| The following is a list of the major writings of Bahá'u'lláh published in English. Length may vary with different editions; page numbers are just included to give the reader an idea of the size of the work. More complete bibliographic entries for those works cited in the guide are given in the BIBLIOGRAPHY, below. |
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| See also: The Leiden List of the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh |
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| ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE BEST-KNOWN WRITINGS OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH |
| Title |
English |
Date Revealed |
Place Revealed & Notes |
Ref |
| Alváh-i-Laylatu'l-Quds |
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1 |
| Asl-i-Qullu'l-Khayr |
Words of Wisdom |
1857-63 |
Bag̲h̲dád |
1, 2 |
| Az-Bágh-i-Iláhí |
From The Garden of Holiness |
1858-63 |
Bag̲h̲dád |
1, 2 |
| Báz-áv-u-Bidih-Jámí |
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1 |
| Bishárát |
Glad Tidings |
1879-91 |
Mazra'ih and Bahjí |
1, 2 |
| Chihár-Vádí |
Four Valleys |
1857 |
The Four Valleys was written around 1857 in Bag̲h̲dád, in response to questions of S̲h̲ayk̲h̲ 'Abdu'r-Rahman-i-Talabani, the "honored and indisputable leader" of the Qádiríyyih Order of Sufism. |
1, 2 |
| Haft-Vádí |
Seven Valleys |
1860 |
The Seven Valleys was written around 1860 in Bag̲h̲dád after Bahá'u'lláh had returned from the Sulaymaniyah region in Kurdistan. The work was written in response to questions posed by S̲h̲ayk̲h̲ Muhyi'd-Din, a judge, who was a follower of the Qádiríyyih Order of Sufism. |
1, 2 |
| Halih-Halih-Yá-Bishárat |
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1 |
| Húr-i-'Ujáb |
The Wondrous Maiden |
1858-63 |
Bag̲h̲dád |
1, 2 |
| Hurúfat-i-'Allín |
The Exalted Letters |
1857-63 |
Bag̲h̲dád |
1, 2 |
| Ishráqát |
Splendours |
1885-88 |
Mazra'ih and Bahjí |
1, 2 |
| Javáhiru'l-Asrár |
Gems of Divine Mysteries |
1857-63 |
Bag̲h̲dád |
2 |
| Kalimát-i-Firdawsíyyih |
Words of Paradise |
1879-91 |
Mazra'ih and Bahjí |
1, 2 |
| Kalimát-i-Maknúnih |
Hidden Words |
1857-63 |
The Hidden Words is written in the form of a collection of short utterances, 71 in Arabic and 82 in Persian, in which Bahá'u'lláh claims to have taken the basic essence of certain spiritual truths and written them in brief form. |
1, 2 |
| Kitáb-i-'Ahd |
Book of Covenant |
1879-91 |
Mazra'ih and Bahjí |
1, 2 |
| Kitáb-i-Aqdas |
Most Holy Book |
1873 |
'Akká. |
1, 2 |
| Kitáb-i-Badí' |
Wondrous/Unique Book |
1867-68 |
Adrianople. |
1, 2 |
| Kitáb-i-íqán |
Book of Certitude |
1863 |
Bag̲h̲dád |
1, 2 |
| Kitáb-i-Sultán |
Tablet to the Sháh of Persia |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-'Abdu'l-'Azíz-Va-Vukalá |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-'Abdu'l-Vahháb |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-'Abdu'r-Razzáq |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Ahbáb |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Aḥmad |
Tablet of Aḥmad |
1865 |
Adrianople. Arabic and Persian |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Amváj |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Anta'l-Káfí |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Aqdas |
Most Holy Tablet |
1879-91 |
Mazra'ih and Bahjí |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Ard-i-Bá |
Tablet of the Land of 'B' [Beirut] |
1879-91 |
Mazra'ih and Bahjí |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Ashraf |
Tablet to Ashraf, ["the noble"] |
1866-68 |
Adrianople. |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-'Ashiq-va-Ma'shúq |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-áyiy-i-Núr |
Tablet of the 'Light Verse'
[of the Qur'an] |
1857-63 |
Also known as Tafsír-i-Hurúfát-i-Muqatta'ih, "Commentary on the Isolated Letters". Bag̲h̲dád |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Ayyúb |
Tablet of Job |
1863 |
Bag̲h̲dád |
2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Bahá |
Tablet of Glory |
1865-66 |
Adrianople. |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Baqá |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Basítatu'l-Haqíqih |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Bismilih |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Bulbulu'l-Firáq |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Burhán |
Tablet of the Proof |
1877-79 |
Mazra'ih and Bahjí |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Dunyá |
Tablet of the World |
1879-91 |
Mazra'ih and Bahjí |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Fitnih |
Tablet of the Test |
1857-63 |
Bag̲h̲dád |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Fu'ád |
Tablet to Fu'ád Páshá |
1869 |
'Akká. |
2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Ghulámu'l-Khuld |
Tablet of the Eternal Youth |
1858-63 |
Bag̲h̲dád |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Habíb |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Haft-Pursish |
Tablet of Seven Questions |
1870-77 |
'Akká. |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Ḥaqq |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Hawdaj |
Tablet of the Howdah
[a seat for riding a camel] |
1863 |
