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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... lives ? The answer is far from simple . Because the Báb's message related so specifically to the theological concerns of Shiah Islam , it is very difficult for Western minds to grasp many of the issues with which his writings deal ...
... lives ? The answer is far from simple . Because the Báb's message related so specifically to the theological concerns of Shiah Islam , it is very difficult for Western minds to grasp many of the issues with which his writings deal ...
Page 77
... live in a disunited world full of conflict , prejudice , and hatred . We must express unity by building a truly universal ... lives of all human beings ; not a personal salvation we are seeking , but a universal one . . . . Our aim is to ...
... live in a disunited world full of conflict , prejudice , and hatred . We must express unity by building a truly universal ... lives of all human beings ; not a personal salvation we are seeking , but a universal one . . . . Our aim is to ...
Page 99
... live their lives without ever reflecting on life itself or its meaning for them . Their lives may be full of activities . They may marry , have children , run a business , or become scientists or musicians , without ever obtaining any ...
... live their lives without ever reflecting on life itself or its meaning for them . Their lives may be full of activities . They may marry , have children , run a business , or become scientists or musicians , without ever obtaining any ...
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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