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Overview of the Baha’i Faith 5Who is Baha’u’llah title slide 6Who is Baha’u’llah 7Does Baha’u’llah declare that he represents God? 8Are the original Writings of Baha’u’llah still available? 9Principles title slide 10The earth is one country 11Universal Peace 12International auxilliary language 13Global standards 14Global events in the past and fututre title slide 15What is role of the Baha’I Faith of Baha’u’llah? 16What is the call of Baha’u’llah to Mankind? 17What is the Most Great Peace? 18What is the Lesser Peace? 19What is the two-fold process that is driving world events? 20Will Nation building always exist?T 21Will this new system of governance be built around nation states? 22The need for a universal system of values 23Woman and world peace 24How can lasting peace be established in a World Commonwealth? 25The “ism,s” of the world 26How did Bahá’u’lláh address the Kings and Rulers of the Earth? 27How did Bahá’u’lláh address the Rulers and Presidents of the Americas? 28What did Bahá’u’lláh write to the world’s elected representatives? 29What is the station of the continent of America? 30Our first and inescapable obligation is to nurture, encourage, and safeguard every minority 31The light of the spirit shineth in the black pupil of the eye 32America’s violent racial struggle 33

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What is the destiny of the indigenous population of America? 34A decline in fortunes of monarchs ruling at that time. 35What did Bahá’u’lláh write to the French Emperor Napoleon III? 36Fall from power of French Emperor Napoleon III and consequent loss of his empire 37

What did Bahá’u’lláh write to Iran’s Nasiri‘d-Din Shah? 38Warning to Nasirid-Din-Shah of Persia 39Advent of constitutional governance in Persia 40Break up and extinction of the Ottoman Empire 41The seizure and desecration of His household in Baghdad 42What did Bahá’u’lláh write to Russia’s Czar Alexander II? 43Rise and spread of Communism to a world power 44Fall of Communism 45Defeat of Germany in two bloody wars 46Persecution of Jews in Europe (Holocaust) 47Rise of Israel as a Jewish homeland 48How did Bahá’u’lláh address Great Britain’s Queen Victoria? 49Success and stability of Queen Victoria’s throne 50Unity of Religion 51Have all the major world religions proceeded from One God? 52What did Bahá’u’lláh write to the world’s religious leaders? 53Erosion of ecclesiastical authority 54What did Bahá’u’lláh write to Pope Pius IX? 55Arts and Sciences 56Arts and Sciences not to overleap the bounds of moderation 57An explosive acceleration of scientific and technological discoveries 58The Development of Nuclear Weapons 59

How will the Lesser Peace come about? 60zation559

59 that some form of cancer might be contagious

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The achievement of transmutation of elements 61Space travel will become a reality 62Every fixed star has its own planets… 63Realization that some form of cancer might be contagious or communicable 64No evidence for Missing Link will ever be found 65Baha’u’llah and the Baha’i Faith 66 Is Is there a Promised One foretold in all the world religions? 67What are some of the ways in which Bahá’u’lláh is “The Glory of God?” 68What are the three stations of the Prophets of God? 69The Tablet of Carmel 70Ere the expiration of a thousand years… 71Failure to bring about schism within the Baha’i Faith 72A prayer for the unity of mankind 73

The Bah{’í Faith is the newest of the world

religions. Only recently has the public come to

recognize that it is, in fact a major religion - one

worthy of study and reflection.

The Bah{’í Faith began in Persia (now Iran) in the

middle of the nineteenth century. It was directly

preceded by the Bábí Faith, founded in 1844 by the

B{b, whose name means ‚Gate‛ or ‚Door‛. He

foretold the coming of a new Prophet of God, just

as John the Baptist had foretold the coming of

Christ.

In 1863, a distinguished Persian nobleman

announced that He was not only the One promised

by the Báb, but also the Promised One of all the

world’s religions, Who would usher in an age of

peace for all humankind. His name was

Bah{’u’ll{h, which means ‚the Glory of God‛.

Bah{’u’ll{h called upon women and men to give up

their prejudices and to recognize the brotherhood

of all mankind as children of one loving God. He

said the time had come for humanity to unite under

a common faith. He revealed a plan for world

civilization to be built on a foundation of love and

justice.

Among the most fundamental of Bah{’u’ll{h’s

teachings are :

There is only one God.

All religions share a common foundation.

Mankind is one. People of all races, nations,

economic groups and religious backgrounds

are equal in the sight of God.

Each individual is responsible for

investigating truth for himself.

Science and religion harmonize. Science

without religion is materialism – religion

without science is superstition.

Men and women are equal, like the two

wings of one bird.

Each child is entitled to a sound, basic

education.

There is a spiritual solution to economic

problems.

The world needs an international, auxiliary

language.

We must establish a universal peace protected

by a world commonwealth.

People of all backgrounds, as Bah{’ís, are striving

to develop the potential to rise above the division

and prejudice of the world to become lovers of

mankind.Overview of the Bahá‟í Faith

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Who is Baha’u’llah?

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Who is Bahá‟u‟lláh?

Bah{’ís believe that Bah{’u’ll{h is the Messenger of God for this

day. His teachings are the basis of the Bah{’í Faith, whose primary

aim is the unity of mankind.

Born in 1817, Bah{’u’ll{h was a member of one of the great

patrician families of Persia. The family could trace its lineage to

the ruling dynasties of Persia's imperial past, and was endowed

with wealth and vast estates. Turning His back on the position at

court which these advantages offered Him, Bah{’u’ll{h became

known for His generosity and kindliness which made Him deeply

loved among His countrymen.

Engulfed in the waves of violence unleashed upon the Bábis after

the Báb's execution Bah{’u’ll{h suffered not only the loss of all

His worldly endowments but was subjected to imprisonment,

torture, and a series of banishments. The first was to Baghdad

where, in 1863, He announced Himself as the One promised by

the Báb. From Baghdad, Bah{’u’ll{h was sent to Constantinople, to

Adrianople, and finally to Acre, in the Holy Land, where He

arrived as a prisoner in 1868. He stayed a prisoner until his

passing.

