The Baha'i Faith: A Beginner's GuideA valuable and relevant insight into the youngest world religion. The youngest of the world religions and the second most widespread after Christianity, the Baha’i Faith is well known for its belief in the oneness of all religions. In this clear, readable, and informative guide, Momen provides a vibrant introduction to all aspects of this fast-expanding faith, which now has over 5.5 million adherents. From its teachings on the spiritual development of the individual to the belief in the need for world peace, Momen’s comprehensive study gives anyone interested in the contemporary religious landscape an authoritative insight into this 150-year old tradition, whose spiritual and social teachings are so much in tune with the concerns of today. |
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... divine threshold, and to sit on the throne of everlasting sovereignty! Tablets of the Divine Plan, pp. 42–3 Our belief that we can gain happiness by accumulating wealth and power or by indulging our sensual or material passions is due ...
... divine threshold, and to sit on the throne of everlasting sovereignty! Tablets of the Divine Plan, pp. 42–3 Our belief that we can gain happiness by accumulating wealth and power or by indulging our sensual or material passions is due ...
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... divine Revelation and the evidences of an everlasting manifestation. I swear by God! Were he that treadeth the path of guidance and seeketh to scale the heights of righteousness to attain unto this glorious and supreme station, he would ...
... divine Revelation and the evidences of an everlasting manifestation. I swear by God! Were he that treadeth the path of guidance and seeketh to scale the heights of righteousness to attain unto this glorious and supreme station, he would ...
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... divine treasures – from every marking, and that they turn away from imitation, which is following the traces of their forefathers and sires... Nor shall the seeker reach his goal unless he sacrifice all things. That is, whatever he hath ...
... divine treasures – from every marking, and that they turn away from imitation, which is following the traces of their forefathers and sires... Nor shall the seeker reach his goal unless he sacrifice all things. That is, whatever he hath ...
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... divine attributes, human beings alone have the capacity to reflect them all: Upon the inmost reality of each and every created thing He hath shed the light of one of His names, and made it a recipient of the glory of one of His ...
... divine attributes, human beings alone have the capacity to reflect them all: Upon the inmost reality of each and every created thing He hath shed the light of one of His names, and made it a recipient of the glory of one of His ...
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... Divine Spirit. No worldly power can accomplish the universal love.30 Associated with love are several other qualities that Bahá'u'lláh praises and that should govern our relations with others. Among these are kindliness, friendliness ...
... Divine Spirit. No worldly power can accomplish the universal love.30 Associated with love are several other qualities that Bahá'u'lláh praises and that should govern our relations with others. Among these are kindliness, friendliness ...
Contents
The family | |
Global concerns | |
The Baháí community | |
Baháí laws | |
The history of the Baháí Faith | |
The Baháí world today | |
Bibliography | |
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