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Alvah-i-Visaya

Will and Testament

5820 words

حمدا لمن صان هیکل امره بدرع المیثاق عن سهام الشبهات و حمی حمی شریعته السمحاء

Translation:

Official translation

All praise to Him Who, by the Shield of His Covenant, hath guarded the Temple of His Cause from the darts of doubtfulness... O God, my God! Shield Thy trusted servants from the evils of self... O Lord by God! Assist Thy loved ones to be firm in Thy Faith

English (1)

Arabic (1)

Persian (1)

#	Name		Source	Translations
#1	Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (Alvah-i-Vasaya)		Source Persian	Translations Arabic

#	Name		Source	Translations
#1	الواح الوصايا		Source Persian	Translations English

#	Name		Source	Translations	Resources
#1	الواح وصايا		Source Persian	Translations English Arabic	Resources

Publications (8)Translations (25)Musical interpretations (11)Notes (1)

WTP. Alváḥ-i Vaṣáyáy-i Mubárakih. Australian Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1992. Persian edition of WTAB. https://www.bahai.org/fa/library/authoritative- texts/abdul-baha/will-testament-abdul-baha/

WTP

http://www.bahai.org/r/474149947

ABS. Abdu’l-Bahá Speaks: Authentic Talks of Abdu’l-Baha. Personal blog of Sen McGlinn with provisional translations. https://abdulbahatalks.wordpress.com/

ABS#15-wt

https://senmcglinn.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/ab_wt_pers_orig.pdf

AYT. Ishráq-Khávarí, Abdu'l-Ḥamíd. Ayyám-i Tis`ih. Kalimat, 1981. Reprinted by Mir’at, 2008. Tablets and historical notes on Bahá’í Holy Days. Pagination refers to original edition. https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AT/at-1.html

AYT.456-484x

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AT/at-456.html

AYT.514-521x

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AT/at-514.html

DWNP. Syed Mustafa Roumi, ed. The Dawn: A monthly Bahá'í journal of Burma. Sept. 1923 – May 1929. English and Persian sections cataloged separately. Digitally reprinted in 2017 by the Afnan Library, Sandy, UK: https://afnanlibrary.org/the-dawn-burma-vol-1-6/

DWNP_v1#03-4 p.005x

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/the-dawn-vol-1-burma-1923

DWNP_v2#03-4 p.027-031x

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/the-dawn-vol-2-burma-1924

DWNP_v3#03-4 p.024x and 026-029x

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/the-dawn-vol-3-burma-1925

KHSH. Khúshihá'í az Kharman-i Adab va Hunar. Vols. 1-7: Anjuman-i-Adab, 1990-1996. Vols 8-20: Asr-i-Jadid, 1997- . Collected articles -- Seminar proceedings of the Society for Persian Arts and Letters. https://bahai-library.com/khushih-hai_kharman_adab_honar

KHSH11.007

https://bahai-library.com/kharman_adab_honar_11

WTAB. The Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1971. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/abdul-baha/will- testament-abdul-baha/

WTAB

http://www.bahai.org/r/442633768

BPRY. Bahá'í Prayers. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2002. Mult. editions. Standard prayer book. Catalog quotes from 2002 edition. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/prayers/bahai-prayers/

BPRY.153-154x

http://www.bahai.org/r/062893528

BPRY.191x

http://www.bahai.org/r/025095378

BWF. Bahá’í World Faith: Selected Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1943. https://archive.org/details/bahaiworldfaithselectedwritingsofbahaullahandabdulbaha./mode/2up

BWF.438-449x

https://archive.org/details/bahaiworldfaithselectedwritingsofbahaullahandabdulbaha./mode/2up

BADM. Shoghi Effendi. Bahá’í Administration. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1928. Reprinted several times. Pagination refers to the 1974 edition. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/shoghi-effendi/bahai- administration/

BADM.003-012x

http://www.bahai.org/r/076652392

BADM.036-037x

http://www.bahai.org/r/417578397

BADM.069x

http://www.bahai.org/r/715046199

GPB. Shoghi Effendi. God Passes By. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1944. History of the first century of the Bahá’í Faith. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/shoghi-effendi/god- passes-by/

GPB.247x

http://www.bahai.org/r/785406023

GPB.250x2x

http://www.bahai.org/r/236689479

GPB.328x

http://www.bahai.org/r/850423723

GPB.332x

http://www.bahai.org/r/172515055

GPB.377x3x

http://www.bahai.org/r/550232766

GPB.389x

http://www.bahai.org/r/993545571

MBW. Shoghi Effendi. Messages to the Bahá’í World. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1995. http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/se/MBW/

MBW.038x

Not yet online

TDH. Shoghi Effendi. This Decisive Hour. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2002. Mostly coincident with the formerly titled Messages to America. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/shoghi-effendi/decisive- hour/

TDH#64.4x

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/

WOB. Shoghi Effendi. The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh: Selected Letters. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1938. Pagination refers to 1991 edition. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/shoghi-effendi/world- order-bahaullah/

WOB.023x

http://www.bahai.org/r/735699586

WOB.128x

http://www.bahai.org/r/331944981

WOB.133x

http://www.bahai.org/r/170941032

WOB.148-149x

http://www.bahai.org/r/339657224

WOB.149x2x

http://www.bahai.org/r/597878408

BSC. Bahá'í Scriptures. Brentanos, 1923. Compilation of Writings and talks by Bahá’u’lláh and Abdu’l-Bahá. Early translations, some unreliable. http://bahai-library.com/compilations/bahai.scriptures/

BSC.552 #994x

http://bahai-library.com/compilations/bahai.scriptures/

SW. Star of the West, 25 vols. (1910-1935). Periodical issued each Bahá’í month. Vols. 1-12 reprinted 1978 in 8 volumes by George Ronald. Each issue Includes a section in Persian. https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West

SW_v14#03 p.085-086x

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_14/Issue_3

SW_v14#08 p.233-234x

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_14/Issue_8

DWN. Syed Mustafa Roumi, ed. The Dawn: A monthly Bahá'í journal of Burma. Sept. 1923 – May 1929. English and Persian sections cataloged separately. Digitally reprinted in 2017 by the Afnan Library, Sandy, UK: https://afnanlibrary.org/the-dawn-burma-vol-1-6/

DWN_v1#09 p.001x

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/the-dawn-vol-1-burma-1923

DWN_v4#01 p.001x

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/the-dawn-vol-4-burma-1926

MJ Cyr

https://mjcyr.bandcamp.com/track/friends-of-strangers

KC Porter

https://insigniarecords.bandcamp.com/track/firmeza

E. Mahony, F. Doomun-Rouhani & M. Brown

https://music.elikamahony.com/track/light-of-divine-guidance

MANA

https://manapacifica.bandcamp.com/track/a-kindly-tongue

N. Chiang

https://natashachiangmusic.bandcamp.com/track/assist

O. Devine

https://oisindevine.bandcamp.com/track/walk-in-thy-ways

W. Heath

https://walterheath.bandcamp.com/track/shoghi-effendi

Soulrise Melodies

https://soulrisemelodies.bandcamp.com/track/assist-thy-loved-ones

L. Dely & M. Congo

https://youtu.be/s-D2VWUtVek

KC Porter

https://youtu.be/vegTJREwWpc

S. Bayan & S. Suggs

https://youtu.be/o_Y8R8ZuYAY

MMAH. Ḥisámí, Ḥabíbu'lláh. Manabi'-i-Maṭáli'-i-Amrí, Bakhsh-i-Avval: Áthár. n.p., n.d. Summaries of best-known Works, with sources. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/1504.pdf

MMAH.284

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/1504.pdf#page=296