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The Baháʼí Faith (Persian: [bæhɒːʔijjæt]) is a religion [a] founded in the 19th century that teaches the essential worth of all religions and the unity of all people. [b] Established by Baháʼu'lláh, it initially developed in Iran and parts of the Middle East, where it has faced ongoing persecution since its inception. [14]
The Baháʼí Faith emphasizes that the unity of humanity transcends all divisions of race, nation, gender, caste, and social class, at the same time celebrating its diversity. [4] ʻAbdu'l-Bahá states that the unification of mankind has now become "the paramount issue and question in the religious and political conditions of the world."
The Baháʼí laws state that a House of Worship should be built in each city and town. [21] Shoghi Effendi said that a Baháʼí temple is a "silent teacher" of the Baháʼí Faith. [25] The Baháʼí laws require that only scriptural texts—of the Baháʼí Faith or other religions—may be read or chanted inside, though in any language. [21]
A map of the location of Baháʼí Houses of Worship throughout the world: green represents countries that currently have Baháʼí Houses of Worship (with a black dot for the city); light green represents countries where Baháʼí Houses of Worship are planned or under construction; and red represents countries where a Baháʼí House of Worship previously existed.
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 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.
ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, son of Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, visited the United States and Canada in 1912. [1]ʻAbdu'l-Bahá wrote a series of letters, or tablets, to the followers of the religion in the United States in 1916–1917; these letters were compiled together in the book titled Tablets of the Divine Plan.
Reason and the Baháʼí Writings - The Use and Misuse of Logic and Persuasion by Ian Kluge, 2001-09-02; The Concept of Spirituality, by William S. Hatcher, 1982. Examination of the Environmental Crisis, by Chris Jones, 2001; Towards the Elimination of Religious Prejudice: Potential Christian Contributions From a Baháʼí Perspective by Chris ...