Bibliography: BIB39748

Key	BIB39748
Reference type	Electronic Article
Title	Bahá’u’lláh’s Warning to Mírzá Muḥammad-’Ali in a Tablet to Siyyid Mihdíy-i-Dahájí : Provisional Translation and Commentary
Periodical title	Bahá'í Studies Review
Author	Ferguson, Aaron J. R. and Bahá'u'lláh
Year	2025
Issue	e20251205
Volume	22
Abstract	This article presents a provisional translation of a brief but notable Tablet of Bahá’u’lláh written to Siyyid Mihdíy-i-Dahájí, concerning the station of Bahá’u’lláh’s son Mírzá Muḥammad-'Alí (entitled by Him ‘the Greater Branch’), in which He issues a stark warning regarding the possibility of His son straying from His Cause. Through close textual and historical examination, the article considers the significance of this Tablet in light of the broader themes of the nature of spiritual authority and succession in the Bahá’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh’s admonitions to remain firm in His Covenant and Testament, and His aims to prevent schism.
Language	English
Keywords	COVENANT; MUHAMMAD-ALI (BROTHER OF 'ABDU'L-BAHA); DAHAJI, SIYYID MIHDI
URL	www.abs.bahai.org.uk/bsr-e20251205
Pages	1–11
Year cited	11.
File attachments	internal-pdf://2570044473/Ferguson - Warning_Muhammad-Ali - BSR22.pdf
Date accessed	2025