i posted on another thread about several Baha'i leaders who were kidnapped, basically, last year. In Iran. Baha'ullah started the Bahai faith in 1844. His message was that all divine messengers
(prophets) were like mirrors--all reflecting light from the same
source. He stressed the essential unity of all major religiions.
this thought is offensive to those who hold power . He was
imprisoned for 40 years or more. during that time he wrote
many books and much of it is in wonderful flowery poetry
as is the style of Persian culture. Some of the images are
such as "we all are flowers of one garden, leaves of one tree,
waves of one sea."