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I recently had a previous event come to mind. I had met some Bahais and we were talking about religion. The thing that came up was that I didn't believe Muhammad was a prophet but that he was central to Bahai. We ended up talking for awhile never really got past the issue.
So I was...
I noticed that @Seeker of White Light identifies as Bahai, and I got a little curious.
How does one become a Bahai, and what teaching is it based upon?
I keep getting told that the Baha'i are all about equality and the oneness of humanity. I have poked through some of their history and have a hard time discerning how those principles manifests in reality.
With regards to social equality and justice, what practical efforts and tangible support...
Muslims, Bahai's, Christians, Some Hindus, and even a few Jews, quote sayings of Jesus as if they are historical sayings of Jesus himself. Of course most Christians would definitely believe the New Testament has his sayings in some form or another. Some believe they are absolutely verbatim...
The purpose of this OP in a debate section is to allow for alternate input, at the same time offer what I see is unfolding in the world as per a Baha'i veiwpoint. (This is not official Baha'i viewpoint but a personal understanding of my observations)
In the early 1990's Abdul'baha gave a future...
No room for questions in heaven. How will you ask ?
The above is a link to where this questioning started, but in order to prevent de-railing the thread, this thread has been created for anyone at all, especially Bahai people or anyone who deems themselves informed about Bahai or even just...
May 28th is the Baha'i Holy day to commemorate the passing of Baha'u'llah in 1892. It closed a 40 years period of Revelation.
This is a short reflection of what that meant for humanity.
Reflections on the Ascension of Baha’u’llah
Regards Tony
Maybe it is a sign that I (luckily) have too much free-time, but this Bahai thing really bugs me. I've been musing on what it means that "Religion is One". I have a certain idea of what I think it could mean, but already, the Bahai interfaith practice didn't turn out as what I expected it to be...
Was Bahaullah a "Bahai", please?
Bahaullah was sure not a "Bahai" as per the core book of Bahaullah named by him as "Kitab-i-Iqan".
Jesus was not a "Christian", he was a Jew, he was "Baptized" posthumously as virtually being a follower of a new religion "Christianity" by Paul/Church and or the...
Considering that the human race has had a long history of denominational divisions and conflicts, should there perhaps be more spiritual paths with a more universalistic outlook on this planet?
Would that bring more harmony among the people?
And if so, what should such paths look like?
Some...
SANA’A, Yemen — Over 100 known activists, lawyers, and leaders of thought have raised their voices over the past week in protest of the ordered death sentence of Yemeni Baha’i Hamed bin Haydara, unjustly imprisoned four years ago for his religious beliefs.
Mr. Haydara was sentenced to public...
Ominous wave of Yemen arrests raises alarm
New York - 21 April 2017—
Orders for the arrest of at least 25 Baha'is have been issued by certain authorities in Sana'a who are harassing the Yemeni Baha'is and pressuring them to recant their faith
Read more at Ominous wave of Yemen arrests raises alarm
Yemen: Baha’i Adherent Faces Death Penalty
(Sanaa) – Yemeni authorities should drop all charges against a member of the Baha’i faith detained since December 2013, apparently for his religious beliefs. Prosecutors are expected to seek the death penalty for Hamed Kamal Muhammad bin Haydara in a...
The folllowing link informs us that Baha'u'llah has abolished the concept of being unclean to assist people of different religions to associate with one another in loving harmony;
There Are No People of Satan
Do Muslims believe Jesus to have originally been a law bearing prophet?
I was wondering how widespread belief in Jesus as an originally law bearing prophet is amongst people who nominally adhere to Islam is
Regards,
~Dan