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These photographs give a glimpse into the extraordinary life of Bahá’u’lláh: His birthplace, the cities of His exile, the cell in which He was confined for two years, His final resting place, examples of His handwriting, and relics of His life."> <meta name="keywords" content="bahaullah,life of baha'u'llah,Bahá'u'lláh,picture of Baha'u'llah,Abraham,Moses,Jesus Christ,Muhammad,Krishna,Zoroaster,Buddha,bahai,baha’i,Baha’i Faith"> <link href="/styles/basestyles.css?7f2e579e" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="/styles/page_index.css?583fbbfb" rel="stylesheet">  <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/images/layout/icon.ico?252997cf"><script> function trackMap(to_location){pageTracker._trackPageview('/map/'+to_location);} function trackEnlargeImage(){pageTracker._trackPageview('/enlarge_image/bahaullah.jpg');} </script></head> <body> <div id="everythingFrame"> <div id="mainFrame" class="fix"> <div id="pageHeadingHome"> <h1>The Life of Baha'u'llah</h1> <h2>A photographic narrative</h2> </div><a href="#timelineNav" style="display:none;">Skip to master site navigation</a><div id="contentColumn"> <div class="contentBox"> <div id="homepageMapBackground"> <div id="headerImage"> <div class="fix"><img src="/images/this-is-the-changeless.jpg?f33888b6" alt="This is the changeless faith of God, eternal in the past, eternal in the future. - Bahá’u’lláh" width="126" height="238" title="This is the changeless faith of God, eternal in the past, eternal in the future. - Bahá’u’lláh"><img src="/images/shrine-of-bahaullah.jpg?a078c881" alt="The entrance to the tomb of Bahá’u’lláh. The inscription, an invocation in Arabic meaning “O Glory of Glories,” is a reference to Bahá’u’lláh." title="The entrance to the tomb of Bahá’u’lláh. The inscription, an invocation in Arabic meaning “O Glory of Glories,” is a reference to Bahá’u’lláh."></div> </div><a href="/iran/" class="buttonContinue">Continue</a><div class="contentBoxPadding"> <div class="contentBoxExtraBackground"> <div class="introImage"><a href="/bahaullah.jpg?04413292" onclick="show(); trackEnlargeImage(); return false;"><img src="/images/bahaullah.jpg?ce56f2ce" alt="Entrance to the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh." width="120" height="178" title="Entrance to the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh."></a></div> <p><span class="mainText-firstchar">T</span>hroughout history, God has revealed Himself to humanity through a series of divine Messengers, each of whom has founded a great religion. The Messengers have included Abraham, Krishna, Zoroaster, Moses, Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad.</p> <p>The latest of these Messengers is Bahá’u’lláh, who brings new spiritual and social teachings for our modern age. He taught that there is only one God, that all of the world’s religions are from God, and that now is the time for humanity to recognize its oneness and unite.</p><img src="/images/layout/text-divider.png?f6cd60fb" alt="" width="435" height="27"><p>The photographs that follow give a glimpse into the extraordinary life of Bahá’u’lláh, known to the worldwide Bahá’í community as the latest “Manifestation of God.” They present His story in pictures: His <a href="/iran/bahaullah-childhood/">birthplace</a>, the cities of His <a href="/baghdad/exiled-in-winter/">exile</a>, the <a href="/akka/cell-of-bahaullah/">cell</a> in which He was confined for two years and His final <a href="/shrine/holiest-place/">resting place</a>. Here, too, are examples of His <a href="/tablets/">handwriting</a>, <a href="/relics/">relics</a> of His remarkable life, and photographs of the <a href="/bahji/lofty-mansion/">beautiful gardens</a> in the Holy Land which His life inspired.</p> <p>What is not here is a <a href="/relics/photograph-of-bahaullah/">picture of Bahá’u’lláh</a> Himself. For Bahá’ís, the station of Bahá’u’lláh is such that even His photograph is very precious. It should, therefore, only be viewed with the utmost reverence and respect and not displayed openly, even in the private homes of Bahá’ís.</p> <h6 class="imageInformationBullet">Photos: The entrance to the tomb of Bahá’u’lláh. 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onclick="urchinTracker('/outbound/from_othersites_nav/to_bahai.org/library/');">Bahá’í Reference Library</a></dt> <dd>A website containing authoritative writings and guidance of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi and the Universal House of Justice, as well as other Bahá’í texts.</dd> <dt><a href="http://universalhouseofjustice.bahai.org/" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/from_othersites_nav/to_universalhouseofjustice.bahai.org');">The Universal House of Justice</a></dt> <dd>An official website of the Bahá’í Faith that provides information about the Universal House of Justice and makes available selected statements and letters which have been written by it or prepared under its supervision.</dd> <dt><a class="js-track-link" href="https://bicentenary.bahai.org/" onclick="urchinTracker('/outbound/from_othersites_nav/to_bahai.org/light-to-the-world/');">Bicentenary of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh</a></dt> <dd>The official international website for the bicentenary of the birth of Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of the Bahá’í Faith, showing glimpses of the world-wide celebrations of this historic event.</dd> <dt><a class="js-track-link" href="https://www.bahai.org/widening-embrace/" onclick="urchinTracker('/outbound/from_othersites_nav/to_bahai.org/widening-embrace/');">A Widening Embrace</a></dt> <dd>A documentary film about the community-building efforts of the Baha’i world.</dd> <dt><br><a href="http://www.bahai.org/worldwide-community/national-communities/" onclick="urchinTracker('/outbound/from_othersites_nav/to_bahai.org_national');">National Bahá’í Communities</a></dt> <dd>A page containing links to the websites of many national Bahá’í communities from around the world.</dd> <dt><a href="http://www.bahai.org/light-to-the-world/" onclick="urchinTracker('/outbound/from_othersites_nav/to_bahai.org/light-to-the-world/');">Light to the World</a></dt> <dd>A feature film about the life and teachings of Bahá’u’lláh.</dd> <dt><a 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