Study Guide to the Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh

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Notes from editor:
This study guide was originally written as a homework project for the Wilmette Institute course on the Dispensation of Baha'u'llah, spring 2000.
Some paragraph numbers (e.g., 52-54) do not exactly match those of the online version of the entire book.
All paragraph sections formatted by author. -J.W.

Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh

First Basic Notes

To to call to our attention certain fundamental verities [Dispensation Of Baha'u'llah]
Gain perspective on its Founders, its institutions, its guiding principles, its aims and purposes and its ultimate destiny [Adib Taherzadeh]
Establishes the uniqueness of the Bahá'í revelation in all of religious history. [William S. Hatcher]

twofold station of the Báb - Understanding the exalted rank of the Báb's revelation can serve, in turn, as a tool for understanding the even more elevated rank of the revelation of Bahá'u'lláh
a new age of human history
emphasize the continuity of the progressive revelations from God to humanity
Proclaims fundamental unity of all revealed religion

Identified the Báb as an independent Manifestation of God [William S. Hatcher]
Identifies the Station and role of 'Abdu'l-Bahá [William S. Hatcher]
Clearly delineated the fundamental nature and functions of the principal institutions of the Administrative Order [William S. Hatcher]
the mandate of the elected institutions derives from a commonly recognized authority (the writings of Bahá'u'lláh) [William S. Hatcher]
Administrative Order will play a central role in bringing about the Golden Age of the Bahá'í dispensation [William S. Hatcher]

Definitions:

Fundamental Verities:

"verities of the Faith" he means the great teachings and fundamentals enshrined in our Baha'i literature; these we can find by reading the books, studying under Baha'i scholars at summer schools and in classes, and through the aid of study outlines."

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Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh
First Basic Notes			To to call to our attention certain fundamental verities [Dispensation Of Baha'u'llah] Gain perspective on its Founders, its institutions, its guiding principles, its aims and purposes and its ultimate destiny [Adib Taherzadeh] Establishes the uniqueness of the Bahá'í revelation in all of religious history. [William S. Hatcher] twofold station of the Báb - Understanding the exalted rank of the Báb's revelation can serve, in turn, as a tool for understanding the even more elevated rank of the revelation of Bahá'u'lláh a new age of human history emphasize the continuity of the progressive revelations from God to humanity Proclaims fundamental unity of all revealed religion Identified the Báb as an independent Manifestation of God [William S. Hatcher] Identifies the Station and role of 'Abdu'l-Bahá [William S. Hatcher] Clearly delineated the fundamental nature and functions of the principal institutions of the Administrative Order [William S. Hatcher] the mandate of the elected institutions derives from a commonly recognized authority (the writings of Bahá'u'lláh) [William S. Hatcher] Administrative Order will play a central role in bringing about the Golden Age of the Bahá'í dispensation [William S. Hatcher]
Definitions:			Fundamental Verities: "verities of the Faith" he means the great teachings and fundamentals enshrined in our Baha'i literature; these we can find by reading the books, studying under Baha'i scholars at summer schools and in classes, and through the aid of study outlines."
An In depth Study			Last updated: March 30, 2000