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Regarding Buddhism: From an article by Sam Karvonen: It is all too easy to pinpoint the obvious differences between the modern practices of Buddhism and the Baha’i Faith. But it isn’t all that difficult to draw profound parallels either. After all, Abdu’l-Baha described the Buddha as “the...

Thanks for your question Aupmanyav Regarding Hinduism... I quote from an article by Tom Tai-Seale: "To be sure there are representations of many gods in Hinduism, but is it fair to speak of modern Hinduism as polytheistic? The Hindu God Brahman of the Vedas is, like the God of the Semitic...

Regarding Left Hand Path beliefs in general? I quote from the Universal House of Justice: The House of Justice affirms that the influence of these supernatural phenomena is dependent on the conviction, even on a subconscious level, that other people can influence a person's mind, and it...

Thanks for your question 'Amir... Regarding your question.... On Satanism: The reality underlying this question is that the evil spirit, Satan or whatever is interpreted as evil, refers to the lower nature in man. This baser nature is symbolized in various ways. In man there are two...

Thanks for sharing this Tony...The "creator" of The Shirt.... Dale Ramsdale was active in my community for some years. He also had dialogue with some Adventists at Loma Linda University for awhile. I also knew Fari Ramsdale who gifted my family with an orange tree sprout in a small Milk...

Search August 03, 2022 By RFE/RL's Radio Farda Iranian Officials Restrict Movement Of Baha'is As Pressure Campaign Builds Three Baha'i women -- Shaghayegh Khanehzarin, Zhila Sharafi, and Negar Ighani -- were arrested in Shiraz in June. The Iran Human Rights Organization says Iranian...

I came across a series of articles by David Langness about the fate of Baha'is living in Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler .... this has been little known by me until recently and so thought I would share it here... BahaiTeachings.org managing editor David Langness tells the riveting...

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Reciting the Greatest Name "Allah'u'Abha" ninety five times can be done with prayer beads. I use my fingers. The recitation is private ... Each believer alone reciting.

Each Baha'i community is free to select readings, prayers for a Nineteen Day Feast so I am simply offering these as possible selections: O Thou Who dealest equitably with all who are in heaven and on earth, and rulest over the kingdom of Thy creation and of Thy Revelation! I testify that every...

Oh, you of the Western nations, be kind to those who come from the Eastern world to sojourn among you. Forget your conventionality when you speak with them; they are not accustomed to it. To Eastern peoples this demeanour seems cold, unfriendly. Rather let your manner be sympathetic. Let it be...

Baha'is will be observing the Martyrdom of the Bab (Mirza Ali Muhammad) that occurred in Tabriz, Persia in 1850. Baha'is abstain from work and school. Of course this be on a weekend this year. Here is an account... by historian H.M. Balyuzi, a Hand of the Cause of God, who published several...

Unlock, O people, the gates of the hearts of men with the keys of the remembrance of Him Who is the Remembrance of God and the Source of wisdom amongst you. He hath chosen out of the whole world the hearts of His servants, and made them each a seat for the revelation of His glory. Wherefore...

Yes we call it "Progress Revelation": https://bahaiteachings.org/bahai-concept-progressive-revelation/ and https://bahai-library.com/stockman_encyclopedia_progressive_revelation

An excerpt from an article in Wikipedia... Baháʼís believe in Muhammad as a prophet of God, and in the Qurʼan as the Prophet of God. Bahá'í teachings "affirm that Islam is a true religion revealed by Allah"; accordingly, members of the faith can give full assent to the traditional words of the...

Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I entreat Thee, by Thy signs that have encompassed the entire creation, and by the light of Thy countenance that hath illuminated all that are in heaven and on earth, and by Thy mercy that hath surpassed all created things, and by Thy grace that hath suffused...

Thanks again for posting Cino... As a reference to the "correspondence addressed to William" you can read part of it at https://bahaiteachings.org/bahaullah-warns-germany-russia-and-the-pope/

Thanks for your post Cino. Before WWI and shortly afterward the international community was transforming into a more responsive body. There was an Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Mohonk_Conference_on_International_Arbitration that began...

Baha'is generally observe the passing of Baha'u'llah in the early morning hours of May 29th. The day is a Baha'i Holy Day on which work/school is suspended. On May 29, 1892, shortly before dawn began to break, Baha’u’llah passed on from this mortal life and His spirit was finally “released from...