Baha'u'llah: A Short BiographyWorldwide in its membership and increasingly being recognized as the youngest of the world religions, the Baha'i Faith is enjoying rapid expansion. In this captivating book, Moojan Momen gives a brief survey of the life, the works, and the teachings of Baha'u'llah, its founder. Covering the resistance he encountered - including successive forced exiles and vitriolic opposition - this is a carefully constructed account of the eventful life of this influential nineteenth-century religious figure. Comprehensive and yet concise, this is a perfect book for anyone interested in knowing more about the Baha'i Faith and its founder. |
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... Chihriq in north - west Iran . Haji Sayyah , the courier of the Bab , came to Baha'u'llah's house on sev- eral occasions with letters from the Bab and carried back replies . Once the persecution of the Babis had begun in earnest , Baha ...
... Chihriq in north - west Iran . Haji Sayyah , the courier of the Bab , came to Baha'u'llah's house on sev- eral occasions with letters from the Bab and carried back replies . Once the persecution of the Babis had begun in earnest , Baha ...
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... Chihriq and executed in Tabriz in north - west Iran . About six weeks before his execution , the Bab had packed all of the documents , seals and rings into a chest and entrusted them to Mulla Baqir , one of the Letters of the Living ...
... Chihriq and executed in Tabriz in north - west Iran . About six weeks before his execution , the Bab had packed all of the documents , seals and rings into a chest and entrusted them to Mulla Baqir , one of the Letters of the Living ...
Contents
THREE Baghdad 18531863 | 36 |
FOUR Istanbul and Edirne 18631868 | 69 |
FIVE The Early Akka Period 18681877 | 90 |
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Abdu'l-Baha Akka All-Glorious Áqá Aqa Jan arrested arrived asked Azal Azalis Babi community Baghdad Baha Bahá'í Baha'i community Baha'i Faith Baha'u'llah wrote Bahiyyih Khanum Bahji Balyuzi Blessed Beauty Blessed Perfection brother called Cause claim clerics Dawn-Breakers Divine earth Edirne exalted exile followers Garden of Ridvan glory God Passes governor hath heart holy human Husayn Iran Islamic Istanbul journey Kazimayn Khan kings later leaders letter Lord manifest Manifestations of God mansion Mansion of Bahji Mazandarani Mírzá Mirza Aqa Mirza Mahdi Mujtahid Mulla mystical Nabil names night Nuri Pasha passed Persian pilgrims presence Prime Minister prison Qazvini Quddus religion religious replied Revelation Sayyid Muhammad sent servants Shah Shaykh Tabarsi Shi'i Shoghi Effendi social spiritual Sufi Sulaymaniyyih Tablet Tahirih Tehran thee thine Thou hast Tihrán tion truth Udi Khammar unto verily verses words writings of Baha'u'llah Zuhuru'l-Haqq