The Religion of the Bahais

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The Religion of the Baha'is,by J.

R.

Rich

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C. M. S. Missionary at Shiraz, Persia

Richards, J. R.

The Religion of the Baha'is.

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge,193. Re!rinted. "#$ahai: Lansing, %ichigan, &&'.


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THE RELIGION

OF THE BAHAIS

BY

J. R. RICHARDS, B.A. (Wales)C.M.S. MISSIONARY AT SHIRAZ, PERSIA


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MINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN


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' PREFACE

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PREFACE

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FOREWORD

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FOREWORD

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ENTS

CH*r-

p*oe

I. THEMAHDIINISLAM

I

II. THECOMINGOFTHE

BAB . . .

III. THETEACHINGOF

THEBAB . . .

I. THECOMINGOF

BAHALLAH. . .

. THEBEGINNINGS

OFTHEBAHAIRELIGION

I. THEMAKINGOFA

NEWRELIGION. . =

II. THEDOCTRINEOFTHEPERSONOFBAHA6

LLAH......................................................... THE RELIGION OF THE BAHA2S

a&'/s 22'-es %e&e *''*e* a+$0 #'s 0&a$*-#'l*&e$. T#e1&e&0a'e 2 1&'*'$0 2* a$* %ae& 2& #e 1'l0&'+s1asse* Has#'+, a$* #e lea*e&s#'1 '$ %a& A*/l6S#a+s.Has#'+ %as s/--ee*e* #'s s$ A*/l6M/ale, a$*,

al#/0# #e +e %'# +/-# 11s''$ 2&+ +a'a#, #e s$2 A*/l6S#a+s, e #e +a$a0e* &ea'$ #'s 1s''$ as#ea* 2 #e@&e's# &'e, M#a++a* %as a l'$eal *es-e$*a$ 2 Has#'+%#'ls #'s ales 11$e$ '$ Me--a %as A/ S2'a$, a0&a$*s$ 2 +a'a#, %# s/+'e* M#a++a* #e *a

e2&e #e -a1/&e 2 Me--a, a$* #/s &/0# '$ Isla+ #eele+e$ 2 2a-'$al &'al& %#'-# %as '$ #e K#al'2ae 2O#+a$ e$* '$ -''l %a&, a$* lea* #e *''s'$ 2 Isla+'$ #e % 0&ea se-s 2 S/$$'s a$* S#2a#s. T#e S/$$'sa--e1e* #e +a'a# s/--ess'$ #e K#al'62ae '$ #e1e&s$ 2 M/a%'a#, a--e1'$0 #e 1&'$-'1le #a #e K#al'2 's

ele-e* #e 1e1le, / #e S#'a#s &es&'- #e &'0# 2s/--ess'$ #e Has#'+'es, a$* s %e 2'$* #e l* 1&e6lsla+'e 2a-'$al &'al& #a *''*e* Me--a -$'$/e* '$ Isla+'$ #e s&/00le e%ee$ All #e *es-e$*a$ 2 Has#'+ a$*M/a%'a# #e *es-e$*a$ 2 +a'a#. We a&e $ -$-e&$e*%'# all #e 1'$s 2 *'22e&e$-e e%ee$ #e S/$&/ a$* S#'a#

el'e2s, / ' 's e& esse$'al #a %e s#/l* /$*e&sa$* #eS#'a# *-&'$e 2 #e K#al'2ae. T#e S#2a#s 0'e #e 'le 2I+a+s #e'& K#al'2s, #e 2'&s 2 %#+ %as A#, a$* #e* $ a-"$%le*0e #e 2'&s #&ee K#al'2s, A/ Be"&, O+a&a$* O#+a$, / &e0a&* #e+ as /s/&1e&s. T#e'& -$e$'$ 's#a #e I+a+s a&e *''$el a11'$e*. Be2&e #e -&ea'$ 2#e %&l*, #e 4 N/&6e M#a++a*' 4?L'0# 2 M#a++a*?

%as -&eae* 2&+ #e D''$e L'0#, $%&


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THE MAHDI IN ISLAM

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2a'#.O$e #e& -$se5/e$-e 2 #'s s-#'s+ +/s $% e +e$'$e*

? $e #a 's 2 s/1&e+e '+1&a$-e /& #e+e ?$a+el,*'22e&e$ el'e2s a/ #e Ma#*'. B# S/$$'s a$* S#'a#s

el'ee '/ #e, Ma#*', #e G/'*e* O$e %# 's -+e, /%#e&eas #e S/$$2s a&e -$e$ "$% #'+ s'+1l as #eP&+'se* O$e %# %'ll -+e '$ #e lae& *as e2&e #e&e/&$ 2 C#&'s (%#, a--&*'$0 #e T&a*''$s, %'ll &e/&$ ea a$* &e'e &/e &el'0'$), #e S#'a#s -la'+ #'+ as a*es-e$*a$ 2 All, %# #as al&ea* a11ea&e* $ ea as a$

I+a+.T#e S#'a# el'e2 '$ #e I&$a+a- a$* #e'& *-&'$e 2 #e

Ma#*' a&e s '$e7&'-al /$* /1 #a #e +/s e-$s'*e&e* 0e#e&. T#e S#'a#s *e-la&e #a #e Ma#*' #asal&ea* a11ea&e* $ ea a$* #a #e *'* $ diG,/ e-a+e 4#'**e$,4 lea'$0 #'s 2ll%e&s a$* a"'$0 /1 #'s a*e '$ #e

2a/l/s -' 2 Jaels*, a$* #a #e %'ll a11ea& a0a'$ a #ee$* 2 #e %&l* a$* &/le. B/ %# 's #e Ma#*' O$ #'se7e* 5/es'$ S#&a# Isla+ #as e-+e *''*e* '$$/+e&/s se-s all #l*'$0 *'22e&e$ 'e%s as #e Ma#*'T#'s %'ll es e see$ 2ll%'$0 e& &'e2l #e s/--ess'$2 #e T%ele I+a+s.

A--&*'$0 S#'a# ea-#'$0, All %as s/--ee*e* #'s s$I+a+ Hasa$, %#, sa #e, %as +/&*e&e* as a &es/l 2


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THE RELIGION OF THE BAHA2S

%/l* s/00es a #a&e+ '$&'0/e), a$* #e %as s/--ee*e* his

e& I+a+ Hse'$, %# %as sla'$ aerhali '$ a$ '$0l&'/s

ae+1 se'e #e K#al'2ae. I %as a #'s *ea# #a S#'a#

Isla+ 2'&s e-a+e *''*e*. W#'ls s+e 2ll%e* All, #e s$

2 Hse'$, #e&s 2ll%e* M#a++a* K#a$'2e#, #e #'&* s$

' All '$ A/ Tal-, a$* e& 2 Hasa$ a$* Hse'$

&e0a&*'$0 #'+ as #e I+a+. T#e *e-la&e #a #e *'* $ *'e, /

e-a+e M#'**e$Q a$* #a #e %'ll -+e a0a'$ as Ma#*'. W#e$

8Al' '$ Hse'$ *'e*, #'s 2ll%e&s #a'le* #'s s$, M#a++a*

'$ All /l Ba5e&, as I+a+, a$* #e, a0a'$, %as &e0a&*e* s+e

2 #'s 2ll%e&s as Ma#*', #/0# &a*''$ ells /s #a #e#'+sel2 *e$'e* '. A2e& #'s *ea# #e -la'+ %as $-e +&e +a*e

2& #'s s$, Ja2a& '$ M#a++a* /s6Sa*e5, / #e a0a'$ *e$'e*

#a #e %as Ma#*'. I %as a #'s *ea# #a #e +s '+1&a$

s-#'s+ in S#'a# Isla+ " 1la-e. He #a* 2/& s$s, #e el*es

2 %#+ %as -alle* Js+*'l. Is+a2l 1&e*e-ease* his 2a#e&, a$*

#e s/--ess'$ -a+e M/sa. I %/l* see+ #a #e s/--ess'$2 M/sa #a* ee$ &e-0$'se* #e +a3&' 2 #e S#la#s

*/&'$0 #e l'2e'+e 2 Is+a 2, 2& #e lae& %as -a/0# '$ a sae

2 *&/$"e$ '$7'-a'$, a$* %as *'s'$#e&'e* #'s 2a#e&

S+e 2 Is+a'Ts 2ll%e&s &e+a'$e* lal #'s 2a+'l ee$

a2e& #'s *ea#, a$* s %#e$ I+a+ Ja2a& *'e* #e -la'+e* #e

s/--ess'$ 2& M#a++a*, #e s$ 2 Is+a'l, a$* se-e*e*. T#e*e-la&e #a a2e& I+a+ Ja2a& #e&e e0'$s a s/--ess'$ 2 4

#'**e$4 I+a+s, a$* #a #e&e $ee& -a$ e a '+e %#e$ #e

%&l* 's %'#/ a$ I +a'$. T#e&e 's al%as a$ I+a+ '$ #e

%&l*, #/0# #e +a e in se-l/s'$. T#ese 2ll%e&s 2 Is+a'

a&e -alle* #e Is+a2l'a#.


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T#e 2ll%e&s 2 M''sa 1asse* #e -la'+s 2 Is+a'l, $l

e-+e *''*e* #e+seles a #e *ea# 2 #e'& lea*e&, 2&

%#'ls $e se-'$ -la'+e* #a M''sa %as #e Ma#*2, #e

+a3&' a--e1e* #e s/--ess'$ 2 #'s s$, I+a+ E-a '$

M''sa. I$ Ba#a' l'e&a/&e +/-# '+1&a$-e, 's 0'e$ a

&a*''$ #a I+a+ Rea, %#e$ 5/es'$e* as #e -+'$0 2

#e Ma#*', *e-la&e* #a ' %/l* $ e '$ a--&*a$-e %'#

11/la& e71e-a'$. A$#e& s-#'s+ $% " 1la-e, 2& #e

S/2's &e0a&* I+a+ Rea as #e las 2 #e I+a+s, a$* * $

a--e1 #'s s/--ess&s. T#e +a'$ *, #%ee&, a--e1e* #e

s/--ess'$ 2 #'s s$, I+a+ M#a++a* Jaa*, a$* 2 #'s s$AH '$ M#a++a*, a$*, lae& s'll, 2 Hasa$ As"a$ '$ 8A

I+a+ Hasa$ As"a&' %as s/--ee*e* #'s s$, M#a++a* '$

Hasa$ As"a&', ee& "$%$ as M#a++a* A/l6@ase+, #e

T%el2# I+a+, A--&*'$0 S#'a# ea-#'$0, #e 's #e Ma#*'U

a$* #a'$0 e-+e 4 #'**e$Q

*%ells '$ $e 2 #e % 2a/l/s -''es, Jaels* a$* Ja/l5a.T#e&e %/l* see+ e -$s'*e&ale */ as %#e#e& #eT%el2# I+a+ ee& e7'se* /s'*e #e +'$*s 2 #se %#a--e1e* #'+. Ja2a&, #e e& 2 I+a+ Hasa$ As"a&',*e-la&e* #a #e lae& *'e* #e'&less, 2& %#'-# 1'e-e 20&a/'/s '$2&+a'$ #e S#'a#s #ae es%e* /1$ #'+ #e

s+e%#a 11&&'/s 'le 2 Ja2a& Kaa (Ja2a& #e L'a&). I%'ll e see$ lae& #a Ba#a' %&'e&s a&e $ sl% a"e 2/lla*a$a0e 2 #'s %ea"$ess '$ #e S#'a# &a*''$, a$*, %#e$ 's/'s #e'& 1/&1se, #e *e$ #a #e&e ee& %as s/-# a 1e&s$as I+a+ M#a++a* A/l6@ase+. F'$all, ' e#es /s -$s'*e& #e &'0'$ 2 #e S#e'"#' se-, 2&+ %#'-# Ba's+*e&'e* 's &'0'$.


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THE RELIGION OF THE BAIlAIS

A/l6@ase+, #e T%el2# I+a+, s/--ee*e* #'s 2a#e& '$ A.H., a$* 2& a 1e&'* 2 s'76$'$e ea&s #e 's sa'* #ae #el* '$e&-/&se %'# #'s 2ll%e&s

*

#&/0# a s/--ess'$ 2 +e$ %# %e&e -alle* 4 D&s,4 a$*%# a-e* as +e*'/+s 2 -++/$'-a'$ e%ee$ #ese-l/*e* I+a+ a$* #'s 2ll%e&s. A #e e$* 2 #'s 1e&'*,#e T%el2# I+a+ *'sa11ea&e* al0e#e&, a$* #e las 2 #e 4D&s 4 *'* $ a11'$ a s/--ess&, / *e-la&e* #a 4 G*#a# a 1/&1se %#'-# He %'ll a--+1l's#.4 T#e S#e'"#'

*-&'$e &e'e* #e 22'-e 2 4 Ba,4 & 4 D&,4 a$* #/s+a*e 1ss'le #e -la'+ 2 M'&a Al' M#a++a*.S#e'"# A#+a* A#sa', #e 2/$*e& 2 #e S#e'"#' se-, %as

a *e/ as-e'-, %# #el* #'+sel2 #e /$*e& #e *'&e-0/'*a$-e 2 #e I+a+s. He %as + '$ A.D.


