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TAGS: Sacrifice; Suffering; Tests and difficulties

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AB00002 Tadhkiratu'l-Vafa (Memorials of the Faithful) 42100 Persian Memorials of the Faithful Memorials of the Faithful (book) 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
AB00005 Lawh-i-Hizar Bayti (Tablet of the Thousand Verses) 10300 mixed Lawh-i-Hizar Bayti (Tablet of the Thousand Verses, two tablets) Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Imam 'Ali; Importance of authoritative interpretation; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Imamate; the Caliphate
AB00027 1080 Persian Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Tablet to a Group of Believers in the United States Compassion; kindness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity
AB00033 1760 mixed 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
AB00042 1590 mixed Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of obligatory prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00044 1550 Persian Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00054 1430 mixed Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB00056 1420 Persian Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Ottoman commissions of investigation; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB00066 1260 Call to action; Methods of teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB00071 1230 mixed Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Prayer for peace and unity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00075 1210 Persian Daily Lessons Received at Akka Demons and evil spirits; Love of God; Rejection of Muhammad; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00089 1150 mixed Chastisement and requital; Literal interpretation; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00092 1140 Persian Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Power of the mind over nature; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00106 1070 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00120 990 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB00149 920 mixed Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00150 920 mixed Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00156 910 mixed Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Power of prayer; Prayer for sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00157 900 Arabic Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for protection; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00159 900 Persian Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00164 890 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity
AB00171 870 mixed Trustworthiness Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Creation of the world; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00186 830 Arabic Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for martyrs; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Visitation Tablets
AB00194 830 mixed Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Sacred remains; burial of the Bab; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity
AB00195 820 mixed Scholarship; Light of the World Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00198 820 mixed Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00203 810 mixed Universal House of Justice, The Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; House of Justice; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab
AB00212 800 Arabic Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00213 800 mixed Fire and light; fire and water; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB00230 770 Arabic Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness; Prayer for opponents; enemies of the Faith; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00249 740 mixed God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Necessary and possible being; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Theosophy; Transcendence; unknowability of God
AB00261 720 mixed Call to action; Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00263 720 Persian Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks Education of children; moral education; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures
AB00265 Lawh-i-Khurasan 720 Arabic Lawh-i-Khurasan Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00305 680 Arabic Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Role and station of women; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00311 670 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Methods of teaching the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00321 660 mixed Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity
AB00361 630 mixed Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00371 620 mixed Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00385 610 mixed Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; High station of the true believer; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
AB00387 610 Persian Call to action; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00429 590 mixed Humor; jokes; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB00435 590 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00480 570 mixed Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00483 560 mixed Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00489 560 mixed Fire and Light Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB00499 560 Arabic Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for protection; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00502 550 mixed Light of the World Past, present and future of Iran; Prayer for protection; Prayer for teaching; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00511 550 Persian Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks Law of obligatory prayer; Martyrs and martyrdom; Role and station of women; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00516 550 Persian Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity; Unity of thought and belief
AB00529 540 mixed Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00532 540 mixed Alcohol and drugs; tobacco; opium; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00535 540 mixed Fire and Light Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00541 540 mixed Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Holy Days and the Baha'i calendar; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Status of kings; future of monarchy; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB00548 530 Persian Translation List Consolation and comfort; Demons and evil spirits; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00579 510 Persian Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00580 510 Persian Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00587 500 Persian Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Education of children; moral education; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Naming of children; of individuals; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00605 500 mixed Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB00606 500 mixed Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB00623 500 mixed Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity
AB00627 490 Persian Fire and Light Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The ephemeral and the eternal; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB00628 490 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Music and singing; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00642 490 mixed Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prayer for pilgrims; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00647 490 mixed Praise and encouragement; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00653 480 Persian Bahá'í World Faith Belief and denial; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Many are called but few are chosen; Power of prayer; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00661 480 Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha 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
AB00662 480 Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00672 480 Arabic Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Growth of the Cause; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00675 480 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB00686 470 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00707 470 mixed Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00711 470 mixed Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00738 460 mixed Light of the World Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00745 460 Arabic Love of God; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Teachings as spirit of the age; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB00746 460 Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00750 460 Arabic Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for martyrs; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00772 450 Persian Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity
AB00773 450 mixed Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00786 440 Arabic Mystical themes; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God
AB00793 440 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wealth inequality and its moderation
AB00808 440 Persian Agriculture; Excellence; distinction; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Non-participation in politics; Promotion of commerce and industry; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00809 440 Persian Growth of the Cause; Love of God; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00818 430 Arabic Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00825 430 mixed Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Petitions to authorities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00831 430 mixed Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00833 430 Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of governments; political unity
AB00837 430 Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Mary Magdalene; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00843 430 mixed Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Non-participation in politics; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB00855 Some Answered Questions #005 Moses 420 Persian Answered Questions, Some Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Manifestation of God as educator; Moses; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00867 420 mixed Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00872 420 Arabic Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Judas; Predictions and prophecies; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00875 420 Arabic Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00881 420 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Noah; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00884 410 Arabic Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00896 410 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00899 410 Persian Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech
AB00909 410 mixed Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for protection; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00910 410 mixed Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Eulogies; reminiscences; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00911 410 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00913 630 mixed Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Consultation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00958 400 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00959 400 mixed Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB00972 400 mixed Call to action; Contention and conflict; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Hands of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB00983 390 Persian Nationalism; love of country; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01004 380 mixed Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01056 380 mixed Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; War and peace
AB01071 380 mixed Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01074 380 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Spiritual springtime; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcending the material condition
AB01075 380 mixed Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01077 380 Persian Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha
