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The Summons of the Lord of Hosts
Contents
Introduction i
SÚRIY-I-HAYKAL / Súrih of the Temple 1
Pope Pius IX 54
Napoleon III 67
Czar Alexander II 83
Queen Victoria 88
Náṣiri’d-Dín Sháh / Lawḥ-i-Sulṭán 96
SÚRIY-I-RA’ÍS 139
LAWḤ-I-RA’ÍS 159
LAWḤ-I-FU’ÁD 175
SÚRIY-I-MULÚK / Súrih to the Kings 183
Endnotes 237
Note on the translation 241
Key to passages translated by Shoghi Effendi 243
Index 253
Index to Paragraphs
Index to Pages
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