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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... Examples of business executives, film stars, sports personalities and pop stars are paraded in front of us as people who have 'made it', are successful, have everything that our society can offer, and are therefore presumably happy and ...
... Examples of business executives, film stars, sports personalities and pop stars are paraded in front of us as people who have 'made it', are successful, have everything that our society can offer, and are therefore presumably happy and ...
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... example of the futility of our quest for wealth and power: A bird, on the summit of a mountain, on the high, waving branches, has built for itself a nest more beautiful than the palaces of the kings! The air is in the utmost purity, the ...
... example of the futility of our quest for wealth and power: A bird, on the summit of a mountain, on the high, waving branches, has built for itself a nest more beautiful than the palaces of the kings! The air is in the utmost purity, the ...
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... examples: Consort with all men, O people of Bahá, in a spirit of friendliness and fellowship.31 Bahá'u'lláh Let them at all times concern themselves with doing a kindly thing for one of their fellows, offering to someone love ...
... examples: Consort with all men, O people of Bahá, in a spirit of friendliness and fellowship.31 Bahá'u'lláh Let them at all times concern themselves with doing a kindly thing for one of their fellows, offering to someone love ...
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... example, the pernicious character of such theories, the falsity of such standards, the hollowness of such claims, the perversity of such habits and the sacrilegious character of such excesses. Shoghi Effendi, Advent of Divine Justice, p ...
... example, the pernicious character of such theories, the falsity of such standards, the hollowness of such claims, the perversity of such habits and the sacrilegious character of such excesses. Shoghi Effendi, Advent of Divine Justice, p ...
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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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