AB01094 380 Persian Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01096 380 Arabic Blind imitation [taqlid]; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for healing; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God
AB01108 370 Persian Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity
AB01121 370 Persian Importance of community building; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB01124 370 Persian Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01136 370 mixed Chastisement and requital; Exhortations and counsels; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01175 360 Persian Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB01183 360 mixed Light of the World Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures
AB01194 360 mixed Translation List Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB01196 360 mixed Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Poems and quotation from poetry; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01198 360 mixed Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01204 360 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01207 360 Persian Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity
AB01232 350 Persian Justice and mercy; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering
AB01248 350 Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01253 350 Persian Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones Love of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01264 350 Persian Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01274 350 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01284 350 mixed Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01285 350 mixed Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB01293 350 Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Power of prayer; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01295 350 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha 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
AB01297 340 Persian Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power of the Manifestation of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01298 340 Persian Call to action; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01300 340 mixed Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01315 340 mixed Business; financial; property matters; Call to unity; prohibition of disunity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for unity; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity
AB01340 340 mixed Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Humor; jokes; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01351 340 mixed Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01354 340 mixed Love of God; Music and singing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01361 340 Persian Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech
AB01372 330 mixed Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01376 330 Persian Light of the World Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01377 330 Persian Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
AB01396 330 mixed Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01399 330 mixed Prayer for tests and difficulties; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01404 330 Persian Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01412 330 mixed Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01417 330 Persian Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering
AB01422 330 mixed Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01426 400 Persian Call to action; Martyrdom of the Bab; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01440 330 Arabic Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Importance of prayer; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB01457 320 Arabic Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01458 320 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01462 320 Persian Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks; Family Life Being a source of light; guidance; Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01476 320 Persian Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Effort; striving; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01491 320 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB01495 320 mixed Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01518 320 Arabic Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01523 320 mixed Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Prayer for victory and requital; triumph of the Cause; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01531 320 Arabic Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Stories; anecdotes; Testing God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01533 320 mixed Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01565 310 mixed Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01570 310 mixed Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; House of Justice; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01585 310 mixed Light of the World Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01588 310 Persian Consolation and comfort; Mosaic imagery; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB01593 310 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01601 310 Persian Effort; striving; Love of God; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The state of enkindlement in teaching; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB01619 310 Persian Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for gatherings; meetings; assemblies; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01623 310 Meaning; importance of dreams and visions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB01637 310 mixed Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01643 310 Suffering; rejection of Christ; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01644 310 mixed Attaining the life of the spirit; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB01661 300 Bahá'í Scriptures; Crisis and Victory; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01668 300 mixed Martyrs and martyrdom; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Power of prayer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01671 300 Call to action; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Predictions and prophecies; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace
AB01672 300 Persian Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB01677 300 Persian Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01681 300 Persian Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01682 300 Persian Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01684 300 Persian Naming of children; of individuals; Shrines and Holy places; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01685 300 mixed Pain of love; love as veil; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01688 300 mixed Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01693 300 Persian Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul
AB01695 300 mixed Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Things are known by their opposites; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB01702 300 Persian Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01703 300 mixed Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01718 300 Persian Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01721 300 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01724 300 mixed Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01725 300 mixed Praise and encouragement; Prayer for protection; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01753 300 mixed Episodes from the early history of Islam; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01765 300 Persian Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01766 300 mixed Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01771 300 Consolation and comfort; Justice and wrath of God; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01777 290 Arabic Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01801 290 mixed Love of God; Martyrdom of the Bab; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01810 290 Persian Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01811 290 mixed Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suicide; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01823 290 mixed Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01830 290 Persian Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Growth of the Cause; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01833 290 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01845 290 mixed Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01849 290 mixed Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01856 290 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Growth of the Cause; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
AB01861 290 Arabic Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for protection; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB01873 290 Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Effort; striving; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB01898 280 Persian Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB01904 280 Persian Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB01907 280 Persian Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones Importance of prayer; Law of obligatory prayer; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer
AB01919 280 mixed Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01921 280 Persian Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01923 280 Persian Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01925 280 Persian Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01930 280 mixed Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
AB01936 280 mixed Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB01948 280 mixed Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Past, present and future of Iran; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01955 280 mixed Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01959 280 Persian Prayer for spiritual recognition; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB01973 280 Persian Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Pain of love; love as veil; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01978 280 mixed Fire and Light Martyrs and martyrdom; Nearness and remoteness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB01991 280 Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01992 280 Daily Lessons Received at Akka Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01993 280 Arabic Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; High station of the true believer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB01996 280 Arabic Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB02003 280 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Eulogies; reminiscences; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02013 280 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB02024 270 Arabic Bahá'í Prayers [2002] Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02035 270 Arabic Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Nearness and remoteness; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for nearness to God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02039 270 mixed Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02043 270 Persian Consolation and comfort; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB02055 270 Persian Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02060 270 mixed Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Freedom of thought and action; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02065 270 Persian Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02066 270 Persian Consolation and comfort; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02069 270 mixed Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02085 270 mixed Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02089 270 mixed Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02092 270 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02102 460 mixed Being a source of light; guidance; Call to action; Justice and mercy; Non-participation in politics; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity in diversity
