Ocean of Lights

320 words

ای بشیرالهی نامه تو چون دیوان محامد و نعوت جمال مبارک بود نهایت فرح و سرور

Translation:

Official translation

O Bashír-i-Ilahí! Thy letter was like unto a treasury of poems in glorification and praise of the Blessed Beauty. It hath imparted the utmost joy and gladness

Manuscripts (1)Publications (6)Translations (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

INBA85:086

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v085/?page=88

NURA#16

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

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#016 p.015

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/SWA4/swa4-18.html

AHB. Áhang-i-Badí` (mult. vols.). BPT Iran, 1946-1980. Periodical journal. Individual issues listed at https://bahai-library.com/bahailib_archive

AHB.121BE #10 p.333

Not yet online

AHB.131BE #1-2 p.44

Not yet online

BSHI. Bashír-Iláhí, Náṣir. Tablets Revealed in Honor of Mírzá Áqá Khán Bashír-Iláhí. Private printing, 2010. http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/alvah_bih_bashir-i-ilahi.pdf

BSHI.038-039

http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/alvah_bih_bashir-i-ilahi.pdf#page=38

BSHI.161-162

http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/alvah_bih_bashir-i-ilahi.pdf#page=161

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#16

http://www.bahai.org/r/146842031