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The Shaykhi movement was a school of theology within Twelver Shiʻa Islam that was started through the teaching of Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsá'í.Shaykh Ahmad's teachings included that the Imams were spiritual beings and thus, in contrast to the widespread Shiʻa belief, that the Imams existed within spiritual bodies, and not material bodies. [9]
The word "Baháʼí" (بهائی) is used either as an adjective to refer to the Baháʼí Faith or as a term for a follower of Baháʼu'lláh.The proper name of the religion is the "Baháʼí Faith", not Baháʼí or Baháʼism (the latter, once common among academics, is regarded as derogatory by the Baháʼís).
Baháʼu'lláh (Persian: [bæhɒːʔolːɒːh], born Ḥusayn-ʻAlí; 12 November 1817 – 29 May 1892) was an Iranian religious leader who founded the Baháʼí Faith.He was born to an aristocratic family in Iran and was exiled due to his adherence to the messianic Bábí Faith.
Indeed observe how He Who representeth the origin of creation, He Who is the Exponent of the verse, ‘I, in very truth, am God’, identified Himself as the Gate (Báb) for the advent of the promised Qá’im, a descendant of Muḥammad, and in His first Book enjoined the observance of the laws of the Qur’án, so that the people might not be ...
Baldoni, 41, is a member of the Baha'i faith, a religion founded in the 19th century that focuses on the unity of humanity and the elimination of prejudice. Both of the directors’ parents ...
The Baháʼí Faith formed in the mid-19th century in the Iran (Middle East), later gaining converts in India, East Africa, and the Western world.The Bahá'í Faith is established in more than 100,000 localities in virtually every country and territory around the world.
ʻAbdu'l-Bahá [1] KBE (/ ə b ˈ d ʊ l b ə ˈ h ɑː /; Persian: عبد البهاء, IPA: [ʔæbdolbæhɒːʔ];, 23 May 1844 – 28 November 1921), born ʻAbbás (Persian: عباس, IPA: [ʔæbːɒːs]), was the eldest son of Baháʼu'lláh, founder of the Bahá’í Faith, who designated him to be his successor and head of the Baháʼí Faith from 1892 until 1921. [2]
Jewish Identities in Iran: Resistance and Conversion to Islam and the Baha'i Faith. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9781845118914. Baháʼí International Community (24 October 2016). "The Baha'i Question Revisited: Persecution and Resilience in Iran". www.bic.org. Balyuzi, H.M. (1971). ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, The Centre of the Covenant of Baháʼu'lláh. Oxford, UK ...