Release the Sun
"I am, I am, I am the Promised One! I am the One whose name you have for a thousand years invoked, at whose mention you have risen, whose advent you have longed to witness, and the hour of whose Revelation you have prayed to God to hasten." —The Báb
Millennial fervour gripped many people around the world in the early nineteenth century. While Christians anticipated the return of Jesus Christ, a wave of expectation swept through Islam that the "Lord of the Age" would soon appear. In Persia, this reached a dramatic climax on May 23, 1844, when a twenty-five-year-old merchant from Shiraz named Siyyid 'Alí-Muhammad, later title "The Báb," announced that He was the bearer of a divine Revelation destined to transform the spiritual life of the human race.
Furthermore, He claimed that He was but the Herald of another Messenger, who would soon bring a far greater...Show More
"I am, I am, I am the Promised One! I am the One whose name you have for a thousand years invoked, at whose mention you have risen, whose advent you have longed to witness, and the hour of whose Revelation you have prayed to God to hasten." —The Báb
Millennial fervour gripped many people around the world in the early nineteenth century. While Christians anticipated the return of Jesus Christ, a wave of expectation swept through Islam that the "Lord of the Age" would soon appear. In Persia, this reached a dramatic climax on May 23, 1844, when a twenty-five-year-old merchant from Shiraz named Siyyid 'Alí-Muhammad, later title "The Báb," announced that He was the bearer of a divine Revelation destined to transform the spiritual life of the human race.
Furthermore, He claimed that He was but the Herald of another Messenger, who would soon bring a far greater Revelation that would usher in an age of universal peace. Against a backdrop of wide-scale moral decay in Persian society, this declaration aroused hope and excitement among all classes. The Báb quickly attracted tens of thousands of followers, including influential members of the clergy--and the brutal hand of a fearful government bent on destroying this movement that threatened to rock the established order.
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Bahá'í History
- Contributors:: William Sears (Author)
- Format: Softcover book | 322 pages
- Dimensions: 141 x 220 x 25 mm | 426 g
- Publisher: Bahá’í Publishing (USA), 2003
- Language: English
- SKU: BKS-BIO-G.0187
Titles by William Sears
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The Báb
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The Dawn-BreakersNabil-i-A'zam
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The GateChris Rowan Grainger
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The Báb and the Babi Community of IranFereydun Vahman
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7-10 Years: Memorising Bahá’í Prayers
7-10 Years: Reading Bahá’í Writings
7-10 Years: Learning the History
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Little Champions of JusticeShirin Taherzadeh
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ZanjanAaron Emmel
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The Green YearsFariborz Sahba
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Life of Bahá’u’lláhBrilliant Star Magazine
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Heroes of the New AgeEdward Diliberto
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From Behind all the VeilsSusan Hansen


7-10 Years: Uplifting Fiction
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If We Were In ThailandChris Fikes
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Magnificent Moles of Mede MeadowAnne Perry
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Mason's Greatest GemsChelsea Lee Smith
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Spirit Within ClubSahar Sabati
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Willie and the Number Three Door and Other AdventuresAdrienne Ellis
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Jamila Does Not Want A Bat In Her HousePhyllis Edgerly Ring
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The Lovebird's FreedomEsther Maloney
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Alvin: The Green Acre Water BoyRonald Tomanio


7-10 Years: Developing Virtues
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The Virtues Activity & Colouring Book Ages 8-10Cindy Pacileo
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Mason's Greatest GemsChelsea Lee Smith
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Mine Your Inner GemsChelsea Lee Smith
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Coloring Our VirtuesMonika Ahlkvist Mackenzie
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7-10 Years: Miscellaneous
11-14 Years: Bahá’í Writings
11-14 Years: Learning the History
11-14 Years: Uplifting Fiction
11-14 Years: Other resources
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


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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The GateChris Rowan Grainger
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Heroes of the New AgeEdward Diliberto
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Heroes of the Dawn BreakersIvan Loyd


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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Mirza MihdiBoris Handal
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The Chosen HighwayLady Blomfield
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The Khamsis: A Cradle of Pure GoldBoris Handal
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Treasures of the CauseRose Deloomy
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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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‘Abdu’l-Bahá: The MasterGeorge Townshend
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Memories of Nine Years in AkkaYouness Afroukhteh
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Mahmud's DiaryMahmud-i-Zarqani
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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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The Khamsis: A Cradle of Pure GoldBoris Handal
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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


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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1957 onwards
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The Last Refuge: Fifty Years of the Universal House of JusticeShahbaz Fatheazam
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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