Bah{’u’ll{h passed away in 1892 at Bahji, just north of Acre, and is

buried there.His message has spread to every country on earth.

His Shrine is today the focal point of the Bah{’í world.

National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá‟ís of the U.S., dated 2000:

"Spiritual Institutions: The Unique Nature of Bahá‟í Institutions"

The Shrine of the Bahá’u’lláh Bahji, Palestine


Does Bahá‟u‟lláh declare that He represents God to mankind?

In mine hand I carry the testimony of God, your Lord and the Lord

of your sires of old. Weigh it with the just Balance that ye possess,

the Balance of the testimony of the Prophets and Messengers of

God. If ye find it to be established in truth, if ye believe it to be of

God, beware, then, lest ye cavil at it, and render your works vain….

Bahá‟u‟lláh, Gleanings of the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 281


Are the original Writings of Bahá‟u‟lláh available?

Bah{’u’ll{h authored thousands of books, tablets, and letters that today comprise

the sacred scripture of the Bah{’í Faith. A unique feature of the revelation of

Bah{’u’ll{h is the authenticity of its scripture. Unlike the teachings of Christ, for

example, which were written down by others decades after they were uttered, the

words of Bah{’u’ll{h were recorded and authenticated at the time they were

revealed….

The original manuscripts of Bah{’u’ll{h’s writings, some written in His own hand

and others meticulously transcribed by His personal secretaries, are today kept at

the Bah{’í World Center in Haifa, Israel, in a vault equipped with state-of-the-art

environmental control technology. Researchers at the Center for the Study of the

Texts are charged with organizing and indexing the thousands of documents in the

collection and producing translations, compilations and commentaries.

http://www.bahai.us/sacred-writings

Concerning access by

individuals to source

materials held in the Bah{’í

International Archives,

incoming requests are dealt

with on a case-by-case basis,

as the gradually expanding

facilities of the Bah{’í World

Center permit.

The Universal House of Justice,

1995 May18, “Administration by Email”

Several of the carved seals of Bahá’u’lláh used

to stamp letters or tablets to verify the author.Photo © Bahá'í International Community

Cut-reed pen and ink spoon used by Bahá’u’lláh.Photo © Bahá'í International Community

Some Principles to sustaina peaceful global community

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The earth is one country

It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own

country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world.

The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.

Bahá‟u‟lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 250


Universal Peace

The time must come when the imperative necessity for the holding of a vast,

an all-embracing assemblage of men will be universally realized. The rulers and

kings of the earth must needs attend it, and, participating in its deliberations,

must consider such ways and means as will lay the foundations of the world's

Great Peace amongst men. Such a peace demandeth that the Great Powers

should resolve, for the sake of the tranquility of the peoples of the earth, to be

fully reconciled among themselves. Should any king take up arms against

another, all should unitedly arise and prevent him. If this be done, the nations

of the world will no longer require any armaments, except for the purpose of

preserving the security of their realms and of maintaining internal order within

their territories.



An international auxiliary language

The day is approaching when all the peoples of the world will have adopted one universal language and one common script. When this is achieved, to whatsoever city a man may journey, it shall be as if he were entering his own home. These things are obligatory and absolutely essential. It is incumbent upon every man of insight and understanding to strive to translate that which hath been written into reality and action…. That one indeed is a man who, today, dedicateth himself to the service of the entire human race.


In the coming ages, two languages will be taught in the schools, one the native tongue, the other an international auxiliary language. Consider today how difficult is human communication. Had this universal language pervaded the globe, I should have studied it and you would have been directly informed of my thoughts and I of yours and a special friendship would have been established between us.

„Abdu‟l-Bahá, Divine Philosophy, p. 145


Global standards

A world script, a world literature, a uniform and universal system of

currency, of weights and measures, will simplify and facilitate

intercourse and understanding among the nations and races of mankind.

Bahá‟u‟lláh, The Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh, p. xi

Global events in the past and future

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What is the role of the Faith of Bahá‟u‟lláh?

…in this day *humanity+ must find a way for individual spiritual values to be

raised to the higher level of governments and international values. That is the

role of the Faith of Bah{’u’ll{h. "Its message is applicable not only to the

individual, but concerns itself primarily with the nature of those essential

relationships that must bind all the states and nations as members of one human

family."

Shoghi Effendi, The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 43


What is the call of Bahá‟u‟lláh to mankind?

The call of Bah{’u’ll{h is primarily directed against all forms of

provincialism, all insularities and prejudices. If long-cherished ideals and

time-honored institutions, if certain social assumptions and religious

formulae have ceased to promote the welfare of the generality of mankind, if

they no longer minister to the needs of a continually evolving humanity, let

them be swept away and relegated to the limbo of obsolescent and forgotten

doctrines. Why should these, in a world subject to the immutable law of

change and decay, be exempt from the deterioration that must needs overtake

every human institution? For legal standards, political and economic theories

are solely designed to safeguard the interests of humanity as a whole, and not

humanity to be crucified for the preservation of the integrity of any particular

law or doctrine.



What is the Most Great Peace?

"…these ruinous wars shall pass away, and the 'Most Great Peace' shall come…. These strifes and this bloodshed and discord must cease, and all men be as one kindred and one family." "Soon," He predicts, "will the present-day order be rolled up, and a new one spread out in its stead." "After a time," He also has written, "all the governments on earth will change. Oppression will envelop the world. And following a universal convulsion, the sun of justice will rise from the horizon of the unseen realm." "The whole earth," He, moreover, has stated, "is now in a state of pregnancy. The day is approaching when it will have yielded its noblest fruits, when from it will have sprung forth the loftiest trees, the most enchanting blossoms, the most heavenly blessings." "All nations and kindreds," ‘Abdu’l-Bahá likewise has written, "…will become a single nation. Religious and sectarian antagonism, the hostility of races and peoples, and differences among nations, will be eliminated."

