inventory
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title
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# of words
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language
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found in catalog
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found in tags
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abstract
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subjects
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AB00077
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Some Answered Questions #047 The Evolution of the Universe and the Origin of Man
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1210
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Persian
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Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some
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Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Evolution; human evolution; Names and attributes of God
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AB00111
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1030
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mixed
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Creation of the world; Obedience to and respect for government authority; Status of kings; future of monarchy
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AB00121
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990
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mixed
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Light of the World
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Creation of the world; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Role of the Covenant in preserving unity; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment
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AB00171
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870
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mixed
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Trustworthiness
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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
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AB00876
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Some Answered Questions #053 The Connection between God and Creation
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420
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Persian
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Bahá'í World Faith; Answered Questions, Some
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Composition and decomposition; Creation of the world; Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
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AB00920
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Some Answered Questions #017 The Birth of Christ
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410
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Persian
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Answered Questions, Some
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Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Creation of the world; Evolution; human evolution; Rational arguments
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AB01880
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290
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Arabic
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Chastisement and requital; Creation of the world; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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AB03015
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420
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Arabic
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Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks
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Creation of the world; Equality of men and women; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Second birth
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AB05275
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150
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mixed
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Creation of the world; Evolution; human evolution; Imagery in the Qur'an; Procession; appearance of the Word from God; Word of God the cause of creation
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AB08392
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100
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mixed
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Creation of the world; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
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AB09263
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80
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mixed
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Creation of the world; Creativity in art; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Perfection; imperfection of nature; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation
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AB12841
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190
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; Marriage as means of spiritual progress; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Prayer for married couples
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ABU0017
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On the creation of the world: words to Miss St. and others in summer of 1910
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2200
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Absolute freedom; independence of God; Creation of the world; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Evolution; human evolution; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Relationship of the soul to the body; Soul; spirit after death; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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ABU0033
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Public address given on 1912-12-04
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1850
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Persian
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Promulgation of Universal Peace, The; Mahmúd's Diary
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Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as educator; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; 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
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ABU0102
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Public address given on 1912-11-10
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1210
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Promulgation of Universal Peace, The
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Call to action; Creation of the world; Knowledge; recognition of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Things are known by their opposites; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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ABU0226
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Words spoken in the house of Abdu'l-Baha in Feb 1910
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870
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Creation of the world; Knowledge; recognition of God; Matter; essence; substance and form; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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ABU0403
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Public address given on 1912-07-05
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620
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Promulgation of Universal Peace, The
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Adam; Adam and Eve; Creation of the world; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; God's attributes require the existence of objects; Infinity and eternity; Literal interpretation; Names and attributes of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The Adamic cycle and the Baha'i cycle
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ABU0591
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Words to the friends, spoken on 1913-02-09
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470
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Persian
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Bahá'í Scriptures
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Composition and decomposition; Creation of the world; Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Law of cause and effect; Proofs for the existence of God
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ABU0723
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Words spoken in 1917
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410
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Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation
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ABU1143
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Words to Wilson, Engelhorn, Stewart, Brittingham, spoken around 1909-10-23
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280
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Creation of the world; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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ABU1534
