Ocean of Lights

1600 words

لک الحمد یا الهی بما فتحت ابواب ملکوت العظمه و الجلال علی وجوه احبائک و ظللت

Translation:

Provisional translation

Glory be unto Thee, O my God! For Thou hast opened the Doors of the Kingdom of Grandeur

Persian (1)

#	Name		Source	Resources
#1	هُواللّه-لک الحمد يا الهی. بما فتحت ابواب ملکوت العظمة…		Source Persian	Resources

Manuscripts (1)Publications (9)Translations (4)

INBA. Iranian National Bahá’í Archives volumes. Two-digit entries are from the 105-volume private printing, Iran, 1975. Digitally reprinted by the Afnan Library: https://afnanlibrary.org/inba/, with typed volumes available at https://oceanoflights.org/chapter/manuscripts-fa/. Four- digit entries suffixed by “C” are taken from SRC Appendix 1; 6007C can be found at http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/INBA.6007C.pdf

INBA16:076

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v016/?page=78

MKT. Makátíb-i-'Abdu'l-Bahá' (9 vols.). BPT Iran, 121 B.E.–135 B.E. [1965- 1978]. Full texts of Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá; first three volumes originally published in Cairo in 1910, 1911 and 1921. Vols. 1-8: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/, Vol. 9: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/577.pdf

MKT4.162b

https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MA4/ma4-162.html

MMK. Muntakhabátí az Makátíb-i-'Abdu'l-Bahá' (6 vols.). Bahá’í World Centre, 1979 and 1984; Bahá'í-Verlag, 1992-2005. Vol. 1 = SWAB; vol. 3: topics in divine philosophy; vol. 4: life and station of Bahá’u’lláh; vol. 5: life and station of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá; vol. 6: references to the Qur’án. Page images: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/. Typescripts: https://oceanoflights.org/table/abdul-baha-selections-writings01-fa/ [replace 01 in the url with other volume numbers through 06]

MMK5#094 p.075

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/SWA5/swa5-78.html

AMK. Alváḥ, Munájáthá, va Khaṭábihá. n.p., 1907. Jellygraph of misc. Tablets, prayers and talks of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá chiefly in the hand of Ali-Akbar Milani

AMK.187-194

Not yet online

BBBD. Meinhard, Alexander. Briefen und Botschaften an die Baha’i, in Deutschland und weitere deutschsprachige länder. Private Printing, 2021. Letters and messages to Bahá’ís in Germany and other German-speaking countries

BBBD.332-334

Not yet online

MAS. Má'idiy-i Ásmání (8 vols.). BPT Iran, 129 B.E. Reprinted in 3 volumes by Bahá’í Publishing Trust of India 1984-1985 (new vol. 2, writings of ‘Abdu’l- Bahá, = old vols. 2, 5, 9; new vol. 3, writings of Shoghi Effendi, = old vols. 3, 6) and Mir’át 2005 (new vol. 1, writings of Bahá’u’lláh, = old vols. 1, 4, 7, 8). Vols. 1, 4, 7, 8: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/b/; vols2. 2, 5, 9: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/. Vol. 9 exists in two different typesettings and paginations; this catalog uses the pagination contained in the BPT India reprint, which trails the online version by several pages

MAS5.287x

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MAS5/mas5-287.html

MJMJ. Majmú`iy-i Munáját (3 vols.). BPT Iran, 1970. Prayers of ‘Abdu’l- Bahá. Vol. 1 not same as https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMA1=MJH; Vol. 2: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMA2/; Vol. 3: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMA3/

MJMJ2.026x

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMA2/mma2-27.html

MMG. Majmú`iy-i Munájáthá. Bahá'í-Verlag, 1992 (1^st ed.), 2001 (2^nd ed.), 2009 (3^rd ed.). Standard book of prayers of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Reprinted with additional prayers and reordered, 2009. Numbering and pagination in this catalog refers to the 1992 (MMG1), 2001 (MMG2) or 2009 (MMG3) edition; page images link to the 2001 edition at https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMA

MMG2#076 p.083x

https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMA/mma-86.html

YHA. Maḥmúdí, Húshang. Yád Dáshtháy dar bárih-yi Ḥaḍrat-i-‘Abdu’l-Bahá (2 vols.). BPT Iran, 130 B.E. [1973]. Notes on ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Vol. 1: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/686.pdf; Vol. 2: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/684.pdf

YHA1.280-281x

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/686.pdf#page=282

NJB. Najm-i Bákhtar (mult. vols.). George Ronald, 1978. Persian pages from Star of the West (1910-1935). https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/1412.pdf and https://www.h-net.org/~bahai/areprint/vol4/starwest/starwest.htm

NJB_v05#12 p.001

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_5/Issue_12

BBBD.334-339

Not yet online

DAS. Diary notebooks and letters of Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, Dec. 1912 – Jun. 1915. English and Persian diary notebooks and letters held in the U.S. National Bahá’í Archives. Often quoted in other sources such as SW. Catalog entries are indexed by date and include only the English notebooks and letters. Letters from 1 Jul 1913 through 19 Oct. 1914 found here: https://bahai-library.com/sohrab_diary_letters_1913-1914

DAS.1914-10-04

Not yet online

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_v05#14 p.211-215+218

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_5/Issue_14

BSTW. Dwight Barstow collection. Collection of miscellania in English, mostly old translations and pilgrim’ notes. http://bahai- library.com/file.php?file=lovejoy_dwight_barstow_collection

BSTW#348

http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_301-350.pdf#page=69