1996 is most recent copyright for this edition: index entry that includes the paragraph below: Shoghi Effendi, leadership of Bah‡'’ community, p. v (for page vi) At head of preface: [Shoghi Effendi, great-grandson of Bah‡'u'll‡h, founder of the Bah‡'’ Faith, was the spiritual head of the Bah‡'’ World Community from 1921 until his passing in 1957. The following commentary on the origin and aims of the Bah‡'’ Faith is excerpted from a statement prepared by him in 1947 for the United Nations Special Palestine Committee.] INDEX References to the words of Shoghi Effendi are indexed by paragraph number.
References to explanatory material not written by Shoghi Effendi are indexed by page number and preceded by the abbreviation "p." 'Abdu'l-'Az’z (Sult‡n of Turkey), 39, 158 'Abdu'l-Bah‡ and, 149-50 Bah‡'u'll‡h and, iv, 24, 39, 149-57, 170 Bah‡'u'll‡h's messages to, 86-96, 151-56 fate of dynasty of, 149, 158-62, 173 'Abdu'l-Bah‡ catastrophies during His ministry, 118, 135, 149 life and suffering of, 27-30, 32, 149, 272 prophecies of, 28, 225, 278, 287, 295-97 titles of Center of the Covenant, 27, 150, 160, 225 Exemplar, 27, 32, 272 Writings of, excerpts from, 30, 210, 225, 231, 278, 292, 295-97 'Abdu'l-Ham’d II (Sult‡n of Turkey), 27, 150, 159, 160 'Abdu'l-Maj’d (Sult‡n of Turkey), 158 Abraham (Friend of God), 198, 216 Account, call to, 6, 44, 64, 92, 151 çdhirb‡yj‡n, B‡b in, 14, 167 Administrative Order, 33, 149, 194, 250, 290 Adrianople Bah‡'u'll‡h in, iv, 22, 108, 119, 152, 170, 210 Bah‡'u'll‡h writes of, 152 fate of, 152-53, 158-59 Ahmad Sh‡h (Sh‡h of Persia), 171 'Akk‡ (Most Great Prison) Bah‡'u'll‡h in, iv, 9, 22, 24, 27, 85, 111, 149, 158 Bah‡'u'll‡h writes of, 116, 122, 170, 179, 192 Alexander II (Czar of Russia), 39, 70, 136-37 Bah‡'u'll‡h's Tablet to, 75-78, 136 Alexander III (Czar of Russia), 137 'Al’.
See B‡b, the, 'Al’, Im‡m, 234 'Al’ P‡sh‡ (Grand Vizir of Turkey), 158, 163 çmul, Bah‡'u'll‡h in, 21 Anarchy, 11, 171 çq‡s’, H‡j’ M’rz‡ (Prime Minister of Persia), 14, 167 Aqs‡ Mosque (Jerusalem), 79, 85 Ark, Crimson, 56, 181 Armaments, 42, 61 Armenia, 159 Austria-Hungary, 39, 129, 145-46, 159, 161, 259. See also Hapsburg, House of. B‡b, the Bah‡'u'll‡h wept for by, 18, 227 clergy challenged by, 210 declaration of, 118 execution of, 14, 41, 148, 165, 170, 227 lineage of, 243, 266 martyrdom of, 17, 32, 78, 109, 170, 247, 249 persecution of, 10-16, 109, 167, 272 prophecies of, 4, 27, 37, 167, 211-13, 244 referred to as 'Al’, 18 Countenance of God, 104 Forerunner of Bah‡'u'll‡h, iv Gate of God, 4 Herald, iv, 27, 32, 37, 109, 148, 243, 249, 266, 272 Light of God, 104 Primal Point, 14, 78, 104, 170 Remembrance of God, 41, 67, 103, 167, 211, 212 Temple of the Cause, 170 rejection of, 12, 35, 41 Writings of, excerpts from Bay‡n, 16 Dal‡'il-i-Sab'ih (Seven Proofs), 35 Qayyœm-i-Asm‡' (Surih of Joseph), 4, 65-67, 103, 118, 167, 211-13, 244 Tablet to Muhammad Sh‡h, 15, 104-07 B‡b’ Faith Bah‡'u'll‡h's leadership of, 19, 21, 24 persecution of, 10-16, 20, 21, 148, 165, 170 Bad’', 116, 162, 210 