ASCENSION OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH:
A Compilation
This book brings together, for easy reference, the most important passages in
Bahá'í literature concerning the ascension of Bahá'u'lláh.
It can be used as a text for Bahá'í Holy Day celebrations, or simply as a
ready guide to the history of this event.
Part One of this short volume includes selections
from the Bahá'í Scriptures, eyewitness accounts of Bahá'u'lláh's passing, and Shoghi
Effendi's history of Bahá'u'lláh's final days, taken from GOD PASSES BY.
Part Two includes the Tablet of Visitation (traditionally read at 3:00 a.m. on the
anniversary of his ascension), the Book of the Covenant (Bahá'u'lláh's Will
and Testament), and some utterances of 'Abdu'l-Bahá concerning Bahá'u'lláh.
We hope that this book will be an assistance to the Bahá'í community for
use at its annual Holy Day observances of the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh.
" 'Abdu'l-Bahá explained to the Bahá'ís that the physical body of the
Prophet of God is like a cloud which covers the sun and which prevents its
rays from reaching the earth. Because of their physical limitations, the
Prophets of God must live by the rules of physical existence. For this
reason, many people are tested. They will say, 'What kind of Prophet is he?
He sleeps and eats and walks the streets like everyone else.' But when the
cloud is removed, the rays of the sun reach the people directly, and the
whole of creation is resuscitated by their lifegiving light." (p. 37)
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