On the way to Constantinople. |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Hikmat |
Tablet of Wisdom |
1873-74 |
'Akká. |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Hirtík |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Húríyyih |
Tablet of the Maiden |
1857-63 |
Bag̲h̲dád |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Ḥusayn |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-ibn-i-Dhi'b |
Epistle to the Son of the Wolf |
1891 |
Mazra'ih and Bahjí |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Ittihád |
Tablet of Unity |
1879-91 |
Mazra'ih and Bahjí |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Jamál |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Karím |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Karmil |
Tablet of [Mount] Carmel |
1891 |
Mazra'ih and Bahjí |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Khalíl |
Tablet to Jinab-i Khalil, ["the friend"] |
1866 |
Adrianople. |
2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Kullu't-Ta'ám |
Tablet of All Food |
1854 |
Bag̲h̲dád |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Laylatu'l-Quds |
Tablet of the Sacred Night |
1864-66 |
Adrianople |
2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Malikih |
Tablet to Queen Victoria |
1868-70 |
'Akká. |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Malik-i-Rús |
Tablet to the Czar of Russia, Alexander II |
1868-70 |
'Akká. |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Malláhu'l-Quds |
Tablet of the Holy Mariner |
1863 |
Bag̲h̲dád |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Manikchí-Sáhib |
Tablet to Mánikchí |
1870-77 |
'Akká. |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Maqsúd |
Tablet of The Desired One [maqsúd] |
1882 |
Mazra'ih and Bahjí |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Maryam |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Mawlúd |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Mubáhilih |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Nápulyún I |
First Tablet to Napoleon III |
1867 |
Adrianople. |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Nápulyún II |
Second Tablet to Napoleon III |
1869 |
'Akká. |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Naqus |
Tablet of the Bell |
1863 |
Constantinople. Also known as Subhánaka-Yá-Hú, "Praised be Thou, O He!" |
1, 2 |
Lawḥ-i-Násir |
Tablet to Nasír ["the defender"] |
1866-68 |
Adrianople. |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Nuqtih |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Páp |
Tablet to Pope Pius IX |
1869 |
'Akká. |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Pisar-'Amm |
Tablet to the Cousin |
1868-70 |
'Akká. |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Qad Ihtaraqa'l-Mukhlisún |
The Fire Tablet |
1871 |
'Akká. |
2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Qiná' |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Quds |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Rafí' |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Ra'ís |
Tablet to Ra'ís; Tablet to the Premier/President/Chief [Alí Pasha] |
1868 |
'Akká. |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Raqshá |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Rasúl |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Ridván |
Tablet of Ridván |
1869 |
'Akká. |
2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Rúh |
Tablet of Spirit |
1866 |
Adrianople. |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Ru'yá |
Tablet of Vision |
1873 |
'Akká. |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Saháb |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Salmán I |
First Tablet to Salmán |
1864 |
Adrianople |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Salmán II |
Second Tablet of Salmán |
1868 |
'Akká. |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Sámsún |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Sayyáh |
Tablet of the Traveller |
1867 |
Adrianople. |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-S̲h̲ayk̲h̲-Fání |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Siráj |
Tablet for Siraj |
1864-68 |
Adrianople |
2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Sultán |
Tablet to the Sulṭán [Náṣiri'd-Din Shah] |
1867-69 |
Adrianople. |
2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Tawhíd |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Tibb |
Tablet to the Physician / Tablet of Medicine |
1870-75 |
'Akká. |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Times |
Tablet to The Times |
1891 |
Mazra'ih and Bahjí |
1, 2 |
| Lawḥ-i-Tuqá |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Yáqútí |
The Ruby Tablet, mentioned in Persian Hidden Words No. 47. |
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3 |
| Lawḥ-i-Yúsuf |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Zaynu'l-Muqarrabín |
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1 |
| Lawḥ-i-Zíyárih |
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1 |
| Madínatu'r-Riḍá |
City of Radiance / Radiant Acquiescence |
1857-63 |
Bag̲h̲dád |
1, 2 |
| Madínatu't-Tawhíd |
City of Unity |
1857-63 |
Bag̲h̲dád |
1, 2 |
| Mathnaví |
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1 |
