Selections From the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Author:
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Source:
Bahá’í World Centre, 1982 lightweight edition
Pages:
320
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 Ma
sh
riqu’l-A
dh
kár …
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 Ma
sh
riqu’l-A
dh
kár 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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