HIDDEN WORD #1:

In the Name of the Lord of Utterance, The Mighty. 
O YE PEOPLE THAT HAVE MINDS TO KNOW AND EARS TO HEAR! The first call of the Beloved is this: O mystic nightingale! Abide not but in the rose-garden of the spirit. O messenger of the Solomon of love! Seek thou no shelter except in the Sheba of the well-beloved, and O immortal phoenix! dwell not save on the mount of faithfulness. Therein is thy habitation, if on the wings of thy soul thou soarest to the realm of the infinite and seekest to attain thy goal. 

به نام گويندۀ توانا 
ای صاحبان هوش و گوش اوّل سروش دوست اين است 
ای بلبل معنوی جز در گلبن معانی جای 
مگزين و ای هُدهُد سليمان عشق جز در سبای جانان وطن مگير و ای عَنقای بقا جز در قاف وفا محلّ مپذير * اين است مکان تو اگر به لامکان به پر جان برپری و آهنگ مقام خود رايگان نمائی 


HIDDEN WORD #40:

O MY SERVANT! 
Free thyself from the fetters of this world, and loose thy soul from the prison of self. Seize thy chance, for it will come to thee no more.

ای بندۀ من 
از بَندِ مُلک خود را رَهائی بَخش و از حَبسِ نَفْس خود را آزاد کن. وَقت را غَنيمَت شِمُر، زيرا که اين وقت را ديگَر نَبينی و اين زَمان را هَرگِز نَيابی

HIDDEN WORD #3:

O FRIEND! In the garden of thy heart plant naught but the rose of love, and from the nightingale of affection and desire loosen not thy hold. Treasure the companionship of the righteous and eschew all fellowship with the ungodly.

ای دوست در روضۀ قلب جز گُلِ عشق مَکار و از ذِيلِ بُلبلِ حُبّ و شوق دست مَدار. مُصاحبتِ اَبرار را غَنيمَت دان و از مُرافقتِ اَشرار دست و دل هر دو بردار

HIDDEN WORD #76:

O SON OF MY HANDMAID! 
Guidance hath ever been given by words, and now it is given by deeds. Every one must show forth deeds that are pure and holy, for words are the property of all alike, whereas such deeds as these belong only to Our loved ones. Strive then with heart and soul to distinguish yourselves by your deeds. In this wise We counsel you in this holy and resplendent tablet. 

ای فرزندِ کَنيزِ من
لازال هِدايت به اَقوال بوده و اين زمان به اَفعال گشته؛ يَعنی بايد جَميعِ افعالِ قُدسی از هِيکَلِ انسانی ظاهر شَود، چه که در اقوال کُلّ شَريکند و لکن افعالِ پاک و مقدّس مَخصوصِ دوستانِ ماست. پس به جان سَعی نمائيد تا به اَفعال از جميعِ ناس مُمتاز شويد. كَذٰلكَ نَصَحناکُم فی لوحٍ قدسٍ منير

EXCERPT FROM THE LAWH-I-MAQSUD:

O well-beloved ones! The tabernacle of unity hath been raised; regard ye not one another as strangers. Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch.

ای اهل عالم، سراپردۀ يگانگی بلند شد؛ به چشم بيگانگان يکديگر را مبينيد. همه بار يک داريد و برگ يک شاخسار

UTTERANCE FROM ABDU'L-BAHA:

[PROVISIONAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION, NOT AUTHORIZED]: "Strive not to harm even an ant, let alone a human, and do your utmost not to injure a snake, much less a person."

تا توانید خاطر موری میازارید تا چه رسد به انسان و تا ممکن است سر ماری مکوبید تا چه رسد به مردمان

Bahai

خداوند مهربانا کریما رحیما

(www.BahaiGlory.com)
قل الله يكفى عن كل شئ … وعلى الله فلیتوکلِ المتوكلون.

بگو خداوند ما را از همه چیز کفایت می نماید , پس بر چنین خداوندی همه متوکلان باید توکل کنند.

God is sufficient unto me, He is verily is the All-Sufficing. In Him let the trusting trust.

