Lawḥ-i-Ittiḥád
From Bahaipedia
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[edit]
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[edit]
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.[1][2] 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[edit]
- Provisional translation by Shahrokh Monjazeb
- Provisional translation by Moojan Momen
- Provisional translation by Juan Cole
References[edit]
- 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)
