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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... governor successively tried to have Haji Mirza Jani and Azal bastinadoed and Baha'u'llah intervened similarly for each of them . In the end the deputy governor had no choice but to order Baha'u'llah , despite his high social rank , to ...
... governor successively tried to have Haji Mirza Jani and Azal bastinadoed and Baha'u'llah intervened similarly for each of them . In the end the deputy governor had no choice but to order Baha'u'llah , despite his high social rank , to ...
Page 46
... governor was told by his advisers that it was inappropriate to treat someone of Baha'u'llah's standing in such a manner . The governor therefore sent one of his men to Baha'u'llah to enquire about the matter . This man returned fully ...
... governor was told by his advisers that it was inappropriate to treat someone of Baha'u'llah's standing in such a manner . The governor therefore sent one of his men to Baha'u'llah to enquire about the matter . This man returned fully ...
Page 52
... governor's assistance for this . The governor replied that , if it was just a few runaways he wanted to arrest , why did he need the governor's assistance ? Who was it that he wanted to arrest ? In this way the governor got Qazvini to ...
... governor's assistance for this . The governor replied that , if it was just a few runaways he wanted to arrest , why did he need the governor's assistance ? Who was it that he wanted to arrest ? In this way the governor got Qazvini to ...
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