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The Shaykhi movement was a school of theology within Twelver Shiʻa Islam that was started through the teaching of Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsá'í.Shaykh Ahmad's teachings included that the Imams were spiritual beings and thus, in contrast to the widespread Shiʻa belief, that the Imams existed within spiritual bodies, and not material bodies. [9]
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 ...
Baháʼí Library: Chronology of the Bábí and Baháʼí Faiths and related history; Visual overview of the Baha'i Cycle, Era, Ages, Epochs and Plans; Bibliography for the Tablets of Baha'u'llah: List of citations and resources for Tablets revealed 1853-1863; Newspaper Collections and the Bahá'í Faith
The Baháʼí teachings, which are incorporated in the Baháʼí writings. [1] cover theological, ethical, social, and spiritual concepts which were established by Baháʼu'lláh, founder of the Baháʼí Faith, and elucidated at his passing by his son, ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, following whom, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s grandson, Shoghi Effendi.
Peter Smith - historian and sociologist, author of a much-cited academic study of Baháʼí history, The Babi and Bahaʼi Religions: From Messianic Shiʻism to a World Religion. [ 91 ] Franklin Lewis - author and translator in Iranian studies, who has also published literary analyses of the works of the Báb and Baháʼu'lláh.
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.
The Bahá'í Historical Record Survey was an early demographic review of the Bahá'í Faith in the United States and Canada done circa 1934-1936. The backgrounds of Bahá'ís were later studied in a number of ways - racial and ethnic heritage, previous religious background, geographical spread and sometimes how these have changed over the years.
To provide a single focal point of continued guidance, who could clarify and interpret his writings as needed, [171] in his will Baháʼu'lláh entrusted leadership of the Bahá’í Faith to his eldest son ʻAbdu'l-Bahá by naming him his successor, the sole authorized interpreter of his writings, the perfect exemplar of his teachings, and the ...