Lawḥ-i-Siráj

The Lawh-i-Siráj, provisionally translated as Tablet of the Luminary, is a Persian Tablet of Bahá’u’lláh revealed in Adrianople. It has been partially translated by Shoghi Effendi.

Subject[edit]

The Tablet is a long refutation of several misrepresentations of Bahá’u’lláh made by Mírzá Yaḥyá and his followers.[1] It also explains the reasoning for why the Báb appointed Yaḥyá to a high position in the Bábí community and addressed him with several titles while Bahá’u’lláh condemned him in several Tablets.[2]

History[edit]

The Tablet was revealed for Mullá 'Alí-Muhammad-i-Siráj of Isfahan, the brother of the second wife of the Báb, who asked Bahá’u’lláh about the station of Mírzá Yaḥyá and his followers. Siráj was a follower of Yaḥyá and remained a follower after receiving the Tablet.[1] Stephen Lambden has speculated that it was likely revealed in 1867 between May and July.[3]

Official Translation[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Adib Taherzadeh, The Revelation of Baha'u'llah: Volume 2, George Ronald: Oxford, 1977, p 262
  2. Adib Taherzadeh, The Revelation of Baha'u'llah: Volume 2, George Ronald: Oxford, 1977, p 263
  3. https://hurqalya.ucmerced.edu/node/202/

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