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ای نفوس محترمه جهان از تقالید پوسیده قدیمه چون شب تاریک گشته اساس تعالیم الهی
OOL 05 20513 Phelps: AB 02117
AB 02117•‘Abdu’l-Bahá•Persian
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ای نفوس محترمه جهان از تقالید پوسیده قدیمه چون شب تاریک گشته اساس تعالیم الهی

Translation:
Official translation
O ye respected souls! From the continual imitation of ancient and worn-out ways, the world had grown dark as darksome night.
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#1 O ye respected souls! From the continual imitation… Source English Resources
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#1 ای نفوس محترمه جهان از تقاليد پوسيدهء قديمه چون شب… Source Persian Resources
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#205 p.244
https://www.bahai.org/r/505311543
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#205
http://www.bahai.org/r/243543338
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#038
http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_000-050.pdf#page=49
BSTW#253
http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol13/Barstow_251-300.pdf#page=5
ACOA. Afsharian, Payam. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the City of Angels. Los Angeles: private printing, 2021. http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ACOA.pdf
ACOA.064-065
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