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ADDITIONAL NOTES
Súrih-i-Nush
This Arabic tablet was revealed in Baghdád in honour of Siyyid Ja’far-i-Yazdí. It was revealed prior to Bahá’u’lláh’s Declaration, however, in its language Bahá’u’lláh leaves no room for doubt about His own Station. Throughout the tablet He identifies Himself with God and speaks as His Mouthpiece. In this tablet, Bahá’u’lláh describes the appearance of the Prophets of God from Adam to the Báb, proclaims their Divine origin, their mission and how each was opposed by the religious leaders of their time. He also refers to the enemies of the Faith at that time. And He also anticipates His own Declaration and urges the learned men of the Bábí community not to rely on just their knowledge but cleanse their hearts so that they would recognize the Promised One when He manifests Himself. 12PORT
A provisional translation of Súrih-i-Nush is available on Bahá’í Library Online: Surih of Admonition (Suratu’l-Nus’h).
Lawh-i-Ayyúb [also known as Súrih-i-Sabr]
This Arabic tablet was revealed in Baghdád in honour of Hájí Muhammad-Taqí on the eve of Bahá’u’lláh’s Declaration in the Garden of Ridván [21 April – 2 May 1863]. The believers at that occasion were ecstatically joyful with the open Declaration by Bahá’u’lláh of His Station and Mission which had just occurred. But with the joyful Declaration, Bahá’u’lláh also turned His attention to the sacrificial events of a decade before in Nayríz. Through this tablet, Bahá’u’lláh gave Hájí Muhammad-Taqí the title of Ayyúb [Job, one of the prophets of Israel whose life was filled with incredible suffering and who remained patient and steadfast throughout] and in it Bahá’u’lláh extols Vahíd and the heroism and sacrifices of the Bábís of Nayríz. The Lawh-i-Ayyúb is a lengthy tablet, about one-quarter of the length of the Kitáb-i-Íqán. It touches on many principles including the quality of patience, the principle of continuity of Divine Revelation, the Seal of the Prophets, the blindness of the learned clergy of Islam, the greatness of this Day of Bahá’u’lláh’s Declaration and His Revelation, and the future. 13PORT
A provisional translation of Lawh-i-Ayyúb / Súrih-i-Sabr is available on Bahá’í Library Online: Tablet of Patience, or Tablet of Job (Súrih-i-Sabr or Lawh-i-Ayyúb).
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For a detailed account of history of Vahíd and the events at Nayríz in 1850, 1853 and 1909 see Ahdieh and Chapman, Awakening – A History of the Bábí and Bahá’í Faiths in Nayríz, 2013 Bahá’í Publishing Trust, Wilmette.
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