Century of Light Jacqueline Mehrabi Born of the need to

Born of the need to address the plight of men of African descent in the United States

involvement in the discourses of society

May emerged as an intimate confidante of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá—her presence deemed a spiritual balm—while Sutherland achieved architectural renown both in Canada and as designer of the Shrine of the Báb

the spirit of His teachings

constituting as it does the very foundation of social life

Century of Light Jacqueline Mehrabi Born of the need toCentury of Light is a document prepared under the supervision of the Universal House of Justice and published in 2001. In the context of the Bah Teachings, it reviews the profound changes that the world underwent during the twentieth century and their relationship with the emergence of the Bah Cause during the same period.