Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words spoken on 1911-08-27 in Thonon-les-Bains

990 words

ایها الحاضرون الی متی هذا الهجوع و السبات و الی متی هذا الرجوع القهقری و الی

Notes:

Published in al-Ahram and in The Christian Commonwealth

Translation:

Provisional translation

O ye who are present! How long this drowsiness and sleep! How long this ignorance and blindness!

Publications (6)Translations (3)

AMK. Alváḥ, Munájáthá, va Khaṭábihá. n.p., 1907. Jellygraph of misc. Tablets, prayers and talks of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá chiefly in the hand of Ali-Akbar Milani

AMK.162-170

Not yet online

KKD. Ávárih, ‘Abdu'l-Ḥusayn. al-Kavákibu'd-Durríyyih (2 vols.). Cairo: al- Sa'adah, 1923. History. Vol. 1: http://www.h- net.org/~bahai/areprint/vol4/kd/KDV1.pdf, Vol. 2: https://adibmasumian.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/kavakib-ad-durriyyah-vol-2-complete.pdf

KKD2.225

https://adibmasumian.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/kavakib-ad-durriyyah-vol-2-complete.pdf#page=113

KHF. Khiṭábát-i-Mubárakih. BPT Iran, 99 B.E.. Collection of talks by Abdu’l- Bahá; a subset of the 3-volume KHTB. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/1700.pdf

KHF.082

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/1700.pdf#page=85

KHAB. Khuṭab-i- `Abdu'l-Bahá fí Úrúbá wa-Amríká. Reprinted Editora Bahá’í- Brasil, 1998. Arabic translations of selected talks, most from the Persian texts in KHTB; talks on pp. 56, 72, 74 translated from English. Talk on p. 76 unknown origin. Catalog entries give pagination for both editions. http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Khutab_Abdul-Baha.pdf

KHAB.044 (052)

http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Khutab_Abdul-Baha.pdf

KHTB. Majmú`iy-i Khiṭábát-i Ḥaḍrat-i `Abdu'l-Bahá (3 vols.). Bahá'í-Verlag, Collection of talks given in the U.S.and Europe; reprinted from same plates as earlier Egypt edition. Vol. 1: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/36.pdf (typescript), Vol. 2: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/37.pdf (typescript), Vol. 3: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/38.pdf (typescript)

KHTB1.010

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/KA1/ka1-12.html

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_v05#10 p.001

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_5/Issue_10

AIF. Jasion, Jan Teofil. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in France, 1911-1913. Paris: Editions Bahá'íes France, 2016. Daily record of events, writings and utterances

AIF.1911-08-28

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_v05#10 p.154x

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_5/Issue_10

ABS. Abdu’l-Bahá Speaks: Authentic Talks of Abdu’l-Baha. Personal blog of Sen McGlinn with provisional translations. https://abdulbahatalks.wordpress.com/

ABS#10

https://abdulbahatalks.wordpress.com/1911/08/27/the-oneness-of-humanity-and-of-religions/