Baghd‡d, Bah‡'u'll‡h in, vi, 210. See also 'Ir‡q. Bah‡, people of (Bah‡'’s) instructions for, iii, 6, 70, 109, 283, 303-04 kings and, 55, 173, 186 Bah‡'’ Faith Administrative Order of, 32-34, 149, 194, 250, 290 Apostolic Age of, 68 attiorfe toward other religions, 262-71 first century of, 6, 9, 27, 32, 117, 118, 272, 273, 283 Formative Age of, 68, 149 Golden Age of, ii, 286-92 growth of, 32-34 institutions of, 13, 26, 32, 173, 290 non-political nature of, v persecution of, 12, 13, 26, 32, 163, 164, 188, 189, 243 principles of, i-v promise of, 26, 33 purpose of, 265 World Order of, 237, 290, 301 See also Bah‡'u'll‡h. Bah‡'u'll‡h advent of announced by Jesus, 64, 69, 302 identified with the coming of the Father, 73, 75, 109, 127, 249, 256, 262 "on the clouds," 64, 71, 75, 127 prophesied by other religions, 19, 35, 78, 79, 191-93, 254, 256 B‡b’s and, 19, 21, 24 banishments of, iv, 9, 12, 22, 24, 27, 148, 150 (in chronological order) to S’y‡h-Ch‡l, iv, 19, 20, 165, 170 to 'Ir‡q, iv, 21, 170 to Constantinople, iv, 22, 149, 158, 170 to Adrianople, iv, 22, 149 to 'Akk‡, iv, 9, 22, 24, 27, 111, 116, 149, 158, 170, 192 clergy and. See Clergy. death of, iv, 22, 247 House of, 32 Kingdom of. See Kingdom. kings and. See Kings and rulers lack of education of, 97, 202 longings for martyrdom, 73, 102, 109, 254 Mission announced to, 19, 97 patience of, 25, 57, 77, 102, 256 persecutions, afflictions, and sufferings of, 9, 18-25, 47, 94, 95, 102, 109, 123, 174, 224, 272 gladness despite, 77, 254 purpose of, 41, 112 Prophets bewail, 18, 222, 227, 247 prophecies of. See Prophecies and warnings. purpose of, ii, 35, 55, 77, 113, 181, 265 referred to as Ancient Beauty, 18, 192 Author, 27, 32, 37, 109, 158, 176 Dayspring of Divine Revelation, 83 Dayspring of God's Light, 85 Divine Physician, 281 Divine Prisoner, 108, 116, 127 Dove of Eternity, 164 Exile, 108 Father, 73, 75, 109, 127, 249, 256 Founder, 9, 148, 150, 272 Glory of God, iv God's Vicar on earth, 108 Husayn-'Al’, M’rz‡, iv Incomparable Branch, 297 Incomparable Friend, 193 King of the Day of Reckoning, 256 King of Kings, 37, 54, 257 King of Revelation, 71 Light, 69, 85, 145, 256, 261 Lord of all men, 253 Lord of Lords, 71, 127 Laid of Revelation, 112 Most Great Law, 192 Most Great Name, 69, 74, 255 Most Great Remembrance of God, 212 Most Mighty Bell, 69 Most Sublime Pen, 206 Ocean of Knowledge, 199 Pen of Glory, 164 Pen of the Most High, 199 Prime Mover, 116 Promised One, 127, 262 Servant, 110, 122 Supreme Messenger of God, 282 Tongue of Grandeur, 220, 298 Tongue of Revelation, 74 True One, 80 Truth, 111 Vicegerent of God, 9, 37 Voice of God, 41, 192, 204, 285 Word, 127 Wronged One, 18, 20, 59, 70, 224 Youth, 98, 111, 164, 205 rejection of, clergy and kings responsible for, 35, 193-209, 272 results of recognition of, 41, 56, 66, 69, 77, 78, 79, 86, 87, 99, 164, 181 results of rejection of, iv, 32, 35, 64, 117, 272, 300 Revelation of, iv, 9, 19, 31, 35, 52, 108, 129, 191 World Order of, 9, 32, 51, 237, 287, 290, 301 See also Bah‡'u'll‡h, Writings of Bah‡'u'll‡h, Writings