The Summons Of The Lord Of Hosts

Download or read book The Summons of the Lord of Hosts written by Baháʼuʼlláh and published by Baha'i Publishing Trust. This book was released on 2006 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Summons of the Lord of Hosts brings together in one volume several major letters written by Baha'u'llah, Prophet and Founder of the Baha'i Faith, to the monarchs and leaders of His time. In these magnificent documents He exhorts world leaders to accept the basic tenets of His Faith, sets forth the nature of His mission, and establishes the standard of justice that must govern the rule of those entrusted with civil authority. Written between 1868 and 1870, leaders of the East and West are called upon to accept His teachings on the oneness of God, the unity of all religions, and the oneness of humanity. Among the leaders specifically addressed are Napoleon III, Czar Alexander II, Queen Victoria, Nasiri'd-Din Shah, and Pope Pius IX. The Summons of the Lord of Hosts is a vitally important resource for those interested in the scripture and history of the world's great religions.

Download or read book Baha'u'llah in His Own Words written by Peter Terry and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-05-24 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The autobiography of Baháâuâlláh (1817-1892), founder of the modern religion called the Baháâà Faith by its adherents.

Download or read book The Story of Baha'u'llah written by Druzelle Cederquist and published by Baha'i Publishing Trust. This book was released on 2005 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes Bahá'u'lláh's life straightforwardly but with drama and a talent for evoking the ambience of the 19th-century Persian and Ottomoan milieus. Five appendices cover a chronology of the events in the life of Bahá'ulláh's life, Bahá'ulláh's family, the branches of Islam, millennial Christians, and his younger half-brother Mírzá Yahyá.

Download or read book The Prisoner and the Kings written by William Sears and published by Baha'i Publishing Trust. This book was released on 2007 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting historical account of a prisoner in a Turkish penal colony and the world-changing letters he sent to the religious and secular leaders. Between 1867 and 1873 a solitary prisoner in a Turkish penal colony wrote a series of letters to the kings and emperors of the day, predicting with amazing accuracy the course of modern history: the fall of several nations, the overthrow of certain individual monarchs, the decline of specific religious institutions, the rise of communism, and the threat of nuclear weapons. The prisoner was Baha'u'llah, Prophet and Founder of the Baha'i Faith. What was the source of the prisoner's knowledge? What did the letters have to say about the future of humanity in the twenty-first century? The answers are here.

Download or read book Selected Writings of Baháʼuʼlláh written by Baha'u'llah and published by Baha'i Publishing Trust. This book was released on 2005 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected writings of Baháʼuʼlláh provides an overview of the Prophet's teachings, including sections on God and His Messengers, the path to God, spiritual aspects of the world civilizaton described by Baháʼuʼlláh, the nature of the human soul and its journey after death, and the renewal of God's covenant with humanity.

Download or read book The Baha'i Faith: A Guide For The Perplexed written by Robert H. Stockman and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-11-21 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founded by Bahá'u'llah in Iran in the 19th century, the Bahá'í Faith is one of the youngest of the world's major religions. Though it has over 5 million followers worldwide, it is still little understood outside of its own community. The Bahá'í Faith: A Guide for the Perplexed explores the utopian vision of the Bahá'í Faith including its principles for personal spiritual transformation and for the construction of spiritualized marriages, families, Bahá'í communities, and, ultimately, a spiritual world civilization. Aimed at students seeking a thorough understanding of this increasingly studied religion, this book is the ideal companion to studying and understanding the Bahá'í Faith, its teachings and the history of its development.

Download or read book In the Glory of the Father written by Brian D. Lepard and published by Baha'i Publishing Trust. This book was released on 2008 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Brian Lepard draws upon his childhood religious experiences and his study of the Bible and other holy books to recount his spiritual journey and discovery of the Baha'i Faith. He describes in some detail the lives of the central-figures of the Baha'i Faith: the Bab, Who heralded the coming of Baha'u'llah; Baha'u'llah, the Prophet-Founder of the Baha'i Faith; and 'Abdu'l-Baha, the son and successor of Baha'u'llah. Lepard explores the similarities between the Baha'i and Christian views of the station of Jesus Christ, biblical interpretation, and the nature of God, and he discusses whether it is possible to build the Kingdom of God on earth and how biblical prophecy has been fulfilled through the coming of Baha'u'llah. This book is aimed at Christian readers who have heard of the Baha'i Faith and are interested in learning more about the relationship between the teachings of Christianity and the teachings of the Baha'i Faith. Book jacket.