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 119
Know that the Holy manifestations , though they have the degrees of endless
perfections , yet , speaking generally , have only three stations . The first station is
the physical ; the second station is the human , which is that of the rational soul ...
Know that the Holy manifestations , though they have the degrees of endless
perfections , yet , speaking generally , have only three stations . The first station is
the physical ; the second station is the human , which is that of the rational soul ...
Page 120
So other human realities are those souls who , like the moon , take light from the
sun ; but that holy reality is luminous in Himself.29 The Manifestation then , is not
simply an ordinary person whom God chooses at some point in his natural ...
So other human realities are those souls who , like the moon , take light from the
sun ; but that holy reality is luminous in Himself.29 The Manifestation then , is not
simply an ordinary person whom God chooses at some point in his natural ...
Page 151
The first is devotional and consists of the reading of prayers and meditations ,
which may be taken not only from the Bahá'í holy writings , but also from the
scriptures of other revealed religions . The second portion is 11 The Continental
Boards ...
The first is devotional and consists of the reading of prayers and meditations ,
which may be taken not only from the Bahá'í holy writings , but also from the
scriptures of other revealed religions . The second portion is 11 The Continental
Boards ...
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Contents
The Bábí Faith | 6 |
Baháulláh | 28 |
The Succession to Leadership | 50 |
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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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