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The Bahá'í vocabulary has many Arabic and Persian words that may be unfamiliar to non-native speakers and newcomers to the Bahá'í Faith. This glossary is designed to help Bahá'ís learn to pronounce these words according to the pronunciation guide established and promoted by Shoghí Effendí.
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Bahá'u'lláh revealed two tablets to believers named Ahmad. The more well known of the two was addressed to Mírzá Ahmad Yázdí in 1865, and has come to be known as the Tablet of Ahmad. Shoghi Effendi stated that the Tablet of Ahmad has been, “…invested by Bahá'u'lláh with a special potency,” and should, “…be recited by the believers with unquestioning faith and confidence…”
