As if to commemorate this year's anniversary of the birth of Baha'u'llah and new web site has been launched on the life of Baha'u'llah that includes geography of events, chronology and archival photos of the actual sites. Also there are photos of the handwriting of Baha'u'llah:

Here's the official article announcing the new web site:

PHOTOS ON NEW WEB SITE BRING THE LIFE OF BAHA'U'LLAH INTO FOCUS

HAIFA, Israel, 7 November 2007 (BWNS) -- A new Web site featuring
photographs that help viewers experience the life of Baha'u'llah has been
launched by the Baha'i International Community.

Some of the photographs have not been published before, and many of
them have had only limited distribution.

The launch of the Web site comes just before the Baha'i holy day on 12
November that marks the anniversary of the birth of Baha'u'llah.

"The purpose of the Web site is to provide illustration of
Baha'u'llah's life through photographs of places and artifacts and relics
associated directly with Him," said Douglas Moore, director of the Office of
Public Information of the Baha'i International Community.

"We've tried to bring together a unique collection of photos, many of
them not generally available, so that you get a better sense of
Baha'u'llah's life and the time period in which He lived," Mr. Moore said.

Rather than providing a comprehensive history or literary presentation
of the Baha'i Faith, the new Web site aims rather to be
impressionistic.

"It's more contemplative, more experiential," Mr. Moore said.

Thus it complements other Web sites that do provide a more complete
description of the religion, he said.

Baha'u'llah was a Persian nobleman who in the 19th century claimed to
be nothing less than a new and independent Messenger from God, the one
whose advent was anticipated by all the divine Messengers of the past -
including Abraham, Krishna, Moses, Zoroaster, Buddha, Jesus, and
Muhammad - and foretold in the holy books.

Baha'u'llah, who was born in 1817, was exiled from his native Tehran
and banished to the Ottoman Empire - to Baghdad, Constantinople (now
Istanbul), and finally Acre.

"The new Web site is appropriate for a range of audiences, not only
Baha'is and those who have a deep interest in the Baha'i Faith, but also
people who, from an academic or historical perspective, want to see what
kind of photographic documentation exists for such a unique figure as
Baha'u'llah," Mr. Moore said.

He noted that the Web site does not include a photograph of Baha'u'llah
Himself. Such a photograph does exist, but it is treated with extreme
reverence and viewed only in special circumstances; it is never
published by Baha'is, nor would Baha'is reproduce it.

The photographs on the Web site are from the archives at the Baha'i
World Center in Haifa.

The address of the site is www.bahaullah.org.



To view the photos and additional features click here:
http://news.bahai.org

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