Contents - Selections from the writings of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá - 3

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[1: O peoples of the world! The Sun of Truth hath ...]
[2: O my Lord! I have drawn nigh unto Thee, in the ...]
[3: O ye beloved of God! O ye children of His Kingdom! ...]
[4: Praise be to Him Who hath made the world of being, ...]
[5: The world’s great Light, once resplendent upon all ...]
[6: O ye peoples of the Kingdom! How many a soul ...]
[7: O ye spiritual friends of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá! A trusted ...]
[8: O ye beloved of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and ye handmaids of ...]
[9: O thou whose heart overfloweth with love for the ...]
[10: O thou dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath ...]
[11: Service to the friends is service to the Kingdom of ...]
[12: Know thou of a certainty that Love is the secret of ...]
[13: O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter dated ...]
[14: O ye two blessed souls! Your letters were received. ...]
[15: O captive of the love of God! The letter which ...]
[16: O ye illumined loved ones and ye handmaids of the ...]
[17: O ye who are the chosen ones of the Abhá Kingdom! ...]
[18: O thou possessor of a seeing heart! Although, ...]
[19: Praise be to Him through Whose splendours the ...]
[20: When Christ appeared, twenty centuries ago, although ...]
[21: O thou distinguished personage, thou seeker after ...]
[22: O thou who art turning thy face towards God! ...]
[23: O thou who dost search after truth! Thy letter of ...]
[24: O spiritual youth! Praise thou God that thou hast ...]
[25: O thou handmaid of God! It is recorded in eastern ...]
[26: O thou who seekest the Kingdom of Heaven! Thy ...]
[27: In cycles gone by, each one of the Manifestations of ...]
[28: O leaf upon the Tree of Life! The Tree of Life, of ...]
[29: O thou who art captivated by the truth and ...]
[30: Existence is of two kinds: one is the existence of ...]
[31: O thou who art dear, and wise! Thy letter dated ...]
[32: O ye handmaids of the Lord! In this century—the ...]
[33: O servant of God! We have noted what thou didst ...]
[34: O thou who art serving the world of humanity! ...]
[35: O army of God! A letter signed jointly by all of ...]
[36: O ye two favoured handmaids of the Lord! The ...]
[37: O ye dear friends of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá! A blessed letter ...]
[38: O handmaid of God, who tremblest even as a fresh ...]
[39: O handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been received, ...]
[40: O ye whom ‘Abdu’l-Bahá loveth! I have read your ...]
[41: O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant, and ...]
[42: O ye co-workers who are supported by armies ...]
[43: The prime requisites for them that take counsel ...]
[44: The members thereof must take counsel together ...]
[45: The first condition is absolute love and harmony ...]
[46: O ye who are firm in the Covenant! ‘Abdu’l-Bahá ...]
[47: O ye true friends! Your letter hath been received ...]
[48: O ye loyal servants of the Ancient Beauty! In every ...]
[49: Thy letter hath been received. Thou didst write of ...]
[50: You have asked as to the feast in every Bahá’í ...]
[51: As to the Nineteen Day Feast, it rejoiceth mind and ...]
[52: O servant of the One true God! The Lord be ...]
[53: Verily, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá inhaleth the fragrance of the ...]
[54: Ye have written as to the meetings of the friends, and ...]
[55: It befitteth the friends to hold a gathering, a ...]
[56: Whensoever a company of people shall gather in a ...]
[57: We hear that thou hast in mind to embellish thy ...]
[58: Thou hast asked about places of worship and the ...]
[59: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá hath long cherished the desire that a ...]
[60: Although to outward seeming the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár ...]
[61: O Lord, O Thou Who dost bless all those who ...]
[62: O my well-beloved daughter of the Kingdom! ...]
[63: O ye blessed souls! The letter ye had written to ...]
[64: The Mashriqu’l-Adhkár is one of the most vital ...]
[65: O thou favoured handmaid of the heavenly Kingdom! ...]
[66: O thou who hast sought illumination from the ...]
[67: O thou lady of the Kingdom! Thy letter sent from ...]
[68: O ye who are firm in the Covenant and the Testament! ...]
[69: Thou hast written concerning organization. The ...]
[70: O thou ignited candle! Thy letter was received. Its ...]
[71: O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter ...]
[72: O thou true friend! Read, in the school of God, the ...]
[73: O daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter hath come ...]
[74: O bird that singeth sweetly of the Abhá Beauty! In ...]
[75: Strive with heart and soul in order to bring about ...]
