| Title | Title translation | Author 1 | Author 2 | Language | Session | Published | Abstract | online |
| 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt: Early September 1910 — 5 December 1913 e |
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Julio Savi |
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English |
111 |
Lights14 |
`Abdu'l-Baha discontinuously sojourned in Egypt from early September 1910 to 5 December 1913. This paper is a concise study of the historical and political background of this sojourn and of its chronicle. Egyptian cities and towns visited by `Abdu'l-Baha are briefly described as they were in those days. Members of the Holy Family who visited Him in... |
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| An Homage to Memorials of the Faithful and to Eight of Its Heroes e |
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Julio Savi |
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English |
132 |
Lights17 |
Memorial of the Faithful is described as an inspiring "book of prototypes," that not only portrays "all of the archetypes that the various personality theorists have given us in this century" and "all the human dichotomies" that we may find in our lives, but also addresses "us in our time . . . [and] on our own travels . . . [in our] tacit dimensio... |
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| Ancient poems as a means of Revelation, in an early Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh e |
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Julio Savi |
Faezeh Mardani |
English |
146 |
Lights19 |
This paper offers a personal translation of a Persian Tablet revealed by Baha'u'llah in the 'Iraqi period. The Tablet is rich in quotations from ancient Iranian poets. Our paper examines the importance of poetry in the history of the Faith and in its Writings. It analyzes the quoted poems and the many poetical metaphors used in the Tablet. It ends ... |
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| "At Dawn the Friend Came to my bed"�: An early fruit of the Supreme Pen e |
|
Julio Savi |
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English |
118 |
Lights16 |
This paper attempts to analyse a poem revealed by the Blessed Beauty, both in its form and in its contents. This poem seems a qaa��idih. The features of qaa��idih are briefly explained. Some of the literary devices used in the poem are described. Of the four major themes of Persian lyrical poetry as described by Bausani, that is 'wine, love, spring... |
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| Bahá'u'lláh's Persian poems written before 1863 e |
|
Julio Savi |
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English |
104 |
Lights13 |
A provisional list of Baha'u'llah's Persian poems written before 1863 is provided. These poems are described as an early fruit of the mystical experiences Baha'u'llah had in the Siyah-Chal of Teheran in October 1852. Those experiences produced in Him an irresistible "fire of love" that He sang in those poems. Baha'u'llah's love was not a common lov... |
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| Baha'u'lláh's Tablet to Maryam, the Crimson Leaf: An introduction and a provisional translation e |
|
Julio Savi |
Faezeh Mardani Mazzoli |
English |
69 |
Lights8 |
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| Development of Humankind, The e |
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Julio Savi |
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English |
- |
Lights1 |
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| Duty of Kindness and Sympathy Towards Strangers and Foreigners, The: As enjoined in `Abdu'l-Bahá's Paris Talks and as reflected in the Italian "Charter on the Values and Significance of Citizenship and Integration" e |
|
Julio Savi |
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English |
97 |
Lights12 |
The abandonment of racial, religious and nationalistic prejudice is one of the central issues in the talks `Abdu'l-Baha delivered during His travels in the West. A ground-breaking concept in those days when the Western world was still "heaving with the explosive forces of a blind and triumphant nationalism," the idea of integrating immigrants into ... |
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| Love Relationship Between God and Humanity, The: A Commentary on Bahá'u'llah's Hidden Words e |
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Julio Savi |
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English |
2 |
Scripture |
The poetical-spiritual atmosphere of The Hidden Words and their theological-philosophical content are briefly examined. Through those aphorisms the human adventure upon the earth is described. Man's material and spiritual creation is explained. The story of God's love for His creature, of the gifts He bestowed upon man, of the Covenant He entered ... |
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| Mathnaví by Rúhu'lláh Varqá, the martyr, The: A few notes on its historical context and poetical content e |
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Julio Savi |
Faezeh Mardani |
English |
146 |
Lights19 |
A tentative translation of the Mathnavi by Rúa��u'llah Varqa, the martyr, is presented. It is accompanied by a few historical remarks on the short life of this heroic child and a concise commentary of the content of his poem. After a few words on the mathnavi in Persian literature, the most important images presented in the poem are briefly ... |
