Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words spoken on board the SS Cedric at sea, 1912-03-30

80 words

در این قضیه حکمتی است بعد معلوم خواهد شد

Question:

[Upon learning that Aqa Khusraw, Shoghi Effendi and Mirza Munir-i-Zayn would be forced to disembark]

Translation:

Provisional translation

There is a wisdom in this matter which will become known later.

Publications (1)Translations (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

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/o/KBAS1/kbas1-16.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)

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