1. 2025-09. Two Letters of Ḥájí Mírzá Siyyid Muḥammad on the Revelation of the Báb. Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad, Mohammad Norozi, trans. . The historical and social contexts of two letters, sent from an uncle of the Báb to his brother and brother-in-law, on the interplay between familial concern, social turbulence, and the unwavering resolve of the Báb in the face of calumny and danger. Articles-unpublished.
2. 2025-05. Tablet of the Báb to His Uncle, Ḥájí Mírzá Siyyid Muḥammad (Khál-i-Akbar), Revealed in Muscat: Part II. The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. . This Tablet to His uncle in Búshihr, sent amid rising opposition to His Mission, reaffirms the truth of His Cause, instructs the establishment of a house for divine remembrance, and urges steadfastness in the path of God. Translations.
3. 2025-05. Tablet of the Báb to His Uncle, Ḥájí Mírzá Siyyid Muḥammad (Khál-i-Akbar), Revealed in Muscat: Part I. The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. . This Tablet composed in Quranic-style Arabic, addressed to the Báb's uncle and sent amid rising unrest following His public declaration in Mecca, offers reassurance, affirms the divine source of His Mission, and reasserts His divine authority. Translations.
4. 2025-02. Epistle of the Báb to His Uncles, Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad and Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali. The Báb, Mohammad Norozi, trans. . Introduction to and annotated provisional translation of the Epistle revealed by the Báb to His maternal uncles Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad (the Greater Uncle) and Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali (the Greatest Uncle). Translations.
5. 2007. Afnán Family, The: Some Biographical Notes. Ahang Rabbani. Genealogy of the Báb and biographies of his descendants; meaning of afnan. Chronologies.
6. 1999 Spring. Conversion of the Great-Uncle of the Báb, The. Ahang Rabbani. The history of Hájí Mírzá Sayyid Muhammad (1798-1876), maternal uncle of the Bab. Articles.
7. 1997-06. Questions of Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad occasioning the Revelation of the Kitab-i-Iqan. Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad, Denis MacEoin, trans. . Translation of the questions submitted to Bahá'u'lláh by Haji Mirza Siyyid Muhammad, the maternal uncle of the Bab, whichled to the revelation of the Kitab-i Iqan. Histories.
8. 1997. Inner Dimensions of Revelation, The. Ross Woodman. Mysticism; God's appearance to the individual; union and the feminine soul of the Manifestation. Articles.

1. 1861-01-00 —
   Bahá'u'lláh revealed the Kitáb-i-Íqán (The Book of Certitude), 'a comprehensive exposition of the nature and purpose of religion'. In the early days this Tablet was referred to as the Risáliy-i-Khál (Epistle of the Uncle). [BBD134, 162; BKG159; BBD134; BBRSM64–5; GPB138–9; RB1:158]
   • Online at bahai.org: Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude.
   • The Tablet was revealed in answer to four questions put to Bahá'u'lláh by Hájí Mírzá Siyyid Muhammad, a maternal uncle and caregiver of the Báb (the Greater Uncle, the eldest of the three brothers). He had been persuaded by a devout Bábí, Aqá Mírzá Núru'd-Dín, to make a pilgrimage to the holy Shrines of the Imáms in Iraq and where he could put these questions to Bahá'u'lláh as well as visit his sister, the mother of the Báb, who was not yet herself a Bábí. [BBD134, 162; BKG163–5; RB1:158]
     • See Questions of Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad occasioning the Revelation of the Kitab-i-Iqan by Haji Mirza Siyyid Ali Muhammad as translated by Denis MacEoin.
   • It was revealed in the course of two days and two nights in early January. [BBS107; BBD 134; BKG165; GPB238; RB1:158]
   • The original manuscript, in the handwriting of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, is in the Bahá'í International Archives. See Reflections p149 for the story of the receipt of the original tablet, written in the hand of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by Shoghi Effendi in the Holy Land. [BKG165; RB1:159]
   • It was probably the first of Bahá'u'lláh's writings to appear in print. [BKG165; EB121]
   • For a discussion of the circumstances of its revelation, its content and major themes see RB1:153–97.
   • BEL1.77 gives the year of Revelation as 1862.

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