Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words to Helen Goodall and Ella Cooper spoken in Jan. 1908

80 words

Translation:

Provisional translation

To have it (the Mashrak-el-Azkar) built is most important. Some material things have spiritual effect

Translations (7)

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_v06#07 p.053

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_6/Issue_7

SW_v06#17 p.134

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_6/Issue_17

SW_v07#07 p.058+060

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_7/Issue_7

BW. The Bahá’í World. Yearbook, published intermittently in 34 volumes between 1925-2006. Volumes 1-20 available at https://www.bahai.org/library/other-literature/periodicals-supplementary-materials/bahai-world/. Volumes 1-34 available at https://bahai.works/Bah%C3%A1%E2%80%99%C3%AD_World

BW_v01p060-061

http://dl.bahai.org/bahai-world/bahai-year-book-vol01-1925-1926.pdf#page=60

DLA. Goodall, Helen S. and Cooper, Ella G. Daily Lessons received at Acca, January 1908. Bahá’í Publishing Society, 1908 and Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1979. Pilgrim notes. Pagination refers to the 1979 edition. https://books.google.com/books?id=qk9OAQAAMAAJ

DLA.014

https://books.google.com/books?id=qk9OAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA14

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.188

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#026

https://bahai-library.com/goodall_cooper_daily_lessons