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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."
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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."
Giving a fireside, devotional, or talk? Pick a theme, get a curated brief: relevant stories, key quotes, citations, and recommended sequencing.
Suggested sequencing: open with a powerful story, deepen with a reflective one, close with one of joyful resolution. Adjust to your audience.
Opening
The Young Merchant of Shíráz: Esslemont's Portrait of the BábIn *Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era*, J. E. Esslemont introduces the Western reader to the Báb as He was before His Declaration: a young merchant of Shíráz, raised by a maternal uncle after His father's early death, known across His district for piety, gentleness, and the scrupulous honesty of His business dealings.
Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era · J. E. Esslemont
Middle
I Am, I Am, I Am: The Báb's Examination at TabrízBrought from Chihríq to Tabríz in the summer of 1848 to be examined by the most senior religious scholars of the realm, the Báb made an open declaration of His station before the assembled clergy: *I am the promised One.* The chapter records the bastinado that followed, and the denunciatory epistle He wrote upon His return to Chihríq.
The Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl's Narrative of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Revelation · Nabíl-i-A'ẓam
Closing
On the Altar of Devotion: The Báb's Pilgrimage to MeccaLate in 1844 the Báb, accompanied by Quddús, sailed from Búshihr for the pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. The voyage was long, the water was scarce, the bedouins were thieves; and at the heart of the Sacred Mosque the Báb proclaimed His station openly to a prominent scholar of His age.
The Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl's Narrative of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Revelation · Nabíl-i-A'ẓam
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