Tablet catalog
Ziyarat-Namih
OOL 01 10700 Phelps: BH 02307
BH 02307•Bahá’u’lláh•Arabic
Ziyarat-Namih
Tablet of Visitation
380 words

الثناء الذی ظهر من نفسک الاعلی و البهاء الذی طلع من جمالک الابها علیک یا مظهر الکبریاء و

Notes:
Consists of four passages selected by Nabil-i-Zarandi at the instruction of Abdu'l-Baha; the source Tablets are BH01728, BH06772, BH04427, and BH09728. Regarding the chant by A. Nakhjavani, he related to the compiler (sp) in 1995 that, to his best recollection from childhood, this is how Shoghi Effendi would chant the Tablet in the Shrines
Translation:
Official translation
The praise which hath dawned from Thy most august Self, and the glory which hath shone forth from Thy most effulgent Beauty
Abstract:
Prayer of visitation compiled by Nabíl Zarandí after the passing of Bahá’u’lláh and often recited in His Shrine.
# Name Source
#1 Zíyárat-Námih (The Visitation Tablet) Source Arabic
# Name Source Translations Resources
#1 لوح الزيارة (حضرة بهاءالله وحضرة الباب) Source Arabic Translations English Resources
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
INBA47:245ax
https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v047/?page=247
INBA65:065
https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v065/?page=67
INBA33:157
https://afnanlibrary.org/d/inba_v033/?page=159
Majlis210461.119-120
http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/majlis_210461.pdf
PMP. Munáját, Majmú`ah Adhkár wa Ad`íyah min Áthár Ḥaḍrat Bahá'u'lláh. Editora Bahai-Brasil, 1997. Arabic texts of PM. https://www.bahai.org/fa/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/prayers-meditations/
PMP#180
http://www.bahai.org/r/505645969
AHM. Ad‘íyy-i Ḥaḍrat-i Maḥbúb. Egypt, 1339 A.H. [1920]. Prayers and Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh. Often reprinted. Pagination refers to original typesetting. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/556.pdf (Century Press 2004 reprint, with i'rab), https://oceanoflights.org/table/bahaullah-prayers-and-meditations-02-fa/ (typescript)
AHM.092b
http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/b/AHM/ahm-92.html
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.227
http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/AT/at-227.html
TSBT. Ishráq-Khávarí, Abdu'l-Ḥamíd. Risáliy-i Tasbíḥ va Tahlíl. Bahá’í Publishing Trust of India, 1982. Occasional prayers of Bahá’u’lláh, in Arabic. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/552.pdf, typescripts available at https://oceanoflights.org/table/bahaullah-prayers-and-meditations-03-fa
TSBT.277
http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/b/RTT/rtt-276.html
NSR. Nasá'im al-Raḥmán. Beirut, 1993. Prayers and Writings of the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/NR1  (1993 edition; a 1978 edition has different pagination)
NSR_1993.118
https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/NR1/nr1-116.html
NFF. Nafaḥát-i Faḍl (5 vols.). Canadian Association for Bahá’í Studies, 1987. Core texts: Obligatory Prayers, Tablet of Visitation, Long Healing Prayer, Fire Tablet, Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Hidden Words, prayers for the Fast, etc., with commentary in Persian. Vol. 1: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/NF1/, vol. 2: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/NF2/, vol. 3: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/NF3/, vol. 4: https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/1417.pdf, vol. 5: https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/NF5/
NFF2.003
https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/c/NF2/
ABMK. Abwáb al-Malakút. Beirut, 1975. Occasional prayers and Tablets. https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/365.pdf
ABMK.045
https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/365.pdf#page=48
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#33
https://www.bahai.org/fa/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/days-remembrance/6#722277585
PM. Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh . U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2001. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/prayers- meditations/
PM#180
http://www.bahai.org/r/772789242
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#33
http://www.bahai.org/r/089911730
BPRY. Bahá'í Prayers. U.S. Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 2002. Mult. editions. Standard prayer book. Catalog quotes from 2002 edition. https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/prayers/bahai-prayers/
BPRY.328
http://www.bahai.org/r/755376958
DAS. Diary notebooks and letters of Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, Dec. 1912 – Jun. 1915. English and Persian diary notebooks and letters held in the U.S. National Bahá’í Archives. Often quoted in other sources such as SW. Catalog entries are indexed by date and include only the English notebooks and letters. Letters from 1 Jul 1913 through 19 Oct. 1914 found here: https://bahai-library.com/sohrab_diary_letters_1913-1914
DAS.1914-08-30
https://bahai-library.com/pdf/s/sohrab_diary_letters_1913-1914_12.pdf#page=23
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_v09#19 p.222
https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_9/Issue_19
SW_v12#15 p.246
https://bahai.works/Star_of_the_West/Volume_12/Issue_15
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.184 #266x
http://bahai-library.com/compilations/bahai.scriptures/
BP1929. Prayers and Meditations (1929 ed.). New York: Baha’i Publishing Committee, 1929
BP1929.013x
Not yet online
A. Nakhjavani
http://blog.loomofreality.org/?attachment_id=106
Ahdieh
https://ahdieh.bandcamp.com/track/tablet-of-visitation
S. Toloui-Wallace
https://youtu.be/a3E5RHPATDY
almunajat.com [item 11]
https://almunajat.com/chanting_collection_2.htm
K. Towfigh [track 9]
https://9starmedia.com/keivan-towfigh-the-martyrdom-of-the-bab
unknown
https://youtu.be/GRDIqBFtEmY
BKOG. Balyuzi, Hasan. Bahá’u’lláh: The King of Glory. George Ronald, 1980
BKOG.427
http://bluefin.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/BKOG.pdf#page=23
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.205
https://bahai-library.com/bahailib/1504.pdf#page=217
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.206
https://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/o/GS/gs-206.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#341
http://web.archive.org/web/20070930181707/http://bahai-library.com/resources/leiden.list/leiden.list.html#341