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Introduction to the Bahá’í Faith
Central Figures of the Bahá’í Faith
The Baha'i Writings
Writings of Bahá’u’lláh
Writings of the Báb
Writings and Talks of ’Abdu’l-Bahá
From the Works of Shoghi Effendi
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Messages of the Universal House of Justice
Bahá'í Prayers
Holy Days Prayers
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Writings of Bahá’u’lláh
Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh
Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh
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Lauded and glorified art Thou, O Lord, my God! How…
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The beginning of all things is the knowledge of God,…
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The Revelation which, from time immemorial, hath been…
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This is the Day in which God’s most excellent favors…
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This is the Day whereon the Ocean of God’s mercy hath…
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Verily I say, this is the Day in which mankind can…
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By the righteousness of God! These are the days in…
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O Ḥusayn! Consider the eagerness with which certain…
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The time foreordained unto the peoples and kindreds of the earth is now come.
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All glory be to this Day, the Day in which the fragrances…
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Bestir yourselves, O people, in anticipation of the…
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Consider the past. How many, both high and low, have,…
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The Divine Springtime is come, O Most Exalted Pen,…
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The Pen of Revelation exclaimeth: “On this Day the Kingdom is God’s!
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Say: O men! This is a matchless Day. Matchless must,…
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By Him Who is the Great Announcement! The All-Merciful is come invested with undoubted sovereignty.
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Say: We have caused the rivers of Divine utterance…
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To every discerning and illuminated heart it is evident…
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Know thou of a certainty that the Unseen can in no…
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O Salmán! The door of the knowledge of the Ancient…
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The Bearers of the Trust of God are made manifest unto…
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Consider the former generations. Witness how every…
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Beware, O believers in the Unity of God, lest ye be…
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It is evident that every age in which a Manifestation…
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Praise be to God, the All-Possessing, the King of incomparable…
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All praise to the unity of God, and all honor to Him,…
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Happy is the man who will arise to serve My Cause, and glorify My beauteous Name.
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The purpose of God in creating man hath been, and will…
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God witnesseth that there is no God but Him, the Gracious, the Best-Beloved.
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Contemplate with thine inward eye the chain of successive…
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That which thou hast heard concerning Abraham, the…
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It hath been decreed by Us that the Word of God and…
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All praise and glory be to God Who, through the power…
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Ponder awhile. What is it that prompted, in every Dispensation,…
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Know thou that when the Son of Man yielded up His breath…
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Blessed is the man that hath acknowledged his belief…
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Know of a certainty that in every Dispensation the…
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Praise be to Thee, O Lord My God, for the wondrous…
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O My Well-Beloved! Thou hast breathed Thy Breath into Me, and divorced Me from Mine own Self.
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God is My witness, O people! I was asleep on My couch,…
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O Son of Justice! In the night season the beauty of…
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O Afnán, O thou that hast branched from Mine ancient Stock!
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Lay not aside the fear of God, O ye the learned of…
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The Ancient Beauty hath consented to be bound with…
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I sorrow not for the burden of My imprisonment. Neither…
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O Jews! If ye be intent on crucifying once again Jesus,…
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God is my witness! Had it not been in conflict with…
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Know verily that whenever this Youth turneth His eyes…
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Shake off, O heedless ones, the slumber of negligence,…
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O people! I swear by the one true God! This is the…
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Say: O people! Withhold not from yourselves the grace of God and His mercy.
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O Naṣír, O My servant! God, the Eternal Truth, beareth Me witness.
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By the righteousness of God, my Well-Beloved! I have never aspired after worldly leadership.
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Call thou to remembrance, O Land of Ṭá (Ṭihrán), the…
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Let nothing grieve thee, O Land of Ṭá (Ṭihrán), for…
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When thou art departed out of the court of My presence,…
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Call thou to mind that which hath been revealed unto…
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Every unbiased observer will readily admit that, ever…
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My captivity can bring on Me no shame. Nay, by My life, it conferreth on Me glory.
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The world is in travail, and its agitation waxeth day by day.
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Recall thou to mind My sorrows, My cares and anxieties,…
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O thou whose face is turned towards Me! As soon as…
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It is Our wish to remember the Abode of supreme blissfulness…
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Call Thou to remembrance Thine arrival in the City…
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Fear God, ye inhabitants of the City (Constantinople)…
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There hath appeared in this Revelation what hath never appeared before.
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O thou who art the fruit of My Tree and the leaf thereof!
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Call thou to mind the behavior of Ashraf’s mother,…
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The world’s equilibrium hath been upset through the…
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Be not dismayed, O peoples of the world, when the daystar…
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Let not your hearts be perturbed, O people, when the…
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It is clear and evident that when the veils that conceal…
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Every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God…
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Tear asunder, in My Name, the veils that have grievously…
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Give ear, O My servant, unto that which is being sent…
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And now, concerning thy question regarding the creation of man.
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As to thy question concerning the origin of creation.
