Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

The Pitiful Causes of War, and the Duty of Everyone to Strive for Peace: Words spoken on 1911-10-21 in Paris

550 words

امروز حوادث ایطالیا و ترکیا را خواندم باز محاربه جدیدی شده خون بیچارگان انسان

Notes:

The Persian and English texts do not match well: different talks? Follow up

Translation:

Provisional translation

I hope you are all happy and well. I am not happy, but very sad. The news of the Battle of Benghazi grieves my heart. I wonder at the human savagery that still exists in the world!

Publications (2)Translations (2)Musical interpretations (9)

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.106 (115)

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)

KHTB1.087

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/KA1/ka1-89.html

PT. Paris Talks: Addresses given by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Paris in 1911. U.K. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1995. Catalog entries include both paragraph number and pagination. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/abdul- baha/paris-talks/1#733601770

PT#06 p.017

http://www.bahai.org/r/237175928

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_v02#14 p.004-005

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_2/Issue_14

E. Mahony

https://music.elikamahony.com/track/a-thought-of-peace

jeph.ilosopher

https://jeph.bandcamp.com/track/strength

Maryam & Nabil

https://youtu.be/NPwHmv5VnmA

N. Ma'ani

https://nasimmaani.bandcamp.com/track/peace-is-light

T. Ellis

https://youtu.be/030w9ZffsqI