Tag "Words and phrases"

tag name:	Words and phrases	type:	General
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referring tags:	* Virtues; - Metaphors and allegories; Active force and its recipient; Alam-i-Mithal (World of images); Alast (Primordial Covenant); Amr (word); Ark; Badi (term); Bahá (word); Bahá'í World Faith (term); Be and it is (phrase); Book of Names; Both worlds; Bread (metaphor); Camphor; Cause (word); Century of light (phrase); Certitude; Changeless Faith of God; Chrysolite; Closer than your life vein; Clouds (metaphor); Comb (metaphor); Concourse on High; Cord; Crimson; Crimson Ark; Crimson Book; Dayspring; Divine Physician; Double crusade; Dust (metaphor); Dwellers and inmates; Falcons; Fire (metaphor); Fourth heaven; Fragrance; Glory (general); God, Anthropomorphic descriptions of; God, Day of; Hikmat; Hour (prophecy); Hu (He is); Knowledge is twenty-seven letters; Lawh (tablet); Leaven; Left and right; Mother Book; Mustaghath; New creation (phrase); New race of men (phrase); Nightingales (metaphor); Pairs of words; Pavilion; Pen (metaphor); People of Bahá; People of the Bayán; Plain, The (prophecy); Preserved Tablet; Pronouns; Pupil of the eye (metaphor); Qayyum (Self-subsisting); Reversal, Mystery of (Shaykhism, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Lawh-i-Qina); Roses and thorns (metaphor); Sadratu'l-Muntahá (Lote Tree); Say (phrase); Sealed wine (metaphor); Seventh heaven; Spirit of faith; Sun (metaphor); Tabernacle; These Perspicuous Verses; Thou and Thee; Tree (metaphor); Twin duties; Two great powers (Lawh-i-Maqsud); Two seas; Umumi (universal); Ungodly; Urvatul-Vuthqa (Sure Handle); Wine (metaphor); Wordplay

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Iraj Ghanooni. Naeem Nabiliakbar, trans, Adib Masumian, trans. 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the World Stage (2022). — A contrast of the spiritual purpose of ‘Abdu'l-Baha's first visit to Paris with the secular aims o... Abdu'l-Bahá. Answered Questions, Some (2014). — 'Table talks' given by ‘Abdu’l‑Baha in ‘Akka between 1904 and 1906 in response to questions ... Susan Gammage, comp. Bahá'í Quotes, Prayers and Stories (2011). — Lists of around 1,500 subjects at, and links to, three websites with compilations of quotations on a... Todd Lawson. Bahá'í Tradition, The: The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination (2012). — Overview of the status of violence in the Baha'i tradition, and the historical/social conditions in ... Universal House of Justice, Iraj Ayman, Muhammad Afnan, Robert Stockman. Bayan (Bayán-i-Farsí and Bayán-i-'Arabí), The: Letters and Letters of the Living (1994-10-02). Vahid Brown. Beginning That Hath No Beginning, The: Bahá'í Cosmogony (2002). — The dimensions of myth in the Baha'i Faith focussing on the religion's narratives of creation, relig... Dana Paxson. Camphor and Metaphor (2023). — The single word ‘camphor’ appears once in the holy Qur’an. It also appears in the Writings of ... Frank Lewis. Camphor and the Camphor Fountain (1999-04). — What is the meaning of the camphor fount — a symbol common in the writings of Baha'u'llah, Abdu'l-... Mark A. Foster. Camphor Fountain: Compilation and Commentary (2003). Universal House of Justice. Celestial Pavilion, Inmates of (2003). Todd Lawson. Coincidentia Oppositorum in the Qayyum al-Asma: The terms "Point" (nuqta), "Pole" (qutb), "Center" (markaz) and the Khutbat al-tatanjiya (2001-01). — The importance of the Khutba al-tutunjiya for a study of the Bab's writings; the presence in the Qa... Sen McGlinn. Commentary on the Kitab-i Aqdas, verse one (1997). — Meanings why recognition of God and his Manifestations are the first two laws of the Aqdas. Todd Lawson. Cosmopolitan World of the Quran and Late Antique Humanism, The (2021). — On the Qur'an's use of the themes of epic and apocalypse to reveal its most cherished sacred truths:... Foad Seddigh. Countenance of the Blessed Beauty in the Mirror of Mawlúd Tablets, The (2018). — Review of four tablets in compilation from the Universal House of Justice about the commemoration of... Rúhíyyih Khánum. Dawn Fasting Prayer (1982). — Essay from ‘Amatu’l-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum's book The Desire of the World. Khazeh Fananapazir. Day of God (Yawmu'llah) and the Days of God (Ayyamu'llah) (1997). — Comparison of Biblical and Islamic antecedents of the symbol of the "Day of God." Annemarie Schimmel. Deciphering the Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to Islam (1994). — This book is a classic, groundbreaking survey of Islamic