Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-AqdasBahá'u'lláh
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Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas
Bahá'u'lláh
Bahai Faith -- Doctrines
Thus have We instructed thee, manifested unto thee Words of Wisdom, that
thou mayest be thankful unto the Lord, thy God, and glory therein amidst
all peoples.
LAWḤ-I-MAQSÚD (TABLET OF MAQSÚD)
_Out of respect, the Bahá’ís, rather than addressing Bahá’u’lláh
directly, would write to His amanuensis, Mírzá Áqá Ján, surnamed
‘Servant of God’ and ‘Servant-in-Attendance’. The reply would be
in the form of a letter from Mírzá Áqá Ján quoting words of
Bahá’u’lláh, but would, in fact, be dictated in its entirety by
Bahá’u’lláh. Thus all parts of the Tablet, even those which
ostensibly are the words of Mírzá Áqá Ján himself, are Sacred
Scripture revealed by Bahá’u’lláh. The Tablet of Maqsúd is in this
form. It was addressed to Mírzá Maqsúd, one of the early believers
living at that time in Damascus and Jerusalem._
He is God, exalted is He, the Lord of Majesty and Power
A PRAISE which is exalted above every mention or description beseemeth the
Adored One, the Possessor of all things visible and invisible, Who hath
enabled the Primal Point to reveal countless Books and Epistles and Who,
through the potency of His sublime Word, hath called into being the entire
creation, whether of the former or more recent generations. Moreover He
hath in every age and cycle, in conformity with His transcendent wisdom,
sent forth a divine Messenger to revive the dispirited and despondent
souls with the living waters of His utterance, One Who is indeed the
Expounder, the true Interpreter, inasmuch as man is unable to comprehend
that which hath streamed forth from the Pen of Glory and is recorded in
His heavenly Books. Men at all times and under all conditions stand in
need of one to exhort them, guide them and to instruct and teach them.
Therefore He hath sent forth His Messengers, His Prophets and chosen ones
that they might acquaint the people with the divine purpose underlying the
revelation of Books and the raising up of Messengers, and that everyone
may become aware of the trust of God which is latent in the reality of
every soul.
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