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Súriy-i-Ra'ís
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Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh revealed in honour of Ḥájí Muḥammad Ismá'il-i-Kás̲h̲ání and addressed to 'Alí Pás̲h̲á, the Grand Visier of Turkey. Bahá'u'lláh rebukes 'Alí Pás̲h̲á and bids him hearken to the voice of God. He affirms that the tribulations and sufferings inflicted upon the believers will act as oil for the lamp of the Cause of God and add to its radiance and glory.
[BD 217]
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Súriy of the Chief; addressed to 'Alí Pás̲h̲á, Grand Visier of Turkey, by Bahá'u'lláh. From the moment it was revealed, He writes, "until the present day, neither hath the world been tranquillized, nor have the hearts of its people been at rest...." (WOB). Revealed August 1868, at Kás̲h̲ánih near Gallipoli; completed soon after at Gyawur-Kyuy. (GPB 172, 174, 180).
[BG 50]
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Tablet of Bahá'u'lláh revealed in Adrianople.
[GWB 351]
 
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A Bahá'í Glossary
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