Bahá'u'lláh (means Glory of God). Pronounced (Ba-ha o lah) or (bəˈhɑːʊˌlɑː) He is the latest Messenger from God and Founder of the Baha’i Faith. Bahá'u'lláh is the most significant religious personage to deliver God's unfolding teachings to the world in the last 1500 years. Bahá'u'lláh and His predecessor, The Bāb, have ushered in the latest chapter in God's unfolding plan for mankind and the world.
Some of the titles of Bahá'u'lláh are:
• Father of the poor
• Everlasting Father
• Promise of all ages
• The All-Glorious
"The Birthday Festival is come and He Who is the Beauty of God, the All-Powerful, the All-Compelling, the All-Loving, hath ascended His throne. Well is it with the one who in this Day hasth attained His presence and towards whom the graze of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting, hath been directed."
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Significant events in the life of Bahá'u'lláh
• Born to nobility in Teheran, Iran (Persia) in 1817
• Received His revelation while imprisoned in Teheran in 1852 from "The Maid of Heaven"
• Declared His ministry publicly in Bagdad, Iraq in 1863
• Addressed the Kings and Rulers of the World in 1868
• Endured over 40 years of imprisonment and exile for His teachings
• Revealed over 100 volumes of sacred writings
Bahá'ís are followers of Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'u'lláh brought a new message from God for mankind as foretold by ALL the religions of the past.
The greatness of this Day of God is reflected in this quote from Bahá'í scripture:
“Verily I say, this is the Day in which mankind can behold the Face, and hear the Voice, of the Promised One. The Call of God hath been raised, and the light of His countenance hath been lifted up upon men. It behoveth every man to blot out the trace of every idle word from the tablet of his heart, and to gaze, with an open and unbiased mind, on the signs of His Revelation, the proofs of His Mission, and tokens of His glory.”
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