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A timeline of Bahá'í history, with every story plotted on its era.

Bábí period (1844–1853)

200 years ago in Persia, there were many with the same expectation, that the… · Shíráz
A Bahá’í who just returned from Iran told me the following story which…
A certain shaykh became very jealous of the respect which he saw given to the…
A story is recounted by Haji Mirza Haydar-'Ali when he was staying at a khan[2]…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá had occasion to try to comfort a woman who had lost her beloved…
‘Abdu’l- Bahá's words about truth and accuracy weren't always heeded · New York
‘Abdu’l-Bahá, then only eight years old, was broken-hearted at the ruthless… · Baghdád
‘Abdu’l-Bahá was born on the same night that the Báb declared His Mission in… · Shíráz
Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum in one of her memories says that she was once in a…
Among the women who came out of their homeland was the sorrowing Fatimih Begum,…
Among those souls that are righteous, that are luminous entities and Divine… · Baghdád
Another instance of His generosity concerned a rug, which was among 'the most… · 'Akká
Another one of the qualities that you found in Shoghi Effendi, and which rather…
Aqa Husayn related that Shaykh Mahmud (whose wondrous story we shall shortly…
At a later period of danger and crisis the Spanish Consul put an Italian…
AT last came a day, four months after the death of the Purest Branch, when the…
Badasht is a village some distance from Tihrán in the northeast part of the country · Tihrán
Bahá’u’lláh could trust ‘Abdu’l-Bahá with the most difficult of tasks as He… · Haifa
The Young Merchant of Shíráz: Esslemont's Portrait of the Báb · Shíráz
I Am, I Am, I Am: The Báb's Examination at Tabríz · Tabríz
A Third of the Qur'án: The Báb in Iṣfáhán · Iṣfáhán
Across the Mountains: The Báb's Journey to Máh-Kú and Chihríq · Máh-Kú
The Warden Won Over: The Báb's Captivity at Máh-Kú · Máh-Kú
The Volley That Severed the Ropes: The Martyrdom of the Báb · Tabríz
On the Altar of Devotion: The Báb's Pilgrimage to Mecca · Mecca
Return from Karbilá: Bahá'u'lláh's Journey Home to Tihrán · Tihrán
The Black Pit: Bahá'u'lláh in the Síyáh-Chál · Ṭihrán
The Fortress at Zanján: Ḥujjat's Defense · Zanján
There Remains One More: The Letters of the Living · Shíráz
The Black Standard Unfurled: Mullá Ḥusayn Marches to Ṭabarsí · Shaykh Ṭabarsí
The Last Charge: Mullá Ḥusayn Falls at Ṭabarsí · Shaykh Ṭabarsí
Would That My Mother Were With Me: The Martyrdom of Quddús · Bárfurúsh
The Star Above the Horizon: Shaykh Aḥmad-i-Aḥsá'í's Mission · Karbilá
Scatter Far and Wide: Siyyid Káẓim's Last Charge · Karbilá
The Hour Is Near: Siyyid Káẓim's Last Days at Karbilá · Karbilá
I Bear Witness These Words Are From the Same Source: Siyyid Yaḥyá Recognizes the Báb · Shíráz
Without Veil at Badasht: Ṭáhirih's Public Declaration · Badasht
The Fort at Khájih: Vaḥíd's Defense at Nayríz · Nayríz
Every day, the jailors would enter the cell and would call out the name of one…
Four days before the caravan was to set out, the Blessed Perfection called…
The Warden of Máh-Kú: 'Alí Khán's Change of Heart · Máh-Kú
Bastinadoed in the Masjid of Ámul: Bahá'u'lláh's Second Imprisonment · Ámul
The Trumpet-Blast at Badasht: Ṭáhirih's Unveiling · Badasht
A Merchant of Shíráz: The Birth of the Báb · Shíráz
Two Hours and Eleven Minutes After Sunset: The Declaration of the Báb · Shíráz
Anís at the Báb's Side: The Martyrdom in Tabríz · Tabríz
Husayn-‘Ali [later known as Bahá’u’lláh] was born November 12, 1817, at dawn… · Tihrán
I have stated that my brother [‘Abdu’l-Bahá]was deeply attached to his father…
In His almost off-hand brushing aside of a cruelty, in the ineffable sweetness…
In Islamic communities music had been condemned by the clergy because they… · Yazd
In the 1840’s the sea journey from Bushihr to Jiddah was a dangerous and…
In the early days of the Faith in Isfahan, when I began to study the Tablets…
In the Síyáh-Chál, God made known to Bahá’u’lláh His great Station
It was June of 1847 · Shíráz
It was the last four months of the nine-year plan and I [Jenabe Caldwell] had…
Memorial of Mullá Ṣádiq-i-Muqaddas-i-Khurásání · Shíráz
Mr
Munirih Khánum, who later became the wife of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, met Khadijih-Bagum… · Shíráz
Munirih Khánum, wife of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, who was the Greatest Branch of the Tree… · Baghdád
My noble father was hurled into this black hole, loaded with heavy chains; five…
Nabíl-i-A'zam, in his narrative history of the early days of the Faith, The… · Tihrán
Nabil, who was asked by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to select from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh…
On March 25, 1911, at the behest of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Louis Gregory sailed from New… · New York
On the [day] of the first Naw-Rúz (1909), which He celebrated after His release… · Shíráz
On the eve of the Báb's arrival at Kashan, Haji Mirza Jani, surnamed Parpa, a…
One of the greatest privileges we had during our visit was to be present when… · Haifa
One of the most beautiful stories we have is the one of May Maxwell (the mother… · Paris
One of the most striking examples of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s imperturbability was His… · Haifa
Over a hundred guests had come to welcome the Master
Síyáh-Chál, the name of the prison to which Bahá’u’lláh was taken on that… · Tihrán
A Second Tablet Addressed To ‘Him Who Will Be Made Manifest’
A Tablet Addressed To ‘Him Who Will Be Made Manifest’
Address To A Muslim Divine
Address To Sulaymán, One Of The Muslim Divines In The Land Of Masqat
“All majesty and glory, O my God, and all dominion and ...”
“All men have proceeded from God and unto Him shall ...”
“All praise be to God Who hath, through the ...”
“All praise be unto God Who was Ever-Existent ere ...”
“Are ye wickedly scheming, according to your selfish ...”
“As a token of pure justice, We have indeed sent tidings ...”
“As this physical frame is the throne of the inner temple, ...”
“As to those who deny Him Who is the Sublime Gate of ...”
“As to those who have debarred themselves from the ...”
“At the time of the appearance of Him Whom God shall ...”
“At the time of the manifestation of Him Whom God ...”
“Be thou content with the commandment of God, the ...”
“Be Thou patient, O Qurratu’l-‘Ayn, for God hath indeed ...”
“Better is it for a person to write down but one of His ...”
“By My glory! I will make the infidels to taste, with the ...”
“Consecrate Thou, O my God, the whole of this Tree ...”
“Consider how at the time of the appearance of every ...”
“Consider the manifold favours vouchsafed by the ...”
“Do men imagine that We are far distant from the people ...”
“Do not say, ‘How can He speak of God while in truth ...”
“Do Thou ordain for me, O Lord, every good thing Thou ...”
“Doth it seem strange to the people that We should have ...”
“Everyone is eagerly awaiting His appearance, yet since ...”
Extracts From A Further Epistle To Muḥammad Sháh
Extracts From A Tablet Containing Words Addressed To The Sherif Of Mecca
Extracts From An Epistle To Muḥammad Sháh · Shíráz
Extracts From Another Epistle To Muḥammad Sháh
“Fear ye God and breathe not a word concerning His ...”
“From the beginning that hath no beginning all men have ...”
“Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art in truth ...”
“Glorified be Thy Name, O Lord! In whom shall I ...”
“Glorified is He besides Whom there is none other God. ...”
“Glorified is He to Whom pertaineth the dominion of ...”
“Glory be to Thee, O God! Thou art the God Who hath ...”
“Glory be unto Him Who is the Lord of all that are in ...”
“Glory be unto Thee, O God. How can I make mention ...”
“Glory be unto Thee, O Lord! Although Thou mayest ...”
“Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! I beg Thee to ...”
“Glory be unto Thee, O Lord my God! Nothing whatsoever ...”
“Glory be unto Thee, O Lord, Thou Who hast brought ...”
“God, besides Whom there is none other true God, saith: ...”
“God had, in truth, proposed Our Mission unto the ...”
“God hath, at all times and under all conditions, been ...”
“God is sanctified from His servants and no direct relationship ...”
“God loveth those who are pure. Naught in the Bayán and ...”
“God, of a truth, revealed unto Me in the sacred house of ...”
“God testifieth that there is none other God but Him. His ...”
“God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, the ...”
“Gracious God! Within the domains of Islám there are ...”
“Hallowed be the Lord in Whose hand is the ...”
“He—glorified be His mention—resembleth the sun. ...”
“Hearken unto the Voice of Thy Lord calling from ...”
“How can I praise Thee, O Lord, for the evidences of Thy ...”
“How great the number of people who deck themselves ...”
“How numerous the souls raised to life who were exposed ...”
“How vast the number of people who are well versed in ...”
“How veiled are ye, O My creatures, ... who, without ...”
“I Adjure Thee by Thy might, O my God! Let no harm ...”
“I am aware, O Lord, that my trespasses have covered my ...”
“I Am the Mystic Fane which the Hand of Omnipotence ...”
“I Beg Thee to forgive me, O my Lord, for every mention ...”
“I Beg Thy forgiveness, O my God, and implore pardon ...”
“I Implore Thee by the splendour of the light of Thy ...”
“I swear by the most holy Essence of God—exalted and ...”
“If at the time of the appearance of Him Whom God will ...”
“Immeasurably exalted art Thou, O my God, above the ...”
“Immeasurably glorified and exalted art Thou. How ...”
“In the manifestation of the Apostle of God all were eagerly ...”
“In the Name of God, the Most Exalted, the Most Holy. ...”
“In this Revelation the Lord of the universe hath deigned ...”
“Indeed We conversed with Moses by the leave of God ...”
“Is there any Remover of difficulties save God? Say: Praised ...”
“Issue forth from your cities, O peoples of the West and ...”
“It behooveth you to await the Day of the appearance of ...”
“It is better to guide one soul than to possess all ...”
“It is not permissible to ask questions from Him Whom ...”
“It is recorded in a tradition that of the entire concourse of ...”
“It is seemly that the servant should, after each prayer, ...”
“Know thou that in the Bayán purification is regarded as ...”
“Lauded and glorified art Thou, O Lord! Both the world ...”
“Lauded and glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou ...”
“Lauded be Thy Name, O God. Thou art in truth our ...”
“Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord our God! Thou art in ...”
“Let Me set forth some rational arguments for thee. If ...”
“Likewise consider the manifestation of the Point of the ...”
“Magnified be Thy Name, O God. Thine in truth are the ...”
“No created thing shall ever attain its paradise unless it ...”
“O Concourse of the faithful! Verily the object of each ...”
“O God our Lord! Protect us through Thy grace from ...”
“O Hour of the Dawn! Ere the resplendent glory of the ...”
“O King of Islám! Aid thou, with the truth, after having ...”
“O Lord! Enable all the peoples of the earth to gain ...”
“O Lord! Render victorious Thy forbearing servants in ...”
“O Lord! Thou art the Remover of every anguish and the ...”
“O Lord! Unto Thee I repair for refuge and toward all ...”
“O My God! I have failed to know Thee as is worthy of ...”
“O My God, my Lord and my Master! I have detached ...”
“O My God, O my Lord, O my Master! I beg Thee to ...”
“O My God! There is no one but Thee to allay the anguish ...”
“O My servants! This is God’s appointed Day which the ...”
“O People of Persia! Are ye not satisfied with this glorious ...”
“O People of the Bayán! Be on your guard; for on the ...”
“O People of the Bayán! If ye believe in Him Whom God ...”
“O People of the earth! By the righteousness of the One ...”
“O People of the earth! To attain the ultimate retreat in ...”
“O People of the Qur’án! Ye are as nothing unless ye ...”
“O Peoples of the earth! By the righteousness of God, this ...”
“O Peoples of the earth! Verily the resplendent Light of ...”
“O Peoples of the earth! Verily the true God calleth ...”
“O Peoples of the East and the West! Be ye fearful of God ...”
“O Qurratu’l-‘Ayn! I recognize in Thee none other ...”
“O Qurratu’l-‘Ayn! Say: Verily I am the One Who is ...”
“O Qurratu’l-‘Ayn! Stretch not Thy hands wide open ...”
“O Qurratu’l-‘Ayn! We have, verily, dilated Thine ...”
“O Spirit of God! Call Thou to mind the bounty which ...”
“O Thou cherished Fruit of the heart! Give ear to the ...”
“O Thou Remnant of God! I have sacrificed myself wholly ...”
“O Thou the Supreme Word of God! Fear not, nor be ...”
“O Thou who art the chosen one among women! ...”
“O ye concourse of the believers! Utter not words of ...”
“O ye kinsmen of the Most Great Remembrance! This ...”
“O ye peoples of the earth! By the righteousness of God, ...”
“O ye peoples of the earth! During the time of My ...”
“O ye peoples of the earth! Hearken unto My call, ringing ...”
“O ye servants of God! Verily, be not grieved if a thing ye ...”
“O Ye unto whom the Bayán is given! Be ye vigilant lest ...”
“O Ye who are invested with the Bayán! Be ye watchful ...”
“O Ye who are invested with the Bayán! Ye shall be put ...”
“On the Day of Resurrection when He Whom God will ...”
From the Qayyúm al-Asmá': The Báb's First Major Work · Shíráz
“Ponder likewise the Dispensation of the Apostle of God ...”
“Ponder upon the people unto whom the Gospel was ...”
“Praise be to God that He hath enabled us to become ...”
“Praise be to Thee, O Lord, my Best Beloved! Make me ...”
“Praise be unto Thee, O Lord. Forgive us our sins, have ...”
“Praised and glorified art Thou, O God! Grant that the ...”
The Báb's Prayer from the Mountain Prison of Máh-Kú · Máh-Kú
“Recite ye as much as convenient from this Qur’án both ...”
“Rid thou thyself of all attachments to aught except God, ...”
“Say, by reason of your remembering Him Whom God ...”
“Say, God is the Lord and all are worshippers unto ...”
“Say, God shall of a truth cause your hearts to be given to ...”
“Say, He Whom God shall make manifest will surely ...”
“Say: O my God! O Thou Who art the Maker of the ...”
“Say: Praise be to God Who graciously enableth whomsoever ...”
“Say, verily God hath caused all created things to enter ...”
“Say, ye will be unable to recognize the One True God or ...”
“Send down Thy blessings, O my God, upon the Tree of ...”
“Should a person lay claim to a cause and produce his ...”
“Should it be Our wish, it is in Our power to compel, ...”
“Since all men have issued forth from the shadow of the ...”
“Since that Day is a great Day it would be sorely trying ...”
“Since thou hast faithfully obeyed the true religion of God ...”
The Báb's Tablet to Mullá Ḥusayn on Departing Shíráz · Shíráz
Tablet To The First Letter Of The Living
“Take heed to carefully consider the words of every soul, ...”
“The acts of Him Whom God shall make manifest are like ...”
“The angels and the spirits, arrayed rank upon rank, ...”
“The Bayán shall constitute God’s unerring balance till the ...”
“The Day of Resurrection is a day on which the sun riseth ...”
“The divine Revelation associated with the advent of Him ...”
“The evidence set forth by God can never be compared ...”
“The evidences which the people demanded from the ...”
“The glory of glories and the most resplendent light rest ...”
“The glory of Him Whom God shall make manifest is ...”
“The Lord hath, in truth, inspired Me: Verily, verily, I am ...”
“The One true God may be compared unto the sun and ...”
“The people, during the absence of the Báb, re-enacted ...”
“The reason why privacy hath been enjoined in moments ...”
“The recognition of Him Who is the Bearer of divine ...”
“The revelation of the Divine Reality hath everlastingly ...”
“The substance of this chapter is this, that what is intended ...”
“There is no doubt that the Almighty hath sent down ...”
“There is no paradise, in the estimation of the believers in ...”
“This Book which We have sent down is indeed abounding ...”
“This Religion is indeed, in the sight of God, the essence ...”
“This Remembrance is indeed the glorious Remnant of ...”
“Thou art aware, O My God, that since the day Thou ...” · Shíráz
“Thou beholdest how vast is the number of people who ...”
“Thou hast asked concerning the fundamentals ...”
“Thou knowest full well, O my God, that tribulations ...”
“Thou seest, O my Lord, my dwelling-place in the heart ...”
“Through Thy revelation, O my God, Thou hast enabled ...”
“Throughout eternity Thou hast been, O my Lord, ...”
“Thy letter hath been perused. Were the truth of this ...”
“Twelve hundred and seventy years have elapsed since ...”
“Unto every people We have sent down the Book in ...”
“Verily God hath caused the people of the Bayán to be ...”
“Verily I am God, no God is there but Me, and aught ...”
“Verily I am Thy servant, O my God, and Thy poor ...”
“Verily, on the First Day We flung open the gates of ...”
“Verily such as ridicule the wondrous, divine Verses ...”
“Verily We made the revelation of verses to be a testimony ...”
“Vouchsafe unto me, O my God, the full measure of ...”
“Whenever the faithful hear the verses of this Book ...”
“Worship thou God in such wise that if thy worship lead ...”
“Ye perform your works for God from the beginning of ...”
