The orientalist who deserves best for his research on the Baha'i Faith and especially on the Babi Faith-- one of the few Europeans who entered the presence of Baha'u'llah and one who handed down to posterity a priceless report about this meeting-- has to a considerable extent drawn from authors frankly opposed to Baha'u'llah and 'Abdul-Baha. The image he conveys is therefore self-contradictory (3:1)

Most of the other writers on the Baha'i Faith have been Christian theologians and missionaries-- often embittered enemies of the religion of Baha'u'llah. It is therefore obvious that an objective presentation cannot be expected of them (3:2)

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The Light Shineth in Darkness
Udo Schaefer