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During the course of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s journeys to the west during 1911 and 1912-1913 he clearly summarized the basic principles underlying Baháʼu’llah's teachings, which together with the laws and ordinances of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas constitute the foundation of the Baháʼí Faith:
During the 1920s, Egypt's religious Tribunal recognized the Baha'i Faith as a new religion, independent from Islam, due to the nature of the 'laws, principles and beliefs' of the Baha'is. [citation needed] Baháʼí institutions and community activities have been illegal under Egyptian law since 1960.
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 Most Holy Book ') is the central religious text of the Baháʼí Faith, written by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the religion, in 1873. [1] Though it is the main source of Baháʼí laws and practices, much of the content deals with other matters, like foundational principles of the religion, the establishment of Baháʼí institutions ...
Baháʼí laws are laws and ordinances used in the Baháʼí Faith and are a fundamental part of Baháʼí practice. [1] The laws are based on authenticated texts from Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, and also includes subsequent interpretations from ʻAbdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi, and legislation by the Universal House of Justice. [2]
The Baha'i Faith was established in Iran under the Universal House of Justice in 1963, the same year that founder Baháʼu'lláh claimed to be the prophet foretold by the Báb, an Iranian ...
The laws and precepts revealed by the Manifestation of God lie in different spheres and levels and include elements intended to help individuals develop a sound character and acquire divine attributes, as well as laws and principles designed to help improve the welfare of society and advance civilization. ʻAbdu'l-Bahá has stated that from ...
“The faith’s principles and ideas are interpreted and accepted in a variety of cultural contexts,” Zackery Heern, a Baha’i history professor with a focus on religion at Idaho State ...