Words of Paradise – Virtue and Good Government
Words of Paradise (Kalimat-i-Firdawsiyyih) is another work of Bahá’u’lláh from late in his life. Like Tajalliyat, Bisharat and Tarazat, Kalimat-i-Firdawsiyyih, has at its core a …
“Whoso quickeneth a soul hath verily quickened all mankind.”
“Whoso quickeneth a soul hath verily quickened all mankind.”[1] Here the quoted text appears in a letter written by Bahá’u’lláh to one of his followers, …
Dimensions of Unity: the Lawh-i-Ittihad
The theme of unity is woven explicitly and implicitly into Bahá’u’lláh’s mission and teachings. It is the entire purpose of his mission. In the Lawh-i-Ittihad, …
Cycles of Time: The World Is Not About to End
A further question answered by Bahá’u’lláh in the Tablet to Vafa, is about the concept of “return”. The concept changes utterly religious expectations about the future …
Paradise
The Sura of Vafa replies to a number of questions. One question was about paradise. Like many parts of Bahá’u’lláh’s writings, these ancient religious concepts …
Infinite Worlds
The Sura of Vafa (Suriy-i-Vafa) is another work from the latter period of Bahá’u’lláh’s life. Like other works of this period it is written to …
The Green Island and the Angel of Trustworthiness
In Tarazat (Ornaments) Bahá’u’lláh counsels his followers to be trustworthy. In describing trustworthiness, Bahá’u’lláh recounts a vision which he saw while on “the Green Island”. The …
Salman – Bahá’u’lláh’s Postman
As mentioned in a previous article, it was not so easy for Bahá’u’lláh’s letters to reach their intended audiences. How did they make their way …
Tarazat – Quenching the Fires of Hate and Animosity
Tarazat (meaning ornaments) is another work written by Bahá’u’lláh for one of his followers in the later years of his life. It is similar in …