Bibliography: LFHBGBDK

key	LFHBGBDK
title	Bahá’u’lláh’s Warning to Mírzá Muḥammad-’Ali in a Tablet to Siyyid Mihdíy-i-Dahájí : Provisional Translation and Commentary
author	Ferguson, Aaron J. R.; Bahá'u'lláh
authority control	Aaron J. R. Ferguson; Bahá'u'lláh
item type	Journal article
publication year	2025
date	2025
publication title	The Bahá'í Studies Review
abstract note	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.
pages	1-11
issue	e20251205
volume	22
language	English
manual tags	COVENANT; DAHAJI, SIYYID MIHDI; MUHAMMAD-ALI (BROTHER OF 'ABDU'L-BAHA)