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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. He wrote: Should they attempt to conceal His light on the continent, He will assuredly rear His head in the midmost heart of the ocean and, raising His voice, proclaim: ‘I am the lifegiver of the world!’[1] The Pacific is the greatest ocean of the planet. It is also the place where the highest proportion of Baha’is are found. Places like Nauru, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea are the most responsive places in the world to the Baha’i Faith. Tanna, an island of Vanuatu is one of the…