Tablet of Ahmad

The Tablet of Ahmad (Lawh-i-Ahmad) is a tablet revealed by Bahá’u’lláh in 1865 while He was in Adrianople. The tablet was written just before He was poisoned by His half-brother, Mirza Yahyá. It was composed in Arabic to a man named Ahmad, a native of the city of Yazd. Adib Taherzadeh explains the story as follows:

“ After Bahá’u’lláh's departure from Constantinople, Ahmad remained in Baghdad and served the Faith in that city with great devotion. However, in his heart he was longing to attain the presence of his Lord again. After some time, he could no longer bear to stay away and so he set off for Andrianople. When he arrived in Constantinople, Bahá’u’lláh sent him a Tablet which is now universal. On reading this Tablet, Ahmad knew what was expected of him. He surrendered his own will to Bahá’u’lláh's and instead of completing his journey to Adrianople and attaining the presence of his Lord, he returned to Persia with the sole purpose of teaching and propagating the Message of Bahá’u’lláh to the Bábí community.

The Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh Vol. 2, 113

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The tablet was translated in 1924 by Shoghi Effendi with the assistance of Dr. Esslemont. A tablet of special importance to Bahá’ís, Bahá’u’lláh says; "Should one who is in affliction or grief read this Tablet with absolute sincerity, God will dispel his sadness, solve his difficulties and remove his afflictions."

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