Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf is part of the work of revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Baha'i religion. The Persian-language Epistle was taken shortly before his death in 1892, is considered as a summary of his teaching and is one of the most important scriptures of the Baha'i.

The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf is addressed to the then leading mujtahid of Isfahan, the Shiite Sheikh Muhammad Taqi - Nadjafi (* April 19, 1846 Isfahan, † July 5, 1914 ibid ), who studied in Najaf and as an opponent of the Bahai faith did not shrink from violence against the Baha'is. Together with his father, the Muslim cleric Sheikh Muhammad Baqir († December 1883 in Najaf ), which Baha'u'llah referred to as "Wolf", he was responsible for the death of many Baha'i. Although the letter is addressed primarily to the son of the " wolf ", this is not the focus; Baha'u'llah addressed rather to the whole of humanity. In the book, he looks back on his life, summarizes his ethical, metaphysical, theological and social teachings and thus also meet the attacks on his supporters.

The first German version has been drafted on the basis of the English translation of Shoghi Effendi. 2010 was released by the publishing house of the world's religions for the first time a German translation from the original, which was provided with a detailed commentary and numerous background information, thus much is understandable to the Western reader what " the band at the same time an introduction to the youngest world religion does ".

Content

The letter begins with a praise of God and Baha'u'llah praises afterwards himself as the " Supreme Mediator ," the " Most Exalted Pen " and as the " dawn " of God's " most excellent names" and " most beautiful properties ". Having the addressee clearly disclosed his claim, calls on Baha'u'llah Shaykh Muhammad Taqi - to purify his soul and to recite the following special prayer for forgiveness of sins and divine leadership. The letter includes an anthology, as Baha'u'llah cites numerous stories of his own writings. It asks the recipient to observe the messages contained therein and consider. One of the documents cited is " The Epistle of evidence ", which was originally intended for the father of the addressee, Shaykh Muhammad- Baqir and is reproduced in full in the embassies of Akka. In addition, you will find text passages from the " words of Paradise ", the Stralenglanz ( Tajallíyát ) and the " panel of Glory" ( Ishráqát ), which are also reproduced in full in the embassies of Akka. The quoted passage from the Sura of the Temple ( Súratu'l - Haykal ) and the cited passages from the epistles of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to Napoleon III. of France, to the Tsar Alexander II of Russia and to Naser al -Din Shah of Persia will find all fully translated into claim and proclamation. Additionally you'll find text passages from the Kitab -i -Aqdas. Other passages are from little known missive. The sources of some passages could not yet be identified. In addition, Baha'u'llah describes the deaths of numerous Baha'i martyrs. A considerable amount is Mirza Yahya ( Subh -i - Azal ) and dedicated to his followers are addressed in the work as " people of the Bayans ". In addition, the activities of the clergy Mirza Hadi Dawlat - Abadi from Isfahan and various other are presented.