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Words to some friends, spoken on 1914-12-01
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200
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Persian
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Composition and decomposition; Continual renewal of creation; Creation of the world
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ABU2415
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100
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Creation of the world; Critique of Western values; culture; Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Law of cause and effect; Materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization
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ABU2507
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Words spoken on 1914-06-05 in Tiberias
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90
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Creation of the world; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Knowledge; recognition of God; Proofs for the existence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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ABU2591
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Words to a Rabbi, spoken on 1912-12-04
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80
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Persian
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Mahmúd's Diary
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Creation of the world; Human reality created in the image of God; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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ABU2786
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Words to a stranger, spoken on 1914-05-09
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70
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Creation of the world; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible
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ABU3084
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Words spoken at Rue St. Didier 30 in Paris, 1913-02-07
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50
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Creation of the world; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God
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ABU3569
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Words to the Baha'is, spoken on 1912-07-03
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10
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Persian
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Mahmúd's Diary
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Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Infinity and eternity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God
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BB00002
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Qayyumu'l-Asma' (Commentary on the Surah of Joseph)
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112000
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Arabic
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Qayyum al-Asma' Sura 93: Chapter of the Bees (Qayyum al-Asma 93: Surat al-nahl); Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Qur'an Commentary of Sayyid 'Alí Muhammad, the Báb, The; Terms Remembrance (dhikr) and Gate (bab) in the Bab's Commentary on the Sura of Joseph, The; Gate of the Heart
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Qayyumul-Asma (book)
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Adam; Adam and Eve; Angels; Apocalyptic imagery; Belief and denial; Birth of Christ; purity; virginity of Mary; Call to action; Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Chastisement and requital; Creation of the world; Crimson Ark; the Ark of God; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Development of capacity and readiness; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Empty learning; false spirituality; Exhortations and counsels; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Fire and light; fire and water; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Goodly deeds; actions; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; High station of the true believer; Hypocrisy; Idolatry; Imagery in the Qur'an; Imam Husayn; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; John the Baptist; Justice and wrath of God; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Knowledge; recognition of God; Lack of formal education of the Manifestation of God; Language and the structure of reality; Life and death; Living waters; water of life; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Manifestation of God speaking in the voice of Divinity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Mosaic imagery; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Mystical themes; Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr); Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Outward and inward meanings; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Predictions and prophecies; Primal Will and the Word; Remembrance; Manifestation of God; Proclamation of the Cause (general or uncategorized); Proclamation to divines; to religious leaders; Proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; Proofs for the existence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Satan; the Evil One; Scarcity of receptive souls; Self-concealment of the Manifestation of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Seven stages of creation; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Stories; anecdotes; Suffering and imprisonment; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Imamate; the Caliphate; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Twin duties of recognition and obedience; Unity; oneness of humanity; Visitation Tablets; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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BB00004
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Kitab-i-Jaza' (Book of the Reckoning)
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>100000
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Arabic
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Selections from the Writings of the Báb; Bahá'í Prayers [2002]
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Absolute freedom; independence of God; Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Angels; Authentication; disposition of the Sacred Writings; Call to action; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Chastisement and requital; Cleanliness and refinement; Collection; ordering of the Sacred Writings; Continual renewal of creation; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Creation of the world; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Declaration; advent of the Bab; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Duration of the Baha'i cycle; future divine revelations; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Events in the life and ministry of the Bab; Exhortations and counsels; False claims to divine revelation or spiritual stations; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Fire and light; fire and water; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Free will and predestination; fate; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Imam 'Ali; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Knowledge; recognition of God; Knowledge of self; Laws of God; of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; Letters of the Living; Life and death; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Limits of the intellect; Love of God; Martyrs and martyrdom; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Modes; manner; speed; size of divine revelation; Muhammad; Islam; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Outward and inward meanings; Pairs in creation; male and female; B and E; agent and patient; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Power of prayer; Power of the Manifestation of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for parents; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for protection; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Predictions and prophecies; Preservation; transcription of the Sacred Writings; Primordial Covenant; the day of alast; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Purpose; goal of creation; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Rendering assistance to God; victory [nusrat]; Return of the Manifestations of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; 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; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Symbolism of color and light; Thankfulness; gratitude; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The first and the last; the seen and the hidden; The golden rule; regard for one's neighbor; doing unto others; The Imamate; the Caliphate; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer; The Twelfth Imam; the Qa'im; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations; Word of God the cause of creation
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BB00005
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Panj Sha'n (Book of the Five Modes)
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98000
