GLEANINGS FROM THE
WRITINGS OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH<br /><br />






<div align="center">INTRODUCTION</div>

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; This book is a selection from some of the chief writings 
of Bahá'u'lláh, the Founder of the Bahá'í Faith.
Quite literally these are gleanings intended to convey
the spirit of Bahá'u'lláh's life and teachings, and not
bring together a cross-section of all His writings.

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Key sentences may give us a first hint of the spirit
of the book. "Let your vision be world-embracing,
rather than confined to your own self." "All men have
been created to carry forward an ever-advancing civilization." 
"That one indeed is a man who, today, dedicateth 
himself to the service of the entire human race."

<br /><br /><div align="center">1</div><br />

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The religion with the universal aims suggested by
these sentences had its origin in Persia in the last century. 
Bahá'u'lláh was born in 1817 and died in 1892.
He was the son of a Persian nobleman and born to
wealth and luxury. Yet the major part of His life
was spent in imprisonment and exile. He knew intimately 
torture and the dungeon, scorn and hunger,
poverty and betrayal. The story of His life and of the
Faith which bears His name (for Bahá'í means "a
follower of Bahá") is intensely dramatic and, until
recent years, was little known in the west.

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; About the first half of the nineteenth century, many
Christians were stirred by the hope of the return of
Christ. This expectancy, latent in the teachings of the
New Testament, found its most vivid expression in the
Millerites but it by no means was limited to humble
Christians nor was it limited to America. Europe too


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was stirred by this phenomenon. A group of German
Templars left their native land and settled permanently
at the foot of Mount Carmel, to await their Lord.

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; What most Westerners do not understand at all, is
that at the same time a wave of expectancy swept
through Islám. Emerson would have understood this,
but few other Americans were prepared at the time to
consider any other world faith with even a modicum of
sympathy. Yet the fact remains that in Islám some
students and theologians felt that Islamic prophecies
indicated an end of the laws of the Qur'án and a beginning 
of a new spiritual age. The thinking of these
theologians was that the "Lord of the Age", to use the
Islamic phrase, would appear.

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In 1844 a young merchant of Shíráz named Siyyid
'Alí Muhammad suddenly began to teach a new faith
in Persia. He assumed the title of the Báb, which
literally means "the Gate." The force of the Báb's
character and utterance was like a bombshell in that
backward, priest-ridden land. Pleasant academic discussions 
as to the meaning of the traditions of Islám
were at an end. A flame of interest in the Báb and
devoted acceptance of Him swept the country. The
astonished priests reacted with orthodox fury. They
arrested and imprisoned the Báb and instigated systematic 
massacres of His followers.

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The Báb taught that a new spiritual era was at hand.
He criticized vehemently the hypocrisy and intellectual
dishonesty of the Muslim clergy. He urged the highest
standard of character. And He promised that within
nineteen years "Him Whom God would make manifest" 
would begin to teach and bring to men the basic
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clergy, long corrupted by their powerful position in
the church-state of Persia, feared and hated the movement 
initiated by the Báb. It was as if a strong, clean
wind had suddenly swept through the dank atmosphere
of a room long closed. The massacres of the Bábís
find their parallel in the bloody holidays of ancient
Rome. Hypocrisy and tyranny tried to destroy faith
by the sword. The Báb was soon arrested and imprisoned 
in a remote mountain village. On July 9, 1850 
hatred found its climax when the Báb was publicly 
martyred in the barracks square of the city of Tabríz.
An attempt was made to completely exterminate the
new faith in Persia. Bloody scenes multiplied throughout 
the country, and the surviving faithful went underground.

<br /><br /><div align="center">2</div><br />

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The consternation of the priesthood during these
years had been deepened by the fact that many of their
own outstanding members had accepted the teachings
of the Báb. Also outstanding men in other walks of
life had accepted Him. Among these was Mírzá
Husayn 'Alí, a young man of eminent and wealthy
family. Ignoring the jibes of family and class, Mírzá
Husayn 'Alí, Who is known to history as Bahá'u'lláh
("the Glory of God"), publicly championed the Báb.
In the nation-wide campaign to exterminate the faith,
Bahá'u'lláh's position had caused Him to be spared.
But in 1852 when two crazed young Bábís made an
attempt to kill the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sh</span>áh, Bahá'u'lláh was imprisoned
for four months in the Siyáh <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ch</span>ál, a dreadful underground 
prison in Tihrán. Bahá'u'lláh's innocence was
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great historic significance because during the imprisonment 
Bahá'u'lláh became aware that He was the
Promised One foretold by the Báb.

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Immediately after being released from prison, He
was exiled to Ba<span style="text-decoration: underline;">gh</span>dád by the Persian government, in
an effort to remove from the country the last effective
leader of the detested new faith. Bahá'u'lláh was an
exile in 'Iráq for about ten years. During this time He
transformed the outlook and character of the followers
of the Báb. His own fame spread to such an extent
that scholars and men of renown visited Him in increasing 
numbers.

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; To this first exile period belong two of Bahá'u'lláh's
most famous books. One is a very small book of penetrating 
meditations entitled <i>Hidden Words</i>. In epigrammatic 
sentences, each prefaced by a salutation,
Bahá'u'lláh restated the essential spiritual truths which
have been taught by the Founders of all the world
religions. No complicated theology mars the directness
of the passages. It is the voice of God speaking directly
to the heart of man.<blockquote>
"O Son of Spirit!<br />

"The best beloved of all things in My sight is
Justice; turn not away therefrom if thou desirest 
Me, and neglect it not that I may confide 
in thee. By its aid thou shalt see with
thine own eyes and not through the eyes of
others, and shalt know of thine own knowledge 
and not through the knowledge of thy
neighbor. Ponder this in thy heart; how it
behoveth thee to be. Verily justice is my gift
to thee and the sign of My loving-kindness.
Set it then before thine eyes."
</blockquote>

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<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The other outstanding work of this period was the
<i>Kitáb-i-Íqán</i>, the English subtitle of which is the "Book
of Certitude." This book is one of the major keys to
understanding the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh. The great
theme is this: in every age God reveals His will and
purpose for human destiny through a chosen individual
or Manifestation. Religion thus progressively evolves.
The spiritual aspects of man's relation to God are not
changed from age to age but restated and clarified.
The social part of religion undergoes changes in every
age because the conditions of life change. Thus Moses
made certain laws which Jesus later changed or ignored,
to the horror of the priests and the orthodox. The
evolutionary principle in world religion is Bahá'u'lláh's
first challenging contribution to the spiritual unity of
mankind. A generous selection from the <i>Íqán</i> concerning 
the "City of Certitude" is found on pages 264-270. 
Other selections from the <i>Íqán</i> in this volume
are on pages 17-27, 46-49, 50-56, 177, and 179.

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The Muslim priests and the Turkish and Persian
governments as Islamic church-states could not tolerate
the rebirth of the new faith under Bahá'u'lláh. So it
was decreed that Bahá'u'lláh be exiled from Ba<span style="text-decoration: underline;">gh</span>dád
to Constantinople, on the theory that distance would
dissipate His influence ‹ a theory repeatedly tried and
repeatedly bringing opposite results. In 1863 the exile
was ordered. And in the few days while a caravan was
being prepared for the long journey, Bahá'u'lláh announced 
to His followers that He was the One Whose
coming the Báb foretold.

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; After being four months in Constantinople,
Bahá'u'lláh was banished to Adrianople. He here
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the temporal and spiritual rulers of the earth. He
wrote some of the first of a series of letters known collectively 
as the "Tablets to the Kings." He addressed
the Sultan of Turkey, the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sh</span>áh of Persia, and Napoleon
III, Emperor of the French. Among the themes in these
letters was a call to the rulers "to be just and vigilant, to
compose their differences and reduce their armaments."
Later He addressed such letters to Queen Victoria,
Alexander II of Russia, Pope Pius IX, William I, the
Emperor of Germany, and Francis-Joseph, the Emperor 
of Austria. In His book of laws the <i>Kitáb-i-Aqdas</i>, 
Bahá'u'lláh addressed a passage to "the Rulers
of America and the Presidents of the Republics therein," 
asking them to "adorn the temple of dominion
with the ornament of justice" and bidding them "bind
with the hands of justice the broken." A few selections
from this series of Tablets are in this volume, on pages 122-125, 210-212, 219-232, 232-240, and 246-249.
(For the full scope of these letters, see <i>Bahá'í World
Faith</i>, Chapter One, and <i>The Promised Day Is Come</i>,
by Shoghi Effendi.)

