The Story of Bahá'u'lláh, Promised One of All Religions

Describes Bahá'u'lláh's life straightforwardly but with drama and a talent for evoking the ambience of the 19th-century Persian and Ottomoan milieus. Five appendices cover a chronology of the events in the life of Bahá'ulláh's life, Bahá'ulláh's family, the branches of Islam, millennial Christians, and his younger half-brother Mírzá Yahyá.

The story of Bahá'u'lláh: Part one: The dawn (1. Shaykh Mahmid's secret plan ; 2. The puppet show and the dream ; 3. The home of love ; 4. father of the poor and mothwer of consolation ; 5. No time to lose ; 6. The quest ; 7. Witnesses of the dawn ; 8. Noble descendant of a noble father ; 9. The muhjtahid and the dervish ; 10. Awake! awake! ; 11. The scholar and the governors ; 12. The open mountain and the grievous mountain ; 13. Rage and a secret rescue ; 14. The blast of the trumpet ; 15. The sermon of wrath and a royal command ; 16. Bandar-Gaz and the black standard ; 17. Danger at Amul ; 18. Courage at Tabarsi ; 20. No peace in the city of Tabriz ; 21. A promise kept in Karbala ; 22. A plot against the Shah ; 23. Prisoner ; 24. The black pit ; 25. Ctruel days ; 26. The mystery of God and his treasure ; 27. Banished ; 28. Terrible journey). Part two: The Sun in its splendor (29. Baghdad ; 30. Thousands of oceans of light ; 31. The dark campaign ; 32. Alone in the wilderness ; 33. The nameless one ; 34. A joyful Naw-Rúz ; 35. Purity within purity ; 36. Unlocking the doors of heaven ; 37. The Shaykh and the assassin ; 38. The eldest uncle's questiosn ; 39. A paradox resolved ; 40. The garden of paradise ; 41. One hundresd and ten days ; 42. The Sultan's command ; 43. The poisoned cup ; 44. The most great separation ; 45. He who feareth no one ; 46. O kings of the Earth! ; 47. Destination unknown ; 48. The most great prison ; 49. Seeking a glimpse of the Lord ; 50. For the healing of all the world ; 51. Into the mouth of the serpent ; 52. The greatest gift ; 53. The whisperings of Satan ; 54. The keys of my mercy ; 55. The governor and the mastee of Acre ; 56. Tow birds of the nest of thy love ; 57. The hand of God ; 58. Oasis ; 59. The king of martyrs and the beloved of martyrs ; 60. Blessed is the place ; 61. To conquer the ciries of the hearts ; 62. The master ; 63. O most exalted leaf! ; 64. These fruitless strifes, these ruinous wars ; 65. The king of days ; 66. The holy mountain and the martyrs of Yazd ; 67. A pattern for the future ; 68. The sun of Bahá has set ; 69. An excellent and priceless heritage). Appendix 1: A brief chronology of events in the life of Bahá'u'lláh --
Appendix 2: A note about the wives of Bahá'u'lláh and Bahá'i marriage --
Appendix 3: Islam and its two major branches, Shia and Sunni --
Appendix 4: Millennial Christians --
Appendix 5: Mirzá Yahyá.