of Alexander II, Tablet to, 75-78, 136-37 Bish‡r‡t (Glad Tidings), 180 Christian clergy, message to, 252-56 Christian kings, messages to, 25, 63-64 Episde to the Son of the Wolf, 20, 122, 177, 192, 214-15 excerpts from unnamed Tablets, 3, 7, 8, 9, 14, 18, 25, 31, 34, 37, 65, 112, 170, 175, 183, 184, 191-93, 197-201, 210, 214-21, 287, 292, 294, 298 Hidden Words (Book of F‡timih), 215 Kit‡b-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book), 51-57, 83-85, 96, 140-41, 145, 155, 181, 186, 202-09 Kit‡b-i-êq‡n (Book of Certitude), 196, 210, 266 Lawh-i-Burh‡n (Tablet of the Proof), 222, 244 Lawh-i-Fu'‡d, 156 Lawh-i-Haykal, 112 Lawh-i-Ra'’s, 111, 115, 152, 158, 185 Lawh-i-Sult‡n (Tablet to N‡siri'd-D’n Sh‡h), 97-102, 110, 164, 182, 210, 215 names of, 112 Napoleon III, Tablets to, 69-70, 121, 123 Pope Pius IX, Tablet to, 71-74, 127, 261 Queen Victoria, Tablet to, 58-62, 79-82 Ridv‡nu'l-'Adl (Paradise of Justice), 185 scope of, iv, 9, 68, 108-09, 115, 202, 251 Shaykh Salm‡n, Tablet to, 175 Sœriy-i-Haykal, 118 Sœriy-i-Mulœk (Sœrih of Kings), 25, 40, 41-50, 86-95, 119, 151, 174, 195, 224 Balkans, 159, 259 Bay‡n, 16, 103, 211, 212 Berlin, 83, 140, 144 Bethlehem, 256 Bible, quotations from, 64, 177, 192, 261, 293 Bish‡r‡t (Glad Tidings), 180 Bismarck (German statesman), 132, 144 Bolshevism, 136, 259 Bonaparte, Louis, 120 Bosnia, 159 Browne, Edward G., 287 Buddhism, 194, 270 Bulgaria, 159 Burning Bush (Fire in Tree), 69, 75, 202 Caliphate, iv, 39, 118, 149, 154, 158, 224, 226, 238-47 Catholic Church, 257-59. See also Pius IX, Pope. China, 174 Christianity Book of. See Evangel; Gospel. Catholic Church, 257-59. See also Pius IX, Pope. Christ. See Jesus Christ. clergy. See Clergy, Christian. fate of, 259 kings, 25, 40, 63-64 monks, 72, 251, 256 Orthodox, 259, 260, 266 Papacy. See Pius IX, Pope. rejection of Muhammad, 35 Civilization crises of, 2-9, 32-33, 118, 287-88, 300 cause, 32, 188-89, 272-73, 275, 282-83, 300 results of, 6, 8, 32, 300 false gods of, 32, 276-82 transformation of, ii, 8, 33, 112, 286-304 Clarendon, 129 Clergy, 187-264 authority of, 10, 36, 196, 230-31, 272 Bah‡'u'll‡h's summonses to, iv, 37, 109, 188-93 Christian, 195, 200, 251-64 Bah‡'u'll‡h's summonses to, iv, 251-56 decline of, 118, 127-35, 257-62 Papacy. See Pius IX, Pope. Jewish, 192, 196, 200, 254, 271 Muslim, 210-50 B‡b's summonses to, 210, 212-13 Bah‡'u'll‡h's summonses to, iv, 41-52, 210-14, 224 Caliphate, 39, 118, 149, 154, 158, 224, 226, 238-47 decline of, 224, 227-50, 263 hatred shown by, 10, 216 persecution of B‡b’s and Bah‡'’s by, 19, 41, 188, 194, 216 power lost by, 32, 37, 175, 187 responsible for rejection of Manifestations, 35, 193, 196-209, 273 Zoroastrian, iv, 91, 193, 194 Clouds, 18, 263 Christian clergy are, 215, 257 "come on the clouds," 64, 71, 75, 127 "Come on the clouds," 64, 71, 75, 127 Communism, 144, 258, 276, 278 Constantinople Bah‡'u'll‡h in, iv, 22, 153, 158, 170 Bah‡'u'll‡h writes of, 91, 96, 155, 170, 245 Caliphate in, 224, 240-41 fate of, 153, 160-62, 245 Country, love of, v, 279, 298, 