[76: O thou who hast an illumined heart! Thou art even ...]
[77: O thou revered maidservant of God! Thy letter ...]
[78: O thou who art pure in heart, sanctified in spirit, ...]
[79: O respected personage! I have read your work, ...]
[80: O thou who art turning thy face to God! Thy ...]
[81: Those souls who during the war have served the ...]
[82: O thou who art firm in the Covenant, thy letter ...]
[83: Convey on behalf of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to thy respected ...]
[84: O thou dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath ...]
[85: As for the question regarding marriage under the ...]
[86: Bahá’í marriage is the commitment of the two ...]
[87: O thou memento of him who died for the Blessed ...]
[88: O ye my two beloved children! The news of your ...]
[89: O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter ...]
[90: O God, my God! This Thy handmaid is calling ...]
[91: O thou who hast bowed thyself down in prayer ...]
[92: O ye two believers in God! The Lord, peerless is ...]
[93: O thou maidservant of God! Every woman who ...]
[94: O handmaids of the beauty of Abhá! Your letter ...]
[95: O handmaids of the Lord! The spiritual assemblage ...]
[96: O handmaids of the Merciful! Render ye thanks ...]
[97: There are certain pillars which have been established ...]
[98: Were there no educator, all souls would remain ...]
[99: Thou didst write as to the children: from the very ...]
[100: My wish is that these children should receive a ...]
[101: O ye who have peace of soul! Among the divine ...]
[102: O true companions! All humankind are as children ...]
[103: The education and training of children is among ...]
[104: O loved ones of God and handmaids of the ...]
[105: As to the difference between that material civilization ...]
[106: Among the greatest of all services that can possibly ...]
[107: It is the hope of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá that those youthful ...]
[108: Ye should consider the question of goodly ...]
[109: O ye recipients of the favours of God! In this new ...]
[110: As to the organization of the schools: if possible ...]
[111: The root cause of wrongdoing is ignorance, and ...]
[112: In this holy Cause the question of orphans hath ...]
[113: O handmaid of God!... To the mothers must be ...]
[114: O ye loving mothers, know ye that in God’s sight, ...]
[115: O ye two well-loved handmaids of God! Whatever ...]
[116: O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letters ...]
[117: O dear one of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá! Be the son of thy ...]
[118: O ye young Bahá’í children, ye seekers after true ...]
[119: It is incumbent upon Bahá’í children to surpass ...]
[120: O my dear children! Your letter was received. A ...]
[121: O thou whose years are few, yet whose mental ...]
[122: As to thy question regarding the education of ...]
[123: O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of God! ...]
[124: The Sunday school for the children in which the ...]
[125: The changing of teachers should be neither too ...]
[126: Thy letter was received. Praise be to God it ...]
[127: O thou servant of the One true God! In this ...]
[128: Thy letter was received. I hope that thou mayest ...]
[129: O Friends of the Pure and Omnipotent God! To ...]
[130: O thou distinguished physician!... Praise be ...]
[131: When giving medical treatment turn to the ...]
[132: Although ill health is one of the unavoidable conditions ...]
[133: There are two ways of healing sickness, material ...]
[134: O thou who art attracted to the fragrant breathings ...]
[135: According to the explicit decree of Bahá’u’lláh ...]
[136: It is incumbent upon everyone to seek medical ...]
[137: O thou who art voicing the praises of thy Lord! ...]
[138: O ye beloved of the Lord! The Kingdom of God ...]
[139: O thou handmaid of God! The heavenly glad ...]
[140: Thou didst ask as to the transfiguration of Jesus, ...]
[141: O thou yearning flame, thou who art afire with ...]
[142: O thou dear handmaid of God! Praise thou God, ...]
[143: O thou who hast drawn nigh unto the spirit of ...]
[144: O lover of humankind! Thy letter hath been ...]
[145: Thou didst write as to the question of spiritual ...]
[146: O thou handmaid afire with the love of God! I ...]
[147: Reflect upon the past events of the time of ...]
[148: O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! ...]
[149: O thou who hast eyes to see! That which thou ...]
[150: O thou handmaid aflame with the fire of God’s ...]
[151: O thou believer in the oneness of God! Know ...]
[152: As to the question regarding the soul of a murderer, ...]
[153: O thou handmaid of God! In this day, to thank ...]
[154: O thou son of the Kingdom! Thy most agreeable ...]
[155: O thou flame of God’s love! What thou hast ...]
[156: O thou servant of the Holy Threshold! We have ...]
[157: O ye who are strongly attracted! O ye who are ...]
