Tabernacle of Unity

The Tabernacle of Unity is a small book containing Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet, from the early `Akká period, to Mánikchí Ṣáḥib, a prominent Zoroastrian, and a companion Tablet addressed to Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl, the secretary to Mánikchí Ṣáḥib at that time.

These, together with three shorter inspirational Tablets, offer a glimpse of Bahá'u'lláh’s relationship with the followers of Zoroastrianism.

This work was published in July 2006.

Tablet to Mánikchí Ṣáḥib (Lawh-i-Mánikchí Ṣáḥib)

This Tablet, revealed at the request of Mánikchí Ṣáḥib in pure Persian, consists of 19 paragraphs. It emphasizes the universality of Bahá'u'lláh's prophetic claim, and includes some of the central teachings of the Bahá'í Faith.

Responses to questions of Mánikchí Ṣáḥib from a Tablet to Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl

This is a lengthy Tablet revealed on 1 July 1882. Among the subjects discussed are:

• The nature of creation.
• The connection between faith and reason.
• The reconciliation of the differences that exist among the laws and ordinances of various religions.
• Their respective claims to exclusivity.
• Their differing degrees of eagerness to welcome others into their fold.

Tablet of the Seven Questions (Lawh-i-Haft Pursish)

This Tablet is Bahá'u'lláh's reply to questions asked by Ustád Javán-Mard, an early Bahá'í of Zoroastrian background and ex-student of Mánikchí Ṣáḥib.

The questions are relating to the following subjects:

• In what tongue and towards what direction should God be worshipped?
• The Faith of God
• Opposition
• Sháh Bahrám
• The Bridge of Sirát, Paradise and Hell
• The soul
• The lineage and ancestry of Bahá'u'lláh

Two Other Tablets

These two short Tablets, each addressed to a believer of Zoroastrian background, are inspirational in nature, calling the believers for deeds, not words.

External links

• BWNS: New volume of Bahá'í sacred writings is published
• Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, Section CVI, authorized translation of a section of the Tablet to Mánikchí Ṣáḥib.
• Tablet to Mánikchí Ṣáḥib, a provisional translation with an introduction and a brief outline.