clear terms declares that his station is that of the Kingdom of the Father that Jesus Christ had promised. Bis͟hárát (Glad-Tidings) See online text here The Bis͟hárát () is a Tablet that is composed of fifteen headings, each designated a glad-tiding, where Baháʼu'lláh provides teachings and laws. While the identity of the person that Tablet was addressed to is not known, Adib Taherzadeh states that the tone of the utterances throughout the Tablet indicate that it was addressed to humankind and not specifically to an individual. Christopher Buck and Youli A. Ioannesyan call this tablet a "proclamatory Kitab-i-Aqdas", where a selection of laws from the Aqdas and supplementary texts, relevant for all humanity, are re-revealed. The main themes are abolishments of certain laws from other religions, and secular world reforms. In 1891 the Tablet was sent to Cambridge orientalist E.G. Browne and the St. Petersburg diplomat Victor Romanovich Rosen, who published translations of it in English and Russian respectively. The fifteen glad-tidings are: The abolition of the law of holy war practised by Muslims, where Baháʼu'lláh states that war of any kind is incompatible with the Baháʼí principles of love and unity. The statement that everyone should associate with all the people of the world with a spirit of friendliness regardless of race or religion. "The second Glad-Tidings It is permitted that the peoples and kindreds of the world associate with one another with joy and radiance. O people! Consort with the followers of all religions in a spirit of friendliness and fellowship." (Baháʼu'lláh, Tablets of Baháʼu'lláh, p. 28) Advocates the adoption of a universal language (See Baháʼí Faith and auxiliary language). Serve Monarchs that protect the oppressed. Exhorts Baháʼís to honesty and truthfulness towards their government. Concerns the establishment of the Lesser Peace. Confirms that clothing and facial hair are left to the discretion of each individual. Abolishes the practice of idleness in the name of religion, performed by people who would lead an ascetic life and go into seclusion. Baháʼu'lláh instead states that every person must work for the betterment of humanity. Abrogates the practice of the confession of sins as practiced by some Christian churches, and provides a prayer to be used by individuals to ask forgiveness directly of God. Abolishes the law of the destruction of Books. This refers to the Báb's advice in the Bayán to destroy holy books of the past. Permits the study