Gems of Divine Mysteries

The Epistle gems of divine secrets or Javáhiru'l - Asrar (Arabic جواهر الاسرار ) was of Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i religion revealed and addressed to Siyyid -i - Yusuf Sidihi of Karbala, which asked him as in the person of Muhammad Ali (called " the Bab " ), the promised Mahdi would show. According to the epistle Bahá'u'lláh is the addressee " externally not met " but has gotten in Baghdad by a messenger whose letter with this question. In response Baha'u'llah revealed on the same day the gems of divine mysteries in Arabic. The epistle was translated from English into German by drawing on the Arabic original text and includes 74 pages in the German translation. Together with the preface, the Glossary, the notes and the bibliography take the gems of divine secrets of a 122 pages. Baha'u'llah intended the Epistle yet to complete, but he found " no opportunity and no leisure, because the messenger who came from you was in a great hurry ." Unquestionably are the gems of divine secrets to the " Arab revealed scriptures ," to which reference is made in the Book of Certitude. This means that the gems of divine secrets were disclosed prior to the Book of Certitude. This notice and the hint in the epistle that Baha'u'llah's enemies persistently sought him at the revelation after life, allow a rough dating. The sufferings list called as time of origin 1860-1861, Baha'u'llah had therefore already received his revelation, but they publicly declared only at Ridvan 1863. References to his own revelation can be found in the Epistle only in indirect ways.

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In addition to the answer to the above question Baha'u'llah addressed a number of other issues that are similar to those of the book of certitude. He discussed the reason for the rejection of the prophets in times past. In particular, he treated this may result in the literal interpretation of the scriptures and proves this with verses of the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, referring to the coming of a new manifestation. Baha'u'llah indicates the prophecies of the Book of Revelation explains suras of the Quran and traditions of Islam, discusses the continuity of divine revelation and explains terms such as " Day of Judgment ", resurrection, life and death. It also deals with the stages of the spiritual journey to his final spiritual goal through the "Garden of the search," about the " city of love and ecstasy ", the "City of divine unity ", the "Garden of wonder ", the "City of offense " and the" City of eternity " to " town With No Name ". This trip is similar in certain places the seven valleys.