Shoghi Effendi, The Promised Day is Come, p. 116

The Most Great Peace, on the other hand, as conceived by Bah{’u’ll{h -- a peace that must inevitably follow as the practical consequence of the spiritualization of the world and the fusion of all its races, creeds, classes and nations -- can rest on no other basis, and can be preserved through no other agency, except the divinely appointed ordinances that are implicit in the World Order that stands associated with His Holy Name. In His Tablet, revealed almost seventy years ago to Queen Victoria, Bah{’u’ll{h, alluding to this Most Great Peace, has declared: "That which the Lord hath ordained as the sovereign remedy and mightiest instrument for the healing of all the world is the union of all its peoples in one universal Cause, one common Faith. This can in no wise be achieved except through the power of a skilled, an all-powerful and inspired Physician. This, verily, is the truth, and all else naught but error… Consider these days in which the Ancient Beauty, He Who is the Most Great Name, hath been sent down to regenerate and unify mankind.



What is the Lesser Peace?

… the great Plan of God *is+ tumultuous in its progress, working through mankind as a

whole, tearing down barriers to world unity and forging humankind into a unified body

in the fires of suffering and experience. This process will produce in God's due time, the

Lesser Peace, the political unification of the world. Mankind at that time can be likened

to a body that is unified but without life. The second process, the task of breathing life

into this unified body -- of creating true unity and spirituality culminating in the Most

Great Peace -- is that of the Bah{’ís, who are labouring consciously, with detailed

instructions and continuing divine guidance, to erect the fabric of the Kingdom of God

on earth, into which they call their fellowmen, thus conferring upon them eternal life.

The Universal House of Justice, Messages 1963 to 1986, p. 126


What is the two-fold process that is driving world events?

Disruptive Forces:The Arms Race

The International Finance System

Widespread Chronic Unemployment

Decline of Timeworn Religions

Spread of Violence and Terrorism

A twofold process, however, can be distinguished, each tending, in its

own way and with an accelerated momentum, to bring to a climax the

forces that are transforming the face of our planet. The first is

essentially an integrating process, while the second is fundamentally

disruptive.

Shoghi Effendi, World Order of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 170

Integrative Forces:Global Electronic Communication Technology

Rapid Transportation (Airplanes, etc.)

Global Commerce and Business

Global Interdependence

Common Educational Curricula

Shared Global Consciousness

Acceptance of New International Agencies

Empowerment of Women and Youth


Will nation-building always exist?

Unification of the whole of mankind is the hall-mark of the stage which human

society is now approaching. Unity of family, of tribe, of city-state, and nation have

been successively attempted and fully established. World unity is the goal

towards which a harassed humanity is striving. Nation-building has come to an

end.

The anarchy inherent in state sovereignty is moving towards a climax.

Shoghi Effendi, World Order of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 202


Will this new system of governance be built around nation states?

Let there be no misgivings as to the animating purpose of the world-wide Law of

Bah{’u’ll{h. Far from aiming at the subversion of the existing foundations of society, it seeks

to broaden its basis, to remold its institutions in a manner consonant with the needs of an

ever-changing world. It can conflict with no legitimate allegiances, nor can it undermine

essential loyalties. Its purpose is neither to stifle the flame of a sane and intelligent

patriotism in men's hearts, nor to abolish the system of national autonomy so essential if the

evils of excessive centralization are to be avoided. It does not ignore, nor does it attempt to

suppress, the diversity of ethnical origins, of climate, of history, of language and tradition, of

thought and habit, that differentiate the peoples and nations of the world. It calls for a wider

loyalty, for a larger aspiration than any that has animated the human race. It insists upon the

subordination of national impulses and interests to the imperative claims of a unified world.

It repudiates excessive centralization on one hand, and disclaims all attempts at uniformity

on the other. Its watchword is unity in diversity such as ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Himself has

explained.

Shoghi Effendi, World Order of Bahá’u’lláh, pp. 41-42


The need for a universal system of values

Because mankind has developed into a global society, this society is in need of a global

code of ethics…. This world only has a chance of survival if it is endowed with a

common, universal standard of values, ideals and goals.

A reconstruction of morals can only derive from a living faith…. If they are not in

contradiction to reason, but at the same time are immune to criticism, that means if they

are based on God as the Lawgiver. Nothing but such a morality can ever hope to

overcome the pluralism and relativism of all concepts prevailing in the world

nowadays…

Schafer, "Ethics for a Global Society," Landegg Academy, 1992

Moral Compass


Women and world peace?

So it will come to pass that when women participate fully and equally in the affairs of the world, when

they enter confidently and capably the great arena of laws and politics, war will cease; for woman will

be the obstacle and hindrance to it. This is true and without doubt.

… In reality, God has created all mankind, and in the estimation of God there is no distinction as to male

and female. The one whose heart is pure is acceptable in His sight, be that one man or woman. God does

not inquire "Art thou woman or art thou man?" He judges human actions. If these are acceptable in the

threshold of the Glorious One, man and woman will be equally recognized and rewarded….

The world of humanity consists of two parts: male and female. Each is the complement of the other.

Therefore, if one is defective, the other will necessarily be incomplete, and perfection cannot be

attained.…Just as physical accomplishment is complete with two hands, so man and woman, the two

parts of the social body, must be perfect. It is not natural that either should remain undeveloped; and

until both are perfected, the happiness of the human world will not be realized.

„Abdu‟l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 3


How can lasting peace be established in a World Commonwealth?

The fundamental principle underlying this solemn Pact should be so

fixed that if any government later violate any one of its provisions, all

the governments on earth should arise to reduce it to utter

submission, nay the human race as a whole should resolve, with

every power at its disposal, to destroy that government. Should this

greatest of all remedies be applied to the sick body of the world, it

will assuredly recover from its ills and will remain eternally safe and

secure.