O Concourse of Kings: A Passage from the Qayyúmu'l-Asmá' · Shíráz
After Each Prayer: The Báb on Remembering Parents · Shíráz
Siyyid ‘Abdu’l-Baqi sat and listened to the Báb
Sometime later, I usually had the privilege of walking home with the Guardian… · Haifa
Sydney Sprague was on pilgrimage in Haifa in September 1910 · Haifa
'That day ‘Abdu’l-Bahá had bestowed many sixpences, and people had come from…
The Báb answered and said: 'What you have witnessed is true and undeniable
The Báb, during his life, had a certain follower who was specially devoted to him · Haifa
The Bábis were in a pitiful state
The Governor of Baghdad at this time was a relative of my father, but his enemy… · Baghdád
The Master, as He was now called, shielded His adored Father in all ways that…
The Master's concern for others endured to the very end of His earthly life · Haifa
There was then in Baghdad an earnest Bábí, formerly a pupil of Kurratu I'Aeyn… · Baghdád
This is my letter to the editor which was published in the McMinnville, Oregon…
This uncle did everything possible to discredit Bahá’u’lláh and the truth of…
Two Ropes in the Tabríz Cell: 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the Báb's Martyrdom · Tabríz
Nine Months at Máh-Kú: The Báb in the Mountain Castle · Máh-Kú
In the Twenty-Fifth Year: The Báb Begins to Speak · Shíráz
[Pages 1–20] · Shíráz
[Pages 21–40] · Baghdád
[Pages 41–60] · Baghdád
[Pages 61–80] · Adrianople
[Pages 81–94] · Baghdád
The Commentary on the Kawthar: Vaḥíd's Third Audience · Shíráz
To the galling weight of these tribulations was now added the bitter grief of a… · Tihrán
Two days before ‘Abdu’l-Bahá left Paris, a woman came anxiously into a… · Paris
Upon His arrival in Jaddih, the Báb donned the pilgrim's garb, mounted a camel,…
We were all huddled together in one cell, our feet in stocks, and around our…
When ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was first in Chicago it, was Spring and He was eager to go to the zoo · Chicago
When Aqa Ali Akbar was on his way to embark from Haifa, the Governor ordered… · Haifa
When I first arrived in the Holy Land, there were two or three things about the…
When my father fell desperately ill in the winter of 1949-50 his condition was… · Haifa
When religious fanaticism was aroused against a person or persons, who were…
When Shoghi Effendi completed the construction of the Shrine of the Báb on…
While ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was walking in the rose-garden he passed by Hájí Mullah Abou…
While in Sari, Quddus frequently attempted to convince Mirza Muhammad-Taqi of…
While the Master was in Boston, the Bahá’ís arranged a magnificent feast to… · Boston
Whilst her beloved husband was in prison, Navvab, the wife of Bahá’u’lláh, a…

Bahá'u'lláh's ministry (1853–1892)

A Bahá’í came to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to speak on behalf of a young Persian, who was…
A Cherokee elder was teaching his children about life
“ · Paris
A king was sailing in a ship with his Persian slave
A number of people suggested that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá sail to England and cross the…
A rich man and a poor man lived in the same town
A servant who had accompanied my brother overheard a part of this despatch read… · Constantinople
A tale is told of British occupation in Palestine which may one day be related…
A visitor, to her great relief, reached the doors of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's house only… · Paris
‘Abdu’l-Bahá always wanted people to be happy · London
‘Abdu’l-Bahá and His party arrived in Denver about two o'clock in the afternoon…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá beautifully tells us how the days that are without pain and…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá believed in using medicine as well as spiritual healing · 'Akká
‘Abdu’l-Bahá during his journey and sojourn through that Dominion obtained the utmost joy · Montreal
‘Abdu’l-Bahá greatly enjoyed the children
‘Abdu’l-Bahá had such an easy way of leading into a meaningful conversation
‘Abdu’l-Bahá had taught the friends to grow nourishing vegetables, which, with…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá has explained many things in His writings, in His tablets, in His…
‘Abdu’l- Bahá has His meals as follows: 7 A.M
‘Abdu’l-Bahá Himself was known for often going swimming, and both He and his…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá: How are you
‘Abdu’l-Bahá insisted that all bills associated with His stay should be sent to Him
‘Abdu’l-Bahá inspired the creation of a Local Spiritual Assembly in New York City · New York
‘Abdu’l-Bahá is staying at the Ansonia hotel in New York City · New York
‘Abdu’l-Bahá knew how to give -- not just what He no longer wanted or needed · Montreal
‘Abdu’l-Bahá learned well the meaning of Bahá’u’lláh’s words: ‘Beware, lest…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá moved, on the 27th, to the hotel in Rue Lauriston where He had stayed before
‘Abdu’l-Bahá prayed not folding his hands in the conventional manner, but…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá returned to the same theme the next day when speaking about the…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá's first morning in Washington was filled with many interviews, but…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá's generosity was natural to Him already in childhood
‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s humility did not stem from any weakness
‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s love of God and Bahá’u’lláh brought a calm and a serenity which… · Haifa
‘Abdu’l-Bahá's recipe for pilau: Lamb-cut in very small pieces-cutting away… · 'Akká
‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s sense of justice and equality also embraced the quality of…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá said, ‘
‘Abdu’l-Bahá said, “You are very welcome and it makes me happy to see you here in London · London
‘Abdu’l-Bahá spoke about the excessive drinking and eating habits of the Europeans
‘Abdu’l-Bahá stayed, once again, in the Hotel Marquardt
‘Abdu’l-Bahá tells the story of one of the prisoner in 'Akká, who had been with…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá tested both the faith and courage of many of the Bahá’ís He met…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá told a story about a Persian believer’s journeys and how he could…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá told another story pointing out the necessity of one common…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá told them a story which made them laugh
‘Abdu’l-Bahá used his dreams to gain insights into what He should talk about:…
‘‘Abdu’l-Bahá used to come on foot two miles in the heat carrying flower-pots…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá visited Henry Birks' jewelry shop, where He bought small gifts to…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá walked back to the hotel and said how nice it would be to eat in the gardens
‘Abdu’l-Bahá was so filled with love and the reflected Glory of God, the… · London
‘Abdu’l-Bahá was up and packed before dawn and calling for the rest of his…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá was very tired and Agnes Parsons suggested he take a rest and not…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá went out for a walk
‘Abdu’l-Ghaffar [one of the four companions condemned to go with Mirza Yahyá to… · Cyprus
After my father's departure many months passed; he did not return, nor had we… · Baghdád
After our liberation from the barracks and the termination of this affair, my…
Again I [Howard Colby Ives] was alone with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Agnes Parsons became a fine speaker about the Faith and always had an…
Alas for the sin of disobedience · New York
Almost regardless of the location or the audience, Dorothy opened her talks by…
Although ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was a serious expounder of the Bahá’í Faith He had a fine… · 'Akká
amal was one of those who read the text of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas soon after it was revealed
Among the crowd, which hurled abuse at Bahá’u’lláh and pelted Him with stones,…
‘An American friend who had enjoyed the privilege of more than one visit to… · 'Akká
An American pioneering couple in the 1930’s had had no results in their…
And likewise, reflect upon the revealed verse concerning the "Qiblih." [The…
Another characteristic always apparent was His silence
Another early pilgrim was aware of the ‘bitter antagonism’ which ordinarily…
Another governor of 'Akka was dismissed from his duties and sent to Beirut to a new post · 'Akká
As part of the American South, Washington, D.C · Washington, D.C.
As the guests were served, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá went from one to another with a vial of…
At another meeting later in the month, someone asked about the long lives of…
At Gallipoli the German, Russian, and English Consuls called upon the Blessed… · Constantinople
At one meeting, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá asked Emmeline Pankhurst, the suffragist: Give me…
At one meeting, Ella was very taken with Ruth White
At one point on the parade route, there was a special section roped off
At that time, Washington was the most racially and socially mixed Bahá’í…
At the end of this meeting, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá stood at the Bowery entrance to the…
Bahá’u’lláh told the Pope that He, Bahá’u’lláh, was the Father Who had been…
Bahá’u’lláh was stripped of His outer garments, the soles of His feet were… · Tihrán
Bahá'u'lláh and the Fishes Once upon a time there was a noble Vasir, a…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá Abbas · Shíráz
‘Alavíyyih Khánum and Mullá ‘Alí Ján · Tihrán
Amatu’l-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum · Haifa
Áqá ‘Alíy-i-Qazvíní
Áqá Faraj · Adrianople
Aqa Husayn-i-Ashchi · Tihrán
Áqá Ibráhím-i-Iṣfahání And His Brothers · Baghdád
Aqa Mirza Ali-Muhammad (Ibn-i-Asdaq) · Tihrán
Aqa Mirza Muhammad-Taqi Abhari (Ibn-i-Abhar) · Tihrán
Áqá Muhammad-Báqir and Áqá Muhammad-Ismá‘íl, the Tailor · Adrianople
Áqá Muḥammad-Ibráhím Amír · Baghdád
Áqá Muḥammad-Ibráhím · Baghdád
Baha’i Chronicles Launched
Haji ‘Abdu’l-Vahhab · Shíráz
Ḥájí ‘Abdu’lláh Najaf-Ábádí · Tihrán
Hájí ‘Alí-‘Askar-i-Tabrízí · Adrianople
Hájí Áqáy-i-Tabrízí · Adrianople
Ḥájí Faraju’lláh Tafríshí · Adrianople
Hájí Ja‘far-i-Tabrízí, Hájí Hasan-i-Tabrízí and Hájí Taqí-i-Tabrízí · Baghdád
Haji Mahmud Qassabchi · Baghdád
Haji Mirza Abu’l-Hasan Ardikani aka Haji Amin · Tihrán
Haji Mirza Hasan-i-Adib · Shíráz
Ḥájí Mírzá Ḥasan, the Afnán
Haji Mirza Musay-i-Javahari · Baghdád
Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali, Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad and Haji Mirza Hassan Ali · Shíráz
Ḥájí Muḥammad Khán · Haifa
Haji Muhammad Rida Isfahani · Ashkhabad
Hájí Muhammad-Ridáy-i-Shírází · Shíráz
Haji Muhammad-Taqiy-i-Kirmani and Siyyid Murtada · Tihrán
Haji Muhammad Tihir Malmiri · 'Akká
Haji Mulla Isma’il-i-Qumi · Shíráz
Ḥájí Mullá Mihdí-i-Yazdí aka Haji Mulla Mihdi-i-‘Atri · Haifa
His Eminence Kalím (Mírzá Músá) · Shíráz
Husayn-Áqáy-i-Tabrízí · Haifa
Husayn Effendi Tabrízí · Haifa
Ismu’lláhu’l-Asdaq (Mullá Ṣádiq Khurasani) · Shíráz
From 'Akká to Bombay: Jamál Effendi's Mission to India · Bombay
Jináb-i-Muníb · Tihrán
Louis George Gregory · 'Akká
Mashhadí Faṭṭáḥ · Adrianople
Mashhadí Ḥusayn and Mashhadí Muḥammad-I-Ádhirbáyjání · Adrianople
Mirzá ‘Abd’u’lláh Faráháni, ‘The Divine Musician’ · Tihrán
Mirza Abu’l-Fadl · 'Akká
Mirza Aqay-i-Rikab-Saz · Shíráz
Mirza Asadu’llah Fadil Mazandarani (Jinab-i-Fadil) · Tihrán
Mírzá Hádí-i-Qazvíní
Mírzá Ja‘far-i-Yazdí · Tihrán
Mirza Mahmud-i-Zargání
Mírzá Mihdí · Tihrán
Mírzá Mihdíy-i-Káshání · Baghdád
Mírzá Muḥammad-‘Alí, the Afnán · Shíráz
Mírzá Muhammad-‘Alíy-i-Qazvíní
Mírzá Muhammad Báqir Bushrú’í
Mírzá Muhammad Hasan Bushrú’í
Mirza Muhammad-Husayn and Mirza Muhammad-Hasan
Mírzá Muhammad-i-Vakíl · Baghdád
Mírzá Muḥammad-Qulí · Tihrán
Mírzá Muhammad Rawdih-Khán Yazdí · Shíráz
Mírzá Muhammad
Mírzá Mustafá Naráqí · Adrianople
Mirza Qurban-‘Ali · Shíráz
Mirza Yusuf Vahid Kashfi · Shíráz
Muḥammad-‘Alí-i-Isfahání · Baghdád
Muḥammad ‘Alí Ṣabbáq of Yazd · Baghdád
Muḥammad-Hádíy-i-Ṣaḥḥáf · Haifa
Muḥammad Ḥaná-Sáb · Iṣfahán
Muhammad-Husayn-i-Maraghi’i · Tihrán
Muḥammad Labíb · Tihrán
Mullá Ahmad-i-Ibdál-i-Marághi’í
Mulla`Ali-Akbar Shahmirzadi · Tihrán
Mullá ‘Alíy-i-Bastamí · Shíráz
Mullá Báqir-i-Tabrízí · Baghdád
Mullá Hasan Bajistání · Baghdád
Mullá Husayn Bushrú’í · Shíráz
Mulla Jafar Isfahani
Mullá Jalíl-i-Urúmí
Mullá Khudá-Bakhsh Qúchání · Shíráz
Mullá Mahmúd-i-Khú’í
Mulla Muhammad-Riday-i-Manshadi (Rada’r-Ruh) · Nayríz
Mullá Yúsuf-i-Ardibílí
Nabíl-i-Akbar (Áqá Muḥammad-i-Qá’iní) · Baghdád
Nabíl-i-Zarandí aka Nabíl-i-A’ẓam · Baghdád
Nabíl of Qá’in · Baghdád
Quddús · Wilmette
Sháh Muḥammad-Amín aka Haji Shah Muhammad Manshadi · Tihrán
Shaykh ‘Alí-Akbar-i-Mázgání
Shaykh Hasan-i-Zunúzí · Shíráz
Shaykh Ismail · 'Akká
Shaykh Ṣádiq-i-Yazdí · Baghdád
Shaykh Salmán · Shíráz
Sheikh Muhammad El Damirtchi · Baghdád
Siyyid Husayn-i-Turshizi · Shíráz
Siyyid Husayn Yazdí · Yazd
Siyyid Isma’il · Shíráz
Siyyid Jafar-i-Yazdi · Tihrán
Siyyid Mirza Husayn-i-Mutavalli · Baghdád
Siyyid Muḥammad-Taqí Manshádí · Haifa
Siyyid Mustafa Rumi
Siyyid Yahya-i-Darabi (Vahid) · Shíráz
Tahirih Siyavushi · Shíráz
Táhirih · Shíráz
The Báb – Herald of the Bahá’í Faith · Shíráz
Thornton Chase, Disciple of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá · Tihrán
Ustad ‘Ali Ashraf · 'Akká
Ustad ‘Abdu’l-Karim
Ustád ‘Alí-Akbar-i-Najjár · Baghdád
Ustad Aqa Bala · 'Akká
Ustád Báqir and Ustád Aḥmad · Adrianople
Ustád Ismá’íl · Tihrán
Ustád Nasru’lláh Raphael · Tihrán
Ustad Qulám-‘Alíy-i-Najjár · Baghdád
William Sears · Tihrán
William Sutherland Maxwell · Haifa
Because of the marked individualism of those days in the Bahá’í community,… · Chicago
Before He left, He spent some time with Corinne True
Before He left London in 1913 at the close of His second visit, He gave a talk… · London
Before He went for His drive He gave Jeffrey Boy [Agnes Parsons’ son] a very…
Before His wedding day, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá made the necessary arrangements for the few guests
Before the fall of Haifa, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was discussing the British campaign with… · 'Akká
1: Let these exalted words be thy love-song on ...
1: O Leaf of Paradise! ...
1: O my well-beloved, deeply spiritual sister! ...
1: This servant, after that grievous event and ...
1: Your touching words in connection with the ...
10: May the Light of Union radiate with greater ...
10: O my well-beloved sister, O Most Exalted ... · Haifa
10: The letter dated 5 August 1932, from that ...
10: Your valued message brought strength and ...
11: I deeply appreciate your sympathy. My loss ...
11: O my dear sister! I have read what you ... · Yazd
11: O thou my sister, my dear sister! ...
11: What you had written concerning the ...
12: Concerning the remnants of the martyrs’ ... · Yazd
12: ...He is eagerly awaiting to see the friends ...
12: I greatly value your sympathy in my cruel, ...
12: My sister and beloved of my soul! ...
13: His loss is too immense to be adequately ...
13: My sister, for a considerable period, that is, ...
13: O leaf that has been stirred by the breeze of ...
13: Your sweet and touching message imparted ...
14: All praise be to the Abhá Beauty, the ... · Yazd
14: My great love for the Greatest Holy Leaf and ...
14: O my spiritual sister! ... · Haifa
14: The profound sorrow occasioned by the ...
15: At the exalted Threshold of our Lord, the ...
15: O my spiritual sister! ...
15: The Guardian of the Cause of God has ...
15: The many evidences of your increasing zeal ...
16: O my affectionate sister! ...
16: On my return from Beyrouth I was sorry to ...
16: The Guardian’s anguish, because of this ...
16: Your highly impressive and touching message ...
17: Indeed, the Greatest Holy Leaf, the Trust of ...
17: O my dear sister! Your excellent letter ...
17: O my dear sister! ... · Haifa
17: The passing of the Greatest Holy Leaf has ...
18: O my cherished sister! ...
18: O well-loved friend, ...
18: The Festival of Ridván is come and the ...
18: The Guardian trusts that the explanation he ...
19: I wish to add a few words in person as a ...
19: O my sister in the spirit, and the companion ... · Haifa
19: The loss of the Greatest Holy Leaf will be ...
19: You should not think that the record of ...
2: And in this fervent plea, my voice is once ...
2: I feel prompted to offer my sincere best ...
2: O My Leaf! Hearken thou unto My Voice: ...
2: O thou my affectionate sister! In the daytime ...
2: The passing of the Greatest Holy Leaf, so ...
20: Both in the Persian and Arabic Writings of ...
20: Even though during these last years she was ...
20: I am moved to add a few words with my ...
20: O thou Greatest and Most Merciful Holy ... · New York
21: The passing away of the Greatest Holy Leaf ...
21: The passing of the beloved Khánum has ...
22: Even though the Greatest Holy Leaf has left ...
22: I greatly value the expression of your ...
22: NOW IS A PERIOD OF GREAT TESTS. THE FRIENDS ...
23: I wish to express to your distinguished ...
23: Shoghi Effendi wishes me to acknowledge ...
24: O ye who share my anguish and are my ...
24: You should be very happy to have had the ...
25: Moved by an unalterable devotion to the ...
25: Surely there is nothing that will console the ...
26: It was through the arrival of these pilgrims, ...
26: These nine months during which the Guardian ...
26: We thank you most sincerely for your kind ...
27: Surely no matter what we say about her still ...
28: In this day, those holy souls are divinely ...
28: Indeed it would have been for you such a joy ...
28: The Fund associated with the beloved name ... · Wilmette
29: BLESSED REMAINS PUREST BRANCH AND ...
29: He fully appreciates the deep sorrow that ...
29: It is not unknown to those who stand firm ... · Haifa
3: Dear and deeply spiritual sister! At morn and ...
3: GREATEST HOLY LEAF’S IMMORTAL SPIRIT ...
3: The ascension of the Greatest Holy Leaf is, ...
3: The letter in which that leaf had expressed the ...
30: O loved ones of God, These two precious ...
30: This dire calamity, this great affliction, the ...
31: Although that supreme calamity, that ...
31: He deeply appreciates your sincere, well-expressed ...
31: His nine-year-old son, later surnamed the ...
32: ...as a further testimony to the majestic ...
32: ...He was deeply touched by the strong ...
32: O faithful servant of the Best-Beloved, the ...
33: O God, my God! ...
33: The raising of this Edifice will in turn ...
33: The steps of her holy resting-place represent ...
34: To the doves of faithfulness, ever since ...
36: The ascension of Him Who was the Temple ...
37: We rejoiced greatly to learn of the unity ...
38: That supreme affliction, the passing of ...
39: The good news that the Word of God is ...
4: Dear sister, beloved of my heart and soul! ...
4: Despite our overwhelming sorrows and ...
4: GREATEST HOLY LEAF ASCENDED ABHÁ KINGDOM. ...
4: His grief is too immense and his loss too ...
40: All the virtues of humankind are summed ...
41: It is clear how that most dire of calamities, ...
42: All praise to the omnipotent Lord, that in ...
43: Indeed, you have adorned yourself with the ...
44: The deep heart’s love and the longing of the ...
45: The good news has come that the Will and ...
46: In this noblest of all ages the Sun of grace ...
47: The purport of your letter is highly indicative ...
48: At this hour while yet the heart burns with ...
49: O steadfast ones, gathered beneath the ... · Shíráz
5: It is my earnest hope that you, His distinguished ...
5: O thou my loving, my deeply spiritual ...
5: O ye who burn in the flames of bereavement! ...
5: The irreparable loss which the Faith has ...
50: A physician treats every illness with a ...
51: I was very glad to know of your meeting ...
52: We were delighted to receive your excellent ...
54: The letter that you wrote in your burning ...
55: Although the ascension of the beloved ...
56: You have offered up thanks to the Lord for ...
57: The Ancient Beauty, the Most Great Name, ...
58: After the construction of the Báb’s Shrine ...
59: At the Threshold of the Lord of Mercy we ...
6: Brethren and fellow-mourners in the Faith ... · Baghdád
6: In these days, when we are all mourning the ...
6: O exalted leaf, O distinguished friend! May ...
6: To my honoured and distinguished sister do ...
61: Regarding the Centre of Sedition and his ...
62: Your letter has come, and I myself and the ...
63: The sad news about the death of your ...
64: The letter you have written was received ...
65: All praise be unto the Court of Holiness, ...
66: It has been demonstrated time and time ...
67: The cheque for the amount of two hundred ... · Chicago
68: It is clear and evident that the body of ...
69: We beseech God—exalted be His glory—to ...
7: ENTREAT SORROW STRICKEN AMERICAN BELIEVERS ...
7: May my life be sacrificed for those leaves who ...
7: O Díyá! It is incumbent upon thee, ...
7: Your message of condolence and sympathy, ...
70: Your letter of 12th October 1922 is just ... · Haifa
71: All praise to the beloved Abhá Beauty, ...
72: Your kind and loving letter written with an ...
73: Praise be to God that through the gracious ...
75: It was sometime ago that I received your ... · Haifa
76: You quite well realize, I presume, that ...
77: The Pen of the divine Ordainer has so ...
78: ‘O God, My God! Thou hast lighted the lamp of ...
79: The tongue of this lowly and grief-stricken ...
8: From this hallowed and snow-white Spot, ...
8: O thou my affectionate sister! ...
8: ...The news of the Memorial Service you ...
80: The question of Avárih has surely come to ... · Baghdád
81: Praise be to God that through His gracious ...
82: It is a very long time since we have had any ...
83: Your short and loving note of June 25th has ...
84: Your charming letter of June 20th has ...
85: Your numerous letters written to the ...
86: From this hallowed Spot I send heavenly ...
87: In this Day nothing is so important as service. ...
88: It always cheers my heart to hear from the ...
89: My heart is always cheered when I meet or ...
9: A number of your spiritual sisters, namely ... · Paris
9: O my dear sister! ...
9: PRAY ASSURE AMERICAN BELIEVERS BEHALF HOLY ...
9: The letter from that spiritual friend has ...
90: At the holy Threshold of the Abhá Beauty ...
92: Your letter, laden with many a graceful ... · Shíráz
An Abiding Impression: Bahíyyih Khánum's Winter in Adrianople · Adrianople
The Burden a Sister Carried: Bahíyyih Khánum in the Baghdád Crisis · Baghdád
A Handful of Flour: Bahíyyih Khánum's Tihrán Childhood · Tehran
A Glorious Prospect
A New Situation
Aim of Book
Akká and Haifa · Shíráz
America
Appointment and Promotion
Arts, Sciences, and Crafts
Ascension
Attitude of the Patient
Renowned at Thirteen: The Boy Who Could Speak on Any Subject · Tehran
Bequest and Inheritance
Birth and Childhood · Baghdád
Birth and Early Life
Birthplace of the New Revelation
Body and Soul
Those Piercing Eyes: Edward Granville Browne in the Presence of Bahá'u'lláh · Bahjí
Can Human Nature Change?
