Baháʼí Faith - Wikipedia
WEBBaháʼís regard the world's major religions as fundamentally unified in their purpose, but divergent in their social practices and interpretations. The Baháʼí Faith stresses the unity of all people as its core teaching and as a result, it explicitly rejects notions of racism, sexism, and nationalism.
History of the Baháʼí Faith - Wikipedia
WEBBaháʼí Faith. The Baháʼí Faith has its background in two earlier movements in the nineteenth century, Shaykhism and Bábism. [1] Shaykhism centred on theosophical doctrines and many Shaykhis expected the return of the hidden Twelfth Imam.
Baháʼí teachings - Wikipedia
WEBThe teachings of the Baháʼí Faith, combined with the authentic teachings of several past religions (Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam), are regarded by Baháʼís as revealed by God.
Baháʼí Faith by country - Wikipedia
WEBThe Baháʼí Faith formed in the late 19th century in the Middle East, later gaining converts in India, East Africa, and the Western world.
Baháʼí Faith in the United States - Wikipedia
WEBThe Baháʼí Faith was first mentioned in the United States in 1893 at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago. [1] Soon after, early American converts began embracing the new religion. Thornton Chase was the most prominent among the first American Baha'is and made important contributions to early activities. [ 2 ]
Outline of the Baháʼí Faith - Wikipedia
WEBBaháʼí 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.
Bahá'í Faith - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBThe Bahá'í Faith is an Abrahamic religion started in the 1800s by Bahá'u'lláh who was born in Tehran, Iran. Followers of this religion call themselves Bahá'ís. The name Bahá'u'lláh means "The Glory of God" in Arabic. "Glory" is a word that means "importance", "power", and "beauty". [1]
Socioeconomic development and the Baháʼí Faith - Wikipedia
WEBSince its inception the Baháʼí Faith has had involvement in socioeconomic development beginning by giving greater freedom to women, [2] promulgating the promotion of female education as a priority concern, [3] and that involvement was given practical expression by creating schools, agricultural coops, and clinics. [2]
Political objections to the Baháʼí Faith - Wikipedia
WEBThe Baháʼí Faith and its predecessor, the Bábí religion, originated in the nineteenth-century Persian Empire, arousing considerable opposition, initially on purely theological and doctrinal grounds; [8] it was perceived by many Iranians as threat to established power and authority in Persia. [9]In 1852, two years after the execution of the Báb, a fringe element in the Bábí community ...
Baháʼí Faith in Spain - Wikipedia
WEBIn the history of the Baháʼí Faith the first mentions of Spain start in the twentieth century. ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, the son of the founder of the religion, 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.The seventh …