| FOREWORD | ||
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BAHÁ'U'LLÁH'S ARRIVAL AT 'AKKÁ |
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| The Alexandria Incident | ||
| The Most Great Prison | ||
| The Desolate City | ||
| Lawh-i-Salmán (Tablet of Salmán) | ||
| The Templers of Haifa | ||
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'THE CAUSE OF GOD WILL FLOURISH THROUGH PERSECUTION' |
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| Lawh-i-Ra'ís | ||
| On Miracles | ||
| Tests and Trials | ||
3. |
THE PRISONER |
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| Believers in the Holy Land | ||
| Some Early Pilgrims | ||
| Citizens of 'Akká | ||
4. |
TRUSTEES OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH |
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5. |
LAWH-I-FU'ÁD |
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| Shaykh Kázim-i-Samandar | ||
| The Conversion of Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl | ||
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THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL RULERS |
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| Tablet to Napoleon III | ||
| Tablet to Pope Pius IX | ||
| Tablet to Czar Alexander II | ||
| Tablet to Queen Victoria | ||
| On World Unity | ||
7. |
SÚRIY-I-HAYKAL |
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8. |
KINGS AND ECCLESIASTICS |
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| Kings Addressed in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas | ||
| On Monarchy | ||
| Religious Leaders Addressed in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas | ||
| Proclamation to the Jewish Leadership | ||
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THE PRIDE OF MARTYRS |
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| Dispatch of the Lawh-i-Sultán | ||
| The Story of Badí' | ||
| The Fortitude of the Martyrs | ||
| The Station of Badí' | ||
| Divine Chastisement | ||
10. |
THE DEATH OF THE PUREST BRANCH |
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| Lawh-i-Pisar-'Amm (Tablet to the Cousin) | ||
11. |
THE WRONGED ONE OF THE WORLD |
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| The Prison Gates Open | ||
| Lawh-i-Ru'yá (Tablet of Vision) | ||
| Lawb-i-Qad Ihtaraqa'l-Mukhlisún (The Fire Tablet) | ||
| Submission of the Manifestation of God to Trials | ||
| Murder of Three Azalís | ||
| Problems of Historical Evaluation | ||
| The Majesty of Bahá'u'lláh | ||
12. |
FIRST CONVERTS OUTSIDE THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY |
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| The Story of Ismu'lláhu'l-Asdaq | ||
| Lawh-i-Ahbáb (Tablet of the Friends) | ||
| Religious Minorities in Persia | ||
| The Story of Hakím Masíh, the First Jewish Believer | ||
| Zoroastrians Enter the Faith | ||
| Lawh-i-Mánikchí Sáhib | ||
| Lawh-i-Haft Pursish (Tablet of Seven Questions) | ||
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KITÁB-I-AQDAS |
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| 1. THE LAW OF GOD | ||
| Obedience to the Laws of God | ||
| The Covenant of God with Man | ||
| Reward and Punishment | ||
| Bahá'u'lláh's View of Liberty | ||
| The Infallibility of the Manifestation | ||
14. |
KITÁB-I-AQDAS |
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| 2. A NEW WORLD ORDER | ||
| The Bahá'í Administrative Order | ||
15. |
KITÁB-I-AQDAS |
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| 3. DIVINE EDUCATION | ||
| 'Immerse Yourselves in the Ocean of My Words' | ||
| Education of Children | ||
| Teaching the Cause | ||
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KITÁB-I-AQDAS |
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| 4. WORSHIP AND DAILY LIFE | ||
| The Mashriqu'l-Adhkár | ||
| The Obligatory Prayer | ||
| Work as Worship | ||
| The Nineteen Day Feast | ||
| Abolition of Monasticism and Confession of Sins | ||
| Health and Medicine: Lawh-i-Tibb (Tablet of Medicine) | ||
| Marriage | ||
| Music: 'Spiritual Food of the Hearts and Souls' | ||
| 'That No One Should Exalt Himself over the Other' | ||
17. |
KITÁB-I-AQDAS |
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| 5. THE COVENANT OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH | ||
| Our Part in the Covenant | ||
| 'We Are With You at All Times' | ||
18. |
LAST DAYS WITHIN THE CITADEL |
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APPENDIX I: The Transfer of the Remains of the Báb |
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| APPENDIX II: Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl of Gulpáygán | ||
| APPENDIX III: The Burial of the Purest Branch and the Mother of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. From an article by Rúhíyyih Rabbanni | ||
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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| REFERENCES | ||
| INDEX |
| THE FIRST PAGE OF THE KITÁB-I-AQDAS In the handwriting of 'Abdu'l-Bahá |
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'AKKÁ IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY |
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between pages |
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AN AERIAL VIEW OF 'AKKÁ The barracks are shown in the centre foreground |
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THE SEA GATE OF 'AKKÁ Here Bahá'u'lláh entered the prison city |
