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An exploration of the development of the Bahá'í community of the British Isles The British Bahá'í community has been in existence since 1899 and its elected national leadership council, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United Kingdom, was first elected in 1923. Although a number of monographs, articles and biographies have appeared over the years, no overall survey of the community's history has yet been published. The B...

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An easy-to-read view of the Bahá'í Faith from a Muslim perspective, based on Islamic prophecies and Sunni traditions.The Bahá'í Faith has its roots in Islam yet many Muslims do not have accurate information about this fast-growing religion. Here Dr Moojan Momen, widely published author in the field of world religions, rectifies this. As well as the Qur'án, Dr Momen uses the authoritative Sunni collections of Traditions and draws on Islamic pro...

A history of the Momen (Ulfat) family, giving information about how the family became Baha'is in the latter part of the nineteenth century in Yazd and giving biographies of the first three generations of the family. These members of the family lived at first in Yazd and the book contains eye-witness accounts of the major persecution of the Baha'i community in Yazd in 1903. There is also information about the journey of two members of the famil...

Some contemporary Western accounts of the early Bábí and Bahá'í religions.

From infallible Imams to Ayatollahs in Iran, Shi¿ism has long been a prominent, if misunderstood, branch of Islam. It regards Ali, Muhammad¿s son-in-law, as the Prophet¿s legitimate successor. But theological differences between the Shi¿ah and Sunni Muslims have led to sectarian violence, massacres and the desecration of holy sites.In this Beginner¿s Guide, Dr Moojan Momen offers an accessible and comprehensive overview of Shi¿ism, tracing the...

This book is a general introduction to Shi'i Islam-specifically to Twelver Shi'ism, to which the majority of Shi'is belong today. It deals with the history and development of this important religion, giving an account of Shi'i doctrines and focusing in particular on those areas in which it differs from Sunni Islam.

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, one of the world's leading Baha'i scholars gives a brief survey of the life, the works, the claims and the teachings of Baha'u'llah, its founder.

Drawing from all major religious traditions in the world, as well as a variety of non-religious disciplines such as psychology, philosophy and sociology, Momen¿s study is an innovative, thematic presentation of the role of religion in society, covering everything from art and history to theology and the World Wide Web.

In this clear and informative guide, Momen provides a vibrant introduction to all aspects of this fast-expanding faith, which now has over 5.5 million adher ents. From the spiritual development of the individual to the belief in the need for world peace, this gives anyone interested in the contemporary religious landscape an insight into this 150-year old tradition, whose spiritual and social teachings are so much in tune with the concerns of ...

Dr Momen examines the Bahá'í approach to: * Darshana * Dharma * Moksha and gives an account of: * significant Hindu prophecies * the Bahá'í social teachings, laws and history * the Bahá'í community. Hinduism is one of the most ancient of the existing religious traditions, the Bahá'í Faith is the most modern. Here is an introduction to the Bahá'í Faith for those of the Hindu tradition. Most presentations of the Bahá'í Faith have been from Weste...

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