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THE MAHD2 I ISLAM

T#e a--/$ 0'e$ '$ #e 4 @asas/l6la+a,4 %#'-# 's5/e* P&2. B&%$e, *'22e&s s+e%#a 2&+ #e ae '$#a ' saes #a #e -a+e *'&e- 2&+ Ba#&e'$ Ye*, %#e&e#e sae* s+e '+e e2&e 0'$0 $ Ke&+*$s#*#. F&+#e lae& 1la-e #e 1&-ee*e* Ke&ela, %#e&e #e 2'$all" /1 #'s a*e. Re/&$'$0 Pe&s'a $ a 's' %a&*s #ee$* 2 #'s l'2e, #e 1asse* #&/0# @a'$, %#e&e #e 's'e*#e #/se 2 Ha3' M/l'a Ta5', #e +ae&$al /$-le a$* 2a#e&6'$6la% 2 #e 2a+/s @$&&a/l A$. A'&e#, %#'ls+e$'$'$0 #'s 's' @a'$, 's -$e$ %'# #e a&esae+e$ #a %#'ls $ a 3/&$e Pe&s'a S#e'"# A#+a*+e Fa# All S#a#, a$* #a #e 's'e* a$* &es'*e* a Ye*,K#&*sa$, Te#e&a$ a$* Ke&6+a$s#a#, a$* #a Fa# All S#a#%as s a"e$ %'# #'+ #a $$e *a&e* /e& a %&* a0a'$s#'+. S#e'"# A#+a* *'e* '$ A.D. .

I &e+a'$s 2& /s -$s'*e& e& &'e2l #e S#-'"#'

*-&'$e 2 #e 4 F/ S/11& 4 (K"$6' Raa). T#eS#'a#s #l* #a #e 4 S/11&s 4 (A&"a$) & esse$'a

1&'$-'1les 2 &el'0'$ a&e 2'e '$ $/+e&, '. (


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& -#a$$el 2 0&a-e e%ee$ #e ase$ I+a+ a$* #'s

2ll%e&s. T#e title H F/ S/11& 4 el$0s #e&e2&e #'s

a&'-le 2 el'e2, a$* %as $ &'0'$all /se* as a *es'0$a'$ 2

#e 22'-e 2 #e +e*'/+. I$ -/&se 2 '+e, #%ee&, #e 'le

#as -+e e /se* 2 #e +e*'/+, a$* $ 2 #e a&'-le 2

2a'#. T#/s %e see #a #e S#e'"#! *-&'$e 2 #e 4 F/

S/11& 4 's #e &e'al 2 #e l* ea-#'$0 2 #e 4 D&s.4

T#'s 1&e1a&e* #e %a 2& #e -+'$0 2 M2&a Al'

M#a++a* S#'&a', a$* %#e$ #e *e-la&e* #'+sel2 e #e 4

Ba H #e&e %e&e +a$ a+$0 #e S#e'"#'s %# a--e1e*

#'+. Bal a$* Ba#al #'s&'a$s 0'e S#e'"# A#+a* A#sa' #e

'le 2 4 Mas#e&6e /#/&,4 & 4 Ea$0el's 2 #e

Ma$'2esa'$.4

Aa&e# *e-la&es #a S#e'"# A#+a* #a* &e1eae*l %a&$e*#'s *'s-'1les #a #e s#/l* %a-# 2& #e -+'$0 2 #e

P&+'se* O$e, / #e +a"es $ ae+1 s/sa$'ae #'s

sae+e$s, a$* as #e 'le 2 4 F/ S/11& M+ea$s, in #ela$0/a0e 2 #e S#e'"#, a *-&'$e & a$ a&'-le 2 el'e2, a$*$ a 1e&s$, Aa&e#s sae+e$ -a$$ e a--e1e* %'#/

-$2'&+a'$.>

T#e&e 's $e #e& as1e- 2 S#e'"# A#+a* s ea-#'$0 %#'-#

#as a ea&'$0 $ /& #e+e. Aa&e# ells /s #a %#'ls #e

a--e1e* #e S#2a# *-&'$e 2 #e 1e&s$ 2 #e T%el2# I+a+e'$0 #e Ma#*', S#e'"# A#+a* *'* $ '$e&1&e #a *-&'$eas * #e S#2a# #el0'a$s, / *'22e&e* 2&+ #e+ '$ #'s

ea-#'$0 as #e &e/&$ 2 #e Ma#*', l'e *'* $ el'ee '$ #ee7'se$-e 2 #e 2a/l/s -' 2 Ja-ls*, / *e-la&e* #a #e

a*e 2 #e P&+'se* O$e 's '$ #eae$, a$* $

8 D&.4A'&e#s &el'a'l' as a. #'s&'a$ @ille *'s-/sse* ia the $e7 -#a1e&.


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$ ea. 4 T#e 0&ae 2&+ %'$-# #e @a e+ %'ll &'se 's #e

0&ae 2 #'s +#e&s %+.48 He&e a0a'$ Aa&e# 0'es $

&e2e&e$-es, /, %#e#e& #'s 2&+e* 1a& 2 #e S#e'"#s ea-#'$0

& $, #e a&0/+e$ 's 0&eal /se* Ba#*' %&'e&s.

S#e'"# A#+a* %as 2ll%e* Ha3' Se'* Kae'$ 2 Res#

P&2. B&%$e 0'es /s #e 2ll%'$0 2a-s -$-e&$'$0 #'s l'2e. A

$a'e 2 Res#, %#e$ %ele ea&s l* #e %as l''$0 a A&*a'l,

$ea& #e s#&'$e 2 S#e'"# Sa2'/*6D'$ Is#a5, a *es-e$*a$ 2 #e

see$# I+a+. O$e $'0# '$ a *&ea+ #e %as *'&e-e* 1/

#'+sel2 /$*e& #e 0/'*a$-e 2 S#e'"# A#+a* A#sa >, %# %as

#e$ &es'*'$0 a Ye*. A--&*'$0l, #e 1&-ee*e* #'#e&, a$*e$&lle* #'+sel2 a+$0 #e *'s-'1les 2 #e S#e'"#. Ee$/all #e

aa'$e* s/-# e+'$e$-e #a a #e *ea# 2 S#e'"# A#+a* #e %as

&e-0$'e* all as #e lea*e& 2 #e S#e'"#! S-#l. He *'e* '$

Ba0#*a* '$


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%/l* e a Has#'+'e ', a$* $ e&se* '$ #e lea&$'$0 2

+e$. M'&a Ja$', , ells /s #a Se'* Kae+ ''a* +a*e

"$%$ #e s'0$s %#e&e #e 4 Ba 4 +'0# e &e-0$'se*. He

ee$ 0es s 2a& as asse& #a #e Se'* #a* *es'0$ae*

M'&a All M#a++a* +&e s1e-'2'-all as #e C+'$0 P&2

/ as M'&a Ja+ ases #'s sae+e$ $ a -/&'/s -'$-'*e$-e

&a#e& #a$ $ a$ *e2'$'e sae+e$ 2 #e Se'*s, ' #as l'le

#'s&'-al al/e. I +/s als e &$e '$ +'$* #a #e B*'s %e&e

*e2'$'el #s'le #e Ge&$+e$, a$* %e&e *ee&+'$e*

se /1 a #e-&a- in Pe&s'a, as %'ll e +&e -lea&l see$ '$

#e $e7 -#a1e&.

T#e&e -/l* e / $e &es/l 2 #ese 1e$ &eell'$s '$*'22e&e$ 1a&s 2 #e -/$&, a$* '$


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#e& #'#e&,.

8 4 2l&+,Ql. 1 1.


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ee'$0, a$* %e$ 2 #e 1la'$ 2 Ba*as#, $ 2ea& '$

#e& #ea&, *a/$less, '$&e1'*, 1e$l 1&-la'+'$0 #e +essa0e

2 l'0# #a #a* -+e #e&. T#e Pe&s'a$ Ge&$+e$ s*

a0a'$s #e&. T#e +a*e ee& e22& 5/'e #e&, '+1&'s$e*

#e& '$ #e Ge&$&s #/se, / s#e -$'$/e* s1ea". T#e$

s#e %as a"e$ a$* "'lle*. T #e& las &ea# s#e s1"e %'#

2e&'* el5/e$-e, a$* s e-a+e 2a+/s 2& #e& -+1lee

a&a-'$ '$ #e 1a# 2 G*. I2 s#e #a* $ see$ Ba#alla#,

$ s/-# e22e- %/l* #ae ee$ 1&*/-e*.4 A -+1a&'s$ 2

#'s sae+e$ %'# #e &/e a--/$ as 0'e$ ae se&es as

a 0* e7a+1le 2 #e Ba#a' +e#* 2 &ea'$0 #'s&,%#'-# %'ll e *'s-/sse* +&e 2/ll '$ a$#e& -#a1e&. O$e

se$e$-e '$ #e a--/$ 0'e$ M2&a Ja$' s#%s -lea&l '$

%#a &ela'$ Ba#alla# s* @/&&a/A$. T#e Pe&s'a$

sentence %#'-# *es-&'es #e +ee'$0 2 Ba#alla# %'# #e&

's as 2ll%s 4 a *a& a&6' &a# "#e*6+a6' Je$*6' Ta#e&e#

&as2*a$*,4 %#'-# -a$ e &a$slae*, 4 A$* $ #e %a #ea&&'e* a #e se&'-e 2 He& H'0#$ess #e P/&e.4 T#e

'*'+a'- /se oi #e %&* 4 "#e*+a4 (se&'-e) '$ #'sse$e$-e 1&es e$* all */ #a in M2&a Ja$'s 1'$'$Ba#alla# %as #e& '$2e&'& '$ &a$"8>

V 4 S. 2 W.,4 l. IH, N. 7. 8 N5., 1. >.


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ea-#'$0s 2 #e Ba, %'# #e 4 Bea$ 4 &e2e&e$-es, a /&

*'s1sal. T#'s s/++a& 's 2/$* '$ #e '$&*/-'$ #'s

e*''$ 2 #e 4 N5a/

T#e Ba el'ee* #'s +e*'a'$s #ae ee$ '$s1'&e* 2

G*, / #e '$s1'&a'$ %as s/3e-'e, a$* $ 3e-'e, as

%as #a 2 M#a++a*. T#e Ba #'+sel2 *e-la&e* #a #e la'*

$ -la'+ 4 &eela'$ 2&+ a$ a$0el,4 %#'-# %as #e -la'+

2 M#a++a*. I$ Isla+ 4&eela'$ 2&+ a$ a$0el4 'se-#$'-all -alle* 4 a#',4 a$* 's 1/&el 3e-'e, #e %&*s

e'$0 #e a-/al %&*s 2 G* H'+sel2, s #'s 's &eela'$ a

's #'0#es. S/3e-'e &eela'$ 's "$%$ as 4 Il#a+,4 a$* 's

#e&e2&e '$2e&'& #e 3e-'e. T#e Msle+ &e0a&*s #e

@&a$ as 4 a#',4 a$* #e Gs1el as 4 Il#a+,4 s, %#'ls #e

Ba e71e-e* #e 4 Bea$ 4 *'s1la-e #e @&a$, #e,s&a$0el e$/0#, 1/ ' $ a 1a& %'# #e Gs1el, %#'-# #e

+/s #ae &e0a&*e* as '$2e&'& #e @&a$, F& #e sa"e 2

-$e$'e$-e, #'s ea-#'$0 %'ll e -$s'*e&e* /$*e& *'22e&e$

#ea*s, a$* $l #se *-&'$es %#'-# #ae a

. V 4 T&a.,4 l. II, 1. .


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ea&'$0 $ #e lae& *eel1+e$ 2 Ba#a' ea-#'$0 %'ll e

*'s-/sse* #e&e.

(') =od and the Prophets.

