Who Is Baha’u’llah?
Baha’u’llah is the founder of the Baha’i Faith, the newest of the world’s independent religions.
*(pronounced Ba-ha-ul-LAH)
Baha’u’llah was born November 12, 1817, at dawn, in the land of Persia, in the city of Tehran. At that time, Fath-‘Ali Shah ruled Persia, and King George III was king of England. James Monroe was president of the United States, which had only nineteen States, Abraham Lincoln was a boy of eight, living in Indiana, and Frederick Douglass was a baby, born into slavery in the state of Maryland. . . . Baha’u’llah’s given name was Husayn-‘Ali. Only later, when the time was right, would He take the title “Baha’u’llah,” meaning in Arabic “the Glory of God.
- The Story of Baha’u’llah
The Roots of the Baha'i Faith: The Bab and Baha'u'llah: Part 1
The Roots of the Baha'i Faith: The Bab and Baha'u'llah: Part 2
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