Secret of Divine Civilization
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The Secret of Divine Civilization is a book written in 1875 by `Abdu'l-Bahá
, addressed to the rulers and the people of Persia. It is considered to be part of the authoritative religious text of the Bahá'í Faith
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The original text was written under an anonymous author, and the first English translation was published in London in 1910, and Chicago in 1918, under the title Mysterious Forces of Civilization written by "an Eminent Bahai Philosopher."http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/SDC/sdc-1.html#fn6. The currently used translation was completed by Marzieh Gail and published in 1957, with an introduction by Horace Holley.
The book was widely known in its time as an attempt to improve the degraded condition of Persia. The author frequently references current issues that were being debated, such as whether to modernize and accept Western technology, or to reject Western culture and rely on technology developed in Persia and the Islamic world.
See the full online text here.
`Abdu'l-Bahá
‘Abdu’l-Bahá , born ‘Abbás Effendí, was the eldest son of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. In 1892, `Abdu'l-Bahá was appointed in his father's will to be his successor and head of the Bahá'í Faith. `Abdu'l-Bahá was born in Tehran to an aristocratic family of the realm...
, addressed to the rulers and the people of Persia. It is considered to be part of the authoritative religious text of the Bahá'í Faith
Bahá'í Faith
The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....
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The original text was written under an anonymous author, and the first English translation was published in London in 1910, and Chicago in 1918, under the title Mysterious Forces of Civilization written by "an Eminent Bahai Philosopher."http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/SDC/sdc-1.html#fn6. The currently used translation was completed by Marzieh Gail and published in 1957, with an introduction by Horace Holley.
The book was widely known in its time as an attempt to improve the degraded condition of Persia. The author frequently references current issues that were being debated, such as whether to modernize and accept Western technology, or to reject Western culture and rely on technology developed in Persia and the Islamic world.
See the full online text here.
External links
- Compendium on Secret of Divine Civilization
- The Mysterious Forces of Civilization at LibriVoxLibriVoxLibriVox is an online digital library of free public domain audiobooks, read by volunteers and is probably, since 2007, the world's most prolific audiobook publisher...
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