7 The Bahá’í Faith An Introduction

The Bahá’í Faith

Bahá’u’lláh says: “ “ ” ”

God is unknowable in Essence

God is the creator

Bahá’u’lláh says: “ “ ” ”

Covenant

Manifestation

Bahá’u’lláh Manifestation for today

“ “ Bahá’u’lláh says: ” ”

Oneness of humanity

“ “ `Abdu’l-Bahá says: ” ”

Life of Bahá’u’lláh Tehran in 1817

Bahá’u’lláh’s sufferings Citadel of Akka “The Most Great Prison”

“ “ Bahá’u’lláh wrote: ” ”

Bahá’u’lláh’s triumphs Room where Bahá’u’lláh passed away in 1892

Bahá’u’lláh’s passing Bahá’u’lláh's shrine in Akka

Bahá’u’lláh passing: ” ” “ “

Station of the Báb “The appearance of the Báb resembles the dawn, for the dawn holds the promise of the sun. The dawn of the Báb promised the rising of the Sun of Truth that is to envelop the whole world.”

Life of the Báb Public flogging in Persia. A bare backed man tied to a wooden stockade is publicly flogged in front of a crowd of men in a public square in Persia.

“ “ The Báb’s prayers ” ” ” ” “ “

Shrine of the Báb

Covenant of Bahá’u’lláh

Life of `Abdu’l-Bahá

Bahá’í laws

Prayer “I bear witness, O my God, that Thou has created me to know Thee and to worship Thee. I testify, at this moment, to my powerlessness and to Thy might, to my poverty and to Thy wealth. There is none other God beside Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.” – Bahá’u’lláh

Backbiting and calumny

Bahá’u’lláh says: ” ” “ “

Alcohol & substance abuse

Bahá’u’lláh says: ” ” “ “

Education of children

`Abdu’l-Bahá says: ” ” “ “

The work of a Bahá’í

The individual

The community Indigenous people at a Bahá'í study circle in Bolivia

The institutions of the Faith

Epilogue

“ “ `Abdu’l-Bahá said: ” ”

“ “ Prayer for spiritual growth ” ”