{"product_id":"divinity-and-manifestation","title":"Divinity and Manifestation","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDivinity and Manifestation is a concise, yet detailed and systematic, treatise on Bahá’í theology, metaphysics and ontology. It is, in simpler terms, a work explaining the Bahá’í teachings on the nature of reality, the existence and essence of God and the relationship between Him and His creation as mediated through His Manifestations - those incomparable figures in history who express His will and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereflect His attributes in the human realm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt provides a wealth of passages from the diverse source texts of the Bahá’í \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erevelation – some made available in English for the first time here in provisional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etranslation – in support of each point made, including the writings of Bahá’u’lláh \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand the authoritative interpretations of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, His son and successor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr ‘Alí-Murád Dávúdí was a professor of philosophy at the University of Tehran; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esecretary of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Iran; and eminent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBahá’í thinker of the 20th century who suffered martyrdom, on account of his faith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand of his great renown in the Bahá’í community, after the Islamic Revolution of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1979. Throughout the course of his life Dr Dávúdí composed influential and highly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eacclaimed philosophical works and also contributed to the depth and richness of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBahá’í thought through his many and famous talks and written pieces on particular \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand general philosophical, theological and ethical questions pertaining to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBahá’í Faith.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNaeem Nabile-Akbar and Joshua Hall, the translators, have used their deep \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eknowledge of the Bahá’í teachings and scripture, of Islam and of Persian literature \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto provide an elegant and accessible English translation of this unique treatise. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNaeem Nabile-Akbar is an independent scholar of the Bahá’í Faith with a keen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003einterest in the Persian language and its literature. Born in Iran and having been \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea personal student of Dr Dávúdí, he has served for decades as a professional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etranslator specializing in Persian and Arabic for the Bahá’í Institutions. Joshua Hall \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas a MPhil in Islamic Studies and History from Oxford University and his doctoral \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ework is on Avicenna. His interests are Persian literature and Islamic thought and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ephilosophy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"George Ronald","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44775874166870,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0452\/5654\/files\/DivinityandManifestation.jpg?v=1779468935","url":"https:\/\/peacefulpages.com\/products\/divinity-and-manifestation","provider":"Peaceful Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}