![]() ![]() ![]() Today, the Universal House of Justice still uses letters as a primary method of communication. These are termed tablets and have been collected into various folios by Bahá'ís over time. ![]() Many of the religion's early works took the form of letters to individuals or communities. In addition, doctrinal questions are routinely addressed by returning to primary works. Literacy is strongly encouraged so that believers may read the texts for themselves. The Bahá'í Faith relies extensively on its literature. Some measure of divine guidance is assumed for all of these texts. The writings of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh are regarded as divine revelation, the writings and talks of `Abdu'l-Bahá and the writings of Shoghi Effendi as authoritative interpretation, and those of the Universal House of Justice as authoritative legislation and elucidation. The "canonical texts" are the writings of the Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, `Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi and the Universal House of Justice, and the authenticated talks of `Abdu'l-Bahá. ![]() Sometimes considerable overlap between these forms can be observed in a particular text. Bahá'í literature, like the literature of many religions, covers a variety of topics and forms, including scripture and inspiration, interpretation, history and biography, introduction and study materials, and apologia. ![]()
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