Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words spoken on 1913-01-25 in Paris

350 words

انسان عاقل دفع فاسد بافسد نکند ایرانی که بهیچوجه استعداد نداشت

Translation:

Provisional translation

The wise one does not counter the corrupt with a more corrupt person. In their desire to counter foreign encroachment

Publications (2)Translations (1)

AVK. Mázandarání, Fáḍil. Amr va Khalq (4 vols.). Bahá'í-Verlag, 1985. Thematic compilation of extracts. http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AK1/ English translation of table of contents: https://bahai-library.com/mazandarani_mccants_khalq_contents

AVK2.234.03x

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AK2/ak2-235.html

BDA. Zarqání, Maḥmúd. Kitáb-i Badáyi`u'l-Áthár (2 vols.). Bahá'í-Verlag, 1987. Vol. 1 (translated as MHMD1): https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/241.pdf, Vol. 2 (translated as MHMD2): https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/242.pdf

BDA2.104

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/o/KBAS2/kbas2-112.html

MHMD2. Masumian, Adib (trans.). ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Europe 1912-1913: The Talks and Travels of the Master as Recorded by Mírzá Maḥmúd Zarqání. George Ronald, 2024. English Translation of BDA2

MHMD2.127-128

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