Simplicity is the basis and order of Bahá'u'lláh's life. It
rules throughout His ways and manners of living, including garments, residence,
furniture, His approach to His friends and followers, and as a matter of fact,
to all the people of the world. The same order applies to His Writings. All are
easy to read, to follow and understand. Almost every Tablet starts with the
praise of God, and immediately after that, He starts to answer questions put to
Him by the believers. His answers are always direct, frank, to the point, and
concise. There are, however, some exceptions to this rule and there are obvious
reasons for such exceptional cases. I mention three of these exceptions.
The first is the Tablet to the King of Persia, Násiri'd-Dín
Sháh. The language is very exalted and in some parts the vocabulary is very
powerful and difficult to understand. The reason is this, that the King had
been surrounded by the divines, who always boasted of their knowledge of the
Arabic language. Bahá'u'lláh, Who had never been to their schools, by using
elaborate words and perfect melodious sentences desired to awaken and address
the King and his entourage to the source of His revelation, the greatness of
His Cause, and the exceptional power with which He had been endowed. When the
King received this Tablet, he sent it to the divines of his country and asked
them to compose a suitable answer, but none dared to even a sentence which
could be compared with the perfection of words, style and melody used by
Bahá'u'lláh in that great Tablet.