Center of the Covenant · Haifa
Character Training
Claims of the Báb
Cleanliness
Coming of the Kingdom of God · Baghdád
Conflict Due to Error
Conflict versus Concord
Congregational Prayer
Constantinople and Adrianople · Adrianople
Conversation with God
Courtesy and Reverence
Creation
Creative Power of God’s Word
Declaration at Ridván14 near Baghdád · Baghdád
Declaration
Deliverance from Calamities
Devotion to God
Difficulties of Investigation
Divorce
Early Life · Shíráz
Economic Problems
Education
Effect of Obedience to Prophetic Commands
Enjoyments
Epilogue · Haifa
Equality of Men and Women · London
Exile to Baghdád · Baghdád
Fast
Feasts
First Steps Toward Unity
Fulfillment of Prophecies
Government
Hands of the Cause of God
He Whom God Shall Make Manifest
Healing by Nonmaterial Means
Heaven and Hell
His Mission
His Writings
How All Can Help
Humility
Imprisoned as Bábí
Imprisonment in Akká · 'Akká
Infallibility of the Prophets
Influence of the Press
Innate Differences of Nature
International Arbitration · Paris
Interpretation of Prophecy
Justice
Knowledge of God
Last Years · Haifa
Letters to Kings · 'Akká
Life After Death
Life at Bahjí · Haifa
Limitation of Armaments
Living the Life · London
Love of God
Manner of Coming
Marriage
Martyrdom of the Báb · Tabríz
Mashriqu’l-Adhkár34 · Chicago
Meetings · New York
Methods of Violence Discarded
Monastic Life
Napoleon III · Adrianople
Necessity for a Mediator
Need for New Revelation
No Industrial Slavery
No Professional Priesthood
Nonresistence
Obedience
Oneness of All Life
Oneness of the Two Worlds · London
Opposition of Mullás · Baghdád
Passion and Triumph
Persecution Increases
Persecution of Prophets
Pilgrims Beyond the Third Moat: An Esslemont Story of 'Akká · 'Akká
Political Freedom
Prayer and Natural Law
Prayer Indispensable and Obligatory
Prayer the Language of Love
Foul Beyond Comparison: Bahá'u'lláh's Recollection of the Síyáh-Chál · Tehran
Prison Gates Opened · Haifa
Progress of the Cause
Progressive Revelation
Proofs of Prophethood
Prophecies about Christ
Public Finance
Racial and Patriotic Prejudices
Religion the Basis of Civilization
Religious Prejudices · Paris
Renewal of Religion
Restrictions Relaxed
Resurrection, Paradise, and Hell
Return of Christ
Return to Holy Land
Right Use of Health
Righteous Warfare
Rulers and Subjects
Search After Truth
Sectarianism in the Nineteenth Century
Self-Realization
Service
Severance
An Hour of Kissed Hands: 'Abdu'l-Bahá Wins Bahá'u'lláh a Day in the Country · 'Akká
Signs in Heaven and Earth
Simple Life
Social and Ethical Teachings
Social Troubles After the War · Constantinople
Spiritual Assemblies
Spread of the Bábí Movement
Strict Imprisonment Renewed
Teaching
Territorial Ambitions
The Administrative Order46 · Baghdád
The Agnosticism
The Branch
The Changing World
The Coming of the Lord
The Dawn of Reconciliation
The Day of God
The Day of Judgment
The Devotional Attitude
The Divine Manifestations
The Era of Unity
The Ethics of Wealth
The Evolution of Man
The Glory of God
The Golden Age
The Great Resurrection
The Great War · Haifa
The Greatest Event in History
The Guardian of the Cause of God
The Healer
The Most Great Peace
The Nineteen Day Feast
The Nonexistence of Evil
The Power of the Holy Spirit
The Problem of Authority
The Prophet as Physician
The Sin-covering Eye
The Sun of Righteousness
The Supreme Manifestation · Adrianople
The Time of the End
Tomb on Mount Carmel
Treatment of Criminals
Truthfulness and Honesty · London
Turkish Commissions of Investigation · Constantinople
Two Years in the Wilderness · Baghdád
Unity of East and West · Paris
Unity of Mankind
Universal Language · London
Universal League of Nations
Voluntary Sharing
War Time at Haifa · Haifa
Western Tours · Haifa
Women and the New Age · New York
Work for All
Writings and Addresses · Haifa
Writings of Báb
Youth · Baghdád
The Songbird in the Garden · Tihrán
The Marriage of Ásíyih Khánum · Tihrán
The Journey from Tihrán to Baghdád, Winter 1853 · Tihrán to Baghdád
The Night of the Arrest: Asiyih Khanum's Vigil · Tihrán
I Slept in the Room of Ásíyih Khánum · 'Akká
Corinne's daughter Arna had a fever and cough and was afraid she had…
Day by day friends brought offerings of flowers and fruit, so that the dinner… · 'Akká
The Stranger in Karbilá: Shaykh Ḥasan Recognizes Bahá'u'lláh · Karbilá
Dear Elizabeth Cheney tiny, plump, copper haired was one of the first to answer…
Dr J · Haifa
During ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s last days in America, the Bahá’ís were eager to show…
During His last earthly hours ‘Abdu’l-Bahá lay in bed with a fever and His…
During our dinner at 7:30 ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’ sat and talked with us
During the afternoon of April 11th, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá returned the visits of…
During the British advance from the south, field batteries were placed in… · Haifa
During the few years of his adult life, Mirza Mihdi had acted as an amanuensis… · Baghdád
During the night following the next day, however, my father walked into the house · Sulaymáníyyih
During the whole drive He was always discovering lovely things and with vivid…
During those days one hundred years ago Bahá’u’lláh was enduring His…
Earlier that day ‘Abdu’l-Bahá talked about the material progress of the world
Early Monday morning the household was called together, when ‘Abdu’l-Bahá gave…
Elizabeth Gibson Cheyne, poetess, and her husband, Dr T · London
Elizabeth Greenleaf was a tall, aristocratic and very lovely lady who, for very… · 'Akká
The Epistle's Counsels on Trustworthiness
The Epistle Recounts the Questions of Áqá Najafí · Iṣfáhán
The Epistle Recalls the Síyáh-Chál · Tihrán
Even His physical condition was reinforced constantly by this Divine Power
Evidently some of the Americans were bothered that the Persians for their…
Faced with the segregated social pattern and laws of Apartheid in South Africa,…
Food was first offered Him (‘Abdu’l-Bahá), but He refused until all were served…
For ‘Abdu’l-Bahá truthfulness was as natural as breathing
For his own personal use Bahá’u’lláh never ordered anything extravagant · Tihrán
From January to April, through the worst part of winter, with small children,… · Baghdád
From the time when the declaration was made to him at Baghdad Abbas Effendi… · Baghdád
The Adrianople Revelation: Tablets to the Kings · Adrianople
Gracious God · 'Akká
Haji Muhammad-Baqir was a well-known merchant, foremost among the believers in… · Baghdád
Harry Randall, once he had leaped the hurdle and become a Bahá’í was a very…
The Year of Stress: Nabíl's Grief at the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh · Bahjí
Born in the Vazír's House: The Birth of Bahá'u'lláh · Tihrán
The Garden of Najíb Páshá: First Day of Riḍván · Baghdád
The Family Arrives in the Garden: Ninth Day of Riḍván · Baghdád
The Caravan to Constantinople: Twelfth Day of Riḍván · Baghdád
He added that one should wear black only as a convenience, because it does not…
He does not permit his family to have luxuries
He does not permit his family to have luxuries
He has been known to go into the kitchen and prepare a meal for His guests
He knew well that contentment and happiness must often be forged out of sorrow and grief
He loved to present beautiful and sweet-smelling flowers to His numerous visitors
He put His two thumbs to my eyes while He wiped the tears from my face;…
He said, `I have not had a good bath for several months.’ The ship’s attendant…
He stayed at a rented house in Montclair, often going to the market and…
He then related a story about detachment: the Persian friends travel mostly on foot
He told Carrie Kinney, while I am in your home, I will be the host and you will…
He was asked whether Arabic might become the universal language
His physical strength had suffered greatly and He was unable, on several…
How an Iranian Mullah became a Bahá’í · Shíráz
Howard Colby Ives recalled one meal at which ‘Abdu’l-Bahá served me with His…
Howard Colby Ives tells
Howard Ives wrote, ‘In all of my many opportunities of meeting, of listening to…
HUDSON MAXIM AWOKE with a swollen cheek and bags under his eyes · New York
Hidden Word, Arabic 1: A Pure, Kindly and Radiant Heart
Hidden Word, Arabic 12: With My Hands I Made Thee
Hidden Word, Arabic 13: Noble Have I Created Thee
Hidden Word, Arabic 2: The Best Beloved of All Things
Hidden Word, Arabic 3: The Most Luminous Word
Hidden Word, Arabic 32: Wert Thou to Speed Through the Immensity of Space
Hidden Word, Arabic 4: Love Me, that I May Love Thee
Hidden Word, Arabic 5: My Mansion is the Heart
Hidden Word, Arabic 7: The Best Beloved
Hidden Word, Persian 1: Temple of My Love
Hidden Word, Persian 3: O Friend, In the Garden of Thy Heart
Hidden Word, Persian 32: O Children of Adam, Holy Words
Hidden Word, Persian 4: The Best Beloved of Hearts
Hidden Word, Persian 44: One Truly Wise Companion
Hidden Word, Persian 66: With Joy and Fragrance
Hidden Word, Persian 7: O Friend, Thou Art the Day-Star
I am about to leave the city for a few days rest at Montclair
I am so delighted by these news that my dear friend and colleague in Bahá’í… · Baghdád
I asked ‘Abdu’l-Bahá one day: "Why should I believe in Bahá’u’lláh?" He looked…
I had a servant who was black; his name was Isfandiyar
I have a friend in Toronto who was invited to be the best-man at a wedding in… · Chicago
“I have come hither,” He said, “to find that material civilization has…
I myself was in prison forty years -- one year alone would have been impossible… · Paris
I one day asked ‘Abdu’l-Bahá how it could ever be possible for me, deep in the…
I remember as though it were yesterday another illustration of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's…
I spend much of my time travelling, visiting many countries and meeting Bahá’ís…
I was a child in Tehran when at the age of seven I contracted tuberculosis · Tihrán
I went to the house of the late Haji
I wish to tell you the story of two martyrs; one was a Persian nobleman, a…
Ibn-i-Asdaq often accompanied his father on his teaching tours throughout Persia
Imagine that we are in the ancient house of the still more ancient city of… · 'Akká
In 1904 and 1907 commissions were appointed by the Turkish Government to…
In 1919, when Margaret Randall, who came to be known as Bahiyyih, was but… · Haifa
In ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s household, in addition to Himself, His wife, His sister, two…
In ‘Akka there lived a man who so hated ‘Abdu’l-Bahá that he would turn his… · 'Akká
In Edinburgh, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá addressed the Esperantists
In Europe, on one occasion, remembering the desperate days in Tihran when… · Tihrán
In late May 1912, in New York, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was evicted from His hotel because,… · New York
In San Francisco, Tuesday, October 22, 1912 in response to some questions…
In that long-ago period when I was first a believer, I went to many places in…
In the afternoon, Fujita and some of the Persians took a short walk around…
In the days when steamships, such as the Mauritania and Franconia, made… · New York
In the early 30s Mother, who was divorced from her first husband, Theodore… · Boston
In the morning friends and seekers surrounded ‘Abdu’l-Bahá like moths
In the very early days Loulie Mathews came into the Faith while ‘Abdu’l-Bahá… · New York
In your recalling the bereavement of Bahá’u’lláh upon the loss of His loved…
Indeed he became free from the troubles of this world
It happened that during the Baghdad period, the well-known Ilkhani, son of Musa… · Baghdád
It is related that His Holiness Christ -- May my life be a sacrifice to Him
It is told that in the home of Bahá’u’lláh there was a beautiful rug upon which…
It took some time for the news of Bahá’u’lláh’s Declaration to reach the… · Baghdád
It was a short time after Grace told me this story that she went on the… · Wilmette
It was at the home of the Kinneys that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá stayed the second time he… · Haifa
It was Mirza Yusif, who was able to help my mother about getting food taken to…
It was some years before this, when ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was in Paris, that a group of… · Paris
Jinab-i-Haji Amin was a shining star who served the Cause as the Trustee of…
Joseph Hannen records: “On Tuesday, April 23rd, at noon, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá addressed… · Washington, D.C.
Judas Iscariot was the greatest of the disciples, and he summoned the people to Christ
Juliet Thompson, a devout Bahá’í and a New York artist, was told by… · New York
Juliet Thompson wrote: “Gently yet unmistakably, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá had assaulted the…
Just before Mrs C left the household of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in ‘Akka, ‘He came into… · 'Akká
Kindness lies at the heart of loving discipline
Later, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá encountered a group of young people, to whom he told this…
Later in the morning He sent for me
Later, on Christmas day, He visited Lord Lamington · London
Later that day, a group of Californians, including Helen Goodall, Ella Cooper… · New York
Later that evening, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá called Dr · New York
Lauded and glorified art Thou, O Lord, my God
Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God
Louis Gregory was blessed with going on pilgrimage
Lua Gestinger, one of the early Bahá’ís of America, tells of an experience she…
Mable Ives, after she married Howard Colby Ives (my father) became known to… · New York
Many a night, no less than ten persons subsisted on no more than a pennyworth of dates
Many of the Blessed Perfection's followers decided to abandon Baghdad also, and… · Baghdád
Many were the incidents of that two years' sojourn in the wilderness, which… · Sulaymáníyyih
Many years ago, Mable Rice-Wray Ives lived in Baltimore
Mary Bolles (Maxwell) took an early pilgrimage to the prison city
Mirza Mahmud was a youth when he arrived in Baghdad from Kashan · Baghdád
Memorial of ‘Abdu’l-Ghaffár of Iṣfáhán · Haifa
Memorial of ‘Abdu’lláh Baghdádí · Baghdád
Memorial of ‘Abdu’r-Rahmán, the Coppersmith · Baghdád
Memorial of ‘Abdu’s-Ṣáliḥ, the Gardener · Haifa
Memorial of Abu’l-Qásim of Sulṭán-Ábád · Adrianople
Memorial of ‘Alí Najaf-Ábádí · Adrianople
Memorial of Áqá ‘Alíy-i-Qazvíní · Adrianople
Memorial of Áqá Faraj · Baghdád
Memorial of Áqá Ḥusayn-i-Áshchí (Cook of the Household) · 'Akká
Memorial of Áqá Mírzá Maḥmúd and Áqá Riḍá · Shíráz
Memorial of Áqá Muḥammad-Báqir and Áqá Muḥammad-Ismá'íl, the Tailor · 'Akká
Memorial of Áqá Riḍáy-i-Shírází (the Companion of the Exile) · 'Akká
Memorial of Aẓím-i-Tafríshí · Adrianople
Memorial of the Consort of the King of Martyrs · Iṣfáhán
Memorial of Darvísh Ṣidq-‘Alí · Baghdád
Memorial of Footnotes · Baghdád
Memorial of Ḥájí ‘Abdu’r-Raḥím-i-Yazdí · Haifa
Memorial of Ḥájí Abu'l-Ḥasan-i-Amín (the Trustee of Ḥuqúqu'lláh) · Ardakán
Memorial of Ḥájí Mírzá Ḥaydar-'Alí (the Angel of Carmel) · Khartoum
Memorial of His Eminence Kalím (Mírzá Músá) · 'Akká
Memorial of Jamshíd-i-Gurjí · Adrianople
Memorial of Jináb-i-Muníb · Smyrna
Memorial of Mashhadí Ḥusayn and Mashhadí Muḥammad-i-Ádhirbáyjání · 'Akká
Memorial of Mírzá Maḥmúd-i-Furúghí · Mashhad
Memorial of Mishkín-Qalam · Adrianople
Memorial of Muḥammad-‘Alíy-i-Ardikání · Haifa
Memorial of Muḥammad-Ibráhím-i-Tabrízí
Memorial of Muḥammad-Muṣṭafá Baghdádí · Baghdád
Memorial of Pahlaván Riḍá · Yazd
Memorial of Pidar-Ján of Qazvín · Baghdád
Memorial of Sakínih Sulṭán (the Mother of the Martyrs) · Iṣfáhán
Memorial of Sháh-Muḥammad-Amín · Yazd
Memorial of Shamsu’d-Ḍuḥá · Shíráz
Memorial of Shaykh Muḥammad-'Alíy-i-Qá'iní (Nabíl-i-Akbar of Khurásán) · Qá'in
Memorial of Sulaymán Khán-i-Tunúkábání · Tabríz
Memorial of Zaynu’l-Ábidín Yazdí · Yazd
Memorial of Zaynu’l-Muqarrabín · Baghdád
Mother met ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in 1912, when she was 15 years old
Mr Holley recalled one dinner: ‘Our party took seats at two adjoining tables
Mrs · Washington, D.C.
Muhammad-Hadi was from Isfahan, and as a binder and illuminator of books he had no peer
Munirih Khánum wrote about her companionship with her husband, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá:…
My mother tied a two-qiran silver piece in the corner of a handkerchief and… · Tihrán
Nabil of Qa‘in’s means of livelihood was his business partnership with me
Na'im was a truly devoted servant of Bahá’u’lláh
Night hath succeeded day, and day hath succeeded night, and the hours and…
No matter how relaxed or arduous life might be, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá always found or… · Haifa
Not only His person but also His immediate surroundings needed to be spotless
Oh ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, I said, I am a foreigner, born in Switzerland, and have not…
On 17 August He spoke of true knowledge: in cities like New York the people are… · New York
On a certain occasion in America ‘Abdu’l-Bahá ‘announced that He wished to give…
On ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's birthday, 23 May, over 100 guests were at Francis Breeds home…
On August 20th there arrived at Green Acre a young man, dishevelled, tremulous · 'Akká
On Christmas night 1912, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá visited a Salvation Army shelter in London · London
On hearing him [‘Abdu’l-Bahá], two things amazed us · Constantinople
On one occasion ‘Abdu’l-Bahá told about a happy day in Iraq: ‘Once, when I… · Baghdád
On one of His visits to New York He stayed with Juliet Thompson on West 10th… · New York
On our way back to the carriage I said I feared I had made my mother [Elizabeth… · Washington, D.C.
On the day I arrived at Haifa I was ill with a dysentery which I had picked up… · Haifa
On the first afternoon, while driving, he expressed much interest in rural… · London
On the morning of March 26 when I was close by His cabin, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá came out…
On the third day, the guards were changed, and new ones came with camels for us to ride
Once ‘Abdu’l-Bahá asked His Father, Bahá’u’lláh why it was He had never clearly…
Once ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was asked, ‘Why do all the guests who visit you come away…
Once there was a young man who met a great divine, One day as they walked by…
Once when ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was asked, ‘What is a Bahá’í?’, He replied, ‘To be a…
Once when ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was out walking two ladies saw Him and asked to be…
Once, when I lived in Baghdad," He [‘Abdu’l-Bahá] went on, "I was invited to… · Baghdád
One day ‘a man passing by the gates of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s house in Haifa, carrying… · Haifa
One day ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, an interpreter, and Howard Colby Ives, at that time a…
One day ‘Abdu’l-Bahá learned that a lady had cut her lovely hair in order to… · Wilmette
One day, although He had guests for luncheon, He found it impossible to sit…
One day as I was standing near the border of a little stream on Mt
One day Bahá’u’lláh sent ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to inspect the work of the shepherds, who…
One day, Dr
One day, Dr
One day during a school vacation, some Bahá’í students who were attending… · Haifa
One day in early May 1912, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá travelled by train from Pittsburgh,… · Washington, D.C.
