Ocean of Lights

Lawh-i-Haft Sham'

Seven Candles

930 words

ای منجذبه محبت الله مکتوبی که هنگام رفتن مرقوم نموده بودی ملاحظه گردید از

Notes:

Published in The Review of Reviews (London), Apr. 1907

Translation:

Official translation

O captive of the love of God! The letter which thou didst write at the time of thy departure hath been received. It brought me joy

English (1)

Persian (1)

#	Name		Source
#1	‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablet of Seven Candles (Lawh-i-Haft Sham‘)		Source Persian

#	Name		Source	Translations	Resources
#1	لوح هفت شمع		Source Persian	Translations English	Resources

Publications (6)Translations (10)

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

MKT1.354

https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MA1/ma1-353.html

MNMK. Min Makátíb-i-`Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá’í Publishing Trust of Brazil, 1982. Collection of Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMAB/

MNMK#121 p.231

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMAB/mmab-229.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]

MMK1#015 p.027

https://www.bahai.org/r/966640672

AKHA. Akhbár-i Amrí (mult. vols.). BPT Iran, 1922-1980. Periodical journal. Digitally reprinted in 2017 by the Afnan Library, Sandy, UK: https://afnanlibrary.org/akhbar-i-amri/

AKHA_119BE #11 p.j

https://afnanlibrary.org/akhbar-i-amri/

AVK. Mázandarání, Fáḍil. Amr va Khalq (4 vols.). Bahá'í-Verlag, 1985. Thematic compilation of extracts. http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AK1/ English translation of table of contents: https://bahai-library.com/mazandarani_mccants_khalq_contents

AVK3.098.10x

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AK3/ak3-102.html

AVK3.491.12x

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AK3/ak3-495.html

SWAB. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1978. Same as MMK1. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative- texts/abdul-baha/selections-writings-abdul-baha/

SWAB#015

http://www.bahai.org/r/055287726

PDC. Shoghi Effendi. The Promised Day Is Come. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1980. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/shoghi- effendi/promised-day-come/

PDC.197x2x

http://www.bahai.org/r/513040759

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.038-039x

http://www.bahai.org/r/736579644

COC. The Compilation of Compilations (3 vols.). Bahá’í Publishing Trust of Australia, 1991, 2000. Inventory refers to the continuous numbering of original publications, which is lost in the online version. Vol. 1: https://bahai-library.com/compilation_compilations_1, Vol. 2: https://bahai-library.com/compilation_compilations_2, Vol. 3: https://bahai-library.com/compilation_compilations_3

COC#1584x

Not yet online

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.444 #810

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

PN. Pilgrim notes from the U.S. National Bahá’í Archives. Arranged by year with occasional additional identifiers. https://bahai-library.com/pilgrims- notes_us_archives_1898-1959

PN_1903 p002

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/pilgrims_notes_us-archives_1903.pdf#page=2

ABCC. Balyuzi, H.M. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: The Centre of the Covenant of Bahá’u’lláh. George Ronald, 1992. Biography. http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ABCC.pdf

ABCC.360-362x

http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ABCC.pdf#page=390

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#185

http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_151-200.pdf#page=63

BSTW#359

http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_351-400.pdf#page=15

BSTW#407

http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_401-450.pdf#page=7