Bahá'í Faith

The Bahá'í Faith was founded by Bahá'u'lláh ("Glory of God") in the 1800's in Persia. This is a course designed to help you learn the basics of the Bahá'í Faith.

Beliefs

God

• Bahá'ís believe in a single, unknowable God.
• God is the creator of all things, including all the creatures and forces in the universe
• God is a personal God, unknowable, inaccessible, the source of all Revelation, eternal, omniscient, omnipresent and almighty
• God lets people know his will through his Manifestations
• God is not a trinity

Other than the beliefs about god above, they also believe that all of the worlds major religions teach the same God.

Social beliefs

• Unity of God
• Unity of religion
• Unity of mankind
• Gender Equality
• Elimination of all forms of prejudice
• World peace
• Harmony of religion and science
• Independent investigation of truth
• Universal compulsory education
• Universal auxiliary language
• Obedience to government and non-involvement in partisan politics
• Elimination of extremes of wealth and poverty

Laws

• Bahá'ís over the age of 15 recite an obligatory prayer each day. There are three such prayers among which one can be chosen each day.
• Backbiting and gossip are prohibited and denounced.
• Adult Bahá'ís in good health observe a nineteen-day sunrise-to-sunset fast each year from March 2 through March 20.
• Bahá'ís are forbidden to drink alcohol or to take drugs, unless prescribed by doctors.
• Sexual relationships are permitted only between a husband and wife, and thus homosexual acts are not permitted.
• Gambling is strictly forbidden.

External Links

Search for Bahá'í Faith on Wikipedia.

• Bahá'í world website
• Bahai.com
• Website of Bahá'ís in the USA
• Religious Tolerance.com
• Website of Bahá'ís in the UK
• Bahá'í Sacred Scriptures
• / Arabic Bahá'í Dialogue Room for Religions and Faiths