„Abdu‟l-Bahá, Secret of Divine Civilization, p. 65

The “Ism’s” of the world

The chief idols in the desecrated temple of mankind are none other than the triple gods of Nationalism, Racialism and Communism, at whose altars governments and peoples, whether democratic or totalitarian, at peace or at war, of the East or of the West, Christian or Islamic, are, in various forms and in different degrees, now worshiping. Their high priests are the politicians and the worldly-wise, the so-called sages of the age; their sacrifice, the flesh and blood of the slaughtered multitudes; their incantations outworn shibboleths and insidious and irreverent formulas; their incense, the smoke of anguish that ascends from the lacerated hearts of the bereaved, the maimed, and the homeless.



How did Bahá‟u‟lláh address the Kings and Rulers of the Earth?

Ye are but vassals, O Kings of the earth! He Who is the King of kings hath

appeared, arrayed in His most wondrous glory, and is summoning you

unto Himself, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. Take heed lest pride

deter you from recognizing the Source of Revelation; lest the things of this

world shut you out as by a veil from Him Who is the Creator of heaven….

The treasures ye have laid up have drawn you far away from your ultimate

objective…. Wash your hearts from all earthly defilements, and hasten to

enter the Kingdom of your Lord, the Creator of earth and heaven….

Bahá‟u‟lláh, The Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 5

Russia’s Czar

Alexander II

Great Britain’s

Queen Victoria

Germany’s Kaiser

Wilhelm I

Austria’s Emperor

Francis Joseph

The Ottoman Empire’s

Sultan Abdu‘l-'AzizIran’s

Nasiri‘d-Din Shah

Catholicism’s Pope

Pius IX

France’s Emperor

Napoleon III


How did Bahá‟u‟lláh address the Rulers and Presidents of the Americas?

HEARKEN ye, O Rulers of America and the Presidents of

the Republics therein Unto that which the Dove is

warbling on the Branch of Eternity: There is none other

God but Me, the Ever-Abiding, the Forgiving, the All-

Bountiful. Adorn ye the temple of dominion with the

ornament of justice and of the fear of God the Creator of

the heavens….

The Promised One hath appeared in this glorified Station,

whereat all beings, both seen and unseen, have rejoiced.

Take ye advantage of the Day of God. Verily, to meet Him

is better for you than all that whereon the sun shineth,

could ye but know it…


United States

Andrew JohnsonMexico

Benito Juarez

Canada

John Macdonald

Argentina

Bartolomé MitreBrazil

Pedro II

Chile

José Joaquín PérezBolivia

Mariano Melgarejo


What did Bahá‟u‟lláh write to the world‟s elected representatives?

O YE the elected representatives of the people in every land! Take ye counsel

together, and let your concern be only for that which profiteth mankind, and

bettereth the condition thereof, if ye be of them that scan heedfully. Regard the world

as the human body which, though at its creation whole and perfect, hath been

afflicted, through various causes, with grave disorders and maladies….

That which the Lord hath ordained as the sovereign remedy and mightiest instrument

for the healing of all the world is the union of all its peoples in one universal Cause,

one common Faith. This can in no wise be achieved except through the power of a

skilled, an all-powerful and inspired Physician. This, verily, is the truth, and all else

naught but error….



What is the station of the continent of America?

… the continent of America is, in the eyes of the one true God, the land

wherein the splendors of His light shall be revealed, where the mysteries of

His Faith shall be unveiled, where the righteous will abide and the free

assemble.

„Abdu‟l-Bahá, Tablets of the Divine Plan, p. 61


Our first and inescapable obligation is to nurture, encourage,

and safeguard every minority

If any discrimination is at all to be

tolerated it should be a discrimination

not against but rather in favor of the

minority, be it racial or otherwise.

Unlike the nations and peoples of the

earth be they of the East or of the West,

democratic or authoritarian, communist

or capitalist, whether belonging to the

Old World or the new, who either

ignore, trample upon or extirpate, the

racial, religious or political minorities

within the sphere of their jurisdiction,

every organized community enlisted

under the banner of Bah{’u’ll{h should

feel it to be its first and inescapable

obligation to nurture, encourage, and

safeguard every minority belonging to

any Faith, race, class or nation within it.

Shoghi Effendi,

The Advent of Divine Justice, pp.28-29


The light of the spirit shineth in the black pupil of the eye

O thou who hast an illumined heart! Thou art even as the pupil of the eye, the very

wellspring of the light, for God's love hath cast its rays upon thine inmost being and

thou hast turned thy face toward the Kingdom of thy Lord.

Intense is the hatred, in America, between black and white, but my hope is that the

power of the Kingdom will bind these two in friendship, and serve them as a healing

balm.

Let them look not upon a man's color but upon his heart. If the heart be filled with light,

that man is nigh unto the threshold of his Lord; but if not, that man is careless of his

Lord, be he white or be he black.

„Abdu‟l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 113

America’s violent racial struggle

A long and thorny road, beset with pitfalls, still remains untraveled, both by the white and the Negro exponents of the redeeming Faith of Bahá'u'lláh. On the distance they cover, and the manner in which they travel that road, must depend, to an extent which few among them can imagine, the operation of those intangible influences which are indispensable to the spiritual triumph of the American believers and the material success of their newly launched enterprise.

Shoghi Effendi, The Advent of Divine Justice, p. 33

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What is the destiny of the indigenous population of America?

Attach great importance to the indigenous

population of America — should they be

educated and guided, there can be no doubt

that they will become so illumined as to

enlighten the whole world.

„Abdu‟l-Bahá, Tablets of the Divine Plan, p. 32

A decline in fortunes of monarchs ruling at that time.

