The Bahá'í Faith

 

Bahá’ís believe the crucial need facing humanity is to find a unifying vision of the future of society and of the nature and purpose of life. Such a vision unfolds in the writings of Bahá’u’lláh.

 

Bahá’u’lláh taught that there is only one unknowable God; that all of the world's great religions spring from this same Divine Source; that true religion is the cause of peace and unity; and that the next stage in the advancement of civilization, toward which we must direct all of our actions, is the establishment of a new social order founded on the principle of the oneness of humanity. 

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Bahá’u’lláh also taught that every individual is responsible to seek and investigate these truths for themselves; that the purpose of human life is to develop one's latent spiritual and intellectual capacities in service to the well-being of humanity; that education is the key to this process; that science and religion must be in complete harmony; and that all sources of prejudice and division must, in this age, be transcended so that a more just social order can be constructed on a global scale. 

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Bahá’ís are working to translate these spiritual principles and commitments, as well as many others, into new patterns of community life that reflect the coming maturation of the human race.

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For more information about the Bahá'í Faith, please visit either of the following websites:

The website of the worldwide Bahá'í community – www.bahai.org

The website of the Bahá'ís of the United States – www.bahai.us

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