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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.
Bahá'í Houses of Worship are places where both Baháʼís and non-Baháʼís can express devotion to God. [152] They are also known by the name Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (Arabic for "Dawning-place of the remembrance of God"). [153] Only the holy scriptures of the Bahá'í Faith and other religions can be read or chanted inside, and while readings ...
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 first period involves the coming of a series of Manifestations of God who prepare humanity for a universal theophany; the second period involves the appearance of the Manifestation of God that brings the universal theophany and his dispensation; finally the third period includes the Manifestations of God that come after. ʻAbdu'l-Bahá ...
For man it is impossible to get any knowledge of God or the Absolute, because any knowledge that one has, is relative. [17] [19] Theological differences about God are caused by imagination, as God's essence can not be described. [16] Less stress is given to metaphysical subjects, while ethics and social action are emphasized. [17] [19]
Alláh-u-Abhá (Arabic: الله أبهى, Allāhu ʼAbhā "God is Most Glorious") is an invocation in the Bahá'í Faith, and an expression of the "Greatest Name". It is used as a greeting that Baháʼís may use when they meet each other. [1] It can be compared to the takbir of Islam, Allahu Akbar "God is Great" or Subhan Allah "how pure is God".
[18] ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, son and successor of Baháʼu'lláh, wrote in the Lawh-i-Aflákiyyih (Tablet of the Universe) that there are infinite Manifestations of God in the infinite worlds of God. [19] [20] Baháʼu'lláh explained that while humans should seek knowledge, no human can understand the nature of God's creation or God himself.
The greater covenant refers to the covenant all messengers from God make with their followers regarding the next messenger God will send for them. [1] According to Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, God promises to always send divine teachers to instruct humankind in a process known as progressive revelation. [2]