قل الله يكفى عن كل شئ - Qul Allah'u Yakfi (Doaye Daste Jami Bahai)

ایرج شاهسوندی، پدر نوید اعلام کرد که اعضای آن بدن جوان و ورزشکار را اهدا می‌کند به خانواده‌هایی که آخرین لحظه‌های ماندن عزیزشان را به شمارش نشسته‌اند. نوید شاهسوندی اسکی باز حرفه‌ای جان خود را از دست داد. اما حالا که این گزارش را می‌خوانید و می‌شنوید قلبش جایی در تن و جان دیگری هنوز می‌تپد.

نوید شاهسوندی اعضایش بدنش را بخشید اما از ورود به دانشگاه محروم بود

Mazyar Fallahi - Majnoon E Leyli

Baroone Gham (keivn)

سيف عامر - مابية حيل - Saif Amer - Ma Baya Hell.mp3

A little love song inspired by Moonrise Kingdom. 
Made on a toy keyboard from the 1980s. 

Lyrics:
If I could see this thru
then I would be with you
and we could end this craze

If they could let it be
there'd just be you and me
with nobody in the way

Maybe we'll grow up fast
until we're free at last
to share our points of view

and we will make believe
that everything we see
was made for me and you

for best or worse
we'll finally have it all.

If I Could See This Through - My Moonrise Kingdom Theme

Hello and welcome to the Baha’i Blogcast with me your host, Rainn Wilson.

In this series of podcasts I interview members of the Baha’i Faith and friends from all over the world about their hearts, and minds, and souls, their spiritual journeys, what they’re interested in, and what makes them tick.

In this episode I'm in Chelsea, England with Moojan Momen - medical doctor by day, academic by night! Moojan has authored dozens of books and papers on a variety of topics ranging from things like 'The Baha'i Faith and Hinduism', to 'The God of Baha'u'llah'. Moojan tells me what led him to research and writing, and he also shares his thoughts on what makes the Baha'i Faith unique. We discuss the emphasis Baha'u'llah places on consultation, and we also look at how certain social structures can change if we want them to, and the importance of that change coming from the grassroots. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did!

To find out more about Moojan Momen and some of the things we covered in this podcast, check out the following links:

* Check mout Moojan and his wife, Wendi's website here: http://momen.org/

* Here are links to some of Moojan Momen's books mentioned in the podcast:
- Baha'u'llah: A Short Biography: https://amzn.to/2TN7HL0
- Selections from the Writings of E. G. Browne on the Babi and Baha'i Religions: https://amzn.to/2SkcphX
- Understanding Religion: A Thematic Approach: https://amzn.to/2TVrkAu
- An Introduction to Shi'i Islam: https://amzn.to/2Lp2qWo
- Islam and the Baha'i Faith: https://amzn.to/2P4O5ys
- Hinduism and the Baha'i Faith: https://amzn.to/2KCXKM1
- Buddhism and the Baha'i Faith: https://amzn.to/2KLb7tT

* Here's the paper by Moojan Momen called 'The God of Baha'u'llah': https://bit.ly/2rHwG5w

* Moojan talks about Hand of the Cause Hasan Balyuzi: https://bit.ly/2S9gaqT

* Find out more about the Hands of the Cause: https://bit.ly/2R1MDSy

* Some books by Hasan Balyuzi:
- The Bab: https://amzn.to/2KGSPtm
- Baha'u'llah: The King of Glory: https://amzn.to/2LlRysl
- Edward Granville Browne and the Baha'i Faith: https://amzn.to/2BBr3L5
- Khadijih Bagum, the Wife of the Bab: https://amzn.to/2BpZCnl

* Moojan mentions that his go-to Baha'i book is 'The Book of Certitude' (Kitab-i-Iqan): https://bit.ly/2Clie9q

* Rainn mentions the book 'Beyond the Culture of Contest' by Michael Karlberg: https://amzn.to/2SnmnPu

* Moojan mentions the book 'The Dawnbreakers': https://bit.ly/2BqbFRr

* Rainn jokes about his book 'The Bassoon King': https://amzn.to/2R7di0c

* Learn more about the Afnan Library Trust: https://bit.ly/2STEsVC

* Rainn and Moojan talk about The Institute Process: https://bit.ly/2QAxYOG

* Rainn and Moojan talk about the Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program [JYSEP]: https://bit.ly/2Qqueyn

* Rainn and Moojan talk about 'Devotional Gatherings': https://bit.ly/2S8iRsF

* Moojan mentions the film 'A Widening Embrace': https://bit.ly/2PIEded 

* Moojan shares the following quote from Baha'u'llah: "We, verily, have made music as a ladder for your souls, a means whereby they may he lifted up unto the realm on high...".