G* 's ee&$al a$* /$a11&a-#ale. All #'$0s -+e 2&+

H'+ a$* e7's H'+. He 's '$-+1&e#e$s'le, a$*

/$"$%ale. K$%le*0e 2 #e 4 L'2e 4 & 4 Be'$0 4 (a) 2

G* 's '+1ss'le. T#e e&+ 4 "$%le*0e 2 G* 4 +ea$s

"$%le*0e 2 H'+ #&/0# H's Ma$'2esa'$s (#e P&1#es)

4 +ee'$0 G* 4 (&es/&&e-'$) +ea$s +ee'$0 #e

Ma$'2esa'$s 4 I a"e &e2/0e '$ G* 4 (a 2a/&'ee3a-/la'$ a+$0 Msle+s) +ea$s a"'$0 &e2/0e '$ #e

Ma$'2esa'$. Ma$ "$%s G* $l '$ #e Ma$'2esa'$s,

a$* all &e2e&e$-es G* '$ Hl S-&'1/&e +/s e '$e&6

1&ee* in #'s se$se. D's'$- 2&+ G* #e&e 's a P&'+al W'll,

%# e-+es '$-a&$ae '$ #e P&1#es. T#'s P&'+al W'll

s1"e '$ all #e P&1#es 2&+ A*a+ *%$. He s1"e '$ #eBa, a$* %'ll s1ea" a0a'$ in H H'+ %#+ G* s#all

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3s $e'#e& e0'$$'$0 $& e$* #e Ma$'2esa'$s, a$* ee$a2e& #e -+'$0 2 4 H'+ %#+ G* s#all +a$'2es 4 #e&es#all e #e& Ma$'2esa'$s. Ea-# Ma$'2esa'$ 's,

#%ee&, a$ a*a$-e $ #e 1&e'/s $e, 2& %#'le-$a'$'$0 in #'+sel2 #e 1&e'/s Ma$'2esa'$, #e als

&'$0s s+e#'$0 $e%. Reela'$ is #e&e2&e 1&0&ess'e,/ #e&e $e'#e& 's, $& -a$ #e&e e, a 2'$al Reela'$.)6evelation.

As %e sa% ae, $ &eela'$ -a$ e sa'* e 2'$al,a$* $ P&1#e -a$ e sa'* e #e las %# %'ll -+e.T#'s 's a *'&e- -$&a*'-'$ 2 #e Msle+ *-&'$e #aM#a++a* 's #e Las 2 #e P&1#es, a$* #e @&a$ #e-+1lee a$* 1e&2e- a$* 2'$al &eela'$. T#'s lae& 's $e2 #e 2/$*a+e$al *-&'$es 2 Isla+, a$* 's 2/$* '$ #e@&a$ 'sel2,> s #a Ba's+ 's a *e1a&/&e 2&+ Isla+'-

ea-#'$0 &a#e& #a$ a *eel1+e$ 2 '. As ee& &eela'$'s +&e a*a$-e* #a$ #a %#'-# 1&e-e*e* ', ea-# $e%&eela'$ -a$ e sa'* a&0ae #e 2&+e& $e, s #eGs1el a&0ae* #e La%, a$* #e @&a$ a&0ae* #eGs1el, a$* #e 4 Bea$4 $% a&0aes #e @&a$. B/ #e4 Bea$ 4 -a$$ e &e0a&*e* as 2'$al '$*ee*, ' 's

'$-+1lee a #e es, 2& %e a&e l*, 4 T#e Bea$ 's 6*a '$ a sae 2 see*, / '$ #e *a 2 H'+ %#+ G*s#all +a$'2es ' %'ll a&&'e a #e *e0&ee 2 2&/''$.4 T#eBa #'+sel2 #as $ 'll/s'$s as #e al/e 2 #e 4 Bea$Q2& #e *e-la&es, 4 A #/sa$* 1e&/sals 2 #e Bea$ a&e$ e5/al #e 1e&/sal 2 $e e&se 2 %#a s#all e&eeale*


a$* 2 #e *''$e a&'/es. Be2&e #e e0'$$'$0 2 '+e #e

%as, a$* %#e$ '+e 's $ +&e #e %'ll e '$ #e #eae$ 2

1/&'. He 's asl/e, a$* a$s%e&ale $ $e 2& #'sa-'$s, a$* $$e #as #e &'0# 5/es'$ #a %#'-# #e

*es. I$ #'+ 's #e e7-elle$-e 2 all e7's'$0 #'$0s. T#e M

Bea$ 4 a$* el'ee&s in #e 4 Bea$ 4 $ee* #'+ +&e #a$#e le& $ee*s #'s ele*. As #e /-#s$e se1a&aes #e

1/&e 0l* 2&+ #e '+1/&e, s #e se1a&aes #e el'ee&s 2&+

#e /$el'ee&s. T#e&e #a# $ a11ea&e*, $& s#all #e&e

a11ea&, $e l'"e /$ #'+ '$ #e a& 2 1&*/-'$0 4 e&ses 4

$a/&all a$* %'#/ e22&, %#'-# +ea$s #a #e s#all e7-el'$ l'e&a& 1&*/-'$, #e 0e$e&all a--e1e* 1&2 2

1&1#e#*. I 's e$3'$e* /1$ all Ba#'s #a #e s#/l*

&es1e- #'+, a$* as a "e$ 2 #'s &es1e- #e 2'&s +$# '$

#e Ba' -ale$*a& 2 $'$eee$ +$#s 's *e*'-ae* #'+.

W#e$ee& #'s $a+e 's +e$'$e*, ee& el'ee& +/s sa$*

/1 a$* %#e$ee& a +ee'$0 's #el*, a a-a$ 1la-e +/s e&ese&e* 2& #'+. T#e '+e 2 #'s -'$'$0 's "$%$ $l

G*, / %#e$ #e *es -+e ' %'ll e s/**e$l a$*

/$e71e-e*l. T#a #e Ba %a&$e* #'s *'s-'1les $ *e$

#'+ %#e$ #e -a+e 's &/e, / ' 's e5/all &/e #a #e *'* $

e71e- #'+ -+e 2& a -$s'*e&ale 1e&'* 2 '+e. 4 I2 #e-+es a #e e$* 2 0#a'as a$* all #e 1e1le #ae e$e&e*

(#e Ba' &el'0'$), #e$ $ a s'$0le 1e&s$ %'ll &e+a'$ '$

#ell. I2 #e *es $ -+e /$'l #e $/+e& +/sa0#as a$*

all e$e& #e$, $ a s/l s#all &e+a'$ '$ #ell. B/ +&e #a$

+/sa0#as ' s#all $ e, $ ee$ %e&e G* %'ll '.4

T#ese %&*s $ee* a$ e71la$a'$ #e %&*s 4 0#a'as 4 a$* u

+/sa0#as 4 a&e s+ls, a$* #e 'e( #e'& +ea$'$0 's

-$a'$e* '$ #e a&'#+e'-


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a&&a$0e+e$ 2 #e A&a'- al1#ae, "$%$ as #e 4 A3a*,4

a--&*'$0 %#'-# 4 0#a'*s 4 sa$*s 2& I$ #e sa+e %a,

@/&&a/l6A$ 1&al -la'+e* #a s#e %as a 4&e/&$4 2

Fa'+e#.

B/ 1ea1s #e +ea$'$0 2 #e e&+ 's ese71la'$e* a s& l* 2 M'&a Ya#a S/#6' Eel. W#e$

#e $e%s %as &/0# #'+ #a Ha&a6' @/**/s %as *ea*,

S/#6' Eel %as a"e$ 'le$l 'll %'# a e& #'0# 2ee&

%#'-# lase* #&ee *as, a2e& %#'-l' 4 s'0$s7ide M/5., 11. 22. 8 N5.11. *

NSee 1&e'/s -#a1e&.


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+a* %as a 4 &e/&$ 4 2 Jes/s, a$* #e +e$ 2 #'s a0e %e&e '$

#e sa+e %a 4 &e/&$s 4 2 #e +e$ 2 #e a0e 2 Jes/s.

() 8he ?alendar.

T#e Ba *e'se* a -ale$*a& 2 $'$eee$ +$#s 2 $'$eee$*as ea-# (see A11e$*'7 I), #e 2'&s +$# e'$0 *e*'-ae*, as

%e sa% ae, 4 H'+ %#+ G* s#all +a$'2es.4 Ea-#

+$# ea&s a $a+e, / #ese $a+es a&e $ 1e-/l'a& #e

+$#s, 2& #e a&e als 0'e$ '$ #e sa+e &*e& #e

$'$eee$ *as 2 ea-# +$#. T#/s, as #e 2'&s +$# 's

e$'le* 4 Ba#a,4 s #e 2'&s 2 ea-# +$# 's als -alle* 4Ba#a.4 I %/l* see+ #a #e Ba' e&a e0a$ $ N R/

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#e Ba e71e-e* a l$0 '+e 1ass e2&e #e -+'$0 2 4

H'+ %#+ G* s#all +a$'2esQ '$*ee*, #e&e 's ee& &eas$

el'ee #a #e *'* $ e71e- #e lae& -+e 2& a leas

% #/sa$* ea&s.


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CHAPTER I

THE COMING OF BAHALLAH

WE$% -$'- a $e% e&a '$ #e #'s& 2 #e +e6+e$,

a$ e&a %#'-# sees #e *e-l'$e 2 Ba's+ a$* #e 0&%# 2

Ba#a's+. T#e -e$&e 2 #e +e+e$ +es 2&+ Pe&s'a,2'&s 2 all Ba0#*a*, a$* 2'$all A-&e. T#e %#le

a+s1#e&e $% -#a$0es, a$* '$sea* 2 a se- #ae*, e

2ea&e*, /$'e* a -++$

1/&1se a$* a -++$ 2a'#, %e 2'$* a 1a& 2 e7'les

*''*e* 'e& &'al&'es a$* 2'e&-e 5/a&&els. T&/e #e&e a&e

--as'$al 0l'+1ses 2 #e -/&a0e %#'-# 2a-e* *ea# %'# as+'le, / 2& #e +s 1a& #e +a&& #as 0'e$ 1la-e #e

-++$ assass'$, a$* #e 0alla$ a$* 1e$ 2'0#'$0 2 #e

Ba's 0'es 1la-e #e '$&'0/es a$* -%a&*l

assass'$a'$s %#'-# a&e $% -++'e* in #e $a+e 2

&el'0'$.As %e sa% ae, #e +a3&' 2 #e Ba' -#'e2s #a*

e'#e& ee$ "'lle* '$ #e *'22e&e$ &eell'$s, & #a* 1e&'s#e*

'$ #e see&e 1e&se-/'$ %#'-# 2ll%e* #e /$s/--ess2/l

ae+1 $ #e S#a#s l'2e. T#e Ba #a* 1e&'s#e*, Ha&a6'

O/**/s a$* #e Ba/T6Ba %e&e $ +&e. Ha* #e Ba

$+'$ae* a s/--ess& T#a 's #e 5/es'$ %#'-# +/s

$% --/1 /& ae$'$. F/ '$ #e Ba' #'e&a&-# %asa /$0 +a$ $a+e* M2&a Ya#a S/#6' Eel, %#se

a-5/a'$a$-e %e #ae al&ea* +a*e. T#e #'s& 2 #'s

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THE COMING OF BATIAIAH =

-e$&es &/$* M'&a Ya#a a$* #'s e& M'&a Hse'$AH, ee& "$%$ as Ba#a/lla#, %# %as ee$/all to@rest the lea*e&s#'1from his brother.

M'&a Ya#a a$* M'&a Hse'$ Al' %e&e #al26e&s,# e'$0 s$s 2 A5a M'&a Aas, ee& "$%$ asM'&a B//&0 2 N/&, / *'22e&e$ %'es. We "$% e&l'le a/ #e'& /#, / ' see+s e 2a'&l -e&a'$ #aM'&a Hse'$ Al' %as &$ '$


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THE RELIGION OF THE BAHAlS

2 #e sa'$ #e %/l* $e *a -+e --/1, M'&a

Ya#a s/*'e* Pe&s'a$, / +a*e l'le 1&0&ess '$ A&a'-.

H's #a$*%&''$0 (nasta 8i#) %as 0*, a$* #e #a* a &eal

2$*$ess 2& +s'-al 1e&./ #'s *es $ +ea$ #a #e %as $1&'ael e*/-ae*, as %as M'&a Ya#a. As '$ #e -ase 2#e Ba, s #e&e, %e -a$ sa #a ' 's +&e -&&e- -&e*'

#'+ %'# a e& &*'$a& e*/-a'$ #a$ sa #a #e %as/$e*/-ae*. B# A*/=6 8 S/& 1 = 8 4 T&a 4 l II 11 %


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F/e&+&e, /$el'ee&s a&e $ all%e* *%ell in 2'e 2#e Pe&s'a$ 1&'$-es.$el'ee&s a&e $ e "'lle*, /

#e'& 1&1e& +a e -$2's-ae*, a$* +a&&'a0e %'# #e+'s 2&'**e$. All #'s +/s $% -#a$0e, a$* #se %#a--e1 Ba#a/'l*# +/s e &ea* &e0a&* +e$ 2 all -&ee*sas #e'& e&s, 2& a&e #e $ all4 #e 2&/' 2 $e &ee,a$* #e leaes 2 $e &a$-# ]

A 2'&s s'0# ' %/l* see+ #a #e as" %#'-# 2a-e*

P1. 7 22. 2& #e &'0'$al se- S/&.(11. = 22.


