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[Cover]
GOD PASSES BY
Study Guide
by
Horace Holley
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GOD PASSES BY
Study Guide
Subjects and References
for
Individual Study
or
Group Discussion
BAHA'I PUBLISHING TRUST
WILMETTE, ILLINOIS
U.S.A.
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Reprinted 1970
Approved / Reviewing Committee
of
National Assembly
Printed in U.S.A.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
I THE BAHA'I DISPENSATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
II TABLETS AND WORKS OF BAHA'U'LLAH . . . . . . . . 9
III EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF THE MANIFESTATIONS . . . 10
IV THE MINISTRY OF 'ABDU'L-BAHA . . . . . . . . . 13
V THE UNFOLDMENT OF WORLD ORDER . . . . . . . . . 14
VI RECAPITULATION AND MEANINGS . . . . . . . . . 17
SUPPLEMENTARY REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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STUDY OUTLINE for GOD PASSES BY
In God Passes By the Guardian has given the Bahá'ís a
work which combines and correlates exposition of the
Teachings, summary of the historical events, presentation
of the Persons of the Bab, Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá in
their spiritual significance, and statements on their principal
Tablets and Works. To grasp so great a range of
material, frequent reading and rereading are essential,
for the essence of this book lies in its unity of treatment
of diverse aspects of all that constituted the origin and
development of the Faith in its first century.
There are, however, recurrent themes and subjects
which can be brought together for purposes of closer study
and fuller understanding - great avenues down which we
can proceed in order to concentrate attention upon the
organic themes one at a time.
This Study Outline attempts to provide access to six
different themes which are dominant in all sections of the
book. It is therefore a subjects index which can be used
for continuous study and discussion by a group, or
occasional reference by the individual student. In addition,
the outline supplies a list of supplementary references, as
for example those which indicate the successive passages
in which the Guardian deals with the enemies who have
assailed the Cause from within.
Experience has shown that attempts to conduct study
classes on God Passes By find it a formidable undertaking.
Some type of outline is needed to facilitate assimilation of
this great work by the Bahá'í community, and the present
treatment is offered as an assistance.
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I
THE BAHA'I DISPENSATION
A. The Bab
1. His Revelation and Claim
pp. 4, 6-7, 10
2. The Greater and Lesser Covenant
pp. 27-31
3. Significance of the Bab
a. His Independent Revelation
b. Herald of a New Era
pp. 54-60
4. Tablets and Works of the Bab
pp. 22-27
B. Bahá'u'lláh
1. Birth of the Bahá'í Revelation
pp. 91-93
2. Nature and Implications of Bahá'u'lláh's Revelation
pp. 93-103
3. Promulgation of the Kitab-i-Aqdas
pp. 213-216
4. Distinguishing Principles and Precepts
pp. 216-219
5. The Institution of the Covenant
pp. 237-240
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II
TABLETS AND WORKS OF BAHA'U'LLAH
1. First Writings
pp. 120 -121
2. Writings in 'Iraq
pp. 137-138
3. Kitab-i-Iqan
pp. 138-193
4. Hidden Words
pp. 138-139
5. Seven Valleys and Four Valleys
pp. 140-141
6. Tablet of the Holy Mariner
p. 147
7. Tablet of the Howdah
p. 157
8. Writings in Adrianople
pp. 171-172, 177
9. Writings in 'Akka
pp. 205-206, 216, 219-220
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III
EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF THE MANIFESTATIONS
A. The Bab
1. The Bab's Declaration to Mulla Husayn
pp. 5-6
2. Enrollment of the Letters of the Living
pp. 7-8
3. Pilgrimage to Mecca
pp. 8-9
4. Examined by Representatives of the Shah
pp. 11-12
5. Arrest in Shiraz
p. 13
6. Sojourn in Isfahan
p. 13-16
7. Confinement in Mah-Ku
pp. 16-19
8. Confinement in Chihriq
pp. 19-21
9. Second Examination of the Bab; Public
Assertion of His Claims
pp. 21-22
10. Correspondence with Bahá'u'lláh
p. 31
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III
EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF THE MANIFESTATION
(Cont.)
11. Inauguration of the Babi Dispensation;
Conference of Badasht
pp. 31-34
12. Documents, Seals and Rings sent to Bahá'u'lláh
p. 51
13. Martyrdom of the Bab
pp. 50-54
B. Bahá'u'lláh
1. Leadership after the Death of the Bab
pp. 67-70
2. Imprisonment in Siyah-Chal
pp. 71-72
3. Exile to Baghdad
pp. 104-106, 108-109
4. Retirement to Kurdistan
pp. 114 -120, 122 -124
5. Return to Baghdad
p. 126
6. Challenge to the Clergy
pp. 143-144
7. Exile to Constantinople
pp. 148-149, 157
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III
EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF THE MANIFESTATION
(Cont.)
