Some Answered Questions

Some Answered Questions (abbreviated SAQ; Persian version: Mufáviḍát-i-‘Abdu'l-Bahá) is a compilation of table talks of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá that were collected by Laura Clifford Barney between 1904 and 1906 across several pilgrimages. The book was first published in English in 1908.[1] ʻAbdu'l-Bahá was the son of Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, and was appointed by him as his successor and interpreter of his words.[2]

The book covers a variety of subjects, including religion, philosophy, science, human evolution, immortality of the soul, labor strikes, reincarnation, and a variety of Christian topics.[3]

  1. ^ Smith, Peter (2000). "Some Answered Questions". A concise encyclopedia of the Baháʼí Faith. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. p. 325. ISBN 1-85168-184-1.
  2. ^ Tai-Seale, Thomas (1992). Thy Kingdom Come: A Biblical Introduction to the Baháʼí Faith. US: Kalimat Press. pp. 194–195. ISBN 0933770936.
  3. ^ Foreword to the 2014 edition of Some Answered Questions.