299. See also Nationalism. Covenant Bah‡'u'll‡h's, 27, 51 Center of, 27, 150, 160, 225 Everlasting, 302 God's, 198 Crimean War, 70, 123, 125, 129, 158 Crimson Ark, 56, 181 Curzon of Kedleston, Lord, 10 Cyprus, 159 Dal‡'il-i-Sab'ih (Seven Proofs), 35 David, 192, 239 Day promised, 3, 74, 191 of God, 69, 191, 193, 261 of ingathering, 74 of Judgment, 45, 103, 151 of Reckoning, 236, 255-57 of Resurrection, 103, 167, 211 this, 192, 193, 207, 255 Denmark, 174, 259 Divorce, 280 "Drops from one Ocean,"279 Drunkenness, 280 Earth "but one country," 279 See also World. Eclecticism, 11 Egypt, 159, 160 England, 133. See also Victoria. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, 20, 122, 177, 192, 214-15 Esslemont, Dr. J. E., 20 Evangel, 78, 256. See also Gospel. Fath-'Al’ Sh‡h (Sh‡h of Persia), 167 F‡timih, 215, 222, 227 "Fingers of one hand," 279 France, 119-26, 129, 132, 159, 259. See also Napoleon III. Francis Ferdinand (Archduke of Austria-Hungary), 146 Francis Joseph (King-emperor of Austria-Hungary), 39, 145-46 Bah‡'u'll‡h's message to, 85, 145 Frederick III (Kaiser of Germany), 140 "Fruits of one tree," 279 Fu'‡d P‡sh‡ (Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs), 156 Gambling, 280 Germany, 39, 126, 139-44. See also William I. Gladstone, 159 God, anger of, 3, 32, 153 breeze of, 41, 70, 79, 97, 112, 191, 192, 224, 253, 255 chastisement of, 3, 4, 7, 45, 116, 174, 213, 227, 277, 284 Day of, 69, 191, 193, 261 devotion to, 186 fear of, 15, 41, 42, 43, 67, 92, 151, 174, 191, 203, 204, 207, 211, 256 glory of, 69, 186 judgment of, 6-9, 158, 272, 285 justice of, 7, 48, 71, 74, 164, 174, 212, 254, 275, 284, 285 Kingdom of. See Kingdom. love for, 69, 74, 175 Manifestations of. See Manifestations of God. men's hearts and, 55, 69, 93, 97, 181, 183, 261, 276 Messengers of. See Manifestations of God. precepts, commandments, and laws of, 41-45, 47-48, 50-52, 59-62, 87-92, 151, 177 purpose of, 286-88 trust in, 43, 50, 74, 86, 90, 151 unity of, 93-94, 109, 198 winds of, 2, 97, 112, 210 Golden Age, ii, 286-92. See also Kingdom. Gospel, 35, 79, 261, 269, 293. See also Evangel. Governments all will change, 287 kingship, 32, 93, 99, 176-86 loyalty to, v See also Kings and rulers. Greek Orthodox Church, 259-60, 266 Hapsburg, House of, 118, 135, 145-46, 148, 172. See also Austria-Hungary. Hearts of men and God, 55, 69, 93, 181, 183, 261, 276 Hell, 3-4, 103-04, 167, 248 Heresy, 11 Herod, 76 Herzegovina, 159 Hidden Words, 215 Hinduism, 194, 270 Hohenzollern dynasty, 118, 135, 148, 172. See also Germany. Holland, 174 Holy Roman Empire, 39, 139, 147-48 Humanity. See Mankind. Hungary. See Austria-Hungary. Husayn, Im‡m, 213, 244, 266 Husayn-'Al’, M’rz‡, iv. See also Bah‡'u'll‡h. Idols, 263, 273, 276, 280 Im‡ms, 177, 234, 247, 266, 271 'Al’, 234 Caliphate and, 242 Hidden, 195, 228, 232, 234, 247 Husayn, 213, 244, 268 Rid‡, 235 Immorality, 11, 280 Independent investigation of trust, iii, 196 Infallibility, Papal, 128 India, 66 Infidels, 4, 18, 112, 114 Injustice, 32, 34, 41-42, 70, 76, 94, 208, 277 Innocent III, Pope, 133 Ir‡n. See Persia. 