inventory
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title
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# of words
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language
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found in catalog
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found in tags
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abstract
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subjects
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AB00003
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Maqaliy-i-Shakhs Sayyah (A Traveller's Narrative)
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22000
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Persian
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Traveller's Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb, A; Traveler's Narrative, A
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Travelers Narrative, A (book)
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"The ablest and most valuable presentation of the early history of the Faith and of its tenets." (Shoghi Effendi) Recounts events in the life of the Bab and in the lives of His followers and illustrates the character of the Baha'í revelation with numerous quotations from Baha'u'llah's Writings.
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Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Empty learning; false spirituality; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Grammatical and other discrepancies in the Sacred Writings; Growth of the Cause; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Letters of the Living; Martyrdom of the Bab; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Power of the Manifestation of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Suffering and imprisonment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im
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AB00033
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1760
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mixed
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Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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AB00115
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1000
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mixed
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Justice and mercy; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Petitions to authorities; Rejection, opposition and persecution
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AB00215
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790
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mixed
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for nearness to God; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world
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AB00222
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780
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mixed
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Imam Husayn; Love of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Rejection, opposition and persecution
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AB00450
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580
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Arabic
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Petitions to authorities; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others
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AB00700
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470
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Persian
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement
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AB00825
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430
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mixed
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Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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AB01155
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370
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mixed
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Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Petitions to authorities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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AB01192
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360
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Persian
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Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities
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AB01317
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340
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Persian
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Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks
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Courtesy; culture [adab]; Petitions to authorities; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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AB01790
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290
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Persian
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Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humor; jokes; Petitions to authorities
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AB02316
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260
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Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha
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Petitions to authorities; Relationship between government and people; Wisdom [hikmat]
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AB02413
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250
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mixed
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Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Petitions to authorities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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AB02466
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250
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mixed
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Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for protection; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; War and peace
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AB02969
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220
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mixed
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Call to action; Lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; Mosaic imagery; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution
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AB03604
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190
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Arabic
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Justice and wrath of God; Petitions to authorities
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AB04018
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180
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mixed
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Love of God; Petitions to authorities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
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AB04037
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180
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Persian
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God
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AB04345
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170
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Persian
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Petitions to authorities; Suffering and imprisonment; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
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AB05263
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150
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Persian
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Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]
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AB06751
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120
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Persian
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Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
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AB07078
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120
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Arabic
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Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pain of love; love as veil; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for specific individuals; groups
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AB07311
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110
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Persian
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Pain of love; love as veil; Petitions to authorities; Poems and quotation from poetry; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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AB07851
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100
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Arabic
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Petitions to authorities; Prayer for governments and rulers; Shrines and Holy places
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AB08671
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90
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Persian
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Consolation and comfort; Petitions to authorities
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AB08807
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90
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Persian
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Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Petitions to authorities
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AB09611
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80
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mixed
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Additional Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá
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Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Petitions to authorities; Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul
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AB10684
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60
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Arabic
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Justice and mercy; Petitions to authorities; Power of prayer; Prayer for governments and rulers; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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AB11793
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80
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Persian
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Petitions to authorities; Prayer for specific individuals; groups
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AB11908
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140
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Persian
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Petitions to authorities; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Shrines and Holy places
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AB11937
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120
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mixed
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Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities
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AB12090
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40
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Turkish
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Courtesy; culture [adab]; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Petitions to authorities
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AB12818
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100
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Persian
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Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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ABU1340
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Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-24
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240
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Humor; jokes; Petitions to authorities; Stories; anecdotes
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ABU1610
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Words spoken on 1916-07-19
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190
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Persian
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Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness
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ABU2068
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Words spoken on 1913-01-22 in Paris
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20
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Persian
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Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
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Growth of the Cause; Petitions to authorities; Prophecy and fulfillment
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ABU2321
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Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-10-31
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100
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Persian
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Petitions to authorities
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ABU2929
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Words to Consul Schwartz and Dr Faber, spoken on 1913-04-29
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60
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Parliaments; constitutional government; Petitions to authorities; Status of kings; future of monarchy; The Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; True liberty; freedom
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BB00070
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Prayer for 19 letters
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2700
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Arabic
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Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00138
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Prayer in reply to Mulla Ahmad Khurasani, Di'bil, et al
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1300
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Arabic
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Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for forgiveness; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00142
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Du’a’ li’l-Ithbat
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1300
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Arabic
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Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00261
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Li-Qa’im
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760
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00460
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Tawbat-namih
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290
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Persian
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False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Petitions to authorities; Servitude; submission to God; repentance
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BB00515
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Letter concerning the Nubuwwat al-Khassa
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190
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Persian
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Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00558
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Letter to Haji 'Abd al-Wahhab
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150
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Persian
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Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart
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BB00646
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Instructions for delivery of Tablet to Muhammad Shah
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180
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Persian
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Petitions to authorities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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BB00647
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Epistle to Muhammad Shah 6 (?)
