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What is wrong with the Bahai faith?
Many Islamic scholars regard the Bahai as apostates; their first believers had been Muslims, who reject all prophets after Muhammad. Other critics also accuse Bahais of subversion, and link its base in Haifa to Zionism. As a result, the Bahai have been persecuted around the Muslim world, especially in Iran.
Is the Bahai faith growing?
In the spring of 1863, he and his followers convened, changed Nuri’s name to Baha’u’llah and declared a new religion — the Baha’i faith. Now, the religion is among the fastest growing world religions and has gained more than 5 million followers worldwide.
How fast is the Bahai faith growing?
In 2016 the Yearbook of International Religious Demography 2016 noted just over 7.8 million Baháʼís in the world in 2015, having grown at an overall rate of 2.79\% across the century 1910 to 2010.
What are the main teachings of Bahai faith?
A primary theme of Baha’u’llah’s teachings is achieving world peace through the establishment of unity, justice and equality. Therefore, Baha’u’llah’s teachings specifically advocate for racial unity, gender equality, universal education, and harmony of science and religion.
What is a pentagon star?
A pentagram is a five-pointed star, with all lines the same length and all angles the same. A ‘pentangle’, ‘star pentagon’, or ‘pentalpha’ means the same thing. The word pentacle originally meant ‘any symbol that protects against evil spirits’. There are many of such symbols, only a few of which include a pentagram.
What does ya Baha ul Abha mean?
The symbol known as Greatest Name is an Arabic calligraphic rendering of “Yá Baháʼu’l-Abhá” (يا بهاء الأبهى usually translated as “O Thou the Glory of the Most Glorious!”).
What is the Baha’i Faith?
What Is the Baha’i Faith? The Baha’i Faith, the world’s newest independent global belief system, teaches the oneness of God, the unity of humanity, and the essential harmony of religion. It is the world’s second-most widespread religion after Christianity, spanning the globe and working to unite it.
Why don’t people convert to Baha’i?
Well, the year 2000 rolled around without any sign of mass conversions, and I finally realized that the people of the world weren’t likely to ever convert to Baha’i ‘en masse’ because it is a repressive, guilt-tripping religion with many laws most people are not interested in signing up to follow. I weaned myself off the Baha’i belief system.
Why do Baha’is want to say they are the most wide-spread religion?
Baha’is want to say they are “the most wide-spread religion” so they force members in the USA (not sure about other countries) to have a “community” in each and every locality even if it is only two people… for example, say there are 11 people living in a city and 9 people living just outside the city limits.
What do Baha’is believe about clergy?
Baha’is believe in each person’s capacity to find the truth for themselves, and there is no clergy — Baha’is gather together in democratically-led communities and welcome everyone. Baha’is accept the validity of each of the founders and prophets of the major world religions and believe in progressive revelation.