practices and beliefs. While the book conta... Universal House of Justice. Definition of the Word "Ungodly" (2001-09-10). — Answer to a question inspired by the Hidden Word "Walk not with the ungodly and seek not fellowship ... Hui Bau. Demystifying Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of the Temple (Súratu'l-Haykal) (2018). — Background of the Suriy-i-Haykal: historical context and verses primarily from the first half of the... Universal House of Justice. Diacritics; meaning of "Self-subsisting" (1993-01-21). — Two disparate topics: the translation style adopted by the Guardian and other considerations related... Universal House of Justice. "Double Crusade (2018-08-10). — Comments on what the double crusade means, how it relates to the current series of Plans of the Fait... Encyclopaedia Iranica. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history (1982-2023). — Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles. Ismael Velasco. Entering into Obligatory Prayer: Introduction and Commentary (2006). — Overview of Baha'i prayer, its historical background, and a detailed commentary on the preamble to t... Melanie Smith. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib): Study Guide (1991). — A study guide distributed to students of the Wilmette Institute by the US Baha'i National Center; po... James B. Thomas. Exposition on the Fire Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh, An (2002). — A description of Baha'u'llah's Fire Tablet, a dialogue between himself and God on suffering and sacr... Ismael Velasco. Fixing the Gaze: Reflections on "The Order of Bahá'u'lláh" in the Báb's Persian Bayan (2006/2012). — On the word nazm, "order," and how Baha'u'llah and then Shoghi Effendi extended used this as a found... Universal House of Justice. Fundamental Verities (1996-11-12). — Meaning of the phrase "fundamental verities of the Faith" in the writings of Shoghi Effendi. Universal House of Justice. God the All-Humorous (1997-01-17). — Did Baha'u'llah ever refer to God as the "All-Humorous"? Universal House of Justice. Goddess Religion, Ancient (1992-02-23). — Ancient goddess religions and the role of the feminine in theology. Universal House of Justice. Grammatical Clarifications (2001-06-17). — Letter and memorandum in response to questions about possible misprints in published extracts from l... Daryl Lowery. Hidden Words: Allusion to Progressive Revelation in Persian HW #77 (1999). — Student paper, exploring one of the longest and more mystical Hidden Words. Sen McGlinn. Hidden Words: Bibliography (1998). Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Hidden Words: References of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi (1998). Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani. Holy Mariner, The (n.d.). — List of meanings of some passages of the Tablet of the Holy Mariner. Wolfgang A. Klebel. I know Not How to Sing Thy Praise: Reflections on a Prayer of Bahá'u'llah (2012). — Theology and the language of revelation vs. atheism and scientific discourse, and apophatic "not-kno... Michael W. Sours. Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism (1992). — Baha'u'llah uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the real... Julio Savi. Inebriation of His Enrapturing Call (mast-and bulbulán), The (2014). — Translation of the early mystical Tablet "Nightingales Are Inebriated" and an analysis of its themes... Todd Lawson. Joycean Modernism in a Nineteenth-Century Qur'an Commentary?: A Comparison of The Báb's Qayyūm Al-Asmā' with Joyce's Ulysses (2015). — Comparison of the formal structure of the two works and themes such as time; oppositions and their r... Abdu'l-Bahá, Brent Poirier, Iraj Ayman, Frank Lewis. Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Notes on the "choice wine" (2000). Suheil Badi Bushrui. Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Notes on the Style of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (1995). — The near-similarity between the style of the Qur'an and that of the Aqdas. Brent Poirier. Kitab-i-Iqan: Key to Unsealing the Mysteries of the Holy Bible (1998). — Examination of the Bible in light of interpretations of its symbolism offered by Baha'u'llah's Kitab... Michael W. Sours, Brent Poirier, Ismael Velasco, Iraj Ayman. Kitáb-i-Íqán, The Book of Certitude: Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999). — Notes on various topics related to Baha'u'llah's Book of Certitude. Universal House of Justice. Krishna, historiography of; Meaning of "Qayyúm" (1983-08-15). — Two questions: historical information about Krishna, and the meaning of the term "qayyum". Iraj Ayman. Lawh-i-Dunyá, Tablet of the World: Meaning of Urvatu'l-Vuthqá, "Sure Handle" (1999). Universal House of Justice. Letters of the Quranic Dispensation and Letters of the Living (huruf) (2003). — Some meanings of the term huruf ("letters") in Baha'i texts, including Letters of the Bayan, Letters... Abdu'l-Bahá. Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2021). — Tablets of ‘Abdul-Baha describing aspects of the life of Baha’u’llah including the tribulation... Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File (1988). — The classic Baha'i reference book. This is its first online edition. Brent Poirier. Lists of Articles (2009-2019). — Lists of 126 articles at the author's six blog websites. Ali Nakhjavani. Long Obligatory Prayer, The (2000-03). — Notable talk from March 2000 by Ali Nakhjavani, who served on the Universal House of Justice from 19... Moojan Momen. Messianic Concealment and Theophanic Disclosure (2007). — The argument about exactly when Baha'u'llah became aware of his mission. Relevant issues and rival p... Moojan Momen. Robert Stockman, comp. Names of the Bahá'í Months, The: Separating Fact from Fiction (2012-11). — A blog post, compiled for the Wilmette Institute, on the original source of the names of the months ... Universal House of Justice. New Race of Men and the meaning of "Tread Under", A (2013-09-13). — The meaning of the phrase "A race of men ... will tread under all who are in heaven." Includes compi... Hooper Dunbar. On the Study of the Bahá'í Writings (1998-10-31). — On deepening and the systematic study of the Writings. Violetta Zein, comp. Personal Teaching: A Florilegium (2023). — What does it mean to share the teachings of the Faith with another soul; the import of promulgating ... Universal House of Justice. Pioneering, Language, Arts, Example of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1998-02-10). — Pioneering; Serving parents; Serving where need is; Gardens; International Auxiliary Language; Arabi... Romane Takkenberg. Pocketful of Meaning, A: Compilation of Terms, Phrases and Symbols as Used in the Sacred Writings of all Faiths in the World (2019). — A compilation from the Baha'i Writings explaining the meaning of terms and symbols used in the sacre... Julio Savi, Faezeh Mardani. Poetry in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Writings and Utterances (2017). — 'Abdu'l-Baha mentions at least seven aspects of poetry: inspiration, beauty, eloquence, versified la... Rúhíyyih Khánum. Prayers of Bahá'u'lláh, The (1945). — Essay about various prayers and meditations of Baha'u'llah. Todd Lawson. Qur'anic Kerygma: Epic, Apocalypse, and Typological Figuration (2022). — Article contains no mention of the Babi or Baha'i Faiths, but includes themes of relevance to Baha'i... Arjen Bolhuis, comp. Qur'ánic references in the Bahá'í Writings (2001). — Cross-reference list (incomplete). Roshan Danesh. Reflections on the Concept of Law in the Bahá'í Faith, Some (2014). — The concept of law in the Baha’i Faith; its early Islamic context; the nature of legal language an... Amrollah Hemmat. Reflections on The Four Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh (2021). — Studies of this book often focus on its Sufi and mystical aspects. But when it is seen within the la... Steven Scholl. Remembrance of God, The: An Invocation Technique in Sufism and the Writings of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh (1983-12). — Dhikru'llah, the invocation or "remembrance" of God, is a Sufi technique of chanting or repeating pr... Universal House of Justice. Research Department, Functions of; Etymologies of three terms (1992). — Two questions: (1) what is the function of the Research Department, and (2) etymologies of the three... Margaret Caton. Sacred Refrains: Arabic and Persian Dhikrs in the Bahá'í Community (2024). — introduction to dhikr (remembrances) and the use of music in Baha'i spiritual practices; 74 recordin... Todd Lawson. Seeing Double: The Covenant and the Tablet of Ahmad (2005). — The Tablet of Ahmad is believed to have special potency. "Seeing double" means both looking at the w... Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. Seven Valleys, The: Notes from a Deepening Class (1966). — Lengthy notes from a deepening led by Hand of the Cause Faizi in Haifa, Israel. Amelia Danesh. Some Reflections on the Different Meanings of the Word Báb (1990). — While Baha'is associate the Arabic word bab with Sayyid ‘Ali-Muhammad, to Muslims it has several o... Arline J. Bogie. Study Guide to The Seven Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh, A (2018). — This book-length study guide was the life's work of Arline Bogie, who recently passed (April 2020). ... Moojan Momen. Study of the Meaning of the Word "Al-Amr" in the Qur'án and in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, A (2000). — Examines two controversies about the Arabic-Persian term "al-amr"/"amr" regarding Quranic prophec... Kavian Sadeghzade Milani, Nafeh Fananapazir. Study of the Pen Motif in the Bahá'í Writings, A (1999). — Theology and background of the "pen" metaphor — the creative force presented by the Manifestation ... Todd Lawson. Tablet (Lawh) in Bahá'í Usage (2005). — Meanings of the common Baha'i terms lawh (tablet), ketab (book), sahifa (treatise), resala (epistle)... Ruhiyyih Skrenes. Tablet of Ahmad, Arabic (Lawh-i-Ahmad): Analysis of Figurative Language in the Tablet of Ahmad (1998-04). — Introductory analysis of the metaphors and symbols used in Baha'u'llah's Tablet of Ahmad (Arabic). Universal House of Justice. Tablet of Maqsud (2001-05-01). — Date of the revelation of the Tablet of Maqsúd and its mention of "Two great powers." Aziz Mboya. Tablet of the Holy Mariner (Lawh-i-Malláhu'l-Quds): Study Compilations (2000/2021). — Includes a provisional translation of the Persian part of this Tablet, and. two compilations on the ... Iraj Ayman. Tablet of the Temple (Súratu'l-Haykal): Wilmette Institute faculty notes (1999). Todd Lawson. Terms Remembrance (dhikr) and Gate (bab) in the Bab's Commentary on the Sura of Joseph, The (1989). — Who is the "voice" of the Qayyum al-Asma: the person Ali-Muhammad Shirazi, the hidden Imam through T... Khazeh Fananapazir. 'Thee' and 'thee' in the translation of the Súrih of the Temple (Súriy-i-Haykal) (2003). Robert W. McLaughlin. These Perspicuous Verses: A passage from the Writings of Baha'u'llah (1982). — Detailed study of a section from Ishraqat and Epistle to the Son of the Wolf. Julio Savi. Towards the Summit of Reality: Table of Contents and Bibliography (2003). — Front- and back-matter only of Savi's book Towards the Summit of Reality: An Introduction to the Stu... Universal House of Justice. Translation of Key Bahá'í Terms (2015-05-19). — Arabic terms such as "Alláh-u-Abhá", "Yá Bahá’u’l-Abhá", “Mashriqu’l-Adhkár," "H... Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Twelve Table Talks Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká (2019). — Talks from 1904-1907. Ismael Velasco. "Two Great Powers" in the Lawh-i Maqsud (2014). — On the identity of the two countries that arose against the followers of Moses, referenced by Baha'u... Todd Lawson. Typological Figuration and the Meaning of "Spiritual": The Qurʾanic Story of Joseph (2012). — Meanings of the famous shirt (qamis) as a symbol of Joseph's spiritual journey and travails in the Q... John S. Hatcher. Unsealing the Choice Wine at the Family Reunion (1994). — Baha’i scripture portrays human progress as propelled by two inextricably related capacities: inde... Universal House of Justice. Various questions: Wordings in Promised Day is Come, Transliteration of vav, Pluralization and Case of Certain Words (2021-07-27). — Answers on four topics: differences in wording in editions of The Promised Day Is Come; transliterat... Steven Phelps. Verge of the New, The: A Series of Talks (2017-09-18). — Introducing a way of looking at the past and future of religion in the context of the scientific rev... Shirley Macias. Verse of Light, the Sadratu'l-Muntahá (Divine Lote Tree), and the Unfoldment of God's Plan, The (1991). — Relationship of a key mystical Quranic verse, Súrih 24:35, to Baha'i theology; includes a brief com... Susan Maneck. Wisdom and Dissimulation: The Use and Meaning of Hikmat in the Bahá'í Writings and History (1996). — Examination of hikmat within the Baha'i community, especially as it refers to survival strategies in... Universal House of Justice. Women on the House of Justice; meaning of "Umumi" (1997-03-30). — Clarifies that 'Abdu'l-Baha, in a tablet to Corinne True, indeed refers to the Universal House of Ju... Research Department of the Universal House of Justice. Yá 'Aliyyu'l-A'lá (1991-10-03). — On the meaning and correct transliteration of "Ya 'Aliyyu'l-A'la" (O Thou Most High"), where it can ... Universal House of Justice. Yá Alláhu'l-Mustagháth": Original Source, Correct Transliteration and Translation (2001-12-28). — About an invocation revealed by the Bab, prescribed for recitation in times of trouble and difficult...

 

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