The Summons of the Lord of Hosts

The Summons of the Lord of Hosts

The years following Bahullhs arrival in Adrianople witnessed His Revelations attainment, in the words of Shoghi Effendi, of its meridian glory through the proclamation of its Founders message to the kings and rulers of the world. During this relatively brief but turbulent period of the Faiths history, and in the early years of His subsequent exile in 1868 to the fortress town of Akk, He summoned the monarchs of East and West collectively, and some among them individually, to recognize the Day of God and to acknowledge the One promised in the scriptures of the religions professed by the recipients of His summons. Never since the beginning of the world, Bahullh declares, hath the Message been so openly proclaimed. The present volume brings together the first full, authorized English translation of these major writings. Among them is the complete Sriy-i-Haykal, the Srih of the Temple, one of Bahullhs most challenging works. It was originally revealed during His banishment to Adrianople and later recast after His arrival in Akk. In this version He incorporated His messages addressed to individual potentatesPope Pius IX, Napoleon III, Czar Alexander II, Queen Victoria, and Nirid-Dn Shh. It was this composite work which, shortly after its completion, Bahullh instructed be written in the form of a pentacle, symbolizing the human temple. To it He added, as a conclusion, what Shoghi Effendi has described as words which reveal the importance He attached to those Messages, and indicate their direct association with the prophecies of the Old Testament: ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 17309
Author: Bahá'u'lláh, 1817-1892
Release Date: Oct 28, 2005
Format: eBook
Language: English