Writings and Utterances of Abdu'l-Baha - Volume 150 - Part IV - Provisionally Parallel-Text Study Series

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PROVISIONAL PARALLEL-TEXT STUDY SERIES Volume 150 presents Writings and Utterances of Abdu'l-Baha, ca. 1911, part IV, with parallel-text study in which English renderings and their opposing original texts are aligned. The series offers a provisional research aid and reference tool to support deeper engagement with the Bahá’í textual record across Arabic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish, and English, while emphasizing that inclusion does not guarantee authenticity, completeness, or uniform quality. It notes that some translations are authorized and rendered in blue, while others are provisional and may involve partial authorizations and varying degrees of oversight.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryReligion & Spirituality

FormatPDF

Pages126

Reading Time5 h 18 min

AccessFree to download

Series preface

Purpose and scope of the series

Translation status and alignment approach

Editorial cautions and source-critical guidance

The Writings and Utterances of the Central Figures of the Bahá’í Faith PROVISIONAL PARALLEL-TEXT STUDY SERIES Volume 150: Writings and Utterances of Abdu'l-Baha, ca . 1911, part IV Version: 1.0 • Revision date 23-May-2026 Content [reproduced from](reproduced from bahai.org. A portion of)[ bahai.org](reproduced from bahai.org. A portion of)[.](reproduced from bahai.org. A portion of)[ A portion of](reproduced from bahai.org. A portion of) this series (English texts in blue font and their opposing original text) draws from authorized texts and translations made available at bahai .org and is Copyright © Bahá’í International Community. Such content has been used in accordance with the [bahai.org/legal](bahai.org/legal)[ ](bahai.org/legal)Terms of Use. Manuscript images. Manuscript images are reproduced with acknowledgment to their sources (see bibliography for source abbreviations) . Use in this non-commercial, academic setting is believed to constitute fairuse under copyright law. Readers seeking to reproduce these images elsewhere should contact the respective holding institutions. Series preface This series of volumes presents, in approximate chronological order and, where possible, in paralleltext format, the available writings and reported utterances of the three Central Figures of the Bahá’í Faith: the Báb (1819–1850), Bahá’u’lláh (1817–1892), and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (1844–1921) . The majority of the texts appear here in English for the first time. What follows is an independent scholarly and documentary undertaking, with the purpose of facilitating closer engagement with the textual record of the Bahá’í Faith by readers working across Arabic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish, and English. It is not prepared under the direction of Bahá’í institutions and does not constitute an oﬀicial edition of the texts. The relevant Bahá’í institutions are the final authority with respect to authenticated texts and authorized translations. Accordingly, this series is envisioned as a provisional research aid and reference tool—a scouting expedition to uncharted domains, that defers to finalized texts and translations wherever these are available. Altogether, the series comprises over 29,0000 authored works and reported utterances spanning the years 1843 to 1921. Despite its length—over 10,000,000 words without double-counting the translations—it is not a comprehensive corpus. Rather, it represents the material presently known to the compiler to be publicly obtainable in the original and/or in translation. It is estimated to represent somewhat more than half of the known total, the remainder being held in the International Baha’i Archives in Haifa, Israel. The series proceeds on a principle of maximal inclusion within the constraints of public accessibility. It therefore brings together texts of unequal status and differing degrees of reliability. Some items are authenticated; others are not. Some survive in stable typed or printed form; others are preserved through imperfect transcription, excerpted publication, or secondhand report. The reader should therefore approach the corpus with appropriate source-critical caution. Inclusion in the series should not be taken to imply authenticity, completeness, or accuracy. Where authorized English translations issued by the Bahá’í World Centre are available in full, they are rendered in blue text and can be regarded as possessing a distinct status from other translations in the series. Such translations embody a high degree of fidelity, terminological consistency, and editorial care. Readers new to the Bahá’í writings are well advised to begin with the World Centre’s own published collection of authorized translations, among them the one-volume thematic anthology Bahá’í Sacred Writings, available at [bahai.org/library. In](bahai.org/library. In) the present series, newly published authorized translations will be incorporated as they become available. When only a portion of a translation i

FAQs

What is the purpose of the PROVISIONAL PARALLEL-TEXT STUDY SERIES in this volume?

It facilitates closer engagement with the textual record of the Bahá’í Faith by providing accessible parallel-text material for comparative reading across languages.

How does this series distinguish authorized translations from other translations?

Authorized English translations are rendered in blue text and are treated as having a distinct status; other translations are provisional and may come from older publications, independent translators, or large language models with varying review.

Does inclusion in the series imply authenticity or completeness of the texts?

No. The series includes materials of unequal status and reliability, and readers are advised not to assume authenticity, completeness, or accuracy solely because an item is included.

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