Edward Granville Browne – the only western scholar to meet Bahá’u’lláh
Edward Granville Browne was a young man in England when he first came across a most amazing account. It was the story of a severely persecuted …
200th anniversary of birth of Baha’u’llah
Bahá’u’lláh’s letter to Pope Pius IX
In 1869, while in Akka, Bahá’u’lláh wrote to the then Pope of the Roman Catholic Church: Pope Pius IX. History does not record any reply. As …
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the 500 year old Ottoman caliphate. And before the Ottomans captured the city and made it their own, it had stood …
Healing the Wounds of War: a Spiritual Axis
After World War 2 the world was in ruins. The nations that fought against each other in that war were the last people who you …
The House the Prince Wanted to Build
After Bahá’u’lláh had returned to Baghdad from his two years of withdrawal to the mountains of Kurdistan, he lived in a house close to the …
Waging Peace in the Midst of War
As we have already seen, during World War 1 Abdu’l Baha wrote a series of letters to the Baha’is of North America. While the world …
Harmony of Science and Religion: History of an Idea
A Baha’i principle is that of harmony of science and religion. The use of “harmony” to express the relationship between science and religion is apt …
What’s Happening in October? 200th Anniversary Celebrations
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Baha’u’llah. The anniversary will be celebrated around the world on October 20 and 21. Baha’i …
Tanna: Temple in the Heart of the Ocean
The secular and religious powers of his time bent every energy to silence Baha’u’llah and prevent his teachings reaching humanity. It did not concern Baha’u’llah. …