Baha'i Writings / **Baha'u'llah** # **Excerpts from the Lawh-i-Dunya (Tablet of the World)** #### **Baha'u'llah** ##### 1891 *** *Following the Tablet of Glad-Tidings (Bisharat) and after the horrific public martyrdom of seven believers in Yazd on May 19, 1891 — put to death by Prince Mahmud Mirza, the Jalalu'd-Dawlih of Persia who Baha'u'llah refers to in this tablet as "The tyrant of the land of Ya"\[1] — He wrote the Tablet of the World.* *Once again, as in the Glad-Tidings in numbered paragraphs, he reiterates and elaborates upon the The Most Holy Book (the Kitab-i-Aqdas), the state of the world, and the Baha'i Revelation.* *These excerpts are specific to the House of Justice.* *** #### In My Name, calling aloud in the Kingdom of Utterance … According to the fundamental laws which We have formerly revealed in the *Kitab-i-Aqdas* and other Tablets, all affairs are committed to the care of just kings and presidents and of the Trustees of the House of Justice. Having pondered on that which We have enunciated, every man of equity and discernment will readily perceive, with his inner and outer eyes, the splendours of the day-star of justice which radiate therefrom. The system of government which the British people have adopted in London appeareth to be good, for it is adorned with the light of both kingship and of the consultation of the people. (Baha'u'llah, [*Lawh-i-Dunya*](https://bahai.works/Tablets_of_Bah%C3%A1%E2%80%99u%E2%80%99ll%C3%A1h/Tablet_of_the_World) \[Tablet of the World], trans. Habib Taherzadeh, in _Tablets of Baha'u'llah Revealed After the Kitab-i-Aqdas_ \[Haifa: Baha'i World Centre, 1978], p. 93.) *** *An earlier translation from 1913 follows…* *** #### In My Name, The Speaker in the Kingdom of Beyan! … In the principal Laws and Commandments which have, ere this, been revealed in the Book of Akdas and other Tablets affairs have been placed in charge of just kings and chiefs, and of the trustees of the House of Justice. Upon reflection, men of equity and discernment will witness, with outward and inward eyes, the effulgence of the orb of Justice in all that We have revealed. At present that form of government \[i.e., representative government] followed by the British nation seems good; for that nation is illuminated both with the light of kingdom\* and consultation. … \* "Kingdom" with a small "k." The sentence means that the British people have both a King and a Parliament. (Baha'u'llah, [*Lawh-i-Dunya*](https://bahai-library.com/pdf/b/bahaullah_khan_tablet_tarazat.pdf) \[PDF] \[Tablet of the World], trans. Ali Kuli Khan, 1906, published in *Tablets of Baha'u'llah* \[Chicago: Baha'i Publishing Society, 1913], p. 33.) *** **Endnotes** **1.**  Habib Taherzadeh, _The Revelation of Baha'u'llah_, vol. 4 (Oxford: George Ronald, 1987), 347 and Shoghi Effendi, *God Passes By*, (Wilmette, IL: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1944), 201–2. *** **See Also** **[[Glad-Tidings|The Glad Tidings]]** — Baha'u'llah states "kingship is one of the signs of God" and "a republican form of government profiteth all the peoples of the world." **[[Tablet to The Times of London]]** — Following the martyrdom of seven believers in Yazd, Persia in 1891, Baha'u'llah condemns the actions of the government and asks The Times of London to "investigate the truth." *** [Site Guide](site%20guide.md)  |   [Sitemap](sitemap.md)  |   [Downloads](downloads.md)  |  [Contact Us](contact%20us.md) **Dr. Leland Jensen**: Teachings and Commentaries Archive © 2026 Baha'i Council of Dane County, all rights reserved.  [Copyright & Usage Policy](copyright.md) ***