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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... Islam . Much as Christianity was born out of the messianic expectations of Judaism , the religion that was to become the Bahá'í Faith arose from es- chatological tensions within Islam . In the same way , however , the Bahá'í Faith is ...
... Islam . Much as Christianity was born out of the messianic expectations of Judaism , the religion that was to become the Bahá'í Faith arose from es- chatological tensions within Islam . In the same way , however , the Bahá'í Faith is ...
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... Islam as saints and martyrs . Although Shiah Islam began among the Arabs , it reached its greatest influence in Persia . From the beginning , the Persian con- verts to Islam were attracted by the idea of the Imam as a divinely appointed ...
... Islam as saints and martyrs . Although Shiah Islam began among the Arabs , it reached its greatest influence in Persia . From the beginning , the Persian con- verts to Islam were attracted by the idea of the Imam as a divinely appointed ...
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... Islam . Or- thodox Islam holds that Muhammad was the " Seal of the Prophets " and thus the bearer of God's final revelation to humankind until the " Day of Judgment . " Only Islam has remained pure and undi- minished because its ...
... Islam . Or- thodox Islam holds that Muhammad was the " Seal of the Prophets " and thus the bearer of God's final revelation to humankind until the " Day of Judgment . " Only Islam has remained pure and undi- minished because its ...
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Abdu'l achievement Administrative Order attributes authority Báb Báb's Bábí and Bahá'í Bahá Bahá'í administrative Bahá'í community Bahá'í Faith Bahá'í history Bahá'í principle Bahá'í teachings Bahá'í World Bahá'í writings Bahá'ís believe Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá Bahá'u'lláh taught Biennial International Record body Browne capacities Christian Cited in Shoghi civilization clergy Covenant Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh created divine earth Edward Granville Browne elected established exiles existence followers founder Gleanings global God's Haifa hath holy House of Justice humankind Imam individual institutions Iran Islam Jesus Khán Kitáb-i-Aqdas knowledge laws local spiritual assemblies major Manifestations mankind Mírzá Yaḥyá mission Muhammad Mullá Mullá Husayn mullas Muslim National Spiritual Assembly nature Order of Bahá'u'lláh Peace Persia person physical political Prophets religion religious represent Shah Shiah Shiah Islam Shoghi Effendi Síyáh-Chál Siyyid Muḥammad social society soul Táhirih Testament of Abdu'l-Bahá tion truth u'lláh Universal House World Order world unity Writings of Bahá'u'lláh