Epistle of the Báb in Reply to Mírzá Muḥammad-`Alí Qazvíní:

Abstract: This sacred Epistle, revealed by the Báb in response to the inquiries of Muḥammad ‘Alí Qazvíní — one of the Letters of the Living — stands as a luminous testament to the counsel bestowed upon His earliest believers. Though the precise date and location of its revelation remain unknown, its words disclose the depth of spiritual direction imparted by the Báb, emphasizing trust in God, steadfastness in righteous action, and the attainment of certitude through complete detachment from all save Him. In this communication, the Báb summons His devoted disciple to tread the Beauteous Path of God, to behold the divine wisdom pervading all created things, and to acknowledge that every trial is accompanied by a remedy ordained through the grace of the Almighty. He urges him to enter the Gate, to immerse himself in the Ocean of Oneness, and to banish fear and grief through absolute reliance upon God.

The present paper offers a provisional English rendering of this Epistle, based on the Arabic manuscript preserved in the Iran National Bahá’í Archives (INBA), Vol. 67, pp. 177–178.