"If ye pay no heed unto the counsels which, in peerless and unequivocal language, We have revealed in this Tablet, Divine chastisement shall assail you from every direction, and the sentence of His justice shall be pronounced against you. On that day ye shall have no power to resist Him, and shall recognize your own impotence. Have mercy on yourselves and on those beneath you, and judge ye between them according to the precepts prescribed by God in His most holy and exalted Tablet, a Tablet wherein He hath assigned to each and every thing its settled measure, in which He hath given, with distinctness, an explanation of all things, and which is in itself a monition unto them that believe in Him.



What did Bahá‟u‟lláh write to the French Emperor Napoleon III?

O KING of Paris! Tell the priest to ring the bells no longer. By

God, the True One! The Most Mighty Bell hath appeared in the

form of Him Who is the Most Great Name, and the fingers of the

will of Thy Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most High, toll it out in

the heaven of Immortality, in His name, the All-Glorious…. Say:

He Who is the Unconditioned is come, in the clouds of light…

O King! We heard the words thou didst utter in answer to the

Czar of Russia, concerning the decision made regarding the war

(Crimean War)…. Thou didst say: 'I lay asleep upon my couch,

when the cry of the oppressed, who were drowned in the Black

Sea, wakened me.‘…. We testify that that which wakened thee

was not their cry but the promptings of thine own passions….

For what thou hast done, thy kingdom shall be thrown into

confusion, and thine empire shall pass from thine hands, as a

punishment for that which thou hast wrought…. Hath thy pomp

made thee proud? By My Life! It shall not endure; nay, it shall

soon pass away….Bahá‟u‟lláh, The Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 22

Fall from power of French Emperor Napoleon III and consequent loss of his empire

For what thou hast done, thy kingdom shall be thrown into confusion, and thine empire shall pass from thine hands, as a punishment for that which thou hast wrought. Then wilt thou know how thou hast plainly erred. Commotions shall seize all the people in that land, unless thou arisest to help this Cause, and followest Him Who is the Spirit of God (Jesus Christ) in this, the Straight Path. Hath thy pomp made thee proud? By My Life! It shall not endure; nay, it shall soon pass away, unless thou holdest fast by this firm Cord. We see abasement hastening after thee, whilst thou art of the heedless. It behoveth thee when thou hearest His Voice calling from the seat of glory to cast away all that thou possessest, and cry out: 'Here am I, O Lord of all that is in heaven and all that is on earth!'

Baha'u'llah, The Proclamation of Baha'u'llah, p. 20


What did Bahá‟u‟lláh write to Iran‟s Nasiri„d-Din Shah?

O KING! I was but a man like others, asleep upon My couch, when lo, the

breezes of the All-Glorious were wafted over Me, and taught Me the

knowledge of all that hath been. This thing is not from Me, but from One Who

is Almighty and All-Knowing. And He bade Me lift up My voice between

earth and heaven, and for this there befell Me what hath caused the tears of

every man of understanding to flow….

Can any one speak forth of his own accord that for which all men, both high

and low, will protest against him? Nay, by Him Who taught the Pen the eternal

mysteries, save him whom the grace of the Almighty, the All-Powerful, hath

strengthened….

I have seen, O Shah, in the path of God what eye hath not seen nor ear heard…

How numerous the tribulations which have rained, and will soon rain, upon

Me…

By God! Though weariness lay Me low, and hunger consume Me, and the bare

rock be My bed, and My fellows the beasts of the field, I will not complain,

but will endure patiently as those endued with constancy and firmness have

endured patiently, through the power of God, the Eternal King and Creator of

the nations, and will render thanks unto God under all conditions. We pray

that, out of His bounty -- exalted be He -- He may release, through this

imprisonment, the necks of men from chains and fetters, and cause them to

turn, with sincere faces, towards His Face, Who is the Mighty, the Bounteous.

Ready is He to answer whosoever calleth upon Him, and nigh is He unto such

as commune with Him.


Warning to Nasirid-Din-Shah of Persia

Would that the world-adorning wish of His Majesty might decree that this Servant be brought face to face with the divines of the age, and produce proofs and testimonies in the presence of His Majesty the Shah! This Servant is ready, and taketh hope in God, that such a gathering may be convened in order that the truth of the matter may be made clear and manifest before His Majesty the Shah. It is then for thee to command, and I stand ready before the throne of thy sovereignty. Decide, then, for Me or against Me.

Baha'u'llah, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 114

Erelong will the state of affairs within thee be changed, and the reins of power fall into the hands of the people.

Baha'u'llah, The Kitab-i-Aqdas, p. 54

Advent of constitutional governance in Persia

"This prophecy, so clearly and evidently stated, printed and published, is well-known among the people. Therefore, when the Constitution was granted in Persia, the mullas who took the Royalist side proclaimed from the pulpit that 'whosoever accepted the Constitution had necessarily accepted the Bahá'í Religion, because the Head of this Religion, His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh, had prophesied this in His Book, and the Bahá'ís are agitators and promoters of Constitutionalism. They have brought about the Constitution in order to fulfil the prophecy made by their Chief. Therefore, beware, beware lest ye accept it!'

Quoted by Abdu’l Baha in “The Diary of Juliet Thompson” pg. 101

Break up and extinction of the Ottoman Empire

The day is approaching when the Land of Mystery [Adrianople] and what is beside it shall be changed, and shall pass out of the hands of the King, and commotions shall appear, and the voice of lamentation shall be raised, and the evidences of mischief shall be revealed on all sides, and confusion shall spread by reason of that which hath befallen these captives at the hands of the hosts of oppression. The course of things shall be altered, and conditions shall wax so grievous, that the very sands on the desolate hills will moan, and the trees on the mountain will weep, and blood will flow out of all things. Then wilt thou behold the people in sore distress.

Baha'u'llah, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 143

Baha’is in exile in Adrianople 1868

The seizure and desecration of His household in Baghdad

Grieve not, O House of God, if the veil of thy sanctity be rent asunder by the infidels. God hath, in the world of creation, adorned thee with the jewel of His remembrance. Such an ornament no man can, at any time, profane.

Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 113


What did Bahá‟u‟lláh write to Russia‟s Czar Alexander II?

O CZAR of Russia! Incline thine ear unto the voice of God, the King, the Holy, and turn thou

unto Paradise,…' He Who is the Father is come, and the Son (Jesus), in the holy vale, crieth out:

'Here am I, here am I, O Lord, My God!' whilst Sinai circleth round the House, and the Burning

Bush calleth aloud: 'The All-Bounteous is come mounted upon the clouds! Blessed is he that

draweth nigh unto Him, and woe betide them that are far away.'

Arise thou amongst men in the name of this all-compelling Cause, and summon, then, the

nations unto God, the Exalted, the Great. Be thou not of them who called upon God by one of

His names, but who, when He Who is the Object of all names appeared, denied Him and turned

aside from Him, and, in the end, pronounced sentence against Him with manifest injustice….

I am the One Whom the tongue of Isaiah hath extolled, the One with Whose name both the

Torah and the Evangel were adorned…. Blessed be the king whose sovereignty hath withheld

him not from his Sovereign, and who hath turned unto God with his heart….


Rise and spread of Communism to a world power

"The ills from which the world now suffers," wrote 'Abdu'l-Bahá in January, 1920, "will multiply; the gloom which envelops it will deepen. The Balkans will remain discontented. Its restlessness will increase. The vanquished Powers will continue to agitate. They will resort to every measure that may rekindle the flame of war. Movements, newly-born and world-wide in their range, will exert their utmost effort for the advancement of their designs. The Movement of the Left will acquire great importance. Its influence will spread."

Shoghi Effendi quoting Abdu’l Baha in The World Order of Baha'u'llah, p. 30

Fall of Communism

… absolute equality is just as impossible, for absolute equality in fortunes, honors, commerce, agriculture, industry, would end in a want of comfort, in discouragement, in disorganization of the means of existence, and in universal disappointment: the order of the community would be quite destroyed.

Abdu'l-Baha, Baha'i World Faith - Abdu'l-Baha Section, p. 281

Defeat of Germany in two bloody wars

O banks of the Rhine! We have seen you covered with gore, inasmuch as the swords of retribution were drawn against you; and you shall have another turn. And We hear the lamentations of Berlin, though she be today in conspicuous glory.

Baha'u'llah, Synopsis and Codification of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, p. 21

Persecution of Jews in Europe (Holocaust)

The time may come when in Europe itself they will arise against the Jews….

Abdu'l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 414

Rise of Israel as a Jewish homeland

… in this cycle Israel will be gathered in the Holy Land, and that the Jewish people who are scattered to the East and West, South and North, will be assembled together.

Abdu'l-Baha, Some Answered Questions, p. 65


How did Bahá‟u‟lláh address Great Britain‟s Queen Victoria?

O QUEEN in London! Incline thine ear unto the voice of thy Lord,

the Lord of all mankind…. He, in truth, hath come unto the world

in His most great glory, and all that hath been mentioned in the

Gospel hath been fulfilled….

Lay aside thy desire, and set then thine heart towards thy Lord, the

Ancient of Days. We make mention of thee for the sake of God, and

desire that thy name may be exalted through thy remembrance of

God, the Creator of earth and heaven…. We have been informed

that thou hast forbidden the trading in slaves, both men and

women. This, verily, is what God hath enjoined in this wondrous

Revelation. God hath, truly, destined a reward for thee, because of

this.…

We have also heard that thou hast entrusted the reins of counsel

into the hands of the representatives of the people. Thou, indeed,

hast done well, for thereby the foundations of the edifice of thine

affairs will be strengthened, and the hearts of all that are beneath

thy shadow, whether high or low, will be tranquillized….


Success and stability of Queen Victoria’s throne

Lay aside thy desire, and set then thine heart towards thy Lord, the Ancient of Days. We make mention of thee for the sake of God, and desire that thy name may be exalted through thy remembrance of God, the Creator of earth and heaven. He, verily, is witness unto that which I say. We have been informed that thou hast forbidden the trading in slaves, both men and women. This, verily, is what 34 God hath enjoined in this wondrous Revelation. God hath, truly, destined a reward for thee, because of this.

Baha'u'llah, The Proclamation of Baha'u'llah, p. 33

Unity of Religion

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Have all the major world religions proceeded from One God?

The Prophets and Chosen Ones have all been commissioned by the One True God,

magnified be His glory, to nurture the trees of human existence….

Bahá‟u‟lláh, The Most Holy Book – Questions and Answers, p. 139


What did Bahá‟u‟lláh write to the world‟s religious leaders?

O leaders of religion! Weigh not the Book of God with such standards and sciences as are current amongst you, for the Book itself is the unerring balance established amongst men. In this most perfect balance whatsoever the peoples and kindreds of the earth possess must be weighed, while the measure of its weight should be tested according to its own standard, did ye but know it….

O ye leaders of religion! Who is the man amongst you that can rival Me in vision or insight? Where is he to be found that dareth to claim to be My equal in utterance or wisdom? No, by My Lord, the All-Merciful! All on the earth shall pass away; and this is the face of your Lord, the Almighty, the Well-Beloved.

O concourse of divines! When My verses were sent down, and My clear tokens were revealed, We found you behind the veils.

Those divines…who are truly adorned with the ornament of knowledge and of a goodly character are, verily, as a head to the body of the world, and as eyes to the nations. The guidance of men hath, at all times, been and is dependent upon these blessed souls.


Erosion of ecclesiastical authority

"O concourse of divines! Ye shall not henceforward behold yourselves possessed of any power, inasmuch as We have seized it from you, and destined it for such as have believed in God, the One, the All-Powerful, the Almighty, the Unconstrained."

Shoghi Effendi quoting Baha’u’llah in The Promised Day is Come, p. 81


What did Bahá‟u‟lláh write to Pope Pius IX?

