The principle of the oneness of humankind is the pivot around which all the teachings of Baha'u'llah revolve.

An important part of the spiritual practice of members of the Baha'i Faith is daily prayer and meditation. Maggie Wilkins, a Baha’i in Highland Park, Illinois, knew that saying prayers was key in her spiritual development, but found the Baha'i prayers “next-to impossible” to learn because of her dyslexia.

What is this Covenant? The “Covenant” we are talking about is the Covenant of Succession – who is the authorized Head of the Baha'i Faith.  A new blog focuses on the Baha'i Covenant, "a covenant unique in the annals of mankind." 

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What is religion? Find out through a three-month online course of the same name at the Wilmette Institute.

Q: Do Bahá'ís believe in predestination?

The Baha’i year consists of 19 months of 19 days each (361 days), with the addition of “Intercalary Days” (four in ordinary and five in leap years) between the eighteenth and nineteenth months to adjust the calendar to the solar year. The months are named after the attributes of God. The Baha’i New Year coincides with the March equinox (March 21). The Baha’i Era commenced with the year of the Bab’s declaration (1844 A.D.).

Baha'i 101 is a comprehensive introduction to the Baha'i Faith in a flash format. It can be downloaded and burned onto a CD and shared with others. Content adapted from "The Baha'is" magazine, copyright 2005 Baha'i International Community. Used with permission.

Backbiting – speaking ill of someone behind his or her back -- is as common as house dust, and often swept aside as a minor but necessary “evil” stemming from a perceived need to gossip.

Learn about the Baha'i Faith from these excerpts from an interview with Robert Henderson, a lifelong Baha'i and member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States, and his wife, Paula, an artist and educator, and a Baha'i since 1970.