Bahá’í World/Volume 2

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The Bahá’í World
Volume 2
1926-1928
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Contents[edit]

Introduction


PART ONE
"O Army of Life"—Words of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
A Statement of the Purpose and Principles of the Bahá’í Faith and Outline of Bahá’í History
The Passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Survey of Current Bahá’í Activities in the East and West


PART TWO
Excerpts from Bahá’í Sacred Writings
Soul, Mind, Spirit and the Essence of Divinity
A Statement on Present-Day Administration of the Bahá’í Cause
Excerpts from the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
The Spirit and Form of Bahá’í Administration
Declaration of Trust
By-Laws of the National Spiritual Assembly
Excerpts from the Letters of Shoghi Effendi
Bahá’í Calendar and Festivals
Bahá’í Feasts, Anniversaries and Days of Fasting
The Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
Address of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá delivered at Bahá’í Convention, Chicago, 1912
The Structure of the Bahá’í Temple
Address delivered by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá at the Dedication of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár Grounds, May 1912
The Mashriqu’l-Adhkár of ‘Ishqábád
Impressions of Haifa
Haifa, ‘Akká and Bahjí
Kunjangood—The Village of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Through India and Burma
Green Acre and the Idea of World Unity
References to the Bahá’í Faith
Queen Marie of Romania pays tribute to the beauty and nobility of the Bahá’í Teachings


PART THREE
Bahá’í Directory, 1928
Bahá’í National Spiritual Assemblies
Bahá’í Spiritual Assemblies
Bahá’í Groups with names and addresses of correspondents
Bahá’í Groups
Bahá’í Administrative Divisions in Persia
Bahá’í Periodicals
Bahá’í Bibliography
List One: Bahá’í Publications of America
List Two: Bahá’í Publications of England
List Three: Bahá’í Literature in French
List Four: Bahá’í Literature in German
List Five: Partial List of Bahá’í Literature in Oriental Languages
Alphabetical List of Bahá’í books and pamphlets
References to the Bahá’í Movement in non-Bahá’í works
References to the Bahá’í Movement in Magazines
Transliteration of Oriental Terms frequently used in Bahá’í Literature
Guide to the transliteration and pronunciation of the Persian Alphabet


PART FOUR
Introduction to The Promulgation of Universal Peace
Poem—"A Prayer"
The Bahá’í Religion—Papers read at the Conference of Some Living Religions Within the British Empire, 1924
Paper I—By Horace Holley
Paper II—By Rúḥí Effendi Afnán
Living Religions and the Bahá’í Movement
The Bahá’í Attitude Towards Muḥammad
A Modern Interpretation of Muḥammadanism
The World-Wide Influence of Quarratu’l-‘Ayn
Souvenir Feast of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
The Bahá’í Cause at the Universal Esperanto Congresses at Edinburgh and Danzig
On the Borders of Lake Leman
Translation of a Letter from the Israelitish Assembly of Bahá’ís of Ṭihrán, Persia
Inter-Racial Amity
Appendix—Tablet to America revealed by Bahá’u’lláh
Bahá’í Persecutions in Persia—An Appeal to His Imperial Majesty Reza Sháh Pahlaví
Appendix One—Summary of Bahá’í Teachings
Appendix Two—Excerpts from Letters of Bahá’u’lláh to the Sultán of Turkey and the Sháh of Persia
Appendix Three—Words of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá concerning Persia
Contents of Volume I, Bahá’í Year Book