراد بسم الله الفرد الفرود | In the name of God, the One, the Peerless. In the Name of God, the One, the Peerless. In the Name of God, the Singular, the Matchless. In the Name of God, the Singular, the Matchless. In the Name of God, the Unique, the Supreme. In the Name of God, the Singular, the Matchless [4o] | INBA_2007C:01a-13b, , PR02.101v10-104r18x, CMB_F22.092b?, , HBH_dalail=DLLS, BYC_saba-a | DLLS, OOL.A005a | HURQ.BB54x | Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | JRAS.447, BRHL.63, BRHL.65, MSBR.204-205?, AHDA.447.8, MMAH.066, SRC.087-088, SRC.185, GOH.035 | ||||
| BH09112 | 110 | mixed | یا ایها الناظر الی الوجه و المذکور لدی العرش امروز لسان برهان در ملکوت بیان | O Thou who gazest towards the [Divine] Countenance and are one mentioned nigh the Divine Throne! Today the Tongue of the Proof in the Kingdom of Exposition giveth utterance to this Elevated, Blessed, Word | BLIB_Or15703.055, | LHKM2.183 | HURQ.BH80 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH09470 | 100 | Arabic | قد زینا لیله القدر بالهاء لیوقنن اهل البهاء بهذا الاسم الاعظم العظیم بها زین | We did indeed ornament the Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Destiny [Power]) with the Letter "H" to the end that the people of Baha' might be certain about this Greatest, Mighty Name | LHKM1.076, YMM.394 | HURQ.BH82 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr); Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| BH00376 | Suriy-i-Fath | 1790 | Arabic | ان یا فتح الاعظم قد اخذت القلم لننزل علیک ما یسرک و یحدث فی قلبک ما یجذبک الی | O Fatḥ al-A`zam! I took firm hold of the Pen that there might be revealed for thee what will gladden thee and generate within thy heart | INBA18:249, BLIB_Or15694.355, , ALIB.folder18p075-081 | ANDA#79 p.45x, OOL.B116a | HURQ.BH35x | Addresses an intimate early follower, expressing His weariness at the inane questions and vain objections of the uninformed, the defection of former believers, and the opposition of Mírzá Yaḥyá and declaring that He would rather die a thousand deaths than endure the calumny that the latter was spreading. | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment | 2c | * | - | LL#301 | ||||
| BH01700 | 520 | Arabic | قد ارتفع ندآء الله عن یمین العرش انی انا الله الواحد الفرد الاحد لاتمنعوا | The Call of God has assuredly been raised up from the right-hand side of the Divine Throne [uttering the words]: “I, verily, am God, the Unique, the Peerless, the One | INBA34:147, BLIB_Or15707.083, , BLIB_Or15735.245, | AQA1#025, HYK.245, YMM.214x, YMM.219x, YMM.250x, YMM.404x | HURQ.BH79x | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| BH00335 | Lawh-i-Khalil | 1970 | mixed | Lawh-i-Khalíl (Tablet to Khalil) | ملکوت جلال و جمال و جبروت عظمت و اجلال سلطان لاهوت و ملیک حی لایموت را | The Sovereign of the Divine Realm and King of Life Who dieth not hath so established and ornamented the Kingdom of Majesty and Beauty and the Spiritual Realm of Might | BLIB_Or15717.213, | BRL_DA#483, MAS4.038x, MSHR5.386x, OOL.B161 | HURQ.BH72 | Moses; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | MMAH.190, LL#420 | |||||
| BH02169 | Lawh-i-Baqa | 410 | Arabic | هذا لوح البقا من لدی البهاء الی الذی فاز بعرفان الله و شرب کوثر الحیوان من | This is the Tablet of Eternity which cometh from the All-Glorious unto he who hath attained the deep knowledge of God and did drink of the Kawthar of Life | INBA34:160, BLIB_Or15707.112, , BLIB_Or15735.270, , NLAI_BH1.005 | AQA1#033, AVK4.437ax, HYK.270, OOL.B031 | HURQ.BH68 | Brief tablet assuring the recipient of a lofty station in the world to come and counselling him to detachment and service to the Cause of God. | Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat] | 3a | * | - | GSH.185, LL#076 | ||||
| BH00976 | 840 | mixed | الحمد لله الذی اظهر ما کان مکنونا فی ازل الازال و مستورا عن العیون و الابصار | Praised be unto God Who hath caused to be made manifest that which was hidden for an eternity of eternities and concealed from both outer and inner eyes | BLIB_Or15690.068, , BLIB_Or15724.116, | AVK1.268.07x, AYBY.123, BSHN.041, MHT2b.057bx, MAS8.095ax, TRZ1.089bx, LDR.245x | HURQ.BH86 | Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||
| BH08416 | 120 | Persian | کتابت در سجن حاضر و توجه الیه طرف المظلوم الذی دعا الکل الی الله | Thy letter arrived in the Prison and the gaze of the Wronged One who summoneth all unto God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting was directed unto it | MAS4.023ax | HURQ.BH81 | Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | |||||||||
| BB00154 | Answer to Mulla Asadu’llah-i-Qazvini | 1200 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی ابتدع الابداع لا من ابداع قبله و اخترع الاختراع لا من اختراع بعده ثم جعل القدر | Praised be to God Who originated the Formative Genesis (ibtida` al-ibda`), not from any prior formative genesis | PR07.040v-042v, CMB_F21.115.18-120.16#18, | TZH3.013.02-016.11 | HURQ.BB27x | Creation of the world; Degrees of faith; certitude; Free will and predestination; fate; Knowledge; recognition of God; Meditation; Miracles and their interpretation; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, SRC.095 | ||||||
| BB00273 | Tawqi’i Qa’imiyyat | 720 | Arabic | Tawqi’i Qa’imiyyat | هو الاعلی بسم الله الامنع الاقدس. شهد الله انه لا اله الا هو له الخلق و الامر یحیی و یمیت ثم یمیت و یحیی و انه هو حی لا یموت فی قبضته ملکوت کلشیء یخلق ما یشآء بأمره انه کان علی کل شیء قدیراً ان یا علی قد اصطفیناک بامرنا و جعلناک ملکاً تنادی بین یدی القائم | God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His is the creation and the command. He giveth life and causeth death, then causeth death and giveth life, and verily He is the Ever-Living Who dieth not. In His grasp is the dominion of all things; He createth whatsoever He willeth by His command, and verily, He hath power over all things. O Ali! We have chosen thee through Our command and made thee a king to proclaim before the Qa'im [3.5s] | CMB_F20.010v18-012r07, , BYC_tablets.062.17-065.09 | LDR.291x, TZH3.164.11-166.09, AHDA.472, QISM.014 | HURQ.BB26x | Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Muhammad; Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | SRC.095, SRC.276 | |||||
| BB00046 | Tafsir-i-Ayati'n-Nur (Commentary on the Verse of Light) | 4200 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم بسم الله المتعالی المنیع. الحمد لله الذی خلق کل شیء بامره و قدر مقادیر کل شیء بقوله اذ انه هو الحق به یخلق ما خلق و یبدع ما بدع لا راد و لا مره و لا مرد لتقدیره | Praised be to God Who created all things through His Command and decreed the measure of all things through His Utterance, `Wherefore is He, verily, is the Ultimate Reality (al-ḥaqq)' | PR02.063r12-063r19x, PR07.044r-049v, CMB_F21.155.17-171.08#27, | HURQ.BB12x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | BRHL.62, MSBR.208-209, AHDA.458.15, MMAH.005 | |||||||
| BB00166 | Ziyarat for Hadrat-i-Quddus | 1200 | Arabic | Ziyarat-Namih-i-Mulla Muhammad `Ali-i-Barfurushi (Tablets of Visitation for Mulla Muhammad `Ali-i-Barfurushi (Quddus)) | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. جوهر مجرد طرز کافور اطهر اطهر انور الذی طلع و اشرق ثم لمع و ابرق ... علیک یا نورالبهاء و ذکر الانشاء و سر القضاء | O pure Essence, ornament of most holy and radiant camphor, that hath risen and shone forth, then gleamed and flashed in brilliance... upon thee, O Light of Bahá, Remembrance of Creation, Mystery of Decree [3.5s] | CMB_F23.146r07-149r08 (51), , MKI4500.124r-126v | HURQ.BB35x | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Mystical themes; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | For Shaykh Ahmad? | ||||||
| BH01547 | Lawh-i-Haqq | 560 | Arabic | Lawh-i-Haqq (Tablet of the Ultimately Real) | ان یا ملا الحق قد ظهر الحق عن افق الحق فی هذالحق الذی طلع عن مطلع الحق | O concourse of the Ultimately Real One! The Truly Real One has, in very Truth, been made manifest from the horizon of Ultimately Real | INBA37:141, OSAI I.MMS, | BRL_DA#720, GSH.037, ASAT3.117x, OOL.B041 | HURQ.BH09 | Announces to ‘the followers of the True One’ the appearance of the Spirit of Truth, round which circle all the Prophets of God, while sharply remonstrating the Bábís for their rejection of Bahá’u’lláh. | Power of the Manifestation of God; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 2a | * | - | MMAH.133, LL#001 | |||
| BB00651 | Fi’l-Maut va’l-‘Ama’ | 3400 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. سبحان الذی بیده ملکوت السموات و الارض لا اله الا هو الواحد المتکبر الاحد المقتدر ... اما معنی الحديث الآخر الذی سئل فی الکتاب ان الله کان فی عماء فوقه هواء و تحته هواء | Glorified be He in Whose Hands lie the kingdoms of the heavens and of the earth. There is no God but Him, the One, the All-Compelling, the Single, the All-Powerful... As to the meaning of that other tradition mentioned in the Book, that God was in a cloud with air above it and air beneath it [3.5s] | INBA_6007C.001-016 | ASAT4.391-393x | HURQ.BB42x | Absolute freedom; independence of God; The cloud ['ama]; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BB00237 | Fi Tafsir-i-Kalimiy-i-Aqul (Commentary on a statement of Siyyid Kazim) | 860 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. قال مولانا علی علیه السلام فی خطبة الطتنجیه علی قائلها الاف الثناء والتحیة الحمد لله الذی فتق الاجواء ... بسم الله والحمد لله افتتح بالله فی شرح سر من الکلمة التی شرحها کلمة الحق روحی | Our Master [Imam] `Alī said (upon him be peace) in the Khuṭbat al-Tutunjiyya (“Sermon of the Gulf”) according to his statement expressive of a thousand degrees of praise | INBA67:125-129, INBA_4011C:171-176, , INBA_5006C:343-345, , INBA_6004C:204-207, , PR07.077r-078r | NSS.069-071 | HURQ.BB18x | Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mystical themes; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | AHDA.458.09, SRC.073, SRC.198 | ||||||
| BB00421 | Fi ‘ilmi’l-Huruf va’l-Iksir (Letter on gematria and alchemy) | 350 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. و اما السئوال عن علم الحروف فخذ من رأس کل عشرة حرف الاول و احسب علی الاول عنصر النار | As to thy question regarding the science of letters, know that from each set of ten letters, take the first, and reckon the first as representing the element of fire [4o]... ...And now as regards thy question about the Elixir: Know thou that God did not create anything except that He deposited within it a "letter" of the Elixir in accordance with its level of being | INBA67:203-204, INBA_6004C:213-215, , PR07.074r-074v, AEWB.234-236, | HURQ.BB17x | Alchemy; the elixir; Four elements; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | SRC.190, SRC.192 | |||||||
| BH01597 | Lawh-i-Kimiya 1 | 550 | Arabic | Lawḥ-i-Kímíya III (Tablet on Alchemy III) | و اما ما سئلت من الحجر فاعلم بأنه مطروح فی کل مکان و فیه قدرنا کنوزاً ما اطلع بها الا من علمناه | And now as regards that which you hast asked about the Stone: Know that it exists in every locality. In it We decreed treasures which none hath fathomed | MAS1.024x, MAS8.107ax, OOL.B197.1 | HURQ.BH07x | Alludes to the identity of the Stone of the Philosophers, declaring that it is "cast down in every place", that it is single in its essence yet diverse in its manifestations, and that the alchemical process is brought to completion solely by that which resides within it. Explains that the water which is extracted from it, which has been called mercury and which is the key of the operation, nurtures the earth of the stone until the red sulfur, which was concealed within the earth, rises to the surface through the power of the water. Reveals that the red sulfur, which has been called by many names, is the essence of the active agent (jawharu'l-fa'il), the activity of which "astounds the hearts of those who have attained". Enjoins those who have discovered the secret not to make it for themselves. Accuses Mirza Yahya of producing false treatises on the subject based on what he had heard, and misunderstood, from Baha'u'llah's many Tablets on the subject. | Alchemy; the elixir; Free will and predestination; fate; Prayer for forgiveness; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||
| BB00364 | Fi Bayani Lawhi’l-Mahfuz (Letter on the Preserved Tablet) (part II) | 460 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. و قد سئلک السائل عن اللوح الحفیظ اعلمه بما قد علمک الله المحیط و ها انا ذا القیت الیک من رشحات تلک الالواح المستضیئه | The questioner hath assuredly asked thee about al-lawḥ al-maḥfūẓ ("The Preserved Tablet"). Inform him then according to what God, the All-Encompassing, hath taught thee [the Bāb] | INBA67:174-176, INBA_4011C:139-141, , INBA_6004C:202-204, , INBA_6006C:079-080, , PR07.067r-067v | HURQ.BB07x | Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Law of cause and effect; Seven stages of creation; The cross and the trinity | - | - | SRC.190, SRC.192x2 | |||||||
| BH00952 | Suratu'l-Kifaya | 860 | Arabic | ان یا اهل الهاء استمعوا تغنی ورقه الحمراء فی جو العماء بانه هو النور هیکل | O people of Ha! Hearken unto the melody of the Crimson Leaf in the Paradise of the Divine Cloud, for He, verily, is the Light of the Radiant Temple | INBA36:277 | HURQ.BH03 | Essential vs. actional attributes of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The cloud ['ama]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | LL#315 | |||||||
| BH00934 | Lawh-i-Tuqa | 880 | Arabic | Lawhut-Tuqa (Tablet of Piety or the Fear of God) | فسبحان الذی نزل الایات بالحق من جبروت عز علیا و ینطق بالحق فی ملکوته الاعلی بلسانه | Glorified be He Who hath sent down the verses in truth from the heaven of transcendent might, and Who speaketh with truth in His most exalted Kingdom through His tongue [3.5s]... ...Among the people is he who opposes God publicly. If the verses of God are recited to him, his face grows dark and he returns to his people as one despised. | INBA83:100, BLIB_Or15702.001, , BLIB_Or15723.258, , BLIB_Or15737.102, , ALIB.folder18p204 | BRL_DA#723, AQA7#509 p.347, OOL.B083 | HURQ.BH50, KSHK#06x | Bids the people enter the ‘crimson Ark’, adorned with divine virtue; addresses the objections of those who reject the divine verses; and warns those who, like Mírzá Yaḥyá, denied the ‘Most Great Announcement’. | Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | 2c | * | - | ROB2.397, GPB.171, LL#254 | |||
| BB00076 | Tasbih-i-Fatimih | 2500 | Arabic | بسم الله العلی العظیم. اسبح سبحان الذی لا یعلم جوهو وجود کیف هو و لا مجرد موجود این | Glorified be He whose essential Reality none knoweth, and whose pure Being none can fathom [3.5s] | INBA98:176.16-186.10, CMB_F09.088=4005C, , BLIB_Or5112, , HBH_tasbih | HURQ.BB32x | Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Impossibility of true worship of God; Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr); Transcendence; unknowability of God; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | BRHL.59, MSBR.202-203 | |||||||
