wholly oblivious to the Truth. Know of a certainty that the ornament of
life is to be arrayed with the vesture of praiseworthy conduct and be
attired with the crown of goodly deeds.
All the members of the family and myself are enjoying excellent health and
we send our loving greetings and best wishes to you and to all the beloved
friends there. I earnestly beseech from His holy Threshold that He may
purge you from every affliction, grant you perfect health and may aid you
to serve His sublime Cause in this glorious Day.
FOOTNOTES
1 Dedicatory Passage. From a Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy
Leaf, inscribed in the original Arabic on her Monument. (See The
Baha'i World, vol. V, p. 171)
2 From a Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy Leaf. (See The Baha'i
World, vol. V, p. 171)
3 From an unpublished Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy Leaf
4 From a Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy Leaf. (See The Baha'i
World, vol. V, pp. 171-172)
5 From a Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy Leaf. (See The Baha'i
World, vol. V, p. 172)
6 From a Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy Leaf. (See The Baha'i
World, vol. V, p. 172)
7 From a Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy Leaf. (See The Baha'i
World, vol. V, p. 172)
8 From a Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy Leaf. (See The Baha'i
World, vol. V, p. 172)
9 From a Tablet addressed to Munirih _Kh_anum, the wife of
'Abdu'l-Baha. (See The Baha'i World, vol. V, p. 172)
10 From a Tablet addressed to Diya'iyyih _Kh_anum, eldest daughter of
'Abdu'l-Baha. (See The Baha'i World, vol. V, p. 172)
11 Daughter of 'Abdu'l-Baha.
12 From an unpublished Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy Leaf
13 From an unpublished Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy Leaf
14 From an unpublished Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy Leaf
15 From an unpublished Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy Leaf
16 From an unpublished Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy Leaf
17 From an unpublished Tablet addressed to Haji Mirza
Hasan-i-_Kh_urasani
18 Haji Mirza Hasan-i-_Kh_urasani (see H. M. Balyuzi, 'Abdu'l-Baha, pp.
86, 124).
19 From an unpublished Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy Leaf
20 From an unpublished Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy Leaf
21 Tiberias.
22 Jesus.
23 From an unpublished Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy Leaf
24 From an unpublished Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy Leaf
25 From an unpublished Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy Leaf
26 From an unpublished Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy Leaf
27 From an unpublished Tablet addressed to the Greatest Holy Leaf
28 From an unpublished Tablet addressed to Munirih _Kh_anum
29 April 1922, announcement to the Baha'is in the west. (Translated
from the Persian) (See Star of the West, vol. 13, pp. 81-82, and
Baha'i Administration, p. 25)
30 21 March 1932, to the Baha'is of the United States and Canada. (See
The World Order of Baha'u'llah, pp. 67-68)
31 Construction of the House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois.
32 15 July 1932, to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of
the United States and Canada. (See Messages to America, p. 1)
33 15 July 1932, to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of
the British Isles
34 3 Kalimat 89 (15 July 1932 A.D.), to the Baha'is of the East.
(Translated from the Persian)
35 The numerical value of the letters composing 'Hin' indicates 1268
A.H. or 1851-52 A.D.
36 Adrianople.
37 Akka.
38 17 July 1932, to the Baha'is of the West. (See Baha'i
Administration, 1974 edn., pp. 187-196)
39 18 July 1932, to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of
the United States and Canada
40 18 July 1932
41 1 August 1932, to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of
the United States and Canada
42 15 August 1932
43 23 August 1932
44 23 August 1932, to the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Yonkers,
N.Y.
45 25 August 1932
46 30 August 1932, to the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of
Berkeley, California
47 30 August 1932, to the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Racine,
Wisconsin
48 1 September 1932, to the Baha'is of Washington, D.C.
49 1 September 1932, to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is
of the United States and Canada
50 5 September 1932. (Translated from the Persian)
51 10 September 1932, to the Baha'is of Glendale, California
52 10 September 1932, to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is
of the United States and Canada
53 10 September 1932
54 11 October 1932, to the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of
Teaneck, New Jersey
55 27 October 1932, to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is
of the United States and Canada
56 2 Masa'il 89 (13 December 1932 A.D.), to the Baha'is of Iran.
(Translated from the Persian)
57 14 January 1933, to the Baha'is of the United States and Canada
58 Included in Sections I and II.
59 21 April 1933, to the Baha'is of the United States and Canada. (See
The World Order of Baha'u'llah, pp. 81-82)
60 From the West, after the ascension of Baha'u'llah.
61 8 February 1934, to the Baha'is of the West. (See The World Order of
Baha'u'llah, p. 98)
62 25 December 1938, to the Baha'is of the United States and Canada.