'Ir‡q, 21, 96, 170, 210 Irreligion, 32, 69, 258, 273, 280 Isaiah, 192 Isfah‡n, 210, 232, 235 Isl‡m Book of. See Qur'‡n. clergy. See Clergy, Muslim. kings. See Caliphate; Persia, Sh‡hs of Q‡j‡r dynasty. traditions of, 245, 247 See also Sh’'ih Isl‡m; Sunn’ Isl‡m. Italy, 129, 132, 259 Jam‡l P‡sh‡ (Turkish commander-in-chief in Syria), 27, 160 Jerusalem, 85, 192, 239, 246 Jesus Christ Bah‡'u'll‡h announced by, 64, 69, 302 Bah‡'u'll‡h's teachings on, 269-71 followers of, summoned by Bah‡'u'll‡h, 9, 114, 191, 251-56, 261 purpose of, 293 quotations from, 64, 177, 261, 293 referred to as Him Whom We aided with the Holy Spirit, 69 Prince of Peace, 260, 261 Son, 72, 73, 75, 114, 127, 254, 257, 269, 302 Son of God, 249 Son of Man, 269 Spirit, 72, 177, 209, 221, 254, 261 Spirit of God, 64, 70, 76, 198, 269 rejection and sufferings of, 71, 72, 76, 198, 221, 239, 249, 254 sadness at treatment of Bah‡'u'll‡h, 18, 227 Judaism and Jews Bah‡'’ Faith and, 194, 216, 270 Bah‡'u'll‡h's messages to, 9, 192-93, 251 Jesus' treatment by, 72, 198, 221, 239, 249, 254 persecution of, 239, 249 Judgment Day of, 44, 103, 151 of God, 6-9, 158, 272, 285 Justice Bah‡'u'll‡h calls for, 42, 91, 97, 151, 164, 209, 275 future, 33, 59, 186, 287 Most Great, 8 of divines, 271 of God, 7, 42, 45, 71, 164, 174, 254, 285 of kings, 25, 42, 43, 44, 46, 48, 81, 89, 91, 123, 174, 177, 182 Karbil‡, 210, 232 Kingdom, 70, 78, 127 of Bah‡'u'll‡h, 77, 256 of God, 55, 56, 75, 85, 186, 202 promised by Jesus Christ, ii, 73, 127, 257, 261, 302 Kings and rulers authority of, 36, 38, 108, 137, 272 B‡b's summonses to, 37-39, 65-67 Bah‡'u'll‡h prays for, 95 Bah‡'u'll‡h's summonses to, 9, 36-40, 108, 109, 119 Christian, 25, 40, 63-64, 68 duty of, 26, 47, 48, 123, 174, 176, 272 fate of, 2, 32, 38, 116-75, 185 glory of, 41, 46, 98, 181, 184, 186 God chooses, as His shadow, 93, 98, 164, 182 justice of, 25, 42, 43, 44, 47, 48, 81, 89, 123, 174 king who will arise, 54, 56, 181, 184, 186 kingship, 32, 93, 99, 176-86 Lesser Peace of, 56, 60, 301 responsible for rejection of Bah‡'u'll‡h, 35, 272 results of recognition of Bah‡'u'll‡h, 41, 55, 56, 66, 69, 78, 86, 99, 164, 181, 184 results of rejection of Bah‡'u'll‡h, 32, 35, 64, 116-75, 272-74, 300 treasures of, 43, 46, 52, 59, 69, 70, 74, 90, 151, 202, 207, 232 vassals to God, 54, 82, 163 Writings to effect of, 68 excerpts from, 41-61, 69-107, 174, 175 nature of, 108-15 reactions to, 12, 68, 116, 117, 157, 162 See also 'Abdu'l-Az’z; Alexander II; Francis Joseph; Napoleon III; Persia, Sh‡hs of Q‡j‡r dynasty; Turkey, Sult‡ns of House of 'Uthm‡n; Victoria; William I. Kit‡b-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book), 51-57, 83-85, 96, 140-41, 145, 155, 181, 186, 202-09 Kit‡b-i-êq‡n (Book of Certitude), 196, 210, 266 Language, universal, 296 Lawh-i-Burh‡n (Tablet of the Proof), 222, 244 Lawh-i-Fu'‡d, 156 Lawh-i-Haykal, 112 Lawh-i-Ra'’s, 111, 152, 185 Lawh-i-Sult‡n (Tablet to N‡siri'd-D’n Sh‡h), 97-102, 110, 164, 182, 210, 215 Lawlessness, 280 [League of Nations], world's