Fire Tablet

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Lawh-i-Qad-Ihtaraqa'l-Mukhlisun, better known as the Fire Tablet, is a tablet written in Arabic by Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith in 'Akká in 1871.^[1] Bahá'u'lláh wrote the tablet in response to questions by a Bahá'í believer from Iran.^[1] The authorized English translation was done in 1980 by Adib Taherzadeh and a Committee at the Bahá'í World Centre.

The tablet is written in rhyming verse, has the form of a conversation between Bahá'u'lláh and God, and reflects the sufferings of Bahá'u'lláh.^[2] Bahá'ís often recite this tablet in times of difficulty.^[1]

See also

• Long Healing Prayer
• Tablet of Ahmad (Arabic)
• Tablet of the Holy Mariner
• Prayer in the Bahá'í Faith

Notes

References

• Bahá'u'lláh (1991) [1871]. The Fire Tablet. Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Bahá'í Publishing Trust. ISBN 0877432856.

• Taherzadeh, A. (1984). The Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, Volume 3: `Akka, The Early Years 1868-77. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0-85398-144-2.

Further reading

• Thomas, James B. (2002). An Exposition on the Fire Tablet of Bahá’u’lláh: (Lawh-i-Qad Ihtaraqa’l-Mukhlisún) in: Lights of Irfan, Book 3. Irfan Colloquia, Wilmette, USA. pp. 173-184.
• Related documents on Bahá'í Library Online