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Each locality with nine or more adult believers was encouraged to elect a “ Local
Spiritual Assembly " to govern the affairs of the faith in that area . As soon as the
number of local spiritual assemblies in any given country provided a sufficiently ...
Each locality with nine or more adult believers was encouraged to elect a “ Local
Spiritual Assembly " to govern the affairs of the faith in that area . As soon as the
number of local spiritual assemblies in any given country provided a sufficiently ...
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The decision - making institutions are , essentially , the Universal House of
Justice , operating on the international level , and the spiritual assemblies , which
exist at both national and local levels . The protection / propagation institutions
are ...
The decision - making institutions are , essentially , the Universal House of
Justice , operating on the international level , and the spiritual assemblies , which
exist at both national and local levels . The protection / propagation institutions
are ...
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requirements of the Bahá ' í laws and teachings , and a range of other related
responsibilities . 2 ' Abdu ' l - Bahá supervised the establishment of the first
spiritual assemblies in Persia and in the West , and he guided them in their initial
efforts .
requirements of the Bahá ' í laws and teachings , and a range of other related
responsibilities . 2 ' Abdu ' l - Bahá supervised the establishment of the first
spiritual assemblies in Persia and in the West , and he guided them in their initial
efforts .
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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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