Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words to the Master's entourage, spoken on 1912-08-03

160 words

بیان باید بمشرب حضار و اقتضای وقت باشد حسن عبارات و اعتدال در ادای معانی و کلام است

Translation:

Provisional translation

The explanations must be adapted to the capacity of the hearers and suited to the exigency of the time.

Publications (4)Translations (2)

ANDA. ‘Andalíb (mult. vols.). Andalib board, 1981-2010. Periodical journal. Digitally reprinted in 2018 by the Afnan Library, Sandy, UK: https://afnanlibrary.org/andalib/

ANDA#79 p.15

https://www.afnanlibrary.org/d/andalib-issue-79

MAS. Má'idiy-i Ásmání (8 vols.). BPT Iran, 129 B.E. Reprinted in 3 volumes by Bahá’í Publishing Trust of India 1984-1985 (new vol. 2, writings of ‘Abdu’l- Bahá, = old vols. 2, 5, 9; new vol. 3, writings of Shoghi Effendi, = old vols. 3, 6) and Mir’át 2005 (new vol. 1, writings of Bahá’u’lláh, = old vols. 1, 4, 7, 8). Vols. 1, 4, 7, 8: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/b/; vols2. 2, 5, 9: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/. Vol. 9 exists in two different typesettings and paginations; this catalog uses the pagination contained in the BPT India reprint, which trails the online version by several pages

MAS5.176b

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MAS5/mas5-176.html

GTB. Qadímí, Riyáḍ. Gulzár-i Ta`álím-i Bahá'í. Bahá'í-Verlag, 1985. Compilation of extracts on Bahá’í life and personal ethics. https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/GTB/

GTB.015

https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/GTB/gtb-25.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

BDA1.175.08

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/o/KBAS1/kbas1-175.html

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)

MHMD1.190-191

http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MHMD.pdf#page=215

STAB. Badiei, Amir, ed. Stories Told by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. George Ronald, 2003. https://adibmasumian.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/stab.pdf

STAB#079

https://adibmasumian.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/stab.pdf#page=79