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A fourth and final exile was ordered, this time
(1868) sending Bahá'u'lláh to the prison-city of 'Akká
on the Bay of Haifa in the Holy Land, Bahá'u'lláh
was an exile in 'Akká and the surrounding countryside
until the end of His life in 1892.

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Here He revealed the major portion of His teachings, 
and despite restrictions His influence increased.
Two of His major books in this period were the <i>Kitáb-i-Aqdas</i> 
in which He stated the laws and ordinances
of a new dispensation and the <i>Epistle to the Son of the
Wolf</i>, a summary and defense of His teachings addressed

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to the son of a fanatic Muslin clergyman whom
the Bahá'ís called "the Wolf."

<br /><br /><div align="center">3.</div>

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh we find that He
"abolishes the institution of priesthood; prohibits
slavery, asceticism, mendicancy, monastlcism, penance,
the use of pulpits and the kissing of hands; prescribes
monogamy; condemns cruelty to animals, idleness and
sloth, backbiting and calumny; censures divorce; interdicts 
gambling, the use of opium, wine and other intoxicating 
drinks ... stresses the importance of marriage
and lays down its essential conditions; imposes the
obligation of engaging in some trade or profession,
exalting such occupation to the rank of worship; emphasizes 
the necessity of providing the means for the
education of children . . ."

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The chief principle of Bahá'u'lláh's teachings is "the
oneness and wholeness of the human race." This is
the pivotal point of all that He taught. The purpose
of the Bahá'í Faith is to unite the entire world in one
common faith and one common social order. We may
perhaps state that Bahá'u'lláh's second challenging
contribution to the unity of the human race is a set of
principles and a social structure designed to produce
justice. He called justice "the best beloved of all
things" in the sight of God. He urged moderation and
warned against fanaticism and excesses of all kinds.
The acquiring of education is essential to everyone.
True religion and science are in agreement. Consultation 
is the key method for the settling of disputes and
for developing plans and policies for the common good.


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To achieve the unity of the human race was
Bahá'u'lláh's compelling life purpose.

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The aim of religion is to produce the strong, intangible 
bonds of unity. Bahá'u'lláh clarifies the historic
development of religion as the evolution of one faith,
serving different needs in each age. Abraham, Moses,
Buddha, Zoroaster, Krishna, Jesus, Muhammad, the
Bab, and Bahá'u'lláh have been successive Manifestations, 
through Whom God has progressively revealed
the purpose of religion. Because of ignorance, the
followers of these Manifestations may quarrel, but the
open-minded individual can see the pattern of agreement 
and evolution in what these supreme Educators
taught. Stripped of the many layers of theology and
custom, the different faiths of the world assume an
integrated relationship, each leading to the other in
historic development, as links in a chain. And none of
the great Founders of the world's religions has ever
taught that He was the only or the last Revealor of
divine teachings. Instead, Each of them has praised
the Prophet Who lived and taught before Him, and
also has pointed to the future when another such Educator, 
or "Spirit of Truth" as Jesus taught, would live.

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Bahá'u'lláh claimed to speak with the same divine
authority as Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad. He taught
that the time was now ripe for the coming of age of
the human race and the beginning of its conscious unity.

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; To achieve this, He urged the abolition of racial,
religious, political, and economic prejudices, the adoption 
of an international auxiliary language, equal opportunities 
and privileges for men and women, a universal
system of education, the independent investigation of
truth, the adoption of a world code of human rights



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and responsibilities, and the creation of a world federal
government. He taught that in each community there
should be a House of Justice, this finally culminating
in a Universal House of Justice.

<br /><br /><div align="center">4.</div>

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; And Bahá'u'lláh took decided steps to prevent the
corruption of His Faith into sects. He wrote His teachings, 
and as a result oral tradition was struck a blow.
He abolished the authority of a priesthood. He forbade 
the creation of sacraments. And He appointed
'Abdu'l-Bahá, His eldest Son, as the Center of His
Covenant, the point of unity to Whom all should turn
on questions of interpretation of the teachings.

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 'Abdu'l-Bahá had been born in 1844 and shared the
series of exiles with His Father. He himself continued
a prisoner until in 1908 the revolution of the Young
Turks released all religious prisoners. In 1910 'Abdu'l-Bahá 
began a series of missionary journeys which extended 
over a period of three years. He visited Egypt,
Europe, the United States and Canada. Everywhere
He was greeted with respect, scholars and noted men
visiting Him. In pulpit, synagogue, and college hall,
He freely proclaimed His Father's Faith. The result
was a great strengthening of the little group of Bahá'ís
in the West.

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; At the death of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 1921, the Faith entered 
a new period of development. 'Abdu'l-Bahá left
a Will and Testament in which He appointed Shoghi
Effendi Rabbani, His eldest grandson, as Guardian of
the Faith. This remarkable document not only made
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also called upon the believers to arise and teach the
Faith and build the World Order of Bahá'u'lláh.

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Under the direction of Shoghi Effendi, the Bahá'ís
have organized Local Spiritual Assemblies which are
prototypes of the future Houses of Justice. Here group
effort and consultation are learned and applied to the
problems of a fast-evolving world faith. A beautiful
House of Worship has been built in Wilmette, Illinois,
as a first step in proclaiming Bahá'u'lláh's concept of
worship and the unity of religion. Eleven National
Spiritual Assemblies, some of them regional in nature,
have been elected and they form a band around the
earth ‹ Canada; the United States; Central America;
South America; the British Isles; Germany and Austria; 
Egypt and the Sudan; Iraq; Persia; India, Pakistan, 
and Burma; and Australia and New Zealand. The
work of teaching the Faith goes on in dozens of countries 
where there are not yet enough Bahá'ís to form a
National Assembly.

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The houses and gardens associated with Bahá'u'lláh's
imprisonment and exile in 'Akká and near-by Haifa
are now centers of pilgrimage. On Mount Carmel a
beautiful Shrine is being erected to fittingly shelter the
remains of the Báb, which were hidden secretly by His
followers and, after many decades of concealment,
brought to the Holy Land. The Guardian of the Faith
lives in Haifa, its World Center, and assisting him is
the International Bahá'í Council.

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Since 1921 the translation and publication of
Bahá'u'lláh's teachings have increased with great rapidity. 
This book is an example of Shoghi Effendi's
masterful translations into English. At this writing the


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teachings of Bahá'u'lláh have been rendered in over
eighty languages.

<br /><br /><div align="center">5.</div>

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; This very briefly summarizes the story which is so
intimately associated with the spirit of <i>Gleanings</i>. The
reader may be further assisted by the fact that the
contents of <i>Gleanings</i> may be divided into five parts.
Part one, pages 1-46, proclaims this age as the "Day of
God." "The advent of such a Revelation hath been
heralded in all the sacred Scriptures." This is the
culminating age when the past dispensations will bear
fruit as men and women the world over unite in a
common faith. Part two, pages 46-136, concerns the
Manifestation of God and the significance of the Manifestation 
in representing the attributes of God. Part
three, pages 136-200, deals with basic questions concerning 
the soul and its immortality. Part four, pages 200-259, concerns spiritual aspects of World Order
and the Most Great Peace. Part five, pages 259-346,
deals with the duties of the individual and the spiritual
meaning of life. Bahá'u'lláh's teachings may be further
studied in <i>Bahá'í World Faith</i> and in other translations
of His writings. The most detailed history of the
Faith is <i>God Passes By</i> written by Shoghi Effendi.

