Îl găsiți în San Francisco, îl găsiți în Tel Aviv, îl găsiți în Sidney și-l găsiți unde vreți și unde nu vreți. Ce este? Templul Bahai! Ce fel de religie oferă? Cine sunt adepții?
Pentru cei ce vă temeți de religia catolică, iată o surpriză: bahai este vălul sub care se face religie în societățile secrete, poarta spre adevărata cunoaștere universală. Bahai va fi probabil noroiul din care se va naște nufărul antichrist. Obișnuiți-vă cu aceste noțiuni. Cei care conduc lumea le folosesc zilnic. Este religia demiurgului eminescian și a Marelui Arhitect masonic … Esteb marele unificator care-și subordonează tot ce există, inclusiv … catolicismul.
Bahá’í Faith
Seat of the Universal House of Justice, governing body of the Bahá’ís, in Haifa, Israel
The Bahá’í Faith /bəˈhaɪ/[1] is a monotheistic religion emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind.[2]Three core principles establish a basis for Bahá’í teachings and doctrine: the unity of God, that there is only one God who is the source of all creation; the unity of religion, that all major religions have the same spiritual source and come from the same God; and the unity of humanity, that all humans have been created equal, and that diversity of race and culture are seen as worthy of appreciation and acceptance.[3]According to the Bahá’í teachings the human purpose is to learn to know and love God through such methods as prayer, reflection, and being of service to humanity.
The Bahá’í Faith was founded by Bahá’u’lláh in 19th-century Persia. Bahá’u’lláh was exiled for his teachings, from Persia to the Ottoman Empire, and died while officially being a prisoner. After Bahá’u’lláh’s death, under the leadership of his son, `Abdu’l-Bahá, the religion spread from its Persian and Ottoman roots, and gained a footing in Europe and America, and was consolidated in Iran, where it still suffers intense persecution.[4] After the death of `Abdu’l-Bahá, 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.[5] There are probably more than five million Bahá’ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories.[3][6]
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 Abrahamic figures as well as Dharmic ones - Krishna,Moses, Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad, and others. For Bahá’ís, the most recent messengers are the Báband 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.[7]
Etymology
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.[8] It is derived from the ArabicBahá’ (بهاء), meaning “glory” or “splendor”.[9] 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.[10][11]
Beliefs
Three core principles establish a basis for Bahá’í teachings and doctrine: the unity of God, the unity of religion, and the unity of humanity.[3] From these postulates stems the belief that God periodically reveals his will through divine messengers, whose purpose is to transform the character of humankind and develop, within those who respond, moral and spiritual qualities. Religion is thus seen as orderly, unified, and progressive from age to age.[12]
God
Bahá’í Temple, Ingleside, Sydney, Australia
The Bahá’í writings describe a single, personal, inaccessible, omniscient, omnipresent, imperishable, and almighty God who is the creator of all things in the universe.[13] The existence of God and theuniverse is thought to be eternal, without a beginning or end.[14] Though inaccessible directly, God is nevertheless seen as conscious of creation, with a will and purpose that is expressed through messengers termed Manifestations of God.[13][15]
Bahá’í teachings state that God is too great for humans to fully comprehend, or to (click)
