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| AB02287
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260
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mixed
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Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Praise and encouragement; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Wisdom [hikmat]
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| AB03249
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210
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Persian
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Critique of Western values; culture; Education of children; moral education; Knowledge of self; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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| AB03573
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200
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mixed
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Priestcraft; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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| AB03634
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190
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mixed
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Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; The power of words; of speech
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| AB03672
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190
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Persian
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Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Predictions and prophecies; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Relationship between government and people
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| AB03943
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180
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mixed
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Praise and encouragement; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Silence; fewness of words; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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| AB04686
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160
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mixed
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Servitude; submission to God; repentance
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| AB05695
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140
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Persian
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Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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| AB07226
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110
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Persian
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Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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| AB09044
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90
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Persian
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Exhortations and counsels; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge
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| AB09151
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80
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Persian
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Thankfulness; gratitude
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| AB09394
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80
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Persian
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Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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| AB10604
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60
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Persian
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Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Knowledge of self; Love of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge
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| AB11285
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40
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Attaining good pleasure of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Knowledge of self; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge
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| AB11755
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130
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mixed
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Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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| AB12409
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140
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Persian
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Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause
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| ABU0301
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Words spoken on 1915-09-13 in Haifa
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730
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Persian
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Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge
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| ABU0467
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Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Florence Khan spoken in June 1906
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560
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Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes
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| ABU0485
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Words spoken on 1914-02-17
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550
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Growth of the Cause; Non-participation in politics; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world
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| ABU0548
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Words spoken ca. Feb. 1920
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500
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Persian
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Critique of Western values; culture; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; War and peace; Words vs deeds
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| ABU0595
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Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-05-13
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470
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Persian
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Poems and quotation from poetry; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Words vs deeds
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| ABU0700
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Words spoken on 1914-02-24
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420
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty
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| ABU0711
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Words to a Persian tailor, spoken on 1913-03-23
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410
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Baha'u'llah in Sulaymaniyyih; Eulogies; reminiscences; Humor; jokes; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Stories; anecdotes
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| ABU0778
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Words to the friends, spoken on 1914-08-23
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380
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Chastisement and requital; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts
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| ABU0943
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330
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Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Stories; anecdotes
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| ABU1094
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Words spoken on 1914-06-03 in Tiberias
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290
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Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Criticism and its limits; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Stories; anecdotes; Unity; oneness of humanity; Words vs deeds
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| ABU1102
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Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-14
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290
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Call to action; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
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| ABU1228
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Words to pilgrims, spoken on 1914-04-23
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260
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Human reality created in the image of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Satan; the Evil One; Servitude; submission to God; repentance
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| ABU1358
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Words spoken on 1916-05-05 in Akka
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230
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Persian
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Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis
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| ABU1415
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Words spoken on 1912-05-10 in Washington
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230
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Justice and wrath of God; Predictions and prophecies; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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| ABU1473
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Words to Marie Watson et al around Aug. 1921
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220
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Contention and conflict; Education and the development of capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Scarcity of receptive souls; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
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| ABU1528
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Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-21
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210
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Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Stories; anecdotes
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| ABU1559
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Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04
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200
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judas; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Saint Peter and Saint Paul
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| ABU1855
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Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-11-28
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160
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Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Stories; anecdotes
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| ABU2009
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Words spoken on 1915-04-17 in Abu Sinan
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140
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Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities
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| ABU2032
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Words spoken ca. Dec. 1911
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140
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Fairmindedness; personal justice [insaf]; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Words vs deeds
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| ABU2093
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Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-04-22
