The Life of Baha'u'llah

Notes on Usage

The name Bahá'u'lláh is Arabic and means "The Glory of God." Another spelling is Baha'u'llah (without diacriticals). Other transliterations of this Name are Bahaullah and Baha Allah.

The religion established by Bahá'u'lláh is referred to as the Bahá'í Faith and is sometimes spelled Bahai. It is not considered correct to call it Bahaism.

Maps of Iran and the Ottoman Empire

By the time of Bahá'u'lláh’s first exile, in 1853, the Ottoman Empire was approaching the end of 500 years of regional supremacy and world influence. Far gone were its greatest days of glory, yet its religious leaders dominated the vast majority of the followers of Muhammad and its potentates still ruled subjects on three continents.

These two maps illustrate the route of Bahá’u’lláh’s banishment across the vast regions of Iran and the Ottoman Empire.

Additional Resources

For more information about Bahá’u’lláh, the Bahá’í Faith, and the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh mentioned in this presentation, please visit:

Books on Bahá'u'lláh include:

References

Note 1.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá — The Promulgation of Universal Peace, Pages 25-29

Note 2.

Bahá’u’lláh — The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, pages 167-8

Note 3.

J.E. Esslemont — Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era, Pages 23-24

Note 4.

J.E. Esslemont — Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era, Page 35

Note 5.

The Dawn-Breakers: Nabil's Narrative of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Revelation, Pages 106-7

Note 6.

Bahá’u’lláh — Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, Page 77

Note 7.

David Ruhe — Robe of Light, Page 139

Note 8.

Bahá’u’lláh — Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, Page 11

Note 9.

Shoghi Effendi — God Passes By, Page 156

Note 10.

Shoghi Effendi — God Passes By, Page 160

Note 11.

Shoghi Effendi — God Passes By, Page 161

Note 12.

Shoghi Effendi — God Passes By, Page 170-1

Note 13.

Shoghi Effendi — God Passes By, Page 180

Note 14.

Lady Blomfield — The Chosen Highway, Page 66

Note 15.

Shoghi Effendi — God Passes By, Page 184

Note 16.

Shoghi Effendi — God Passes By, Page 185-6

Note 17.

Shoghi Effendi — God Passes By, Page 186

Note 18.

Shoghi Effendi — God Passes By, Page 187

Note 19.

Shoghi Effendi — God Passes By, Page 187

Note 20.

Shoghi Effendi — God Passes By, Page 188

Note 21.

Bahá’u’lláh — The Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Paragraph 2

Note 22.

Shoghi Effendi — God Passes By, Page 192

Note 23.

Bahá’u’lláh — Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Page 122

Note 24.

Shoghi Effendi — God Passes By, Page 193

Note 25.

Bahá’u’lláh — Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, Page 1

Note 26.

David Ruhe — Door of Hope, Page 103

Note 27.

J.E. Esslemont — Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era, Page 38

Note 28.

Bahá’u’lláh — Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, Page 93-4

Note 29.

J.E. Esslemont — Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era, Page 39-40

Note 30.

Isaiah 35:1-2

Note 31.

Bahá’u’lláh — Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Page 3

Note 32.

`Abdu'l-Bahá — Selections From the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Page 18

Note 33.

Bahá’u’lláh — Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Page 138

Note 35.

Bahá’u’lláh — Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Page 219-220

Note 36.

Bahá’u’lláh — Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Page 220

Note 37.

Bahá’u’lláh — Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh Page 295

Note 38.

Bahá’u’lláh — The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Arabic 68

Note 39.

Bahá’u’lláh — The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, Arabic 69

Note 40.

Shoghi Effendi — God Passes By Page 147

Note 41.

Bahá’u’lláh — Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Paragraph 1