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Leadership of the religion then passed on to ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, Baháʼu'lláh's son, who was appointed by Baháʼu'lláh, and was accepted by almost all Baháʼís. [1] Under the leadership of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, the religion gained a footing in Europe and America, and was consolidated in Iran, where it still suffers intense persecution. [3]
Bahá'í Houses of Worship are places where both Baháʼís and non-Baháʼís can express devotion to God. [152] They are also known by the name Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (Arabic for "Dawning-place of the remembrance of God"). [153] Only the holy scriptures of the Bahá'í Faith and other religions can be read or chanted inside, and while readings ...
The Báb's first religious experience, witnessed by his wife, is dated to about the evening of April 3. [2] (1260 AH), May 22, evening, the Báb declares his mission to Mulla Husayn in Shiraz, Iran. May 22–23, overnight, ʻAbdu'l-Bahá is born to Navváb and Baháʼu'lláh. By late September Baháʼu'lláh accepts the Bábí religion. [3]
The harmony of science and religion is a central tenet of the Baháʼí teachings, [37] stressing that true science and true religion must be in harmony, and thus rejecting the view that science and religion are in conflict. ʻAbdu'l-Bahá asserted that religion based on superstition and which does not accord with science but is instead based ...
Persecution of Baha'is occurred again in 1984, and their response was to seek diplomatic redress emphasizing the non-partisanship and the obedience to government principles of the religion. [137] Baháʼís have more recently been denied passports and can practice their religion only in private.
In 2013, the book The World's Religions in Figures: An Introduction to International Religious Demography wrote, "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 ...
Iran bans the Baha’i religion, which was founded in the 1860s by a Persian nobleman considered a prophet by his followers, and from time to time has arrested and prosecuted members of the.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Baháʼí Faith.. Baháʼí Faith – relatively new religion teaching the essential worth of all religions and the unity of all people, established by Baháʼu'lláh in the 19th-century Middle East and now estimated to have a worldwide following of 5–8 million adherents, known as Baháʼís.