Baháʼí Faith
Established by Bahá’u’lláh in the 19th century, it initially developed in Persia and parts of the Middle East. At the heart of Bahá’i teachings is the goal of a unified world order that ensures the prosperity of all nations, races, creeds, and classes. Baha’is believe that God periodically reveals his will through divine messengers, whose purpose is to transform the character of humankind.
About Baháʼí Faith in brief
Established by Bahá’u’lláh in the 19th century, it initially developed in Persia and parts of the Middle East. The religion is estimated to have over five million adherents, known as Baháʼís, spread throughout most of the world’s countries and territories. At the heart of Bahá’i teachings is the goal of a unified world order that ensures the prosperity of all nations, races, creeds, and classes. Baha’is believe that God periodically reveals his will through divine messengers, whose purpose is to transform the character of humankind and to develop, within those who respond, moral and spiritual qualities. In the Bahá’í religion, God is often referred to by titles and titles and there is a substantial emphasis on monotheism and there are many references to God in the Bible and other works of religious literature. The word Bahá’is is derived from the Arabic Bahá’, meaning ‘glory’ or’splendor’, and is used as an adjective to refer to the religion or as a term for a follower of the Báb. The older term ‘Baha’ism’ is still used, for example as a variant of ‘Bahai Faith’ by the US Library of Congress, but it is now less common and the Bahá’s community prefers ‘Baháʼí Faith’ The religion teaches that religion is orderly and progressively revealed by Manifestations of God, who are the founders of major world religions throughout history.
Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad are noted as the most recent before the Bánb and Baháʾu’ll h. The teachings of Bahá’táh form the foundation of the Bahá Faith. The Bahá’ís annually elect local, regional, and national Spiritual Assemblies that govern the religion’s affairs. Every five years the members of all National Spiritual Assemblelies elect the Universal House of Justice, the nine-member supreme governing institution of the worldwide Bahá’ite community. The Universal House of Justice is located in Haifa, Israel, near the Shrine of the Báb and is the seat of the national Spiritual Assemblies. It is the only supreme governing body in the world that does not have a president or prime minister. It was established to protect the interests of the people of Iran, which has suffered ongoing persecution since the religion was established in the mid-19th century. The Universal House of Justice is the only seat of power in the Islamic world, and is based in Tehran, the capital of Iran. It also has a seat in Jerusalem, where it is based on the Shrine of the B áb, which is considered to be the birthplace of the religion and the birthplace of its founder, Bahá’u lláh and his son, ʻAbdu’l-Bahá. It is also the seat of the Supreme Court of the United States, which is based in Washington, DC.
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