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 97
... laws and ordinances which are temporary and non- essential . These concern human transactions and relations . They are acci- dental and subject to change according to the exigencies of time and place . These ordinances are neither ...
... laws and ordinances which are temporary and non- essential . These concern human transactions and relations . They are acci- dental and subject to change according to the exigencies of time and place . These ordinances are neither ...
Page 154
... laws for the spiritual life of the individual and the membership of the Bahá'í community . By any standards , it is an extraordinary document . A thorough discussion on the subject is beyond the scope of the present work , but three ...
... laws for the spiritual life of the individual and the membership of the Bahá'í community . By any standards , it is an extraordinary document . A thorough discussion on the subject is beyond the scope of the present work , but three ...
Page 155
... laws , Shoghi Effendi pointed out , have been " formulated in anticipation of a state of society destined to emerge from the chaotic conditions that prevail today . " 20 The ... LAWS OF THE KITÁB - I - AQDAS A ADMINISTRATION AND LAWS 1 155.
... laws , Shoghi Effendi pointed out , have been " formulated in anticipation of a state of society destined to emerge from the chaotic conditions that prevail today . " 20 The ... LAWS OF THE KITÁB - I - AQDAS A ADMINISTRATION AND LAWS 1 155.
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