Baha'u'llah's Life - Childhood & Youth Years

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Childhood

• Bahá'u'lláh’s father had an amazing dream about his Son
• Bahá'u'lláh’s mother was so fascinated by Him
• As a child, Baha’u’llah was a little short in stature
• Bahá'u'lláh’s dream at a young age
• Bahá'u'lláh's intelligence and perception as a child surpassed mature men
• Bahá'u'lláh didn’t attend any schools
• Seeing a puppet show at a young age and its marked effect on Bahá'u'lláh

Youth

• Bahá'u'lláh became renowned for His learning when He was about thirteen years old
• Bahá'u'lláh’s remarkable knowledge and sagacity during His youthful years was acknowledged in all gatherings of doctors and scholars
• As a youth Bahá'u'lláh became well known for His unparalleled powers of exposition, yet He was courteous and non-argumentative
• Bahá'u'lláh was keenly affected by and opposed to all manifestations of injustice
• An example of Bahá'u'lláh’s great sagacity and insight as a youth
• A mujtahid’s dream about Bahá'u'lláh during His youthful years – recalled by ‘Abdu’l-Baha
• An example of how Bahá'u'lláh during His younger years chastised a famous religous leader for showing disrespect towards Christ

Baha’u’llah’s Life -- Birth, His Noble Family and Ancestors

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The Station of the Manifestation of God

• The Primal Will of God
• The Soul of the Manifestation of God
• Reason for the Appearance of a Manifestation of God in a Given Place
• The “School of God” – attended by Manifestations of God
• The incredibly exalted station of the Manifestation of God
• Divine Unity
• Divine Presence
• Examples of The lofty Station of the Manifestation of God
• Examples of Attributes of God Revealed to humanity through His Manifestations

Baha’u’llah - the latest Manifestation of God

• Bahá'u’lláh was born into an ancient and noble family
• Views of the House in Tihran where Baha’u’llah was born
• Bahá’u’lláh’s Ancestors
• Province of Mazandaran – Home of Bahá'u'lláh’s family
• Some of the places associated with the early years of Bahá’u’lláh's life
• Bahá'u'lláh's ancestral home in the village of Takur
• Village of Afchih
• Bahá'u'lláh’s Father - Mirza Buzur
• Bahá'u'lláh’s Mother - Khadijih Khanum
• Bahá'u'lláh and His siblings
• Condition of Persia (Iran) at the time of Bahá'u'lláh’s birth
• 1889 Persia: Qajar Kings maintained the threefold functions of government, legislative, executive, and judicial – observations by Lord George Curzon during his six-month travels in Persia