Baha'i Beliefs:
Baha’is believe that there is one God, that
all humanity is one family, and that there is a
fundamental unity underlying religion. We recognize
that the coming of Baha'u'llah has opened the age
for the establishment of world peace, when, as anticipated
in the sacred scriptures of the past, all humanity
will achieve its spiritual and social maturity,
and live as one united family in a just, global
society.
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. |
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About Us
The Baha'i Faith is the youngest of the world’s
independent monotheistic religions. Founded in Iran
in 1844, it now has more than 5 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 all the world's major religions as
a part of a single, progressive process through
which God reveals His will to humanity. The Founder
of the Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah (1817-1892), 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 declares, “is, in
this age, stirring within all the peoples of the
earth.” |
| For more information on the Baha'i
Faith and the community around the world please
visit the following links: |
www.bahai.org
- The official website for the Baha'i Faith around
the world
www.bahai.us -
The official website for the Baha'i Faith in the
United States
www.news.bahai.org
- Baha'i World News Service
www.bahaipictures.com
- Breathtaking photography of the Baha'i World Center |
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