Call thou to mind the behavior of A_sh_raf's mother, whose son laid down his life in the Land of Za (Zanjan). He, most certainly, is in the seat of truth, in the presence of One Wh...
Call thou to remembrance, O Land of Ta (Tihran), the former days in which thy Lord had made thee the seat of His throne, and had enveloped thee with the effulgence of His glory. Ho...
Call Thou to remembrance Thine arrival in the City (Constantinople), how the Ministers of the Sultan thought Thee to be unacquainted with their laws and regulations, and believed T...
A friend asked how the teachings of Baha'u'llah contrasted with the teachings of Jesus Christ. The teachings are the same. declared 'Abdu'l-Baha; It is the same foundation and the...
Consider the doubts which they who have joined partners with God have instilled into the hearts of the people of this land. "Is it ever possible," they ask, "for copper to be trans...
Consider the former generations. Witness how every time the Day Star of Divine bounty hath shed the light of His Revelation upon the world, the people of His Day have arisen agains...
Consider the past. How many, both high and low, have, at all times, yearningly awaited the advent of the Manifestations of God in the sanctified persons of His chosen Ones. How oft...
Consider the pettiness of men's minds. They ask for that which injureth them, and cast away the thing that profiteth them. They are, indeed, of those that are far astray. We find s...
Consider the rational faculty with which God hath endowed the essence of man. Examine thine own self, and behold how thy motion and stillness, thy will and purpose, thy sight and h...
CONSIDER, likewise, how numerous at this time are the monks who have secluded themselves in their churches, in My name, and who, when the appointed time came, and We unveiled to th...
Contemplate with thine inward eye the chain of successive Revelations that hath linked the Manifestation of Adam with that of the Bab. I testify before God that each one of these M...
The question was asked if it were possible to establish communication with the dead, and whether it was wise or advisable to attend seances or to engage in table-turning, spirit-ra...
Create in me a pure heart, O my God, and renew a tranquil conscience within me, O my Hope! Through the spirit of power confirm Thou me in Thy Cause, O my Best-Beloved, and by the l...
O CZAR of Russia! Incline thine ear unto the voice of God, the King, the Holy, and turn thou unto Paradise, the Spot wherein abideth He Who, among the Concourse on high, beareth th...
During 'Abdu'l-Baha's stay in Cadogan Gardens people arrived all day and every day, from early morning to nightfall, hoping for the privilege of seeing him and of hearing him talk....
A friend asked: How should one look forward to death? 'Abdu'l-Baha answered: How does one look forward to the goal of any journey? With hope and with expectation. It is even so wit...
God has created the world as one--the boundaries are marked out by man. God has not divided the lands, but each man has his house and meadow; horses and dogs do not divide the fiel...
September 13th, 1911. 'Abdu'l-Baha said:--Thanks be to God, this is a good meeting. It is very enlightened, it is spiritual. As a Persian Poet has written:--The Celestial Universe...
September 22nd, 1911. It is a cold and miserable day but as I was anxious to see you I came here. For a man who has love, effort is a rest. He will travel any distance to visit his...
September 8th, 1911. Praise be to God, that such a meeting of purity and steadfastness is being held in London. The hearts of those present are pure, and are turned towards the Kin...
September 17th, 1911. O Noble Friends! O Seekers for the Kingdom of God! Man all over the world is seeking for God. All that exists is God; but the Reality of Divinity is holy abov...
September 30th, 1911. O Respected Assembly! O friends of Truth! The inherent nature of fire is to burn, the inherent nature of electricity is to give light, the inherent nature of...
Dispel my grief by Thy bounty and Thy generosity, O God, my God, and banish mine anguish through Thy sovereignty and Thy might. Thou seest me, O my God, with my face set towards Th...
Question.--What is 'Abdu'l-Baha's teaching concerning the different Divine manifestations? Answer.--The Reality of all is One. Truth is one. Religions are like the branches of one...
Is the Divine Manifestation, God? Yes, and yet not in Essence. A Divine Manifestation is as a mirror reflecting the light of the Sun. The light is the same and yet the mirror is no...
Dost thou imagine, O Minister of the _Sh_ah in the City (Constantinople), that I hold within My grasp the ultimate destiny of the Cause of God? Thinkest thou that My imprisonment,...
'Abdu'l-Baha laid great stress on Education. He said The girl's education is of more importance today than the boy's, for she is the mother of the future race. It is the duty of al...
O EMPEROR of Austria! He who is the Dayspring of God's Light dwelt in the prison of Akka, at the time when thou didst set forth to visit the Aqsa Mosque (Jerusalem). Thou passed Hi...
A friend enquired concerning Baha'u'llah's prophecy in the Words of Paradise, that a universal language would be formed, and desired to know if Esperanto would be the language chos...
Every unbiased observer will readily admit that, ever since the dawn of His Revelation, this wronged One hath invited all mankind to turn their faces towards the Day Spring of Glor...