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <i>Gleanings</i> is a book for meditative study. It is not a
book of history and facts, but of love and spiritual
power. No one can understand the faith of the thousands 
of martyred followers of the Báb, unless he
catches the spirit of this book. No one can appreciate
why thousands of Bahá'ís give up the comfort of settled
homes and move into strange countries to tell the


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people about Bahá'u'lláh, unless he clearly glimpses
the spirit of this book.

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Bahá'u'lláh has called into being a constantly-growing 
body of followers in the five continents of the globe.
These people come from differing racial and religious
backgrounds. In the Faith of Bahá'u'lláh they become
united in belief and action. While wars are waged and
the moral fabric of modern civilization becomes more
and more tattered, Bahá'ís continue to tell the story of
Bahá'u'lláh's life, of the reawakening of men to the
call of God in our time. For, to Bahá'ís, quite literally,
"This is the changeless faith of God, eternal in the past,
eternal in the future." While the rot of modern materialism 
does its deadly work, Bahá'ís continue to patiently 
sacrifice and work to build the group consciousness 
and the social institutions which Bahá'u'lláh
promised them would, in time, flower into a world
civilization. To a Bahá'í, religion encompasses all of
life ‹ it is civilization itself. "All men have been
created to carry forward an ever-advancing civilization."

<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "The earth is but one country, and mankind its
citizens."

<div align="right">W. KENNETH CHRISTIAN<br />1952</div><br />

<i>Editorial Note</i>: Prior to his passing In 1957, Shoghi Effendi appointed
twenty-seven Hands of the Cause of God charged "with the propagation and
protection of the Faith. Through their efforts the election of the first Universal 
House of Justice was called in April 1963.   At that time this
supreme administrative institution of the Bahá'í Faith was elected by the
fifty-six existing national administrative bodies (National Spiritual Assemblies), 
in accordance with provisions in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh.
Through a series of global teaching plans, begun in 1953, the Faith has
spread to more than 300 countries and significant territories and islands, with
approximately 100 National Spiritual Assemblies. [1971]


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<div align="center">GLOSSARY AND NOTES</div><br />
<table>
<tr><td>'Abdu'l-Azíz:</td><td>The Sultán who decreed each of Bahá'u'lláh's
three banishments.</td></tr>
<tr><td>'Abdu'l-Bahá:</td><td>The appointed Successor of Bahá'u'lláh and
Center of His Covenant. (1844-1921),</td></tr>
<tr><td>'Abdu'lláh-i-Ubayy:</td><td>An opponent of Muhammad.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Abhá:</td><td>Bahá means "glory". Abhá is its superlative.
Both are titles of Bahá'u'lláh and of His
Kingdom.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Abú 'Amír:</td><td>An opponent of Muhammad.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Afnán:</td><td>Lit. "twigs". Denotes relatives of the Báb.</td></tr>
<tr><td>'Akká:</td><td>The prison city in Palestine where Bahá'u'lláh
was finally exiled.  He arrived there on
August 31, 1868.</td></tr>
<tr><td>'Alí:</td><td>The first Imám; cousin and first disciple of
Muhammad and married to His daughter
Fátimih.</td></tr>
<tr><td>'Alí Muhammad:</td><td>Siyyid 'Alí Muhammad, born in Shíráz, Persia, on October 20, 1819, the "Point of
the Bayan" and the "Báb" and precursor of
Bahá'u'lláh.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Ancient of Days:</td><td>A title of God, peculiar in the Bible to the
Book of Daniel.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Annas:</td><td>High Priest of the Jews and father-in-law to
Caiaphas (John 18.V.13.).</td></tr>
<tr><td>Aqdas:</td><td>The greatest of Bahá'u'lláh's works containing 
His laws and ordinances (1873).</td></tr>
<tr><td>Ashraf:</td><td>Siyyid Ashraf, born in the Fort of Zanján
during the siege.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Báb, The:</td><td>The Herald of the Faith (1819-1850).</td></tr>
<tr><td>Bahá:</td><td>A title given to Bahá'u'lláh by the Báb.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Bahá'u'lláh:</td><td>The Founder of the Bahá'í Faith (1817-1892).</td></tr>
<tr><td><br /><hr /><br /><br /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Balál:</td><td>An Ethiopian slave in Mecca, illiterate and
despised, but transformed by his recognition
of Muhammad.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Bayán:</td><td>The greatest doctrinal work of the Founder
of the Bábí Dispensation (lit. "Exposition").</td></tr>
<tr><td>Burning Bush:</td><td>See Exod. 3.V.2. Symbolic of God's presence
in the heart of Moses.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Caiaphas:</td><td>High Priest and President of the Court that
condemned Jesus.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Carmel, Mount:</td><td>One of the sacred spots in Bahá'í history,
where are the shrines of the Báb and of
'Abdu'l-Bahá and memorials to other members
of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's family.</td></tr>
<tr><td>City of Certitude:</td><td>A condition of high spiritual attainment.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Day Star of Muhammad:</td><td>Symbol of the Prophet as enlightening the
world.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Dhábih:</td><td>Ishmael, famous Bahá'í and brother of Mírzá
Jani of Kashán (see <i>The Dawn-Breakers</i>).
Given this title (sacrifice) by Bahá'u'lláh.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Divine Elixir:</td><td>Symbol of the power of faith to confer
eternal life upon man; from "elixir", an
imaginary liquor supposed to prolong human
life indefinitely.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Divine Messenger:</td><td>Prophet of God. The Great Soul, the All-Perfect 
One through whom such a Revelation
is given.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Divine Messiah:</td><td>The Divine King and Deliverer expected by
the Hebrews.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Gabriel:</td><td>Said to be the highest of the angels, and to
hover over the throne of God and shelter it
with his wings.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Husayn:</td><td>The third Imám, the Martyr of Karbilá.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Imám 'Alí:</td><td>The first Imám, and son-in-law of tie Prophet.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Isaiah, Book of:</td><td>See Isaiah 2.V.10.</td></tr>
<tr><td><br /><hr /><br /><br /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Islám:</td><td>Lit. "Obedience to the will of God," the
name given to the religion of Muhammad.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Javád:</td><td>Hájí Siyyid Javád, one of the earliest Bábís,
extolled by both the Báb and later by
Bahá'u'lláh whom he met in Baghdád.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Kaaba:</td><td>The Shrine which holds the Black Stone in
the Mosque at Mecca.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Ka'b-ibn-i-Ashraf:</td><td>An implaccable foe of Muhammad whose life
he sought.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Kamál:</td><td>Hájí Mírzá Kamál, a famous Bábí of high
education who met and recognized the station
of Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdád before His declaration. 
He wished to tell the News to everyone 
and was sent back to Persia.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Karbilá:</td><td>The city in 'Iráq where the Imám Husayn 
was martyred and where he is buried. One 
of the two "supreme shrines," the other being Najaf.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Kawthar:</td><td>A river in Paradise, and the source of all 
other rivers.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Lamp of God, The:</td><td>The spiritual light shed by God's prophet.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Manifestation:</td><td>One who is the "expressimage" of the perfections 
and attributes of God.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Mecca:</td><td>The city where Muhammad was born and where he declared Himself.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Medina:</td><td>The city which sheltered Muhammad and where He is buried; esteemed as second only to Mecca in sanctity.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Mihdí:</td><td>Title of the Manifestation expected by Islám.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Most Great Name, The:</td><td>A title of Bahá'u'lláh</td></tr>
<tr><td>Muhammad:</td><td>Lit. "The Praised One." The Founder of Islám, the son of 'Abdu'lláh of the family of Hashim, born in Mecca in (it is said) the year 570 A.D.</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Mustagháth:</td><td>Lit. "He who is invoked." By reference to
the numerical value of this word, the Báb
reveals the ninth year of this Era (A.D. 1853) 
as the date of Bahá'u'lláh's manifestation.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Nabíl-i-A'zam:</td><td>The Bahá'í title of Muhammad-i-Zarandi, a
devoted follower of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh,
author of the historical work known as,
"Nabíl's Narrative."</td></tr>
<tr><td>Nadr-ibn-i-Harith:</td><td>An opponent of Muhammad.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Nimrod:</td><td>The persecutor of Abraham.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Párán:</td><td>A mountain-range north of Sinai, used to
typify a place of revelation.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Pentateuch:</td><td>The first five books of the Bible, attributed
to Moses.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Qá'im:</td><td>The Promised One of Islám.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Qayyúmu'l-Asmá:</td><td>One of the chief works of the Báb.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Quintessence:</td><td>The last or highest essence of an object.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Qur'án:</td><td>The Scripture of the Muhammadans, written
in the Arabic language.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Revelation:</td><td>The Unveiling by God to men of something
which hitherto He had hidden from them.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Ridván:</td><td>The custodian of Paradise. Used to denote
Paradise itself.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sadratu'l-Muntahá:</td><td>The name of a tree planted at the end of a
road to serve as a guide; a symbol of a
Manifestation.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Salmán, or Shaykh Salmán:</td><td>Born in southern Persia, an illiterate, he became 
one of the most beloved and most
devoted disciples of Bahá'u'lláh who entrusted
him with many dangerous and important
missions.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Salsabíl:</td><td>A fountain in Paradise.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Seal of the Prophets:</td><td>A title of Muhammad, referring to the
approaching close of the Prophetic Cycle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Sháh:</td><td>Násiri'd-Dín Sháh.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Shaykh:</td><td>Referring to Shaykh Salmán.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Shí'ih:</td><td>A Muhammadan sect distinguished by its
spiritual doctrine of the Imamate and represented by the Sháh.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Shoghi Effendi:</td><td>Grandson of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Guardian of
the Bahá'í Faith.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sinai:</td><td>The Mountain where God gave the tables of
the Law to Moses; sometimes an emblem of
the human heart which is the place of God's
descent.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sultán:</td><td>Sultán 'Abdu'l-Azíz.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Sunní:</td><td>The larger and more powerful of the two
great Islamic sects, represented by the Sultán,
the outward and visible Defender of the
Faith.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Súríy-i-Ra'ís:</td><td>Tablet of Bahá'u'lláh revealed in Adrianople.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Tá, Land of:</td><td>Meaning Tihrán, being the initial letter of
the name.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Tablet to Ra'ís:</td><td>Epistle of Bahá'u'lláh to 'Alí Páshá the
Grand Vizír.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Talisman:</td><td>Lit. a charm which drew down the power
of heaven to protect its wearer. A symbol
of man protected by the power of God.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Tihrán:</td><td>The birthplace of Bahá'u'lláh (November 12, 1817) and capital of Irán.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Torah:</td><td>The Pentateuch of Moses.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Zá, Land of:</td><td>Meaning Zanján, being the initial letter of
the name.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Zanján:</td><td>Capital of the district of Khamsih and scene
of the martyrdom of some 1800 Bábís.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Zion:</td><td>A hill in Jerusalem, the site of the royal residence of David and his successors.</td></tr>
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<div align="center">INDEX</div><br />

