Seven Valleys (illustrated by Randall) Anthony Joy Optimistic and resilient in the

Optimistic and resilient in the face of relentless persecution and uncertainty

led by Bahá’u’lláh

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of His exile and of those who came as pilgrims

The Formative Age of the Faith was preceded by the Heroic Age

Seven Valleys (illustrated by Randall) Anthony Joy Optimistic and resilient in theThe Seven Valleys was revealed in the late 1850s by Bah'u'llh, the prophet founder of the Bah'i Faithwhen he returned to Baghdd after a two year retreat in the mountains. The subject is essentially timeless and placeless, the inner verities of religion. It is a mystical description of the soul's journey through seven stages of inner transformation from the abode of self to the realms of nearness to God. The illustrations by Corinne Randall assist the