(See The Advent of Divine Justice, p. 37)
63 5 December 1939, to the Baha'is of the United States and Canada
64 25 December 1939, to the Baha'is of the East. (Translated from the
Persian)
65 The remains of the Purest Branch and those of Navvab.
66 Munirih _Kh_anum.
67 1944, God Passes By, p. 108
68 Baha'u'llah's.
69 The Most Exalted Leaf.
70 1944, God Passes By, p. 347
71 27 November 1954, to the Baha'is of the World. (See Messages to the
Baha'i World, p. 74)
72 The International Archives Building.
73 15 August 1932
74 Members of the Holy Family.
75 Refers to the Annual Convention held in April 1932, at which the
delegates and friends responded in an impressive manner to the need
of the Fund associated with the name of the Greatest Holy Leaf,
initiated in order to complete the exterior ornamentation of the
House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois. Mrs Parsons spontaneously
removed a valuable pearl necklace from her neck to assist in meeting
the Fund's goal. See Baha'i News, No. 62, May 1932 for a report of
that Convention.
76 23 August 1932
77 23 August 1932, to the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Yonkers,
N.Y.
78 25 August 1932
79 30 August 1932, to the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of
Berkeley, California
80 30 August 1932, to the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Racine,
Wisconsin
81 30 August 1932
82 1 September 1932, to the Baha'is of Washington, D.C.
83 5 September 1932. (Translated from the Persian)
84 9 September 1932. (Translated from the Persian)
85 9 September 1932. (Translated from the Persian)
86 10 September 1932, to the Baha'is of Jacksonville, Florida
87 10 September 1932, to the Baha'is of Monroe, Washington
88 10 September 1932, to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is
of the United States and Canada
89 15 September 1932. (Translated from the Persian)
90 15 September 1932. (Translated from the Persian)
91 15 September 1932, to the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of
_Sh_iraz. (Translated from the Persian)
92 15 September 1932, to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is
of the United States and Canada
93 4 October 1932, to the Baha'is of Australia
94 4 October 1932, to the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Phoenix,
Arizona
95 6 October 1932
96 7 October 1932
97 8 October 1932, to the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of
Adelaide, Australia
98 10 October 1932
99 11 October 1932, to the Baha'is of Teaneck, New Jersey
100 18 October 1932
101 29 October 1932
102 9 November 1932
103 9 November 1932
104 30 November 1932
105 15 March 1933
106 29 May 1933, to the Baha'is of Bournemouth, England
107 6 March 1945. (Translated from the Persian)
108 See facsimile of original, facing page 157
109 12 Muharram 1307 A.H. (8 September 1889 A.D.)
110 14 _Sh_avval 1310 A.H. (1 May 1893 A.D.)
_ 111 Dh_i'l-Qadih 1314 A.H. (3 April-2 May 1897 A.D.)
112 Elijah.
113 9 Muharram 1315 A.H. (10 June 1897 A.D.)
_ 114 Dh_i'l-Hijjih 1316 A.H. (12 April-11 May 1899 A.D.)
_ 115 Dh_i'l-Hijjih 1316 A.H. (12 April-11 May 1899 A.D.)
116 7 Muharram 1317 A.H. (18 May 1899 A.D.)
_ 117 Dh_i'l-Qadih 1318 A.H. (20 February-21 March 1901 A.D.)
118 Undated, postmarked 9 April 1901
_ 119 Dh_i'l-Qadih 1321 A.H. (19 January-17 February 1904 A.D.), to a
believer in Tihran
120 The Imam Husayn.
121 Jamadiyu'_th_-_Th_ani 1322 A.H. (13 August-10 September 1904 A.D.),
to a Baha'i family
122 Safar 1323 A.H. (7 April-5 May 1905 A.D.)
_ 123 Dh_i'l-Qadih 1323 A.H. (28 December 1905-26 January 1906 A.D.), to
a believer in Yazd
124 Safar 1325 A.H. (16 March-13 April 1907 A.D.)
125 1 January 1921
126 Undated, to the President of the Baha'i Women's Society in Chicago
127 Undated
128 Undated
129 Undated
130 Elsewhere in this letter reference is made to one of the female
relatives of the recipient.
