Tablet to Dr. Forel

1921 letter written by `Abdu'l-Bahá in response to questions of Auguste Forel
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The Tablet to Dr. Forel is a letter of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá (1844–1921), written on 21 September 1921 in reply to questions asked by Auguste-Henri Forel (1848–1931), a Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist and psychiatrist. It first appeared in print in Persian in 1922, and was then translated into English in 1976.[1][2]

In this tablet which is considered ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's last significant philosophical work; ʻAbdu'l-Bahá discusses the differences between the mineral, vegetable, animal and human worlds, the spiritual nature of man and proofs of the existence of God. It also expounds the logical necessity of the existence of the mind, and the relationship between the faculties of the mind and the human soul.[1]

This letter was used as a model by William S. Hatcher (1935–2005) in his 1994 article entitled "A Scientific Proof of the Existence of God", first published in Russian in March 1992 under the title: "Научное доказательство существования бога".[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b Yazdani, Mina (2021-11-26), "The Writings and Utterances of 'Abdu'l-Bahá", The World of the Bahá'í Faith (1 ed.), London: Routledge, p. 100, doi:10.4324/9780429027772-9, ISBN 978-0-429-02777-2, S2CID 244689327, retrieved 2023-02-24
  2. ^ ʻAbdu'l-Bahá (1976) [Persian text first published Cairo 1922]. "Tablet to Dr. Forel". The Bahá'í World. Vol. XV. pp. 37–43. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  3. ^ "A Scientific Proof of the Existence of God – The William S. Hatcher Library". Retrieved 2023-02-24.

Further reading

  • Davúdí, Ali-Murad (2023). The Kingdom of Existence (Malakut-i-Vujud). Fundacion Nehal, Madrid. ISBN 9788409376643.

External links

  • Tablet to Dr. Auguste Forel (bahai.org)


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