God

Bahá’ís believe that there is but one God, Creator of the universe. As a creation of God, man cannot understand his Creator: “…Know that the … Read More

Unity of Religion

Bahá’ís believe that there is but one religion, revealed progressively through the ages by various Manifestations of God—rather than absolutely by any one of them—to … Read More

The Purpose of Life

In daily private devotions, millions of Bahá’ís around the globe recite a prayer by Bahá’u’lláh, Founder of the Bahá’í Faith, that begins "I bear witness, … Read More

Death

As birth marks passage from the confines of the womb, so death marks passage from the confines of the physical world. The existence of the … Read More

Morality and Spirituality

In the Bahá’í view, moral development and material development are instrumental in advancing the human race; the basis of moral development is spiritual, the source … Read More

Humanity’s Future

In the second decade of Bahá’u’lláh’s ministry–a ministry that spanned almost fifty years (1853 to 1892)–He wrote to kings, rulers, and ecclesiastics, exhorting them to … Read More

Justice

February 20 is the World Day of Social Justice, so proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in November 2007 in recognition of "the need … Read More