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mixed
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Kitáb-i-Panj Sha'n, Book of Five Qualification; Kitab-i-Panj Sha'n; Reflection on the Theory of Alchemy as Explained in the Bahá'í Writings, A; Gate of the Heart
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Kitáb-i-Panj Shan (Book of Five Modes); Lawh-i-Hurufat (Tablet of the Letters)
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Absolute freedom; independence of God; Adam; Adam and Eve; Alchemy; the elixir; Belief and denial; Blind imitation [taqlid]; Call to action; Chastisement and requital; Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Creation of the world; Da'iras and haykals; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Essential vs. actional attributes of God; Exhortations and counsels; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; He Whom God Shall Make Manifest; the Bab and Baha'u'llah; Infallibility; sinlessness ['ismat]; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as mirror; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Names and attributes of God; Obedience to; authority of the Manifestations of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Perfect Man [insan-i-kamil]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayers (general or uncategorized); Predictions and prophecies; Presence [liqa'] of Manifestation of God is presence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Prophecy and fulfillment; Purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Return of the Manifestations of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Symbolism of color and light; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Unity in diversity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Word of God and human limitations
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BB00028
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Du’a’ li-Hurufi Bismillahi’l-Amna’i’il-Aqdas
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7500
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Arabic
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Absolute freedom; independence of God; Creation of the world; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; God's love for His own Essence; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00064
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Tablet to Mirza Sa'id Ardistani on Basitatu'l-Haqiqah, qadim wa hadith
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2700
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Arabic
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Brief Discussion of the Primal Will in the Bahá'í Writings; Gate of the Heart
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Tablet to Mirza Sa'id
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Creation of the world; Essential vs. actional attributes of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Necessary and possible being; Seven stages of creation; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]
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BB00067
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Answer to Shaykh Nasiru'd-Din Karbila'i
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2700
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Eternal archetypes [a'yan-i-thabitah]; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00085
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Answer to the Mufti of Baghdad
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2200
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Muhammad; Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Return of the Manifestations of God; Superiority; incomparability of the Word of God; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00129
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Li-Akhiri’l-Mu’min
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1400
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Arabic
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Chastisement and requital; Creation of the world; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Justice and wrath of God; Prophecy and fulfillment; The Bab; the Primal Point; station and claims of the Bab
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BB00154
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Answer to Mulla Asadu’llah-i-Qazvini
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1200
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; Degrees of faith; certitude; Free will and predestination; fate; Knowledge; recognition of God; Meditation; Miracles and their interpretation; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00156
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Sahifiy-i-Mu'tamid (ad-Dawlah)
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1200
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; Family of Muhammad; early figures in Islam; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Impossibility of true worship of God; Prayer for forgiveness; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00249
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Bayan 'illati Tahrimi'l-Maharim
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800
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; Islamic laws and jurisprudence; Law of divorce; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation
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BB00253
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Du’a’ath-Thalith fi Ardi’l’A’la li-Karbala’I fath-‘Ali
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790
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Purpose; goal of creation; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00257
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Du’a’-i-Salavat-i-Qa’im
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780
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for protection; Prayer for specific individuals; groups; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00259
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Du’a’ath-Thani fi Ardi’l’A’la li-Karbala’I Mustafa Quli
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770
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00261
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Li-Qa’im
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760
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; Petitions to authorities; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00277
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Li-Haji Mahmud
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710
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Arabic
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Absolute freedom; independence of God; Creation of the world; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00279
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Khutba writen near the staging post of al-Safra 2 (Khutbiy-i-Jamaliyyih)
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700
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Shrines and Holy places; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00286
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Tafsir hadith "یکتمنه عن غیر اهله"
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680
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Arabic
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Absolute freedom; independence of God; Creation of the world; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00295
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Kitabi Haji Shaykh
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660
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Arabic
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Absolute freedom; independence of God; Creation of the world; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00302
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Li-Mir Muhammad ‘Ali
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630
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Arabic
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Chastisement and requital; Creation of the world; God's oneness [ahadiyyih and wahidiyyih]; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00454
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300
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; Day of Resurrection; Judgement; Justice and wrath of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God
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BB00563
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Letter to the second pillar (tahmid)
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140
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God
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BB00576
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120
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God
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BB00622
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50
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Arabic
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Selections from the Writings of the Báb
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Creation of the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BB00647
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Epistle to Muhammad Shah 6 (?)
