Bahá'u'lláh

Bahá'u'lláh

Bahá'u'lláh , born ' , was the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. He claimed to be the prophetic fulfilment of Bábism, a 19th-century outgrowth of Shí‘ism, but in a broader sense claimed to be a messenger from God referring to the fulfilment of the eschatological expectations of Islam, Christianity, and...

, founder of the Bahá'í Faith

Bahá'í Faith

The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....

, wrote many books, tablets

Tablet (religious)

A tablet, in the religious context, is a term traditionally used for religious texts.Jews and Christians believe that Moses brought the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai in the form of two stone tablets. According to the Book of Exodus, God delivered the tablets twice, the first set having been...

 and prayers, of which only a fraction has been translated into English until now. He revealed thousands of tablets with a total volume more than 70 times the size of the Qur'an and more than 15 times the size of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.

The below list, organized by the city he was in while he wrote the tablet, is not complete, but only shows the most well-known writings of Bahá'u'lláh.

Baghdad

1857

• Sahífiy-i-Shattíyyih, "Book of the River [Tigris]"

1857-58

• Chahár Vádí
  Four Valleys (Bahá'í)
  The Four Valleys is a book written in Persian by Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. The Seven Valleys was also written by Bahá'u'lláh, and the two books are usually published together under the title The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys...
  
  , "Four Valleys"
• Kalimát-i-Maknúnih
  Hidden Words
  Kalimát-i-Maknúnih or The Hidden Words is a book written in Baghdad around 1857 by Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith...
  
  , "Hidden Words"

1857-63

• Haft Vádí
  Seven Valleys
  The Seven Valleys is a book written in Persian by Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. The Four Valleys was also written by Bahá'u'lláh, and the two books are usually published together under the title The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys...
  
  , "Seven Valleys"
• Hurúfát-i-'Álín, "The Exalted Letters"
• Javáhiru'l-Asrár
  Gems of Divine Mysteries
  Javáhiru’l-Asrár or Gems of Divine Mysteries, is a book by Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. The treatise was written in reply to a question from Siyyid Yúsuf-i-Sidihí Isfahání who had asked the question of how the promised Mihdí could have been "transformed" into the Báb...
  
  , "Gems of Divine Mysteries"
• Lawh-i-Áyiy-i-Núr, "Tablet of the 'Light Verse'" [of the Qur'an]), also known as Tafsír-i-Hurúfát-i-Muqatta'ih, "Commentary on the Isolated Letters"
• Lawh-i-Fitnih, "Tablet of the Test"
• Lawh-i-Húríyyih, "Tablet of the Maiden"
• Madínatu'r-Ridá, "City of Radiance/Radiant Acquiescence"
• Madínatu't-Tawhíd, "City of Unity"
• Shikkar-Shikan-Shavand, "Sweet Scented Being"
• Súriy-i-Nush, "Tablet of Advice"
• Súriy-i-Qadír, "Surih of the Omnipotent"
• Asl-i-Kullu'l-Khayr, "Words of Wisdom"

1858-63

• Subhána-Rabbíya'l-A'lá, "Praise to the Exalted Lord"
• Lawh-i-Ghulámu'l-Khuld, "Tablet of the Eternal Youth"
• Húr-i-Ujáb, "The Wondrous Maiden"
• Az-Bágh-i-Iláhí, "From The Garden of Holiness"

1862

• Kitáb-i-Íqán
  Kitáb-i-Íqán
  The Kitáb-i-Íqán is one of many books held sacred by followers of the Bahá'í Faith; it is their primary theological work. One Bahá'í scholar states that it can be regarded as the "most influential Koran commentary in Persian outside the Muslim world," because of its international audience. It is...
  
  , "The Book of Certitude"

1863

• Lawh-i-Ayyúb, "Tablet of Job"
• Lawh-i-Malláhu'l-Quds
  Tablet of the Holy Mariner
  Lawh-i-Malláhu'l-Quds or the Tablet of the Holy Mariner is a tablet written by Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith, in Baghdad in 1863...
  
  , "Tablet of the Holy Mariner"

On the way to Constantinople

Constantinople

Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...

1863

• Lawh-i-Hawdaj, "Tablet of the Howdah [a seat for riding a camel]"

Constantinople

1863

• Subhánika-Yá-Hú, "Praised be Thou, O He!," also known as Lawh-i-Naqus, "Tablet of the Bell"

Adrianople

1864

• Súriy-i-'Ibád, "Tablet of the Servants/People"
• Lawh-i-Salmán, "First Tablet to Salmán"

1864-66

• Lawh-i-Laylatu'l-Quds, "Tablet of the Sacred Night"

1864-68

• Lawh-i-Siráj, "Tablet for Siraj"
• Mathnavíy-i-Mubárak, "Blessed Mathnaví [collection of poetry]"
• Súriy-i-Asháb, "Surih of the Companions"
• Súrihs of Hajj
  Bahá'í pilgrimage
  A Bahá'í pilgrimage currently consists of visiting the holy places in Haifa, Akká, and Bahjí at the Bahá'í World Centre in Northwest Israel. Bahá'ís do not have access to other places designated as sites for pilgrimage....
  
  , "Tablets of Pilgrimage"

1865

• Lawh-i-Ahmad
  Tablet of Ahmad (Arabic)
  Lawh-i-Ahmad or Tablet of Ahmad is a tablet written by Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith in Adrianople in 1865. In a letter written on his behalf, Shoghi Effendi has stated that it has been 'invested by Bahá'u'lláh with a special potency and significance'.-External links:* .*...
  
