Tablet catalog
Suriy-i-Ghusn
OOL 01 00995 Phelps: BH 00939
BH 00939•Bahá’u’lláh•Arabic
Suriy-i-Ghusn
Tablet of the Branch
870 words

اتی امر الله علی ظلل من البیان و المشرکون یومئذ فی عذاب عظیم قد نزلت جنود الوحی

Translation:
Official translation
The Cause of God hath come down upon the clouds of utterance, while they that have joined partners with Him are afflicted with a sore torment
Abstract:
Announces the high station of Bahá’u’lláh’s son ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, titled Ghuṣn-i-A‘ẓam (‘the Greatest Branch’), foreshadowing His later appointment in the Kitáb-i-‘Ahd as successor to Bahá’u’lláh.
# Name Source
#1 Súriy-i-Ghuṣn (Tablet of the Branch) Source Persian
# Name Source Translations Resources
#1 سورة الغصن Source Arabic Translations English Resources
# Name Source Translations
#1 هُوَ الباقِي فِي الأُفُقِ الأَبهى Source Persian Translations English
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
INBA83:144ax
https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v083/?page=146
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_Or03114.089r
Not yet online
BLIB_Or15702.108
Not yet online
ALIB. Manuscripts from the Afnan Library. https://afnanlibrary.org. ALIB.folder18 can be found at http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ALIB.folder18.pdf
ALIB.folder18p221
http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ALIB.folder18.pdf
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
AQA4#098 p.331
https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/566.pdf
AQA4a.424
http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/areprint/baha/A-F/A/aqa4/4aqa424.jpg
AYT. Ishráq-Khávarí, Abdu'l-Ḥamíd. Ayyám-i Tis`ih. Kalimat, 1981. Reprinted by Mir’at, 2008. Tablets and historical notes on Bahá’í Holy Days. Pagination refers to original edition. https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AT/at-1.html
AYT.360
http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AT/at-360.html
HDQI. Ḥadíqiy-i `Irfán. Andalib board, 1994. Tablets printed in past issues of ‘Andalíb. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/667.pdf
HDQI.002
http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/HI/hi-7.html
SFI. Safíniy-i-`Irfán. Asr-i-Jadid, 1998-2020 (22 vols.). Papers presented in Persian at Irfán colloquia. http://irfancolloquia.org/publications/ (index only); https://oceanoflights.org/table/Collections-Publications-02-fa/
SFI08.012
https://oceanoflights.org/file/Publications-02_08.pdf#page=12
MAS. Má'idiy-i Ásmání (8 vols.). BPT Iran, 129 B.E. Reprinted in 3 volumes by Bahá’í Publishing Trust of India 1984-1985 (new vol. 2, writings of ‘Abdu’l- Bahá, = old vols. 2, 5, 9; new vol. 3, writings of Shoghi Effendi, = old vols. 3, 6) and Mir’át 2005 (new vol. 1, writings of Bahá’u’lláh, = old vols. 1, 4, 7, 8). Vols. 1, 4, 7, 8: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/b/; vols2. 2, 5, 9: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/. Vol. 9 exists in two different typesettings and paginations; this catalog uses the pagination contained in the BPT India reprint, which trails the online version by several pages
MAS4.115
http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/b/MAS4/mas4-115.html
HHA. Fayḍí, Muḥammad-'Alí. Ḥayát-i Ḥaḍrat-i `Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í-Verlag, 1994. Biography of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/634.pdf
HHA.058x
https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/634.pdf#page=67
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
RHQM1.596-600 (728) (447-449)
https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/652.pdf#page=310
AHDW. al-`Ahd al-Awfá. Beirut, 1971. Compilation on the Covenant
AHDW.005
Not yet online
AHB. Áhang-i-Badí` (mult. vols.). BPT Iran, 1946-1980. Periodical journal. Individual issues listed at https://bahai-library.com/bahailib_archive
AHB_128BE #06-11 p.194x
http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/
ANDA. ‘Andalíb (mult. vols.). Andalib board, 1981-2010. Periodical journal. Digitally reprinted in 2018 by the Afnan Library, Sandy, UK: https://afnanlibrary.org/andalib/
ANDA#03 p.08-09
https://www.afnanlibrary.org/d/andalib-issue-3
AMB. Ayyám-i-Mutabarrakiy-i-Bahá’í: Muntakhabátí az Áthár-i-Názilih az Qalam-i-Ḥaḍrat-i-Bahá’u’lláh. Original language version of Days of Remembrance (DOR). https://www.bahai.org/fa/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/days-remembrance/
AMB#29
https://www.bahai.org/fa/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/days-remembrance/6#390629231
DOR. Days of Remembrance: Selections from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh for Bahá’í Holy Days. Bahá’í World Centre, 2016. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/days- remembrance/
DOR#29
http://www.bahai.org/r/107577136
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.177x
http://www.bahai.org/r/704761967
GPB.242x
http://www.bahai.org/r/565667412
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.135x
http://www.bahai.org/r/217612255
SW. Star of the West, 25 vols. (1910-1935). Periodical issued each Bahá’í month. Vols. 1-12 reprinted 1978 in 8 volumes by George Ronald. Each issue Includes a section in Persian. https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West
SW_v03#14 p.015
https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_3/Issue_14
BLO. Bahá’í Library Online (www.bahai-library.com). Private, independent repository of Bahá’í-related resources including provisional translations (BLO_PT) and pilgrims’ notes (BLO_PN). Numbering follows the 16 Nov 2019 snapshot available at https://web.archive.org/
BLO_PT#125
https://bahai-library.com/bahaullah_surih_ghusn
BSC. Bahá'í Scriptures. Brentanos, 1923. Compilation of Writings and talks by Bahá’u’lláh and Abdu’l-Bahá. Early translations, some unreliable. http://bahai-library.com/compilations/bahai.scriptures/
BSC.255 #528-531
http://bahai-library.com/compilations/bahai.scriptures/
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
ROB2.388
https://d9263461.github.io/cl/Baha'i/Others/ROB/V2/Contents.html
BKOG. Balyuzi, Hasan. Bahá’u’lláh: The King of Glory. George Ronald, 1980
BKOG.250
http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/BKOG.pdf#page=23
EBTB. Balyuzi, H.M. Eminent Bahá’í's in the Time of Bahá’u’lláh. George Ronald, 1985. https://adibmasumian.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/ebtb.pdf
EBTB.052
https://adibmasumian.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/ebtb.pdf#page=52
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.107
https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/o/GS/gs-107.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#303
http://web.archive.org/web/20070930181707/http://bahai-library.com/resources/leiden.list/leiden.list.html#303