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Unfolding Destiny
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Pages 429-430
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Letter of 23 February 1932
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The exact date in which the Hidden Words was written you
can find on the opening page of Mrs. J. E. Stannard's translation
published in Cairo. She gives a line in the Master's own
handwriting giving the date as 1274 A.H. (1857-8 A.D.). It is
generally believed that the Hidden Words was dictated by
Bahá'u'lláh to His secretary as He strolled on the banks of the
river in Baghdád--in sections rather than all at one time.
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As to the date of the Íqán, I think it can be calculated from the
actual text and I have it in my papers as 1278 A.H., i.e. 1861 A.D.
You will find that in the text itself. It was written in answer to
questions put by a distinguished Bábí.
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