Lawḥ-i-Khurasán
Tablet to Khurasan
لوح خراسان
ʻAbdu’l-Bahá
Persian 320 words Best-Known Work Awaiting Translation
A tablet addressed to the believers of Khurasán, emphasizing steadfastness in the face of tests and trials, drawing lessons from history, spiritual transformation, and encouragement to the friends.
tests and trials; sacrifice and sufferinghistorical episodes and the lessons of the paststeadfastness; perseverance; faithfulnessforces of light and darkness; integration and disintegrationspiritual transformationpraise and encouragementchastisement and requitalconsolation and comfort
اوّل فريضه اصحاب شور خلوص نيّت و نورانيّت حقيقت و انقطاع از ما سوی اللّه و انجذاب بنفحات اللّه و خضوع و خشوع بين احبّا و صبر و تحمّل بر بلاء و بندگی عتبه ساميه الهيّه است و چون باينصفات موفّق و مؤيّد گردند نصرت ملکوت غيب ابهی احاطه نمايد ثانی فريضه اثبات وحدانيّت جمال غيب ابهی و مظهريّت کامله ربّاني