Baháʼu'lláh, una figura destacada de Persia, renunció a una vida de privilegios para abogar por un profundo cambio espiritual y social. Sus escritos proclamaron la inminente unificación de la humanidad y el amanecer de una civilización global, instando a los líderes mundiales a abrazar la paz. A pesar de soportar severas persecuciones, encarcelamientos y exilios, su mensaje de paz universal y el establecimiento de una civilización mundial impactaron profundamente al mundo.
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 The work consists of "a selection of the most characteristic and hitherto unpublished passages includes from the outstanding works of the Author of the Bahá'í Revelation," according to Shoghi Effendi.[1] The passages come from the whole range of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.