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 75
... HUMANKIND The second basic Bahá'í principle is the oneness of humankind . This means that the entire human race is one unified , distinct spe- cies , an organic unit . This one human race is the " apogee of crea- tion , " the highest ...
... HUMANKIND The second basic Bahá'í principle is the oneness of humankind . This means that the entire human race is one unified , distinct spe- cies , an organic unit . This one human race is the " apogee of crea- tion , " the highest ...
Page 81
... humankind represents the attainment of the stage of maturity or adulthood in the collective life of humankind . The Bahá'í community is seen as both the embryo and the prototype of the future world civilization . It also provides the ...
... humankind represents the attainment of the stage of maturity or adulthood in the collective life of humankind . The Bahá'í community is seen as both the embryo and the prototype of the future world civilization . It also provides the ...
Page 133
... humankind op- erates through a system called the Administrative Order . We have already seen that the teachings and writings of Bahá'u'lláh fall into a number of different categories . Among the themes with which Bahá'u'lláh dealt are ...
... humankind op- erates through a system called the Administrative Order . We have already seen that the teachings and writings of Bahá'u'lláh fall into a number of different categories . Among the themes with which Bahá'u'lláh dealt are ...
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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