Wht exactly is Bahai faith ?
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Bahai religion was originated from Persia.
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its the kachumar of political hypocrisy in the name of religion.
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I’ll quote Wikipedia for you. From my understanding, under fiqh-e-Jaffariya, the Bahai are considered kafir and NOT ahle-kitaab.
The Bahá’í Faith (
/](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English)**(http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key)ə](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key)ˈ](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key)haɪ/](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English))[SUP][1]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-0)[/SUP] is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá’u’lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind.[SUP][2]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-1)[/SUP] There are an estimated five to six million Bahá’ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories.[SUP][3]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-statistics-2)[/SUP][SUP][4]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-eor-3)
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In the Bahá’í Faith, religious history is seen to have unfolded through a series of divine messengers, each of whom established a religion that was suited to the needs of the time and the capacity of the people. These messengers have included Abraham, the Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad and others, and most recently the **(http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Báb) and Bahá’u’lláh. In Bahá’í belief, each consecutive messenger prophesied of messengers to follow, and Bahá’u’lláh’s life and teachings fulfilled the end-time promises of previous scriptures. Humanity is understood to be in a process of collective evolution, and the need of the present time is for the gradual establishment of peace, justice and unity on a global scale.[SUP][5]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-PSmith107-4)
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The word “Bahá’í” is used either as an adjective to refer to the Bahá’í Faith or as a term for a follower of Bahá’u’lláh. The word is not a noun meaning the religion as a whole.[SUP][6]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-5)[/SUP] It is derived from the Arabic Bahá, meaning “glory” or “splendour”.[SUP][7]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-6)[/SUP] The term “Bahaism” (or “Baha’ism”) has been used in the past, but the generally accepted name for the religion is the Bahá’í Faith.
Canonical texts
Main article: Bahá’í literature
The canonical texts are the writings of the **(http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Báb), Bahá’u’lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Abdu’l-Bahá), Shoghi Effendi and the Universal House of Justice, and the authenticated talks of Abdu'l-Bahá. The writings of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh are considered as divine revelation, the writings and talks of Abdu’l-Bahá and the writings of Shoghi Effendi as authoritative interpretation, and those of the Universal House of Justice as authoritative legislation and elucidation. Some measure of divine guidance is assumed for all of these texts.[SUP][39]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-Smith-canonical-texts-38)[/SUP] Some of Bahá’u’lláh’s most important writings include the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, literally the Most Holy Book, which is his book of laws,[SUP][40]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-39)[/SUP] the Kitáb-i-Íqán, literally the Book of Certitude, which became the foundation of much of Bahá’í belief,[SUP][41]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-40)[/SUP] the Gems of Divine Mysteries, which includes further doctrinal foundations, and the Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys which are mystical treatises.[SUP][42]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-PSmith20-41)[/SUP]
History
Main article: Bahá’í history
Bahá’í history follows a sequence of leaders, beginning with the **(http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Báb)'s May 23, 1844 declaration in Shiraz, Iran, and ultimately resting on an administrative order established by the central figures of the religion. The tradition was mostly isolated to the Persian and Ottoman empires until after the death of Bahá’u’lláh in 1892, at which time he had followers in 13 countries of Asia and Africa.[SUP][43]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-rob4-42)[/SUP] Under the leadership of his son, Abdu'l-Bahá, the religion gained a footing in Europe and America, and was consolidated in Iran, where it still suffers intense [persecution](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Persecution_of_Bahá'ís).[SUP][44]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-affolter-43)[/SUP] After the death of Abdu’l-Bahá in 1921, the leadership of the Bahá’í community entered a new phase, evolving from a single individual to an administrative order with both elected bodies and appointed individuals.[SUP][45]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-PSmith56-44)[/SUP]
