The Baha'i Faith: The Emerging Global ReligionHarper & Row, 1990 - 228 pages This 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 7
... Báb ” ( Gate ) , although it was appar- ent from the context that he intended by this term a spiritual claim very different from any which had previously been associated with it.3 The charm and force of the Báb's personality , together ...
... Báb ” ( Gate ) , although it was appar- ent from the context that he intended by this term a spiritual claim very different from any which had previously been associated with it.3 The charm and force of the Báb's personality , together ...
Page 8
... Báb's father died while his son was still a child and the Báb was raised by a maternal uncle , Hájí Mírzá Siyyid ' Alí , who in later years became one of the Báb's most devoted followers and one of the early martyrs of the new faith ...
... Báb's father died while his son was still a child and the Báb was raised by a maternal uncle , Hájí Mírzá Siyyid ' Alí , who in later years became one of the Báb's most devoted followers and one of the early martyrs of the new faith ...
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... Báb transferred from Máh - Kú to the equally remote castle of Chihríq . The same process was repeated and the Kurdish chieftain in charge of the fortress , Yaḥyá Khán , became another of the Báb's devoted admirers . Realizing that the ...
... Báb transferred from Máh - Kú to the equally remote castle of Chihríq . The same process was repeated and the Kurdish chieftain in charge of the fortress , Yaḥyá Khán , became another of the Báb's devoted admirers . Realizing that the ...
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