Baha'i Terms of UseEXTRACTS FROM THE WRITINGS OF BAHÁ’U’LLÁHContents
- [Baha'i Terms of Use]
- [EXTRACTS
FROM THE WRITINGS OF BAHÁ’U’LLÁH]
- [1: This is the Day in which God’s
most excellent favours have been poured...]
- [2: God’s purpose in sending
His Prophets unto men is twofold. The first is to...]
- [3: O ye that dwell on earth! The
distinguishing feature that marketh the...]
- [4: The Great Being, wishing to
reveal the prerequisites of the peace and...]
- [5: O ye rulers of the earth!
Wherefore have ye clouded the radiance of the...]
- [6: The well-being of mankind, its
peace and security, are unattainable unless...]
- [7: We pray God—exalted be His
glory—and cherish the hope that He may...]
- [8: The sixth Glad-Tidings is the
establishment of the Lesser Peace, details...]
- [9: ... In all matters moderation is
desirable. If a thing is carried to...]
- [10: First: It is incumbent upon the
ministers of the House of Justice to...]
- [11: In the abundance of Our grace
and loving-kindness We have revealed specially...]
- [12: ... They that are possessed of
wealth and invested with authority and...]
- [13: We have enjoined upon all
mankind to establish the Most Great Peace—the...]
- [14: The purpose of religion as
revealed from the heaven of God’s holy Will is...]
- [15: Our hope is that the world’s
religious leaders and the rulers thereof will...]
- [16: Take ye counsel together, and
let your concern be only for that which...]
- [EXTRACTS
FROM THE UTTERANCES OF BAHÁ’U’LLÁH]
- [17: ... Praise be to God that thou
hast attained!... Thou hast come to see a...]
- [EXTRACTS
FROM THE WRITINGS OF ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ]
- [18: Know thou that all the powers
combined have not the power to establish...]
- [19: Rest thou assured that in this
era of the spirit, the Kingdom of Peace will...]
- [20: So long as these prejudices
[religious, racial, national, political] survive,...]
- [21: At present universal peace is a
matter of great importance, but unity of...]
- [22: True civilization will unfurl
its banner in the midmost heart of the world...]
- [23: In cycles gone by, though
harmony was established, yet, owing to the...]
- [24: ...every great Cause in this
world of existence findeth visible expression...]
- [25: As far as possible, rest thou
not for a moment, travel to the North and...]
- [26: Chaos and confusion are daily
increasing in the world. They will attain...]
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FROM THE UTTERANCES OF ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ]
- [27: Today the world of humanity is
in need of international unity and...]
- [28: We will pray that the ensign of
international peace may be uplifted and that...]
- [29: Today the greatest need of the
world of humanity is discontinuance of the...]
- [30: ...because I find the American
nation so capable of achievement and this...]
- [31: In past ages humanity has been
defective and inefficient because it has been...]
- [32: All of us know that
international peace is good, that it is conducive to human...]
- [33: This has come to pass. The
powers of earth cannot withstand the...]
- [34: The most momentous question of
this day is international peace and...]
- [35: Now the glorious and brilliant
twentieth century has dawned, and the divine...]
- [36: He promulgated the adoption of
the same course of education for man and...]
- [37: The world is in greatest need of
international peace. Until it is...]
- [38: I find these two great American
nations [the United States and Canada] highly...]
- [39: The world of humanity is
possessed of two wings: the male and the female....]
- [40: A Supreme Tribunal shall be
elected by the peoples and governments of...]
- [41: A Supreme Tribunal shall be
established by the peoples and Governments of...]
- [42: As to the question of
disarmament, all nations must disarm at the same...]
- [43: Once the Parliament of Man is
established and its constituent parts...]
- [44: Every century holds the solution
of one predominating problem. Although...]
- [46: By what process, continued the
questioner, will this peace on earth be...]
- [EXTRACTS
FROM THE WRITINGS OF SHOGHI EFFENDI]
- [47: Dearly-beloved friends!
Humanity, whether viewed in the light of man’s...]
- [48: No machinery falling short of
the standard inculcated by the Bahá’í...]
- [49: The world-shaking ordeal which
Bahá’u’lláh, as quoted in the foregoing
pages,...]
- [50: The world is, in truth, moving
on towards its destiny. The...]
- [51: The principle of collective
security He [Bahá’u’lláh] unreservedly
urges;...]
- [52: During this Formative Age of the
Faith, and in the course of the present...]
- [53: The raising of this Edifice will
in turn herald the construction, in the...]
- [EXTRACTS
FROM LETTERS WRITTEN ON BEHALF OF SHOGHI EFFENDI]
- [54: The world is in great turmoil,
and what is most pathetic is that it has learned...]
- [55: Shoghi Effendi wrote his last
general letter to the western friends...]
- [56: Shoghi Effendi wishes me to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated...]
- [57: The different nations of the
world will never attain peace except after...]
- [58: The Guardian has also read with
deep interest all the enclosed papers. He...]
- [59: Whatever our shortcomings may
be, and however formidable the forces of darkness...]
- [60: As regards the International
Executive referred to by the Guardian in his...]
- [61: In connection with your teaching
work: what the Guardian wishes you to...]
- [62: With reference to your question
concerning ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s reference to...]
- [63: As regards your teaching work:
the Guardian has already advised you to...]
- [64: With reference to the question
you have asked concerning the time and...]
- [65: Though it is premature to try
and endeavour to foresee on what basis...]
- [66: What ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
meant about the women arising for peace is that this is a...]
- [67: The Seven Lights of Unity will
not necessarily appear in the order given....]
- [68: The teachings of Bahá’u’lláh
will establish a new way of life for...]
- [69: World government will come, but
we do not know the date....]
- [EXTRACTS
FROM LETTERS OF THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE]
- [70: When Bahá’u’lláh
proclaimed His Message to the world in the nineteenth...]
- [71: It is true that ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
made statements linking the establishment of...]
- [EXTRACTS
FROM LETTERS WRITTEN ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE]
- [72: ...the Bahá’í
Faith aims to eliminate all war, including nuclear. The
fundamental...]
- [73: At the present time, the subject
of nuclear disarmament has become very...]
- [74: Concerning the transition from
the present system of national sovereignty...]
- [75: It is true that Bahá’ís
are not pacifists since we uphold the use of force in...]
- [76: Bahá’u’lláh’s
principal mission in appearing at this time in human history]