The Life and Fate of Mulla Ali Bastami: Letter of the Living, “the second believer in God” and “the first to suffer for His sake”
We will follow the life of Mulla Ali Bastami, a disciple of the Bab, a Letter of the Living, who was sent as His emissary to Iraq to propagate His Cause. Bastami who was “the first to leave the House of God (Shíráz) and the first to suffer for His sake,” was imprisoned in Baghdad […] Read More
Abdu’l-Baha and Ottoman Reformers
Baha’u’llah, and His Son and Successor ‘Abdu’l-Baha were in contact with Ottoman statesmen and reformers from the 1860s onwards. With a claim to a new religious dispensation, Baha’u’llah, calling Himself a “World Reformer,” composed many Writings stressing not only the spiritual regeneration and advancement of humanity but also material progress. Based on these Writings, ‘Abdu’l-Baha […] Read More
The Babi and Baha’i Religions in the Ottoman Empire
Despite the genesis of the Babi-Baha’i Religions in Iran, from very early on important developments took place in the neighbouring Ottoman Empire. This session will provide the historical context of events in the life of the Bab and Baha’u’llah. The session will be mainly based on the analysis of documents mainly at the Ottoman Archives […] Read More