131 28 November 1921, to the Executive Board of Baha'i Temple Unity
132 14 December 1921 (date received), to the Executive Board of Baha'i
Temple Unity
133 Covenant-breakers.
134 22 December 1921 (date received), to the Executive Board of Baha'i
Temple Unity
135 17 January 1922 (date received), to the Executive Board of Baha'i
Temple Unity
_ 136 Sh_a'ban 1340 A.H. (30 March-28 April 1922 A.D.), to the Servants
of the Blessed Beauty and the dear friends of 'Abdu'l-Baha. (See
Star of the West, vol. 13, pp. 82-83)
137 See III, 1, page 21.
138 Feast of Ridvan 1922 (21 April-2 May 1922 A.D.), to the friends in
America. (See Star of the West, vol. 13, pp. 88)
139 1 May 1922 (date received), to the National Spiritual Assembly of
the Baha'is of the United States and Canada
140 Ramadan 1340 A.H. (28 April-27 May 1922 A.D.), to a believer in
Tihran
141 Ramadan 1340 A.H. (28 April-27 May 1922 A.D.), to the Baha'is in
Iran
142 Ramadan 1340 A.H. (28 April-27 May 1922 A.D.), to a believer in
Tabriz
143 Ramadan 1340 A.H. (28 April-27 May 1922 A.D.), to a Baha'i family in
Tabriz
144 Ramadan 1340 A.H. (28 April-27 May 1922 A.D.), to a believer in
Qazvin
145 Ramadan 1340 A.H. (28 April-27 May 1922 A.D.), to the Spiritual
Assembly of the Baha'is of Tabriz
146 The word camphor derives from Arabic kafur, as in Qur'an 76:5.
Camphor has been used as a refreshing tonic in Eastern medicine.
147 cf. Qur'an 18:93: 'Verily, Gog and Magog waste this land ...' The
rampart here described was of iron and molten brass, so that Gog and
Magog could neither scale it nor dig under it.
148 Qur'an 14:29.
149 Qur'an 13:18.
150 The Book of My Covenant.
151 Qur'an 37:164.
152 cf.Matthew 18:8-9; Mark 9:43-7.
153 On p. 14 of 'An Epistle to the Bahai World' written by Mirza
Badi'u'llah, translated by Dr Aminu'llah Farid, and published by the
Baha'i Publishing Society in Chicago in 1907, there is the following
passage concerning the falsification by Muhammad-'Ali of a Tablet in
which Baha'u'llah relates the misdeeds of Mirza Yahya, to whom He
refers as 'My brother'. Mirza Badi'u'llah writes: 'A few moments
passed and I saw him [Muhammad-'Ali] take up the Tablet, erase "My
brother" and replace it with "My Greatest Branch". Having seen this,
I immediately said: "This deed is a great sin and a breach of trust.
If you show this Tablet, this servant will divulge the whole
account, will point out the interpolation, and this will cause all
the writings in your possession to be considered unreliable.
Hereafter whatsoever of the writings traced by the Supreme Pen you
may show me, I will not accept as authentic until I have carefully
compared the manuscript with the original handwriting which is
elsewhere preserved and have examined the same with a magnifying
glass."'
154 Qur'an 22:11.
155 Khusif.
_ 156 Sh_avval 1340 A.H. (28 May-25 June 1922 A.D.), to the Baha'is in
_Kh_usif
_ 157 Sh_avval 1340 A.H. (28 May-25 June 1922 A.D.)
_ 158 Sh_avval 1340 A.H. (28 May-25 June 1922 A.D.), to a believer in
Tabriz
_ 159 Sh_avval 1340 A.H. (28 May-25 June 1922 A.D.), to the Spiritual
Assembly of the Baha'is of Ardikan
_ 160 Sh_avval 1340 A.H. (28 May-25 June 1922 A.D.), to a believer in
Karachi
161 Jesus.
162 26 _Sh_avval 1340 A.H. (22 June 1922 A.D.), to a believer in Qazvin
_ 163 Dh_i'l-Qadih 1340 A.H. (26 June-25 July 1922 A.D.), to a believer
in Miyanaj
_ 164 Dh_i'l-Qadih 1340 A.H. (26 June-25 July 1922 A.D.), to a believer
in _Sh_iraz
_ 165 Dh_i'l-Qadih 1340 A.H. (26 June-25 July 1922 A.D.), to the Baha'is
in _Kh_urasan
_ 166 Dh_i'l-Qadih 1340 A.H. (26 June-25 July 1922 A.D.), to the Friends
of God
_ 167 Dh_i'l-Qadih 1340 A.H. (26 June-25 July 1922 A.D.), to a believer
in _Kh_urasan
168 12 _Dh_i'l-Qadih 1340 A.H. (7 July 1922 A.D.), to a believer in
Takur, Nur
169 15 _Dh_i'l-Qadih 1340 A.H. (10 July 1922 A.D.), to the Baha'is of
Husayn-Abad, Yazd
170 19 _Dh_i'l-Qadih 1340 A.H. (14 July 1922 A.D.), to the Baha'is of
Miyanaj
171 The Bab.
172 22 _Dh_i'l-Qadih 1340 A.H. (17 July 1922 A.D.), to a believer in
I_sh_qabad, Turkistan
173 20 July 1922, to the Baha'is in America
174 4 August 1922, to the Baha'is in the West
175 'Abdu'l-Baha.
