TAGS: – `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of; 1906; Flame (metaphor); Jane Whyte; Lawh-i-Haft Sham' (Tablet of the Seven Candles of Unity); Unity of humanity

Abstract:

Overview of this Tablet of Abdu'l-Bahá within an organic and evolutionary framework for humanity’s progress toward a global civilization, and a broader reflection on the concept of unity in light of the major developments of the past century.

Notes:

Presentation given at the 36th Annual Conference of the Association of the Friends of Persian Culture, Chicago, September 3-7.

Seven Candles of Unity and Broader Reflections on the Concept of Unity

Behrooz Sabet

2026

Abstract: This paper examines ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Tablet of the “Seven Candles of Unity” within an organic and evolutionary framework for humanity’s progress toward a global civilization. It concludes with a broader reflection on the concept of unity in light of the major developments of the past century.

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