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Two Questions About “Questions” as an Attribute of God

Christopher Buck — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 13:42:43 +0000

Recently a friend asked me: “Why do Baha’is consider ‘Questions’ an attribute of God?” and “Is the word ‘Questions’ an accurate translation of the Arabic term ‘Masa’il’?” I’ll try to...

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The Bab as a Primary Source of Baha’u’llah’s Teachings

Christopher Buck and Nosratollah Mohammadhosseini — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:00:25 +0000

The Baha’i Faith and its predecessor, the Babi Faith, have produced powerful principles and a new spiritual impetus in the world – and they’ve produced insightful scholars of religion, as...

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So What Did the Bab Teach?

Jaellayna Palmer — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 14:00:00 +0000

As I wrote in the first part of this two-part series, I initially learned about the Bab through my storyteller-friend Ross. While in the early stages of my own path...

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Baha’i Social Principles First Proclaimed by the Bab

Christopher Buck — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 13:00:41 +0000

Did you know that certain fundamental ethical and social principles proclaimed by the Baha’i Faith today were first taught by the Bab? In the same basic way that Christianity repeated...

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How the Bab’s Laws Affect Modern Baha’i Life

Christopher Buck — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 13:30:28 +0000

Guidance provided by the Baha’i writings shapes Baha’i life. This includes not only beliefs, but also actions and practices, especially in the form of spiritual laws. For the most part,...

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The Influence of the Bab’s Teachings on Baha’i Belief

Christopher Buck — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:00:24 +0000

The Bab’s original ideas and laws have had a profound influence on Baha’i thought and life which continues to this very day. Some of these ideas and laws have been...

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How the Bab’s New Calendar Transforms Time

Christopher Buck — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 13:00:21 +0000

Time orders life, or so it seems – at least most of the time. How often do we check the time, mark our calendars, plan our schedules? Pretty much all...

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The Bab’s Influence on Baha’i Devotions

Christopher Buck — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 13:43:07 +0000

Many important beliefs, practices and spiritual laws in the Baha’i Faith today, in fact, originated with the Bab, the forerunner and herald of Baha’u’llah. The uniqueness of the Baha’i Faith...

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The Bab’s Influence on Baha’i Life Today

Christopher Buck — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 15:07:51 +0000

The Bab, the bicentenary of whose birth Baha’is around the world will celebrate this October 29th, 2019, announced the coming of Baha’u’llah, who later wrote: This Point [the Bab] is...

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Exploring the Bab’s Perspective of Unity

Edward Price — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:51:07 +0000

The Bab—the Forerunner of Baha’u’llah and co-Founder of the Baha’i Faith—offers a deeply-spiritualized vision of reality. He perceives all of existence as being a creation of the Primal Will of...

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