AB02109 270 mixed Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02113 270 mixed Consolation and comfort; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB02123 270 mixed Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02127 270 Persian Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02134 270 mixed Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02140 270 mixed Growth of the Cause; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity
AB02145 270 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Fire and light; fire and water; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02156 270 mixed Consolation and comfort; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02183 260 Persian Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Judas; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02192 260 mixed Translation List Generosity [kirama]; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02211 260 Persian Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Poems and quotation from poetry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02216 260 mixed Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB02217 260 mixed Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02225 260 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02238 260 mixed Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02246 260 Persian Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB02255 260 Persian Humor; jokes; Love of God; Poems and quotation from poetry; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02257 260 Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB02262 260 mixed Call to action; Pioneering; travel teaching; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for pioneers and travel teachers; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB02290 260 Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02293 260 Arabic Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Consolation and comfort; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02295 260 mixed Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB02309 260 Persian Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
AB02312 260 Arabic Prayer for protection; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02320 250 Arabic Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02321 250 Arabic Prayer for spiritual recognition; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02339 250 Persian Consolation and comfort; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02345 250 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB02347 250 mixed Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB02353 250 mixed Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02354 250 Persian Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02361 250 mixed Being a source of light; guidance; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures
AB02364 250 mixed Justice and wrath of God; Relationship between government and people; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
AB02367 250 Persian Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
AB02386 250 Persian Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02394 250 mixed Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02407 250 mixed Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02459 250 Persian Chastisement and requital; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Predictions and prophecies; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02471 250 mixed Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; 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; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02479 250 Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tahirih [Qurratu'l-'Ayn]; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02481 250 Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha 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
AB02486 240 Arabic Eulogies; reminiscences; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02490 240 Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha 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
AB02506 240 Persian Crisis and Victory Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02531 240 mixed Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Justice and wrath of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02547 240 mixed Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02548 240 Persian Eulogies; reminiscences; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02556 240 mixed Law of pilgrimage; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02562 240 Persian Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02563 240 Persian Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcending the material condition
AB02564 240 mixed Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02570 240 Persian Humility; meekness; lowliness; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02576 240 Bahá'í World Faith Non-participation in politics; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02579 240 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Purpose; goal of creation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02604 240 mixed High station of the true believer; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02611 240 Persian Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02645 230 Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity; War and peace
AB02655 230 Persian Banishments of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02656 230 mixed Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02658 230 mixed Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks 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
AB02661 230 Persian Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02665 230 mixed Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02672 230 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02677 230 Persian Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02681 230 Persian Call to action; Martyrs and martyrdom; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02682 230 Persian Man of Courage, The Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB02705 230 Persian Love of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB02710 230 House of Justice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings
AB02715 230 Persian Consolation and comfort; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02726 230 mixed Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02731 230 mixed Prayer for spiritual recognition; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02736 230 mixed Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02738 230 Persian Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02749 230 mixed Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02752 230 mixed Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the departed; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02776 230 mixed Call to action; Law of transformation and change; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02777 230 Persian Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02784 230 Persian Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Past, present and future of Iran; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02792 230 Persian Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Non-participation in politics; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02820 230 Turkish Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
AB02821 230 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Pilgrimage [Hajj] in Islam; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02865 220 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02876 220 Persian Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for nearness to God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02891 220 Persian High station of the true believer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
AB02894 220 mixed Consolation and comfort; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
AB02911 220 Persian Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02918 220 Persian Empty learning; false spirituality; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02923 220 Persian Education of children; moral education; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB02925 220 Persian Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB02941 220 mixed Fire and Light Martyrs and martyrdom; Music and singing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02945 220 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02961 220 Persian Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB02964 220 mixed Business; financial; property matters; Poems and quotation from poetry; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02983 220 Persian Selections from the Writings of His Holiness 'Abdu'l-Bahá' Composition and decomposition; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB02990 220 mixed Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB02992 220 Persian Law of burial and cremation; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Laws of marriage and dowry; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03026 220 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03032 220 Arabic Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Shrines and Holy places; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03033 220 Arabic Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03047 220 Arabic Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03048 220 Persian Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03050 220 Arabic Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul
AB03051 220 mixed Bahá'í World Faith; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá Angels; Continual renewal of creation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Presence of; reunion with God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03061 220 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Mystical themes; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of thought and belief
AB03065 220 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for martyrs; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03098 210 mixed Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB03099 210 Persian Consolation and comfort; Pain of love; love as veil; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB03120 210 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB03133 290 mixed Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03142 210 Persian Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03146 210 Persian Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03156 210 Persian Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03159 210 Persian A Supplement to 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha
AB03178 210 Persian Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03184 210 Persian Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB03190 210 Persian Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03201 210 Persian Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB03205 210 Persian Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03212 210 Persian Courtesy; culture [adab]; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB03219 210 mixed Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03238 210 mixed Chastisement and requital; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03245 210 Persian Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity
AB03265 210 mixed Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03268 210 mixed Business; financial; property matters; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
AB03303 210 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Manifestation of God as sun; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul
AB03337 200 Persian Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB03338 200 Persian Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03339 200 Persian Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03346 200 Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03349 200 Persian Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB03350 200 Persian Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB03353 200 Persian Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03365 200 mixed Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03366 200 Persian Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03374 200 Persian Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB03375 200 Persian Empty learning; false spirituality; Growth of the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03376 200 mixed Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Knowledge of self; Meditation; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures
AB03384 200 Persian Hands of the Cause; Poems and quotation from poetry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03395 200 Persian Business; financial; property matters; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Personal instructions; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03396 200 mixed Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03404 200 Persian Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03433 200 Persian Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB03434 200 Persian Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB03437 200 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
AB03439 200 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03445 200 mixed Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB03446 200 mixed Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03451 200 Persian Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures
AB03452 200 Persian Justice and mercy; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03455 200 mixed Consolation and comfort; Parents and children; youth; families; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03465 200 Persian Praise and encouragement; Role and station of women; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03476 200 Persian Consolation and comfort; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB03485 200 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03501 200 Persian Consolation and comfort; Education of children; moral education; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03509 200 Persian Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03526 200 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Angels; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03528 200 Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03539 200 Being a source of light; guidance; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03548 200 Arabic Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Prayer for the departed; Presence of; reunion with God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03570 200 Persian Ascension of Baha'u'llah; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03587 200 Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03599 190 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03606 190 Arabic Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03616 190 Persian Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03620 190 Persian Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB03630 190 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Assistance to the poor and lowly; the orphan; the sick; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03638 190 mixed Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB03644 190 Persian Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for unity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03646 190 mixed Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03647 190 Persian Christ; Christianity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03660 190 Persian Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03665 190 Persian Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03673 190 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03682 190 Persian Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03691 190 mixed Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Business; financial; property matters; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB03701 190 mixed Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03705 190 Persian Consolation and comfort; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03716 190 Persian Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Power of prayer; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03733 190 mixed Consolation and comfort; Love of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab
AB03734 190 Persian Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
AB03737 190 mixed Consolation and comfort; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03756 190 Persian Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03765 190 Persian Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB03768 190 Persian Consolation and comfort; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03771 190 Persian Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB03772 190 Persian Idle fancies; lust and passion; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB03774 190 mixed Effort; striving; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03780 190 Persian Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá Contention and conflict; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03787 190 mixed Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03791 190 Persian Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03792 190 Persian Belief and denial; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03804 190 Persian Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB03828 190 Arabic Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
AB03836 190 mixed Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03846 190 Arabic Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03849 190 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Power of prayer; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
AB03851 190 Persian Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Condition of search; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Episodes from the early history of Islam; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03860 190 Persian Exhortations and counsels; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB03872 190 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Imam Husayn; Love of God; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for forgiveness; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03907 180 Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03915 180 Persian Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03927 180 mixed Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Methods of teaching the Cause; Poems and quotation from poetry; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB03942 180 Persian Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03949 180 Persian Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03951 180 Persian Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03976 180 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB03984 180 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04001 180 Persian Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04018 180 mixed Love of God; Petitions to authorities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB04031 180 mixed Challenging nature; abstruseness of the Word of God; Mystical themes; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
AB04039 180 mixed Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04040 180 mixed Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04043 180 Persian Being a source of light; guidance; Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Things are known by their opposites
AB04055 180 Persian Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB04070 180 Persian Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Law of Huququ'llah; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04071 180 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04092 180 mixed Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04112 180 Persian Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering
AB04117 180 Persian Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04124 180 mixed Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude; The power of example
AB04131 180 Persian Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for justice and fairmindedness; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB04136 180 Persian Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB04142 180 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04149 180 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; High station of the true believer; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04154 180 mixed High station of the true believer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04160 180 Arabic Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Entry by troops; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04170 180 Arabic Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04174 180 Arabic Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04197 180 Arabic Imam 'Ali; Personal instructions; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04200 180 Arabic Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04223 180 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha 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
AB04234 480 mixed Translation List Chastisement and requital; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB04235 170 Arabic Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Prayer for the departed; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04236 220 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04278 170 Persian Fire and Light Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB04282 170 Persian Consolation and comfort; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB04284 170 Persian Love of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04285 170 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Effort; striving; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB04302 170 Persian Consolation and comfort; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Love of God; Mystical themes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04327 170 mixed Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04331 170 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04335 170 Persian Consultation; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04341 170 mixed Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for women; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04367 170 Persian Call to action; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Universal education
AB04371 170 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
AB04400 170 mixed Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for sacrifice; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04408 170 Persian Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04426 170 Persian Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04434 170 mixed Education of children; moral education; Effort; striving; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04438 170 mixed Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB04451 170 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge; recognition of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04464 170 Persian Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04491 170 Persian Consolation and comfort; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Humor; jokes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04523 170 mixed Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04534 170 Persian Exhortations and counsels; Personal instructions; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04551 170 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity
AB04556 170 mixed Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04561 170 mixed Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá Law of fasting; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB04584 170 mixed Avoidance of Covenant-Breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04586 170 Persian Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04606 170 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04607 170 Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04637 160 Turkish Consolation and comfort; Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB04638 160 mixed Equality of men and women; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04650 160 Persian Consolation and comfort; Growth of the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04651 160 Persian Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04653 340 mixed Consolation and comfort; High station of the true believer; Mary Magdalene; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04658 160 Persian Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04690 160 Persian Call to action; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04693 160 Persian Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04702 160 Persian Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04714 160 Persian Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04716 450 Persian Bahá'í Scriptures; Meetings, Bahá'í; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks 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