| Mathnavíy-i-Mubárak |
Blessed Mathnaví |
1864-68 |
Adrianople |
2 |
| Munájátháy-i-Síyám |
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1 |
| Qad-Ihtaraqa'l-Mukhlisún |
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1 |
| Qasídiy-i-Varqá'íyyih |
Ode of the Dove |
1855 |
Sulaymáníyyih, Kurdistan |
1, 2 |
| Rashh-i-'Amá |
Sprinkling from a Cloud |
1852 |
Ṭihrán - a poem of 20 verses in Persian, written when Bahá'u'lláh was imprisoned in the Síyáh-Chál in Tehran, after he received a vision of a Maid of Heaven, through whom he received his mission as a Messenger of God and as the One whose coming the Báb had prophesied. |
1, 2 |
| Ridvánu'l-'Adl |
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1 |
| Ridvánu'l-Iqrár |
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1 |
| Sahífiy-i-Shattíyyih |
Book of the River [Tigris] |
1957 |
Bag̲h̲dád |
1, 2 |
| Salát-i-Mayyit |
Prayer for the Dead |
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1 |
| Sáqí-Az-Ghayb-i-Baqá |
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1 |
| Shikkar-Shikan-Shavand |
Sweet Scented Being |
1857-63 |
Bag̲h̲dád |
1, 2 |
| Subhána-Rabbíya'l-A'lá |
Praise to the Exalted Lord |
1858-63 |
Bag̲h̲dád |
1, 2 |
| Subhánaka-Yá-Hú |
Praised be Thou, O He! |
1863 |
Constantinople. Also known as Lawḥ-i-Naqus, "Tablet of the Bell" |
1, 2 |
| Súratu-lláh |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Ahzán |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Amín |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Amr |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-A'ráb |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Asháb |
Surih of the Companions |
1864-68 |
Adrianople |
1, 2 |
| Súriy-i-Asmá' |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Bayán |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Burhán |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Damm |
Tablet of Blood |
1865-66 |
Adrianople. |
1, 2 |
| Súriy-i-Dhabih |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Dhibh |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Dhikr |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Fadl |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Fath |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Fu'ád |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Ghusn |
Tablet of the Branch |
1867-68 |
Adrianople. |
1, 2 |
| Súriy-i-Hajj I |
Tablets of Pilgrimage |
1864-68 |
Adrianople |
1, 2 |
| Súriy-i-Hajj II |
Tablets of Pilgrimage |
1864-68 |
Adrianople |
1, 2 |
| Súriy-i-Haykal |
Tablet of the Temple/Body |
1869 |
'Akká. |
1, 2 |
| Súriy-i-Hifz |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Hijr |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-'Ibád |
Tablet of the Servants / People |
1864 |
Adrianople |
1, 2 |
| Súriy-i-Ism |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Ismuna'l-Mursil |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Javád |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Khitáb |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Ma'aní |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Man' |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Mulúk |
Tablet to the Kings |
1867-68 |
Adrianople. |
1, 2 |
| Súriy-i-Nidá |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Nush |
Tablet of Advice |
1857-63 |
Bag̲h̲dád |
1, 2 |
| Súriy-i-Qadír |
Surih of the Omnipotent |
1857-63 |
Bag̲h̲dád |
1, 2 |
| Súriy-i-Qahír |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Qalam |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Qamís |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Ra'ís |
Tablet of the Premier / President [Alí Pasha] |
1868 |
On the Way to 'Akká. |
2 |
| Súriy-i-Sabr |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Sultán |
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1 |
| Surly-i-Vafá |
Tablet to Muḥammad Ḥusayn, 'Vafá'" ["fidelity"] |
1879-91 |
Mazra'ih and Bahjí |
1, 2 |
| Súriy-i-Ziyárih |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Zubur |
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1 |
| Súriy-i-Zuhúr |
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1 |
| Tafsír-i-Hú |
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'Iráq |
1 |
| Tafsír-i-Hurúfát-i-Muqatta'ih |
Commentary on the Isolated Letters |
1857-63 |
Also known as Lawḥ-i-áyiy-i-Núr, "Tablet of the 'Light Verse'
[of the Qur'an]".
Bag̲h̲dád |
1, 2 |
| Tafsír-i-Súriy-i-Va'sh-Shams |
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1 |
| Tajallíyát |
Effulgences |
1879-91 |
Mazra'ih and Bahjí |
1, 2 |
| Tarázát |
Ornaments |
1888 |
Mazra'ih and Bahjí |
1, 2 |
| Ziyárat-Námih |
The Visiting Tablet |
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1 |
| Ziyárat-Námiy-i-Awlíyá |
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1 |
| Ziyárat-Námiy-i-Bábu'l-Báb va Quddús |
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1 |
| Zfyarat-Námiy-i-Bayt |
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1 |
| Ziyárat-Námiy-i-Maryam |
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1 |
| Ziyárat-Námiy-i-Siyyidu'sh-Shuhadá |
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1 |
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