Ocean of Lights

Lawh-i-Burhan

Lawh-i-Raqsha?

1960 words

قد احاطت اریاح البغضا سفینه البطحا بما اکتسبت ایدی الظالمین یا باقر قد افتیت

Translation:

Official translation

The winds of hatred have encompassed the Ark of Baṭḥá, by reason of that which the hands of the oppressors have wrought

Abstract:

Condemns in fiery language two members of the Shiite clergy for their roles in the martyrdom of two prominent Bahá’ís, sets forth the spiritual prerequisites of the truly learned, and summons them to investigate the truth of Bahá’u’lláh’s cause by perusing His writings.

English (2)

Arabic (2)

#	Name		Source
#1	Lawḥ-i-Burhán		Source Arabic
#2	Súriy-i-Burhán		Source Arabic

#	Name		Source	Translations	Resources
#1	سورة البرهان (لوح البرهان)		Source Arabic	Translations English	Resources
#2	لوح البرهان (سورة البرهان)		Source Arabic	Translations English	Resources

Manuscripts (9)Publications (14)Translations (8)Notes (5)

INBA. Iranian National Bahá’í Archives volumes. Two-digit entries are from the 105-volume private printing, Iran, 1975. Digitally reprinted by the Afnan Library: https://afnanlibrary.org/inba/, with typed volumes available at https://oceanoflights.org/chapter/manuscripts-fa/. Four- digit entries suffixed by “C” are taken from SRC Appendix 1; 6007C can be found at http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/INBA.6007C.pdf

INBA47:126

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v047/?page=128

INBA35:119x

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v035/?page=63

INBA90:026

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v090/?page=28

INBA97:072

https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v097/?page=39

BLIB. Manuscripts in the British Library, London, listed by Or number. For a handlist of works of the Báb see Chapter 25 of https://archive.org/details/descriptivelisto00brituoft/page/n3. Regarding manuscripts in the series Or16590 through Or15740, which together comprise half of all known works of Bahá’u’lláh, including some 4,000 items which are uniquely accessible in this series: These were the bequest of a descendent of the family of Bahá’u’lláh; were mostly transcribed by Mírzá Muḥammad-‘Alí, and are likely to have been derived in part from the two stolen satchels of Bahá’u’lláh’s papers mentioned in GPB p.249 and MMK4#189 p.276. While included here owing to their importance, their degree of fidelity to the originals has not yet been ascertained

BLIB_Or15729.119

Not yet online

NLAI. Manuscripts held at the National Library and Archives of Iran, Tihran. https://www.nlai.ir/ Includes “BH1” (http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/NLAI.BH1_.pdf), “BH2” (http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/NLAI.BH2_.pdf), “BH3” = KB_622 (http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/NLAI.BH3_.pdf), “BH4” = KB_834 (http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/NLAI.BH4_.pdf), “BH_AB” (http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/NLAI.BH_AB_misc.pdf), and “NLAI_22848” = KB_833 (https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/833.pdf)

NLAI_22848:289

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/833.pdf#page=291

BSB.Cod.arab. Manuscript at Bayerische StaatsBibliothek (Bavarian State Library). BSB Cod.arab.2644 is viewable at https://opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de/title/BV040215102

BSB.Cod.arab.2644 p150r

Not yet online

UMich. Manuscripts held at the University of Michigan Libraries and hosted by HathiTrust.
Ms 962 at: https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015079131432. Ms 968 at: https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015079131499. Ms 991 at: https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015079131788

UMich962.105-113

http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/UMICH962.pdf

MKI4522.289

Not yet online

AQA. Áthár-i Qalam-i A`lá (7 vols). Bombay and BPT Iran, 1890-1978. Collection of Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh: Vol. 1 is the "Kitáb-i-Mubín" comprising the Súriy-i-Haykal and other Tablets in descending order of length; Vol. 2 also in descending order of length and based on earlier manuscripts containing the Kitáb-i-Aqdas as the first item; Vol. 3 includes early and mystical works; vol. 4 is best-known works from the Baghdad and Adrianople periods (two versions, 4a preceding 4); vol. 5 is Tablets mainly addressed to Bahá’ís in Qazvín. Republished by the Canada Association for Bahá’í Studies (2002- 2006) in 3 volumes, vol. 1 = old Vol. 1 (https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/565.pdf), vol. 2 = old vols. 2,3,4 (https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/566.pdf), vol. 3 [typescript] = old vols. 5,6,7 (https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/567.pdf). Pagination in this catalog follows the old series but Tablet numbering follows the new series

AQA2#008 p.152

https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/b/Q2/q2-6.html

AVK. Mázandarání, Fáḍil. Amr va Khalq (4 vols.). Bahá'í-Verlag, 1985. Thematic compilation of extracts. http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AK1/ English translation of table of contents: https://bahai-library.com/mazandarani_mccants_khalq_contents

AVK3.110.07x

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AK3/ak3-114.html

AVK4.284ax

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AK4/ak4-288.html

AVK4.454bx

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AK4/ak4-458.html

MJMM. Majmú`ih-yi Maṭbú`ih-yi Alváḥ-i Mubárakih-yi Ḥaḍrat-i Bahá'u'lláh. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1978. Collection of Tablets originally published in Cairo 1920. https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/b/MR/download.html, https://oceanoflights.org/table/bahaullah-published-01-fa/ (typescript)