AB04717 160 Persian Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04719 160 Persian Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04738 160 mixed Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
AB04744 160 mixed Translation List Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB04754 160 Persian Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB04773 160 mixed Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
AB04817 160 mixed Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04858 160 Persian Translation List Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Review of publications; Seven stages of creation; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle; Unity; oneness of humanity
AB04866 160 Persian Growth of the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]
AB04896 160 Persian Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04898 160 Persian Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04907 350 mixed Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for protection; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB04976 160 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB04978 160 mixed Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05004 Words to Baha'is of Stuttgart (via Lady Blomfield) 160 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
AB05030 150 mixed Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05036 150 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The concourse on high
AB05059 150 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha 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
AB05070 150 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05073 150 mixed Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Effort; striving; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05077 150 Persian Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05086 150 Persian Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05142 150 Persian Chastisement and requital; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB05167 150 Persian Bahá'í Prayers [2002] Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05185 150 Persian Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05194 150 Persian Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05199 150 Persian Fire and Light Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05200 150 mixed Consolation and comfort; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering
AB05218 150 mixed Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05254 150 Persian Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB05262 150 Persian Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05278 150 mixed Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05315 150 Persian Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05339 150 Persian Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05351 150 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05357 150 Persian Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05372 150 Persian Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05405 150 Arabic Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05407 150 Persian Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05411 150 Persian Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05416 150 mixed Consolation and comfort; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
AB05425 150 mixed Love as fire; Pain of love; love as veil; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05450 150 Persian Knowledge; recognition of God; Love of God; Naming of children; of individuals; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05469 150 Attaining the life of the spirit; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB05503 140 Arabic Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause
AB05506 140 mixed Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05514 140 mixed Letters of the Living; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05519 140 Persian Consolation and comfort; Education of children; moral education; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05523 140 Persian Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05529 140 Being a source of light; guidance; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
AB05532 140 Persian Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB05535 140 Persian Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB05538 140 mixed High station of the true believer; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight
AB05552 140 mixed Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05568 140 Persian Prayer for protection; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
AB05570 140 Persian Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Growth of the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05582 140 Persian Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05594 140 Persian Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB05617 140 Persian Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05619 250 Persian 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; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05672 140 mixed Disregarding bodily comfort; Idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
AB05677 140 Persian Imam Husayn; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05697 140 Persian Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05698 140 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB05707 140 Persian Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05731 140 Persian Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Words vs deeds
AB05737 140 Persian Exalting the Word of God in teaching the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB05753 140 Bahá'í Scriptures; Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, The Importance of; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Law of fasting; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05755 140 Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
AB05767 140 Persian Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05781 140 Persian Consolation and comfort; Prayer for tests and difficulties; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB05803 140 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05806 140 Persian Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05810 140 Persian Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05820 140 Persian Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Justice and wrath of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05826 140 mixed Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05830 140 Persian Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05831 140 Persian Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05849 140 mixed Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05894 140 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Apostles; early disciples of Christ; Martyrs and martyrdom; Praise and encouragement; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05902 140 Persian Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05926 140 mixed Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB05942 140 mixed Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05961 560 mixed Consolation and comfort; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05969 140 Arabic Manifestation of God as sun; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05978 140 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB05999 130 Arabic Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06009 130 Arabic Naming of children; of individuals; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06013 130 Arabic Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06064 130 Persian Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB06066 130 mixed Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06068 130 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Review of publications; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06074 130 Persian Business; financial; property matters; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06078 130 Persian Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB06082 130 Persian Call to action; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06086 130 mixed Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06128 130 Persian Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06135 130 mixed Consolation and comfort; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06156 130 Persian Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06181 130 mixed Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06219 130 mixed Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06223 130 Persian Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06293 130 Persian Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for forgiveness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06294 130 mixed Consolation and comfort; Predictions and prophecies; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06320 130 mixed Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]
AB06335 130 mixed Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06378 130 mixed Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06390 130 Persian Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06404 130 mixed Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06423 130 Persian Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06424 130 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Second birth; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06438 130 Arabic Judas; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB06490 130 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha 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
AB06497 130 Persian Consolation and comfort; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06517 130 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Naming of children; of individuals; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06540 130 Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06551 120 mixed Call to action; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB06593 120 Persian Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB06599 120 Persian Humility; meekness; lowliness; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Silence; fewness of words; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching one's self first in teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06654 120 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Education of children; moral education; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06672 120 mixed Importance of community building; Love of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB06687 120 Persian Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06710 120 Persian Consolation and comfort; Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06725 120 Persian Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06727 120 Persian Consolation and comfort; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06733 120 Persian Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06749 120 Persian Personal instructions; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06772 120 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06773 120 mixed Consolation and comfort; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06790 120 Persian Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06792 120 mixed Pain of love; love as veil; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB06795 120 Persian Call to action; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06824 120 mixed Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06830 120 mixed Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06833 120 Persian Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Manifestation of God as sun; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06837 120 Persian Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; War and peace
AB06850 120 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06859 120 Persian Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06863 120 mixed Call to action; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06881 120 Persian Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB06882 120 Persian Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06883 120 Persian Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06895 400 Persian Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06911 120 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06923 120 mixed Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06926 120 Persian Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB06927 120 mixed Martyrs and martyrdom; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