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Ba#alla# %as a$ al+s '+1ss'le $e, / 2/e&-$s'*e&a'$ s#%s #a #e Ba' *-&'$e, '$ s1'e. 2 's$a&&%$ess, *'* -$a'$ #e 0e&+ 2 #e $e% /$'e&sal's+.T#e Ba #'s *-&'$e 2 &eela'$ a$* 2 #e P&1#es#a* 1ae* #e %a 2& #e Baa' -$-e1'$ 2 a %&l*6&el'0'$. T#e P&'+al W'll s1"e '$ all #e P&1#es, a$* #e%e&e all se$ 1&e1a&e #e %a 2& 4H'+ %#+ G* s#all+a$'2esQ T#e *-&'$e 2 4R'3a4 '+1l'e* #a Mses, Jes/s,a$* M#a++a* %e&e '$ a e& &eal se$se $e, a$* '2 #'s 's&/e, *es ' $ +ea$ #a #e&e 's a $* 2 /$'$ e%ee$

#e a&'/s -&ee*s F/e&+&e, '2 all #e *'22e&e$Reela'$s %e&e / sa0es '$ #e 1&e1a&a'$ 2 #e %&l*2& #e -+'$0 2 4 H'+ %#+ G* s#all +a$'2esQ #e$ He's #e 2/l2'l+e$ 2 al! 1&1#e-, a$* #e 1e&2e-& 2 all&el'0'$s. T#e 2/$*a+e$al 1&'$-'1les 2 all &el'0'$s a&e#e&e2&e $e, #%ee& +/-# #e a--'*e$als +a a&.

T#/s Ba#a /lla#, '2 $-e a--e1e* as 4 He %#+ G* s#all+a$'2esQ< %/l* e &e0a&*e* as el$0'$0 $ $e&el'0'$, / all &el'0'$s, a$* #e&e %as $ &eal *'22'-/lin #e %a 2 1&+'$0 #e $e% ea-#'$0.

I &e+a'$s 2& /s -$s'*e& #% 2a& Ba#alla# %as-a1ale 2 -a&&'$0 / #e sel26a11'$e* as" 2

-$e&'$0 Ba's+ '$ a /$'e&sal &el'0'$.A 2a/&'e 3e-'$ C#&'s'a$' '$ l'a Eas 's #a '#as $ -*e -2 la%. T#e Msle+ -a$$ /$*e&sa$* a&el'0'$ #a #as $ -*e 2 la%, 2& #e @-&a$ 's $ $l#'s B'le, ' 's als #'s e76" 2 la% a$* 2'$al a/#&''$ all le0al +ae&s. T#e C#&'s'a$ 2'$*s ' #a&* a11&e-'ae#'s 3e-'$ /$'l #e &eal'ses #% ee& 1#ase 2 Msle+l'2e 's 1&'*e* 2& '$ l'e &el'0'/s la%s. T#e *'22'-/l 2# M l


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's #e *'22'-/l 2 #e P#a&'see %#e$ #e #ea&* #e teaching 2

C#&'s. Sa/l #e P#a&'see #a* to break a%a 2&+ #e

$*a0e 2 #e La% e2&e #e -/l* e-+e Pa/l #e A1sle

2 Jes/s C#&'s, C#&'s *'*$ e5/ea# /$ H's C#/&-# a -*e 2 la%, / He

sent H's S1'&' *%ell '$ #e #ea&s 2 +e$, a$* /$*e& #e

0/'*a$-e 2 #a S1'&' +e$ 2 ee& a0e #ae 2&a+e* #e'&

%$ la%s. A la% #a 's *e-&ee* a$*

2'7e* 2& all '+e 's #e $e0a'$ 2 1&0&ess, a$* &es/ls '$

$*a0e, / 4 %#e&e #e S1'&' 2 #e L&* 's, #e&e 's

l'e&.4 I #as ee$ sa'* #a Ba#a/lla# 2/$* #'+sel2 '$ a

1s''$ e& s'+'la& #a 2 S. Pa/l %#e$ #e e0a$ #'s

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2 #e l* '*ea #a a P&1#e +/s $ee*s e a la%0'e&, #e

*&e% /1 a $e% -*e 2 la%, %#'-# %as s/1e&se*e #e 4

Bea$,4 a$* a&0ae all #e #e& S-&'1/&es. T#'s $e%

-*e 2 la%, %#'-# 's -$a'$e* '$ #e " 4 A5*as,4 's

ase* $ #e @&a$ a$* #e NL Bea$Q # 2 %#'-# '

+*'2'es.

N s/++a& 2 #e 4 A5*as 4 %'ll e 0'e$ #e&e, e-a/se

#e " 's 2 l'le '+1&a$-e 6*a, a$* 's 5/'8

/$"$%$ Wese&$ Ba#a's, (A -+1lee s/++a& %'ll

2/$* '$ #e Re. W. M. M'lle&s H's& 2 Ba#a's7$,

%#'-# 's, a #e '+e 2 %&''$0 #'s -#a1e&, '$ #e 1&ess.) I

+/s e &$e '$ +'$* #a #e la%s 2 #e 4A5*as4 a&e

*e2'$'el +ea$ s/1e&se*e #e -''l la%. I$ a Ba#a2

-/$& #e 0e&$+e$ 's e '$ #e #a$*s 2 #e &el'0'/s

lea*e&s. J/s'-e 's e a*+'$'se&e* #e e--les'as'-al

-/&s 2'$es a&e e 1a'* #e+ a7es a&e e

-$&lle* a$* *'s1se* #e+. I$ s#&, ' 's '$e$*e*

'$&*/-e #a e& 2&+ 2 0e&$+e$ %#'-# #as ee$

s/-# a 2a'l/&e '$ Isla+, a$* 2&+ %#'-# $a'$ a2e& $a'$ 's

s&/00l'$0 2&ee 'sel2 '$ #e Eas.T#e$ %#a 2 #e '$e&$a'$al 1&le+ H% 's #e

1ea-e 2 #e %&l* e se-/&e* H% a&e all +e$ e

/$'e*, a$* $a'$al a$* &el'0'/s 1&'*e, %#'-# a&e s/-#1&*/-'e -a/ses 2 s&'2e, e a$'s#e* N%#e&e 's #e%ea"$ess 2 Ba#a's'$ +a&e a11a&e$ #a$ ' 's #e&e, 2& 'la-"s *&''$0 1%e& 1/ 's ea-#'$0s '$ 1&a-'-e. T#eea-#'$0 l'a +a$"'$* 's a$ esse$'al /$', a$* #a all +e$a&e e&s 's -e$/&'es l* %#a 's $ee*e* 's a 1%e&

e$ale +e$ &eal'se #a /$'. Ba#a's+ la-"s #a 1%e&.E*/-a'$ %#'-# 's +a*e -+1/ls& Ba#alla# %'ll


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a$-e 's a*+'e*l a #e & 2 +a$ e'ls, / ' +/s $

e 2&0e$ #a %#a e*/-a'$ *es 's '$-&ease #e

-a1a-' 2 #e '$*''*/al 2& 0* & e'l. Be#'$* e*/-a'$

#e&e +/s e a 1%e& +a"'$0 +e$ le #e 0* a$* #ae

#e e'l e2&e ' -a$ aa'l sae #e %&l*. C#a$0e* #ea&s

a&e +&e $e-essa& #a$ ee$ &a'$e* +'$*s le 2 #e 0*

+/s e '$-/l-ae* e2&e -a1a-' 2& 0* -a$ 2'$* a %a

2 e71&ess'$. Ba#a's+ +a /&0e #a #e +'$* e &a'$e*,

/ ' -a$$ -#a$0e #e #/+a$ #ea&.

Ba#a/lla# #a* $ &eal'se* #% *ee1l &e* #e e'l

%as, a$* s #'s &e+e*'es a&e /seless. He *'&e-s #a $e 2#e e7's'$0 la$0/a0es s#/l* e -#se$ a$* a*1e* as a

/$'e&sal la$0/a0e,Wa& e$* %a& 's all #a #e

-a$ 22e&. C/l* a$#'$0 e +&e s/1e&2'-'al, +&e

+ea$'$0less, #a$ #'s *e-la&a'$ #a 4 Wea1$s 2 %a& a&e

2&'**e$ /, e7-e1 A5*as, 1. . 8 S/&., 1. .


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'$ '+es 2 $e-ess' 4 lS/&el s/-# a sae+e$ 's 1&2

e$/0# 2 #e %ea"$ess 2 Ba#a's+. T#e &e*e+1'$ 2 #e

%&l* *e+a$*s a &e*ee+e* #/+a$', a$* #a Ba#a's+

-a$$ a-#'ee.

T#e$ %#a 2 #'s s-'al &e0/la'$s T#e a&e all *&a%$/1 '$ 'e% ' -$*''$s e7's'$0 '$ #e Eas '$ Ba#alla#s%$ '+e, a$* s#% #a #e #a* $ '*ea 2 Wese&$-$*''$s 2 l'2e a$* #e $ee*s 2 +e$ l''$0 /$*e& #se-$*''$s. H's la%s -e& a %'*e 2'el*, 2&+ 2eas'$04 2as'$0, 2&+ +/&*e& 1&ae&, 2&+ #/$'$0 #e -/'$0 2

#e #a'&. S+e 2 #ese la%s %'ll e -$s'*e&e* '$ a lae&-#a1e&, / #e +a3&' 2 #e+ %'ll e '0$&e*. H%'+1ss'le #e a&e 2& #e Wes %'ll e a/$*a$l -lea&2&+ #e 2ll%'$0 e7a+1les. F& #e 2'&s 22e$-e a #'e2+/s e a$'s#e* a$#e& %$, 2& a se-$* #2e +/s e'+1&'s$e*, a$* 2& a #'&* #e +/s e &a$*e* $ #e

2&e#ea*, #a all +e$ +a "$% #'+ 2& %#a #e 's.>

He%# 1/&1sel ses 2'&e a #/se +/s e /&$ to *ea#,a$* a +/&*e&e& +/s e 1/$'s#e* *ea#, &, s#/l* #e-/& s *es'&e, #e se$e$-e -a$ '$ e'#e& -ase e -++/e* $e 2 l'2e6'+1&'s$6+e$.A +a$ +a $ +a&& +&e#a$ % %'es, #/0# 2&+ #e 1'$ 2 'e% 2 -+2&

$e 's ee& ! T#e +a&&'a0e la%s a&e e& -+1&e#e$s'e,a$* ee$ *e-'*e %#a a +a$ s#/l* * %e&e #e 5/a&&el%'# #'s %'2e %#e$ $ a 3/&$e ! T#e $l 1'''$ 's#a a +a$ 's 2&'**e$ a"e /$ #'+sel2 $e 2 #'s2a#e&s %'es,W#a %ae& $e +a /se, & $ /se, 2&%as#'$0 %#a essels $e +a /se, & $ /se, 2& 2*?ee'$0 's *e-'*e* #e H A5*as.4 Ye


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THE DOCTRINE OF THE PERSON OF BAHALLAH

IT#as ee$ sa'* +a$ %&'e&s #a Ba#a/lla# -la'+e* to

e G*. T#'s -#a&0e %as 2'&s +a*e a0a'$s #'+ #e

Ee#s,T#e %&* 4K#ale5 4 's $e 2 #e $a+es 2G* 0'e$ '$ #e @&a$, s as #e -la'+s e #e s/&-e 2

#e D''$e $a+es, #'s /se 2 it 's e71la'$e*. I$ #e& 1la-es #e

&e2e&s #'+sel2 as 4 #e Fa#e&Q & 4 #e Fa#e& %#+ Isa'a#

2&el*Qa$* as 4 #e L&* 2 Hss.4T#e e71la$a'$ 2 all

s/-# sa'$0s 's 2/$* '$ #e ea-#'$0 2 #e Ba #a all

&e2e&e$-es G* '$ Hl S-&'1/&e +/s e '$e&1&ee* as&e2e&&'$0 #e P&1#es, %# a&e H's Ma$'2esa'$s. T#'s 's

&$e / Ba#a/lla#s %$ sae+e$ '$ #e " 4 I5a$ 4

#a #e "$%le*0e 2 #e P&1#es e71&esses G*s

"$%le*0e, #e'& 1%e& H's 1%e&, #e'& *+'$'$ H's

*+'$'$, #e'& ea/ H's ea/, #e'& +a$'2esa'$ H's

+a$'2esa'$. T#e'& sa'$ 's #a 2 4 I a+ He a$* He 's I,4

s '2 $e 2 #e 1e&2e- Ma$'2esa'$s *e-la&es #a #e 's G*,

' 's &/e. F/e&+&e, #e *e-la&es #a all #e Ma$'2esa'$s

%e&e -&eae* e2&e #e -&ea'$ 2 #eae$ a$* ea. T#/s, '

's $l *el'e&ael '0$&'$0 #e'& se'$0 #a


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%e -a$ '$e&1&e #'s ea-#'$0s +ea$ #a #e -la'+e* e

G*.