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As to thy question concerning the worlds of God. Know…
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Thou hast asked Me whether man, as apart from the Prophets…
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And now concerning thy question regarding the soul of man and its survival after death.
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Thou hast asked Me concerning the nature of the soul.
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Consider the rational faculty with which God hath endowed the essence of man.
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Regard thou the one true God as One Who is apart from,…
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O My servants! It behooveth you to refresh and revive…
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And now concerning thy question whether human souls…
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And now regarding thy question, “How is it that no…
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Know verily that the essence of justice and the source…
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Know assuredly that just as thou firmly believest that…
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Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth…
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Amongst the proofs demonstrating the truth of this…
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The Book of God is wide open, and His Word is summoning mankind unto Him.
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Know thou that every created thing is a sign of the revelation of God.
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And now concerning thy reference to the existence of two Gods.
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Know thou that, according to what thy Lord, the Lord…
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The Pen of the Most High is unceasingly calling; and…
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Consider the doubts which they who have joined partners…
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Say: O leaders of religion! Weigh not the Book of God…
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The vitality of men’s belief in God is dying out in…
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The voice of the Divine Herald, proceeding out of the throne of God, declareth: O ye My loved ones!
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The purpose underlying the revelation of every heavenly…
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Give a hearing ear, O people, to that which I, in truth, say unto you.
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God hath, through His tongue that uttereth the truth,…
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O ye peoples of the world! Know, verily, that an unforeseen…
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O kings of the earth! He Who is the sovereign Lord of all is come.
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The All-Knowing Physician hath His finger on the pulse of mankind.
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He Who is your Lord, the All-Merciful, cherisheth in…
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We have a fixed time for you, O peoples. If ye fail,…
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O Kamál! The heights which, through the most gracious…
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The Great Being saith: O ye children of men! The fundamental…
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O contending peoples and kindreds of the earth! Set…
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Behold the disturbances which, for many a long year,…
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Dost thou imagine, O Minister of the Sháh in the City…
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Hearken, O King (Sulṭán ‘Abdu’l-‘Azíz), to the speech…
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The Pen of Revelation, O Dhabíḥ, hath, in most of the…
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O kings of Christendom! Heard ye not the saying of…
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The Great Being, wishing to reveal the prerequisites…
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Lay not aside the fear of God, O kings of the earth,…
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O ye rulers of the earth! Wherefore have ye clouded…
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O ye the elected representatives of the people in every land!
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Say: O ye that envy Me and seek My hurt! The fury of your wrath against Me confound you!
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Man is the supreme Talisman. Lack of a proper education…
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The generations that have gone on before you — whither are they fled?
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How wondrous is the unity of the Living, the Ever-Abiding…
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O My brother! When a true seeker determineth to take…
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To whatever place We may be banished, however great…
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If it be your wish, O people, to know God and to discover…
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Say: Doth it beseem a man while claiming to be a follower…
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O wayfarer in the path of God! Take thou thy portion…
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Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity.
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The Pen of the Ancient King hath never ceased to remember the loved ones of God.
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The Purpose of the one true God, exalted be His glory,…
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The ordinances of God have been sent down from the heaven of His most august Revelation.
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The first and foremost duty prescribed unto men, next…
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O Letter of the Living! The ear of God hath heard thy…
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Say: Deliver your souls, O people, from the bondage…
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Some have regarded it as lawful to infringe on the…
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Thou seest, O God of Mercy, Thou Whose power pervadeth…
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Let thine ear be attentive, O Nabíl-i-A‘ẓam, to the…
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O Muḥammad-‘Alí! Great is the blessedness awaiting…
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A Book sent down in truth unto men of insight! It biddeth…
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I swear by the beauty of the Well-Beloved! This is…
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Blessed art thou, O My servant, inasmuch as thou hast…
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The Pen of the Most High hath decreed and imposed upon every one the obligation to teach this Cause.
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If ye meet the abased or the downtrodden, turn not…
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It is Our wish and desire that every one of you may…
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The Most Great Name beareth Me witness! How sad if…
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O Salmán! All that the sages and mystics have said…
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Should any man, in this Day, arise and, with absolute…
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When the victory arriveth, every man shall profess…
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Release yourselves, O nightingales of God, from the…
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Thine eye is My trust, suffer not the dust of vain desires to becloud its luster.
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O banished and faithful friend! Quench the thirst of…
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Warn, O Salmán, the beloved of the one true God, not…
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The first duty prescribed by God for His servants is…
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He Who is the Eternal Truth hath, from the Dayspring…
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They that have forsaken their country for the purpose…
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God hath prescribed unto every one the duty of teaching His Cause.
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Consider the pettiness of men’s minds. They ask for…
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He is indeed a true believer in the unity of God who,…
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Gird up the loins of thine endeavor, that haply thou…
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The All-Merciful hath conferred upon man the faculty…
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All praise be to God Who hath adorned the world with…
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Members of the human race! Hold ye fast by the Cord which no man can sever.
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Know thou that every hearing ear, if kept pure and…
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Whoso layeth claim to a Revelation direct from God,…
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