AB06959 120 mixed Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06970 120 Persian Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for the departed; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering
AB06984 120 Persian Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB06986 120 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Eulogies; reminiscences; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07001 120 Persian Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07017 120 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07026 120 Arabic Manifestation of God as sun; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07033 120 mixed Call to action; Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07062 120 Arabic Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
AB07085 120 mixed Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB07092 120 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power of prayer; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB07114 120 Arabic Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
AB07118 120 mixed Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB07119 120 Arabic Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
AB07146 120 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Exhortations and counsels; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity
AB07183 110 Persian Consolation and comfort; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07265 110 Persian Praise and encouragement; Stories; anecdotes; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07266 110 Persian Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07280 110 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB07285 110 Persian Prayer for protection; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07286 110 Persian Call to action; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07291 110 Persian Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB07311 110 Persian Pain of love; love as veil; Petitions to authorities; Poems and quotation from poetry; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07314 110 Persian Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07319 110 Persian Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07347 110 Persian Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Eulogies; reminiscences; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07361 110 Persian Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB07394 110 mixed Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The concourse on high
AB07427 110 Persian Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB07461 110 mixed Translation List John the Baptist; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07466 110 Persian Being a source of light; guidance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07473 110 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
AB07478 110 Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Growth of the Cause; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07481 110 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07500 110 mixed Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07531 110 Persian Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07538 110 Persian Effort; striving; Love of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
AB07545 110 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; High station of the true believer; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07554 110 mixed Consolation and comfort; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB07584 110 Persian Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07587 110 Persian Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
AB07588 110 Persian Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07592 110 Persian Consolation and comfort; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
AB07593 110 mixed Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB07643 110 Persian Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07654 110 Persian Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Imam Husayn; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07759 110 Arabic Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Bahá'í Prayers [2002] Prayer for protection; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07820 110 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07827 110 Consolation and comfort; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB07842 110 Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07848 750 mixed Family Life Laws of marriage and dowry; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
AB07915 100 Persian Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07922 100 Persian Light of the World Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB07995 100 Persian Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB08002 100 Persian Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Personal instructions; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08010 100 mixed Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB08035 100 mixed Justice and wrath of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08078 100 Persian Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB08079 100 Persian Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08084 100 mixed Chastisement and requital; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08101 100 Persian Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech
AB08141 100 mixed Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08146 100 mixed Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08156 100 Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB08174 100 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08191 100 Persian Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08213 360 mixed Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB08221 100 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08236 460 mixed Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks Laws of marriage and dowry; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08237 100 mixed Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08267 100 Persian Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08332 100 Persian Consolation and comfort; Exhortations and counsels; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08352 100 Consolation and comfort; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08353 100 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Words vs deeds
AB08375 100 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08453 100 Prayer for tests and difficulties; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering
AB08481 90 mixed Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB08490 90 Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08505 90 Persian Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08511 90 Persian Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08528 90 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08629 90 Persian Consolation and comfort; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08647 90 Being a source of light; guidance; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prophecy and fulfillment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08666 90 Persian Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08667 90 Persian Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08731 90 Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08734 90 mixed Exhortations and counsels; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08752 90 mixed Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08763 90 mixed Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08769 90 Persian Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
AB08777 90 Persian Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08846 90 Persian Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08900 90 Persian Confirmations and rewards in teaching the Cause; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB08939 90 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08950 90 Persian Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08956 90 Persian Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08958 90 mixed Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB08960 90 Persian Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09012 90 mixed Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09048 90 Arabic Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09049 90 Turkish Martyrs and martyrdom; Poems and quotation from poetry; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09071 90 Arabic Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Effort; striving; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09112 90 Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09140 80 Arabic Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09168 80 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09172 80 Persian Translation List Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Free will and predestination; fate; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09217 80 Persian Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09232 80 Persian Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09241 80 Persian Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09249 80 Persian Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09277 80 Persian Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09300 280 mixed Translation List Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Personal instructions; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09309 80 Persian Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09351 80 Persian Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09423 80 Persian Translation List Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09433 80 Persian Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB09459 80 Persian Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09514 80 mixed Praise and encouragement; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09533 80 Persian Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09536 190 Persian Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
AB09599 80 Persian Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09624 80 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Consolation and comfort; Prayer for forgiveness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09674 80 mixed High station of the true believer; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity in diversity
AB09689 80 mixed Consolation and comfort; Eulogies; reminiscences; Personal instructions; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09696 80 mixed Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB09726 80 Love as fire; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09732 80 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Attaining the life of the spirit; Parents and children; youth; families; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09801 70 mixed Knowledge; recognition of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09815 70 Persian Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09840 70 mixed Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Translation; publication of the Sacred Writings
AB09882 70 mixed Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09892 70 Persian Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09904 70 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09919 70 Persian Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09974 70 Persian Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB09988 70 mixed Conduct in finance and business; Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10027 70 Persian Translation List Consolation and comfort; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10073 70 Persian Love of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10086 70 Persian Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10116 70 Persian Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
AB10186 70 Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mary Magdalene; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB10190 70 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10197 70 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10243 70 mixed Love of God; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God
