Brief Overview of the Baha'i Faith

The Bahá'í Faith is the youngest of the world's independent religions, comprising some 5 million believers. Its founder, Bahá'u'lláh (1817-1892), is regarded by Bahá'ís as the most recent on the line of Messengers of God that stretches back beyond recorded time and that includes Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Zoroaster, Christ and Muhammad.

 

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The central theme of Bahá'u'lláh's message is that humanity is one single race and that the day has come for its unification in one global society. God, Bahá'u'lláh said, has set in motion historical forces that are breaking down traditional barriers of race, class, creed and nation and that will, in time, give birth to a universal civilization.

Principles and Teachings:

• One God
• Abandonment of all forms of prejudice
• Equality of men and women
• Elimination of extremes of poverty and wealth
• Universal education
• Independent investigation of truth
• Establishment of a world federation
• Recognition that true religion is in harmony with science
• Reason and the pursuit of scientific knowledge

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