The World and the Self
For a work about the world as a whole, the Tablet of the World is personal: intensely personal. It reflects the fact, commented on in …
Bahaullah’s Writings
The Tablet of the World and Bahá’u’lláh’s Homeland
The Tablet of the World was written in 1891 in Haifa. It was written at a time when two of Bahá’u’lláh’s followers lay imprisoned because …
The Beatitudes of Bahá’u’lláh
In the Lawh-i-Aqdas – Bahá’u’lláh speaks primarily to those familiar with the teachings of Jesus Christ. He concludes this message with twenty-one beatitudes. These, obviously …
Bahá’u’lláh’s Message to Christians
The Lawh-i-Aqdas – the Most Holy Tablet – is addressed to Christians. Bahá’u’lláh announces his mission to the followers of Christ. Almost at its outset, …
Metaphors for Bahá’u’lláh: the Sun of Knowledge, the Ocean of Wisdom, the Royal Falcon
Innumerable metaphors for Bahá’u’lláh appear in his writings. They enrich our understanding of who Bahá’u’lláh is. One of the most striking such metaphors appears in …
Lawh-i-Maqsud – Principles of the Bahá’u’lláh’s teachings
We have already been exploring the Lawh-i-Maqsud – written in the closing years of Bahá’u’lláh’s life. In addition to the themes already discussed we find …
If the Learned Illuminated the Path to Human Unity …
“The cult of [national sovereignty] has become mankind’s major religion. The intensity of worship of the idol of the national state, is of course, no …
Further Reflections on a World Language
In Words of Paradise, Bahá’u’lláh returns to the theme of a world language, and indeed he strengthens his counsel. We have formerly ordained that people …
Words of Paradise – the Personal is Universal
The phrase “the personal is universal” captures something of the combination of themes we find in Bahá’u’lláh’s work the Words of Paradise. As we have already …