Some Themes and Images in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

Every week, an article is selected from the Library and highlighted here. In this essay, first published in The Bahá'í World Volume 16 (1973-1976), Bahíyyih Nakhjavání explores the relationship between the Creative Word—particularly its expression in language—and the journey of the human soul to its Creator. "Indeed," she states, "the Writings of Bahá’u’llah are some of the mightiest gates through which the seeker can strive to gain admittance into the courts of God."

By Bahíyyih Nakhjavání