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 116
These attributes of God are not , and have never been , vouchsafed specially
unto certain Prophets , and withheld from others . . . . That a certain attribute of
God hath not been outwardly manifested by these Essences of Detachment doth
in no ...
These attributes of God are not , and have never been , vouchsafed specially
unto certain Prophets , and withheld from others . . . . That a certain attribute of
God hath not been outwardly manifested by these Essences of Detachment doth
in no ...
Page 122
Bahá ' u ' lláh explained that the Divine Will of God does sometimes choose
ordinary people as “ prophets ” and inspires them to play certain roles in human
affairs . Examples include the Hebrew prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah . Still others
...
Bahá ' u ' lláh explained that the Divine Will of God does sometimes choose
ordinary people as “ prophets ” and inspires them to play certain roles in human
affairs . Examples include the Hebrew prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah . Still others
...
Page 123
The independent Prophets are the lawgivers and the founders of a new cycle . . . .
Without an intermediary They receive bounty from the Reality of the Divinity , and
Their illumination is an essential illumination . They are like the sun which is ...
The independent Prophets are the lawgivers and the founders of a new cycle . . . .
Without an intermediary They receive bounty from the Reality of the Divinity , and
Their illumination is an essential illumination . They are like the sun which is ...
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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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