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490
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Arabic
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Tablets of the Báb to Muhammad Shah
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Creation of the world; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BH00019
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8320
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mixed
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Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The power of words; of speech; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BH00085
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4750
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mixed
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Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Petitions to authorities; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God is its own standard
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BH00107
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4060
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mixed
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Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Word of God and human limitations
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BH00148
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3510
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mixed
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Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance
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BH00182
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3080
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Persian
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Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BH00185
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3050
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mixed
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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
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BH00207
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2790
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mixed
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Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Call to action; Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity
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BH00215
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2740
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mixed
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Prayers by Bahá'u'lláh, Some
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Chastisement and requital; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Word of God and human limitations
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BH00247
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2520
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mixed
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Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Exhortations and counsels; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection
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BH00415
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Lawh-i-Sirr al-Tankis
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1690
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mixed
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Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Personal instructions; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation
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BH00728
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1070
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mixed
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suicide; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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BH00776
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1020
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mixed
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Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BH00815
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1000
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mixed
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Consolation and comfort; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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BH00995
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830
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mixed
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Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment
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BH01027
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Lawh-i-Tabib
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810
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mixed
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Petitions to authorities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
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BH01047
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800
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Persian
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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
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BH01084
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770
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mixed
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Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as source of love and unity; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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BH01120
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Lawh-i-Napoleon I
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750
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mixed
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First Tablet to Napoleon III (Lawh-i-Napulyun); Baha'u'llah's First Tablet to Napoleon III
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Lawh-i-Napulyun (Tablets to Napoleon III)
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Recounts the sufferings endured by Bahá’u’lláh and His followers; avows their innocence; reminds the Emperor of two pronouncements he had made on behalf of the oppressed and the helpless; and calls upon him to inquire into the condition of those who have been wronged, including Bahá’u’lláh and His fellow exiles.
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Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Suffering and imprisonment
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BH01197
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700
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mixed
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Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
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BH01202
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690
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mixed
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Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience
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BH01240
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680
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mixed
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Call to action; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
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BH01284
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660
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mixed
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
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BH01308
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650
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mixed
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Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement
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BH01431
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600
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mixed
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Law of pilgrimage; Nearness and remoteness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment
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BH01440
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600
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Persian
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Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Petitions to authorities; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment
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BH01603
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540
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mixed
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Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BH01925
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460
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Persian
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Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Petitions to authorities; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment
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BH02765
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320
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mixed
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|
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Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice
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BH04073
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230
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Arabic
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|
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Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities
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BH04747
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200
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Arabic
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|
|
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Petitions to authorities; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment
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BH05130
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|
190
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Arabic
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|
|
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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)
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BH05629
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|
180
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Arabic
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|
|
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Petitions to authorities; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
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BH06105
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|
160
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Persian
|
|
|
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Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Petitions to authorities
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BH06618
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150
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Persian
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|
|
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Petitions to authorities; Prayer for governments and rulers; Thankfulness; gratitude
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BH07156
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|
140
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Persian
|
|
|
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Petitions to authorities; Prayer for governments and rulers; Thankfulness; gratitude
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BH07778
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|
130
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mixed
|
|
|
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Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BH08012
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120
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Turkish
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|
|
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Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Petitions to authorities; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment
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BH08347
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120
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Arabic
|
|
|
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Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; The power of words; of speech
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BH09861
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|
90
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Arabic
|
|
|
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Knowledge; recognition of God; Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition
|
BH11486
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|
20
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mixed
|
|
|
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Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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BH11488
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|
20
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mixed
|
|
|
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Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
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BH11577
|
|
2410
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mixed
|
|
|
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Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Exhortations and counsels; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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BH11622
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|
290
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mixed
|
|
|
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Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach
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BH11833
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120
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mixed
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|
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Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Petitions to authorities; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Wisdom [hikmat]
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BH11837
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110
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Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of
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|
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Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Knowledge; recognition of God; Petitions to authorities; Praise and encouragement; Thankfulness; gratitude; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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BH11866
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|
1830
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Persian
|
|
|
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Growth of the Cause; Petitions to authorities; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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BH11921
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|
210
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mixed
|
|
|
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Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Petitions to authorities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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BHU0020
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|
140
|
|
|
|
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Petitions to authorities; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Suffering and imprisonment
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BHU0066
|
|
340
|
|
|
|
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Past, present and future of Iran; Petitions to authorities; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy
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