Selections from the Writings of the Báb is a collection of the Báb's Tablets and addresses, including the Qayyúm-al-‘Asmá (the Báb's commentary on the Surih of Joseph); the Persian Bayan; the Dalá'il-i-Sab'ih (Seven Proofs); the Kitáb-i-Asmá (Book of Names); as well as excerpts from other writings, prayers, and meditations.