Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Public address given on 1912-07-01

590 words

Translation:

Provisional translation

What could be better before God than thinking of the poor? For the poor are beloved

Translations (3)

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#077 (p.216-217)

http://www.bahai.org/r/827842457

FWU. Foundations of World Unity. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1979. Talks by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá given in the U.S., superseded (save two items) by PUP. https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/c/FWU

FWU.036

https://reference.bahai.org/en/t/c/FWU

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_v04#06 p.102-103

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_4/Issue_6