The Baha'i Faith: The Emerging Global ReligionThis is a study of the history, teachings, administrative structure and community life of the Baha'i faith, the youngest and fastest growing of the world's independent religions. |
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Page 53
Some , like Mrs. Hearst , believed that ' Abdu'l - Bahá was himself “ The Messiah ,
" the return of Jesus Christ . It is revealing , therefore to note ` Abdu'l - Bahá's own
words on the subject : ... what is meant in the prophecies by the “ Lord of Hosts ...
Some , like Mrs. Hearst , believed that ' Abdu'l - Bahá was himself “ The Messiah ,
" the return of Jesus Christ . It is revealing , therefore to note ` Abdu'l - Bahá's own
words on the subject : ... what is meant in the prophecies by the “ Lord of Hosts ...
Page 57
By 1910 ' Abdu'l - Bahá was able to conclude that circumstances in the Holy Land
would permit the departure which he had for so long yearned . The rigors of his
long imprisonment had seriously undermined his health and the first stage of the
...
By 1910 ' Abdu'l - Bahá was able to conclude that circumstances in the Holy Land
would permit the departure which he had for so long yearned . The rigors of his
long imprisonment had seriously undermined his health and the first stage of the
...
Page 60
the provisions therein shaped the steadily growing Bahá'í community after ` Abdu'
l - Bahá's death.12 During the course of World War I , ' Abdu'l - Bahá dictated a
series of messages to the North American believers . Four of these fourteen ...
the provisions therein shaped the steadily growing Bahá'í community after ` Abdu'
l - Bahá's death.12 During the course of World War I , ' Abdu'l - Bahá dictated a
series of messages to the North American believers . Four of these fourteen ...
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Contents
The Bábí Faith | 6 |
Baháulláh | 28 |
The Succession to Leadership | 50 |
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| Title | The Baha'i Faith: The Emerging Global Religion |
| Authors | William S. Hatcher, James Douglas Martin |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1989 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 26 Jun 2009 |
| ISBN | 0060637935, 9780060637934 |
| Length | 228 pages |
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