Writings The Báb by rank
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Examples to be included on this page following the pattern of Writings Bahá'u'lláh by rank[edit]
| Work | Field/Rank | Explanation of Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| Qayyúmu'l-Asmá | ""the first, the greatest, and mightiest of all books" in the Bábí Dispensation" | "Bahá'u'lláh has characterized as "the first, the greatest, and mightiest of all books" in the Bábí Dispensation, the celebrated commentary on the súrih of Joseph, entitled the Qayyúmu'l-Asmá'," God Passes By, p. 23 |
| Nine commentaries on the whole of the Qur'án | "surpassed in some respects a book as deservedly famous as the Qayyúmu'l-Asmá" | "It was during His incarceration in the fortress of Máh-Kú that He...revealed no less than nine commentaries on the whole of the Qur'án--commentaries whose fate, alas, is unknown, and one of which, at least the Author Himself affirmed, surpassed in some respects a book as deservedly famous as the Qayyúmu'l-Asmá." God Passes By, p. 24 |
| Dalá'il-i-Sab'ih | "the most important of the polemical works of the Báb" | "the most important of the polemical works of the Báb" (God Passes By, p. 26) |
| Bayán (Persian) | "the chief and best-preserved repository of His laws" | "The Persian Bayán, the chief and best-preserved repository of His laws" - Shoghi Effendi, World Order of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 62 |
To-dos for this page[edit]
- Find an authoritative source if available for "greatest of all Books" in reference to Kitábu'l-Rúh
