Ocean of Lights

1450 words

ای بنده حق در دورهای سابق آثار قدرت الهیه و حقیت امر هر چند واضح و باهر بود

Translation:

Official translation

O servant of the one true God! In cycles gone by, although the signs of God’s power and the truth of His Cause were clear and manifest, yet to outward seeming the divine tests were severe

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

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

INBA17:070

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v017/?page=72

NURA#73

http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/nur-i-afaq.pdf

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]

MMK4#175 p.207

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/SWA4/swa4-210.html

RHQM. Ishráq-Khávarí, Abdu'l-Ḥamíd. Raḥíq-i Makhtúm (2 vols.). Bahá'í- Verlag, 2007. Commentary on the “Lawḥ-i-Qarn” (101 B.E. Naw-Rúz message) of Shoghi Effendi. Entries in this catalog refer to three different editions respectively: BPT Iran 103 B.E., BPT Iran 130 B.E., Verlag 2007. 103 B.E. edition: Vol. 1, https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/652.pdf; Vol. 2, https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/653.pdf

RHQM1.200-202 (249x) (148-150x)

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/652.pdf#page=112

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

MAS5.289-292x

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MAS5/mas5-289.html

LOTW. Light of the World: Selected Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Haifa: Baha’I World Centre, 2020. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/abdul-baha/light-of-the-world/

LOTW#73

http://www.bahai.org/r/905565866