What is the Bahá’í Faith
The Bahá’í Faith is a
world wide religion with adherents in more than 235 countries and
territories in the world comprising over 116,000 localities, one of which
is the City of Melville.
Bahá’ís come from
many religious and even non-religious backgrounds. The
underlying common belief is that religion derives from one common divine
source and is continually renewed through special Teachers such as Buddha,
Jesus, Mohammad, Bahá'u'lláh and others to provide never ending
spiritual guidance to humanity. Bahá'u'lláh, the Founder of the Bahá'í
Faith has come to bring teachings and principles to establish the oneness
of humanity: "The earth is but one country and mankind
its citizens"
The major beliefs of the
Bahá’í Faith concern the promotion of world peace and the
establishment of a united global commonwealth by the peoples of the world.
Its auxiliary teachings include:
