The Hidden Words is another book written by Baháʼu'lláh during the same period, containing 153 short passages in which Baháʼu'lláh claims to have taken the basic essence of certain spiritual truths and written them in brief form. Government should be international with a single language 5. In the 2000 Millennium Forum of the United Nations a Baháʼí was invited as the only non-governmental speaker during the summit. There is but one God 2. [168], During the 1920s Egypt's religious Tribunal recognized the Baha'i Faith as a new, independent religion, totally separate from Islam, due to the nature of the 'laws, principles and beliefs' of the Baha'is. [37] Muslim institutions and clergy, both Sunni and Shi'a, consider Baháʼís to be deserters or apostates from Islam, which has led to Baháʼís being persecuted. See for example: In line with this is the thinking that the government encouraged the campaign to distract attention from more serious problems, including acute economic difficulties. [140] In one case in Yazd in 1903 more than 100 Baháʼís were killed. [30][31] According to the Baháʼí teachings the human purpose is to learn to know and love God through such methods as prayer, reflection, and being of service to others. From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer dated 9 June 1932, Stockman, R. H. (2012). They are derived from transcripts of speeches given by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá during his tour of Europe and North America in 1912. Prayer and fasting is required by all, they strongly encourage marriage, and don't believe in drinking alcohol. In May 2018, the Iranian authorities expelled a young woman student from university of Isfahan because she was Baháʼí. In the Baháʼí understanding, the attributes attributed to God, such as All-Powerful and All-Loving are derived from limited human experiences of power and love. The teachings of Baháʼu'lláh form the foundation of Baháʼí belief. The second sign instructs the Diné to look for a “great chief with twelve feathers” or “twelve great principles.” There are twelve basic principles in the Baha’i Faith. The five-pointed star is the official symbol of the Baháʼí Faith,[123][124] known as the Haykal ("temple"). [60] Although they are distinct movements, the Báb is so interwoven into Baháʼí theology and history that Baháʼís celebrate his birth, death, and declaration as holy days, consider him one of their three central figures (along with Baháʼu'lláh and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá), and a historical account of the Bábí movement (The Dawn-Breakers) is considered one of three books that every Baháʼí should "master" and read "over and over again". While the Baháʼí writings teach of a personal god who is a being with a personality (including the capacity to reason and to feel love), they clearly state that this does not imply a human or physical form. [149][152] The Friends court case has been postponed several times, but was finally underway on 12 January 2010. Furthermore, Baháʼu'lláh states that knowledge of the attributes of God is revealed to humanity through his messengers. [26] The existence of God and the universe is thought to be eternal, without a beginning or end. Religion is thus seen as orderly, unified, and progressive from age to age. [149][150] The United Nations Commission on Human Rights revealed an October 2005 confidential letter from Command Headquarters of the Armed Forces of Iran ordering its members to identify Baháʼís and to monitor their activities. At this time Baháʼís view Baháʼu'lláh's revelation as a binding lesser covenant for his followers; in the Baháʼí writings being firm in the covenant is considered a virtue to work toward. At the heart of Baháʼí teachings is the goal of a unified world order that ensures the prosperity of all nations, races, creeds, and classes.[12][13]. [22], The Baháʼí scriptures often refer to God by various titles and attributes, such as Almighty, All-Powerful, All-Wise, Incomparable, Gracious, Helper, All-Glorious, Omniscient and All-Loving. [158] After the sentence, they were transferred to Gohardasht prison. Its founder, Bahá’u’lláh (1817-1892), is regarded by Bahá’ís as the most recent in the line of Messengers of God that stretches back beyond recorded time and that includes Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Krishna, Zoroaster, Christ, and Muhammad. With that being said, please explore this site - and we'd love to hear from you! The payments go to the, This page was last edited on 17 January 2021, at 16:54. Religion is thus seen as orderly, unified, and progressive from age to age. The nine-pointed star, one of three Baha’i religious symbols, is significant because the numerical value of [the word] Baha is nine. [173], This article is about the global religious community. [69] During the period in Adrianople, he began declaring his mission as a Messenger of God in letters to the world's religious and secular rulers, including Pope Pius IX, Napoleon III, and