The Story of Bahaullah is an introduction to the Prophet and Founder of the Bahai Faith. Born to Persian nobility in the early nineteenth century, Bahaullah (1817-1892) seemed destined for a life of wealth and ease. Yet from an early age He showed little interest in courtly privileges, preferring to minister to the less fortunate of His native Tehran. Later, He cast aside all considerations of future material comfort by declaring His recognition of the Bab. The Bab was a young man...

MYSTICS MAGAZINE: Bahai Mystical Theology - A Conversation with Bahaullah

Isabella Matilda Davis Brittingham was a significant early American Bahá'í and was posthumously designated by Shoghi Effendi as one of the 19 Disciples of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Heralds of the Covenant. She was born in 1852, the daughter of Benjamin Davis, who was a grandson of John Morton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Her sister-in-law heard about the Bahá'í Faith in 1897 and in 1898 Isabella herself became a part of the nascent American Bahá'í community. In September 1901, Isab...

Call to Remembrance is the first book to tell the story of Bahaullah, the Prophet-Founder of the Bahai Faith, largely through His own words. Combining extracts from Bahaullah’s writing and supplementing with additional background information, many major events in His life and ministry are presented. This unique compilation chronicles all periods of Bahaullah’s life, and is organized into five sections.

The Reality of Man is an important new collection of writings from Bahaullah and his appointed successor, Abdul-Baha, on the spiritual nature of human beings. This compilation provides a sample of the Bahai religion's vast teachings on the nature of man, including God's love for humanity; the time in which we live; the purpose of life; our spiritual reality; the nature of the human soul; how human beings develop spiritually; and immortality and life hereafter. Appendixes present B...

Ali’s Dream is the story of Ali, an eleven-year-old boy living in Akka (present-day Israel) in 1912, whose life becomes a quest for the meaning of a mysterious dream. How this dream leads him to understand his Bahai heritage and his own spiritual destiny is the theme of the book. Author John S. Hatcher has woven scenes and fascinating details of the history of the Bahai Faith—stories of heroism and heartrending drama—drawing from them universal truths about sacrifice, suffering, a...

Illumine My Being is a heart-warming collection of prayers designed for people of all faiths seeking spiritual healing during times of crises. Many of these prayers ask God for the healing of the individual as well as the community, the nation, and the world. The extracts of some of the sacred writings explain how individual healing can be achieved through one's relationship with God, and they also elaborate on the nature of spiritual healing and how the healing of the entire huma...