|
The Baha'i Faith is the youngest of the world’s
independent monotheistic religions. Founded in Iran in 1844, it now has
more than five million adherents in 236 countries and territories.
Baha'is come from nearly every national, ethnic and religious
background, making the Baha'i Faith the second-most-widespread religion
in the world.
Baha'is view the world's major religions as a part of a single,
progressive process through which God reveals His will to humanity. Baha'u'llah
(1817-1892), the Founder of the Baha'i Faith, is recognized as the most
recent in a line of Divine Messengers that stretches back beyond
recorded time and includes Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Zoroaster, Christ
and Muhammad. The central theme of Baha'u'llah'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, Baha'u'llah also revealed new laws
and teachings to lay the foundations of a global civilization. “A new
life,” Baha'u'llah declared, “is, in this age, stirring within all the
peoples of the earth.”
The worldwide Baha'i
community, composed of people from virtually every racial, ethnic and
religious background, is working to give practical expression to
Baha'u'llah’s vision of world unity. We invite you to learn more about
the Baha'i Faith and benefit from the spiritual and practical insights
found in the Revelation of Baha'u'llah, God's message for humanity in
this day.
BAHA'I TEACHINGS
The principle of the oneness of mankind is the pivot around which all the teachings of Baha'u'llah revolve. Baha'u'llah
taught that humanity, after a long and turbulent adolescence, is at
last reaching a stage of maturity in which unity in a global and just
society finally can be established.To this end, the Baha'i Faith
prescribes laws of personal morality and behavior, as well as social
laws and principles, to establish the oneness of humanity.
Baha'is believe:
- the purpose of life is to know and worship God, to acquire virtues, to promote the oneness of mankind and to carry forward an ever-advancing civilization
- all humanity was created by one God and is part of one human race
- work performed in the spirit of service is a form of worship
- the soul,
created at the moment of conception, is destined by God to reach the
afterlife, where it will continue to progress until it attains the
presence of God
Baha'is practice:
Baha'i social principles include:
|
|