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| Mayflowers in the Ville Lumière: The Dawning of Bahá'í History in the European Continent e |
|
Julio Savi |
|
English |
97 |
Lights12 |
Against the background of the Paris of the fin de siècle and of the Belle i�poque, with its magnificent intellectual and artistic efflorescence, a young American lady becomes the catalyst for the spiritual awakening of a group of early God-drunken believers. The paper emphasizes the mysterious ways through which they came to recognize the da... |
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| Methods and Qualities of the Seekers of Reality in "Some Answered Questions" in the light of Bahá'í Scriptures e |
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Julio Savi |
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English |
83 |
Lights10 |
In "Some Answered Questions", 'Abdu'l-Baha illustrates a number of criteria and qualities of the seekers of Reality. He mentions the senses, the method of reason, the text of the Holy Scriptures and the bounty of the Holy Spirit. He emphasizes the fallacy of the first three criteria and the foremost importance of the last one. A combined and balanc... |
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| Newly-Born Babe of That Day, The: Mysticism in the age of the maturity of humankind e |
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Julio Savi |
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English |
62 |
Lights7 |
The author analyzes three dynamics conducive from the mysticism of nascent religions, involving the whole community of believers, to the mysticism of periods of spiritual decline, involving only elites of believers, estranged from organized religion. These dynamics are related to the cyclicity of the historical processes of religions, to the limita... |
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| Poetry in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Writings and Utterances e |
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Julio Savi |
Faezel Mardani |
English |
138 |
Lights18 |
As Shoghi Effendi pointed out, "the Prophets of God do not teach the arts," which are "an expression of the people." However, 'Abdu'l-Baha, Who Himself wrote a few poems in Persian and in Turkish, has left good guidance on the issue of poetry, and any aspiring poet or reader of poetry would benefit from becoming familiar with His words. 'Abdu'l-Bah... |
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| Prayers and rituals in the Bahá'í Faith: A Tablet to Jináb-i-Mullá `Alí-Akbar fí Ardi'l-Alif e |
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Julio Savi |
Faezeh Mardani Mazzoli |
English |
76 |
Lights9 |
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| Religion and Exclusivism: A Baha'i Perspective e |
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Julio Savi |
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English |
62 |
Lights7 |
The author presents a survey of the Baha'i teachings on exclusivism on the ground of his understanding of the open letter addressed by the Universal House of Justice to the world's religious leaders in 2002 and the recent commentary prepared under its supervision. After a brief survey of the concept of exlusivism and its dangers, a possible definit... |
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| Sáqí, bi-dih ábí — O Cup-Bearer, give me a drop: A hymn to love offered by the Blessed Beauty e |
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Julio Savi |
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English |
125 |
Lights16 |
This is one among eight Persian poems Baha'u'llah signed "Dervish." They were most probably written in Kurdistan, where Baha'u'llah remained from 10 April 1854 to 19 March 1856. It is a ghazal, meaning a mystical "song" or "elegy of love" about The Beloved, being God or His representative on earth.
See also the author's translation of the quasidih... |
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| Sufi stages of the soul in The Seven Valleys and The Four Valleys of Bahá'u'llah e |
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Julio Savi |
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English |
14 |
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The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys are addressed to two Sufi leaders and therefore their style
and content are conceived according to the understanding of their addressees. If we want to have
a better understanding of the two epistles, it is important also to understand the Sufi concepts
Baha'u'llah referred to. Both the Seven Valleys and Fo... |
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| Tablet to Jináb-i-Mullá 'Alí-Akbar fí ardi'l-álif e |
|
Julio Savi |
Faezeh Mardani Mazzoli |
English |
76 |
Lights9 |
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| The Inebriation of His Enrapturing Call e |
|
Julio Savi |
|
English |
111 |
Lights15 |
During the two years when Baha'u'llah lived in isolation in Kurdistan, He composed a number of poems, in which He gave vent to the mighty emotions aroused in His great heart by the mystical experiences He had while confined in the Siyah-Chal. One of those poems, Mastand Bulbulan zin Naghmiy-i ya Húy-i-ú, Nightingales are inebriated by... |
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