Product Description

Worldwide in its membership and increasingly being recognized as the youngest of the world religions, the Baha'i Faith is enjoying rapid expansion. In this captivating book, Moojan Momen gives a brief survey of the life, the works, and the teachings of Baha'u'llah, its founder. Covering the resistance he encountered - including successive forced exiles and vitriolic opposition - this is a carefully constructed account of the eventful life of this influential nineteenth-century religious figure. Comprehensive and yet concise, this is a perfect book for anyone interested in knowing more about the Baha'i Faith and its founder.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #853889 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

About the Author
Dr Moojan Momen is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society and a member of both the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies and the Association for Baha'i Studies. He is author of The Phenomenon of Religion.

Customer Reviews

Detailed without being too much
There have been surprisingly few biographies of Baha'u'llah, the 19th Century Persian religious figure who founded the Bahá'í Faith: much commoner are histories of the religion which weave the life of the founder into their material. This book is useful because it concentrates on the life of Baha'u'llah and the events directly surrounding it, and it does so at a satisfactory level. It is neither too short and light nor too long and heavy with academic detail. It does contain a surprising amount of information for a relatively small size, and for that reason repays reading carefully - it is certainly not suitable for the "quick run through" approach, but does reward the concentration needed to get the best out of it.