Writings revealed in nine different catagories

[arthra]

In the Suriy-i-Haykal (Surih of the Temple) revealed in 'Akká, Bahá'u'lláh states that in this Dispensation the verses of God have been revealed in nine different styles or categories.

A well-known Bahá'í scholar, Jinab-i-Fadil-i-Mazindarani, after careful study of the Writings, has enumerated these styles as follows:

1. Tablets with the tone of command and authority.

2. Those with the tone of servitude, meekness and supplication.

3. Writings dealing with interpretation of the old Scriptures,
religious beliefs and doctrines of the past.

4. Writings in which laws and ordinances have been enjoined
for this age and laws of the past abrogated.

5. Mystical Writings.

6. Tablets concerning matters of government and world
order, and those addressed to the kings.

7. Tablets dealing with subjects of learning and knowledge,
divine philosophy, mysteries of creation, medicine, alchemy,
etc.

8. Tablets exhorting men to education, goodly character and
divine virtues.

9. Tablets dealing with social teachings.

~ Adib Taherzadeh, The Revelation of Baha'u'llah v 1, p. 42

 

[Starrfyre1969]

Ok, I'm not a believer in coincidence; everything happens for a reason. So, my question is this; is this something that was "planned" by Baha'u'llah or something that the scholar was able to discern? IS it a coincidence or...not?

Now for the serious question; is there any particular significance on the Believers for this categorization?

 

[arthra]

Starrfyre,

Thanks for your post!

As far as I can tell Adib Teherzadeh as a historian was only sharing what Jinab-i-Fadil-i-Mazindarani came up with.. He (Jinab-i-Fadl) was one of the learned of Baha at the time and so I posted it for information purposes only so people could gatehr what the Writings deal with..

- Art

 

[Starrfyre1969]

As I was looking at the breakdown of subjects, I found that the topics make it easy for someone to investigate. I was just wondering if you know of any website or book seller that breaks down the Baha'i books in that category?

Dana

 

[arthra]

There are certainly Baha'i sacred writings that have stressed some of these subjects and you can easily find them.

I would suggest the recent "Summons of the Lord of Hosts" as an example of the command and authority of Baha'u'llah.

You can find servitude, meekness and supplication in the Prayers and Meditations of Baha'u'llah..

The Kitab-i-Iqan has interpretations of the previous scriptures... such as the Bible and the Qur'an.

Laws and ordinances are the subject of the Kitab-i-Aqdas...the Most Holy Book...

Mystical writings ar efound in the Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys as well as in the Lawh-i-Hikmat and the Gems of Divine Mysteries..

and so on...