Fearless Leader

 The most successful leaders are a direct result of the way they distribute their intellectual property.  They are charasmatic in person, in their speaking, and through their writing.  Baha'u'llah's new religious ideas were dependent upon his educated and beautiful manner of communicating.
This starts with his lifelong struggle (and response) to the oppression of conservative Islam. Baha'u'llah suffered repeated victimization, such as the Black Pit and the constant death threats during his time in Iraq.  Through this, he lost the companionship of his brother and a few other close followers.  At the same time, however, he continued to send out articles and literature about his mistreatment.  He explained once that "The weight of the chain placed about Our neck was difficult to bear, but having the thumbs of both hands bound together behind the back was even more aggravating" (28).  This developed a sense of unity amongst people who don't like torture and wrongful detainment (hopefully all people).

In addition to developing that unity, Baha'u'llah used his experiences as a mechanism to expose the importance of the unity of religion.  His persecution was the perfect ground upon which to build a belief system of cooperation throughout humanity.  He said this through his style of writing, "He Who hath come to build anew the whole world, behold, how they that have joined partners with God have forced Him to dwell in the most desolate of cities" (173)!  The capitalized letters are referring to God, but also members of humanity as whole.  He brings people together as one race, humbly applies his experiences to the suffering of everyone who hasn't been brought together.

Lastly, Baha'u'llah was the ideal prophet (fearless leader, only not comically evil) because of his literary genius and overall charisma.  His wrote eloquently and comprehensively and was extremely prolific overall. His Baha'i hymns and chants included either beautiful or otherwise very vivid imagery.  This includes a part of "O Son of Spirit"; "Veiled in My immemorial being and in the ancient eternity of My essence, I knew My love for thee; therefore I created thee" (162).  This interesting perspective of God speaking of his creation of man bring intrigue in this religion as well as the request for theological guidance.  The intrigue was spread through Baha'u'llah's letter to major leaders of countries and other religions, including various kings, Napoleon, and Pope Pius IX.  His writing style and ability to market his beliefs through his talent for writing is what makes Baha'i as successful as it has been since its origination.