One evening the Sufis of that country-side, assembled together, were discussing… · Baghdád
One June day in New York ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was tired and slept long enough to keep… · New York
One of the chief reasons for irreligion among people is that the leaders of…
One of the most important pioneer families in the Fort Worth / Dallas area ws… · Tihrán
One of those 'unspiritual people' was at that moment a member of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's party, Dr · Haifa
One very definite impression received from that visit was of His power to…
One would well remember the story of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, who when approached by a…
Pauline and Joseph Hannen were the prime movers of racial integration in…
QUITE an oriental note was struck toward the end of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's London… · Baghdád
The Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh at Bahjí · Bahjí
The Most Holy Tablet: Bahá'u'lláh to the Christians · 'Akká
The Súriy-i-Mulúk: A General Address to the Kings · Adrianople
The Walking Pilgrim and the Tablet of the Nightingale · Adrianople
On the Mountain of God: The Revelation of the Tablet of Carmel · Mount Carmel
The Tablet of the Holy Mariner · Baghdád
The Tablet of Wisdom: Bahá'u'lláh on Philosophy · 'Akká
Cast Behind Thy Back: Bahá'u'lláh's Second Tablet to Napoleon III · 'Akká
A Letter to the Pope: Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet to Pius IX · 'Akká
A Letter to a Queen: Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet to Victoria · 'Akká
Recently I've been reading Prophet's Daughter, the biography of Bahíyyih Khánum…
The Musk-Scented Pen Sent to Constantinople · Constantinople
'Roy', another early pilgrim, described what he saw: 'Friday mornings at seven…
Ruhiyyih Khanum said she had a dream one night: she dreamed that the dam had…
Service to God, to Bahá’u’lláh, to family, to friends and enemies, indeed to…
Bread for Whoever Knocked: The Baghdád Household · Baghdád
He Loved the Children of the House · 'Akká
The Boy Who Did Not Cry: Bahá'u'lláh's Childhood · Núr
The Boy Who Would Hear Both Sides · Núr
Crumbs for the Pigeons: A Small Habit of Bahá'u'lláh · Bahjí
The Mufti Who Came to Insult and Stayed to Serve · 'Akká
The Executioner Who Returned: A Witness in the Síyáh-Chál · Síyáh-Chál
God Is Sufficient: The Bábís Chanting in the Síyáh-Chál · Síyáh-Chál
The Cinema in the Sky: A Childhood Dream of Bahá'u'lláh · Núr
An Old Man Walks to 'Akká · 'Akká
The Guard Who Wept in the Corridor · 'Akká
The Tablet of Aḥmad: Revealed for a Believer in Distress · Adrianople
The Young Mírzá Ḥusayn-ʿAlí Walks the Snow · Núr
Some evenings His meal consisted only of a cup of milk and a piece of bread · Sulaymáníyyih
Somebody had given Him [‘Abdu’l-Bahá] a big cake
The Faithful Servant Esfandayár · Tehran
The Angel of the Believers: Mírzá Ḥaydar-'Alí · Persia
The Purest Branch: A Memorial in the First Issue of the Star of the West · 'Akká
Stanwood Cobb remembers:...........‘Abdu’l-Bahá came into my room one morning…
Stanwood Cobb, the renowned educator, wrote, ‘This philosophy of joy was the…
Stanwood Cobb wrote that ‘Abdu’l- Bahá 'almost never stood still when He spoke
Stanwood Cobb wrote that on one occasion He spoke of the need for loving…
Strife of any kind seemed to hurt him [Bahá’u’lláh]; more, however, because of…
Strive day and night to attain to this exalted state
The absence of my father had covered a little more than two years · Baghdád
The calm with which ‘Abdu’l-Bahá walked His ‘chosen highway’ endured until the…
The Covenantbreakers had been busy in Kenosha trying to take advantage of…
The day before He was to leave, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá decided He would like to present… · New York
The early believers in Akká not only observed the Bahá’í Fast, but also…
The effect of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá on those who heard Him that day became obvious…
The essence of the message of every religion the world has known is the love of God
The exalted titles conferred upon Him by Bahá’u’lláh are indicative of…
The following account occurred in the Siyah-Chal prison in Teheran around the… · Tihrán
The following day, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá had been invited by the Mayor of Berkeley to…
The following recollection of Javidukt Khadem, wife of the Hand of the Cause…
The gates of the Akka prison were finally opened for Bahá’u’lláh, His family… · Baghdád
The ladies of the family are admirable housewives
The march to Constantinople occupied four months · Constantinople
The most renowned of those repentant souls was the vigorous commander Hurr, who…
The National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP), a… · Chicago
The next morning ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was preparing to leave for Vienna, when the…
The present is always unimportant, but we must make our present so filled with…
The story of Green Acre itself is intensely interesting · 'Akká
The 'ulama recognize without hesitation and confess the knowledge and virtue of…
The word "eliminate" was often on his lips; he would eliminate non-essentials,…
Their food was of the simplest: lentils, dried beans, delicious olives and…
Then ‘Abdu’l-Bahá walked to the entrance and, standing there, shook hands with…
There is a note in ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's character that has not been emphasized, and… · London
There is a situation which we sometimes have in Bahá’í communities where the…
There is no need to belabour the fact that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s every act spoke of…
There is scarcely a mention of any of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s talks at the homes of…
There was a Christian merchant in Akka who, like many of his fellow citizens,… · 'Akká
There was once a lover who had sighed for long years in separation from his…
Therefore we have commanded all the Bahá’ís in the Orient to study this…
These horrible sounds I well remember, as we three children clung to our…
They are gathered here to commemorate Thy bright and holy handmaid, a leaf of…
Think, for example, how the enemy had completely hemmed in the Fort, and were…
This article, reprinted from "International Language", gives an excellent…
This is a story of one of the early Bahá’ís in the West, Lua Getsinger, and an…
This man who was close to the Divine Threshold was the respected son of… · Adrianople
This trouble broke with the suddenness of a tornado upon us · Constantinople
Thomas Breakwell's grave was leased for five years, after which time, as no… · Paris
Those who have been with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá notice how, often after speaking…
Those who have travelled in the deserts or the valleys and uplands of the… · Baghdád
Though most of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's time was spent with the rich, famous and white…
To Ethel Rosenberg, the first English woman to embrace the Bahá’í Faith in her…
To most people the hardships of prison life would appear as grievous…
Tuba Khánum: When my little sister, Ruh-AngiAsiyih, arrived, there was some…
Tudor-Pole described a typical day for ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: he rises about 5 AM, and…
Under a grove of trees near Lake Michigan, while in Chicago in 1912,… · Chicago
Very early one morning when the main street of Dublin was almost devoid of…
We have found no indication that any of the servants in the household of…
We journeyed six days, and arrived at Gallipoli, which is on the sea · Adrianople
We shall here relate a story that will serve as an example to all
We were sometimes led in America by dreams and visions,” said Georgia Ralston,…
What most impressed 'Roy' was the spirit of sacrifice which he found among the…
When ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was asked at one time what He thought about women’s fashions
When ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1913, He related an incident…
When, as the guest of Lady Blomfield, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá sat down to dinner on…
When Bahá’u’lláh along with His family and a number of His companions were… · Baghdád
When Elizabeth Cheney finally reached the end of her journey, further disaster…
When Hand of the Cause Ruhiyyih Khanum came to NZ, and was in the south island,…
'When He reached the Occident, however, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá faced a condition which… · New York
When He was here in America in 1912 He spoke in many places and, as we read…
When, however, he realized that his deed had been exposed, he seized the pen of…
When once someone complained of Lua to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, He turned to the person…
Whereas riches may become a mighty barrier between man and God, and rich people…
While ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was a prisoner in Akka, there was a man in that city who… · 'Akká
While Bahá’u’lláh remained under chains in the Siyah-Chal, His enemies were…
While Bahá’u’lláh was in Baghdad, still in possession of great wealth, He left… · Baghdád
While in Paris, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá received a letter warning Him that if He visited a… · Paris
While riding in the countryside of Nur, Bahá’u’lláh came across a dervish
Why Do Manifestations Appear in Human Form · 'Akká
With all of His spiritual knowledge and vision ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was extremely practical · New York
You ask me how we can accustom ourselves to homelessness

'Abdu'l-Bahá's ministry (1892–1921)

A boy attending a village school had been flogged and sent out for failure in his writing · Sulaymáníyyih
A cat purring beside His chair would amuse Him: this cat, He remarked, is…
A companion of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá on His journey in America recorded a moment when… · Chicago
A dear friend of the family, Jinab-i-Munib, was taken seriously ill
A delightful story is told of a Mademoiselle Letitia, who had come from a poor… · 'Akká
A few days before ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's journey to Boston, the landlord of the Hudson… · New York
A friend had sent some fur so that the Master could have a good warm coat; He…
A friend had sent some fur so that the Master could have a good warm coat; He…
A major event during the Master's visit to America was the dedication of the… · Wilmette
A man, ill with tuberculosis, was avoided by his friends -- even his family was…
A ‘Mrs C’ was an early believer who went to ‘Akká · New York
A second meeting was held that evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Andrew J
A woman visited the Master in Haifa, in May 1910 · Haifa
A young single-taxer began to question Him
‘Abdu’l-Bahá and His party arrived in Salt Lake City on the afternoon of 28 September
‘Abdu’l-Bahá anticipated that conditions of hardship would appear with these… · Haifa
‘Abdu’l-Bahá appeared as the guest of honor at a meeting of the New York Peace… · New York
‘Abdu’l-Bahá did not permit the pressures of travel to ruffle Him
‘Abdu’l-Bahá gave freely of what He had -- love, time, care and concern, food…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá, in appearance, was a man of medium height though to all who met…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá laid the cornerstone of the House of Worship in Wilmette,… · Wilmette
‘Abdu’l-Bahá left Denver on a train at nine in the morning of 26 September
‘Abdu’l-Bahá loved laughter and His laughter was often a source of solace
‘Abdu’l-Bahá one day went to Schenectady, New York, where He visited the… · New York
‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s family was taught to dress in such a way that they would be ‘an…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá's kind heart went out to those who were ill · 'Akká
‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s prayerfulness aided Him to sustain equanimity even in times of… · 'Akká
‘Abdu’l-Bahá's train passed through the small town of Aitkin, Minnesota,…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the true Exemplar of the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh demonstrated… · London
‘Abdu’l-Bahá visited Charles Tinsley, a black employee of Phoebe Hearst who…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá was in California in 1912 a presidential election year
‘Abdu’l-Bahá was not afraid of silence; indeed, He knew its virtue
‘Abdu’l-Bahá was out with His secretary
‘Abdu’l-Bahá was released from prison in 1908 because of the revolt of the…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá went to a Christmas party for the poor, and He was so kind and…
‘Abdu’l-Bahá went to the home of Rafael and Mrs
‘Abdu’l-Bahá would refuse generous sums of money meant for Himself but would… · Haifa
After arriving in Port Said, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá had initially planned to continue… · Haifa
After Bahá’u’lláh's confinement in the Most Great Prison in 'Akka had ended,… · 'Akká
After His talk, a huge Persian feast, prepared by the Persians in His…
After morning tea, the Master instructed that telegrams be sent to the…
After the meeting He went up to rest in Mr Morten’s room
After the talk, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá let the crowd to the nearby ceremonial site where,… · New York
After the war, pilgrimages were resumed
Alice Buckton, who had come from England to be with the Master, asked Him about…
All the Bahá’ís in Iran loved and respected Haji Amin, and many wonderful…
‘Abdu’l-Ḥamíd’s Committee · Haifa
Art Is Worship: A Painter's Question in London · London
Better Conditions · London
Buddhism · London
A Celestial Mirror: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at Mrs. Thornburgh-Cropper's · London
Differences · London
Divine Manifestations · London
Faith · London
Healing · London
London · London
Man’s Comprehension of God and of Higher Worlds · London
Peace · London
Philanthropic Societies · London
Prejudices · London
Religion · London
SOME OF THE EXPERIENCES OF HIS FORTY YEARS IMPRISONMENT · Baghdád
Speech of Professor Michael Sadler · London
The First Summer · London
The Release · New York
Theosophy · London
Already as a child, the Master learned contentment
Already in AB's day relief funds had been established · Haifa
Among the most touching contacts the Master had with the poor in the Occident… · New York
An American family once wrote to the Master, asking if they might visit Him · Haifa
Another day, whilst several personages were talking with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, a man's…
Another time we were told that we could have an interview with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and…
Arthur Parsons once commented to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá that he wished all the blacks…
As an example of the methods of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s teaching: My father was having…
As the Master stepped down from the car, about fifteen peasant children with…
As the Master travelled in the West, He compared the East and the West and was…
As we drove up Broadway, glittering with its electric signs, He spoke of them…
At a time when Juliet Thompson’s mother was suffering much grief because her…
At Leland Stanford Junior University, near the end of a long address, the…
At one time a high official in the federal government of the United States…
At one time enemies of the Master, Covenant-breakers who lived in the Mansion… · Haifa
At one time Juliet Thompson asked the Master about His daughter, Ruha Khánum,…
At one time the Master had a fine cloak of Persian wool, which had been given to Him
At one time the Master was asked, ‘What shall I say to those who state that…
At the Annual Bahá’í Convention held in Chicago in 1923 Jinab-i-Fadil told the… · Chicago
At the close of his talk, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá made a practical demonstration of his…
At the time of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s second visit to Newark, He spoke in my Father's… · New York
Bahá’í poets and people of letters in Persia used to write poems in praise and…
Bahiyyih Randall was only thirteen years old when she went to Haifa to see the Master · Haifa
AFTER THIS STORM
ARISE WITH GREAT POWER
CONFIRMATION AND ASSISTANCE
CONSIDER THE PAST
CONSOLATION OF OUR HEARTS
CUT THYSELF FROM THE WORLD
DIVINE ASSISTANCE
DUTY TO ATTAIN SCIENCE · Paris
ECONOMY A GREAT TREASURE
ETERNAL LIFE
ETERNAL SOVEREIGNTY
FAITH AND KNOWLEDGE
FIVE PHYSICAL AND FIVE SPIRITUAL POWERS
FULFILLMENT OF PROPHECY
GOD AND THE UNIVERSE
GOD LOVETH THOSE WHO WORK IN GROUPS
HERALDS OF HIS NAME
HIS DEATHLESS SPLENDOR
I HAVE COME WITH THIS MISSION
IF ONE POSSESSES THE LOVE OF GOD
IF THOU DESIREST HEALTH
INDUSTRIAL JUSTICE
INNATE, INHERITED AND ACQUIRED CHARACTER
INSPIRATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
INTER-ASSEMBLY UNION · Chicago
KINDNESS TO ANIMALS
KNOWLEDGE AND DEEDS
MAN AND EVOLUTION
MAN AND NATURE
MAN’S INNATE POWERS
MAN’S KNOWLEDGE OF GOD
MAN’S RELATION TO GOD
MANKIND IS IN DANGER
MEANS OF LIVELIHOOD
MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL EDUCATION
MERCY AND JUSTICE
MODIFICATION OF SPECIES
MUSIC
OBEDIENCE TO THE ASSEMBLY
OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE FAITH
PERFECTION IS ENDLESS
PRAYER IS INDISPENSABLE
PROGRESS AFTER DEATH
PROOF OF NOBILITY
QUALIFICATIONS OF THE ENLIGHTENED SOUL
RACE UNITY, ASSURANCE OF WORLD PEACE
RACE UNITY
REALITY OF THANKSGIVING
REINCARNATION
RELIGION AND CIVILIZATION · Baghdád
RELIGION IS PROGRESSIVE
SALVATION
SCIENCE AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
SCIENCE AS WORSHIP
SERVE THE KINGDOM
SEVERANCE FROM THIS WORLD
SOUL, MIND AND SPIRIT
SOULS ARE LIKE MIRRORS
SPIRITUAL CAPACITY
SPIRITUAL EXISTENCE IS IMMORTALITY
SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE
SPIRITUAL NATURE OF MAN
SPIRITUAL SPRING
SPREADERS OF CALUMNY
TABLET ON PURITY
THE BASIS OF UNION
THE BELOVED OF GOD
THE CENTER OF DECISION
THE CENTER
THE COLLECTIVE CENTER OF THE KINGDOM
THE COMMUNITY OF THE GREATEST NAME
THE COVENANT
THE DIVINE SHEPHERD
THE DIVINE STANDARD OF KNOWLEDGE · London
THE EDUCATORS OF MANKIND
THE ENCOMPASSING SPIRIT
THE EVOLUTION OF MAN IN THE OTHER WORLD
THE FIRE OF THE LOVE OF GOD
THE FUNDAMENTAL AIM
THE HOUSE OF JUSTICE
THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SPIRIT
THE INTERMEDIARY
THE KINGDOM OF MAN
THE MAGNET OF THE KINGDOM
THE MASHRIQU’L-ADHKÁR · Chicago
THE MASTER’S LAST TABLET TO AMERICA
THE MOST GREAT PEACE · Baghdád
THE MYSTERY OF SUFFERING
THE NEW HEAVEN, THE NEW EARTH
THE ORIGIN OF MAN
THE QUICKENING SPIRIT
THE RETURN OF CHRIST
THE SOURCE OF LOVE
THE SOURCE OF UNITY
THE SPIRIT IN THE BODY
THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST
THE SPIRIT OF FAITH
THE SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY
THE SPIRITUAL CHURCH
THE SPIRITUAL ELECTION
THE STRAIGHT PATH
THE SUN OF REALITY
THE SUPPER OF THE LORD
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE KINGDOM
THE UNKNOWABLE ESSENCE
THE WORLD IS INFIRM
THE WORLD OF VISION
THIS BRANCH WILL ASCEND
THIS GLAD-TIDINGS
THIS MEETING IS BLESSED
THIS RADIANT CENTURY
THIS WORLD A MIRAGE
TRAINING OF CHILDREN
TRIALS A GIFT FROM GOD
TURN TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
TWO METHODS OF HEALING
UNDERSTANDING THE MYSTERIES
UNIVERSAL PEACE · London
WORK IS WORSHIP
YE ARE THE ANGELS
John Esslemont: A Doctor at the Master's Side · Haifa
Lua Getsinger: The Mother-Teacher of the West · West
May Maxwell: A Mother of the Western Bahá'í Community · Montreal
Before a winter's cold took hold of 'Akka, the Master would go to a clothing… · 'Akká
Before ‘Abdu’l-Bahá arrived, Ali-Kuli Khan considered what questions he would… · Baghdád
Before ‘Abdu’l-Bahá went to the Bowery Mission, He asked friends to convert a…
Before leaving London, the Master officiated a wedding of a young Persian couple · Baghdád
She Restored Sight to the Blind: Bahíyyih Khánum's Wartime Relief Work in Haifa · Haifa
An Old Believer Looks Up: A Mountain Ascended Many Times · Bahjí
The Cairo Community: The Faith Takes Root in Egypt · Cairo
Letters to Tolstoy: The Russian Imperial Bahá'ís · Yasnaya Polyana
Quiet, Untheatrical, Most Convincing: Esslemont on the Master in London · London
1844: A lonely youth’s encounter with Bahá’u’lláh by a roadside in Mazindaran and his amazing recognition of His station
1846: How the Governor of Isfáhán, Muchihr Khán, managed to save the Báb from the death verdict issued by seventy eminent ‘ulamás and notables in Isfáhán · Tihrán
1848: Baha’u’llah describes the consternation that seized the Bábís when Tahirih suddenly appeared unveiled at the conference of Badasht
1848: Baha’u’llah suffered the humiliating bastinado punishment · Tabríz
1851 Karbilá, Iraq: A disciple of the Báb becomes the first person to whom Baha'u'llah confided His Divine Mission – as was prophesied by the Báb in 1848 · Shíráz
1969: The story of Saskatoon…
A believer’s dream about hosting the Báb when He was expected to arrive at Káshán in the company of a mounted escort · Tihrán
A believer’s eagerness to provide financial assistance to Baha’u’llah – but chose a wrong method · Baghdád
A funny incident while in the company of the Master · 'Akká
A gift from Africa for the beloved Guardian
A mujtahid’s dream about Baha’u’llah during His youthful years – recalled by ‘Abdu’l-Baha
A pilgrim reports in 1920 how busy ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was replying to numerous letters from around the world · Tihrán
A Western woman telling ‘Abdu’l-Baha about her troubles …
A youth from Tabriz was the only believer that “succeeded in offering his homage to the Báb and in being blessed by the touch of His hand” as the Báb accompanied by mounted escort approached the city of Tabriz · Tabríz
A youth sees Bahá’u’lláh revealing Verses of God – recalled by Hand of the Cause Tarázu’lláh Samandari · 'Akká
‘Abdu’l-Baha had the Power of Ether
‘Abdu’l-Baha lived in the morgue of the barracks in Akka for two years · 'Akká
‘Abdu’l-Baha recalls an example of Baha’u’llah’s majesty and power while officially still a prisoner
'Abdu’l-Bahá relates a story as a metaphor
‘Abdu’l-Baha’s surprising response to two believers trying to identify the most acceptable form of martyrdom – recalled by one of His secretaries · 'Akká
‘Abdu’l-Baha’s visit to Montreal – Maxwell House · Montreal
‘Abdu’l-Baha tells a story about an incident during His childhood · Tihrán
‘Abdu’l-Baha tells a story about Christ
‘Abdu’l-Baha tells the story of Baha’u’llah’s agreement to perform any miracle agreed on by the divines · Tihrán
‘Abdu’l-Baha tells the story of His prison life at the request of a reporter in Paris · Baghdád
After the death of Bahá'u'lláh’s father the Prime Minister of Persia schemed ways to possess a village that belonged to the family of Baha’u’llah
‘Alí Khán, the warden of the castle of Máh-Kú, had an amazing dream about Mullá Husayn’s arrival
An example of ‘Abdu’l-Baha drawing from “the power of Baha’u’llah”
An example of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s ability to see the light of the spirit of a human being at a considerable distance – narrated by the Master · Haifa
An example of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s sense of humor · London
An example of Baha’u’llah bestowing physical healing upon a believer · Yazd
An example of Baha’u’llah’s great sagacity and insight as a youth
An example of Baha’u’llah’s kindness to the needy · Baghdád
An example of Bahíyyih Khánum’s loving care and compassion · Baghdád
An example of how ‘Abdu’l-Baha refused to be intimated or cheated
An example of how ‘Abdu’l-Baha treated an unfriendly Christian missionary in ‘Akka · 'Akká
An example of how Baha’u’llah during His younger years chastised a famous religious leader for showing disrespect towards Christ
An example of how man is unable to prevent God from executing His will · 'Akká
An example of how the Báb changed unseemly business practices while He was a merchant in Bushihr, Persia – related by ‘Abdu’l-Baha · Shíráz
An example of how the Guardian lived frugally and simply – by Hand of the Cause Furutan
An example of love and compassion shown by Munirih Khanum (‘Abdu’l-Baha’s wife) · 'Akká
An example of the Báb’s honesty and fairness in business dealings while in Búshihr
An example of the commanding power of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá · 'Akká
An example of the effect of Baha’u’llah’s Teachings on early believers
An example of the operation of the Will of God
An example of why not to read the Word of God with the eye of intellect only · Tihrán
An overwhelming desire to see ‘Abdu’l-Baha... · Chicago
“At such a time, a firm believer is known!" – a story told by ‘Abdu’l-Baha
Baha’u’llah during His youthful prime – told by ‘Abdu’l-Baha · Tihrán
Bahá’u’lláh’s departure for the Garden of Ridván · Baghdád
Bahá’u’lláh’s father’s dream about Him when He was a child and the soothsayer’s amazing interpretation and prediction
Bahá’u’lláh’s marriage to Ásíyih Khánúm and their early lives together up until His recognition of the Báb · Tihrán
Baha’u’llah’s servant: Isfandiyar - "the essence of love, radiant with sanctity and perfection, luminous with light"
Baha’u’llah visits Mulla Husayn and his companions at Fort Tabarsi · Tihrán
Be natural, be happy… · 'Akká
Being in the presence of Baha’u’llah at the time of revelation
Being in the presence of Bahá'u'lláh -- Varqá recalled his unique experiences
Being present when ‘Abdu’l-Baha revealed a Tablet · Tihrán
Catching a glimpse of the majesty of ‘Abdu’l-Baha · Washington, D.C.
