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The Baháʼí conception of God is of an "unknowable essence" who is the source of all existence and known through the perception of human virtues. The Baháʼí Faith follows the tradition of monotheism and dispensationalism, believing that God has no physical form, but periodically provides divine messengers in human form that are the sources of spiritual education.
The Manifestations of God are seen as divine educators, who are raised up by God with the purpose of uplifting mankind and expressing his will. [4] In expressing God's intent, the Manifestations of God are seen to establish religion in the world. [4] Each brings a book and reveals teachings and laws according to the time and place which they ...
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. [67] Religious history is interpreted as a series of dispensations, where each manifestation brings a somewhat broader and more advanced ...
In Baha'i belief, although human cultures and religions differ on their conceptions of God and his nature, the different references to God nevertheless refer to one and the same Being. The differences, rather than being regarded as irreconcilable constructs of mutually exclusive cultures, are seen as purposefully reflective of the varying needs ...
It is one of the core teachings of the Baháʼí Faith, alongside the unity of God, and the unity of humanity. [3] The Baháʼí teachings state that there is but one religion which is progressively revealed by God, through prophets/messengers, as humanity matures and its capacity to understand also grows. The outward differences in the ...
The greater covenant refers to the covenant all messengers from God make with their followers regarding the next messenger God will send for them. [1] According to Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, God promises to always send divine teachers to instruct humankind in a process known as progressive revelation. [2]
The Baha'i Faith was established in Iran under the Universal House of Justice in 1963, the same year that founder Baháʼu'lláh claimed to be the prophet foretold by the Báb, an Iranian ...
Islamic theology regards Muhammad as the Khatam an-Nabiyyin, the last prophet whom God has sent and Islam as the final religion for all mankind.Baháʼu'lláh's claim of divine revelation is in direct conflict with this common interpretation of Islam. [16]