Ocean of Lights

300 words

ای حبیب دل و جان شکر کن خدا را که مورد امتحان شدی و در افتتان شدید افتادی

Translation:

Provisional translation

O beloved of heart and soul, render thanks unto God that thou hast been made the subject of tests and fallen into grievous trials [3.5s]

Manuscripts (1)Publications (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

INBA16:207

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v016/?page=209

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

MKT5.076

https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MA5/ma5-77.html

NNY. Ishráq-Khávarí, Abdu'l-Ḥamíd. Kitáb-i Núrayn-i Nayyirayn. BPT Iran, 123 B.E. [1966]. Biographies of the King and Beloved of martyrs. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/484.pdf

NNY.022-023x

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/282.pdf#page=32

YHA. Maḥmúdí, Húshang. Yád Dáshtháy dar bárih-yi Ḥaḍrat-i-‘Abdu’l-Bahá (2 vols.). BPT Iran, 130 B.E. [1973]. Notes on ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Vol. 1: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/686.pdf; Vol. 2: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/684.pdf

YHA1.075-076 (1.151)

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/686.pdf#page=77

QUM. Muḥammad-Ḥusayní, Nuṣratu’lláh. Táríkh-i-Amr-i-Bahá’í dar Shahr-i-Qum. Asr-i-Jadíd, 2005. Regional history. http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tarikh-i-amr-i-bahai_dar_shahr-i-qum_vol1.pdf

QUM.281

http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tarikh-i-amr-i-bahai_dar_shahr-i-qum_vol1.pdf