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Lights of ‘Irfán Papers Presented at the ‘Irfán Colloquia and Seminars Book I Papers published in Lights of ‘Irfán represent the views of their authors. Reproductions from this compilation are permitted provided that the sources and authors are clearly indicated. ‘Irfán Colloquia Bahá'í National Center 1233 Central Street Evanston, IL 60201 Phone: (847) 733-3501 Fax: (847) 733-3502 E-mail: iayman@usbnc.org Sponsored by the Haj Mehdi Arjmand Memorial Fund 157 B.E. 2000 C.E. Copyright © 2000, Haj Mehdi Arjmand Memorial Fund Prepared by Trey and Lynne Yancy.

                          Table of Contents  
    
  Preface.............................................................iii  
    
  Pilgrimage and Religious Identity in the Bahá'í Faith  
      Per-Olof Akerdahl.................................................1  
    
  Kitáb-i-Aqdas as Described and Glorified by Shoghi Effendi  
      Cyrus Alai.......................................................21  
    
  The Seven Valleys of Bahá'u'lláh and Farid ud-Din Attar  
      Sheila Banani....................................................31  
    
  Common Teachings in Chinese Culture and the Bahá'í Faith  
  From Material Civilization to Spiritual Civilization  
      Albert K. Cheung.................................................37  
    
  The Bedrock of Bahá'í Belief:  
  The Doctrine of Progressive Revelation  
      Zaid Lundberg....................................................53  
    
  The New Age Phenomenon and the Bahá'í Faith
      Zaid Lundberg....................................................69  
    
  A Study of the Meaning of the Word "Al-Amr"  
  in the Qur'an and in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh  
      Moojan Momen.....................................................81  
    
  The Book of Revelation Revealed in Glory:  
  A Summary of Glorious Revelation  
      William Ridgers..................................................95  
    
  The Development of Humankind  
      Julio Savi......................................................105  
    
  The Concept of Sacred Justice in Hebrew Eschatology  
      Gary Selchert...................................................111  
    
  Some Chronological Issues in the Lawh-i-Hikmat of Bahá'u'lláh  
      Peter Terry.....................................................121  
    
  'Abdu'l-Bahá's Explanation of the Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh:  
  Tablets and Talks Translated into English (1911-1920)  
      Peter Terry.....................................................143