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As inferred from the contents of a second Tablet, Manikchi Sahib was not entirely satisfied with this reply, having anticipated a more expansive discussion of his specific questions. Baha'u'llah's further reply is contained in a lengthy Tablet, revealed on 14 Sha'ban 1299 (1 July 1882) in the voice of His amanuensis Mirza Aqa Jan. The Tablet is addressed to the eminent Baha'i scholar Abu'l-Fadl, who at the time was employed as the personal secretary of Manikchi Sahib, but a lengthy portion of it addresses the latter's questions. Baha'u'llah states at the outset that he had "failed to consider the matter closely, for otherwise he would have readily admitted that not a single point was omitted", and explains that out of wisdom his questions had not been directly answered, but that even so, "the answers were provided in a language of marvellous concision and clarity". Throughout the remainder of the Tablet, the text of each of Manikchi Sahib's questions is successively quoted and detailed replies are given to each, in some cases connecting the questions to the universal principles enunciated in the first Tablet.
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