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TheTabernacle of Unity is a small book, first published in July 2006, containingBaháʼu'lláh'sTablet, from the earlyʻAkká period, toMánikc͟hí Ṣáḥib, a prominent Zoroastrian, and a companion Tablet addressed toMírzá Abu'l-Faḍl, the secretary to Mánikc͟hí Ṣáḥib at that time.
These, together with three shorter inspirational Tablets, offer a glimpse of Baháʼu'lláh's relationship with the followers ofZoroastrianism.
The title of this work is taken from the following passage:
Thetabernacle of unity hath been raised; regard ye not one another as strangers.Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Verily I say, whatsoever leadeth to the decline of ignorance and the increase of knowledge hath been, and will ever remain, approved in the sight of the Lord of creation. Say: O people! Walk ye neath the shadow of justice and truthfulness and seek ye shelter within the tabernacle of unity.
This Tablet, revealed at the request of Mánikc͟hí Ṣáḥib in purePersian, consists of 19 paragraphs. It emphasizes the universality of Baháʼu'lláh's prophetic claim, and includes some of thecentral teachings of theBaháʼí Faith.
This is a lengthy Tablet revealed on 1 July 1882. Among the subjects discussed are:
This Tablet is Baháʼu'lláh's reply to questions asked by Ustád Javán-Mard, an early Baháʼí of Zoroastrian background and ex-student of Mánikc͟hí Ṣáḥib.
The questions are relating to the following subjects:
These two short Tablets, each addressed to a believer of Zoroastrian background, are inspirational in nature, calling the believers for deeds, not words.