Be2&e %e -+e -$s'*e& #e &/e $a/&e 2 #'s -la'+, %e

+/s -$s'*e& $e +&e 1assa0e, %#'-# %'ll se&e s#% #'s

+e#* 2 a**/-'$0 1&2s 2&+ #e @&a$. A--&*'$0 #e

1assa0e '$ 5/es'$, #e -la'+s e 4 #e sa+e %# #as ee$

-alle* Je#a# '$ #e La%, #e S1'&' 2 T&/# '$ #e Gs1el,

a$* #e G&ea Ne%s '$ #e @&a$.4 lH's a11l'-a'$ #'+sel2

2 #e $a+e Je#a# 's e71la'$e* %#a #as ee$ sa'*

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#e %as / a$ &*'$a& +a$ %#e$ #e %'$*s 2 G* #e +s

Hl le% /1$ #'+ a$* e$*%e* #'+ %'# "$%le*0e.He 's asl/e a$* a$s%e&ale $ $e. He %as

e2&e '+e %as, a$* s#all e %#e$ '+e 's $ +&e.T#e 4

Bea$ 4 %as se$ *%$ #'+,'$ &*e& *e-la&e #'s $a+e,

a$* 's e& lee&s 0 2&+ #'s %&*s.All #e P&1#es%e&e se$ *%$ #'+,a$* #&/0# #'+ 's #e l'0# 2 G*

&e2le-e* +a$.=I$ #'s #a$* 's #e 0e&$+e$ 2 all #'$0s,


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$e0le- # 1&ae& a$* 0* %&"s.


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Msle+s e-a/se #e *'* $ 2/l2'l #e 0e$e&al e71e-a'$ as

#e %a 2 #'s -+'$0. Ba#a/lla# *e-la&es #a $

P&1#e +/s e &e3e-e* $ #e 0&/$* #a #e *es $

2/l2'l all #a #as ee$ sa'* a/ #'+, &a#e& +/s all s/-#

sa'$0s e a*3/*0e* &/e & 2alse, a--&*'$0 as %#e#e&

#e a&e 2/l2'lle* #'+ & $.< I +/s e a*+'e* #a #e

S#'a# el'e2s -$-e&$'$0 #e Ma#*' a&e 2& #e +s 1a&

s/1e&s''/s '$ #e e7&e+e, a$* #e&e %as ee&

3/s'2'-a'$ 2& #e Ba#a' &e2/sal a--e1 #e+, /, $ #e

#e& #a$*, ' +/s $ e 2&0e$ #a #e %&* 4

s/1e&s''$ 4 *'* $ -$e #e sa+e +ea$'$0

Ba#a/lla# as ' *es /s 6*a. We 2'$*, 2& '$sa$-e, #a

#e #'+sel2 %&e -e&a'$ 1&ae&s %#'-# a&e '$ #e $a/&e 2

-#a&+s, #e /se 2 %#'-# %/l* e -$*e+$e* /s as

s/1e&s''/s. He '$-l/*e* %'#'$ #e +ea$'$0 2 #e e&+ all

'$e&1&ea'$s 2 1&1#e- #a %e&e $ 2a/&ale #'s

%$ -la'+s. I$ Isla+ (S#'a#) '$e&1&ea'$ 's a s-'e$-e '$'sel2, a$* #e &'0#

'$e&1&e el$0s #e 4+/3a#e*s4 al$e. I$ -$*e+$'$0#e -/&&e$ '$e&1&ea'$s 2 #e T&a*''$s, a$* 2 #e@&a$, #e %as als -+1elle* -$*e+$ #e 4 +/3a#e*s 4as 2alse 0/'*es. S, , #e -le&0 2 all #e 0&ea &el'0'$s

a&e a--/se* 2 +'slea*'$0 #e 1e1le, a$* 2 s1&ea*'$0s/1e&s''/s '*eas. Ba#a/lla#s -la'+ #e&e2&e &es/ls '$#e *-&'$e #a #e, a$* #e al$e, 's '$ a 1s''$ '$e&1&eHl S-&'1/&es, a$* +e$ 2 all -&ee*s a&e 2&ee* 2&+ s/1e&6s''$ a$* 1&'es-&a2 %#e$ #e a--e1 #'+. All'$e&1&ea'$s 2 S-&'1/&e %#'-# *'22e& 2&+ #'s a&e

s/1e&s''$s, s #e 's #e '$2all'le '$e&1&ee&. H's 0s1el 's#e&e2&e #e 0s1el 2 #e '$2all''l' 2


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Ba#a/lla#. T#'s 's 2/e& &$e / #'s %$ sae+e$4 I$ $e se$se #e $a+e I$2all''l' 's &/e 2 $e %#+G* #a# 0/a&*e* a0a'$s s'$, &a$s0&ess'$ a$* /$el'e2,'$2'*el', 1l#e's+, a$* #e l'"e. B/ T#e Ms G&eaI$2all''l' 's a11l'e* $l O$e %#se sa'$ 'ssa$-'2'e* ae -++a$*s a$* 1'''$s, a$* 1/&'2'e*2&+ s'$ a$* 2&0e 2/l$ess. e&'l He 's a l'0# %#'-# 's $2ll%e* *a&"$ess, a$* a &e-'/*e %#'-# 's 1&2a0a'$s e&&&. I2 He *e-la&es %ae& e %'$e, & #eae$ e ea, & l'0# e 2'&e, ' 's &/e a$* l'e&e 's $ */

#e&e'$ a$* $ $e #as #e &'0# 11se H'+, & sa%# & %#e&e2&e a$* #e %# *'s1/es %'# H'+ 's,e&'l, 2 #e 11se&s in #e B" 2 G*, #e L&* 2 #e-&ea/&es 4 !2

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ABDL6BAHAANDTHESPREADOFBAHAISM

AFTER#e *ea# 2 Ba#a/lla# #'s 2ll%e&s e-a+e *''*e*'$ % -a+1s. W#'ls #e +a3&' 2ll%e* Aas

E22e$*', es "$%$ #'s 'le 2 A*/


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CHAPTER I

THE NEW BAHAISM AND THE WEST

As %e sa% '$ #e las -#a1e&, #e&e e0a$ /$*e&

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T#e %&'e& 2 #e 1a+1#le saes #a, 4 T#ese %eleas'- Ba#a' 1&'$-'1les %e&e la'* *%$ Ba#alla# e&s'7 ea&s a0 a$* a&e e 2/$* '$ #'s 1/l's#e*%&''$0s 2 #a '+e.4


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'$e&$a'$al &'/$al 's A*/l6Ba#as *eel1+e$ 2 #e

H/se 2 J/s'-e. F&+ %#e&e, #e$, %/l* #'s '$e&$a'$al

&'/$al *e&'e 's a/#&' T#e a$s%e& 's '/s?2&+ #e

Ba#a' -++/$'. T#e ele-'$ 2 +e+e&s 's '$ #e #a$*s 2

#e Ba#a's 2 #e %&l*, / as e (A*/l6Ba#as %$ l'2e6

'+e) s/-# a$ '$e&$a'$al &'/$al 's '+1&a-'-ale.< T#'s

-/& & &'/$al -a$$ e 2&+e*, ' %/l* see+, /$'l #e

Ba#a's a&e s&$0 e$/0# $/+e&'-all -$&l #e

0e&$+e$s 2 #e %&l*. I 's #e e7e-/'e -++'ee 2 a

Ba#a' %&l*. I2 Ba#a's+ -a$ &'* #e %&l* 2 all 's e'ls, #e

as" 2 #a &'/$al %'ll e a$ eas $e, / %#a eal /se 'sa &'/$al #a -a$$ e 2&+e* /$'l #e %&l* #as e-+e

Ba#a' I -a$$ #el1 a s'-" %&l*. I %/l* see+ #a #e

&es&a'$ 2 a s'-" %&l* #eal# 's le2 #e&s, a$* %#e$

#e as" 's -+1lee* #e &'/$al 0/a&a$ees l" a2e& #e

$% #eal# %&l*.

I$*e1e$*e$ '$es'0a'$ 2 &/# $ee& %as a 1&'$-'1le 2Ba#a/lla#s ea-#'$0. Ba#a/lla# -la'+e* e #e '$2all'le

'$e&1&ee& 2 all S-&'1/&es, a$* #e '$2all'le ea-#e& 2

+a$"'$*. N$e #as #e &'0# 5/es'$ #'s sae+e$s, / '2

#e *e-la&es %ae& e %'$e, #e el'ee& +/s /$#es'a'$0l

a--e1 #'s sae+e$. I$ #e sa+e %a, A*/


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2&+ 1&'es-&a2, / '$sea* 2 2&ee*+ #e 22e&s #e+

$*a0e. A*/

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Pe&s'a, a$* #e Ba#a ae+1 %'$ e& Pe&s'a$ %+a$#*.

We #ae al&ea* see$ #a Ba#alla#s la%s %e&e *&a%$ /1

%'# a 'e% Ease&$ -$*''$s, a$* #e -$a'$ $#'$0 #a

+'0# e sa'* ee$ s/00es a sl/'$ 2 #e e-$+'-

1&le+s 2 #e Wes, e #e %&'e& 2 #e l'le "le H g H

*e-la&es #a #e e-$+'- 1&le+ 4 #as ee$ #&/0#l

sle* '$ #e ea-#'$0s 2 Ba#alla#.4 T#e /l" 2 Ba#a6

/lla# 's +a*e 1e&2e-l -lea& #'s %$ ea-#'$0. We sa% #%

+/-# s&ess #e la'* /1$ a0&'-/l/&e, a$* #'s %'ll eas'l e

/$*e&s* all %# #ae see$ #'s $a'e Pe&s'a, %'# 's as

s&e-#es 2 *ese&, a$* 's 1&'+''e +e#*s 2 -/l'a'$. N$e -a$ *e$ #e '+1&a$-e 2 a0&'-/l/&e, / #e 0&ea

1&le+s 2 #e Wes a&e '$*/s&'al, %#'ls #se 2 #e Nea&

Eas a&e s'll +a'$l a0&'-/l/&al. We #ae 2&+ #e +/# 2

A*/l6Ba#a s+e ea-#'$0 as #e sl/'$ 2 #e e-$+'-

1&le+s 2 #e Wes. Deal'$0 %'# #e 5/es'$ 2 s&'"es, #e

sa'* #a 4 I 's a$* %'ll e 2& a l$0 '+e #e s/3e- 2 0&ea*'22'-/l'es.4 S&'"es a&e -a/se* #e &a1a-' 2 -a1'al'ss, &

#e e7-esses, a'*' a$* 'll6%'ll 2 #e %&"+e$. B/ e#'$*

#ese 's a 0&eae& -a/se?#e la%s 2 #e 1&ese$ -''l'sa'$.

T#e %#le a&'-le -a$$ e *'s-/sse* #e&e, / ' 's s'0$'2'-a$

#a #e 2ll%s Ba#a/Ila# '$ #a #e a11eals to #e -''l 1%e&

sle #e 1&le+. T#e Ge&$+e$ +/s '$e&2e&e '$ s/-#*'s1/es a$* 1/ +ae&s &'0#. As 2a& as #e Ba#a' &el'0'$

0es, ' %/l* see+ #a #e $l sl/'$ ' -a$ 22e& 's '$ #e

la% #a #e %eal# s#/l* 0'e e& a -e&a'$ 1a& 2 #e'&

2&/$e a$$/all 2& #e +a'$e$a$-e 2 #e 1& a$*

/$2&/$ae. T#a 's #e 2/$*a'$ 2 #e Rel'0'$


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s-#ls,


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+'ss'$a& %&", 5/'$0 #e 0&ea -++'ss'$ 2 C#&'s '$ a

sl'0#l -#a$0e* 2&+,a$* '*s #e+ 0 2 #eal #e

s'-", &es&e #e l'$* a$* &a'se #e *ea*.T#e #ae e$e&e*

#e K'$0*+ 2 G*, a$* #ae ee$ a1'se* %'# #e %ae&

2 l'2e, #e 2'&e 2 #e le 2 G*, a$* #e Hl S1'&'.

