Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh is a compilation of selected tablets and extracts from tablets by Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. Shoghi Effendi, head of the Bahá'í Faith from 1921 to 1957, made the selection and performed the translation, which was first published 1935.
The work consists of "a selection of the most characteristic and hitherto unpublished passages from the outstanding works of the Author of the Bahá'í Revelation," according to Shoghi Effendi. The passages come from the whole range of Bahá'u'lláh's writings, dated from about 1853 to 1892.
The book is divided in five parts:
The "Day of God" (sec. 1-18)
The Manifestation of God (sec. 19-69)
The soul and its immortality (sec. 70-99)
The World Order and the Most Great Peace (sec. 100-121)
The duties of the individual and the spiritual meaning of life (sec. 122-166)
Among others, passages from the following works are included:
Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
The Hidden Words