'Abdu'l-'Azíz, Sultán, Tablet to, 232-240
'Abdu'lláh-i-Ubayy, 25, 83
Abraham, 57, 75, 173
Abu 'Ámir, 25
Acquiescence, 133, 290, 299
Adam, 51, 74, 172, 173, 258
Adrianople, 114
Adversity, 72, 285
Afnán, Tablet to, 92
'Alí, Imám, 51
'Alí, Tablet to, 203, 308-312
Angels, 16, 41, 45, 125, 136, 139, 277, 295, 309, 334
Animals, 265, 335
Annas, 83
Arabic, 173, 298
Ark of God, 16, 113, 170, 212, 302
Armaments, 249, 250, 254
Arts, source of, 85, 142, 144, 157, 161
Ashraf, mother of, 135
Atom, 16, 177, 192, 267, 300, 324, 3€25
Attacks on Cause to be refuted, 329, 330
Báb ('Alí-Muhammad), 73, 74, 101, 102, 259
	Ancient Beauty, 77
	Covenant of, 147
	heralded Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, 10, 96, 147, 294
	identity with Bahá'u'lláh, 147, 244, 293
	martyrdom of, 89, 146, 147, 221, 222
	mission of, 146, 245, 291, 292-294
	Mouthpiece of God, 145
	words of, 292-294
Babel, 173
Bábís, call to, 102, 106
	conduct of, 244, 273, 274, 293, 294
Backbiting, 265
Baghdád, 229, 230
Baghdád House of Bahá'u'lláh, 111
	blessing of pilgrimage to, 114
	humiliation of, predicted, 114, 115
	Shrine, future, 115
	Station of, 112, 113, 114
	Tablet of Visitation to, 111-114
Bahá'ís (see Believers)
Bahá'u'lláh
	accepted gifts as token of grace to giver, 116, 201
	afflictions of, 37, 42, 58, 85, 88-89, 90, 98-100, 115, 116, 119, 120, 124, 129, 130, 148, 203, 219, 224-226, 229, 238, 239, 240, 242, 244, 247, 270, 274, 286, 296, 298, 307, 313, 342, 344
	asked for a miracle, 131, 132
	authority of, 55-56, 171, 176, 202
	Book of, 69, 123, 127, 183, 198, 221, 270, 286, 306
	call to humanity‹to serve Cause, 14, 37, 43, 84, 92, 137, 184, 196, 246, 281, 296, 308, 310
	call to mankind, 38, 99, 104, 115, 127, 130, 163, 168, 171, 183, 205, 213, 217, 299, 316, 319-322, 322, 332, 342, 345
	Cause of (see Revelation)
	dependent only upon God, 37, 38
	ever-present, 137, 139, 316
	gives new power to words, 93
	identity with Báb, 147, 244, 293
	in Baghdád, 229
	in Constantinople, 122, 126
	Justice of, 175
	Knowledge of, 58, 122, 131, 199
	mission made known to Him, 90, 99, 103
	mission of, 85, 100, 108, 115, 130, 212, 217, 228, 238, 256, 286, 299
	never hidden, 286, 344
	oneness with all Prophets, 88-89, 101-102
	opposition to, 58, 246, 256, 273
	power of, 40, 72, 93, 137, 214, 219, 322
	Prayer of Thanksgiving, 88 (see also Prayer)
	prophecies of, fulfilled, 58
	Prophethood, proof of, 11, 49, 105, 179, 220, 259, 302
	refuge, sole, 203
	Revelation of (see Revelation)
	sacrifice of, for mankind, 88, 99, 101, 307, 315
	sister of, 109
	source of His sorrow, 100, 117, 153, 244, 308-310
	speaks not of own volition, 90, 99, 103, 108, 126
	Station of, 33, 36, 99, 101, 102, 228, 244
	Titles:
		Ancient Beauty, 99, 111, 119, 296, 298, 309
		Ancient of Days, 210, 241, 302, 306
		Book of God, 104
		Concealer, 271, 309
		Eternal Truth, 60
		Great Announcement, 40, 116, 308
		Him Whom God will make manifest, 270
		King of Kings, 211
		Monarch of names of God, 258
		Mouthpiece of God, 108
		Promised One, 6, 9, 10, 12
		Trumpet, 31, 40, 43, 44
		Word of Truth, 316
	"unlettered One," 98, 199
Balál, 83
Balance, 40, 136, 198, 236, 281, 292
Bayán, 10, 44, 46, 101, 102, 244, 270, 292
	blindness of people of, 106
	purpose of, 147, 149
Belief in God, 86, 105, 141, 143, 148, 200, 324, 338
Believers
	after death, 141, 153, 169-171, 329, 345, 346
	call to, 94, 96, 97, 148, 183, 288, 319, 325
	characteristics of, 7, 8, 13, 87, 100, 118, 242, 264, 268, 271, 272, 279, 285, 287, 289, 290, 296, 297, 298, 299, 304, 305, 307, 315, 323, 338
	compared to bird, 327
	compared to wind, 339
	conduct of, 7, 94, 240, 243, 271, 272, 275, 277, 278, 287, 296, 305, 307, 315, 316, 343
	duty to know and obey God, 5, 289, 290, 330-331
	duty to proclaim Cause, 14, 201, 205, 276, 278, 280, 289, 296, 303, 312, 314, 316, 320, 330, 333, 338, 339
	education of, 190
	first, faith of, 179, 180
	immortality of, 33, 74, 141, 148, 213, 345
	knowledge of, 70, 84, 170, 263, 267-269, 314, 331
	love of humanity, 7, 95, 250, 260, 288, 316, 334
	loyalty to King who will arise, 207, 212
	people of Bahá, 16, 32, 35, 46, 94, 100, 111, 117, 118, 169, 170, 212, 278, 288, 289, 304, 305, 333
	power of, 93, 96, 137, 183, 287, 319, 330
	prayers for (see Prayer)
	reward of, 36, 94, 117, 167, 219, 339
	station of, 6, 9, 10, 34, 87, 107, 108, 110, 149, 159, 167, 190, 196, 197, 214, 246, 288, 317, 323-324, 327, 330, 331, 340
	teachers (see Teachers)
	to refute attacks against Cause, 329, 330
	tribulations of, 72, 116, 129, 305, 308, 313, 329
	unfaithful, 100, 118, 244, 308-310
	victory of (see Victory)
	who clamorously assert their faith, 343
	who dissemble belief, 343
Birds of Darkness, 340
Blindness, spiritual, 106, 113, 116, 284, 327
Book, Mother, 34, 99, 199
Book of Bahá'u'lláh, 69, 123, 127, 183, 198, 221, 270, 286, 306
Book of each Manifestation, 13, 21, 74, 173, 290
Book of God, 13, 159, 225, 226, 227, 237, 247, 290, 294, 297, 341
Bread, 195
Burning Bush, 16, 24, 96, 199, 269, 271
Caiaphas, 83,
Calamities, prophesied, 39, 40-42, 119, 169, 209, 216, 218, 319, 340
Canaan, 84
Carmel, 14-16, 211
Cause of God (see Revelation)
Celestial spheres, 162, 163
Certitude, City of, 267-270
Character (see Believers)
Charity, 278, 285
Chastisement, 209, 214, 252, 297, 325, 339, 346
Chastity, 117, 118, 297
Christ (see Jesus Christ)
Christendom, Tablet to Kings of, 246
Christians, call to, 101
City of God, 267-270
Civilization, 215, 216, 342, 343
Clergy (see Divines)