AB10246 70 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB10299 70 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Love of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10318 60 Persian Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10361 60 Persian Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB10372 60 Persian Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10379 60 mixed Growth of the Cause; Review of publications; Spiritual assemblies; administrative matters; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10396 60 Persian Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10399 60 Persian Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10410 60 Persian Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Laws of marriage and dowry; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10417 60 mixed Knowledge; recognition of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
AB10427 60 mixed Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10551 60 Persian Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10555 60 Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
AB10595 60 Persian Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10732 60 Arabic Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10783 60 Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10804 50 Arabic Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Prayer for the departed; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB10818 50 Persian Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10840 50 Persian Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10869 50 Persian Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB10975 50 Persian Consolation and comfort; Past, present and future of Iran; Poems and quotation from poetry; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11018 50 Persian Personal instructions; Poems and quotation from poetry; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11048 50 Arabic Prayer for women; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11053 50 Arabic Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11084 50 Bahá'í Scriptures Nearness and remoteness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11138 40 Persian Business; financial; property matters; Consolation and comfort; Poems and quotation from poetry; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11140 40 Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11141 280 mixed Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11163 40 mixed Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB11200 40 Persian Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11245 40 Arabic Translation List Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11251 40 mixed Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11252 40 Arabic Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Justice and wrath of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of example; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB11283 40 Bahá'í Scriptures Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11293 40 Consolation and comfort; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11315 Cablegram dated 1914-01-22 30 Eng Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11375 30 Persian Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11389 30 mixed Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Consolation and comfort; Prayer for the departed; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering
AB11444 30 Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Goodly deeds; actions; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11462 30 Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB11475 20 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mary Magdalene; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11480 20 mixed Growth of the Cause; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11481 140 Persian Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11544 20 Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11643 380 mixed Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Hands of the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11648 350 Persian Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11672 240 Persian Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11697 180 mixed Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Living waters; water of life; Nearness and remoteness; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11699 180 mixed Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Interpretation of dreams and visions; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11702 180 mixed Consolation and comfort; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11717 160 Persian Eulogies; reminiscences; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11738 140 Persian Consolation and comfort; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB11739 140 Persian Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Useful occupation; acquisition of a craft; trade; profession
AB11749 130 Persian Consolation and comfort; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Predictions and prophecies; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11776 100 Arabic Eulogies; reminiscences; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11777 100 Persian Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11798 60 Persian Disregarding bodily comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11817 370 Persian Eulogies; reminiscences; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11837 250 Persian Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Judaism; the Torah; the Jewish people; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11840 240 mixed Constitutional revolution in Iran; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11843 230 Arabic Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prayer for the departed; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11849 230 mixed Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11877 180 Persian House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11911 140 Persian Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11924 130 Persian Call to action; Eulogies; reminiscences; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11929 120 Arabic Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for protection; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11932 120 Persian Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11967 100 Persian Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB11970 100 Persian Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for protection; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
AB12007 60 Persian Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12025 250 mixed Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12030 160 Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12035 140 Persian Consolation and comfort; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12036 140 Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks Consolation and comfort; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB12038 130 Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
AB12051 40 Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12076 140 Persian Consolation and comfort; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Personal instructions; Prayer for forgiveness; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12160 320 Persian Consolation and comfort; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12165 310 Arabic Eulogies; reminiscences; Love of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12172 300 Arabic Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Prayer for forgiveness; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12174 300 mixed Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
AB12175 300 Persian Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Consolation and comfort; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
AB12191 280 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12215 250 Persian Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12237 230 mixed Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12245 220 Persian Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
AB12258 210 mixed Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12268 200 Persian Spiritual baptism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12270 200 Persian Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12323 170 Persian Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12329 170 Persian Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Thankfulness; gratitude
AB12351 160 Persian Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12373 150 Persian Business; financial; property matters; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12387 150 Persian Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12441 130 Persian Service to others; to the Cause of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12476 120 Persian Chastisement and requital; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12485 120 Arabic Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12487 120 mixed Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12489 120 mixed Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12491 120 mixed Moses; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12542 100 Persian Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12607 90 Persian Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12770 40 Persian Consolation and comfort; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
AB12837 300 mixed Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0044 Words to E.J. Rosenberg et al, spoken around Feb. 1901 1620 Degrees of faith; certitude; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Love of God; Manifestation of God as mirror; Manifestation of God as sun; Martyrs and martyrdom; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The cloud ['ama]; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
ABU0050 Words to Anton Haddad ca. 1900 1590 Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Diversity an attribute; requirement of existence; Methods of teaching the Cause; Religion as source of love and unity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
ABU0064 Words to Marie Watson et al in Aug. 1921 1440 Order; organization; tact; deliberation [tadbir]; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity in diversity; Word of God and human limitations
ABU0075 Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04 1400 Christ; Christianity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Growth of the Cause; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Universal peace; world unity
ABU0136 Words spoken on 1915-04-30 in Haifa 1070 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Hospitality; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
ABU0180 Words to Edward Getsinger et al, spoken around 1915-01-26 960 Abdu'l-Bahá in the Holy Land answers questions of Dr. Edward C. Getsinger in 1915 Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Importance of authoritative interpretation; Spirit and form in the administration; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity
ABU0229 Words spoken on 1915-09-10 in Haifa 860 Persian Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity
ABU0239 Words spoken on 1919-09-19 840 Persian Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0263 Words spoken on 1915-09-06 in Haifa 790 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Effort; striving; Knowledge of self; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0266 Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-07-31 790 Begging; mendicancy; idleness and sloth; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Purpose; goal of creation; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving
ABU0279 Words to pilgrims in June 1906 770 Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Need for an educator; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0289 Words spoken on 1914-06-06 in Tiberias 750 Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Martyrs and martyrdom; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Christian clergy; Words vs deeds
ABU0313 Words spoken in 1900 720 Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
