The Revelation of

Bahá'u'lláh

VOLUME ONE

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Adib Taherzadeh





By the same author

TRUSTEES OF THE MERCIFUL
(Bahá'í Publishing Trust, London, 1972)

THE REVELATION OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH
  Adrianople 1863-68

THE REVELATION OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH
  'Akká, The Early Years 1868-77

THE REVELATION OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH
  Mazra'ih and Bahjí 1877-92







The Revelation of

Bahá'u'lláh

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Baghdád 1853~63

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Adib Taherzadeh






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© ADIB TAHERZADEH 1974

Revised edition 1975
First paper edition 1975
Revised edition 1976
Reprinted 1980, 1988

EXTRACTS FROM THE FOLLOWING WORKS
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By Bahá'u'lláh: Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, Copyright © 1953 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, Copyright © 1952 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States; The Kitáb-i-Íqán, Copyright © 1950 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States; Prayers and Meditations by Bahá'u'lláh, Copyright © 1938 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States; The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys, Copyright © 1952 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. By 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Memorials of the Faithful, Copyright © 1971 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. By Shoghi Effendi: The Advent of Divine Justice, Copyright © 1963 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United State; God Passes By, Copyright © 1944 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States; The Promised Day Is Come, Copyright © 1961 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States; The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, Copyright © 1955 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Blomfield: The Chosen Highway, Copyright 1940 by Bahá'í Publishing Trust, London. Nabíl-i-A'zam: The Dawn-Breakers, Copyright © 1932 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. The Bahá'í World, vol. XII, Copyright © 1956 by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States.




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TABLET OF THE HOLY MARINER

Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh in Arabic
In the handwriting of 'Abdu'l-Bahá









To those brilliant souls
the Bahá'í Pioneers and Teachers in every land
who have expended their lives and their substance
in the path of Bahá'u'lláh