The Tablet of the Letters (Ḥurūfāt) Revealed by the Báb

Abstract: This extraordinary Tablet of the Báb stands as a luminous testimony to the interrelation of the Divine Names, the cosmos, and the spiritual hierarchy of creation. In its majestic brevity, the Tablet portrays a universe wherein every element — celestial, terrestrial, elemental, or spiritual — bears witness to the manifestations of the Divine, asserting that the signs of God are living realities, each reflecting the Divine in its own inherent essence. The Báb enumerates thirty-two letters, each linked to a domain of creation or aspect of spiritual authority, conveying how God ordains, sustains, and animates all realities. Rivers, winds, mountains, clouds, meteors, tablets, standards, deeds, Books, and the unseen hierarchy — culminating in the Proofs, Loved Ones, and Chosen Ones — demonstrate the pervasive agency of the Divine Names. Through careful repetition and pairing, the Tablet reveals the cosmos as a living mirror of God’s attributes, offering both a cosmological vision and a contemplative guide. It concludes with “It is ended! It is ended!”, affirming divine perfection. What follows is a provisional English rendering of the original Arabic, based on the manuscript preserved in the Iran National Bahá’í Archives (INBA), vol. 67, pp. 204–206; the date, place, and recipient remain unknown.