W+e$ #ae Ma& Ma0*ale$e #el* /1 #e+ as a$

e7a+1le,a$* +e$ #ae #e a1sles as #e'& 1ae&$.

B #'s la's# /se 2 S-&'1/&al e&+s #e s/--ee*e* '$

-$-eal'$0 al0e#e& #e &/e $a/&e 2 #e +e+e$. T#e

-a/se %#'-# #e a&e -alle* 's +a*e / e #e -a/se 2

C#&'s. I 's #e'& 1&''le0e e -alle* &'$0 '$ #e

K'$0*+ 2 G*. T#e a&e $ as"e* 0'e /1 a$#'$0 #e

al/e, / a&e l* #a ee& &/e C#&'s'a$ 's a Ba#a'.T#e

&es/l 2 #'s ea-#'$0 's #a Ba#a's+ '$ #e Wes 's all*'s'$- 2&+ #e +e+e$ '$ #e Eas. I$ #e Wes %e 2'$*

#a Ba#a's &ea'$ #e'& +e+e&s#'1 2 #e'& C#/&-#es, a$*

&e0a&* #e+seles as &/e C#&'s'a$s, l' le &eal's'$0 %#a

Ba#a's+ &eall 's. Ye, '$ s1'e 2 all, Ba#a's+ 's $ #e %a$e

'$ Wese&$ -/$&'es, a$* -e$s/s sa's'-s s#% #a 's *a 's

1as,A*/, >, e-. Ibid,,11. ,


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(a) =od R +an R Immortalit'

IT%'ll e '+1ss'le '$ #e -/&se 2 $e s#& -#a1e& e$e'$ a 2/ll a$* *ea'le* s/* 2 #e Ba#a' ea-#'$0 $ #ese #&ee

'+1&a$ 5/es'$s, / a$ ae+1 %'ll e +a*e s#% %#a '

#e &eal $a/&e 2 #ese ea-#'$0s, a$* %#a 's #e'& &el'0'/

al/e.

M*e&$ Ba#a's+ 's #e &el'0'$ 2 A*/


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#e De'. Ee&$al l'2e 's 2/$* in #'s /$'$, %#'-# +ea$s #e

ls'$0 2 '$*''*/al', a$* #e s/11&ess'$ 2 sel2.

()*ife after death.?Dea#, %e sa%, 's s'+1l #e &ea"'$0

2 #e -$$e-'$ e%ee$ s/l a$* *. T#e

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s'+1l +ea$s #a #e /$ 2 #e s1'&' as &e2le-e* '$ +a$ 's e *'s'$0/'s#e* 2&+ #a &e2le-e* '$ #e a$'+al. All #'$0s #a

$ #e sa+e 1%e& 2 +a$'2es'$0 #'s /$, / ea-# -&ea/&e

&e2le-s ' a--&*'$0 's -a1a-' a$* '$&'$s'- %. T#e s/l

%#'-# 's a$ e+a$a'$ 2&+ G* &e2le-e* '$ #e &eal' 2 #

-&ea/&e, 's $ +&e a22e-e* #e -$*''$ 2 #e 1#s'-al +a$

#a$ 's #e s/$s &a #e *'& & */s $ #e +'&&&, s ' -a$$e sa'* #ae a$ &eal '$*''*/al', a$* 's -e&a'$l $ a22e-e*

*ea#. I 's $a/&e '++&al a$* ee&$al. I$ 'e% 2 #'

ea-#'$0, ' 's *'22'-/l /$*e&sa$* #% #e -a$ -$-e'e 2 l'2

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W#a, #e$, *es 2&0'e$es

+ea$ I %/l* see+ #a e$&a$-e '$ #e K'$0*+ 's a&&e*

ee$ %#e$ #e #ae ee$ 2&0'e$.

All #'s ea-#'$0 's $e-essa&'l a0/e a$* /$sa's2a-&

e-a/se #e #as $ &/e el'e2 '$ a 1e&s$al G*, a$* $ &ea

a11&e-'a'$ 2 #e +ea$'$0 2 2'$'e '$*''*/al'. F&0'e$ess

1/$'s#+e$, ee&$al l'2e, sala'$, "$%le*0e 2 G* a&e al

e&+s %#'-# a&e +&e & less *e'* 2 +ea$'$0 '2 %e *e$ #e

*-&'$e 2 a 1e&s$al G* a$* 2 #e al/e 2 2'$'e '$*''*/al'

H's ea-#'$0s a&e #e&e2&e 2 e& l'le al/e, a$* a&e ese71la'$e* &e2e&&'$0 #e -'&-/+sa$-es '$ %#'-# #e %e&e

0'e$. T#e a&e al+s %'#/ e7-e1'$ a$s%e&s 0'e$

5/es'$s &a'se* 1e1le &/0# /1 '$ a C#&'s'a$ e$'&$+e$

a$*, -$se5/e$l, 1ssesse* 2 C#&'s'a$ '*eas. Be#'$* #e

5/es'$s %as a a-"0&/$* 2 C#&'s'a$ '*eas, e#'$* #e

a$s%e&s %as a a-"0&/$* 2 O&'e$al Pa$#e's+ a$* Msle+le0al's+, a$* #e ae+1 #a&+$'se #e+ e$*e* '$ +e&

-$2/s'$ 2 #/0#.M2.. 1. >. CIbidQ11.


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THE TEACHINGS OF ABDL6BAIIA

() 8he 8rinit'R /esus ?hristR 8he &ol' %piritR

Baptism

IN#e Wes ' 's #e -/s+ 2& Ba#aIs &ea'$ +e+e&s#'1 %#aee& &a$-# 2 #e C#&'s'a$ C#/&-# #e +a #ae el$0e*

e2&e #e'& a--e1a$-e 2 Ba#a's+. H&a-e Hlle, %# '

Se-&ea& 2 #e Na'$al S1'&'/al Asse+l 2 #e Ba# a's

#e $'e* Saes a$* Ca$a*a, *e-la&es #a 4 $e +a e a Ba#*

a$* &ea'$ a-'e +e+e&s#'1 '$ a$#e& &el'0'/s *.4

S'+'la&l, M'ss M/s0&e, %# 's '$ -#a&0e 2 #e Mee'$0 R+a Wa#$a$ H/se, Re0e$ S&ee, L$*$, 's #e&sel2 a +e+e&

a C#&'s'a$ C#/&-#. W#e$ '$e&'e%e* #e Re. F. La%&e$-e

s#e sa'*, 4 Y/ $ee* $ 0'e /1 s/-# +e+e&s#'1 3'$ #e

Bal'a' +e+e$.4 M&. La%&e$-e, %# 's'e* Wal+a$ H/se $

e#al2 2 #e 1&ese$ a/#&, *e-la&es #a 4 s#e %as e&

e+1#a'- #a #e +e+e$ +/s $ e -alle* a &el'0'$. 4 I's $ #e 1/&1se 2 #e 1&ese$ -#a1e& -$s'*e& Ba#a

1&1a0a$*a +e#*s '$ #e Wes, / ' 's '+1&a$ ea& #ese

sae+e$s '$ +'$* %#e$ -$s'*e&'$0 A*/l6Ba#as ea-#'$0 $

s+e 2 #e 2/$*a+e$al *-&'$es 2 #e C#&'s'a$ Fa'#.


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T#e '$2l/e$-e 2 #e @&a$ /1$ #'s ea-#'$0 a/ C#&'s '

e& +a&"e*. A--&*'$0 #e @&a$, Jes/s %as &$ 2 #e

'&0'$ Ma& #e Hl G#s. T#e Hl G#s " #e

2&+ 2 a +a$, as a$ '+a0e 's 1&6M 2


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a$* As-e$s'$ as '2 #e %e&e a-/al #'s&'-al --/&&e$-es, %e

a&e +'sa"e$. All a&e s1'&'/al -$*''$s. A2e& C#&'ss *ea# #e

*'s-'1les %e&e s-ae&e*, a$* s #e ea-#'$0s, #e /$'es a$* #e

1e&2e-'$s 2 C#&'s %e&e #'**e$ 2&+ #e %&l*, a$* #e -a/se 2

C#&'s %as as a * %'#/ l'2e. B/ a2e& #&ee *as #e

*'s-'1les &e-e&e* #e'& ass/&a$-e a$* sea*2as$ess, a$* e0a$

se&e #e -a/se 2 C#&'s a$* s1&ea* H's ea-#'$0s. T#e

Real' 2 C#&'s $-e +&e e-a+e &es1le$*e$, H's ea-#'$0s

%e&e s1&ea*, a$* H's /$'es %e&e &eeale*. H's &el'0'$, %#'-#

#a* ee$ as a *ea* *, e-a+e al'e $-e +&e. S/-# 's #e

+ea$'$0 2 #e Res/&&e-'$, a$* #e As-e$s'$ #as a s'+'la&

+ea$'$0.Re2e&e$-e #e " 4 I5a$ 4 s#%s #a C#&'s #as

al&ea* -+e '$ #e 1e&s$ 2 M#a++a*.

H%, #e$, -a$ Ba#a2s &ea'$ +e+e&s#'1 '$ a C#&'s'a$C#/&-# T#e 1s''$ 's es s/++e* /1 5/'$0 #e ea-#'$0

2 #e A1sles C&ee*, a$* &a-"e'$0 #e -la/ses %#'-# -a$$

e a--e1e* a$ Ba#a' %'#/ *e$'$0 #e ea-#'$0

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e sa'* as-e$* & *es-e$*, e$e& & leae, 2& s/-# e&+

-a$ e a11l'e* $l +ae&'al *'es. W#e$ #e Hl S1'&' 's

s1"e$ 2 as '2 ' %e&e e$*%e* %'# 1e&s$al', #e &e2e&e$-e '

to s+e 1e&s$ %# 's a +'&&& 2 #e S1'&', s, %#e$ C#&'s

2&eells #e -+'$0 2 #e S1'&' 2 T&/#, He 's '$*'-a'$0 #e

-+'$0 2 a$#e& 1e&s$ %# %'ll e a +'&&& 2 #e S1'&'.

I %/l* see+, #e&e2&e, #a #e Hl S1'&' 's $ &eall #+e*'a& e%ee$ G* a$* +a$ &a#e& 's ' #e #'$0 +e*'ae*?

#e *''$e 0&a-e. T#e P&1#es a&e #e &/e +e*'a&s. T#/s

%#e$ #e %&l* 's e&e2 2 a P&1#e & Ma$'2esa'$, #e&e '

$ +e*'a& e%ee$ G* a$* +a$, a$* #e %&l* 's e&e2 2 #e

*''$e 0&a-e & /$. We a&e #e&e2&e 2&-e* #e -$-l/s'$

#a */&'$0 #e l$0 '$e&als e%ee$ #e -+'$0 2 #e a&'/Ma$'2esa'$s +a$ 's -/ 22 2&+ G* ! I 's #e S1'&' #a

e$ales +a$ aa'$ $&+al l'2e, a$* +a"e 1&0&ess, /

#e S1'&' 's $ al%as 1&ese$ '$ #e %&l*, a$* +a$ 's *e1&'e*

2 #e l'2e60''$0 2l% 2 #e *''$e 0&a-e S/-# 's #e ea-#'$0

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I 's s/&el s'0$'2'-a$ #a '$ s#%'$0 #e /seless$ess 2

a1's+ #e -$2'$es #'s &e+a&"s '$2a$ a1's+, a$* $ a

%&* 's sa'* a/ #e 1ss'le s'0$'2'-a$-eM2., 11. 2. 8Ibid.,11. < 22.


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All #e Ma$'2esa'$s -/l* %&" +'&a-les. N#'$0 %as *'22'-/l & '+1ss'le 2& #e+ 2& #e %e&e


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as 1&2s 6*a, 2& +e$ -a$ al%as a&0/e #a #e s&'es a&e

2a&'-a'$s. T#e &eal +'&a-le 1e&2&+e* C#&'s %as #e

%&" He *'* 2& #e %&l*, a$* #e %a '$ %#'-# He

'$2l/e$-e* #e %#le 2 #e s/se5/e$ #'s& 2 #e %&l*.

