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Todd
Lawson

Toronto, ON

Todd Lawson has been a member of the Bahai community since 1968. He is Associate Professor of Islamic Thought at the University of Toronto where he teaches courses on the Qur'an, Islam, Mysticism and Shi'ism. He has published widely in these areas. A list of his publications, lectures and courses - including downloads of articles are available at toddlawson.ca

BY Todd Lawson

The Return of Joseph

The Return of Joseph

Todd Lawson | Apr 5, 2013

The Abolition of War

The Abolition of War

Todd Lawson | Mar 29, 2013

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The first sign of faith is love. The message of th

The first sign of faith is love. The message of the holy, divine Manifestations is love; the phenomena of creation are based upon love; the radiance of the world is due to love; the well-being and happiness of the world depend upon it. Therefore, I admonish you that you must strive throughout the human world to diffuse the light of love. The people of this world are thinking of warfare; you must be peacemakers... - #AbdulBaha
#bahai #spirituality #love #humanity #lovehumanity

Discover how the Baha'i writings can help you prep

Discover how the Baha'i writings can help you prepare for your journey to eternity. Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #Spirituality #Afterlife #Soul #Eternity

Never lose thy trust in God. Be thou ever hopeful,

Never lose thy trust in God. Be thou ever hopeful, for the bounties of God never cease to flow upon man. If viewed from one perspective they seem to decrease, but from another they are full and complete. Man is under all conditions immersed in a sea of God’s blessings. Therefore, be thou not hopeless under any circumstances, but rather be firm in thy hope. - #AbdulBaha #bahai #spirituality #trustgod #confidence #confidentheart

Discover Native American proverbs and Baha'i teach

Discover Native American proverbs and Baha'i teachings that inspire us to look within, uncover our strengths, and remind us of our interconnectedness. Read the full article -- link in bio🔗 #Bahai #Spirituality #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #NativeAmericanProverb #NativeAmericanWisdom

You must be patient and accept the Will of God, th

You must be patient and accept the Will of God, then things will change for you... Trust in God and love His Will. Strong ships are not conquered by the sea; they ride the waves! Now be a strong ship, not a battered one. - #Abdu’l-Baha #Bahai #Spirituality #Trust #Hope #TrustGod
(Gloria Faizi, Stories About ‘Abdu’l-Baha)

When I choose to live as if everything is a miracl

When I choose to live as if everything is a miracle, it relieves my suffering and reminds me that miracles do happen all the time. Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #Spirituality #Afterlife #Soul #Suffering #Trials

Force is losing its dominance, and mental alertnes

Force is losing its dominance, and mental alertness, intuition, and the spiritual qualities of love and service, in which woman is strong, are gaining ascendancy. Hence the new age will be an age less masculine and more permeated with the feminine ideals, or, to speak more exactly, will be an age in which the masculine and feminine elements of civilization will be more evenly balanced. - #AbdulBaha #Bahai #Spirituality #Women #EmancipationofWomen

What qualities would a spiritual civilization poss

What qualities would a spiritual civilization possess, and how on Earth do we build one? Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #Spirituality #WorldPeace #Unity #Peace

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