1. 2022-03. Bahá'u'lláh and the God of Avicenna. Joshua Hall (published as Joshua D. T. Hall). Comparison of the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh on the nature of God with the philosophy of Avicenna; this helps one understand the philosophical content and significance, and rational rigor, of Bahá’u’lláh’s own statements on God’s existence and creative act. Articles.
2. 2018/2025. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks. Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . 216 selections, last updated 2025. Writings.
3. 2018. List of Bahá'í Studies and Translations. Stephen Lambden, A. Bolhuis, comp. . A list of content available at Lambden's personal website, Hurqalya Publications, with select links to manuscripts, texts, introductions. Includes Shaykhi and Bábí studies, bibliographies, genealogies, provisional translations. Resources.
4. 2017-09. Tablet of Wisdom (Lawh-i-Hikmat): Study Guide. Fariborz Alan Davoodi, comp. Lengthy study guide, with the Arabic original, compiled by a group of six study group participants. Study.
5. 2014. Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age. Nader Saiedi. A series of 12 talks by Nader Saiedi exploring Bahá'í history, key writings, and the need for scholarly study, translation, and contextual analysis of Bahá'í texts. Audio.
6. 2011. Rizal, Revelation and Revolution: Rizal's Letter to the Women of Malolos and Baha'u'llah's letter to Nabil Akbar Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom). Stephen Ramo. Comparison of letter by Philippine national hero José Rizal to the women of Malolos with Bahá'u'lláh's "Tablet of Wisdom" to Nabil. Articles-unpublished.
7. 2009/2010/2018. Consultation, Portraits, Rakahs, Murtus, and Unknown Language. Universal House of Justice, Research Department. Three replies from the Research Department to an individual, dated 2009, 2010 and 2018, on a variety of topics. UHJ-letters.
8. 2009. Further Comments on a Passage of the Lawh-i-Hikmat. Amin E. Egea. A study of Pre-Islamic sources on the relation of Greek Philosophers and Jewish sages. Articles.
9. 2007. Letters Written on Behalf of the Guardian. Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . Three questions: Letters Written on Behalf of Shoghi Effendi; Status of Research Department Memoranda; Bahá'í Writings Based in Fact? Includes clarification on the authenticity of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's published talks. UHJ-letters.
10. 2006. Lawh-i-Hikmat, Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of Wisdom: Towards a Progressive Bahá'í Theology. Wolfgang A. Klebel. The primary focus of Bahá'í studies must by on the Writings of the Faith, and the philosophical understanding and interpretation need to follow and be enlightened by the Revelation. We must look at modern philosophy critically in that light. Articles.
11. 2005. Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Explaining Three Verses in the Lawh-i-Hikmat, A. Abdu'l-Bahá, Keven Brown, trans. . Insights into three statements by Bahá'u'lláh on pre-existence, creation, and nature as the essence of God. Translations.
12. 2004. Four Levels of Detachment in Doris Lessing's Shikasta, The. Phyllis Sternberg Perrakis. The concept of detachment in Bahá’u’lláh’s Writings and its application to Doris Lessing’s Sufi-inspired novel, Shikasta; the reciprocal relation between detachment and attachment and service to the new prophet. Articles.
13. 2002. Beginning That Hath No Beginning, The: Bahá'í Cosmogony. Vahid Brown. The dimensions of myth in the Bahá'í Faith focussing on the religion's narratives of creation, religious history, and Administrative Order. Articles.
14. 2002. Lawh-i-Hikmat: The Two Agents and the Two Patients. Vahid Rafati, Keven Brown, trans. . Discussion of the two terms fa`ilayn (the active force / "the generating influence") and munfa`ilayn (its recipient / "such as receive its impact") in Islamic philosophy, and their later use in Shaykhi and Bahá'í texts. Articles.
15. 2002. Miscellaneous philosophy topics. John Walbridge. Islamic vs. Bahá'í philosophy; Greek philosophers and the Jews; other topics of philosophy. Articles-unpublished.
16. 2000. Chronological Issues in the Lawh-i-Hikmat of Bahá'u'lláh, Some. Peter Terry. An attempt to discover the antecedents of Bahá’u’lláh's distinctive chronology of ancient associations between Greek philosophers and Judean kings. Do Bahá’í historians have to critically re-examine the accepted Western accounts? Articles.
17. 1999. Knowledge and the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh: Invited Commentary. Ian C. Semple. On the apparent contradiction between following infallible divine guidance while pursuing an unfettered search after truth, and the culture of academic writing. Articles.
18. 1999. Tablet of Wisdom (Lawh-i-Hikmat): Tablet study outline. Jonah Winters. Study.