ABU0328 Words spoken on 1915-09-10 700 Persian Hypocrisy; Oneness; unity of religion; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0415 Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Feb 1910 610 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
ABU0435 Words spoken in 1912 in the United States 590 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0442 Talk to pilgrims at Haifa pilgrim house, 1914-10-22 580 Persian Degrees of faith; certitude; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0446 Words spoken on 1913-06-06 in Paris 610 Persian Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Non-participation in politics; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0476 Words spoken on 1910-05-10 560 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; East and West; communication between East and West; Growth of the Cause; House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity in diversity
ABU0478 The Pitiful Causes of War, and the Duty of Everyone to Strive for Peace: Words spoken on 1911-10-21 in Paris 550 mixed Paris Talks Importance of prayer; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace
ABU0490 Words to Youness Khan in 1904 550 Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0500 Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Feb 1910 540 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
ABU0515 Words to some Zoroastrian friends, spoken on 1915-04-18 530 Acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise of Eastern values; culture; Predictions and prophecies; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0616 Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 460 Persian Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0619 We Must Not Be Discouraged by the Smallness of Our Numbers: Words spoken on 1911-11-25 in Paris 460 Persian Paris Talks Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Power of the Manifestation of God; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
ABU0662 Words spoken on 1915-09-22 in Haifa 440 Persian Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Love of God; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
ABU0674 Words spoken on 1914-06-29 in Haifa 430 Being a source of light; guidance; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; 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; Unity; oneness of humanity
ABU0696 Pilgrim notes of Anton Haddad, Jan. 1900 420 Contention and conflict; Growth of the Cause; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of thought and belief
ABU0732 Words to the friends spoken around 1914 400 Persian Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Growth of the Cause; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0739 Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 400 Persian Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Martyrs and martyrdom; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0740 Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-11-22 400 Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0754 Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-05-01 390 Persian Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0758 Words to Mrs C. H. Wise in 1912 390 Consolation and comfort; Relationship of the soul to the body; Second birth; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0759 Words to Sigurd Russell et al, spoken on 1904-04-13 390 Consolation and comfort; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
ABU0764 Words to Ahmad Sohrab, spoken on 1913-06-22 390 Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Humor; jokes; Personal instructions; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The power of words; of speech
ABU0765 Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-02-09 390 Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0777 Words to Ali Kuli Khan and Florence Khan spoken in June 1906 380 Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0782 Words to some Druze friends, spoken on 1914-11-03 380 Angels; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The concourse on high
ABU0783 Words to Mrs Hoagg in Jan. 1914 380 Crucifixion; ascension of Christ; Martyrs and martyrdom; Prophecy and fulfillment; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0794 Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-17 370 Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice and wrath of God; Prayer for peace and unity; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0832 Words spoken on 1915-08-05 in Haifa 360 Persian Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0833 Words to some friends, spoken on 1915-02-10 360 Effort; striving; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
ABU0840 Words to pilgrims in June 1906 360 Love of God; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab
ABU0890 Words to Will and Wendell Dodge, spoken on 1901-11-23 340 Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU0893 Words to May Maxwell et al, spoken around 1898-02-23 340 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
ABU0936 The Benefits of God to Man: Words spoken on 1911-10-27 in Paris 330 Paris Talks Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
ABU0947 Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-06-30 320 Persian Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Banishment to; life in Adrianople; Banishment to; life in Constantinople; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1000 Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 310 Ten Days in the Light of Akka Degrees of faith; certitude; Goodly deeds; actions; Second birth; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1053 Words spoken on 1914-02-22 300 Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1057 Words to Mirza Youness Khan around 1904 300 Growth of the Cause; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Universal peace; world unity
ABU1083 Words spoken on 1914-02-08 290 Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1092 Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-03 290 Call to action; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1096 Words to Kinney, Beede, Thompson party, spoken on 1909-07-03 290 Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1097 Words to pilgrims in June 1906 290 Disregarding bodily comfort; Effort; striving; Personal instructions; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1110 Words spoken in Sep. 1913 in Ramleh 290 Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness
ABU1126 Words spoken ca. 1914 280 Persian Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Idle fancies; lust and passion; Manifestation of God as divine physician; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1180 Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04 270 Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Predictions and prophecies; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcending the material condition
ABU1189 Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-04-10 270 Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
ABU1190 Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-10 270 Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity of thought and belief
ABU1196 Words to the friends, spoken on 1915-05-17 270 Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Justice and wrath of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Theodicy; the mystery of evil; of suffering
ABU1214 Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 260 Persian Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1230 Words spoken on 1913-11-12 in Port Said 260 Critique of Eastern values; culture; Defending the Faith; protecting the Cause; apologetics; Empty learning; false spirituality; Oneness; unity of religion; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1234 Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-04-30 260 Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Travels to the West by Abdu'l-Baha; Words vs deeds
ABU1236 Words spoken ca. 1900 260 Purpose; goal of creation; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual springtime; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The power of words; of speech
ABU1256 Words spoken on 1914-08-08 250 Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Prayer for peace and unity; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Present and future calamities; war; universal convulsion; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1265 Words spoken ca. 1904 250 Persian Memories of Nine Years in Akka Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth of the Cause; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1272 Words spoken on 1914-01-10 250 Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1280 Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 250 Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1308 Words spoken on 1915-10-03 in Haifa 240 Persian Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
ABU1321 Words to Arthur Agnew et al, spoken on 1907-04-11 240 Growth of the Cause; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1325 Words to George Winterburn et al, spoken on 1904-02-10 240 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1327 Words to Miss Boylan, spoken on 1908-10-02 240 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Unity; oneness of humanity
ABU1336 Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-13 240 Accounts of dreams and visions; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1339 Words to Fugeta, et al, spoken on 1919-12-28 240 Martyrs and martyrdom; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1361 Words spoken ca. 1904 230 Persian Memories of Nine Years in Akka Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Free will and predestination; fate; Knowledge; recognition of God; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
ABU1395 Words to Ida Finch and Fanny and Alma Knobloch, spoken on 1908-11-10 230 Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Mary Magdalene; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
ABU1400 Words spoken at Haifa Pilgrim House, 1920-11-08 230 Diversity of thought and belief; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
ABU1413 Words spoken in Sep. 1911 in London 230 Abdu'l-Bahá in London 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
ABU1418 230 Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1429 Words spoken on 1915-03-03 in Abu Sinan 220 Persian Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times
ABU1447 Words to Ethel Fraser, spoken on 1913-05-06 220 Persian Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Relationship of the soul to the body; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; 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; The mind's power of discovery
ABU1482 The Progress of the Soul: Words spoken ca. 1912-12-26 in London 220 Paris Talks Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Knowledge of self; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1540 200 Persian Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Wisdom [hikmat]
ABU1552 Words spoken on 1913-03-22 in Paris 200 Persian Abdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 Banishment to; life in 'Akka; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Prophecy and fulfillment; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1587 Words to Mr Charles Tinsley, spoken on 1912-10-10 200 Consolation and comfort; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1615 Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 190 Persian Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1625 Words to Mrs Garrett of Boston in Sept. 1911 190 Chastisement and requital; Consolation and comfort; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1640 Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-10-29 190 Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1656 Words spoken ca. 1900 190 Bahá'í Scriptures Man's distinction from the animal; Outward and inward meanings; Physical limitations of the Manifestation of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1686 Words spoken ca. Jan. 1909 180 Persian Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1687 Words to the friends spoken in Dec. 1907 180 Persian Constitutional revolution in Iran; Evanescence and eternality; fana and baqa; Freedom of thought and action; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
ABU1755 Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-08-06 170 Persian Mahmúd's Diary Abraham; Isaac; Ishmael; Banishment to; life in Baghdad; Prophecy and fulfillment; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering

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