The Bahá'í Faith: A Short IntroductionThe Baha'i Faith has, in its short 150-year history, succeeded instablishing itself in every country of the world. This book is an attempt toonvey the teachings of the Baha'i Faith as they relate to the individual, toociety and to the world as a whole. There are also sections on the historyf the laws of the religion. Chapters 1 and 2 deal with the individual andhe family, while Chapters 3 and 4 examine the global and social concerns ofhe Baha'i Faith. Chapter 5 details the principles and structure of Baha'idministration, while Chapter 6 gives details of Baha'i laws. Chapter 7xamines theological teachings, while Chapters 8 and 9 consider both the pastnd the future of this rapidly growing world religion. |
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... elected local councils ( Local Spiritual Assemblies ) ; and 172 national elected bodies ( National Spiritual Assemblies ) . This book is intended to be a short introduction to the history and teachings of the Bahá'í Faith for those who ...
... elected local councils ( Local Spiritual Assemblies ) ; and 172 national elected bodies ( National Spiritual Assemblies ) . This book is intended to be a short introduction to the history and teachings of the Bahá'í Faith for those who ...
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... elect nine of their number to be the Local Spiritual Assembly for the area . This assembly is the co - ordinating body ... elected . In some parts of the world , however , there is not a sufficiently strong foundation of Local Spiritual ...
... elect nine of their number to be the Local Spiritual Assembly for the area . This assembly is the co - ordinating body ... elected . In some parts of the world , however , there is not a sufficiently strong foundation of Local Spiritual ...
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... elected institutions , there are some institutions to which individual Bahá'ís may be appointed . Shoghi Effendi ... elected institutions . THE BAHÁ'Í ADMINISTRATIVE INSTITUTIONS ELECTED INSTITUTIONS Universal House of Justice THE BAHÁ'Í ...
... elected institutions , there are some institutions to which individual Bahá'ís may be appointed . Shoghi Effendi ... elected institutions . THE BAHÁ'Í ADMINISTRATIVE INSTITUTIONS ELECTED INSTITUTIONS Universal House of Justice THE BAHÁ'Í ...
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Abdu'l Abdu'l-Bahá Abdu'l-Bahá says Absolute Reality achieve affairs animal attain attributes Azal Báb Bábís Baghdad Bahá Bahá'í administration Bahá'í community Bahá'í Faith BAHÁ'Í LAWS Bahá'í Prayers Bahá'í scriptures Bahá'í teachings Bahá'í World Centre Bahá'í writings Bahá'ís believe Bahá'u'lláh asserts Bahá'u'lláh says become cause consultation countries divine educators earth elected Essence eternal exalted existence freedom fulfilled George Ronald Gleanings global glory hath heart heaven Hidden Words highest reality House of Justice human humankind ideologies important individual Bahá'ís institutions Iran Iranian Islam Kingdom Kitáb-i-Aqdas knowledge laws leaders light lives Local Spiritual Assemblies Lord manifest Manifestations of God mankind marriage meditation National Spiritual Assemblies nature Nineteen Day Feast path peace persecution plans principles prophet prophet-founders race religious revealed Seven Valleys Shah Shoghi Effendi shrine society soul station suffering Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Tehran thee things truth unity Universal House unto Verily women world religions