The Mansion of Bahji and the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh
In a previous article we explored Bahá’u’lláh’s immediate departure from the prison city of Akka. Although absolute monarchs had ordered his perpetual imprisonment, in the …
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Lawh-i-Maqsud – Principles of the Bahá’u’lláh’s teachings
We have already been exploring the Lawh-i-Maqsud – written in the closing years of Bahá’u’lláh’s life. In addition to the themes already discussed we find …
If the Learned Illuminated the Path to Human Unity …
“The cult of [national sovereignty] has become mankind’s major religion. The intensity of worship of the idol of the national state, is of course, no …
Bahiyyih Khanum
Bahiyyih Khanum was Bahá’u’lláh’s daughter, the younger sister of Abdu’l Baha. She was only 6 when her family’s home in Tehran was ransacked and the …
The Lord is Near – the German Templers of Mount Carmel
The nineteenth century was a time of religious expectation. In Persia religious scholars urged their pupils to seek out the Promised One. In the United …
Further Reflections on a World Language
In Words of Paradise, Bahá’u’lláh returns to the theme of a world language, and indeed he strengthens his counsel. We have formerly ordained that people …
Words of Paradise – the Personal is Universal
The phrase “the personal is universal” captures something of the combination of themes we find in Bahá’u’lláh’s work the Words of Paradise. As we have already …
Dimensions of Unity: the Lawh-i-Ittihad
The theme of unity is woven explicitly and implicitly into Bahá’u’lláh’s mission and teachings. It is the entire purpose of his mission. In the Lawh-i-Ittihad, …
Cycles of Time: The World Is Not About to End
A further question answered by Bahá’u’lláh in the Tablet to Vafa, is about the concept of “return”. The concept changes utterly religious expectations about the future …