Ocean of Lights

100 words

علت آفرینش ممکنات حب بوده چنانچه در حدیث مشهور مذکور است که میفرماید کنت کنز

Translation:

Provisional translation

The Cause of the creation of all contingent beings has been love, as it is mentioned in the famous tradition

Publications (7)Translations (4)

BRL. “Bahá'í Reference Library”: Authoritative source of original texts and authorized translations, maintained and frequently updated and expanded by the Bahá’í World Centre. Subsections defined for this catalog: BRL_APBH (Additional Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh), BRL_ATBH (Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh), BRL_ATE (Additional Tablets, Extracts, and Talks of Abdu’l-Bahá), BRL_CHILD (Prayers and Tablets for Children), BRL_CONF2018 (Compilation for the 2018 Counsellor’s Conference), BRL_CONSULT (Consultation; original quotations here), BRL_CUHJ (Compilation on the Universal House of Justice; original language version COMP_CUHJP), BRL_CRISIS (Crisis and Victory), BRL_DA (Digar Alvah – Additional Tablets Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh), BRL_DAK (Digar Alvah va Khitabat – Additional Tablets and talks by Abdu’l-Bahá), BRL_FAM (Family Life), BRL_FIRE (Selections from Fire and Light [=NANU]), BRL_IOA (Compilation on the Importance of the Arts in Promoting the Faith), BRL_IOPF (Importance of Obligatory Prayer and Fasting), BRL_LSA (The Local Spiritual Assembly), BRL_MASHRIQ (The Institution of the Mashruqu’l-Adhkár; original quotations COMP_MASHRIQP), BRL_MEET (Bahá’í Meetings), BRL_PDL (Prayer and Devotional Life; original lquotations COMP_PDLP), BRL_PEACE (Peace; original quotations COMP_PEACEP), BRL_PMDA (Prayer, Meditation and the Devotional Attitude), BRL_SOCIAL (Compilation on Social Action), BRL_SCHOLAR (Compilation on Scholarship), BRL_TTT (Twelve Table Talks by Abdu’l-Bahá), BRL_SWO (To Set the World in Order: Building and Preserving Strong Marriages). Sequential numbering may be introduced based on order of entry. https://reference.bahai.org [legacy version with many additional texts]; https://www.bahai.org/library/

BRL_DA#169

http://www.bahai.org/r/375607408

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

AVK3.239.09x

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AK3/ak3-243.html

AHM. Ad‘íyy-i Ḥaḍrat-i Maḥbúb. Egypt, 1339 A.H. [1920]. Prayers and Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh. Often reprinted. Pagination refers to original typesetting. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/556.pdf (Century Press 2004 reprint, with i'rab), https://oceanoflights.org/table/bahaullah-prayers-and-meditations-02-fa/ (typescript)

AHM.409

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/b/AHM/ahm-409.html

DRD. Daryáy-i Dánish. Bahá’í Publishing Trust of India, 1985. Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh in pure Persian. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/17.pdf

DRD.154

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/b/DD/dd-157.html

NFQ. Nafaḥát-i Quds. New Delhi: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, Qudrat 113 B.E. Short compilation of Writings by Tarazullah Samandari. https://adibmasumian.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/nfq.pdf

NFQ.004

https://adibmasumian.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/nfq.pdf#page=3

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

MAS4.368

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/b/MAS4/mas4-368.html

AKHA. Akhbár-i Amrí (mult. vols.). BPT Iran, 1922-1980. Periodical journal. Digitally reprinted in 2017 by the Afnan Library, Sandy, UK: https://afnanlibrary.org/akhbar-i-amri/

AKHA_134BE #17 p.659

https://afnanlibrary.org/akhbar-i-amri/

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.075

https://www.bahai.org/library/other-literature/publications-individual-authors/bahaullah-new-era/1#773046298

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_v07#10 p.100

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_7/Issue_10

SW_v08#10 p.126

https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_8/Issue_10

JHT. Personal web site with provisional translations by Joshua Hall. March 2017- . http://joshuahalltranslations.com/. JHT_S, “Supplications by Bahá’u’lláh”, contains 200 translations

JHT_B#013

http://joshuahalltranslations.com/the-reason-for-creation/