The principle of the oneness of humankind is the pivot around which all the teachings of Baha'u'llah revolve.
The Baha'i community places great emphasis on the moral and spiritual education of children and youth, with a focus on providing ongoing opportunities for developing a sense of world citizenship and a lifelong commitment to serve humanity.
A person becomes a Baha'i by recognizing Baha’u’llah as the Messenger of God for this age and by following the laws and teachings He established for the unification of humankind.
The Baha'i teachings prescribe daily prayer and intimate communion with God as the foundation for a life devoted to spiritual advancement and service to humanity.
Ask young members of the Baha'i Faith what they’re involved in, and you’ll no doubt hear about helping to build sustainable communities, collecting litter, teaching children principles of morality and participating in interfaith programs, among other projects.
Baha’u’llah announced in 1863 that He is God's Messenger for this age. His teachings and sacred writings are the basis of the Baha'i Faith.
Baha'i study circles, which are multiplying rapidly throughout the world, are regular gatherings of people -- Baha'is and other spiritual seekers -- interested in an in-depth and systematic study of the Baha'i Writings.
Three Baha’is currently imprisoned in Yemen are facing the possibility of imminent deportation to Iran
“Study circle” sounds sedate and mundane, but Baha'i study circles can be anything but.
BJ Lee, Baha'i since 2006
Eloy, Arizona
I was confirmed a Catholic -- my mother’s doing. My father was Jewish and an agnostic. Both raised me to question things and to accurately interpret information, which is what I did when searching for a religion starting in the ‘70s.
You might assume the Michigan Gender Equity Team was founded by a woman. You’d be wrong. A man named Tom Wilson of Wyandotte, Mich., is behind the organization, which serves as a clearinghouse for organizations devoted to gender equality.
The Baha'is of Chicago were well represented at the 79th annual Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic on Aug. 9, conducting wholesome, fun children’s activities at the picnic part of the event.
Navajo artist Chester Kahn, 72, is a humble man, says his niece Seowah Kahn, someone who is "not in the habit of elevating himself” -- except perhaps to climb a scaffold to paint one of his renowned murals.
The Baha’i International Community categorically rejects statements reported in the Resalat daily, an Iranian newspaper, that seven Baha’i leaders who have been imprisoned in Iran since May have confessed to setting up an illegal organization with ties to Israel to undermine Iranian national security.
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a resolution condemning the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran.
Blend American jazz, Brazilian samba and Chinese traditional sounds and what do you have? A song played at the Olympics in Beijing.
What is religion? Find out through a three-month online course of the same name at the Wilmette Institute.