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' The Most Holy Book ') is the central religious text of the Baháʼí Faith, written by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the religion, in 1873. [1] Though it is the main source of Baháʼí laws and practices, much of the content deals with other matters, like foundational principles of the religion, the establishment of Baháʼí institutions ...
The writings of Baháʼu'lláh are the corpus of texts written or narrated by Baháʼu'lláh, which are regarded as sacred scripture in the Baháʼí Faith.Baháʼu'lláh was the founder of the Baháʼí Faith; he was born in Persia and later exiled for being a follower of the Báb, who in 1844 had declared himself to be a Manifestation of God and forerunner of "Him Whom God shall make ...
References to his own station in the Baháʼí Faith as a Manifestation of God therefore appear only in veiled form. Christopher Buck, author of a major study of the Kitáb-i-Íqán , has referred to this theme of the book as its "messianic secret", paralleling the same theme in the Gospel of Mark in the Christian New Testament .
Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Baháʼí Faith from 1921 to 1957, made the selection and performed the translation, which was first published in 1935. The work consists of "a selection of the most characteristic and hitherto unpublished passages from the outstanding works of the Author of the Baháʼí Revelation," according to Shoghi Effendi. [1]
Advocates the adoption of a universal language (See Baháʼí Faith and auxiliary language). Serve Monarchs that protect the oppressed. Exhorts Baháʼís to honesty and truthfulness towards their government. Concerns the establishment of the Lesser Peace. Confirms that clothing and facial hair are left to the discretion of each individual.
Gems of Divine Mysteries (Jawáhiru'l-Asrár, Arabic: جواهر الاسرار) is a lengthy Arabic epistle [1] by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith. [2] The tablet (as Baháʼu'lláh's works are often called) was written during his time in Baghdad (1853-1863) in Arabic, and was published in English in 2002.
A list of frequently used words using the new system was first shared in 1923 and later published in The Baháʼí Yearbook of 1926. [4] Minor updates were published in The Baháʼí World volumes III (1930) [6] and VII (1939). [7] The system has been widely adopted by Baháʼí publishers. [8]
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