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 101
This evolution is towards God and its motive force is knowledge of God and love
for him . As we learn about God , our love for him increases ; and this , in turn ,
enables us to attain a closer communion with our Creator . Also , as we draw
closer ...
This evolution is towards God and its motive force is knowledge of God and love
for him . As we learn about God , our love for him increases ; and this , in turn ,
enables us to attain a closer communion with our Creator . Also , as we draw
closer ...
Page 116
On the other hand , they have been declared to be God or the incarnation of God
. ... Bahá ' u ' lláh ' s major works , the Kitáb - i - Ígán , ( Book of Certitude ) , sets
out in some detail the Bahá ' í concept of the nature of the Manifestations of God .
On the other hand , they have been declared to be God or the incarnation of God
. ... Bahá ' u ' lláh ' s major works , the Kitáb - i - Ígán , ( Book of Certitude ) , sets
out in some detail the Bahá ' í concept of the nature of the Manifestations of God .
Page 124
Thus for human beings the knowledge of God means the knowledge of the
attributes and qualities of God , not a direct knowledge of his essence . But how
are we to attain the knowledge of the attributes of God ? Bahá ' u ' lláh wrote that
...
Thus for human beings the knowledge of God means the knowledge of the
attributes and qualities of God , not a direct knowledge of his essence . But how
are we to attain the knowledge of the attributes of God ? Bahá ' u ' lláh wrote that
...
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Contents
The Islamic Background | 1 |
Baháulláh | 28 |
The Succession to Leadership | 50 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| 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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