{"product_id":"release-the-sun-william-sears-9781931847094","title":"Release the Sun: The Story of the Bab, Prophet-Herald of the Baha'i Faith, and the Extraordinary Time in Which He Lived","description":"Millennial fervor gripped many people around the world in the early nineteenth century. While Christians anticipated the return of Jesus Christ, a wave of expectation swept through Islam that the \"Lord of the Age\" would soon appear. In Persia, this reached a dramatic climax on May 23, 1844, when a twenty-five-year-old merchant from Shiraz named Siyyid 'Ali-Muhammad, later title \"The Bab,\" announced that He was the bearer of a divine Revelation destined to transform the spiritual life of the human race. Furthermore, He claimed that He was but the Herald of another Messenger, who would soon bring a far greater Revelation that would usher in an age of universal peace. Against a backdrop of wide-scale moral decay in Persian society, this declaration aroused hope and excitement among all classes. The Bab quickly attracted tens of thousands of followers, including influential members of the clergy--and the brutal hand of a fearful government bent on destroying this movement that threatened to rock the established order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Sears\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1931847096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781931847094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baha'i Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.68h x 5.56w x 1.00d","brand":"William Sears","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937513636095,"sku":"9781931847094","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1e713f1f-c2d3-4aef-8160-5855689c7f56.jpg?v=1681430516","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/release-the-sun-william-sears-9781931847094","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}