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Progressive Revelation. The basic tenet of Bahai is progressive revelation: just as God once spoke to the world through Jesus and Mohammed, so he revealed himself to modern man through Bab and Baha'u'llah, whose teachings surpass those of older prophets. Bahai believers, who have no ministry, read impartially from the Koran, the Bible and the Bhagavad-Gita at their simple worship services. "Bahai expounds the truth," explains Mrs. Rabbani, "and no religion has a monopoly on the truth...
...Persian government in 1850, largely because his fanatical followers were plotting to overthrow the Shah and replace him with a theocracy. Bab left the leadership of his sect to a 19-year-old follower whose authority was eventually usurped by his elder halfbrother. The brother took the name Baha'u'llah (Glory of God), excommunicated or had murdered the minority of Babis who opposed him, poured out his direct revelations from God in long open letters to such world figures as the Pope and Queen Victoria. They did not answer. Baha'u'llah's teachings...
Three Harvard Baha'is will fly to London this week to attend a five-day international Baha'i Jubilee, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the public declaration of Baha'u'llah, founder of the Baha'i faith...
Amin Banani, research fellow in the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and Riaz Khadem and Roy Mottahedeh, both students at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, will be among the 10,000 Baha'is arriving from all parts of the world. They will meet from April 28 to May 2 to offer thanks for the spread of the faith and to discuss how to spread it further...
...probably decide where Baha'i missionaries are needed most, and then set up booths where people can sign up to go there," said Mrs. Sam G. McClellan, one of the seven Cambridge Baha'is accompanying the Harvard group...