Lights of Irfan volume 1


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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.
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`Irfán Colloquia
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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