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Title: Baha'u'llah and the New Era

Author: J.E. Esslemont

Release Date: September 2006 [Ebook #19241]

Language: English

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Baha'u'llah and the New Era

by J.E. Esslemont

Edition 1, (September 2006)

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CONTENTS

Baha'i Terms of Use
Preface to 1937 Edition
Preface to 1950 Edition
Preface to 1970 Edition
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Glad Tidings
The Greatest Event in History
The Changing World
The Sun of Righteousness
The Mission of Baha'u'llah
Fulfillment of Prophecies
Proofs of Prophethood
Difficulties of Investigation
Aim of Book
Chapter 2: The Bab: The Forerunner
Birthplace of the New Revelation
Early Life
Declaration
Spread of the Babi Movement
Claims of the Bab
Persecution Increases
Ma