Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

1844-1921 `Abdu'L-Bahá

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Title: Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Author: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Release Date: June 2006 [Ebook 19287] Language: English ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGS OF ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ*** Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Edition 1, (June 2006) Baha'i Terms of Use You have permission to freely make and use copies of the text and any other information ("Content") available on this Site including printing, emailing, posting, distributing, copying, downloading, uploading, transmitting, displaying the Content in whole or in part subject to the following: 1. Our copyright notice and the source reference must be attached to the Content; 2. The Content may not be modified or altered in any way except to change the font or appearance; 3. The Content must be used solely for a non-commercial purpose. 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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 ... . . v 3 7 15 17 21 23 25 29 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 49 51 55 57 63 65 71 73 75 77 79 81 83 viii Selections from the Writings of âAbduâl-Bahá 29: O thou who art captivated by the truth and ... . . . . . . 85 30: Existence is of two kinds: one is the existence of ... . . 89 31: O thou who art dear, and wise! Thy letter dated ... . . . 91 32: O ye handmaids of the Lord! In this century—the ... . . 97 33: O servant of God! We have noted what thou didst ... . . 99 34: O thou who art serving the world of humanity! ... . . . 101 35: O army of God! A letter signed jointly by all of ... . . . 103 36: O ye two favoured handmaids of the Lord! The ... . . . 109 37: O ye dear friends of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá! A blessed letter ... . 111 38: O handmaid of God, who tremblest even as a fresh ... . 115 39: O handmaid of God! Thy letter hath been received, ... . 117 40: O ye whom ‘Abdu’l-Bahá loveth! I have read your ... . 119 41: O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant, and ... . . . . 121 42: O ye co-workers who are supported by armies ... . . . . 123 43: The prime requisites for them that take counsel ... . . . 125 44: The members thereof must take counsel together ... . . 127 45: The first condition is absolute love and harmony ... . . 129 46: O ye who are firm in the Covenant! ‘Abdu’l-Bahá ... . 131 47: O ye true friends! Your letter hath been received ... . . 133 48: O ye loyal servants of the Ancient Beauty! In every ... . 135 49: Thy letter hath been received. Thou didst write of ... . . 137 50: You have asked as to the feast in every Bahá’í ... . . . 139 51: As to the Nineteen Day Feast, it rejoiceth mind and ... . 141 52: O servant of the One true God! The Lord be ... . . . . . 143 53: Verily, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá inhaleth the fragrance of the ... . 145 54: Ye have written as to the meetings of the friends, and ... 147 55: It befitteth the friends to hold a gathering, a ... . . . . . 149 56: Whensoever a company of people shall gather in a ... . 151 57: We hear that thou hast in mind to embellish thy ... . . . 153 58: Thou hast asked about places of worship and the ... . . 155 59: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá hath long cherished the desire that a ... . 157 60: Although to outward seeming the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár ... 159 61: O Lord, O Thou Who dost bless all those who ... . . . . 161 62: O my well-beloved daughter of the Kingdom! ... . . . . 163 Baha'i Terms of Use ix 63: O ye blessed souls! The letter ye had written to ... . . . 165 64: The Mashriqu’l-Adhkár is one of the most vital ... . . . 169 65: O thou favoured handmaid of the heavenly Kingdom! ... 171 66: O thou who hast sought illumination from the ... . . . . 173 67: O thou lady of the Kingdom! Thy letter sent from ... . . 175 68: O ye who are firm in the Covenant and the Testament! ...177 69: Thou hast written concerning organization. The ... . . . 181 70: O thou ignited candle! Thy letter was received. Its ... . 183 71: O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter ... . . . 185 72: O thou true friend! Read, in the school of God, the ... . 187 73: O daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letter hath come ... . . 189 74: O bird that singeth sweetly of the Abhá Beauty! In ... . 191 75: Strive with heart and soul in order to bring about ... . . 193 76: O thou who hast an illumined heart! Thou art even ... . 195 77: O thou revered maidservant of God! Thy letter ... . . . 197 78: O thou who art pure in heart, sanctified in spirit, ... . . 199 79: O respected personage! I have read your work, ... . . . 201 80: O thou who art turning thy face to God! Thy ... . . . . 203 81: Those souls who during the war have served the ... . . 205 82: O thou who art firm in the Covenant, thy letter ... . . . 207 83: Convey on behalf of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to thy respected ... . 209 84: O thou dear handmaid of God! Thy letter hath ... . . . . 211 85: As for the question regarding marriage under the ... . . 213 86: Bahá’í marriage is the commitment of the two ... . . . . 215 87: O thou memento of him who died for the Blessed ... . . 217 88: O ye my two beloved children! The news of your ... . . 219 89: O thou who art firm in the Covenant! The letter ... . . . 221 90: O God, my God! This Thy handmaid is calling ... . . . 223 91: O thou who hast bowed thyself down in prayer ... . . . 225 92: O ye two believers in God! The Lord, peerless is ... . . 227 93: O thou maidservant of God! Every woman who ... . . . 229 94: O handmaids of the beauty of Abhá! Your letter ... . . . 231 95: O handmaids of the Lord! The spiritual assemblage ... . 233 96: O handmaids of the Merciful! Render ye thanks ... . . . 235 x Selections from the Writings of âAbduâl-Bahá 97: There are certain pillars which have been established ... 237 98: Were there no educator, all souls would remain ... . . . 239 99: Thou didst write as to the children: from the very ... . . 241 100: My wish is that these children should receive a ... . . 243 101: O ye who have peace of soul! Among the divine ... . . 245 102: O true companions! All humankind are as children ... 247 103: The education and training of children is among ... . . 249 104: O loved ones of God and handmaids of the ... . . . . . 251 105: As to the difference between that material civilization ...253 106: Among the greatest of all services that can possibly ... 255 107: It is the hope of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá that those youthful ... . 257 108: Ye should consider the question of goodly ... . . . . . 259 109: O ye recipients of the favours of God! In this new ... . 261 110: As to the organization of the schools: if possible ... . . 263 111: The root cause of wrongdoing is ignorance, and ... . . 265 112: In this holy Cause the question of orphans hath ... . . 267 113: O handmaid of God!... To the mothers must be ... . . 269 114: O ye loving mothers, know ye that in God’s sight, ... . 271 115: O ye two well-loved handmaids of God! Whatever ... 273 116: O thou daughter of the Kingdom! Thy letters ... . . . . 275 117: O dear one of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá! Be the son of thy ... . . . 277 118: O ye young Bahá’í children, ye seekers after true ... . 279 119: It is incumbent upon Bahá’í children to surpass ... . . 281 120: O my dear children! Your letter was received. A ... . . 283 121: O thou whose years are few, yet whose mental ... . . . 285 122: As to thy question regarding the education of ... . . . 287 123: O thou who gazest upon the Kingdom of God! ... . . . 289 124: The Sunday school for the children in which the ...