Founded in 1844, the Baha’i Faith is a world religion with more than 5 million adherents from virtually every national, ethnic and religious background. The Faith accepts the divine origin and common purpose of all the major world religions, and teaches that God has revealed a new message in this day to establish the oneness of humanity.
The main theme of the Baha’i message is unity. Baha’u’llah taught that there is only one God, that all the world’s religions represent one changeless and eternal faith of God, and that all humanity is one race, destined to live in peace and harmony. There is no clergy in the Baha’i Faith. It conducts its business through a distinctive system of global administration, which features a network of democratically elected national and local-level governing councils in nearly 200 countries.
Core beliefs
The central theme of Bahá’u'lláh’s message is that humanity is one single race and that the day has come for humanity’s unification into one global society. Bahá'ís believe in:
• the oneness of humanity
• the common origin and unity of purpose of all world religions
• the harmony of science and religion
• equality of women and men
• the elimination of all forms of prejudice
• a spiritual solution to economic problems
• the establishment of a world commonwealth of nations
Baha'i Websites
The Baha'i Faith - Official Overview of the Faith
Baha'i Prayers - Categorized Repository of Baha'i Prayers
Baha'i International Community - United Nations Office - The Baha'i Faith and Social Action
Baha'u'llah - A Photo Narrative About the Founder of the Baha'i Faith