Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Words to some Baha'is, spoken on 1912-06-19

50 words

ما محافل وفا را دوست داریم نه مناظر با صفا و اما وفا اول باید بخدا و اوامر و عهد او نمود

Translation:

Provisional translation

We love meetings of fidelity and not picturesque scenes. We must first be faithful to God, to His ordinances and Covenant and to His servants

Publications (1)Translations (2)

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

BDA1.128.08

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/o/KBAS1/kbas1-128.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#08 p.254

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_19/Issue_8

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)

MHMD1.137

http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MHMD.pdf#page=162