Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Address to the Baha'is at Sanatorium of Dr. Swingle in Cleveland, 1912-05-06

260 words

Translation:

Provisional translation

This is a beautiful city; the climate is pleasant; the views are charming. All the cities of America... Now this American nation is a revered nation, and presents great and deserved

Publications (1)Translations (3)Notes (1)

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

BDA1.074n

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/o/KBAS1/kbas1-74.html

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#043 (p.104)

http://www.bahai.org/r/704449516

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#06 p.005-006

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_3/Issue_6

SW_v13#12 p.343

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

MHMD1. Sobhani, Mohi (trans). Mahmud's Diary: The Diary of Mírzá Maḥmúd-i-Zarqání Chronicling ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Journey to America. George Ronald, 1998. English Translation of BDA1. http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MHMD.pdf, https://bahai-library.com/zarqani_mahmuds_diary (typescript)

MHMD1.082

http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MHMD.pdf#page=107