-I-MIHDIY-I-DAHAJI (Tablet to Siyyid Mihdiy-i-Dahaji)
LAWH-I-BURHAN (Tablet of the Proof)
KITAB-I-'AHD (Book of the Covenant)
LAWH-I-ARD-I-BA (Tablet of the Land of Ba)
EXCERPTS FROM OTHER TABLETS
"GOD testifieth that there is none other God but..."
"ALL praise be to Thee, O my God, inasmuch as Thou..."
"O HUSAYN! God grant thou shalt ever be bright and..."
"THIS is a Tablet which the Lord of all being hath sent..."
"O FRIEND! In the Bayan We directed everyone in this..."
"O JAVAD! Such is the greatness of this Day that the Hour..."
"WE make mention of him who hath been attracted by Our..."
"O THOU who bearest My Name, Jud [Bounty]! Upon..."
"O HAYDAR! This Wronged One hath heard thy voice..."
"BY the righteousness of God! The Mother Book is made..."
"O MUHAMMAD HUSAYN! Be thou prepared to receive the..."
"O MY handmaiden and My leaf! Rejoice with great joy..."
"AT one time this sublime Word was heard from the..."
"THIS is a Tablet sent down by the All-Merciful from the..."
"O MY handmaiden, O My leaf! Render thou thanks unto..."
"O HANDMAID of God! Hearken unto the Voice of the..."
"FIX your gaze upon wisdom in all things, for it is an..."
"THIS Wronged One doth mention him who hath set his..."
"HE Who leadeth to true victory is come. By the righteousness..."
"THIS is a Tablet sent down by the Lord of mercy that the..."
"WE desire to mention him who hath set his face towards..."
"GIVE ear unto that which the Spirit imparteth unto thee from..."
"THIS Wronged One hath perused thy letter in the Most..."

REFERENCES TO THE QUR'AN

In footnotes referring to the Qur'an the surihs have been numbered
according to the original, whereas the verse numbers are those in
Rodwell's translation which differ sometimes from those of the Arabic.

LAWH-I-KARMIL (TABLET OF CARMEL)

ALL glory be to this Day, the Day in which the fragrances of mercy have
been wafted over all created things, a Day so blest that past ages and
centuries can never hope to rival it, a Day in which the countenance of
the Ancient of Days hath turned towards His holy seat. Thereupon the
voices of all created things, and beyond them those of the Concourse on
High, were heard calling aloud: 'Haste thee, O Carmel, for lo, the light
of the countenance of God, the Ruler of the Kingdom of Names and Fashioner
of the heavens, hath b