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Risáliy-i-Dhahabíyyih (Golden Epistle) by The Báb — book cover

Risáliy-i-Dhahabíyyih

Golden Epistle

رساله ذهبيه

The Báb

Arabic 4,972 words Best-Known Work Awaiting Translation

An epistle by the Báb exploring the transcendence and unknowability of God, proofs of the Manifestations, the centrality and influence of the Word of God, the limits of human language in describing God, and the distinction between knowledge and recognition of God.

transcendence; unknowability of Godlimits of languageproofs of the Manifestations of Godthe Word of God; influence and centrality of, Manifestation of God the only route to knowledge of Godknowledge; recognition of Godimpossibility of true worship of God, Qur’an and Hadith quotation and interpretation, Word of God is its own standard

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله الواحد الاحد الفرد القهار الصمد الوتر الدائم الجبار والحي القيوم المتعال المختار والمقتدر العادل الغفار الذي خلق بامره جوهريات الاسرار للمقربين من الابرار الذين يستقرون على سرائر الحمراء فوق عرش اللاهوت ويسبحون الله خالق الاسماء والصفات بما خلق الله في كينونيات الانو

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