Baha’u’llah gave Himself that title while living in Persia, in the 1840’s, nearly 30 years before He was banished to the Holy Land, and living with Christians and Jews. If His intent had been to match a Scriptural name, He would have assumed a title from Islam, (as Mirza Yahya did when he took the title Subh-i-Azal, from a Muslim Hadith.)

Bahá’u'lláh’s self-assumed title was designed to line up with the prophecies of the Báb, not those of Islám. When you look at the writings of the Báb, there is great deal of weight and mystery given to the “Glory of God”, and Bahá’u'lláh would have been keen to this. His main concern was evidently to take the reigns of control of the Bábí religion, and his assumption of that title was effectively a public announcement of that intent.

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Frank,

I wanted to correct your history of names, if I could. The title “Bahá’u'lláh” was given by Mirza Husayn-Ali to himself at the conference at Badasht. That’s right. He gave it to himself. Impressive, eh?

Now, the next time someone waxes incredulous in front of you about the amazing fulfilment of Biblical prophecies that invoke the name “Glory of God” by Bahá’u'lláh, you can tell them, “I would fulfill many prophecies too, if I could choose my own name after I read the Bible!”

Baha’u'llah gave Himself that title while living in Persia, in the 1840’s, nearly 30 years before He was banished to the Holy Land, and living with Christians and Jews. If His intent had been to match a Scriptural name, He would have assumed a title from Islam, (as Mirza Yahya did when he took the title Subh-i-Azal, from a Muslim Hadith.)

Interesting coincidence, Jesus fulfilled the prophecy when He took up the title of “CHRIST”, “the anointed one” after reading the Bible (Luke 4:16-22)…

Indeed. All prophecies are equally ridiculous upon scrutiny.

< The title “Bahá’u'lláh” was given by Mirza Husayn-Ali to himself

<”I would fulfill many prophecies too, if I could choose my own name after I read <the Bible!”

Interesting coincidence, Jesus fulfilled the prophecy when He took up the title of “CHRIST”, “the anointed one” after reading the Bible (Luke 4:16-22):

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?

<This is important because Abdul Baha served his father <Baha’ullah and Baha’ullah was not and did not claim to <be god.

<Really? Then How are we to explain Bahá’u’lláh’s <explicit proclamation in The Summons, p. 23-4:

<Say: Naught is seen in My temple but the Temple of God, <and in My beauty but His Beauty

Mavaddat,

I am sure that you are smart enough to know the reply to that question: Baha’u'llah compares all the Manifestation of God to a perfect mirror in which, as far as our eyes can see, all the perfections of God are reflected, just like a mirror turned to teh sun. So if They say “I am God” it is true, if they say i am the son (image) of God it is true, and they say “I am son of man”, it is equally true; they can also say “the Holy spirit is resplendent in me”, they are right.

You know that Baha’u'llah refers to himself as “coarser than clay”, but also observes that God is resplendent in Himself ; to Nasiridin Shah He wrote :

This is but a leaf which the winds of the will of thy Lord, the Almighty, the All-Praised, have stirred. Can it be still when the tempestuous winds are blowing? Nay, by Him Who is the Lord of all Names and Attributes! They move it as they list. The evanescent is as nothing before Him Who is the Ever-Abiding. His all-compelling summons hath reached Me, and caused Me to speak His praise amidst all people. I was indeed as one dead when His behest was uttered. The hand of the will of thy Lord, the Compassionate, the Merciful, transformed Me.
Bahá’u’lláh describes the station of “Divinity” which He shares with all the Manifestations of God as

…the station in which one dieth to himself and liveth in God. Divinity, whenever I mention it, indicateth My complete and absolute self-effacement. This is the station in which I have no control over mine own weal or woe nor over my life nor over my resurrection.
And, regarding His own relationship to God, He testifies:

When I contemplate, O my God, the relationship that bindeth me to Thee, I am moved to proclaim to all created things “verily I am God”; and when I consider my own self, lo, I find it coarser than clay!
(Aqdas notes 160, Shoghi Effendi, Dispensation of baha’u'llah)