Ocean of Lights

130 words

ای رب ثبت اقدامنا علی صراطک و قو قلوبنا علی طاعتک و وجه وجوهنا لجمال رحمانیتک

Translation:

Official translation

Make firm our steps, O Lord! In thy path and strengthen Thou our hearts in Thine obedience… Reveal then Thyself, O Lord, by Thy merciful utterance

Manuscripts (1)Publications (15)Translations (4)Musical interpretations (2)

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

INBA59:027a

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v059/?page=29

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.208

https://www.h-net.org/~bahai/areprint/ab/M-R/M/milani/208.jpg

BSHN. Bisháratu'n-Núr. Bahá'í-Verlag, 140 B.E. (1^st edition) and 144 B.E. (2^nd edition). Prayers and Tablets relating to life after death. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/225.pdf (1^st edition). https://oceanoflights.org/table/bahaullah-prayers-and-meditations-04-fa/ (2^nd edition typescript) https://oceanoflights.org/table/bahaullah-prayers-and-meditations-05-fa/ (3^rd edition typescript)

BSHN.140.323

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/BN/bn-330.html

BSHN.144.321

Not yet online

BCH. Barnámiy-i Jashnháy-i Mu'avíy-i I`lán-i Amr-i Ḥaḍrat-i Bahá'u'lláh. BPT Iran, 1967. Centenary program for the Declaration of Bahá’u’lláh. https://adibmasumian.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/bch.pdf

BCH.183

https://adibmasumian.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/bch.pdf#page=180

MAS. Má'idiy-i Ásmání (8 vols.). BPT Iran, 129 B.E. Reprinted in 3 volumes by Bahá’í Publishing Trust of India 1984-1985 (new vol. 2, writings of ‘Abdu’l- Bahá, = old vols. 2, 5, 9; new vol. 3, writings of Shoghi Effendi, = old vols. 3, 6) and Mir’át 2005 (new vol. 1, writings of Bahá’u’lláh, = old vols. 1, 4, 7, 8). Vols. 1, 4, 7, 8: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/b/; vols2. 2, 5, 9: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/. Vol. 9 exists in two different typesettings and paginations; this catalog uses the pagination contained in the BPT India reprint, which trails the online version by several pages

MAS5.143

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MAS5/mas5-143.html

ADH. Adhkár al-Muqarrabín (2 vols., vol. 2 in two different editions). BPT Iran, 1959. Collection of prayers of Bahá’u’lláh (vol. 1) and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (vol. 2); vol. 2 superseded by MMG

ADH2.044

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/i/ishraq-khavari_adhkar_muqarrabin_2.pdf

ADH2_1#22 p.038

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/i/ishraq-khavari_adhkar_muqarrabin_2.pdf

MJMJ. Majmú`iy-i Munáját (3 vols.). BPT Iran, 1970. Prayers of ‘Abdu’l- Bahá. Vol. 1 not same as https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMA1=MJH; Vol. 2: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMA2/; Vol. 3: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMA3/

MJMJ1.008

Not yet online

MMG. Majmú`iy-i Munájáthá. Bahá'í-Verlag, 1992 (1^st ed.), 2001 (2^nd ed.), 2009 (3^rd ed.). Standard book of prayers of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Reprinted with additional prayers and reordered, 2009. Numbering and pagination in this catalog refers to the 1992 (MMG1), 2001 (MMG2) or 2009 (MMG3) edition; page images link to the 2001 edition at https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMA

MMG2#105 p.118

https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMA/mma-121.html

MJH. Munájátháy-i Ḥaḍrat-i `Abdu'l-Bahá. India, 1946. Collection of prayers, mostly superseded by MMG. https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMAI/ and https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/548.pdf

MJH.059

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMAI/mmai-60.html

MHT1a. Muntakhabátí az Alváḥ va Áthár-i-Mubárakih: Maḥáfil-i Tadhakkur. BPT Iran, 121 B.E. [1964]. Prayers and Tablets for memorial gatherings, superseded by BSHN. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/183.pdf

MHT1a.046

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/183.pdf#page=47

MHT1b. Muntakhabátí az Alváḥ va Áthár-i-Mubárakih: Maḥáfil-i Tadhakkur. BPT Iran, 130 B.E. [1973-4]. Prayers and Tablets for memorial gatherings, superseded by BSHN. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/185.pdf

MHT1b.004

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/185.pdf#page=4

NSR. Nasá'im al-Raḥmán. Beirut, 1993. Prayers and Writings of the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/NR1 (1993 edition; a 1978 edition has different pagination)

NSR_1978.117

Not yet online

NSR_1993.130

https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/NR1/nr1-128.html

KNSA. Afrukhtih, Younis Khan. Kháṭirát-i Nuh-Sáliy-i `Akká. Kalimat, 1981 and Asr-i-Jadid, 2003. Memoirs and pilgrim notes. Translated as MNYA. Catalog may include both paginations, Asr-i-Jadid first. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/329.pdf (Asr-i-Jadid) and https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/514.pdf (Kalimat)

KNSA.246-247 (459)

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/329.pdf#page=250

BPRY. Bahá'í Prayers. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2002. Mult. editions. Standard prayer book. Catalog quotes from 2002 edition. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/prayers/bahai-prayers/

BPRY.069-070

http://www.bahai.org/r/918651705

MNYA. Afrukhtih, Younis Khan. Memories of Nine Years in 'Akká. George Ronald, 2003. Translation of KNSA. Pilgrim notes. https://bahai- library.com/afroukhteh_nine_years_akka

MNYA.340

https://bahai-library.com/afroukhteh_nine_years_akka

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_v13#12 p.331

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_13/Issue_12

BP1926. Prayer of Bahá'u'lláh; Prayers and tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. New York: Baha’i Publishing Committee, 1926

BP1926.022

Not yet online

L. Slott

https://lukeslott.bandcamp.com/track/reveal-thyself

J. Crone

https://youtu.be/YCzrt5UiiQc