Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Public address given on 1912-05-05

1070 words

Translation:

Provisional translation

The divine religions were founded for the purpose of unifying humanity and establishing universal peace.... O Thou kind Lord! Thou hast created all humanity from the same stock

Publications (1)Translations (5)Musical interpretations (1)Notes (1)

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

BDA1.070n

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/o/KBAS1/kbas1-70.html

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.113-115x

http://www.bahai.org/r/452254361

PUP. The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Talks Delivered by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá during His Visit to the United States and Canada in 1912. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2007. Numbering of talks refers to the version at BRL; page numbers refer to the 1982 edition. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/abdul- baha/promulgation-universal-peace/

PUP#041 (p.097-100)

http://www.bahai.org/r/369641392

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_v03#04 p.024-027

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_3/Issue_4

SW_v15#03 p.057

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_15/Issue_3

DWN. Syed Mustafa Roumi, ed. The Dawn: A monthly Bahá'í journal of Burma. Sept. 1923 – May 1929. English and Persian sections cataloged separately. Digitally reprinted in 2017 by the Afnan Library, Sandy, UK: https://afnanlibrary.org/the-dawn-burma-vol-1-6/

DWN_v6#11 p.002-004

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/the-dawn-vol-6-burma-1928

Louis, Bahiyyih, Oisin & Danny

https://youtu.be/FuAKBTwSJWc

MHMD1. Sobhani, Mohi (trans). Mahmud's Diary: The Diary of Mírzá Maḥmúd-i-Zarqání Chronicling ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Journey to America. George Ronald, 1998. English Translation of BDA1. http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MHMD.pdf, https://bahai-library.com/zarqani_mahmuds_diary (typescript)

MHMD1.079

http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MHMD.pdf#page=104