Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

Texts and scriptures
of the Baháʼí Faith
From Baháʼu'lláh
From the Báb
From ʻAbdu'l-Bahá
From Shoghi Effendi

The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf is the last major work of Baháʼu'lláh, founder of the Baháʼí Faith, written in 1891 just before his death in 1892.[1] It is a letter written to "the son of the Wolf," Shaykh Muhammad Taqi known as Áqá Najafi (1846-1914),[2]: 281  a Muslim cleric in Isfáhán, where his family was the most powerful clerical family.[2][3] Baháʼu'lláh called the father, Shaykh Muhammad Báqir (1819-1883),[2] the Wolf because of his responsibility for the execution of the Nahrí brothers in Isfahan in 1879.[4][5] The father and son were known for their persecution of the Baháʼís.[2]

  1. ^ Baháʼu'lláh (1988) [1892]. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (Paperback ed.). Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Baháʼí Publishing Trust. ISBN 0-87743-182-5.
  2. ^ a b c d Momen, Moojan (2013). "Commentary on a Passage in the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf" (PDF). Haj Mehdi Armand Colloquium. Lights of Irfan. Wilmette, IL. pp. 281–288. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. ^ Gail, Marzieh (May 1946). "Baháʼu'lláh's Epistle to the Son of the Wolf". National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States. World Order. Wilmette, IL. pp. 33–39. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. ^ Hatcher, John S. (1997). The Ocean of His Words: A Reader's Guide to the Art of Baháʼu'lláh. Wilmette, Illinois, USA: Baháʼí Publishing Trust. ISBN 0-87743-259-7.
  5. ^ Taherzadeh, Adib (1987). Mazra'ih & Bahji 1877-92. The Revelation of Baháʼu'lláh. Vol. 4. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0-85398-270-8.