The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh

Humanity—Cont.

approaching climax of disaster (see Calamity)

coming of age, 163, 206

compared with flowers in garden, 42

evolving, 33, 34, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 51, 58, 60, 64, 164, 165, 167, 168, 170, 202

family, tribe, city-state, nation, 43, 202

goal of, world unity (see World Order, goal)

infinite in diversity, 41, 43

interdependent, 39, 41, 43, 198

maturity of, 8, 9, 61, 104, 163, 164, 166, 167, 202, 206

moral decadence, 33, 180, 186, 187

needs restatement of Truth, 33, 36, 39, 40, 43, 47, 60, 155, 192

oneness of (see Oneness of Mankind)

potentialities of, 38, 60, 107, 109, 111, 146, 163, 168, 169, 206

transformed by Revelation (see Revelation)

war-weary, 29, 30, 31, 79, 87, 172, 189, 201

Iceland, 201

Imám ‘Alí, 145

Imamate, 102, 152, 153, 173

India, 17, 181

Industrialism universal, 35, 47, 181, 182, 189

Institutions (see Present Age)

Institutions, Christian (see Christianity)

Institutions of Faith of Bahá’u’lláh (see Administrative Order)

Instructions of Bahá’u’lláh, not all given to West, 63

Integration, 8, 165, 170, 191, 194, 197, 200, 202

Interdependence, 39, 41, 43, 197, 198

Inter-governmental debts, 35

Internationalism

dependent upon Divine Guidance, 34, 36-41, 43, 47, 162, 164, 191-193, 203, 204

steps toward, 34, 35, 44, 75, 165, 191, 192, 193

to follow catasrophe, 33, 45, 46, 170, 190, 202, 203

Intolerance, 93, 187

‘Iráq, government of, 93

Irreligion, cause of world decadence, 33, 180, 186, 187

Isiah, 105, 205

Islám

administration and ordinances more specific than in Christianity, 21, 102

administrative order inadequate, 18, 20, 145, 146, 152

decline of, 155, 172-181, 184, 186, 196

domination of, ended, 55, 99

early history, 56, 173

growth in distant lands, 74

Law of Succession not explicit, 21, 145

prophecies foretelling downfall, 179

Islám, Shí’ih, 26, 155, 172, 173, 180, 196

Islám, Sunní, 26, 173, 180

Islám and nationalism vs. Christianity, 182

Israel, 111