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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Because of the Bahá ' í Faith ' s Islamic background , it is important to begin our
study with a consideration of the Islamic matrix out of which the Bahá ' í Faith
arose . Such an examination is important for a second reason as well : Islam fits
into ...
Because of the Bahá ' í Faith ' s Islamic background , it is important to begin our
study with a consideration of the Islamic matrix out of which the Bahá ' í Faith
arose . Such an examination is important for a second reason as well : Islam fits
into ...
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They feel that this discipline is one of the most important ways of growing closer
to their Creator . Let us sum up : the Bahá ' í view of God is that his essence is
eternally transcendent , but that his attributes and qualities are. 36 Bahá ' u ' lláh ...
They feel that this discipline is one of the most important ways of growing closer
to their Creator . Let us sum up : the Bahá ' í view of God is that his essence is
eternally transcendent , but that his attributes and qualities are. 36 Bahá ' u ' lláh ...
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The important fact to note is that , as a result of the activities of the faith over the
past 140 years , a global Bahá ' í community has come into ... An understanding
of the Bahá ' í Faith must include an appreciation of this important development .
The important fact to note is that , as a result of the activities of the faith over the
past 140 years , a global Bahá ' í community has come into ... An understanding
of the Bahá ' í Faith must include an appreciation of this important development .
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Contents
The Islamic Background | 1 |
Baháulláh | 28 |
The Succession to Leadership | 50 |
Copyright | |
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| 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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