| BB00049 | Ziyarat Jami’atu'l-Kabira | 3600 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم [بسمه المکنون الرؤف]. الحمد لله رب العالمین و انما الصلوة علی محمد رسول الله و خاتم النبیین ... و اذا اردت زیارت حبیب الله او احد من ائمة الدین طهر ادلا جسمک | Praised be to God, the Lord of all the worlds. And may prayerful devotion [peace] be upon Muhammad, the Messenger of God, and the Seal of the Prophets. | INBA50:001-072, INBA_5019C:132-145, , INBA_6009C:173-219, , PR02.090r01-093v09, CMB_F22.019b, , MKI4499.049, AEWB.145-170, | ASAT3.074x | HURQ.BB34x | Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Visitation Tablets | - | - | JRAS.445, BRHL.63, MSBR.204-205, SRC.045, SRC.202 | ||||||
| BB00650 | Ziyaratu’l-Jami’ati’s-Saghira | 1000 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اشهد ان لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريک له و اشهد ان محمد عبده و رسوله اللهم صل علي محمد | I bear witness that there is no God except God alone. There can be no doubt about this. And I testify that Muhammad is indeed His servant, and His Messenger | HURQ.BB33x | - | - | ||||||||||
| BB00134 | Ziyarat al-Zahra (Fatimah) | 1400 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. فاذا قمت بین یدی الله ظهر مرقد فاطمه صلوات الله علیها صل فی مقام الذی صلی رسول الله علیه و انه فی بیت فاطمه | If thou standest before God, and the resting-place of Fatimih—upon her be the blessings of God—is made manifest, pray thou in that station wherein the Apostle of God did pray, and it is in the house of Fatimih [3.5s]... ...And I testify that thy [Fatimah's] son [Imam] Hasan is the Hujjat-Allah (Proof of God) and His Wali (Legatee) for through him the Throne was raised up upon the Watery Expanse | INBA_5019C:148-159, , AEWB.180-189, | HURQ.BB31x | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | SRC.099, SRC.203 | |||||||
| BB00165 | Sharh-i-Du’a’-i-Sabah I | 1200 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی ابدع کل الذرات الموجودات بامره لا من شیء لتدلعن السن کل الممکنات | Praised be to God Who originated the essences of all the atoms of the realms of existence through His Logos-Command and not by means of anything other than Him | INBA14:400-409, INBA40:155-162, INBA53:411-419, INBA67:219-228, INBA_6010C:398-407, , PR02.179r08-181r20 | TZH3.027x | HURQ.BB39x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | MMAH.020, SRC.079, SRC.193 | ||||||
| BB00433 | Kitab al-Vahid 17 (Tablet to the seventeenth Letter of the Living) | 330 | Arabic | Translation List | بسم الله الاعلی الحمید. سبحان الذی تخضع له من فی السموات و الأرض قل کل الیه یبعثون هو الذی بیده من فی السموات | Glorified be He before Whom all the dwellers of earth and heaven humble themselves! Say: All shall find life in Him | DB.xxii.17, LABIB | HURQ.BB49, ADMS#036 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BB00249 | Bayan 'illati Tahrimi'l-Maharim | 800 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اشهد الله کشهادته لنفسه ان لا اله الا هو و هو العزیز الحکیم و اشهد لمحمد و احبائه سلام الله علیهم کما شاءالله | I bear witness before God, even as He beareth witness unto His Own Self, that there is none other God but Him, and He is the Mighty, the All-Wise. And I bear witness unto Muhammad and His loved ones - the peace of God be upon them - as God hath willed [3.5s] | INBA14:499-502, INBA67:165-169, INBA_4011C:159-163, , INBA_5006C:352, , INBA_6006C:087?, , INBA_6010C:493-496, , PR07.072r-073r, AEWB.212-216, | HURQ.BB09x | Creation of the world; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Law of divorce; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | SRC.072, SRC.184 | |||||||
| BH00330 | 1990 | Arabic | Lawḥ al-Raḥmat (Tablet of the Merciful One) | الحمد لله الذی کان باقیا ببقاء کینونیته و دائما بدوام ازلیته الذی خلق | Praised be to God hath ever been One Eternally Existent through the Eternality of His own Being, One Ever-Permanent through the Continuance of His Pre-Eternality | Berlin1237#07 | BRL_DA#565, SFI11.013 | HURQ.BH10x | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Life and death; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Outward and inward meanings; The concourse on high; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| BB00224 | Epistle to Muhammad Shah 1 | 900 | Arabic | Tablets of the Báb to Muhammad Shah | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. اقرء کتاب ذکر اسم ربک الذی لا اله الا هو العلی الکبیر و انه لکتاب لا ریب فیه قد نزل من لدن | Read the Book of the Remembrance of thy Lord, no God is there except Him, the Exalted, the Mighty. Such is indeed a Book about which there is no doubt | INBA_4011C:328-332, , INBA_5006C:367-369, , INBA_6012C.262-264x, , CMB_F28.7.03-04, | HNU.149-151x, AHDA.102, OOL.A023.1 | HURQ.BB28x | Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | MSBR.208-209, AHDA.460.08, MMAH.024, SRC.058, SRC.192 | |||||
| BB00025 | Kitab-i-A'mal al-sana (sahifa) = Sahifa Fatimiyya (Epistle on the Devotional Deeds of the Year) | 7600 | Arabic | Gate of the Heart | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الحمد لله الذی نزل الکتاب بالحق هدی و ذکری للخاشعین و انه لکتاب قد فصل فی حکم شهرالله فی القران هدی و رحمة من عندالله لقوم ساجدین | Praised be to God Who hath, in very truth sent down the Book, a guidance and a remembrance for such as fear God. It is indeed a Book which sets forth regulations pertaining to the month(s) of God in the Qur'an | INBA50:106-158x, INBA_5006C:262-278, , INBA_6007C.413-452, PR04.168v01-194v07, MKI4499.118-147, AEWB.001-060, | HNMJ.021-027x, HNMJ.027-030x, HNMJ.031-036x | HURQ.BB30x | Law of obligatory prayer; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | FHR#05, AHDA.452.2, AHDA.461.02?, SRC.048, SRC.064-065, SRC.197, GOH.031 | |||||
| BB00222 | Letter to Mulla Sadiq Muqaddas Khurasani | 910 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. الم ذکرالله للورقة الصفرآء عن یمین الطور لا اله الا هو قل ایای فاخرجون و لقد نزلنا الیک کتاباً من قبل | Alif. Lam. Mim. The Remembrance of God hath mentioned the yellow leaf nigh the right-hand side of the Mount [Sinai], [saying] `No God is there except Him' | PYK.003, ASAT4.236-238x, TZH3.149.06-150.13x, AHDA.101 | HURQ.BB25x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Rejection of Muhammad; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | FHR#03.15, MMAH.036 | |||||||
| BB00344 | Tafsir-i-Hadith-i-Nahnu Wajhu'llah | 520 | Arabic | بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم ما تفسیر قوله علیه السلام نحن وجه الله. فاعلم ان عرباً من العرباء من اهل البادیه سئل عن علی ع عن وجه الله فی قوله | And know thou that an Arab among the Arabs of the Bedouin people asked [Imam] `Alī about the Wajh Allāh (the Face of God) as indicated in His statement: "So wherever you turn there is the Face of God!" | INBA14:489-491, INBA53:056-058, INBA67:138-140, INBA_4011C:115-118, , INBA_6004C:195-197, , INBA_6006C:069-070, , PR07.061r-061v | HURQ.BB40x | God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Manifestation of God as mediator; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Imamate; the Caliphate; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | AHDA.459.17, SRC.072, SRC.200 | |||||||
| ABU0148 | Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Jan 1910 | 1050 | The Blessed Beauty Bahá'u'lláh has set down in His Writings the oriental natural philosophy that we share with the Persian Súfís | SDW v12#04 p.040-042, BLO_PN#050 | Evolution; human evolution; Heat and motion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0218 | Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha ca. 1909-1910 | 880 | Im ganzen Morgenlande ist die Auffassung über die Natur eines Propheten dieselbe, gleichviel, ob es sidı um die Religion des Islams | SDW v11#07 p.076-077 | Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0452 | Words spoken at the Shrine of the Bab in Aug 1909 | 580 | Das Wort "auserwahlt ("chosen" in Englisch) wird leicht als gleichbedeutend mit "bevorzugt", "verwöhnt", "auserlesen", "vor andern" angesehen. Gerade das Volk Israel hat es kaum je in seiner ganzen Bedeutung erfaßt | SDW v11#06 p.064-065 | Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0453 | Words spoken at the Shrine of the Bab in Mar 1910 | 580 | O my daughter, you ask so many things, that His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh could instruct you for many days and weeks!... The Lord God pleased to give the human being three great mysteries | MSBH10.188-190 | SDW v13#02 p.017-018, BLO_PN#047 | Free will and predestination; fate; Justice and wrath of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul is the essential reality of man | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1454 | Words to Dr. Fallscheer in the house of 'Abdu'l-Baha on 6 Aug 1910, spoken on 1910-08-06 | 220 | Well, my daughter how do you like Shoghi Effendi, my future Elisha?... My grandson does not have the eyes of a pioneer | PPRP.018 | SDW v10#10 p.139-142, PPRL.011-013, SEIO.065-067x | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Shoghi Effendi and the Guardianship | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0610 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 470 | Alle Dinge dieser Welt fallen in zwei Gruppen, entweder gehören sie zu den meßbaren, wägbaren, beweisbaren Sachen, oder aber zu den unermeßbaren | SDW v13#10 p.104 | Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Proofs for the existence; immortality of the soul; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3352 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 30 | Gottes Führung will uns von der Willkür unserer Sínnlichkeit, von der tollen Eigenmächtigkeit unseres Willens, von der Last unseres kleingläubigen Sorgengeistes | SDW v13#10 p.104 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Free will and predestination; fate; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3621 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 10 | Das schönste Pentagramm umfaßt: Liebe, Arbeit, Gebet, Friede und Freude. Jage täglich seiner Verwirklichung nach! | SDW v13#10 p.104 | Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2948 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 60 | Jede Krankheit fasse zuerst als Läuterung auf und bedenke, daß in jeder Krankheit der Segen der Einsamkeit liegt | SDW v13#10 p.103 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Mosaic imagery; Presence of; reunion with God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3027 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 50 | Sei nicht Sklave, sondern Herr deiner Stimmungen. Bist du aber so verärgert, so gedrückt, so wund | SDW v13#10 p.103 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Compassion; kindness; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3103 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 50 | O meine Tochter, lebe das Leben einer Bahá'i und du wirst beständig mit großen Gedanken dich beschäftigen müssen | SDW v13#10 p.103 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3324 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 30 | Die Jugend will ein großes Betätigungsfeld vor sich sehen -- heißt sie -- die Bahá'i-Lehre über die ganze Erde tragen | SDW v13#10 p.103 | Humor; jokes; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3426 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 30 | Fürehte dich nicht, sorge dich nicht, lıetze dich nicht ab für die Dinge dieser Welt! Folge stetig der Führung Gottes | SDW v13#10 p.103 | Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3439 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 30 | Haß und Unaufrichtigkeit können tödliche Seelengifte werden, erbarmende Liebe und feuriger Wahrheitsdrang | SDW v13#10 p.103 | Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3539 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 20 | Bahá'i-Mutter (zu einer anwesenden Araberin gesprochen), lehre deine Söhne den Segen des Gehorsams und die Seligkeit des Opfers | SDW v13#10 p.103 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3587 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 10 | Die freudigste Genugtuung fühlt man nach Erfüllung und Vollendung von schweren, opfervollen Pflichten! | SDW v13#10 p.103 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0500 | Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Feb 1910 | 540 | Zufall heißt, bedeutet Sinnlosigkeit. Suchst du, mein Sohn, im Weltenbau, im persönlichen Dasein keinen Sinn | SDW v13#10 p.101-102 | Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Exhortations and counsels; Free will and predestination; fate; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0414 | Words to Persian Baha'Is and others in Ridvan Garden, Apr 1910 | 610 | Die Lehre Seiner Heiligkeit Muhammed, des gesegneten Prophecen wird gerade von den Okzidentalen (Europziern und Amerikanern) im Punkte der Vorausbestimmung | SDW v10#12 p.172-174 | Episodes from the early history of Islam; Free will and predestination; fate; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Justice and wrath of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1484 | Words spoken on 11 Jun 1910 | 220 | O meine Tochter, du meinst, die Einheit der Religion sei nicht als Notwendigkeit zu beweisen und zu verlangen, im Gegenteil, ihr Abendländer sagt | SDW v13#05 p.056-057 | Courtesy; culture [adab]; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Relativity of religious truth; Religion as reality; definitions of religion | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0200 | Words spoken ca. 1910 | 910 | Die "Heilige Vollkommenheit Bahá'u'lláh" hat in den Tagen ihrer Leiblichkeit (d. h. bei seinen Lebzeiten) verordnet, daß das Heilige Buch des Rechtes und des Gesetzes | SDW v11#02 p.018-020 | Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Law of obligatory prayer; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1479 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 220 | Der Erlösertod Christi wird schon seit Jahrhunderten mißverstanden. Gehe zu den Mönchen des Eliasklosters und sie werden Dir folgendes sagen | SDW v13#11 p.112 | Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3038 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 50 | Es gibt nicht nur in lndicn Kasten und Kastengeist. Das Prinzip der Exklusivitat vergiftet auch heute noch die westlichen Kulturstaaten | SDW v13#11 p.112 | Christ; Christianity; Christian doctrine and practice; Critique of Western values; culture; Growth of the Cause; Priestcraft; Race unity; racial issues | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3247 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 40 | Unser Verhältnis zu Gott, dem Herrn, muß auf zwei Grundpfeilern ruhen: williges Unterordnen des eigenen Willens unter den Göttlichen und Aufrichtigkeit | SDW v13#11 p.112 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Knowledge; recognition of God; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3353 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 30 | Die Gesegnete Vollkommenheit Bahá'u'lláh lehrt, der Mensch -- jeder Mensch -- hat ein Anrecht auf Friede, Freiheit, Freude und Arbeit | SDW v13#11 p.112 | Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; True liberty; freedom; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3433 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 30 | Für die Jugend ist das