Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words to Mrs. Tatum, spoken on 1912-08-21

130 words

این علامت ترقی است ان کس که خود راضی است شیطانست و انکه راضی نیست مظهر رحمن

Question:

[Mrs. Tatum said, 'I feel so dejected today. I am unhappy with myself.']

Translation:

Provisional translation

This is a sign of progress. The person who is satisfied with himself is the manifestation of Satan and the one who is not satisfied is the manifestation of the Merciful One.

Publications (5)Translations (2)

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

AVK3.097.17x

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AK3/ak3-101.html

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

MAS5.138

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MAS5/mas5-138.html

YHA. Maḥmúdí, Húshang. Yád Dáshtháy dar bárih-yi Ḥaḍrat-i-‘Abdu’l-Bahá (2 vols.). BPT Iran, 130 B.E. [1973]. Notes on ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Vol. 1: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/686.pdf; Vol. 2: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/684.pdf

YHA2.856-857

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/684.pdf#page=313

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.142-143x

https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/GTB/gtb-152.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

BDA1.200.17

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/o/KBAS1/kbas1-200.html

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_v19#11 p.349

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_19/Issue_11

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)

MHMD1.216-217

http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MHMD.pdf#page=241