Imagine a Divinely conceived curriculum in which all creation is a classroom: Volume 5 of this series illuminates the extraordinary life and teachings of the Báb. It begins in May 1844, when a young merchant in Shiráz hears God’s call and proclaims a new Path. His message—seeing God’s light in all things, embracing unity, independent truth-seeking, joyous service, violence reduction, environmental stewardship, women’s advancement and universal education—anticipated modern concerns and set a revolutionary moral vision.

Yet the Báb’s mission—to prepare humanity for an even greater Divine Educator—sparked fierce persecution. Arrested, exiled, imprisoned and ultimately martyred in 1850, He and some 20,000 followers laid down their lives without renouncing their faith. From those fiery beginnings arose a global community now present in over 200 countries with more than five million members. This heroic narrative of sacrifice and renewal offers profound inspiration for seekers of spiritual truth and agents of social transformation alike.