Precious Gems
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“In this day no regard is paid to loftiness or lowliness, to poverty or wealth, to nobility and lineage, to weakness or might. Whosoever recognizeth the incomparable Beloved is the possessor of true wealth and occupieth a divine station.” Bahá’u’lláh The Compilation of Compilations vol II, p. 359 “Concerning the means of livelihood, thou shouldst, while placing thy whole trust in God, engage in some occupation. He will assuredly send down upon thee from the heaven of His favour that which is destined for thee. He is in truth the God of might and power.” Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 267 “Concerning thine own affairs, if thou wouldst content thyself with whatever might come to pass it would be praiseworthy. To engage in some profession is highly commendable, for when occupied with work one is less likely to dwell on the unpleasant aspects of life.” Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 175 “Be patient under all conditions, and place your whole trust and confidence in God.” Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 296 “Say: O children of dust! He who is the Spirit of Purity saith: In this glorious Day whatsoever can purge you from defilement and ensure your peace and tranquility, that indeed is the straight Path, the Path that leadeth unto Me. To be purged from defilement is to be cleansed of that which is injurious to man and detracteth from his high station – among which is to take undue pleasure in one’s own words and deeds, notwithstanding their unworthiness. True peace and tranquility will only be realized when every soul will have become the well-wisher of all mankind.” Baha’u’llah, The Tabernacle of Unity, Baha’u’llah’s Responses to Manikchi Sahib and Other Writings , pp. 6-7 “Make me ready, in all circumstances, O my Lord, to serve Thee and to set myself towards the adored sanctuary of Thy Revelation and of Thy Beauty. If it be Thy pleasure, make me to grow as a tender herb in the meadows of Thy grace, that the gentle winds of Thy will may stir me up and bend me into conformity with Thy pleasure, in such wise that my movement and my stillness may be wholly directed by Thee.” Baha'u'llah, Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah, p. 240 |
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To download click on any picture. You need FLV player see above. “ "REFRESHED AND RENEWED: FROM SHOGHI EFFENDI TO THE GUARDIAN” Click here to read. The Passing of Shoghi Effendi by Ruhíyyíh Khánum. Click here A Tribute to Shoghi Effendi by Amelia Collins. Click here Twenty Five Years of the Guardianship by Ruhíyyíh Khánum. Click here An Inescapable and Sacred Duty by Shoghi Effendi. Click here |
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Note: the date "1834" in this series is obviously supposed to be “1934” |
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Hands of the Cause of God Taken from "The Concise Encyclopedia of the Baha'i Faith". |
 "The Disciples of 'Abdu'l-Baha" by Dr. Duane Troxel To download click on the above picture |
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`Alí-Muhammad Varqá (1911 – September 22, 2007), was the longest surviving Hand of the Cause of God. Varqá was born in 1911 in Tehran, Iran, to a well-known Iranian Bahá'í family. His grandfather, from whom he received his name was an Apostle of Bahá'u'lláh and his father, Valíyu'lláh Varqá, was also a Hand of the Cause. Varqá moved to Paris and studied at the Sorbonne, where he obtained a doctorate in 1950. He then returned to Iran and taught at the universities of Tehran and Tabriz. During this time he also served in various administrative capacities in the Bahá'í community of Iran. After his father's death, Varqá was appointed as a Hand of the Cause by Shoghi Effendi, on November 15, 1955. He served in that capacity for 52 years until his death in 2007, and was the last surviving Hand of the Cause. As part of his role, he travelled to many countries, and attended the first Bahá'í national conventions of many countries including Belgium and the Central African Republic. He also served as the Chief Trustee of Huqúqu'lláh since 1955, a role which his father also held. In 1979 he moved to Canada, and later moved to the Bahá’í World Centre. He died on September 22, 2007 and is buried in Haifa. |
Hand of the Cause of God Abu'l-Qásim Faizi was born in Iran. He studied at the American University of Beirut. He married Gloria `Alá'í in 1939. Together they pioneered to Iraq and Bahrain. Shoghi Effendi called him the 'spiritual conqueror' of Arabia, and appointed him Hand of the Cause of God in 1957. |
 Hand of the Cause of God Abu'l-Qásim Faizi chants a Tablet of Abdu’l Bahá, which reportedly was the favorite prayer of beloved Greatest Holy Leaf, and she often asked him to chant it for her. Beloved Guardian also valued his chanting. This chanting was done in July 1974 in a conference in USA. In this picture you also see Hand of the Cause of God Sears. Click here or on the picture |
Video of sound of Hand of the Cause of God Martha Root. |
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 Video of the Hand of the Cause of God Abu'l-Qásim Faizi talks About Ridván Garden - Outside of ‘Akká’ in English Click on the picture |
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 Talks of Hand of the Cause of God William Sears Click on the left picture To download “Remember Bill Sears” Audio 1 click here To download “Remember Bill Sears” Audio 2 click here |
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 Adelbert Mühlschlegel, the Hand of the Cause of God from Germany, was very humorous and a poet. Here is one of his poems: O God, it is obligatory for us to attend the 19-day feast. But there is a nice TV program, and I want to watch it. I should go to the feast but: NOT TODAY. We are supposed to contribute to the fund. The suit in the window of a shop is so attractive and so tempting and I really want to buy it. I need to contribute to the fund but: NOT TODAY. We are supposed to teach the Cause of God. I am sitting and chatting with this group of friends and I should explain the Cause to them but: NOT TODAY. The other night I was dreaming and I approached Heaven's gate in my dream. I knocked on the door to open. But the gatekeeper of Heaven looked from the small window of the gate and then told me: NOT TODAY. |
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