Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

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Epistle to the Son of the Wolf is a late theological and apologetic work by Bahá'u'lláh, addressed to a hostile cleric and notable for summarizing and reaffirming key Bahá'í teachings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baháʼí scripture ⓘ
epistle ⓘ
religious text ⓘ
addressedTo Shaykh Muhammad Taqí Najafí ⓘ
addresseeAlias Son of the Wolf ⓘ
author Baháʼuʼlláh ⓘ
linked to: Bahá'u'lláh
contains reaffirmation of key Baháʼí teachings ⓘ
summaries of Baháʼuʼlláh’s earlier writings ⓘ
criticizes misuse of religious authority ⓘ
persecution of religious minorities ⓘ
describedAs late work of Baháʼuʼlláh ⓘ
emphasizes detachment from worldly power ⓘ
love and compassion ⓘ
personal rectitude of conduct ⓘ
EnglishTranslator Shoghi Effendi ⓘ
genre apologetic work ⓘ
theological work ⓘ
hasEnglishTranslation Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (English translation) ⓘ
includes extensive quotations from Baháʼuʼlláh’s earlier tablets ⓘ
intendedAudience Shaykh Muhammad Taqí Najafí ⓘ
languageOfTranslation English ⓘ
mentions Baháʼuʼlláh’s earlier tablets ⓘ
Kitáb-i-Aqdas ⓘ
Kitáb-i-Íqán ⓘ
Lawḥ-i-Fuʼád ⓘ
Lawḥ-i-Raʼís ⓘ
Lawḥ-i-Sulṭán ⓘ
Tablets to the kings and rulers ⓘ
The Báb ⓘ
linked to: the Báb
originalLanguage Arabic ⓘ
placeOfComposition ʻAkká ⓘ
linked to: ʿAkka
purpose call to repentance of a hostile cleric ⓘ
defense of the Baháʼí Faith ⓘ
documentation of Baháʼuʼlláh’s claims and teachings ⓘ
religiousTradition Baháʼí Faith ⓘ
linked to: Baha'i Faith
scripturalStatusInBaháʼíFaith authoritative text ⓘ
setting late ʻAkká period of Baháʼuʼlláh’s life ⓘ
topic authority of Baháʼuʼlláh ⓘ
condemnation of religious fanaticism ⓘ
ethics ⓘ
justice ⓘ
persecution of Baháʼís ⓘ
progressive revelation ⓘ
unity of religion ⓘ
usedFor historical reference on early Baháʼí persecutions ⓘ
study of Baháʼuʼlláh’s life and teachings ⓘ
widerAudience Baháʼís ⓘ
linked to: Baha'i Faith

Muslim clergy ⓘ

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Bahá'u'lláh → majorWork → Epistle to the Son of the Wolf ⓘ
Epistle to the Son of the Wolf → hasEnglishTranslation → Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (English translation) ⓘ
linked to: Epistle to the Son of the Wolf