Ocean of Lights

660 words

ای دوستان الهی و یاران معنوی خداوند عالمیان در قرآن حکیم میفرماید و لکم فی

Translation:

Official translation

O ye beloved of God! O ye spiritual friends! The Lord of the worlds hath said in the Qur’an: “A noble pattern have ye in God’s Apostle.”

Manuscripts (3)Publications (7)Translations (5)Musical interpretations (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

INBA13:406

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v013/?page=203

INBA55:167

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v055/?page=169

INBA88:197

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v088/?page=231

NURA#56

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

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

MKT1.417

https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MA1/ma1-416.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#102 p.187

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMAB/mmab-185.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]

MMK4#135 p.137

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/SWA4/swa4-140.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_v6#09 p.002-003

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/the-dawn-vol-6-burma-1928

BCH. Barnámiy-i Jashnháy-i Mu'avíy-i I`lán-i Amr-i Ḥaḍrat-i Bahá'u'lláh. BPT Iran, 1967. Centenary program for the Declaration of Bahá’u’lláh. https://adibmasumian.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/bch.pdf

BCH.155

https://adibmasumian.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/bch.pdf#page=152

DUR. Durr-i-Afshán (4 vols.). BPT Iran, 1944-1951. Journal. Deepening materials for women

DUR1.281x

Not yet online

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#56

http://www.bahai.org/r/389866271

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_v04#04 p.071+074

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_4/Issue_4

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#080

http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_051-100.pdf#page=76

BSTW#361

http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_351-400.pdf#page=18

BSTW#367

http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_351-400.pdf#page=29

R. Yazhari

https://ryazhari.bandcamp.com/album/anthem-acoustic