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With a current population of roughly 300,000 – less than one percent of Iran’s overall population – the Baha’i community is the largest non-Muslim religious minority in Iran. Since the inception of the Baha’i faith in 1867, its adherents... more
This paper examines the relationship between the Young Ottoman and Young Turk reform movements and the Bahà"ìs that was established probably from the time of Bahà"u"llàh’s exile to Istanbul and Edirne and certainly from 1868 with... more
This article discusses the organizational hierarchy of the Bābīs during the period of Ṣubḥ-i-Azal's (d. 1912) concealment from the public and his residency in Baghdad between the years 1852 to 1863. It pursues an analytic... more
The correspondence of Mirza Yahya Nuri Subh-i-Azal (d. 1912) with the Bab.
The Bahá’í Faith is one of the newest world religions. Its extensive corpus of teachings deals directly with themes that today we can summarize under terms such as that of ‘globalization.’ One key principle that speaks directly to the... more
O Breaker of All Idols or The senile ramblings of Mirzā Ḥusayn ʿAlī Nurī Bahā’u’llāh (d. 1892) in Tablet of O Creator of all creation!
GOD & Apple Pie Religious Myths and Visions of America Two sample chapters (by publisher's permission): 1. Native American Myths and Visions of America (Chapter 2) 2. Black Muslim Myths and Visions of America (Chapter 9)... more
The organic and intrinsic interdependence of humanity and nature are explored through the lens of the field of environmental psychology. The internal conditions of the human—cognition, emotions, and values—are influenced and shaped by the... more
The chief aim of this paper is to outline the concept of sustainable development which is integrated into the doctrine of a relatively novel world religion known as the Bahá’í Faith. The study focuses on the description of causes behind... more
Drawing on original sources including manuscript histories, letters, family records and material previously published only in Persian, Dr Moojan Momen provides a panoramic yet detailed account of the largest and the smallest Baha’i... more
Partie I : De la suprématie des oliviers et de l'exclusion de ce qui n'est pas olivier On raconte que dans un lointain pays, au climat doux et ensoleillé, vivait une femme. Celle-ci habitait une modeste maison mais possédait une vaste,... more
Annulment of Yaḥyā Dawlatābādī's infamous 1935 judgement
... A Short Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith / Moojan Momen. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Momen, Moojan. (b. 1950, d. ----. PUBLISHER: Oneworld (Oxford, England and Rockport, MA). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1997. PUB TYPE: Book... more
- by Moojan Momen
- Baha'i, Bahai, Babi