Tablet of the Bab : Appointment of Azal and His Titles : Memorandum from the Research Department to the Universal House of Justice, May 28, 2004 

<br/><br/> Response to inquiries regarding Azal's role after the martyrdom of the Báb, indicating that the Báb made no binding appointment of a successor and that Azal was a temporary nominee pending the appearance of "Him Whom God shall manifest.:\"