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Some Bábís, including Baháʼu'lláh's family, thus searched for Baháʼu'lláh, and pleaded with him to come back to Baghdad, which he did in 1856. [29] Baháʼu'lláh remained in Baghdád for seven more years. During this time, while keeping his perceived station as the Manifestation of God hidden, he taught the Báb's teachings.
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.
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.
The calendar contains many symbolic meanings and allusions [5] including connections to prophecies of the Báb about the next Manifestation of God termed He whom God shall make manifest. [ 6 ] Baháʼu'lláh , the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, who claimed to be the one prophesied by the Báb, confirmed and adopted this calendar.
[17] [146] Confirming these findings, an investigation by the international organization Committee of Concerned Scientists found that university officials in Iran had "received orders from above not to score the tests of Baháʼí students," or that these officials had suggested that a student would receive his test scores only if the student's ...
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In the Baháʼí view, humanity has always constituted one group, but that ignorance, prejudice and power-seeking have prevented the recognition of the oneness of humanity. [5] The historical differences that have existed between different ethnic groups is attributable to differences in education and cultural opportunities over a long-term, as ...