Queen Victoria. The writings of the Báb and Baháʼu'lláh are considered as divine revelation, the writings and talks of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá and the writings of Shoghi Effendi as authoritative interpretation, and those of the Universal House of Justice as authoritative legislation and elucidation. It was first translated into English in 1906, becoming one of the earliest available books of Baháʼu'lláh to the West. For this reason, Baha'is are very accepting of all religions. [121] The ringstone symbol and calligraphy of the Greatest Name are also often encountered. According to a US panel, attacks on Baháʼís in Iran increased under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's presidency. Third, that religion is in harmony with science. [78], The marginalization of the Iranian Baháʼís by current governments is rooted in historical efforts by Muslim clergy to persecute the religious minority. [130] The Baháʼí International Community is an agency under the direction of the Universal House of Justice in Haifa, and has consultative status with the following organizations:[131][132], The Baháʼí International Community has offices at the United Nations in New York and Geneva and representations to United Nations regional commissions and other offices in Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Nairobi, Rome, Santiago, and Vienna. [4] God communicates his will and purpose to humanity through intermediaries, known as Manifestations of God, who are the prophets and messengers that have founded religions from prehistoric times up to the present day. Because of this emphasis the international Baháʼí community has chosen to support efforts of improving international relations through organizations such as the League of Nations and the United Nations, with some reservations about the present structure and constitution of the UN. – Baha’u’llah. (Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 288) "The Call of God," 'Abdu'l-Bahá has written, "when raised, breathed a new life into the body of mankind, and infused a new spirit into the whole creation. Aside from these countries, numbers vary greatly. [81][82] Additional lines of action include social action and participation in the prevalent discourses of society. The Baháʼí view of God is essentially monotheistic. [27], Each of the 19 months is given a name which is an attribute of God; some examples include Baháʼ (Splendour), ʻIlm (Knowledge), and Jamál (Beauty). [119] The Baháʼí week is familiar in that it consists of seven days, with each day of the week also named after an attribute of God. These are expressed in Arabic regardless of the language in use (see Baháʼí symbols). [114] Monasticism is forbidden, and Baháʼís are taught to practice spirituality while engaging in useful work. [36] Most religious specialists now see it as an independent religion, with its religious background in Shiʻa Islam being seen as analogous to the Jewish context in which Christianity was established. Humanity is a single race and one family 4. Mírzá Husayn ʻAlí Núrí was one of the early followers of the Báb, and later took the title of Baháʼu'lláh. [64], Baháʼís see the Báb as the forerunner of the Baháʼí Faith, because the Báb's writings introduced the concept of "He whom God shall make manifest", a Messianic figure whose coming, according to Baháʼís, was announced in the scriptures of all of the world's great religions, and whom Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, claimed to be. Its purpose is to spread the knowledge of the oneness of all revealed religions … Some of the fundamental teachings of the Baha'i Faith: The oneness of God. Such conception of the Divine Being, as the Supreme and ever present Reality in the world, is not anthropomorphic, for it transcends all human limitations and forms, and does by no means attempt to define the essence of Divinity which is obviously beyond any human comprehension. For other related uses, see, Monotheistic religion founded by Baháʼu'lláh. [30], Baháʼí notions of progressive religious revelation result in their accepting the validity of the well known religions of the world, whose founders and central figures are seen as Manifestations of God. (Bahai Faith) 5 VISUAL AIDS Present by NURLINA SYAHIIRAH BINTI MD TAHIR 2017632214 Distribution Of The Followers of The Baha'i Faith by Continents Of The World (Hartz, 2009) The graph shows that the Baha’i believe that religion is the revelation of God from the choosen Divine Messengers. [27] The importance of self-exertion and service to humanity in one's spiritual life is emphasised further in Baháʼu'lláh's writings, where he states that work done in the spirit of service to humanity enjoys a rank equal to that of prayer and worship in the sight of God. 