Day of Glory

Life of Bahá'u'lláh

If you desire to be one of those Bahá'ís who can tell the stories of the Central Figures, here is a clear, and easily readable account of the life of Báha'u'lláh.

Beginning with the childhood of Bahá'u'lláh, this clear, straightforward and easily readable sequel to Hour of the Dawn: The Life of the Báb looks briefly at the same period as its companion volume but focuses on the life of the person of Bahá'u'lláh, the Founder of the Bahá'í Faith.

We see Him as the exemplary disciple of the Báb, thrown into the Black Pit of Tehran where he received intimation that He was the Promised One of all ages. Bahá'u'lláh was banished from Persia, and we follow Him on His journeys from Tehran to Baghdad, to Constantinople, to Adrianople and finally to 'Akká, the Most Great Prison on the edge of the Ottoman Empire where, He tells us, He...Show More

If you desire to be one of those Bahá'ís who can tell the stories of the Central Figures, here is a clear, and easily readable account of the life of Báha'u'lláh.

Beginning with the childhood of Bahá'u'lláh, this clear, straightforward and easily readable sequel to Hour of the Dawn: The Life of the Báb looks briefly at the same period as its companion volume but focuses on the life of the person of Bahá'u'lláh, the Founder of the Bahá'í Faith.

We see Him as the exemplary disciple of the Báb, thrown into the Black Pit of Tehran where he received intimation that He was the Promised One of all ages. Bahá'u'lláh was banished from Persia, and we follow Him on His journeys from Tehran to Baghdad, to Constantinople, to Adrianople and finally to 'Akká, the Most Great Prison on the edge of the Ottoman Empire where, He tells us, He was welcomed 'with banners of light'.

  • Contributors:: Mary Perkins (Author)
  • Format: Softcover book | 226 pages
  • Dimensions: 127 x 203 x 13 mm | 250 g
  • Publisher: George Ronald Publisher, 1992
  • ISBN: 9780853983392
  • SKU: PERKI_DAY@p
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  • Contributors:: Mary Perkins (Author)
  • Format: Softcover book | 226 pages
  • Dimensions: 127 x 203 x 13 mm | 250 g
  • Publisher: George Ronald Publisher, 1992
  • ISBN: 9780853983392
  • SKU: PERKI_DAY@p

About Mary Perkins

Mary Perkins Gray is an author, poet and storyteller. She has focused on books, in simple English, on the history and teachings of the Bahá'í Faith.

Her first title,The Bahá'í Faith, an introduction, was co-authored with Philip Hainsworth, published by Ward Lock Educational in their series on Living Religion in 1980, and subsequently translated into Danish, German, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Russian and Braille.

Other titles include a trilogy on the lives of the central figures of the Faith, Hour of the Dawn,Day of Glory, and Servant of the Glory, tell the stories of the history of the central figures in easy to read English. This trilogy has been translated into both Chinese and Swahili; a picture book for children titled Percival the Piano, a Story for Naw Ruz, illustrated by Wendy Thomas, also available in Spanish; and a book on peace-building titled Growing Into Peace, a manual for peace-builders in the 1990s and beyond.

Mary was born and raised in the west of Wales and holds a degree in history from the University of Wales, Swansea. She has worked for eight years in Africa - in Lesotho, in Uganda where she became a Bahá'í, and in Cameroon where she met and married Richard Gray, an American astronomer. The Grays have now live in the mountains of North Carolina where Richard has taught astronomy for over thirty years. Mary is currently working on a second picture book and a book on storytelling. Mary is a licensed Brain Gym® facilitator and a passionate backyard gardener. In 2016 a volume of her poetry, titledTurning Toward Home was published by Bibliofiles.

Titles by Mary Perkins

Life and Times of Bahá'u'lláh

Life and Times of Bahá'u'lláh
for Children