Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words spoken on 1912-10-04 in San Francisco

400 words

Notes:

"San Francisco Chronicle"

Translation:

Official translation

Praise be to God: The United States has in reality made extraordinary progress... It will lead other nations spiritually, for its illumination is far-reaching ... but the greatness of every country

Translations (6)

COF. Shoghi Effendi. Citadel of Faith. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1965. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/shoghi-effendi/citadel- faith/

COF.035x

http://www.bahai.org/r/580736086

GPB. Shoghi Effendi. God Passes By. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1944. History of the first century of the Bahá’í Faith. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/shoghi-effendi/god- passes-by/

GPB.396x

http://www.bahai.org/r/400059869

TDH. Shoghi Effendi. This Decisive Hour. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2002. Mostly coincident with the formerly titled Messages to America. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/shoghi-effendi/decisive- hour/

TDH#158.5x

http://www.bahai.org/r/755603488

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#11 p.166-167

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_5/Issue_11

SW_v05#11 p.161

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_5/Issue_11

SW_v13#12 p.343x

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_13/Issue_12