highest tribunal, 32 "Leaves of one branch," 279 Lesser Peace, 58, 60, 301 Letters of the Living, 16, 118 Lote-Tree, 79, 99, 214 Louis XIV (King of France), 126 M‡kœ, B‡b in, 16 Manifestations of God clergy prevent recognition of, 195-209 oneness of, iii, 109, 264-71 persecution of Bah‡'u'll‡h lamented by, 18, 222, 227, 247 progressive revelation of, i, 264, 265-71, 291-92 recognition of, 80 sacrifices and sufferings of, 196, 209 See also Abraham; B‡b, the; Bah‡'u'll‡h; Jesus; Christ; Moses; Muhammad. Mankind destiny and mission of, 6, 7, 33, 285, 304 evolution and maturation of, ii, 6, 109, 288 God aware of doings of, 7, 80 moral condition of, 6, 12, 32, 280 service of, 279 "strange sleep" of, 9 unification of, i-v, 9, 109, 285, 287, 301 unity of, iii, 109, 285, 293, 295-96 Manœchihr Kh‡n (governor of Isfah‡n), 210 Marie (Queen of Rumania), 26, 266 Marriage, 256, 280 Martyrs B‡b, the. See B‡b, the. B‡b’, 10, 11, 165 Bad’', 116, 162, 210 Bah‡'u'll‡h's son, 9 Im‡m Husayn, 109 Mary, Virgin, 128, 269 [Mashriqu'l-Adhk‡r at 'Ishq‡b‡d], Mother-Temple, 32 Materialism, 258, 280. See also Treasures. Maximilian, 146 M‡zindar‡n, Bah‡'u'll‡h in, iv, 21 Mecca, 79, 160, 210, 240 Medina, 210, 240 "Members of one body," 279 Mexico, 146, 259 Miracles, 210, 233 Moderation, 42, 91, 151 Montenegro, 159 Morality, decline of, 32, 280 "Morally bankrupt, spiritually destitute," 32 Moses (Him Who discoursed with God), 198, 216 Most Great Justice, 8 Law, 53, 192 Name, 69, 74, 255 Peace, 8, 58, 60, 287, 302 Prison, 9, 122, 179, 192. See also 'Akk‡. Mother-Temple, 32 Muhammad Bah‡'u'll‡h's teachings on, 266, 268 Book of. See Qur'‡n. followers of, summoned by Bah‡'u'll‡h, 9, 191 nationhood taught by, 294, 299 referred to as Apostle of God, 177, 209, 222, 227, 242, 247, 264, 266, 268, 294 Prophet of God, 35, 240, 263 Seal of the Prophets, 198 rejection of, 35, 198, 209 weeps for Bah‡'u'll‡h, 18, 222, 227, 247 Muhammad V (Sult‡n of Turkey), 160 Muhammad VI (Sult‡n of Turkey), 161 Muhammad-'Al’ Sh‡h (Sh‡h of Persia), 171 Muhammad Kh‡n. çq‡ (Sh‡h of Persia), 166, 167 Muhammad Sh‡h (Sh‡h of Persia), 15, 167 B‡b's Writings to, 15, 103-07, 167 Mur‡d V (Sult‡n of Turkey), 159 Mustaf‡ Kam‡l, 161 Muzaffari'd-D’n Sh‡h (Sh‡h of Persia), 171 Nab’l's Narrative, 20, 124, 158, 266 Najaf, 210, 232 Napoleon I (Emperor of France), 119, 120, 122, 129, 140 Napoleon III (Emperor of France), 39, 83, 116, 118, 120-26, 140 Bah‡'u'll‡h's Tablets to, 69-70, 121, 123 Napoleonic Empire, 120, 139, 148, 172, 259 N‡siri'd-D’n Sh‡h (Sh‡h of Persia), 15, 19, 21, 39, 149, 163-70, 210, 215 assassination of, 168 Bah‡'u'll‡h's Tablets to, 97-102, 110, 164, 182, 210 Nationalism, v, 32, 233, 258, 259, 262, 276, 287, 294-300 Nicholas II (Czar of Russia), 137 Nihilism, 11, 137 N’y‡l‡, Bah‡'u'll‡h in, 21 N’y‡var‡n, Bah‡'u'll‡h in, 21 Norway, 174, 259 Occultism, 11 Order. See Administrative Order; World Order. Oneness. See Unity. Orthodox Christianity, 259, 260, 261, 266 Ottoman state, 160, 238. See also Turkey. Paganism, 258, 259, 262 Papacy. See Pius