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130
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Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
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| ABU2109
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Words to a young believer, spoken on 1914-03-10
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130
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Bahá'í Scriptures
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Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters
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| ABU2348
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Words spoken on 1913-08-14 in Ramleh
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100
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Education of children; moral education; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others
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| ABU2543
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Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-09-17
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80
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Persian
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Mahmúd's Diary
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Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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| ABU2592
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Words spoken on 1915-10-19 in Akka
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80
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Persian
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge
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| ABU2599
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Words to Stanwood Cobb, spoken on 1913-03-28
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80
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Priestcraft; Spirit and form in the administration
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| ABU2716
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Words spoken on 1913-05-06 in Paris
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70
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Persian
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Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha
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| ABU2797
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Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-01-03
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70
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Infinity and eternity; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge
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| ABU2819
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Words spoken on 1913-02-22 in Paris
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60
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Persian
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Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
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Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Past, present and future of Iran; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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| ABU2833
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Words spoken on 1913-01-31 in Paris
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60
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Persian
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Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
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Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rejection, opposition and persecution
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| ABU2908
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Words spoken at Pleiades Sylvan Bower, Alhammeh near Tiberias, 1914-05-10
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60
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Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Satan; the Evil One
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| ABU2938
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Words spoken on 1914-07-08 in Akka
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60
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Words vs deeds
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| ABU2987
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Words to Mirza Munir, spoken on 1912-03-26
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50
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Persian
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Mahmúd's Diary
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge
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| ABU2995
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Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-17
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50
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Persian
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Mahmúd's Diary
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Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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| ABU3015
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Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-07-29
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50
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Persian
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Mahmúd's Diary
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Development of capacity and readiness; Empty learning; false spirituality; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
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| ABU3076
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Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1913-05-26
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50
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Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge
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| ABU3459
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Words to Siyyid Asadu'llah Qumi, spoken on 1912-03-26
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20
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Persian
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Mahmúd's Diary
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge
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| ABU3647
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Words spoken on 1919-12-26
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600
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Persian
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Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge
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| ABU3686
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Words spoken in 1913 in Ramleh
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160
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Persian
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Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
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Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Nationalism; love of country; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge
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| ABU3759
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Words spoken on 1913-04-06 to a minister of Stuttgart
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10
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Persian
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Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913
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Personal instructions; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Wisdom [hikmat]
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| BB00365
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450
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Arabic
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Selections from the Writings of the Báb
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Humility; meekness; lowliness; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
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| BH00001
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Kitab-i-Aqdas (The Most Holy Book)
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10520
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Arabic
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Kitáb-i-Aqdas; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Synopsis and Codification of the Laws and Ordinances of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas; Kitáb-i-Aqdas Research Tools
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Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book)
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The ‘mother book’ of the Bahá’í Dispensation, announcing to the kings of the earth the promulgation of the ‘Most Great Law’; formally ordaining the institution of the House of Justice; prescribing the obligatory prayers; designating the time and period of fasting; formulating laws surrounding marriage and inheritance; ordaining the institution of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár (houses of worship); establishing the Nineteen Day Feasts; abolishing the institution of priesthood; and specifying punishments for murder, arson, adultery, and theft. Apart from these laws, He reminds his followers of the twin duties of recognition and obedience; exhorts them to fellowship with the adherents of all religions; warns them to guard against fanaticism, sedition, pride, dispute, and contention; enjoins on them cleanliness, truthfulness, chastity, hospitality, fidelity, courtesy, forbearance, justice, and fairness; and counsels them to be ‘even as the fingers of one hand and the limbs of one body’.
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Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Call to action; Cleanliness and refinement; Confession of sins; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; House of Justice; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; Law of burial and cremation; Law of fasting; Law of Huququ'llah; Law of inheritance; Law of obligatory prayer; Law of pilgrimage; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Laws of marriage and dowry; Love of God; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Monasticism; asceticism; Murder; causing physical harm; Nineteen-Day Feast; Parents and children; youth; families; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for women; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; The Bayan, its laws and their abrogation; Theft; seizing the properties of others; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Twin duties of recognition and obedience; Unchastity and adultery; Words vs deeds; Work as worship
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| BH00002
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Kitab-i-Iqan (The Book of Certitude)
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36200
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mixed
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Kitáb-i-Íqán; Tablet of the True Seeker" from the Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude), The
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Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude); Tablet of the True Seeker
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Bahá’u’lláh’s preeminent doctrinal work as well as His second longest, answering four questions from an uncle of the Báb regarding prophetic expectation and fulfilment, affirming the essential unity of the prophets of God while simultaneously acknowledging the distinctiveness of their persons and missions, expounding the concept of progressive revelations from God that are renewed about every thousand years, summarizing the spiritual prerequisites of the seekers on the spiritual path, clarifying the central role in that path of the independent investigation of reality, condemning the clergy for their role in the rejection of the prophets from age to age, and emphasizing, through a commentary on certain verses of the gospels, the need for a symbolic as opposed to a literal understanding of sacred scriptures.