"Clouds," 26, 27, 42, 45, 68, 92, 101, 167, 246, 258, 275, 282, 288, 306, 320, 324
Concourse, 14, 59, 91, 113, 118, 135, 139, 148, 266, 280, 284, 292, 307, 315, 330
Conduct (see Believers):
Consecration, 338
Constantinople, 122, 219, 235
	Tablet to, 125
Contention, forbidden, 9, 277, 279, 296, 304
Copper, 197, 198
Courtesy, 305
Covenant of God, 57, 128, 328, 331
Covetousness, 169, 323
Creation
	affected by Manifestation, 6, 15, 16, 30, 32, 68, 77, 85, 93, 142, 190, 263, 292, 308, 324, 325, 328
	compared to mirage, 328
	incomprehensible, 62
	manifests attributes of God, 61-63, 65, 140, 160, 166, 177, 178, 184, 187, 189, 190, 262, 283
	new, 19, 62, 93
	of man (see Man)
	origin, 61, 65, 77, 150, 193, 318, 325
	purpose, 65, 141, 144, 318
	transient, 29, 328
	unending, 61, 150, 162, 174
Cycle, prophetic, 60, 62, 75
Day of God, 29, 30, 38, 40, 43, 44, 58, 107, 151, 171, 205, 206, 257, 276, 316, 319, 320
	day of service, 9, 92, 193
	end of prophetic cycle, 60, 75
	foretold in Scriptures, 10, 11, 12, 17, 145, 163, 314, 340
	greatness of, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 28, 35, 36, 39, 45, 59, 60, 108, 145, 168, 196, 197, 214, 245, 263, 287, 340
Death (see also Immortality)
	hour of, 157, 266
	life after, 141, 153-157, 161, 169-171, 329, 345
	of infidels, 170
	spiritual, 44, 139, 169, 176, 213
Deeds
	evil, 240, 243, 244, 275, 297
	known by God, 45, 123, 204, 210
	of martyrs, 180-182
	righteous, power of, 94, 96, 241, 272, 287, 299, 305, 334
	value known after death, 171
	when acceptable, 9, 39, 86, 105, 123, 206, 241, 250, 272, 278, 290, 293, 315, 331
Deluge, 174
Detachment, 34, 40, 84, 100, 118, 139, 149, 157, 161, 180, 202, 205, 241, 242, 257, 264, 272, 275, 276, 294, 304, 306, 314, 316, 319, 325, 326, 334, 339
Dhábih, Tablet to, 240
Disbelievers, untrustworthy, 232, 233 (see Non-believers)
Dissension, 9, 95, 196, 218, 250, 288, 296, 333, 341
Divine Guidance, 18, 28, 39, 50, 67, 68, 96, 179, 258, 268, 325, 328, 338, 339, 342
Divine Justice, 17, 98, 100, 117
Divine Physician, 40, 80, 81, 213, 255
Divine Presence (see Presence of God)
Divine retribution (see Retribution)
Divine Unity (see Unity)
Divines, influence of, 18, 19, 22, 26, 81, 128, 179, 180, 215
Dreams, 152, 162
Duality, 166, 187, 192, 336-337
Earth
	blessedness of, 30
	submissiveness of, 7-8, 322
Education, 9, 95, 189, 190, 259, 260, 312, 333
Equity, 92, 203, 204, 236
Everlasting Life (see Life)
Evil, source of, 149, 342
Evil One, 41, 94, 118, 126, 146, 168, 275, 284
Eye, function of, 160
Faith, 141, 170, 171, 180, 205, 217, 293, 338
	individual responsibility, 81, 105, 143, 262, 328
	one common, 136, 217, 255, 319, 333
Faithfulness, 91, 161, 333
Fanaticism, religious, 288
Fane, Frequented, 292
Fashioner, 14, 141
Fast, prayer for the, 299, 337
Fate, 133
Fear God, 38, 98, 104, 126, 128, 272, 275, 277, 291, 314, 323, 346
Fellowship, 7, 95, 184, 196, 260, 288, 289, 315, 316, 333-334
Force, prohibited in teaching, 278, 303, 330
Forgiveness, 36, 105, 130, 271, 275, 301, 309, 310, 311
Free Will, 71, 81, 149, 164, 337, 338
Freedom, true, 78
Gabriel, 103
Generosity, 278, 285, 297
God
	Absolute existence of, 157
	All-knowing, 9, 29, 45, 59, 104, 105, 129, 150, 186, 204, 207, 319
	attributes of, 290 (see also Manifestations)
	Book of, 13, 159, 221, 225, 226, 227, 237, 247, 290, 294, 297, 341
	Concealer, 36, 204, 309, 310
	Covenant of, 57, 128, 328, 331
	Creation manifests attributes of (see Creation)
	Creator, 64, 65, 105, 150, 151, 162, 193, 220, 318, 330, 337, 339
	Day of (see Day of God)
	Educator, 189, 243
	Everlasting, 151, 162, 192, 261, 318
	Exalted above creation, 166, 184, 185, 192
	Exalted above description, 5, 151, 193, 220, 318
	Enalted above praise, 3, 4, 5, 47, 60, 174, 262
	Fear of, 38, 98, 104, 126, 128, 272, 275, 277, 291, 314, 323, 346
	Forgiver, 36, 105, 130, 204
	"God was alone," 150, 151, 192
	Grace of, 6, 8, 33, 34, 37, 62, 65, 67, 68, 76, 84, 104, 105, 107, 130, 185, 190, 295, 297, 301, 303, 308, 312, 320, 323, 325, 326, 328, 332, 343
	Inaccessible, 63, 64, 66, 193, 261, 318
	Independent of all, 85, 140, 148, 166, 192, 193, 260, 261
	Judge, 227
	known through Manifestations (see Manifestations)
	Laws of (see Laws of God)
	Names of, 258, 274, 293, 319
	nearness to man, 185, 186
	Object of all knowledge, 5, 84, 85, 177, 199, 204, 291
	Omnipresent, 63, 186, 318, 326
	Peerless (no Partner), 12, 36, 64, 70, 98, 151, 166, 187, 192, 193, 273, 336, 338
	Power of, 34, 61, 63, 73, 160, 184, 220, 224, 242, 243, 312, 341
	praise of, a duty and bounty, 4
	protects from harm, 233
	purpose of, 71, 79, 116, 127, 153, 220, 243, 287, 299, 324, 336
	singleness of, 166, 190, 192, 193
	source of knowledge, 5, 84, 176, 177, 199, 204, 312, 314
	sovereignty of, 35, 42, 45, 61, 64, 73, 87, 166, 184, 235, 261, 295, 324
	Unity manifested by Manifestation, 21, 231
	Unity of (see Unity)
	unknowable, 3, 4, 5, 29, 46, 47, 49, 60-64, 150, 165, 174, 193, 220, 242, 261, 318, 336
	Will of, 5, 61, 65, 167, 209, 211, 318, 324, 329, 338
	Word of (see Word of God)
	wrath of, 40, 130, 204, 208, 257, 325
Gold, 197, 198, 200
Gospel, 270, 294
Governments
	advancement of, 94-95, 216
	obedience to, 207, 229, 240, 241
Great Announcement, 40, 116, 308
Guidance, Divine, 18, 28, 39, 50, 67, 68, 96, 179, 258, 268, 325, 328, 338, 339, 342
Hakím, Tablet to, 200
Handmaids, prayer for, 134
Hearing, 164, 195, 340
Heart (see Man)
Heathen, 338
Heavens (of religions) rent, 41, 42, 45, 333
Hebrew, 173
Hell, 42, 45, 158, 209
Herald, 43
"Him whom God will make manifest," 270
