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The Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh
These are powerful excerpts from Baha'u'llah's Tablets to the kings and leaders of the world. They contain His summons to the kings and rulers of the world, His summons to religious leaders and His summons to humanity. The book will help readers understand the rapid changes leading to the Lesser Peace and the "spiritualization of the world" that must occur before the Most Great Peace prophesied by Baha'u'llah can be established.
- GenresBaha I
127 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1967
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Bahá'u'lláh
208 books106 followersPersian religious leader Bahaullah, originally Mirza Huseyn Ali, a follower of the Bab, founded the Baha'i in 1863.
Baha'i, the word, signifies a follower of Bahaullah, which means the "splendor of God" in Persian.
Bahá'u'lláh, a member of the great patrician family, endowed with wealth and vast estates, ably traced lineage to the ruling dynasties of imperial past. Bahá'u'lláh turned his back on the position at court, which these advantages offered; people knew his generosity and kindliness, which made him deeply loved among his countrymen.
The religious revolution caused much social upheaval, and Bahá'u'lláh announced support for the message, so his privileged position survived not long. After the execution, authorities unleashed the the waves of violence unleashed upon the Bábis; Bahá'u'lláh, engulfed, suffered the loss of all his worldly endowments, and imprisonment, torture, and a series of banishment subjected him. In the first banishment to Baghdad, he in 1863 announced that God promised his coming as the one divine messenger.
From Baghdad, people sent Bahá'u'lláh to Constantinople, to Adrianople, and finally to Acre in the Holy Land, where he arrived as a prisoner in 1868. From Adrianople and later from Acre, Bahá'u'lláh addressed a series of letters among the most remarkable documents in religious history to the rulers of his day. They proclaimed the coming unification of humanity and the emergence of a world civilization. They called upon the monarchs, emperors, and presidents of the 19th century to reconcile their differences, to curtail their armaments, and to devote their energies to the establishment of universal peace.
Bahá'u'lláh passed away at Bahji, just north of Acre, and people buried his body. His teachings already began to spread beyond the confines of the Middle East and brought the world community, focused on the point of his shrine today.
Baha'i, the word, signifies a follower of Bahaullah, which means the "splendor of God" in Persian.
Bahá'u'lláh, a member of the great patrician family, endowed with wealth and vast estates, ably traced lineage to the ruling dynasties of imperial past. Bahá'u'lláh turned his back on the position at court, which these advantages offered; people knew his generosity and kindliness, which made him deeply loved among his countrymen.
The religious revolution caused much social upheaval, and Bahá'u'lláh announced support for the message, so his privileged position survived not long. After the execution, authorities unleashed the the waves of violence unleashed upon the Bábis; Bahá'u'lláh, engulfed, suffered the loss of all his worldly endowments, and imprisonment, torture, and a series of banishment subjected him. In the first banishment to Baghdad, he in 1863 announced that God promised his coming as the one divine messenger.
From Baghdad, people sent Bahá'u'lláh to Constantinople, to Adrianople, and finally to Acre in the Holy Land, where he arrived as a prisoner in 1868. From Adrianople and later from Acre, Bahá'u'lláh addressed a series of letters among the most remarkable documents in religious history to the rulers of his day. They proclaimed the coming unification of humanity and the emergence of a world civilization. They called upon the monarchs, emperors, and presidents of the 19th century to reconcile their differences, to curtail their armaments, and to devote their energies to the establishment of universal peace.
Bahá'u'lláh passed away at Bahji, just north of Acre, and people buried his body. His teachings already began to spread beyond the confines of the Middle East and brought the world community, focused on the point of his shrine today.
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January 11, 2021
This book is a compilation of letters written by Baha'u'llah, the Founder of the Baha'i Faith, over 100 years ago to the kings and leaders of the world. He tells them, among other things, that they must cease spending their money of wars and spend it on what will bring happiness to mankind. He addressed the rulers of the world and the Pope. All either ignored or rejected His Tablets and all lost their power. The only one who responded was Queen Victoria and the letter is in the British Library.
Baha’u’llah criticized and rebuked all of the monarchs and religious leaders for their wars, their unjust practices and their greed – except Queen Victoria. Instead, Baha’u’llah’s tablet to Victoria praised the British Empire for abolishing the slave trade and giving democracy to her country.
Baha’u’llah criticized and rebuked all of the monarchs and religious leaders for their wars, their unjust practices and their greed – except Queen Victoria. Instead, Baha’u’llah’s tablet to Victoria praised the British Empire for abolishing the slave trade and giving democracy to her country.
February 20, 2024
Exceptional. Baha'u'llah's words to the rulers of the world are as true now as they were then. If our world's leaders would hear the message in these pages today, we would be on our way towards creating a peaceful world.
June 20, 2007
interesting guy...but he has a good message.
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