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Bahá'u'lláh

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Born: November 11 1817

Died: 2828 05 18921892

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Born in 1817, Bahá'u'lláh was a member of one of the great patrician families of Persia. The family could trace its lineage to the ruling dynasties of Persia's imperial past and was endowed with wealth and vast estates. Turning His back on the position at court which these advantages offered Him, Bahá'u'lláh became known for His generosity and kindliness which made Him deeply loved among His countrymen.

This privileged position did not long survive Bahá'u'lláh's announcement of support for the message of the Báb, Whose recent religious revolution had caused much social upheaval. Engulfed in the waves of violence unleashed upon the Bábis after the Báb's execution, Bahá'u'lláh suffered not only the loss of all His worldly endowments but was subjected to imprisonment, torture, and a series of banishments. The first was to Baghdad where, in 1863, He announced Himself as the One divine Messenger Whose coming had been promised by the Báb.

From Baghdad, Bahá'u'lláh was sent to Constantinople, to Adrianople, and finally to Acre, in the Holy Land, where He arrived as a prisoner in 1868. From Adrianople and later from Acre, Bahá'u'lláh addressed a series of letters to the rulers of His day that are among the most remarkable documents in religious history. They proclaimed the coming unification of humanity and the emergence of a world civilization. The monarchs, emperors, and presidents of the nineteenth century were called upon to reconcile their differences, curtail their armaments, and devote their energies to the establishment of universal peace.

Bahá'u'lláh passed away at Bahji, just north of Acre, and is buried there. His teachings had already begun to spread beyond the confines of the Middle East, and His Shrine is today the focal point of the world community which these teachings have brought into being.

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The Hidden Words

The Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude

The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys

The Kitab-i-Aqdas: The Most Holy Book

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

Bahá'í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers

Seven Valleys

Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas

The Summons of the Lord of Hosts

Gems of Divine Mysteries

Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá

Illumine My Heart

A Gift of Prayers and Selected Baha'i Writings

Illumine My Being: Bahá'í Prayers and Meditations for Health

Nearness to God: Readings for Morn & Eve

Fountain of Wisdom: A Collection from the Writings of Baha'u'llah

A Feast For The Soul: Meditations On The Attributes Of God: Selections From The Writings Of Baháʾuʾllah, the Báb, ʻAbduʾl-Bahá, And The Greatest Holy Leaf: A Compilation

The Universal Principles of the Reform Bahai Faith

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