Ocean of Lights

160 words

ای اهل ملکوت چقدر از نفوس که مدت حیات عبادت نمودند و ریاضت کشیدند و آرزوی

Translation:

Official translation

O ye peoples of the Kingdom! How many a soul expended all its span of life in worship, endured the mortification of the flesh

Publications (3)Translations (1)

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

MKT3.457

https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MA3/ma3-457.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#006 p.017

https://www.bahai.org/r/525300035

DAUD. Dawud, Yuhanna, ed. Letters of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to Yuhanna Dawud, 1911-1919. Texts in Persian. Not same as ROL although there is some overlap. http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/areprint/vol3/daud1/daud1.htm

DAUD.25

https://www.h-net.org/~bahai/areprint/vol3/daud1/daud1.htm

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#006

http://www.bahai.org/r/928220161