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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).
In 2002, the Finance Ministry of Israel threatened to invalidate a status agreement between the Baha'i World Center and the Israeli government. The Baha'is were told to hire more Israelis at their centers in the Haifa region. [19] The local Israelis and the staff of the Baháʼí World Centre have little contact with each other.
Website bic .org The Baháʼí International Community , or the BIC , is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) representing the members of the Baháʼí Faith ; [ 1 ] [ 2 ] it was first chartered in March 1948 with the United Nations , and currently has affiliates in over 180 countries and territories.
The Ruhi Institute (official website) Bahai.org: The Training Institute; Baháʼí Community of Colombia; Bahai.org: Frontiers of Learning; Photographs of individual Baháʼís alongside others, in activities related to the Ruhi Institute; Ruhi Resources (archived) Bahaipedia article
The Universal House of Justice is the nine-member supreme ruling body of the Baháʼí Faith.It was envisioned by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, as an institution that could legislate on issues not already addressed in the Baháʼí writings, providing flexibility for the Baháʼí Faith to adapt to changing conditions. [1]
A map of the location of Baháʼí Houses of Worship worldwide as of 2023; dark green represents countries that currently have a House of Worship, red represents countries where a House of Worship once existed but no longer does, and light green represents countries where a House of Worship is planned or under construction; black dots indicate the location of completed Houses of Worship, while ...
The Baháʼí World Centre buildings are buildings that are part of the Baháʼí World Centre in Israel.The Baháʼí World Centre buildings include both the Baháʼí holy places used for pilgrimage and the international administrative bodies of the Baháʼí Faith; they comprise more than 20 different administrative offices, pilgrim buildings, libraries, archives, historical residences, and ...
The Baha'i Faith in America. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0742562349. OCLC 1244209170. McMullen, Mike (2000). The Baháʼí: The Religious Construction of a Global Identity. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0813528366. McMullen, Mike (2015). The Baháʼís of America: The Growth of a Religious Movement. NYU Press. ISBN 978-1-4798-5152-2.