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What Baha'is Believe
Humanity is one, and prejudices and patterns of life that block the expression of this fundamental truth are gradually falling away. We see evidence of this transformation all around us – the breaking down of the old, and the building up of new ways of being and social structures that contribute to the advancement of all people. Working towards this vision will require profound personal and social transformation over many generations. Humanity is leaving behind its childhood and entering a period of collective maturity.
A new understanding of human reality
A new understanding of religion
This transformation requires a new vision of the purpose and nature of religion. Religion is a faculty of the human soul that enables individuals to mine inner resources of courage, vision, and high endeavor. It allows groups and communities to explore reality together and forge a common vision and purpose. When harmonized with science, religion is a system of knowledge that propels the advancement of civilization.
Learning to put beliefs into action
Bahá'ís are striving to align themselves with the constructive processes that are informed by this fundamental oneness of mankind, religion, and God, and walk with all on a path of service to humankind.
The Youngest of the World's Major Faiths
The Bahá'í Faith is the youngest of the world's independent monotheistic religions. Founded in Iran in 1844, it now has more than seven million adherents in 236 countries and territories. Bahá'ís come from nearly every national, ethnic and religious background, making the Bahá'í Faith among the most-widespread religions in the world. Because Baha'is believe that God's guidance for humanity is a historic process that is and continues to be on-going, Baha'u'llah Divine Teachings are the latest in an eternal process.
Immerse yourselves in the ocean of My words, that ye may unravel its secrets, and discover all the pearls of wisdom that lie hid in its depths. Take heed that ye do not vacillate in your determination to embrace the truth of this Cause—a Cause through which the potentialities of the might of God have been revealed, and His sovereignty established. With faces beaming with joy, hasten ye unto Him. This is the changeless Faith of God, eternal in the past, eternal in the future. Let him that seeketh, attain it; and as to him that hath refused to seek it—verily, God is Self-Sufficient, above any need of His creatures.
Bahá'ís view the world's major religions as a part of a single, progressive process through which God reveals His will to humanity. Bahá'u'lláh (1817-1892), the Founder of the Bahá'í Faith, is recognized as the most recent in a line of Divine Messengers that includes Abraham, Moses, Krishna, Buddha, Zoroaster, Christ, Muhammad and the Bab.
The central theme of Bahá'u'lláh's message is that humanity is one single race and that the day has come for humanity's unification into one global society. While reaffirming the core ethical principles common to all religions, Bahá'u'lláh also revealed new laws and teachings to lay the foundations of a global civilization. "A new life," Bahá'u'lláh declared, "is, in this age, stirring within all the peoples of the earth."
Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh - Akka, Israel
A Brief Overview of the Bahá'í Faith
Some Bahá'í Practices
Daily prayer and communion with God.
Independent investigation of truth.
A life dedicated to the service of humanity.​
A safe and non-judgemental approach to faith for all
Fellowship with the followers of all religions.
Some of our values: avoidance of partisan politics, excessive materialism, backbiting, alcohol, drugs, and gambling.
A non-judgemental approach to faith for all
Some Bahá'í Social Principles
Full equality between women and men in every level of society
Harmony between science and religion as two complementary systems of knowledge that must work together to advance the progress of humanity.
The elimination of all forms of prejudice.
The establishment of a world commonwealth of nations.
Spiritual solutions to economic problems and the removal of economic barriers and restrictions.
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