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Tag "Abraham"

tag name: Abraham type: Religions, Middle Eastern
web link: Abraham
references: bahaipedia.org/Abraham; bahai9.com/wiki/Abraham; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham
related tags: - Judaism; Manifestations of God
referring tags: Isaac (Bible); Ishmael (Bible)

"Abraham" appears in:

1.   from the main catalog (16 results; less)

  1. Alex Gottdank. Abraham: One God Three Wives Five Religions by Frances Worthington: Review (2012).
  2. Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks (2018/2023). 167 selections, updated August 2023.
  3. Universal House of Justice. Apparent Contradictions in the Bahá'í Writings, Reconciliation of (2002-05-28). On apparent contradictions, regarding Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl on Abraham and Zoroaster; 'Abdu'l-Bahá and a Baby Naming Ceremony; Minimum Age of Marriage; Smoking and Firmness in the Covenant; Corporal Punishment; Táhirih as "Woman Suffragette."
  4. Anonymous, comp. Bible Stories and Themes in the Bahá'í Writings and Guidance (2021). Bahá'í interpretation of Biblical stories and topics.
  5. Boris Handal. Genealogía de los Profetas de Dios (2010). A chart connecting the major Messengers of God through historical, prophetic, and interpretative information, from Adam to Bahá'u'lláh, showing Shoghi Effendi's ascendancy as "the primal branch of the Divine and Sacred Lote-Tree."
  6. Grover Gonzales. Genealogy of Shoghi Effendi (1957/1992). A hand-drawn chart of Shoghi Effendi's family history.
  7. Kay Zinky. Genealogy of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh (1950?). Chart showing the Semitic line of prophets, including source citations.
  8. George Townshend. Heart of the Gospel: The Bible and the Bahá'í Faith (1939). Using only the text of the Bible, Townshend provides a new reading of Scripture as a guidebook for those who seek a universal view of religion and the contemporary world.
  9. Sandra Lynn Hutchison. In the Noble, Sacred Place: One Rainy Day in a Holy City (2021 Spring). A memoir of visiting Jerusalem — a contemporary pilgrim's note written as a literary piece — with meditations on the spiritual truths of the Qur'an.
  10. Abdu'l-Bahá. Light of the World: Selected Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (2021). Tablets of ‘Abdul-Bahá describing aspects of the life of Bahá’u’lláh including the tribulations He suffered, events in His homeland, the purpose and greatness of His Cause, and the nature and significance of His Covenant.
  11. Robert Stockman. Notes on Judaism from a Bahá'í Perspective (1998). Overview of Judaism with many comments on Bahá'í teachings on Jewish history and prophets; includes chronology of Judaism.
  12. Todd Lawson. Role of Wonder in Creating Identity, The (2023). The term badí', "wondrous" or "new," is used dozens of times by the Báb in his proclamatory work the Qayyúm al-Asmáʾ. Wonder plays a major role in Bábí and Bahá'í thought and practice, and in their ethos and message. Link to article (offsite).
  13. Farnaz Ma'sumian. Story of the Prophets (2013). Biographies of nine Manifestations, from Abraham to Bahá'u'lláh. Designed for junior youth by a retired professor of world religions, it provides a compact source of information on the founders of the world's major religions in readable language.
  14. Abdu'l-Bahá. Khazeh Fananapazir, trans. Tablet to 'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyát (Lawh-i-'Ustad Husayn-i-Khayyát) (2002). Short one-paragraph Tablet concerning the grades or degrees of certainty.
  15. Bahá'u'lláh. Iskandar Hai, trans. Tablet to Hájí Mírzá Kamálu'd-Dín (Lawh-i-Hájí Mírzá Kamalu'd-Dín): Excerpt (2002). Brief comments by Bahá'u'lláh on the Isaac/Ishmael controversy.
  16. Universal House of Justice. Unity of Religions in This Century, Jews and the Crucifixion, and the Sacrifice of Ishmael, The (1990-11-06).

2.   from the Chronology (1 result)

  1. 1817-11-12
      Birth of Mírzá Husayn `Alíy-i-Núrí (Bahá'u'lláh) in Tehran, called by Him the "Land of Tá" (Ard-i-Tá). [Bahá'í Encyclopedia Project]
    • He was of royal Persian blood, a descendant of Zoroaster and the Sásáníyán kings of Persia through Yazdigird III, the last king of that dynasty. Through His mother He was a descendant of Abraham through Katurah and Jesse. [BW8:874; GPB94; RB1:305]
    • He was born in Tihrán in the district t know as Darvázih-Shimran (Shimran Gate). This district has become know as Mahalyih Arabhá (the Arab quarter.) His father was Mírzá `Abbás whose ancestral home is Tákur in the province of Núr. His father was also known as Mírzá Buzurg in royal circles. [BKG13; RB1:7]
    • His mother was Khadíjih Khánum. [BBD127; BBRSM57–8]
    • He was born at dawn. [LOG353; DB12]
    • For biblical reference see LOG378.
    • RB1:304 for extracts from Shoghi Effendi re: His station.
    • BBD39, GPB157–8 for a condensed history.
    • See GPB93-99 for the significance of Bahá'u'lláh's station.
 
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