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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Not surprisingly , therefore , one finds in the Bahá'í writings a great many Quranic
terms and concepts . Some tenets of Islam are especially important to a clear
understanding of the Bahá'í Faith . Like Muslims , Bahá'ís believe that God is One
...
Not surprisingly , therefore , one finds in the Bahá'í writings a great many Quranic
terms and concepts . Some tenets of Islam are especially important to a clear
understanding of the Bahá'í Faith . Like Muslims , Bahá'ís believe that God is One
...
Page 25
Shiah Muslims fully expected that , when the Imam Mahdi appeared , he would
not only open the way to salvation for the individual soul , but would reaffirm the
concept of a “ nation summoning mankind unto righteousness . " 27 It is against ...
Shiah Muslims fully expected that , when the Imam Mahdi appeared , he would
not only open the way to salvation for the individual soul , but would reaffirm the
concept of a “ nation summoning mankind unto righteousness . " 27 It is against ...
Page 118
... some detail the Bahá'í concept of the nature of the Manifestations of God .
According to Bahá'u'lláh , all of the Manifestations of God have the same
metaphysical nature and the same spiritual stature . There is absolute equity
among them .
... some detail the Bahá'í concept of the nature of the Manifestations of God .
According to Bahá'u'lláh , all of the Manifestations of God have the same
metaphysical nature and the same spiritual stature . There is absolute equity
among them .
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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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