Ocean of Lights

Lawh-i-Mahabbat

Tablet of Love

360 words

ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله قد وصلنی تحریرک الاخیر الدال علی فرط محبتک لعبدالبهاء

Translation:

Official translation

O thou who art attracted by the fragrant breezes of God... Know thou of a certainty that Love is the secret of God's holy Dispensation

English (1)

Arabic (1)

#	Name		Source
#1	‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablet of Love (Lawh-i-Muhabbat)		Source Arabic

#	Name		Source	Translations
#1	لوح المحبة		Source Arabic	Translations English

Manuscripts (1)Publications (10)Translations (8)Musical interpretations (6)

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

INBA89:262

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v089/?page=265

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

MKT1.159

https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MA1/ma1-158.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#036 p.121

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMAB/mmab-119.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#012 p.024x

https://www.bahai.org/r/821890230

MMK1#147 p.171x

https://www.bahai.org/r/154883048

MMK1#179 p.200x

https://www.bahai.org/r/347421491

MMK1#180 p.201x

https://www.bahai.org/r/347421493

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

AVK3.207.19

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AK3/ak3-211.html

NSR. Nasá'im al-Raḥmán. Beirut, 1993. Prayers and Writings of the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/NR1 (1993 edition; a 1978 edition has different pagination)

NSR_1978.137

Not yet online

NSR_1993.150

https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/NR1/nr1-148.html

KNSA. Afrukhtih, Younis Khan. Kháṭirát-i Nuh-Sáliy-i `Akká. Kalimat, 1981 and Asr-i-Jadid, 2003. Memoirs and pilgrim notes. Translated as MNYA. Catalog may include both paginations, Asr-i-Jadid first. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/329.pdf (Asr-i-Jadid) and https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/514.pdf (Kalimat)

KNSA.219 (412)

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/329.pdf#page=223

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#012x

http://www.bahai.org/r/612734096

TAB. Tablets of Abdul Baha Abbas (3 vols.). Baháí Publishing Society, 1909- 1916. Republished 1930. https://books.google.com/books?id=0H8yAQAAMAAJ

TAB.524-526

https://books.google.com/books?id=5R0qAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA524

MNYA. Afrukhtih, Younis Khan. Memories of Nine Years in 'Akká. George Ronald, 2003. Translation of KNSA. Pilgrim notes. https://bahai- library.com/afroukhteh_nine_years_akka

MNYA.306-307

https://bahai-library.com/afroukhteh_nine_years_akka

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.435 #790

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

AELT. Phelps, Myron. Life and Teachings of Abbas Effendi. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1903. Republished 1912 with different pagination. 1903 edition: https://archive.org/stream/lifeteachingsofa00phel. 1912 edition: https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/phelps_life_teachings_abbas_effendi.pdf. Catalog pagination follows 1912 edition

AELT.209-210x

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/phelps_life_teachings_abbas_effendi.pdf#page=256

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#025

http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_000-050.pdf#page=32

BSTW#250

http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_201-250.pdf#page=64

BSTW#502a

http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_500-507.pdf#page=2

A. Youssefi

https://music.aliyoussefi.com/track/the-subject

Choir of the Baha'i Temple of South America

https://youtu.be/dF1DDeJIdxI

K. Porray

https://soundcloud.com/katyporray/8-o-ye-beloved-of-the-lord