The Prisoner and the Kings
A riveting historical account of a prisoner in a Turkish penal colony and the world-changing letters he sent to the religious and secular leaders.
Between 1867 and 1873 a solitary prisoner in a Turkish penal colony wrote a series of letters to the kings and emperors of the day, predicting with amazing accuracy the course of modern history: the fall of several nations, the overthrow of certain individual monarchs, the decline of specific religious institutions, the rise of communism, and the threat of nuclear weapons.
The prisoner was Bahá'u'lláh, Prophet and Founder of the Bahá'í Faith. What was the source of the prisoner's knowledge? What did the letters have to say about the future of humanity in the twenty-first century? The answers are here.
A riveting historical account of a prisoner in a Turkish penal colony and the world-changing letters he sent to the religious and secular leaders.
Between 1867 and 1873 a solitary prisoner in a Turkish penal colony wrote a series of letters to the kings and emperors of the day, predicting with amazing accuracy the course of modern history: the fall of several nations, the overthrow of certain individual monarchs, the decline of specific religious institutions, the rise of communism, and the threat of nuclear weapons.
The prisoner was Bahá'u'lláh, Prophet and Founder of the Bahá'í Faith. What was the source of the prisoner's knowledge? What did the letters have to say about the future of humanity in the twenty-first century? The answers are here.
Introductions to the Bahá’í Faith |
Bahá'í History
- Contributors:: William Sears (Author)
- Format: Softcover book | 259 pages
- Dimensions: 150 x 225 x 15 mm | 465 g
- Publisher: Bahá’í Publishing (USA), 2007
- Language: English
- SKU: BKS-BIO-G.0184
Titles by William Sears
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First introductory reads
First selections from the Bahá’í Writings
Online introductions
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God Speaks AgainKenneth Bowers
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Story of Our TimeRobert Atkinson
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A Basic Bahá'í ChronologyGlenn Cameron
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The Reality of ManTerry Cassidy
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The Bahá'í FaithPatrick Vickers
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Hasten ForthGigi Alford, Anis Mungapen, Laura Mostmand, Reza Mostmand
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A Concise Encyclopedia of the Bahá'í FaithPeter Smith
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Divine Art of LivingMabel Paine
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Religion for MankindHorace Holley
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The World of the Bahá’í FaithRobert H. Stockman
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About the Bahá’í Faith
Bahá’í History: Overviews
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A Basic Bahá'í ChronologyGlenn Cameron
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175 Years of PersecutionFereydun Vahman
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The Bahá’í Faith in Words and ImagesJohn Danesh and Seena Fazel
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1844-1853: Ministry of The Báb
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The Dawn-BreakersNabil-i-A'zam
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The Báb and the Babi Community of IranFereydun Vahman
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ZanjanAaron Emmel
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Heroes of the New AgeEdward Diliberto
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Heroes of the Dawn BreakersIvan Loyd
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The Chosen PathHussein Ahdieh
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A Child in the Holy LandGisu Mohadjer
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1853-1892: Ministry of Bahá’u’lláh
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The Story of Bahá’u’lláhDruzelle Cederquist
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Stories of Baha'u'llahAli-Akbar Furutan
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The Chosen HighwayLady Blomfield
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Treasures of the CauseRose Deloomy
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A Child in the Holy LandGisu Mohadjer
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1892-1921: Ministry of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
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Vignettes from the Life of 'Abdu'l-BaháAnnamarie Honnold
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A World Without WarHoda Mahmoudi
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Memories of Nine Years in AkkaYouness Afroukhteh
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Lighting the Western SkyKathryn Hogenson
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá in France, 1911-1913Jan Jasion
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The Chosen HighwayLady Blomfield
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Sarah Ann RidgwayMadeline Hellaby
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Two Visits to BristolCarole Huxtable Lulham
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá in New YorkHussein Ahdieh
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A Seed in Your HeartJanet Rose
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Through the eyes of Margaret CousinsKeith Munro (Grandnephew of Margaret Cousins)
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Portraits of some Bahá'í WomenZebby Whitehead
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He Loved and ServedNathan Rutstein
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá: The Perfect ExemplarDariush Lamy
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Portals to FreedomHoward Colby Ives
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William Henry RandallBahiyyih Randall-Winckler
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John David BoschAngelina Diliberto Allen
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The Life of Laura BarneyMona Khademi
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Infinite HorizonsKathryn Jewett Hogenson
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1921-1957: Ministry of the Guardian
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Shoghi Effendi, RecollectionsUgo Giachery
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George TownshendDavid Hofman
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A Seed in Your HeartJanet Rose
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The Story Of My Heart‘Alí-Akbar Furútan
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FaiziMay Faizi-Moore
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From Copper to GoldDorothy Freeman
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Portraits of some Bahá'í WomenZebby Whitehead
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A History of the Bahá'í Faith in South Carolina Louis Venters
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Fires in Many HeartsDoris McKay
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The Life of Laura BarneyMona Khademi
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Infinite HorizonsKathryn Jewett Hogenson
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Shu‘á: Ray of the SunShapour Rassekh
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Leroy IoasAnita Ioas Chapman
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A Child in the Holy LandGisu Mohadjer
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Sole Desire Serve CauseDon Brown
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Her Eternal CrownDella Marcus
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Knight with a BriefcaseJudith Kaye Logsdon-Dubois
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The Art of Empowering OthersJuliet Gentzkow
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Hermann Grossmann, Hand of the Cause of GodSusanne Pfaff-Grossmann
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The Life and Times of Charles DunningKeith Munro
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Beyond East and WestBernard Leach
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1957 onwards
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FaiziMay Faizi-Moore
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The Story Of My Heart‘Alí-Akbar Furútan
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Our Friend MonaAzadeh Rohanian Perry
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A History of the Bahá'í Faith in South Carolina Louis Venters
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Manijeh, Not Only A Change Of NameManijeh Saatchi
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Without HesitationAnisa Abdul-Razzaq Abbas
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Crossing the LineRichard Abercrombie
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Shu‘á: Ray of the SunShapour Rassekh
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When Reason SleepsAudrey Mellard
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Anchor of FaithRichard W Thomas
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The JourneyNahid Meshgin
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Lotus of BahapurSheriar Nooreyezdan
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Make Life ColorfulOmid Vafa
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Our Story is OneMaryam Safajoo
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