[158: Grieve thou not over the ascension of my beloved ...]
[159: As to thy question, doth every soul without ...]
[160: O thou sincere and loyal handmaid of the Lord! ...]
[161: O thou who seekest the Kingdom of heaven! ...]
[162: O ye dear friends of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá! At all times ...]
[163: O ye two seekers after truth! Your letter was ...]
[164: O ye two faithful and assured souls! The letter ...]
[165: O my God! O my God! Verily Thy servant, ...]
[166: O servant of Bahá! Be self-sacrificing in the path ...]
[167: Thou hadst asked about fate, predestination and ...]
[168: O thou lady of the Kingdom! Praise thou God ...]
[169: O ye two patient souls! Your letter was received. ...]
[170: O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was ...]
[171: O thou beloved maidservant of God, although ...]
[172: Praise be to God, thy heart is engaged in the ...]
[173: Those souls that, in this day, enter the divine ...]
[174: O ye spiritual friends of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá! The letter ...]
[175: Mortal charm shall fade away, roses shall give ...]
[176: O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of ...]
[177: O living flame of heavenly love! Thine heart ...]
[178: O maidservant of God! Thy letter dated 9 ...]
[179: Strive as much as ye can to turn wholly toward ...]
[180: I hope that in this nether world thou shalt attain ...]
[181: Regarding the statement in The Hidden Words, ...]
[182: O ye who are holding fast unto the Covenant and ...]
[183: O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter was ...]
[184: O ye blessed souls! Although ye are undergoing ...]
[185: O ye friends and maidservants of the Merciful! ...]
[186: O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Three ...]
[187: O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter ...]
[188: O ye the cherished loved ones of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá! ...]
[189: Today, every wise, vigilant and foresighted person ...]
[190: Thou seest me, O my God, bowed down in lowliness, ...]
[191: O thou who hast been sore afflicted on the pathway ...]
[192: Today, the Lord of Hosts is the defender of the ...]
[193: It is daybreak, and from the rising-point of the ...]
[194: O ye the sincere loved ones of the Abhá Beauty! ...]
[195: O thou exalted bough of the divine Lote-Tree! ...]
[196: O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant! Thy ...]
[197: O thou servant of God! Do not grieve at the ...]
[198: O thou who art enamoured of the breaths of God! ...]
[199: O ye sincere ones, ye longing ones, ye who are ...]
[200: O my spiritual loved ones! At a time when an ...]
[201: O thou who art carried away by the love of God! ...]
[202: O ye lovers of truth, ye servants of humankind! ...]
[203: O thou who art enamoured of the Covenant! ...]
[204: O phoenix of that immortal flame kindled in the ...]
[205: O ye respected souls! From the continual imitation ...]
[206: Praise be to Him Who hath rent the dark asunder, ...]
[207: O ye who have turned your faces toward the ...]
[208: O ye servants of the Sacred Threshold! The ...]
[209: O ye servants of the Blessed Beauty!... It is clear ...]
[210: O ye roses in the garden of God’s love! O ye ...]
[211: When the friends do not endeavour to spread the ...]
[212: It is at such times that the friends of God avail ...]
[213: The teaching work should under all conditions be ...]
[214: Follow thou the way of thy Lord, and say not ...]
[215: My hope from the grace of the One true Lord ...]
[216: Rest assured that the breathings of the Holy Spirit ...]
[217: The teacher, when teaching, must be himself ...]
[218: O ye close and dear friends of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá! ...]
[219: O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your ...]
[220: The Lord of all mankind hath fashioned this ...]
[221: O ye who are steadfast in the Covenant! The ...]
[222: O ye homeless and wanderers in the Path of God! ...]
[223: O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your ...]
[224: O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received. ...]
[225: O ye concourse of the Kingdom of Abhá! Two ...]
[226: O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received, ...]
[227: O ye esteemed ones who are pioneers among the ...]
[228: O Servant of the Threshold of Bahá’u’lláh! Thy ...]
[229: O sincere servant of the True One! I hear thou ...]
[230: O respected personage! Thy second letter dated ...]
[231: O thou blossom on the Tree of Life! Happy art ...]
[232: As to President Wilson, the fourteen principles ...]
[233: O ye faithful friends, O ye sincere servants of ...]
[234: O thou who art enraptured by the sweet breathings ...]
[235: O God, my God! Illumine the brows of Thy true ...]
[236: O Thou, my God, Who guidest the seeker to the ...]
[237: Whoso reciteth this prayer with lowliness and ...]