circa 1841, Karbilá: a disciple of Siyyid Kázim describes what happened when the Báb made a quiet appearance at one of Siyyid Kázim’s gatherings
circa 1848: Baha’u’llah’s first imprisonment · Tihrán
circa 1850: Nabil, the author of Dawn-Breakers, took ‘Abdu’l-Baha to school one day
Divine intervention in the twinkling of an eye - a believer experienced · Shíráz
During their time in Akka, ‘Abdu’l-Baha took every trouble upon Himself to allow His Father, Baha’u’llah, some relative peace and tranquility – Baha’u’llah recalled · Baghdád
Eight-year-old ‘Abdu’l-Bha was allowed to see Baha’u’llah while in the Síyáh-Chál
Finding a Baha'i Temple site near the river Nile: an example of the Guardian's infallibility - told by Hand of the Cause John Robarts
“For three days and three nights no manner of food or drink was given to Bahá’u’lláh”
Generosity, love and devotion of the King and Beloved of Martyrs · Baghdád
Gifts from one Manifestation of God to Another · Shíráz
Hand of the Cause Bill Sears' first glimpse of ‘Abdu’l-Baha
Hand of the Cause Mr. Faizi’s first exposure to the Baha’i Faith as a child · Tihrán
How Baha’u’llah managed to evade Prime Minister’s persistent attempts to take possession of one of His properties through fraudulent means and evil designs
How Mulla Husayn received his famous sword
How Mullá Sádiq-i-Muqaddas recognized the Báb through Mullá Husayn in Isfahán · Shíráz
How one of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s translators became fluent in Arabic – without studying it
How the death warrant for the Báb was obtained from three leading priests in Tabriz · Tabríz
How the second “Letter of the Living” recognized the Báb… · Shíráz
"I am only a drop from the vast ocean of Baha'u'llah's school" · 'Akká
June-July 1849: The Báb’s immeasurable sorrow when the news of the martyrdom of Mulla Husayn, the heroes of Tabarsí, and Quddus reached Him
Karbila, circa 1841: A meeting between the Báb and His forerunner Siyyid Kazim -- its profound and long-lasting effect on a disciple of Siyyid Kazim who was also present · Shíráz
Language barrier... · Baghdád
Lending a “shoulder” to ‘Abdu’l-Baha · New York
Louis Gregory’s vision and ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s interpretation
Mary Magdalene asked Roman emperor to spare the executioners of Jesus Christ and the Jews who “were responsible for killing Christ” – ‘Abdu’l-Baha relates · London
On the Chicago Streetcar · Chicago
The Master with the Immigrant Greengrocer · New York
The Master and the Blind Man · Washington, D.C.
May Maxwell sees ‘Abdu’l-Baha for the first time · 'Akká
Meeting Shoghi Effendi in Paris during the Summer of 1920 · Haifa
Mírzá Músá: Bahá’u’lláh’s faithful brother, also known as Áqáy-i-Kalím – a brief account of his life by 'Abdu'l-Baha · Shíráz
Muhammad Big, the leader of the mounted escort that accompanied the Báb from Isfahan to Tabriz related a healing miracle performed by the Báb
Mullá ‘Abdu’l-Karím’s marvellous spiritual experience · Shíráz
Mullá Husayn finds “God’s hidden treasure” in Mázindarán · Shíráz
Mulla Husayn is led to Shiraz in his quest for the Promised One · Shíráz
Mulla Husayn’s childhood and youth · Tihrán
Mulla Husayn’s first assignment
No peace in the city of Tabriz on July 9, 1850 – the martyrdom of the Báb · Shíráz
One night when Jesus was out in the fields · New York
Opposition to 'Abdu'l-Baha's proposed marriage · Tihrán
Quddús’ amazing ability to pen copious writings – their recital and tributes by Mulla Husayn provided daily spiritual food at Fort Tabarsi
Roses from ‘Abdu’l-Baha · 'Akká
Rúhá Khánum, one of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá's daughters, was seriously ill when He left Alexandria, Egypt, aboard S. S. Cedric for the West on March 25, 1912
Ruhiyyih Khanum’s first encounter with Shoghi Effendi · Haifa
Sarah’s Vision of Peace · 'Akká
Shoghi Effendi had vivid and significant dreams during childhood
Shoghi Effendi’s desire to write even at a very young age
Slow to Tell the Truth -- adapted from a story told by 'Abdu'l-Baha
Tablets of the Divine Plan changed the lives of an American couple · Haifa
Tabriz, July 1850: Anís accompanies the Báb in facing the firing squad · Tabríz
Táhirih proclaims “the Day of Resurrection” – ‘Abdu’l-Baha describes the circumstances
Táhirih’s arrest in Qazvin and subsequent release through the intervention of Baha’u’llah · Tihrán
The amazing circumstances through which a noted Bábí merchant in Tabriz was able to visit the Báb seven time when He was under house arrest - and - Mulla Husayn’s earlier prediction · Shíráz
The amazing interaction between the Báb and the leader of the escort sent by the governor of Fars to arrest the Báb
The Báb’s miracle: - the transformation of ‘Alí Khán, the warden of the castle of Máh-Kú
The Blast of the Trumpet – the amazing way in which a woman announced the birth of a new cycle for humanity · Tihrán
The dream of Mírzá ‘Abdu’l-Vahháb-i-Shírází – a youth chained besides Bahá’u’lláh in the Síyáh-Chál · Shíráz
The effects of a prayer by the Báb revealed for Hájí Mírzá Jání while He stayed at his house in Káshán
The Egyptian Baha’i merchant who wanted to see Baha’u’llah · Haifa
The first Baha’i in England goes on pilgrimage · 'Akká
The first example of Mulla Husayn’s amazing heroism and swordsmanship · Yazd
The Furutan family's first pilgrimage during WW II · Baghdád
The King and the Dervish
The King and the Gardener – a story told by ‘Abdu’l-Baha · 'Akká
The King summons the Báb · Shíráz
The majesty of Baha'u'llah - by Adib Taherzadeh
The Master and little children -- a few occasions witnessed by a Western pilgrim · Chicago
The sad story of an individual noted for his learning attained the presence of the Báb “heard His voice, watched His movements, looked upon the expression of His face, and noted the words which streamed unceasingly from His lips, and yet failed to be moved by their majesty and power” · Yazd
The sifter of wheat in Isfahan
The sterling faithfulness of Isfandiyar – recalled by ‘Abdu’l-Baha · Baghdád
The stone that became the “Cornerstone” of the House of Worship in Chicago · Haifa
The story of ‘Abdu’l-Baha – Part 1: 1844-1908 · Shíráz
The story of how Abdu’l-Bahá blessed May and Sutherland Maxwell with a child – Mary (Ruhiyyih Khanum) · New York
The story of how Baha’u’llah’s Father received the title of “Buzurg” - “the Great” – from the King of Persia
The story of how Mullá Husayn was able to discover Baha’u’llah in Tihran and have delivered to Him a scroll containing passages from the Writings of the Báb · Tihrán
The story of Tahirih’s house arrest and her bold prediction of upcoming release · Tihrán
The story of the Báb · Shíráz
The story of the Kitáb-i-Íqán (The Book of Certitude) · Shíráz
The story of two brothers - “two most blessed souls”: their virtues are praised by ‘Abdu’l-Baha · Adrianople
The sudden arrest of the Báb and its agonizing impact on His wife – as recalled by Khadijih Bagum · Shíráz
The tragic death of Mirza Mihdi, “The Purest Branch” · Tihrán
The youthful handsome sage · Baghdád
This is not an ordinary child, verily this is a precious and darling angel!
"...thousands of worlds of incomparable splendor were unveiled to my eyes…” - a spiritual experience by a youth · Baghdád
Trying to get ‘Abdu’l-Baha a new coat · 'Akká
Two accounts of being in the presence of Baha’u’llah during Ridván – recalled by Tarázu’lláh Samandari when seventeen years old
Two dreams that ‘Abdu’l-Baha had about two months before He passed away
Two examples of Baha’u’llah being fully aware of one’s thoughts and feelings · 'Akká
Visiting the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. – an example of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s thoroughness
What happened to the regiment that executed the Báb · Tabríz
“You can kill me as soon as you like, but you cannot stop the emancipation of women.” – Táhirih: “first woman suffrage martyr”
The Master and the Flowers · 'Akká
The Master Loved Children Fully · 'Akká
Walking in Haifa with the Master · Haifa
The Master with the Sick Pilgrim · 'Akká
The Master and the Cab Driver · New York
The Table of the Master · 'Akká
The Greatest Holy Leaf at Her Brother's Side · 'Akká
A lesson in forgiveness…
A Living Spirit: Thomas Breakwell · 'Akká
A Prayer for Mirza Ja'far · 'Akká
A very unique Child is born · Tihrán
‘Abdu’l-Baha and the Poor Man
‘Abdu’l-Baha’s meeting with children in Esslingen, Germany, April 4th, 1913
‘Abdu’l-Baha’s temporary separation from Baha’u’llah · Baghdád
‘Abdu’l-Baha - the Knight of Light · 'Akká
An Amazing Night · 'Akká
An example of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s very generous nature when He was seven years old
An example of 'Abdu'l-Baha's forgiving nature... · 'Akká
Arty from the Arctic
Ásíyih Khánum – Bahá'u'lláh's wife and “companion in every one of His worlds”
At the Prison Gates · Baghdád
Attributes of God
Badí’s Sacrifice · Baghdád
Badí – the messenger of Baha’u’llah · Tihrán
Baha’u’llah receives His Mission from God · Tihrán
Baha'u'llah and the Money Belt
Baha'u'llah - The King of Kings · Tihrán
Beebird’s Song
Being Good and…
Brothers and Sisters for Twinkle
Chicago Temple: - The stone that was rejected by the builder · Wilmette
Dream of Many Fishes
Faithful Isfandiyar · Tihrán
Father of the Poor
Flowers for the Ancient King · 'Akká
Giving one’s material possessions for the sake of God · Yazd
Glimpses of the Báb
God’s Will · Constantinople
Happy Holidays!
Humble Mouse Meets the First Ray of Sun
Kindness to animals
Koae
The Master and the Stray Puppy · 'Akká
Moonshine & Nightshadow
One Meritorious Act · Tihrán
One of Baha’u’llah’s granddaughters remembers His loving nature…
Sacred Moments with Grandpa
Saving Stars
Shaykh Ahmad’s Secret
Shining Lamp: Mullá Husayn · Tihrán
Spirit-Arrows
Stories from the childhood of Shoghi Effendi · 'Akká
Stranger in the Mountains · Baghdád
Tahirih - The only woman ‘Letter of the Living’ · Shíráz
Tammy and the Butterfly
Thank you, Isfandiyar
The Báb’s short stay in Isfahán · Shíráz
The Badasht Conference
The Black Rose · New York
The Dervish
The Fire Temple
The Horse Show
The Káshi
The King's Messenger
The Letter of Certainty · Baghdád
The little girl who saw ‘Abdu’l-Baha · Paris
The Lost Kitten
The Man Who Did Not Forget
The miracle of the Báb’s last day… · Shíráz
The Ocean of Knowledge
The old man and the king – a story told by ‘Abdu’l-Baha
The Prisoner with power · 'Akká
The Proud Helper · 'Akká
The Puppet Show
The road
The Rule of Thumb
The Servant of God · 'Akká
The Shepherd’s Dream
The “Truth” is out there
The Wide Wide Universe
The Young Man in the Green Turban
Theresa makes Baha’u’llah’s Birthday a special Day
Time Capsule: - Lord Buddha
Two Goodbyes
Two Pink Roses for a Little Girl · 'Akká
Waiting for the Master · Adrianople
Warden of the Báb witnesses a miracle
What Is the Color of Love?
When Gran’pa was a tramp · London
But it was not the same with Thornton Chase · Chicago
Two Mirrors: 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Receiving the Light of God
Seed and Tree: 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Latent Capacity
The Sick Must Not Be Neglected: 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Compassion
Certain of those who thronged to see the Master, having travelled from far…
Westminster Bells: The Master Walks in London, 1911 · London
Among the Children of the East End · East End, London
St. John's Westminster: The Master in an English Pulpit · London
Corinne True made one of her nine pilgrimages to the Bahá’í Holy Places in… · 'Akká
Corinne True recorded what she observed on an early pilgrimage: ‘Arising early…
Corinne True recorded what she observed on an early pilgrimage: ‘Arising early…
Corinne True told the story of a cleaning woman who greatly wished to meet…
Despite the Master's fatigue at times, He welcomed everyone with a beaming…
Driving home, we came to the most spectacular waterfall, foaming down a black precipice
During our sojourn in Adrianople, Bahá’u’lláh's custom was to walk only in the… · Adrianople
During part of the Master’s trip East in the United States ‘Again He would not…
During the World War communication with friends and believers outside Syria was…
During these years Abbas Effendi was accustomed to frequent the mosques and…
During this second stay in Chicago, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá chose to stay in Corrine… · Chicago
During World War I when a blockade threatened the lives of many civilians in… · Haifa
Early in 1904 Ethel Rosenberg made her second pilgrimage to the Holy Land · 'Akká
Early in the days of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s imprisonment in the barracks in ‘Akka, news… · 'Akká
Even during those crowded days in London the Master never appeared tense or… · London
Florence Khánum relates two sayings she heard from ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
For ‘Abdu’l-Bahá inexpensive clothes were sufficient · 'Akká
For long weeks and months, it was not clear whether He would go to California or not · Chicago
For many years during the Master’s late life there occurred a constant ‘flow of… · Haifa
George Townshend, one-time Canon of St Patrick’s Cathedral, in Dublin, Ireland…
Gloria Faizi has beautifully explained the Master’s wide love: ‘When the heart…
Thornton Chase: The First Westerner to Embrace the Faith · Chicago
The Laying of the Wilmette Temple Cornerstone · Wilmette
Grace very much wanted to attend the Unity Feast at West Englewood, the Feast… · Haifa
Harry Randall, the brother of Loulie Mathews, was a man of wealth and affairs · Boston
Harry Randall's wife, Ruth, had tuberculosis in both lungs and, having been…
Ten Thousand Mourners on Mount Carmel: The Funeral of 'Abdu'l-Bahá · Haifa
The Day Given to Him: Origins of the Day of the Covenant · 'Akká
'Abdu'l-Bahá's Naw-Rúz Talk in Alexandria · Alexandria
Three Portions: The Heart of the Nineteen Day Feast
He had left orders that none were to be turned away, but one who had twice… · London
He told us later that when the ship was approaching the harbor and the Master…
Hear how he treats his enemies
How could this Prisoner give to the needy of 'Akká every Friday morning
Howard Colby Ives (my father) first heard of the Faith through Clarence Moore… · New York
Howard Colby Ives observed, ‘I have before spoken of His unfailing courtesy
Howard Colby Ives struggled for several months to understand the reality of…
Howard Colby Ives wrote about an illiterate miner who walked a great distance…
Across the Bay to 'Akká: Louis Gregory's Pilgrimage Arrival · 'Akká
My Knee Was Bent Reverently: Louis Gregory Meets the Master · Alexandria
The Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel: Gregory's Visit · Mount Carmel
I remember when I was a girl the news came to Isfahan from Nabil that… · Shíráz
I think this is the first story I heard from Inez Greeven, at her home in… · Paris
I used to make broth for people, as I had much practice, I make good broth,’…
I was asked to say a few words to the dear South African believers who are here today
If you could have seen the brute, Juliet, mumbling out his miserable excuses
In 1907 Corinne True was in 'Akká with the Master
In 1909 Ethel Rosenberg made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land · 'Akká
In 1911 in a little Boston suburb called Medford, a woman from London came to… · London
In 1914 The Christian Commonwealth carried words of praise for ‘Abdu’l-Bahá:…
In 1914 the Master wrote to the friends in Denver concerning how to convey the… · 'Akká
In a final touching tribute to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's generosity this true story… · Haifa
In 'Akka the Master's room often contained not even a bed as He was continually… · 'Akká
In Arches of the Years, Marzieh Gail writes about Dr
In California it was observed that ‘despite the Master’s fatigue at times, and…
In later years when trying to describe ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's presence for the…
In London ‘Abdu’l-Bahá had an interview with a representative from the Weekly Budget · 'Akká
In London it was noted that inquirers often hated to leave · London
In Minneapolis a Jewish Rabbi came to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá with a request that He speak… · 'Akká
In New York City a young supporter of tax-reform asked, ‘What message shall I… · New York
In Paris on one occasion a man from India stated frankly to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: 'My… · Paris
In the afternoon of that first day, the Master went for a ride through Montréal… · Montreal
In the morning, after His obligatory prayer and supplications, the Master…
In the spring of 1918, I was much startled and deeply disturbed by a telephone… · Haifa
In the spring season Bahá’u’lláh used to stay at Mazra'ih for some time.[…
In those days when the friends in Persia were aflame with the fire of love, and…
Initially, the Egyptian newspapers were not friendly
Into the lives of those He loved spilled ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s love of flowers, which…
It is related of Shaykh Mahmud of 'Akka that he 'hated the Bahá’ís · 'Akká
It was not long after this that Lua came to Grace and told her that it was the… · New York
John [Bosch] was present on November 19 at the Master's last public talk;…
John David Bosch was a Swiss from Canton St
John took the first train East, fretting because it didn't go fast enough · New York
At the Bedside of Marjorie Morten: Juliet Records a Healing · New York
A Walk in the Night: Juliet Beside the Master · New York
Paint My Servitude to God: Juliet Thompson and the Portrait · New York
Paris 1901: Juliet's First Meeting · Paris
The Master Laughs at Juliet's Confession · New York
Julia Gundy, an early pilgrim, described a beautiful supper at which many… · 'Akká
Juliet Thompson and other Bahá’ís decided to give the Master a birthday party,…
Juliet Thompson has given us a sweet picture of the Master in 'Akka: 'He had… · 'Akká
Juliet Thompson was also there when ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was introduced Admiral Peary,…
Juliet Thompson was painting the Master's portrait in America
Just before leaving for the West Coast--John did not give me the date; I assume…
Kanichi Yamamoto had become a Bahá’í in Hawaii in 1902 and wanted to write…
Khalil Gibran was a celebrated Lebanese poet and painter who happened to live…
Lady Blomfield cited another instance of His delightful humour: ‘One day after…
Later, in 1907, four members of a second Commission of investigation arrived by… · 'Akká
Later, while resting, the Master told Mrs
Later, while resting, the Master told Mrs
Leroy Ioas, a young boy in 1912, was blessed to meet the Master on His visit to Chicago · Chicago
‘Life at ‘Akka and Haifa in the reign of ‘Abdu’l-Hamid was full of tension and danger · 'Akká
Lua came to Grace and told her that it was the wish of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá that she… · New York
Lua Getsinger spiritual mother of both Mrs Hearst and May Bolles (Maxwell) … · 'Akká
Major Wellesley Tudor-Pole wrote in his diary in 1918, at the time of his visit…
Maria Ioas longed to be the recipient of a flower from 'Abdu-l-Bahá · 'Akká
Mary Bolles (Maxwell) took an early pilgrimage to the prison city
Mary Lucas, a pilgrim to Akka in 1905, found that the Master usually ate but… · 'Akká
Mary Lucas, a pilgrim to 'Akka in 1905, found that the Master gave away all the… · 'Akká
Mary Ravel of Philadelphia attended the dedication meeting and secretly hope to…
May Bolles (Maxwell) was one of fifteen fortunate pilgrims welcomed in the…
First Steps Ashore: The Master Arrives in New York · New York
Baltimore: A Day of Rest on the Eastern Seaboard · Baltimore
The Hub Awakens: 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Boston · Boston
On the Lawn at Cambridge: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at Harvard · Cambridge, Massachusetts
Aboard the S.S. Cedric: Crossing to America · Atlantic Ocean
All Nations Are One Family: 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Farewell from New York · New York
A Stone for the Mother Temple: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at Wilmette · Wilmette, Illinois
An Unprepared Talk for an Admiral: 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Robert Peary · Brooklyn
An Hour at the Cincinnati Station · Cincinnati
Across the Alleghenies: 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Cleveland and Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh
At Columbia University: A Talk on the Soul · New York
Denver: The Master and the Women's Auxiliary · Denver
The Quiet Days at Dublin: 'Abdu'l-Bahá Among the New Hampshire Hills · Dublin, New Hampshire
An Evening with the Syrians: 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Lower Manhattan · Lower Manhattan
Why Not Praise Christ and Muḥammad: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at Temple Emanu-El · San Francisco
Kansas City: A Plains Reception · Kansas City
The Place of Honor: Louis Gregory at the Persian Legation Luncheon · Washington, D.C.
