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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Page 4
... beginning with Ḥasan and Husayn , grandsons of Muhammad . These Imams , or descendants of the Prophet , came in time to be regarded by Shiah Islam as saints and martyrs . Although Shiah Islam began among the Arabs , it reached its ...
... beginning with Ḥasan and Husayn , grandsons of Muhammad . These Imams , or descendants of the Prophet , came in time to be regarded by Shiah Islam as saints and martyrs . Although Shiah Islam began among the Arabs , it reached its ...
Page 119
... beginning nor end .... the reality of prophet- hood , which is the Word of God and the perfect state of manifestation , did not have any beginning and will not have any end ; its rising is differ- ent from all others and is like that of ...
... beginning nor end .... the reality of prophet- hood , which is the Word of God and the perfect state of manifestation , did not have any beginning and will not have any end ; its rising is differ- ent from all others and is like that of ...
Page 120
... beginning , it nevertheless existed in the spiritual world prior to physical birth in this life . The immortal souls of ordinary men , on the other hand , have no such preexistence , but come into existence at the moment of hu- man ...
... beginning , it nevertheless existed in the spiritual world prior to physical birth in this life . The immortal souls of ordinary men , on the other hand , have no such preexistence , but come into existence at the moment of hu- man ...
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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