Höchste, Edelste und Beste gerade gut genug! Warum hält man denn in den meisten Kulturländern den Elementarlehrer | SDW v13#11 p.112 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU3440 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 30 | Die Arbeit soll dem Menschen Selbstbewußtsein urid Würde geben. Warum raubt man ihm denn diese zwei wichtigsten Früchte | SDW v13#11 p.112 | Labor and management; labor relations; profit sharing; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Work as worship | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3580 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 10 | Was ist Kultur, wenn sie nicht lebendiger Besitz eines Einzelnen ist? Luxus des Begüterten! Klassen- und Kastenbesitz | SDW v13#11 p.112 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0227 | Words spoken to Miss St. of Southampton on 7 Feb 1910 | 870 | Meine lieben Gäste! Die Lehre vom "abdschad" ist die Lehre von der mystischen Verwandtschaft von Worten, deren Zahlenwerte ihrer Buchstaben zusammenaddiert übereinstimmen | SDW v11#04 p.039-041 | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Language and the structure of reality; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0201 | Words to several women in the house of Abdu'l-Baha on 20 Jan 1910, spoken on 1910-01-20 | 910 | Oh, meine Schwester, aus deinem Munde spricht der gewaltige Stolz des Briten. Überlege dir einmal, liebt nicht jeder Mensch | SDW v10#11 p.157-159 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Language and the structure of reality; Past, present and future of Iran; Universal language; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1894 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 160 | Der Engländer hat ein unerschutterliches Staatsbewußtsein, welches mit seinem Geschäftssinn ganz verwachsen ist; deswegen ist er der geborene Eroberer und Kolonisator | SDW v14#01 p.008 | Critique of Western values; culture; Growth of the Cause; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3332 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 30 | Die richtigen, wahren Bahá'i sind die Schauenden, die Erkennenden, die Wissenden; ihre vornehmste Aufgabe ist, daß sie von der Gnade der Erkenntnis | SDW v14#01 p.008 | Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3429 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 30 | Lies, meine Tochter, die heiligen Bücher der Menschheit, studiere als Christin besonders das Neue Testament; zeige mir | SDW v14#01 p.007 | Christ; Christianity; Importance of reading the Sacred Writings; Justice and wrath of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2114 | Words spoken to Miss St. in Aug 1910 | 130 | Als Zorn Gottes wird irrtümlicherweise die Logik, die Konsequenz, kurz, die Gerechtigkeit Gottes genannt | SDW v14#01 p.007-008 | God as personal vs. impersonal reality; Justice and wrath of God; Law of cause and effect | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0226 | Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Feb 1910 | 870 | Al-Aschari (873--935) war Arzt, Naturforscher und Religionsphilosoph. Ursprünglich selbst Mutazilite, wie sein berühmter Zeitgenosse und Kollege Razi | SDW v12#05 p.052-054 | Creation of the world; Knowledge; recognition of God; Matter; essence; substance and form; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0375 | Words spoken ca. 1909-1910 | 650 | Seine Heiligkeit Bahá'u'lláh hat ausdrücklich im gesegneten "Kitab i aqdas" erlaubt: "lhr (die Bahá'í) mögt alles tun, was nicht dem gesunden Menschenverstand widerstreitet" | SDW v11#05 p.052-054 | House of Justice; Justice and mercy; Law of Huququ'llah; Law of obligatory prayer; Reward and punishment; Shoghi Effendi and the Guardianship; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0374 | Words spoken at the sea shore in June 1910 | 650 | Ja und nein, nämlich: jede Manifestation hat ihre prophetische Aufgabe und ihren prophetischen Charakter, aber nicht jeder Prophet ist zugleich eine Manifestation | SDW v12#02 p.014-015 | Categories of Prophets (major; minor; village); Manifestation of God as mirror; Return of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0770 | Words spoken on Mt Carmel in summer of 1909 | 390 | Das Buch der gesegneten Vollkommenheit (Bahá'u'lláh), welches den herrlichen Namen "Eschrakat" trägt, vervollständigt in mancher Hinsicht das Heilige Buch, Kitáb-i-Aqdas | SDW v11#09 p.100-101 | Growth of the Cause; House of Justice; Symbolism of color and light; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0376 | Words spoken on Mt Carmel in June 1909 | 650 | Die Gesegnete Vollkommenheit Bahá'u'lláh hat in allen Seinen geheiligten Schriften, im Kitab-i-Aqdas, im Eschrakat | SDW v11#12 p.134-135 | Christ; Christianity; Differences in human capacity; Educational curricula; Education and the development of capacity; Education of children; moral education; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1069 | Words spoken ca. April 1910 | 300 | Was weiß Herr Goethe über die Ewigkeit? Was ist Ewigkeit? Wie definiert und erklärt Euer Dichter den Begriff der Ewigkeit ? | SDW v11#11 p.122-123 | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Infinity and eternity; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; 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; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0429 | Words spoken at the house of Consul A. in Haifa, July 1909 | 600 | Mein Freund, darauf könnte man mit Ja und Nein antworten, nämlich: die gesegnete Schönheit (Bahá'u'lláh) hat wohl die elementaren Moralgesetze des heiligen Propheten Musa (Moses) | SDW v12#03 p.027-028 | Critique of Western values; culture; East and West; communication between East and West; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0111 | Words spoken at the Shrine of the Bab on 4 May 1910 | 1180 | Meine Gäste kennen wohl die ruhmreiche Geschichte der göttlichen Geduld und der sehnsüchtigen Todesfreudigkeit seiner Heiligkeit des Propheten Báb | SDW v11#03 p.030-032, BLO_PN#048x | House of Justice; Law of pilgrimage; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Shrines and Holy places; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0193 | Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha ca. 1909-1910 | 920 | O Tochter des Abendlandes, Wir schätzen deine Offenheit, Wir kennen deine Bedenken, Wir klären dich, du Sucherin der Wahrheit, gerne auf. | SDW v11#08 p.087-089 | Christian doctrine and practice; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Universality of the Cause; Word of God and human limitations | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0529 | Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Spring 1910 | 520 | Du frägst viel und Wichtiges, o meine Tochter, Gott möge uns allen Weisheit und Erkenntnis schenken, darüber klar zu sehen! | SDW v12#01 p.002-003 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Predictions and prophecies; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0069 | Words spoken to Miss N. on 27 Jan 1910 | 1420 | Ich könnte Dir, meine Schwester, mit den Worten unseres Herrn Jesu Christi -- gesegnet sei Seine Weisheit -- antworten | SDW v11#01 p.007-010 | Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0170 | Words spoken ca. 1909-1910 | 990 | other/unknown lang | ای دختر من اگر چه در ظاهر در مطالب به این شده شما اختلافی بنظر میرسد ولی در حقیقت | O, meine Tochter, in deinen Aussagen, so widersprechend sie auch erscheinen mögen, liegt nichts Gegensätzliches! | MSBH10.185-188 | SDW v11#10 p.110-112 | Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Evolution; human evolution; Harmony of science and religion; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Present and future expansion of arts and sciences; of technology; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teleology; goal-directed motion | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0415 | Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Feb 1910 | 610 | Mein Bruder, du frägst viel auf einmal! Zweck und Ziel des menschlichen Leidens ist mannigfaltig, und wenn wir bis in die sinkende Nach | SDW v13#09 p.095-096 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0017 | On the creation of the world: words to Miss St. and others in summer of 1910 | 2200 | Wir haben wohl alle heute etwas Zeit, über dieses ebenso schwierige wie wichtige Thema zu reden und der Ort | SDW v01#01 p.007-010, SDW v01#02 p.025-027, SDW v18#06-07 p.179-185 | Absolute freedom; independence of God; Creation of the world; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Evolution; human evolution; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| BHU0024 | 100 | Persian | دول عالم در ازدیاد آلات ناریه میکوشند تا حدیکه مانند تعبان میشوند و بهم میتازند | The nations of the world will arm themselves with infernal engines of war... They will therefore try to eliminate religion so as to eliminate prejudice | MSBH1.263 | ROB4.056, PN_1904 p024, PN_unsorted p092 | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Growth of the Cause; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; War and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1993 | 140 | Persian | میرزا تقی خان در مجلس بنوع استهزاء پرسید که دیگر لا رطب و لایابس الا فی کتاب مبین | In the gathering, Mirza Taqi Khan asked mockingly: "What else remains that is not to be found, whether green or sere, save in the perspicuous Book?" [3.5s]... ...one day Mirza Taqi Khan attended a gathering (presumably in Tihran) at which Baha’u’llah was present. | ASAT2.164-165 | ROB3.245-246, STAB#075 | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| AB03829 | 190 | Arabic | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قرئت نمیقتک الجدیده المورخ ۳۰ اکتوبر سنه ۱۹۰۲ | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily I read thy recent letter, dated October 30, 1902, and noted its contents... As to thy question regarding the 'Minor Resurrection' and the first creation | YMM.357x | DLA.091x, MAB.007, BLO_PN#026x | Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU2283 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 110 | To the Beloved of God, Tell them I love them with all My Heart, that I always think of them and never forget them | DLA.068, BLO_PN#026 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3637 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 10 | Bahá'u'lláh was a descendent of Abraham. | DLA.066, BLO_PN#026 | 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3263 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 40 | Any movement that is for the benefit of mankind should be joined by the Bahá'ís. If they are not asked to help, they should offer their services | DLA.065, BLO_PN#026 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Universality of the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3398 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 30 | Think not of yourselves, but think of the bounty of God. This will always make you happy. [The peacock] is contented because he never looks at his feet--which are ugly--but always at his plumage which is very beautiful. | DLA.064, BLO_PN#026 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Humor; jokes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3612 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 10 | No, the ablution is only for the obligatory daily prayer which should be said three times a day. | DLA.064, BLO_PN#026 | Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Law of obligatory prayer; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3032 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 50 | The form of the cross is made by two lines crossing each other at right angles. It is to be found in everything--even in this piece of cloth. It is the symbol of spiritual sacrifice. | DLA.063, BLO_PN#026 | Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3167 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 40 | Maybe, but if this is so, it will be known in the future. There are prophecies in the old Persian books that were taken to India long ago by Zoroastrians | DLA.062, BLO_PN#026 | Predictions and prophecies; Zoroastrianism; Mahabad and Zoroaster | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3643 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 10 | Yes, though not so great as Buddha. | DLA.062, BLO_PN#026 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3619 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 10 | These are the words of Bahá'u'lláh referring to His persecutions and those of His Martyrs. | DLA.062-063, BLO_PN#026 | Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3035 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 50 | They had philosophers and great men, but while their civilization was full of beauty and was superior to that of the Romans, it was material--neither moral nor spiritual. | DLA.046-047, BLO_PN#026 | Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3511 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 20 | Yes, prayer might prevent the strong wind from blowing out the light of the lamp--but it could never change the amount of oil in the lamp--that is preordained. | DLA.032, BLO_PN#026 | Free will and predestination; fate; Power of prayer; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1895 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 160 | The love shown by animals is instinctive and not dependent upon their own will--that is, they are endowed with their qualities and use them in a natural way | DLA.032-033, BLO_PN#026 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastisement and requital; Free will and predestination; fate; Kindness to and rights of animals; 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2034 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 140 | No, it is not the Spirit of God, but it is the Bounty of God. It is not a part of God, for it is His creation. To illustrate: Take a lamp | DLA.031, BLO_PN#026 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Soul; spirit after death; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2298 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 110 | There are two kinds of death. One is preordained, and the other is dependent upon may things. For example, a lamp is filled with oil | DLA.031-032, BLO_PN#026 | Free will and predestination; fate; Life and death | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2400 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 100 | No, this was on account of all the parts of the universe having a connection and being dependent upon one another. To study the universe, take the body of man | DLA.024-025, BLO_PN#026 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar] | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2116 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 130 | It belongs to the lesson of yesterday. Events like these happen because of the connection between the parts of the universe, for every small part has connection | DLA.021-022, BLO_PN#026 | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of cause and effect; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU1589 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 200 | God's creation is perfect. Every part of the universe has its connection with every other part, according to a Divine system. | DLA.020-021, BLO_PN#026 | Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Law of cause and effect | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3336 | Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908 | 30 | In the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar services will be held every morning. There will be no organ in the Temple. In buildings nearby | DLA.014x, BNE.188, BLO_PN#026x | Harmony of science and religion; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Music and singing; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00434 | 590 | mixed | ای یاران الهی و اماء رحمان جناب سررشته دار سررشته ای بدست داد تا احبای الهی | O Friends of God and Handmaids of the Merciful! His honour Sarrishtih-dar laid the foundation so that the friends of God may strive with the utmost vigour | BRL_DAK#0749, MKT1.297x, MKT9.222, AMK.019-020, MJMJ2.046x, MMG2#086 p.095x | TEW.021-023 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Praise and encouragement; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| AB02328 | 250 | mixed | ای جان پاک اين کور عظيم و دور کريم برهانش ساطع دليلش لامع حجّتش قاطع سطوتش قاهر عظمتش واضح است | I cry to Thee, O Thou Lord of Verses, Manifestor of Evidences and Revealer of the Consummate Word, to behold this servant with the eye of Thy mercifulness | MMK4#064 p.074x | TEW.019-020 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00889 | 410 | Persian | ای ابناء و بنات ملکوت الله نامه مبارکی که ارسال نموده بودید رسید مضمون تاسیس محفل | O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom of God! The blessed letter that ye have forwarded was received. Its contents indicate | NJB_v01#09 p.001-002 | TEW.017-018 | Consultation; Importance of community building; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| AB00749 | 460 | mixed | رب و رجائی و غیاثی و ملاذی ان احبائک الاصفیاء و اودائک النجباء اسلاء عبدک | O my Lord! My Hope! My Helper and my Refuge! Verily, Thy pure beloved ones and Thy aspiring wooers | AVK3.093.04x, MJMJ3.096, MMG2#448 p.494 | TEW.015-016 | Call to action; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||
| AB01469 | 320 | mixed | ای بندگان الهی شکر خدا را که بنور هدی مهتدی شدید و منجذب بنفحات قدس از ملا اعلی | O ye servants of God! Praise be to God that ye have been guided by the Light of Guidance, have become attracted | INBA84:263 | MMK3#147 p.101, YARP2.115 p.139 | TEW.011-012 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving community spirit in teaching the Cause; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2290 | 110 | Any soul that enters the kingdom of BAHA'O'LLAH will enjoy an eternal communion with God. It is my hope that each of you | ADP.099-100 | Fulfillment of true potential; Living waters; water of life; Presence of; reunion with God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1585 | 200 | Man has different ways of approaching God. One man thinks he must make extraordinary efforts in science | ADP.098-099 | Exhortations and counsels; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Law of fasting; Monasticism; asceticism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1348 | 240 | Each power is localized. Reason has its seat in the brain, sight in the eye, hearing in the ears | ADP.097-098 | All things are in motion; kinds of motion; 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; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1586 | 200 | Materially, man is the prisoner of nature; the least wind disturbs him, the cold hurts him | ADP.095-096 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Power of the mind over nature | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0608 | 470 | Both in Europe and America I have spoken in churches of all denominations, in the Jewish synagogues and universities | ADP.093-095 | Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Limits of the intellect; Man's distinction from the animal; Martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1653 | 190 | Although a man may progress in science and philosophy, if he does not take advantage of the power of the spirit | ADP.089-090 | Christ; Christianity; Limits of the intellect; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0306 | 730 | Many divine messengers have appeared in Persia, the land of many sects. One of these sects | ADP.062-067 | Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Growth of the Cause; Incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1199 | 270 | History is a record of incessant wars. There is not a spot on the globe that has not been crimsoned with the blood of men | ADP.060-062 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1953 | 150 | Christ said, "Many are called, but few are chosen." The chosen have heard and understood the call from the divine assembly. | ADP.059-060 | Essential distinction of Manifestation of God from others; Exhortations and counsels; Many are called but few are chosen; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0127 | Address to the friends at Dreyfus home in Paris, 1913-05-23 | 1090 | mixed | امروز چون مبعث حضرت اعلی بود لهذا جمیع شماها را تبریک میگویم امروز روزی بود | Today is the anniversary of the declaration of the Bab - Peace be upon thee! Today the Bab declared this cause in Shiraz | AMK.296-301, AYT.107, GHA.375, KHF.005, KHAB.436 (437), KHTB3.005 | ADP.051-054 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Martyrdom of the Bab; Special knowledge of the Manifestation of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU2194 | 120 | O God, O God, I glorify Thee, O my Lord, my hope, my beloved and the object of my life. Verily thou knowest my humility | ADP.046-047 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for nearness to God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1724 | 180 | Praise be to God that the sun of reality of religion hath dawned. From all parts of the world | ADP.035-036 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0873 | Words spoken ca. 1913-03-29 in Paris | 350 | Paris is a city of adornment. I hope that, as this century is a radiant century and this age a merciful age | ADP.185-188 | Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Harmony of science and religion; Literal interpretation; Praise of Western values; culture; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2415 | 100 | This universe is not created through the fortuitous concurrences of atoms; it is created by a great law which decrees that the tree bring forth certain definite fruit. | ADP.140-140 | Creation of the world; Critique of Western values; culture; Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Law of cause and effect; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1290 | 250 | My fatigue does not matter -- as long as I find loving souls like yourselves, my heart is happy. | ADP.138-139 | Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0541 | 510 | What becomes of the soul after its separation from the body? The question concerns that which has a place and that which is placeless. | ADP.127-130 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1155 | 280 | Regard this globe. Its divisions are mineral, vegetable and animal. Man is the result of all these; therefore man is the result of all existence here. | ADP.122-124 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Purpose; goal of creation; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Soul; spirit after death; Teleology; goal-directed motion; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcending the material condition; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0586 | 480 | Some one desires an explanation of the terms soul, mind and spirit. The terminology of ancient and modern philosophers differs. | ADP.120-122 | Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2113 | 130 | I have the greatest desire to speak with you, but if I do not talk with my tongue I commune with my heart and my soul is with you. Without the medium of words | ADP.119-120 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0819 | 370 | I walked in the Trocadero Gardens near the Eiffel Tower this morning. The grass was so green | ADP.117-119 | Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Effort; striving; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Higher encompasses the lower; Infinity and eternity; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0654 | 450 | Some one has asked a question on astronomy. In past ages astronomers accepted the Ptolemaic system. | ADP.113-116 | Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1016 | 310 | There is a point on which the philosophers and the prophets differ. The philosophers make education the test of knowledge | ADP.108-110 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Differences in human capacity; Education of children; moral education; Fulfillment of true potential; Manifestation of God as educator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU0766 | 390 | I have been asked to speak of that which is eternal and that which is contingent. Is creation a manifestation or an emanation of God? | ADP.106-108 | Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; Emanation vs. manifestation; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Rational arguments; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2106 | 130 | I have been asked a question: "How can we know when our actions meet with the approval of God?" Sometimes passion incites us to action | ADP.103-103 | Harmony of science and religion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1902 | 160 | Until now it has been said that all religions were composed of tenets that had to be accepted, even if they seems contrary to science. | ADP.102-103 | Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Priestcraft; The mind's power of discovery | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU1723 | 180 | From the beginning the followers of all religions have believed in two seas, -- one salt and one fresh | ADP.101-102 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2416 | 100 | In this cause we have many principles to which we adhere, the most important is to avoid that which creates discord. | ADP.100-101 | 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; Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||||
| ABU2110 | Words spoken on 1911-11-26 in Paris | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Good news! Good news! The doors of the Kingdom of God are open!... Be Happy! Be Happy! Be full of Joy! | AIL.126, SW_v16#05 p.524, VLAB.113x | J. Lenz | Call to action; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Love of God; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1113 | Words spoken in Oct. 1911 in London to Mrs. Enthoven | 290 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Abdu'l-Bahá sent his greetings to all, begging all to go on acquiring strength in their belief and courage… Let the light of truth and honesty shine in your faces | AIL.124, SW_v08#02 p.026x | Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Praise of Western values; culture; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1027 | Words spoken on 1911-12-01 in Paris | 300 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | I bid a loving farewell to the people of France and England. I am very | AIL.122, SW_v02#16 p.006 | Compassion; kindness; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3420 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 30 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Every man walking in the street is free as if he were in his own kingdom. There is a great spiritual light in London. | AIL.109 | Freedom of thought and action; Justice and mercy; Praise of Western values; culture | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1244 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 260 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | I know of your work. I think a great deal of it. I know your desire is to serve mankind, and to draw together Humanity | AIL.108 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2285 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Praise be to God, this century is a glorious century; may love increase every day | AIL.107 | Christ; Christianity; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3603 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 10 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | The pure heart is one that is entirely cut away from self. To be selfless is to be pure. | AIL.107 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge of self; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3033 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | It makes no difference whether you have ever heard of Baha'u'llah or not. The man who lives the life according to the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh is already a Bahá'í. | AIL.106, BNE.072x | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3248 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 40 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | It is just like a miracle, our being here together. There is no racial, political or patriotic tie. | AIL.105 | Predictions and prophecies; Race unity; racial issues; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2288 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Taken in general, women today have a stronger sense of religion than men. The woman's intuition is more correct | AIL.104 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Equality of men and women; Intuition; inspiration; Mary Magdalene; Resurrection of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1413 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 230 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | There was once a Governor in Ancient Syria, who had a beautiful and clever wife. | AIL.103-104 | Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2809 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 70 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | By deeds. This way is open to all, and deeds are understood by all. | AIL.098 | Goodly deeds; actions; Methods of teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat] | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2303 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | You must not dissociate yourself from it. Know this; the Kingdom of God is not in any Society | AIL.097 | Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Definitions of a Baha'i; qualities of a Baha'i; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0975 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 320 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | How does one look forward to the goal of any journey? With