My Memories Of Bahaullah

Call to Remembrance is the first book to tell the story of Bahaullah, the Prophet-Founder of the Bahai Faith, largely through His own words. Combining extracts from Bahullahs writing and supplementing with additional background information, many major events in His life and ministry are presented. This unique compilation chronicles all periods of Bahullahs life, and is organized into five sections. Section One - gives a glimpse of Bahaullahs early years, marked by the advantages of high birth and riches, and characterized by His unfailing solicitude for the poor, sick, and downtrodden. Section Two covers His exemplary period of discipleship to His forerunner, the Bab. Section Three focuses on the birth of Bahaullahs own revelation while He was imprisoned. Section Four surveys Bahaullahs ministry and Section Five examines Bahaullahs provisions for the extension of His authority over the affairs of His Faith through the appointment of His eldest son, Abdul-Baha.

Baha'u'llah (1817-1892), the Inaugurator of the most recent of the independent world religions, the Baha'i Faith, has been described by the Guardian of that Faith as 'One Whom posterity will acclaim, and Whom innumerable followers already recognize, . . . as the Establisher of the Most Great Peace . . . and the Inspirer and Founder of a world civilization'. Few there are in the West who have known even one person who saw Him or experienced the majesty and power, the compassion, humility and humour which characterized His earthly life. Baha'is of the East are more fortunate, many having known those, often their relatives, who were in His presence as companions or pilgrims. Yet, as the editor of this book remarks, 'only a few recorded their observations for posterity'. It was in 1975 that 'the thought of collecting personal accounts' occurred to the Hand of the Cause 'Ali-Akbar Furutan. Through correspondence and the examination of numerous memoirs, published and in manuscript, he selected the stories in this enthralling collection. 'The day is approaching when God will have raised up a people who will call to remembrance Our days, ' wrote Baha'u'llah. The 144 stories in these pages make such remembrance both effortless and delightful. They come to mind whether one is far away or visiting the scenes in which they occurred. They describe Baha'u'llah in Iran, Baghdad, Constantinople, Adrianople, 'Akka and Bahji, and linger in memory to uplift and gladden both heart and mind.

Worldwide in its membership and increasingly being recognized as the youngest of the world religions, the Baha’i Faith is enjoying rapid expansion. In this captivating book, Moojan Momen gives a brief survey of the life, the works, and the teachings of Baha'u'llah, its founder. Covering the resistance he encountered - including successive forced exiles and vitriolic opposition - this is a carefully constructed account of the eventful life of this influential nineteenth-century religious figure. Comprehensive and yet concise, this is a perfect book for anyone interested in knowing more about the Baha’i Faith and its founder.