On the issue of the influence of the Islamic tradition on the teachings of Baha’u’llah
https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2018-11-2-235-244
Abstract
The article analyzes the influence of the Islamic tradition (doctrinal, cultural) on the religious community of the Bahá’ís, which borned in the Qajar Iran and was formed on the territory of the Ottoman Empire (Iraq, Palestine) in the second half of the XIX century. In the methodological aspect, the article is based on a civilizational approach that emphasizes the researcher’s attention to the sociocultural aspects of the stated problem. The following results were obtained during the study. First of all, the doctrinal influence of the Islamic (in particular, Shiite and Sufi) traditions on the doctrine of Bahá’u’lláh, which manifested itself in his works such as «Kitab-i-Igan» («The Book of Certitude») and «Haft Wadi» («The Seven Valleys»). In addition, the article traces the influence of the traditions of Islamic calligraphy on the work of Mishkin-Kalam (one of the closest adepts of Bahá’u’lláh). The main conclusion of the article is that the influence of Islam on the teachings and culture of the early Bahá’í community was quite significant.
Supporting agencies: This work was supported by a grant for research work on priority areas of scientific activity of partner universities on network interaction (the South Ural State Humanitarian Pedagogical University and Mordovian State Pedagogical Institute) on the topic «Russian-Iranian trade, economic and intercultural ties in teaching history in Russian universities».
About the Author
Alexander V. Martynenko
Mordovian State Pedagogical Institute, Saransk
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dr. Sci. (Hist.), Professor, Department of national and foreign history and methods of teaching
References
1. Martin R. C. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World. New York: Thomson Gale; 2003.
2. Perkins M., Hainsworth P. Bahaism. Moscow: The Community of Bahai of Moscow; 1990. (In Russ.)
3. Belyaev E. A. Muslim Sectarianism. Moscow: Izdatelstvo vostochnoi literatury; 1957. (In Russ.)
4. Baha’u’llah. Ketab-i-Iqan. London: Baha’i Publishing Trust, 1982.
5. Baha’u’llah. The Seven Valleys. Haft Wadi. Hofheim-Langenhain: Baha’i Verlag GmbH; 1991.
6. Baha’u’llah. Hidden Words. Hofheim-Langenhain: Baha’i Verlag GmbH; 1990.
7. Baha’u’llah. Tablets of Bahaullah. Haifa: Baha’i Publishing Trust; 1982.
8. Badiee J. Q., Badiee H. The Calligraphy of Mishkin-Qalam. The journal of baha’is studies. 1991;3(4):1–22.
9. Dard A. R. Life of Ahmad (a. s.), founder of Ahmadiyya Movement. Tilford: Islam International Publications Ltd; 2008.
10. Martynenko A. V. A little-known confessional history of Russia: the Bahá’í Faith and Ahmadiyya. “Belye pyatna” rossiiskoi i mirovoi istorii = “White Spots” of the Russian and World History. 2017;(4–5):36–52. (In Russ.).
11. Martynenko А. V. Bahá’ís and Ahmadiyyat: new religious communities in the context of modernization of Islam (comparative and historical analysis). Ulyanovsk: Ulyanovsk House of Printing; 2005. (In Russ.).
12. Ibn-Sina. Messages about birds (Risalat at-tayr). In: Shifdar B. Y. Ibn-Sina. Moscow: Nauka, 1981:140–143. (In Russ.).
13. Bertels Е. E. Avicenna and Persian literature. In: Bertels Е. E. The History of Literture and Culture of Iran. Moscow: Nauka, 1988:241–256. (In Russ.).
14. Martynenko А. V. Bahais in Russia. Vestnik Evrazii. 2006(1):124–144. (In Russ.).
Review
For citations:
Martynenko A.V. On the issue of the influence of the Islamic tradition on the teachings of Baha’u’llah. Minbar. Islamic Studies. 2018;11(2):235-244. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2018-11-2-235-244
Views:
954
Email this article 