hope and with expectation. It is even so with the end of this earthly journey.... Those who have passed on through death, have a sphere of their own. It is not removed from ours | AIL.096, SW_v04#19 p.321x, PN_1911 p002x, PN_1911 p011x, VLAB.132x, BSTW#043a | Angels; Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Existence; immortality of the human soul; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; The concourse on high; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3345 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 30 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | There is but one power which heals -- that is God. The state or condition through which the healing takes | AIL.095, SW_v08#18 p.233 | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Inmost heart [fu'ad]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3531 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 20 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | All that we see around us is the work of mind. It is mind in the herb and in the mineral that acts on the human body, and changes its condition. | AIL.095 | Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Power of the mind over nature | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2871 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 60 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | The love and effort put into Esperanto will not be lost, but no one person can construct a Universal Language. | AIL.094 | Grammar and orthography; Predictions and prophecies; Universal language | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3599 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 10 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | I received a letter from Tolstoy, and in it he said that he wished to write a book upon Baha'u'llah. | AIL.094 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3168 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 40 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | You wear the cross for remembrance, it concentrates your thoughts; it has no magical power | AIL.093 | Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3551 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 20 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Art is worship.... The drama is of the utmost importance. It has been a great educational power in the past | AIL.093 | Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; High station of the arts and sciences; Literature; drama; humanities; the arts; Stories; anecdotes; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3036 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Fighting, and the employment of force, even for the right cause, will not bring about good results. | AIL.092 | Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3422 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 30 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | The girl's education is of more importance today than the boy's, for she is the mother of the future race. | AIL.091 | Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2958 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 60 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Mankind needs a universal motive power to quicken it. The inspired messenger who is directly assisted | AIL.089 | Growth of the Cause; Need for an educator; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2200 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 120 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | The bounty and power of God is limitless for each human soul. Consider what was the quickening power | AIL.088 | Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Fulfillment of true potential; Mary Magdalene; Power of the Manifestation of God; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2102 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Luxuries cut off the freedom of communication. One who is imprisoned by desires is always unhappy | AIL.087-088 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Free will and predestination; fate; Power of the mind over nature; Second birth; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3174 | Words spoken on 1911-09-09 in London | 40 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | I love you all, you are the children of the Kingdom, and you are accepted of God. | AIL.085 | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1446 | Words spoken on 1911-09-23 in London | 220 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | You are very welcome. I have come far to see you. I praise God that after forty years of waiting I am permitted at last to come and bring my message. | KHAB.065 (074) | AIL.082 | Declaration; advent of the Bab; Race unity; racial issues; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU3028 | Words spoken on 1911-09-23 in London | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | This is the age of woman. She should receive the same education as her brother and enjoy the same privilege | AIL.081 | Equality of men and women; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1808 | 170 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Divine things are too deep to be expressed by common words. The heavenly teachings are expressed in parable in order to be understood | AIL.080 | Knowledge of self; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU2297 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | I have enjoyed London very much and the bright faces of the friends have delighted my heart... There are living nations and dead nations | AIL.079 | Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity of thought and belief | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2673 | Words spoken on 1911-09-28 in London | 80 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | all of you here are sisters. Bodily relationships may pass; even two sisters may be inimical to each other, but the spiritual relationship is eternal | AIL.075 | Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Compassion; kindness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1243 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 260 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | this would depend upon the respective stations of the two. If both had the same degree of development, they would be reunited immediately after death. | AIL.074 | Differences in human capacity; Education and the development of capacity; Soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2117 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | superstitions were of two kinds; those that were harmful and dangerous, and those that were harmless and produced certain good effects | AIL.073 | Empty learning; false spirituality; Religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3265 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 40 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | ...these rappings, etc., were all material things, and of the body. What is needed is to rise above the material | AIL.072 | Material and spiritual existence; two books; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2205 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 120 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | ...a very great importance was given to Science and knowledge in the writings of Baha'u'llah, who wrote that | AIL.071 | Genuine love and affection in teaching the Cause; High station of the arts and sciences; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Words vs deeds; Work as worship | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0769 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 390 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | ...the books of Baha'u'llah, written and printed sixty years ago, contained the ideals now so familiar to the West | AIL.068 | East and West; communication between East and West; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Predictions and prophecies; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Supreme tribunal; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2115 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Compare the present time and the feeling towards the coloured people now, with the state of feeling two or three hundred years ago | AIL.068 | Race unity; racial issues; Unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2108 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Yes, and yet not in Essence. A Divine Manifestation is as a mirror reflecting the light of the Sun. | AIL.066 | Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Identity; relationship of Manifestation of God to God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3094 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | To man, the Essence of God is incomprehensible, so also are the worlds beyond this, and their condition | AIL.066 | Limits of the intellect; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3042 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 50 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Yes all societies, all organizations, working for the betterment of the human race are good, very good. | AIL.065 | Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Race unity; racial issues; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2287 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 110 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | You must strive. A child does not know, in learning he obtains knowledge. Search for Truth. There are three kinds of Faith | AIL.064, SW_v20#10 p.293x, SAS.093-094 | Degrees of faith; certitude; Effort; striving; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3323 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 30 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | By putting the teaching into practice power will be given. You know which path to follow | AIL.064 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Things are known by their opposites; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1522 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 210 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | The real teaching of Buddha is the same as the teaching of Jesus Christ | AIL.063, STAB#055 | Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Stories; anecdotes; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2524 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 90 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | The Reality of all is One. Truth is one. Religions are like the branches of one Tree. | AIL.062, SAS.094-095 | Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Manifestation of God as sun; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3527 | Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London | 20 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | It resembles many drunkards gathered together to protest against the drinking of alcohol. They say drink is horrible and they straightaway go out from the house to drink again. | AIL.061 | Hypocrisy; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2033 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 140 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | During the last six thousand years nations have hated one another, it is now time to stop. | AIL.061 | Independent investigation of truth; reality; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU3178 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 40 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | I know it; I think a great deal of it. I know that their desire is to serve mankind. I thank this noble Society | AIL.061 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2075 | Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | The Universal Races Congress was good, for it was intended for the furtherance and progress of unity | AIL.059, SW_v02#19 p.006-007, STAB#024 | Oneness; unity of religion; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal language | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1638 | Words spoken in 1911 in London | 190 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | These are wonderful days! We see an Eastern guest received with love and courtesy in the West. | AIL.058, SW_v02#19 p.003-004 | East and West; communication between East and West; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1105 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 290 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | To most men who have not heard the message of this teaching, religion seems an outward form, a pretence | AIL.056 | Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Changing and unchanging parts of religion; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Empty learning; false spirituality; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1891 | Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London | 160 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | God has created the world as one -- the boundaries are marked out by man. God has not divided the lands | AIL.055 | Human reality created in the image of God; Nationalism; love of country; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Race unity; racial issues | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU1590 | Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911 in London | 200 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | The magnet of your love brought me to this country. My hope is that the Divine Light | AIL.054, SW_v02#19 p.006 | East and West; communication between East and West; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU2060 | Words spoken on 1911-09-04 in London | 130 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Heaven has blessed this day. It was said that London should be a place | KHAB.048 (056) | AIL.053, SW_v02#19 p.004 | East and West; communication between East and West; Stories; anecdotes; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1600 | Words spoken at Mrs Jack's Unity Meeting, 1911-09-22 | 190 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Although the day is cold for me to go out, yet I have come to see you | KHAB.063 (072) | AIL.048, SW_v02#12 p.005-006 | East and West; communication between East and West; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Praise of Western values; culture; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1118 | Words spoken at Thornburgh-Cropper home, 1911-09-12 | 280 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | الحمد لله خوب جمعیتی است بسیار بسیار نورانی است روحانی است | Thanks be to God, this is a good meeting. It is very enlightened; it is spiritual | MSHR3.061x, KHAB.055 (064), KHTB1.021, NJB_v02#14-16 p.012 | AIL.046, SW_v02#12 p.004-005, ABS#07 | Microcosm and macrocosm ['alam-i-akbar and 'alam-i-asghar]; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; True liberty; freedom; Unity; oneness of humanity; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||
