New collection of Bahá’u’lláh’s mystical Writings published
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A new volume of Bahá’u’lláh’s mystical works has been released online and in print. The Call of the Divine Beloved has five newly published selections from Bahá’u’lláh’s writings, including a poem revealed during His time in the Black Pit of Tehrán. The book also contains revised translations of two of Bahá’u’lláh’s well-known works, The Seven Valleys and The Four Valleys.
For the first time, an authorized English translation of one of Bahá’u’lláh’s most renowned poetic works, Rashḥ-i-‘Amá or The Clouds of the Realms Above, is made available. Perhaps the earliest fruit of Bahá’u’lláh’s pen, Rashḥ-i-‘Amá is one of the few writings He authored in His native land of Persia. The work, composed in 1852 during His four-month imprisonment in the Black Pit, is a poetic reflection on His first intimations of His station as a Manifestation of God.
The remaining six of the publication’s seven works were revealed by Bahá’u’lláh during His time in Iraq, from 1853 to 1863. The Call of the Divine Beloved is available on the Bahá’í Reference Library and will soon be available through Bahá’í Books UK: https://www.bahaibooks.org.uk/.