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Selections From the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

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• ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

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• Bahá’í World Centre, 1982 lightweight edition
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• 320

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

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