| ABU1202 | Words spoken at E.J. Rosenberg's Unity Meeting, 1911-09-08 | 270 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | Praise be to God, that such a meeting of purity and steadfastness is being held in London. | AIL.044 | Call to action; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Manifestation of God as educator; Moses; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB01160 | 370 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | God sends Prophets for the education of the people and the progress of mankind. Each such Manifestation of God | AIL.042 | Christ; Christianity; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU3346 | Words spoken at Higher Thought center, 1911-11-01 | 30 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | ...it matters not what name each calls himself -- The Great Work is One. Christ is ever in the world of existence | AIL.040, BSTW#207c | Christ; Christianity; Oneness; unity of religion; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB00242 | 750 | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | O noble friends and seekers for the Kingdom of God! About sixty years ago, in the time | KHAB.066 (076) | AIL.036, SW_v02#13 p.005x, SW_v09#01 p.016 | East and West; communication between East and West; Suffering and imprisonment; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace | - | - | ||||||||||
| ABU0257 | Words spoken at Theosophical Society in London, 1911-10-03 | 800 | mixed | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | ای جمع محترم آتش را لزوم ذاتی سوختن است و قوه برقیه را لزوم ذاتی افروختن | O Respected Assembly! O friends of Truth! The inherent nature of fire is to burn, the inherent nature of electricity is to give light | BRL_DAK#0825, AMK.171-173, DWNP_v1#07 p.003-005, KHF.252, KHAB.069 (079), KHTB1.029, KHTP.006, NJB_v02#14-16 p.015 | AIL.027, ABS#03 | Education of children; moral education; Equality of men and women; Harmony of science and religion; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Law of cause and effect; Oneness; unity of religion; Religion as source of love and unity; Suffering and imprisonment; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||
| ABU0445 | Words spoken at St. John Westminster, 1911-09-16 | 580 | mixed | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | مظاهر الهیه حکایت از فیوضات غیبیه مینمایند و انعکاس شمس حقیقتند زیرا حقیقت | O Noble Friends! O Seekers for the Kingdom of God! Man all over the world is seeking for God. All that exists is God; but the Reality of Divinity is holy above all understanding. | AKHA_133BE #16 p.514x, AMK.242-243, DUR1.154x, MMG2#350 p.391x, BHQ.162, KHTB1.026, KHTP.001, NJB_v02#12-13 p.010 | AIL.022, SW_v02#12 p.002+12, ABCC.147-148, ABS#08 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Prayer for forgiveness; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The lower is unable to comprehend the higher; Transcendence; unknowability of God | - | - | |||||||
| AB06441 | 130 | Persian | Abdu'l-Bahá in London | `Abdu'l-Bahá in London (book) | این کتاب مقدس الهیست بوحی سماویست تورات نجاتست انجیل جلیل است اسرار ملکوتست | This book is the Holy Book of God, of celestial Inspiration. It is the Bible of Salvation | AMK.174-174b | AIL.018, SW_v02#11 p.008 | The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha | 2 | * | - | First chapter of the book "'Abdu'l-Bahá in London". | |||||
| AB02589 | 240 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of ABHA! For a period of time no news hath been outwardly received from thee | TAB.729-730 | Growth of the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03622 | 190 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! I hope, from the Almighty, that thou mayest be confirmed to the necessities and conditions of the following address | TAB.728-729, BLO_PN#093 | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Development of capacity and readiness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10019 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou bird of the Rose-garden of the Kingdom! In appearance there hath some time elapsed since news hath been received from thee | TAB.727-728 | Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02143 | 270 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou sign of the Kingdom and the bird singing with the most wonderful melodies in the Rose-garden of Paradise! | TAB.726-727 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03181 | 210 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and it produced joy and fragrance. Its contents were of the utmost sweetness. | TAB.725, BSC.469 #879x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02383 | 250 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای خواهر عزیز نامه ات در وقتی وارد که الحمد لله بلایا و محن در سبیل الهی از هر | O thou dear sister! The letter arrived at a time when—praise be to God!—calamities and sufferings in the path of God have surrounded us | MMK3#200 p.143 | TAB.723-724, BSC.469 #878x | Consolation and comfort; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05293 | 150 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Holy Spirit! It is some time since news hath come from thee, though I have the utmost kindness | TAB.721-722 | Living waters; water of life; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06079 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou servant of the Beauty of ABHA! We considered all that thou hast written. It seems that the maidservant of God, Mrs. . . . ., hath arisen | TAB.720-721 | Education and the development of capacity; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02307 | 260 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | The contents of thy last letter were extremely rejoicing, for they were a glorious evidence of the glowing of the fire of the love of God | TAB.719-720 | Judas; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Stories; anecdotes; The state of enkindlement in teaching; Unity in diversity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02173 | 270 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou candle of the Love of God! What thou hast written was considered. The contents | TAB.718-719 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01860 | 290 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou lamp who art enkindled with the fire of the Love of God! Verily, I read thy recent letter which showed thy strong love | TAB.716-718 | D. & E. Aumua | Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||
| AB03830 | 190 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I read thy letter of graceful expressions and eloquent composition | TAB.715-716 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00671 | 480 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات القدس انی رتلت ایات شکرک لله علی شده رافته و عظیم | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of Holiness! Verily, I read thy words in which thou hast thanked God for His great kindness | BRL_DAK#0817, MKT2.292 | TAB.712-715 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Growth of the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB03016 | 220 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! I was informed of thy recent letter which indicated thine abundant love for God | TAB.711-712 | Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01212 | 360 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها الجوهره الملکوتیه و الورقه النورانیه انی تلوت مکتوبک الناطق بتوجهک الی الله | O thou gem of the Kingdom and brilliant leaf! Verily, I have read thy letter which showeth how thou art turning unto God | BRL_DAK#1025, MKT2.307, MNMK#037 p.122 | TAB.708-710 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human reality created in the image of God; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Nearness and remoteness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB00964 | 400 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou that virtuous soul and individual who art ready for the confirmation of the Holy Spirit! I, with the utmost clemency | TAB.706-708, BWF.369-369x, BSC.468 #876x, SW_v07#10 p.098-099 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Many are called but few are chosen; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02799 | 230 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who are supplicating to God and turning to the Spirit of His Kingdom! I have read the texts of thy praise to God | TAB.705-706, BWF.368-369x, BSC.468 #875x | Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06426 | 130 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها المتهیئه للتعلم من منادی الملکوت قد تلوت رقیمتک التی اظهرت بها رغبتک | O thou who art preparing to receive knowledge from the Herald of the Kingdom! I have read thy letter in which thou showed thy desire | INBA59:182c | TAB.704 | Angels; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06854 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou illumined maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Praise be to God! that thou art assisted and confirmed | TAB.703 | Being a source of light; guidance; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06343 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of God! Thy letter was received. I ask from God, supplicating and entreating in the Threshold of Oneness | TAB.703-704, SW_v07#10 p.098x | Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03458 | 200 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O maidservant of the Beauty of ABHA! The valued epistle was received and the contents understood. By its reading and perusal | TAB.701-702 | Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06877 | 120 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای مشتعله بنار محبت الله در ملکوت ابهی دختر عزیزی و در نزد عبدالبهاء محترم | O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the Love of God! Thou art a beloved daughter in the Kingdom of Abha | MKT7.123 | TAB.700-701 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02575 | 240 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه ات رسید و بوی خوشی از گلشن معانی استشمام شد | O thou beloved maidservant of God! The letter was received and a sweet fragrance was inhaled from the rose-garden of its significances. | BRL_DAK#0435 | TAB.699-700 | Being a source of light; guidance; Compassion; kindness; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement | - | - | ||||||||
| AB01832 | 290 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God! The penetration of the word of man depends upon the heat of the fire of the love of God. | TAB.698-699, SW_v07#10 p.097-098x, SW_v07#15 p.140x, SW_v08#12 p.142x | Power of prayer; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09411 | 80 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای شمع افروخته روشنی حقیقی نور محبت الله است الحمد لله رخت بپرتو عشق الهی | O thou ignited candle! The real light is the light of the love of God. Praise be to God! thy face is illumined by the radiance of the divine love | MKT7.101a | TAB.697 | Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06944 | 120 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای ناظر بملکوت مکتوبت رسید مضمون مفهوم گردید حمد کن خدا را که خانه ات لانه و | O thou who art gazing toward the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. Its contents became known. Thank thou God that thy house | MKT7.127a | TAB.697-698 | Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07477 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeker after the Beauty of the True One! What thou hast written was perused. It indicated thy yearning and advancement | TAB.695 | Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01045 | 380 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou advancing maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and considered. Thank God that the evidence and the proof became clear | TAB.695-697 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Interpretation of dreams and visions; 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; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06490 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God who art attracted unto Him! Verily, I read thy letter and was informed of its words. | TAB.694-695 | Importance of prayer; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10739 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God, who art guided to the Light of Guidance! Verily, I read thy letter which expressed praise to thy Supreme Lord | TAB.693-694 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Role and station of women; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09627 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art rejoicing by the Glad-tidings of God! The contents of thy letter clearly show that thou art drawn by the love of God | TAB.692-693 | Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04083 | 180 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای منجذب بملکوت زینت و آرایش لسان بمحامد و نعوت حضرت یزدان است علی الخصوص | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom! The decoration and adornment of the tongue consists in praising and thanksgiving to the Lord Almighty | BRL_DAK#0622 | TAB.689 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02331 | 250 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای ابناء ملکوت نامه ایکه نگاشته بودید هر چند مختصر و مفید بود ولی کتابی مبین و دلیل | O ye children of the Kingdom! The letter that ye have written, although short and significant, was a manifest book | BRL_DAK#0829 | TAB.689-690, BWF.403-403x | Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05054 | 150 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and the contents indicated that—praise be to God!