Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words spoken in Jun. 1911 in Egypt

220 words

Question:

[Is prayer necessary, since presumably God knows the wishes of all our hearts?]

Notes:

From an article in the Fortnightly Review by Miss E.S. Stevens

Translation:

Provisional translation

If one friend feels love for another he will wish to say so. Though he knows that the friend is aware… If there be no love, if there be no pleasure or spiritual enjoyment in prayer, do not pray

Translations (4)

COC. The Compilation of Compilations (3 vols.). Bahá’í Publishing Trust of Australia, 1991, 2000. Inventory refers to the continuous numbering of original publications, which is lost in the online version. Vol. 1: https://bahai-library.com/compilation_compilations_1, Vol. 2: https://bahai-library.com/compilation_compilations_2, Vol. 3: https://bahai-library.com/compilation_compilations_3

COC#1755x

http://bahai-library.com/compilation_prayer_meditation_devotion#1755

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_v08#04 p.042

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_8/Issue_4

BNE. Esslemont, John. Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1980. Standard introduction to the Bahá’í Faith, commissioned by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Mult. editions, catalog refers to 1980 pagination. https://www.bahai.org/library/other-literature/publications-individual-authors/bahaullah-new-era/1#773046298

BNE.094x

https://www.bahai.org/library/other-literature/publications-individual-authors/bahaullah-new-era/1#773046298

BLO. Bahá’í Library Online (www.bahai-library.com). Private, independent repository of Bahá’í-related resources including provisional translations (BLO_PT) and pilgrims’ notes (BLO_PN). Numbering follows the 16 Nov 2019 snapshot available at https://web.archive.org/

BLO_PN#002

https://bahai-library.com/stevens_abbas_effendi