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The Shrine of Baha'u'llah in Akka, Israel


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More Information about the Baha'i Faith

The Baha’i Faith…
  • is established in more than 200 countries
  • is the second most widespread independent world religion
  • has significant communities in more countries than any other religion except Christianity
  • is among the fastest-growing religions in the world
  • has some five million members who come from virtually every nationality, religious background, ethnic group and social class

Baha’u’llah…
  • was the founder of the Baha’i religion
  • lived from 1817-1892
  • was a Persian nobleman
  • suffered 40 years of exile and imprisonment
  • revealed more than 100 volumes of sacred writings
  • was the most recent in the line of Messengers from God that includes Abraham, Krishna, Moses, Buddha, Zoroaster, Christ, and Muhammad

Baha’u’llah taught…
  • that there is only one God
  • that all the world’s religions represent one changeless, eternal Faith
  • that all humanity is one race, destined to live in peace and harmony
  • the purpose of life on earth is to develop ourselves spiritually, in preparation for an everlasting existence hereafter.

Baha’i principles include…
  • the oneness of humankind
  • the equality of women and men
  • the elimination of all prejudices
  • economic justice
  • universal education
  • the harmony of science and religion
  • the adoption of a universal auxiliary language
  • the creation of a world commonwealth of nations that will keep the peace through collective security
  • the independent investigation of truth

Baha’is…
  • are working towards the creation of an ever-advancing, sustainable world civilization
  • strive to uphold high moral standards in all their nations
  • pray and meditate daily
  • understand that strong and healthy families are the foundation of society
  • have launched more than 3,000 educational, environmental, social and economic development projects, from village-level tutorial schools to regional health campaigns to national literacy projects.

The Baha’i community…
  • has no clergy and accepts no funds from outside
  • conducts its affairs through a distinctive system of freely elected lay governing councils, which comprise a global network
  • has established local Baha’i governing councils in nearly 10,000 localities worldwide, and national councils in virtually every nation