| FOREWORD | ||
| INTRODUCTION: The Manifestations of God | ||
1. |
THE BIRTH OF THE REVELATION |
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2. |
BAHÁ'U'LLÁH IN EXILE |
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3. |
THE WORD OF GOD |
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| The Word of God Is Independent of Acquired Knowledge | ||
| The Nature of Bahá'u'lláh's Revelation | ||
| The Creative Power of the Word of God | ||
| The Word as the Source of Knowledge | ||
| The Most Exalted Pen | ||
| The Authenticity of the Word of God | ||
| True Knowledge | ||
4. |
THE FIRST EMANATIONS OF THE SUPREME PEN |
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| The Poem of Rashh-i-'Amá | ||
| The City of Tihrán | ||
| The Sisters of Bahá'u'lláh | ||
| A Prayer on Leaving Persia | ||
5. |
THE EARLY TABLETS IN 'IRÁQ |
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| Circumstances of Their Revelation | ||
| Lawh-i-Kullu't-Ta'ám | ||
| Some Tablets Revealed in Kurdistán | ||
| The Day of God | ||
| Bahá'u'lláh's Return to Baghdád | ||
6. |
THE HIDDEN WORDS |
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7. |
SOME EARLY BELIEVERS |
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| Mullá Ridá of Muhammad-Ábád | ||
| Nabíl-i-Akbar | ||
8. |
THE SEVEN VALLEYS |
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| Siyyid Ismá'íl of Zavárih (Dhabíh) | ||
| The Four Valleys | ||
9. |
SOME OUTSTANDING TABLETS |
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| Sahífiy-i-Shattíyyih | ||
| Madínatu'r-Ridá | ||
| Madínatu't-Tawhíd | ||
| Súriy-i-Qadír | ||
| Hurúfát-i-'Állín | ||
| Lawh-i-Húríyyih | ||
| Lawh-i-Áyiy-i-Núr | ||
| Lawh-i-Fitnih | ||
| Súriy-i-Nush | ||
| Shikkar-Shikan-Shavand | ||
| Javáhiru'l-Asrár | ||
10. |
THE KITÁB-I-ÍQÁN |
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| Circumstances of Its Revelation | ||
| The Importance of the Kitáb-i-Íqán | ||
| Major Themes of the Kitáb-i-Íqán (Part One) | ||
| The reasons for man's opposition to the Prophets of God | ||
| The signs of the return of Christ | ||
| Interpretation of symbolic terms | ||
| Further reasons for man's rejection of the Prophets | ||
| Major Themes (Part Two) | ||
| The nature of God and His Manifestations | ||
| The sovereignty of the Prophets | ||
| The meaning of 'life', 'death' and 'resurrection' | ||
| The veil of knowledge | ||
| The true seeker | ||
| Proofs of the Báb's Revelation | ||
| Bahá'u'lláh anticipates His own Revelation | ||
11. |
OTHER EARLY BELIEVERS |
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| Hájí Mírzá Muhammad-Taqíy-i-Afnán | ||
| Nabíl-i-A'zam | ||
| Companions of Bahá'u'lláh | ||
12. |
BAHÁ'U'LLÁH'S APPROACHING DECLARATION |
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| Subhána-Rabbíya'l-A'lá | ||
| Lawh-i-Ghulámu'l-Khuld | ||
| Húr-i-'Ujáb | ||
| Az-Bágh-i-Iláhí | ||
| Halih-Halih-Yá-Bishárat | ||
13. |
FRIENDS AND FOES |
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| Hájí Siyyid Javád-i-Karbilá'í | ||
| Some Powerful Enemies | ||
14. |
TABLET OF THE HOLY MARINER |
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| Other Tablets of This Period | ||
15. |
MÍRZÁ YAHYÁ AND SIYYID MUHAMMAD-I-ISFAHÁNÍ |
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16. |
THE DECLARATION OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH IN THE GARDEN OF RIDVÁN |
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| His Influence on the People of Baghdád | ||
| The Festival of Ridván | ||
| Lawh-i-Ayyúb | ||
| The Significance of Ridván | ||
| Three Important Statements by Bahá'u'lláh | ||
| The Báb's Prophecies Fulfilled | ||
| Bahá'u'lláh's Departure from the Garden | ||
17. |
THE JOURNEY TO CONSTANTINOPLE |
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18. |
'HIM WHOM GOD SHALL MAKE MANIFEST' |
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APPENDIX I: Mírzá Áqá Ján |
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| APPENDIX II: Hájí Muhammad-Táhir-i-Málmírí | ||
| APPENDIX III: Vahíd | ||
| APPENDIX IV: Hájí Mírzá Karím Khán | ||
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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| REFERENCES | ||
| INDEX |
| TABLET OF THE HOLY MARINER Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh in Arabic In the handwriting of 'Abdu'l-Bahá |
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facing page |
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'ABDU'L-BAHÁ The Centre of the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh A photograph taken in Adrianople |
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BAHÁ'ÍYYIH KHÁNUM The Greatest Holy Leaf, daughter of Bahá'u'lláh A photograph taken circa 1895 |
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MÍRZÁ MÚSÁ, SURNAMED ÁQÁY-I-KALÍM A most faithful brother of Bahá'u'lláh And foremost among His Apostles |
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MÍRZÁ MUHAMMAD-QULÍ The youngest half-brother of Bahá'u'lláh Devoted to Him and steadfast in His Cause |
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THE SEALS OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH Displayed in an ornamental Persian design (As reproduced in The Bahá'í World, vol. V, p. 4) |
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MULLÁ ZAYNU'L-'ÁBIDÍN A noted scribe and Apostle of Bahá'u'lláh Surnamed by Him Zaynu'l-Muqarrabín |
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ONE SHEET OF 'REVELATION WRITING' BY MÍRZÁ ÁQÁ JÁN (reduced from the original size of 35 x 22 cms) Only the first few words are sufficiently legible to identify the passage as the third Tajallí of the Tablet of Tajallíyát |
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| A FEW LINES OF THE 'REVELATION WRITING' From the Tablet illustrated on the previous page (actual size) |
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| MÍRZÁ HUSAYN-I-ISFAHÁNÍ Entitled Mishkín-Qalam An Apostle of Bahá'u'lláh and distinguished calligrapher |
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HÁJÍ MUHAMMAD-TÁHIR-I-MÁLMÍRÍ Historian and teacher of the Faith, father of the author Some of his memoirs concerning Bahá'u'lláh are quoted in this book |
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TABLET OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH In His own handwriting Intended for Hájí Muhammad-Táhir-i-Málmírí (see page 39) |
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MULLÁ MUHAMMAD-RIDÁ OF MUHAMMAD-ÁBÁD An outstanding and heroic exponent of the Faith |
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MULLÁ MUHAMMAD-I-QÁ'INÍ An erudite teacher and Apostle of Bahá'u'lláh Surnamed by Him Nabíl-i-Akbar |
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SHAYKH SALMÁN The indefatigable special messenger of Bahá'u'lláh |
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HÁJÍ MÍRZÁ MUHAMMAD-TAQÍY-I-AFNÁN A cousin of the Báb And a renowned follower of Bahá'u'lláh |
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MULLÁ MUHAMMAD-I-ZARANDÍ Historian, Apostle of Bahá'u'lláh and His poet-laureate Surnamed by Him Nabíl-i-A'zam |
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HÁJÍ SIYYID JAVÁD-I-KARBILÁ'Í One of the 'Mirrors' of the Bábí Dispensation And an outstanding follower of Bahá'u'lláh |