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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... lives.17 This pain , Bahá'u'lláh says , is caused by the burning away of the veils of illusion that have kept us bound to this world and away from the spiritual world . It is through this burning that the spirit is purified and a love ...
... lives.17 This pain , Bahá'u'lláh says , is caused by the burning away of the veils of illusion that have kept us bound to this world and away from the spiritual world . It is through this burning that the spirit is purified and a love ...
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... live thus , they will pass through this world with perfect contentment , bliss , and peace of heart , and become the object of divine grace and favour in the Kingdom of heaven . But if they do other than this , they will live out their ...
... live thus , they will pass through this world with perfect contentment , bliss , and peace of heart , and become the object of divine grace and favour in the Kingdom of heaven . But if they do other than this , they will live out their ...
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... lives , and extensive gardens around these buildings . Most of the holy places of the Bahá'í world are at the Bahá'í World Centre in the Haifa - Akka area and in Iran , Iraq and Turkey . These are places linked to the lives of the ...
... lives , and extensive gardens around these buildings . Most of the holy places of the Bahá'í world are at the Bahá'í World Centre in the Haifa - Akka area and in Iran , Iraq and Turkey . These are places linked to the lives of the ...
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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