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Claims of the BábPersecution IncreasesMartyrdom of the BábTomb on Mount CarmelWritings of BábHe Whom God Shall Make ManifestResurrection, Paradise, and HellSocial and Ethical TeachingsPassion and TriumphChapter 3: Bahá’u’lláh: The Glory of GodBirth and Early LifeImprisoned as BábíExile to BaghdádTwo Years in the WildernessOpposition of MullásDeclaration at Ridván near BaghdádConstantinople and AdrianopleLetters to KingsImprisonment in AkkáRestrictions RelaxedPrison Gates OpenedLife at BahjíAscensionProphethood of Bahá’u’lláhHis MissionHis WritingsThe Bahá’í SpiritChapter 4: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: The Servant of BaháBirth and ChildhoodYouthMarriageCenter of the CovenantStrict Imprisonment RenewedTurkish Commissions of InvestigationWestern ToursReturn to Holy LandWar Time at HaifaSir ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Abbás, K.B.E.Last YearsThe Passing of ‘Abdu’l-BaháWritings and Addresses
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Exemplar of Bahá’í LifeChapter 5: What is a Bahá’íLiving the LifeDevotion to GodSearch After TruthLove of GodSeveranceObedienceServiceTeachingCourtesy and ReverenceThe Sin-covering EyeHumilityTruthfulness and HonestySelf-RealizationChapter 6: PrayerConversation with GodThe Devotional AttitudeNecessity for a MediatorPrayer Indispensable and ObligatoryCongregational PrayerPrayer the Language of LoveDeliverance from CalamitiesPrayer and Natural LawBahá’í PrayersChapter 7: Health and HealingBody and SoulOneness of All LifeSimple LifeAlcohol and NarcoticsEnjoymentsCleanlinessEffect of Obedience to Prophetic CommandsThe Prophet as PhysicianHealing by Nonmaterial MeansThe Power of the Holy SpiritAttitude of the PatientThe HealerHow All Can HelpThe Golden AgeRight Use of Health
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Sectarianism in the Nineteenth CenturyThe Message of Bahá’u’lláhCan Human Nature Change?First Steps Toward UnityThe Problem of AuthorityProgressive RevelationInfallibility of the ProphetsThe Supreme ManifestationA New SituationFullness of the Bahá’í RevelationThe Bahá’í CovenantNo Professional PriesthoodChapter 9: True CivilizationReligion the Basis of CivilizationJusticeGovernmentPolitical FreedomRulers and SubjectsAppointment and PromotionEconomic ProblemsPublic FinanceVoluntary SharingWork for AllThe Ethics of WealthNo Industrial SlaveryBequest and InheritanceEquality of Men and WomenWomen and the New AgeMethods of Violence DiscardedEducationInnate Differences of NatureCharacter TrainingArts, Sciences, and CraftsTreatment of CriminalsInfluence of the PressChapter 10: The Way to PeaceConflict versus ConcordThe Most Great PeaceReligious PrejudicesRacial and Patriotic PrejudicesTerritorial Ambitions
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Universal League of NationsInternational ArbitrationLimitation of ArmamentsNonresistenceRighteous WarfareUnity of East and WestChapter 11: Various Ordinances and TeachingsMonastic LifeMarriageDivorceThe Bahá’í CalendarSpiritual AssembliesBahá’í Feasts, Anniversaries, and Days of FastingFeastsFastMeetingsThe Nineteen Day FeastMashriqu’l-Adhkár Life After DeathHeaven and HellOneness of the Two WorldsThe Nonexistence of EvilChapter 12: Religion and ScienceConflict Due to ErrorPersecution of ProphetsThe Dawn of ReconciliationThe AgnosticismKnowledge of GodThe Divine ManifestationsCreationThe Evolution of ManBody and SoulUnity of MankindThe Era of UnityChapter 13: Prophecies Fulfilled by the Bahá’í MovementInterpretation of ProphecyThe Coming of the LordProphecies about ChristProphecies about the Báb and Bahá’u’lláhThe Glory of GodThe
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The Day of GodThe Day of JudgmentThe Great ResurrectionReturn of ChristThe Time of the EndSigns in Heaven and EarthManner of ComingChapter 14: ‘Abdu’l-BaháCreative Power of God’s WordNapoleon IIIAmericaThe Great WarSocial Troubles After the WarComing of the Kingdom of GodAkká and HaifaChapter 15: Retrospect and ProspectProgress of the CauseProphethood of Báb and Bahá’u’lláhA Glorious ProspectRenewal of ReligionNeed for New RevelationThe Last Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-BaháThe Guardian of the Cause of GodHands of the Cause of GodThe Administrative Order The World Order of Bahá’u’lláhEpilogue
