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Page 67
Similarly , his administrative order would be erected first in a social milieu
characterized by materialism , lawlessness , and political corruption . There , as
had already occurred in Persia , Bahá ' u ' lláh would demonstrate that it is only
the ...
Similarly , his administrative order would be erected first in a social milieu
characterized by materialism , lawlessness , and political corruption . There , as
had already occurred in Persia , Bahá ' u ' lláh would demonstrate that it is only
the ...
Page 160
ABSTENTION FROM POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT Yet another law upon which
Bahá ' u ' lláh placed great emphasis is the requirement that his followers strictly
abstain from political involvement of any kind . At a first glance , one might expect
...
ABSTENTION FROM POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT Yet another law upon which
Bahá ' u ' lláh placed great emphasis is the requirement that his followers strictly
abstain from political involvement of any kind . At a first glance , one might expect
...
Page 161
30 Bahá ' u ' lláh held that political action , which is necessarily partisan and
divisive in nature , cannot hold the answers to problems that are universal in their
very essence . All political instruments , he pointed out , are limited and particular
...
30 Bahá ' u ' lláh held that political action , which is necessarily partisan and
divisive in nature , cannot hold the answers to problems that are universal in their
very essence . All political instruments , he pointed out , are limited and particular
...
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Contents
The Islamic Background | 1 |
Baháulláh | 28 |
The Succession to Leadership | 50 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Bahá'í Faith: The Emerging Global Religion Reading rainbow book |
| Authors | William S. Hatcher, James Stevenson, James Douglas Martin |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1984 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 2 Jul 2009 |
| ISBN | 0060654414, 9780060654412 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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