Ali’s Dream
The Story of Bahaullah
Kids, People and Places, Fiction, Middle East, Religion, Fiction - All Religions, Teen, General Fiction
| Author: | John S. Hatcher | ISBN: | 9781618510846 |
| Publisher: | Bahai Publishing | Publication: | January 29, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Bahai Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | John S. Hatcher |
| ISBN: | 9781618510846 |
| Publisher: | Bahai Publishing |
| Publication: | January 29, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Bahai Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Ali’s Dream is the story of Ali, an eleven-year-old boy living in Akka (present-day Israel) in 1912, whose life becomes a quest for the meaning of a mysterious dream. How this dream leads him to understand his Bahai heritage and his own spiritual destiny is the theme of the book. Author John S. Hatcher has woven scenes and fascinating details of the history of the Bahai Faith—stories of heroism and heartrending drama—drawing from them universal truths about sacrifice, suffering, and the spiritual qualities required in growing up. Ali’s Dream is an adventure into which readers may enter with Ali to seek those qualities and ideals that result from commitment to a cause greater than them. It will give readers a relatable and personal window into a fascinating piece of history as well as a coming-of-age story about what it means to grow up and find one’s place within one’s cultural heritage.
Ali’s Dream is the story of Ali, an eleven-year-old boy living in Akka (present-day Israel) in 1912, whose life becomes a quest for the meaning of a mysterious dream. How this dream leads him to understand his Bahai heritage and his own spiritual destiny is the theme of the book. Author John S. Hatcher has woven scenes and fascinating details of the history of the Bahai Faith—stories of heroism and heartrending drama—drawing from them universal truths about sacrifice, suffering, and the spiritual qualities required in growing up. Ali’s Dream is an adventure into which readers may enter with Ali to seek those qualities and ideals that result from commitment to a cause greater than them. It will give readers a relatable and personal window into a fascinating piece of history as well as a coming-of-age story about what it means to grow up and find one’s place within one’s cultural heritage.
