Ocean of Lights

300 words

ای جوان نورانی و عزیز روحانی من نامه تو رسید و از قرائتش چنان مسرتی حاصل شد

Translation:

Provisional translation

O thou illumined youth and my spiritual beloved! Thy letter was received and its perusal imparted happiness... Awaken the friends, for ere long a test shall come. Perchance some persons

Manuscripts (2)Publications (2)Translations (4)

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

INBA87:401

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v087/?page=403

INBA52:412b

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v052/?page=414

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

MKT3.232

https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MA3/ma3-232.html

NJB. Najm-i Bákhtar (mult. vols.). George Ronald, 1978. Persian pages from Star of the West (1910-1935). https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/1412.pdf and https://www.h-net.org/~bahai/areprint/vol4/starwest/starwest.htm

NJB_v04#02 p.004

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_4/Issue_2

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#03 p.056

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_4/Issue_3

SW_v06#12 p.093

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_6/Issue_12

SW_v07#16 p.163

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_7/Issue_16

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#073ax

http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_051-100.pdf#page=58