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490
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Arabic
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Tablets of the Báb to Muhammad Shah
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Creation of the world; Petitions to authorities; Prayer for assistance; intercession; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BH00060
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Lawh-i-Abdu'r-Razzaq
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5390
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mixed
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; River of Life, The; Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh; Lawh-i-Abdu'r-Razzáq
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Lawh-i-Abdu'r-Razzáq
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Addresses some misconceptions of the Bábís and answers questions concerning the origin of creation, the soul after death, and the absence of historical records prior to Adam.
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Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Qur'an and Hadith quotation and interpretation; Soul; spirit after death; Universal language; Word of God and human limitations
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BH00227
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Ridvanu'l-Iqrar
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2630
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Arabic
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Ridvanu'l-Iqrar (Ridván of the Enthronement)
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Dwells on the state of those who have rejected the truth and contrasts it with the state of those who have recognized and believed.
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Adam; Adam and Eve; Call to action; Creation of the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Rebellion and misdeeds of Mirza Yahya; the Azalis; Rejection, opposition and persecution
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BH00512
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Lawh-i-Tawhid
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1450
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mixed
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Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Translation List
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Lawh-i-Tawhid (Tablet of Divine Unity)
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Discourse on the transcendence of God, Whose signs have pervaded the entire creation and Who is known only through His Manifestations, Who appear from age to age and call the people to recognize His cause as one would recognize a friend: that is, by his own self and not by the garments he may be wearing on any given day.
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Creation of the world; Manifestation of God as mirror; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BH00648
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1170
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Persian
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Creation of the world; Exhortations and counsels; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
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BH00843
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2260
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mixed
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Lawh-i-Hikmat
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Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Creation of the world; Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Permission for visit; pilgrimage
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BH00951
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860
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mixed
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Creation of the world; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BH01079
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770
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Arabic
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Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; Days of Remembrance
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Creation of the world; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Manifestation of God as mediator; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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BH01175
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710
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mixed
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Creation of the world; Eulogies; reminiscences; Manifestation of God as mediator; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BH01184
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700
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mixed
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Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
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Creation of the world; Exhortations and counsels; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life
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BH01334
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640
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mixed
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Translation List
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Creation of the world; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Suffering and imprisonment; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BH01587
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550
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Arabic
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Consolation and comfort; Creation of the world; Expressions of grief; lamentation; sadness; Love of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God
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BH02010
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440
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Arabic
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Chastisement and requital; Creation of the world; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BH02205
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400
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mixed
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Creation of the world; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Hands of the Cause; Prayer for prosperity; Presence of; reunion with God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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BH03093
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290
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mixed
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Creation of the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BH04102
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230
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mixed
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Belief and denial; Creation of the world; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Praise and encouragement; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
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BH04621
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1720
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mixed
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Creation of the world; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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BH04707
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200
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mixed
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Creation of the world; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Personal instructions; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God
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BH05054
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190
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Arabic
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Chastisement and requital; Creation of the world; Living waters; water of life; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
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BH05265
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180
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; Eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Knowledge; recognition of God; Muhammad; Islam; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God
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BH05362
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180
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mixed
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Creation of the world; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Piety; righteousness; fear of God [taqwa]; Praise and encouragement; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BH06125
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160
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mixed
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Creation of the world; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering
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BH06416
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150
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Love of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BH06624
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150
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BH07990
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130
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mixed
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Compassion; kindness; Creation of the world; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Wisdom [hikmat]
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BH08950
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110
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Word of God the cause of creation
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BH09598
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100
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mixed
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Creation of the world; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Prayer for nearness to God; Prayer for prosperity; Prayer for spiritual recognition
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BH09817
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90
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Persian
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Creation of the world; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness
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BH10248
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80
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mixed
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Creation of the world; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Transcendence; unknowability of God
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BH11123
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50
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Word of God the cause of creation
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BH11459
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30
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Creation of the world; Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud]
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BH11631
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220
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mixed
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Creation of the world; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Knowledge; recognition of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Word of God; influence and centrality of
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BH11700
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780
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Arabic
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Creation of the world; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Suffering and imprisonment; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world
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BH11761
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240
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Arabic
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Apocalyptic imagery; Creation of the world; Rejection by the people of the Bayan; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light
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BH11853
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86
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mixed
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Creation of the world; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; One universal law; attractive power of love; Power of love; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause
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