Memorandum
To: The Universal House of Justice
From: Research Department
Date: 6 August 2007
Prayer of the Báb, Jungle Story, Statement Concerning Persepolis, Psychic Powers
At the instruction of the Universal House of Justice, the Research Department has studied the questions on the above-mentioned subjects posed by Mr.-- in his email letters of 13, 18 and 23 May 2007 received at the Bahá’í World Centre. We provide the following response.
Prayer of the Báb
Mr. refers to Velda Piff Metelmann’s book entitled Lua
Getsinger, Herald of the Covenant (Oxford: George Ronald, 1997). He indicates
that in this book, it is stated that "Lua used to say a certain prayer
that the Báb had given to Táhirih." Mr.-- wishes to know which particular
prayer Lua used. From a preliminary perusal of Mrs. Metelmann’s book, the
Research Department has located several brief references to Táhirih on pages 55
and 56, page 189, and pages 277 and 278, none, however, relate specifically to
Lua's recitation of a prayer by the Báb. If Mr.-- could provide the precise
page reference, it might be possible for the Department to undertake an
additional search.
Story about a person in a jungle
With regard to the enquiry about "a story about someone
trying to get out of a jungle, but repeatedly being put back by a hand to the
middle of the jungle, unable to reach the city", the Research Department
has found no information about this subject in the authoritative Writings of
the Faith.
Statement concerning Persepolis