—thy heart is ablaze | TAB.688-689 | Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering; rejection of Christ | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10671 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou tree planted in the Vineyard of God! Verily, the clouds of the mercy of thy Lord have poured forth the rain of His greatest gift | TAB.686 | Manifestation of God as sun; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05000 | 160 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art seeking fire from the Fire of the Love of God! I received thy brilliant letter | TAB.686-687 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Power of prayer; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05900 | 140 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou leaf who art moved by the Breeze of God! Verily, I address thee with all spiritual love and gladness from this my residence | TAB.685, BSC.466 #870x | Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Prophecy and fulfillment; Shrines and Holy places; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10047 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O dear maidservant of God: Be thankful to God that you have been guided to the light of truth, entered to the Kingdom of Love of God | TAB.684 | Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06820 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art longing for the Kingdom! Mr. . . . .in thy behalf hath made a great endeavor. Thou shouldst be eternally grateful to him | TAB.684-685 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01439 | 330 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily, thy coming, at this time, unto this shining, blessed Holy Land | TAB.681-683, BSC.466 #868x, SW_v09#14 p.162-163x | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11266 | 40 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O servant of God! Give thanks to God for you have come to the Holy Land, visited the Sacred Threshold, associated with us for a few days | TAB.678, BAVA.036, BLO_PN#021 | Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00438 | 590 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Give thanks unto God for having revealed unto thee, in visions, the mysteries of His Kingdom | TAB.678-681, LOG#1614x, PN_1903 p005 | Angels; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Manifestation of God as mirror; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism of color and light | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07197 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God! Thy writing was considered. Thank God that thou wert fed from the table which hath descended from heaven. | TAB.677 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10542 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeker of Truth! Thank thou the maidservant of God Mrs. . . . ., for she hath guided thee to the Divine Kingdom | TAB.675 | Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10963 | 50 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of God! The doors of the Ideal Heaven of God are opened and some souls are on the wing | TAB.675 | The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01892 | 280 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye maidservants of His Majesty, the Lord—daughters and sons of the Kingdom! The meeting of the Lord's Supper | TAB.675-676 | Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10284 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art longing for the Heavenly Kingdom! Mrs... became the guide and directed thee | TAB.674 | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10775 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeker of the Divine Kingdom! The heavenly doors opened, the hosts of realities | TAB.674 | Call to action; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09553 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou plant in the Garden of the Kingdom! God created man in the utmost perfection, for He inscribed the edict of the divine likeness on his brow. | TAB.674-675 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Human reality created in the image of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11277 | 40 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God! Dost thou remember when Mrs... was talking with thee | TAB.673 | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10040 | 70 | Persian | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای کنیز خدا سرور بر دو قسمست جسمانی و روحانی سرور جسمانی محدود است نهایت | O thou maidservant of God! Happiness consists of two kinds; physical and spiritual | MMK2#040 p.031 | TAB.673-674, BSC.472 #887x | Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Love of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB08472 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O the spiritual leaf who art verdant and well-watered by the outpouring from the Kingdom | TAB.672 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05941 | 140 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou attracted one! Thy letter was an evidence of the happiness and rejoicing of thy heart and soul and a proof of knowing | TAB.671 | Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Music and singing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transcending the material condition | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11495 | 20 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای منجذب بملکوت آموختن هنر موسیقی را تکمیل کن و تا حد امکان در جانفشانی بآستان | O thou attracted one of the Kingdom! Complete thou the study of the art of music and sacrifice thyself | KHSH04.154x | TAB.671 | Music and singing; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10048 | 70 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and from the rose-garden of its significances sweet fragrances were inhaled. | TAB.671-672, BSC.471 #885x | Permission for visit; pilgrimage | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07706 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art kindled by the fire of the Love of God! Rejoice through the fragrance of God and be attracted by the melodies | TAB.670 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07139 | 120 | O thou dear servant of God!... During the time of your visit here the meaning of the words of Christ--'let the dead bury their dead' | TAB.670-671, BSTW#287 | Attaining the life of the spirit; Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Soul; spirit after death; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB07050 | 120 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art uttering the mention of God! Know that the pure hearts upon which the mysteries | TAB.669, BSC.472 #888x | Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10070 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou bird of the Rose-garden of the Love of God! Thank thou God that, through the utterance of Mrs. .., thou hast heard of the universe | TAB.669 | Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08815 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God! The breeze of Life is wafting from the rose-garden of the Kingdom; become thou undoubtedly moved thereby. | TAB.668 | Being a source of living waters in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10603 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and I supplicated and implored at the Divine Kingdom | TAB.668 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06333 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art waiting for the Appearance of the Kingdom! Glad-tidings be unto thee, for the Kingdom of God hath raised its tent | TAB.667-668 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Power of faith; power of the spirit; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04224 | 180 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye Beloved Friends of Abdul-Baha! The news of your spiritual assembly reached this Illumined Spot and the heart of this yearning one | TAB.666-667, BSC.472 #889x | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03977 | 180 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! I am ever busy with the remembrance of the friends | TAB.664-665 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01956 | 280 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | The letter which thou hast written was received and its perusal brought me joy, for it indicated that you are extremely pleased | TAB.663-664 | Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04965 | 160 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye maidservants of God and leaves of the Tree of Eternal Life! Blessed are ye for attaining to that which was the greatest hope of Mary | TAB.662 | Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Call to action; Mary Magdalene; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01051 | 380 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای بنده جمال ابهی نامه مفصل شما با نامه امة الله روحانیه خانم واصل گردید دلیل | O thou servant of the Beauty of ABHA! Your long letter and the letter written by the maidservant of God came to hand... O thou Janabi Khan! Exhort thou all the believers | BRL_DAK#1024 | TAB.662-663, PN_1906 p091x, MAB.092x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02446 | 250 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye who are attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, this mundane world is as the mirage of the desert | TAB.660-661, BSC.426 #769 | Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01355 | 340 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها المنجذبه بنفحات الله انی قد قرات نمیقتک البدیعه المعانی | O thou who art attracted by the fragrances of God! I have indeed read thy letter with its wondrous meanings [3.5s]... O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! I have read thy beautiful letter containing beautiful significances | YMM.460-461x | TAB.658-660, BSC.472 #890-891x, CUPAB.011x, BSTW#110b, BSTW#207b | Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05761 | 140 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God! Thank ye that God hath enkindled the light of guidance in this darkness of ignorance | TAB.657-658 | Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01567 | 310 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای ثابت عهد مکتوب اخیر که بواسطه آقا میرزا حبیب ارسال نموده بودی رسید ایامی | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy last letter, sent by Mirza Habib, hath arrived. It is not a very long time since I wrote thee | MUH3.324-325 | TAB.656-657 | Call to acquire knowledge; sciences; East and West; communication between East and West; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| AB02481 | 250 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | Thy letter was received and its contents noted. In truth, thou hast been thrown amid dire ordeals... The wisdom of all these tribulations that poured successively | TAB.654-656, BSC.486 #934x | Call to action; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11434 | 30 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | To the servant of God! I ask God to make thee a growing, developing branch in His vineyard | TAB.653 | Bringing forth results; fruit; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04162 | 180 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | چون جهان انسانی را ظلمات بيگانگی و تفرقه و اختلاف و اجتناب و بغض و عداوت و جهل | What thou hast written is understood. In reply I will elucidate briefly, the purport of which you, with your intelligence, will surely comprehend. | MMK2#102 p.079x | TAB.653-654 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB05985 | 140 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art exhilarated by the Wine of the Love of God -- young in age and old in soul! | TAB.652-653 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08362 | 100 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها الشخص الروحانی و الانسان الملکوتی ایدک الله اعلم ان الربیع الالهی اقبل بغیثه | O thou spiritual person and heavenly man—may God confirm thee! Know, that the divine springtime hath come | INBA59:190c | TAB.651 | Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| AB11463 | 30 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art esteemed and guarded! Thank God for that by reason of which thy picture | TAB.651 | Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09634 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art rejoiced by the Appearance of God! Blessed art thou for that thine eyes were brightened by the light of guidance | TAB.651-652 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The concourse on high | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05918 | 140 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou confident soul who art content and patient! Verily, I read thy welcome letter and was informed of its contents | TAB.650-651 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04937 | 160 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art assuredly believing in God! Verily, I read thy letter which showed how thou art believing in God, assured of the signs of God | TAB.649-650, BSC.432 #783x | Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for protection; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11527 | 20 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou spiritual beloved! I have carefully looked at thy picture and found that from thy face | TAB.648 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03879 | 190 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art gazing toward the Kingdom of the Testament! I already received thy letter | TAB.648-649 | Idle fancies; lust and passion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00908 | 410 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ...As to [what thou hast heard concerning] the child born from Russian parentage, this is pure imagination. Yea, certain persons | TAB.647-648 | Predictions and prophecies; Role and station of women; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01295 | 350 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O my spiritual friends! What you have written is perused, all of which was an entreaty | TAB.645-647 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02719 | 230 | Persian | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای دوستان رحمانی هیچ میدانید که در چه کوری مبعوث شده اید و در چه دوری موجود | O ye friends of God! Do ye know in what cycle ye are created and in what age ye exist? This is the age of the Blessed Perfection… If we are not happy and joyous at this season | INBA13:145 | PYB#172 p.03 | TAB.641-642, BWF.351-352x, BSTW#300 | A. Youssefi | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle | - | - | ||||||
