Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
He probably came to know ‘Abdu’l-Baha around 1898 when he served in the Ottoman administration in Akká. Persian sources cite him was a Baháʼí and he who translated ‛Abdu'l-Baha's works into French. [73] ‘Abdu’l-Bahá continued to communicate with him for several years when he was governor of Albania. [73]
Unlike past religions, in conferring upon 'Abdu'l-Bahá the station and authority of being the Center of his Covenant, Bahá'u'lláh in numerous statements [33] also made clear that 'Abdu'l-Bahá was a unique enduring model for others to emulate [34] as God had endowed him with "perfection in personal and social behavior". [35] [36]
A corpus of Baháʼí literature include books and writings of the Báb and Baháʼu'lláh, along with the public talks and writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the founder's son. A central tenet of the Baháʼí Faith is the unity of the world's major religions ( Zoroastrianism , Hinduism , Judaism , Buddhism , Christianity , and Islam ) as part of ...
The first English translation was published in London in 1910, and Chicago in 1918, under the title Mysterious Forces of Civilization written by "an Eminent Bahai Philosopher", who states that his purpose for remaining anonymous is to promote the general welfare. [2]
A quote exists by 'Abdu'l-Bahá: In ancient times the people of America were, through their northern regions, close to Asia, that is, separated from Asia by a strait. For this reason, it hath been said that crossing had occurred. There are other signs which indicate communication.
The Will and Testament of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá was a seminal document of the Baháʼí Faith, written in three stages by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá.Several sections were written under imminent threat of harm.
Gleanings from the Writings of Baháʼu'lláh is a compilation of selected tablets and extracts from tablets by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith. Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Baháʼí Faith from 1921 to 1957, made the selection and performed the translation, which was first published in 1935.
'Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy. Boston, Mass.: The Tudor Press. LCCN 18012992. Buck, Christopher (1999). Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Baha'i Faith. State University of New York Press. ISBN 0-7914-4061-3. Chryssides, George D. (1999). Exploring New Religions. Continuum International Publishing.