Holy Ghost, 103
Holy Land, references to, 13, 14, 117, 173, 199, 211, 344
Honesty, 297-299
Honor, 202, 235, 305, 306
"Hour," appointed, 17, 43, 103, 119, 125, 151, 204, 211, 214
Humanity (see Mankind)
Humiliation, 305
Humility, 7, 8, 9
Husayn, Imám, 12, 76, 225
Husayn, Tablet to, 12
Illiteracy, 312
Imám-'Alí, 51
Imám-Husayn, 12, 76, 225
Imáms, 51
Immortality, 33, 74, 107, 141, 148, 157, 181, 269, 282 (see also Life)
Impostor, 346
Inequality of man, 149, 187-189
Infidels, condition at time of death, 170
Injustice, 125, 130, 204, 216, 221, 230, 250, 251, 342
Insight, 36, 144, 267-269, 298, 331
Intellectual pride, 18, 211, 265, 314, 315
Intercession, 315
International Counsel enjoined, 216, 249, 254
Íqán, excerpts from, 17-27, 46-49, 50-56, 177, 179, 264-270
'Iraq, 37, 118, 124, 131, 132, 228, 229, 230, 240, 339
Irreligion, spread of, 171, 200, 209, 288
Isaiah, prophecy of, 13
Ishmael, 75
Islam
	call to, 101
	Shí'ih, condition of, 69
Israel, 20
Javád, Tablet to, 208
Jerusalem, 13, 117
Jesus Christ, 51, 52, 57, 62, 83, 101, 102, 270
	Book of, 21
	effect upon creation, 76, 85, 86
	oneness with Muhammad, 21
	"return," 21, 22, 246
	Spirit of God, 101
	why opposed, 20
Jews, 22, 23, 57
	call to, 101
	still expecting Messiah, 20
Jordan, 173
	prophecies about, 117
Judgment Day, 11, 40, 41, 43, 125, 136, 137, 143, 226, 236, 247, 251
Júk, 174
Justice, 81, 92, 98, 124, 128, 175, 204, 218, 219, 222, 230, 232-237, 242, 247, 250, 251, 254, 278, 285, 305, 306, 342
Justice, Divine, 17, 98, 100, 117, 130
	standard revealed by Manifestation, 175
Kaaba, 16
Ka'b-ibn-i-Ashraf, 25
Kamál, Tablet to, 214
Karbilá, 89
Khalíl, Tablet to, 295
Kindliness, 8, 33, 279, 289, 299, 315, 334
King who will arise, station of, 207, 212
"Kingdom is God's, The," 11, 31, 33, 35, 42, 44, 199, 210, 260, 343
Kings and Rulers, 206
	cause of impotence, 223, 255
	duty of, 216, 218, 232, 247, 249, 250, 254
	injustice of, 222-224, 229, 253
	justice enjoined upon, 219, 222, 223, 247, 251, 252
	obedience to, 207, 229, 240, 241
	of Christendom, Tablet to, 246-248
	station of, 212, 218, 219, 241, 249, 251, 304
	station of one who will arise, 111, 207, 212
	Tablet to, 210-212, 253, 254
	Tablet to Sultán 'Abdu'l-'Azíz, 232-240
	unity enjoined upon, 216, 249, 254. 255
Knowledge
	Object of, 5, 84, 85, 177, 199, 204, 264, 291
	of believers, 70, 84, 170, 263, 267-269, 314, 331
	of self, 178, 186, 205, 287, 326-327
	preparation for, 262, 264-269, 326
	Source of, 5, 84, 85, 142, 144, 157, 161, 176, 177, 199, 204, 217, 262-264, 312, 314, 331
Kumayl, tradition of, 178
Language
	before Adam, 172
	universal, 249
Languages, diversity of, 173
Laws, human, 122, 123, 124
Laws of God
	animating power for advancement, 93-97, 287, 289, 291, 331
	disobedience to, 87, 123, 124, 149, 254
	means of liberty, 336
	means of victory of Cause, 287, 332
	means of world order, 93, 97, 331
	Most Great, 13, 211
	obedience to, 5, 87, 123, 129, 240, 289, 290, 307, 330-333, 336, 337
	ordinances, 175, 217, 289, 337
	source of justice, 117, 175
Laws of Manifestations, justice of, 175
Leprosy, 86
Lesser Peace, 254
Letter of the Living, Tablet to, 291
Liberty, true, 92, 96, 99, 216, 260, 335, 336
Life
	after death, 141, 153-155, 157, 161, 169-171, 329, 345
	everlasting, 34, 116, 145, 169, 183, 213, 338, 345 (see also Immortality)
	transient, 29, 125, 261, 328
"Life to come," meaning of, 276
Livelihood, 202
Love of God, 261, 288, 304, 325
Love of humanity, 7, 95, 250, 260, 288, 316, 334
Maids of Heaven, 32, 91, 136, 156, 282, 284, 327
Man (see also Mankind)
	after death, 141, 153, 157, 159, 161, 169, 329, 345
	attributes of, 165, 215
	creation of, 70, 144, 149, 215, 260, 314, 334
	deeds of (see Deeds)
	education of, 9, 95, 189, 190, 259, 260, 333
	free will, 71, 149, 164, 355-338
	has capacity to know God, 65, 77, 105, 106, 143, 194, 291
	heart of, belongs to God, 186, 206, 212, 241, 279, 297, 304
	latent powers of, 65, 67, 68, 71, 77, 186, 260, 340
	mind, limitation of, 4, 62, 77, 151, 164, 165, 317, 318
	"Mystery of God," 177
	physical senses of, 164, 194, 195, 340
	purpose of, 65, 70, 144, 215, 314
	reality of, 65, 77, 140, 158, 165, 177, 179, 185, 260, 326, 340
	reflects attributes of God, 65, 74, 77, 159, 177, 262, 322
	responsible for himself, 81, 105, 143, 149, 209, 262, 328
	Station of, 5, 179, 188, 204, 206, 260, 296
	station to be attained, 68, 214, 262, 340
Manifestations
	advent of, affects all creation, 6, 15, 16, 30, 32, 62, 68, 77, 85, 93, 142, 190, 263, 292, 308, 324, 325, 328
	afflictions of, 57, 76, 101, 124, 129
	appeared in Holy Land, 344
	attributes of God manifested by, 30, 47-50, 53, 54, 59, 70, 74, 140, 167, 179, 290
	authority of, 55-56, 66, 175-176
	before Adam, 172
	Book of, 13, 21, 74, 173, 290
	compared with days, 22
	compared with sun, 22
	Days of, "unique, 60, 263
	descendants honored, 223
	destitute of worldly powers, 71
	Divine Physician, 40, 80, 81, 200, 213, 255
	false claimants, 244, 274, 346
	first followers of, 179, 180
	future, 68, 73, 346
	hour of revelation, 151
	knowledge of, 47, 158, 175, 176-178, 199
	laws of, justice of, 175
	manifest unity of God, 21, 59, 69, 167, 231
	mediator between God and man, 50, 66, 67, 272
	Mirrors, 47, 48, 74
	mission of, 18, 31, 47, 50, 51, 67, 68, 74, 79, 145, 174, 212
	Mouthpiece of God, 70, 158
	necessity for, 67, 68, 179
	oneness of, 5, 26, 47, 50, 59, 74, 78, 88, 89, 94, 101, 104, 145, 174, 217, 224, 281, 287
	oneness with God, 17, 50, 67, 73, 167
	opposition to, 56-58, 81, 88-89, 179, 218, 222