  , "Tablet of Ahmad," Arabic
• Lawh-i-Ahmad, "Tablet of Ahmad," Persian

1865-66

• Lawh-i-Bahá, "Tablet of Glory"
• Súriy-i-Damm, "Tablet of Blood"

1866

• Lawh-i-Rúh, "Tablet of Spirit"
• Lawh-i-Khalíl, "Tablet to Jinab-i Khalil ["the friend"]"

1866-68

• Lawh-i-Ashraf, "Tablet to Ashraf ["the noble"]"
• Lawh-i-Nasír, "Tablet to Nasír ["the defender"]"

1867

• Lawh-i-Sayyáh, "Tablet of the Traveller"

1867-68

• Súriy-i-Mulúk, "Tablet to the Kings"
• Kitáb-i-Badí', "Wondrous/Unique Book"
• Súriy-i-Ghusn
  Tablet of the Branch
  The Súrih-i-Ghusn or Tablet of the Branch a tablet written by Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith in Adrianople. It clearly confirms a clearly high station for "the Branch of Holiness" .-See also:*Kitáb-i-Aqdas...
  
  , "Tablet of the Branch"

1867-69

• Lawh-i-Sultán, "Tablet to the Sultan [Nasiri'd-Din Shah]"

1867

• Lawh-i-Napulyún, "First Tablet to Napoleon III"

On the way to ‘Akká

Acre, Israel

Acre , is a city in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay. Acre is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the country....

1868

• Súriy-i-Ra'ís, "Tablet of the Premier/President [Ali Pasha]"

'Akká

1868

• Lawh-i-Salmán II, "Second Tablet of Salmán"
• Lawh-i-Ra'ís, "Tablet to the Premier/President/Chief [Ali Pasha]"

1868-70

• Lawh-i-Malik-i-Rus, "Tablet to Tsar Alexander II"
• Lawh-i-Malikih, "Tablet to Queen Victoria"
• Lawh-i-Pisar-'Amm, "Tablet to the Cousin"

1869

• Lawh-i-Ridván, "Tablet of Ridván"
• Lawh-i-Fu'ád, "Tablet to Fu'ád Páshá"
• Lawh-i-Napulyún, "Second Tablet to Napoleon III
• Lawh-i-Páp, "Tablet to Pope Pius IX"
• Súriy-i-Haykal, "Tablet of the Temple/Body"

1870-75

• Lawh-i-Tibb
  Lawh-i-Tibb
  Lawh-i-Tibb, Tablet to a Physician or Tablet of Medicine is a tablet of Bahá'u'lláh to Áqá Mírzá Muhammad-Ridáy-i-Tabib-i-Yazdí, a doctor of the old school of medicine...
  
  , "Tablet to the Physician/Tablet of Medicine"

1870-77

• Lawh-i-Mánikchí Sáhib
  Tabernacle of Unity
  The Tabernacle of Unity is a small book, first published in July 2006, containing Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet, from the early `Akká period, to Mánikchí Ṣáḥib, a prominent Zoroastrian, and a companion Tablet addressed to Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl, the secretary to Mánikchí Ṣáḥib at that time.These, together with...
  
  , "Tablet to Mánikchí"
• Lawh-i-Haft Purshish
  Tabernacle of Unity
  The Tabernacle of Unity is a small book, first published in July 2006, containing Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet, from the early `Akká period, to Mánikchí Ṣáḥib, a prominent Zoroastrian, and a companion Tablet addressed to Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl, the secretary to Mánikchí Ṣáḥib at that time.These, together with...
  
  , "Tablet of Seven Questions"

1871

• Lawh-i-Qad Ihtaraqa'l-Mukhlisún
  Fire Tablet
  Lawh-i-Qad-Ihtaraqa'l-Mukhlisun,' better known as the Fire Tablet, is a tablet written in Arabic by Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith in 'Akká in 1871. Bahá'u'lláh wrote the tablet in response to questions by a Bahá'í believer from Iran...
  
  , "The Fire Tablet"

1873

• Kitáb-i-Aqdas
  Kitáb-i-Aqdas
  The Kitáb-i-Aqdas is a central book of the Bahá'í Faith written by Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the religion. The work was written in Arabic under the Arabic title , but it is commonly referred to by its Persian title, Kitáb-i-Aqdas , which was given to the work by Bahá'u'lláh himself...
  
  , "The Most Holy Book"
• Lawh-i-Ru'yá, "Tablet of Vision"

1873-74

• Lawh-i-Hikmat, "Tablet of Wisdom"

Mazra’ih and Bahjí

1877-79

• Lawh-i-Burhán, "Tablet of the Proof"

1879-91

• Tajallíyát, "Effulgences"
• Bishárát, "Glad-Tidings"
• Lawh-i-Ittihád, "Tablet of Unity"
• Súriy-i-Vafá,"Tablet to Muhammad Husayn, 'Vafá'" ["fidelity"]
• Kalimát-i-Firdawsíyyih, "Words of Paradise"
• Lawh-i-Aqdas, "Most Holy Tablet"
• Lawh-i-Ard-i-Bá, *"Tablet of the Land of 'B' [Beirut]"
• Kitáb-i-`Ahdí, "Book of My Covenant"
• Lawh-i-Dunyá, "Tablet of the World"

1882

• Lawh-i-Maqsúd, "Tablet of The Desired One [maqsúd]"

1885-88

• Ishráqát, Splendours"

1888

• Tarázát, Ornaments"

1891

• Lawh-i-Times, "Tablet to The Times"
• Lawh-i-Karmil, "Tablet of [Mount] Carmel"
• Lawh-i-Ibn-i-Dhib
  Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
  The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf is the last major work of Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith, before his death in 1892. It is a letter written to a Muslim cleric, a violent opponent of the Bahá'ís who, along with his father , also a Muslim cleric, had put to death a number of Bahá'ís...
  
  , "Epistle to the Son of the Wolf"