At the Master's Table: Domestic Hours of the American Tour · New York
He Always Had Time for Them: 'Abdu'l-Bahá with the Children · New York
Minneapolis and St. Paul: The Twin Cities Welcome the Master · Minneapolis
Pilgrimage to Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon
Only Nettie Tobin's Stone Arrived: The Cornerstone of Wilmette · Wilmette
The Sound of the Falls: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at Niagara · Niagara Falls
Omaha Stockyards: A Brief Stop on the Plains · Omaha
Philadelphia: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at the Baptist Temple · Philadelphia
Pittsburgh: The Schenley Hotel Reception · Pittsburgh
Bread for the Bowery: 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Visit to the Poor of New York · New York
Aboard the Train to Portland · Portland
A Quiet Domestic Day in the Kinney Apartment · New York
Returning to New York: The Master After the Western Tour · New York
Seattle: A Public Address in the Hotel Ballroom · Seattle
Spokane: A Brief Stop on the Northern Route · Spokane
St. Louis: The Master at the Statler Hotel · St. Louis
Eighteen Hundred Students: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at Stanford · Palo Alto
Across the Continent by Rail: A Long Quiet Crossing
Vancouver: The Master at the Border · Vancouver
Washington Reception at the Persian Legation · Washington, D.C.
The Discourse at Clark: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at Worcester · Worcester
Mirza Abu’l-Fadl was an outstanding Bahá’í scholar · 'Akká
Montréal was, in a religious sense, a divided city, between English-speaking… · Montreal
Most of those present at this luncheon party knew a little of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's…
Mr George Latimer, writing of a visit to the Master, quoted Him as saying, ‘You…
Mr Robert Turner, the butler of philanthropist Mrs Phoebe Hearst, distinguished…
Mrs · New York
Mrs Parsons was at the luncheon
My mother, my Aunt Khánum, my three sisters, and I lived in the bigger house at… · Shíráz
My son, Ethan Olinga, who is ten years old now, was sung to during pregnancy…
No mere mortal in His day could claim to be His teacher · 'Akká
No students have had to study harder or more earnestly than those theology…
Of the guests who remained to lunch or dinner, the Master would often hold out…
On 5 May, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá met with a group of 35 children in the hotel salon
On another occasion, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was resting and May emphatically told Mary,…
On one occasion the Master illustrated that prayer can be selfish
On pilgrimage May Maxwell came to realize that every word and every act of the…
On the evening of the same day ‘Abdu’l-Bahá spoke briefly again to a group of… · New York
On the occasion of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s first dinner in the home of Lady Bloomfield… · London
On the return to the hotel the carriage drove through the park roads
On the train from Sacramento to Denver, ‘a salesman came through the cars…
On this occasion, the Master stopped her and asked her to hold out her apron,…
Once a reporter in London inquired about ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s plans to his… · London
Once, before the Master's wife went on a journey, she left a second cloak for…
One brief incident that made a lasting impression on Leroy illustrates this… · Chicago
One California Bahá’í, Georgiana Dean, had moved from the West Coast at the…
One day a woman came to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá with her sorrows
One day ‘Abdu’l-Bahá asked about the health of Mr Haney
One day ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was asked how one should live · 'Akká
One day ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was going from Akka to Haifa and asked for a seat in the stage coach · 'Akká
One day, during the Master’s visit to New York City, He paid a visit to Central Park · New York
One day in 1912 the beloved Master was very stern while in New York · New York
One day in London ‘Abdu’l-Bahá heard laughter coming from the kitchen · London
One day, in London, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was out driving with Lady Blomfield and Mrs… · Haifa
One day in London the hour for ‘Abdu’l-Bahá's private audiences had arrived · London
One day in London the Master gave His listeners an unusual, imaginative, yet… · London
One day, in London, while several people were talking to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, a man's… · London
One day in September 1912 ‘Abdu’l-Bahá left Chicago for Kenosha · Chicago
‘One day in the Holy Land He told Harlan Ober, an American Bahá’í, that he was…
One day, near a village in the mountains, Bahá’u’lláh saw a young boy weeping bitterly · Sulaymáníyyih
One day the Maser, with one of His daughters, approached a native woman, dirty…
One day walking down the mountain, Bahá’u’lláh heard the sound of crying, and…
One day when the Master was out on a carriage ride near Thonon-les-Bains on…
One early pilgrim noted that grace was not said before meals · Chicago
One early pilgrim noted that grace was not said before meals
One July evening in 1919 a pilgrim held a sumptuous banquet at Bahji
One of interesting incidents I remember well is about a parrot which was… · 'Akká
One of the last pilgrims to visit ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the Holy Land in 1921 was…
One of the members of the 'ill-fated Commission of Inquiry, despatched from… · Constantinople
One point, the Master was speaking about Bahá’u’lláh's Revelation and spiritual…
One reporter asked "What do you think of America?" 'I like it,' replied the…
One summer day a luncheon was held in Dublin, New Hampshire, in the home of Mrs…
One well-known story involves teaching Mountfort Mills how to pray: when… · 'Akká
Our American friends requested that the Master ask us, the Persians, to alter…
Here Is a Black Rose: Howard Colby Ives Witnesses an Inversion · New York
A Cup of Tea: The Master Listens to a Tired Minister · New York
Fragrance of Lilies: A Sunday in the Master's Garden · New Jersey
The Master in the Unitarian Pulpit: Brooklyn, 1912 · Brooklyn
A Stream of Power: Ives at the Master's Farewell, December 1912 · New York
The First Meeting in the Ansonia Hotel · New York
Pilgrims’ notes tell us that one day Lua Getsinger was walking with… · 'Akká
The Mouthful of Khánum: A Childhood Privilege at the Family Table · 'Akká
The Studious Years at Oxford: Shoghi Effendi at Balliol · Oxford
The Schoolboy in Beirut: Shoghi Effendi's Studies at the AUB · Beirut
A Tie Far Deeper: Young Shoghi Approaches the Master · 'Akká
Preparation for war conditions had been made by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá even before His… · Haifa
Prison walls themselves did not obscure the happiness in the heart of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
4 Avenue de Camöens, Paris, November 28th · Paris
ADDRESS BY ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ AT THE FRIENDS’ MEETING HOUSE, ST MARTIN’S LANE, LONDON, W.C. · Paris
BAHÁ’U’LLÁH · Baghdád
BEAUTY AND HARMONY IN DIVERSITY · Paris
CONCERNING BODY, SOUL AND SPIRIT · Paris
DISCOURSE AT ‘L’ALLIANCE SPIRITUALISTE’ · Paris
EVIL · Paris
FOURTH PRINCIPLE—THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE RELATION BETWEEN RELIGION AND SCIENCE · Paris
GOD COMPREHENDS ALL: HE CANNOT BE COMPREHENDED · Paris
GOD IS THE GREAT COMPASSIONATE PHYSICIAN WHO ALONE GIVES TRUE HEALING · Paris
GOD’S GREATEST GIFT TO MAN · Paris
GOOD IDEAS MUST BE CARRIED INTO ACTION · Paris
LECTURE GIVEN AT A STUDIO IN PARIS · Paris
MATERIAL AND SPIRITUAL PROGRESS · Paris
NINTH PRINCIPLE—THE NON-INTERFERENCE OF RELIGION WITH POLITICS · Paris
ON CALUMNY · Paris
PAIN AND SORROW · Paris
PRAYER · London
RELIGIOUS PREJUDICES · Paris
SEVENTH PRINCIPLE—EQUALITY OF MEN · Paris
SPIRITUAL ASPIRATION IN THE WEST · Paris
TABLET REVEALED BY ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ · Paris
THE BAHÁ’ÍS MUST WORK WITH HEART AND SOUL TO BRING ABOUT A BETTER CONDITION IN THE WORLD · Paris
THE BENEFITS OF GOD TO MAN · Paris
THE CLOUDS THAT OBSCURE THE SUN OF TRUTH · Paris
THE CRUEL INDIFFERENCE OF PEOPLE TOWARDS THE SUFFERING OF FOREIGN RACES · Paris
THE DESIRES AND PRAYERS OF ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ · Paris
THE DUTY OF KINDNESS AND SYMPATHY TOWARDS STRANGERS AND FOREIGNERS · Paris
THE EIGHTH PRINCIPLE—UNIVERSAL PEACE · Paris
The Eleven Principles out of the Teaching of Bahá’u’lláh, Explained by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Paris. · Paris
THE ELEVENTH PRINCIPLE—THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT · Paris
THE EVOLUTION OF MATTER AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUL · Paris
THE EVOLUTION OF THE SPIRIT · Paris
THE FIFTH PRINCIPLE—THE ABOLITION OF PREJUDICES · Paris
THE FIRST PRINCIPLE—SEARCH AFTER TRUTH · Paris
THE FOUR KINDS OF LOVE · London
THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE INTERMEDIARY POWER BETWEEN GOD AND MAN · Paris
THE IMPRISONMENT OF ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ · Paris
THE LAST MEETING · Paris
THE LIGHT OF TRUTH IS NOW SHINING UPON THE EAST AND WEST · Paris
THE NEED FOR UNION BETWEEN THE PEOPLES OF THE EAST AND WEST · Paris
THE PERFECT HUMAN SENTIMENTS AND VIRTUES · Paris
THE PITIFUL CAUSES OF WAR, AND THE DUTY OF EVERYONE TO STRIVE FOR PEACE · Paris
THE POWER AND VALUE OF TRUE THOUGHT DEPEND UPON ITS MANIFESTATION IN ACTION · Paris
THE PROGRESS OF THE SOUL · Paris
THE SECOND PRINCIPLE—THE UNITY OF MANKIND · Paris
THE SIXTH PRINCIPLE—MEANS OF EXISTENCE · Paris
THE SPIRITUAL MEETINGS IN PARIS · Paris
THE SUN OF TRUTH · Paris
THE TENTH PRINCIPLE—EQUALITY OF SEX · Paris
THE TRUE MEANING OF BAPTISM BY WATER AND FIRE · Paris
THE TRUE MEANING OF THE PROPHECIES CONCERNING THE COMING OF CHRIST · Paris
THE TWO KINDS OF LIGHT · Paris
THE TWO NATURES IN MAN · Paris
THE UNIVERSAL LOVE · Paris
THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, PARIS · Paris
THERE CAN BE NO TRUE HAPPINESS AND PROGRESS WITHOUT SPIRITUALITY · Paris
THIRD PRINCIPLE · Paris
WE MUST NOT BE DISCOURAGED BY THE SMALLNESS OF OUR NUMBERS · Paris
WORDS SPOKEN BY ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ IN PASTOR WAGNER’S CHURCH (FOYER DE L’AME) IN PARIS · Paris
Beggars and Brothers: The Bowery Mission Address · New York
Where Conscience Is Free: Brooklyn's Central Congregational Church · Brooklyn
All Offering the Same Melody: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at the Church of the Ascension · New York
Spiritual Distinction: A Talk in New York · New York
The Days Are Many, the Sun Is One: At the Church of the Divine Paternity · New York
If One Member Suffers: 'Abdu'l-Bahá to the Workers of Montreal · Montreal
At the Eighth Street Synagogue: 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Christ and the Torah · Washington, D.C.
True Shepherds Gather, They Do Not Scatter: Fanwood, 1912 · Fanwood
The Earth Is One Native Land: Farewell Aboard the SS Celtic · New York Harbor
America's Calling: A Talk at the Grand Hotel, Cincinnati · Cincinnati
Four Proofs and a Prayer for Sarah Farmer: Green Acre, 1912 · Eliot
Unity of Nations: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at Handel Hall · Chicago
Peace Is Light, War Is Darkness: At the New York Peace Society · New York
Light Upon Light: The Hotel Plaza Talk on Education · Chicago
The Station of Man: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at Howard University · Washington, D.C.
America Without Colonies: A Talk at the Peace Forum, New York · New York
Hull House: 'Abdu'l-Bahá Visits Jane Addams · Chicago
Leland Hotel, Minneapolis: A Talk on the Holy Spirit · Minneapolis
Greetings at the Train Station: 'Abdu'l-Bahá Arrives in Cleveland · Cleveland
Thousands of Mashriqu'l-Adhkárs: 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Dedication Talk · Wilmette
The Garden That Must Be Cultivated: At the Maxwell Home, Montreal · Montreal
Color Is Accidental: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at the NAACP, Chicago · Chicago
Leaves of One Tree: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at the Orient-Occident Conference · Washington, D.C.
Six Principles at the Hotel Schenley: Pittsburgh, 1912 · Pittsburgh
Prejudice Destroys Civilization: A Talk to a Japanese Audience in Oakland · Oakland
Thankfulness from the Heart: A Talk at the Krugs' Home · New York
Europe Is Like an Arsenal: Sacramento, October 1912 · Sacramento
Two Wings of the Bird of Knowledge: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at Stanford · Stanford University
At Temple Emmanu-El: 'Abdu'l-Bahá in San Francisco · San Francisco
Death as the Birth of the Soul: 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the Titanic · Washington, D.C.
Not Debate, but Consultation: A Talk at the Hotel Plaza, Chicago · Chicago
The Zoroastrian Priest Who Saw Beyond Prejudice: A Talk in Washington · Washington, D.C.
Rene and her mother had a private interview with the Master
Ridvaniyyih Khánum related that when her child was ill, the Master came and…
Roy Wilhelm, an early pilgrim to the Master in Akka observed the esteem… · 'Akká
'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet on Detachment from the World
'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet on the Purpose of Religion
'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet on the Spiritual Meeting
'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet on the Equality of Women
Nature: The Composition and Decomposition of All Things · 'Akká
1: NATURE IS GOVERNED BY ONE UNIVERSAL LAW
10: TRADITIONAL PROOFS EXEMPLIFIED FROM THE BOOK OF DANIEL
11: COMMENTARY ON THE ELEVENTH CHAPTER OF THE REVELATION OF ST. JOHN · Shíráz
12: COMMENTARY ON THE ELEVENTH CHAPTER OF ISAIAH
13: COMMENTARY ON THE TWELFTH CHAPTER OF THE REVELATION OF ST. JOHN
14: SPIRITUAL PROOFS
15: TRUE WEALTH
16: OUTWARD FORMS AND SYMBOLS MUST BE USED TO CONVEY INTELLECTUAL CONCEPTIONS
17: THE BIRTH OF CHRIST
18: THE GREATNESS OF CHRIST IS DUE TO HIS PERFECTIONS
19: THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST
2: PROOFS AND EVIDENCES OF THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
20: THE NECESSITY OF BAPTISM
21: THE SYMBOLISM OF THE BREAD AND THE WINE
Miracles: Proofs for the Eyewitness Only · 'Akká
22: MIRACLES
23: THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST
24: THE DESCENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT UPON THE APOSTLES
25: THE HOLY SPIRIT
Some Answered Questions: The Creation of Man · 'Akká
26: THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST AND THE DAY OF JUDGMENT
27: THE TRINITY
28: EXPLANATION OF VERSE FIVE, CHAPTER SEVENTEEN, OF THE GOSPEL OF ST. JOHN
29: EXPLANATION OF VERSE TWENTY-TWO, CHAPTER FIFTEEN, OF THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS
The Need of an Educator: 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Why Humanity Cannot Self-Civilise · 'Akká
3: THE NEED OF AN EDUCATOR
30: ADAM AND EVE
31: EXPLANATION OF BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT
32: EXPLANATION OF THE VERSE “FOR MANY ARE CALLED BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN”
33: THE “RETURN” SPOKEN OF BY THE PROPHETS
34: PETER’S CONFESSION OF FAITH
35: PREDESTINATION
36: THE FIVE ASPECTS OF SPIRIT
37: THE DIVINITY CAN ONLY BE COMPREHENDED THROUGH THE DIVINE MANIFESTATIONS
38: THE THREE STATIONS OF THE DIVINE MANIFESTATIONS
39: THE HUMAN CONDITION AND THE SPIRITUAL CONDITION OF THE DIVINE MANIFESTATIONS
4: ABRAHAM · Baghdád
40: THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE DIVINE MANIFESTATIONS
41: THE UNIVERSAL CYCLES
42: THE POWER AND INFLUENCE OF THE DIVINE MANIFESTATIONS
43: THE TWO CLASSES OF PROPHETS
44: EXPLANATION OF THE REBUKES ADDRESSED BY GOD TO THE PROPHETS
45: EXPLANATION OF THE VERSE OF THE KITÁB-I-AQDAS, “THERE IS NO PARTNER FOR HIM WHO IS THE DAYSPRING OF REVELATION IN HIS MOST GREAT INFALLIBILITY”
Some Answered Questions: The Prophecies of Isaiah · 'Akká
5: MOSES
54: ON THE PROCEEDING OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT FROM GOD
58: THE DEGREE OF KNOWLEDGE POSSESSED BY MAN AND THE DIVINE MANIFESTATIONS
6: CHRIST
60: THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SPIRIT (1)
61: THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SPIRIT (2)
65: EXPLANATION OF A VERSE IN THE KITÁB-I-AQDAS
66: THE EXISTENCE OF THE RATIONAL SOUL AFTER THE DEATH OF THE BODY
67: ETERNAL LIFE AND ENTRANCE INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD
68: FATE
69: THE INFLUENCE OF THE STARS
7: MUḤAMMAD
70: FREE WILL
Some Answered Questions: The Immortality of the Soul · 'Akká
71: VISIONS AND COMMUNICATION WITH SPIRITS
72: HEALING BY SPIRITUAL MEANS
73: HEALING BY MATERIAL MEANS
74: THE NONEXISTENCE OF EVIL
75: TWO KINDS OF TORMENT
76: THE JUSTICE AND MERCY OF GOD
77: THE RIGHT METHOD OF TREATING CRIMINALS
79: THE REALITY OF THE EXTERIOR WORLD
8: THE BÁB · Shíráz
80: REAL PREEXISTENCE
81: REINCARNATION
82: PANTHEISM
83: THE FOUR METHODS OF ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE
84: THE NECESSITY OF FOLLOWING THE TEACHINGS OF THE DIVINE MANIFESTATIONS · Baghdád
THE IMMORTALITY OF CHILDREN
Sarah Farmer had a vision of Green Acre as a peaceful and beautiful place where… · 'Akká
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202: O ye lovers of truth, ye servants of humankind! ... · Constantinople
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219: O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom! Your ... · London
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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 ...
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 ... · Haifa
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 ...
38: O handmaid of God, who tremblest even as a fresh ...
39: O handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been received, ...
4: Praise be to Him Who hath made the world of being, ...
41: O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant, and ... · Chicago
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 ...
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 ...
5: The world’s great Light, once resplendent upon all ...
51: As to the Nineteen Day Feast, it rejoiceth mind and ...
52: O servant of the One true God! The Lord be ...
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 ...
6: O ye peoples of the Kingdom! How many a soul ...
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 ... · New York
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 ... · Chicago
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 ...
84: O thou dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath ...
85: As for the question regarding marriage under the ...
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 ...
9: O thou whose heart overfloweth with love for the ...
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 ...
