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Page 66
Each locality with nine or more adult believers was encouraged to elect a “ Local
Spiritual Assembly ” to govern the affairs of the faith in that area . As soon as the
number of local spiritual assemblies in any given country provided a sufficiently ...
Each locality with nine or more adult believers was encouraged to elect a “ Local
Spiritual Assembly ” to govern the affairs of the faith in that area . As soon as the
number of local spiritual assemblies in any given country provided a sufficiently ...
Page 191
The documentation is complete and has been widely published ; the entire body
of believers participates in the election of this institution along the lines laid down
by Bahá ' u ' lláh ; and the Universal House of Justice itself has guided the ...
The documentation is complete and has been widely published ; the entire body
of believers participates in the election of this institution along the lines laid down
by Bahá ' u ' lláh ; and the Universal House of Justice itself has guided the ...
Page 198
They have pointed out that , in becoming Bahá ' ís , great numbers of believers
from Christian , Jewish , Buddhist , or Hindu backgrounds have also accepted the
divine character of Islam and its Prophet . The community has also given ...
They have pointed out that , in becoming Bahá ' ís , great numbers of believers
from Christian , Jewish , Buddhist , or Hindu backgrounds have also accepted the
divine character of Islam and its Prophet . The community has also given ...
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Contents
The Islamic Background | 1 |
Baháulláh | 28 |
The Succession to Leadership | 50 |
Copyright | |
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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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