O Pope! Rend the veils asunder. He Who is the Lord of

Lords is come overshadowed with clouds, and the decree

hath been fulfilled by God, the Almighty, the

Unrestrained…. He, verily, hath again come down from

Heaven even as He came down from it the first time.

Beware that thou dispute not with Him even as the

Pharisees disputed with Him (Jesus) without a clear token

or proof. On His right hand flow the living waters of grace,

and on His left the choice Wine of justice, whilst before

Him march the angels of Paradise, bearing the banners of

His signs. Beware lest any name debar thee from God, the

Creator of earth and heaven. Leave thou the world behind

thee, and turn towards thy Lord, through Whom the whole

earth hath been illumined…Arise in the name of thy Lord,

the God of Mercy, amidst the peoples of the earth, and seize

thou the Cup of Life with the hands of confidence, and first

drink thou therefrom, and proffer it then to such as turn

towards it amongst the peoples of all faiths….

Bahá‟u‟lláh, Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 83

Arts and Sciences

Arts and Sciences not to overleap the bounds of moderation

Whoso cleaveth to justice, can, under no circumstances, transgress the limits of moderation. He discerneth the truth in all things…. The civilization, so often vaunted by the learned exponents of arts and sciences, will, if allowed to overleap the bounds of moderation, bring great evil upon men. Thus warneth you He Who is the All-Knowing. If carried to excess, civilization will prove as prolific a source of evil as it had been of goodness when kept within the restraints of moderation. Meditate on this, O people, and be not of them that wander distraught in the wilderness of error. The day is approaching when its flame will devour the cities…


An explosive acceleration ofscientific and technological discoveries

Every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God is endowed with such potency as can instill new life into every human frame, if ye be of them that comprehend this truth. All the wondrous works ye behold in this world have been manifested through the operation of His supreme and most exalted Will, His wondrous and inflexible Purpose…No sooner is this resplendent word uttered, than its animating energies, stirring within all created things, give birth to the means and instruments whereby such arts can be produced and perfected. All the wondrous achievements ye now witness are the direct consequences of the Revelation of this Name. In the days to come, ye will, verily, behold things of which ye have never heard before. Thus hath it been decreed in the Tablets of God, and none can comprehend it except them whose sight is sharp. In like manner, the moment the word expressing My attribute "The Omniscient" issueth forth from My mouth, every created thing will, according to its capacity and limitations, be invested with the power to unfold the knowledge of the most marvelous sciences, and will be empowered to manifest them in the course of time at the bidding of Him Who is the Almighty, the All-Knowing. Know thou of a certainty that the Revelation of every other Name is accompanied by a similar manifestation of Divine power. Every single letter proceeding out of the mouth of God is indeed a mother letter, and every word uttered by Him Who is the Well Spring of Divine Revelation is a mother word, and His Tablet a Mother Tablet. Well is it with them that apprehend this truth.


The development of nuclear weapons

Strange and astonishing things exist in the earth but they are hidden from the minds and the understanding of men. These things are capable of changing the whole atmosphere of the earth and their contamination would prove lethal. Great God! We have observed an amazing thing. Lightning or a force similar to it is controlled by an operator and moveth at his command. Immeasurably exalted is the Lord of Power Who hath laid bare that which He purposed through the potency of His weighty and invincible command.

Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 69


How will the Lesser Peace come about?

The Lesser Peace will come about through a binding treaty among the nations for the

political unification of the world. It will involve fixing every nation's boundaries,

strictly limiting the size of armaments, laying down the principles underlying the

relations among governments, and ascertaining all international agreements and

obligations.

The Universal House of Justice, Messages 1963 to 1986, p. 745

The achievement of transmutation of elements

Then it is evident that in the beginning matter was one, and that one matter appeared in different aspects in each element. Thus various forms were produced, and these various aspects as they were produced became permanent, and each element was specialized. But this permanence was not definite, and did not attain realization and perfect existence until after a very long time. Then these elements became composed, and organized and combined in infinite forms; or rather from the composition and combination of these elements innumerable beings appeared.This composition and arrangement, through the wisdom of God and His preexistent might, were produced from one natural organization, which was composed and combined with the greatest strength, conformable to wisdom, and according to a universal law. From this it is evident that it is the creation of God, and is not a fortuitous composition and arrangement. This is why from every natural composition a being can come into existence, but from an accidental composition no being can come into existence.

Abdu'l-Baha, Some Answered Questions, p. 181

Space travel will become a reality

I know, verily, that the universal, never ending, eternal, bright and divine establishments are only the diffusing of the breaths of God, and the spreading of the instructions of God, and all that are beside these, though they be the reigning over all the regions of the earth, or the construction of railroads from the earth to the heavens, or means of transportation with the rapidity of rising lightning from the globe of earth to the globe of the sun, all are mortal, perishing, demolishing and disadvantageous, in comparison with the divine establishments.

Abdu'l-Baha, Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha v1, p. 32

Every fixed star has its own planets…

The learned men, that have fixed at several thousand years the life of this earth, have failed, throughout the long period of their observation, to consider either the number or the age of the other planets. Consider, moreover, the manifold divergencies that have resulted from the theories propounded by these men. Know thou that every fixed star hath its own planets, and every planet its own creatures, whose number no man can compute.


Is anybody

out there?

Realization that some form of cancer might be contagious or communicable

…that just as the bodily diseases like consumption and cancer are contagious, likewise the spiritual diseases are also infectious.

Compilations, Lights of Guidance, p. 183

No evidence for Missing Link will ever be found

But from the beginning of man's existence he is a distinct species. In the same way, the embryo of man in the womb of the mother was at first in a strange form; then this body passes from shape to shape, from state to state, from form to form, until it appears in utmost beauty and perfection. But even when in the womb of the mother and in this strange form, entirely different from his present form and figure, he is the embryo of the superior species, and not of the animal; his species and essence undergo no change. Now, admitting that the traces of organs which have disappeared actually exist, this is not a proof of the impermanence and the non-originality of the species.