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Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Belief and denial; Christ; Christianity; Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Dissimulation [taqiyyih]; concealment or denial of Faith; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Knowledge; recognition of God; Law of obligatory prayer; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Literal interpretation; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Moses; Noah; Oneness; unity of religion; Power of the Manifestation of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Return of the Manifestations of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Seal of the Prophets; Spiritual springtime; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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| BH00007
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Suriy-i-Haykal (Surih of the Temple)
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20670
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Arabic
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Summons of the Lord of Hosts; Original Text of the Súriy-i-Haykal, The
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Suriy-i-Haykal (Surih of the Temple)
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The centrepiece of His proclamatory works, originally written in Edirne and recast in ‘Akká, in which Bahá’u’lláh as the embodiment of the promised new Temple is called forth by the Holy Spirit and symbolically raised up limb by limb, with the mission of each part being assigned and sent forth into the world in fulfilment of the prophecy of the Old Testament (Zechariah 6:12). In its final form, it includes His epistles to Pope Pius IX, Emperor Napoleon III, Czar Alexander II, Queen Victoria, and Náṣiru’d-Dín Sháh.
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Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; High station of the true believer; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Imam Husayn; Innateness; early self-awareness of the Manifestations of God; Justice and wrath of God; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proclamation to people of the Bayan; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; The concourse on high; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The ephemeral and the eternal; The power of example; The power of words; of speech; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
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| BH00012
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Javahiru'l-Asrar (Gems of Divine Mysteries)
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10360
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Arabic
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Gems of Divine Mysteries
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Javáhiru'l-Asrár (Gems of Divine Mysteries)
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A lengthy commentary in answer to a question on the fulfilment of prophetic expectations in unexpected ways, describing the difficulties encountered in understanding sacred scriptures, offering keys to their symbolic interpretation with reference to a passage in the Gospels, and describing in a manner similar to ‘the Seven Valleys’ the stages traversed by the spiritual wayfarers.
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Jabulqa and Jabarsa; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Mystical themes; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Prophecy and fulfillment; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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| BH00113
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Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words - Persian)
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3970
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Persian
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Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Hidden Words
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Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words)
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The Persian portion of His foremost ethical work, consisting of 82 aphorisms spoken in the voice of the Divine and declaring themselves to be the ‘inner essence’ of what was revealed to ‘the Prophets of old’, affirming the essential nobility and divinity of the human soul, prescribing its intimate communion with its Creator, proclaiming the oneness of the human race, and declaring our consequent responsibility to fellowship, love, fair-mindedness, and mutual aid for one another, especially the poor and downtrodden.
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Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Goodly deeds; actions; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice and wrath of God; Love of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds
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| BH00472
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Lawh-i-Ittihad
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1530
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mixed
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Tablet of Unity; Tablet of Unity; Creative Word and the Meaning of Unity, The
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Lawh-i-Ittihad (Tablet of Unity)
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Elucidates the subject of unity in different aspects: unity of religion, unity in speech, unity of deeds, unity in rank and station, unity of souls, and unity in material possessions.
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Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; The power of words; of speech; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity in diversity; Wisdom [hikmat]
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| BH01055
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790
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mixed
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Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
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| BH01132
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Suriy-i-Qadir
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740
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Arabic
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Surah of the Almighty (Surat al-Qadir)
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Surat al-Qadir (Surah of the Almighty)
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A meditation on the name of God ‘the Omnipotent’ and its pervasive influence in the world according to the capacities of things and, referring to the opposition of Mírzá Yaḥyá, calling the Bábís and the manifestations of worldly power to recognize Bahá’u’lláh.
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Predictions and prophecies; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause
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| BH01510
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570
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mixed
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Moses; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Suffering and imprisonment; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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| BH01827
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480
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mixed
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Presence of; reunion with God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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| BH01870
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470
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mixed
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Chastisement and requital; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty
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| BH03122
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290
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Arabic
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
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| BH05636
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170
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mixed
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Prayer for protection; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Suffering and imprisonment
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| BH07321
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140
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mixed
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Rejection, opposition and persecution
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| BH09255
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100
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Arabic
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Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Knowledge; recognition of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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| BH10020
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90
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Persian
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Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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| BH10051
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90
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mixed
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Empty learning; false spirituality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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| BH11053
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50
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Arabic
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Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; The concourse on high; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
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| BH11742
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303
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mixed
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Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Word of God is its own standard
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