| FOREWORD | ||
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BAHÁ'U'LLÁH AT THE MANSION OF MAZRA'IH |
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| The Life of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká | ||
| An Air of Freedom | ||
2. |
THE GARDEN OF RIDVÁN |
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| Trustworthiness: 'ornament of the people of Bahá' | ||
| Abu'l-Qásim the Gardener | ||
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LAWH-I-HIKMAT |
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| Teachings for the Spiritualization of Humanity | ||
| The Origin of Creation | ||
| References to Ancient Philosophy | ||
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VARQÁ, APOSTLE OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH |
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| Tablets to Varqá | ||
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THE KING AND BELOVED OF THE MARTYRS |
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| Tablets to the Two Brothers | ||
| Tablets Revealed after their Martyrdom | ||
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A DIVINE REBUKE: LAWH-I-BURHÁN |
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7. |
THE MANSION OF BAHJÍ |
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| The Arrival of Bahá'u'lláh at Bahjí | ||
| An Outpouring of Divine Bounty | ||
8. |
THE DAY OF GOD: TAJALLÍYÁT |
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| Ustád 'Alí-Akbar-i-Banná | ||
| The Station of Bahá'u'lláh | ||
| The relationship of God to His Manifestations | ||
| The dawn of the new age | ||
| Recognition and Steadfastness | ||
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SPLENDOURS OF THE REVELATION: 'ISHRÁQÁT |
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| Jalíl-i-Khú'í | ||
| Bahá'u'lláh Addresses the People of the Bayán | ||
| The Meaning of 'Infallibility' | ||
| Prophecies Fulfilled | ||
| Religion, a Radiant Light | ||
10. |
GLAD-TIDINGS TO ALL PEOPLES: BISHÁRÁT |
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11. |
TRUTHS OF HIS CAUSE: TARÁZÁT |
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12. |
THE LIGHT OF FAITH REACHES INDIA AND BURMA |
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13. |
THE MEANING OF UNITY |
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| Lawh-i-Ittihád | ||
| Unity in Society | ||
| Equality between Men and Women | ||
14. |
SÚRIY-I-VAFÁ |
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| The Meaning of 'Return' | ||
| The 'Portals of True Understanding' | ||
15. |
KALIMÁT-I-FIRDAWSÍYYIH |
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OTHER OUTSTANDING TABLETS |
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| Lawh-i-Aqdas | ||
| Lawh-i-Maqsúd | ||
| Lawh-i-Siyyid Mihdíy-i-Dahají | ||
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'THE DOORS OF MAJESTY...WERE FLUNG WIDE OPEN' |
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| Lawh-i-Ard-i-Bá | ||
| The Magnanimity of Bahá'u'lláh | ||
| The Law of Huqúq'u'lláh | ||
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NOTABLE TEACHERS OF THE FAITH |
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| Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl | ||
| Hájí Mírzá Haydar-'Alí | ||
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THE ROLE OF THE HANDS OF THE CAUSE OF GOD |
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20. |
LIVES OF THE HANDS OF THE CAUSE APPOINTED BY BAHÁ'U'LLÁH |
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| Hájí Mullá 'Alí-Akbar (Hájí Ákhúnd) | ||
| Mírzá 'Alí-Muhammad (Ibn-i-Asdaq) | ||
| Mírzá Muhammad-Taqí (Ibn-i-Abhar) | ||
| Hájí Mírzá Hasan-i-Adíb | ||
21. |
TABLETS TO THE HANDS OF THE CAUSE |
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| The Commandment to Act with Wisdom | ||
| How Tablets were Delivered to their Recipients | ||
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'FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE WORLD': LAWH-I-DUNYÁ |
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| Áqá Mírzá Áqáy-i-Afnán (Núru'd-Dín) | ||
| Circumstances of the Revelation of the Lawh-i-Dunyá | ||
| Bahá'u'lláh's Counsels to His Followers | ||
| Hájí Muhammad-Ridáy-i-Isfahání | ||
| The Tyrant of Yazd | ||
| Tablet to The Times | ||
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THE CHARTER FOR THE WORLD CENTRE: LAWH-I-KARMIL |
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24. |
EPISTLE TO THE SON OF THE WOLF |
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| Shaykh Muhammad-Taqí, the Son of the Wolf | ||
| The Re-revelation of Tablets | ||
| Bahá'u'lláh's Presentation of His Teachings | ||
| 'Shed not the blood of anyone' | ||
| 'The aim...is to quench the flame of hate' | ||
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EPISTLE TO THE SON OF THE WOLF (continued) |
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| The Machinations of the Azalís in Constantinople | ||
| Hájí Mírzá Siyyid Hasan (Afnán-i-Kabír) | ||
| The Supreme Manifestation of God | ||
| Bahá'u'lláh's Summons to the Shaykh | ||
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THE ASCENSION OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH |
