Ocean of Lights

800 words

ای احباء و اماء الرحمن نامه ای از محفل روحانی لازانجلیز رسید دلیل بر آن بود که

Translation:

Official translation

O ye friends and maidservants of the Merciful! From the Spiritual Assembly of Los Angeles a letter hath been received... ...In accordance with the explicit text of the Kitab-i-Aqdas Baha'u'llah hath made the Center of the Covenant

Publications (6)Translations (9)

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

MKT3.084

https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MA3/ma3-84.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#124 p.239

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMAB/mmab-237.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#185 p.204

https://www.bahai.org/r/791381682

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_126BE #03p.b

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

AKHA_117BE #05-06 p.b

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

HMQ. Farhangí, Masíḥ. Ḥadáyiq-i-Mítháq. BPT Iran, 121 B.E. [1964]. Essay on unity, the Universal House of Justice, and other subjects. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/706.pdf

HMQ.090

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/706.pdf#page=93

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#185

http://www.bahai.org/r/329025704

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.238x

http://www.bahai.org/r/178395478

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.136x

http://www.bahai.org/r/553653426

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#0223x

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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_v10#14 p.265-267

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_10/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#030

http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_000-050.pdf#page=39

BSTW#042

http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_000-050.pdf#page=55

ECN. Notes of Ella Cooper, "‘Abdu’l-Bahá in California". n.p, 1912. Pilgrim notes held in U.S. National Bahá’í Archives. https://bahai- library.com/cooper_abdulbaha_california_1912

ECN.509

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/c/cooper_abdulbaha_california_1912.pdf#page=509

ACOA. Afsharian, Payam. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the City of Angels. Los Angeles: private printing, 2021. http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ACOA.pdf

ACOA.058-061

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