IX, Pope. Paradise, 75, 103, 205, 302 Paris, Congress of, 129 Parliamentary government, 81, 131 Patience, 25, 57, 77, 102, 256 Peace, ii, iii, 33, 289 armament reduction, 42, 61 Lesser, 58, 60, 301 Most Great, 8, 58, 60, 287, 302 Prince of, 260, 261 Persia people of, 10, 40, 218 Sh‡hs of Q‡j‡r dynasty, 39, 118, 163-73 (in chronological order) çq‡ Muhammad Kh‡n, 166, 167 Fath-'Al’ Sh‡h, 15, 103-07, 167 Muhammad Sh‡h, 15, 103-07, 167 N‡siri'd-D’n Sh‡h. See N‡siri'd-D’n Sh‡h. Muzaffari'd-D’n Sh‡h, 171 Muhammad-'Al’ Sh‡h, 171 Ahmad Sh‡h, 171 Peter, 73, 127, 129, 130, 269, 270 Pharisees, 71 Philosophers, 40 Pius IX, Pope, iv, 39, 118, 119, 127-35, 148 Bah‡'u'll‡h's Tablet to, 71-74, 127, 261 Poland, 259 Political partisanship, v, 11 "Poor are the trust of God," 44 Portugal, 174 Prejudice, v, 32, 276, 277 "Present day order rolled up," 34, 287 Prison, Most Great, 9, 122, 179, 192. See also 'Akk‡. Progressive Revelation, i, 265, 291-92 "Promised day is come," 3 Prophecies and warnings of 'Abdu'l-Bah‡, 28, 225, 279, 287, 295-97 of all religions, 19, 191, 252, 302 of the B‡b, 4, 27, 167, 211-13, 244 of Bah‡'u'll‡h, 3, 9, 28, 39, 109, 141, 287 'Abdu'l-'Az’z, 151, 158 Adrianople, 152 Alexander II, 136-37 Berlin, 84, 141, 144 Constantinople, 96, 153, 155, 246 God's judgment, 3, 7, 153, 174 governments, 287 Islamic divines, 223, 244, 247 king who will arise, 54, 56, 181, 184, 186 kingship, 176 Most Great Peace, 8, 60, 287 Napoleon III, 70, 121, 123-24, 140 Pius IX, Pope, 127 "present day order rolled up," 34, 287 "promised day is come," 3 Rhine, 84, 140-41 Sultanate and Caliphate, 154 unification of religions, 265 William I, 83, 140-41 of Christianity, ii, 64, 78, 79, 302 of Isl‡m, 244, 247 of Judaism, 78, 113-14, 192 of Zoroastrianism, 193 Prussia, See William I. [Purest Branch], Bah‡'u'll‡h's son, 9 Q‡'im-Maq‡m (Prime Minister of Persia), 167 Q‡j‡r dynasty of Persia, 118, 149, 163-73 Qayyœm-i-Asm‡' (Sur’h of Joseph), 4, 65-67, 103, 118, 167, 211-13, 244 Qur'‡n, 177, 191, 212, 232, 245, 247, 266 Race unity, 296-97 Racialism, 32, 262, 276 Reckoning, Day of, 236, 255, 257 Religion harmony with science, iii independent investigation of, iii, 196 loss of, 32, 273-75, 276 purpose of, iii, 275 unity of, iii, 109, 264, 265, 274, 287, 296, 297 See also Clergy; God; Manifestations of God. Renan, 188 Resurrection, Day of, 103, 167, 211 Ridv‡nu'l-'Adl (Paradise of Justice), 185 Romanov dynasty of Russia, 118, 135, 148, 172 Rome, 129, 131, 132 Rudolph (Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary), 146 Rumania, 159, 266 Rumelia, 159 Russia Bolshevism in, 136, 259 Civil War in, 138 Crimean War and, 70, 123 Czars of, 136-39 minister of, aids Bah‡'u'll‡h, 75 Revolution in, 136-39 Romanov dynasty, 118, 135-36, 148, 172 Turkey and, 159 St. Sophia, 245 Salm‡n, Shaykh, Tablet in, 175 Salvation, 193, 196, 209, 261, 272, 285 Sarajevo, 146 Scandinavia, 259 Sectarianism, 11 Secularism, 32, 262 Sedan, Battle of, 126, 129 Serbia, 159 Sh‡h-Bahr‡m, 193 Sh‡hs of Persia. See Persia, Sh‡hs of Q‡j‡r dynasty. Sh’'ih