Commentary on ‘He who knows his self knows his Lord’ contains important discussion on general subjects related to religion, such as the transcendence of God and the concept of the Day of Judgement. Original title: Lawh-i Hadi (or Bayan-i Hadith-i Sharif `Man `arafa nafsahu fa qad `arafa rabbahu’) Read the Introduction. Watch on YouTube. Translation by Juan…
Category: Windflower Translations Library
The Windflower Translations Library is a curated collection of just over 40 translations from Bahá’u’lláh’s mystical writings and related texts. Includes a catalogue of the works, the translations themselves, short introductions for general readers, study guides, and guidance on finding other English translations online. A practical gateway for anyone exploring the breadth of translation resources available here.
City of Radiant Acquiescence, by Baha’u’llah
City of Radiant Acquiescence (Lawh-i Madinatu’r-Rida) is about the spiritual state of radiant acquiescence, what it means, why it is important, and how people can attain it. Read the Introduction. Watch on YouTube. Translation by Juan Cole In the name of God, the exalted, the most high. [1] Remind his servant of God’s clemency in truth, that…
Breath of Spirit, by Baha’u’llah
Breath of Spirit (Lawh-i huwwa munfikhu ‘r-ruh) is a mystical tablet in which Baha’u’llah describes, in allegorical language, the metaphysical wonders of God renewing creation, and how the inhabitants of the spiritual worlds participate. Read the Introduction. Watch on YouTube. Translation by Juan Cole [1] In the name of the one who breathed spirit into…
Windflower Translations Library
Catalogue Because Baha’u’llah wrote in Arabic and Persian, English readers meet his writings through translation. This collection gathers translations by various scholars, with a particular focus on works related to Baha’u’llah’s mystical writings. All translations appear here with the appropriate permissions or rights held by the translators. Explore the library through four pathways: Visions of…
Book of the Tigris, by Baha’u’llah
Book of the Tigris (Sahifih-‘i Shattiyyih) is a letter in which Baha’u’llah compares the effects on the land of the flooding of the Tigris River to the effects on society of a new divine revelation. The letter also contains discussion on miracles and on the first Arabic Hidden Word. Read the Introduction. Watch on YouTube. Translation…
Introduction to Tablet to Salman on Detachment
Introduction to Tablet to Salman on Detachment, in which Baha’u’llah explains the meaning of the concept of detachment from the world. Tablet to Salman on Detachment is a short tablet in which Baha’u’llah discusses the meaning of detachment and, in this context, comments on the situation of the believers who were exiled to Mosul from…
Introduction to Tablet on the Right of the People
Introduction to Tablet on the Right of the People, in which Baha’u’llah explains how people’s rights, unjustly taken away in this world, are restored to them in the next world. Baha’u’llah’s Tablet on the Right of the People (Lawh-i haqq al-nas) is an unusual tablet in that it is entirely devoted to an examination of…
Introduction to Tablet of the Vision
Introduction to Tablet of the Vision, in which Baha’u’llah relates a vision of a celestial woman who symbolises the spirit of his revelation. Baha’u’llah wrote Tablet of the Vision during his imprisonment in the prison-city of Akka. It was revealed on 1 March 1873, which was the eve of the anniversary of the birth of…
Introduction to Tablet of the Houri
Introduction to Tablet of the Houri, in which Baha’u’llah relates a vision of the celestial woman who symbolises the spirit of his revelation. Tablet of the Houri is a description of a vision Baha’u’llah had of the celestial woman who symbolises the spirit of his revelation. He refers to her using the Arabic word ‘houri’,…
Introduction to Tablet of the Holy Mariner (Persian)
Introduction to Tablet of the Holy Mariner – Persian section, in which Baha’u’llah is the mariner whose ark carries holy souls across the sea to paradise. Tablet of the Holy Mariner is an allegorical work consisting of two independent sections, the first in Arabic verse and the second in Persian prose. Both sections tell the…