We&e a l'$* +a$ &e-e'e #'s s'0# ' %/l* +a"e $

*'22e&e$-e '$ #e e$*, 2& %#e$ *ea# -a+e l'$*$ess %/l*

$-e +&e e #'s l. We&e a *ea* * &a'se* l'2e, %#a

%/l* e 0a'$e* ' Dea# %/l* -+e ' ee$/all6

S/-# +'&a-les a&e /seless a$* 2 $ '+1&a$-e, 2& ee&$al

l'2e 's all #a +ae&s, a$* #e 0'2 2 #a 's #e &/e 0'2 2

l'2e. T#a 's %#a C#&'s H'+sel2 +ea$ %#e$ He sa'* $e2 H's *'s-'1les, 4 Le #e *ea* /& #e *ea*, 2& #a %#'-# 's

&$ 2 #e 2les# 's 2les#, a$* #a %#'-# 's &$ 2 #e s1'&' 's

s1'&'.4 T#se %# a11a&e$l %e&e al'e %e&e '$ &eal' *ea*,

2& l'2e &eall +ea$s ee&$al l'2e. A--&*'$0l, %#e$ #e

S-&'1/&es s1ea" 2 &a's'$0 #e *ea* l'2e, #e +ea$'$0 's #a

s/ls s1'&'/al![ *ea* &e-e'e* #e 0'2 2 ee&$al l'2e. W#e$#e l'$* &e-e'e #e'& s'0#, ' 's s1'&'/al s'0# %#e$ #e *ea2

#ae #e'& #ea&'$0 &es&e*, ' +ea$s #a #e a-5/'&e s1'&'/al

#ea&'$0. T#a #'s 's s 's 1&e* #e Gs1el 'sel2, 2&

C#&'s sa'* #a #ese a&e l'"e #se 2 %#+ Isa'a# sa'*, 4

T#e #ae ees / #e see $, ea&s #ae #e a$* #ea& $,

a$* I #eal #e+Q T#e 1&ese$ a/#& #as -$s/le* see&al

Pe&s'a$s as #e &/e +ea$'$0 2 #'s 1assa0e, a$* #

e71la$a'$s #ae ee$ 0'e$. We +/s #e&e2&e &e0a&* #e

%&*s as a+'0//s, a$* $ '+1&a$-e -a$ e 0'e$ #e

1assa0e, / a s/s1'-'$ &e+a'$s #a %&*s a&e a&'/e*

Jes/s %#'-# a&e 2&e'0$ H's #/0#. We -a$ a0&ee %'#H'+ %#e$ He ea-#es #a &/e %eal# 's s1'&'/al, a$*

%&l*l 1e& 's $ #e &/e 1e& %e -a$ &e0a&* /&

L&*, %# #a* $%#e&e &es H's #ea*, as %eal# '$ H's

1e&, #a'$0 $#'$0 a$* 1ssess'$0 all #'$0s / %e

-a$$ -$*$e Ba#a/lla#s a-'$ '$ -&&/1'$0 Gs1el

e7s '$ &*e&< 4 S-&'1.,4 1. . V 4 25$,4 1. 7.


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%#'ls *es'&e 2& G* $ee& 0es e$* %&*s. I$ s#&, '

's a '+e %#e$ +e$ a&- s1'&'/all *ea*. S/-# 1e&'*

1&e-e*es #e -+'$0 2 ee& Ma$'2esa'$, '$*ee* ' 's a$

esse$'al 1&el/*e '.

Se-$*l, s/$, +$ a$* sa&s a&e 2'0/&a'e e71&ess'$s 2&

#e la%s 2 1&e'/s Ma$'2esa'$s %#'-# a&- a&0ae* a

#e -+'$0 2 a $e% Ma$'2esa'$. I$ #e'& *a #ese 0ae

l'0# +e$, / #e'& l'0# $% e-+es *a&"$ess. B#

#ese +ea$'$0s a&e '+1l'e* in #'s e&se.

4 A$* #e 1%e&s 2 #eae$ s#all e s#a"e$ 4?#e%&* 4 #eae$ 4 's #e&e 2'0/&a'el /se* 2& #e &el'0'$ 2 2&+e& Ma$'2esa'$, %#'-# %as '$ 's *a 0&ea a$*

1%e&2/l, / 's a&0ae* a #e -+'$0 2 a $e%Ma$'2esa'$.

4 A$* #e$ s#all a11ea& #e s'0$ 2 #e S$ 2 Ma$ 4?%#'-# s'0$ 's #e 0l& 2 #e P&+'se* O$e.T#'s s'0$ 's a11ea& '$ #eae$, a$* #'s a0a'$ l'as % +ea$'$0s. T#ea11ea&a$-e 2 ee& P&1#e #as ee$ +a&"e* #ea11ea&a$-e 2 s+e s'0$ '$ #e #eae$s. A sa& +a&"e* #e

1la-e %#e&e Jes/s %as &$, a$* s'+'la& 1&e$s +a&"e*

#e -+'$0 2 Mses, M#a++a* a$* &)e B$, #'s 's&)e 2'&s +ea$'$0 2 &)e e&se.


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I 's $e% #a #e $l &e2e&e$-e

N'+&* -$a'$e* '$ #e Ol* Tesa+e$ '+1l'es #a #e %as a

%&s#'11e& 2 Ya#%e#.

I 's '+1&a$ $'-e #a a--&*'$0 #e '$e&1&ea'$

#e&e 0'e$ #e Ba %as $ +e&e #e&al* 2 Ba#aa#, / a

P&1#e 2 e5/al '+1&a$-e %'# Jes/s a$* M#a++a*,%#se -+'$0 %as #e&al*e* #e a11ea&a$-e 2 a $e% sa&

'$ #e 1#e$+e$al #eae$, a$* % &'0# l'0#s, A#+a*

a$* Kae+ (#e S#e'"#' lea*e&s), '$ #e s1'&'/al #eae$.T#e

C#&'s'a$ +'ss'$a& 's #e&e2&e $ee& -alle* /1$ &e2/e

#'s '$e&1&ea'$ all #e $ee* * 's s#% #a, '2 #'s ea-#'$0

's &/e, #e Ba %as '$ $ se$se #e #e&al* 2

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1as/&es 2 #e K'$0*+. T#'s '$e&1&ea'$ 's /$*/e*l'$0e$'/s, / ' #a&*l e71la'$s #e e&se. I2 #e &ee* 's a1e&s$, #e$ %# 's #e 1e&s$ a**&esse*, a$* %#a 's +ea$ #e 0''$0 2 #e &ee* #'+ B +eas/&'$0 #e e+1le2 G*, a$* #e ala&, a$* #e+ #a %&s#'1 #e&e'$ 's +ea$#e *'s-e&'$0 2 #e &/e -$*''$ 2 #e %&s#'11e&s, a$*#e a-5/'&e+e$ 2 #e "$%le*0e 2 #e +se&'es 2 #se#l s/ls %# *%ell '$ #e Hl 2 Hl'es '$ 1/&' a$*sa$-'. I 's '/s #a #e Hl 2 Hl'es 's #e&e'$e&1&ee* '$ a 2'0/&a'e se$se. T% '$e&1&ea'$s a&-

0'e$ #'+, / %e a&e -$-e&$e* %'# $e 2 #e+ $l?$a+el, %#a #e -alls #e /%a&* +ea$'$0 2 #e e&ses.I 's s+e%#a s&a$0e 2'$* #a '$ #'s '$e&1&ea'$ 2 #e$e7 e&se #e a--e1s #e l'e&al +ea$'$0 2 #e %&*s. Heells /s #a %#e$ #e Hl C' %as -$5/e&e* a #ee0'$$'$0 2 #e see$# -e$/& a2e& C#&'s, #e Hl 2

Hl'es, 4 #a 's sa, #e #/se %#'-# Sl+$ /'l,4 %as/%a&*l 1&ese&e*, %#'ls #e /e& -/& %as a"e$ a$*0'e$ #e Ge$'les. O'/sl, A*/


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O+ea* &'e. I2 %e a--e1 #e sae+e$ #a #e ea&s

e0a$ %'# #e He0'&a, a$* #a #e a&e #e --le 2 Isla+,

#e$ %e #ae 1la-e #e a11ea&a$-e 2 #e eas a #e end

2 #a 1e&'*, s ' -'$-'*es %'# #e a11ea&a$-e 2 #e

Ba, %# -e&a'$l *'* & a&0ae #e la%s 2 Isla+ !

F/e&+&e, #e *ea* *'es 2 #e % %'$esses a&e

l'e '$ #e s&ee 2 #e -' 4 %#e&e als #e'& L&* %as

-&/-'2'e*.4 I2 #e % %'$esses a&e M#a++a* a$* Al',

Jes/s +/s e #e'& L&*, a$* $ Ba#a' -a$ a--e1 #'s

%'#/ *e$'$0 #e *-&'$e 24 &'3a,4 a--&*'$0 to %#'-#

M#a++a* 's Jes/s &e/&$e*.

F/e& -++e$ 's &eall /$$e-essa&, 2& all #a #e #as

s/--ee*e* '$ *'$0 's es'2 #e L&*s#'1 2 Jes/s, a$*

1'$ #e Ba as #e eas / 2 #e ass, %#'-#

a11ea&e* a #e e$* 2 #e ea&s '$ &*e& "'ll #e %

%'$esses.

Be2&e %e leae #e '$e&1&ea'$ 2 #'s -#a1e&, %e+/s 1a/se -$s'*e& $e +&e e&se, %#'-# 22e&s a$e7-elle$ e7a+1le 2 #e +e#* a*1e* A*/


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2 G* #a *es-e$*e* /1$ M#a++a*, s #e s/$ a$*+$ &e1&ese$ Pe&s'a a$* T/&"e &es1e-'el, # 2%#'-# -/$&'es a&e Msle+. T#e %ele sa&s a&e #e T%eleI+a+s, %# 1&+e* #e La% 2 Isla+. T#'s '$e&1&ea'$'s '$e&es'$0 e-a/se it %/l* see+ #a A*/


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Fa'+e#, #e s/$ M#a++a*, a$* #e %ele sa&s #e

I+a+s, #e las 2 %#+ 's #e Ma#*' (Sa#'/T6As& e al6

a+a$). T#e -#'l* 's #e Ba, a$* #e *&a0$ &e1&ese$s #eO+ea* a$* Aas'* K#al'2s 0e#e& %'# #e K'$0s 2 #e

1%e&2/l $a'$s.< T#e '$e&1&ea'$ 0'e$ 's a a&e /l'$e,

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THE -$-e1'$ 2 %&s#'1 a&'es 0&eal '$ #e *'22e&e$&el'0'$s, a$* $ s/* 2 Ba#a's+ %/l* e -+1lee

%'#/ s+e -$s'*e&a'$ 2 #e 1la-e 0'e$ %&s#'1 '$#a &el'0'$.

O/& -$-e1'$ 2 %&s#'1 +/s *e1e$* $ /& -$-e1'$ 2G* a$* 2 #e &ela'$s#'1 in %#'-# +a$ sa$*s G*.J/*a's+, '$ s1'e 2 's le0al's+, 1&'*e* #e a-"0&/$* 2e Psal+s, e-a/se #e G* 2 #e Je% %as esse$'all a1e&s$al G*. Ee$ #e P&'esl $a&&a'e s#%s /s a$

'$e$sel 1e&s$al G*. Ne'#e& #e ela&ae &'/al 2 #eTe+1le %&s#'1 $& #e $/+e&/s &e0/la'$s 0e&$'$0 #a%&s#'1 -/l* -$-eal #e %$*e& 2 #e G* 2 Is&ael. T#e*es-&'1'$ 2 #e Tae&$a-le a$* 2 's 2/&$'/&e +a e'&es+e &ea*, / ee$ #e&e #e -#a&a-e& 2 #e G* 2Is&ael s#'$es / '$ a 0l&'/s 2l* 2 l'0#. He 's a 1e&s$al

G* a"'$0 a 1e&s$al '$e&es '$ #e %&s#'1 22e&e* H'+, He's ee$ '$e&ese* '$ #e 1ae&$ 2 #e -a$*les'-"s /se* ! l

T#/s ' %as #a '$ J/*a's+ %&s#'1 a '+es *e0e$e&ae* +e&e 2&+al's+, %#'ls a #e& '+es ' %as #e e71&ess'$ 2

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-$-e1'$ 2 G* #a +a*e J/*a's+ 0&ea. I$ Isla+, , %e

see +e$ &el'$0 a0a'$s #e 2&+al's+ #a s eas'l -&ee1s

'$ le0al's'- %&s#'1, / #a &el 0e$e&all 2'$*s

e71&ess'$ '$ a 1a$#e's'-

+s'-'s+ l'"e #e S/2' 1#'ls1#. N%#e&e * %e see #e'$e$sel 1e&s$al G* 2 #e Ol* Tesa+e$ l"'$0 *%$/1$ /s.

T&/e 1&ae& 's $l 1ss'le %#e$ G* 's -$-e'e* 2 as

1e&s$al. T#e 1& 1/l'-a$ -/l* sa$* '$ #e Te+1le a$*

1&a e-a/se G* %as #'+ a 1e&s$al G*, a$* s'$ %as a

&eal' #'+. T#e P#a&'see #a* $ s/-# se$se 2 s'$, a$*-/l* #ae $ s/-# -$-e1'$ 2 G*.

