The Secret of Divine Civilization by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá
"The Secret of Divine Civilization" by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá is a book written anonymously in 1875, addressed to the rulers and people of Persia. It calls for developmental reform, urging society to embrace education, modernization, and learning from history while debating whether to accept Western technology or rely on Islamic traditions. The work examines what constitutes true honor for individuals and nations, emphasizing that knowledge, social good, and practical education should guide progress rather
than idle superstition and outdated academic debates. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Read or download for free
| How to read | Url | Size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read now! | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19237.html.images | 245 kB | |||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19237.epub3.images | 155 kB | |||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19237.epub.images | 161 kB | |||
| https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19237/19237-pdf.pdf | 557 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19237.epub.noimages | 141 kB | |||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19237.kf8.images | 292 kB | |||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19237.kindle.images | 277 kB | |||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19237.txt.utf-8 | 189 kB | |||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/19237/pg19237-h.zip | 155 kB | |||
| There may be more files related to this item. | |||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, 1844-1921 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Secret of Divine Civilization |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_Divine_Civilization |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 51.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | BP: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy, Other and new beliefs |
| Subject | Civilization |
| Subject | Bahai Faith |
| Subject | Iran |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 19237 |
| Release Date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jun 26, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. |
| Downloads | 349 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |