The Baha'i Faith: The Emerging Global ReligionBaha'i Publishing, 2002 - 253 pages Explore 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 50
... ment with his followers . The Covenant named his eldest son , ' Abdu'l- Bahá , as the sole authoritative interpreter of his teachings and the source of authority in all affairs of the faith . One of the titles he gave to ' Abdu'l - Bahá ...
... ment with his followers . The Covenant named his eldest son , ' Abdu'l- Bahá , as the sole authoritative interpreter of his teachings and the source of authority in all affairs of the faith . One of the titles he gave to ' Abdu'l - Bahá ...
Page 111
... ment is towards perfection ; growth and progress alone constitute the motion of the soul . The world of mortality is a world of contradictions , of op- posites ; motion being compulsory everything must either go forward or retreat . In ...
... ment is towards perfection ; growth and progress alone constitute the motion of the soul . The world of mortality is a world of contradictions , of op- posites ; motion being compulsory everything must either go forward or retreat . In ...
Page 205
... ment of ambitious public goals . From civilization's earliest stages , hu- man societies have felt it important to erect imposing edifices designed to exemplify the ideals animating them as well as to serve as seats of the authority ...
... ment of ambitious public goals . From civilization's earliest stages , hu- man societies have felt it important to erect imposing edifices designed to exemplify the ideals animating them as well as to serve as seats of the authority ...
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Abdu'l achievement Administrative Order Alí authority Báb Báb's Bábí Bahá Bahá'í administrative Bahá'í community Bahá'í Faith Bahá'í history Bahá'í literature Bahá'í Publishing Bahá'í teachings Bahá'í World Bahá'í World Centre Bahá'í writings Bahá'ís believe Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá body Browne capacities Christian Cited in Shoghi civilization clergy Covenant Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh created divine economic Edward Granville Browne elected established exiles existence followers founder Gleanings global God's há'í Haifa hath Holy House of Justice human race humankind Imam individual institutions International Record Iran Islam Jesus Khán Kitáb-i-Aqdas knowledge laws local spiritual assemblies major Manifestations Mírzá Husayn Mírzá Yaḥyá mission Muhammad Mullá Mullá Husayn Muslim National Spiritual Assembly nature Order of Bahá'u'lláh Persia physical political prayer Prophets religion religious represent role shah Shiah Shoghi Effendi Síyáh-Chál Siyyid social society soul Táhirih tion truth u'lláh Universal House World Centre World Order world unity writings of Bahá'u'lláh