MJMM.053

http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/b/MR/mr-54.html

NNY. Ishráq-Khávarí, Abdu'l-Ḥamíd. Kitáb-i Núrayn-i Nayyirayn. BPT Iran, 123 B.E. [1966]. Biographies of the King and Beloved of martyrs. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/484.pdf

NNY.245

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/282.pdf#page=255

RHQM. Ishráq-Khávarí, Abdu'l-Ḥamíd. Raḥíq-i Makhtúm (2 vols.). Bahá'í- Verlag, 2007. Commentary on the “Lawḥ-i-Qarn” (101 B.E. Naw-Rúz message) of Shoghi Effendi. Entries in this catalog refer to three different editions respectively: BPT Iran 103 B.E., BPT Iran 130 B.E., Verlag 2007. 103 B.E. edition: Vol. 1, https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/652.pdf; Vol. 2, https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/653.pdf

RHQM2.0965-973 (399) (247-252)

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/653.pdf#page=177

ASAT. Mázandarání, Fáḍil. Asráru’l-Áthár (5 vols.). BPT Iran, 1973. Encyclopedic glossary of Bahá’í terminology.
Vol. 1: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/427.pdf, Vol. 2: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/428.pdf, Vol. 3: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/429.pdf, Vol. 4: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/430.pdf, Vol. 5: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/431.pdf

ASAT2.073x

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/428.pdf#page=38

ASAT3.250x

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/429.pdf#page=127

ASAT4.034x

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/430.pdf#page=19

ASAT4.052x

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/430.pdf#page=28

ASAT4.376x

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/430.pdf#page=190

LDR. Fayḍí, Muḥammad-'Alí. La'álíy-i Darakhshán. BPT Iran, 1966. Commentary on Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, Lawh-i-Sultan. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/395.pdf

LDR.217x

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/395.pdf#page=112

TBP. Majmú`i'í az Alváḥ-i Jamál-i Aqdas-i Abhá kih ba`d az Kitáb-i Aqdas Názil Shudih. Bahá'í-Verlag, 1980. Original language version of TB. https://www.bahai.org/fa/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/tablets- bahaullah/

TBP#14

https://www.bahai.org/fa/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/tablets-bahaullah/tablets-bahaullah.pdf#page=67

TB. Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Bahá’í World Centre, 1978. Republished by U.S. BPT under the title “Fountain of Wisdom”. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative- texts/bahaullah/tablets-bahaullah/

TB#14

http://www.bahai.org/r/065117620

BADM. Shoghi Effendi. Bahá’í Administration. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1928. Reprinted several times. Pagination refers to the 1974 edition. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/shoghi-effendi/bahai- administration/

BADM.173-174x

http://www.bahai.org/r/913272185

GPB. Shoghi Effendi. God Passes By. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1944. History of the first century of the Bahá’í Faith. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/shoghi-effendi/god- passes-by/

GPB.211x

http://www.bahai.org/r/245900823

GPB.218x

http://www.bahai.org/r/114849639

GPB.231x

http://www.bahai.org/r/823340705

GPB.232x3x

http://www.bahai.org/r/055457944

PDC. Shoghi Effendi. The Promised Day Is Come. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1980. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/shoghi- effendi/promised-day-come/

PDC.159x

http://www.bahai.org/r/296112899

WOB. Shoghi Effendi. The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh: Selected Letters. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1938. Pagination refers to 1991 edition. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/shoghi-effendi/world- order-bahaullah/

WOB.179x

http://www.bahai.org/r/668859232

ROB. Taherzadeh, Adib. The Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh (4 vols.). George Ronald, 1974-1987. Vol. 1: https://d9263461.github.io/cl/Baha'i/Others/ROB/V1/Cover.html, Vol. 2: https://d9263461.github.io/cl/Baha'i/Others/ROB/V2/Cover.html, Vol. 3: https://d9263461.github.io/cl/Baha'i/Others/ROB/V3/Cover.html, Vol. 4: https://d9263461.github.io/cl/Baha'i/Others/ROB/V4/Cover.html

ROB4.091 et al

https://d9263461.github.io/cl/Baha'i/Others/ROB/V4/Contents.html

GPB.219

http://www.bahai.org/r/777210373

MMAH. Ḥisámí, Ḥabíbu'lláh. Manabi'-i-Maṭáli'-i-Amrí, Bakhsh-i-Avval: Áthár. n.p., n.d. Summaries of best-known Works, with sources. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/1504.pdf

MMAH.219

https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/1504.pdf#page=231

GSH. Ishráq-Khávarí, Abdu'l-Ḥamíd. Ganj-i Sháyigán. BPT Iran, 124 B.E. [1967]. Summaries of best-known works of Bahá’u’lláh. https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/o/GS

GSH.145

https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/o/GS/gs-145.html

LL. “The Leiden List of the Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh”. Sen McGlinn, ed. Index of ~500 Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh. This catalog references the March 1999 version: https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181707/http://bahai- library.com/resources/leiden.list/leiden.list.html

LL#081

http://web.archive.org/web/20070930181707/http://bahai-library.com/resources/leiden.list/leiden.list.html#81