* Rainn shares the following quote from Baha'u'llah: "It followeth, therefore, that rendering assistance unto God, in this day, doth not and shall never consist in contending or disputing with any soul; nay rather, what is preferable in the sight of God is that the cities of men’s hearts, which are ruled by the hosts of self and passion, should be subdued by the sword of utterance, of wisdom and of understanding."

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If you would like to find out more about the Baha'i Faith visit BAHAI.ORG, and for more great Baha'i-inspired content check out BAHAIBLOG.NET (http://bahaiblog.net/)

Thanks for listening! 

-Rainn Wilson

Episode 32: Moojan Momen

Mehdi-Mojtabaei-Baroone-Tabestoon

دکلمه‌ای است از کلمات مکنونۀ بهاءالله و آثار دیگر بهائی با صوت مرحوم نورالدین ثابت ایمانی

Noureddine Sabet-Imani reciting Baha'i Writings

In this online presentation we will take a lightning tour of the Writings of the Bab. We will briefly survey the state of knowledge of the manuscript sources, summarize the existing available translations, and introduce some of the secondary literature. We will look at the fascinating interplay between form and content in His Writings, address some recurring themes, and examine one possible periodization of His short ministry. The goal will be to provide serious students with an orientating framework and to point the way to resources that invite deeper independent study.

Steven Phelps received dual bachelors degrees in physics and philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University, specializing in cosmology. He served at the Bahá’í World Center in Haifa, Israel for 13 years in its Research Department, where he coordinated the indexing and collation of the Bahá’í Sacred Writings and their translation from Persian and Arabic into English. During that period he concurrently held a research position in the Physics Department at the Technion University in Haifa and published original research on the masses of nearby galaxies. He currently resides in the Portland area with his wife and three daughters.

053 Overview of the Writings of the Báb - Steven Phelps

Asire Shab

Hafez of Shiraz (d.1390) is arguably the most famous of medieval Iran’s great poets. More than six centuries after his death, Hafez’s verses continue to inspire, console, and provoke us today.

Listen to Dr. Dominic Parviz Brookshaw (Associate Professor of Persian Literature at the University of Oxford, and Senior Research Fellow in Persian at Wadham College, Oxford) give a one-hour presentation on Hafez and his contemporaries who imitated one another’s poems, challenged one another repeatedly in verse, and vied with one another to secure lucrative royal patronage. Dr. Brookshaw examines the motivations behind these acts of imitation in order to present a more balanced reading of Hafez, one that stands in opposition to the traditional depiction of the poet, and is, consequently, more faithful to Hafez’s historical reality.

This lecture was presented on Friday, Sept 27, 2019 at UBC Robson Square, by UBC's Department of Asian Studies and Arts Alumni Department, as part of the Alireza Ahmadian Lecture in Persian and Iranian Studies.

Dominic Parviz Brookshaw Lecture on Hafez of Shiraz_Fri Sept 27, 2019

Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist Madeleine Peyroux releases her inspired new album from Decca, THE BLUE ROOM on March 5, 2013. Featuring Madeleine’s reinterpretations of songs from Ray Charles’ seminal album Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music as well as others from legendary artists such as Randy Newman and Leonard Cohen, THE BLUE ROOM brings the listener through a soulful musical journey with Peyroux’s lush voice and magnificent storytelling.

The Blue Room

Gentle On My Mind

ناصر رزازی (۱۳۳۴ فرزندصالح ) خواننده، شاعر و نویسنده کردستان ایران است. او یکی از مشهورترین و محبوبترین خوانندگان تاریخ کرد به شمار می آید.

ناسر رەزازی (لەدایکبووی ١٩٥٥) یەکێک لە گورانیبێژەکانی کوردە. 

Nasser Razazi (in Kurdish Nasir Rezazî, in Kurdish Soraní alphabet ناسر ڕەزازی, Persian ناصر رزازی) (born in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, Iran) is a Kurdish singer, poet and writer[1] and is considered as one of the most famous and popular singers in Kurdish music and is a grand master in the tradition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasser_Razazi

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