The Bahá'í Faith: The Emerging Global ReligionExplore the history, teachings, structure and community life of the world-wide Baha'i community-what may well be the most diverse organized body of people on earth-through this revised and updated comprehensive introduction (2002). Named by the Encyclopedia Britannica as a book that has made "significant contributions to the knowledge and understanding" of religious thought, The Baha'i Faith covers the most recent developments in a faith that, in just over 150 years, has grown to become the second most wide-spread of the independent world religions. |
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Page 8
Siyyid ' Ali - Muḥammad , who became known to history as the Báb , was born in
Shiraz on October 20 , 1819 , to a family of merchants . Both his father and his
mother were descendants of the Prophet Muhammad . The Báb's father died
while ...
Siyyid ' Ali - Muḥammad , who became known to history as the Báb , was born in
Shiraz on October 20 , 1819 , to a family of merchants . Both his father and his
mother were descendants of the Prophet Muhammad . The Báb's father died
while ...
Page 12
In a final effort to contain what he saw to be a mounting threat , Hájí Mírzá Áqásí
had the Báb transferred from Máh - Kú to the ... and the Kurdish chieftain in
charge of the fortress , Yahya Khán , became another of the Báb's devoted
admirers .
In a final effort to contain what he saw to be a mounting threat , Hájí Mírzá Áqásí
had the Báb transferred from Máh - Kú to the ... and the Kurdish chieftain in
charge of the fortress , Yahya Khán , became another of the Báb's devoted
admirers .
Page 26
The Báb proclaimed that the central purpose of his mission was to prepare for the
coming of the universal Manifestation of God . The Báb referred to this promised
deliverer as " He Whom God Will Make Manifest . " The Báb himself , although ...
The Báb proclaimed that the central purpose of his mission was to prepare for the
coming of the universal Manifestation of God . The Báb referred to this promised
deliverer as " He Whom God Will Make Manifest . " The Báb himself , although ...
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| Title | The Bahá'í Faith: The Emerging Global Religion |
| Authors | William S. Hatcher, James Douglas Martin |
| Publisher | Baha'i Publishing, 2002 |
| ISBN | 1931847061, 9781931847063 |
| Length | 253 pages |
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