References to the Qur’án
Shortly after his arrival ‘Abdu’l-Bahá met the Rev
Shortly before leaving Denver, someone asked Him about eating meat
Ásiyih Khánum, the wife of Bahá’u’lláh, Bahiyyih Khánum, their lovely daughter,…
So sensitive and sympathetic was the Master to human suffering that He admitted… · Paris
Some years after his visit to Montréal, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá wrote the believers in… · Montreal
Sometime that summer at the pressing invitation of the friends in California,… · Paris
Soon after the arrival of Bahá’u’lláh and His party in 'Akka the Governor… · 'Akká
Soon after the outbreak [of the war], Haifa, which was still under Turkish… · Haifa
Eight Hundred in Budapest: 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Hungary · Budapest
The Glad Tidings in Japan: Agnes Alexander Writes from Tokyo · Tokyo
Forty Lamps in One Year: The Woman from Ardistán · Ardistán
The First Mashriqu'l-Adhkár: 'Ishqábád Rises from the Steppe · 'Ishqábád
The Strong Rope: 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet to Mrs. Cline of Los Angeles · Los Angeles
Corinne True and the Temple Land at Wilmette · Wilmette
A Burning Torch: The Master's Counsel to Mrs. Fraser · 'Akká
First News from the German Friends · Stuttgart
The Home of Laughter: 'Abdu'l-Bahá Reconciles Two Feuding Arabs · 'Akká
Green Acre and Sarah Farmer's Free Platform · Eliot
Green Acre's Summer School Comes of Age · Eliot
News from Haifa: The Master Through the War · Haifa
A Pilgrim's Account of the Master's Last Years: Genevieve Coy in Haifa · Haifa
A School on Mount Carmel: News of the Haifa Bahá'í School · Haifa
Helen Goodall's Pilgrimage Notes · 'Akká
Hindus in the Pilgrim House: Caste Crossed at Haifa · Haifa
The First English Iqán: Ali-Kuli Khan's Translation · Washington, D.C.
The Tarbíyat Schools of Tihrán: News from Persia · Tihrán
The Spiritual Field of Japan: Charles Mason Remey's Letter from Asia · Tokyo
The Faith Reaches Japan: Tokyo and the First Believers · Tokyo
Quarters for the Poor: 'Abdu'l-Bahá at the Bowery Mission · New York
The Knighthood: 'Abdu'l-Bahá Honoured by the British Crown · Haifa
A Shining Light: Leslie Armstrong of Montreal · Montreal
A Soul Aflame: Louis Gregory in London, 1911 · London
Louis Gregory's Southern Tour · Atlanta
Lua Getsinger's Letter from India · Bombay
Mary Hanford Ford on the Spread of the Cause · Chicago
From Rangoon: Charles Mason Remey's Asian Travels · Rangoon
The Cable from Haifa: News of the Master's Passing · Haifa
From Montreal: May Maxwell's Letter to the Star of the West · Montreal
Dr. Susan Moody and the Tehran Girls' School · Tehran
A Naw-Rúz Message from 'Abdu'l-Bahá · Haifa
The Passing of 'Abdu'l-Bahá: First Reports in the Star · Haifa
Sixty-Three Scholarships: The Persian-American Educational Society · Washington, D.C.
Saichiro Fujita and the Master's Household · Berkeley
The Silk Weaver of Pendleton: Sarah Ann Ridgway · Manchester
Bread Six Cents Apiece: Elizabeth Stewart Writes from Tehran · Tehran
The Tablets of the Divine Plan Unveiled · New York
The Tablets of the Divine Plan: First Publication in the Star · Haifa
The First American Believer: Thornton Chase's Passing · Los Angeles
Three Kinds of Persecution: 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Account of His Imprisonment · 'Akká
Major Tudor Pole's Cable from Jerusalem · Haifa
Two of Equivalent Strength: 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Los Angeles · Los Angeles
When the Inhabitants of a City Are United: 'Abdu'l-Bahá to American Women on Peace · 'Akká
Stanwood Cobb, a Bahá’í educator, recalled his last interview with the Master…
Stanwood Cobb recorded that ‘the most important interview’ he had with the… · Paris
Stanwood Cobb took his 75-year-old father to see ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Boston · Boston
The Bird with the Broken Wing: A Parable of Trust · 'Akká
Looking for the Key: A Mulla Nasrudin Tale 'Abdu'l-Bahá Used · 'Akká
Tea Drunk Without Sugar: 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Lesson on the Poor · 'Akká
Through the Eye of the Needle: 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the Rich Man · 'Akká
The Farmer and the Grain: A Parable of Patience · 'Akká
The King and the Shoemaker: A Story 'Abdu'l-Bahá Loved to Tell · 'Akká
The Lamp in the Niche: 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the Light of God · 'Akká
The Old Woman Who Carried the Wood · 'Akká
The Prophet Joseph and His Brothers: A Story of Forgiveness · 'Akká
The Thief and the Saint: A Story of Sudden Conversion · 'Akká
The Three Ducks: A Parable Told by 'Abdu'l-Bahá · 'Akká
The Wise Man and the Fool: A Story 'Abdu'l-Bahá Told · 'Akká
Such was the Master's kindness, disregarding always the bitter persecution…
Suddenly, with a great flash like lightning he opened his eyes in the room… · New York
Sutherland, although greatly involved in the Maxwell brothers' architectural… · Montreal
“A sufficient number of Tablets having been gathered together,...”
After This Storm, the Divine Spring · 'Akká
“Announce greeting on my behalf to the two young...”
“Announce on my behalf respectful greeting to the...”
“As to [what thou hast heard concerning] the child...”
“Convey my respectful greeting to Mr. ......... and...”
“Convey my respectful greeting to Mrs. .........”
“Convey my respectful greetings to [Dr.] ......”
“El-Baha, praise, light, blessing and peace be upon thee,...”
“Express my affection to Mrs. ... and say:...”
“For the information of those who know little or nothing...” · Baghdád
Frontispiece · Chicago
“Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I supplicate unto...”
“Glory be unto Thee, O my God!...”
“Glory be unto Thee, O Thou whose mercy hath encompassed...”
“He is God!...” · Chicago
“Honorable Dr. ............”
“I ask God that thou mayest find a perceiving eye, an...”
“If the people live and act in accord with...”
“If you arise in accord with the exhortations and commands...” · Boston
“III-530...”
“Inquire after the health of Miss .........., send...” · 'Akká
“It is hoped that wonderful effects will be displayed...”
Tablet to Mrs. Jessie Cole of Chicago · Chicago
“My God! My God! Elohim ....”
“My God! My God!...”
“My Lord! My Lord!...”
“O attracted maid-servant of God!...”
“O bird of the Rose-garden of Fidelity!...”
“O bird without a nest!...” · 'Akká
“”O Compassionate God! Thanks be to Thee for...”
“O dear servant of God!...”
“O God! O God!...”
“O God! O thou Attracted of the hearts of the favored...”
“O God who art without likeness!...”
“O God!...”
“O heavenly one!...”
“O Lord! O Beloved!...”
“O loving God! I am a young child, a suppliant, a...”
“O maid-servant of God, thou who hast given up thy...”
“O maid-servant of God, who art supplicating unto the...”
“O maid-servant of God who art swayed like a strong...”
“O maid-servant of God!...”
“O maid-servant of the Beauty of Abha!...”
“O my dear friend!...”
“O my dear, intimate friend!...”
“O my God, my God!...”
“O my God! O my God! We are servants who...”
“O my God! O my God!...”
“O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire!...”
“O my Lord, my Hope!...”
“O my Lord! O my Lord!...”
“O my Lord!...”
“O my spiritual beloved!...”
“O my spiritual friends!...”
“O my tender friend!...”
“O seeker of the truth!...”
“O seeker of Truth!...”
“O servant of Baha’!...”
“O servant of God!...”
“O servants of the Blessed Beauty!...”
“O Spiritual Assembly !...”
“O Spiritual ........!...”
“O tho dear friend!...”
“O thou advancer to God!...”
“O thou advancing maid-servant of God!...”
“O thou artery pulsating in the body of the world!...” · 'Akká
“O thou at whose mention I am rejoiced!...”
“O thou attracted maid-servant of God!...”
“O thou attracted one of the Kingdom!...” · New York
“O thou attracted one!...”
“O thou bearer of the Great-tidings of the Kingdom of...”
“O thou believer in God!...”
“O thou beloved and benevolent daughter of the Kingdom...”
“O thou beloved maid-servant of God!...”
“O thou beloved of my heart!...”
“O thou bird of pleasing tones!...”
“O thou bird of the Garden of God!...”
“O thou bird of the Rose-garden of the Kingdom!...”
“O thou bird of the Rose-garden of the Love of God!...”
“O thou bird warbling in the Garden of the Love of...”
“O thou bird who art warbling in the Garden of the...”
“O thou blooming rose in the garden of the Love of...”
“O thou bright pearl!...”
“O thou candle of the Love of God!...”
“O thou candle shining by the light of the Love of God!...” · Chicago
“O thou child of the Kingdom and firm in the Covenant!...”
“O thou confident leaf!...”
“O thou confident soul who art content and patient!...”
“O thou confirmed by an inspiration from the Kingdom!...”
“O thou cup overflowing with the Wine of the Love of...”
“O thou darling dear!...”
“O thou daughter of the Kingdom!...”
“O thou dazzling gem by the light of the Love of God!...”
“O thou dear and honorable!...”
“O thou dear friend!...”
“O thou dear maid-servant of God!...”
“O thou dear one!...”
“O thou dear servant of God!...”
“O thou dear sister!...”
“O thou dear wise man!...” · Haifa
“O thou effulgence of the Kingdom!...”
“O thou esteemed maid-servant of God!...”
“O thou esteemed maid-servant of the Loving Lord!...” · 'Akká
“O thou esteemed maid-servant of the Word of God!...”
“O thou excellent maid-servant of God!...”
“O thou faithful and confident!...”
“O thou faithful maid-servant of God!...”
“O thou faithful one!...”
“O thou faithful servant of the True One!...”
“O thou favored maid-servant in the Threshold of the...”
“O thou favored maid-servant of God!...” · Chicago
“O thou favored maid-servant of the Kingdom of God!...”
“O thou flame of the Love of God!...”
“O thou flower of the Rose-garden of God!...”
“O thou flower of the Rose-Garden of the Love of God!...”
“O thou flower perfumed by the Breaths of the Love...”
“O Thou Forgiving Lord!...”
“O thou fortunate and righteous, sincere and pious!...”
“O thou fragrant rose blooming in the Garden of Guidance!...”
“O thou fresh, slender branch saturated with the abundant...”
“O thou friend of old and O thou incomparable companion!...”
“O thou gem of the Kingdom and brilliant leaf!...”
“O thou Glorious Lord!...”
“O thou Godlike person and spiritual friend!...”
“O thou handsome child!...”
“O thou heavenly, brilliant and precious pearl!...”
“O thou herald of the Kingdom of God!...”
“O thou herald of the Kingdom!...”
“O thou honorable lady!...”
“O thou honorable one!...”
“O thou honored friend!...”
“O thou ignited candle!...”
“O thou illumined maid-servant of God!...”
“O thou illumined youth!...”
“O thou kind friend!...”
“O Thou kind God! That scattered assembly is...”
“O thou kind maid-servant of God!...”
“O thou lamp glowing with the fire of the Love of...”
“O thou lamp ignited by the fire of the Love of God!...”
“O thou lamp of the Love of God!...”
“O thou lamp who art enkindled with the fire of the...”
“O thou lamp who art illuminated with the light of the...”
“O thou leaf who art moved by the Breeze of God!...”
“O thou leaf who art well watered through the out-pouring...”
“O thou lover of humanity!...”
“O thou loving torch, flaming by the fire of the Love of...”
“O thou maid-servant of God who art attracted to the...”
“O thou maid-servant of God who art attracted unto...”
“O thou maid-servant of God, who art guided to the...”
“O thou maid-servant of God!...”
“O thou maid-servant of the Blessed Perfection!...”
“O thou messenger in the command of God!...”
“O thou my beloved friend!...”
“O thou my dear friend, my associate and companion!...”
“O thou my dear friend!...”
“O thou my spiritual companion!...”
“O thou near servant to the Threshold of God!...”
“O thou opened rose in the garden of El-ABHA!...”
“O thou party who art assisted by the hosts of the Kingdom...”
“O thou peerless, matchless, glorious martyr!...”
“O thou plant in the Garden of the Kingdom!...”
“O thou plant in the garden of the Love of God!...”
“O thou plant of the Garden of the Love of God!...”
“O thou pure and spiritual one!...”
“O Thou Pure God!...” · Chicago
“O thou pure soul who art kindled by the fire of the love...”
“O thou pure soul who art turning toward the Lord of...”
“O thou pure soul who hath turned with a submissive...”
“O thou respectful soul!...”
“O thou revered sincere one!...”
“O thou rose of the Rose-Garden of the Love of God!...”
“O thou Secretary of the meanings emanated from the...”
“O thou seeing one!...”
“O thou seeker after the Beauty of the True One!...”
“O thou seeker after Truth!...”
“O thou seeker of the Divine Kingdom!...”
“O thou seeker of the Heavenly Kingdom!...”
“O thou seeker of the Kingdom!...”
“O thou seeker of Truth!...”
“O thou servant of Baha’!...”
“O thou servant of God!...”
“O thou servant of the Beauty of Abha!...”
“O thou servant of the True One!...”
“O thou servant who art near and dear to the Glorious...”
“O thou shining ray!...”
“O thou sign of the Kingdom and the bird singing with...”
“O thou sign of the Love of God!...”
“O thou sincere servant of Baha’o’llah!...”
“O thou sincere servant of God!...”
“O thou sincere servant of the Lord of the Kingdom!...”
“O thou sincere servant of the True One!...”
“O thou slave of the Beauty of ABHA!...”
“O thou son of the associate and companion of Abdul-Baha!...”
“O thou son of the Kingdom!...”
“O thou speaker in the remembrance of God!...”
“O thou spiritual beloved!...”
“O thou spiritual clarion!...”
“O thou spiritual friend!...”
“O thou spiritual lad!...”
“O thou spiritual leaf who art verdant and well-watered...”
“O thou spiritual maid-servant of God!...”
“O thou spiritual man and merciful being!...”
“O thou spiritual person and heavenly man—may God...”
“O thou spiritual son!...”
“O thou spiritual temple whose heart is drawn unto the...”
“O thou spiritual youth and merciful young man!...”
“O thou spiritual youth!...”
“O thou Thahbet (Firm) in the Covenant!...”
“O thou that mirror in which the Light of Guidance is printed!...”
“O thou that virtuous soul and individual who art ready...”
“O thou thrall of the Lord of the Kingdom!...”
“O thou tree, developed in the garden of the Love of...”
“O thou tree planted in the Garden of the Love of God!...”
“O thou tree planted in the Vineyard of God!...”
“O thou who are enkindled by the fire of the Love of...”
“O thou who are firm in the Covenant!...”
“O thou who art a young tree in the Garden of the Love...”
“O thou who art ablaze with the fire of the Love of...”
“O thou who art accepted of God!...”
“O thou who art acknowledging the Oneness of God!...”
“O thou who art advanced toward God!...”
“O thou who art advanced toward the Kingdom!...”
“O thou who art advanced towards God!...”
“O thou who art advancing to the Dawning-point of...”
“O thou who art advancing to the Kingdom of God!...”
“O thou who art advancing toward God!...”
“O thou who art advancing toward the Divine...”
“O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of God!...”
“O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of...”
“O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom!...”
“O thou who art advancing toward the Threshold of...”
“O thou who art advancing towards God!...”
“O thou who art advancing towards the Shining Orb of...”
“O thou who art advancing unto God!...”
“O thou who art advancing unto the Face of God!...”
“O thou who art advancing unto the Kingdom of God!...”
“O thou who art afflicted by a visitation by which thine...”
“O thou who art agitated as oceans by the winds blown...”
“O thou who art always calling on God!...”
“O thou who art anticipating the appearance of the Gift...”
“O thou who art anticipating the descent of the Gift of...”
“O thou who art arisen for the service of the Cause of...”
“O thou who art assured in God!...”
“O thou who art assuredly believing in God!...”
“O thou who art attached to the Beauty of God!...”
“O thou who art attracted by a Breath that passed upon...”
“O thou who art attracted by the Breath of God!...”
“O thou who art attracted by the Breaths of God! —may...”
“O thou who art attracted by the brilliant lights of the...”
“O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God and...” · 'Akká
“O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God!...”
“O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of Holiness!...”
“O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of the...”
“O thou who art attracted by the Love of God!...”
“O thou who art attracted by the Speech of Abdul-Baha!...”
“O thou who art attracted by the Word of god to the...”
“O thou who art attracted by the Word of God!...”
“O thou who art attracted to God!...”
“O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of Abha!...” · Baghdád
“O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of God!...”
“O thou who art attracted to the Beauty of the Deity!...”
“O thou who art attracted to the Bounty of El-ABHA!...”
“O thou who art attracted to the Call of the Kingdom!...”
“O thou who art attracted to the Fire of the Love of...”
“***O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God!...”
“O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of Holiness!...”
“O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of the...” · 'Akká
“O thou who art attracted to the Holy Fragrances!...”
“O thou who art attracted to the Holy Spirit!...”
“O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God!...”
“O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom!...”
“O thou who art attracted to the Light of Guidance!...”
“O thou who art attracted to the Light of the Kingdom!...”
“O thou who art attracted to the Spirit of Truth!...”
“O thou who art attracted to the Word of God!...” · 'Akká
“O thou who art attracted toward the Kingdom!...”
“O thou who art attracted unto the Beauty of ABHA!...”
“O thou who art attracted unto the Beauty of God!...”
“O thou who art awakened from the sleep of negligence...”
“O thou who art awakened to the Cause of God!...”
“O thou who art baptized by the Spirit of the Love of...”
“O thou who art calling in the cities, the bearer of the...”
“O thou who art calling in the Name of God and heralding...”
“O thou who art cheered through the Fragrances of...”
“O thou who art cheerful in heart, by the Fragrances...”
“O thou who art cheerfully moving by the Fragrances...”
“O thou who art commemorating the Name of God!...”
“O thou who art commemorating the praises of God!...”
“O thou who art confessing the Oneness of God!...”
“O thou who art confident in the appearance of the Kingdom...”
“O thou who art conscious!...”
“O thou who art controlled by the attraction of the Fragrances...”
“O thou who art controlled by the attraction of the Holy...”
“O thou who art controlled by the attractions of the...”
“O thou who art desirous of the Kingdom of God!...”
“O thou who art directed to the Light of Guidance!...”
“O thou who art directed toward the Light of Guidance!...”
“O thou who art directed unto God!...”
“O thou who art drawn unto God and kindled by the Fire...”
“O thou who art enkindled by the fire of the Love of...”
“O thou who art enkindled with the fire of the Love of...”
“O thou who art enkindled with the Fire of the Love...”
“O thou who art esteemed and guarded!...”
“O thou who art esteemed in the Threshold of the...”
“O thou who art exhilarated by the Wine of the Love of...”
“O thou who art favored in the Kingdom of the...”
“O thou who art firm in the Covenant and Testament!...”
“O thou who art firm in the Covenant of God!...” · Paris
“O thou who art firm in the Covenant!...”
“O thou who art firm in the love of God!...”
“O thou who art gazing toward Abdul-Baha!...”
“O thou who art gazing toward the Kingdom of the...”
“O thou who art gazing toward the Kingdom!...”
“O thou who art guided by the Light of Guidance!...”
“O thou who art honorable and faithful to God!...”
“O thou who art honored and dear!...”
“O thou who art hoping for the Kingdom!...”
“O thou who art ignited through the brilliant Flame...”
“O thou who art illuminated by the Light of Knowledge!...”
“O thou who art imploring God!...”
“O thou who art kindled as a lamp with the Fire of the...”
“O thou who art kindled by the Fire of Guidance which...”
“O thou who art kindled by the fire of the Love of God!...”
“O thou who art kindled with the fire of the Love of...”
“O thou who art longing for the Heavenly Kingdom!...”
“O thou who art longing for the Kingdom!...”
“O thou who art longing for the Orb of the Horizons!...”
“O thou who art longing to witness the lights from the...”
“O thou who art made happy by the Fragrances of God!...”
“O thou who art marching onward to God!...”
“O thou who art marching unto God!...”
“O thou who art near to the Threshold of ABHA!...”
“O thou who art nurtured from the breasts of the Kingdom...”
“O thou who art partaking of the Heavenly Food!...”
“O thou who art patient and resigning thyself to the...”
“O thou who art preparing to receive knowledge from...”
“O thou who art quickened by the Divine Fragrances!...”
“O thou who art rejoiced at the explanation of the maid-servant...”
“O thou who art rejoiced at the Kingdom of God!...”
“O thou who art rejoiced by the Appearance of God!...”
“O thou who art rejoiced by the Divine Glad-tidings!...” · Paris
“O thou who art rejoicing at the Glad-tidings of God!...”
“O thou who art rejoicing by the Glad-tidings of God!...”
“O thou who art remembered by Abdul-Baha!...”
“O thou who art seeking fire from the Fire of the Love...”
“O thou who art seeking for the Power of the Holy...”
“O thou who art set aglow with the Fire burning in the...”
“O thou who art set aglow with the Fire of the Love of God!...”
“O thou who art set aglow with the Fire of the Love of...”
“O thou who art shining with the Kingdom’s Lights!...”
“O thou who art sincere in the Religion of God!...”
“O thou who art skilled in the Knowledge of God and...”
