Ocean of Lights

450 words

و امّا تفاوت بين مدنيّت طبيعيّه که اليوم منتشر است و بين مدنيّت الهيّه

Translation:

Provisional translation

O Thou Servant of the Beauty of Abha! I received thy letter, and the books... As to the difference between the natural civilization which is, in the present day

Publications (1)Translations (6)

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#105 p.129x

https://www.bahai.org/r/178538652

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#105x

http://www.bahai.org/r/977398980

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_v02#03 p.003-004

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_2/Issue_3

SW_v07#07 p.055x

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_7/Issue_7

SW_v07#15 p.134x

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_7/Issue_15

SW_v14#05 p.146x

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_14/Issue_5

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#299

http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_251-300.pdf#page=88