Basic Bahá'í Beliefs:
Central Figures and Institutions of the Bahá'í Faith:
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The
Bahá'í Faith is the youngest of the world's
independent religions. Its founder, Bahá'u'lláh
(1817-1892), is regarded by Bahá'ís as the
most
recent in the line of Messengers of God that stretches back beyond
recorded time and that includes Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Zoroaster,
Christ and Muhammad. The Bahá'í Faith
is the second most widespread of the world's independent religions,
established in 235 countries and territories throughout the
world. We come from over 2,100 ethnic, racial, and tribal
groups and number some 5 million worldwide.
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. The principal challenge facing the peoples of the earth is to accept the fact of their oneness and to assist the processes of unification. One of the purposes of the Bahá'í Faith is to help make this possible. A worldwide community of some five million Bahá'ís, representative of most of the nations, races and cultures on earth, is working to give Bahá'u'lláh's teachings practical effect. Their experience will be a source of encouragement to all who share their vision of humanity as one global family and the earth as one homeland. |
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