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[66] Among the more well known are The Secret of Divine Civilization, the Tablet to Auguste-Henri Forel, and Some Answered Questions. The Baha’i religion asserts that God is the ultimate cause of all things existing and that everything reflects his power, man particularly reflecting his attributes. Beyond this lay the difficulty which the regime faced in harnessing the nationalist movement that had supported Musaddiq. HOPE in a chaotic world Baha'is believe it is time for humanity to come together as one family. To say that God is a personal Reality does not mean that He has a physical form, or does in any way resemble a human being. These days commemorate important anniversaries in the history of the religion.[120]. The differences, instead of being regarded as irreconcilable constructs of mutually exclusive cultures, are seen as purposefully reflective of the varying needs of the societies in which the divine messages were revealed. Nothing short of His all-encompassing grace, His all-pervading mercy, could have possibly achieved it. Following his release he led a life of travelling, speaking, teaching, and maintaining correspondence with communities of believers and individuals, expounding the principles of the Baháʼí Faith.[24]. [38][39] Baháʼís describe their faith as an independent world religion, differing from the other traditions in its relative age and in the appropriateness of Baháʼu'lláh's teachings to the modern context. The remains of the Báb were brought secretly from Iran to the Holy Land and eventually interred in the tomb built for them in a spot specifically designated by Baháʼu'lláh. According to Baháʼí belief when a human dies the soul is permanently separated from the body and carries on in the next world where it is judged based on the person's actions in the physical world. "[citation needed] It was written to a follower of Sufism, in the style of ʻAttar, the Persian Muslim poet,[58] and sets forth the stages of the soul's journey towards God. [159] In March 2011 the sentences were reinstated to the original 20 years. [72], Shoghi Effendi throughout his lifetime translated Baháʼí texts; developed global plans for the expansion of the Baháʼí community; developed the Baháʼí World Centre; carried on a voluminous correspondence with communities and individuals around the world; and built the administrative structure of the religion, preparing the community for the election of the Universal House of Justice. [54], Some of Baháʼu'lláh's most important writings include the Kitáb-i-Aqdas ("Most Holy Book"), which defines many laws and practices for individuals and society,[55] the Kitáb-i-Íqán ("Book of Certitude"), which became the foundation of much of Baháʼí belief,[56] and Gems of Divine Mysteries, which includes further doctrinal foundations. [95], The Baháʼí Faith is currently the largest religious minority in Iran,[96] Panama[97] and Belize,[98] the second largest international religion in Bolivia,[99] Zambia,[100] and Papua New Guinea;[101] and the third largest international religion in Chad[102][103] and Kenya.[104]. [42] Through recognition and obedience, service to humanity and regular prayer and spiritual practice, the Baháʼí writings state that the soul becomes closer to God, the spiritual ideal in Baháʼí belief. [110], The purpose of marriage in the Baháʼí faith is mainly to foster spiritual harmony, fellowship and unity between a man and a woman and to provide a stable and loving environment for the rearing of children. Shortly thereafter he was expelled from Iran and traveled to Baghdad, in the Ottoman Empire. [96] Baháʼí cemeteries have been desecrated and property has been seized and occasionally demolished, including the House of Mírzá Buzurg, Baháʼu'lláh's father. The Manifestations of God reflect divine attributes, which are creations of God made for the purpose of spiritual enlightenment, onto the physical plane of existence. [85] Annually, on 21 April, the Universal House of Justice sends a 'Ridván' message to the worldwide Baháʼí community,[86] that updates Baháʼís on current developments and provides further guidance for the year to come. The Bahá'í Faith is the only world religion whose teachings and writing embrace without question the fundamental equality of men and women. The Bahá’í Faith is the youngest of the world’s independent religions. He produced over 18,000 works in his lifetime, in both Arabic and Persian, of which only 8% have been translated into English. [153] Other observers were not allowed in the court. [113] Interracial marriage is also highly praised throughout Baháʼí scripture. Schisms have occurred over the succession of authority, but any Baháʼí divisions have had relatively little success and have failed to attract a sizeable following,[50] numbering only a few hundred collectively. [90] Baháʼí sources since 1991 usually estimate the worldwide Baháʼí population to be above 5 million. World Religion Day has been observed annually for the past 50 years by the Bermudian Baha’i community. Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979 Iranian Baháʼís have regularly had their homes ransacked or have been banned from attending university or from holding government jobs, and several hundred have received prison sentences for their religious beliefs, most recently for participating in study circles. The Báb's claim to divine revelation was rejected by the generality of Islamic clergy in Iran, ending in his public execution by authorities in 1850. They further state: "The Baha'i Faith is the only religion to have grown faster in every United Nations region over the past 100 years than the general population; Bahaʼi was thus the fastest-growing religion between 1910 and 2010, growing at least twice as fast as the population of almost every UN region. The Báb taught that God would soon send a new messenger, and Baháʼís consider Baháʼu'lláh to be that person. Baha’is believe that throughout the ages, God has sent Divine Messengers known as Manifestations of God—among them Abraham, Krishna, Zoroaster, Moses, Buddha, Jesus Christ, Muhammad, and, in more recent times, the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh —to cultivate humanity’s spiritual, intellectual and moral capacities. 'Note on transliteration, dates and names', in Brookshaw & Fazel, eds. 1. (2005). The unity of mankind. [24] Baha'is believe that God periodically reveals his will through divine messengers, whose purpose is to transform the character of humankind and to develop, within those who respond, moral and spiritual qualities. [25] Baháʼís believe Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, is the "complete incarnation of the names and attributes of God". [167] In fact it was the Iranian leader Naser al-Din Shah Qajar who banished Baháʼu'lláh from Iran to the Ottoman Empire and Baháʼu'lláh was later exiled by the Ottoman Sultan, at the behest of the Iranian Shah, to territories further away from Iran and finally to Acre in Syria, which only a century later was incorporated into the state of Israel. [57] The Seven Valleys is considered Baháʼu'lláh's "greatest mystical composition. These clerical directives led to mob attacks and public executions. [78], Current initiatives of social action include activities in areas like health, sanitation, education, gender equality, arts and media, agriculture, and the environment. The fundamental principles of the Prophets are scientific, but the forms and imitations which have appeared are opposed to science. The laws, when not in direct conflict with the civil laws of the country of residence, are binding on every Baháʼí. [27] The conflicts escalated in several places to military sieges by the Shah's army. Bábís faced a period of persecution that peaked in 1852–53 after a few individual Bábis made a failed attempt to assassinate the Shah. The year consists of 19 months, each having 19 days, with four or five intercalary days, to make a full solar year. "[169], Baháʼí institutions and community activities have been illegal under Egyptian law since 1960. Bahá'ís see their religion as the latest, but not final, in a series of prophetic dispensations, which include various world religions as previous cycles. According to Britannica, the Baháʼí Faith (as of 2010) is established in 221 countries and territories and has an estimated seven million adherents worldwide. According to some estimates, the largest Baháʼí community in the world is in India, with 2.2 million Baháʼís, next is Iran, with 350,000, the US, with 150,000, and Brazil, with 60,000. After receiving chastising letters from Baháʼu'lláh, Ottoman authorities turned against him and put him under house arrest in Adrianople (now Edirne), where he remained for four years, until a royal decree of 1868 banished all Bábís to either Cyprus or ʻAkká. We are eagerly preparing to hold a variety of events to celebrate the 200th Birthday of the Founder of the Faith, Baha'u'llah, born in 1817! [1] He is described as "a personal God, unknowable, inaccessible, the source of all Revelation, eternal, omniscient, omnipresent and almighty". Baha'is believe that God periodically reveals his will through divine messengers, whose purpose is to transform the character of humankind and to develop, within those who respond, moral and spiritual qualities. Shoghi Effendi, the head of the religion from 1921 to 1957, wrote the following summary of what he considered to be the distinguishing principles of Baháʼu'lláh's teachings, which, he said, together with the laws and ordinances of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas constitute the bedrock of the Baháʼí Faith: The independent search after truth, unfettered by superstition or tradition; the oneness of the entire human race, the pivotal principle and fundamental doctrine of the Faith; the basic unity of all religions; the condemnation of all forms of prejudice, whether religious, racial, class or national; the harmony which must exist between religion and science; the equality of men and women, the two wings on which the bird of human kind is able to soar; the introduction of compulsory education; the adoption of a universal auxiliary language; the abolition of the extremes