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APPENDIX I: The People of 'Ád and Thamúd; Húd; Sálih and the She-Camel |
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| APPENDIX II: The House of the Báb in Shíráz | ||
| APPENDIX III: Notes for the Study of Epistle to the Son of the Wolf | ||
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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| REFERENCES | ||
| INDEX |
| A PRAYER BY BAHÁ'U'LLÁH In His own handwriting |
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THE MANSION OF MAZRA'IH 'A lovely place, surrounded by gardens' |
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THE RIDVÁN GARDEN The garden, the fountain and the little house |
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HÁJÍ MUHAMMAD-I-YAZDÍ One of the devoted believers resident in the Holy Land |
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'MÍRZÁ 'ALÍ-MUHAMMAD VARQÁ An Apostle of Bahá'u'lláh and one of the outstanding Bahá'í poets of the age |
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VARQÁ AND HIS YOUNG SON RÚHU'LLÁH In chains in the prison of Tihrán where they were martyred |
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MÍRZÁ MUHAMMAD-HASAN OF ISFAHÁN Sultánu'sh-Shuhadá, King of the Martyrs |
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MÍRZÁ MUHAMMAD-HUSAYN OF ISFAHÁN Mahbúbu'sh-Shuhadá, Beloved of the Martyrs |
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THE MANSION OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH AT BAHJÍ |
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USTÁD 'Alí-AKBAR-I-BANNÁ The recipient of the Tablet of Tajallíyát who was martyred in Yazd in 1903 |
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SULAYMÁN KHÁN-I-TUNUKÁBÁNÍ Known as Jamálu'd-Dín, he was sent by Bahá'u'lláh to teach in the sub-continent of India |
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SIYYID MUSTAFÁY-I-RÚMÍ An illustrious believer in Burma, posthumously named by Shoghi Effendi as a Hand of the Cause of God |
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MÍRZÁ ABU'L-QÁSIM-I-FARÁHÁNI, QÁ'IM-MAQÁM |
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ÁQÁ KHÁN-I-QÁ'IM-MAQÁMÍ Áqá Khán was the grandson of Qá'im-Maqám and an eminent Bahá'í |
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HÁJÍ MULLÁ ALI-AKBAR-I-SHÁHMÍRZÁDÍ Hand of the Cause of God appointed by Bahá'u'lláh Known as Hájí Ákhúnd |
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MÍRZÁ MUHAMMAD-TAQÍ, IBN-I-ABHAR Hand of the Cause of God appointed by Bahá'u'lláh |
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MÍRZÁ 'ALÍ-MUHAMMAD, IBN-I-ASDAQ Hand of the Cause of God appointed by Bahá'u'lláh |
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MÍRZÁ HASAN-I-ADÍB Hand of the Cause of God appointed by Bahá'u'lláh |
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MEMBERS OF THE FIRST SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF TIHRÁN |
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THE HAND OF THE CAUSE IBN-I-ABHAR IN CHAINS A photograph taken in the prison of Tihrán. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet to him is inscribed at the top of the photograph |
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WILLIAM PATCHIN An English believer in Ábádih, with Saráju'l-Hukamá and his young son |
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ÁQÁ MÍRZÁ ÁQÁ Entitled Núru'd-Dín, he was the nephew of Khadíjih Bagum, the wife of the Báb. He is seen holding the Tablet bearing the seal of Bahá'u'lláh in which his family are nominated custodians of the House of the Báb in Shíráz |
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HÁJÍ MUHAMMAD-RIDÁ Martyr of the Faith in 'Ishqábád in 1889 |
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SITE OF THE FUTURE MASHRIQU'L-ADHKÁR ON MOUNT CARMEL Marked by an obelisk, the site is near 'the Spot hallowed by the footsteps of Bahá'u'lláh' when He revealed the Tablet of Carmel |
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THE GROVE OF CYPRESS TREES Here Bahá'u'lláh indicated to 'Abdu'l-Bahá the site of the Shrine of the Báb |
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THE BAHÁ'Í WORLD CENTRE The Shrine of the Báb, the International Archives Building and the Seat of the Universal House of Justice. The arc and the monument gardens may also be seen. Around the arc are to arise three more buildings completing the Administrative Centre of the Bahá'í Faith |
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THE HAND OF THE CAUSE OF GOD HÁJÍ ÁKHÚND IN CHAINS AND STOCKS This photograph was taken at the request of Násiri'd-Dín Sháh |
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SHAYKH MUHAMMAD-'ALÍ, KNOWN AS NABÍL SON OF NABÍL A devoted believer from Qazvín, he became a victim of the attacks by the Azalís in Constantinople |
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HÁJÍ MÍRZÁ SIYYID HASAN, AFNÁN-I-KABÍR 'The Great Afnán', a brother of the wife of the Báb |
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THE SHRINE OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH AT BAHJÍ |