Tablet of the Holy Mariner
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| From Baháʼu'lláh |
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| From the Báb |
| From ʻAbdu'l-Bahá |
| From Shoghi Effendi |
Lawh-i-Malláhu'l-Quds or the Tablet of the Holy Mariner is a tablet written by Baháʼu'lláh, founder of the Baháʼí Faith, in Baghdad in 1863.[1] The tablet's main theme is the covenant between man and God, and man being unfaithful to it.[2]
The tablet is written in two parts; one which is in
The tablet was written on March 27, 1863; after the tablet was written, Baháʼu'lláh's amanuensis came out of Baháʼu'lláh's tent and read the tablet to his followers.[1] It is stated that at this point it was evident to Baháʼu'lláh's followers that their time in Baghdad would be shortly over.[7] Shortly thereafter, Baháʼu'lláh was summoned by the Ottoman government from Baghdad to Constantinople (present-day Istanbul); before leaving Baghdad, he entered the garden of Ridván, where he publicly stated his claimed prophethood.
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References
- ISBN 0-85398-270-8.
- Mboya, Aziz (2000/2021). Tablet of the Holy Mariner study compilations: https://bahai-library.com/mboya_holy_mariner_study
Further reading
- Baháʼu'lláh (1862). "The Tablet of the Holy Mariner". Baháʼí Reference Library. Baháʼí Publishing Trust. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ISBN 0877432856.
- Buck, Christopher (1999). Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Baha'i Faith. State University of New York Press. ISBN 0-7914-4061-3.
- Hatcher, J.S. (1997). The Ocean of His Words: A Reader's Guide to the Art of Baháʼu'lláh. Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Baháʼí Publishing Trust. ISBN 0-87743-259-7.
- Sours, Michael (2001). The Tablet of the Holy Mariner: An Illustrated Guide to Baha'u'llah's Mystical Work in the Sufi Tradition. Los Angeles: Kalimát Press. ISBN 1-890688-19-3.