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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Promised One appeared , he would reveal the teachings for the coming age and
would decide what , if any , part of the Bábí system was to be retained : A
thousand perusals of Bayán cannot equal the perusal of a single verse to be
revealed ...
Promised One appeared , he would reveal the teachings for the coming age and
would decide what , if any , part of the Bábí system was to be retained : A
thousand perusals of Bayán cannot equal the perusal of a single verse to be
revealed ...
Page 127
According to Bahá'u'lláh , God has promised that he will send a succession of
Manifestations to guide and instruct man . In the Bahá'í writings , this promise is
called “ the Great Covenant . ” The succession of Manifestations or Messengers
of ...
According to Bahá'u'lláh , God has promised that he will send a succession of
Manifestations to guide and instruct man . In the Bahá'í writings , this promise is
called “ the Great Covenant . ” The succession of Manifestations or Messengers
of ...
Page 138
Thus , at the same time that God is establishing his promised Kingdom on earth ,
he is also allowing us to learn through experience — the experience of living with
the consequences of our own acts — the true nature of our capacities and ...
Thus , at the same time that God is establishing his promised Kingdom on earth ,
he is also allowing us to learn through experience — the experience of living with
the consequences of our own acts — the true nature of our capacities and ...
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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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