The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh

About the book

"The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh" by Bahá'u'lláh is a book written around 1858. Composed while walking along the Tigris river during exile in Baghdad, this collection contains 153 brief aphorisms—71 in Arabic and 82 in Persian. Each passage speaks directly to the reader in God's voice, offering distilled spiritual truths meant to be read daily. The invocations address "O Son of Spirit" and "O Son of Man," guiding readers toward divine virtues, love, detachment, and the inner life of the soul.