Lawh-i-Maqsud (Tablet of Maqsud)
Out of respect, the Baha'is, rather than addressing Baha'u'llah directly, would write to His amanuensis, Mirza Aqa Jan, surnamed 'Servant of God' and 'Servant-in-Attendance'. The reply would be in the form of a letter from Mirza Aqa Jan quoting words of Baha'u'llah. Thus all parts of the Tablet, even those which ostensibly are the words of Mirza Aqa Jan himself, are Sacred Scripture revealed by Baha'u'llah. The Tablet of Maqsud is in this form. It was addressed to Mirza Maqsud, one of the early believers living at that at that time in Damascus and Jerusalem. (159:1)

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