	assists Cause, 42, 71
	basis of, 17-27, 57, 71-72, 82-84, 179, 198
	power of, 47, 62, 68, 71
	proof of, 17-27, 49, 105, 259
	purpose of, 5, 68, 70, 78-81, 156-158
	reveal Will of God, 59, 167
	Revelation of, measure foreordained, 74-75, 76-77, 79, 87, 103
	sovereignty of, 26, 31, 47, 67, 72-73
	station, two-fold, 22, 48, 50-55, 66-67
	successive, 68, 73, 74, 91, 174, 269
	Voice of God, 50, 55, 66
Mankind
	call of Bahá'u'lláh to (see Bahá'u'lláh)
	condition of, today, 39-45, 81, 136, 137, 196, 213, 216, 218, 255
	creation of, 231
	dependent upon Manifestation, 66, 67, 179
	duties of, 4, 5, 8, 14, 94, 105, 261, 289, 290, 330-331
	in Day of God, 263
	inequality of, 149, 187-189
	maturity, 77
	oneness of, 81, 95, 140, 214, 217, 250, 255, 260, 288, 334
	regenerated by Word of God, 68, 84-85, 97, 136, 137, 141, 196, 313
	unity of
		enjoined, 6, 9, 11, 95, 96, 140, 196, 203, 215, 217, 218, 249, 254, 315, 334
		meaning of, 338
		power of, 288
		through Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, 97, 243, 255, 286, 287-288, 316, 333
Martyrs, 109, 121, 135, 180-182
Material possessions (see Possessions)
Mecca and Medina, 83
Messiah still expected, 20
Metals, transmutation of, 197, 198, 200
Mihdí, 114
Mind (see Man)
Minister to Sháh, Tablet to, 219-231
Miracle requested from Bahá'u'lláh, 131
Moderation, 216, 235, 251, 342, 343
Moses, 20, 23, 51, 57, 62, 88, 221, 270
	opposition to, 19
Most Great Name, power of, 28, 34, 121, 189, 242, 286, 333
Most Great Peace, 249, 254
Mount Carmel, 14, 15, 16, 211
Muhammad, 51, 67, 69, 76, 77, 83, 101, 102, 270
	afflictions of, 24, 25
	oneness with Christ, 21
	sovereignty established, 24, 26
	why opposed by Jews, 22, 23, 24, 57
	words of, 21, 25, 162
Muhammad, Tablet to, 111
Muhammad-'Alí, Tablet to, 119
Mustafá, Tablet to, 119
Mustagháth, time of, 73
Mystics, 317
Nabíl-i-A'zam, Tablet to, 302
Nadr-ibn-i-Hárith, 25
Name, Most Great, 28, 121, 189, 190, 203, 242, 246, 316, 333
Names of God, 258, 274, 293, 319
Nasír, Tablet to, 107
Nations, unity of, 95, 249
"Nearness" (see Presence of God}
Nimrod, 88
Noah, 51, 84
Non-believers
	afflictions of, 169, 209, 214, 339
	character of, 169, 181, 183, 232, 233
	condition of, 71, 87, 136, 145-148, 168, 190, 191, 284, 293, 331
Obedience
	to governments, 207, 229, 240, 241
	to Laws of God (see Laws)
Oneness of humanity (see Mankind)
Oneness of Prophets (see Manifestations)
Order, World, 7, 136, 219, 313, 331, 333
Ordinances, 175, 217, 289, 337 (see also Laws of God)
Paradise, meaning of, 31, 32, 45, 70, 107, 116, 158, 303, 319, 341
Párán, 19
"Partners with God," 12, 36, 69, 100, 151, 166, 187, 191, 192, 193, 197, 273, 281
Patience, 8, 129, 202, 239, 265, 290, 296
Patriorisai
	true, 95
	universal, 250
Peace, 6, 97, 219, 253, 260, 286
	ensured through Manifestation, 80
	Lesser, 254
	Most Great, 249, 254
	prerequisites of, 249, 250
Pentateuch, 270
Persia, 196, 224, 230
Persuasion, means of teaching, 278, 279, 303, 329
Pharaoh, 19, 88, 220
Physician, Divine, 40, 80, 81, 213, 255
Planets, 163
Poison, 189
Poor, The, 235, 323
	regard for, 202, 236, 253, 278, 285, 314
	steadfast, blessings of, 202
	the trust of God, 236, 251
Possessions, 116, 137, 138, 202, 209, 234, 235, 252, 272, 276, 298, 304, 314, 316, 323, 332, 334
Prayer, 38, 265, 280, 289, 290, 291
	for believers, 59, 133-134, 243, 274, 299, 310, 313
	for forgiveness, 105, 310-311
	for handmaid, 134
	power of, 133, 295
Prayer for the Fast, 299, 337
Predestination, 133
Presence of God, 32, 33, 63, 64, 70, 71, 137, 145, 155, 157, 179, 180, 186, 236, 276, 313, 323
Pride, 18, 211, 231, 265, 314, 315
Prison, 42, 58, 85, 116, 200, 241, 306, 342
Promised One, The, 6, 9, 10, 12, 98, 102, 320
Proof of Prophethood, 49, 105, 179, 220, 259, 302
Prophecies
	about land of Jordan, 117
	fulfillment of, 5, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 22, 39, 40, 43, 102, 110, 118, 163, 168, 211, 314, 340, 344
	misunderstood, 17-27
	of Bahá'u'lláh, fulfilled, 58
	of future just ruler, 110, 111, 212
	of Isaiah, 13
	return of Christ, 246
Prophetic cycle ended, 60, 75
Prophets (see Manifestations)
Prophets, false, 244, 346
Prosperity, 285 (see Possessions)
Protection by God, 76, 96, 233
Punishment, 76, 158, 219, 226, 339, 346
Qá'im, 12
Qur'án, 21, 23, 25, 44, 46, 51, 147, 270, 294
Qayyúmu'l-Asmá', 284
Ra'ís, Tablet to, 39
Rational faculty, 164, 165, 194
Reality of Man (see Man)
Rebirth, 196, 213, 231, 269
Recompense, 6, 36, 46, 129, 278
Records before Adam, 172-174
Religion
	differences explained, 287, 288
	fanaticism, 288
	nature of, 81
	oneness of, 78, 95, 217, 287
	waning, 171, 200, 209, 288
Remedy for world's ills, 40, 183, 200, 213, 255
"Remoteness," meaning of, 71
Resignation, 129, 322
Responsibility (see Man)
Resurrection, 31, 97
	Day of, 69
Retribution, Divine, 20, 123-125, 130, 210, 226, 252, 346
Return, 21, 22, 52, 231, 246, 269, 345
Revelation
	according to capacity of man, 87, 99, 176, 214
	according to requirements of age, 79, 80, 81
	Compared with moon, 79
	compared with sun, 87
	ever-enduring, 82
	greatest gift to man, 195
	hour of, 151
	in different languages, 173
	measure of, foreordained, 74-77, 79, 263
	oneness of, 78, 217, 287
	power of, 183, 189, 197, 200
	progressive, 74, 75, 76, 79, 91, 269
	proofs of, 179
	purpose of, 157, 175, 260
Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh
	attacks to be refuted, 329, 330
	basis of unity of mankind, 97, 215, 286, 316, 333
	compared to an ocean, 326-327
