Ocean of Lights

220 words

یا احباء الله و ابناء ملکوت الله ان السماء الجدیده قد اتت و ان الارض الجدیده

Notes:

One of the first general messages of ‘Abdu’l-Baha to America

Translation:

Official translation

O ye beloved of God! O ye children of His Kingdom! Verily, verily, the new heaven and the new earth are come.

Manuscripts (6)Publications (9)Translations (3)

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

INBA21:071

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v021/?page=37

INBA55:333

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v055/?page=335

INBA59:085

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v059/?page=87

INBA59:202b

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v059/?page=204

UMich. Manuscripts held at the University of Michigan Libraries and hosted by HathiTrust.
Ms 962 at: https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015079131432. Ms 968 at: https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015079131499. Ms 991 at: https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015079131788

UMich962.115-116

http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/UMICH962.pdf

UMich991.053-055

http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/UMICH991.pdf

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

MKT2.103

https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MA2/ma2-103.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#048 p.133

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMAB/mmab-131.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#003 p.012

https://www.bahai.org/r/893808922

MILAN. Mílání, ‘Alí Akbar. Majmu`ih-'i Mubárakih. Tehran, 1326 [1908]. Letters about the Constitutional Revolution. https://www.h- net.org/~bahai/areprint/ab/M-R/M/milani/milani.htm

MILAN.055

https://www.h-net.org/~bahai/areprint/ab/M-R/M/milani/055.jpg

QT105. Ishráq-Khávarí, Abdu'l-Ḥamíd. Qámús-i tawqí`-i Maní`-i Mubárak Sanih 105 Badí`, "Asrár-i Rabbání" (2 vols.). BPT Iran, [1961]. Commentary on the Naw-Rúz 105 letter of Shoghi Effendi

QT105.1.240

Not yet online

AVK. Mázandarání, Fáḍil. Amr va Khalq (4 vols.). Bahá'í-Verlag, 1985. Thematic compilation of extracts. http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AK1/ English translation of table of contents: https://bahai-library.com/mazandarani_mccants_khalq_contents

AVK2.188.01x

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AK2/ak2-189.html

TZH. Mázandarání, Fáḍil. Táríkh-i Ẓuhúr al-Ḥaqq (9 vols.). Vols. 3 and 8 published in Iran 1941/42 and 1975/76; vols. 3 and 4 republished 2008 and 2011 by Bahá’í-Verlag. Encyclopedic history of the Faith. https://www.h- net.org/~bahai/index/diglib/mazand1.htm (ms images) and https://oceanoflights.org/chapter/historical-works-fa (typed volumes)

TZH8.1188

https://www.h-net.org/~bahai/areprint/vol12/tzh8b/TZHVol8b.pdf#page=533

RHQM. Ishráq-Khávarí, Abdu'l-Ḥamíd. Raḥíq-i Makhtúm (2 vols.). Bahá'í- Verlag, 2007. Commentary on the “Lawḥ-i-Qarn” (101 B.E. Naw-Rúz message) of Shoghi Effendi. Entries in this catalog refer to three different editions respectively: BPT Iran 103 B.E., BPT Iran 130 B.E., Verlag 2007. 103 B.E. edition: Vol. 1, https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/652.pdf; Vol. 2, https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/653.pdf

RHQM1.590-591 (720) (442)

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/652.pdf#page=307

MJZ. Ḥaḍrat al-Ḥabíb al-Rúḥí al-Khwájah Ibráhím. other, 1900? Compilation of gelatin-printed Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Arabic to Bahá'is in the U.S. prior to 1900

MJZ.012

Not yet online

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#003

http://www.bahai.org/r/728410435

BWF. Bahá’í World Faith: Selected Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1943. https://archive.org/details/bahaiworldfaithselectedwritingsofbahaullahandabdulbaha./mode/2up

BWF.350-351

https://archive.org/details/bahaiworldfaithselectedwritingsofbahaullahandabdulbaha./mode/2up

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_v14#12 p.358

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_14/Issue_12