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The Baháʼí Faith (Persian: [bæhɒːʔijjæt]) is a religion [a] founded in the 19th century that teaches the essential worth of all religions and the unity of all people. [ b ] Established by Baháʼu'lláh , it initially developed in Iran and parts of the Middle East, where it has faced ongoing persecution since its inception. [ 14 ]
In Baha'i belief, although human cultures and religions differ on their conceptions of God and his nature, the different references to God nevertheless refer to one and the same Being. The differences, rather than being regarded as irreconcilable constructs of mutually exclusive cultures, are seen as purposefully reflective of the varying needs ...
The Baháʼí Faith entered a new phase of activity when a message of the Universal House of Justice dated October 20, 1983, was released. [56] Baháʼís were urged to seek out ways, compatible with the Baháʼí teachings , in which they could become involved in the social and economic development of the communities in which they lived.
The Baháʼí conception of God is of an "unknowable essence" who is the source of all existence and known through the perception of human virtues. The Baháʼí Faith follows the tradition of monotheism and dispensationalism, believing that God has no physical form, but periodically provides divine messengers in human form that are the sources of spiritual education.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Baháʼí Faith.. Baháʼí Faith – relatively new religion teaching the essential worth of all religions and the unity of all people, established by Baháʼu'lláh in the 19th-century Middle East and now estimated to have a worldwide following of 5–8 million adherents, known as Baháʼís.
In "The Baha'i Faith 1957–1988: A Survey of Contemporary Developments" (Religion: 1989), Baháʼí authors Momen and Smith provide the following estimates of the Baháʼís in the world over 3 decades, broken out by cultural areas. They derived numbers from, "calculation of approximate numbers from the number of Bahá'í organizations ...
Bábism (Persian: بابیه, romanized: Bâbiyye), also known as the Bábí Faith, [2] is a messianic movement founded in 1844 by the Báb (b. 'Ali Muhammad). [1] The Báb, an Iranian merchant-turned-prophet, professed that there is one incorporeal, unknown, and incomprehensible God [3] [4] who manifests His will in an unending series of theophanies, called Manifestations of God.
According to Baháʼí sources, the Baháʼí population in Pakistan was around 30,000 in 2001, [14] and around 1,000 individuals had completed Ruhi Book 1 by 2004. [17]The first edition of World Christian Encyclopedia (1982) estimated the Baháʼís in Pakistan to be 100 in 1900, 15,100 in 1970, 20,000 in 1975, and 25,000 in 1980, with an annual growth rate of 4.5% from 1970 to 1980. [18]