Abdu'l-Baha, Baha'i World Faith - Abdu'l-Baha Section, p. 300

Baha’u’llah andthe Baha’i Faith

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Is there a Promised One foretold in all the world religions?

Judaism: He asked Elijah, ‚When will the Messiah come?‛…He sits among the wretched who are suffering from sores; all the others uncover their wounds….then he assured to you and your father a place in the world to come…..he meant ‘today’, if you hearken to His voice.

Talmud, 98a

Christianity: I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man. He came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. Daniel

7.13-14

Islam: The Apostle of Allah said, ‚Were there remaining but one day of duration of all time, God would send forth a man from the people of my house, who will fill the earth with equity as it has been filled with oppression.‛ Hadith of Muslim

Zoroastrianism: He shall be the victorious Benefactor by name and World-renovator by name. He is Benefactor because he will benefit the entire physical world. He is World-renovator because he will establish the physical living existence indestructible.

Avesta, Farvadin Yasht 13.129

Buddhism: A man whose spirit shines brightly, a man whose mind is completely unified, a man whose virtue excels everyone…such a man will truly appear in this world. Sutra of the Great Accomplishments of the Maitreya

Bah{’í Faith: O peoples of the earth! By the righteousness of God! Whatever you have been promised in the Books of your Lord, the Ruler of the Day of Return has appeared and been made manifest. Beware lest the changes and the chances of the world hold you back from Him who is the Sovereign Truth.

Bahá‟u‟lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, pp. 231-232

Hinduism: Whenever there is a decline in righteousness, O Bharat, and the rise of irreligion, it is then that I send forth My spirit. For the salvation of the good, the destruction of the evil-doers, and for firmly establishing righteousness, I manifest myself from age to age. Bhagavad Gita

9:11


What are some of the ways in which Bahá‟u‟lláh is “The Glory of God?”

He Who in such dramatic circumstances was made to sustain the overpowering weight

of so glorious a Mission was none other than the One Whom posterity will acclaim, and

Whom innumerable followers already recognize, as the Judge, the Lawgiver and

Redeemer of all mankind, as the Organizer of the entire planet, as the Unifier of the

children of men, as the Inaugurator of the long-awaited millennium, as the Originator of

a new "Universal Cycle," as the Establisher of the Most Great Peace, as the Fountain of

the Most Great Justice, as the Proclaimer of the coming of age of the entire human race,

as the Creator of a new World Order, and as the Inspirer and Founder of a world

civilization.

Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By, pp. 93-94

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What are the three stations of the Prophets of God?

The first station is the physical; the second station is the

human, which is that of the rational soul; the third is that

of the divine appearance and the heavenly splendor.

„Abdu‟l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, p. 151


The Tablet of Carmel

Call out to Zion, O Carmel, and announce the joyful tidings: He that

was hidden from mortal eyes is come! His all-conquering sovereignty

is manifest; His all-encompassing splendor is revealed. Beware lest

thou hesitate or halt. Hasten forth and circumambulate the City of

God that hath descended from heaven…., the pure in heart, and the

company of the most exalted angels. Oh, how I long to announce

unto every spot on the surface of the earth, and to carry to each one of

its cities, the glad-tidings of this Revelation -- a Revelation to which

the heart of Sinai hath been attracted, and in whose name the

Burning Bush is calling: "Unto God, the Lord of Lords, belong the

kingdoms of earth and heaven." Verily this is the Day in which both

land and sea rejoice at this announcement, the Day for which have

been laid up those things which God, through a bounty beyond the

ken of mortal mind or heart, hath destined for revelation. Ere long

will God sail His Ark upon thee, and will manifest the people of

Bahá who have been mentioned in the Book of Names.

Sanctified be the Lord of all mankind, at the mention of Whose name

all the atoms of the earth have been made to vibrate, and the Tongue

of Grandeur hath been moved to disclose that which had been wrapt

in His knowledge and lay concealed within the treasury of His

might. He, verily, through the potency of His name, the Mighty, the

All-Powerful, the Most High, is the ruler of all that is in the heavens

and all that is on earth.

Bahá‟u‟lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 4


Ere the expiration of a thousand years…

Whoso layeth claim to a Revelation direct from God, ere the expiration of a full thousand

years, such a man is assuredly a lying imposter. We pray God that He may graciously

assist him to retract and repudiate such claim. Should he repent, God will, no doubt,

forgive him. If, however, he persisteth in his error, God will, assuredly, send down one

who will deal mercilessly with him. Terrible, indeed, is God in punishing! Whosoever

interpreteth this verse otherwise than its obvious meaning is deprived of the Spirit of

God and of His mercy which encompasseth all created things. Fear God, and follow not

your idle fancies. Nay, rather follow the bidding of your Lord, the Almighty, the All-

Wise.

Bahá‟u‟lláh, The Most Holy Book, ¶37

Failure to bring about schism within the Baha’i Faith

"The Hand of Omnipotence hath established His Revelation upon an unassailable, an enduring foundation. Storms of human strife are powerless to undermine its basis, nor will men's fanciful theories succeed in damaging its structure."

Shoghi Effendi, The World Order of Baha'u'llah, p. 109

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A prayer for the unity of mankind

I hope that each one of you will become just, and direct your thoughts towards

the unity of mankind; that you will never harm your neighbors nor speak ill of

any one; that you will respect the rights of all men, and be more concerned for the

interests of others than for your own. Thus will you become torches of Divine

justice, acting in accordance with the Teaching of Bah{’u’ll{h, who, during His

life, bore innumerable trials and persecutions in order to show forth to the world

of mankind the virtues of the World of Divinity, making it possible for you to

realize the supremacy of the spirit, and to rejoice in the Justice of God.

By His Mercy, the Divine Bounty will be showered upon you, and for this I pray!

„Abdu‟l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p. 160

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