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In subsequent statements , Siyyid ' Alí - Muḥammad also referred to himself by
the traditional Muslim title “ Báb ” ( Gate ) , although it was apparent from the
context that he intended by this term a spiritual claim very different from any
which had ...
In subsequent statements , Siyyid ' Alí - Muḥammad also referred to himself by
the traditional Muslim title “ Báb ” ( Gate ) , although it was apparent from the
context that he intended by this term a spiritual claim very different from any
which had ...
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However , the prime minister , who came from Adhirbayján , almost certainly
chose that area because he hoped that its wild Kurdish mountain people would
be totally unsympathetic to the Báb and his message . To his chagrin , the
contrary ...
However , the prime minister , who came from Adhirbayján , almost certainly
chose that area because he hoped that its wild Kurdish mountain people would
be totally unsympathetic to the Báb and his message . To his chagrin , the
contrary ...
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27 The Báb ' s way of overcoming this problem was to create the concept of an
entirely new society , one that retained a large measure of cultural and religious
elements familiar to his hearers , but which , as events were to show , could
arouse ...
27 The Báb ' s way of overcoming this problem was to create the concept of an
entirely new society , one that retained a large measure of cultural and religious
elements familiar to his hearers , but which , as events were to show , could
arouse ...
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Contents
The Islamic Background | 1 |
Baháulláh | 28 |
The Succession to Leadership | 50 |
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| Title | The Bahá'í Faith: The Emerging Global Religion Reading rainbow book |
| Authors | William S. Hatcher, James Stevenson, James Douglas Martin |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1984 |
| ISBN | 0060654414, 9780060654412 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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