| AB08349 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing unto the Face of God! Blessed art thou for that thou wert saved from the storm of doubts | TAB.639 | Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06597 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God! Truly, I say, complete capacity and ability is the cause of the appearance of the divine gifts. | TAB.639-640 | Attainment to faith in the twinkling of an eye; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Scarcity of receptive souls; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04571 | 170 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou servant of God! I was assuredly informed of thy confessing the unity of God and that thou hast drawn from the ocean | TAB.638-639, BSC.486 #933x | Growth of the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10246 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O maidservant of God! Thank thy Lord for confirming thee unto this wonderful day and new century and giving thee to drink the cup | TAB.637 | Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07817 | 110 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who hath advanced to the Kingdom of his Lord, the Glorious! Know thou that the Kingdom of God hath pitched its tents | TAB.637-638, BSC.486 #932x | Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07053 | 120 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou pure soul who art turning toward the Lord of the creatures! Verily, I received thy letter ... and was informed of its meanings | TAB.636, BSC.471 #884x | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Service to others; to the Cause of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10208 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou advancer to God! Verily, I have read thy brilliant letter which is elegantly composed. I supplicate God to alleviate thy trials | TAB.636 | Prayer for healing; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10200 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou whose heart is pure and whose soul is rejoiced! Verily, thy revered wife sent unto us thy photograph and we saw and rejoiced | TAB.636-637 | Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04460 | 170 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art set aglow with the fire of the Love of God! The letter was received. Thou hast commended the meeting held at the home | TAB.635-636 | Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Love of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07576 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom! Thy likeness (photograph) was seen. The Sun of the Kingdom hath shed a light on thee | TAB.634 | Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05059 | 150 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye two merciful assemblies! Praise be to God! that through the outpouring of guidance, India is rapidly becoming a Rose-garden of Abha | TAB.634-635, BSTW#079 | Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03118 | 210 | Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou near servant to the Threshold of God! Thy letter was received and thy desire became known. Thou wishest to serve the Threshold... ...Thou hast written concerning the organization of a Council for the building of the Mashrak-el-Azkar | TAB.633-634, BWF.418-419x, LOG#2053x, SW_v06#17 p.134x, BSTW#193x | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02431 | 250 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye spiritual friends of this prisoner! According to what is heard and is evident, you have arranged an assembly in the utmost beauty | TAB.632-633 | Power of prayer; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05248 | 150 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای کنیز عزیز الهی نامه تو رسید حمد کن خدا را که ندای ملکوت شنیدی و بیدار گشتی | O thou dear maidservant of God! Thy letter was received. Praise God! for thou didst hear the call of the Kingdom, wast awakened | BRL_DAK#0686 | TAB.631, BSTW#066 | Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB06424 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art yearning for the Glad-tidings of God! Verily, I was informed of the contents of thy letter which showed that thine insight is opened | TAB.630 | Second birth; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08232 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom! Mrs. . . . . became the cause of thy life and suffered thee to inhale the fragrances of the rose-garden | TAB.630-631 | Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08990 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art turning toward the Kingdom of God! I have read thy letter of eloquent composition. I beg of God to make thee fluent in tongue | TAB.629 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04917 | 160 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art tranquilized by the Call of the Kingdom at this time! The meanings of thy words evinced thine abundant attraction | TAB.629-630, LOG#0925x | Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03743 | 190 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye blessed maidservants of the Beauty of Abha! If ye have written letters to Abdul-Baha and answers to them are delayed | TAB.628 | Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10177 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou Spiritual Physician: Turn unto God with a heart beating with His love, sincerely devoted to His commemoration, gazing unto His Kingdom | TAB.628-629 | Prayer for healing | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09193 | 80 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thank thou God for having found the realm of the Kingdom, become guided by the lights of the Sun of Reality | TAB.625 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01468 | 320 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy excellent letter was full of spiritual significance. It was an indication of the loftiness of thy nature | TAB.624-625 | Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04887 | 160 | Persian | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ای یار حقیقی من نامه های متعدد مورخ بچهارم ربیع الاول ۱۳۲۵ رسید ولی از کثرت | O my true friend! Numerous letters dated the fourth of Rabi'u'l-Avval 1325 were received, but due to the multitude [3.5s]... ...Announce of my behalf respectful greeting to the maidservant of God, Madam..., and say: Praise be to God! That thy house hath become the nest and shelter | MSHR2.030x | TAB.623x | Business; financial; property matters; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings | - | - | ||||||||
| AB10009 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeker of Truth! Praise be to God! the essence of severance is manifest from this world and the star of love of God is shining | TAB.623 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10036 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou excellent maidservant of God! Thank thou God that thou hast stepped into the arena of existence in this glorious age | TAB.623-624 | Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; The Kingdom of God [Malakut] | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10790 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye dear children! Your father is compassionate, clement and merciful | TAB.622 | Love of God; Personal instructions | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08374 | 100 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou advancer to the Kingdom of God! Shouldst thou come with the whole of thy being | TAB.622-623, BWF.391-391x, BSC.465 #865x | Literal interpretation; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Christian clergy | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06456 | 130 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art controlled by the attractions of the Fragrances of God! Thy terse and eloquent letter, showing the excess of thine attraction | TAB.621-622 | Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB09006 | 90 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou lamp glowing with the fire of the Love of God! Know that the garden drew near and the paradise hath been adorned with the sweet-basils | TAB.620 | Existence; immortality of the human soul; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05408 | 150 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou fragrant rose blooming in the Garden of Guidance! Thank thou God for that He hath removed from off thine eye the covering | TAB.620-621 | Knowledge; recognition of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Universal peace; world unity; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB08458 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art advancing unto God! Verily, I read thy letter and noted its contents. | TAB.619-620 | Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Methods of teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07858 | 100 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O my God! O my God! This is thy servant who hast turned his face toward Thee, hast put his trust in thee, hast believed in thee | TAB.617, VTRM.031 | Prayer for pilgrims; Prayer for spiritual recognition | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03891 | 190 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | My Lord! My Lord! Thou hast caused me to hear the Call, guided me unto the sea | TAB.616-617, VTRM.030-031 | Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for teaching; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB04223 | 180 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O my Lord! O my Lord! Verily, I am one of Thy maidservants, supplicating humbly | TAB.615-616, VTRM.029-030 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02490 | 240 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O my God! O my God! Praise be unto Thee! for Thou hast created me of the most excellent fabric, in the most honored form | TAB.614-615, BSC.430 #780, VTRM.028-029 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02315 | 260 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art awakened to the Cause of God! Verily, I read thy letter and my heart... As to the manifestation of the Greatest Name | TAB.612-614, BSC.464 #864x, VTRM.027-028 | Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00620 | 500 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art rejoiced at the explanation of the maidservant of God...! Thank thou God... It behooveth him to seek only the divine bounties... ...As to the critical period (1901): Know though, that verily, Abdu'l-Baha dominates every critical period | TAB.610-612, BSC.464 #863x, SW_v08#15 p.211x, TOR.203-204x, VTRM.025-026, BSTW#043b, BSTW#043c, BSTW#501 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07132 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Consider not thy capacity and merit | TAB.608-609, SW_v07#10 p.099x, VTRM.022-023 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01859 | 290 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Know thou that some of the souls... Know thou, verily insight seeth that which sight seeth not... Then know that the power of the Word of God is effective | TAB.607-608, BSC.463 #861-862x, TOR.202x, VTRM.021-022 | Intuition; inspiration; Outward and inward meanings; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB01141 | 370 | Arabic | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایتها الناطقه بذکر الله فی تلک الانحاء الشاسعه الارجاء انی اطلعت بمضمون کتابک | O thou who art speaking the praise of God in that vast and extensive region! Thank God, who hath raised such women | BRL_DAK#1004 | TAB.605-607, LOG#0498x, VTRM.019-021 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07129 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art ablaze with the fire of the Love of God! Thine elegant letter reached me… As to thy vision | TAB.604x, VTRM.017-018 | Angels; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB11091 | 50 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou seeing one! Know thou, verily, God hath preferred the insight to the sight | TAB.604-605, SW_v07#16 p.151x, VTRM.018-019 | Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB07776 | 110 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou maidservant of God who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Speak of my servitude unto God, of my humbleness | TAB.603-604, VTRM.017 | Humility; meekness; lowliness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB03578 | 200 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the call of the Lord of the Kingdom! Know thou, verily, the Kingdom is a magnet | TAB.602-603 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02801 | 230 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art attracted to the Spirit of Truth! At this moment I remember thee | TAB.601-602, TAB.710-711, SW_v07#10 p.097x, VTRM.014-015 | Living waters; water of life; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB02844 | 230 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art gazing toward Abdul-Baha! Now I address thee with a heart filled... Arise to serve the Cause of God in the vineyard of God | TAB.600-601, BSC.463 #860x, VTRM.013-014 | Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Mary Magdalene; Role and station of women; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; 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 | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05387 | 150 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who are illuminated by the Light of Knowledge! Verily, I beseech God and supplicate Him to increase thine assurance | TAB.599-600, VTRM.012-013 | Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00418 | 600 | Arabic | Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | ایها المنجذب بتجلیات رحمانیه من الملکوت الاعلی انی بکل فرح فتحت کتابک | O thou who art attracted by the brilliant lights of the Merciful One, shining from the Supreme Kingdom!... As for the symbol of the cross | BRL_DAK#0708 | TAB.596-599, LOG#1718x, BSC.470 #881-882x, BLO_PT#214 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| AB07144 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | The letter no.17 was read. Thou hast written concerning the universal peace, that before long the congress of The Hague | TAB.595-596x, BSTW#154 | Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Predictions and prophecies; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Universal language | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB06782 | 120 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O ye spiritual ones! O ye heavenly ones! The assembly which you have established in that city is a splendor from the congregation of the Supreme Concourse | TAB.593 | Consultation; Love of God; Methods of teaching the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB00661 | 480 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thou hast written regarding the death of thy mother. Praise be to God, she hath attained to the desire | TAB.591-593x, BWF.370-370x, BWF.396-396x, BSC.463 #859x, BSC.491 #944x, BSTW#075 | Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10545 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou yearner after the Kingdom! Thy letter was received. It was brief and expressive of meaning. I ask from God that thy name be registered | TAB.590 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| AB10561 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou flower of the Rose-garden of God! Thou hast presented thy life. I have also accepted it, in order that thou mayest sacrifice thyself | TAB.590 | Bringing forth results; fruit | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB05611 | 140 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written regarding the visit of the beloved maidservant of God | TAB.590-591 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10207 | 70 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou whose face is radiant with the light of the Love of God! | TAB.589 | Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance | - | - | |||||||||||
| AB10543 | 60 | Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha | O thou yearner after Truth! I know in what condition thou art, and how much thou longest for the meeting. The real meeting consists in the communication of heart. | TAB.589-590 | Spiritual communication; connections of the heart | - | - |
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