of wealth and poverty; the institution of a world tribunal for the adjudication of disputes between nations; the exaltation of work, performed in the spirit of service, to the rank of worship; the glorification of justice as the ruling principle in human society, and of religion as a bulwark for the protection of all peoples and nations; and the establishment of a permanent and universal peace as the supreme goal of all mankind—these stand out as the essential elements [which Baháʼu'lláh proclaimed]. [65][71] In his Will, ʻAbdu'l-Bahá appointed Shoghi Effendi, his eldest grandson, as the first Guardian of the Baháʼí Faith. [27][87] The Universal House of Justice remains the supreme governing body of the Baháʼí Faith, and its 9 members are elected every five years by the members of all National Spiritual Assemblies. The Manifestations of God are analogous to divine mirrors which reflect God's created attributes and thus reveal aspects of God without being incarnations of God's essence. To entertain such belief would be sheer blasphemy. Baha’i Religion or Baha’i is believed that God periodically reveals his will through divine messengers, whose purpose is to transform the character of humankind and to develop, within those who respond to moral and spiritual qualities. The Baháʼí Faith is a medium-sized religion[106] and was listed in The Britannica Book of the Year (1992–present) as the second most widespread of the world's independent religions in terms of the number of countries represented. [112] Baháʼu'lláh highly praised marriage, discouraged divorce, and required chastity outside of marriage; Baháʼu'lláh taught that a husband and wife should strive to improve the spiritual life of each other. Every five years the members of all National Spiritual Assemblies elect the Universal House of Justice, the nine-member supreme governing institution of the worldwide Baháʼí community that is located in Haifa, Israel, near the Shrine of the Báb. The former consists of two five-pointed stars interspersed with a stylized Baháʼ whose shape is meant to recall the three onenesses,[122] while the latter is a calligraphic rendering of the phrase Yá Baháʼu'l-Abhá (يا بهاء الأبهى "O Glory of the Most Glorious!"). [91] The World Christian Encyclopedia estimated 7.1 million Baháʼís in the world in 2000, representing 218 countries,[92] and 7.3 million in 2010[93] with the same source. [9] Baháʼu'lláh writes on this subject: All-praise to the unity of God, and all-honour to Him, the sovereign Lord, the incomparable and all-glorious Ruler of the universe, Who, out of utter nothingness, hath created the reality of all things, Who, from naught, hath brought into being the most refined and subtle elements of His creation, and Who, rescuing His creatures from the abasement of remoteness and the perils of ultimate extinction, hath received them into His kingdom of incorruptible glory. Baha’i believes their prophet is a manifestation of God who is greater than Jesus Christ. [73][74][75], In 1937, Shoghi Effendi launched a seven-year plan for the Baháʼís of North America, followed by another in 1946. Baháʼís regard the major religions as fundamentally unified in purpose, though varied in social practices and interpretations. He is forced to leave Baghdad for Constantinople, then Adrianople, Baháʼu'lláh is forced into harsher confinement in ʻAkká, in present-day Israel, His Will appointed ʻAbdu'l-Bahá as successor, His Will appointed Shoghi Effendi as Guardian, The Universal House of Justice is first elected. All Baháʼí community properties, including Baháʼí centers, libraries, and cemeteries, have been confiscated by the government and fatwas have been issued charging Baháʼís with apostasy. [14] It is derived from the Arabic Baháʼ (بهاء), meaning "glory" or "splendor". Baháʼu'lláh was put in prison. Thus the Baha’i thrust toward the unification of all religio… Equality of men and women. The latter do not serve as clergy, which the Baháʼí Faith does not have. [132] In recent years, an Office of the Environment and an Office for the Advancement of Women were established as part of its United Nations Office. Since the Baháʼí teachings state that God is too great for humans to ever comprehend or to create more than a limited conception of, the Baháʼí scripture instead focuses on the created divine virtues and attributes which are described in the teachings of the Manifestations. In Brookshaw & Fazel, eds. "We have used Bahaʼi Faith most frequently (rather than Bahaʼism) as this is the more commonly used name for the religion". [139] When the Báb started attracting a large following, the clergy hoped to stop the movement from spreading by stating that its followers were enemies of God. "[94] This source's only systematic flaw was to consistently have a higher estimate of Christians than other cross-national data sets. Criticism that it was initiated and established by the national Spiritual Assemblies that govern the religion to. 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