Lesen: Study Guide and Outline on The Dawn-Breakers


Introduction and Chapter 1 (Individual Chapter Outline Views)


(For two other (useful) Dawn-Breakers references, see The Dawn-Breakers: A Summary and Little Badasht; there is also an online mp3 recording of Bill Sear's Stories from the Dawn-Breakers.)

(See also an outline of A Traveler's Narrative and an outline of God Passes By)



Click here to jump directly to the condensed or expanded contents for a specific chapter (potentially better as a base page than this one when exploring various chapters at once).



1) Read the introductory statement which describes the basic purposes of this outline.

2) Read the introductory notes below explaining how to use this on-line outline.

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4) Jump to the Chapter 1 Extended Contents View with Summaries.

5) Jump to the Chapter 1 Cross-References to The Dawn-Breakers and A Traveler's Narrative

6) Jump to the summary of Shaykh Ahmad's career (the main figure introduced in Chapter 1)

7) Jump to the Condensed and Extended Contents for the following chapters:
Intro.1 Intro.2 Preface 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Epilogue Other Sections
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Introduction  Preface  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26  Epilogue
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9) (Click here to view the study outline chapters in one document (intended primarily for printing given its larger size--needs to be first downloaded to disk, though even this may lock your browser or viewing program).)



Introductory Notes:

The first set of links (those of chapter 1 are immediately below) will bring you to a brief summary of that section. These links are useful for testing your memory of each section (just hit the 'back' button on your web browser to come back to this study outline Table of Contents (which also happens to be the Table of Contents for the Dawn-Breakers text itself) and you will be able to get the bird's eye view of the chapter outline/chapter contents again. It can be useful to view this condensed view to help you memorize the sequence of events in the chapter (although it might not clarify clearly enough exactly what happened in the section it summarizes if you are not already familiar with the text (or at least the outline summary) it refers to) (Note: while the text links to the study outline, the page numbers link to the actual text).

The second set of links (which the links immediately below will bring you to (or you can just scroll down the document further to see them) are interspersed with summaries of the section. The links themselves will lead you to the actual text of The Dawn-Breakers. This is useful for gaining a fuller and more accurate picture of actually what was covered in that part of the chapter (though it will be longer and not as convenient for getting a quick summary). It should also more readily uplift you with its inspiring eloquence than just relying on the summaries (even if you could trust them to be wholly accurate in conveying the section's contents).

It is hoped that the quick summaries interspersed between the second set of links will allow you to memorize the contents of that section more readily or put the actions into a dramatic script).



Condensed Contents View



Note: the text below links to the study outline. The page number, however, links to the actual text.

PART ONE: PRE-REVELATION DAYS




Extended Contents View with Summaries


PART ONE: PRE-REVELATION DAYS



Note: To learn the names in the Dawn-Breakers, it is helpful to break them into parts. For example, Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsá'í means a Shaykh (title) named Ahmad from the town of Ahsá. Also, Siyyid Kázim-i-Rashtí is a siyyid named Kázim from the town of Rasht (see the glossary for the meaning of siyyid and other titles).





Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsá'í

Purpose:
  1. Oppose corruption that had crept into the followers of Islám
  2. Prepare the people for the coming of the Promised One
Teachings:
  1. Qur'án contained all knowledge and sciences
  2. Figurative interpretation of prophecy
  3. Praised the Imáms, especially 'Alí and Husayn (The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh, respectively)
Respectability:
  1. Was declared a mujtahid in Karbilá
  2. Gained disciples and a wide following
  3. Was praised by and was a guest of the Sháh
Successor:
  1. Appointed and encouraged Siyyid Kázim





Cross-References for Chapter 1

Regarding the date of the Birth of the Báb (DB 8, 14, and also 70), see TN 4.

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