Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words to Hannen, Latimer et al, spoken on 1912-07-31

790 words

Question:

What shall we say when they ask, 'Of what use are the flies and mosquitoes?'

Translation:

Provisional translation

Anyone whom I send to a place is confirmed; anyone. One of them is Miss Alma Knobloch... Answer the questioner: What is the use of your creation? What benefit have you given to the world?

Translations (4)

COC. The Compilation of Compilations (3 vols.). Bahá’í Publishing Trust of Australia, 1991, 2000. Inventory refers to the continuous numbering of original publications, which is lost in the online version. Vol. 1: https://bahai-library.com/compilation_compilations_1, Vol. 2: https://bahai-library.com/compilation_compilations_2, Vol. 3: https://bahai-library.com/compilation_compilations_3

COC#0422x

https://bahai-library.com/compilation_importance_deepening#422

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#11 p.004-005

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_3/Issue_11

PN. Pilgrim notes from the U.S. National Bahá’í Archives. Arranged by year with occasional additional identifiers. https://bahai-library.com/pilgrims- notes_us_archives_1898-1959

PN_1912 p007

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/pilgrims_notes_us-archives_1912.pdf#page=7

PN_1912 p156

https://bahai-library.com/pdf/p/pilgrims_notes_us-archives_1912.pdf#page=156