176 15 _Dh_i'l-Hijjih 1340 A.H. (8 August 1922 A.D.), to a believer in
Tihran
177 9 August 1922
178 See Qur'an 12:93.
179 10 August 1922, to a believer in Alexandria, Egypt
180 20 Muharram 1341 A.H. (12 September 1922 A.D.)
181 22 Muharram 1341 A.H. (14 September 1922 A.D.), to a believer in
_Kh_urasan
182 22 Muharram 1341 A.H. (14 September 1922 A.D.), to the members of
the Spiritual Assembly of _Sh_i_sh_avan, a village in A_dh_irbayjan
183 24 Muharram 1341 A.H. (16 September 1922 A.D.), to the Baha'is of
Gav-Gan, a village near Tabriz
184 Qur'an 29:2.
185 1 Safar 1341 A.H. (23 September 1922 A.D.), to a believer in Tihran
186 22 Safar 1341 A.H. (14 October 1922 A.D.), to a believer in Tihran
187 2 Rabi'u'l-Avval 1341 A.H. (23 October 1922 A.D.)
188 2 Rabi'u'l-Avval 1341 A.H. (23 October 1922 A.D.), to the Spiritual
Assembly of the Baha'is of Tihran
189 Muhammad-'Ali.
190 5 Rabi'u'l-Avval 1341 A.H. (26 October 1922 A.D.), to a believer in
Isfahan
191 5 Rabi'u'l-Avval 1341 A.H. (26 October 1922 A.D.), to the
Maidservants of the Blessed Beauty in Sang-i-Sar
192 25 November 1922
193 Undated, to the friends in Yonkers, New York. (See Star of the West,
vol. 13, p. 220, of November 1922)
194 2 December 1922, to a believer in Egypt
195 15 Rabi'u'_th_-_Th_ani 1341 A.H. (5 December 1922 A.D.), to a
believer in Tihran
196 15 Rabi'u'_th_-_Th_ani 1341 A.H. (5 December 1922 A.D.), to the
members of the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Tihran
197 15 Rabi'u'_th_-_Th_ani 1341 A.H. (5 December 1922 A.D.), to the
members of the Chicago Temple Fund Committee in Tihran
198 25 Rabi'u'_th_-_Th_ani 1341 A.H. (15 December 1922 A.D.)
199 11 December 1922
200 23 July 1923
201 9 Safar 1342 A.H. (21 September 1923 A.D.), to the members of the
Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of _Sh_iraz
202 4 Rabi'u'_th_-_Th_ani 1342 A.H. (14 November 1923 A.D.), to a
believer in Tihran
203 28 November 1923, to the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of
Yonkers, New York
204 3 December 1923
205 21 _Sh_a'ban 1342 A.H. (28 March 1924 A.D.), to the members of the
Spiritual Assemblies and all the Friends of God in the East
206 3 _Sh_avval 1342 A.H. (8 May 1924 A.D.), to the Friends of God and
the Maidservants of the Merciful
207 Baha'u'llah, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 104.
208 cf. Matthew 10:16.
209 27 May 1924, to the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Hamadan
210 'Abdu'l-Husayn Avarih (see Baha'i Administration, Baha'i Publishing
Trust, Wilmette, pp. 137-139).
211 24 _Sh_avval 1342 A.H. (29 May 1924 A.D.), to a believer in Tihran
212 14 August 1924
213 28 June 1924
214 19 July 1924
215 19 July 1924
216 18 August 1924
217 15 June 1925, to a Baha'i couple in Stuttgart, Germany
218 8 October 1924
219 13 May 1928
220 12 March 1929
221 4 Jamadiyu'l-Avval 1348 A.H. (8 October 1929 A.D.), to the Spiritual
Assembly of the Baha'is of Tihran
222 The Local Spiritual Assembly of Tihran.
223 Undated, to the Maidservants of the Merciful in Abadih
224 Undated