| Foreword | | 7 |
PART ONE
La'áliy-i-`Irfán |
| Súriy-i-Ghusn (Surih-i-Branch) | | 12 |
| Lawh-i-Hawdaj | | 15 |
| Some of the previously unpublished Writings of Bahá'u'lláh | | 17 |
| The Báb's Epistle to Sultan Abdu'l-Majid | | 26 |
PART TWO
Gulchín-i-`Irfán (Essays) |
| A Review of Súriy-i-Ghusn | Vahid Ra'fati | 28 |
| A Review of the Contents of Lawh-i-Hawdaj | Sana Rouhani | 40 |
| Some of the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh Addressed to the Muslim Divines Opposing Him | Mehry Afnan | 58 |
| Gradual Development of the Báb's Revelation | Muhammad Afnan | 69 |
| The Báb's Epistles to the Rulers of His Time | Shapour Rassekh | 88 |
| Introductory Remarks on a Manuscript of the Báb's Early Writings | Muhammad Afnan | 105 |
| A Discussion on an Epistle of the Báb on Divine Knowledge | Farid Radmehr | 123 |
| Theory of Arts in the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions | Tooraj Amini | 178 |
| `Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet of Two Calls | Shapour Rassekh | 189 |
| The Background and Contents of the Tablet of the Aunt (Lawh-i-`Ammih) | Ala' Ghuds-Jurabchi | 201 |
| The Image of the Báb in the Writings of `Abdu'l-Bahá | Faruq Izadinia | 215 |
| Kingdom of Creation and Kingdom of God | Franak Nikookar | 272 |
| The Concept of Love in the Writings of `Abdu'l-Bahá | Sharareh Taj-e Taraqi | 290 |
| Answers to some Questions: A Search in the Writings of `Abdu'l-Bahá | Fathiyyih Rashidi | 320 |
PART THREE
Rashahát-i-`Irfán (Elucidations) |
| Infallibility of the Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith | Universal House of Justice | 331 |
| The Concept of Verse in the Scriptures | Muhammad Afnan | 334 |
| Title of Mirza Yahya : A Reminder | Give Khavari | 339 |
PART FOUR
Appendices |
| Bibliography | | 340 |
| The References and Endnotes of Flower Sami's essay "Manifestation of Bahá'í Life in the Life of `Abdu'l-Bahá, "Published in Safiniy-i-'Irfán, Book Seven | | 347 |
| Tables of Contents of Safiniy-i-'Irfán, Books One to Seven | | 353 |
| Publications of the 'Irfán Colloquia | | 358 |
