and special relationship with, the followers of a religion that had arisen, many centuries before, in the same land that witnessed the birth of His own
Faith.
A portion of the Lawḥ-i-Mánik
chí Ṣáḥib and several excerpts from the other
Tablets were previously translated by
Shoghi Effendi; these have been incorporated into the text of the translations and listed in the appendix.
It is hoped that the publication of this volume will enable a deeper appreciation of the fundamental principle of the oneness of religion and lend a fresh impetus to the efforts of those who strive to promote its understanding in an age that needs it more acutely with every passing day.