Bibliography: HD3DJ67W

key	HD3DJ67W
title	The Word Bahá' : Quintessence of the Greatest Name
author	Lambden, Stephen
authority control	Stephen Lambden
item type	Journal article
publication year	1997
date	1997-12
publication title	Journal of Bahá'í Studies
abstract note	This article explores some linguistic, historical and theological aspects of the Arabic word Bahá', which is viewed by Bahá'ís as the quintessence of the greatest name of God, one form of which is Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá' is a verbal noun meaning beauty, excellence, goldliness, divine majesty, radiant glory, splendor, light, and brilliancy. In 1848 at the conference of Badasht, Mírzá Husayn-'Alí bestowed a new name on each of 81 participants. He himself was henceforth designated by the name Bahá'. The word was a term of considerable importance in Islamic and Bábí literatures, occurring in contexts that had, or came to be interpreted as having, prophetic and messianic import.
pages	13-45
issue	2
volume	8
language	English
manual tags	BAHA (THE WORD)