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Shoghi Effendi, leadership of Bah‡'’ community, p. v (for page vi)
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[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