The Revelation of

Bah�'u'll�h

VOLUME ONE

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Adib Taherzadeh





By the same author

TRUSTEES OF THE MERCIFUL
(Bah�'� Publishing Trust, London, 1972)

THE REVELATION OF BAH�'U'LL�H
  Adrianople 1863-68

THE REVELATION OF BAH�'U'LL�H
  'Akk�, The Early Years 1868-77

THE REVELATION OF BAH�'U'LL�H
  Mazra'ih and Bahj� 1877-92







The Revelation of

Bah�'u'll�h

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Baghd�d 1853~63

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Adib Taherzadeh






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© ADIB TAHERZADEH 1974

Revised edition 1975
First paper edition 1975
Revised edition 1976
Reprinted 1980, 1988

EXTRACTS FROM THE FOLLOWING WORKS
REPRINTED BY PERMISSION:

By Bah�'u'll�h: Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, Copyright © 1953 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bah�'�s of the United States; Gleanings from the Writings of Bah�'u'll�h, Copyright © 1952 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bah�'�s of the United States; The Kit�b-i-�q�n, Copyright © 1950 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bah�'�s of the United States; Prayers and Meditations by Bah�'u'll�h, Copyright © 1938 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bah�'�s of the United States; The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys, Copyright © 1952 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bah�'�s of the United States. By 'Abdu'l-Bah�: Memorials of the Faithful, Copyright © 1971 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bah�'�s of the United States. By Shoghi Effendi: The Advent of Divine Justice, Copyright © 1963 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bah�'�s of the United State; God Passes By, Copyright © 1944 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bah�'�s of the United States; The Promised Day Is Come, Copyright © 1961 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bah�'�s of the United States; The World Order of Bah�'u'll�h, Copyright © 1955 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bah�'�s of the United States. Blomfield: The Chosen Highway, Copyright 1940 by Bah�'� Publishing Trust, London. Nab�l-i-A'zam: The Dawn-Breakers, Copyright © 1932 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bah�'�s of the United States. The Bah�'� World, vol. XII, Copyright © 1956 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bah�'�s of the United States.




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TABLET OF THE HOLY MARINER

TABLET OF THE HOLY MARINER

Revealed by Bah�'u'll�h in Arabic
In the handwriting of 'Abdu'l-Bah�









To those brilliant souls
the Bah�'� Pioneers and Teachers in every land
who have expended their lives and their substance
in the path of Bah�'u'll�h