Fire Tablet
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The Fire Tablet (proper name Qad-Ihtaraqa'l-Mukhlisún) is a formulaic tablet of Bahá'u'lláh dealing with His distress at the continued opposition to the Faith, His own persecution, the lack of support from others, and similar complaints. It can be characterised as having three main sections.
First section ("Call")[edit]
The first section is Bahá'u'lláh calling out to God, setting out the state of things. Each verse consists of a statement of a problem or situation, counterpoised with a question as to "Where is" the missing remedy - God's grace, might, command and the like.
Second section ("Response")[edit]
In the second section, God acknowledges the plaint, and addresses His Messenger as the "Supreme Pen", setting out in nine consecutive verses why things must be the way they are. This section contains eleven verses in all.
Third section ("Resolution")[edit]
The short third section sees Bahá'u'lláh accepting God's response, and arising again to serve God's pleasure.
Post script[edit]
Bahá'u'lláh addresses one 'Ali-Akbar, and through Him, all "the servants", ending with the sentence:
Should all the servants read and ponder this, there shall be kindled in their veins a fire that shall set aflame the worlds.
Use in teaching[edit]
Many Bahá'ís regard this tablet as being particularly powerful, and, bearing in mind Bahá'u'lláh's statement above, read the tablet as a potential means for precipitating results in teaching and in the progress of the Cause.