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“O thou who art supplicating unto God!...”
“O thou who art supplicating unto the Kingdom of God!...”
“O thou who art sweet tongued!...”
“O thou who art tested with a great calamity!...”
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“O thou who art tranquilized by the Call of the Kingdom...”
“O thou who art turned to the Kingdom of the Lord, the...”
“O thou who art turned to the Kingdom!...”
“O thou who art turning thy heart unto the Kingdom of...”
“O thou who art turning to the divine Kingdom!...”
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“O thou who art turning unto the Kingdom of God, and...”
“O thou who art turning unto the Kingdom of God!...”
“O thou who art uttering the mention of God!...”
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“O thou who art waiting for the Appearance of the...”
“O thou who art wholly advancing unto God!...”
“O thou who art witnessing the Light of Guidance!...”
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“O thou who hast acknowledged the Kingdom of God!...”
“O thou who hast addressed Abdul-Baha!...”
“O thou who hast approached the Kingdom of God and...”
“O thou who hast approached toward God!...” · Paris
“O thou who hast arisen to render service to the Cause...”
“O thou who hast attained to Truth!...”
“O thou who hast confessed and believed in the Words...”
“O thou who hast gained illumination from the Light of...”
“O thou who hast humbled thyself before the Kingdom...”
“O thou who hast prayed to the Kingdom of God!...”
“O thou who hast sought illumination from the Light of...”
“O thou who hast spread the Fragrance of God!—may...”
“O thou who hast turned thy face toward the Kingdom...”
“O thou who hath advanced to the Kingdom of his...”
“O thou who in truth art attracted through the Breaths...” · Chicago
“O thou who seekest for the Will of God!...”
“O thou whom I mention with my heart and tongue!...”
“O thou whose breast is dilated by the Fragrances of...”
“O thou whose breast is dilated (with joy) for the Kingdom...”
“O thou whose breast is dilated with the Fragrances...”
“O thou whose face is illumined with the Light of the...”
“O thou whose face is radiant with the light of the Love...”
“O thou whose heart hath been filled with the love of...”
“O thou whose heart is attracted and whose breast is...”
“O thou whose heart is empty and pure through the...”
“O thou whose heart is filled with the Love of God!...”
“O thou whose heart is moved by a breeze blowing from...”
“O thou whose heart is overflowing with the love of God!...”
“O thou whose heart is pure and whose souls is rejoiced!...”
“O thou whose heart is soaring in the sky of the love of...”
“O thou whose nostrils are perfumed with the Fragrances...”
“O thou whose tongue is uttering the Name of God!...”
“O thou wonderful leaf of the Tree of the Love of God!...”
“O thou wooer of Truth and attracted one toward the Kingdom of God!...”
“O thou yearner after the Kingdom of God!...”
“O thou yearner after the Kingdom!...”
“O thou yearner after Truth!...”
“O thou yearning one!...”
“O thou young in age and great in mind!...”
“O thou young, incomparable tree of the Rose-garden...”
“O visitant of the Resort of spirits (who are) sincere in...”
“O ye beloved friends of Abdul-Baha!...” · New York
“O ye beloved! O ye maid-servants of the Merciful!...”
“O ye beloved of God and His sincere friends!...”
“O ye beloved ones! It is the moment of the ecstasy...”
“O ye beloved ones of Abdul-Baha! This servant...”
“O ye beloved servants of Abdul-Baha and the maid-servants...”
“O ye blessed maid-servant of the Beauty of Abha!...”
“O ye blessed souls!...”
“O ye brilliant realities!...”
“O ye children of the Kingdom!...”
“O ye Cohorts of God!...”
“O ye crying voices in the region of America!...”
“O ye dear children!...”
“O ye dear friends and maid-servants of God!...”
“O ye dear friends of Abdul-Baha!...”
“O ye dear servants of God!....”
“O ye dwellers of the Kingdom!...”
“O ye elect and chosen ones of the Kingdom!...”
“O ye esteemed maid-servants of God, and ye revered...”
“O ye firm ones in the Covenant!...” · Chicago
“O ye friends of Abdul-Baha!...”
“O ye friends of God and daughters of the Kingdom!...”
“O ye friends of this prisoner!...” · Boston
“O ye friends!...”
“O ye illumined faces! O ye divine souls! and O ye...”
“O ye leaves of the Paradise of El-ABHA, and the maid-servants...”
“O ye longing ones! O ye cheered ones! O ye attracted...”
“O ye maid-servants of God and leaves of the Tree of...”
“O ye maid-servants of His Majesty, the Lord—daughters...”
“O ye maid-servants of the Merciful! Leaves of the...”
“O ye maid-servants of the Merciful!...”
“O ye members of the shining assembly! Each one...”
“O ye members of the shining assembly!...”
“O ye my dear friends!...”
“O ye my divine friends!...”
“O ye real companions! Day and night Abdul-Baha...”
“***O ye real friends of Abdul-Baha!...”
“O ye seekers of Truth!...”
“O ye servants of God and maid-servants of the...”
“O ye servants of the Threshold of God!...”
“O ye servants of the True One and the maid-servants...”
“O ye shining Assembly!...”
“***O ye shining faces and spiritual beings!...”
“O ye sincere, O ye firm and steadfast in the Testament...”
“O ye sincere ones and ye who are attracted and moved...”
“O ye sincere ones! O ye favored ones! O ye beseeching...”
“O ye sincere ones! O ye firm ones! O ye heralds of...”
“O ye sons of the Kingdom!...” · Chicago
“O ye spiritual assembly!...”
“O ye spiritual friends of Abdul-Baha!...” · Chicago
“O ye spiritual ones! O ye heavenly ones!...”
“O ye two accepted ones in the Kingdom of God!...”
“O ye two advancers towards the Kingdom of God!...”
“O ye two birds in the open-space of the Love of God!...”
“O ye two birds warbling in the Garden of Wisdom....”
“O ye two dear maid-servants of God!...”
“O ye two doves, flying in the verdant Gardens of the...”
“O ye two kind and beloved maid-servants of God!...”
“O ye two lamps of the Love of God!...”
“O ye two maid-servants of God!...”
“O ye two merciful assemblies!...”
“O ye two pilgrims of the Holy Shrine!...” · Paris
“O ye two revered persons, ye servants in the vineyard...”
“O ye two , servant and maid-servant of the Beauty of...”
“O ye two singing birds in the Garden of Belief!...”
“O ye two truthful believers!...”
“O ye verdant and flourishing leaves of the Blessed...”
“O ye who are advancing towards the Kingdom of...”
“O ye who are attracted! O ye who are firm! O ye...”
“O ye who are attracted! O ye who are remembered!...”
“O ye who are attracted! O ye who are united! O ye...”
“O ye who are attracted to the Heavenly Kingdom! O...”
“O ye who are chosen! O ye who are firm! O ye who...”
“O ye who are considering the Kingdom of your august...”
“O ye who are firm in the Covenant!...”
“O ye who are longing for the beauty of El-ABHA!...”
“O ye who are set aglow with the fire of God’s Love!...”
“O ye who are sincere! O ye who are attracted! O ye...”
“O ye who are sincere! O ye who are firm in the Covenant...”
“O ye who are sincere! O ye who are firm! O ye who...”
“O ye who have advanced! O ye who are rejoiced!...”
“O ye whom God hath chosen from among those who...”
“Rejoice, O maid-servant of God!...”
“The first light which shone forth from the horizon of...”
“These Tablets were originally written in Persian and all...” · Chicago
“*** Thou has written concerning the Board of...”
“Thou hast written concerning the universal peace,...”
“Thy letter was received. It became conducive to...”
“Thy letters were received. Although thou hast...”
Tablet to the Friends in New York · New York
Tablet to the Friends in Washington · Washington
“To him who is looking unto God! O thou who art...”
Tablet to Mrs. Lua Getsinger after Her Pilgrimage
“To the beloved of God in Persia!...”
“To the servant of God!...”
Trust No Man Save Him Whose Breast Hath Been Dilated · 'Akká
“Verily I approach Thee, O my God, in the darkest hour...”
“Verily, I read thy magnificent letter, thy brilliant...”
“When you assemble in the meeting of teaching (the...”
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Tahirih loved pretty clothes, and perfumes, and she loved to eat · 'Akká
‘Abdu'L-BAHÁ'S Last Words · 'Akká
Afternoon Before THE Feast · 'Akká
AKKÁ · 'Akká
AT THE Feast · 'Akká
Persian Rugs and Tea: A Visit to the Shrine at Bahjí · Bahjí
The Food Spiritual: A Meal in 'Akká · 'Akká
Faith · 'Akká
Foreword · 'Akká
From BADÍ‘ULLÁH · Baghdád
From THE Mother OF THE Household · 'Akká
From THE Words OF ‘Abdu'L-BAHÁ · 'Akká
Heaven · 'Akká
Heavenly Sustenance · 'Akká
IN THE Household · 'Akká
Introduction · 'Akká
He Loved Them All: 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Loving Difficult People · 'Akká
Love · 'Akká
Mount Carmel AND Syria · 'Akká
Obedience · 'Akká
You Are Always Here in Spirit: Julia Grundy's Last Audience · 'Akká
Return OF THE Spirit · 'Akká
Soul AND Spirit · 'Akká
Spiritual Development · 'Akká
Spiritual Relationship · 'Akká
Talks From MÍRZÁ Asadu'LLÁH · 'Akká
THE Heavenly Springtime · 'Akká
THE House OF Justice · 'Akká
THE Manifestation · 'Akká
THE Second Coming · 'Akká
Three Stories Told BY ‘Abdu'L-BAHÁ · 'Akká
Visit TO THE RidvÁN · 'Akká
Visit TO THE Tomb · 'Akká
Women IN THE BAHÁ'Í Revelation · Baghdád
That very afternoon, in my room with two of the believers, I spoke against a…
The believers had planned to show the city to the Master; the stores, hotels,… · New York
The childhood and youth of my brother [‘Abdu’l-Bahá]was, in fact, in all respects unusual
The day after Davis's[Corinne True’s son] death Corinne was present at the… · Wilmette
The day after His move to the Hotel Windsor, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá went for a walk and got lost
The demands on ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s time were constant
The diary of Juliet Thompson mentions a time when she when uninvited following…
The dignitaries of the British crown from Jerusalem were gathered in Haifa,… · Haifa
The final meeting was the Bahá’í Temple Unity Convention where 1000 people…
The first person singular seldom crept into the Master’s speech · New York
The following delightful story about an incident during ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s stay in… · New York
The following touching incident took place one day when we were seated at table…
The Governor was reluctant to tell Bahá’u’lláh that the order had come for… · 'Akká
The husband of Amelia Collins, a devoted American Bahá’í, was a very sociable man
‘The Japanese Ambassador to a European capital (Viscount Arawaka Madrid) was… · Paris
The local Opera House had been rented for Abu'l-Fadl's talks and it was packed
The Master also dearly loved His devoted disciple, Juliet Thompson · New York
The Master at one time helped carry the coffin of a man He dearly loved to the grave site
The Master
The Master considered cleanliness of vital importance
The Master had instructed Aqa Faraju'llah, who was His caterer, to send to the…
The Master hardly saw the dear child in her illness
The Master knew that God was at the helm
The Master loved children and took great delight in them
The Master loved children
The Master made it quite clear that people of very different capacities were…
The master Nan-in had a visitor who came to inquire about Zen
The Master’s every act was meaningful · Washington, D.C.
The Master’s humility was shown in many ways · 'Akká
The Master’s life was centered on God, not on Himself
The Master’s radiance will inspire men and women for centuries yet unborn
The Master said to Mary Hanford Ford, alluding to the restriction of His and… · 'Akká
The Master sent a Tablet to a lady who longed ‘for the Heavenly Kingdom’
The Master sometimes made His points through telling stories
The Master spoke to him in Persian with an interpreter
The Master told a pilgrim the following story
The Master wanted people to be happy not only because then they could come to…
The Master was averse to divorce
The Master's life was very full at this time · Haifa
The “ministry of flowers” was a feature of the life at Akká, of which every…
The morning after His arrival in Montréal, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá visited the home of… · Montreal
The next morning early the Master telephoned me (that is, Ahmad telephoned for…
The occasion of the wedding had one peculiar feature so characteristic of my…
The other meeting was held at the Bowery Mission Hall to help and assist the…
The Trues' downstairs rooms were constantly filled with people for meetings or…
There are many stories about beloved Grace Robarts Ober who, for so very many… · Chicago
There are many stories of Lua Getsinger · Haifa
There is the story of the coal miner in California who had walked many miles to…
There was a large agricultural convention and State Fair in town when they…
There was a man in Haifa who disliked ‘Abdu’l-Bahá · Haifa
There was a time during his stay in 'Akká, when Fádil had been preoccupied with…
There was a time when ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was in chains · 'Akká
There was a time when the Covenant-Breakers 'gave away the garments and… · Haifa
These words are especially poignant when one thinks of Thomas's young age, of… · Paris
This is part of the account Howard Colby Ives wrote of that first memorable…
This man who gives so freely must be rich, you think
This woman was a widow who had been left with the care of a simple-minded boy,…
This woman who makes the tea had been married only one year to one of these brothers
Thomas Breakwell breathed his last at seven p.m., on 13 June 1902, at No
Thomas Breakwell, the first English believer, went to the prison city of ‘Akka… · 'Akká
Thomas [Breakwell] wrote to the Master, happily saying that, if he were…
Thornton Chase, named by the Master as the first American Bahá’í, along with… · Chicago
‘Three days after the arrival of Bahá’u’lláh and His companions in ‘Akka, the… · 'Akká
Throughout his journey through the West, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá steadfastly refused to…
To a minister who came to call on the Master in the Maxwell Home in Montreal,… · Montreal
To Mrs Smith, a new Bahá’í, who belonged to a distinguished Philadelphia family…
Today humanity is increasingly concerned and rightly so with ‘the quality of life’
Two ladies from Scotland, delighted that their request to have an evening with… · London
Two ladies had an interview with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in New York City · New York
Two pilgrims were at the Master’s luncheon table one day in 1908 · 'Akká
We are told that there was one name that always brought joy to the face of Bahá’u’lláh
We were to learn also that His Presence is a purifying fire
Wendell [Dodge] and I [William Dodge] were so glad to be with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá [in… · 'Akká
What had happened in Chicago was this: the Syrian, Khayru'llah, had been… · 'Akká
When a Turkish man, living in Haifa, lost his position, he, his wife and… · Haifa
When ‘Abdu’l-Bahá came to Boston in May, many people invited Harry Randall to… · Boston
'When ‘Abdu’l-Bahá first arrived in England, he was the guest of a friend in a… · London
When ‘Abdu’l-Bahá met Admiral Peary, North Pole explorer, while the Master was…
When ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was in San Francisco, His hostess arranged an interview with…
When Anna and Jakob Kunz were on pilgrimage in 1921, the Master said to them,…
When Bahá’u’lláh lived at Bahji and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá at Akka the Master would… · 'Akká
When Corinne True was on pilgrimage in 1907, she brought with her a petition… · Chicago
When the British arrived in Haifa, where the blockade had caused a perilous… · Haifa
When the Master was in the Chicago area, he visited Oak Woods Cemetery, to be… · Chicago
When the Master was on the steamship Celtic, a woman came to Him with her…
Whenever possible ‘Abdu’l-Bahá attempted to avoid unnecessary fanfare
Which brings to mind the story told me of a newly declared believer, radiant…
While ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was living in a Paris hotel, among those who often came to… · Paris
While in San Francisco, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá visited a black believer, Mr Charles…
While on pilgrimage in Haifa in 1909, Alice Breed asked ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: if we… · Haifa
Yunis Khan recounts the following story regarding the Master's continuing…

Formative Age / Shoghi Effendi (1921–1957)

A number of times during his life, particularly in the years immediately…
A young Bahá 'i lady pioneered to Bolivia in the 1930 s to open it to the Faith · Paris
The Most Vital and Challenging Issue: Shoghi Effendi on Race
Although Shoghi Effendi was extremely busy during this vacation and barely…
And yet, as you know, when he passed away in England, I had many cables from… · 'Akká
Another time he came over for dinner and he was rather disturbed
As he would go about, he would always be complimenting someone
At first, on going to her aunt's, my mother would take me with her; but one…
At the time my father was invited by the Guardian to come and live with us in… · Haifa
The First Bahá'ís of South Africa · Johannesburg
Martha Root: The Leading Ambassadress of the Faith · Worldwide
Shoghi Effendi's First Letter to Australia · Sydney
Shoghi Effendi's Letter to the German Friends · Stuttgart
Her Eyes Charged with Memories: A Portrait of the Greatest Holy Leaf · Haifa
Cobb wrote that Shoghi Effendi said that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá had the power of…
Corinne True had desperately wish to meet ‘Abdu’l- Bahá when He landed in New… · Chicago
Dr
During one or two of those summers early in Shoghi Effendi's ministry he told…
Economic justice, even in small matters, was important to the Master
Every time one goes into the details of any particular period in the Guardian's…
Five years after Grace told me these stories she went on an extensive teaching…
From early morning until dark, often more than eight hours on his feet, day…
The Appointment of Shoghi Effendi as Guardian · Haifa
He wasn’t interested in the man
Here’s a story of Ugo Giachery (a Hand of the Cause) who went through the…
How many stories are there of the Hands of the Cause who were shocked by their…
I had in mind that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá would give me the honor of
I remember the Guardian telling me of how (I believe it must have been in early…
I remember we were speaking one night, and I said, “Shoghi Effendi, you know…
I want to give you just one day in the Guardian’s life so you can appreciate a…
In reading over my diaries - so very little of which I have quoted out of…
In the 1970’s I met Inez Greeven
In the days of Shoghi Effendi's childhood it was the custom to rise about dawn…
In the early summer of 1923 Shoghi Effendi again left Haifa and sought some… · Haifa
Interlaken is in the heart of the Bernese Oberland and the starting point for…
It may sound disrespectful to say the Guardian was a mischievous child, but he…
It seems almost inconceivable that Mr · London
It was the custom of Shoghi Effendi to walk on Mount Carmel, and at times he…
May Maxwell, the mother of Rúhíyyih Khánum, died only a few weeks after…
My mother was the one who had first known Shoghi Effendi as a child, when she… · Haifa
Now, people have asked, “Did the Guardian have any conception that he was going…
On one occasion two young boys, Shoghi Effendi and his first cousin, Ruhi…
On the night of 20 August, a horrifying young man came to a meeting at the Kinney's house · 'Akká
“One evening the western pilgrims were gathered together as usual with the Guardian
The Promised Day: The Decline of Established Religion
The Promised Day: The Fall of the Monarchies
A Tempest Sweeping the Earth: Shoghi Effendi on the Modern Crisis
Designing the Arc on Mount Carmel · Mount Carmel
A Quiet Wedding in Haifa: Shoghi Effendi and Mary Maxwell · Haifa
He Asked His Father-in-Law to Design It: The Shrine of the Báb · Mount Carmel
The Sudden Passing in London, November 1957 · London
The International Secretariat: A Cable Desk in Haifa · Haifa
The Cable in London: Shoghi Effendi Learns of His Appointment · London
The Mountains of Switzerland: A Young Guardian Withdraws to Pray · Swiss Alps
Launching the Ten Year Crusade in 1953 · Haifa
Translating the Dawn-Breakers: Shoghi Effendi's Long Nights · Haifa
An English for the Hidden Words: Shoghi Effendi's Discipline · Haifa
She said Constantinople was the gossips' Home Sweet Home, and complimented… · Constantinople
Shoghi Effendi completely dedicated his whole life to the Cause of God
Shoghi Effendi was a small, sensitive, intensely active and mischievous child
Shoghi Effendi was a very remarkable young man, and of course, he just…
Shoghi Effendi was of an infinitely kind and loving nature
First News of the Faith in Alaska · Juneau
The First National Spiritual Assembly of America · Wilmette
The Passing of Howard MacNutt · New York
Keith Ransom-Kehler in Iran · Isfahán
Young in Face: Mountfort Mills Meets the Guardian · Haifa
Surely the simplicity of the marriage of Shoghi Effendi - reminiscent of the… · Haifa
The great kindness that was such a prominent feature of Shoghi Effendi's…
The Guardian came over one evening
The word sport is a contracted form of “disport” which means to amuse, to…
There was a pilgrim from the United States, a Mrs.True, the American Bahá’ís…
There was one of the pilgrims from Canada who was a member of the National…
Today the car was stolen
When my father fell desperately ill in the winter of 1949-50 his condition was…
When Shoghi Effendi was beginning to write The Advent of Divine Justice he was…
Keith Ransom-Kehler: The First American Bahá'í Martyr · Iṣfáhán
An Instrument, Not a Substitute: Shoghi Effendi on the Administrative Order
You can’t feel the precision of mind

Modern era

Good Deeds for Naw-Rúz
A Quiet Prayer
The Broken Cup
The Yellow Flower
Firuz Kazemzadeh: Historian of the Bahá'í Cause
Marzieh Gail: A Lifetime of Bahá'í Translation