Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • Persian religious leader who was a follower of the Bab and founded the Baha'i religion (1863).

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Arabic bahā’u llāh, splendor of God : bahā’, splendor (from bahā, to become empty, become beautiful; see bhw in Semitic roots) + allāh, God; see Allah.]

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Examples

  • Bahais consider Bahaullah, born in 1817, the last prophet sent by

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

  • Bahaullah was banished and lived 40 years in exile.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

  • The Bahai world center is in Israel because Bahaullah, the founder of the Bahai, was exiled there, where he died in 1892.

    A Persecuted World Religion 2008

  • The Bahai religion dates back to 1844, when a young Shiite Muslim named Bahaullah in what is now Iran announced his divine revelation of the spiritual unity of humanity and an equality of all faiths.

    Despite Grave Danger, Iran s Bahais Study at Underground University 2003

  • "And if the headquarters of the religion is in Haifa, it's because that's where Bahaullah ended up settling in 1868 after he was exiled to Baghdad then to Constantinople, long before the creation of the state of Israel."

    Welcome to Iran Focus 2010

  • The Bahais consider Bahaullah, born in 1817, to be the latest prophet sent by God and believe in the spiritual unity of all religions and all mankind.

    Welcome to Iran Focus 2010

  • The Bahais consider Bahaullah, born in 1817, to be the latest prophet sent by God.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2010

  • The Bahais consider Bahaullah, born in 1817, to be the latest prophet sent by God and believe in the spiritual unity of all religions and all mankind.

    Welcome to Iran Focus 2010

  • The Bahais consider Bahaullah, born in 1817, to be the latest prophet sent by God and believe in the spiritual unity of all religions and all mankind.

    Home 2010

  • Lincoln said that Shoghi Effendi, the great grandson of Bahaullah, the founder of the faith, made it clear that Baha'is should not express political views.

    Australian Islamist Monitor Cassandra 2010

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