Baháʼu'lláh, figura di spicco della Persia, rinunciò a una vita di privilegi per sostenere un profondo cambiamento spirituale e sociale. I suoi scritti proclamarono l'imminente unificazione dell'umanità e l'alba di una civiltà globale, esortando i leader mondiali ad abbracciare la pace. Nonostante abbia sopportato gravi persecuzioni, incarcerazioni ed esili, il suo messaggio di pace universale e la creazione di una civiltà mondiale hanno avuto un impatto profondo sul mondo.
A collection of spiritual teachings which is intended for all religious persuasions and those who seek a spiritual life. These meditational verses which were composed by Baha'u'allah, about the year 1858, while in exile to Iraq, explore the relationship between God and man.
Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh is a compilation of selected tablets and extracts from tablets by Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. Shoghi Effendi, head of the Bahá'í Faith from 1921 to 1957, made the selection and performed the translation, which was first published 1935. The work consists of "a selection of the most characteristic and hitherto unpublished passages includes from the outstanding works of the Author of the Bahá'í Revelation," according to Shoghi Effendi.[1] The passages come from the whole range of Bahá'u'lláh's writings, dated from about 1853 to 1892.