The Baha’i Faith: A Universal Religion

The Baha’i Faith is an ecumenical religion, seeking to unite all peoples of all different religions under the single banner of the revelation of Baha’u’llah, their Prophet. According to the primary tenets of the Baha’i tradition, all religions are the result of Manifestations of God, holy revelations which come to different peoples at different points in history to lead the way.

The fact that these revelations come at very different times to very different peoples explains the great differences which are so readily visible in any examination of the variety of world religions. It is the belief of Baha’is that all of these religions are part of the one, true religion of God, which changes from time to time depending upon circumstances and the need of the people, but following one single plan for the development of history.

It is the belief of Baha’is that the Baha’i Faith is the religion for the modern world. It preaches tolerance and unity, and that one day all the peoples of the world will become Baha’i and that the coming of the Age of Peace promised by so many different religions will come once the Baha’i Faith has been spread to all the peoples of the world.

Although Baha’is believe that theirs is the one true faith for this age, they respect and revere the traditions of those who have come before them, from Islam, their most immediate forebear, to Zoroastrianism to Christianity to Buddhism to Judaism to the religions of the aboriginal peoples of the Americas. All are the results of the workings of the one true God.

Baha’u’llah, the last of the great Prophets (for this age), fulfills the promises of all faiths of a Messianic Age. With the fulfilment of the Baha’i Faith all of humanity will know peace, just as promised in the Scriptures of so many different religions. All Baha’is today are working towards this goal.