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The work was first edited, partially translated into English and printed in 1932 by Shoghi Effendi, great-grandson of Baháʼu'lláh and then head of the religion. This translation covers roughly the first half of the original narrative. The original text has never been published in full, though there
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are Persian and Arabic translations of Shoghi Effendi's English version. The book, either the complete edition or the abridged one, has been translated in several other languages as well. The original manuscript is held in the
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Shoghi Effendi's intention for publishing the English translation was to inspire greater dedication and self-sacrifice in its readers. He gave importance to the study of
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The book relies mainly on the memoirs of surviving early Bábís, and Nabíl himself was a participant in many of the scenes which he recounts.
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The book had a great impact on the Western Baháʼís' understanding of their religion and its links to Bábism.
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William P. Collins states that the narrative reflects, in addition to history, a universal sacred story or
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uses the story of the theft of the Báb's saddlebag during his pilgrimage to Mecca, in chapter VII of
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Many of the photographs of the Baháʼí historical sites in Iran that illustrate the book were made by
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There are translations in at least Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Spanish and Turkish.
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The part of the book that has been published in English tells the story of the early
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The Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl's Narrative of the Early Days of the Baháʼí Revelation
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Historical account of the early Bábí and Baháʼí Faiths written by Nabíl-i-Aʻzam
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in the late 1930s and early 1940s and has been published in Persian online.
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and describes the Baháʼís as "spiritual descendants of the dawn-breakers".
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Many groups and organizations have been named after it, most notably the
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Iran Press Watch: Tarikh Zuhuru'l-Haqq Published Electronically
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Sorabjee, Zena (1974) . Shoghi Effendi (translator) (ed.).
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Translation of French Footnotes of the Dawn-Breakers
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Index

Dawnbreakers
Texts and scriptures
Baháʼí Faith

Baháʼu'lláh
Days of Remembrance
Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
The Four Valleys
Gems of Divine Mysteries
Gleanings
Kitáb-i-Aqdas
Kitáb-i-Íqán
Kitáb-i-Badíʻ
The Hidden Words
The Seven Valleys
Summons of the Lord of Hosts
Tabernacle of Unity
Tablets of Baháʼu'lláh
List of writings of Baháʼu'lláh
the Báb
Persian Bayán
Arabic Bayán
Writings of the Báb
ʻAbdu'l-Bahá
Paris Talks
The Secret of Divine Civilization
Some Answered Questions
Tablets of the Divine Plan
Tablet to Dr. Forel
Tablet to The Hague

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