Words spoken on 1915-10-26 in Bahji
OOL 06 40114 Phelps: ABU 1847
ABU 1847‘Abdu’l-BaháPersian
Reported Utterance
Words spoken on 1915-10-26 in Bahji
160 words

مقصد از سوزاندن چراغ نه برای روضه است، بل برای نفوسی که وارد می شوند است که به آن واسطه ذکر کنند والا خود روضه مقدس است

Translation:
Provisional translation
The purpose of kindling the lamp is not for the shrine itself, but rather for such souls as enter therein, that through this means they may be moved to remembrance; for in truth the shrine itself is sanctified [3.5s]