The Idea of the Covenant of the World’s Religions
In religion, a covenant is a formal alliance or agreement made by God with a religious community or with humanity in general. The concept, central to the Abrahamic religions, is derived from the biblical covenants, notably from the Abrahamic covenant. Christianity asserts that God made an additional covenant through Jesus Christ, called the “new covenant”. […] Read More
The dynamics of crisis and victory in two episodes in the life of Bahá’u’lláh
This talk follows the second talk on how Bahá’u’lláh re-created the Bábi community of Baghdad: it develops the period of crisis that we alluded to but did not delve into, and it also continues Baha’u’lláh’s exile from Baghdad through Constantinople (Istanbul) and to Adrianople (Edirne). In this talk three important quotes by Shoghi Effendi on […] Read More
Video Replay * The Twin Pillars of Religion and the Succession of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
The Life, Works, and Online Courses of Professor John S. Hatcher. Please learn more by visiting his website directly, Click here – Online Video Course on the Bahá’í Faith. John’s most recent course on the Baha’i faith is, “The Twin Pillars of Religion and the Succession of ‘Abdul-Baha.” He will be available after the video […] Read More
How Bahá’u’lláh re-created the Bábí community of Baghdád
In this talk, Violetta Zein will be discussing the massively important place ‘Iráq occupies in the Bábí and Bahá’í Faith and will be concentrating on the seven years between Bahá’u’lláh’s return from his self-imposed retirement in Kurdistán and the Declaration of His Mission in the Garden of Riḍván on the eve of His departure towards […] Read More
The Elusive, Universal Search for Freedom and Human Rights
For as long as small boats could sail beyond a horizon, human beings have journeyed past the confines of their native land in search of something new and something better. While material factors such as money and resources have surely been at play, at the most fundamental level, there is a common longing and universal […] Read More
Kitab-i-Aqdas, An Introduction Part 4
Bahá’u’lláh’s book of laws was written in Arabic around 1873 while He was still imprisoned within the city of ‘Akká. It was supplemented by later Writings and by Bahá’u’lláh’s replies to a series of questions posed by one of His secretaries. The first authorized English translation was published in 1992, annotated and accompanied by supplementary […] Read MoreKitab-i-Aqdas, An Introduction Part 3
Bahá’u’lláh’s book of laws was written in Arabic around 1873 while He was still imprisoned within the city of ‘Akká. It was supplemented by later Writings and by Bahá’u’lláh’s replies to a series of questions posed by one of His secretaries. The first authorized English translation was published in 1992, annotated and accompanied by supplementary […] Read MoreKitab-i-Aqdas, An Introduction Part 2
Bahá’u’lláh’s book of laws was written in Arabic around 1873 while He was still imprisoned within the city of ‘Akká. It was supplemented by later Writings and by Bahá’u’lláh’s replies to a series of questions posed by one of His secretaries. The first authorized English translation was published in 1992, annotated and accompanied by supplementary […] Read More