	consummation of all Dispensations, 244, 340
	Faith of God, 136, 217, 255, 293, 312, 319, 333
	foretold by Báb, 10, 96, 146, 147, 294
	greatness of, 10, 13, 37, 75, 77, 95, 99, 105, 106, 163, 245, 255, 319, 320, 321, 326, 328
	power of, 93, 96, 136, 140, 141, 189, 190, 197, 219, 286, 292, 319, 328, 332
	promotion by force forbidden, 278, 303, 330
	proofs of, 49, 105, 179, 220, 259
	prophesied in Scriptures, 5, 11, 13, 16, 22, 39, 40, 43, 98, 102, 118, 163, 211, 244, 314, 344
	purpose of, 43, 85, 95, 144, 206, 215
	refused, 11, 39, 42, 58, 72, 90, 179, 221, 246, 256, 294, 324
	revolutionized mankind, 136, 139, 196
	tribulations, value of, 42, 72, 270, 333
	universality of, 92, 96, 189, 256-259, 273, 282
	victory of, foreordained, 248, 272, 287, 306, 319, 332, 341
Reward, 36, 94, 117, 129, 158, 167, 219, 339
Rich, duty of the, 202, 235, 285, 314
Riches (see Possessions)
Ridván, 31
Righteousness, 287, 306, 315, 323
Robbery, 297, 298, 299
Rulers (see Kings)
Sacrifice, 265
	of Ashraf, 135
	of Husayn, 76
	of Ishmael, 75
	of Jesus, 76, 85
Sadratu'l-Muntahá, 70, 91, 198
Saints, 317
Salmán, Tablet to, 49, 317, 329
Sciences, source of, 142, 157, 161
Scriptures in different languages, 173
Scriptures prophesy Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, 5, 11, 13, 16, 22, 39, 40, 43, 98, 102, 118, 163, 211, 244, 314, 344
"Seal of the Prophets," 60, 162
Search, condition for, 264, 323, 326
Security, 331
Sedition, 335
Seeker, true, 264-269, 323, 326
Self, knowledge of, 178, 186, 287, 326-327
Self, victory over, 93
Self-surrender, meaning of, 337, 338
Senses, physical, 164, 194, 195, 340
Service, Day of, 92, 193
Shaykh, Tablet to, 337
Shí'ih Islám, 69
Sickness, effect upon soul, 154
Sight, 164, 194, 195, 340
Sinai, 16, 19, 211, 282, 325
Sleep, 152, 160
Soliciting, how regarded, 202
"Soon will the present day order be rolled up," 7
Soul
	a sign of God, 158, 160
	after death, 141, 153, 155-157, 161, 169-171, 329, 345, 346
	companionship of, after death, 156
	compared with fruit of trees, 155
	compared with sun, 154, 155
	continuous progress of, 155
	has capacity to know God, 65, 77, 105, 106, 143, 194, 291
	independent of physical body, 154
	power of, after death, 154, 157, 161
	reality of (see Man)
	stages of development, 159, 161
Springtime, spiritual, 27, 84, 94, 167
Stars, 163
Steadfastness, 13, 75, 76, 129, 167, 170, 202, 245, 246, 253, 289, 290, 291, 312, 319, 323, 325, 330, 338, 339
Strife, effect of, 9
Submission, 7, 8, 9, 322
Sultán 'Abdu'l-'Azíz, Tablet to, 232-240
Sun, 87, 154, 155, 188
Sun of Truth, 88, 333
Súriy-i-Ra'ís, 39
Syriac, 173
Tablet of Visitation to Baghdád House, 111-114
Tablet to
	'Abdu'l-'Azíz, Sultán, 232-240
	Afnán, 92
	'Alí, 203, 308
	Constantinople, 125
	Dhábih, 240
	Hakím, 200
	Husayn, 12
	Javád, 208
	Kamál, 214
	Khalíl, 295
	Kings, 210, 253
	Kings of Christendom, 246
	Letter of the Living, 291
	Minister of Sháh, 219-231
	Muhammad, 111
	Muhammad-'Alí, 305
	Mustafá, 119
	Nabíl-i-A'zam, 302
	Nasír, 107
	Ra'ís, 39
	Salmán, 49, 317, 329
	Shaykh, 337
	Tihrán, 109, 110, 120, 121
	Turkish Ministers, 122-125
Talisman, 259
Taxation, 251, 253
Teachers
	assistance of, 280, 314
	character of, 201, 277, 278, 335
	influence of, 277, 334-335
	preparation of, 201, 277, 334, 335, 339
	success due to Word of God, 277
	traveling, 334
Teaching
	enjoined, 38, 196, 197, 205, 276, 278, 280, 281, 296, 303, 314, 330, 335
	through words, not violence, 278, 303, 330
	with kindness, 8, 279, 289
Tests and trials, 12, 27
Tihrán, 228
	believers of, 122
	blessing of pilgrimage to, 121, 122
	future of, 111
	martyrs of, 109, 121
	station of, 120, 121
	Tablet regarding visit to, 120
	Tablet to, 109, 110, 121
Torah, 294
Traditions, meaning of, 171, 174
Tribulations assist Cause, 42, 72, 270, 333
Trustworthiness, 232, 233, 266, 278, 285, 290, 299
Truthfulness, 232, 271, 290, 297, 299, 305
Truths, beyond expression, 176
Turkish Ministers, Tablet to, 122-125
Unbelievers (see Non-believers)
Understanding, 132, 194 (see also Man, mind of)
Unity, Divine, meaning of, 59, 69, 70, 166, 167, 187, 191
Unity of God, 21, 59, 64, 143, 162, 167, 189-193, 231, 261, 336, 340, 344
Unity of Mankind (see Mankind)
Vain imaginations, 6, 12, 34, 42, 82, 83, 93, 156, 196, 203, 204, 219, 291, 307, 324, 326, 337, 338
Victory
	dependent upon obedience, 289
	of Cause, 43, 248, 287, 306, 332, 334, 341
	over self, 93
	through fear of God, 272
	time of, 319
Violence, 277, 303
Violence prohibited in teaching, 278, 303, 330
Wealth (see Possessions)
Will, Divine, 5, 61, 65, 209, 211, 217, 318, 324, 329, 338
Will, Divine, known through Manifestations, 59, 167
Will, free, 71, 149, 164, 335-338
Will, surrender of, 336-338
Wind, 339
Word of God
	compared to tree, 97
	everlasting, 175
	known only by Manifestations, 158, 175
	power from reciting, 295
	power of, 29, 35, 76, 86, 87, 104, 141, 142, 175, 200, 270, 277, 286, 316, 325
Words
	limitations of, 176
	vitalized by Bahá'u'lláh, 93
Work, a duty, 202
World, 162
	animating power of, 93, 157
	compared with body of man, 81, 254, 255
	compared with mirage, 328
	condition of, today, 97, 118, 136, 200, 213, 218, 255
	of dreams, 152, 162
World
	one, 334
	"rolled up," 313
"World," meaning of, 276
"World is in travail," 118
World Order, 7, 136, 219, 313, 331, 333
Worlds
	beyond this, 157, 158, 161, 329
	innumerable, 104, 151, 152
	of God, 151, 158, 160, 161
World's equilibrium upset, 136
Wrath of God, 40, 130, 204, 208, 257, 325
Writing to defend Cause, 330
Zanján, 135
Zion, 13, 211
	call to, 16