B. Bahá'u'lláh (Cont.)
8. Declaration to His Followers
pp . 151 -155
9. Exile to Adrianople
pp. 159-162
10. Proclamation to the Kings and Religious Leaders
from Adrianople
pp. 158-159, 170, 172-176
11. Imprisonment in 'Akka
pp. 179-182
12. Interrogation by Governor of 'Akka
pp. 190-191
13. Release from Confinement
pp. 192-193
14. On Mount Carmel
p. 194
15. Leadership
pp. 194-195
16. Proclamation to the Kings and Religious Leaders
from 'Akka
pp. 206-213
17. Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh
pp. 221-223
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IV
THE MINISTRY OF 'ABDU'L-BAHA
1. His station
pp. 240-243
2. His Mission
pp. 252
3. Shrine of the Bab
pp. 273, 276-277
4. Investigation by Plenary Commission of the Sultan
pp. 269-272
5. Two Journeys to the West
pp. 280-281
6. Exposition of Bahá'í Principles
pp. 281-282
7. In America
pp. 287-290
8. Source of the Administrative Order
pp. 324-326
9. Will and Testament
p. 328
10. Nature of the Administrative Order
pp. 326-327
11. Prophecies
pp. 315-316
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V
THE UNFOLDMENT OF WORLD ORDER
1. Inauguration of Formative Period
p. 329
2. Establishment of Administrative Order
a. Preliminary Steps
pp. 329-330
b. Local Spiritual Assemblies; Ordination of
pp. 331-332
c. Local Spiritual Assemblies; Functions of
p. 331
d. National Spiritual Assemblies; Institution of
pp. 332-333
e. National Committees
p. 333
f. Bahá'í National Constitutions
pp. 334-336
g. Incorporation of Local Assemblies
p. 336
h. National and Local Endowments
pp. 337-339
3. Collective Bahá'í Undertakings
a. Haziratu'l-Quds
pp. 339-340
b. Mashriqu'l-Adhkar
p. 340
c. Summer Schools
p. 340-341
d. Youth Activity
pp. 341-342
e. Nineteen Day Feast and Other Factors
p. 342
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V.
THE UNFOLDMENT OF WORLD ORDER
(Cont.)
f. Public Conferences
pp. 342-343
g. Contacts with Civil Authority
pp. 343-345
h. World Administrative Center
pp. 345-348
i. First Mashriqu'l-Adhkar of the West
pp. 348-351
j. Teaching the Cause
pp. 376-377, 379, 386-387
k. Martyrs and Heroes of the West
p. 400
l. Development of Publications
pp. 380-383
4. Unfoldment of Administrative Order Under Impact
of Hostile Forces
a. Emergence of World Community
p. 354
b. Seizure of Keys of Holy Tomb
p. 355
c. Developments in 'Akka and Haifa
p. 356
d. Seizure of House in Baghdad
pp. 356-360
e. Disruption of Communities in Turkistan and
Caucasus
pp. 360-361
f. Repression of Community in Germany
pp. 361-362
g. Restrictions imposed in Persia
pp. 362-363
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THE UNFOLDMENT OF WORLD ORDER
(Cont.)
4. (Cont.)
h. Pronouncement of Islamic Court in Egypt
pp. 364-366, 368
i. Civil recognition in Palestine
p. 369
j. Bahá'í Status Maintained in Persia
pp. 369-372
k. Civil recognition in the United States
pp. 372-374
l. Independence of Faith Proclaimed in India, Iraq,
Great Britain and Australia
p. 374
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VI
RECAPITULATION AND MEANINGS
1. The Four Periods of First Bahá'í Century
pp. xiii - x
2. Opening of Bahá'í Era
p. 3
3. Last Three Years of Ministry of the Bab
pp. 17-18, 34.
4. The Bab's Cup of Bitter Woes
pp. 49-55.
5. The Fertile Seeds of World Order
pp. 79-86.
6. Oppressions of the Babi Era
pp. 89-97.
7. Inauguration of Bahá'u'lláh's Ministry
pp. 106-108.
8. Turning Point in Bahá'í History
pp. 127 -128
9. The Steed of Victory
pp. 144-145
10. The End of the Second Decade
pp. 157-158
11. Opening of Last Phase of Bahá'u'lláh's Ministry
pp . 183 -185
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VI
RECAPITULATION AND MEANINGS
(Cont.)
12. The Bahá'í Era to the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh
pp. 223-224
13. From the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh to the
Proclamation of 'Abdu'l-Bahá
pp. 244-245
14. Effects of the Master's Journeys to the West
p. 294
15. The Ministry of 'Abdu'l-Bahá
pp. 295-296, 307-308, 314-315
16. The Passing of 'Abdu'l-Bahá
pp. 323-324
17. Spread of the Cause in First Century
pp. 378-379
18. Recapitulation of Bahá'í History
pp. 402-410
19. Future Tasks and Victories
pp. 410-412
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SUPPLEMENTARY REFERENCE
1. God-Sent Upheavals
pp. 61-62.
2. Fate of Enemies of the Bab
pp. 81-85
3. First Phase in Unfoldment of Bahá'u'lláh's
Revelation
pp. 109-111
4. The Center of Sedition; Disintegration of the Babi
Community
pp. 112-115
5. Ascendancy of Bahá'u'lláh; Regeneration of
Community
pp. 132-134
6. Beginnings of Bahá'í Community in Adrianople
pp. 176-177
7. Mirza Yahya Cast Out
pp. 163-164
165-167
169-170
8. Death of the Purest Branch
pp. 188-189
9. Fate of the Enemies of Bahá'u'lláh
pp. 224-233
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SUPPLEMENTARY REFERENCES
(Cont.)
10. Fate of Mirza Yahya
p. 233
11. Rebellion of Muhammad-'Ali; Crisis Not Schism
pp. 245-251
12. Covenant-Breakers Denounce 'Abdu'l-Bahá to the
Government
pp. 263-265
13. Fate of the Covenant-Breakers
pp. 317-320
14. Violation of the Will and Testament
pp. 327-328
15. Achievements of American Bahá'í Community
pp. 396-400
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NOTES