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THE BARRACKS GATE At the top of the stairway, on the east side of the barracks. Bahá'u'lláh entered the Most Great Prison through this gate |
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THE CELL OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH |
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'THE LORD IS NIGH' Inscription over the doorway of one of the Templer houses |
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THE COURTYARD OF THE BARRACKS, C.1920 The waterpool is in the centre. It is probably in this courtyard that the tent was pitched for the washing of the body of the Purest Branch |
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THE BARRACKS FROM BEYOND THE MOAT Bahá'í pilgrims would try to catch a glimpse of Bahá'u'lláh from this distance |
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MÍRZÁ 'ABDU'R-RAHÍM Despite the presence of the soldiers guarding the prison, he went inside the barracks and attained the presence of Bahá'u'lláh |
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COLONEL AHMAD-I-JARRÁH Commander of the Guard during Bahá'u'lláh's imprisonment in the barracks. He later became a believer |
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HÁJÍ ABU'L-HASAN-I-AMÍN Trustee of Bahá'u'lláh and one of His Apostles |
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INTERIOR OF THE PUBLIC BATH IN 'AKKÁ |
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HÁJÍ ÁKHÚND (left) and HÁJÍ AMÍN (right) In the prison of Qazvín. Their feet are in stocks and their necks chained, with the gaoler in attendance |
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SHAYKH KÁZIM-I-SAMANDAR One of the Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh and a devoted teacher of the Cause |
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USTÁD HUSAYN-I-NA'L-BAND The blacksmith who first encountered Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl |
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MÍRZÁ ABU'L-FADL Eminent Bahá'í scholar, Apostle of Bahá'u'lláh and foremost expounder of His Faith |
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MÁNIKCHÍ SÁHIB A Zoroastrian envoy who became an admirer of Bahá'u'lláh and received some Tablets from Him. Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl acted as his secretary for some time and was his link with Bahá'u'lláh (see p. 269) |
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HÁJÍ SHÁH KHALÍLU'LLÁH-I-FÁRÁNÍ An eminent Bahá'í who attained the presence of Bahá'u'lláh in 'Akká |
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MÍRZÁ 'AZÍZU'LLÁH-I-JADHDHÁB A Bahá'í of Jewish origin who was directed by Bahá'u'lláh to proclaim the Faith to Baron Rothschild |
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BADÍ', THE PRIDE OF MARTYRS In front of him may be seen the branding irons in the brazier of fire |
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ÁQÁ RIDÁY-I-SA'ÁDATÍ Who attained the presence of Bahá'u'lláh in 'Akká |
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MÍRZÁ MIHDÍ, THE PUREST BRANCH Bahá'u'lláh's cherished son whose death in the barracks of 'Akká released enormous forces for the unity of the human race |
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THE PUREST BRANCH WITH 'ABDU'L-BAHÁ A photograph taken in Adrianople |
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THE HOUSE OF 'ABBÚD IN 'AKKÁ, C. 1920 The balcony surrounds the room Bahá'u'lláh was later to occupy. The house of 'Údí Khammár may be seen at the back; this was His residence at first |
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THE KHÁN-I-'AVÁMÍD The caravanserai in 'Akká where many of Bahá'u'lláh's followers were accommodated after leaving the barracks |
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THE GOVERNORATE A modern view looking across to the room where Bahá'u'lláh was interrogated. The building is now used as a school |
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THE KHÁN-I-SHÁVIRDÍ A caravanserai in 'Akká where Bahá'u'lláh was kept in custody for one night during the interrogation |
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HAKÍM MASÍH The first believer converted to the Faith from the Jewish community of Persia |
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KAY- KHUSRAW-I-KHUDÁDÁD Believed to be the first to embrace the Faith of Bahá'u'lláh from the Zoroastrian community |
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THE HOUSE OF 'ÚDÍ KHAMMÁR IN 'AKKÁ The room where the Kitáb-i-Aqdas was revealed is at the upper left |
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THE ROOM WHERE THE KITÁB-I-AQDAS WAS REVEALED The room of Bahá'u'lláh in the house of 'Údí Khammár. The furnishings were added later |
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HÁJÍ MUHAMMAD KHÁN-I-BALÚCH An eminent personality who chose to work as a servant of Bahá'u'lláh |
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MÍRZÁ MUHAMMAD ENTITLED NA'ÍM A great Bahá'í poet and teacher of the Faith |
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THE ROOM OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH IN THE HOUSE OF 'ABBÚD Bahá'u'lláh's head-dress has been placed in the corner of the divan where He usually sat |
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A VIEW OF THE AQUEDUCT Restored to use at Bahá'u'lláh's request, the aqueduct brought fresh water to 'Akká |