Lawḥ-i-Ittiḥád

The Lawḥ-i-Ittiḥád, title provisionally translated as the Tablet of Unity, is a Tablet revealed by Bahá’u’lláh which covers the principle of unity and its application to social life. It has not yet been authoritatively translated, but provisional translations exist.

Structure

Unity is discussed in six categories in the Tablet which are as follows:

• Unity of Religion
• Unity of Words
• Unity of Ritual Acts
• Unity of Rank or Station
• Unity of Wealth
• Unity of Souls

History

According to Kázim-i-Samandar and some other sources the Tablet was revealed for Siyyid Asadu'llah Baqiroff, a Bahá'í from Rasht who converted to the Faith in 1879, which places the date of revelation during Bahá'u'lláh's time in Akka. Asadu'llah had four brothers who were also Bahá'ís and Bahá'u'lláh gave them the title Sadat-i-Khamsih, meaning the Five Siyyids.

Provisional Translations

• Provisional translation by Shahrokh Monjazeb
• Provisional translation by Moojan Momen
• Provisional translation by Juan Cole

References

• Momen, Moojan, The Tablet of Unity: A Provisional Translation
• Monjazeb, Sharokh, The Creative Word and the Meaning of Unity: An annotated survey of Bahá'u'lláh's Lawh-i-Ittihád (Tablet of Unity)