On May 23, 1844 Siyyid Alí-Muhammad of Shiraz, Iran proclaimed that he was "the Báb" (الباب "the Gate"), referencing his later claim to the station of [Mahdi](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Mahdi), the Twelfth Imam of [Shia Islam](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Shi’a_Islam).[SUP][44]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-affolter-43)[/SUP] His followers were therefore known as **(http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Bábism). As the Báb’s teachings spread, which the Islamic clergy saw as a threat, his followers came under increased persecution and torture.[SUP][12]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-britannica-11)[/SUP] The conflicts escalated in several places to military sieges by the Shah’s army. The Báb himself was imprisoned and eventually executed in 1850.[SUP][46]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-45)[/SUP]
Bahá’ís see the Báb as the forerunner of the Bahá’í Faith, because the Báb’s writings introduced the concept of “He whom God shall make manifest”, a Messianic figure whose coming, according to Bahá’ís, was announced in the scriptures of all of the world’s great religions, and whom Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of the Bahá’í Faith, claimed to be in 1863.[SUP][12]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-britannica-11)[/SUP] The Báb’s tomb, located in Haifa, Israel, is an important place of pilgrimage for Bahá’ís. The remains of the Báb were brought secretly from Iran to the Holy Land and eventually interred in the tomb built for them in a spot specifically designated by Bahá’u’lláh.[SUP][47]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-balyuzi-46)[/SUP]
edit] Bahá’u’lláh
Main article: Bahá’u’lláh
Mírzá Husayn Alí Núrí was one of the early followers of the Báb, and later took the title of Bahá'u'lláh. He was arrested and imprisoned for this involvement in 1852. Bahá'u'lláh relates that in 1853, while incarcerated in the dungeon of the [Síyáh-Chál](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Síyáh-Chál) in [Tehran](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Tehran), he received the first intimations that he was the one anticipated by the Báb.[SUP][4]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-eor-3)[/SUP] Shortly thereafter he was expelled from [Tehran](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Tehran) to [Baghdad](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Baghdad), in the [Ottoman Empire](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Ottoman_Empire);[SUP][4]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-eor-3)[/SUP] then to Constantinople (now [Istanbul](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Istanbul)); and then to Adrianople (now [Edirne](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Edirne)). In 1863, at the time of his banishment from Baghdad to Constantinople, Bahá'u'lláh declared his claim to a divine mission to his family and followers. Tensions then grew between him and [Subh-i-Azal](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Subh-i-Azal), the appointed leader of the Bábís who did not recognize Bahá'u'lláh's claim. Throughout the rest of his life Bahá'u'lláh gained the allegiance of most of the Bábís, who came to be known as Bahá'ís. Beginning in 1866, he began declaring his mission as a Messenger of God in letters to the world's religious and secular rulers, including Pope [Pius IX](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Pius_IX), [Napoleon III](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Napoleon_III), and Queen [Victoria](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Victoria_of_the_United_Kingdom). In 1868 Bahá'u'lláh was banished by Sultan [Abdülâziz](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Abdülâziz) a final time to the Ottoman penal colony of Akká](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Acre,_Israel), in present-day Israel.[SUP][48]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-iranica-47)[/SUP] Towards the end of his life, the strict and harsh confinement was gradually relaxed, and he was allowed to live in a home near Akká, while still officially a prisoner of that city.[SUP][48]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-iranica-47)[/SUP] He died there in 1892. Bahá'ís regard his resting place at [Bahjí](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Mansion_of_Bahjí) as the [Qiblih](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Qiblih) to which they turn in prayer each day.[SUP][42]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-PSmith20-41)[/SUP] **[edit](http://www.paklinks.com/w/index.php?title=Bahá'í_Faith&action=edit§ion=14)] Abdu’l-Bahá**
Main article: Abdu'l-Bahá](http://www.paklinks.com/wiki/Abdu’l-Bahá)
Abbás Effendi was Bahá'u'lláh's eldest son, known by the title of Abdu’l-Bahá (Servant of Bahá). His father left a Will that appointed Abdu'l-Bahá as the leader of the Bahá'í community, and designated him as the "Centre of the Covenant", "Head of the Faith", and the sole authoritative interpreter of Bahá'u'lláh's writings.[SUP][47]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-balyuzi-46)[/SUP][SUP][49]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-48)[/SUP] Abdu’l-Bahá had shared his father’s long exile and imprisonment, which continued until `Abdu’l-Bahá’s own release as a result of the Young Turk Revolution in 1908. Following his release he led a life of travelling, speaking, teaching, and maintaining correspondence with communities of believers and individuals, expounding the principles of the Bahá’í Faith.[SUP][4]](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/#cite_note-eor-3)[/SUP]**********
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Thank you:)
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i thought 'bhai' and then 'bhabi'...hehe
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It is most tolerant and futuristic new religion there is.
I have visited bahai temples, look cool from outside but no gods inside.