Ocean of Lights

Reported Utterance

Answer to questions, Dublin, 1912-08-09

40 words

در وجود شر نیست شر عدم است و انچه در وجود است خیر است جهل شر است و آن عدم علم است

Question:

[Does the existence of evil proceed from God?]

Translation:

Provisional translation

There is no evil in existence. Evil is non-existence. All that is created is good. Ignorance is evil

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

BDA1.184.11

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/o/KBAS1/kbas1-184.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#12 p.379

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_19/Issue_12

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)

MHMD1.200

http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MHMD.pdf#page=225