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Abstract:
The classic — and canonical — historical summary and interpretation of the significance of the development of the Bábí and Baháʼí religions from 1844 to 1944.
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God Passes By

Shoghi Effendi

Wilmette: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1971 [1944]

Contents
Introduction iii
Foreword xi

FIRST PERIOD
THE MINISTRY OF THE BÁB 1844-1853
Chapter I: The Birth of the Bábí Revelation 3
Chapter II: The Báb's Captivity in Ádhirbayján 17
Chapter III: Upheavals in Mázindarán, Nayríz and Zanján 35
Chapter IV: The Execution of the Báb 49
Chapter V: The Attempt on the Life of the Sháh and Its Consequences 61

SECOND PERIOD
THE MINISTRY OF BAHÁ'U'LLÁH 1853-1892
Chapter VI: The Birth of The Bahá'í Revelation 89
Chapter VII: Bahá'u'lláh's Banishment to `Iráq 104
Chapter VIII: Bahá'u'lláh's Banishment to `Iráq (Continued) 127
Chapter IX: The Declaration of Bahá'u'lláh's Mission and His Journey to Constantinople 151
Chapter X: The Rebellion of Mírzá Yahyá and the Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh's Mission in Adrianople 163
Chapter XI: Bahá'u'lláh's Incarceration in Akká 183
Chapter XII: Bahá'u'lláh's Incarceration in Akká (Continued) 197
Chapter XIII: Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh 221

THIRD PERIOD
THE MINISTRY OF `ABDU'L-BAHÁ 1892-1921
Chapter XIV: The Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh 235
Chapter XV: The Rebellion of Mírzá Muhammad-`Alí 244
Chapter XVI: The Rise and Establishment of the Faith in the West 252
Chapter XVII: Renewal of `Abdu'l-Bahá's Incarceration 263
Chapter XVIII: Entombment of the Báb's Remains on Mt. Carmel 273
Chapter XIX: `Abdu'l-Bahá's Travels in Europe and America 279
Chapter XX: Growth and Expansion of the Faith in East and West 295
Chapter XXI: The Passing of `Abdu'l-Bahá 309

FOURTH PERIOD
THE INCEPTION OF THE FORMATIVE
AGE OF THE BAHÁ'Í FAITH 1921-1944
Chapter XXII: The Rise and Establishment of the Administrative Order 321
Chapter XXIII: Attacks on Bahá'í Institutions 354
Chapter XXIV: Emancipation and Recognition of the Faith and Its Institutions 364
Chapter XXV: International Expansion of Teaching Activities 376
Retrospect and Prospect 402
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