Teachings of the Bahai Faith

The Baha'i Faith is the most recent Religion of God. The Manifestation or Prophet-Founder of the Baha'i Faith is Baha'u'llah, which is a title meaning Glory of God. Some of the principles of the Baha'i Faith are:

· Oneness of God
· Oneness of His Manifestations
· Oneness of Mankind
· Unity of Religion
· Unity in Diversity
· Universal Peace
· Universal Education (Compulsory Education)
· Equality of Men and Women
· Universal Auxiliary Language
· Abolishment of all forms of prejudice
· Globalization (World Government)
· Religion and Science must be in accordance with each other
· Spiritual solutions for Economic problems
· Independent Investigation of Truth

"Baha'u'llah emphasizes the fundamental obligation of human beings to acquire knowledge with their "own eyes and not through the eyes of others." One of the main sources of conflict in the world today is the fact that many people blindly and uncritically follow various traditions, movements, and opinions. God has given each human being a mind and the capacity to differentiate truth from falsehood. If individuals fail to use their reasoning capacities and choose instead to accept without question certain opinions and ideas, either out of admiration for or fear of those who hold them, then they are neglecting their basic moral responsibility as human beings. Moreover, when people act in this way, they often become attached to some particular opinion or tradition and thus intolerant of those who do not share it. Such attachments can, in turn, lead to conflict. History has witnessed conflict and even bloodshed over slight alterations in religious practice, or a minor change in the interpretation of doctrine. Personal search for truth enables the individual to know why he or she adheres to a given ideology or doctrine.
Bahá'ís believe that, as there is only one reality, all people will gradually discover its different facets and will ultimately come to common understanding and unity, provided they sincerely seek after truth. In this connection, 'Abdu'l-Bahá said:

Being one, truth cannot be divided, and the differences that appear to exist among the many nations only result from their attachment to prejudice. If only men would search out truth, they would find themselves united.

~ 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p. 129.

And further:

The fact that we imagine ourselves to be right and everybody else wrong is the greatest of all obstacles in the path towards unity, and unity is necessary if we would reach truth, for truth is one.

~ 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p. 136."

Source for last paragraph and quotes: http://info.bahai.org/article-1-3-2-17.html

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