Islam, iv, 10, 39, 144, 154, 210, 211, 212, 214, 225, 227-37, 263. See also Clergy, Muslim. Sh’r‡z, B‡b in, 14, 118 Shoghi Effendi, leadership of Bah‡'’ community, p. V "Sick man" of Europe, 158 Sinai, 69, 75 Sins of commission or omission, 6, 272, 283 S’y‡h-Ch‡l, 19, 20, 165, 170 Slave trade, 80 Solomon, 239 Son of the Wolf, Epistle to the, 20, 122, 177, 192, 214-15 Spain, 174, 259 "Spiritually destitute, morally bankrupt," 32 "Strange sleep, people wrapped in a," 9 Sudan, 161 Sulaym‡n’yyih, Bah‡'u'll‡h in, 22, 24 Sultanate, 39, 118, 149-62. See also Turkey, Sult‡ns of House of 'Uthm‡n. Sunn’ Islam, iv, 154, 224, 225, 239-47, 263 Sœriy-i-Haykal, 118 Sœriy-i-Mulœk, (Sœrih of Kings), 25, 40-50, 86-95, 119, 151-53, 174, 195, 224 Syria, 79, 160 Tabr’z, B‡b in, 14 Temple, 83, 113, 193 Mother, 32 of man, 69, 73, 113, 127 of Solomon, 239 Terrorism, 137 Tihr‡n, (Land of T‡), iv, 21, 103, 186, 214, 218 See also S’y‡h-Ch‡l. Torah, 78, 191 Treasures, 43, 46, 52, 59, 69, 70, 74, 77, 90, 109, 151, 202, 207, 232 Truth, independent investtgasioa of, iii, 196 Turkey, Caliphate, 39, 118, 149, 154, 158, 224, 226, 238-45 decline of, 158-62 new government of, 97-98, 245 "sick man" of Europe, 158 Sult‡ns of House of 'Uthm‡n, 149-62 (in chronological order) 'Abdu'l-Maj’d, 158 'Abdu'l-'Az’z, 24, 39, 86-95, 111, 149-57, 158, 170, 173 Mur‡d V, 159 'Abdu'l-Ham’d II, 27, 150, 159, 160 Muhammad V, 160 Muhammad VI, 161 Tyranny, iv, 83, 94, 96, 155, 197, 246 'Umar (Turkish officer), 111 Ungodliness, 275 Unity of God, iii, 94, 109, 198 of mankind, iii, 109, 279, 285, 287, 292, 295-96 of religion, iii, 109, 264, 265, 274, 287, 296 seven candles of, 296 world, 6, 33, 279, 287, 289-304 'Uthm‡n, House of, 149, 159, 172. See also Turkey, Sult‡ns of House of 'Uthm‡n. Vatican, 118, 127, 130, 132. See also Pius IX, Pope. Veils, 41, 72, 82, 174, 196, 201, 203, 204, 207, 216, 252, 256, 261, 271 Victor Emmanuel II (King of Italy), 130 Victoria (Queen of England), 39, 163 Bah‡'u'll‡h's Tablet to, 58-62, 79-82 Vienna, Congress of (1815), 125, 129 Wars Crimean, 70, 123, 125, 129, 158 1877-78 War, 159 Franco-German, 126 Great [World War I], 118, 135, 137, 144, 146, 160, 174 [Russo-Japanese], 137 Sedan, Batde of, 126, 129 Zulu, 126 Weimar Republic, 144 William I (King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany), 39, 126, 139-43, 144 Bah‡'u'll‡h's message to, 83-84, 141 William II (Emperor of Germany), 144 Wine, 71, 74, 79, 209, 216, 271 Wisdom of Bah‡'u'll‡h, 9, 41, 202, 205, 271 of "so-called learned men," 26, 35, 202, 208, 215, 257, 269 true, 254, 269, 271, 275 World Civilization, 8, 33, 299, 302 Commonwealth, 293, 301-04 Community, v, 6 "earth is but one country," 279 "one common fatherland," 287 Order, 9, 32, 51, 237, 287, 290, 301 pregnancy of, 8, 112, 287 "spiritually destitute, morally bankrupt," 32 unification, 287, 291, 297 unity, 6, 289-304 [War I], 118, 135, 137, 144, 146, 160, 174 Young Turks, 159 Zion, 192, 239 Zoroastrianism, 194 followers of, summoned by Bah‡'u'll‡h, iv, 9, 191, 193, 194, 251, 270 Zulu War, 126