Ocean of Lights

Address to the readers of The Christian Commonwealth, Jan. 1913

270 words

خداوند عالمیان عالم انسانی را جنت عدن خلق فرموده اگر صلح و سلام و محبت و وفا

Notes:

Merged with AB02174

Translation:

Official translation

The Lord of all mankind hath fashioned this human realm to be a Garden of Eden, an earthly paradise.

Publications (8)Translations (4)

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

MKT4.150

https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MA4/ma4-150.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#119 p.229

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMAB/mmab-227.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#220 p.265

https://www.bahai.org/r/115650062

AKHA. Akhbár-i Amrí (mult. vols.). BPT Iran, 1922-1980. Periodical journal. Digitally reprinted in 2017 by the Afnan Library, Sandy, UK: https://afnanlibrary.org/akhbar-i-amri/

AKHA_126BE #01 p.b

https://afnanlibrary.org/akhbar-i-amri/

HHA. Fayḍí, Muḥammad-'Alí. Ḥayát-i Ḥaḍrat-i `Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í-Verlag, 1994. Biography of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/634.pdf

HHA.234

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/634.pdf#page=243

MJDF. Javáb-i Prufisir-i Almání Duktúr Fúrál bá Chand Lawḥ-i Dígar. Egypt, 1921. Tablet to Dr. Auguste Forel and various other Tablets of Abdu’l-Bahá. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/594.pdf [Tablet to Dr. Forel only]

MJDF.088

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/594.pdf#page=88

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_v03#18 p.003

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_3/Issue_18

BDA. Zarqání, Maḥmúd. Kitáb-i Badáyi`u'l-Áthár (2 vols.). Bahá'í-Verlag, 1987. Vol. 1 (translated as MHMD1): https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/241.pdf, Vol. 2 (translated as MHMD2): https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/242.pdf

BDA2.098

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/o/KBAS2/kbas2-106.html

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#220

http://www.bahai.org/r/112207371

BBBD. Meinhard, Alexander. Briefen und Botschaften an die Baha’i, in Deutschland und weitere deutschsprachige länder. Private Printing, 2021. Letters and messages to Bahá’ís in Germany and other German-speaking countries

BBBD.195-197

Not yet online

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#01 p.003

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_4/Issue_1

MHMD2. Masumian, Adib (trans.). ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Europe 1912-1913: The Talks and Travels of the Master as Recorded by Mírzá Maḥmúd Zarqání. George Ronald, 2024. English Translation of BDA2

MHMD2.119-120

Not yet online