Book of the Tigris

Book of the Tigris 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.

City of Radiant Acquiescence

City of Radiant Acquiescence is about the spiritual state of radiant acquiescence, what it means, why it is important and how people can attain it.

Figurative Interpretation of Scripture

Figurative Interpretation of Scripture is a discussion about the issue of ta’wil or figurative interpretation of scripture. Baha’u’llah approves of it so long as it does not deprive the reader of the exoteric or outward meaning of the verse.

Garden of Justice

Garden of Justice is a commentary on the attribute of God, the Just. Baha’u’llah explains what it is, discusses its role in his religion and admonishes it not to exalt itself over the other attributes of God.

Gems of the Mysteries

Gems of the Mysteries is a book-length work in which Baha’u’llah discusses major themes of his revelation regarding the renewal of religion. He also outlines seven stages in a person’s spiritual journey to God.

Surah of the Almighty

Surah of the Almighty is a discussion about the name of God, the Almighty. Baha’u’llah informs readers that God has shed the light of the Almighty on everyone, so that they can benefit from it.

Surah of Blood

Surah of Blood is an early proclamatory tablet sent by Baha’u’llah from Edirne when he publicly announced his mission.

Surah of God

Surah of God was written at the time when Baha’u’llah decided to cut off relations with his half-brother, Mirza Yahya, as a result of the latter’s relentless plotting and actions against him.

Surah of Sacrifice

Surah of Sacrifice is a letter in which Baha’u’llah gives Dhabih an account of his sufferings, and outlines his responses to the accusations made against him by his half-brother Mirza Yahya.

Surah of Sorrows

Surah of Sorrows is a letter in which Baha’u’llah discusses the opposition he faced from those who rejected his claim to be the Promised One of the Bab and the spiritual effect this had on him and the Cause.

Tablet of the Son

Tablet of the Son focuses on the influence of the Word of God and the differing role it played in the Christian, Islamic, Babi and Baha’i religions.

Tablet on the Right of the People

Tablet on the Right of the People discusses the following question: how is a person’s rights, breached in the physical world, redressed in the spiritual worlds?

Tablet on Understanding the Cause of Opposition

Tablet on Understanding the Cause of Opposition (Lawḥ-i ʿirfān-i ʿillat-i iʿrāḍ) is a letter Baha’u’llah wrote for someone who had not grasped his teachings related to the cycle of opposition faced by the Manifestations of God. 

Tablet to Ashraf

Tablet to Ashraf (Lawh-i Ashraf) is a dispatch that Baha’u’llah wrote for Siyyid Ashraf-i Zanjani at the end of Ashraf’s second visit with Baha’u’llah in Edirne (Adrianople).

Tablet to Salman on Detachment

Tablet to Salman on Detachment is a short tablet in which Baha’u’llah discusses the meaning of detachment. He says that one sign of humanity’s maturity is that no one will agree to bear autocractic rule.

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