We sa% #a e#'$* Ba#a' ea-#'$0 a/ G* #e&e l'es a

a-"0&/$* 2 Msle+ le0al's+ a$* S/2' 1a$#e's+, a$* #a,

#e&e2&e, #e&e 's $ &/e el'e2 '$ a 1e&s$al G* '$

Ba#a's+. T#e &es/l %'ll e see$ '$ #e Ba#a' -$-e1'$ 2

%&s#'1.T#e s/*e$ 2 Ba#a' l'e&a/&e 's a $-e s&/-" #e

0&ea *'22e&e$-e '$ #e $e 2 #e ea-#'$0 2 Ba#alla#

a/ %&s#'1 -+1a&e* %'# #a 2 Ba#a' "s #a #ae

#e'& &'0'$ '$ #e Wes. We #ae al&ea* see$ #a Wese&$

Ba#a's+ 's all *'s'$- 2&+ #a 2 #e Eas, a$* %e -a$

e71e- 2'$* a *'s'$- C#&'s'a$ '$2l/e$-e #el1'$0 +/l*#e #/0# 2 #e 2&+e&.

A$ A+e&'-a$ Ba#a' %&'es as 2ll%s 4 C$s-'/s 1&ae&

+a e 2 % 0e$e&al "'$*s 2'&s, #e %&*, a/+a'-,

2&+al's'- 1&ae& #a &es/ls 2&+ #a', a$* 2a'ls /-#

#e -&e 2 #e #ea& a$*, se-$*, #e s'$-e&e, #ea&2el

as1'&a'$ 2 #e s/l e71&esse* '$ #/0#, a'/*e & %&*,& '$ # a'/*e a$* %&*Q a$* #e #e$ 5/2es s+e %&*s


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e7e+1e*.

B/ +s '+1&a$ 2 all 2& /& #e+e 's #'s 1&ae& 2eal'$0. T#'s 1&ae& -$s'ss 2& #e +s 1a& 2 a+$$/s &e-'al 2 #e a&'/es 2 G*, a$* ' -$-l/*es%'# #e %&*s 4 I a3/&e T#ee #a T#/ 1&e- #e ea&e&2 #'s lesse* (1&ae&) s#ee, a$* #'+ %# &ea*s ', a$* #'+

/1$ %#+ ' 's 1la-e*, a$* #'+ %# 1asse# a #/se '$%#'-# #'s s#ee 's 2/$*. G&a$ #eal'$0 #'s 1&ae& ee& s'-" 1e&s$, ee& %ea" 1e&s$, ee& 1& 1e&s$,a$* (1&e- #e+) 2&+ ee& -ala+', ee& a*e&s',ee& e'l a$* ee& 0&'e2. A$* #'s 1&ae& * T#/ 0/'*eee& 1e&s$ %# %/l* e$e& #e %a 2 T# 0/'*a$-e, a$*#e -#a$$el 2 T# 0&a-e a$* T# 2&0'e$ess. T#/ a& #e

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SHO@2 EFFEND2 AND THE BAH2 CONSTITTION

ACCORDING #e W'll 2 Ba#a/lla#, #e s/--ess'$ s#/l*

#ae 2alle$ M#a++a* Al'%#e$ A*/


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#a #e W'll 's 2&a/*/le$ 's $ s/22'-'e$l s&$0 +e&'a--e1a$-e, a$* #e 5/es'$ +/s &e+a'$ /$sele* /$'ls/-# a '+e as S#/5' E22e$*' sees 2' all% #e &'0'$al-1 2 #e W'll e e7a+'$e* a$ e71e& e&se* '$ #ea&'/s 1es 2 Pe&s'a$ s-&'1. F& /& 1&ese$ 1/&1se ' 'ses &e0a&* #e W'll as #e a/#e$'- %&" 2 A*/I6Ba#a.

B/ a$#e& 5/es'$ $% a&'ses?D'* A*/I6Ba#a1ssess #e &'0# $+'$ae #'s s/--ess& I *es $see+ #a #e *'*, s #'s a-'$, '$ $+'$a'$0 S#/5'

E22e$*' a$* #'s #e'&s as G/a&*'a$s 2 #e Ca/se, a$* #e-&ea'$ #e&e 2 a #e&e*'a& 22'-e, %as all/$e71e-e* a$* /$3/s'2'ale. I %as $ #e '$e$'$ 2Ba#a/lla# #a #e lea*e&s#'1 s#/l*

e ese* '$ #'s *es-e$*a$s, / #e *e2'$'el *'&e-e* #aa2e& M#a++a* Al' #e H/se 2 J/s'-e s#/l*

ass/+e -$&l 2 #e a22a'&s 2 #e Ca/se. T#a A*/


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2 #e 2&+a'$ 2 #e Asse+l'es, / als 0ae

'$s&/-'$s #a 22'-e&s e ele-e*.

M&s. W#'e 3e-s als #e &/le #a 4 #e '$*''*/al

-$s-'e$-e +/s e s/&*'$ae* #e *e-'s'$s 2 #e

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#e #a* #e e$e2' 2 #e e71e&'e$-e 2 +e$ %# #a* ee$l$0 '$ #e +e+e$. T#e&e %as $ H/se 2 J/s'-e a-as le0'sla'e *, s #e +e+e$ %as -$&lle* S#/5' a'*e* #'s se-&ea&'es a$* #e S1'&'/al Asse+l2 Ha'2a. He *ee* #'s ae$'$ #e -$sl'*a'$ 2#e Ba#a' &0a$'sa'$, a$* #e &a1'* 1l''-al -#a$0es '$#e Nea& Eas #el1e* #'+ 0&eal. T#e Ba# a's e0a$ e$3 0&eae& 2&ee*+ #a$ #a* #'#e& ee$ #e'& l, a$*,/&0e* S#/5' E22e$*', #e e0a$ 2&+ Asse+l'es. I$ #e $/+e& 2 S1'&'/al Asse+l'es '$ #e Nea& Eas

%as e& s+all, a$* Pe&s'a -/l* as 2 $e $l. I$ aTale #e Eas %&'e$ '$ #a ea& S#/5' E22e$*' 0'es al's 2 #ese Asse+l'es, a$* /&0es #e Ba#a's 1a +&eae$'$ &0a$'sa'$, 1'$'$0 / #a #e H/se 2J/s'-e -a$$ e 2&+e* /$'l #e l-al S1'&'/al Asse+l'esa&e 1&1e&l &0a$'se*. S'$-e #e$ #e l-al &0a$'sa'$s '$

Pe&s'a #ae 0&%$ -$s'*e&al, #/0# #e $/+e&s 2 #ea*#e&e$s 2 #e +e+e$ '$ #e *'22e&e$ %$s s#% $-&&es1$*'$0 '$-&ease. I$ #e sa+e Tale #e 1'$s /#a ' 's $e-essa& & se-/&e 1ssess'$ 2 all 1la-es%#'-# a&e 2 #'s&'- '$e&es Ba#a's #&/0# #e'&ass-'a'$ %'# #e Ba & Ba#a/lla#,


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'+1&ess'$ 's -&eae* #a Ba#a's+ #as e-+e a &eal 2&-e

'$ #e Wes. T#e '+1&a$-e 0'e$ #e -lle-'$ 2

s-ae&e* Tales 's &ea*'l /$*e&s* '$ 'e% 2 #e 2a-

#a #e a&e all 4 s-&'1/&e,4 a$* s#/l* e &ee&e$-e* as

s/-#. S-ae&e* all e& Pe&s'a a&e Msle+ s#&'$es, +a$ 2

#e+ '$ a sae 2 *'la1'*a'$ a$* &/'$, / #e 1la a 0&ea

1a& '$ #e &el'0'/s l'2e 2 #e -++$ 1e1le. Ree&e$-e

2& #e @&a$ a$* 2& #e'& s#&'$es 's -#a&a-e&'s'- 2 all

Msle+s, a$* #e 1ssess'$ 2 s#&'$es a$* 2 a &e-0$'se*

-a$$ 2 S-&'1/&e %/l* e 2 /$*/e* al/e #e Ba#a'

+e+e$.

S/-# a$ a+''/s 1l'-?2& s/-# ' 's?-alls 2& sel26

sa-&'2'-e $ #e 1a& 2 all Ba#a's, 2& ' -a$$ e -a&&'e* /

%'#/ +$e, a$* s S#/5' E22e$*' /&0es #e S1'&'/al

Asse+l'es sa& a Be$ele$ F/$* (Sa$*/56' K#e'&'e#)

'$ &*e& a-5/'&e #ese s#&'$es a$* 1&+e #e& 0*

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Ba#a's a+$0s #e Msle+s #e 1se as Msle+s, a$*

a+$0s #e C#&'s'a$s #e 1se as '$5/'&e&s. S+e #ae

ee$ e-+e a1'se* +e+e&s 2 #e C#&'s'a$ C#/&-# '$

&*e& e ale -a&& / #e'& 1/&1se 2 &'$0 %'$

e& #e C#&'s'a$s. Nea&l ee& C#&'s'a$ #s1'al '$ Pe&s'a

-a$ ell 2 a Ba#a' e-+'$0 C#&'s'a$ '$ &*e& e ale

-a&& $ 1&1a0a$*a %'#'$ #e #s1'al. T#e s1'&' 2

Ba#*'s+ 's #e s1'&' 2 l'$0, a$* #e&e'$ l'es 's 1%e&. I 's

a$ e$e+ #a +/s e 2/0# '$ #e *a&". F'$all, ' $ee*

$l e sa'* #a 1a'* +'ss'$a&'es a&e 2/$* '$ $ea&l all #e

'0 %$s 2 Pe&s'a, %#'ls #e&s a&e e$0a0e* '$ ''$e&a'$0%&" '$ #e 'lla0es. T#ese +'ss'$a&'es 2/$-'$ as -le&0,

a$* 22'-'ae a +a&&'a0es a$* #e& -e&e+$'es, s #e Ba#a'

as #a #e +e+e$ "$%s $#'$0 2 a -le&'-al -ase

#as $ 2/$*a'$ '$ 2a-.

B/ 2a& +&e '$e&es'$0 's a s/* 2 #e +'ss'$a&

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2 &/#. T#e&e $e'#e& %as $& 's a H Mas#&-5/l6A"a& 4 '$Pe&s'a, a$*, as %e sa% '$ #e las -#a1e&, S#/5' E22e$*'l"s 2&%a&* #e '+e %#e$ ' %'ll e 1ss'le e&e-s/-# /'l*'$0s $ea& #e Ba'6Ba#a' s#&'$es. T#a #e *es$ el'ee ' %'ll e 1ss'le e&e- s/-# e+1les '$ #e$ea& 2//&e 's '/s 2&+ #e 2a- #a #e /&0es #e Pe&s'a$

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@*s 4 (E$-lse* Sa$-/a&) %#e&ee& 1ss'le as a -e$&e

2& #e'& +ee'$0s..

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+/-# #e la/&s 2 #se 1e1le %# &es1$*e* #'s

a11eal. We &ea* 2 s+e 2 #ese +'ss'$a&'es 's''$0

H$l/l/, Ja1a$, I$*'a, B/&+a, A/s&al'a, Tas+a$'a, Ne%

eala$*, a$* al+s all #e -/$&'es 2 E/&1e. A 2'&s #ese

+'ss'$a&'es %e&e l/$a& %&"e&s, / lae& s+e 2 #e+e-a+e 1a'* ea-#e&s. M&s. R/# W#'e &e-&*s a$ 22e&

+a*e #e& in B/ $ -$e$

%'# +a"'$0 /se 2 e7's'$0 &0a$'sa'$s, #e #ae als

sa&e* #e& +e+e$s s/-# as #e 4 W&l*


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(a$ Es1e&a$ 1a1e&). 4Asr"i Pahlavi 's 1/l's#e* '$ E01'$ #e Pe&s'a$ la$0/a0e, a$* #as a %'*e -'&-/la'$, %#'lsI$*'a 1&*/-es #e 1a1e& -alle*okab"i &ind. F&ee*+ 2#e P&ess 's as e /$"$%$ to Pe&s'a, / a s+all 1a1e&-alle* Akhbdr"i Amri (a $e%slee&) 's 1&'$e* 2& 1&'ae-'&-/la'$ a+$0s #e el'ee&s.

I$ #e $/+e& 2 Ba#a's '$ #e $'e* Saes %as, a$al+s '$s'0$'2'-a$ $/+e&, e #e -as# &e-e'1s*/&'$0 #a ea& a+/$e* #e '++e$se s/+ 2 *lla&s.


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+/-# +'sle* as #e $/+e& 2 Ba#a2s '$ Pe&s'a '$


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1e1les /$*e& #e l* &e0'+e se&e* #el1 Ba#a'

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