Epistle of the Báb to His Uncles, Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad and Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali

About: This paper offers a provisional translation of the Epistle revealed by the Báb, addressed to His maternal uncles Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad and Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali. The Báb had three maternal uncles: Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali (Khal-i-‘Aẓam, the Greatest Uncle), who was the middle brother and was martyred in Tehran in 1850; Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad (Khal-i-‘Akbar, the Greater Uncle), the eldest of the three brothers, who received the Kitáb-i-Íqán, or the " Book of Certitude," in response to questions he posed to Bahá'u'lláh; and Haji Mirza Hassan Ali, the younger uncle.

The Epistle contains several instructions and some very powerful proclamations to His close and dear family members. Based on its contents, this Epistle must have been written from Búshihr just after the Báb's return from the pilgrimage.