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!

Persian (1)

#	Name		Source	Resources
#1	مورخ ٢٧ آگوست ١٩١١ در تونون (به سويسرا): درباره غفلت و دوری خلق از حق		Source Persian	Resources

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/