19. 1997. Hermes Trismegistus and Apollonius of Tyana in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh. Keven Brown. History of alchemy, magic, and the hermetic arts, and their reflection in the later teachings of Bahá'u'lláh. Articles.
20. 1997. Revelation, Interpretation, and Elucidation in the Baha'i Writings. Robert Stockman. The complexities of the Bahá'í concepts of revelation, interpretation, infallibility, and elucidation Articles.
21. 1995. Tablet of Wisdom (Lawh-i-hikmat). Juan Cole. Encyclopedia.
22. 1995. Tablet of Wisdom Questions and Answers. Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . Authorized translation of unpublished Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá to Ethel Rosenberg in 1906 in reply to her questions about historical statements in the Lawh-i-Hikmat. Translations.
23. 1995. Neo-Platonism: Framework for a Bahá'í Ontology. Mark A. Foster. Ways to approach the language of philosophical symbolism in the Bahá'í teachings. Articles-unpublished.
24. 1995. Tabla de la Sabiduría: preguntas y respuestas. Abdu'l-Bahá, Hasan Elías, trans. . Traducción provisional de una traducción autorizada de Tablas no publicadas de 'Abdu'l-Bahá dirigida a Ethel Rosenberg en 1906 en respuesta a sus preguntas sobre la Tabla de la Sabiduría. Translations.
25. 1992. Fadl-i-Qa'ini: The Tamed Phoenix. Darius K. Shahrokh. History of an early Bahá'í, teacher of Mirza Abu'l-Fadl Gulpaygani, and in whose honor the Lawh-i-Hikmat was revealed. Audio.
26. 1990. Bahá'í Perspective on the Origin of Matter, A. Keven Brown. The origin of matter is spiritual. Science sees that, at its most fundamental level, reality is not particular materials or structures, but probabilities and transformation. The four elements, three-fold structure of being, and balance are also examined. Articles.
27. 1988 [1978]. Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas. Bahá'u'lláh. Writings.
28. 1988. "The active force and that which is its recipient". Betty Hoff Conow (published as Betty Conow). Metaphysics of gender and the Lawh-i-Hikmat; universal spiritualism; social indoctrination of gender roles. Essays.
29. 1979 Spring. Problems of Chronology in Baha'u'llah's Tablet of Wisdom. Juan Cole. On the biographical section of the Lawh-i-Hikmat and its background in Islamic models. Articles.

1. 1873-12-31 —
   Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom) was written by Bahá'u'lláh in 'Akká and addressed to Mulla Muhammad-'Alí (Nabíl-i-Qa'iní), a former mujtahid in the Ithna 'Ashari sect of Shi'i Islam and a distinguished Bahá'í scholar and teacher. In this Tablet, Bahá'u'lláh elaborated His teachings on many themes, including the origins and development of "hikmat-i-iláhí" (divine philosophy), discussing a number of philosophers, including the Father of Philosophy (Idris/Hermes), Balinus (Apollonius of Tyana), Empedocles, Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and Pliny. As well He explained the influence of the Word of God and the cause and origin of creation and of nature.
   • Ethel Rosenberg questioned 'Abdu'l-Bahá about the fact that Bahá'u'lláh's account of the Greek philosophers differed from historical documents. He answered in a lengthy letter which was translated into Persian and given wide distribution. It became known as the Rosenberg Tablet. [EJR78-81; A Tablet of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Explaining Three Verses in the Lawh-i-Hikmat by Abdu'l-Bahá translated by the Bahá'í World Centre.]
   • A copy of the Tablet of Wisdom with numbered paragraphs is available here.
   • See Rizal, Revelation and Revolution: Rizal's Letter to the Women of Malolos and Baha'u'llah's letter to Nabil Akbar Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom) by Stephen Ramo.
2. 1892-07-05 —
   The passing of Hand of the Cause of God Nabil-i-Akbar Áqá Muhammed-i-Qá'iní. He was born in Naw-Firist, Persia (Iran) on 29 March 1829. [Bahá'í Encyclopedia Project; MoFp1]
   • "It has been claimed that no one within the enclave of the Bahá'í Faith has ever surpassed the profundity of his erudition." Bahá'u'lláh addressed the Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom) in his honour. [EB115]
   • He was imprisoned a number of times in Iran for his Bahá'í activities and eventually moved to Ashkhabad ('Ishqábád, Turkmenistan). He died in Bukhárá, Uzbekistan. 'Abdu'l-Bahá designated him a Hand of the Cause of God. [LoF28-31]
   • For details of his life see EB112–15 and LoF28-31.
   • He was named as one of the Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh.
   • For a brief biography see "Nabil-e Akbar" by Minou Foadi, Encyclopædia Iranica

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