Project Gutenberg 2006-09-12 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 370 ʻAbdu'l-Bahá 1844 1921 Abdul-Baha The Secret of Divine Civilization Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_Divine_Civilization "The Secret of Divine Civilization" by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá is a philosophical and sociopolitical treatise written in the late 19th century. The work emphasizes the importance of education, justice, and the collective development of society, advocating for a civilizational renaissance based on moral and ethical principles. The text reflects on the historical decline of Persia and calls for a revival of human virtues and knowledge to achieve the well-being of all. At the start of the text, the author expresses profound gratitude and praise to God for the gift of human intellect, presenting it as the highest form of creation. He urges readers to reflect on the decline of civilization and the necessity for intellectual and moral awakening among the Persian people. He contrasts the glorious past of Persia with its current state, encouraging a rejection of ignorance and selfish interests in favor of collective betterment and a pursuit of knowledge. The opening passages outline a vision for a society that flourishes through the promotion of learning, civic responsibility, and universal peace. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Civilization Bahai Faith Iran BP Text Bahá'í Faith Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality Category: Sociology Category: Politics 250528 2025-06-08T09:02:29.055352 text/html 262105 2020-06-26T05:14:09 text/html; charset=utf-8 81338 2020-06-26T05:14:09 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 158651 2025-06-08T09:02:36.904303 application/epub+zip 164575 2025-06-08T09:02:32.663325 application/epub+zip 570243 2020-06-26T05:14:09 application/pdf 169735 2020-06-26T05:14:09 application/pdf application/zip 144124 2025-06-08T09:02:31.254362 application/epub+zip 298517 2025-06-08T09:02:39.959310 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283291 2025-06-08T09:02:35.997335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136060 2022-09-09T08:32:36.883287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195262 2025-06-08T09:02:28.394421 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 195913 2020-06-26T05:14:09 text/plain; charset=utf-8 74074 2020-06-26T05:14:09 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 195325 2020-06-26T05:14:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 73712 2020-06-26T05:14:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 195321 2020-06-26T05:14:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73590 2020-06-26T05:14:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 204631 2020-06-26T05:14:09 application/prs.tei 75623 2020-06-26T05:14:09 application/prs.tei application/zip 26775 2025-06-08T09:02:40.098287 application/rdf+xml 12559 2025-06-08T09:02:31.809346 image/jpeg 3063 2025-06-08T09:02:31.532337 image/jpeg 158614 2025-06-08T09:02:29.075339 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia