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 120
Because they are the direct recipients of revelation from God , the Manifestations
possess absolute knowledge of the realities of life . This innate , divinely revealed
knowledge alone enables them to formulate teachings and laws that ...
Because they are the direct recipients of revelation from God , the Manifestations
possess absolute knowledge of the realities of life . This innate , divinely revealed
knowledge alone enables them to formulate teachings and laws that ...
Page 123
Indeed , our knowledge of anything is limited to our knowledge of those attributes
or qualities perceptible to us : Know that there are two kinds of knowledge : the
knowledge of the essence of a thing and the knowledge of its qualities .
Indeed , our knowledge of anything is limited to our knowledge of those attributes
or qualities perceptible to us : Know that there are two kinds of knowledge : the
knowledge of the essence of a thing and the knowledge of its qualities .
Page 124
Thus for human beings the knowledge of God means the knowledge of the
attributes and qualities of God , not a direct knowledge of his essence . But how
are we to attain the knowledge of the attributes of God ? Bahá'u'lláh wrote that ...
Thus for human beings the knowledge of God means the knowledge of the
attributes and qualities of God , not a direct knowledge of his essence . But how
are we to attain the knowledge of the attributes of God ? Bahá'u'lláh wrote that ...
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Contents
The Bábí Faith | 6 |
Baháulláh | 28 |
The Succession to Leadership | 50 |
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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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